right now two people in critical condition after this fire in clinton. firefighters arrived to rescue the pair from the home. what we're learning about those intense moments when firefighters worked to save their lives. outside one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. we're getting new information on the person that attacked a soldier outside the louvre with a machete. >> a colder start to your weekend. we'll show you that plus your super bowl sunday forecast coming up. >> good morning,

>> we begin with two fires, one burning for hours and could continue to burn for days. >> the other in clinton, maryland, left two people fighting for their lives. our coverage begins in clinton with news 4's justin finch. just justin? >> reporter: aaron and erika, good morning, two victims in this fire, a man and woman, likely in their 30s or 40s or so and both now in critical condition rescued because the firefighters and one alert sheriff's deputy. >> firefighters saving a woman from a burning two-story house. this video shot from the online firefighter series following prince george's firefighters when the call came in, including this one close to 6:30. >> i happen to be coming northbound branch avenue and looked to the left of me and noticed aus

with child support division of the office of the sheriff. the other as a volunteer firefighter. when he saw a burning house, he and fellow deputies sprang into action. the house fire off the 7200 block of the road was being called in with the wrong address. >> knew that was wrong and to try to assist the firefighters, i immediately got on my radio and started to let them know it was off of stewart lane. >> the first thing i thought was dear god, i hope nobody is in the house. >> they noticed cars in the driveway but no one outside. corporal russell helping firefighters break into the house. >> reporter: crews immediately found a gentleman inside unconscious. >> they also found that woman seen in this battalion footage. >> if it not been for russell thinking quickly and getting us on scene and getting the fire department as quick as

probably would be talking about a whole different topic right now. >> reporter: and looking live, that brick house still the subject of this investigation here. we're told two victims in this fire. both are recovering at this time in critical condition though the fire we're told may have begun in the kitchen of this house and later spread. we asked the corporal made him not only call the fire but stick around. clinton is his home and he's always in a public safety mode when he's thinking about his community. we're live in clinton, justin finch, news 4. back into you. >> now to that fire in lorton at the fairfax waste to energy facility. >> the smoke could be seen and smelled for miles. megan mcgrath is live on furnace road. these images were so impressive. >> reporter: yeah, it really was. when the flames were going last night and even this morning with he

literally a press conference just began here moments ago. the fire chief and director of public works, representative from the company that runs this facility, we're expecting to get new information here. this is a tough fire. if you take a look, it's inside a facility that turns trash into energy. it started at 9:00 last night and as you can see it is still smoldering. imagine three stories of burning trash, contained inside a building without many windows. that's what firefighters have been dealing with in lorton. this is what the blaze looked like last night. it lit up the sky and continued smoldering this morning. too dangerous for firefighters to go inside. >> smoke all type of different things burning inside there, there's a lot of different chemicals that we don't want to be in contact with. so we have to get this fire out and the main way to get it out

>> it is called the co-van ta waste to energy facility. it houses an incinerator and power plant and powers enough electricity to power 80,000 homes but it will be quite a while before things are back up and running. the damage is extensive. ed graves has a warehouse not far away and wonders what will happen to all of the trash that is typically brought here. >> there's over 150 trucks a day that pass by my warehouse that are taking the trash to and from this facility. >> reporter: going to be out of commission for a while. >> i don't know what's going to happen to the trucks and jobs, county is definitely going to have to find something else to do with all of the trash. this is my first -- >> reporter: that's a good question, i did talk to the director of public works, instead of burning the trash brought here they'll have to haul it away

fills they do have agreements with landfills in the area. also something we just learned, they believe the fire started on the tipping floor and then extended to the holding pit which was filled to capacity with trash at the time. now what sparked the fire, that is still under investigation. obviously, the investigators have not been able to get inside the building as of yet. back to you in the studio. >> megan, thank you. moving onto the weather now, much colder weekend ahead. sheena parveen here with what to expect. >> what to expect as we go into this weekend, colder temperatures for today and for right now. still in the 30s, most of the area in the mid-30s but as we go through the afternoon, low 40s and it will be cooler than yesterday though. by lunchtime, around the low 40s for parts of the area, happy hour, 43 degrees and dinner in the 30s and take a look what happens to our temperatures after dinner ti

