news4's kristin wright live on capitol hill. kristin, this investigation started back on monday. >> reporter: that's right. the man accused of threatening to shoot and kill at the u.s.

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kristin wright has the details. >> they're on their way to the crash site which has become the deadliest in the history of the metro north railroad. here's what we know so far. the train was about 45 minutes into its trip from grand central station in new york city when it slammed into the suv. investigators say the suv was on the tracks because a crossing gate came down on it at a railroad crossing at valhalla in west chester county in new york. the driver got out of the car to look at the car and was about to drive away when the collision happened. the train pushed the jeep more than 800 feet down the tracks and both burst into flames. the driver of the suv was killed along with five people on the train. we are hearing from some train passengers tonight about the frantic effort to get out. >> somehow, some of the people in the head car got out. it seemed maybe they broke the window or something. and then a number of us were smelling the fumes from the car fuel and we said you know we need to get out. the fire was starting to spread back towards the second car. >> it's believed about 75

news4's kristin wright is following the impact all this is having on residents and a local school. her live report coming up. >>> the frigid temperatures we've had for the best week led to more than 160 water main breaks and leaks in montgomery and prince george's counties. the wssc the water utility for both county says its crews had to deal with 75 of these breaks just yesterday alone. customers should know if you have an issue with an indoor meter or household pipe you need to call a plum. if the pipe or meter are outside, then you can call the wssc. >>> smoke in the station, emergency vehicles outside, delays for riders after four separate incidents this weekend. we wondered if the smoke problems for metro are getting worse. transportation reporte looked at these issues and tweeted out some of the findings earlier today. adam some reason for concern. >> reporter: that's right, jim. a lot of metro riders are paying more attention to smoke and fire incidents and now hard numbers to back up a spike in fires. we crunched the numbers and found there were 104 fire incidents on metro

kristin wright has our story. >> reporter: these are the fist images we are seeing of anayah williams. the little girl from frederick didn't live to see her second birthday. prosecutors blame her parents, frankie williams charged with child abuse and murder. stephanie williams is accused of abuse and failing to get help for her daughter. after being removed from her parents' home at 4 months old, anayah had just been returned to them. she died three weeks later. that was last march. anayah's story sounded the alarm in annapolis. >> even though there had been obviously some extreme abuse in her home there were loopholes in the law that forced the social services to send her back even though they really didn't want to. >> reporter: delegate kathy f. sally and other lawmakers introduced anayah's law with a group of foster parents call anayah's advocates. >> reunification is not knauls the best interest of these children. it has to be case by case. >> reporter: the bill would add protections and give local departments of social services more power to stop reunification reunification. it w

news4's kristin wright live on capitol hill. kristin, this investigation started back on monday. >> reporter: that's right. the man accused of threatening to shoot and kill at the u.s. capitol served in the army more than nine years including tours in iraq and afghanistan. the u.s. attorney for maryland says the actions by law enforcement may have prevented a tragic outcome. a retired army veteran is accused of threatening to bring guns to the u.s. capitol to kill his wife and anyone standing in his way. the wife is a senate staff member wooshging at the capitol. court documents reveal several violent text messages allegedly sent by the veteran, michael bogoslavski of maryland, to his wife while she was at work at the capitol monday. "someone is going to be grieving for their family members today, including my family. i promise you that." "and i have a rifle as well so it's on." "i'm coming and shooting everyone in my way." bogoslavski's wife reported the messages to u.s. capitol police the same day. the responding special agent

live in centreville, kristin wright news4. >> thanks kristin. >>> more than a dozen families will have to find another place to stay tonight after a pipe burst in a condo building in the district. some of the units suffered water damage. others had have no water at all. the building is at 450 condon terrace in southeast d.c. it's near the washington highland recreation center. maintenance people say it could take them several days to fix the problem there. >>> and this is what it looked like when another pipe burst causing problems in silver spring. units at the bennington apartment building were flooded this afternoon. icicles formed on the balconies on one side of the building. that water has now been turned off. >>> we've compiled some information that can help you prevent your pipes from freezing. open cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. allow a faucet to slowly drip cold water. when it's cold, the faucet should be the one farthest amain from your main water shutoff valve. unhook all the garden hoses outside. a frozen hose can burst an interior pipe

