melissa mollet is standing by in rmur first 4 traffic but we begin with sto team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning, eun. good morning, everybody. after a gorgeous tuesday afternoon, i don't know what you di with your afternoon yesterday, my dogs got three different walks yesterday because it was sonice. 74 record-breaking degrees yesterday afternn. that's allust a distant memory now because clouds are moving in and all that rain to our west has eyes on us for later in the day today. l don've home without the umbrella. it's not cold, butot it's just in the 70s anymore. we've fallen into the upper 30s to low 40s across t area now. afternoon highs today will be some 20 degrees colde than yesterday. only in the low 50s today. cloudy, damp, not really much of a rain threat untilt least after lunchtime. but once the kids are coming home from school after 2 to 3:00 p.m., rain becoming more and more likely today. , be sure they carry their umbrella with them. they'll need that coat with 30s and 40sut the doorhis morning.

the daily grade for today, melissa mollet, c minus. >> oh, that's rough, especially coming off of yesterday. all right, thank you, chk. upper marlboro shut down between 4 and forestvill road. an investigation involving police. traffic from forestville road cannot go inbound on suitland parkway. right now it's not a major backup. updated.ep you gainesville eastbound 66 at 29 there right side is blocked by a crash. 66 and 95 themselves look pretty good. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no complaints. same situation here at the top of the beltway into town and out of town rolling along nicely. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:01 right now. this morning, the country is talksg about president trum state of the union address in his nearly two-hour speech the president laid out his plan for the country in a front congress that couldn't be more divided. >> this is the first time a president spoke to a joint session ofgress following november's midterm elections. last night it was nancyi pel

who sat other his shoulder, not paul ryan. the president waigsed no time getting into talk of his signature issue, immigration and a border wall. >> congress has ten days left to pass a bill that will fund our government, protect our homeland and secure our very dangerous southern boer. >> while the president hinted at the possibility of another government shutidwn, he not once mention the previous shutdo or the workers who were impacted. ke did boast about his administration's wn the economy. >> in just over two years since the election, we have launched an precedented, economic boom. a boom that has rarely been seen before. there's been nothing like it. >> the president went on to say it's women who have benefitted most from the economic boom. an later in the night, heigaw higest applause when he mentioned the large number of women who now oupy seats in

congress. >> exactly one century after congress passed the constituivonal amendmentg women the right to vote,ls we have more women serving in congress than at any time before. >> and in a rare show ofy, the entire chamber erupted into chants of usa. when the president's speech was over, the democrats gave their response. it was stacey abrams who spoke. you'll remember she ran instnd he governor's race in georgia. abrams touched on issues the president has struggled with,g includis child separation policy and handling of racial issues. >> yet, we continue to confront racism from our past and in our present. whh is why we must hold everyone from the highest offices to our own families accountable for racist words and deeds. and call racism what it is, wrong.

>> abrams addressed last month's government shutdown as well, saying the president used furloughed workers as political pawns. >> meanwhile, outside of the u.s. capitol, dozens of people shouted and waived protest signs at motorcades carrying state of the union participants. protesters said they were not ngnfident about the president's ability to brihe country together. >> so tired of trump. i think he's going to g e a state of disunion and i'm upset about that. sadon't want to hear what he has to y. i don't trust him. >> protesters also carried russian flags, a nod to the special counsel's investigation into potential collusion betwe thepresident's campaign and russia during the 2016 election. our coverage of last night's state of the union address will continue right here on news 4 today throughout the morning and in the nbc washington app. coming up in the next half hour, hear what local lawmakers thought of the speech and what

president trump had to say about virginia governor ralph northam. the state of the yup onmay be the least o governor northam's worries. after a racist photo from a medical school yearbook was made tolic, he still faces calls step down. >> vanessa tyson, lieutenantti governor j fairfax assaulted her at the 2004 na democratic nat convention. she is getting support on social media with people using the #ibelievevanessa. tyson is represented by the same attorney who represented christine blasey ford who accused supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. he admitted to a one-time consensual encounter withtyson enies any assault. >> nine medical school classmates signed a letter saying the governor is not a racist. they say tha is not who he was then or who he is no it's now 5:05. now to a frightening story out of prince wilam county where more than six bullets ripped

