there is a big sale for you today in damascus. >> take note. but these are not your average used cars. as amy cho explains, they've been put to the test by a special group of mechanics. >> reporter: for these mechanics, how to fix cars is clear. >> you don't need to force it. it'll go. >> reporter: pretty impressive given the fact that they go to high school. >> >> i try to teach them as if they're in the shop. >> reporter: it's all part of a program at damascus high teaching students the nuts and bolts of fixing cars. >> you've got to think of the bigger bigture to solve problems that you don't get from books. >> i would like to do this as a side job and to, like, fix my own car so i don't have to see a mechanic. >> reporter: each of the cars is donated by the community. the students learn everything from changing tires to taking apart entire engines. >> learning how to change your tire and oil, all those things are practical things you can do yourself. and they can save for a lifetime. >> reporter: they're also learning to cash in on their sk

it will involve some very betweented negotiations angara, moscow, and damascus -- ankara, moscow, andamascus to make sure that after the islamic state is knocked out of the town, the free syrian army and the turks do not have a big battle with the government on the other side. c.i.a. director mike pompeo was a turkey juices -- was in turkey to discuss security in the region today. ties with turkey have been strained in recent years, especially after the failed coup last year. stateswants the united to extradite the man accused of plotting the coup. -- heading the coup. toon his first foreign trip -- as part of the u.s. team, mike pompeo heads to turkey. trump was elected last november, the president voiced hope for improving ties. lot to bee there is a done in regards to turkey-u.s. relations. >> relations hit an all-time low between the two countries during the obama administration. the failed coup last alive further strained the ties. -- last july further strained ties. -- thissylvania place pennsylvania-based cleric is accused of orchestrating the coup. said the u.s.has should extr

damascus and sandy springs seeing snowflakes right now. i-95, stafford, spotsylvania, fredericksburg. the air temperature, actually. it feels like 29. whelan is's 7, eileen looking at conditions in frederick, maryland. good morning, eileen. eileen: good morning, veronica. andow a lot of teachers students are waking up unhappy in the dmv. we went to show you what conditions look like from our hd cameras. you will notice the precipitation is fallen, a few wet snowflakes, but the rate is decreasing. just a few flurries here now. you can see the roads are mainly just wet, but all morning long i am keeping an eye on my stormwatch 7 weather app. the only thing that we really need to watch out for closely are these temperatures. one of the reasons that the school area has decided to do the two-hour delay is because we see th close to freezing. something that we will be monitoring for you as we continue on, route 7 head eastward to carroll county. we send it over to julie wright. julie: we will take a closer to home, eileen. if you are traveling i

they were sent back to damascus, syria. a federal judge in seattle suspended the executive order on friday, the family is back on the u.s. >> it's not the way we do things in america. they had to go back to the home, they had not sold it and wait and damascus right now is not a safe place. >> reporter: u.s. justice department requested an emergency motion to have the ban reinstated while it makes appeals, the federal judge denied that request, there's no telling when or if the executive order could be reinstated. reporting live in the satellite center, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> we'll keep you updated on the story throughout the day. you can find the latest at 6abc.com or the "action news" facebook page. >> admit it you turned it off at half-time, right? you missed the new england patriots pulling off one of the biggest come backs in super bowl history. patriots came back from 25 points down tieing the game for the first time in super bowl history. the patriots drove with the tieing score. scrapes white ran for

they were in damascus syria, the travel ban came down mid flight. the family is on their way back to the u.s. >> it's not way we do things in america. they had to go back to the home, unfortunately they had not sold it and wait and damascus right now is not a safe place. >>> over the weekend, the u.s. justice department requested an emerge hecy motion to have the ban reinstated while it makes appeal. a federal appeals court denied that request. the travel ban remains on hold, there's no telling when or if the executive order could be reinstated. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> you can follow the family's story on the facebook page and 6abc.com to check for updates throughout the day. >> what a comeback, the new england patriots are celebrating a historic super bowl win over the falcons in overnight. this is a look at fans in the streets of boston this morning, exton native matt ryan and the falcons blue a 21 point second half lead to lose. the momentum turned around, tom brady was named m.v.p. taking his place as the winningist quarterback i

