as well. we have storm team 4 keeping a close eye on the roads. police in prince george's are segting a homicide. a man was found shot to death in a car near the red oak park in glen arden. police are offering a reward. news 4 begins now with

team 4. we want to update you on the latest closures and delays. in fogg montgomery county. that includes montgomery college will open at noon. charles county department of recreation, and tourism canceled activities. a good day to have the app and have the latest list of the closures. welcome back to "news4 today" i'mism david cull remember. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. a wet start to the day. there are some locations who might be able to see ice. tom, you're monitoring that for us, right? >> he's outside too. >> the storm team weather deck in continually town. you can track the radar on the nbc washington app. we have light rain falling in northwest washington now. that's pretty much the story around the region.

it's light rain. a cold rain it is. the temperatures in the mid-30s. the metro area from the west headed east. the blue line in the upper right of the screen. the cold air aloft it located. there is wet snow in northeastern maryland. another surge of rain into the ohio valley from the west is moving in later this afternoon. between now and then, we're going to stay with wet roads. noon, 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. into the evening. road temperatures are above freezing. they'll stay just wet. that includes areas that may get sleet and wet snow north and west of it. that's going to be later in the afternoon and into the evening hours. shenandoah valley. panhandle of west virginia. western maryland, it is at or below freezing. including frederick, hagerstown. martinsburg, in the mid-30s. new hour by hour timing in a bit. >> we'll checn

thanks very much. on the roads, depending where you travel. you may run into some of this weather tom was talking about. >> storm team 4 lauren ricketts is live with the drive camera. lauren, how is it looking out there? >> reporter: we just passed over the bridge from leesburg into maryland, that's where tom was saying that temperature is below 32. we've seen a lot of trucks out here getting ahead of this storm. i really think that's the name of of the game. we started to down play it yesterday. even coming up to a stoplight now. not a lot of ice on the roadways even though it is hitting our windshield. we're getting a little bit of freezing rain. since the road temperatures are above that freezing mark, they got ahead of this storm as they were treating roads yesterday. really not that bad. as we continue through the afternoon, of course, we'll have to watch the road temperatures closely. this event will continue throughout the day. there could be a few problems spot through maryland where '

sleet at this point. of course, download the nbc washington app how i'm keeping updated with where we're seeing freezing rain and wet snow. for the most part, especially through virginia, just plain rain. we'll continue in frederick county, maryland, we'll let you know what's happening up there in 30 minutes. guys? >> thanks, lauren. as they've showed us, around here it's not that bad. we've got to show you the damage caused by a wild storm crossing the country. ice is coating power lines and trees. cars just going right off the roadways. nbc's blake mccoy has more on the dangerous storm. he's in st. louis. >> reporter: hello from st. louis as we begin day two of this three-day ice storm. you can see the ice forming here on bushes. we're seeing similar things around trees in st. louis. the big concern, of course, is all of this ice, as it builds up, it's so heavy that it can topple trees and power lines. the biggest impacts so far has been on

numerous slide-offs reported from oklahoma into missouri and kansas near wichita overnight. there was a 20-car pileup as a result of slick roads. so going forward, the roads are the big concern and then of course, this ice buildup and the potential damage that can cause. for st. louis where i am, the major ice threat has moved out. it's moving into oklahoma and kansas. you can still see clouds lingering here on the gateway arch. we're not expecting much more ice in st. louis. that threat is shifting west as the afternoon progresses. guys, back to you. >> blake mccoy in st. louis. if you want to track what the local weather has in store for us, the nbc washington app keeping you updated all day. going to politics. a lot of work lying ahead for republicans. they took major steps to repeal the affordable care act. the senate passed it on thursday. the tricky part now is finding ut

anything at all. 20 million people currently receive health coverage through the 2010 law. the affordable care act has been president obama's signature bill and something he's proud of. if you missed it, the president sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc's lester holt. he reflects on his eight years in office. he said the massacre at sandy hook elementary school was the worst day of his presidency and says failing to do more about gun violence his greatest disappointment. >> this has to be a catalyst for some action by congress. i didn't expect that you'd see some huge movement on gun safety legislation, but i thought, well, they're going to have to make some effort. >> you can watch more of the interview on "dateline's" website. president obama will hold his final press briefing at the white house on wednesday. congressman

