what he called fake news after a website published unverified information that the russian government may have information about him. anger nearly drowned out inquiries about conflicts of interest. >> reporter: good evening from new york city where the headline on conflicts is, president-elect is stepping down from the company that owns this tower and other companies. reaction today was furious to the unverified reports that vladimir putin might have something on him. >> of america, donald trump. >> reporter: denying that russia has anything that could embarrass him, charging u.s. intelligence leaked the report and blasting news media that carried it. first news conference since summer. >> it's a disgrace that information would be let out. it's all fake news, phony stuff. didn't happen. sick people th

together. >> now buzzfeed and cnn has carried. >> you are fake news. >> billionaire made news about conflicts of interest, aloud as president but give profits from d.c. hotel in building leased from the government. revealed sons will take over the business and get limited information and no new foreign trump deals. ivanka trump steps down. >> did they do a bad job? i'll say you're fired. >> trump did concede russia stole democratic party e-mails. >> i think it was russia. >> reporter: claimed will stop when trump is the white house. >> russia will have greater respect for our country what i'm leading it than when other people have led it.

russia will respect our country more. >> reporter: other nations too said the president-elect. but donald trump's lack of respect for some of the news media and for u.s. intelligence on display here just nine days before sworn in as president. from trump tower, steve hanlesman. >> nominee for secretary of state grilled on capitol hill. views on russia important topic. hammered by his colleagues. takes us inside the tense hearings at bottom of the hour. now know the name of one of the men stabbed at mall yesterday. angel gomez was 32, lived in silver springs. montgomery county police says other

nail down. whether the suspect knew the victim and motive. >> reporter: under sunny skies no signs of the manhunt for a double stabbing suspect hours before at westfield mall. hoping for glimpse of the crime and person who did it. >> we're reviewing the security video from inside the mall and compiling information about the suspect. >> reporter: yesterday afternoon news 4 was there as shoppers ordered out and police moved in. combing the grounds and nearby metro station hoping to nab the men who stabbed two men inside. choppers hovered above as they checked for suspects. woman recalls what she saw by the lower level hollister

got stabbed. friends on the side trying to i guess help him. >> reporter: police blest victim, suspect and others locked in dispute before the stabbing and despite efforts to find that suspect, came up empty handed. >> several people stopped but haven't panned out to be the suspects involved. >> reporter: two male victims paszed away at nearby hospital. the police are reviewing the surveillance video and asking witnesses who saw the altercation or the stabbing itself to come forward. at this point need as many tips as possible. in wheaten i'm justin finch, news 4. and temperatures finally warmed up but some showers in the evening commute. here's the latest on storm team4. rai

you can see heavier wind around winchester and showers moving into southern maryland, rain will continue to move in but most out of here by midnight tonight. good news. warmed into the 50s, right now further as we wind out, you can see more rain in west virginia, and time it out. 5:00 p.m., scattered showers and heavy rain in the mountains. but 9:00, heavy rain across the area in d.c. and other metro area. rather than cooling the temperatures continue to climb. wait until you see how mild it will be to finish off the work week but weather alert on saturday with a wintry mix. more in about ten minutes. new

northwest. police need your help identifying the four people seen in the surveillance video and offering a reward if you can help. happened at cvs on carol street. made off with prescription drugs. in weapons were used. lawmakers went back to work in maryland and virginia, kicked off legislative sessions. we have coverage on what the general assemblies are facing. >> reporter: budget is the headline, lawmakers need to close a $1.2 billion shortfall. but there's bipartisan agreement some areas need more money, mental health treatment and growing opioid overdose crisis and looking to restore a 3% pay raise p

employees and taken away. and some employees like state police are leaving the commonwealth. >> those that respond, take care of their families. >> reporter: coming up hear from a lawmaker having a personal stake in opioid treatments, his son just left a program. >> reporter: this is chris gordon in annapolis at opening day of the maryland general assembly, republican governor larry hogan addresses the democratically controlled legislature saying we share the same priorities and have more in common than separates us. >> i believe we can work together on every issue, environment, education and transportation. also our top priorities. i think there is a lot more that unites us than divides us,

going to agree on everything but can agree to disagree without being disagreeable. >> reporter: will this be cooperative or contentious session? and what issues will they do battle. back to you. largest air bag recall in the united states keeps growing. >> more vehicles added to the recall list related to deadly air bag effect. friend and colleague jim vance turned 75 yesterday. we gave him the day off but he's back today. we're celebrating him all day long. 75 years old, still going stro onng

