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valentine's i'm tommy mcfly with how to pick the right bottle fo your plans. welcome back to wier. the winds are picking up and the temperatures are on their way >> get out the heavy coat if you're going out tonight. ok at the wind chill in pittsburgh right now, it's in the teens and that chill is headed our way. >> let's get to chief meteorologist, doug kammerer in the storm center. that spread is impressive. >> it's incredible. earlier today we got close to 60 degrees in the d.c. metro are'r now seeing the colder hair make itsinay 63 in virginia beach. last hour it waswa 72 s virginia beach and 12 in pittsburgh. 60 degree temperatuference across there. look at the spread. amazing. still close to 60 in ocean city the hagerstown down to 47.
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morgantown, d west virginn to 26. this air is making its way in and the wind is blowing. look at the current wind gusts, ringt now sit at 30 to 40 miles per hour. we'll continue s to those wind gusts through the rest of the evening. 31, martinsburg, 41 manassas. the cold is coming in, the wind is com in, we have a chilly weekend and tracking two winter storms for early next week. one wouldn't be enough. have to have two. let's go all the way. with the changesoming in, make sure you have our nbc washington app. can free and it's where you find hour by hour forecasts for your neighborhood when we're not on the air informing you of at's going on. >> what started as a minor fender bender, turned into a major ordeal.
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and rns into a car jacking the woman put in a trunk. derrick ward talks to one of the victims in wednesday's ng kidnappi >> but all appearances this is a couple of acquaintances on a stroll but. police said these two are suspected of being kidnappers and armed robbers. fast and happened so like -- i don't know, it was kind of like a blur to me because it all happened so fast. >> reporter: this woman, who we wouldn't identify said she and a friend were planning on dining in d.c. her friend w driving and they found a parking space here. backg in heumped into the car behind them. >> the two guys walking street saw that and came back, you hit my car. >> reporter: she said things unfolded quickly from there. >> he pulled out the gun and was like you got any money? my friend is like no, i don't have any money. >> reporter: the f robbeced
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her in the passenger seat and her friend in the trunk. that's when she reacted. >> i said no, and i hopped out of the car. and called 911. >> the police later found the car abandoned onee ninth s with the driver still in the trunk, unhurt. >> reporter: all of the victims are happy for the way things turned out. this isn't the eveningf them planned. meanwhile police want to tuk to f you recognize either of those persons of interest from the video. firewor today on capitol hill as the nation's top cop faces questions abous thea investigation. but actingttney general matthew whitaker defiant as he faced lawmakers. erika gonzalez has been listening in all day to the questioning and the testimony. she joins you wanow. >> thi something else. many democrats view him as an ally to president trump.
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but told whitaker told the house judiciary committee he has not interfered in any way with special counsel mueller's investigation. discussedd he has not the investigation with the president or people close to him. the acting attorney general has come undcr siny from democrats p over hist criticisms of the russia investigation as well as his decision to not recusehi elf. yesterday it wasn't clear if today's hearing would hpen after democrats threatened him with a subpoena. republicans call it nothing more than a political show. today the frustration was clear on both sides. >> have you ever been asked to approve be taken by the special counsel? >> mr. chairman, i see that your five minutes is up. and so i'm -- >> i imagine if american people are watching this right now they'd be sking their heads like what are you doing there? we need to work together to get things done. >> we're all tryin to figure
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out, who are you? where did you come from? t and how heck did you become the head of the department of justice? >> well, i mean, congressman -- >> mr. whitaker tt was a statement, not a question. >> okay. >> if you want to sit down there withs,is lawyou can sit down there -- >> gentlemen will spend. >> you are not his lawyer -- you.you.er are >> and there is more. we will have more coming up at whitaker was asked repeatedly if he believed the special counsel investigation is a quote/unquote witch hunt that has the president has called it he declined to answer. we'll have much more in the next half hour. there's still work to be done on the hill. we're a week away from funding deadline, money for the government will run out nextay frf the deal isn't reached to meet the border wall lawmakers hope to finalize a
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deal over the weekend and unveil it on monday if they can reach an agreement becausehen they'd have enough time to ensure that it would pass in the house and sethe te. for the first time in a week, things are quiet in virginia's capital but only because lawmakers are heading home after the most turbulent time in recent history. >> it's been a week since we learned about the racist photo on governor northam's medical school yearbook page. days ler the attorney general and lieutenant governor were tied to scandals. >> today growing sport accuuppo womanccusing lieutenant governor of sexual assault. five people told them that she was sexually assaulted and that her account was consistent with those in hte public snt this week. julie carey joins us now from richmond -- >> reporter: the most sensational national headlines may look like this.