through a home. they say they found bullets scattered through their home in montclair. bullets hit the walls throughout the house, including outside of their child's inroom. ce william county police say someone fired nearly a dozen shots early monday morning. seven hit the zahid home. no one was injured. police do not believe theamily was targeted. they have reached out to their homeowner's association to beef up protection but so far say nothing has been done. >> i'm supposed to be able tot proty family, but you know, you rely on your neighborhood and community to provide a little ease of mind or peace of mind. what happens when you reach out to them and they give you none? >> the home ener's association refused to answer questions from our news 4 crew and asked them to leave. however, the local police . partment says it is increasing patrols in that ar just about 7 after the hour now. one of the most dangerous and deadliest roads in our yaarea i

getting much-needed attention. route 210 has been bumped to the top of the construction priority list. news 4 justin finch is following the details for us. justin, what type of wore are talking about here? >> reporter: well, aaron, eun, right now currently a county priority. the hope is to raise it to a state priority as well. doing something to improve the roadway, to make it safer and overall make the road better for 210, just in every single way possible. this, of course, a is clear concern for people who live off the road, fors drivers a well as county eorges leadership. on tuesday, we saw the council back the cnty executive's call for the state to help fund improvements here, to make the road more efficient, but of course safe as well. the goal here is to avoid tragedy as we saw back in december those three children who were killed after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the vehicle that they were in. the county council saying, look,

it is time to do something, pointing out that 210 has already jumpedahd of their transportation priority ist. >>s a graduated project, and the question that we're trying to figure out is how can we speed up both the major construction work that's involved in this and then also some of the ancillary things that can help to improvear thin nd the corridor. >> reporter: and with the council's now approval of that letter, it moves to the state transportation director. they're also hoping, too, to repair some seven to eight s intersecti along this corridor here, saying it will take decades likely to do thet and cost could approach half billion dollars. we're live along route 10, i'm ,ustin finch, news 4. >> just thanks. >> it's 5:08. t news morning, heated debate over bike lanes in the dupont circle aa of northwest area has grown more heated. the public cshed with city leaders and initial proposal to

create the lanes near 21st street was shut down, so it was suggesd to set them up on 20th street. the lanes said it would impact bunesses in the area and others said biker safety should be a top mpriority. e than 30 people die every year going on trips in th district. if we build a protected bike lane network in, d. it's going to make a big cut into that. >> trucks that serve these businees and these restaurants, they really do need to make deliveries. what are they going, to slough it off and say they'll learn. this is what happened elsewhere. we pute in bikes and everybody will be happy. no, i don't think it's going to work that way. >> ultimately d. dotth will get final say on whether the bike lanes are implemented. update to a story we told you about yesterday rning. e future of funding for the ft. dupont ice arena has yet to be decided. d.c. counc will meet in a special session in two weeks to talk about funding for that rink's expansion. d $20 ty had budge

million to rebuild and expand the facility, but last week mayor muriel bowser said she wanted to use that money to renovate schools instead. that drew public outcries from supporters of the rirng, including the washington capitals. a major blow this morning for the wizards' star point guard joh wall is now out for at least a year. >> the five-time all-star ruptured his left achilles tendon a week ago. wall recently fell at his me, which worsened his initial injury he had suffered last year. on monday, the team doctor discovered t injury while treating an infection from the previo surgery. is means wall couldte pontially miss all of next season as well. wow. his surgery has not been scheduled yet, but it is expected o happen nextweek. just such a tough break for the wizards. >> have to hope a for good recovery for him, for the team, for all sorts of reasons. news 4 is working for you, acking a problem that many of us who drive a car will be dealing with this >> we are talking about potholes, and it's a problem

that will only get worse as the weather continues to do all this changing.ne >> pothole my wife hit it and took out both of your tire four new tires, two new rims. >> stop it. >> on a yearld vehicle. >> man. two new rooms. boy. >> expensave. >> many taken to social media to voice your concerns. about the us know problems you see. send us a tweet, if you would ke to take part, use the hashtag pothole control. megan joins us life with what she's learning. megan, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, guys. it is shaping up to be a pretty bad year for potholes. take a look atur live camera here. to are on cathedral avenue in northwest washi just off of fox hole road. you can see that we've got a real rough section of roadway here, a lot of cracked pavement right up ahead here, we're going to see some of these holes starting to develop here. as you run over it, gets pretty rough here now, some of the potholes that we're seeing around the region

