of the freezing temperatures th then, storms will be moving through. >> melissa mollet is tracking what is happening on the rots. let's start with chuck bell and afternoon snowshowers. >> just cold enough to support a little snow. plenty of light snow, across west virginia, invi, out to kentucky. it's just cold enough. literally,hin a few degrees of the freezing mark. this is all generally sliding towards the east. our light rain will go up. 28 in dulles. 30 in quantico. 30 in port all clouds and cold all day long. temperatures in the upper 30s to arnold around 40 uggrees. cool e to have a little snow. i any it's too warm to stick on any paved surfaces.

very low-impact event. >> we'll get back to traffic a little later in the newscast. one of amera's most wanted men has been found living on the streets in our area. >> lamont stevenson was arrested in prince george's county yesterday and charged with murdering two women. one while he was on the run. officers found stevenson sleeping in a truck in new carrollton. they told him his real name and said he was wanted in connection with crimes. police say he kill eed his girlfrie in 2018. police say he murdered his new girlfriend inse her apartment. her family says they're relieved stevenson is off the streets. >> i just want to know why. i don't know if i'll ever know why. but we got a good god. we got a good god. i'm sad but i'm happy, too. >> it is unclear if and when

stevenson will be eradited to new jersey to face charges there. a family is devtated after their father is kill ld ed by a hit-and-run driver. willie williams was feet away om his apartment when he was killed. this happened near the 1500 block ofnu rhode island a around 9:00 p.m. aray minivan with a bike rackil hitams and kept going. his daughter dsn't understand how anybody can do this. >> he was an innocent man. he loved everybody. >> williams was 65 years old. so fa no arrests have been made. ew this morning, a federal judge tossed out stormy daniels' hush mon wsuit. the judge said the suit was irrelevant, after president trump and his former personal

lawyer, decided not to enforce the nondisclosure agreement. that means that daniels can talk about affair she had with the president without retributire ibution. cohen said he arranged the payment to silence daniels. the president will get a look at the damage left behind by several deadly tornas in alabama. >> 23 people were killed and 90 people were hurt. the damage ismassive. personal belongings were scattered for miles. this is the result of several twisters that hit eastern alabama on sunday afternoon. the entire area is under a state of emergency. latertoday, the president will meet with families affected by the tornados. sticking with the president, a surprising end to a trial that's been in the med liheadlir weeks. paul manafort received a light

sense tensing after being convicted on eight felony counts including tax fraud. he couldave been sentenced to 19 to 24 years. bu f theeral judge called those guidelines excessive. instead, sentenc e ed manafort o 24 months. with these ntence, his legal problems are not er. in a separate case, manafort will be in a cou to face counts of lal lobbying. a top official will i ben prison for 16 yea for tax fraud money. he was diverting county money to a shell company he created in 2010. say he spent cash on casinos around the

country. his attorney says his client has a gambling addiction. the owner of a tow truck company has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for describing employees. now, there's concerns about whether they may be working for the oer of able towing paid describes to the department of public worksnd t department for higher vehicles. one of the employees has been prosecuted. the other have not been identified, even though prosecutors do know who they mary chase says the d.c.s counl ver notified about this federal investigation. >> be disappointed on many levels. orrruption in government is the mostsive thing that can happen. >> over the past 20 years, there's been dozens of people connecting with describing these two agencies. we asked the u.s. attorney's office, why prosecutors have not told officials who took the

bribes. a princey george's cou police officer is off the job this morning. he is accused of punching a man he had just arrested for breaking ander eg a store in temple hills. last year, steven downey handcuffed the man and buckled him into the police cruiser. they saw dney punch the man several times in the face. in hisha or, the county leaders say they refuse to tolerate. >> this behavior is unacceptable we will seek justice on behalf of victims in every case, t includinse who have been assaulted by officers. >> corporal downie is suspended while the kals case is in court. the owner of an antiques shop will be charged with selling endangered species.

