good morning, good morning, meagan. good morning, eryone. still moisture and fog and drizzle across our area, but still 9:00 a.m., everyone. we he about ten more hours of daylight and we're burning off some of theou . here's a view as we show you the radar. the rain showers have moved to the east of our area. for those of you at the 9:00 a.m. hour, you'rep picking showers. don't worry. it will be drying out throughont the after temperatures will continue to wrm to mid-50s by 2:00 and into the 60s before we're done with this sunday. guess what? when i show you the rest offo t cast in the 60s, that i ooher going td hang aroun for the next several days. all the details and a complete forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you for that. >>> in the meantime we're following breaking news out of africaer ght. an ethiopian air flight came crashi down a f minutes after takeoff. >> the airlines confirms all 7 ople on board including eight americans have died. we want to get to derrick ward o with more this deadly crash. good morning, derrick. >> reporter

i'm adam tuss. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. packed down thereyesterday. tried to get down, but too many people. today might be a better day to go down there, because it looks like the weather won't be as nice, lauryn ricketts, maybe a little rain, maybe a little wind, maybe a little cloud cover. >> a mixed bag. >> yeah, guys. we got a mixed bag of stuff out there for sure. those temperatures out there right now in the 60s. that's about as warm as it is going to get yotoday. can see that we have some clear skies out there. for the most pa, just to the east. but now we're seeing some rain trying to move into our re just some light stuff pushing in to our area. so we will continue to see some rain chances as we head through the day. some of the stronger rain showers just to the north and west coming through clark county and eastern panhandle of virginia. current temperature in the 60s. e temperatures wille dropping as we continue through the day. owwever, let's talk windchills. you wake up tomomorning, the windchills in the teens

meagan, are you cold?ua >> i'm ay good, surprisingly.k it's the light abecause i'ays cold. >> i have to go outside and get some warmth because we're going to be in t low60s today. this afternoon lookingta splar. gorgeous weather out there. it's blue skies out there right now. it's crystal clear. we will cave moreuds moving in throughout the afternoon. and then by 8:00 tonight there could be a spotty shower. that's going to be the exception, not the most of us just staying dry out there today. yesterday mid-50s. of course it felt a little cooler because we had those winds out there. todayow s. doing a lot better today. what a gorgeous view. with this warm weather, feeling more like spring and looking more like spring, especially because we're bloom tching. cherry blossoms to now at the stage 3 out of 6. really, when we get to stage 3, there's about 12 to 15 bays before peak bloom. stage 5 is that puffy white stage. we'll probably see them fleurish here but we are going tie a dip in those temperatures. 63 is the high today but only per 50s

meagan fitzgerald the fallout. >> special olympics is reallypa nt because they offer these differentvities. >> reporter: if there was a moment that gave eileen kao enormous joy. >> that was great, brian. >> reporter: it would be her 42-year-old brother, brian, who has down syndrome, feel like i's living his dream >> won a medal. >> reporter: brian has won dozens of meds at the special olympic games in the last three games. >> i play bowling and tennis. >> the sense of accomplishment and t sense of achievement, it's something that actually will bring tears to my eyes. >> reporter: but the federal dollars that help fund the organization could be on the chopping block. betsy devos lls g by members of congress tuesday, after wanting to put all $18 million funding special olympics. a spokesperson for devos said, quote, the special olympicses raore than 10$100 million ilanthropically everyactivities olympics is better served with state and private funds. >> are we going to be okay? i tellthem, we got this. we got your back, don't worry. this work will die. >> reporter: the organization say

