the federal government is open but workers have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. >> here's what we know about closings in maryland, frederick, montgomery, prince george's, an rundle and washington county schools will open two hours lite. >> in virginia, ton, manassas, manassas park, alexandria, stafford and spotsylvania schools will open two hours late. in frericksburg, king george, fairfax county schools. grant county schools in west virginia, will open three hours late. virginia, warren, clark, rappahannock, prince william and frederick county schools are closed. culpepper, shenandoah, fauquier and page county schools. in west virginia, morgan, burkely, mineral, hardy, hampshire and fferson county schools are closed today. >> the roads will be an improvement across the region. cars slid on highways, back

roads and parking lots. 4 teas the mess left behind. >> let's start with meteorologist chuck bell and see what we're dealing with at this hour.d >> gmorning, everybody. thursday's off to a much more palatable start. no snow toda tiny bits of rain have dried up at this point. the only real issue, there's pocketsbelow freezing and dense fog in leesburg. over a mile in prince george's county. fogginess early this morning. over the national airport, temperature stands at 35 degrees. 31, gaithersburg. 32, manassas. there will b pockets of iciness for you on your morning drive to work and school. fog and freezing this morning. sunshine coming your way this hternoon withhs in the low

to mid 50s. a big ltdown. chancouds and a rain tomorrow. sunday looks nice and mild. on the windy side. a look at the yesterday snow totals coming up, lissa. good morning. >> good morning to you. looking at the roads. northbound 95, near lorton, a crash just north of the camera. we're seeing snowdowns north here. it is causing a little bit of a delay. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, niceclnd r, nice and green. no complaints there. southwest, overlook laboratory road. traffic lights causing a delay in that as for metro, marc and str re. everything is expected to be on time with leg service this morning. >> thank you. if you were out on the roads, this may be a familiar sight. a lot of slush and t around early this morning. a big-time meltdown comes in

later on in the afte with the return of sunshine and temperatures in the 50s, will eat up the snow quickly. >> justin finch is in maryland county with the latest conditions there. justin, how is it looking? >> reporter: hey ther we're just west of the route 15 here. and we're seeing a lot of roa that look like this, mainly clear. however, the smaller, morena ow neighborhood streets tend to have more slush on tm from plows and traffic. that can transition over to the icy stuff this morning. sidewalks have been a 50/50 throughout the morning. sometimes it will clear or partially clear. sometimes all on one block. we look at downhere. this is a narrower block. the sidewalks are covered in areas. and it seems to be at the turning points, intersections is whe we've seen a lot of the ice collect and it caused a drift here.

waking up, beginning your day, ve yourself moretime. you never know what's under the tires. more good news. highways, we saw 70 and 270 alth looking clea morning. live infrederick, news 4. >> justin, thank you. >> there's some slick spots throughout the region this morning. molette green is tracking conditions throughout prince county.s she continues our team coverage now. what are you seeing there? ing to rter: good mo you. some slick spots to watch out more. it's 32 degrees where im. ad adelfye road. as you can see. it's clearednd plowed and so as well.hool property, i'm in a residential neighborhood across the street. a lot of high idhool walk

across the street to school and so, the ousidewalks, if y take a look at the sidewalks, they have some snow on them, some slush on them. i want you to look at the scene in prince george's county. and you can see that that's the picture. the main roads, the neighborhood streets are plowed and shoveled. we have that slush and snow on the sidewalks. o a lot people are walkers. you just have to be careful when you rollto out y. of course, the kids have a two-hour delay. it gives them some time to letf somehis melt a little bit. and for folks to be able to do a ttle morning shoveling before they head out the door today. that's the h scenee in prince george's county, right outside of northwestern high school. back into you. >> thank you. >> stick with news 4 for continuing coverage of the weather and the roads. and later today, find out who

won the pat collins snow stick challenge. we aed you to dress up as yo favorite movie chara you saw "rocky" ere. "bird box." >> "e.t." >> the winner will take home the famous pat collins snow stick. >> particularly good entries. developing this morning, a potentially devastating terror attack stopped in its tracks. >> a huge cache of weapons and ammo was seized from a montgomery county home. >> a coast guard lieutenart is behind accused of trying to kill civilians, high-ranking democrats and television personalities.