when officers raided theou outpost, that specialized in merchandise. the owner relied on a shipping company to falsify import record to hide wildlife items and avoid inspection. fairfax county families are out of their homes. 24partments were damaged after a fir erupted. the fire broke out along oak creek lane in the air lake fai area. everyone made it out seafely. to the skies now. this ishe 100% the greatest aviation mystery. the disappearance of malaiysian air 370, disappearing five years

ago toay. 495-page report into that flight's disappearance was published last july. it sai the boeing 777 was deliberately taken off-course. but investigators could not determine who was responsible. on capitol hill, the house passed a resolution condemningn hatred a discrimination against minority groups. it comes in response to comments by ilhan omar. critics say she used a stereotype of a long history being used to undermine the owish community. theginal resolution denounced only ante-semitism. af complaints, the language as widened to include hate speech of alltypes. you're a big national zoo fan. >> i love it. >> big changes coming k top you safe. th zoo received approval to close half of its entrances. the entrances near the parking

lots and hiking trails will close. >> i understand the security it makes me as sad that it's not open to families just walking around. montgomery county is nes initiating care for children. it would expand to infants. it b wouintroduced next week as part of a budget proposal. a major commuter route in and out of the distrt is getting more confusing. the major construction project ong the douglas bridge or the south capital street bridge. here's what's happening next week. eastbound traffic on the suitla parkway will shift to the left and share the westbound lanes. the traffic lights willcasio occasionally stop traffic from coming off of the bridge. and there's feedback signs on both ends of t road t

understand the new traffic pattern. turning to sports now. football season may be months away, right? talking hockey and getting ready for e seball. but ins may have found the answer to who will be their quarterback. >> this is a big news. the burgundy and gold made a deal with the denver f broncos case keenum. >> i'm not sure how i feel about this. >> andng acc to reports, d.c. will bein gg up a late round draft pick. keenan s lrted every gamast year. he threw 18to uchdowns. not bad. >> in previous years, he helped the minnesota vikings to the nfc title game. the deal cannot be official until the new nfl year officially begins next wednesday. at this rate, it could be a prospect and fall apt. >> the saddest thick ng isx a smith may never play football

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destad detained in venezuela is back. he covered his facehile agents interrogated him. he'ste repor for a tv station for miami. he had been reporting from venezuela for more than four years. >> glad he's back. most of venezuela is in the dark right now. a blackout is affecting 22 of 23 states. the capital is also in thedark. the outage is blamedn an attack on a dam. violentinds are responsible for tearing caffolding from building in london. it caused thecaffolding in the street. witnesses started to scream when

the structure collapsed. no injuries are reported. the trial at thef center a trag tragic electr tragic electrocution on mgm last summer. the girl suffered a brain injury and cannot speak or move. mgm argued they don't have information. the green family lyer called that a delay tactic. >> we laid out our complaint. 42 photograaragraphs, being ver specific about what the negligence involved and how they breached theibuduty. >> mgm said, ware heartbroken over the suffering of the green

family due to the tragic accident thatas occurred year. we are continuing to talk with the family in hopes this can reach conclusion. chopper 4 flew over as crews d dismantle the discovery communication sign. they are moving toat man. the building has been sold. it will get a makeover inside and out before new tenants move in. >> i mean, silver spring for so many years, has been synonymous with discovery. a stalker has broken in taylor swift's home. he climbed a ladder to her new york city town home. he threw a brick through the wiow. no o was at home at the time. the 23-year-old was releasedl from j after serving six months for breaking into smith's home last year.d >> n to keep him away from

her. marn gaye is getting a big honor for what would have been hi 80th birthday. he is getting a commemorative stamp urom the. postal services. thedesipp gn of gave is to mimi cover art. the stamps go on sale april 2nd. he is an incredible artist. and it's a beautiful stamp. >> what's going on? >> very nice. in the weather. >> i was waiting for one of you. >> yeah. when is t spring going to get hare? that's w i'm looking for. >> one d of spring in the immediate that will be sunday and monday doesn't look bad, either. we have to pay for it in advance, though. a chance for a little rain ando today. not looking for a big snow

