before you hit the snooze button, y may want to hear why sleeping in on tay weekend m cause your belly to bulge. news4 at 4:00 starts right now. b newins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we come on the air once again on a friday with a weather alert mah roaringn with a mess of wintery weather. >> talking rain, snow, freezing rain and a winter storm for sunday stay tuned right here, doug kammerer is standing by with a forecast that is going to impact everyone this weekend. we're going to begin this afternoon with breaking news coming in right now. an 11:00-year-old girl charged in connection with the death of a baby in prince george's county. >> polic say the 1-year-old victim had been left in the otasr child's care weekend and died yesterday at the hospital. let's get to cory sth who drives us live in maryland. w coryt happened here? >> reporter: pat and leon, just tragic all around. that 1-year-old boy's name is

paxton davis. we have some pictures that we want to show you while we explain exactly police say happened to him. according to investigators, thel 11-year-old gdmitted to assaulting paxton on sunday morning when her mother t left run some errands. sunday afternoon an ambulance pearl led to a home on drive in suitland, where they found paxton with severe injurieso his upper body. the baby boy was taken to a d.c. hospital where for several days he fought to survive. sources tell usarhe 11-ld is not related to paxton but their families do know each other. investigators would not say how long the two were alone together and are still trying to dermine a motive in this case. >> it is clear from the beginning the injuries that paxton suffered were notte cons with normal play of a

1-year-old. i don't know what motive there would be for an 11-year-old to intentionally inflict iuries on a 1-year-old. >> that 11-year-old girl is being held in a juvenile detention center, being charged with first degree child abuse. we asked detectives if her parents would be facing any charges, they wouldn't comment. i just got off the phone with paxton's mother, they are absolutely heart broken we hope to hea from them when they gete home l today here in brians road, maryland. let's go to another breaking story inrince george's county. let's bring in erika gonzalez. two peopl found shot on suitland parkway, what do we aow? >> this hoot in broad daylight and a major stretch of roadwa we have vid to show you from the sne on suitland parkway.

police say two peopleere shot inside a vehicle, it sounds like they'll survive the injuries. who opened firend why that's now being investigated by u.s. park police. of course, this has the potentia to cause a big traffic mess on friday outside, outbound is now closed at nailer road. thank you, erika, keep us posted. to the weather alert. seems the entire area saw a wintery x of rain, sleet or snow or perhaps all three. we found themeretreatment s to work on the roads, but there were s se slipperyts out there. > it wasn't as bad as we were fearing. frederick county also got a wintery mix. schools there opened after a two-hour long delay. >> now another storm is moving in tonight and doug is tracking a bigger storm for sunday. so, doug, you got a lot to talk about.

>> that storm system moved out earlier this morning. r snowfall map perfect for that storm earlier this morning. now we're talking about rain, sleet, and snow for some of us. look at the radar right now. you can see thein rainm its way into parts of northern virginia, notice alonghe blue ridge, this will be elevation driven for freezing rain. you can see the rainmaking its way into fauquier county, even the d.c. metro area. over the next couple hours this rain moves in. look how much rain. there is heavy rain associated with this. we are looking at one nasty friday night for sure. it's over for tomorrow and then we're talki b ager storm. here we go tonight, a winter weather advisory in effect through tomorrow morning for frederick county, washingn county, all of west virginia here, just to the west of the blue ridge. ice is going to be a big issue for higher elevations and i expecting snow in these areas tonight.

we'llake y region by region and show you what to expect tonight. a winter storm watch in effect, heavy snow possible sunday into monday.ed snow cov roads and yes, delays possible on monday. we're talking ay pre big snowstorm for areas to the west. we'll have much mor on that. even snow in the d.c. metro area. we're here for the next three hours breaking it down for hayo >>s a lot. thanks, doug. stay on top of the weekend's winter weather by checking the nbc washington app any time. all of our storm team 4 weather alerts go straight to your phone. a suspect in ap month's long crime ayree, police a boy has been targeting stores and gas stations that sell cigarettes and vapingproducts. lie carey joins us live from a he hitn in mcclain that twice with a story you'll onlyy see on news4.

