block of hawk run terrace. police appear to be taking several others into custody but it's unclear what role, if any, the individuals had in the shooting. we have a ground crew headed to the scene. have you heard what happened outside a d.c. public school today? >> betsy devos is responding to the angry protests outside that school this morning, her first visit to a public school since taking office. >> reporter: it was meant to be a peaceful vigil organized by the washington teacher's union. but as the crowd grew, the vigil turned into a protest, with people blocking vehicles including secretary devos's motorcade. at one point, protesters stood in her way and

whisked to another entrance the the secretary spent more than an hour inside the school observing classes and speaking to teachers and the chan . devos later issued a statement saying she respects peaceful protests but will not be deterred. >> i just want to say i had such a great visit with chancellor wilson and principal doleman this morning and some incredible teachers, awesome students. students in loudoun county walked out of class to protest the president's travel ban. our cameras were at broad run high school in ashburn where we saw about

participate. administrators got wind of the plans earlier this week on social media, so they were prepared to help keep students safe. president trump welcomes japan's prime minister to the white house today. >> president trump and prime minister shinzo abe talked about the strong bond between the u.s. and japan. the president promised free and fair trade and continued defense against north korean aggression. both leaders head to florida this weekend for bilateral talks and a round of golf. michael flynn isn't sure that sanctions didn't come up during his discussions with russia's ambassador last december. flynn had no recollection of discussing sanctions but said it may have come up. vice president pence previously denied sanctions came up during the talk. it is illegal to try to influence u.s. foreign policy

georgia congressman tom price has been sworn in as the new secretary of health and human services. president trump teased some big developments in national security. he could announce some new steps to keep the nation safe as soon as next week, but didn't elaborate. he also said he has no doubt his executive order on immigration will prevail in court. the president promised to continue his fight after a federal appeals' court ruling on his travel ban. the justice department has two choices. it has 14 days to ask the ninth circuit court of appeals to reconsider its rules.

with the supreme court, but some legal scholars say that could be an uphill battle. even if the government were to win its appeal, it would only lift the temporary respratraini order. today nbc news also learned the white house is working on rewriting the executive order so it could pass legal muster. sources say the president's legal team still believes the ridge order will prevail in court. but they're considering signing a new immigration order in the meantime. lawyers for the state of virginia are also challenging the president's executive order on immigration. arguing in federal court that its seven nation travel ban violates the constitution and is the result of animus towards muslims.

the government argued virginia failed to show any medicimmedia harm because none of the students or faculty in question have immediate travel plans. the judge in this case says she will rule as soon as possible. still ahead, tracie potts is going to break down donald trump's first three weeks in office with a look at some of the challenges of his presidency so far. first at 4:00, we're learning at a close call with a drone at dulles airport. a pilot on an air france flooig had to land at the airport and apparently spotted a drone on his descent. the flight landed safely and the tower warned off some of the other flights. it's illegal to operate a drone within five miles of an

a former national guardsman from virginia who admitted trying to provide material support to isis learned his fate. a federal judge sentenced him to 11 years in prison. he is from sterling. in july he was arrested during an fbi sting and later pleaded guilty to plotting to help the islamic state. today he said he made the mistake of his life. police are asking for your help to find a girl missing in wood brij. s the last time anyone saw her adams was wearing a maroon and black hoodie with a yellow symbol on the front. let's go to doug kammerer in the storm center. >> not too windy. right now 5-10 miles per hour, but even t

still gives us a windchill. it's a cold day across our region. take a look. right now look at these windchills, 28 in d.c., 26 gaithersburg, 31 culpepper. it's a cold one and it will be cold tonight. look at this, the radar showing snow. and yes, it is snowing but it's not hitting the ground in many locations. notice this circle right here, this is the hole, it's called a snow hole. it's actually drying out before it hits the ground. it's snowing aloft and then it evaporates. what is this doing? this is actually a warm front coming across. i'll tell you why we're seeing snow, at least aloft. i'll tell you what's behind this in just a minute. chopper 4 was up over a home completely engulfed in flames. we just spoke with prince george's county fire officials.

they've got some new details just ahead. the health department is doubling down at an arlington school where there is an unusual number of sick calls for the third day in a row. we just got new numbers.

