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everybody. just about 5:00 a.m. now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the 2019 super bowl is nto part of hisry. if you're not a fan of the patriots and like a high-scoring game, you were out of luck - nobody expected this. >> we thought it would be a good isme. thame just wasn't. it was the lowest-scoring super bowl of all-time. the patriots bested the rams 13-3. by the half, only three-points were on the board. we'll have coverage of the game coming up in a few minutes. >> it was just -- low energy, the whole thing and halftime. >> before w turn for a check on the commute and the forecast, melissa mollet istanding by with your traffic, we go to chuck bell. he was cooking allweekend. >> we had a house full of people. yeah. a lot of cooking and aot of eating was taking place. i'll see if i can find -- i knoa there' few of my hot sausage sandwiches left. i didn't know if i h enough to feed the entire newsroom. if you don't have enough for
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anybody, don't bring any in. i'm a victim of that this morning. four things you need to know about the forecast. a few areas ofog around this morning. it's not that big of a deal. there's no dense fogdvory or anything. patches of fog are possible. milderr, 56 yesterday. it will be that warmgain today. thanks to sunshine this afternoon. off to a cold start. 25 now in prince william county. 28 in howard county, maryland. 34 in arlington county, virginia. your planner for today, a little fog around early. we'll end up with more than enough sunshine today. mid up toer 40s by lunchtime. close to 60 degrees. and not a concern, either. that's a winner fornd a . >> that's a winner. that's a park day for my kids this afternoon. geantown, the left lane by the work zone.
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that's cleared out of t way. no problems on 270. inner and outer loop of beltway, looking good. a little delay as you head down to 95 in maryland on the outer loop. we don't have report of problems. 66, germantown ntroad, town and out of town, eastbnd and westbound. 17 street between "c" and new york avenue, the nkhole is still being repaired there. southbound traffic on north avenue and northbound on to "c" street. digging in and refusing to back down, embattled virginia governor, ralph northam, spent the weekend holding emergency meetings with his staff, to save his job. >> he faces pressure to resign following a discovery of a racist yearbook photo in 1984. it shows a person in black face standing next to a person in a kkk robe. on friday, northam issued on
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apology and by sunday made an about-face and said he wasn't in the picture at all. he said he saw the picture for the >> i want to take this opportunity to apologize to the many people who have been hurt by this episode and mistakes i haveade in the past. am ready to earn your forgiveness. and i'm ready to begin the day. >> he said hd not attend the party where the picture was allegedly taken. he did darken his face with shoe polish for a michael jackson dance contest. northam has lost support from many lawmakers in his own rty. lawmakers are concerned the governor will not be effective and the focus will be on northam and not lawmaking.
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>> i think that the noble thing to do would be for him to heed the call of all the folks who haveeen his friends and who have been his colleagues, and step aside. >> he has compromised his ability to lead. >> state leaunrs hope their ed voices will heal the path. and terry mcauliffe is among those asking northam to stand down. he says he doesn't have the support needed to lead the commonwealth. >> he's down great things through the years. if he was in the photo or not, we have to close that chapter. >> northam served as the lieutenant goverr. he said he will do the right thing soon. as the pressure builds on governor northam to step down, news 4 will be there. you can follow along in your nbc washinon app. today will be an emotional o dasome students in our area.
