i-270. you have several lanes blocked off. no word if anybody is injured in this, but csitainly c backups for people looking to start their weekend. we're going ao keep eye on it and update you as we learn more. bracing for another round of winter weather. >> a mess of a weekend ahead. snow, ice, rain, all on the way. >> and then an arctic blast right behind it. >> so let's get to 4's amelia draper. break it down for us. >> more wintery weaer in the forecast. however, this storm system overall is mainly about the rain and the cold air that moves in on sunday the national weather service has issued a winter storm warningfo all the counties in pink, this includes frederick county,

beginning tomorrow morning at 10:00 p.m. running through saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. we have a winterryeather advi also issued for the areas in purple. this starts tomorrow also, saturday at 10:00 a.m. and comes to annd at midnight saturday into sunday. the biggest pacts will be north and west of washington. it's looking like a messy ice i with snow and some spots. i'm going to be breaking down the time coming up. we are working for u, getting you ready for this weekend's winter weather. get up to the minute updates, justdownload our nbc washington app. to the report that hit washington like an earthquake overnight. buzz feed reports that michael cohen said president trump ordered him to lie to congress.

nbc news has not confirmed the t reg. but if true, it takes the russia investigation to a whole new level. tracie potts is tracking this developing stor how's the white house reacting? >> reporter: they're saying it's not true aou can't believe anything fromichael cohen, an admitted liar. but as you noted, if true, it is big. it would mean the president of the united states committed a crime. that's a big if. the question tonight, is this a he said/he said or is there actually some proof? it's the most direct allegatiode yet that pre trump may have committed a crime. buzzfeed reports the president told his formerattorney, michael cohen, to lie to congress about the timing ofns negotiato build a trump tower in moscow. buzz feedepts two federal law enforcement officials involved in the matter. >> if he told mhael cohen to

commit perjury, that's going to go into the whole discussion we have about whether or not he, thepresident, should continue to be in office. >> reporter: cohen is lying to reduce his jail time, the president tweets. categorically false his attorney says. >> i'm not giving any credence to michao' cohen, s a convicted felony and liar. >> reporter: buzz feed reports special counsel robert mueller has proof. >> e-mails, text messages and collateral interviews of others and then they presented it to michael cohen they said watknow wh you did. and michael cohen apparently said, yes, i lied at the direction of the donald trump. buzz feed says donald trump's children got updates on the deal. >> the plan in these negotiations was much deeper than they have publiallly

acknowledged. >> reporter: keep in mind cohen is still working with the russia sevestigation so we don't know if the special ptor will allow him to talk about this, answer questions to testify about it whenhe shows up on capitol hill in a couple weeks a. all this as the shutdown approaches week. fi many lawmakers now out of town for the long weeked. hutdown hit 28 days today, and there are growing concerns over what it will take to bring both sides to the compromise. you heard impeachment talk is getting louder among democrats. and nancy pelosi and president trump have locke horns. today nancy pelosi accused the president of leaking her travel plans. >> you never give advance notice of going into a battle you just never do. perhaps the president is

inexperienced, didn't happen to understand that protocol. >> white house officials deny outing the trip. president trump out thing unity among the republican pa called it a beautiful thing and vowed not to cave on border security. we are working for you on the shutdown, you'll find a list of local resources on the app. 'll have a closer look at job fares for furloughed workers next hour. we know one of the americans killed in an explosion was stationed at fort meade, 35-year-old shannon kent was killed this i week a blast claimed by isis. assignedreviously been to work in the district and in norfolk, virginia. the pentagon has not identified the fourthcasualty, who was a civilian. now to a story that is only on 4. we're learning new details about this mashave blaze destroyed a d.c. apartment

complex for seniors last fall. a newt repor by federal investigators suggest the cause may have been someonemoking in the attic of the building. mark segraves broke this story on social media today. he joins us live now at the scene in navy yard. mark. >> reporter: good afternoon. this report says the official cause of this fire will go down ruledetermined but it doe out any mechanical or electrical failures that couldthave started fire and said the most likely cause was someone smoking in the attic of the building. but the report goes on to be highly critical of the d.c. fire chief for denyingccs to this building after the fire to both investigators and to search teams. the fire broke out in the attic space of this apartment complex. while nobodyas seriously injured, dozens of seep yors lost their homes.

