your school day forecast, kids will need their coat. around the freezing mark early. outdoor recess possible today. temperatures are mid-40s at nothing to complain about. you will probably need your winter coat and your hat and your sunglasses this morning. clouds will be on the later today. the daily grade for today, very good, indeed. a high around 55 degrees. let's hear something good from you, melissa. i have one complaint. it's a pothole that will get fixed at some point. d.c., the right lane blocked by pothole there. 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway. 66 miles per hour gets you there in eight minutes. same thing outbound. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway. rollingalong nicely. nice and green. 95 at powder mill road, northbound and southbound, no

worries. new developments in the effort to avoid another government shutdown. the senate could vote on a $330 bill spending plan this morning. >> and president trump says he is looking for land mines. the bill was funded after midnight. 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 the bill, the president is expected to sign it. td>> don't want to see a sn. a shutdown would be a terrible thing. >> the bill provides less than l $2on for a border barrier, far less than the $5 billion that the president wanted. president trump is eyeing ways 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, we'rning about two cases of local high school coaches being accused of inappropriate contact with minors. the first in stafforty. delvin jackson is facing charges for soliciting a min for prostitution. jackson is a track coach and security officer at colonial forge high school. wa's not clear if the mino a student at that school. a football coach at prince george county has been suspended, accused of ti inappropriate with a female student. terrell lockwood was placed on leave. the investigation involves

inappropriate text messages between lockwood and a student. while the parents are concerned, many students are cofending theih. >> he's a good coach. he's an inspiration to a lot us. >> 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. he's a really good coach>> ockwood faces no criminal charges at this point. he has worked at duval high school for eight years.re now, to lation shocking local churches. there's a st of 16 priests who are credibly accused of sexualls abusing mi two of the priests have been criminally charged. arlington bishop michael burbridge says he's open to hearing stories. one parishioner says it hasn't shaken her faith but it's time for the church to ta responsibility for the priests.

>> i still have the faith in god there. but it puts into question what protocols can be changed and adapted to have accountability because that's important. 8 f the 16 priests were removed from ministry. from 1993-2007. we put an entire list of the accused priests in arlington t he nbc washington app. search priests.wa arlington 't the only diocese to release 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 the former washington archbishop. he was removed from public ministry last june. the vatican is going to have an abuse summit next week. mccarrick could be defrocked. ws 4 spoke with a man who said mccarrickbused him for years. we'll have that interview in the nbc washington app.

five minutes after the hour. wen urn back to the crisis i the commonwealth, lieutenant governor justin fairfax could face allegations. she says fairfax sexually assaulted her during the 2004 democratic convention in boston. fairfax ys the encounter was consensual and his name will be cleared. we spoke with george mason ro university pfessor who said ve there are l groups who need to sort out what happens next. >> the different constituencies. the #metoo movement pulling in one direction. african-american communities saying don't resign. t's have a process here. and elected officials are kind of caught in the middle. >> the virginia house speaker says he's open to a general assembly-led investigation. he tells "the richmond times dispatch," there would have to be an agreement for th

a vote this morning could bring back the old operating hours for metrorail keep the current hours for another year. just finch is athe station in arlington with morg'on this mornvote. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the metro board hours away from this critical vote. on the table, keeping the hours the way they are or possibly extending them, meani an earlier start time and a later closing time here. metro's gm is arguing for the restricted hours to cinue, say iing repairs and maintenanc is to continue giving aanafer more reliable service. meanwhile, the mayor and others have been aocating for extending the hours. these restrictions are deterring riders from using the metro. and that loss in ridership, they

say,tis c into d.c.'s night lifeve e. d.c. officials have their eyes onhese hours here, with service ending midnight sunday through thursday. and running until 3:00 friday through sunday. seeing service in on 11:00 p.m. on sunday. monday through thursday, 11:30 p.m. and throwing in, perhaps in a year's time, that later service ,can resu perhaps, by 2020.ut backere live. that vote is going to begin later this morninan sparks could fly at that vote. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you.. d leaders say they have the perfect place for a new redskins stadium.

