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look, bill. look at the registration, you >> well, last month the president threatened to launch an investigation into voter fraud, but the white house has not provided details on that effort. >> well, the countdown to kickoff, it is on. the atlanta falcons are going to take on, who else, the new england patriots in super bowl li tonight in houston. >> and if thed7÷ falcons win, j hypothesizing, it would be their first super bowl win. the patriots have four wins under their belt. brady has a lot of rings. ment. >> he's pretty good. let's go live to houston where jay gray is live. >> o2-r> you're tailgating already. that looks great. >> reportgj#nzlook, it's finall game day. it's never too early to tailgate. we're getting the grill ;mvread. =pbreakfast on the grill.

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air-conditioning, four tv]q(ezs bathroom, catering. >> reporter: it's called club 51, a place to hang out the game. but oh, yeah, thered]ázc] jn[. and after-market ticket5"ó.ye[p% had been brisk. the price this year down. >> i thinkr á we're about 14% average ticket price down year over year, but at the same sç]%ñ we've sold about 14% more tickets. fans a chance to come and experience something they're going to love. the average ticket is going for more than four grand and could go up before kickoff. you know, in fact, last night tickets jumped $700. we know tható"cz some seats hav alreadyñtfs sold for more than a hig(cfv price to pay, but hey when you're here, you might asu well go all the way, right? >> jay, what about lady gaga? what aredy%r you hearin o

>> reporter: yeah, the+x @ó:h lot of talk about that. she's playing itayqç very close the roof of nrg stadium. there is going to be a special guest, we're told. mymkcñ money on that is on tony bennett. i wouldn't be surprised to see him show up. >> all right. very cool. jay gray live for us in houston tailgaters. have fun, jay. we'll check in with you in a little bit. all right. so a busy super bowl sunday. limited", travel options. how you can get around six metro station closures today and when the work is expected to wrap up. the weather won't get in the way of+) your plans today, but big change is on the way. we've got chuck bell in the house tracking what you can expect to start the workweek. stay with us.

are these feel still going at it? i left town, come back, and they're still doing this. today at noon, one lucky person will win a brand new 2017 hyundai tuscon. this was a contest for the new car last year, actually. this year, ten people are taking part in the contest. i guess that's the winner from last year. it involves keeping their hands on the car. they do get breaks periodically to go to the restroom and do other stuff. but they've been at it since tuesday. >> wow. i like it. good luck to them. on this super bowl sunday, metro expecting to see about a 3% drop in riders. that's because it chose this weekend to close six stations. free buses are going to replace orange, blue, and silver line

service at those stations. if you're coming from virginia, you're going to want to take the yellow line and transfer to gallery place for red line service. metro is doing work in the tunnels here. everything should be back to normal tomorrow. time right now is 6:12. chuck bell is in the house. >> a lot of people happy to see that shift in the sunday forecast. i know at one point during the week we thought we were going to get snow. we dodged this one. >> we sure did. it just never really materialized into a big storm. that being said, there are actually snowflakes not too terribly far from the dmv this morning. the computer models had the right trend as far as the precipitation chances for today, but we lucked out. we ended up a little too warm and that storm a little to far to the south. we have a mostly cloudy sky early this morning. there will be increasing amounts of sunshine by later on in the day. an improving weather picture, but it's a cold start. 35 this morning. south winds. that's an important part of our forecast. a southerly breeze at 13 mile

windchill for you early this morning. those southerly winds mean a nice little warmup. yesterday, 42. today, we should be on average about 8 to 10 degrees warmer than that. up into the upper 40s and low 50s today with more and more sunshine as the day goes along. kickoff of the game is around 6:30 tonight. your super bowl plans, dry on the way to the game, or your festivities. not to the game itself unless you're planning on driving to houston. there are snow showers along the virginia/north carolina border. that storm, had it just been a little farther north and east, could have affected us. primarily south of fredericksburg, toward richmond this morning. no accumulation. the ground is relatively warm. clouds and maybe a passing flurry this morning. leaving us with more and more sunshine by later this afternoon. around 42 when the game is over tonight on your way home. there's the extended forecast. mild tomorrow but increasing clouds. really mild. it's going to

tuesday and wednesday. in the 60s. that might end with a rain/snow combination. see you back here in a few more minutes. >> all right, chuck. thanks. 6:14 right now. we have "reporters notebook" for you next. >> good morning. we begin on the rails this morning. metro riders don't want their fares raised or their services cut, but it may happen to try to close a huge budget gap. at a public hearing, rail and bus riders this past week spoke out asking metro to find another way. adam tuss and tom sherwood are here. adam, is there another way? >> there actually is another way they can do this. but at the same token, it's like you're paying for it anyway. local jurisdictions could absolutely kick in more money. that would eliminate the $290 million budget gap. but if local jurisdictions kick in more money, they have to find the moneyom

us. it's kind of a different way of shifting money around. there is one way metro could soften the blow internally. what they could do is take some money that's set aside for preventive maintenance and move that over to the operating budget. although, that's been kind of looked down upon in the past. >> robbing peter to pay paul. >> two different pots. but we talk so much about maintaining metro and keeping it in a good state of repair. why would you want to do something like that. so there is an option on the table. but it doesn't look like a good picture for riders. we're talking about a very large budget gap here. and the potential to also slash service on every metro line except the blue line and some bus lines would go away. this is going to be painful. >> the policy has been to raise fares every other year to ease the burden on people. seems to me the buses are

underappreciated. do you know roughly how many people ride the buses compared to the rails? >> anywhere between 400,000 to 500,000. >> it seems to me the metro could maybe make those cuts but also enhance the bus service, which is i think maybe cheaper than trying to keep the rails open. >> sure, you can do that. we're in this predicament. we're a metropolitan city. we want to be this growing area with all this diversity. we have this silverline still being built. the metro line is still expanding. now we're talking about cutting service. wept all of this stuff, but now it's time to pay for it. that's part of the problem. metro is continually expanding. that's not cheap. you have to run service out there. that takes people. that takes train. that takes time, energy, electricity. >> last year the city -- jack evans, who was re-elected as chairman of metro, the city said let's have a 1% regional

metro. that would be the operating fund. the district said, we'll do it. virginia and maryland said, we're not going to do it. the district can add more money. >> the way it works right now is it comes from the state. they're looking to see if there are ways maybe montgomery and prince george's county could. >> isn't it true that they've given metro what was asked for in the budget. >> and then some. the board is grappling with how do we close the gap. one of the ways to do it would be to give in more money. >> we had a big public meeting this past week where people talked about saving the buses, doing something else. what is the timeline? when will we know, and when will there be a vote? >> the vote is coming up in a couple weeks. we'll probably know in march what they're going to do. any changes that would take effect wouldn't happen until july. >> well, you wouldn't want to get off of metro or the buses and get on key

