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 crash and another one that was up near

connecticut avenue. that's since cleared. but the damdoe is . this may be the icc kind of morning that folks always dread. melissa, what else is going on? >> i agree. it will be one of the mornings to do an alternate because it's not going to clear quickly. arlington, eastbound 66 at washington boulevard. left lane caused by a crash. centreville, northbound 28, the ramp to eastbound 66. the lane blocked by a disabled e cle. looking at vre. 300 and 302 are delayed0 to 25 f an es behind because issue north of fredericksburg. >> thank you. let's get a updaten the forecast. it too cold for comfort around here, chuck bell. >> teens and low 20s, plenty of sunshine. temperures below average.

a chance of tracking the wet sn here ontomorrow. 22 in montgomery county. 23 in prince george's. coun dog walking forecast. y.nnel cake here today, look at that 8-year-old, mixed breed. small dog here. a great companion. i love the stubby tale. go to the humaneese alliance.org. the short-haired dogs may need t jaor today. temperatures will be in the 20s this morning the day. for most of weekend outlook and snow chances in a few more >> thank you. >> it is about to get pinker around here in the district. can't wait for that. spring is less than two weeks away. we finally know when you'll be able to seehe d.c. cherry blassms blost their best. >> we look forward to this.

megan mcgrath, one of her favorite storien she's the tidal basin with what we can expect. >> yeah. this isol aely one of my favorite times of the year. it's fantastic to be at the tidal basin.no right not a lot to see here. you have to look closely here. look at this branch.ight he it is starting to happen. we got the very small buds right at the end of the branch here. they're clamped tightly closed here. we have some time to go here. we have to keep an eye on the weather. everyone is starting to talk about peak bloom time. the national park service has released the estimate. ak bloomill be april 3rd through the 6th. we have to keep an eye on it here. is is some video from years past. absolutely beautiful down here along the tal basin. thousands of people come from

all over the country and the world, even, to take in the erry blossoms. and peak bloom is the most popular time. ak is when 70% of the blossoms are out. it's an explosionnk of pi. all of the hughes, gorges down here. the weather, of course, can really have an impact on things. if it gets cold, everything slows down. what happens over the next couple of weeks, very important. and keep in mind, while we have the initial estimate, it could change, depending on the temperatures for the moment, april 3rd, through the 6th. >> thank you, megan. it is a cold getting stuck ouifide could mean l or death. and thanks to the night vision on the fairfax county police hospit helicopter, one man is alive

this morning. went missing during a hike. they found him in a wooded area along the potomac river. he had broken his leg. firefighters used an atf to pull him out. now, to northeast d.c., where many of you saw this rescue play out in re-time, thanks to our pictures from chopper 4. a worker was trapped 120 feet in rme air on a radio tower and was experiencing hypot. that the wind whippin high, it felt like the temperatures were in the teens. co-workers said the man went up around 8:30 in the morning. a few hours later, he realized he could not get down on his own. >> colimpacted him enough where he could not return along the same path that he initially traveled and felt he needed assistance. we looked at a variety of plans to see which would work best and which would work sely. this was the successful outcome. >> while weather was an issue,

they did not want to rush the rescue pla it took the firefighters three hours to get the man down. the worker was in good ht lth and did ed to go to the hospital. >> playing out on live television. leaked documents show the trump administration created a secret database of journalists and activists. meagan fitzgerald at the live desk with th excusive. >> sl een shots of the interna database were provided to our sister station in 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. agents collected information on the individuals and placed

passportlerts 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 caravan. the documents li people who should be targeted for screening at the border. in november, you'll rember unrest broke outs migrants 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 futurt incidents ould cause further rm to the public, our agents and our enomy. that's the latest. >> thank you, meagan. that report was releasedrs h after kirstjen nielsen testified on capitol hill. the secretary said that the u.s.

