that snow from yesterday is more like concrete this afternoon. tweeted this demonstration of how hard that snow is out there this afternoon. still all over the roads, the sidewalks and even some cars. >> we have team coverage for you th. doug and amelia in the storm center. coldest march 15th ever? >> yeah, guys, really quite amazing to think about that. the coldest march 15th. the last time we were this cold was after the superstorm of '93. a storm very similar to the one we just saw make it way right up the east coast. >> we're still seeing so much snow and sleet condensed now to ice. i have been doing radio all afternoon and they're begging you. if you're going out, clean off the roof of your car creating very dangerous situation. >> a couple accidents as a result of that. take a look at the temperatures. we have not gotten above freezing and we probably won't until the day tomorrow. 30 degrees d.c. and 32 right now over towards ocean

everybody on the cold side but the wind is playing a major factor today and look at these wind chills. 12 in haguerstown and 11 up towards state college. some incredible wind chills for mid-march and we'll continue to see the wind. the wind advisory in effect until 6:00 tonight. winds gusting 40 to 45 miles per hour this evening. we even had our sign here at the station blow off because of all the cold air and the wind. another frigid morning tomorrow and frozen through tomorrow evening and tomorrow afternoon. i do think we get above freezing tomorrow and milder by the weekend and, yeah, we're tracking our next system for the weekend, too. we'll be back here in just about 15 minutes. >> march not done with us yet. now, we do want to show you a live look outside of our studios here in northwest d.c. doug just talked about the winds out there. there you got a little bit of proof. the winds took our nbc peacock sign right off the front of t

use tad be colorful feathers up there. used to be the outline of the peacock. the sign hit the ground and thankfully nobody was hurt. >> nobody except the peacock. it is an annual tradition that sort of turns the page on winter. the national cherry blossom festival was supposed to start today. >> but the weather we've had the past few days has not been kind to those blossoms. are we going to see them bloom at all this year? >> kristen wright has new information for us first at 4:00. >> washington's iconic cherry blossoms are in trouble. the bitter cold temperatures we have been feeling this week are killing some of the blossoms that were too close to that beautiful peak bloom that so many come to washington to see every year. the trees here, some of them, just bare. the national park service inspected the trees right here around the tidal basin this morning and found widespread damage. temperatures fell

critical 24 degree mark that we've been talking about. the next two nights, more bitter cold is coming. so, is there any hope for the cherry blossoms? the park service has scientists who are studying some of the blossoms that were in the earlier stages of growth to see how, if at all, the cold has impacted them. to see if those blossoms will survive and bloom. we'll show you that process on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. see you then. >> well, here's a live look at reagan national airport where planes are coming and going mostly as planned. 62 flights were canceled today. that 's a lot better than tuesdy where airline husband to scrap more than 400 flights. so far today airlines logged close to 1,500 cancellations. yesterday, more than 7,000. five times more canceled flights than today. folks up in new york state th

towns near the new york/pennsylvania border. crew had to rescue some of the plows. light snow is still falling, but nothing that's going to add to the these problems. several hours east of there outside of boston school closures and snow emergency plans remain in place and you can see clearly why. the streets are icy, they're snow packed. neighbors using snow blowers and shovels to help each other clear paths for their cars. at least a foot of snow fell here all in a very heavy, wet and hard to move. remember, as this winter weather continues to chase us indoors, you can get the latest forecast any time, anywhere with the nbc washington app. developing right now, the justice department charged two russian spies and two russian hackers for contributing to that massive data breach at yahoo!. investigators described it as a complex scheme that allowed the spies to gather intelligence and the hackers to

affected half a billion yahoo! customers. the four men are facing more than 40 criminal charges including conspiracy, and theft of trade secrets. yahoo! is committed to keep its platforms secure. protect yourself from hackers, use long, complicated passwords and never reuse them. keep your computer software up to date and considerer turning off location services and cloud backup. well, today ranking members of the house intelligence committee say that they see no evidence to support president trump's wiretap claims. republican committee chairman devon nunez and adam shift still waiting for evidence from the justice department. two weeks ago they tweeted barack obama wiretapped his trump tower phones in the runp to the election. the white house has offered no proof since then. the

not happen. the fbi director and head of the national testified at a public hearing on monday. and the white house is also facing several challenges to the president's new immigration order. >> maryland is one of the three states taking action today. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has a report from green belt. >> reporter: today inside green belt federal court those in opposition to president trump's second attempt at a travel ban invoked a judge. filing a suit challenging the travel ban that is due to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. plaintiffs are seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction of the order into the u.s. for nationals of ian, libya, somalia, sedan, syria and yemen for 90 days among other restraints. >> this isn't rocket science. our constitution doesn't permi

