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

beloved and really the most enchanted times of the year here in washington. when the cherry blossoms bloom on the national mall. but this year the fragile blooms just cannot take this bitter cold. this unusual snap has experts wondering if you're going to be able to enjoy their beauty at all. news 4 christian wright live at the basin with more information from the national park service. any hope? >> well, wendy, it is really cold out here. and, clearly, the cherry blossoms, you know, they feel it, too. well, the national park service is doing an experiment right now to see if there is any hope for some of those blooms, those blossoms that are still kind of closed up and maybe haven't been as exposed to the elements. it's so bitterly cold. and icy in washington. that few people can even bear to

walk around, stop and look at the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. and fact is, so far this year, there's not much to see. the family from texas is realizing that now. >> i saw like maybe two. yesterday that were kind of bloomed but covered in snow. but the rest don't look so well. >> the cherry blossoms are like a right of passage to spring in washington. but this last bite of winter is killing many of them. today the national park service announced that the damage is done and it is widespread. horticulturalist with the park service is inspecting the cherry trees at the tidal basin. he's studying blossoms cut from the trees to see if buds that are still in the early stages of growth might survive the cold. he's watching closely over the next 24 to 48 hours. >> at least be able to tell what is going to bloom and what's not going to bloom. we're going to be basically, they're either going to be progressing and turning pink and white or

>> at this point, tourists can't snap that iconic picture of the cherry blossoms framing the jefferson memorial and the washington monument. but d.c. tourism officials say they don't expect a drop in visits to the city this spring. it is still washington. >> we'll take the photos. a lot of snow, though. >> reporter: the national park service says this is the first time in the cherry trees 105-year history that they won't reach peak bloom. but, wendy, regardless, the national cherry festival begins on saturday. back to you. >> and that's plenty of fun. thank you, kristin. give you a little history now of our cherry blossom trees. they are a symbol of friendship between the u.s. and japan. stretches back to the early 1900s. the first few trees arrived in washington in 1910 but they were bug infested. the park service had to burn them all

aric aricalture. two years later another delivery. japan sent more than 3,000 trees this time. the first trees were planted at the tidal basin in march of that year. all right. here we are now 2017. now more than 3,700 trees around the tidal basin and over at the east and west potomac parks. more than half of them are yoshino cheeries but 11 other cherry tree varieties. the second most common is called the cuwauthose are predicted tom between april 10th and april 13th. now to a developing story involving that massive breach of half a billion ha hyahoo! accou. two russian spies have been indicted in connection. federal officials prosecutors say starting in 2014 the two agents used two hackers to steal information from the accounts. they then

accounts of russian journalists, u.s. and russian government officials. as well as people from the private sector. this is the first time that the u.s. has brought criminal cybersecurity charges against russian officials. russia also taking center stage today up on capitol hill where the top members of the house intelligence committee are looking into russian interference in the election. along with any possible ties to the trump or clinton campaigns, they're simultaneously investigating the president's claim that his predecessor had trump tower wiretapped. our chris lawrence is here now with that part of the story. chris? >> the chair and ranking member of the intel committee say they may have different interpretations of what president trump meant by those tweets but both of them say so far they've seen no evidence to support that wiretapping claim. sent a letter requesting the names of american citizens who may have been included in

surveillance of foreign agents. separately james comey is set to testify next week. they'll face questions both about russia's campaign ties and those wiretapping. >> i don't believe just in the last week of time that people we talked to, i don't think there was an actual tap of trump tower. >> it deeply concerns me that the president would make such an accusation without basis. we think it's in the public interest that this we be addressed very openly by the director. we certainly expect that he will. >> and the committee gave intelligence officials a friday deadline to reduce that list of names. so, we could learn a lot more later this week. we will likely learn much more on monday at that public hearing. jim, wendy. >> chris lawrence, thanks. maryland is one of three states now challenging the president's immigration order that travel ban is set to kick in at midnight tonight. so, today, judges in

