tv News4 Today NBC January 28, 2017 9:00am-10:00am EST
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david. we also want to talk about the weather today. it started off a little bit cool and the winds are moving in. >> they are. they're picking up. >> they are. unfortunately we'll see gusts once again up to 25 miles an hour as we continue through the day. so we're talking about windchills again today. we've got cloudy skies out there right now. i do expect it to break up a little bit. we'll get some sunshine out there. just looking like a cold winter d.c. day right now. again, we are going to top out in the low 40s. maybe mid-40s in some spots. but as that wind picks up after about 9:00, 10:00 this morning, again, windchills are going to be in the 30s. so you definitely want to grab the winter jacket, scarf, sunglasses you'll need that all if you're out and about. now, we've got a little bit of snow in the forecast. we're going to be talking about that and when you could see some snow maybe around your neighborhood. that's all coming up in about 15 minutes. >> all right. we'll stay tuned for that. right now a new traffic
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interchange in virginia. it's where route 15 meets i-66 in haymarket. >> derrick, what do drivers need to know at this point? >> reporter: well, take a look. behold the diverging diamond interchange. this is an innovation is traffic patterns and traffic moving around. and what it does, it shifts vehicles from one side of the road to the other. the opposite side of the road without having a left turn or sharp turn like you would normally have. now, there are two lights at either end of this infrastructure, this structure and that actually helps to move traffic through. despite it being a light, they say you'll spend less time than at a normal type of intersection. now, v.d.o.t. said this is going to be finished in the summer of 2017. they opened it this morning a few minutes ago. one lane will remain closed so they can put some signs up.
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infrastructure on the side. a multi-use path on either side and some drainage issues. all should be done by 2017. the easier commute and getaround here with 15 and 66 meet. back to you. >> derrick, thanks so much. now to a tragedy in mclean this morning. we are working to learn more about the three people found dead inside of a house there. neighbors tell us an adult woman, a man, and a high school aged boy lived inside that house on windy hill road. the fairfax county police have not said who was found dead inside that home yesterday afternoon. police are investigating the deaths as a domestic incident. the neighbors still have questions. >> it's shocking, scary, tragic. it's like everyone says when you interview people like me. it doesn't happen here. >> fairfax county police says there is no danger to the public. they plan to release the
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turn our attention to politics. president trump making calls around the world this morning including speaking with russian president vladimir putin. putin congratulated trump on his victory shortly after his election. but the kremlin says they haven't spoken since then. now, moscow says putin will congratulate president trump on taking office and talk about normalizing relations. president trump will also speak with leaders from japan, germany, france, and australia today. this week president trump made good on a controversial campaign promise during his first visit to the pentagon. he signed two sweeping executive actions and more are expected today. kirk gregory explain what is that means for many predominantly muslim countries. >> reporter: president trump went to the pentagon for the first time at commander in chief. he was there for the swearing in of secretary james mattis and the signings of two executive actions. one suspends the issuing of visas tope
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and implements an indefinite ban on refugees from war-torn syria. >> we want to be sure we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. >> reporter: the administration is pushing back against critics who say it amounts to a muslim ban. saying the policy is specifically aimed at screening for potential terrorists from nations where terrorism thrives. >> we only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people. >> reporter: opponents of the policy say refugees to the u.s. are already heavily vetted. civil rights groups and muslim communities are expressing outrage calling the policy discriminatory and unconstitutional. >> he's sowing seeds of hatred and division based on religious bigotry. >> reporter: president trump campaigned on the issue calling the pcy
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now as president, he signed the order ushering in sweeping changes in how the united states handles refugees from war-torn nations. kirk gregory, nbc news. the council on american islamic relations is expect to announce a lawsuit against those actions on monday in d.c. news4 spoke with the d.c. chapter of care and they're working to learn the exact details of the plan which includes a halt to the u.s. refugee admissions program followed by extreme vetting of refugees. >> unfortunately based mainly on bigotry. it's not based on facts because the facts show that particularly refugees are already extremely vetted. >> the aclu was also quick to respond. here is a statement they released saying that extreme vetting is a euphemism is
