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there's a couple of drops coming down from thesk one or two swipes of the piwipe s d it will be done with. upper 30 around 40 degrees around town.yo frost for today, 30s and 40s with a sprinkle or two of rain, as the days are getting longer each time. we'll beear 60 by lunchtime. yes, that will be a nice one. about 65 to 67 degrees for high temperatures today. complete chance of details on the nbcng wasn app. i will be tweeting out the details on how much longer the weather is going to last. you can file first 4 traffic. >> good morning, chuc
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kenilworth, still having the left side blocked. overturned box truck, they're trying to get that out of the way. because y have to stayright, we're seeing a lot of backups. doesn't look like muchut it's almost a smile here. rest of the loop is okay. looking elsewhere. you can see the backups starting to build. that's going to slowdown pretty quickly.wa northwest ington, 4th street between rhode island avenue and "t" street, lan are blocked andcg meganth is on the way. we're learning more about the pedestrian-involved crash that melissa just mentioned. >> meagan is at the live desk with details. at's going on? >> it happened in the last hour. right now, it's unclear how that person is doing after being struck. we want to give l you aook at the map here where this is. the intersection of "t andth street, a few blocks away from howard university hospital, to
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give youpe peive. it's unclear if the driver remained on-scene. this is an active scene here. th's why the intersection is still closed. our megan mcgrath is that way. we'll update you as we learn more. back to you. >> thank you, meagan. developing this moing, two shootings with six victims. ioc. police are investigating a rash ofnce in the district. that in one case, left a little girl hurt. >> one shooting happened at a crowded bus stop in southeast. news 4's justin finch is live at headquarters with details on the shooting.ju justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at this point, we know that four men were shot andne elementary school-aged girl was injured, likely by broken glas a d.c. police commander in that area reports hearing between four and six shots fired. the scene, a bus stop at pennsylvania and minnesotaav ues in southeast, at the height of rush hour.
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when news 4 arrived at the scene, a bullet off of a bus stop on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. that area is roped o by police tape. detectives say between 20 and 30 people were at the plbus stop a the time when a man opened fire into that crowd. and when asked, if this could have been worse, here's what the police commander had to say. >> thi plus stop has about 20 people waiting to go home. it's unfair that someone would do ts kind of act with this many people at that location. >> reporter: we have four victims. four men that were shot. on girl that was injured by broken glass. the suspect, heoas able get away on wood. they're hoping that surveillance video in the area will catch him
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and that crime in progress. live outside d.c. police headquarters. >> thank you, justin. that wasn' only shooting last night. another in northwest, where one person was shot at colombia road and orgia avenue. it is the state of the union that almost didn't happen. but tonight, the government is open and fully funded, at least for now. and president trump will deliver an address to the joint session of congress. what will be said remains a bit of a mystery. here's four things that you can expect to see as you watch tonight. president trump will call for optimism and unity. he will not only ask lawmakers but the country to come together. will talk about border security and likely make a demand for money to build a ll along the u.s./mexico border. bipartisan committee is discussing that right now. it's an issue that may lead to another government shutdown by
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february 15th. and the president may found less enthusiasm. democrats hold the house. nancy pelosi will sit behind him. paul ryan and the republican majority are gone. four democrats are running for president in 2020. and a democratic response will be given by stacey abrams. h she lo bid to be georgia's first black governor but is ng still a ritar in the party. also in the crowd, guests that were invited by lawmakers by s boes of the aisle. in our next half hour, we'll let you know who is coming and what their presence is said to represent.e the st the union comes as the psident faces new allegations that his inaugural committee misspent tens of millio of dollars in donations. the u.s. attorney's ofn the southern district of new york issued subpoenas for
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the documents. and there's information that some of the donors gave money for access to the trump administration. the committee intends to cooperate with the inquiry. virginia's governor remains in office and doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. ralph northam has been dnder fire fs, after racist photos emerge from a 1984 medical school yearbook. governor northam wasre to be found yesterday. he met with his cabinet behind closed doors.me he wants more o try to clear his name. democrats and republicans are urging him to step down now. >> he loves to put the commonwealth and the needs of the ople before him. >> impeachment, that's a very ta highard. that's why we have called for the resignation. we hope that's what the governor does. that would be less pain for everyone. >> sources tell news 4 the governor is debating whether or
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not to resign. the man who could succeed northam is denying sexual assault allegations. unit governor justin fairfax is denying allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman during the 2004 nomination. >> does anybody think it's odd that's when thou smear comes anybody believe that's a coincidence? >> the allegation surfaced sunday. it was published on the same right wing website that posted the racist photo found in governor northam's yearbook. the lieutenant governor's staffp says he isring legal action for what they are calling a defamatory allegation. as the pressure builds on governor northam to step down, news 4 will be there to follow the latest developments. breaking news overnight. an apartment fire in paris has turned deadly. meagan fitzgerald isdet the live with details.
