abuse in chicago. prosecutors filed ten counts against him this afternoon. erika gonzalez live with details. >> four victims are part of this criminal case, three of whom are believed to be between the ages of 13 and 16 o at the timef theseua alleged s encounters. the cook county state attorney's office announcing those charges minutest ago, i dates back as far as 1998 and as recent as 2010. r. kelly is expeccod to be in urt for a bond hearing tomorrow. in 2008 remember he was acquitted of 21 counts of child pornography, then and now he has maintained his innocence. it was in january, ttit the lifeme docuseries shared the stories ofen numerous who claimed to be assaulted by r. kelly. it's unclear if these chargit

have to dothat or a previous case. if convicted he could face three to seven years per charge and there are ten charges in this case. we have not yet hrdrom r. kelly's attorney. so we e waiting for continuing developments in that. thank you, >erika. let's get to more breaking news coming through this evening sending shock waves through the sports world. new england patriots owner robert kraf ws chargedh paying for sex at a massage parlor in south police say he was a regular at the day spa, they say the wastime super bowl champio caught on camera twice paying for a sex act. kraft was swept up in a sting that targeted multiple massage parlors in florida. he's reportedly worth $6.5 billion. average fee for services at the spa he was sn was $59 a half

hour. breaking news from the white house. the health and human department has issued a rule that will preven cnics from providing abortion referrals from getting funds. that means planned parenthood suld lose as much $60 million a year. calling on t is congress to block the rule and vows legal action. virginia house republicans are moving ahead with a plan to take testimony from the two women accusing ten liet governor of sexual assault and from the goverhir elf. but this moves anger democrats who call it theatre. julie carey has been following itnsnd j us with the details. >> house republicans say it is their duty o ton their own investigation into the allegations against the lieutenant governor. but democratic leaders say an inquiry is better done by law enforcement and the courts.

despite those jections, they moved forward. >> this comttee will schedule a meeting where we will invite ms. tyson and ms. watson to testify. we'll also be invitingov lieutenant gnor fairfax to testify. this gives all parties a chance t' be heard. i been two weeks since the second of the two women came forward to accuse the lieutenant governor of sex assault. incidents the lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, says were consensual encounters. one of the accusers, vanessa tyson agreed to speak to the prosecutors in boston where that occurred. but the women also want to tel their story to the general assembly. some democrats warn that could be a mistaop that could dize due process and harm

any criminal case. >> due process is absolutely needed and should be afforded th all. justice and the due process that we seek should be by a law enforcement entity not by individuals who will be on the ballot in november. >> now a spokeswoman for the lieutena governor issue a statement this afternoon blasting the house republicans writing, quote, the path to finding truth and justice should be based on due process and the work of law enforcement professionals. goes on to say the lieutenant governor is confident he will be exonerated. pat and leon, back to you. >> thank you, julie. julie carey reporting live. > let's ghe first check of your forecast. there's rain moving in for at th least part o weekend. >> the question is whether or not it's going to be a wash t. that's the question as we go to chief meteorologist doug kammerer. 's the word? >> it depends on your timing for the weekend. not raieeng the entirend but raining a good portion of it

right now. on the radar, we have the rain just down to oth s and it's stayed south all day as expeed, we said fredericksburg, maryland, and down to the south around richmond a better chance of rain, that's what we're this rain moves in across our area during the dayto rrow. it's saturday into saturday night rain. temperature wise we're on the cooler side, 49 righ now, 44 in hagerstown, temperatures cool through the day tomorith that rain. so you're looking at a nice evening toutght. cool nice. rain moving in tomorrow with colder air, so a chilly and windy and warm on sunday. wait until you see the forecast for sunday. f amazing what we've got going on the next 48 >>hours. n interesting combination, windy and warm. we'll see what that looks like. news4 isorking for you, helping you stay ahead of the rain, find doug's forecast any