to do what president trump has attempted to do here. >> reporter: after hearings from attorneys at the u.s. department of justice and represethe judgee would render it maybe today or maybe not. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, interesting arguments in court today. we'll break those down for you. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. well, with all that bitter cold weather, a warning, if you plan to use your fireplace to heat your home. montgomery county officials think that last night's fire in potomac started in a family's c chimany. it was in the 20s when they came in to put out the flames. imagine being stuck in the cold and freezing for two hours your dog. what it took to bring them to safety. the cold weather can take a toll on your health. heart problems spike with problems like this and why spotting the warning

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and haul them out to safety. the victim has been treated for minor injuries and exposure to the cold. they took the dog to the animal hospital to be evaluated by the meds there. bust out his snow stick. we'll show you when the judge pick a winner. >> so many great entries. remember, chris and i are right here on facebook live. we'd love for you to logon and ask any question and ct withha

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cold weather like this does more than send a shiver down our spines the death increase in winter many because of heart issues. the warning signs of heart trouble can be spotted by looking right in a mirror. dr. jackie of family allergy and asthma care joins us. so great tasee you, again. >> thank you so much. >> why should we be worrying about cold weather and heart disease at this time? >> that's because 70% of the wintertime increase in deaths could be due to heart attacks and strokes. this is the time of year that we'll see that happen. and the real surprise is that there are some parts of the body that people may not think of that are connected to heart disease. >> you say the eyes. it's all in the eyes that is your window into the

>> what we're seeing is the blood vessels at the back of ureu your eyes. high blood pressure or something wrong with your heart and another really weird one is if you get a little bit of this yellow kind of rash around your inner eyelids, think of that. it's a sign of heart disease. so, be careful with that. >> sometimes that happens to me, but i have severe allergies. i think that's the first thing that i think about. >> when we're looking at the eyes in your blood vessels. >> also the ears. >> that one, in particular, is a specific sign. if you have a crease from the middle of your ear down across to the other side of your ear, that is also associated with having heart attacks. anybody with hearing problems whether it's ringing in the ears or loss of hearing, think about heart trouble with that, too. >> that's good to know. >> i feel like we're hitting on all the senses here. how the mouth can help you. >> right. so, that one is if you don't do oo

your mouth, all that bacteria comes right into your mouth, into your blood stream and attacks your heart. so, go to your dentist. it will help you with your heart. >> i know we also, by the way, my husband is a dentist, he loves the fact that you brought that up. we just turned our clocks ahead. what does this -- does it really have an impact on our body? does it play into this when it comes to our heart at all? >> absolutely. no, it really does. in fact what happens is when we turn the clock ahead, we lose sleep. sleep and heart disease is associated. the monday that just passed is the highest risk of heart attacks. 25% increase because of that simple loss of an hour. so, be really careful with that. make sure that you get some sleep, hopefully the snow day helped a lot of people so that they were able to catch up. >> you're not going to be able to catch up until november 5th. >> and it takes a week to get over that one-hour sleep loss. >> crazy that w

temperatures and the wind chills. with the warmer on the way, hopefully, we're dealing with a whole other string of problems. the wheezing and sneezing and chris can tell you all about that today. what other kind of risks are involved with that and how does it relate? >> our time will finally come. the spring will come along and we'll have all kinds of people having those kind of problems. if you think about it, it makes sense. when you have problems with wheezing in your lungs, you'll absolutely affect your heart. take care of your asthma. it will help. when you have this problem with the inflammation and the irritation in your eyes and nose, it actually puts you at a 40% increased risk of heart disease. we're not quite sure if it's just the irritation and the inflammation or stressed out after being so itchy. >> how does emotions play into cardiac health? >> they do. we know stress overall will really affect your heart, but there was a very inest thering correlation that was st

women with depression. and they have a three-time increase in heart disease because of depression. so, what that really just means is things are going to bet better. again, with daylight-saving time, we get more sunlight. that makes us happier. that decreases depression. we can get out there and exercise. do the happy dance. it will help your heart. >> you just need the temperatures to cooperate. >> that's right. >> dr. jackie, thank you so much. showing us how to protect ourselves in these conditions. >> you're welcome. radiation therapy for breast cancer has gone through changes recently. want to tell you about that this afternoon finding that is probably a good thing. researchers at duke university looked at data from six years ago and they discovered more than half the woman who avoided radiation or had a shorter course still got the six-week treatment cutting back does not reduce risk of recurrence and saves millions of dollars. more women are receiving shorter

