area of low pressure that's passing to our north. then it's going to dramatically deepen as it gets over new england later today into tonight and monday. as a result, we're going to be close enough to that storm to get some strong winds that'll be developing this afternoon, late afternoon off to our west, and tonight into monday. right now it is producing some rain across twest virginia into northern virginia and maryland. ment out of the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, more of this rain coming through from time to time into the afternoon. i've got new hour by hour timing. i'll show you that coming up. right now we're hovering in the upper 40s. reagan national at 47 degrees. big changes on the way over the next ten days as well. we'll look at that this half hour. >> all right. thank you, tom. breaking news out of calvert county. the sheriff's office says a 52-year-old woman was killed as she walked along the road. it happened in the area of halloween point road and stafford road.

a man driving a pickup truck. the driver was not hurt. no charges have been filed, and the cause of the crash is still not known. well, they were reported missing for almost a month, but this morning 16-year-old lizzy and her 5-month-old baby boy ai aideni aiden are home in fairfax county. police say she returned home just before midnight. both, we're told, are in good health. police say they'll work and provide assistance to them as needed. president trump is facing one of his first international tests after north korea launched a missile into the sea. it appears to be the country's first missile test since the president took office. the u.s. military says it landed in the east sea early sunday morning. japan's prime minister, who spent the weekend with the president in florida, condemned the launch while president trump pledged to support the u.s. ally. >> i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the uniteat

stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. >> the u.s. military says the launch poses no threat to the u.s. and was not an intercontinental ballistic missile. north korea has conducted missile tests in the past with its most recent in september. well, after spending the weekend with president trump, japan's prime minister is headed home. meanwhile, the president is hinting at trying a new approach on his controversial immigration executive order, which could come as early as tomorrow. nbc's kelly o'donnell has the details. >> reporter: presidential diplomacy marked with trump's personal brand. the white house motorcade carried the president and the japanese prime minister from the president's palm beach home at mar-a-lago to a trump golf club. no media coverage permitted, but the president sent out a photo of his round with shinzo abe on twitter. all part of a three-da

whirlwind of hospitality from the white house, aboard marine one, to a patio dinner at the president's home. during the flight to florida, the president hinted that after court defeats of his seven-country travel ban, he's ready to try a different approach. >> we'll win that battle, but we also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand new order on monday. >> reporter: mr. trump tweeted a statistic about the refugee flow. our legal system is broken. 77% of refugees allowed into u.s. since travel reprieve hail from seven suspect countries. so dangerous. here are the numbers. 882 refugees from those countries were admitted during one week. from syria, 359. from iraq, 252. none from yemen or libya. the state department says the figure cited by the president is correct but pointed out the ban had created a backlog of vetted refugees, so the number appeared higher than usual when the courts allowed them to enter the u.s.

meanwhile, another milestone for melania trump, who hosted mrs. abe for a luncheon and garden tour, mrs. trump's first solo duties as the first lady. >> and that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting. meanwhile, here in d.c., a group of protesters held a candle light walk against the president's travel ban. they started out at the islamic center and then walked to vice president mike pence's residence at the naval observatory. the group has held similar protests for the past two weekends. saturday marked a day of protests across the nation. in new york city, pro and anti-planned parenthood protests took place. supporters said they are against the attempts to defund the organization, while people against the organization rallied right across the street saying planned parenthood is, quote, selling lies to women. protesters in north carolina took to the streets calling for the repeal of house bill two. it's the controversial law requiring transgender people to use bathrooms that match the sex

the march was part of the annual moral march on raleigh, which is led by the state's naacp. and in minneapolis, there was a walk of love, it was called. thousands of people walked to support immigration in light of president trump's executive order banning u.s. entry from seven majority muslim nations. president trump is tweeting about several issues this morning, including immigration. he tweeted this quote. the crackdown on illegal criminals is merely the keeping of my campaign promise. gang members, drug dealers, and others are being removed. a reference to his travel ban and controversial executive order. you can catch up on all of the politics this week on today's "meet the press." chuck todd will have sunday exclusives with senator bernie sanders and former virginia senator jim webb. chuck will join us for a live preview at 10:15.

