news 4 midday begins breaking news. >> i'm aaron gill crest. >> i'm eun yang. news 4's molette green is live with details of a police-involved shooting. what's happening? >> reporter: well, i can tell you that the suspect is fighting for his life right now, in surgery this morning. police say it all started when the suspect robbed a woman here on this street near this clinic in the 1300 block of good hope road. one man told me his account. he says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and feared for

john w jumped over. >> reporter: he says he saw it beside him on his scooter. >> kept telling him, to drop the gun. they shot him. shot him about five times. >> reporter: his scooter now caught up in the middle of the crime scene of 1300 block of good hope road.

>> up in boston it is snowing right now. here's a live look. you can see the buses rolling in and police presence. people are starting to line up to see their football heroes. who knows how many people took off work to go to the patriots super bowl parade. it started a couple of minutes ago. tom brady, as you can imagine, leading it all. he was the super bowl mvp. basically considered by many as the greatest quarterback of all

he led the patriots to the biggest comeback in super bowl history and the only ever finish in overtime. back live in boston, pictures of the parade get underway. the city said that it expects as many as 1 million people to attend the parade today. things are looking much better where we live weather wise. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parvene has a look at a lovely forecast. >> almost up to 60 degrees. believe it or not the normal high is 45 degrees. we're already almost 15 degrees above that. it is going to get warm this afternoon especially with the south wind. here's what it looks like for the rest of the area. we're sitting in the low 60s for most of the area 63 gaithersburg, 62 lorton. we expect a high of around 69 degrees. that would be a record high temperature. unseasonably warm. there's that average, that dashed line. tomorrow s i

still an unseasonably warm day. then we drop back down to near where we should be on thursday. that's going to be a shock to the system and it's also going to come with some snow. i'll show you the timing on that coming up. >> sheena, thank you. we want to take you live to the capitol. right now senate democrats are still trying to block the confirmation of betsy devos as education secretary. you're looking at the senate floor where democrats are in the middle of a 24 hour speaking session. they're speaking out against devos and hoping to get one more republican to vote against her. news 4's edward lawrence has the latest. >> i do not believe betsy devos should be the next secretary of education. >> reporter: democrats in the senate take a stand against education secretary nominee betsy devos. senators are holding the floor to prevent republicans from calling a vote. some outlining their problem with the nominee. >> we need someone in charge of the nation's education policy who knows what they're doing and who will put

people first. >> ms. devos has failed to make the grade. >> we do not want to go backwards and we are one vote away from changing where we are on this nomination. >> reporter: as it stands the senate is divided, 50-50 over the pick, which means she would be confirmed by the deciding vote from vice president mike pence. democrats want to block that vote. meanwhile, several states want to block president donald trump's temporary travel ban. >> yes, of course the president has broad powers with these executive orders, but it is not unfeterred. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals will hear oral arguments today. >> we will defeat radical islamic terrorism and we will not allow it to take root in our country. not going to allow it. >> reporter: the president tweeting the threat is very real adding the courts must act fast. >> reporter: this will be a one-hour argument in front of a three-judge panel. each side will have 30inutes to make their case. edward

by tonight the city of fairfax will have a new mayor. polls are now open for a special election to replace former mayor scott silverthorn. he resigned after he was arrested in a meth for sex police bust. three people are on the ballot. you have until 7:00 tonight to vote at any of the city's polling stations. police are looking for this 12-year-old boy in frederick, maryland. they say michael white was last seen at his home on can field terrace last night. take a look at his photo here. call frederick police if you think you may have seen him. today the d.c. council votes on an emergency bill to increase the d.c. police force. about 200 people protested the hiring plan last night outside of the wilson building. the bill would increase the force from 3700 officers to 4200 officers. councilman vincent gray says new recruits are not keeping up with the pace of retirement and the police department is at a ten-year shortage.