heard last-minute challenges to that order. our bureau chief in prince george's county tracy wilkinson outside the courthouse. what were those arguments like? >> passionate arguments from the government and the aclu seeking the temporary restraining order against the president's travel ban. now, they're just going to have to wait while the judge thinks about it. >> say it loud, say it clear. >> chanting outside green belt federal court. opponents to president donald trump's travel ban are optimistic. >> we're very hopeful that by 12:05 a.m. tomorrow when this executive order is supposed to be in effect, that we'll have an injunction blocking it. >> reporter: in a lawsuit filed in maryland by the aclu and other groups representing immigrants and refugees, attorneys argued that a 90-day travel ban from six majority muslim countries is

religion. >> our constitution doesn't permit anyone, any government official to do what president trump has attempted to do here. >> reporter: attorneys for the government declined to comment on camera, but argued in court that the president's new version of the ban is significantly more narrow in its focus. no longer targeting muslims. the aclu says that's not an honest interpretation. >> it doesn't change the fact that this was a desire to ban muslims. >> reporter: trump is also proposing to reduce the number of refugees allowed into the u.s. and the suit, plaintiffs say, is illegal to cut that number by more than half. >> without an injunction, certainly, there will be 60,000 refugees, the most vulnerable people in theorld who will never be allowed to resettle either in the united states or else where. >> at this point, there is no decision yet. the judge said that he would put his decision in writing and it could come by the end of the

but possibly not. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, the important part that the president's twitter account is playing in all of this. reporting live in green belt, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you. the man prosecutors say fired an assault rifle into that d.c. pizzeria reached a plea deal today. authorities tell us edgar welsh drove from north carolina to investigate phony stories of child sex trafficking back in december. a conspiracy theory on the internet said high-profile democrats were harboring child sex slaves in northwest d.c. terms of the agreement have not been released yet. a plea hearing is set for next week. this was a chilling crime. it shook a quiet neighborhood in maryland. in court today, a mother pled guilty to suffocating her children. we have covered this story from the time it first broke. sonya spoon faces

in prison when she is sentenced for murdering her baby son and her daughter. chris gordon is in upper marlboro where family members say this never should have happened. chris? >> well, wendy, some family members were here to support her, but others are very angry. they say the murders occurred during a bitter custody battle. that her mental health and fitness as a mother was never in question, despite the fact that she had previously made death threats. threats, they say, that were never reported to the department of social services. the father and grandmother of 3-year-old kayla thompson left court saying her murder should have been prevented. >> i know my granddaughter is in heaven and she's safe. >> reporter: kayla was suffocated by her mother. today spoon pleaded guilty to suffocating kayla a

1-year-old son, aden, in september of 2014. prosecutors say spoon then put a plastic bag over her own head with duct tape around her neck. unsuccessfully trying to kill herself. her mother found her and her children and called 911. >> say the address, again. you're doing cpr -- please come and help. >> reporter: the murder occurred just one week after sonya spoon had threatened to commit suicide and kill her daughter. spoon was hospitalized. but was released just days later. the department of social security was never notified about her threats. >> nobody helped. nobody reached out to anybody. nobody reached out to anybody to help. they just let her out two days later to kill my daughter and her brother. >> reporter: states attorney angela alsobrook says the law needs to change to protect children. >> what the law says now is that if you have actually harmed a

child, that must be reported. but if you threaten to kill or harm a child, no legal requirement that that be reported to the department of social services or to our office and the state attorney's office. we feel this is a gaping loophole that has to be closed. >> prosecutor angela is fightsing for a change in maryland's law. again, how she says it could save the lives of children like these. that's the latest live at the prince george's county courthouse. jim, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. various kinds of fraud cost consumears lot of time and money. >> and now there's big new effort to better protect your wallet. >> susan hogan is coming up next to tell you how you will benefit from this. the snow stick challenge. the judges have spoken. coming up, the best of t best.he

they pulled up in a u-haul they were carrying storage bins. 90 seconds later they were gone. now police in at least three counties are working together to find two men wanted for stealing guns or at least trying to. this is a surveillance picture of the suspects. police in fredericksburg say these men tried to rob a gun store in the westwood shopping center early

they weren't able to break the lock, but 0 minutes earlier deputies say they stole cash from a gun store on jefferson davis highway. last week two people stole 30 guns, again, in just 90 seconds from a store in rockville. a group of three men stole 35 guns from a gun store in chantilly on saturday. >> they move fast. fraud. it's rampant out there but now d.c. residents see some stronger consumer protection laws. today, attorney general carl racine submitted legislation to better protect consumers in the district from fraud and other abuses. consumer reporter susan hogan is here with the impact this has on you. hi, susan. >> hey, jim. any time consumer protection laws are improved, the impact can only be positive for you. now, the district currently has what's called the consumer protection procedures act. while it's helped hundreds of residents, the ag's office realizes it can do

