"news4 today" starts now. that man won a special award for that slip and slide. we can make fun of it a little bit because he didn't get hurt. that's the good news, right? of course, pat collins telling the story like no one else can. thanks for joining us. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. no slip and slides this morning. but we have a storm on the way bringing rain. we have team coverage as we follow several developing stories. we'll begin with your weather and traffic before you head out this morning. >> first, meteorologist chuck bell with the look at the time of this rain and what comes next. chuck? >> we're talking about the warmup for today and tomorrow. even with increasing rain chances. our temperatures will also be increasing rather dramatically. our average high now 43. we should be 55 for a high today and 65 tomorrow. right now, though to get your thursday morning started, mostly in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. your planner then for the day, a little bit of sunshine from time to time. you'll think

cloudy day and 40% chance for rain moving in after 5:00 or 6:00. be rainfall ready for this evening. super mild today with a high near 55. what to wear. no more than a light jacket. you want to take the umbrella to play it on the safe side. staying on the safe side of the road with melissa mollet who is here to help you right now. good morning. >> good morning, taking a look at 270. northbound, this is where we have a crash in the local lanes this morning. as we wide eb out a little bit, southbound before 85. disabled truck in the right lane. that's slowing things right now. chopper 4, that's not chopper 4. we're going to show you that southbound bw parkway after 410. don't have a real problem there as far as that earlier crash that was reported just in volume headed into town this morning. taking a look here at prince william parkway at suddenly manor drive. can crash has been reported. two issues. inbound 4 and 5, we have slowdos.

direction. thank you, melissa. 6:02 our time right now. this morning at least 17 people are dead and hundreds of crews are certificate chlg for 17 missing people in southern california. >> we're seeing new video this morning from some of the hardest hit areas. take a look at this. many of them missing are older retirees and young children who didn't have the strength to stand up in the mud. all of this is just difficult to grasp. >> chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest on this heartbreaking situation. chris? >> we've got new video, eun of a flash flood. the video you're about to see really shows you just how frightening all of this is. >> oh, my god! mom! close the door. >> when we talk about a river of mud and debris, i mean, that shows you what it means. a surreal

a gas, water, electricity have been knocked out. among the missing are the brother and father of a 14-year-old girl whose rescue made headlines around the world. officials say right now, 1500 homes are still being threatened by these rain-soaked hills. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. the video that a lot of people are sharing. a 17-year-old calmly describing how she torture and murdered a 15-year-old girl. >> in her own words, venus iraheta says she killed alexandra reyes rivas for revenge. hours after she detailed the brutal murder, our cameras captured her returning home. she told our reporters she had runaway out of fear of the ms-13 gang. we later learned she was the chief attacker in this gang killing. news 4's justin finch is live at the fairfax county courthouse with this chilling

>> reporter: eun, good morning. iraheta told investigators that she was angry, angry because rivas and her boyfriend had some kind of relationship and also angry because she believes that rivas lured her boyfriend to his death. iraheta got a knife and got revenge. looking now at still some cell phone video shown in court on monday. she was staring down rivas, just 15 years old and would die a short time later. now, fairfax prosecutors say that iraheta was among some ten people with ties to ms-13 who were involved in cade napping and attacking rivas about a year ago. news 4 also obtained video of iraheta's interrogation and confession in which she shares disturbing details about rivas' last moments alive. >> how did you kill her? >> with a knife. >> what did you do with the

knife? >> i don't remember how many times i stabbed her in the stomach. >> was it a lot? >> like 13. >> reporter: she coldly details that brutal attack. iraheta is now 18 years old. she's now facing life behind bars and up to 20 more years added to that. live in fairfax, i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. chilling confession indeed. new video of the brazen jewelry store robbery we told you about earlier in the week. this video was released on sunday. it is second time the high-end store has been robbed in a matter of weeks. someone hurled a rock through the window at benson's jewel remembers on 13th and f streets northwest. the burglar smashed three display cases, grabbed jewelry and ran off. the owner says it could be the same burgl

