dark cloud that tends to follow you around everywhere. almost anywhere could get a quick little rain or even a snow shower later this afternoon as a cold front comes through. may want to grab the umbrella to keep it on the safe side today. but again, better rain chances down to the south. gusty northwest winds come back into the picture and we'll be very cold for tomorrow as well but we are talking about a big-time workup in time for the weekend. president's day weekend at that. >> we do have the rain around the area, but it is mostly south of the district so at best i think if you're in the district or surrounding counties at best you'll see some sprinkles this morning. the rain is mostly near fredericksburg and even points farther south. even off into the points of maryland but closer to delaware. there you see it. the northern edge where temperatures are quite a bit differ

if you look at the rest of the area we're in mostly mid to upper 30s. fredericksburg mid-40s. in the district we're sitting at 39 degrees. later we'll see more clearing and breezy. here is the update. we still have things closed partially on eastbound 198. it's the ramp to i-95. taking a look at 207, looking just fine here. same thing on 66 into town. going to take you 8 minutes. out of town no problems. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. >> this morning a fairfax county mother is thankful her daughter is back home and safe. our cameras were there when

17-year-old returned home. the teen was last seen leaving her home on january 15th. >> her family hadn't seen or heard from her since then. justin finch is live with more on how this emotional reunion came together. >> reporter: good morning. what a valentine's day for this mom and daughter. venus missing for a month now home safe with her family. let's take you now to video of that moment one more time. she came back to her alexandria area home back at 9:00 last night just as news 4 crews were interviewing her mom about her being missing. then she walked into the door into her mother's arms and for a fight that she says drove her to run away. the teen assured her mom that she had been safe and she had gone online for details after realizing there was a search for

her. she says she also tracked news of other missing young people. >> i'm really sorry because i know she was very scared about what could happen to me. and i love you, mama. >> reporter: now, she did not say just where she had been immediately but did say that she was safe and also revealed ties to those other missing persons cases. she's also speaking with fairfax county police. back in to you. >> thank you. and this morning we're learning more about why the 17-year-old disappeared. this all goes back to january 12th of this year when a body washed up in the potomac river. that was the body of christian alexander rivas. he had been murdered. he is the ex- boyfriend of venus. she ran away from home after learning her ex- boyfriend had been murdered. >> werou

might extend to you? that somebody might do something? >> yeah, that's why i left. >> now, his murder was the first of 2017 for prince william county. police have not identified a suspect in his murder. derrick ward and david cull ver kept people up to date as the story developed. and you can also read more about the other cases connected to this one on the nbc washington app to get another look at the emotional reunion. let's check in with angie at the live desk. >> this story is developing out of green belt and we do have video from the scene to show you. this is where a man was found shot to death in the stairwell of this apartment building on breezewood drive. police investigating and say this is a homicide. still waiting to get more

this deadly shooting. so far police have not released the victim's name. they haven't released any details on the search for a gunman but stay with news 4 and we will bring you the latest as we get it. back to you. it's 5:05 now and developing this morning new reports that trump campaign officials had repeated contacts with russian intelligence officials in the year before the election. at the heart of this report are phone records and calls that were intercepted at the same time they discovered evidence that russia was disrupting the election by hacking into the democratic committee. nbc news has not confirmed the details of the times report. the fallout over michael flynn's resignation is growing this morning. members of congress want to know more about his ties to russia. meanwhile u.s. officials

the calls a few days before he became the national security advisor. all of this comes as israeli prime minister visits the white house today to meet with president trump. edward lawrence will have the latest on what could be discussed in our next half hour. families are protesting a candidate for governor's immigration policy. that was the crowd at last night's county board of supervisors meeting. cory stewart is running for governor. he helped the county approve a resolution that limited public services to undocumented immigrants and increased enforcement by police. >> when my daughter who was just 12 years at the time came

