chuck is live outside. he has a warm jacket on and as we go through the morning hours it's going to stay cold but the day will be shaping up nicely. as we go through the afternoon we're talking about the low 50s and it won't be nearly as windy as yesterday so it will be more comfortable and expected to stay on the dry side. but for your valentine's morning the bus stop forecast looking good. you will want the warm jacket out there. recess, just cloudy. the commute both morning and evening expected to be dry and your exercise forecast is looking good. here's a look at the bus stop forecast. mid to low 30s and by 3:00 p.m., 51 degrees so again, the day shaping up nicely for the bus stop. chuck is live at the tidal basin this morning. let's take a look at what's going on there. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. and good morning, everybody. happy valentine's day. we're live down here this morning. coming up in the 6:00 hour i'll be asking a representative of the national park service whether it looks like

april or a march cherry bloss s blossoms. we'll be on the dry side all during the next couple of days. although there is a chance for a few showers mainly south of town tomorrow and i'm optimistic that the weekend, i think you're really going to like it. we'll have the whole weekend forecast coming up at 5:21 this morning. let's go over live to melissa mollet and find out how traffic is doing on a tuesday. >> right now no major issues here at this point this morning. northbound 295 there at benning road is what we're talking about. initially here with some road work happening in northeast work zone blocking that right lane here this morning. a look at 66 and 95, don't have any big problems there. beltway at indian head highway, inner loop and outer loop, beltway looking quite good and 95 here from 32 down to the beltway is rog

>> thank you. it's 5:02. now to a developing story out of the white house. international security advisor michael flynn has resigned. this marks the first major departure of president trump's senior team after less than one month in office. flynn's resignation comes after reports that he had misled vice president mike pence and other officials about his conversations with russia's ambassador to the u.s. about sanctions. he wrote this in his letter. unfortunately because of the fast pace of events i inadvertently briefed the vice president elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the russian ambassador. he says he has apologized to the president and vice president. we want to talk about what comes next here. >> multiple possible replacements here. >> we are looking for three people on this list starting with the top trump

retired general keith kellogg, a vietnam veteran who commanded the western coalition during the second iraq war. after retiring he worked for familiar contractors in this area. retired vice admiral, robert harwood is a navy seal. he is the second one being considered. he served as deputy commander of the u.s. central command. he also commissioned the national counterterrorism center and here is a picture of him. and finally, we do want to go to four star general david petraeus who was considered for trump's secretary of state. you might recall the meetings he had shortly after being elected. the former cia director resigned in 2012 after admitting to giving classified data to his mistress so perhaps the most controversial among the three picks up for consideration according to our sources. back to you. all right. thank you. also this morning the washington post reporting that the

department warned the trump administration that michael flynn could be vulnerable to russian blackmail. we'll have more on all this in our next half hour from capitol hill. >> also developing this morning the trump administration will not be able to implement its travel ban in virginia. a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction yesterday. the judge noted that the administration offered no justification for the travel ban and wrote that the president's executive power quote, does not mean absolute power. virginia's attorney general shared his thoughts on what the trump administration could do next. >> i think we've all seen from these last few weeks it is difficult to predict what the president might do, but what i've got in front of me as attorney general is an executive order that was unlawful, unconstitutional and un-american. >> the injunction only applies to people who live, work or attend school in virginia. a federal court has also suspended the immigration

meanwhile, february 13th has become a noteworthy day for mark herring. virginia's ban on marriage for some same sex couples was struck down exactly three years ago yesterday after herring successfully argued for that in court. five minutes after the hour now. she's been missing since december. now a 15-year-old girl's death is a homicide. fairfax county police identified the remains of damaris reys rivas, the teenager was found dead in springfield over the weekend. there were fears for rivas' safety because she had contact with gang members. justin finch is working to find out more. we'll have a live update in about ten minutes. today the montgomery county council will take what they learned from a deadly explosion at an apartment complex and use it to prevent similar tragedies. the council will discuss its final internal audit on that explosion last year that killed seven people

