everything willove in this ternoon and be out by lunch tomorrow. >> thank you m bh. we'l back with your local news good morning. mondno monster storw totaling up to 2 feet could fallefore it all done. but the real danger from the storm could be the ice and bitter cold temperatures set to sweep in behind the snow. dylan will have the full forecast. breaking overnight, special counsel pushback, a rare public statement from the special counsel's office disputi a buzzfeed report that claimed president trump directed his personal attorney to lie to congress about russia. the president saying it is yet anothers example of what he c calls fake new as buzzfeed

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good morning to you. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. it is a cold one. >> justwait, this is nothing. >> thank you guys for coming out here. >> we appreciate you getting up so early on a saturday morning to be with us. we start with the weather. let's tell you about the massive storm, it is making a mess nationwide this weekend. in the midwest headed for the east coast where it is not just the snow tt people are keeping a close eye on, it is the dangerous ice and cold as well. ron allen is in the middle of it in chicagoh this morning w more, ron bundled up and more falling as we eak. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, this happened overnight here in theidwest in chicago. snow started falling early in the morning and it is still building up. we're expecti as much as 9 inches or so in this part of the country and it is moving to east. the other thing that is happening, the temperatures are dropping. we're now down in the mid 20s or so and it will go even lower.

so in this part of the countryg now, an intensifying storm that will get eve worse. hopefully southwest flight 1643's slide off an omaha runway is not a hint of what is to come 24 weekend. no injuries reported, the airporteopened late frid after a brief shut down with warnings of possible flight afdelays. >> sety is our top priority here. we appreciate the pe of our customers. >> reporter: weekend travel already iacted with more than 4700 flight delays in the u.s. friday. cancellations.500 expect more treacherous travel today. with winter storm watches and warnings in place across the midwest as a major storm moves through. more than 100 millionns america in its path. states stretching from kansas to new jersey declaring states of emergency. >> this storm has the potential to deliver every winr weather option that mother nature has. >> reporter: later today, the storm moves to the northeast where snow accumulation totalse could 2 to 3 feet.w

neyork's governor banning tractors trailnd buses on most interstate highways. forecasters also warning help very have i sleet a heavy sleet and freezing rain may hit. tures will be well below own warned to clear their sidewalks. >> it will be a o she ice if you don't get it up by monday. >> reporter: bitter cold weather expected t last into next week. snow covers just about everything here. you can see behind me, there is some traffic out and it is moving pretty slowly. we've seen some snow plours go by as well. so of course chicago the rest of the country where this happens all the time, they are well prepared. all of this of course happening during what is usually a very busy holiday weekend, t start of a holiday weekend. it will be tough getting anywhere. i'm trying to g toew york. i don't know if i'll make it. guys, back to you. >> yeah, a lot of peopto trying do the same. ron, thank you very much. >> good luck. let's get to dylan. how bad is it going to>> get? we'll see a bit of

everything. right now we have thei heavier snow in chicago. you go farther south, we have really heavy rain and the potential for severe storms. we have tornado watchesfen for parts of the gulf coast until 1:00 this afternoon. so that could produ some dangerous storms in that area. we have winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories, 1 million people at risk. o here is the storm moving eastward. northern indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, new york state, all day today we will see the snow take hehold. and as we go into tonight, there is? th this transition from snow to rain, just to the north of that, just to the north ofi-95, the potential for some icing. that means sleet and freezin rain. farther north of that, all snow. this is whwe have a very tight gradient on who will see how much snow. you go up into central and northern new england, looking at a foot to possibly two feet, some of the ski

resortould see closer to three feet. farther south, there is the chance of well north of the city across ldst of massachusetts, and into pennsylvania, we c see a half an inch to perhaps three quarters of an inch of ice. that could weigh down on the treesnd power lines and that could knock out power. and with temperatures the coldest we've seen so far this season expected on monday, it could be one of those situations where you reay need to get the heat back on quickly and this could impact that. >> all right, dylan, thank you. now to a coauple big developments ought of washington, the first involving a rare public statement by the special counsel disputing aed buzzrort that said president trump directed his personal attorney michael cohen to l to congress. it comes as the president teases what he is calling a major nouncement later today about the shutdown. and thellorder wall. on do'donnell is following it all this morning. >> reporter: so much happening th m morning. goning to you. the special counsel typically