felt her family was being deportsd deport deported. >> we went after people who were here illegally and committed crimes. end of story. today it is out with the old at metro. the transit agency is retiring its first 4,000 series rail car. it will be loaded on to a truck at the rail yard this morning. back in november metro pulled those cars being used in lead positions on trains because of safety concerns. we're talking about liberty and justice this morning. the names of the eagles nesting in southeast washington and we learned that they're having another little one. this is a live picture of the nest near d.c. police department's training academy. do you think they other awake now? there's a second egg in there. we told you when som

first one. the eggs take about a month to hatch. if you want to follow the conversation, follow egg watch 2017. let's get another check on your forecast. >> some people could see some snow today? >> not shovelable amounts of snow. light rain just south of washington from fredericksburg to st. mary's and there are some snow flakes mixing in. i'll show you future weather and let you plan the day and let you know who will need the umbrella and a peek at the weekend which looks nicer. stay with us. a big announcement from the first lady. white house tours are back. how you can score tickets and the promise mrs. trump made to visitors of the landmark. >> and why one body shape ist

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welcome back at 5:11. we keep hearing these words like blustery and cold. >> you going to use those words again? >> well, maybe tomorrow. a little bit. >> as we go into the weekend it's going to feel more like spring. today is a little bit of a transsituation day before the colder air does get here tomorrow so yes, you can say a little bit blustery here and there. this morning we have temperatures in the u

7:00 a.m. drier roads later on today and clearing late in the day too. the rain is mostly south of the district and mainly south of fredericksburg. we'll be watching that through the morning and also watching the roads. let's get a look on that and another check of your roads. >> so right now still have this problem eastbound 198. that ramp to southbound 95, just that shoulder getting by. we are starting to see a little bit of a slowdown there. taking a look here at the beltway rolling along just fine. 270, no worries. bottom of the beltway also looking okay. >> all right. thank you. today the case surrounding this facebook live video showing the shooting death of a minnesota man will head to court. you may remember last

officer justified the shooting saying the victim was reaching for his gun. he was licensed to carry a weapon. fairfax county officials are promising more transparency from their police department. richard schott is a 27-year veteran of the fbi. he will be monitoring fairfax county police. he will be a watchdog monitoring cases where an officer's use of force leads to injury or death. this is one of the ways the county is responding to the fatal shooting of john gear outside of his home. in just three weeks from now, people will once again be able to explore

first lady melania trump announced white house tours will resume on march 7th. she's committed to the restoration of the landmark. all tours are free. ben carson has a new home in vienna. he bought a $1.3 million home in the d.c. suburb. he's the president's pick of secretary of housing and urban development. the senate hasn't set a date on when he would be confirmed. some virginia lawmakers are hosting a screening to boost science and engineering curricula in schools. that screening is tonight at 6:00. now, hidden figures is about three female mathematicians at

na nasa. >> cath lynn johnson is a celebrated scientist who helped change the segregated culture at nasa. barbara said she was amazed by the wit and wisdom of this woman whose talent helped put a man on the moon. >> the fact that you knew how to do it when a lot of people didn't know how to do it -- >> shame on them. >> barbara will share more of her interview tonight at 6:00 including the one thing you didn't see in the movie. >> and if you didn't see the movie, you really should. i was on the edge of my seat just so locked into that film the entire time. it was really good. doctors are working to prevent diseases associated with a certain body type. researchers hope they can help people who have fat show up around their belly. they're looking for genes that could distribute fat in

in another way. we are paying it forward all week long and i had a special time helping firefighters. this is d.c. engine 20 in northwest. i delivered the fine men and women coffee and donuts. this is all for random acts of kindness. please share your stories with us using the hash tag pay it forward. erv everything counts. sometimes a smile, a hand shake, a kind word -- >> it can go a long way. >> did you bring us donuts? >> end of the week. thanks for ruining my surprise. >> well -- >> you'll have to come up with something better than donuts. >> i was going to bring diamonds for everybody. not. so a quick question. how often do you think -- what percentage chance does february not have an inch of