there's clear evidence that someone tried to put out the fire with a garden hose when it first started and the fire was likely b caused human activity in the attic space, possibly squatters or maintenance workers who were smoking up there. of the rt is critical d.c. fire chief for denying access to invessegators and ch teams in the first day after the fire. a 74-year-old man was discovered inside the burned out building five days after the fire was put out. the report re1r50e8s that data om the building's fire alarm system was lost because investigators were not aowed to inspect it right after the fire. d.c.'seputy mayor for public safety told news4 that that decision to keep inspectors out of the building was made for >> has to balance safety of efety. investigatorst with the f that it is a building still at risk, even for finvestigators,

collapse. >> reporter: the report goes on to estimate the damage here ati this at more than $50 million. that's the very. late in southeast, mark segraves, news4. thank you,ma . a dog walker badly beaten during a car jacker in the distri and now the search is on for the robber. thesee are the people lice are looking for. the attack taking place thursday. the victim a 69-year-old woman was dropping off dogs when two men tried to take her car. one of the attackers beat her over the head with apipe. darcy spencer is now working the story. she's talking to the victim's daughter and is going to have a live report for us next onews4 at5:00. expect a lot of company if you have plans near the national mall this weekend. >> events kicked off with the annual march for life. >> derrick ward isive now on the mall. you got a chance to talk to a

lot of people today. what are the saying about this march? >> reporter: indeed we did. it was a diverse crowd at ts march. this is the 44th annual. there are some people who h f been to thst one that came to this one here today. they started down on the ml and ended up back there on capitol hill when they marched to the supreme urt. they're thinking that's where they're going to get another stab at this issue. but for today it was all about taking it to the streets. among the thousands that turned out for this year's march for life, there are those who feel particularly close to thetwebate ben pro and anti-a rights advocates. >> we represent the so called 1% of the so called difficult choices in a rtioncases. people like me who are told to abort. >> now she's formed an organization of others born under other circumstances. >> all humans deserve to be

protected and deserve a chance at le. >> reporter: this year's march drew a diverse crowd, many of them return erchers. we wtruck by the age of the crowd. the number of young people who came. >> they'll move on and get older andave kids and i think it'pa that way. >> reporter: there was also a sense their side hast the m momentum they've had in years with the conservative makeup of the supreme court and this administration. >> i'm glad there are people values.re our it balances out the playing field. >> reporter: asda s activities wrap up, the city is preparing now forh,nother ma another side of the issue women's march.the that will be happening on the mall as well. we are live in southwest, derrick ward. back to you. expect road closures and parking restrictions tomorw in d.c. for two marches. freedom plaza is expected to be

the center point for won's march. the march for women will come together across the street in pershing's park. metro is planning normal service tomorrow. parents are outraged that a day care iseoning just months after one of its staffers plded guilty to sexually molesting children there. the bristol location closed not long after tailor was charged ot inappropriatelching pre schoolers and taking photos of their genital areas. a sign went up at the facility seeking new facilities. a spokesperson said the shopping center didn't like the empty space and urged a reopening.mi up, we'll hear reaction from the mom of one of the young victims. a chicago police officer accused of shooting an unarmed black teen will lose his fate. jason van dyke was convicted in thehooting of 17-year-old

laquan mcdonald. van dyke shot mcdonald 16 times, sparking protests and accusations of racismegainst officer. the scrutiny is higher after three fellow officers were acquitted on charges they exaggerated the threat posed by the teen. furloughed and not fo otten. >> the local church offering free food to federal workers. >> aarning before you make dinner for the kids tonight. the item found inse chicken nuggets that's forcing a recall. falling thereing news on i-270 chopper 4 getting to the scene where a dump truck has ov

storm team 4 tracking som harsh weather. >> bundle up for an arctic blast. amelia draper is timing out your weekend and when the roads coull get a lbit tricky. commutes across the dmv are coming together,t commuters t is, during the showdown in order to help furloughed workers. >> they're sponsoring a furlough relief market. >> reporter: free food for