t they want the team to up the tab. larry ho n said he was done trying to get a new stadium built next to national harbor. t in the distric mayor and the d.c. council say a new stadium on the rfk 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 for lots of reasons. there's a stadium there. we would tear that down and build a new stadium. the access is terrific. you have metro right on site. >> the redskins' current lease in landover lasts through 2027. amazon may be reconsidering its plans to move a second headquarters to new york. yinow, prince george's is to attract the tech giant. they have reached out to amazon in case the new york plan falls through. the other hg-2 location in lington is moving forward. virginia has approved an

incentive package. today marks onetragic shoot parkland, florida. nicole jacobs is outside of chevy chase high school with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, aaron. who can forget that day one year ago? 17 students and staff members were shot and i killed. n tell you, since then, maran marjory stonemouglas students have pushed for gun reform. students have gotten behind that movement and pushed for the same gun reform laws. today, bethesda chevy chase students will be hanging t-shirts in their memory.

they will do so this morning as students all over the country remember. back to you. >> nicoleiv jacobs for us this morning in bethesda. thank you. in news 4 your health, what you can to get a better night's sleep. >>here are some ways. plus, we're going to tackle this. the issue of. depression there's a new drug that could help. keeping a close eye on your weekend. saturday, still a pretty high thance for some snow around here. t looks a little less like -- it looks like a little less snow today than it did yesterday. it's time for the ultimate sleep number eve on the

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there could soon be a new drug that streets depression quickly. it's a nasal spray that delivers the active ingredients of ketamine. a study found some patients felt better after four hours, unlike other drugs which can take weeks. the fda is expected to 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 finng when it came to marijuana and anxiety. but some stress that negative effects of the drug can vary. if you didn'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

lehalf hour before you want to fall asleep and make sure your bedroom is as dark as can be. it helps to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, even the weekends. in case you spaced out, it's valentine's day today. instead of scrambling to make a last-minute dinner plan, the perfect plan may be in your kitchen. according to a survey from bob evans farms, most men and women prefer a home cooked meal over takeout. that's compared to millennials who don't schedule their plans until the day of. and then, you end upwith, you know, the best seats at popeye's. don't knock popeye's. i'm just saying. yeah. >> you're not going to find a high-end reservation. >> and maybe millennials aren't looking for something fancy. they want to have the spontaneous experience of love in the moment.

>> tt's a thing. kids are into it. all thihe week, "today" show has been celebrating valentine's day with the share the love campaign. >> they invited viewers to write inspiring and encouraging messages on hearts. no the notes were rockefeller plaza. and today, those notes will be delivered to the ronald mcdonald house. and here anews 4, also collected hearts with messages. yours?you sign i signed mine. >> i didn't sign mine. >> got this. keep smiling. >> you can beat cancer, you do anything. let the sun sunshine in. >> excellent. thanks to everyon contributed on the news 4 today team. >> absolutely. and a litewe good ns in the weather department today. mother nature playing it nice and easy on us for today and hemorrow. the forecast for weekend and on into next week, is getting dicey to sayhe least.

a very active weather pattern. if it were going to be controlledy the polar jet stream, it would be a simple forecast of all-snow all time. that's not what we're going to get. we're going to have our best chance for snowoming upn saturday, maybe another chance monday, maybe another chae tuesda and wednesday into next week. a lot of chances. but i don't any of them as of now, will be a big snowmaker. 35 in washington, asou get your valentine's started. 28 in fredericksburg. and 36 by the bea in maryland. a mix of clouds and sunshine. little more sun in themomorning. clouds in the afternoon. no rain today. afternoon high 55 degrees. you could get the car washed to today. ther today but put it back in the garage for the weekend, because it will be ugly weather saturday and sunday. tomorrow, really nice agai 64 degrees. the jet stream that will be

controlling our weather for the mo part, next week, will be the subtropical jet. and that means that storms off of the pacific and not out of canada, have moisture to work with and warm air t mixed into solution. as a result, a little less confident that we're going to see snow over the next seven to tep d ten days. by and large, a dry day. and saturday, a likelihood of snow southbound to fredericksburg. snowfall amounts, maybe one or two or three inches, fromin waon southbound, probably less than an inch, as you get across parts of northernry nd. we'll detail that a little closer as we get closer to the weekend. .ere's the outlo dry today. mild tomorrow.nc 80% c of slushy snow on saturday. then, on sunday, be dry in the morning but cloudy and cold. temperatures below freezing. could have slippery spots early sunday morning.

