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with a look at the roads. storm teamet 4rologist chuck bell will tell us about thed wid an what w kind of weathre going to have this week. >> ferociously windy weather for your monday today. keep that in mind. really getting blown around quite a bit today. dangerously high winds. winds over 50 miles per hour will be common today. we'll be left requewith sunshin chilly weather. it will be dry thursday night into friday morning. the winds are gusting. a 45- annapolis.r gust in 49-mile-per-hour in martinsbur west virginia. very blustery this morning. temperatures in the 30s and low 40s.so it's not terribly cold by february standards. but that wind is going nowhere. your school day forecast for the kids today, outdoor hrecess,d on tight. winds could be gusting over 60 miles per hour this afternoon. what to wear, the hat with the
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tiedowns on it. rocks in the pockets for kids under 50 pound. don'te caught offguard today. high temperature around 49 degrees. >> it is windy out there. we're going to talk about delays because of the wind here. inner loop aenduter loop looking good. 270bo soud here. we did have some road work. don't worry about that. northbound looking good. white's onrry, shut dowhe potomac this morning. some vehicles cannot cross. the n harrye bridge had wind warnings i effect. right side is blocked because of a downed tree. >> thank you. the strong winds that batter the sides of homes and apartment buildings are being blamed for knocking down trees all over the area.
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nicole jacobs droins us from fairfax county where a downed tree is blocking a road. what'soing on? >> reporter: i can tell you that fairfax county police have gotten calls of trees down, lyinacross the lines. t appears that crews are her assessing the situation, and preparing to remove this tree. the weekend rains for soggy ground, really making the conditions ripe for situations like this. we're keeping track of the power outage right now, 8,000 power outages across the state. it is important to remember, that if you come opinion a situation like this, trees down, on lines, you suld always
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assume the lines are live. back to you. >> nicole jacobs for us this morning. thank you. this morning, following two other developing stories. one out of maryland and the other in the district. >> a man was found dead in an alley last night.d. police say he was shot. no word on a suspect or motive. this was the second murder of the day d.c. david brandon was shot and killed in the petworth neighborhood. marc and train service has . been resto 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 turnn the crisis for the commonwealth. justin fairfax stunnedawmakers
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with a comment he made on the general assembly floor. >> right after a republican praised fairfax at how he handled the sex assault accusations. vie lieutenant governor compared himself to lynchinims.ng >> we're go see if we're going to rise with the aels of our nature or go down a dark road. 50 years ago, had fingers pointeat me in the same way, it would be a different outcome. >> fairfax urged for due process. >> if we go backwards and the sh o judgment, and we allow for political lynchings, without due process, the facts in evidence to be heard, we do t disservice fs body that we serve. >> republican delegate todd gilbert had a negative reaction to his comments. he said, that is the worst, most
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disgusting rhetoric heokould have i. 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 unprecented four-day abuse summit, the vatican says pope francis will issue a new law to prosect >> d.c. police are on alert after a rash of break-ins left some people on-edge. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you think you're hearing about more car break-ins these days, you're on to something. in fact, earlier this month, d.c. police count almost 50 cars hit in a series of overnight break-ins in a single spree earlier this month. this happened in the northwest ighborhood of sheppard park. news 4 caught up with a familyo minivan was hit just last week. they were parkedn the parking lot of the safeway, right byha
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chevy circle. theirs was among several cars hit. the two backpacks were taken, which include schoolwork and a lap laptop. this is part of a eyend. e seeing break-ins across d.c. specifically in vehicles inup r northwest. id the father whose van was hit, says this not about the heings that were taken. >> i can replaceindow on the car. we can buy new backpacks. the fact that now my daughter is scared to come here. and my other daughter is upset about the things that were taken from her backpack and with her schoolwork. that's been the hardestpart. >> reporter: so, this family had their van parked under a brightly-lit spot. they hid their valuables.th they did eveg right. and they were still hit. police say, you followed those xhen sense tips and you reduce the threat of your car being