live in northwest, kristin wright news 4. >> developments with d.c.'s marijuan nears. despite a lr demanding the city reconsider legalization it appears initiative 71 will move forward. the law which legalizes sma amounts of pot is set to take effect one minute after midnight. les go straight to news 4's tom sherwood at the wilson building. tom, the mayor spoke a little while ago. tell us d w it's being received. >> rep just a short time ago, pat, mayor bowser is not two months into office and already a big fight with congress. y she and the council stood up to a congressional house committe she says the new pot law is legal and the city is going to go forward with it at midnight tonight. >> i'm muriel bowser i'm the dual elected mayor of the districtcolumbia. our government is prepared to implemt and enforce initiative 71 in the district of columbia. in bullying the district of is not what his consti expect nor do ours. >> a republican house committee letter said if she went forward she'd be violating the law. the next step is up to congress. here in the district tom

kristin wright live in the centreville area with their story. kristin?rter: first i want to show you the ground. look down here. definite accumulation. then i want to show you the road. this is centrewood drive and, you know what it hasn't been snowing for all that long but the road is already snow covered. you can see drivers taking their time to get where they're going tonight. earlier we met a snowplow truck operator who's also a home owner, and, boy, he has a long night ahead. a strategic cocktail to battle the elements as the region's next storm blankets virginia. jeremy has a long night ahead. but first he has to get his own home ready. >> i'm going to really salt this down. >> reporter: bags of rock salt are going fast at nearby sears appliance and hardware. customers like wendy know that magic number. how much snow do you expect where you live? >> 4 to 8. >> this morning it's been salt. >> reporter: jeremy vaughn could work a 16-hour shift before coming home to what could be a big cleanup. he has a plan for that too. >> if you have powder you can

. >> kristin wright is live with a look at this controversy. kristin? reporter: well, the van was navy blue just a few months ago, but in october the owner of the van decided he wanted to give it a new design to reflect something he is passionate about. but now three months later, he's hearing from his homeowners association, and they're telling him that this is not allowed. >> this is an actual picture of my wife's pin she wears every day, the three blue stars are for the three we have serving. >> reporter: allen bennett says his van is a tribute to the men and women who serve like his children and brother kim, an army helicopter gunner in vietnam. he was shot and wounded and later died while serving in germany. >> i want everyone to remember our fallen. >> reporter: the van also supports nonprofit organization wreaths across america. volunteers like bennett and his wife lay wreaths at the graves of service members across the country. but there's a problem. bennett's homeowners association in lakeridge prince william county virginia, is not on board. t

our kristin wright is in germantown right now with the tally and more on that. kristin?rter: montgomery county and a few other school districts have just one snow day left. if we see much more of this one goes down to none. today every public school across the d.c. area was closed. monday's snowstorm shuttered classrooms and left desks empty. the number of snow days districts have left is dwindling. in maryland montgomery frederick, and prince george's counties each has one snow day remaining. fairfax county schools in virginia still has eight snow days left. alexandria two. while loudoun county has used seven, the zriktd has no fixed number of school days built into it calendar. students in montgomery county maryland went sledding this snow day, the third increment weather day of the school year. lucas is a third-grader at farmland elementary. >> i usually ask to go sledding or have a snowball fight with friends. >> reporter: monday brought impressive snow totals for the area prompting widespread closures before morning. >> sometimes they call school for little things.

our kristin wright tak look now at the impact that all of this is having on the people who live thereorter: it will be a long night on janneys lane in alexandria. e servicinging a large number of residents broke. >> when water goes out, that's not good right? >> reporter: 100 virginia american water customers have no water tonight nap's hundreds of people. the affected area includes west tayl run parkway to north quaker lane. people in the area of key drive are without water also. repairs could take eight hours. the cold weather and sudden thaw is causing pipe problems in alexandria. how many water main breaks have yo to today? >> this is my sixth one. >> reporter: the force of the water washed out the ground under the pavement. janneys lane in alexandria buckled. work crews became worried that the weight of a single vehicle in the wrong place could be disastrous. the mess is right in front of sam's home. he was told not to move his car from the driveway. >> in case we need to buy something, in case we need to go somewhere, we cannot do that anymore. >> repor his next-door neighbs had

