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say. >> he has a lot to say. last night, enrique pena nieto spoke to his people saying mexico does not believe in the wall and mexico will not pay for the wall. this happened in a recorded message and he did not say whether he will or will not attend a meeting with president trump set for next tuesday. all of this on the heels of speeding up construction of a border wall. back to you now. >> molette, thank you. now to president trump's first 100 days. you can expect the president's plans to build a border wall to be an issue. lawmakers are looking for guidance from the president on payingport wall and new had immigration enforcement measures. tracie potts will explain the role the british prime minister will have at the retreat in philadelphia. we are following a developing story
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investigating a deadly pedestrian crash on what's being called a dangerous roadway. this happened on indian head highway at barry road just before 8:00 last night. this is the 15th person 20 die on indian head highway since 2014. you may remember last week we told you about a aaa study that detailed how deadly that road has been. right now, this 19-year-old woman is missing. this is chelsea hill. she was last seen at her home on madison street located across from center street and carver park. call police if you know where she might be. this morning, many children, mothers and fathers are waking up homeless in fairfax county and d.c. leaders are working more to find out about these individuals and how the to help them. this is the work that went on well into the night in d.c.
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mayor bowser led volunteer teams around the city to record information from homeless people about their experiences and circumstances. it's now 4:32. we want to get another check on your weather and traffic. >> storm team 4's sheena parveen is in the storm team 4 weather center and jack taylor is joining us, as well. >> this morning, i think it's pretty comfortable when you walk outside. you don't need a heavy coat. today we're going to see much of the same. i think we'll stay in the 50s. yesterday we got to 61 degrees, but saturdaying off the morning, a few showers on the radar. we can see a few showers roll through as we go through the next few hours here. 49 degrees right now in the district. now, the normal high temperature for this time of the year is 44 degrees. we will be getting warmer this afternoon. but, again, we're talking about temperatures in the 50s. as we go through the morning hours, like i mentioned, a few rain showers. there had they are off to the west. not a big deal. butas
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see scattered showers, mostly on the lighter side. by noon today, we can be in the 50s already. maybe the mid 50s by then and even through the afternoon. but it will get windy. we'll talk more about that coming up. let's check the roadways this morning. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. the roadways are dry, which is a good start. you have the beltway looking good. inner and outer loop the to virginia, muth to worryabout. maybe that trip early if you can because it will change later. 270 old hundred road, a lot of distance between the cars. that's always nice. our late work zone, northbound 295 after benning road, work zone blocks the single right lane of three. hopefully the work zone will clear. that always comes back with the mid day with the ongoing work with the fence and drain. just be aware if you're headed out on that stretch. we want to get to some
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coming from mississippi. that is where two deputies were shot. molette, what do you know about what's going on? >> we now know the suspect in this case is dead following a shoot-out. all of this happening in south haven. that's near memphis. when officers approach the suspect, the suspect opened fire. a patrol sergeant was shot in the foot. a canine deputy took bullets to the chest. police say he this all started with a string of violent armed robberies. >> mollett, thank you. it is now 4:34 in northern virginia. police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man over the weekend. stafford county deputies say the victim is this man, jorge mello. call crime solvers if you have any information about his death. you can remain anonymous. new developments in a case that captured the headlines for more than 40 years. a virginia judge now says a man charge d with the disappearance
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sheila and catherine lyom vanished in 1985. they were walking from their house to the wheaton mall when they went missing. lloyd welch is accused of killing them. their bodies have never been found. his trial is set to start in april. let's go back to donald trump's first 100 days. the president issued four executive orders so far, focusing on issues like immigration and federal hiring and they affect how the federal government operates. congress cannot overturn them. only the next president can do so. but congress can cut the legs out from some of these orders by denying funding to carry them out. >> more than 8,000 teams are expected to pass george mason university tonight for the 12th annus life is very good and rally, a prelude to the anti-abortion march for life event for tomorrow. here is a look at the route for
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it will start on the grounds of the washington monument. the march happens every year during the anniversary week of roe versus wade. there will be extra security. look for that around the area. event organizers say there is a lot of excitement for the march. >> what i can tell you is that we've seen an increasingly palpable enthusiasm this year, in large part because of the protests that have occurred over the last week and also just due to pro life term policies. >> earlier in the week, president obama acknowledged his desire to approve an anti-abortionist supreme court justice in the next week. everything should be clear by the time you head out tomorrow evening. look for the
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app for a full list of closure. new details from metro, the transit system says one of its operators are s to blame for opening the doors of a train before it stopped at the station. this happened tuesday afternoon. the train operator has been taken out of service until the investigation is complete. more rod construction is starting today. vdot will break ground on the jones branch connecter. it will connect tyson east be bypassing the beltway. you won't be able to use that connecter until next year. 4:37. today the world is remembering mary tyler moore, the comedian, actress and trailblazer died last night. >> what would you say if the station manager kept plotting in groups of people and saying, this is our woman executive. >> what do you say? >>
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>> moore was known for her role on the mary tyler moore show and dick vandyke show. she often addressed women's issues. in fact, her show included the first mention of the contraceptive pill on tv. people are leaving flowers on her star at the hollywood walk of fame and online there is a lot of love, as you can imagine. katie couric said she was so devastated and dick vandyke says she was the best. a lot of people from all walks of life remembering the icon that she was. >> who didn't watch mary tyler moore, that iconic scene of her throwing the hat in the air and, of course, that smile that only mary tyler moore had. >> the smile that turn the world on. we could be in for another un seasonabseasonably warm day. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is back with a closer look at that and what your what to wear forecast.
