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look at this, a fire ripping through an apartment building. now on news 4 today, the deadly aftermath and what investigators are uncovering about the victim. >> safetrack hits alexandria again. >> feel the cold. we are waking up to bitter temperatures and a chilly start to the weekend. storm team 4 is tracking how spring -- >> we love you, please come back. hope you're having a good start to your saturday morning so far. >> i'm angie goff. >> we need to rake someone over the coals
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when the cold weather hits, we brought in sheena parveen for that. >> this was an accident. when it is cold like this hopefully it helps with the pollen levels a little bit, just trying to help with the aller allergi allergies. it is cold outside, it is frigid out there. these are the actual temperatures, it feels a little colder with the wind. 19 dulles is at 21, everyone is below freezing. these temperatures will be very slow to rise. we'll have a lot of sunshine, but take a look at we go through the first half of the day. we're barely going to reach 40 degrees by lunchtime today. keep in mind it will be sunny, but temperatures will be colder with the wind.
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warming up soon. >> all right, sheena, thank you so much. 6:01 right now, developing overnight, a man is dead after a fire here that happened just before midnight. it is behind a shopping center off of alabama avenue. several windows there are shattered. investigators are working to learn what caused the fire. we know a man is in critical condition after he was shot in the head. he was called around 1:30 this morning. no one is in custody at this point. >> expect longer waiting for the blue and yellow lines today. met met met metro merge, the yellow line trains will be going between reagan national and
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waiting 24 minutes for a train. to find other ways to get around search metro alternatives on our website. just months away from graduating, and killed in a crash crash yesterday afternoon. they went to west lake high school. both were killed, their classmate kayla marshall is in the hospital. the car they were in slammed into a pole. it happened not far from their high school. the school's principal says this is a great loss. >> two young men that lost their lives were really good young men. known throughout the school, a good circle of friends. always miles, gentleman, happy. >> witnesses say that the car the teens were in was traveling fast moments before that
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the investigators are still looking for a cause. two bodies were found in a park near a home. one woman's 14-year-old son and has been missing and she spoke about the agonizing wait. >> her eyes are feared with water and worry wishing she could wipe away the pain. she waits to see if her missing son's remains were found in the park. >> i think that anyone in this position would be worried and that as a mother, i want to believe that my son will be fine. >> they live in an apartment about ten minutes from the mark. they found the remains of two people after getting a tip. they collected evidence of two
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investigators believe the deaths are more than likely gang related. they have been here less than a year. karla said at 8:00, her son walked to this dumpster to throw out the trash and she has not seen him since. >> he never came back. >> she said sergio was never involved in gangs. gangs have been known to use the parks in the past. >> police are increasingly working to stop gang violence through education, as well as prevention. but it is the prevention of the trim that is often tough to crack. one reason is the deep root that latino communities have for law enforcement compacted by fears of
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a crime. >> we don't call. >> they won't protect you. and they don't trust us. everyone is saying don't open your house. if it is the police knocking on your door, don't open unless they have a warrant, you don't know if ice is working with the police. groups like the gang response intervention team are working on rebuilding that trust. meanwhile, a girl here is missing. she is 14-year-old jamia holland. the is 5'2" and weighed about 230 pounds. detectives say they're concerned for were welfare, but they didn't say way. the center of the exploited and
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we are learning more about jeff session's contact with russia. a justice department spokesperson says he will response to questioned raised by democratic senators. he has recused himself. vice president mike pence defending his use of a private e-mail account when he was indiana government. they say he used his personal aol act for personal business, and they say they were not classified and it does not compare to hillary clinton's use of a private server. time right now is 6:07
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newly released records show how they handled sex abuse complaints against their own coaches. the organization did not ban a few coaching until a few years after they were convicted of crimes against children. and they allowed a sex offender to keep his membership, and another coach molesting gymnasts while on probation. it is part
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into dr. larry nasar who is facing federal charges now. a former journalist is accused of eight threats against jewish institutions. juan thompson appeared in federal court on friday accused with cyber stalking that woman. he made threats in his name and his ex-girlfriend's name, but they don't think he is responsible for the wave of bomb threats nationwide. >> the cold will hit you once you step outside, but isn't that pretty? sheena parveen here. >> a staple of dc that is
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good saturday morning, temperatures are very cold as you step out, we have areas in the teens. ou will still want the warm jacket and if you're exercising today, you'll want to bundle up for that. we're getting into the low 40s. coming up, how cold it will get tochbt, and we'll talk about your sunday, another pardon me up on the way straight ahead. >> pennsylvania intersta
