right now on nenews4, o person stabbed to death. >> and right now, plenty of clouds out there today and rain just to our south. so we can tell you what to expect for the weekend. hey there. welcome in to "news4 midday."

>>. >> ameliadrieper is trac drapere rain for us. >> good morning. i am trackingju lan through the northern neck, southern virgin and new york. st. mary's county ander fred ririck -- fredericksburg, i can't rule out a shower. we'll keep plenty of them around out there. our official highs yesterday, 60 degrees. temperaturesoday only warming to the 40s around 50. we're not going to them warm up more heading into the afternoon

hours. and again, showers well south of washington. but everybody has rain in the forecast for the weekend. i'm going to be timing that out coming up with future weather right around 11:20. >> we'reoing to go to some breaking news out of the district. one person is dead ander anoth in police custody after a stabbing in northeast. a this wasut 7:30 thes morning at1700 block of benning road. an adult male was stabbed multiple times. police also tell us a person is in custody and aeapon was recovered by officers. >> one man is dead after an early morning and devastating crash. this is in fairfa county. we brought you this as breaking news earlier today. police say at least two hers collided along route 28 in centerville. two people rushed to the hospital one of the drivers we learned dinotsurvive. all lanes should be open at this hour.

s> a woman dead after a violent crash in prince georgeso ty. you can see the entire front end of that car just destroyed. police say around 10:15 last night, a car slammed into another car on old crain highway. w no word ont caused that crash. >> the naacp is tred after a black history month lesson that they say was cuurally insensitive. >> teachers at a loudoun county elementary school instructed students to pretend to be slaves on the underground railroad. >> and justin finch is more in ashburn with more on the fallout. >> a hard lesson leard. >> i was upset when my third grader told me whatad happened in p.e. class. >> her child among several third, fourthnd fifth graders who were instructed to play a game to teach about slavery and

th underground railroad. >> we were shocked. it was a dinner tab conferring, what did you do in p.e. class today. i looked at my husband and he looked at me and i said you did what? >> reporter: this gam split students into groups with captns chosen to guide students through an obstacle course. what was supposed to be a hands-on lesson bringing to light the arduous moves slaves went through to escape. >> that'seo exc for us. teachers should know beeper. >>ter: the principal sent a letter home to parents apologizing and vowing to work on ways to preven cultural misunderstandings moving forward.

>> everybody makes mistakes. this is a big one, but iteems like they're doing a good job trying to rectify the situation. >> i think their intentions are good moving fory'rd and trying their best. >> reporter: the county sisting here this is not just tas, that thi will lead to a closer look and review of their curriculum across the school system. >> slavery was il, was wrong. a game should never be based around slavery. we have to moreorrd from here. >> justin finch, news4. lawyers for a man accused of a coast guard officer thought of committing a mass murder. he had made posts on line describing himself as a white

nationalist saying he wanted to kill almost every last person on earth. made a list that included presidential candidates, prominennewscasters and show hosts. agents found a mass of stockpile of weapons and ammo. >> the sheer number of weapons and force in mr. hassan's home appear to reflect a very gnificant threat to the safety of our community. >> hassan is being kept in jail. prosecutkss have two w to file more serious charges or the judge says she will consid releasing hassan. >> if you're looking for a career change, nbc4 is working for you. >> one ne4 viewer tells us she saw molette green and --

i every day, nbc 4 is whe start my day. >> he joined dozensooking for job placement. >> and molette green has been at the fairll morning long. >> how's it going there? >> it has been an incredible experience, huneds of job seekers, employers offering up jobs fromi.t. positions to being a nanny, part time, full time. i want to point out cedric. he has worked the room talking to every employer here. how is it going? >> so far so good. i appreciate you guys hosting or sponsoring this. >> reporter: wonderful, it's ouu plre. we're here until noon.

