your money. >> plus. >> welcome to the 61st annual grammy awards. >> we te you behind the scenes mwith what youay have missed last night. >> announcer: news4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. and right now take l ak at this mess you see here, another winter storm movingn had on storm team 4 radar. >> we're getting a break right now but don't be fooledy that. more ice, rain and snow coming depending on where you live and tonight's storm could affect schools again in the morning. >> three hours of expanded weather coverage here tonight with amelia draper starting things off for us. >> re's the latest the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for montgomery county, loudon county, northern fauquier county, counties in maryland maryland alo the mason dixon line. this is in effect until 10:00 m. tomorrow. if you're in the advisory, you

can expect up to 2 inches of snow, especially around the mason dixon line and the areas could see a tenth of an inch of ice from rain and sleet. south, this is a chance for an all rain event with patches of sleet mixn overnight and in the metro some light showers in washington, parts of fairfax and prince george's county.ee you can southern parts of fairfax and prince george's cotyetting a break right now. montgomery county is dealing with rain showers and a slushy wintery mess up into parts of frederick, carol and washington ties. all of this moisture is going to move into the area overnight tonight and with us tomorrowhe want umbrella out there tomorrow. more delays potentially during the morning hours as we track a wintery mix, north and west of shington. i'll walk you through your

forecast in 15 minutes. you can stay ahead of the storm and get alerts on thech latestl closings and delays on our nbc washington app. and youhe can also the forecast where you live 24 hours a day. tow a grim reality. the deadline is almost upon us. >> thelock is ticking toward the potential of another government shutdown. congressionaliators have to come to some kind of agreement by friday or here we go again, the goverent could shutdown once again. >> blayne alexander tracking negotiations for us. any progress to report today? >> reporter: this certainlyso ds very familiar because we've been in the situation quite recentlyhe talks all but stalled on capitol hill. key negotiators trying to make some sortf last dit effort at an agreement. the president is taking his border wall argument down to the border hoping tose his first political rally of the year to boost his argument.

on capitol hill, a last-ditch efrt to revive border security talks that have all but flat li lined. talks stalled over border wall funding and now a new issue. democrats demanding a limit t the number of beds in immigrant detention centers. >> the debate over beds is not really a debate over beds.it how we handle amnesty applications. >> it would force i.c.e. to priorityize arresting violent criminals over those who overstayed the visa >> that means when somebody is arrested for domortic violence exual assault of a minor, that i.c.e. won't be able to come pick them up. >> reporter: president trump punting a blame for a shutdown on democrats. the president signaling he may go around congress altogether andre dec national emergency to build his border wall.

today working to stren his case in el paso, xas, a city he is toting as having lower crime thanks to a fence. >> with a barrier in place, el paso is one of the safest cities in our country. >> reporter: in reality crime was going down before the fence was built and went back up after construction. the president is on unfriendly turf tonight. el pas county is a county he losty in 2016 more than 40 points. and today the county passed a resolution, saying he's reluctantly welcome reporting th li told about the community. we are following several dr developments today in the crisis of virginia. governor northam is getting support from a variety of black leaders around the >> we spoke candidly about white

privilege, about blackface. > more onhe governor's day in a moment, but first a proposal to start impeachment proceedings against the nlieutenant governor, off the table. at least for now. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is in richmond with details of why a lawmaker is backing off his plan against these steps against justin fairfax. julie? >> reporter: well, delegate patrnk hope who had b talking about these impeachment proceedings he said he believes the two accusers so he wants to provide a platform for them to tell their and through their attorneys over the weekend, the women said eaey'd be willing to testify at an impeachment hng or here or speak to orinvestig lieutenant governor justin fairfax back to work just two a daysfter a second woman accused him of sexual assault. boast incidents reportedly

taking place when he was in his 20s the lieutenant governor strongly denies both allegations and says the encounters were consensual. today repeating his call for an investigation. >> we have called for an independent investigationil and i'm stl confident in the truth. >> reporter: on friday night, patrick hope announced plans to begin impeachment proceedings against justin fairfax with this resolution. but after discussions withve colleagues the weekend he's tabled the idea. >> i do believe these atwomen. why i took the step that i did. articles of impeachment, i'm still learning this process, it's very complicated and when you interject somethingesnto what is sentially a political process -- >> reporter: but delegate hope tells news4 hs working t find another way to launch an investigation in the commonwealth. >> i'm talking to my colleagues and i'll continue to talk to my colleagues until we find a pathway. ter: the republican house speaker saying he had

strong concernabout turning to impeachment, something never before used in virginia. >> we're in a volatile situaon right no i think we need to be thoughtful, complete our work. impeachment is unprecedented. so just approaching that needs to be very deliberate and thoughtful.te >> rep most other lawmakers today avoiding the scandal surrounding the litenant governor. nearly all decliningmm t. but there is one investigation under way set in motion byhe law firm where justin fairfax works when he is not presiding over the senate. they have hired outside counsel to do an justin fairfax for now taking a leave of absence there. leon, back to you in the studio. julie carey reporting live from richmond. developments today in the blackface controversy involving governor ralph northam. african american leaders say he should get a second chance. they spoke following a meetingt he governor earlier today.

