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 to be

would rather have snow to make things prettier. this won't be enough snow to do anything with. tig it will be cold and wet. don't expect a high impactvent from snow today. expect conversational snowflakes across t area. temperatur are hovering within a few degrees of the freezing mark, just about everywhere. most of northern virginia. a lot colder in martinsburg and fred lierick maryland, as well. this is ju a little rain/snow mix. 30s to 40 degrees today. on grassy areas, a half-inch, in some spots, up to a whole inch of snow. >> as soon as my kids see anything falling, automatic snowman in their ad. kensington outer loop, and the

rest of the beltway looks okay. nothing to worry about. it's not slowing you down. northbound 295, suitland parkway. a single lane getting by right now. 66, coming into town here. eastbound fairfax county parkway going 63 miles per hour. gets you there in nine minutes. outbound, no isss on66 this morning. taking a look at prince george's coty, in andut of town, nice and green. it's 4:32. we'reollowing a developing story out of fairfax county. a man has barricaded himself inside a home in falls church. as a precaution, anyone who lives near the 6100 block stay side their homes. we're told that officers have made contact with the man andng are wor to end the situation safely. the search is on for a driver wan a deadly hit-and-run. >>his as a devastated family makes funeral plans for their father.am willie wil was just feet

away from his apartment in northeast washington when he was killed. this happened around 9:00 p.m. on tuesday night. police say the gray minivan, with a bike rack, was seen on surveillance. it hit williams and kept going. we spoke with a store owner who knew williams as one of his customers. >> he was a veteran. he lived across the street. once in a ile, he comes here. >> williams was 65 years old. mega mcgrath gets the story. she will have the plea from his family to find the driverbl respon we're learning details about what led to the death of a womag who was t to be killed by a panhandler. she was stabbed to death in december. her husband, keith smith, told police, a panhandler stabbed her. now, "the baltimore sun" ports, smith tried to hire

someone to kill his wife. w he the beneficiary of his wife's insurance policy, worth $500,000. smith and his daughter aren chargedonnection with the case. they were arrested on sunday in texas, trying to escape the country. prince george's county police officer is accused of punching a man he just arrested for breaking and entering, after finding him at a temple hills store. steven downe allegedly han cu handcuff him and put him in cruiser. corporal downey is charged with second-degree assault. he is suspended while the case plays out in court. western avenue in northwest d.c. is back open. a portion of itad to be closed so a big sinkhole could be fixed. this washe 5700 block.k yikes. you see drivers taking it easy

to drive over that giant dip. >> everywhere. re it's 4:35. 's a look at the top stories we're following. one of amera's fugitives has been arrested in prince george's county. lamont stevenson was wanted for murdering two women. he was sleeping in a truck in new karlssol carrollton. police say he murderedis fiancee in 2017. and also murdered his new boyfriend inside her apartment on wednesday. and today, keith foster will be sentenced in loudon county. he was convicted of importing and selling items made from endanger endangered species. he hid wildlife items and avoid inspection. he transferred thousands of dollars worth of items. president trump plans on tourin h the area by the ef-4

tornado hit this week.e 23 people killed and another 90 were injured. andde presint trump's former campaign chairman, paul na mafort, was stenced to 48 months in prison. he wasacing 23 years but a judge called that excessive. manafort will have a second sentencing next week in the district. many that case, he pleaded guilty to two cnts of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the socipecial counsel's office. the judge will decide if manafort will sheve at same time or back-to-back. tracie potts will join us live about yesterday's sentencing a warning for spring breakers traveling to mexico. the u.s. state department issued a country-wide security alert. travelers havf

safe trips to mexico. they wanto warn about strong currents off of beaches. be aware that adrugs, including medical marijuana, are illegal in mexico. and before you go, the state department says to check to make sure your health insurance plan includes coverage overseas. you can visit a new exhibit about the guy rights movement. 50 years, since police raided the stonewalin. it's for the exhibit called raise up. it gave birth to the guy movement in the '70s. journalists play a key role in that exhibit for covering the ds epidemic. "the washington is one of the oldest lgbt newspapers in the u.s. chuck bell named number one

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coast of chile. righ b now,ng called sub antarctic killer whales. their heads are more rounded than a normal killer whale, and the dorsal fins are different. this is good. we're losing so many species. >> true. from thehe cool to frightening. >> a man on vacation in yellowstone national park, got a bit more than he bargained for, when he got too close to a bison. the bison was on the path here when the family tried to getnd arhe animal. threateningto be to charge the snowmobile they were in. others witnessed this and thought the bison would want to play a little bit. >> not threatening. >> just move to the side. fortunately, no one washurt. i'm not messing around with that guy. the family was able to get around the animal and go on their merry y.

