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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 klanb ro on his yearbook page, he
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initially apologized for that and then turned around the next y and said he didn't think it was him, but said head put on blackface as he dressed up as michael jackson for a dance contest. he told cabinet members from the start of the week he thinks he can ride it out. andith the troubling allegations against the lieutenant governor who would be next in line to cede h only. we're standing by for commentrom the lieutenant governor. , so much julie. more breaking news, this time in the district. a man has been involved in a standoff with the police and seseet ice. this is live pictures where they say the man stabbed himself as they tried to enter his apartments at k and first
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streets inno heast. they said he was wanted for making threa against a government official. and after they took him to the hospit investigators said he told them he had explosives in his home. c officers are ncking out that apartment. let's turn to the forecast. like.t feels go about 200 miles in each direction from the district and you wicl n a big difference. wind chill in the teens in pittsburgh. and temperatures in the 70s in virginach. doug kammerer joins us now. we're somewhere in between there i'm guessing. >> we are. we were up to 61 degrees earlier. itorgeous around the lunch hour, between 11:00 and 00 down about 10 degrees from their high in d.c. but this is the current wind chill right now in hagerstown 35. colder to the north. pisburgh 12. state college at 16. this colder air is moving in across our region and it's going to be a cold night.
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winds continue to gust upwards of 30 miles an hour. 26 miles an hour in d.c. right now and that is that colder air moving in. it's going to be a cold night tonight for dinner a chilly weekend as well. and, of course, all eyes on not one, but two winter storms. one on monday, one on tuesday. just in time to greet us for the next work week. we'll talk about that, i'm back in about 15 minutes. a reminder to have our nbc washington ap it's free and it's wre youan find the hour by hour forecast for your neighborhood when we're not on the air. wendy? things between act g attorney general matthew whitaker and lawmakers had already been tense before today's hearing. t if you saw any of this questioning in the house diciary committee, it quickly devolved into what can best be described as political theatre. >> in the middle -- >> point of order, mr. chairman, theanking member going to
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continue to interrupt when he doesn't like the flow of questions? >> i'll probably make a point of order when it needs to be . ma >> it would be useful if it was a point of order. >> just one small example of what went on forhours. erika gonzalez is in the news room with a closer lookis at what a day that was there. >> about 1:00 in the afternoon there was nothing more interesting than what we were just watching. things had been tense as you mentioned after the committee had preapprove a subpoena to get him to talk. they wanted more information surd rounding the russia probe. whitaker's responses early on set the tone. >> have you ever been asked t approve any action taken by the special counsel? >> mr. airman i see that your five minutes is up and so i'm -- >> that is the first time that we can recall a witness berating the chairman of a congressional
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committee about time. and things did not improve much as the day went on. >> we're all trying to figure out, who are du? wher you come from? and how the heck did you become the head of the department of justice? mr. whitaker, that was statement. not a question. >> okay. >> you're not his enlawyer. >> gtleman will suspend. neither are you. if your questions were part of this instead ofunning for president we could get this done. >> your department was not acking parents separated from their children. do you know the damage that's -- don >> mr. whitaker you don't run the committee, the congress of the uted states -- >> i imagine if american people are watching this rig now they would be shaking their heads like what are you doing there? we need toork together. >> as we mentioned before, this went on for hours. that's a sampling of what lasted about six hours. next week the senate is expected vote on william barr
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nominated to be the next ag.wh even aaker's time comes to an end the judiciary committee said they may bring him back for a private hearing in the coming weeks. t see if attitude and tone changes when the doors are closed. amazon ceo and owner of "the washington post" jeff bezos is accusing the parent company of the "national enquirer" of blackmail and extortion. and now federal prosecutors are looking into it. they want to see if ami violated its cooperation agreement made in connection to hush money paid to a former model who alleged an affair with donald trump. bezos sayami and its owner threatened to publi intimate photos if jeff bezos didn't stop looking into how they received photos of jeff bezos a his former mistress.