are pretty deep. they can cau l a of damage, as you just heard. now repair crews are out ere. they a patching the holes. but it is a very big job. they actuall need your help. drivers are being encouraged to report any problems that they encounter because the crews don't know where to go to make the repairs unless people report those trouble spot. now, why are things so bad this year? transportation officials say it's the wild weather we've been having. >> a lot of it is really because of the weather. we saw heavy volumes of rain this year. and that freeze/thaw cycle imally cts the roads and increases the number of potholes. >> reporter: now, in the district of columbia to report a pothole, the easie thing to do would be to download their d.c. 311 ap it's free. they've got just kind of a program there wheren you click it, report the pothole, able to give the location, so they know actly where to go. now, this is a region wide

problem. it's not just here in the district. we're headed to alexandria now and we'll join you with a look at how things are out there in the next half bahour. to you guys. >> megan, thank you. l note,e to make a men too of what direction you're traveling, the road, the intersection that sort of thing so give as much information about where the pothole is after yo safely get offhe road, not while you're driving. still ahead, like something out of a movie. the work being done right here in our backyard to keep the world safe from an asteroid. plus, you know that sinking feeling? >> uh-huh. >> we're taking you inside art luxury apant complex which has started sinking into the ground. good morning, everybody. after a 74 degree day yesterday, there is a reality check coming in time for the weekend. both saturday and sunday will colder than average, in fact, saturday we'll get off with wind chills in the teens. don't put those winter coats away yet. start looking for that brella.

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>> ainouncer: you're wat news 4 today. a new luxury apartment comple near clemson university isn't all it's cracked up to be. look at this. students had to be evacuated after it started sinking. can you imagine? the first signs of trouble, the cracking floors and foam-filled toilets. howoes that happen? until the issue is resolved, l peoping there have to move to hotels. you can't use the toilet. look at that, the foam is hard. >> it's nasty. >> that's gross. >> sinking apartment complex, adttedly a rare sight. a much more common one for renters is mold which is a big problem, too. the d.c. council is now considering legislation that would provide new relief for people w deal wit that problem. yesterday council chairman phil mendlesonre introduced a measu to close what he calls a gap in d.c. enforcement. the move comesft aer a news 4

iteam investigation found that while d.c. has lawri requi landlords to repair mold, no agency is in charge of issuing citations. mendleson's legislation would require landlords to submi reports proving mold is gone and give the district the power to fine those who don't. you know, it's likeut something of a sci-fy movie. right now local researchers are developing sort of a missile that could defend us against a giant asteroid. >> this is for sal. chri gordon explains how it work i and who behind the research. >> reporter: this animation shows the devastated ring damage that can be causedy an asteroid crashing to earth. a team led by dr. adams at the johns hopkins university applied physics laboraty is building a spacecraft to test whether they can hit and astern space throwing it off course enough to miss the earth. >> every now and again when i'm feeling aittle feisty, i say that my job is to safe the world. most of the time iay i work on

nasa missions. this time i'm working on the dark mission that is going to move an asteroid. >> dart stands for the double asteroid redirection >> really like shooting darts. we're trying to jus move, nudge the asteroid out of the way. >> reporter: the applied physics lab has bee launching spacecraft since 1959. they are now designing and building the one that will be used in the dart mission with launch scheduled for june of 2021. reporting from laurel, cis gordon, news 4. ♪ 5:18 now. time to get anotherheck o this forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. how are we doing, tchuck? numbers, the complete opposite of yesterday afternoon. instead of 74, we're now 47. just trance pose the numbers. it's that easy. little bit of a breeze out of the northeast right now. so there's at of a wind chill around the city. winds aren't going to be a big deal today,ut temperatures have fallen quite a ways since