event. but just told enough and just enough moisture to keep your friday, cloudy, cold and wet. rain/snow combination looks likely. 24 in washington. 29 manassas, 28 in front royal. that's where the moisture is coming in from. this will start as conversational light snow and mover into the area this afternoon. your planner today, staying plenty cold. but noticehe temperatures are above the freezing mark. it is not going to stick to thed ro it could stick to the grassy areas. and light snow coming through virginia and. west virgin as it comes over the blue ridge and gets out to pts of rthern virginia, it will be just warm enough to keep this in the form of rain/snow, mixed

together. weather.uture by 9:00, or 10:00, snowflakes to mix in w dh rainp there's. we get later into the afternoon, everywhere east of i-95, this should be all rain drops for you. the chance of them mixing will be theigher terrain. all this comes to an end, just in came for your friday evening to begin. it will stay cloudy a chilly. rain becomes likely again by your saturday evening time frame. just keep that innd here's your five-day outlook. 40ish or so. most of the daylight hours will be but a high chance of rain from sundown tomorrow to sunrise on sunday morning. don't forget to move your clock ahead saturday night beforeo yo go bed. and sunday night, optimism reigns supreme.

we're going to go and say 70n sunday. >> i like that. i hear them howling back there. washington southbound 295, was pushed off because of a crash. th has been cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry about that any longer. in the district, 295 at suitlands parkway. beltway, inner loop, outer loop, no proble. noroadwork. if something happens, we'll let you know. alexandria, 395, the ramp to seminary, and the same situation to w little river turnpike. gaithersburg, 270 near montgomery avenue. a big change that happens every year but sll seems to catch us off guard, the spring forward that is coming this weekend. and something for you to do today. before youin get b the wheel of monday morning, there's something that doctors want you to do first. to do first. especially if you

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years. four out of five said they would like to improve their quality of sleep. instead of sing a doctor, most said they went to thenternet for sleep solutions. >> you're looking at your phone going to bed. >> that's one of the hardest things, you'rupposed to put your phone away before you go to sleep. >> it's hard. >> you hav to be on your phone if you're needed in an emergency. if you wake up sunday, thinking you slept an extra hour, you didn't. >> you have homework to do to spring ahead. you will be losing an hour of sleep and that can be tough. >> and you have little, little ones. >> they are terrible. >> justin finch asked a doctor how we can get ourselves and our families ready for the change. >> reporter: from high in the skies, to t runways below, frequent how your monday could feel. and maybe you do, too.

>> spring ahead is like going from chicago to washington, d.c. right? you have a one-hour time changet and you'reoing in the direction that human beings like to typically go. >> reporter: that's because our bodies prefer gaining time as if we were flying west. rry we're losing time. this doctor says, you can make it easier on yoursf and your family, by acclimating early. >> we need to prepare to get up a lot earlier than we are accustomed to on monday morning. so, preparing for that can beve , very helpful. >> why is that so critical?f >> first all, if we wake up at 6:00to a.mo to work or for adolescents to go to school, that means it's 5:00. >> reporter: you hear that? your body is at 5:00 a.m., at 6:00 a.m. your clock is ahead but your body could be behind and may not catch up on one weekend.

>> to shift those, across time zones, which is what we're doing, it takes some eptime. >>ter: young people may have a harder time adjusting sleep habits, something that dr. lewen has studied. dr. lewis suggests going toed 20 minutes earlier per night. >> just that small change can have an impact on the regulation f the sleep, on improving functioning, how they look and feel. >> reporter: and have you ready to take on your monday. justin finch, news 4. stillewhead on 4 today, new twists in a baltimore murden stigation. >> we're talking about the man accused of killing his wife and making seem like a panhandler did it. plus, a controversial debate kes over the maryland statehouse. should someone have the right to end their own le if diagnosed with a serious illness? details ahead. and our weather, chuck bell?

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news 4 today starts now. >> a cold night gives way to a chilly morning. cameras in silver spring last night, spotting people bundled up and trying to protect themselves from of this cold weather. it has been a familiar s across the region. it's march 8th. >> i'm ready for the spring. i am, too. >> bring it on. >>f you're a fan of the cold, this has been a week for you. >> nobody is a fan of the ecold. mahuck bell a little bit. it may be your w day because could see flurries, if you like that sort of thing. >> let's get a look at the commute and the forecast. let's start with chuck bell. >> if it's going