a little slick roads after the drizzle. we want to start with delays. prince william and fauquier county schools are closed today. in virginia, alexandria, arlington, page and culpepper county schools are opening two hours late. spotsylvania, warren, stafford county, shenandoah arepening two hours late today. >> in maryland, prince orges, an arundel, and in west virginia, grant, berkeley, hampshire and jefferson are epping twote hours la >> the snows lasted into the night. it was not something that we saw last weekend. but it's a fpreview this weekend. >> get ready. melissa is standing by with a d check of the rnditions. but we begin with chuckwebell.

>> it's a long holiday weekend, with the martin luther king day on monday. the snow resorts are going to get hammered this weekend with snow. ill slushy outside this moesing. but the of your friday, nothing to worry about. temperatures are above freezing and will be in the low to mid-40s for afternoon highs today. no more weather concerns for your friday. all eyes turn to the weekend. a winter storm watch for the panhandle of west virginia. th may be expanded and/or upgraded to a winter storm warning a we get into tomorrow. there's a real chance -- not a lot of snow expecte around the i-95 corridor. but 6, 10,nc 12s of snow possible, especially in the mountains of maryland and west virginia. more about all that and timing when you may see freezing rain coming up.

melissa, good morning to you. omery g problem on mon county. 16th street at colesville eroad. we seeing a lot of snow and ice on the roadways.un shutdown north and southbound. justin finch is out here. going to talk with us live in a moment abo what is goi on here at the circle. here's what we know right now. wires and traffic light, brought down by a dump truck coming through, shut down through the morning commute. if you're headed into d.c. this morning, you want to take ea-west highway instead. out of d.c., they push you off at eastern. aven northbound indian head highway at 228, the right lete by the crash there. in fredick, southbound 15, near hanson. the rest of the roadway is looking okay. >> thank you. 6:02. we're staying on top of the first 4 traffic alert melissa mentioned in silver spring. >> an early morning crash has 16th street shut dn at

colesville road. a major intersection there. stin finch is on the scene to give us a closer look at the siation. justin? >> reporter: good morning. we have a mess out here at bre circle between d.c. and montgomery county here. we're seeing a driver who has things wrong. heehould not b where he is right now, going underneath a downed .wire street.g south on 16th that's what you do not want to do. that's why police have trafficck here blo throughout the morning here. want to show you the actual mess here. take a look. these arrethe downed take a look. brought down by a d.c. public works dump truck overnight here. we're told tt maybe the hopper was um in the back. you'llee a power pole here was snapped, in addition to the downed traffic light. if you look north there, you see the traffic move along. you'll notice thatraffic is diverted at that point., looking back south of the

circle here, we're seeing traffic from d.c. go northbound. eastern avenue at 16th street. this is an area of blair circle. everything will divert here at 16eeth strand resume service at alaska avenue northwest. this will be an issue throughout the morning, especiallyn the morning commute. we're hearing this will likely last throughhe morning. pepco tries to restore power and power line so that customers can have lights and power this morning. li silver spring. >> justin, thank you. the second round of snow during this government shutdown is insult to injuries, making people sick of the weather around here. just as thehe snow andce started to melt, more came overnight. there's slick spots on roads in e area here in d.c., maryland, northern virginia. talked t one furloughed employee who says the gloomy weather makes things worse.

>> mixed with the shutdown is affecting people. you knowcoming off of the holidays. not getting paid. it hurts people. >> the district's cold emergency plan is in effect right now. if you know someone who needs shelter, go to our nbc washington app for a list of resourceand shelters available now.s workd businesses and marriage licenses are impacted by the government shutdown, now in day 28. >> add to that list, metro. the agency with a budget deficig says it's losi400,000 every weekday.n megrath has what this means for riders. megan? >> reporter: well, good morning. it's estimated that fedal workers make up about 40% of metrs rush hour ridership. but that is not happening these