fighting back against new construction that's happening right next door to it. >> molette, this has all to do with the church's history and what might be underneath the ground. news 4's derrick ward is live in bethesda to explain what this is all about and what the church is doing now. >> reporter: good morning. well, this is all about the macedonia baptist church you see here along river road. this church was actually built back in the '20s, but it was part of a thriving african-american community that sprung up shortly after the civil war. former slaves settled here along river road. as you can see, a lot has changed. there's been an uptick in development. take a look. there are plans now to build a garage on some land not far from here that has already been paved over. members of this church say that garage will be built on a parking lot that has already been built on a cemetery that was the resting place for former slaves,

on february 23rd, the county council is set to give some preliminary approval to plans to build this garage, but people here at this church and other opponents to that development say, wait a minute, there's supposed to be some studies done to see if there are actually burial grounds underneath that parking lot. one councilmember has called for ground-penetrating radar studies to see if those graves are there. what that will mean for the development remains to be seen. later today, folks at this church are going to be out here to protest what they say is the desecration of sacred ground for them. some interesting connections here. you know, loftborough plantation used to be located where channel 4 is today. it was called grasslands. many connections. it tells you about the vast a i antebellum history here. we're livn

ward, news 4. >> derrick, thank you so much. it's warming up, but the rain, it'll be here soon. tom is updating his forecast with when you can expect those showers and those strong winds in your neighborhood. and check this out. rushing water. a driver in danger. the dramatic rescue caught on camera as fsh flood waters la

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can help your company grow at pnc.com/ideas take a look at this. dramatic images that we're getting out of california. this is firefighters that lowered that life vest to the man and the young girl sitting next to him, all as that water continues to rush right below them. they, along with another man who was in another car, were caught in flash flooding out in santa clarita. this is just north of los angeles. the other man was also rescued and no one was hurt.

far to visit one of the oldest churches in america. take a trip to falls church, and you'll come across the falls church e mipiscopal. yesterday it honored the slaves who helped build the church brick by brick. the congregation dedicated a plaque inscribed with the word "repentance." >> be with us now as we pause with gratitude and repentance to honor the slaved people whose skill and labor built the falls church. >> the word repentance and the connotation really made a difference. >> and the church says this is an effort to acknowledge the past and help with healing. right now we want you to take a live look at storm team 4 radar. you might feel a sprinkle or two this morning. tom's closely tracking how soon the showers will be

you see them all over northern virginia, mostly around school time, right. crossing guards. this crossing guard, ana hernandez, she's somebody very special and being recognized. i want you to meet ana and get to know a little bit more about 4.r on news

y29kuy ysty good morning. getting some rain in our northern and far western suburbs now. all this coming in from an

just to our north. that is drawing in some mild air as well. but these showers passing west to east, they're going to be with us through the morning. might get moderate at times around 10:00, 11:00 this morning. tapers off this afternoon. new hour by hour timing on that and big wind blowing in tonight coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, tom. thanks so much. it's an important job that isn't always appreciated while you're sitting in traffic. >> that's right. an arlington county crossing guard now has this new honor. she was one of six recognized this week by vdot for her dedication, service, and attitude. northern virginia reporter david culver introduces us to the woman on a mission to safely guide children. >> crossing! >> reporter: from arrival to dismissal -- >> okay! >> reporter: she's that guiding force outside arlington's ash

lawn elementary school. meet miss ana hernandez. >> someone who starts the day right for kids. >> and she's so happy. doesn't matter what the weather is. >> reporter: for three years, this wife and mother of two from el salvador has cherished her job. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: but suddenly she's starting to get more praise, more attention than she's used to. >> oh, thank you. can you give me a five? yay! they were saying congratulations. i said, why? then i asked and they told me where to go to find it out. >> reporter: ana among the last here to find out. she's been named a most outstanding crossing guard by v-dot. >> it's been hard for me, you know, especially when you don't know that much english. but people here are so wonderful. >> i actually trained her when she came. soi