but key bridge is showing some cracks. it's already started a $20 million facelift, would you call it? >> d-dot calls this cosmetic work. so that's good. but if you get up close -- >> the bridge is not falling. >> the bridge is not going to fall down. >> it's showing its age. >> from a distance, it's beautiful. you get up close, and you can really see the cracks and the wear and tear on the bridge. the bridge opened, i believe, in 1923. it's almost a hundred years old. it was one of the first bridges across the potomac. it has serious concrete issues. that's basically what this is, a project to go in and fix a lot of the concrete that's there on the bridge. what will happen in terms of impacts for commuters is that in the fall or maybe the winter of this year, they're going to actually go on to the surface, fix the jersey wall, strengthen that, and paint the iron fence. that will necessitate some lane closures. >> 60,000

about 8,000 -- >> mine is one of them. >> 8,000 pedestrians. this is nothing to do with the gondola, right. >> so look at the traffic that goes across that bridge every day. if a gondola could get you across the bridge in a minute or two and it was a buck or something, why not. >> people often say georgetown doesn't have a metro stop. well, it does. you can walk right across the key bridge and be in the heart of georgetown. >> so fun in the rain. i've done it in the rain. >> you have to be more hardy. >> often these renovation projects, these bridge projects cause big backups. are we expecting that? are they going to block a lane? >> for the time being, no. you're safe. in the fall or winter, that's when they'll start doing stuff on top of the surface of the bring. that will be

closures. we're not talking about huge issues here. i will say, the key bridge has become one of those choke points in our region that's just unbearable at times. if you try to cross that in either direction at night, it's insane. >> one more point, down the river is the memorial bridge, which is doing a $250 million reconstruction. the one thing we'll talk about -- president trump's plan, if he follows through with his big infrastructure plan to spend money on bridges and roads, a lot of these problems might get more money than we would expect from the federal government. >> all right. >> i wanted to end on an optimistic note. >> we can hope. fingers crossed. >> we're going to end on that note and take a break and come back.

welcome back. d.c. leaders have decried congressional efforts, it

appear, to maybe put the city surveyors under a microscope. they're worried about some of the city's laws being rolled back. tom, the mayor was on capitol hill this week. tell us what the deal is and what congress could be thinking about doing. >> there's one immediate issue. congressman jason chaffetz of utah has said he personally doesn't like the death with dignity bill that the council passed. he's moving to have it killed in the congress. whether he's successful or not, we don't know yet. but beyond that, he has said he thinks the congress should have more oversight over the district. under the constitution, all legislative affairs of the district are subject to the congress. this congressman from

we got to pay more attention to the city. i don't like a lot of these bills. he didn't like the marijuana thing. he didn't like same-sex marriages. all the issues the city has passed. the question is, who's going to help the city now. president obama was a backstop for the last eight years. the senate is less interested in how the city works. the house is really fired up to do a lot of these things. so the mayor, eleanor holmes norton, the council chairman, friends of the city, say they're going to try to contain some of these intrusions, they say. >> we're also even hearing that notion, the idea of possibly seating parts of the district back to maryland. >> oh, come on. >> there are two things. if the congressman were listening, that is ridiculous. maryland doesn't want the district of columbia.

i would think of it this way. if you're a republican on the eastern shore of maryland or western maryland or the suburbs of baltimore, would you want 400,000 more democratic voters from the district interfering with maryland politics? no, you would not. here's the big question though. what does president trump think? he's shown, so far, no interest in the local issues, which is probably a good thing. but we don't know if he's going to allow some of these things to go forward or if he'll be a backstop. >> hasn't he put the license plate on. >> well, i don't know if he's ever even looked at the license plate. >> he makes a lot of decisions. he could say i don't want it. >> he's shown no particular interest, and that's probably a good thing. the city is supposed to run itself. >> these issues have been discussed in the house. does the district have friends in the senate? >> i've mentioned chris van

hollen and some other people. first of all, it has to pass a subcommittee, the committee, then the full house, then the senate for the same treatment. then it has to be signed by the president. so it's very early stages. >> there is a lot of uncertainty in the washington region because of the president's orders on immigration, the travel orders, resulting in people getting detained at dulles airport. we're seeing virginia take legal action, maryland, the general assembly is taking up a package of proposed bills to address this. how has all of that impacted life in this region and the uncertainty that many are feeling? >> take a look at the airports and there's protests on a daily basis. this past week, dulles was filled up. reagan national was filled up. it's caused a complete

i think you hit it on the head. uncertainty. people don't know what to expect right now. they don't know exactly what the rules are. it seems like the goalpost is kind of changing a little bit, at least over the last week. some of the things got rolled back, things with green card issues and whatnot. a lot of this has been walked back. so a lot of people are in limbo. >> you know, the trump white house will tell you he campaigned on these things. he's going to take a tougher stand on immigration. he's going to do these things. so he did. there's some question about how effective it will be. green cards being a major thing. people have green cards allowing them to come in and out of the united states. they were stopped. the white house said just a couple hundred people were inconvenienced by not being allowed to come in. but it was part of the upheaval. i won't call it chaos because that sounds like a criticism. certainly in the first 12, 14 days of the trump administration there's a lotf

he said, i promise, i'm going to shake things up. you're seeing the world being shaken up, whether it's the australian phone call with the prime minister there or whether it's immigration. >> the border wall. >> the president announced a supreme court justice this week and says to the senate, look, use the nuclear option if you have to. don't use 60 votes. do it with the majority 51 if you have to. he's pushing really hard. we're going to see a very different visual washington now. >> there's a proposal in alexandria, vision zero. what is that? >> vision zero is something -- >> it's a positive thing. >> it is a positive thing. it's being adopted by a lot of cities and localities around the country, actually. it's an idea that goes back to sweden. the whole idea is that you eliminate all traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. that sounds like a hard thing to do, but transportation leaders think they can do it

designing intersections and roads in a different manner, by educating people about awareness, and simply just giving people a better way to get around. for instance, crossing the street. there was an unfortunate accident in december where a 49-year-old mother of four was walking across the street in alexandria, right in the crosswalk, and got hit by a car. this intersection in particular people were saying it's just designed poorly. so this past week, transportation crews were out there changing the whole intersection. if you do that and if it makes a difference f it works to the point where actually engineering can make a safer road design for people, then it could work. so alexandria has adopted this. they say by 2028, they want to have zero traffic related deaths and serious injuries. d.c. has adopted this. it's a hard thing to do, but it's high time everyone realizes that as you're getting around, you need to pay attention and be safe. >> here's a difference.

