couple days ago when we saw temperatures close to 80 degrees around here. >> i remember that. >> oh, the good old days. keep that in mind today if you see snow flakes falling. a live look outside, and storm team 4 radar here where you can see some of the snow showers, the scattered snow showers still coming down. it is 5:00 a.m. right now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >> i was a little bit concerned but now i feel better. >> i hope so. i mean, we might still see some snow falling through the area this morning but don't freak out. they're passing through. they'll be leaving soon. >> you know, they're moving right along. 25 miles an hour, so just in a blink of an eye they'll be gone. but it is leafingving a little on the roads. temperatures are below freezing north of the district, but if we look in parts of montgomery

some snowfall there and it could be lowering visibility for a time. if you look farther out west right near 81, white post, front royal, this is where we have another round of some snow but again they're going to be passing through. north of the district we are at or below freezing. it is a cold start this morning. bundle up especially if you're standing at the bus stop. >> absolutely. as we go through the morning the winds aren't exactly out there right now but they'll pick up after 9:00, 10:00 a.m. so the kids are not going to have to worry about the winds but they are going to have to worry about going to school on time because i don't think there will be any delays or anything. chilly definitely. 33 at the bus stop. 34 at 8:00 a.m. when you go to pick up the kids this afternoon that's when we'll start to see that wind really amp up. windchills in the 20s and 30s by this afternoon. so it is going to be chilly, but just wait until the next couple days. right through the weekend we'll be chilly.

with melissa. >> taking a look at southbound gw parkway, that ramp to reagan national airport, ramp is still blocked southbound because of the water main break. northbound it is open. if you're headed out soon you can use route 1 to access the airport so there is still a way in. northbound 295 here at benning road in northeast, a work zone blocking the right lane here this morning and taking a life look here at 95, again, looking very typical. the roads are wet here, might have a little bit of a flurry coming down and the grassy areas are sort of covered. don't get too excited. probably not going to cause any major problems. >> and remember we are working for you when you are away from your tv. download the nbc washington app. >> we have breaking news in montgomery county. a person is missing after a massive fire.

crew is there on the scene. they're trying to get their spot established so we can report to you live from the scene of where 75 firefighters had to be present overnight to be able to put this massive fire out and we are hearing that it is in fact, a total loss. this is on the 16000 block of willow lane. the big concern this morning for fire officials is they have not been able to find the homeowner. so again, this happened last night. firefighters declaring this home a total loss. as soon as we can get megan for you we'll bring that to you in a live report. >> thank you. developing right now, violence overnight in the district. police are investigating several shootings. you're looking at footage at one of the scenes from the rhode island avenue metro shot. five people were shot in this area around 9:30 last night. now take a look at this map.

shooting on brentwood road and another on rhode island avenue. just a few hours before, police say two people were also shot on fairmont street northwest. police have not released any suspect information. we're told that all seven people have nonlife threatening injuries. >> this morning counselors will be at potomac high school to help students cope with the loss of a classmate. an 11th grade student was shot and killed yesterday at oxon hill. police are searching for a suspect. >> more calls this morning for attorney general jeff session to resign after revelation he spoke with the russian ambassador during the presidential elections. a small group of demonstrators gathered outside of the white house last night holding signs that read lying jeff and sessions lied. this morning it is unlikely president trump will ask for sessions' resignation after

him an honest man. in a series of tweets the president acknowledged that sessions could have quote, stated his response more accurately to congress. he went on to say that all this political fallout was quitote, way for democrats saving face for losing an election everyone thought they were supposed to win. he said the real story is the illegal leaks of classified information. >> jeff sessions will not be involved in investigating ties between russia and the trump campaign. he refused himself yesterday from any current or potential investigation. all this follows reports that he spoke with the russian ambassador twice during the election. that contradicted his confirmation statements that quote, i did not have conversations with the russians. he said those were part of his duties as a senator. >> in retrospect i should have slowed down and said, but i did meet one russian official a couple of tim