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discriminate against muslims. the aggressive stance by president trump spills over into u.s. and mexico bilateral relations. the president's plan to build the southern border wall. he's been persistent that's mexico is going to pay for it. one way would be through a tax on cross border trade deals. the two countries conduct around $1.6 billion in deals each day. mexico's president enrique pena nieto said mexico will not pay for the wall. one issue that could be affected greatly by supreme court choices could be abortion in the united states. tens of thousands of anti-abortion advocates marched for the march for life event. vice president mike pence became the first vp to ever speak at that event. the sea of people walked from the washington monument to the supreme court. and each of them carried a personal passion on the issue. >> it's really important to
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issue. especially in the wake of the so-called women's march which seemed to exclude pro-life women. >> i believe that every girl and every woman has the right and responsibility to make a choice on whether or not to continue a pregnancy. >> well, as you heard there, the marchers were met by abortion rights activists. a new pew research study shows there is a sharp divide in the country. 59% of americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases while 37% say it should be illegal. virginia democratic candidate tim kaine is joining chuck todd on "meet the press" tomorrow morning starting at 10:30. coming up, a student kidnapped and forced into an suv. the new clue from surveillance video that could help bring a man to justice. two sisters, a winning legacy. the tennis history at the
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welcome back. the georgetown university community is on edge this morning after a student was kidnapped and released. d.c. police need you to take a close look at this new video. check it out here. they say this is the suspect who was seen inside a jewelry store. that person's gray or silver suv was also captured on surveillance camera. police say the male student was grabbed and forced into a vehicle on o street northwest thursday afternoon. they say the kidnapper then drove the student to multiple atms and tried to make some big purchases at stores. the student was not hurt and eventually let go. if you can help, please contact police. convenience stores and pharmacies are the latest target for a thief in maryland. take a look at this map here. authorities across the ste
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investigating now at least 17 heists from stores. and they include multiple robberies in prince georges, montgomery, howard, and ann counties. just yesterday a cvs in greenbelt was hit. it happens also tuesday morning at the same store. police say one armed thief may be responsible for all of these robberies. >> this guy, you know, appears to be hitting quite a bit now and our concern is that the lel of violence may escalate during one of these robberies and somebody may get hurt. >> police say this is rare to have so many robberies like this happen in such a short period of time. time right now is 9:11. you're going to want to bundle up for your morning run or bike ride. lauryn is tracking the temperature and how soon the sun might warm things up. the new concerns about this year's flu season and when it could peak.
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. well, maybe if you're headed to get out on the slopes today, western maryland, west virginia looking good with some fresh powder. not seeing a lot of snow around here, but we do have some flurries and maybe a light snow shower in the forecast as we go through the end of this weekend into early next week. so we're going to time that out for you. that's all coming up in just a couple minutes. >> all right
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thank you very much. check this out. watch what happens when this truck speeds out of control and then slams into a city bus. that is wild. one passenger thrown forward. another moves out of the way just in time. this all happened in syracuse, new york. police say the 82-year-old driver accidentally hit the accelerator. some passengers on the bus were treated for injuries. the driver was not hurt. and take a look at this bus. it went up in flames in utah. the bus was on its way to pick up students at a junior high school near salt lake city. all of a sudden a fire started in the engine. officials say that the driver tried to grab a fire extinguisher but the flames moved too quickly. the driver was not hurt and no students were on the bus. baylor university's football program is under fire in an alleged recruitment scandal. claims the school arranged for women, alcohol, and illegal drugs at parties when recruits were in town. and the lawsuit alleges those ofmp
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resulted in the gang rape of women by athletes. school's president says the university should make great progress in stepping up security measures since the assault scandal broke out last year. however, the university has not addressed these latest allegations. melania trump's defamation lawsuit against a blogger is moving forward. published rumors about the first lady during the presidential campaign. he claimed that mrs. trump worked as a high end escort. the judge in this case says that's like calling her a prostitute and the defamation suit can move on. the blogger says he was within his rights to publish the rumors. legendary actor john hurt has died at 77. he was well known for his role in "the harry potter series." author j.k. rowling wrote on twitter she was sad to heard he