we're dropping in the 20s and by tomorrow morning, low 20s in some spots, could be feeling like the teens. so cold start to your weekend coming up we'll look at that saturday afternoon forecast and what it looks like for your super bowl sunday plans. straight ahead. sheena, thank you. right now a hearing is under way to could determine the trial date for the man accused in the d.c. mansion murders back in 2015. a pizza crust left behind led police to him. hundreds of swabs tested for dna and five matched him. they had other items that connect them but they are not dna related. the defense needs more time to test the items before a trial date could be set. he has pleaded not guilty to 20 felony charges. the famous louvre is shut

he was trying to enter a shopping mall and lunch lounged with a machete and a soldier shot him. they believe he wanted to carry out a terrorist attack. the soldier ended up firing five shots and the suspect was wounded. france has been under a state of emergency since 2015 attack that killed 130 people. erika? >> some of the biggest names in business just wrapped up their first meeting with president trump at the white house. tesla, general motors and walmart took part in trump's first economic advisory group meeting. uber's ceo quit that group after facing criticism from customers and employees. president trump is also taking a tougher stance with israel and iran. the white house warning israel that new settlement construction may not help efforts to achieve

israel is planning to build 3,000 new homes in the disputed territory of the west bank. the united nations and european union view those settlements as i will legal and beyond israel's borders. the trump administration is impose gs sanctions on 13 people and 12 countries in response to iranian ballistic missile tests. imposing it should be. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them, not me. the white house put iran on notice in response to the ballistic missile test. the top adviser says the country plans to continue ballistic testing. early morning vote to advanced betsy devos's nomination for education secretary, the rare session blocked the delay from democrats and sets up a final senate vote early next week. mike pence is expected to have to great a tie of 50/50 tie for

no democrats voted for devos. >> loyalty to a new president demands a bit too much with this nominee it does. please think about it over the weekend. this person, ms. devos does not deserve to be secretary of education. >> she'll be an excellent education secretary in my judgment. and an important one for this country. >> the senate also voted to repeal a regulation that requires energy companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. >> new this morning, we're getting a look at the january jobs report. the department of labor says 227,000 jobs were added last month. the job gains were mostly seen among retail trade construction and financial industries. the unemployment rate was barely changed at 4.8% compared to 4.7 in december. up next, metro's big weekend shut down. the six stations off limits to passengers and how to get around the closures. >> a

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the young boy was last seen near howard middle school of math and science. if you see him, call police. now to a story only on news 4. dozens of police officers signed on to a complaint against the prince george's county police department. the department overlooked minorities for promotions and handled misconduct concerns incorrectly. tracie wilkins has a look at the complaint. >> if there are issues out there, the chief wants to act plain and simple. >> reporter: more than 70 minority police officers have signed on to a complaint filed with the department of justice alleging discrimination within the police department. >> the number of people that was involved with it, you know, 50 to 63, and now we're over 70. it has become a serious problem. >> the local chapters of the national hispanic law enforcement association and united black police officers association filed a complaint in

the department of justice spokesman released a statement saying that the department of justice is in receipt of correspondence from the hispanic national law enforcement association about this matter. that correspondence has been referred to the civil rights division for response. we have no further comment. bob ross, president of the prince george's county chapter of the naacp has been speaking with many of the officers who filed the complaint. >> it's just fair treatment, white officers get punished one way, black officers another way. promotions, how they interact with each other. >> reporter: prince george's county police chief announced he and police union are creating a panel to review the internal policy. it will be co-chaired by the police department's inspector general and review promotion policies best practices and how officers are disciplined. a spokesperson with the police department says the chief's panel is not in response to the doc