car centric society where the auto has been key. we built the interstate highway system. every roadway was built with the roads being for the cars. now roads are for people. >> bicycles. >> pedestrians. then the city has done something -- i think they call it bump out. cars are park ed to bump out th curb. they've changed the light timing for cars to go through, longer time for people to get across the street. there are lots of things people can do. but this region is growing. we're adding millions of people over the next decade or two. people have to be able to get around. >> okay. but there is a vision in alexandria. >> the vision is pay attention. >> adam and tom, thank you. and thank you. that's "reporters notebook." stay with us for "news 4

time right now, 6:30 on this sunday morning. here are the top stories we're following for you. we're following breaking news in the town of bladensburg. police are working to learn if two scenes are connected there. they say several officers were investigating reports of car break-s bre break-ins when a car at the scene rammed a police cruiser. a federal appeals court denies the trump administration's request to immediately reinstate its travel ban. department of justice lawyers have until monday morning to respond. and let's take a live look at houston, where super bowl li is going to kick off tonight. the new england patriots take on the atlanta falcons. here's a fun fact according to wallet hub. more than 8 million pounds of guacamole will be

i'd take a million pounds myself. >> eat it every day. look, we're all going to put on maybe a pound today. >> do you have a favorite super bowl food? >> i like it all. the wings, guacamole, chips, pizza. >> we're going to break down the caloric intake of all that. so you know what you have to do to work it all off. >> go for a run right now. that's the thing to do. >> get ahead of the game. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. we also want to talk about the weather on this sunday. we had a changeable forecast. we brought the man in to tell us all about it. chuck bell is here. >> a plate of chicken wings, it's about eight miles of running. get those in this morning. four things you need to know about the weather. our cold air in place is now officially in retreat. we'll be in the 50s today and tomorrow. there are 60s in the days ahead. dry weather for this afternoon and through most of tomorrow as well.

temperatures in the 60s with rain drops for tuesday and wednesday. colder air does come back late in the week. that might turn off the rain drops with a little wet snow chance early on thursday. we'll keep you posted on that. outside this morning, i couldn't rule out a stray flurry or snowflake or two. these will not be impactful amounts of snow. we'll be up in the 50s later on this afternoon. full extended forecast coming up. >> all right, chuck. thank you very much. protests aren't only happening in the united states over president trump's travel ban, but also happening around the world. >> that's right. this is a look right now at protests that were happening in london. this is yesterday. organizers claimed more than 40,000 people attended, but "the guardian" newspaper estimated it was more like 10,000. protesters are demanding president trump rescind his executive order on immigration. >> feels like we've all been watching a really bad horror film and just sat there shouting at the tv. >> it is really heartwarming to see people protesting all over e

win. it's not going to be just fascism all over again. >> and this was the third demonstration against president trump in london in the past few weeks. protesters also want prime minister theresa may to disinvite the president from an official state visit. well, a george mason university student is back on campus this morning. >> she was stuck overseas for more than a week due to president trump's immigration order. nbc 4's darcy spencer has her story. >> so how does it feel to be back home? >> the nightmare is over. >> reporter: she's back on american soil at dulles international airport after spending a week overseas in limbo, not knowing if she could ever return to the united states. >> i would say it was the worst experience i've ever had. i hope it won't happen again. >> reporter: she's from libya. she's a senior at george mason university, here legally on a st

virginia friday a week ago trying to board a connecting flight in turkey when she was told she could not board. she could not enter the united states because of the president's executive order. >> i searched for universities to try to apply for other places because i may never be back here again. >> reporter: she was able to come back saturday after a judge put a hold on the immigration order. virginia attorney general mark herring was at the airport to greet her. >> since i was in northern virginia, really, i thought it was really important to help welcome her back. >> welcome home. i'm so glad you're here. >> reporter: she says she was heartened by the welcome she received and those who have been protesting the travel restrictions. >> i felt loved. i felt the american people were all really nice. >> reporter: she is studying international relations. she plans to perhaps improve diplomacy one day between libya and the united states. >> do you plan to stay in the u.s.?

but now, no. i'll probably go to canada to continue there. >> because of all of this? >> yes, definitely. >> and that was darcy spencer reporting. an iranian baby girl will be traveling to the u.s. in the coming days. the federal emergency exemption to president trump's travel ban is allowing her to undergo a life-saving procedure in portland, oregon. she was born with a rare congenital heart disease which restricts blood from reaching the rest of her body. her grandparents are u.s. citizens and live in portland. and sticking to the topic of the president's stance on immigration policies, a commercial that's set to air today before the super bowl halftime show took aim at u.s. relations with mexico. nbc explains why the ad had to be edited. >> reporter: it's one of many ads be shown to millions of people on super bowl sunday. but this 90-second spot

and her daughter as they travel to the u.s. to some is sending a mixed signal. >> better place to live, better place to raise her daughter. >> immigration, i guess. >> i think it's part of the mystery. it's very vague. >> reporter: the creators behind the commercial is pennsylvania company 84 lumber. the idea was to make a big statement, and the message is about job recruiting for hundreds of positions. >> 84 lumber is looking for people who embody the characteristics of the mom and daughter. >> reporter: within the cinematic story, a scene at the international border, including a wall, was removed. >> the original spot was not allowed to air. it allowed us to tell a deeper story. >> reporter: the edited story now ends halfway and then drives the viewer to the company website. >> given the controversy around it, you know, they say there's no such thing as bad press, right. so this is -- certainth

oh, i didn't know about 84 lumber, and now i'm going to go make an effort to support them. >> reporter: a simple but powerful piece that this group describes will hopefully be one of many controversial ads after the game. >> it's intriguing. i kind of want to see more, see what happens. >> now, listen to this. according to the american gambling association, people are expected to bet nearly 5 billion bucks on today's super bowl. that's an increase of 11% from last year's super bowl gambling. most of those bets will be place the illegally. nevada is the only state permitted to offer traditional unregulated sports betting. judge neil gorsuch could face a tough confirmation battle to become a supreme court justice, but vice president pence is confident gorsuch will be confirmed. he spoke to a legal group in philadelphia yesterday and called gorsuch a worthy successor to justice antonin scalia, who died last year. >> we will work with the senate leadership

gorsuch gets an up or down vote on the senate floor one way or the other. >> democrats are expected to contest the nomination. if confirmed, gorsuch would restore the court's conservative 5-4 majorities. vice president mike pence will be a guest on this morning's "meet the press." chuck todd will also have exclusive interviews with house speaker paul ryan and minority leader nancy pelosi. chuck will join us in studio for a preview. >> absolutely. time right now is 6:38. no doubt tonight's bole is going to be filled with its share of moments. perhaps the most touching will happen at the beginning of the game. that's when former president george h.w. bush and his wife will perform the coin toss. you're looking at the first photo of the former president since he was discharged from the hospital last week after a bout with pneumonia. also in the photo, his nephew, denver broncos president joe ellis. very cool.

prince william county police investigating the discovery of unidentified human remains in woodbridge, virginia. here's a map of where they were found. this was in a wooded area. they have not said how they were led to those remains. they say the body was taken to the medical examiner's office for further examination and identification. the charles county sheriff's office need help finding a person who shot and killed a young woman. deputies say she was killed yesterday morning in the parking lot of beer for you on crane highway in waldorf. they say the man who she was with got into a fight inside the bar. the suspect then waited for the pair outside and started to shoot. the man was shot in the leg. crime solvers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. all right. time right now, 6:39. you're in the clear for your super bowl plans, but abe ready for a warmup in the next few days. chuck is tracking0