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breaking news in the volkswagen emissions scandal. federal prosecutors today filed criminal charges against six company execs for their role in the scheme. one picked up in florida, other five believed to be in germany, charged with conspireing to defraud customers and violating the federal clean air act. just yesterday volkswagen agreed to pay fines. defective air bags forcing honda to recall additional vehicles. >> following it is

>> recall is big. defective front passenger seat air bags. expanded recall of 1.3 million vehicles by this auto maker. include the 2009-2012 acura- this is just to name a view. at center of massive recall. can explode in a crash. so far 16 people killed, worldwide 180 people injured. this is the largest recall in u.s. history. more than 100 million vehicles involving 17 automakers part of the recall worldwide. because of the scope of recalls, replacements will take years. go to nbc

search air bag recall. following a news4 i team report, making changes to accommodate pregnant women and new mothers. how keep you safe on inauguration day and how it will handle protesters.

congress is reacting to a news4 i team investigation. a couple of months ago, scott macfarlane reported on lack of accommodations on capitol hill for pregnant women and new moms. new congress is promising to fix this. >> reporter: some members of congress and congressional staffers have told the i team that one of the problems is parking garages, not enough designated parking spots for expectant moms, who have to make a long walk to the office. a particular problem on u.s. capitol grounds where access to cars is limited and most travel by foot. in our investigation last year found a background memo saying adding more maternity parking would be valuable. today in the first meeting out of administration, said adding

requiring it's available quote, as needed. >> first thanks to nbc for your advocacy oon this. keeps it on the radar. as mother i'm on the committee and can make sure it's not forgeten. >> reporter: also complaints lacked lactation spaces for nursing moms and said added four new stations on the u.s. house side alone. still doesn't meet own government standards for family restrooms with changing tables for babies. has a handful but fewer than other agencies with large work forces. been told they could address that come july. we'll keep watching. with the inauguration just nine days away, secret service is outlining plans for pr

hundreds of thousands of people will descend on the national mall and parade route, thousands to protest. today told news4 demonstrators can gather along the parade route and even bring large signs as long as they follow the line. >> we believe a lot of people are going to come out to voice yir opinions and exercise first amendment right. we make no distinctions based on message or agenda but if somebody decides to break the law, we have a plan in place to address that. >> says can bring signs as large as 20 feet long but no poles or sticks attached to them. after a few very cold days, finally warmed up a bit today. >> amelia draper is tracking showers on the way. >> exactly. for the evening

like spring. if you liked today, you'll love tomorrow. even warmer and complete drieg tomorrow. here's the radar right now. rain in parts of northern virginia but light showers impacting southern maryland, you'll be dealing with wet roads tonight. no ice, well above freezing. someone coming home from work let them know, probably dealing with rain driving home, especially in virginia. weather headlines, tomorrow and friday, it's mild finish to the work week. especially tomorrow. saturday a storm team weather alert day with wintry mix in the forecast. snow changing to sleet and freezing rain and could have tricky conditions and martin luther king day on monday, mainly dry. currently temperatures are upper 40s and low

sunshine throughout the day and for evening scattered showers. around 7:00 p.m. and ending around 11:00 p.m. and midnight. not falling too much, staying in the mid to upper 40s. get out to enjoy it on your lunch break. commute is looking dry. recess is feeling spring-like but still a light jacket tomorrow morning. lunch is going to be nice. especially as we get ready for the weekend with wintry weather in the forecast maybe both days. outdoor exercise. tomorrow t-shirt weather. 65 degree high. plenty of clouds but breezy winds pumping warm air into the area. road conditions are fine.

saturday slush and ice. and potential slushy spots on sunday. ten day forecast. on friday a high of 55. deceiving though. in the low 50s to 40s in the afternoon hours. one of those days where temperature falls throughout the day. saturday a high around freezing and wintry mix. if you have travel planned on saturday stay tuned to the forecast and maybe adjust them to friday if you can. >> 75 years old? can't be jim vance. 75 years young. happy birthday jim. >> we all wish jim vance a happy birthday. he doesn't look 75. >> advance would love to hear that. got to tell him that more avenue. i totally agree. i remember watching vance from my dorm room in maryland 25 years or more ago. sn

