covered this general assembly. governor northam meeting with his cabinet and staff not to tell them he rigned but asking for time. meanghme, th the man right in line behind him, lieutenant governor jusirfax forced to answer allegations that he assaulted a woman 15 years ago.g lieutenaernor justin fairfax defending himself against an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman he met as an unmarried 25-year-old when he was at the 2004 democratic national convention. >> the allegation is completely false. >> reporter: the allegation surfaced sunday. today "the washington post" also published the woman's account. she initially contacted the paper a year ago when fairfax became only the second african-american to win state-wide office in virginia. the woman told the post she and

fairfax had a consensual encounter that in her view became a sexual assault. fairfax told reporters today while there was one encounter it was entirely consensual. >> this person a year ago came to "the washington post" with this same allegation. they investigated it for several months a then they made the decision not to publish the tory because it was not credible, because it was uncorroborated and what we know is that it's false a defamatory. >> reporter: he sees the allegation resurfacing now as a clear attempt to harm him when he's in the spotlight to replace ralph northam. >> does anyone think it's coincidence? >> reporter:th fairfax sai woman contacted him by phone after the encounter asking ife wanted to get together. along with addressing this new allegation, he was pressed on what he thinks the governor should do. he said he hasn't spoken to

governor northam since the press conference on saturday when the government changed his mind resigning insisting it's not h in the photo. does fairfax agree that the governor mus resign now? >> the governor has to make the decision that's in the best interest of the commonwealth of virginia. eporter: another question looming tonight, did someone encourage that woman to reknew her allegation? we d't have that answer yet. that's something we'reng goio try to learn. >> julie, thanks so much. live in richmond. l thatere is a new p came out today that shows a dramatic drop in approval forve or northam. this is according to morning consult. 48of virginia voters now disapprove of his performance. compare that to 26 who disapproved just last month. cory smith is lived in w bridge this evening where reaction there is mixed?

>> reporter: took a pole of our own it was based on peoplal who would to us. we asked a question, should the governor stay or go? reaction was d. i can tell you the one thing everyone agrees on, regardless of what he decides to do, for the sake of virginia it needs to happen quickly. as his pol livelihood hangs in the balance, his staff was a no show in woodbridge. >> you would think you would remember if you have dressed as a klu klux klan or not, if you have tried to look black. it's so long ago that this whole thing happened th b i think itn blown out of proportion. >> reporter: for these voters he has a credibility problem. his apolo by a denial and saturday and then an admission to appearing

in black face as michael jackson. >> i don't trust him. he's lying. >> do you buy his apology? >> of urse not. >> reporter: many voters are wondering how effective he can be as a leader if he should stay on. >> it shouldn't cost him his job but if nobody believes in you, you won't have the tools you need to be successful. >> reporter: and whether there's more to come in the controversy. >> it's not a matter of republican or democrat it's a matter ofe what's good for state. i think it's good for the state he steps aside. >> reporter: we also ask t voters what they think about justin fairfax. they wereess concerned about his politics and more concerned about his past. hey said if he does become governor he has to be transparent. >> cory, thanks so much. we're hearing from the man who said he was governor northam's roommate at eastern virginia medical school.

rob mars said he was at that same party wherehe racist party was taken. he saysur he is that governor northam is not either person in that picture. >> i was at the halloween party that ralph went to and i know what he wore exactly. ralph comes out and he's dressed -- i remember he had a three-piece suit on, and he had a briefcase. i was stunned. one, i didn't recognize that picture, i didn't recognize anyone in it. i didn't know where or when it was taken. >>id now mars e spoke to governor northam over the weekend and is standing by his friend. he says he believes the yearbook photo could have been a prank and that somebody put that image on northam's page submission without him knowing about it. it has been a wild few days in richmond and throughout the virginia. these events have been hard for people to process.

