a cold day across our region today. more cold tomorrow and then something else. we've got the forecast. news4 at 4:00 starts now. firefighters managed to get that massive blaze under control at a trash recycling center but right now you are tit's still s. >> this is what it looked like last night. huge flames lit up the sky. it was too dangerous for firefighters to go inside. this is what it looks like right now. a live picture from chopper 4. as you can see the damage -- extensive doesn't even begin to describe it. do they have any word on a possible cause, chris? >> reporter: well, i spoke to fire chief richie

he tells me it will take quite a quite to determine the cause of this fire. he tells me they have to dig down deep into the ashes of the solid waste and figure out burn patterns. it could have been batteries or ashes that were thrown out in the trash, he says. he adds it's going to be a difficult process. the massive blaze began just after 9:00 last night in lorton, var var. fires in this area can usually be put out with water. >> this one got out of control and it's just we're not exactly sure why. we're doing an investigation. >> reporter: it took 60 fairfax county firefighters to bring the flames under control. >> fortunately with the number of workers that were in the building at the time of the incident, no one was injured,

none of our firefighters are injured. >> reporter: the chief says it will take a few days to put the fire out completely and even longer to determine its cause. today the plant is still smou smoldering. smoke drips into nearby neighbors and communities. >> are you monostoitoring the a quality? >> reporter: and you were told? >> both answers were air quality was fine. there was no concerns right now and that they had monitors out there and they were going to maintain those there until they got the situation fully under control. >> reporter: but some residents tell me they are having a hard time. >> i get asthma when i get around smoke and this has been really bad for me. >> reporter: now, you're looking live at pictures from chopper 4 over the

virginia. we have seen small pockets of flames still. they are still working to put out this fire. exactly how long it will last and what it means to this community, we will have more answers for you coming up on news4 ahead at 5:00. there was a similar fire a couple months ago in maryland at an incinerator plant in dickerson. even after firefighters got it contained the embers continued to smolder for several days. officials warned nearby neighbors with breathing problems that they should probably stay indoors. president trump capping his second week in office with a get-away to his mar-a-lago estate in florida.

president said iran is, quote, not behaving after signing two orders to weaken obama era financial regulations. today the trump administration announced new sanctions that target iran's ballistic missile program. on a possible military response, white house spokesman sean spicer said he thinks the sanctions will be very strong but that nothing is off the table. president trump also responded to this morning's attack outside the louvre museum in paris. he tweeted that americans need to get smart in light of the incident. police shot and wounded that suspect. a top aide to mr. trump admits she misspoke as she attempted to defend the president's travel ban. her interview spawned scores of

scathing corrections and jokes. >> president obama had a six month ban on the iraqi refugee program after two iraqis came here, were radicalized and were the masterminds behind the bowling green massacre. it didn't get covered. >> it didn't get happened because it never happened. today conway tweeted that she meant to say terrorist not massacre. she also linked to the story about two iraqi citizens who were actually living in bowling green, kentucky. 60,000 visas have been revoked in a single week. the number came to light in a courtroom in virginia where a federal judge allowed the state to join a lawsuit that's challenging that immigration order. julie carey was in the courtroom

argued the ban is harming college students and faculty. >> reporter: that was just one revelation that came out of today's hearing. we also learned that at least 60,000 people who were outside of this country right now have had their visas revoked as a result of the trump administration executive order. these were people who were holding visas poised to come into this country. in court arguments a lawyer representing the virginia attorney general told the judge the commonwealth should be allowed in the case because of the real harm being done, especially at public universities and businesses. they're still counting, but already 350 students or faculty from the seven countries targeted by the ban can no longer go home or travel abroad for scholarly work. and we learned two students have been stranded by the travel ban, unable to return to their studies. one is a young woman from libya who goes to george mason university. she was

to fly back to our area and was stopped in turkey. >> that means we're going working to help folks right now who are being harmed by the immigration ban, including students, professors, workers in virginia. >> reporter: coming up, the shock in the courtroom when the government lawyer revealed how many visa holders outside this country were impacted by the executive order. and we'll hear from the lawyers were two of the visa holders who were detained at dulles last weekend and sent back to africa. their planned family reunions abruptly cancelled. well, much colder air finally across our area, feeling much more like winter. take a look at the windchill right now. not much wind. 5-10 miles an hour. but it does still give us a windchill below freezing in the ci