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open to scars this morning. take a look here following two accidents yesterday. bad winter weather conditions caused cars to skid off of the road. no word if anyone was hurt in that pile up. >> women of a certain age can attest that mammograms are necessary and an upsetting result can be a false positive, but new technology is dramatically reducing those scares. she is getting a mammogram a year late because of a frightening false positive last
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time. >> katcathy did not have cancer but she had anxiety because of a false positive. cathy switched imaging clinics in serge o of a more precise technology. instead of the top and side view, it takes multiple x-rays and moved aren't the breast to have a more complete picture. >> it has diminished our false positive rate, our recall rate, by about 40%. >> and increased cancer detection by about 40%. >> is it any less painful? >> it is the same. >> today, cathy got good news. everything looks great. >> now available in one-third of the imaging centers, it costs up to $75
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not all insurance covers the cost but some medicaid does. >> the 3-d gives us a lot more confidence. ann thompson, nbc new york. >> a baby girl is safe after the swift action of an officer and a bartender. >> he was trying to find the dad a ride home, and he said he had to check on his daughter in the car. >> officer edwards steps in right away and grabbed the baby, and we need to cheer him, he changed her diaper, he fed her, he went way young. >> we just do it because it is what is right to be d
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taken. >> the baby girl is with her mother. for the father, he is set to appear in court next month. and governorster ri mcauliffe is voting for legislation to keep immigrants behind bars if federal officials want them to be detained. it is being called anti-immigrant. there is your last chance to visit the mlk library for a few years, it will under go a complete rehappen. $2. 8 million will be spent to change it to a new
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dc human services say it will transport homeless people to use the library now to the church of the epiphany. >> here is a question for you, what do a fire truck, a giant banana have in common? >> maybe a contest, sfliegt they were all slides at the card board classic. oh,man, some fell apart you can see before crossing the finish line. at is part of the fun. it does look fun though, i will say. >> that is like an amped up soap box derby. >> lart here, it is so down in the dumps
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warm day we're like hey, warm weather, but for the ski resorts, it's not that great out there. the temperatures this morning cold enough to make snow. it is a frigid start out there. so before you walk outside, keep in mind this is the coldest morning that we have seen in awhile. you'll want the gloves, the car of, the warm jacket. i think you will want the warm jacket throughout the afternoon. the weekend will stay cold, but we will be dry. 60s will return next week so if you want them back, they will be back in just a few days. 19 degrees in gatherburg. we have temperatures in the teens. temperatures will be slow to warm up today. if you're dining out, bundle up. unmuch time, upper
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to low 40s but by dinner time we're dropping back down. nice and dry right now across the area. here is the normal highs, 52 degrees. today and tomorrow, we're well below that. then we quickly jump up monday and tuesday. if you're missing the 60s, they will be back when we start the workweek. 42, cold and breezy today with wind. it will feel like 30s. we're in the 20s again, and mid to low 40s again. and then we jump up to the 60s, a little rate on late tuesday could carry over to wednesday. more 50s in the forecast after that, but we are watching next weekend very closely. we could see a mix of different air masses and another weather system moving in. we'll be bringing you more updates as we get closer. thank you very
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in virginia it will run through. they're doing early work as they get ready for the 395 express lane project. >> summer construction in full force. >> it is a wonderful time of year to live in dc, we're starting to see some cherry blossom trees bloom, but something else is starting up, the street sweepers. >> and that means you could get a ticket. why it is so important to obey the street sweeper signs. >> it's a very big job. i love the men and women that do it every day. >> they hit tens of thousands of miles of roads in the district getting thousands of pounds of trash. if you don't get out of their way you could get a ticket. >> last year they picked up more
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debris off of the streets of washington dc. >> we do not want that letter in our storm water trains. >> they could end up in streeps -- streams and rivers, but you could also get a $40 ticket or you could ghetet towed. >> please abide by the signs. do not park in that particular -- on that side of the block between those hours. >> to give you an idea of how big of a problem dpw has with drivers not paying attention to the street sweeping signs, they issued more than 77,000 tickets for a total of nearly $3.5 million in fines. they will issue warnings until
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issue fines. the street sweeping program through the end of october. they will start issues tickets a week from today. let's look outside. it will be easy to spot the people who didn't listen to sheena's forecast today. they will be shivering outside. >> listen to this, your boss may soon be required to give you paid sick leave. the plan in maryland that just took a
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the time right now is 6:30 on this saturday morning. dc firefighters say a man is dead following a fire just before midnight. investigators are working to learn what caused that fire. >> and trying to find whoever is responsible for shooting a man in the head. it happened early this morning and the man is now in critical condition. >> the blue and yellow line service will be slow with tracking. news 4 today starts now. >> hope you're having a good one so far on this saturday morning. >> i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. look