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died. he was deeply beloved. he received oscar nominations in "midnight express" and "the elephant man." he died from pancreatic cancer. january is national mentoring month and two local groups are doing great work with youngsters in prince georges county mentoring to man to do combines education, sports, church, and workforce training to impact teenage boys nearly 70% of whom come from single parent households. on "viewpoint," we were told about the rapid success of a new program helping youngsters earn certificates in data cabling. >> and at the end of the six-week certification program, they'll have a certificate with the electrician's technician's association that will allow them to then be marketable to comcast or at&t or verizon. they'll also get an osha safety card. coming out of this six-week pra
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they can actually get a job that would benefit them in the long run. >> well, another group building hope incorporated helps displaced families with the comprehensive programs that includes a beauty pageant that build's girls' self-esteem and deal with peer pressure. >> when you know what you're supposed to be doing but it's hard to ignore when they're in your ear or they keep saying it and that's when you say oh yeah let me try it. but that's not the right path to go down. >> well, you can watch the entire interview and find out more about both groups on "viewpoint" tomorrow morning at 5:30. news for your health this morning, you may want to listen to this if you don't want to get the flu. the centers for disease control says flu season is in full swing and is far worse than last year. yikes. 37 states including maryland, virginia, d.c. all dealing with widespread outbreaks pap cross the country, at least eight children have died. do
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protect yourself and your family. >> it is very contagious because it's an airborne virus. even someone sneezing in your vicinity, you can pick it up that way. >> you're going to want to watch out for those flulike symptoms like a high fever, intense headaches, body aches. see a doctor right away if you get any of those. flu season typically peaks in february. keep it away from here. for those of you who celebrated, happy chinese new year. and welcome to the year of the -- >> fire rooster. >> fire rooster. >> that's right. each calendar year represents a different zodiac animal and also an element. that's where the fire comes from. >> oh, i see. >> you're taking a look at the roosters of the world exhibit in the philippines. it showcases roosters from all over the world including a 2 1/2 foot 15 pound red rooster from france. his name is mr. universe. >> of course it is. >> actually here's a
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>> wait a second. >> we went from mr. universe to you. >> actually this was when i lived in seoul and that's my korean grandparents. and we celebrate the lunar new year in korean as well. and so that was me in my traditional hambok. >> what year was that? i'm the year of the goat. >> this was on a new year's day. so back in the '80s. a little throwback. >> cool. >> a lot of asian cultures actually celebrate -- we call it chinese new year, lunar new year. but a lot of asian cultures celebrate it as well. >> love it. history has been made at the australian open. zblit has. less than an hour ago serena williams beat her sister venus in the women's finals earning her a record 23 grand slam titles. this was a match that the world has not seen since 2003. the number one tennis player in the world has the most wins of any woman or man in an open series. and to make this win even sweeter, something that was not served across the net w
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age. serena's 35 and venus is 36. the average age in the finals is usually around 25 years old. the australian open tweeted this quote out from serena. there's no way i would be at number 23 without her. without her, the williams sisters would not exist. >> that's amazing. they've had an amazing rivalry just between themselves in and of the tennis world and they continue to crush it. congratulations to both of them. >> and continue to really, you know, have a great bond as sisters as well. despite the competition. >> you know you always want to beat your sibling. >> yeah. it's only natural, right? so it makes you better. so we are bracing it feels like for a bit of everything. >> no big snow chances just yet. i know. me too. i'm with you on that one. and not a lot of people -- i think doug wants snow. but not big snow chances just yet. but we do have some little chance here and there in that ten-day forecast. winds picking up right now
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then we do have some flurries here and there tomorrow night. then also a few flurries, maybe a light snow shower on monday. not going to amount to much. then we're looking seasonable into next week. temperatures in the 40s. say good-bye to those 60s like last week. definitely not feeling like the 60s out there today. we are creeping up. we're going to top out in the low to mid-40s for daytime highs today. but the winds are starting to pick up. so we have windchills in the 20s right now. much of the day, the windchills are going to be in the 30s. because we're going to see wind gusts up to 20, 25 miles an hour. very similar to yesterday. but the winds lighten up on sunday and monday. we're just dealing with breezy conditions for one more day today. then tuesday and wednesday look like it's going to be breezy too. 45 for today. blustery and brisk out there today. definitely going to want to grab that jacket. if you're headed out exercising, one good for you, but windchills in the 30s. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds out there through the day. not much showing up on radar.