>> we wanted to bring in tom sherwood. an extraordinary situation here, we have a governor deciding whether or not to resign,ie we have aenant governor denying accusations today. put this in some big picture perspective. >> i talked to someone, a senior democrat i richmond today and she said my head hurts from trying to digest all of this. but she also said my heart is breaking because she loves governor northam, she thinks justin fairfax is t future of the democratic party. everyone is trying to figur this outthey're in the middle the legislative session, very important time. the republicans control the legislature, so they're kind of sidelined on a lot of big issues right now.na lieu governor fairfax is preparing to take over but we don't know about theeg aions that he has denied. and the democrats are under an

election this year. all seats are up. they're a couple seats away from taking over for the senate and the house, this could blow that out of the water. >> now the thing is, is he so mortally wounded as a politician and as aovernornd as a democrat that whether the picture is him, whatever has happened, it has to be over? he has to resign? how long can this limbo, if you will, that i'm sure the people >> the state feel like they're in -- he democrats cannot. it cannot go on long.t they j don't think -- governor northam says that that picture of the two pictures he saw that for the first time on friday night. from 1984. and then he apologid for being in it then on saturday he said it wasn't me and i'm going to clear my name. and then the democrats watched that long news conference -- nl then the michael jackson thing -- >> right,icheel jackson --

>> it's a miss. >> the democrats i have spoken to believe that the governor cannot survive this. they suggested he could take ae temporary of absence, under the virginia constitution you can step aside temporarily, a couple of weeks, 30 days, clear his name and then justin fairfax would be the governor temporarily. suret this point no one is what to do next. >> how do you go back to that? >> especially with an illness that's like a compassionate leave of absence where this is a coroversial leave of absence. >> and if both governor and lieutenant governor were to go down in this controversy, not suggesting it will, but if they did, mark harry, tra demc attorney general would be next in line. s the politics of this extraordinary. virginia has tried for years, decades to overcome its racist history and this is just making everything worse. >> you talk about the woman. the love of the governor, a

popular candidate, lieutenant goveor popularoo but it goes beyond one man. this is about virginia and a national embarrassment. >> we are talking about the image of people and the state. and also the state moving forward, how is it going to do that? democratic presidential candidates are not going to want to come into virginia next year or later this year. it's a purple state. >> this needs to -- this needs a ysolution. >> at some poi have to cut your losses. >> exactly. >> so when h that willpen -- >> i think we're hearing -- >> i said on saturday i think -- someone told me governor northam will do the right thing. >> tom, always good to see you again. >> thank you for having me. >> great to ha you back in. meanwhile our coverage of this story is just gettingar d. at 5:30 david culver has a closerat looho the governor has been meeting with these last few days and new reaction from other state lawmakers and derrick ward has a closer look

at theistory of black face and why it is such a painful symbol of racism. wwendy. >>have a family in mourning tonight after just a horrific crash that occurred this weekend in bowie. five children all of them related, killed when the suv they were in swerved off the road. tonight we're learneg m about those young victims from news4's darcy spencer. she spoke with the family that is dealing with this unspeakable loss. >> reporter: family members of the children who died in that horrible cra came to the scene to see first-hand where their young lives came to a tragic end. sharon burton lost her 6-year-old granddaughter. >> just heart oken. i just don't know what to say. it's just ov >> reporter: the scene off 301 in bowie looks like a debris field, car a parts, car seat, and a memorial to remember the

five victims ranging in age from 5 to 15 years old. james lloyd lost his granddaughter. he says it's aeminder for families to stay close. >> that's the message i get out of this. that's the only sense i can make out of it ishat here today gone tomorrow. >> reporter: police say dominique taylor was behind the wheel when the suv crashed about 5:00 satshday morning. survived. taylor is the mother of two of the little girls who died. paris was 5, london 8. their dad set up a go fund me campaign to help with funer costs. grief count whos we a north view elementary. >> talking to the students, a lot of it was listening. teachers provided hugs and supports necessary. >> reporter: relatives say the other were siblings and cousins with par and london. they all enjoyed spending time together.

