containe racist images and slurs. >>his as lieutenant governor justin fairfax navigates of reporters, but declined to comment further on the sexual assault allegation against him. >> we have team coverage, aaron gilchrist and erikale gon are standing by but we begin with julie carey live in richmond on today's twist. julie? w reporter: well, as you k it's been a grim week for virginia democrats will onelo dire after another now impacting all three top elected leaders. but today a little bit of discomfort on the republican side as the top leader in the senate, tommy norman is called upon to explain disturbing photos in th college yearbook he edited. now this was back in 1968 and that yearbook contained photos of students in black face, also some racial slurs. this was also a day in which governor northam reached out to

embattledtop two democratic leaders. lieutenant governor justin fairfax mobbed by cameras as heh arrived at capital. confirming he took a call today fromovernor ralph northam. both men battling their own controversies. northam also called attorney general mark herring who like the governor is mostly staying out of sight after wednesdas disclosure that one time at 19 he appeared in black face s dressing up a a wrapr. and today a republican lawmaker, tommy norman, was managing editor of the 1968 vmi yrbook that contained racist images and slurs. norm making no comment to aaron gilchrist. but heuickly issued statement, it reads in part wp of the bomb ions available dating back to 1885, i'm not surprised that those wanting to engulf republican

leaders in the current situation would highlight the yearbook from my graduation a half century ag he goes on to say, t usef blackface is abhorrent and icon condemn it. democratic house leader, ie lean fi fill fille filler-corn making comments. >> it's been a tough week. but we're here to do a job, govern. >> reporter: later she echoed the words in a speech on house floor. calling the last few days painful. painful that is one word being used a lot here this week. the other word is surreal. at this hour the legislative black caucus is holding a press conference. this is thee first t the voice

is weighing in on both theark herring disclosure yesterday that he once appeared in blacace and the sexual assault allegation against lieutenant ervernor justin fairfax. it's going to be iting to see in this press conference whether they call for the resignation of either man or show support or whether they are still waiting and rerving judgment. joining me my colleague aaron gilchrist who's been talking to people in richmond as well. >> we haven't heard from laits inside the c on the issues and it's been quiet outside. the reality iswe're talking about racism and sex. sexual olce. things that aren't talked about openly here. we had people tell us, i don't want to say anything. the few who did talk to us, tell us theireelings seem to be mixed. they all won the confidence of e commonwealth a were elected to three of the most powerful publicic o in virginia but the race and sex

scandals left people dazed and confused: it's a mess. it's all driven. a>> reporter: rene debra are long-time friends buton't agree whether governor northam should give up his job. >> i think he needs to sp down. i know people did things in the leader and fbe a the people, i think he needs to step down. >> reporter: rene says northam isn't treated fairly. >> i feel like he shouldn't be reprimanded for something he did 30 years ago. ll have skeletons in our closets. >> i think people want folkso take a deep breath, step back and be thoughtfu and not just reactive. >> reporter: this may be theay she's talking about. for northam, lieutenant governor justin fairfax and agark herring she says now is the time to step back and listen. >> that positi, that taking

themselves out of the position of being the person whs important may actually lead to them being able to survive in public office. >> reporter: and whetherrv they e in public office or don't survive in public office, she says that these an opportunity to have these dialogues about issues that have been issue in the commonwealth longer than any of us have been alive. >> aaron gilchrist, thank you so much. virginia's image as you can imagine taking a major hit. look attoday's cover of the new york post. virginia is for losers. it's a play on the , ate's tag lirginia is for lovers. stay wit news4 for continuing the rage on the crisis i commonwealth. coming up, governor northam gets hisort as he fights to keep job. you can see more in our nbc washington app. we were blessed and grateful that hece g our town and our

team. we have some sad news this eveningrom the baseball world and here in washington. hall of famer frank robinson has away.d >> he was the first african-american managthe game's history and the nats' first manager. >> sherree burruss joins us with his impact here and around the world. a true trail blazer. >> absolutely. the baseball communi is mourning the loss of a hall of famer, frank robinson passed we at the age of 83 after attling bone cannes zero. robinson will be remembered for his influence in the game. in his last game as a nationals' manager, the players celebrated frank binson. a hall of fame career before many of those players were even born. in 1966, his first year with tho les, his mvp performance brought them a world series