lessons the county learned about responding to this type of emergency situation. news 4's chris gordon will be tweeting from inside that meeting. a fairfax county school principal is the second administrator at the same school to go on leave. a letter went out to parents at west potomac high school letting them know that assistant principal jessica stats will be filling in for the principal. they declined to say when they went on leave or why. supporters of a popular loudoun county principal are rallying to get him reinstated. john brewer has been on leave since december and the superintendent is recommending that he be fired. the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating accusations of inappropriate behavior by the school's former band director. when he left the school, brewer

recommendation. david meyer was elected last week during a special election. he is a five term council member who has also coawe torreduthore about the city. tonight's ceremonial swearing in will be held at 7:00 right before the city council meeting. covering the district now, we all know that traffic in our area can be very messy. last hour we told you the evening commute was five times worse than the morning if you can believe that. right now we're telling you which route is the worst. >> we're joined live from the key bridge with more on all this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. you gave it away. yes, the key bridge, it wins that dubious distinction according to a new study conducted by d dot. it is the most congested of the city's many busy

it's the worst as you said, in the evening headed into the district. taking you more than three and a half times as long as any other time of the day to cross it. slowing you to about 8 miles per hour on the bridge. now, in the morning, if you're about to head out, hold on, you know the most jammed up spot, southeast freeway. takes drivers three times as long to travel the westbound side during the morning rush. and what's interesting about the southeast freeway is even at the midday hours when things calm down around the city, the southeast freeway is still a bit of a mess. other miserable commuter routes, many of you know them already. it's confirmed, the chain bridge and new york avenue. that is the latest, live from the foot of the key bridge. back to you guys. all right. thank you. coming up on 9 minutes after the

morning. for example it's going to get up to 65 degrees in west palm beach, florida. why are we telling you about florida? well, the nationals pitchers and catchers report to spring training today and the games start in just a few weeks. we can all look forward to spring around here. this is the nats first year at a closer stadium there in florida. eventually they'll be back here. >> and we'll be going to the game. not quite spring training weather for us today. >> sheena is here to help us understand the reality of the weather right now. >> this morning it is cold. yes, you need the warm jacket. but if you want the spring training weather you don't have to look far. it's going to be here this weekend. that's right. another warmup. coming up we'll take a look at your valentine's day forecast and a look at the nice weekend too. >> plus, something a lot of people struggle with, lower back pain.

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welcome back. certainly feeling like february again. >> chuck bell drew the short straw so we said go stand by the water this morning and tell us what the weather is like. >> he likes the cold, i think. >> well, i don't mind the cold and you know, it's really not super bad out here.

my official runner count already five runners have gone by. you're dedicated if you're out this early in the morning. temperatures in the 20s across the area and windchills are down just a couple degrees cooler than that. really not a lot of wind to worry about today. the number one predictor for when the cherry blossoms will come out is march temperatures. we'll be asking the park service whether it looks like a march or april peak for the blossoms. all right. for right now let's talk about traffic. southbound 95 near 630/stafford, that is hanging around as far as a work zone. a lot of the other things have cleared out of the way. so that's hanging around till about 10:00 a.m. this one is about 7:00 a.m. benning and northeast, work zone blocking that right lane there. 270 here at old

thank you. right now fairfax county police want to find out who killed a 15-year-old girl. this is damaris reys rivas. her body was found in springfield over the weekend. >> she'd been reported missing from her home in gaithersburg for months before her remains were discovered in fairfax county. justin finch is live in springfield with more. justin, terrible news here. >> reporter: eun, good morning, this of course is painful news for loved ones of damaris reys rivas. her death being ruled a homicide as of monday and police are not ruling out gang activity having played a role in her death. now, here is what we know. the office of the chief medical examiner has found she suffered upper body trauma and also fairfax county police are tracking several leads. news 4 has learned concerns for the teen's safety was high because she had contact with gang members. her

