doug, how long before this system moves out of here? >> it's going to be a couple of hours. right now that rain coming down just as the height of the evening commute. those roads definitely going to be on the wet side. it may take your loved ones a little bit longer to get home this afternoon because of the rain. it looks like a lot of rain out there on the radar. this is some much-needed rainfall. we continue to be in a severe drought throughout our region, so we need the rain. this is all moving off toward the east. loudoun county right now seeing that rain along 66, in through the beltway. some of the heavier rain in through montgomery county right now, bethesda, rockville. down to the south coming right on through the d.c. metro region. more rain likely as we're watching this cold front, the same one that brought all the tornados to the west. that cold front wie

tonight. it will bring two more warm days after some showers right on through the early morning hours. then here comes the cold. i'll show you when the cold moves in and tracking our snow chances for the weekend. you can track them yourself with your nbc washington app. download the app today and stay ahead of the weather. to politics now. we begin another national battle over health care reform. the new republican plan to replace obamacare is meeting with opposition even from republicans. >> tracie potts on capitol hill now with new details on what the plan means for you and your family. >> reporter: we're going to tell you what it means for you and your wallet. first, who's opposing this plan? you would expect democrats not to like it. but democrats, conservative republicans, even some moderate republicans opposing this plan before it even really gets started. tonight we still don't know what it costs. >> it's called good

obamacare republicans introduced their own plan. >> this will be a plan where you can choose your doctor. this will be a plan where you can choose your plan. >> reporter: democrats are calling it trumpcare. >> trumpcare is here and you are going to hate it. >> reporter: here's how it works. no one is required to buy insurance but there's a 30% surcharge if you don't. government subsidies, they're out, replaced with tax credits based on age, not income. patients could buy insurance from other states to promote competition. >> we are doing an act of mercy that repealing this law and replacing it with patient centered health care reforms. >> reporter: states would control medicaid. but in three years washington stops sending money to expand it. >> everybody who's on medicaid toot, we don't kick anybody off. >> reporter: and the big question, what will it cost? the nonpartisan congressional budget office hasn't come up with a number yet.

suffer. >> trumpcare cuts taxes on the very wealthy while forcing average americans to pay more. >> reporter: among the opposition, conservative republicans. they call it obamacare light. >> the power is to withhold our support and make it better. >> reporter: president trump tweets it's up for review and negotiation, hoping his signature campaign promise won't flat line. now there's a middle of the road republican concerned about the planned parenthood cuts in this bill. they're targeting planned parenthood because of federal funding for abortion. however, there are others in the party who think it would prevent a lot of women from getting their regular health care. in other words, they wouldn't be able to get to see a doctor. >> some things could change under the new health care proposals but there are provisions of the affordable care act that are n

to change. children can stay on their parents' plan until age 26. insurers cannot cap the lifetime dollar amount spent. the rule requiring insurers to provide minimum health benefits is expected to stay. however the individual must have continuous coverage which means no break longer than 63 days or it could mean a penalty. lester holt is doing his nightly news broadcast out of here in washington tonight. welcome to d.c., lester. >> thank you. obviously one of our big stories is going to be health care. a lot of the opposition is within the republican party. we're going to explore all those points. we're also going to be this breaking story in biloxi, missouri. a tour bus and train casualty. also we're going to take a

at these new wikileaks dump. lot of it now not substantiated but we'll have that and a lot more. >> thanks, lester. >> good to stop by. >> lester has more coming up at 7:00 right after this broadcast. now, to the dramatic search for a suspect in greenbelt, maryland. a man wanted for a series of burglaries is reportedly hiding inside the beltway plaza shopping mall right now. that movie theater has been evacuated. just moments ago we got pictures from inside. bureau chief tracee wilkins, the first reporter on the scene, she joins us now with the latest developments. >> reporter: prince george's county police had this suspect under surveillance. when they went in to arrest him he took off from the apartment complex next door to the