title. a 14-time all-star becoming the first african-american manager in basketball history. he guides teams incleveland, san francisco, baltimore and montreal before the franchise moved to d.c. aor losing r for the team but winning over fans.o baseba he took the last day on the job in strideh w the a end, it's going to be emotional. how much, i don't know? it's not something you c think about and rehearse. i don't know. it may -- it just may -- we got to believe that, right? it'll stay in. but i donow. i won't put a bib on, because i don't care if i get sloppy or whatever. >> i've never done ardthing than i have to do right now. and that's to say good-bye.

>> touching. well tonight an outpowuring of loveor robinson. back to you. >> wha a class act, he will be so missed. thank you, sherree. it is warm right now but a cool down is on the way. doug kammerer is tracking winter's return. >> we have big changes doming in over tt 24 hours. not bad at all right now. but we're tcking this storm system. it looks like a major storm moving our way with showers and thunderstorm activity but we're not going to g in on most of this at all. i'm not predicting much in thef wayhower activity. it's all about the temperatures. look down to the south, 72 in roan ge. temperatur up in the morning tomorrow before they crash down tomorrow afternoon. i thinkin we have chills in the 20s and 30s by this time

tomorrow afternoon. we'll update you on the temperatures, what it means for the weekend and tracking that wilyer storm e next week as well. we'll see you in this a bit. was it aight between a principal and a student orth someg else? police tell us this videog show an alter kags inside a maryland school captures the last few seconds of what had been nearly two hours of conflict. sources close to the investigation tell us tonight it all began when a student assaulted a tracee wilkins explains how police areg breakin this video down. >> reporter: prince george's unty police are deciphering what's in this video shot inside charles herbert flowers high yesterday. during the school day there was anon alterca between principal brown and a 17-year-old student. video of the incident was widely shared on social media. at first glance it appearedk

browns strhe student. >> there were a number of confrontations occurring betweet this stund faculty. >> reporter: the police chief says the video needs to be slowed down to show what really happened. the video, when slowed down and examined critically, denstrates that the stude places his hand in the face of thein pal. what is viewed by some to be a blow, we believe is actually the princi swiping the hand away. >>eporter: a school resource officer standing d bying the altercation sprayed the student with foaming pepper spray. the 17-year-old was taken into custody and charged as a juvenile. brown seen here in a previous interview is placed on leave.en thesers are supporting their principal. >> i know they have to do an investigation. 's the correct thing to do. but they should reinstate him.

>> mr. brown is a good person, principal, h cares abouthe students. >> reporter: the police are not just relying on the student's video but also video cameras inside the school to provide as many angles as possible. ce they're wrapped up with their investigation, the prince geor's county school syste will begin its own administrative investigation to decide if principal brown will remain on here at flowers. tracee wilkins news4. william barr is one step closero becoming attorney general again. the senate judiciary committee voting to advance trump's nominee to a vote before the full senate. in the meantime, the man currently in the post, matthew whitaker says he will not appear before the hse judiciary unless it drops the threat of a sumooena. ats want to ask him about conversations he's had with e president including the special investigation. they did issue a tnatative

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back now at 5:15 doug is tracking a rain maker out there, folks, and big changes to your forecast. he's back in just a couple w minuteh an update for us. a plea deal in a human sex trafficking operation in sterling just five miles from dulles international airport. they were using girls sen to the district through union station. the two men were charged with

trafficking and in court filings defense say there were at least ten victims moving through their home in sterling. including girls brought here on buses, sold for sex to men some cases for $35. they pleaded guilty and now await sentencing. court filings allege the men to loudon girls county from various areas on buses to unionst ion. they were believed to stay at the trafficker's home for about a week i th one of the fast growing numbers of prosecutions in this area according to a recent i team investigation. >> traffickers move individuals up and down the east coast. generally itravels through richmond, d.c., baltimore. a recent investigation revealed a 20% increase in major human trafficking cases, the types in the fbi or feds have to intervene because the cases are so large, that coming

