switch today. >>> i'm doreen gentzler, live from the u.s. capitol lths than e hours from now, president trump will arrive and deliver his state of the union address. he's expected to talk at lot ab unity and bipartisanship but it comes amidst a time when our leaders are very, very divided. there will be aeavy focus on immigration we expect and also a lot of talk about funding for that border wall. the address, of course, was initially postponed. itdas suppo to happen last month but speaker nancy pelosi asked for it to be delayed because of the government shutdown. the clo is ticking toward the threat of another government shutdown that cothd happen at end of next week. and so many people will be watching what the president says about government shutdowns and border wall funding tonight because of that. especially important for people in our area so many fedal employees in our area. all the members of coress, actually bring guests to the speak here. and these guests many of them come with a message.in incl the guest of senator chris van oholl

. >> doreen gentzler on how the information gathered could be used in had waysou didn't intend. o >>> the showf support for >>> we've got that storm team 4 weather alert thisevening. we'll see some snow folks during the morning rush. tomorr frederick county schools already announcing a two-hour delay. doug's forecast coming up in just three minutes. >>> a new privacyoncerns over the home dna test kits. >> the tests offer insight into your health and heritage. but some worry the information could end up in the wrong hands. >> news4's doreen gentzler is here with the warning. doreen. >> it's really simple. for about 100 bucks have your dna tested to uncover clues about your fily tree. millions of people all over the world have done itar forus reasons. but federal regulators and consumer advocates are worning the resultst could c you more in the long run. >> family intrigue led larry to buy his wife a test kit for the holidays. the $99 ancestry.com dna test uses a saliva sample to unlock your lineage. >> a simple test can reveal your ethnic mix. >> reporter: this test was supposed

doreen gentzler leads our coverage from the field. doreen. >> leon and 'mpat, inside the capitol getting ready to cover what people can expect from tonight's state of the union speech a what's still up in the air. there's a lot of stake, particularly for all the federal government workers in our region. the shutdown deadline ismi l at the end of next week. we'll be back with live tm coverage. >> good deal. >> thank you, doreen. we'll go back live to the capitol in two minutes. >>> first this afternoon, a northern virginia family is terrifi terrified. a local mother and father tells us they don't feel safe inside their homeanymore. they found bullets scattered throughout their home. pat collins is live. urpat, this is a quiet subban cul-de-sac, isn't it? >> reporter: indeed, leon. let me set the scene for you. it's the middle of the night, a family asleep, mother, father, two little boys. and then all of a sudden things go sideways. this is lane and deshan zahed, this is how they spent last night in their home. >> we found aammer and bo

our news4id team has been i the capitol for a few hours. >> doreen gentzler anchors our te coverage.ot riding on it. >> that' true. three hours away before president trump walks in the door of this building and the house chamber to deliver his second state of the union address. this is going to be very different from the one a year ago. he's talking to a dided house in congress as you said. he's expected to strike a tone of unity and his theme we're told is choosing greatness. but this comes as there is so a much concern

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i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. now at 6:00, lawmakers on capitol hill get back to negotiations after a breakdown over the weekend. and tonight, dueling rallies planned on the u.s./mexico border. >>> not going hean, virginia governor ralph northam is not going anywhere as plans t impeach the lieutenant governor move to the back burner. >>> t urgent plea tonight about using seat belts after a crash over the weekend. >>> we're in weatherrt a mode again tonight. another round of snow and rain heed our way. >> this could make for a miserable morning tomorrow, folks. a lot like what w saw today, mostly rain around d.c. look here, you see herewa this u street earlier this afternoon, the umbrellas out there, the streets wet and >>ndshld wipers getting a work out. this is howard county. some people here got enough snow to shovel. and freezing rain that makes sidewalks dangerous. doug andli a start us off. keeping an eye on the rain/snow line overnight. >> we

that's not doreen gentzler. check this out. >> we were playing the whisper challenge.playing the whisper challenge. that was one of the coolest experiences i've ever had. the best part was when they smmd doug er, i got to come out from behind the curtai that was t coolest. i made it look like there was an audience, there was no audience. i home fun with it. jimmy is one of the coolest guy you'll meet. >> you played it well. >> didou have walk u music? >> no. i don't know what it b would if i did. >> that was great. ap i'm still waiting for my second arance. >> shows you how well you did. >> the invitation is in the. ma >> come on, jimmy, it's five years, let's get this done. >>> guys, we need snow, don't we? >> sote of you do,ll of us. >> i have two nonsnow lovers up here andri saying it on. out there right now cloud cover across the area. we saw some sunshine, i was hoping for more today. high temperatures around 51 degrees, that's where we are. high temperature so far 51 with winds out of the south 8 miles per hour. he north cooler, in the 40s. 48 frederick. 45 hager