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but as virginia lawmakers return home, they have a different message for constituents who are likely reeling from one disclosure afterer about the state's top three leaders. >> if we do things like thi today, people say it'll be okay. we have to continue to do our job. >> as proof, lawmakers pointing to a break through today on ax ut proposal, agreed to by mo ats, republicans and governor ralph northam who supported aif drent plan. >> we're grads lad he came to o orsition. >> rr: while there is a workman like attitude, emotions are still raw after the governor and attorney general admitted to appearg in blackface. and the lieutenant governor accused of sexuallyin assaultg a woman 15 years ago. it has been painful especially for the black caucus members.
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>> let us tell our stories, let people hear about us. when you bleed i bleed. we care about eachother. there is something that's happened, it needs to fixed. >> reporter: further explaining through tears, the message she'll take home this weekend. this is not the virginia she sees. >> my message to virginia, don't forget who we are. we're notovosers. we do people and love the going to win the day for us in the end. >> reporter: even as lawmakers try to regroup, word there's growing support for vanessa tyson who accused the lieutenant governor of a sexual assault in 2004. a charge he denied. here's what he said today. >> we'll have our day, i'm confident in the truth. >> reporter: just the latest sign the scandal is not leaving the capital at any time soon. it will be a short reprieve for lawmakers. no doubt new questions will welcome them when they get back
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here on monday. back to you in the studio. >> before we let you go.us the governor surfacing on social media, what are you hearing aboutthat? reporter: you know, this is the first time we have seen the governor since that rocky press conference last and he put up a picture of a meeting with a well known african-american farmer in virginia, he writes, i just completed a great meeting with lph northam, i urge my support and urge him not to step. do the governor replied, great hearing from you today,ha you for your work on behalf of black farmers. just thet lat indication the governor is digging in and staying haput. >> you, julie carey. virginia lawmakers have reached an agreement on tax changes. the deal gives many virgians $110 refund this fall, raising
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the standd deductionalso. and it avoids a cap on state deductions for property taxes. the changes wou offset tax increases resulting from the new federal law. govern northam wanted the relief to go to lower income families and programs. the senate votes next week. amazon may not deliver a headquarters to new york city after all. "the washington post" reports the company is reconsidering its plan to build in queens. meanwhile, here in virginia there's been more support for a sepate head quarters feaacility the commonwealth has passed incentives, in new york final approval from the state not expected to come until 2020. no specific plans have been made to abandon new york but amazon executives are reassessing. new details this afternoon about a deadly crash involving a
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pedestrian in the alexandria area. pedestriantified the as 51-year-old nelissa alston. police say that she was attempting to cross richmond highway nearort hunt road when she was hit. thay afternoon investigators she was not in a crosswalk. the driver remained at the scene. police sayer nei speed nor alcohol were factors in the crash. it seems our spring-like weather is taking a break and there's a winter storm on the horizon. >> doug is here xt to time out e system for us. then amazon founder jeff bezos said he was blackmailed. and ariana grande goes off over the grammys. why she said she's not goin u heads about a lot of road closures over the weekend. >> i'm melissa m lay with your
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traffic. a big closure for folks that the beltway, friday 9:00 p.m. through saturday afternoon, emergency repairs happening over the amtrak tracks. three lanes will be shutdown. no doubt this will be a big pain for a lot of fks so please plan in advance if you plan on using the beltway beten those hours. downtown, the lar new year celebration and parade, expect
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want to bring you up to date on a breaking sto we've been following all p day. d.c.olice have been involved in w stand offith suspects. officers were s entering a building at f k andst street. that all happened in the last hour and an ambulance also called to the scene there. we don't know what the suspect was wanted for. we'll update you once we learn mo here. new developments as amazon ceo, jf bezos, takes on the nation's most notorious tabloid. >> nbc news confirmed that federal prosecutors are looking into the war of words between the richest m and the "national enquirer." jay gray joins us. >> reporter: it has the makings of a soa opera, accusations of
