it will be delightfully mild. way abovees a average this morning. we're in the 40s and low 50s. 51 at dulles. 45 in frederick. these numbers are above what woulde an average high temperature for thedl mof february. as you're planning out your friday, the temperatures i the upper 50s. and a chance for drops at the tail end of theev ing. 64 degrees today. you cannot complain about that.d i double dare you to complain about that. >> i will not complain about that. don't you there's nothing to complain about, right? inner loop here ativ sity boulevard. chopper 4 just got over this crash. we'll get more informatn. looks like it involves a bus and perhaps a box truck. trying to learn mise about for now, just be warned, if you're headed out soon, you're going to see delays.

not seeing anything on the outep lo. boyd southbound 270, crashes on the shoulders. seeing delays until gaithersbur this morning. brandywine, crash blocking the left lane. rockville pike is shut down at cedar le because of yesterday's crash. and in reston, fox mill between lawyer and steeplechase, lanes blocked, downed wires. should bepe rng soon. it's 6:01. happening today, president trump is expected to take action that could have political ramifications. the first would be a welcome redsef for hundreds of thous of federal workers, worried about another government shutdown. the president says he will sign a spending bill that will fund the government. d >> but that bisn't have money for a wall along the u.s./mexico border. he is expected to declare a national emergencyo fund that project.

nbc news has learned that the president will take funds from a various ments, including $600 million from the treasury's forfeiture fund. and about $3 billion from the department of defense. this sets up a political fight. some back the president while democrats are planning to challenge it in court. t i think he has all of the legal authority world to do this. and i will stand behind it. of we will not have an end run around the congreshe united states. >> the white house says it is prepared for legal action. stay with news 4 and the nbc washington app for the latest. deve another shooting in the district. another innocent child caught in the gunfire. 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life. justin finch is live in d.c. headquarters with this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we learned that the boy is in

critical but stable condition. we're learning about the hunt for answers in this case. the police chief telling us they were able to stop a car near the shooting scen a car pointed out by witnesses. they were able to que iion the peopide that car. it's unclear what role the car and the people are playing in the investigation. however, the chief is saying, too, his officers are not letting up the suspect search. take a look here now. these are shell cng ss found at the scene. this is off of ponds street. that's where the 12-year-old boa shot. ate appears this is the third young person -- the third child to be shothin d.c. year so far, the year just beginning. he says this appears to be a shooting involving multiple

guns. >> when you have that many rounds, a round doesn't have a name on it. one thing you can do is go and make sure everybody is safe. >> making sures oth are safe nearby, as well, too. aot of heartbreak in that area. a 12-year-old boy is in but stable condition. anyone who may have tips to the police find the shooters or find anyone with this case, to give them a call.n live i northwest. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you. we have an update onki br news we brought you thursday morning. one person died after someone opened fire inside a d.c. office. this happened inside trojan temporary labor in no heast,just before 6:00 yesterday morning.wa the shootewearing gloves and a mask when he shot two people, including the business's

owner. the owner is expected to survive by a 30-year-old died. there were 30 day laborers in the building when the shooting started. they heard about 30 shots before they ran for cover. >> it was a shooting going ong people getti in their cars fleeing and running and leaving the scene. and there was people -- we was running just to get away from the scene. >> investigators say this does not appear to be a robbery because nothing was taken. police hope at surveillance meras will teach them more about the killer. rn> shocking, new details in the arrest of a nortirginia high school coach facing prostitution charges. now, we have learned two more victims have come forward.d police arreslvin jackson on wednesday. he worked at colonial forge high school. a stafford county sheriff's office said he solicited prosnttution from a male stude at the school that was under the age of 16. the arrest left manyts concerned. >> the magnitude of that is concerning that something is going on in the school, that you trust e teachers to do what is

right and help teach your kids the proper way. >> stafford county schools say they are aware that a coach has been charged. the coach is on administrative leav amazon is ditching plans to build a corporate headquarters in new york city. they were going to build a ngcomplex in queens in exc for $3 billion in incentives. lawmakers criticized giving subsidies to one of the world's most valuable companies. some experts say the move could scare off other tech companies considering to movto new york. meanwhile,rince george's county is trying woo amazon to this area. amazon told leaders the concern was a lack of software development engineers in the county. coty officials are not letting that stop the conversation with amazon, though.

