tomorrow. >> you and me back at 8:30 with mores and weather. for now, back to the "today" show. good morning. facing the music. r sing kelly waking up in police custody this morning after turning himself in overnight to answer charges of sexually abusing underage victims. his arrest following a documentary series detailing decades of allegations of misconduct. we're live with the latest. danger from above. a surprise snowfall out west catching people off guard from california to las vegas. the threat looming large today for tens of millionth with the at facing the possibility of heavy flooding and tornadoes. en dylan will have the latest. "empire" actor jussie smollett won't be returning to the show the rest of the seasonm ollett's character will be out of the final two episodes after his arrest for claiming to be the victim of a hate crime.

♪ i'm sorry >> with rumors swirling about what happens next foris career. today, saturday, february 23rd, 2019. good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday 'lmorning. get outside and say hi coming up in a bit. it is a busy saturday morning here. >> got a lot of news to start with this morning. we want to get to the top of it. we begin wh singer r. kelly. he is behind bars this morning, expected to go before a judge later today. kelly turned himself in overnight after he was arrested on multiple counts of sexual abuse ofs. underage victim we are joined now by kathy park, who has the very good morning. >> good morning to you. r. kelly woke up in police custody this morning, and he is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. he was acquitted of child c pornographyrges in 2008, but hours from now, he'll be in the courtroom, headed for another legal rbattle. eporter: r&b singer r. kellyng faci the music and possible prison time as he turned himself in overnight.

>> robert kelly was indicted before a cook county grand jury on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual afose involving ur victims. >> reporter: authorities say at least three of them were minors. th crimes happened between 1998 and 2010. in a friday press conference, victims were revealed only by their initials. h.w., r.l., l.c. and j.p. j.p., believed to be pace, told dateline inanuary that she was 16 years old when kelly sexually ab >> i didn't agree to having sex with him or performing. i'd be locked in a room. >> reporter: michael avenatti represents clients prepared to testify against kelly. last week, avenatti says he turned over a video to authorities that reportedly ing in illegalgage sex acts with a 14-year-old girlti >> both them and mr. kelly

refer to the victim's age. o>> reporter: two decadesf sexual misconduct accusations have followed the singer. he was acquitted of all child pornography charges in 2008. a recent lifetime docu-series, "surviving r. kelly," put the spotlight back on his past. >> preferred the young ones because they're easy to manipulate. >> reporter: after it aired, a chicago prosecutor made a plea for any victims to come forward. >> we cannot seek justice without you. >> reporter: kelly has consistently denied any wrongdoing. his lawyer defended his client friday, saying the victims are lying. >> every one of the wom that documentary had a song they were now going to release, a book they were now going to release, a deal they were now going to everybody is trying to profit off of r. kelly. >> reporter: a star now making more headlines for his legal trouble rather than his music. >> r. kelly's bondearing is

set for this afternoon with an th.aignment on mar 8 if convicted, he faces up to 70 years in prison. peter, sheinelle? >> thank you very much. let's turn now to thein dra unfoin the nation's capital this morning over the anticipation of special counsel robertmu eller's report into the russia investigation. a senior justice department official telng nbc news it won't be completed next week, while the president is in vietnam for a high-stakes meeting with north korea's leader. geoff bennett has more on that. good morning. d reporter: sheinelle, g morning. the washington waiting game goes on a little while longer for the special counsel report. a senior justice departmenls official t nbc news that robert mueller is not expected to deliver his report on the investigation into russia's interference in the 2016 election next week, as was widely reported. prident trump says he hasn't spoken with his new attorney general,ill barr, about the report's release, but lawmakers are pressuring the ag to make the mueller report public once it ultimately lands on his desk.