few days before christmas. this is surveillance video of that break-in. so far, no one has been arrested in either robbery. if you know anything about the case, you're asked to call police. developing now, we're working to learn the name of the man killed in a two-car crash on branch avenue. this happened around 8:00 last nigh. we're told a woman was driving northbound when a man coming off a nearby service road tried to turn left on to branch avenue. he was hit by the driver and later pronounced dead. the woman was taken to the hospital. police have not released the identity of the victim. doctors expect congressman steve scalise to remain in the hospital for several days as he recovers from surgery. the house majority whip had a plan toed -- planned follow-up procedure scheduled. he was nearly killed during the congressional baseball practice shooting in alexandria last june. a bullet to the hip shattered bones and damaged internal organs. 6:07 ri

it's been three nights since actor james franco won a golden globe award and two of the nights have been spent answering sexual conduct questions on late-night shows. >> he was on late night with seth myers last night. the criticism started when he wore a pin to the awards show. several women called him a hypocrite and told their own stories alleging misconduct. >> franco addressed the criticism last night. >> i have my own side of this story. but i believe in these people that have been underrepresented getting their stories out enough that i will hold back things that i could say just because i believe in it that much. >> franco did say that the stories he saw about himself are not accurate but did not get into any more specific detailde. he talked about it on stephen colbert as well. he won

golden globe for his performance in the disaster artist. today, george washington middle school in alexandria will be closed again. tuesday night a pipe broke inside the school. all that water soaked in electrical panels to the point that crews had to turn it off. the water also took out the fire alarm system. students and teachers can't go back to class until workers get the heat and power back on and the fire marshal clears the school to reopen. today a big milestone for the new entertainment and sports arena going up in southeast d.c. construction crews and the mayor, muriel bowser will celebrate a topping out of the arena at the east campus. this signifies that the facility has reached the final construction height. the washington wizards will practice there and be home to the washington mystics and the nba's minor team, the capital city go go. we're helping you get fit for the new year. >> it's 2018. right? >> yep it's here. >> a lot of people looking for

longer than a few weeks. molette green is riding at zenga. with more on this cardioworkout that you may be looking for. molette, how is it going in there? >> reporter: on this indoor cycle and after just a few minutes, you work up a good sweat. you can melt off the holiday pounds and get fit for 2018. look at the sweat coming off this guy's face here. yes. zenga cycle. it promises an intense workout. but who can do this? right? how much does it cost? is it affordable for most of us? well, we're going to talk to the fitness instructor next. she's very passionate about zengo and says it's for everybody. we'll find out more on "news4 today." ally, take it away. >> come on! >> until somebody falls off. >> the sh

fall. >> the bike doesn't move, right? >> no, it doesn't move. >> slick moves. a downhill performance fit for the winter games. look at that balance. i give him a 9.5. hear from the virginia man behind this viral video and see the special award presentation only on news 4. plus, cuffed at school. >> school board meeting. a teacher arrested after questioning the boss. this morning, she's telling her side of the story in an exclusive interview. before you head out this morning, temperatures are mostly above freezing. but you probably still want that jacket. cloudy skies tot today at the bus stop. but the rain won't be here until right around evening commute time. not a lot of it either until tomorrow. mild temperatures too.

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good thursday morning. temperatures above freezing in the area. does not feel as cold. still a jacket this morning. as we go through lunchtime, temperatures will already start to get near 50 degrees. that does come with a lot of cloud cover and rain chances will be increasing later today. we'll look at the timing of that with chuck coming up in a bit. melissa? >> problems on a couple of routes. inbound on 395. details on both coming up. what are you doing? >> don't -- >> can you explain? >> it is the video that's been all over social media. a louisiana teacher arrested as a school board meeting. apparently for questioning the superintendent's new contract. this morning, we're hearing from that teacher. in an nbc news exclusive, she says she was panicked when she was handcuffed by a city marshall. the teaer

$30,000 raise for the superintendent. she told school board members it was a slap in her face because teachers hadn't had a raise in years. even though she was arrested, hargraves has no regrets. >> it's sad that a woman has to be forcibly, violently removed from a board meeting for people to start caring. >> arrest records show hargraves was booked into the city jail for resisting an officer and remaining on premises. no charges are going to be filed here. the school board stands by its decision to ask her to leave that meeting. i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk with video of an emotional candlelight vigil for a university of pennsylvania student. blaze bernstein's body was found in a remote california park and was just identified yesterday. the sophomore was visiting home from winter break when he went missing january 2nd. the tight-knit community came out to light candles,

pray. we haven't heard details on the cause of death, but police are investigating it as a homicide. aaron? >> chris lawrence at the live desk. thank you. 6:16 now. a room full of futuristic devices and it was darkness that stole the show at the consumer electronics show in vegas. for two hours, the convention center there lost power after a transformer blew yesterday. >> can you imagine? >> right. some used their cell phones to get around. the light on the cell phones. the outage is being blamed on all the rain the city had this week. >> can you imagine if you had to charge the phones then, there's no power. the chaos. exactly. panicki panicking. we're helping you get fit for the new year. a lot of people think about taking a cycling class, they get nervous. >> there's one studio in northwest d.c. that says there's no need to fear a good workout. molette green is riding at zengo cycling studios in cathedral commons. molette, you're glistening by the way.

