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 50s today. our averageh is 47.

we'll be in plus territory for today. clouds will be on the increase later today andt. into toni and tomorrow will be a lot of clouds around. but not a big chance for rain. b thegest story for tomorrow is going to be the mild air. we'll be in the 60s tomorrow. so, not bad today. mild tomorrow. eeillng a close eye on a hance for accumulating snow on saturday. we'll time out how much and when to expect it,oming up in a bit. back to the news. chuck, thank yo new developments in the effort to avoid another government shutdown. the sate could vote on a $330 billion spending m ining plan a as this mo >> president trump won't commit to signing that deal, saying he's looking for land mines. the bill was funded after midnight. it funds nine cabinet agencies. boosts the budget for nasa and provides more cash for the ire ancts 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 to avoid public blame over another shutdow >> don't want to see a shutdown. a shutdown would be a terrible thing. >> the bill provides less than $2 billion 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. > federal workers are still dealing with the problems from the first shutdown, including getting backpay. workers went unpaid for 35 days. and ov the past few weeks, workers noticed shorted pantand inconsisax 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.> is morning, we're learning about two cases of local high school coaches being accused of inappropriate contact with minors. the last in stafford county. delvin jackson is facing charges for solicitipr a minor for

titution. jackson is a track ctych and secufficer at colonial forge high school. it's not clear if the minor was a student at that school. a football coach at prince george's county has been suspended, accused of a inappropriate action wit female student. terrell lockwood was placed on leave from duval high school. the investigation 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. he's an inspiration to a lot of us. >> i don't think hmewould do soing like that. it doesn't sound like him, really. >> he's 'sgood man. thhe reason why. we're shocked. he's a really good coach. >> lockwood faces no criminal charges at this point. he has worked at duval high school f eight years. now, to a revelation

shocking local churches. there's a list of 16 priests who are credibly accused of sexually abing minors. 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 take 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 impor 8nt. f the 16 priests were removed from ministry. from 1993-2007. we put an entire list of the accused priests in arlington on the nbc washington app. search priests. arlington wasn'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 > we turn back to the crisis in the commonwealth, lieutenant governor justin fairfax could ll faceations. dr. vanessa tyson says she says fairfax sexually assaulted her during the 2004 democratic convention in boston. fairfax says the encounter was consensual and his name will be cleared. we spoke with a george mason univsirotyssfe por s wd aiho are still trying to sort out what needs to happen next. >> you have, of course, different constituencies. the #metoo movement pulling in one direction. african-american communities

saying don't resig let's have a process here. and elected officials are kind of caught in the middle. >> the virginia house speaker says he's op to a general assembly-led investigation.ri he tells "thmond times dispatch," there would have to be an agreement for that. a vote this morning could bring back the old operating hours for metro rail or keep the current hours for another year. justin finch is at the station in arlington with more on this morning's vote. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the metro board, now, just 3 1/2 hours away from taking up this service hours vote. it may sound benign. however, this has the makin of a high-stakes vote. there's some arguments to be maden either sid of this issue. you may recall that metro rolled up the limited hours take care of major repairs across the service and to do some

preventive maintenance, as well. their goal is to make metro more safe and reliable. and they say with all of the work they've done, there's much more wor do. cy ever, the d.c. contingent says, they want to roll back to some kind of extended service in the very near future, perhaps the safe track hours when service started earlier and ran until mid, sunday through thursday,nd friday and satuay ending at 3:00 a.m. by thsaid, perhaps, summer of next year, they could go back to longer hours. it comes down to the voteday. back out live here, we'll know which way metro goes here. longerours or mor of the same. back inside to you. >> all right, justin. i know a lot ofids are curious about what will happen next. thank you. d.c. leaders say they have the perfect place for aew redskins stadium. but they want the team to pick up the tab. larry hogan said he was done onying to get a new stadium

built next to naal harbor. in the district, the may and the d.c. council say a new on stadiuhe rfk stadium site will be perfect. t 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 w s plans to move a second headquarters to rk. now, prince george's is trying to attract the th giant. zoey have reached out to a in case the new york plan falls through. the other hg-2 location in arlington is moving forward. virginia has approved an incentive package. today, what tcan you do to

get a better night's sleep? >> and do you suffer from depression? there's a new drug that may help. >> keeping a close eye on snow chances for the weekend, esgcially for saturday dur the day. there's is an 80% chance for snow around here. but it may be less than we were thinking it was going to be yesterday. i'll show you the forecast potential for snowfall coming up in a few. o> in need items for the bathroom, the bedroom, the kitchen and for the kids, a wish list of items for community of hope. how you can commit a random act of kindness right now, coming up of kindness right now, coming up txt on news 4

