we'll show you how northern virgalia is rlying around our hometown team tonight. but first, tonight's top stories. i didn't care if i got hit. >> yeah. >> i didn't care. i had to make sure she was going to be okay. >> a baby girl is safe at home tonight after being kidnapped in broad daylight, and it's a thanks to the heroic efforts of two young women. as construction attack michael cohen's credibility, president trump's former fixer says he's ready to clear his name. americaning to let the people decide exactly who is telling the truth. plus, your skin exposed. we're working for you tonight with the surprising way you can slow down signs of aging. news 4 at 11:00 starts now. tonight we are hearing from the young women whose quick thinking may have saved a little girl's life. >> they rescued a baby dropped on a secrete corner by cerjackers. poell us the thieves stole the car while the baby's mother

was a inside gas station on mlk highway in sea pleant. >>he child was found safe about half a mile away at 57th and eads streets in northeast. news 4's jackie bensen has our story tonight. >> reporter: the alerts spread instantly through the sea pleasant police department. a dark gray che traverse with a baby inside was stolen from the valero gas station on martin luther king jr. highway. minutes later in the 5,600 block, brianna dunn and grace murray came running out of their office at dunn and sons funal service. w to looked out of the win see the vehicle speed off and leave behind a baby in a car nseat. >> wer run. >> yeah, we never run. >> we jumped over everything. >> yeah. >> flew down the steps. i probably missed five or six steps. >> she did

i thought she was superwoman. >> reporter: they were so worried someone harmed the little girl. >> her eyes were we were like, what's going on. once she got into the funeral home, okay, she was warming up. >> reporter: neither of the ntmen have children but they immediately went protective mode. >> the baby just loved on grace. >> reporter: unaware of the carjacking that hasust taken place, they were a little surprised by the response to their 911 call. >>othat's when we news that the baby was, you know, in a carjacking. and weere like, what? >> reporter: nbc 4 was there as officers responded to the h uneraome and grace herself carried the little one clinging to her o to a waiting police car to be taken back to the gas statio to be reunited with her distraught mother. >> i wanted to cry. for her. because at that point she had been wit us. it's been like, you know, 40 minutes. she wasd kin looking for her mommy. >> she kept calling for mom. >> she was starting to whine a little bit. you can only igine the trauma. >> what a relief.

jackie bensen reporting. some breaking we just got some new information about a man found dead inside bag near a bethesda bus stop on roa old georgetown police releasing these new pictures of items the man was including a necklace and a rosary and a grim reaper t-shirt. police tell us the vicm inis 20s or 30s is hispanic and had several tattoos. they're hoping that this can be helpful in identifying him. if you know anything, you're urged to call police. congress is set for a spectacle tomorrow. the president's former lawyer and so-called fixer is preparing tonight to testify in public. michael cohen says he's ready t talk to the american people and to clear his name. nbc's blayne alexander has a lo at what we can expect. >> reporter: day one done. michael cohen leaving his closed-door testimony before the senate intelligence committee. >> i reall appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear t record and to tell the truth.

>> reporter: cohen soon headed to prison, in part forng lyi to that committee during his last testimony. a source close to cohen tells began today's hearing with an apology. the committee' top democrat summarizing cohen's testimony with this. >> when this investigation started, i said it may be the st important thing i'm involved in ine my public lif in the senate, and nothing i haveh d today dissuades me from that view. >> reporter: republicans say cohen has lied before sois ther o reason to believe him now. the white house dismissing him as a disgraced felon and republican congrsman matt gaetz, an ally of president trump,g tweet to cohen, do your life and father-in-law know about yourds girlfri i wonder if she'll remain faithful when you're in sprison >> t is not witness tampering,nehis is witss testing. we have an obligation to test the truthfulness of the people e who come bef us. michael cohen is a known liar. >> reporter: for his ohpart, cen preparing for day two.

>> i'm going to let the american people decide exactly who is telling the truth. >> his own public testimony tomorrow before the house oversight committee. and that house oversight committee hearing begins at 10:00 tomorrow morning. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. >> as all of this gets under way tomorrow, y o can count news 4. we'll haveov liveage and an nbc news special report starting at 10:00 a.m. and in true d.c. fashion, bars across the city are opening up early so you can watch the hearing with youre bever of choice in hand. right now on the nbc washington isp, we have a l of where to go for that. just search "d.c. bars." well, no doubt president trump and his team are going to be watching all of the drama in washington he surrounding michael cohen from halfway around the world tomorrow. leon harris here at the live desk with live pictures we want to show you here coming in from hanoi, vinam, just ahead ofig another hh-stakes summit detween president trump and north korean prent kim jong-un.