>> loved her brothers. and they loved her.or >> repr: now they're making plans for five funerals and are without these smiling faces. in bowie darcy spencer, news4. again, as darcy methioned, e is a gofundme page for these children. you can find that link on our nbc washington app, just search bowie crash. >> just horrific. a man is wanted tonight for groping a woman on board a metro ain. police tell us this man touched a woman inappropriaty on the blue line train last fray. call police if you have seen him. sti ahead, just imagine growing up in this country you have two american parents who adopted you. then you find out you're not a legal american citizen. the news4i team found this is happening to thousands.

the controversy surrounding a local ice rink and a $2million plan to rebuild it. why d.c.'s mayor said that money should be spent elsewhere. with the deadline approaching, we're looking at the impact of aec potential sd government shutdown and what that's going to do to your tax returns and what you can do to prevent a problem. did you like theeaer today? 65 degrees a little bit earlier. down to 58 here. we've gotarmer weather coming during the day tomorrow. close to record high temperatures. temperatures. but how long can that last? people aren't talking about giant's temperatures. but how long can that last? easy grab and go chicket wings, perfr game day. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh, hello. at giant, it's the little things

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>> tonight, the news 4 i team i revealing gaps in a decades' old law thape these people up to possible deportation, even though they wereegally adopted by american citizens. >> an unbelievable story. and our investigative reporter now with whyo many are stuck in legal limbo. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> reporter: for almost as long as he can remember, this man, we'll call him tom, has felt american. even though his ltaeed almost 8,000 miles away in the philippines. >> i felt myself there wasn't am ican-philippine or any other culture. >> we're not revealing his identity because he worries about his family and his future. i feel shame. it's just very hurting. >> reporter: tom was adopted heen he was just 1 year old by his american f who worked

for the united states air force and his fiphilippine wife. he moved to the u.s. when he was 7 and grew up doing all things american kids would. >> it didn't phase me a bi >> reporter: he grew up, got a job, a wife, and three chilen. but at age 45 a security check led to a discover. you had to be quiet. >> reporter: his legal adoption decades earlier had not made him a legal u.s. citizen. >> i think it's like a one-page form that they needed to complete before his birthday. and because they didn't know or did not dothat, he and -- sorry. we have to cope with the consequences. jr. joy is coping with those same consequences. at 25 she applied for a passport and learned she was not a

her american parents adopted her at 7 months old. it's devastating. it's hard to wrap your head around that, and to conclude that all of that means that i don't have anen ty. now with a green card, she's hting for 27 years for her citizenship and others as a program director with the adoptee rights campaign. >> they brought them in on immigrant based vis, not nonimmigrant based svisas. >> rorter: in a report to congress, the advocacy group estimates the number of adultsu in the same situation ranges from 25,000 to 49,000 a in many cases the american parents thought they did everything right. >> it is complex process. it is something that people neeo learn about. >> reporter: susan lawrence is the special adviser f

children's issues with the u.s. state department. >> we're aware that united states services, we try to work together how to get that information out to people. >> reporter: in 2000 when congresslod the gap to give automatic citizenship to children, only went to those under 18. >> we didn't bring ourselves here. we are>>ere legally. eporter: the adoptee ci 2zenship act of5 or 2018 would have fixed the problem. but the gills never a vote. >> we're anxious to a see bipartisan, clean bill hopefully that covers what it should have in 2000. >> it just seems like such a simple fix and aair one, because if you're adopted, t yo art family's child. >> reporter: tom has a green

card but he's afrai to even apply for citizenship, an attorney ward him heould be deported because he voted for years, which is a federal crime. >> it's just been this undeurrent of insecurity. >> i faear for my family. >> reporter: yet tom's family remains confident in his american dream. >> we want to have a party, ich seems silly, red, white, and blue table cloths. we want our american to be an american. >> reporter: we r the members of congress who introduced last year's legiation to fix the gap in the law and confirmed they will try again this year. as for tom's plight, virginia senator mark warner sent a statement in part saying the fair and reasonable approach re would be to close this loophole and i'm hopeful we can work on a bipartisan basis ire co to do that. >> thank you. the adoptee rights campaign