bring their law in line with other states' best practices. some of those proposals prohibiting unfair business practices. d.c. law does not provide the authority to go after a business nearly because its practices are unfair to consumers. this would give them the power to go after businesses that are deceptive. increasing the penalties for businesses found in violation of the district's consumer protection law. and making it easier to enforce settlements reached by the ag's office. here the ag will be able to get injunctions in court to stop repeat offenders who violate their prior settlement with the district. bottom line, if you've been scammed by a business in the district and this legislation is passed, it might actually give you a lot more protection to get your case solved. wendy? >> well, we asked you to give us your snow pictures with the best st. patrick's day the

yesterday's storm and dozens of you did just that. >> creative juices were flowing. we'd like to say you're all winners but we all know better. there is only one. one official pat collins snow stick and tonight we're getting a good look at the finalists. pat is back in his snow post in northwest washington with a look at the judging. patrick? >> indeed, jim and wendy. who gets the stick? it's judgment day. and today are judges voted and voted and voted and they're getting real close. they're getting final four close. we called it the st. patrick's snow stick challenge. we asked people to strike their best st. paddy's day pose and tweet the picture to us. best post gets an official pat collins snow stick. we got scores and scores of

star-studded panel of judges to pick a winner. meteorologist sheena parveen and traffic reporter melissa mollet and darcy spencer. >> as far as the entries, i thought they were awesome. i've been watching it very closely every year and i especially love the kids and the animals. >> i loved when the kids got involved. i think it made it more fun. >> what's winter without the pat collins snow stick challenge? it doesn't exist. thank goodness we had the snow and can do this. >> now, in no particular order, the final four. the green screen guy. we said you didn't actually have to go out in the snow to enter and this young man, well, he used some electronic magic to make his entry come alive. the green dog. now, i don't know what the people at westminster would say about

do irish setter was a favorite with the judges. the leprechaun rainbow in search for the pot of gold. if you build it in the snow, you could bring the luck of the irish home. and the birthday cake. layers of goodness in the ice and snow. why they even put some candles on it. i should tell you, the judging took place before lunch. so, there you have it. the final four. which one would you choose coming up at 6:00, i'll have the winner. jim? >> we're going to need a big drum roll. the irish setter just in name only has a bit of an edge. >> i think i saw green beer there. the irish setter put his paw in the beer. that's coming up at 6:00, stay tuned. >> great. >> thank you, pat. when we come back on news 4

passengers onboard a plane after a woman's headphones catch fire. how this case is similar to those exploding phone batteries. plus, this is the coldest march 15th. the ides of march ever in the nation's capital. so, doug is tracking those temperatures and the timeline for that much-aited warm up.aw

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all right. doug kammerer just came back from a cherry blossom funeral. >> it's such a shame. to be the first time that we don't see peak bloom in 105 years. that could bes amazing. not all the cherry trees that die but a lot along the tidal basin but some of the other ones will still bloom. we'll still get some good pictures out of it. just a cold day. it just looks cold. look at the camera there. blowing in the wind. when i say blowing, it is blowing. winds outward at 40 miles per hour and sustained winds at 22 in the d.c. area. look at the current temperature. 32. that now ties for the coldest afternoon temperature, coldest high temperature of all time on this date. really amazing how cold we are out there for this time of year. close to 25 degrees below average. and, yeah, look at the wind gusts. 46 mile per hou wind gusts just

44 and 37 in leesburg. you add that wind to the temperatures and you get these brutal wind chills. 14 gaithersburg and 14 in frederick and 20 in manassas right now. a cold night for sure. again, one of the coldest we've ever seen on this date in march. if this was mid-january, it would be coa cold day but fairl typical. not for march. extreme cold overnight tonight and tomorrow a cold day. not as cold, but still quite cold. hats, coats, gloves, you need them all. a lot of slick spots remaining although we're not getting above freezing. slick spots will stay that way overnight tonight and through most of the day tomorrow. may see a little melting tomorrow. no snow. we had some snow and snow showers and flurries around e l earlier all courtesy of our storm. bringing that northwesterly flow across the lakes. you can see the lake-effect snow. look at all the lake-effect snow towards the philadelphia area and parts of new york.