that would be the ambassador. >> the acting deputy attorney general and virginia prosecutor dana boente will take over the campaign investigation. and still ahead, edward lawrence will explain what this means for the justice department moving forward. also two of the president's most trusted advisors are now having to defend their meetings with russian officials and mike pence is explaining his use of a private e-mail account while he was a governor. >> we'll go back to the live desk with erika gonzales. >> this is a homicide investigation, but no motive and no suspect information in this case. from prince george's county, police got this call about 11:30 last night. somebody had heard shots fired in the area. they did find one man shot inside an apartment, so we can tell you this is a homicide investigation and police do not believe this was random. from the live desk i'm erika gonzales. right now we're also making

prince george's county. this is traffic camera video right at the interchange with the beltway. prince george's county fire officials tell us an infant was critically injured in this two-car crash in the last half hour. we'll bring you updates as they come in. it is on to the next phase of repairs for metro. surge 13 starts tomorrow and will impact riders on the yellow and blue lines. >> justin finch is live with what we need to know about this. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. patience will be a must because riders here could soon see their train ride wait times stretch to 24 minutes between trains. we're talking even at rush hour here, this all begins saturday going until april 9th. safe track surge 13 will send slowdowns on to the yellow and blue lines so trains from u

course means a direct hit for commuters in the alexandria area. so metro is advising riders to build in extra time for your train ride and also to explore other options, be it buses or biking, we have all your bases covered for this on our nbc washington app. i'm justin finch, news4, back to you. before you head out the door to buy someone in your family the nintendo switch we want to show you the lines you might run into. take a look at all these people waiting to get the switch at midnight. this is the a walmart on route 1. the nintendo switch is a brand new video game system. people are saying they couldn't wait to get their hands on this new console. >> zelda. i can't wait to play this game. it's going to be great. >> all right. it's $300 for the

he's excited for zelda. >> so if you get the system, the games and all the accessories people are paying close to $450. and you know what? it's going to sell out. >> so if you haven't heard, it is snowing in some areas right now. >> sheena says don't freak out. >> don't freak out, eun, is what i said. but we have some passing snow showers this morning. they are moving. they're not sitting over one area. i will say if you're in frederick county your temperatures are below freezing. maybe some of the cars are coated a little bit when you walk outside. i'll show you how cold the temperatures are and how long you'll need the warm jacket. that's next. >> and it could be the end of snow days and some students know it. the bill proposed to do away with them altogether. >> your morning coffee is about to undergo some changes. what dunkin' donuts

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lawmakers in minnesota are considering legislation that could get rid of snow days. the bill would replace five snow days every year with e learning days. >> during those days kids would use laptops or tablets to finish online lessons a.m. at home. it would also require schools to provide resources for

without dputers computers or in. >> we knew this was coming with all this technology started. oh, i got a hand held blah, blah. now do your homework. >> i think it's a great idea. i'm so glad i'm not in school anymore because i would have been devastated with that news. growing up in winchester, virginia, which is getting some snow right there. but if you are in the surrounding areas, go to school. you're going to have it today. we are seeing passing snow showers but rolling right on through. the thing is, could we see any snow for this weekend? it's going to be chilly. your forecast for your weekend coming up. and right now taking a big look at the beltway. you can see that little bit of gray, our radar here over the road showing where we are seeing a little bit of those flurries falling this morning. the ramp to reagan national air pa port, the ramp is

northbound ramp is open. it was not open earlier. a look at 66 coming up. all right. thank you. 5:14 right now and police in prince william county have arrested a 15-year-old boy for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. the assault happened last month at the kid's choice sport and fun center in wood bridge. the girl told police an assistant swim coach has touched her inappropriately during practice. the 15-year-old is being held at a detention center on multiple charges. a man is accused of threatening to blow himself up outside a child support office. he called the office yesterday because his tax refund is being garnished. he said he wanted to hurt his ex-wife and three-year-old child. the worker stayed on the suspect as the suspect drove from baltimore to rockville. police spotted him, followed him into rockville and pulled him over. >> onef our bomb teches in a

