suburbs. they're not going to be around very long.ry they're not going to get us out of our drought conditions.ht if you are heading out this evening, you're already noticing that you need this umbrella in the western suburbs and as we get a little bit closer we haven't gotten to the beltway yet.yet. the yellow areas indicate wheret there is a couple of moderate down powers than down toward the warrington partly cloudy skies little bit of hard rain there. this is going to come throughf a the next three hours or so. it will probably be something like two tenths of an inch or so. i66 a little bit wet. that will bog things down. the other big heads up is for tomorrow. the first day of meteorologicalo spring.spri there's a reason why we have the lion there. coming inefinitely like a lion, not only with potential for record breaking heat, but this time tomorrow he we will be tracking some thunder storms some of which could be damaging and we're expecting even more of widesea

of weather than we had on saturday. by 9:00 tonight, most of the rain is out of here. don't be shocked even if there's an isolated rumble of thunder tonight. and then tomorrow, a warm and windy day as temperatures could approach 80-degrees and then we start to see even in the early morning, a couple of rounds of showers and thunderstorms.nder watch out for that north andt west of the city tomorroworro morning. a break-in the midday hours, bu, maybe some isolated activity and then prime time right around 3:00, look at that squall linene that may come through with hailh and damaging winds. you've got the early heads up. it looks like it may be a couple of rounds that we'll be dealing with. we'll talk more about that and let you know what to expect and what's ahead for the rest of the week because we still have a few flurries in the forecast. > we'll see you then. s we're learning about the principal of west potomac hey school in alexandria.ex tonight he was resigned his job. he was already on leave from that job. assistant principal michelle little was also put on lea

fox5 a's lindsay watts is livets in alexandria with more on the resignation.resi lindsay, what do we know so far? >>reporter: jim and sarah, unfortunately the fairfax schooa district still is not sayingng what's behind this. a spokesman just told me that he is legal i not able to say because this involves personneln matters. i asked him does this involve students at all? was students safety impacted and i'm told that's not the case. sources are also telling us thau this is not something that involves students, that this is a different kind of investigation.inve principal alex case and assistant principal michelle little were both put on administrative leave earlierrlie this month and again case has now chosen to resign. little l l remains on paid leave. what we've heard from students here at potomac high school isoo that both case and little are very well liked, case especially. been principal since 2013. he grew up in fairfax county schools and then rose through r

assistant principal and then principal over a decade. he release a statement that went home to parents and students, it says in part, i am excited to pursue new opportunities to serve our community while also dedicating more time to my family. which has been challenging while working so tirelessly to champion the excellence we so consistently see from you and throughout all parts of west potomac high school. we are continuing to work to get more information about this. i put in an open records request to fairfax county schools. hopefully that will shed more light on what exactly is happening here, what this situation is about. of course we will keep you poised as we learn more. we're live in alexandria,andr lindsay watts, fox5 local news. > a lawsuit has been filed by the acu against four d.c. police officers. it stems from an place that last november involving a transgender woman who was accused of assaulting a neighbor, but shet claims she never

the aclu claims the police entered her apartment without a warrant.warr here's video of what went down.w >>reporter: ent here's the videf the arrest captured on facebooko live. hunter who is the executive director of transgender of color collective says police responded to her apartment while she wasls having a dinner party.er she says she was wrongly accused of assaulting a neighbor and said police had no right to arrest her. on the facebook live you'll seeu officers standing a at her doorway holding her arm for several minutes asking for her to come out before h this takes place. > oh, into i god. no. no. no. that just happened at hunter'st' northwest apartment in novembern she was hosting a party for transgender activists who were in town for an event at the white house.se. hunter says during the arrest sh

her arm and ' has had back painh sinceas that arrest.t. with he they came to my home ane said they were responding to an assault, i was shocked because i know there was no assault and st i closed my door. they knocked again and there were three of my neighbors standing on the landing and onen of the neighbors pointed at me after the police asked them who assaulted you.assa and when they pointed at me, i was like i assaulted you? i was like i'm not dealing with this and i went back into my apartment and that's when four cops began to follow me into my home and grabbed me by my neck, my by my arm, put handcuffs on me than a attempted to drag me out.out. d.c. law is clear that it is unlawful for the police to arrest someone without a warrant for a misdemeanor that they have not seen unless the person is likely to

