i'm jim handly. >> i'm doreen gentzler. for moren is poise wicked weather and we're getting you ready. >> let's start withm storm t 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. doug, how rough are we talking out there? >> wednesday morning quite rough. i don't think any worries tomorrow at all. this is actually tuesday evening, tomorrow night at 11:00, at this time t night. still well down to our south, but watch how it moves on in here. by 9:00 early wednesday morning, it is really coming down across our area. you see all snow right on through the morng hours, most likely through about 11:00 or noon, and thenwitching over to just about all ice in parts of the region, sleet or freezing rain. that's going to be a big issue. that's why the entire region under a winter storm watch. it includes everyone with the exception he have calvert county, st.ar and part of the northern neck with that in effect through tomorrow nighted throughsday night. >> doug, which is concern in your eyes, the snow

or ice? >> through the morning rush through about noon, it definitely will be the snow e afternoon it is all about the ice, stwicwitching over toet sr freezing rain. freezing rain will be the one big thing we are watching for later in the afternoon in the afternoon commute. >> doug, we will wait for morde ils in a few minutes. thank you. news 4 is working for you around the k clock top you and your family safe. tune in to "news 4 today" starting at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow to get the latest updates on wednesday as winter storm. jim. the nearly 30-year-old story of d.c. drug kingpin is back in the news. prosecutors asked for a sentence, in his life but one part of that story has never been told until now. in a story you will only see on newsac 4 tonight,e bensen spoke to a now-retired d.c. cop who after just his third day at the police academy went

undercover with one of the biggest and most dangerous drug ngs in u.s. history. >> if you would have told mee back then would still be talking about this now, i would have told you that you have to mebe kidding >> reporter: for safety we're not showing the face of the man that members o the cocaine empire new as jimmy. >> i was in there forike thr days and got asked did i want to do undercover work. >> reporter: he was 26 when he began living undercover as a cocaine dealer, unarmed and using only his wits. he worked his way close to the top of the cocaine wholesale operation that estimated to have netted the kingpin a million dollars a day in the might to late 1980s. 30 murders were tied to the operation. >> reporter: you knew it was an organization that eorced discipline with murder? >> yes. >> reporter: he remembers loipments of cocaine delivered by the truck . >> and a guy sitting on the back with two uzis.nd >> reporter: then the

legendary story about baskeall coach johnomkins face-to-face with him. as much asly offered $50,000 for some of the players to be on his playground team, to leave them away. >> he respect it because he was a big basketball fan. >> reporter: the 1989 bust of the organization resulted in charges against almostwo dozen people. the sand storm of cocaine that covered the natioaps col in misery and blood shed would slowly startedo r jimmy says his only regret is many who worked so hard to bri d.c.'s drug kingpin to justice were never fullyor recognized their work. >> group 32 from the task force that b always had myk on the street and always watched me. i would do it again, as long as you can live in a city like this nowo would it again. >> of course we know that edmd di not stop selling drugs when he went to prison. it was a plea deal from that convictionhaled him to being

an informant and the success of that informant relationship has the u.s. attorn office in d.c. recommending a reduced sentence at this time. >> jackie, t idea of ray edmond get tinge out of prison howerns people who remember dangerous he was. how likely is that? >> it is not very likely. he still fes outstanding charges in pennsylvania and even in the documents released on j friday, tge notes the defendant stands convicted of having run one of our city's largest and most destructive narcotic dtribution operation goes. that is serious stuff. all of it goes into in consideration and, as you very unlikely to happen. >> thank you, jackie. >> thank you, jackie. outrage across dozens of u.s. citiesde today over pre trump's national emergency declaration. tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the aesident's actions to secure more money for southern border barrier. tonight we've lrned that6 states have sued the trump administration over his national

emergency declaration. ylthat includes md and virginia. protesters say the president's action is unconstitutional. >> people at the border have said it is not acy emerg security experts have said it is not an expert and the president himself sait is not an emergency, by his own admission. >> protesterns held sig in lafayette square across from the white house calling the president's decision power grab. congress has 15 days to decide whether t vote on a resolution of disapproval. even if it did pass,ot it is n clear that there are enough votes to override a presidential veto. and just in, virginia attorney general mark herring responding on twitter to the lawsuit virginia filed. he says the president's declaration goes constitution and the values america was built on. it is the first time has commented publicly since admitting to wear blackface decades ago. newt, tonigh supreme court justice ruther bad ginsburg spotted for the first time in