their second biggest storm ever at nearly 30 inches of snow. that is now out of here for us. it's just the cold and that cold not going anywhere soon. your wind chills tonight, yeah, in the teens. tomorrow morning, single digits for most of you. here's tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. baltimore at 9:00. gaithersburg around 7:00 and tomorrow afternoon, well, doesn't get much warmer. temperatures or wind chills, rather, in the low to mid-20s. for the kids at the bus stop, make sure they're all bundled up and they're bundled up. 24 degrees at 7:00 a.m. and 30 by noon and 39 by the time the kids are heading back home from school tomorrow and it will still stay windy during the day tomorrow. high temperature on friday, up to 48. saturday up to near 60 degrees and we will see most of our snow out of here by saturday. a chance of some shower activity and not a big chance behind that storm system, though. we do see much cooler conditions as we move towards the day on sunday. >> all right. thank you, doug. four people, two of them

connection with that massive hack at yahoo!. but what happens now? nbc pete williams joins us to break it down. her son was murdered more than two years ago. why this prince william county mother says prosecutors are keeping her from getting justice. >> i have to live with this every day of my life. i'm not a victim. i don't think that's fair. and pushing for equal pay. the drastic steps the u.s. women's hockey team is ready to take to make a point.

5:30. we want to take a closer look at the massive data hack involving half a million yahoo! accounts. >> the hackers and two russian spies facing charges in connection with that. >> joining us now in the studio with more insight on the case is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, we know one of the men suspected has now been arrested. what is the likelihood we'll see them all brought to justice. >> very low. three of them are in russia. the justice department says it's two people that is the successor to the old wold car kgb. they work for the very unit that is responsible in russia for investigating cybercrimes, but the justice department said today that these two officers were committing

yahoo! and that they hired two known hackers to do the dirty work for them. what the justice department says is that the fsb officers wanted intelligence. they wanted to spy on a certain number of specific people. russian journalists, russian political figures who were from the government and some american officials diplomats, government officials and unnamed obama white house employees. so they got the hackers to hack in, the government of russia got the intelligence value they could spy on people. the hackers were paid by the russians and then as a bonus to the hackers, they were able to use the information that they got out of yahoo! to carry out some certain other cyberfrauds. >> well, they cast a wide net. you know, half a billion people did they do anything with their credit card information? their social security? of all those people. >> one of the hackers who was in russia used the information from

line his own pockets. he used the information to get into people's accounts and get into their computers and steal their contacts to send out spam mails to buy things. directed people who were interested in a certain product, an erec tile dysfunction drug to click on a website and the people who clicked on the website then the hark got a commission. and other kinds of cyberfraud that he was carrying out. he was in it for the money and the russians were in it to spy. >> we'll look forward to your reports tonight, pete. >> we want you to stay tuned for much more of the hacking. president donald trump reviewing fuel efficiency rules for new cars and trucks in a speech near ann arbor, michigan, today. the president plans to roll back what he says

y regulati regulations. the president also discussed his plan to renegotiate the north american free trade agreement. he says he wants companies to buy from america and hire americans. we've got a closer look now at those evaluations. rules set under the obama administration aimed at making vehicles more fuel efficient and cars and trucks today get on average 25 miles to the gallon, but epa rules would bump that number up to 36 miles per gallon by 2025. an epa study found the change would increase average sticker price by about $875, but ultimately customers would save nearly double when you factor in the fuel costs. with the new administration in place, now they've taken advantage of a rule allowing a mid-term evaluation for model years 2022 to 2025. the epa and the department of transportation will now evaluate wh

realistic. the ncaa tournament under way. tomorrow maryland and virginia play their first round games in orlando. today both teams are practicing. news 4 carol maloney is down there with maryland wrapping up in the last half hour. carol? >> florida state is on the court behind me now, but maryland just exited. what makes this venue so special this year. you have maryland and virginia under the same roof. now, even if they win both their games, they're not going to play each other here. but if they keep winning, final four in phoenix is a possibility and that's the beauty of the ncaa tournament. anything can happen. as you said just wrapping up practice on the amway center court. this is the orlando magic's home. terps facing xavier a team that was ranked in the top ten to start the year. maryland is here to have some fun. if the terps are feeling any pressure, you would not know it from today's session.