time, anywhere ithe nbc washington app. new fallout in the drama involving "empire" actor jussie smollett, the show is removing his character from the final episodes of the nzason. erika ez joins us with more on this story today. the show's producer say the last few weeks have been emotional. whilehey say the care deeply for jussie they are making moves without him. we are placing our trust in the processstem as the plays out. we are also aware of the effects of this process a on the cast crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption on set we have decided to remove the role of jamal from the final two epis e episodes of the season. the actor was seen o stheet of "empire" yesterday afternoon, reportedly apologizing to cast and crews members just ho after posng bail. still smollett maintains his

innocence. in aress conference yesterday chicago's top cop said smollett plotted the attack on himself, paying two men $3,500,ia check, to go along with the story because he was unhappy with his salary. smollett's attorney called that press conference yesterday and the police giving those detai quote an organized law enforcementha spectacle has no place in the american legal system, end quote. back over to you. a p at a d.c. charter school was supposed to teachen st about black history, instead it left students upset and parents outraged. fifthrade students performed in a skit involving slaves being whippedy a slave owner. mark segravesng gathe information from parents. >> reporter: administrators are calling it a teachable momenar butts wish it had never

happened. >> unacceptable. >> rorter: sharon has three children at stokes. she loves the school but a few weeks ago her fifth grade son came home upset about a skit his classmates put on. >> two of the african-american oys portraying a scene of slavery, being beaten by a white child. >> reporter: in a letter, a school administrator wrote it was regrettable the teacher did not stop the skit. i spoke by phone with the found erof the school. she said there's a bigger issue here. >> it was indicative o tthe difficult we as a nation have always had coming to gripsr with history around slavery and racism. i feelsh strongly wld not ignore our history. there are many ways to teach children. >> reporter: parents agree it's

a tough topic for teachers and youngtudents but as this parent told us, kids of all ages are learning about race relations one way o anothe >> it is difficult. it's a difficult situation to be in general. >> reporter: school officials acknowledge a confederate flag was used during one of the skits but could not say whether a s teacher odent brought the flag to class. mark segraves news4. there i more outrage over a black history lesson in ashburn. teachers instructed student there is to reenact the underground railroad during gym classes. students werent divided groups of slave owners and runaway slaves and they were told to run anco obstacle se. the naacp is calling it racist and insensitive. some parents found out about it later that night at the dinner table. >> we were shocked.

it was a t dinnerle conversation, what did you do in p.e. class today, this is what we did. i looked at my husband, he looked at me, you did what? >> i think their intentions are goodnd moving forward they're trying their best. >> the principal sen aetter home last week, apologizing to parent, he said the next step for the school is to create a culturally responsive team comprised of school personnel and parents. a crash takes a life in fairfax county. chopper 4 on the scene early thisg, morn two people rushed to the hospital, one of them did notrv suive. some lanes of the highway had to be closed for hours, but thi bs ark open now and back to normal. police identified thef victims another deadly crash from last saturday. police say two men were killed when their car ran awful route

28 when their car ran off the road and hit a utility pole. the car caught fire and made it difficult to identify the victims. a death investi ttions afternoon in northeast washington, one man is dead another in custody after a stabbing near a laundromat on police say the victim was timebed several this morning they have recovered a weapon but no motive or other details have been released. still itahead, we are wrapping up our week long effort to help clear the clutter i your life. >> this last task may be the toughest yet. we had to call in an expert for this one. we tackled jim handly's desk. this is the before. we'll show you the after and how he did it and how you can do the same in just a little bit here. then wendy rieger joins us with her take on what to watch at the oscar this weekend. doug is coming back with the

timing on this weekend's rain. and the chances are you've taken one or know someoneho has. talking about the popular dna test. all next week, doreen gentzler looks at the kits from the good, bad, and the sewhat unexpected results. >> this is worth setting the

back with. back with a r, dg saysk all us get rain over the weekend. back wit the timing in a few minutes. since it's going to be raining you might a well stay indoors and check out the award shows. the long season coming to an end this weekend with the academy awards. >> there's a chance the foreign film will beat out the american contenders. >> and wendy rieger is going to join us to talk about predictions for best picture. >> we have two black and white films, roma and cold war that have the critics seeing stars. and may dominate oscar night, at least roma may. we sat down and talked about oscar getting arts >> the "roma" factor this year has been astonishing, it's of course an autobiographical movie that came out on netflix and the

