right now a man and woman in critical condition. when firefighters arrived on the scene, only one of the victims was out of the house. the dangerous rescue that followed. >> the new secretary of education had a tough time getting into a d.c. school this morning. she was greeted by protesters. why it took more than one try to get in. >> and it is cold outside. still a frigid morning and still a cold end to your friday as we go into the weekend we have another warm-up. i'll show you those temperatures coming up. >> hello, everybody, i'm erika

we begin with a traj ig situation in northeast washington. two people critically hurt in a fire and their rowhouse gutted. on maryland avenue they are trying to determine what happened. derrick? >> reporter: well, indeed they are. take a look behind me. we're in the 700 block of maryland avenue in northeast. you can see the obvious signs of the fire that raced through this house early this morning. take a look. a neighbor called 911 alerted by the smoke and flames. firefighters arrived at the 700 block of maryland avenue northeast at about 5:00 in the morning. they found the flames had already begun to consume the capitol hill rowhouse from within. >> found a rowhome with fire in the basement and first and second floor and through the roof. >> reporter: there was three people in the house. one in the bext and two on the first floor, the moef seriously in

inhalation injuries. >> two transported in critical condition. one was in minor condition. >> reporter: two firefighters also suffered minor injuries and they were also taken to an area hospital. one of the residents of the home was taken to a nearby convenience store initially to keep warm and later taken to a hospital for observation. houses in the block are close together with common walls. there was a danger of the fire spreading but firefighters were able to prevent that and though damage was heavy to the front and rear of the home. the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. >> back with you live now, the saving grace with this fire, as you can see this building and the building next to it are joined. with that joining what set back several feet from the main structure where most of the fire was concentrated. that's one of the reasons that no other buildings were damaged and of course the quick work of firefighters also contributed to that. five people hospitalized, two of them in critical condition. we're live in northeast, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thank you.

winter storm that's has people in parts of the northeast cleaning up this morning. that storm was the big eflt snowstorm of the season. >> folks are digging out from philly to new york. but their cleanup could seem minor compared to what's happening in new england which got the worst of the storm. back here at home it's plain cold. sheena parveen joins us to tell us about a weekend warm-up. >> believe it or not, we have a warm-up in store for us as we go into the weekend but for the rest of today, we're talking about a cold end to the week. look at the feels like temperature across most of the mid-atlantic states and up in the northeast. we're looking at the 20s and teens even an hour earlier, feels like 22 in the district and 19 in leesburg, to ends off the work, we're not going to see the warm-up today just yet. we'll be mostly around 40 degrees this afternoon. we are going to stay dry though but then we go into saturday and sunday.

warm weather again. we'll be back in the 60s, i'll show you how warm it will be in the area and next chance for rain coming up. >> we've got new developments, explosives seized in a terrorism bust and four people arrested in france this morning, including a teenager. a 16-year-old girl. ener accused of trying to create a home made bomb. you're looking at the makeshift lab the police discovered in southern france. tatp, the same substance in the deadly attacks in brussels and paris was one of the explosives they found. >> president trump is facing his new big foreign diplomacy challenge, spending much of today and tomorrow with japan's prime minister. earlier this morning, shinzo abe took in part of -- took part rather in a rewreath laying at arlington national cemetery. much of the focus will be on the trans pacific partnership and tr d

pulling the u.s. out of. the two leaders will hold a joint press conference at 1:00 at the white house. you can watch that live on nbc 4 and on the nbc washington app. the president is vowing to fight to restore his travel ban as news 4 reports, the legal showdown may take this case all the way to the supreme court. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals decision to uphold the ban on the temporary travel ban angered president donald trump. >> we have a situation where the security of our country is at stake and it's a very, very serious situation. so we look forward as i just said, to seeing them in court. >> the three-judge panel did not rule on the merits of the case, only that the government gave insufficient evidence to overturn the travel ban stay issued by a lower court. that means people from the seven predominantly muslim countries can still enter the u.s. >> we respect that the

comes to issuing executive order but they still have to follow the constitution. . that's the bottom line. >> bob ferguson brought the case in response to a tweet from the president moments after the ruling, ferguson says -- >> we've seen him in court twice and we're two for two. >> upping the war of tweets sent out a picture going over the unanimous decision and the asds the president has the choice to continue the fight or tear up the executive order and start over. >> president trump could appeal to the supreme court or ask all of the judges in the ninth circuit court of appeals to write a ruling. nbc news, washington. vice president mike pence is swearing in tom price as the new health and human services secretary. last night the senate confirmed price with the latest cabinet confirmation it could turn to efforts to repeal and replace the