did six years ago. and you mentioned the weather after the snow, wind and rain. comes the flood. a storm drain in milford, connecticut, are clogged with ice from yesterday's storm and during the high tide this afternoon, water has been collecting in the streets. now, eventually that water will drain, but until then waist-deep water. here at home most of us did not have to deal with all that much snow. all things considered and with a lot of folks getting the day off of work and school, a lot of you had the chance to take part in the snow stick challenge. we are going to meet the winner, but, first, got to bring out the judges. >> who's going to get the stick? it's judgment day. and we have scores and scores of entries. kids, pets, all sorts of people doing their best. st. paddy's day pose, we have judges and numbers, but who's going to

who's going to end up with the official pat collins snow stick? coming up at 5:00, the final four. >> and nothing like previous years. there may be only one of the snow sticks given out all season because this is probably the last go around here. >> that thing is really, really wanted. you saw darcy spencer as one of the judges, which is very, very funny. >> she had the glasses and she tried to enter. >> she got called out. too close to home to be part of the contest. this harsh, cold weather could not keep one of d.c.'s bald eagles from entering the world. how you can have a part in giving it a name. and don't mention this. about ten minutes ago. this is the coldest march 15th ever for the nation's capital. when we'll finally break out of the ice box.

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you know, about ten minutes ago doug was talking about this being a record-breaking cold. this is dangerous kind of weather. >> you know, especially when you're talking about what month we are. here we are in the month of march, january, kind of normal. but march. we have been so warm over the past couple of days, you

caught out in that. the one issue towards the park earlier. temperatures today extremely cold and the coldest march 15 t in our area. the record is 32 degrees and goes back to 1932. that was actually when the recording was downtown. this is actually harder to get colder by the airport if you understand what that means. thak a look. the wind still blowing our camera around. wind out of the west at 21 miles per hour and temperature around 30 degrees. again, the wind is such a big factor. look at these wind gusts. 47 mile per hour winds in hagerstown and 38 in camp springs and 30 in baltimore. an extremely cold day and an extremely windy day. look at these wind chills. just brutal. 12 in gaithersburg and 17 manassas and washington, hopefully you're prepared for it if you're making your way out. working outside today or maybe having to walk outdoors today that's on the warm side. we are dealing with the

cold. right on through tomorrow morning, tomorrow is another cold day. not quite as cold, but, still, extreme cold for this time of year. hats, coats, gloves and, yeah, still lots of slick spots out there. we'll continue to watch that, too. some snow showers towards charles county right now. most of the area dry. we did see snow flurries and showers come through the area and all lake effect snow. watch this right here. right in through there coming on through the region. wasn't a lot, just enough to give us a pretty shot. feels like temperature. wind chills at 11:00 tonight. about where they are now. tomorrow morning even colder. single digits all across parts of our area, especially north and west of d.c. you know we'll start off thursday cold and tomorrow afternoon, we only get into the 20s as if a ffar as the wind ch are concerned. most everybody will be going back to school on time tomorrow. if you are, this is what you're dealing with. 24 ee

wind chill around 15. 30 degrees by noon and 39 by 4:00. yeah, probably an indoor recess day as it will be quite cold across our region. over the next ten days, here is some good news. 48 on friday and most of our snow and sleet should melt by friday night into saturday. especially if you're able to get some showers on saturday. a high of 59 on saturday. breezy and chilly on sunday high of 48. temperatures at or below average for the next ten days. the exception all the way into next saturday. the only 60 degree we have on that map. how about that, guys. >> this is like a complete reversal for february. >> i know. young women missing for days, sometimes even weeks. it seems like it is happening more and more in our area. how social media is changing the game when it comes to bringing them home. >> working for this story for you new at 5:00 tonight. the spring and summer get aways are just around the corner. if you're not careful, bed bugs can rn

