let it know. it friday. snow has been falling in parts of the area for hours. look atow people are getting around in the winter weather. and based on the current storm team 4 radar, i'll let you know what to expect this afternoon and evening with road conditions and how much more snow we could see. what's up? amen. >> and another democratic announcing a run for presidkt. a l at had a the new jersey senator brings to the race. announcer: "news4 midday" starts now. good morning, and welcome to

"news4 midda" i'm erika gonzalez. >> and i'm molette green. and again with the snow. this is aroundng 6:30 this mor prompting some schools to cancel classes. and now schools in howard, charles, montgomery and prince george's counties will close early. >> what we're showing you right now is georg avenue in silver spring. the cold temperature means that the snow is stick to go any untreated services frlgs fortunately our roads have a lot of snow on them. that means most of our main roadways areclear. meteorologist amelia draper is in storm team 4n the weather center there. how long will this snow last? is everyoe going get some? what's the deal? >> most of us will be deali with snow into the late afternoon hours. here's a check of the latest weather alert.io the nl weather certificates has a winter weather advisory up for the entire d.c. and metro areas,

back arod i-81, up through frederick and washington counties. this is in effect until 3:00 this afternoon. what you c expect as far as snowfall totals go about a coating to aroun i threehes will be falling across the area and this will be totals but we'll still see snow falling on into the afternoon hours today. it definitely had an impact on the morning commute and it's going to have an impact on the meaning commute because the temperatures are so cold, even where some roads ared, trea the treatment having a little bit of difficulty doing its job just because of those cold temperatur. here's the latest check. we'll get a break as we look back to the west around the corridor, that breaks moves through over the next few hour and it looks like the second wave will be pushing through during the afternoon hours. the heaviest snow r ht now actually falling down into parts of southern maryland. i'll be timing ts out, coming up with futur weather right around 11:20. >> we will show you a pictu

outside our studios. a little gray. snow still falling. the grass here isre co that's not our patio cam. >> no, that's pennsylvania avenue. a similar wintery sight as snow started to fall at the whit' house and also the same out in montgomery county this morning. >> and that's where we find megan mcgrath who continues our coverage live along river road in potomac. megan? >> reporter: just the words that there's now a snow emergency in effect in montgomery county. we've been seeing the snow cong down a little before 8:00 this morning. we're here along river road. the road itself looks good. it's been treated. you can see this gentleman owa the si. enough has fallen, enough has accumulated where there's a cleanup job to do. in less than an hour, potomac was blanketed in a thin layer of snow, enough toe require ice melt on the sidewalks. enough to j promptessica

schneiderman to walk with care. >> it's a little slippery. i'm trying to be mindful of how i'm putting my feet on the ground. >> reporter: snowplows were out saltinor the roads thisng with temperatures in the teens, any untreated surfaces are at risk for freezing. for many it's a hassle. >> i'm over it, but what c i say? >> reporter: schools in montgomery county opened on time thismoing, although other jurisdictions in the region opened late olosed completel completely. >> this is fine. oonce we're talking aboutver six inches, maybe, but otherwise, parts of the u.s. are much worse than we are. >> reporter: and there has been a bit of a chalee whi montgomery county schools opened on time this morning, we got the word within the hour that they have decided, because of the accumulation they're seeing to close two hours early, so if you n have kidse montgomery county school system, expect them to come home a little

earlier thanriginally expected. we are seeing some accumulation. again, we have seen the trucks out there, the snowplows and so the major roads still looking pretty good. it's just those sidewalks and thoseide streets. back to you guys. >> all right, megan. thank you so much. you mentioned montgomery coun schools. umber of schools have been impacted by this week's frigid temperature. falls church high school started the day without power sterday. it was around 15 degrees when classes started styesterday, udents we spoke with said it was pretty unpleasant sitting in frigid classrooms. they did not want to dismiss the students out in the cold. the power came back on around mid-day. dozens of montgomery county firefighter battling this hour vre in potomac overnight. this is cell phonideo from that scene. if you take ak closer loo here, fire officials say this homes chapel road this is just off of river road. neighbors tell us fire officials -- i should say neighbors were telli the fire they don't ere that

think anybody was inside the home when this happened, but there's no word w yet ont may have sparked the fire. between that scene ino potomac just north from there in clarksburg, montgomery county fire crews stayed busy all morning. a town home caught fire overnight. chopper 4 over the scene of that fire that you can see. pretty big response there. officials at the scene believe an electrical issue was to blame for this one. everybodye the home at the time made it out safely and no one was hurt. right now the man convicted in the d.c. mansion murders is waiting to be sentenrad. fe prosecutors are asking the judge to send darryn wint away for four life sentences without theossibility of parole. his greed drove him tond kidnapping killing that family. meghan fitzgerald covered the case from the very beginning.