>> we made it clear with amazon we are ready to reengage them for any type of p amazonsence they would like. whether it's the headquarters or the web services. >> some council members say they are ready to discuss incentive packages. coming up, megan mcgrath will have more on what amazon's decision means for this region d northern virginia. you may have seen the wild video by now. it's the taser takedown at the foot of the washington monument. the man is accused of setting a fire in restaurant. he was charged with arson on thursday. now, we're hearing from the student who was at the national mall to capture the unusual arrest. >> police came and tried to confront him and tried to arrest him when he was sitting down.

he started resisti i right away. a new twist, prosecutors say he posted a video on his n rents youtube page, suggesting that the world is a global pedophile ring. it was a repost of the pizzagate conspiracy theory. these theories inspired a shooting in that restaurant in 2016. metro leadersed are div when it comes to your commute on the metro system. yesterday in a meeting, board members made it clear they want longer metro hrs to return. the d.c. leaders preliminarily blocked metro's plan to continue to operate t system on shorter hours to allow more maintenance time. locals that need to get around r early in theng or late at night, said shorter metro hours force them to pay for cabs, ubers or lyfts. speed cameras are successful in d.c. and maryland. now, they will be coming to rginia. new legislation to bring the cameras to the commonwealth are heading to the governor's desk.

the bill only allows for hand-held devices and not the boxes or mounted cameras you see. the cameras would be limited to work zones. and viators could be fined up to $125. some dramatic video out of baltimore. how the students were able to get out safely. the driver pulled over and with the bus aide's help, they evacuated the school bus. the school released a st tement saying bus driver and aide should be commended. >> plus drivers have such a huge job. it's not just transporting them, really. >> they're the first line of defense. still ahead, there's been a data breach on a popular dating app. and you might want to cut od down on diet. there's a new warning for women onurow diet soda can affect

health. it will be nice and mild on your friday. a chance to get extra miles in with you and your pooch this morning. zinnea is available for adopt n adoption. a little breezy this morning. nice and mild this afternoon. a chance for rain drops work. get the miles walked early. ten-day forecast coming up in a few. good morning, coffee and a pastry. we're going to talk to the owner here at more

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>> bad news for miions of users who tried to make a love connection on valentine's day. users of the app coffee meets bagel were e-mailed that their names and e-mail addresses may have been exposed. name have been exped. the hack impacts 6 million users. coffee mee bagel breach is part of a larger hack that involves otherpps. news 4's doreengentzler has a new warning for women. >> reporter: aheording to the t association, women who drink two or more diet drinks a day is at a higher risk for stroke and heart disea. they followed women over 11 years. those that drank one low-calorie drink a day, were 23% more likely to have a stroke, compared to those that drink them less than once a week or

t at all. blocked arteries were the main culprit. the women were 29% more likely to develop heart disease and 16% more likely to die prematurely for any cause.th risk were higher for obese and african-american women who had no history of disease or diabetes. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. the reason why is still unclear. and it's important to note the study did not show cause and effect. researchers say it is impossible to determine if the association is because of a specific artificial sweetenerecific drink or another hidden health issue. heart disease is a topic th hits home for carson daly. he lost his mother to a heart attack he's now opening up about his pain in hopes of educating

others. mo it helps one other son out there, with eyes oand dad, my advice is, look out for heart disease. it's literally killing women in this country more than any other thing. >> it's been aear and a half since his mother's death. for heart disease, women experience different symptoms than men. men have pain in thest and left arm. women have back, shoulder or stomach pain. you can watch the fu interview with carson at 7:00 a.m. we're working 4 you and spreading the rd about a new boutique in prince george's county. it's helping breast cancer survivors look and feel their best. cherry blossom intimates offers bras and prosthetics for women rso lost their breast to cancer. women can receive al fittings and shop in a stress-free environment, designed for canr survivors.