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extortion, and now a twist.al jeff bezos firing back accusing the "national enquirer's" publisher of extortion and blackmail writing ami representatives, including the owner, are threatening to publish more intimate texts and photos if his attor cytinues to investigate how the enquirer obtained pictures of bezos and his alleged mistress, used by the magazine in this cover story and post e-mails he says are from ami, his investigators release a statement saying they ve no knowledge or basis to suggest the coverage was politically motivated. bezo requiring prefer to stand up, roll this log over and see what crawl out. the quer's parent company said it believes it acted ly
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lawf but it will ask the board to act on the claims. president trump hasn't talked about the allegation but has repeatedly lashed out about jeff bezos and the paper heowns, "the washington post." >> "the washington post" is the lobbyist for amazon. >> on msnbc a report erfor the post citing a security consultant for bezos says -- >> he think it's possible a government entity might haveol gotten of his text message. >> reporter: the white house response? >> we're not going to get into a confrontation between jeff bezos and a tabloid magazine. >> reporter: they have 10 reportedly ten private photos yet to publh. with an estimated net worth of $30 billion, he writes, if my position i can't stand up to this, who else can? >> that could be the biggest story we could uncover this
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week. >> reporter: yes. >> nice to know you're aeal ve human being. >> good to see you out of the cold. >> thanks, jay. this is trending right now, singer ariana grande is slamming the grammys forheir explanation why she's not performing this sunday. according to the associated press, the grammy's producer said she declined to performwa because it quote, too late for her to pull something together. but gran day sade said you're l about me. was when my creativity and self- self-expression was stied by you i decided not to attend. she hasew album coming out, which means this controversial is going to sell lots of those. >> came out today. >> there you go. >> didn't know that. turning now to the weather. doug we liked the spring
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weather. >> it was beautiful. >> but the party is over? >> the party is over. that's ght. everybody out. temperature wise everybody is moeng out for s because the temperatures are going down pretty quick. it was 60 degrees earli today. we told you we'd see a warm start to the day and then a cold finish. that's what we have. you can see the ripples on the water as the wind is kicking up. 55 with winds out of the northwest 24 miles per hour. 37 miles an hour i d.c. and baltimore. so a windy afternoon, and this c all thed air on the backside of the system. you can see it clearly there's the front moving through. the wider view showing the front and the lake effect snow. i just want to show you this. this is amazing here. 63 and really 64 in richmond. pittsburgh. that's the cold air coming in across our region. a 20 degree difference between d.c. and hagerstown in our area. by later this eveni we will
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continue to see the numbers going down. wind chills in the 20s and 30s by 7:00, 8:00 tonight. it's going to be a chilly night, take the coat to dinner. beeady for tha as you make t.ur way out and about on your friday ni tomorrow, a chilly day, sunshine but breezy, winds gusting 20 to 25 miles an hour. so it's a cold day on our saturday. nothing like the frigid air we saw a week and a half ago butil cold. 43 on your sunday. we're going weather alert for monday nd tuesdayhere. this is an interesting scenario to see how much cold a there is. this is what we're thinking, during the dayn monday watch night this comes in, 1:00 a.m., brings it in as snow and still snowing into 6:00, 7:00, most likely from d.c. a t the nor then down to the south this is all a rainnt e
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some of you will see school no problems, others will have a delay onr monday even monday afternoon, getting into the late mornings we're looking at areas of snow to the north and west. that's the biggest impactarea. we'll have more on that coming up. as w through, this is what to expect, most likely a mix to rain both days. problems with both morning commutes monday and tuesday. we could see delays andlores possible both monday and tuesday. ms coming te sys through. it's a matter of how cold we can get. 40 andhi 42 for s. that means this will go to rain during the afternoon for most of us 52 degrees next wednesday and warming. watching the storm next friday th could be a strong storm. heavy rain and wind. we'll continue to watch that for you. right now all eyes on mday and tuesday. thanks, doug. new sparks over the minimum wage inma land. >> tracee wilkins gets reaction from people on both sides of the
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big changes in the forecast. >> talking about the return of winter. the winds are picking up out there and that's going to bringe the tempera down. doug is back with your weekend outlook and timing out a storm that could affect schools next week how about this, kellyanne conway confronted, the white house simffer a woman assaulted her in a local restaurant. what we learned about the woman accused. >> reporter: coming up here's your buick sir. actually, that's my buick.
