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sglmplts sglmplgts new at mid y midday. i >> this is a character assassination, we're going to see if we can do something and get at the president. >> being called political. feared by republicans at the hearing. the acting attorney general wants answers. and it's mild but i'm hacking a it impacts your
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weekend. i'm erika gonzalez. we begin with a shutdown on pitol hill. acting attorney general matthew whitaker in the hot seat. he said he's not talked to president trump about the investigation. the's been fireworks. etc. personally when it comes to invoking executive privilege. >> you cannot repeat that the president might want to assert privilege. in your capacity as acting attorney general, ha been asked to approve actions to be taken by the special council? >> mr. chairman, i see that your five minutes is up. >> now that's the first time that any of us can recall a witness informi a committee chair that the time is up.
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and keep in mind, whitaker's testimony was not scheduled wi out controversy. yesterday he said he would not show up unless a subpoena was dropped. we go to the crisis in the virginia's top three elected leaders still struggling to hold on to their positions. the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general facing scandals that put careers in jeopardy. there's new trouble for another leader. state senate leader tommy noragn was the mg editor of a 1968 yearbook called the bomb. that yearbook contained racial ghslurs and images throut its pages. he would not answeruestions yesterday. he did, however, are release a written statement saying he did not appear in any of the. phot and the use of blackface is abhorrent in our society and i em pafullically condemn it. justin fairfax was swarmed reporters as he moved through the hallsda yey. this as a new reporthe in t
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virginia pilot surfaced saying the woman accusing him o sexual assault told congressman bobby scott about the ordeal a year ago. he said he didn't know the all theil facts u she released her statement this weekfa fa denies there was an assault. goveor north than reached out to the lieutenant governor and we hav learned he called the two yesterday morning as well. that was just a couple hours before statements came can reiterate iing the call forstor than t down. the statement says in part, like other virginians that we have been devastated by these horrible twomt developments, there's no question that f virginiath in their government and leaders hasrs unndably been shaken. >> to be a leader and for the
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people, i think he needs to s down. >> i feel like et he shouldn't be reprimand ed for something e he did 30 years ago. >> this is a time for reflection on how to deal with these issues in the community. >> ref rend al sharpton react ing to the crisis yesterday at virginia union university. sharpton comments on the future of attorney general heiring. >> if the attorney general want to repent and grow, good. and the best example of that is to say i am resigning. >> sharpton says he believes the governor should step down and the sexual assault allegations surrounding lieutenant governor fairfax should be fully investigated. our coverage of the crisis in the commonwealth continues throughout the day. the bureau chief is tracking the latest. look for her reports on news 4 at 4:00 and be sure to also keep an eye on the nbc washington app for breaking godevelopments.
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we turn to the weather now. don't expect it to get any warmer today.e temperats are expected to drop. >> amelia, is it going to feel like the return of winter or maybe like it felt on tuesday? >> it's definitely going to feel cold out there ght. and for your weekendwe as . you can see the winds picking up. sinwinds are going to contiade oversphe area and. southern marylandver the next few hours. as a cold front crosses the area. here's this front right now on ctellite and radar. you can et see tuds with it. we're getting in on breezy to windy conditions, more sunshine and colter temperatures as well. here's a lock at current temper across the area. 51 degrees in washington. and some of us still dealing with patchy drizzle out there. butcumberland. temperatures in the 40s.
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we're going to see colder air moving in during the afternoon hours. we're not going to notice thatg f a temperature drop. once we hit 4:00 per., see teures falling to the low 40s. er:00 p.m. it's feeling about 24 degrees out i'm going to have more on the weekend. plus i'm keeping a close eye on a wintery mix monday and tuesday. i'll have the latest impacts, coming >> you just crushed justin. he died a little insideda >> it's only rl february. >> we're going to t go this scene here and the section of fairfax county this is bac open this morning following deadly pedestrian crash. a woman was hit and killed. it was pretty foggy at the time of the crash, but it's unclea whether that played a role.
