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temperatures, your week may be marked by some rain or snowflakes. >> we're trying to close the complaint department but it's really difficult. >> good morning, everybody. >> it seemsinter does not want to let us go. spring is a few days away. melissa mollet is standing by with a check on you commute. we're going to turn things over to chuck bell and what we can exct today. the umbrella for sure? >> yeah. safe ake it to be on the side. not heavy amounts of anything. a tiny chance of snowflakes isn betw now and between 8:00 and 9:00. a cold shower to g m on aday morning. couldn't rule ou this morning.s most places won't get to 50 degrees this ternoon. we'll turn mild just in time for next weekend. here's radar, now, this morning. a little clump of what could be
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a match two of wet snowflakes. coldratures are just enough for a snowflake or two. not cold enough to have any accumulation. a conversational fla flying through the air this morning. 42 insh gton. 34 at gaithersburg. that temperature d atles has come up five degrees in the last hour alone. a we'rve freezing. cold enough, you may see a flake or two flying on by. mid 30s to around 40. mid 40s. and a chance of taperin off by 4:00 or 5:00. more about the week ahead and a peek into the weekend. >> eastbound, after the tunnel, we had a crashhe with right side blocked. those delays will be gone pretty
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quickly. prince george's county, no major complaints. 17 is blocked by a work zone. righ now, police need your help searching for a man convicted of bi killing his ownnc. >> justin finch is live with the latest on this. >> that' right. police hoping that someone can recognize him. this is 27-year-old ozman. police say close to 3:00 a.m. suay, he got into an argument with his uncle. that escalated and ended with himhooting and killing his
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uncle. and shooting and injuring her woman. this happened inside the elder kolokio's home. next door neighbor telling us about the victim's famndy the heartbreak they felt when they got the sad news. >> she broke down crying and i broke down crying. she said, my daddy is dead. >> reporter: very sad news there. we have a look at him on our nbc washington app. they say he is armed and dangerous. live in palmer park. i'mti j finch, news 4. d.c. police are
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investigating a man's death in the 1800 block near kramer middle school. the man's name has not been release and no word on a suspec this morning, we're learning more about a babyound unconscious and not breathing. officers found the child with trmatic injuries. the baby isve in gra condition. we've not been told how the child is hurt. and no arrests have been made. >> 5:04. the death toll from last week's terror attack has risen over the weekend. an person died, bringing the victim numbers to 50. >> many people paid their respects. residents mourn, the country leaders take action.
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new gun control pressures will be in a matter of weeks. >> we can look at regulation of firearms. >> invtigators say a 28-year-old white sremacist from australia is responsible. the number of charges is expectedo rise. this is a still frame of the live stream that ran for 17 minutes. in the first4 hours after the attack, it removed 1.5 million clips of the massacre. anyone who shares the footage is violating local law. e have information about the plane crash in ethiopia.
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investigators say it's similar to information recovered from last year's lion air crash. both involve 737 max 8 planes. the pilots struggled to control the aircraft. many countries, including the u., have grounded their feets of 737 max 8 planes. w turn to the flooding in the midwest. we want to show you how high the reach e eed have there. hundreds ofomes have been a lot of people are stranded in their homes. >> my mom is actuall stranded in our neighborhood currently. she's by herself but doing okayt cannot g in or out of.he
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neighbor >> the water levels in all three skates have set recorded. this weekend, you may have been one of the many drivers to avoid the giant potholes. there's pressure to fix the potholes. molette green will join us to talk aboutthis. >> we are headed towards the b.w. parkway now. >> we he some of the worst potholes. we have the video to show you. the evidency of what m of you will experience, as you make your way out the door this morning. let's showou. unavoidab unavoidable, to be able to dodge some of these potholes because they are everywhere, especially along the b.w. parkway.
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that, of cose, is not silting well with commuters that have to deal with that stretch every day. the national park service has released their numbers. they have talked about a huge funding gap. they say there are big challenges. the 20-year transportationg fund have a huge gop and it's not needs. chris van holland issued a scathing letterix to the major stretches, becausi damage to the cars. chris van holland saying the
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short-term fixes, that's not good enough. there needs to be an effective fix. we are right now on 295 in the district we're making our way to the b.w. parkway right now. we want to experience what many of you are experiencing. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. over the weekend, vote on millions of incentives to bring the hq2 project in arlington, spiraled out of control. there were several interruptions from protesters. >> protesters against the county's plan interinpted the
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meseveral times. >> with commuty members that i worked with, they've seen a $200 increase in their monthly rent. >> amazon comes and gives an opportunity to bring more economic to an area that used to be adverse if ied. amazonmi ps a multibillion investment. the company says it will generate more than $3 billion in two decades. for more on amazon's arrival, eck the n washington app. il kirstenbrand made her run official with a new campaign video. >> will brave win? >> will brave win?