speaks out only in court, which is why this rare rebuke of a new story carries such significance. the special counsel office sai in a statement buzzfeed's description of specific statements to theal spe counsel's office and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office regarding michael cohen's congressiol testimony are not accurate. the disputed story hadth claime e was evidence supporting an allegation that the president instructed cohen to lie to congress setting off impeachment talk from democrats and massive attention. ele president's lawyer rudy giuliani ron mueller's side, commended the special counsel. this morning morenews, the president announced that he will go to dover air fce baseo witness the return of remains of four americans killed in an isis attack i syria in week. a busy day ahead continues as the president will make anme announ this afternoon in an attempt to jump-start stalled egotiations to reso much treree

nearly month old shutdown. and also plans to have a second summit with kim jung-un by the end of next month, another attempt to g north korea to halt its nuclear weapons program. a lot going on for when you get ck here, peter. >> no doubt. we'll see you soon. thank you. much more to get to including new body cam video released by police in tempe, arizona showing the fatal smoothing of a 14-year-old boy. bout tong, what you are see is disturbing. a police officer was investigating a car break-in when he saw the suspect run away. police say he called out severaf times bore firing two shots. the 14-year-old boy later died in the hospital. his family calling for justic and a g fund me page is being set upo pay for his funeral. the officer involved, a 17 year veteran, has been placed on ve leave while this is investigated. an outpouring of support in california on friday as thousands of people, many of them complete strangers, came to

the funeral of a rookie police officer afterhe was tragically kill in the line of duty just weeks into the job f officem across the country as far away as new york, chicago, bosto all came to honor natalie corona, the 22-yea dold was killeing a routine traffic stop. the tragedy senng shockwaves throughout that community hasn't seen an officer die in theof li uty since 1959. and aur huge sprise for kids at methodist children's hospital in san antonio after they put together this creative video begging tustinberlake to come and pay them a visit. well, they asked and he answered. the singer who was in town this weekend for his concert stopped by the pediatric cancer center. and as you can see, his appearance certainly putties smn everyone's faces. that was nice of him. >> i was going to say, no way to turn away those dance moves and those smiles. >> dylan

>> good morning, guys. i love this. in thes woke up at 3:00 morning to get here. i didn't even wake up at 3:00 in the morning. was it worth it? >> so worth it. >> of course. >> now is your big moment. who do you want to ay hito? >> hi, dad! >> all my friends, family. >> friends and family. generic friends and family. i love it. let's take a look at what's going on acrosshe country this weekend. of course, all eyes focused on the big storm in the midwest todae that will m into the northeast tonight. rain and mountain snow moves into the pacific northwest today. southwest looks like, temperatures in the 70rrs. to, the wintry mix. the snow across new england, accumulati up to 2 feet. light snow across the northern plains and bitterly cold temperatures a across good portion of the country. that's the weather across the country. now, here's a peek out your window. >> we're weather alert. we do have a storm warning for the areas in pink. weather advisory for the areas in purple. ndey begin this morning and go into early . a lot of this isn't moving in

until the afternoon. most of the morning will belory. at the temperatures. that's going to be the thing. that'll be the key. s going to concern be north and west of d.c. wind chester to haguerstown and back i couldn't help but notice this gentleman is wearing shorts. whatere you thinking? >> it is nice out. >> for thousannow. guys. >> must be from buffalo. still it come, we'll tell you all about that doll, her great travels and her huge social media following as h grand mom, which happens to be grand mom, which happens to be serena williams, i realize i ve you, but as long as you're with jessica, there can never be anything between us. listen cassie, there'no need to cry. besides, i've got really great news. you're leaving jessica no. i just saved a load of money on car insurance