>> i believe today that we g ne e the governor a second chance. i believe that he is theht r person to guide virginia and bring us through this troubling time in history. >> with that as a backdrop, another group, the legislativea caucus has not withdrawn their calls for northam to resign but the chairman plans to meet with the governor to layo priorities important for black voters. our coverage of the crisis continues at:00 we go to the senate where lieutenant governor justin fairfaxins pres over a group of lawmakers today. you can also get the latest, breaking alerts in our nbc wa> ington app. t's go to breaking news. this coming from the redskins and onc again it's an off the

field issue to talk here. carry, what's the latest here? >> the s of the head coach was arrest over the weekend. he's charged with being drunkpun ic after his involvement in multipleconfrontations. in ash burn around 2:15 a.m. saturday tmorning, accordi the report from the loudon county sheriff's office, a deputy stepped in to separate gruden from w arguingh one man and then he got in two more econfrontations with peon the area. later he was charged with being drunk inpublic. we are aware of the arrest of gathering , we are more information and will not issue a comment until we have moreta s. the team is no stranger to trouble there. it's where w nickelson charged with being drunk in public back in december. >> thanks.

police see a deadly trend in prince george's county. victims of deadly car crashes not wearing seat lts. >> two people killed in one weekend crash were mothers. beeen them the two women leave behind four children. a third person also dd in the crash. prince george's county bureauce chief, twilkins explains why people hope this sad situation will be a warning to everyone who gets in a car. trac tracee? t reporter: you can see w happened with this vehicle when it let martin luther king. look here on the sidewalk. the paint shows you the trail that car took. you can seehe tracks in the grass there before the vehicle ipped over and landed three people killed in this zbint nowou prince george'sy police are investigating to figure out why the car left the road. police are tryingo figure out what caused a single car crash that killed three people and

left one critically injured. two mothersere killed. we spoke with one of their mothers. >> she's bupsetause of this tragedy. she didn't expect these three young lives to e the wayhey did. she didn't know exactly what caused the accident. but e's just heart broken. >> reporter: she leaves behind three, childr a 2-year-old, 5-year-old and 9-year-old. police weren't saying who was behind the wheel when the accident happened early sunday morning. but friends tell us ts is garcia's car. the car a crashed into apartment building sign and then landed on the roof in nearby in vehicle was wearing seat belts. >> buckle up. seat belts save lives. they really do. >> reporter: we've been watching friends and family retn to the scene throughout the day looking athese tracks, examining this

accident scene on their own. trying to figure out how these three peo were killed. prince george's county police are doing the same.s there third young man who was also killed in this accident. george's county police not releasing his name until his family is contacted. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you,tr ee. >> so incredibly tragic. switching gears. we are in weather alert mode today. >> that's right. amelia tracking another winter storm. we'll begin right now. here's future weather tomorrow morning at 4:30. the worry is as temperatures cool overnight tonight we not only see rain butom freezing rain out there impacting that tuesday morning commute. i'mve going to ha much more what you can expectour by hour comingp after the break. also the moments you may have missed in last night's grammy awards. and i'm working to protect your money as you file your taxes a lot of people have been

caught off guard by what's new this year. i'll make sure you know what's coming up. we are celebrating black history month every day in february on news4. >> if you're looking for ways to celebrate yourself, we have ideas in the nbc washington app. we are back in 90 seconds.

storm team 4 radar, a look at it right now. we are under a weather alert today and you can see here why. amelia is back in minutes to tell you about the storm that she sees on the radar. she'll take you through what to expect depending on whe y live. here's a question, have you done your taxes yet? if not you may be in for a big surpriseng thanks to c in the tax code. >> we've seen complaints popping up oneocial media from peo who normally see a refunndbut now are g out they owe the irs. susan hogan here with what you need to know about the changes this year. >> have you seen the twitter feeds? people are going crazy. according to the irs refunds so far this filing season have dropped more than 8%. the average refund last just over 2,000 this year t average is $1,865.