she is in the courtroom and will tweet out the sentence as soon as it happens. a d.c. teacher is out of the classroom afterlledly choking a student. jarvis teaches language arts. he was arrested a charged with second degree child cruelty. he's expected to make his first court appearance today. surveillance video apparently shows the incident with the student. the principal sent a letter home to parents saying that masonburg will remain on leave duringhe investigation. the news 4-team said he's been with the school since 2004. roger stone will be in federal court in d.c. the 66-year-old pleaded not guilty to seven counts incding lying to congress and witness tampering. stone is the sixth trump associate to be charged in connection with robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. prosecutorsnc ann yesterday that they had seized hard

drives, apple icloud accounts, email accounts and financial records from stone's home. the evidence could be discussed at towed's status hearing. stone has insisted he has done nothing wrong. new this morning, president trump tel the "new york times" the bipartisan talks to reach a deal on border securityis, quote, a waste of time. he is doubling down on his demand for a border wa. is also speaking out about his intelligence chiefs and what they told congress earli this week. news4 blayne alexander reports. >> reporter: president trump further digging in on his demand for a border wall telling the "new york times" overnight a bipartisan committee working to reach a deal on border security is a waste of time. >> if you don't have awall, they're all just wasting their time. it's just politics. >> there's notoing to beny wall money in the legislation. >> reporter: democrats offering billions of dlars for border enhancements, but no wall, but the president telling the "times" he will likely bypass

llcongressogether and declare a national emergency toed get money for the wall. he's standing his ground on a different frontnsting that his intelligence chiefs did not contradict him but- rather - >> they say they were totally misquoted and taken out of context. >> reporter: but during a stunning hearing, leaders breaking from the president in their assessment of everything from russia to north kor to isis. >> we have won against isis. >> reporter: not so says the cia director gina haspel. >> they still command thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. >> reporter: missing from tir report, any mention of a threat at the southern border. anresident trump insists that that omission does not undermine his push for the border wall. >> the president is also praising border patrol agents for making the largest fentanyl bust in u.s. history. federal authoritieseized 2 pounds of the dangerous drugs. it was discovered inside a secret compartment on a truck

trying to come through a border check point in arizona over the weekend. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than heroin. it was responsibleorore than 30,000 overdose deaths in 2017 the democratic presidential pool is growing. >> that's right. just this morning another candidate announced his run in e 2020 race. this time it's new jersey senator cory booker. >> in america we have a common pain, but what we're lacking is a sense of common purpose. >> what's up? >> amen. >> booker is the second african-american candidate to enter the race behind california senator kamala harris. in his announcement video, booker invoked the fight against slavery and immigration in building the nation's character. there are now ten democrats in

the race for president. the boy scouts of america begins calling itself scouts bsa and will allow girls to earn the erank ofle scouts. ounger girls have been able to bo a utjo a year. l this doe not come without controversy. the girl scouts filed a lawsuit against the boy scouts over trademark infringement. that legal battle is ongoing. k >> youw what's happening in atlanta, people are starting to pack tha city for the super bowl that will be played there on sunday. a look at the atmosphere heading into the big game. and we areeeping an eye on the snow. it's been steady for much of the morning now. stay tuned for updates from our news crews and t