consider trump a legitimate president. for that reason, he'll skip the ceremony next friday. it will be the first inauguration he's missed since getting elected to congress 20 years ago. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> you do not consider him a legitimate president? why is that? >> i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected. >> a short time ago dwup tweeting out about congressman lewis. he said he should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which is in horrible shape and falling apart rather than falsely complaining about the election results. we should tell you, you can watch chuck todd's interview with congressman lewis tomorrow morning on nbc4. your time 9:07 on this saturday. as you look at storm team 4 radar, a busy and c

many of us seeing rain and sleet. the temperatures in your neighborhood is key. we'll check in with tom. watch out for slick spots on the roads this morning. storm team 4 is keeping a close

a mom and two children remain in critical condition. a lot of you saw this video. katie malone and her two children survived but six children died. a father is grateful for the love and support they've received. a go fund me page has already raised more than $200,000 for that family. even though it's not clear yet what caused the fire in baltimore, there are some things to keep in mind to protect your family. potential dangers include

space heaters and smoke detectors that don't work. >> most of these fires occur in the middle of the night when people are asleep. they think they're safe in their homes. when the smoke alarm goes off, you have a short window of time. the maryland state fire marshal says all families should make a safety plan and practice before a fire breaks out. roads are wet and the temperature just above freezing. tom is updating the forecast with how soon the sun will dry things out. kitchen counter drawing to an audience of thousands. the unique badge d.c. police will wear on inauguration day and the special tribute from the creator. we'll be right back.

we thweather alert. temperatures are above freezing. radar showing all of this passing from west to east. may stop a little bit by mid afternoon around more light rain. this is for the d.c. metro area. light rain through the rest of this saturday. but a cold rain nonetheless. have an umbrella and a warm coat. i have timing and a look at inauguration day. that's in a few minutes. tom, we'll check in with you again. speaking of inauguration day, who is putting mas

the national mall. the tape covers the name don john's. it's a company in west virginia supplying the toilets for the inauguration. a spokesperson for the company says that sometimes event organizers will ask them to cover the name but that was not the agreement they had for this inauguration. i think some of the question over that is donald trump's initials. something they're looking into. we'll update you. if you look closely, you might notice something about d.c. police officers uniforms. >> it happens every four years when a president is sworn in. the badge is special because of who designed it. >> a story you'll see here on news 4. >> kathy bannon has been married to a d.c. police officer for 45 years. her son has been on the force for 15 years. >> it's been by

sometimes worry, especially nowadays. it's been hard. but it's been good too. the police department has been good to us. >> both kathy's husband and son worked every inauguration since they joined the force and both will be working next friday wearing the badge kathy designed. >> we're very proud of her. >> the tradition started in 1981 with the swearing in of ronald reagan. every inauguration since, d.c. officers have worn an inaugural badge which they get to keep. when john saw a notice that the department was looking for designs, he urged kathy to give it a try. >> he said how much time do i have? he said i have to take it back tomorrow. it was literally a half a day to play with it. >> i didn't ask her if i didn't think she would. i didn't know she'd do this good. >> she's been an amateur artist since college. she does all her drawings at her kitchen counter. that's where she put pencil to paper a

than the past inaugural badges. >> all of his badges that i've looked at have been the capitol. i thought it would be different to put the white house and with the campaigns and all, they were all racing for that white house. >> kathy wanted this badge to reflect the men and women of the metropolitan police department. she included a badge within the badge. >> the most important element is the badge. it represents our metropolitan police and what they go through each and every day with their families and my husk in the police department 44 years and i have another 15 years with my son, it means a lot. >> that was mark segraves reporting. when your wife asks for ice cream, you listen, right? >> doesn't even matter if you're the next vice president. >> mike pence joking on twitter that when his wife wants ice cream, he gets ice cream. the vice president-elect tweeted out after the "washington post" reported that he was spotted in a

neighborhood. the po says it's not clear what kind of ice cream he picked up. you can bet they're going to look into that. mint chocolate chip is my guess. if you've had a scoop of custard after the the dairy godmother in delray. this might break your heart. the owner closing the store for winter break but has posted online she won't reopen this spring. in 2009, even president obama took his family there. they have a chair where he sat there. davis says the business is for sale if you want to buy it. a local boy got to fulfill his dream to help protect and serve as he faces a tough battle. elijah young became an honorary prince george's county police officer yesterday morning. he's 7 years old and battling stage 4 brain cancer. his mom said he's always wanted to be a police officer. prince george's county office

him the ropes. >> just seeing him riding a motorcycle and seeing how being able to move about and be a child today, that means so much. >> elijah got to meet the canines and checked out the squad cars and he even took a ride on the back of a motorcycle. >> turning to sports now and bryce harper getting a raise. a big one. the washington nationals star set to make more than $13 million this season. last year he only made 5 million bucks. his big payday coming after the 2018 season when he will become a free agent. the four-time all-star is reportedly looking for a deal with the nats that would last ten years and total $400 million. >> that's a nice little raise there. >> it sure is. a lot of folks hope to keep him here. want him to stay in washington. not baseball weather today, though. >> not at all. wet