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>> will brave win? >> gillibrand seizing on the word brave there. she calls for the new, green deal. asking supporters to meet next sunday. still not in thereace is vicedent joe biden. he spoke at a fund-raiser and a slip of the crowd brought him to its feet. >> i'm the most qualified by the anybody who would run. i didn't mean it. anybody who would run. >> you saw the announcement. a definite announcement is expected from early to mid-april.
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some some insiders say that biden has told them he will run. a d.c. bar used help one of employee >> franklin hall donated the proceeds to nathan epps and his family. na nathan plans to donate part of hissr. weat he was given promising news and doctors may have found a donor. >> we got to find the right blood type. if it is, she will go into surger so, you know, i get all of my prayers have been answered. >> if you would like to help the epps family. still ahead, the new way scientists areighting and if you didn't file that tax return yet, we have goodhi
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news about year's refunds. how about the weather, chuck? mit's aday morning and it is time to start thinking about the weekend. i'm o gimistic that you'reng to like it. saturday and sunday, dry, both ys. and temperatures near 60 saturday. and maybe, 70 on sunday. however, between now and then, we have a couple of chances for ra and illyin
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you're watching news 4 foday. >> you haven't filed your taxes yet you have a little lesn than a ago. time is running out. the average refund is slowly ticking up actual a rough start. funds are $4 higher this year from last year. the average refund is $3,008. if you get money back from the irs and use it to take a hawaiian vacation, you have
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another flight option southwest debuted hawaiian flights over the weekend. the airline began selling tickets on march 4th. some fares were as low as $49. more flights are becoming available. we have to go all the way to california, which is a five-hour flight. >> you're looking at ten hours. >> it's on my bucketlist. are you in the market to buy or sell a home? >> if you are, there's nontraditional companies to examine. open door says it will sell your home in days instead of months. the catch, the commission is a little higher than what a real tate firm may charge. >> paying for time, convenience andcertainty. that isn't available through ai trnal sale. >> another service says it will help you buy your new home
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without ell selling the home you're in. we are workinglt 4 your h with an incredible discovery in northern ireland that could help fight antibiotic resistant germs. researchers tested the soil there and found bacteria that was never seen before. the bacteria was able to kill the deadliest germs. it kills throat infections and neck problems. there's local folk cures or medicine. and they've been around for thousands of years. >> this i just a local folk cure at this point. research ls hope it couldd to a new antibiotic. >> if it's helping with people -- >> kids eat dirt and that probably keeps themal y. >> it's to germs to build your immunity.
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>> my mom taught third and fourth grade for a number of years. and herm immune sys was tough. i know schoolteachers feel the same. how do i stay healthy at all? a little exposure to a lot of things. not a bad thing at all. right now,n a monday morning, clouds rolled in while you were sleeping. a very tcloudy starts morning and chilly, too. 42 in washington. but the littleint of a north wind. windchills are down to the mid to upper 30s in the city. mid-s for mostf the region. windchills are down close to the freezing mark. you'll need your warm coat. but notice temperatures are abovefreezing. there's a few exceptions. martinsburg, west virginia, 32. most of the metro, mid up toer 30s. just cold enough, we could see a
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snowflake or two. but our chance of precipitation will be in the l form ofht rain. hit or miss shower chances in the 30s. that lingers to noontime with temperatures in the 40s. by 5:00, 6:00, most of the rain chance wil done with us. you can see on storm team 4 radar, this area of most drops. but there are wet snowflakes mixed in. send it to me and i will retweet itut to everybody. there's not a lot of moisture to work with in this system. there's a chance for light rain in the course of theafternoon. by 6:00 this evening, that rain chance shifting into southern maryland. dry weather for your tuesday and your wednesday. w, on thursday, another chance for showers coming in. thing that heavy. if you add in today and thursday's rain together, it's
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only one-tenth to one-quarter of an inchf rain. here's the five-day outlook. s and chilly and cloudy today. back to near-50 and sunine tomorrow. mid 50s and sunshine on your wednesday. a chance for rain on your thursday. and near-60 with clearing skies on friday. melissa mollet, what do you have going on on a monday? >> germantown, southbound 2 270, ft side blocked by debris. justice just popped up. a deer had been struck up 119. now, we have the left sideke bl by debris. as we zoom into northwest washington, canaload at reservoir. malfunctioning traffic lights.sv gale, left side blocked by a crash. inneroop and l
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if you don't recognize an account, contact the collector and ask for the name of th originalcreditor. the last section of your credit of rt will show is a list companies that recently have looked at your report. these are mostikely lendersin but could ude insuutnce, ity companies. alert the credit bureau and freeze your report. >> not sur t how file a dispute with a credit reporting agency? we hine a that will walk you through the process and our nbc washington app. search credit report. back to you. >> 5:25. coming up, it's time to dance. march madness is here. we will fill you inn the local teams to root for as you fill out your bracket. >> oklahoma, number nine seed. let us get knocked out of the tournament early, can we, please? >> where is the confidence? >> i have no faith. schoolor dayast for today,
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cold. maybe a little rain drop early this morning. you'll need your warm coat, hat, and pack the umbrella to play it on the safe side. the daily grade, below i'averag. show you radar coming right up. plus, we continue to follow a developingstory. a suspected murderer on the run. more about the man police are warning could be armed and dangerous. stay with us. we'll be right back. it's 5:26.