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good sunday morning, everybody. super bowl sunday is here. temperatures are in the 30s, but windchills, southerly wind, has windchills back in the 20s this morning. if you're headed out to do some early errand running or heading off to some early sunday morning services, get your winter coat on. it is a cold start to the day today. we'll be up in the 50s later today. there's rain coming. i'll let you know when coming right up. >> thank you, chuck. the eyes of the political world are on a federal appeals court this morning. >> that's right. they're watching to see what it does on the department of justice's appeal to friday's ruling temporarily stopping the president's executive order on immigration. it's already denied t

administration's request to immediately reinstate the travel ban. got all that? joining us now, moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd, to break it all down. this really is confusing. >> i can confuse you more, if you'd like. >> yes, please. >> the state of hawaii has just filed a separate suit. so there are a slew of other suits in different courts also. this is the one that has advanced the farthest. >> this is the way our system is supposed to work. >> absolutely. >> checks and balances. not one has the majority. who ultimately has the say here? when does that come down? >> first of all, you're going to have -- what the circuit court said early this morning, while they didn't grant the federal government's request to get the ban reinstated, they did say, no, we need to have a hearing. so i think, you know, okay, make

the state of washington is making a holistic case, saying the ban hurts them economically, hurts them on trade, costs them tax revenue. they're basically making a blanket statement. there are other cases that have been filed against this ban that go at specifics of the order that claims specific parts of it are either illegal or unconstitutional because of different laws that were passed at different times. the point is this, you recall last week i said the courts are going to have to decide this. guess what, we're in the middle of the courts deciding it. it's going to end up in the supreme court. >> speaking of the speak court, i want to talk about the backlash. we saw president trump responded on twitter. he went directly at the judge. not necessarily the decision but lashed out at the judge. how do you see this playing out? we know without a doubt there is going to be a controversial confirmation hearing for

democrats -- how hard they decide to fight this. is this the one they want to force the republican hand on the filibuster or not. and make the republicans change the rules in order to get him confirmed. is this the one worth doing that, or do you wait for the next fight. basically, the democratic party, i don't think they have that patience. it doesn't matter strategically what chuck schumer or other senate democrats think. the base may be speaking for them. third saturday in a row we're having protests. >> all the security in the building would let us know you have a big guest. >> i do. >> we can't walk to the bathroom. >> exactly. the vice president will be our lead guest. i spoke with speaker of the house paul ryan friday. and i have house minority leader nancy pelosi. super bowl sunday. >> look who it is. chuck bell is here on a sunday. >> double the chuck,

fun. >> and a reminder, see "meet the press" every sunday at 10:30 after "news 4 today." chuck, thank you so much for stopping by. this next woman arguably has the greatest job in the country. >> this is a great story. nbc's kevin tibbles introduces us to the new smithsonian beer historian and how she was tapped for the coveted career. >> reporter: ah, the nice refreshing taste of a cold beer. >> this is indeed the nectar of the gods. >> reporter: as well as us mere mortals. george washington loved a brewski, brewing it in mt. vernon. so did barack obama, the first president to brew inside the white house. want even more history of the foamy art? then tap in to the smithsonian to meet teresa mcculla. >> it's always been part of the fabric of our culture.

>> reporter: theresa is the museum's brand new beer historian. >> don't you get to have a beer? >> i anticipate occasional tastings along the way. >> reporter: armed with a culinary arts diploma, she's oversee the brewing history initiative, made possible by a donation. >> someone over a hundred years ago used this vessel to drink beer, likely after a workday, as a way to relax, to spend time with their friends. just as you might today. >> reporter: her job, documenting the history of american brewing and the beer industry. seen here in the taps, the ads, the songs. part of the smithsonian's current collection dating back to the 1800s. even touching on prohibition times when beer was outlawed and the celebrations that ensued when the suds flowed freely again. >> beer helps us connect with stories of immigrant farmers and workers and people who have been brewing and drinking beer throughout american history from the very

>> reporter: museum patrons agree. >> i think beer has a very large place in american history. it certainly has a place in my history and most of the people i know. >> reporter: our national romance with the brown bottle has left me with one last question. >> do you need an assistant? >> i've been offered so many assistants in it the last several weeks. i'm very appreciative of that. >> reporter: to which we say, cheers. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> fascinating stuff. are you going to raise one? all right. >> cheers to chuck, who's here. we had to bang on his door this morning say, hey, we need a meteorologist. >> it's not groundhog day. it's woodchuck day. >> you were giving the groundhog a raw deal. >> i don't think he's scientifically valid at all. he's predicted six more weeks of winter 119 out of 140 times. >> h

>> 39% right. i think that's what i read. >> we're batting somewhere, you know, in the 80%, 90% range. >> you've got the doppler. he can't fit that in. >> that'll help him. he can have one. >> stick it in his hole right there. >> we think bill was a penn state alum. >> maybe, maybe. >> says the oklahoma and florida state people. it is a good looking day for your super bowl plans today. if you're going outside here early this morning, it is cold. it is dry for most. there are a couple snowflakes on the radar this morning. by later this afternoon, it'll be a nice day to be outside. cool in the upper 40s to around 50. your evening plans, chilly and dry. next real chance for rain drops, impactful amounts of rain, come in after the sun goes down on monday. your super bowl plans, get your nachos ready to go. temperatures around 50 degrees at 4:30 this afternoon as you're headed out to the big parties. kickoff temperature is around

when you're headed home, temperatures in the low 40s, upper 30s. most important thing to remember, do not drink and drive. it is a big day for duis. we need to limit that as best we can. 35 now with a cloudy sky. southerly winds, that means a warming trend is on the way. there's the snowflakes i was referencing down so the south. not looking for any impactful amounts of snowflakes around the area today. i couldn't rule out a flurry or two this morning, but that will not last long. by 9:30, 10:00, skies will be starting to clear out and we'll have a fair amount of sunshine by later today. afternoon highs, upper 40s and low 50s. good weather for your super bowl plans. for tomorrow, back to work, back to school. in the 30s early in the morning. clouds increasing during the day. there's a slight chance for showers as early as about 7:00 tomorrow evening. i think most of the rain chances really do hold off until tuesday morning. both commutes on tuesday are likely to be rained on.

64. we might be able to tie a record. 60s again on thursday. then we have a chance for some rain ending with a snowflake early on thursday morning. we'll watch that carefully. by and large, it's more about the rain and warmth this week. alec baldwin back at donald trump. how "snl" is poking fun at the president and the big issues 's facing in office.

