worst mistake she made in her life. and a push for equality whes it com to your paycheck.>> an incredible survival story. two little girls lost in the woods for days, found. we're hearing in their words the life-saving lessons that kept them aliv >> it started to drizzle. i knew we had to find shelter fast. >> news 4 today, starts now. >> first this morning, a live look outside, as we track aig cold start to your tuesday.s the temperatu we're used to feeling in january, are back for another round this week. >> yay. several local areas arender hypothermia alerts. d.c. is the first to offer shelter service because of the cold weather. make sure you are limiting your time outdoors if you can. i can't believe we're talking about this on march 5th. >> i'm eun yang.

>> and i'maron gill chchrigilch. chuck bell is here to tel the forecast before we talk to melissa about traffic. chuck, set us straight. >> i don't have time for that. straightening youut two will take longer than 30 seconds for the weather. temperatures below freezing. 38 in anap snapoliannapolis. and in western maryland, current temperature is down to nine degrees. thankfully the wind is blowing too hard. but what little wind there , ha windchills in the teens and low 20s. your wake-upweather, yes, indeed. an extra hot cup of coffee or tea this morning. t temperatures i mid to low 20s for the next couple of hours, rising only about 38 degrees today. that's 15 degrees short of average for the fifth day of

march. and there's more cold to come. e that might with a little snow chance on friday. more about that coming up. >>t is illy out there. washington, southbound wo295. zone with one right lane getting by. inner loop and utter loop of the parkway, no problems. alexandria, between the beltway d edsall road. as we zoom out and look at 66, 95 in virgia, noissues. we're seeing a slowdown here southbound on 95 as you approach wood bridge. and gaithersburg, after cloper road, do hav delays there. >> thank you. only on news 4, a woman is thkful for the two witnesses who helped her chase down a carjacker who took off with h child in the district. >> with their help, d.c. police arrested tnd suspect and f the child alive and safe. the suspect is expected in court today. shn parked her car i northeast

on monday morning. -oher 2-year son, marco, sat in the car seat in the back. she left her key in the ignition d went out of the car to adjust the seat belt. police say that's when the 21-year-old suspec matthew walker, walked over and hopped in thedriver's seat and sped off with marco inside the car. two people saw what happened and got tamara inside their car to follow him. >> i was so angry he took my car and my baby. there's no way he didn't see marco in the backcoat. >> m is okay. he spent the night at his grandmother's house. as for the suspect, he faces kidnapping and unarmed carjacking charges. we're learning newio inform in a death investigation we brought you last week. montgomery county olice now identify -- know the identitye f n found dead near a bethesda bus stop. a woman fou his body in a

blackrp the victim is francisco dela o de la cruz. his clothing helped identify him. >> we don't know where he lives. we're trying to determiis address. at this point, we don't know how he was killed. wee waiting for report from the medical examiner to tell us that. >> his body was found near the wild wood shopping center. detectiveson't think that is where he was killed. of the husband accuse killing his wife and blaming a panhandler could be back in baltimore by t end of the week. this is a strange story that we've been following since december. baltimore police said the suspect suspects made up the story about a panhandler stabbing her. smith and his daughter were arrested on sunday. investigators say they were trying to escape the country.

her mother spoke by phone for the first time. she says her daughter was a good person, whom everyone loved. she spoke these words to keith at her daughter's funeral. >> i gave u my beautiful ughter. and you let her die like that. >> the two are being held without bai and waived in extradition hearing. they could be back in baltimore in a matter of days. today, the man who killed a prince george's high school released.s set to be the body of nia owens was found in the woods in 1996. she was just 14 years old. dna led police to matthew bethea. now, he is getting out rly. >> how can a murderer come homeo

on time? my daughter will never have good time. >> angela wood is taking her fight to annapolis. she wants a law that requires convted killers to serve their entire sentence. we're working to learn more about a death investigation on west virginia avenue northeast. our cameras were there when the forensic team arrived to begin collecting evidence. police are not saying how the person .di today, a montgomery council member plans to close the gender pay gap in the county. that would prevent the county from asking a question in a job interview. >> reporter: bridging the pay gap was not one of his priorities. >> when you rely on pay his to set future pay, you're only

perp perpetuating the pay history. e lost wage that a woman won't receive, could be a mortgage on a house. it has an impact on our ability to retire. >> reporter: five years after watching president obama sign executive orders on the same issue, she says gls' bill is long overdue. >> it puts a stop on -bwae ed salaries. the council will vote on a bill that would ban smoking in certain outdoor areas, including patios and decks to restaurants and bars. smoking y has a ban on inside certain places, including retailst es, restaurants and bars. today's meeting starts at 9:30.

