aaron gilchrist again this morning. he is reporting from richmond on the chaos regarding virginia's elected leaders. we're going to check in with him later. let's get to the forecast and your morning commute. >> our melissa mollet is standing by with traffic. but first, chuck bell. back tohu winter, cck. >> unfortunately, this is the way things go. the last five days in a row have been warmer than average. and today will technically go down as the sixth day in a row that's warmer than average. that will change before the sun goes down toda that's all snow across partsf lower michigan there and indiana. it will be just rain for us. mperatures will be way above freezing. but that's not how it's going to feel later in the day. couple swers here this morning. bethesda, chevy chase.

temperatures not cold yet. in the 40s and 5s this morning. as you plan out your day today,w showerther between now and 10:00, 11:00 in the morning. sunshine comes back with a rong northwesterly wind. temperatures plan on windchills in the 30ys, 5:00 today. be ready for that. staying cold over the weekend. and more abouthis little wintry mix possibility on monday coming up. good morning, chuck. seeing some fog on the roads. 95, northbound, southbound, everything is rolling along. ging , we have the fog h around. just be careful. might need the low beams. arlington southbound 395 queen to glebend shirlington. we had a work zone that has clea and southbound 395, between king and duke street. that's gone. 66 here. fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 64 miles per hour gets

throug you there in nine minutes. >> thank you so much. now, to the crisis in the itcommonwealth. ill be another tense day in richmond, as virginia's top three elected leaders struggle to hold on to their positions. the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general facet scandals t put their careers in jeopardy. meanwhile, the capit remains in lim as many people wait for one or all of them to step down. reporters as he moved through by the halls oftehe shouse yesterday, this as a new report in he virginian pilot" surfaced saying the woman accusing h of sexual assault told congressman s bobbytt about the ordeal one year ago. he didn't know all of the facts abt the story unt she released her statement this week. fairfax denies theren was assault. governor northam has reached out to fairfax and attorney general mark herring. now, well-known civil rights leader reverend al sharpton reacted to the crisis in the

commonwealth yesterday, at an vent atginia union university. >> he commented on the future of attorney gener mark herring. >> if the attorney general want to repent and grow, go t. an best example of that is to say, i am resigning. >> reporter: sharpton also says he believes governor northam should step down, as well. and the sexual allegations surrounding fairfax should be investigati investigated. >> statement was released calling for the govern every's recig nation. our aaron gilc some folks in richmond yesterday who have different opinions on what should. actually happ >> i think he needs to step down. i know people did things in the past. but to be a leader, he needs to step down. >> with northam, i feel like he shouldn't be reprimanded for

something he did 30 years ago. >> others say this is a time of reflection on how to deal with the issues in the community, once the dust settles at the there is new trouble for another virginia leader this morning. state senator majority leader, tommy norment, was t managing editor of a vmi yearbook called "t "the bomb." he would not answer questions yesterday. he did release a written statement saying he did not appear in any of the photos. our coverage of the crisis in the commonwealth continues throughout the morning. >> aaron gilchrist will join us live coming up in the 6:00 hour. it's 4:34. here's a look at some of the other top stories.on ameo jeff bezos is accusing "the national of extortion and blackmail. in a blog post, bezos says the tabloid company threatened to

publish picture of them. he wanted to say "the enquirer's" reporting on his aware was not politically motivated. a marylandean says was discriminated against at a t.d. bank in bethesda. he went into the bank to withdraw $1,000 from his account two weeksago. he says the teller started asking where he was coming from nd said his story didn't a up. so, dunlap pulled out his cell phone and started recording. eoming up at 5:00 a.m., we'll have mor on their interaction and what t.d. bank is saying about this incident. richmond highway in the alexandria section of fairfax county is back open this morning, following a deadly pedestrian crash. a woman was hit and killed just off of the beltway last night. the striking car stayed on the scen as an accident reconstruction team worked to find what happened. it was prettyhe foggy at time of the crash. it's unclear if that plaid a roll. police were all over a