>> 30 years or more ago, he was the same as he is today. only thing that's really changed about vance is his hair. we got him candy for his birthday. his favorite. i wanted to get him a vat of junior mints, our director figured it out. whole station gave them to him. i always tease him he doesn't share them but he eats them every day. >> he doesn't take himself too seriously but sure as heck takes the news seriously and his role as journalist v er

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lot of folks who live in alexandria went outside to find someone had smashed in windows of their cars. happened between king street and braddock road. tells us which apartments to look and gives tips how to protect your car. >> reporter: what a terrible way to start your day, come to car, windows smashed out and glass on the ground and big problem that you didn't want. not just one car in this complex but another here, window smashed out. but wasn't two cars, multiple.

look at this window. smashed out. glass on the ground, residents in this particular community right here finding their car windows all smashed out. 21 in total. and this is not the first hit like this we've seen in our area in recent times. so what should you do to protect your car? going to talk to police about the best way to protect your car when it's in parking garage, what you should be doing, tips to keep your window intact. back to you. in the district, investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at watergate complex on new hampshire avenue northwest. flames seen shooting out. smoke filled many floors. no injuries reported. resigned. potential

corruption scheme unfolding. tracy wilkins, broke this. more on the story. >> micel vaughn has resigned his seat after serving in the house for 13 years. he cited health reasons in his letter. it's important to note that vaughn served on the committee that the fbi is investigating in connection with the liquor board fallout. vaughn not charged or named in the document it is said that person who voted the way that vaughn did on that bill could be looking at criminal charges. follows arrest of county council member also in the connection to the investigation. charged with taking bribes and funneling them through nonprofit organizations. coming up on news4 at 5:00, this is all people

in annapolis, a lot of reaction. i'm tracee wilkins. news4. >> if you watched president obama's fare well speech, probably noticed someone was missing. tell you what sasha was up to. and more birthday wishes for vance. >> i just wanted to thank jim for his service toashington, w

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today it was president-elect trump's pick for secretary of state in the hot seat on capitol hill. rex tillerson defended his record on russia and answered questions about fighting terrorism and bill oil. you had your hands full monitoring both hearings. >> it's been busy day and as many expected, tension and tough questions from both sides of the aisle. >> started with early zplaf diplomacy taking place in front of the foreign relations community and world, rex tillerson calling radical islam, china and russia his most

>> america holds all the aces, just got to draw them out of the deck. >> but it's proposed friendliness with russia as ceo of exxon mobil that has concern. whether continue punishing russia for the interference in the election. >> yes, sir. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> protesters briefly interrupted the proceedings. >> oil is dead. >> tillerson taking a stronger stance on climate change than the president-elect saying too risky. >> jeff sessions picked for attorney general. >> need someone to look out for all of us. >> representative john lewis, civil rights iconll

the nomination along with cory booker. >> i pray colleagues join me against the nomination. >> making first to testify against another vying for cabinet post. >> had an easier round today. tapped by president-elect donald trump to be secretary of transportation. that's the latest right now. jay gray, news4. >> protesters and pastors weigh in on the jeff sessions confirmation hearing and local reaction to president obama's farewell address last night. trey johnson is here. start with sessions. at beginning of the hearing addressed record and critics. doesn't disown past. he's saying he's a man of his word and will fairly enforce the law. what are yo l

how are they reacting? >> folks are saying we all know this is his second time around with confirmation hearing and reflecting to what happened in 1996, famously not confirmed trying to become a federal judge. tell me the statements you happened to mention not easing their concerns. look at voting record on women's rights and criminal justice reform and voting rights and not what they want to see. people of all colors and religious background and persuasion need attorney general to fight for fairness and equality. what bothers them is don't see someone who acknowledged things that happened in this country, in the south, disenfranchisement. don't want those things to happen again and question being asked is can a person change over time and begin to develop

say it remains to be seen but want more scrutiny. >> he has many supporters, among them an african-american clergy group criticizing other african-americans who oppose his nomination. what are they saying about that? >> it's interesting. lot of them happen to be from alabama and may have a close personal relationship with sessions and may have effect on why they feel this way. but important to know the black community is not monolithic. but they don't like to see groups that suddenly show up when there's a need for conservative support. one person said it seems fishy to them. again not all on the same viewpoint and point of view so there is discourse going to be happening. >> switching gears, what do folks think about