temperatures into our area again tonight, we're getting ready for owre snow tomo good evening,'m doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim -- >> today some fairfax county students bdled up in blankets when their buildings lost power and heat. >> firefighters struggling ain flames and these frigid temperatures. at least two fires in the dmv spark by people trying to warmr thchael holmes. >> at least a doenz deaths are blamed on the winter blast blanketing much of the country. >> we begin with chief meteorologist doug kammerer with what's coming veer the next l hours. tat do you say, doug? >> well,s is the last night we're going to seehe real frigid temperatures. as a matter of fact, a real big warm-up coming for the weekend. win chills, 9 in hagerstown. notice something here, we don't have anything below zero. that you we're kind of breaking out of it but it also tells you something's happening here. we've got a storm system making its way through chicago, bringing in some snow. snow around the cincinnati area. this is moving rightowards our region. by tomorrow morning, we will be seeing snow in parts of o

i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. and now at 6:00 we're getting you ready for the snow, ice and rain headed this way. talking about the challenge for road crews a the impact where you live. >> breaking news anoth teenager shot in the district. that makes three today, along with a fourth adult victim. news4 patollins is at the latest scene. >>> new bombshell from former fbi acting director andrew mccabe who says he told congress about a counter intelligent investigation into president trump. >> did anyone object? >> that's the important part here, no one objected. >> announcer: news4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >>> hours from now snow will be moving in time for the morning commute. while road crews prepare, schools are not waiting. >> check out the bottom of the screen, you see the scroll, prince george's county, arlington, loudon county, fairfaschools have announced they're closed tomorrow. we expect many more to follow. >> we have team coverage starting with doug and amelia in storm center 4. >> tomorro

. >>> i'm doreen gentzler wh a rare look inside d.c.'s forensic lab. see how space is opening up new frontiers in crime fighting. plus how distant relatives can become genetic informants, potentially exposing everyone o e family tree. >>> big pharma takes on congress. >> you control more of the market, wouldn't that bring down your price? i learned that in economics 101. >> the surprising admission today from one of the nation's biggest drug makers when asked why you're paying so much fores iptions. >>> a nice day here. 51 d.c., 42 hagerstown. 28 just to the north. much warmer to the south.we 're right in th e >>> we are learning new information tonight about ang distur discovery made right around this time yesterday. a body found by a bus stop along busy old georgetown road in bethesda just outside the beltaway. thin the past hour the police tell us the victim in this case is a man. news4 chris gdon has our story. >> reporter: police say it is now a homicide investigat,n. the vict a man, his age and identity appartly unknown. the woman who found the b

. >> doreen gentzler has reaction from a northern virginia woman who took three different tests and isring her story. > >> reporter: it's a secret that julie's parents took to their grave. >> i was adopt at birth, but it was a family secret. at that time, i was interested of having a child of my own. for that reason and others, i wanted t learn morebout my ancestry and health history. >> reporter: wither adoption records sealed, julie turned to ehe at-home dna test kits for clues. sent in a tube of spit. her results went into the database for locating possible matches. >> this chart shows each ofy cousins chromosomes and where we overlap. >> looks like a lot. >> reporter: as julie pored over the strands of her family's dna, she tcked down more relatives and finally connected with he biological mother by phone. >> the first thing she said to me was, i was 15 when i gotnt preg >> reporter: turned out her parents were high school sweethearts but they weren't ready to raise a baby. >> when i saw -- first saw a picture b of th dad, that's when i knew it was real. >> that's not where this st

news4's doreen gentzler tells us the solution to your sleep problems could be right in your phone. >> reporter: are you tossing and turning at night? well, you've got a lot company out there. 60 million americans suffer from insaum n insomnia. >> people expect to slide into the sheets like they're sliding into third base and i'm ready to sleep now. >> reporter: dr. katherine sharky say insomnia impacts more women than men. >> the encouraging news for women who are strugglin with insomnia is that there are more treatmen available than ever before. >> reporter: and that includes smartphone psap like sleep better, which tracks everything from light sleep to deep sleep andow muchime you spend moving aroundsl restlesy trying to go to slee eep time is another popular app. with the tap of a button it analyzes your sleep cycles and creates graphs to help you analyze your behavior and make the right choices. it also features white noise to heou fall asleep faster, and it can double as an alarm clock too. and the pillow app uses advanced science and math to track how your weht, blo pressure, di

