that's a tig shot. >> thanks for coming in. >> glad i could be here. a full morninghead of us. it will be a long time up here. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a look at the road for us. >> i like that picture from the eon. that's ntuff from chopper 4. right here for terrestrial concerns. sunrise,till an hou away. here's what you need to know about today. 's about cool sunshine for te thursday is the next best chance for rain. rain chances for friday may have to be increased a little bit once we get closer to

for now, it will be mostly dry. today will be dry butt cold. 25 dulles thairport. 's 12 degree s colder than annapoli airport. so, kids are going out to wait for the school bus, it's told. oulaoor time after school today. you'll need the jacket and the scarf. the weekend outlook is coming up, melissa. >> looking right now. chopper 4 over something not as stunning as the moon was. earlier crash has cleared. thank you for that shot. and that gorgeous moon shot. fairfaxounty parkway. we're seeing delays headed in

here. >> southbound, that's looking better hthan it was. they have gotten that to a nearby porking lot. no major complaints right now. longing at 0, 50 miles per hour going to get you there in 36 minutes. your time is 6:02. it's something no parent would want to hear. a warning that the drinking water inside your child's school may not be safe. today, the county council will discuss a plan to lower the acceptable lead levels even more. justin finch is live this morning. >> reporter: if this is passed, montgomery public schools would jump ahead of state lead levels. john hucker is introducing this ll. they say this is a must. it looks to lock i stricter

water guidelines. the state standard is that any public school with lead level higher than 20 parts per millioh muste the outlets removed. hucker's bill would tighten that. he says it's time to take action. >> it's high time montgomery county has a lower health protective stop dard for o kids, as well. >> after testing 10,000 water outlets, about t2% h higher levels. back inside to you. >> justin finch, thank you.

a judge will decide if fourth teen will get his case moved to juvenile court. they're accused of raping varsity football players with a broomstick ia locker room last year. a psychologist said one of the victims was of a previous attack st year. the d.c. will vote to reprimand one of its own. whether to reprimand jack evans. he is accused of trying tosi se ss opportunities with law firms that partner with the government. he has apologized but has not specifically said what he is apologizing for. this morning, d.c. police is working to figure out whether the same person is behind six

different robberies in less than four months. >> andolice have surveillance video to connect the dots here. this is surveillance video from the new dynasty chinese restaurant. the thief takes the money and a drink. and the owner of theurant is upset. >> i work hard for it and he .akes some of the stuff away. it doesn't feel go >> other surveillance videos show a man doing the same thing in the past few months. arlington unty woman continues to recover this morning after a nasty fall.es

the brn this scooter failed when she was going down a hill. she puts the break button, but the bird scooter did not stop. she wants the company to help a with her bilshe continues to heal. >> i had to get five stitches to hy head, two stitches to my knee and road that was all over my body. you take care of me as your customer. >> the company says it is does regular maintenance on their scooters. con construction at reagan national airport will force ride she drivers to wait.

today,ce mike p will travel to nebraska to survey the damage from the deadly flooding in the midwest. >> floodinge s blamed for th deaths. melting snow, mixed with heavy rain caused some of this trouble. roads have been washed out. hundreds of people and their pets have had to be rescued. >> you can see the furniture is upside down. the saddest things are the family heirloo and stuff like that. >> the impact of the flooding will be in the millions of dollars. trouble of a different sort in texas. look at this fire at a chemical plant just outside of houston.

it's been burning since sunday. y,,000 people who live nea have been ordered to stay their homes and schools have to close. despite how bad it looks, it is settling down. today, we may learn more about what prompted the fbi to raid the home and offices of fixer michael cohen. the warrant will be made official today. officials he went to his office and hotel room to find information about payments made to two women during the election. both women said they had affairs with trump in 2016. cohen will begin his three-year prison sentence in may. he was convicted of taion, campaign finance violations and lying to congress.

