sure you have the t coats and gloves and the scarves and everything else. is coldut there. 26 degrees out of our studios in northwest washington. and it feeven colder. we're still in winter mode, i guess. >> still here. >> i'm eun yang. >> i'm molette green. aaron is o thismorning. heads-up before we get back to this forecast. really important. rockledge elementary schoolkid in prince george's county and the bowie area, that school is closed. the school district announced there is a sewageha blockage is forcing them to shut down the school. rockledge elementary school in prince george's hcounty, youe the day off. we have to get back to the forecast that we he to keep bugging chuck bell about. >> more mr. bell?orecast, >> seat heaters on high.

cold weather remains in place. and this will lead forore chance for snow tomorrow. not today. today, about the cold sunshine. a frigid start this morng. temperatur in the low 20s and upper teens. it wille sunny today. we're watching for wet snow during the day tomorrow. most of your weekend will be dry. time for a chances of rain coming up. right now, all about the cold this mornin 26 in arlington. 22, now, in poolsville. 27 in thurmont. plentyin of sun and warmer than yesterday. yesterday's high was today, most areas get up about 40 degrees. little bit of an improvement there. car washing forecast. you can get it washed today,ta t ngha chances tt it will be sloppier for tomorrow. more on the precipitation impacts. frederickblem here in county on the phone right now, the figure out what is going on. this is a closure.

liberty town, 75 north of coermine road. a section between renner road and molasses. we have everything shut trying to get information on that. gaithersburg, north and southbound. 270 at monomery village avenue, that's cleared from that work zone. hearing in myea that on 75, a crash involving a utility pole. that could be some time before it's out of the way. >> green belt, outer loop. the rest of the beltway is just fine. s and mt. rainiethbound route 1, after 38th street. the left lane is getting by. that water main break, all day yesterday, as well. >> it's about to get pinker in the district. spring is less than two weeks away. we know when you'll be able to see the d.c. cherry blaossoms a their best. >> i love it. >> megan mcgrath livealong the

tidal basin. i know it's cold. but it's areat story, right? spring-like thoughts? >> reporter: it is. 's one of my favorites. definitely cold. it is only 26 degrees out here. it's harod to believe but sprin is on the way. the buds are at stage one. stage one out of six. you can se we are just starting to see the buds form here at the endhe of branch. but they are very, very tightly closed here. that is all going to change in a matter o weeks. the national parks service has now given the big estimate. the estimate for peak bloom, think they will happen april 3rd through the sixth. look at the blossoms from years past. peak is when's then explosion of pink along the

tidal basin. the colder it gets, that slow things down. you know, yout have watch w is going to happen here over the next couple of weeks. they wil tweak that estimate. and it's notan unusual to from time-to-time. right now, the peak believed to be april 3rd through the 6th. >> once we see those, we'll see it. >> it could be life or death. thanks to the night division on the fairfax police department. they found himhe along potomac river in mclean. firefighters used an atf to pull him to safety. now, to northeast d.c., where many you saw this rescue play out in

real-time thanks to our pictures from chopper 4. a worker was trapped120 feet on a radio tower and was experiencing hypothermia. ee felt like the temperatures were in the up there. co-workers said the man went up around 10:0 30 in the morning. he realized he could not get down on his own. cold impacted him enough where he could not return along the same path that he had initially traveled. and felt he needed assistance.d we loo a variety of plans to see which would work best and which would wrk safely. th the successful outcome. >> while weather was an issue, they did not want to rush theue rescplan. it took the firefighters three hours to get the man down. e worker was in good health and did not need to go to the hospital. >> playing out on live television. um leaked dts show the trump administration created a secret data baste of journalists

and activists tied to the migrant caravan. meagan fitzgerald at the live desk with this excusive. what can you tell us? >> we're told screen shots of the internal database were provided to our sister station .n san diego through a homeland security source individuals on the list, include journalists, an attorney and dozens of others labeled as organizers or instigators. they have a connection to the migrant caravan at the san diego/mexico border. ed information on the individuals and placed passport alerts that kept several people from entering mexico to work. our san diego station says, the intelligence gathering was done under the umbrella of "operation secure line." that's the operation designated to monitor the can varavan. the documents list people who should beor targeted screening

at the border. in november, you'll remember unrest broke out as mi gragrant tried to run through checkpoints. border production did not deny the database existed and defended its use. the agency says in part, conducts interviews and investigations to prevent future incidents that could cause further harm to the public, our agents and our economy. that's the latest. >> meagan, thank you very much. that times kirstjen nielsen was testifying to congress. more on her testimony ahead.