six top house democrats sent a letter to barr yesterday, saying that withholding evidence uncovered by the special counsel could be means for a coverup. attention is also turning to mr. trump's former long-te lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, scheduled to tes publicly o n capitol hillt week. cohen almost implicated t president in a hushoney claim to silence women claiming to have affairs with mr. trump. now, the "w york times" is reporting cohen told prosecutors about possible irregular business dealings within the trump family albusiness. of that is setting the stage high-stakes ys of hearings with cohen next week. sheinelle? >> geoff bennett, thank you. president trumps putting democrats on alert, saying that heill useis veto powers to stop any attempt to block his emergency declaration to get his border wall built. nbc'sor white housespondent kelly o'donnell has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the president has his pen ready

for his first ever veto. the president says he is prepared to use one power to protect another. he said that hes put the o at 100% that he would try to use this power to block democrats' resolution, intended to terminate the national emergency he declared at the southern border. speaker pelosi visited texas friday, a t she said house will vote on that resolution tuesday. this does put pressure onpu icans who will have to take a stand about whether they think this is an appropriate use of the national emergency power with respect to building a border wall at the souther border. meanwhile, the administration is also sending another 1,000 active duty and national guthd troops t border. president trump is also preparing for a second summit with north korea. officials between theno.s. and h korea say there's still disagreement over what the specific terms of defining

denuclearization should look like. president trump says his good lationship with chairman kim is progress in and of itself. kim is alreadyn his way to the host city in vietnam. president trump will head to hanoi on monday for next week's summit. peter? >> we'll be headi there this weekend to join him. kelly, thank you very much. to the developmeses in the gainst "empire" actor jussie smollett. producers saying theactor's character won't be appearing in the final two episodes of th season. molly hunter is here with more on that. >> good morning. chicago police say smollett, who claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack, actually orchestrated the whole thin this morning, he's out on bail and has been yanked from that show that made him a star. >> reporter: this morning, jussie smollett is out of jail and out of a job, facing any feharge for lying to police about a hate crime. fox says the actor of the hit tv show "empire" will not be returning to the show.

its executive r producerseased a statement, saying, we care about him deeply, but adding, we haveecided to remove the role ofro jamal fm the final two episodes of the season. afterting bail thursday, smollett headed to the set o "empire" where he reportedlyo apologized tthe cast and crew and denied any wrongdoing. police say he staged the hoax, paying $3,500 to brothers ola and abel osundairo to attack him, all a pr stunt, prosecutors say. >> smollett took advantage of the pain and angerac of rism to promote his career. >> reporter: that career now in free fall, with fox saying it's considering i options. tnt yanking the episode of their show "drop the mic" that feat e features smollett. >> we gave him the benefit of the doubt. when we discovered the motive, quite frankly, it pissed everybody off. >> reporter: investigators relied on four dozen surveillance videos across the city over weeks.

the osundairo brothers seen buying supplies and later seen here on the street, not facing charges.ol tt's legal team slammed the police investigation, saying the presumption of innocence was trampled on at the expense of their client. >> now, smollett is still sticking to his story. if he is convicted, he could have to pay restitution, get probation, or he could be locked up for three years. >> wild story. thank you. >> thks, molly. there's much more to get to this morning, including super bowl winnings patri owner robert kraft facing two misdemeanor counts of soliciting sex. the 77-year-old billionaire is charged with soliciting a prostitute following a months long investigation in florida with around the clock a surveillance authorities break up what they call a sex trafficking ring. kraft could face 60 days in jail and a $500 fine if convicted, th likely repercussions from the nfl. a black woman will replace thelabama newspaper head

slammed for advocating the revival of the kkk. newly appointed publicer and editor of the "democrat reporter," a circulation of 3,000 in lindon, alabama, hopes her appointment will let people know it is a paper for everybody. the former publisher and editor came under fire for writing he invocated a return of the kkk, and s in an interview, lynching could help clean up waington, d.c. dangerous weather is making its way across the country this morning. let's go to dylan, tracking it for us. y, wild s a wild couple of days, especially toward las vegas. nches of snow,l las vegas, wher which closed the schools. it is not a typical sight. w snowplowe hitting the roads in usuly sunny san diego of all places. highys around los angeles were forced to close. we saw snow at the hollywood sign, at1,500 feet.