stretch of the indian head highway overnight. they were looking for impaired drivers.re han 60 people have died on that road in the last 11 years. officers are working to maket safer. since the beginning of the year, police have issued 3,000 citations on indian head highway alone. at least one dui arrest was made at last night's checkpoint. we have an update on a story 've been following in prince george's county. police are working to gather more surveillance video from flowers high school. they're trying to get a better idea of what happened during an altercation between the principal and a student. by video was recorded someone inside the school, showing t scuffle. at first glance, principal gordon brown appears to strike the student. but sourcesay the stu assaulted the principalirst ntd a teacher before that. >> the stu places his hand in the face of the what is viewed by some to be a

blow,e believe is actually the principal swiping the hand away. >> the teen has been charged as a juvenile. the principal is on leave while police gather me video evidence. another university of maryland football player rushed to the hospital b is home recovering. the university says de nsiveback raymond boone was taken to the hospital tuesday after getting sick during practice. as a eprecaution, stated he had low blood sugar. he wanted to make it clear he is doing fine and appreciates all of the support. this comes less than ar year afhe death of lineman jordan mcnair. mcnair died in june, two weeks after collapsing during a football workout. a beacon in the baseball worl. is legendary player and trail blazing coach, frank robinson, has died. robinson was a first ballot hall of fame player,pend hel the orioles win two world series titles.

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still trying to get out of the doghouse after leaving hisaby on the train. the dad hopped off for a smoke break and lefhe baby in the car seat on the train that another passenger trand frantic tried to get theondad's atten when the doors closed. it was too late. th train returned to the station. and the baby is okay. >> thank goodness the baby is okay. >> this is full-on watching this panic mode. can you imagine? he didn't think the train win to go away. what if you can't catch up with the baby? >> can you imagine explaining that to momma? >> no. >> doghouse f a year. sometimesho w on to a l library book for a little too long. you need to finish reading it. one woman showss it's never too late to return a library book. >> one local libry just received a book in the mail for more n overdue than 70 years.

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you're watching news 4 today. >> back now, at 4:46. acting attorney general matthew whitaker will b in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> he will testify before the house judiciary commit threatening to be a no-show. tracie potts is live with whitaker's reversal as the house democrats flex their oversight powers. tracie? >> reporter: good morning, everyone. we didn't know less than 24 hour h ago if would show up for this hearing. he is now set to testify after the back and forth with the committee was resolved late yesterday. they wanted to issue a subpoena in advance. an unusual move, in case he o didn't now in case he showed up and wouldn't answer etestions, claiming executive privilege or sng like that. but whitaker fought back saying he would s notw up under threat of a subpoena. and the committee backed off and

said, if there questions you can't answer, we'll deal with those on a case-by-case basis. he oversees the russia investigation. he said he was loyal to president trump before he was appointed to ov that investigation. the committee, headed by democrats, want to know if there were conversations between him and the prenydent ore at the white house, anyrosed made on impeding that investigation. th want to know why he didn't recuse himself of over sing robert mueller's work after an officer suggested he do so. >> tracie, thank yo a push to increase maryland's minimum wage. the countyxecutive will testify in support of a bill to raise the state's mimum wage to $15 per hour over the next five years. right now, it's set at 0.10. each county has its own minimum wage. and prince county is $11.50. in montgomery county, it's

between $12 and $125. today will be an emotional day for virginia state police as f they pal respects to one of their own. funeral services for lucas dowell will be in smith county. his visitation is scheduled for is afternoon inchilhowie. troor well's family is requesting that donations be made to theirginia tate police association emergency relief fund. new details in a sexual assault investigation into a health care facility in arizona. the center where a woman in a vegetative state gave birth is being shut down. the hacienda health care ta facility announced it will tsto operations where an alleged rape caused the pregnancy of a patient. police arrested a male nurse for raping the woman after a dna test showed a positive match between him and the baby.