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they believed the story had been a way to maketh up t president. ami stands behind its reporting. a fender bender turns into a frightening ordeal for a couple in the district. two armed men forcing t man into the trunk of the car.rd derrick ive at the kidnapping scene where one victim is talking about how this unfolded. derrick? >> reporter: we are on shep pard road in northwest. it's partesidential and part commercial but it was all terrifying for that couple who had the ordeal here early wednesday. police have some information they want you to look at, and hopefully this will lead to the arrest of the people who put them through this. take a look. just two guys out on a stroll? maybe not. d.c. police say they could be
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contemplating a crime. theyre persons of interest in an armed robbery and kidnapping hat happenede in the 1100 block of shepperd road. >> it happened so 'sfast. ike a blur to me. >> reporter: this woman was a passenger in the car involved and we're keeping her identity a secret but she has a story to tell. it was just before 2:00 a.m., her friend, the driver found a parking spot but bumped into a car while t maneuvering int spot. >> the two guys walking down the street saw that and came back and said you hit my car. >> reporitr: they hadn't the car at all. it was a ruse they used to catch their victims offguard. >> next i'm hearing get in the trunk. i didn't s that happe but i heard it. >> reporter: meanwhile she was told to get into the car, and the armed men joined her pointing the gun at her, gettine y to drive off. >> i was like, no. that's when i hopped out of the car and i wascreaming on the
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phone with 911. >> reporter: she dialled 911 as the two men drove off with the car. police would find the car later. her friend was shaken but okay when they let him out of his trunk. days later they're both still shaken. >> i don't know what would have n the ca if i stayed >> reporter: the police want to now if you've seen those men get in touch with them. the maryland general assembly i in full swing today. buttg one lawmaker from mery county has to cut his time short. darcy spencer reports he been called to serve his country overseas. >> reporter: will smith is a senator in the maryland legislature, but also a lieutenant in the u.s. navy reserve. those two worlds recently collided when he got notice he's being deployed to afghanista >> it's a concern but it's a
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unique opportunity to serve as a state senator but also an officer in the navyreserve. >> reporter: smith said he kne something like this could happen but there was no way to know if it would. hiss ord have him leaving 10 days before the general assembly session in is over. >> just had to move things ound a little bit. it's been a little bit of a logistical challenge but i'm confident we can accomplish the legislative >> reporter: smith said he was inspired to serve in the military on 9/11. thisill be his first deployment. >> i think everyone in my generation was greatly impacted. we all knew where we were on that day. it seemed like a natural way to give back. >> reporter: smith also says his deployment is a remindert t the war in afghanistan is still on. >> this is a time to shed a light on the fact we've been thereor 18 years, americans are still serving and dieing
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overseas for our freedoms here. >> reporter: smith is a democrat but he said he got support fro across par lines. that support and the love of his wife and young daughter will stay with him during his time away. >> it focuses you on what's important in your life. take a step backrom the everyday hustle and bustle and focus on what'simportant. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. now smith is in an intel specialist who joined the military back in 2010. he couldn't say today just how long he'd be away or share any specifics about his mission.re pdent trump's adviser kellyanne conway said she was assaulted while celebrating her daughter's birday at bethesda restaurant. just ahead, why the lawyer of the woman accused is telling us a different shery. also, frustration for bank customers who say their paychecks are not showing up in the accounts. and it's now time to start
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doug's forecast. a drastic temperature plunge is coming our way and he's tracking chances for rain and snow, folks. his forecast straight ahead. this has bece recurring situation during the trump administration. white househe officials and allies say they've been harassed in public. the lates allegation comes from kellyanne conway. who says a woman, in her words, assaulted r, at a bethesda restaurant last wsfall. chris gordon takes a look at that story. >> reporter: kellyanne conway's assault allegations were revealed iw an interv with cnn. she said it happened last octobere h at uncle julio's cafe in bethesda at a birthday party she attended with her ughter. conway said she was grabbed from behind. >> as i turned around, it felt weird, it was a little aggressive. i turned around and the woman grabbedy hands. she was unhinged. >> a stranger? >> she was out of control.