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and how cute is this. there is a must baby at the zoo. >> the new pup's mom is 33 and so that makes her the the oler gray seal to give birth at a zoo. this is the pup. she apparently likes younger seals. the new pup's father is a 26-year-old gray seal named gunther. gray seal s were once endangere, but now they are listed as a species of least concern. >> sheena is an animal lover. you have to go to the national zoo now that you're in washington, sheen ma. i've been to the national zoo and i love it. but that is another animal to add to your list of animals we need to go and
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that is our trooem dream job. what do you want to be when you grow up? an animal hugger. the best thing in the world. but today, we're talking about light rain moving into the area. so what you need this morning, an umbrella just in the morning hours. i don't think everyone will see the showers. light jacket maybe. the sunglasses for later today. you don't need the warm gloves. we're talking about temperatures currently near 50 degrees in the district. it's 49. 45 gaithersburg. frederick, 37 degrees. showers off the to our west. i'll show you the timing of that coming up. jake taylor, good morning. >> hey, sheena, good morning. we're off to a good start. nothing to complain about here. the beltway is clean and green. inner loop, nothing are in your way. a live look on 395 coming up from springfield, headed to and across the bridge, nothing in your way. you should find everything open. coming in on 295 headed towards the 11th street bridge and on
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>> we know that traffic is going to pick up, jack, thank you. finding the potholes before you do. the new high tech tool maryland is using to spot problems on the road. depending on where you live, your gas bill could look a lot different. the buyout just agreed on and what that means for you. and president donald trump heads to a conference for gop leaders today. why britain's prime minister will also be on hand. time is 4:44.
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it is now 4:46. one of the stories coming up for you this morning, asking for a lighter sentence. why the man who hit and killed a montgomery county police officer says he should be released from prison early. let's put up these graphics for you this morning and show you what we are keeping an eye on. this line of rain that is approaching our area. sheena parveen has a closer look
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forecast. but first, we want to get to mollett green at the live desk with breaking news. what's going on? >> take a look for yourself. this fiery scene there, incredible video into the live desk of an unoccupied senior apartment building that was under construction. this is happening in lynnwood, washington. that's north of seattle. we just learned that two firefighters were injured as this thing went to three alarms. the structure is collapsing. we did hear from the fire department there. the blaze is now under control. surrounding buildings at this point appear to on be okay for now. that is the latest. back to you. a protester arrested for his part in inauguration daypro tests will appear in court this morning. investigators say dane powell threw rocks at officers. he's been charged with assault on a police officer. president trump will
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one today. he is headed to philadelphia to meet with gop republicans. >> news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracee, what are some of the issues that the president could be discussing today? >> lots of things, erika. there's health care, a number of domestic and international issues and the wall that's he's just decided to build at what democrats say will be a cost of $14 billion to american taxpayers before the president says mexico reimburses. they're still denying what. this is his first trip aboard air force one and he's going to be there. so well theresa may. she's appearing there today, as well. and british prime minister theresa may is expected to speak at this retreat. is it normal for a foreign leader to address a gathering like this one spp. >> it's unusual, but she says she wants to build bridges with the pde
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seen a british prime minister at this retreat. we've got to look at some of her remarks and she's going to talk about strengthening the relationship with the u.s. and possibly a one-on-one treaty, some sort of economic trade deal with the united states after brexit is completed. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us, thank you. 4:49 now. president trump could sign an executive order as early of this week ordering an investigation into claims of voter fraud. this comes after his claims that millions of people voted illegally. these claims are strike ago nerve with people taxed with running our elections. >> i'm pot saying voter fraud doesn't exist. it does exist, but on a very small scale, a scale that would potentially influence a major election, like a presidential election, obviously the answer is no.
