prince william county is back with her family. we first told you last night that she was missing. she was found in the harrisonburg area with a man from estonia. the fbi says the two of them met online. metro says it's highly likely they will increase fares. a day after the white house announced it was rolling back bathroom guidelines for transgender students, schools in the washington area are weighing in on which bathroom transgender students should use. national harbor is hosting the deserve political action conference. cpac guests just heard from several high ranking members of president trump's team. vice president mike pence is about to speak tonight. in northern virginia, an intense investigatiea

woodbridge man. julie carey explains how police connected all of the dots. >> reporter: the body of 21-year-old christian rivas was found here along the banks of the potomac river january 12th. police now say they believe he was killed here. today, two men and one juvenile charged with his murder. two young women charged with conspiracy for helping with the crime. police say all the suspects are believed to be involved with the ms-13 gang. these two and a 17-year-old male face murder charges. these two women both still in their teens arrested earlier this month in the baltimore area. they're accused of

this search warrant reveals a possible motive for the killing. it says christian had boasted about being a leader in the ms-13 gang, angering over leaders who decided to punish him. coming up a closer look at the connections between the crimes. chopper 4 over the scene of a crash that's going to wreak havoc on the commute this afternoon. about an hour ago a tractor trailer jackknifed and hit a tree in the northbound lanes of the gw parkway just before you get to the cia exit. the truck driver had to be air lifted to the hospital. right now the northbound lanes of the parkway are still closed. all traffic is being diverted onto route 123. trucks are not allowed o

parkway. police say extensive. d.c. mayor muriel bowser has tapped a familiar face to head the district's police force. interim chief peter newsham will get the job. >> reporter: 28 years as a d.c. police officer, he earned a law degree while working as a cop. today chief newsham said that his priorities will be community policing and trust. peter newsham joined the force in 1989. he rose through the ranks to become assistant chief in 2002. but 2002 is also the year of one of newsham's most controversial decisions. he ordered the mass arrests during the imf

decision that i thought was in the best interest of the district. >> reporter: that decision cost d.c. taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuits. since then newsham has received high praise over the years. today former chief said she recommended newsham to take over when she left. yesterday newsham was interim chief. today he is acting chief of politicia police. coming up at 5:00, there are people who don't think he's the right man for the job. the trump administration is dominating speeches today at the cpac conference. the deserve conference is underway right now at national harbor.

education secretary betsy devos, chief of staff reince priebus and chief strategist steve bannon all spoke earlier today. mike pence expected to speak tonight at 7:30. it's a far cry from last year when then candidate trump was derided for not showing up at the conference. the president is set to address that crowd tomorrow. there is more reaction to a white house decision to reverse an obama era federal directive on transgender bathroom policies. last night she tweeted the president saying, donald trump, you gave me the honor to sing at your inauguration. please give me and my sis the honor to meet with you to talk transgender

grim spoke to msnbc in morning about the white house reversal. >> i definitely feel like this conversation is one that's happening across the nation at a greater degree than it ever has before. that's a positive thing. but right now transgender students are probably feeling alone and afraid because their government has just basically said that the protections that they do have, they don't feel that those are deserving of still being there. >> now, lawyers will argue that title ix should protect transgender students as well. the supreme court hears arguments beginning the 28th of march. we reached out to a lot of local school districts about their policies. students in d.c. are entitled to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. montgomery county has a similar

students can use bathrooms and locker rooms that conform to their gender identities. it's been a day for the record books. storm team 4 is tracking heat in february. >> you're outside, man. look at that. i wish i was out there with you. >> i didn't want to come in today. they said, well, you could do the weather outside. i got a little bit of shade going on by the leafless trees up there. 73 d.c. the record high today is 73 at dulles. we hit 77. we shattered that record. 79 in leesburg. the

simply amazing. thunderstorms on saturday. much cooler on sunday. we talk about that big change for your weekend. i've got all that for you coming up in just a little bit. paying more for less. new information from metro that will impact you in a big way. and why one official says the agency has no other options. spending too much time in grid lock? now there's a way you can get paid to sit in traffic. >> roaming through the streets, the very large animal setting off alarm bells in one community and setting off a big debate on social media.

