some points. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm molette green, in for aaron thig. morn virginia is being talked about all over the country this morning. >> its top three elected officialsinre all f calls to resign for separate scandals, dating back decades. we'll get to the allegations against each o them in a moment. first, a look at the forecast and the roads, we start with chuck bell, bteore we in with melissa mollet and the traffiuc check. how rain are we talking here? >> not much. not much in a rain threat. we're caught in the middle ound here. not a strong enough system to bring us rain or clear our skies. we'll i call light drizzle for today. turning windy and col tomorrow afternoon and evening. it will be cold and dry as we head into the weekend. storm team 4 radar shows periods of drizzle and light rain, in

the northern tip of southern maryland at this point. there could be drizz a at time today, pretty much anywhere. temperatures are in the 40s for most mid 50s down to our south. and that much milder air is going to b do itst to move in our direction here. the more success it has, the milder we'll be. for now, i'm convincedd only th mid-50s around dotown. but maybe 60 nea fredericksburg. let's go to melissa now. >> a couple of things happening in virginia. manassas, westbound 66 at the rest areae eft side is blocked at the work zone. inw, bris 28, near vint hill road, downed pole and wires.s repa may not be done until noon today. we'll have that closure, 28t nt hill. this is cleared out of the way. northbound 395 after washington boulevard. no worrieshere. outer loop, after van dorn

street. debris was blocking the two right lanes and everythopg is there on the beltway. now, back to our top story. the crisis in the commonwealth. scandals are deepening for virginia's top leaders. each of these men face career-ending issues. >> the latest you may not have ard about surrounds virginia's attorney general. there were calls for mark rring to resign after he admitted to dressing in blackface while in college. it happenede when was a 19-year-old college student in 1980. he says he put brown paint on his face and wore a wig to dress up as a wrapper. as soon as the news broke, we saw this. a visibly overwhelmed state e senator, louislucas. he could not speak to reporters, even. she eventually said, you'll hear from me later. i can't talk right now. inside the statehouse, other lawmakers tried to make sense of

the latest bombshell. >> listen, i'm shocked and di ppointed. this has been an awful week for virginia. >> warner would not say if he thought herring should resign. the herring revelation comes after a racist photo surfaced in the yearbook of ralph northam. >> this is the photoho that the man in blackface and another sn a kkk outfit. northam den being in the photo and has refused t step down despite calls for him to do so. meanwhile, northam's second in command, lieutenant governor justin fairfax, continues to de allegations of sexual assault. his accuser is college professor dr. vanessa tyson. >> tyson sayshat a kiss led to the 2004 assault. yesterday, she released inta graphic what she says occurred. in a statement, tyson went on to

say, quote, i cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that mr. fairfax thought this forced sexual act was consensual. virginia senator tim kaine commented on this matter. >> youave to let someone that has been involvedn sexual assault, how to tell the story. until i read tstory, dr. tyson was not out telling her story. it's >> senator kaine has asked for govern northam to resign. we'll have the possible line of succession in the virginia statehouse, coming up in about ten minutes. police fnd a car connected to a deadly hit-and-run. police are investigatings a murder. d.c. detectives say a driver used his car as aeapon to kill daniel olaya. it happenedueay night, along "t" street in northwest d.c. in

the ledroit park neighborhood. police arrested 30-year-old rental offutt in connection to a bus stop shooting. this happen monday near pennsylvania in southeast d.c. all of the victims suffered nonlife-threating injuries. the principal at charles herbertsc flowers higol is on leave after an altercation with a student. the 17-year-old ishaeing ced as a juvenile. the prince cipal has been placen leave until further notice m >>ajor changes on the wizards' roster. the wizards have traded oo porter and markieff morris. porter is going to the bulls w d moill be going to the pelicans. this is after john wall was out foat least a year. the bowie police department

is searching for a man who exposed himse inside of a michael's craft store. this is the suspect, wearing a blackja jacket and gray o white pants. the incident happened on friday, january 18th. this michael's story is off of crane highway next to the target. call bowie police if you have information on this matter. a silver line setback, the first test of the next extension didn't go as planned. news 4 transportation reporter adam this broke story on twitter. he learned that the the weest c made it 1,000 feet before running into issues. the next phase runs 11 miles. the second phase is expected to openn 2020 at the earliest. >> it's .4: coming up, a warning t all women from a soappera legend. how susan lucci hopes her recent health scare can save lives. first, slowing down yr

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racing down narrow roads putting kids and pedestrians in danger. a bill being considered would allow the county council to resily reduce speed limits on residential s. right now, maryland law prohibits the city council to change the speed limit low 25. >> under state law, every residential street has to bt at leas5 miles per hour. >> aaa says speed limits should not be changed without a traffic and safety engineering study. a hearing on the bill is set for next week. chuck bell. >> all right. we have a lot of cloud overhead this morning. as you can get a sense here, there's not a lot of rain out there h ththis morning. most of the rain will stay to our south. warm air programs a chance of rain late tonight. i'll detail the timing of that a coming up in few. plus, a push toidets moving more during the school day. but canl more physica education but canl more physica education mean lessearning l new vaseline clinical care...