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>> election officials we spoke to in virginia say they're confident that any federal investigation will show a secure system free of voter fraud. the man who struck ask killed a montgomery county police officer is asking a court to reduce his prison sentence. in court filings obtained by the news 4 i-team, he has behaved as a model prisoner and is completing rehab programs. he was driving drunk at the time -- i should say at three times the legal limit when he struck the officer a little over a year ago. he also had marijuana and xanax in his system. he was sentenced to ten years in prison. we are now covering prince georges county for you where a local liquor board administrator has turned in his letter of resignation for bribery and conspiracy. david son took kickbacks from liquor businesses in had exchange for votes on the board and in the state
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according to papers filed in this case. the man police say shot a woman in front of elementary children has surrendered to police. rolonson faces several charges, including first degree attempted murder. he shot a woman at a bus stop tuesday morning after he tried to grab one of the girls waiting for the bus. more than a dozen students were at the bus stop at the time. none of them was hurt. the victim is expected to recover. harsh words from prince georges county leaders. they say had politicians are playing games with the county's health care. the new prince georges regional medical system is expected to serve more county residents. officials are currenting on a new cardiac surgery wing to make money, but the state's health system is considering approval for another heart program 30 minutes away. the company that many of you pay
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be sold to a canadian energy company. atlas gas reached an agreement to pay washington gas wgl holdings. the deal is worth $6.4 billion. if that's approved, washington gas would continue to operate as a stand alone can company here in d.c. you've been there, driving around the the potholes and cracks in the roads can be frus right but mow the state of maryland is rolling out some high tech tools to find the potholes before you do. it's a vehicle packed with 3-d lasers and state of the art gps. the equipment can spot the lightest im perri iperfection. >> to look had out and see a crack at 55 miles per hour, that's hard. this truck can do it. >> that is high tech. crews analyze the informationo
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repaired first. the road tester truck cost about $1 million, but state highway officials say the vehicle is an investment. it can be used all year long and in the long run saves money. because otherwise crew ves to then go back and repair all those potholes. if you catch it early, maybe the repairs will cost less. >> that's right. now sheen noo parveen is joining us with this mild weather, more mild weather on the way. >> more mild weather which is better because you can see the potholes. but yes, yesterday was beautiful. we hit 61 degrees. >> so nice. i don't want it to leave. and today, it's not really going to leave. it's still going to be above normal for this time of the year. but we'll be more like in the mid 50s through most of the area. this morning, we're talking about an early shower over the next few hours. we can see a few showers trying to move in. once they leave, becoming windy today. so it's not going to be a day where you need your umbrella all day. you really only need it early this morning. later on this afternoon, we're going to be dry
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still mild today, but the weekend will be colder. currently 49 degrees in the district. it is mild this morning for this hour for this time of the year. it is mild air. what we're watching right now on radar, rain to our west and train to our south that i circled because i think this one has a better chance for moving in for part of the morning commute. currently, we zoom in. a few light sprinkles. these are making their way mostly to the east. it's that area to the south we'll be watching. o'clock a.m. mostly to the south of the district. showers around for part of the morning commute. leaving by 9:00 a.m., so not a big deal. then we become windy as we go through the day today. winds could be gust to go 30 miles per hour. if you're dining outside for lunch, happy hour maybe, dinner later, it will be dry, but it will be breezy. temperatures at lunchtime at about the mid 50s. normal high, 44 degrees. so we're still unseasonably warm today. as we go into friday, mid 40s. then we go into the weekend. we're still looking at those mid 40s. ay
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day, 39 degrees. let's check the roads this morning with jack taylor. good morning. >> hey, sheena, good morning. we're off to a nice quiet start. everything on the map is looking good. beltway inner out to virginia, nothing in your way. 270 southbound headed down to 118, you should find all your travel lanes open and moving without a delay so far. back to you. >> thank you. a teacher under fire for lying about cancer. why he told the line in order to get time off tr work. and it is the largest student loan collector in the country and this morning it is facing a slew of lawsuits. why naviint is being sued. and this morning, the dow opens above 20,000or the first f
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a dallas area teacher's aide caught lying about having cancer. just last week, students and teachers presented kevin maybell with $10,000 and a car to wish him well before surgery. here is the thing. he never had cancer. he just needed time off to attend a sentencing hearing in west virginia. he pled guilty to using government credit cards to buy
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and when questioned about it monday, maybell eventually told the school he lied about having cancer. he lost his job and says he will return the cash and the car. yikes. all right. stafford county is prepare forth a big influx of students and the school district wants to know whether you think redistricting will help. county school leaders are holding a meeting tonight. it's at colonial forge high school. there is a public hearing about the issue in march. navient services about one in every four student loan borrowers in this cub. one of its borrowers is this man, matt portwood. he took out a $41,000 loan in college. after his dad died with, he could no longer afford the pay and deferred the payments. his interest rate jumped to 21%. that loan is now $127,000.
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him the interest rate would go up. navient declined to comment. after several thousand similar complaints, the federal government filed a lawsuit against the company last week. we are explain whag record numbers for the dow jones industrial jones means for your retirement account. the dow closed at 20,068 for the first time ever. floor traders say the record high is partly to do with president trump's promises for lower corporate taxes and fewer regulations. corporate earnings add an improving global economy are helping the number soar. news 4 today starts now. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for aaron gilchrist. we are working to get you up and out of the house on time this morning. >> sometimes it's a struggle. we'll check in with jack
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