it is now 11:00 -- just after 11:00 a.m. in vietnam. just moments ago president trump sat down to talk with the vietnamese president right aheat of the s with kim jong-un you see there. less than 12 hours from now, those two will be meeting for one-on-one talks, followed by what's being called a social dinner. experts warn kim can't be trusted when it comes to endins nuclear weap testing. >> let's recognize that kim giving up those nuclear weapons immediately is about the same chance as the mexicaing for the wall. >> the white house says that ridding north korea of its m nuclear weapon require a third summit. we'll be monitoring any and all developments that happen overnight. we'll have the latest for youow tomoorning beginning on "news 4 today" at 4:00 a.m. followed by the "today" show with live reports from hano m, over to you. >> leon, thank yoe the hoted today to block president trump's national

emergenc declaracaon. 13 repub voted with the democratic house majority. the senate now has 18 days to take up the measure. that vote is expected to be close. now, if the senate also votes to block the measure, president s expected to veto the bill. new tonight,e former v president joe biden talking w.20, saying he's very close to making a decision and that his family is pushing for him to hit the campaign trai >> we just had a family meeting with all the grandkids too, and there is a consensus that i should- they want -- they, the most important people in my life, want me to run. >> biden says he wants to make sure he can c fund thispaign on his own terms without the support of a super pac. a history lesson gone horribly wrong. last week we told y about an elementary school in loudoun county that decided to have a slave game as part

history month. it caused serious backlash, and tonight the naacp fired back bo before a schood meeting. news 4's shomari stone with the effort to stop this from ever happening again. it's been a rou black history month. >> reporter: loudoun county naacp president michelle thomas faith bers of the community stand against what they describe as racism in the loudoun countyl public sch system. >> it's been a black history month filled with deep hurt and >> repter: it came to light orpain. last week when ns 4 reported some teachers at madison's trust elemenucry school instrted students tpretend to be runaway slaves during an activity in gym glass for black history month. the naacp says the parents of a black studentne compl >> we come to dismantleut instnal historical racism that isnt rampa at lcps.

>> reporter: in a written statement, loudoun county public school's superintendent eric williams admits, quote, loudoun county is also a place where equity has proven a challeade for many d. we have struggled with inequities in student achievement gaps, dcipline disproportionately, underrepresentation of minority students in advanced programs and courses and the lack of a diversified teacher workforce. >> the loudoun county public school has been responsive, but those are words on a paper. >> reporter: this mother told the loudoun county school board about her daughter's experience in the classroom. >>en experienced consi microaggressions by teachers and administrators with regar to hehair. >> reporter: the loudoun county superintendent says the school system is in the process of makinges to address racism, cultural idensitivity inequity. he says teachers and administrators will be required to take mandatory implicit bias training. shomari stone, news 4.

a social media sexting scheme at a local high school exposed. a student at robinson high school told fairfax county police about a snapchat group which another student posted naked pictures of underage girls. a message in the group asks for ctures of female students from other fairfax high schools. detectives identified one underage victim but believe there are more. >>yld i w be all over that in a second and i would be trying to hunt down thee kids that oing it and talking to the parents. >> detectives have the name of the student who posted the pictures and three more students with access to the account. officers searched several cell phones and questioned multiple suspe suspects. so far no one has.ar chd. tomorrow the future of the peace cross in county will officially be in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. the 40-foot monument has been there for almost 100 years. soldiers who lost their lives in world war i, but

the america humanist association says that cross violates separation of church and state because it's on government land and maintained with tax dollars. supporters say it's a memorial, not a religious symbol, and should be allowed to stand where it is. >> it reminds us on a daily basis as we pass through here that people sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that we take advantage of every day. >> there is a sectarian religious symbol prominently on government land being paid for by taxpayers. >> the case goes before the high court tomorrow morning. justices have allowed for more than an hourguor nts. some of you may have been thering from your couch for virginia world troup featured on "worlds of dance." >> general electorate complicated the tricks in the west springfield dance team's routine. >> they earned 85 points, enough

to make it to the next roule. that's cald the duels. we all wan to look younger, but did you know your cell phone could be sabotaging your skin? >> research shows blue light emitting from your digital devices may be speeding up the signs of aging. next we're working for you with a digital detox. how to protect your skin without dramatically slashing your screen time. plus, nightmare on a train. mass skbr passengers trapped for more than 40 hours in a blizzard with no way out. plus, i'm trackin

