chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest. >> at least 17 people are now dead. hundreds of search crews are digging through the mud and wreckage searching for another 17 missing people. the video you're about to see shows you just how frightening this situation is. >> oh, my god. mom. close the door. >> you talk about a literal river of mud and debris. that is what we mean. it's a surreal scene. many of the people missing are older retirees and young children who simply didn't have the strength to stand up to all that mud. one man is still searching for his mother. >> how far she could have swam. i don't know where she is.

>> remember this 14-year-old girl whose rescue made headlines around the world. well, among the missing are her brother and her father. officials say 1500 homes are still threatened by that rain-soaked hill. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. eun, back to you. >> a terrible situation. chris, thank you. it's 4:31. we're hearing this morning a 17-year-old girl calmly describe how she tortured and murdered another teenage girl. >> one investigator who has been at this for three decades describes it as a level of cruelty he has never seen. >> how did you kill her? >> with a knife. i don't remember how many times i stabbed her in the stomach. >> these cell phone images are from the day fairfax county police say venus iraheta killed rivas last year. you can see the

face as she stares at her. other ms-13 gang members videotaped the entire murder. in her own words, she said she stabbed the 15-year-old 13 times and cut off the tattoo on her hand. then she made her one final promise. >> i told her to never forget who i was. i told her someday we're going to see each other again. >> iraheta says she killed alexandra because she believed the 15-year-old played a role in her boyfriend's murder. iraheta pled guilty this week and will be sentenced in may. new video of a jewelry store robbery we told you about earlier this week. police in the district just released this video of the incident on sunday. take a look. it is the second time the high-end store has been robbed in a matter of weeks. someone hurled a rock through the jewelers. the burglar smashed three display cases, grabbed jewelry and then ran ff

same burglar who hit the store a few days before christmas. this is surveillance video of that break-in now. so far, no one has been arrested in either robbery. if you know anything about the cases, you're asked to call police. doctors expect congressman steve scalise to remain in the hospital for several days as he recovers from surgery. the house majority whip had a planned follow-up procedure at med star washington hospital center yesterday. the hospital says it went well and scalise is resting comfortably. he was nearly killed during the congressional baseball practice shooting last june. it shattered bones and damaged internal organs. there could be another change for metro riders involving giving money back to people experiencing delays. >> we told you about this earlier this week. but a board meeting is set for later today. megan mcgrath is live at the me row station. what can riders ex tekt from the new program?

concept that would give them money back, a refund. it's a common scenario. you're mad, you're late for work because of metro. but would you be more understanding, would you continue to ride the rails if you got a refund? well, that is exactly a proposal that's being debated by metro and taken up at the board meeting later on today. putting money back in your pocket if the trains are running late. take a look at the specifics of this proposal here. the refund would be for delays of 15 minutes or more. we're only talking about weekday rush hour periods. the fare would be credited back to either your smart trip card or whatever card you were using. if it approved by the board, it could take effect by the end of the month. metro is losing about 100,000 trips per week. so people are not riding in the numbers that they previously have been. metro wants to woo those riders back. that's what this idea is all

now, since they've tracked -- things have gotten more reliable. only 4.5% of trips are 15 minutes or more late. really, nine out of ten trips, according to metro, are on time. while people who were delayed would get their money back, it's not a huge number, at least metro doesn't think it's a huge number at this point. kind of an interesting concept. metro's board will take it up later this afternoon. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath live at continually town. thank you. here at the lie desk, we're following breaking news. there's a critical search on for a missing 2-year-old boy. this is emir sheffield. he was last seen with his biological father not far from garfield elementary school. the word is that investigators e

emir and asking you to police call police if you know where he might be. aaron? >> thanks, chris. it's 4:36. today an alexandria school will be closed again. students and teachers at george washington middle school may have off until next week. a pipe burst in the school on tuesday night. all that water soaked an electrical panel which then had to be turned off. it also took out the fire alarm system. classes will not resume until heat and power are restored. >> once that happens, they'll call in the fire marshal to give the green light to look at the water damage. it's a doozy, right? >> it's now 4:36. another check on weather and traffic. >> we'll turn to melissa mollet for a look at the drive in a second. first, to chuck and sheena and a little warmup on the way. >> i like it. it's going to come with not sunny weather. put it like that. >> won't be sunbathing in it. but you may be sitting outside in shorts for a couple of hours between the raindrops. wow, is it going to be nice and mild here.