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it's an police as they pay final respects to one of their own. funeral services for luc dow well will be held. he was killed on monday night. his visitations this afternoon and will be followed by his funeral. donation be made to the police association emergency relief opportunity. this about an alleged assault involving one of the most visual members of t trump administration. >> kellyanne conway says that a womanpproached her last fall. she says the woman shook and yelled at her. this all apparently unfolding at a restaurant on bethesda road. >>has where we find nicole jacobs live with the details. what a story here. >> reporter: yeah, we have heard
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of these types of alleged assaults with mitch mcconnell and his wife as well as sarah huckabee sanders. according to courtayocuments, coays she was at a birthday event with her daughter, her teenage daughter when a woman grabbed her arms from behind shaking her and yelling at her. the incident allegedly happened at uncle hooul eos back in october. here's the kicker. cohn b way says her daughter captured cell phone video of the woman enough for police to compare it to her record. once the restaurant managers were able to pinpoint her name, which is mary ann. she was summoned to court in december charged with second degree assault and disorderly nduct. we went by her house today. there was no one home. so we go no answer from her. bu her attorney did e-mail us a statement. it reads in part, she saw
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kellyanne conway, public figure in a public placend exercised her first amendment right to express her personal opinions. she did not assault ms. conway. the facts of the trial will show this to be true and show tbe account t false. so this is definitely a story we will continue to follow. back to you. >> for sure. thank you so much. also today a push to increase maryland's minimum wage. workers will testify in support of a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next five years. ght now, the state minimum is at $10.10. we did some checking. each county has its own minimum wage. now we are a week away from possiblily another government shutdown. 800,000 federalorkers went more than a month without pay during the shutdown.na
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r richard shelby says that won't happen again. he expects negotiators will reach a deal by monday. lawmakers are trying to strike a deal on immigration, but that's unen clear whether unclear whether the president will sign off. >> wee what happens. but ihe hear thatare working on something. and both sides are moving along. we need boarder security. we have to have it. it's not an option. >> the president's req for $5 billion for a wall along the southern border with mexico. president trump will undergo hisecond physical as president. white house staff admit the 72-year-old president hasn'tng been follo the diet and exercise regime he was prescr e prescribed after his first exam. his doct physical butten isn't expected a press conference like we saw lastme talk about a smelly
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situation in maryland. wssc declared an emergency because sewage treatment plants ar running out of room to store material that remains after waste wer is trooet ed. that is stored ikefacilities his one. it's then shipped across the state and used as fertilizer because we have had so much rain, farms are too wet. they have to dry out before the fertilizer can be shipped. they are now rushing to builde. stor emergency repairs on the beltway. where your weekend road trip could run into problems. plus overdue, why a womanci ded to rurn a library book afr more than 70 years. at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee.
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t e bruj bridge over amtrak. we're talking abe inner lop at 450. anes will be shut down. this is going to be a big pain for a lot of folks. plan in advance if you plan on using the beltway between those hours. this is an sunday at 2:00 p.m. the lunarce new yeabration and parade in china town, expect road closures. might want to take metro to gallery place. have a great weekend. your commute cou see a g. boost and you may have amazon to thank for it. two major transportation projects could be fast tracked to help lock gridlock. adam tuss has been tracking the details. >> we are talking about potentially tens of millions of dollars coming to the crystal city area fortransportation. first and most importantly, how about a second entrance to the crystal city metro station. that's something that's been glked about for a l time. now legislators are saying they could be pushing over $50
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million for that. dedicated bus lane that would expand in the crystal city area. total package for the transportation project here could be about $70 million. also don't forget there are other projects planned for the area as part of the amazon deal. we're talking about a bridgeo reagan national. we're talking about potomac yard and mt. ro station. and as you come back here and see the riders getting off the train here, certainly more improvements could help and would be necessary as far as amazon is is concerned. we'll stay on top of. lawmakers expectped to e tens of millions of dollars and t could be coming here to help fund a transportation improvement in chrrystal city. backo you. waiting for your plane is going to feel different lat there's a big wall that's just a sign of the changes that are
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coming metal beams, fencing, glass wallstherwill put the open spac behind security. the ticketingot area isoing to change. just some orr restaurants will require trip through security first. airport officials say the change will make the terminals more convenient forthravelers. alconstruction is set to be done in 2021. police are working to get more surveillance video from inside a school. they want better idea of what happened between the principt. and a stud this video shot by someone inside flowers high shows that scuffle. at first glance, he appears to e rike the student, but th student assaulted the principal first and a teacher before that. police say the video tells a different story when slowed down. hand tudent places h in the face of the principal.