president's farewell speech? >> farewell a lot of people tuned in for and still talking about all of this. what we've seen today is the stark difference between what we saw with approach to the job the president-elect had with his first press conference in some time today. it's clear things are going to be different but this president has made quite a mark beyond the history of first african-american in office. delivered another historic speech last night, one of many in his term and she like many is sad to see the term end. but takes from the evening president who shared his vision of hope and challenges us all to be part of it. >> he said it wasn't me, you all were the change. voters and citizens. and support of my wife and children. best they ld

spotlight. sasha wasn't there so felt like something was missing. baby wasn't there. but very moving speech. >> echos what a lot of people were thinking, getting the kleenex ready with only nine days left. >> shash was studying for an exam. >> science test. >> thank you troy. right now we are getting a little bit of light rain in the immediate metro area. some of the pavement is starting to get wet. have umbrella with you. looking down on nebraska avenue, starting to get wet, light rain falling in northwest washington but much is passing west of the metro area. moving green is light rain. couple of bands coming through. there's one stretching across the county

north of washington, wet up 270 to frederick and in loudoun county. in northwest a little bit of light rain. off and on, will be continuing into the evening hours. temperatures dropping back into the 40s where the rain is falling. new hour by hour timing when the rain ends, looking at wintry mix for the weekend in a few minutes. >> thanks tom. out west the storm is over but conditions extremely dangerous. >> water flowing onto the streets, ice coating streets and snow burying communities. dangers

first at 4:00 some news for your health. despite the efforts to get people to stop smoking, new study says deaths from tobacco related incidents are going up. >> say by the year 2030 those diseases will kill up to eight million people a year. about six million die from those diseases each year. more people smoking in low and middle income countries and death rates are rising. teacher in ohio took every

do better in school. >> weighted blankets not for nap time but designed to help students with special needs relax and focus in the classroom. she says the pressure from the blanket has a calming effect. >> it helps kids with sensory processing issues, kids that just have a hard time sitting in their seats. >> it helps me not talking. helps me get my work done. >> cozy up on your favorite chair at home and pull a big comforter on top of you, you just relax and feel more comfortable and settled in. and that's the way the blankets do. >> she using everyday items like bags of rice, fabric or duct tape to make the blankets and each is custom made to complement the weight of each student. >> genius. next time you pass goht

be with emoji. hasbro is letting us vote on the icons. go to website to cast your vote until the end of the move, announced the results on world monopoly day. changing after i team revealed abusive teachers allowed to keep licenses. how the investigation is get as ceo of exxonmobile... rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes

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at the state capital in richmond, new proposals to change state law because of news4 i team investigation. >> some teachers caught in sexual misconduct scandal with students have been able to keep teaching liensz. now lawmakers are trying to keep them from falling through the cracks. >> reporter: news4 uncovered four cases, teachers admitting sexual misconduct with students between 2004 and 2006 and found the school district waited six

one of them managed to find another teaching job in maryland and admitted sexually assaulting another student there. >> when i read and saw your report it was like i was hit in the stomach. >> reporter: state senator janet howe questions how the mistakes could be made by the school district. >> either terrible negligence or some sort of desire or sympathy with the offenders. >> reporter: one of the tlooi legislators looking for changes. requested requested a budget and staffing increase and investigating whether other teachers slipped through the cracks. >> we take seriously keeping the children of virginia safe. we have to act. >> reporter: considering

districts more quickly notify state officials when investigating. required to do so within a short period of time of launching investigation. under the current law says within ten days of teacher convicted of a crime. >> provides problems from a bunch of perspectives but particular, the concept that someone has to be convicted -- this is a professional license. >> some never convicted. including some cases we heard. west potomac who had inappropriate pictures of female students. dropped because statute of limitations expired. school district declared man unfit to continue teaching but didn't get license revoked until four months ago. say too many loopholes, allowing cases to

>> i first heard of this issue because of your report and remember talking to my wife about it, thinking jeez louise, this is our school system. >> couldn't answer how the mistakes were made. being more proactive in handling these licenses and say there are no more such cases or mistakes. we'll keep checking and keep you posted on the progress of the legislation. scott macfarlane, news4 i team. you can see all of his stories on the app. and if you have a tip call academy. or tap tips in the app. as we approach the beginning of the rush hour getting some wet pavement, light rain beginning to fall.

