they will continue into the afternoon. e one window pane rattling the whole night. the alarm went off, stopped. >> it's 4:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. >> those strong winds are the eason we're in weather alert mode thismorning. let's start things off with a check on youforecast. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is going to tell us hor more about the winds. it's rockets in the pockets today. >> you have to hold on tight. interstates 81 or 95, the wind c ising at a 90 degree angle here. hold on tight if you have a high-profile vehicle. lake-effect snows and there's ice piling up on the eastern end of the great lak today. around here today, not much to worry about, other than the wind. 47 mil per hour, 50 in

frederick, and 47 in prince george's county. temperatures in the 30snd 40s. it's not all that cold outside. but with the wind howling like that, you need an insulated jacket, for re. winds could gust over 60 miles per hour at times. and alonghe rid line, winds could be 70 miles per hour or more. look at the rest of the week that is less windy. taking a look athe roads. interloop, outer loop of the beltway, everything looks good. the tiniest blip here. don't have a report of any problem. as you're looking at270 this morning. southbound to thespur, 66 miles per hour. gets you there in 27 minutes. nohbound, we have construction that should be clearing out. 66, 95 in virginia,aao issues. n? >> thank you. this morning, two developing

stories. one out of maryland and the second in a district. >> a man was found dead in an alley last night. d.c. police say he was noshot. ord on a suspect or motive. this was the second murder of theay in d.c. david brandon was shot and killed in the petworth neighborhood. marc and train service has been restored. this happened at the bowie state university train station. martin said the person was trespassing. passengers were stuck on that train for hours. trains started moving again after midnight. a new turn in the crisis for the commonwealth. justin fairfaxtunned lawmakers with a comment he made on the floor. assembly >> right after a republican praised fairfaxt how he handled the sex assault

accusations. the lieutenant governor compared himself to lynching victims. >> we're going to see if we're going to rise with the angels of our nature or go down a dk road. 50 years ago, had fingers pointed at me in the same way, it would be a different e.outc >> fairfax urged for due process. >> if we go backwards and the rush to judgment, and wefollow political lynchings, without due process, the evidence to be heard, we do a disservice for this body that we serve. >> republican delegate todd gilbert had aat ne reaction to his comments. he said, that is the worst, most usting rhetoric he could have invoked. both women accusing the lieutenant governor of sexual assault have agreed to testify publicly. this is one scandal of three affecting the leaders.

after an unprecedented four-day abuse summit, the vatican says pope francis will issue a new law to prosect children and create a task force and handbook to let bishops with less experience handle abuse claims. he called abuse atrocities and crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. for many of thohat survived the abuse, the pope's words is not enough. >> not one more child is safer after four days because talking doesn't do it. >> other survivors say looki at this past year, the speed of progress within the church has be prettyfast. president trump travels to vietnam today for his second summit witor northn leader kim jong-un. the two will meet on wednesday and thursday i hanoi. the president is pushing for total declearization of north korea, ahid reports that the country is still undergoing

nuclear testing. the two leaders will try to build on their first talks in singapore last june. tomorrowhe house is expected to flex more of its power. democrats plan to vote on a resolution to block president trump's emergency declaration to build a wall on the u.s./mexico border. veral republicans would need to break with their party for the resolution to pass and go to the president's desk. the white house is digging in, sayinghe president will veto it. the chairman of the house intelligen committee is determined that rober mueller's report be released to the public. adam schiff says he will southbou subpoena documents and sue the trump administration if the full report is not made public. schiff says his committee will wait to see how william barr

handles the report once it's released. mueller is close to finishing th investigation int possible collusion between president trump and russia in the 2016 election. there's already fallout from the mueller investigation. next month, president ump's former campaign manager -- campaign ch, paul manafort, faces two separate sentencing hearings in washington and virginia. helt pleaded g to conspiracy in september. in a sentencing memo, mueller's prosecutors said, for more than a decade, manafort repeatedly and brazenly violated the law and his behavior continued. theelpecial couns office did not recommend years in prison. and talk about a major pile-up. 130 cars crashed and shut down and interstate in wisconsin. this was ati chain re crash. 1 person died and 71 people taken to the hospital. hundreds of cars had to wait for