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broken into. >> justin, thank you. after an unprecedented four-day abuse summi vatican says pope francis will sisue a task force and handbook to deal with abuve claims. he called abuse atrocities and crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. for many of those that survived the abuse, the pope's wos is not en >> not one more child is safer after four days because talking doesn't do it. >> other survivors say looking at this past year, the speed of progress within the church has been pretty fast. president trump travels to vietnam today for his second summit with north korean leaderi jong-un. the two will meet on wednesday and thursday in hanoi.is the president pushing for total denuclearization of north
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korea, ahid reports that the country is still undergoing clear testing. the two leaders will try to build on their first talks in singapore last june. tomorrow, the house is expected to flex more of its power. democratplan to vote on a resolution to block president trump's emergency declaration to build a wall on the u.s./mexico border. since democrats control the house, they likely have the votes to pass buit. its future is unsure. several 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, saying the president will veto it. the chairman of the house intelligence committee is determined that robert mueller's report be released to the public. adam schiff says he will 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
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the investigation into possible collusion betweepresident trump and russia in the 2016 election.re there's y fallout from the mueller investigation. next month, president trump's former campaign manager -- ha campaign cirman, paul manafort, faces two separate sentencing hearings in washington and virginia. he pleaded guilty to conspiracy in september. in a sentencing memo, mueller's prosecutors said, for more than a decade, manafort repeatedly and brazenly violated thlaw and his behavior continued. the special counsels office did not recommend years in prison. outrage on social media over the cover of a magazine belongs to the national rifle association. one of its articles features prominent decrats with the tle, "target practice." it shows nancy pelosi with gabby giffords. giffords is a victim of gun violence. and pelosi has been a target of
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violence.gh pelosi's dauter called the cover an outrageous criminal incitement. happening today, r. kelly is set to appear in a c courtroom. the embattled singer is expected to be assigned a trial judge. he faces ten sexual abuse counts going back to 1998. kelly's lawyer says he isn't wealthy, despite decades of success. >> he didn't have that money a just sittinground in cash. he needs cash. but i suspect the banks will be omorrow and he will be able to get out. >> each of the ten charges carries up to seven years in prison. this morning, everyone is sc talk about thes. >> there was a surprise winner for best picture. >> and the oscar goes to -- re
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"gen book." >> it's a drama of the segregated south of the 1960s. olivia colman won best actress for "the favourite." >> and glenn close was a lock for this. rami malek w best actor. and regina king won best actress fo"if beale street could talk." and mahershala ali won for k. "green b >> not a lot of surprises there. the fact that glenn close did not win, was a surprise. she won every other award for "the wife." >> i think some people thought v the wasn't a great movie. but her performance was so epic. i saw it before i interviewed christian slater. it's a good movie. >> still waiting. still ahead, if y a're thinkiut taking a trip. now may be the best time to do it. opioid abuse has touched
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hundreds o families. of now, the indication of a child's risk to develop an addiction later life. how about a weather check? >> high winds possible for today. the sun will be shining. the car wash forecast, go for it. you can find theatt forecasts on our nbc washington app. geu can follow me on my associate media as well.
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and how their parents used the drug. researchers from colombia university asked 35,000 kids and parents if they had ever taken a painkiller not prescrir d for them or the feeling it caused. they found teens are almost as twice likely to abuse opioids if a parent also did so.or other fawere having a parent that smoked, conflict with a parent or little or no supervision. sesame allergies are on the rise across the country. is the ninth most commo 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 it's in cosmetics, supplements and pet food. four of five other patients have food allergies. we expect paramedics to be there quickly in an emergency. but there is a shortage on emts.