evidence or to hurt someone. so officially police could notul comment on pending litigation, but a source familiar with this arrest told me video has been reviewed and some of the officers were wearing body camfras. it is believe officers used restraint and acted properly. that source says officers were justified in making the arrest e after hunter was accused of the assault.assa remember, miss hunter said she did not commit an assault and wants a judge and jury to decide this case.this she did not say how much compensation she is asking for. back to you montgomery county police say the bodyom ofery a wn missing for nearly a month has been found.been sky fox was over that scene as investigators recovered the body of 56 year old becky m mack classically in the waters. ' was last seen on february 6 in ther of great falls virginia. for two days crews searched by air, hand and water.r, h her car was later found in the

parking lot of great false national park.na police say there is no indication of foul play. > also tonight, a woman whon went missing in montgomery county is now safe at home. this is surveillance video of angela rivas leaving work last s saturday at the walk express. the owner says she came in, was texting on her phone and left without an explanation. police say the 18 year old was found in montgomeryville ageer save andyvil unarmed. new tonight, police trying to figure out who is responsible for vandalism found on the campus of howard university. the student tweeted out this photo of the vandalism which says welcome to the trump plantation. you can see this one. somethingu or fallcan for anything. another message, hbcu, which stands for historic black colleges and universities. the vandalism comes just one day after president trump met with frederick and other leaders of historically black colleges and universities. > president trump making his firstnt t addresrus to a

to congress.to what the country will be watching for tonight. good evening, jim, good evening, sarah. will it be a call for unity or y call to go at each other? we will find out tonight when president trump takes the center stage of the house of representatives.re what will he say? we've got a preview for you coming up. a new bill in maryland couldand change the penalties for smoking pot in public.blic and a fight over funding the opposition against boosting money for private schoolho bouncers in maryland.unce if yours have a story idea, call the fox5 tip line 202-895-3000 our can e-mail your tips to fox5tips@wttg.com.

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a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to smoke marijuanake while driving or in public iss under consideration bylaw makers in maryland. prince george's angela brooksro went to annapolis to testify support of the bill. she call it a quality of life a issue and says the bill is especially important for peoplel living in prince george's county. what we have currently as thes law is a civil pentium whichpent means that our penalties wouldpa be lower than penalties washington, d.c. and in virginia. again we find that this would put us at a disadvantage where the laws mer

protection to citizens who are driving on roadways or enjoying public spaces so we want to mako sure that we provide the same protection of citizens who live here. the bill also brooks testified in support of was also introduced last year, but did not pass.s. meantime maryland democrats were opposing a proposal fromrom republican larry hogan to stepo up funding for private school vouchers. prince george's county executive are certain baker among thoseai with the maryland stateba educators association to sound off on that plan.lan. this is straight from what betsy devos had done in not onlyy michigan, but across the state. in maryland we've always rejected that. we said public education is where we're going to make our investment. we've seen that in prince george's county. invested more,ore graduation rates went up.t when we invested more we saw more improvement around ouround language arts and the other thing is when we invested more we saw parents put theirir children back in our schools. the governor's office

ames to support all kinds of educational options and that the governor believes every child in the state deserves a chance to attend a great school. we are about four hours away from president trump's a address to a joint session of congress. this is not a state of the union speech although it may soundt ma like one.e. the president is expected toecte outline some of his goals andls explain where he wants to take w theant country. fox5's tom fitzgerald livezger tonight on capital hill.ital there's a lot of anticipation for the speech. goodh. evening, jim, good eveni, sarah. in a lot of ways we are in unchartered territory tonight. nice it to say in over his eight years in congress not am ofof outside of the year he was called a liar and.. the president would often comece in, give his speech, make his points and then leave at thet other night.ight clearly president trump has upp ended a lot of the expectationsp that we've seen at a president