the fallout of the arrest oa robert has reached capitol hill. housand senate democrats are asking the fbi to look into that spa's owner and president trump. it's been said that the women created a company to create opportunity to meet the president. after the worse history, people are voluntarily giving up their guns. 50 people were killed in a mosque shooting in new zealand. thceprime minister will anno sweeping gun control measures. the rifle club where the shooter was a member, voluntarily closed its range. back here at home, the highest court in the land will consider whether lee malvo,

along with john allen muhammad terrorized our area li in 2002, k ten people. a mall appeals court moved that malvo should be resentenced because heas 17 at the time of the crimes. the supreme court will hear case when it next begins in october. there's a new twist in the killing of francesco cali. the suspect, anthony kamelo, sc bbled on his left hand. they say cali told kamelo to stop seeing his niece but there are other unanswered questio. in this cati >> was he alone? what is the motive? simply standing here, i doll no ha of the answers for you.gu

>> cali waed down in front of his staten island home last week. annette bongorino could be released from prison. she is the former secretary of bernie madoff. her age allows her to be released to home confinement. the 70-year-old was convicted in a scheme that cheated investors out of billions of dollars. we're looking a unique mural that highlights the impact that women have had to grow ands prrity in the district. it's called "the women who will." maggie o'neill created this mural. it shows women perched high

above the city. >> there's a black and white picture of men eating lunch on a beam like that in new york city. >> that was a local artist. and that's symbshic of the art does. still ahead, a group of boys facing trouble at school.ha >>they wrote about their female classmates that ended up online and caused a lot of trouble. good morning, evyoybody. your weekend outlook, i'm optimistic that your weekend won'y be impactedpe at all.

you're watching news 4 today. several teens have been disciplined for circulating a list that ranked female classmates. the list based girls on their looks. the school called it bullying and harassment. onst of the students agreed. >> honestly, thensus was it wasn't an okay thing at all. the girls banded together and took it on as a team.su >> the school a statement, saying, this has been upsetting for students, staff and families. this incident does not reflect those values. we are helping you get fit 4 spring he.

molette green is iisring me. >> let's get some tips and facts from the fitnessex rt she's working with. >> yesterday, i had a killer leg workout. i'm sore this morning. so far, my workouts have included everything. from running to weight training. leona brown is up early with us. and all of my buddies have texted me about not being in the gym with you guy this morning. leona, tell us what h ah intensity workout is. does it burn more fat than a steady pace run? what do you thk? >> i'm out of breath already. i'm sweating it and they are in the background superhyped. you see?

they are hyped up. it's amazing, mo. us>> i love it. usy moms, we don't have time to waste. we want to get thef foot off us. look at that. we're working on a big, giant high-intensity class that we're going to invite all of our news 4 viewers who said they are on this journeyith me. let's go through a few of the ty high-intenworkout tips. we have tips this morning. hopelly you canollow along with me. that kind of workout, you have a fat burning zone quicker. you inease your cardio enduran anendurance. it has a full body worth of training. you can hit it the. a lot of tips that hopefully folks can use them and really

get inspired me to join me. i'm losing some weight. this dress fits looser. >> i've been noticing, molette. those hiit trainer things -- >> i'm exhausted just watching that. >> thank you. for those of us whoive in d.c., even if we don't hold elected office, we know how stressful thjob can be. >> that goes for politics. maybe why this little guy is so popular in the tennessee statouse. >> this is nash, he's a yellow lab. he belongs to state senator john lenburg. lenburg doesn't stay in washington. he didn't want to leave the pup alone each day. brought him to work. everyone seems to love him and

it doesn't hurt his popularity with voters, either. >> smart guy. let's turn back to chuck bell. a little chill in the air. what's coming? most of the suburbs are down in the freezing cold category this morning. sky has been cleare 37 thanks to theotac river here in washington. it is wa colder. 21 in manassasnd royalton. 26 in clinton, maryland, and 26 in gaithersburg. plan on a cool start this morning. mid-40s atlu htime. it won't be windy. that's good news. more of the me. a light north win today. a light south wind tomorrow.