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>> students will return to school after a devastating crash. amy cho is live where it will be an emotional day. >> reporter: absolutely. this story is just heartbreakin five kids died in that crash. two of them would havemi been to school here at northview elementary. instead, family and friends are left to mourn this enormous loss. londlo on dixon, 8 years old. paris dixon, 5 years old. they were sisters from bowie, maryland. the other kids in that crash, scion beard, who was 14. rick elle ricks who was 6, they were from d.c. atey were headed north on route 301. was 4:30 on swoaturday morning. the driver of the car, dominique taylor was the mother of those two girl
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she lost control and hit several trees. they were taken h to thepital where they are. police are investigating this crash, trying to fure out what caused that suv to veer off the ad. >> aimee cho, live in bowie, thank you. a deadly plane crash killedi all people onboard. this was the chaotic scene in yorba linda, about 40 miles southeast of los angel. the plane crashed into a home yesterday evening, injuring at least two others. the faa said the twin-engine cessna had just taken off from the fullerton municipal airport. one witness said the crash felt like a bomb. president trump is beefing n up tber of active duty forces along the u.s./mexico border.ou 3,700 additional forces will be deployed there.ill they wprovide support to custom and border production
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agents. they will install 150 miles of wire between ports of entry. critics call the move a political ploy. the president threatened to shut down vernment or declare a national emergency tou geing for the wall. he talked about thnegotiations before the super bowl. >> you have people dying all over the country because of people like nancy pelosi, that won't give border security. she cyi keep pla her games but we will win. >> a bipartisan group of lawmakers has until february th o come up with a plan to keep the government open. tomorrow, president trump plans n use his state of the un eldress to push his agenda and jump-start his rtion bid. if you haven't started on your tax return, you may want to get a move on it. another government shutdown, anges in the tax code and growing confusion with the new form can impact how quickly your
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get your turn. >> i would say now it's more critical than ever that you consult a cps to do your tax return. >> the irs requires that 90% of tax returns to be filed electronically.l that weed up time. this should return to normal in northeast d.c. after a broken m watern put a damper on some super bowl parties. repair crews were on the scene on fourth this eight-inch main broke omsterday morning, leaving several high and dry and scrambling to make preparations ahead of super bowlat celens. >> i went to walmart this morning. there were other people in the community buying jugs of water, gallons of water. we were at how we don't have water in your homes right now. >> about 60 d.c. water cectomers
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were ad. take a look at this scene out of southern california. that's a giant sinkhole that swallowed a huge construction ckhicle. the machine was g up debris from the road when this happened. the hole opened up because of the torrential rainfall in that area. the vehicle's operator was safely rescued. if you're just waking up, you may have missed the new england patriots clinching their sixth super bowl championship. t >>he patriots beat the rams in a 13-3 victory. no one saw that coming. ofgladys knight kicked thif in atlanta. she sang it beautihelly. >> s did. >> then, the teams took the field and it went downfield. by all accounts, this was one of the least eventful super bowls ever played. not much action in the first ree quarters. the patriots pull off a historic win with that touchdown. >> that. >> quarterback tom brady says the nning never gets old.
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>> what a game. port here was like a hom game. so proud of our team. we could have been at gillette stadium. we can't thank you enough for the incredible support.me everyone at ho will have a late night. and we'll have a parade tuesday. >> this marked a milestone for brady. pe is now the oldest quarterback ever to start a bowl. 41 years old. still getting it dos. >> t win for the patriots came on the 17th anniversary of their first win. and it was also a rematch. a lot of little boxes to check for them. >> c another team win, though? >> maybe next year. it's 5:10 right now. out with the old and in with the new. our news partners, wtop are getting a new home. >> nicole jacobs is live
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chevy chase now with more. good morning. >> reporter: hi, eun, good morning tar means changes. for 30 years, wtop was in a different location. headquarters.w i want to bring in joslyn chesson. she's the "morning drive" editor here. tell us what you're doing. >> sure. i'm basically putting together the n5:00 a.m.s hour. i'm going through local stories and the wires ands newspap and kind of choosing what stori are important. >> >> reporter: this is a move you've been looking frd to. tell us how excited you are. >> it's been a long time coming. is building is insanely nice compared to our old space. nd the equipment is a whole step up.
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you can see the traffic center over here, brand-new. all of the equipment. they are working in there. the new glass-enclered nerve ces right over there. you can see where our anchors, bruce and joan, are talking to each other and figuring out the awesome equipment. >> very good. one thing we've heard, the guys here talk about all morning, is how big thisg build is. of course, we can appreciate a large newsroom. back to you. >> this is true. and all of the people that play a role in it. >> nicole, thank yo finding a new job can feel like a job itself. >> week woe working 4 you now. and thousands of homes st, countless animals displaced. australia hit with devastating flooding. we're shong you the hardest hit areas. chuck? >> good morning, everybody.
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a presidency under siege. coming undonemp dona can't be trusted to govern within the law. and his lies are hurting the country. congress should begin impeachment hearings now so they can gather and preserv evidence. to make sure the american people finally get the truth.t abrruption. abuse of power. and obstruction of justice we can't afford to wait.
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it's time to start impeachment hearings. now. need to impeach is responsible for the content of this advertising. you'reatching news 4 day. >> 5:15 right no some alarming news this morning from the american cancer society. researchers studied cancer ends in young adults over the past 20 years. the new study suggests that obesity-related cancers are skyrocketing among millennis. they found a huge spike in six cancers of obesity cancers. thishe morning, power is back on at a brooklyn jail.