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pattern. experts say you should turn off the tv and computer screens at least a half hour before you o fall asleep and make sure your bedroom is as dark as can be. it doesn't take much to help someone else. news 4 today is asking you toin jo us in random acts of kindness week. folks got doughnuts yesterday. a lot o folks showed up. >> and this morning, molette isu live ateast washington at the community of hope. how are you spreading kindness today? >> reporter: my goodness. we're still tunpacking load of items that nbc 4 sent over just yesterday. when you'renc experieg homelessness and trying to get back on your feet, you need terything. everything fromhe bathroom, the bedroom, t kitchen, for the kids. we hav so muchhere.

but the need is great. community ohope serves so many people throughout the community. thf is one o nine sites that we're in in southeast d.c. i want t o bring on of the board members to talk about thed ne the wish list of items because you constantly are moving folks through and helping them battle homelessness, right? >> yes. we expect about 200 families to enter our housing shelters this year. and when they comy in, t basically have we want to make sure they have their linens, their utensif, all o the things they need for their family to thrive. as they move into their own homes, we'll let them take this with them. >> i love it. we're unpacking bath towels. there, you have that. and we have things for the kitchen. just stuff we don't think about that we take for granted that you need when you hav a hese and you'rerting your life. i want to bring in miss d.c.

usa, who started a nonprofit, dedicated to committing a random act of kindness. that's what this whole week has been about. you can talk about that from a person experience? yeah. after experiencing homelessness myself, i know how importantis to have resources in your community. it's amazing the work that community of hopeg. is doin >> i love it. we're going to put up a wish list of items. and we're going to put a link to f r website to community hope, so you can check out the wish list because they constantly need to refill the supplies, right, to service those who are battling homelessness. that's what it is about. fighting homelessness here. back to you guys. >> wonderful. valentine's day, a way to show some love, to help others. doesn't always have to be about going out to dinner and stuff. >> thank you, molette. inase you spaced out, today is valentine's day 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 good news for millennials who say they don't make plans until the day of. >> maybe part of that is the romance. kiu make it an advantaenture. >> table in thehen. >> or in the park. >> it's a little cold. all this week, the "today" show has been celebrating valentine's day with the share the love campaign. >> they invited viewers to write inspiring and encouraging messages on heart notes. the notes were displayed in rockefeller plaza. and today, those notes will be delivered to the ronald mcdonald house. and heret news 4, also llected hearts with messages. >> they work with kids who are

ill and need extra support for their families, too. they're doing great work. >> this one here says hard timed can l to great moments. >> very encouraging. >> absolutely. hopefullyheat kids onald mcdobm mcdonald house will enskrjoy th love today. snow lovers, keep hope alive. that's the most important thing for snow lovers over the next n days. we have very good chances to get snow. how much we're going to get is t of a wild card at this point. our best chance, i think, comes up on saturday unfortunately, it looks like we'll get less snow today than it looked like we would get yesterday, coming up on saturday. 34 in no weather concerns for today. your thursday will be sunny in the morning, more clouds in the afternoon. temperatures arise from the 20s to 30no degrees up to the low and mid-50s by earlier today. a gradual increase in cloudiness today. the sun is not down until 5:44. high temperature, around 55de

ees. for tomorrow, a much milder start. we'll be in the 40s this time tomorrow morning. that mild start will help ustoet he 60s tomorrow afternoon. as far as rain chances, i couldn't rule out a sprinkle of rain in the morning or the evening hours. most of the daylight hours, cloudy, mild and in the 60s. saturday morning, 6:00 a.m., here's a little storm. it's taking a farther track to the south now. it's coming during theday. that is strike number two. and it doesn't look quite as a co it did. the european model,ye erday, in the 3 to 5 range. today, it's 1 or 2 or 3 range, favoring the southern half of our viewing area. and the american model is less pressed. it's keeping a chance of an inch of snow fromfredericksburg southbound. we'll get closer. for now, saturday looks like it will be a lower impact event.