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big changes in yourforecast. winter making its return. >> gusty winds help make for a chilly friday night. the cold weather setting in to our west. so take a look at places like pittsburgh right now, that bitter blast is heading our way. >> let's get thete up from doug. >> you can see the temperature right ns 55 degre saw a high temperature today of 61. it was nice eaeier, now we seeing the winds pick up, 20, 30, 40 miles per hour. still 49 down towards facook page fredericksburg. >> western maryland 27 degrees. at shows we have the colder air heading in. around 8:00, 9:00 tonight even in the city it's going to be a hocold one. we'll talk about that much more,
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amelia joins me in about 15 minutes. we have an update to the breaking story we told you about earlier, a man involved in a dandoff with. police and secret service. he is now hospitalized. what you're sing are live pictures from the scene. police say the man stabbed himself a they tried to enter his apartments at first and k streets northeast. they say he was w making threats to a government official. after they took the man to the hospital he told officials he had explosives inside his home there we're told. we'll update y as we learn more. acting attorney general matthew whitaker was called before congress today for the first oversight hearing of the justice department since democrats took control of the judiciary committee. >> there were a lot of contentious moments. >> we're all ting to figure out, who are you? where did you come from?k and how the hid you become the head of the department of justice? >> again, you know, i'm here for
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an oversight hearing. >> yes, you are. can you say right now, mr. president, bob mueller is and not conflicted? >> congressman i'm not a puppett to rephat you're saying. >> are you able to say it oryo u not believe it? >> it's been a long day for whitaker. chris pa loan reports. >> reporter: flexing their muscles, democrats on the house judiciary committee questioned matthew whitaker about his role in overseeing the mueller investigation. whitaker deflected as much as he could. >> have you ever been asked to approv any action to be taken by the special counsel? >> mr. chairm, i see that your five minutes is up, so i'm -- i'm here voluntarily, we have agreed to five-minuteun . >> reporter: he did say he has not a taken steps to sto the
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investigation or talked about it to the white house. >> i do not t inte talk about my conversations with the president of the united states. but to answer your questions i have not talked to the president of the united states about the investigation. >> reporter: the republicans condemning the hearing. >> this is nothingn more a characteras sassination. >> reporter: president trump appointedew mathitaker after jeff sessions resigned. and is likely in the final days of his job. he had been an outspoken opponent of the mueller probe. and ignored those who said they should recus himself from overseeing the investigation. and unlike other republican justice officialsot he would contradict the president's assertion that it's a witch hunt. >> you would stop a witch hunt, wouldn't you? >> congressman it would be inpropriate for meo talk about an ongoing investigation. >> the hearing is adjourned.he >> reporter: judiciary
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committee chair said he'll bring whitaker back to testify in a private deposition in the comg weeks. i'm erika gonzalez with jor breaking news here at the live desk. a second woman is accusing srginia's lieutenant governor justin fairfax oexual assault. a woman neded merith watson has just sent a statement to tgh media throu her attorney's office, she said fairfax raped her in 2000 while both were dergraduate students at duke university is now calling for fairfaxeo resign. shared the account of sexual assault immediately after it happened with several classmates and she's now calling for an investigation. earlier today, justin fairfax is, quote, carey he confident in the truth. julie is working this story. stay tuned for updates. we want to mention "the washington post" reached out for comment from justin fairfax's office and aai spokesperson
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we are calling for an investigation on all these matters and said the lieutenant governor would have further response later. a fast developing story, stay with us. clearly unfolding at this hour. we will check bk in with you, leon. one of the most vismele working in the trump white house said a she isng administration officials who have been attacked in public. she said a woman assaulted her while her and her daughter attended an event lastfall. she said the woman shook her nd yelled at her. conway was not physically injured. the restaurant told police that the woman, identified as mary elizabeth inabinett had been scene.y removed from the we talked earlier with one of the woman's long-timeneighbors. >> she might say something in passing to the woman, because the woman does have some things going on in her life. but i wouldn't believe anything about physicall grabbing and all of that sort of stuff.