you can still see prince george's county police operating there on the top of the academy 8 movie theaters here because they believe that suspect has hidden himself inside of the ductwork here. you can see that a negotiator with the greenbelt police department is on a ladder walking toward the ceiling of the theater in direct communication with the suspect asking this guy to turn himself in. they are worried about this man's own safety. every time he crawls inside the ceiling he is knocking down tiles that are fall into the movie theater. there is a very good possibility he could fall as well. they are officially calling this a barricade situation. >> there was a chase through the mall, all foot chase. the suspect then, i'm told, ran into the movie theater. it was an empty movie theater. he went behind the movie screen,

now currently in the ceiling of the shoe vee theater. we have close to two dozen officers inside the theater as we speak. we've got fire on scene. this is a city of greenbelt police department has a negotiator here who's literally on a ladder speaking face to face with the suspect, who is still not willing to come into custody. >> reporter: this all happened just after 2:00 p.m. now, again, prince george's county police have the suspect under surveillance, watched him break into a vehicle, watched him break into a home, followed him back to his apartment complex here in greenbelt. they went in to arrest this man. that's when he took off to the movie theater. this is now officially a barricade situation. a another wave of bomb threats at jewish institutions across the country today. today at least four centers were evacuated today. it comes as all 100 u.s. senators joined forces

the trump administration to take action. the senators sent a letter to the homeland security secretary, the attorney general and the fbi director, pressing for swift action to deter the threats. more than 100 such threats have been made to jewish facilities in 33 states, including in our area since the beginning of this year. one of those threats happened today at the benter jcc in montgomery county. it's the sixth threat at bender alone. that has lawmakers asking for extra security at local community centers and schools. news4's chris gordon is in rockville tonight with the new measures under consideration. >> reporter: there are 190 young children who attend preschool here at the jewish community center in rockville. their parents say they choose to keep their children here despite the recent bomb threats because they refuse to surrender to ignorance. the bender jcc is now even more vigilant, because of the bo

threats it received today by e-mail. parents of preschoolers here at the jcc have now had to deal with six bomb threats since january. >> i mean, of course there's always a level of concern but the school has been phenomenal at keeping us updated, at making us feel like the kids are safe. >> reporter: last monday the charles e. smith jewish day school in rockville received a bomb threat. as a result, the montgomery county council is now considering a request by county executive ike legget for a grant of $225,000 to help pay for added security at the jcc and the jewish day school. >> i certainly support spending public funds to improve security at faith institutions that may be under threat. because that expands the reach of our police. >> reporter: the county money will be used to help pay for more security cameras. the jcc wants to replace old windows in its school rooms wit

dwoi windows coated with bomb blast materials. >> these were scheduled for next fiscal year. county executive legget came up with the idea of moving that money forward. >> reporter: the montgomery county council wants to offer help to other faith communities and minorities if they too become targets of threats. we are tracking developments in a massive new leak of confidential documents that reportedly contain the secrets of the cia's powerful hacking tools. nbc news has not confirmed the authenticity of the 8700 documents released by wikileaks today. the cia has no community on this. those documents suggest that the cia has the ability to spy on people using electronics such as smart phones and tvs, even when some popular mobile

encryption devices are used. still ahead tonight, a symbolic protest planned for tomorrow nationwide. the message from organizers as another local school system announces plans to cancel classes for the day without a woman demonstration. >> reporter: was it a gunfight or a gun down? another broad dayli

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somebody shot and killed a young man today in broad daylight. it happened in an apartment complex just over the d.c. line in suitland, maryland. tonight we're hearing from people who live in that area as police try to figure out who pulled the trigger. pat collins on the scene now just off southern avenue. >> reporter: jim, it took about four hours. the evidence now has been collected from the scene. detectives are out questioning witnesses. there is a lot of police work yet to be done. evidence markers scattered about the parking lot. markers of the explosion of violence here this afternoon. shots fired, a young man down in yet another probroad daylight murder. prince george's county police converged on the