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now at 4:30. half a billion people hacked and now russian spies are being charged. could this impact an upcoming investigation? gone without a trace. how social media is becoming a game changer when it comes to finding the missing people in our area. and we're working for you to solve a diamond disaster at

thousands of dollars and she was getting no where until she called us. now at 4:30, shocking allegations about a chkremlin connection that broke into 500 yahoo! e-mail accounts. accused russian spies of directing that attack as congress ramps up the investigation into russian meddling in the election. lane alexa blaine alexander is live with the story. >> reporter: here on capitol hill,er the headlines and the questions were coming fast. in washington, all eyes are on russia as the house intelligence committee pushes ahead with its investigation into russian meddling into the 2016 election. >> finally, the american people are awaken to the fact that putin is creating problems for us and our allies all

tweeted claims that president obama had trump tower wiretapped a push back from key lawmakers saying they have seen no evidence. >> you can't level an accusation of that type without attracting it or explaining just why it was done. >> that question needs to be answered because i don't think it's ever been raised before. and the bottom line is a lot of americans were wondering what's going on here. >> reporter: from the justice department today, new charges of russian hacking. this time connected to the 2014 incident involving 500 million yahoo! e-mail accounts. two russian intelligence officials and two criminal hackers accused of targeting government officials and compromising many more. >> conspired to plan and carry out one of the largest cyberintrusions in u.s. history. >> this is explosive. this is state on state cyberattack. >> reporter: the president traveled to michigan, where none of this is dampening support among his base. >> i think he's doing a fine job. he's m

>> reporter: president trump trying to focus on his message. >> i am going to fight for your jobs. >> reporter: despite growing questions in washington. and fbi director james comey has agreed to testify publicly at next week's hearing on russian election hacking. angie? >> blaine, thank you. are you concerned about the alleged involvement of russian agents yahoo! hacked. our flash survey question today. so far almost two-thirds of you say you are concerned. there is still plenty of time to vote on the nbc washington facebook page. well, when someone goes missing, it can be frustrating for investigators and just heart breaking for their family and friends. here with today's talk around town. troy, people are reported missing every day, but, statistics show an overwhelming number are people of color. what are your listeners saying? >> a lot of people are on edge because they are concerned. many people i talk to are parents and they're worried

harm's way. knowing it's already hard to just keep track of your teenage kids these days. ask thinking about the fact that a child could be gone with no rhyme or reason. with no trace. that is certainly weighing on people's minds. kennedy high, a lot of people remember her. she went missing on march 8th and she was found in laurel earlier this week and reunited with her family. this is a good story. she was recovered. but been on a lot of people's minds. she was lured away to be a potential sex trafficking victim. so, i spoke to darica wilson and it is based in prince george's county. she and her organization have been looking for missing children and babies of color since 2008. she tells me people here in the d.c. area should be alarmed about these disappearances and the possibility that some of these

>> human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry. maryland, d.c. and virginia is a hub for this type of illegal activity. so easy to get in and get out. you have baltimore. you have the 495 corridor. you know, you can have a teenager missing from washington, d.c. that teenager could be in new york in 2 1/2 hours on an acela train. >> chris, as i mentioned, they started their work back in 2008. at that time 30% of missing children were children of color. that number has gone up. it's now 40%. >> wow. you would hope that number would be going the other way. >> exactly. >> social media changed how police get the word out when someone goes missing. >> it has. people know what is good about this is you can do this, grab your phone and they're putting the information right in peop

much faster way people are sharing important information to help find these kids on social media. and that's helping police, that's helping families try to find those loved ones. it's a very important connection because on the other side of things, these traffickers are also using social media to try to lure these kids away. >> it's a double edge sword. it truly is. what can people do to try to make a difference? >> one thick that we can all do, we can do this today. sit down and talk to your children about social media, about the responsibilities of using it. and the dangers of using it. and that uncomfortable conversation for some parents who, you know, they have that back and forth with their kids. it's really important because you could be keeping your child out of harm's way in the long run. an important conversation that you can have today. also plenty of resources for missing and exploited children. even children of color. you can check that out on the internet. >> it's a

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and most of the area continues to be under a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m. this evening. we're tracking gusts potentially near 50 miles per hour. leesburg right now reporting a gust about 48. as we head to the evening and thoerve night hours, the wind come down a little bit your wind forecast, still breezy tonight. as we look throughout the day tomorrow,er it stays breezy with gusts near 30 and sustained winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. what does it mean for you? it is annoying. wind chill tomorrow morning anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees. make sure the kids are bundled up at the bus stop and we're warmer as we head on into the weekend. i'll do your weekend forecast coming up in about ten minutes. new s 4 is working for you t our veteran hero job fair down at the verizon center. dozens of local and national companies are interviewing transitioning service members and their spouses. recruiters are looking for hires with all kinds of experience.

