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

freezing at 30 degrees. so as we go through the day today, bus stop time at least you'll want the warm jacket for the kids. about the mid to low 30s. mostly cloudy skies through the day. by the afternoon time, temperatures right around the low 50s. chuck is live outside. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. yes, indeed, quite the little chill in the air. still waiting on sun vooiz as well. that doesn't happen until 6:00 this morning and starting tomorrow sunrise is before 7:00 a.m. all the way up until march 10th and that's when daylight savings time kicks in. for today though a reasonably nice day. afternoon temperatures today upper 40s and low 50s right here in downtown, about 53 degrees for your high temperature today. talking to someone from the park service about cherry blossoms and whether it's going to be an early or a late peak. we'll find out. i'll ask

minutes after 6:00. for now though, 6:00 means traffic is getting busier. >> a brand new problem at walker mill road shut down here at near old walker mill road. two vehicles you can see here. several people being transported from the scene right now. we'll try to get more information on this one. could be some time before they're able to get all of this out of the way. 95 north of lorton, brand new crash there. we were starting to see some slowdowns. doesn't look terrible but we'll keep an eye on it. police activity being reported there, maryland 410, the ramp to westbound 50, police activity there on the right side and again, northbound indian head at the beltway here starting to get slow because of that crash there at the beltway. we'll have travel times coming up. thank you. it's 6:02 now and we were checking in with one of the big stories of the day. michael flynn out as national se

hear a lot of today, what did the president know and when did he know it? flynn resigned after questions about his conversations with russia's ambassador to the u.s. the conversations happened before president trump took office and included information about sanctions against russia. he's accused of misleading the vice president and other officials about those conversations. a senior official telling nbc news that the president and his advisors have been quote, agonizing over what to do about flynn for the last several days. flynn wrote this in his resignation letter, quote, unfortunately because of the fast pace of events, i briefed the vice president elect and others. flynn says he has apologized to the president and vice president pence. back to you. >> thank you. and there are three possible replacements for flynn including the man who's already

into that position, retired lieutenant general keith kellogg is the acting national security advisor at this hour. he was one of the original people considered for the job. kellogg is a vietnam veteran and he commanded the western coalition during the second iraq war. another option retired vice admiral robert harwood. he served under president george w. bush. and david petraeus. now, this is likely the most controversial pick although he was also considered for secretary of state. petraeus resigned from the cia in 2012 after he admitted giving classified information to his mistre mistress. the position does not require senate confirmation. we'll let you know about any breaking updates through the nbc washington app. >> and the trump administration will not be able to implement its travel ban in virginia. a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on that issue yesterday. the judge noted in her

no justification for the travel ban and wrote that the president's executive power quote, does not mean absolute power. the injunction only applies to people who live, work or attend school in virginia. a federal court is also suspended the immigration order. congress is moving quickly to strike down the district assisted suicide law but they may run out of time. the resolution would have to pass the house and the senate and be signed by president donald trump by friday. congressional efforts to strike down the law have energized an old debate in washington. many feel congress is imposing its ideals on the district without even knowing its people. >> this stands for a whole lot of stuff that's in contrast with the believes and philosophies of the locals who live here. >> last night several organizations came together to help mobilize people to tell congress to keep their hands off d.c. organizers say lawmakers are interfering with the district's

tonight fairfax city's new mayer, david meyer will be sworn in. he was elected during a special election last week. former mayor resigned last year after being arrested in a sex for drugs sting. tonight's ceremonial swearing in will be held at 7:00 right before the city council meeting. it's 6:06 now. a 15-year-old is dead and fairfax county police are trying to track down her killer. this is damaris reys rivas who was found in springfield over the weekend. she was missing for the last two months. justin finch is live in springfield now with a concerning factor that police are still looking into. >> reporter: that's right. the question now is could gang activity have played a role in the death of damaris reys rivas? that is being settled as we speak. we do know at this time that fairfax county police are going through several leads at this time and they are not ruling that one out.