yesterday. 3down to now in leesburg. 38 at dulles nairport, 38 prince william county, 47 now in prince georges codty. 0s and 40s now, not a big jump in temperatures today. if you're going toee any peek at the sun today, it will probably be between now and about 9 or 10:00, rwote, it will be all cloudy and damp. the warm air sittingn p of the cold, cold ground, the roads are wet this morning, but it hasn't rained. that's literally condensation, like a coke can on a hot summer day. the moisture is coming up out of the ground. rain chances increasing with time. you're traveling today, you can have significant flight delays perhapsround detroit or cleveland. that's freezing rain and ice there. we wave to worry about that. we'll be way above freezing todayur with temper in the low 50s. it's not anything but a rain chance for us.er future wea keeps us dry through the morning. again, maybe a sliver of sunshine before lunch, but that's it fu cloud cover for the

afternoon. rain likely to move into the shenandoah valleyetween noon and three and likely to arrive here between 2 and 5:00 p.m. it will be raining for the tail end of the eveni commute. for tomorrow, the rain will be coming to an end about the time the s comes up. remain mostly cloudy tomorrow 74. mild again, not sorry about that. but at least in the low60s. we'll take that. our average high is only 45. that's 20 above average. rilling temperatures and a stroj northwest wind february temperatures back for the weekend. now let's go over to first 4 a traffi melissa mollet. >> good morning. taking a look here right now ins gainesville,ound 66 at 29 brand new problem there right side is blocked by a crash. and sterling southbound 28 before noke's a boulevard have problem there with the left lane get big a crash. a remind e we're going to have pictures from this situatione coming up hn just a leit marlbo

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>>ncer: news 4 today starts now. members of congress, the o state our union is strong. >> a strong united states, that is the message president trump nreiterated lastht in his second state of the union. and not surprisingly, it was a speech applauded by his party and criticized by his opponents. we will share more on what he had to say and what it could mean for another partial government shutdown. that's coming up in just a moment. first, good morning, everybody, i'm eun yang. aaron gilchrist. it's 5:30 now. before we get back to the news on this wednesday, let's take a live looside right now. we hope you enjoyed yesterday's taste of spring around here. >> we did. it was gorgeous. >> it really was looking out the window yesterday. nai took a come on, now. >> it was 74 degrees. >> i did walk down the street once. eel the air on your face. our producers, can we get to weather? >> let's talk about the rain.

>> storm team 4 chuck bell is withge us before wt to melissa mollet. it was so nice. >> how about today's weather, we can reminisce alle want to. but today unfortunately back to reality a little bit. clouds have been rolling in overnight. though it's not raining now, chances for rain today stand at 70%, primarily after 3, 4:00 oum. future weather t the morning hours, thickening clouds. chances for rain hit the shenandoah valley as early as noon, 2:00 p.m. kind of a showery evening comina our w not as warm as yesterday. we're in the upper 30s to mid 40s around the area now. afternoon highs today, compared to 74 yesterday, it's all downhill fm there. hit the road forecast near 50 by noon. afternoouring t then sliding back into the 40s once the rain rolls in right around 5 or 6:00 p.m. there's more sunshine in the ca

five-day fo. i'll share that with you coming up. inmelissa, good mo >> good morning. brand new problem 212, southbound 95, report of a vehicle fire. upper marlboro,inbound suitland parkway, forestville road. justin finch should be there shortly. there is a police investigation. what we know right t now,ffic from forestville road cannot go inbound on suitlandwa pa outbound is open. the inbound lanes shut down. if it sticks around, it's b goi tough for a lot of folks. mechan esmechanicsville, all lanhut down because of a crash. medevak has been requested. ♪ >> this is one of the moments you may see over andver again

today. democrat congresswomen standing th and cheering during last night's state o union. the moment of unity came after president trump acknowledged that more women are now serving in congress tha ever before. but the cheers didn't last. last night was president trump' second statee union but his first before a divided congress. with nancy pe lopelosi, the spe of the house signature over his oulder. >> the president dug in on topics that divided washington for weeks now. that included his demand for money for a wall along the southe u.s. border. the president says crime is increasing due to undocumented immigrants getting into the country. and to support his t message president invited the family of a couple that was killed by an undocumentedt, immigr according to officials. the speech took a local turn, too, when the president mentioned virginia governor ralph northam's abortion policy. >> and then we had the case of the governor of virginia where he stad he would execute a