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along the water, the chesapeake bay influcing that temperature. easton, temperatures like 57. nothing on the radar. we're not going to see any rain ctnight -- not exa true. i think most of us stay dry but look what's ppening. we have a little front back to the west. this comes through some of our western zones, so if you live in west virginia i-81 you have a chance to see sprinkles tonight. you can see where the storm si thw way up in canada, this front and storm is moving way up to the north. so that means we are not going to see what's behind this, and that is cold air. this storm blew awe off the coast. amazing looking storm came in today. making its way towards bermuda. for us we'll stay on the mild side. look at these numbers. these are the wind chills, where we have temperatures over 50 there's no wind chill. 65 in raleigh. look at the nice warm air.

but behind that system, here we go. 24 below zero in bismark. 17 in international falls. 38 in st. louis. st. louis was in the 50s rlier. 19 kansas city, fayetteville, arkansas, 65. so a big difference here. fortunately for us we stay on s the warmere of this one, at least the next couple days. tomorrow 67.co rd high tomorrow 70. ot'll be close to that. sun and clouds, r warm one, a great tuesday afternoon. eat for the kids t get out and have recess time. wednesday 51degrees. we cool on wednesday, the storm system comes in late in the y. clouds and shower activity late. 65 on thursday. back to 65. friday you go 59, but that's early. temperatures fall all day. friday is to be a much colder day. look at the weekend, on the chilly side temperatures just below average. not talking about that big

freeze again, no arctic air but we could see a mix next tuesday. that's a storm system we'll watch closely. a multi-million dollar rebuilding project comes to a halt at a local ice arena. it's because of a plan by d.c. mayor that is getting a chilly reception. a plan that would pull money from that rink. >> plus continuing coverage of our top story tonight, growing nor sure on virginia's gov to resign following

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you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> we're back at 5:30 with our top story, virginia governor ralph northam denying the chorus of calls for him to resign. over the weekend he denied being in the picture but hedm did he put on black face on a different occasion when he was impersonating michael jackson in that year. he told staff he needed more time to decide his next move. the lieutenant governor in the spotlight pushing back against an allegation of sexual misconduct. big league politics, the same blog that reported the ralph northam yearbook page, reported a woman accused justin fairfax

of sexual assault in 2004. earlier he called it a consensual. tonight those two men toding virginia are fighting keep their credibility. >> david culver is live in richmond. the capital is growingore divided with each passing hour. when are we going to hear from >> that is the big question out there tonight. i've got to tell you all of this is happening on a really difficult day for lawmakers. this is one of theie b days of the session. the speaker telling me earlier they had some 300 bills to get to. they're trying to work in the building behind me, instead they have these two major controversies looming over them. they're struggling to navigate this cloud of confusion that has become virginia litics. tonight, lieutenant governor

justin fairfax carrying on in his role to preside virginia's senate. seemingly a normal day in the capitol hill building but as he stepped out of the chamber he walked intoush of media. the lieutenant governor denying that he sexually assaulted a woma in 2004, instead admitti to a consensual counter with the woman at the democratic national convention in boston that >> there's zero corroboration, because that did not happen. there was no inappropriate contact whatsoever. >> fairfax. >> reporter: outside the capital protesters supporting the lieutenant governor pushing for vernor ralph northam to step aside. >> he broke the trust that we ha >> reporter: tonight the embattled governor remains in power refusing to step down after a p racisto surfaced from his medical school yearbook page. >> t governor lost the confidence of the people. >> reporter: house speaker kirk cox believes it's best for

virginia if he leaves but hopes impeachment. >> impeachment, that's a high standard. so i think that's why we have caed for the resignation. we hope that's what the governor does. i thi that would obviously be less pain for everyone. >> reporter: sta senator adam evans says with ralph northam staying on asgovernor, lawmakers will struggle to get work done. >> it's not justte a m of effectiveness but people in the community are hurting. we need to heal this commonwealth. >> i believe the governor has to make a decision that's in the nterest of the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: earlier today we did notice several staff members leavin the executive mansion, a top administration official telling my colleague, julie carey, that the governor held several meetings with top cabinet members and members of his staff. at one point he floated the idea of a resignation but then saidh anted to get more time here