administration and nobody in this building really knows whatk president trump is going to say or do tonight. we have a hit and we're talking about right now as we pan this camera around and show you wheru we are.. this is statutory haul here in the united states capital and this is where the world's media is gathering tonight intoni anticipation of the president's first address to congress. so what will he talk about? well, first off we're expecting some more detail about how he expects to replace and repeal obamacare. some people in his own party have already expressedpres frustration that they need toio haveth this information before they move forward on the big ticket item and that is going to be tax reform.orm. the president is also going togn be talking in broad strokesokes about what his budget requests are, but a lot of the big question tonight is what kind of reception the president is going to get here tonight.onig we know full well there were dozens of democrats who boyoy cotted the president's inauguration back on january 20. we are not hearing of an

cot here tonight.co in can pennsylvania, many democrats say they expect to be boisterous in their reception to the president tonight when they disagree with him. many of them have invited guesti up in the gallery of the housee chamber tonight representingng issues that they are at odds with with the president. for his part the president is also going to make a big push for the confirmation of his supreme court choice, neilneil gorsuch. the president have invited theii will of the latent ton onscalia to sit right next to the first lady melania trump as the president talks about the virtues of the man he has chosen to replace the lion of the supreme court. members ever the senate willnate walk this haul in front of us. we will see the members of thers supreme court, the president, the cabinet and then shortly after 9:00 tonight we will begin this festivities and thehe speeches. now, democrats will have theirir say once h

the democratic response to thiss speech is going to be deliveredr by a am toker kentucky governor and that will precede immediately following thellow president's speech. as far as any advanced copiesed what exactly he's going to say, sarah and jim, we don't know yet. white house secretary sean spicer did say he expects thisxe to be an optimistic vision forc the v country, a call for coming together. but there was no clearno indication that this was goingng to be any big olive branch. so if anybody is expecting that tonight, it will be a surprise if we hear that from president trump. he got this far being combative. the odds shall on the money than he expectsey to continue on that vein tonight. > all right. what we would expect for sure, tom.om. thanks. >> you'll be a able to watch the speech and the response right here on fox5 a little bit later on. > a crack in a local kidnapping case. a man accused of kid snapping a georgetown student and thennd t forcing him to withdraw money es

we'll tell you where he was found. and drying up, local ski resorts shutting down after a lack luster winter, the impact theima warm weather is having on businesses that depend on visitors. a group of young men in prince george's county setting a different standard when it comes to sports goals andge's canda ba is important the next generation of black athletes.athl what's so special about the tucker road ducks? it's coming up next. ext.

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> welcome back. a lot of people love these warm temperatures outeople there, b if you like the snow, not good. it's horrible for business. in fact, whisk resort in western maryland, taking a look right lo now, it's closed because of the wa

liberty mountain resort inesor pennsylvania also closed thiss week, but it is still holding out hope it won't have to end its season early. the ski resorts, it obviouslyobi has been a rough season foror them. they had to take a backseat this winter if they normally hit the slopes in our era. fox5's gary mack grady with more. worth worth itself nova good thing when you'rerth standing a ski slope to keep from getting wet.we it's not cold he in you have too snow. that's been the case most ofmost this season and this place should be busy with skis. last date of february, it's closed. when the ski resort closes you know it's going to effect the businesses around emmitsburg. on a weekend we would have a couple of customers a day that go either on their way to skiki liberty or on their way back to either d.c. or baltimore,alt wherever they're head hed and we didn't have that this year. is it a bat thing that there's no snow.no >> i guess it's a good thing

you don't snow, but for the business it's terrible. it's like a month and a half maybe this they lost out. people who are in getsy burg all the time, they come out out out right around. there's plenty of stuff to do around here.ere. trout season is coming too soons too. people will be out fishing. when is the last time you can remember to be able to fish on a beautiful day like this. >> never. on. do you think is going >> i don't know but i'm not going to question?)8r it. we actually fish in the blizards. > no, you don't. you >> we love to fish. you must love it.e >> we do and this weather has been perfect. what did you do when you're not fishing. >> wishing i was.s. > why not. >> wishing we were. my wife gets upset when i fish in the bathtub. what's the biggest fish you ever caught out here and tell me the truth. >> well, we catch karp. about 20-pound karp.p. > ski liberty says if