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i don't know how txpin her to her. h reporter: mary elizabet inabinett of chevy chase, maryland is charged with assault. no one answered when i knocked on her door. her neighbor tel me he doesn't think mary elizabeth inabinett is capable of assaulting anyone. >> that's unbelievable. she's not that forceful a personality. she's a gentle lady. the defense lawyer representing her said she saw kellyanne conway a public figure in a public place and exercised her first amendment right to express her personal opinions. she did not assault ms. conway. this is not the first public confrontatn targeting trump administration policies. last year, press secretary sarah sanders was asked to leave a virginia restaurant. shame! >> reporter: protesters against the trump pmmigrationicy
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causedirjen nielsen to leave a mexican restaurant near thee whuse. i asked a former montgomery county prosecutor who is now a defense attorney andvo not ed in any of these cases, when public shaming becomes criminal. >> where somebody crosses a line and touches someone. intentionally touches another person without their consent. or if their cduct is intimidating or puts a person in fear. >> reporter:et mary eliz inabinett is scheduled to go on trial next month. her attorney said it will show kellyanne conway's account to be false. chris gordon news4. a customer at a bank in bethesda is claiming discrimination tonight after the teller refused to let him withdraw his money. that customerulled out his cell phone and recorded the exchange. >> you're playing with me. you're putting me tgeough the
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wr >> this incident happened two weeks at the td bankn manlap said the teller continued to grill him, even after he sho did. td bank tells us the telle couldn't verify matin dunlap'st id because of the inconsistency in the informaon provided. but they're taking it seriously andnvestigatingit. wells fargo, customers having trouble accessing online accountsnd getting cash at atms. wells fargo said smoke at one of their data facilities caused the problem. the temperatures had you dreaming about a tropical get away? >> it's time to book the sing break vacations. and susan hogan is working for you tonight with what you need bto know whenking a hotel to avoid the hidden fees.
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they seem to be everywhere. >> they're the worst. >> we were just talking about this. nothing kills a vacation vibe more than a b hotell peppered with those unexpected fees, resofees, parking fees, utility fees. there are ways tovoid those added costs on your next tip. liz looks relaxed now but you should have seen her the day she checked out of her hotel while visiting her daughter at college. the bill included an unexpected daily charge for the in room safe. >> it's sneaky. if it costs extra for them to put a safe in your room, build it in. >> consumeror repts readers shared hundreds of stories of hidden fees while traveling. also towel fees, beach chair es and some hotels charge recycling fees. >> they know the consumers are
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shopping forprice. so they keep prices low and make up revenue on the back end. >> reporter: what's the best way to make up for the unexpected charges? reach out to theotel directly. ask about additional charges for anything other than the room and taxes. plan onhecking in early or checking out late, it may cost you extra. and parking fees can be another budget buster, even in outdoor or unsecured lots. >> if you join a hotel loyalty program, you may find that some b the fees are waived. >> reporter: don afraid to speak up, when liz complained and said she never opened the safe, they took the charge off the bill mediately. when becoming a room, it is best to deal with theotel directly. if you see a lower price, call the hotel and ask them to match it. and when you go to check out, read it, print it -- >> face-to-face.
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>> yes, read it so you can o figure it there. >> i can't tell you the i've caught an error and talked it off my bills. >> it's sneaea. >> it is ky. i agree. >> thank you. b sign over what would be amazon's second headquarters in new york says space for lease. coming up next on news4 at 5:00, why that building could stay vacant for a while. brace yourselves, colder temperatures are moving into the krea as we speak. doug is bac with look a a r.