5000 and 13,000 detainees were hanged and their bodies buried in mass graves on military land dear damascus. amnesty says the practices amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. 's government has denied mistreating detainees. amnesty international contacted the syrian authorities about these allegations in early january and has received no response. jane: a village in southern hungry you have probably never heard of until now. its population is dwindling, but it hopes to persuade white, christian, europeans who do not want to live in a multicultural society to move there. the mayor has already banned shows of ass and affection. reporter: in 2015 10,000 migrant . day crossed into hungary the village population is declining. home stands stand vacant. the mayor wants to attract foreign investors. not just any foreigner. we primarily welcome people from western europe. people who would not like to live in a multicultural society. gay?at if i was black or how would you feel about that? has a bye law that bans homosexual propaganda. we adopted it a few weeks ago. as for the other questi

you'll notice, damascus north, your drive. but you're running into flurries there up toward urbana as well. and we'll point out around the winchester area, light flurries down towards strausberg. cloudy skies now in d.c. there were a few flurries. temps will hold where they are, mid- to upper 30s with scattered flurries and snow showers through 5:00, 6:00. and then just coal. winds will slowly die down. but we've got wind chills. there's a wind advisory on the bay. gusts 40 to 50 miles an hour. in fact, we're seeing gusts here, in places like leesburg right now. and manassas, gusting to 41. same wi gusting to near 50. and when you look at the temperatures, which are sitting in the 30s now. even 29 in hagerstown. you factor in the winds. we've got wind chills, teens and 20s. so what a difference from just the last couple of days. in the 60s and 70s. once this storm system departs, things will settle down for a few days. but the chill, it's only going to be around tonight and tomorrow before we start a warming trend, a big one o

many in a prison north of damascus.ow, amnesty international has published devastating details about events that took place behind the walls of this notorious prison. the report claims that over the past few years, thousands of inmates were killed without a proper trial. >> the new findings in this report are about a systematic campaign of mass hangings, whereby every week, usually on mondays and wednesdays, groups of detainees, between 15-20 detainees, would be taken from their cells, told they would be transferred to civilian detentions. but instead, they were taken to a cell in another building where they would be hanged. >> amnesty spoke to more than 80 witnesses, including former prisoners, lawyers, even prison guards. what they report is horrifying, like this from aleppo. "when we were beaten in front of the cells, there was a lot of blood on the floor. there was a rancid and bloody smell." amnesty has created a series of illustrations that show prisoners sharing overcrowded cells with corpses and other prisoners.

but my lords, should we not establish diplomatic representation in damascus and be at the centre so thaty restored, we have played a constructive part in restoring it? this is, my lords, a country where assad has shown he is incapable of protecting his own people. but my lords, where i agree with my honourable friend is that we should not dictate an outcome. what we are saying is that assad has not proved that he can bring peace to the country. can the noble minister tell us whether the foreign office are considering any increase or any installation of diplomatic presence in damascus? my lords, certainly not. what we found in the past is that assad is an unreliable person come in dealings we had with him. it would not be appropriate to show that we trust him in anyway, because he isn't to be trusted. lady anelay. finally, back to brexit. at prime minister's questions, the snp's westminster leader offered his congratulations. the prime minister had a very successful international visit in this last week. to ireland! and there she spoke publicly about her commitment. and it's very importan

claims from amnesty international the doctor 30,000 —— 13,000 syrians were executed at the prison in damascus you have any questions, we live in the bbc newsroom. live in washington as well. get in touch. the contact details arejust here. for the trump presidency it's business as usual today. by that i meana business as usual today. by that i mean a cabinet confirmation, legal battles over its travel ban and defending claims it has made that are demonstrably untrue. we will get to those in a moment. first of all,, later an appeals court will hear arguments for and against the ban. it is suspended at the moment. we know some of the justice department's argument because last night it filed some statements. they say the president is best placed to make decisions about national security. it is incorrect to call it a ban on muslims because the seven countries were identified further terror risk. let's back —— let's bring the bbc correspondent live from washington. a lot of us are getting confused as to where this appeals court fits into the other legal processes. help us out, please? sure. it star

here, we discuss syria, a representative from damascus and i believe this is wrong. i believe it was wrong from the very beginning when 2011, the international community, the rest of the community i would like to stress, has had to resign, there was no need to have any talks to him, with with him, and no sense in the political process. that provoked further tensions and civil war in the country. i believe that this is a fair approach for their favor, mr. assad should stay or go. but it's unaccept bable for any third country to take a position on them. this is what russia does not do. on the 29th of december, reached the decision i had the privilege of meeting personally mr. assad in damascus, the 29th of december. i would like to tell you two pieces of our conversation. one was whether russia r supports or does not. he's rich and that was as follows. luke, if you and russia would ever go public and say you support assad, i will be the first one to oppose that because i will seize that as an intervention in syrian domestic affairs and i will not accept that. we asked