over a two-year span. no comment from the lawyers for either of two mamen. scotfarlane, back to you. it's a crime police say offends the dignity of people with disabilities. stealing thosedi hpped placards out of cars for s. prof as darcy spencer reports tonight,olice are also going after the people who buy them. >> reporter: mark wade uses a walker to help him get around d he has a handicappedplaque card in his car. >> it's important because it's convenient, gets me closer to a store or doctor'sffice or appointment i may have so i don't have to walk as fa >> reporter: prince george's county police say thieves have been targeting the disabled, breaking into their cars and stealing their plaqcards, sellig

them for quick cash. >> it's sad. taking it from a person who needs it. >> reporter: police displayees photos showing placards that had allegedly been stolen from an apartment complex, and they say this man is behind those thefts 11 of them. they sfred photos broken windows, what thieves do to get inside thevictim's car. it's a property crime that they say is expensive and inconvenient. >> we're going to dry up the market for it, too. an it's stolen property. and worse than that you're esdenying a to people who need that access and that's what we're going to put an end to. re police say the thieves getting anywhere from 25 to $100 for these placards and they say it is profiting from meone's disability. the crime is considered a theft from auto, even as police have been craing down and trying to raise awareness. those crimes went upli by a

11% last year. >> what do you think about people doing something like that? >> petty. looking for their nextdo ar. >> reporter: the disabled agree that something you have to place in your car shouldn't make you a target. prince william county is mourning the death of john jenkins. heied yesterday at the hospital after a long illness. his famil said jenkins' life had been defined by service to others. he's a retired army lieutenantl l. worked in the fairfax county school system and had been on the board of supervisors since 1982. mr. jenkins was 79 years old. >> working for your health tonight. the flu outbreak in norther virginia i changing the way some hospitals are operating. novant health is asking parents

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tomorrow wakin up about 6 degrees. it's going to be a nice start to the day but it's not going to end that nice. right now we have cloud cover, but with the temperatures in the 50s it'sic a afternoon. 54 degrees the curreat tempe winds out of the east at 6 miles per hour. ev 5yone is in thes with the exception of the areas around the te look, 51 in culpepper. look atnt s virginia, 61. there's warmer air down to the south trying to move our way. no rain right now. we've had a couple showers but they're few and far between. it's just been to the north of the pennsylvaniborder with the rm front trying to move up. here's the cold front and there is cold air behind this guy. we have temperatures in the 70s to the south and 30s in the north. i lexington, kentucky. 13 int.louis. 25 in cleveland.

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>> announcer: you're watching news4 at 5:00. and at 5:30 a look at some of our top stories today, sad news from the baseball world. hall of famer frank robinson has passed away. he was the first black manager in the major league baseball and the only player to win the mvp award in both robinson led the baltimore orioles to their first world the first manager of the washington nationals. plus storm team 4 tonight trking the return of winter. we knew it had to come. still warm to start your friday but a big change by this time tomorrow. doug and amelia will have more on that change coming up. a new chaptern the crisis in the commonwealth. a revel lags tonight about

state senate majority leader tommy orman, a republican, he was editorar of his college ok at vmi, a book containing racist images a slurs. he calls it a distraction to take away from issues involving the democratic state leaders who have issues. and virginia's elected leaders continue their call for governorth ralph n to step down, joined by many national political figures as well. >> there's at least one member of the virginia general assembly standing by ralph n ttham througs crisis. >> he's speaking only to ourca juliy about why he thinks the governor should stay put. >> reporter: a democratic doctor from the eastern shorend a republican lawyer whose district includes a sliver of virginia. both joining as freshman state nators in 2008. the picture on stuart's wall

prides a hint to the bon between the two men, a love fishing.pl >> i want p to know ralph has a strong moral character. >> reporter: stuart says it's his honesty that may explain why he bungled his response when he first apolozed for this photoon his yearbook page then the next day said heidn't believe it was him at all in the blac ackface or klan costume. >> he felt like head to take responsibility for it and perhaps he did it too soon because he's too honest. >> reporter: while many democrs a calling on him to resign, this republican is standing behind him. >> i know in his heart he is not a racist. i'm abanning people for a transgression that was 34 years ago. >> reporter: stuart said he and the governor have been talking regularly. >> i let him know he has a lot