speeding is no longer the number one cause of deadly crashes here in the nation's capital. it's people driving under the influence. between 2011 and 2014, 57 people lost their lives in crashes caused by drunk and/or drugged drivers. that's according to a new analysis by aaa mid atlantic. that compared to 45 people who died in crashes caused by speeding. the report does not say which drugs were factors in the

crashes. if you have to sit in traffic, how'd you like to make some money while you're doing it? wtop reports virginia tech transportation institute is launching a 12 month long traffic study. they will pay you $3800 to take part. you can call this number, e-mail the address if you're interested. now, there are a few requirements. you have to regularly take the beltway, i-66, route 29 or route 50 in virginia. you have to install a realtime traffic app on your smart phone and your car has to have adaptive cruise control technology. good luck. we're all hoping to get a nice refund from the irs this year. but it looks like not everybody is using that money to go on a shopping spree. >> a local church has been caught in the middle of a development battle. what itsmb

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this is just one of several cell phone videos capturing an incident that ignited protests in anaheim, california. an off duty los angeles police officer was seen grabbing a 13-year-old boy, then firing a shot after another teen took a

nbc news does not know what happened before the cameras started rolling, but both police and witnesses say it all stemmed from ongoing tensions over teenagers walking across the officer's lawn. hundreds marched in anaheim last night. some vandalized the officer's home. police are promising an impartial investigation. brace yourself for service cuts and higher fares on metro. the. >>translator: transit agency made that announcement today. >> we get the new details from adam tuss. >> reporter: certainly not the news that metro riders want to hear. today here at metro headquarters board chair jack evans saying for the first time that fare hikes and service cuts are likely and they are likely to come soon, as in july 1st of this year. of course, this is as metro's dealing with a huge budget gap for the next fiscal

deal with this year and the financial picture doesn't look any better going forward. >> against my better judgment, feelings, however you want to describe it, i'm willing to do these actions. >> reporter: coming up, we'll have much more for you on news4 tonight. what this means for you as a rider, when the fares could kick in. and what happens if metro doesn't get some sort of dedicated funding to help with its financial situation. right now montgomery county police are asking for your help to find a missing teenager. he is 16 years old and lived in the woodside area of silver spring. anyone with information on him should get in touch with police. as flood waters recede, people begin to return to soggy mud filled homes in san jose,

thousands had to evacuate when water, sewage and silt began rolling through their streets. neighbors are starting to clean up. at least four people died because of this week's severe weather in california. >> they've had it extremely rough. they were under a drought situation. you think, okay, well maybe this is help the drought. the drought is just about done in most of california. later on with the snow melt it may actually create some problems. they get the bad wave, we get the good weather. here we are in february. everybody out there in shorts, t-shirts. look at this on the mall. absolutely beautiful this afternoon. >> it looks like may. >> it does. temperatures today are may-like. we hit a record high temperature at

temperature today. this is february, folks. the amazing part about it is a lot of these trees are starting to bloom as well. we've seen that during the afternoon too. right now 73 at the airport. temperatures dropping through the 60s. but even 11:00 tonight we'll be at 61 degrees. look at the numbers right now. 79 leesburg, 77 frederick. manassas at 77. unbelievable warmth. the trees are starting to bloom. that's why the pollen has been so high the last couple of days. it will stay high until we start to see some relief on seasoned and monday. we're about a month and a half early right now because of the extremely warm february and really the warm january too. out there right now radar-wise, no rain to talk about. this system up to