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not be forgotten. >> no, no, no. no refugees. america first. australia sucks. your reef is failing. prepare to go to war. >> that's last night's "saturday night live." they made fun of the president's phone calls with foreign leaders, specifically his phone call with australia's prime minister. the night also featured a surprise appearance by melissa mccarthy, who played white house press secretary sean spicer. >> yeah, i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> yeah, it's not a ban. >> i'm sorry? >> it's not a ban. the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> you just called it a ban. >> i'm using your words. you said ban, now i'm saying it back to you. >> the president tweeted, and i quote, if the ban were announced with a one week notice -- >> yeah, exactly. you just said that. he's quoting you. it's your words. >> there could be even more

administration next week when alec baldwin serves as the host. all right. super bowl sunday. the super bowl isn't just about football, but it's about food, of course. >> a lot of food. according to "time" magazine, you'd have to run an entire marathon to torch all of the extra calories that you're going to eat today. take a look. here's what a few of the party favorites are going to cost you. just three slices of pepperoni pizza comes out to 939 calories. >> when it comes to the wings, just six of them are costing you 710 calories. two servings of those cheese nachos, about 550 calories. >> and the barbecue potato chips, they add up big time. just three servings, 412 caloes. we're riba

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heading into the 7:00 hour, and right now on news 4 today, police cars rammed, officers shooti shooting, and a car torched. the wild scene and manhunt now under way. appeal denied. the new ruling this morning on the controversial travel ban and how the trump administration plans to move forward. and game on. will tom brady and the pats come out on top in houston, or will matt ryan lead the falcons to their first super bowl victory as the big game, the commercial, the politic, the food is going to play out in front of millions. >oo

far. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to check a check on our weather. so far a nice cold start to our sunday, but it looks like things will improve. >> and on super bowl sunday, we called in our superstar. >> it's national weather person appreciation day. >> we love you, chuck. >> there may be a cash prize involved that you two are contributing to, i trust. >> we're only talking about you under our breath. >> i'll give you a hug. >> great, another hug. take that to the bank, right. so we have a little coldness out there early this morning. even a lone snowflake or two across st. mary's county and richmond. this is not going to last long. it won't add up to much. as you're planning out the day, a whole lot of clouds. we'll start to see sunshine before noon. the second half of the day looks really nice. afternoon temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than

going to start to turn warmer around here for tomorrow. near 60 as we get to tuesday and wednesday. headed out the door, windchills this morning are in the mid-20s. don't forget to layer up first thing this morning. a check on the rest of the workweek is coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, chuck. we continue to follow breaking news out of the town of bladensburg, where police officers are on standard leave after a chaotic scene unfolded last night. they say its officers were responding to the report of caravca car vandals in the area. police say one of the squad cars was hit by the driver of a car leaving the scene. they say that same driver then tried to ram into an officer who was on foot. that is when two of the officers started to shoot at the car as it drove away. a car matching the suspect's car description was found shortly after. it was torched on j street in northeast d.c. police are trying to figure out if the two scenes are connected. calli

anything. well, we're in the middle of a legal showdown over president trump's immigration order. this morning a federal appeals court has denied the trump administration's request to immediately reinstate its travel ban. this comes just hours after the justice department filed an appeal on friday's ruling temporarily stopping the order. doj lawyers order that it's a valid exercise of the president's authority. the justice department has until monday morning to respond. meanwhi meanwhile, here's what it means for us. travelers from the seven countries banned in the executive order will be allowed to get on flights and enter the united states. it's as though the executive order was never actually issued. as for visas issued before the executive order and those that were revoked, those are once again considered valid. president donald trump is defending his claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 election. he talked about it with fox news' bill o'reilly for a super bowl interview. >> many people have come out and said i'm right. you know that. >>

back that up. >> when you see illegal, people that are not citizens and they're on the registration rolls -- look, bill, we can be babies, but you take a look at the registration. you have illegals, dead people. it's really a bad situation. >> well, last month the president threatened to launch an investigation into voter fraud, but the white house has not provided details on that effort. well, the countdown to kickoff is on. the atlanta falcons are going to take on the new england patriots in super bowl li tonight in houston. >> now, if the falcons win, just hypothesizing here, it would be their first super bowl win. the patriots have four wins under their belt. here's nbc's jay gray. >> reporter: it is the national obsession, an unofficial holiday of sorts with fans spilling into the streets.

>> reporter: kids kicking, passing, and playing, living out their sports dreams, while adults get to act like kids. the super bowl is really a seven-day celebration parties and concerts in pop-up clubs constructed just for the week. >> it's elegant. we have all these installations. it's not just a concert. it's a full experience. >> reporter: there will be another temporary party today in these tiny houses set up just across from nrg stadium for exclusive, high-end tailgating. >> we take care of everything. air-conditioning, four tvs, a bathroom, catering. >> reporter: it's called club 51, a place to hang out before the game. but oh, yeah, there is a game. and after-market ticket sales had been brisk. the price this year down. >> i think we're about 14% er

over year, but at the same time, we've sold about 14% more tickets. so we're getting that many more fans a chance to come and experience something they're going to love. >> reporter: love that still comes with a steep cost. the average ticket is going for more than four grand and could go up before kickoff. and the grill is going here now. we're getting breakfast ready. the ticket price did go up overnight about $700. we know that at least a few tickets have sold for more than $15,000. so a high price ticket here. we're close, guys. it's almost ready. >> looks delicious. >> flip the bacon, man. make sure it doesn't burn. >> jay, i want to ask you, there's a lot of talk earlier this week about some of the super bowl commercials working in politics. from what you can gather there on the ground, does it appear that fans are leaving that divide, the politics,

and focusing on the game? >> reporter: you know, it's funny, angie. the football fans who are here definitely want to put that aside and just celebrate and have a good time. there have been protests pretty much every day here in houston. it's a bit removed. they have an area for the protests. i'm sure that'll be the case at the game today. it's all been very peaceful. houston police say the protesters are welcome. they're free to express their first amendment rights. they can do whatever they want, freedom of speech. so far, it's really worked out well here. they anticipate that will be the case on game day. >> jay, can i just add that i love you're actually tailgating. sometimes it's not for real. you're actually flipping brats and bacon. you got your beverage of choice. great. love it. >> he's got his solo cup. he's ready. >> might as well have fun. we'll check back. a busy super bowl sunday. limited travel options. how you can get around six

work is expected to wrap up. >> and the weather is not going to get in the way of your plans today, but a big change is on the way. chuck bell is tracking what you can expect for the start of the workweek.

well, today at noon one lucky person will win a brand new 2017 hyundai tuscon at the washington auto show. this was actually the contest from last year. this year, ten people are taking part in the contest. it involves keeping their hands on the car in some manner. they do get breaks periodically. >> congratulations to them and good luck. on this super bowl sunday, metro expecting to see

fewer riders than normal. that's because it chose this weekend to close six stations. free buses are going to replace orange, blue, and silver line service at those stations. if you're coming from virginia, you're going to want to take the yellow line and transfer to gallery place for red line service. metro is doing work in the tunnels here. everything should be back to normal tomorrow. aan amusement park is supposed to be a fun place for families. for one family in beijing, their trip turned into a horror. it happened on the travel through space ride. they say her seat belt was broken and the safety bar did not fit properly. the girl's family has reached a settlement of $127,000. 20 years of honoring her son. they came together to honor the ga

and let's take a live look at the white house. chuck is updating the forecast with how soon rain could be back in the forecast and could dampen our plans in the next 72 hours. stay withs. u

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two. don't be shocked to see a little snowflake this morning. that won't last long. we'll be back to sunshine by midday today. afternoon highs today about 10ing did warmer than yesterday. into the upper 40s and low 50s. if you think that's nice, wait until you see the extended forecast. >> we'll take it, chuck. thank you very much. as you run out for snacks and pizza today, many of you might see a small donation box at the cash register. >> that's right. montgomery county officials warning you to look before you give. scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team discover how some businesses might be profiting off your kindness. >> reporter: the sweetness in giving is sometimes knowing you're helping a stranger like this little boy. his picture on a candy box in a checkout line. >> a lot of people need help. if i can do anything to help. >> reporter: it drew in cust

>> the kid on the front, you know, i always like to help kids out. i got kids of my own. >> i just saw the face of the kid. i saw the candy. i saw it was 25 cents. >> reporter: but pictures aren't always what they seem. >> they're popping up all over montgomery county and all over the city, really. >> reporter: the news 4 i-team discovered montgomery county's office of protection started get complaints. >> it's really just a sweet way to try and make some money by misleading consumers and businesses. >> reporter: on the front of the bin is a picture of two puppies that reads, please read before purchasing candy. the goal is to help find missing pets. even listing a website as a public service. but in the middle of the paragraph, it also admits, this is not a charity and the sales of this candy help compensate the owner for his time and expenses.