theaters at the same time. what do you think, why do you think it's resonating so much? >> i think it's because it is one of those examples of cinema as an actual art form. hollywood, they like to -- there's almost the blockbuster, almost a backlash to the super hero movies and so forth. e voter a lot of time will choose the more artistic ones, birdman, shape of water, for sure. >> yes. >> i think it reminds film makers of why they're there. it's for an art form. the opening shot, it holds on the tile, you see the suds wash across. >> and the reflection from the airplane from above in the reflection of the ds >> if you're into the popcorn movies you might need to pack

patience. but you'll be like what is he trying to tell me, it's a reflection, we'll reflect on his childhood, the adult forces, i don'know -- >> we could talk for an hour on just whathat plane meant. to me it was a small world in the middle of a vast, global ciety. >> true. >> because it was the '70s and at the time mexico was undergoing polital change that he also captures in that movie. and it's up against "cold war". another beautiful black and white master piece. how do you compare these two? later in the evening they're both up for best foreign film. >> some of the most beautiful cinemaing . ferand director are competing. soe could hav a bizarre scenario where "cold war" wins

foreign flick but "roma"ins best picture. >> but then you have best director in just plane old best oldirector, but war is not in best -- >> it's like how does it work. >>ou need a chart to keep up with it. i'm trying explain it, it's just crazy. if you ever want to have aalk about that plane through the puddle, call me, i can talk about that forever, if you haven't seen "roma" or "cold war". "roma" is on netflix, "cold war" is coming to amazon prime. >> i just saw roma the other day. >> i spoke to one of our director what you -- >> you talked about it idbefore and i got it after watching . >> i was intrigued by the trailer. >> it's gorgeous. go see it. >> get your score card readyk

we'll t to you on monday. >> it's going to be rainy, reght? >> those things you can download and watch them and watch themt home all weekend. >> of course, it's the weekend. so that's the time it rains. >> right. >> you can just sit and watch movies, not get out of your pajamas. ou may want toet in your pajamas, but get out of early if you need to get anythidone. >> i think i've done that, but i had had a coat over the pajamas. >> make it easy. right now we're looking at cloud cover, temperatures at 49 degrees. this wind is going to bring temperatures down during the daa tomorrow, espy in the northern zone. 44 in hagerstown gaithersburg. heading out on our friday night, take a jacket. you will need a jacket tonight it's going to be chilly.

you don't need the all b notice we have showers trying to move into our southern zones. look back towards the west. let's widen this okout. at all this rain back to the west making its way across our region, this is a big storm system, the one that brought the snow toas vegas, 36 inches of snow to flag staff, arizona in one day, snow to parts of california. that is coming our way, it helps to bring this moisture in. hour by hour, saturday morning, no problem, everything is ndod. arnoon, i told you can get the popcorn aroun noon, 1:00. still dry most locations. by the afternoon, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 by the time many of us are trying to head to dinner, it's going to be a washout tomorrow evening. the rain sticks on throu 9:00, 10:00, 11:00. a little bit of a break and more raines c in early sunday morning with the front. that moves through, we dry

ross the area and things change on sunday. rain heavy at times tomorrow afternoon. thing.the big take the umbrella tomorrow afternoon and eveng. rain ending early sunday morning. so most of sunday is dry. it'swindy. we could see winds up to 40 to 50 miles an hour on sunday. warmer sunday afternoon, temperatures look at the temperatures on sunday, 44 tomorrow, 68. 68 on sunday. a pair of 50s on monday a tuesday. maybe some flurries on wednesday, and then a couple storms, we're watching them, chance of rain or snow next saturday and again next monday. the first week of march looking rather wintery. >> coming in like alion. >> that's right. >> thank you, doug. next at 4:00, aetter look at what amazon's arrival look like in northern virginia. working to help you protect your pet today. the three nsusual s they may need to visit the vet. this month news4 is

celebrating black history. >> this weekend we invite you to join us for it's called "she thrives" it recognizes black women, past and present, who are breaking down barriers, and it will run twice tomorrow morningin and a on sunday right after "meet the press."