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the weekends here. >> yes. >> what a week. >> boy, are we ready. >> we want yesterday's temperatures to be tomorrow. >> you want today's temperatures. >> not bad this morning. >> when we came in -- >> i just want saturday. i just want saturday. i don't care. g i just to get to saturday. >> i agree with you, wendy. and tomorrow will be negative 55 but inside on your saturday will be beautiful. >> i'm going to be happy. the weekend is coming but not a bad weekend. tomorrow will be a cold day, well below average but not anything like we saw with the frigid temperatures a couple weeks ago. a really nice shot of thepi l. we noticed the po ttoe to potom
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was out there. 51 the current temperature, winds out of the north6st miles per hour. 39 miles per hour in spots. 30 inck frede26 in d.c. 31 in the gaithersburg area. we have the wind and that is bringing through the colder air. htu can see the front here. there it is r there. that's the front moving out towards the atlantic. behind it we have the colder air. i've shown it to you once, 51 d.c., 60 richmond, 12 in pittsburgh. 24 in morgantown, west virginia. hagerstown at 35. these numbers will slide as we move through the night tonight. head g out,here's what you can expect. temps falling quickly. wind chills in th0s and 30s. and make sure you take the coat. if you did not bring the coat with you, thinking of heading out, take theau coat b it is
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going to get a lot colder this evening.t your f tomorrow, 39 degrees, a chilly day, sunshine but still breezy. we have wind chills tomorrow in the 20s t30 degree morning hours not a lot of wind but a little bit more in the afrnoon, so bundle up for that too. 43 on your sunday. not bad tsunday. ore clouds. that's ahead of our next storm system. that comeson in ony night. we'll see that storm system early on monday. here's sunday night, 1:00 a.m., this is why we're calling for a weather alert haday, w some snow and ice and rain down to the south. by the 7:00 a.m. hour, time we e out there for the evening rush, that rain snow line is over d.c., points to the and rain sticking around during the day. that's monday morning. so monday mning is a problem. tuesday is a problem too. this is what wexpect both days. most likely a mix to rain. looks more likely more rain o
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tuesday, but ice in the morning is a possibility. that's why we have problems with both morning commutes and looking at possible delays and closures both monday morning and tuesday mo ing. onagain, afternoons not an issue. warm up enough to see the to 40,tures clo meaning rainfall in the afternoon but early in the day we could see that mix ofrain, snow, and sleet, even freezing rain out there before things start to warm next wednesday, 52. next wednesday looking like a pretty nice day. >> thank you, doug. valentine's day approaching. working for you to help you pick the right wine for your plans. tommy mcfly will join me next with that. a historic landmark on the selling block. a look at what itoould take t own this piece of history. a change of hea in prince a change of hea in prince george's county about in
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y34hby y16fy >> announcer: you're watching news4 at5:00. we are following more breaking news in richmond where aecond accuser has come forward to say she was sexually assaulted by lieutenant governor justin fairfax. the attorney for that woman said fairfax raped her when they were at dukeniversity in the year 2000. moments ago former virginia governor terry mcauliffe issued
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statement calli for his resignation. >> the lieutenant governor has just released a statement. i'm going to read this to you in fuel. i deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation paul manafort it is false. i have never forced myself on anyoneever. i demand a full investigation into theseunsubstantiated and false allegations. suti an investi will confirm my account because i am telling the truth. i will clear my good name and i have nothing to hide. i have passed two full field background checks by the fbi and run for office in two highly contested elections wh nothing like this being raised before. it is obvioust t a vicious and coordinated smearn campa is being orchestrated against me. i will not resign, endquote. which seems to be the theme today hearing elsewhere. i'll send it to you for more on th
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>> also breaking at this hour sources tell news4 that northam has told staffers today he will not resign. we're told that govnor northam delivered that news in a cetinet meing this afternoon. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will have an update at the top ofhour. there's growing debate in maryland tonight over raising the state's minimum wage, right now it's 0.10. in our area and prince george's higherhas minimum wages than that. but this would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour statewide. as news4 tracee wilkins reports, that has people on both sides making their case. >> we have eight wings. >> reporter: at the kitchen cafe it's all about the food. >> can you add shrimp. >> reporter: and ther custo service. >> is it like this all the time?