supported by the council because it really is in desperate need to take advantage of the opportunity to infuse our metropolitan police department not only with additional officers, to stem the hemorrhaging. >> nearly $64 million from automated traffic enforcement fees and signs would pay officers to stay on the force for five years. their salaries would be doubled in their final year to keep them from retiring. this morning we are working to learn the identity of someone who was killed in a shooting in d.c. this happened early this morning on irving street northeast. d.c. police didn't tell us who was killed or how old he was. new at midday, we found out a lot more about a deadly hit and run in the district. d.c. police telling us 65-year-old carolyn ellis was killed when she tried to cross u street northwest at 10th street last night. she was in the crosswalk. police say david jones of buoy hit her and drove off. they tracked him down and charged him with hit

involuntary manslaughter and dui. a new crime report just released by metro shows some improvement but a lot more work that needs to be done to keep you safe. here's the good news. the report says overall crime on metro properties is down. phone and bike theft, murders and burglaries dropped nearly 5% last year, however, violent assaults and crimes in parking lots increased. the minnesota avenue station on the orange line had the most crimes in 2016. metro transit police say they're looking to hire more officers, to increase patrols at stations with high crime. if you see this man, alexandria police want you to call him. take a look. he is the mantha robbed the navy federal credit union. he slid a note to the teller, received cash and took off. greenville police want you to watch out for a scammer targeting people at atms. there have been nine victims since november. take a look at this man. officers say he's approaching bank customers at

capital one banks at beltway plaza. each time he asks unsuspecting customers to cash fraudulent checks on his behalf. if you know who this is call the police. the named controversy surrounding the washington redskins continue this afternoon. we'll have the latest on that. plus, when it comes to at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the

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president trump is being very vocal about the stories he says are not being covered. >> now the white house has a list of terror attacks they say didn't get the attention they tee served. here's nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: today new backup from the white house to support this surprising terrorism claim from president trump. >> you've seen what happened in paris and nice, all over europe it's happening. it's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported. and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. >> reporter: press to clarify what exactly has not been reported? the administration releasing a list of 78 terror attacks, including the one at the pulse nightclub in orlando. >> i'm matt lauer here in orlando. >> integris. >> another in brussels. >> i'm matt

stories of 2016. a senior white house official says the point is to show terror attacks are so pervasive at this point that they do not spark the wall-to-wall coverage they once did adding this cannot be allowed to become the new normal. >> the media don't always cover some of those events to the extent that other events might get covered. protests will get blown out of the water and yet an attack or a foiled attack doesn't necessarily get the same coverage. >> also this morning, one of the president's top aides, kellyanne conway, firing back her comments on a so-called bowling green massacre in the spotlight again. >> bowling green massacre. >> it didn't get covered. >> conway said she misspoke in that intervw with chris matthews. >> all of us are wrong in a while and we apologize and immediately rectified it. >> new words that may have been the third time she referenced the nonexistent attack first with tmz. >> two iraqisho

radicalized, joined isis and were the master minds behind the bowling green attack. >> and with "cosmopolitan" where she mentioned the master minds behind the bowling green massacre. conway telling the magazine on sunday frankly they were terrorists in bowling green, but their massacre took place in iraq. at least this got clear-thinking people to focus on what did happen in bowling green. so what did happen? two iraqi nationals living in that kentucky town were arrested in 2011, later sent to federal prison, for attempting to send weapons and money to al qaeda for the purpose of killing u.s. soldiers according to justice department officials. conway telling nbc news overnight the obsession over this makes it seem like i said something that affects people's lives like, say, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. >> and that was hallie jackson reporting. in news for your health we're

new study shows endurance exercise such as running can increase the body's ability to repair damaged heart tissue. researchers believe exercise could be just as important for heart health as a healthy diet and maintaining normal cholesterol levels. researchers conducted that study. new research suggests ecigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes. smokers who switched had much lower levels of toxins in their bodies than people who continued using regular cigarettes, but researchers say there needs to be a complete switch. those who use ecigarettes while smoking did not reduce their exposure to cancer causing chemicals. in the worst case you ever have to call 911 for an emergency, one of the biggest questions you have to face is whether to perform cpr before help arrives. dr. frank mcgeorge tells us how dispatchers are changing a critic