chance to attend a workshop on creating a resume and doing an interview. if you missed today's event, we have a link to other tools for veteran s looking for work. this next story is one i just shared on my facebook page. d.c. has a new feathered friend. a baby bald eagle hatched today. >> that's right. we saw the crack a little earlier and then it happened. its parents liberty and justice have been living on this oak tree in the police academy southwest. the eagle cam caught these images of the first of two eggs hatching. it happened around 1:00 this afternoon. yeah, we're told the second egg should hatch within the next 24 hours. we're going to take a look here at some of the video. this is one of four eagle nests in the d.c. area. the nests at the national arboretum has egged expected to hatch later this month. you can find

eagle cam in the nbc washington app and help pick a name for the new eaglets. we have already weighed in with chris and angie. i don't give those prospects all that much hope. >> angie. i don't think that's going to cut it. but you saw, remember, yesterday i was telling you about sitting on it during the snow builds the wall around the egg. >> the male and the female both takes turns incubating and protecting it from the cold. you know it is cold out there. we don't need to tell you that. some of our neighbors have no where to turn when it does get cold. we are going to take you to a place that is helping those in need. call it a diamond-size double charge. getting results after a local woman gets that nasty surprise on vacation. it's bait and switch, i think. this is not what i was told i wagetting.s

here are 4 things to know. members of the house intelligence committee say they've seen no evidence that former president barack obama wiretapped donald trump's phones at trump tower in the runp to the election. the heads of the fbi and national security agency are scheduled to testify on monday. and the justice department is charging two russian spies and two hackers in connection with that massive data breach at yahoo!. it happened a few years ago and affected half a billion accounts. video that is an importa

that snow and ice out there. d.c. fire and rescue worked for two hours to help this person and a dog stuck on a steep hill. this is near beach drive. they are expected to be okay. and it is not looking good for d.c. famous cherry blossoms. after last night's cold the national park service inspected the trees along the tidal basin and found widespread damage to many of the blossoms. >> first came the snow and then the sleet and now the bold, chilly temperatures. >> we cannot catch a break. news 4 justin finch has more from frederick, maryland, now where some folks are still digging out from the snow storm. >> reporter: they look like glaciers, old, icy snow plowed into mini cliffs. remnants of that tuesday storm from which many of us are still digging and sweeping out however we can. he's using a shoe because he has no scraper. what he can't explain this chill. >> like i say, just theos

uncomfortable and most surprising feeling you could imagine. >> reporter: and in the snap of sub freezing temperatures and bitter winds having a warm place to go is a matter of survival. >> we were freezing. it was snowing so hard. >> food and warmth. you know, it was really the big things that you need in the cold. if you don't have either or, you're not going to get it. >> reporter: david nulte is one of many keeping warm. all winter they welcome overflow crowds. a place to rest and warm up as the mercury plummets. the mission is often braced for ten people per night, but recently have welcomed more than a dozen. during the day the mission offers several resources, including warm meals. the frederick rescue mission is open 365 days a year. they get all their srt

private donations and say they're always looking for more help so they can help others. in frederick, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> he was out there and the wind wasn't even blowing as strongly as it did when it kicked up. >> speaking of frederick, we have the expert here. what did your mom tell you about the conditions? >> she's coming home from work and she still lives there and with the winds today, we're seeing drifts of snow back on the rural roads. so, a heads up there. this is going to continue to be an issue, not just tonight, but then throughout the day tomorrow. we did have some gusts including in frederick county today that were over 50 miles an hour. i want to get you into your weather headlines. what i first want to say is i've been doing dop radio all afternoon with the forecast there. and so many folks are calling in and saying we're driving, people haven't cleaned their cars off and because of how heavy and wet that snow was and sleet mixed in and the freezing, below freezing temperatures overnight ni

are causing damage. so, if you haven't yet, please clean your car off before you head out. as we look to tomorrow, we're still breezy, still cold. and then by the weekend, it's looking okay. a lot better than what we've had. normally this time of year we're around 55 degrees. we'll be kind of warm over the weekend, but some chances for rain. currently right now it's feeling like we're in the teens. 17 in washington. 18 in leesburg and 15 up in frederick. take a look at tomorrow morning as the kids are heading off to school feeling like we're in the single digits in many locations, including gaithersburg, frederick, manassas and back around wind chester. feels-like temperature in the district right around 13 and still cold throughout the day tomorrow. wind chill by the mid-morning hours still anywhere from about 13 to 20 degrees out there. i want to show you your thursday planner. we start off at 23 degrees. again, wind chills from 5 to 15. breezy tomorrow from start to finish. we'll have mostly to partly