if y're nearby, y need to come on by. ese employers have hundreds of jo, dozens of positions. and we're talking aboutpo sitions from entry level all the w up to supervisory roles and beyond. even the military, the u.s. army is here. we have jobs that you don't need to have college experience to come a w get ore have highly skilled opportunities for you as well here. i want to talk to the good folks at crop metcalf. i want to squeeze in here. i know you're talking to a prospective right now, tamika taylor. how's it going for you guys? >> it's going really well. this is one of our best career fairs. we can't wait to contact our prospects so they can potential by be partf our teams. >> eric, tell me about the job. >> we're looking for experience,

residence, commercial, heat and air conditioning, technicians, plumbers. we also have entry level positis, too. we just want the right lmindse. >> me go on down. photographer irene and i have been working the room, talking to the folks here. steve with dewalt, you guys have been hereince very early this morning, 6 a.m. how's it looking for you guys? >> it's been great. we've beeneally fortunate enough to have individuals supporting the local community. >> reporter: we're here until noon if you can't get here and folks want to talk to you, what do they do? >> go online stanleyblackanddecker.com/ careers and apply there. >> reporter: so glad to have you with us here. we have been excited to partner up with the career fairs, national career fairs to put on

this event. and people have asked us, wha are you doing this again? we may have to talk about that a littleitlater. we're here until noon. this event goes on until noon. if you're here a it's noon and you're talking, they're not going to stop talking to you. get down here, check it out. no resumé required, okay? >> thank you so very much. >> they really know how to work the fair there. >> they do. back daling, getting into all the interviews. great job, guys. >> and news from the producers of "eire" coming up. >> and red line will be single trking between vanness and a lot of work happening on the

etils this weekend. regular travelen huntington. on the greenlineegular service and regular servicen o

jussie smollett is o out jail after posting a $100,000 bond, facing legal problems for allegedly filing a false report. >> the executiveroducers of "empire" saying they have removed her chara for the final two episodes of the season. >> we take a closer look at this bizarre case. >> reporter: this morning, a new ok for jussie smollett, this mug shot a different kind of head shot tha the actor was used to. on thursday he was swarmed by a crush of cameras after chago's

top cop blasted the 36-year-old. >> when we discovered the motive, quite frankly it pissed everybody off. >> reporter: he said smollett was seeking publicity because h was unhappy with his salary. he pd abel osundairo to stage a hate crime. investigators were carefully watching this interview with abc. >> it feels like if i had said it was a muslim or a mexican or someone black, i feelhe like

doubters would have supported me a lot much me. >> reporter: during his bond hearing thursday, smollettar ap visibly frustrated, the actor's legal teamriting in part, today we witnessed an organized law enforcement expect california that has noce p in the american legal system. the presumption of innocence, a bedrock in the search for justice, was trampled upon at the expense of mr. smollett. eyes?t is justice in your >> absolute justice would be an apologize to this city that he a d. >> the president fired off on twitter, what about maga and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments?od now the dramatic plot twist involving the actor, the alleged victim becoming the suspected criminal. >> miguel almaguer reporting

there. the executive producers of "empire" say they're placing their trustn the legal system. we will not be hearing much from president trump's long-time ally roger st a federal judge banned him from speaking about his case. the move came after stone posted picture on instagram, her with a target next to her face. stoneepeatedly apologized for alwhat hed his own stupidity. >> the judge said he would get a second chance but would not get a third chance. >> the midterms elections were over montho. after a four-day hearing, the north carolina board of

elections voted yesterday to hold a new election. republican candidate mark harps ended with the most votes but there were allegations that operatives on his payroll committed ballot fraud. he denied wroknowledge of any wg doing but it his testified against him this week >> catholic leaders are back for day two of the historic summit on clergy sex abuse, the clergy calling the summit to find path forward after decades of abuse and coverup. >> reporter: as leaders gather for day two of their historic t summit,ir focus here now shifts to accountability. >> our lack of response to the suffering ofvictims, even to the point of rejecting them and covering up the scandal to protecttr perors and the institution has injed our

people. >> reporter: injuries that linger for survors. >> y know, i struggle. i struggle a lot with it, i really do. >> reporter: a partf that struggle, the lack of outside help in cases of abuse. >> these are heinous crimes and they should be handl and vettedby. >> it's an issue that seems to be gaining tractn with some here. >> it is important that every alletion is investigated with the help of experts and that the investigation i concluded without unnecessary delay. >> reporter: but the delays in dealing with the crisis for some have lasted more than three decades, testing the patience of some and leaving them cautious. >> we like to give people the benefit of the doubt tha their heart's in the right place. we just haven't seen any evidence of that >>t.