to vindicate himself. itas interesting walking around the capital today the mood was somber, folks were confused and overwhelmed and there were tour groups throughout and you looked at the tour groups and couldn't help but get the fling they were walking through a sinking ship. it was sat. coming up in just a few minutes, derrick ward has a closer look at the history of black face and why it is such a painful symbol of. raci >> in the district there is a controversy brewing over funding for a local ice skating rink that serves children from across the region. money is going to be taken away from the fortt dup ice arena. as mark segraves reports the he decision has t mayor of the district on one side and the owner of the capitals on the other. >> reporter: the washington capitals have been long time supporters of the ice arena. plans have been under way to

rebuild and keep up with capacity to keep up with growin. dema the d.c. government had dedicated more than $21 million to the oject. but last week mayor muriel bowser sent this letter to the d.c. councilin s she was going to take that money from the ice arena renovationd other projects and redirect the money. >> what is needed are critical repairs to schools. ey includehvac, they include roofs, they include a lot of things that really need to be done. >> t caps owner weigh in on twitr calling fort dupont a treasure and urgin bowser to restore funding. >> thousands ofidshat use this facility, take advantage of the program will not be able to. >> reporter: tamika's daughter learned to skatet fort dupont years ago and today she's a coach there. >> we shouldn't be pitted against d.c. plic schools, which is how the mayor's office

has been spinning this. >> reporter: the capsave started a gofundme page to help raise money for the project incase funding isn't restore. vincent gray has called for a vote by the couil to blo the mayor from taking the funds away a.om the ar but charles allen says it's a tough call. >> if we recognize we have clear and urgent needs in ourol scho how do we also make good on that promise to fort dupont. >> reporter: they'll vote on the fate of the funding for the ice arena tomorrow morning. mark segraves news4. mayor bowser has pledged to find the money in next year's budget for the rink renna ons. a little more than 24 hours to go and at least fouronembers gress say they're not going. ahead at 5:00, what to watch for in tomorrow night's state of the union address. tommy mcfly joins us with a lookyo at the fumay have missed off the field last night.

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point one single redskins players. what's up with that? we have three titles. darryl green, joe theismann, joe gibbs. >> this was great. i thought this was a great commercial. >> you did have to go back and you could watch it again in rewind, which was the beauty of it. >> that's how they get you post game on you tube because you have to go back and watch again. and chris gillson pointed out the harrison ford dog food commercial was the best. it was an alack a amazon commercial, but it got my dogs going in my house. >> recognize the rk. he was ordering up everything. and burger king, burger king needs to get refund from their ad agency. >> i watched it, the andy warhol eating a burger add, maybe it's a millennial thing, i didn't get it. >>'m a millennial, i didn't get it.

>> of course, you didn't. you were too busy looking at your phone. i thought it was cl as a boomer. as the adult in the room here. i thought it was cool because they had to get permission from the warhol archives, whatever, to use this film.ua he was ay brought in to eat a hamburger as part of some rformance art. and this is what he said allegedly, reportedly, afterwards he was hoping they were going to give him a mcdonald's hamburger. >> got the heinz catch up in there. >> i love that he dipped the burger in the tcp. it was great. maybe later in life you'll understand. >> some day when i'm older. >> yes. some day when you cross the 50 line it'll all make sinc

a racist photo iner gr northam's yearbook. it's rattled virginia p, a state that has a legacy of unhealed wounds caused by bigotry and discrimination. derrick ward examined black face today and its historical role in american racism. >> it's hard to believe but there was a time when images like this were acceptable or tolerated by l age portion of american society, mostly white americans. among the earliest, jim crow, the creation of an actor named thomas dartmouth rice. it wasn't a flattering image but it resonated. >> the resonance is the consistent and enduring stereo type of african-american people, particularly as it relates to cultural and artistic behavior. >> reporter: ironically the