>> the more you embrace it, the more you take on the challenge. the more fun it gets. when you're on the court, you just got to not think. it's just got to be natural. you have been playing basketball all your life. another game like you're in third grade. >> how are you going to keep things loose? >> practicing hard and just coming out and different things we do at practice just to keep our confidence up and different things like that. just get ready for xavier. >> virginia made it to the elite eight last season and still looking for the school's first ever -- nobody wants it more than virginia's senior star guarder he is leading them to their fourth straight tournament appearance. may be a higher seed than the first round opponent, but many analysts are predicting a first round upset, which doesn't phase him at all. >> my freshman year tournament we were supposed to be the first number one seed to go down. so,

me. >> what do you think is the biggest challenge of being the lone senior on the team? >> just trying to lead the team to new heights. i, obviously, want to go out with a bang. just for myself, but, obviously, for the team. i just try to cherish every moment right now and with the team just playing college basketball. >> so both teams with a higher seeding, but an underdog mindset. uva tips tomorrow at 5:40. right on the court behind me and you can hear the excitement building. they have a band. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we have the joy of the first round through the eyes of some first timers. jim? >> now, the band stopped. all right, carol, thanks so much. from hoops to hockey. the u.s. women's hockey team says tonight they may boycott an international tournament this month over wage issues. representing the players says usa hockey only paid the players du

period and virtually nothing the rest of the time. the team's captain says tonight it's time for usa hockey to "stop treating us like an after thought." the women's team, the defending champs, they informed usa hockey today they won't report to training camp next week unless progress is made. a springtime tradition returns to the white house after weeks of uncertainty. what you need to know about getting ti getting tickets to the easter egg roll. outbreaks after local schools. we're talking about bed bugs. the creepy crawley segment coming up. the next spring get away doesn't get ruined by these critters. i'm mark segraves. a bank, but not

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tragic when a child ages out of the foster care system with no family to fall back on. many times they're just suddenly on their own. our barbara harrison is hoping we can find an adoptive family for a 19-year-old who hasn't given up on the chance for a forever family. barbara? >> no, he hasn't, jim. i just met andrew the other day and he said he thought he was going to get adopted with his sister nine years ago when they were both in foster care. the family took only the little girl leaving the 10-year-old boy, andrew, behind in foster care. after that he wasn't sure he wanted to be adopted until recently he changed his mind. >> hi, andrew. hi, nice to see you. >> andrew was a little shy when we first met. i invited him to come and visit channel 4 to have a look behind the scenes inside the nbc network newsroom, andrea mitchell was getting ready for a live "today" show report. andrew was fascinated and

chance to meet andrea when she was done. >> he was in foster care for nine years and he was with his grandmother who became ill and then wasn't able to take care of him. >> think you'd like to be a newscaster some day. that was something andrew hadn't thought about. he hasn't had a family to encourage him to dream about the future. >> here's melissa mollet who does traffic. let's say hello to lauren. >> lauren invited andrew to sit down and see how they create the weather map. >> what do you think that green is? >> rain. >> he knows the map. >> i knew you were smart. >> think you'd like to have her job? >> you pretty much already nailed it. >> what do you think you want to be when you grow up? >> i'm good with electronics. >> you're into electronics. >> andrew came into foster care at 10 years old. he had siblings. his older brother aged out of the system and his sister was adopted. >> since she was asodopted, it' been andrew's dream to be adopted. even though he's a

has never given up on finding a forever family. >> how would he know if the right family came along for him? >> i just know. >> they'll say andrew is the right kid for us. >> and we believe that. so, if you have room in your home and your heart for andrew, the number is 1-88-to-adopt-me or check out the story, again, on our website at nbcwashington.com. little bit longer on our website. we're really hopeful that someone watching will call our special adoption hotline to find more about him. our number, again, 1-88-to-adopt-me. kids need families and he's been waiting a long time. >> we need a family our whole life. thanks, barbara. >> thank you. a woman asleep on a plane wakes up to find her headphones on fire. the investigation tonight into why it happened. behind me that is the mother and friends of a murdered teen here in

they're setting up for a peaceful protest. ahead on news 4, why they're calling for jticeus a

the mother of a teenager murdered near woodbridge high school says she's being deprived of justice. today a group of supporters held signs outside the prince william county courthouse trying to get the prosecutor's attention.