a likelihood of what will probably start as light rain late sunday eveng, that could be churning into a rain/snow mix for monday morning. the tempetures are marginal at best, right down to 34. that wouldn't be a bigimpact on your monday morning. but any rain/snow mix on a monday, always seems to be more painful. is. you have monday and then, eh, doesn't feel asgood. fairfax, westbound 66 at 123, right side is blocked by a 95 in virginia rthbound, quantico to the beltway. southbound, we have a little slowdown. nothing reported. perhaps just a late clearing roadwork. no big deal. as you look here, beltway, inner loop, outer loop, no issues. everything is looking good there. zooming in, right lane, blocked by a large pat hole there. a warning for you thisorning because you might come across

that and be wondering. that's a suation ther hopefully they get somebody out there to get that fixed up. we'll look atgerince ge county, 95 and b.w. parkway in maryland. >> thanku. still ahead, we're talking bedsheets. working 4 you to look at paying more money means better quality in the long run. here's a look at what's coming up on "ellen." ♪ you're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy ♪ ♪ with your quiet voice >> brandy carlisle sings and talks about winning a grammynd over the wee

you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back, at 5:22. one town in montgomery county is completely banning plastic straws. if you're in garrett park, you will be using straws made of bio degradablee materials, l paper or hay. d.c. bannedlastic straws at the beginning of the year. seattle was the first major city to do that. for anyone who has ever bought makeup, u know how much it can cost. a tube of lipstick can set you

back as much as $30. we talked about what y go cheap on and splurge on. >> for me, foundatioand nc coler are two products i would spend money on. mascara, eye shadow, lipstick and eyeliner. those are the four i would be comfortable going low-end th. >> okay. buy what works for you and stick with it. it would be bette to have few go-to items than makeup you don't use. this eyeliner, i swear by it. tweet me if you want to know what it is. >> i used to wear eyeliner. then, i learned better. i don't need that stuff. >> you don't. you're a natal beauty. the price of sheets can range from $20 to $30 to hundreds of dollars for luxury linens.

>> susan hogan is working 4 r for the top bran. on reporter: soft sheets are a pressure to slee unless the corners keep popping off of your mattress.yo what ipaid over $200 and your sheets shrunk this much. testers put fitted sheets through a strength test, pushing the fabrics and the seams to their limits. and then, they checked to see if they fit different depths. the sheets were washed and dried 25 times. samples were cut and measured before and after washing. >> out of the package, all of the sheets fit a standard's tt ss. after a year, only half of them did. the queen sheets from matouk fit excellently on all mattress sizes. although they' prices, these e the only sheets that fit an 18-inch mattress after a year's

worth of washings. and the fabric was strong. they could save you money over the long run. the l.l. bean pima perca sheets got excellent marks for strength and are a "consumer t reports" by. susan hogan, news 4. still ahead, days after he said he was beaten by men using guy slurs, jussi smollett speaks out. ed and four things you o know about the next couple days around here. 14 the homeowner said the bears tried to break in every night sinc ts incident. so far, they haven't caused

damage. >> uh-huh. they don't have salad dressing. they don't have caesar. >> maybe they just like the sofa. looking for something. sa they're getti inting smart. days after h he was beaten by men using racist and guy slurs, jussie smollett speaks out. and nasa says good-bye to a pioneer space explorer. your commuter forecast, no wet pavement to worry abatt. excellent news. temperatures are near freezing this morning but in the 50 later on today. it will be cold for the weekend. that forecast is cing up in a om

news 4 tod starts now. >> ood morning,everybody. just about 5:30. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. could today be the day? president trump signals he a ma si bill that would end the threat of a government shut joup. b down. but that doesn't mean a border wall is out of the question. >> we wanto get a check on your forecast and the commute. melissa mollet is standwig by chuck bell starts off with a . look at the numbers.