furloughed workers some of them are members of this church.s >> s sewnian. >> federal aviation. >> interior department. >> but the church isly rg around these members and the larger community for furloughed federal government workers. all this food will be rea for you to come and shop at 2:00 this afternoon. i want toto bring on the p and his wife, thank you for inviting us out to talk about at you're doing today and your message. >> my message is at new life you'reurloughed but you're not forgotten. >> reporter: it took a collective effort to bring all this food here. you have more food on the way? >> yes, we're thankful to capital document lutions, urban outreaches, network solutions, our new life partners are great. this is a major effort. 36,000 pounds of food.

bring your bag we'll fill them up whether you're furloughed or hungry. >> here are bagged groceries all right. this is what you get when you come out from 2:00 toer 6:00 in capitol heights. i want to thank new life for allowing us to be part of this effort. show that real high in the sky. >> that's thespirit. >> yeah. the stories that we've been seeing and witnesses from community members trying to rally around furloughed worker has just been a beautiful display. a big surprise today for two sistersm fromaryland. >> they both work for the federal government and are furloughed. remember we first introduced you to them last week. theisrs are selling furloughed cheesecakes to make ends meetth is afternoon they got a

surprise. hello,el n! ellen placed an order from them. one kecheeseor about $20,000. >> wow. >> you send me a chees cake because i love cheesecake. all right? yes, ma'am. >> get ready you better start making some cheesecakes you're going to have a lot of >> if you like a cheesecake of your own, they reall don't cost $20,000, but we put the information on how to order online. you'll find it in the nbc washington happ, sea cheesecake and you can watch ellen every day on 4 starting at 3:00. check your freezer. purdue foods is recalling chicken nuggets. they say the nuggets may be contaminated wit pieces of wood. it covers 22 ounce packages ofm si smart organics perdue chicken nuggets. if you have these in your

freezer, take the bag back or throw it away. a storm is moving in but you may want to get outside this weekend to witness a rare event, it is the super blood wolf moon. the moment the moon and sun are on the exact sides of theert. it's happening overnight sunday into monday. it's the lt time you'l be able to see it until 2021. the question is will we be able to see it with all t rain a snow and ice this weekend. let'sit talk about amelia draper is here. >> you're going to be able to see it but you neede to bun up. this is the warmest jacket you have and maybe an extralanket on t of it. this event is looking earlier as far as our storm isnc ned. it looks like rain moves in tomorrow, it moves out sunday morning and then the clouds clear up so you can check out the total lunar eclip happening sunday night mainly around midnight out there, from aboutil 11:30 u 1:00 a.m. breaking it down quickly.

the super blood wolf moon. l thear eclipse is when the moon and sun are on oosite sides of the earth, the reddish color is fro sunlight reaching the moon. when we say a super moon, it's the full moon at its closest point toert. and wolf is whathe native americans name the full moon in the month of january. now the storm is looking earlier, that's going to be your first wea erheadline. the biggest impacts are north and west of washington. especialhere the winter weather advisories and where the winter storm warning has been posted. it's dangerously cold sunday night into martinutr king jr. day. temperatures warming up nicely, especially where we've had a lot of sunshine today. 45 in frederick, a lot ofg. melt 49 in washington. 42 down in fredericksburg. here's a look at storm team 4 radar. all of this unsettd weather

coming together as the storm forms. tomorrow morning at 7:00 we're dry but the temperatures are all below freezing. 10:00 a.m. this is when we could see some snownd wintery mix moving into the area. the pink cld be ice, maybe sleet, maybe rain. look at surface temperatures. we could see slick spots o there by the midday hours tomorrow. here's noon, when the storm pushes in. notice 2:00 p.m. we have snow around the mason dixon line. maybe sleet just north of washington and all rain for those of you i southern maryland. temperatures warm, though, as we head from saturday afternoon into saturday night. so we start to se just plain rain falling across the area. here's what i'm kee a close eye on, those of you in hagerstown, temperatures just around freezing so we could see ice

