>> most of it has melted away. >> i'm aaron >> i'm eun yang. things may be warming up but don't pack that picnic basket. some of us are seeing rain. 100% tomorrow and in cer'sin spots itaining already. we'll look at what istarting with the weather. >> your friday will feature little sunshine, compared to tl beautihursday afternoon that we got to enjoyyesterday. showers acrosshe d.c. metro area. and more steady rain chances for the daytomorrow. for this morning, the southern half of our viewing area that is getting all ora the . that will be the trend here. over to the next couple of hours, that rain line should shift farther down to the south. even where it's rainingow in parts of fauquier county, y

waldorr rain chances will be diminishing a little bit between now and lunchtime. everybody, we left with a cloudy and chilly afternoon. in the 30s and low 40s. the temperatures won't budge a lot during the day today. sun dowe just bef 6:00. plan on 40s and clouds today. increasing r chances forn backed by tomorrow afternoon and evening. complete check of the forecast availabl our nbc washington app. and i have a time lapse of the melting snow fdam yest good morning, melissa. >> good morning. taking a look at the problem in celle. utopper 4 just got over the scene. ound 28 near westfields boulevard. head-on collision with multiple injury injurieies. only one lane is getting by. another issue in centreville, westbound 66, befor28 right side is blocked by an accident. nd ver spring, eastb randolph road, near old colombia

pike. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, everything we had earlier is gone. northeast, outbound new york avenue, after bladensburg road, the lanes are block because of a pothole. careful if you're headed in that way. >> thank you. out live to fairfax county for a look at the crash that melissa just told us about. >> nicol jakecobs is along 28. >> i can tell you, the recontruction team is here the scene now. the southbound lanes are closed, with the exception of the far right lane. you see vehicles getting by that way. two people were transported to the. hospit their conditions are unknown. it is unclear, as well, the cause of this crash. nvestigators are on the scene trying to determiat. there's heavy front-end damage

to both vehicles. the doors to one ofiche vs were removed, as -- and they're leaning against t jersey barrier there. so, if your commute takes you route 20a, just bet advised t you have to make a tight squeeze on the right lane to get by. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. a woman is dead after a violent crashn prince george's county. look at the scene. you can see the entire front end of that car was destroyed. around 10:15, a car on marlboro pike and old crane highway slammed into another car. the driver wasushed to the hospital. no word on what caused that crash.> w, a black history month lesson gone horribly wrong. parents and the naacp are outraged >> teachers at a loudon county elementary school instructed their students to pretend to ber slavesg a gym class.as

justin finchore on the story. justin? having a little trouble with ho justin's micr there. i think we'll try to get back to him and get you the detatos on this s coming out of loudo county. lawyers for the coast guard officer accused of planning a terror attack say the case is being blown out of proportion.fi after hit court appearance, no new charges. christopher hasson faces gun and imug charges right now. the fbi arrestedfter the coast guard fod suspicious s internrchs on his work computer. he hadade quotes online describing himself as a white nationalist d saying he wanted to kill almost every last person on earth. prosutors say hasson made a list of targets that included presidential candidates, prominent democrats and tv news hosts.

agents found steroids in his silver spring home, in a search, along with a massive stockpile of weapons and ammo. >> the number and force of the weapons recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with his writingse to reflect a threat to the safety of our community. j>> hasson is being kept l. prosecutors have two weeks to file more serious charges or the judge says she will consider releasing him. this morning, "empire" star jussie smolletis out on bond and facing a firestorm of criticism, after being charged with staging a hate crime attack against himself. smollett was surrounded by photographers, reporters and security yesterday. police say the actor paid two men to stage an attack against him. they said that smollett sent at himself a thening letter. smollett was upset about his salary and wanted publicity. now, the chief fears it could

cause harm to legitimaictims who need help. smollett said little in court. he mntains he was the victim mu a racist attack. we won't hea from president trump's long-time alym roger stone e. a federal judge banned him from r eaking about his case. ame move came aftestone posted a picture on instahowing that judge with a target next to r face. stone apologized for what he calledis own stupidity. the judge told him, quote, this is not baseball. you don't get a third chance. if stone breaks the gag order, the judge will put himn jail. he pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, handed down by robert mueller's team. leaders say they hav a plan to investigate the sexual assault allegations agarfst justin f. but they say democrats refuse to sign off. democrats say, that's not upue. the flar comes with just one day left in the general assembly. two women accused fairfax of