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the outrage over the outage continues for days when inmates and staff went without heat. ergroup of protesters gathed outside. theyhanted and held signs demanding answers. the governor has called for thet investn of the treatment of inmates through the outage. we have to talk about the floods in australia. incredible >> extreme weather caused more than three feet of rain to fall in some places. that is a record. this morning, tens of thousands of homes are at risk from flood damage. sanctuaries are being washed out. that causes danger for the public, too. >> indeed. look at this one. venice, italy. theflooding, tended insid
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venice's st. mark's basilica. ack here, heavy rain flooded streets in southern california this weekend. you can see the floodwaters.mp letely submerged that vehicle. was part of a string of storms that battered the state in wildfire burn areas. the downpours prompted some evacuations. that was serious flooding out west. >> here, we're not talking about big-time rain or flding, we're talking about a nice warm-up. >> we may have to show bluell graphics a week. no weather alert. no emergency. no crazy, plummeting temperatures. >> as you would say, news 4 nation is ready f a little change, chuck. >> they probably are. you are, for sure. >> indeed. >> as much as we enjoy in the cold, it will be nice to go outside without 14 lay yers layers on. the dogs don't likeng wea their coats too much. we spend the first five minutes justet trying to g everybody calmed down to get the coats on. 34 this rning.
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noogs will need their heavy coats this morning. this area of storminess, i keep remarking how amazinglyood put together this is. if this were the middle of system, it wouldoo lk like a tropical system. it is a cold core, a not warm core system. it's not coming near us. our general weatherly weather pattern will help steer that away. traveling today, around richmond, and virginia tide ter, you will run into clouds and a rain chance. our chance of rain comes from a warm front way out to our west. for this morning, maybe some fog early, especially for our friends andeighbors by the bay and into southern maryland. that's where thatre of storminess could have areas of clouds and fog. hot west, itd be a sunny day today. by early, early, 3:00 a.m., clouds will haveed thick up. and there's a chance for
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sprinkles between 2:00 a.m. and 00 a.m. tomorrow. low impact, for sure. as soon as the rain chance pull, we go right back to sunshine and milder weather than today. right now, cold for a february mid-20s and upper 20s for the suburbs. 30, now, in leesburg. 34 in washington. your school day forecast, yes, kids. fairfax county kids were scheduled to have the day off. everyone else, i suspect, back eg thear work and school schedules. around 30 this morning. midday0s by and mid to upper 50s for highs today. just updated the forecas on the nbc washington app, as well. a chance to save some money on the heating bills. that's a good thing. 59 today, 65 tomorrow.a ttle chance for tomorrow and cooler in wednesday. right back into the 60s with the rain chanc for thursday and friday. closer look at the weekend coming up for now.
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time for traffic. >> like that situation for toda germantown, southbound 270. left lane wasy blocked the work zone. the right side was blocked. that has cleared out of the way. inner loop, outer loop of t beltway, everything there was looking good. 66, germantown. ro eastbound, westbound, we don't have problems there, either. everything is moving at speed. a reminder in northwest, 17th street between "c" and new york avenue, sthbound traffic pushed northbound on to "c" street. that's the sinkhole from ten days ago. still ahead, the rgoent rnment shutdown and the possibility of another has many federal employees thinking, is it time to find a new job? >> still ahead, tips you need to keep in mind that will help you mind new employment later. and watch "ellen" at 3:00 and it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the
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you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back. are you tired of your maybe you're a government worker who is worried about another shutdown. >> you might want to get into a neline of work. but how? news 4's justin finch shows us. >> reporter: if daphne jefferson has a few free moments, you might find her writing in her
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journal.es >> sometimt's just spending a little time, a few minutes a day and starting to give yourself that quiet time. and thinking about whagood about today. >> reporter: she says those notions, those notes, can help you flesh out your future. >>hat do you want to do differently? what are the things you alady have that will help you get there? >> reporter: daphne is a careerr coach, spend owner of mofferson consulting group. she retired afte than two decades as a senior executive in federal government. today, she is taking what she loved most about her past career and bringing it into her futur >> i mentored a lot of people. spent a great deal of my time ying to help the next generation of leaders. so, i said, you know, i'm really coaching these people. i better figure out if i'm doing it rightha >> reporter:s why daphne chose to go back to school and get credentials. then, she went back to work.