>> meanwhile, parents and teachers are gathering for a vij it outside jefferson middle school academy this morning and that is making it tough for the new education secretary betsy devos to get there. news 4's mark seagraves is there covering the protest and he was up on periscope a few minutes ago and reports devos was turned from the front door of the school and had to enter from the real. you can follow mark on twitter throughout the day. >> prince george's county police now under a federal microscope. the department of justice is being looking into discrimination complaints within the department. >> i found that repulsive. repulsive. >> a 300 page complaint filed with doj includes a photo showing a license tag with a seemingly vulgar reference to former president obama. another picture shows a training

dumbmy with a black man's face and afro wig, the police chief believes it was taken inside the old training facility and said the same wig was used on a white female dummy in a training video. news 4 reported on a training steb scenario about a year ago. some county residents have mixed opinions about alleged discrimination in the department. >> there's not a problem, then they need to see why they said there was a problem. >> our prince george's county bureau chief tracy wilkins will be following up on the review later today. metro riders you'll want to look at this map. the next safetrack surge starts tomorrow and it will last for 18 days. work will be done along the blue line between the rothland and pentagon stations and no blue line trains will be in service during the work, none. no stations will be closed except for arlington cemetery, which will be served by buses from the pentagon station. in order to accommodate blue line riders, metro will run the

yellow line between fran cone i can't and springfield and adding yellow plus trains. if you take the green line, your travel time may be set back a bit in order to accommodate the yellow trains and we've got more information on this latest surge safetrack in our nbc washington app. just search safe track. >> arlington and your child isn't feeling well, you need to know about this. the health department says there may be a norovirus outbreak at oak ridge elementary school. megan mcgrath has more on this. what have you learned, megan? >> reporter: i've learned that oak ridge elementary school got a deep cleaning by the custodial staff last night trying to prevent the further spread of this stomach bug that's been going around. unfortunately the latest numbers on the absentee ratio about the same number of kids are missing school today as

>> i feel very good today. >> reporter: for many students it's the first day back to class after being sick. sick with a nasty stomach bug that kept more than 80 oak ridge elementary students home yesterday. >> was it horrible? >> yeah. >> not feeling well, huh? >> your stomach hurts and you couldn't walk -- >> reporter: it's been a tough week for students and their parents. julie's daughter returned to class this morning. she feels the school has done what it can. >> it happens. it's fine. i mean, it's an enclosed space and cold outside and it happens. >> reporter: the hope is that things will start trending upward and fewer kids will get sick. as of 10:00 a.m., it looked like the absentee rate was about the same. students who are in school are being reminded to wash their hands. >> been going through bottle soaps and hand sanitizer like crazy ats home. >> told him to wash his hands

time. >> reporter: and if your child doesn't feel good, keep them at home. the rule of thumb here is they should have fever free for 24 hours before returning to class. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, megan. >> all it takes afive seconds. that's a lesson teen drivers are getting, being distracted that short amount of time is changing lives. once the sun goes down, folks will be sky wating, thech

some breaking news, a former national guardsman is going to be spending the next 11 years in prison. jalloh was sentenced for trying to help isis. he was arrested after an fbi sting last year. he tried to give isis money and buy guns here in northern virginia. in court today he said he made the mistake of his life and did not intend to harm anyone. this morning the search is on for a serial burglar in northern virginia. deputies in both loudoun and falkier counties believe this man is the one who hit homes across the area. they think he took several guns from homes in that area. according to deputies in one

they are also worried with both the suspect and many homeowners armed that things could escalate if the thief hits while somebody is home. >> a high school student in kensington is facing second degree assault charges. police say there's cell phone video showing her attacking another student and we warn you that the video may be disturbing. police say a 15-year-old girl attacked a 17-year-old girl at einstein high school. it happened on monday. the victim has changed schools fearing for her safety. now the school is responding with this message. >> we always encourage students to stay in our school system. we want to provide them with a safe place to learn. the behavior in this video is disturbing and disheartening. >> the parent who shared the video thinks it's unfair the victim had to change schools while the accused attacker was suspended.