kristin wright, news4. >>> we've noticed flakes getting bigger and bigger and sticking to the roads. it won't take much no matter where you are across the area because everybody gets snow with this l system. we have snow coming down at a pretty good rate right around i-66. here's vienna just south of 266. you're seeing some pretty good snow and those erodes getting und bowling green and through fredericksburg just south, areas of i-95. the roads have been treated over the last couple days but this snow is coming down pretty good and we have hours of it to get through because it's not until around 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. tomorrow that this system makes its way eastward and shut off. road get covered quickly not just by tomorrow morning but for this evening. we could see between 1 and 3 inches in some areas by 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. so, significant delays through your evening. just stay put, folks. 14 degrees in camp springs. everywhere we're very much below freezing. it's a fine powdery type of snow not netly good for snowmaking. it will accumulate very quickly. here's your time line fu

our kristin wright joins us now from d.c. superior court. kristin? >> repor well chief lanier took the stand for a second day today, and her testimony contradicted that of several officers last week who said look there was no clear-cut policy on celebrity escorts and that chief lanier approved many of them. superior court, police chief cathy lanier testified that mpd considers celebrity escorts on a case-by-case basis approves them only when public safety is a factor. today lanier testified for several hours in the whistle-blower case filed by a former commander of the department. captain hilton burton says he was demoted in retaliation after he contradicted chief lanier in testimony he gave to district counsel concerning use of police escorts for celebrities. in court today, chief lanier maintainedt burton was demoted for several other reasons, including the handling of a barricade situation in 2011 and pushback against a supervisor. in cross-examination, burton's attorney asked lanier whether she was just angry, that after charlie sheen tweeted abo

in annapolis, kristin wright news4. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, taking the bait. how local cops are using videos to crack down on car theft. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood at the national postal museum are where a new exhibit tells the stories of african-americans from the civil twoor civil rights. i'll have the story coming up. >>> i'm jim handly at the live desk. a vigil under way right now in dupont circumstance until d.c. >>> here's a live lk at a vigil in north carolina. the council of islamic relations organized this region. people gathered in raleigh for a funeral service for the victims. a unc dental student, his wife and her sister were all found shot execution-style in a condominium on tuesday night just off campus. police say the murders appear to stem from a parking dispute and a neighbor is in custody now. but family members planned to send a letter to the department of justice calling for a hate crime investigation. the council on american islamic relations is part of that movement. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >>> take a look at this new video f

new at 6:00 now, kristin wright talk to neighbors who support the man and his van. >> the decision was made to do this because of our commitment to. >> reporter: allen bennett recently drove his van to maine and back to honor veterans and fallen soldiers. bennett and his wife are volunteers are wreaths across america. they lay wreaths at the graves of service members. he says the van is a tribute to the military, his children serve and his brother kim was in vietnam. >> he was 19. just shy of 20 years old. >> reporter: but there's a problem. bennett's homeowners association in lake ridge prince william county virginia, is not on board. they sent a letter telling him to remove the commercial vehicle from lake ridge entirely. commercial vehicles are not permitted. >> they said because there's lettering on it, it is a commercial vehicle. >> reporter: bennett says his work is all volunteer, and he hasn't been paid a dime. news4 contacted the hoa. the general manager told us bennett does not have to remove the van but does have to cover it with a tarp. the hoa says they have not gotten comp

kristin wright reports now with possible motivation behind the threats. kristin? >> reporter: jim, the man accused of threatening to shoot and kill at the u.s. capitol served almost a decade in the army. two tours in iraq one in afghanistan. new tonight at 6:00 we are hearing what he said to investigators after he was arrested. a u.s. senate staff member reported to u.s. capitol police that her husband was sending her text messages threatening to come to the capitol to kill her and whoever got in his way. court documents reveal several violent texts allegedly sent by retired army veteran michael bogoslavski to his wife while she was at work at the capitol monday. gun in each hand someone is going to be grooeching for their family members today including my family. i promise you that. and i have a rifle as well. so it's on. i'm coming. and shooting everyone in my way. bogoslavski's wife reported the messages to u.s. capitol police the same day. the responding special agent reports hearing bogoslavski make further threats on speakerphone. i'm going to come up there