eporter: many are stressing that reestablishing that trust with jay gray, nbc news, rome. republican leaders in the viinia general assembly say they have a plan to investigate the sexual assault allegationsa nst lieutenant governor justin fairfax. but they say democrats refuse to sign off and the democrats say that true. their attorneys want the general assembly to act. now republicans propose creating a ten-member, bipartisan court of justice subcommittee to investigate. >> i've been -- i think it's essential wee h a bipartisan

process, obviously with governor fairfax, give an opportunity for the two women to tell their story. >> the lieutenant governor's re office asing a statement, in part, quote, it would be traordinary and unprecedented to initiate a general assemblyi iry about matters that are better left to law enforcement. the liet governor remains confident that the truth will prevail and he will be exonerated, end quote. >> you will soon haveo be 21 years old to buy tobacco products. now, the law applies to cigarettes and liquid nicotine used in those vaping devices.rn >> this afn a young maryland man making his return to "ellen." >> annapolis's own dylan gillmer is back. he was on the show a few weeks

ago. she was owe imprsed, she sent him to charlotte to cover the a all-star game for her. he even exchanged gifts with duane wade. >> i feel like i want to give you high all-star jersey. >> i gng somet for you, too. >> this is what we're swapping? >> yeah. >> awesome. let's d it! you can catch "ellen" today at 3:00 and stick around for "news4 at 4." >> some of these kids aren't timid at all. stl ahead thismidday, a desert wonderland. record amounts of sw out west. we've got some incredible pictures to show you. >>nd a driver hops a curb to get around the school bus. the close call caught on camera. it seems to be partf an

al

people in arizona are dealing with a winter blast. look at this. heavy snow causing traffic headaches in the flag staff area. the snow forcingpo traation officials to shut down interstate 40. people are encouraged to stay off the roads. up to 11 inches of snow fell in that area. this week'se snowstorm h for us came and went and cold not a , you know, it' lot of people's favorite thing around here but -- >> but we got pat collins and that makes things exciting, especially his snow stick ca call -- challenge makes things more arable. pat challenged you to erecreate your favorite movie scene in the snow. it came down to a three-way tie

between "et," "bird box" -- >> that is really their name, the peacock family. you can findik s creation. >> there you go. shows you what i did growing up when i was a kid, watching bod vies like y cousin vinny." >>melia isere to talk to us. it friday. i don't think any type of weather news o a friday gets anybody down but set us up for what the weekend looks like. >> we do have some rain in the forecast this weekend. it's going to be a dry start tomorrow morning butain mainly in the afternoon hours. we continue to trackain turday night into sunday morning. here's a lookth at your w headlines. it's cloudy and cooler out there today. most of us looko stay completely dry on our friday. rain is moving in during the

afternoon hours. your saturday morning errands, not a problem out there. rain will wind down around the midday hours and then it's windy but also mild for the nd half of sunday, temperatures in the 60s to even ar 70 degrees. right now we're at 48 degrees with pnty of clouds out there. most of us staying dry and only warm up a couple more degrees to around 50 at 3 p.m. normal for this time of year. for tomorrow, a high of 44 grees. on sunday being looks at our temperature, 68 for a high. a big warmup is in store for sunday. it's only going to be warm on sunday. with that much rainfall in addition to our snow, we could see flooding on sunday. n d we're tracking wind gusts around 40 mileshour.