flag staff, arizona, picked up nearly 40 inches of snow just two days ago. that storm is now moving east stalled ning with a front that is now producing some of this warmer air that's also producing these heavier downpours. flooding is a huge threat, especially through tennessee and northern mississippi. we have flash flood watches in effect for 25illion people. we have the chance of severe storms, as well, especially throug mississippi and into parts oftennessee. large hail, damaging winds, and also tornadoes are possible wits thrm system. we could see 3 to 4 inches of additional rain again onf top saturated ground that could lead to more's flooding. th look at the weather acro the country. now, here's a peek out your window. >> we have a lot of rain our way right out our window, moving in through the mid-morning and into the early afternoon. again, you can see, already in southwestern virginia. waves of rain will continue throh today during the daylight hours. a more steady rain coming in late on tonigh it could be heavy at times. could have isolated flooding

sues. it is gone by tomorrow during the middle part of the morning, intohe early afternoon. as we get into monday, well, sunday and monday, you have to worry about windy condsions. >> thaour latest forecast. >> thank you very much. coming up, a look inside this year's oscar swag bags, and why some of the gifts might not be able to be taken across state lines. >> okay. first, the shirtless statue of our 16th president that has everyone talking online. >> oh. >> that's right after these messages. >> study. >> is that real? althcare, mrs. murphy. hi, i need help getting an appointment with my podiatrist. how's wednesday at 2? i can't. dog agility. tuesday at 11? nope. robot cage match. how about the 28th at 3? done. with unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans, including the only plans with the aarp name, there's so much to take advantage of. from scheduling appointments to finding specialists, it's easier to get the care you need when you need it.

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we're saturday back on a morning with the statue that has cial swooning. >> many are asking, what's up with the abraham lincoln statue? dylan willxplain it all in the orange room. bizarreis here's what we know about abraham lincoln. he was the 16th president, gave the gettysburg address, and issued the emancipation meoclamation. ing you probably didn't learn in school, he was a hotty. earlier this week, screenwriter ca across the statue and posted it to twitter with the caption, reminder, the la federal courthouse has a statue of abraham lincoln where he is a shirtless, young stud, like a "sports illustrator" swimsuit model. th photo sent twitter on fire, with users coming up with clever captions. writing, honest abs. the gettysburg un-dressed. >> oh, boy. >> one person joked the bare

cheste abe could be the next calvin klein mosl. where doe the statue come from? the 8-foot hunk of limestone was sculed in is the 39 bihan sy ha, an art student who modelled it on his own physique. he made lincoln shirtless because it is better to show the body without clothes from a sculpting standpoint. it lives in the federal building, where iis giving mt. rushmore a run foris money. >> how have we not heard about this? >> it is in ath cose, not where people are taking pictures and postino social media. >> find the grover cleveland statue. >> yeah. how about poptart? >> moving on to pop start. the oscars, of course,talking a. ight of glitz, slamglnd

swag. the swag bags inclu a luxe eury getaway and skin care for all acting a directing nominees. this year's items are creating a buzz, shall we say. the bags will be filled with cannabis-infused items from beauty products to chocolate edibles, ars memp to a pot-friendly social club. whileal weed is ln california as of last year, the celebrities are advised not to take it across stateli s. a "quite place" actor and director john krasinski made an announcement on friday, saying it is time to go back. the film starring krasinski and wife emily blunt grossed $340 million worldde last year. it's up for an academy award toourrow night for s editing. krasinski is slated to direct the sequel. it'll be in theaters inay of 2020. finally, here's something the whole family can get behind. "space jam 2." finally has a release date. the movie starring lebron james

will be released in the summer of 2021. it's a follow up to the hit 1996 movie, which featured nba champ michael jordan and, of course, bugs bunny. lebron james will take on the le of small forward with bugs as pointguard. filming is set to take place in the nba offseason. one of the best sound tracks ever. the orinal "space jam." they have to step it up. >> big shoes to fill. noun intended. >> that'd be big if you're lebron james. you're hanging out with bugs and the gang. >> classic. >> thank you, dylan. we're bac after this. does your customers connecting to the wifi ever slow down your business?