cooler air make it way in from the north and west. pittsburgh, a windchill of 13. something else we're tracking, a little bit of light snow trying to break out here. it's very, very dry but i did see a couple of flurries when i was coming in. if you're heading out tonight, it's going to be on the cold side. i've got the weekend forecast in just a minute. and super bowl sunday also means big entertainment. whether lady gaga's halftime show can stack up to halftime shows of the past. flu season is getting serious. the new report that shows how much it's spreading. also scammers trying to trick you into sending them your ax information. t

if you're feeling stuffy and achy, you're not alone. the seasonal flu has reached epidemic levels across the country. 40 states are dealing with widespread flu outbreaks right now, including maryland, virginia and delaware. so far this season at least 15 children have died from the flu. the cdc says it's not too late to get a shot and it recommends the vaccine for anyone six months or older. good afternoon. this is a new twist to

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against that suspect. they think he's from egypt. >> he was shot and wounded during the attack and remains hospitalized. >> more details on how all of this unfolded. >> reporter: as if this city and indeed this whole continent count be anymore on ed more on unknown assailant attacked soldiers outside the louvre. no one was killed but it definitely put a lot of tourists on edge. a man armed with a machete and a knife rushed at military police. they opened fire and seriously wounded the attacker. inside, terrified tourists

huddled on the ground before being evacuated. this woman says, everybody was panicking. we saw death coming for us. this american was at the museum. a french police spokesman saying the man presenting a direct threat, adding that the man shouted arabic for god is immigrant during the incident. paris has been under a state of high alert for a year and a half. out west drivers in and around portland, oregon, are dealing with icy roads after a winter storm. this semitruck spiralled off the road and down a 50-foot bank

they have minor injuries, hard to believe. >> that's one of many stories we've seen out of portland, oregon. they've seen much more in the way of winter weather than we have, which is fairly odd. i'm going to explain that coming up. we've been on the mild side, but not today. finally starting to see only winter-like weather. current temperature out there right now, sitting in the 30s. 38 degrees, temperatures dropping through the evening. by 11:00, we're down to 31 degrees tonight. if you're heading out, make sure you bundle up because it is going to be a cold friday night for sure. current temperatures out there right now, 36 in leesburg, 38 in fredericksburg, 38 over towards the huntingtown area. it still gives us windchills in the 20s. 34 in gait

a cold afternoon for sure. something else i'm tracking, look at this snow up here towards baltimore. the wider picture, look what's happening just to our west, another little front trying to make its way down. we may see a couple of flurries associated with this. i did see a couple at my house a little bit earlier today. that's all we'll see this evening too. another front moving on through. that's why we're going to be cold tomorrow. behind this, we're clearing. we're going to see some sunshine during the day tomorrow, but it is going to be quite chilly. tomorrow windchills are definitely going to be way down there. high of 39 tomorrow, sunshine early, more clouds late. the clouds will be building and it will be cold. speaking of windchills, how about the windchill tomorrow morning. let's go down to 11 degrees in leesburg, 11 in gaithersburg, 16 in d.c. we have not seen numbers like

or so but it is going to be a cold saturday for sure. around noon, still in the 20s as far as the windchill is concerned. now, back towards the rest, the next couple of days milder air coming in. one more cold day and then it starts to get warm. 50 on sunday, 52 on monday. and 60s here with rain tuesday and wednesday. may not be a lot of rain. we're waiting to see where the storm system goes. then it gets cold again, then it gets mild again. we're on a big roller coaster. ups and downs all week long. it's the concert that millions of people watch and it all plays just in just a few minutes. some of the things we can expect from lady gaga at the super bowl halftime show. washington is the place where so many people move, settle down and raise families. >> but there is one part of our

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we have your weekend entertainment covered. you said this psychological thriller split is sort of like psycho on steroids. you think this is a better movie than ring. >> new is ring, it's the sequel to the ring. it was the girl that, you know f you watched this videotape, you're going to die. you get a call that says seven days. watching this thing, i felt like it took seven days to get through it. the creepy girl climbing out of video screens on an airplane. it's like snakes on a plane. people are dying left and right. i think you can skip this one. but split is a better pic. i wouldn't go as far to say

a great movie, but at least it's an original concept. he abducts these three little girls but they try to work his alternate personalities to see if they can escape. there's usually the twist. i thought it was a tad over the top. but if you like m knight, give that a shot. >> how about sunday's big game? of course everybody knows lady gaga is doing the halftime show. >> i'm excited for her, actually. i know she wore the meat dress and does a lot of bizarre things. fwu if you've ever seen her perform live, she can actually do it. i saw her at the kennedy center honors doing a tribute to sting at the pianos. she killed it. i actually think this is like