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what is viewed b some to be a blow we believe is actually the >> the teen has been charge y. canned as a juvenile and is now on leave while police gather more evidence. a university of maryland football player is recovering at home after being rushed to the hospital. the universit says defensive back raymond boone became sick during practice and was taken to the hospital. et he says he has low blood sugar and is going foin. check your bookshere. the silver spring library got a book in the mail that's bee overdue for more than 70 years. >> the public library says this is actually the oldest book they have ever gotten back. amy talked to a woman who returned it from canada. >> reporter: if you have ever
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worried it was too late to right a wrong, take a page from this book. silverr was 1946 at the spring library. a 2-year-old fell in love with the book called the "the postman." >> i have had this book ally life or nearlyll my life. i just loved the book. >> reporter: pictures of how postal workers did theirjob. and so when her family moved to canada, the book went withth. >> i couldn't hang on to it age.er at my give things back. >> and over at the rockville library, imagine the director's surprise when she opened the mail to findon a lost book and a letter saying sorry. thing i s the oldest have ever seen. we don't always get o explanatio how it was lost to us from so long. >> we did the the math on the fines they could be facing.me mont county fined 35 cents a day. so you're look iing at over
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$9,000. but. lukly the county that $15 and doesn't charge a late fee for children books. >> were you worried about any possible fines? >> ial would have tked my way out of it. >> if you're looking to find the ok, sadl you're out of ck. the library says the book is too fragile to be checked out but will show it to anybody that wants to see it. >> we want people to use our stuff. proving n matter how old, it's never too late for a new beginning. amy cho, news 4. >> the other story there is send a check. now some news that hurts to share. get ready to bundle up. a cold wint with the possibility of snow. amelia is bk with an update.>>
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had an incredible week. not only did he leads p thes to a victory on super bowl sunday, he now has six championship rings. >> but the question now is i will he visit the w order to celebrate. the team's super bowl win? >> do you have plans ongoing to the white house for a celebration? >> next question. not interested in politics right now. back in 2017 he missed the white house visit afsur winning the per bowl due to family reasons. some other players said they will skip this year's celebration. sad news around baseball rld and here in the district of colombia. h frank robinso passed away. he was the first african-american manager in the game's history and the nationals
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first manager. sherri burris has more. >> reporter: in his last game as a nationals manager, the players celebrated frank robinson. a hall of fame career before. many of those players were even born. in 1966, his first year with the oriole, his mvp performance dropped them a world series title. a 14-time all-star becomin the first african-american manager in baseball history. he guided cleveland, san francisco, baltimore and montreal before the franchise moved to d.c. a losing record for the team, but winning over fans to baseball. he even took the last day on o the job in stride with a smile. >> any time you loo at the end, it's emotional.
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i don't o know. we got o to believe that. i won't put a bid on>> it. have never done harder than i have to do right now. and that's to say good-bye. >> nationalsse first n reliced a statement saying, quote, i'm positive myareer was shape d by the way that he treated me and pusheo be a professional. he taught meso many lessons about baseball and life that i will keep with me a pass along to teammate, friends and my two daughters. let's turn and look at the weather. we have some major changes i comi for this weekend.
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>> what? >> he's just hoping you say something. >> you're literally hoping for good news. i can't handle anymore. i'm like is there a 70 on the ten-day i don't know about. there is no 70. winter weather is moving back in to the area. first the temperatures today later in the day. it feels like winter around here and then maybe a bit ofsu wintery miay night, monday and tuesday as well. so here are your headlines. a big temperature drop today. fall into thet to afternoon hours, but we'll notice that change between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. that shifts from not thatad out there to it'sta iing to get windy and feel colder. that happens between 3:00 and 6:00. ur weekend, it's dry. but it is cold.