. >>> you may want to think twice before drinking d ining dietod moore doreen gentzler has a new warning for women. >> reporter: according to the heart asciation, women who drink two or more diet drinks a day is at a higher risk for stroke and heart disease. they followed women over 11 years. those that drank one low-calorie drink a day, were 23% more likelyo have a stroke, compared to those that drink k or less than once a w not at all. blocked arteries were the main culprit. the women were 29% more likely to develop heart disease and 16% more likely to die atprely for any cause. the risk were higher for obese and african-america had no history of disease or diabetes. >> that was doreen gentzlerin repo the study did not show cause and effect. researchers say it is to determine if the association is because of a specific artificial sweetener, a specific drink or another hidden health issue. i gave up diet coke a long time ago. >> never tried it. >>se ito be affeddictaddicted. >>> heart disease is topic that hits home for carson daly. he lost hisother to a heart attack. he's now opening u

doreen gentzler has more.is b queen is turning her pain into a platform to promote medical marijuana. >> it can help withlmost anything cancer. >> reporter: she was crownedca miss ameorld in 2015. she was suffering from chronic acs, anxiety a fatigue. >> i have osteoporosis, seen in premenopausal women. point, sher: at one was taking ten pills a day and getting little relief. she turned to medicinal oils. >> i felt i had to try it. all these pills w en'tworking. i heard great things and did a lot of research. >> reporter: as business grows here and nationwide, the science has been slow t catch up. dr. kogan is the medal director at the center for integratie iie medicine. >> hopefully with time and research, we'll be able to figure out. nonetheless, the potential is big and it's there. to>> reporter: coming upght, the growing debate over the healing power of pot. as more states legalize marijuana for medical use, it's still illegal under federal law. where do weo from re? a closer look at the laws here and acro

. >> doreen gentzler is telling us how genetic testing is helping crack cold cases here or across theountry. >> reporter: it starts with a swab of yourr cheek a tube of your saliva. with companies like 23andme, forensic testing is a tool in fighting crime. >> if a criminal puts his dna into a family databases, law enforcement can make family investigation andth f their investigation. >> reporter: the technique got noriety last year, after the golden state killer was found. e big break in the case, dna from a distant relative on a public genealogy website. and police didn't need a warrant to tap into it. as home a kits become more popular, the databases are growing larger, giving police a chance to make an arrest i this is a loide d.c.'s crime lab. the work being done here every day, has solved sex assaults, murders andold ses. it could prevent future crime. dr. jennifer smith i the director of d.c.'s department of errensic sciences with decades of past ence working at the fbi. evolve.ign the science >> that day and age, we needed a stain about the size of a nickel. now, we can get dna

. >> and i'm doreen gentzler live at the u.s.api president trump's second state of the union speech is history. and there was also quite a rebuttal. >>he madam speaker, t president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> america is again winning each and every day. [ chanting "usa, usa, usa" ] >> that sounds so good. or ridiculous partisan investigations. [ cheers and applause ] >> then women who haveilled 58% of the newly created jobs last year. yoweren't supposed to do that. the proper wall never got built. congress has ten days left to pass a bill. >> the shutdown was a stunt the president o the united states, one that defied every tenant of fairness andbandoned not just our people but ouralues. >> live at the u.s. capitol, we're covering all the angles of the president's state of the union speech tonight. scott macfarlane is here with me. he's been talking to some of our local lawmakers about it. est first, blayne alexander reports on the ent's speech. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim adlai. don'trite off winte just yet, folks, we have got more in store. take a look at stormeam 4's future weather outlook. it's showing snow that could lead to a day off for some students and teaers here on friday. >> chief meteorologist doug kammerer joins us now with a look at the ti tng and impact it could have for us. doug? >> the closer we get to this, the bigger the impact looks as we continue to gin more and more rmation in. byorhis time tw afternoon, we're going to be watching this. by tomorrow night, the snow will be moving all across our area. look what happens here by about 5:00 in the morning. everybody seein snow. i do think everybody will see it, even down to the south, yledericksburg, parts of southern md. it will be all snow from d.c. area to the north and west. what are we h expectinge? i do expect fully that we will see plenty of snow for the mortgage rus morning rush. delays and may even schoo cancellations. i've got the latest snow map coming up. not much of change from w