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that is stealing the show. >> sarah harman is in london it explain. what's going on here? >> reporter: good morning. you know how it is when kids get it ised to a certain to coming everywhere. serena williams' 1-year-old ughter has brought her doll along to the open and now the internet is going crazy. today a classy gesture by american superstar serena williams at thesoling her young after a dominatingwin. australia has been good to serena. two years ago, she won the open while hiding a big secret. she was pregnant with her dauger. now she back, olympiand her husband in tow. hd while serena is in the spotlight, it iser daughter's do who is the star these days. following in the foot steps of flat standdy, qaiqai seems to be

everywhere watching serena court side, hanging out in her racquet bag, even operating a courtside camera,ach photo accompanied by witty comments. qaiqai an instragram star, now with close to 100,000 followers. behind the laughs, aio s message from a devoted mom to her daughter. >> i wanted h to have a black doll. growing up i didn't many opportunities to have black dolls. and, you know, i washinking like i want her first doll to be black. >> reporter: serena's husband is thought to be the man behind the popularosts no surprise since he is co-founder of reddit. they refer to themselves a qaiqai's grandparent, serving up another reason for serena enthusiasts to follow her a journey o off the court. guys, qaiqai time in australia

isn't over yet. serena facing halep on monday. so keep an eye on qaiqai. >> can i be her assistant? ite is living her best life. >> appreciate thank you very much. dylan has more reaction to qaiqai. >> so even theim "new york" has written an article on the n star asking is she the most important doll. one fan says i want photo shoots, record deals, magazine covers. we want qaiqai to be treated like the celebrityueen s is. other comments like this, it is her world we're gijust living can't wait to see them slaying it in doubles. so just to put it in

perspective, qaiqai has 96,000 followers, four times the amopet you have,r. >> i'm laughing because neither onef us is anywhere close. she is blowing it up. >> ihink i haveo post a couple more photos. >> what is your handle? i think@peter alexander tv? i should know that. i'm told that is correct. >> there it is. >> a little help here, i'll post some good onendtoday from be the scenes. my daughter has a mary bell, not a qaiqai but i like the idea. are let's g fto pop start. wendy williams will be taking an extended break from her show. her family released a statement friday saying in part over the past few day, wendy has experiencedat complns regarding her gravestreatment. adding that the treatment requires signi dficant time in e hospital. williams was initiallybr on a

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good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald. ahead on "news 4 today," this year's women's march gets underway in a but hours. some big changes in the last year will have it looking different from the last two years. we'll have the latest. police hope this shocking video after an elderly woman being assaued in broad daylight will help them catch the masked attackers. see how you can help. e also watching for a little bit of a wintry mix moving into our area. and some cold rain. not only that, but wind chills in the singl digits. yeah, that's coming. we'll talk about wind in just ai little all that in a few minutes when "news 4 today"

it looks much different this weekend once the storm hits. the special counsel's office issuing a rare rebuttal after a report about president trump telling cohen to lie to co ress. we have temperatures plund ng. are yoady for it? lauryn ricketts is tracking all of this on this weather alert saturday good morning and happy saturday. i'm meagan fitzgerald in forda d cull vkuculver. the weather is going to take a plunge. fo very latest, we turn to lauryn ricketts, back from vacation, with >> no.d news. i think i brought all the cold

air with me. >> yeah, you did. >> yeah. there' a lot of snow over there, and i think i brought it back with me. however, there are a few changes, meghan, and that's good news, i think, for a lot ofus. even if you are an ice lover or snow lover, i think this is going to be good news. we've got a few changes to the arecast. however, we go into tomorrow and monday, i think it'll be the big story. winds are going to be the big sty over the next 72 hours after we getit thise blip on the radar out of here. venter weather alerts out there in the pink, we he warnings. advisories we have in the purple. d.c., we are clear, and points to the south and east, we do have have advisories or w.rnings right however, as we go through the day today, it is dry now, but things are going to change. we have a cloud cover out there right now. here's our system that's going to be making the way through our area. i've delayed the timing a little bit. one thing we have to watch, temperatures. not too bad out there right now, the mid topper 30s.

well above that freezing mark. we're watching the temperatures as that rain moves in. we'll let you know what tor expect in y neighborhood as we break it down zone by zone, county by coun. that's coming up in about 15 minutes. >> lauryn, thank you. in a few hours, demonstrators will descend on freedom plaza for the women's h. ma that's where we find news 4's derrick ward. derrichi what makes year so different? >> reporter: well, of course, all the things that have happened between the march last year. it is a tinge of controversy. we're at freedom plaza, whe they're setting up for the main rally, getting underway a 11:00. what makes this year different, however, i t controversial. there were some comments made by the march organizers, specifically surrounding louis farrakhan, that caused some people to protest the march, some splintered off, and some of th p sponsorsl out of this

march. however, take a look. we can s thesetup is already underway. of course, anybody who was here last year for the other marches saw that sea of pink. now. seeing a bit of it what's going to happen, however though, is that thi march has en sort of downsized. they do have about 500,000 peitted, a permit for 500,000 marchers. they're going to march up pennsylvania avenue, past the trump hotel and, of course, they'll be marching f causes of this march, always about abortion rights, women's issues, thingsat like again, that controversy has put somewhat of a damper on it. not in the enthusiasm of the people who indeed did show up howevewa get und about 11:00. that's when the march happens. street closures are already in place. later this morning, we'll talk to the folks about how they feel aboutelhis event i and about the controversy that has ensued since the last one. live at freedom plaza, back to o