sunday evening, a chance for what could be a messy mix of rain and nosnow. ig blizzards are coming. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, mr. bell. looking at centreville. been s the problem we've telling you about this morning. chopper 41 over the scene. looks like it's clear to the shoulder. some of the vehicles involved in this crash are here's another vantage point showing you this five-mile unbackup. east 66 after the manassas rest area is where this happened. be carul through that section. it is going to be very slow if you're headed out soon. this adding to the pain, eastbound ramp, a disabled vehicle. take prince william parkway here southbound and head over on 28 to might be a better idea. outer op, before the springfield interchange. travel time, 66 looks good. from fairfax county parkway inbound, no problem there's. quantico to the beltway is fine,

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>> 6:30 right now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. could today be the day? ayesident trump signals he sign a bill that would end the threat of a government shutdownd but thsn't mean a border wall is out of the question. >> we want to get a check on your forecast and the commute. melissa mollet is standing by with a look at the roads for us. we want to start wit a check on the forecast. chuck bell is in with th . >> aright. temperatures across the area, on the cold side this morning. notld crazy mid-20s for most of prince george's county into southernfa fax and prince william counties. low 30s for leesburg and washington. 34 in martinsburg, west virginia. a prettre sky out t this morning. the sun is up. not too long for now. it's 7:01 in the morning. a mil day this morning, with temperatures in the low to mid-50s. you canheet car washed.

give your sweetie at. tr dry weather for today and tomorrow. our snow chances remain at aut 80% for saturday. it looks like a little less snow an it was looking like yesterday. and our snow chances for monday and in the middle of next week, may have a c warm airllenge to overcome. no big mrifrd. i'll give you the ten-day forecast coming up in a few. >> good morning. first 4 traffic alert here this morning. look at these delays the crash earlier in centreville. right now, chopper 4, near sudly here. we're jammed for about fives. mi it is really, really slow through this section. look at the map. that's showing you the problem, as well. five-mile backup. it was a six-vehicle cra little while ago. i highlighted a route for you if you leave some time soon. you want to take prince william parkway to 28.n i think0 minutes or so, it will look better. if you're leavingha sooner t 30 minutes, you might want to do

that. maclean on the american legion bridge. there's a crash. the rest of the beltway looks good. you can see no problems. 95 in maryland, okay. southbnd 270 as you're approaching gaithersburg. t>>nk you. breaking news, now, two people have been shot in the district. cory smith is at the live desk. >> good morning. d.c. police t telling ust they are searching for the suspect who they say is armed with a gun. all ts happening in the 1700 block of hamlin street, near st. paul baptist church and ode island avenue northeast. d.c. police confirming for us that two people were shot in this incident. both are alive but no word on b howly they are injured. justin finch is headed to the scene. we're going to update you a soon as we learn more. two people shot. police are searching for the su tect whohey believe is armed. back to you. major developments to avoid

a government shutdown tomorrow. a few hours ago, lawmakers filed a $330 billion spending billione congress isected to pass it by tend of the end of the day. >> the president is expected to sign it to avoid blame for anher shutdown. the bill funds nine cabinet agencies, boosts the budd t for nasa, jects spending cuts. it includes a nearly 2% pay raise for federal workers. the bill provides less than $2 billion for a border barrier, less than the $5 billion that the prident wanted. the crisis i commonwealth continues this morning. we're learning about the possibilitof a criminal investigation against lieutenant governor justin fairfax. he's been accused of sexual assault by two women. dr. vanessa tyson says she's working to set up a meeting with prosecutors in boston about th allegations. she says fairfax sexually assaulted her during the 2004

democratic national convention in boston. fairfax says the encounter was llnsensual and his name wi be cleared. the virginia house speakpe says he's oto a general assembly-led investigation and tells "the richmond times dispatch" there would need to be a bipartisan agreement for that to happen. today marks one year since the mass shooting at maroury stonemanas high school in parkland, florida. a 19-year-old killed many students and staff members. many of the survivors are recognizable faces. spired a movement in our area. nicole jacobs has word on a contribute.go morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. bethesda chevy chase students are making atatement today, hanging 671 t-shirts on the fence in memory of those tee victims who lost their lives to gun violence in 2018. you can see the t-shirts have mes on them and their ages. it's all part of the parkland