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right w at 5:29 we kick off a new workweek. welcmoe to your ay. after a weekend of sunshine, the rain is back, again. goodmorning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. over to chu bell for a look at the storm 4eam forecast. chuck, wt are you seeing out there? >> good news is it's not going be a lot of precipitation. rain and wet snolakes first thing this morning.
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this pocket of mostl just cold rain drops moving through the heart of the metro area, shenandoah valley. just rain drops later in the morning, earlyarts of the afternoon. temperatures, 34 in gaithersburg. 36, leesburg.36 n clint on, maryland. we are cold enough to have aowet ake or two. this is not going to stick. dog walking forecast, these are our two knuckleheads from our weekend at thebeach. if you would like a dog in your family, humanerescuealliance.org. a rain drop or snowflake this morning. then just cloudy and chill the rest of your monday. a nice low-impact weather day to get the work and school wee started. melissa. >> that is good. this is not so great.
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as you approach woodbridge, brand-new problem. on the right side, we have a vehicle firereported. so we are seeing a lot of delays popping up very quickly. this just happened a couple ofs minuago. the ramp to 66, left side blocked. southbound on 17 is blocked for work there. northwest canal road facility functioning traffic light stkphraofplt armed and dangerous. that is how prince george's county police describe this man. >> this is20-year-old who is wanted in connection with the death of his uncle. justin finch is live with details on the investigation. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the t investigationning to the public for help. people areye peopling alert will help them track him down. he is from montgomery county.
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close to 3:00 a.m. he got into anen arg with his uncle at his uncle's home. it got very heated. he shot his uncle. and he shot aan as well, nonlife threatening. >> he was one of the nicest people you would wan to see. he did not medal with anybody. him or her. our conversation was like goo neighbors. >> again, this morning 20-year-old osmond remains at large. he isde cond armed and dangerous. he was on probation for gun possessicharge. if you see him, do not approach. give them a callirst at 9 is
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11. i'm justin finch news 4. a bizarre death investigation. a deadly car accident may be more complicated than originally thought. fficers were called to a scene off route 7 yesterday morning. they found a man dead inside a pickup truck that crashed into a tree. now they say his in driesnot appear consistent with a car accident. the bodyas taken to a medical examiner in naas. 5:33. new zealand's prime minister is n on sing immediate act gun control as memorials grow hundreds laid flowers and paid their respects. 50 people have n died from the shooting at two mosques at . christchur the gunman used military style
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automatic weapons. >> the fast what skwrort will agree with the sentiment that change needs to occur. i believe they will be with us. >> investigators say a 28-year-d white supremacist from australia is responsible for the massacre. he was charged with one count of murder, but that number is expected to rise. he put out just before the shooting, he mentioned president trump. he praised the president as aol syf renewed white identity and common purpose. the present's critics say his comments are fueling rage, resentment and violence. the white house rects any connection between the president and the attack in new zealand. the president a being criticized for tweets about late senator john mccain. he accused minimum of colluding
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with democrats to sink his presidential campaign.d he se is the one who linked the dossier before the press and the election. on saturday, he lashed out for voting against repealing obamacare in 2017. his daughter meghan mccain wrote, no one will ever love you the way theyoved my father. john mccain died in august from a brain tor >>5:35. g.re's a look at our other top stories this morn black box data is providing new information about the deadly plane crash in it shows similar circumstances to another fatal accident involving a boeing 737 max 8 that happened a few months ago. hundreds of pins are browne a including of them in the united etates. more dls in the next half hour. three people are confirmed dead because of the historic flooding in the midwest. it force said creeks and rivers to overflownd ds of residents throughout
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the region have had to evacuate while some remain strapped in their homes. the water is not expected to recede until later this we. d.c. police are investigating how a baby ended upat with tra injuries. the child is in grave condition after being found inside a home unconscious. it is not clear how the child was hurt. a multimillion dollar incentive package for amazon. it came after a tense public meeting saturday that included protesters being removed by police. amazon could receive a $23io mi payout as a result of the deal. it will bring $ billion in tax revenue to the county in the next 20 years. today d.c. mayor will h delive state of the district address. it will happen at 5:30 at the university of the district of columbia in the theater of arts building. stay with news 4 to find out her plans for second term as mayor.