baby after birth. defend the dignity of every i person am asking congress to pass legislation to prohibit the late termhibortion ofren who can feel pain -- >> let us explain this reference or ralph northam. governoram landed in hot water defending a potential virginia law to low barriers for third term abortions in the state on a radio show. the law allowed the procedures with thel appro of one doctor rather than thr that the state law currently requires. e governor said his comments were grossly taken out of context and the bill is no longer pending. the democratic response took on a local tone when stacey abrams mentioned the hardship federal workers endured during the government shutdown. >> making livelihoods of our federalrs wor a pawn for political games is a disgrace. the utdown was a stunt. engineered by the president of the united states, one that

defied every tenant of fairness just ouroned not people but our values. >> coming up,ore on the state of the union with news 4 tracie potts as well as reaction froml lo lawmakers on the possibility of another government shutdown in just ten days. 5:35 now. the pressure continues to mount governor e virgini and lieutenant governor. vanessa tyson says lieutenant governor justin fairfax assau assaulted her at the 2004 democratic national coention. fairfax admitted to a one-time consensual encounter with tyson but he denies ever assaulting her. coming up in the next half hour, we have more on the growing support for vanessaty n. meanwhile, nine former classmates of virginia governor amralph nor wrote a letter supporting him. they do not believe the governoa is st, they say in the letter. stay with news 4 and the nbc washington app. julie carry is in richmond monitoring these stories for us. take a look at this. these are just some of the complaints from news 4 viewers about the potholes opening up in

our local roads, nearly 2,000 were reported in d.c. lasonth compared to just 500 in the previous janu transportation officials say keeping up has been a real challenge. >> it's about the freeze/thaw cy he and thevy volume of rain which saturates the ground, causes that condition and in so m caseses it much worse, depending on the nature of the weather. that also affects our ality to fill them. if it's raining or snowing, we're not able to get out there fill them as soon as the roads dry, we are out there repairing them. >> this morning, news 4 megan mcgrath is t trackin problem in northwest d.c. she's live with what she's seeing out there. hey, megan. >> reporter: yeah, hey, guys. we have moved on to alexandria. we got a report that there was etty rough pavemenhere, potholes on north howard street. so we're looking for that area at this po but, it's been a really difficult time for potholes. lots of drivers have encountered them. lots of people have experienced damage.

and it's probably only going to get worse.ll now, the rain that we've had, that frigid temperatures and thenhe swing to swing-like temperatures, that's what's s using the problem. the water just ginto the cracks and the phalt, it then freezes and then thaws and that causes the potholes to form. and so that's why things e so bad right now.u an really damage your car when these get deep. aan just paid hundreds of dollars to havear his fixed. >> flattened my tire the other day overn southeast. literally ran over the pothole and tire blew out. i had to drive on the tire to get som help. was nuts. it really was. >> reporter: yeah, it can really be t expensive some damage that people are experiencing out there. it's not a goosituation. now, your help is needed. drivers need to report the

problem spots, the trouble spots because the krus don't know where to go unless they get those reports. here invirginia, probably the easiest way to do that would be online. you can can go to myvdot.virginia.gov. they have it worked o there. click around. report a pothole. provide the locatio for that ouble spot. you want to be very detailed about where it is so they can get out there and fix it. most of the jury dictions their goal is once they get a report to fix it within 72 hours. back to youguys. >> megan, thank you. it's now 5:38. coming up, deadly dog food. w details about a pet food recall. what was inside these cans that could be harmful to your family'sour-legged friends. f

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ingredient delivered to hill's. florida woman says her brilliant dogs saved her life. >> it was all caught on camera. youhe better bet rescue happened after the woman collsed from a stroke. the docks ran across the street to the neighbor's house for help. it was all captured o the doorbell camera. the two of them together moving pretty quickly, too. it also recorded the neighbor arriving. you see here and paramedkis the woman to the hospital. she is back at home as you saw with her two dogs and apparently is recovering pretty well right now. >> those are some smart puppies. >> no two ways about it. look at them. good-looking dogs, too. >> so cute. all righin good mo everybody. chances for rain are increasi with time today. most of the rain comes inngor the eve commute and hit and miss rain chances the next couple days. i'm w optimistic thekend will be dry but the ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes shows dry, yes,

>> announcer: you're watching ws 4 today. madame speaker, t president of the united states! >> 15 before the hour. this morning, the president is reacting to the president's state of the union address. it mixed bipartisans theth familiar rhetoric about border security and the russia investigation among other things. >> with more onhe address, tracie potts is live for us. tracie, what are people saying about the president's second state of the union, first before a divided congress.