drew wilder hathe latest on this case. drew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators say in addition te all of that,found 30 bottles of hgh, or human growth hormone. they think he was tro build up his strength for an attack. an attack that never happened.n still, hasll appear here in federal court today and wille o answer to disturbing charges. prosecutors say hasson, quote, wanted to murder innocent civilians at a scale never -- ra ly seen in this country. hasson was arrested on friday. prosecutors believe he stockpiled a dozen guns in silver spring. court documents claim he is a self-identified white nationalist who called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill people on earth. he had a list of targets, that cluded presidential targets,

senators, even msnbc and cnn show hosts. he wanted to use focused violence to create a white me nd. a google search included things opere in d.c. do congress live. and civil war if trump impeached. the searches may have led to his arrest. investigators first caught on to hassan, because of odd searches on his work computer. with all of the allegations right now, he is not facing terrorism charges. he is scheduled to aear in court in green belt this afternoon. >> drew, thank you. major developments in the case of the mpire" star who claims he was the victim of a hate crime. actor jussie smolletis being

called a suspect in his own attack. police charged him with filing a false police report today. he claimed that two men attacked him last month, yelling racist and gay slurs. smollett's attorneys say they tend to conduct a thorou investigation to mount an aggressive defense. he is expected to be in court today. and this morning, we're following developments on two investigations closely watched by the white house. >> we begin with president trump's former attorney and tixer, michael cohen. he's expected to t publicly before the house committee on oversight and reform. he is expected ttalk about the preyident's alleged hush mon payoffs, his finances and business practices.st ight, he tweeted, he is ready for the american people to hear his story. that hearing is set for wednesday morndeg. a judgyed cohen's prison sentence until may. he pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including lying to

congress. next week, the russian investigation could wrap up. special counsel robert mueller's report is nearly done. , the new attorney general william barr, will decide if any of it will be made public. during his hearing, he suggested he could release a summary. the report does not have to be released publicly or to congress. this morning, the vatican launched its summit about clergy sex abuse. >> church leaders from around the world are holding a conference to confront the ongoing sex abuse scandal. srdavid culver is in the nm with the latest. reporter: we are hearing some powerful words. action.going to lead to we heard from a leading filipino cardinal who broke into tears several as he delivered the keynote speech this morning. he told the ne20ly other church leaders that each of them

must tle perso responsibility to heal the wounds caused by the scandal in their communities. >> the windows of the recent christ carry theemory of innocent suffering. but they also carry the memory of our weakness and sinfulness. >> he demanded church leaders n longer run in fear or turn a blind eye to the harm caused by abuses and cover-ups. pope francis said that the catholic church would listentho cry of the young seeking justice. he warned superiors that the catholic faithful are demanding more than just condemnation of the crimes. they want concrete action to put nd to the scandal. each day of the conference has a diffyoent theme. can see it there. almost like a university lecture. catholic leaders listening

to presentations. and they are tasked with bringing back a blplan of actio for catlic communities, including right here in the u.s. >> david culver for us at the live desk. thank you. d.c.'s sole indoor ice rink is getting financial help. the ft. dupont arena will raise $3 million to ensure the rink's tture. if the board is abraise ne the moy by february of next year, the district will put money into the budget to build a two-rink facility. plans to expand the arena have n en in the works since 2014 when the washingpitals came on as contributors. are you looking for a job o hopingke a career change? nbc 4 and telemundo 4 is working with you here in d.c. it's in partnership with job fairs, and the district of columbia. it is this friday, 6:00 a.m.,

until noon at the udc t center on connecticut avenue, northwest. our molette green will be live there. and bring your resume. we know a lot of people use marijuana just to get high. o >> we contin series of reports on weed.we ane looking at the question, can you become addicted to marijua? plus, working out to ward off serious disease. a look at the new research when we come back. chuck? >> good morning, everybody. yesterday, i told you to expect a 3 to 6-inch snowfall. a few people fell just short. others came in just above. mt. cliffson, 7 inches. up into, west virgin little more snow on average. bunker hill, west virginia, 5.2. new creek, west virginia, 7.7. one of the big winners of snow yesterday. how about the next five days? that forecast cong up. mi