the perfect sort of stage for her. expect her to probably bring out a little piano. expect tony bennett to come out. i'm looking for big things. >> super bowl halftime shows range from prince to up with people. i mean, it's a pretty wide gamut. what are some of your most memorable? >> prince had to have been the best. they woke up in miami. all of a sudden it's a thunderstorm and wind and rain. and i heard that the nfl folks said it's raining. he was like, can you make it rain more? he was game. he's in these platform heels and all these electric guitars in the rain and he stepped up and delivered. of course there's janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction or katy perry's dancing shark. but i love prince. i loved springsteen and of course u2's 911 tribute where they had the namesf

towers. >> i can't wait to see what lady gaga comes up with. i'm excited to see. she sort of transformed her image over the past several years. it's interesting to see which version of her shows up. >> she can do the really bizarre gaga, but we've seen her do the tony bennett thing. she can do the classically trained stuff and the dancing pop stuff. we might get some poker face or some bad romance or just dance, born this way. she can do it all. who do you got in the game? >> falcons. >> it's probably patriots. i'm hoping for falcons. >> we'll see you next friday. >> yeah, every friday. >> thanks a lot. how could you not want to help this face? you see donation jars like these all the time in local stores. e

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iran. >> reporter: we're hearing that those regulations and the iran move are big new moves for this administration. now, the u.s. really pushed when it came to iran. and tonight iran is pushing back, coming up with its own sanctions against americans, insisting that they will not be pushed out of this nuclear deal. president trump today on iran. >> they're n ee're not behaving >> reporter: he announced sanctions on companies tied to iran's missile program and its elite special forces unit. >> i hope that iran realizes that after the provocative measures they've taken, that they understand that this president, this administration is not going to sit back and take it lightly. >> reporter: lawmakers are concerned how the president is handling iran.

think, are going to get us closer to war. >> they're targeted. they are restricted to some individuals and a few companies. >> reporter: also this afternoon, the president signed orders to begin rolling back wall street regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis. he says it's been hard on businesses. >> they just can't get any money because the banks just won't let them borrow because of rules and regulations. >> reporter: democrats say they'll fight to keep those rules an insist today's order does little. >> he can't do a whole lot. it's a law. >> reporter: the president's asked the treasury department for a report on what he can do within four months. the president met with his economic advisory council today minus uber ceo. uber dropped out amid threatened boycotts. the head of uber had spoken out against the president's travel ban, but

>> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are uniting against part of president trump's travel ban. 16 house republicans and democrats who are veterans have asked the president to make an exception on his ban for those who aided u.s. forces in the fight against terror. they're also asking for special consideration for child refugees who need life-saving surgery. this afternoon, a warning from the news4 i-team. when you donate what you think is a charity, it may actually be a business. >> you want to look before you give. scott macfarland and the news4 i-team show how some might be profiting off of your kindness. >> the sweetness in giving is sometimes knowing you're helping a stranger, like this little boy. >> a lot of people need help, you know. anything i can do to help. >> reporter: it drew in

>> the kid on the front, you know, i always like to help kid out. i mean, i got kids of my own. i just saw the face of a kid and i saw the candy. i saw it was 25 cents. >> reporter: pictures aren't always what they seem. >> they're popping up all over montgomery county and all over the city. >> reporter: montgomery county recently started getting complaints about these candy boxes. >> it's really just a sweet way to try and make some money by misleading consumers and businesses. >> reporter: on the front of the bins is the picture of two puppies with the heading, please read before purchasing candy. it says the goal is to help find missing pets and and find loving homes. it also admits this is not a charity and the sales of this candy help

for his time and expenses. >> the box screams charity and then whispers, oh, but it's not. >> reporter: the i-team spent days chris crossing the county and found these same candy boxes. store employees tell us they knew very little about the person behind the bins. we found a gaithersburg man has placed dozens of the boxes around the area. we stopped by his home and called him but he wouldn't return our calls. >> the person who purchased these boxes from another company thought that he was making an investment as far as we can tell and he thought as long as all the details were buried in the words on the box, that it was not in fact misleading. >> reporter: but eric friedman says it is misleading and may violate the consumer protection law. the county isn't taking action against the man now but instead alerting businesses and customers about these

what was it about the box that made you drop the money in? >> i guess because she asked. my daughter asked to put money in. >> reporter: that picture back in the rockville store got some change from allison and her daughter. the i-team put it there for this report. to see if people read the fine print. >> i didn't. >> reporter: here's your money. we want to give you your money back and you can still the candy. n >> if you want to donate money, it's best to give it directly to the scharcharity. over to storm team 4 now and that burst of cold air coming in fast. in fact, coming in just in time for the weekend. lauren is in the storm center. it already feels