reys rivas was found on saturday on the 7100 block. now, the office of the chief medical examiner ruled damaris reys rivas' death a homicide back on monday finding that she suffered trauma to her upper body. she was reported missing back on december 10th, 2016 after leaving her gaithersburg home. she of course was found dead two months later. she also went by the name of alexandra. we do also know police are a part of this active investigation and fairfax county police continuing to solicit leads at this time. we are live here in springfield. i'm justin finch, news 4. back in to you. >> angie is following what's happening at the dam in northern california. what's the latest sf. >> right now there's a bit of a race agai t

more rain expected to hit that area this week. officials tell us there are tens of thousands of people who have been forced to evacuate that area, that there is still a threat that the dam could fail of course causing that overflow of uncontrollable water into communities beneath the dam. the national guard remains on stand by and we'll bring you any updates for this. the timetable for when the guard will arrive still unknown at this point. engineers and other officials scrambling to fix the damaged spillway of that nation's tallest dam. more rain is expected on that way and tens of thousands of people who live around that dam are waking up in shelters. again, we're going to bring you the latest from the live desk on news 4 today. another sandusky facing child sex charges. the son of the convicted penn state coach now behind bars. new details about the abuse allegations from underage girls. and it's go time for the nats. spring training starts today. still

to expect as they take the field. >> and storm team 4 is outside this morning. >> that's right, aaron. it is a cold start this morning, but we are thinking spring. if it's time to start thinking about spring training for the nationals that means it's also me to start thinking about the cherry blossoms. we'll be asking the folks from the national park service when they think the blossoms will be peaking. i think my lips are frozen shut. we'll be back with that coming right up. it is valentine's day. could one of the most romantic men in america be right here on the news 4 team? >> which of our colleagues will soon be on the national stage for love? that's ju st

a mild winter you may still be dreaming about blossom. everyone is always wondering when exactly you might see those beloved cherry blossoms peak. >> it's really hard to predict. >> we're live with a special guest to give us some clues. good morning. >> good morning. and good morning, everybody. hap happy valentine's day. spring is kind of sort of in air. it's still a little cold out here. this is mike from the national park service and he's one of the experts of the cherry trees out here and cherry blossom forecasting is tough, tough work. >> it's -- like you know, it's dependent on the weather so if you can tell me exactly what the high temperature is going to be for the next six weeks we'll tell you when the trees are going to bloom but that's a little bit of a challenge. >> last year the original prediction was april 8th or 9th, but then i looked it up. 79 degrees on the

10th of march. >> within a week after making the initial prediction we had to back it up ten days. >> so what is the average peak date? >> it's usually last week of march, first week of april. you know, and the winter is going so far this year i think we'll be probably closer to that last week of march but unless we hit a cold snap coming up or get a lot of snow. everything is up in the air until within about ten days or so. >> the graphic we have up on the air now, last year's peak was in march. the three years before that they were all april and in 2011 they were in march so it seems to me it's all dependent on those early march temperatures. >> the trees this week have just gone dormant and we start the countdown of heating degree ys. we need 221 of those to get to peak bloom. the warmer the temperature the more points you get towards that so if we continue to trend warm as it looks like we'll do the

we'll be looking at an earlier bloom. >> so the early lean is plan on march, not april. let's go over to melissa mollet and find out a little bit about traffic. >> so taking a look right now, 95 north of lorton, they've been moving this camera because we did have a bit of a slowdown. we did have a crash there there morning. inner loop near little river, a crash there. 270 southbound is okay. top of the beltway looking typically slow for this time of day. 66 inbound and 95 northbound, no major problems there at least right now. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. thank you. congress could take action today to put more self-driving cars on the road. watch out. the house energy and commerce committee is having a hearing on capitol hill. the senate is working on new legislation to speed up the technology. vice presidents from general motors,