meagan fzgerald has been monitoring this storye outside ourtroom now for several days.e understand the verdict has just come in, the jurors found him guilty on all 13 counts. this information just coming in now, and meagan fitzgerald will have much more on this coming up. >>> now we go to a story every parent needs to see. for the first time ever researchers at va tech have performed rigorous testingl on youth foohelmets to which ones offer the most protection for young athletes >> doreenensler is working for your health to break down these findings. doreen? >> pat and erica, mt people who play football aren't nfl players or college ath'rtes. th just kids. and we know that parents worry about theety out there on the field. now for the first time ever parents and coaches have acces to some important information about the safety of youth football helmets to see which ones work best to protect the brain from serious injurs on the field. virginia tech's helmet lab tested 17 different youth footballee helmets to which ones offered the most protection to reduce r tk of concus

meagan fitzgerald at the live desk with this excusive. what can you tell us? >> we're told screen shots of the internal database were provided to our sister station .n san diego through a homeland security source individuals on the list, include journalists, an attorney and dozens of others labeled as organizers or instigators. they have a connection to the migrant caravan at the san diego/mexico border. ed information on the individuals and placed passport alerts that kept several people from entering mexico to work. our san diego station says, the intelligence gathering was done under the umbrella of "operation secure line." that's the operation designated to monitor the can varavan. the documents list people who should beor targeted screening at the border. in november, you'll remember unrest broke out as mi gragrant tried to run through checkpoints. border production did not deny the database existed and defended its use. the agency says in part, conducts interviews and investigations to prevent future incidents that could cause further harm to the public,

that's the latest. >> thank you, meagan. that report was releasedrs h after kirstjen nielsen testified on capitol hill. the secretary said that the u.s. is wking on an agreement with central american countries. she said the agreements would n crack d on caravans of high m migrants and refugees. immigrat officials saw a 30% increase in february. more on secretary nielsen's testimony ahead. he> happening in virginia, president's former campaign chairman will find out how many years he will spend in prison. he was convicted in several charges during the special counsel investigatio he was found guilty of dodging taxes on income. manafort fac more than ten ars in prison for the charges. manafort pled guilty to similar charges filed in d.c. he will be sentenced in that case next week. >>> today, a judge will officiallyentence a man for killing his wife and a rookie police officer. he gunned down his wife and a rookie officer in 2016, after a domestic call. a judge imposed a life sentence for hamilton after the jurwas deadlocked o

i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> and i'm david silver. adam tuss is enjoying this st. patrick's day off. lauryn ricketts is tracking sunny, a little chilly and the good news is we're losing that rong wind. >> we are losing that wind we had yesterday, you're absolutely right,avid. ghter winds, still full sunshine and nice feeling. tebeeratures are going t right around that 50-degree mark. our average temperature of this time of year, 56 degrees. got for what to wear, we've some light green jacket in store for this afternoon. but by the time you head into your monday you may need a scarf, a aihat, a jacket and maybe some winter gear. we're got snow coming our way. tuesday, wednesday, sunglasses and a jacketse we'll get on the chilly side and it's pretty cool out there right now and theemperatures are coming up. responding to that march sunshine. a much lighter wind and as we go over the nex 12 hours temperatures topping out right around 50 degrees. just going to be aay beautiful out there. however, as i said, we have snow on the way. your 're already plant garden and did an early plant, yo

news 4's meagan fitzgerald is outside the courthouse whereve e ict was reached. >> meagan, you just spoke to the victim's heartbroken family. how toughn't imagine a day this was for them. >>eporter: while they are glieved that there is a guilty verdict, it'sef that you can't even begin to imagine because as you said this ishe second anniversary of her death. two years ago today she was brutally raped and murdered inside her northeast d.c. apttment. and jn hour ago jurors unimasly decided that elijah tore was guilty on a 13 counts. guilty on those atrocious crimes inside heren apar guilty of andng her blue toyota prius driving around the dmv, taking her atm karld and taking some $2,300 out of banks. but just an hour ago, when those jurors read that verdict i can tell you that courtroom was cked with family members who were tearful at the sound of guilty on all 13 counts. many of them feeling a relief. we had an opportunity to speak with corrina mill's father and stepfather minutes after that wasea take a listen to what they had to say. >> it feels like justice. i only hope that he dies in