it definitely going to be windy out there, e ecially saturday afternoon and evening. here's future weather, 8.m. on saturday. as we moved to -- the rain moves into the district, raining pretty muc everywhere and then i'll have more on when the rain end on sunday looking ahead to next week coming up in about 15 minutes, guys. c >> we'ck in with you then. so we've cleaned up the clutter in our homes, our phones and now we take onne of our co-worker's desk. >> and more toll roads toe coming t maryland.o

now to a story that's going to be shocking for a lot of you parents. a potentially deadly problem

happening at school bus stops. >> one driver let their frustration boil over to a dangerous level in new york, but some say the numbers we'reou talking here, about ignoring a school bus stop sign is a growing trend. steve patterson has more. >> reporter: it is an outrageous moment of carelessness. watch as the driver in this blue sedan, impatient with wednesday morning trfic, outside a brooklyn elementary wooves around sl buses on to a busywa si. >> he could have killed some of these kids. >> reporter: stunning incidents involving blown school stops happen of day. 84,000 incidences were found in one day. eight children were killed getting on o off the bus in the

2016/'17 school year. now another example of how just one moment of iatience behind the wheel can have life changing consequences. >> happening today, a majec road pr that could impact drivers in northern virginia. construction begins on the final phase of the converting crystal drive into a two-way street. right now the road between 26th 27th street south goes only one way. the traffic will add new traffic signals and upgrades to crosswalk markings and expect lane closures throughout the week. she construction is expected to last until t fall. >> paying to get around traffic, it's become a very real thing here in our area as those express lane networks expand. now in a bold move from maryland, the lanes could be coming to a major lane like i-270. but as can you imagine there are a lot of questions.or

we have from chopper 4. >> reporter: whe story like this, the best way to describe it is to go up to chopper 4. this is 270 at the belt way split. how do we add cacity, make the traffic flow better at270. it's not bad now but most of the day it is. how do you do this without encroaching ohe space over here? you see so close to so many homes, businesses andid rces that potentially could be in the way. the mtate ofyland has always said they intend to do everything in the existing right away. as we swing it down to the belt

way that this could mean years of construction. >> and drivers are split on the issue. >> you want that luxury but it can get expensive. >> yeah, i d't likeit. >> reporter: not at all? >> not even a little bit. i don't care if it's 25 cents. i don't like it. >> reporter:aking a look at the split. all of this is under an environmental view. the state is also looking into a fact that this could be a public/part are in back to you. >> so we're getting aetter idea as to what amazon's arrival in northern virginia t is going look like. the second headquarter will spread across three properties t in arl that will be called national landing.

they are 241 th street, 1,800 south belle and 77 kristol drive. companyepresentative who will sullivan spoke at a meeting last night. >> we're not like your typical headquarter company int t we only built our inside food service to serve one third of our employees so we can push people to go out into the community. >> reporter: amazon is expected to generate 25,000 jobs over a ten-year period. we are y working for to help you clear the clutter in your life. we told you how the kamari tidying trend worked. we wondered could it work on the mess here at our iost specifically jim handly's desk.

>> it was a big job for an organizing expert. >> reporter: he's clean and concise on air, but behind the scenes,im handly's desk is a mess. we asked local consultants to come by and give jim a few tips. >> this is me. typical day. >> reporter: first up, tackling his mountain of -- >> i only move them when i can't use the remote. >> there as you one more tie. method,rter: wit this you sort by category rather than cation. this may seem a little by easier for you to see which one sparks joy and which one doesn't. >> jim had to decide what sparks joy, what to keep and what to

toss. >> no joy. >> reporter: of course, not everything is he office sparks joy. jim had to find a spot for the items he needs to get his job kndone. >> youow, i have been looking for forks for like a couple of years. i'm asking everybody, do you have a fork a i've got a whole box of them in here. look at this. who knew! >> keep all the items ofme the category in one home. so you don't keep some of the books in the drawe andome on the desk. keep them in one >> reporter: finding a new home for his old things is the final step in the process. >> you feel lighter. >> i do. >> and there's aha joy you're sending away will make somebody else happy. >> handly s is joyful now. >> look at that! >> this is the before and after. jim donating six suit jackets and 11 ties that no longer spark joy for him.