>> brittany is glistening as well. i'm trying not to sweat my hair out. that's important for us, too. i'm a beginner. this is my first time. i didn't know about the special shoes you click in. you mentioned that on the last break. this is cool. it keeps you on the bike. don't be intimidated by this. let's talk to the leader of the class here at cathedral commons. hey, ally. >> hey, molette. good morning. for folks who never heard of this, don't know anything about it, give us the icebreaker. >> it's a rhythm-based cycling studio. vigorous, high intensity cardio-workout. full body. upper body, your legs your toes. >> we're talking about staying fit for 2018. so who can do this workout? >> anybody. one of the biggest things that we really try to maintain here is that it's all inclusive.

height, color. you can pick your own pace, modify as you want. it's a no judgment zone. you can disappear, unplug and escape. >> let's talk about cost. we know that you have to invest in your health. >> absolutely. >> we have to be realistic. from will deals? first class is always free. all new riders take the first class for free. we have several specials. you can get a five pack of class for halftime. about six times to ride for super cheap. >> up to six times, you'll know if you're committed. >> it's a community here. it's the music, the lights, the energy. >> let's show them how we do it. zengo cycle. let's go. it's one, two, right left ♪ >> let's show them a little bit. ♪ >> it goes one two.

>> see me? i like -- >> upper body workout that they have. at the end they do light weights forearms. >> looking good. shoutout to the guys in the back row. my kind of guys. >> hiding? >> that's right. >> molette, we'll check back in with you, thanks. do you feel invigorated? >> do you feel you want to go out and conquer the world, chuck bell. >> we were liking her earrings. the big hoops like that. make it a little extra. >> a little shine while you work out. >> a little glisten never killed anybody, right? >> we could really use the rain around here. people don't think you can have a drought in the winter time. you can. we've had so little rain, one of the driest stretches since september 1st. we've had one-third of the average rainfall. last six weeks, we're more than 3 inches behind in rainfall since december 1st.

only had, again, barely more than a third of our average amount of rainfall since september 10th. thanks to capital climate for helping me dig up that stat. there's rain in the forecast. morning commute will be dry. on the way home later today, there could be scattered showers around to contend with. you may want to pack that traveler umbrella on the way out the door this morning. 7:00 tonight, an opportunities for light rain down towards the culpepper area. by midnight, better chance for rain. by time you get up early tomorrow morning, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 a.m. there will be pockets of moderate rain coming through. friday, we'll start out mild. in the 50s tomorrow morning. best chance -- you may get rained on two, three or four times tomorrow. this first wave of moderate rain goes in and out of here probably around lunchtime tomorrow. there should be a few hours, even though it's just a few. a few hours tomorrow

it is really mild. but by friday evening, the rain comes back in. your saturday will start out with raindrops and end on saturday afternoon with a cold northwest wind bringing winter time back in. so 55 today with a 40% chance for showers later on. 100% chance for rain tomorrow. not raining every minute of the day. when it's not rain, get outside and enjoy it. 65 tomorrow. falling temperatures during the day on saturday and high temperatures back below freezing on sunday and monday. now it is time for a kek on first 4 traffic. getz go to melissa. >> taking a look at the roads northbound 395 at edsall road. a one-mile backup from the earlier crash this morning. things to be moving okay at this point. northbound 270, chopper 4 over this problem near falls road here this morning. that is in the local lanes on the right side of the roadway. you can see things are getting by slow northbound because of that. northbound 295 at malcolm x, crash reported there