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that's nonsense. >> her attorney tells us she had been exercising her first amendment right to a public figure and did not assault conway. lawmakers in annapolis are considering a ll to raise t minimum wage in maryland. the bill would raise t minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 over the next five years. prince george's countytive said a higher wage is needed to close the gap in disparity. buthe small business owners disagree. >> we need small businesses to thrive but we also need our family members to be able fro f view their loved ones in a way that's decent, provide for their children the way everyone else does. >> we have college students here, mothers, single dads, moms, they need a paycheck. if we go up, i have to cut
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people. >> tracee wilkins talked with local business owners and was at th hearing today. she'll have more from both sides coming ups4 on n at 5:00. new research from virginia tech on fitness trackers and your diet. >> the features you may want tap into if you're trying to lose weight. and aaron g an inspiring story of second chances. how a man from marylan tned his life around. we're dry all weekend long until we hit sunday night. a wintery mix moves into the area. what impact will this have on the roads and
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we've been telling you about a warming trend across globe. yesterday we reported 2018 was the fourth wmest year on earth ever. >> that's right. new research shows that could change how o oceans look. here's amelia with more on that. nasa terday also noah and said last year was the warmest year ever in the ocean. check it out. we are going to start to see our oceans changing color as temperatur continue to rm. why you ask? oplaton more commol known as algae. so what's changing color? the green you sometimes see in the ocean is going to turn to a deeper shade of green. th blue, that's going to look like a deeper shade of blue over
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ttime. and woes that mean? what's the impact? think of algae like a the ocean, it absorbs a lot of the carbon dioxide when we see the blue become deeper, that means less algae, less ability to absorb that carbon dioxide. and remember t algae are base for the marine ecosystem, so it could change the way we eat fish around here. but again, the green getng to be deeper green and blue a deeper blue as we continue to warm, guys. >> a lot more than just the shades of color. >> everything is connected as we see over and over again. news4 is working for your health. those popular fitness trackers, do they really help you? researchers at virginia tech have a definitive anower it depends. they say some features are more effective thanhe . rewards and step reminders don't really help.