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and we're keeping a close eye on moay and tuesday. there's the wintery mix in the forecast. both of those days. i'll have more detail on what we know and don't know coming up right around 11:4 but your current temperatures across the area, 52 degrees in gathersburg. 51 in washington. so not bad out there.un unfoely, we did have those showers out there this morning. kind of that marine layer keeping that drizzle the. as we move you have into the afternoo hours, it exits and the wind picks up. we do see sunshine developing. winds this afternoon out of the northwest at 20 t 35 miles per hour. so you are really going to feel them. as we look tord sa, it's breezy and cold. that 39 feels like 29 degrees with the the winds. but plenty of sunshine. clouds increase throughout the
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day on sunday. highs in the lai 40s. then the chance for a bit of a wintery mix sunday night into monday morning. more on the extended forecast in 15 minutes. >> i have my eye on o sunday. it's described as a miracle drug. how it went from nearly free to costing ndreds of thousands of dollars. and new promises of an investigation into claims by. jeff bay
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he retired in 2014. he's being remembered as a true statesman and a pillar of congress. funeral arrangements have not yet been. announced. i> and new development th morning. amazon ceo jeff bezos takes on the most notorious tabloid. >> he's accuse iing the nationa inquirer for blackmail for accusing to go public with private photos. it believes it did actinawfully he reporting of the story. peter alexander has that story. >> reporter: overnight jeff be o dropping a bomb shell the billionaire. boss of amazon accusing the national enquirer of extortion and blackmail. in a personal post on the blog medium, bezos says f representative ami and its owner reached out to his attorney in anttempt to stop bezos' investigation into how
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the enquirer obtained intimate text messages between him and the woman he's reportedly dating. if he refused, the enquirer threatened to publish more texts and photos. explaining his decision to sak out, he writes, of course, i don't want personal photos published, but i won't participate in their wl known practice of blackmail, politica favoliticliolitical attacks and corruption. i refer t loroll this log over and see what crawls out. despite the embarrass. ment, he also posts ami's e-mails detailing the ten images they are threatening to publish including the below the belt selfie of bezos and sanchez wearing a two-piece red bikini revealing her cleavage. the tabloid's demand that bezos and investigators release a public statement saying they
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have no knowledge or basis to sugges the enquirer's overage was politically motivated. bezos pointin to kropgs with tiesident trump and connecon to the saudi arabian government. bezos also owns "e washington post," which is extensively reported on the president as well as the murder last year of its columnist jamal khashoggi, a saudi d hudi. he announced divorce after 25 years of marriage. that announcement coming before the enquirer pub lishd an article alleging bezos was having an affair w sanchez, a former tv hostal who i married. the post recently reporting that bezos security consultant said he was investigating whether sanchez's brothera sport sporter of president trump may be behind the leak. the president'seatedly attacked amazon and the post. >> "washington post," that's basically the lobbyt for
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amazon. he uses that president bu, bezo sroblems than anybody right now. he uses that as lobbyist. >> reporter: about the enquirer, he says, if in my position, i can't stand up to many kind of extortion, how many people can? >> in a statement this morning, ami says that they will investigate the claims and upon completion, the company will take, quote, whatever action is necessary. lo ray na bobbitt is back in the headlines. a new amazon documentary devilling into the case and the the headlines, they hope the me too era will help see the story through a new lens. >> i think my story, the documentary, a willually push that conversation again on the table. yes, it happened 25 years ago,
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but things are not changing much. >> at the time, bobbitt accused her then husband of rape and physical abuse. he was not found shilty. e was also found not guilty of reason by temporary insanity. theocumentary will come o out on amazon next friday. an outragever the rising costs prescription drugs. >> now it costs $375,000. katie beck explains how that's even possible. >> reporter: college senior will huler loves to run, but just four years ago, he feared he would never walk again. >> iinas get. worse and worse. >> reporter: three months after firstnc experg muscle fatigue, he was in a wheelchair. diagnosed with lems, a rare auto mimmune disorder but treatable with a non-fda approved drug. within an hour -- >> he jumped off the table and