sexually assaulting them years ago. generaltorneys want t assembly to act. no republicans propose coeating a ten-member bipartisan court of justice sittee investigate. >> been very clear in the last four or five days. and it's essential that we have rmalized process, a bipartisan process, by which we look at what happened, obviously with lieutenant govern fairfax, given an opportunity to the o women to tell their story. l >> tutenant governor's office released a statement following those comments, reading, it would be extraordinary and unprecedted tolynitiate a general assemb inquiry about matters that are better left to law enforcement. the lieutenant governor remains confident that the truth will prevail and he will be exonerated. happening at the vatican catholic leaders are meeting to begin day two of a hc summit on the ongoing sex abuse

and cover-up. >> yesterday's theme was responsibility. today is about accountability. david culver at the live desk with more on this. good morning. >> a very significant development just coming out of the vatican this morning. the cardinalhi leading conference of chicago, just moments ago, calling for a new culture of accountability. he's telling the 200 church leaders gathered, that the church must punish bishops and those that fail to protect their flocks from predator priests. the cardinal is reporting aew n. that lay people, those not part of the clergy, must be involved in the path forward. >> we must, unswervingly, incorporatbroad lay participati participation, into every effort, to identify and s constructuctures of accountability, for the prevention of clergy sexual abuse. >> the church must inclu mothers and fathers. if it does not, the result would deform the church,n his words,

and dishonor god. this would be edunprted if they were able to incorporate nclergy in thisprocess. esat's what abuse victims have told us is nry for healing. other survivors is not optimistic how effective thi w summl be. they want a zero tolerance policy when it comes to predator priests. >> david culver, thank you. we want to get back to the story we tried to bring you. the ncaap outraged over a black history month lesson gone terribly wrong. >> teachers in loudon county instructed their studes to be slaves. justin finch is at the school in ashburn. >> reporter: loudon county schools have logged ten dmra complaints about this and what madison's trust is going to do about this going forward. students were directed to play a slavery-themed game. and some students were

instructed to pretend to be slaves and endure a physical obstacle course. and some of the students are african-american. in a note to parents e this week, the principal said that the students in third, fourth and fifth grades were involved in this during p.e. classes. this, again, happened earlier this month. the head of the naacpwiorking th the principal here to sort this out. and she says she has learned that three teachers put this together with oversight from a school administrator. >> it'sful, to be honest with you. ak's really insulting. it me feel unsafe because i have kids in loudon county public and so, that's my initial reaction as a citizen. >> reporter: theip pri has apologized about this and says cultural o create a task force to make sure this does not happen again in the

future. we did reach out to loudon schools to learn about the teachers involved in this. and they said, they cannote comment hn personnel. we're live here in ashburn, justin finch, news 4. >> thayou. it's almost a rite of driver who has been in the d.c. region. being stuck in traffic on 270 and the beltwa >> right now, work is under way to ease that congestion again. the idea being floated is to add toll lanes. we went up in chopper 4 to check out the 270 and 95 exchange. ndere's a lot of homes and businesses just behe highways here. larry hogan proposes adding express lanes within the rode's existing footprints.am uss found drivers are pretty split on the idea. >> yeah, i don't like it. >> reporter: not at all? >> not even a little bit. i don'care if it's 25 cents. i don't like it. >> you want that luxury. but it can get expensive.

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there. let's check in with chuck bell at on what we can expect in the weather department. >> and on my trip back from the weather office, i took a picturk of your w spaces there. if you're not on twitter yet, chuckbell 4. faihat's not you have to wait until 7:00, after i clean it off. >> tell it to the hand, eun.it a train wreck over there. 45 degrees in town. and rainlf for the southern ha of the area this morning. the farther south, theth higher chances of getting rained on. the trend is for the rain area to be pushed down t the south. rain chances will be diminishing during the next couple of hours.

your friday and afternoon and evening plans, cloudy and chilly, should be rain-free. n noon, most of the r towards the richmond area. and staying around richmond for friday evening. it will come back on us, first thing tomorromorning. may not be raining when you wake up. you wake up early tomorrow. and it will be raing by lunchtime and steady rain tomorrow afternoon. steady rain. that rain tapers off around lunchtime. sunday be windy afternoon. gusts up near 40 miles per hour. they will be out of the southwest. it will be warm and windy sunday afternoon. briefly, close to 70 degrees. a gusty northwest wind will bring february weather back for monday. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, chuck. looking at the roads. thuthbound 28. is a crash investigation. the vehicles facing each other. we had two people transported to

the hospital. look at the delays this morning. we have delays northbound and southbound because of this issue. it is very ow. one lan getting by southbound. your alternates if you're headed out soon, working 4 you with the alternates.hb sond, g.w. parkway after 123. eastbound randolph road,t the riane gets by. and the bottom of the beltway, right side blocked by a disabled