not as cold to get your wednesday started. and milder weather on your afternoon. there will be rain where they don't need it, omaha, we skipped ahead to thursday morning. this is the next chanc of rain. rain is likely to move come to an end thursday evening. keeping the rain chance out ofh . a pocket of colder air alot of, could hit us friday afternoon. friday will be windy with a northwest wind up near 30 miles per hour. and chilly weather into the first half of your weekend. let's go over to melissa mollet now. >> chopper 4 over 270 southbound the spur. you can see, they're getting ready to go out and pick up the

kiddos. southbound looking normal. eastbound 66, a disabled tanker. this might be moving. everybody is being pushed to the left. northbound, southbound, not terrib. weook at travel times. 66 and o95 lookiy. top of the beltway, outer loop p

you're watchws 4 g today. or>> identity theft is a m problem these days. many say it's not a matter of if you can become a victim but when. >> one of the best ways to protect yourself is by freezing or locking your credit. but what is the difference between the two? >> san hogan is working for you with the answer. >> reporter: well, they aren't the same thing. credit locks and freezes are very similar. they both prevent others from accessing your credit reports. they would eliminate the possibility that a fraudster a could open a nount in your name. but there are some differences you need to kn about. let's start with cost.

credit freezes are always free. locks are a service offered to you and may come with a fee. because credit freezes are offered by law, they have more stringent protections. if someo opens up an account in your name, you will be protected. a credit lock is an agement between you and the credit agency. convenience. you need to apply for credit, you can lift a lock on your phone. and it's instantaneous. with a freeze, it can take up to an hour. don't forget to freeze your children's credit, as well. children are prime targets for identity thieves because they can wrack up charges for years unnoticed. coming up, new video just

into our newsroom of a runaway r.v. the story behind this high-speed chase. good mornin everybody. the crocuses and the daffodils have started to come up. newsing season isn't here yeet. new overnight, a college at the center of an admissions cheating scandal, ting action cheating scandal, ting action details on the decision

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> news 4 starts now. >> a live look outside. a o lot sunshine today. wait for that. >> the sun really does he . >> idoes. makes me feel better. if it would only warm up about ten grees. >> thank you for starting your day early with us. melissa mollet is keeping an e traffic. >> let's get started with chuck bell and your morforecast.

>> the skies have been clear. as a result, it's turned a winter shade ofcold. a little hint of daylight coming to our eastern sky. a light wind out of the hw not. it's a lot colder. it's in the 20s. a cold start to your march morning. look at the smile on pluto's face. go to humane rescue alliance.org. it's a cold start this morning.d ime to spend some time outside today. the walks will be filled with sunshine. a nicmi w trend. for now, let's go to >>melissa. eastbound 66 at fairfax park

wa >> everything is cleared oute o way. we're going to make some calls to police there. still have that lay tha we've been dealing with much of the morning. chopper 4 headed to the beltway shere at 66, just to show us. looking goodar as all of our commutes across the beltway. outer loop is a little slow a here, you're approaching georgia avenue. pretty normal. inner loop, crossing theow woodr wilson bridge. a little slow as you get to german town. >> thank you.ap ning today, the d.c. council will vote oner to reprimand one of its own. evans is the longest serving elected official in d.c. history.re

>> we havewilder out live at the wilson building with more on this story. drew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. that vote is coming this morning. there's no indication how severe of a reprimand the council may aipose on jack evans. the d.c. county an phil mendelson, voted to have the eprimand. his staff sent tails from the work account. and touted evans' political career. it allows for outside business but states that any council member may not knowingly use thi prestige of for public gain.be and some m of council say evans should be stripped of his

chairmanship. >> we are able to react immediately. it's clear there was a violation conduct.ode of >> reporter: that vote is coming up later this morning. the council meetst 10:00, here inside the willson buildi. no indication of how serious any potential punishment might be. drew wilder, news4. fallout from the college admissions streets scandal. the university of southern california announced, students linked to the scanda icannot enroclasses or receive transcripts while the school reviews their cases. the school has placed a hold on accounts of students who may be associated with the alleged admissions scheme.e iversity says, it could co proper action. the former tenniach, gordon ernest, is among those indicted.

the university says it has confidence in its policies. new deils in the death of a man who was found shot to death in his pickup truck in clark county. detectives found jeffrey evans t in tck after his crashed near the shenandoah river earlier that morning. he met a man earlier on castleman road. today, the jury will rume deliberations in the murder trial of a man aused of killing an artist. now, the case is in the hands of the jury to decide if the di suspecit. neil was in d.c. to work on an exhibit. prosecutors went through evidence telling jurors, that the dna was found on her body.ys