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. for moren is poise wicked weather and we're getting you ready. >> let's start withm storm t 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. doug, how rough are we talking out there? >> wednesday morning quite rough. i don't think any worries tomorrow at all. this is actually tuesday evening, tomorrow night at 11:00, at this time t night. still well down to our south, but watch how it moves on in here. by 9:00 early wednesday morning, it is really coming down across our area. you see all snow right on through the morng hours, most likely through about 11:00 or noon, and thenwitching over to just about all ice in parts of the region, sleet or freezing rain. that's going to be a big issue. that's why the entire region under a winter storm watch. it includes everyone with the exception he have calvert county, st.ar and part of the northern neck with that in effect through tomorrow nighted throughsday night. >> doug, which is concern in your eyes, the snow or ice? >> through the morning rush through

hello, everyone, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim adlai. we will see a bit of everything with this one, folks. it's going to be a mars. ng with 2 to 4 inches of snow in the district. to 7 incheso our north. >> then the snow will switch over to sleet and freezing raio for of us, making for a wnright, even dangerous day. >> a lot of you being told to stay home tomorrow. the federal government announced it will be closed tomorrow, along with almost 200 schools and businesses in our region. you can see the ful list rig now on our nbc washington app and scrolling at the bot m of your screen. >> we've got team coverage for you tonight getting you for the day and night ahead. let's begin with doug and amelia in our sto t centering all of this out for us. hi, guys. >> watching this storm systemts makeay up from the south. the snow beginning to move into virginia. by by tomorro morning, 6:00,7:00, we're expecting the snow is start. snows just one part. >> right. ice is the other big factor. freezing rain to sleet t mix in in the mid to afternoon hou

. >> i'm doreen gentzler.rl three men leading the commonwealth ofnia haunted by their pasts but hanging on and hoping for a future. >> new at 11:00 tonight, "the washgton post" joined the chorus of voices calling on virginia's govnor to resign ter those racist photos emerged from his medical school yearbookage. the editorial board pointing to his changing stories, writing, quote, in the casef mr. northam, the circumstances are decisiven what's dunot be undone. he must go. the last time we sawn northam i saturday.s on >> meantime, virginia's lieunant governor says he has nothing to hide andhat t story told todayr. by vanessa tyson is both painful to read and simply not true. the college professor says what ted as consensual kissing with justin fairfax at the 2004 demoic national convention turned into a sexual assault. >> tonight, the president of the naacps calling on attorney general mark herring to resign after admitting that he dressed in blackface while he was in college at uva. virginia senator tim kaine

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim adlai. after days le spring-like temps, you're going to need to crank the heat up tonight, folks. cold air has rushed back into our regio and strong wind as well. take a look at flags flapping in rockville tonight. >> let's go straight to doug kammerer. you warned us this wd was coming. >> what a great day it was a little bit earlier. 61, d.c., 57 hagerstown. 20 to 30 miles an hour. drawn in the cold air. look ahe wind chills now from 16 to 27 in d.c. hagerstow 7 degrees right now back towards pittsburgh. that's the way it feels. again, thed chill going to be a big facrrr all day to. if you walk outside right now, that's how your saturday will feel. coming up we'll talk about t rest of the weekend and we've got not one but two storm systems. ye t i thinkre can be delays td even school closures monday andsday. that's coming up in about ten minutes. >> all right. thank you, doug. >>> now would be a good time to load the nbc washington app. you can get the forecast in your and stayood any tim w

good evening i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim handly. fund the government and declare a cy national emerg >> the president will sign the bill. >> making an end run around congress. >> now at 6:00 why even republicans are worried about this move from the white house. >>> only on news4, takedown at the washington monument police tie this suspect to arson. >>> amazon backs out of new york city. what today's bombshell means for northern virginia. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins withav brettauaking news >>> a dang row step ande terri idea, that's how democrats have described the plan to call a national emergency to fund the bordll. >> and tonight, that's what the white house said the president will do and mitch mcconnell will support him that's beuse the specterf a february fiasco hangsla around tonighte alexander joins us with the latest developments. >> reporter: everyoment this week it seems up until now has hinged on one question, will president trump sign this bill and keep the government open or will he not and we be looking at a shu