>> our dispatcher once they ascertain that there is a medical emergency, the first question they'll ask is whether or not the victim is responsive. if it's reported to them that the victim's unresponsive, the next question they ask is whether or not the victim is breathing. >> reporter: jim atkins says that second question, are they breathing, can cause confusion. the problem is something called agonal breathing. >> agonal breathing is ineffective breathing. for lack of a better description it's when someone is taking their last gasps. >> reporter: it can sound like a fish out of water. someone does need cpr. >> our dispatcher will ask the caller whether or not the victim is breathing effectively. >> reporter: it's a small change that can make a big difference. in places where the initial questions from 911 have been updated and stream lined, more people survive sudden cardiac arrest. >> those two or three minutes are critical as it relates to

that victim. so if a bystander can recognize that someone's in cardiac arrest and start cpr right away, that can make the difference between life and death. elementary students will head back to school tomorrow but will be in a new building temporarily. today their teachers are getting classrooms ready inside ferebee-hope elementary school. savoy had bed bugs and exterminators had to go in. doctors said it looked like bed bug bites. >> we wanted the school to be shut down and checked thoroughly, not just a room in the school checked. the whole school. >> the decision to temporarily close the entire school happened on friday after a parent meeting. school officials hoped to reopen savoy elementary by the end of the month. here are four things you should know about bed bugs. clutter can create spots for the bugs to live in.

infestations are not directly related to how clean a place is. also, bed bugs are hard to kill. they're tiny and can hide in narrow spaces. past manag pet management officials are needed to kill the bugs. they feed on blood but aren't known to transmit any diseases. there is a new effort to force the redskins to change their name, but those behind it admit they are fighting an uphill battle. d.c. council member is joining an effort to have d.c., maryland and virginia all agree to withhold public funding for a stadium in the name doesn't change. others would welcome them to return to where they are now. virginia governor terry mccullough is rallying to bring them to loudoun county. >> lebron, got it! banks it in. >> did you see that three-pointer. >> hurts every time. >> yes. people are saying it was in a

the playoffs for sure. lebron james and the cavaliers took the wizards into overtime. they handed john wall, bradley beal their first loss at the verizon center in months, but what a game. the nba even called it the game of the year. wizards face the brooklyn nets tomorrow night. they had been on fire. bradley beal sunk three-pointers. they were looking good. >> brooklyn needs to watch out tonight. >> that's right. looks like something out of the movies. >> a man with a stolen taxi racing through the streets. what happens when he pulled over will stun you.

a wild scene playing out here in philadelphia. police say a naked man stole a taxi and then sped through the city. it all started when that cab stopped to drop off a woman. as the woman got out a man attacked her and took off his clothes and stole the cab. crashed into a curb. the man was arrested and the woman who was attacked is expected to be okay. well, buying a home takes a lot of money, but you usually need to use your own cash for such a big purchase. police in pennsylvania say a woman tried to become a homeowner with a forged $1.2 million check. investigators say she copied a

check. the credit union's fraud department raised red flags when the check came through. >> a lot of money. we knew it had to happen. i'm still not ready for it. bye-bye baobao. as part of a breeding agreement, baobao is leaving for good on february 21st. only two more weeks, aaron. if you want to see her you have until then to visit the national zoo. they're going to have some sendoff parties, maybe an ice cake and some bamboo for our beloved baobao. there's a gallery of photos. >> so many great pictures. cue up some more. >> i have two weeks to convince the zoo to let me hold her. >> that's not going to happen. >> i don't think you can hold her. >> she's getting really big. >> yeah. >> that's the thing. she's getting really, really big. >> she could sit on my lap. >> eun, i feel bad for you. >> i might need a couple case. >> then we'll report how eun got

crushed by a panda. anyway -- >> eun loves pandas, by the way, which is what i love about you. >> you're back inside now. >> i'm back inside. i was outside this morning because the weather this afternoon is going to be so unseasonably warm. we're not talking 20 degrees above normal but 20 to 25 degrees above normal. if you like exercising outside you're going to like the forecast. thursday morning we have some really big changes. let's just talk about the weather before. record high temperatures expected today. we're talking about the upper 60s, near 70 degrees. tomorrow will be unseasonably warm, too. then we go into early thursday and that's when we have some snow moving in, believe it or not. yes, that's right. but it's going to be kind of a wet, messy snow. temperatures are going to be so warm. already warm, 59 degrees in the district. 61 dulles, 63 in quantico. gaithersburg, fredericksburg already up to 65 degrees. you can bet the numbers keep rising. for tomorrow