. >> news4's kristin wright live outside d.c. superior court where he faced charges today. kristin? >> reporter: james he'll stay in jail for now. the judge denied bond on a charge of second-gr murder. what we learned in the courthouse today is that police believe chandler was high on drugs at the me of the crash. phil snodgrass was a young lawyer. his colleagues told us "phil was a young and tale mber of our family and had an outstanding legamind." he goes on to say "we are devastated by the loss of our brother." snodgrass' seemingly bright future was taken away suddenly. he was hit by a car while walking down h street in northwest monday. court records l more abo the suspected driver, james chandler. chandler seem impaired to police. sergeant tho asked the defendant if he ever smokes pcp and the defendant replied yes. prosecutors say chandler also told investigators he'd recently had dental surgery and taken motrin percocet and an antibiotic the morning of the crash. he said he taken three different narcotics prescribed by his psychiat. coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, what ch

news4's kristin wright is live in rockville with what you need to know to protect your belongings. kristin? >> reporter: montgomery county firefighters here have responded to close to 2,000 calls over the past four days a big increase as a result of the cold, many of those calls are for broken pipes. take a look. water just coming down like a waterfall really right through the kitchen of this house. it was like rain. tonight the basement is completely flooded, 6 to 8 inches of water down there. firefighters had to trudge through it to shut off the water. now, many of our local fire departments have been taking a lot of these types of calls over the past few days. the montgomery county fire chief told us today he expects more problems with more snow and cold in the forecast. and keep in mind, one broken pipe is potentially a very dangerous situation. >> the other problem deals with water and electricity. when you get that much water in your house, you could cause a fire and could have an electrical short based upon the water and the electricity mixing, which is never good. that then,

news4's kristin wright is live along janee's lane in alexandria where there are several streets, dozens of homes and one school without water. kristin? >> reporter: mcarthur elementary school has no water and they've canceled all afternoon activities. 100 customers are without water right now. if you think about households that's hundreds of people. look at this, the water still going. we do have crews here to make repairs, but they haven't been able to even start digging for that pipe yet. water just spewing from this broken pipe. the pipe is eight inches. that is sizable. gallon after gallon of water is pouring from it. the break first reported at noon this morning. folks are positive it is related to the cold weather, the force of this water gushing washed out the ground underneath and so the pavement here is buckled. tonight on news 4 at 5:00 we'll hear from people affected by the break. in alexandria kristin wright news4. >>> with just a week to go a fairfax county charity is still short of its goal to keep the heat on in dozens of homes. our daily bread is trying a crowd fund-rais

kristin wright went down to germantown to find out what the story is in montgomery county. i understand they don't have a lot of days left there, kristin. >> reporter: that's right. just one. seneca valley is one of the thousands of schools across our area that is closed today because of the weather. today's school buses didn't move today across the d.c. area. they sat windshields covered in school no place to go. schools in every local district are closed. classrooms desks empty. students in montgomery county maryland went sledding this snow day. the third inclement weather day of the school year. law kas is a third-grader at farmland elementary. >>> i usually ask to go sledding or have a snowball night with friends. >> reporter: monday's storm brought impressive snow totals for the area prompting widespread school closures before monday morning. montgomery county has used three snow days this school year. there's one left before extra days could be added to the end of the year. >> i don't really think it makes that much of a difference. they build in some dais where they j

live in silver spring kristin wright news4. >>> more than 1,600 students in the district are going to have to find a new school. one of the city's largest public charter schools, dorothy height community academy, had its charter revoked. the school's founder is charged with diverting millions of dollars for his own use. today the public charter school board said in a statement that it will work"ensure that these students complete this school year with minimal, if any, interruptions and have options and guarantees for the next school year." >>> six people will have to find somewhere else to stay tonight after a fire gutted their townhouse. chopper 4 up toemp scene this morning. as firefighters battled the bitter cold and wind gusts too. this is in columbia maryland. it began in an end unit townhome then spread to the next one over. everyone made it out safely. no word yet on what started the fire sxwroop a 77-year-old maryland man is recovering tonight after a heartbreaking attempt to rescue his dog from the icy waters of the south river in anne arundel county. he braved the cold and f