school shooting memorial. these students say gun violence is not o a problem with mass shootings but it's also a problem across our nation in general. that's why mons ghered outside of the capitol last year for the march for our lives. they want t message of this memorial to be, that we should not forget the tragic toll gun violence takesn american teenagers. and they want to remember each one who died over the past year by name. >> i think it's extremely powerful to t commemorate victims and recognize why we sarted fighting in the first place. ws that the student gun violence movement has not died down. weemember the students we started fighting for in the first place. these students say it is important for them to b advocates for students who cannot. this t-shirt di blay will on display until next tuesday.

back to you. >> nicoleob j for you. thank you, nicole. this week's winter storm is lieved to have caused one woman's death in northern virginia. the loudon county sheriff's office says melanie bros went to clear broken tree limbs on tuesday. h a large branch broke off aftof tree and killed her. the hunt is on fna cri who have been stealing car wheels a believi vehicles on the pavement. 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 groun look at that. not far away, we found one man who had all of his wheels stolen, not once but twice. >> it's not cheap at allse ral thousand dollars worth of damage. this time, they broke the window, as well.

>> police hark some tips. n a well-lit area. have a visible or audible alert system to scare away thieves. put tire locks on your wheels. and put a decal as an extra warning to thieves. here are the other top stories we're following this morning. d. police are looking for a man they're calling the noma flasher. officers released this youtube video showing the man they believe they're looking for. police say he is exposing himself to peoe around fourth and "l" streets in northwest. some of the incidents happened school, both and close to the metro station. an arlington man pleaded guilty to a massive fraud and ponzi scheme. fedel prosecutors say he misled investors in buying a build along the silver line extension to dulles. as a result, investors say they lost about $20 until between 2014 and 2018. the director of fema has

resigned. in a letter sent to the trump administration, brock long praised the white house leadership but said he needs t spend time with his family. a homeland security watchdog investigation found that long misused vehicles to travel to his home in north carolina. long agreed to reimburse the federal government. the deputy administrator will be the acting head of. fe still ahead, a federal judge awards robert mueller'sor prosecuts a legal victory. >> n i knew about the tremors. but when i started seeing things, i didn't know wh so i kept it in. he started believing things that weren't true. i knew something was wrong...

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you're watching news 4 today. >> this morning in georgetown, funeral services w be held for former congressman john dingell. f the democratrom michigan was the country's longest serving member of congress. he died last week at 92d, years following a battle with cancer.

former president bill clinton, sty hoy and former speaker of the house, john boehner, will speak at theservices. the funeral is open to the public. he will be interedt arlington national cemetery. "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 doou not believe that? it's the truth. >> he told police he was assaulted by two men who put a rope around his neck, poured a chemical on him and shouted hateful slurs. after viewg hundreds of hours of surveillance, investigators have not found evince of the assault, leading some to speculation that he made it up.> here's your cnbc morning business report.

t good morning. i'm kate rodgersbc headquarters. you and your sweetheart can take advantage of several valentine's deals today. if you buy one pretzel at auntie anne's, you can get another one. starbucks has a cherry mocha drink. and rewards members can get a buy one get onelree dn other drinks. qudoba says if you buy anything in the restaurant, you a buy one get one free entree. with your cnbc business report, i'm kate rodgers. cute gucci available for adoption here at the hume rescue alliance. to give your valentine some gucci, this may be the cheapest option. no rain to worry about today and not too

you're watching news 4 today. >>eveloping this morning, special counsel robert muelleral scores a leg victory. late yesterday, a judge ruled in his favor,gr aeeing that former trump chairman, paul manafort, lied to prosecutors andte vd the terms of his plea. this morning, we're telling you what that may mean for manafort, now, a month away from sentencing. potentially big news for hundreds of thousands of workers fearing another government shutdown.s source tell nbc news that president trump may sign a bipartisan border deal as early as today. the president's signature would prevent a shutdown. but the plan would not give him all of the funding h for to build a border wall.