in springfield not far from lake accotink park where police had searched before. damaris reys rivas was reported missing back on december 10th after leaving her gaithersburg home willingly. we also know she went by the name of alexandra as well. more details plan to be released as they get them. montgomery county police are also working this investigation as well and as you mentioned, a very sad story for her loved ones. back in to you. >> thank you. more than 100,000 people wonderinwhen they can go home this morning. >> angie is following that developing situation in northern california from the life desk. >> unfortunately the timetable for that still unknown this morning. right now officials and engineers scrambling to fix a damaged spillway of the nation's tallest dam. they're trying to beat more rain that is expected to sweep through the area. this is tens of thousands of people as you menon

around the dam waking up in shelters again. nearly 200,000 told to evacuate since sunday with officials saying that the dam could still fail causing an overflow of uncontrollable water three stories high into communities beneath it. the national guard remains on stand by and the governor saying we are doing everything we can to get this dam back in shape so people can return and live safely without fear. it's 5:16 right now and taco bell is pulling plans to open a new drive through location on duke street in alexandria. the decision was made after neighbors raised concerns about increased late night traffic at a busy intersection close to their homes. we're working for you, this heart health month, replacing butter with olive oil could help lower your risk for heart disease. researchers in spain evaluated people taking part in the mediterranean diet which

emphasizes eating plant based foods. this morning doctors are also encouraging natural remedies to fight back pain. the american college of physicians says that patients should try yoga, massage, spinal manipulation and acupuncture before taking drugs. doctors say 80% of adults will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. i think yoga works wonders but that's just me. we are rooting for one of our own here on news 4. >> our reporter is up for most romantic man in america. how about this? he was nominated by his wife but he will appear with two other finalists this friday on the steve harvey show. >> now, he tells us that he keeps things exciting with surprises, flowers, cards, just little things to say i love you. he also has some other tricks that you can hear about on friday. that's at 2:00 p.m. right here on nbc

go sho. and a lot of men aren't happy with him because he's making the rest of us look d. >> making us look bad? >> well, we have to do things too. >> yeah. >> oh, eun. >> you know. >> okay. sheena parveen is here. >> i'm just watching. look at my popcorn. it's a cold start to valentine's day though. i forgot it was valentine's day also. i wore orange. but as we go through the morning maybe grab a red jacket, a red shirt for later on today because you might not need the jacket. we're going to get to the low 50s. temperatures around freezing this morning so it's cold before you step outside. 28 leesburg. 25 in frederick. the district coming in at freezing. fredericksburg coming in at 29. so if you have the valentine's day plans the weather is going to cooperate. by lunch

still cool, mostly cloudy. happy hour time low 50s. by dinner time we're looking at the upper 40s but we will be staying dry. as far as our temperature trend goes, the normal high 47 degrees. bigger drop coming on thursday. thursday is going to be the coldest day of the week. 39 degrees for a high. thursday, friday we start to get up around normal and the weekend, that is when we find the warmer weather. right down to our south and west, that will be sliding just to our south as we go into tomorrow. today, mostly dry. models trying to pick up on a few sprinkles but there you see the rain early tomorrow. mostly south of the district so i think most of the area will be staying dry. for tomorrow there you see it, 30% chance of rain south, but other than that, look at this dry stretch of weather. it goes through the end of the week. it goes through your weekend and look at those temperatures. 64 saturday. 65 on sunday. it's going to be a nice weekend again and next week we'll start off dry too. let's check the roads this morning with

>> northbound indian head highway we do have a new crash being reported so wanted to let you know about that one here this morning. also southbound 29 there at lynn street we have some signals dark in that area getting a couple different reports about that. southbound 95, we do have that work zone. again hanging around until 10:00 a.m. also hearing about a problem on metro. silver line delays because of a power problem at largo town center. he is accused in a case that has fascinated our area for decades. now we're learning the man implicated in the death of the lions sisters is also accused of abducting others. they're called accidents because they're just that. well, think again why more and more drivers are paying a higher premium. and naked is normal. what playboy magazine is saying after annouing inct