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>> fnchfficials have just arrested who may be responsible for the horror you're about to see. eight people are dead, including rerefighters. it took several hours to put this out. this blaze is less than a mile away from where the french open is played. dile crews were on the front lines,ens of families were jumping out of windows to try tv e. police have not released the identity of the woman they have arrested. but prosecutors say she lives inside that tbuilding. ba you. >> a scary situation. meagan, thank you. thisg, morn an important vote on the fate of funding for the ft. dupont ice arena. >> megan mcgrath tells us that the mayor wants t take money for the ice rink and use it towards epschools. >>ter: people have been skating at the ft. dupont ice arena for decades. an plans were made to double
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the capacity. $20 million were setside to do just that. now, the mayor wants to spend the $20il mon on emergency renovations at d.c. public schools. people that use the ice arena, a they aresking the mayor to go forward with renovations here. the may dwror saor says she need money to repair the schools. w t is needed is critical repairs to schools. hv and new roofs and things that need to be done. >> thousands of kids whose this facility and take advantage of the program will not be able to. >> reporr: the washington capitals are big supporters of the ice arena renovations. theyave started a gofundme page to pay for some of the repairs and upgrades. the fate of the funding for this project will be voted on by the d.c. council later today.
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day, the jury in drug kingpin el chapo's trial will start day two of deliberations. after getting the se, the jur sent the judge several questions about the charges. they have a mountain of evidence to consider, including 200 hours of testimony. e is charged with running o of the most violent and lucrative drug coartels in mexico. heavy equipment arrived in texas. as the u.s. government is about to start construction barriers on wild life property. congress approved 30 miles of new barriers. today, many general motors employees will be out of a job. the automaker is cutting 4,000 whllar jobs. the company is going to begin
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the first round of layoffs today. gm has terminated ,000 jobs in the u.s. and canada since november. the company is also closing three assembly plants, one in the baltimore area and two more by the end of this year. the outbreak of asles in washington state is growing worse by the day. only 1 patient has been vaccinated for the virus. >> a lot of precautions of anyone entering with signs or symptoms of measles. >> measles cases are in eight other states. the virus is contagious and can linger in a room for two hours. spreads through coughing and sneezing. montgomery county officials will take a step to make drinking water safer at schools. the county council would f limit the amount of led in drinking water. it costs more than $500,000 to inspect buildings for lead in water.00 $250o make fixes.
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so faof 97ixes have been made. if the new bill is passed, schools would be required to fix ter fixtures that fail t follow the stricter limits. after the election of president trump, birth control sales wenup. plus, do you exercise frookt frequently? we have another reason why you should. chuck, you exercise a lot. >> sometimes. not as much sin i turned fo50. cast for the weekend. in spite of how mild it will be today, it will feel more like getuary by the time w towards saturday and sunday, with temperatures running colder han average for the comin weeken i'll showd. y
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a presidency under siege. coming undone. donald trump 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 preserve evidence. to make sure the american people finally get the truth. about corruption. abuse of power. and obstruction of justice we can't afford to wait. it's time to start impeachment hearings. now. need to impeach is responsible for the content of this advertising.