it's friday. we're wrapping up random acts of kindness week. we've been t challenging youo do something good in your community. yesterday, molette green dropped offhousehold items to the community of hope in southeast washington. the organization helpsil fs facing homelessness. and this morning, we'reanding out coffee and pastries. >> molette, good morning. ing to rter: good mo you. delighted to be here in prince george's county here on main street in laurel. more than java cafe. h theyrd about this on the news, on nbc 4 last night. they wanted to bere i want to talk to the owner, tab that clark, abohis cute spot here that you've had for four years. and you have an eye on the community when you incorporate your business ethic here. we commit a random act of ndness today with you guys.

>> more than java is so delighted. it's whawe do. we're so embedded i the community. everything and our shop is in e community. from the books we sell here. we have local authors. we have business and entrepreneurs to come in here, to the art on the wall. verything about it is what we do. random act of kindness, it fits so well. >> i love it. they have coffee and homemade pastries that tshe makes hersel. we're comtting this random act of kindness this morning as a challenge for all of you out there to do something kind for someone else. we don't want it to stop. as we end the week, we don't want it to stop here. commit a random act of kindness

today. that's the latest. we're ready to get a cup of coffee ay a pasor you. >> thank you, molette. you feel better after you've committed a random act of nd ss, right? >> we've been looking at this weather. the temperature haspt up four degrees. the south to love wind in the wintertime. it will be an incredibly mild start to your friday the temperatures aoing up and up. we're going to get a mild and dry start to theday. south winds, up around 15 to 20 miles per hour. it will bring in the mild air for your friday. don't think for a minute it will stay this mild through the weekend because it is no south winds, averaging 13 miles per hour now. it's 51 in manassas, 42 in

maryland. breezy, a lot of clouds this smorning. we he sprinkles. those are gone at this point. breaks of sunshine, early part of the afternoon. just in time f a dinner a movie time on your friday night. breaks of sunshine in the lunchtime hours. after thrld3:00 or 4:00, the air will break in during the evening commute. just a couple of sprinkles. between 6:00 and 10:00 this evening as the front gets on through here. toayrrow will be colder, indeed. we've been tracking this snow chance all week long. it's a smaller chance for snow and farther down to the south. any snow at all won't add up to much. around 40 degrees here.

best chances for an inch of snow, maybe a little more. fredericksburg into southern maryland. the weekend will be cold and mostly cloudy. monday's dry. tuesday night into wednesday morning, snow lovers and kids o school,t want to go that will be the next chance for delays. >> good to know. everyone is looking forward to knowing if we have snow. inner loop, the ranch at colesville road. it's hard to see chopper 4 over it, though. we see a vehicle that re-ended this. we called police. they are arriving on the scene. we don't know about injuries. there's another vehicle that looks disabled here, a box truck before all of this. we have delays. the rest of the beltway is looking okay.

brandywine, a crashg block the left lane. rockville pike, you g have toceo around it. >> thank you. it's 6:21. today, a r9-year-oldper from maryland talks to ellen. >> dillon gilmore from annapolis sat down to talk to her about hi dstyle. >> wheyou get your style, your mom or dad? >> sorry, mom. >> mom knows what's up. >> you see the difference between mom and dad, too. he talks about his plans to celebrate his 10th birthday. you can watch "ellen" at 3:00, you can watch "ellen" at 3:00, followed by news 4 at 4:00. you still stressed about beting our first house, s?

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you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back. it's 6:24. all this week, the "today" show is celebrating valentine's day with the share the love campaign. they collected inspiring and encouraging messages for the nald mcdonald house in new york. molette green made a special visit to the ronald mcdonald house here in d.c. >> check out the hearts. all of the love sharing from news 4. >> news 4 wrote some encouraging messages for the children and families. the ronald mcdonald house says the small act of kindness will have a big impact on their young patients.