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good morning and thanks for joining us. a big storm is going to usher in some change that you will definitely notice. we're tracking mild weather, rain and your first 4 traffic this morning. chopper 4 is up. melissa mollet monitoring problems along your commute. >> first we'll start with meteorologist sheena parveen on the weather deck with a look at what we can expect the next 24 hours. how is it feeling, sheena? >> eun, it doesn't feel too bad. it's still chilly enough for a jacket. but if you compare it to the last several days, it's not that bad outside. look at the map. temperatures are above freezing. that's a nice and welcome change. the upper 30s through the suburbs. 39 degrees in washington. clinton at 40 degrees right now. going through the day, cloudy skies. by the way, he's available for adoption at the humane and rescue. if you're walking the dog today, we stay mainly dry. ter

afternoon. good if you're out and about. the rain chances, they start to increase later on this evening. tomorrow, don't leave home without the umbrella. we have rain all day tomorrow. we'll look at the timing of that and what you can expect headed into the weekend. it is thursday. it's almost the end of the week. let's see how the commute is looking. >> good morning, sheena. northbound gw parkway, overlooks one right lane belonged at a crash there. -- blocked at a crash there. northbound 395 at edsall looking better than it was a while ago. a one-mile backup that's not cleared out of the way. northbound 270 at falls, the vehicle on the right side of the roadway, still a little bit slow as you head southbound. very normal, though, for this time of day. that crash there northbound, again, local lanes out of the way. northbound 295 at malcolm x, crash there. inbound new york avenue after bladensburg, broken down metrobus is blocking the lane

so there used to be a fence right here. that's my neighbor's house. devastated. oprah winfrey posted this video to instagram to show the damage to her home left behind by the mudslides. she went on to thank everyone for their prayers and concern. at least 17 people have been killed. 17 others are missing. a pin james franco was wearing as he accepted a golden globe award moved several women to share stories of his alleged sexual misconducmisconduct. he responded by saying the stories weren't true but the women deserve the right to share their stories. an independent film franco was involved with has been shut down after the allegations were made. we're working to learn the name of the man killed in a two-car crash on branch avenue. it happened around 8:00 last night. a woman was driving northbound on branch avenue when a man coming of

road tried to turn left on to branch. he was hit by the other driver and later died. the woman was taken to the hospital. 6:33. we're following breaking news out of the district. chris? >> yeah, aaron. d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting. this happened on 24th street and skyland place in southeast d.c. police tell us the victim was shot multiple times in a residential area. this is off good hope road. at this point investigators don't have a shooter. but it's been a deadly start to the new year in the district. >> chris, thank you. it was the sight of four horrific murders that happened nearly three years ago in northwest d.c. >> now the land where the crimes took place is on the housing market. in may of 2015, the family and their housekeeper were murdered inside their woodley park mansion. after the murders, the house was set on fire. someone later bought the home and planned to rebuild this. but now the

the owner just wants to sell the land for $4.5 million. there's one person arrested and charged in the murders. he will go on trial in september. rallies expected at the maryland state legislature when the house tries to override a veto on a paid sick leave bill. the governor vetoed it saying it would hurt small business and cost thousands of jobs. he offered his own paid sick leave bill but they never gave it a vote. if it passes, the state could confirm the override by tomorrow. it would require businesses with more than 15 employees to provide five paid sick days. with companies fewer than a 15 employees, to give five unpaid sick leave. ten miles south into fredericksburg. governor mcauliffe announced it yesterday. they will be working with trans urban to relieve the traffic. the express

by carpoolers. solo riders will pay a fee varied by traffic. >> a lot of drivers had complaints because the fees were racking up to $30, $40. >> i paid it on 95 tollway. it's working in the sense that people are carpooling and trying to find ways around it. they're considering a plan to give riders money back under certain circumstances. >> a board meeting set for later today. megan mcgrath is live from the greenbelt metro station this morning. megan? >> metro makes you late for work and you get your money back. sounds like a good idea perhaps. metro's board later today will take a look at a proposal to do that. they would offer refunds to riders when the trains are running late. before you start counting those refunds, however, there are some rules that apply here. take a look. the refunds would be for delays of 15 minutes

just for weekday rush hour trips. now, the fare would be credited back to the fare cards. you wouldn't be getting cash back. it would be a credit. if approved by the board, the whole program could begin at the end of the month. some say it would make a difference, they like it. others say it wouldn't change their opinion of metro. >> i think it's a great idea. i haven't had trouble with my lines but some people are late and they'll compensate us for that, that's more than fair. >> it's somewhat of a help. but metro, service has been terrible and it's a nominal improvement. >> reporter: metro says that now after safetrack is done, nine out of ten trains are on time. it wouldn't be a huge number of refunds they'd be giving, but it would be something. they're going to look at it later today. back to you. >> megan mcgrath in greenbelt. thank you. driveway drama. the black ice scare watched by