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good saturday morning. i'm david sculver. ahead, police trying to find a missing taxicab after a violent encounter in northeast overnight. we'll bring you up to speed on the investigation. these pandas going to have a new place to get out of the snow. we're live at this morning's house warming party of sorts. it's at the national zoo.ynicke tracking a gloomy saturday. >> we have rain on the nway, t we have strong winds on the way and much warmer temperatures. we'll sort it autoout fll out o ten-day forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. this is not a bed.

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>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. months ofrenewed fury with inger r. kelly culminating with an arrestovernight. the singer is in jail this morning facing sex abuse charges. an upscale neighborhood in northwest d.c. becoming a target for car we're on the street with what you need to know to protect your belongings. plus, a maryland family fighting to make a chaive on your 's license. we'll tell you about the inclusive option that they hope to bring to the whole state. welcome in on this saturday morning, the 23rd of february, 2019. good morning to you. i'm david culver. the snow from the past week, it's been moved out.nd the wee weather still not looking all that great though. storm team 4'sry lricketts is in the weather center, tracking changes forah us as weo d through, i guess, the rest of the week to come. today looki ining gloomy.

>> not the best satuay, david. tomorrow, a little better. temperatures are going to be nearing 70 degrees tomorrow, sl ell you that right now. however, we're going to be talking about the winds for tomorrow night. some portions ofur area already in a high wind watch. not today though. we'r awaiting the arrival of some rain. rain will be pushing in here asu we continue t the middle part of the morning and into the early afternoon. it is cloudy start out there. some sunshine in fmaryland, you're in northern maryland. you're seeing a little sunshine, but for the mt part, you're just seeing cloud cover and temperatures in the 30s to around 40 degrees. 40 in the d.c. area. low to mid 30s elsewhere across the region. again, it's a little chilly. temperatures are pretty much going to stay there. the rain starting to make its wa to the north from the south, moving right into our area. we'll talk aboutfhe timing this rain, what you can expect for the rest of the day, talking about how stron t winds will be tomorrow, coming up in 15

minutes. it is rare we start hath a story puts smiles on faces. it is a party at the national zoo. there is going to be a ribbon cutting ceremony to secelebrate new indoor exhit featuring giant pandas. derrick ward is live in northwest washington with the freebies you visitors can expect during the hse warming. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. indeed, you got it right, it is nationala party at the zoo. it is all about the pandas. take look. we got one here. a view you don't often get. you'll have an experience y probably haven't gotten before, starting at 9:00 a.m. with me now is devin murphy, spokesperson for the national zoo. devin,llell me what this is a about today. >> we are having a party today. we're going to celebrate the new giant panda exhibit inside the panda house. we're having a huge party thanks to airb today. >> reporter: what is this exhibit all about? what is going to be different fromhe panda experience people have gotten before? >> so a lot has changed for giants in the last ten years. they're not endangered anymore. this exhibit tells the story of how that happened, how thapp

change ed, and it tells a lot about the science the zoo has been doing for 40 years and the work w do in china with our colleagues. >> reporter: people will be able to see behind the scenes, how the pandas are cared for, some of thexp veterinarianeriences that go on, as well? >> exactly. some of the best parts aboutxhhe new eit are the videos. see behind the scenes veterinarian procedures keepers working with giant pandas on a daily basis. there's interactive games and a panda maze. you can navigate your panda to safe bamboo habitats. >> reporter: excellent. there is a special gift for the first 5,000 people no show up. it is a pan arch, right? >> it is a special gift thanks to friends of the national zoo. anyone who comes to the zoo at the panda plaza gift shop9: starting a, we're giving away free commemorative art. we only have 5,000 prints. it's a painting being given o away,ne per family, while supplior last. >> rter: thank you so much, devin, for doing that. thisll gets underway at 9:00