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incredible pictures from chopper 4 over this house fire this afternoon. >> prince george's county firefighters were called about two hours ago on west ridge road. you could see the flames eating through r

the home. that fire was moving so fast, firefighters had a hard time. it's not clear if anyone was home when the fire started but the fire department says no one was actually hurt. investigators are trying to figure out how this massive fire start. the glover park whole foods is back open again after a health scare. there was a sign on the door last night indicating the store violated d.c. health codes. whole foods put out a statement reading, we take this matter seriously and there's nothing more important to us an that health and safety of our customers and team members. we feel confident our store is ready to reopen and we can assure the community the store is safe. just a little to the forth of us, folks are digging out after they really got dumped on. >> this after the biggest snowfall of the year so far. what airlines are doing to get stranded travelers to their destinations after thousands of flights were cancell

students in arlington staying home. how many sick calls one school got today. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me.

my son just stopped throwing up after a rough few days. dozens of kids in arlington were too sick to go to school for a third day in a row. 152 kids called out sick today. the school system says a lot of them stayed home

precautionary measure but the health department says there may be a norovirus outbreak at oakridge elementary school. >> reporter: oakridge elementary school got a deep cleaning last night. they're trying to prevent the further spread of the stomach bug going around. >> 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 students home yesterday. >> was it horrible? yeah. no. your stomach hurts, you couldn't wa walk. >> reporter: julie's daughter returned to class this morning. she feels the school has done what it can. >> it happens. it's fine. it's an enclosed space, it's cold outside. it happens. >> reporter: the hope is that

things will start trending upward and that fewer kids will get sick. as of 10:00 a.m. it looks like the absentee rate was about the same. students who are in school are being reminded to wash their hands. >> we told him to wash his hand with warm water for a good long time. >> reporter: if your child doesn't feel well, keep them home. the rule of thumb here is that they should be fever free for 24 hours before returning to class. here's a live look now at reagan national airport where most of the flights are running according to schedule. flights to areas affected by the winter storm like new england and new york are seeing delays of over an hour. nbc's jay gray reports difficult conditions from the ice and snow are expected to last through the weekend. >> reporter: the snow has for the most part stopped. now the northeast is

shoveling and sweeping up what mother nature left behind. >> yesterday we had the first true blizzard since january 27th, 2015. the reports are about 12-15 inches of snow in the city of boston. >> reporter: boston, new york, hartford, dozens of cities across the region are digging out or breaking free from a thick sheet of ice a day after the storm. winds continue to whip. the hardest hit areas are still a mess. it's going to be a while before things get better. >> over the next couple days i think we're going to get snowdrifts, little bursts of snow. >> reporter: airports are starting to thaw out but there are still delays and cancellations. sidewalks and roadways are tough to navigate as well. >> the rear end of the car has been sliding a lot. >> reporter: some decided to take a

plunge, it needed to be something i was going to remember. >> reporter: of course, most didn't have to take a dip. they're still dealing with the snow and ice that lingers all along the east coast. how about this for a reminder that spring isn't all that far off? officials are asking for volunteers for the cherry blossom festival. online registration is now open. volunteers help with things from handling balloons in the parade to setting up for some of the events. the 2017 festival runs from monday march 20th through sunday april 16th. that's five weeks away. >> not too long. >> wow. meanwhile, we're in the middle of the big chill right now. >> that's right. but it's not going to stick around. it's going to feel a lot more like spring here over