>> reporter: this is mclain cigars, it was the first business hit back in september. it is a high-end cigar store, it has humidors tha run into the thousands. but this burglar went for the cigarettes and a few cheap lighters. why you because he's just a kid. he's only 13 years old. at first glance this security camera video seems to capture a kid out for a bike road. only police say this criminal had a plan. this photo shows what happened next, he busts out the glass in the garage door. once inside he began sma hing wh thought was the security system. then he casually walks to the cigarette rack and after f examining packs, grabs only the camels. a week later a repeat performance here. this employee asked weho not his face. >> chopped up some wires in the

back. >> reporter: from september until january it happened over an oover again in the middlef the night, at least seven stores with tobacco and vaping products hit, some multiple times. >> he came from this door, broke this door, came in here. >> reporter: at mcclain cigars more security video showing the teenuy passing the expensive items, his flashligh leading him to the cigarettes which he loads into the backpack, it was the stolen cigarettes that brought his downfall. a one saturda few weeks ago, an custod spotted students smoking, he caught onee that g up names. that led the name to the lice, a 13-year-old boy. >> now that i find out it's a minor, i feel sorry for his parents. >> 13 years old. >> that is really shocking.

solutely shocking. >> reporter: now this teenager, who also happensbe t a russian national faces nine juvenile petitions or he appeared in juvenile court yesterday and was released on court ordered super vision, we stopped by his house here but there was no answer at the door. >> what a story. >> have to agree with that gentleman. absolutely shocking. if you take the bw parkway you are going to want to listen up. starting tomorrow a stretch of the parkway is going to have a lower speed mit, just 40 miles an hour. th national park service lowered the speed limit between routes 197 and 32 to make the area safer for drivers and work crews in the region. is stretch of the parkway is in need of pavementepairs whic crews are trying to complete. a complete repaving project is set for the fall of 2019. it didn't take much sno to

create dangerous driving conditions on the beltwa maryland state police say this morning's weather may have krintkrint contributed to a debtly crash that shut down the beltw for hours. one of the passengers in the suv has died. the driver of the tractor-trailer is okay. semaryland's h of delegates has voted to raise the minimum wage to $15. this calls for several seincr 15er the next six years hitting the mark by 2025. aypporters it'll help people meet their basic necessities. civil rights leader are demanding the resignation of maryland state delegate who admitted to using a racial slur. this comes a day after mary ann lisanti was censured by her

colleagues. she's apologized but said she's no going anywhere. >> tracee wilkins has been following this story she has the latest on this fallout. >> reporter: minority groups from across marylandor calling mary ann lisanti to step down. >> we feelha strongly our representative, delegate hlis santeehould resign. >> reporter: today people called ner her to step down. they were joi by a number of aders from civil rights and minority organizations around maryland, including the black caucus. >> now she's saying i didn't say it. to me she sounds likeer govr ralph northam. >> reporter: last n maryland general assembly voted to censure her after she admitted to using the n word t en describing a predominantly african-american p prince

george's county. she said she's not stepping down she hadhis to s last night. >> would you like to apologize to the people of pritye george's co >> i have. i've issued an apology to them. >> would you like to apologize again? >> i have written a formal ology, yes, i have. >> reporter: why there are more callfor her to be expelled, the house is making it clear they have done as much as they can in this sittion becau she has not done anything criminal. in annapolis, tracee wilkins news4. new at 4:00, ryan adams tour is cancelled, after several women accused the singer song wryer of sexual abuse. adams' next album was suppose to be released april 19th, that was also recently cancelled. seven women accuse adams of abuse, includingis ex-wife and a fan who said she was 15 when

adams had an inappropriate nversation with her. flood victims in northern california are returning t their homes but the recovery could take months. people have been forced to use kayaks and canoes to get around theirwn neighborhoods. one man drowned trying to get to his home where three children were trapped inside. officials say the river does t flood oftenre but it hasn't gotten this high in the past 25 years. back here on this sidef the country, winter is hanging on strong. >>ea storm4 tracking snow, rain, and cold temperatures to start the new month off, and oere's a lf changes to keep track of for the weekend. doug and amelia have you covered coming up next. aeckoning for michael jackson. the pop bsuperstar'sthers coming to his defense. we're working for you as big

companies slash store counts.