gray skies over washington and traffic moving on increasingly damp clothes. need a rain jacket and umbrella but put away the puffy coat. it's not cold. several waves of light wave moving across virginia into west virginia. and up to 270 and frederick. northeast and southeast washington, across montgomery and loudoun county with more on the way. going into the evening few waves of rain coming through. main area, heavier rain is west and north of us. might get briefly moderate rain 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. and sprinkles through until most of the rain is gone at

lingering showers in the mountains until 2:00 a.m. temperatures hovering around 50 degrees and will be dropping into the upper 40s and holding steady through the rest of the night and all the way into the latter part of the evening, hovering around the upper 40s. dawn tomorrow, pavement drying out. noon mid 50s, mid to late afternoon soaring into the mid 60s with sunshine coming and going. mild day, blustery winds out of the south and west around 25 miles an hour. ten day outlook. friday it starts to turn cooler. hold in the 50s into friday morning. high temperatures may be in the morning. then drop into the 40s and down to the 30s on friday night with

and weather alert day, wintry mix on saturday, holding near freezing through the day. morning snow, midday sleet, afternoon icing from freezing rain ending saturday night. sunday mostly cloudy, up near 40 and dr. king day in the how 40s and wintry mix and warming towards inauguration day. looks nice. as first reported this morning on news4 today, 1500 d.c. residents who paid outrageous interest on loans may be getting money back. sued practitioner for illegal practices. >> this is a big win for the d.c. attorney general's office and even bigger for the 1300 residents many of whom paid

their loans. cash call, online loan servicer accused of unfair, deceptive and abusive practices according to federal and local authorities. spoke to woman in northeast d.c., took out loan with interest rate of 139% and in the end paid close to $14,000. >> i was desperate. i didn't know what i was going to do or how i was going to manage to take care of my responsibilities. >> d.c.'s attorney general said the company took advantage of those who could least afford it and violated its law which kept interest rates at 24%. cash call tells us although confident of legal position concluded in the parties'

interests to avoid protracted litigation. coming up, tell you what indian tribe has to do with the organization and reveal the money consumers can expect to get back. it's amazing story of endurance and determination. 90-year-old woman completed journey of a lifetime most of us could only dream of. >> hoping to make history. arrived on capitol hill a few hours ago, walking from fort worth, texas. hoping to make juneteenth a national holiday. when word arrived in texas that slavery had been abolished. walked for days through dozens of cities. hoping to present it to lawmakers and president obama. after days of punishing weather, finally a must needed break from rain and snow on the

the rain is still falling, waters still rising and there's more snow on the way for the second straight week out west. >> california is being hit the hardest in the latest system. shows us just how treacherous it is. >> fortunately just farmlands flooded from levy

of sacramento yesterday but the rising water is showing show the area is handling the deluge. >> houses under water. road closures, slides. >> in the 72 hour period ending tuesday night nearly 20 inches of rain drenched parts of california. towns ordered or voluntarily evacuated and wine vinyards are soaking. the river in sonoma county expected to flood 550 homes and businesses. one of the nearby sierra nevada mountains, blizzard with hurricane force winds. nine feet of snow in seven days, another five by friday. >> used to it but been a long time since

>> neighboring oregon not spared. parts of portland received a foot of snow overnight, traveling is treacherous even for the highly trained. chris clackum, nbc news. news 5:00 starts now. >> it's all fake news, phony stuff. didn't happen. >> donald trump's first news conference since july. his response to unverified allegations that the russian government has compromising salacious information about him. >> there is no fallout from the federal corruption investigation in prince george's county. >> and rainy commute out there folks. latest on how long it will stick around. first deadly stabbing in popular local mall. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly.

more about the victims and what investigators tell us led up to the attack. pat collins is live. >> reporter: police have identified one of the victims as angel alfredo panetta gomez, say he's 22 years old from silver spring. this began as argument, led to fight, ended in case of double murder. police say a group of four young men busted up this planter outside a restaurant in the mall and then used the broken bamboo sticks in a fight with another young man. that man had a knife and ended up stabbing and killing two members of the bamboo group. tense and bloody times yesterday at westfield wheaten shopping mall. karen was here as it was