adam tuss. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. when a difference a day makes.ing. >> a little work to do. you say we went through the rais and the sun i going to come out. >> it will come out this afternoon. and

good morning, good morning, meagan. good morning, eryone.ut still 9:00 a.m., everyone. we he about ten more hours of daylight and we're burning off some of theou . here's a view as we show you the radar. the rain showers have moved to the east of our area. for those of you at the 9:00 a.m. hour, you'rep picking showers. don't worry. it will be drying out throughont the after temperatures will continue to wrm to mid-50s by 2:00 and into the 60s before we're done with this sunday. guess what? when i show you the rest offo t cast in the 60s, that i ooher going td hang aroun for the next several days. all the details and a complete ca

meagan mentioned that tonight and tomorrow morning. no accumulation expected. not going to be a big deal. more wet roads than white roads tomorrow. so, kids, you're going to school. sunny and cool and quite sunny by the time we get intowe esday. current temperatures out there right now 30s and low 40s across the board. we're headed into the low0s for daytime highs, and, again, it's going to be a gorgeous day out there on pour srick's day. get out and eneye it whether you're doi yarork or going out for brunch, church services, parades, all looking good. any nighttime festivities, it's a sunday night so i don't know how much people are going to be late so if you're out after 2:00 or 3:00 that's when we'll see snow and rain moving into our area. not that theig of a deal. temperatures are warm and temperatures will be durin the middle part of the afternoon. sun came up at 7:17 this morning hand goes dow at7:17 tonight. this is our next little system. we're dry until clouds will start to spread into our area after dinner. we're dry all the way through midnight tonig

i'm meagan fitzgerald.king news. this coming in out of prince george's county. a deadly csh has several lanes f i-95 north closed in bt beltsville, before powder mill road. we'll have the latest ahead. >>> several roads are closed for thl rock and r marathon in the district. we will be live from the starting line on this cloudy saturday. great for runners, right, clay? >>> great to have the cool temperatures for the runners, but we're going from cool towa , as spring continues to roll on all in this weekend. all the details in my forecast. >> thank you, clay. >>> all that and we have a lot more news wre following for you when "news 4 today" starts. >> back on air in 60 seconds. ou >> ancer: "news 4 today" starts now. >>> runners are set to hit theo road thrghout the district this morning. that means there w of streets you will need to avoid. we'll have a full rundown for you. >>> plus, a father and son caught in a shooting. now investigators believe it all stard with a casf mistaken identity. >>> new report

>> we will be warming up, meagan. down the temperatures. because ical basically north and west of thi city, visies below a mile. down to the south and east, we're looking at a better day. with that, here it is for our satuay, everyone. 're looking at temperatures to warm up in the mid to upper 40s. pretty cloudy saturday. meagan, take a look at tomorrow. after an overnight rain, it all about the temperatures. close to 70 tomorrow. >> yes, finally. bring it clon, . thank you very much. >>> we'll be back with a full look at your forecast in 2 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show. >>> good morning. winter's las gasp? another enweekd, another major storm set to impact more than 30 million people. upo a foot of snow expected in the midwest, while the south could get hit with flash flooding. both areas are facing the severe threat of tornadoes. forecast. the full >>> under indictment. "empire" actor jussie smollett facing 16 felony charges this morning. smollett's attorney calling the indictment vindictive and prosecu

>> locking beautiful out there right now, meagan.ine out there all day long on this st. patrick's day. temperatures right now a little chill toe start. we're in the 20s and 30s and we'll warm right on up into the low to mid-50s. looking good throughout the day and by this afternoon wonderful. if you liked yesterday you're going toseike today bec we don't have the winds today. now, some overnight rain and snow showers not going to amount to anhing, but we could have a few around for the morning commute. we'll dry out late tomorrow afternoon. we're dry this week and spotty showers on thursday. >> amazing. ank you so much, lauryn. more news and weather, of course, comin up here but for now back to "sunday today." >> i think garry is probably playing with us, like a rat with a mouse. >> that's a cat and a mouse. cat and a samouse. >> a cat and a mouse on't play together. they are mortal enemies. they don't even know the same games. think before you speak, sam. >> that is a young woody harrelson on "cheers," theic ichow where he starred f