>> replicans are saying t president hit all the right themes here, unity, working together with democrats and republicans. and touting the success of the economy. also, illegal immigration,lke about the border wall saying he will build that wall. that walls work, wal save lives, the president said. democrats say that the president talked about compromise but didn't signal that when he talked about building a wall with nancy pelosi sting right hind him insists she won't pay for, that'she not compromise he talked about at the top of his speech. we'll here about tt today. the president talked about foreign policy and the wars, endless wars. he said he wants to get out of nuclear deals and announced a date for that summit with kim jong-un on the 27th and 28th. >> tracie potts on the state of the union for us. thanks. > after the president delivered his state of the union speech, local democratic q

lawmakers weck to criticize topics they felt she >> they felt he ignored the 800,000 government workers that are women pacted by the furlough. >> reporter: it was a late night of week reacting to what the president said in his state of the union weaddress. poke with several local members of congress late last night and they sd they were noting what they didn't hear. no references to federal workers, to those furughs from the last government shutdown or the possibility of another one in just nine days. >> there are a lot of things i didn't hear. didn't hear reference to federal government employees or contractors who suffered through theongest shutdownn history due to president trump. i didn't hear a genuine expression of gratitude to men and women who serve in the military. >> you would never know that 800,000 federalorkers and maybe an equal number of federal contract employees were furloughed for 35, days losing two paychecks. >> the president has events later today to move on from the thate of the union address and

re-enforce some o point hes made. local members of congress back in session later today, but there are no local republicans to respond and reen force what the president said last night because there are no more local republicans in the congressional delegation. they were swept away in the nomidterms last vember. on capitol hill, i'm scott mackfarlane. today show has team coverage hallie lysis from jackson, peter alexander and "meet the press" moderator chuck todd at 7:00 a.m. at news 4 today. 5:4 right now. family and friends mourning the deaths of five children killed in a crash in prince georges county. 5-year-old paris and her 8-year-old sister london died along with their cousins, 6-year-old raquelle and 14-year-old zion and 15 harris we spoke to hisather derek

sims. >> i'm not only mourning my son, five children that lost their life in the cident. it'sgo d you know,.will never questio him. >> sims set up a gofundme page to help with funeral costs. it's raised more than $12,000 so far. policeer say the kidriding in the backseat of an suv when it ran off route 301 and crashed on anowy field in buoy. police say the mother of the sister's dominique tayr was driving. she survived along with a man who is now in critical condition. > one of the most dangerous and deadliest roadways in our area is getting some much-needed attention. route 210 in prince georges county haseen bumped to the top of the construction priority list. news 4 justin finchlo is fng the details for us. >> reporter: right now currenty a cnty priority. the hope is to raise it to a state priority as well, doing something to improv roadway, to make it safer and overall make the road better for 210 just in every single way

possible. this, of course, is a clear concern for people who live off the road, for drivers as well as prince georgesounty leadership on tuesday we saw the council back the county executiv to make the road more efficient but of course safe as well. e goal here is to avoid tragedy as we saw back in , decemberhose three children who were killed after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the vehicle that they were thin. county council saying, look, it's time to do something. pointing out that 0 has jumped ahead of their transportation priority list. >> it is a graduated project. the question we're trying to figure out is how can wepeed up both the major construction work that's involved in this and then also som of the ancillary things that can help to improve things around the corridor. >> reporter: and with the council's now approval of that letter, it moves to the state transportation rector.

they're also hoping, too, to repair some seven to eight interstions along this corridor here saying that it will take decades likely to do that and theou cost approach a half billion dollars. we're live along route 10, i justin finch, news 4. it's a good thing that that much-needed stretch of highway is getting some attention, yes. >> absolutely right. 5:51, right now. stuck bell, we had this nice warmup day. >> national weather person's day was yesterday. >> whatever you got yesterday, we want it back for today's forecast. >> fair enough. unfortunately i celebrated the day enjoying a busted forecast. i only went 67. >> that's not busted. you're not giving yourself enough credit. >> the forecast for me was for 22 degrees warmer than average. the answer was 29egreesarmer than average. you were promised a warm and unny day, just not quite tha warm. 74 at national airport yesterday broke the old record wch was settwice, once in 1991 and the other time we were 70 on that w date 1890.

