back to florida. >> president trump st spending the holiday weekend at his mar-a-lago resort. the president landed for his third weekend in a row at mar-a-lago. earlier in the day president trump went to south carolina where boeing showed its 737 dreamliner. the president is expected to name mike dubke as the l communications director. this afternoon the senate confirmed scott pruitt as the next head of the environmental protection agency. the vote was close. pruitt was confirmed after democrats staged another all night

the white house is denying a report that it plans to use the national guard to round up undocumented immigrants. the a.p. says it obtained a memo detailing the use of 100,000 guard troops from washington state to louisiana. president trump called it 100% not true. immigration raids appear to be picking up steam under the trump administration including here. >> news4 was first to report that immigration and custom enforcement agencies detained some men as they left the local hypothermia shelter. >> reporter: for the third time in two weeks ice agents were at this annandale apartment complex making arrests of undocumented immigrants. it was the arrests in the southern part of fairfax county last week rig

church that brought faith leaders and imgrant advocates together today. their biggest concern, that incident witnessed by these three men last week. they just left the shelter last week when ice agents moved in. as many as two men, perhaps as many as six were arrested. >> what's did to people coming out from a church shelter is the beginning of a conflict between church and state in the administration of donald trump. >> reporter: coming up, we'll hear from an ardent donald trump supporter

protesters are missing the bigger picture, that these ice arrests are making the community safer. going down to mar-a-lago for the weekend is becoming a trend. it's costing the secret service and taxpayers a lot of money, especially when you consider the president isn't the only trump that agents have to protect. today the "washington post" did an in-depth story about the cost of protecting the family. this weekend alone what we're looking at, you know, agents are deployed at the white house, they are deployed at mar-a-lago, they are deployed at trump tower. all of that is just here in the u.s. they're also traveling to the united arab emirates so eric and don jr. can attend the opening of a trump golf course. three prior trips to the florida resort probably cost in the neighborhood of $10 million. it includes money for the coast guard to continuously patr

associated with securing a seaside resort, everything from tents and light towers as well as porta potties and golf carts. the nypd officers are most affected day in and day out. some of the smaller departments like palm beach police are also dealing with scheduling changes and over time. don't forget about the small town of bedminister, new jersey where the president has a golf course. some of these departments are asking to be reimbursed by the government. what's the bottom line? judicial watch reports it costs about $97 million to protect president obama over an eight-year period. at this rate, that number could be in the hundreds of millions for president trump. it's been anothero

here in washington. how the drama of the white house is resonating the voters across the country. there is progress to report at the d.c. public school that's been closed because of bedbugs and rodents. savoy elementary in southeast will reopen later this month. according to the school's facebook page, the building has had a thorough cleaning, carpeting, pillows and other soft materials have been replaced. the school will reopen on monday, february 27th. the deep cleaning started earlier this month. as a precaution, students have been attending school in another building five miles away. the west coast has been bombarded with rain this winter. the latest storm came through thursday and triggered heavy flooding in washington state. more storms are on the horizon and some could drop 5-10 inches of rain over the next few days. that leads us to storm team 4 and some changes coming just in time for a long weekend. >> you mentioned those storms in

california. any time california gets big normally means we are on the other side of things, meaning nice weather and warmer weather. take a look at new york, 41 degrees up in new york. 44 philly. we're 50 today. look at roanoke, 66 degrees right now. that warmer weather continues to move in across our region. we're in for an amazingly warm weekend. still cool tonight. you'll need the coat as temperatures drop. much warmer tomorrow. a fantastic weekend and we get even warmer next week. can i hear 70? it's in the forecast. shocking news this week that at least two women were mistakenly told they tested negative for the mosquito-borne vir zika virus when they really had tested positive. >> reporter: after a mig

tests we're hearing from pregnant women and doctors who cannot believe that zika tests for more than 400 people were botched by the d.c. department of forensic sciences. brandon and melissa, eight months pregnant, found out their zika tests were mishandled by the lab meaning the couple was told their tests came back negative for the virus. now they don't know 100%. they moved to d.c. from miami to get away from the zika outbreak down there. >> we did everything we needed to do. we left miami. we escaped zika. we moved here. we got all the testing done that we needed to get done. and we're told you're in the clear. >> reporter: the baby looks healthy in the ultrasounds but they'll have to wait a few weeks to get those new test results back. the cdc is doing those retests while the lab here does an internal review

happened. is it just us or does everyone seem a little stressed? how politics may be making people feel a little tense on both sides of the political aisle. need to replace one of the big ticket appliances in your home? this maybe the weekend to do it. why you could save money depending on what you buy and where. what a moment. our own shomari stone's big surprise on national tv. he's going to join us in studio to talk about it and tell us why his