couple of days. plenty of cloud cover right now. temperatures in the 30s. 37 degrees at the airport. temperatures around the rest of the area, 33 martinsburg, 36 in culpepper. it's a cold day. not mitch wiuch wind but. even a windchill in the 20s gives you wind. make sure you take the jacket, the gloves and the hat tonight. the radar is shooting up into the atmosphere where it is snowing. but as it's coming down it's evaporating. this warm fronta

across our area. what's behind the warm front? much warmer air. temperatures back to our west, 49 indianapolis, 64 nashville, 53 in eastern kentucky. do we see a big change here. 62 degrees is where i'm going tomorrow. clouds, some sun, much, much warmer. still a cool start but a very warm afternoon. we will see the cloud cover from time to time tomorrow. again, clouds at times tomorrow, some sunshine during the afternoon. not a lot, though. but that's not going to stop temperatures from rising. look at sunday, rain mostly north and west of the d.c. area. shower activity just about all day long. i think we could get close to 70 degrees in some areas. everybody sees showers late in the afternoon as these move through. they will be mostly light showers. make sure you take at least the little umbrella. you may need itur

high temperature, 68 degrees on sunday. windchills on monday going to be in the 30s. valentines still looking good at 51. still watching that system wednesday and thursday. looks like a chance of showers on wednesday, maybe rain or snow on thursday. next weekend looking nice too. members of a local health club were blindsided when it clo closed. things to do for your valentine's weekend. get ready to turn 50 shades of red at

movie theaters got "50 shades darker." hollywood is delivering the flowers, candy and love. >> what's going to walk away with a grammy. what's in store for the weekend. >> so this is the last weekend before valentine's day. that's something to look forward to. "50

tonight. >> it's called "50 shade darker" for a reason. it actually lives up to its title. this is the sequel to 50 shades of gray, obviously. picking up where it left off with anastasia steel and christian gray. some of his former lovers come into play stalking and vandalizing the couple. with these movies you know what you're going to get. they're based on sort of trashy romance novels. the dialogue is very cheesy. there is a little bit more of a plot this time with those characters from his past rear g ing their ugly heads. if you're into this thing, it might make a new

day. the sex scenes are a little more intense this time but there aren't as many of them so it doesn't get quite as repetitive. >> for those of us who have no interest in 50 shades of anything, the grammys are sunday night. i am interested in that. what's the big battle that you're looking out for? >> the grammys are sunday. the big battle this year is going to be adele with her album "25," which is a huge phenomenon. she's probably going to clean up for album of the year and probably record of the year. but her big competition is going to be beyonce with her big lemonade album. and also the videos for all those songs like "formation" were ground breaking visually. it's going to be an adele versus a

>> which categories will be fun to watch? >> in the new artist category our listens so far are favoring the chainsmokers. on the rock side it looks like david bowie's blackstar might get in there for his posthumous win there. rihanna is currently leading. chance the rapper edging out drake at the moment. country, carrie underwood is leading. we'll see how it plays out over the weekend. >> my favorite part of the grammys is always the live performances. anyone in particular you're looking forward to? >> the host james corden did a great job at the tonys. he'll be cool to watch.

to are the tributes to people we've lost like prince and george michael. last year they did a tribute to david bowie. this year i'm really looking forward to those live performs. a diplomatic success today for donald trump. he welcomes another u.s. ally to the white house.

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first at 4:00, another first in donald trump's first 100 days in office. today he welcomes japanese prime minister shinzo abe to the white house. >> their meeting appeared to go well, but the same cannot be said of the president's efforts to impose new limits on immigration. tracie potts is here to break down the first three weeks for us. >> reporter: the president actually had more reaction today to that loss in court, saying he's going to beef up security in the united states, wasn't specific, though, about what that means. we have learned that white house lawyers are working on making some changes to his executive order. president trump today promised more security and an eventually court win on his temporary travel ban. >> we'll be

rapidly having to do with additional security for our country. you'll be seeing that some time next week. >> reporter: senior administration officials tell nbc the white house is rewriting the order. >> what the president did was unconstitutional and indeed, in my view, immoral. >> reporter: today trump welcomed japan's prime minister. they talked trade and security as the white house faced a week of set backs. questions about whether the raid in yemen was a failure, confirmation that national security advisor mike flynn did discuss sanctions with russia after aides said he didn't. and senior advisor kellyann conway promoting ivanka's products. >> if you are looking at a textbook case of a violation, this was it. >> reporter: the fallout being felt at town halls across america. in north carolina -- >> shame, shame!