2:00 in the afternoon. this is the fourth murder in the county in the last six days. they didn't want to miss one clue. this is a large apartment complex. there's a lot of concern about that violence here. >> senseless. it just needs to stop. we just all want to grow, get old. but we can't. >> i think it's sad. i mean, i don't know what to say. >> reporter: check out the brand new nike sneakers on the ground. could they have had something to do with this? and sources say a silver car with an uber sticker was seen speeding away after the shooting. could that be a possible clue? clearly there is more to be known here. now, there's a very good chance whoever did this won't get away with it. prince george's county has a very high homicilo

despite the changes, a lot of people are still unhappy with the president's new travel ban. a large could dpragathered outs the u.s. customs office this morning. they accuse the president of trying to create distrust between neighbors and hatred among communities. a day without a woman protest has led to another school district closing. alexandria public schools will also be closed. meagan fitzgerald reports now some businesses are also bracing for the impact tomorrow. >> reporter: it won't be busy as usual on wednesday for many

paradise. a day without a woman protest calls for women to stay home. organizers say that's the point. ruth breser is the owner here. >> focus some attention on the fact that women are not valued equally in the world in our society. >> reporter: breser is giving her female employees the day off and will only offer half of her menu. some customers say they weren't aware of the protests tomorrow and don't have plans to attend. but others say they're in full support. >> women are needed just as much as men, that we do deserve equal rights, equal pay. >> reporter: and over at the change center for health and gender equity participants are making signs. >> this is great. women's rights are human rights. >> reporter: sarah is the president of the organization. she says they're

recent policy change by the trump administration which she believes has already had a negative impact on women and gigir girls around the world. >> trump signed the global gag rule which bans u.s. foreign aid to international organizations that either refer patients for abortion services. >> reporter: tomorrow siple and many other protesters will take to the streets of d.c. to make sure their voices are heard. >> we'll be marching up either 14th or 15th street. now that attorney general jeff sessions has recused himself from the investigation into russian interference in our most recent presidential election, the investigation will fall to the deputy attorney general. bob rosenstein is president trump's pick for deputy a.g. he is the us attorney in maryland, a republican. but maryland's democratic senators spoke stronglyn

behalf at his confirmation hearing today. they also called for special counsel to oversee the russia investigation, as did democrats on the judiciary committee. >> do you support the appointment of an independent special counsel to look into these matters? >> we have an acting attorney general for this matter, dana boente was appointed u.s. attorney by president obama. if there were a need for a special counsel, he currently has full authority to appoint one. >> i intern prpret that as a no >> i'm simply not in the position to answer the question. >> rosenstein noted he has not had access to classified information on that investigation. rosenstein has been the u.s. attorney for the district of maryland since 2005. he is the state's top federal prosecutor. he secured the corruption conviction against prince george's county executive jack johnson back in

rosenstein is also the nation's longest serving u.s. attorney. he has worked in the department of justice since 1990 we're staying on top of that breaking news in prince george's county. a movie theater evacuated as police search for a serial burglar who may be hiding in the bucket work there. >> reporter: as metro looks to close a budget gap, bus

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missouri. nearly 60 homes were destroyed. the strong storms hit late last night. homes were moan oblown off thei foundations. no one was killed and only minor injuries were reported. >> even though that same system is the exact one that's coming through our area right now, no severe weather around our region. we're just dealing with some rain and much-needed rain at that. again, we've been in a severe drought situation. well below normal rainfall totals over the last couple of months. we're getting some beneficial rain. that rain is coming down pretty good right now. fairfax county, montgomery

the bulk of the rain around the herndon, reston area, bethesda seeing some pretty good rain, around gaithersburg. the beltway going to be a slow go and just about every roadway for us going to be slow because of the rain. that's just one batch. we're got the frontal boundary back to the west. we could see more showers associated with that later on tonight. here's future weather. again, 8:00 still dealing with the rain. about 10 or 11:00 a little bit of a break until the front comes through. around 3 or 4:00 a.m. we may see some more showers. we're starting to clear out to the west by 6:00. it's all out of here by 9:00 a.m. we're dealing with sunshine, rather breezy conditions tomorrow. but a pretty nice looking wednesday. current temperatures sitting at 65 with that rainfallin