>>up, all of that. back to you. >> there iis. >> you can see it behind us. a dreary start. >> it is cold rain, too. you need a warm coat along with the umbrella and rain boots. not a lot of rain. just enough to make everything wet. our road temperatures are well above freezing. radar showing this rain across northern virginia. the pink zone, our nearby suburbs. in d.c., it's all rain. but farther north and west in the pink zone, it is sleet. the blue line is the line where the colder air aloft is. that moisture crossing that and changes over to snow. they are getting some of that in delaware and northeastern maryland. more rain in west virginia is coming in another few hours. there's even more coming from the midwest in indiana and ohio. that's arriving here this afternoon and into the evening hours. temperatures above freezing in the metro area. farther north and west, it's at or below freezing.

that may be causing icing on elevated surfaces there. just immediate metro area staying in the upper 30s. 37 or so. 38 by late afternoon with light rain off and on. that continues into the evening hours. weather advisory continues off to our north and west. this winter weather advisory until 6:00 p.m. it has been canceled for the metro area as the result of the possibility of some more icing there and maybe a little bit of sleet. mainly rain. a little bit of sprinkles and drizzle. 3:00 more of the same. but then that next surge of rain from the midwest. that will be around 5:00 p.m., continuing into the evening hours. much of it is done by 11:00 tonight. then we dry out after that. so some sleet and snow and rain in the blue zone, northern virginia, the metro area, much of maryland. mainly all rain in the southern part of the eastern shore and virginia. up to our west,

a little sun back with a high near 50 for dr. king day. mid-50s tuesday, cloudy wednesday rain likely. nice after that. sunshine in the 50s on thursday. inauguration day and into next week yechbld that's the way it looks tom, with that nice weather, you would head out for a run or a stroll on a popular spot. this morning, we'll tell you about the new warning from u.s. park police after two armed robberies and we'll look into if it's connected to a distu

they need your help. help them solve two armed robberies. >> they happened along a popular spot where people like to jog and bike. near the georgetown waterfront. >> most disturbing is what park police say one of the suspects was carrying. >> a leisurely stroll on the capitol crescent trail. ray parker and -- enjoying this part of the park. >> pretty, cool. i like it. >> it's a really nice place. >> when they found out what we were doing here. >> that's wild. >> where did he get a machine gun. >> you heard her. a machine gun. that's what one of three suspects held to rob a victim last week. this past wednesday a second robbery. this time two suspects. >> two men armed with a machine gun and handgun.

related. >> two police detectives scoping out the area. at first looking closely around the potomac boat club. we noticed cameras. did they capture anything? police haven't said. instead, they're hoping some of you o who use the trail saw something. >> it's a hef live traveled area. it's likely you saw something. >> park police investigated several guns found in a violin case. the response shut down part of canal road. we con derd if it was related. >> they do not appear to be related. >> we met two gw students. this freshman was filled in on what happened. >> it's scare it's going on in our neighborhood. >> harris miller hadn't been here before and may delay a return visit. >> that was my first visit and probably my last for a little bit. >> park police say that the victims were not hurt. both -- they're hoping though to catch them before things could escalate and we can say that park police gave us a description of the suspects and you can find that on it

it's a lot to put out there. go through it if you travel that area and you want to see it. you can check it out on my twitter page. it's a wet start. you can't even look through the camera because it's covered in drops. tom is updating his forecast. how soon we're expecting to dry out. an early morning homicide in glen mom, i just saved a lot of money on my car insurance by switching to geico. i should take a closer look at geico... you know, geico can help you save money on your homeowners insurance too? great! geico can help insure our mountain chalet! how long have we been sawing this log? um, one hundred and fourteen years. man i thought my arm would be a lot more jacked by now. i'm not even sure this is real wood. there's no butter in this churn. do my tris look okay? take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more.