a little snow they may reopen, but knowing what i know about the weather, it looks like skile liberty is pretty much closed for the season. back to you guys in the studio.o it's kind of sad. >> it really is. > our region is known forayay tracking and produce a lot of good athletes.lete a lot of young fellows developel their dreams here with thoughts of getting to the nfl or major league base bull. a couple of super stars are flourishing in another sport, hockey. wins document martin shows us why the ducks are so special. >> bring them over. show them how we play. keep it fast, moving.fast keep the passing going, all right? tucker road ducks are on a role. as the team lays up their skates, throws on their pants and dawns their signature pink and black jerseys, who kneww they'd end up here

they had no home. the ducks are paving the way in prince george's county as theuny first hockey program.rogr he's like mom on i, i want to play hockey. i was like, there's no hockey around here. everybody that sees us isis shocked. it's typically not a sport that we are drawn to. everybody in pg county is surprised. looking for passes.fo the ducks are made up of mostly 11 to 14 year old african-american.amer >> she lost hockey.ocke with a special women on. s >> i hockey because i get topcas skate and play around.ound the team is fast emerging as the darling of the dmv. keep up and we score a lot. the love for the sport grew on the players, many before now had never been on the ice.e. i play it on x box. the shots and the hitting is really interesting and i was in

so i said why am i sitting down here when i could be out there doing that right now? off the ice, being a duke is like a team to find its winnings.nnin it's not about the at lettic. he's mature. like i'm saying, i got the nhl app on my phone.y to all those who give a coldold shoulder to the ice. it takes you out of the circle of everybody else.ls hockey is a lot of fun.. i don't think people realize itl because not a lot of people in america watch it anymore. hockey why is one of the besthe sports i've ever played. > a future member of the caps out there. >> there you go.ou g they have a great message, try something different. tucker road is still rebuilding after a two alarm fire swept

they are waiting for the ring reon. they are not letting the setback effect its season. > you want justice. >> i do. i want justice, i really do. it's the eighth anniversary ofyf her father murder and police still have not made an arrest in the death of a who was known as a good samaritan to his community. we rewind to the crime ahead and we're hours away from thefrom president's first address as president to congress.ent the special invited guests who will be intending whose personal stories will push his agenda. especially my mom, i want her life to be better. and an 11 year old boy from prince george's county stole the hearts of thee's internet after appearing in this commercial where he talked about his dream for his mom.m. well, tonight, that dream isam coming true. little james jones will meet his hometown hero, kevin current, ahead when fox5

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> this is fox5 local news at 5. let's get you caught up to speed.spee it's 5. 30 a 12 year old boy is recovering after being struck by a car in manassas. this is the view from sky fox just moments after the child wad hit this morning on ashland avenue and lamont drive.. the boy was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police say the driver stuckuck aroundment the school bus was also near the site of the crash, but no word if that was involved. we now know the identity of a man shot and killed in d.c. last night. police say 31 year old james maze was shot on hanover street northwest. he was taken to the hospital where he lateren t died.er police do not have a suspect ors a motive right now much so if s you know something about that shooting, please call police. detectives have identified the identity of a deadly shooting in maryland.mary 18 year old shameka briggs was

yellow lane in springdale.gdal she was shot several times. no arrests. police are looking for anyone with information.mati > it has been eight years since someone called a pleasant man in an apparent fit of rage. the person stole his coins and electronics. his family is still in pain andn they are searching for answer. fox5's paul wagner has tonight's rewind to the crime.me. the people who knew him well sal will i jones was a fairly simple man. he lived alone in this house on seat pleasant drive where he was often seen sitting out front or cooking up a feast on his backyard grim he didn't drive,nt instead relying on others to get him to jobs where at 68 he still used his skills installing carpet. friends called him wj. love cook out, i loved to

people around him. a he lovedro it. he was pretty much the entertainment. couldn't sing, but he would try. especially down the street at the sugar shack. he would walk right in andin that's when he started singing. the people who knew him would stop and just smile. will i jones love of people may have also cost him his life. people who were taking advantage of a man his daughter admits liked to have drink and have a good time. they started to take advantageta andke started to use drugs insie his residence.denc started to do a lot of drinking. he had what we were told were prostitutes who frequented at his home to use drugs and drink. so when you have that combination, it a lot of times leads to problems.s you thinkto that he was being taken advantage of by people whe were using his house for either drug use for drug dealing? did