to really know her. >> you're feeling really proud then. >> right. >> reporter: one little boy handing miss ana a personal thank you. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: she's trying to take it all in. >> it made me so happy. i never know that the people appreciate me this much. >> reporter: in arlington, david culver, news 4. >> oh, my goodness. how sweet. >> makes a difference when you really love your job. >> i just want to give her a hug. >> she's going to get lots of hugs from the kids. >> but it's comforting for the parents too, to know they're in good hands. >> absolutely. you may want to head over to the zoo very soon. you got to get your final glimpse of our beloved bao bao. >> are we going to show the baby video again? i can't handle it. the fare wells have already started to pour in at the national zoo. there we go. they do it to me every time. i'm not going to

party and treated bao bao. on february 12st, it's actually the day she's going to leave, nine days away. we caught up with one of the first people in line at the zoo, who's actually planning a trip now to china. >> we'll fulfill their destiny by going back to china and breeding. i hope to see her cubs. >> bao bao has grown up before our eyes over the last three years. head to the nbc washington app to check out some of her best shots from her time here in d.c., and you both are my witness. you've seen my camera roll. >> you're a little insane about it. but that's okay. >> i've been saving pictures of bao bao. i a whole album. >> it's going to be a party at the zoo until bao bao leaves. >> so many tears. she's upset too. here we've got some other things falling out of the skies, besides

just to our north and west. all this associated with a deepening area of low pressure. that's going to be dramatically deepening later today and over new england by tomorrow, giving them a blizzard. here, we're just getting a little rain from it. sprinkles in northwest washington. a little light rain in northern prince george's county. a little more moderate rain coming through this area in dark green and yellow. that may make its way into the metro area around 10:00, 11:00 this morning. that's the new timing on that. this area in the yellow and orange is that more moderate rain coming through through noontime then crossing the baa i. settles down during the afternoon. maybe a few sprinkles through the afternoon hours. tonight as we clear out, the winds will be rapidly increasing. in fact, we could have winds gusting to near 60 miles an hour by dawn tomorrow. 50 degrees now in

culpepper. fredericksburg up to 51. only in the low 40s to our north. quite a contrast in temperatures today. may only be in the 50s just to the north. low 60s in washington. it may get up near 70 degrees areas far to our south. we'll have a little bit of light rain into the afternoon. then it cleears, gets windy lat tonight. all this area you see in the orange is where we could have winds gusting to 60. spotty power outages and wind damage. this high wind warning from 11:00 p.m. tonight to 6:00 p.m. on monday. for the monday commute, staying dry but windy throughout the day. lots of sunshine. highs just in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. then into the mid-50s on valentine's day. a sweet day. then as we get into wednesday, thursday, and friday, still pretty chilly. cold in the mornings. afternoon highs, 40s to near 50. then another mild trend as we get into next weekend. staying dry.

we're just over two weeks into the trump presidency, and we're certainly getting a sense of how he plans to govern. but there remain a lot of big questions about the policies he'll pursue and how he'll get them done. >> that's right. item one on that list is health care. trump animated a lot of voters in the election by promising to repeal obamacare. but we still so far don't have a lot of answers about what actually looks like and what will replace the bill if it is scrapped. >> then there's the border wall. trump signed an executive order to start the process of building it, but it remains unclear how it will be paid for. and then there's possible action to reverse barack obama's defefred action on deportation for undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children. we don't know what trump will do about that policy, and it affects a lot of families in this country. >> thouse are just a few of the questions we've got with more still to come. first of all, mr. trump, you understand this is a tv court, right? >> that's okay. i'm a tv

>> the president in the people's court. "snl's" take on the controversial travel ban as alec baldwin makes late night history.

all right, mr. trump. you have one legitimate reason we need this ban? >> of course i do. it's simple. the bad people, they're pouring in. you see them, and it's isis and san bernardino and

i mean, look at chicago. it's hell. they're bad dudes coming in here, bad hombres, bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do? >> of course referring to the movie "bad boys." alec baldwin there back as host for this week's "saturday night live," playing president trump, of course. baldwin's version of the president took the judges who refused to reinstate the travel ban to people's court. the night also featured the return of melissa mccarthy as white house press secretary sean spicer. she poked fun at nordstrom's decision not to pick up ivanka trump's fall line. >> that's nordstrom's loss. these are high, high-quality products. in fact, i'm wearing one of her bangles right now. it's beautiful. it's shimmery. it's elegant, and at 39.99, that's unbelievably affordable. >> but she doesn't stop there. there she goes showing off her

