they're not alone, i think that's a great thing to do. how can an individual who b han embraced by the city of chicago turn aroundla and sp everyone in this city in this ace by ming these false claims >> freon bailin andg a wage of vigorous defense. new details this morning. an officer in the u.s. coast guard facing the judge on drug and weapons charges was suspected of plotting a mass murder. roger stone silenced after being hauled in court by the very judge he posted a photo on. a driver pulls up on a side walk to go around a school bus

nearly running over kids in its path. the highly anticipatedrd t installment of "how to train your dragon." "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm marley hall. >> and i'm frances rivera. it was the performance of a lifetime that bewildered many. yesterday, the curtains came crash canning down for jussie smollett. chicago police arrested the actoror allegedly orchestrating his attack. police say he planned the hoax because he wasnhappy with his salary and wanted to promote his career. he was booked in jail only to walk free hou later posting $1 00,000 bail. we've been following the ve lopments. >> reporter: the crash of cameras. all eyes on jussie smollett for all the wrong reasons. the actor arrested after police say he sought publicity by

reporting a fake hate crime. in c hrt where has been charged with a felony, the 36-year-old visibly frustrated and rolling his eyes before being released. >> jussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. b reporter: the empire actor said to upset about his salary so he orchestrated the con. he mailed himself this death threat and paid th brothers with a $3,500 check scratches on his face self-inflicted. the brothers were given $100 for supplies for the bogus assault. they are cooperating with police and not facing a charge. poli

. >> he wanted him to attack him but n hurt him too badly. >> he claed they yelled this is maga country. >> how do you not believe that? >> the president first sim poe thighsing tweeting, what about maga and the people you insulted. >> responding tt mr. smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence. we intend to conduct a thorough investigation. >> what is justice in your eyes? >> absolute justice would be an apology to this city that he smeared. >> reporter: the latest hotd not the one he wanted splashed indl hines. the acting trading the red carpet for a perp walk. nbc news chicago. the u.s. coast guard accused of planng a terror attack will remain in custody.

he was arrested on drug and gun charges. prosecutors say he kept a stockpile of guns and ammunition with a plan that targeted democrats and journalists. we have the latest on how the fbi stopped him. >> reporter: coast guard officer weapons charges and suspected of plotting mass murder and targeting democrats and journalists. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons recovered from his residence in this case coupled with the disturbing nature of had is writings appear to reflect significant threat to the safety of our cmunity. >> the coast guard notified enforcement after discovering internet services at work in washingt describing himself as a white nationalist aspiring to kill every last person on the earth.an at his mar home, the weapons to carry out the plot.

15 firearms, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and supply of human growth hormone and mused about the possibility of carrying out a b a bio logical attack. his lawyer asked he beelsed from jail arguing the case was thin and said dangeras to be based on facts. hassan will be maius indy for at least two weeks. now accused of plotting to kill them. president trump's long time confidentant was bk in the spotlight. in a surprising move, stone took the stand to say why he pted a picture on instagram targeting

the fed judge. erat didn't win him any points. >> reporter: rog stone is heading home, not to jail for now and not to a tv studio after the judge ordered had imto stop talking a his case. the judge hauling him to court after the photo showing her with with a target next to her face. he apologized calling it ame ary miss judgement. i took it down because i cognition it could be misinterpret rated. she didn't buy it. stone can't say anything at all about the case after saying plenty after pleading guilty to the charges last month. >> they beat me up good. ey want to silence me. >> she warned stone. i gave you a second chance again. thisebs not basl.

you don't get a third chance. he is still allowed to use social media to raise money for his defense. the post nearly cost him his freedom. michael jackson's estate has filed a $100 million lawsuit against hbo. the cable company plans to air the dumentary "leaving neverland." the singer was auitted of 2005.ation charges in the lawsuit says they are breaching an agreement and calls it one-sided propaganda that exploits an innocent man. in response, hbo says their plans remain unchanged and they are moving forward with the tpa show march 3 and 4. nike with a shoe blowout on

one of duke's star players. >> reporter: just do it? that did it. his shoee apart. less than a i minutento the high-stakes matchup with even former president oma looking ho. the nike se on his left fvet up. >> unbelievable. >> reporr: freshman superstar viewed by many as the next lebron james. >> shares of nike falling. >> social media shaming the swoosh. >> without its star player, duke ended up losing. they are calling it sneaker gate. >> we are all very convinced it was sabotaged. >> youhink somebody sabotaged his shoe? >> yes. >> nike wishes him a speedy recovery saying we are working

to identify the issue. maybe one solution, just glue it. it is a video that will shock any parent with kids in school. take a look at this. a driver narrowly missed a group of children by barrelling down a side walk to pass a row of school businesses. we have theails. >> reporter: watch as the driver in this sedan impatient with wednesday morning traffic outside of brooklyn elementiny g on to a busy side walk filled with small children stepping off to attend class. >> he could killed some of these kids. that simpl >> stunning incidents are nothing new and happening every day. an illegal p of school buses found 84,000 instances in one day.

eight children killed getting on or off the bus in the 2016-2017 school year. another example of how one moment of impatience can have life changing consequences. you know yhey say have team.e one for the this has got to hurt. accidentally scoring a goal witf hise. we'll show you that again. a teammatehacked the puck. it hit williams in the cheek first before landing in the net. he had to get stitches before returning to the ice and ultimately scoring the winni goal. i'm sure he'll turn the other cheek when it comeso theext game. >> that is hard core. >> yes, definitely. jan janessa webb is here with the

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good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. this morning, a local school learning a lesson of its own. this, after a hisry class gone very wrong. >> african-american children designated as slaves. classmates allowed to actsl lik e owners. this morning, the fury from the community. and on storm team 4 radar, tracking

news 4 today starts now. >> starting a friday morni with a live look outside. relatively warm start to this day. almost hard to believe, 48 hours ago, snow was falling. evidence of t snow, kind of hard to find, right now, if you

look around. most of it is melted away. >> it was near 60 degrees. >> it feltgreat. >> 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'mun yang. things may be warming up but don't pack that pieric basket. inin spots, rain is already coming down. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check on the commute. we'll start with chuck bell and a look at the radar. >> yes,indeed. raindrops this morning. itha is not really allcold outside this morning after touching 60 degrees yesterday afternoon. today,e're startin off with temperatures mostly in the 40s. starting to get a sense from the radar trend here, the southern half of offer viur vwing area w have more chances of rain. at the pennsylvania border, rain chances a lot lower. most of t rain in the southern area of the viewing area. waldo waldorf, warrington and culpepper. meanwhile,