>> never. i do suspect that they used myd father because he was just the type of person that was kind hearted.hear > on february 16, 2009, lavernn jones decided to go to herr father's house after she hadn'tt been able to reach him by phone. she found him in his room on his bed where he had been stabbed multiple times. it was a white sheet from waste up covered a pool of blood. he was out. when i looked up and saw all this blood, i just ran out of the house. i started hollering andring screaming and i passed out righd in the jar. that's lavern the day after she found her father hugging friendn and neighbors still in disbelief over his violent death. the police were there, too, still working the crime scene, compiling a list of people who had been in and out of thef house.hous a lot of those people were brought in.brou they were questioned. they were cooperative.erat however, whether they told the t truth ino that is a

story. neither one of them is off the list of possible suspects and we're not ruling out that it was a complete stranger that is responsible for this. but we strongly believe that mr. jones knew his assailant. and we strongly believe that ite was onvee of the people who he allow into the home on numerous occasions in the past. > when lavern jones came to see about her father on monday, the 16th, she came to the front gait and found it locked. she used a key to get in and then she found the inner doorr just slightly ajar. inside investigators later learned that all the windows were locked and the back doorck was locked and their theory now is that whoever killed mr. jones did it the night before and as they walked out this front door they let the gait lock behind them. prior to this incident taking place there wered rumors floatig through the neighborhood that mr. jones had a substantial amount of cash hidden

house. > this is the condition the house was in the when police fit arrived. there was evidence of drug use and heavy drinking, coins and electrickics were also missing from the house. we have some evil doers out here. the lord didn't put p you on this earth to kill anyone. they put you on this earth to love. you want justice? >> i do. i do. i want justice. i really do. i know someone out there knows something. the street that he live on is too busy. the street is too busy. see pleasant drive is a busysy area, whether you're walking,lkn driving. somebody knows something, somebody seen something, somebody saw something. someone heard something and ig n just want to know why.. no one deserved to dyia that way, and especially my father. > lavern jones says she has forgiven the person who killeder herso dad, but she still needs o know the truth. there is a $25,000

the person who can provide it. with fox5's rewind to the crime, i'm paul wagner. > have a cold case you want us to revisit? send us a message on our fox5 d.c. facebook or tweet us, including the hashtaga rewind to the crime. > a man suspected of kidnapping a georgetown student has been arrested in seattle, washington. the fbi tracted down 34 year old paolella a alexandria ross ia through a rental al car registered in pennsylvania. p alexandria ross i is accused of kidnapping a male student last month along o street northwest. police say he forced the victim into a car and then drove off. he forced the student to make withdrawals from atms. he now faces kidnapping charges. > back to the president'sto t address to a joint session of congress tonight. he won't only convey a political message lieu his h words, but also through the stories of a special guest.

with a look at the meaning behind the president's guest ane how thnte democrats are expected to respond to this. ronica? >>reporter: hey, sarah and jim, well at every joint address of a congress or it is it a of the union, the president invites certain guests and each of these guests will many times convey a message or represent an important issue that theat president wants to highlight. tonight it's no different. three of the issues that we really see brought to light through the guest that the president has decided to invite, immigration reform, education reform and that vacant seat on the supreme court. now, let's talk a little bit about immigration reform. this is clearly the most important issue that the president wants to highlighthlig with three guests in some way very personally connected to this issue. they are family members of someone who has been killed by an undocumented immigrant. two wives of fallen police officers and one father

son was killed. now we expect immigration refori to be a major talking point in tonight's joint address. now, education reform, it was also an important factor for many when choosing to supportch people. so another guestoosi is a first generation college graduate who benefited from a tax benefit scholarship program in floridapg that allow her to attend a private school. and finally, that major battle on the campaign trail, that vacant seat on the supreme court, well, people and his wife theyople invited the widow of justice scalia, highlighting his nominee judge gorsuch and alsoa possibly the idea and point am m are discussing that other vacancies may become open whileo people is in office during this first term. the attendees can invite guestve as well.as the democrats can invite guests and those