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ziefrnl rain sleet, a chance of snow, that's why it's a storm team 4 weather alert day. >> we're tracking the return of winter weather. >> let's show you the late it's list of closures and delays. prince george's county schools activities closed. montgomery county -- montgomery college will open at noon. charles county department of recreation, parks and tourism has canceled activities. be sure to keept nbc washington app close. we'll keep pushing out the latest on the closures and delays. it will update you throughout the morning. welcome back to "news4 today." 9:30 on this saturday. i'm david culver. >> good morning, i'm meagan fitzgerald. grab the umbrella if you're

the wellies as they call them in london. >> wear your wellies too. we have light rain falling. >> it's mostly rain. the green is rain across northern virginia and most of maryland. farther north and west, may be sleet in frederick and washington county. all rain across the rest of virginia, it's headed off to the east, wet roads here all around the region. the storm team 4 tower camera and road conditions will stay wet, noontime, 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. into the evening hours from light rain coming through. however, farther north and west, a little bit of icing and some of the higher elevations and elevated surfaces as well. most roads remain wet all around the

snow and sleet farther north and west. new hour by hour timing and inauguration week is coming up. tom, see you then. we continue to track the winter weather for you as you head out the door this morning. >> you can see on the screen there, lauren ricketts. she's been driving around these roads all morning long. she's in maryland now. lauren, what's it looking like? >> reporter: well, you know, we were really chasing down some of that sleet and freezing rain and right now we're in it. we just crossed over from frederick county, maryland to upper montgomery county through clarksburg. we passed exit 18 on 270. i got to tell you, we're seeing freezing rain. but they've done such a good job treating the roads and plus the road temperatures are above that freezing mark, so really not seeing a lot of issues on the main roads. i do believe untreated surfaces, some of the elevated surfaces also could have a little bit of ice. other than that, we're just looking at very

situations. really not much, just wet roadways on the main roads. we are seeing sleet and some freezing rain here in frederick county and also into upper montgomery county. temperatures in frederick county, maryland where we just left are down to 30 degrees. niece are the areas we have to watch closely. going through frederick county, maryland, hagerstown. the temperature, the road temperatures are below the freezing mark. icy patches out there. otherwise, you may hit a few icy patches on your driveways or porches. the main roads right now, guys, look fine. >> lauren, be careful out there. we're following breaking news in prince george's county. police say they found a man shot to death. derrick ward is live in glen arden. derrick what, do we know about the investigation so far? >> reporter: not a whole lot at this point. this happened at 12:10 a.m.

take a look. this is the car that was involved. it's a dark-colored small suv. it was about 12:10 when police were summoned to this town house community for the report of a shooting. when they got here, they found that car, which appears to be running with the door open and they found the dead moan inside. police are asking anyone who saw or heard anything or perhaps knows who the person was to get in touch with them as the investigation continues. now, that scene has since been processed and cleared. but the investigation obviously, does continue into this homicide in prince george's county early this morning. we're live in glen arden, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> derrick, thank you. prince george's county police are still searching for the person who shot at a high school student. the shooting happened yesterday at around noon near the school. police say the student was shot in the leg and is expected to be okay. they think the suspect is also a student. witnesses say this all

lot near the high school annex. they later found a bullet lodged in the ceiling of a classroom. no one was hurt there and at least five shell casings were found. >> i mean, this is a serious occasion. i mean, someone brought a gun to school. lives could be lost. it was terrifying and i honestly didn't feel comfortable and i wanted to get out. >> anyone with information is asked to call the prince george's police department. you can remain anonymous. right now activists are gathering near the washington monument for a massive march to honor dr. martin luther king, jr.'s memorial. organizers are expected by the thousands to attend. >> nbc's hans nichols is live in the district to explain what activists say they're marching for. good morning, hans. >> reporter: good morning. i have to talk quite loudly. please don't ask me to follow-up. it's quite loud here. we have this gathering here. they're going to start here. they expect thousands.

it is getting quite raucous. the theme is i will legitimacy of the trump presidency. we've been listening to the speakers. they're going to protest. it is martin luther king day weekend. a lot of people from new york and atlanta. we're going to hear from the reverend al sharpton around 11:00. they'll mark down to the martin luther king memorial. they'll have more protests. this is a day of action and the chant continues to be we will not be moved. guys, back to you. >> all right, hans nichols in the midst of it right there. thanks so much, hans. a few miles across the district, the we are here to stay rally will bring folks out. immigrants and minorities will join together in opposition of hate crimes and deportation. chris van hol en is expected to speak at 11:00 this morning at the metropolitan ame church in northwest. a high stakes space mission with a tight