we went to a tax expert to find out why. >> people are saying what ppened to my taxcut? i thought i was supposed to pay less in taxes. >> jay is a certified public accountant in arlington. he said there are two reasons people may not see aefun r d teck if they weren't having enough taxes withheld. >> if you didn'tou changer withholdingsast year, are the irs started taking out fewer taxes, meang yourake home pay went up. the other rea you may see a smaller refund, the cap for a deduction in state and local taxes. it's now limit to $10,000. >> and in high tax states, even around here, around arlington county, where you have people paying 10, 12, 15 plus thousand dollars on estate tax alone you're limited to 10,000 not

only for the real estate tax but the state income tax also. >> while it's too late for 2018 -- >> what's done is done. >> -- there are ws to make sure you don't get hit with a bill next year. >> if they have a balance due they need more removed from their paychecks in 2019. max out on your 401(k). if you have etax flexible spending accounts for medical purposes, health savings accountsmi mize your income and maximize your deductions. >> it' important to note just because you are getting a smaller refund this year does not necessarily mean you are paying more taxes. everyone has their own unique set of circumstances. and your tax preparer should be able to answer any questions you have and get you on track for 2019. do your taxes sooner rather than later, because if you do owe

money you have a couple month to save. but it is kind of throwing people off for sure. >> psychological. people expect their tax returns as thoughs i bonus or something. it means you overpaid your taxes. >> that's right. change your withholdings. >> back to the forecast now. amelia draper joius. >> today's storm was a pretty tricky one to call, right? the system moving our way tonight, that could be a tough one as well? >> we'reh dealing w a wintery mix out there during the evening hours changing over to all freezing rain and rain late tonight into early tomorrow morning. we see any ice changing ove to ling plain rain torrow.ea hec rain and a mix in some areas. some of us completely dry. if you are dry you are south of washington. the areas to the north seeing mainly rain out there, including parts of loudon county, montgomery county, a mix in

part of howard county with snow around the mason dixon line where you can see an inch or two of snow and ice tonig before we see it turn over to freezin rain and rain. that's going to happen after midnight. and early tomorrow morning, any freezing rain changes to rain throughout the morning hours. then it's rainy on your tuesday, that could lead to floodinger co. something we'll monitor closely and wendy and dry on you wednesday. temperatures right now are in the 30s. we're at or above freezing, so good news there. the worry is as the sun sets in couple hours, those temperatures are going to fall to right around or just belowzi fr especially north and west of washington, leading to slick spots out there. washingt frederick. 32 in leesburg. here's tomorrow morning, upper montgomery county, loudon and

frederick are my biggest concerns. here's future weather, 5:00 p.m. notice it's giving a break to the area but still seeing snow around the mason dix. li as we move to the early morning hours 5:00 a.m. we're seeing the chance for freezing rain for areas in pink, mon washington down through southern maryland and fredericksburg, this is mainly allain for you overnight tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. i think it'ut between a 9:00 a.m. and noon tomorrow where any freezing raines cha to just plain rain and we track rain throughout the day even into your tuesd evening when some heavy rain is possible. this rain pulls out of the area early wednesday morning at 5:00 a.m. as that happens we see windy condions develop across the area. here's the impact map made for slick roads.

a lot in frederick county loudon, northern fau this inclu tomorrow morning. this is where delays and cancellations are most likely. isolated slick spots for the areas in yellow. this includes most of montgomery ncun, a little bit of the district, into pwilliam. southern stafford, king gorge, we are tracking wet roads for you. ll have t ten day forecast coming up. but a high tomorrow of 43 the mix changes to all rain in the morningur breezy on wednesday with a high temperature of 48 degr we keep it dry on thursday. and then more rain is possible on friday. and the weekend, we might be seeing a little bit more in the way of wintery weather, leon. >> of course. weekend. that's the way it always works. >> perfectly timed. >> you can phone that one in a month in advance. thanks, amelia. comin a up, night to

remember. women dominate the grammy a mrds anhelle obama makes a surprise cameo. >> the women makg grammy history as we take you behind the sans for reaction from some of the stars. paso, texas, used to have extremely high rates of vlent crime. with a powerful barrier in place, el paso is one of the safest in our country.

>> nbc news fact checked those claims and found crime had been falling in el paso, texas well befo a barrier in 2009. in fact, crime slightly ticked up during and after construction of the today two former congressmen are taki part in an anti-wall march to counter the president's event. gavin newsom isrdering troops to return from the wall. and mexico's cover has done the . flight attendants say they are especially concerned with another shutdown looming. >> news4 transportation reporter adam tuss continues our team coverage from reagan national airport. the flight attendants union said a shutdown could ptesent ial dangers. what are they saying? >> reporter: absolutely. what they're saying is if we do go into another shutdown they're

going t call for not a strike but rather a day of action this saturday. take a look. that last government shutdown we all just went through, so manyay peopleg really the turning point and the breaking point there was the o halting flights that happened along that day reached.eal was and also the tsa workers that were calling out. a lot of that stuff put a lot of strain and stress on the air travel industry as a wh and now these flight attendants. the flight attendant ossociation pler groups are saying that whole thing made the country less safe because you didn't have the most skill people on the job at the time and if we go into it again, it'll present a similar situation. listen to what they had to say. >> what we're saying is the action or inactionf congress is going to ground our airlines. and we cannot allow that to happen. >> reporhar: again, so they're calling for again if a shutdown does happen is not a rike, but a day of action at