wee back. continuing to track rain moving in right now. and the chance for snow this weekend. a lot of things in play with our forecast. doug and amelia are back in three minutes. here's a term you may not have thought about or said recently. retail apocalypse.f

some your favorite retail chains are saying the end is near and announcing massive othing. >> talking about gap, jc penny and victoria's secret closing hundreds of stores. let's get t susan hoganwho's working the story. we have all shoppedt these stories they are in just about every mall in america, over the past 48 hours, all three retailers announced they are closing some of their underperforming stores. the gap is closing 230 stores over the next two years, and will actually spin old navy off into its own y.comp old navy has been doing better financially over the years the break up allows the retailer to continue offer the customer lower .pric gap will beef up its online presence. jc penny announced it will close 18 department stores this year, they've als stopped selling major appliances and furniture

in all of its. stor that took effect at the end of february. and vtoria's secret will close 53 stores this year after announcing this week that its same store sales fell during the holidays. these announcements will bring the number of planned store closures in the retail industry this year to well over 4,000. back to you. >> sounds like a -- that's got to be awful. thank you, susan. >> thank you, susan. if wintery mix was a store, that's one i'd like to see go out of hasiness. put out of business. > shut it down, doug and amelia. >> we have so much over the next 48 hours. we saw a storm overnight last fnight, sleet and snow, hnch to an inch to the northwest of d.c. we have the rain moving innd tonight,ome areas could see snow tonight. and then dasunday. >> s is interesting. this is a massive storm system. the computer model coming in

colder, we're talki about impressive snowfall amounts there. >> overnight tonight it's all out the rain. you see the rainmaking its way into fauquier county, the rain moving in. notice wheree have the mix. this is only at elevation here where we he some areas of freezing rain. nothing around d.c. just yet. a couple of showers. that rain will continue to move in. heavy rain at times, making its in here, you can see the area of j low pressurt not north of raleigh, that moves our way and sets up for a nasty night tonight. 6:00 already into the d.c. ar, heavier rain back to the west. what happens, rainn d.c., this is 8:00 p.m. tonight, guys. heavy rain along the i-95 corridor. that's a nasty, steady o rainn a friday. look to the nogeh, town, frederick, winchester, around leesburg to the north,his is

snow, may mix with some sleet, but snow for the most part and it sticks around as snow through 11:00. we maybe get a break around the d.c. area but sticking around to the north where we are expecting some accumulating snow out of this. by 2:00 a.m., snow to the north, rain to the south. this will be accumulatg snow in the zones. here's what to expect in the city. rain heavy at times, take the coat and the umbrella, you will need both tonight, over by tomorrow morning. here's a winter weather advisory, over towards winchester, martinsburg, through tomorrow morning for freezing rain at higher elevations, 1 to 2 owches of especially for you folks near martinsburg, hagerstown, a that's just one storm. >> the national weather service hasd already iss a winter storm watch with the second

storm on sunday for the counties in blue.ff this goes intot sunday morning and runs through monday morning. this is frederick county in toryland as well as washi county, back tough winchester and frederick county and virginia, and into the panhandle of west virginia. possible, later i the day on sunday, this is going to lead to snow-covered rds and delays i think monday morning. uture weather, 10:00 a.m. on sunday, snow moving into parts of winchester, everybody else dry so you can get out sunday morning for church no problem. by the midday hours seeing rain and snow in spots. look at the rain/snow line setting up just to the north of the district. mainly rain d.c. area south, sn up to the north and west. this is 5:00 p.m. on your sunday night. the evening hours, we're seeing rain in the entire d.c. metro area, snow into frederick and loudon county. as we head into thevernight hours it's raining almost area wide at dnight.