for a few seconds can have life altering effects. that's the message that students are getting as police aim to crack down on distracted driving. news 4's christian wright says distracted teen drivers were involved in more than 500 crashes in the county last year alone. >> we take a car that was destroyed in an accident by a drunk driver and put it in one of our grassy areas right in front of the school so that everybody can see it. >> students in fairfax county -- police agree that one new way is to try many of the same methods used to fight drunk driving. >> we need to do more of that -- we can catch up. i think we're slightly behind and i think some of the great ideas they gave us will help get us to where we need to be. >> senior is student representative to the school board.

having a lot more emphasis on not driving distracted and driver's education. a lot of it is focused on not driving drunk. >> this is how bad it is. 570 crashes involving teen drivers in fairfax county last year were caused by some sort of distracted driving. that is according to police. >> that public service announcement, one of many directed right at teenagers. it's the same message fairfax police want to make to students, a life saving lesson. >> i want you to close your eyes and have you close your eyes for five seconds and tell you when to open them. >> those five seconds, if you were going about 40 miles per hour, you would be traveling at entire football field and i thought that was crazy, that's insane. >> many students are taking the phones down, touch down pledge

news 4. >> those living in northwest d.c. have one less option for groceries, the grover park whole foods is closed. this sign indicates the store violated d.c. health code. we're waiting to hear from the health department on what issues caused the store to close. a spokesperson says we're taking steps to address the issue and assure our store environment meets the high quality standards our customers expect from whole foods market. the capitals play at the verizon center again tomorrow night. >> and when they do, they'll be going for their 12th straight win. >> score! >> the caps are on a roll right now. and on top of that they scored five or more goals in ten straight home games, that is historic. they are only the second team ever to do that in the nhl.

games at verizon center recently the wizards won 17 games in a row and they'll be playing the pacers at home tonight and caps will be playing the ducks tomorrow. >> that's right. good luck to them. lots of teams to be proud of in the area. good time to be a d.c. sports fan. >> yes. >> cup i had is coming to the nation's capital. >> and this kicks off the start of a romantic few days. justin finch has ways to celebrate valentine's day with a little local flair. >> reporter: one of our luxury one bedroom suites and tremendous rose petal turndown. >> that's just part of the grand georgetown's monumental day to remember offering. >> inside the car, we have a terrific basket from dean and deluca. >> treats to saver for your moonlight tour. a pro photographer captures moments you'll keep forever. breakfast in bed and

tag, $869. and whether celebrating love old or new, ice skating is the date for you. >> it can be the best first date to the tenth date or married ten or 20 years. >> a couple's skate at silver string ice skating comes in at under $30. >> everyone know's valentine's day equals roses. >> reporter: perhaps the potomac river cruise aboard the spirit of washington, the couple's cruise features lunch and dinner options and includes your meal and champagne toast. plus valentine's cruises are set to sail this weekend. >> if you just can't make it on february 14th for our dinner, we still have aamazing option available with the same valentine's theme. >> reporter: from 73 to $200 per person depending on the time and package you choose. want to keep it cozy, venture to old town alexandria. >> old town is fabulous. you have everything. you've got great places to eat. you have at

overlooking the potomac or take the trolley along king street for more options. one special day four ways. justin finch, news 4. >> wonderful ideas and something for every budget. >> i was going to say, we need to look at all budgets. coming up, we've got new information on a real estate scam, a look at why sellers are at risk. >> a dangerous crash during the winter storm. how police say this happened and

take a look at this video, it shows an suv headed straight for a house with people inside. this happened in boston. the driver was taken to the hospital suffering minor injuries. three people in that house were not injured. police say the driver's speed and road conditions were likely the key factors that caused that accident. pull out those telescopes, there's going to be a show in the sky tonight. the show is called a -- sheena is here --? >> lunar eclipse -- all right. >> the layman's term for it and that can be played out by mother nature. sheena is the science major. if that's not enough a comet will fly through the sky a few hours after that eclipse. very cool. >> it is cool. >> two in one