happening in virgia, the president's former campaign ch orman will findut how many years he will spend in prison. he was convicted in several charges during the special counsel he was found guilty of dodgie i taxes on income. nanafort faces more than ten years in prisoor the charges. manafort pled guilty to similar chargesn filed d.c. he will be sentenced in that case next week. today, a judge will officially sentence a man for killing his wife and a rookie police officer. he gunned down his wife and a rookie officer in 2016, after a domestic call. a judge imposed a life sentence for hamilton after the jury wath deadlocked odeath penalty. two other officers were wounded.

right now, over a dozen ways to get into the national zoo. but major changes are coming to this beloved spot. >> justin finch is folthwing morning. what are the changes? >> reporter: they're hoping at the planning hedivision,ll find a plan the public can agree on here. you might roweecall, over the summer and since, they have been ooded with feedback. they hope they will come back with a plan that secures the zoo grounds. there's 13 entrances here to the national zoo. the proposal on the table, will allow access from entry points, such as connecticut avenue. access from parking lots "a"," b" and "c" and vehicle access from neighborhoods. that would not change. what would change, is fencing. more than 4,000 feet of fencingp

ed for the zoo grounds. they hope tt will secure the zoo perimeter. the public would see ornamental fencing. the hard to reach areas would have chain-link fencing. what is off of the table is the tsa-styleha checkpoints upset visitors in this area. the planning ommission will hold a meeting at 1:00 p.m. to review thend findings public commentary, too. i'm justin finch, news 4. right now, r. kelly is waking up in a chicago jail cell. he was taken back into custody after failing to pay more than $160,000 in support payments. his arrests cameld hours c afte unsettling and emotional interviewith gayle king, where he denied abusing underaged girls. he faces ten counts of sexual abuse against four women years ago. he's pled not guilty. meanwhile, a detroit woman

has come forward claiming thatex kelly had with her when she was just 13. detroit police say they are aware of this allegation. on "jeopardy!" he has all of the answers. this morning, alex trebek faces the toughest fight of his life.- >> thear-old host revealed he has stage four pancreatic cancer. >> i'm going to fight this. i'm going to keep workg. and with the love and support of my family and friends, and with the help of your prayers, also,t i plan to be low survival rate statistics of this disease. >> pat sajak was the first to extend positive wishes to prebeck, tweeting, there is nobody i know who is stronger ande more rmined. i would never bet against him. other celebrities sent their well-wishes to one of the most recognizable voices on television. >> that's right.

trebek has been a fixture as the host of jeopardy since 1984. and he's become a television icon. >> and the show is going strong. >> he has three more years on his contract. >> he will be there to do it. it's 5:12. coming up, gas price confusion. what youheee on t sign may not be what you pay at the pump. what one lawmake f ishting for. and fallout fro f ae fund-raiser they tricked thousands int donating and pocketed the cash. how long they could be in prison. and good morning, everybody. starting to think about the weekend. most of the weekend will be dry. then highest r chances will be saturday night into the first part of your sunday morning. and if we che get train turned off early enough on sunday, we might jump into the mid-60s around here. some of the forecast models think in the 70s.

you're watching news 4 today. 5:15 is your time right now. look at this video showing the devastation left behind in alabama this morning. people there are assessing the damage. the tornadoes kild 23 people on sunday. everyone has been accounted for and officials say they are mong to a recovery effort to help the town get back on its feet. ever citizens are pledging time and money to hhep after ef-4 tornado ripped through the town. one wom lost ten members of her family when a tornado hit on sunday. later this morning, she will b sharing her story with the "today" show.ot >> io many questions. you know, you don't question it all. just why?y?