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in northern virginia a dance instructor from sterling is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old girl and possessing child porn. chase pelco was an instructor. someone from that studio reported him to police. he also taught at stage door in manassas. we have some important information you should hear before you go out this weekend. >> we went inside the mind of a mugger. who are the targets? should you fight back? >> scott macfarland and the i-team found out what you can keep you safe directly from the mouths of those behind bars. >> reporter: in a busy city, it's easy to blend in. >> i always talk to everyone. >> reporter: heidi case wants to be seen. >> i'm paying attention. i'm not afid

up. >> we were waiting for e elevator and he suddenly just reached out and snatched. >> reporter: shocked when a man beside her in an elevator turned into a mugger. >> i started screaming no, no and i was trying to hit him. >> reporter: in seconds he was gone with her wallet and driver's license. >> i was very surprised. >> my favorite target was anyone alone, anyone who was alone. it didn't matter whether it was a man or woman. >> reporter: david is a serial mugger doing a 25 to life prison sentence. he's one of the inmate who s wh responded to a survey. according to the survey for many muggers it's not a one-time deal with 39% saying they committed more than 20 robberies. when it comes to the target

matter. 46% didn't care about age. what did they look for? anyone flashy. 45% said nice clothes or jewelry first caught their attention. >> if they wore like shaggy clothes and gym clothes, i wouldn't bother. >> reporter: about a third looked for those who might not fight back. one out of four said they targeted anyone who looked lost or drunk. most attacked on the streets or inside or outside a building. 27% preferred the subway. >> i would be on the platforms closer to the subways, the tunnels. that would be my get away, inside the tunnels. >> reporter: that's why it's safer to stand in the middle of the platform. we're all surrounded by surveillance cameras in the city but the muggers said that gives people a false sense of security. nearly three quarters of the muggers we surveyed said they didn't mind being caught on camera. they just hide their faces.

the survey, 70% said they carried a weapon, at least sometimes. 69% said they would get physical if the victim fought back. >> i wouldn't suggest it at all. if the person is out to get the money, they're liable to do anything. >> they said don't fight back. it's only your wallet. >> reporter: that's the advice heidi received when she took a self-defense class after being robbed. >> i think it's just be aware of what's around you. >> reporter: now always noticing those next to her, relying on her instincts in a city where you never know who's around the corner. which brings us to, what motivates a mugger to attack? more than half who responded said they did it to support a habit. others, for the adrenaline rush. to read more results, head over to the nbc washington app and tap investigations.

so doug, it warmed up quite a bit today. is this a case of what goes up must go back down? >> eventually. it may not go back down until next november. that's the kind of heat we've got coming in here. >> it was like winter and spring today. winter in the morning, spring in the afternoon. >> exactly. temperatures are going to drop pretty quickly this evening. if you're heading out tonight, make sure you have the coat. but boy do we warm as we head into the weekend. 50 degrees currently. temperatures dropping through the 40s. we're down to about 41 by 11:00. it's a friday night. if you're going to be out late night, make sure you have that coat out there. look at these numbers, 50 in baltimore, 41 in annapolis along the water. charlottesville, 64 degrees. petersburg, west virginia, at 64. warmer air just on our

a few clouds came through but that's really about it. back to the west, we've been talking about california. we know about the oroville dam just knnorth and east of san francisco. this is the first in a series of storms. we're going to hear a lot about what's happening in california over the next couple of days. for our weather, not much going on. the cold is here for now but it's moving out quickly. it's just now to our north and east. that warm air is racing in and it wants to stick around for a while. warmer air returns. back into the 60s, maybe near 70. yes, staying mild even into next week. look at the temperatures to the north. here's where the cold air is. 41 in new york, but 75 in st. louis, 70 in nashville, 68 in atlanta, 66 as close as roanoke. it's going to get really w

tomorrow, a high temperature of 67. increasing clouds during the day, nice and warm during the afternoon. a great afternoon to get out and about. next ten days, 55 on your sunday, president's day 61. tuesday is the day to watch. we could get a little bit cooler here on tuesday, 54. right back into the 60s to near 70 on friday. only a couple of chances of showers, one on wednesday, another one saturday. could be a stray sprinkle on sunday. a great weekend to get out and go to the zoo. bao bao is out of here. but if you're thinking about heading to the zoo, 57 at 9:00 a.m., 63 by 1:00 and 65 by 5:00. >> we've got to be getting close to a record here. >> not close. we're about ten degrees off.