i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> and i'm david culver. his philly brethren. the. >> hey, girl. >> you ready to head how the? >> oh, my gosh, it's st. patrick's day, i need to go. >> hello, lauryn sricketts. pping out. i hear my director. where did she gock >> welcome >> thank you, i'm back. hi, guys. >> starting off a nice sunday morning. >> yes. >> chilly out there, and you're thinking it's going to be some sunshine. >> beautiful out theight now, guys. you know what. look right behind us. tu can see sun coming down on the capital dome. sun coming up at 7:17 so just about 15 minutes ago and the sun going down at 7:17 tonight, but it's a beautiful start to your st. patrick's day, and it's going to be a gorgeous look at it outside. it's just absolutely wonderful. now it's a little chilly, but, hey, listen. it's march. temperatures are in the 30s right now. warming up into the 50s today, so we'ff starting in the 30s. some areas down in manassas starting off in the upper 20s, e don't good news is have the wind to deal with out there right now

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. you did lose an hour.ws, more daylight a temperatures are warming up. >> yeah. y to talk more c about that. what do you say, clay? yes, we're going to have warmer temperatures particularly in through the week. temperatures are moving out of the area slowly but surely. we're pking up light showers from outside the beltway, inside the belt by, but thek of the showers is moving out of the area. we give you the big pictur overnight rain came down across the entire area and as a result we picked up in some spots close to a half inch of rain. still light rain showers noted. montgomery, into fairfax, virginia, picking up lightsh ers. the bulk of the rain is done and it will continue to move to the east and dry o st. with that, a quick snapshot of your morning as we go from the 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. shower. i had a.m. showers until 9:00 a.m. if you're doing a jog, the roads will be pretty wet. 50s and they go to the 60s. we'll have your full frast in just a few moments. meagan and adam, it's back to you. >>> all

ra>> reporter: meagan fitz, news 4. >>> good morning. your dogng wal forecast this morning, this is layla. who doesn't like the paint job and the two-tone nose. the walks this morning, it is a chilly one. no puddles to jy.p to and not too windy, either. highs in the low 60s. back with a look at your current conditions straight ahead. ti>>> we are g you ready for opening day. jim handly is down at nationals park. you have a few friends with you. >> a few of m tallest friends. we are getting pumped and in the spirit at nats park. you have to keep moving to >>> news 4 today starts now. >> looking outhere on your thursday. it will chart out chilly. a perfect forecast for baseball on this opening day washington. >> that was a beautiful picture. >> we get the beautiful stuff at 6:30. t >> wenk you for waking up for us. we are happy to help you getad for the day ahead. down at nats >> jim handly up much earlierus than ual. he's in the spirit this morning. >> c&c, cold and caffeinated. these guys have the secret. they're wearing 50 pounds of lay

meagan fitzgerald has more on the fallout.ic >> special olyis really parent because they offer these different programs and activities. >> reporter: if there was a momenthat gave eileen kao enormous joy. >> that was great, bri >> reporter: it would be seeing r 42-year-old brother, brian, who has down syndrome, feel like he's living s dream. >> i won a medal. >> reporter: brian has won dozens of medals at the specias olympic ga the last three decades. >> i play bowling and tennis. >> the sense of accomplishment and the sense of achievement, it's something that actually will bring tears to my eyes. >> reporter: but the federal dollars that help fund the organization could be on the chopping block. betsy devos was grilled by members of congress tuesday, after wanting to put all $18 million funding special olympics. a spokesperson for devos said, quote, thepecial olympics raises more than $100 million philanthropically every year. the activities of special olympics is better served with state and private funds. >> are we going to be i tell them, we got this. got your back, don't worry. t