wh why did this have to happen like this? to everybody that you know and love. >> so sad. alabama's governor toured the damage on wednesday. president trump signed an emergency order to help with ry recofforts. he plansta to visit the devd area tomorrow.>> it was a deceptive story that scammed donors out of hundreds of thousands dollars in 2017. now, the actors from pled guilty to charges. johnny bobbitt conspired with two to concoct a story. that story went viral and the group raised $400,000 through ap gofundmee. the money was spent on luxury items and trips. the exact penalty faced by mcclure's former boyfriend is not clear. gofundme says it has refunded all of the donors.

turning to sports now, where the caps have won their fifth game in a row. do n't that sound good? the caps were laser focused on the road, and defeated the flyers, 5-3. at one point, d.c. was leading the game by five gls. anceher incredible performan by braden holtby. he was the second-fastest to collect his 250th career win. the caps are back at home tomorrow night to take on the new jersey devils. caps fans, here's a look. here's a look at the team's la test bobblehead, kuznetsov doing his rd celebration. we were there whit he unwrapped he'sxcited to add to his own bobblehead collection, sething they don't have in russia. this is an american thing. here he is. you canne add to your collection.

>> it's so cute. they will be given away at the team's game on tuesday, march 26tsth, aga the carolina hurricanes. >> we can all have one. i love it. >> there you go. excell t. looks likhim, too. r we have new video into newsroom overnight. bend, oregon, wille home to the last blockbuster video store on earth, folks. >> i didn't know the was one in existence. >> there's another one. 's in australia. that one reports say is closing at the end of the month. 15 yearsop ago, could walk into 1 of 9,000 blockbuster stores. i remember doing that on a friday night. now, movie buffs have to search the on-demand list. times have changed. >> can't we just order one? a ther phrase gone by the wayside, be nd rewind.

>> showing my age. >> my life span o another technology. blockbuster came and went. cr >> remember walkmago. >> oh, my . >> of course. >> fowarming properties today. your ear lobes will feel the freeze early this morning. 26 degrees. the wind isn't going to be quite as stiff today as it was yesterday. but with temperatures down in the teens and low 20s this morning, there's a big-time bundle-up factor on your thursday morning. the afternoon planner for today, plenty of sunshine, up to about 40 degrees for a high today. clds will increase after the sun goes down this evening. .nd it will be all-clouds, all the ti here's a chance for a flurry during the first part of the day. fortunately for you folks that don't realls like snow t time

of the year, most of our oming duringances, the daylight hours tomorrow. and with temperatures close to 40,l that we cold enough for it to snow. it is not likely to be sticking to paved surfaces. any minorns accumulatill be limited to grassy areas north and west of the city.re the clouds, during the day tomorrow. here's 3:00 tomorrow afternoon,o rain line, along i-95, as as been the case for several events. and a steady stretch of light aow north and west. not going to up to a lot. snowfall totals tomorrow, maybe a half an inch to an inch. it's not looking like a lot of snow. and with temperatures near 40 degrees, most of the snow will be on grassy areas. that's all gone. rain, saturday night into early sunday. this is the weekend we lose one hour of sleep. move the clock ahead.

and change the smoke detector batteries. libertyto , 75, north of copper mine road. both direcons because of a crash that brought down a pole and some wires. could be some time is cleared out of the way. bethesda, outer loop beforet connectiavenue. left side blocked by an accident there. mt. rainier, southbou, after 38th street. left side is getting by. a water mainbreak. centreville, northbound 28, the ramp to 66. lane is blocked by a disabled vehicl and vre, rains 300 and 302, they will beed delbout 20 minutes because of an issue north of frederksburg. i got to spend time at my elementary school in gaithersburg. that's the third grade class at goshen elementary. they are watching this morning to see themselves on television. more news, weather and traffic coming up. stick around.