>> lunar eclipse happen way more often than solar eclipse. solar eclipse is almost a once in a lifetime opportunity. but lunar eclipses are a little bit more often of course than the solar. you have a better chance in your lifetime of seeing a lunar eclipse. tonight hopefully we can see it with the cloud cover around. i hope you should be able to get a peak in and check it out. it is cool to watch. as we go through tonight, it will be on the cold side. this weekend we're looking at the big warm-up under way, talking about the 60s coming back. currently not so much. if you are tired of the cold, even though we've only had it for one day, it will be gone soon. feels like 22 in the district. we're still having these feels like temperatures about 10 degrees colder than the actual temperature. take a look elsewhere, we're mostly feeling like the mid to low 20s across the area. it is going to stay cold today. if you have friday plans by lunch, still bundle up, 35 degrees. happy hour if you're heading out, low 40s and

we stay cold and breezy and clouds increase and tomorrow will also be dry. 5:00 p.m., dry but we're warming into the 60s. then we go into sunday, warm temperatures still but rain moving through mostly in the afternoon. if you have sunday plans, remember that. take a look at your temperature trend for the weekend. normal high is 46. today we're below that and we jump up for the weekend, saturday and sunday coming in in the 60s unseasonably warm. for today though, we're only going to be getting in the low 40s, it's going to stay cold all day. increasing clouds later on today. look at the big jump, 20 degrees from this afternoon to tomorrow afternoon. we stay warm sunday. not too cold next week, coming up we'll take a closer look at your forecast. >> we've got new information on the education secretary's visit to a d.c. elementary school and the protesters who tried to block her. >> one person is still missing after a pipeline explosion. the latest on how the dangerous fire started.

two people are recovering after they were injured in an explosion and fire at a louisiana pipeline. this was the scene as emergency crews and police responded last night. one person is still unaccounted for. 60 homes in the area had to be evacuated after t

right now crews are making repairs at the waste water treatment plant in accocreek, a pressurized sewer main ruptured and 24 million gallons of waste water every day and about half of that is overflowing due to the broken main. it's important to note this plant does not handle drinking water. it's a seller's market in real estate and the supply of homes for sale is tight. a lot of buyers are trying to get a deal before interest rates go up. if you're tempted to buy, cnbc's scott cohen has a warning to share. >> reporter: real estate can be a great investment but can also be a great vehicle for fraud. that's because it plays to our emotio emotions, including greed. profiled on the next american greed sold real estate partnerships during the last boom promising a sure thing. >> not one of our clients ever

>> reporter: in realty he was running a scam that cheated hundreds out of their life savings. >> reporter: scammers tend to do dirty work when prices are high which means you have to be extra careful. >> people don't know they've been scammed until the market declines. >> reporter: securities fraud attorney owns a law firm in new york and says do your research before investing. what kind of experience or debt are they in? has any reputable financial firm or accounting firm audited the returns of this investment? >> reporter: fraudsteres often target seniors and immigrants and friends and family who may be reluctant to ask too many questions. >> people are awfully too polite when it comes to investing, even though it's a real business transaction they should be very careful with. >> reporter: he drew clients by offering seminars that included a complimentary meal, proving once and for all, there's no such thing as a free lunch. nbc news.

ways scammers target pro inspective home buyers on a special edition of american greed which airs monday night at 10:00 on cnbc. bob mcdonnell's legal defense fund raised $20,000 in the last quarter. they started the fund for mcdonnell convicted of public corruption and had the sentence overturned by the supreme court. the fund had more than half a million dollars in cash at the end of last year. mcdonnell has since rejoined the virginia beach law firm and he is teaching at regent's university. larry hogan is facing criticism over his social media accounts. criticizing the president's travel ban and urging the governor to condemn the order. some of those comments were then deleted. hogan's spokesperson says he believes political operatives were behind some of the comments that were removed. 400 people have been banned from

governor took office. his office says that's because of bad language or coordinated attacks. alec baldwin will very likely be playing donald trump again on "saturday night live" tomorrow but this time won't be a guest star, he's hosting the show for a record 17th time. last night on the tonight show, he gave a little preview. >> it's not a cheesy burrito. >> i would not ever eat a burrito from china. >> they both broke out impressions during the game box of lies and also on "snl" you might see this face. that is not seen yor presidential adviser steve bannon that is rosie o'donnell. looking like him, right? o'donnell who has a long running beef with president trump was pressured all week to play bannon on the show, maybe this is a sign of things to come. we will have to wat