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and the social interactions only appeal to people who had already exercised. experts recommend customizing the devices you use to suit your personal goals. good luck. coming u next, a story of second chances. >> i just keep going forward, ink positive, do positive things. news4's aaron gilchrist introduces us to a man who wants to be a model for self-reform. his hardship sry and how he got past it. cold weather moving in for ur friday night. it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the
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assault. the woman said she was raped in 2000 while both were undergrad students at duke. a spokesperson for fairfax said they'll have a response later. also breaking now, governor northam told staffers he will not resign. julie carey is preparing a report for the top of the hour. the top cop, matthew whitaker, told lawmakers he has not interfered with theue mer investigation into russian interference. but the acting attorney general stopped short of saying the probe is not a witch hunt. d.c. police looking for these two men in an armed kidnapping. the victim managed to jump outh trunk and run to safety. this was on wednesda t as afternoon, we've got new developments as amazon ceo jeff bezos takes on the nation's mos notorious tabloid. nbc news confirmed that federal
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prosth cueprosecutors are looki into the "national enquirer's" story on the richest man. leon, pat, back to you guys in the studio. >> thanks, erika. lots gng on. have you ever found yourself wishing for a do over a shot to choose a different path. >> second chances can be hard to come by but they do happen. >> aaron gilchrist recently met a maryland man who spent years in prison. >> when you go beyond the headline his story of recovery is tru an inspiration. in the basement of his home, christopher shannon has built his sanctuary. >> it's therapy to my soul >> drawing centers him now and was there for him during the toughest time of his life >> it was a image of the many, many dark days that i had for so long. >> this self-portrait remas
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the beginning of his tail. eightrs yn prison. a conspiracy charge was his wake up call. today he's part owner of the luxury can you tell us barbkutz ber shop. >> reporter: his took his need to start over to the next level: i wanted to give back. since the beginning of my life all i knew how to do was take take. >> repter: becoming a master barber. >> i hate i did what i did, experienced what i experienced. but i can't let that hold me down, i have to go forward and do pitive things. >> reporter: at 43 years old, he tries to be an inspiration a lfdel of eform. a guy who dropped out in ninth
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grade, ran with the wrong crowd, and -- >> if yo gemake a mistake, you get the, chan turn your life around. >> reporter: back at home he looks at himself in that painting, a reminder that every day is a journey and an opportunity to win. >> that was aaron gilchrist reporting. christopher i preparing to open his second barber shop in a few months. his dream after that is to a barber school. >> he can do it. and anyone who sits in his chair is going to learn something tout life. we are going give you a chance for a do ove on this forecast. >> a do over? >> yeah. you get a second cha >> the winter storm we're talking about monday and tuesday issoff. >> thahat we want to hear. >> there's your do over. amazing what we've seentoday, 61 degrees earlier. by tomorrow morning the wind chills wl be down in th 20s.
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that's the cold air moving in. just for dinner, around 5:00, 6:00, by the time you're back, 00 or-9:00, that's when things get cold. dropping to 48 by 7:00, down to 40 by 11:00. 's the win that's an issue, gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour in some locations. current temperatures, cooler to the west, 46 n leesburg, 46 rockville, too. 56 in fort bellfore. 10 degrees difference. here's the win chill at 7:0 m 38 d.c., 3tinsburg, that's as you're heading to dinner or maybe getting back. if you're going to a late dinner by 11:00 tonight, 31 d.c., 20s in places like leesburg and martinsburg. then we get to tomorrow morning. teens in some locations back to
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the west. not a lotro of wind tom morning but the wind comes back during the day. so around 1:00 it's sti cold. wind chill tomorrow around 1:00, about 30 degrees. so it'll feel 30 degrees colder tomorrow than it did earlier today. and earlier today was nice. we're turning to a winter like pattern and we have issues monday and tuesday. >> absolutely. monday and tuesday is the pooh, pooh platter, a little of everything in the forecast. rain, freezingle rain, and snow. this storm system is still coming together. for now, here are the impacts. it looks like the areas that will be thl most h impacted his is th of i-66 up intots p, t ncellati ons. aswher w t you head down iouoer maryland it's mainly a rain only event for you withr war temperatures.
