breaking news right now. a terror strike with multiple casualties is taking place at this moment at a military napolita hospital in kabul. here at home, more than a million acres are burning in fo states and a half-dozen have died from fast-moving wildfires. this morning, the ntsb wants answers in a crash killing four. to republican infighting over their own new health care bill, the administration has its hands full. and take a look. is it the future of

early today starts right now. i'm francis rivera, and we begin with breaking news in kabul where a standoff is under where where gunmen stormed the military hospital near the embassy. what more do we know? >> braking news this morning. an attack on one of kabul's main military hospitals, it's left three dead and more than 66 injured. it is one of the top medical facilities. and it is 2not far from the u.s embassy. the attack is ongoing, there are at least four gunman, probably five, fighting in the hospital. one assailant already blew himself up in order to make room for the oer

surrounded by levels of security. and this one is one of the most secure. the gunmen entered through a back gate, using a suicide bomber to clear the way. they were disguised as medical personnel and used automatic weapons and hand grenades to attack staff. this is just part of what donald trump is inheriting as president. >> thank you. here at home, at least six people are dead after fast-moving grass fires raced through the center of the country. more than a million acres have been scorched across texas, colorado and kansas. in oklahoma. 22 counties were under evacuations. at least 10,000 people evacuated their homes. at least four moreti

of up to 60 miles per hour had increased the risk for wildfires. the situation is still dangerous, but fire activity is slowing across the region. oklahoma's storm prediction center expects the winds to die down tomorrow, making it easier to fight the fires. biloxi, mississippi is reeling after four people were killed in a collision. a freight train slammed into this bus and carried it down the tracks. first responders had to pull some people through windows and use the jaws of life to remove two victims. eight had critical injuries. the bus was traveling from austin to a casino in biloxi. witnesses say the bus became stuck on the tracks, and police say the crash happened at a quote, steep crossing and that they recommended buses not cross the tracks

the enit ntsb has a crew on the. wikileaks released what it says contains the cia's entire hacking capacity to get into your smartphones, your cars, tvs and other electronics. apple this morning releasing a statement saying many of the issues leaked were already patched in the latest phone software. microsoft and google say they're investigating. but for some americans, this could hit closer to home. peter alexander reports. >> reporter: wikileaks posting a giant trove of cia documents that it claims reveals secret techniques. all of it to spy on their owners. nearly 9,000 documents that expose software tools designed to break into android or iphone and bypass secure messaging apps like whatsapp and signal. one

on internet-connected tvs when they appear to be turned off. even to windows. wikileaks isn't revealing its source. the cia also isn't commenting. computer experts and former intelligence officials are treating the documents as real, as well as the alleged security breach. >> we've always been worried about spies inside our agencies. what's different now is that technology has allowed the fruits of that spying, if you will, to be more powerful in the hands of our add vversaries. >> reporter: the spying tools would have been used exclusively for foreign surveillance, but it is raising questions as to whether americans could be targeted. >> when you build something internet connected, be it a car, a home, a light switch, whatever, that also potentially means hacker connected. >> that was

reporting. one day after introducing their obamacare fix, republicans are facing a backlash from the health care industry. democrats, moderates and conservatives. they're all bashing the house plan as nothing but obamacare-lite and rhino care. >> we are divided on replacement. >> it's a missed opportunity. >> do we need to lower the bar in what we believe as conservatives, simply because a republican is now in the white house? >> there are things that have to be done, that have to be included, but we got a starting point. and i think amidst the excrement, we can find a pony around here somewhere. >> however, according to cnn, trump did warn of a 2018

republicans couldn't get a bill passed after seven years of promises. they singled out rand paul after he voiced his opposition to the plan. later today, the house ways and means committee will take its first pass at the health care rae form bill. it's now been four days since president trump accused president obama of tapping his office. >> no, i haven't. >> i have not seen that evidence. >> i think that the president of the united states stated categorically that trump tower was wiretapped, he should come forward with the information that led him to that conclusion. >> and with little to no public comments from the president trump himself, it's left his

aides. >> have they come up with any evidence at all? >> i have addressed this multiple times. >> do you believe president obama ordered something like this? >> my job is to represent the president nothing has changed. it's not a question of new proof or less proof or whatever. >> has the evidence been sheaar with you or other members of the president's senior staff as to why he made this particular accusation? >> farce as far as me, no. >> if he's sitting on this information he found out, he's now directing or asking or recommending that the intelligence communities look into this, and you talked about they have resources and staff, which they do. but why expend those resources and staff if the president has it. >> i think there's a difference between directing the department of justice which may be involved in an ongoing investigation, asking congress as a separate body to look into something. meanwhile, on capitol hill, questions on the president's

