aaron gilchrist is in richmondh watching developments up close. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a long week indeed. today, we expect that business that happens in the capital house. this was the case yesterday. they were able to do some work. lieutenant governor frfax was in the chamber. votes were cast. he tried to avoid the media yesterday, which was the case for most lawmakers here. you seeucouise there. she ran from me a couple of times yesterday. they did not want to talk about what's happened with the lieutenant governor, the governor and the attorney general yesterday, before they put out statement. we will have much more detail about what thedid say and what to expect from the day ahead coming up here in a few minutes. >> n,aa thank you. before we get back to aaron, there's some other news we want toet to this morning. with have to begin with a check the commute a your

forecast. >> melis mollet, and we begin with chuck bell and the return to winter. >> absolutely right. it will be awindy afternoon and evening. temperatures will be falling from the 50s 3 into thes by your friday evening. you don't always get what you want in this world. plan on a very windy afternoon. ke your umbrella this morning. a chance for a passing shower early in theday. winds will be gusting at 35 miles per hour. and temperatures will be through the 40s and into the 30s this evening. apparently camera one doesn't like me much anymore. >> that will be a problem. we need to get that fixed soon here this morning. taking a look right now at 66, looking good overall. no major problems. that camera ere, sometimes they reset at the top of the hour. that just flashed f to black a

moment. inbound near manassas, northbound, going about 38 miles per hour at this point. looking i springfield, backlick road, dark traffic ligs. treat that as a traffic stop. as you're headed inbound near the memorial bridge, sounds like a tractor trailer that is stuck there. a inner loo outer loop of the beltway, no complaints so far. the littl s greents over the moved earlier, that' out of the way. from scandal to stand off. today marks the end of one week of brutal revelations about virginia's three top elected leaders. eachca politicalal has a life of its own. some go away quickly. others linger. two accusations of racial insensitivity, one sexual assault allegation. and as of this morning, zero

resignation. while ralph northam, lieutenant governor justin fairfax and attorney generalark herring, fighting to keep their jobs. other state democrats are struggling just to do theirs. >> it's been a very, you know, tough week to say the at least. obviously. a lot of serious issues to focus on. we reall we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. we're here to legislate. >> aaron joins us live from richmond. what is the sense you're getting? is any work been getting done? or is everyone consumed with the scandals? >> reporter: i think everybody isy constaninking about the scandals. there is work that has been done this week. i'makers would only say, rushing to the meeting or i have to go to a thvote. wanted to say they are doing the work of rginian.

we did see collective statements about governor ralph northam. the call for his resignation is loud and clear right now. after days of silence, we got word from three key groups ofde crats in virginia and d.c., about the leaders dealing with the scandals. nilate last t, the virginia legislative black caucus released a statement. it reads, we can no longer hide behind a facade of unity. we must fiercely and intentionall combat theatred of the past that still lives today. there was another statement from the virginia congressional delegation in d.c. they said, like otherirginians we've been devastated by the horrible developments. there's no question that virginians' faith in their gonrnment and leaders has b deeply shaken. this is telling what other leaders think about what's happhing in the commonwea and what they would like to see happen. there's been a pience allotted to mark herring to see if he can regain the people's trust.

and they're waiting to see if there's more information to come ant the lieutenant governor here. we'll have tf see there's real movement in terms of resignation or asking for forgiveness, in the hours to come once the statehouse reopens. >> the scandals are putting a light on issues like racism. and one of the officials had to defend his own past y.ye >> reporter: another concerning issue recording t majority senate l leader here. and images by "the virginian pilot." state senator norment was the advantaging editor of the 1968 military yearbook called "the bomb." i tried to talk to him yesterday, after we learned about that yearbook and racial slurs of images and people in blackface. norment would not answer testions that i tried to ask

him yesterday os matter. he did put out a statement, though. he said he did not appear in photha in the yearbook year. and he said the use of blackface is abhorrent in our society a heondemns it. he said he forgot what was in the yearbook. he pulled out a copy and the report ipo ing there, and like everyone else, wants to do the work of the people o virginia. >> you have to wonder what could be coming next. aaron gilchrist, live for us in richmond this morning. thanks so much. we'll check in with you throughout this newscast. a new report from the virginian pilot says the womans ac lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault told congressman bobby scott one year ago. and that is when dr. vanessa tyson said she notified "the washington post." co dressman scott said heid not have all of the details of they,ncident until wedn