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>> thank, god, yes. >> reporter: the coowner says his 22 workers are a part of the upstart's successs and that cheap with the $11.25 minimum wagere ired. and soon that cost could get igher for businesses like this one. scares me to go up in a hike for minimum wage because that means iutave to people. then my service might decrease or suffer and then the clients might get erset. >> i'm today in support of house bill 166. >> reporter: county executive are among those supporting the bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 in maryland. an idea some are opposed ito. s not easy, it's the right
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thing to do. >> reporter: brooks said small business makes up 80% of the economy, she said while the increase may be difficult for them it' best for their nearlyr 600,000 s. >> we need small businesses to thrive but we need family members to provide for their loved ones. >> reporter: the t way bill is written now, the minimum wage wouldn't increase ernight, it would happen in increments and by 2023,he minimum wage would be $15. few hours g in a there's going to be a major lane closure along the inner loop of theaw be. crews are doing surface repairs to part of the road that passes above the amtrak tracks. we're also told there will be triple lane closures starting at 9:00 running through noon tomorrow. you can likely expect major delays if you pass through there
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tonight. one of the oldes buildings in montgomery county can be yos. the old black smith shop at the corner of rivernd road seven locks is for sale. the building was built back in the 1700s by a scottish immigra immigrant. it's been oed by the same family since the 1950 s. they paid $1,500 for it. the home has been upgraded with modern plumbing. the asking price today $530,000. >> yikes. we're getting ready for valentine's day. >> you don't have to spend a lot,ut it is valentine's day so if you want to spend more -- >> make it specia >> exactly. do a beautiful dish like this lobsteravioli here. doing a lovely california chardonn chardonnay. t >> when you g dessert people don't realize there are dessert wines and regular wines
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that go well with desserts especially red with chocolate. >> yes. >> you were also saying wcould bring back the petulant wines earlier. >> yes. we have this chocolate cake and this beautiful one here that would do nicely with that. we have the cheese cake, if you want to cut through it,o with this claret. >> so the dessert wines don't necessarily have to besw t. >> this is sweet but in a refreshing way. it feels like apallet cleanser. >> i love that. >> if you make anything f your sweetie and tie it with a thoughtful wine, they are gng to love you this valentine's day. >> absolutely. >> thanks for joining us.
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>> great to be here. >> can i take him wit me? >> sure. back to you. why not, it's friday. ost of us have heard that old saying wine before beer you're in the clear. beer before liquor, you'veever been sicker. but now a report is sing it doesn't matter which way you take your alcohol.k a group t volunteers and drank alcohol in different orders and they had the same hangovers. by the way, they said women had bigger hangovershan men. and boxed wine gave everyone the hangover. >> female bodies don't process alcohol the same way as a man's body. >> that's something you don't know until a doctorells you.
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came home to get a special honor from d.c. mayor muriel bowser. >> y tha so much. wow. that's amazing. >> the mayor proclaimed february 8th taraji p. onpheday. henson worked with students in all eight wards and spoke to us about the support sheeceives when she comes home. >> i'm out making you proud and gioung folks something inspiringha to be. so you so much. >> she was born in d.c., graduated from oxon hill high school and went the howard university. >> and last week she got her star on the hollywood walk of fame. the sea levels are rising and with each year the coastal cities are at a greater rk for
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flooding. >> that includes our washington area that h seen nuisance flooding increase. >> amelia is here to explain. >> first let's start off, this is antarctica right now. scientists releasing a new study saying they discovered a hole, or cavity, if you will, under a gla glasher. how big is this? i ran the numbers today, this is big enough to fit about two thirds of arlgton and it has atributed to 14 billion tes of oss and that happening mainly in the last three years. as far as theea level rise, this cavity where we saw that ice loss it's been a about 4% of the global sea level rise. and sciensts also saying if or when this glacier collapses into th sea becau it's unsettled we will likely see a sea level
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rise of 2 feet or more. couldists estimating that be in 50 to 100 years. if you want to look this up, this is the thwaittes glacier. it's fascinating. amazon made waves when it chose new york and arlington as locations for itsecond headquarters. ahead at 5:00, why the deal with the big apple could be in jeopardy. >> a local woman is trading in her business suit for a chef's coat. we'l meet this week's harris' hero.
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well, amazon is said to be reconsidering a new york and this comes after backlash from local new yorks. politici which have only grown louder since it was made official to split its hq 2 betwn virginia and new york. we're taking a closer look tonight at what could happen. >> reporter: theig sign that says space for lease on what would be amazon's hq 2 property in queens mayan stay vac for a while. >> they've extorted new york from the start. >> reporter: the state senator named to a powerful state board that could haved vethe amazon deal, not sad to see "the washington post" report amazon reconsidering its headquarters. >> this was a bad deal.
