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breaking right now. a short time ago, president donald trump landed in orlando. more than 1,300 days before the 2020 election, the president is in campaign mode. and a family gets out just in time after these flames tear through their northern virginia home. news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> breaking right now at 6:00, president donald trump is campaigning on the florida coast, nearly a month into his presidency, polls say the

good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm erika gonzales. congressional members on both sides of the aisle have publicly criticized the president, but as nbc's chris pollone shows us, his supporters are still behind him. [ no audio ] we're going to try and get that for you later in the broadcast. those images you were just seeing were from a much different scene in minneapolis. people filling the street today to show their support for immigrants and refugees. more on that in just a moment. developing right now, police on the scene after a man barricades himself inside an apartment. news4's darcy spencer is live on the scene with how it all began.

darcy? >> reporter: erika, this is breaking news happening right here on the 36th street in northeast washington. you see the police car right here. this is 36th street you're looking at. the street is closed off and residents are being asked to shelter in place right now, because there is someone barricaded inside the apartment up here, up the street. police have armored cars and snipers assisting with this investigation. it all started around 3:00 this afternoon when the suspect apparently stabbed someone, and that victim is expected to be okay. the suspect then went inside his apartment and refused to come out. this has been going on for more than three hours now. we have been able to hear police trying to make contact with the suspect inside that apartment, and we can't tell whether they have been able to have any negotiations with him at this point. they are trying to end this peacefully. now police have told us they do not believe that this suspect is armed.

anyone's home. he's in his apartment, and we're just taking caution and care to go in there appropriately, and make contact with the individual. >> reporter: did he make any threats? >> no he has not. >> reporter: so, again, like the police are saying, he's not making any threats. we're not sure if he's even communicating with police at this time. they have this area surrounded. the streets here are blocked off, and residents are in the immediate area being asked to shelter in place. erika, back to you. >> darcy spencer live on the scene, thank you. prince william county police charging robert potts for driving under the influence. and he was involved in a crash that killed an acquaintance. police say potts and another woma woman, nellie ray sacra. potts tried to you turn on to med row brook drive. sacra crashed into him and she died. police say speed and alcohol

a bizarre accident in centreville today. a man working on his car and somehow it struck and killed him. the car then hit the house. nobody else was injured. this happened on princeway. police identified the victim. the family who lives in this house, this video here, lucky to escaped after flames engulfed their home this morning. firefighters found fierce flames and thick black smoke. this was the scene about 8:00 this morning on turkey run road in mclean it's a narrow road which made it tough for cruise to get to work. investigators are still trying to determine a cause. she was at the center of an explosive debate that has divided the country along cultural lines for the last five decades. today the jane doe in roe vs. wade has died.

unmarried, unemployed and pregnant for the third time in 1969. and she sought an abortion in texas. the procedure was illegal in the state, except to save a woman's life. her lawsuit led to the 1973 supreme court case establishing abortion rights. mccorvey later became an outspoken critic of abortion. she was 69. you can learn more about mccorvey's role in history by reading our story in the nbc washington app. >> watch for the tree. >> the whole mountain is sliding! >> reporter: witnesses react to a landslide that was caught on camera and the situation got even worse. and it's beautiful out there right now. we're going to continue to see temperatures drop. 57 degrees just after 6:00. can we keep these warm temperatures hanging on? we'll have your full forecast and let

okay. so what you're seeing here is literally a chunk of a mountain that gives way. this is in california this week. firefighters in san bernardino county started recording the slide after it took down those trees. >> it's coming down!

>> fire officials say a few homes at the base of the slide are still too unstable to live in. they're also concerned about a major road that's nearby. so far, incredibly, nobody has been hurt in this. the district's death with dignity law takes effect today. despite republicans trying to shut down the measure. on friday, the 30-day congressional review period ended. the law allows doctors to provide lethal medication to some terminally ill patients. d.c. becomes the seventh in the nation with the law. congress can try to prevent the measure from getting funding.

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you're watching news4 at 6:00. thanks for staying with us. back to our top story right now. president trump holding a campaign style rally in florida right now. chris pollone has our story. ♪ >> reporter: president donald trump in florida, with a campaign-style rally, just 30 days after taking office. trump back in front of friendly faces after a week in which he fired his national security adviser and railed against journalists online and in person. >> not a simple question.

okay, sit down. i understand the rest of your question. >> reporter: the rally comes as new poll numbers show americans disapprove of the job trump is doing. that's not how people at saturday's rally feel. >> i just think he's great and he's helping this country. >> reporter: the president continues to label reporting he doesn't like fake news, and called some news outlets enemies of the american people. sentiments not shared by some members of his own party. senator john mccain on sunday's "meet the press." >> if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. >> reporter: as the president rallies supporters, pro immigrant and anti trump protesters took to the streets of several u.s. cities. >> if one good thing out of this presidency comes that we have come together. >> reporter: in florida, the president is meeting with several candidates to replace ousted national security adviser, michael flynn. >> let's keep the trump train rolling, baby. >> reporter: the trump train, a month into its four-year journey, unlike anything we have seen before. chris pollone, nbc ne

and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> what a gorgeous day out there today. you don't need me to tell you that. hopefully you got outside and enjoyed it. it was so wonderful. temperatures around here in d.c., just about 3:40, hit our daytime high of 68 degrees. a lot of other places made it into the mid 70s. now we're talking about maybe a little bit of cloud cover. that's rolling in right now with a gorgeous sunset out there. we could have a little sprinkle tonight. i really don't think it's in the cards for a lot of people but we'll continue to watch. slight breeze on sunday. and then we're still fairly mild as we go through the next ten days. the question i've been getting all day today, is winter over? i'm going to show you this ten day forecast and see if we can't find ourselves snow. current temperatures, 57 in d.c. you step outside the beltway areas, still in the 60s right now. little cool for areas by the water, because we are getting that south wind. so the potomac still on the cool side, especially around the bay.