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a company in maine says th need to hire 10% more employees to reach full staff. the problems stretch to the big city, new york. the call response time has risen by 24 seconds because of the paramedishortage. people have been gravitating to other professions that are ls demanding. >> unemployment is low.th 's a big part of it. this is a job that people used to get into -- one of the more common pathways through s lunteerism. and volunteerism iway down from what it used to be. >> a strong job market is having an effect. more people working, means more health insurance and myrrh health-related jobs. if you're looking ttravel, ai uare prices in t.s. are hitting new lows. >> the average fare for elmestic air tr hit the lowest price
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since 1995. the average fare was $343 last year. that number does n a include feed for things like checking a bag or getting a better seat or having a seat belt.> ting out on your vacation may be more expensive than it used to be. prices 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. tens of thousands of people across southeast michigan are waking up without poinr. a powerfultorm swept through that area, causing hundreds of fallen wires throughout the metropolitan detroit area. >> crazy stuff. >> the lake ice ise lown up on oreline now. > that's probably causing problems up there. >> high wind warnings have been extended to include all of the d.c.etro area. high wind warning means wind s
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could gust to 60 miles per hour. the possibility of winds over 60 miles per hour, is really there. and atigher elevations today, if you're traveling skylineiv up to northern maryland or mountains of west virginia, high elevations. if you get above 1,500 feet, you can see a wind gust over mi70 s per hour. the sun will be shining and it cold. be but the branches and pieces of flying debris will be along there's the high wind warning until 6:00 this evening. it includes the d.c. metro area. strong winds today. 50 in martinsburg. the storm that is causingthis, is way up here. we're at the southern extent of
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it. what a wallopf wind today, in parts of the great lakes and parts of the northeast. >> quiet weather. sunshine is coming today, tomorrow and wednesday, as well. here's future weather at 5:00 a.m. on thursday morning. skies bg cloudy during the day on thursday. by 5:00 or6:00 in the evening, rain drops possible. thushz night in thursday night into friday, a chance that we could see snow on friday. that will change over and become all-rain by friday afternoon and evening. that rain w l continue into saturday. saturday, the temperatures in the 50s. today, sunny and very, vy windy outside. temperatur in the upper 40s and quiet weather from tuesday, dnesday and thursday. we'll keep an eye on the chance of rain on friday. ten-day forecast in the nextho half, which includes
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another drop in temperatures. >> can't w>>t for that. single tracking on the red line, that's between forest and silver spring. multiple problems in virginia now.t nicole jacobs is at one of them. sterling boulevard. right side is blockedy a crash. herndon, flying pan road at centreville road, downed tree. centreville road, downed tree. in mclean, old
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you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back. a big weekend for those of us who love pandas. like me. a new panda-themed exhibit en at the national zoo in northwest d.c. it's interactive.s it outlineat researchers who study pandas see. it features games and activities, all which teaches visitors about the conservationo history and cagiant pandas. >> we have repductive scientists, and endocrineologists. those are important things.n they help usr mission to save a species.
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>> visitors of the panda house b be able to navigate the effects of loss ofboo forests. andas are now classified vulnerable species. chuck bell told us that spring was on thway. it may be time to set aside comfort foods and prepare for the weather. >> molette green getting you ready to start the journey on getting fit for spring. >> you see me on news 4 every day. but my real life mirrors so many women i meet, covering the news in the dmv i am busy, with my husband, raising two girls. balancing home and work li. and of course, i have a bunch of
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friends. yeah, way too hectic sial calendar. and i exercise regular.an at home at the gym. and i am very blessed to be healthy, despite having a family history where there's heart disease, diabetes and some so, i want to stay healthy. and i want to lose some weight, for other reasons. for me, it stars in my closet. the one closet where i keep all of the thingthat i can't fit into because i still need to drop 20 pounds. here we go. just dropping them down. first up, get a plan from e experts. i've enlisted the expertise of dr. taylor wallace. >> a diet means i'm going to do this now and go back to old habits later. nutrition is about a lifestyle.s p two, kick it up a notch
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with a personal trainer. leona brown of conversion fitness. >> you can get fit for spring. i'm superexcited. can't you see the smile? >> reporter: my stepn hree, fuel upalthy foods, fruits and veggies and lots of water, to get fit for spring. >> yep. the reality is, you do have to change your habits if you want to make a big change. >> molette is going to join us in the 6:00 a.m. hour to get us fit for spring. >> she will issue a challenge to you and to us, later in the newscast. hopefully you can be around for that. coming up, retracing yr roots. at-home dna kit links a local woman to the long lost family she never knew she had. looking at how we track our histories. jussie smollett the next he messages and payments that prove he wasn't behind his own attack. weather alert for high winds today. for your dog walking forecast, you need a guy like this a little mastiff in him.