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telling me we could have one or two but we're not expecting much. a little bit more tomorrow. powder gathering up and the western hills. looking good as well as snowshoe my favorite. 54 trails open in snowshoe. if you're heading out today for skiing, probably going to be crowded but plenty of fresh powder to go around. we do have one chance of snow maybe a bit of ice in the ten-day. show you that in about 15 minutes. >> thank you very much. a ball of fur and a wild road trip for this guy. the stowaway surprise that took one kitty very far away from home. wait until you h ea
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welcome back. you might want to check under your car the next time you head out of town. >> yeah. hadn't seen this before. you might just find a cat like gumbo. we've seen cats under cars but not like this. the 10-year-old tabby went on a wild ride after he stoued away under a person's minivan. he was in the engine compartment and took a ride from new york city. >> it's warm in there. the family found the kitty when they got to their destination. cat eventually pulled out and is doing okay. it turns out that gumbo's owner said he escaped during a trip to the visit. of course. >> something garfield would do. >> of course. not getting my sho
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to the weekend. but we are going to stay dry. lauryn is looking ahead to some changes over the next 72 hours. and it's happened to all of us, you're stuck in traffic and a truck ahead of you spits out a thick black cloud of smoke. how is new law could change that. >> reporter: coming up next on news4, the national campaign targeted at saving the lves of ire
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portion of the show here. here are the top stories we're following for you. if you drive through haymarket on route 15 today, watch out for the diverging diamond. that's a new traffic interchange that just opened this morning near 66. and president trump will be on the phone with several world leaders today. the first phone call was at 9:00 this morning with the prime minister of japan. he is also scheduled to speak with leaders from russia, germany, france, and australia. fairfax county police have not yet released the identity of three people found dead inside a mclean home yesterday. no one is in danger, police say. first hope you're having a great start to your saturday morning. so far i'm adam tuss in for david. >> and i'm angie goff. looks like we're in far dry saturday. >> lauryn ricketts joining us this saturday morning. she went outside to
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weather. how's it going? >> it's cold. when the producer asked if i wanted to go out at 9:30, i'm like, okay. it's a little chilly out there. we've got the winds picking up right now. it's going to continue to be ustery much of the day today. but i do believe they're going to break up. we'll start to get sunshine as we go through the day. it's going to be breezy. low to mid-40s today. but windchills are going to be in the 30s for much of the day. right now they're in the 20s with the winds just gradually picking up. but again, it is going to be blustery and brisk all through the day today. winds will calm after about 5:00, 6:00 tonight. if you're heading out on the town, not going to be quite as blustery. would be as blustery tomorrow. but tomorrow we could have a bit of snow in the forecast possibly into monday morning. we're going to be talking about that. that's all coming up in just a few minutes. >> snow. all right. thanks. have you ever been walking or driving down the street when a plume of black smoke spills into the air? it's enough to make you
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gag. maryland could make a law against the rolling coal as it's known. maryland state delegate clarence lam has sponsored a bill to make it illegal. he says it hurts the environment and is dangerous to people. if passed that would go into effect in october. a suspected d.c. serial groper will stay off the streets for now following a kidnapping charge. a judge has ordered michael hilliard to stay in jail until he goes back to court next month. hilliard has been arrested more than 70 times and that includes at least 20 alleged sex offenses. police say that most of his charges were misdemeanors which meant he did not stay in jail very long. he will undergo a mental health evaluation. on monday, a former prince georges school aide is to plead guilty to sexually exploiting students. he faces more than a dozen count related to accusations he sexually assaulted students and then recorded it. caraway worked