today's hearing. when you buy a new car you want it to have that new car smell which means you probably don't want it to smell like marijuana. >> no. >> that's exactly what happened to somebody in minnesota. he bought a brand new car that had 50 pounds of weed inside. apparently both the man and the car dealership had no idea. then he got a little spaced out. >> the adopted son of a man who shattered penn state's reputation is now charged with child sex abuse. prosecutors say that jeffrey sandusky asked teenagers to send him nude photos and perform a sex act. one of the victims was a 16-year-old girl. his father jerry sandusky is serving decades in prison for molesting boys while at penn state. a child abuse expert say the allegations against jeffrey weren't raised in a healthy environment. he says he was never abused by his adopted father. details are being uncovered in a

case. two girls 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 more 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. >> in northern virginia today, supporters of a popular loudoun county school principal are rallying to have him reinstated. john brewer is principal of the high school in sterling. he's been on leave since december and the superintendent has recommended he be fired. he was put on leave after giving the school's former band director a letter of recommendation. another high school principal is on leave this time in fairfax county. the washington post reports a

west potomac high school letting them know that asis at that particular time principal will be filling in for alex case. fairfax county schools declined to say when the administrators went on leave or why. playboy magazine is changing its tune. playboy will bring back nudity to the magazine. it will start things off with the cover of its next issue saying quote, naked is normal. playboy adopted a nonnude policy last month to get more main stream readers and advertisers. but there are a lot of people who just read it for the articles. >> there are articles in there? i'm joking. i don't know. >> if you find yourself alone this valentine's day it might be your address. >> the best cities to find love. the district was the fourth best place to live if you're looking for mrs. right. baltimore came in at number

while richmond, virginia was number 10. we didn't crack the top ten when it came to men that are marriage material. >> what? >> for that, you will head out west. the top three cities to find men were in california and washington state. >> i do hear that complaint. hard to find a good man in d.c. i've heard people say that. >> there are so many well educated, smart, attractive, powerful amazing women in washington, d.c. >> you're absolutely right. >> i'm just saying. that's what i hear. >> two of them right here. >> i did hear something saying oklahoma city is the most romantic. i don't know why. it didn't say. >> we'll have to ask chuck. >> we'll see. oklahoma city. maybe it's because of all those country songs, they sit in back of the truck and watch the stars. temperatures this morning not so romantic but maybe if you want to bundle up with someone you'll stay warm that way. we are around freezing through the area so it is a cold one before you step outside. is

the district but everybody else pretty much in the upper 20s for the most part. leesburg 32 right now. so you will want the heavy coat before you be outside this morning. if you have the valentine's day plans looking better than yesterday. we're not looking as windy as yesterday. happy hour time, low 50s and no annoying winds like we had yesterday. temperature trend though as we go through the rest of the week, normal high is 47. today is 53. tomorrow 50. thursday is going to be the coldest day. high of upper 30s and then by friday we start going up again for the weekend. here's a look at future weather. mostly cloudy today. models trying to show a few sprinkles. early tomorrow right down to our south, very small chance that we could see something clearing later in the day before the entire day. 53 for a high temperature today and there's that temperature trend i was showing you. look

mid-60s and very nice. let's take a look at the roadways this morning. some issues out there. >> two problems on the beltway. we have a crash in the left lane and then we have inner loop here before braddock road. express lanes before braddock, crash in the right lane there so seeing some slowdowns through that area. police activity still reported there this morning. 410 the ramp to westbound 50, police activity there on the right shoulder. beltway overall the rest of the beltway doesn't look so bad. northbound lee highway here at fort mier drive and at southbound at lynn street, those traffic signals still are not working this morning. chopper on the way to another problem. we'll take a live look at that and be back with some travel times coming up. thank you. well, some of your favorite stores fighting against extra taxes. >> ahead at 6:30, how target, best buy and others are meeting he in d.c. to kreee