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get ready for college pirivalries and afternoons with a whole lot of basketball. nearly 70 teams are in the running. >>e ve a few local teams to route for. >> round one will take on the winner of tomorrow's belmont/temple matchup. >> hokies have the highest seed in school history. they're number four and will take on st. louis on friday night.
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alums like me as well. we're an eight seed going in. i'm hoping the rams do well. the women's selection show is tonight too. >> maryland is expected to secure a top spot.t is 5:38. o maratho skating for a cause. a group of local players on the ice for a 12-hour game. wild new video into our newsroom this ing. newsroom this ing. how a driver [female voiceover] with the penfed car buying service from penfed credit union, you can get rates as low as 1.49% apr on new vehicles. and everyone is welcome to apply. visit pe.org [music]
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it is the only indoor full-size ice rink in washingt. they say youth membership is growing and so is the need for a bigger space to accommodate everyone. >> we have over 3,000 kids participating. we have wait lists on some of our programs. let the hockey and skating programs expanding in the aa the past 10 years. there is a huge need, especially here in the ci >> after some controversy, d.c. leaders agreed to put monm f the city toward the new rink. but the nonprofit board that runshe ice arena needs to raise $3 million by next february. 5:41 now. >> tracking a chance for rain showers on your and again on your thursday. but i think most of this week you will not havor to too much about needing the umbrella. what about a milder chance for weather over the weekend? i have your whole 10-day outlook
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in a new op-ed she said the israhi should go to a two-stat solution. when i said when i criticize certain israeli gernment actions in gaza or settlements in the west bank, it is because i believe these actions not only threaten their united states. venezuelan residents a fleeing to colombia after blackouts and food shortages. they are trying to determine how the u.s. can help. 15 before the hour. right now the white house is categorically denying there is any tie between comments made by president trump and the mass shooting at the two mosques in new zealand.
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cs>> cri say his past rhetoric is givingo rise white supremacy. he downplayed that raised b white supremacists. tracie potts. >> reporter: they wanted to speak out more forcenslly ag incidents lying this. the white house says he hasny a suggestion what president trump says or how he says it is encouraging these folks, as they put it, absurd. critics don'tnk tso. the shooter mentioned president trump said he didn'tgree with his policies but saw him as a symbimilaymbo symbol. the white house sort of pushing back on this saying that every time something like this happens
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they blame president tru and he has not only spoken out against it bute has stood up for religious freedoms around the world. y,>> tr we are looking at president trump's tweets from over the weekend. at least i one which he lashed out against the late senatorin john mc >> reporter: yeah, a couple of them. one of them in particular, ron, talking about being last in his class in military school and sing it was mccain who aked the russian dossier -- the fake dossier, as he called it, to both the fbi and the media. that was the dossier put together by a consultant. lot of it unconfirmed and un rified. but the president argues mccain linked to the fbi m and theia mccain said he shared it with the fbi f analysis but not
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that he leaked it to the media. >> tracie,u. thank yo today will be an emotional day inside a d.c. courtroom. closing arguments will tak m place in thder trial of a north carolina artist who was killed in d.c. nearly two years ago. neil was in town working on a project at the corcoran galler she was found tortured inside her basement apartment in caught onca ra. cell phone video shows a police officer being dragged down the . street on saturday dozens of people were driving atvs and dirt bstes he arena innashville. you can see the officer struggling to get free. witnesses rush in to help him. the officer is expected to be okay. the atv drivere was a to get away. now, on news 4, this is a look from choppert 4e giant
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potholes on the washington parkway. they have caused a lot of flat tires. other cars damaged too. this morning there is added pressure to fix thepotholes. >> we are working for you. n what yd to know about all of this mess. sit bad out there. >> repter: yeah. we can all agreehat the hot polls are the bain of our existence. we are now on the bw parkway in the south laurel area. we just got off 198. we know that some of thest w craters are on this stretch. but not alone. rock creek paray, all experiencing potholes. i want to show you some video once we get going here, some video of the badconditions. they are just indescribable andl