>> derrick, thank you. one person is dead after a hit and run crash in fairfax county. chopper 4 was over the scene yesterday evening along route 50 in falls church. police say the driver struck the victim while the person was walking near somerfield road. this crash closed lanes for several hours. witnesses say the driver sped off in a dark-colored truck. all lanes have been reopened. now to that bombshell report we were telling you about. specia counsel robert mueller's office issued a rare public statement, t disputi huge buzzfeed story about president trump. it is a story everyone has been talkin about since thursday night. the explosive report says the president personally instructed his long-time lawyer, michael cohen, to lie to congress to hide the president's involvement in a real estate deal for a moscow trump tower. nbc news has not verified the report, neither as any other major news outlet. the special counsel's office issued a statement last night saying, quote, buzzfeed's

description of specific statements tpetheal counsel's office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtainedy this office, regarding michael cohen's congressional testimony, are not accurate.co ing to nbc news, that's the special counsel essentiallys saying that thry is false. according to the "new york times," a source close to cohen says, the president never instructed him to lie to congress. buzzfeed stands by its reporting but is also wmiking to det what exactly special counsel mueller'sffice is disputing. and president trump is preparing to deliver a major announcement on th government shutdown and the southern border. he is expected to roll out a new proposal with specific ideas the administration thinks could help lead to the end of the shutdown. the president will speak this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. trump tweeted out this video last night, calling on democrats to join him to secure the border. ne in tomorrow morning at 10:30 for "meet the wpress"h chuck todd.

he'll have the latest analysis of the president's statements and more on wha could lie ahead. that, of course, is tomorrow morning right after "news 4 today." communities across our area are coming togher to help furloughed workers during the government shutdown. take a look at this. long lines outside the new life worship center in capitol heights yesterday.gh furl workers came out for a special furlough relief market. the church collected nearly 40,000 pounds of food for those impacted by the shutdown. >> in the morning i prayed for, compassiat there would be some compassion from the federal government, the politicians. have some compassion for us. send us back to work. >> the market stayed open last night until they didn't have any more food to give away. here'nother opportunity for furloughed federal workers. today, you'll have the chance to get free groceries. the washington nl cathedral is teaming up with four local churches to hand out hundreds of food baskets. they'll be distributed to

furloughed workers with their federal id. they will be served at mount moriah baptist in northeas d.c., st. john's episcopal in beltsville, first baptist in highland park, landover, and macedonia in arlington. it starts at 12:30, and it'll go on until 1:30 p.m. our app lists several freebies for furloughed workers. the attack of a 69-year-old dog walker in broadig da. it is a disturbing video. police need your help to track down two people who conducted this attack. you can see two men beati victim in an alleged attempt carjacking. we're told they used a piece of pipe as a weapon. the victim's daughter says the car wouldn't start, so the suspects only got away with the

woman's purse. the victim's daughter says she can't believe someone would do this to her mother. >> thesepeople, ickuess, just because how you can beat a person that cannot defend themselves. >> the victim is still in the hospital with severe head tr trauma. her family says they don't know if she'll ever return to her job as a dog walker. developing this morning, the death toll has risen. at least 66 people are dead after a goline pipeline exploded in central mexico. this happened yesterday evening in a small town of about 60 miles north of mexico city. sficials more than 70 others were seriously burned after flames shot up high into the air. locals began scrambling to select the spilling gasoline i buckets. police say the leak was caused by fuel thiev who illegally tapped the pipeline. we'll stay on top of this story, and we'll update you in our nbc

washington app. only on 4, new details in the massive fire that destroyed an apartment complexor seniors in the district. remember this? investigators ruled out electrical and mechanical problems. they believe human activity in the attic sparkedhelames. the deputy mayor of public safety suspects people were smoking near the roof of the arthur capper senior apartments. there's evidence someone tried to put the fire out with a the report is also highly critical of d.c.'s firfo chief keeping investigators and search dogs out of the building immediately afthe fire. the city says the chief's decision, based on safety. >> he has to balance access for investigators with the fact that it is a even for investigators, for collapse. >> investigators say by the time they were allowed inside the building, it was late to collect data from the fire alarm system.