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degrees, sheena parveen is here to tell us more about that and when to expect a warm up. >> cold this morning, guys, you apt warm jacket today. the gloves, the scarf, it is cold out there. it feels like teens in some areas. the wind will start to pick up a little bit outside. it feels like 22 in the district, the actual temperature is 27 degrees. 13 is what it feels like at dulles. 17 is what it feels like in warington. we'll talk more about what you can expect today and tomorrow and warm ups coming our way. >> thank you, this week we will learn more about attorney general jeff
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contacts. why he is accusing tom democrats of russian ties. >> this 13-year-old photo op back in focus for the president trying to turn the russian spotlight to democrats with diversionary twitter tactics. nancy pelosi with the russian ambassador in 2010. official meetings that, as senator schumer pointed out happened in full view. the president demanding investigation, up set about criticism of his own cabinet. >> i'm not going to deny that i talked with him. >> then there is attorney general jeff sessions that just
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recused himself after not disclosing his discussion with the ambassador. >> i think it was hyped beyond reason and i think it was unfair, and i'm happy to address it. >> what will happen next? that is an interesting story and for the white house a huge reaction. >> defending the attorney general. >> we could have answered more clearly but it was clearly unintentional. >> the vice president on defense himself after the personal aol account he used as governor was potentially hacked. >> there is no comparison whatsoever between hillary clinton's practice, having a private server, miss handling classified information. >> that was nbc's
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reporting. they will talk about it on "meet the press" tomorrow morning here on nbc 4. >> arnold schwarzenegger wouldn't be back. he blames president trump's for the recent decline in viewers. president trump was the show's original host and kept an executive producer credit. the show is produced and owned by mgm. >> and pagetting sick can be co for those who don't have paid time off. and now, employers could be required to provide it if they have more than 15 employees. >> virginia's state inspector
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jennings will be secretary of finance according to the richmond times dispatch. she was fired after her office was accused of not add adequately investigating the death of a mentally ill inmate. five innocent women who were stalked and assaulted have some justice this morning. in the summer of 2015, a man stalked women late at night as they walked home from the metro station. the judge handed down another 82 years for banks. in montgomery county, a school bus driver is facing sex
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he admitted today having contact with them on the bus this year. rodriguez was placed on ad min str -- administrative leave. developing right now, voluntary evacuations, the danger as firefighters rush in to knock out a quick bhurning brush fire. >> have you started your taxes yet? the way you might be to do the best for your pet, you should know more about the food you choose. with beyond, you have a natural pet food that goes beyond telling ingredients to showing where they come from.
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homes. according to our partner station in tampa, the fire is 70% contained. at one point it came within 50 feet of the houses. >> a lack of evidence sparked the release of a north korean man. malaysian authorities now released the man and he spoke with we porters. he denies that he was at the airport in kuala lumpur. 6:39 right now is you're about to go out the door, get your coat, hat, gloves, maybe an exftra layer. sheena is updating the forecast and when temperatures will go back up. >>
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normal, but we have a warm up in the forecast, i'll show you that coming up. >> "the today show" is next on nbc 4. let's get a preview. >> good to see you. >> good saturday morning to you. we thought the wintery weather was behind us, but it is not finished yet. at least not in the northeast. how long will it last? we have your forecast. >> also ahead this morning, a california school cashing in. the silicon valley high school's investment a few years ago now worth millions and millions of dollars. we'll tell you what they're planning to do with all of that cash. >> and i'm not sure if the producers are trying to kill me, but they had me and two producers learn how to survive a similar plated plane crash. >> good to know. those
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get started on "today." >> you have to watch this story. >> we will, absolutely. taxes are due a little more than a month from now. many of you probably have work to do. >> a lot of us probably do, and a lot of taxpayers hiring someone to do it. how to avoid getting ripped off. >> for the families that own the collin street bakery, they someone was accountant sandy jenkins. they treated him like part of the family, but he was nothing of it. he was funding the sweet life for himself using company money to pay off his credit card. he got away with it for 18 years,
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million. >> a crooked accountant can do serious damage. >> for business or personal finances, trust the verified. don't let one person handle everything. your financial planner should not do your taxes, your tax account should not do the books. >> putting checks and balances in place. so the people that handle the money are not the only one to sign off on the money. >> there are sometimes fraud that's go on 5, 10, or 15 years. >> sandy jenkins used money to buy fancy cars, furs, and vacations and that was just nutty. scott cohen, nbc news. >> expect to fork over more cash if you want