>> the deal includes $1.4 billion to bld 55 miles of fencing. it does not include language about a concrete wall. and it falls short of the $5.7 billion that the president requested. >> nbc white house correspondent, kristen welker, joins us live now. even if the president signs this bill, h still may b able to get his border wall. walk us through this. >> reporter: that's right. he's talking about taking goilateral action to get that done. morning to both of you. with another partial shutdown looming for tomorrow nightr presidenp making it clear, he wants to avoid one. droppeduse officials hints throughout the day, that mr. trump would support the bipaisan deal to keep the government open, the president y himself not reo commit publicly. he was asked about it a number of times yesterday. he is lhing out at democrats, calling them stingy. the deal is for less than $1.4 billion to fund 55 miles of the border fencing, not that

concrete wall that he promised that his baseants to see. now, while top republicans are seeking to downplay any concerns ong the conservative base, calling the deal a downpayment, democrats also trying to sell this as aood deal because they had to make some concessions, as well. back to that veryirst question you had, what other steps is the president preparedta to ? he was suggesting he could declare a national emergency to go around congress to get the fus. that was very controversial. his aides and allies suggesting against that. now, it looks like he's leaning into this idea of taking executive action that would allow him tre rect federal funds. again, all science at this hour point to the president signing off on that bipartisan piece of legislation. the question is, will any last-minute snag derail thiss? proc we'll have to wait and see. back to you. >> kristen welker live atit the whhouse for us. watch kristen's full report next

on the "today" show. a judge has ruled that paulr manafort lieobert mueller. the judge says because of these lies prosecutors are now released from a deal they made in which theynd recomme manafort be given a ligprer ison sentence. the deal was contingent on his cooperation with the investigation. the ruling wasn't a complete victor for mueller's team. the judge ruled that prosecutors were unable toe provide evide that manafort lied intentionally about other statements. specifically about his contacts with the trump adminion. manafort's sentencing date is set for march 13th. a former ally of trump will be in court today. roger stone is scheduled for a status hearing. he is accused of obstruction, lying and witness tampering. all charge are connected to the ongoing russia probe. stone has denied the charges.

> breaking overnight, a busy night for local firefighters. >> we learnedbout incidents in frederick and howard counties. we beginn howard. flames inside a garage in sykesville. in ord to fight the fire, crews had to get things inside the garage out so they could get flames. the fire did not spread to the rest of the house. in frederick county, firefighters had to put flames out here. it took nearly an hour to get the fire under control. five people, t adults and two kids, are now without a home. no one was injured. he> we're following breaking news in district. police are confirming to news 4 that two people have been shot. >> this i all playing out in northeast washington. news 4's justin finch is live near hamlin street with the latest on this. justin? >> reporter: good morning. that's right. wee here at the corner of 17th and hamlin street here in northeast, just above rhode island avenue. behind me, the focus of this investigation right now. to my right here, watching police gather outside what

appears to be an auto business called, i believ aut district is the name of that business. the door to that area is ceopen. pond investigators are going in and out of that business there. he crime scene here seems to encompass hamlin street from 17th going towards 18th street. there's some blockages between here. traffic is moving through this area, as well. two people have been shot. the injuries are said to be serious. as for a suspect, the person is on the loose at this time. as we look right now, an activei investigation on right now here in northeast, at the scene of what appears to be an auto sesiness where two people were shot here c to 6:00 this morning. live in northeast, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. let's turn to chuck bell ank get a c on our forecast. >> valentine's day, 2019, starting offutith a bul picture from our city camera this morning. shutter bugs may want to go out and snap a picture of the

sunrise here this morning. valentine's day history. the warmest valentine's day on record, 73 degrees in 1990. compared to in 1905 an our snowiest valentine's day, 1885, when we had 5 inches of ewsnow. a chances for snow coming up. nothing to worry about today. 20s and 30s asut you go the door here early this morning. forecasted high will be in the low to mid-50s, with a gradual increase in clouds. no rain today. tomorrow, a lot of clouds. maybe a chance for a sprinkle first thing tomorrow morning and then tomorrow evening. most of the day tomorrow, , clou mild and rain-free. the jet stream, the subtropical jet stream is pushing moisture into southern california. that will be part of our forecast challenge as we get into the weekend and early next future weather, shows a little chance for a sprinkle or two, early or late in the day. here's saturday now. still, a high chance of getting some amof snow around here.