is wking on an agreement with central american countries. she said the agreements would n crack d on caravans of high m migrants and refugees. immigrat officials saw a 30% increase in february. more on secretary nielsen's testimony ahead. he> happening in virginia, president's former campaign chairman will find out how many years he will spend in prison. he was convicted in several charges during the special counsel investigatio he was found guilty of dodging taxes on income. manafort fac more than ten ars in prison for the charges. manafort pled guilty to similar charges filed in d.c. he will be sentenced in that case next week.

today, a judge will officiallyentence 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 jurwas deadlocked on the death penalty. two other officers were wounded. police are looking into the possibility that two shootings in the same waldorf neighborhood could be connected. a 23-year-ol man was shot sunday evening. he survived. arly tuesday, justfter midnight, 18-year-old walter eugene thomas was gunned down walking home from a friend's nduse. police fis body near a bike path. 4's other spoke with news pat collins about her son's last moments. >> somebody just drove up on him and told him, don't run. and he ran. and they shot my baby. he ran.

and he died out there by himself. wasn't nobody with my baby. >> walter was the younges four sons and had plans to go to open up his barbershop. no arrestsade inither shooting. right now, r. kelly is waking up in a chicago jail cell. he was taken into custody after faaying to $160,000 in child support payments.s arrest came hours after an unsettling and emotional interview with cbs' gayle king, where he denied abusing underaged girls. he faces ten counts of aggravated sexual assault. he has pled not guilty. a detroit woman has come forward claiming kelly had sex with her when sheas just 13. detroit police say they are aware of this allegation. we know on "jeopardy!" he has all of the answers.

this morning, alex trebek faces the toughest fight of his life. >> the 78-year-old host reveale he has stage fncreatic cancer. >> i'm going to fight this. i'm going toeep working. and with the love and support of my family and friends, and with the help of your prayers, also, i plan to beat the low survival rate statistics of this disee. >> pat sajak was the first to extend positive wishes to prebeck, tweeting, there is nobody i know who is stronger and more determined. i would never bet against him. other celebrities sent their well-wishes to one of the most o izable 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. we are wishing him the very best. >> w m has threee years on his contract. he plans to be there to see it

out. >> to make this happen. the show must go on. t ning to sports now, where the caps have won their fifth game in a row. 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 goals. shots were scored by several stars. another incredible performance by braden holtby. he was the second-fastest to collect his 250th career w. 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 latest bobblehead, kuznetsov doing his bird celebration. we were there when he unwrapped it. he's excit to add to his own bobblehead collection, something

they don't have in russia. this is an american thing.he he is. you can add one to your colltion. >> it's so cute. >> they will be given away at the team's game on tuesday, march 26th, against the carolina hurricanes. coming up, gas price confusion. what you see on the sign may not be what you pay at the pump. the chae that one lawmakers is fighting to protect your wallet. and a fake fund-raiser. how long they could be in prison. and harder to find, is the chuck bell bobblehead, complete with oklahoma hat and everything. this is a one-of-a-kinder, right here. of the outlook, most weekend will be dry.

highest chances for rain will be into sunday. sunday afternoon might b.mild, inde more about the friday snow chance, next. on the table today, a plan that would reduce the number of l trances here at the natio zoo by almost half. i'm justin

right now, first 4 traffic alert and major backups on the beltway. a five-mile delay because of a crash outside of georgia. the damage is done. full details and issues around town, straight ahead. it's 6:16. this s the devastation left

behind in alabama. people are assessing all of that damage. theornadoes killed 23 people on sunday. everyone has been accounted for and officials say they are moving on to a recovery effort to help the town get back on itt everyday citizens are pledging time and money to help people after the ef-4 tornado ripped through the rural alabama community. one woman dealing with breast cancer lost ten family members when the tornado hit on sunday. later this morning, she will be talking with the "today" show. g >> so many questions. you know, you don't question it all. just why? wh why did this have to happen like this? to everybody that you know and nove. >> alabama's govtoured the damage on wednesday. president trump signed an emergency order help with recovery efforts.