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seeing premium hikes as far as $400 after no fault crashes. the group took a look at premium quotes in ten cities. it found progressive aggressively used a no fault penalty. geico, farmers and allstate sometimes raised rates as well and state farm issued absolutely no penalties. another sandusky facing child sex charges. ahead at 5:30, what's next for the son of the coach convicted of years of assault. and storm team 4 is outside this morning. >> certainly are. mr. jefferson, a little cold out here this morning at 29 degrees. signs of springtime though. we'll be talking about the cherry blossoms and whether there will be a march or april peak. sun rises before 7:00 starting tomorrow all the way up until we go to daylight saving time on march 11th. >> and burger king cashingn

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right now on news 4 today, cabinet resignation. why the national security advisor stepped down weeks after being sworn in. and a deadly abduction of two maryland sisters. who will take the stand as their

and dangerous drivers, the age group being blamed for more risk on our roads. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this valentine's day. whether you're going out or staying in tonight we're here to help you start your day. we'll have a look at the roads. >> and our meteorologists here with the forecast as well. chuck bell out at the tidal basin this morning. let's start with sheena parveen with a look at the day ahead. >> you know this valentine's day morning, it is cold. here's the four things you'll need to know. cold start for today. much less wind today in the forecast than yesterday. yesterday it was so gusty but we're not looking at that today and we have a dry stretch of weather for really the rest of this week. tomorrow morning there may be a few areas south and a few light showers. otherwise a dry stretch through th

for today though your commute forecast by 7:00 a.m. 32 degrees so again, a cold start. by noon, 45. dry roads and by 5:00 p.m. we're looking at temperatures in the low 50s so i think a better day today than yesterday especially for your valentine's day. we have some delays on the metro. >> good morning. a couple of delays here right now. delays to reston because of a power problem at largo town center. northbound lee highway at fort mier drive and southbound at lynn street, traffic signals are not working so we have police directing people through this. so kind of tricky there right now. northbound indian head highway at the beltway, it doesn't seem to be slowing things too much and 66 here at 50. no major worries there. thank you. it's 5:30 now and here's a look at some of our top stories. michael flynn has resigned as national secu

reports that he misled vice president pence about russia's sanctions from the u.s. the trump administration will not be able to implement its travel ban in virginia. a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on the issue yesterday. it only applies to people who live, work or attend school in virginia. >> fairfax county police have identified the remains of a 15-year-old girl. now they're looking for her killer. damaris reys rivas had been missing since december. her body was found in springfield over the weekend. justin finch will have an update ahead at 6:00. we are also following a developing story out of fairfax county this morning. >> they say they finally caught a man accused of a violent sex assault. they had been looking for contreras since last year. a 15-year-old girl told a caseworker he dragged her into the woods, raped her and left

last year, but the teen did not tell anyone until august. we are also learning new disturbing details in the child sex abuse case against jeffrey sandusky. he is the adopted son of former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. prosecutors say that jeff sandusky asked teenagers to send him nude photos and perform sex acts. one of the victims was a 16-year-old girl. his father is serving decades in prison for molesting boys while at penn state. new details are being uncovered in a case that's haunted a maryland community for decades. two sisters were abducted from a mall. the children were never found. lloyd welch jr. goes on trial in april for their murders. now, new court documents are uncovering alarming details about his past. prosecutors plan to include 15 different victim accounts that allege rape, attempted abduction and domestic violence against

welch. those cases have never been tried in court but will be part of evidence if he's convicted. a church deacon is in critical condition and police are trying to figure out if the other driver was racing before the crash. on saturday night dee icaacon hernandez was turning on to den feld avenue in kensington. he was broadsided and his church family is praying for the best. >> he's always there for the people. >> i have never seen him when he wasn't filled with excitement. you walk into the room, he'll run to embrace you. >> this crash happened at the same intersection where maryland highway officials launched a traffic study in january. there have been accidents there before and numerous safety complaints. nearly 50 cars have been broken into in arlington. police say the break-ins happened on two different days last week. they say the