north. this is actually a pretty big storm back here towards iowa and the da kotas. boston today over 60 degrees. 72 in philadelphia. 72 down toward raleigh. the warm air just continuing to funnel on in for the southeastern half of the nation. 76 degrees tomorrow. the record high in d.c. is 78 degrees. we're going to be close. if we get enough of a southwest wind away from the river, we could be up around that way. partly sunny, another almost summer like across our region. then we see change. friday, beautiful. friday night, no problem. get out friday night. it's the better night because here comes saturday. 8:00 a.m. cloud cover. and watch what happens here. we're stillrm

move in on saturday. could move right on through the d.c. metro area between 2:00 and 4:00. then out of here. behind that, saturday night is cold and windy. if you're thinking about heading out saturday night, you're going to need to get the coats out. that's the only day you need the coats. a high of only 50 on sunday. a little bit warmer into the middle of next week. late next week we actually have some cold air. cooler air makes its way in by next weekend. food allergies can be frightening, but we are working for you to ease your fears. the simple solutions one local mother found to make sure her children are eating right. it looks like a wild animal. a lot of folks sure thought so. it was wandering through our local streets. why it caused souch m

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in news for your health, you may want to double up on your fruits and veggies. experts have been telling us we need to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. now researchers have found evidence that eating ten servings a day can dramatically

disease and cancer. the best protection comes from apples, pears and citrus fruits, as well as spinach, broccoli and call. ten portions is roughly 800 grams a day. allergies can be deadly. simply making breakfast in the morning can be a real challenge. >> doreen gentzler has a look at what one local mother is doing to protect her daughter. >> dealing with kids and allergies can be challenging. dairy is a common allergy. but how do you keep milk out of your child's diet? there are some ways around it. one way is a food challenge. >> we're going to try some scrambled eggs. >> gabriella is allergic to eggs. >> we brought her initially because she had eczema. i was told kidsit

tor to have allergies. eggs are in everything, just like peanuts. >> dr. shelby ellenburg in rockville is going to give her a food challenge. >> that involves taking small amounts of the food of concern and introducing it at 15 to 20 minute intervals and watching for any kind of reaction. >> gabriella will have her egg challenge tomorrow and we'll have the results for you on our website. if you missed any of our food fears stories, you can take a look back at our reports on the nbc washington app. search food fears. some people are on their way to work this morning spotted an unusual looking animal on the side of the road. pat and i were talking about this this afternoon. at first glance it looks like a wolf. you take a second look, maybe a dog. >> big dog. >> you can understand why some

neighbors in capitol heights called animal control. it is a german shepherd husky mix. >> that's a big dog. >> it is. i learned that dogs and wolves are actually interfertile, meaning they can breed, although it's pretty rare because wolves are very territorial. they tend to warn off other canines. you don't see it very often. they also mature at different rates. when you get people who try to get actual wolf dogs, it's usually not a good mix to be a domesticated pet. he ran into a dangerous situation on one of his community's most tragic days. now he's getting the recogio

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now at 4:30, in a politically charged environment, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg defends a group that president trump has been targeting. what happens when members of a local church stepped up today

their land. the votes are in. the new name for one of maryland's newest and tallest residents. now at 4:30, president trump's administration is making headlines this afternoon, not just from the white house, but also from national harbor where the conservative political action conference is underway. vice president pence will speak tonight at cpac and high profile members of the white house staff spoke there earlier. >> the president's comments about immigration enforcement are raising some eyebrows while two of his cabinet members are in mexico talking about that plan. >> let me be very, very clear. there will be no, repeat, no mass deportations. >> reporter: homeland security secretary john kelly in mexico today, defending an immigration policy that's drawing outrage across the

repeat no use of military force in immigration operations. >> reporter: which seems to contradict what president trump told ceos hours earlier in washington. >> we're getting really bad dudes out of this country and at a rate that nobody's ever seen before. they're the bad ones. and it's a military operation. >> reporter: later the white house explained military does not mean troops. >> the president was clearly describing the manner in which this was being done. >> reporter: immigration and security, top concerns across the border. and just outside washington today at cpac, the influential conservative political action conference. high level administration officials determined to solidify republicans as the party of trump. >> what we are starving for was somebody real, somebody genuine, somebody that was actually who he said he was. >> reporter: mr. trump's most