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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we're starting the work week with that ather alert. a live look outside right now. 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 issues out there. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell here is with our forecast. we'll talk tout melissa a
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traffic. >> no flying cows. >> that movie "twister" set back storm chang ageneration. i promise you that. it will be dangerously windy today. doubt about it. anything unsecured, patio furniture, the trash can on the driveway, be on the lookout. winds will gust to 50 or 60 miles per hour. keep that in mind. higher elevations will have higher wind gusts today. some spots along the crest of the blue ridge could gust 70 to 75 miles per hour. that's extreme. winds over 50 mes per hour. and 50 miles per hour at martinsburg, west virginia, as well. it's not going to have a cloud in the sky. temperatures will recover from the 30s thi morning. until 49 degrees today. dangerously windy for today. tomorrow, sunny and chilly with a lot less wind.
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tracking our chance for winter weather later in the week. good morning.in >> good mo chuck. looking right now. no big complaints inner loop or outer loop. ying pan road, downed tree. same situation in mclean. tree down and bloing some lanes there. white's ferry closed. high water on the potomac this morning. annapol nnapolis, chesapeake bay bridge, there's wind restrictions. high-profile vehicles can't get it's too windy. inbound, clara barton parkway. trfk is stopped because of a downed tree. red line, single track between forest glen and silver spring because of late track work. continuing our team coverage on this weather alert day.
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nicole jacs is live. >> she's in fairfax county. g.od morn >> reporter: we did see a dominion energy truck milling about in this area, just a short time ago, as fairfax county police continue to mend the scene here. they continue to tell us that they have multiple reports of trees down and limbs down across the roadway on power lines. the weekend's rain made for a soggy mess and made the cond ions right for this typ of situation, like we have on old dominion drive. we're keeping track of power outages here. we can tell youhat the are over 8,000 power outages throughout the statef virginia. i can tel you, it is important to note, if you come upon a scene like this in your yard,
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where trees comeown on power lines, you should ssume the lines are live. >> nicole, thank you. we're followi developing stories this morning. in d.c. a man was found dead in an alley, 46th place southeast last night. police say he was shot. motive. on a suspect or a he was is second murder of the day. david brandon was shot and killed in the petworth neighborhood. now, to prince george's county, where police are investigating a deadly train accident >> a pedestrian was hit and killed by a marked train last night.ma says the person was trespassing when the accident happened. police conducted their investigation. amtrak also shut down rvice between d.c. and baltimore. trains started moving again just after midnight.
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virginia lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, stunned lawmakers with comments he made on the flo of the general assembly. it's the latest turn of events in the commonwealth, after he praid fairfax for how he handled sex assaulallegations. the lieutenant governor compared himself to lynching victims. >> if we go backward and rush to judgment, and allow for t political lynchings withy due process, any facts or evidence being heard, we do a disservice to this body in which we all serve. >> the house majority leader, re blican delegate, todd gilbert, had a negative reaction to fairfax's comment there's. he said, quote, that is the worst, most disgusting rhetoric he could have invoked. both women accusing the lieutenant governor ual assault have agreed to testify publicly. the scandal is involving
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three leaders. turning to the unprecedented summit the catholic church had on abuse. survivors are skeptical any real change will happen. they came upith a list of things catholics can do to help with the crisis. they handed out flyers to worshipers today. they are asking the vatican to institute a zero tolerance policy. f e any bishop and cardinal that has covered up the abuse of children. and the zero tolerance that is supposed to apply to priests, should apply to cardinals and bishops, as well. >> all of your children, including your adu children, if anything ever happened to them. >> every step that the church takes towards transparency is the right step. >> the vatican says pope francis will issue a new law to protect