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you're watching news 4 today. >> all this week, news 4 has looked at marijuana legalization the d.c. area. and there's still debate if some can be addicted to marijuana. >> scott maccarlane shows us, there's no dispute of people seeking help to get off of marijuana. >> we flipped the car three times,id a needle spin in the middle of rush hour.te >> rep matt said his life turned around and began

improving after this car crash on i-270 seven years ago, as he drove toward d.c. to buy drugs. you started off with marijuana. yep. >> reporter: it wasn't casual, was it? >> it was never very casual. >> reporter: now, a dad and a counselor, he says his drug dependency started in high school, eventually leading to a opiose. but he was hooked on marijuana from the start. >> i was smoking before i got up, before i went to bed, every chance i could get. >> reporter: every day. a review omaryland and virginia state health records, shows an increase number of men and women are seekg state-supported drug treatment ng marijuana. and especially yomen, as the drug becomes more available to some through legalization. >> you're not going to die from overdose. but it does not discount the effects. >> reporter: drug counselors sa marijuana has addictive properties for some people. >> i don't want some people to think it's okay for everybody to do it and it's unharmful. >> coming , what makes people more likely to become dependant. how this impacts you whether yo use mariju not. and what you can do if someone

you know is dependant on marijuana. scott macfarlane. also, exercising in middle age can help your brain down the road. researchers in sweden tracked 800 women for 40 years and fnd those that were physically or mentally active when they were younger, were less likely to develop dementia later in life. some of those mental activities can be reading, writing or going to a concert. >> staying active is good for you. timeuso f back on our forecast with chuck bell. what are we looking at today, chuck? >> ye h to stay active. i walk the dog and do the crossword puzzle. now, your thursday morning after a snow day yesterday. we're starting off with locally thick fog this morning. gaither gaithersburg.

a little fogginess early today. that will be giving way to more and moreunshine later on. 35 degrees, luckily not much of a breeze. windchillshren't muc of an issue. there's areas at or below freezing this morning.o best assume it ee's frozen this morning. past 9:00 or 10:00, things will stop quickly. on the whe, not a bad-looking day today. high 56 degrees, with more than enough sunshine. tomorrow, all-clouds all the y time onr friday. a few sprinkles early thunderstorm morning. but most of your plans will be unaffected by rainfall. the clouds are thick but the rain chances are low. on saturday, chatnges dramatically. the last of the showers across ia.g clouds rethicken. and a chance of sprinkles early.

a lot of rain comes our way for saturday afternoon. and it will rain into the first part of sunday morning. sunday afternoon, a very strong west and southwesterly breeze will push clouds out f here mid t upper 60s. they there may be a few lucky souls that get to see 70 on sunday. >> that would b amazing, based on what we're seeing yesterday. let's look at the roads. this is a good depiction, seeing the split-screen here. a main road, nicely cleared. just a little wet. bridges and overpasses can be slick. in manassas, looking good. when youde step out today, i think your street will be in good shape. your sidelk, maybe not so hot if you didn't take care of it. lorton, right shoulder blocked because of a disabled vehicle. not causing too much of a slowdown. nice and green.

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hour -- d new video ansults of a crash test, report released overnight. which cars are best wh s it comes topping a crash? plus, basketball fan or not, it is an injury you're going to hear about all day long. look at that. how one of the best in colle basketball ends up sidelined by shoe. chuck? >> that had to hurt. >> dog walking forecast time. jack here. ck russell terrier mix, 14 years old. a low-energy dog. morning.zing this be on the lookout for spots of ice first thing. it will be all about t meltdown later today, with temperatures above 50 degrees. the ten-day outlook is coming up in the next half hr. plus, a developing story. stopped.plot more on the coast guard lieutenant arrested in our area and his alleg plans to kill.

news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather >>alert. ight to the weather alert this morning, ahead of a potentiallycy morning commute. while the snow stopped falling hours ago, the threat of trouble onhe roads isn't over.