days. not since the shutdown started. metro istarting to feehe pinch financially. the general manager says weekdayg $400,000 every that the shutdown drags on. he is expecting a tfshl for january. if that continues, metro will have to make staffing and service changes. we're at t metro station. lots oficovernment offes around here. we talked to one w ker who was on trains this morning. e says this place is a ghost town. >> most are empty. there's plenty of room. there's a l of seats. it's not like it normally is during the rush hour time. >> repter: in a letterent to u.s. senators in maryland and

virginia, it says, metroerould cons staffing or service adjustments, such as scaled-back use of eight-car trains and extra trains to meet rush hr demands. if things drag on, they will be making change changes that could impact people who use metro. while many people are at during the shutdown, not everybody is. we're still seeing some people coming o of thisstation. certainly not the numbers we're used to. they don't want -- those riding the rails, they don't want to seechanges. back to you. >> megan, for us in southwest, thanks. the working relationship between nancy pelosi and president trump appears to be another casualty of the shutdown. a day after she suggested that the president postpone his state of the uon address, he fired back.y he abrupnceled a trip to afghanistan, denying her and other lawmakers the use of a government plane. he suggested she could fly commercial. but he said she should stay in

town and work on a deal.nb news confirms first lady melania trump traveled on a government pne to florida for a weekend vacation. after backlash, the president caipeled his economic envoy to switzerland. developing overnight, a bombshell report bhebuzz feed. >>eport claims from president trump directed michael cohen to lie to congress over the trump tower in moscow. c is lawrence is at the live desk with the latest. chris? >> first, we need to know that this has not been confirmed by nbc news. ac cog in btoz uz officials say candidate trump supported cohen's plan to go to russia and meet with putin to jump-start negotiations. the source told buzz feed, that cohen told the special counsel the president personally

instructed him to lie, claiming that negotiations ended months earlier than they did. ond he campaign trail, donal trump denied having business enalings in russia. but the two law rcement sources say they had ten face-to-face meetings during the campaign. cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress about that stal. he will y publicly on february 7th.we >>e getting a look at a report suggesting the number of children separated from their parents at the u.s./mexi border is much higher than previously reported. the office of the inspector general found the children in the thousands. more than wh was originally reported. s e issue dominated headli 2018. this report includesents that were separated from their children in 2017, as well as last year. get ready. this weekend, thousands e people arexpected to attend two major rallies in the district. h day, d.c. hosts the marcr

life. traffic and parking restriions will be around the capital one arena. on saturday, the women's march will begin at freedom plaza.th e will likely cause big crowds on the roads and on public transportation. adam truss lets you knt you need to know about getting around town this weekend. >> reporter: washington, d.c. about to get very busy as we two two marches back-to-back.ee this is frdom plaza and the lr setup is ady under way for the women's march to close this area on saturday. but first, capital one arena, that's the hot area for closures for the march. they expect freedom plaza to be the center point for all of it. there will be other closur around the area, of course. in years' past the women's march has produced huge number of crowds. they moved it off of the national mall. your best bet, if you're coming he over the

next couple of days, plan ahead. metro willave normal service. off-peak fares on saturday. that's some good news. there's special marc service at's running. check ahead to make your best plans. back tyou. we're following a developing story in montgomery county. a support team of counselors will be on-hand at herbert hoover middle school aer a teacher suddenly died in her classroom on thursday. in a letter to parents, the principal said she passed away after experiencing a medical emergency while teaching.an she wanglish teacher. she is being remembed and celebrated for her kindness and commitment to others. no one in this accident.red look at this. a car landed on top of another one in alexandria yesterday. witnesses say the car drove on to the sidewalk along dawes a

avenue, hiilding and landon on top of a parked car. there was a lot of smoke and the driver seemed shaken but he was not seriously hurt. >> lucky guy. it's jt about 6:12. last week, news 4 introduced you to two local sisters who found a sweet way to make ds meet. >> they created the furlough cheesecake. this was an idea that really took off. the pair received a lot of orders for the cheesecake. they're making it right there. but the recent request may take the cake. they were asked to appear on "ellen." they didn't know it at first. take a look at the moment they d und out. >> here's nikki ckie. they both work for the government. they are huge fans of the show. cawe can see them, but thet see me. but en i say go, i'm going to surprise them using cisco technology. here we go. go. hello, ladies.