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children and create a task force to help bishops deal with abuse claims. eight months after jordan mcnair died of heat stroke, students were invited to a fd riser. there was a huge turnout. the line went out the door and down the sidewalk. the foundation was set up by mcnair's parents. they want to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of heat stroke. many students who attended lldidn't know jordan perso but felt it was an important issue to support. >> it's a good thing for everybody build everybody up. >> we thought we would come out and support them and the family. >> 33% of the sales will go to the jordan mcnair foundation. since his death, the university has come under fire for its response. and looking at your other
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a lot of people talking about the academy awards. >> big stars presented at the oscars. john lewis received a standing ovation, as he took the stage there.du he intd "green book" which won for best picture. >> jose andress annoced the e mooma" which was nominated for best picture. the two were not the only magical moments on stage. ♪ in the shadow we're far from the shallow now ♪ >> lady gaga and bradley cooper singing "shallow" from the movie "a star is born." >> "green book" won best picture. olivia colman won for "the favourit"
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rami malek for "bohemian rhapsody." and mahershala ali won for "green book." a lot of good movies to catch up on. coming up, the return of "the voice." new season and new judge in the eagle's nest. new developments in the case of d.c.'s most famous feathered resident. why she's ditched the district r good
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and the rest of your work week forecast. spend all of that money on and plowoutt's out the door. this is a busy week for um president and his administration. the president is traveling to vietnam to meet with kim jong-un. this comes as his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, is preparing to tell all to congress in a marathon of meetings that will start tomorrow. susan mcnnis is here this morning. >> there's that and more. washington is in overdrive this week. the president leaves for hanoi for round two of talks with kim jong-un. the president saying last night, he sees a chance of denuclearization. as we know, there was no step towards that end after theast summit that happened, as you remember in singapore in june. the president is talking apt
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mi optimistically. no intelligence community member here believes in a north orea will denuclearize. meanwhile, this happens just a day before michael cohen is set to start testifying before congressional committees, three times this week. tuesdathrough thursday. wednesday's testimony will be made public. we'll be listening to that. lawmakers have questions for cohen, including why he submitted false teimony before the intelligence committee. all-eyes on the mueller report.t two years making. expected to be released in the coming days. democrats are pushing for that to be made public. >> susan, thank you. >> thanks, guys. new deta js in tsie smollett case. over the weeke the "empire" actor has evidence
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that chicago police department claim he paid two brotrs for the alleged attack is wrong. tmz obtained documents that one ys them was for training. the memo line sa five-week workout program, don't go. text messages between smollett and another bther appear to lay out a meal plan for smollett. smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct and has been written out of the "empire" script for the rest of this season d.c. police are trying to get a handle on a rash of car break-ins. >> the entire city is seeg a arp increase. wstin finch is live from d.c. police headquarterh the latest. justin, good morning. >> good morning. at's righ no driver can slack off here. d.c. police asking everyone to on alert, noting a rise in w car break-ins across d.c.,
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especially in upper northwest. we have d.c. police crime statistics here, showing that c theft from autmes are on the rise. especially in the 2nd police distrihere. look at these numbers. 213 break-ins from january 1st last year to this time last year. and you see the number stands at 21ar but this the number stands at in405. olice service area, 14 thefts from autos about this ti this year, the number has doubled. and just to show you howth seris has become, just a few weeks ago, in upper northwest, and sheppard park, there were almost 50 break-ins of cars in a single night. the bigertems that taken, small items like sunglasses. and then, we'll talk to a family igose minivan was broken into. and you be surprise where
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and when. >> justin, thank you. cherry blossom buds at the tidal basin here. it's too early to tell when the cherry blossoms will bloom this year. temperatures leading up to the bloom are the biggest indicator here. laak year, you remember the bloom date was pushed back, due to a cold snap, after a couple of warm days in february. >> i'm afraid that will happen with next week's weather, that you tell us will get colder again. >> there fine. the blossoms are fine until then get ted stages. february is warmer than march.