beware of black ice there. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> in virginia, arlington, manassas, manassas park, alexandria, spotsylvania county schools. freic fredericksburg, king george. grant county west virginia ours ls will open three late. >> to the closings in virginia. warren, clark,wi hester, rappahannock, prince william and frederickounty schools today. >> in west virginia, morgan, berkeley, mineral, hardy,

hampshire a c jeffersnty schools are closed today. >> you remember the updates are running at the bottom ofour screen. and you can find them in the nbc washington app. team coverage as you get your thursday started will begiu with bell. and today's forecast, which is better than yesterday's. >> a solid three-inch to six-inch snowfall for most of the area yesterday. toda t it is about meltdown. a live view from city cera, overlooking reagan national airport this morning. a little brightening starting t take place. there's some areas of fog. be on theoulo half-mile of visibility, underla t joint base andrews. temperature-wise, most locations are above freezing. there's a few spots at or slightly below. 31 in ntgomery. 32 in dulles. 30 in wchester, virginia. for the students that do have to

go out, that two-hour delay the st call for the districts. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. a nice day for a meltdown today. high rain chances for saturday and more about the sunday warm-up, all coming up with your ten-day outlook. >> taking a look here. >> 66 at lee highway. the volumes starting to build. p thathes you back. a little later commute. lorton, northbound95. a right shoulder was blocked. that's out ofhe way. 95 in virginia, looking good. igrthbound and southbound now. same situation on the beltway. look how light the volume is right now. no major issues in the keep our fingers crossed. this will change as people go to work and school later.

southwest, overlook area. police are on the scene trying to get you around that. >> thank you. >> 6:33. developing, a coast guardte lint is in jail after prosecutors say he is a domestic terrorist. christopher hasson faces gun and drug charges right now. but investigators say he was planning to, quote, murder innocent civilians, on a scale rarely seen in this country. a disturbing ggle search history included things e like, wh d.c. do congress people live and civil war in trump impeached. hasson is going to appear in front of a judge this afternoon. back to team coverage on the winter storm. mollette green isun moving a prince george's county this morning. >> good morning.

>> this is a perfect example. this sidewalk right here. you can see how slick it is. i'm on the part that's melted and safe. you don't want to slip on that. since we started our journey, from laurel to college park,sio univ park area, and now, adelfy, that's what we're seeing. that's been plowed and shoveled andng good. it is the sidewalks that you will have tric spots on. you need to be careful and take caution to get out ofhe door. it will take some time to melt everything down. we have a two-hour delay. we have time before we get out. >> thank you. in d.c., mayor bowser is celebrating a win that has nothg to do with politics.

>> he is the owner of her o pat collins snow stick. >> i checked the snow stick rule book. and i found out that if you're elected mayor for two terms, you're entitled to an honorary pat collins snow stick. mayor this, isll yours. you can put it in your office, when all of the dignitaries that come to visit, they will be jealous. >> i love it. i pe we don't have to use too often. >> there will be another winner of the pat collins snow stick today. the oscars are this weekend., t asked people to dress up as your favorite movie character or scene. amazing contributions here. "star wars," "bird box," "jaws," "e.t." oh, bilbo baggin's from "the

lord of the rings." students asked northam not to come because of a racist photo in his yearbook. they were worried that his presence would overshadow a tribute. he appreciates the invitation baae will not attend. he will host the richmond 34 event at the executive mansion tomorrow. one of the most anticipated college gamesntn the c didn't go as planned. we're talking about last night's game between duke and unc. >> top nba prospect, zion williamson was at center stage. he is said to be the most important recruit since lebron james. so much talent there. celebries were in the crowd. barack obama was there with his close friend,ve reggie lo who worked for him in the white house. 30 seconds into the game, the duke forward sprained his knee

after his shoe blew out. the shoe just opened up. it's a big disappointment because tickets ballooned to $3,000. without zion williamson, unc won that game, 88-7 duke, disappointing for that whole school. coming up, from victim to suspect. he says he was the target of a hate crime. now, jussie smollett is the one due in court today. we are working for you in the community. tomorrow morning, nbc 4 and telemundo 44 are hosting a job fair with national career fairs and the university of t district of columbia. make sure youz have thesume and join us at the udc student center.