hi. hi. >> i love that she's moving her hair out of the way, like she can't see. really fun moment there. >> you can see the full interview today and see how ellen ans to help these sisters out. you can see "ellen" at 3:00 and stick around for news 4 at 4:00. >>nowing ellen, that was the beginning of a good surprise. we're tracking the weather impact from the snow we got overnight. still ahead. $67 billion. that's how much cash americans are expected to spend every year on prescription drugs by 2025. >> the money y spend on medication is only going up. we're going to show you how to buck the trend and save money. it is going to be a fineay fror you after a slushy start this morning. good weather to take the dogs out for a walk rumble is available for adoption through the humane rescue alliance. slushy and wet outside this

morning. good weather this afternoon and this evening before the bottom falls out this weekend. that forecast when. see you ne check it out. th l areing out a lot of food here. it's very busy inside this prince george's county church for a m freeket for furloughed government workers. we'll meet some of th

today, members of the community are coming together to try to help thehe furlo workers. it's happening at the new life center in capital heights. >> let's go to molette green. tell us more in what's coming up inug the furrelief market. >> reporter: yeah. people are making some tough decisions. this church wan h top alleviate some of the tough decisions that many people are

making as theyre not collecting paychecks. thers a lot of food. thousands of pounds of food is set up in the sanctuary here.r latetoday, furloughed federal workers will be able to come and bag up groceries and feed their famili t. i want tk to one of the furloughed workers who is a member of this church. you've been with the epsome 20 years. you've been home. tell me what life is like y for you anr fellow furloughed government workers. >> we've beeng. maintain it's a challenge for our nation. we've been maintaining at this lint of time. we have a of support. we have family and friends a this great church. >> i'm going to bringn the

pastor. pastor ron wilder who isdi lea this effort here at the church. pastor, what do you want to say? >> here at new life, we have furloughed but we're not forgotn. [ cheers ] >> reporter: at 2:00, tellwhe you want people to do. >> at .2:00 it is noisy here. >> reporter: when people come in -- [ cheers ] >> reporter: okay. before i run out of time. at 2:00, you want them t do what? >> we will hand them bags. it's free market style. you fill up your bags with noiterishable s. we have chickens and turkeys coming in at 10:00. come and get it, y'all. >> reporter: that'sit. that's what this is going to be.

furloughed but not forgotten from newur life chch. >> that's a blessing, for sure. it is a weather alert day. we're expecting a winter weather mess. chuck bell? >> we sure are. it won't be a pretty weekend at all across the area. not much of a problem out there. the snow has come to an d. washington at 34 degrees. close to the freezing mark in parts of the shenandoah valley. your fday is the bes part of the next four days, no doubt about it. clearing skies, l tomid-40s today. after a slushy start, we'll dry cht fast. we'll have thel delays. they're always on the bottom of the screen. also, your nbcashington app will be your best friend. not just for that today, ase go ove the weekend, as well. saturday. >> wintry and wet. a significant chance of freezing rain and sleet near i-81.

not aai freezing problem around the city. we could get snow and real oblem for everybody. heavy rain, possibly an inch of rain saturday night. the ground is frozen. hiflooding concerns will b, saturday night into sunday. wu sunday, the wind machine turns on. and plummeting temperatures. windchills below zero after sundown on sunday. this winter storm watch now for the shenandoah valley. that may have to beex nded. may walk you through future weather here. your't friday ihe problem. it's saturday afternoon and night, that i am mosrn con about here.'s he saturday. this could be freezing rain or sleet in the shenandoah valley, northern maryland and the panhandle for west virginia. whereit's all-snow in the high spots, that could be 6 to 12 inches of snow. there's the five-day outlook.

today, tomorrow, a wintry mess. falling temperatures sunday and brutally cold on monday. melissa, good morning. good morning, to you. first 4 traffic alert here. take a look at this. this is 16th street at silver spring, on the d.c. line it is shut down this morning. northbound and southbound. here's why. fi wires and the traffic light are down. if you're coming into the district, the t off at the west-west highway. traffic diverted at eastern avenue. in the district southbound rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. oversized vehicle being moved out of the way. your travel times, 270 looks top of the beltway, no problems. back wh moren just a minutite.