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if their view was to come here on the terms they dictate, good riddance. >> reporter: ever since the city and state announced the deal with the spping giant, promising 25,000 jobs protests grew. many still upset today about tax breaks andin ntives. >> there's an uproar, these are billionaires. >> reporter: congresswoman tweeting can everyone come together over the reach of cooperations, yes, they can. some expected this might be ati neing tactic. in its statement amazon said it's focussed on new york whether building a pipeline of local job or funding computer science classes for new york city students we're working hard to demonstrate what kind of w neighb would see. the mayor's press secretary sai
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they expect them to go through with their promises. >> if they do, i wouldot want to be a democratic senator coming back to my distric to explain why amazon left. >> reporter: andrew suffiniff n things in virginia are moving full steam ahead. governor northam signed a bill to carry out up to $750 million for incentives for our location in arlington. there is a promising n vaccine, it could be life changing fore peoo live with celiac disease. they're working on a drug that reprograms the immune system. so people with an aller to wheat can stop reacting negative to the gluten. people with celiac disease,
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experts are hoping they'll have a normal lifestyle and diet. it's said some of the best meals you'll eat are the ones made with love. leon harris is here i toroduce us to this week's hero who is supporting an often-forgotten population with food and love. >> and a lot of ought, too. chef cheryl bell is executive chef. and her belief that ending homelessness is one meal and hers are top shelf. that's why she's this week's harris' hero. chopping and cooking for hundreds of people at a time. >> from0 to 8:00 we actually serve a six entree hot breakfast we make from scratch here. we'll do special eggs or regular eggs. >> this is no church kitchen. this is a restaurant.
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>> we do restaurant-quality food. >> isn't quite how chef cheryl bell got her start. she was working in corporate america when she started volunteering. >> it was at thascmoment i diered cooking and serving people was my passion and this was a place i wanted to be. >> so three yrs ago she traded in her suit and heels for a chef's coat and clogs.w she's e full-time executive chef. >> a meal for people can be holistic. >> her kitchen serves more thanc 300 restauraiber meals erday. >> that's breakfast and dinner monday through friday, regardlessf conditions matside. >> it doesn't er. >> doesn't matter. >> they make everything fresh, nothing canned. >> weake o own salad dressings and applesauce from scratch. >> it's not just abo putting
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out food. she calls serving the homeless population a privilege. >> i want them to know t y matter, they are visible. people do care about them. >> 90% of th food they serve comes from donations. >> trader ijoe's a huge supporter. capital grill givesna dotions, meat crafters is a place. he moto here is it's more than the meal. >> the goal islways about getting people into housing. i feel it's a privilege to bele abo change people's mindsets first thing in the morning. >> i have never heard so much thinking going into one simple meal. a simple gesture like a meha. >> tnk you. >> that's beautiful. i love that. i love that. i le that >> and as you can see, chef bell is so passionate about every meal that leaves her kitchen. it doesn't stop there at serving the meals there.en they people home with lunches and groceries because she wants them to feel loved when they're not inside the
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building. ifou want to learn more, head to our nbc washington app. >> she said she makes a mean bowl of grits. >> i wasn't there ft the breakfo i didn't get the grits. let's turn to the weather, folks. we have an interesting weekend out there, >>huh? we have cold air tonight into tomorrow and sunday and then winter weather coming in on monday and tuesday. out there we have the colder air after what was a beautiful day. if you were out for lunch, it wa perfect, 61 degrees earlier. but now we have the cloud cover, the tem ratures down to51. so we've dropped our temperaturesy 10 degrees. 48 by 7:00, down to 40 by 11:00. look right now, current temperature 43 in leesburg, wind chills in the 30s in these areas. so it's on the cold side. speaking of cold. let's talk about the feels like. temperat 7:00 tonight just in about an
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hour, wind chills in the 30s everywhere, exception south and east. by 9:00, 10:00 tonight, 29 in ga.hersburg, 32 in manass temperatures dropping today alone feeling 30 degrees colder than it did earlier this afternoon. that's why we were telling you this is going to come in quick. tomorrow morning wind chills in the teens and 20s.n 26.c. going to be a cold night tonight and all day tomorrow. so winds are going to be afa or through the evening here and then tomorrow we'll see a breeze as well. c thd air sets the stage for what we see on monday and both days we expect a fairly similar forecast fro two parate storms. but amelia it all depen on how much cold air is in place. >> absolutely. right now everything is on the table, rn, freezing rain, sno and sleet. we think the impacts from the first we on monday are going to be greater overall.
