slick this morning. >> we'll begin with storm tea 4 meteorologist chuck bell and it's not a weather alert day. >> yeah, why is that? that's the only way i know i should come towork. i shouldn't have to work on non-weather alert days. for today, it's all about the defrost. temperatures have been above afreezing all nightoss the area so the ice that it accumulated and created on top a lot of trees andt branchs l night is melting away. that's good news. we have a power house of a west wind c our way later on today. especially in the higher elevations out here, winds could gust over 40 miles an hour. any iciness left on the trees or compromised from the wght of yesterday's iciness, could have scattered power outages later today. temperatures at least all above freezing this morning. your planner for today, back into the 40s with some sunshine for a nice change of pace, but again veryindy slash blustery. wind chills this afternoon will

be down around 40 degree mark. looking at the roads, we have thisng happe in stafford. elton shop road at courthouse had a crash and took down wire. open by 7:00 a.m. keep that in mind if that's youo al route. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, everything looking gooh e. same situation 95 in maryland, 29, bw parkway, route 1 no issues nouthbound or southb. taking a look at 270, 70 to the spur will take you 26minutes. a little quick there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you.01 staying on top of the latest developments out of the white house. all eyes on president trump to see if he will bend to pressure and sign a bipartisan bill to avoid friday's deadline forer partial gent shutdown. >> everyone agrees another siutdown would be a disaster. but the pnt has made it clear he isn't happy with the proposed deal. it doesn't even include a

arter of the more th $5.5 billion he is asking for the wall along the southern border. it does include 55 miles of new fencing a mor money for homeland security. the president hinted he may take executive action to make sure the wall goes up. >> am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is , i'm not. i'm not happy. but am i happy with where we're going? i'm thlled. we'r moving things around and supplements thing. the president said he wa of the first shutdown because people learned during that shutdown all about the problems coming in from the southern border. another sticking point yet to be addressed a cap on bedsn i.c.e. detention centers. coming up tracie potts will have more on where republicans and democrats stand on this issue as we inch closer to friday's ad ne. crisis in the commonwealth.

one of justin fairfaxsaexual t accusers is speaking out again. dr. vanessa tyson appeared last night at stanford. >> unwanted sexual contact in whatever way, sha i or form absolutely unacceptable. the lack of respect of somebody else's autonomy is very crucial. >> last week dr. tyson came forward and said the lieutenant governor forced her to perform a sex act on him in 2004. she said she told ama congre about the incident one year about around the same time she told a "the washington posut this incident. >> sometimes you have to lead bm e. no matter howard it is. >> meanwhile, another woman haso accused fairfa sexual assault in 2000. fairfax denies both claimsinnd is a for a thorough investigation. this symposium was planned months ago a was a sort of coincidence it happened in the

middle of chaos inside the virginia capitol. the wintry blast creteng ous conditions in maryland and some are still in the dark. take a look at what this home secure camera caught in damascus. that huge branch almost hit a man walking in the road. look at that. cws 4 talked with the man and said thatld have seriously hurt him. others we not as lucky, fallen branchs, pulled down power li nes, hundreds of power cun omers were left ithe dark and might not getct ecal service back until later today. it's now 4:04, breakin news right now. we're learning about overnight police activity in a popular area of d.c. >> cory smith is at the live desk. >> good morning. we've been making calls on this morning. just learned new information about what was kin of a crazy night for d.c. police. take a look. police say this is where everything ended at 8th and i streets northwest, about a block from the popular city center shopping and restaurant area.

poli tell us they received a call for a possible robbery about two miles ay in therea of 5th and 8th streets northwest. that's where all this began. en they arrivthere, suspects attempted to drive away and actually started shooting ae th officers. we're told police apprehended four men so far, onlso one p has been arrested. and there is no word this morning on if anyone was injured. we'llee sur to update as soon on becomes orma available. eun, back to you. >> cory, thank you. now 4:05, disturbing case in fairfax county, behavior specialist is charged with raping a woman who was mentally incapacitated and police say there may be more victims. getectivay 60-year-old hernard betz kin assaulted the woman inside t mvle cmunity center in springfield last august. e victim became pregnant after the assault. investigators used dna to zero in on the suspect. this i't the only place where betz king worked with mentally

incapacitated patients. >> we were shocked, taken aback by it. we are focussed entirely on making sure that our individuals are safe and hea hy rightnow. >> police say they have found a second victim who they're tryin to link to the suspect using dna. this morning you getting a look at a montgomery county man charged withrape. phillip canter met a woman inside the bar at clyde's restaurant at chevy chase. sh told police she remembers waking up in his condo. investigators foundla survee video of canter forcing the woman into the building. neighbors who live nearby are horrified. >> i have a daughter who is 24, whenver she goes out, i always tell her not to leave any drinks. and she doesn't. >> canter is a registered sex offender in exmaryland. helly assaulted a high school student back in 2005. canter remains in jail without bond. now to the crisis in the