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starts doing knee bends. i don't believe in miracle, but that was close to one. >> reporter: the drug was inexpensive to make, given to patients free of chae by small drug company. now they have been blocked by another company. catalyst pharmaceuticals that got fda approval for a modified version. they can sell it exclusively for years under a law design to encourage drugs for rare disease. they set the average price for the drug at $275,0 per year. >> this wasot innovative. is was not good medicine. this was good lawyering. >> reporter: the insurance will cover the cost. $500,000 in will's case. and catalyst is covering most out of pocket expenses, but krutices say that's not the point. >> society can't afford to pay outrageous sums of money for these drugs for rarediseases. we all pay. we pay in taxes. we pay in higher .premiu
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>> reporter: in a recent conference call, catalyst ceo says our pricing strategy reflects coverage from private and public payers and. assistance for patients in need. t the schulers see a company taking advantage of their son's illness to make milons from a drug it didn't discover. >> they can charge whatever they want and doctors and patients and insurance companies are at their mercy. >> reporter: a high price in exchange for a healthy life. katie beck. nbc lanews. >>y h began is blasting a move. it requires schools to start after labor day and end by june th. the democratic lawmakers correspondesponsoring new legiss local injury dictionei to decid own schedules. yesterday hogan call ed ahe mov, quotincredibly stupid idea. >> for them to say we're to change that, we're not going
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to let it. happen. we're going to stand up with the people. >> hogan says the longer sum isse break benefits families, businesses and tourism. some school systems have complained about the lac of flexibility under hogan. 's kp's executive order. your next family vacation could be easier on your wallet if you fly on frontier airlines. >> mom and dad, come close. kids 14 years and younger can now fly free, but there are a few catches. you'll have to join the diraount den pr which costs just under $60 a year. each free ticket must be paired th a paying adult.it nly applies to ghesic flights on certain days from now through august. frontier has a few flights out of the re fwan national each week and s marshal next o month. this ohio dad may still be trying to get himself out of the dog house after leaving his baby
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on the train. it ends well. d the hopped off for a smoke break and left the baby in the car seat on thetrain. teother passenger frantically tried to get his ion, but the doors began to close, but it was too late. passengers alert the rail operatorer and the train returned to the station. the baby is okay. but is the dad okay? still ahead,ur predictions for the record of the year. >> and we have an update of the problems that kept wells fargo problems that kept wells fargo compies locked out of theianr
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♪ but you didn't. ♪ because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education. if i leave you with just three words of advice: never...stop...growing. [cheering] we're going to continue to talk about the drop in temperatures. you have to take the puffy coats out once again. >> even tonight if you're heading out to dinner, it will be cold with windchill temperatures in the 20s. and then windchills in the 20s
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throughout the day but the coldest side, the good news about the cold air moving in, here you go. here's good news for you. it's going to put a halt to the tree pollen out there today. the tr pollen coming in moderate for our area. so if your allergies are bothering you, that's probably why. not going to be an issue this morning. it's a great weekend to go esiing or snowboarding. absolutely no is traveling. maybe sunday night a wintery mix. so here's ehat you canect for monday and touz. we could see a wintery mix. that uncluds the chance for freezing rain. and monday we have the chance to see a wintery mix changing over to rain. then it's a repeat performance on tuesday. a wintery mix during the morning hours around washington and areas to the north. channg over to all rain as rm temperatures there's still a lot of uncertainty on monday and tuesday. so you want totay tune d.
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wells fargo is providing an updaut on a major outage. >> the problems were caused by a shutdown at one ofests facilitihere smoke was reported during routine maintenance. most services have been restored uncolluding atms. customers can use their credit and debit cards company. the company says any fees you may have charged will be waived. a bankruptcy judge approved a deal to say save the owner of sears and kmart. the major remaining assets will be sold through the shareholder. searse would h liquidated without that aroval. 425 stores and 45,000 workers will be saved. with your morning business report.