good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris.ut check this close call here. video showing a man in damascus nearly crushed by a falling tree. tonight many more trees like this one are coming down, and we're not done with this weather. betrayed trust at a counity center, a behavioral specialist accused of sexual assault. now police a looking for more victims. >>> breaking down the deal to avoid another shutdown. will the president sign off? >> i can't say i'mhappy. i can't say i'm thrilled. >> the president sisuld sign thill.: >> announc news4 begins with a storm te 4 weather alert. >> there's a lot more rain to come overnight and already a n huge mesth of d.c. with up to a quarter inch of ice in some places. >> we showed you some of that incredible video. here it is again, an ice coated tree crash down in damascus. the ice shatters as it hits the ground. our news partners at telemundo 44 say the man in the video is shaken up but okay. >> let's go to doug and amelia in the storm center to let us know what's next >> still in weather alert we have the warning fo

. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. the reason why is still unclear. and is important to note the study did not show cause and effect. researchers say it is impossible io determine if the associ is because of a specific artificial sweetener, a specific drink or another hidden health issue. >>> heart disease is a topic that hits home for carson daly. he lost his mother to a heart attack. he's now opening up about his pain in hopes of educating hers. >> it helps one other son out there, with es on mom and dad, my advice is, look out for heart disease. it's literally killing women in this country more than any other thing. >> it's been a year and a half since his mother's death. fo heart disease, women experience different symptoms than men. men have pain in their chest and left arm. women have back, shoulder or stomach pain. you can watch the full interview with carson at 7:00 a.m. >>> we're working 4 you and spreading the word about a new boutique in prince george's county. it's helping breast cancer survivors look and feel their best. cherry blossom in

. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. the reason why is still unclear. and it's important to note the study did not show cause and effect. researchers say it is impossible to determine if the association is because of a specific artificial sweetenerecific drink or another hidden health issue. >>> heart disease is a topic th hits home for carson daly. he lost his mother to a heart attack he's now opening up about his pain in hopes of educating others. mo it helps one other son out there, with eyes oand dad, my advice is, look out for heart disease. it's literally killing women in this country more than any other thing. >> it's been aear and a half since his mother's death. for heart disease, women experience different symptoms than men. men have pain in thest and left arm. women have back, shoulder or stomach pain. you can watch the fu interview with carson at 7:00 a.m. >>> we're working 4 you and spreading the rd about a new boutique in prince george's county. it's helping breast cancer survivors look and feel their best. cherry blossom intimates offers

i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. now at 6:00, the growingsu pr on ralph northam, justin fairfax, and mark herring puts virginia democrats in a bind. >> we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. t >> tonight new developments making that harder than ever. >>ot b d.c. and baltimore. tonight we're saying good buy to a baseball icon. tonight the nationals and ori e orioles remember frank robinson. >>> i'm tracking a major change making its way our way. theer tomorrow morning, but cold air comes in behind the big storm. show you what it means forek yo d and tracking that next winter storm next week >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >>> three scandals swirling around virginia's top three elected officials now leading to tough questions for more >> governor ralph northam, lieutenant governor justin fairfax and attorney general markerring fight for their lives, other scruny. the woman accusing justin fairfax of assault said she told congressman scott about it. he said today he did not have all the details until ye

doreen gentzler has more. beauty queen is turning her pai a platform to promote medical marijuana. >> it can help with almost anything, cancer, seizures, headaches. >> reporter: she was crowned miss america world in 2015. she was suffering from chronic hes, anxiety and fatigue >> i havosteoporosis, seen in postmenopausal women. >> reporter: at one point, she was taking ten pills a d and getting little relief. she turned to medicinal oils. >> i felt i had to try it. all these pills weren't working. i heard great things and did a lot of research. >> reporter: as business grows here and nationwide, the science has been slow to catch up. dr. kogan is the medal director at the center for integrative medicine. >> hopefully with time and research, we'll be able to figure out. nonetheless, the potenal is big and it's there. >> reporter: coming up tonig, the growing debate over the healing power of pot. as more states legalize marijuana for mestcal use, it's l illegal under federal law. where do wgo from here? a closer

s c's doreen gentzler tell about new privacy concerns. >> reporter: for $100, you can have your dna testedo unlock the mystery of your family tree. but federal regulators and consumer advocates warn that the results may impact your life insurance coverage someday. family intrigue led larry to buy his wife a dna test kit for the holidays. >> she's been interested in genealogy. >> reporter: the $99 dna tes uses a saliva sample to unlock your lineage. this test was supposed to be fun. but the riosity twisted to suspicion when they read the fine print.th by takintest, they were giving ancestry, a quote, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable license to use their dna. that phrase, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, it sounded like they left itpen to do anything they want with it. >> reporter: under federal law, genetic companies cannot use that information agast you for health insurance or a job. but that does not apply to life insurance or long-term care insurance. and the laws are constantly changing. still ahead, a closer look at other potential threats including hac