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what's been the biggest ch lenge in this next chapter for you?nk >> i the biggest challenge is learning -- having come out of the federal government, go g, now, into the private sector on my own. you know, things like building relationships, branding, marketing. >> reporter: her career now, helping others uncover their passion. what they would do if they weren't afraid of failing -- the same discovery she made for yourself. >> what brings a smile to your face, gives you that energy and that tingle, what can you do to start moving down that path? >> reporter: take risks, take classes and take note of what ke feels he right fit. >> it's amazing the energy you get when you are working towards something, as opposed to get out of something. >> reporter: and in this evolving job market, daphne says, make sure you're evolving, too.
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>> there's so much change, so much innovation going on, you have to be able to keep up, you get left behind. >> reporter: or yod can stay ah the curve. justin finch, news 4. oming up, new details on this morning's top story. virginia's gfuernor ng to resign after controversial photos surface. all new,ea we from his former roommate about the night it was taken. good morning, everybody. back to school, kids. your school day forecast, the daily grade for today, a-plus, plus, plus. after a little fog this morning, we he a mostly sunny afternoon and time to play outdoors. 59degrees, you high expected for today. and this is just a tip of the proverbial more on that coming up. plus, the mysterious egg explained. it's inm's most-liked photo ever. and it turns out it's for a good cause. the big reveal you may have
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comes to the weather. it will be much warmer this week. that means you can leave all those big layers from last week at home. stick them back in the closet for a week, though it's coming back. good morning,everybody. >> nice to wear just one coat to work. we're going to get some sunshine day. how about that? storm tm 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with the forecast. and then, melissa molle will show us your first 4 traffic. >> it was nice, had the dogs out r a long walk. the temperature here in washington reached 56 degrees. that was a big improvement. friday's high temperature was 24. a big change in place. and this mild wther pattern is here for a couple of days. four of the five days this week will be warmer than average. practically warm tomorrow, with temperatures in the mid-60s. and the o's a chanc rain coming in wednesday and
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thursday. the mild air is here, at least until frid. this little storm off of the outer banks, not going to be playing a big part in our forecast for today. ital is typ chilly forbr early ry mornings. most areas are below freezing, in the mid to upper 20s. it is a day when you need your coat first thing this morning. but a real pleasant warm-up into the mid and upper 5ay. more about how theerild weath hangs around. the ten-day frorecast includes ayoler days for the weekend. >> i like t and tomorrow. in rockville, a report of in the roadway causing issues. right now, you don't see big slowdowns. southbound looks good. aarning if you're headed out some time soon. you might see an issue. top of the beltway, everything into town and out of tow looking good.
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roadwork is gone. 301 at ng loo pretty good, as you head into town or out of town. and 66, fairfax county farc wwa that gets you there in eight minutes. >> 5:32 now. ressure to resign is mounting on ralph northam. look at the tweets from democrats and republicans calling for the governor to step aside. he held meetings with his staff this weekend to keep his job. this follows the discovery of a racist picture in his 1984 yearbook.n it shows a per black face standing by someone in a kkk ro. the picture appears in his medical school yearbook. on friday, he issued an apology for the photo. on saturday, he changed his story and said he was not in the picture at allwa >> there's ni've been in a kkk uniform. i'm not the person in that uniform.
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and not the person to the right. >> the governor said he did not purchase the yearbook and had not seen that picture til friday. he says he wasn't aware of t picture on his yearbook page. this morning, we are hearing from northam's medical school roommate. rob marsh say he was at the halloween party. he says northam did not wear those clothes to the party. >> i was s rnned. i didnognize that picture. i didn't recognize anyone in it. i didn't know where or when it was taken. i don't think it looks like him. ralph was thinner than the people in that picture. >> coming up next half hour, we will hear from lawmakers in the commonwealth that are calling for northam to resign. they say this could affect the general assembly in session. today will be a difficult day for students and teachers in our area. me will return to school
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without some of their classmates in bowie. aimeeho is live in bowie. >> reporter: this story is heartbreaking. five kids died that crash. two of them would have been coming here to northview elementary this morning. the friends and family are left to grieir loss. those little girls were the five kids riding together in an suv, headed north on rou 301. this is around 4:30 on saturday morning. taylor lost control of the car, veered off ohe road and hit several trees. the children were not properly restrained and were thrown from the car when it crashed. the other kids in that c crash, zion beard, rickelle
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ricks. and dominique taylor, the driver did survive. the front seat passenger also survived. both are recovering in the hospital according to police. d the crash is under investigation. police are trying to figure out why that suv veered off of the road. >> aimee cho, live for us in bowie this morning. thank you. >> a look at our top stories. we begin with a deadly crash. a montgomery county teacher was killed in an accident early yesterday morning. watts worked in montgomery's interim instructional services which helps students witle ning needs. in california, the federal viation administration is investigating a plane crash that killed all five people onboard. this happened yesterday in yorba our miles outside of los angeles. the plane crashed into a home, injuring at least two people. the faa says the twin-engine
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cessna had just taken off from fullerton municipal airport. president trumps sending 3,700 additional forces to the u.s./mexico border. they will provide support tost cus and border protection agents. critics call the move a political employ. we're ten days away from the deadline for a bipartisan group of lawmakers to come up with a deal to keep the government open. the president says the company is bei country is being invaded by controls a criminals and the best way to protect it is with a wall. law makers optimistic a deal can be made. coming up at 4:45, we'll check in with tracie potts, who has more on this story.