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action-packed line-up at the movies and some riveting local performances. >> what's worth your time this weekend? wtop's editor jason frailly joins us. matt damon has a new movie "the great wall." is that worth your time? >> we all know there are many historical reasons for the great wall of china being constructed, but this movie wants to look at some of the, let's say, mythical legends. there's tons of green monsters on this wall. apparently the chinese constructed this thing to keep out supernatural alien beasts. if you think that's a little out of left field premise, you're exactly right. there is kind of a visionary director at play here who directed hero

to me the lizards look a little bit too much like a video game. in the end it's a lot more action than dialogue. you could probably skip this one. >> looking for something a little bit more down to earth. any good live theater going on this weekend? >> yes. i can't recommend enough, this is the last weekend you can see "who's afraid of virginia wolf" at ford's theater. it's an amazing though. it might be my favorite i've seen since covering thr ining te in town. it involves george and martha. they invite a younger couple to their house for a 2:00 a.m. party. a lot of hilarity ensues. i would check that out if you've never seen it.

intermissions. each act really flies by. it's hilarious but also really deep. >> we understand there's a big star at arena stage. who's that? >> yeah. across town at arena there's marsha mason. she's won two golden globes and four oscar nominations. she's in watch of the rhine. she invites her daughter and son-in-law over from germany to come back to d.c. and amongst them there's maybe a nazi spy in their midst. check that out too to see a big name star over at arena stage. >> thanks, jason. we always have options. yesterday we saw the nationwide day without immigrants protest. but the demonstrations didn't end at midnight. why strikes continue today. and our own shomari shown on naio

being on the steve harvey show and then telling us a little bit about something he didn't get to talk about on that show.

first at 4:00, president trump is wrapping up his first four weeks in the white house by getting out of town. >> he went to south carolina to talk jobs and i

rally tomorrow down in florida. >> reporter: look, today's event in south carolina had all the feels of a campaign stop, cheering, large crowds and no questions about the controversy swirling after president trump's first 28 days in office. leaving washington today but still dealing with questions and controversy surrounding his administration, president trump traveled to south carolina. >> boeing has done an incredible job. >> reporter: as boeing unveiled its new 787 10 dream liner. >> when american workers win, america as a country wins. big league, wins. >> reporter: the president's speech focused on jobs. >> we want products made by our workers in our factories, stamped with those four magnificent words, made in the usa. >> reporter: while back in washington, nbc news has learned at least four men are being

national security advisorer vice admiral robert harwood said no to the post last night. >> i'm not ranting and raving. >> reporter: as the fallout continues. >> what was your reaction to the president's news conference yesterday? >> the trump administration to date is an administration that is not only off its wheels but off the track. >> reporter: a day after the president free wheeling at times contentious press conference. >> i like what he's doing. i've not been a fan of the extra discussion that he likes to engage in. >> so some of us have learned to watch what the president does as opposed to what he says. >> reporter: many outside of washington unsure what to say right now. >> i don't know what the truth is anymore. >> reporter: almost a month into the new administration. the president will spend his thirra

speak at a massive campaign style rally in orlando saturday. for the second straight day, tens of thousands of people are expected to skip work to protest the trump presidency. today's demonstration is being called a general strike. at least 100 rallies are underway in 30 states and even in mexico. the idea was float bid the advocacy group strike for democracy. yesterday restaurants and other businesses shut down across many major cities to try to show the impact that immigrants have on the u.s. economy. a week of ups and downs is coming to an end. started off really cold this morning, then really warmed up. amelia is in the storm center trying to track all of these changes. >> for the most part we're only looking at ups from here. highs this afternoon around 50 degre

temperature in your neighborhood. it's 50 here in the district. as we look nuto the north, frederick at 48. culpepper near 60 degrees coming in at 58. tomorrow morning it is going to be another chilly start. we start off in the 30s. heading out early you'll want at least a light jacket. make sure you have layers. you'll need the sunglasses as well tomorrow with plenty of sunshine around especially in the first half of the day. the temperature tomorrow around 8:00 a.m. is about 40 in washington. right around freezing in frederick. for the weekend, highs in the 60s and beyond that for the most part. is it too soon to get out in the lawn and garden to fertilize and maybe put some plants down? i'll be talking about that coming up. who's the most romant