congressmen. the and education secretary was temporarily blocked from entering a school today. a win for the president, his health department and human services secretary this morning tom price will be in charge of replacing the affordable care act. that's what had people so fired up at the town halls today, talk about healthcare. republicans have thrown some ideas out there, but so far there's no one big plan that even all republicans seem to agree to. >> took a long time to get it in place. going to take a long time probably to find something to replace it. maryland governor larry hogan is facing backlash over how he handles one of his social media kcaccounts. comments that criticize the governor has been deleted from his public facebook page. some comments lasted him for not challenging president trump's te

maryland's democratic party is investigating saying the republican governor owes his constituents answers. a spokeswoman said she thinks political operatives were behind some of the recently removed posts. for the second time inless th than a year, crooks have stolen a batch of weapons from the fbi. the san francisco field office just posted a $5,000 reward for the return of a high powered firearm and a bulletproof vest. the fbi tells us someone stole them from an agent's vehicle. the feds also say they're searching for a cache of firearms stolen from an agent's car here in the district back in july. we're in for a cold one tonight. the winds pretty light right

temperatures into the 20s. here in the district, feeling about 28 degrees right now. beautiful sunshine through the midday hours. now maybe a few flurries out there. you see the snow falling but it's so try dry on the grounds evaporates before it can hit. we'll fall through about 8:00 p.m. after that we're kind of near steady or even slowly warming over the night. feeling like spring this weekend. and with the weather warming up this weekend, it will be the perfect time to get outside. in our nbc washington app we have 14 fun ideas for you from outdoor shopping to ice skating to a couple of running events. search warm w

to the district now where the fire department is partnering with pepco to donate smoke detectors. when was the last time you did something kind without expeble expecting anything in return? >> monday marks the start of random acts of kindness week here in the u.s. and around the world. the idea is to affect our neighborhoods, workplaces, communities and schools by doing nice things for people who don't necessarily expect it. i talk to two groups who tell us how people can get funding for organizing acts of kindness and how to help spread kindness as part of your children's lesson plans. >> we're going to be doing a random act of kindness challenge with our student where is they are chaled

day. quotes about what kindness is and how it affects others. >> they can go on our website and find our act proposals and find out details on the act they want to carry out and how much they would need for it. we fund up to $500. after that the amount rises. >> now all of next week nbc 4 will be celebrating random acts of kindness using the twitter hashtag pay it forward. if you do an act of kindness, tweet us and let us know about it. and you can watch that entire interview on for your sunday viewpoint which airs on sunday at 5:00 a.m. fever, coughs, runny noses, body aches, does that describe your household right now? flu season is in

and many are desperate to find the perfect work/life balance. next what scientists say is the perfect workweek.

in montgomery county members of a rockville health club can now apply to get refunds. the live healthy studio went out of business last november without telling its members. if you paid advanced membership

entitled to a refund, you can submit a claim to the attorney general's office in baltimore. you can also get information on how to stop the club collecting payments made through automatic bank account withdrawals. dentists advise kids to start brushing as early as possible. hundreds of preschoolers got a free checkup and a lifelong message in dental hygiene. local dentists and hygienists donated their time. >> the biggest fear is this going to hurt. no it's not going to hurt. we tell them they're going to get a prize or a toy and their mouth is open. >> northern virginia community college has participated in this free dental program for the last 15 years. if you could pick your work schedule, what would the perfect workweek look like? >> you're asking me o

with our boss watching. i'm going to say 70-80 hour workweek. >> right answer. >> talk to me outside, though, pat. >> the people who study these things say we need to work less, especially women. australian researchers say the workweek should only be 39 hours long. they say the more time you spend at work, the less time there is to exercise, relax and enjoy life. researchers suggest this is most important for women because women spend more time caring for their homes and families. the average american works 47 hours a week. switched at birth, why a new mother says the hospital should pay after she breast-fed what she thought was her newborn baby. >> there was a terrible mistake.