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the new engnd patriots fans are celebrating a sixth tuper bowl win. the pats the rams in a 13-3 victory. low-scoring game for sure.ad glys knight kicked off things in atlanta withhe national anthem, just autiful. andthen, the teams took the field. it was downhill from there. by some of the least eventful super bowls ever played. the lowest sowring super in the 53-year history. >> there wasn't much action in the first trtee quas of this game. and then, the patriots pulled ahead. bill belichickhe tipped hat to his players and the coaching staff. >> i can't say enough about the coaching staff. the coaching staff, brian florice, josh mcdaniels and all of the rest of the staff, our conditioning, moous cabrera and
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strength and conditioning staff, they did a great job. it was a great team win. >> while the game was lackluster, the halftime show, there werre fiworks. literally. that was the only thing worth seeing. the fireworksyere reaood for the halftime show. maroon 5 ped a lot of the oldies. that was fun to hear the old stuff. joined by big boi from outkast and travis scott, too. >> if you aret the super bowl, you need to bring it. >> adam levine did not look interested. he looked like he would rather be anywhere else. too.e heard about it, twitter users lashed out at adam levine. not only for his performance, but for taking off his shirt and exposing his chest. janet jackson's career stalled after the wardrobe malfunction in super bowl xxxviii. it caused controversy. double-standard. >> yes. the stars of the super bowl weren't all on the field. a look at the best commercials
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u're watching news 4 today. there's no denying it. the super bowl game was -- eh. >> meh. but, some of the commercials made a splash. some watch commercials anyway. on of the most popular of the night featured big nfl stars. did you recognize these guys? marshawn lynch, emmitt smith, odell beckham, so many others. they all starred in this ad to celebrate the national football league's 100th season. ramping up at the nfl draft in april and culminating at super bowl liv, the league's 100th season will feature unique experiences, community initiatives and other exciting events. here's another ad that really
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pulled at heart strings last night. >> i was hit by a car going 50 miles per hour. and i promise you i wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the first responders. >> this is the verizon first responders commercial. verizon thanked first responders for saving their lives and so many others. >> bud light bragged about not using a certain ingredient that their competitors do. >> i didn't get it. >> they don't use corn syrup. >> so? >> and the corn industry called out budweiser on twitter? >> i missed that. >> they y,id, we're good people.ri >> allt. >> oh, boy. dog walking forecast for today. a cute puppy dog pippen here, available for adoptio through the humane society's website.
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you're watching news 4 today. >> we're a day before the state of the union. trump has threatened to shut down the governmt again, if he does not get funding for a wall along the u.s./mexicorder. >> he is going to lay out his agenda to congress tomorrow ni tracie potts with more on what the president is saying. >> reporter: three things you want t listen f that the president talked about in his super bowl interview, previewing what heay say in the state of
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the union. first of all, this government shutdown that could happen again next week. the president says he has not taken that off of the table. he's not confident that congress will come up with a solution to pay for the wall that he wants and nancy pelosi says will never get paid for. he says he would declare national emergency to pay for the wall. the president sayst or before the state of the union, he will announce the details of the next summit he's worke w outh north korean leader kim jong-un. he says the beating is set. but he's 50/50 whether they work out something to curb that country's nuclear program. and syria, he's doubling down pulling out troops. he says he's nearl done with syria. but his chiefs testified otherwise when they were here last week. >> tracie potts live on capitol
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hill. thank you. el salvador has elected a new president. he was a popular third party candidate and the former mayor of the capital city of salvador. imagine growing up in the u.s. with ameran parents only to find out decades later that you are not an americacitizen. news 4 i-team found it happened to tens of thousands of people. jodi fleisher has more on the law and a gap that congress has fix. >> i pledge allegiance to the of g of the united state america. >> reporter: it's an oath celebrating what americans cheris but the part about liberty and justice for all? >> it's frustrating.r: >> report age 25, joy found out she wasn't an american citizen, because her american tparents failed to fill o
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right form, even though her adoption was legal. >> it's devastating. it's hard to wrap your head around that. to live your entire life believing concrete truths about who you are. >> reporter: now, the truths are in jeopardy, along with te of thousands of other legal adoptees, like this virginia man. >> i just felt there wasn't an american, philippine, or other culture. i just was a kid. >> reporter: he's 61 years old, married to an american woman with three american children. >> in my own american ris teousness, i was like, t is an easy fix. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: when coress fixed it in 2000, the new law granted automatic citizenship to u adopteer the age 18, leaving out the adults who grew up he. what can be done to close that gap in the law? and what can be done for the erican adoptees while th wait?