>> indeed. temperatures down freezing for many of the suburbs this morning. you need your puffy coat thi morning, if you're headed to go to the gym or get to an early jump on work, 22 in manassas. 28 in fredericksburg. 31 in leonard town, maryland. 32 in beautifulleesburg, virginia. your forecast for today, nothing bad with this. our high temperature will be around 47.t mid-40s noon. 52 by 5:00. our high today, 55 degrees in the 3:00 or 4:00 range today. if you're headed out for a night, f the week date for valentine's day, it will be cloudy and on the cool side by 5:00 this evening. you want to have your light jacket on again. milder weather again. more on all that coming up. melissa, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. looking at the roads here. this is the only thing we have

hanging around thet oads here. ride blocked by a crash. inner loop and outer loop, no complaints. through prince george's county no, issues. inbound on 210 gets slow and we're not seeing that quite yet. 95 in maryland, from 32 down to the beltway, 67 miles per hour. that's going to take you 11 minutes. everything isooking northbound on 95. >> thank you. major developments this morning to avoid a government shutdown tomorrow. a few hours ago, lawmakers filed a $330 billion spending bill. congress is expected to pass it by the end of the day. >> even though he doesn't like the bill, the president is expected to sign it to avoidla public b over a shutdown. the bill funds nine cabinet agencies, boosts the budget for nasa, and rejects spending cuts. it includes a nearly2% pay raise for federal workers.

the bill provides less than $2 billio a border barrier, less than the 5 billi$5 billion the president wanted. coming up,tt tracie will explain how the president plans to get extra money for the wall. we're learning about the ssibilityf a criminal investigation against lieutenant governor justin fairfax. 's been accused of sexual assault by two women. dr. vaness tysays she's working to set up a meeting with prosecutors in boston about the allegations. she says fairfax sexually assaulted her during 2004 democrat national convention x boston. fair says the encounter was consensual and his name will be cleared. the virginia house speaker says he'spen to a general assembly-led investigation and tells "the richmond times d dispatch" there would need to be a partisan agreement for thato happen. today, the metro board could reste late-night operations. this is after years of shortened hours for maintenance.

>> justin finch is liven arlington, now, with more on the vote that's happening today. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we know this metro board vote could take a few twists and turns today. because there are strong arguments to be made on either side of this hours argument. and they're s to make the cases today, strongly in that metro board vote. e ect the metro board general manager and his supporters and advocates to really push for keeping the hours as they are right now because they argue that has been allowing for critical repairs and preventive maintenance to be made. that's made the service a lot more safe and reliable in recent years. however, d the. contingency of the metro board and the mayor says time. is time for metro to extend its hos because they're seeing a lot of drops in ridership. riders going off the platform and going to ride shari like uber or lyft, maybevedriving

themselves. and that decrease in ridership has put a hit on d.c.'sight lifescene. in recent weeks, we've heard arguments on both sides of the issue from mthe metro gm, as wel as from mayor bowser. >> we're gettinghead of the issues but we're not there yet. >> we can't continue to be asked r support a system that doesn't serve the needs ofion. >> reporter: you heard there, standing strong in their arguments there. metro has it, perhaps by the summer of 2020, we could see extended service return. however, that depes on t work they're doing right now. and again, that vote is set for later this morning. and again, we're expecting that sparks could fly inhat meeting over metro hours. we'ree liv outside the metro in clairton. i'm justin finch. >> this week's winter storm is believed to have caused one

woman' death in virginia. the loudon county sheriff says she went to clear her yard of brok broken tree limb a large branch hit and killed her. the hunt is on for criminals who have been stealing entire car wheels and leaving vehicleav stuck on theent. thieves have hit several cars in the southeast section of the capitol hill neighborhood. they're taking all four tires and leaving some cars just right there on the ground. look at that. not far away, we found one man who had all of his wheels stolennot once but twice. >> it's not eap at all. several thousand dollars worth of damage. this time, they broke the window, as well. >> and a hassle to repair it all. police have some tips.pa in a well-lit area. have a visible or audible alert something.

