today is valentine's day, thursday, february 14th,2019. >> melissa mollet is keeping on eye on the roads but wll start with chuck bell and the forecast. >> melissa and aaron wearing red. and eun and i are wearing pink. like a plan. today and tngorrow are g to be pleasant. the weekend and thereafter is looking very complicated from a forecasting standpoint. off to a coldta and dry this morning. temperatures from 20s t 0. manassas, down to 22. leesburg,t 34. your valentine's day planner. afternoon highs will trend up into the low and perhaps into the mid-50s. we'll be in the 60s tomorrow. more on that chaps of snow on saturday in a few minutes.

but let's go to melis mollet. all in red. >> i love it. southbound rock creek parkway. the right lane has a pothole. ner loop and outer loop on the beltway. everything on the beltway is looking good. two problems. between duke and king street. the right lane getting by the work zone and edsell is by the work zone. southbound 270. i think this is going to clear soon this morning. and inner loop, outer loop, of the american legion bridge, no problems. new developments in the effort to government shutdown. the senate could vote on a $330 billion spending plan as early as this morning. the bill would go to the house where it's expted to pass. >> president trump won't commit to signing that deal, saying he's looking for land mines.

the bill was funded after dnight. it funds nine cabinet agencies. provides more cash for the irs and rejects spending cuts. and it has a 2% pay raise for federal workers. even though he doesn't like t bill, the president is thought to sign it. >> don't want to see a shutdown. a shutdown would be a terrible thing. >> the bill provides less than $2 aillion for border barrier, far less than the $5 billion that the president .want president trump is eyeing walls that he can secure through executive action. workers went unpaid for 35 days. and over the past few weeks, workers noticed shorter pay and inconsistent tax deductions. a group of house democrats is investigating the problem. you can read more on what this bill funds in our nbc washington app. just search spending bill. this morning,e're learning

about two cases of local high scinol coa being accused of inappropriate contac minors. the first in stafford county. delvin jackson is facing charges for soliciting a minor for prostitution. jackson is a track coach and security officer at colonial forge high scho. it's not clear if the minor was a student at that school. a football coach at prince george's county has been suspended. terrell lockwood was placed on leave. the situation involves inappropriate text messages between lockwood and a student. while the parents are concerned, many students are defending their coach. >> he's a good coach. >> i don't think he would do something like that. it doesn't sound like him, really. >> he's a good man. that's the reason why. we're shocked. coach.really good >> lockwood faces no criminal

charges at this point. he has worked at duval high school for eight years. now, to a revelation shocking local churches. there's a list of 16 priests who are, quote, credibly accused of minors. abusing two of the priests have been criminally charged. arlington bishop michael burbridge says he's open to hearing stories. one parishion sayst hasn't shaken her faith but it's time for the church to take responsibility for the priests. >> i still have the faith in god there. but it puts into questn what protocols can be changed and adapted to have accountability because that's important. >> 8he of 16 priests s were removed from ministry.

we put an entire list of the accused priesn arlington. arlington wasn't the only ocese torelease names of abusers. new jersey's five catholic diocese listed 180 priest who have been accused of sexually abusing minors. one of them is mccarrick. he was removed from public ministry last june. the vatican is going to have an abuse summit next week. we'll have that interview in the nbc washington app. five minutes after the hour. we turn back to the crisis in th commonwealth, lieutenant governor justin fairfax could face allegations. she says fairfax sexually assaulted heruring the 2004de cratic convention in boston.

fairfax says the encounter was consensual and his name will be cleared. we spoke with a george mason sity professor who said there are several groups who need to sort out what happens next. >> the different constituencies. the #metoo movement. african-american communities saying don't resign. let's have a process here. eandcted officials are kind of caught in the middle. >> the virgini house speaker says he's open to a general -l assembly investigation. he tells "t richmond times dispatch that.agreement foro what's going on? >> it's been a wet winter on the west coast. another storm is slamming the bay area now. take a look at these images. this storm is called an

atmospheric river. that's a slender band of water vapor that m pullssture from the tropics and leads to heavy rain and snow. this storm is causing flooding and a lot of things associated with it. sinkholes, downed trees, widespread power outages. and that is not if you take intn account the b scars from the wildfires. people there are not out of the woods untilturday. it will be dicey on the west coast. back to you. happening today, the metro board will vote on whether to restore late-night operations after years of shortened hours. metro trains have been on a shortened schedule toive crews time to do repairs and maintenance. metro says this leads to a safer rail system but there's more worktyo be doing. leaders believe it's time to restore the old schedule and letrains run longer at night and on the weekends.

it's not known when that would change if the pssure is approved today. d.c. leaders say tty have a perflace to put a new stadium. but they want the team to pick up the tab. larry hogan h saide was done trying to get a new stadium built. in the dirict, the mayor and the d.c. council say a new stadium on trfk stadium site will be perfect. but they believe an nfl team should pay for its own stadium. >> and the rfk site makes the most sense. there's a stadium there. we would tear that down and build a new stadium. the access is terrific. >> the 'redski current lease in landover lasts through 2027. aman may b reconsidering its plans to move a secondar headqurs to new york. now, prince george's is trying to attract the tech giant. they have reached out to amazon in case the new york plan falls

through. th other hg-2 location in arlington is moving forward. virginia has approved an incentive package. one town is completely banning straws. the town council vot to use straws made of biogradable material. the district was the second major u. city to ban saw thes. seattle was first. some couples will be tieing the knot on this valentine's da a here's a loo where they can go. the prince william county clerk's office plans to host its nnual wedding and vow renewal event. couples are asked to call to schedule a time. and here ion washin couples will exchange vows at the h.

carl moultrie building. still ahead on news 4 today -- >> what you can do to get a better night's sleep. and ready for release. what d.c. is doing to help exconvicts rereen the world after a pilot program. > nice and dry here. a little on the cold side. you may need to snuggle up for a couple extra minutes. it will be nice and mild for today and tomorrow. more on that and the weekend snow chance.