catholic church and a decision that will determine the fate of washington's former cardinal theodore mccarrick. vatican officials are expected to decide this week to remove him from the priesthood over allegations of sexual abuse. back in july he bece the first roman catholicy leader in nea a century to lose the title of cardinal. pope francis has to sign any decisions but vaticanof ficials say he wants the case concluded before the global sexual abuse crisis summit. one of the most famous criminals in the world is about ome just another inmate. the drug mate known as "el cho" was convicted on ten counts of running a violent drug cartel. they're confident this conviction will put joaquin guzman in jail for the rest of his life. zman had a history of escaping authorities, even after being t seo prison. his luck ran out after he met

with actor sean penn to discu a possible movie. esxican authoriay that secret meeting led them to find "el chapo" again and him to the u.s. a formal sentencing hearing is set nor june 25th. > tomorrow marks exactly one year since the high school shooting massacre in parkland, florida. the deadliest shootin at an american high school. last night the group montgomery county students for change helped unveil an art exhibit in d.c. to honor those who were killed. house speaker nancy pelosi joined activists and lawmakers at the center for political art on g street. the exhibit includes as ural well as pieces from montgomery county art students who demand an end to gun violence. >> thank you all for what you're doing. it's epidemic. it's an emergency. we should declare it an emergency. and tak great action immediately. >> the exhibit is free and will be ongh display thr march 15th. new this morning, maryland governor larry hogan says he is

done trying t puthe redskins next to national harbor. there were discussions of a land ap between maryland and the federal government so the team could build a new staum next to the mgm national casino. hogan told the team he is withdrawing from efforts to peotuade the team, at this time. the redskins said they want to build a new staceum in p of rfk stadium, but those plans seem to lost support in the district. the team lease as fedex field runs through 27. stiahead on news 4 today, a special night for family. >> the maryland terps help a young fan forget his cancer treatments at least for one night. plus, many scammers target old americans. this time the scammer callethe wrong person. we'll explain what happened next. stay with us. after a day filled with a lot of freezing rain yesterday, temperatures hav freezing overnight, so the ice issue should be far less of a concern fornow. however, there's an increasing however, there's an increasing ance for some snowch

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>> announcer: you're watching news 4 today. welco back at 4:12. one of montgomery county's top high schools is dishing outsc line this morning after students were found handing out racist hall passes. news 4 derek ward explains how the school and the pta planhio face issue head on. >> reporter: several winston high school students are going to be disciplined after they were found handing out so-called n-word passes supposedpaper that are to allow the holder to use the n without fear of retribution, but those students will be the ones facing retribution after the principal found ou in an e-mail to parents, the prince pam wrote -- this behavior is disgraceful and does not reflect the values expected of winston churchill students. this is not a joke. this is not something funny. >> this has happened to me in

the past. a random white kid will go,yo, can i get a n-word pass. i don't thinkhey meant it in a disrespectful. >> the opportunity to enge students, engage the larger counity in discussions about issues like this is paramount. >> reporter: there will be that kind of engagement in a ptsa meeting next week. it's now 4:13.lw scammers ares looking for new ways to rip you off. now, one is behind barhe becaus called the person who once led both the fbi and the cia. >> want to [ bleep ] kill you. i'm going to [ bleep ] kill your husband. i'm going to [ bleep ] set your house on fire. i'm notivg you any more. >> that was a terrifying message a scammer left for william webster and his wife. he wanted them to pay $50,000. the money was supposed to cover taxes and fees for winning the mega millions lottery.

websteho led the fbi and cia says he80s and '90s wasn't about to fall for that line. >> ts was pretty obvious to me that there was something fishy about it, that would have been selected to have won something that i had not earned. >> w hster calledis former agencies and they eventually arrested the man. the websters did n pay the scammer conned other elderly couples o of $300,000. he has been sentenced to six years in prison. the university of maryland is taking a page from purdue's play book inspired by purdue's r super fan tylrent who died last month of thcancer. e terps hosted families fighting childhood cancer at their basketball game against purdue last night the brigs family celebritied a milestone. he had a brain tumor when he s 18 months old. now he is 4 years old and in remission. >> been waiting for this moment for a long time.

after his surgery about a year ago, we've had four or five s mri'swing a clean bill of health. >> the terps teamed up with alex's lemonadeaktand to this happen. they raise money for child cancer patients. >> very nice. >> looks like had a blast, too. >> and the terps won, so that's a big deal. >> icing, right? >> yes. well, if you suffer from dry or cracked skin, you may dread this time of >> all this cold weather can cause your skin to become dehydred, especially with your hands. this can lead to some problems. doctors say the best way to protect yourself is wear gloves or an extra jacket and make sure to use moisturizer to treat cracked skin. your hands are vulnerable to cuts that may put you at riskr fon infection. experts strors it's imptant to moisturize two to three times a day. >> oh. >> i feel like i wash my hands so much if i don't put lotion on afr every -- it will get dry and cracked. >> alligator hands all of a su en. >> righ so finally a little chance to dry out weather wise, too.