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friendly, bike friendly and stainable. amazon is expected to generate $25,000 over 10-year period. a theatre was expected to be among the first casualties of amazon's arrival but for now it's going to remain at 1800 south bell street. it extendedts lease through 2022. they'reng now looo find a long-term home for the theatre. >> amazon should be good for business at the theatre. we are working for you with some of the warng signs you should never ignore if you have a pet at home. >>imple things like i changes how much water your pet drinks. >> we're joined with some othe signs you should not ignore, number one is water consumption. >> it's something to be aware of. if you notice that your pet is

drinking more water than nmal and urinating more than normal, that can be a red fla of medical issue. not in all cases but something to check out. >> easier to tell in the winter time, summertime they brink more because it's hot. >> right. if th're exerting themselves they will. outtimes they'll drink more of bore dom or other issues odor control? >> sometim skin issues can cause a foul odor or greasy texture to the coat, and certainly dental disease can cause badbreath. >> different smells may be time for a checkup. >> tabsolutely. nk you for coming in umday, doctor. from thee rescue alliance, they get a lot of great petsla ave for adoption. we have to talk about this thing ttre happened back whe e

you're om. unusual sight for ourtoeighbors he west. >> it's a thing that's thrilled my da cities like las vegas getting their first legit snowstorm in years. amelia draper is here in the studio to explain what this wild weather means for us this is crazy. key less car ignitions, they're cool but come with their own dangers, too. susan hogan has a look at a push to protect you and your family.

ak> we are staying on top of today's big breing news stories, including the arrest of singer r. kelly. the r&b star is charged with sexual abusespllegations anning more than a decade. the charges involve four tvictims, at leastee of whom were younger than 17. kelly is skid yuulch to appear bond court in chicago tomorrow. fresh off his super bowl win, new england patriots owner bob kraft is back in the spotlights. chris paloan reports he's been arrested for paying for sex at a massage parlor in florida. reporter: after a lengthy undercover investigation, police in jupter florida have charged 2 dozen men with soliciting prostitution.

>> that woulde mr. robert kraft. >> the owner of the new england patriots? >> yes, sir. >> what is he being chargedwi ? >> the same offenses as the others, and that is soliciting another for prostitution. >> reporter: police say he faces twoisdemeanor charges for visits to the day spa. >> is there video evidence of the alleged acts? >> yes, sir, for all the individuals being charged. >> kraft is considered one of the most powerful owners in the nfl. earlier this mon he hoisted the lom bartbardi trophy. a spokesman said we category ny that he engaged in any illegal activity. because it is a judicial matter we w not comment any further. it comes on a crack down on human trafficking and prostitution in the florida area. chris palone nbc news.

we turn to another major story on this friday. a slight shift in the time line of the mueller report. >> there have been reports that the justice department is expectinghe report anyay now. but a senior official tells nbc news mueller's report will not be handed over to william barr by the endf this week or next week. >> blayne alexander tracking the story for us. u tell about this development. >> reporter: getting more guidance as to when we shouldxp nott that report to come down, but still all of washington really remains on pins and needles, waiting for this mueller report t remember, there is still no guarantee that this will ever actually be made public.hi thete house down playing the upcoming report from special counl robert mueller. who is believed to be wrapping up his russia investigation. >> n there waso collusion. there was no obstruction. there was no anything. that's the nice part. and everybody knows it's a ax. it's one of the greatest hoaxes

ever perpetrated on this country. i look forward to seein this report. if it's an honest rept it'll say that. mp reporter: president tru ipecting vindication while leavingt up to william barr, his new attorney general, to decide whether to make the report gblic. somethot required by law but could be demanded by congress. i can't imagine a scenario where congress doesn't demand virtuallyth everying that bob mueller has. >> on the do he is release a sentencing recommendation on paul manafort, the president's former campaign chairman who led guilty to charges on lobbying charges with ukraine, president trump hoping to put an end to the trade standoff with china. the two superpowerski w to asrike a deal before march 2nd. president trump lot coming up next week as well.