half or so, we'll take it after the deep freeze we've been in. skies will become more and more filled with cloud cover during the course of the day today. moisture working its way into the western north carolina mountains and more showers towards cincinnati. we sort of have the squeeze play going. moisture from two different directions. rain chances go up, up and away through later today. check out the temperatures. mid-50s today, mid-60s tomorrow. saturday, down they go. we should have highs back below freezing by sunday. that means, sheena, we've got to make the most out of today. >> that's right. the most out of today and tomorrow if you can. we have quite a bit of rain in the forecast tomorrow. starting as early as this afternoon and evening. right now, you don't have to worry about temperatures below freezing. it's 40 degrees in washington. but we do have mostly cloudy skies. the rest of the area about the upper 30s. mid-30s in frederick. if you're in winchester, 38 degrees in lorton. for the bus stop this morning,

temperatures will be, again, around 40 degrees. mainly dry by 3:00 p.m. look at future weather. later on today. we'll see the approach of light rain around the end of the evening commute. let's take a look at that. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. commute looking quite good here. beltway, everything is cleared out of way. had two earlier work zones that are now gone. that's good things. two things in arlington to mention. in the same area. northbound 110 at washington boulevard. left lane getting by the work zone. westbound, washington boulevard. that ramp on to northbound 110 had the ramp there blocked by the work zone. taking a look at 270 from frederick to the spur. no problems. take you 26 minutes. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. the site of the so-called mansion murders is back on the market. why the current owner decided to sell and for how much. >> she spoke up at a school board meeting, now she's speaking out. what the teacher in this controversial arrest video had to say about these tense moments. they f

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we're hearing from the teacher this morning. >> in an nbc exclusive. she was panicked when she was handcuffed by the city marshall. she was asked to leave after questioning a $30,000 raise for the superintendent. she said it was a slap in the face because teachers in her district hadn't had a raise in years. hargraves has a hard time looking at this video. >> i teach fifth and sixth graders. i wasn't sure how they would feel about it. >> arrest records show hargraves was booked into the city jail for resisting an officer and remaining on premises. no charges will be filed. the school board stands by its decision in asking her to leave the meeting. breaking news just coming in about two more journalist who is have left their jobs because of sexual harassment allegations. one is from our area. we'll get the details from the live desk. new concerns about the flu season and we haven't even reached the peak. how last summer's hurricane

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little chilly outside this morning. but a southerly breeze promises temperatures to be about 10 degrees above average before the day is done. and one really mild day coming up ready for tomorrow. more about that with sheena and a ten-day forecast coming up. following breaking news at the live desk. two veteran d.c.ur

facing allegations of sexual harassment. according to npr, fox news' veteran d.c. correspondent james rosen left the network last month because of increased scrutiny of his behavior geared towards female employees. in a "washington post" article, it suspended another reporter for what it calls inappropriate workplace conduct. the post says he's suspended for 90 days without pay. eun, back to you. >> sexual assault victims will be part of the audience at the state of the union address this month. some democrats are planning to invite survivors and other advocates. this is according to an aide in florida. a number of women accused president trump of sexual misconduct before he took office. he has adamantly denied those claims. president trump is once again blasting the russia meddling investigation calling allegations against his campai

emerge about whether he'll be meeting with special counsel robert mueller. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill now with a look at the president's remarks. tracie, good morning. >> aaron, good morning. the president now says it's unlikely that he needs to talk to the fbi because there's no collusion. keep in mind, he said that he would cooperate 100% with the investigation. and we also know from our own sources that his legal team has been working with the fbi to set up the parameters for a possible interview when they would do it, how they would do it. what topics would be covered. when asked about those. an interview may not be necessary because he believes there was no collusion. >> tracie, this comes as president trump continues to talk about immigration reform. yesterday he brought up the issue of the border wall again. what kind of deal is he looking for? >> he's looking for some money for the wall. not necessarily as you said, a 2000-mile wall. there's natural buffers there. he's got criticism from his own

the wall. remember, he was obviously adamant about it through the campaign and into the beginning of his presidency. he sat down with democrats and republicans and didn't even mention the wallace one of the top four priorities, although they talked about it to some degree. now it looks like he's willing to make some compromise, not only on how much of a wall to bui build, if any, but the cost of the wall that, remember, he initially said mexico would pay for. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning. tracie, thanks. a year after the powerful women's march on washington, organizers plan to march again this month. you remember, these incredible images of the national mall filled with thousands of women marching with signs. that march took place one day after president trump's inauguration. it highlighted racial and political rifts in addition to reproductive and lgbtq rights.

reflecting pool in front of the lincoln memorial at 11:00 a.m. january 20th. a permit is still pending with the national park service. one candidate is pulling away from the pack in the race to be maryland's next governor. prince george's county executive rushern baker is topping the field in the primary. baker is getting 24% support, followed by baltimore county executive kevin kem nis and former naacp president with 14%. gonzalez's research and marketing strategies conducted the poll. we went to annapolis yesterday and asked governor larry hogan about his reelection campaign. >> i won't even know who my opponent is for almost seven months. i'm going to stay focused on maryland now and we'll have plenty of time for that stuff later. >> governor hogan says more transparency in government, including live cameras coughing the general assembly. it is the sight of four

