korea. thennouncement was made an hour ago, after a a lunch and ceremony was abruptly canceled. >> the president prepares to return to d.c. without the deal he sought. add to his plate, the testimony from michael cohen, where he alleged that president trump commitd crimes while in office. we begin wit a check of your commute and your >>forecas. melissa mollet, has the commute news. let's start with chuck bell. chuck? >> yes? >> the snow commentary is a litter different than yey. >> yes. that's why we update the forecast every day. i can't tell- you i'll give you guys a forecast for every day of the month of march tomorrow and we'll see how that pans out. yikes. sunshine today. but yes, indeed. we've been tracking that little chance for snow on friday morning, which had been lookingn relatively t and thinner. now, it looks a little more likely that we will be dealing

with snow and cancellations for tomorrow schoolkids, you prayers may be answered. it's not all that cold now. a reasonable amount of sunshine, we should get up to the mid-40s for the afternoon highs. that changes as we get into the overnight hours tonight and into morrow morning. we'll update the snow map and the timing, which is the biggest issue of that snow tomorrow. it will be coming during the morning commute. >> lovely. a little gift from you to me. thank you, chuck. laurel, southbound b.w. parkway. we're not seeingig delays now. that's good. inis theict, outbound, work zone blocking all of the lanes. as we zoom out, look at the beltway. no work zones or problems on the beltway. gaithersburg here. this is the work zone we've been seeing for the pas couple of weeks. 270 nthbound here. montgomery village avenue, one lane getting by the work ne.

>> it's 4:02 now. breaking news this morning. i president trum headed back to d.c., after walking away from the second summit with kim jong-un. >> the summit came to an abrupt end overnight, after negotiations to denuclearize north korea the press secretary released this statement, the two leaders discussed various ways to dvance denuclearization and economic-driven concepts. no agreement was reached at this time. but their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future. prident trump and mike pompeo had a press conference an hour ago, saying that sanctions were really the sticking point to the summit. >> basically, they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety. and we couldn't do that. w the willing to denuke arg portion of the areas we wanted. ouldn't give up all of the sanctions for that.

we'll continue to work. and we had to walk away from that particular suggestion. >> the press conference lasted about 40 minutes. about 24 hours ago, the two leaders shook hands in front ofl the president trump says he is not committing to a third summit with kim jong-un. secretary of state mike pompeo, is hopeful that the two leaders will meet again soon. a racist, aliar, a conman and a cheat. during his congressional testimony yesterday, michael cohen calle his former boss, president trump, all those things and more. he alleged tha the president knew about roger stone's suspected collusion with julian assange. and he says he believes that president trump knew about the trump towereeting with russians during the 2016 campaign. even more damning, heays president trump committed crimes after he was elected to office. >> make sure i understand. donald trump wrote you a check out of his personal account,

while he was serving as president of thest unitees of america, to reimburse you for hush money payments to miss clifford. is that what you are telling the american peopl today? >> yes, mr. chairman. >> it was a wild day of testimony, to be sure. but it's not over yet. cohen will testify again today, this time behindlosed doors. scott macfarlane. >> reporter: good morning. michael cohen appears before the use intelligence committee and this time, no cameras allowed. it willappen behind closed doors.st very differenterday, when there were so many cameras, swarming as mr. cohen appeared before the house oversight

committ committee. and mr. cohen was asked about payments me to "the enquirer." and they defended michael cohen against republican criticisms h was a known liar and was po aibly seeking book deal. does any of this feel a litece like a sptacle? >> i think the republicans are trying to make it look that way. >> i think there's probably a lot of people in america who are startled to get in inside glimpse on how the trump operation is operating. >> reporter: we will likely see mr. cohenac app the office buildings today. cameras will be staked out outside. this mig be the lastime we see him before he reports to federal prison, mid-spring. on capitol hill, scott macfarlane, news 4. mr. trump addressed the cohen testimony. he called cohen a liar. but he was impressed that cohen said he had seen n collusion

with russia. >> i was impressed he i said, didn't see this or -- at didn't say he said no collusion. i was a little impressed by thou. he have gone all-out. he only went 95%,ea in of 100%. >> the president said he thought the timing of the testimony was unfortunate, bei that he was in vietnam. check out the "today" show for theatt from vietnam and on michael cohen's testimony. the metro board is considering whether to change hours for the rl rvice. >> a montgomery county transportation official tells "the washington post," there is a proposal for metro to open at 5:30 on weekdays and close at midnight. that's a 30-minute slide from what tins are now. metro reduced operating hours in 2016, as a long-term maintenance and safety progress.

