news 4 today starts now. >> right now at 4:30, a live lo outside, ase start this tuesday. it's a lot cooler outside this morning than it was yesterday at thistime. so sh s so, grab an extra layer. >> i wore my puffy coat >> i put gloves on. >> good news, even though the temperatures have dropped, we'll seda sunshine again chuck bell is here with your forecast. led then, we'll check in with

melissa mol with a check of your commute in first 4 traffi a lot colder today. >> you'll need your puffy coat for your wait outside at the bus stops early this morning, your walk to work. the temperatures don't look that low. we're in the upper 30s and low 40s across that area. there's a north to northwest wind almost 20 miles per hour this morning. windchills are belowro freezing h most of the shenandoah valley. and windchills in the 30s in t d.c. metro area. you will need yourpuffy coat today. mostly in the upper 30s. that's half of the itstory. will remain breezy but also completely sunny. afternoon highs up around 51 degrees. windbreaker.d you have a little hat on, make sure there's tie-downs on it. the daild grade, w have been an a-plus kind of a day, hemelissa. but's a hint of a chill you don't care r. beltsville, route 1 near

powder mill road. lanes shut down northbound ando sout there. aimee cho will bring us live ctures. arlington between the pentagon and glebe, work zone, o is getting by. we had a full closure. is should beooking better in the next couple of minutes. 66 into town. fairfax into thebe way. 69 miles per hour. going to get you there in nine minutes. inbound, outbound, same situation. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. 4:32 now. we're working to learn more about a motorcycle crash in montgomery county. search crews spent the night searching seneca creek, for the driver of the motorcycle. you can see thatere on your screen. the motorcycle was found in the water off darnstown road. >> we learned mu eed new detait

the americans killed in the ethiopian airline plane crash. the third victim is antoine lewi of illinois. we're working to confirm the identities of the five other americans killed in sunday's crash. the plane that crashed are boeing's newest fleet of 737s. >> they are a popular plane. you will no doubt find yourself on one. cory smith has some questions to answers you might want to know. >> airlines in mexico, brazil, ethiopia, shichina and morocco e grounded the jetliners. they're flying in the u.s. southwest and american airlines have them. southwest has 34 in itst. fl american has 24. yesterday, chopper four spotted one of southwest's max 8 planes m bwi. off f the companies say they are

monitoring the crash in ethiopia and have full confidence in the ouaircraft. if have an upcoming flight and want to know what kindai of raft you're flying on. you can read everything you need to know about your aircraft. >> if you feel unsafe flying in one of those planes, you can choose not togo. neither airline has changed its flight cancellation or refund policies in light of that crash inthiopia. >> cory, thank you. we have new details about the victim of this fire in gaithersburg. just two years ago, her brothers were departed to el salvamor. they to the country as minors with fraudulent documents. attorney asked the government to let them stay because they didn't know the documents were fake. but now, fatima's family is now separated. e described how she felt after

the fire.>> start driving and asking why? why is this happeni to me again? >> fatima is also a daca recipient. she livesmm inration limbo, uncertain of what will happen to her status. in the mid of adversity, her faith in god remains. chopper 4 v capturedeo of a massive crowd marching across maryland's capital to demand more money for schools. teachers, parents, udents, they all turned o to show up for the rally. leading democrats are improving education. officios want students, matter where they live, to have the same opportunities to learn. >> this fight is about making sure that noatr that situation, that all children in the ste, somerset, allegheny, baltimore, prince charge orge'st the state will provide adequate education. justin finch is going to

come up and break down how the money is being used in prince george's schools. here's a look at your other top stories. "the new york times" is reporting that the new york attorney general has o an investigation into four trump projects. this all follows michael cohen's testimony before congress last month. cohen is president trump's former personal attorney. the investigation is looking at financial statements with deutsche bank and investors bank. president trump outlining his budget prioritiesor 2020. among his question, border wall funding and cuts to education d medicate. house speaker nancy pelosi says she is against it because it causes division in the country. a coast guard officer accused of planning aer thero t attack has pled not guilty. prosecutors say 15 firearms and more than1,000 rounds of

ammunition was found in his silver pring home lastmonth. he's facing up to 30 years in prison. a massive drug b at madt the port of newark, new jersey, back on february 28th. aundorities f 3,200 pounds of cocaine from south america, worth $77 million. it was in a shipping container of dried frud. the arlington memorial bridge is down to one lane. we told you about the closures yesterday morning. tonight, the caps hope to extend their seven-game winning y.streak in enemy territ they will be in pittsburgh to take on the penguins. the penguins have won two of the last three match-ups this season. but the caps are in the lead for the division. the puck drops at 7:00, on our sister statn, nbc sports washington. we have to beat the pens. it's so satisfying. we are counting down to the