. >> i was born and raised in damascus, syria. went to medical school back home in damascus, graduated in 2008 and came to continue my education here in the united states. >> today this doctor is a pediatric endocrinologist, serving patients from north and south dakota, minnesota, iowa and nebraska. >> so i have patients who will travel hundreds of miles to come see me. there are many patients who i travel to go see. >> we also use airplanes to get physicians out into those rural communities when the distance is significant. >> but there's one place the doctor is hesitant toe fly to -- out of the u.s. to see relati relatives. president donald trump's executive order bars citizens from seven muslim countries, including syria, to enter the united states with that order in limbo, the doctor is afraid he may be forced to leave his patients behind, if he travels abroad and can't get back into the u.s. because he's not a u.s. citizen. al nofal is here on a special j-1 visa waiver. specific, but important program that allows about 1500 i

there's a big sale in damascus. >> these aren't your average used cars.ve been put to the test by a special group of mechanics. >> reporter: for these mechanics, it's clear. pretty impressive given the fact they go to high school. >> i try t they were in the shop. >> reporter: it's part of an automotive class at damascus high. it teaches the nuts and bolts of fixing cars. >> you have to think of the bigger picture to solve the problems you don't get from a book. >> i would like to do this as a side job and fix my own car so i don't have to see a mechanic. >> reporter: each of the cars is donated by the community. the kids learn having from changing tires to the more advanced parts like taking part entire engines. >> learning how to change a tire, your oil. all those are practical things you can do yourself. and they can save for a lifetime. >> reporter: they're also learning to cash in on their skills. they'll be selling the cars on saturday with the profits going towards more parts for the future. >> it's cool to see everything you do go back outside and

they had to go back to the home, unfortunately they have not sold it, and wait and damascus right nows not a safe place. >> reporter: over the weekend the u.s. justice department request requested an emergency motion to have the ban reinstated while it makes the appeal, the federal appeals court denied that request. the travel ban is on hold. there's no way of how long or if the executive order will be reinstated. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> you you can follow the ston our facebook or 6abc.com check for updates. >> what come back, the new england patriots are celebrating a historic and jaw dropping win over the falcons. this is a look at fans in the streets of boston. exton native matt ryan and the falcons blew a 25 point second half lead. the momentum turned around you see there it. he made the catch off a defender's shoe. tom brady was named m.v.p. and is the winningist quarterback in super bowl history with five rings. >> it was very close to getting done what we wanted to get done, it's hard to find words tonight. >> to beat this team and to get down 28-3 and you know,

. >> it's all part of an auto motive class at damascus high. it teaches students the nuts and bolts of fixing cars. >> you have to think about the bigger picture. it's stuff that you just can't get from another class. >> i would like to do this as a side job and to, like, fix my own car so i don't have to pay a mechanic. >> the students learn everything from the basics like changing tires to the move advanced skills like taking apart entire engines the. >> learning how to change your tire, learning how to change your oil. all those things are practical things you can do yourself and they can stay with us for a lifetime. >> we saw everything dow go back outside and work for someone else. >> that's one of the driving forces behind this class. amy cho, news 4. >>> now, the sale is this saturday at damascus high school from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. the it will include used computers that have been fixed up by students in montgomery county. you can now flood your instagram followers can more pictures and videos faster. the photo sharing app now let's you

give you a time lapse from the weather bug camera in damascus. in upper montgomery county. 31 degrees. it's cold there. through the morning, the skies cleared out. beautiful and it remained chilly. the clouds rolled back in. the cloudiness increasing just ahead of a one-two system coming through. a warm front, cold front deal over the weekend. the net results for us is warmer temperatures. 31 now in damascus. the other temperatures this hour are holding steady. in the low to mid-30's. 32 in winchester and cumberland. 34 in gaithersburg. 36 in college park. 37 in fredericksburg. the temperatures may drop a degree or two but hold steady through the night with southerly winds and extensive cloud cover. this is the leading edge of the air mass, the double system to the west. it caused the clouds that evacuated before it hit the ground. baltimore to pennsylvania, some is hitting the ground. light snow. no real effects. the farther north, more snow. we are waiting for the next system to move in and get better organized. southern section of ontario and