this hurts the chief's heart he works tremendously hard to ensure a good working relationship with the community and within the department. >> tracie adds the people who filed a complaint have also spoken to the aclu. >> metro is closing these six stations tomorrow and sunday to do work in the tunnels. free buses will replace service in downtown d.c. the lower level platforms at metro center and l'enfant will be closed. if you go to virginia, take the yellow line and transfer to gallery place for red line service. you're going to need time. we're talking almost an hour if you take metro this weekend. be prepared for that. that track work could cause more confusion than usual because this weekend is in fact super bowl weekend. after 6:30 sunday, everybody will be glued to the tv watching

what is happening right here. jay gray is in houston where people are getting pumped up for the game. >> reporter: the party has started in houston. >> it's amazing and i love it. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of fans are already in the super city and the crowds are expected to grow as we get closer to game day. >> we'll have over a million people come through this event. it's a free family friendly fun event and the nfl experience is next door. you can go into that too if you want. >> reporter: the super bowl is a bucket list event for a lot of people here and they are taking it all in and taking a lot of merchandise home. >> it's great, we came in yesterday, long day, traveling from boston. today we're just seeing the sights and taking advantage of picking up more gear and get ourselves ready for the game. >> reporter: lady gaga getting ready for the game as well. >> myself and dancers have been training for months.

she'll float in from the roof of nrg and joined by a special guest. >> we have things planned for the weekend. >> reporter: you about she won't share what we'll see during the halftime show. >> it's going to be a good time. >> reporter: or you i i guess you could say a super time. lady gaga told us she won't be wearing her famous suit made of meat and hopes the halftime show makes fans laugh and think. jay gray, nbc news, houston. >> it looks like leaders in the district are scaling back on a proposal that would fine speeders up to $1,000. violators would face fines for driving over 25 miles per hour over the speed limit. now they are readvising the proposal, $400 for highway violations and $500 for violations on city streets. most of the tickets would come from speed cameras. this week we've been sharing stories about mothers in our area who are coming up with creative wa

money. >> it can be hard to figure out a way to balance business and your family and your own health. as amy cho shows us, a virginia mom found a way to combine it all. >> if i'm moving past you, you are not walking fast enough. >> moms on the move at the mall. that's the idea behind fit for mom, companies that offer stroller fitness classes around the country. she owns the franchise that runs the classes. >> good job, pregnant mommys. >> teaching moms how to stretch with their strollers let's her be more flexible with her time. she does most of her work from home. >> when people ask me, i still say, i'm a stay-at-home mom. my kids are my number one priority. >> reporter: but she warns even running a fitness business from home takes heavy lifting. >> i don't work 9:00 to 5:00, i work 24 hours a day whenever i can

start-up costs a new fit for mom franchise cost about $5,000 and in a good month it makes a little less than $4,000 in membership fees. >> it's nice to have that extra money to put towards preschool. >> reporter: for there being there for her kids -- >> you do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around. >> reporter: that's what her business is all about. in tyson's corner, amy cho, news 4. >> robertson reminds anybody who is thinking of starting a side business to choose something that you're passionate about. if you're going to own a business, be prepared to take some risks. >> if you've missed any of our ideas for ways to make extra money, search moms making money in the nbc washington app. >> later in the newscast, an opera that looks a little like an old fashioned western but it is rearly a rarely seen piece here in the u.s. >> we'll talk with sheena about what this weekend looks like and if this weather roller coaster will continue. stay with us.

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home game last night. the bandwagon is getting bigger. washington beat the lakers 116-10 8. players say at times the cheers were louder for l.a. >> i'm sick of that too. that's terrible. feel like we were on the road today. >> the next home game is against the nets wednesday night. they are on the road for games against the pelicans and cavaliers this weekend. good luck to them. >> got to show up. >> that's right. >> let's turn to sheena parveen, talk about the forecast. it's cold. >> it's gray and cold. it is but i think we're spoiled because we've had so many normal days but it's still gray outside and chilly. some areas are still at freezing so not the best weather for a friday. it's going to get better as we go into the weekend. it's going to stay cold and tonight is going to be cold, colder then last night. we'll be in the 20s overnight and some areas early tomorrow