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>> hey, guys. >> the heroes are reunited in an action packed adventure to save their city and the lego movie 2. >> jason is. he will the kids love this one as much as the first one? >> the first one the tag line was everything is awesome. this time everything is average. it's not bad. i think families will enjoy it. we're in fourth installment now. so it might say it. but we have chris pratt back. it's now adock lips. it's a death and destruction like a fury road. here he has to save his friends from ail yan invaders. i still think will arkansas net
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steals the show. is and tiffany haddish has a nice role as a sneaky evil all-in-one breath. she has two great songs that are are stuck in your head. so i do think that the lego gimmick is starting to wear thin for me. the story's not as sharp and not as original as 2014. . but if you're looking for a mind less escape with the family, it will be a decent way to pass the two hours. >> come join us and. >> it's based on the jazz music. and we actually caught up with the cast fro the show. and it was the best musical in
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1978. here's what they had to say. >> i think we're having trouble with that interview. what did you think about it? >> i will tell you that the interview was great. check it out. but while we're talking, we will be transported to a 1930s jazz club. there's a lot of hilt songs. so many good ones. the one you'll be singing in your head is "this joint is jumping." you'll be singing it all the way home. >> so the other thing that we have been. talking about and dustin brought cliff notes for this. >> i have a list. >> the gram my awards are sunday night. which categories do we need to keep an eye on. >> i'll jump in. i want toer hear what you think. >> record of the yearf is sort
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like their best picture. it's song of the year is song writing. but record of the year is all. it could be "this is america" this year. maybe. >> justin has fault with this. >> but iemember the video was such shifted mid-way. he did the the lyrics. get your money and then shift and go into that. it's really powerful. the middle was probably one of the biggest hits of the year. >> cardi b.? >> it is the catchiest song. >> and then the joke is >>'tit", oc k"r g."god's ."pl
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>> that's the best lyric. that's the line of the year. but album of the yea i think it could be the various artis for "black panther." but my pick i think it's going to be cas must graves. i think this is her year. >> thank you so much for joining us. we'll see what pans out. i think i'm right. >> we'll have to see with your notes. thank you so much for staying wi us. mith
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welcome back. eindt stray dogs cats are brought in every day. nd found s to a lost microchipping, the welfare organization is able reunite 500 pets with their families last year alone. the drerkts of animal control is here. let's talk about the tackler here. >> she's about 2 years old. she's a female mixed breed do shes super friendly with people. shoes done really well with them, she oas a lot energy.
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so if you're looking for a dog to play in the park, go onru , go hiking, this is the one for you. >> she's been very sweet so far today. now what we're talking about toy is a little bit about the ability to recover and protect lost pet pets. so what is the best thing you can do to help protect your pet from becominglost. >> microchip them. it's a quick, easy, inexpensive way for the humane society, veterinarian, anyone who finds your animal take it is to a shelter, a vet. ey all scan animals and that's a quick way to immediately get in touch with you and find you and bring it back. >> all the dogs and cats you adopt out alrea come microchipped. >> yes. >> we're mentioning thatg keep he information on the chip file is important. so when you go to hrh, you'll be
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able to update that information. >> the microchip i just a number. you have to go to the website and make sure your contact information is on tere. hen you also update it if you move when we scan the animal, it gives us a number that we look up on the website. >> if people s atray animal outside, who do they need to call? at's the best way to reach out to you all? >> call us. we have officers on the road 24/7, 365. we have dispatchers answering the phone all day, every day. you let us know you see an animal and we'll send an officer out to gethim. >> without microchip information, how hard to reunite sometimes females with pets? >> t ifre's no microchip information, it's u to whether or not the owner comes in looking for their animal in the shelter. we'll hold the animal for a period of time to wait and see if anyone comes looking for their animal, but if we have no
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information to go looking, we just have to wait. >> i guess that's an important piece of o information as well. if you have lost your dog or cat,ouou guys be a great resource to see if someone has turned it in as well. exactly. if you lose your dog, you can file a losteport with us. so that we have the description of your animal, everything about your animal, so if an animal comes matching that description, we can match it to a lost report and contact you that way. >> okay. >> addition to coming in and looking yourself. >> that's great information. mi mic microchipping numberone. thank you very much for coming in today. you can findut more information about how to adopt this animal or any other animals by t going toir website. humanerescuealliance.org. speaking of dogs, i'm thinking this weekend it might be time for shorter walks given the ather. >> amelia? >> it's not going to be that bad
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out there this weekend. it's just feelg like february. have been spoiled tr the entire workweek. here's a look at your ten-day foreca t. temperaturs afternoon falling. we just jump ed up to 58 degrde though outf our studios. e t during the afternoon hours, we'll fall into s as colder air filters in. it's going to be windy out there on your friday afternoon and evening. still breezy overnightroonight ask hout the day tomorrow. so that high of 39 tomorrow is going to feel like 29 with the winds. but plenty o sunshine increasing clouds on sunday. then the chance for a wintery mix sunnty night monday and again on tues sy. >> thank ymuch. that's it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we're backhe on the air this afternoon. >> you weather updates any time with the nbc washington p. have a gapre
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