public since undergoing cancer surgery back in december. kie 85-year-old justice was seen here wal at reagan national airport today surrounded by security. >> how are you doing? everyone inmerica is wondering how you are doing rig now? >> just fine. >> just fine?in >> after recov for more than a month, begins burning returned to the supreme court for the first time on friday. she is expected to sit for her first oral argument since surgery doreen. w. >> an emotional few days in prince georges county. funerals over t weekend for five children killed in a crash. those children ranged in ages from 5 to 15. painful images of hearses driving their caskets from the church, one by one. tonight it is hard to believe that this tragedy could get any worse, but we learned donten, siho was a passenger in the car, died today from his injuries in that crash. as newsho 4's smari stone spoke

with the family tonight about their unimaginable loss. >> larissa mcle restser head on her sister's shoulder outside their apartmentuilding in oxen hill, maryland. her son, 23-year-old donte simon, was taken off life support. >> i wh i had my child with me. >> reporter: he was in an suv hash two weeks ago. >> i'mt right now. my child is gone. i wi never see my child walk in my door no more. >> reporter: donte was sitting in the front passenger st in the suv. five children, ages 5 to 15, i we the back seat. they also died when it ran off the road and craed on a snowy field. police say dominique taylor, the mother of two of thekids, was driving. she is the only survivor.la ssa doesn't blame her for the crash. >> an accident is an accident. she lost her kids, too. >> we've come to celebrate these liver: >> reporte funeral was held to remember the five children

this past w mkend. larissclorcet up a gofundme page to help with her son's funeral costs. she has raised $750. so sad. now prince georges county police tell us that the five children in the car were not wearing seatbelts. they did not tell us if t adults were wearing seat belts. shomari stone, news 4. tonight there are newde lopments in the saga involving "empire" actor jussie smollett. his attorneys say he will not rs again.h investiga it is after the two brothers captured in surveillance photos told detectives they were hired by smollett to stage what he described as a hate crime. police sources tell nbc news the suspects are tied to "empire" with one of them working as an extra on the show. last weekl youecall police arrested the brothers, brought them in for questioning, then released them. smollett's attorneys insist this was not a staged attack. lawyers say smollett could be in

a lot of trouble if he is caught lying aninstaging that cident, of. making aat false allegion of a crime to police is a class four felony punishable by up to three years in prison. in virginia onef two women accusing lieutenant governor justin fairfax with sexual assault sayshe wants to testify in public, and she says she wants him to have to do the thing meredith watson says fafrirfax raped her when both were students in 2000.d he denie the allegations against him andalled watson's claim demonstrably false. in an op-ed for post", watson says, quote, my prif privacy has been violated yet i am still willing to testify under oath. dr. vanessa tyson m hase the same offer. our plea to the virginia general assembly to require the same of fairfax been met with inaction, end quote. in richmond's monroe park todaywo arrests at a rally

governoon virginia's ralph northam to resign. two people were arrested for allegedly pouringed dye into the fountain at the state capital. northam won't resign and plans to start an apology tour this weekend. aeyes on tomorrow's special election in northern virginia, watching to see if democrats will be hurt by the recent scandal involving the party's top three state leaders. three candidates vying for the seat in virginia's 86th district, which runs from herndon to chantilly. the democrat nominee issamara, a dentist making his first run at office. republican gregnelson, an air force veteran and businessman, is a first-time candidate. former herndon town council amber connie hutchinson is running as independent. she and nelson believe the recent scandals could turn virginia voters away from democrats, but samera says it is

a chance for a restart. >> people are upset. they feel like things he gone amuck down there. >> putting in plac right leadership that has a lot of new ideas on how to move forward. >> he hasov battled consy of his own. the same right wing website that exposed the racist photo on governor northam'soo yea page spotlighted anti-israeli statements he posted on facebook as a college student. he has since apologized. he is still considered the favorite in tomorrow's race. a school board in virginia that was willing to defend its bansgenderhroom ban all the way to the supreme court may finally be giving u the fight. the gloucester county school board wil hold a hearing tomorrow on the possibility of allowing transgender students to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. this comes after a former student sued the school district

for banning him from using the boy's bathroom when he was a high school student. next at 11:0 we are acking the winter blast for you, expected to bring a mix of snow, ice and freezing rain to our region. it is a storm that could force schools to close and cause some problems for your morning commute. doug is back next to time it out for u tomorronight. plus it sounds like something out of a horror movie, the increasing concern over zombie deer and how the diseasef could spream infected animals to humans. >> and high drama playing out in the skies above the district tonight. there's been some activity n in tht after one of the eagles went