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darryn wint away for four life t sentences withe possibility of parole. the prosecution says wint's greed drove him to kidnapping and brutall killing thenamily back 2015. our meghan fitzgerald broke the news on ttter just moments ago. look for updates throughout the >afternoon. switching gears now. it is a storm team 4 weather alerty. it's snowing in many places. it's been snowing since very early this morning. we're showing you liv pictures from rockville pike. the closures are at the bottom of your screen. amelia will be back in just a few minutes with how much more we can expect today. >> we know it's going to warm up eventually and the super bowl weekend is getting into full swing. so excited about things happening in atlanta. we're just a little over 48ro

hoursthe kickoff now. >> there are already thousands of fans rolling into atlantath r big super bowl party. jay gray is there with more. >> reporter: the game i still three days away, but the super bowl party has already kicked off in atlanta. >> oh, i love t having super bowl here. it's an experience that i have never experienced inif my l before. >> reporter: fans racing into the weekend gring up and getting ready for the big me, the hype more than just a passing fancy for any looking for any way to be apart of the super bowl experience. >> i wctuallyted to go to the game, but couldn't afford the game, so i just want to be in the atmosphere of >> reporter: thousands getting in on the fun and games before the game. >> every year it's bigger, it's longer. they want to make it better and just bigger than life. reporter: all under t watchful eye of an army of officers on every corner and in every venue. >> security's been great around

here, everywhere you go you see police officersnd i'm very -- i'm feeling very safe right now. >> reporter: it includes local, state and federal all coordinated. >> everyone should come down. it's a safe environment. >> reporter: a celebration building here before super sunday. tens of thousandsdre expec to be here for the nfl experience today and more than0 0 fans will likely visit over the span of the super bowl week. jay gray, nbc , neatlanta. and even if you're not into that -- really not into football, there is something for everybody on s sunday. >>ething for everyone, like the puppy bowl. >> and at least one dog from right here in alexandria will taken the field. the puppy bowl airs at 3:00 on

animal planet. if you really want to do this, there's a viewing party happening at wag and brew in alexandria from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. thereill be a halftime show performed by -- >> what ithat? is that a lemur? >> a sloth? >> okay, let's have a beer while we watch them do this. >> now you're talking. >> i'm frank holland. if you were stocking up ahd of your big super bowl party on sunday, that tray of chicken wings will cost you a little bi mo the price of wings are up 7%. it probably won't stop most shoppers. national chicken council saysearly 1.4 billion wings b will consumed this weekend up from 2% last year. that's enough to put 640 wings on every seat in all 31 nfl stadiums. with your morning business nkport, i'm fra holland. you guys are sounding hungary

alread back to you. >> thanks, frank. >> blue cheese. yes. don't do the ranch, do the blue cheese. you could be placing sup bowl bets right here in the district if caps and wizards owner has his way, capital one ena will be open for betting as early as april. mark segraves spoke with him about how it will all work. >> reporter: the owner of therd wi and capitals pointed to april for when sports betting will be available inside his capital one a.ar >> my expectation is they will be built a very high end world class restaurant called the sports book. they'll be televisions showing games from a over the world and that people will be able to comen and watch games and dine and bet and that is something that happens all over the world. >> reporter: the plans to open up the arena so you can place bets on your lunch break or over dinner not just when there's a game going o at the venue.

>> it'll drive traffic throughout the day. i don't think it'll be 24/7 but we would like to be able to utilize where we're located in the city. i'm sure the nats are looking at something similar. >> reporr: in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> if you were hoping f casinos in virginia, you may have to wait a while. a state senate committee has changed a major bill w have allowed local areas to vote on casinos as soon avember. the new bill calls for a casino study and another vote on the gamblistablishments in 2020. a famous spot in the district n an historic landmark. we're talking about the e ircist steps georgetown, the set of 97 sets now protected by the historic preservation office. the spot along georgetown's busy m street is most famous for the pivotal death scene in the movie film the exorci"exorcist". i couldn't sleep for weeks after

watching that thing. that's not why they were granted landmark status. they're next to the old capital traction stationch was once a transit hub for street cars. that's a bit of idhistory. >> not know that. >> yeah. movie. ous by the so our top story today is, of course, the weather, this time because of the snow. >> amelia has an update on the winter weather after the break. e'll also take a look at the end of the extreme cold even the end of the extreme cold even in hard hit areas like chago. ic [phone ringing]