hours to be escorted off of the interstate. that highway is closed this mo aing. loo the damage caused by a tornado in columbus, is mippi. you can see the storm ripped the roof off of thisdi bu. the tornado tore through the town's commercial district. one woman was killed when her home collaed with her inside. 12 other people were also hurt. authorities in tennessee are searching for the woman wanted fo killin ing ing a chattanoogae officer. the suv who killed h wasound yesterday afternoon but the suspect was nowhere to be found. officer galinger garage waited last month. aevastated family is demanding answers after a husband and father died after being arrested. the family claims his death could have been avoided. back in august, his van crashed in charleston.

the police report states that officers dided to do a field sobriety test after he was on a stretcher. they found an open bottle of wine in h vehicle. they took him to the police station and booked him for dui. he slipped into a coma and died four days later at the hospal. it w later discovered a police officer signed a medical form releasing treatment. rhodes did not sign that form. >> he should have been taken straight, directly to the hospital. it hurts. >> the officer involved has been placed onat adminise leave. d.c. police are on high alert after a spike of death from cars. there's been a 21% increase in ide.k-ins city thefts in downtown and northwest parts of the district, have doubled compared to last year. we'll have more on this story coming up i the next half hour. outrage, on social media,

overhe cover of a magazine, belonging to the national rifle association. one of its articles features prominent democrats with the title, "target practice." it shows nancy pelosi with gabby giffords. giffords is a victim of gun violence. and pelos has been a target of violence. pelosi's daughter called the cover an outrageous criminal incitement. happening today, r. kelly is set to appear in a chicago courtroom. the embattled singer is expected to be assigned a trial judge. he faces ten sexual abuse counts going back to 1998. a judge set his bond at $1 million, requiring him to pay 10% or $100,000 of that to go free. kelly's lawyer says he isn't wealthy, despitef decades success. >> he didn't have that money just sitting around in cash. he needs cash. but i suspect the banks wille

open tomorrow and he will be ableo get out. >> each of the ten charges carries up to seven years in prison. thismorning, everyone is talk aboutoscars. >> there was a surprise winner for best picture. >> and the oscar goes to -- "green book." >> it's a drama of the segregated south of the 1960s. olivia colman won best actress wr "the favourioritouritfavour" >> and glenn clo a lock for this. m raek won best actor. and regina king won best actress for "if beale street could talk." and mahershala ali won for "green book." >> they won evething else.

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you're watching news 4 today. >> teens are more likely to abuse prescription opioids when a parent has also misused them. researchers fromolombia university asked 35,000 kids and parents if they had ever taken a painkiller not prescribed for them or for the feelingt caused. they found teenslm are at twice as likely to ase opioids if a parent also did so. other factors were having a parent that tfolked, confl with a parent or little or no supervision. > sesame allergies are on the rise across the country. sesame is the ninth most common type of food allergy and reactions can be severe. one-third of people have been treated with an epipen. sesame is not only in seeds, oils and paste.

but ic's in cosm supplements and pet food. four of five other patients have food allergies. we expect paramedics b toe there quickly in an emergency. but there is a shortage on emts. a company in maine says theyo afed hire 10% more employees to reach full stf. the problems stretch to the big city, new york. the call response time has risen by 24 seconds because of the paramedic shortage. people have been gravitating to other professions that are less demanding. >> unemployment is low. that's a big part of it. is is a job that people used to get into -- one of the more common pathways through volunteerism. and volunteerism is way down from what it used to be. >> strong job market is having an effect. more people working, means more health insurance and myrrh health-related jobs.

prices in the u.s. are hitting new lows. >> i. haven't seen any of tho the average fare for domestic air travel hit the lowt price since 1995. the average fare was $343 last year. that number does not include fees added for things like checking a bag or getting a better seat oraving a seat belt. >> seat belts are free. >> they charge you for everything, it seems like. it might be cheaper to fly. eating out on your vacation may be more expensive than it used to be. pric at full-service restaurants have gone up 2.7% in the last year. increased expenses like rent, insurance and labor costs are being passed on to consumers. >> yep. and take a look at the video here. this is a time lapse showing ice on the detroit river on the weekend.us tens of tds of people across southeast michigan are waking up without power.