>> it gives a gift for them and shows they're supported by the community and cared for. i can't tell you how much it means for kids to know that someone who never met them cares enough to writaga lovely me >> the messages were extra special being delivered on valentine's day. the kids would normally get cards from clanomates and are able to experience that this year. >> yes, very nice. it> it's 6:25. washington's fav residents have a new place to play. the national zoo will unveil the new indoor exhibit for the giant panda habitat. the zoo is inviting the public for a house warming celebration on rday, february 23rd. this is video of the pandas creating a painting. do you recognize the lady helping them? that's me hanging out with my pals. >> too close. >> i'm holding the canvas for them. they're talented bears. >> are they? >>

the final creation will be printed into copies and the visitors will get one for free. the new example will be interactive and it will teach about history and conservation. they recognize me. >> how many guards with tranquilizers were standing >> not a one. not a one. the visitors willave hot chocolate, dumplings and goodies at the house warming. inching closer to my goal to holdin>> them. still ahead, an awkward moment for the vice president at an international conferce. >> who he was mistakenly introduced as and how he handled it. ing about a chance for snow on your saturday. i mean a little one. maybe a coating ofun snow a the southern sides of the d.c. metro area. if you want snow, you may have to travel to fredericksburg or southern maryland.

news 4 today starts now. >> justbout 6:30 on your friday morning. we begin with a live look

outside right now. pretty nice way to start the day. unseasonably warm temperatures when you head out the door. we'veeen talking about the potential for snow in thefo cast. could the weather play spoiler to weekend plans? >> yeah. you have to hope that60 degrees will make things tomorrow not so bad. >>ri ght. >> melissa lmollet has a check n the roads. we begin with chuck bell. set us straight. how does this work out? >> i don't haveime t set you straight, aaron. c skies arearing out. had a sprinkle or two. that's gone. another chance of rain drops late in the day today. tomorrow, a chance of snow across the area. late day on sunday and monday. there's a later in the day chance rain for today as the

cold front comes through. out ahead of that, it is nice and mild this mornin temperatures are way above average for a morning start in nebruary. we're mostly the low 50s across the region now. with a mild start, we'll have no trouble getti into the 60s today. dry weather for recess activities before more rain chances come in this evening. more about that and the weekend and the chances for snow, coming up. >> and more jabs at aaron. interloo ramp, at colesville road. we just got off there's no injuries. that car is mangled bend this bus. not sure what happened. that's shut down right now. the rest of theay bels looking okay. up top, getting the slowdown, inner and outer loop. brandywine, we have a crash

blocking the left lane. northbound rockville p down at cedar lane, from a crash overnight. it's not inbound or the southboundlanes. e northbound is starting to see some back. centreville, eastbound 66 before the fairfax cparkway, thatsh is on the shoulder. new york and northe virginia teseem to be the winne to land amazon's secondad arters. >> then, amazon announced it is pulling out of the new york city plans. whs that mean for plans here? megan mcgrath is live in crystal city with some answers.d megan, gmorning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah. a l of questions were raised when amazon pulled out of the deal with new yo. a lf people worried. >> what would that mean for the future of the headquarters h comie to crystal city? 25,000 jobs will be added to the area with that new headquarters. eventually, up to 38,000 could be added in the long run.