controversial advisor steve bannon echoed attacks on the media and democrats. >> if you think they're going to give your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. every day it's going to be a fig fight. >> reporter: the trump administration making a big pitch to win the heart of america's deserve movement. president trump is scheduled to speak tomorrow. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg defended the media during a recent interview with the bbc. the 83-year-old justice says she reads the "washington post" and "new york times" just about every day. she said she believes media organizations are trying to inform the public to the best of their ability. ginsberg never named president trump but said the u.s. is not experiencing the best times right now. during the campaign, the justice was critical of mr. trump but later said she regretted some of those comments. michael phelps is set to go to capitol hill as the issue of cheating in the olympics takes center stage.

testify at a hearing focused on the international anti-doping system. phelps will join other olympians and medical experts to tell congress about ways to improve screening for banned substances. that hear ing is scheduled for tuesday. crowded classrooms in one montgomery county high school are making the district consider reopening another one. according to bethesda magazine the county will have some meetings on the reopening of woodward high school in rockville. some of the other schools in that area have too many students in class. montgomery county is honoring more than two dozen police officers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. one of them helped save lives after an explosion last year.

definitely people there i've seen on a daily basis. >> reporter: jeffrey hughs chokes up when he thinks about this 65-year-old. he along with seven others died when the flower branch apartments exploded last august. the officer worked off duty patrol at the apartments. >> i'd park next to him where he parked his car and, you know, i didn't get a chance to ever just wave bye to him or anything like that. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the police department presented officer hughs with the highest award, the medal of valor for heroism and distinction during extremely hazardous circumstances. hughs rescued a family from the collapsed building. >> a family was hopping down from the second floor. i helped escort them out. >> reporter: he used keys from the front entrances to get in, pull fire alarms, knock on doors and help firefighters on the

evacuating all the other buildings in case the fire spread. >> reporter: the explosion not only killed the seven people but it also displaced more than 50 families. officer hughs is humbled to have this award but the victims will also be on his mind. >> you know, i'll never see them again. >> reporter: tonight officer hughs and his wife are having a special dinner to celebrate him receiving the medal of valor but to also remember the victims. some people in this neighborhood call him a hero. he says he was simply doing his job. our daily lives can be stressful, but doctors say that stress could start to impact your waistline. now there's a new way to tell if you're at risk. how some young minds are king the pressure offta

we're tracking an unusual early allergy season with near record and record warmth today. dulles hit a record high of 76. the early pollen is earlier than normal. grasses were reporting low yesterday, which is very unusual for our area. today they're not coming in. take a look here, the mold spores are coming in at low as well. if

chance you probably have at least a small allergy to some of the trees out there. a perfect night for dining outdoors tonight. changes as we head into the weekend. saturday night, not a good idea to eat outside, because there is rain and wind in the forecast. i'm going to have more on the timing of the rain and what it does to our temperatures on sunday coming up. you get stressed, you eat and you gain weight. it's a vicious cycle. officials say your hair may hold the key to knowing who's at risk of comfort eating. researchers took hair samples of 2500 people. they tested hair for the stress hormo hormo hormo hormone court sol. unlike blood samples, hair better measures your long-term exposure to stress. that can help y

social media is buzzing about the new tv one made for tv movie called media. take a look. >> all of your beautiful people -- >> you beautiful too, mama. >> thank you, darling. >> it's a story of a wealthy family that owns an entertainment company in atlanta called jump. four of the stars steven bishop, penny gerald johnson, brian white and blue kimble stopped by news4 midday this morning. penny plays the role of family matriarc matriarch. we asked penny about that. >> this is her baby. it is no way autobiographical. >> inspiration there, absolutely. >> absolutely. and a dream that it only takes one dream, one belief and one push and you will ju