messages that they want to bring home. now, the first message that i think is very important that we're seeing tonight, the idea that the democrats wants to convey county. we're seeing that through a t ballet that just happened tha through thet dnc chair. the representative keith ellison he has invited tom perez, the new dnc chair, the person whorsn beat limb for that position to be his guest this evening. it really is a display of partyy unity that clearly the democrats want to bring forward. another issue that the democrats are feel otto fencive about, affordable care. tom cane has invited a young girl with a neurologicallogi disorder who believes that the affordable care act who believes the affordable care act has made her life better. we're going to interview her life at 6:00 to hear what it means for her to be a guest att tonight's joint session of

congress. reporting live, ronica cleary, fox5 local news.fox5 > coming up, a prince george'sp county county boy is meeting hie hometown hero tonight. teisha lewis is there for the special surprise. hey, teisha. >>reporter: hi, there, we aree standing by for a reunion with little james and his hometown here oak the two meta few months ago when james won a contest that appeared in a commercial featuring durant, they're aboute to be here and we will be here for it. the smile on that kid's facee says it all. the redskins and kirk cousins don't seem to agree on much, but they want a game of tag. > the last day of february andy the first day of march is coming in like a lion. severe weather ongoing acrossgon the west. these are active weather. arkansas is expecting to see some very rough weather. this is will be us tomorrow.orro you want to pay te

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> especially my mom, i want hey life to be m better again. i wanted to help my mom. i got it from you. > you might remember thisthis commercial. aired last year for american family insurance.amil a lot oyf people who watched itd got kind of emotional.emot >> certainly. the star of the ad is 11 year old from prince george's county. james jones thought he was appearing on a television showes to discuss

supports his dream to dance. what he didn't know was that his hometown hero golden state warriors kevin durant was watching him play before showhow time. they're both from princee bo george's county, they havehave supporting single moms than a they dream big. the wizards are in. james will be there to cheer on durant. teisha lewis is live at the verizon center with him and has more. hey, teisha. >>reporter: hi, there, you know what, that was the commercial that started it all. i remember watching thatat commercial. very emotional commercial and the star of the commercial is with us right now. hi, james.hi hi. how do you feel to be at the verizon center and what's it's like to know that you're going to reconnect with your hometown hero kevin durant. >> it's so great. i'm so happy to be here. tell me about your newfound fame because everyone saw a that commercial. lot of fanssve a now. what was it like? it was just a great experience. i just

what was it like to meet kevin durant? >> he is like a big bro to me. he encourages people. i think he likes to come out and encourage me. that is really a great experience. he gave you a the look of encourage and he showed me a few moments ago some encouraging words that he wrote down for you and signed for you. what did he say to you. >> he said always believe that anything is possible. > always believe that anything is possible. so the game is going to start it a little bit and you are going to be our special sports correspondent and you are going to ask kevin durant some questions. what do you want to ask him? >> i want to tell him welcome back and how has he stayed focused. > how does he stay focused? usd those are some good questions. >> objection, how has he helped you pursue your dream? i know you want to be an entertainer. you are on a

how has he helped you pursue your dreams.ms. >> i've been dancing and entertaining the world so far and, yeah. we reached out to kevin durant r on twitter so he knows thatt we're here and we're super excited to see this reunion.on. tell me a little bit about what is it about kevin durant thatant inspires you? you call him your hometown hero why. >> because it's great to know that me and him grew up almost in the same childhood.ildh i thank him for that. it's just great. it's great. so everything about this commercial and this reunion is under the hashtag dream fear justly. when you hear that, what d oest that mean to you? >> good. it feels great.t. > well, james, thank you so much. we'll be standing by. we'll be here with you when youn have your

durant. the message is dream fear justly. if you have a dream pursue it. anything is possible. back to you. >> teisha wrap up by quoting kevin garnet, anything ishing possible.. > yes, it is. thanks.than let's-on, it wasn't a big surprise, but a big move by the redskins for the second straight year, the team slapped the franchise tag on quarterback kirk cousins and with the move number 8 becomes the first quarterback in the nfl to be tagged in consecutive years. what does the tag mean? it means cousins can't talk to any other team but the redskins in the hopes of working out a long-term deal which didn'th happen last year. but can't deny this, he had big seasons the last two years. he broke several team passing records, 5,000 yards this past season, 4,000 in 2015. tomorrow was the deadline for teams to exercise the franchise tag. they can do it on one playerye appease. it is a done deal for cousins. once the news came down, cousins