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goiner to continue to as long as he can govern. if he did step down, lieutenant governor justin fairfax would pl e him. if fairfax is not able to serve, it would go to aorney general rk herring. if all three are forced out, then, it falls to the speaker of the house, in this case, the republican kirk cox th hamptonoads area. and according to the constitution, if cox is unable to serve, the house of delegates would have to fill that vacancy. the same time, we're hearing from virginia's two senators, tim kaine. and they called for governor northam to resign after the scandal about the yearbook photos, the cist photos, about governor northam came to line. and senator skaine se needs more time to make a decision oether he would ask lieutenant governor fairfax the attorney he ral to step down or if thinks that should happen. in the meantime, he is standing by his call for the governor, ralph northam, to step down. the rest of us wait to see what the next shoe is to drop.

>> we'll have much more on the crisis in the commonwealth with news 4's aaron gilchrist, live from richmd, coming u at 6:00 a.m. developing this morning, questions inan francisco after it took pg&e crews more than two hours yesterday to shut off the flow of gas to this massive fire. looklat thes here. no one was injured by the explosion but it prompted officials say the fire broke out at a construction site and spread to five buildings. you may recall that last week pg&e filed for bankruptcy protection due to lawsuits stemming from the deadly california wildfires. i'm meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. teachers in denver may plan to strike on monday,inue to an oncompensation dispute. it would be the first teacher strike since 1994 they made the announcement yesterday. colorado's governor, jared polis

ides are close to aea dand hopes that a strike can be avoided. public schools says it is going everything it n to prevent a strike. they vow to keep all schools open through any walkouts. this would be the latest teacher's strike. the others include oakland and los angeles. back to you. >> thank you, meagan. new video this morning of a construction worker hanging on for his life from thef ledge a six-story building. >> just look at that. okay. a scaffolding collasied o of dallas. the worker was tethered and pulled h the roof.afety from the debris of thet caffolding woman. melania trump will speak at the national prayer eakfast. he i supposed to make an

anti-abortion pus during his speech there. he is supposed to continue the theme in front of evangelical leaders. expect delays in front of the washington hilton hotel in northwest. congressional committees will continue with their pinquiries into thesident and his administration. >> this comes despite calls from president trumparning against, quote, ridiculous partisan ig inveions. tracie potts is live, now, with a look at what the committees are investigating. >> reporter: good morning. the investigations now well under way. the house intelligence committee has turned over thousands of pages of documents from 50 interviews they did inwn their russia investigation. they're turning it over to robert mueller's fbi probe. this is the head of that committee, saying he will not be intimi by president trump. they're also, now, expanding to look p at hissonal finances. and then, house judiciary committee, they are meeting to consider the new attorney general nominee. buthecting attorney general is supposed to come in and

testify tomorrow. they're upping the ante a bit, requesting a subpoena in case he doesn't come or doesn't want to answer questions. other committees are l into whether and how and when to ask for the president's tax returns.ll >>right. tracie potts live for us this morning. tracie, thank you. well, soap opera icon susan lieu ccc best known as erica kane on "all my children" suffered a health ca sscare. shd twice in the span of a month, she felt tightness and pressure in herchest. doctors found a 90% blockage in her main artery and performed emergency surgery. lucci is urging other women to pay attention to their bodies and other symptoms so many doctors say listen to

your own body. last week, we told you about a new heart associationthtudy half of americans have heart disease. any reading higher than 130 over 80 is consideredhigh. >> can't ignore this. this is a big killer ins t country of women. >> people forget how much it affects women. delegateyland state wants students to get more exercise. >> stude ms have aimum of 40 minutes per week ofl physi education class. but a new bill would increase p.e. to 90 minuteser week it's a bill that has failed before. tracee wilkins explains. >> reporter: delegate jaywalkero co-cha the maryland statouse ways and means committe has sponsored a bill education for years without al success. now, he's trying to t pass bill in prince george's, where

students do a minimum of 40 minutes a week now. >> i had p.e. every day. long gone. been longgone. we're blaming the children for childhood esityobesity. >> reporter: the bill got the support of a council county committee. nceext step is to pass it out of the p george's house delegation and on to the full maryland house. >> it helps with test scores, academics, health and wellness. the parents are shocked. th can't believe that kids don't get p.e. anymore. and when youo bring it their attention, their like, go do something about it. >> they should try their best to make it happen. derful for w everybody. >> reporter: walker has introduced this bill for years atewide without success. he's introducing it statewide again this year. but for the first time, he will have ail local in prince george's county. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4.'m >> all for more p.e. >> and the kids need the fresh air, even whe it's cold