and from immeasurable grief to living in fear. months after a father and son were murdered in their virginia home, the mothernd daughter are left wondering, where is the killer, and could he come back? their hrowing story coming

a mother and daughter are sharing their story,g hop to find new leads in the mysterious shooting deaths of their father and son. he pair killed back in november. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey talked to them about their terrible loss. it is a story you'll only see here on news 4. >> reporter: who would kill a cabinetmaker and a college student, andhy? it is a question that haunts the two other members of the close-knit nguyen family.

my and her 18-year-old asked them to shield their faces, because they're terrified the killers could be looking for them. >> we don't feel safe most of the time. i feel since my mom hasn't been able to sleep, eat, or anything lately. >> reporter: young nguyen was an immigrant success story. proud to be in the country, he named his kids america and virginia. friendsay he was a hard worker, perfectionist w could build almost anything. >> he was very determined. once he set his mind on to do usomething, he doesn't stil he finishes it. >> reporter: 22-year-old america was a little boy when he began helping his dad. he had been taking csses at nova, working two jobs. >> my brother is naive and gullible. he's at the age you want to have fun. >> reporter: mother and daughter were visiting a sick relative in vietnam when the unthinkable happened. this picture captures the last time my saw her son, when america dropped them off at the airport. while the women were away, the family spoke every single day. >> my dad would ask me and m

mom, do you love -- do you miss me? do you love ? he's like, i miss you so much. and i love you. >> reporter: suddenly, one day, no answer on either man's phoned a seco passed. the sheriff's office was contacted check the family's home. deputies found the two men shot to death. it was november 9th. the newly built home the family had lived in for only a year, now the scene of a double murder. i don't know who did it they destroyed my life. because i lost my husband, my son. i want them back. >> reporter: the women hope by speaking about their loved ones, sharing their anguish, someone who knows something will call investigators. >> i can't leave her alone, and she can't leave me alone without worrying. >> i don't want my daughter t worry ab. she said, mommy, don't leave me. i have only you now.

>> reporter: i'm julie carey, ws 4. >> heartbreaking. november 8th is the day investigators think the fathere and son killed. it is a few months back, of course, but they're asking anyone who may drive route 28 between fauquier and manassas to try to remember if they saw anything out of the ordinary. we posted the contact information on our nbc washington app. search fauquier county sheriff. we want to take you yioutsi. you're looking at a live look of the nbc washingn studios here. temperatures are going to be plummeting. lauryn rictts is back to detail our forecas detail our forecas tht.e best internet meets the bt things to do on the internet when you switch to fios, the 100% fiber-optic network. and right now is your last chance to get a year of amazon prime and an amazon echo on us when you switch. already have prime? we'll cover another year. it's all yours when you sign up for fios gigabit connection, plus tv, plus phone, all with a 2-year price guarantee, all for just $79.99 per month with a 2-year agreement.

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the shutdown impact is far reaching. people are struggling to pay their bills, buy groceries. the last thing, of course, they're thinking about is keeping up their appearance. a special barbershop on wheels is working to maked furloug employees looking good through tough times. news 4'sto shomari sne has the story from the national harbor. >> welcome to the shape up king. >> good to see>>you. reporter: emmanuel, e-man, is the shape up king. a master barber. entrepreneur. owner of the shape up truck, the first mobile barbershop in the nation's capital. >> i feels good driving something that i own. >> he hits the streets in this

truck, surrounded by plexiglass on both in d.c., maryland, and virginia. cl cutting hair inside our promotional vee. one of a kind. >> reporter: bringing the mobile barbershop to the customer. >> bringing it to the customer c at theonvenience. >> reporter: he is conveniently offering free haircuts to government employees. around 800,000 workers are furloughed nationwide during the longest shutdown in u.s. history. >> makes me feel bad. it iterrible. what it does is, it makes me look at, hey, what are my god-given talents that i cut do to contrto this situation? >> reporter: the red movie xteater chairs, l.e.d. lights, gives customers anordinary experience. it is not just a hairstyle, it's a lifestyle. >> i want to create the wow factor.t you look ait and say, wow. >> reporter: this guy stopped to take a picture. >> this is a rolling barbershopt th's a great idea. >> reporter: e-man owned a

