herndon hated her, calling her a shewolf. she would never invite him into the lincoln home, calling him a dirty dog. lincoln's private separately -- secretaries refer to her as the hellcat. there would have been no lincoln without mary and he knew it. he remained smitten and wondered that she had selected a poor nobody. before the eyes of those that dismissed him, he was constantly transforming himself through self education and political aspirations. all were his heaven. lincoln was a new kind of man on the political scene. not just a self-made man, but the self-made man as a professional politician, a new profession. a newlyisan regular in -- partisan system. was not successful as a merchant. failure.dismal if being a successful necessary forre being in office, he would have been disqualified. politics was not a grudging necessity. if it were true, to begin with, he never would have become president. in the end, he never would have an active the amendment abolishing slavery. were not antithetical sides of the same person. o

herndon hated her calling her a she wolf. she would never invite him into the lincoln home in springfield calling him a dirty dog. lincoln's young private secretaries, john hey referred to her as the hell cat. there would have been no lincoln without mary. and he knew it. he remained smitten and in wonder that she had selected a poor nobody. before the eyes of those who dismissed him, even if they did not see it, the self-made man was constantly transforming himself through self-education and relentless political aspiration. politics were his heaven and his hades m hades metaphysics. he was a self-made man as a professional politician, a new profession. the partisan regular in a newly competitive and disciplined two party system. lincoln was one of the first men in the first generation of american professional politicians. he was not land to gentry like most of the founders. nor was he successful as a mercha merchant. he was a failure as co-owner of a general store and spend years digging out of debt. if being a successful bu

. >>> a herndon middch student is being honored tonight for saving the lives of his family in januaryberto morales called 911 when everyone in his family began feeling sick. emergency responders discovered carbon dioxide was leaking into their apartment from the basement below. the mayor and herndon town sill will recognize him at tonight's meeting. >>> this is what's left of the blizzard of 2016 at the rfk parking lot. if these near record temperatures don't melt it away d.c.'s department of public works will remove the snow by march 21st. tonight on news411, mark segraves takes a look how the piles of snow here are impacting some events and the anacostia river. >>> that's nasty. >> it is nasty. warm temperatures just getting rid of the signs ever winter but they arso signs of spring. that of course includes the famous cherry blossoms which may now bloom weeks earlier than expected. you been down there? some are already out. shomari stone will tell us when you can expect to see the blooms in full. >> reporter: the cherry blossoms have a tremendous impact on the local community. the w

off to herndon and reston, my friends out there coming in at 63. all my friends in herndon now live in loudoun county. i don't know how that 63 in camp springs. storm team4 radar showing things are dry. it will stay like this all night tonight. no problems and right on through early tomorrow morning. here is sky cast 4 weather. notice around 11:00, just the cloudiness. but then around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, the rain and snow starts to move in. by 6:00 we're looking at snow around the d.c. metro area. rain or snow between 3:00 and 7:00. how much accumulation? we're going 1 to 2 but i'm not expecting a whole lot. remember, tomorrow morning no problems. afternoon just wet. the evening rain or snow will become heavier. we're in the red but once again i think the roads will be okay. 40 degrees on your sunday, 45 on monday. look at the warm-up. 55 on tuesday and look at next week. temperatures back into the mid-70s so looking much, much nicer there. over the last couple -- today there's storm team4 friday. here are some of the posts from storm team4 friday. b

this is happening at mcconnells highway and herndon farm road. they've been on the scene for more than an hour now, but no injuries have been reported. so just use caution as you head through that area. and we want to give you a live look now this. sinned pence at westover road near uptown charlotte. drivers moving through that area just fine as well this morning. >>> it's safe to say travelers are on edge across the country this morning after the attacks in brussels yesterday. >> in the last 30 minutes we told you overnight police identified two of those suspected suicide bombers as brothers. eyewitness news reporter brittany johnson is live, and, brittee, national security experts say we could take steps here in the u.s. to prevent these types of attacks. >>reporter: stephanie, experts say while we don't see an immediate threat here locally, we can all expect to see increased security at our transit and other high-profile places across the country. here in cities like charlotte and other cities across the country, people are showing support for

the company is reporting outrages concentrated in lease ^berg, ashton and herndon. there is no word yet exactly what is causing this problem. crews are investigating. we will keep you posted. part of dulles international airport was evacuated this package was reported inside the airport. a, post office of the package claim area and the main terminal arrival and departure area were temporarily closed while security attended the unattended item. the scene was cleared just after 6:30 this evening. nothing was dangerous was found. one day after gun shots rank outside the capital visitor center, a suspicion package delayed the opening of the capital today. the package was found this morning against a tree at the library of congress. all tests of the package were negative for hazardous substances. us capital police aren't taking any chances with security following yesterday's incident. 66 year old larry dawson of tennessee allegedly pulled out a weapon at a security check point at the visitor center. dawson was then shot by a police officer. it terse out dawson's weep one