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e watching news 4 today. >> we're staying on top of breaking news in northwest d.c. this morning. police say a pedestrian was hit by a car. >> thisd happe at 4th and "t" streets. right now, that area is closed to traffic. megan mcgrath just arrived on the scene sand joins us with more what's going on? >>ndeporter: you can see be me, everything is closed down. theer area whthe accident happened is at the intersection of 4th and "t." it was 3:00 in the morning when police arrived on the scene. a pedestrian wast struck in t area by an suv. the driver of that suv left the scene. there's a search for that driver that's responsible. thededestrian we're t is in critical condition at an area hospital, with life-threatening injuries. there is a lookout for a dark su that was last sceeen driving
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northbound on fourth street. police want to catch up with that driver. anyone in ther area saw a car or a dark suv speeding away,iony inform you might have, you're asked to call investigators. at this point, the driver who critically injured this pedestrian is still out there. back to you. >> megan, thank you for that update. a new study suggests a link between the 2016 presidential election and the type of birth control women received afterwards. >> research out ofarvard suggested that women were using cting birth control afte the election. rts studied insurance information for more than 3 million women in the 30 business days efore and after the election. they report the increase in the amount of women who pceived thatarticular type of contraceptive. women may have been concerned about their access to control if president trump were to repeal the affordable care act. this morning new research suggests that exercise helps prevent depression.
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experts studied genetic data for 300,000 adults. people who exercised more were less likely to have depression.i replacining with just 15 minutes of intense activity was enougho lower depression risk. >> makes a lot of sense. getting to the place where you are going to exercise is the hardest part. >> i like being outside.'s thhe nice part about having mild weather in the wintertime. >> everyoneidhould go ou >> absolutely right. extra miles for joggersiknd walkers today. it's chilly here this morning. but skies are clearing out. we'll be left with a pretty nice day today. our next significant chance for rain is well across here in parts of the gulf coast. that arrives later today for tomorrow. we have a lot of clouds around. there's one ribbon of sprinkles going through the i-95 corridor.
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it didnisn't going to impact yo day at all. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. a pretty big range, though. 33 in lorton. 43 in gahersburg. a cool morning. you need yourayer offees, first thing. look at this jump in temperatures. making a mid, into the upper s around town. 67 today. we were 64or today comparison. the clouds give way to plenty of sunshine later on in the day today. and clouds begin t thicken up again late tonightnto the early part of tomorrow. i don't see significant chances commute.n the morning but there will be shower chances moving in around lunchtime. and you'll have a couple of drops of rain in the wednesday evening cloudy and a couple of showers on the thursday morning commute. thursd mild again and dry.n
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the change arrives on friday. 67 today. low 50s tomorrow because of the g ouds and the showers mov in back to the mid-60s for thursday afternoon. near 64 at noon onfriday. then, a cold front comes through, plummet and a very strong northwest wind friday afternoon into the evening. staying breezy and chilly into the weekend. melissa, let's have good news andaf c. >> good news that cleared out of the way. inner loop at kenilworth avenue had a box truck on its side. it's cleared q gckly. that'sd thing. metro station, disabled vocicle ng a lane. the rest of the beltway, looking good. 4th street between rhode island avenue and "t" street, lanes blocked. the pedestrian crash investigation. that's where megan mcgrath is fo us. 66, 95 in virginia, no worries. a little slow.
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southbound after quantico on 95. making a career chang may seem like a difficult task. >> difficult but not impossible. coming up, we're woroung for with the tips you need to know to make a smooth transition. later on "ellen" -- >> here's how you been married for a long time. the amount of god bless less and less. f i go on a sneeze run, i get, maybe tw and then, it's just, all right already. all right. >> do you need that many bless yous? more blessed? >> io that with you? >> i know, right. okay. ray rano stops by. you can watch "ellen" on nbc 4. and stick around for news 4 at 4:00.