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the women got away with $12,000 in items. then on december 29th at the neighboring gucci store, pepper spray was actually used. the third ro robbery happened on december 5th in friendship heights. store employees say the women had previously been seen in each store. a live look outside right now. storm team 4 weather alert day. we're taking you on the roads here. there is some rain coming down and a chance for sleet. all that of could make roads slick we have tom kierein tracking the weather. why the d.c. sniper is asking a judge to toss out right when i walked in the door of bassett you could tell the quality was there. the quality of what we do is phenomenal. it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it.

a light cold rain falling in the metro area. across the region, the area in green is rain. the pink is mostly rain and farther to the north is changes over to sleet, reports of icing and freezing rain. the roads just wet as temperatures are well above freezing. another area of light rain from the midwest. that's going to be in later this afternoon into the evening. have an umbrella handy and a warm coat the rest of the day. we'll have just wet roads. a look at inauguration week i a

the man convicted in the 2002 sniper shootings in d.c., maryland and virginia wants a judge to toss out the sentence. malvo was sentenced as a 17-year-old to prison. his attorney filed a motion yesterday. malvo was serving at the head onion state prison in southwest virginia. his partner in the shootings was executed in 2009. they were con viced for the shooting spree which killed ten people and injured others. the montgomery county prosecutors are vowing to try again a case that was a mistrial. prosecutors argue leblond was embarrassed when the transgender woman flirted with him in front of his friends. there's evidence that someone else may have been involved in the shooting. the jury deadlocked yesterday after three days of

deliberations. tributes have been pouring in for the exorcist screen writer who died on thursday. fans of his horror film and book have been visiting the georgetown set he made famous. the story is about a 12-year-old girl possessed by a demon. he throws himself down those steps by georgetown university. >> i've been honoring him by running up and down the steps which provide a good workout. >> it's a circle of life thing. death begets life. >> he died at a bethesda hospital from a form of blood cancer. he was 89 years old. this morning, chicago is working with federal courts to revamp its police department after a scathing 164-page report from the u.s. department of justice. the chicago police department is the second largest police force. for years, the d.o.j.

its rights. they've shot people who didn't pose a threat. chicago is one of 25 investigations into law enforcement agencies opened by the obama administration. it's not clear how the incoming trump administration and a new attorney general will handle these cases. turning to the presidential transition, your safety at the 58th presidential inauguration is the prime focus as m.a.c. the multiagency communications center. we can't tell you where it is because we don't know. the location is secret. state and local agencies will coordinate security from there. the center will operate continuously starting thursday and running through saturday. one of those agencies is the d.c. national guard. we've learned that its head will step down at 12:01 on inauguration day. >> not because he wants to. major general earl schwartz followed proper procedure when a new president takes office. he expected presid-e

the trump team accepted the resignation letter and schwartz found out about it from the pentagon. d.c. council member vincent gray wasn't happy about it. >> it's unconscionable to me. this man devoted so much service to this country and the city. he's a quintessential leader. >> he was appointed by george w. bush and remains as the head for both president obama's terms. now to the day after the inauguration. the women's march on washington will force several street closures. we want to show you this map here coming up. in the red, the red line there shows what will be closed. the yellow line, that represents the actual route of the march. large crowds of people from across the country are expected to participate in the mark. d.c. police say they will be monitoring for crowds. >> our strategy has been to develop a security plan that will create

environment for everyone. >> the march will start at 10:00 on saturday at the intersection of independence avenue and third street southwest. >> the island nation that sits 90 miles from the u.s., cubans lining up outside havana to get a visa. the lines expected to get longer. that's because the obama administration abruptly ended the so-called wet foot dry foot policy this week. the policy allowed cubans to get legal residency if they made it on to u.s. soil. the cuban government is praising the change saying the policy promoted human trafficking and was dangerous for the migrants. >> we've taken you with us to the island nation several times in the past two years, including for my family's personal cuban american story. the question i most often get when reporting on cuba, including from meagan is how can i visit? as it now stands, americans can't travel