butou know what? you take as much time for him to go to the side of the road. >> a beautiful animal. i have to say. the amecan bison. >> you might think differently if you saw it up close. now, to a disturbing story that might ruin your nextca on. >> a woman says she found cameras inside the home that s was renting. she found two cameras in the home she thought was private. she reported the cameras to airbnb to update the listing. the company requires owners to disclose cameras ahead of time. they can only be in common areas like a living room. a man discovered multiple hidden cameras, as well. >> that's not cool. we're checking back into our storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> car washing forecast, probably not. rain a snow today. another chance for rain coming up on saturday night. up on saturday night. the full for 50 years, cracker barrel

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you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back. call it a tale of two legal tr bles. yesterday, paul manafort was sentenced to 45 months in prison. this week, michael cohen, back in the hot seat, testifying before congress. at the center, president donald trump. at one point, both men were part of his inner circle. now, creating waves in a stormy part of his >> tracie potts joins us live thisorning. let's begin with manafort. despite hisegal trouble, president trump talks highly about him. does he have a shot a a pardon

here? >> at this point, the president is not considering aardon but he hasn't ruled it out, either. the ntence he got, 47 months, just shy of four years, pretty light, considering the fancial crimes. but the judge said that manafort was otherwise blameles we hear him speak for the first time in more than a year. he says he felt shamed and punished by this trial. and it's not over because next week, he hase a separ sentencing in a different but relatedase in d.c. he could get another ten years. >> let's talk about michael cohen. he is suing the trump organization. tell us about that. >> $1.9 million. cohen says he hasn't been paid and the organization hasn't paid his legal fees since he started working with the government. they went back and forth. he paid some fek. he had to or the fees to be paid. he is due the fees, now that

he's testified implicating president trump. on the trump organization about that. major pedestrian and traffic safety upgrade s coming along te route 1 corridor. the goal is to keep you as saf as possible as you're crossing the street. campus drive to university boulevard, some 50,000 people cand cross that ruring the day. it's a dangerous stretch of roader e's been six pedestrian deaths according to statistics hundreds of new lyinights and b lanes will be installed there. >> we want to eliminate pedestrian fatalities. zblfr t t >>he upgrades could take six years. sety improvements could be coming to two of the most dangerous roads in greensburg.

they have been the site ofre hu of crashes. now, the loudon county board of s supervisors has made plans. it includes new turn lanes and rumble strips. roundaboutsnd araffic lights are considered. 57-year-old vernbi elle on was going 75 miles per hour, when she drove into the restaurant in upper marlboro. one man was killed and ten others hurt. she claims stuck gas pedal was responsible for the crh. t maryland house of delegates haspp aved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives. the end of life option act,

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e fact that it's coming during the peak ofaytime heating, the strong march sun can penetrate clouds and get radiation on to paved services. with temperatures in the 34, 35 range, it will assume late on the grassy areas. clouds will remain thick all day tomorrow. and rainhances go back up after 5:00 or 6:00, tomorrow afternoon. your saturday evening plans will be wet. that rain should coming to an end early on sunday. we're in the 20s to around 30 now. here's your ten-day recast. highs near 40. near 50d tomorrow. ear 70, he says, on sunday. nice weather continues intomo ay, as well. and next week, melissa, temperatures should be at or slightly above average. >>e lthat. got to tell you. eastbound 66, s afterly

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news 4 today starts now. >> good morning, everyone. m eun yang. i'm adam tuss in for aaron this morning on this frigid but friday morning. >> we are expected to climb out of the freezing tempes th morning. then, storms will be moving through. >> melissa mollet is tracking what is happening on the roads. but let's start with chuck bell and afternoon snowshowers. >> no matter how cold or cloudy or slushy -- >> the mail will be delivered. >> it's friday. >> i knew where you were going,

chuck. >> no f advisories any winter weather around the d.c. metro area. there is a winter weather advisory in the crest of the blue ridges there. around here, it will be about half an inch to maybe an inch. only on crossy ureas. temper are close to the freezing mark now. already some lightss snow ac parts of northern virginia. and the rain/snow mix likely, especially in the afternoon hours. since it's coming during the daylight hours, its ability to stick on the paved surface is very low. we're sngll loo for up to near 70 on sunday afternoon. just two little days from now. but for today, it's all about the clouds, the cold and the witness out there. already snowflakes across western virginia and high around 40 degrees.