our first 70 degree day of the year yesterday, last year we had to wait until february 15th. in 2017, we got an early january 12th. 2016 we had to wait until march 8th. effectsof the overall of climate change and a warming atmosphere, our first 70 degree day now is about three weeks earlier than it was 100 years ago. climate change is real. thelanet is indeed warming up. no more 70s for now. no more n 70sthe next ten days, maybe not for the next two or three weeks. d morningpness this morning, but rain more likely later on in the day. there you can see all the showers across ohio, indiana and kentucky. that first shove of moisture will mainly be going into pennsylvania, but our rain chances stand n 70% later today. rain could be in the shenandoah as early as noon to 2:00 p.m. first drops around town probably around between 2 or 5 or 6 this afternoon. cloudy overnight passing shower and another chance for a few rain drops on the tomorrow morning commute. tomorrow afternoon we go back to

dry weather and mild again. 64 tomorrow and again, keeping in mind that 45 is average. that's still 20 degrees above. friday, high around 62 at lunchtime. but a strong northwest wind will cause temperatures to emble. we'll in the mid 30s by friday evening. upper 20s by saturday morning and a little chae for rain monday which could be a rain/snow combo on tuesday morning. melissa, that's a long way from now. >> that is a long way from now. i have to wait o that one. beltsville southbound 95 near 212 right side of the road is blocked. this was a truckfire. delays almost a two-mile backup as you head southbound on the right anside. you get by on the left. bw parkway might be a good idea if you're headed out sometime soon and that works for you here this morning. upper marlboro, near 4, we had that closed for police investigation. that has now reopened, so no other worries there. mechanicsville this morning we have southbound there 5 near baptist church road, medevak on

the zascene because of a bad accident. fort washington inner-loop through lanes right now blocked. travel times looking pretty good. thank you, meliss consumer alert this morning, growing concern about a new law that actually is meant to help protect kids from identity theft. >> but some paren say it is putting their information at risk. consumer reporterog susan is working for you with what you can do and what you can do to keep your family safe. >> well, this new law allows us to freez our child'scredit, but a local mom's concern that the process to do this may actually be putting bother and her children's information at >> we w to protect them tsk. children. first >> for ann, that protection includes freezing her twin son'b crut unlike freezing youred cr, where you can do it all

online, freezing a child's creditre req parents to send sensitive informing, likes full social sy numbers and birth certificates by mail to all three credit bureaus. p you're trusting that somebody trustworthyks it up and goes through lots and lots of different hands. >> reporter: news 4 contacted the credit bureaus. they tell us they understand why enrents would be uncomfortable sending these doc by mail but assured us the process is safe regardless, ann says she's not convinced. >> no. i'm too scared to send through the mail. i'm hoping thell find another route to say, well, if you don't feel comfortable doing this, then we c do this. and i don't know what this this other this is but i'm hoping it's something that seems a bit safer. >> coming upewonight on 4 at 5:00 p.m., we take ann's concerns to an identity theft expert. we'll get his take on it and you then can decide whether it's right for you. back to you guys.

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drew immediate praise from republicans and criticism from democrats. this morning we're covering the speech and showing you how your leaders responded. it's 6:00 a.m., good morning, everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. that coverag begins in a moment nks but we'll begin with a check on your commute and liforecast. a mollet is standing by with a look at the roads in your first 4 traffic, but fist, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with your forecast.s i gu're not going to get another nice day like yesterday, chuck? >> no. not quite so nice. will stille milder than average, but we're not going to be talking about record high emperatures again any time too soon. all that moisture in the ohio valley, that first big push is headed up into parts of pennsylvaniand newyork. more enough in the southern end to bring our rain chances up to 70% later on in the day today. this morning, no rain on the roads. ecause of the warm air sitting on top of the cold ground. we have what we call a ground sweat going on. so, wet roads not caused by rainfall this morning. but