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they will increase membership fees starting on june 1st. it will go to $55 for individuals and businesses. executive members pay an extra $10. the wholesale store has not raised fees since 2011. >> well, one of the busiest places to, but some people are worried it could lose some of it's charm. >> there is a new effort to make sure the neighborhood can grow. >> as the city is growing and the limbs of the city grows, it's also important to take care of the heart. >> for the capital hill community, that heart is eastern market. >> council member charles allen represents this neighborhood. he and others are concerned that with new development coming in the area, the businesses here need a vision. that's where being
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a main street comes in. it creates an organization of businesses that get funding and other support from the government. >> we have an exciting and very vibrant commercial corridor, but main street can help tie a vision together and protect retail businesses and the mix. we don't want to be all restaurants. we want retail and a healthy mix of commercial. >> we have small neighborhood corridors and they need a champion. one person, one group that is focused on how they improve. >> just one block away on th street, the first neighborhood in dc to be designated as a main street 18 years ago. now it is home to some of the highest rated restaurants in the region. >> some of the focus be to bring a cohesive voice for some of these businesses, they also know they have to embrace the big box store that's are coming in like the trader
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across the street here. manuel cortez says main street will embrace them as well. >> there's a way that we can both be in existence instead of thinking that the new businesses coming will take away from the existing businesses. >> the new main street area includes 7th street as well as part of pennsylvania avenue. on capitol hill, mark seagraves. it's an art lovers meca, and now it turns out the torpedo factory, george mason university studied that center, and now he says it should be marketed to lure in more visitors. they recently took over the center and they're concerned about thousahow it will be run. >> i have been to many events
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the torpedo factory. of. a few people will be selected to sing at this season's nats game. today's contestants snagged one of 50 audition spots. it's not open to the public, and just so you know, the first nats game is march 31st. >> i think you're -- >> i could not do that in front of a stadium full of people. that is nerve racking. >> i know. >> it would be honestly to mix the words, i know it's a big deal when that happens, but -- >> it is scary. it is like this weather this morning, kind of scary. >> people are thinking about baseball,
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cold weather is back. >> this is football weather, hopefully by the time the nats come for the home opener we'll have a warm up for you. right now 27 degrees in the district. it is a little colder, the wind is starting to pick up bit, it is definitely breezy at times today. take a look at the feels like temperature everywhere else. feels like 13 at dulles right now. it you're over near the shandoah valley, it is in the teens. we will peak at 40 degrees, and then we quickly drop. the temperatures overnight will with back in the 20s. we stay in the 20s early this morning by the afternoon, breezy only the low 40s, nice and dry, we go into tomorrow, very
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masses. the arctic air mass goes back up to start the week. we get back into the 60s. cooler by the end of the week and next weekend we could have another blast of cold air. we'll be watching that very closely. look at those 60s. monday, tuesday, wednesday, a chance of rain there, too. then go into next weekend and we'll be watching that very closely. as for now, enjoy the cold week and bundle up. >> pizza is here. >> oh my god. >> knock knock, guess who is there? the delivery surprise
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agenda. all right, check this one out, papa johns has been forking over a lot of discounted pizzas. >> that's right, when the caps score four goals, they discount their pizzas, and now alex ovechkin is delivers pizzas. take a look here, the reactions from the families are priceless. >> pizza is here. >> oh, my god. >> hi. >> hey, alexa, come here. who is this? >> alex ovechkin. >> yes, he is. >> hello, pizza -- i'm sure this is probably very
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someone but i don't do sports. >> he is already waiting. >> hi! pizza. hi, hi. >> i love the one who had no idea who he was. >> it includes ham, mushrooms, and pineapples. okay, here are the four things you need to know on this saturday morning. dc firefighters say a man is dead because of a fatal fire. it happened just before midnight. investigators are working to learn what caused the fire. >> a man is in critical condition. it happened this morning, dc police have not identified a suspect yet. >> mote row rietro riders have wait today. and the dc central library will close today for the ne
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the martin luther king jr. library is starting major renovations that are starting. it is cold outside. and the windchill is what we're worried about? >> yeah, the wind is picking up a little bit, making things feel colder, and we're really only going to feel like the 30s in the in afternoon. >> when do we warm up again? >> monday. >> okay, that will do it for news 4 today, we'll be back in 25 minutes with
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. good morning, breaking news -- president trump in a shocking tweet this morning accusing former president obama of wiretapping trump tower before the election. the president also railing against democrats as questions swirl about his attorney general's contacts with the russians during the campaign. and in an ironic twist, vice president pence defending his use of a personal email account as governor. this as hillary clinton looking at the coverage goes viral. we're live with the latest. winter's last gasp, a nasty cold front sweeping into the east coast this morning. the storm causing pile-ups on the highways and forcing people everywhere to bundle up. temperatures more than 50 degrees c
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