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ashburn downhill! [ applause ] >> yea. >> tim's wife posted that video on facebook. that's a good wife. >> it's because he wasn't hurt. if he was hurt, she would have helped him. >> i'm glad he didn't fall into the word. more than 30 million people have watched that video and the number is still growing. >> he's a good sport. no slipping and sliding to worry about this morning. temperatures across the d.c. metro area are above freezing or close to 40 degrees. the daily grade today is b-plus. 55 degrees. a lot of clouds and there is a chance for showers coming in after 4:00 or 5:00. on the whole, i think you'll like the day today. need that medium weight jacket and your small traveler umbrella. >> good morning, chuck. two problems in the district and a situation on 270 and gw parkway.

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families of the missing. their stories are heartbreaking. back to you. >> it is 6:47 right now. this morning, we're hearing a 17-year-old girl calmly describe how she tortured and murdered another teenage girl. >> one investigators who has been at this for three decades described it as a level of cruelty he's never seen. iraheta says she killed 15-year-old zand are rivas for revenge. hours before she detailed that brutal murder, our cameras company toured venus returning home. her mother reported her missing days before. justin finch is live at the fairfax county courthouse with her chilling confession. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. that confession delivered coldly on camera, iraheta admits to stabbing rivas 13 times and telling her that she would see her in hell. let's take you now to some images pulled from cell phone

this is iraheta and rivas almost face to face here. rivas would be dead a short time later. a fairfax county prosecutor says that iraheta as many asinine others, many with ms 13 ties, first kidnapped and violently attacked rivas in a park about a year ago. news 4 also obtained this video of iraheta's interrogation and confession in which she shares that she was angry with rivas, angry that her boyfriend and rivas appeared to be close and she believed that rivas brought her boyfriend to his death. she wanted to get revenge here. she was asked about remorse, here's what she had to say. >> does it bother you? what happened? do you think about it? sometimes? doesn't bother you

>> reporter: as you see, not much to say there. iraheta is now 18 years old. she's now facing life in prison here with 20 years added to that. live in fairfax, justin finch. news 4. back to you. >> justin, thank you. it's 6:49. congressman steve scalise is expected 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 the surgery went well and scalise is resting comfortably. he was nearly killed during a congressional baseball practice shooting in alexandria last june. he suffered a bullet to the hip, shattered bones and damaged internal organs. the failed search for a missing man with dementia highlights some of the challenges of taking care of people with neurological problems. his body was found on tuesday in a wooded area near bwi marshall airport. his family released a

thanking everyone for their time, energy and efforts towards finding their father. all that we were able to accomplish was a direct result of the overwhelming love and support from the community. now, many in our area can relate to the grief that the family is dealing with now. >> you have to have people who actually watch people who have alzheimer's disease. they have to take care of them. they have to know where they are. you kawann der off and never come -- and never come back. you don't know how to get there. >> i understand how it is to have a family member that's nonverbal. my wife is nonverbal. when you see something, you should say something. >> police had a similar message. if you find someone who doesn't know where they are, try and help. you can drop them off at a hospital or police station, a church. place where they can get some help. a big milestone for the new entertainment and sports arena going up in southeast d.c. mayor bowser will celebrate a topp

the 4200-seat facility has reached the final construction height. the washington wizards will practice there. it will also be home to the washington mystics and the nba's minor league team, capital city go goes. want to get you up to date on the morning commute. >> here's melissa mollet on first 4 traffic. what's going on out there, melissa. >> taking a look at the roads, no massive problems at this point this morning. we want to show you kind of what's going on around town. beltway looking pretty good right now. northbound gw parkway after the scenic overlooks, one right lane blocked at the crash southbound. also seeing delays as well. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway. taillights here are the outer loop of the beltway up top. you can see actually looking pretty good. everything is moving nicely there this morning. northbound 395, at edsall, no major issues there. that's going into town nicely now. northbound ch