. >> doreen gentzler has reaction a northern virginia wom who took three different tests and is sharing story. >> reporter: it's a secret that julie's parents took to their grave. >> i was adopted at birth, but it was a family secret. t hat time, i was interested of having a child of my own. for that reason and others, i wanted to learn more about my ancestry and health hi >> reporter: with her adoption records sealed, julie turned to the at-home dna test kits for clues. she sent in a tube of spit. her results went into the database for locating possib matches. >> this chart shows each of my cousins chromosomes and where we overlap. >> looks like a lot. >> reporter: as julie pored over the strands of her family's dna, she tracked down more relatives and finally connected with her c biolal mother by phone. f >> tst thing she said to me was, i was 15 when i got pregnant. >> reporter: turned out her parentwere high school y.eethearts but they weren't ready to raise a b >> when i saw -- first saw a picture of my birth dad, that's when i knew it was real. >> that's not where this story s com

doreen gentzler has more. >> reporter: this beauty queen is turning her pain into a platform to promoteedical ri ana. >> it can help with almost anything cancer. >> reporter: she was crowned mi america world in 2015. she was suffering from chronic aches, anxie and fatigue. >> i have osteoporosis, seen in premopausal women. >> reporter: at one point, she was taking ten pills a day and getting little relf. she turned to medicinal oils. i elt i had to try it. all these pills weren't working. i heard great things and did a lot of research. >> reporter: as business grows here and nationwide, the sciw ce has been s catch up. dr. kogan is the medal director at the center for integrative medicine. >> hopefully with time and research, we'll be able to figure out. nonetheless, the potenti is big and it's there. >> reporter: coming up tonight, the growing debate over the healing power of pot. as more states legalize imarijuana for medical uss still illegal under federal law. where do we go from here? a cler look at the laws here and across the country and the road ahead, tonight at 5:00 and 6:00.

nbc's doreen gentzler tells us about new privacy concerns. >> reporter: for $100, you can have your dnaested to unlock the mystery of your family treef bueral regulators and consumer advocates warn that the results may impact your life insurance coverage someday. family intrigue led larry to buy his wife a dna test kit for the holidays. >> she's been interested in genealogy. >> reporte the $99 dna test uses a saliva sample to unlock your lineage.th is test was supposed to be fun. but the curiosity twisted to suspicion when they read the fine pri. by taking the test, they were giving ancestry, a quote, perpetual, royalty-free, wosedwide, transferable lic to use their dna. >> that phrase, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, it sounded like they left it open to do anything they want with it. >> reporter: under fed law, genetic companies cannot use that information against you for health insurance or a job.s but that dnot apply to life insurance or long-term care insurance. and the ws are constantly changing. still ahead, a closer look at other potential threats including hackers a

good evening i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim handly. now at 6:00 tonight, singer r.elly facing 10 felony counts of sex abuse. most of them involving teenage girls. we'll break down the charges before kelly appears in court tomorrow. >>> the owner of the super bowl champion patriots busted in a massiv prostitution sting in florida. robert kraft denies doing anything wrong. police say there's video. >> the next court filing from robert mueller expected tonight. why the special counsel's investigation may not be done as soon as we think. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >>> the investigation spurred by a shocking tv documentary series has singer r. kelly facing charges of sexual assault. >> the allegations span decades, some of the accusers were young teenagers at the time. >> erika gonzalez is following the story for us, she has new details on the possible evidence against kelly. >> attorney michaeli avena says he has video evidence