>> reporter: it's pulling you in with that photograph. the box screams charity and whispers, oh, but it's not. >> reporter: we spent days crisscrossing the county and found these same boxes in a tanning salon and a county-run liquor store. most store employees told us they knew very little about the person behind the bin. we found a gatorsburg man has placed dozens of the boxes in shops around the area. the i-team stopped by his home and called him multiple times, but he wouldn't return our call. >> the person who purchased these boxes from another company in another state 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 takes action against the man now but instead alerting businesses and customers about these boxes. many have already removed them,

papa john's in potomac. >> what was it that made you drop the money in? inchts guess she asked. my daughter asked to put money in. >> reporter: the picture back in the rockville store got change from them. the i-team put it there as part of an experiment for this report. >> to see if people read the fine print before they take the candy. >> i didn't. >> here's your money. >> reporter: and in the end, they all really did help this little boy get the word out. >> we want to give you your money back, and you can still keep the candy. >> reporter: though not so little anymore. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> experts say if you want to donate any kind of money, it's best to give directly to that charity. we have listed some other helpful tips on our nbc washington app. >> very cool. time right now is 7:18. let's get a check of the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with us. >> you're a nacho person. >> i like it all.

>> you got to pick a favorite. >> pizza. absolutely. >> can't go wrong with pizza. >> my one tradition for super bowl is hot sausage sandwiches. i made them last night because they're always better after they've sat overnight in the fridge. >> they marinate. >> yes. that's what we're having today. >> left overs, bring them in tomorrow morning. >> there will be nothing left. it's a once a year treat. as a result, it's usually scarfed down in five minutes or less. outside on a cloudy sunday morning, kind of a cold start to the day. windchills are back in the 20s this morning. if you're headed out for an early morning bike ride or jog, just know you'll need your insulation on for sure. 36 now in washington. windchill 29 courtesy of a southerly breeze. south winds bring warmer and warmer air into the area with time. we're off to a cold start. 33 in clinton, maryland. 35 in quantico. 35, fredericksburg. afternoon highs today with cloudis

later today. afternoon highs up into the upper 40s and low 50s. during super bowl party time, 4:30 as you're settling in front of that first bowl of nachos, temperatures around 50 degrees. kickoff is 6:30. temperatures in the mid-40s. on your way home from the super bowl parties tonight, it'll be in the upper 30s to around 40ing did. it will be chilly. there you can see the little snowflakes. that's the reason i keep mentioning there could be a flake or two spotted, especially down across southern maryland. if you get a picture of a snowflake, you can always send it to me on twitter. @chuckbell4 is my twitter handle. we'd love to share some of those photographs if you can get one. maybe a flake or two around the washington area. any real better chances for a snow flurry or two are down to the south today. with time, our skies will be clearing out. plenty of sunshine by 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. then for tomorrow, starting off with sunshine and ending with clouds. there's a slight chance for a few showers as early as 7:00 tomorrow. i think most of the rain arrives

tuesday and wednesday both will be rainy and very mild. up into the low perhaps even mid-60s. that rain chance ends with a little rain/snow combo possibility on thursday. >> get a little interesting around here. thanks, chuck. the power of paint and the will to inspire. in celebration of black history month, how local artists are reflecng on powerful memorities

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with black history month you should under way, we're taking a peek at a display going on. >> barbara harris introduces u.s. to only of the african-american artists that reflect the history they've lived through. >> reporter: this is the xenith gallery, where there's always a lot going on outside, and inside a cocoughny of chaos at first glance, but it calls for a closer look. what seems to be a crazy collection of curiosities is a gallery crammed from floor to ceiling, corner to corner, with some extraordinary pieces of art in many forms. >> these are all artists from our black history month. >> reporter: the xenith gallery's black history month exhibition includes the work of more than 20 different living artists. an artist herself, she's owned an art gallery in studio since

george washington university with a degree in fine arts. she represents only artists whose work appeals to her. >> i like texture. i like things that come off the wall and kind of come into your space and talk to you. >> reporter: this painting is titled "state of the union." the artist, preston sampson. >> it was originally done in response to, again, one of the police shootings, you know, from the young black men. i would like for my work to be seen in the long term as almost a documentary of the times that i lived in. >> reporter: this mixed media painting is by artist gloria kirk, a retired foreign service officer, who got interested in cameras when she was working overseas. >> i started mixing textiles and papers. >> reporter: she found old photographs in her mother's attic. >> so i have images from the mid to late 1800s. >> reporter: but not all art

>> i would say it's more modern african culture. >> reporter: this wood sculptor moved to america with his american wife several years ago. to make his extraordinary sculptures, he brought the tools of his trade from africa. he teaches others the age-old craft of carving. >> the students were absolutely wonderful. >> reporter: a former art teacher, francesca britton, has become a prolific artist with jewelry and abstract paintings. this is her new series. >> this one is fighting my demons. this one is, of course i will survive. >> reporter: art can tell many stories in many forms. in this gallery, there are thousands of stories being told. >> so fascinating. and that was barbara harrison reporting. the black history month exhibition at the gallery runs through march 4th. yo

much more information on this story in our nbc washington app. all you have to search is african art. let's take a look outside right now at the capital wheel at national harbor. a chilly start but a warmup is on the way. chuck is tracking major changes in the week ahead to heat to possibly rain and snow. how about all that. well, protests around the world in response to president trump's immigration order continue. how thousands are taking the street and demanding action from the white house.

time right now, 7:30 on the dot. here are some stories we're following on this sunday morning. breaking news out of the town of bladensburg. police are working to learn if two scenes there are connected. several of its officers were investigating reports of car break-ins around 11:30 last night when a car at the scene rammed into a squad car then tried to hit an officer. police found a car that matched the description of a car torched in northeast d.c. a federal appeals court denies the trump administration's request to immediately reinstate its travel ban. department of justice lawyers have until monday morning to respond. and here's a live look at houston, where super bowl li kicks off tonight. the new england patriots take on the atlanta falcons. here's a fun fact. 1.5 million people will call in sick to work tomorrow.