in northwest, kristin wright news4. >>> first at 4, there are calls now for increased training for d.c. firefighters after yet another smoke incident on metro. you may have seen us break this story online just before 1:00. smoke began to fill the dupont circle metro station. this video is of smoke sent to us by a viewer today. dozens of firefighters responded and found a brake on a metro car caught fire. no one was hurt. it come just three weeks after that smoke incident at l'enphant plaza killed a woman and sent 80 others to the hospital. those incidents are putting increased focus on how well firefighters are trained. a d.c. council hearing yesterday revealed only 100 d.c. firefighters were trained for a metro incident last year and more than half of all firefighters in the district have never received specialized training. d.c.'s fire chief says he has already ordered an increased training. coming up at 5:00 tonight, the fire union speaks with mark segraves about a tool they say would make that training more effective. >>> from the white house to the pentagon and beyond. u.s. offici

in silver spring kristin wright news4. >>> the brutal cold we'll feel tonight and tomorrow morning areous conditions for anybody who goes outside. and doctors are encouraging you to say indoors. if you have to go outside, dress in plenty of warm layers and make sure your head hands, and ears are all covered. the first signs of hypothermia and frostbite are tingling and burning. >> mostly full of water. and so you can actually freeze yoenl, your fingertips ear lobes, they can freeze crystals can form inside you have decleesed blood flow to those areas and the skin can actually die. >> doctors say the bottom line is use common sense and listen to your body. and don't forget to keep an eye out on young children and the elderly. i think we also forget to drink water when it gets -- you need to stay hydrated. >> yeah get dehydrated early. i know we're talking about the arctic cold but all the way in atlanta where temperatures today did not get to 30 in orlando, where temperatures will get below freezing overnight tonight. as cold as it is for us it's just as cold for them because we're not

news4's kristin wright joins us live from d.c. superior court with details of the chief's testimony today. kristin? >> reporter: chief lanier spent the entire day on the stand. at issue right now is whether lanier demoted a commander for his performance or because he blew the whistle. d.c. police chief cathy lanier back on the stand for a second day. today lanier testified for several hours in the whistle-blower case filed by a former commander of the department. captain hillard burton said he was demoted in retaliation after he contradicted chief lanier in testimony he gave to district counsel concerning the use of police escorts for celebrities. in court today chief lanier maintained that burton was demoted for several other reasons including the handling of a barricade situation in 2011 and pushback against a supervisor. in cross-examination, burton's attorney questioned lanier on an interdepartment memo written the day after actor charlie sheen tweeted about his escort. the memo asks for a police department policy on celebrity

in frederick, kristin wright news4. >>> soon very soon. that's when d.c. mayor muriel bowser says she'll be naming a permanent fire chief. eugene jones has been acting as interim chief since kenneth ellerbe stepped down last year amid a series of problems with ambulances and emergency responses. union officials recently expressed concern that a lack of permanent leadership is making it tough for department to move forward with rebuilding its fleet and filling empty positions. sources tell news4 an announcement could come sometime early next week. >>> it was a brazen theft in downtown d.c. on valentine's day. surveillance video shows someone walking into the banana republic on 13th street downtown and walking around and a few minutes later they go back in and grab a bunch of jackets off the rack and run out. d.c. police are trying to track down that person and another person who was seen holding the door. >>> in virginia, two men are charged in connection with a string of battery thefts stealing from cable switcher boxes. police say they recovered nine batt

live in north west kristin wright, 4. >> thank you, kristin. >> that's going to be compound it's just going to continue. we have snow tomorrow and then more cold air is making its way through t next couple of days. we have a brand new little bit of breaking news here. you can see it at the bottom of the screen. st. mary's county. w upgraded to a winter storm. an advisory is issued when we can see 1 to 3 inches depending on the region. down to the south, st. mary's county they could see 4 to 6 inches. in the map. we'll look at that in a second. you've got the cloud cover. we still have th potomac. temper up to 41. we mentioned this would be the warmest day we've seen in a while. at least at 41. still object on the chilly side. 36 gaithersburg and 37 in leesburg. 43 towards fredericksburg. 34 down towards the river along the bay. icy bay is going to make the temperat colder. storm team 4 radar, nothing to show. we're going to stay dry through the overnight hours. the early morning hours we'll start to see the moisture moving up. look at all the moisture to the south. this is a monster s