water. that's why some areas are in the 50s while other areas made it into the 60s and 70s today. but if you're headed out, anywhere around the region, it is going to be mild. we're slipping into the 40s during the overnight. we could have a few sprinkles, but that's about it. here's a look at our radar. you're not seeing anything. you are seeing the cloud cover pushing into the region. we have a few sprinkles down to the south and west. the thing is, they're not hitting the ground. we're way too dry out there. so a lot of this is evaporating before it gets to the surface. this little disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere is trying to move into the region. i can't rule out a few sprinkles, but other than that, we're fine. temperatures when you wake up tomorrow morning, starts with cloud cover. but we're going to warm up into the 50s, headed towards the mid to upper 60s again tomorrow. a slight breeze in the air. we'll get some sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. so if you've got things to do, maybe headed out to brunch, saw a lot of people out there today, you probably could eat outside if people have the table set out. bye-bye bao bao, great conditions to head out to the zoo. biking, hiking,

enjoy physical activity. looking wonderful. and looking wonderful on monday, as well, with temperatures around 60. we take a hit on tuesday with temperatures in the 50s. maybe some rain showers towards the end of the week. we've got more news right after this. at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy.

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cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. this is the xfinity sports desk. >> chris miles here, csn studios. the caps undefeated in the month of february. that should not surprise anyone, considering they only lost two

recently the caps have been getting contribution from some unlikely sources. that trend continued today. caps back in action for the first time in a week. zach sanford scored the game-winning goal against the ducks last time out. his first career nhl goal. sanford at it again. puts the caps on the board in the second. washington trailing 2-1, heading into the third. daniel winnik a fourth line winger scores the equalizer and that send the game into overtime. no one scores in the extra session. this one needed a shootout. skip to the fifth round. alex ovechkin has to score to keep this one going. caps' captain is denied. they fall in the shootout 3-2 the final. >> we battled. it's one of those games that we come back, you've just got to fight through it. so i thought we resilient

to improve on but coming out of a break. >> nba slam dunk contest, three-point shootout and skills challenge is this evening. john wall was the slam dunk champion back in 2014. the last time the all-star week was held in new orleans. he will not try and win another dunk title this year but will be involved in his skills competition tonight. unlike his normal games for the wizards tonight wall doesn't seem overly concerned with winning or losing. >> got to try to have fun. i know you've got to go three rounds if you want to win it. not try to get fatigue or tired. got to make the jump shot. focus in on your passes and knock down a jump shot, we want to win. george mason with a chance to slide into the third spot with a win over rhode island. ec matthews having no part of that. he connected on the jumper. rhode island ahead by 18 early in the second half. mason comes

for the patriots. and they're down by just three. sounds like a good time to dial up jahri brayer and he ties the game at 54. so this game came down to a final shot. mason down by three with time running out. and the ball goes in the corner to otis livingston. he cannot connect. rhode island holds on for the win, 77-74, the final. buzz williams and virginia tech visiting louisville, looking for their third straight win. hokies down by six late in the second half. outlaw swipes one from deep. we have a three-point game. one up to jaylon johnson, and louisville is up by again seven begin. under three minutes of play. donovan mitchel scores more. louisville wins 94-90. .08 conference clash between armed forces rivals, army and

navy. midshipmen dominating in the second half. the offensive rebound and navy is ahead by 25. but army brings the funk. thomas funk. this three ties the game at 62. so under a minute to play, it's time for the fox to strike. jordan fox. so fox and funk combine to hit eight three-pointers. army completes the miraculous comeback, beats navy 71-68. nba all-star game tomorrow but tonight we have to keep an eye out for john wall and the skills competition. we'll let you know how he did at 11:00. erika? >> don't start trying to pull some of those moves at home and i don't want you to hurt yourself and pull a hammy. you let the pros do what the pros do. >> exactly. >> one final check of the weather. can you believe we're in february? >> it's so nice. i mean, my goodness. it is so nice. 68 degrees. daytime high here in d.c. we're going to be right at it again. increasing clouds overnight.

and then we'll have decreasing clouds tomorrow. a little bit of a breeze. presidents' day, absolutely fabulous. temperatures right around 60 degrees. take a little dip on tuesday. plenty of clouds. maybe some rain showers late tuesday night, early wednesday. warming up towards the end of the week. a chance of rain on friday and then again on saturday. anything we do see, erika, looks light. no snow. >> the morning still looked chilly, but at least -- we warm right on up. >> yes, ma'am. that is the news for now. "nbc nightly news" is next, and we'll see you again at 11:00. until then, good night, everybody.

on this saturday night, deadly storms, the flood, the mudslides, the destruction from one of the most powerful storms to hit california in years, leaving at least four people dead. more severe weather is moving in. campaign mode. the president with the people who swept him into power. a big rally on friendly ground while the vice president reassures nervous allies about security, russia and the president. >> roe vs. wade. tonight remembering the woman at the center of the landmark and still controversial abortion decision. going on sale. they're everywhere this weekend. how can you tell if the item you're looking at is marked down? tonight we go shopping for the real deals. and drawing their dreams. children of war