snow and rain taper off early monday morning, dry by about 6:00 or 7:00 a.m., but we're moing to see impressive accumulations, fothing in the district to a coating to an inch in parts of montgomery, fairfax. but northern frederi county in maryland back around hagerstown into parts of west virginia and far western maryland could see 4 to 7 inches. we think those tottts might be a bit higher for the airs in purple. hagerstown we wouldn't be surprised to see 8 or 10 inch of snowfall. >> we'll watch this closely. around the d.c. area a littleir colder moves in with the system we could have snoaround us that would be on sunday. tomorrow is the day to get out for the weekend, if you want to get out, 53 degrees. we're looking at cloudy skies,

mostly cloudy to all clouds acss the area. monday tuesday, wednesday, thursday, cold especiaisy for ime of year. 32 for a high on another chance of rain or snow next friday and we're storm watching again for next weekend. stormy pattern first weef march. >> going to keep you busy. us too as well. thank you, doug and amelia. th he is onee biggest cultural ins the world has ever seen. and this weekend michael jackson is back in the spotlight. >> the gut wrenching documentary about two of his alleged survivors and jackson's brothers coming to his defense. plus we take you to a cat

an explosive controversial documentary about pop music legend michael jackson airs this weekend. >> hbo's "leaving neverland" two men accuse the superstar of seally molesting them when they were children. >> natalie morales has scene the film. >> it's a hard one to watch.

we've heard so much about it, it finally airs ts sunday and nday, in it two gentlemen reveal details about theiral ged moll lest station by michael jackson when they were st kids. michael had always denied any inappropriate behavior with children. he has never been found guilty of any charges. i watched the entire docuntary, it's four hours long, it is jarring, it is shocking, it is going to rock people to the core.those who l l jackson, those who are not sure how to feel about it. it's something a lot of people need tse watch bec you need to ask yourself, this is told from the lens of the alleged abuse victims. you have to figure out whether you choose to believe them or not. it is graphic, very detailed, to the point where descriptions are very hard to take. but it also raises a lot of questions about our celebrity worship and our cultu and how people are able to turn a blind eye when things like this were

happening in front of everybodye rtedly in plain sight. again, all allegedutjackson's family as you know is fighting this film. they filed a $100 million lawsuit against hbo. but of course hbo isticking with their plan to air it sunday. and everybody about it on monday. >> every review i read said the same thing, i will change what you think about michael jackson and his legacy. >> it's going to be hard for people to watch. >> thank you, natalie. ahead a lawia in virghat has a woman flabbergasted. >> why loudon county's chairwoman saidts she w everyone to stop calling her chairman. >> we tell ourselves sleep is

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so here we are at the start of meteorologicalspring, you're talking rain boots and shovels again. >> actly. night is one storm then we have another bigger storm coming up on sday int early monday. a lot going on. and then it just get really, really cold. not what you want to hear. >> not at all. w. let's show you what's happening right this is big time rain moving in over the next couple hours, you can see the rain through northern virginia -- see ya,

pat. as we make our way through the next couple days we'll see the chance for snow through sunday. here's the rain. back to the west, this is freezing rain now and sleet back around winchester, around some of the higherio elev. you can see the moisture moving in. it's a lot ofmoisture. it's going to be a soaker tonight for tesure. a w weather advisory in effect forwn hagers frederick, martinsburg, everyone around i-81 and the blue ridgeu th tomorrow morning. the reason is for snow tonight and ice. ou could see a little bit of snow, one to two inches i think around hagerstown andfrederick. a winter storm watch for sunday to monday, this areak could p up 4 to 7 inches of snow. we'reoing to talk much more about this. we're breaking it down for you. we have a lot to talk about. winter now has a firm grasp on the first full weekorf march. much on this, i'll see you

back here in 10 minutes. i'm erika gonzalez back with breaking update on that shooting on suitland parkway. we are now being told the male driver who was shot died, initially police told us that the two individuals were in -- had suffered nonlife threatening nowe learning that a female wejuries. passenger, who was also shot, is in stable condition. u.s. park police say the car was hit with bullets around 2:00 is afternoon on the suitland parkway. who fired theshots, why? that's all being investigated. he traffic impacts at this hour aremajor. the backups are continuing to build at this hour. you know, there are certain laws on the books that some consider to be a bit outdated. loudon county's chairman phyllis

randal believed that to be the case of her title, chairman. but when one delegate pushed for a more inclusive change on her behalf he was surprised b the outcome. david culver plains. >> reporter: when phyllis randal was elected loudon county board chairman in 2015 she had plans for the county but seemed unsure about one thing, her title. >> my name. phyllis j. randall. chair -- chair -- reporter: watching the clip more than three years later she laughs. thinking whenalhe cled herself chair randal, chairwoman or chairperson it would be no problem, but it the only state approved title when signing off official document is chairman. when david reed proposed changing the law to include chair or chairperson, it got voted down by five n. >> five men just told me that i