high temperatures. reagan national, 64. dulles, 65. bwi, 64. we're expecting temperatures well above that. near 70 degrees. so we expect to break some records. fitness forecast, looking fantastic if you want to be exercising outside. we'll be in the upper 60s. take a look at future weather. the south wind will help to warm us up. we go through the day tomorrow. another unseasonably warm day. we stay dry. tomorrow night, closer to midnight. that's when we start to see the approach of rain and then cold air starts to move in. take a look at the rain changing over to snow. that's 5:00 a.m. thursday, we expect a good amount of wet snow to be falling. this is not going to be the fluffy, light snow. this is going to be the wet, messy snow. even by 7:00 a.m., so to start the morning commute. coming up we'll take a look at snow totals. what you can expect as we go into thursday. that's straight ahead. >> can you believe we're talking about 70 degree weather today and snow for thursday. >> your head will be spinning by the end of the we

this guy knows that. not even pets. >> but one vet's approach to healing is raising some eyebrows.

you're watching news 4 midday. >> despite all the challenges we face, i remain convinced that, yes, the future is female. >> hillary clinton making her way back to public life. she delivered a feminist message for the launch of this year's maker's conference. these were her first public remarks since the inauguration of donald trump. she's been mostly absent. the conference lasts through tomorrow and brings together a broad range of women who are leading in their fields. well, last month we saw millions of people around the world gather for the women's march, including here in washington. now the organizers are planning another day of action. the group announced on social media that it wants to hold a strike called a day without women. no date or details have yet been announced. live pictures now from the floor of the united states senate where democrats are in the middle of a marath

devos. these pictures might be from boston, actually. the floor of the senate now. devos, president trump's pick for secretary of education. the vote is expected to happen around noon. the vote is expected to be dead looked at 50 for and 50 against with two republicans joining forces for devos's confirmation last week. that means vice president pence will have to break a tie. he will be the first vice president to ever cast a decisive vote in confirming a cabinet nominee. you will need to start making plans now for how you'll deal with the next phase of metro's safe track program. the arlington cemetery station will close on saturday. it will stay closed for more than two weeks. during that time trains will not run on the blue line between roslyn and the pentagon stations. you can take a bus from the pentagon to get to the cemetery station. you can also find other travel alternat i

washington app. a warning for some dog owners. evangers is recalling some of its dog food after a drug to a nest at t-- anesthetize pets. cannabis for canines, the trend is growing as some veterinarians turn to alternative healing methods. melanie michaels explains why. >> reporter: in the controversial case for cannabis, does a pot product hold a cure for your four-legged friend? for sweet little sadie it worked wonders. pot for this pet? her owners say saved sadie's life. >> that's all it is, helpless suffering. i knew i had to do something. >> reporter: her eyes told the whole story. she was helpless suffering from a seizure. it a

christopher cano seeing sadie in pain. >> a lot of us have animals we care about very much. we want to see them better. we want to see them live better quality lives. >> reporter: she was given canabus oil and within seconds the seizure stopped for the nine pound bundle of cuteness. >> i was shocked and surprised. it was a hail mary. >> you can lop off the branches or you can try to get to the root of the problem. >> reporter: dr. ann lampoo has been treating man's best friends for over 37 years and over time she realized that holistic medicine was not only possible but practicals. she uses a variety of treatments from treatables to capsules to oils. >> this is just the canaboid oil. this is not anything with a psychoactive effect at

according to experts they contain an extract of canabus and it's legal in the u.s. the oils are the most effective in pain relief for your pet which is good news for little sadie. >> if medical marijuana oil, medical marijuana treatments are something that is the future of veterinary medicine, then why not. ♪ we will, we will rock you >> how about that? a ballet set to the music of queen. this is one of two premieres this saturday by the virginia national ballet. elizabeth muskett, founder and mapping director of the ballet is here with more about this upcoming show. thanks for coming in today. >> thanks for having me. >> we know that music. that queen music is so engrained in our minds from so many years of great music. the first production is called bohea