>> i'm going to say 50%. >> 50 %. >> it was about a one in four chance. 36 times -- >> and aaron is trying to figure out what you just asked him. >> i'm a little congested. >> you're going to have stop drinking that cold medicine. >> 36 times we've failed to get even an inch of snow so that's a roughly one in four correlation. so let's hope we get a little more snow coming our way because those of us that like snow are worried that march is coming our way. we could get a quick flurry or two. tomorrow feeling like winter for sure. and then as we head to the weekend, so much warmer. back into the 60s

but for now it still feels cold outside. a windchill of 34 across the area. where there's rain coming down it's noticeably milder. light rain in st. mary's county. 41 degrees. planning out the day then, 30s and 40s now. not a big rise in temperatures. most areas, mid to upper 40s. a lot of clouds around at least through the first half of the day. gusty northwest winds will come in behind it setting the stage for a rare cold day tomorrow. there on radar, this little plume of moisture is pointed to our south so we could get a little light rain around washington but better rain chances down to the south of the city and future weather, little opportunity for some sprinkles and showers the front half of the day in washington. then later today we may get a little quick burst of a rain shower which could include a

nothing you're going to have to plow or involve. four days today with the showers around. them tomorrow blustery and cold. back to average on friday and wow, what a kweekweekend. >> i'm going to get your convertible since i don't have one. outer loop at bw parkway, debris and wood there many the roadway just report frd here a couple minutes ago. taking a live look here at 66 at germantown road, no problems eastbound or westbound and you can see we're on time, going to take you 18 minutes into town. no major worries there. back here in ten minutes. breaking news just coming in this morning surrounding the bizarre murder

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north korea leader's kim jong un's half brother, they arrested a suspect with vietnamese travel documents where kim jung nom is expected to be -- kim told them that woman attacked him with some kind of chemical spray. investigators are still looking into the cause of death. this is theory as to why he would have been targeted continue to circulate. he was the eldest son of the leader kim jong il. more to come. back to you. >> thank you. there is an old scam happening that we want you to know about and it targets people

bills. the district attorney general says people in d.c. are getting phone calls from people claiming to work for pepco. they slthreaten to shut off service if they're not paid by wire transfer. it appears this has been happening since july of 2015. beginning this summer the smell of tacos won't be the only thing in the air at a taco bell in las vegas. $600 wedding packages. it i colludes a taco bell garter, a bow tie and also taco branded champagne flutes. i think is genius. if you're in vegas, somebody is looking for something like this. >> you know what's going to follow suit, mcdonald's themes and chick fil a and kfc and you

an ihop wedding. new at 5:30, surveillance of a dangerous fight in a school stail stairway. why the teacher involved in this brawl will not face charges. and another check on your forecast. >> and the radar showing quite a bit of rain mostly south of the district now so around fredericksburg, starting to see some rain developing. coming up, chuck and i will show you what's going on for the rain for the rest of the day today and a cooldown before a m

emotional reunion. a teenager missing for more than a month returns. why she feels it was finally safe to come home. >> i want to know who did this to my boy. >> plus, a father's desperate plea to track down a killer. the clue police hope will help bring him justice. >> and driving danger. a new report revealing concerns about the bridges you use each day. according to a new study -- good morning, everybody. we're going to tell you more about that study in just a bit i believe. this is wednesday, it's hump day. we appreciate you getting up early with us.

in just a minute. first i want to help you get out the door. >> we'll check with chuck bell and sheena parveen. >> a little chilly outside and umbrellas, sort of really depends on where you live. the farther north you go you may be able to get away without the umbrella but plenty of rain to our south. >> annapolis starting to see a little bit of rain developing. the district staying dry. most of the rain is to our south so we'll zoom in here. you see it here near clinton and that is continuing to the south and we'll be watching this closely. if you are driving we see wet roads mostly south and east of the district. so currently in the district 39 degrees was eget closer to the morning commute. can't rule out of sprinkles drying throughout the day today. let's check the roads with