there. >> i know, it really does. temperatures didn't make it out of the 30s in some spots today. and we've had that cloud cover. not a lot of snow. we can't rule out a few flurries as we continue into the evening hours. but temperatures dropping. it's going to be chilly overnight. that's when we're going to have temperatures in the teens and 20s. we are looking at some cold but warmer conditions as we get into sunday. we're going to talk about how warm it could get coming up. it's going to be a busy weekend but metro plans to disrupt your plans. how to avoid a mess on the roads. our first look at what new's

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especially on a fairly big weekend here for a lot of folks. silver, blue and orange lines, six stations closed there. fair rragu farragut, federal triangle and capitol south. fewer people use the rails on super bowl weekend. that's why they've decided to do this. free buses will replace orange blue and silver line service this weekend. lower level platforms at metro temperature and l'enfant plaza will be shut down. red line will be single tracking between friendship heights and medical center. and for the green line, regular weekend service. super bowl sunday is also a big food day. but have you ever taken time to wonder what it would take to burn up all the calories in the food you eat? >> honestly no.

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here are four things to know. the trump administration has just imposed new sanctions on iran. it impacts 13 people and a dozen companies in response to iran's recent missile tests. the sanctions do not appear to reverse the obama administration's decision to suspend sanctions as part of the 2015 nuclear deal. virginia will be allowed to join a civil suit challenging the administration's immigration order. a justice department lawyer in that case said 100,000 visas were revoked since the president signed it. but the state department says it's around

the fire at a trash and recycling plant in virginia is now under control, but it's still burning. the fairfax county fire chief says it will take a few days to put it completely out and longer to determine what caused it french police are raiding paris in connection with a foiled attack outside the louvre museum. the would be attacker who was shot by french soldiers is in the hospital. police believe he's egyptian. covering prince george's county, two people are in critical condition after they were pulled out of a burning home in clinton. >> the rescue was caught on video. news4's justin finch was there and spoke to a first responder who played a big part. >> reporter: moments not often caught on canmera. this video which was following prince george's county firefighters when the calls came in, including this one this morning. >> i happened to be coming northbound

looked to the left and noticed a house on fire. >> reporter: russell wears two hats, one with tas a volunteer firefighter. when he saw a burning house he and his fellow deputies sprang into action. the house fire was being called in with the wrong address. >> i immediately got on my radio and started letting them know it was off to stewart lane. >> reporter: first on scene, deputies noticed cars in the driveway but no one outside. corporal russell helped firefighters break inside the house. >> upon entry to the home the crews immediately found a gentleman that was inside unconscious. >> reporter: they always wound that woman seen in this battalion footage responding in time to get both victims to the hospital. >> had it not been for russell, you know, thinking quickly and getting us on scene and getting thefi

we could, probably talking about a whole different topic right now. >> reporter: the fire remains under investigation. firefighters say it likely started in the kitchen and spread. we asked the corporal who made him not only call the fire in and stick around, he says clinton is his home and he always works in a public safety mindset. it was closed for more than 15 years but the community center opened today after half a million dollar renovation. as mark segraves discovered this new center was going to be a technology hub where residents cannot only get computer training but buy a computer for $25. >> reporter: this is the frederick douglass community center here in congress heights, washington, d.c. it just reopened after 15 years of being closed. it will be a new asset for the community after a renovation

reboot. they take used and discarded computers. they refurbish them and sell them back to needy families and the disabled for 25 bucks. they've put thousands of computers in the hands of needy families over the years. >> technology is no longer just an option. it's a necessity when it comes to education, college and career opportunities. so we're really excited about this partnership because it brings digital access and technology to this community in a really unique way. >> reporter: in addition to being able to come here and buy a computer for 25 bucks, residents will also be able to come here and learn computer skills and training and they'll have a place for the community to gather. in southeast, mark segraves, news4. it's a tough and uncertain time for local worshippers. with so much going on in washington and around the world, peopt

lot on their mind right now. >> we were there as virginia's top officials came to reassure them. >> it comes just a few days after that mosque was attacked in canada. a strong message from virginia's governor during some challenging times. also new at 5:00 tonight, a little boy in our area in need of a best friend. why his parents are fighting for a four-legged friend to help him. plus you used to be able to call the white house and leave a message, but we've learned that phone line is apparently off the hook now. when it happened and how it could be restored. turning to the weekend, give us something to look forward to. >> it looks like any snow chances, even rain chances we had on sunday, out of here now. looks good for sunday. >> happy to hear that.