morning you'll feel like the teens as you start your saturday. stay in bed a little longer. way more sunshine tomorrow, that's good news too but as we go through sunday, your super bowl sunday for any super bowl plans you have, looking nice and dry. earlier we've been watching a chance for showers but i think the lights are off a little bit. as we go into the week we're watching a chance for showers. there we go. more sunshine tomorrow too. a chance for showers originally in the forecast sunday but as we go into the home sunday now we're taking the chance out. temperatures currently about the mid 30s. some spots still at freezing and all of this cloud cover really locked in. higher elevations near winchester and across 81, may be seeing snow showers still. as we go through today we're talking about temperatures around 43 for a high. breaks in the cloud cover later today, most of the day today, today mostly cloudy and chilly. feels like temperature, we go into tomorrow morning and feeling like the teens so a cold start to the week

and rest of your ten-day forecast. >> thanks, sheena. >> we're hearing from president trump after the attack and shooting outside the louvre in france. >> it is not unheard of, a homeowner finding a snake in their bathroom. it's what this texas family found after that thas a little t'm

we have breaking news just in to the live desk. virginia will be joining in the lawsuit challenging president trump's executive order restricting refugees and immigration. julie carey is following the story for us and just called in, tweeting as well. the judge blasted this order saying there have been more than 100,000 visas revoked so far, that the order was hastily executed and virginia college students overseas have not been allowed back in the country. virginia joins washington state, massachusetts and new york, other states could soon follow suit. aaron? >> thank you. a few minutes ago we mentioned paris police are investigating that shooting outside the louvre mu ee up. >> a man armed with a machete tried to attack a soldier and that soldier shot him. francois hollande said there is no doubt an attempted attack was terrorist in nature. this morning pid

tweeted about the incident saying quote, a new radical islamic terrorist has just attacked in the louvre museum in paris and france on edge again, france has been under a state of emergency since 2015 when isis militants killed more than 100 people in paris. in his first overseas trip, new defense secretary jim mattis is reaffirming u.s. ties with foreign allies. he chose to go to japan and south korea in order to demonstrate that nothing will weaken u.n. security promises and he'll meet with japan's defense minister tomorrow nks pro testers are turned away from a right wing speaker's event this time at nyu. >> don't tase. >> this was the scene last night in new york. demonstrators faced off with nypd officers and college

republicans invited him to speak but someone pepper sprayed him on the way in and it ended early. the group has it has a right to hear from voices but they say the school should not stand for bigotry and racism. >> news 4 your hekt that could be life saving news for men battling prostate cancer. the cancer comes back more than 30% of them but a new study finds in addition, a drug could increase the chances of survival. kristen dahlgren introduces us to one man who tried that treatment. >> for bob, friends and family are everything, when doctors told him his aggressive prostate cancer returned, his first concern -- >> how long am i going to be with my boys and their family. >> reporter: bob's doctor is co-author of a 20-year study published this week in the new england journal of medicine. for men whose cancer came back after surgery,

therapy to radiation cut the risk of deaths from prostate cancer in half, versus using radiation alone. >> less likely to experience cancer spread. less likely to need additional treatment down the line and less likely to die of their disease. >> more than 160,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the u.s. this year. for men who have surgery, almost one in three will have a recurrence. today's results could change the way men are treated. some doctors have been reluctant to prescribe hormone therapy because of side effects like hot flashes, sexual dysfunction, depression and increased breast tissue. >> it's a big deal for a guy. we don't want to be doing this unless we're pretty confident that there are real advantages down the line. now we can say that is the case. >> reporter: bob is experiencing hot flashes but he knows treatment is for just a few months. and for him -- >> i want

aisle and graduate from schools and play sports and do things. i want to be a part of that life. >> reporter: the most important side effect is hope. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> today is the american heart association's go red for women campaign, maybe you saw all of us in red this morning, this afternoon. this is our twitter picture of the news 4 team supporting the campaign to raise awareness for heart disease and strokes among women which cause one in three deaths every year. 80% of those deadly events are preventible. >> shoot! ♪ >> that is part of the opera "the magic marksman" it is rarely performed in the united states bdered a german master piece. this weekend the virginia opera brings