here are four things to know this afternoon. the new secretary of education had a tough time getting to a meeting at a d.c. public school this morning. betsy devos was greeted by an angry group of protesters outside jefferson middle school in southwest. at one point they tried to block her motorcade. later devos said her meeting was

prime minister shinzo abe are headed to florida. the two will hold bilateral talks and take in a round of golf. both leaders promised to continue the strong relationship between the two countries. two people managed to escape a fire that ripped through their capitol hill rowhow is this morning. now they are fighting for their lives. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the blaze. two men are listed in critical condition. dozens of kids at oakridge elementary school called out sick. the health department say there is they be a norovirus outbreak at that school. 152 students were absent today. the school says it did a deep cleaning last night to keep the virus from spreading. allegations of a maternity ward blunder. one

her the wrong baby to breast-feed. >> she's wondering if parents of the mystery baby even know their newborn was drinking another mother's milk. >> at the center of this baffling baby mixup is 4 month old scarlet richmond. scarlet was hungry in the nursery at the valley hospital in ridgewood, new jersey. it was just before 5:00 a.m. when her mother called for scarlet to breast-feed. that's when melissa says the nurse brought the wrong baby. >> nobody ever checked. >> reporter: nobody ever checked hospital wristbands. so 20 minutes into breast-feeding she says the nurse burst back in with startling news. >> she actually said there was a terrible mistake. this is not your baby. th >> they gave her someone else's child. she breast-fed this child for 20

minutes. >> this was like a hospital catastrophe. >> reporter: now she is suing valley hospital. they said the baby mixup wasn't just a harmless mistake. >> it's not a simple error. >> reporter: after she breast-fed the wrong newborn, she says she ran out of colosstrum. >> she was frustrated and upset because there was nothing left for her. >> reporter: a rep from the hospital declined to comment. the richmonds say they are especially troubled by their hospital records. they say the mystery baby started feeding between 4:00 and 5:00 in the morning.

anything unusual happened at that time. >> who is that other baby? is that other baby healthy? who are those other parents? maybe they are out there and maybe they're watching this and maybe they're going to say to themselv themselves, oh my god that's us. >> reporter: scarlet appears healthy and doing well. it's something her parents are thankf thankful for. >> i definitely felt like those first few moments were taken from us. >> reporter: are you angry? >> a little bit, yeah. i'm angry. i think it's not fair that this interfered with my ability to nurse her and have that bonding experience. >> obviously some infectious diseases can be passed to the baby through breast milk. as far as we can tell, the r

maternity ward. it's actually pretty rare considering how many hospitals use those wristbands with bar codes. the show must go on. >> a day after a horrific high wire accident sent members of their family tumbling to the ground, the famous rope-walking wallendas are back. >> doctors told him it's a miracle those five performers survived a fall of more than 30 feet. we're going to tell you about their first performance since that fall. it's a day wallenda calls the worst day of his life. how often do you think about sneaking away from your desk to take a quick nap? now you can because there's

drop-in zen studio. good news from amelia. i was going to cancel my kids' outdoor plans on sunday thinking it would probably be sprinkling. >> there is going to be some rain around on sunday but we're going to have plenty of dry time as well. in the metro area the morning and afternoon hours looking dry right now. it's toward the end of the day that showers move in. take a look at your weather headlines. it's feeling like spring this weekend. chris, get the kid out both days. tomorrow feeling like late march. sunday feeling like late april. again some showers around on sunday. tomorrow completely dry from start to finish. then on monday very windy out there. some of us could be er