and small items were taken. police are still looking for whoever is responsible. we're working for you this morning to let you know who to look out for during the morning commute. a study by aaa shows young millennials are the worst behaved drivers out there. those are people in their early 20s. 88% of them admitted to texting, speeding and running red lights at least once a month. one in nine says it's acceptable to speed through a school zone. really? >> really. wow. well, commuting congestion. think your morning ride to work was bad? >> now we're learning which roads in our area are the worst when it comes to sitting in traffic. >> plus, deadly drive, a man armed with an assault rifle runs -- at a busy shopping center. and storm team 4 chuck bell is outside this morning. hey, chuck. >> hey, good morning, eun. a little chilly down here. current temperature 29 degrees. fortunately not as much of a windchill as we had t

yesterday. coming up at 6:00 i'll be asking someone from the park service with whether it's going to be an early or a late bloom for the cherry blossoms this year. that plus a check of your ten-day forecast coming up at 5:51. w

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of spring. the washington nationals are sharing pictures of palm trees, sunny skies. that's because they're heading down to florida. this is the nats first year in a brand new stadium in west palm beach. it's supposed to get up to 65 degrees there today. very nice. >> west palm is nice. they don't know what it feels like to lose. the university of connecticut women's team just set what's basically an unbreakable record. they won 100 games in a row when they defeated south carolina's gamecocks last night. the last time they lost was more than two years ago. the team has also won four straight national championships. unstoppable. >> we are running out of accolades for this basketball team. amazing work, ladies. technology

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big picture of a road right there. temperatures are around freezing this morning. coming up i'll show you what the afternoon looks like if you have some plans and a milder weekend. >> and delays on metro this morning. we'll talk about that and how the roads are doing with travel times coming up. and ahead at 6:00, remains identified. new details about the teenage girl whose body was found in a virginia park. the bakery flavors you love... [ ding! ] ...now available in your dunkin' coffee. sip in the happy with a medium vanilla cupcake, or new fudge brownie macchiato or latte for $1.99 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'.

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day? how they're making the love of food special for adults only. the traffic team works every day to keep you out of traffic but as you know the morning commute is pretty rough but i mate not be the worst of the day. >> good morning. >> reporter: i tell you, it's always tricky in the district. right? well, you know, the key bridge here in the district is the most congested according to a brand new ddot study about this travel choke point. here's what it says. it is the most congested of the city's many busy roads during the evening rush. yes. when folks are headed into the district on the bridge, taking you more than three and a half times as long as any other time of the day to cross it.

slowing you to about 8-mile-per-hour on the bridge. in the morning before you head out the door you should know you are most jammed on the southeast freeway. takes you three times as long to travel the westbound side during the morning rush hour times. and even at the midday hours when things start to calm down in the city and you feel like you can venture out, the southeast freeway is still a trouble spot. other trouble spots in the district, if you're traveling around, you know the chain bridge and of course new york avenue. i know new york avenue well. spent a lot of time there. all right. that is the latest live from the foot of the key bridge here in georgetown. back to you. >> all right. thank you. it is 5:45. in montgomery county several car owners will be spending extra money at the repair shop. multiple cars had their windows broken along new hampshire avenue. officers on patrol spotted the

vandalism around 3:00 sunday morning. they're encouraging owners of those cars to reach out to police. prince george's county police are trying to figure out why a driver ran over a man in a parking lot killing him. >> the man drove off. he hit him. >> that video you're watching shows some tour de franof the c happened after a range rover hit a man. the victim was armed with a rifle. police say they did recover a weapon at the scene there. they say the driver is not cooperating with police. the victim's name has not been released. a murder victim's car might hold answers to what led to his death. prince george's county police found a man shot to death inside a car yesterday morning. a sticker for the ride share service lyft was also found in that car. it's not clear whether the man was working as a driver when he was killed. police are hoping to use neighborhood surveillance cameras to help solve this case. today the montgomery county