the question is, will any of after the announcement about new york was made, amazon reached out to officials in arlington to let them know thatl everything is on track. >> i spoke with the folks at amazon. they reiterated their commitment that this does not change the plans for arlington and for virginia. >> reporter: will arlington push for a large headquarters than crystal city? the chair for the county board says, he doesn't think so. what is being planned now is appropriate for the community. and amazon said they are not going tohe reopen hg2 search. that's not going to stop prince george's county from trying to get a piece of the amazon pie. lawmakers and business leaders say they fre open business. they're ready to talk about incentives and housing. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, live for us in crystal city. thank you. president trump is expected

to sign a bipartisan spending bill today, avoiding another government shutdown. >> paychecks will continues nd nothing en closed but the deal includes $1.4 billion to build 55 miles of fencing.oe itnot include language of a concrete wall and falls short of the $5.7 billion the esident requested. >> along with signing that bill, the president is expected to declare a national emergency at the border. this would allow him to bypass congress and find funding on his own. the idea sparked outcry from democratic leadership. nancy pelosi promised to fight it. and other democrats suggested drafting legislation to prevent him from doing it. the idea has more support among republicans, but the gms wary of endorsing the idea. >> i've been clear about my concerns of the president declaring this as an emergency.

>> i think he has all of the legal authority in tld to do this and i will stand behind him. >> right now, it's unclear wh her president trump will find all of the mone but republicans on the housed armed services committee are urging him against tak from the military. day, john dingell will b buried in arlington cemetery.s hee longest serving member of congress who died last week after a battle with cancer. political leaders honored his life yesterday at d.c.'s holy trinity church. former president bill cljoton, house ty leader, steny hoyer, and former speaker of the house, john boehner, all delivered remarks. dingell, a democrat, represented the state of michigan for 59 years. a bit of an awkward start to an international conference this week. it's being held in warsaw, poland. a polish representative introduced him as vice president

mike pompeo. >> vice president mike pompeo. i'm sorry. of course. >> mike pompeo is the secretary of state, farther down the table, from the vice president. he seemed to g a kick out of all of this. vice president pence took it in stride. he patted the polish speaker on the back and had a laugh later on. no harm. check out the wild scene in . lee, new jersey. fire invtigators say t trouble started in the basement. but it's not clear how. there was a p ftialor collapse. remarkably, no one was seriously injured. look at thatcene there. this week marked hank deitl's tavern in rockville one year since it went up in flames >> the roadhouse was one of the

oldest bars. the community considered this a big loss. the yearsince, has taken onan ffort to rebuild it. investigators tnk a cigarette left on a flower pot is what led to t fire. still ahead, two local kids head to capitol hill using valentine's day to spread kindness to lawmakers, once nagain locked bickering. and this week, we are celebrating random acts of kindness.en molette gs live in the community today. >> hey. come have a cup of coffee and a pary on nbc 4. main here in laurel on street. see us.e we're her until 7:30 this morning. let's do this.

you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back. in an effort to combat some of the political bickering on capitol hill, two local kids decided to try to spread sale peace on ventine's day. >> meet kavanaugh bell and gabriel cook, dressed in shirts that say kind. the pair handed out roses to dozens of lawmakers. they tell us t bickering and hostility on the hill is why they are doing this. >> politics has so much hostility, i wanted toea spr some positivity. >> positivity, niceness. make the world happy. >> exactly. spread the love and thejoy. the lawmakers tell us it was a nice surprise and they're thankful forids spreading uplifting messages. i think this will resonate with them. >> hope so. y now, here'r cnbc business report. >> good morning.

i'm bertha coombs at cnbc headquarters. you can soon pay for groceries at kroger stores with your phone. it's only available in columbus, ohio. but it will be expanded nationwide later this year. customers will be able to scan a code at the register and it will transmit coupons and offers in a single swipe. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm bertha coombs. c> let'sck in with chuck bell as we head to break. >> all right. we're talking about weekend coming our way. cold enough for a little rain/snow mix. chance for some cold sraindrop late sunday. ten-day forecastht coming rig up. and buckle up. another government shutdown may have been avoided. but a second battle is brewing this morning. this morning. a look at trump's