the story from manassas. >> reporter: a place vicki has gotten quite familiar with. the prince william county courthouse and it's here she and other family and friends set up a tribute to her son, brendan. >> five people were part of his murder and only one is being held accountable. >> reporter: november 2014 he was lured outside by a teenage girl who told him she wanted to buy marijuana on a popular path called the cut. it was there her older brother opened fire. >> brendan turned around to leave the cut and all he was feeling was bullets. >> reporter: during the police interrogation, smalls confessed that he started shooting because he thought wilson was reaching for a gun. >> and i just pulled the trigger. just to put him down just one time. >> smalls got 50 years in prison, but brendan's family feels the others got off easy. >> and they all had a part in it. they all set this up. >> reporter: vicki says commonwealth attorney wouldn't explain why all the others

charged in connection with her son's killing. >> basically, he told me since there were no charges in my son's case any more, i'm not a victim any more. >> i did reach out to paul evert who was the one who decided not to go forward some of the charges that brendan's mom mentioned. he did not immediately return my phone calls or text messages. he says in general prosecutors often avoid going forward with some charges so to get the prime suspect convict ed. >> from a victim's perspective, however, it can often leave them feeling like people are not being held accountable for their role in this crime. >> a feeling brendan's family knows well. in manassas, david culver, news 4. police and firefighters in arlington are teaming up tonight to help elementary school students get some books and they're asking you to drop off a new book between now and the end of next month at police headquarters or any fire station. the books will be donated to students in

>> all the books that are donated through the community will be provided to children through everybody once the mentorship program. a program we have been partnering with. our second year. it pairs mentors with parents and helps promote literacy and take books home to promote their love of reading. >> all books are welcome, but there is a preferred reading list. to see it and the dropoff locations just search book drive on our nbc washington app. good for them. it is a good day, a good week to stay inside and read. it really is. >> sure is. >> you don't want to go the wind chill out there is brutal. >> it's frigid out there. we're tracking gusts today in some spots. over 50 miles an hour at times. so, not only is it bitterly cold out there but what snow did fall especially north and west of town is blowing around leading to drifts especially on rural roads. let's take a look there. feel how cold it looks in your neighborhood right now when

about 19 in washington. 14 up in hagerstown and culpepper and the winds will come down between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. it stays blustery not just tonight but throughout the day tomorrow. many locations outside of the beltway will start off the day with feels-like temperatures in the single digits. feeling about 7 in gaithersburg, frederick, martinsburg and 15 in annapol annapolis. as we move towards 10:00 a.m., it's still blustery and wind chills in the teens and 20 at that point in the district. it's another cold day overall. normally our high this time of year, 55 degrees. a high tomorrow around 3:00, 4:00 p.m. of only 39. running well below normal. we will have plenty of sunshine. mostly to partly sunny skies throughout the day. lunchtime in the mid-30s and during your thursday evening the winds do diminish and 37 degrees by

show your our ten-day outlook. we look to friday and warm back up with a high temperature of 38 degrees. we start off friday with sunshine and clouds increase throughout the day on friday. and by friday evening, new information coming in showing a lot of the snow in the d.c. metro area melted at that point. but if you're heading out for your friday night, have the umbrella handy. showers are likely friday night. potentially into early saturday morning. the daytime on saturday is looking dry. notice this, not too bad. highs on saturday near 60. and then by saturday evening, some more showers are possible. but we keep it dry and cooler on sunday. little breezy on sunday, though, with highs near 50 degrees. it's chilly on monday, but more seasonable highs in the mid-50s. the chance for some showers on tuesday. adding in that blustery sound track to the forecast. yeah, here. everybody needs to hear this. here we go. so, that's what's happening overnight tonight. and then