well, we've got some new developments in 'sd. bald eagle love triangle. take a look at this. one ofliberty's t male suitors caught on eagle camera in just the last hour trying to get her attention. she wasn't having it though. no, liberty is waiting for her long-time mate, justice, to return. these are liveg pictures com up now of the nest where the pair has been living near the d.c.olice academy in southwest d.c. for the last4 years, raising as many as 20 off spring. this month he disappeared, leaving her alone with two eggs in the nest. two other male eagles have been spotted nearby, younger ones at that. while officials tell us that could b a clue.

>> once justice disappeared, this new male, aar bird, appeared with a bunch of scratch marks on his legs and talons. >> oh, aaron. those scratches likely coming from this fight. the photo shows justice in a midair battle with one of those other eagle as liber watches on, protecting her eggs. that could mean justice is hurt and recovering somewhere else, but for now all we n do is watch and wait. >> boy, it is interesting to watch. hey, there's a warning tonight if you eat venn son, a so-called zombie deer disease is spreading across the country, including in our area. scientists worry the disease could transfer to humans. this map shows 24 states that report the chronic wasting disease among the dee population. west virginia, virginia and maryland among those reporting cases of it. the disease is deadly in deer. it causes them to los weight and coordination, but the

disease is not new. theirst case was found in colorado in the 1960s. hey, if you noticed potholes are seemingly everywhere, ready to dodge even more. the incoming winter weather this week is only going to further damage our roads. both road crews and drivers tell us this year the potholes are worse. this cab driver steers around them every day. >> are you struggling with the >> yes, you have to avoid them. when you avoid them, basically u almost create an accident, you know. >> reporter: right. >> some people drive horribly in tye that's why. >> really? for now patching i potholes the only option. permanent fixes can't be made until we have temperatures above 50 degrees for a while. but don't stop reporting them because crews can't temporarily fix whatt they doow about. what about most of massachusetts avenue. >> start over. >> i know. >> cars weaving around th, and

this approaching storm is not going to help the pothole situation. >> no, n at all because you will have the snow and then you have the ice on top of that and the meheing. >> and warm-up, right? >> absolutely. that's a very quick oelting goin there, that warm-up on thursday. out there right now it is on the cold side. temperatures though still fairly mild for this time ofyear, but right now we're at 38 degrees. look at the wind, still gusting. northwest at 17 miles per hoth higher guests. current windchill down to 32, some of youn the 20s. here is the storm. again, this is a classic winter storm pattern in our area. high pressure across the northeast, low pressure down toward the south, warm air making its way our way, but the high pressure just bringing in and trapping the cold air along the we call this cold air damming where the cold air comes down and it is dammed up against the mountains. it d ts not allow warm air to move in. that's why we have snow from the system. let's takeou a little closer, show you where it will be. here is tomorrow night at this 11:00. no problems tomorrow night.

i think tomorrow if you need to get out and about, you want to get thatad loaf of b yes, no problem. you can do it on your tuesday. here comesednesday morningy 5:00 a.m. snow moving in across much of the area, the entire state of virginia, mofving in towards maryland, too. 8:00, hat happens around really starting to see the snow coming down. b could see a good something of snowween 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. where it could come down about an inch an hour in certain areas. as it moves in across our region, still snowing by noon, t then quickly changing over to ice during the afternoon. look how much of thi area i ice. we are talking sleet, and then eventually over to freezing rain and then just plain rainy the afternoon. how much snow can we expect before that changeover? well, i'm t still going to four inches around the d.c. metro area, one to three in the extreme sylthern md. two to four including fredericksburg and d.c.. iav moved that line down a little bit. these are a little higher totals and bringg it all down towards the beltway, including parts of

fairfax county, fou to seven inches in these regions. could the map change a little bit by tomorrow? sure. we have 24 hours to monitor this but it is pretty good thinking about what f i'm going as far as that is concerned. now, the ice a big factor right on through the evening. s by 6:00, stiing ice in our normal areas towards the north, but most everybo else going to plain rain. that will start with the melting. that will start the snow coming down. we could see some isolated flooding issues wednesday night into thursday. by 11:00, still dealing with the rain around the area. what to expect? r again, wednesdh a mess. numerous schools closed or delayed. it may be all schools closed in our area. this is t kind of significant impact storm we've got. ice could be a major issue in the afternoon. that why i also think maybe government could be closed out there early in the morning. weather alert all tay through the day on wednesday, possibly even into thursday morning. could have some delays thursday morning. not expecting too many closures. look at the hig on thursday, 58 after the winter storm. and then saturday and sunday, a chanf rain.