. >> reporter: at howard university kristin wright news 4. >>> next a man afraid for his life after an nfl player allegedly attacks him for a parking spot. what he says moments before a driver charged with attempted murder. why he targeted the officers. >>> plus years of delays. hundreds of millions of d >>> now at 6:30 plans for the streetcar potentially getting rolled back in way. uncovered the new plans today. >>> we'll tell you what's next with a driver that guy intentionally rammed their cars. >>> first at 6:30, new reaction to the arrest of an nfl linebacker here in the district. >> he's accused of assaulting a pizza delivery driver. pat collins joins us live from where it unfolded and explains why the player might be familiar. >> reporte the always a lot of action here on u street. but not the kind of action they had here last night. the head line here pro football player attacks pizza delivery man? it has people down here talking. this pizza delivery man says he was attacked by this pro football player over a parking spot in this alley. reaction now from people in the neighborh

. >> news 4's kristin wright shows us how they're changing minds. >> reporter: evan rosenstock took his16 a sophomore at winston churchill high school. he committed suicide a year and a half ago. his mother susan can finally smile again. her life has new purpose. >> i never thought i'd find myself in a position to be a champion for mental health issues or anything, and now i feel like i'm in a big position to be able to help youth all across america. >>. >> reporter: students in montgomery county are on a new journey to prevent teen suicide a program called sources of strength. student pier let leaders and staff are being trained to recognize warning signs break the silence and connect troubled students to people who support them. try to empower the voice of pier leaders they're the experts. >> rosenstock and her non-profit organization umttr are teaming up with the national alliance of mental illness. >> sources of strength is the only proven effective suicide prevention program that has been studied. >> anybody have a quick example or a story of a time where you felt pretty supported

news4's kristin wright was in court with e driver of suv today and she's downtown with the latest. >> report right. the driver, james chandler was held today in court without bond on a charge of second-degree murder. new tonht at 6:00 james chandler's at in court today made mention of the weather and road conditions outside yesterday while the prosecution idbeev chandler gh phil snodgrass was a young lawyer. he started out as an intern and then got hired at the national federation federal employees in washington advocating fo federal workers' rights. in a statement, his colleague told us in part, "phil was a young and talented member of the nffe family and had an outstanding le mind. we are devastated by the loss of our brother." snodgrass snods' sein brht future was taken away suddenly. he was hit by a car while walking down 8th street northwest monday. in d.c. superior court, the suspected driver, james chandler, was held without bond on a charge of second-degree murder. his aory the judge it's been cold d icy, but court records sh that investigators think chandler was high. serg

. >> reporter: i'm kristin wright in montgomery county. it is a snow day. schools across the d.c.etro area are closed. for students it means fun. it means sledding. for parents it means making a few adjustments. >> it's a little more challenging. work has to be rearranged to different times of day. but it's so nice and sunny and beautiful and this hill's so close to our house that we had to come over and let gravity to-do its work. >> reporter: tonight on news4, a tally of how many snow day our local school districts have used and how many are left as we prepare for more brutal winter weather and soon. >>> they were tense moments. police returned to the scene of a terror attack because of new concerns. the incident that had the criminal tape up for the second time in a few days. >>> not according to plan how things went from bad to worse on one street just as the snow came >>> at the live tesing i'm wendy rieger. it is completely uber to call uber or lift in virginia. governor terry mcauliffe signed a bill into law today regulating ride-sharing companies. they had been operating o