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>> susan hog is working for u, with the results that can keep you safe on the roads. >> the assurance institute for highway safety, recently tesd 11 different small suvs to see how well their automatic emergency braking systems detect and brake for people in the road. researchertested three different scenarios.er an adult eg the road from fre right. a child darting ou behind two parked cars and an adult walking in the lane near the e edge of ad. the bmw x1 earned no credit in the ratings, hitting the dummy in all of the tests. uce mitsubishi outlander r its speed in the test, earning a basic rating.ot thr nine models earned advanced and superior ratings. the detection systems used cameras and radar sensors to

scan f pedestrians and some standard in many of the models. you can see the complete list vs and how they rated right now on our nbc washington app. all you have to do is search pedestrian crashes. back to you. >> mitsubishi told us it wil study the test results as it develops new vehicles and systems. the outlander has scored good and superior in other types of crash tests by t iihs. bmw did not respond for comment on performance of the x1. here's your cnbcusiness report. >> i'm frank holland at yourhe cnbc businesquarters. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. samsung knows when to fold them, literally. it has revealed the foldable smartphone, a 4.6-inch screen when closed, and 7.3-inch screen when opened up like a . it has six cameras. it has an eye-popping price,

almost $2,000. analysts say samsung is clearly going after a higher-end, early adopter crowhe and for now,alaxy fold will be a status symbol, like the first iphones were. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. good morning, everybody. storm team weatheralert. there's pockets of subfreezing temperatures. be on the lookout for ae lit ice this morning. car washing forecast. i'm sure your car is a mess after the road chemical yebeerday. it wilostly dry today and tomorrow. ten-day forecast coming up. plus, a coue of s spots around town. we'll tell you what's happening and where, coming up. edplus,al prosecutors are calling a coast guard litenant a domestic terrorist for allegedly compiling a h list naming democrats and news journalists. we're livent o

we're staying on top of this weather alert this morning. a warnis you start your thursday, depending on where you live. the sidewalks,dr eways, maybe the streets, maybe a bit slippery this morning still. >> parts of our area, dippe low freezing. that could mean there's some ice outside of your front door.th federal government isin op on time. but employees have the optn for staying home or telework. robert mueller is wrapping

up his report into rushing meddling in the 2016 election. >> peter alexander is live at the white house this morning. heany idea the report will be completed? >> reporter: we know it's coming gsoon. severaernment officials say that mueller's investigation is nearly wra up. he will likely present that wrapped up final report, to the newly confirmed attorney general, william barr, in the next week or so. for the president, after months of attacking the russian inquiry as a witch hunt and a hoax, he is deferring to barr on whether the report should be public as early as next week. th findings say little about sending the report to congress or whether it is made public in full. congressional democrats and republicans are pushing for the entire report to come out for transparency. this comes as the president prepares to head o to north korea for a summit with the north korean dictator next week. this morningn the "today"

show, we will sit down with the secretary of state mike pompeo. >> more from peter on the "today" show in a few minutes. in maryland, aoast guard officer is in jail after prosecutors called him a domestic terrorist. christopher hasson faces drug and gun charges right now. inveigators say he was planning to, quote, murder innocent civilians on a scale rely seen in this country. >> drew wilder is in green belt with more on the allegations against this mil officer. drew, what dwe know about what led investigators to the coast guard lieutenant? >> reporter: good morning. what we're learning from investigators is that they were tipped off by sprang ggle searches that hasson was making on his commuter. dozens of weapons and battles labeled hghnside of his

apartment. he is charged with gun and drug charges. he's not facing any terrorism charges. prosecutors believe he shockpiled a dozen weapons and 000 rounds of ammo in his apartment. he is a self-identified white nationalist who called for ways to kill almost every last person on earth. prosecutors say he was forming a list of targets that had presidential candidates, senators and msnbc and cnn show hosts. he wanted use focused violence to create a white homeland. google search history includede in d.c. do congress people live and civil war in trump impeached. but the searches may have led to his arrest. investigators caught on to hasson because of the searches on his work computer.

allegations, the he is not facing terrorism charges in federal court today. just the wean and drug charges. he will step in front of a judge at 1:00. reporting live in gree field. david culver here at the live desk, where we've been monitoring the feeds from the vattian overnight. the pope is launching a three-daymm , to end the abuse in the catholic church. e setting is like a university lecture. thete bishops lng to presentations. one of the cardinals giving the keynote speech, breaking into tears when talking about the victim victims. pope franc are demanding more than condemnation of crimes, theyon wantete action to put an end to this scandal. back to our team coverage.