news 4 will be there. on capitol hill, house democrats are using their majority power ae they m forward with several investigations into president trump. congressman jerrold nadlerou chairs the judiciary committee. he is getting documents from entitifo. he ising on obstruction of justice, public corruption and abus pof power. thsident was asked if he was going to cooperate. >> i cooperate all the time with everybody. no collusion. it's a hoax. >> the nam on the list, include donald trump jr., jared kushner, and chief f ancial officer allen weisselberg. coming up, we'll talk tosc tr potts about another senate republican breaking with his rty to rebuke the president.

es> on capitol hill, an ohio teen, willfy before a congressional committee. he will share his story after he was vaccinated against his parents' wishes. ethange lindenb announced on youtube, that he was invited to testify in front of a senate committee, looking into outbreaks of preventable diseases. he grew up without vaccines. stancen to question the when he turned 18, he was vaccinated on his onlwn. the trial begins for a woman accused of craingn her car in 2017. this footage shows the crash right here. at the time, the driver told news 4 her brakes gave out. one person was killed, ten others were hurt when robinson lost control of her car while diners inside ate lunch. this morning, dozens of

people are unaccounted for after th deadly tornado outbreak ripped through parts of the south. in rural alabama, 23 people were killed, including a 6-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl. the scope of the damage isel overng here. rubble and debris lay everywhere. there were homes and that once stood that are now nothing. the nationa weather service says one of the tornadoes was an ef-4, packingin w of 170 miles per hour. the storm cut a path a mile wide and 24 miles long. >> just devastating there. >> it's sad to think of the destruction for those folk t we tur the latest on a reunion that officials are nglling a miracle. >> two y sisters, just 5 and 8 years old, survived nearly two days lost in thees wilde near their northern california home. caroline and lea, wandered away on friday before it started to rain. now, we're learning a bit more on how they survived. it wasn't just luck.

e family said the gir had survival training in 4h. the girls left granola wrappers. and they made one big decision survival.ey to their >> it was starting to drizzle. i knew we had to find shelter fast >> they had enough information that where they ended up on friday night is where theyay in this incident. put andlost, you stay wait for people to find you. that's what they did. >> they were lost for 4 ho4 hou. the girls were hungry and cold but in good spirits. right now, mardi gras celebrations are gearing up in new orles. it is fat tuesday. >> the party started with food, drinks and live entertainment. take a look.

>> a highlight of the event is the characters. now, today around the world, people around will celebrate mardi gras and ash wednesday and lent. we're working 4 now, as you get ready to file your taxes. millions of credits up for grabs. we'll tell you if you qualify. a $1.5 billion prize claimed. what we're learning about the lucky winner that took five months to come forward. >> the one thinghat we learned was they weren't named chuck bell. temperatures for windchills thie morning in the teens and low 20s. that winter coat you put away a few weeks ago, dig it back out. you need it the next few days. five-dg outlook com up. and a dangerous drive. wild video ofomhets an wild video ofomhets an avalanche swept

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you're watching today. >> 4:15 right now. we're back with the incredible video of a snow emergency. .ok at th that is unbelievable. this avalanche sikes while cars are driving on the snowy mountainside. drivers only had moments to react to a wall of snow coming at them. this happened about an hour and a half away fm denver. a second avalanche was from the same mountain in a few hours. nobody was hurt. no cars were trapped. it is tax season. before you file, we're working for you with available edits. early earning credits, can get up to $1,000 per eligible child.

full and part-time workers making less than $54,000 a year, can qualify for thearned income tax credit. that allows you to claim up to $ $ $6,200. >> reallars that allow a family to make investments. new car, improvements to their home. vacation time with their families. >> d.c. officials say more than 20,000 residents may qualify f the credits and not realize it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. a majority of those individuals live in ward eight.d here's a number of free services to help you as you prepare to file. search help in the nbc washington app for resources within the irs tax center. you remember the $1.5 billion mega millionsprize.