with the ribbon cutting. as she said, there is a special gift for folks who happen to show up here at one of the zoo's most popular exhibits. live at the national zoo, derrick ward, news 4. >> keep a close eye ou i bet eun will make a showing there. >>ter: i'll keep an eye out. >> she loves the>pandas. an armed carjacking a few hours ago, around the 3200 block of 16th street in nort ast. twn, one wearing all black, the other wearing a mask, pulled a gun on the driver. they took off wh the taxi 2016 ford focus. the car driver was not hurt. they headed>> north. developing in chicago overnight, singer r. kelly waki up in jail this morning. late last night, he turned fter being to police charged with aggravated sexual abuse. let's show you the scene. this is when r. kelly showed up at the police station. prosecutors say his crimes

invoe teen girls betwe 13 and 17 years old. the singer is 52. kelly was acquitted of child pornrgraphy c in 2008, but he's been dogged for decades by claims that he violated der-aingunder ain age girls and women and held some as sex slaves. >> now, there's another chance, and i'm glad state's attorney foxx i taking this seriously in doing this, and other jurisdictions are, as well. is strong.s he's got a lot of support, and he's going to be vindicated. surfacedlegations after lifetime aired a do docu-series that featured kelly's ae religion alleged vic house republican leaders in virginia are inviting the lieutenant governor's accusers to testify at the capitol. democrats say it is just an election yea ploy. vanessa tyson and meredith watson have accused f edd fairf

assault. lawyers for both women say tieir s want to tell their stories to the general assembly. house democratic leaders say the investigation shouldut play in the criminal justice system, not the legislature. >> the justice and due process that we seek should be by a law enforcement entity. not byil individuals whobe on the ballot in november. >> over the last three or four days, victims have constantly asked us to do our duty. >> dr. tyson's attorney says her client does not want the hearing to be politically charged. the lieutenant governor's spokeswoman issued a statement, warning the rip's h would be that, political theater. julie wcareyl have a closer look at the situation in richmond later this>> morning. earlier this week, we told you about a history lesson gone .ll wrong at a school in northern virgin now, a similar outrage playing out at a school in d.c. it started out as a school project at elsie whitlow in

northeast. it was meant to teach black history. the assignment was to put on a skit for fifth graders to show what they learned abo the civil war. one mother says that's not all that happened. >> two of the african-american boys portrayed a scene slavery, being beaten by a white child.. unacceptab >> a confederate flag was also brought in. it is not clear who brought that in. a school administrator addressing parents in this letter, saying the whole thing s regrettable. the school's founder says they are using this iident to spe with students about race and provide sensitivity training for teachers and staff. nche pal at madison's trust elementary school in ash bu ashbush is working with the naacp chapter address issues of racism. third, fourth, and fifth graders were told to plae a gam in gym class that involved students slaves and n away slave owners.

a former montgomery county employee going to spend the next four years in prison for embezzling nearly $7 million of taayer money. a federal judge sentencing peter bang yesterday afternoon. ba t ranhe scheme for six years,ng s up sham companies with money thawas supposed to help small businesses in the county. the irs caught him after casinos reported he cashed large checks and refused to reveal the source of his money. bang pleaded guilty in november. he'll ben sentencedparate charges in montgomery county next month. a rash of vehicle break-ins in ast north d.c. neighborhood. this has authorities concerned this morning. the latest incident, one of at least nine in d.c.'s chevy chase neigorhood. the victims, two young girls who had their backpacks and school computer stlsen. the g were with their parents on a pre-snowstorm trip to a seway on connecticut avenue on tuesday when the thieves hit. >> i opened the door, then there was just glassll down here, on this part of the seat.