bomb suit and he inspected the vehicle, passenger compartment and the trunk and underneath and was unable to locate any sign of explosives in the vehicle. >> domestic issue, and possible child custody and support issues. >> police have not identified the suspect to protect his ex-wife and child. new developments on the death of the north korean leader's brother. >> we're at the live desk with details. erika? >> good morning to you. we just got this information into the newsroom. this new development in the assassination plot against kim jong un's half brother. an arets warrant for an airport employee that happened to be at the airport weeks before the assassination plot, if you will, went through. we are now hearing again, this is an arrest warrant, but to backtrack a little bit we also do know there was some su

we can tell you those two women accused of smearing a nerve agent in nam's face have been charged with murder. thank you. tomorrow d.c.'s main public library will shut down to undergo a major interior renovation. the martin luther king jr. library will reopen in three years. the outside will remain the same, but the inside will be completely reconstructed. it will feature a grand entryway with the king mural, a large state of the art auditorium and a roof top terrace. the prozwrekt ject is expected $200 million. >> celebrating books on read across america day. more than 400 students from fairfax county helped with a birthday party for dr. seuss in the district. angie was at the event at t

street. so was the host of reading rainbow. >> it's important for us to read to kids because it really sends a signal to them that literature is important to us in our lives. >> angie read a story and hoestd a book quiz with the student there is. >> here is one question that could be a cinch for you. what was the town that was robbed by the grinch? was it whyville, whatville, whoville or whenville? do you know the answer? >> it was whatville. >> no, it was whoville. >> it was whoville. i love that mover vie. it -- whoville. >> i went to an elementary school and read a dr. seuss book there. which one did you read? >> i forgot the name of the

>> green eggs and ham. i like green eggs. aaron, we'll come back to you on that. >> by the way, we have some passing snow showers this morning and north of the district, temperatures are below freezing so there is a little bit of sticking on the cars and the grass. it's not a lot because these showers are moving so once the sun comes up it's not going as big of a deal if you are north of the district f but for today if you do see a snow shower, could lower visibility for a time but keep in mind it's going to be passing through. recess, warm jacket, exercise, warm jacket. dinner out, bundle up. it is going to be colder. here's a look at the radar right now. we have some snow showers just to the north of the district. these are dying down in parts of montgomery county, and vansville also seeing some light snow right now, but then we look out front, royal cross 81. that's where we have one pretty good snow shower so i think w

area. 30 gaithersburg. the district is at 34. south of the district mostly above freezing right now. future weather showing some more passing showers, maybe by 7:00 a.m., possibly through the afternoon but then we go into the start of your weekend and we dry out. walking the dog today you will be seeing some passing snow showers most likely. we'll be in the 40s, about the mid to low 40s today. this weekend look at these morning temperatures. if you're heading out tonight they'll be dropping into the 20s, so saturday morning, sunday morning waking up to the 20s, feeling like the teens. however, we do warm back up into the 60s early next week. good morning, melissa mollet. let's see if the snow is affecting the roads out there. >> we have a couple of issues here i want to mention and we are seeing again, some of those flurries falling, not sticking to the main road so that is good this morning. a car spun out along the right side. rest of the beltway looks okay. taking a look here on

parkway, southbound gw, the ramp to the airport there to reagan national, southbound is blocked because of a water main break. northbound is open. got to use route 1 there in crystal city to get to the airport this morning. so did you play with legos when you were kids? we were dr. seuss and played with legos. >> i've got issues. i didn't do either. let's move on. sunrise'm going >> these middle schoolers in lorton are taking legos to a whole new level here. this group of students called ibot brainiacs. they're using their robotic skills to solve real life problems. they designed a light up collar to find their animals out in the field. >> a lot of it is experience and inspiration. you've got to know