we see it tall time, gas stations advertising in bold letters a gat low price. then, you realize that's for ca only. and now, there's a push to atchange how maryland gas ns advertise their prices. right now, many stations advertise the cheaper cash price high-up and place the expensive credit card price lower on not even at all. cheryl kagan says stations are getting away with tricking consums. >> my bilsays, you have to post the highest price, which is generally going to be c thedit card price, the price that most of us will be paying. or you can post both. your choice. >> senator kagan's bill is set for a hearing in the senate finance committee tomorrow. she says if her billes pa it will not cast station owners anything. if signs are needed gasoline suppliers must provide those. it was a deceptive story

that scammed donorsut of hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2017. now, the homeless man and woman have pled guilty to charges. johnny bobbitt conspired with tw to concoct a story.to that s went viral and the group raised $400,000 through a gofundme page. the money was spent on luxury ceems and trips. the exact penalty by mcclure's former boyfriend is not clear. gofundme says it has refunded all of the donors. glad there's consequences. > i can't believe the relationship didn't survive. chuck, our relationship is surviving, despite the cold weather. we have longevity. >> you wouldn't throw the baby out with the bath water, would

u? it's a little cold, doesn't mean you have to get rid ofhe weatherman. it will be chilly today and tomorrow. there are signshat spring is not that far away. probably less than that. i fould sayr weeks from now, we may be looking at chry blossoms. yesterday, marked the 11th day this winter season at least ten or more degrees colder than average.th sip cal hree out of four winters. eun, you complained more last year. 26 in town. with temperatures in the low 20s. you'll need your puffy coat, for sure. 5 to 8 degrees warmer with sunshine. but a little bit of a, bree at time. rain and snow chance coming our way ow. show you on future weather.

above freezing. not much sno is going to stick, especially to pave surfaces. i couldn't rule out coating tomorrow. that's where most of our light snow chances hang before noon.ou onceet into the afternoon, what is probably going to be light rain or a rain/snow mix, right here through the heart of the city. snowfall ounts, ifany, mainly on the grass, should be an inch or less. just a nuisance level event. dry most of the day. move the clocks ahead saturday night. and the morning showersn sunday, should leave us alone andeave us with milder weather later in the day. good morning, chuck. first 4 traffic alert here. on the beltway, a five-mile backup. outer loop is where the crash is. a major mess at the top of the beltway. showing you the delays, this is a day where the icc mighte worst the money for you.

another problem on the beltway, chevy chase, the left sided blocy a crash. silver spring, at tech ro. disabled vehicle. hyattstown, southbound 270, left laneed bloy the crash there. eastbound 66, after washington boulevard. look at those backupde h inbound. we have a lane blocked, as well. single tracking, yellow and blue liirs. andnia travel times, 66 inbound. no majore issues when look here at 270 south and the top of the beltway. the top of the beltway is the bad one. 21 miles per hour there. we're hear that we're clear on single and blue line. 103.5

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news 4 today starts now. >> your time is 6:30. thursday is here. ae dayy from friday. that's the good news. the bad news, it is still cold out there. very cold. >> let's beg with a check oo itashor mureld issaec moll mollet, who is tracking some traffic. >> outer loop, is where the crash was. chopper 4 showing you the delays. the crash is off to the right shoulder. we have a five-mile backup.

as with head over, those delays, are southbound 95. a big mess foa lot of folks is morning. the icc might be worth the money. looking at the top of the beltway, that slow down on the map. southbound georgia atph rand two right lanes are getting by that crash. eastbound 66, very, very slow. good morning, chuck. it is cold out there itoday. sure is. everybody is way below freezing on your thursday morning. ju a couple of clouds around here this morning. these will thin out. 're left with some sunshine for today. current temperature, only 2 n es in washington. you will need the warm coat.