6:24. breaking news out of laurel now. >> let's check in with angie. >> we have the breaking story, police telling us that someone has just pulled off a robbery taking a whole atm machine with them. this is what we know at this point. around 4:00 a.m. they say a driver of a white van pulled up to the parkway crossing on laurel fort meade road. the suspect was able to grab this machine, the atm and take off with it in their van. this hour, that person is still

the machine still missing. nobody at the gas station was hurt though, and we are trying to get more information on the search for the suspect. we are sending someone to the scene right now. stay with news 4 for the very latest on this developing story. >> thank you. you know, one of our reporters may be the most romantic man in america. >> we are talking about shomari stone. he is one of three charming and romantic finalists appearing on the steve harvey show this friday. who is number one? he tells us he keeps things exciting with surprises, flowers and cards. you can hear all about his special tricks this friday at 2:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4. we are rooting for you so mary. a woman looking for love this valentine's day is stealing the headlines. why you may see this young woman on your facebook this morning. >> reporter: i'm at one of the most congested travel points in the distric

that coming up. >> and good morning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell live at the tidal basin where the windchill is currently 26 degrees. a little bit of a chill to get you started today. we'll get you a look at today and of course the ten-day forecast which includes a nice mild weekend. - breathtaking. and i love your use of negative space. - what were you thinking? - oh, definitely art school! but between painting and sculpture, you can always change majors. (chuckling) - you need to-- - right! (chuckling) it ain't finished until you sign it. - [narrator] tame the tuition monster. - lovely. - [narrator] with virginia529 programs that help no matter where higher education dreams take them. - this will be your lost masterpiece.

developing overnight, resignation letter, the national security advisor steps down. now learn who is stepping up. >> parking lot crash, a shopping center turns into a crime scene. witnesses reveal the chaos after a driver ran over a man and what may have been a targeted attack. >> plus, how bad is your morning commute? we found out that it may not be as bad as you think. good morning, everybody. it is 6:29 right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we have melissa mollet monitoring your traffic and first we have team coverage on your weather. >> dhuk bechuck bell out at

basin but first let's get to sheena parveen. >> a cold start to your valentine's day. make sure you bundle up before you head out. the day will be shaping up nicely. four things you need to know before you step outside. a cold start to the day, much less wind today, so that will be nice. dry stretch as we go through the next several days even through the weekend and speaking of the weekend, it will be milder for the weekend. here's a look at your tuesday commute. dry roads this morning but around freezing. mostly cloudy through the day. dry by lunchtime, dry in the afternoon and low 50s, but what you need to wear today, well, at least something warm this morning. chuck bell is out live this morning at the tidal basin with your what to wear forecast. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. yes indeed, put your topcoat on and get your scarf out here early this morning. like you mentioned not much of a wind. winds are light out of the south only about 5 miles per hour but it's just enough of a little breeze to save a couple degrees off the feels like factor. feels like it's in the low

mid-20s across most of the area. 28 the current windchill here at the tidal basin. what to wear then for today? get your coat on. maybe a wool cap as well. i'm more of a scarf guy than a cap person for the most part. now let's find out about that tuesday morning commute. >> so right now i have some big backups here on the beltway. the inner loop before little river turnpike. a crash and the main lane, blocking two lanes here. suitland road, police activity there. inbound 210 still slow from that earlier problem northbound at the beltway. 66, that's fine. 95 north after lorton still have that crash on the left side of the roadway and on metro, silver line delays both ways because of a power problem earlier there at largo town center. we'll take a look at travel times coming up. thank you. we have breaking news right now out of anne arundel county. these are live pictures from chopper 4 which just arrived on