put tire locks on your wheels. and put a decal as an extra warninto thieves. the family of a d.c. jogger who was killed in an attack, is calling out the district in response to news that the suspect is not competent t wand trial. wendy martine stabbed to death. a judge ordered the defendant to undergo a coetency evaluation. the family released a stement saying the decision deepens its sense of loss. the family says it wants to work with the city and chale the leaders to do better an gmake the ciater and safer. we have breaking news right now. there were multiple fires overnight. cory smith is at the livthdesk ore. good morning. >> good morning. one of the fires was in frederick county, maryland. we're going to start with one that happened in howard county.t look at these . this is firefighters putting out a garage fire.te

you see how cld that garage is. crews had to rush in to remove the items from the garage to put out the fire. f ankfully the fire did not extend to the reste home. meanwhile, in frederick county, fire crews were called to this one at the 1300 block. that fire took h nearly ar to get under control. five people, three adults, two kids, are thout a home. thankfully, no one was injured. as of right now, there's no wory on what m have caused either of those two fires. back to you. >> thank you, cory. here's a look at our top stories this morning. d.c. police are looking for a man they're calling the noma flasher. officers believehis is the man they're looking for. police say he is exposing himself to people around 4th and "l" streets in northwest. some happening near to a church and school. a man pleading guilty to a

massive fraud and ponzi scheme. he misled investors to buy a building. as a result, invesrs say they lost about $20 million between 2014 and 2018. the director of fema has resigned in a letter sent to the trump admi stration yesterday, broc long praised the white house's leadership but needs to spend more time with his last year, it was found that long misused government vehicles to travel to his home in north carolina. he apologized and agreed to reimburse the federal government. pete gayner will be thing acting head of fema. still ahead, a judge awards robert mueller a legal victory over paul manafort. but the news wasn't all good. plus, rough landing. a passenger plane makes an emergency

you're watching news 4 today. "empire" actor jussie smollett is not pleased with the investigation into his attack last month. he's upset that he's questioned about whether the incident actually happened. >> i'm pissed off. how do you doubt that? how do you not believe that? it's the truth. >> he told police he was assaulted by two men who put a rope around him and shouted hateful slurs. chicago police are investigating this as a possible hate crime. after viewing hureds of hours of surveillance, investigators have not found evidence of the assault, leading some to speculate that he made up the story. security is being beefed up in charlotte, ahead of this weekend's nba all-star game. i the transportation syst stepping up for the celebration happening this weekend.

this is the first all-star weekend for charlotte since 1991. tonight, the city's light rail system will start pulling double-duty because of all of lo the roadres around town. brady beal will be playing lebron. we have a break and chuck bell and that dog. >> if you want a little gucci for valentine's day, this is your best opportunity. and probably less than those fancy stores you shop at. he woulde a great addition to your family. temperatures down near freezing this morning. it will bt a pleas day to get extra miles with the dogs, though. it will be nice and y. it won't be freezing cold and it won't be a howling wind. your ten-day forecast is coming up. plus, deal or no deal.mi today may det whether or not we face another government

shutdown. the president inches closer toward signing a bill. that doesn't mean his dam of a border wall is dead. .tay with us

you're watching news 4 today. >> developing this morning, special counsel robert mueller scores a legal victory. late yesterday, a judge ruled in hisfavor, agreeing that former trump campaign chairman, paul manaforto lied t prosecutors,er theby violating the termsf his plea. we are telling you what that may mean for manafort. plus, big news fororkers fearing another government