this saturday night. >> eyes on that show. >> especially last weekend with melissa mccarthy as sean spicer and had people in stitches and drew lots of comments on social media. if you've been outside this morning, you know it's chilly out there. it's also cold for your pets, how to protect your favorite four legged friend. >> and what can you expect when the next iphone model comes out? we've got new information with che possible

big problems are lingering across the northeast this morning. snow is covering the ground in several states. >> it is so cold in fact it's causing dangerous conditions on the sidewalk and the roads. nbc's blake mccoy shows us how people are cleaning up and digging out right now. >> this morning, the northeast is digging out after the biggest snowfall of the season. 50 million people impacted by the fast mi

the new york city thursday, snow fell at the rate of 3 inches per hour. in virginia, a trucker died after az semi was swept off the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel. in connecticut -- >> whoa. that was thundersnow. a rare burst of thundersnow. >> this is something else. >> reporter: and in boston, blizzard conditions made roads tough to navigate. >> it's pretty bad, coming down quick. can't seen even see the lines and people are driving fast, don't know where to go. >> reporter: boston's train system was able to run through the night. >> we'll apply anti-icing fluid that allows subway trains to continue to run through the tough weather. >> reporter: with the morning commute now here, some will be trading wheels for sleds. schools are closed for a second day in a row today, welcome news to kids bundled up and ready to play. >> are you having fun in the snow? >> yes. >> and meanwhile for

the kind if you're not -- really layered up, it kind of cuts through your coat. >> it kind of goes to your core because the wind this morning especially making it feel like the teens and it was a shock to the system. we've been used to the warm weather and we have it again this weekend. >> when are the winds going to die down? >> that's a good question, they are going to die down through the day today. that's good news, it's not going to be windy all day today. it was the winddiest this morning and those winds will continue to subside but still making temperatures feel like the 20s outside. here's the feels like temperature across the area, 22 in gaithersburg and 25 in lorton. it is cold outside. as we go through the rest of the day the winds will lighten up but the temperatures are not going to rebound too much. we'll only get into the low 40s. into the weekend that's when we start to see the big changes warming as we go into saturday afternoon. looking good. believe it or not then by sunday, noon, we're going to be warming even more. we're talking about 67 for a

then we have afternoon rain moving in. if you have the weekend plans, keep in mind it will be milder, you're not going to need the same jacket you have on today but you'll need an umbrella if you're out and about sunday afternoon. 42 degrees and cold with increasing clouds. then we go into your weekend and here's the breakdown. saturday morning we're still going to be starting off cold, 36 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., clouds continue to move in. we'll stay dry, 8:00 a.m. on sunday, 49 degrees we're cloudy and then through sunday afternoon, that's when we start to see the rain moving in. before the rain gets here we're talking about a high around 67 degrees. these temperatures are running around 20 degrees above normal for this time of year, especially as we go into sunday. that's going to be the warmest day again. unseasonably warm again. there you see the 60s across the weekend. we go into monday and we will be cooling down quite a bit windy, 49 degrees. then we're around 50 tuesday and wednesday. by thursday, that's when we

notice it's not a steady cooldown. we just kind of keep going up and down. by thursday a chance of rain and snow, highs only in the low 40s, then we look into next weekend and we don't have any major cold air coming and staying. by that i would mean below normal for this time of year. we'll be pretty decent as we go into next week. so far mid to low 50s but enjoy the warm air this weekend. believe it or not, yes, another warm-up is coming. >> thank you, sheena. >> it is friday and it may have been a long week for you. after the break, why you shouldn't feel bad about stopping to take a nap. >> the grammys are this weekend. we'll have a preview and let you know who is favored to take home some of the big prizes. i wonder who th at