rote, an incident reported there. 295 before laboratory road, a crash there as well. when looking at travel times, 270 southbound looking pretty good. top of the beltway, just a little bit of a slowdown as chopper 4 just showed you inner loop and outer loop looking typical for this time of the morning. 66 inbound is already. so is 95 northbound quantico to the beltway. going to take 27 minutes. average speed about 43 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. hi sheena. >> good morning, melissa. a warming trend today and tomorrow. umbrellas as we go into your friday. colder air does return as we go into sunday. things will start changing through the weekend. it is above freezing everywhere right now. so that's good. except if you're martinsburg. in the district, 39 degrees. 40 degrees in clinton. clouds are with us right now. it will stay cloudy going through the day today. pretty much

west and down to our south. that will close in later this evening. for today, your morning commute looks fine. temperatures around 40 degrees. by the afternoon hours, slight chance of a light shower. but still mostly dry. 53. tomorrow, early morning rain through lunchtime and through the afternoon commute as well with temperatures in the 60s. this is future weather. later on today, you see the light spotty showers around 6:00, 7:00 p.m. overnight and into early tomorrow, rain for the morning commute. through lunchtime, periods of rain and then tomorrow evening, if you have the friday night plans, take the umbrella with you. very early saturday, showers left over. quickly clearing. temperatures quickly falling. look at this. normal highs, 43 today. we're 65. falling temperatures on saturday once that rain clears and by sunday we're back around freezing. look at next week, though. the 30s stick around for a while and snow chances are back tuesday and wednesday. sheena, thank you. it's 6:53 now.

the new year. a lot of folks looking for a workout that is going to last longer than just a few weeks, right? >> or a few days. >> megan -- molette green is trying out a different kind of workout. she's riding at zengo, at cathedral commons in next next. you're off the bike now, molette. how did it go? >> reporter: i stepped off the bike because i wanted to show you guys the shoes. this is new to me zengo. other people might find it new. they click in to stay stable on the bike. let's go to one of the newer trainers, bring a johnson. she's joining us this morning. how did you get into this and what inspired you? >> my friend brought me mere during school. this is our place to destress, unwind, clear our minds from the stresses of school. and then we became hooked, we came twice a week every week. >> there's a lot that goes into being a trainer. you don't just want to become a trainer. >> no. this is something i wanted for a very long time. when i discovered zengo i fell

people. especially people who look like me. >> we have marla wagner who has been doing this for six years. you became hooked right away. what's your best advice for folks looking to stay fit for the new year? >> try it. stay with it. by the end of the week, i think you'll be hooked. it's motivating. every instructor has a different style. i think you'll find someone that works with you. makes it click. >> i got to tell you, personally, i'm hooked on this. oif got to find a class close to my home. cathedral commons is not far from work. we might be able to work out something. the first class is always free. so check it out. ally is the instructor with a lot of energy. she's going to take us out on a high note. let's do it. >> let's do it! you guys. we're going to add a little bit. hop on those bikes. not literally. ♪ here we

♪ back out. >> a lot of these indoor cycling classes, it's the music that gets you ready. the dance party on the bike. you have fly wheels, a bunch of different places that offer this kind of exercise. >> the instructor that molette spoke to is a sister of one of our news 4 employees. 6:56. four things to know. a board meeting is set for the new credit program. if approved, riders would get a refund if their train is delayed 15 minutes or more. we'll be at that meeting. head to the nbc washington app later today to find out what the board decides. at least 17 people are dead and 17 others are missing following the mudslides in california. the latest on the difficult search for survivors coming up on the "today" show. a chilling confession. a 17-year-old gang member details the brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl. in her own wor

says she killed the 15-year-old girl for revenge. fears of the flu continue to grow. 46 states with widespread flu activity. federal health officials say there are nearly three times more flu cases this season than this time last year. for more tips on how to stay flu-free, head over to the nbc washington app. and that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes, with weather and traffic and local news. until then enjoy your day ziemt

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good morning. chilling video. >> get out of here! go! >> the moment those devastating mudslides in california started caught on tape. at least 17 people killed. nearly 20 missing. more than 100 homes destroyed. the massive cleanup just getting underway. here it mes. another monster winter storm marching across the country. snow and freezing rain set to impact tens of millions, from the midwest to the south to new england. al has the very latest. not so fast? president trump changing his tune on possibly speaking with special counsel robert mueller in the russia investigation. >> it seems unlikely that you'd even have an interview. >> sot