he will be in vietnam for his second summit with north korea'o ki-un. >> thanks, blayne. f merom mony county empl employ yee will send four years in pson for embezzling money. peter bang ran the scheme f six years setting up sham companies with money that was supposed to help small businesses in the county. he was finally caught by the irs ter casinos reported that he cashed large checks and refused to reveal the source of his money. he pleaded guilty in november. he'll be sentenced on separate charges in had montgomery county next month. while he made it throughun of snow this week, it's folks on the west coast who areg still dig out. >> the west coast and the desert knowsl, as your family from out in las vegas, areas that typically don't see thi o ki winter weather, they're

dealing with significant snowfam. that syste is heading this way. amelia draper to explain t t for us. >> what's going on? >> the jet stream is so far to e south right nowwe're talking about snow in parts of arizona, through las vegas andu rn california. when you think of those areas you think of cacti, pools, sun screen, drinking lots of wat because it's so hot.st day, flag staff, arizona 36 inches oer snow. that was the record amount for the yoy. have to think, there's only 24 hours in a day, that means over an inch was falling an hour. then we head to lasvegas, they've had five snow days so far this february. can you believe it? >> no >> that ties the record set back in 1974. finally taking you out to e l.a. area where we had snow in malibu, snow was falling at the

hollywood sign. where is the system now? you see it on the map.n i put l there. it's moving toward our area. it's going to help bringhe rain in our forecast for the weekend, especially saturday night into sunday morning. we could be dealing with some flooding issues and strong winds but we are not going to be dealing with a super unusual weather for our area like they sawhw in the sot. doug and i have much more on the weekend impacts with the wind and rain coming up right around 4:45. >> there's something wrong with seeing the hollywood sign or welcome to vegas sign. >> it's just incredible. >> that's a sight for sore es. and everybody with a camera.th anks, amelia. this week we've been showing you tips to clear the clutter in your home. our final task takes us into the work place, right next to jim handly's desk -- actually right to his desk. we'll share tips from organization experts you can use

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university of district columbia in northwest washington this morning. the eventeen hoste on air and on social media. keyless iition in cars som our lives easier but believe they're also putting us in danger. >> there's a newush to get makers to add technology to vehicles. susan hogan here with the details on that. >> this is a big deal because we love those keyless systems, they have their benefits for sure, no fumbling around for your keys to get in and start it. but unfortunately they've been proven to be deadly. here's t problem, drivers can get out of their cars rht n low engine running. since 2006, 33 people have died of carbon monoxide poisoning after their cs were left idling inside their gawages. roll are another safety

hazard, in 2015, 142 people died in roll away incidents after drivers neglected put their car into park. so the park it act announced by senator richard blumenthal of connecticut would require makers to install automatic engine shutoffs and engine locks would stop your car from moving when you open the door. if congres approves this bill, it would be a couple yearui before the rment would begin. we'll keep you posted on the progress of this legislation. but we waeped tot it now because it is such a big deal. we've reportedn these horrible incidents of rollovers and carbon monoxide poisoning. >> i've had the roll away thing happen myself because of that. >> these cars are st, qu you don't hear it when you leave. and we're suchreatures of habit, you nond tur it

off. >> should have thought of these safety features before, don't you think >> now this will hopefully solve that problem. >> thank you, susan. still ahead, a story i can't wait to share with you. we're going to introduce you to a local seventh grader with a passion for helping others. her small idea of helping the homeless going international from here. that story at 5:00. the toughest task yet on o clear the clutter challenge. jim handly is standing byow to us how the konmari method worked on his desk. i'm going to have to borrow some of those wipes from jim. as we look at our temperature trend, this is a temperature roller coaster, up through sunday, then down, and way down on wednesday, along with some dnin on we

if you're just joining us, find your umbrella, keep it weekend. you for the doug and amelia say all of us are going to get rain. they're going to break down the timing in just a few minus. we'een waiting for this one for a while. this week we have been working for you helping you clear the clutter in your life. marie showed you how the k method works in a home, anybody's home. but this is the task we're concerned about. jim handly's desk. >> it was hands-down when weuput a vote where we should go with this, jim knows we had to call the organization experts to tackle your desk, man. >> it's notorious in room leon and pat. we've been busy for two days for this after shot. look at this. this is the after. it's our big i can find things now like my remote, my glasses.

i can get to my neckties. i'ven thray about 25 neckties. it's amazing how much time you save when your desk i clear. my maple wood is glistening here no dust. i can see it. my next projectll these icons on my desk top, i got to get rid of that clutter. n yang takes us back to where this transformation began. >> hope in southeast d.c. -- >> he's clean and concise on ai t but behind scenes, jim handly's desk is a mess.we asked a local konmari consultant to come gy andive jim a few tips. >> this is me on a typical day. >> repter: first up, tackling his mountain of ties. >> i only move them when they block the remote and i can't change the channel. >> reporter: it turns out ere's more than justhe ones on top of his desk.