when she released her full statement. meanwhile, this was the scene as fairghx moved throu the capitol yesterday. he and the governor have spoken hone and northam and herring have spoken. our coverage of the crisis in virginia is far from over. aaron will be live throughout e morning with all of the latest developments. you can see reaction fromak las onlinehe on nbc washington app and neighbors call it the highway of death. >> dozens of accidents have made indian head hhway in prince george's county one of the most dangerous roads in the region. the road jacobs is on now with the latest on the efforts. good morning. >> reporter: this is a notoriously dangerous highway. countedless people have been

killed over the year now, prince george's county police, as well as maryland state police, want to do their part in trying to curb the numbers here on indian head highway with a dui checkpolot. they were ing for impaired drivers. last night, they arrested one. so far this year, they've issued 3,000 citations on route 210 since january 1st. all of this coming on the heels of a deadly crash that killed thire children and injured t parents at the end of last year. >> we are trying to prevent these injuries. had a family of five, three children lost their lives and the parents were critically injured. this is important to our administraon.an our chiecounty executive. >> reporter: police believe that driver was drinking at the time of the crash. more than 60 people have been killed here over the last 11 years. >> nicole, thank you. it's08 we have breaking news right now.

there's been a deadly fire at a major socce stadiumri a de de janeiro. >> this is one of the first photos we saw. this horribl incident on social media. the fire broke out earlier this morning in a dormitory area at the complex, run by the flamingo football club. the victims have not yet been identified. but the dorm aa where the fire broke out, is said to be used for players ages 14 to. report is that the fire is under control. but no word yet on what caused it. we will bring you updates as they come into the newsroom. a marand manays he was discriminated against after a bank teller refused to allow him to witraw money from his own

account. >> he tried to withdraw $1,000 om the t.d. bank in bethesda. he says he gave the tler his driver's license, date of birth and confirmed his address. but the teller continued to question him. so, he record theincident. >> you asked me where i'm coming from. you asked what i'm doing here. we're in an affluent neighborhood.ke and you me how somebody from baltimore comes here? >> t.d.ec bankned to talk on camera. a spokesman released a statement that included this. unfortunately an employee was unable to identify mr. dunlap's identity because there were inconsistencs in the verification information that the customer provided. we have made several attempts to speak with mr. dunlap to understand and address his

concerns. we take this matter seriously and are continuing to review it. to house democrats flex their new subpoena power. matthew whitaker will appear on capitol hill. he will answer questions about conversations with president trump and why he did not recuse himself f the mueller investigation. yesterday, whitaker said he wouldn't show up unless the subpoena was dropped. the house intelligence committee piis also r up a sweeping investigation into the president's ties to russia and his finances. the white house ways and meanst comm is obtaining the president's tax returns. and there's an investigation on th president's immigration policy and the recent family separation crisis at the border. the president catled the demo quote, nuts. the longest serving member of congress has passed away.

former michigan congressman john dingell died yesterday after battling prostate cancer. he was 92 years old. dingell represented the same district for more thanars. he is being remembered as a true statesman and a pillar of congress. funeral arrangements have not been announced. still ahead, when you go ou on the night on the town. everyone should have a plan to avoid a hangover. >> you may have heard something about which drink to have first, the beer or the ine. do make a difference? we have the answer for you. also ahead, outrage. why a new item from guccia causd backlash and a company backtrack. how about our weather, chuck? >> good morning, everybody. school day fecast for the kids on a finally friday. chance for some showers at the bus stop this mornin have your umbrella ready. it wilwi be y and sunny on your way home u need everything today. need the jacket and the hat with the tiedowns. you need sunglasses for later and umbrellas this morning.