off a robbery taking a whole atm. this is what we know so far. around 4:00 a.m. a white van pulled up to the parkway crossing exon, the suspect was able to grab that atm and right now they're still at large. that suspect and the machine is still missing. be sure to stay with us for the latest on this developing story. now to major developments on the first 100 days of the trump administration. international security advisor michael flynn resigned overnight amid reports that he misled vice president mike pence and other officials about his contacts with russia. >> this morning we're learning that president trump has now named an acting national security advisor. angie has that from the live desk. >> the president naming retired lieutenant general keith kellogg as the national acting security advisor. he was one of three candidates being considered for the top security job. the 72-year-old vietnam veteran

was a top policy advisor for the trump's presidential campaign. he was previously appointed the national security council chief of staff and he has been considered for this top job before before flynn was chosen. kellogg commanded the interim governing body turg the second iraq war. his military history spans more than three decades. he worked as an exec five for contractor khaki that was following retirement. back to you. we know that president trump is still considering a permanent replacement for flynn. >> we'll have a look at who's on the short list ahead in about 15 minutes. >> the trump administration will not be able to implement his travel ban in virginia. a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on that issue yesterday. she noted in her ruling that the president's executive power quote, does not mean absolute

people who live, work or attend school in virginia. a federal court has also suspended the immigration order. and the president's immigration crackdown is creating a sense of fear in local immigrant communities. >> in the past week homeland securities say 680 people were arrested in nationwide raids. that's fewer than people arrested in obama administration raids. they came looking reportedly for a specific person they said had a criminal history but left with other people instead. >> so they arrested someone else and that's what's new and that's why the community is so terrified because of the really random nature of that. >> the advocacy group casa of virginia has been going door to door in latino neighborhoods handing out plamp leamphlets ono

agents. the council will discuss the final internal audit on the explosion and fire at the flower branch apartments in silver spring last year that killed seven people. the report will reveal 14 lessons the county learned about responding to this type of emergency. chris gordon will be tweeting from inside that meeting. 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 here shows some of the chaos that followed after a man driving a range rover hit another man yesterday. this happened in a shopping mall parking lot. according to witnesses the victim was armed with a rifle. here is what one of those women had to say. >> everyone was

screamed too. >> police say they did recover a weapon at the scene. they say the driver is cooperating with police. the victim's name has not been released. how will your commute be impacted by the fbi headquarters' move? now is your chance to find out. the federal government is considering three locations, a site near the green belt metro station. the former landover mall and the gsa franconia warehouse complex. they're holding meetings this week. tonight's meeting is in springfield at robert e. lee high school. the new facility would accommodate more than 11,000 employees. covering the district, we all know traffic in our area can be a nightmare. this morning we're telling you the worst time to hit the roads. >> we're joined live from one of the most congested spots in our area. the key bridge. we all know how bad it can be there. >> reporter: oh, yeah, we do. and tff

can see behind me. but this isn't the worst time of day to take the key bridge. now, most folks know, we know where the choke points are and we know how to avoid them, when to avoid them and some of us just fuss our way through it when we just have to take these traffic congested spots in the area. this new study by d dot says the key bridge is most congested during the evening rush hour. that's when we experience our most frustration on it. it takes you three and a half times as long as any other time of the day to cross it. slows you to about 8 miles per hour on the bridge. now, in the mornings you're most frustrated and jammed up on the southeast freeway. takes you three times as long to travel the west doubound side dg the morning rush hour and even at midday when you think thinks calm down a bit, you know, the soutas

congested, tied up. and those other commuter routes that just get us all tight during the daytime hours, new york avenue and chain bridge. that's the latest now live from the foot of the key bridge in the district. >> thank you. it's 6:38 now. target, best buy and some of america's biggest retailers could be raising their prices. find out how much you pay could all come down to a visit here in washington. >> fairfax county police have now identified the remains of a teen girl found over the weekend. coming up, a factor they y29kwy ysty