i'm ' it. yes, you are. in many ways the franchise taghe is we'll call it a win-win for cousins. he's going to make nearly $24 million this year up from $1.4 million a game. last year you saw he made that 19 million. on that?d he survive > the skins have until july 15 to work out long-term deal, but, he could still be traded and then cousins could try to work out a deal with another team.am. what does this mean long term? it's clear that the skins like cousins otherwise they could have let him walk. what is unclear is how much do they really, really like him. > we will see.l s the business of sports nonetheless. a tradition with a twist. why they didn't use pancakes at this year's pancake race in the district. spring iso so close.se. it's time to reveal the peak cherry blo

a live look at bourbon street in new orleans which is always a not mess. party goers get ready forth annual celebrations and we'll keep an eye on it for you. we'll be right back.

> we're a day away present they start of march which means awa e official start of spring isf sp around the corner.rner if you need more proof, the national park service says will announce the start of the cherry blossoms tomorrow.blos you can see them on the trees, that's for sure. 65-degrees in d.c. it feels like it. i can't imagine. here's the thing that i always worry about. we talk about the late snowstorms, i'm not saying it'sy in the forecast, but what happens to the blooms? youloom know, caitlyn, if we get a snow,

in place.e. >> that's terrible.>> or a lot t ohaf wind and rain.i. you don't want those volatile up and down weather patterns thatat we've been having, by the way when they start to bloom. > jim, this is for you. >> there's a lion behind you. it was the lamb yesterday thatry you loved so much and we decided to give you the lion. > that lie than on is going to eat you. the lamb was so cute. what's it going to be tomorrow. >> march starts off so cold and snowy and harsh, but that's not the case at all.. we're going to be approaching record temperatures. it will be volatile in the form of severe weather. widespread tomorrow afternoon, evening timeframe like rightht now. 55-degrees in washington.on. we wall into the 630s back towards the west.e all the rain has gotten inside the beltway, inside the district, along the 95 corridor, just about everyone seeing some showers. nothing too heavy and no thunderstorms but we'll keep ra i

this opening and possibly into d the overnight. tomorrow here's our lion-like weather that we're talking about. cold pressure in coming causing severe weather across the midwest.midw we'll be incredibly warm, another day close to records inn the upper 70s. cutting into all the want is a t cold air mass. thunderstorms are likely in washington. least in a slight risk for that possibly upgraded tomorrow and a lot like saturday, late afternoon you'lln start to ' the skies darken and we expect some strong storms. here's how futurecast plays out. we'll move out some rumbles of thunder towards the south. we do get a break by 7:00. severe weather to portion of west virginia and pennsylvania. we'll get into northwesternwest county.coun i'm actually concerned a bit about tomorrow morning.ni if this holds together we could have some heavy rain at least briefly. that is round one. we get a nice break, it

warm and breezy and then we are, a sprawl line severe thunderstorms just in time forth commute. you see it a lot in the summertime but you see it the worst when you have the strong severe set ups. tornado risk higher than usual.. high wind and hail risk, flashlighting is the only thing we're not concerned about due to the fast moving nature of the o storm. after we get lieu the severe weather tomorrow, much cooler thursday and much colder friday. we're talk snow flurries on friday. it's a chill y weekend as we continue this roller coaster ride, we're hoping the cherryery blossoms stay put at least for another couple of weeks until we get the weather to moderate ato little bit. that's your seven day forecast.e jim, back to you. tomorrow is the start of lands end, that means for many givingf up some of your favorite things. fat tuesday or pancake tuesday. to mark the occasion,

dozens of people here in the district took part in the national cathedral annual pancake race, but this year's race had a bit of a twist. they used waffles this year. organizers say proceeds from today's race benefit the cathedral scholarship college prep program. it looks like it was a lot much fun. we'll be right back. for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers,

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h is fox5 local news at 6. making his case, the presidented is preparing to deliver hiser first address to congress iness prime time tonight. good to have you with us, i'm tony perkins and i'm shawnhawn yancy. tonight's address is not a state of the union address, but the white house says the president's speech will look forward to the next four years under presidente trump. some of the key issues he iss he expected to discuss, include immigration, school choice and the supreme court. the president and members of congress invited guests to the speech tonight who reflect their