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you're watching news 4 today. >> this morning, luxury fashion brand gucci is apologizing for a sweater that a lot of peopl saying resembles blackface. the top is a black turtleneck sweater that pulls up over the bottom part of the face, with a cutout with oversizendred lips arhe mouth. gucci has stopped selling the weater. it's ader that it made it that far. >> more than a fashion fail. valentine' day is just around the corner. it's one of the busiest times of year for online dating. >> not everyone is logging on to look for love, exactly. a number of people are using dating apps to find friends.

apps like bumble are people looking for nonromantic connections. similar to the dating part of the app, users can swipe through profiles to send messages. and you can set up a friend date to meet in person. heard beer have before wine and you'll feel fine. ays the order does not matter. european researchers assigned 90 volunteers to drink large alcoholic drinks in dierent orders. a fishman spotted two killer whales off of the coast of virginia, ont the ecoast. the captain of a charter boat said he saw the orcas when they were sea bass fishing off of virginia beach on sunday. he describes it as one of the coolest things he's ever witnessed on the water. >> i'll bet. they are gorgeous, aren't

they? here's some more incredible video for you froman the ac ocean. you see those black dots in the middle of your screen there? those are dozens of black tip sharks, swimming on the coast of south florida. they have been migrating to the sunshine state, due to the frigid waters up north. theysually stay in the area for two months. you stay out while they're in. >> exactly. >> i talk about pandas a lot. i love dolphins and orcas are members of the dolphin family. fyi. today i have a random fact. >> we'll let you go out and swim with them. how let us know how that turns out. around here, a busy weather day coming our way. not a lot of rain. we have passing showers here first thing this morning. it will get cold fast.

that is rain changing to snow in the mountains of west virginia. it will turn verywindy and cold later on in the day today. current temperatures, our high for today will occur just before lunchtime. it's mild. temperatures in the 50s for the southern half of the area. mid to uer 40s around the metro for now. planning out the day toda briefly in the 50s before noontime and falling fast, as the wds reall increase and the sunshine comes back for the second part of the day. 'll go from umbrellas to sunglasses today. download our nbc washington app. there's a l of winter weather potential coming up early next week. we'll haverequent updates on our app and website. you can follow me on social media.on talking abouty and tuesday morning. there's a possibility for or closures for schools monday and tuesday morning. here's future weather on sunday. dry weather for the daylight

hours o sunday. a combination of rain and snow after monday, into the monday morning commute. becomes rain during the day on monday. and monday ght, cold air funneling down from the north and more moisture coming in from thea south, that another chance for snow. this is midnight monday night into tuesday now. another chanc toimpact the tuesday night commute before it becomes rain again. a lot of moving parts. not a highnc confi in how much snow we may or may not be dealing with. ostay with usr the next couple of days. today, it's about the wind and thete falls eratures. melissa, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. 270 at montrose road. everything looks good, northbound and southbound. we have fog here and there around town. you may need to use the low beams. manassas between gateway boulevard and central park drive. an overturned truck. in sterling, northbound 28, the ramp to waxville road. in the district, southbound g.w.

parkway. oversized tractor-trailer therep inner lnd outer loop, no problems. looking at the green line delays. a switch problem outside of southern avenue right now. your travel times, maryland and virginia lookili good overl. en talo

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it's 25. >> if we can trim out the gray on and not turn me bald, i'm a new customer. we're in the 40s to near 50 degrees on your friday morning. it will turn windy and it will get cold and soon. thcomplete check of the forecast, includine weekend, coming up. and new details and video of an encounter that put on aca lo -- put a local principal on leave. why police and fellow students have standing behind this administrator. live at the virgia state capital, we are tracking the latest overnight developments in latest overnight developments in the crisis in the

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news 4 today starts elw. >>me back. it's 6:29. it's finally friday. we made it. and 45 degrees out there, not too bad. colder weather is coming. and it will be here before you return home tonight. make sure you have the heavier coat, even if it fee like you will need it when you step outside this morning. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> that's a good point you made. the kiddos are thinking, it will be nice. , you need your coat.

i'm molette green in for aaron aaron is in richmond as we continue to follow the scandal surrounding three of virginia's top elected leaders. hey, aaron. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's been a quiet couple of days here. it's been days since the governor or the attorney general. the lieutenant governor did show up in the senate chamberst day. but nothing has been said by them or many other lawmakers about the scandals that are surrounding these top three men. at the same time, we did get some statements from democratic leaders here in virginia. we will have more on that for you coming up in a second. we want to turn to your forecast. 45 degrees back in d.c. right now. chuc bell is ableo look at what to expect. i would imagine it cold. >> it sure is, aaron. put your coat on before you drive back up i-95. by the time you get will be windy and the temperatures will be falling. four things to know. it's relatively mild this morning. a couple of chances for rain drops on tng mor commute. then, turning windy and