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i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. now at 6:00, the growingsu pr on ralph northam, justin fairfax, and mark herring puts virginia democrats in a bind. >> we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. t >> tonight new developments making that harder than ever. >>ot b d.c. and baltimore. tonight we're saying good buy to a baseball icon. tonight the nationals and ori e orioles remember frank robinson. >>> i'm tracking a major change making its way our way. theer tomorrow morning, but cold air comes in b

doreen gentzler is working for your health tonight andla es why your cell phone could be the llcret to sweet dreams. >> we talk about this a lot. we know a good night sleep is good forour mood, mind, and health too and can improve your oductivity at work but millions of americans are not getting enough shut eye. it turns out the solution might be here in your phone. are you tossing and turning a night? well, you've got a lot of company out there. 60ilon americans suffer from insomnia. >> people expect to slide into the sheets like sliding into third base, i'mleeady to now, go. it doesn't work that way. >> repter: dr. katherine sharky is a sleep medicine doctor who spoke at a recent conference. she said insomnia impacts more women than men. >> the eouraging news for women who are struggling with insomnia is, there are more treatments available than ever before. >> reporter: thatncludes smart phone apps like sleep better, which tracksverything from light sleep to deep sleep and how much time you spend moving around restlessly trying to go to sleep. sleep time is another popular apf with

. >> doreen gentzler tells us how genetic testinghe helping police crack cold cases here and around the country. reporter: it starts with a swab of your cheek or a tube of your saliva. dmwith companies like 23an ancestry.com and heritage, forensic testing is a tool in fighting cme. >> if a criminal puts his dna into a family databases, law enforcement can make a family investigation and further their investigatio >> reporter: the technique got notoriety last year, after the golden state killer was found. the big break in the case, dna from a distant relative on a pu ic genealogy website. and police didn't need a warrant to tap into it. as home dna ki become more popular, the databases are growing larger, giving police a chance to maken arrest. this is a look inside d.c.'s crime lab. e work being done here every day, has solved sex assaults, murders and cold cases. it could prevent future crime. dr. jennifer smith is the director of d.c.'s deptment of forensic sciences with decades of past experience working at the fbi. she's sign the science evolve. >> that day and age, we needed a stai

. >>> plus doreen gentzler reports on new privacy concern marrounding home dna kits.hered could be used against you. >>>nte'llduce you to the local bartender mixing up awird ing drinks. erika and i may even get to sample a couple. after all, in six minutes it's 5:00. >>> mor than 90 years ago detroit became one of the first ties in the country to get an ambulance. >> the 1927 packard was a one of a kind historians feared had been lost t history. >> but as mark segraves shows us a team in srling virginia has completely restored the past. >> reporter: it made headlin back in 1927 when a local philanthropist donated the ambulance to the detroit fire department. in the 1950s it outlived its usefulness. in 1974 a young doctowh found was left of it and bought it. his plan was to taket me and restore it. but life got in the way and he never got around to it. >> in the interim, all tpise es were all over my house. >> reporter: a few years ago he decided to give it one more try. with the help of a team at sterling hotro , doc went about rebuilding his dream. today he's driving

. >> tonight doreen gentzler has reaction from a northern virginia woman who took several tests and is now sharing her story and the surprising eesults. >> reporter: m than 18 million americans have mailed in their saliva to aab commercial in hopes of retracing their trots and uncovering clues about their family . we spoke to a northern virginia mother who took three genetic tests to connect with long lost relatives. and the endinghaed everything she thought she knew about herself. it's a secret julie newberger's parents took to t iir grave. >>as adopted at birth but it was a family secret. a cousin came and told me she felthi there was som i had a right to know. >> reporter: so began the journey to find her birth parents. n stat i was interested i having a child of my own. for that reason and others i my ed to learn more about ancestry and healthst y. >> with her adoption records sealed, julie turned to those at-home dna tests for clues. >> this chart shows each of my cousins' chromosomes and where we overlaszlo pentek. >>. >> reporter: it looks like a lot. she finally got a close mat

doreen gentzler and stt macfarla will be live at the capitol tonight and we have an updated list of roadton heapp. >>> state of the union address comes just as the president faces new allegations that his inaugural committee missnt tens o millions of dollars in donations. the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of new york issueden a sub for documents from the committee last night. there are also t allegationst some of the donors gave money in exchange forccess to influence the trump administration, a committeeat represee told nbc news the committee intends to coorate with the inquiry. >>> pope francis just wrapped up his historicisit to th united arab emirate. he celebrated mass before he ft in abu dhabi. on his way in a little girl in pink pants ted to approach his vehicle as you see there. security officers blocked her, t knowing the pope, he stopped and accepted a piece of paper fromher. this was the first ever papal mass in the. arabian peninsu here's more. >> reporter: pope francis wrapped up his short but historicisit in abu dhabi by holding the first open air public m