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a new era for our news wtop.er, the station is broadcasting from new diggs this morning. >> nicole jacobs is live in chevy chase with more. good morning. >> reporter: one thing you heard me mention at the last -- the end of our last live shot was space. and the traffic center here is one example of that. jack tells us that two people on one side can have a conversation about breaking news or what they're seeing o the monitors while he's on the air. that's something that could not happen before. so, they are really excited about that. also,re monitors a much larger. they are able to take a look at cameras. that is also a very big deal, as well. coming up at 6:30, we'll tell you something cheeky about this area right here and maybe tse bobbleheads. back to you. >> oh. >> that's a good tuesday. >> thank you, nicole.
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bobbleheads. >> there's a bobblehead on my desk. >> that's right. yeah. chuck bell? >> every monday, i have to pull the darts out of it. >> oh, come on. last year february was all about going from cold to warm in short order. that may be the case this february. last year, the 3d,own at 17 degrees. not as cold as we were last week. but the pattern did turn around. by the 11th, we had a high temperature of 68 degrees last february on the 11th. t made i78 degrees on the 20th of february. then, the earliest 80-degree day on order. we made 82 last year. i'm not pmising that warm weather. but it will be milder around here for the next four to five days. seasonably cold this morning. 34 in washington.
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most of the suburbs are into the mid and upper 20s. plan for a cold start with some clouds around this morning. moun than enoughine for a quick warm-up. this swirl is not making progress to the north. extra cloud cover over the lower bay. but that storm is not coming in our direction. overall west-to-east pattern will steer that out to sea. there is a warm fnt coming through here late tonight. it will come along with extra clouds and a tin rain chance. a lot more clouds east and south today. cloudy on the eastern shore. from i-95 to the shenandoah valley to northern maryland, it will be a suafy rnoon. clouds thicken up by 11:00 tonight. between 2:00 and 6:00 tomorrow morning, there could be a sprinkle or two of rain.
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59 today. that's a winner right there. 65 tomo ow. evenbetter. a chance for showers. more mid-60s for thursday and iday. cold front friday night promises, indeed, cold but dry weather for theweekend. >> good morning. looking at cap top heights, the right lane blocked by a crash. we'r seeing slowdowns there. inbound on 50, as you're approaching 295, it's slow, as well. inner loop and outer loop, no big complaints on the beltway. looking pretty good. looking at ymer travel this is going to change here pretty soon. 66 inbound, 60 miles per hour, going to take you nine minutes. quantico to the beltway, going minutes.ou 23 two problems there. 95 northbound after center port parkway, left side is blocked as you head northbound. 66 east, before centreville, a
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disabled vehle in the right lane. that's why i say the travel times are going to change. good.uthbound looks listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today.>> thank you. 5:53 this morning. this morning a local woman is thanking a police officer for saving her life. the officer killed two pit bulls that attacked two women. when police arrived, the officer found the dogs on top of one of the victims. one officer shot and killed both dogs. the women were badly h it's unclear who the dogs belonged to. >> with thoscheers, the new england patriot fans are a celebratinxth super bowl win.
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>> it was the lowest-scoring super bowl of all-time. the patriots bested the ms 13-3. by the half, only three points were on the board. we'll have coverage of the game comi up in a few minutes. >> people were saying we spent $3,000 a game and the marine 5 halftime show, yikes. we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. nice warm-up. >> yes, indeed. quite the climb from the deep freeze we weren late last week. and the cold air is not coming back anytime too soon. cooler by the weekend. no chances or raintoday. around here, it will become a mostly sunny afternoon. storm team 4 radar, scanning the skies and not finding anything to worry about. teeratures, well, is february. so, we were ready for below freezing. 27 in gaithersburg and
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