kate mckinnon also appearing in the sketch as attorney general jeff sessions. it wasn't all politics though. the beehive was probably happy too. they had a little beyonce skit in there. >> that was big news. >> the twins and the sonogram. >> my mistake, bad boys was the bad boys song from the show "cops." but there was a "bad boys" movie with martin lawrence. >> you're still right. it's all good. let's talk about tonight. >> i know, the grammys. everybody's talking about the grammys. final prep is under way out there in l.a. for all the festivities. when it comes to the nominations, queen beyonce leading the pack. >> your girl. ♪ >> beyonce, she's got nine nominations this year, angie, including album of the year for "lemonade," song and record of the year with the hit "formation." she's also the most nominated woman in grammy history with 62 nods. so

>> not bad. she's set to perform at the show after announcing she's pregnant with twins just last week. she pretty much broke the internet with that. others to watch for this sunday, chance the rapper and adele, both expected to take home trophies. i think adele is up against beyonce. they both have fans of each other's music. >> they're fans. >> no bad blood. >> they're wonderful women. great role models. all right. let's talk about the weather and your needing to grab an umbrella today before you run out. look at our live shot. you can see the rain drops on the lens. we also have strong winds that we're tracking. tom kierein with how you can avoid getting caught in all the rain. if you think you're spending more time stuck in rush hour traffic, you know you're right. what new data is revealing about the worst local roads to take to wo. rk

did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness? enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. right now, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you. 9:30 is your time now. north korea has launched a ballistic missile into the east sea. it appears to be the country's first missile test since president trump took office. the u.s. military saying it posed no threat to the u.s. after a federal appeals court defeated his controversial travel ban, president trump is ready to try a different approach. he's hinting at filing a new order as early as tomorrow. members of the macedonia baptist church plan to protest outside their building in bethesda today. they want construction on a

to be halted because they think an african-american cemetery might be under that construction site. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm molette green in this morning for adam tuss. we're setting things up for a weather alert day coming up in a matter of hours. >> and you know, tom loves the weather so much, he just wanted to go outside and see the rain for himself. that is where we find him to kick off this half hour. >> how's it feeling out there, tom? >> it is damp and chilly. don't have any rain falling right now, but i have my umbrella handy, ready to go, as we'll probably get lying rain here right in the northwest washington shortly. track it all with the nbc washington app. there's the sky over washington now. you can see some low clouds coming through. they have been producing a little bit of rain, especially just to our north. that's where we are getting it, as well as now prince george's county, across

fredrick, virginia. you see those pockets of yellow and orange farther to the west. that's more moderate rain. that may move in between 10:00 and 11:00 right into the metro area. hour by hour temperatures, up near 60 here locally but only in the low 50s just to our north. maybe near 70 near fredericksburg later this afternoon. wide variety of temperatures around the region. just now starting to get a few sprinkles. i need may umbrella now. back to you. i'm going to get inside. >> all right. good deal. thank you so much, tom. identity unknown. an autopsy will be done tomorrow on human remains found in springfield. fairfax county police say a female's remains were found yesterday. detectives say they don't think there is any threat to public safety. well, a serious crash, this one involving these cars right here, now has a man fighting for his life. montgomery county police say that it may have been caused by some speed racers. the cars collided on connecticut avenue in kensington. news 4's darcy s

it all. >> reporter: montgomery county police say this crash scene may be the result of a race between two drivers on connecticut avenue in kensington. one of these two cars, they say, may have been involved in that race. the driver of the other car was trying to make a turn from connecticut to denfeld avenue when he was t-boned. diane says she was involved in a similar crash a year ago. >> it makes me mad, really. criminal. it's irresponsible. i think somebody will probably end up in prison for this one though. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: the crash happened at 5:30 in the afternoon. police say the driver of the car that was t-boned is in critical condition. the other driver serious. police say another driver who may have been racing came back to the scene after the crash and is cooperating with authorities. the crash happened across from an elementary school. neighbors told me they've been