elements involved, the mask, movements have origins in african story telling. >> story telling involves a great al of boasting, what you might call being loud. volves a great deal of improvisati improvisatean. we may notze we're looking at an african-american astes tick. >> there's a school of thought that images le thata hav place, a place like this, a museum, where they can be put in context a studied. even here it can be a visceral reaction. >> it makes me sad that pple would think this is okay. >> reporter: derrick ward, tw night president

orws4. trump will deliver his state of the union address. his speec comes after the 35 day shutdown and as lawmakers are working to art a repeat just ten days from now. the president has been known to go off prompter. we talked earlier with nbmas murray about what to expect. >> i expect. the president we'll see is the one we've seen the last two years and i think the immigration will be a heavy cus where the president wants his border wall, even asre coional negotiators try to worke out som type of compromise but clearly immigration is going to be front and center. and it was this immigration topic as well as the president's border wall which is what delad the state of the union from late january to february because of the government shutdown. it is very possible that tomorrow night's speech could be the latest escalation in this fight that's been going on now for more than a month.

we'll have comoveteage here on nbc 4. nbc news will have special prime time coverage and our doreen gentzler and scott macfarlane will be up on the hill starting at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and, of course, on news4 at 11:00 after the speech. news4 is working for you in your tax refunds. experts say besides getting your tax refunds faster, there's annher rea to get your tax returns filed because of another possible shutdown. >> the best suggestion is for people to gather their forms as soon as they can. given we have the potential risk of a second shutdown -- >> tax experts say you yhould ger tax returns filed with the irs, brace yourself, by this week if possible -- >> what? >> i know. i can't find the box thas has my formn it. the new tax laws havelready caused some confusion. that's also more good news. and then, of course, another

shutdown looming could slow things down even more. because of the changes with e 2018 returns, experts are cpoommending that you use a or an online tax prep. that software. >> without a doubt. one local community wants tighter rules for the drinking water inside the public schls as scott macfarlane is telling us. they're as concerned about the ount of led coming from the drinking fountains. scott. >> maryland has limits on the amount of led allowed in drinking waters at schools, it' 20 parts perbillion. we learnty that montgomery coun is going to consider stricter limits 5 parts per billion. why there have been older schools which have exceeded the olderui limits, rng school to make fixes or shutdown the fun fountains or sinks. a memo received by news4 shows it's been a costly problem for montgomery county in particular.

a half billion dollars to inspect the buildings for led in water and quarter million to make the fixes. b 9 fd if sar passed schools will be required to fix all fixtures that fail to follow the stricter limits schools should reanyplaplace an that exceeds this strict standard. scott macfarlane. doug, are you more popular today than you were last week? i want to know. >>'ve gotten flowers, strawberries at my desk. i don't know what it is. no let us if you get cake. >> i haven't had cake yet. i could use it what a day. >> it's incredible. >> it was startling. >> it was. you walk outside and it's like i don't need my jacket at all. 65 degrees. really ay. beautiful and you know what else today is? today is world cancer day,do i t know if you knew that.

look at this, i was down there at children's memorial hospital. we were able to give a chance this is from chance for life, i'm on the board of the foundation, we were able to give $600,000or >> that's incredible. >> that's great. this event is coming up march 9th. we'll be at the mgm, i'll be there hosting the event. that money goes directly to help kids and, of course, pediatric cancer. so on this day glad to be able to make tt donation. thank you for having us there. for us 65, that wahe high today. right now 58 degrees.l temperatures w dropping the next couple hours but still nice. it's cool at 11:00, temperature around 43 but not cold. most areas stay above freezing so i'm not worried about refreeze. we have a little bit of snow still out there. 59 at dulles, 50 towards college park. nothing on the radar right now.