and 28, 29 in damascus. then by 10:00, we're already around 50. and we get to 1:00. to creep from the south and west, into harrisburg and charlottesville. but we're already in the low 60s. winds out of the southwest. clouds in comein during the -- clouds come in during the afternoon and evening. 6:00 and cloudy. still 61 downtown. still 63 in fredericksburg. and by midnight, if you're out late tomorrow night. still mostly cloudy, with temperatures generally in the 50s. a couple of sprinkles now showing up west of the divide. over toward cumberland. there's a slight chance we could have a couple of morning showers as we get into early sunday. but the rest of sunday looks fantastic. so 30s to start. 55 by 11:00. and 63 with clouds beginning to roll in at 1:00. stray shower sunday. but then beautiful. near 70. partly cloudy monday. president's day, 64. next seven days. still warm on tuesday. 60. some showers on wednesday. then upper 60s thursday. upper 60s next friday. yes, put a thunderstorm in next friday. >>> now, wusa 9 game on sports with frank hanrahan, brought to

. >> i was born and raised in damascus, syria. i went to medical school back home in damascus.n 2008 and came to continue my education here in the united states. >> reporter: today dr. nafal is a pediatric endocrinologist at the medical clenic serving patients from north dakota and south dakota, minnesota, iowa and nebraska. >> all right, young lady. so i have patients who have traveled hundreds of miles to come see me. and there are many patients who i travel to go see. >> we also use airplanes to get physicians out into those rural communities when the distance is significant. >> reporter: but there's one place al nafal is hesitant to fly to. out of the u.s. to see relatives. president trump's executive order bars citizens of seven muslim maurgeity countries, including syria, from entering into the united states. with that order in legal limbo, he is afraid he may be forced to leave his patients behind if he travels abroad and can't get back into the u.s. that's because he's not a u.s. citizen. he is here on a special j-1 visa waiver. a specific but important program that all

year, i had ast meeting in damascus. i would like to tell you to pieces of our conversation. supportshether russia or does not support. his reaction was as follows. russia and would go public and say you support a sod, i would be the first to oppose it. assad, i would be the first to oppose it. discussionone, a with people from the european parliament and we asked him in ideal of his future and hiser resigning answer was quite interesting. he said look, i'm a normal guy. i'm a human being with normal interests. i have family and other things. i have a family and want a normal life and what that for my family as well. i cannot afford my position as president in a constitutional weight because if i leave this position in an unconscious regional -- unconstitutional way, it will not allow a normal life any longer. i could see we have an option of andtical dialogue in syria this is why we support all three continents in the security and theresolution russian draft was just an attempt to motivate people in the -- and get democratic elections. havethink a lot of people a problem see

were turned away under the immigration travel ban including two syrian families that went back to damascus decade of vetting. also turned away a woman who came to visit her daughters who are graduates here. >> unhuman to stop a mother from seeing her daughters and treating her like a criminal. the aclu says the order violets several constitutional guarantees. >> democrats on the senate finance committee boycotted the commicommittee meeting when mems were to vote on the nominees for treasury and health and human services. chairman orrin hatch was irate and called the democrats idiots. steve and tom price misled the committee about their financial backgrounds they say. elaine chow was sworn in as the transportation hav secretary. she is the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> we have breaking news from the port richmond section of philadelphia, a woman's abduction ended in the last hour on emery street. undercover officers witnesses the kidnapping as it unfolded. >> she had exited her place of employment. as she was heading to her vehicle, two males grabbed her and forced her

week in the siege in the northern city of aleppo. 200 people were injured by the toxic gases in the damascus regime. the playgrounds, hospitals, and residential areas are targeted. to discuss this further, i'm joined onset from the human rights watch. first of all the regime has always denied any accusations that they carried out attacks. your port makes the claim of innocence harder to believe. this not the first time we have seen the syrian government use these attacks. even you and appointed investigation confirmed that the syrian government forces attacks in 2014 and 2015. attacksnew now in these document it from november and december, first of all a number of attacks. there were eight attacks dropping multiple bomb sieges. what we saw was that the use of -- appeared to be coordinated with an overall military strategy. in the beginning we saw attacks in the east. the attacks moved as well, always being a step in front of the front line. this tells us it was coordinated and that the military commanders , those in charge of the effort to retake aleppo probably knew about these attacks. >>