snowfall amounts don't look as impressive as they wereoong yesterday. the european model now, trending the chances for an accumulating snow, a little south from washington to fredericksburg. and snowfall amounts, the 1 to 3 range. yesterday, was thinking 3 to 5. the american model has cut back on its estimations of snow. now, the line is d tn to fredericksburg area. a high chance of getting snow here ord sa. how much looks like less than it was looking yesterday. an % chance f snow saturday. probably in the 1 to ch3- range and favoring the southern half of the viewing area. sunday will be d for the first part of the day, a little rain late sunday evening that could mix with or change to snow nday morning. and the midweek storm has the most moisture to work with but it's short on cold maybe more rain and snow. melissa, how is i-66 coming along? >> 66 i slow and so is the outer loop of the beltway. the outer lp this morning, two

left lanes are blocked right now. that's going to cause some real pain, all the way, southbound, 270 on to the outer loop. inner loop, before little river turnpike, left lane blocked by an accident there. of the beltway is okay eastbound 66, after the manassas rest area. chtik just med it. still about a four-mile backup as you're headedunin if you s leae time son soon you may want to work your way around. yo won't be frustrated. the rest of the roads are looking okay. about.r issue to talk travel times, 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 42 miles per hour. that's going to take you 13 minutes. 95 ntnorth, qo to the beltway, 40 miles per hour this point this morning. looking at 270, 36 miles per hour northbound. and top of the beltway, outer loop, 24 miles per hour. 103.5ber to listen to wtop

f.m. when you hop in your car. ait doesn't take much to hep meone else we're asking you to join us in random acts of kindness week. yesterday, molette green treated folks to a free doughnut and cup of coffee yesterday. an day, she's live in southwest d.c. at the unit of hope.t >> whas happening there? >> reporter: we're unpacking from the nbc 4 delivery yesterday to community of hope. we're at one of the transitional housing locations southeast d.c. when you're resetting after homelessne homelessness, you need everything to start for the bedr the bathroom, for the kitchen, for the kids. they have a long list of wish list items. we're so happy to be able to participate and challenging our viewers to check off on their wish list. we're going to put a lnk up i a little bit to show you how you can do that. delighted to have miss d.c. usa with us this morning. i want to speak with lea garrett

with community of hope, this organization dedicated to helping folks in d.c. erestart. tell what you need. we need comforters, blankets, sheets, kitchen items. we have 200 families that are movingn and out of shelters this year. they need everything for setting up theirho s. they're really counting on random acts of kindness to make a differee for them >> it wouldn't hurt to have more volunteers to come and help .olks who aretronin attll about. t we have a lo stuff you see here. there is more that we need to keep this organization cranking out, helping people who are resetting. you founded ano rofit because you know about this. >> yes. i personally experienced homelessness. i know how important it is to have resources in the community so that you can be scessful in life. >> check out the link for community of hope. the wish list. you can help right now commit a random act of kindness. back to you guys. >> molette, thanks so much.

f> here are four things to know. ederal judge has ruled that former trump campaign chairman paulanafort lied to robert mueller. the judge says because of the es, prosecutors arereleased from the deal they made in which they recommend that manafort be given a light prison sentence. a former ally of president trump will be in co st today. rogene is scheduled for a status hearing. the prosecutor charged him with obstruction, lying and witness tampering. the metro board could exteni metro serce hours. trains have been on shortened service since 2017 for long-term maintenance and repairs. the board could want to keep the shorter hours. and the senate could vote on a $330 billion spending plan to avoid a shutdown tomorrow. the bill wou go to the house. the president won't commit to signing it. more coming up on >>"today." ext couple of days around

here, mild for today andow tomo still, a high chance for slushy, wet snow around here,duaturday ng the afternoon. stay with us for updates on that. >> thank you, chuck. >>s that's the n for today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> t"t ay" show is next. enjoy your day. >> make it a great thursday, everybody.

good morning. deal day? after weeks of negotiations, morning. deal day. after weeks of negotiations, lawmakers now just hours away from voting the avert yet another government shutdown. will president trump throw congress alast-minute curveball? we or live from the white house with the veryte la. web of lies. bad news for former campaign chairm chairman, his plea deal with prosecutors now likely null and void. eis he only h of not spending the rest of his life around bars a pardon from president trump? missing spy. f aormer sergeant in thees united statir force charged with spying for