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we just talked about how cold it is outside this morning which gives us great opportunity to talk about keeping your pet safe in the winter weather. stephanie shane, the humane chief operating officer is here to tell you about winter weather and your pets and you brought one with you. >> good morning. >> thank you so much for being here. i want to start first talking about the cold. cold temperatures in general, some people unfortunately don't understand the cold and what it has to do with pets and leave the pets outside. >> you know, really easy way to remember this, if it's too cold for you, it's too cold for your pet. too cold for you to be

it's too cold for your pet for any length of time. bring your pet indoors, get them inside, because they need to be warm like you do. >> i think a misconception, they have the fur coat, perfectly warm, they are outside enjoying it. >> that's not true. they are domestic animals, not wild animals and not equipped to be out there in the cold weather without some sort of protection and home is the right protection. >> unfortunately we see a lot of cases like that and hopefully that comes to an end. ice is a huge issue and my dog personally has walk on salt and snow and whimpers and a lot of people don't understand what's going on. >> it really burns their feet. i've had the same thing happen with my dog. they lift their foot up. it's very painful. so first, if you do have that happen while you're walking your dog, wipe your feet off as soon as you get home and clean them really well and make sure you are cleaning their

well. fw it's at your home we w recommend a pet safe salt product. our friends at the big bad wolf set us up with all of this today. even if you don't have a dog, it's good to buy the pet safe because we're a pet loving country, pet loving community. somebody is going to have a dog walking around. >> i even have the plastic booties like rubbery and go on my dog's paws and she let's me put them on her feet but you have other little booties here. >> same concept of what you're using them for. they are to protect their feet. and not all -- most dogs probably don't love them at first but it's amazing how they do get used to them and figure that out. this doesn't hurt when i go outside. if you want to try them, give them a try. if they don't love them, distract with treats and keep trying. >> hopefully the pet safe salt, keep an eye on your pets. antifreeze, what about this. >> highly

the winter. but if you notice a leak under your car, you want to make sure you get that fixed right away. antifreeze has a bright green color. if you see it anywhere on the street in front of your house, maybe it's not from your own car, it's really important to clean up. it's very toxic. it has a very sweet taste so all kinds of animals are attracted to eating that antifreeze. >> i didn't know it had a flavor. >> the compound has a sweet taste. if you see it, cat litter is a perfect thing to put it in that, soak it up and make sure you sweep it up. >> jackets for the dogs, especially in windchills where we're in the teens they need jackets. >> not just for little dogs, big dogs, a short coated dog, they need that jacket. >> also, fur and the dander that comes from their skin and we're talking about fish oil, right? >> this is just like us but our skin tends to get drier in the winter. this is a real easy

>> my dog loves it. >> and we have this -- you wipe on their paw and protects against salt too? >> keeps their feet protected. it's sort of like lip balm for their feet. >> warm bed, that's also important too in the winter and you have blue with you, right? >> blue is 5 years old and he is looking for a home. he's being perfectly behaved today. >> we love blue. >> he's terrific. >> he loves people. he loves kids and he's -- i can't imagine he'll be with us long. if you're interested, people should come -- >> i don't think so. blue is amazing. another adoptable there and nbc 4 is a partner with clear the shelters, this is something we're really making an effort to do, not just withone time of ye but all the time. you can find more information on our website, nbc washington and also on app and this winter, keep your pets warm and that will be keeping them safe. thank you so much. >> thanks, sheena. there's video of

twitter, we hope you'll share that and hopefully we can find him a new home this weekend. >> yeah. it is billed as music's biggest night. >> talking about the grammy awards, the show is this weekend in l.a. when it comes to nominations, the queen is leading the pack. ♪ >> beyonce has nine nominations this year including album of the year for lemonade and song and record of the year with this hit. she's also the most nominated woman in grammy history with 62 nods and so far 20 wins. she's set to perform at the show after announcing that she is pregnant and expecting twins. >> others to watch for this sunday are chance the rapper and adele, both expected to take home trophies. good luck to everybody. >> indeed. we all know that sleep is one of the keys to good health. we also know that some of us don't get enough of it. >> news 4's amy choe takes us

the world of napping pods and where you can pay to go and sleep and it's not a hotel. >> reporter: in a region that's known for power suits, many take pride in their ability to power through the day on little sleep. >> washington likes to just push push push. >> reporter: that's where the power nap comes in. consistent power napping will increase your productivity throughout the week. >> reporter: christine marcella is the manager at recharge the new nap studio in downtown d.c. >> this greater sense of calm. you won't be as triggered to be anxious and it will calm all of your stress. >> first time my colleagues and i came down we were so giddy afterwards, we almost had like three cups of coffee. >> reporter: 15 bucks buys you 25 minutes of shut eye. >> we heard about the benefits of deep r.e.m. sleep but it turns out in you don't stay in the r.e.m. sleep long enough, you wake up more tired than when