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in the district, inmates are being released ready for success. it's a one-stop location where men and women released from the d.c. jail can get training and mental health and substance abuse counseling and housing. it's located just steps from the d.c. jail. english says the program is just what he needed. >> i'm in a beautiful space right now. an opportunity tot only take care of myself and my family, as well, and rebuild. >> former inmates are called returning citizens at the ready center. anyone who comes by the center leaves with a gift card and a metro card. they can get a driver's license there. it's just a pilot program. but the organizer say it's working and they would like to see it contin n. hope for americans battling depression. there could soon be a new drug that streets depression quickly.

a study found some patnts felt better after four hours, unlike other drugs which can tak weeks. the goal is to help patients who have not benefitted from other antidepressants. the fda is expectedo give its approval by next month. a new study finds that teens who smoke marijuana may increase depression later in life. those who used cannabis during their teenage years, had a higher risk of depression or suicidal thoughts as adults. there was no finding when it came to marijuana and anxiety. but some stress that negative effects of the drug can vary. if you didn't get a good night's sleep, it may be because there's light in the room. it's easy to follow. it makes sense that too much light at night can disrupt that pattern. experts say you should turn off the tv and computer screens at

leastalf hour before you want to fall asleep and make re your bedroom is as dark as can be. it helps to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, even on the weekends. if that was the case for us,d w woever have a life. we wouldn't see our families or significant others. in case you spaced out, it's valentine's day today. instead of scrambling to make an last-minuter plan, the perfect plan may be in your kitchen. according to a survey from bob evans far most men and women prefer a home cooked meal over takeout. that's compared tole mials who don't schedule until the day of. i was talking about this. i will take a home-cooked meal. it's a realxpression of love. i'm going to go in the kitchen and work for you and prepare a meal? >> why aren't my kids just

heaping lov and praise on me every day? >> i learned over time. >> there's hope for them yet. all this week the "today" show has been doing their share the love compare. >> they have heart notes. and those are posted on a wall displayed at rockefeller plaza. and today, those hearts will be delivered to the ronald mcdonald house. we collected hearts here, as well, andil they be delivered to the ronald mcdonald house in d.c. there's lovely messages. you're amazing. we m encounter many defeats but must not be defeated. inspiring, beautiful cards, from our news 4 today team. thank you very much. >> make sure the kids get them. >> good stuff. chuck bell is here with us now. >> it won't be all bad.

>> i knew that would not be great. >> he's not ruining the forecast. hink you're going to lik today and tomorrow. the weekend, well, you know. snow lovers, i have good and bad news for the weekend, snow lovers. snow chances remain high for saturday. it looks like a little less snow than it did yesterday. and unfortunately, we're going to have a b of a temperature challenge to deal with, as temperatures, just barely cold enough for snow. potentially war w enough tore it can mix in with a lot of rain. right now, it's 37 in washington but a lot colder in the suburbs. 25 in warrington. 30 degrees inquantico. and your planner for today, valentine's day, clouds gradually on the increase. no chance for rain day, tonight. that's good news. afternoon temperatures will be in the low to mid-50'ss. th running about ten degrees milder than average. but we had a very active weather pattern coming at us over the next couple days.

the subtropical jet stream is roaring out here across the pacific. nearly 20 miles per hour. that's really fast. those flights from t honolulu los angeles, probably going to be landing half an hour to an hour earlier o because that tailwind. for us, not a big storm comorg our way tomorrow. this is the leading edge ofhe warmer air first. and the plunge to cold comes over the week id. here's h looks. dry today and in the 50s., tomorr lot of clouds around. and there might be a sprinkle or two of rain. i have a 20% chance for a drop or two during the day tomorrow. as we get into saturday mornin this is 6:00 a.m. on the future weather. 6:00 a.m. saturday. here comes a chance for snow. it has a c lot ofllenge and things working against it now. number one, it's coming during the daylight hours. and temperatures may be enough abov freezing to switch it to a

rain/snow mix. the european model says a 1 or 2 or 3. and c highernces down to the south. and the american model in that 1-3 range, favoring a better chance for snow south. southern maryland, fredericksburg, youave a better chance of snow accumulation. on saturday, light rain during the day. and that might lead toal omrain/snownation for monday morning. no big blizzard. >> we'll kp that in mind. taking a look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, everything is good there. eastbound 66, before 29. two left lanes are getting by that work zone. 95 north, you can see a blip after quantico with the slowdown. alexandria, two problems. northbound 395, first between king strt and duke street.

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check the forecast and your commute this morning. chuck bell is standing by with a look at temperatures. >> yes. a lite of cold start on your valentine's warning. 32, now, in la ray, 26 in lorton. 33, 37 in arlington. seasonably cold is the best way to describe we'll end up warmer than average today. a gdual increase in clouds. no rain today. afternoon high, that's not too bad. 55 degrees today. even milder tomorrow. maybe a sprinkle or two of rain. 64 on a friday in february, you can't complain about that. weekend snowchance, 80% chance for snow on saturday. i'll show you the timing and expected amounts coming up in a bit. it's time to check on traffic. let's go to the lady who is vely in red today. >>