you're watching news 4 today. >> 6:24 now. americans spend more money on prescription drugs than people in any other country.>> t turns out that some drugs may cost more with insurance than without it. susan hogan is showing us ways yo can lower your bill at t pharmacy. >> reporter: a recent stud found that one out of every five prescriptions, consumers were

using more using their insurance than if they pay the retail price. one reason this happened, is gag clauses. they prevent the pharmacist from telling you ere may be a lower price by not using your insurance. >> gag clauses surfaced five years ago. we worked wiat state legies to pass state-by-state laws. and then, this pt october, two bills were passed in congress that put an end to this practice at a national level, whi is a terrific win from consumers. >> we can help the consumer a whole lot more. a lady came in for an antibiotic ointment. we ran it through her insurance. it was $192. the cash price was just $15.ep >>ter: the number one thing to do is ask. is this the lowest possible price on my medication?er are other ways to be money-smart with meds.re >> make ou're taking a

generic. generics are a terrific option for most people and will save f you a boatloadney. ask, can i get a three-month prescription or a 90-day fill instead of a 30-day fill. you typically can save one co-pay, sometimes two. >> reporter susan hogan reporting. there's another tip. check out websites and apps that offer coupons. he have more details about apps that can save atharmacy. search prescription drugs in the nbc washington app. all right, erybody. a lot of crazy weather over the weekend. not a lot of snow arodhe d.c. metro area. he sleet chance for and freezing rain. where the cold air makes it mostly snow, a foot in co cumberla cumberland, maryland. plus, keep ang eye ing an e roads for fyou. school delays after that overnight round of snow. we're back wit everything youh

news 4 begins with a sto team 4 weather alert. >> we are in weather alert mode today. most of the snow that fell overnight has stopped.

>> it was coming down hard at points. ois was the scene here in northwest washingtrnight. you probably need to grab the snow scraper for your car and wear your boots. we're halfway through winter, i think chuck said. >> that's depressing. you will need some extra time to get to where you're going today. >> several schools are delayed and closed today. princeilliam and fauquier county are closed. alexandria, arlingtonag and and culpepper schools are two hours late pefr spotsylvania, warren, stafford,ri fres during, and shenandoah are opening late. in maryland, prince george's, anne arundel. in west virginia, grant, berkeley, hampshire, jefferson all opening two hours late. justin finch and melissa has

our impact kct on commuters. we'll begin with chuck bellk hews what we need to know today. >> mother nature ready tolow the kitchen sink and the icebox at us, too. all possibilities tomorrow.ng freeain and a lot of it tomorrow night. plunging tempatures. a high flood threat saturday night into sunday, because of the snow around the area. and a flash freeze coming up on sunday. this morning, still below freezing. low 30s around the. ci forecast for your friday, enjoy this while we can, everybody. a dry day coming up. snfall amounts, especially in western maryland this weekend, could be rather extreme, up close to a foot in parts of western maryland. download the nbc washington app

and giv me a follow on social media to stay ahead of the weather. good idea, chuck. looking at first 4raffic alert. big problem for folks here headed intohe district or out of the district on 16th street. 16th street, at colesville ad, wires and a traffic light this point this morning, brought down by a dump truck, closed through the morning commute. we're seeing backups and delays. justin finch is out there on the scene for us this morning. kind of looking at things and letting us know what is going on. how are things looking out there, right now? >> hey, melissa. this now, we're seeing progress crews have arrived. they're looking at the downed wiresnd the clipped power line up there, as well. also, that knocked down traffic light, too. also part of the scene .here we're told a d.c. dump truck came through here at 16th street and colesville road. it's caused the damage re.