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unavoi you will hit some of the potholes creating a dangerous situation f yourself, for other drivers and of course causing the flat tires, having to pull over and deal with the mess as a result. the bad news is the national park is saying there i a huge gap. the financial needs far outweigh their current available funding. and its goal is to keep the high priority paved roads just above poor condition conditi. that is note sitting well with a lot of commuters. and chris van holen from maryland has written letter demanding immefaate action, er fixes and urging the agency to work closer with the federal highway administration. here's what van aihollen has
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lowering the speed limit is n an adequate substitute for repair, and it will not ensure the safety of maryland commuters on this heavily traveled highway. he is talking about the bw parkway. so here we are this morning dealing withotholes a of course a crisis in terms of funding and how soonhese fixes, permanent fixes will be made. that is the latest live from the bw parkway. back to you. >> molett he e, thank you. new video out of maryland county florida this morning. a car stuck in a sinkhole. a drunk driver iso blame, apparently. the woman driving under the in.uence hit a fire hydra water spilled out so fast a with such force it caused the road toco apse. she is expected to face pretty charges >> look at that. she really could have died in
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that mess. >> drinking and driving. >> first responders do so much work. >> they go above and beyond. >> you go above and beyond. >> i try adequately enough. half the work i bed. get u double credit for doing it on . mond cloudy skies have rolled in while you were sleeping. now that you areetting up and getting going on your monday morning, mostly cloudy examine chil and chilly do . cold air ie region. you can see most everybody is above freezing. i will show you radar with a little snow on it. it will not stick or accumulate because we are too war for that. 30 to 40 degrees. your aycommute, a little wet
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pavement here this morning. a couple of showers possible through the early parts of the afternoon. i think the rere home l today, mostly cloudy and chilly should be generallyrain-free. here's radar. there are wet snowflakes to be found and cold rain drops as well for parts of southern charles countywall door of, llvert county, st. mary's, all gettinght rain. on the bigger view, though, tthere is precious littl work with. there is a ripple in the upper vels of the atmosphere. daytime heating, get the in stability. we will see more of a blossoming up of cold rain drops before we dry out once again. our next chance forery little amount on thursday. check on out this 10-day forecail. the first half of the week. after that thursday rain chancem a littleder weather comes in. dry and near 70 degrees soegt
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sund both sunday and monday. that is something toook rward to, melissa. >> it is. we are loong at some of the potholes. 95, near woodbridge, we had a lane blocked from a vehicle fire. gainesville, ramp to 66, left d.de is bloc 50 at gum spring road. northwest canal reservoir, miss timing light causing issues. top of theks beltway l pretty good this morning. virginia, 66 and 95.or no m issues there. new problem in clinton. we'll talk about that coming up. >> melissa, thank you. it is 5:54. this next piece of video never
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gets old. >> a maryland mom sang at a terps gameetnd comy embarrassed her son. s sheg since you've been gone. if you're going to do it, go all the way. her son completely mortified. he is trying to hide in his hoodie. kelly clarkson invited both of em on stage. >> please welcome man and blake. >> since you've been gone is just one you can belt out. >> kelly clarkson gave her son a signed basketball from lebron james. thatve must een worth the embarrassment, right? >> heidn't seem very impressed until that basketball cameout. >> she also gave mandy, $1,000
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can't seem to get rid ofs t weather. >> winter is holding on. good morning. i'm aaron gill grist. >> and i'm eun yang. melissaollet is standing by with a look at your commute but first here's chuck bell. >> where's the love for 78 on friday afternoon? i forgot about that. what have you done for me lately? four things to know about the forecast. s, indeed, cold weather has returned for your monday. cold showers on a monday. nobody likes that, and there's a chancetr for a snowflake for two, but this is not goingo be an accumulating snow staying chilly all day. the good new is i'm optimistic the weekend will turn nice and mild. you can see he no big storms in our immediate future.ha anythings coming down this morning is relatively light, but it is certainly cold raindrops with a few snow flakes he
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