advisory. right now we're in the mid to upper 30s. it's been a cold day out there. just walking into work this morning my hands were freeing. 37 right now in washington, 34 in frederick. the clouds moved in for the second half of the day and they'll be with out throughout the weekend. we start off pretty chilly, around 36 degrees. we warm up nicely. look at what you can expect by lunchtime. we're near 60 degrees. already have running plans outdoors tomorrow, looking forward to it after these two back to back cold days. we're just not used to this after a winter we've had, seventh warmest winter on record so far. tomorrow night if you have plans out, you're going to be surprised, mild for february, only around 53 degrees at 7:00 p.m. in the

as we take a look to your weekend, if you're heading to the slopes, pick saturday, it's going to be dry. looking like rain will be at the ski slopes on sunday. if you're heading to any of the local ski resorts, outdoor exercise looking great tomorrow, looking okay on sunday. download our nbc washington app to check the radar. dinner out again on saturday, we're going to be in the 50s saturday night. just a light jacket. here's a look at the rain on sunday. notice it's in washington county and back into the panhandle of west virginia. d.c. metro area still dry until about 2:00 p.m., then we have rain moving through washington during the late afternoon and evening hours. again, we're windy on monday. 46. maybe rain and snow on thursday. doug is going to be breaking that down coming up at about

a look at safe track surge number 12, kicking that you have week. so this surge will run february 11th through the 28th. during that time no blue line trains will be in service. here's a look at what's going to happen. every 20 minutes on the yellow line, trains running between huntington and mount vernon square. reminder here, arlington cemetery, that station will be closed, but served by buses from pentagon station during safe track surge number 12. now, on the orange line, we expect normal service here during this time. same thing on the silver line. it's a major concern for parents, teachers and doctors nationwide. >> flu is so widespread. it's forcingome s

sanitize, rinse and repeat. these days that's the main activity in many classrooms across the country that were forced to close now that hundreds of students have come down with the flu. >> there have been outbreaks across the country, including right here in maryland and virgin virginia. >> reporter: these kids in oklahoma spent their time on the court this week instead of the classroom. the middle and high schools there, both closed because of

>> it spreads like crazy. >> reporter: it's the same situation in st. louis, missouri and lubbock , texas. 43 states now have widespread flu activity according to the cdc. 20 children have died including 6-year-old eva harris in cleveland, ohio, who had a rare flu-related complication. a popular gym teacher in tulsa, oklahoma, also succumbed to the school, devastating her students. workers across the country will spend the weekend sanitizing schools. it's not just the flu virus that's hitting classes hard. >> i just got a phone call from the clinic that his stomach is not feeling well. news4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00, some toughes

president's immigration and travel ban. what's behind today's arguments in a virginia court. and what's next for this controversial executive order. and a close call between a drone and a plane landing at dulles. what we're learning tonight about this. and the welcome today for the new education secretary here as she makes a visit to a d.c. school for the first time since being confirmed. we are starting with breaking news. a man is shot and killed in montgomery county. thank you for joining us. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. our shomari stone just arrived on the scene in hawk run terrace in montgomery village. what are you hearing? >> reporter: right now there are unanswered questions. we are on the 8500 block of hawk run terrace. police say that the public is not in danger in this neighborhood or in gaithersbur

fired. police say they received many 911 calls. officers and fire personnel arrived on the scene. they found a man dead in the parking lot. police say they have detained some people who live here where the body was found. what does that mean? are they suspects, persons of interest? at this point police say they are just questioning them. detectives are trying to figure out exactly what happened here. police have not identified the bodies, so we don't know who this man is. they're waiting for the medical examiner's office to arrive. we don't know if the man lives in this neighborhood. that is one thing that many people have been asking. i explained to them that police are still gathering details. this is the third homicide in montgomery county this year. now possibly unrelated, i do want to let you know that there was a man who walked into a hospital. he had a bull let wound. i asked police about that.