. >>> stay with nbc 4 before and after thepresident's address, doreen gentzler and scott macfarlane will have cerage for us starting tomorrow rn afteoon. and tune in to news4 at 11:00 after the address for complete analysis of th president's speech. >>> now to breaking news, soap opera star kristoff st. john has died. police foundim unresponsive yesterday from a possible alcohol overdose. they were unable to revive "the young & the restless" actor, friends and fans say they're devastated by the news. his co-star said he's such a kind man. the actor lost his son to yeicide in 2014, he was 5s old. >>> now to a painful story that has the community and law enforcement officials searching for answers. >> the lives of five children cut short in a horrible crash in bowie over the weekend. >> today the friends and teachers of the weekend are trying to make it through the first school day without them. >> aimee cho reports.wo >> reporter:ittle girls who had their whole lives ahead of them, their father shared this picture with news4, london dixon just 8 years old and paris dixon just 5 years old.

nbc news will have special prime time coverage and our doreen gentzler and scott macfarlane will be up on the hill starting at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and, of course, on news4 at 11:00 after the speech. >>> news4 is working for you in your tax refunds. experts say besides getting your tax refunds faster, there's annher rea to get your tax returns filed because of another possible shutdown. >> the best suggestion is for people to gather their forms as soon as they can. given we have the potential risk of a second shutdown -- >> tax experts say you yhould ger tax returns filed with the irs, brace yourself, by this week if possible -- >> what? >> i know. i can't find the box thas has my formn it. the new tax laws havelready caused some confusion. that's also more good news. and then, of course, another shutdown looming could slow things down even more. because of the changes with e 2018 returns, experts are cpoommending that you use a or an online tax prep. that software. >> without a doubt. >>> one local community wants tighter rules for the drinking water inside the public schls as scott ma

nbc's doreen gent gentzler tells us more. >> reporter: the results may impact your life insurance coverage someday. family intrigue led larry to bus ife a dna test kit for the holidays. >> she's been interested in genealogy. >> reporter: the $99a test uses a saliva sample tounlock yourlineage. this test was supposed to be fun. but the ciosity twisted to suspicion when they read the fine print. by taking the test, they were giving ancestry, a quote, perpetual, royalty to use their dna. >> that phrase, per patch waper royalty-free. >> reporter: genetic companies cannot use that information against you for health insurance or a job. but that does not apply to life insurance or long-term care insurance. and the law are constantly changing. still ahead, a closer look other potential threats including hackers and pharmaceutal companies that are buying your dna information for their research. that's coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> right now, coming up, a new twist in the drama in a d.c. eagle's nest. >> there's more? >> justice spotted. and he's angry. ,>> he's where is liberty?

. >>> tonight doreen gentzler is working for your health and discovers white your cell phone could bemorning everybody. light snow coming down across much of the area. the ground is frozen solid. everything is sticking right away. great pictures on twitter. winter weather advisory for the rest of the day. snow,ng coao maybe as much of an inch or two around the city. likely to have two inches or more aroun northern maryland. a wig warmup over the weekend. 50-degree wether in t for super bowl sunday. >> sounds good, chuck. thank you. anothe local news update in about 25 minutes. ak back to the "today" show after this short b have a great day. >>> oh, s. 7:230 on a friday morning. it's february 1st, 2019. you're looking at the hype for super bowl liii building in atlanta. al and craig are there. they'll add to that excitement. we're talking about a huge pep rally in centennial olympic park. >> they areready. ga faces are on. of course the big game just two days away. fans from across the country arn po into atlanta. security officials taking unprecedented steps to keepod ever safe. on th

. >> doreen gentzler will show what what diseases and conditions it can screen customers for. >>> off cold start this morning. temperatures in the upper 20s for about every location. upper 40s toear 50 with a mix of clouds and sunshine. tomorrow starting out a little , more ending up with more cloud cover, chance for a little more rain late in the day. it could be a rain-snow combination early friday. d itsn't look like we'll have to worry about more than just a slushy inch on friday morning. >> another update in 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. why are all these business owners so excited? co we're goimcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. comcast business is for me. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. i can't wait to go home and tell everyone about it. i just wanna get it right now. guess what i'm gonna do. (laughing) call today. comcast business.