shutdown. sources tell nbc news that deesident trump may sign a bipartisan b deal as early as today. the president's signature would prevent a wn. but the proposed plan wou a not give h of the funding he's asked for for that border wall. > the deal includes $1.4 billion to build 55 miles of fencing. it does not include language of a concrete wall and falls short of the $5.7 billion the president requested. >> president trump may not be verything he asked for. but it doesn't necessarily mean the border wall idea is out of the question. >>ri t, aaron. he has a couple of options. the president could declare age national emy, to finish building beyond the 55 mileshi wall bill will provide. it's not clear he wants to go in that direction. somee republicans say should. but what they're really pushing is executivection to take money essentially out of one

part of government and put it in another, touild the wall. that could run into a legal challenge. could get tied up in the courts. but it may be what they are doing to reluctaly sign off on this deal today. >> tracie potts. you.k a judge ruled that paul manafort lied to special counsel robert mueller. he's accused ofng three times. once about payments made to an unidentified law firm and twice about communications with a ukrainian associate. the tudge says because ofhe lies, prosecutors are released om a deal that they made in ich they recommended manafort be given a lighter prison sentence. the deal was contingent on his cooperation with the investigation. the judge ruled that presecutors ot able to provide enough evidence that manafort liedte ionally about other statements, specifically about his contacts with the trump

administration. manafort's sentencing date is set for march 13th. > another former ally of president trump will be in court today. roger stone is scheduled for a status hearing. he's been charged by robert mueller, accused of obstruction, lying and witness tampering. all charges are connected to the rongoingsia probe. stone has denied the charges. today marks one year since the mass shooting atst marjory eman douglas high school in parkland, florida. a 19-year-old killed many students and sta members. many of the survivors are recognizabces. >> they inspired a movement in our area. nicole jacobs has word on a contribute. >> reporter: good morning. this sparked an ngoutcry, a students all over the country, who really took a stand against gun violence. they staged walkouts, you may

remember, as well as marching on the capitol pushing for gun reform. today, bethesda chevy chase students are taking their remembrance a step further. last year, they hung 200 t-shirts along the fence in o fron the school. this year, they're expanding their memorial tonclude a of the teenage victims of gun violence in 2018. and they're hanging 671 t-shirts in their memory. and they'll do so starting this morning. in fact, a couple of students have already arrived. and they'll do that, as the entire country remembers. back to you. >> nicole jacobs f us in bethesda. thank you. if you fly a lot, maybe you had the misfortune of experiencing turbulence. probably not like this. a flight had to make an

emergency landing because the turbulence was so bad, five people were hurt. service carts and other debris went flying down the aisle there. the plane waable to land safely. three people went to the hospital after all this. can't imagine. speaking of a wild flight, sa scientists had to say good-bye to the opportunity rover. the craft landed on mars 15 years ago. it was built to operate for a few months and kept going for 14 years. it spent that time exploring the planet's rocky red soil and gathering evidence to support the idea that millions of years ago mars may have supported life. eight months o flight controllersost contact in a dust storm. numerous attempts to re-establish contact were unsuccessful. we're a small part of the universe. there has to be life somewhere, right? >> as soon as we find intelligent life here, we can find itse ere. that's my opinion of it.

>> there's lots of it here. >> good point, jchuck. we're tracking more chances for wintry weather over the weekend and into early next week. sorry about that. but your valentine's day and your friday will be unimpeded by weather problems. toda off to a seasonably cold star no records are going to be set today for better or for worse. here's some of the weather records for valentine's day. re cly, is myputer going to do this to me again? was backalentine's day in 1990, when we made it up into the 70s. we won'te near that warm today. 73, the record high. the coldest valentine's day, 4 degrees in 1905 and the lesnowiest ine's, 1885, almost 5 inches of snow. temperates are in the 20s and 30s as you get your day going. a ne hot cup of coffee or a, not a bad plan.