officials say the project has made progress but the shorter hours khould bet for another year. federal officials agree and threaten towithhold $1.5 billion in transportation fundingc.or d. maryland and virginia, if the longer hours are restored. d.c. mayor bowser is supporting the old schedule. lawmakers speculate e chnological bugs could placed in cars as they are manufactured. there's many other ways toack a railcar. metro says it wants congress tou enacter laws and enforcement on cars made overseas. an argument led to a deadly shooting in northwest d.c. an argument broke out. one man left the group to get a gun. when he returned, he shot and killed a man described in his

late teean or early 20s. rrest has not been made. d.c. police has arrested a man who is accused of murder and shoong an elementary schoolteacher in the face. tyree irving killed a man in broad daylight last month. this happened just blocks away from the metro station. police say irving shot a d.c. fourth grade math teacher last week. he was struck by a stray bullet and was wounded in the hands and face. irving was arrested on tuesday. this morning, a massage therapist is accused of a woman inappropriately. montgomery county police say there could be other victims. he worked at hand and stone massage and facial spa. he touched a woman inapprop.ately last decemb customers say they are relieved he's been edarre >> i'm glad he was caught. i hope his brought to justice.

>> police say johnson also ge ked as a private mas therapists out of people's homes. six firefighters are covering after battling a fire in east baltimore. the fire started in the basement and quickly spread. the fefighters are all expected to be okay. maryland students are plantng a walk to push for stricter gun control laws. last year, thousands of local studentsd wal out of class to protest the deadly high school shooting in parkland, florida. our news partners say that the student-led group is encouraging march 14th. leave classarly on they will meet at the white house and will march to the capitol after a moment ofnc si for each of the 17 parkland victims. perhaps lost on all of the other action on capitol hill, house democrats passed a bill requiring backgrod checks on all commercial gun sales, that includes gun shows and the internet. the bill faces an uphill battle

in the senate. latertoday, the house democrats will propose a second bill they pe will attract bipartisan support. that wound ex the review period of background checks from three days to ten. jared ramos will appear in court. he is accused of killing five employees insid "the capital gazette" newspaper. they say he held a grudge after they published an article about a harassment conviction. he has pleaded not guilty. chris gordon will be at the hearing today. you can follow him on twitter forhe latest. this morning, maryland's governor joins a growing list of leaders calling f degate la sanity to resign. >> she used a racial slur to refer to a predominantly african-am ican district in prince george's county. larry hogantw ted, any public official should do the right thing and step down.

listani apologized for her comments this week. she referred to a candidate as havingig campad in an "n" word district. prince george's county executive said her words require more than an apology. >> we think she should resign. anybody would agr that person who goes to work and ex-spouses the views she did, should be fired. >> she apologizes for using the hurtful word. n>> coming up, a look at amazon's p for the new building. and cracking down on fake reviews. how to spot the difference between genuine feedback and imposter posts. thursy is going toe off to a nice and quiet start. temperatures are in the 30s this

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dog at walter reed. he will bring comfort to shows of warriors that are at the ngdical center every day. >> he will be bg good cheer and good spirits. the president's dog coming to visit you in yourospital bed, that will get your attention. >> we should note, it was president bush's wish to have sully sent to walter reed after he died. >> i know. even in his last moments, doing something to help support veterans. that's a wonderful gesture. >> once the f ast dog,ays the first dog. he gets to wear the crest and everything. full benefits entitled therein. we've had a chance all week. t i feel lik chances are increasing. >> they are. >> a couple of days o, looks promisinging. today, they are right back on us here for a chance for an accumulating snow. about this time tomorrow morning. not going to be a big blizzard.