we're doing a bohemian theme. the first part is bohemian rhapsody. all queen music. very hard rocking. we're doing the greatest hits and then that's followed by the chamber orchestra. they're playing chamber music and then we're performing la boanne which is based on a famous opera by pocinni. >> so let me go back to the bohemian rhapsody. as i think about that song, i think about ballet. >> right. >> i don't necessarily think about the two together. it's such a hard driving song. >> yes. >> how do you sort of merge the two? i think of ballet as being a bit more gentle. >> well, the style is actually more contemporary, modern dance. there is a ballet base to it, but the choreography is totally suited to the hard rock music so there's a lot of big jumps, turns, fast movemt

love it. >> you mentioned la boemme as well. this is an opera turned into a ballet. >> exactly. >> can you sort of walk folks through the story? if you've seen "rent" you might know it. >> it's a love story about star-crossed lovers. they meet and the woman finds out that she's deathly ill and they just can't be together. it's very, very sad. and that is a musical "rent." so you will see a lot of deep feeling on stage. those dancers have worked really hard with their acting and it's very touching, very emotional. >> for folks who haven't been to a ballet before, unfamiliar with that type of dance, that really is the center of what you do. it is all movement so it's got to be really internalized, focused. >> exactly. there's no speech obviously so you have to show everything through your movement, your facial expressions, your body movements and blending

choreography together to communicate the story. >> we know the virginia national ballet is about three years old. >> right. >> you have a lot of programs happening there and ways to get the community involved. you've been in the gainesville area? >> right. located in gainesville. we have a school. we perform at the hilton performing arts center. we've been in annondale. we've joined the touring directory so we'll be touring throughout nicaragua. we haven't been around very long but we've been doing a lot in a short period of time. we're very excited. >> worked with a lot of international performers. >> yes. >> your husband is the artistic director? >> he is. he's from egypt. our dancers are american, brazilian, japanese. >> nice mix of everything? >> yes. >> i want to let folks know that the performance this weekend is at the hilton performing arts center, two shows on saturday. >> yes. >> you can still get tickets? >> get tickets online at the box

center. >> thanks for coming in. i'm going to have that song stuck in my head all day. >> when it comes to places to live, where does washington rank? we're bre

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nails on a chalkboard, loud chewing, slurping through a straw. >> straw? >> straw. >> are you -- >> that's what we use in new york. you slurp through a straw. losing my voice. all of those sounds -- >> i knew you were born in brooklyn but, wow. >> they bother people. that's because the emotions part of your brain picks up when some people hear irritating sounds. some people can even get anxious about this or panic attacks because of those disturbing noises. >> that sounded very funny. >> i'm glad you enjoyed that. >> i did. okay. >> straw. are you long

your home? >> look no further than your smartphone. news 4's justin finch is looking for you with four apps to start feeling safer at home. >> you can organize them for certain topics like safety. >> reporter: home security now in the palm of your hand. >> whenever it prompts me i check it out and go, oh,, hey, something happened. >> joseph palaganis said they got him on the app. last month news 4 told you about a series of break-ins in glenwood mews neighborhood. a suspect was caught. during that time he said many of his neighbors turned to next door. >> i'm automatically signed in. >> it's an online message board with posts from police and residents. to stay on guard neighbors can also use texting gaps like group me which keeps them in constant contact and allows for picture sharing. >> i think it's pretty neat that you can do that. >> maybe you're

extra eyes when you're not home. no cameras needed. you can turn your smart phones and tablets into mini video cameras. >> there's a list of all of the cameras. >> reporter: they can link several smart device cameras for free and trigger recordings. many charge monthly fees with cloud-based recording. justin finch, news 4. well, we already know that d.c. has much more to offer other than being the nation's capital. now others are taking notice. >> so much to offer, like a great news team in the morning. >> can you pat yourself -- >> i meant you and sheena. u.s. news and world report named d.c. the fourth best city to live in. people said the district has a strong job market and high quality of life. austin, texas, took the number one spot followed by denver, colorado, san jose, california, was third. not bad? >> i hear a lot of good things about austin. >> never b