>> the movie "media" premiers on saturday. we're all crossing our fingers for a nice big fat refund from the irs. what a lot of you are doing with that money from uncle sam may surprise you. also, the fate of disputed property hanging in the balance. the latest on the debate over land that may be sacred ground and a big part of local history. before we head to break, we know you're enjoying this nice warm weather. we want you to weigh in on our nbc washington flash survey. have you ever called out sick just because it was a beautiful day? unless you work for nbc 4, there's no reason not to be honest. cast your vote on our facebook page. 'll show you the resuwelt

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four things to know this afternoon. a big mess happening right now on the george washington parkw y parkway. a truck hit a tree and jackknifed near langley trapping the driver inside. local schools are weighing in on the president's plan to role back guidelines allowing transjnder students to use the bathrooms of their choosing. we just heard from fairfax county schools. the school system says it will continue to accommodate the needs of transgender students. d.c. and montgomery county schools says students are entitled to use

matching their gender identity. an off duty lapd officer was scene grabbing a 13-year-old boy and firing a shot after another teenager took a swing at the officer. a teenage girl is back with her family in our area. michaela was found in the harrisonburg, virginia, area with a grown man. the fbi said the two of them met online before michaela disappeared last week. it is a classic battle in montgomery county. the two sides, a major development plan on river road and the tiny african-american macedonia baptist church. >> people of the church want developers to survey the land for burial remains before they break ground. >> reporter: this is the little macedonia baptist church here on river road. it's been here since

african-american congregation. the congregation has seen the land around the church lost to development, but got a little good news today. montgomery county planning officials are overseeing the huge redevelopment of the nearby west bard shopping center. the county is now pledging to thoroughly research and inspect this small plot of land. the church says it contains the burial remains of former african-american residents. church had been staging protests to ward off development until the land can be searched. there will be sophisticated ground radar imaging used to survey the area before anything is sapproved or done. this nice weather sure is pretty nice, but it could be setting us up for a big problem as we head into summer. it's not even march yet and already we're

mosquitos. >> jim handly and wendy rieger are standing by in the newsroom. >> we already have cherry plos blossoms coming out. doreen gentzler had a one on one with a doctor. >> the new information he and his team are learning about the effects and impact of zika. also when a vaccine might be ready. also new at 5:00, it's a day in the classroom that's out of this world. local kids get to meet a nasa astronaut. also we're going to introduce you to a little girl who is a nats, as in th fanatic. and we're going to take you to doug and the

if you are getting a tax refund, are you planning to spend it or save it? >> a new survey shows most folks plan to hang onto that money. susan hogan is here with the details. we're saving. >> you should save it if you can. 66% of americans say they expect to get a refund this year, but they aren't to eager to spend it. according to a survey from the national retail federation, 48% plan to put their refund in savings. that's slightly less than last year's record high of 49%. nearly 36% plan to pay down debt with their money. and the survey found a record low number of americans will actually spend their tax refunds this year. of those who do plan to shop, 19% say they will buy big ticket items like tvs or furniture or even go on a family vacation. now the national retail fera

banking on those who are saving their refund to spend it late they are year, perhaps for back to school shopping or around the holidays. i've got two kids going off to college in the fall. >> we'll get your money later. one of the world's oldest languages are coming to another local school district. loudoun county public schools are going to allow students extra credit for learning tamil. it is spoken mostly in sri lanka in southern india. it looks like we are increasingly moving towards summer weather. it's been a record setter today. >> yeah. we hit a record high at dulles. we came close at reagan national. when it's like 78 degrees