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19 iner winche virginia. 27 by the bay in annapolis. 26 in arlington county. and fredericksburg didn't escape the cold this morning. 21 degrees. wake-up weather, maybe a second cup, as well. temperatures in the low to mid 20s heren aftern high today. this will be an eight-degree improvement over yesterday. butt will be plenty chilly. 42 today. a little breezy at times. a little warmer and little less of wind. you will need your puffy codat, for sure. only around0 degrees. and a chance of slushy, wet snow tomorrow. when and how much will go to the weekend. for now, let's go to first 4 traffic. >> good morning. a problem on the beltway. outer loo near connecticut avenue. a lane crashed. we're seeing that volume on

camera and on our maps here this morning. a little slow through that section right now. hopefully that will loosen up. inner loop and outer lp, no complaints liberty townty frederick coere. renner road and molasses road. centreville, the ramp to eastbound lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. northbound/southbound on 95 and 66, in and out of town. vre, 300 and302 delayed about 20 minutes. this morning, we're learning about graffiti found inside a bethesda elementary school. >> a swastika was found in a boy's bathroom on tuesday. there was a curse word next to it. the bathroom is in the hallway, where fourth and fifth grade students te classes.

the school tells news 4, it doesn't know how many students saw it. b but it hn removed. in a statement, the principal says, this does noreflect the values of the school. now, students will have to sign d out to use the bathroom ll check the bathroom every hour. a searchs on for the driver who hit and killed a man in northeast washington and left the scene. this happened on tsday night. learned that willie williams died. he was crossing rhode island street when he was killed by a minivan. police are looking for the driver of a gray minivan what ac bike rack on the top. the montgomery elementary schoolteacher who was charged with pornography is out on bond. he taught in the county for decades. he was the gym teacher at ta ashburton elem school in bethesda.

he was arrested on monday, even though police and fbi agents raided his germantown home last year. >> it's troubling that he was in the school. but i have faith in the administrators here in this school, and in the county, they are looking out, as best they can, for the kids. >> the detecves do not believe the child pornography involved students in hool system. he has been on administrative leave since january of 2018 when his house was raided.id prt trump's national golf course in loudon is being cited. the citation is for illegally cutting down trees without the correct zoning permit. apparently, 31,000 square feet of land was altered. in 2010, the trump organization faced criticism to clear hundreds of trees to get to the view of the river.

the operators of the golf course have 30 days to appeal. we have the cherry blossoms coming up in washington. >> we know when you can see the blossoms at their best. megan mcgrath is along the tidal basin with more on this story. we know they will come eventually, right? it doesn't look like it right >> or feel like it. >> there's not a lot to see here. ok at the coa'm wearing. i'm wearing down this morning. it's just 26 sgrees. buing is coming, which, of course, means the cherr blossoms are going to bloom. we're in stage one. tages one out of six stamgs h e here. the buds are tiny and they are clamped tightly shut. we got a ways to go here. we have the estimate. everyone wanting to know when peak bloom can happen. the national service thinks it

will be april 3rd through the 6th. look at video here. he's are blossoms from years past. they're gorge year after year. thousands of people come to washingtonk and wound the tidal basin to take it all in. peak bloom is when 70% of the blossoms are out. and it's an explosi of pink, down along the tidal basin. we have aouple ofeeks to go here. if it's cold, the bloom process ll slow down warm weather, these are speed up. we have to pay close attention to what happens in the next couple ofweeks. it's coming. they think at this point, april 3rd through the 6th. they tweak that estimate as we get closer. back to you guys. all right. >> it depends what kind of weather we have, too. breaking news from montgomery county this morning, a car has crashed into a home.

meagan fitzgerald with that. >> i can tell heyou, story could have been much worse. look at the picture of this scenhere. this car cshing into a home on xwa gaithersbu gaithersburg. five people were inside this home when it happened just after midnight. it's unknown if the driver isok or what contributed to the place.in the first the american red cross is helping the displaced family. back to you. >> thank you. here's a look at the stories we're following for you this morning. ronald hamilton is expected to spend life in prison. a judge imposed a life sentence for hamilton, after the jury was deadlocked after the deathna

y. police are looking into the possibility that two shootings in the same waldorf community could be connected. a 23-year-old man was shot sunday evening. he survived. early tuesday, just after midnight, walter eugene thomas was gunned down walking home from a friend's house. police found his body near a bike path. i r. kelback in a chicago jail cell. he was taken back into custody yesterday after failing to pay more than $160,000 in child en support pa. ons arrest came hours after an unsettling and emo interview with gayle king. kelly is facing ten counts of abuse against four women years ago.> oughts, prayers, well-wishes continue to pour in for alex trebek. he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