accumulajung there. around the mason dixon line, i can't rule out ice that could lead to power outages and problems with trees. 9:00 a.m., this event is quickly winding down. then it's windy throughout the day on sunday. 40 degrees kind of deceivi because it's 40 degrees at 8:00 a.m. on sunday. as the sun sets at about 5:10 we'll fwht 20s at that point. wind chills on monday, anywhere from about 10 below to 10 above zero. much more on the storm system, a lot to talk about coming up at about 4:50. help forloughed workers stretching beyond just the food at their owntables. >> food for the pets. and checking in with a tomm mcflthe ice house on the wharf. and the peacock. >> we have the peacock here, we have a great crowd of people

trying to help our neighbors who trying to help our neighbors who can't afford their heating

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you in th community to help our neighbors who c't afford their heating bills. >> tommy mcfly is live at e wharf with the washington area fuel funds ice house to raise rareness and money for those in needs. orter: hey, we are here for the second annual kickoff. we're going to break the ice and get started andou tell about this awesome program. are you ready? >> i'm rready. orter: in four, three, two, one! hey! so now that the ice house is officially open all these people are down here on the wharf. why is it so impor tnt help our neighbors who can't afford thr heating bills? >> today, 80% of the people who can qualify f assistance can't get it because there's not enough funds. as we look at a cold monday, people need heating assistance. reporter: we're having a great time down here. the whole weekend the wharf is going to have the ice for you to check out.

many neighbors are federal employees who are furloughed, questiong their paycheck. is there a service to help them? >> individually they should call us. we want to help whether they're federal employees or contractors, we can help them with defederal payment plans and after money. welas year was the fir did it. we had 440 new people help and donate. >> it's going to be a great day, and tomorrow isbe going t a great day, so we want them down here. if they can't get here, they can go to our website. >> reporter: we a got great crowd already! look at the fun people here. erika, pat, we're having so much fun. please join us, come say high. this will be here all weekend long. for you toeel what it's like to be in a home without heat. and spend time with family on

the wharf. >> never seen people so exctaed to next to blocks of ice. but it's a good cause. >> shelling i out in the cold to warm the homes and hearts of so many. thank you. stress levels are riding among federal workers now in day 28 of the government shutdown. next we'll hear from onen womaho told us she's ready to leave the government. payin i to p arlington, payin i to p arlington,

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now at 4:30, looking for work. howlo fhed workers are noping as this longest government shutdown american history stretches into its fifth week. w theorst is yet to come. we areking for you for what is ahead for this year's flu season w aning as we head into the weekend. getting around town may get tricky as temperatures drop and another storm moves in. we are keeping an eye on breaking news, a dump truck crash in rockville. these are live pictures from chopper 4. you can see the crash therend th dump truck has spilled whatever it was carry. good news here is that nobody waseriously injured but crews have to work to clean that up. several lanes are blocked off on

montgomery avenue as well. a wet weekend followed by a bitter blast of cold. let's get to storm center 4 with amelia draper tracking the conditions. talk to us why if you can just stay home this weekend. >> want to focus o the feels like temperatures sunday into monday because the winds pick up sunday morning, cold air moves in. this is lunchtime on your sunday, if ou have plansout, we're only tracking feels like temperatures at noon in the teens and low 20s. by sunday at:00 p.m. we see wind chill temperatures in the single digits, feeling about 9 in leesburg and overnight it only gets worse. 10:00 p.m. we havell wind c temperatures around or below zero idegrees. th monday morning, 7:00 a.m., if you're headed out you wantll of thelayers, the gloves, the hat, the scarf, th warmestt you have as we

track wind chill temperatures from 13 below in hagerstown to about 2 above zero in fredericksburg. by 2:00 a.m. temperatures still in the single digits. i'm breaking down the rain, snow, and ice zone by zone in about 15 minutes. o> it is day 28the shutdown. bills are piling up, and furloughed worrs need t find ways to make ends meet. >> local schoolreistricts happy to help. jumping at the chance to hire federal employees looking for any kind of work they can get. news4's chris gordon has been out talking to furloughed workers and he atended two more job fares held today. there have beenew held in the region for workers who want to work but are not getting a paycheck. >> reporter: this is the montgomery county public school second job fair this week for furloughed government employees. more than 400 people are