the defense e is accident and police didn't investigate thoroughly. new video of a man that police are looking for after he allegedly preyed on a young girl. police say he showed the teen an explicit video while shen as shoppingnday night. she told him he was speaking spanish as she asked something to be deleted from his phone. call police is you know him or have seen him. > happening today, a statewide tornado drill in virginia. dio, tv and cable statio will show a test message through the emergency alert system. it is scheduled to begin around 9:45. good news for your commute if you take the d.c. circulator bus. rides will be free indefinitely. rides have been free since the

fare shot initiative. they operate sixoutes along the district. it serves each stop every ten minutes and offers 5 million trips her year. set an alarm for news if plan to register for today's marine marathon. registration will close at 12,2200 you can sign up for the lottery. you'll find out next week if you snagged a slot. the 22th annual marine marathon who will be in arlington. 30,000 runners are expected. >> amazing how quickly the spot. university of maryland's women basketball team are dancing.

but this year's selection for female players wasn't as surprising as in most years. >> surprise of the ranking the team held was ruined. the bracket was released. when it was announced last night, the terps couldn't help but cheer. they're a three seed in the east region. the best part is they start their tournament run at home. their first game is in college park against radford. if they win, they will play the winner of the ucla/tennessee match-up. >> the lady terps are strong. we will find out who will be leading off the first game tonight. maryland and temple tonight. on friday, first-ranked , virginberty university, follow first 4 sports for the updates if you can't watch at work.

you know a lot of people will try, though. absolutely. still ahead, he is a successf f chef. but years, he was hiding his personal struggle. a bethesda business owner ope up about the addiction that nearly cost him everything. >> we're going to check out some tif the hiit

you're watching news 4 today. >> new video of a robbery that sounds like a scene from a james bond movie. right now, police in mississippi are searching for a man who stole an r.v. from camping world. police chased it until the suspect crashed it and ran away. last check, the guy is stilln

the run. >> not for long. >> they'll catch him, right? a local chef is orlling his stof addiction and recovery. >> he owns several restaurants in the d./baltimore area. >> he owns several restaurants in the d.c./baltimore area. a few years ago, he almost lost everything because of cocaine and alcohol. he says he finally hit rock-bottom after stealing from his own restaurant. >> the straw that broke the ac camel's b was when i came in here and took $4,000 out of the safe. weot home and g high. >> he is five ybers sor. you can see his interview later on th"today." show kicks off "today takes on ioaddi" here's your cnbc morning business report. >> good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarte. goldman sachs aims to hire more women and minorities.tr

the bank ing to improve diversity, saying half applicants must be women. 11% must be black and 4% must be latino. the majority of new hires will be analysts and associates. about 60% of the u.s. firms are white. as for senior managers, 80% are white and only 22% are women. the rule comes into before a gender pay pool in england. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank come land. we'll be in sunshine for your tuesday and wednesday. you may have to think about a rain chance oour friday, as well. your full forecast in ten minutes. the montgomery county council taking

you're watching news 4 today. >> welcome back at 6:45. the list of democts vying to out president tmp from office in 2020 is growing. andhe president is hurling insultspl that p who aren't in the race. >> he lashed out atoe biden and one hopeful has pulled in major dollars after announcing his candidacy. kristen welker is at the white

house to explaint all. >> reporter: good morning to you. at an event last night, the pres sent waswered with chants of four more years, just as he previewed his message against joebiden. you said, biden was another, quote, low-i.q.individual. after the former vice president had a slip of the tongue, almost announcing his run. but the key question is can the political veteran convince the tdemocratic base he's candidate of the future? it comes as former congressman beto o'rourke is able to build momentum. raising $6.1 million in his first 24 hours of campaigning. that's more than bernie sanders or elizabeth warren. m we'll havee of this coming up on "today." >> kristen lker, live at the white house. thank you. look f her report on "today." we're looking at military

projects that would be cut. the president sent congress a list of all the thing tass could be affected. present trump declared emergency after congress refused to fund his ball at the mexico border. mike pence will go to nebraska to survey the damage of eossive flooding. at least threee have died. roads have been rash ewashed ee away. melting snow and rains caused that trouble. texas is dealing with filo. at this video here. this is at a chemical plant just outside of houston. it's been burning since sunday and may continue to wuburn for days. this can be seen for miles. so far, it's not affy.ted air qual

the plant's owner says the fire was sparked in storage tanks. a warning about drinking water. a test found some water fountains had lead levels than what the state says is acceptable. today, the montgomery countl downou council would lower the acceptable led levels even more. >> justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.th montgomery county council will take up that measure in a few hours here. it's hard to imagine a school heu hallway that does not have a water fountain. they are largely presumed to be safety.