temperatures wilin tumble d the day. most of the rain is in the panhandle o virginia and northern maryland. and the rain is changing over to a mix o rain and snow in maryland and the mountains of west virginia. current itemperatures, petersburg. 37 in oakland. it will be a quick drop in temperatures.d don't be fou by the 40s and 50s to get the daytarted. we'll be falling fast. by 5:00, 6:00, wind chills will be below freezing. winds will be gusting over 35 miles per hour. d tomorrow, sunny, cold and breezy. good morning, looking at the beltway here at university boulevard. you canee we have fog there at the top of the beltway. fog along 270 and also on 95. be careful. you might have to use the lowam when you head out sometime soon. looking at the rest of the beltway, no major issues. this is a nice gift on friday morning as we're at 6:30. manassas, godwin drive between

gateway and central park boulevard, an overturned work truck.st ling, northbound 28, waxpool road, a vehicle causing delays. as you head through virginia into d.c.,outhbound g.w. parkway at the memorial bridge, an oversized tractor-trailer blocking the right lane. we can see delays there. w, to the crisis in the commonwealth. it will be another tense day in richmond, as virginia's top three leade struggle to hold on to their positions. the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general face scandals tt could put their careers in jeopardy. >> aaron gilchrist is live in richmond with the latest on what's happening dow there. good morning again, aaron. >> reporter: good morning. this is a capitol that is in limbo right now. a lot of questions swirling about what will happen next. of the leaders or all of them will speak upr step down at this point. the lieutenant governor, justin

fairfax, was swarmed b reporters as he tried to mov through the halls of the statehouse, into the senate chamber, which hes es over. this comes as a new report in "the virginian pilot," saying the woman accusing him of sexual assault, told bobby scott about the ordeal a year ago. reott said he didn't know all of the facts until shased her statement this week, saying he knows what we know. fairfax deies there was an assault thathappened. governor ralph northam has reached out to fairfax and to attorney general mark herring. he did that by phone. we were told those were cordial exchanges. well-known civil rights leader, al sharpton reacted to the crisis in the commonwealth. he had a town hall at union university, a small black private school here in richmond not far from the capitol. and sharpton commented on the o future attorney general mark

herring. >> if the attorney general want good.pent and grow, and the best example of that is resignin am >> reporter: one of the few people actually calling for mark herring to resign at this point. sharpton believes that governor northam should step down. continue way he can on. and he says the sexual assault allegations surrounding eutenant governo fairfax should be fully investigated. other people have said the same, as well.ul who s do that investigation? how that investigation should unfold, eun, that hasn't been explained at this point from an allegation datg back to 2004. >> and, aaron, what are y hearing from the citizens? the voters that live in that area? >> reporter: you know, we spent all day yesterday trying to talk to pe and people don't want to talk about these issues. in a lot of ways, we're talking about racism and sex and sexual violence. folks we tried to talk to didn't want to have that conversation. people who a few would talk to us.

they seemed to be torn on this issue about whi leaders should resign, whether leaders should resign. listen to what some folks told us. >> i think he needs to step iddown. people things in the past. but to be a leader, and for the people, i think he needs to step down. >> with northam, i feel like he shouldn't be reprimanded for something he did 30 years ago. >> reporter: just an example of e contrast in views there. we saw this demonstration last night at the capitol. was as what we were told funeral for the democratic party for virginia. there was a casket carried up to at governor's mansion, rig the gate there at the governor's mansion. a statement being made by o thi grou mostly millennials about what they think should happen with the politicians here. and that the democratic party o virginia needs to be revamped. i want to point out, it wasn't a casket, it was cardboard kags d

fashioned into the shape of a casket. >> aaron, thanks so much. it's 6:35. police are working to get more surveillance video from inside a prince george's county school. they want a better idea of what happened during an altercation between the principal and a student. this video was recorded by someone inside the flowers hinh school, shg that scuffle. at first glance, principal rdon brown appears to strike the student. but sources say the student assaulted the principarst and a teacher befo s that. policeay the video shows a different story when slowed down. >> the student places his hand in the face of the principal. what is viewed by some to be a blow, we believe is actually the principal swiping thnd away. >> the teen habeen charged as a juvenile. principal brown is on leave police gather more video evidence. a university of maryland

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here's your cnbc business morning report. >> good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. joson & johnson will start listing the prices of its prescription drugs in tv ads, the first drugmastr to take that . it will start with xarelto. it will show the pill's list price and typical out-of-pocket costs. there will be a link to a site where they can put their insurance data to get more information. the move folws a proposal by the trump administration to require drug prices in ads. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. good morning, everybody.o too warm worry about snow all this week. but the cold air returns today and hangs around for theeekend and may hang around long enough to bring us some troubles for th monday and tuesday morning commutes to school and work. more about that and the ten-day forecast, straight ahead.>> a brand-new problem on the roads here. urbana southbound, crash reported. we're seeing delays there.