applying to be substitute teachers and for other school jobs because of the financial stress caused by the federal do government sh. >> i'm divorced, taking care of my elderly mother and two young children. >> rorter: and your stress level right now? >> i'd say on a scale of one to ten, it's a 15, pushing 17. >> i'm comfortable with the latest technology. >> reporter: hry says he has a newborn to think about. >> she was born november 28th, andy missing very first paycheck this week got me a little scared weh child c for her coming up in a couple weeks. >> reporter: across the river, arlington county public schools held thi job fare for substitute teachers today. jennifer greeerood and husband are both in the coast guard. paid. her are getting >> there's no job that either of us can do that will cover what e get for base housi allowance because the cost of living in the area is so high. >> reporter: few workers thought

they need need a supplement source of income. >> i'm grateful i have the savings. i' been able to save throughout my life, so i'm digging into that. >> reporter: arlington public schools said it can use all the employees applyin for substitute teaching jobs. it's a quick process, some of the candidates can be in the classroom as early as next week. furloughed workers and contract contrac contractors are finding help putting food on the table during the up government shutdown and now they're finding help for pets. >> pet owners have place to go for help feeding theiranimals. >> the pet pantry is open to d.c. pet owners, for cats and dogs and small animals. we try to provide two weeks of food each month and encourage people to enroll.

so they c return each month, whether an emergency situation, or ahric situation you don't have access to resources in your area,we're there to help. h wee the adoption centers and satellite locations. >> that's awesome. if they want to find out more go to humane rescue alliance.org. >> slash pet pantry. an we have our wish list on there as well for people who want to support it. it's important this time of year. so pet pantry is a great way you can help take care of your pets or help your neighbors take care of theirs. thank you for coming in. >> thanks. the price of parking in parts of arlington could go up based on the demand virginia is considering providing more than $5 million for a system that can t tellhe difference between empty and full spaces. it would raise prices on busy blocks and lower prices where more spaces are available.

would be tried in the crystal city area and the roselyn corridor. if it works in arlington, it could be expanded in other places in virginia. the district has a similar program where prices are updated every three months. ew n is working for you in the communviy. >> with about old or used prescription drugs. don't put them in the trash or put them dow the drains. take them to any fairfax county police station. now all eight of theti ss have prescription drop off boxes. >> people are encouraged to drop off their unused or needed medications to these dropbox locations. it's a safe and con vie yent way to dispose of old, unused medicati medication. >> needles,iquids and illegal drugs cannot be put into those poli station dropboxs. another woman has come forward to accuse r. kelly o

sexual abuse. >> but his team says don't believe her. >> all these women, they are all lying? >> that is absolutely correct. >> every one of them? >> every one of them,yes. >> hear from the woman who says she was 16, a 16-year-old intern when it started. >> while fewer people are smoking cigarettes, more teens are vaping and now the federal gornment is stepping in. >> stay with us as

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another woman is accusing r. kelly of inappropriat behavior, and for the first time tonight she is speaking on camera about it with dateline. she said she was a teenager when kelly first got physical with her. she was one of kelly's interns, back in 1999. >> i was extremely uncomfortable. i wasn't sually active. it just didn'teel right. >> r. kelly's attorney says all of the rapper's accusers are lying. you can watch the entire "dateline" reportere on news li that starts at 10:00. prince ph is back in the hospital one day after he was involved in a car crash. nbc's kier simmons has more on throyal's close call. >> reporter: prince phillip described as shocked andn sha

as he was pull from this vehicle that had turned on its side in a collision withnother vehicle. eat concern today for the people in the other vehicle, two women had to go to the hospital. they are now okay. and the 9 month-old baby uninjured. f th prince phillip and the driver oe second car re breath lose breathized, both were cleared by the police. prince phillip would have had a police in the car with him, but he is a stubbor man who's always wanted to be able to drive. now though people are saying perhaps there will be conversations suggesting that d others shoulve him, at least on public roads from now on. kier simmons, nbc news, oxford. >> wow. if it seems like everyone at the office is sick right now you're probably right. >> we had a bout of that here. next doreen gentzler is working for your health to explain why this flu season is particularly

