it's happened again. somebody gets over the white house fence. what we're learning about the intruder and the report on the problem. and i'll have the latest on a northeast per will impact our area monday night into tuesday. how much you can expect in your neighborhood coming up. and breaking right now, we'll show why you the firing of a well respected federal prosecutor is getting so much attention tonight. president the donald trump is offering praise for the secret service. they caught a man who got on to the white house grounds after climbing a fence on the property. at the time, the president was in fact inside the executive

breach at the white house since trump took office nearly two months ago. the secret service said in a sfamt the unidentified individual was arrested on the south grounds after climbing an outer perimeter fence near the treasury department last night. the agency said a search of the grounds found, quote, nothing of concern to security operations. homeland security secretary john kelly was also briefed on the incident. more information now. be the they plan to begin raising the fence in the next year or two. those plans were revealed in a news4 i-team report and they include a terrell base and the use of spikes to make the top of the fence harder to climb. joseph kaputo scaled it in 2015, got probation and then

to our reporter why he did it. >> the main thing was to restore the constitution to the original intention and then enhance it. >> he had information in that binder. he said he wanted to bring attention to the u.s. constitution. the i-team 2015 report revealed the national parks service had considered and rejected an idea to add a moat and barbed wire around the fence. we've got breaking news. the trump administration fired preet bharara today. they had asked him to stay on through the presidential challenge but yesterday jeff essentials asked bharara and more than 40 other attorneys to step down. when he refused, the administration fired him. it is typical for a new administration to bring in its own u.s.

what's unusual is that the agreement seemed to change. he is known for defending against public corruption and prosecuting democrats is that republicans alike. all right. this is what so many of you have on your minds right now. we are talking about the snow days. our meteorologist breaks down what we could be seeing monday night into tuesday. new information coming in. >> exactly. as i continue to get new information in, this storm system is really tricky but there are some things remain certain as we get new information in hour by hour. i want to show what you we have. the timing has not faltered. it looks like snow moves in monday after the evening rush. so great news between 8:00 is that 10:00 p.m. we continue to track snow and a wintery mix. every computer model continues to bring some snow to our area. we are looking at snow covered roads. cool air is in

storm system. however, that being said, that infamous rain and snow line is in play, right now mainly impacting southern maryland. you'll want to stay tuned for updates. coming up at 6:18, i put together a first look at snowfall totals. what you can expect this your neighborhood. coming up then. a 65-year-old takoma park woman is dead after being hit by a bicyclist. d.c. police say it happened just about 7:00 at 13th in the i street. the bicyclist was hit while stepping off a curb and on to a crosswalk. the case remajors under investigation and police are asking if you saw anything, to please call and let them know. >> the pressure is growing. mike pence is calling the health care bill ub

affordable care act. chris has more on that and the white house fence jumper today. >> reporter: the president commenting saturday after a california man jumped the fence at the white house hours before. >> the secret service did a fantastic job. >> reporter: the secret service stopped the intruder on the grounds. for trump, it was business as usual saturday hosting lunch at his virginia golf club for members of the cabinet and staff. >> the economy is doing very, very well and generally speaking, we're doing very, very well. we really had a mess. we had a mess. it is getting straightened out. it is getting straightened out fast. today we're talking about health care. >> vice president mike pence was talking health care in kentucky. the affordable care act, whatever it goes by, has been truly

>> reporter: as pence spoke, obamacare supporters mr spoke. >> i want to wait until there is a better program for the repeal to happen. >> reporter: late saturday afternoon, trump won the showdown with the federal prosecutor. he originally asked preet bharara to stay on as u.s. attorney for manhattan. friday justice department told him and 45 other u.s. attorneys to resign and leave office. bharara refused. he tweet saturday that he had been fired. it is customary for presidents to pick their own u.s. attorneys but they said the bankruptness of the decision without new appointees ready to go and after asking bharara to stay on caught many by surprise. >> reporter: you can imagine the frustration. ta at&t customers didn't have coverage again. they apologized but weren't

to offer information about how long it lasted. this is the second time had being there's been go a major service disruption. they said they had a nationwide it's serve outage wednesday night. some people were not able to call 911. next on news4 at 6:00, a fire truck involving a crash early this morning. how the wreck happened and the warning.

one person is dead in the indian head area of chars county. a truck traveling went off the roadway and struck a tree. the crash happened near riverside road this morning. there was only one person in the vehicle and that victim died on the scene. right now investigators believe driver error caused the wreck. a reminder to move over when you see emergency vehicles with their lights on. prince george's county police say a car rear end ad fire truck early this morning on the beltway at iron town road. the truck was there blocking the scene of another accident when it was hit. four firefighters were hurt. we're told that they should be okay and the driver who hit the fire truck had some minor injuries. we're to learn whether he or she will face any charges. our officials tell us the truck, worth as much as $600,000 is totaled. a

elderly man into the cold. this video coming from d.c. fire officials. this happened just after 11:00 last night when it was already so cold. on new york avenue, the fire officials say that fire started in the basement of a rowhouse and started to thread all three floors. threatening the neighboring homes. thankfully no injuries have been reported. we can't tell you what exactly caused the fire yet. washington weather. it's cold, hot, a blooming cram shoot. details coming up on will news4.