>> still causing a problem there, the ramps southbound 95. right shoulder getting by that tractor trailer crash still here this morning. outer loop before bw parkway, debris in the roadway including part of a ladder. rest of the beltway inner loop and outer loop, no worries. bottom of the beltway you can see we don't have any problems there and taking a look here at 66 in fairfax county parkway you're in a nice situation. travel times for you coming up. it's 5:31. now to a story you'll see only on news 4. >> an update on a missing teen's return home. good morning. >> good morning. our cameras were rolling and they were there when venus returned home. take a look. the teen was last seen leaving her house on january 15th. her family had not seen hr

well, yesterday the fairfax county police, they elevated her case to a critically missing person. and our reporters went to the family home to interview her mom and it was during that interview that this happened. there was a knock on the door and in walked venus. she said she came home because she knew her mother was so worried. and coming up at 6:00 this morning we are going to tell you how this case is connected to a murder in prince william county. now back to you. >> thank you. a grieving father is pleading for answers in his son's murder this morning. he was shot to death inside his car on monday. there were at least two bullet holes in the driver's side door. his father henry wants people to know that his 28-year-old son was a good man who was preparing to be a father himself. he had a tough time holding back tears. >> all i want to know is who did this to

>> detectives are still working to find a motive and a suspect. we now know that it was intentional when a driver hit and killed an armed man at a shopping center. prince george's county police say nathan mckinnon had an ak-47. sources tell news 4 that the driver knew the victim who was his daughter's boyfriend. it is now 5:33. good news in northern virginia about this fire that sparked nearly two weeks ago. finally the flames are out at the waste energy facility in lorton. firefighters have been working around the clock to put that fire out but it was difficult because there was so much trash. still not clear how the fire started. a huge push in loudoun county to get a principal his job back. the message from

shows up at the school board meeting. he was september a termination notice and had been on leave since december. the school district will not explain why. supporters think it's because he wrote a recommendation leader for a band director who was being investigated by the sheriff's office. >> how well your child succeeds has to do with the leaders in the school district. the former superintendent started to work here two weeks ago. he is on a mission to visit all 100 plus schools in d.c. in a year and get up to speed on the school system. we spoke with him one on one. he revealed himself as a shy person in a highly public job who gets up at 3:00 a.m. >> i pray and meditate. i also have to get my workout in. i am an introvert and so it doesn't mean that, you know, i

people. i do. >> he's on our schedule. wilson was approved by the d.c. council. he has a two-year contract. how he plans to create new programs for certain students. >> school brawl. new surveillance shows a teen locked in a choke hold by his teacher. why the adult in this video won't be charged. >> and homes being hit by bullets. and your storm team 4 forecast. >> good morning, everybody. 5:35 on a wednesday morning. this morning dealing with rain showers mainly from washington southbound. by later on this evening though, blustery and cold. more cold days for tomorrow on into friday but when sheena comes back she's going to detail a weekend that's going to be filled with temperatures nearly 20 degreesbove average. a

welcome back. a teacher who was arrested for child abuse inside a school is no longer facing charges. that's because of this potentially upsetting video from the orlando area. police said the teacher put a 15-year-old in a choke hold and dragged him down the stairs. bu

only had his arm around the student's shoulder. they also said the student didn't want to go to the principal and that's why he went limp. prosecutors did not say whether this was right or wrong, but just it was not child abuse. the school district is also investigating. some breaking news out of ohio. >> what's going on? >> we are following an officer involved shooting out of columbus where we hear one person has been killed. this just came in to the live desk. p person was shot and they were in critical condition but pronounced dead around midnight. two officers were involved in this shooting. the suspect had a large combat knife of some sort. it was about 89 inch inches in .

ohio. back to you. consequences for conway. why her promotion of a fashion brand could lead to a federal investigation. >> and you could be seeing some rain on your way into work today. >> district radar showing quite a bit of light rain falling now. i'll show you the timing of it for the rest of today and we'll take a look at that warmer weekend and your ten-day forecast. >> brand new problem here on 66 inbound. we'll check that out and talk about travel times coming up. >> reporter: more than 12 hundreds in the

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right now shots fired in the suburbs. >> there was one shot that wasn't all that close and when the second one w