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elementary school. this plea is expected only for federal charges. he also faces hundreds of local charges. in montgomery county, a driver who hit and killed a cyclist in bethesda last october will not face charges. 81-year-old ned gaylen was riding his bike on the trail. he was hit while crossing little falls parkway. police say their investigation found that gaylen was at fault. changes have been made to make that crossing safer, however. traffic is now forced to one lane in each direction. and the speed limit has been lowered. a tragic death earlier in laurel this week has challenged the community to take notice. a man killed while working on a garbage truck was laid to rest yesterday. prince georges county bureau chief tracee wilkins shares the lesson his family wants everyone to learn. >> we do the same dirty job, but we love what we do. otherwise we wouldn't do it. r
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pay respects to one of their own lost on the job. thoughts turn to how dangerous their work really is. >> solid waste across the country is the fifth most dangerous industry in the country. a lot of fatalities out there. solid waste collections. >> and i wish we could have had you for a hundred more years. >> reporter: 30-year-old marcus culvert was laid to rest. he was killed monday when a car crashed into the back of the truck he was loading. offices were closed so city workers wearing arm bands in his honor to pay their respects. >> a tough day for all of us. >> reporter: the investigation into the cause of the accident that culled marcus is ongoing. the front end of the vehicle that struck the trash truck he was loading is unrecognizable. but its driver wasn't injured. >> when you see a trash collector stop, throw up his hand, and wave traffic
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they're looking out for others as well. >> reporter: in fairfax county, the board of supervisors voted to write slow down to get around on the side of the collection trucks. a reminder to drivers. >> it's a law that states you have to go 10 miles an hour under the speed limit to go around a collection unit and a minimum of two feet. that way they give the workers enough room and make sure they get home safe every day. >> reporter: whether the sign is there or not, it is a good reminder to look out for these people who take care of our communities. in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. a virginia family is pushing for a law that they think may have saved their daughter's life. the parents of hannah graham are advocating a bill that would create a dna data base. jessie matthew was convicted of killing graham. math
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record. amanda lam shows us what a man did that helped police rescue a woman. >> reporter: the johnston county 911 center got a call from a woman locked in the trunk of a moving car. >> ma'am, i need you to talk to me so i can get you help. what is going on? >> i am inside of a car trunk. >> you're what? >> i'm inside of a car trunk. >> the only thing we knew, it was a female that was very upset and that she was in the trunk of a car. >> reporter: the phone disconnected. they couldn't reach her. telecommunicator tim medland decided to text her from a cell phone. >> i just picked it up and typed in the number and started texting. >> reporter: she responded. what type of car? red mustang. i don't know which direction. if s he taking you to
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he keeps hitting road strips. yes, that's where we live. i think so. he's stopping. i have to go. >> texting, it was the only way i know that probably would not get her in trouble. >> reporter: fayetteville police spotted the car, rescued the woman, and arrested the driver nicholas mative. >> they located her. it was a good feeling. >> this is a prime example of technology being used to the fullest at someone's greatest time of need. >> reporter: johnston county's 911 director jason barber says 911 centers need to have their technology updated so they can initiate text messages. >> not only does 911 centers need the ability to receive a text message, we also need the ability to initiate a text message to the public. >> and that was amanda lam reporting. several places in our area allow you to text 911. a hollywood icon and a new resti
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a symbolic move following iraq's military victory over isis in eastern mosul. iraqi forces raise the national flag in show of military strength. a large crowd of citizens waved smaller flags and chanted long live iraq while loud speakers blasted the national anthem there. president h.w. bush could go home this weekend or monday at the latest. thap is according to a family spokesperson. the 92-year-old was diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia two weeks ago and has been hospitalized in houston ever since. his wife former first lady barbara