[000:50:58;00] >> hopefully you have your plans ready to go because at least it's going to be dry. maybe tomorrow a little bit only because it is going to be chilly. the thing is, we made it up to around 40 degrees today. some areas stayed in the 30s. we're going to make your temperature back into the 60s but next week. we're going to cool down tomorrow. skies clearing during the overnight hours. saturday, we're going to have plenty of sunshine, but it's going to be pretty cold out there. now as we get into sunday, warmer. we're going to have clouds around and maybe a few sprinkles but that's about it. current temperatures, 38 in washington, 36 in dulles. we can't rule out a few flurries floating through the region. that's about all it's going to

amount to. pretty much we're going to if you're headed out tonight, temperatures are going to be in the 20s after midnight. if you do strhave a little bit a breeze out there, that will die down as well. for saturday, we're just looking cold, but plenty of sunshine. clouds will increase late on sunday ahead of our next little system. temperatures not making it out of the 30s. skiing, ripe conditions for skiing. they are dprogrooming and makin some powder at local ski resorts. super bowl parties no problem whatsoever. whitetail getting ready to make some snow, wintergreen as well. snowshoe, 54 trails open. going to be cold enough to really support some snow as we head into the weekend.

39 for look at this. we jump up to 50 on sunday. cloud cover, maybe a few sprinkles. that's it. low 50s on monday. tuesday and wednesday, a few showers possible, but temperatures in the 60s. then we fall back into the 30s on thursday. arlington is one of the top places in the country to raise a family. that's according to small asset, a personal finance and technology company. the survey measured graduation rates, crime, employment and the number of people under 20. arlington comes in at number 12 on the list. at the top of the list is ft. wayne indiana, lincoln, nebraska, ft. worth texas and arlington, texas. two days to go and the pilgrimage is well underway. thousands of fans are descending on houston.

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page. the crowds and excitt with super bowl li just a couple days away. >> fans are not waiting for sunday to start their celebrations. jay gray is live in the fan zone in houston to give us a taste of the experience. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, everything building here, that energy, the number of people coming into the super bowl city. look, the super bowl is a bucket list trip for most fans. today we're going to introduce you to one man who's been to every single super bowl game. but super bowl li is different for him and probably his last. super bowl weekend is finally here. falcons -- >> so confident. >> reporter: and patriots fans. >> yeah. we're guaranteed victory. >> reporter: heated up and ready for the big game. >> we're just excited to be downtown, having a good time, taking in the experience. >> reporter: it's a once in a lifetime experience for most

fans. but it's a once a year don crisman. >> here's my seat. >> reporter: a patriots fan and two of his friends have been to all 50 games. >> i told the group i was quitting at 50 but if the caveat if the patriots got in, i'd be here. >> reporter: so he's in houston for another championship run. >> got to make sure we come home with a trophy. this is important. i don't know how many more i've got left in me. >> reporter: a big kick for fans from rookies to super bowl veterans. get this. he tells us his first ticket to super bowl i was 12 bucks. you can't park anywhere near this place for five times that.

the news continues right now with jim and doreen. news4 at 5:00 starts now. >> reporter: a judge allows the commonwealth of virginia to join the challenge to the trump administration travel ban. the commonwealth's attorneys say hundreds of college students already being harmed. >> reporter: in virginia the plant is still smoldering after last night's massive fire. ahead, what caused the blaze and how long will it continue to burn. >> reporter: a national civil rights organization is working with prince george's county police officers who have filed a discrimination complaint against their own department. first up tonight at 5:00, a ruling allowing the state of virginia to join a lawsuit challenging president trump's travel ban. good friday evening to you, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm doreen gentzler. the executive order on

immigration has been wrapped in house for the way in which it was rolled out, calling it hastily executed. also in court, we learned of at least two students from our area who are stranded overseas. and the visas of tens of thousands of people have been revoked. julie carey was in court for today's hearing. >> she joins us live from outside the federal courthouse in alexandria. what have you learned? >> reporter: not only is the commonwealth of virginia going to take the lead in this case, but the attorney general wanted to broaden the challenge. he's hoping to argue that it was not only those visa holders that were detained and turned around at dulles last weekend who were harmed but anybody holding a student or work visa in virginia who comes from those seven targeted countries. it's on virginia's college campus that is the string of the trump administration's executive order is already being felt.