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then we change to tuesday. these are the impacts on tuesday. tice it shifts a little bit farther to the north. still upperoudon county and montgomery county, frederick county seeing highimpact with chance for freezing rain, maybe snow on tuesday. but washington and areas to the south and east, j likelyt dealing with all rain. and this is tuesday morning. as we head throughou the dayn tuesday, warmer air does successfully move into the area so any mix changes over to all rain out there on tuesday. here's what twe'renking right now. there is a chance for freezing rain at times monday and tuesd morning. as far as snow goes, i could certainly see 3 inches or ss, but more than 3 inches, i don't think we're going to be cold enough for the entire event for that to happen. but roads certainly looking to be impacted monday morning and again on tuesday morning, leading to delays and cancellations. but hidoug,is a tricky forecast. it's going to continue to change and evolve as we c getser to sunday night and monday morning. >> it is you mtioned the pooh
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pooh platter i had to look it up to make sure we know what you're talking about. but ido, it comes with the egg lls and -- >> something you might like. >> yes. 43 on sunday. here's your weather alert monday and tuesday as amelia was talking about with the impacts most likely from d.c. to the nort orwest. rain on friday. could be a strong storm here we're going to beracking that one too. all eyes on the early part of monday and tuesd right now. >> thank you, doug. a historic local home upor sale. s there's a story behind t one. coming up next we'll take you behind the old stone ouse and meho historians think thisef bea . on news4 at 5:s00. >> what a week it's been ae weot over yet. we're following new developments
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in virginia this eving. >> a second allegation tonight of sex assault against the ut state's lant governor, this time the accusation is rape. and the governor today digging in spite of pressure for him to step down. julie carey is liv in richmond following these late-breaking developmsots. senior white house sdviser, kellyanne conway, she claims that she ssaulted by a woman, while she was dining at a local restaurant in bethesda. >> what we're learning about the accused and why her attorney says kellyanne conway isn't teuting the it's been a big week, it is a big friday we'll see you soon with the stories at the top heal's your buick sir.
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t's one of the oldest buildings in montgomery county. and now a historic stone cottage that predates the revolutionary war can be all yours. >> mark segraves takes u inside this landmark which you may have commute.st on your >> reporter: built in the 1700s by a scottish immigrant. the old stone cottage has only changed hands a few times. for the past 70 years it's been owned by david's family. >> my parents bought the house in 1950 for the price of $1,500. but it didn't have plumbing then. no indoor plumbing. and literally the floors
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downstairs were dirt floors. >> the house has been upgraded with modn plumbing but there are reminders that this house is 250 years old. >> like this old wood beam. >> reporter: wle the cottage is historic today, in the 1960s it wasn't and the county wanted to tear it down to widen the road. >> my brother had to testify in front of the county council, save our house from the government. >> reporter: rather than tear down the old stone house, the county moved seven locks road to the other side of the house. the original seven locks road is now a parking lot. historians believe this tells us this was a black smith shop that and ts was a popular road for the trade industry. the family never lived here they always rented it out.
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in 1974 the washington star did a feature on one of the tenants who said she felt like she shar the house with ghosts. there's another reason you probabon won't gety living here, fagan says curious passers by often stop. >> a lot of people think it's owned by the government. >> reporter: the one bedroom cottage can be yours for $575,000. news4 at 5:00 begins with breaking one of the worst weeks in history for the virginia democratic party ends with a new bombshell. within the hour a second woman has come forward accusing virginia's lieutenant governor of sex assault. this time the allegation is rape and we've got her statement. >> let's get tohi bureau julie carey off the top. bring us up to speed on this n allegation. >> reporter: it seems like not a
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day has passed this wk without another shocking disclosure. this day now no exception but il comes aawmakers have headed home for theweekend. this latest allegation of a t against ual assa lieutenant governor justin fairfax comes from the new jersey attorneys for a w woman says she was raped by fairfax when they were at duke university back in 2000.ai she s the two were only friends and did h notave a romantic relationship. the attorney issued statement that said, quote, mr.fairfax's attack was premeditated and aggressive. and she also told her friends about t incident immediately afterwards and they corroborate her claims. through her attorney the alleged victim cxling on justin fair to resign. his staff has promised that they will have a stament very soon. of course, this whole week started with the first bombshell regardingax fai that a california professor, she accuses him of a sexual assault ck when the two were at the
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democratic national convention in 2004. fairfax has flatly denied that charge. but there's growing support tonight, too for dr. vanessa tyson in the form of this letter you'll be seeing signed by hundreds of her friends and academic colleagues. they have been putting out the hashtag i believe vanessa. there's yet another piece of breaking news this afternoon. within the last hour we learned that virginia governor ralph northam has told his top staff that he has no plans of stepping down. he certainly indicated that earlier in theeek but obviously reaffirming that in the light of the growing trouble of the lieutenant vernor faces. of course, it was just one week ago the first bad news was breaking about him, the fact that there was that picture of someone inblackface and a klan

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