. >> this refugees fled damascus with his wife and five sons. the language is just a little bit difficult. syrians pick up icelandic faster. making friends at school and playing local sports has helped them to adjust to their new home. >> we like it. >> dozens more syrians are due to arrive on the island in the coming weeks. all are hoping for a warm welcome regardless of the weather. george orwell's novel 1984 has become a new best eller in the u.s. it has been reprinted nearly 70 years after it was first written. grappling with donald's defense of so-called alternative facts. haskell davis explains. for a copylooking of george orwell's 1984 classic you won't find it in this bookshop in new york. it has become so popular that it's out of stock here. the classic novel was first published in 1949. bigeatures a devious brother government that spies on its citizens and forces them into accepting contradictory versions of the truth. it's one of those great dystopian novels. it deals a lot of propaganda and with our current administration people are

suburbs to the west will be around the 20-degree mark. 17 in damascus. 20 in upper marlboro. 20 in downtown. at the bus stop, cold. 25. 38 in the afternoon. a cold day, but a rapid warm-up follows. check out the 38 today and tomorrow. close to 60 degrees saturday. upper-60 sunday. sunday evening, scattered showers. mild monday. temperatures settle down through most of next week, more seasonable. put stockt, i do not in that, but the trend might be to turn colder by next week. jummy: i do not mind seasonable, as long as it is not snow. doug: fine with you on that. i will take sunshine anytime. jummy: thank you. did you know every 24 minutes in this country and child goes to an emergency room because they have been injured by a falling piece of television -- furniture or a falling television? accidents,undreds of many fatalities, that could be prevented if parents weralert to hidden dangers. tonight, lisa fletcher shows us the five dollar, one young mother wishes she knew about before she tragically lost her three-year-old to a falling television set. do not miss that story. of now, here is a

terry just tweeted me from damascus and said she hase ha enough to coat the grounds in gn damascus.area are going to n be seeing some very lightr snows early this morning.this for the evident research usde partly sunny blustery andnt c rc today daytime highs in the lowet 40's and this is really the te last of winter for at leastt lst the next week. wek. 10 to 15 days snow loversow doesn't look good here. her if you like warm temperatures,p, mild temperatures you're goingtu love the weekend.reeken saturday, sunday, monday look fantastic.fantasc. 65, maybe 68 degrees byegreey saturday afternoon.ernoon los greaeat. erin how are roads. >> 7:27. some updated information forform you out of old town alexandria. water main break impactingcti king road. road. water no longer gushing outeg there. park road and main shuti down. down watch for slick spots on king kg street in that area.at area crews just got the water wr turned off. of a lot of icy residue on the on e trees there so we'll keep you updated.up >> committee 19 time dozens of restaurants businesses even assa d.c. school all closing

running a deliberate policy of extermination by hanging thousands of civilians at a prison near damascus. then trump lashes out again at the judges hearing challenges to his muslim traravel ban. pres. trump: i listened to a bunch of stuff last night on television thatt was disgracefu. amy: we will speak to aclu attorney hina shamsi, who was recently questioned by border agents about her pakistani citizenship and her work with the american civil liberties union. she says the agents asked her why a person with different organization with american in its name would have a pakistani passport. jeff sessions is confirmed as attorney general we look at how , republicans silenced senator elizabeth warren for reading a letter coretta scott king once exhibited to the senate judiciary committee 30 years ago opposing sessions for a federal judgeship. >> she was warned. she was given an explanation. nevertheless, she persisted. >> mr. president, i'm surprised the words of coretttta scott kig are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. amy: we will hear elizabeth warren in her own words a

the main opposition delegation has accused damascus regime of stalling. that came after the governments chief negotiator called on all sides to condemn deadly suicide bombings. he added that any opposition delegates who refused to condemn are accomplices of terrorism. the u.n. human rights council is opening its annual session. this will be the first one for the u.s. under the new president donald trump. the human rights council is just 11 years old and trump's election has caused concern over the body's future. >> we would like to call upon states that have already recognized the state of palestine and which believe in the two state solution to come to the defense of that solution and supported by recognizing the state of palestine. the solution must be protected from any attempt to withdraw from it or simply disregard it. let's take a look at today's top stories. chile is hit with massive flooding. three people have died and 19 others are still missing. thousands of civilians flee the western half of mosul as iraqi forces push in to free it from the isl

♪ ashlee: this is the damascus gate. it is not that far at all from where we were earlier today. window who is guarding against a lot of the recent stabbings that have been going on. jerusalem is trying to turn into a technology city, and this is the reality of how these businesses have to come to life in this type of environment. the moment you step into jerusalem, it is clear that the city carries with it the weight of thousands of years of history. everyone in the middle east, and by extension the world, has their eyes fixed here, on the mosque, on the wailing wall, on the spot where it is believed jesus was crucified. this is a small spot of land with outsized global importance under heavy guard, carved into minute slices, and fortified with walls. those barriers went up to curb violence based on ancient disputes. seen another way, they become blockades that hold back modern opportunity. ♪ ashlee: i traveled north from jerusalem to nazareth. the largest arab enclave in israel, a place with a laid-back vibe and a very specific flavor. fadi: we can see 10-15 places just for sha