♪ welcome back. it's 6:45. more, now, on the crisis in the commonwealth. we're keeping an eye on the latest with the top three elected leaders. >> governor northam, lieutenant governor fairfax and attorney general herring. all facingcandals that would end their careers. latest lchrist with the on another lawmaker facing controversy this morning. aaron, good morning. >> reporter:ood morning, molette and eun. this time we're talking about

tommy norment. he was the managing editor of the virginia military institute yearbookn 1968. the yearbook was called "the bomb." we learned that the yearbook contained some racial slu and images throughout its pages. images of peoplen blackface.no rment wouldn't talk to me inside theapitol building. he did release a written statement a while later, saying he did not appear in any of the otos in the yearbook. he was par of the management team of people that o worked the yearbook. agai i didn't appear any of the photos and wants to get -- he called blackface abhorrent and wants to g back to the work of the people of virginia. wehod mention that we aare staying on top of developments with governor ralph northaed he has hp in the governor's mansion as best we can tell. no oneas seen him since saturday. no one has seen him around the grounds. he did makal phone to the

other top leaders here. both lieutenant governor fairfax and attorney general herring. in contrast, i should say to ralph northam, herring seems to be getting bit of a second chance here. the most recent sign of from democratic leaders putting out statements saying they want to give him an opportuhaty to the conversations that need to be had to regain and rebuild the trustawfkers here and the trust of virginians around the state, as well. we have yet, eun and molette, to see the attorney general here on the capitol grounds or near his of or to hear what plans he might have to expand dialogues about h actions when he was 19 years old back in 1980. >> so many questions remain. aaron gilchrist live for us in richmond. thank you. >> thank you, aaro happening today, house democrats flexing their oversigh power. matthew whitaker will be on the hot seat on capitol hill.

mm he will testify before the house judiciary tee, after threatening to be a no-show. kristen welker is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. acting attorney genera matt whitaker, will be heading to capitol hill later this morning to testify before the house judiciary committee. in comes after aloday-ng standoff thursday, with house democrats, who threatened to subpoena whi hker if didn't answer their questions. that move, an attempt by democrats to prevent whitaker from claiming executive privilege and avoidthnswering r questions about whitaker's private conversations with the president. the white house blasting democrats for t playing whaty called pointless political games. lie president weighing in thursday, c whitaker an outstanding person and saying that if whitaker does he will do very well. whitaker calling the subpoena threat unprecedented, unnecessary and premature. democrats are escalating the scrutiny of the president and the administration on a number of fronts. everything from russia to the policies at the border. we'll have more on that coming

up o "today." back to you. >> kristen welker live for us at the white house this morning. thank you. much more from kristen coming up on "today." and gre focus with that lawn mower in the background. >> she's a profsional. excellent work. news 4 working for ymu, in the cty for black history month. last night, we hosted a panel of black female journalists who cover theho white e. the women included nbc news kristen welker a our meagan fitzgerald, moderated the panel there. they talked about the journey te white house and the importance of getting every story right. kristen, one of the best in the biz. jeff bezos is accusing "the national enquirer" of extortion and blackmail. bezos says the tabloid's parent company threatened to publish explicit pictureses of him and his girlfriend. he published an e-mail exchange

with ami. bezos says the company wante m to say the reporting on his affair was not motivated by political concerns. the tabloid published text messages revealing his extramarital affair. ami's chief executive is portedly a close friend of the president's who has attacked bezos, amazon and "the washington post." i'm justin finch at the live desk, following breaking news from rio deej nero, brazil. ten are believed to be dead at a soccerfa lity. there's fear that young lives have been lost. here's video showing the aftermlyh of an e morning fire at a complex run by the a flamengo football club. a fire broke out in a dory area usedoung players, 14 to 17. those killed have not been identified. look for more on this ahead on "today."