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condition. and to put a further frame on this picture here the d.c. police chief says this 12-year-old boy is one of three children, at least three kids, who were shot in d.c. this year. he says all appear to be unintetsed tarn the wrong place at the wrong time. we were on the scene as investigators combed through dozens and dozens of shell sings found near an alley where the shooting took place. police say close to 7:00 p.m. not too far outside. and based owitness accounts and all of those casings, they believe multiple guns were used. >> whoever decided to open uphi fire on community, it doesn't look like this boy was involved. he was an unintended target. >> at last check, that boy is in critical condition. we're told he is stable, as

well. but thanks to the witnesses point they were able to out and flag down a car that was in that area. they questioned those inside. but police say, it's unclear what role ify any t played in that shooting. lice are looking for as many tips as possible to find the gunmen. the threat of a government shutdown appears to be over. congress has passed a spending bill that president trump appears ready to sign. >> that's goodnews. if you think that means a break from the bickering, guess again. >> the president is expected to announce aional emergency, to get money for a border wall. nbc's peter alexander explains. >> reporter: good morning from the white house. president trump says he will sign the bipartisan border d tl todat falls short of his demands. he's going to declare a nationat emergency to more money for his wall. that decision after days and weeks of drama, avoids a

government shutdown tonight. it ignites a constitutional crisis. the move drawing fierce condemnation from democrats and splitting republicans who warn, it is a terrible precedence and likely won't accomplish the president's goal. now, back to you. >> we have breaking news.re thereew developments in the ongoing trade negotiations between the u.s. and china. cory smith is at the live desk with details. >> u.s. negiators are in china, trying to reach an agreement and fend off of ar. trade right now, nbc news is working to confirm a report by state media that those talks will continue next week in washington. steve mnuchin met with the president today. he called the talks prwouctive. theides still have a lot to iron out in the coming weeks.

u.s. tariffs on chinese goods are expected to rise by 15% if no deal is reached by march 1st. we should point out the trump administration has decided to go ahead with the increase if the two sides can't come to an agreement. >> thank you.> we're learning details about the fbi's concerns about president trump and the turmoil at theureau in the days and weeks following the firing of james comey. it happened may 17th. at the time, andrew mccabe stepped in as acting director. he's written a book about that time. in an interview that will air on 60 minutes on sunday, mccabe discusses the book and describes meeting wh president trump in the oval office just hours after comey was fired. >> how long after that was i that you decided to start then obstructf justice and counterintelligence investigations involving the president? >> the next day. i met with the team investigating the russia cases. and i asked the peoe to go

back and conduct an .assessme >> in march, one day before andrew mccabe was scheduled to retire, he was fired by jeff sessions. he denies any wrongdoing. president trump has pushed back against mccabe and the book.ations in his en a tweet, he called mccabe disgraced and saidpretended to be, quote, a poor, little angel. he called mccabe a puppet for, in his words, leaki james comey. today will be william barr's first day as attorney general. he was sworn in yesterday. barr will oversee robert mueller's investigathich is rumored to be wrapping up soon. and barr will decide how much of the report is sent to congress. during his confirmation, he wasr in favor osparency, but he did not admit to turning over

mueller's full report. we're hearing from a man who survived a mind-blowing ordeal. >> he was out for a jog when he was attacked by a mountain lion. travis kaufmann had his hands to fight back. he was out for a run in the colorado town he lives. he heard a rustling behind him. he turneand that's when a young mountain lion sprung out ready to attack him. he did everything right. he pinned the lion to the ground and was able to cover the mouth and nose, suffocating it and eventually killed it. >> one of my big fears throughout the whole thing was another cat. i was just very concerned that mom was going to come out of nowhere. that fight would be over pretty quickly. >> it would have been if momma came out. >> that's where the survival instinct is, right? >> kaufman had to run three

miles for help. had h been listening to music, he never would have heard the mountain lion coming his way. what a story to tell. >> chuck bell has a story to tell, too. once upon a time. >> we had a tale of a weekend snow chance. there's still a chance for a few snowflakes. e an nowfall amounts will inch or less. hard to believe we have a snow chance in the forecast. temperatures are in the 40s and low 50s noft and cloudiness this morning, we'll have breaks of sunshine in the middle of the day. another chance of sprinkles of rain coming in between 5:00 andm 9:00 p. this evening. that's the cold front going by that promisesly significa colder weather for the weekend. 60s today. after the front goes through, we'll be in the 30s to around 40