>> there's one more tie. >> reporter: with the method you sort by category rather than location. >> so this gives you an idea of the volume of the clothes and it makes it easy for you to decide which one sparks joy and which one doesn't. >> joy and joy. >> reporter: jim had to decide what sparksha joy, wt to keep and what to toss. >> no enjoy. >> no joy. >> reporter: of course, not everything at the officepas joy. jim had to find a spot for the items he needso get his jobs done. >> i h le beenking for forks for a coupleyears. i'm asking everybody do you have aork and i have a box of them in here. look at this, who knew. >> keep the items of the same category in one home. so you don't -- you know, you s don't keee of the books in the drawer and some on the desk. keep them in one place. >>eporter: finding a new home for his old things is the final

step in the process. >> you feel lighter. >> i do feel lighter. >> and also,here's a joy that you're sending theseo away make somebody else happy. >> yeah, that's importan >> wow! wow! >> this is wendy rieger's turn right now. >> how i did get roped into this? >> let's pan down underneath the desk. she's got shoes, she's got - i got to get this sauce in here. >> i got cat toys. >> cat toys. are those berkenstocks? >> no, i wore them coming in today. >> pat, you are not getting out of this unscathed. go to mygr ins account you can find pat's pictures, eun yang you ought to see her everyone is being thrown under the bus. >> drag us into is.

don't you need to be on tv. >> this is a sign of eativity. >> geniuses. >> that's a great excuse there. >> some of u are more creative. >> neat desks, boring people. >> tell yourself that over and over again. you'll find d.b. cooper under there. >> drag my desk into this. >> this is my cat toy. >> you can find more tips on our nb washingto app. just search clutter. >> is there cats under there? >> her cats are at home. >> she brings the w toys fort reason? >> maybe she tests themrs out he >> jim is a healed man. >> for now. >> we feel good about it. >> we'll see the over/under until it goes back. >> i said a week, pat said two days. >> turning to the we have rain coming in tomorrow, it's not a washout, get things done bore on. >> half and half weekend. >> kind of because on sunday

it's going to be ay preice afternoon. right now we have the cloud cover, you know that. temperatures on the cool side, only the 40s for the most part. temperatures right now, sitting at 49 degreeth e it is. dropping to about 48 next hour. 48 at 7:00, 45 by 9:00. 43 by 11:00. that's in the city. look at these numbers, 43 in gaithersburg. 46 college park. temperatures won't fall all that much this evening, maybe aew grees. but it's going to be chilly heading out on your friday night, bundle up. you will need the jackets maybe not the hats and nogloves. rain right now around our area. all of that rainmaking itsay from the southwest. again, watching that system back to the west that brought the snow is to las vegas, that's what's going to move this rai r day during the day tomorrow. take you hour by hour. by on, here's12:00.

if you can get out before noon, 1:00, you're fine, no problem. got a home improvement project, get out early, get the stuff you need and by afternoon stay inside and finish the project. 3:00 the rain is here by 8:00 raining heavily still. tomorrow is a rainy day with cold air. what a difference a day will make on sunday. we're dealing with something else entirely on sunday. >> absolutely. it's the winds on sunday, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. the wind strong enough that the national weather service has issued a high wind wash beginning at 1:00 p.m. on sunday and ending at 10:00 a.m. on monday. it's for the ridge stops, andfen for frederick and washington counties in maryland through th panhandle of west virginia. gusts in wind watch up t0 miles an hour, that will lead to power outages and downed trees. for most of e area it's going to be windy but not that bad. still gusti at 40 to 50 miles