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hospitalized that same day for bronchitis. she was discharged this past monday. actress judy garland's remains have been relocated from new york to hollywood. according to people magazine, her remains are being reintered at the hollywood forever cemetery. the new york cemetery where she was at did not have plots for her three children. garland died from an accidental overdose in 1969. she was only 47 years old. whipping winds, bitter cold. lauryn's closely watching a drop in temperatures and how soon snow could be moving our way. it's not too cold to go for a nice refreshing dip. or is it? no wa i. how thousands plan to suit up for a bit of brisk exercise. the shape of things to come. the diverging diamond interchangen haymarket. i
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know you can save today for what's important tomorrow. well, the winds are just starting to pick up right now. they'll continue to be a little breezy throughout the day today. so you're definitely going to need your winter jacket, your scarves, gloves. we will get sunshine later on this afternoon. not going to warm us up too much. more clouds around tomorrow. maybe a few snow showers. we've got that ten-day forecast to let you know if there's any warm weather on the way. that's coming up in just a couple minutes. >> thank you very much. right now you might
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new kind of interchange in virginia. >> it's right where route 15 meets i-66 in haymarket. derrick ward is live there this morning with a look at how it's meant to keep drivers safe. hey, derrick. >> reporter: good morning again. well, this is the diverging diamond interchange. it just opened about an hour ago. take a look. what it does, it shifts vehicles from the opposite side of the road from one side to the other. and eliminates left turns that normally come at a crossing like this. we have a cross roads essentially. now, what happens is you got two lights at either end, and we've been watching these lights not very long. move more cars through there with the way it's built. take a look. you can really appreciate it if you look at it from overhead. it's sort of like a diamond but you have the other stuff in the middle there. now, two of the three lanes are open now. the third lane will remain closed while they do some more work on there. there's overhead signage, lights.
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it is the shape of the future. and it gets people moving through safely. we have heard from one person that said, well, they saw people get confused here. in the long run it's a good thing. derrick ward, news4. back to you. >> thank you very much. the owner of a leesburg sewing shop is pushing back against a threat to boycott her story. >> julie carey explains why it has to do with the presidential election. >> reporter: nicole morganthal sees finch knitting and sewing as a sanctuary. >> we want anybody who wants to come and learn to knit and learn to sew and be creative to have this space as a safer place to do that. >> reporter: so morganthal was shocked to open an e-mail to
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shop and find a message titled are you anti-trump establish snmt. >> we are compiling a list of those shops hostile to those who voted for donald trump. >> reporter: to morganthal the message was clear. >> it was a threat. they were accusing me of tirades against the president. >> reporter: she immediately responded to ask her to explain what she based the allegation on. then as a warning she posted the e-mail and her concerns on the leesburg downtown business association facebook page. word quickly spread to the local paper and finch's customers who began coming in bringing flowers, cookies, posting facebook messages of encouragement. >> an overwhelming support across the country. >> reporter: just down the street, lynn lake runs a pawnshop. she's a donald trump supporter but says the e-mail threat is wrong. >> i think something doing that and targeting somebody, i think that's a little bit over the
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edge. >> reporter: morganthal thinks she might know what prospected the message. on inauguration day she put up a post for people to come knit hats for the women's march. she sustained the march herself and did a post on the green peace protest. but she thinks her response has quieted the threat. >> we are a unified group of people. we aren't going to stand for that kind of bullying. >> reporter: julie carey, news4. the d.c. summer youth employment program puts young people to work during the summer. but the age requirement has become a source of tension between mayor muriel bowser. to allow ages 22 to 24 to join the program. it was previously capped off at age 21. now the mayor is calling on the d.c. council to make that expansion permanent. >> when we can get that 22 to 24-year-old a foot in the door and opportunity to gain experience.