2020lympic games in tokyo. i felt like i just went to the olympics. it'sy. cr >> are you ready for the olympip it to set in? the tokyo organizing committee is excited. they kicked offit things wh a caravan that will travel across tokyo and the region, to spread ae excitement. you can watch of the action here on nbc 4. coming up, new video of a frightening home invasion. a burglar breaks in inside feet away from a baby. and potle problems. we're feeling them as we dve we're feeling them as we dve arourind

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the baltimore-washington parkway. >> adam tuss has a growing look at the problem. >> reporter: crater after crater. after crater after crater after crater. > after crater, after crater. it l ferally goes on miles, specifically on the southbound side of the baltimore-washington parkway, just south of route 42. >> the sign said rough road. it should say road with deep potholes. this gives you an idea of how rough this stretch is, southbound on the parkway. look at those holes right there. these areeasily, three, four, five inches down int the ground. and they just go on and on and on, along the this road is in terrible shape. at the national park service,sa it will need consistent rmer temperatures to repave the road here. but it's clear, more action is needed sooner rather than later. >> we can take comfort in that

we're starting to turn a corner with the eweather. consistency. you have the april showers thing. >> and you have to get ahe of it. you wait until all of the roads are messed up, you'll never get it fixed. >> i gerally blame chu bell. >> we should take him out back and beat him. a no doubtut that. >> dog walking forecast for you. cube little i here. a cute sheba mix here. windchills in the 30s. windchills in the 30s. ,ll sunshine

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i'm korey smith, with news desk. live the united states is pulling out of its embassy in caracas, a p will be pulled out this week. there's no lights on in the country, other than what you see there. the country is struggling to restoric elecy, following days of blackouts. the u.s. has led an international effort to oust nicolas maduro and replace him with juan guaido. >> thank you. white house press secretary, sarah sanders, answered questions from journalists for the first time in a month. the last official briefing took place on january 28th. among the topics of discussion, president trump's budget plan for next ye. he'ssking for more money for border wall construction. this comes theame week the senate is expected to pass a

resolution, blocking the border wall declaration, or trying to. the white house defends that declaration. >> doing his job. he's doing what congress should be doing. heatook an of office. and he has a constitutional duty to protect the people of this country. in the budget, president trump wants to make more than $2 trillion in cs to other programs. 13 before the hour right now. nancy pelosi, sticking to her guns when the president.aching in a "washington post" interview, she says she is >> she claims it is divisive for the country. tracie phts joins us w more. >> reporter: good morning. she says and i'm quoting here, it's just not worth it. he's just notorth , pelosi told "the washington post." they have to focus on things that will helpthmericans. ane's not enough evidence there to convince republicans to go along with this. they may revisit this at some point when there is. that point may come when we see the mueller report on russian

election interference. expected any day now. t buhere's several developments this week that could u gives a hint at to where investigation is going. we have a second sentencing for paul manafortni hap tomorrow. gates, deputy to manafort. and michael flynn, t security adviser. they have status hearings this week. and a trial date for former trump adviser, roger stone, who is trying to convince a judge that his upcoming book did not violate his gag order. several developments connected to the russia investigatiohaas we awaitreport. >> tracie potts, thank you. he democrats have made a decision when it comes to the 2020 presidential race. we still don't know who will be ticket. but the nominee will be named in walk. the democratic national convention will be held in wisconsin july 13th to the 16th next year. republicans announced their lans to hold a convection i

charlotte, north carolina, august 24th through the 27th. in news 4 your health this morning, doctors are pleading with parents to get their children vaccinated. that is because measles cases are on the rise. in, the past weekat number jumped from 2006 to 2028 in 12 states. passengers on an international flight to san francisco contracted measles fro traveler who picked it up in another country. the cdc says it's b alarmed the first case of tetanus in a child in oregon in more than 30 years. meanwhile, flu season has plenty of folks flooding urgent care facilities.ac rding to our news partners, as of march 2nd, wespread f has been reported for seven-straight weeks in maryland. in virginia, ten weeks at the highest level. d.c. has reported local activy for five-straight weeks. there's been 30 deaths in maryland connected to the flu so far thi season. in virginia, 62 people have died

from flu and pneumonia. > we're on baby watch again. april the giraffe can give birth at any moment. crews at the animal adventure park have been on giraffe watch since february 28th. >> april had signs of what appeared to be contractions overnight. on the facebook page they say april would be noshing. baby yet. we have our giraffe cam up and monitoring the situation, as you can see here. april previousre pregnancy worldwide atntion. waiting for her. >> we were worried about april because it was taking so long. >> was it? >>weyes. ere worried about her. >> how long should it take, eun? >> i don't know. she's pregnant. waas worried for her. at the end, he wanted out.