about 20 minutes so you don't fall into the deep r.e.m. sleep. >> if you can save your life by taking a 20 minute nap. >> reporter: six years ago her daughter fell asleep at the wheel and hit a wall traveling 70 miles an hour. >> getting home earlier isn't worth it. >> her daughter survived but for them it was a wake-up call on the importance of sleep in the district, amy cho, news 4. >> sure looks relaxing. >> that is a fancy way of doing some of us do when you can't do it normore and go to your car in the parking lot and sit down for a minute. stick around, we've got new information on the next iphone. >> and a weekend event we'll tell you about that can help maybe get your daughter excited about sports. we'll tell you all about that when we come back. >> i'm britney johnson, it's been a wild weather week in

area. this weekend temperatures will be back in the 60s, we rounds up fun ways to celebrate this unusual yet beautiful february weather. search celebrate this weekend in our app for mour details.

many of us are always looking ahead to what's next in smartphone technology. there's a little inside information for you on the next iphone. >> apple is expected to release

year an they all could come with wireless charging. last year reports said apple is working on cutting edge technology that may be able to power devices at a distance. apple already uses wireless charging for the apple watch. >> two days before their official home opener, the nationals will take a ride to annapolis to play the boston red sox. that game on april 1 stt is part an agreement with the nats playing an exhibition game. tickets are not available to the public. the nats and red sox will give out free tickets. the naval academy mid shipmen and members of the u.s. navy. being recognized, part of natural girls and women in sports day which continues with events this weekend. here's news 4's sherry burris with how sports are shaping their future. >> you kind of have a stronger swag about

your girlfriends that don't play sports. you feel like, yeah, i can do this. so you know, that's why it's important to make sure that you guys have the same opportunities as the boys do. >> reporter: natalie randolph, the first female head coach of a high school football team that anyone knows of. now the title 9 coordinator for the district. one voice inspiring local high school athletes. >> i would think in this city, just getting the girls in the game and getting them to play is the biggest battle. and that's why we want to start young and make sure we expose them to as much as they can. >> the girls were good at focusing our attention on how to continue to support them and make sure they have physical education and competitive sports opportunities throughout their experience in our public schools. >> i feel as though the males always feel their superior and in order for females to do better, they just need

society. >> mostly males usually the people that's empowered. when you see other women empowered, you can do that in the future. that could be you in there. >> good answer. that could be you. national girls and women in sports day is expanding this weekend. tomorrow a free expo from 10:30 to 4:00. you can check out more information on our nbc washington app. >> good to see that. girls getting in the game where they belong. let's get a check on our weather. sheena, what's the rest of the afternoon going to be like? >> not going to warm up too much. temperatures aren't going to rebound too much. around 40 degrees today. a cold day with increasing clouds we stay dry. into the weekend, normal highs 46 degrees now. tomorrow, low 60s and sunday about the mid-60s, that's going to come with afternoon rain. either way another

warm couple of days and by sunday we could be talking about 20 degrees above normal. if you like the warm air, you'll like the weekend, you're not going to need the jacket this weekend that you need it today and especially this morning. into monday we're a little colder, 49 degrees and windy. for the rest of next week, mostly around 50 degrees until thursday. that's when we get a shot of cold air. chance ever rain and snow showers of course more details as we get closer but enjoy the warmer weekend. >> all right, thank you, sheena. that's news 4 midday. thanks for joining us this morning. we're back on the air this afternoon, first at 4:00. >> remember, you can get the news and weather updates any time with our nbc washington app. have a great day and wonderful weekend, everybody. see you this afternoon.

. stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. oh, never say never, people, after years of saying he doesn't want kids you've heard the news, george clooney and wife amal are having twins. we're so excited. just last week we saw the picture of amal sort of bundled up under this big coat in barcelona and people started talking about could it possibly be. >> we were suspecting, as of january there had been photos that surfaced wearing this floral dress and right here, and she looks kind of see a little bump, well now we know she is five months pregnant and she's pregnant with twins as we said. i'm surprised she's not showing more because she's so thin. they're due in june. i got to tell you when the news broke here kit was in tears. i had to