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at the weekend and of course the all important ten-day forecast. >> thank you, chuck. it is 6:42 and for the first time a black woman is the star of the bachelorette. >> if you're a fan of the show, lindsay made it to the final four in the most recent season of the bachelor. the 31-year-old is a lawyer from texas and now she will be the one handing out the roses and dismissing all the suitors. the 13th season of the show premiers in may. it is tax week on news 4 today and we have good news for procrastinators. the four things about what's new this year and why some tax penalties are going up. >> and who's in line to be the next national security advisor? we'll tell you who's in the running. >> and we have some big backups on the beltway. a new problem in the district and delays on me

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national security advisor resigns. he may have discussed sanctions against the russians before president trump was sworn in. >> that's about as serious as it gets. missing and murdered. what happened to this 15-year-old. new details about the fear for her safety even before the gruesome discovery. >> rising prices?

about you pay more in the store. >> good morning from the tidal basin. we'll be asking the park service whether it's going to be a march or an april peak to the bloss s blossoms. stay tuned. now let's get to the live desk. angie is following some breaking news about a stolen atm. >> we have video from the scene of this smash and grab of that atm at a gas station out in laurel. this is chopper 4 over the scene of this exxon station near the bw parkway. police saying that around 4:00 this morning just a couple hours ago, someone in a white van pulled up, was able to steal the atm and the thief is still on the run right now. no sign of the machine. what we do know is that no one there at the gas station was hurt during the robbery. this is a developing story. stay with news 4. back to

it is 6:46. just four weeks into his time in office, president trump is looking for a new permanent national security advisor. michael flynn resigned late last night. this came after days of speculation about his future after reports that he had misled the vice president about his conversations with russia's ambassador to the u.s. regarding sanctions before the president was sworn in. all of this comes as the administration is not backing down following north korea's missile test of the weekend. >> north korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly. >> there are reports that possible replacements for flynn will meet with the president today. and we're learning more about who the front runner is. robert har ward is considered the top choice out of the three people for the job. he is at the center of your screen here. he's a retired vice admiral and formerlyse

kpa commander in the u.s. central command. keith kellogg on the left of your screen is the acting security advisor right now and likely the most controversial pick, david petraeus. he resigned in 2012 after admitting giving classified information to his mistress. fairfax police have identified the remains of a 15-year-old girl and they're looking for her killer now. >> this is a tragic case. damaris reys rivas has been missing for months before her body was found over the weekend. justin finch is live in springfield now with the factor here that could have led to her death. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. there have been concern for damaris reys rivas's safety for several months and one was because her disappearance and now death may have had gang ties. her remains were found just east of lake accot

police had been looking. that search was expanded just before damaris reys rivas was found. she also went by the name of alexandra and the office of the chief medical examiner ruled her death a homicide just yesterday finding that she saufruffered u body trauma. she was reported missing back on december 10th after leaving her home. police are also part of the investigation and news 4 has learned loved ones were worried because she had had contact with gang members. police plan to release more details as they get them. they're also still looking for more tip from the public. we're live here in springfield. back in to you. thank you. 6:50 just about now. if you can't drive you might as well ski. much of maine is buried under a couple of feet of snow right now. that's after a powerful storm rolled through there, so people are

of transportation if you will trying to get around. snowplow operators are also working around the clock to clear streets and the national weather service says more snow is coming. >> making lemonade. we're dreaming of spring here in washington. we have live storm team 4 coverage with chuck down at the tidal basin. >> but we want to begin with sheena parveen with a look at the day ahead. >> a cold start to valentine's day and as we go through the day today, let's take a look at these temperatures right now. we are looking at conditions on the cold side. we'll start with those temperatures right around freezing outside currently. a beautiful look outside by the way. we're looking at nice conditions, but we are starting with a cold day across the area. not all day though. we'll have less wind today. dry stretch of weather, milder temperatures as we go into the weekend. temperatures upper 20s.