pat sajak was one of tirst to tweet positive issues. there's no one i know that is stronger and more determined. trebek explained to his fans that it would a tough battle, one he plans to fight. still ahead, sentencingpa d fo man foafort. >> how what happens today may impact president trum and major changes coming to facebook. what iteas m

welcome back. earlier this week, we told you therela were more d stores in america than walmarts or mcdonald's. >> that's unbelievable. we have learned that one of those brands, family dollar,

will be closing 400 locations. dollar tree bought thepany in 2018 and almost immediately struggled to increase sales. family dollar sells items for a dollar or less. dollar tree sells everything for a dollar. 15 years after he created it, mark zuckerberg says he is changing facebook. the future of his company is in private messages, not the model of public conversation.ving room and less than like a town square. the changes will happen over a period of years and will mean more communication by private messages that are encrypted by the company. let's check back in with chuck bell. >> hello. was down by the tidal basin, buds. they are tightlyacked right now. we're waiting for 65-degree weather. ten-day forecast has one shot at

it. wll let you khen coming up next. and a major mess on the beltway. th just happened, outer loop after georgia avenue. bran

you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back. emppening today, a formerr of president trump's inner circle will ltern his fa. >> in a mter of hours, paul manafort will stand before a judge in virginia. he's been convicted of multiple financial crimes and faces up to 24 years behind bars. >> trae potts joi us live this morning. this is one of two sentencing

days forrt mana >> right. today, he's looking at 24 years for financial crime out of the virginia trial. the washington trial that he avded by pleading guilty, that sentencing happens next weekth possibly aer ten years. ma nafort, 69 years old, this would be a life sentence for him. these crges are being brought by the mueller team that's doing the russia investigation. manafort's lawyers are asking the court to go light. but had a deal. he lost it, when he ld and got -- was found guilty of witness tampering, while he was bail. judge afort, facing the today, looking for the first of two sentencings that could put him behind bars for a long time. >> tracie potts, live for us this morning. ank you. it's not only robert

mueller's investigation and man fort's sentencing. his administration continues t face questions about how it's handling migrants trying to enter the country. at a house hearing, tempes flared. kirstjen nielsen urged congress to crack down on asylum seekers. democrats b fsted her the pain and chaos caused by family separations. >> yes or no, are we still putting children in cages? >> to my knowledge, they never if you ild in a cage mean a cage like this. >> i want you to admit that the cages exist. sir, their not cages. >> secretary nielsen said they are close to tracking 1 million migrants at the border this year. the controversy surrounding ilhan omar. we told you about this yesterday.

she's under fire for second comment to some are sur serving about anti-semitic. democrats are divided on how tot deal with the situation. speaker pelosi has suggested voting on a resolution condemning the remarks because democrats are not sure they would support it.xp it's not eected to name congresswoman omar. progressive democrat gsay it shoubeyond condemning anti-semitism to include other forms of bigotry. republicans are united in coemning her. another emotional moment on capitol hi. arizona senator martha mcsally, the first female fighter pilot to ply in combat, revealed she was raped in the air force by a superior officer. >> the perpetrators abused their positions of power in profound ways.ne and inase, i was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer. like so many women and men, i didn't trust the system at the

time. i blame myself. i s ashamed and confused. and i thought i was strong but felt powerless. >> senator mcsally served in the air force for 26 years. the disclosure came during a hearing in efforts to prevent sexual assaults in the military heand improve the response they occur. she is so brave to come forward. >> she has found her vase aoice can help make change. changes are coming to the national zoo. >> justin finch is following the story for us. what's happening? >> reporter: hey, we could see fewer entrances butore security. the planni innin inning commiss to balance security as the needs of the neighborhood and zoo vesters. today, they have a chance to

kick ideas around and the publih will wei in, as well. there's 13 ways into the zoo. the proposal would drop that down to six and allow for entry from major entryuc points as connecticut avenue, where we are right now, here, as well as from the bus lot drop-off, too. you'll have access fromng par lots "a," "b" and "c." we're talking about new fencing. in hard-to-reach ars, chain link wednesd link fencing. they want to close gaps in the zoo perimeter and make the area safesor visit and the neighborhood, as well. back out live, one controversial thing you are not going toee are tsa-style check points that got a majoroo no from visitors. the national capital planning commission will hold a public