this intersection. >> they had speed cameras here for a little while on southbound connecticut, but then they're gone. it's 40-mile-an-hour speed limit on a state highway street. but you never really see any police out here monitoring the speed. especially this time of night, people can go pretty fast. >> reporter: at this point, no charges have been filed. authorities are looking for anyone who may have possibly seen the race or seen this crash. if you have information that could help, you're asked to call montgomery county police. darcy spencer, news 4. police are questioning several people as they try to get to the bottom of a deadly shooting in montgomery village. a 20-year-old was shot and killed friday in broad daylight. today we're learning that there was a second victim. police say another man showed up to the hospital with a gunshot wound at the same time that police began investigating. the detectives determined he was shot during the same incident.

was random. a baby is in critical condition this morning after overdosing on methadone while in the care of her grandmother at a calvert county home. police say the boy's mother picked him up and noticed he wasn't himself. she rushed him to the emergency room thursday, where he was given several doses of naloxone. that's a drug that can reserve an overdose. the grandmother is facing several charges now, including first-degree child abuse. a possible case of mistaken identity after a dramatic arrest at a maryland casino. now police are trying to clear up the confusion. police say the man arrested friday night at maryland live casino was not involved in a carjacking or shooting. initially they thought he was. he was linked to a shooting that happened in the district just before 10:00 p.m. police followed what they thought was the suspected car. however, they did have reason to arrest him. >>wa

40 grams of marijuana, a substantial amount of cash, over a thousand dollars, and he did have a warrant out for failure to appear in a criminal trial. >> in the meantime, police are still looking for that carjacking and shooting suspect. now that president trump's choice for health and human services secretary is on the job, republicans are moving forward with plans to repeal and replace the affordable care act. but some lawmakers are facing tensions at their town halls with people looking for answers about the future of health care in america. nbc's tammy leitner has more. >> reporter: at health care reform town halls this week, hostile crowds, angry residents. the protests reminiscent of seven years ago when obamacare was put in place. only this time the anger isn't aimed at democrats but at republicans who want to repeal the law. >> when the aca was passed in 2009, my party had virtually no input. no input.

scrapped his prepared statement when the crowd of several hundred turned hostile. >> don't you get the message? >> it's time to step up for pre-existing conditions. >> reporter: a mother worried her autistic daughter will be dropped from her insurance if aca is repealed. >> i'm self-employed. so i have the perfect storm. >> reporter: similar scenes at town halls across the country this week. >> i'm fighting congress for my life. >> reporter: in salt lake city, anger as a town hall hits capacity. in sacramento, constituents made emotional pleas for representative tom mcclintock to reconsider repealing aca. >> my wife has two open-heart surgeries on my fixed income. we will not be able to afford

takes, and she will die. >> reporter: republican lawmakers say they will continue to hold town halls, determined to hear from their constituents. >> we're going to make sure we continue to create environments for people to voice their opinions, voice their opposition. >> reporter: the only thing that might quell some of the anger, a look at what republicans have in store to replace the aca. nbc news, new port richie, florida. you ready for this? ready for this? we might break 60 degrees today. is this february? >> wow. >> but there's always a but. have your raincoat nearby. tom is updating his forecast with scattered showers and a big change over the next 24 hours. it hasn't happened in five decades, the emergency overflow in northern california and the new concerns as the tallest dam in the country.

so if you think you've been spending more time commuting these days, well, you probably have. that's especially true if you live in montgomery county, maryland. a new report done by the county's planning board shows that commutes are taking longer there. on average during rush hour, most commuters are spending an extra 13 minutes behind the wheel for a trip that should take 15 minutes without traffic. that's up about seven minutes from 2011, and the report says the worst stretch of road is in maryland. it's on maryland 27 in clarksburg. arlington county says it won't be funding a proposed gondola that would cross the key bridge to georgetown. that's according to "the washington post." it reports the county has to focus on other transportation projects, like metro and columbia pike. in november, a study estimated it would cost about $80 million to $90 million just to build the gondola. the georgetown business

still will try to work out the funding for the proposal. right now we do want to take a live look outside. you can see a little gloomy to start off our sunday. it won't be long before showers and strong winds arrive. and it's easy to kind of be lazy while you wait for your flight, especially if you're going on vacation. how one local airport is trying to get you up and moving before you board.