before you reach for your smartphone or tablet, consider from blue light emitting your digital devices may not only be keeping you from getting a good night'ssl p, it may also be damaging your skin. >> the average american is actually using aor screen ten hours a day. >> reporter: it's the light you see but probably never think about. whether your sitting in front of a compur screen for hours at work or scrolling through instagram on your smartphone or mtching aie on your flat screen tv. blue light is everywhere. and new research suggests it uld be bad for your skin. >> our traditionalsc sunens have uva, uvb, full spectrum protection, but a lot of them bn't protect againste light. >> reporter: dermatologists say long-term exposure to l blueht

can speed up the signs of aging causing problemsith pigmentation, inflammation,ed collagen andness. but there are ways you can protect yourself. skin care companies like color science are starting to include blue light protection in the products. >> they also have some other things out there that protect against blue light, and that's the shields that you can put on your phonen andur screens. >> reporter: most smartphones also have a setting that can turn off blue light, which is better for your eyes and your skin. the bottom- line is this >> minimizing the amount of time that you're exposed to the tablet would bepf h or your smartphone. i think it's helpful for your skin, but it's also probably good for your mind a. >> aside from sunlight, digital reens are the most common source of blue light. there are also special glasses you can get to block out blue light to protect your eyes. but it'sot all negative.

blue light helps regulate our body's circadian rhythm, improves your memory, your mood and reaction times, too. >> i g wrinkles but my memory is on fire, you>> know. this story is what nightmares are made of, folks. nearly 200assengers tracked on an amtrak train for get this, almost 40 hours in the middle of a blizzard. that trip started up in seattle heading south through the pacific northwest untilt grinded to a screeching halt to avoid a tree that dropled ono the tracks. the train still had electricity, heat aoo fd. that ran out. passengers had to ration what they had. parents used napkins as makeshift diapers for babies. >> not knowingg how l we were going to be on there wasob prly the most frustrating part. >> reporter: amtrak apologized for the almost two-day delay. they promised to make it up t stranded passengers with refunds and other compensation. >> oh, my gosh, that would not

have been pleasant. >> not at all. >> you hear about cruise ships that's es like that, bu -- >> out in the middle -- stranded t there. >> right. >> nobody coming to get you. >> that's a friday night movie or something like that, you know? >> i know. i know. so we havee s more weather in our future? >> we really do. i mean, you know, pacific northwest has been hit extremely hard. parts of that area of seattle, just off to the west, they're talking some of the snowiest februarys ever out to the west. so l's bring somef that our way, right? sorry, i know some of you are th swing stuff at teen right now. >> no thank you. >> i apologize. it looks like march is goingffo startike a lion. that means much colder and much stormier pattern setting up. hey, we've seen a lot of storms so far thiscu year. ent temperature sitting at 40 degrees. winds out of the ntheast at 10 miles an hour. 31 3rtinsburg, in manassas.

we will struggle to reach these numbers all of next week. that's the kind of cold air 've got coming in here. not tonight, though. we're dry. we're goingo stay dry. we've seen so much in the way of rain, snow, sleet over the past couple of weeks, we need some dr we've got it right now. take a look at picture here, the larger picture. you've got one storm to the north. weak storm that will stay to the north. another weak system to the south. we're oight in the middl both. we are going to see more clouds during the day tomorrow, but all in all, not a bad looking wednesday. chilly around 34 degrees. by the time you're picking up the kids, 48 degreesuring the afternoon. so today we hit 53. that was quite nice with a lot of sunshine. tomorrow a little cooler and also more cloud cover so you probably need the jacket a little bit more than youd nee it today. this is the pattern. i just kind of showed it to you. milderown to theouth with storms to the south. colder to the north. storms to the norther we're right in the middle. what happens during the month of

march? yeah, here comes t cold. this changes the storm track, too, bringing storms our way a maybe even bringing storms up the coast. something that has reallyen not ha much at all this year. we still have more snow than philly, than new york, than boston, really amazing how much snow we've had in comparison to them. we're only an inch or two above average for theso whole s so far. they just haven't seen much. i do expect that pattern toan . it's going to change for us pretty drastically coming up f,rly next week. first 49 on your wednesday, 50 on your thursday. how about friday? what about friday morning? that's the next real chance for any snow. here's one computer model. 1:00 a.m., no problem, but here comes the snow. coming on in overnight. here is 5:00 a.m., snowing area wide just about right on through the early morning rush. fthen it's out here by around 8:00 in the morning. this is a quick-hitting event. i'm not expecting much from it, but we could see a little bit in the way of delays out there early friday morning. that's something we'ac be

ng for you. now as i said, comes in pretty quick? ah. how about another storm here? another possible storm here. another one there. look at thetemperatures, only in the 30s all the way through next week. not only the 30s, overnight low temperatures in the teens and 20s all next week, too. this is some january cold that we've got coming in here. so get ready for that. we are not quite done with nter. i thi the first week and a half at least of m bch is going on the colder side. >> okay. you warned us. >> yes. can you just warned me about thisarn blue light thing, doreen? >> you're not getting any younger, doug. >> warm nighttime is what you want on your iphone.ve yo got a blue light setting. >> i got mine. mine was pretty easy. >>r on y droid. >> show me how to do it. >> we will in the break. >> i'm scared now. the caps'fo strong prmance tonight, hey, itplhanges their tonight, hey, itplhanges their off ou tl