a powerful w through that area, causing hundreds of fallen wiresho thro the metropolitan detroit area. >> crazy stuff. >> the lake ice is blown up on the shoreline now. and there's ice bubbling out of the eastern side o thelake. that's crazy. we have our own wind problems, right? >> same storm that is doing all that, is doing it to us, as well. the skies are clear. here's no chance for rain or snow but it will be windy today. winds in higher elevations cann be excess of 70 miles per hour today. be careful outside. limit your tim outdoors because there could be flying branchs or the like coming down. trees are possible ton come d in this kind of weather and they can bring down power lines. dangerously windy for today. back to just plain sunshine for

tomorrow. and staying chilly for most of the week.nc next c for rain doesn't arrive until late in the day on thursday. your monday morning i a chilly one. winds out of the west, averaging 20 miles p hour, but gusting over 40 in places right now. windchills are in the 30s, instead of where it could be. lo at the wind machine blowing. west winds right down lake erie and ontario. euckle up tight. it will a bumpy ride on they. flights to the son will be out. winds to 50 miles per hour. 38 in culpepper. 47 degrees now in point base andrews. temperatures in the 30s to around 40. by late all that cold february standards. but you get that wind in there, it will be a windy one f sure. winds gusting today, 40 to

miles per hour on average for everywhere. high eer elevations and the farther north, the stronger that wind will be. t temperatures i mid to upper 40s this afternoon. for tomorrow, another day with plenty of sunshine. but less wind tonight and a clear die. most everyone will be freezing by early tomorrow morning. and the work and school week looks this way. windy today. not as much of aro windem for tuesday and wednesday. a little chance for a few drops late thursdbe. and mayriday morning, might have to watch out for a chance of slushy snow. >> all right. good to know. you're telling us way in advance. thank you, chuck. gaithersburg, southbound 270, o right lanes are getting by. that work ze should be clearing up soon. beltway, inner loop, outer loop. everything is nice and grn. no complaints about the beltway yet. top of the beltway, inbound, outbound, no problems. everything is looking good.

'sprince geor county, everything is rolling along nicely. >> thank you, melissa. still ahead, the days seem chilly right now, and chuck says next week, too. but before you know it, spr bg wi here. >> we're helping you get fit in time for the warmer weather. kristen bell and dax shepards talking about their family and the new line of producs fi s fo parents they aay pushing. st with us. y

>>'re watching news 4 today. >> a big weekend for those of us who lov pandas, namely me. a new panda-themed exhibit ened at the national zoo in northwest d.c. it's interactive. it haoutlines researchers who study pandas see. it features games and activities, all which teaches visitors about the conservation, history and care of giant

pandas. >> we have reproductive scientists, and endocri endocrineologists. those are important things. they help us in our msion to save a peesspecies. >> visitors of the panda house will be able to navigate the effects of loss of bamboo forests. pandas are now classified as a vulnerable species. that's in part to t work of places like the national zoo. >> good thing we don't have a theft eproblem, peo stealing pandas. >> the national zoo has my name and my face. they're like, watch out for this crazc y lady. >> first place to look if a panda goes missing. the groundhog and chuck bell told us that spring was on the eay. it may be t to setsi ade comfort foods and prepare for the weather. >> molette greenetting you ready to start the journey on

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news 4 begins wi a storm team 4 weather alert. >> 4:29. we're starting the work week with that weather alert. eelive look outside right now. you can our flag outside of our studios, whipping in the wind. and it's inspiring some warnings this morning. >> you probably heard the strong gusts overnight. they toppled some trees --

downed some tree branches. that was on top of the power lines. be careful as you head outside to start your work week. you can find i ues outthere. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eyang. we will check in with chuck and then with melissa for your traffic. how windy will it g be? ts way over 50 miles per hour, frequent for the afternoon reurs today. along the of the blue ridge here, you get above 2,000 feet in elevation, a winds could gust up to 70 miles per hour. watch out. limit your time outdoors today. branches and trees a things, have a chance coming down in these winds. winds are gusting to 4