now, the shutdown befieen. traf is moving around the area at eastern avenue. but it's nothr just goinggh here. and this will be the scene,a, meli we're told well into the morning thmmute. at's why you were tracking workarounds this morning. >> looking for alternates this morning. you head into d.c. on 16th street, traffic is pushed at the east-west highway. out of d.c., you have to take eastern avenue to get around this. it could be a couple more hours. uthbound 270, a disabled vehicl and centreville, new problem. eastbound 66 before 28sh a c reported there. a little glitch there. in the bodistrict, soud rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. being sized vehicle is moved out of the way. the beltway is looking good. day 28 of the government shutdown. no new negotiations are scheduled today.

meanwhile, the relationship between the president and the speaker of the house has hit another low point. a day after nancy pelosi suggest that the president postpone his state of the union address, he canceled a working trip to afghanistan that lawmakers were going to take. he refused to let them take a government plane, saying she should stay in town and work on a deal. the shutdown is having a major financial impact on public transportation in the district. the agen is losing $400,000 a day. scott tells us how badly metro is being hit. >> reporter: cgress ordered metro toboro deuce an analysis to find out what the impacts on d.c. metro bus and metro rail of the shutdown. the numbers are in and they are metrimates it is losing elarge. $400,000 a day because of the shutdown, citing reduced parking

revenue and ridership revenu as ll. it suggests the possibility of future staffing or service reductions, if the shutdown goes on much longer. also this morning, the i-team repoing, an impact on the marc train system, a major component ofs our mastransit in our area. marc train, down 18%in the start of the shutdown. they're promising a future an analysis t find out how much revenue is being impacted by this. the mark train system and d.c. metro rail and bus, feeling significant impacts from the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. on capitol hill, i'm scott macfarlane, news capital. we're at the metro stion in southwest d.c. we'll get reaction for you ahead. d.c. police are investigating an overnight hate

crime. >> chris lawrenc l is at thee desk with that. >> we spoke with d.c. police on ge phone not l ago. they tell us hate graffiti has been found at shalom tire andep autor. here's a map nowing where it is. it's on brentwood road in northeast d.c. there's a giant and home depot across the street. police got the call and found anti-semitic griff feet gra fren front of that store. 6:36. this weekend, despite the wintry weather, thousands are expected to attend two big rallies happening here in the district. today, d.c. hos the march for fe. traffic and parking restrictions will be around the capital one arena.

on saturday, the women's march will begin at freedom plaza. these are cause big crowds on the roads and on public transportation. >> weather may hamper participation. we don't have concerns about supporting them. >> metro will have normal service today and saturday. this year, organizers had to move the women's march off ofl the natioall because of the government shutdown. coming sup, n 4's working e r you through the shutdown. molette green is hth more. >> reporter: that's right. free market for furloughed woderal ers. all of the details, what you need to know from what's going to happening hey! havertys is having a big sale.

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los angeles lakers forward, michael beasley was about to walk on the court and he realized he was still in his dark practice shorts. he can't go on like that. beasley had to head back to the locker room to change. he was able to enter the game. he helped the lakers beat the thunder in the yellow shorts. i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. verizon wi soon give all customers free access to its spam alert and call-blocking trool tools, so long as the phones are compable. the carrier ruled out those tools a year ago, as part of rcll filter add-on. but starting in you will be able to fend off unwanted robocalls without ving to pay extra. with your cnbc business report, i'm kate rogers. good morning, everybody. made it to friday finally. a lot o schools are delayed. howard county is delayed two

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it's 6:44 on this weather alert morning. it will be a little slushy out there on the roads after overnight snow. this is a liveook outside right now.

a lot of school districts have let us know in the last few minutes about some delays and closings. thee going to run them on bottom of the screen. you can find a complete list in the nbc washington app. in a few minutes, we'll check inith chuck bell. he'll have a look at the forecast heading into the weeken you see the radar image here. pretty dryig now. that's going to change, folks. today is the 28th day of the government shutdown. tensions between the white house and congress remain high. the president canceled the house speaker's congressional trip overseas. >> 800,000 federal workers have not received a paycheck. we have live team coverag this morning. metro cgrath is at the station. but we want to begin with peter alexander. >> reporter: the escalating feud between the president and h speaker is only getting worse. the shutdown dragging on, as you know,he approachliingnd e of