regular barbershop for over a cade. he's now taking his skills on the road. >> i'm not going to stop with the shape up truck because everyone loves it. >> reporter: that's great, e-man. most of the federal employees who got their free haircuts didn't want to show their faces s camera. for e-man, he pl get at least two more shape up trucks. you'll see them in the dmv. follow him on soal media. i guess you can say he's on the cutting edge. national harbor, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> great moment. lauryck to reality, ricketts. you had a vacation, which i know was amazing. >> it was samazing. i one for a while. >> we missed you, ricketts. >> i missed y'all, too. >> we did. >> i missed you. >> you msed a snowstorm, but this is a tricky fore,foreca to >> when you walk back from vacation, you want an easy day. >> of course. >> not today. >> not today. >> we wanted to welcome you. >> thank you, washington, d.c.,

weather. we have some rain, we have some snow, and we have some ice.or thisast is tricky. i came in early this morning, trying to figure it out. one thing i'm going to say, i'm going to cut down on the icing threat just a little eebit. i've looking at all of the information i can, and i really didn't see a lot this morning. i'm going to c back on a little bit from now. let me break down the forecast for everybody. i think this is mainly going to be a cold rain event for a lot not to say for everybody, but a avld rain event for a lot of us. we could a little mix north and west. if you're in windchester, panhandle of west virginia, haguerstown, frederick county, maryland, little mix there. thing is, it'll be a little later before it a arrive temperatures are coming up. they'll rise overnight. we could make a fun at 50 degrees during the overnight. there still could be slick spots outllthere, espec with the sheltered valleys. the main story will be sunday afternoon andmonday. once this rain and snow gets out of here by tomorrow at noon,

temperatures will t. the winds will pick up. gusts to 40 miles per hr by tomorrow afternoon. wind chills will be in the teens. martin luther king jr. day, wind chills will be in the negatives. wind chills by the afternoon, single digits martin luther king jr. day,b bitterly i'm not seeing what the national weather service is seeing now, and i think they're catching on a little bit. some of the warm air is moving in and, again, theemperatures are going to rise. nothing happening right now, but look at this system. it is still well to the south and west of us, just moving through kentucky. what we're expecting, really going to have to watch these temperatures. everybody above the freezing mark right now, which is good. you can see d.c. coming in at 39 degrees. let's start in southern maryland the northern neck, ing george through fredericksburg, rain arrives after 3:00. no winter weather. 1 to 2 inches of cold rain

possible and minor flooding. just a rain event for you guys. itl be out tomorrowy noon. greater washington area, including d.c., irfax, bethesda, annapolis, between 1:00 and5:00. you have time to get things done. wet roads tonight mainly. could have 1 to 2 inches again. he time this ends in the wraparound areas, ndwrapar snow, some of the wraparound precipitation, there we ulgo, change to a little snow. i'm notxp eting accumulation. mainly a rain event for us in the d.carea. go farther west, fredricks county, warrington, there may be spotty freezing rn with slick spots, but mainly a cold event for you guys, as well. north and west, windchester, hagersto hagerstown, 1 to 2 inches of snow possible. maybe 0.2 inch.

it'll be on the high side. this could see slick spots, but mainly it'll change over to rain for you, aswell, as temperatures rise. we'll talk about the futurecast and the ten-cay fo. monday is bitterly cold. ♪

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mason surrendered yesterday in georgia and posted a $10,000 bond. th story is just horrific. let's face it, robocalls can get on your nerves, and having toay a fee to block them adds insult to injury, of course. verizon is getting rid of fees and giving customers relief from aeoying calls, free of charge. starting in march, customerswaho to fend off unwanted robocalls will not be crged the $ a month fee. all verizon customers wil have free access to the anti-robocall cool tools. your nsmartphoneds to be compatible with the tools. taking live look at the white house. temperatures are plummeting, folks, so time to pull out the heavy winter coats if yt havealready. we're talking below freezing. lauryn ricketts is back with the full look at your forecast coming up. sthi

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