about 40 patients live in the unit. staff members say they will work closely to ensure the safety of the patients affected by the osure. 25 years ago, lorena bobbit ews front page when she attacked her husband in his sleep in their manassas home. she will appear on the "today" show to talk about a documentary thato delves i this case. she claims she was a o victim sexual abuse by her husband, jobb wayne t. >> he's reached out to you, repeatedly. >> repeatedly, in many occasions, yes. >> what kinds of correspondence have you gotten from him? >> valentines cards, notes, love notes. >> you can watch the entire at interview l this morning on the "today" show right after news 4 today. no we have talk about a smelly situation in maryland. wssc declared an emergency because sewage treatment plants in the state a running out of

room to store material waste water is treated. this material is storied inti faci like this one. it is shipped to farms across the state and used as fertili fertilizer. we've had so much rain, t farms are toowet. wssc is rushing to build temporaryacilities for storage. >> that's a stinky situatio the former walter reed campus in northeast washington seems to be resolved for now. there's construction equipment on t grounds and a temporary generator that serves as a public charter school nearby. d it runs 24/7. since monday, neighbors complained about a foul smell that made people sick. >> it smelled like burning diesel smell. it was atrong ell. >> very strong. enough to make you nauseous needily. >> brandon todd's office coordinated with different agencies.

an engineering team spent the night to determine what is causing t ell. neighbors tell us that the smell is gone and there's no t confirmation the problem has been fixed. if you are getting a headache because of odors. it's a question the football fans around the country areng as -- >> will tom brady be headed to the white house after the super bowl win? >> do you have plans to go t the white house for a celebration? >> next question. >> tom brady not i interestedn politics right now. brady has sho support for president trump in the pt but did not visit the white house after winning the super bowl in 2017. other patriots players said they will skip a white house celebration. >> there's a lot of talk. >> they should have ask him, are you going to retire? are you going to retire? willing to be more answer that question. >> he knew the question was going to come up. i mean, come>>on.

think he's not going to retire. >> of course he's not. >> why would he? >> yeah. he could have said thatwo years ago and not won a super bowl. or five years ag >> and he is in great shape. >> 41 years old. >> when i was 42, i looked like hi look at m now. get it while you can, tom. four thing you need t know about the weather the next couple of days. winter winds y.return to be ready for a very windy and cold afteeroon. cold wea hangs around through the weekend.hi su tomorrow. clouds back on sunday. and we're watching a chance for a winter weather problem here. e once youect monday, mostly mix to rain. problems are possible for the morning commute.de ys or school closures on monday and tuesday potentially ote a possibility. this is a guarantee. there's a lot of moving parts to this forecast. lete show you future weather. this is sunday afternoon.

sunday at 4:00 p.m. clouds moving but staying dry.ty a possibif a little rain/snow mix. a betterhance for snow in northern maryland. rain south of the city here. overni t, monday night into monday morning, that possibility that exists there across parts oforthern ryland. it becomes mostly if not entirely rain during the day moooay. but as as the sun goes down monday night, a little more cold air moves in here. we might have another chance for a rain/snow combination monday night into tuesday morning. re, delays and closures possible tuesday early beverything becomes all-rain once again. for today, it's all about tumbng temperatures today. it's not cold this morning or windy. it will be both of those things before the day is over. cold and dry again for the weekend. there's a chance for rain/snow monday, tuesday. and quieter weather for the mid and later parts of next week. >> actually lookinggood. that is a great thing here on

this friday morning, especially if you're seaded oute time soon. 95 at dale city. wanted to show you this picture again b we're talking about fog in different spot t you may hav use the low beams here. inner lp and outer loop of the beltway. no problems. not sure why that circle is there. don't have any problems so far. those little green blobs showing yo where it's raining around town. 270 southbound. 70 to the spur, 68 miles per hour going to get you there in 27 minutes. it's 4:54. news for your health. good news for people with celiac disease. eating gluten can lead to abdonal pain, weight loss and bloating. now, a pharmaceutical company is testing a new vaccine called next-vax ii, to protect people if they eat gluten.

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news 4 today starts now. >> look at that. a picture of the capitol building as we get ready for a warmer day. it was foggy and rainy overnight. the weekend is now hours away. can we expect warmer temperatures to sti around? >> fingers crossed. but it's still winter. >> it is it's february 8th. i'm eun yang. >> i'mte mol green. aaron gilchrist is in richmond, following the scandals that are plaguing the top leaders. >>it we begin a check on your commute with melissa mollet and chuck bell with what we can expect today. do we grab the umbrella and the puffy coat? >> i would say it's four seasons in one day. but it won't be summer-like. three ssons in one day. it feels a little more like spring this mornin temperatures way above average.