get you out and get you going. afternoon temperatures, around 40 degrees. i do think some clouds will start to sneak on in here. at leads us for a little chance for a rain/snow combination on your friday. that and how much snow to expect coming up. we are learning about the troubling and hateful graffiti inside a bethesda school.ry >> a swastika wast found baneck burn elementary on tuesday. there was a curse word next to it. the bathroom is in the hallway, where fourth and fifth grade stents take classes. the school tells news 4, it doesn't know how many students saw it. but it has been removed. in a statement, the principal says, this does not reflect the values of the school. now, students will have to sign out to use the bathroom and will

check the bathroom every hour. a search is on for the driver who hit and killed a man in northst washington and left the scene.pe this hd on tuesday night. we lrned that willie william 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 a black ke rack on the top. the montgomery elementary schoolteacher who was charged with pornography is out on bond. he taught in the county for decas. he was the g teacher at ashburton elementary 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.et >> thetives do not believe the child pornography involved students in the school system. he has been on administrative leave since january of 2018 when p's house was raided. president trnational golf course in loudon is being cited. the citation is for illegally cutting down trees withe correct zoning permit. appantly, 31,000 square feet of land was altered. in 2010, therump organization faced criticism to clear hue reds of trees to get to view of the river. the operators of the golf course have 30 days to appeal. right now, there are more than a dozen ways to get into the national zoo. but major changes are coming to the this beloved spot in d.c. justin finch is following the story for us. what is the plan?

>> reporter: as you can a bit of a challenge going on here, trying to balance the nd for security as well as a welcoming zoo environment that visitors love. the planning commission will have to roll out a security meas le. they'reeaning towards fencing. chain-link fencing in ha -to-reach areas and ornamental fencing. 13 days into the zoo, proposal is to drop that number down to about six. still allowings acchrough main portals, where we are right now. as well as the gus drop-off lot. and access to parking lots "a," "b" and "c." what is off of the table is the security checkpoints. that got an instant no from zoo neighbors and who did not want

to see it go in that direction. they will have a publicng hea today on securing the zoo at 1:00 p.m. the public will bow a to have commentary in that meeting, as well. youight imagine, they still have more questions they want to ask about the future of thena onal zoo. back inside to you. >> justin finch, live for us in northwest washington. justin, thank you. >>it 6:36. here's a look at the top stories we're following for you this morning. ronald hamilton is expected to be sentenced to life in prison. he is the prescription william county man convicted of keling his wnd a rookie police officer in 2016. a judge imposed a life sentence for hamilton, after the jury was deadlocked over the death penalty. police are looking into the possility that twoin shootings he same waldorf neighborhood could be connect. a man was shot and survived. earlyes y, after midnight,

18-year-old waltnn thomas was down while walking home from a friend's hoe. police found his body near a bike path. >> r. kelly is back in a chicago jail cell. he was taken into custody after iling to pay child support chlt payments. his arrest came hours after an interview with gayle he deniedng abusi underage girls. he is facing ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four women ten years ago. thi morning, thoughts, prayers and well wishes are continuing to pour in for alex trebek, the host of "jeopardy!" reveal he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. pat sajak tweeted, there is no one i know who is stronger and more determined. and i would never b against

him. tremendous pe trebek explained he plaha to fight battle. 55,000 americans will be dinosed with the exercidisease year. and trebek revealed his is in the advanced stage, stage four. ly 5% of patients live more than five years. early detection is key. they don't have symptoms until the humor has thrown and is in the advanced stages. still ahead, sentencing day manafort. and major changes are coming to facebook. what it means for how you communicate with friends and family. stay with us.

you're watchin news 4 today. ,> 15 years after he created mark zuckerberg says he is changing facebook. the future ohis company is in private messages, not the current model of public conversation. people want to connect online the way they would in a living room and less than like a to square. ae changes will happen ov period of years and will mean more communication by private messages that are encrypted by the company. >> some people like everybody to know what they're doing. earlier thisweek, weold you there were more dollar stores in amica than walmart or mcdonald's. >> we have learned that one of those brands, family dollar, will be closing 400 locations. dollar tree bought the company 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. good morning.d i'm frank holl cnbc headquarters. we have retail news. charlotte russe will close all of its stores and start liquidation sales this month. the retailer filed for bankruptcy in bruary. it said it would liquidate if it did not find a buyer. charlotte russe has 500 stores in 49 states and puerto rico. including locations in combia, national harbor, wheaton, tyson's corner and springfield. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. let's check back in with bell. >> dog walking forecast time. hennel cake here available for rescue at humane rescue alliance. a cute little dog. nice breed. nice lap dog for you. temperatures, keep the pace up on the walks this morning. it is cold ou>>ide. t is cold. 26 out right now. major delays on the outer loop