>> my one daughter is in middle school, and she has a computer that's pt of her program. her computer that she's supposed to use every day from school was stolen. >> d.c. police have seen a sharp increase in these crimes in the first two months of the new year compared to this time next year. maryland's drivers license could be in for a makeover. a bill is making its way through annapolis that would add a new gender option. m would stand for male. f would still stand for female. that'd add this option, an x, for unspecified or other genders. darcy spencer introduces us to the familyhting for this change. >> m, f, or x. >> reporter: collina o's 15-year-old asked if they could move from maryland to d.c., because the put x on your driver's license. lou is a binary, not identifying

as male or female. lou would rather not drive than pick a gender onns the li >> they made it clear, this third option on the driver's license, not m, not f,ut a non-specified, was so important to them, that the idea of moving was very appealing. >> reporter: instead of moving, she decided to fight for l to make x an option on the license. >> it'd make your driver's license more accurate for the purposes of being really who they are. >> reporter: the bill just passed the maryland it is being considered in the house. advocates from the lgbtq community, like lily pastor, are pushing for the bill. >> to be in this situation, in where you're s either i invalidate my own nse of self, or i give up havina driver's license, it is an awful choice to have to make. >> reporter: advocates tell me

the change would be simple. you'll have the m for male and f for female, but then there woul be ar those who don't identify as either gender. delega sarah love is the lead sponsor of the bill in the house. she says this is about fairness. >> for a lot of people, they do not identify as male ole. so having to check one of those boxes just isn't rig them. it is just not who they are. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. 8:40 is your time on this saturday. pot parties exploding all over the district. police aren. cracking d they're making all arrests, but where does the case go after that? news 4 i-team foundout. their story on d.c.'s odd problem str s

>>e say it is a gray area in d.c.'s maryland law.

ndors gifting drugs to customers. officers raid ppop-upties, but the i-team dug through hundreds of records and found tst those arr rarely lead to convicti convictions. the question, is this a waste of resources?st inative reporterodie fleeschner has the story. >> reporter: you can find them in every corner of the districtn on eveht of the week. the i-team went undercover to show you pop parties inside businesses, warehouses, even homes.mi >> 1igrams. >> reporter: the district's marijuana law says you can grow it, sme it, and gift small amounts to others, you just can't buy or sell it. >> $25. >> reporter: creating an entir dustry that exchanges cash for stickers, t-shirts, even socks that come with marijuana products as a gift. >> i don't see a problem with it. >> reporter: rollin says he doesn't frequent or host pop-up parties, but last moh, he was arrested while standing outside of one in a building he owns and rents out for events.

>> 20 to 25 police officers stormed the buding, guns drawn. it was terrifying. or >> rr: police also arrested the two women inside setting up for the party, but os prutors have already dropped those cases. the i-team found that's not uncommon. tracked down records from more than two dozen pop-up events and followed every case through the courts. out of 255 people charged, the i-team found exactly three have gone to trial. >> marijuana prosecutions in the city have always been very lenient. >> reporter: police chief told the i-team he wasn't surprised to learn prosecutors dropped 180 cases. >> reporter: when 80% of your arrests are diissed, that's got to be frustrating. >> not with the marijuana. i've grownccustomed to that. >> reporter: so why con have officers spend their time raiding those parties? >> if you're gifting it on a to large scalumbers of people, you know, under the

guise of, you know, you're giving them mething else, it is clearly distribution. i don't think that is even grayr >> rr: in a statement, a spokesperson said prosecutors support police efforts, but es succully prosecuting the cases requires a higher legal standard. >> it is a big problem and, i think, a waste of time. >> reporter: the conan says officers shouldn't be focused on enforcing a law likely to change. he's introduced legislation to allow marijuana to be bought, sold, and taxed. >> more and more people should be allowed to operate in this business, to engage in this business without the consequence of being arreste >> you can smell a hint of the cannabis. r: >> repor this man owns a mobile massage business and says police found his car parked out back wn't for sale. he infuses this into lotions and salves which he gifts to his clients. it is described on his web site. >> they said it was part of the pop-up party. it is wrong. >> reporter: his is one of2 cases prosecutors haven't dropped.