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you're watching news 4 today. >> you know, sometimes the rdest part of making a career change is getting started. that's why news 4's working for you, helping you to get ready. >> justin finch stat down with a career coach who has the hip tio get you started right now. >> many people who went into the government anticipating this being job security, this is a wake-up call. >> reporter: a wake-up call for seasoned government workers,
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long used to saving up for lean times. now, off of a month on furlough, many are eager to pivot into new opportunities. al says their search can start today.5% >>lus of jobs are filled tw through king. often times these jobs aren't even posted. >> reporter:he job plot comes down to who you know. build up the network -- family, friends, neighbors, someone to link you to a place or person th could lead to your next job. and as you send out feelers, be specific. >> i'm looking for advice, suggestions, referrals, more contacts. tanow, we have something t
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about. >> reporter: if you haven't been on your linked in page, it's time for a new weeks. >> a governor worker could put furloughed government worker. >> reporter: al had me move my first name to the first name space and my desired job for the last name space. don't forget to punch up your resume.ak >> start tg stock of your skills, your areas of expertise and thkind of accomplishments you've had in the current job you have. >> reporter: keep your resume foe cussed. led your headline be the work you're looking for.ad thend bullet points for core responding achievements and skills. >> and the hiring manager takese 60 seconds to a resume. if it's not on page one or not on the top of your resume, yno go in the pile. >> reporter: from the decades in human resources, al says one of the most important things job hunters must do is not give up. justin finch, news 4. coming up, a story you'll see on news 4, about the high cost of car insurance. why you could be paying hundreds of dollars more than other drivers. good morny.g, everyb ran chances just about done for
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your tuesday will be back on thursday. the good news is the weekend is looking dry. i'll let you know if it will be warm enough to use the dry weather outdoors. plusn the investigation the death of a local football star. what we learned about the night thte student ath died on his it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the
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news 4 today startsnow. >> we take a live look outside on this tuesday morning. the temperature are on the rise. hooray. this time last week, we were telling you to bundle up with layers. today, it will feel like springa we're not exagng. it willeel like spring outside. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. about et to chuck bell the forecast. we'll talk tois msa about the commute this morning. how good oll it get? >>nice. 67 degrees this afternoon. that would be average for the third week of april. it's a jump ahead feel, for sure. early this mornin we have lonesome rain drops along the 95 corridor. no impact from those rain drops, other than one o s twopes on
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the wiper blades. temperatures are chilly but not told by early february standard a not cold start will help us turn into a mild day. sunglasses again for the day y. to we'll cal cool. temperatures hovering a degrees this morning. outdoor recess and big-time play ti after schooltoday. the daily grade, not a surprise. a-plus. >> i love that. kids will be outside for recs once again. college pork hark had a dis vehicle out of the way. it's been a rough mning on the beltway. we have the left lane blocked at sta shady grove road. lorton, westbound lton roa at lewis chapel road. a crash reported there.
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66 and in virginia looking good. in northwest, 4th street between rhode island and "t" street, cve the lanes shut down because of a pedestriansh investigation. eun has more than that. ack to the breaking news we're staying on top of this morning. d.c. polic are on the scef a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run in northwest. take a look. the craapned around 3:00 this morning at 4th and "t" asreet. the pedestrian taken to the ospital, with life-threatening injuries. they're on the lookout for the striking vehicle. it is described as a dark suv. megan mcgrath will bring us information from the scene in a few minutes. virginia's top elected ficials are engulfed i controversies right now. the embattled governor saying he's not a racist and the lieutenant governor saying he didn't sexually assault a woman. denying he assaulted a wom
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years ago. >> the lieutenant governor's staff says he is exploring legal action for what they are calling a defamatory allegation. >> he says the allegation is completely false. ralph northam says he will not resign over a racist picture that was printed in his 1984 medical school yearbook page. yesterday, he did not ny public appearances. instead, he met with his cabinet and full staff. the governor is trying to find a way clear his name. sidents we spoke with at mixed opinions about the black face and kkk controversy. >> there's a second chance. >> from the minute he came out, he should have sai okay. i should just resign. >> i don't think it should cost him his job. but i feel like he should, at
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least, you know, say something. >> for these people, northam has a credibility problem. if he stays in office or not, the gornor decides to stay, many wonder how effective northam can be as a leader. we're counting down to tonight's state ofhe union address. we're 16 hours away now. the white house says the president will stress unity and opmism. that could be a problem as the president includes.on of the guests of the maryland director has worked for the department of agure for 20 years.wi she ll not get compensation for what she lost during the shutdown. you may remember this video of a womanef confronting flake outside of the confirmation hearingsor brett kavanaugh. she has been invited by freshman congresswoman by alexandria ocasio cortez.