sunny skies. a high of only 39. for the morning commute, you have the heat on in your car and track areas of blowing snow and recess for the kids. make sure they have their warmest jacket and outdoor exercise. i'm not going out there. i think it's better to stay in the gym tomorrow and for the evening commute still blustery. blowing snow could be a concern. osas you head out on your friday night if you have plans. chance of showers into saturday morning. most of the day on saturday looking dry. highs near 60 and then potentially again saturday evening. sunday, breezy, guys. with high temperatures cooler near 50. >> ten days until we get back to 60s. >> oh, boy. thanks amelia. okay. so nbc 4 responds to a diamond ring disaster. a maryland woman bought this ring while she was in the caribbean. >> when she got home from vacation she discovered they overcharged her by more than $2,000. and she needed some help from consumer reporter susan hogan. >> she did. i'll tell you traveling to a

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york, the vice president there of marketing and he immediately, immediately e-mailed me and said that he wanted to work to my 100% saps satisfaction. >> the company agreed to refund her in full if she returned the ring. a spokesperson for diamond international tells nbc 4 responds we hope our approach to handling her claim provided mrs. toliver with the confidence to know that we respect her as a valued customer. >> i feel excellent. i could not be more grateful to you, nbc. and for diamonds international for fairly at the top. >> if you're making a large purchase while traveling overseas, pay by credit card. check out the vendor's reviews online.

and if you have a consumer problem you need help solving, go to our nbcwashington.com/responds. >> great to see the company admit their mistake and make it right. >> they totally owned this one. >> thanks, susan. it has been a year since a college student from virginia was thrown into prison thousands of miles away after making this tearful plea. now there may just be a new plan to bring him home. you're watching news 4 first at 4:00.

tonight there is a new effort to bring home a e university of virginia student. how the u.s. is trying to bring him home and the complications that could come with it. the last time his family saw him t was on a tv screen last march, begging for his freedom in a pyongyang courtroom. >> worst decision of my life. >> reporter: the offense trying to take a propaganda banner as a souvenir. the sentence, 15 years hard labor. the university of virginia student was in north korea on a five-day tour, not illegal, but risky for an american.

richardson who has helped free prisoners before now working for his release. >> medically, we don't know how he's doing. he's a healthy young man and initial reports that he was okay. but the north koreans have not given him the access from our swedish representatives that any political prisoner deserves. >> reporter: kim jung-un released prisoners before. but this time richardson says it's different. >> we don't know what he wants. so, there's nothing to bargain with. there's nothing to know how to make a deal to get this kid out. and in the meantime, he sits there suffering. and sometimes forgotten. >> reporter: nbc news, london. right now at 5:00, those famous cherry

by our brutal cold today. what officials will be watching closely over the next 24 hours. >> plus, a court challenge to the president's latest travel ban. it's right down the road in maryland. the arguments that could sway that ruling. >> and a guilty plea today from a mother in the death of her 3-year-old daughter. tonight we hear from the father who says it could have been prevented. >> nobody helped. nobody reached out to anybody. they just let her out two days later to kill my daughter and her brother. >> but, first at 5:00 tonight. brutally cold temperatures blanketing our area, as you know. good evening, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handily. all that cold having a huge impact on an iconic sign of spring in our area. we're talking cherry blossoms. >> let's head to storm center 4. >> it went up

we made it officially to freezing but that's not above so nothing is melting as we move on through. look at the numbers across the mid-atlantic. 32 in d.c. and 28 in hagerstown and the wind which has been gusting between 30 and 40 miles per hour for the most part. we've seen gusts over 50 today. and that gives us current wind chills of 14 in hagerstown and 19 in d.c. again, an incredibly cold day across our region. if we stay at 32, it's still the coldest day or at least tied for the coldest day ever in our history as far as march 15th is concerned. so, quite a stat there. now, as far as the wind advisory goes until 6:00. wind advisory in effect for areas that could see 40-mile-per-hour winds or higher. we have seen the wind over 50 miles per hour this afternoon. we'll continue to see another frigid morning tomorrow. frozen through tomorrow afternoon and temperatures will begin to rise a little bit. much milder by the weekend and tracking our next storm system. let's talk about that and see you back here in about5