so it can be tempting to lounge around while you wait hours at the airport. >> who's lounging with kids? >> but if you're flying alone, you find one of those lounge chairs. >> now there's in new option if you want to work out before you fly. it's happening at vwi marshall airport. news 4's eun yang takings us inside roam fitness. >> reporter: it's fitness on the fly. roam fitness recently landed at marshall airport. >> a lot of folks automatically think they have to give up when it comes to staying healthy. there's sitting and eating and drinking. those are the typical things we're all used to. for those of us on the road constantly, that gets old fast. >> reporter: would you work out while you wait? the idea of exercising on the go has been taking off. >> we're starting to see a rise of free use yoga rooms, for example, or stretching areas.

but nothing quite like this. we are the only post-security, or airside gym in the u.s. >> i think it's great. my wife and i are trying to stay as fit as we can. we opt to walk. when we set our bags down, we're going to try to work on our 10,000 steps a day. >> reporter: roam fitness is between terminals d and e. it's a small gym but functional with cardio equipment, weights, and lockers. any changes made to your travel schedule are easy to spot. plus, if you sweat, you can wash up. >> we have four private shower bathrooms built in. >> reporter: but roam fitness says the gym is not only for travelers with time to kill. >> it's not just the inconvenienced passenger who's saying what do i do for the next four hours. we have folks saying they want to come early before their first flight. >> reporter: that's why you can drop in, get a monthly pass, or an annual membership. eun yang, news 4. well, time is running out to save hundreds of whales that swam aground off the coast of new zealand. these images are so dramatic. an army of volunteers has been

refloat as many whales as possible. since last thursday, at least 650 whales have washed up on the shore. researchers say some of them may have lost their whale trying to escape a predator, or they might be trying to protect a sick whale. more than half had died, but at least 100 have been sent back into the sea. >> the nation's tallest dam is experiencing some problems. officials say water will continue to flow over an emergency spillway for the next couple of days. yesterday water began gushing because chunks of concrete came off the nearly mile-long spillway. that's in northern california. the dam is nearly 50 years old. this is the first time it's happened. there's no threat to the public. that's a lot of water. >> the power of it is just spectacular. >> they have been needing it though in california. this is for sure. it's a blessing in disguise. >> yes. and while you were outside, you noticed that thing

>> yeah, just a little bit. it's kind of raw and chilly still. we're in the 40s. >> are we going to make it to 60? >> we probably will. right in the city. people who live just in northern montgomery county, howard county, it may not get hardly above 50 degrees for the afternoon. then near fredericksburg, it may be near 70. a wide variety of temperatures here. right now as we take a look at radar, all that area of moving color is rain. that's all moving in from the west. the area in the yellow is coming down a little harder. panhandle of west virginia, just coming into the shenandoah valley. that'll be in the metro in another hour or so, quickly moving on through. ahead of that, still chilly. 47 in washington. up to 52 now in fredericksburg. culpepper is at 51. it's a chilly 43 in gaithersburg. martinsburg is only 42. there's going to be quite a dividing line of chilly and air mild air as the day progresses. the metro area ought to be hovering around 50 degrees here

then during the rest of the afternoon, we start to clear out any rain around. we'll get windy by 10:00 tonight. back down near 50 degrees. that's when the winds are increasing. these areas you see in orange, this is a high wind warning. the tan zone is a wind advisory. it's in effect from 11:00 tonight until 6:00 p.m. on monday. we could get gusts to 60 miles an hour, maybe even some scattered power outages, some wind damages, maybe some trees coming down, tree limbs coming down by late tonight into tomorrow morning. may be awakened overnight tonight by howling winds. we'll be near 40 degrees tomorrow morning. very windy waiting at the bus stop and for the metro. you'll need to layer up. we'll have the sunshine with us though. highs reaching upper 40s near 50. the wind will diminish by the time you're heading back home monday. a lot of sunshine throughout the day. then on tuesday, storm team 4 ten-day outlook, nearre

mid-50s. partly sunny again on wednesday. it'll be near 50 in the afternoon. chilly end to the week on thursday and friday, both days high in the mid-40s and morning lows around 30. here comes another mild pattern as we get into next weekend and the first part of the following week with highs in the 60s. that's the way it looks. >> all right. tom, thank you so much. overcoming hardships to make the patients believe in miracles. as we celebrate black history month, meet the local doctor makg a world of a differeinnc z29kvz zstz y29kvy ysty [car[clicking of ignition]rt] uh-- wha-- woof! eeh-- woof!