four weeks. nancy pelosi was scheduled to go to afghanistan with a delegation of congressional democrats. it w grounded by the president, less than an hour before they set to depart. the president's power play, yb k for pelosi's call to postpone the state of the union address until after the reopens.nt the white house says the white house delegation to an economic forum in davos is now off. all of it underscoring how bitter this back and forth has become and how little hopeis the that there is any resolution anytime soon. we ll have theest on all of it. we'll walk you through the president's fierce letter to pelosi. back to >> peter alexander, live for us at the white house. peter's full report coming up xt on "today." >> the shutdown is having a negative impact tro, as well. >> the agency is losing thousands of dollars a day because of a steep drop in fares and parking megan mcgrath is in southwest

d.c. on how you use epmetro. >>ter: federal workers make up about 40% of metro's rush hour ridership. that's not happening since the shutdown. ridership is way down. and metro is losing money, a lot of it. the general manager says the agency is losing $400,000 every weekday that the shutdown drags ec. he is eng a $50 million budget short fall by the end of january b of unpaid federal subsidies. if the shutdown continues,sae that metro may have to make some staffing and service changes. shat could mean using fewer eight-car train and extra trains to handle the rush hour demand. noer a r we spoke to this morning at the federal center station, he's not surprised. he has been still coming in t work. he says that the riders -- the number of people on the trains, way, w down.

>> 's much, you know, less people. of course.. ye i can notice that, lushlusually car is full of people. but me and maybe ten more people. rmuch less. orter: no trouble getting a seat? >> not at all. >> reporter: and another trickle-down thing that we're seeing here ishe businesses around metro stations, like this starbucks,hi normally at t time, when people are generally going into work, there is a huge line inside there. there's hardly anybody in there. so, it's justnteresting how the shutdown is just having this tremendous snowball effect on so many businesses, so many agencies. doesn't -- we're not -- we don't have any information on when it's going to end. back to you. >> megan mcgrath in southwest d.c. thanks. our team coverage isn't ove. we're still working for you. coming up in a few minutes, we'll see how a cmunity is coming together to help

furloughed workers in prince tygeorge's co molette green is in the community. she'll have much more on the furlough relief market. 6:49 w. we want to turn back to the storm team 4 forecast weatheral t today. chuck is back with a look at the weekend. >> snow overnight has come toenn that's the first thing that's going in the right direction for us. temperatures are just above the freezing mark. a few spots below freezing. there could be a slippery spot or two. your friday is an improving weather pictureto for y. clearing skies, afternoon sunshine, temperatures in the 40s. ternoon. tomorrow, wet and wintry. a real threat forai freezing and sleet in the i-81 corridor. if you travel in the shenandoah valley tomorrow afternoon, watch out. there could be significant freezing rain there. snow.ce for

and heavy rain saturday night and a real chance for a flash freeze. any of the standing water that's left around on sunday is going to turn into a sheet of ice. be careful traveling this weekend. already, a winter storm watch there in the panhandle of west virginia. frederick county, virginia, included in that. future weher, starts with a pocket of light snow late in the afternoon. of the rd most of the i-95 corridor changes ton in the afternoon. this could be a long time ting to scour the cold air out of the valley. that could be b a lont of freezing rain. heavy rain saturday night. that tapers off. we could be below freezing.w windchills be zero. that's going to beso, so cold, melissa. it will stay chilly most of next week. f >>st 4 traffic alert right

now. silver spring, 16th street at colesville road, shutdown northbound and southbound. that's because of wires and a traffic light brought down by a dump truck. justin finch is live on the scene right ynow. ha seen any progress? >> reporter: hey, melissa.in we're s some progress. pepco just got here with a replacement power polean here. they have it on that truck right now, appearing to begin to position it in place to replace the one that was broken there by that d.c. dump truck that came here overnight with this bed up and knocked over a traffic t, ligh knocked down the power lines. also snapped that power pole,s well. drivers who are coming into this area, driving every day, are seeing a major mess here and surprise this mornin traffic not moving in either direction. this area of 16th street and colesville road. we areri h this will go well into the morning commute and later. drivers should, right now, listen up. i know you have workarounds