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story we've been following for almost a year now. >> she's now home with her family after spending time in prison in gambia. a naturalized u.s. citizen who lives with her husband and two daughters in frederick, maryland had returned to her native country last april. that visit turned into a nightmare when she was arrested mistakenly she says near a demonstration protesting the government. she was ordered to spend three years in a notorious prison, but a change in administrations meant she could finally leave the country and come home. >> so glad to be home and be reunited with my family. thank you. >> i'm so glad. my kids are holding her, so yes, thank you. >> i missed them so much. >> she missed her

graduation in may but now they're spending time making up for lost time. >> well, aaa is now lobbying against a bill that would legalize marijuana in maryland. aaa is concerned about safety on the roads and it worries that law enforcement officials don't have the resources to deal with drivers who are high. the poll indicates 61% of people in maryland support legalizing marijuana. the parent company of dunkin' donuts and baskin robins says it plans to remove artificial colors from its products. donut icings, fillings and toppings, baked goods and coffee flavorings. it also includes ice cream sold at both its restaurants and in quarts and pints at grocery

stores. we have snowstorms rolling through the area but the winds are not as bad. >> they are going to pick up as we continue through the rest of the morning. after can't 9:00 we'll start to see those winds ramp up. now we're seeing those snow showers ramp up. you can see they're moving along quickly. could have a quick little dusting. some of the roads could be on the wet side. >> and breaking news in montgomery county where firefighters are watching the hot spots after a massive overnight fire. megan just arrived on the scene and will bring us an update very

four things to know before you head out the door. we're on the scene of a house fire in rockville. that home is a total loss. and one person is unaccounted for right now. she'll have an update just ahead. >> in prince george's county a man was shot overnight. the man died in an apartment and they don't believe it was a random shooting. >> this morning president trump is defending attorney general jeff sessions from demands by democrat to resign. he's under fire for not disclosing a meeting with the russian ambassador during the election. president tweeted sessions could have been clearer but this is a total witch hunt. >> safe track surge 13 starts tomorrow. training from the huntington to

be single tracking. you can expect to wait 24 minutes between trains. >> news4 today starts now. >> good morning, everyone and welcome back to news4 today. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. don't say we didn't warn you. depending on where you are you may see a little snow. >> melissa will give us a look at the slick roads but first we'll check in with sheena around lauren to find out more about the snow. >> a few light snow showers quickly moving through the area from the north wers to twest to southeast. some temperatures are below freezing and areas south of d.c. are not below freezing. everybody that was cold this morning here's a look at the radar north of the district. that's where we're seeing a little bit of snow falling near bowie. that is slowly moving

these snow showers are moving. they're not going to stick around for a long time. another snow shower that will be moving through. temperature wise north of the district below freezing. south about the mid-30s. it's a cold one this morning. let's check the roadways on this friday. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. so right now still -- she was leaving and i'm coming in. northbound 270 at 85, tractor trailer into a guardrail. that's not funny but what sheena just said is hilarious. inner loop between kennel worth avenue and bw parkway still have that car spun out on the right side of the roadway. southbound gw parkway, the ramp to the airport is blocked. northbound is open. you have to use route 1 to get to the airport here this morning. live look at 66 here. outbound fine, inbound starting to see that normal volume he

breaking news now montgomery county where firefighters are watching hot spots after a large fire. >> megan just arrived on the scene to tell us the latest. what's going on? >> reporter: well, we're here in the 16100 block of willow lane in rockville and this was a devastating fire. all that we have left of this home is just a pile of charred debris, all that stands is a brick chimney that was on the left-hand side of this house. now, there was real concern here this morning because the person who lives in this home is still unaccounted for. just a short time ago i spoke to the public information officer with the fire department. he says that investigators in talking with neighbors in the area, they told firefighters that they believed that the homeowner was home at the time. they had no reason to believe that he was elsewhere. but they have been unable to locate him at this point so a real concern this morning. crews ha