the 60s but we do stay in the 60s for most areas around 95 at least right on through the 11:00 hour. it is in the 50s back to the west. tomorrow we stay on the warm side. 68 degrees, breezy and warm. your wednesday is looking great. take a look at the ten-day forecast. thursday looking good too. friday, 48. we'll see falling temperatures on friday, early rain or snow showers. could be some snow closer to the pennsylvania border. 38 on saturday, 37 on sunday. now, we're still tracking that chance for snow on sunday. don't forget to set the clocks forward one hour for daylight savings time. very cold air on sunday. highs only in the 30s. snow is still possible, but the best chances are now heading down to the south. we mayt

now on sunday. that is something that we will continue to watch over the next couple of days. most of the next ten days looking below average, guys. don't get used to this warmer weather. as metro considering fare hikes and service cuts we're taking a closer look at the bus routes in jeopardy. ruth bader ginsberg talks to news4 about her know first nicknanic -- notorious nickname, her love of opera. >> reporter: how do

breaking news in prince george's county. just moments ago an arrest as police got the burglary suspect in custody at the beltway plaza mall in greenbelt. they say the man ran through the mall and into the amc movie theater there. we're told the suspect has been hiding above the ceiling in the vents, that he was knocking down ceiling tiles in the process. that theater has been evacuated. that suspect now in

is a story that could impact thousands of commuters. metro could vote as soon as this thursday to raise fares on both rail and bus service. the fare hike would go into effect in july. rail fares would go up 10-25 cents. bus fares would go up a quarter. and parking up 10 cents. on top of that, your metro bus line could be going away for good. metro may cut more than a dozen bus lines to try to close that budget gap. adam tuss is riding along one of those routes in northern virginia. >> reporter: this is the 2t bus. these riders here say they depend on the bus, but it could be on the chopping block. 13 bus routes now identified for elimination as metro tries to close a large budget gap. the transit agency says this is the

to be made. ruth takes the 2t bus every day. >> i try to find other rides but i don't drive. >> reporter: you need the bus. gene also uses the 2t. he wonders why metro lines are being cut at all. >> 2 million people ride every day. >> reporter: at this particular route the 2t also directly serves a retirement community. they would now have to find another bus. what's more, metro says two other lines in particular that could be cut would leave riders without a transit option. the w19 indian head highway express line. >> cutting service not really the best idea nfor business. >> metro seems to have been in trouble for a long time. >> reporter: the metro board

vote on fare hikes an service cut this is thursday. you can still address the board before a final vote is taken on march 23rd. for fans of craft beer, some good news tonight. it just got a bit easier to open breweries in fairfax county. zoning rules were eased today. >> reporter: fairwinds brewery in lon on trton just celebrated second anniversary. this canning day means its beer can be found at the grocery store as well as the tasting room. one of just seven breweries in the county. that is less than off the number in neighboring loudoun. the zoning regulations in fairfax county made it tough to open. >> our zoning ordan

when you would go to the county, there was a bit of a look of confusion. >> reporter: last week the board approved zoning aming amendment. a key change, before breweries could only locate in heavy industrial areas. fairwinds location is far from shops and restaurants next to a train track. now new smaller breweries focused on tasting rooms will have access to certain commercial areas. >> fairfax county, i think the law itself, the changes that were just recently made are going to be beneficial to the county and to brewers alike. you know, i think we're going to see a lot more smaller breweries opening up. >> reporter: how do these veterans view the brewing newcomers who have an easier path? >> i do have a little bit of resentment. we spent a lot of money to get

>> reporter: greer and casey jones at fairwinds say more breweries likely to help their bottom line too. >> if people want to come in and they have a great product, we are right there to help them. i think we're all one big happy family at this point. it's still the newest gambling attraction but the mgm national harbor can no longer claim the title of the most lucrative casino in the state, at least not for the month of february. mgm slipped to the number two spot. maryland live was number one. the mgm says it's drawing in an average of 22,000 visitors every day. a dead end for investigators reviewing a fire that tore through much of harper's ferry back in 2015. a state official tells news4's scott macfarland is the investigati i

standstill. the official said, no new information has been brought forth or developed since the fire itself. that fire consumed at least four historic buildings in the heart of the village at the national park site. business owners there told news4 they suspected arson, but no one has ever been arrested. still ahead, a former spy emerges from hiding as questions continue to swirl about the trump campaign's ties to russia. also, the personal side of supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg. tonight she opens up about her family, her famous nickname and her secret to staying sharp. and tomorrow the secret to staying off those wet roadways.