>> the break in the case that may put your mind at ease. >> that beam is right in half. >> the frightening new report about potential dangers on the bridges you drive each day. >> plus, fewer tests to increase learning? how maryland lawmakers hope to make it happen. >> and american girl's new american boy. we have a look at the toy company's first ever male character. 16 before the hour. we've been telling you about those condo homes hit begun fire and now police think the person responsible may be off the streets. fairfax county police arrested terrence ma low on unrelated gun and drug charges but the ammunition found with him is the same kind that was fired into those homes in january. if connected it would be welcome news to neighbors who have been rattled by the

shot that wasn't all that close and then when the second one went off it really got my attention. sounded like afghanistan. been there, done that. >> court documents name maloy has the primary suspect. the sheriff's department will host a community meeting tonight. the meeting is to help answer any questions regarding recent burglaries. stepties say the m deputies say this man shown in this video has broken into several homes. and check out this new video of that atm robbery. we broke the news right around this time yesterday. this is incredible video. three people backed a white van into a gas station. they wrapped a chain around the

there are actually two similar cases but in one they didn't get the machine. first, three suspects in a van stole an atm from an exon station in laurel. in another case the suspects damaged an atm, and they're not saying whether those cases are linked. you may be getting ready to head out to work or school and on the way you may go oempb a bridge, but how safe is that bridge? a new study is shedding some light on that answer. >> we're live with more information. what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, you know, the bridge you cross every day and we all seem to cross at least one of them in our travels could be on a long list of those in need of repair. a federal analysis found more than 1,200 of the bridges across the dmv are deemed structurally defishts. we put up a few of them for you to see. re

and the outer loop of the beltway over the suitland park way. even the arlington memorial bridge. experts say these bridges have a key component or an element in need of repair but it doesn't necessarily mean they are unsafe or in danger of collapse. these numbers are actually below the national average but still point out the need for infrastructure work to continue, especially since more than half of the bridges in the d.c. area are slapped with another label and that would be functionally obsolete or out of date. now for a complete list of the bridges and the numbers we're seeing you can go to our nbc washington app. we're live this morning in morning side in prince george's county. back to you. families in prince william county are protesting a candidate's immigration policy. snoop that was the crowd at last nig

supervisors meeting. corey stewart is running for governor of virginia. in 2007 he helped the county approve a resolution that limited public services to undocumented immigrants and increased enforcement by police. >> when my daughter was just 12 years old at the time came home from school crying because she thought mr. stewart was going to have our family deported. >> everybody knows we went after people who were here ill leegaly and committed crimes. >> kellyanne conway could be in rubble trouble with the office of government ethics. they warned there is strong reason to support that conway violated ethics

action is warranted. he gave white house lawyers until the end of the month to know of any corrective action against conway. and president trump will meet face to face with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. >> what are they going to talk about today? >> well, they have a lot to talk about. netanyahu seeing more of a sympathetic here in president trump. the further settlement will be a decurrent to peace. the prime minister wants to talk about the iran problem in the middle east. he may have a more sympathetic ear talking about what to do about iran. so the two believe they can go forward in a relationship that is better than the u.s. had under the obama administration. >> and the resignation of

michael flynn is still getting attention. >> reporter: we learned that vice president mike pence didn't learn until last thursday that he was misled where 11 days before that other administration officials in the white house were told from the justice department. we understand that the staff of the vice president is a little bit upset about this. we have not heard publicly from the vice president himself though. >> all right. thank you. check out this new video out of china showing just how smart dogs can be. not only did he escape his cage, he opened the door for two other dogs. this happened at a pet store. the dog created a big mess with the escapade and was later locked in a sturdier cage with double locks. >> which he is now figures out how to get out of those. >> give him a kwcouple months