>> thank you, justin. richmond highway in the alexandria section will be open this morning following a pedestrian crash. a woman a was hit killed just off of the beltway last night. you can see it was foggy at the time of the crash. it's unclear ifye that p a role. now, to prince george's county this morning. >> that's where police are stepping up efforts to get drunk drivers off indian head highway. we go to nicole jacobs. she is there on the roadway thi morning with the latest on what they're planning to do. nicole? >> reporter: molette, 60 people have died here on indian head highway over the last years. those are definitely disturbing and heartbreaking numbers. now, prince george's county police and maryland state police arerying too their part to curb those numbers. last night, they held a checkpoint on route 210, looking for impaired drivers. you may remember the crash at

the end of december that killed three small children and injur thei parents. well, police believe that driver was drunk at the time. here's more alarming numbers. 3,000 citations have been issued since january 1st and 11du arrests, including 1 last night, have been made. these dui checkpoints are just one thingreolice doing to try to make this roadway safer. back toyou. >> nicole jacobs, thank you. it's 6:52. back to our storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell, for a look at the forecast. everyone wants to know, chuck. >> the weekend wil be y. that's the good news. friday morning is starting with a little chance for a quick rai shower or tw it isn't going to add up to much and won't last long. but there are scattered showers across the area. focus in norern maryland and the mountains of west virginia. temperatures will fall fast today. 're in the 40s and 50s this morning. we'll be in the 30s by this

evening. there's your planner then. 52 at 9:00 with clouds and showers ending. sunshine returning by early this afternoon. and temperatures plummeting, 41t 6:00 tonight, with windchills in the 20s. sunny, cold and breezyor your saturday. sunday, also looks dry. but here's the thing we're watching most carefully. sunday at 4:00 p.m., clouds moving in and a chance after dark sunday, for a combination of rain and snow. it's a lg way out and it's too early to pinpoint if that snow line stays g north ors south of the washington area. but it will be a close call. likely t rain and snow into the monday morning commute. all-rain monday afte noon. mondht into tuesday morning, another chance for a rain/snowmix. monday morning and tuesday morning commutes could befe ed. school delays and closures are a possibility. kids, cross your fingers and follow us on the nbc washington app.

let's go >> urbana, southbound 270 at 80. reported. crash we are seeing delays through that section. southbound as you're approaching ga gaithersburg, as well. it's not terri95e right now. n maryland, cherry hill road. northbound/southbound looks good. we hnge fog han around in different spots this morning. brandywine, northboundnc b avenue after brandywine road. springfield, northbound 395 at edsa edsall, a crash on the right side. volume looks tice ons friday morning. southbound g.w. rkway the memorial bridge. southbound tractor-trailer blocking the rightne green line delays because of a switch problem outside of oouthern avenue. 66 good. 95 northbound, quantico to the beltway, 38 miles per hour. 270 he, no major issues. top of the beltway, typical. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car.

it's 6:55. here's 4 things to know. metro's red line will be shut wn between dupont circle and judiciary square. if you need toet around, buses will replace trainst along t line. the green and yellow lines will run normally thisweekend. the longest serving member of congress passed away. former michigan congressman john dingell died after battling prostate cancer. he represented the same district for 59s. year check the nbc washington app for more on his life and legacy. hall of fame beball player and manager frank robion has died. he was part of two championship orioles teams and later became the first african-americanna r in major league history. robinson was also the first manager for then nationals w they came back to town in 2005. much moren robinson's incredible life and legacy coming up on the .oday" sh the crisis in the

commonwealth continues. all three top elected officials still surrounded by scandal. last night, virginia congressional leaders reiterated their call for governor northam p down. we are live in richmond all day long, keeping an eye on the nbc waheington app throughout t day for any breaking developments, is what you should do. >> may need the umbrella here first thing this morning. current temperatures are in the 40s. we'll briefly be in the 5s fore falling into the 30s this evening. and the weekend will be dry. weg are watch for a chance for a windry mix monday and tuesday. >> that worri me, chuck bell. >> urbana, southbound 270 at 80, a crashlocking some lanes. we have a lot of fog out there. should be lifting soon? should we be losing that soon? >> the fog will be gone well before lunchtime. >> it's been fun having the last few days. >> nice sitting in.

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