in america? crystal's husband shomari. >> you saw it right here this afternoon. news4's own shomari stone has been named the most romantic man in america. >> and he is wearing his name right now. shomari is here to share the experience. first of all, congratulations. >> thank you. >> we love your story, yours and crystal's. being on the steve harvey show was quite an experience. tell us about it. >> my wife crystal nominated me. i said you sent in a video? she said, yeah, i'm going to see what happens. she nominated me. they contacted us and said you've been selected to come on our show. we flew into chicago about a month ago. we were truly shocked. when he announced that and the confetti started coming down and the audience was clapping

were like, the other two couples, they had great stories and they had a lot of love. we said, we're going to go on the show. we were stunned. >> for the heck of it. >> if i get a text from my wife saying you need to be more like shomari, i'm going to hold you accountable. tell the folks what you do that sort of got you this award. it's not always the big brand, big event. >> what it is i find that a lot of men think, hey, i have to go ball out. i've got to get champagne and all this stuff. it's just the little things. for example, when your wife or your husband comes home, just work together. it's nice to clean up. it's nice to do nice things. also, chris, i like to have post-it notes. why? you can write on a post-it note, i love you, you mean so much to me. you take

carton. you put it in the fridge. she opens it and she's like oh my gosh. or for example, if your wife parks at a metro station here in d.c. or maryland or virginia, you can take a nice card and put it on the windshield. just little things like that. >> you're at another level, man. you're at all star level. >> it's the little things that count. one of this things that we didn't get a chance to hear you talk about on the steve harvey show was why you think she is the most romantic wife in the world. >> in the world indeed. in the universe. well, why? because she is just such a blessing to me. we cook together. we do things together. she's so nice to my two children and they really love her. we do a lot together as a family. that's just great. >> i think your story is very sweet and very special. i

he likes to do those little things every now and then. and you're doing them on a consistent basis. you set the bar kind of high. >> my head is swirling from all the nbc washington on the facebook page, instagram page, a lot of people have comments. i appreciate that. >> look what we have here for you. >> thank you. this is awesome. >> i guess those are from us to you. >> i'm going to give these to my wife. she's actually out of town right now. she's flying in tonight at 11:00, i'm going to present these flowers to her. she hasn't seen the show either. she's on a flight. so she'll see the show. it's going to be awesome. >> it's hard to see on tv, but he's welling up right now. he's welling up just like he did on the show. i know how much you love crystal. i can tell you, you did not need this award for people to know that you are a heck of a good man and a heck

a father. >> what the world needs now is more love, sweet love like yours. >> no hate. >> thank you, shomari. the clock is ticking. bao bao's final days in washington are upon us. there's still time to say farewell. and as flu season drags on, a new look at how widespread the virus is.

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some new numbers out today show the impact the flu is having around the country. 29 children have died so far this flu season. 46 states are reporting widespread activity right now. the cdc reports only colorado, hawaii, oregon and utah are designated at a step below widespread. the cdc also says this current flu vaccine is only so-so. it's shown to only protect people half the time. this weekend is your last chance to see bao bao at the national zoo. the giant panda's trip to china is now just days away. the national zoo's prize panda will leave washington on tuesday morning. she's leaving for china to be part of a conservation program. the zoo has a busy schedule for her and for visitors this weeke weekend. i shared a survival guide to visiting

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>> i had no idea what he was so defensive about. >> reporter: are you going to give him a chance? >> i don't have much of a choice. i'm hoping for the best, honestly. i mean, maybe he'll come to his senses and start telling the truth once in a while. >> i think he's probably keeping some of his promises. i really have a hard time getting past his rhetoric. >> i think he's doing good. it's a hard road for him. he's doing things not the pc way. >> reporter: that doesn't bother you? >> no. i think that's great. i think that's why he got

myself, i think, think the way he thinks. >> you can catch more of the story tonight on nightly news with lester holt at 7:00. monday is president's day, which means metro trains will be running on a modified schedule. parking is free and you'll only have to pay off peak fares. safe track could impact your ride this weekend. >> a look at this weekend. of course safe track surge number 12 still underway on the blue line. that means no service there. taking a look elsewhere. orange and green lines this weekend running on a regular weekend schedule. that is good. on the yellow line, every 20 minutes trains will be running between huntington and mount vernon square only here this weekend. on the red line, trains running every 15-24 minutes. on the silver line every 20. now, remember, president's day on monday so we do have a special schedule. metro hours 5:00 a