went to herndon high. >> reporter: crews respond to criticism by new york mayor bill de blasio. >> it would be striking if his position is not to patrol muslim neighborhoods. >> it's not a practical solution. and of course, it's against our first amendment right. >> i don't have anything against mu are doing right. but we need to be aware. and sometimes you can't always be politically correct. if you're trying to save america. >> you can't stereotype people. that's completely wrong. >> it's kind of hypocritical. especially if he portrays himself as a libertyarian. >> it's not with why i live -- not why i live here. not why my children lives here. >> the center welcomes them. then presidential candidate herman cane. cane came to visit and apologized after coming to the adams center. live in sterling, surae chin, wusa 9. >> in this area, the fbi and other law enforcement say muslim informants and tips from muslims play a large role in the fight against terrorism. >>> on the presidential campaign trail, ted cruz says donald trump has reached a new low. he threatened to, quote, the beans

the 6-a woodside girls in richmond, lost to herndon 53 to 41, a tough loss for woodside as its 15 game winning streak comes to an end. 4a girls quarterfinals. wilson from portsmoutuh against millbrook. an amazing game by wilson's taylor edwards. number 11.... hows' this for a stat line for taylor edwards.....27 points, 10 steals. a sensatonal game. wilson pulls away in the second half. presidents win 63 to 50 to advance to the 4a state semifinals. in salem, virginia the 4-a kings fork girls advance to the semi-finals with a 55 to 51 win over carroll county. and march madness has christopher newport led by 19 at halftime and then held off lycoming college 79-71 for a first round victory in the ncaa division iii championship. that sends the captains into another home game tomorrow night against we had people make their own pizzas. they were very clear about what they didn't want... when i see fillers i run for the hills. what is bha? that doesn't sound fun. i've never heard of those things. i don't want that. so, why in the world would you pay for those ingredients in the pizza you buy?

that's at herndon farm road and we're not seeing much of an issue. so no alternate routes needed at this time. if that changes, we'll let you know. >>> live look here from our d.o.t. camera 77 south of clinton road. traffic pretty light in that area right now. and some trucks. maybe we'll get through just fine this morning. >>> hey, we needed a coat yesterday morning. not the case today. >> not necessarily the case this morning. and it's going to be a nice and somewhat warmer afternoon, highs getting into the mid-70s, a little bit windy as well. >> thanks. >>> we'll continue our late breaking news coverage of an overnight crime spree across charlotte. we're on the scene right now as police say thieves got away with assault rifles. ahead at 5:00 on "daybreak," the question we're asking police as they investigate. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. ss news da >>> channel 9 is following multiple breaking news stories overnight. first right now cmpd investigating a burglary at a local gun and pawn shop where sources tell channel 9 thieves made off

. >> reporter: his uncle who lives in herndon, virginia told nbc news the family thought he was on vacation in europe. a kurdish news agency reported he crossed the turkish board area few months ago and joined isis. back in virginia, neighbors of his father are upset. this woman says isis gives islam a bad rap. group of thugs that have hijacked our religion. >> reporter: now tonight a u.s. law enforcement officer tells nbc news that his name was not in a u.s. database for suspected isis members who traveled overseas. live in alexandria section of fairfax county, i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> new video of the moment police arrested that uber driver for shooting spree in michigan last month. kalamazoo county sheriff's deputies pulled jason dalton over just hours after that shooting spree had started. according to court documents, dalton told police he was under the control of the uber app on his phone. and he said the shootings happened when the app turned from red to black. six people were killed. police say dalton continued to pick up customers during that shooting spree. >>> our first unse

he will receive an the herndon town council and fairfax county and rescue. >>> a new york man that attempted jump the white house fence faces a judge. >> delia goncalves tells us what happens next. >> reporter: the man actually jumped a bike rack barrier outside of the white house fence never making it to the grounds of the white house. but he is waking up in jail this morning charged with unlawful entry. >> ruins it for the families that want to enjoy the culture and history. >> reporter: this is the white house experience for some tennessee students yesterday rushing out of lafayette park when secret service rushed in to arrest jose fuentes for jumping a barrier outside the white house. man with a knife made it inside the executive mansion in 2014. last thanksgiving a man wearing gloves scaled the fence even thgh installed on the fence. so, a beautiful day shaping up in washington and lafayette park will be busy with visitors, a different experience for those here yesterday. the park was evacuated for nearly 40 minutes. >>> in case you missed it on sports talk radio or just about anywhere