>> i'm sure the other dogs are happy. >> you don't want to go down alone. that's for sure. nice weather this morning though if you're north of i would say fredericksburg and east of annapolis so that -- or west of annapolis i should say, so that's a decent part of our area that's not seeing rain this morning. but we do have wet roads mostly south of the district and off to the east. a little bit of an impact for the morning commute because it's mostly light rain but steady. by lunchtime drying conditions and if you are exercising today especially later on today, drying but it will be getting breezier too. here's a look at the radar around the district. if you look farther to the south down 95 there's a pretty steady light rain off to the east and we're looking at it right now, some very light

wipers. your fitness forecast, some sprinkles around 5:00 p.m., breezy but clearing. 32 gaithersburg. here's future weather. by 7:00 a.m. that rain still mainly to the south. clearing later today, cold and breezy tomorrow. that's all ahead of a warmup for the weekend. there's that warm air about to move in again as we go into saturday and sunday. 39 for a high tomorrow. then we start to go back up friday. 65 sunday, looking dry and next week we still have a couple days in the 60s. let's take a look at your roads on this wednesday morning. >> so chopper 4 just got over bw parkway. we were hearing about a potential problem here perhaps on the shoulder oregon. we'll let you know if we find a big issue. southbound

capital, have a crash there as well. outer loop, debris still in the roadway blocking the ramp. we'll look at travel times coming up. it is now 5:53. there are questions being raised about how much your child should be tested in school. maryland senator support a bill that say testing should be limited. he will testify today in annapolis. two new american girl dolls is set to be released tomorrow. one of them is a boy. he's american girl's first boy character doll. he plays alongside his friend kenny grant who's also a new character. it plans to launch a wide range of dolls this year with different personalities and

>> yes, they all have names. they just need a singer and maybe they could have a whole band. >> you can go see them in concert. we're focused on people trying to steal your identity or your money. >> the irs tax scams are not new but what is new is how the irs is cracking down on identity theft. the irs upgraded its identify verification process. >> you'll be required to hand over more information than before. it helps if you prepare to register in advance. >> why you won't get your tax money back right away. >> your refund will be debayed because the irs wants more time to detect fraudulent returns. if more than one tax return was filed using your social security number or if you suddenly owe additional tax, a

taken against you for a year you did not file a tax return, those are big red flags. be vigilant. make sure you are on a secured website if you are filing online. if anything looks a little off, trust your gut and call the irs directly. >> and tomorrow we will answer that nagging question we ask ourselves each tax season. do i really need an accountant or can i file on my own? >> plus, new changes to prevent identity theft while filing your taxes. it's on the nbc washington app. >> i'm landon dowdy. amazon may deliver your next package by parachute. the drone delivery service where the drones will drop the package and attempt to adjust the desce

for your morning business report i'm landon dowdy. whole foods will be the newest addition to the 8th street corridor in northeast washington. the store may look a little different than other stores you've seen. it will have a chinese dining style menu. no relation. just a big fan. atlas will also have a bread market. i'd go for the chinese food, i'm telling you right now. nbc news has learned that ford was piloting his private plane when he flew above a passenger flight that was about to take off. the faa is trying to find out why he landed his plane on a runway. we could welcome another brand new baby

there is now a second egg in this nest near the d.c. department's training academy. remember liberty, justice, the mom and dad, they're there. we told you when we spotted their first egg last week. this is live picture of the nest. but sometime next month there will be a couple of little beaks to feed. and you know everyone's going to want to know what kind of names liberty and justice will give their little one. >> can't wait to hear that from them. they'll tweet. >> we're just getting started this morning. a teen's emotional homecoming. she disappeared more than a month ago and she's telling news 4 why she finally feels safe in her own home. >> the cause that has district residents heading to congress. and best in show, we'll introduce you to the job

reunited. a teen missing for a month returns to her family. only on news 4 you'll see the emotional reunion. >> and we now know that teen

what she is saying exclusively to news 4. plus intelligence investigation. a new report about russia's contact with trump's campaign before the election. good morning, everybody. >> happy wednesday to you. we're helping you get out the door with everything you need to know as we get into the second half of the week. chuck and sheena here with what to expect in today's forecast. >> we have something a little bit for everybody today. rain drops to be south of the city here early this morning and everyone needs to have the umbrella with them because there's a chance for even a little rain north and west of town. but most of the rain is down to the south. light rain south of town this morning. later this afternoon as a cold front comes