more support than he thinks he may have out there. i think that sport will grow. >> reporter: he also agrees with northam's decision t dig in and not step down. >> i don't believe that ralph is going anywhere. i thinke's goi in the governor's office. he's goingta t tyo face s this, he's goingo work through it. >> reporter: stuart is convinced, unke most of his general assembly colleagues that governor northam can effective lead again. julie carey, ne4. our coverage of the crisis in the commonwealth is just getting started this evening. coming up next we're going to go back to richmond for live coverage as the scandal expands to include the top republican in the state senate. get updates 24/7 in our nbc washington app. new today our news partners with the wtop, confirmed that tyler tessier, the m accused of kling his child and unborn child in montgomer hcounty killself by hanging.

leon has what we're learning about this. >> if you remember, this happened lastpt ber. the news broke hours before the start of opening arguments. prison officials said tessiered hang himself with a bed sheet and heeft behind five suicide notes. it was a story that grippedhe area, 31-year-old lauren wall len was a beved teacherg datin a man who police said was leading a double life. wallen who was pregnant with his child was found dead nine days afdr she was repor missing. now as for those suicide notes left behi. the state's attorney said the letters indicated tessier had been condetemplating suicide foa while. a big hea f up metro riders the red line is going to

be shutdownetween dupont circle and judiciary square this weekend. metro is installing new lighting and says theyeed both tracks to do that. this is happening as the chinese new year parade takes place on sunday. metro says extra bus service will be enough to handle the crowds. the green and yellow lin will running normally downtown this weekend. >> hard to imaginefter the january we saw. but new research out from nasa showing 2018 was the fourth hottest on record. scientists saying this is a warning. amelia draper joins us to tell us what that is. >> thearning is the planet continues to warm. look at this graph here, the last five years they've ranked the hottest on record. 2018 coming in as the fourth hottest year on record. nasa and noah atributing that to warmer temperatures in europe and the arctic.

five of the last five years are the ttest ever globally. in 2018 scientists at nasa and noah said the oceans had the warmest year ever. we'reg see more coral blaech continuingsea levels to rise, hurricanes and tropical storms are more einte with these warmer ocean waters. get this fact, t 20 warmest years over the last 22 years -- so out of the last 22 tars, 20 ofm have been the warmest ever globally. showing a warming trend overall. as far as u.s. weather ande clim disasters go, 2018 ranked as the top fo. this lin down here is average. in 2018 we had 14 disasters that ranked in the billions of ar do that again was fourth. you look at the other numbers. the third was 2016. th second was2017. and the first coming in at

i have more on this on my facebook and twitter pages, guys. >> that's frightening. thank you, amelia. t forge flowers. this year how about a valentine'say gift you made yourself. tommy mcfly's big reveal is xt. and a special delivery in this week's hand itle to han tonight.

all nice for valentine's day, right? but maybe you're looking something a bit off the beaten path. >> tommy mcfly has been outside and he has some diy love and it's time for his -- almost time for his big reveal ofhat your art project was. >> it's been a power tools pr ect. we set out to find a valentine's for you and your person that's an experience. you can spend quality time together. we've been out on the weather terrace with ar work shop. she walked us throu sanding wood, painting the frame, painting boas to make your custom sign. then we spice things up a bit with power tools. >> like this. like this, like that. >> i'm kidding. >> oh, my gosh. >> fun with power tools. >> we finish up all four sides and rotate it. okay. >> i'm going to go ahead and give you this.

>> we always take the out for safety. >> good deal. hesomething different than steak dinner. one, two, three -- >> there we go, the big reveal. >> sweet. >> nice. >> diy'ed it. >> it's nice and sturdy and doesn't look like it's going to fall apart en route. >> all that power tool work. >> nbc is on the phone. they want the peacock for the this is us. >> which returns on february 12th, at 9:00, right here on nbc 4. this is for you guys. you can put it in your shared cubic cubicl >> thank you. we can block it. >> we can use it as a tray forg serv cocktails. >> a lot of cocktails. go i'm bringing wine tomorrow. >> there we >> things to pair wine with.