an hour. you're going to see the trees swaying, trash will be blown around. if you drive an suv you'llno ce that as you drive on the highway. and maybe a few power outages at those higher elevations north and west of the metro even monday, still breezy with gusts up to 40. exercises fine saturday morning and sunday afternoon when it's mild, near 70. your best bet to go skiing is it saturday morning. getting the car washed go later in the day on sunday. my weekend plans, getting the winter blankets put away, the spring blankets pulled out. i'll be washing laundry saturday afternoon. >> you haveime indoors, time for spring cleaning maybe. gonna feel like spring on back to 50 on monday and tuesday. a couple nice days here monday and tuesday. then we get to wednday, much colder, 37 for a high temperature. looks like a chance for flurry activity on wednesday.

not bad here. and then, like i said, t first weekend, and really the first full week of march looks rather chilly and rather stormy. could we see more snow? definitely possible the first week of march. we'll continue to watch that for you. right now have a good weekend, get the movies andaundry ready. a path to possible heeling as leaders of the catholic church gather for an unprecedented meeting. >> coming up next what victims of abuse say it'll take to restore their faith. all new, potar pties exploding across the distric exploding across the distric

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we're back now with a live look at storm team 4 radar. as you can see here rain is moving in for part of your weekend. doug is back at:00 with the timing of that. a dramatic and difficult day inside the walls of the vatican. a survivor of clergy sex abuse testifiedore catholic church leaders. jay gray is in rome and explains the one word repeated over and over on day two of the summit. >> reporter: the central focus of the vatican abuse summit, accountability. >> there has to be accountable. >> reporr: a word -- structure of accountability. >> reporter: seemingly never

that far from the minds or mouths of the clergy gathered here. r whenneed to be toget it comes to having structures of accountability. >> rorter: but how do you account for what mar says happened to her? >> it's been overwhelming. >> reporter: raped by her parish priest at 7-year-olds, gathering her strengt to become a nun, only to be abused again this time b a superior in her order. >> i never dreamt i would b standing here in this role. >> reporter: the role of a survivor, unbroken and demanding change from her church. >> it's a make or break time. >> reporter: mary has hope but nce in those meeting here. >> there won't be a church unless some significant changes happen quickly. >> reporter: instead, she thsay mantle of change may fall to those not at the alter but in

the congregation. >> demands the records, go storming in to your archdioceseo but something. >> reporter: because she knows firsthand the horror that comes with doing nothing. tomorrow will be the final working day of the summit focussed on transparency. jay gray, nbc news, arome. ouncer: news4 at 5:00 begins with breaking news. our top story at 5:00 tonight, an arrest warrant issued r fkelly. >> the musician is one of the top selling artists of all times but his career has been marred by allegations of sexual abuse, come going back 20 years. kelly repeatedly denied any wrong doing but tonight chicago prosecutors believe they have enough evidence to bring 10 charges of criminal sexns abuse ag the singers, the victims

between 13 and 17 years of age. >> attorney michael avenatti twinted today s kelly's today of reckoning is here. erika gonzalez is live with developments. >> wr know there are f victims part of this criminal case, who are part of this criminal case, three of whom tbelieved to be between ages of 13 toe 16 at thme of these alleged sexual encounters. the cook coun state attorney's ffice announcing those charges minutesago. back xual encounters date as far as 1998, as recent as 2010. we have not heard from r. kelly or his attorney today but in the past he has maintainedis innocence. this afternoon, thestate's attorney detailing the charges against him and the penaltiese e could f if convicted. >> aggravated crimi slual abuse is a class two felony with a sentencing range of 3 to 7

years per count. it is also probationable. we anticipate mr. kelly will appear in bondourt tomorrow afternoon. >> kelly is 52. he's been accused of miscduct before if you'll remember in 2008 he was acquitted of 21 counts of child pornography. in january, a lifime dock cuseries entitled surviving r. kelly had stories of women to have survived abuse by r. kelly. republicans say they're no longer waitior an investigation into lieutenant governor justin fairfax. they're inviting the key witnesses totestify, and one has already accepted. julie carey reports tonight their decision comes over the objection of democrats. >> reporter: it's been exactly