nearly three years ago in northwest d.c. now the land where the crimes took place is on the market. in may of 2015, this family and their housekeeper were murdered inside their woodley park mansion. someone later bought the home and planned to rebuild it. now the listing agent says the owner just wants to sell the land for $4.5 million. the only person arrested and charged in the murders will go on trial in september. the failed search for a missing man with dementia highlights some of the challenges of taking care of people with neurological problems. daniel dehaven's body was found on tuesday in glen burnie. the family released a statement saying in part, we would like to thank everyone for their time, energy and efforts towards trying to find our father. all that we are able to accomplish was a direct result of the overwhelming love and sut

the grief the family is dealing with now. >> you have to have people who actually watch people who have alzheimer's disease. you have to take care of them and know where they are. you can wander off and never come back home because you don't know how to get back home. >> i understand what it's like to have a loved one who is nonverbal. my wife is nonverbal. it's really important that we all pay attention, that everybody, when you see something, you say something. >> police had a similar message. if you find someone who doesn't know where they are, ftry and help. drop them at a hospital, police station, a church. someplace where they can get help. fairfax county leaders are considering updates on policies in police chases. leaders want officers to only pursue chases if there is a clear and immediate threat to someone's life. the chief says if a chase ends because there's no immediate danger, officers won't

the suspect later. some believe the proposed policies are too vague and don't see a need for change. fairfax counted 134 police chases in 2016. that's up from 119 in 2015. 4:52. in news for your health, concerns about the flu this year continue to grow. 46 states have widespread flu activity with 41,000 cases reported. federal health officials say there are nearly three times more flu cases this season than at the same time last year. california has been hit especially hard with at least 27 deaths in patients under the age of 65. now there's a nationwide shortage of iv bags because many come from puerto rico, which is still struggling to recover from hurricane maria. >> places in puerto rico still without power and struggling to survive all these months later. it's tough. >> it is tough. we're expecting a little rain here, sheena. >> we are, tomorrow. the warm weather is going to be with us again today. n

this afternoon, we'll be in the 50s. we're going to keep warming up through tomorrow. but that comes with rain. >> the rain is -- >> i will take the rain. it's like one of those things. a rainy day at the beach is better than a day at work. have the umbrella tomorrow. we have that warming trendy talked about through the end of the week. but the rain to end the week too. colder air. it will be back as we go into sunday. you'll notice it starting to move in as we get into saturday. the mid to upper 30s, 40 degrees in washington right now. nice and dry an radar. the clouds hang around today. cloudy skies. there's rain off to the west and the south. it will get more organized before it tries to move in. still far away. maybe later on this evening, we'll see showers approaching. commute looks dry today. tomorrow we have that rain for the morning and evening commute. lookwh

the weekend, though. tomorrow, in the mid-60s. saturday, falling temperatures once that rain clears. and then by sunday, look at that. we are 31 degrees. it's going to get colder again. so enjoy the mild air. coming up in a bit, will you see that snow? we'll talk about that next week and the timing of the rain. let's check the roads. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. one thing happening in germantown. this is a little bit of a slowdown for some folks here because of dark traffic lights. this is 355 at 27. police on the scene directing folks through that area here this morning. live look. 50 here at church road. inbound, outbound, no problems. nice dry roadways at least this morning. beltway, also looking quite good. inner loop and outer loop. nice and green. had these two problems in virginia. >> melissa, thank you. it's the ad that sparked outrage and had some celebrities

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movement. it addresses both gender inequality and sexual misconduct. >> now there are questions over an alleged pay gap involving two a-list actors. there's a major gap between the male and female co-stars in the movie, all the money in the world. mark wahlberg and michelle williams both were called in to reshoot the scenes after kevin spacey was dropped from the film and replaced him on allegations of sexual misconduct. wahlberg reported made another $1.5 million for the reshoots. williams was reportedly paid less than $1,000. >> i was told she was aware of the disparity. that she agreed. it was a choice of do it for this much or there will be no movie. >> williams and wahlberg are represented by the same talent agency. neither the agency nor the actors responded to the reports. by now, you've heard about the firestorm surrounding that h and m ad

wearing a hoodie that says coolest monkey in the jungle. many believe it was insensitive towards black people given the history of people using monkeys to mock black features. the mother of the boy says everyone is overreacting. >> the mother of the child said she was at the shoot and had no problem with the hoodie. everyone is entitled to their opinion but she doesn't understand the outrage. target has a new denim clothing line. the universal thread line will debut in early february. the clothing will replace the moss mow line. it will have a greater selection of sizes ranging from double zero to 26 wide. the universal thread line is priced between $5 and $40. it will also include tops and dresses. it doesn't take out the -- you have to try on

to make them fit. >> i found one pair of jeans that fit. i buy the exact same jeans every time i buy jeans since i was like 19. >> smart. >> just bigger sizes. i killed her. >> how did you kill her? >> with a knife. >> right now on "news4 today," killing confession. a teen opens up about a disturbing murder and now we're hearing her in her own words. there used to be a fence right here. >> plus, oprah sharing scenes of devastation. the latest new video as california dries out after deadly mudslides. payback proposal. metro could soon give you money during your ride to work. >> could being the operative word. could, might not. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. we're also talking about a warmup and a little rain headed our way. >> love it.