dam tuss. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. down, laury windows down. >> windows down in the car? i feel like windows go up in my house. either way, it is going to be a very nice day. temperatures will slip tonight and will be slipping in the nex two days. if you liked yesterday afternoon, you're going to love a good seven degrees warmer than we were yesterday. lighter winds out there just a beautiful day. it was a great sunrise. i had that all over my socialme a this morning. the colors of the sky were absolutely just magnetic this morning. but beautifulut there right now. clear skies so plenty of sunshine andin that's to help warm us up. strict.2 in the 30s to 40s across the board so still a little chilly as you head out there on this sunday morning, but again, not too bad. we do have isoted showers we'll see later on tonight and tomorrow morning, and we do have

always have a voice. >> the thought that their funding would be cut is devastating. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> itch switching gears over $754 million up for grabs. >> it's stonight' drawing for another massive power ball. all you have to do s is get lucky numbers. if you want the lump y sum'll take home a little more than $465 million but that is before taxes. >> there have been 25 drawings in a row without a big winner which has made this the biggest power ball jackpot ever. good luck, folks. >> doug's here to talk about the oather. sun and sky there the last couple of days so we'ron hoping wenue with nice weather for our cherry blossoms. >> are we heading into --he ing into a nice three day stretch and i just texted my wife saying i'll be a littleilate for dinner. i got to buy some power ball picks. we talked >> well no one wants $200 million -->> he next couple of days really looking nice. going to be a great day for opening day tomorrow. temperatures wise right we're at 53. winds out ofhe southeast at 6 miles per hour. again, anytime we're out of the southe tend to

. >> meagan fitzgerald has this sunday morninge off.rt day. lauryn ricketts. >> and doug kammerer bringing in breakfast. >> at 6:00 a.m., just like you guys. >> you been hanging out since then. okay,we cool. appreciate the doughnut, doug, at least. but the reason you're here is because we've got a winter storm that is barreling down on the region. >> yeah. yeah. making its win right now. we've got snow in partsf the area. lauryn, jst looking at th right now. you look at the temperatures and you go wait a secoh e, something isn't meshing. >> 42 in d.c. only dropped a degree. 43 when we started the show at 6:00 a.m. we're seeing snow in some portions of the region, but we are seeing a lot of rain coming through the area. >> that's the thing. let's show you what's happening had. the d.c. metro area. d.c. south, this is not a big deal, and for most of the area, if you -- if you're along the beltway, not a big deal at all, but, again, up to the north and west, this is a much bigger deal. areas like frederick county and upper montgomery count

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. packed down thereyesterday. tried to get down, but too many people. today might be a better day to go down there, because it looks like the weather won't be

meagan fitzgerald has been speaking about how and when this could becomereality. >> reporter: we all recycling things like battles and cans. but some would agree they're guilty of throwin it all in the trash. montgomery tyco director says residents here do a great job. >>y montgomery cous one of the highest recycling rates on th eastern supd. >> reporter: but he says there's lots that can be done. so, theransition team came up with dozens of ideas on how to get residents t do a better job of recycling. one is called pay as you row. pay as you throw is a system where people are charged more if they throw out more trash. it insentnctivizes components and rio grandeling more. >> reporter: the residents we spoke with are split on the ea >> people trash everything and anything they don't need because they don't have to pay additionally. but if you have additional costs, peoplemiill be more ful. >> i think it would incentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people look to decrease the carbon to figure out how it can be done. >> we're going to take the next year t see, does this make se

meagan fitzgerald explains what the community is doing to keep the doors open at a struggling charter school. >> we introduced you to the graduating class of 2017 here at national collegiate prep. a charter school in southeast d.c. every student was acceed into college. >> but this year, they're fighting to save their charter. the school is being forced to shut down 2020. >> it' bad because kids want to give back to their school, come and see the old teachers who helped them get to where they are. >> we demonstrated a low graduation rate, below the state standard. >> the ceo of thelrr is refeing to the d.c. public charter school board. the board voted tolose the school in 2020 because it says they've had performance issues, like low test scores, a low reenrollment rate and graduation rate the last few years. >> what we found is that we had some error in our processes. 2018 s says the class of lost several of its students who moved to different areas and schools and they didn't keep track. so it looked like they dropped out of school when she says that case.t the the school says for a