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i'm eun yang. >> i'm aarongilchrist. let's get your friday morning started, checking in with melissa and ch first, to the forecast. >> we are dealing with rain, especially south of washiyton eahis morning. that trend will gradually dry up helittle bit for later on in day. don't expect to see sunshine today. showers for some this morning.n steadier r likely to move in after lunchtime tomorrow. at will be rainy saturday afternoon andday night. sunday, we dry out, get very, very windy. but we're almost toasty warm. we may be near 70da on s afternoon. friday, it's cloudy for all and rainy for some. the trend is to push to the south. you may need the umbrella. right now, 30s around 40 degrees. not a big change of temperatures. we'll be in the 40s.

most of the rain chance the morning hours. your friday afternoon and evening, cloudy, cool, but more about the rain on saturday coming up. >> thank you, chuck. looking our biggest issue in centreville, where this is. southbound 2at wiest westfields boulevard. southbound 28, abackup, northbound, about a two-mile backup. you want to takell ny or braddock road. things are developing on this. we go to the scene and nicole jacobs. >> i just got off of the phone with fairfax county police. they tell me there's no new formation regarding this crash. the right lane is still opened here. cars areble to get by. two people were transportedspo the hoital. eae conditions are unknown. it's unr what caused the crash. you can see the two vehicles right there in the middle of the

shot. those twoeh vles were involved in the crash. i can tell you, as well, two doors on one of the vehictos had be removed. and they're leaning against the jersey barrier. as soon as we learn moreat infon on this crash, the cause of it, the conditions ofo individuals involved, we will bring it to you. back to you. >> thank you, nicole. that's not the only thing going on right now. southbou66 before 28, had the right side blocked by a crash, as well. sort of the same area this mornin getting a lot of different things happening. maclean, the right lane blocked by an accident there. it could bui u if it sticks around. bottom of the beltway, inner loop, alexandria, right side blocked. silver spring, randolph, at o colombia pike, right rain glane getting by that crash.

parents at a loudon county elementary school a outraged. teachers instructed students to pretend to be slaves during a gym class activity. la week, third, fourth and fifth graders ran through an obstacle course, meant t present the underground railroad. the principal has apologized to parents for this. coming up we'll have a comment from the loudon county picture. we're getting new details into what amazon's arrival in northern virginia will like. the second headquarters will be spread across three properties in arlington, designated to be called national landing.ee 241 18th s south bell and 1770 crystal drive. the buildings will have similar characteristics as the seatt headquarters. >> we're not your typical headquarter companor tech headquarter company. in that, we only build our inside fd service to serve

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6:44. back to the breaking news in fairfaxcounty. two people were rushed to the hospital after an early mhning crn centreville. this happened along 28 near westfieldsboulevard. now, one southbound lane is open for cars to get by. we'll stay on top of the story. we'll post the latest in the nbc washington app. developing this morning, a orman is dead after a violent crash in prince 's county. you can see the entire front end of thacar was destroyed. around 10:15, a car on marlboro pike and old crane highway slammed into another car. the driver was rushed to the hospital.

no word on what caused that crash. a loudon county school principal is apologizing for a lesson that went horribly wrong. >> students were told to act out the underground ra wroad,h some designated as slaves. with finch is in ashburn more. justin? >> reporter: the principal has calls game culturally insensitive. and in fact, he has been in lks for a ile, now, with members of the nap, here i loudon, as well as parents, working to make sure something like this never happens again. it's hardo believe this was supposed to be a black history month lesson. loudon county schools say it followed a previous lesson on the underground railroad earlier this month.st ents were split into groups, with some having to go through a physical obstacle course. news 4 has learned the game was to re-create the escape from

slavery. somede stus were pretending to be slaves and some of the students are african-american. the principal has been talking to the loudon county naacpbout some kind of way forward. >> principal, to be honest with you, mr. stewart is doing a good a job as anybody can do, given these circumstances. he understands the gravity of it. he understands the racisbehind it. >> reporter: this incident has to aled a need for us further explore how we can ensure this will not be repeated. he says, one way will be through a cultural task force, involving parents and others, to make sure they handle sensitive topics appropriately. the county says it counts, because ois ten complaints of families about the game