but the timing of it, you know how we are around here a couple of inches of snow coming down dung the morning commute. the school delays and cancellations will be a likelihood for tomorrow. i don't make that call. thank goodness. it will be a significantly high chance for some delays and some cancellations for your tfriday. rinow, it's a cold start. nowhere as cold as we've been. 30s to around 40 degrees now. not much of a warm-up coming today. north winds, 10 to 15 miles per hour. bringing that ever-colder air in. sunshineill be on the chilly side for today. it is far up to our north for now. there's the moisture on theh. so and on the northern end, st. louis, southern missouri, southern parts of illinois. that's coming down in sleet fashion now. sunshine for today. here come the clouds night. by midnight, yes, indeed. anot/sr raw line will be somewhere just south of the washington area. we could haven accumulating

snow around town. higher amounts, north and west, as usua andower amounts, potentially, hardly enough to coat the grouped for southern ryland, northern neck and fredericksburg. from the d.c. metro northward, a high likelihood. we should be cloudy a off and on showers. we will recover into the low 40s tomorrow. but again, that chance for a little ugliness on saturday. saturday afternoon into sunday morning, will be the driest part of the weekend. by sunday afternoon and evening, rain coming b in the picture here. latest on the snow chances, i'm putting the finishing touches on our snow forecast map. there's the five-d outlook. really chilly weather here, starting next week. next week will be downright frigid. >> i know. i will have to bring the long sleeve, the sweater dresses back out.

laurel, southbound b.w. a crash on the right side. that's hanging around. there's no delays as you head southbound. on 270, montgomery village avenue, northbound and southbound, one lane by t work zone in each direction. that should be wrapping up soon. outbound, work zone blocking all lanes there. as we zoom out, no work zones on the beltway. inner loop, outer loop,ng rol along quite nicely. >> thank you. thisewweek, 4 has been looking at dna testing. >> it can help you find lost family members and get a better picture of your health. pbut can it your privacy at risk? and tune in for "ellen" today. it airs at 3:00. and stick aro for news 4 at 4:00. 4:00. ht'll be rig

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you're watching news 4 today. >> well, the least surprising news you will read today,er resear say people living in hawaii are the happiest out of any state in the u.s. >> makes sense. >> this is the seventh time that hawaii has topped the happiness and health index. wyoming, nevada and utah round out the top five. west virginia came in as the least happiest state. virginia was ranked 27th.as maryland 32nd.

>> not a great showing for our area. >> no. that's unfortunate. >> too bad. >> i like living in virginia. didn't say anything about d.c. >> i was saying, i like living in d.c. it's not included because it's not a state. that's too bad, too. the last couple year home dna test kits have becomeeally popular. >> they offer insight into your heritage. but the information can land in the wrong hands. nbc's doreen gent gentzler tells us more. >> reporter: the results may impact your life insurance coverage someday. family intrigue led larry to bus ife a dna test kit for the holidays. >> she's been interested in genealogy. >> reporter: the $99a test uses a saliva sample tounlock

yourlineage. this test was supposed to be fun. but the ciosity twisted to suspicion when they read the fine print. by taking the test, they were giving ancestry, a quote, perpetual, royalty to use their dna. >> that phrase, per patch waper royalty-free. >> reporter: genetic companies cannot use that information against you for health insurance or a job. but that does not apply to life insurance or long-term care insurance. and the law are constantly changing. still ahead, a closer look other potential threats including hackers and pharmaceutal companies that are buying your dna information for their research. that's coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. right now, coming up, a new

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thanks mr. lee! now there's no such thing as too close. yes, there is. no, there's not. yes there is. no, there's not! okay.lg all-new e total. do more for your whole mouth. news 4 today begins with breaking news. >> it was a very interesting two days. it actually was a productive two days. sometimes you have to walk. >> breaking overnight, summit cut short. president ump is returning to washington early, after walking away from a meeting with north e korea's l without a deal. we've been following the latest

out of that meeting with north korea and working 4 you to breakdown what happened. good morning,everybody. >> we'll get right back to the breaking newsn just a moment. first, we're helping you start your thursday. melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads. >> and we'll start with chuck bell with a forecast. >> today is the last day of meet logical winter. meteorological spring starts tomorrow on march 1st. and snow chances are increasing for thest day of meteorological spring. right now, temperatures in the 30s in the suburbs to around 40 downtown. we had cloud cover overnight. we'll be left with sunshin for today. you have all day to get done what you need to get dwie out interference from mother nature. however, for tomorrow, an increasing chance, 80% chance for snow on your friday morning comm probably going to be several inches of snow, as well, especially from the washington area, points north and west.

school delays and c