three dozen others aepted guilty pleas. >> this is our signature cannabis butter. >> reporter: complaints from neighbors point to the parties. rsficers sometimes recover thousands of dolnd guns, illegal to carry in the district. >> we've seen robberies associated with the pop-up parties. we have seen at least one homicide. >> reporter: safety is important, but en after his arrest, he still sees the gifting law as gy in the pop-up partiesnd his own business. >> definitely makes me have to k re-tow i'm going to do it. i definitely don't want the ce pooming in again. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney spokesman told us they have moved forward with the most d able pop-up party cases that they aggressively prosecute aninvolving weapons or violence. tejodie fleischer, news 4 . a live look at national harbor.

the temratures lately, much like the capitol wheel, up and down, all around really. lauryn ricketts tracks what is going to be a wet saturda as well.y,

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watching for that. probably not the best day to get out and about. look at that. that picture right behind there, 74th anniversary of today, raising the flag . that.excited about we're wet overnight. we have isolated flooding concerns, especially with ny snowmelt. we also have isolated power outage concerns because the wind is going top pick tomorrow. in fact, we'll have gusts up to 50 miles an hour tomorrow afternoon. again, look at current temperatures. pretty much where we're going to stay. temperatures around 40 degrees. here comes therain, pushing in from the south to the north. we've even got a little bit of freezing rain. t me go back to this. a little bit of freezing rain, higher elevations. blue ridge mountains is where we actually have a winter weather advisory. all this rain is going to be pushing through. waves of rain t ates throughout the day today. exercise, you're fine this morning. you're dry tomorrow night, as well. in between, we do have the raat.

skiing, best bet is in the morning. waves of rain throughout the afternoon and into tonight. a more steady rain coming into our area. we will have some rain tomorrow that will be out just around lunchtime. then we get windy. look at the temperature tomorrow.w o mid 60s. sort sorry, mid to upper 60s on sunday. we'll have wind gusts up to 50 siles an our. monday windy but back around 50 degrees. we have a chance for flurries here and the on wednesday. temperatures stay in the 40s asx we head into n weekend. we head into n weekend. we've got more newsight on t rhe choosing my car insurance was the easiest decision ever. i switched to geico and saved hundreds.

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now. another thing, staying withr the . an active charity for hockey fans turned into someh h stakes drama in denver. a lot happens fast, so pay attention. >> we'll walk you through this. this is a colorado avalanche game wednesday ght, just before the game. a player flipping a puck into the ands for the fans. you can see the guy, trying to make the catch. he does that, he actually hits a woman with his elbow. you see it right there. >> oh, man. he does the nice thing. he gavehe woman the puck he e'tually caught to make up for it. all happy. look at his girlfriend sitting there, she is not happy. he's trying to comfort her. i mean, she looks de s devastus >> let's in on her face. >> magnify that. no word on whether the relationship lasted through the third period. >> onocial media people are saying, he's a nice guy, did the right thing. there is another theory. h i thi blocked her out of the puck, too, which is why

she's upset. >> we'll have to watch thatde >> the last game they'll ever go to together. >> yeah. that's awesome. kind of a gloomy start. >> listen, if you want to go inside and wats sports, tha where you need to be. we have a lot of rain coming our way. we'llave some rain showers. we'll walk you through it. we'll talk about the summer-like temperatures for tomorrow. temperatures for tomorrow. ye, it hasn't always been easy, has it? ♪ there have been days when you doubted yourself.

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