>> there's always tomorrow. >> exactly. we're going to have near record warmth in the forecast tomorrow. i think at all three major airports we'll be about 2-3 degrees below record highs. as we look to the weekend, we do have changes, both saturday and sunday. now, saturday morning and midday, that's the time to get outdoors. it's mild, it's breezy, it's nice. through the afternoon and evening hours we will have a period of rain, maybe a few rumbles of thunder. not a huge risk of severe weather, but i can't rule out a few thunderstorms. on sunday it's going to be breezy but cooler. take a look at this beautiful picture. the cherry blossom pictures i've seen on facebook and twitter have been absolutely spectacu r spectacular. keep them coming. scott shared th

twitter. i already have people asking can i get out in my garden and what about taking out the garden hose and that sort of thing? when we talk about that, one thing we want to look at is freezing temperatures. over the next ten days i do not see us getting below freezing in d.c. if you are in the suburbs, you want to be especially cautious for planting anything or putting that hose away, turning the outdoor water off. monday morning i think we will be right around or just below freezing in some spots. if you do want to get some plants in the ground, only if they've been cold treated. the commute is dwowindows down d of weather. perfection for outdoor exercise. and dinner outside. it's one of those days when you leave work a little bit y

out doors. just absolutely spectacular. look at the temperature at 7:00 p.m. around 70 degrees. a bit breezy tomorrow afternoon with a high of 76. as we look to saturday, we'll have rain moving through between 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., maybe a few rumbles of thunder. breezy and cooler on sunday with a high of 50. we asked you to weigh in on whether you've ever called out sick because of beautiful weather. so far more than half of you are admitting that yes, indeed, you have played hooky on a nice day. there's still plenty of time to vote. go to the nbc washington facebook page. if you call in sick tomorrow, everybody's going to know the de

go ahead, be honest, let us know. buying a used car can be a bit risky but there's a way you could do it this weekend with some peace of mind about who fixed them and that your money is going to a good cause.

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welcome to willow. the maryland zoo announced its latest edition last week. today she got her name. more than 26,000 people voted to name the baby giraffe willow. she's the first giraffe calf born at the zoo in 20 years. there is a big sale this weekend in damascus. >> these are not your average used cars. they've been put to the test by a special group of mechanics. >> she's clear. >> reporter: for these mechanics how to fix cars is clear. >> you don't need to force it. >> reporter: pretty impressive given the fact that they go to high school. >> i try to teach them as if they were in the shop. >> reporter: it's all part of an automotive class

students the nuts and bolts of fixing cars. >> it's stuff that you just can't get from another class. >> i would like to do this as a side job and fix my own car so i don't have to pay a mechanic. >> reporter: each of the cars is donated by the community. the students learn everything from the basics like changing tires to taking apart entire engines. >> learning how to change a tire, learning how to change oil, all those little things are practical things you can do yourself. >> reporter: they're also learning to cash in on their skills. they'll be selling the cars on saturday with profits going towards more parts in the future. that's one of the driving forces behind this class. >> the sale takes place on saturday from 9 to 11 in the morning at

for more information, open the nbc washington app and search student sale. working on cars is sa lost ar art. news4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00, loving this warm weather? well, the threat of mosquitos coming a little bit earlier comes with the warmth. new concerns about zika as doctors race to find a vaccine. plus, some new developments this evening in a showdown between a small church and a big developer over a patch of sacred ground. bumpy ride on metro. the proposal that could have everyone paying a little more to bail out the cash strapped transit system. a big break through in an intense investigation to find the killer of a young man in prince william county, virginia. >> the body of christian sew sa rivas was found

the potomac. in looking for his killer, detectives discovered a second murder. julie carey joins us from prince william county police headquarters. >> reporter: detectives here have been covering a lot of ground in this investigation. late yesterday, two men and a male juvenile tracked down and captured on a job site outside philadelphia. just minutes ago, we've learned a fourth man also arrested in pennsylvania. now, two women are also charged in connection with this case. they were arrested earlier this month in the popular area. police say there could be more arrests to come. a brutal murder near the banks of the potomac. this is where the body of 21-year-old christian sew sa rivas was found on january 12th. these four adults and one juvenile arrested in connection wite