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that often causes a delay in the blossoms. my guess is, and this is speculation on mhe part, will probably come out a smidge rly. i would put my guess on the 25th of march. ece park service comes out with the official ft coming up in another two weeks. four things to know about the forecast. erous winds today. wind gusts 50 to 60 miles per hour around the city. high winds today, with as m as 70 miles per hour. the high wind warning is with all of the darker shaded counties here, froiathe pennsylv border to prince . william coun watch out for the winds today. winds are gusting to between 40 and miles per hour in manyca ons. winds will increase when the sun come s up. the issue is the wind and it
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will stayllhat way a day. 40 to 60 miles per hour, through 4:00 or 5:. and diminishing after the sun goes down. all being driven across the big stormp here in ontario. it's got the lake-effect snow machines turned on in a big way. windy for today. sunny and chilly tomorrow. temperatures chillier than week.ge for most of the our average high is 50. chance for a few drops late ursday night. and at least a chance, melissa, of a little snow start on friday morning, that should change to rain. >> kids will hear that word snow and do the dances. dickerson, 10 a comus road, tree down. as you look at 270the valueol headed southbound. normal there. we have a lot of treesan down d different issue s because ofhe weekend weather. after cabin john parkway, the righside is blocked because of a tree is down.
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same situation, bethesda. massachusetts avenue, blocking lanes. you canee the closure point with the purple on thep. ma billingsley, right side blocked by a new accident. another one in mclean. old dominio drive there. 66 eastbound, after nutley, a disabled vehicle. we learned tt jefferson county, west virginia, schools are on a two-hour delay. million s of people are turning to home dna test kits to unlock information about their health and family history. >> doreen gentzler has reaction a northern virginia wom who took three different tests and is sharing her story.
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>> reporter: it's a secret that julie's parents took to their grave. >> i was adopted at birth, but it was a family secret. t hat time, i was interested of having a child of my own. for that reason and others, i wanted to learn more about my ancestry and health hi >> reporter: with her adoption records sealed, julie turned to the at-home dna test kits for clues. she sent in a tube of spit. her results went into the database for locating possib matches. >> this chart shows each of my cousins chromosomes and where we overlap. >> looks like a lot. >> reporter: as julie pored over the strands of her family's dna, she tracked down more relatives and finally connected with her c biolal mother by phone. f >> tst thing she said to me was, i was 15 when i got pregnant. >> reporter: turned out her parentwere high school y.eethearts but they weren't ready to raise a b >> when i saw -- first saw a
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picture of my birth dad, that's when i knew it was real. >> that's not where this story s coming up tonight, the big edsurprise about what happ decades after julie's parents put her up for adoption and what the tests revealed about her ethnicity that changed everything she thought she knew about herself. that airs tonight at 5:00 an 6:00. good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. the prices at the pump are jumping. regular unleaded t $2.44 a gall gallon. ind.c., gas is averaging $2.55 a gaon. it's $2.35 in maryland. prices are 15 cents lower now than this time last year. with your business report, i'm frank holland. >> thank you, frank. the bald eagle drama at the earth conservation corps in southwest d.c. may be over. >> these are pictures of the wh
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empty neste liberty the gl had been staying. scientists say she left because she was stressed out. >> justice, her mate, disappeared two weeks ago. justice and liberty have raised eaglets in d.c. since 2004. but a second male bird namov aaron bird in. he moved on soon, too. another bird named m2. the next day, they left two eggs one in the nest without incubation for 12 hours. the eggs were unviable. >> i'm sad there's no eaglets cong out of this situation i thought more birds. to have >> i was hoping for a happier ending. still ahead, the nra sparked some controversy with the n release of a new articles magazine. and virginia's lieutenant governor tries to defend himself against acsations of sexual
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i' ueun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. some schools are opening late today. morgan, berkeley, mineral, grant, hardy and hampshire and jefferson county schools will open late today. now, let's check on your commute and. foreca melissa mollet is standing by with a look at theoads and your traffic. we begin with storm team 4 and chuck bell. >> i wonder why they would delay two the wind will get stronger after the sun comes up. it could be windier going to school two hours late. they're on two-hourla . get sleeping time for our kids in west virginia this morning. there's a high wind advisory for southern marand in the northern neck. this is a high wind warning for the d.c. area and everywhere north and west of there, towardses l
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