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we're just gettingt word t charles county schools will close two hours early today because of the snow that we've been talking about all morsng long and it continues to fall, this morning, there is some good news for tho don't like the cold, the polar vortex that plunged much of the country i deep freeze is almost over. >> almost over. dylan dreyer has a look at all the misery its caused for

millions of american. >> reporter: this morning frozen solid, some 120illion american erging from another day of icy misery. >> it's crazy. right n i would just find t any plac hide. >> it's so, so cold. >> i've been here for all my life, nothing as cold as this. >> reporter: in iowa, firefighters battling i as much as fire. in illinois, a new state record, the city of mount carroll plunging to 38 below. in ohio, a terrifying wipeout and near miss on a frozen bridge. the harsh freeze is blamedor 12 fatalities. chicago has a crippled airport bursting pipes wreaking havoc. more than,000 airport delays and cancelations across the country thursday as the cold moved east. in, new yo heavy lake-effect snow sendingractor-trailers

off the road. the polar vortex not freezing outom fun from souped up hair to something really super, this frozen tom brady jersey. and light poles appearing to shiver. thercc plunge melting into hope for the weekend, a surge of warmer air b set tong relief. chicago will see nearly a 100 degreem jump f a real feel of negative 52 earlier in the week to an actual balmy 46 on saturday. a winter whiplash and a potentially record setting rebound across the midwest and northeast. >> that is amazing. did you -- i couldn't believe the light post shaking. that would have freaked me out. >> and the frozen firefighters, too. almost over amelia? >> it's not over yet. we have another couple of hours impacting've had snow our morning commute and we could still be dealing with tricky travel out there for the evening

commute as ll. schools getting out early is a tough call. if you keep them tillf the end the day, you're still dealing with slick road conditions and th sun is setting. leaving early, you're driving on ow covered roads and the snow is still falling. here is the latest. we'll have a bit of a break within about an hour, but more snow moving back in. this batch back in west virginia and pennsylvania will be moving through during the afternoon and early evening hours. uture weather. i do have to let you know, our computers mod not have a good handle with the exact placement of the snow. look at this and think more about. timi snow at noon. 2:00 p.m. we start to see that other wave of snow moving back into the area and we're tracking scattered snow showers, the potential for snow anywhere between about 4:00, 5:00 p.m. the snow does look to be mainly over at 5:00. so, wagain, the s looks to anme to an end between 4:00 and

5:00 today, you to keep that in mind in you have errands to run this afternoon. here's the snowfall totals forecast and t will be totals. whatever you've gotten, most of us have seen half an we'll see an additional coating to inch and a half in the d.c./metro area. snowfall totals will come to two to three inches and much more back in far western maryland and the higherletions in west virginia. road conditions right now are slick. ck some s spots tonight and no problems out there for your saturday morning. here's a at snowfall totals so far across the area. gaithersburg coming in at halfin an , leesburg is just over half an inch. the zoo reporting .4 inch ofsn . clifton in prince george's county reporting half an inch. most ofs picking up about a half an inch. we could all see around an or maybe a little bit more out

there. fae weekend, ladies, though is looking astic. i'll have more on that coming up right around 11:40. >> something to look forward to but we got to get through this. it could be a messy evening commete. we'll g another live update on the road conditionsight after the break. and car break-ins at a metro parkin logt.

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stormth team 4 w alert this morning because of this,re you' taking a live look at the radar now showing snow still falling across the area. let's check in, again, with4' ne megan mcgrath live in montgomery county where schools are closing orearly. >> rr: yep. they decided to open on time arrival ing so no late for the kids this morning, but they did decide just recently to close two hours early and you can see why here. we do have an accumulation of

snow. i would say it's about half inch. it started before 8:00 this morning. it's been slow and steady ever since and you can see on the grassyareas, it's starting to stack up. a gentleman just came by here and took care of the sidewalk, put down some ice melt and shoveled off the snow. this is river road behind me here. and earer this morning we saw the snowplows coming through. they were treating the roads and that's w they just look w at this point. here's some videoer from earli this morning when those crews were justetting out there when things were first starting to stick especially on those sidewalks in those neighborhood streets and that was kindf the problem this morning, it didn't start in this area until 8:00 in the g.morn school systems weren't quite sure whatdoo . should they continue on as normal and see how it goes and in the end a lot of school jurisdictions have decided to close early, not jnt here montgomery county. my kids go to school in anne