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the u.s. attorney's office in d.c. says the man who jumped the house fence last night was in a d.c. courtroom today. they said jonathan tuan tran is from california. this is file video that we're showing you. this is not from today's incident. he is being charged with entering or remaining in restricted grounds while carrying a dangerous weapon. this is file video that you're seeing. if convicted, the charge can carry up to ten years in prison. we're told president president trump was in fact home at the time of the breach. a bill requiring had

is in the senate. the senate tweaks it making it mandatory for companies with 15 or more offering five days of paid leave. smaller company will be required to offer unpaid leave. finally it is expected to happen this coming week. we'll let you know what happens, of course. all right. the cold temperatures forcing people to adjust their plans this weekend and the coming days. the other big top sic what happened to the cherry blossoms? >> the cold didn't stop him. he likes the freezing temps. >> last week in a marathon in africa, that was like 85 degrees. >> for those who came to cheer the runners along, or who are out on more pedestrian pursuits, layers are the orders of the day. contrast this with the balmy

coax the cherry blossoms out. >> it's crazy. we were driving by. we had to stop to see the blossoms. >> they've been a moving target. twaunld march 19. five days later, it was earlier than predicted. >> they're already underway. some of the trenlents are going. the question is whether or not mother name will cooperate. >> if it dips on 24 or lower, the damage is much worse. up to 90% of the blooms could be worse. some folks who didn't expect it this early had a bit of a preview. though getting the picture perfect. >> i've tried. >> whether they're walking around the tidal basin orrer running in an overcoat. it is a

not over yet. snowstorms. we can say that. that's happening. up until today we weren't sure how much. were we talking a dusting, enough to make a snowman? enough to bring out the mexican hot chocolate? tomato assume, crusty bread? >> how about yes to all of it. the reason we don't come out with snow totals right away. we want to get more information. it wouldn't be appropriate to say we'll get a foot of snow and then take it down. this is a tricky storm step. i'll show you the totals because good bet schools are closed on tuesday. >> take a look at the temperatures. already down to 30 in gaithersburg. 36 in washington. clear signs, another cold night that could cause more damage to the cherry blossoms.

26 degrees. very similar to today. a high of 32. notice here at 3:00 p.m., it will be breezy. don't forget, daylight savings time begins tomorrow so we will lose that hour of sleep unless you're a really good cleaner. as you look to monday, it is dry during day, mostly cloudy. you get home fine from work on monday. then at 8:00 p.m., you start to see the snow moving in. this is just one computer model. i do like the timing. let's go through the storm system. snow falling at a pretty good clip. we could see snow rates of one to two inches. 5:00 a.m. i want to point this out. this is rain/snow line. snow north and west of

we'll keep a close eye and it will impact by going up or down. 9:00 a.m., we're tracking snow across the area. and then we'll continue to have snow at times with a bit of a wintery mix possible. i want to let you know. this is the first look and it is going to change but here's what i'm thinking, and here's what i'm seeing based on the latest information. washington, southern fairfax, fauquier, stafford counties, prince george's and anne arundel county, two to five inches. north and west it is colder so you will see more snow falling. five to ten inches. then down to southern maryland where you're only seeing one to two inches of snow. so snow closures, a high likelihood. the commute tuesday, also not looking good. snow on roads, wednesday morning we will see some delays atop the

area. then more light snow showers on wednesday. not amounting to much but looking like winter. breezy and dry by thursday. >> so so snow lovers like myself are overjoyed. a first look. >> march, two to five inches of snow. >> a significant snowstorm. not just our area but for the northeast and then the weather alerts. >> good time to download the nbc washington app. you're going to need it. the wizards continue their west coast run it's against kings.

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the wizards game against the sacramento sings was an easy one to overlook in their schedule. a late night against a bad team. the wizards had a chance to win the 40-win mark for a fourth consecutive season to stay on pace to reach 50 wins. oh, yeah. they could also move into second place in the eastern conference. the wizards looking for the third straight win on this road trip and first in sacramento

slowing down that guy. the rookie scored 18 points in the first half. and the kings opened up a 4-point lead. the rookies down double figures until their starting shooting guard. bradley leading an insane comeback. the wizards held the lead in the final minute. until then, willie came back up. a chance to end it but he misses. so we go to overtime. he doesn't miss the big shot in the extra session. he scored 63 points, 14 rebounds, 16 assists. the wizards win 133-122. he was scoreboard watching at halftime and gain someday ground. >> it helped that the beautiful arena has scoreboards everywhere. i was

that's important for us in terms of the season. we looked at it and said, we have to get it. we just turned it on. >> the terps were victims of a comeback by northwestern. maryland led by 10 points in the second half but ended up losing by 8. we'll still make the ncaa tournament despite the loss and we'll find out about their game sunday night. still, losing in front of the home crowd, their only conference tournament game. i hurt. >> at the end of the day, i feel like they played great. we have a great crowd. had we came out, fired up. i thought we were ready to play. at the end of the day, i feel like we have a lot to play for. i love these guys. i wouldn't trade them for the

>> after knocking down the top seeded purdue on friday, they advanced to the championship game after being minute minute by 5. remember, michigan americwas in in a plane crash. the adversity has not hurt them at all. michigan, wisconsin, in the championship game sunday afternoon. down a bucket with a minute to go. on the other end. he tied the game up 68. richmond with the three-point advantage. tcu, one last chance. no, no, no. don't take that shot. he goes in. gre

running out. for the win! we go to overtime. the extra session belonged to bcu. justin tillman put the game away emphatically. all right. so that will do it for that segment of sports. they had a difficult game in lacrosse with the top ranked terps teague syracuse. we'll to go some high school action now. there were some state tournament games and some finals. right now. high school hoops. 3a final, baltimore polytech against potomac. that will wrap it up for this segment of sports here. back to you. >> all right. thank you so very much. this evening we have your first look at the snowfall totals that we are

anticipating for the coming week. notice how 95 is right only line between two to five inches and five to ten inches. so washington, xanld rhea. prince george's as well, montgomery, frederick the counties, the heavy hitters. five to ten inches. maybe even a little more. here's the commute outlook. into tuesday, not good. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you at 11:00. had

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