hearing on the findings at 1:00 p.m., where the public will their commentary heard, as well. all sides get to weigh in here back to you. >> justin finch, live for us at the national z in northwest d.c. thank you. from a deep freeze to heavy rains, the u.s. saw its fair share of wild weather this week. it h beencrazy. >> let's begin in northern california. check out the footagem f the small town of sonora. the entire areaurned into a rushing river. look at that. if this flooding didn't look bad enough, the same area saw hail amand snow during the storm system. incredible. no reports of injuries. but a lot of damage done there. the area expected to dry out by tomorrow. and it's hard toe believe weust a few days away from the arrival in spring. in north carolina, constant freezing cold temperatures are hurting crops. a blueber former says he's been spending $25,000 a night to

keep his crop at the perfect temperature. and if you think that's sounds expensive, it is much better than the price tag of losing the entire crop, which is worth $2 million to $6 milon. that would be devastating. now, let's get an update on your commute from melissa mol t mollet. >> right no chopper 4 headed to the top of the beltway. h e a four-mile backup because of a crash. looks like things are improving here. a truck was spun sideways in the road. we're going to keep our eyes on that. outer loom at connecticut avenue, has cleared out of the things are looking good. looking at the map. it looks like a closure there because it is slow on the beltway. we believe the lanes up front are open. the chopper will be there at tho to the 6:00 hour.

rest of the beltway isne liberty town, shut down because of a pole, wires down. arlington, eastbound washington boulevard. centreville, the ramp to eastboun66, a lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. chopper over it in a second. more coming . time for a che on the storm team 4 forecast. today, in the teens and 20s now. better than yesterday. 42, the forecast for today coared to 34 yesterday. northwest winds, 10 to 20 miles per hour. for tomorrow, that's the red-letter day we're keeping a close eye on. could have flurries around early in the morning. most of the moisture around the daylight cold enough for this area of snow across the dakotas and into nebraska and northern missouri. that's going to be coming our

way. it wnol be coldh to support mostly snow, especially on the north a west side of i-95. let me walk you through future weather. we're starting at 5:00 this evening. clouds coming in, until midnight or so. by 5:00 a.m., full cloud cover. a few flurries early. dry to mid to late morheng around city. and during the afternoon, this is 3:00 tomorrow now, there's that chance f -- we'll call it precipitation. rain along and east of i-95. snow out to the west. all likely to see several hours of slushy, wet snow. temperatures above freezing, think. not going to stick much to the roads. it certaly could whiten the grass in a few areas. total snowfall amounts. this is on the grass, not on the roads. maybe half an inch to an inch or so. hardly anything really accumulating chance south and east of i-95.

complete forecast is available on our app, nbc washington app, and nbcwashington.com. you can find and follow me on social media. the snowfall totals. it's a cold start this morning. it's only 23 in leesburg and colombia, maryland. your forecast. cold today, cold, rain a wet snow tomorrow. saturday, dry most of the day, near 50. rain, is likely satury night in sunday. we should be able to dry out sunday afternoon. 66 degrees, that will be nice. and temperatures near 60 on monday. no more supercold weather after we get past friday night. ck over to cnbc now. good rning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. have retail news. charlotte russe will close all of its stores and start liquidation sales this month. it said it wouldt liquidate if did not find a buyer.

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news 4 today begins with breaking news. >> we want to go right to breaking news. a crash at the top of the beltway that could slowhuown yourday morning commute. the backups, as you can see from here, are already four miles long. that is just a mess right now. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm molettereen in for aaron this morning. before we get to the traffic alert and a cold weather

forecast, we want to giv you an update on a cool closure this morning. >> rockledge is closed toy. a sewag blockage will shut down the school. ckledge elementary school in prince george's county. now, back to melissa your traffic alert. >> look at this. we're talking about a 4 1/2-mile backup. chopper 4 over this problem right he. we got it to the right side of the road. the damage is done. look at the map here. top of the beltway, as i mentioned, mur thanore than a fe backup. brad, what are y tnking? >> it's a good thing they got it to the rightul sr, but we are seeing a good amount of rubbernecking coming over from i-95. this may be the morning you want to use the icc. i'll show you the delay. it is four miles and building. that's due to this csh