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the former british spy who compiled that explosive dossier on the trump campaign's alleged ties to russia emerged from hiding today to say he's back at work. >> i'd like to say a warm thank you to everyone who sent me kind messages and support over the last few weeks. >> christopher steel worked for british intelligence for more than 20 years before cofounding a private company in london in 2009. the allegations in his dossier have not been substantiated. the fbi reportedly took them seriously enough to offer to pay steel for additional investigation, but he ultimately declined. he went into hiding after the wall street journal revealed his identity in january. white house tours resumed today for the first time since trump took office. the president pulled off something of a

it is not clear if the juxtaposition was intentional. reporters were not allowed to ask any questions. the president motioned for the kids to gather around him. a 10-year-old boy from alabama was the only student bold enough to join him some of the nation eenation city planners gathered in the district today. eric shaw says affordable housing and fixing metro are the top priorities for our community. >> the d.c. metro is a lifeline for federal employees, d.c. residents and individuals tvisi. fixing metro is a

the district and should be a priority for the federal district as well. >> president trump has said he will ask congress for a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a promise he made repeatedly on the campaign trail. coming up tonight, justice ruth bader ginsberg talks about her notorious nickname and what she might have in common with the late rapper

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cou court? >> three of them are familiar with the bright lights of the big city. barbara harrison stepped out to the theater with justice ruth bader ginsberg and joins us with her story. >> justice ginsberg is no stranger to the theater, es spoes especially the kennedy center. her popularity has gone viral, especially among millennials. ruth bader ginsberg is no stranger to the limelight. while opera diva is what she dreamed of being as a teenager, there's another name her young fans have begin her. do you know that they call you the notorious -- >> the notorious rbg. people say what do you think about it? i

b.i.g., the rapper and i have something in common. we were both born and bred in brock lyn brooklyn. i had written a strong dissent. she took my bench announcement of my dissent and put it up. that's how it started. >> that law student put it up on her tumblr blog and has kept it alive. >> you look a little different. >> denise graves joined us here in the russian lounge of the kennedy center after her performance in the opera "champion," one of two contemporary operas appearing in the kennedy

in an upcoming night at the kennedy center, called justice at the opera, justice ginsberg will talk about the current legal issues that were in some of the oldest operas ever performed like the classic "carmen." >> i describe that as the ultimate plea bargain, because she >> he's reading cases in constitutional law with

other. he decides this could make a very funny opera. the words are straight out of our opinions or speeches. the composer is trying to portray two people who have very different views on some very important things. and yet, they like each other. >> justin antonin scalia, who died suddenly last year, was her friend with whom she shared her love of opera. and opera always makes for lively conversation with her friend denise, who is now, as the justice was once, a working mother. >> recently i saw her when she was about 8 or 9. >> she's 12 now. >> she's very tall. >> ruth and martin ginsburg raised two children, had grandchildren. and before his death, they had live

she says her daughter is also a good cook like her father was. >> she comes winonce a month, fs my freezer with individual dinners. >> family, friends and her many fans want ruth bader ginsberg to stay healthy and have a long, long life. >> it would be good advise. eat kale. >> she thought that was pretty funny. i'm not sure she likes kale. she also told me she has a regular exercise routine twice a week. her justice of the opera event at the kennedy center is thursday night the 9th of march. the two shows we've been talking about -- dead man walking runs through the 11th of march and and champion runs through the 18th. >> she is a most delightful

individual. >> i really enjoyed it. >> if kale is the secret to a long life, i am doomed. >> i agree with you. >> whatever she's doing, it seems to be working. thank you, barbara. great piece tonight and last night. all right, doug, when's this wet weather going to leave us alone? >> it's wet weather but at least it's 65 degrees. we need the rain. we've been in that severe drought. we are seeing the rain and we did see the high temperature a little bit earlier of 71 earlier. take a look at the radar. you notice what's going on right now. here it is all around our region. really just about everywhere. the only exception some light showers into portions of southern maryland. let's zoom in on this area