this fire broke out around 10:15 last night. that's when the call came in. they put it out in about 20 minutes or so, but there are hot spots still smoldering here so crews have been here all night long hitting those hot spots with water. investigators, when the sun comes up they will return here to the scene and they will begin the process of taking a closer look here. they'll have to go layer by layer and try and figure out if a homeowner is still inside that home and of course, way too early to talk about cause. we are expecting the chief of police to be here later on this morning as well. or the fire chief later this morning. back to you. in northern virginia fairfax county police are identifying the officer who shot a man near herndon. the officer shot a man outside his home back in january. investigators say that he shot his brother and refused police orders to drop a knife he was holding. at the same time smoke was

another man was trapped inside. the donald trump is supposed to release the name of an officer involved in a shooting within ten days unless there is a threat to an officer or their family. the officer is a 16-year veteran of the department. he's used deadly force twice in the past. in 2005 and 2010. both of these incidents were made public and determined to be a lawful use of force. some neighbors are on edge after days of police combing the area near their home looking for human remains. the fbi and fairfax county homicide detectives remain tight lipped about what possible murder or disappearance they're investigating. a recent tip led them there and recently more than a dozen gang members were arrested for two murders in northern virginia but police will not say if those arrests are connected to this search. so far, no remains have been found. pieces of an army uniform are stolen many the middle of the night and now the

are looking for the burglar. this man was caught on surveillance camera. investigators believe he is armed. he stole uniforms, shoes, socks and ties from a locker at the army career center in oxon hill. he also took a black hyundai elantra. he has tie to fairfax, virginia. if you know who the person is, call police. giving back is a big part of what we do here at nbc and a special series called give help us do just that. the show partners with celebrities to spotlight charities around the country. one of them is called the armed services arts partnership. they offer free comedy classes to veterans. the other charity is called bunker labs. they teach veterans how to start businesses. >> it's very healing to be able to express yourself and develop -- have the

anxiety that come from artistic expression. >> i think the thing that's most beneficial to the veterans using this is the sense of community and a sense of belonging and acceleration for some things that they might just not have had exposure to in active duty. >> the episode airs tomorrow at noon right here on nbc 4. get ready to pay more for your costco membership. how much more it will cost you just to get in the door each year. >> and tweet us a picture if you see snow because sheena says it's not going to stick around. >> these are passing snow hours but temperatures in some parts of the area are below freezing so you may see a little bit of coating on your car or grass this morning. coming up i'll show you which direction they're heading and how cold the temperatures are going to get over the weekend. th

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>> you have to buy 800 rolls at a time. >> i do. >> have you heard about these boys? they live in kentucky. take a look at the video here p they wanted to trick their teacher and they thought if they got the same hair cut she wouldn't be able to tell them apart. that's the only difference they see in themselves. people couldn't help but post comments about this about a deeper meaning here. >> it's really cool to move on to our family right into his relationships with his friends and there's an innocence that children have and so if we could get some of that back i think it would be amazing. >> that was his dad. >> cute. can't handle them, they're so cute. >> and yes, the teacher did play along with the trick. slowdowns and delays and more than 20-minute wait times. we are on the eve of safe track 13. the lives that are impacted and what metro is advising this m

them on social media, maybe you have a pair but some people are slamming lularoe leggings. >> will the snow continue this weekend? >> it's going to flow through the area but you are going to encounter a few snow flak ones

metro riders explore your options. another safe track surge is on the way. >> it's a change that could soon be on the way to your kids's classroom. the proposed curriculum around sexual consent. >> shocking allegations after hunter biden. who now claims he blew money on drug and prostitutes. >> and a day without women. what you're encouraged to do in just five days.