cuba. however, there are other legal ways to visit. if you join us at the travel and adventure show from 11:00 to 11:30 this morning, i'll moderating a panel at the washington convention center today. tickets for the entire show, a lot more to see there starts at $11. it is opening on time in about ten minutes, 10:00. >> looking forward to that. as many i. if you're going to go out there. you need an umbrella. >> and a coat. it's a damp cold saturday under way. wet snow north and west of us. rain continuing to come down on pavement. it is above freezing. just wet roads all around the region. the green area all across is rain. where you see the pink, it is still all rain. the northern edge is a little bit of sleet. that blue

aloft, the moisture running north and east of this blue line changes over to sleet and snow. there's another batch of rain in indiana and ohio, kentucky. that's going to be moving in later tonight. right now, temperatures are above freezing in the metro area. most of maryland and virginia in the mid-30s, there are a few spots north and west of us and the shenandoah valley that are at or below freezing. that rain falling on elevated surfaces causing icing on the elevated surfaces but the road temperatures -- staying above freezing. the winter weather advisory, all the areas in the lavender color, howard, northern montgomery, northern fauquier, that's in effect until 6:00 p.m. then again, that's where there could be light icing, sleet and rain. mainly just rain elsewhere throughout the afternoon. as we go forward in time, it will taper off a bit. a little bit of light rain at

noon to 2:00, 3:00. we'll get a surge of rain after 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. into the metro area. in the pink zone, there may be a little bit of sleet and snow near the pennsylvania border. much of that rain, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. moves into southern boulevard, northern neck, eastern shore between 7:00 and midnight. after that, it's all gone and we dry off. northeastern maryland near the pennsylvania border, rain elsewhere in the blue zone, especially in the green one. off to the west in this pink zone, mainly ice on elevated surfaces. some icicles forming, light icing there. the ten-day outlook, near 50 degrees with welcome sunshine returning. dr. king day on monday, all the activity should stay dry. a small chance of a sprinkle. a lot of clouds around and highs in the mid-40s. then it gets milder on tuesday into the mid-50s with increasing clouds. might get sprinkles of light rain on tuesday night. rain showers likely on wednesday through midday. drying out in the afternoon. highs in the

then highs in the 50s again as we dry out toward inauguration day on thursday and friday. for the inaugural on friday, looks like we'll be in the upper 50s with a partly cloudy sky. we'll take that in january and it continues into next weekend as well. tom, thank you. i'm sure we've been frustrated at the dmv before. but this may not be the best way to take out your anger. the unique way a virginia m

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thanks guys. you're a real bunch of troopers. >> easy. from a galaxy far, far away all the way to snl. star wars rogue one actress felicity jones will host snl. you can catch the episode tonight on nbc after news 4 at 11:00. you can help feed hungry families with stuff the bus campaign. this is happening at the shoppers food warehouse at mt. vernon plaza and the giant in mcclain. you can stop by and drop off donations. it's already started. runs until 4:30 each week. the donations go to local food pantries. have you ever wanted to give someone a good old-fashioned payback? >> this is a unique one for sure. a virginia man deciding to settle his beef with the dmv by

pennies. we have the video. take a look at this. pictures from. nick stafford wanted to make a point after the state of virginia denied his request for a phone number to the local dmv office. he says since commonwealth inconvenienced him, he wanted to inconvenience the commonwealth in return. so dmv employees, it took them more than 12 hours to count the pennies. >> i wonder how long it took him to count them. i don't know. four things to know at 9:56. >> a man was shot to death in glen arden overnight. the victim was found in a car just after midnight. all of this happening near red oak park. no arrests have been made. thousands of activists are gathered right now for a march to the martin luther king, jr., memorial. reverend al sharpton's group helped organize the event. all eyes will be on the sky over

spacex launches a rocket into space. last week's launch was scrapped because of bad weather. if it happens today, it will be the first since a rocket exploded last september. a massive winter storm is taking a toll on the nation's midsecti midsection. there's been pileups and a 20-car crash in kansas. a mess out there. tom kierein, just rain around here? >> you can track it with the nbc washington app. some chilly rain off and on. most of the metro area into the evening hours. dress warmly, have an umbrella. you two back

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watching television that'sis educational and informational. the more you know on nbc. josh: today on the voyager... i explore the cattle land countryside on a very special horse. there s no better way to see the countryside than via horseback, huh? try my hand on the pottery wheel learning to create the original spanish water bottle. steasteady big guy. david: now it s close to collapse. josh: is it? i thought i was straightening it out. and get seriously hands-on with a favorite local past time. [clapping] josh: my name is josh garcia. ever since i was a kid i dreamt about traveling the world by ocean, immersing myself in new cultures and exploring nature s wonders.