heavier showers around college park. more rain back towards frederick, damascus, gaithersburg, montgomery village ar area. we're going to continue to see this rain right on through the rest of the evening hours. we see this boundary back to the west actually move through around 3:00 in the morning. we'll continue to see the rain through the next few hours for sure. 65 degrees right now, wind out of the west at 6 miles an hour. temperatures very mild. temperatures are going up on wednesday. 52 to start off the day, mostly sunny by noon. 67 tomorrow afternoon. really a nice day, will be rather breezy if not windy. temperature

i do mean really early. the best chance of snow would be well to the north. 48 on friday. but temperatures will be falling during the day. by friday night into saturday, it's going to be cold. 38 on saturday, 37 on sunday. the chance for snow looks like it's going to be part efarther south now, closer to richmond and north carlina. we've heard about sightings all over the district. this is a robot designed to deliver your lunch. made by a company called star ship technologies. right now they wheel around with a human compancompanion. we caught up with one mapping out the d.c. streets. the goal is to turn these robots loose and let them rove on their own.

>> you do not want to let those things roam around where my old dog used to be. he'd be all over that. >> probably don't have to tip them, though. >> for sure. that's a good thing too, isn't it? we have sports coming up.

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desk. we had a nice time during commercial break. did you know that both the caps and the wizards are out of verizon center now? that's why the tournament is there. it just occurred to me, the big 10 tournament is there. >> that's it. the caps and wizards make the verizon center one of the most difficult places to play. the caps just hit a new franchise record winning 15 straight at home. the wizards had that streak of 17 in a row earlier this season. now they have to prove themselves on the road with the big 10 tournament at the verizon center this week. the wizards are in phoenix, then in denver, friday sacramento, saturday portland. they finish the five-game road trip on monday in minnesota. the wizards taken the bo show on the road. we are referring to bojan being

bo -- dbogdanovic. bogdanovic going 8 of 10 from been behind the arc. there's a reason fans are calling him bo buckets. >> >> he has great experience. he knows how to play. he takes big shots and he makes big shots. the thing that i like about him, he doesn't get nervous if he doesn't get touches. he knows how to play. the times that we don't score, he's spaced out and the guys know where he is at all times. >> the caps also hitting the road due to the big 10 tournament. the next three cam games. braden holtby and washington a

having their 15-game home winning streak snapped by the dallas stars last night. up next the three-game road trip to california starting thursday in san jose. >> most importantly just to kind of get on the road with each other. these are going to be really hard games, always is going to cali. it will be a good test for us and good bonding time. >> going on the road, it will be good for us as a group. you know, playing in some hostile environments, san jose is not an easy place to go into and neither is l.a. and anaheim. >> it's going to be tough for us. we're going to have to play well to get wins out there. that's what we need. we need to be pushed and push each other to get the wins. >> now a blast from the past. the nats former last pitcher last was in

with the mets. max scherzer throwing to live hitters. scherzer recovering from a stress fracture in his ring finger. as for today, betts making himself very welcome in more than one way. top of the first, he's taking joe ross deep to give boston a 1-0 lead. very next batter hramirez back o back home runs for the red sox. nats fall to the red sox 5-3. over at rfk stadium the u.s. women's national team taking on france in the she believes cup. >> notice how bogdanovic, how open he was. >>

>> that's going to change. they're going to be starting -- >> it creates the spacing. if it's not him, it's going to be -- >>starting to hit the threes. >> great to have somebody new who fits in so quickly. >> that's right.

breaking news tonight. horror on the tracks. a train slams into a bus packed with passengers. several are dead. a frantic rush to pull dozens injured from the wreckage. raging battle over health care. as democrates and republicans slug it out. high anxiety across america. what about all those left hanging in the balance? the cia's hacking secrets. wikileaks blows the lid and what it says of the spy agency's tool to crack into iphones, android and messaging apps. new wave of bomb threats. all 100 senators urging the trump administration to take action. diet warning. news about what's associated with half of all fatal heart attacks and strokes.