46 on saturdaynd 68 on sunday. >> wow! yes,efore temperatures moderate next week. this storm will be a doozy. >> doesn't snd like one of those where the rain/snow line and it might miss us? >> no it is all snow, starting off wednesday morning it will be a mess. >> and we're getting it. >> yes. >> doug, thanks. comingp a huge rival in the commonwealth tonight. virginia rmer star of tech is heading to college park. sports next, but first here is jimmy fallon. >> jimmy: hey, duys. jeffiels is my guest tonight it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the

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this is the xfinity spos desk. >> cavs and hokies going at it tonight and both having great >> both having great seasons. this is the way to get your week started beforno the comes into town. it gives a bite to your monday. hey, it is called thetommon well flash. we are told the goal is to encourage a friendly statewide rivalry throughout the state. i think that's redundant. that's what it says on the websitenyway. the state is virginia and actually it involves all sports in virginia, virginia tech

compete in. on this monday in february, it is the cavaliers and hokies in mens basketball with both schools nationally ranked. ad wil scene as they're looking to sweep the regular season. hokies playing tough defense, first half. a turnover on the run. blackshear jr. finish. oh, that will jar your preserves. he led the way with 23 points. hokies down three. but virginia's kyle guy over the corner. knocks down the three. calves up three at the t half. he second, moore from more from this guy, y. he was 6 of 13 beyond the arc finished with 23. virginia beani vir tech, 64-58. other virginia tech news.rb quark josh jackson announcing on twitter tonight he's transferring to maryland. now, he started 16 games for the hokies over the last two seasons with 2018 cut short due to a fractured fibula. jackson is set to graduate and

will be eligibleo play right away. it is a big gift for the tour opinions. jackson threw for almost 3,000 yards. it is big ns for folks in college park. stop me if you have heard this bore. bryce harper is still unsigned. >> really? >> no kidding. >> you can stop me. his new team -- >> we will right back. >> it was supposed to be decided in baseball'snkot stove you know, the hot season. now it will be pushed to the back burner. go ahead and pass the sunflower seeds. spring training about to get serious.er pitchers and cs have eased into their routine and position players have been thrown into the mix. all smiles as the national's full squad reportingeso palm beach. we will have live coverage tomorr afternoon. still waiting to see if bryce harper will reunite with teammates in west palm. ione guy that there is juan soto. he exploded on the seen in his rookie year.

surprisingly, his first, soto still getting used to new surroundings. it was really good to see what a nice clubhouse here. i never been besides -- feels pretty good being with these guys again and a new year. started from the first day, feeling good. he helped me a lot last year so now i take all ofs thi -- this for me and i'm going to keep doing it. if i see behim, may later, it is good.to be but if not, i'm going to keep what he's told me and i got more players here, more veteran players that can help me, too. >> juan soto, what a terrific start. more west coast hockey for you capitals on the roads against .he l.a. kings. started up early on the power play, we love this, from carlson.

ei the kgs 2-0 after the first period. again, the capitals getting it done so far but just underway in los angeles. >> ovechkin, that can catch on. >> thank you, >dave. e have breaking news right now. it has happened again on that dangerous stretch of indian head highway. chopper 4 bringing us live pictures right now. two vicles involved i a fatal accident. >> you can see traffic is completely stopped there. >> yes, that's the southbound lanes rht there at berry road. news 4 today will be breaking us ch more information. at least one personas h been killed. >>

a lot of us are ordering more stuff online and we warn you all the time about thieves trying to grab t packages from your home deliveries, but a kentucky woman got quite the surprise to see who was snatching her package from w amazn she checked her surveillance video. look at this. sh saw the culprits, two puppies. they ran right up her steps,ab d her package and took off with her stuff. >> whoa! >> look at them. they are cute. she is trying to hunt down the puppy porch pirates. >> i think there's something in those packages ty like. >> some food maybe. >> too cute. doug,timeline, starts coming when? >> starts coming early wednesday morning, about 5:00 a.m again,

there are totals in that, one to three well south, two to four d.c. area, but d.c. on the four inch line. i like about three or four in the d.c. metro region. four to seven up to the north four to seven up to the north and west, that's before the ice.

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