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and melania trump t invits sixth grader from de. his name is joshua trump. he haseenullied at school because of his last name. one of the first lady's initiatives is to stop cyber bullying. you can watch the state of the union at 9:00, followed by the democratic response and news 4 at 11:00. this morning, the d.c. police are looking into the case that left a little girl hurt. oneing happened at minnesota avenue and pennsylvania avenue. four men werehot at a bus stop. they ran for cover after the shooting and police foundsehem at t locations. with more details on the shooting, justin finch is live at police headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this time,e are hearing the injuries appear to be but what a scare this must have been last night. the d.c. policeooking for a man wanted for firing into a
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crowd and fleeing that ene. it happens that d.c. police commander was nearby and reports hearing between four to six shots. we have, now, a look at that scene. you can see, looking on your screen here, just a me. this is a plus stop off of pennsylvania avenue in southeast. those shots were fired after 5:00 p.m. on the peak of evening rush. we are told as man as 20 to 30 people were at that bus stop, waiting for hee bus, when t man passed by and fired into the crowd. the reason, not clear. four men were shot. and one elementary gischool-age was injured, likely by broken glass. police say theyre looking at surveillance camera images, hopefully to g bette look at the crime in progress and the perpetrator. however, they are urging anyone who was nearby and heard or saw anything, toome forward and
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show what they saw with police. we're live outside d.c. police headqutiters. i'm j finch, news 4, back into you. >> justin, thank you. prince george's county police hit the street to ask for the public's help in solving a murder. this 23-year-old was found shot to deathide a car in oxon hill last friday. homicide detectives went door-to-door in an apartment building near the murder scene.t the victim's res live on the same block where he died. one neighbor said she image how they're feeling right now. she asked us not to identify her. >> somebody's son, brother, uncl you know? it's sad. >> detectives are offering up to $25,000 that leads to an arrest and indictment in this case. this morning, d.c. police
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this morning, the ovestigation into the dea the duquesne football player from d.c. is closed. pittsburgh police released a statement saying they have finished looking into the october death of marquis brown. he died after jumping out of a 16-floor window at duquesne.at ight, brown had been at an offcampus apartment. police were called when students said brown was acting inratically. brown had marijuanis system. he played footba.n amazo is coming but not without backlash. new resistance to split up the headquarters.t and the c of car insurance. why you may be paying hundreds more than drivers y share the road with every day. we have the report rst on news fi
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not everyone in new york is happy about that. an outspoke critic of the deal has been asked to sit on abo controd that has the power to kill the deal. a idea was called giving company like amazon billions in subsidies, quote, offensive. new york's governor called opposition shortsided, saying that amazon is about to bring $25,0 25,000 jobs. we have probably heard of amazon prime and netflix. a new golf themed subscription service won't have you just watching the game but playg it, too. golf pass is a pay-for-tv bundle, with experiences.r 9 a year, subscribers will get 400 hours of on-demand instructional videos and a
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monthly round of golf at 1 of co 7,00ses around the world. golf pass is owned by nbc. >> other perks are golf balls and visiting resorts and clubs. >> one of the sports i can't watch. i love watching spts. >> i may haveron a club once. >> maybe. >> what i do on a golf course it considered golf. it's landscape architecture. let's put a hole he a here. dog walking forecast.i gi available for rescue at the humane rescue alliance. love the ears. good dog walking weather toay. little chilly this morning. get the extra miles in this afternoon and this thevening. weather could not be more cooperative. it won't last
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a presidency under siege. coming undone. e donald trump can't btrusted to govern within the law. and his lies a hurting the country. congress should begin impeachment hearings now so they can gather and preserve evidence. to make su the american people finally get the truth. . about corrupti abuse of power. and obstruction of justice we can't afford to wait. it's time to start impeachment hearings. now. need to impeach is responsible for the content of this advertising.
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of pedestrian-involved hit-and-run. >> megan mcgrath joins us live with the victim's condition. >> the victim is in critical condit n. we're tollife-threatening injuries. the accident reconstruction team re. they're doing their work down at the intersection of fourth and this is where the pedestrian was struck. officers arriving on the scene. located that pedestrian. the driver of what's believed to be an suv left the scene. the driver struck the pedestrian and then left. ey did not stay.