arundel county, we just got the word. they're thrilled about that. the snow still coming down. d it's kf just slow and steady at this point. we'll see how much more we get. >> where you are right there doesn't look bad. ithank you. sure the kids are texting meghan between live shots. a major arms control nouncement from the state department. an end to a treaty with russia that's been in place c since thed war ended. >> we provided russia an ample window of time to mend its ways and for russia to honor its commitment. tomorrow that time runs out. >> secretary of state mike pompeo a ounced this morning that the u.s. will withdraw from theat interme range nuclear forces treaty. the treaty limits how far nuclear missiles can travel but the u.s. says russia has been violating the treaty for years.

the psident also said in a statement, quote, we stand ready to engage r withsia on arms control negotiations that meet these criteria and importantly, once that is done, develop, perhaps for the first time ,ev an outstanding relationship on , economtrade, political and military levels. this would be a fantastic thing for russia and the united states and would also be great for the world, end quote. that is from president trump. now, despite the government shutdown, january was a big month for hiring. u.s. employers added 304,000 jobs. i it's the most nearly a year. this marks 100 straight months of job the nation's unemployment rate is now at 4%. economists say despite the strong report, the shutdown will probably end up slowi t economy's growth for the first three months of this year. broken glass from smashed out windows everywhere. it happened to a dozen people at one metro parking lot this week

and now the transit police are trying to figure out who issp sible. transportation reporter adam tuss is at the southern avenue station with a look at the damage. >> reporter: it is not what you want to find when y come back to your car, the window smashed, glass all over the ground and here it is over and over and over again at the southern avenue metro station. >> this is crazy. it's crazy. that'scracy. >> reporter: hearing the news that a dozen cars were broke in here on wednesday makes you think twice. >> i'm going to move my car now. >> reporter: whoever did all this was carly looking for something. here's one of the spots where a break-in happened and you can see amongst all the glass is also a granola bar, apen, another granola bar. this person was looking for something specific. th thief thieves got away with ale t and a handicap placard in one case.

the metro says it has stepped up efforts in these spaces specifically with more patrols, cameras and even portable units that can be watched over hundreds of car. crime is down in met parking lots according to transit police statistics. 349 its in 2017 compared to 219 last year. drivers say they've learned to be cautious. >> i don't leave anything valuable in mycar, so if somebody breaks in they'll be diheppointed. >>'s nothing in my car but cat stuff, so they'll not have much luck breaking into my truck. >> rorter: metro police investigating and they do sayey have a lead. adam tuss, news4. w we arking for your health this morning with alarming news about the number one killer of american. a new american heart association report shows nearly half of american adult have heart disease. most are diagnosed with high blood pressure and that's

because the guidelines for high blood pressure hav changed. now any reading higher than 130 80 is considered high. 140 over 90 was the old threshold. a hurlthy blood presse is any reading lower than 120 over 80. dr. john torres explains how certain lifestyle changes can dramatically reduce b yourod pressure. >> exercise, just 30 minutes of activity a day can drop your blood pressure up to ten pots. following the dash diet that was specifically created to lower blood pressure and for every two pounds you lose, you could loweu by to one point. >> and sleep is important for a healthy art. dr. torres says we need at least seven hours a night. heaven. >> that would be good. it's something that a lot of us can relate t not getting enough sleep. >> oh, my goodness, especially morning work these hours. adults need at least seven hours of rest each night a children

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just keep a sleep diary. >> reporter: plus the oth things you can do tonight to sleep better and longer tonight at c00. >> yould just get home, light the fireplace, have it snowing out. >> good day for that. friday stwfall is w we've been talking about. >> an update on how much more we can expect. today starts the beginning of black history monnd there's ways to celebrate in the d.c. areall month long. you've already been able to visit the national museum of african-american history andlt e, there's tons of other black museums that are worth the trip. we have a documentary and "black panther" is back into theaters today. now is the time to go check it out. it'soclaying in select amc theaters including some theaters in the d.c. area. for that and so much more on how to celebrate black history month in the d.c. area, all you have