saturday schedule. have a great weekend. i'll see you monday morning. an update to a story news4 broke earlier this week. those plans to expand security at the capitol now appear to be part of a bigger plan. >> we're working for you this afternoon. jim handly and wendy rieger are in the newsroom. >> our scott macfarland had been looking into plans to protect lawmakers. >> new at 5 tonight, the rapid push to expand safety and whether it could be a larger security issue. also new at 5:00 in just a few, turning heartache into music in the hopes of changing minds. >> this is an inspiring message that people are bringing to a local school and why they hope it will save people's lives. also, remember earlier this week when thousands of people in california were fleeing their homes because of that over flowing dam? >> that was just the beginning fo

amelia, you know, this feels like the warmest winter ever. how does it rank among other winters? >> doug said we're not that close. >> this is the third or fourth warmest winter on record so far. we're not talking about any record daily high temperatures. just oemverall it's warm, but oa day by day basis we're not hitting those record highs. take a look at the first weather headline. again, third or fourth warmest winter on record. and it's mild this weekend and not only that, take a look at the second weather headline. it's staying warm next week. for the most part, highs in the 60s. even a shot at 70 degrees next friday. in addition to that, not a lot of rain chances. we are at that

start to use some moisture around here. at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow we're going to be at 39 degrees. a chil chilly start. clouds slowly build throughout the day. mostly, then partly sunny skies. 67 will be our high tomorrow. that's about 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. tomorrow night dine outdoors or at least try to walk to dinner if you're able to or open up the window this is weekes this week fresh air in. as we look to the weekend, i told doreen i put some gardening on here. she's like is that your list of things i have to do this weekend? guess what, you don't have to do gardening this weekend. just a little bit too early to fertilize. more on that in a moment. if you're hitting the slopes this morning, slushy, definitely spring-like conditions out there that really slow you down as

it's awesome for the bike ride, playing some tennis or getting golf in. if you're heading to the national zoo, looking great as far as the weather is concerned. take a look. crocus from today. tom kierein shared this on his twitter. this is what i called johnson's about. as far as planting goes, you can plant some plants if they're cold treated. he said the nursery will know if they have or have not been. as far as fertilizing goes, he said it's still too early. you want to wait until the for zit ya come out. it's kind of the twig-like plants that have those really pretty yellow flowers on them. president's day, a high of 61. then notice the 60s. friday the 24th of february, a high around 70. still not a record daily

though. it is where so many of us spend part of our weekends. why a man says he was plotting to attack target stores up and down the east coast. probably not the reason you might suspect.

a florida man is in jail accused of a bizarre plot to put bombs in target stores up and down the east coast. >> it's worry some. >> reporter: federal agents say mark barnett is accused of master minding a scheme to put bombs in ten target stores in different states across the east coast to drive down the company's value and buy its stock cheap. investigators claim barnett build deadly bombs inside pasta and breakfast food boxes using gun powder. they say barnett tried recruiting someone to put the

they say instead that person turned to law enforcement. a sting was set up and barnett was allegedly caught on audio recording talking about the plot. >> guys in tactical vests said fbi. >> reporter: barnett's neighbors saw the convoy of agents surround his home during his arrest. since he's a sex offender, some say his arrest wasn't shocking but these charges are still difficult to fathom. >> thought process just boggles my mind. my wife could have picked up one of those packages. >> reporter: a target spokesperson tells us target commends the law enforcement agencies responsible for apprehending this individual. news4 at 5:00 starts now. the new security warning for members of congress after concerns for the safety when they head back home to their

a huge mistake at a d.c. lab that tests for zika. we are hearing from a couple that just learned their baby may be at risk because of a faulty test. a search tonight for additional victims after a dance instructor is charged with having sex with an under aged student. first at 5:00, a warning tonight from pastors. it is putting the church in the middle of our immigration controversy. the trump administration is considering a proposal to use 100,000 national guard troops to round up immigrants. sean spicer said it was 100% not true. but it is all adding to the fear that some say they're now feeling. and now faith leaders here are i

to homeland security. >> julie carey is live in annandale where she learned today of more arrests. >> reporter: for the third time in the last two weeks ice agents at that apartment complex where they arrested about five people, they say that's routine enforcement. it was the ice arrest outside a fairfax county church last week that brought faith leader directly to the homemade land security office. they said arrests outside a church sets up a church-state confrontation. faith leaders came to homeland security offices to deliver a warning. >> what's did outside a church to people coming out from a church shelter is the beginning of a conflict between church and state in the administration of donald trump.