>> i've been to d.c. >> i always hear good things about austin and what was the second? >> denver. >> denver. i'm not surprised. go for d.c. >> right now in d.c. in particular the next two days. >> the next two days, fantastic. get outside if you can. we're looking at fantastic weather. way above normal for this time of the year. we're talking about upper 60s today. mid 60s tomorrow. enjoy it because we're going to get a rude awakening come thursday morning and we're talking about snow falling for your morning commute on thursday. in the meantime, let's enjoy the nice weather and not think about it. 59 degrees currently in the district. it is dry. that south wind is going to warm us up today. normal high 45 degrees. near 70s tomorrow. mid 60s. 20 degrees above normal. look at that drop on thursday. that will come with snow falling early in the day. keep that in mind and then as we go into friday only the upper 30s. going from way above normal to below normal.

breaking record high temperatures. tomorrow on future weather, dry in the afternoon. unseasonably warm. look what happens thursday morning, 1:00 a.m. rain moves in, quickly changes over to snow. 5:00 a.m., that's a wet snow falling. 7:00 a.m. continuing. starting to taper off as we get closer to lunchtime. as far as the amounts concerned north and west of the district, 1 to 3 inches up to an inch around the district. remember, it's wet, messy snow. mostly grassy accumulations because we'll be in the 60s today and tomorrow. it will be hard for this to accumulate on any pavement. we could see refreezing late thursday night. 69 for a high temperature. record high temperatures today. tomorrow morning we're looking at -- or tomorrow morning it's going to be warm. tomorrow night looking at very light rain. early snow thursday and not too bad as we go into the weekend. >> we like it. sheena, thank you. you have just one week now to pick up a valentine's gift for that special someone. >> even starbucks is cashing in on the day dedicated to love. details on the

starbucks is bringing on the chocolate this valentine's day. calm down, eun. today they are releasing a lineup of decadent molten drinks. they are the molten chocolate latte, molten chocolate hot chocolate available through february 14th. get down there.

spot to celebrate valentine's day. wallet hub says d.c. is one of the best places for valentine's day. we're ranked 18th based on the number of florists, attractions, and the course of a three course meal for two. san francisco topped the list and hialeah, florida, was at the bottom. >> chocolate and flowers. two of my favorite things. must be talking about valentine's day. flowers remain the number one gift to give on valentine's day. one week away. florists have been very busy filling orders. they're drawing inspiration from female powerhouses this year to create beautiful bouquets to send to your loved ones. we have a product from urban stems to talk valentine's day flowers. >> good to see you again. >> i love the name for these bouquets. you have the b, the gaga, the adele. why did you want to go with super power females?

love ballads. we took galantine day, women celebrating women. who are powerful women we want to inspire? adele, obviously. we have lady gaga, super timely with the super bowl. >> exactly. did you know that this was going to happen? >> no, this was pure dumb luck honestly. we have an incredible marketing team. i'm sure they could have forecasted. they must have seen into the future. and beyonce. >> of course. >> again, another timely choice. yeah, we just thought powerful women talking about love. it's a perfect valentine's day theme. >> sounds great. you were going to make the gaga for us. >> yes, we are. >> what goes in a gaga? >> so in the gaga -- i just want to show you quickly how to put the gaga in the vase to make it look gorgeous. >> that's the key. >> the key. >> you receive your urban stems and it looks so gorgeous. how do i transfer it over? >> it's actually really easy. the first tip, start with your greens. this is called