we'll be in 30s. and afternoon ihigh, up the 50s. 55 degrees, not too bad at all. get t carashed if you need. it will be dry today and most of morrow, too. the weekend, though, is looking messy, indeed. morrow, i mentioned mild. 64 degrees on your friday. a couple of chances for snow coming our way. the first onehows up on saturday. that's probably our best chance to actually get some measurable snow. an 80% chance for snow. yesterday was looking like it might b in the 3 to 5-inch range. today, it looks like tit's 1 to 3-inch range. the trend is fot yourend on saturday. sunday night, into monday morning, another chance. this will probay be mostly a rain/snow mix. also, that is trending more snow the rain than the solution. and on wednesday, tuesday night into wednesday, another prettyc good but also, that is trending warmer, as well. this will be mostly nuisance events ovepl the next c of days. no big blizzard coming.

this is an active jet stream. the reason that flight had so much turbulence yesterday, thee winds wlmost 200 miles an hour, across parts of the west coast. here's your five-day outlook, n-day outlook. 55 today, 6 tomorrow. a chanceg of snow dur the day on saturday. doesn't look like agh lot, but eno be a nuisance, for sure. sunday night into monday morning, another ch it will be a big storm. the midweek storm will be the biggest with the most amount of moisture. but unfortunate fortunately, mi rain than snow. >> a bad crash. chopper 4 is heading out this morning. astbound 66 after the rest area, just got off of the phone with police. this is a six-vehicle crash here. only getting by on the right side. we're going to keep a close eye this because delays are building here quickly. also, eastbound 66 the ramp to the parkway there, a disabled

vehicle blocking the right side. inner op and outer loop on the beltway, no problemshb nond 4 at 2, only the left lane is open right now.nd southbou rock creek parkway arter beach drive, that pothole fix has c out of the way. good morning. i'm kate rodgers at cnbc headquarters. you and your sweetheart can take vantage of several valentine's deals today. if you buy one pretzel at ante u anne's, can get another one. starbucks has aherry mocha drink. and cue done ba says if you kiss anything in the restaurant, you can get a buy one get one free entre entree. with your cnbc busess report, i'm kate rodgers. news 41 making people smile with random acts of kindness. >>olte green is at the

community of hope, an organization that helps prevent homelessness. molette, gooepd morning. >>ter: good morning to you guys. we unpacked some of the items. we have boxes and boxes we have unpack. nbc 4 delivered this stuff yesterday. that's what this is all about. challenging you folks out there to commit a random act of kindne o. hope helps families in need throughout the area with homelessness. ok who is here to help us out. miss d.c.,usa. we're going to talk about the wish list here. they have a long wishst. they want you to help folks in need. we'll tell you how you can do that in the 6:00 hour of news 4 today. we're here in southeast d.c. we'll beack. lawmakers may be close to oiding another governmen shutdown. there's concern over back pay

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news 4 today starts now. >> all eyes are on capitol hill to see whether lawmakers wtol pass a deavoid another government shutdown. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eunang. today is valentine's day, thursday, february 14th, 2019. >> chuck bell has your first forecast. we want to start with breaking news. melissa mollet, what is going on? ob>> big m. stbound 66 after the manassas rest atarea. our situation this morning. right now, it's a five-mile backup. as you head inbound, you can see all of the vehicles, the six-vehicle crash here on the left side. you're just getting by onhe ght. chopper 4 will be there in a couple minutes. we'll bring you the live look from above. in the delays, eastbound 66, the

ramp to prince wilam parkway. the right side is blocked by a disabled vehicle. you can see a lot of people are ba out here. that's an okay option. but it is starting to get pretty slow. a warning for you. on the beltway, right side blocked by debris. not seeing delays, though, on the beltway. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. it is a quiet enough start to your thursday morning. temperatures, below freezing in many areas this morning. most of fairfax county, prince william county, all in the mid-20s this morning. not quite as cold in leesburg at 30 degrees. 34 in washington.n and by the bay annapolis. erd we'll call it seasonably cold. e temperature for this time of year, around 30 degrees. pretty close to average. sun is up at 7:00 this morning. temperatures comfortably in the