we have a system bk to o west, most of this as it makes its way acros the mountains is going to dry out. behind it we stay on the warmer sidef things. but we're talking about the chances for rain over the next uple days. it's not a huge chance but we have it every day, wednesday, id thursday, . >> that's right. d in the unsett middle part of the week. y.temperatures dip wednes you can expect rain to move in late throughout the evening. thursday a warm front is going to be lifting srom theth to the north through our area. that's going to bring showers lingering in from wednesday night into thursday morning. maybe we can squeak out a few late day squeaks of sunshine. but there's going to be a spread in afternoon temperatures some thareas to the s may be warmer than areas to the north. most of us in the 50s and 60s possibly nearing 70 degrees on thursday. friday we have rain as at cold

frushes through. that signifies the end of our nice weather, windyn friday. wind chills by friday night are going to ben the teensnd 20s. but we're not talking about a lot of rain. we're talking about maybe a quarter inch to three tenths of an inch beforeai it's and done on friday. the weekend forecast looking better. y fact, there go through friday night, about a quarter of an inch of rain. temperatures dip quibit. so it's going to be chilly this weekend. it's not quite as windy on saturday. the wind picks up on iday. we have a wintery mix that we are talng about as we get into next week. >> just because we're warm over the nextple days do not think winter is over yet. 67 tomorrow 51 on your wednesday as we're talking about some late night shower on wednesday into early thursday morning. same deal on friday morning with the t. so 65 could be close to 70 in places on thursday. we say 59 but as lauren was showing us, temperatures drop

during the day. by friday night, you'll need the coats for sure. there's that chanc a mix on tuesday. really monday night into tuesday. depends on how much cold air sinks down across our region. that one you know we'll be watching csely for you. an odd sound followed by an unimaginable impact. >> a plane falls from the sky and into a neighborhood. the people down below at a super

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>>hi ts was an unbelievable sightn california. that is a plane coming apart in midair and falling on top of a home. >> the plane set the house on fire, killing four people inside, as well as the pilot. two others were injured. the impact sent debris flying across four blocks. >>id the people ins were at a super bowl party. people in that house. officials say the twin enginece na had just taken off from nearby fullerton airport and they don't know why it just came apart. >> hard to believe. there are more questions than answersng surroun a deadly shooting over the weekend in the district. >> a man gunned dnn an alley in northeast d.c. in the middle of the night just a couple blocks from the d.c./maryland line.

>> pat collins talked with those who knew the victim. >> i lost not only a brother but a great friend. i lost a great friend. >> reporter: tt's gregory wells. his brother was shot and killed early sunday morning in an alley about two blocksrom his home, a number of bullets were fired. some went into a fence, several went into cars. a number of them hit mr. wells. he tried to run away across thef street but hl to the ground. he died in the hospital a few hours later. michael wells was 59 years old. >> his family and friend he had lots of friends. >> reporter: that's cheryl williams she went to grade school, high whoolh michael wells. she's his neighbor. said hen retired disability, problem,had a heart that he moved slowly. she said he had a habit of being

at hom at 7:00 every night and in bed shortly after that. bu the murder in the alley happened at 2:00 a.m. in the but why was he here? his family and friends said it was not like him. gh why was he around the corner that time of ni it's not like him. >> something's wrong here? >> awfully wrong. r orter: so far no motive, no suspect, no arrest in the muer of michael wells. >> i hope they catch who did it, you know i hope they catch who did it. >> reporter: in northeast pat collins, news4. now ata' 6:00, virgi governor stands firm. >> i plan to continue to lead. >> no indication he's changed his mind despite bipartisan calls for him to resign. >>n resig now. >> now the focus is turning to ralph northam's possible successor, an allegation of seinal assault agast lieutenant governor justin

oefairfax. >>s anybody believe that's a incidence? >> throwing the commonwealth into political chaos. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news.g fac increasing pressure to resign, tonight virgin i's govern holding tightly to his job. gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. it's been more than 48 hours since we heard from govnor ralph northam at a lengthny news conference explaining it was not him pictured i a yearboo photo of a man in black face and another in ku ux klan robes. >> and tonight, an allegation against his possible successor. >> we have a full hour of team coverage coming your wayar ng with julie carey live in richmond. >> reporter: many came to the capital today expecting to