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the pedestrian is in critical condition. that's the latest report from the hospital there. now, there is a lookout for a dark suv. it was last seen driving nohbound on 4th street. officers here in the area, i have not seen any cameras as of yet in the area. that's something they will be checking or looking into, as they are trying to gather information about this car involved in this serious hit-and-run. anyone with information,d you' as call police. thank you. here at the live desk, following more breaking news. a virginia state trooper is dead after an edofficer-invo shooting in cumberland county. this is the fallen hero. state police has identified him. he was shot executing a search warrant at a home infarmville, about an hour southwest of
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richmond. state police say the suspect was also killed. looking at a map where thee are whhis happened. the suspect that was killed has not yet been identified. back to you. >> meagan, thank you. predent trump is expected to call for bipartisanship cooperation during tonight's state of the union address. >> the white house says the president will offer an inspirational and visionary path for the u.s., despite hisgo g fight with a divided congress. tracie potts is live with a preview of theenpress speech. >> reporter: good morning. the president is supposed to call for democrats and publicans to work together. but will it happen? and how soon will it happct, given the here's a deadline at the end of next week to avoid another government shutdown. the white house says the president's theme tonight wi be choosingreatness. he will discuss immigration, infrastructure, lowering drug costs, trade and foreign policy.
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e is already getting s pushback from critics on syria and afghanistan, where the present wants to pull out. but here, in the u.s., the biggest issue right now is the budget and the shutdown. the president will say the democrat r andublicans have some areas where they have and need to continue to work together. that is the speech tonit. and the response for stacey abrams, the gubertorial candidate in georgia, is setti a precedent, with a nonpolitician giving that response. >> tracie potts,iv for us. thank you. you can watch the state of the union here on channel 4. coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. you may not see justice ruth bader ginsburg at the state of the union. ece has not attended president trump's previous ss to congress. last night, she did make her first public appearance since undergoing cancer surgery in cember.
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she attended a production of "notorious rbg" in song at the national museum of women and the arts. me was composed and perforby ginsburg's daughter-in-law. new and historic overnight video. pope francis has departed abu dhabi for vatiman city, after ing the first trip ever to the arabian peninsula. he paid a visit to st. joseph cathedral in abu dhabi. and then, he celebrated mass at a stadium. that mass is being cal the largest christian worship in the birthplace of islam.th they hop one of the effects will be permission to build more churches on the peninsula. family in mourning after a horrific crash other the weekend in bowie. five children, all related, killed when the suv swerved off of the road. the children ranged in age from 5 to 15 years old.
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yesterday, family members of the victims visited the crash site on route 301. james and stephanie lloyd lost their granddaughter. >> it's a message i get out all of this. that's the only sense i can make out of all of it. here today and gone tomorrow. >> she was a happy baby. loved to s bg. i'm going ak down. >> the woman driving the car was the mother of two of the girls that died. she survived the crash. there's a gofundme crash to raise money for funeral costs. we have a link to that igtour nbc wash app. fairfax police department will have a woman at its head. erin schaible spent three decades working for police, most ecently at the deputy chief of patrol she's going to start her new job on february 19th. today, the new englanders willelebrate the patriots, as boston hosts its sixth super
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bowleaparade. the returned home from atlanta after beating the rams on sunday night. ifee you like today's celebration is deja vu, listen to this -- since 2002, boston has had 12 championship parades. the latest was a few months ago. the red soxon their fourth rld series. the bruins won the stanley cup in 2011. the celtics won it in 2010. >> i forget about that. >> uhey keep winning there. >> we need boston and the patriots to share the weth. >> i know how you really feel. >> what do you mean? i'm a nice person. the mayor will forever have caps'to remember the stanley cup run. this morning, she is the proud, new owner of her very own sh championip ring. >> slap shot teamed up with d.c. firefighters and cheerleaders. he rode a fire truck over to the mayor's office for this
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delivery. the caps gave her a framed photo from the team on that winning night last june. th's cool. what we you doi night years ago today? >> were we really? >> check it out, nine years ago. the first of our -- >> i remember, it was 2010. >> the first of back-to-back blizzards in less than a w ak. february 5 6th. reagan national piled up 18es in of snow. dulles, 32 inches. and baltimore, 25 inches. and we had anoth blizzard on the 10th, not a week later than that. at was one of the good ones. around here, all is quiet by comparison. skies are clearingut temperatures are in the 30s and 40s.