don't have the option of legally being called chairwoman. >> reporter: as first reported, she was told theeg des against the chains were concerned this would restrict free speechou because that be required to call the county executive a specific term. >> i'm a woman, i'd like to b called chairwoman if i chose to legally. that's it. >> in the space of things, this is notrt that ant. >> reporter: randall initially did not d want tll on the vote, telling me she has bigger issues to focus on, but does acknowledge she wants it changed. >> the fact men can call themselves chairman, but i have to call myself chairman also, it's silly. >> reporter: randall has a simple solution. >> they call me chair randal. when y see me on the street, in the grocery store, please

call me fphyllis. >> that's a head scratcher, officially. maryland one step closer to banningtyrofoam in thentire state. ae state senate gave preliminaryroval to the state-wide ban that would allow the government to fine businesses $250 per violation if they continue to use styrofoam. manycounties, including montgomery, pnce georges and anne arundle county have their own band. >> it's terrible for the environment. it breaks up into small pies, it gets on our roadways and in our water ways. mammals eat it and our fish eat it and then we eat the fish. so we get those toxins inside our sself-s. >>ilar bill is pending in the house of delegates, if

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temperature cycle. so it's easier to calculate seasonal stats especially for like agriculture, trying to keey track or crops, things of that nature. as we talk about astronomical spring this is in regards to the position of the earth to the sun. this is when we have the equinox, where we have equal length of day and night when the sun is directly over the equator. so the spring ecc-knox happens on march 20th. for now we are in storm team 4 weather alert mode as we track more snow across the area igd barely any of spring except for the moderate tree pollen. >> when can we stand an egg on its >> that's a myth. there is nothing to that. i thinks i better thing to go is maybe red sky at night sailor's delight. red sky in the morning, sailors

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i'm erika gonzalez if you ue just joining us let's get you caught with four things to know. an 11-year-old girl is facing charges in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy.y

o on news4, a 13-year-old boy is suspected in a rash of store burglaries in northern virginia. police say his targets werend storesas stations that sold cigarettes and vaping products. he's accused of hitting seven stores over the past five months, some of them several times in >fact. a stretch of the bw parkway has a lower sped limit come tomorrow, lowerhepeed limit from 5'11 3/ to 40. get ready for wenasty weatheend. we've got another round of rain moving in tonight and then we are tracking a big storm for sunday. doug and amelia are back in two minus with an update to the forecast. leon and pat, back to you. if you're planning to do your taxes this weekend, we have some news that might be very

welcome for you. you may not be hit as hard by the new tax law as you thought. >> new information released from the irs shows refunds are climbing. susan hon is working for y with what you need to know. susan. >> music toll of our ears for sure. a couple of weeks ago we warned you that early filers were seeing smaller refunds this year and in some cases owing money for the first time. now four weeks into the filing season things are looking up. according to theirs, the average refund check is just er $3,100, that is up 1.3% from last year. 47.7 million returns have already been processed this year. th fewer than this time last year. now this is the first time we are actually submitting our returns under the tax cuts and jobskct which t effect last year. the overall nearly doubled the standard deduction and put a cap ontate and local tax

deductions, some taxpayersho did not adjust withholdings are ecen smaller refundsse they are getting a little smaller in each paycheck. if you do owe this year you need to take actio now to avoid a big tax bill next year as ll. a tax expert can help you figure it all out. it isus confing. back to you guys. >>t yes,is. thank you, susan. doug, you're on standby, what is going on with the weather? weing back in time. >> yeah, this is january. it's amazing what'sg,happen the january weather moving in with a mix of rain, snow, sleet, ice. we saw it earlier today, we'll see it tonight and on sunday. and sunday is going to be a big snow maker for areas north ands >> is it going to stick? >> absolutely. this is a big storm up towards frederick, hagerstown.t