adam turner, the principle conductor and artistic adviser is here for more on what audiences can expect. we appreciate you coming in. >> thanks for having us. >> a little unusual to see it staged in the u.s. what was the thinking behind doing this right now? >> we have a lot of audience member that love german language rep tore. we've done works like the magic flut and we thought there's a big hole, something that's never been done in virginia to my knowledge and hadn't been seen at the met in new york since 1975. we thought this was an amazing opportunity, let's bring this piece to our audience. >> for folks who haven't familiar, tell us what it's about. >> it's generally boy loves girl, girl loves boy -- >> we do know the story. >> yeah, but the boy can't get the girl unless he wins a shooting competition, little old fashioned. but he's been having a little bad luck with his aim in target practice. he

get magic bullets and there in lies the magic. >> this production is in english, not german. and also been some things you have done to update the story for modern audiences. >> we thought we really wanted to make it relevant for modern day audiences, bring it in english and move it into the early 19 kt century and imagine it being in spots veil yan county, a village of german immigrants and that's really where it takes place. >> that makes it a little more accessible for folks who sort of see themselves maybe. >> especially in this area of the country. there's so many german immigrants at the turn of the century and very fitting piece. >> you also have international performers, you are putting on a massive production with a lot of moving parts and interesting people involved. >> right, we have internationally renowned cory bikz, been seen all over the world in chicago.

we've never featured for, kara shea thompson, incredible soprano with a powerful voice. >> this sounds like an awesome production. tell us when and where people can see it? >> this weekend, saturday and sunday at george mason university for the center for the performing acts and 8:00 p.m. performance saturday and 2:00 matinee on sunday. >> fantastic. have a great run. >> thanks, aaron. >> let's go outside, shall we? sunshine is expected to return for at least part of our weekend. where are you, sun? also, returning, the cold. heena let's us know fosr

one texas family was surprised to find this very unwanted guest hiding in their toilet. and then 23 more of them.

the house. >> 23. the family's 4-year-old -- this is scary, found the first one in the toilet and then when the snake removal company came, they found ten in the basement, 13 in the cellar. the family already had two pet snakes -- >> there's your problem. >> the specialists say there were so many snakes in the area because of last year's heavy rain. >> what part of texas? >> abilene, texas. >> those are not my people. those are not my people -- >> i'm moving to boston. no more texas. >> can't live in weather that cold. >> exactly. there you go. >> i will say, this year so far i can remember at least three snake in a toilet stories. >> what's going on. >> i remember one a couple of weeks ago. a 4-year-old, my goodness. we don't want that. it's going to be too cold around here to start the weekend. today is going to stay chilly, tomorrow we'll start with temperatures in the 20s,

like the teens. but we're going to get warmer on sunday, i promise, for now we're staying cold, 36 in the district. look at the clouds around, locked in. as we go through later on today we will see the clouds break and feeling like 30 degrees right now. not too windy but as we go overnight tonight that wind will make temperatures feel quite a bit colder. actual temperatures are in the mid-30s but feeling colder. gaithersburg, 30 degrees and 37 lort lorton. the clouds are really staying here and one snow shower trying to wind down over winchester across 81. really the only thing in the area though. the rest of us staying nice and dry through today. here's future weather. tomorrow we're sunny. that's nice, we have the sunshine even though the cold temperatures are going to be here. it will be nice and dry for your saturday. sunday we're looking dry with more of a southwest wind. the rain and snow showers we've been watching all week, those will not be in the forecast anymore. and we're going to get milder. your super bowlla

you're doing. by 4:30, we'll be milder near 50 degrees, kickoff time dry, 47. as you leave a lot of super bowl parties, temperatures will be in about the mid-40s, the entire weekend, normal high 45. below normal saturday. above normal sunday with cold morning temperatures but again we do rebound nicely sunday and ke on rising next week but rain also comes in the forecast tuesday and wednesday. >> all right, sheena, thank you. >> we are getting you ready for the super bowl. we have you covered on everything from the commercials to the food. >> you heard the warnings before, keep laundry pods away from children. but the danger doesn't top with ingesting the liquid or powder. the injuries nown the rise. o