outside. they are stuck insnge laoot the phones and playing video games. >> we were out in the cold. >> and afterschool. we didn't care back then. there is a special school worker wching over the kids before they make it into the classroom. >> joe mcdonald helps kids navigate the roads every day in herndon. now, he's named one of the most outstanding crossing guards. mcdonald is known foperforming his job flawlessly and being an integral part of the community. he helps mentor a student during lunchtime. and helps make the kiss and ride procedure safer for all. kudos to all of the crossing guards. i remember mine, mrs. gately, after all these years. not that lon ago. but watch it, chuck. >> how long ago was it? >> you know. decades.w >> fair enough. thank you tocr all of thsing guards out there. it takes courage to stand out

there on the roads because ot tracted drivers are paying attention. outside, it's a cloudy day this morning. a little chance for drizzle. i mentioned it in the whawe to thing earlier. i said maybe a hair net instead of an umbrella. i was told that only applies to 90-year-old women. what er you need to do to kee your hair dry, maybe not a bad idea. 48 degrees in town. a lot of clouds overhead. don't expect a lot of rain today. but a period ofnd right lain drizzle, just about anytime, just about anywhere. slightly higher chances for light rain south of town. but anyone c bld get hit a drop or two. it's not going to be cold today. we're in the mid-40snow. dog walking weather, going to get the miles in. buddy is available here. mid-40s with a chance of drizzle this morning. mainly dry with highs around 50. and 50s this evening, with a chzzce for d but nothing major coming our way weather-wise today. ice storm across arkansas,

missouri, kansas and oklahoma today. that's part of the system that will bring us hmuch, m colder weather for the weekend. today, though, we're stuck in the rut around here. cloudy skies. you can see on radar, the possibilities of aittle drizzle about just anytime. and this model tends to overpaint the amount of precip. you see the green here, between now and 9:00, it's not that heavy of rain, just a chance f drizzle around. and then, again, drying out during the middle parts of the another chance for a midafternoon sprinkle of rain. as we get later intote the oon and evening, i think rain chances and drizzle chances will fade away. milder air will come in tonight. temperatures may go up after goes down. we'll be near 60mo degrees ow morning, and fall into the 30s wh a strong wind. tomorrow will be one of the rocks in the pockets days for young kids. >> got to hold them new problem in mcclalean.

new crash here. a cara ersus a tree. ee is down across the westbound lane and the car is in a ditch. we'll get more informaon for you. see how that impacts thgs. noeksville, a downed pole. repairs should be done by noon today. that's from a crash last night. bottom of the beltway, looking good. so does everhing going into and out of town. the beltway is okay. we had earlier problems with complaints of debris on the beltway. its now back here. outer loop at vadorn, two right lanes are blocked. lawmakers inirginia are making sure drivers are paying attention to the road and not a phone. the sate and hou passed separate measures to ban the use of devices while driving unles it's in hands-free mode. the new legislation would ban calls, social media and other

actions. hi violators would face a fine of $125 for first offense and $250 for anytime after that. when you tip a worker, you expect that worker to get that money on top of their base pay. that wasn't the case for a delivery servic instacart. it admits it has taken employees' iips and says will stop. the delivery app is said to overhaul the way tips are distributed. this follows an nbatnews report ompanies such as instacart and door dash are using the tips to pay drivers. it will roll out new plan in the coming days that will give tips on top of base pay. >> that makes me mad. if you are expectingo give a tip and you didn't realize the company is take it. >> fix that right away. a new orleans saints fan is taking a grudge to the grave. >> henry jean died before the kickoff of the super bowl game. his obituary states, 65-year-old

henry died on sunday a 1:00 p.m., determined not to watch super bowl liii. >> i don't blame him. >> the saints fans are fuming over a blown call at tend of the nfc championship game that kept them out of the game. >> even the fans knew that. the obituary didn't list the cause of death. but it said that henry was the life of the party and had a quick wit. he would like to see that in his obitua obituary. still ahead, a local principal on leave, following an altercation with a student. and fighting gun violence in federal court. the plan to do just that. news 4 today wl be right back. it's 4:56. sometimes, the pressures of today's world can make it tough

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with a check on the roads. let's begin with chuck bell. >> good morninging, mole molette. >> 's nice out. >> not cold at all. the cold will be here for the weekend. but thursday and friday will n be that cold at all. there's a lot of clouds out this morning. don't plan on a bright and sunny day. the temperatures will be in the 40s this morning. there are rain drops down into southern maryland this morning. at just about any time, you couldhet hit w light rain or mist or some drizzle. not expecting a lot of precipitation to come down today. temperatures in the 40s to near 50 degrees this morning. colder up across northern maryland. bus stop weather, plan on d-40s with drizzle around this morning. might need a tinyel um. cloudy, outdoor recess, a possibility today. there's a chance for a peek of sunshine l