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m team 4 forec storm tea it's the storm team 4 weather alert. we're showing you snow in the area. this is 270 at west montgomer avenue in rockville. snow has been coming down hard for most of the morning. traffic is moving but it's ving prettyslowly. >> it looks tricky right there, amelia. >> part of the problem is that the temperatures are so cold. we're only in theee and low 20s right now. as the roads have not been treated, they're definitely slick but evenhere they have been treated sometimes depending h what road crews have put down it cane difficulty working out there and again, the snow is pretty widespread. crews are out there, but justin ke up with the sheer volume is difficult. slick roads out there right now. i dideal with snow covered

roads driving in today. now as we head on in to the vening hours, we'll still s slick roads. this snow winds down during the afternoon hours. we'll see snow in spots at around 4:00, 5:00 p.m.nd tomorrow morning all a distant memory. heading home from work tonight, no know it could be a slow go. budget extra time out thereom getting from work and a lot of the school districts doing that early release to gethe kids off of the roads. i think that's probably a good call, because right nee we the sunset at about 5:30. at least they're getting home even though it's snowing before that sun goes down and the temperatures fall even. mo here are your weather headlines. snow in spots until 4:00/5:00 p.m. day. e thenve a really nice weekend and much warmer out there next week. until we get to the ekend, we have a winter weather advisory n r all of the counties here purple. this is until 3:00 p.m. today. this includes fairfax,

montgomery, prince george's county, anne arundel,ck frede county and up around baltimore. about a coating to two inches of snow. some isolated amounts could ce in up around the mason dixon line of three inches. this is going to impact evening commute in spots out there. as we look to the weekend, though, check this out. 45 tomorrow. 53 on sunday. dry weather b. h da this is going to be a fantastic weekend to head to our local ski resorts. the temperatures not too cold. you're not dealing with snow, rain or wind and then we really warm up. they'll have difficulty making snow and keeping snow around for had the upcoming workweek. no travel troubles either as you head to those super bowl parties on sunday. here's a look at your storm team 4 forecast. the snow falling and hig temperature of 29. we stay below freezing. sunshine, seeing any so we're not going to see any melting out there at all today. low temperatures tonight will range from about 15 to 22 degrees. tomorrow, though, with the mix

of cloud and sunshine, we'll warm to the low to mid-40s. on sunday again, l 50s. we continue to warm on monday. high temperatures in the mid-50s out there as we look to tuesday, there's the chance for some showers, butook at our temperatures, 63 degrees after we were dealing with windchills at 15 degrees below zero in some spots. 63 next tuesday, guys. >> come on tuesday! i do want to enjoy the weekend. from the movies to the stage to the super bowl -- >> if ian't handle a little bit of controversy. >> adam levine and maroon 5 are this year's halftime entertainers

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war" is nominated for tee oscars, but will the love story warm you heart. >> let's ask jason frayly who joins us live with theanswer. jason, cold w"cold war" has quo- gotten a lot of praise. what do you think? >> hey, guys. i think it's one of those that you might want to check out if o things on y in the cinematic level for the technical visualow s. script-wise it's elliptical. it follows 15 yearshi of t couple falling in and out oflo , reuniting and tearing apart in post-warpoland. it follows a music director who puts together a song and dance group singing tditional poland songs. quickly it becomes, they find out that the group is being used

for communist propaganda so he tries to convince the girl to flee withim to paris. it's sort of one of those post-war intrigues. it's nominated for three oscars where it will go up against r a "rom "roma". is one has a shot. the director made a movie called i"ida" a few years ago also in poland and that one won the foreign flick last year. check it out if you really admire that stunning stark black and white. if you're more into a script narrative, give it a shot. it's on aman prime. i think it depends on your level of comfort. >> kleocracy" is a arena

stage. it's set in earlyss '90s , after the fall of soviet union and theise of vladimir putin, which way will russia go, i thine know. spoileralert. >> kleptocra"kleptocracy" is ba 1990s russia. and battle of wills that could have changed where we are today. >> it's fun and fast and there'r s. >> it's fun and there's talk to the audience and the audiences se smart and i not real, it'sheatrical and there's many secrets in it. >> a certain character gets lot of laugh. >> the putin character has to do some theatrics that i don't want to let the cat out of the bag >> hum. intriguing.