of the beltway. we'll talk about where the problem is and what you can do to avoid the situation. some other issues, as

right now, first 4 traffic alert. if you take the beltway, outer loop at any point, coming down 95 southbound, approaching georgia avenue, a five-mile backup. the icc might be worth it for you day. thank you. happening today, a former member of president trump's inner circle will learn his fate.

>> in a matter of hours, paul manafort will stanbefore a judge in virginia. he's been convicted of multiple financial crimes and faces u the 20 years behind bars. >> tracie potts joins us this morning. >> kristen welker looks at what the pagesve al. >> coming up on wednesday. michael cohen was supposed to report to prison. he was behind closed doors testifying to congress. cohen giving lawmakers new up ments aimed atki b his explosive claim last week, that the president's lawyers made changes in hittestimony tower scrpeapd trump project in moscow. he has pleaded guilty of lying to congress. and the president'srn at, jay sekulow, firing back. saying testimony by michael cohen, that attorneys for the president edited orhaed his statement to congress, to alter

the duration of the trump tower moscow negotiations is completely false. back to you. >> our thanks to kristen welker. it's not only rert mueller's investigation. and today's manafort sentencing that trump busy. his administration continues to face questionsbout how it's handling migrants trying to enter the country. at a house hearing, tempers flared. kirstjen nielsen u ed congress to crack down on asylum seekers and support t border wall. democrats blasted her for the pain andse chaos cby family separations. >> are we still putting children in cages? >> to my knowledge, cvp ner put a child in a cage. >> i want you to admit that the cages exist. >> sir, they're not cages. >> border officials are

encounting close to 1 million immigrants at the southern border this year. another emotional moment came during senate hearing. martha mcsally, the first female apghter pilot to ply in combat, revealed she was in the air force by a superior officer. >> the perpetrators abused their positions of power in profound a . and in one case, i was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer. like so many women and men, i didn't trust the sysm at the time. i blame myself. i was ashamed and confused. and i thought i was strong but s felt power >> 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 and improve the response when they occur.>> breaking news out of montgomery county. a car has crashed into a home.

meagan fitzgerald is at the live desk. >> this crashould haveeen so much worse. look at the picture of the. scee he this car crashing into a home an epsil isilon drive. five people weride the home when this happened. you can imagine sleeping and feeling and hearing the impact of the incident. we'rin told no one was injure this crash. the person inside the car, that unknown. condition is the american red cross is now helping the displacedly fa >> thank you. we're getting there. slowly but slowly. >> almost spring. >> there is nothing like the cherry blossoms in the springtime. >> they never get old. now, we know when you can see the blossoms a their best. megan mcgrath is along the tidal

basin with this story. hey, megan. >> reporter: thah. sun has come up a little bit so you can a getter idea of how longs look at the tidal basis. we're jteginning this process. you can see the tiny buds forming on the end here. thre closed tightly. we have a ways to go here. everybody, of course, wants to now, when will peak blo happen? and the national park service, their experts, they reased the prediction yesterday. theye saying april 3rd through the 6t look at video from years past. a popular time of year here in waington. yhousands of people come to see the cherr blossoms. peak bloom is when 70% the blossoms are out. a lotan impact the prediction, however. we'll have to keep a close eye on t temperatures here over the next couple of weeks.s, cold temperatuwell, that

slows everything down. we see warmer temperatures, the budds start to loosen up and start to open sooner than predicted. we'll keep a close eye on what mother nature does in the next couple of weeks. for the home, april 3rd, through the 6th, that's the predicted peak bloom. but they tweak as we get closer. back to you guys. >> once they appear k i willw it will be spring. >> it's for real. >> thank >you. rom a deep freeze to heavy rains, the u.s. saw its fair share of wild weather this weeke s take you out to northern california. out.k this footage from sonora. after a heavy rainfall, the area turned into a rushing river. incredible.g this flood didn't look bad enough, the same area saw hail and snow i theame system. there's no reports of injuries. but a lot of damage done there.