leesburg out towards manassas, herndon area, fairfax, 36.y wait to plan. wait until we get at least the mid-part of april the average day of the last freeze is april 10th to 20th. april 20th to 30 for winchester, leesburg and luray. prep the ground. something you can do now. kids off of school a one is solar powered. >> our class created a safety alert system for the washington old dominion trail or any remote trail. at the police station we have this master mode. on the trail if you press the button it would indicate to police you need help. >> now the final design more closely resembles the aesthetics of the trail. you can help loudoun valley students win by voting on instagram and twitter once a day through the 31st of this vote. you have to use and #samsungsolvelvhs. >> this is chris gordon in alexandria, virginia. a viewer sent us an e-mail today saying his mother lives on the fifth floor of this apartment building and has not had elevator service since february 1st. he says she lives like a prisoner up there, having to walk the stairs

. >>> a herndon middleÑi school student is being honored forlp saving the lives of his family in januaryghs well.r and th call 911. >> also being honored tonight amanda and herlp mom olga.lp they helpedfá a special needs student who got lost on her way to school.g >>> d.c. mayor and other ôe leaders broke grounds on what howard university campus. that provide service or products for3w underserved communities. the mayor says+ d.c. has the idea, energy and political will to provide anÑi environment whe business can grow. next week city leaders will head conference inko austin. >> all our businesses in virginia are severelye1 affecte >>> the district finds them self on another side of the bench. eis endorsed asok a nominee for the supreme court. cuccinelli became the first agx in the country to challu president's health care law. the white house could bee1 tightening as we get new numbers that showt( a much closer racee one side. candidates are vying for votes four different lpqstates. let's get to pat lawson muse for the fádetails. >> that new poll shows the race getting closer on the

we drop to 33 in manassas and herndon and warrenton and leesburg around freezing and frederick.le bit of a frosty start for early tomorrow morning which is why we tell you to wait to plant the average last freeze is april 10 toth 20th in the green. so d.c. areas through prince william county, warrenton down towards fredericksburg as late as april 10th to 20th. wait a little while longer. prep the ground if you will. tomorrow morning chilly start. 36 degrees. you'll need the jacket early in the day but by the afternoon might be able to lose it especially if you have long sleeves. get up to 61 degrees for a high temperature. little breezy again not quite as strong that wind as today but i think you'll notice the arrangement for tomorrow. again, the weather having low impact on our day 60s tomorrow. then we're talking 70s by mid-week. and holding the 70s too for another afternoon even on thursday. but that is again the change that you'll notice is that warmth with southwesterly breezes this time coming in. upper 60s at 1:00, we got sunshine throughout the day on wednesday. we hit 7

gaithersburg, herndon, 66 for a high temperature tomorrow. really think that the weather is going to have a low to moderate impact on our day tomorrow. the morning showers, the wet roads, and a chance to clear out until we deal with more rain on thursday. st. patrick's day. 66 the high temperature for tuesday. your showers come early. then we've got a little bit of a break wednesday as we see temperatures into the low to mid-70s across the area. there will be a lot of morning fog and check out st. patrick's day. you can see the clouds moving through. our chance of rain on thursday after 1:00, 3:00 during the afternoon, your temperatures go into the mid-60s. then a chance continues into the evening hours. i think our chance will end just past 9:00 on st. patrick's day. at least it's a salvageable day for us. we'll take a look at the weekend, extended forecast and an hourly look at our warmest day out of the workweek coming up in a few minutes. >> getting an >>> the fire was to intense the wall collapsed as crews tried to put it out. see the dr

. >>> herndon is starting to look a lot different downtown with more changes to come. crews have junction square, a mixed use development of condos, restaurants, and retail. right across the street another project will bring homes, stores, and restaurants to the area. officials will include an art center and some outside public spaces. >>> right now growing concern after a man vanished after being dropped off at a maryland metro station. montgomery county police say this man, steven luedtke, hasn't been seen since monday morning. he was dropped off at the shady grove station. luedtke was wearing a black long-sleeved thermal shirt, tan khaki pants, and glasses with dark frames. >>> "first at 4," safety is at the top of metro's agenda, but while the agency tries to get things back on track, there's also some talk about putting more money back in your pocket. >>> plus, will that be cash or will it be credit? the question that more and more of you are answering in a different way. why one may be a dying breed for some. it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street b