. >>> syrian rebels say they were 3 airwaves biplanes near damascus yesterday. the opposition set several people were killed or wounded. a video from the search and rescue groups shows paramedics carrying the wounded to an ambulance. that known -- that group is featured in a documentary that is named after that group. the white helmets won and academy award for best short documentary. >>> the father of a fallen u.s. navy seal is demanding the trump administration investigate the circumstances of how his son died. chief special war for officer brian owns was killed during an anti-terrorism raid on a suspected al qaeda compound. the officer's father bill owens refused to meet with president. trump when they both came to dover air force base to receive the casket carrying his son. the father said he had requested a private ceremony. he also questioned the timing of the mission that killed his son. it occurred one week after trump took office. >>> let's check in on traffic.>>> it looks good. if you are one of those people who wants to get in early start on the week

arriving saturday, january 28th but they were immediately sent home and this morning they arrived from damascus, syria back in the u.s. flying into jfk airport into new york. >> then they headed to allentown where their family members already lived. that's where lauren mayk joins us live now. >> reporter: this family has not been together like this in several years and a week ago they really weren't sure whether they would be together today. tonight, though, family members are settling into a new home after a long journey. outside the assali home a celebration that brought pennsylvania's governor to this allentown neighborhood. >> this is a federal issue. but i can stand up and use my bully pulpit to say these folks are welcome in my state. >> reporter: the welcome is for family members first turned away a week ago after the president's executive order barring situation from seven countries including their native syria. our camera catches the reuin years in the making. >> has it set in yet? >> it's still a dream but the dream has come true today. >> reporter: this is assali's home now filled wi

their damascus home in ruins. the war drove them first to the oil fields of iraq, then after isis attacks, to turkey. li english now. just over two months after their long flight from istanbul, this syrian family feels safe and grateful and canadian. >> just two or three days ago, i pay the first tax. so i am canadian. >> reporter: they decided to keep their welcome sign. makewith instant moisture utes from k-y ultragel. where's the car? it'll be here in three...uh, four minutes. are you kidding me? no, looks like he took a wrong turn. don't worry, this guy's got like a four-star rating, we're good. his name is randy. that's like one of the most trustworthy names! ordering a getaway car with an app? are you randy? that's me! awesome! surprising. what's not surprising? how much money erin saved by switching to geico. everybody comfortable with the air temp? i could go a little cooler. ok. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. of being there for my son's winning shot. that was it for me. that's why

you wake up in the morning, the temperatures, the air temperatures will be in the mid-20's. 23 in damascus. 26 in lorton and clip top. 26 in -- lorton and clinton. 26 in upper marlboro and 28 in downtown washington. temperatures will warm with a change in the wind direction to the southwest. even though the zones to west and southwest of towns will be in the upper 20's. the areas too will see a nice warming trends through the midday and morning. we are calling for a high of 51 degrees with a lot of sunshine and a few clouds. the winds out of the south and the southwest 4 to 8. so that is a much better wind direction and lighter winds as well. through tomorrow, the warmup will begin in earnest. check out the numbers. 66 degrees on saturday. and again on sunday. we are watching a weather system anaze of low pressure that could come through saturday morning that could bring us showers but we will clear out sunday afternoon. turn cooler at night. for presidents' day, plenty of sunshine. highs to 60. 58 degrees on tuesday. on wednesday, another reinforcement of warmer air arrives with showers p

this prison is then taken to trials via a military field court, a so-called court in a suburb of damascus where during a 1 to 3-minute trial, with of course no lawyer present, no due process at all, in 60 to 180 second, they are sentenced to death, that death sentence is then rubber-stamped by higher authorities up to the highest levels of government, and later they are tortured and hung to death. >> brangham: the thing so striking to me among many in this report is the bureaucracy, the documentation of it, the fingerprinting, the getting witnesses to sign that they had never been mistreated, getting doctors to certify that all these deaths occurred because of natural causes. why do you think the regime goes to these lengths to basically catalog their own war crime? >> it is difficult to know why the regime is so efficient in its documentation of its crimes against humanity. one possibility may be the senior levels of the government, perhaps even including president bashar al assad, want to know that the crimes against humanity that they are likely to be ordering are, in fact, being carri