learned from a deadly explosion at an apartment complex and use it to prevent similar accidents. the council will discuss its final internal audit on the explosion and fire at the flower branch apartments last year that killed seven people. the report will reveal 14 lessons the county learned about responding to this type of emergency. news 4 will be tweeting from inside that meeting. deciding how much time to take off work after having a baby is a tough decision for any family. now democratic lawmakers are pitching a bill to help federal workers with young families. it's called the federal employees parental leave act. it would provide federal employs six weeks of paid leave following the birth of a child. right now they're entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave. local immigrant families are living in fear because of

president trump's immigration order. last week agents came to an apartment complex looking for a specific they said had a criminal history but left with several other people instead. >> actually, on the weekends it's the same routine. you don't come out because you feel scared. >> we'll have much more on the travel ban decision coming up at 6:00. michael flynn is out as national security advisor. he resigned late last night after days of speculation about his future. this comes after reports that he had misled vice president pence and other officials about his conversations with russia's ambassador to the u.s. >> news 4's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. tell us more about why he resigned. >> this happened very quickly. it went from last night a show of support from the white house to the resignation now.

investigation and this is snowballing. there's a congressional intelligence investigation into what michael flynn may have told the russian. now, michael flynn saying he's not 100% sure what he said in that conversation. in his resignation letter he did say he briefed the vice president and others with incomplete information. he was just getting in the way according to some white house sources so he resigned. and the washington post this morning reporting that then acting attorney general salary yates warned the trump administration that flynn could be vulnerable to russian ba blackmail. >> reporter: this is a situation before she was fired by president trump for refusing to uphold his travel ban. this might be a potentialish sue saying that whatever was said within that phone call between michael flynn and the russian

michael flynn as leverage assuming that information was not public. >> all right. >> thank you, edward. and now sheena parveen joins us to talk more about our weather. the winds have died down. feeling more like a regular day. >> a little bit above normal today, but we're flirting with normal, i guess. so -- >> it's valentine's day. you can flirt with normal on valentine's day, why not? >> the winds from yesterday are gone. look at this rose here, but yeah, as we go through the day today, not too bad at all. the bus stop weather, low impact. you just want a warm jacket because it is cold this morning around freezing for most of the area. exercise forecast looking good. again, not nearly as windy as yesterday. much less wind today. right now we're at 32 degrees in the district. by 8:00 a.m. temperatures in the mid-30s. by lunchtime mid-40s

low 50s today. here's your exercise forecast. 7:00 a.m., warm jacket. by noon again we'll be mostly cloudy. dry as we go through the afternoon so anything you're going to do today, it will be a decent day especially for valentine's day. the clouds will hang around this particular model trying to bring in a few sprinkles. i don't see too much right now. then we go into early wednesday morning and there is some rain just to our south so we are looking at a chance of rain in the forecast for early tomorrow morning. but again, it's pretty far south of the district so most of the area could very well just be on the dry side. chuck bell is out live this morning at the tidal basin. it's cold out there but not too bad of a day. >> yes, it's a see your breath kind of a morning out here. just a little bit of a south breeze this morning. so windchills are just a couple degrees lower than the actual temperatures. i'm tracking 30 degrees here at the tidal basin right here so everybody is down below freezing and windchills in t

mid-20s. so definitely what to wear today you'll need your warm had and your warm jacket for sure. but the daily grade is optimistically a b plus for today. just enough sunshine to get temperatures into the upper 40s and low 50s. more like about 53 downtown. mid to upper 40s across much of northern maryland and as you were mentioning much milder weather. here's a check of your ten-day forecast. a chance for a few showers mainly south of the area for tomorrow. a better chance for an early morning shower tomorrow morning than here in and around the city. and then staying cooler -- on the coolish side for the second half of the week, but all eyes on the weekend. saturday and sunday both look mild and dry with temperatures way above average. how about 65 degrees both days over the weekend? that will be nice for sure. coming up at 6:00, i have a representati