kristin wright will join us outside d.c. court. >>> right now we're working to find out more details about a homicide involving a 95-year-old maryland man. sources tell news4 the victim is dan longbell vin, a former flight instructor. officers found him dead yesterday afternoon at the randolph village apartment complex, a complex for senior citizens in colesville. police have not said how he may have died. >>> tonight we are just a few days away from marijuana becoming legal in the district. the new law, which was approved by voters last fall will permit possession of small amounts of marijuana if you're 21 or older. it takes effect on thursday, but you can only use marijuana in the privacy of your home and pot will still be illegal on all federal land within the district. >> above all, i want to stress that initiative 71 will allow for home use and home growth of marijuana. the purchase and sale of marijuana, the use of marijuana in public space and the use of marijuana by juveniles remains illegal. >> news4's tom sherwood

in the district kristin wright news4. >>> we're celebrating four decades of "saturday night live" with a big star-studded tribute on sunday night. it's so big, in fact, that just last night they added an extra half hour to the show. it now airs from 8:00 p.m. eastern until 11:30. we invite you to watch with us and tweet using the #snl40. the show has had many hosts characters and musical acts not to mention the catchphrases that are now part of our lexicon. >> go down the street isn't that special? all the catchphrases, you know just changes the country and people know those things and i interview people on my show that are from england where "saturday night live" does not air and they know the catch frays. >> the "snl" fun starts tomorrow night with a valentine's day special at 10:00. and after news4 at 11:00, the premiere from the very first season of "saturday night live" in 1975. sunday's coverage starts at 7:00 with an "snl" red carpet special. the big show starts at 8:00. it's now 3 1/2 hours long. >> wow. >> going to be cold night on sunday night, so perfect to just settle on in

news4's kristin wright will have that plus new reaction from parents. >>> the government has plans to improve dulles and other u.s. airports so that coming to our country is an easier experience for international travels. among the goals, installing automated passport control kiosks making a more efficient customs and baggage experience and they want to improve airline communication to better explain the customs requirements to travelers. last year international travelers spent an estimated $222 billion in the united states. >>> a local mother is charged with child neglect accused of leaving her 2-year-old in a hotel room. why she still has custody. >>> when we come back say hi, mom. an american congressman explains his winks on c-span. >>> raise a glass to supreme justice ruth bader ginsburg. her wine >>> the former intelligence analyst convicted of leaking national security secrets will undergo hormone therapy to be transition to a woman. at her 2013 sentencing chelsea manning, formerly bradley man, requested treatment. defense officials tell nbc news since manning has been clinical

kristin wright is in the studio to tell us how long this has apparently been going on. >> the nail techested in december. since then investigators learned of a third woman who says he touched her at the nail salon. hung nguyen was just in court on the new charge. a nail tech at color nails and spa is charged with touching women at the spa. court records say hung nguyen who goes by "tiger," inappropriately touched three clients between november of 2013 and last august. an employee and friend tells news4 the allegations are not true. >> i think he didn't do it. i don't believe that he did. >> reporter: one woman says after a pedicure the defendant later began to massage her shoulders, then put his hand inside of her shirt, according to charging documents. suspect then placed his hand inside her pants. >> he's still working, i think, right now. he's still working. >> reporter: the owner of the hair salon downstairs is also one of tiger's customers. >> my reaction would be surprise shocked. i've been in for him to do anymy nails and i never saw that really, in him. >> nguyen is facing four

kristin wright is covering the story and joins us at 5:00 with more on how police were able to make a quick arrest. >>> this is chris lawrence at the live desk wh getting new details about a shooting that forced a college to lock down its campus. police say the incident at the university of south carolina was a murder/ed is. this has happened just a few hours ago inside the school of public health building in downtown columbia and just a few blocks from theatehouse. s.w.a.t. teams searched the entire building floor by floor, but there was no active shooter inside. they found the sne victim delgado but haven't released any other information about who they are. we're going to keep gathering details and we'll bring you the latest as soon as it comes in. pat and jim? >>> our transportation reporter adam tuss is tweeting the first details from the d.c. council hearing on last month's deadly underground smoke emergency at the l'enphant plaza metro station. a representative from the call center testified today that first responders were better off using cell phones in metro tunnel instead of