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we can let them do the rest of the work and work with the programs to get employed. >> the program has been long criticized for poor management and lacked oversight. a developer wants to create a new tourist attraction for visitors to washington. but it would be built across the river. according to arlington now james burge wants to build a 325-foot space needle type structure. want bs to call it the spirit of america. a museum that would tell the story of the american dream. they used to own the land there but he sold it off instead of developing it for himself. >> good for him. crowds of people, check this out, are going to be jumping into the ice cold chesapeake today. are you one of them? it's the annual polar bear plunge. >> and it takes place near the
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north of the bay bridge. there's two main plunges today. the first one starts at 1:00 p.m. the so-called super plungers, they started to jump in yesterday. they're taking a dip every hour for 24 hours. not every aspect of this is crazy though. it raises money for a great cause. the special olympics of maryland. >> very cool. in between the every hour do you get a beverage too? >> i would hope so. >> when do you sleep is my question. >> oh, yeah. when did o you sleep? >> i guess that's what keeps you up. you're so cold. >> that water temperature, 39. >> wow. >> that is brutal. >> yeah. >> props to you. real quick, we're broadcasting on the facebook page and we have ann here. all this talk of possible snow, she's at the beach ocean city. she's wondering if she needs to come back sunday tomorrow. >> no. >> okay. none of that. >> you have it straight from the authority. >> no, no. we're looking good. we're just going to see a few flurries. and really, there could be a few delays early on monday
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but we're expecting possibly an inch as we get through monday. and that is going to be the exception. not the rule. mainly people could see a dusting. that's about it. no big snows. i'm sorry, snow lovers. you got to head out west. go skiing this weekend. go get on the mountain maybe some tubing. those mountains, they're getting fresh powder out there right now. sun and clouds today. of course it's breezy. more clouds tomorrow. and then some light snow showers as you get into your monday. current temperatures out there right now, stuck in the low to mid-30s. however, you factor in that wind, that is just now picking up. feels like the 20s. but it's pretty chilly out there. and we're going to continue to see some wind. blustery wind throughout the remainder of the day. that's what it's going to feel like. i do believe we'll get a little bit of sunshine. we'll get some sunshine as we get into the afternoon. not a lot showing up on storm team 4 rad.
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so skiing, fresh powder looking good. western maryland even going out to west virginia. exercise, blustery. and if you're traveling, looking good. snow in pennsylvania but that's about it. and after about 5:00, those winds are calming. if you're headed out tonight for a night on the town, it won't be quite as brisk. then tomorrow i do believe those winds will be light. temperatures a little bit cooler in the low 40s for your sunday. and a little bit more cloud cover for your sunday. but late sunday night, that's when we will have a little disturbance passing through the area. maybe some light snow showers that will lead into monday. not going to amount to much. temperatures in the upper 30s on monday. winds come back on tuesday and wednesday. could have an isolated rain shower or snow shower tuesday or wednesday. then our focus turns to next sunday. right now not impressed with this system. but we'll have to watch the traffic a long way away. could bring a good chance of snow. that's next sunday. guys? >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. coming up, a d.c. tradition with history o
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with another car on three notch road and poplar road. president trump will be on the phone with several world leaders today. the first call happened at 9:00 this morning with the prime minister of japan. also scheduled to speak with leaders of russia, germany, australia. serena williams now has a record of 23 grand slam titles. she also has more opens series titles than any other man or woman. >> congratulations to her. a little bit cold today, lauryn. >> what's that? >> little bit cold. >> little bit cold out there. 3mperatures in the0s.
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