and you see the use of what is known as different panels that are painted to resemble damascus silk panels. or maybe flocked velvet. baby carefully painted. capably --ey are carefully painted. you see a blue and gold color scheme reflected throughout the chamber. the senate in the opposite wing has similar decorations, but they distinguish themselves with a burgundy and gold color scheme, as opposed to the blue and gold color scheme here. we have moved through the rotunda and into the west wing of the building. this is a chamber that is used by the senate of virginia. we have 40 members of the virginia state senate who convene in the chamber starting every january. the legislature is a part-time legislature. in odd numbered years we have a short session. they don't have to pass a state ajit. in even numbered years we have a longer session where we pass a state budget. we are on the floor of the actual senate chamber. we are surrounded by an warty and opulence. -- at warty and -- edwardian opulence. the color scheme that we see here has been carefully restored to his umbel its appearance mo

he escaped with his family when the fighting intensified near his home in damascus. >> translator: i felt that we couldn't wait another day so we left. we dropped everything and came here with only the clothes on our backs. >> reporter: he has a disease that causes his muscles to atrophy, but that hasn't stopped him making a contribution in the camp. using his theater experience in syria, he writes scripts, directs and performs. >> translator: there was nothing to bring people together at the camp. i can't build tents or help elderly people, but what i can do is offer entertainment that can help lift people's spirits. >> action. >> reporter: the troupe has started a new project. a video based on life in the camp. he has recruited a former audio engineer and a singer. they built a set using scrap materials. he is hoping to show the videos online. ♪ they completed the first episode. it's about a group of men who spend all day sitting around. they have taken a bet not to wash until they hear news that the war is over. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: the play isn't going to

president trump's order, those six relatives were turned away at philadelphia's airport and sent back to damascus. >> i was in shock. >> if the president were watching right now, what would you say to him? >> i would say why. i understand he wants to make america safe, but people need us and we need to be there for them. >> since then, the trump administration has clarified the order which suspended travel from seven majority muslim countries does not apply to green card holders. after the federal judge put the order on hold friday, emotional reunions from san francisco to boston. then there is fuad sharif, a translator for the government during the iraq war, who spoke to richard engel after his visa was revoked. this weekend celebration in nashville. >> i am very, very excited. unbelievable. >> tonight they are in their new home. >> it's still a dream, but the dream has come true today. >> 17-year-old matthew is grateful. >> i have always dreamed to come into the united states. i never imagined that all the people supporting us and i want to thank them all. >> the longest journey of his life. ga

. >> the sale is this saturday at damascus high. it will include used computers that have been fixed up by students in montgomery county. for more information, visit the nbc washington app and search student sales. >>> news 4 today starts now. >> it is 5:00 a.m. just about now. good morning, everybody. >> welcome to news 4 today. we're all here this morning and that is not necessarily a good thing. we'll tell you why. >> yeah. we didn't win any money. >> somebody did, though, in we're also told there were a few $1 million dollar winners, none in our area. so now we know. >>> let's get you caught up on weather and traffic this morning, as well. some breaking news on the roads, but i think we'll begin with chuck and sheen ma. >> it is mild outside. >> sleeveless weather. we love it. >> i love it. and you know what other people notice? you might not love too much. the pollen levels. the temperatures are warm. things are start to go bloom a little bit early. so the main things out there, here is a look at the pollen levels. today, close

a memorial service will be held later this morning in damascus for emily. it's going to be at 10:00 in the morning at the activities building. emily leaves behind her husband and her son. >>> if you speed past a stopped school bus in maryland, you might soon have to pay a bigger penalty. according to our news partners at wtop, they have introduced a new house bill. it would slap a $250 fine on driver who is pass a stopped school bus for the second time. the second offense would have to happen within 60 days of the first offense within the same county. current state law states that drivers must halt for a stopped school bus unless they are on the opposite side of a out another message. put down your phones and drive. he sa she wants to see a bigger fine. the current fine is $75 to $175. turner wants it to go up to $500. data shows an upward trend noting that last year more than 41,000 drivers were cited and in 2014 that number was closer to 38,000. >>> up and down, up and down. feeling nauseous with this roller coaster of weather? we've got tom updating his

also the national weather service reporting trees down in parts of damascus. also storm reports coming in in frederick county, washington county. so we're going to continue to track these very strong winds not only tonight but throughout the entire today tomorrow. the counties here in orange, this is the d.c. metro area now, under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:45. this is kind of rare because it's not for lightning or for storms, but it's for these damaging winds. gusting close to 65, 68 miles an hour, moving through the area. so we're seeing these moving into the district right now, moving into annapolis around 11:30. what you can do, make sure your phone is charged, don't park by a tree if at all possible as you head throughout the day tomorrow as well. take a look at the current gusts. 58 right now in hagerstown. gusting up to 48 in winchester. you can seee in the district right now at 37 miles an hour. so we'll have wind gusts tomorrow at times up to 60 miles an hour. that's why it's a weather alert. winds this strong produce some wind damage as w