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if you're just joining us, let's get you caught up with the four things to know this rn afn. one of the most dramatic and potentially dammingevelopments in the russia investigation. buzz feed news reports that michael cohenold investigators that president trump ordered him to lie to congress about the trump tower moscow project and there may be proof of it. nbc news has not confirmed the reporting. president trump's lawyer calls the allegation categorically false. thi as we hit day 28 in the

partial government shutdown. and lawmakers will note in town to talk about compromise until at least tuesday. today house speaker nancy pelosi accused the president of outing her travel planso avenfghanista, she called it dangerous. the white house also denies the accusation. expect road closures and parkings restrictionomorrow because of two marches, the women's march and the march for all women. metro is planning normal service with off peak >>fares. get ready for harsh weather this weekend that could make the ads tricky to travel on. getor ready f amelia's forecast coming up in about three minutes. as many of us know flu season is here and new nowbers he virus is quickly countrng across the news4 doreen gentzler is working for your health to break down the findings.r: >> reporoday the centers for disease control and prevention sharing new

information about the flu season, which continues to be bad news. more than million people nationwide have already gotten the flu. about half of the went to the doctor looking for relief, and more than 114 nour,000 people h been hospitalized. despite the slow start to the season, the flu is widespread in 30 states, including virginia, maryland reporting regional cases and the district reporting sporadic activity. peak season usually hits in february. so we expect to see more cases developing over the next few weeks. reaction now from dr. john torres. > flu season has not peaked yet. this is a slow starting season, it'll be the next few week month, month and a half that we keep having more plus what we know, when this flu

calms down a little bit, come march time frame it's going to pick up again. we have two peaks during the flu season, the second one is yet to come. ople still need their vaccines. >> reporter: he's right. if you haven'tho gotten your yet, it's not too late. experts say the flu shot is a good match for this year's virus. even thoh the vaccine isn't 100% effective it canlessen the serve severity of symptoms and keep you out of the hospital. that is worth doing. >> you can say that again. a setbac for efforts to build a solar farm. the county planning commission recommends against two of the three special use permits a utah based companyteeeds to ope the farm. stainable power group wants t build the farm on 6,000 acres of rural land. the fulloard of supervisors

takes up the issues at a special meeting likely sometime next month. we are in for an interesting weekend. a bit of a mixed bag coming our way. >> my biggest cllcern i r north and west of washington. whenever we have a wintery mix in our area it can beic . last minute mother nature is going to do what t she wan do. i can't stress this enough, ice is the biggest concern north and west of washington. snow is one in but ice you know how terrible that is. warning, nter storm this is where i'm seeing the biggest threat for ice to occur sarday afternoon and evening. you want to stay tuned with the forecast it's still coming to together, still evolving. i'm going to be tracking it here through 7:00 p.m., i'm back at

11:00 m. tonight. of course, our news partner wtop has excellent traffic and weather on the eights if you have to behi out weekend. download our app, too, you can get the radar and latest forecast on your phone before you head out. e change in the forecast. it looked like sunday was going to be messy, now it's looking like saturday is going to be messy. here's your forecast. prince william, fairfax, montgomery, are district, ngton and alexandria. you're going to see this event star mnly as rain between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p. tomorrow. a small chansz for freezing rais w. but the temperatures just supporting rain in the metro area. and any mix is going to be all rain by 4:00 or 5:00 on saturday. and we see it wind down by 10:00 on sunday.in it's everywhere on sunday. taking you down to the southern zone

for you guys it's all rain. the opposite of what we've seen this season. rain in southern maryland between about 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. ov bes mut onoyt just the southern zone b everywheree could see one inch of rain. that much rain can lod minor flooding saturday into sunday. weead to our western zone, frederick, loudoun, fauquier, as well as orange. you're going to see the event beginning about a 10:. and 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. this is where i see a wintery mix, likely snow changing over to freezing rain and eventually rain. but in ourzo western , you could see a period of freezing rain from about 1:00 to 10:00 p.m., not that entire time, but sometime in that time frame. you can see up to a quarter inch of ice with that much ice, power outages are certainly in playag and d to trees as well.