one of the parts of the method is to pass your t itemst don't spark joy to others. i do know you can catch jim handly a little bit later this month, an episode of "hoarders.u >> notice that the box of forks were not in the because they do spark joy f jim handly. >> he says his house is actually veryed organ him. >> that's what he says. >> i trust him. >> we have rain, wind, a little bit of everything. >> and he is the woodworkg genius on hgtv's fixer upper.

amelia draper withw.s a lot of folks are dreaming of spring weather after the snow we ha you're going to give us a little taste of it,st at l visually? >> during our snowstorm on wednesday, an ice storm, i was checking my twitter feed and look what came across, some cherry blossom at the washington monument. i reached out to the park service. thsn said this unusual. this tree is an autumn flowering cherry and it will open i sporadical fall and winter and opens fully during the springhen we get warmer temperatures. in 12 days, the national park serve will announce when they think peak bloom will be this year, that's going to be on march 6th. we'll have our storm team 4 for when we think peak bloom is,

typically is late march, early april. as we look t theweekend, cold temperatures tomorrow and warmer temperatures on sunday. with the crry blossoms, the biggest factor in bringing the blossoms out is thees temperat we still have rain across the area. it continues to rain in spots until abouthe midday hours. we do dry out for the afternoon but it is windyor your sunday afternoon and evening, gusts up 40 miles per hour. saturday night if you're headed out, definitely have still showers out there by 6 a.m. on sunday. by 10 a.m., we're already up to 50, it's breezy and we're starting to dry out at that point. the wind and rain will have an impact on som of your plans. if you're headed out to brunch, bring the small umbrella. skiing, wind and rain on sunday.

hold off getting the car washed this weekend. monday and tuesday, temperatures around 50. still breezy on monday. maybe rain and on wednesday but not a major winter storm by any means. guys? >> coming up, he teams up with chip and joe all the time to make houses int dream homes. clinton is in our studio today. >> and we're counting down to the oscars with a look at the fashion a f aood

his woodworking skills have made him a household nap. clint h has been a part of the hdtv show "fixer upper" for years, he's on the diy network with woodwork and he joins us iu

ouro with more on how he got his start. good morning to you. thank you for being wh us. so you've got this new book "hand crafted." it is the story of how you came to be here today in 2019.'v and y got sort of this zig zaggy kind of road like we all do in life. but people think this must be what you've been doing all of your life and it' not. >> that's right. that's why i wrote the book. we have a tdency to look at people on tv like yourself or whoever and we go, oh she has it all together, she probably had this perfect pedigree that just led her right to where she y. to the reality is you didn't, i didn't. most of us don't. we have to do things that are probably not a part of the career path that we had for ourselves. and we try them and realize it's not what we wanted and you try mething else. you go you know what, there's this dream i always wanted to go for. and we have aross roads.

when that cross roads came up to me, i said i'm going for that dream. >> you were in medical sales, yoniwere in ry. >> yes. i was a janitor. >> a janitor, there. you and now look at you hgtv, diy, you have your own book. but what would you t of all the things that you've gotten to try your is there one more than others that you think have led you to be as prepared as you are today for what you're doing? >> you know, yeah. a bunch of the things that i did put m in front of people. and whether that was sales or

ministry, i was working with people. when i jumped into my garage houston, i was kind of saying good-bye to the world in a way. i'm not here to be on a stte. i jant to go and build furniture. bwas just going to get away, start ainess with my wife and try that. little diknow that all the thi d been doing before, when i was around people, tking to people, and on tv. >> and knowing what it is to sell yourself often times when you've got a minute, 30 seconds to be a to make some sort of an impression on somebody and you had that at a gas station. with whip gaines. >> that's right. >> tell me about that chance encounter that led you to "fixer upper." >> that was an amazing,hance encounter.