>> finally. it's nice to not have to puthe umbrella up. >> the dogs and i two afternoons in a row stranded atbe home use nobody wants to walk in 35 degrees and rain. >> right when it's cold and rainy. >>ah. just been snow. ut don't you worry, sno lovers. we have a couple chances coming our way. >> yeah. >> the first a i think the best chance actually shows up on saturday. turday's snowfall far less mpactful on the general population than midweek snow. right now, though, finally things are drying atout. tempe 39 now in washington. not too much of a breeze yet. once the sun comes up, those winds willoeally start crank up out of the west, 20 to maybe 30usiles an hourined with gusts over 40 miles per hour possible, especially along the high spots blue ridge up into the mountains of west virginia. temperatures this morning, just about everybody into the mid to upper 30s. annapolis 41, one of our warmer locations. there's your planner for toda sun is up just after 7:00 a.m. got to love the earlier

oonrises. afte highs today will be spending most of the afternoon in the mid 40s. but again, a very gusty west wind today make it feel a lot colder than that. wind chills r around the freezing mark all afternoon. for tomorrow, even better weather, partly cloudynto the 50s tomorrow and without the breeze tomorrow honestly probably one of the better of the week. big area of storm way up to our north. it could throw some snow showers into the mountains of west virginia toy, but i think east of the blue ridge here along i-95 not much. of anythi now let's take a closer look at the end of the week and the weekend. friday, a lot of clouds but mild and a very low chance of a stray shower on friday. saturday morning, here we go, 6:00 saturda i morning, wha likely to be a pocket of snow developing across the area. this is now noon on saturday. snow for most. again, there's not a lot of confidence in all this. this is just one particular computer model's representation of it. the european model says the saturday snow generally between

3 and 5 inches. we'll keep you posted on that. the american model says zip. so, we'll let you know. but i'm pretty confident that we'll get some sort of af mix rain and snow on saturday. amounts have to be worked out. other lower chance on sunday, which should be more rain than snow. needless to say, melissa, we'll be keeping you psted on that you make your weekend plan. >> i appreciate it. thank you, chuc taking a look at the beltway, inner loop, outer loop everything is fine. thisittle blip before you utoss the bridge at the bottom on the loop, we'll look into that. i don't think there's anything there. could be a glitch in the system. 270, bound, southbound on everything is looking nice and clear. no major complaints there. same situation here on 66 and 95. ut 95 area here stafford, shelton, shop road at courthouse road, should be open by 7:00 a.m. ts morning. taking a look at 95 in ryland, 32 to the beltway going 67 miles per hour gets you there in 11 minutes. eun? >> melissa, thank you. 4:18.

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>> sure. a couple who is no stranger to d.c. is now celebrating 40 years of marriage. >> we are talking about senators bob and elizabeth dole. mr dole was a public servant, of course, veteran and esidential candidate. mrs. dole also devoted her life to service and worked in the nixon, rgan and bush white houses. >> this morning, as part of the share the love series, the doles sat down with savannah guthrie. >> what advice would you give to aoung couple starting out their lives? >> well, you need to focus on your partner's interest. >> uh-huh. >> not your own, but what she or he may be doing. >> just one part of thedvice they had for young couples out there ahead of valentine's day. you can catch savannah's interview right here on "today show." the today show unveiled its wall of love notes. some of them are addressed to a

specific person, others are notes of inspiration and encouragement. we're writingotes that will be delivered to the d.c. ronald mcdonald house and we're ricouraging you tote a note as well. head to the a nbc washingpp for the address for the ronald mcdonald house and stay the "today show" to see how the wall is filling up. mothe just want t best for their kids? >> they really do. >> turns out one mom is trying a little too hard. >> yeah. >> to get her son a date >> yeah >> line crossed, mom. take a look at these photos. rsity police are warning students to be on the lookout for this woman. they say in three separate incidents last week she approached female students in towson, tried to show them a picture on her cell phoneke and if they were interested in dating her son. >> oh, man. >> campus policom say the is not wanted for any crime, they just want to make a sure studen aware in case there's a reason for concern. >> how is that person -- how is he supposed to show his face on campus again after his mother is going around into dorm rooms.

would you date my son? >> it's the most embarrassing. i feel sorry forhim. >> i really do feel sorry for him, too. but she loves him so much.es it c from a place of love. >> cutho the. what are you doing? at some point, throw the baby bird out there and let him fly, lady. 4:26 w. >> poor gu still ahead this morning f you have a cell phone, things just became a bit safer for you in the district. we'll tell you dwhy. you need a job? why today may be the best time to find a job. plenty mbarrassed the of other ways. >> plenty of other ways. wh beating the girls away with a stick. do you mean? >> temperatures in the 30s this morning. get ady for windy day toreda

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or something. i can't see wind. i guess -- you keep -- >> you c see it if it's blowing the trees. n thatow what i mean, sense you can see it. when your scarf is blowing, right? >> that's kind of nice actually. little photogenic.mo gooding, everybody, 4:o 30 now, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun kiyang. we'rng weather which may impact your weekend. melissa mollet is standing by with a check on your commuteut we begin with chuck bell. >> it's february. >> i know. but with all t rain and the cold, i thought maybe we would start turning a corner. >> no. this is it. we only have about four to six more wee where we have a real chance of getting any real snow around here. so we're going to see ife can't maximize our chances. we have quite a few chances over th next tendays. not a guarantee of snow each time, but a lot of chances any way, especially saturday. ight now, though, storm team 4