your bus stop forecast, you'll want to bundle up this morning. 32 by 7:00 a.m. by 8:00 a.m. 34. by 3:00 p.m. low 50s but we will be staying dry. here's future weather, so the model was trying to pick up on a couple sprirpg couple sprinkles. we go into earl he tomorrow morning and you notice that rain just down to our south by 8:00 a.m. so most of the area tomorrow looks to be dry, but we'll be watching that rain just down to our south. we do start to clear up later in the day tomorrow and temperatures are still going to be fairly comfortable. for today though, 53 degrees. mostly cloudy and much lighter wind than we had yesterday. we're only looking at a south, southwest wind around 5 to 10 miles per hour. but as we go through tomorrow, again, that's the day where we're around 50 and by thursday that is going to be the coldest day out of the week. 39 degrees thursday. breezy, but then look at those numbers climbing back up into the weekend. we're talking about sunshine, a dryre

in the mid-60s saturday and sunday. not too bad. chuck bell is live this morning at the tidal basin and a big question, are the cherry blossoms coming early? >> well, hard to say how early they're really going to come out. the earliest they've ever made it to peak blooming was march 15th of the year 1990. that's the earliest they've ever come out. i talked to the national park service a little while ago right here at the tidal basin and here's what he had to say about whether they're going to be amar a march or april peak. >> winter is going so far i would think we'd be probably closer to that last week of march but again unless we hit a cold snap coming up or get a lot of snow, everything is up in the air until within about ten days or so. >> and there you have it. looks like it's more likely to be march than april this year. last year they peaked between the 25th a

that's probably pretty close to where they'll come out this year. back into the comfy warm studio and melissa mollet. >> good morning. i am warm. it is nice to be inside right now. inner loop here before little river turnpike, a two-mile backup here because of an earlier crash. outer loop at university, disabled vehicle blocking one lane again here. wanted to highlight the inner loop there just to show you what's going on there on the beltway. inbound canal road, a crash in the right lane this morning and 95 north after lor ton, still have that crash hanging around in the left lane. suitland road at southern avenue, still have some police activity hanging around there. inbound 210 is a little bit slow. these routes into town and out of town are fine. no major problems here this morning when you're talking about 270, but on metro on the silver line, delays both ways because of a power problem at largo town center. >> all right. it is 6:54 just at

all this week susan hogan is trying to help you get ready. >> some things have changed this year and this morning we're focusing on the four new things you need 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 the nation's capital affect the 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. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. the ceos of some of the biggest retailers will make their case on imports that would raise prices for consumers and hurt their business. they'll meet with house and senate leaders tomorrow to discuss the so-called border tax. it's unclear whether they'll also sit down with president trump or white house

for your business report i'm landon dowdy. >> it's 6:56 now and here are four things to know before you head out the door this morning. michael flynn has resigned as national security advisor. this comes just days after reports that he mislead vice president mike pence about his conversations with the u.s. russian ambassador. >> the add mona federal judge g preliminary injunction on the travel ban yesterday. it only aplays to people who liff, work or attend school in virginia. news 4's chris gordon will be tweeting from inside the meeting. >> and breaking this morning police in laurel are looking for someone who stole an atm. anne arundel county police say that atm was taken from the exxon this morning. look for updates in the nbc

>> and today not as windy. highs around 53 degrees for your valentine's day. tomorrow mostly on the dry side. maybe a shower south but look at the colder air on thursday. breezy, 39 but we make up for it over the weekend. >> that looks nice. one of our bigger problems that has actually cleared out of the way. inner loop looks a lot better than it did. >> all right. thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> we'll see you in 25 minutes for weather, traffic and any breakin

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. good morning. breaking overnight. michael flynn resigns was president trump's national security adviser admitting he misled the administration about his contacts with a russian diplomat. a top democrat now asking if that phone call was a case of flynn free-lancing, or was he taking direction from the president. this morning white house counselor kellyanne conway is with us live. crews working to repair the damaged dam in northern california as a powerful new storm approaches. the evacuation order still in effect for nearly 200,000 people. were warning signs about the dam's deteriorating conditions ignored? smartphone