park service. he's going to give me the early lean on the outlook for the dher shea -- cherry blossoms. it is traffic time. that means it's melissa mollet, happy valentine's day. >> 410 the ramp to westbound 50, we have police activity there on the right side. not hearing exactly what's going on but we'll be following that for you. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway we don't have any big problems there. northbound lee highway at mier drive and lynn street, traffic signals not working there. on metro still have those delays because of the power problem at largo town center. that's been hanging around for some time. now we have these residual delays here this morning. also 270, no problems northbound or southbound on 270. 66 into town and out o t

taking a look at travel times you can see 270 and the top of the beltway are just fine this morning and 66 and 95 north quantico to the beltway, no worries. thank you. 5:54 right now. it is tax week here on news 4 today. all this week our consumer reporter susan hogan is helping you get ready. >> some things have changed this year and this morning we're focusing on the four new things to know about your 2016 tax return. >> historically the official tax day is april 15th but this year that's not the case. uncle sam is giving us a few extra days to get our returns in order. so this year you'll have until april 18th to file your taxes. that's because april 15th falls on a saturday and monday april 17th is emancipation day in washington which is legally celebrated this year and under the tax code, legal holidays in

tax filing deadline. something else new this year refunds will be held until february 15th according to a new tax law. a change the irs cannot issue refunds before tax returns that claim the earned income tax credit or the additional child tax credit. if you are using a software product for the very first time, you will need to know your 2015 adjusted gross income to e-file your 2016 tax return and tax penalties related to obama care are going up again. for 2016 penalties for adults they'll now be $695 or 2.5% more your income. and some things are not changing. contribution limits to 401(k) plans iras and flexible spending accounts are all staying the same. back to you guys. thanks so susan hogan. tomorrow we'll have important information about identity theft, what to know about the warning signs that you may already be a victim. and if you missed our

it is in the nbc washington app right now. good morning. i'm landon dowdy. the ceos of some of american's biggest retailers will be in washington this week to make their case on imports would raise prices for consumers and hurt their business. it includes the heads of target, best buy and gap and they'll meet tomorrow to discuss the so-called border tax. it isn't clear whether they'll also sit down with president trump or white house officials. >> thank you. if you didn't know today is valentine's day. if you're in a relationship you are really adding to the economy this week. americans spend an average of almost $19 billion on valentine's day each year. that includes more than 50 million on jewelry and another 50 million on flowers. this is all according to aaa. we're expected to

pounds of chocolate this week. >> half that is just me. burger king has a brand new kind of happy meal. because it's valentine's day the chain is offering meals with a -- shall we say different kind of toy inside. >> oh, my. >> however, the promotion is only happening in israel. okay. only today and only at night. it's kind of for the 18 and over. it also includes two beers and two whoppers. we'll leave it at that. >> i want to know what's in there. are you looking for love this valentine's day? d.c. is one of the top spots to find it. >> but some of you have better luck than others. ahead at 6:00, the study that proves it is harder for women. >> plus d.c. versus the gop. how a congressional committee is taking step to remove district rights. >> reporter: a teen girl missing for months is found dead in fairfax county. coming up, who she is and what may have used her death.ca

advisor resignation, a top security official steps down from his post. what forced him out just weeks into president trump's white house? >> plus, d.c. takes on the gop. an attempt to dismantle the district's rights moves forward but it's sparking a powerful new push for state hood. >> and new details about a

15-year-old found and now we're learning who she was. it is 6:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it's a day of romance and we want to look ahead to one of the most beautiful times of the year in washington. we are talking about cherry blossom season. i never get tired of seeing them. chuck bell will be bringing us an update about when to expect the first blooms. >> melissa mollet having an update on the roads and rails, but let's start with sheena parveen and a look at the day ahead. a cold start. >> yes, a cold start to your valentine's day. take a look at the feels like temperature. feeling below freezing for everybody. you'll want the warm jacket before you head out. feels like 29 in the district. 27 gaithersburg. lorton feels like 28 degrees and in leesburg you're still