in our mountain zones, this is around the i-81 corridor. dangerous travel there on sarday, 1 to 2 inches of snow. and a quarter inch of ice is possible. we're in weather alert mode all weekend dangerously cold air moves in later sunday and stays with us onmonday. much more to break down with the storm system. i'll have that on news4 at 5:00. with temperatures making su dramatic shifts above and below freezing, the wear and tear is showing on local roads. you know what that means, pothol potholes. we thought you might like to know where to report them. in the district call 311. in virginia called 800-for-road. and in maryland, go online to the state highway administration webse and fill outhe form. >> i hit one the other day i think on van ness that just shook me from top to bottom. it was a crater.

>> almt took the wheels off. so snl returns this weekend and their host after winter awards. jokes el will be telling in front of a live studio audience and won't det to the do-overs she normally gets on her own show. this different, more intense, higher stakes but i'm stoked. >> you can catch the golden globe winner tomorrow night. next we are working for you tackle teen vaping. >> is ont' tat has parents and s scrambling for ways to help their teens kic the habit. we'll explain in a live report next. first a look athat's news at 5:00, leon harris is in the news room. hey, leon. >> we're having a little trouble

with his mic. >> there we go. we got new details about a deadly attack on americans in syria. al t tieshat one of the victims has to our area. and then we'll get back to the story about the dog walker who was beaten by two men trying to steal her car with a dog stil inside. a search for the suspects. it's friday so w g to meet this week's harris' ro, a young woman who's battle against cancer inspired her to help others. others. it'll have you say

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food and drug administration to explore way of helping addicted teens. >> nicotine ishysical and causes a physical craving. there's all these emotional things gn that you have to deal with or you're not going to solve the problem. >> reporter: one solution, get to teens through their phones the truth initiative just nounced a texting program designed to help kid quit vaping. theia american lung assoction takes it a stepr. furthe urging the fdto pban flavors that are attractive to kids. >> they the prohibit those flavors. >> reporter: the head of the an. >> it could be game over for somef these products. >> reporter: e-cigatte use was

75% last year. the search for two men who badly beat a dog walking while trying to steal herit carthe pet inside. new details about the fire that destroyed an apartment complex for seniors last fall. >> it's going to be a messy weekend ahead. >> another messy weekend. here we go ain. storm team 4 tracking rain, ice and snow, followed by a blast of frigid air. >> we ha the area. >> let's get to amelia draper in the storm center. >> for most of us, especially in the d.c. metro area, while we can see little bit of a mixture, it's going to be mainly a rain tent. f you're north and west of washington, especially here in pink, you have a winter storm warning. this is going to begin tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and runs thraygh su morning at 6:00 a.m.,

this includes frederick unty, maryland and virginia, back into the panhandle ofin west vi. i'm most concerned about potentially a period of freezing rain tomorrow that could lead to treacherous travel especially around i-81 and around the mason dixon linee as continue throughout the day tomorrow, temperatures actually warm and wll see any mixture change over to just plain ra. we have a winter weather advisory from 10:00 a.m. saturday until midnighteor all counties in purple. northern fauquier, loudon county, howard county. with the storm system, the biggest impacts are going to be north and west of washington. everybody dealing with something sky tomorrow.h but now it looks like it ends then frigid ay and air moves in throughout the day on sunday. into mond much more on the storm system, what you can expect, when the precipitation moves in, doug joins me at 5:15 to break that

down. >> we'll see you then. get prepared for the weekend by downloading the app. you can get your hour by hour forecast and any alerts that may be coming in from storm team 4. to a brutal daylight at a dog walker in her 60s beaten during an armed car jacking. d.c. police releasing the images of the people they're looking for rig now. darcy spencer joins us live. she has more on how the victim is doing. how is she doing? >> reporter: leon, i can tell you she's not doing well at all' still recovering at a local hospital. i was able to speak to her hi daughter late afternoon. she has no idea when she's going to get out of the hospital because she has severe head trauma. she was parked right here yesterday afternoon when she was attacked. >> so she was in this area here. >> reporter: he shows us where