>> spread them out. >> and then you want to put in a little bit of texture. this is solid doggo aster nkts i'll let you say the names. >> this all comes with the gaga. >> this all comes with it. >> add that next? >> add that next. then you want to rotate different color roses. this bouquet is so colorful. four different color roses. you start with the bright orange. >> that's gorgeous. >> apricot. >> you don't usually see that in a rose. >> it's super bright. i was thinking about where all of these stems came from and one of the things you want to keep in mind for valentine's day is ecuadorian roses are the best roses in the world. i was going to ask you about february trying to find seasonal flowers. do you get the roses from ecuador? >> we do. most of our roses from valentine's day come from ecuador. >> what makes them so great? >> they get consistent sunshine and they're high

than any plant you've ever seen in your life. >> good to know. >> it's like dr. seuss land. then you bury the type of roses that you're putting in. you want to think of them as a circle and rhythm. you don't want all of your pink roses the same height. you want to sort of move them around and you don't want them all going in the exact same direction. so just vary the type of rose that you're putting in and go around in a circle and create a pattern. >> very pretty. while you're still working on that, people always say flowers are gorgeous, but sometimes impractical. how do we make them last longer at home? i wish they would last longer? >> i'm pointing -- >> i love the cala lilies. >> the first thing you want to do is bias directly from the farm as possible. we source directly from farms and we get the flowers directly in so they're the freshest that they can possibly be. i love -- i love floral designers, i love them, but a lot of times they have

last-minute from a wholesaler. have you no idea how long the flowers have been sitting in a cooler and warehouse. we know how many days since the moment that the flowers were cut from the time they get to the customer. start with your sourcing. secondly, you want to make sure you when get your flowers you cut them with sharp shears. >> before you put it in the water? >> exactly. and this water that i brought today actually has flower food in it. before i got into the flower industry, flower food, whatever. like do you really need it? you do. >> i always put it in the water because it does make it last longer. >> it does. it feeds the flowers and neutralizes any bacteria or ph imbalances that could be going on that could impact the life of your flowers. >> this is starting to look gorgeous. >> then you definitely want to change the water every two to three days. >> change it. >> it's kind of a hassle but it's honestly worth it if you want your flowers to last. >> changing the water will make the flowers to last longer. >> you want your water to be clean. key tip to your

make sure that you strip the leaves below the waterline. you don't want any leaves in the water because that can cause bacterial growth. >> real quick before you go. >> okay. >> what's the latest you can order before valentine's day and still make it on time? >> you can order day of. you know we deliver same day. >> i do know this. >> last year we sold out so i would say go ahead and pre-order. we are -- we specialize in on demand but this is a very high demand moment. go ahead and preorder today and we will make sure your flowers get there exactly when you want on valentine's day. >> here's the gaga. thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> isn't that lovely? >> it is. uber is trying to get a new idea off the ground. we have details on thelying c far

more than $2 million for tracking and selling customer data to marketers. >> the federal trade commission settled the claim with vizio. the company compiled data as far back as 2010. that information on what customers was watching was sold to marketers without customers' knowledge or consent. vizio says customer names and contact information were never given out. nowlan done doughty -- >> hired a former nasa veteran to spearhead his plans for flying cars. the ride hailing service envisions a future with vehicles that can take off and land

vertically and zoom over congested areas although it will still be decades before we see such flying cars. google is teaming up with retailer agent m to make data fashionable. they're developing an android app to track that. whether where they live or hang out in casual settings. it will go towards having a personalized data address. i'm landon dowdy. >> all right. >> lunch outside today? >> i think we should do it. we should spend some time outside because it's so gorgeous. >> yeah, you should spend time outside going to see baobao. really try to do anything you can today. temperatures outside in the upper 60s, near 70 degrees. that is record warmth across the area. this is about 20 to 25 degrees above normal for this time of year. we're going to be unseasonably warm with the south wind. unseasonably dry going into tomorrow loo

again. then late tomorrow night rain moves in early thursday. that's when we start to see things changing a lot. we'll be dropping to the 30s thursday morning. snow, believe it or not, is going to move in. it's going to be mostly wet snow, mostly glassy accumulations. the timing is not going to be good. going to be around the morning commute on thursday. dry out during the day. the weekend we warm right back up. >> very nice. thank you, sheena. we want to take another live look at the patriots parade. look, it's happening right now. do you see it? there's the trophies. >> there's your boy. >> yeah. >> players. very exciting day. and the city says that as many as 1 million people are going to be at the parade. the confetti is flying. i think tom brady's still looking for his trophy though. >> congratulations to them. well, that is it for news 4 midday. we appreciate you joining us. we're back on the news first at 4. >> you can get the news and weather any time with the nbc washington app. hope you have a great day.

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