it's all that everybody was talking about. >> this morning, the lucky winner has come forward, nearly five months after that big win. hiwe don't know much about mega millionaire. so far, this person is remaining anonymous. here's what we do know. the person bout the ticket at this k.c. mart. the person told lottery officials they let another person go in frontf them when buying that ticket. they opted for the lump sum payout, 87$877 million. we're never going to hear from this person ever again. >> south carolina doesn't require winners to come forward and be named. his lawyer or his or her lawyer, will speak on their behalf. >> would you reveal yourself? >> you would know. if iad a billion dollars. >> he would have a fur coat and

a ferrari. >> we you'd rip out a wall. >> big spinner rims. >> people are feeding him haapes. >> whated with aaron? >> it would be a show. and he's going to buy dinner. it will be a winter cold around here for the nextouple of days. be ready, everybody. the winter coats are back in fashn again. breezy t be quite as kre today as yesterday. but with temperatures struggling o get in the mid to upper 30s today, any breeze at all will be noticeable. 28 in washington. but that little breeze has the windchil down to 23 degrees. and temperatures everywhere below freezing this morning, into the teens in nohern-most maryland. most of the nearby suburbs are in the near 20s this morning. just a little bit of a wind out there. windchills in the teens in the shenandoah valley. winter coats, hats, scarves. your planner, only about freezing for a four-hour or five-hour

it will be bright and sunny. it will be cold. i'll put the forecast description on our nbc washington app and nbcwashington.com. forecast for tomorrow, an even colder start tomorrow morning. iere could be single numbers for temperature parts of the shenandoah valy tomorrow morning. and tomorrow's high temperatures, around the freezing unlike today, tomorrow will be breezy once again. weather-wise, look athis. a little chance for snow this morning, across parts of north and sth carolina. some parts south of georgia today. the cold is not just here, it's everywhere. the five-day outlook, upper 30s today, low 30s tomorrow for highs. 30s on thursday. watching out for a little chance of a rain/snow combinaon on friday. saturday will be the better half of the weekend. you don't forget to move that clock ahead one hour, saturday night when you go tobed. >> good morning.

good morning, check. > one right lane is getting by. this has been the past couple of weeks we've been dealing with this. now, only in the northbound lanes. a reminder in laurel, b.w. parkway. we talked about this. between 32 and 197. that speed limit through that section miles per hour.to 40 southbound 295, a work zone with one lane getting by. and quantico to the beltway, 68 miles pe. going to get you there in 18 minutes. it's 4:20. while it doesn't quite feel like spring and as chuck said, it's not going to feel like spring for a while, it is almost here. >> we're working for you to help you get fit for warmer weather. the exercises you can do at home to tone up without hitting the gym. and still h ahead, took a shot to the head from an ak-47 and lived to tell the tale.

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high gear here. molette i greens doing that. did you see her doing the mountain climbers. >> adjusting her nutrition plan to see what worked. see how she's doing on her quest to get fit for spring. >> that was horrible. not going to lie. it's hard. i'm a fussy client this early in my journey to better fitness. 3 >> at leas seconds. this doesn't happen overnight. your fitness journey is not going to happen overnigh if you're dedicated and c put in the work, you will reach your goals. >> i getd a g workout with coach l.b., out of fitness for less gym in bowie. >> you have to givee one more. >> on this day, we use a assistance band, a kettle ball, and slider, items that you can use at home or when you .travel >> you're doing a squat press.

squat, with a shoulder press. >> you see how easy she made that look. >> i'm in good hands. >> three. come on, push. >> you can't coun >> l.b., whose clients include professional athletes and competitors, who just won a competition last october, has taken me on. >> keep saying i can't. after a while, you're going to be saying ican. i can. >> and she's dedicated. >> you're using muscles that you haven't worked in a while. it going to feel like you're not accomplishing anything. tomorrow and when you wil know. >> what is that? >> delayed onset muscle soreness. >> did you see molette's face. you get angry at the world. >>ee seems like a great coach. coming up, molette is getting back into the gym. she is checking in with her

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chesapeake day. 24 at dulles. 23 in winchester. and 23 in montgomery village. not a big breeze, but a little one lowersnt windchills the teens and 20s. dog walking forecast today. this is dutch, an older dog, shepherd mix. a low-impact member to add to your family.g- lking weather, it will be cold today. temperatures in the mi20s and the mid-30s by midafternoon. cold, sensitive dogs, hot house flower types, might want to put their jackets on. >> i would say so. o maybe some hat something. alexandria, northbound 395, between the beltway and edsall. on right lane getting by. that's the only thing we have. northbound, 270 after cloper

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