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check it out, monday, the impacts from low moderate to high. i think the biggest impacts are alongi-95 and back to the west and north of i-66. this isoing to be the most likely area we see school delays, and maybe someel cations out there. maybe icy snow covered roads as well. just a messy slush is what it's looking likeut there monday morning. moderatempact for prince george's, parts of fauquier counties. this is looking like a rain only event for you for the mpat . then we head to tuesday. notice how the red shiftedo farthere north. i think we start to see the warmer temperatures succmosfully in on tuesday morning. still the chance for a wintery mixhe up around mason dixon line. and mid the midday afternoon hours on tuesday, we see any mixture quicklyurn to rain. right now freezing rain definitely a possibility monday
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into tuesday morning. as far as snowfall totals go, i'm seeing a good shot at getting 3 inches or less. but 3 inches or more, we don't think it's going to be col enough out there. but roads definitely looking to be impacted especially for the morning commute monday as well as tuesday, that could lead toy dend cancellations both days. this is a tricky forecast. and doug, this is going to continue to change, of course, as we head throughout the weekend. you want to stay tuned. >> the amazing part about it, you talked about the difference between 33 and 31, 33 is rain, nc is freezing rain. that's the diffewe're talking about monday and tuesday. that's why we have weatherlert both days. the weekend is dry. by next week, wednesday up to 52, 50 on thursday. andhen watching another storm next friday. this could be a big storm, maybe a lotn of r and wind with the storm b it doesn't cool us off
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don't you wish you could see this on your commute every day, peop t passingough union station today treated to a free full-blown concert by the national symphony orchestra. imee cho has more on the orchestra's efforts to spread the love of music. >> rep hter: we alle our routines in life, rushing from place-to-place, trying to keep up with the daily grind.
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but every once in a while, there's something to be said for finding a new rhythm. welcome to the national symphony orchestra's traveli concert series in the union station a needs ow for anyone who music in their lives. >> there's nothing like hearing 100 musicians playing together. we want to share it with as many people as possible. >> i feel like i'm living my dream right now and i think the may b some kid that is see this and live theirs out too. >> reporter: inside the hall of union station, standing room only. when an orchestra is right in front of you, everything else can wait a while. >> i don't get a chance to get out and see classical music on my own. so it's great to be here. >> terrific to have the opportunity to come out and see to fight having yourself down to the kennedy
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center. >> reporter: the orchestra says they hope to make this a yearly tradition. >> music cane so calming and healing but also ngenergi i think music is the one universal language. >> reporter: for a showed orchestro bring people together it's hitting all the right notes. station, aimee cho, news4. breaking now at 6:00, a second woman now accusing virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault. n od evening i'm dor gentzler. >> i'm jim handly, this statement tonight coming from the attorneys for that woman. late this aftnoon claiming that justin fairfax raped here when the two were in college at duke. while allhis plays out,rg ia governor ralph northam is digging in. he says he will not resign. also did the "national enquirer" break a deal with prosecutors while reporting about jeff bezos, the
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llionaire claims he was blackmailed. heated testimony on capitol hill, house democrats and the acting attorney general sparring for six hours. >> have you ever been asked to approve any request or action to be taken by the special counsel. >> mr. chairman, i see that your five minutes is up, and so -- >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. first to the breaking news out of virginia. a woman named meredith watson now coming forward. she said virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax raped her t wheny were both students at duke university. >> her attorneys say watson is coming forward reluctantly out of a sense of civic duty and asking fairfax to julie carey has been working this story all afternoon from richmond. >> all week, in fact. another day and another bombshell. >> reporter: it s hardlyms possible, but a
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