played here earlier this month. >> justin, thank you. david culver coming to you from the live desk, monitoring day two of the vatican summit, clergy abuse and cover-up. the cardinal of chicago, telling the 200 church leaders gathered, that the church must include lay people, moms and dads, those not part of the clergy, in every step of the process, to investigate and punish catholic superiors who cover up abuse. that's what abuseictims have said is necessary for healing. other survivorng loo at the vatican right now, do notppear to be very optimistic how effective the summit will be. >> david, thank you. herths some of the top stories we're tracking this morning. the 's no new charges for coast guard officer accused of plotting a massive terror

attack. lieutenant christopher hasson was arrested afters suspici internet searches for found on his work competer. he is facing gun and drug charges. two weeks to file more charges or hasson could be released on bond. jussie smollett is out of jail after being chaed of staging a hate crime on himsicf. cho police say the actor paid two men to attack him last month. he wupset about his salary and wanted publity. smollett claims he was the victim of a racist attack. a federal judge placed a gag order on roger ston it comes after stone posted a picture on instagram, showing her with a target next to her face. stone apologized for what he called his own stupidity. stone is out on bond right now.

he pled not guilty to multiple charges, handed down by special council robert mueller. more of these stories ahead on "today." and marijuana parties are popping up all over the district. police have been cracking down on a clear violation of the marijuana law. a news team investigation found those arrests rary lead to con jurisdictions. >> jodie fleischer says some are aski if the policeaids are just wasted resources. >> reporter: it's illegal to buy and sell marijuana in the district. but you are allowed to grow it, use it and give otall amounts to rs. that's created an entire industry in whatome call a gray area of the law. the i-team went undercover at pop-up parties. you can find them every night of the week in every corner of the district. and some will tell you they are not selling pot. from stickers to socks for sale, the pot comes along asift. gifting pot with the sale of something else, is a crime. >> our goal is tmake arrests when people break the law. that's what we've done. >> reporter: the ieam tracked

down hundreds of arrest reports and case files for two dozen pop-ups and shops that police raided. officers arrested those doing in the sell out of 255 people charged, the i-team found 3 went trial. prosecutors y they support the police efforts but there's a higher legal standard for prosecution. >> marijuana prosecutions in the city have always been very lenient. f u know, a lot of them -- they don't pursue a lotem. >> reporter: tonight on news 4 at 5:00, we asked the police chief what's the point of in cong to make all those arrests? plus, proposed changes to the law that could put a stop to all of this. let's turn to the forecast now. meteorologist chuer bell is with some rain. >> absolutely. raining across the southern half

of the arehi early morning. after snow this week, this winter has wet. december, nearly four degreesn warmer t average. and nearly a three-inch rainfall surplus just for the month of necessary. january, had it not been for the polar vortex, january would have been three degrees aboveavs average. as it was, plus 1.2 above average. with snow this week, we're three degrees warmer than average for the month. it's been aild and wet winter in washington. 45 in the city. showers south of the city. steady rain comes in morrow. d a big blast of the southwest wind arrives on sunday. 39 in dulles. 41 in martinsburg, west virginia. most of the rain chance is south of the city. that's drying up with time. most everybody should just be

cloudy this afternoon, with temperatures in the low to mid-40s. you can get andense the tre is for the rain to be m farther and farther down to the south. not much in the way of a rain chance today nth of the city. we get cloudy and rain-free hours in the evening plans.or rain tw afternoon. could be pockets of moderate rain saturday into sunday. it will be windrnsunday afn. rain tomorrow afternoon and night. wind gusts up near 40 miles per hour on sunday. a southwest wind means we will be close to70 degrees. >> that's going to be a little weird after this week. okay. centreville southbound 28, at westfields

serious crash investigation. we're seeing backups northbound and southbound on 28. as we zoomin, you is' a little of that on the map this morning. yours, alternaeaded out, working 4 you. 28 is going to really kst you extra time. westbound 66 at 28. there's the chopper this morning. you can see the right side the blocked. folks getting by there on the o left sid your screen. triangle, southbound 95fter 234. left side blocked by an accident. maclean, have that right lane blked. >> the ramp to the outer loop, cars are complaining of potholes there. causing problems and we have a couple of vehicles on the shoulder. same situation in northeast. outbound new york avenue after bladensburg road. lanes are blocked because ofg a pothole there. >> thank you. ready to take the next step

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