out towards herndon around the falls church area around 27. so it is a very, very cold i told you yesterday that would set the stage for our next storm, and that's the storm that moves in tomorrow night. so we've got a cold night tonight, snow moves in tomorrow night most likely around the 8:00, 9:00 hour and that will create some problems for the morning rush. i have created an updated snowfall totals map. we've been looking at a lot of information. i have the latest forecast for you in just a minute. >>> some new developments in the murders of two college students in virginia. today a judge accepted jesse matthew's plea deal which means morgan harrington and hannah graham's killer will spend the rest of his life in prison. david culver is in charlottesville. he will tell us why both sides agreed to this deal. david? >> reporter: here is what it comes down to, chris. jesse matthew's defense sateam agreed to the plea because he wanted to eliminate that risk of the death penalty. prosecutors say they went ahead with the plea so as to give the h

. >>> tonight, herndon's town council will honor two local teens who assisted the town's fire and police departments and may have saved lives. >> amanda asti and her mom were driving on herns dale road. when amanda noticed a needs classmate, walking alone near a dead-end turnoff. she thought it was strange to see the classmate walking aimlessly on a cold day, especially at a time when classes were in session. amanda called police and they said the student was reported missing. police quickly responded. >> a lot of people just like don't trust people nowa nowadays. because it's just a dangerous world. i think that we need -- like our community has to be a place where we can trust people and talk to people and -- yeah. just make sure that everything is good. >>> also, honored in resolutions by the town. roberto morales castillo. during the height of the blizzard, roberto noticed several family members getting sick. he had the presence of mind to call 911. firemen responding to find a poorly vented hot water heater in th was putting those carbon monoxide fumes into the floor of the apartmen

it's going to get a little breezy too. 69 d.c. 71 fredericksburg, and around stafford. 69 in herndon. fairfax and falls church. your weekend i'd say hold off on watching the car because of the rain chances early part of next week but for gardening, just fine, it's going to be comfortable. still running some ten degrees above average. and that means pretty good running too for the roll marathon if you plan on participating. our best chance of seeing a shower come through will be after lunchtime. so most of the race, of course, over by around lunchtime. nice for running. 54 at 9:00 a.m. we'll start out though with cool temperatures in the mid to upper 40s across the area. look at sunday. a lot of clouds to start. sunday is the day when the temperatures will be a little higher but with a lot of clouds around. upper 50s to mid-60s by 1:00. that 69 temperature holds and then we come down to the mid-60s by o'clock. your best chance of showers during the evening hours on sunday. so a look at your storm team4 four-day forecast. we spring forward over the weekend. 40% chance of a shower mainly

even around herndon and fairfax going into the mid to upper 60s tomorrow.at thursday's weather. again, we start off on the cool side, but we'll warm nicely into the 60s and then at the end of the workweek we're back to the 50s and then 30s and 40s for the upcoming weekend. so st. patrick's day for tomorrow, looking pretty nice. for the end of the week, not bad either because it is looking dry. i like that we're going to be in the upper 50s because that will help the road conditions for possibility of some snow falling with -- i don't think we're going to have any big road impacts around the area. saturday right now nice during the day. that snow possible late, like around midnight, maybe 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m. 50 is your temperature on saturday. then we have 40 degrees with a mixture of rain and snow with some light accumulation possible on sunday mainly on the grassy areas and then back into next week again right back into the 50s, close to 70 degrees. we've got a lot more on the possibility of winter's return coming up on news4 at 5:00. >>> this is the eagl

consequently, students at mclean, westfield, and herndon high schools went about their regular day while investigators scoured the buildings. the private potomac school also elected not to evacuate but a much different scene at stone bridge high school in loudoun county where students were evacuated and there was a heavy police presence until that building was also cleared. bishop o'connell high school was also evacuated. as for these george mason high students, the threats have them angry. >> i think it's really despicable. i think, you know, it really interferes with our learning and like, you know, i was really trying to catch up on some work and that's really now in the way because now everything is delayed. >> reporter: and at mclean high school you might remember this is the second bomb threat for them this week. they started the week with one on they did evacuate or rather that came in before school started, so the students didn't come to school that day. now, coming up on news4 at 6:00, why northern virginia isn't the only area dealing with this problem. back to you now in the st