from yesterday's snow, which will impact you this morning. theas roads in the 24 hours have been snowy and slushy and maybe icy this morning.it as treacherous for drivers. 800 crashes. first responders kept busy. >> you can run into slush and ice on your waywo to . justin finch is live for us in frederick county, maryland, with more. t>> we are j north and east of frederick in the mt. pleasant area, looking at liberty road here. and the roads seem to shape up in this area. s 're seeing the slush on the sides and sometime the middle. wet spots here and ther noor m freezing events this morning. some are clear, some are semiclear. some of them have ice on them, as well. driveways and parking lots could

use some work, as well. we know that frederick county public schools are getting ready for a two-hour delaytoday. we saw crews working to get ose schoolseady for the morning. as it appears, if you're getting up eakly andg your way out, giving yourself time, you could be on track for a safe commute. but be sure you are careful on the roads today. live in frederick, justin finch, news 4. if you don't like the snow and the yuck, we would rub it in your face a little bit. remember this? this was a year ago today. february 21st, 2018, it was 82 degrees. that set a record for the warmest day of the year. >> we know how it goes. warm then cold again. >> this weekend is getting warm. >> we'll have a mild day on

sunday. 82, our earliest 80 on record.ye last , after a crazy finish of warm weather in february, one month later, march 21st, we had a four-inch snowfall around the area. snowfalltotals, in the 3-6 inch range. 5 inches in colombia, maryland. merrifield, 4 1/2 inches. mt. clifton, 7 inches. in west virginia, higher aunts on average. 6 inches in martinsburg. and 7.7 in new creek. mostly cloudy thskies. e's some areas of fogginess. that won't last too much longer. most of the thickest fog is in prince george's county. will be a quick jump into the 40s by later this morning. 48 at noontime. 55 for a high today. tomorrow, back to full cloud

cover, after plenty of sunshine latertoday. a couple of sprinkles of rain early tomorrow. and then, clouf the rest the day, with temperatures in the mid-40s. your ten-day outlook. back to sunshine. 56 today. 40s and clouds tomorrow. mid-40 andrain, most if not all of your saturday afternoon and night. the rain lingers into early sunday morning. sunday afternoon, breezy and mild. 68. breezy again on monday. colder, more typical weather for the tail end of february. and another chance for rain or snow wednesd of next week. now, first 4 traffic and melissa mollet. >> good morning. looking at the roads here. germantown, that camera is not full up for us. germantown, southbound, at 118. manassas here. you can see the side streets. looking pretty good. no issues on the beltway. southbound rockville pike on the

right side. that just poppe up. want to let you know about that. southwest, overlook avenue at laboratory road. you have to treat that as a stop.un lorton, north at lorton road. a shoulder blocked by a disabled vehicle. the morning commute was delayed a couple of hours. metro, marc and vre, everybody running regular service today. we begin our 4 things to know with new information just into our newsroom. jussie smollett is now in police custody. chicago police arrested him a day after he whaed with a felony count ofy disorde conduct. you remember, smollett told police he was a oictimf a hate crime when he was attacked by two men.

much more coming up on the "today" showrs prosecuay this coast guard lieutenant is a domestic terrorist. facing gun and drug charges right now. but hasson was planning a terror attack. much more on this disturbing investigation. ralph northam will not attend a historically black university's commemoration of theichmond 34. that group of students propest tested segregation 60 years ago. stay with news 4 all day for continuing coverage of the weather and the roads. later day, find out the winner of the president collins snow stick challeng we asked you to dress up as your vorite movie characters, great entries. and our coverage of the bigwi er will begin at news 4 at 4:00. you can find out the information about school closings and delays on the nbc washington app and

running on the bottom of your screen. i hope you had a good time in the snow yesterday morning the it will continue to melt today. 56 for a high today. lots of rain on saturday. apparently myr com ate the icons there.l sunday w be the nicest day. >> your computer, myvideo. southbound rockville pike at cedar lane. brand-new creh. as you heading inbound. a warning for you there. otherwise, t beltway is nice and light. that's because the commute is delayed with the s delays. we continue to clear the clutter tomorrow. we showed you how to declutter your home and deviced. what about where you work? we're putting the method to the tessing again the messiest desk in the newsroom. sorry, jim. we're calling youout. s >> did y the desktop?

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