especially if your team wins. >> but we will not be part of that statistic. >> no, we're here for you. hope you're having a good one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to reel in chuck bell. he delivered the good weather report. looks like we lucked out this sunday. >> yeah, it's going to turn out from a cloudy and cold start into a pleasant afternoon. if you want to get out and do some bike riding or running to burn off some calories before you reload later on today, relatively good weather for it. your outdoor planner, cold and dry this morning. windchills in the 20s. there are a few lonesome snowflakes to be found. no accumulations. later this afternoon, nice and cool. chilly and dry for your evening. monday, a chance for rain drops after the sun goes down. there's a light chance for snowflakes across southern

sunshine than yesterday and highs today upper 40s and low 50s. more about that workweek forecast coming up. >> all right, chuck. thank you very much. well, protests aren't only happening in the united states over president trump's travel ban, but it's also happening around the world. >> that's right. this is a look right now at protests that were happening in london. this is yesterday. organizers claimed more than 40,000 people attended, but "the guardian" newspaper estimated it was more like 10,000. protesters are demanding president trump rescind his executive order on immigration. >> feels like we've all been watching a really bad horror film and just sat there shouting at the tv. >> it is really heartwarming to see people protesting all over the world to show that love will win. it's not going to be just fascism all over again. >> and this was the third demonstration against president trump in london in the past few weeks. protesters also want prime minister theresa may to disinvite the president from an official stais

university student is back on campus this morning. >> she was stuck overseas for more than a week due to president trump's immigration order. nbc 4's darcy spencer has her story. >> so how does it feel to be back home? >> the nightmare is over. >> reporter: she's back on american soil at dulles international airport after spending a week overseas in limbo, not knowing if she could ever return to the united states. >> i would say it was the worst experience i've ever had. i hope it won't happen again. >> reporter: she's from libya. she's a senior at george mason university, here legally on a student visa. she was on her way back to virginia friday a week ago trying to board a connecting flight in turkey when she was told she could not board. she could not enter the united states because of the president's executive order. >> i searched for universities to try to apply for other places because i may never be back here again.

>> reporter: she was able to come back saturday after a judge put a hold on the immigration order. virginia attorney general mark herring was at the airport to greet her. >> since i was in northern virginia, really, i thought it was really important to help welcome her back. >> welcome home. i'm so glad you're here. >> reporter: she says she was heartened by the welcome she received and those who have been protesting the travel restrictions. >> i felt loved. i felt the american people were all really nice. >> reporter: she is studying international relations. she plans to perhaps improve diplomacy one day between libya and the united states. >> do you plan to stay in the u.s.? >> definitely no. i was planning to do my masters, but now, no. i'll probably go to canada to continue there. >> because of all of this? >> yes, definitely. >> and that was darcy spencer reporting. an iranian baby girl will be traveling to the u.s. in the coming days. the fal

to president trump's travel ban is allowing her to undergo a life-saving procedure in portland, oregon. she was born with a rare congenital heart disease which restricts blood from reaching the rest of her body. her grandparents are u.s. citizens and live in portland. and sticking to the topic of the president's stance on immigration policies, a commercial that's set to air today before the super bowl halftime show took aim at u.s. relations with mexico. nbc explains why the ad had to be edited in order to air. >> reporter: it's one of many ads be shown to millions of people on super bowl sunday. but this 90-second spot highlighting an immigrant mother and her daughter as they travel to the u.s. to some is sending a mixed signal. >> better place to live, better place to raise her daughter. >> immigration, i guess. >> i think it's part of the mystery. it's very vague. >> reporter: the creators behind

the idea was to make a big statement, and the message is about job recruiting for hundreds of positions. >> 84 lumber is looking for people who embody the characteristics of the mom and daughter. >> reporter: within the cinematic story, a scene at the international border, including a wall, was removed. >> the original spot was not allowed to air. it allowed us to tell a deeper story. >> reporter: the edited story now ends halfway and then drives the viewer to the company website. >> given the controversy around it, you know, they say there's no such thing as bad press, right. so this is -- certainly there are people who are going to say, oh, i didn't know about 84 lumber, and now i'm going to go make an effort to support them. >> reporter: a simple but powerful piece that this group describes will hopefully be one of many controversial ads after the game. >> it's intriguing. i kind of want to see more, see what happens. >> now, listen to this.

gambling association, people are expected to bet nearly 5 billion bucks on today's super bowl. that's an increase of 11% from last year's super bowl gambling. most of those bets will be place the illegally. nevada is the only state permitted to offer traditional unregulated sports betting. >> can you bet on the puppy bowl? >> you can bet on everything. >> all right. judge neil gorsuch could face a tough confirmation battle to become a supreme court justice, but vice president pence is confident gorsuch will be confirmed. he spoke to a legal group in philadelphia yesterday and called gorsuch a worthy successor to justice antonin scalia, who died last year. >> we will work with the senate leadership to ensure that judge gorsuch gets an up or down vote on the senate floor one way or the other. >> democrats are expected to contest the nomination. if confirmed, gorsuch would restore the court's conservative 5-4 majorities. vice id

morning's "meet the press." chuck todd will also have exclusive interviews with house speaker paul ryan and minority leader nancy pelosi. chuck will join us in studio for a live preview around 10:15 later this morning. open up the window, take a look outside. not a bad start to the day. a little chilly, but you're in the clear for your super bowl plans. be ready for a warmup in the next couple days as well. chuck is tracking how soon we might break 60 degrees. it is a dream job you probably didn't think was real. meet the new beer historian and their important mission at the smithsonian.

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examiner's office for further examination as well as identification. the charles county sheriff's office needs your help finding the person who shot and kill eda young woman. deputies say she was killed yesterday morning in a parking lot of beer for you on crane highway in waldorf. they say the man who she was with got into a fight inside the bar. the suspect then waited for the pair outside and started to shoot. the man was shot in the leg. crime solvers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. today is the 20th anniversary of the ambush shooting death of d.c. officer brian gibson. >> he was killed in full uniform while sitting in his patrol car at a traffic light. his mother, shirley gibson, held a vigil for him this morning in northwest d.c. where he was killed. many people, including uniformed first responders, showed up to pay their respects. at 7:41, we are gearing up for a major shift in weather this week as we take

at national harbor right now. chuck is getting us ready and prepared for the heat, the rain, and even a chance of snow. >> and it is the biggest football game of the year. one of the few times you want to watch the commercials. the controversial and hilarious ads that are already getting you talking. it's 7:42.