airports across the country thia rday. they are asking for everyone to come out and support them if that does happen. so it's going to be interesting to see where this leads. but this flight attendants assoation they say they flatout will not come to work if they feel this is an unfe situation. so we might be headed for another shoo down. back you. >> thank you, adam. many of you are concernt abhat could happen again with another shutdown. we haveo explain what needs to happen to avoid one,ut search wn in the nbc washington app to find that. it's aoliday toelebrate love. even though numbers show many people hate it. despite the fact fewer people are celebratinge' valent day, a study shows those that celebrate are going spend a lot. the average person will snd 160 bucks. men will out pend women and

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all right. if you're just joining us now as we nea 4:45. let's get you caught up with four things to >>know. right now storm team 4 is tracking another round of wintery weather. we're getting a little bit of a break right now. but morerain, ice, and snow coming our way tonight and morrow. and that could mean more school delays tomorrow morning depending on where you live. tonight we know two mothers are among three people who were killed sunday in a crash in maryland. a fourth person is still iitthe ho at this hour. family members tell us people inside the car were all friends. ince george's county police say none of the victims were

wearing their seat belts. virginia delegate patrick hope is pulling back his plan to begin impeachment proceedings against justin fairfax. he said the process isli compcated and he's looking to find another way to investigate the allegions mad by two women against fairfax. lawmakers racing the clock to hammer out a border security deal before friday otherwise the government could shut down for the second time in the last few weeks. with four days to go, time is running out again for that group of congressional lawmakers to put the deal together. >> here tot talk ab it all nbc news senior political editor, mark purr ramurray. the committee working on the deal is hitd up a snag. what is that? >> this time it's not about the border atll. east that was the matter that caused the last government shutdown. this time around d it'socrats

saying they disagree with adding more beds t i.c.e. facilities. they believe that would increasing the number of apprehensions. they want to cap that number maybe this might not be the best terrain for democrats to fig on. we ended up pulling i.c.e., the law enforcement area that has customs and enforcement to detain and arrest people who are undocumented immigrants. this seems to be the plaflare u. we saw it four days ago. this seems to be the normal negotiating, as compad to this is a shutdown. i might worrynow but this is normal. >> talk about el paso today. there's dueling rallies there. >> the president is going to make his demand for a border wall. we've seen him going before -- thisua el paso son is

interesting to me because this is one of the first times the president has decided to have a campaign rally in a place that isn't really r or trump country. this is el paso. while texas is a red state. el paso ended uin v 69% for hillary clinton in 2016. so most of the community isn't a big -- this is not big trump country at all. the other thing that's going on, th president has talked about how a border wall ended up reducing violent crime in el paso but the statistics the barrier was dconstructed. then after ward crime went and historically el paso has a low crime rate for a city its size. >> you watch the numbers better than anyone in the building. what is the public seeing about the debate, and what's happening in el paso? are they seeing the president's side or the other side? >> it's both.

how you get your knews. i'm from the u.s./mexico border. mcallen, where the president visited last h.mo peop adbout mcallen, my folks still live there, this is a violent place. that's not really the case. yes, it's a thoroughfarele for l immigration and drugs ut when you talk about the overall crime rates there, it doesn't come close to d.c. or new york, which i find safe cities the last couple years. so ihink over all this has been trumped up a little bit even thoughhose condition do exist. >> interesting he chose el paso. >> he mentioned it in his state of the union address. so he's going to back to double down on itd in 2020 has his own rally going on. >> good to see you. i wish we had el paso

weather here. or mcallen weather here. >> we have more stormy weather. >> we do. it's not just tonight into tomorrow. but more rain possible on friday and then the weeken a wintery mix is in the forecast right now. out there right now im tracking rain in some locations and a slushy, snowy, sleety ms in others. if you are dry, you're not going to stay dry tonight. we'll see rain moving back into the area. a lot of moisture is going to move through overnight tonight throughout the day tomorrow to tomorrow night. we don't dry out until early wednesday morning. so r can'te out flooding potentially tomorrow. especially later in the day. your weather conditions for tuesday. we are going to be dealing with wet roads out there. we'll see roads mainly north and west of washington, great time to download our nbc washington app for the forecast in your neighborhood the next h

couprs into tomorrow morning to see about school delays, cancellations and are roads. aside from the wintery weather, maye flooding tomorrow especially around creeks and streams and low lying areas. i think we'll have delays north and west of washington, counties in maryland, along the pennsylvania border and along the i-81 corridor. here's your zone by zone forecast. not a lot of delays in the d.c. me row zone. especially washington, prince george's unty. just rain here. only a small chance seeing isolated pockets of wintery mix and sleet and freezing rain. but here it's