14 before the hour. metro is gearing up for its latest round of repairs. safe track surge 13 gets underway tomorrow. it will affect people riding the yellow and blue lines. we're live at one of the stations affected, braddock road. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. we actually found a few riders out here who had no idea this surge was even happening so if you didn't know, well, now you do. the yellow and blue lines will bear the brunt of safe track surge 13. this all rolls out tomorrow and going until sunday, april the 9th. this month plus of track work means service slowdowns and delays on the yellow and blue lines. so trains from the huntington to braddock road stations will single track and so will trains between braddock roads and van dorn street. so commuters, listen to this. your train late times could stretch as long as 24 minutes between trains so metro is advising

for inconvenience and start weighing your options. riders here hope it's all worth it. >> if you don't do it now, it's going to break in the long run so i'm all for it as long as they do it right. >> and so for reliable rides, metro is advising riders to ride buses or even car pooling but they say to start planning early. we are live here in alexandria. back in to you. all right. thank you and remember, you can find other ways to get around during this latest metro safe track surge in our nbc washington app. just search metro alternatives. covering northern virginia now, this morning police in prince william county are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman. this happened early yesterday morning as the woman was getting out of her car in wood bridge. the man exposed himself, made an obscene gesture and touched the woman inappropriately. she managed to get away and ed

a neighbor came out of their house to help chase off the suspects. several big name tech companies are taking the side of a virginia transgender teenager. apple, ibm and microsoft are asking the supreme court to allow gampb gr allow gavin grim to use the girls' bathroom at his high school. the gloucester county school board wants a delay. new questions about the son of former vice president joe biden. hunter biden's estranged wife says he squandered their money on drugs, alcohol and prostitutes. yesterday we told you that it was revealed that hunter biden was in a relationship with his late brother's widow. beau biden died two years ago from brain cancer. hunter biden confirmed that he has been dating the widow hall

2015 five months after beau's death. letters from jackie kennedy are going on the auction block in england. they were both widowers and the letters show how their relationship blossomed. but in the end it ended suddenly when she chose to marry a greek shipping magnate. >> we know he had asked jackie to marry him sometime before 1968. we also know that the reason that jackie kennedy rejected his proposal was because of the shared grief and loss that bound them together. >> the auction house expects the letters to sell from between $130,190,000. -- 130 and

>> organizers are telling supporters to rare red or to spend money at small businesses owned by women and other minorities. women are encouraged to take the day off from paid and unpaid labor. the organizers of the women's march on washington are planning this day. it's a way to highlight the economic power that women hold in the u.s. and global economies. >> to the continued calls for jeff sessions to resign, he's under fire for not disclosing a meeting with the russian ambassador during the campaign. >> edward lawrence is now on capitol hill with more on how the president is standing behind sessions today. >> reporter: the president released a statement calling this a witch hunt and said he had total confidence in his attorney general. he said that while on the tour in new port news. >> edward, who

russian investigation now that the attorney general has recused himself? >> reporter: now this falls to a deputy attorney general, someone who has been a career politician. it's rod rosen stevein. he has a confirmation hearing just for this specific case. >> edward, thank you. i want to turn to sheena parveen and talk about this chill that has overtaken us. winter came back. >> eun wants to know if the snow is gone. well, eun, you're not going to like this. it's snowing outside the station right now. >> get under the desk! hide! >> listen, i'm not the only one. >> your car is getting snowed on right now. oh, wait a second? oh, it's stopped. this is our patio camera. you got really lucky. we're going to make you go outside and stand in it. actually it already moved by. that's how quick the snow

snow outside and there was, but it moved through quickly and that's how fast these snow showers are moving through. i will say if you are in parts, you are see l some snowfall there. we have some snowfall near vansville and this is continuing into prince george's county and if we look off farther to the west, these areas seeing that larger section of snow, but that will continue to move through the area. so passing snow showers this morning, again, may lower visibility. temperatures north of the district, below freezing so we could be seeing some sticking there south of the district, mid-30s. it's a cold morning this morning. here's future weather. we could still see some passing snow showers for the morning drive so remember that. they will be gone by the weekend. if you are dining out today we may see a passing snow shower by lunchtime. cold and breezy. i don't know if you'll want to sit outside. by dinner time we'll be in the 30s anak