good sunday morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. there's our tower camera looking southbound towards prince george's county. there are rays of sunshine to be seen first thing this sunday morning. that's going to be improving through the day. windchills are in the mid-20s. make sure you have your warm coat on. it won't be cold later this week. your whole forecast coming up. >> all right, chuck. looking forward to that. there's no doubt that tonight's super bowl is going to be filled with its share of moments, but perhaps the most touching one will happen at the beginning o of the game. that's when former president george h.w. bush and his wife barbara will perform the coin toss. you're looking at the first photo of the former president since he was discharged from the hospital last week after a bout with pneumonia. also in the photo, his nephew, denver broncos president joe ellis. how cool is that. >> wonderful. >> well, this next woman arguably has the greatest job in the country. >> jealous? a little bit

nbc's kevin tibbles introduces us to the new smithsonian beer historian and how she was tapped for the coveted career. >> reporter: ah, the nice refreshing taste of a cold beer. >> this is indeed the nectar of the gods. >> reporter: as well as us mere mortals. george washington loved a brewski, brewing it in mt. vernon. so did barack obama, the first president to brew inside the white house. want even more history of the foamy art? then tap in to the smithsonian to meet teresa mcculla. >> it's always been part of the fabric of our culture. >> reporter: theresa is the museum's brand new beer historian. >> don't you get to have a beer? >> i anticipate occasional tastings along the way. >> reporter: armed with a culinary arts diploma, she's oversee the brewing history initiative, made possible by a donation.

ago used this vessel to drink beer, likely after a workday, as a way to relax, to spend time with their friends. just as you might today. >> reporter: her job, documenting the history of american brewing and the beer industry. seen here in the taps, the ads, the songs. part of the smithsonian's current collection dating back to the 1800s. even touching on prohibition times when beer was outlawed and the celebrations that ensued when the suds flowed freely again. >> beer helps us connect with stories of immigrant farmers and workers and people who have been brewing and drinking beer throughout american history from the very founding of the nation. >> reporter: museum patrons agree. >> i think beer has a very large place in american history. it certainly has a place in my history and most of the people i know. >> reporter: our national romance with the brown bott

has left me with one last question. >> do you need an assistant? >> i've been offered so many assistants in it the last several weeks. i'm very appreciative of that. >> reporter: to which we say, cheers. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> making me thirsty. >> i know. when i did that smithsonian behind the scenes, i found one of the first breathalyzers. i did pass. >> very cool. aside from the game, the commercials might be the biggest part of super bowl sunday. >> a lot of advertisements are already online. let's take a look. >> you don't look like you're from around here. >> this one is from budweiser. we actually mentioned it earlier because it's been stirring up some controversy. it shows how the company's founder emigrated from germany. budweiser said the ad has been

>> ahhh! >> this is one of the funny ones. it's a little shocking when you see melissa mccarthy basically get thrown into a ship. a psa saying it can be hard to be an eco warrior. oh, gosh. >> 80, 80, 80. >> i love it. that's very clever. keeping it simple. everybody gets skittles in this commercial. a commercial for this year's super bowl cost about $30 million for 30 seconds of air time. that's a lot of money. we'll be talking about -- what, you're surprised by the cost? >> i thought it was like $5 milliore

>> the price has gone up. >> more money than i have, so it doesn't matter. >> what is value is your forecast. >> here on national weather person appreciation day. >> i have a post of our hug. evidence. >> we got some cloudiness here early this morning. your super bowl sunday afternoon and evening, not going to have any problems at all. if you really need a little hint of springtime coming your way, wait until tuesday and wednesday get here. it is going to be super mild indeed. could even be flirting with record-high temperatures tuesday and wednesday. our average high temperature this time of the year is only 45ing di45 degrees. the record on tuesday set back in 2008, 64 degrees. the record for wednesday is 68 degrees, set back in 2015. i don't think we have too much of a chance of getting to wednesday's record. but that record on tuesday is in jeopardy. i'm forecasting 63 on tuesday. the only reason i'm not more optimistic is we are goingo

around. it's hard to be 20 degrees above normal with rain drops. that's the reason i'm not sure we're going to break it. right now, though, skies are starting to clear out just a little bit. 36 here in washington. 36 in fredericksburg. 32 in ft. meade. the forecasted highs today, that's a nice improvement. after the clouds are gone, sunshine, 53 for a high today. these clouds are leaving a little light snow shower across parts of southern maryland. that is on its way out. this will be a near zero impact event for us around here today. then future weather, there goes the clouds out, sunshine in by 3:00. mainly clear overnight tonight and a bright and sunny start early tomorrow. clouds will start to come in after 3:00 or 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. by the time you wake up tuesday morning, it will be raining outside. rain showers could keep us from tying the record. it's going to be super warm either way. might end with a little rain/snow combination

later on into the week into next weekend. we got a couple days here it's going to feel a little bit like springtime. >> all right. and we appreciate that. >> i'm sure you do. okay, donald. that's enough fun for tonight. can i have my desk back? >> yes, of course, mr. president. i'll sit at my desk. >> alec baldwin back at donald trump. how "snl" is poking fun at the president and the big issues he's facing in office. are you getting this? these numbers are off the charts... sir! what's the status? there's a meteor hurtling towards earth. how long until impact? less than a minute. what do you want to do, sir? listen carefully... if we all switch to geico

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thank you for still accepting our refugees. >> homie say what? >> president obama said america would accept 1200 refugees. your country's compassion will not be forgotten. >> no, no, no. no refugees. america first. australia sucks. your reef is failing. prepare to go to war. >> last night's "saturday night live." alec baldwin returned as president trump with a grim-reaper-like character playing his controversial strategist steve bannon. they made fun of phone calls with foreign leaders, but there was also a surprise appearance by melissa mccarthy, who played white house press secretary sean spicer. >> yeah, i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> yeah, it's not a ban. >> i'm sorry? >> it's not a ban. the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> you just called it a ban. >> i'm using your words. yoai

>> the president tweeted, and i quote, if the ban were announced with a one week notice -- >> yeah, exactly. you just said that. he's quoting you. it's your words. >> well, there could be even more skits about the trump administration next week when alec baldwin serves as the host. speaking of host, kristen dropped the "f" bomb accidently. that's trending too, unfortunately. >> all right. time right now is 7:56. here are the four things you need to know this sunday morning. we're following breaking news. the town of bladensburg, police say several of its officers investigating reports of car break-ins around 11:30 last night when a car at the scene rammed into a squad car then tried to hit an officer. police found a car that matched the description of that car torched in north d.c. all eyes are on a federal appeals court this morning in a ruling overnight, the court denied the trump administration's request to immediately reinstate its

until monday morning to respond. nmetro expecting to see a 3 drop in ridership today. that's why it chose to close these six stations to do work inside the tunnels. everything should be back to normal tomorrow. and we're taking a live look at houston, where super bowl li will kick off tonight. the new england patriots will take on the atlanta falcons. >> not too bad of a day today. >> no, not bad at all. sunshine, near 50. >> excellent. >> it's national weather person day. send your love to chuck. >> we appreciate you, chuck. that's going to do it for "news 4 today." thank you so much. >> with all the heart he could muster. >> we'll be back at 9:00.

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officially putting iran on notice. >> go nuclear. >> they should either get with the program or go. >> why don't we switch jobs. good morning. welcome to "sunday today" on this super bowl sunday. i'm willie geist. the legal battle that stretched into the we hours of the morning overnight and a defeat in court for the trump administration as the white house is denied for now in its bid to get a travel ban reinstated. plus the president in an interview that will air during the super bowl makes a comment comparing russia to the united states in a way that certainly won't quiet questions about his