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nick, nick, we need a decision. these days we all feel a little anxious sometimes. but if you could see inside my mind; you'll find i go to my happy place. see if we let tensions run the show up here, then our bodies won't perform at their best out here. wait, aren't we going to the sound check? priorities. so i'm partnering with cigna, to remind you that how you're doing emotionally affects you physically. go for your annual check-up and be open with your doctor about anything you're feeling.

physically, and emotionally. body and mind cigna. together all the way. this is the xfinity sports desk >> all right. george, caps on fire tonight. >> yeah. sixthoals the night. >> that was cool. >> now it's time to go. it's go time now, right?

let's go. all right. the trade deadline has come and gone. the c itals now set for the stretch run after a couple of nice additions at the trade deadline. coming off a nice overtime win over the rangers, a game in which they scored six goals, they take the ice tonight against ottawa, playing their ninth game in 16 nights before heading bac out on the road in a four-game road trip. alex ovechkin, the capitals locked in for the final stretch. not a great start tonight. caps down 2-0, but here they come. alex ovechkin to tom wilson. he scores. great pas sets up wilson's 18th of the season. caps down 2-1. less than a minute later, caps back on the attack. o dmitry orlovver to lars eller and the tiger tickles the twine. eller's first goal in his last hane games. >> w >> caps come back to tie it at 2. caps in the power play. john carlson's drive misses. but firstsu you don't eed, try again. works for carlson. later in the period, capitals keep the pressure up.

bruce orpik's shot stoed but t.j. oshie puts it in. oshieh a nice little tap to send it home. two goals in the game for oshie. caps up 4-2. a few minutes later, the capitals turn it over,rett connolly with it. takes it wide to goal. first attempt, no. puts it in the back of the net the second. connolly's 16th goal,f the seas new career high. add the extra pot, win it 7-2 biggest the islanders loss. capitals now tied atop t metro division. >> we want to do it, we can do it. en's been you know, it's fun to play. we're going, we're a tough team to stop. we're getting there. i think guys are realizing we're getting closer. one more month here before the real deal starts. so we got to keep going, gotke ep building and playing well. >> to the court, 20th ranked virginia tech hosting third ranked duke. still no zion williamson, best player in thenation, out with a knee injurul cod have used him. second half, tech up two. backing dn the defender.

contact gets the bucket and one. game high 21 for him. hokies up 25. eback come the b devils. thelley-oop ties it at 70. duke on a 9-2 run to even this one. a few plays later, hokies doing work. kick out to ty outlaw, heck kno down the three. 20th ranked virginia techdu bea 77-72. th third straight time the hokies have beaten a top five team at home. all those wins, you ready, came on february 26the more yousp know. ng training rolling on for the nats down in florida. more important things happening at home. today nationals holding auditions for the 2019 bullpen cart drivers. those trying out had to drive a course in the shape of a" curly and avoid obstacles like teddy. doreen still waiting on her invite to try out. we did see her -- >> hey, i could do that.

i'd be good at that. >> she wasn practicing the parking lot earlier and now she's ready for the tryout. >> thank you. bush. didn't like that on >> no. we'l

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and finally, a monumental scene played out tonurhtg the washington caps game at the capital one arena. you saw se highlights. well, before the game a civil rights icon and the first ever african-american nhl player dropped the ceremonial puck.

it wasll part of celebrating black history month. congressman john lewis joined the nhl's first african-american player willie o'ree on center ice tonight. thousands stood for the two men. one who fought for injustices, a second paving the wayeror african-an hockey players in the league. >> sports h made an unbelievable contribution to the distance we've come, the progress we've made. if it hadn't been for sportsow don't here we would be as a nation and as a people. >> what an honor for fans tonight. and a memorable moment. two icons there. >> that's cool. wow. >> do you think they saw tiger tickling the twine? >> how did you get that out? >> they stuck around for the show. >> t takes some practice. >> quite a night. quite a night at the arena. >> it really was. they won a big win at that. that's going to do it for us. "tonight show" is next with tyler perry and wheezer.

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