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sewage treatment plants in maryland are dealing with exryment in extreme. they are running out of room to restore this -- itsays t on my script -- the material with little quotes around it, tha remains after waste water is treated. that materials storedn facilities such as this one and then shipped to farms across the state, used as fertilizer but because we've had so much rain, the farms are wet and hav to dry out before the fertilizer can be shipped. wssc has declared an emergency and is rushing to build

facilities to store this -- this material. something stinks terribly in one d.c. neighborhood a family decided it was safer for them to leave their home for a while. it seems to come from the old water reed campus in northwest. chris gordon is talking to neighbors as they try to get answers. >> it smelled like burning diesel fuel.>> eporter: monica and many of her neighbors living near the form walter reed army campus in washington are complaining about fumes botheringhem since monday. >> i would wake up in the middle of the night with a headache. and then in theng mor when i would go to walk my dog, as soon as we go outside he would sneeze and my throat would burn. >> reporter: two nights ago the smell woke daniel at 3:15 a.m. >> it was strong enough to make you nauseous immediately. >> he says he evacuated his wife, two teenagers and his dog,

thinking they had a gas leak in their house. >> this was gassy, chemical smell. >> reporter: neighborhood list serves are filled wh complaint, wondering what caused the there's construction equipment and a ge.crator, council member brandon todd's office respondedmediately and coordinated with the district department of fire and energy, the parks at walter reed master development team and community leaders to work towards determining and abating the source. >> reporr: a member spent the night here. now the neighbors tell us the smell is gone. >> i got a good night's rest. >> reporter: there's no official confirmation that the problem is resolved but neighbors say the complaints have stopped and that's a good sign.

chris gordon, news4. >> that is a good sign. it is howe'll be getting our food and our groceries in the future. arrivedn wheels have and our region is a big test market as theyor roll out tens of thousands in northern virginia and d.c. because they do most, if not a the work, this week's hand it to handly was my easiest job so far. they're turning hides for an age group not easily imessed. >> what do you think of this? >> i love it. i love it a lot. my man'ut here doing it. >> reporter: a fleet of 25 rolling robots, spans more than 800 acres. delivering donuts, coffee, pizza an groceries. >> what do we have here? >> hot chocolata bacon egg and cheese croissaoi crant. >> reporter: the gmu campus is like a city with 40,000 students

and staff. >> it's operating how? is it le a gps system? >> it's a little bit more precise than that. we drove it through all the routes on campus and developed our own 3d maps that aregn alied with the sensor suite that the robot uses to navigate. in the testing phase there were humanho monitors w followed behind and beside to to 30 yards away.ou it's not t keeping up, but sometimes the delivery robots have a mind of their own. >> when the sidewalks are crowded you notice it's goinger slow but it can open up when nobody is around. top speed 4 miles an hour. >> this operates in a pedestrian environment. >> i senses that pedestrian crossing there. >> it sure does. and it pauses. >> even if it was ice, snow or , rain this is six wheel driver, it has cameras all around it, it

operates on radar, andht at nig there's lights. it's required to ask permission from a remote operator who would oe sitting in our office just verify it's safe to cross. >> no trouble on my shift, but if a battery is needed or it runs into the unforeseen a human is dispatched. otherwise the delivery brot robots arerc 99 pet awe t autonomous. >>his is going to 139. it gluten free crust pizza. open her up. flay itt in here, utensils on top, close her up, and she's off. >> and then using their smart phone, the can unlock the robot. that robot right now is ckloed. >> here's your delivery. >> it's probably 25 degrees.

youould have had to walk clear across campus to get this. >> i've never been to the dunnkin donuts on campus. >> really >> thankyou, have a nice day. that guy left his library at the engineering school for a donut. i know wha you're saying is it taking jobs away from the and mortar businesses but they tell us when they use the robots they need to keep up with the delivery demand. starships technology is global but gmu is the first to use the robots. they're going to beyw evre. i've seen them around logan and dupont circle. >> l it'se people on scooters. ck. some food on their while you're going by this building, toss the pizza up to the third floor. >> i could use a pizza, that would be nicem >> dial t up. what's coming? >> colder air tomorrow.