saturday where we finally hit 60 degrees, guys. >> that's great. >> pretty cool thing. thank you. >> thanks. hey, the sight of bed bugs is enough to put a damper on your vacation to say the least. with spring break around the corner, susan hogan is here now with what you need to know during your next hotel stay. susan? >> no special effects here with the sound of bed bugs is just disgusting. bed bug bites can cause variety from secondary skin infections to allergic reactions and in rare cases trouble breathing which require a trip to the er. the experts at consumer reports have some tips to keep you bed bug free. beware of bed bugs. i started feeling itchy the moment i entered the room. stay away bed bugs. bed bug infested. consumer reviews on sites like trip adviser have some real horror stories. consumer reports says you can avoid these

next vacation. >> following some simple steps when you check in can avoid hassle and expenses when you check out. >> reporter: it might sound extreme but put your luggage in the bathroom as soon as you enter the hotel room. >> bed bugs prefer anything that is dark and furniture and inside walls. the bathroom is usually a safe zone while you search the room for signs of critters. >> reporter: check the sheets, mattress and box spring. look for dark, rust colored spots or skeletons. the casings the bugs leave behind. don't forget to look at the head of the bed and in and around behind the headboard, too. be sure to lift and check under the mattress, too. while this room was clear, it's important to take action if you do find anything suspicious. >> if you find any signs of bed bugs, alert the manager immediately and ask for a new room in a different part of the hotel. infestations c

>> reporter: even if your room is clear, good idea to keep your luggage and clothes off the floor on a hard surface or on a luggage rack clear of any potential bed bug zones. >> aren't you glad we aired this right at dinnertime. consumer reports says when you do get home throw all of your clothes into a hot dryer for 30 minutes and store your empty luggage in your basement garage or a hot attic. >> they like the cold. >> no, the reason why they like attack you is because they like the warmth of your body and that's why -- >> all right, susan. thank you. >> sure. okay. if they didn't gross you out, this will. a woman's face and hands were badly burned while their headphones exploded while wearing them during a flight last month. flight attendants doused the headphones with a bucket of water. the batteries are likely to

what brand of batteries. going green is good for the environment, we know. >> but it can also be expensive, as we know. now the district is trying to change that. we

a new bank could be coming to d.c., but not your typical type of branch. mark segraves reports on the mayor's effort now to open the city's first green bank.

green bank can fund. this is the largest vertical solar panel in washington, d.c. and the people who put it up said getting financing for this was tougher than it should have been. they hope with the new green bank in place, more projects like this will help residents all across the city. >> they could only have so much capacity. they could only make so many loans for this type of project. the green bank can do two things. number one, it will provide financing at larger scale and, number two, it should be able to provide financing at much more attractive rates. >> usually the government gives grants and things like that. with the green bank, that money will get paid back. the government is going to take some of the risk and actually the greatest risk is to bring the cost of financing down so these projects can be done all across d.c. >> the district has a goal to reduce greenhouse emissions. most of which come from commercial buildings. >> a lot of our roofs are just, you know, painted dark roofs. and we've got a

that can be used like nixon peabody has here for generating solar power, but also to help all of our residents. >> reporter: they hope by creating a green bank, it will encourage more businesses to go green. as for how it will help residents, these solar panels aren't powering this downtown office building. the electricity generated here is sent to low-income homes across the district. >> seems as if the sun is only shining on the rich. we're sending about $26,000 worth of electricity every year to about 100 people. >> reporter: the d.c. council will have to approve the mayor's green bank proposal. in 2015,er the montgomery county council approved a similar green bank that is scheduled to be funded later this month. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. now, at 6:00, big developments out of washington today into russian spying. we'll tell you about the charges as investigators zero in on the men behind one of the largest e-mail hacks in history. >>

trump's revised immigration order. the role that maryland is now playing in an attempt to keep the ban from taking effect later tonight. also, bitterly cold all over the area today. we'll tell you what the falling temperatures mean for our famous cherry blossoms and when we might finally get some warmth around here. we begin tonight with the shadow of the kremlin looming over 500 million e-mail users. tonight, the justice department is blaming russian spies for major hack on yahoo!. >> this as congress ramps up its investigation into russian meddling into the presidential election. and president trump drops new hints about what they might find. our team coverage starts with blaine alexander on capitol hill. blaine. >> wendy, the president spent much of the day away from washington, but here on capitol hill, the headlines and the