look, i wo show you what we're dealing with right now. it is mostly all rain. you notice the pink, that's wheree have concerns for areas of ice, mostly for areas at elevation, watch out in those regions. through parts of north earn virginia seeing that rain come down w. notice it through fairfax county, around the manassas area p. heavy rain right there. if you have loved ones coming down on 66 or 95, it's a mess out there ando will continue be one. as we move through the overnit hours, loo what's coming. we have more in the way of rain comi and more of the mix too of ice and ice is a big concern at higher elevations. watch this, frederick, hagerstown, martinsburg, is not rai for you, it is snow. this could be as far south as parts of upper montgomery and upper howard county here back to the west to parts of loudon county, frederick county virginia, all r tn downthe south and continu g throughout the overnight hours. so a mess, mess, mess throughout

the night tonight. that's why we have the winter weather advisory towards the west. does not include d.c. or montgomery county or loudon county. the rereason,ing rain at higher elevations, a coating to .2 inches of ice. and 1 to 2 inches of snow, especily towards the hagerstown area, north of frederick.s amelia, i going to get a lot rougr for those same areas on sunday. >> they can't catch a break in frederick county and washington county in maryland. you guys are under winter storm watch starting sunday morning running through monday morning. it's in effect for heavy snow in the forecast. it's going to lead to snow covered roads and delays, potentially even cancellations. i'll take you zone by zone. this is what you can expect on sunday. i'm starting with our d.c. metro zone, washington, arlington,

ncalexandria, p william, and montgomery countys. you'll have rain on s moving in, between the mid-morning and midday hours. some rain is going to move in, bethesda, germantown, rockville, for the most part we're thinking a coating to around an inch, that inch would be likely around the gaithersburg and damascus ea with barely any snowfall in as like cast for a alexandria and down towards the camp springs area. as we move to the western zone, from 2 to 5'11 3/4" inches in frederick, maybe even more, to to 2-4 in leesburg. you see on sunday a coating to an inch in warrenton. so in our western zone we're going to haain and snow moving in around the mid-morning and midday hours on sunday as well. again, that winter storm watch is in effect for frederick county in maryland and that's likely going to lead to delays

on your monday morning. this is a shoveling event maybe breaking out the shovel twice, three times potentially back in the mountains with hagerstown seeing 4 to 8 inches martinsburg, 4 to 7 inches. winchester about 2 to 4. front royal on sunday, 1 to 3. cumberland 4 to 8 andab petersbg t 4 to 7. you have rain and snow arriving during the morning hours in the mountain zone. for you overal the event looks like more snow than rain. but snow covered roads and delays are likely out there on monday morning doug and right now on storm team 4 radar, we' e tr tracking rain and pockets of ice. >> tonight is a mess. if you go out tonight,co it's a rain, take the coat, the umbrella, and rain boots too. much better tomorrow, 53, just cloud cover but dry tomorrow we have one day to dry out before the storm comes in on sunday. monday, tuesday, look at the cold air, only in the 30s.

high ofon 3 wednesday. some of you may stay in the 20s, overnight lows in the teens. and then we have a couple other storms,gu , which could be of the wintery variety coming friday into next sunday. a lot going on over the first full week of march. tonight a mystery that haunted our area will appear on "dateline." pamela butler was a computer analyst, she h owned own home in northwest and just started dating someone new. just before valentine's dayhe i 2009 seemed to vanish into thin air. it would takerl n a decade to figure out what happened to pamela butler. the investigation uncovered a link to another woman's disappearance decades >>earlier he was such a gentleman. >> she seemed happy? >> she did. she seemed very happy. >> the story is coming up on an

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to the data collected by dna companies. we begin the hour with the weather aler the rad showing you the rain rolling into the region. >> that's not all we're facing for this weekend. some of us could see a bigger storm on sunday. that's right. doug has his eyes on all three days ahead from the storm. cent we start with rain tonight? going to be ugly? >> it is going u to bey everywhere tonight? mostly rain especially from the d.c. metro area down to the south. north already mixing in here sleet and freezing rain. that's going to be aig issue. and eventually snow in our colder areas, frederick, watchtown, martinsburg, out in these areas. tt right now it is the rain coming into area just in time for the evening rush. a lot more where this came you can see how extensive this storm is making its way across our region