unclaimed aim are aimed at rod roddensteen. he would ultimately lead any investigations into russia and the twoikt campaign. >> no president can just unilaterally say go wiretap that american citizen, right? >> my answer to that, senator is i would hope and i would agree with you that that would not happen. >> he would not commit to a special prosecutor on the issue, despite democrats' demands. some key dems have already said they would block his confirmation. and we have word of the first public intel hearing, it will be held in less than two weeks. the first witnesses asked to testify, former deputy ag sally yates and james comey. now to a shocking and grizzly story in france this morning. a rhinoceros killed by poachers inside a zoo. the poachers broke into a zoo outside paris monday night and shot and killed the 4-year-old

he was found with one of his ivory horns sawed-off. they estimate the horn is worth up to $42,000 on the black market. rhinos are under constant threat from poachers in the wild. let's turn to bill karins for a look at your midweek weather. >> we're looking at one of the biggest storms you'll ever see over central canada. that's going to cause warm conditions and showers on the east coast that will clear up as we go throughout the day, but it's the winds that will get the attention, wind advisories from the dakotas to new york state. and wind warnings to ft. wayne and cleveland. not a lot of damage will happen, but we will be watching a very windy afternoon. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. you'll see the temperatures are still pretty mild in the middle of the country at least for now. you notice some of that cold stuff around fargo and duluth. enjo

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now on news4, preparing to show the world what it would be like without women. and it's already impacting the day ahead for a lot of parents. >> several killed. dozens injured. what we expect to learn from investigators after that deadly crash between a freight train and tour bus. >> and suspense plays out in a local movie theater. why a man was holed up inside the ceiling. 4:26 right now. first hold on to your hats, folks. if you're getting ready to head out the door take a live look at what you'll be facing this morning. wind whipping through pa

old glory fully unfurled this morning. >> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it is really blustery out there. we have a check in from melissa mollet in just a minute but first let's start with chuck and sheena and the latest on this wind. wow, guys. >> yeah, it's windy. >> southerly winds have kept temperatures way, way up during the overnight hours. some places -- let's put it this way. it was 59 when i pulled out of my garage and 61 degrees five minutes later when i was outside in that strong breeze. >> you don't need a jacket this morning. it may warrant a light coat, but that's about it. 33 in the district. camp springs coming in close to 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts so it's going to be windy and gusty all day today. the winds really picking up this morning. right now the temperatures 55 degrees so it is mild. we have some rain around and it is windy. speaking of the rain, let's get a check on the

>> yes, a burst of rain showers here first thing this morning so if you're going to go out the door, have the umbrella. if you're just getting your day started most of this will be done with this before about 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. so if you're up here early, grab the umbrella. there's that ban of rain showers right along the front itself that extends right down along the i-95 corridor all the way down to the carolinas. locally though, rain drops right in around the capitol beltway. these are moving into southern prince george's and charles county now. but again, the trend is your friend. it will be a drying trend and temperatures will be super mild again later this afternoon. more about the warmup coming up in a few minutes. for now let's go over to melissa to see how things are doing on a wednesday. >> a couple of problems. we're dealing with the rain, so that green is showing rain falling across the area. southbound 95 ourir

near quantico, a crash blocking the right side. as we head north here, 118 west of darnstown road here, wires down, all lanes blocked. we just got that report in here right now. this has just cleared out of the way. georgia avenue south of 16th street, had an overturned vehicle there and riggs road just west of south dakota avenue, water main break with all lanes blocked there. it was the march that sparked a movement and today the same organizers behind the women's march on washington are encouraging women across the country to stay home from work. and there are a lot of ways the march could impact you. we'll give you a look at what you need to know about today's a day without a woman event. the organizers want women to stay home and take the day off from paid and unpaid labor. the group wants to call attention

gender discrimination and job insecurity. across the world today is international women's day. women in more than 50 countries plan to strike to raise awareness of gender violence, reproductive rights, labor rights and environmental protection. women are also asked to avoid shopping in stores and online. the exception is small businesses, local businesses, and women and minority owned companies. now, women and men are also being encouraged to wear red. red represents revolutionary love and sacrifice and has a history with the labor movement. men are also being asked to held with care giving and domestic chores. they're being asked to rally for equal pay. you can also find a list of local events happening on the nbc washington app in conjunction with a day without a woman. a lot of marchs will be held today and two events will have a noticeable impact in