hereo. >> we do. working for you with the heternates this morning. headed into district, southbound on 16th street, your normal route. you want to turn at east-west highway, northbound 16th street, and get off atve easterne and work your way around it. southbound 270, still have that disabled vehicle. in reston, eastbound toll road, right lane blacked eblocked byd vehicle. 270, 41 miles per hour, top of thebeltway, 24 miles per hour. that's a normal slowdown. it's your typical prob 66 inbound, 95 northbound, not so bad. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. 6it2. we're working 4 you in the community, during this government shutdown. >> today, t members of community are coming together to help furloughed federal workers. news 4's molette green is at the

new life wship center in capitol heights. tells what the furloughrkelief is all about. >> reporter: check it out. this sanctuary, transformed into a marketplace for furloughed workers. in afternoon, they'll be able to come and bag upgr eries. we have some of the furloughed federal government workers who are members of this church right here. i want to go down the aisle and find out thegencies they wor for. >> federal aviation. >> department of. justi >> u.s. census bureau. >> epa. >> interior department. >> reporter: and they all have such a great attitude about just joining hands and supporting each other at this church. i want to bring on the pastor. pastor juan wi ier, who spearheading this effort by, this fantastic h churche in prince george's county. what's your motto here today? your method? >> here aew life, we are furloughed but not forgotten. [ cheers ]

>> reporter: okay. k iw this was a collective effort by so manyothers, right, to make all of.his happen >> yes, it was. we have our sponsors here for urban outreach. it takes a community. we're so glad we have the sponsors. s reporter: tell me wha going to happen. at 2:00, what can people expect? >> along with our sponsors, all new life partners came together, we have 36,000 pounds of food. we hand you bags. fill it up, if you're furloughed or hunsy. everyone ehere. jesus christ is lord. >> reporter: 2:00 this afternoon. [ cheers ] check out the bags of groceries righ what a fantastic effort by this hurch in prince george's county back to you guys. >> it truly is that. molette, thank you. >> you can download the nbc washington app and searchdo sh for resources for furloughed workers. today on "ellen," a surprise for two maryland floughed

workers. we told you about these sisters last week. they've been sling cheesecake to make extra money during the shutdown. theirreaction to being surprised by ellen p isretty awesome. you canul watch the segment at 3:00. it's 6:55. four thingso know. f buzzd news is reporting that the president directed his former personal attorney, michael cohen, to lie to congress about building a trump tower in moscow. e two federal lorcement officials involved in an investigation on the matter. nbc's hallie jackson w more on this report next on "today." two major ral district could impact your commute this weekend. today, d.c. hosts the march for lifen the national mall. on saturday, the women's march on washington will begin at freedom plaza. we have the full list of traffic and parkingic resons in the nbc washington app. today, counselors will on-hand at herbert hoover middle

school in rockville after a teacher died in her classroom. the principal said she passed away after experiencing a medical emergency while she was teaching. and the number of schools in our area are closed or delayed beuse of wintry weather. the list is in the nbc washington app and running at the bottom of ur screen. a check of the five-day forecast. nothing to wor about today. the whole wintry mess coming our way tomorr. watcout. there's a chance for freezing rain in the shenandoah valley.y heain saturday night could lead to a lot of flash-frozen puddles and side streets by sunday morning as the temperatures really plummet. taking a look at our biggest problem around town. 16th street, shutdown at colesville. you can take east-west highway orastern avenue to avoid this one. >> all right. it is a sad day here on news 4 today. we are losing -- >> what is that guy doing? >> we're losing chrislawrence,

who is moving to dallas to be a big-time anchor. we w enjoyedking with you. you're a terrific guy and a great journalist. >> if you wante to be l in texas, get an oklahog. >> if you come back to d.c. on that thing. >> wish you and your family all the best. >> it's been amazingth working ou guys. i hope that the traffic reports are a little less dire and the forecast is warmer. >> less snow. more severe weather down there. >> we know you will root for the utins, though. how abo>>

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