found to be legitimate.im seven schools received thels red threatening phone calls cal including herndonigh school s and stone bridge high school.br a full lift of impactedmp schools is on our web site at fox5d.c.com. >>> a d.c. high schoolhigh basketball player isbasketll p recovering this morning afterhi he was shot near hiss home in i northeast on thursday night. kavon montgomery plays for the undefeat h.d. woodson. woo warriors.wa after leading his team totea victory last night he was shotes in the back in a parking lotot near 54th street northeast nor near his home in clay terrace.ea his mother is grateful he'lle'll be okay.be >> all i know i came from work, i got a phone call saidl s my son been and the boy told me come and get your child and they said my son was with somebody, theyot was fussing and arguing. arg >> the bullet only grazed therah teen. he's expected to be okayy thankfully. police say he didn't see thedn't shooter and doesn't know whoesnw pulled the trigger.ed therigg >>> and just this past week at least three people have been ha attacked by wild animals in i fairfax

consequently, students at mclean, westfield, and herndon high schools went about their regular day while investigators scoured the buildings. the private potomac school also elected not to evacuate. but a much different scene at stone bridge high school in loudoun county where students were evacuated, and there was a heavy police presence until that building was also cleared. bishop o'connell high school was also evacuated. now, we don't know much about the actual wording in these recorded bomb threats. one school described it simply as brief and back to you now, jim, in the studio. >> thanks, julie. >>> riding an atv on public streets is illegal, but a lot of youngsters are doing it anyhow. a few days ago one of them ran over a cop. we'll have more on that. >>> many packages like this one are disappearing from the front yards of people who live in the bloomingdale neighborhood. one man took matters into his own hands to try to help police fight crime. >>> coming up at 6:45, how police are trying to solve these crimes and the advice they're giving to neighbors. kathleen matthews: imagine

no lightning but advancing to herndon and reston by then another chance for more isolated showers from00 to 7:00 to 9:00 tomorrow. same kind of situation like today. i think our sky is partly sunny for tomorrow. there you can see the clouds coming into the area during the afternoon hours. very spotty showers, very light as we get into the evening hours we'll get a little clearing. tomorrow will be warm. fredericksburg, quantico, stafford could get up to 70 degrees. mid-60s to the north. olney, germantown, up into columbia, even around burtonsville, mid-60s for highs tomorrow. for early in the day, again, a little bit of sunshine coming our way. then clouds for the afternoon. 67 by 3:00. again that isolated shower. it will be mild. for your weekend, 50 degrees on saturday. nice during the day. it's during the evening hours, very late evening, 9:00, 10:00 when snow develops. for the early part of the day there could be light accumulation. and as we get mixing with that snow with the temperature upper 30s to only around 40 degrees. and that really is the change that you're going to notice

herndon hated her, calling her a shewolf. she would never invite him into the lincoln home, calling him a dirty dog. lincoln's private separately -- secretaries refer to her as the hellcat. there would have been no lincoln without mary and he knew it. he remained smitten and wondered that she had selected a poor nobody. before the eyes of those that dismissed him, he was constantly transforming himself through self education and political aspirations. all were his heaven. lincoln was a new kind of man on the political scene. not just a self-made man, but the self-made man as a professional politician, a new profession. a newlyisan regular in -- partisan system. was not successful as a merchant. failure.dismal if being a successful necessary forre being in office, he would have been disqualified. politics was not a grudging necessity. if it were true, to begin with, he never would have become president. in the end, he never would have an active the amendment abolishing slavery. were not antithetical sides of the same person. o

herndon,to nate in virginia. democrat, you are on the air.ler: i'd like your guests to address age discrimination, not so much against those of 40 years of age and older, but those of 30 years of age and younger. graduatecent college and i and many of my friends find ourselves with student debt, we find ourselves with new degrees which we have been told would allow us to achieve the american dream, but time and again, i and other people that i know are told that we are not hire a bull because we -- hire able because of experience. guest: thank you, nathan for the question. before, although the federal age discrimination and employment act only -- discrimination in employment act only covers 40 and older. include any age determination. my device to you would be the same i give to older workers. , you're understand saying your lack of experience is being held against you. so i would be prepared for those type of weston's in an interview and be ready to counter them -- questions in an interview. although i haven't had years in the workforce. whi

marianne in herndon, virginia. republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call.lad you guys are talking about this. i've always wondered in these debates that nobody has talked about the pharmaceutical companies. how they've really abused their powers. get grants from the u.s. government to do their research. they are being funded by taxpayer money and yet, turn around and charge people extravagant prices on these drugs. their prices up when they realize the patent will be fading away. politicians should ask that from pharmaceutical companies. what is their bases for charging people behind cost of drugs. host: what is this congress doing about the script in drug costs and one of the candidates proposing? guest: there's been a lot of investigations and hearings, a dramatic number over the last several months, looking into why companies are raising the prices of their drugs and what is the justification behind it. for some, it is a lot of r&d. one of the things that a handful of members of congress was looking into is something called the reach in rule or something