the area expected to dry out tomorrow. we're a f days away from spring. in north carolina, cold temperatures are hurting crops. a blueberry farmer says he's been spending $25,000 a night to keep his crop at the perfect temperature. t and if you thit's sounds expensive, it is much better than the price tag of losing the entire crop, which is worth $2 million to $6 million. >> blueberries are important. we arelo onom watch. let's warm things up soon, >> do what we can. chuck. i was at t tidal basin yesterday, and the buds are tightly pack. still in the midwinter stage, for sure. it will be a while here. i think tomorrow, last best

chances, athing that accumulates tomorrow, probably ining to be under an inch. so far for ther season, we've been a little above average, at national airport in dulles. bwi, about an inch below. it's enough for snow. in the mid to low 20s for sure. it's a frigid start to the day. the clouds will thin out. we will be left with some sunshine. you better make sure you have gloves on. puffy coat, hats, and the tiedowns. l be breezy today. car wash forecast. it will be dryy. to but tomorrow could be on the sloppy side. here's your friday planner. cloudy all day tomorrow. no sunshine on your friday. a flurry or two early.nc best c for rain and snow will be in the metro area, abouo and 6:00. future weather, 6:00 a.m. toncrrow. by ime, chances for light snow along i-81. as youet farther into the day

tomorrow, moisture in place, most everyoneoalong i the east of i-95, should be almost entirely rain. butr from rthwestern suburbs, up into the shenandoah valley and northern maryland, a good chaf a rain/snow combination, through most of the daylight hours tomorrow. and the fact it is coming during the day, wl limit accumulation, especially on paved surfaces. when you can't see the sun, this march sun angle is getting stronger now. as a result, the radiation penetrates through the clouds. i don't think anything will stick to paved surfaces tomorrow. more dry than wet. and the temperatures, trending back to close to arage for most of next week. let's go to first 4 traffic. >> traffic alert here. e top of the beltway is your problem. major d oelays on theer loop. as you head southbound on 95, on to the outer loop, theroblem

is at georgia avenue. it's on the right shoulder. damage has been done. what you want to do is probably pay for the icc. it's not worth it here to try and tackle the top of the beltway. inner loop, out o loop, rest of the beltway is looking okay. southbound 270 after 109, that has cleared. everything is looking good through hyattstown. mostf 270 looks good, too. eastbound 66, after wasngton boulevard, we're slow from the earlier accident. ai,ax county parkway, to the belt.y, 37 miles per ho quantico, northbound on 95, 53 miles per hour. 270 southbound, 32 miles per hour. and the top of the ltway, going to 16 miles per hour on the outer loop. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop many yo your . four things to know. prince william county, a man there is expecd to be

sentenced to life in prison. roedld hamilton was convif killing his wife, crystal, and a rookie police office in 2016. a judge imposed a life sentence for hamilton, after the jury deadlockedver the penalty. look for update o the nbc washington app. president trump's former e chairman isxpected to be sentenced today. paul manafort will get 19 to 24 years in prison, for financial crimes andor failing to rept lobbying. there willhie more ons case next on the "today" show. the attorney for president trump's forme personal lawyer, michael cohen, tells nbc news, he was directed to explore thep ibilities of a presidential pardon. this, as cohen hands over new documes to congress, claiming they back up hisestimony last week. nbc's kristen welker will have theest on this next on "today." today, final plans for the fencing at the national z will be laid out. 4,000 feet of fencing is

proposed for the zoo. at would drop the number of entrances from 13 to 6. a public heang is set for this afternoon. keep an eye on the nbc washington app for updates on this story. >> all right. n final weather or traffic. >> okay. >> thanks for joini the "today" show is next. have a great day. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with all of

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