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y29ksy ysty good morning, everyone. here's a look ahead at the stories we're following this week on "news 4 today." monday we're kicking off tax week. we're working for you with deductions you can overlook. >> plus, after grammy night, we'll have all the social media reaction to the diva showdown between beyonce and adele. >> and plets pllet's play ball. >> pitchers and catchers report to spring training. >> and the national zoo will have a big sendoff celebration for the giant panda bao bao. >> we'll see you in the morning. well, thank you very much. welcome back, everyone. 9:53 is your time now. we're celebrating black history month. it's important to get to know some of the living legends, people who are still around making their mark on history. >> we know we have a lot of them around

dr. clive callendar has made a lot of people believe in miracles with his pioneering work in organ transplant surgery. news 4's barbara harrison introduces us. >> reporter: miracle is a word dr. clive callendar uses often, especially when he describes his interesting tale of survival. >> interesting story because i was born at home. >> reporter: maybe not so unusual in 1936 to be born at home, but this is new york city. and his mother -- >> she had two girls and two boys before me. the boys died. >> reporter: she grieved for her loss and was praying for another son. >> she got pregnant again and lo and behold, twin boys. >> reporter: it was a miracle for her, but then -- >> within 48 hours, she died of complications of delivery. that left me and my twin brother without a mother. >> reporter: he says as newborns, he and his brother were placed in foster care. when their father, who worked on the railroad, couldn't careor

them, there was another miracle in their lives. their mother's sister, who was devoutly religious, came forward and took them both to raise them with her own family. >> i spent most of my early days in church, reading the bible. i decided i wanted to be a missionary. >> reporter: he started high school hoping to realize his dream, but in the '30s and '40s, new york city was teeming with tuberculosis. >> the age of 15, i contracted pulmonary tuberculosis. >> reporter: after 18 months in hospitals, he knew what he still wanted to do. >> got an opportunity to see people dying, people living. >> reporter: after those 18 months, he took two tests. one proved that he was cured. the other, an iq test, proved that he was smart enough to pursue any occupation that he wanted. medicine was still his choice.

missionary. that was my goal in life. >> reporter: but with no school since entering the hospital with tb, the prospect of medical school was dim, but he stayed with his goal. >> it was amazing to me and to the rest of my classmates when point of fact i was the first person in the fact to get accepted into medical school. how that miracle took place, i'll never know. >> reporter: but he went on to become a doctor and to make miracles happen for others. first by becoming a medical missionary. >> it's amazing how in my life i've had faith and would step out and the ground would be there. >> reporter: and then making more miracles for others, creating the transplant center at howard university and saving even more lives. like this one. >> just an incredible story. dr. callendar was of course involved in the

berry's transplant. he continues as a professor of surgery now at howard university and just celebrated his 80th birthday in november. >> so happy birthday to you. all right. that rain, we're talking about it. it's here. and the strong winds. they're coming next. tom is updating his forecast with your hour by hour timing. the stewards of the remains of a 19th century community fight to save theiruried past b

north korea threat. now on "news 4 today," the new promise from president trump as north korea launches a missile toward the sea of japan. church protest. why members of one of our area's oldest churches are planning to rally and the history they're trying to protect. first comes the rain, then strong winds are on the way. tom kierein is tracking a big change in the weather and how you can get ready for the workweek ahead. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm molette green in for adam tuss this morning. okay, so the rain has started to fall here. that's the beginning of some changing weather throughout the day. >> but what you're going to want to brace yourself for later is going to be all those high winds. there's actually advisories that are going to be put in place. to break it all down, let's go to tom kierein. >> all this is