it's going to get a lot colder by this time tomorrow night. you're going to wake up saying i don't need my jacket. yeah, you do, take it. look outside, the capitol wheel looking good. the potom just totally tra tranquil right now. temperatures mild this time of yes., 54 degr dropping into the lower 50s and maybe going back up. some areas could be close to 60 degrees by morrow. 52 down towards manassas. no rain in our area now we've seen a couple of showers and sprinkles, but not much. we told you yesterday we would not see much in the way of rain. the rain is b k to thewest. these are strong storms even a confirmed torna today towar ohio. look at the system making its way towards us, but we're not going to see any of that rain, maybe a shower, but that's it. this is going to dry outhe as

storm system causing this is up towards the north. behind it it gets colder. 57 degrees at the busto tomorrow, 56 degrees at recess. still on the mild side here. r but that'slly when the cold air comes in, it starts getting windy, temperatures fall by about 10 degrees in a couple hours. 47 by the time you pick up the kids. by the time you get back from dinner, wind chills in the 20s and 30s tomorrow night. let's talk about your weekend because weo from the 50s and 60s down into the 30s and 40s r your weekend. >> it starts to feel like february once again for the weekend. 're talking about normal temperatures out there. but wind chills on your saturday are in the 20s throughout the day. the good news is with this colder air coming i it's going to put a halt to the tree pollen. i did see the numbers come up more today with this pollen rert buthen the cold air

filters in we're not worried about the tree pollen. it's going to be a great weekend to go skiing or snow boarding, especially on sunday. if you're traveling, no issues at all. however there is a small chance lr wintery mix on sunday night. as wek to monday and tuesday, because the weekend just cold but quiet weather wise we're tracking a chance for wintery weather. here's what we're seeing right now. there is a chance for a wintery mix sunday that includes the threat for ice out there. on monday we have t chance for a wintery mix during the morning hours and maybe scattered rain showers during the day. on tuesday looking like a better potential for wintery mix changing over to rainre but ts still a lot of uncertainty in this forecast. but yeah on monday and tuesday we could see some of the roads impacted, especially during the mo commutes both days and this could lead to school impacts, delays, cancellations, some minor snow accumulation is possible. e have to stress this

forecast is still evolving, going to change, but something we're keeping a close eye on for sure. >> it's all about the temperatures. just how cold does it get on monday and tuesday. 59 tomorrower morning but co 29 by saturday morning. highs in the 20s and 30s. and again is it 39 or 33? sr feelinghis is going to start off as snow on tuesday morning, switch over to rain, become mostly a rain event but could be problems early tuesday morning. next week, not too bad wednesday and thursday b

the district is grappling with a spike in shootings. >> and h mark segrav reports tonight, the number of complaints against d.c. police offirs has reached its highest number in 20 years. >> reporter: violent crime plagues the district with more and more innocent victims injured and killed. >> we know every death is a tragedy. >> reporter: but the majority of people who showed up at the d.c. coodcil t weren't there to complain about the crime rate. they came to complain about the police and the tactics police use. many, supporters of the black lives matters movement. >> since 2013, 90% of use of

force incidents were against black incidts andt was white officers using force against black subjects. > many of the african-american residents feel the police are dsed as a tool to push them out of the neighborh >> reporter: also testifying wi with, the man in charge of investigating those mplaints. michael toe bin testified about the growing numberf complaints in 2018 there was 780 complaints lodged by the public. a 77% increase over the previous year. butn to tells news4 the vast majority othe complaints sulted in the officers being exonerated of anyrong doing. >> 30 of the cases we sent back to the district command for their individual action with the officer. and 19 of those cases we sent over to the police chief to issue discipline. >> reporter: he also testified about a signicantpike in police officers using force.

in fiscal year 2017, there were 2,224 incidents where police used force. that was a 36% jump over the previous year. in the ardistrict,segraves, news4. the crisis v inginia politics not slowing down tonight. while the commonwealth's t leaders are stuck in damage control. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. now at 6:00, the growingsu pr on ralph northam, justin fairfax, and mark herring puts virginia democrats in a bind. >> we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. t >> tonight new developments making that harder than ever. >>ot b d.c. and baltimore. tonight we're saying good buy to a baseball icon. tonight the nationals and ori e orioles remember frank robinson. i'm tracking a major change making its way our way. theer tomorrow morning, but cold air comes in b