the councilman, tom hucker, would take that further. there's 13,000 outlets. 249 had raised lead levels. and 159 were student accessible. >> the danger ofan lead is, it affect the cognitive and bone development in children. it can lead to anemia and behavioral .proble >> reporter: in that bill that will be reviewed, it calls for five parts per million. the state standard is 20 parts per million. that is scheduled y.r later toda

a judge will decide if a fourth teen will get his case moved to juvenile court. the other suspects have mod their cased to juvenile court. they are accused of raping varsity football players with a broomstick last year. a psychologist said one of the victimwas a victim of a >imilar attack the previous year. heck this out. chopper 4 bringing us the news abovela ma, district of columbia and this is the close-up of the moon. >> that's >>beautiful. e'll see a full moon tomorrow night, as we kick offspring. this one looks pretty full.

>> that onethere, it's 98.5 full. it's hard to tell the difference between that and 100%. over washington, our skies are clear. no s interference in our this morning. it will be a pretty day so far here in the month of march. we've been cooler than average. last year was the cold march. and march was colder than february.ab march wae average, but had our warmest february. we had couple of cold marches and snowy ones, as well. this one has been dry for seven to ten days. right now, though, no chance for rain today. colder in the suburbs.

just about everyone this morning, who doesn live in downtown d.c., the walking into temperatures it is freezing cold start this morning. all-sunshine, all the time, until 7:00 this evening. a light, nornd wi high tomorrow, 55 and a light south wind. this moisture across the midwest, that will move in our direction. rain likely for the thursday morning. midday and afternoon commutes. thursday night and a pocket of cold air aloft, promises a windy and chilly day friday. and it might be unstable enough to add some rain showers, as well. otherwise, it's all good eews, into thend. mid 50s on saturday. mid-60 onz sunds on sunday.

les go over to melissa and first 4 traffic. >> looking at 66, following these folks in towards the beltway. volume on 66. the earlier problem we saw is out of the way.no hbound/southbound on 95. alexandria, 395 at king street. inner loop a outer loop of the beltway, overall, looking good. looking at your travel time. 66 fairfax to the beltway. 38 miles per hour on 270. and the top end of the beltway is going 25 miles per hour. listen to wtop when y hop in your cars today. we're helping you get fit 4 spring. molette green is working hard on

he own fitness goals. >> molette is in the newsroom now, with tips from fitness experts. what do you have? >> i'm worldng ha my workouts have included everything from running to ight training. earlier this hour, we went le into a hiit class. you see how this early birds showed up for this class. leona has an xexercise tip for us. >> you can do squats, push-ups, dips, running in place. pumping your arms. you don't need a gym. your body is a gym. >> let's tell youbout the high intensity workout class we showed you. it burns fat. it increases your cardiovascular

endurance. and a full-body workout for a short period of time. there you go. be sure to follow me on social media. i want to see your photos p and yogress. i am wearing this dress. i looktl a l different. >> you look fantastic. >> you always look fantastic. that's he most i cansay. i can't get into weight loss and those things. i'm not y. >> that was good. 6:55 right fonow. things to know this morning. rush registration for the marine corps marathon opens atnoon. the first 7,000 w runnersl secure a spot in october's race.

look for updates on this. a state-wide tornado drill in virginia. the goal is to prepare if one touches down. this isor scheduled 9:45. today, the d.c. council wile n whether to officially reprimand jack evans. he is accused of trying to seek opportunities with his law firm that lobbied thego rnment. much more about this story in the nbc washington app. today, w may learn more on what prompted the fbi to raid the home and offices of michael cohen. in just a few minutes, the "today" show will break down what is in this document. your ten-day forecast there, chilly and dry the next couple of days.

rain on thursday. windy on friday. dry for the weekend. >> looking at the roads this morning, chopper 4 over a new problem. we're going to get information on that one. right now, tweeting everything from first 4 traffic. >> melissa, thank you. are you re >> i was making sure he wasn't texting me. texting me. >> the "today" show is

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