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there are new concerns over a popular household products. we're talking about laundry pocket pods. we'll talk about how serious the threat is to your eyes. >> reporter: they look like candy or squishy toy, so tempting for young kids to squeeze or taste. public health experts and parents have already sounded the alarm about the dangers of kids swallowing these liquid laundry packets. >> her body pumped with drugs, it was the most horrifying moment of my life. >> reporter: new research shows that since the products were introduces, laundry pockets have alsbe

injuries among preschool aged kids. >> they play with them and somehow burst and when the chemicals get in the eye we're talking about a concentrated version of an already very dangerous chemical. >> reporter: it's not like getting soap in your eye. the chemicals can cause permanent damage. industry group says the study is misleading because it looks at data before new voluntary safety standards took effect. >> the product packaging has been made much tougher. the film around the packets are much more durable if someone tries to squeeze it. >> reporter: the cleaning products industry says it's committed to product safety and leading brands have introduced new packaging and warning labels. the changes go into effect at the end of 2015. >> always keep laundry packs away from children. >> 11,500 kids 5 and under were inappropriately exposed to liquid laundry packets, down li

safety experts say not only keep the products out of reach from curious kids but also out of sight. children are watching you use these laundry detergent pods and they are also going to want to play with them. they look like toys -- >> we all love watching the commercials during the super bowl, i don't know, i would say maybe competes with as important as the game is. >> to some people. your guaranteed a fun night on sunday no matter why you're watching game or commercials. >> in fact -- >> don't look like you're from around here. >> okay, so let's go through some of these commercials with you right now. this one may be the most sent. or emotional one, the budweiser commercial you're looking at there. >> and we mentioned it earlier this week because it's been stirring up controversy too. it shows how the company's founders immigrated from germany and budweiser saying the

hour. here's the next one. >> that's melissa mccarthy, you know who that is, getting thrown into a ship or cliff. she is saying because it can be hard to be an eco warrior. >> katie. katie -- >> she doesn't answer. >> you liked this one. >> exit skittles, keeping it si. everybody gets skittles here. a lot of fun with that one. >> my favorite is the ford commercial, on my facebook page. >> super bowl sunday is also a big food day, we know, but have you ever wondered what it would take to torch all of those calories from the foods you eat? well according to the new york city food policy center at hunter college, if you eat 10 buffly crispy wings you would need to run the length of 14

>> who does this stuff? who comes up with this? >> all right, eight poe pat toe chips with dip, you would need the equivalent of 35 minutes of refereeing a football game. >> and five pigs in a blanket, the equivalent of 70 minutes of performing in a marching band. >> if you're going to dig in, dig in and enjoy. if the calories don't bother you, it's time to start thinking about safety, food safety whether hosting a watch party or attending one. food will be everywhere for several hours. and that can be a problem. joining us today to discuss food safety adam gearing with the usda. thanks for joining us today. >> glad to be here. >> everything we have on this spread is pretty much what a lot of people will have at their parties whether they are hosting or attend gs. and food safety really starts with you guys with just first and foremost making sure your hands are clean, right? >> absolutely. we have four simple steps and it starts with clean. this time of year with the flu

flying around, we want to make sure everybody starts with clean hands, washing for 20 seconds with soap and warm water and focusing on palms and in between fingers and ends of the fingers. >> for all cooks, great. separating the food, you're going to have vegetable and meat and chicken wings and ribs, you can't keep it together, right? >> correct. over here we're starting to -- we're preparing our raw chicken wings. we always recommend one cutting board for raw meat and different from fruits and vegetables. for example, we never want to use this knife to then go cut our fruits and vegetables. >> and shouldn't cut raw meat on a wooden cutting board, right because it -- >> it's definitely when you're done with cutting boards, make sure to clean them with soap and warm water as best you can and plastic ones won't absorb that. you have less bacteria