>> it is. >> so let's -- >> it was writt -- it was written before all the 2016 collusion stuff. it's only gottenore timely since it's come out. >> let's switch gears to the super bowl. it wouldn't be a super bowl without a controversy. 5lftime show, maroon performing, what do you say? >> yes. maroon 5 will be performing. adam levine has had to field some controversy questions in recent weeks here. also colin kaepernick kneeling controversy. cardi b declined to perform over that whole controversy. maroon 5 says they'll step up and do it any way and focus on the music and donate to some charitable funds, big brother and big sisters as sort of a gesture in that light. gladys knighthe is performing national anthem. so, we'll see how it goes.

i typically prefer when an artist holdsge the s by themselves the whole time, like beyoncé did or prlce. wesee. sometimes they can get cluttered with all those different acts. maybe this year it's better to have amix. >> no andre 3,000? >> good point. good point. >> all right. jason -- well played. thank you, sir. have a great weekend. coming up next. cat training f lm ash to a clicker. what is possible and what works best?

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welcome back. despite popular belief, cats can edbe tra to do things that dogs often do. the human rescue alliance is here to explain c aboutcker training and can you really do that with your cats. good morning, lisa. >> yes, this is davy. davy was actually adopted from the humane rescue alliance by me. > proof that it does work. >> ye so clicker training is something you do with all animals. it started with marine animals. you can clicker tin the cat, let the cat know that the behavior is what you wanted and it also predicts food coming. so things you can teach your cat

is, high-fives, chase yourl t or spin. a lot of cats don't like to go into carriers, so it's a really affective tool to teach your ca to go ie carrier to go to the vet. >> how long does it takera gey speaking? i always think of cats as being way more independent than dogs, but i guess if they're food motivated -- >> yes. finding the right motidtor. i uchicken. i have chicken right here in my training pouch and he'll work for chicken in most case he nervous here, so as long as you have a good food motivator then can pick up really quick. behaviors that are reinforced will be repeated. if they know they're going to get a piece of chicken, they'll do that behavior over and over over. >> cats love birds. >> good point. >> do you think it's a good thing to do?

it can have its benefits, is it something that would take a long time? is it hard? >> it's not hard at all. it's eas to do. the cats enjoy it so not only are you teaing them fun things to do like, who doesn't want a cat who high-fives. it makes them problem solve. it'sike mental stimulation for them, trying to figure out like how do i get that next piece of chicken. >> now, what have you beenble to teach davy? >> he knows high-five and spin and then we also are working on now going to a specifi place at home. he likes to try out the door csometimes. go outside but he has to be on a leash. i teach him to go to a specific place while i exit t door. >> you said he's a poly -- >> dactical. >> so he has extra toes on the front. is that common >> no. it's a genetic mutation that comes up now and again.

he has an extra toe on each of his four paws. >> he gives you a high-six. >> exactly. good point. most cats that are poly dactcal. >> spad and neuter and vaccinated and microchipe >> any special dietary restrictions for your cat? maybe something you shouldn't give them. >> they are orcarn. they need real meat, high protein. low carbohydrates. >> no potato chs? >>aybe a little bit. there's always treats. i use chicken. crunchy treats. they have a lot of carbohydrates, so not a whole lot of those. >> thank you, lisa. i appreciate that. everybody out there with a cat, get clicker and start tricking them tricks. have a good weekend.

we remain in storm team 4 weather alert mode with snow falling east of i-95. snows going to continue into the afternoon hours, scattered and generally lightinn spots c to an end between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. not much in the way of cumulation, but it's still cold that we are seeing it stick to roads especially if they've not been treated. for most of us around a coating to around two thinches. weekend is looking really nice, ladies. doug and i will have muchore on news4 at 4:00. >> thank you. that is it for "news4 midday." then you for joining us. >> you can get news and weather updates t anye with the nbc washington app. have a great day. see you at 4:00 p.m.

we're live in five. four. three. two. one. >> really band centric. >> super bowl is the apex. it's the biggest gig on the planet. >> our whole history of the band has been looking forward to milestones. >> there's no other stage where this amount of people are paying attention. >> a lot of preparation goes into this show. >> the appeal, the erixcitement ght there. >> building, iuppose. >> maroon 5, getting ready for game dayee super bowlnd is here. plus a friday. >> we'