including this man, a programmer from damascus who spent ten days travelling to germany from turkey andraduated as a computer engineering 2010 and arrived germany in 2014. i was a little disappointed because i thought i would find big technical companies and i would directly find a job and work but it was not like that. i needed about ten months to discover a position. it takes a few dozen refugees each semester, this course. the school was heavily supported by facebook who donated space. mark zuckerberg and his wife visited the students recently. through this, an app was developed for newcomers. this is the people who speak arabic so they do not suffer like me in the beginning. they can directly access all the information that they need. he won an award for this work and is entering an entrepreneurship internship for six months. in berlin, finally i found my dream that i can take courses and connect with a lot of companies. i can enter the tech community here in this country. it was not easy to find that in the beginning. for many newcomers, the legal requirement to learn german is one

he got the idea that he could somehow use putin to bring about a transition of some kind in damascus so we could no longer have that around our neck. we would no longer have to deal with assad's family and the other ones, and we would somehow take down isis and do it with a master stroke with putin. that's been his creed. we don't know what they have on him, if they do have something on him either from the mi-6 guy in his dossier or something else, we just don't know. but i think people look at it, and they look at it as kind of spooky. why is this guy so loyal to russia in the face of the behavior of the russian republic the last 10 years or so? why is he so loyal and hopeful? i assume if he's no longer in the government -- >> he's free to testify, that's for sure. >> the reporting by the times and the journal not just the da days. i assume we'll find out whether he was pushed or not. >> yeah. chris matthews calling in to washington tonight as we react to the resignation of general flyn flynn. we go through traditional ways of thinking. first the soviet union, modern day russia, but

air force on attacks in syria against islamic state, saying the airstrikes were anddinated with damascus carried out through a joint intelligence and command center in baghdad. this was according to a spokesman for iraq's defense ministry. he said he had no information on whether the strikes were coordinated with the u.s. led coalition in syria. iragi airs came as force's are reaching the final stages of their operation to oust the group on the northern city of mosul. it is the largest remaining stronghold in iraq. in minnesota.ace go ahead. grace. yes, this is i am a democrat. i'm from minnesota. we have the best state and the have union, because we level heads and intelligence and we work hard, and keith ellison is one of the best people they could represent us on the dnc. he is from minnesota, and he knows what it's like to be an ,rdinary person that works hard and he looks for everything. i'm a former union member, and we need to bring back the unions, because that is when the american worker can win. thank you. host: thank you for calling in. go ahead. caller: how are you doing this

. >>> a little girl is pulled aid live from rubble after air strikes in damascus, syria. at least seven people were killed when war planes bombed the region held by the opposition to the assad regime. no word on what happened to her family. >>> all month long heart love and eating healthy is one way the take care of your heart. we teemed up with the pros at ca night. two strategies for success? replacing salt in your meals with spices and keeping an eye on those portions. planning ahead can help avoid ordering too much when dining out and also told us to look for colorful foods. and we're also teaming up with wal-mart to collect heart healthy nonperishable food for people who can't afford to buy it. donate at the following wal- mart locations. fort totten, prince frederick, landover, la plata and chantilly. this food drive runs through february 28th and i hope to see you this friday in prince frederick. >>> one of the reasons behind our heart love campaign returned to work this morning. wusa9's photojournalist deon wiggins suffered a heart attack in january while on the j

their home that had been improved for gr turned away at philadelphia's airport and sent back to damascus>> i was in shock. >> if the president were watching right now, what would you say to him? >> i would say why. i understand he wants to make america safe, but people need us and we need to be there for them. >> since then, the trump administration clarified the order suspending travel from seven muslim countries that does not apply to green card holders. after the judge put the order on hold, emotional reunions from san francisco to boston. then there is this man, a translator for the government during the iraq war who spoke to richard engle after his visa was revoked. >> welcome home! this weekend celebration in nashville. >> i am very, very excited. unbelievable. >> tonight they are in their new ople supporting us and i want to thank them all. >> the longest journey of his life. gabe gutierrez. nbc news, allentown, pennsylvania. >> turn now to the win for the ages, first things first. perhaps the biggest ovation of the night for the 41st president of the united states, george h.w. bu