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43 inonomery village. 39 in frederick, maryland. w, what a nice day. the exact opposite of heavy snow and wind. today's high temperatures will be in the mid-60s with plenty of sunshine. a little rain chance for the next hour or two. overnight sprines here. some moving into the ft. washington area and prince orge's county, heading towards the bay. it's a low impact and out of here in no time. dry the res of the day. get outside and enjoy it, if at all possible. mid-s today. tomorrow, also not bad by febrry standard. but after a cloudy and dry start tomorrow morning, rain chances coming in tomorrow afternoon a evening. f a chanc rain on the evening commute and a chance for rain on the thursday morning commute. thursday afternoon, we'lle righ back to the mild weather. here's the outlook. today, sunny and 67 degrees.
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quicklyures fall very friday afternoon. it will feel a lot like february here over the weekend, melissa. remember the big one from nine years ag >> i remember that big one. i'm looking more forward to what you're showing me today. chapper 4 on 95, fair lake southbound. we're dogging about the c and maryland. everything is rolling along nicely. southbound, the southwest freeway after the 3rd street el tu the lanes are blocked there. this is where megan mcgrath is. have lanes blocked for a pedestrian crash investigation. a live rort coming up on that. > inner loop and out of loop ore the beltway, everything looks good fairfax, eastbound 66 after 123, disabled vehicle on the left side causing slowdowns inbound.k >> tou. it's 5:53. a news report breaks down how mu we pay for auto insurance.
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>> susanogan has more on why you could be paying more than the drivers you share the road with. >> reporter: we were given early access to this new report by the zebra, an auto insurance price comparison website. you could be paying hundreds ofo llars more than drivers that live right over the county line. from the beltway, to the streets of d.c., we spend a lot of time on the roads and a l of money on our vehles. one of the biggest costs, auto insurance. a reportrom the zebra is giving insight into what is e driving sts. >> where you live is a huge factor. and also, what kind of car you drive and how you drive is the most important. >> reporter: where do d.c., maryland and virginia rate?
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look at this. tirginia and maryland drivers pay less than the al average.ir in fact, vnia is the cond-cheapest state in the country. d.c. drivers, they pay under r.,500 a y let's take a closer look at how it breaks down by county. most folks in northern virginia are paying around $1,000. but maryland, it really varies with drivers in prince george's county paying $1,600. >> car insurance is about risk and statistics. these companies look at males versus females. whoever files more claims, that's the risky characteristic. >> reporter: if you buy a new ay save opting for the minivan over the suv. coming up today, we're going to take a closer look at the factors that could determine what you pay for rates and also, could your online behavior play a u.rt? back to good morning. watch shares of alphabet today. the parent company of google
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beat wall street forecasts. shares are down sharply this morning, on worries about how much it's spending on videoen co employees and facilities. and investors are questioning whether all that spending on newer businesses, such as artificial intelligence and self-driving cars, will generate the same returns as google's core internet search business. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm contessa brewer. still ahead, how to take charge of your life and change your career smoothly. >> we're working 4 you, with tips before taking the next step. we're live in the district, following a rash of monday night violence. bullets fired into a crowd waiting at a bus stop and a little girl left injured. the latest on the search to find who pulled the trigger.
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news 4 today begins wit breaking news. >> that breaking news coming to us fromshorthwest gton. hours ago, police tell us that someone was hit by a car, which then fled the scene. right now, that area is closed to traffic. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a busy day here.o we wantheck on the forecast and ye.r commut melissa mollet has a check on the roads.
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>>d chuck bell has a look at the weather. it's all good news after a few sprinkles of rain here this morning, it wille right back to sunshine and a day equally as pleasant as yesterday afternoon. yesterday's high reached 64 degrees. it will be every bit that warm again. sunshine coming back this afternoon. lots o melting. those snow piles will be meltinc y. the temperatures will be 20 degrees above average. not much of rain threat this morning. the best chance arrives later tomorrow. it's in louisiana a arkansas. this morning, a couple of sprinkles around. that's it. they'll be out of here in no time. 30s to low 40s to get the day started. you'll need ur jacket here is morning. andlay time, making sure the play time is an
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