what's great about that moment is neither one of us are at that gas station that day if it weren't for the journeys that we were already on. he was on thisrn j with his wife, they were pursuing this dream, i was on a journey with my wife pursuing this dream and it led us both to this moment where weet eachther and we just started talking. i was that day at a point where oi was ready go back and find a job somewhere and get secure andtop going for this dream. when i met him at that gas station, it was kind of onef ose moments where i was like you know what, why not talk to this guy and see what happens. and there it was. >> no you're here with us. people have a chance to see you, ask you a couple of questions, pick your grain at the capital o l and garden show. >> i'll be there today at 5:00 and i'll be there tomorrow a couple times as well. ould love for people to come by. i share my story and we give an opportunity to do a & a for people who want to know behind

the scenes a thingsut "fixer upper." >> wera enc everybody to get the book, go out and see clint this weekend at the expos. >> thank y so much. >> david? >> all right. thank you, clint. hollywood's top actors, producers and directors will gather to recognize some of the best in the business. >> reporter: the academy awards are always about fashion, but for the past 25 years, they've also been about chowing down afterwards. >> everybody comes out so hungry. so we make over 3 difference. >> reporter: chef wolf gang puck is once again in charge of the food for the governor ball reception that follows the oscars. >> al together i had 300 chefs in the kitchen. >> reporter: trying to hit the sweet spot with newly minted

winners. >> glenn close is favored for best actress after missing out for six previous nominations. but the first time could be the charm for bohemian rhapsody ronn malik. >> i do think that is of all of the acting races the one that is the toughest to call and the one that seems to be the most wide open. >> reporter: best picture is also a big question mark. a cluster of box office hits are contending but so is "roma." the netflix film is in spanish but has ten nominations. >> it seems to be breaking the ruleut b the movie is so strong, it demands to do so. >> this year's oscars could be unluke any other. >> we have something that you don't gvery day. we're talking about free medical advice for your pet.

>> coming >> coming [phone ringing]

remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent.

welcome back. i'm chuck bell with a great opportunity to get advice from a vet today. dr. woolsey joins us with signs you should never ignore in your vet. let's get to the five things people need to be aware about. there's panting and drooling and consumption of water.

you said the most important one is water consumptions. >> well, it's a big one.oe it't always indicate a medical problem, it indicat behavior problems. in an olderpet, it's something you should look into. w ry about diabetes and endocrine pr >> that would be drinking more water than normal? >> yeah. the water bowl is getting depleted. >> i have two dogs. it dsn't mean it's frequently empty. if you have more than one dog, you have to be there to monitor it. >> sometimes it's prettyat dr so owners do notice it after a while. >> whoever does the bad behavior

typically looks guilty. drinking wasn't isn't something they would feel guilty for. what about odors? >>nnfections with the s and ears, certainly dental disease can cause really bad breath that people notice. those are definitely things you want to look into. >> and who do we have here available for adoption today? >> this guy's name is degypt. really mellow. great fl ily bgame. he's going to be your buddy to ng on on the couch and watch sports and what not. >> and he is low pact. >> yes. >> he was super friendly to me. he's all about getting love a

sitting down and taking a nap. >>ake'll a great pet. >> is he already microchipped and -- >> yes, microchipped and neut hed. he some skin issues when he came to us. but weid some treatments for him and he's seems to b better. drooling can be normal in some breeds. it can also indicate a problem sometimes, dental disease in some cases, nausea can cause that. development and your pet han ben a wool er. >> thank you very much for coming in today.ou ifant any information about adopting, go to humane

allian rescue.org. >> and a final look at your odrecast. ever is dealing with rain mainly for the secondf your saturday into sunday morning. olofw to hal mid 40s tomorrow,0 on sunday. it will windy, though, especially during the afternoon and evening hours when we could see some late-day sunshine. breezy on monday with a high around 50 and maybe little bit of rain and snow in the forecast. us.thank you for joining we are back on the air first at 4 this afternoon. >> and get updates with your

we're live in fivewofour, three, t, one. >> guys, look what happened here. snowing in los angeles. there's a little bit of snow even out at the beach in malibuu sunnyern california getting a tastef real winter weather. don't worry, guys, it won't affect the oscars, supposed to warm h up, hig 65. >> get your knit cap ready. >> freezing. what's funny is this is o like >>n the sand. eight it didn't accumulate, but you could see it in the sky. people here at the office were like, we have to get up north because it's snowing. look at this. >> yes.