this is a future feels like temperature feeling around freezing today. by tonight and early tomorrow, feeling like the teens. it is going to be a cold one, so for today, those passing snow showers cold this weekend. closer look at your forecast. lauren is back with that as welcoming up. let's check the roadways on this friday. a problem on the beltway. >> good morning. so chopper 4 over this issue here. this is the inner loop after bw parkway. we had a car spun out and now it's on the right shoulder not causing any problems. northbound 270 near 85, still have a report of that tractor trailer into the guardrail because it's northbound, hopefully that doesn't affect too many people here. southbound gw parkway, again, the ramp to reagan national airport, southbound ramp is blocked. northbound is open. use route 1 if you need to get to the airport this morning. northbound and southbound, looking good actually right now. taking a look at travel times,

270, germantown to the spur, you're fine. 95 over to 270, no big worries there. 66 and 95 moving at speed. not much of a delay at all. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. shocking revelation this morning from jane fonda, the oscar winning actress recently said she'd been raped and sexually abused as a child. this all came out with an interview with another actress. she was once fired from a job for refusing to sleep with her boss. she's 79. a curriculum aimed at preventing rape could come to every high school in virginia. the changes call for age appropriate discussions of consent. that includes explaining what it means to agree to have sex and the legal ramifications associated with not asking rm

must step in because these conversations aren't happening at home. >> i thought, you know, if the first time our students are hearing about what's appropriate is at college orientation, then we've missed the boat and it's too late. >> fairfax county high schools already have this curriculum. if the governor signs the bill into law school districts and individual students will be allowed to opt out. >> good morning. i'm landondown dowdy. wall street on a down note after stocks stumbled thursday following the big rally we saw on wednesday. the dow having its worst day since january, falling more than 100 points but closing just above that 21,000 level. the market is pricing at a high chance of a hike this month and some traders say we could see as many as

the dow falling 112 points yesterday. the nasdaq down 42. for your business record i'm landon dowdy. lularoe clothing is popular among women who want to be comfortable while looking stylish. now they're facing controversy. they've been hit with a federal lawsuit. the lawsuit claims the company overcharges customers in pennsylvania by charging a sales tax. pennsylvania does not charge a tax on clothing. hhgregg is closing 88 stores in virginia, maryland and ohio. the retailer announced the closures as part of its turn around efforts. it identified underperforming stores and decided to cut them. we have the full list of the affected locations in the nbc washington app. e-mail controversy involving mike pence. we'll explain why he's under new sc

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>> a winter weather wakeup call. >> students will return to class this morning with grief counselors waiting for their arrival. >> and president trump sends a clear message about how he feels about the investigation into the attorney general's ties to russia. >> news4 today starts now. so you probably were thinking this if you saw this scene outside. snow? my goodness gracious, we thought we were done with this. >> two days ago it felt like summer around here, but the temperatures are below freezing in some places right now. >> it is snowing in some spots. and it was sticking a little bit, not sticking anymore. we'll let you know what to expect. we'll watch that winter weather for you right here on news4. >> we have team coverage working for you to get you ready before you head out the door. melissa mollet is

your commute on first 4 traffic. >> we begin with sheena parveen and lauren who is in for chuck here. >> lauren is standing outside in the cold because it is very cold outside. we've seen the passing snow showers. snowing just outside the station a few minutes ago. let's look at the radar. we have the snow showers moving through the district. also near buowie and we're starting to see them in parts of prince george's county. maybe low visibility for a time. it won't last long. we'll see these all continuing to move through the area fairly quickly though. again, passing snow showers as we go through the day today. temperature wise we are seeing below freezing temperatures through some spots so that's why we saw a little bit of sticking with some of those passing snow showers in frederick county. we are in the 30