i sak from persona experience. >> quote that. we spent a lot of time talking about d.c.'s eagles, liberty and justice. this ifmorning, arent bird is getting air time on news 4. >> did you see ifis? you didn't, come take a look. at his impromptu appearance on our air last ght. >> ll, he's -- he is cooperating. >> there he is. >> got a friend joining us. >> in the sports chair. >> in thepos chair. >> a hawk. >> a red tail hawk. we d't know ifhat's the same one that's visited us in the past. that's from on top of our tower ere in upper northwest d.c. >> watchit, hanley. >> that's a beautiful animal. the wind where the hawk was sitting wld have been40% higher than here on the ground. but the hawks are strong creatures. and curious, peaps, too. >> probably looking for lunch. scanning t see if there's any

small mammals. >> you were talking about how you felt it was cold around here. february ended three degrees warmer tn average. >> are you for real? >> do i make these things um? of coue not. >> we don't know. >> you have so much informatio >> here's how cold it was in other parts of thenited states. great falls, montana, just had their coldest month on record for the month of february. they were 27 1/2 degrees colderg on av 32 days in a row without making it above eezing. and to show how ridiculous that level ofold is, over 30 million observation days of weather in the lower 48 contiguous states. that's colder than 0.0004% of the 30 million days of observations we've had in the lower 48 that's cold, cold, cold. so, if you thought it was chilly around here in februa, you are

lucky that you were not in intana. right now, it back to chilly around here. main reasons it feels s cold today, that wind is blowing. northwest at 18 miles per hour. 44 forre the curnt temperature here in town. and temperatures in the sen doe r shenandoah valley and the upper burbs. if you dress for the wind, wind chillsn the 20s and low 30s for this morning. you'll need your warm coat. it will be a great-looking day outside. daytime highs, 50 degrees, compared to 62 yesterday. for tomorrow, suns of sunshine. when the wind lays down after dark, that will allow temperaturesfa to . tomorrow's temperatures back in the 50s. your ten-day outlook. an 80% chance for rain, and

n fridayof thunder that sets us up pretty for the weekend, melissa. this might be the first weekend since groundhog day weekend, without rain. >> i like it. i like it. tebeltsville rou 1. lanes shut down because of a structure fire. we're going to get liveom pictus imee cho in the next couple of minutes. arlington southbound be395, een the pentagon and glebe. had that delay here. that delay has cared out of the way now that the one lane is open. 95 northbound, quantico to the beltway, that looks good. 59 miles per hour gets you there in 17 minutes. >> thank you. >> new video this morning that will make you want to double check your windows. locked.e they're it shows a man breaking into an apartment in new york city. you can see,ee he's just from an unsuspecting family's 2-month-old police say he came through an unsecured fire escape window, jumped back out when he heard the s father in the next room. thatd'il apparently didn't stop for long.

poli believe the man forced his way into another apartment, later andminutes stole jewelry, a bike and a backpack. he has not been caught. this is the time we celebratome of the d.c. area's best restaurants. aaron and i emceed the rammy award nominations. there we are with the president of restaurant association metropolitan washington, kathy holl inger. there's so many categoriecatego. for best new reaurant, we have chloe, and for chef of the year, kyle bailey from salt line. david deches from unconventional diner. and russell smith from the source by wolfgang puck and nichol from masaria. they were nominated for chef of the year. and nbc 4 once again the official pubinc v sponsor.

that means that you, the public, can only vote for the favorite four categories at nbcwashington.com. that is david deche and his wife, who is nominated for pastry chef of the year. a lot of delicious food to try ou >> that was my first time going. there was a lot of good food in the room. >> you wer a hit, aaron. >> so many good restrants to sample. our quest to help you get fit for spring, this rning. molette green to check in with her trainer. today, they are focusg on areas women care about the most. >> and molette is teaming up with a nutritionist to lay out a simple meal plan. the recipes promise to be healthy and tasty.tt mowill put them to the test in our next hour. hundreds turn out in maryland to demand more money for public schools. >> we're looking at the demands an how it could impact one local school district.

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news 4 today starts now. >> we start with a live look outsid this morning. march came in like a lion. but the past few days it felt almost springlike around here. make sure you grab the coatea before you this morning the it's 42 degrees outside our

weather. >> i need some of the lamb weather. >> we need some of that. >> it's almos 5:00. >> are we done with the snow? let's hope so. lissa mollet will check on your commute. we turn things over to chuck bell, who will say, we can probably get snow in april, right? >> honestly, i don't -- technically, yes. our latet measura snow, two inches is in early april. that being said, i really -- our ten-day forecast is not one favorable for tsnow. ant gets us up to the 21st or so of march. and i think the opportunities for getting mornow are quickly fating away. four tngs to know, bundle up a bit, on the way out the door. you might want to put your wool hat on. steve breeze. and friday, the only day out of the next ten that lks like it will be on the rainy side. windchills, feels like 27 in to hage and winchester.