and you have ribs over here. another big thing we're talking about is temperature. >> correct. >> they look like they are done and then you're going to feed to 10 or 15 of your best friends which won't like you very much if they are not done right. >> color is never a safe indicator of doneness. your mvp for your super bowl party needs to be your food thermometer. make sure chicken wings gets to 165 degrees. >> 1645 for chicken wings. >> avoid the bone and find the thickest part of the meat. you'll need to practice a little bit but that's the main part. >> a thicker cut of meat like ribs, what does that have to be cooked to? >> the whole cuts of red meat are 145 with a three minute rest. you temp it to 145 degrees and wait three minutes and go ahead and eat it. >> aside from that, we're going

dip and a lot of milk based. what do i have to do for those to be safe? >> cold perishable foods, keep those 40 degrees or below. the best way to do it with our dip over here, nest those in a bowl of ice. that way you keep it nice and cold and watch the ice. you don't want it to be watery and change the ice. if you're not going to be able to heat or chill the food while serving it, only keep it out for two hours. we recommend to do is substitute your old foods for new foods at halftime so -- >> that's pretty smart. i like that. thank you so much. we have great tips online and we have those on my twitter and facebook pages. back over to you. >> you may have noticed this post on facebook. it is a picture of a sign outside day care center after the break reaction to the notice

these days it's tough not to think of worth 24-7. >> one day care is reminder parents about what really counts in life. jacob rascon explains. >> reporter: when you pick up your child at this houston area day care you're greeted by many signs and a new sign would start a national kfrlgs conversation, get off your phone, your chi

are you happy to see your child? day care owner annette smith had enough. >> seeing it over and over we decided to post something about it hoping parents would put down phones and pay more attention to their children. >> reporter: americans have never been busier and more connected, at least connected to the internet and e-mail and social immediamedia. >> we're all guilty of it at some point and we should pay more attention to what's going on around us, us specially to our family. >> juliana took a pick of the sign by picking up her daughter and posted today on facebook. a few days later more than 1 million people shared the post, many in support. this sign should be posted at every day care and school and others not so much. how rude and insulting to parents. the reaction at her day care has been overwhelmingly positive. after reading through some of the facebook comments she added a please with a

now friendly reminder that the best connection doesn't come from a phone. jacob rascon, nbc news, houston. because the please makes the world of difference, right? >> that's right. >> let's get one last look at our forecast with sheena. >> it's going to be a chilly end to the week. mostly cloudy skies and late day clearing and high temperature around 43 degrees. this is cooler than yesterday. for tomorrow, we're waking up with temperatures in the 20s for your saturday. but it's actually going to feel like the teens through a good portion of the area. very cold start to the weekend but plenty of sunshine in the forecast for saturday. by the afternoon only reaching upper 30s, that's a little below normal this time of year. by sunday any of your super bowl plans it's going to be mostly cloudy and dry. high temperatures nearing 50 degrees for your sunday. so that's going to be the warmer day out of the weekend. look what happens next week. we warm up to near 60 tuesday and wednesday but that actua

cooldown to follow by next friday. a week from today we expect to be in the mid-30s for a high. enjoy the weekend. >> release the puppies. [ applause ] >> we already know the winner of the super bowl, if you believe in all of these puppies. that they can do no wrong on tonight show. they picked the atlanta falcons to win the big game. plus, it's very scientific, of course. two bowls labeled in team's colors and names and whichever more puppies eat from that bowl and eat everything up is the winner. we'll have to see if they were right this sunday. but they sure are super cute. >> they had another dog on the "today" show this morning that has picked the correct winner for like a bunch of years in a row. >> really? >> and also picked the falcons this morning. >> they did that with the babies too, they were crawling, puppies and babies and

wrong. thanks for

. stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> guys, release the puppies. [ applause ] >> i think it's a no-brainer. it's whoever is in this bowl right here, which is the atlanta falcons. >> yes, there you go. >> oh. >> the puppies predicting the falcons will win the super bowl. adorable puppies but i don't know, kit, we may do battle. >> i love when fallon does that. the puppies run out. you couldn't tell which bowl they went to. >> you do bacon. >> i tell you what, jim, jim, you take your puppies, okay, we will raise your puppies with our own dogs. we have twinkie, yeah, that's