ctomorrow. hees a chance for snow. and notice, the storm is a little farther to the asouth. and chance for wet snow during the day tomorrow. that zips out. y weather, saturday night into sunday morning. sunday, mid to late afternoon. more showers coming in. could be cold enough for few wet snowflakes to mix in. 64 today. breezy and mild. we'll have a couple more chances for the w weather in the middle parts of next week. breezy and mild today. a little chance for rain and snow tomorrow. chance for late-day showers on sunday. and tuesday night into wednesday morning, the midweek storm next week, that has the most amount of moisture. it has a cold air challenge like many of them have. we'll pro get several inches of snow tuesday night to wednesday morning. it will end as rain. melissa, i hate it when snow ends as rain. >> that's nothe prettiest. in the loop, chopper 4 showing us whaton is going

we had a ride-on bus involved. lo at that vehicle. can you believe no injuries? that's what we're told this morning. if chopper can widen out, you'll see there's a box truck that was involved, asyi well. to get information on this. the ramp is shut down. that's a rare spot for that to happen. the rest of the beltway, no major issues. 270 southbound, coming into germantown, going about 24 miles per hour. branwine, northbound branch avenue. crash still blocking the left lane. northbound rockville pike, i was hoping thisould be open by now. it's not. the northbound lane is pushed on to cedar lane from a crash that happened last night. and in centreville, left side is blocked by an accident. guys? >> thank you. >>it's friday. we're wrapping up a week of random acts of kindness. all week long, we've been

challenging you to do something good in your community. molette green dropped off household items to community of hope in southeast. this morning, we're handing out hote and pastries in prince george's county. >> molette green i live atore than java cafe. good morning. >> reporter: to the first customer to walk in, we have a whole shot full of folks, coffee and a ptry on nbc 4. it's our last stop for random actsf kindness week. everybody tells mehat the owner creates a family atmosphere. and she has a messa for all of the viewers. >> i challenge everyone to commit a random act of kindness. >> we want to make the random acts of kindness contagious. just stop oing to

with one week, are we? >> they have aayingt this beautiful spot here in durel, what you say here? >> rise and shine, java nation. >> that's the latest from here. we're going to be here until 7:30 this morning. you can come and get your cup of coffee and a homemade pastry. look at the pastries. she made them herself. that's the latest. back to y guys. >> great way to start the morning,molette. thank you so much. here are 4 things to know. a 12-year-old boy critically hurt after ag ther shoot the district. he was nearby when dozens gunshots rang out. d.c. police say he is the third child to be shot this year. you can read more in the shington app. > john dingell will be purr buried at arlington national

cemete cemetery. his funeral was yesterday. stay with news 4 for continuing average. today, president trump is expected to sign a budget deal congress approved last night. the bill keeps the government open and averts another government shut joup the measure only gives the president a fraction of what he was asking to build a border wall. as president trump signs the spending bill, he is expted to declar a national emergency to build a wall.ak he will an announcement in the rose garden later this morning. democrats are calng itn abuse of power. more on ts development on "today." >> and your five-day forecast, breezy and mild today, in the 60s. enjoy some showery weather for plans.vening colds and cloudy and damp over the weekend. maybe an inch of snow tomoow, for ourriends and neighbors in southern maryland. not much of a snow chance around the city. >> oy. >> inner loop here.

the ramp is shut down. this is a crashnvolving a ride-on bus. front and back ends, injuries. tractor trailer involved, as well. we're slow. >> thank you. >> i that 2 news 4 today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. enjoyour day and your weekend. >> make it a great friday, everybody. does your customers connecting to the wifi ever slow down your business? yes, it does slow things down. aggravating. it's a nightmare. so our gig-speed network is fast. and we go beyond fast by making it easy to create separate networks for your business and your customers

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