news 4's meaganer fitd has more on the fallout. >> special olympics is really important because they off these different programs and es activiti >> reporter: if there was a moment that gave eileen cayo enormous joy it would be seeing her 42-year-old brother ryan who has down syndrome feel like he's living his dream. brian has won dozens of at the special olympic games over the last three decades. >> sometimes i play bowling and tennis >> the sense of accomplishment and achievement, it's something that willng actually b tears to my eyes. >> reporter: education secretary betsey devos was grilled by members of congress on tuesday after wanting to cut all $18 million in federal funding for special olympics despite the organization having bipartis support. a spokesperson for devos said, quote, the special olympics n raises more t0 $ million philanthropically every year, and while the secretary is personally supportive of their missionnd work, the activities of special olympics are better supported with other state, local and private funds. tim shriver is the chairman of special olympics.

i'm meagan fitzgerald. we are in store for a beautiful dayahead. i'm excited about this. >> going outside when it just feels beautiful out there, there's nothing like it -- >> it totally changes yodr too. >> totally changes your mood. lauryn, what are we talking abouthe outside today? >> we'll be a good seven degrees higher than yesterday. we had that wind at times so it felt a lite brisk, especially in the morning. it started to develop later in the afternoon but temperatures only in the 50s. i think we'll over that 60-degree mark toasy. it beautiful sun viz this morning. i think every color of the spectrum was on any site this morning. it's beautiful out there not only for the sunrise but there right now for clear skies. 46 is our temperature, so we're warming right up nicely on par with this march sun that we're getting. south windsre helpingo boost that temperature a little bit, so low to mid-60s today. we will have clouds increases as we head into the afternoon and ening urs, but it will still be nice this evening. if you're heading out, think

. >> i'mra meagan fitz. i can't get over that story. >> i think it'll shock a lot of folks. good to have you on asaturday. >> nice to be here on a saturday. >> nice to have company. >> nice to seeyou. >> i enjoy having you. stepping outside, i'll tell you, it's little chill in the air. it is a little dreary, as well, as runners are goingheo be ing out there. they might like the cold start. >> exactly. if you don't run, you might want to bundle up. looks likeif a bea start to the day. i think it'll be a great day. we want to check in with clay anderson, joining us this morning. good morning, clay. >> good morning to o allf you. when i drove in this morning, the visibilities were really down. it was almost like pea soup across the area. that's what we're going to talk about this morning, is the visibilities. particularly in montgery county moving to the north, into areasf gaithersburg, hagerstown. visibilities are less than 3 les. for thetemperatures, not bad for the runners. runners like a it cool damp. like i said, visibility is the story. here in washington, it is 7 miles o

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. yesterday was beautiful. i don't think we're going to gre aat, right?l thdo. main shock is the clouds clearing throughout the afternoon. we have sunshine thisweafternoo. l have full sunshine as the clouds start to clear. it isoing to be chilly and we have winds that will be gusting up to 30 miles an hour. right now winds out of the south you see the bottom corner of the screen. as winds start to shift, that's going to pull the temperature down a littleif bit, bea view out there right now.yb now is the time to see the cherry blossoms. meagan fitzgerald sa yesterday was so packed, so nice, maybe the rain will scare off some people today. i'm here to tell you we'll have moreunshine this ternoon. the rain out there now. if the rain has ended in your area, it h ended for good. this frontal system back edge of the front now coming through the shenandoah valley. the rain coming through i-95 corridor. that will continue to push off tohe east clearing behind it, and a drop in temperatures. that wind will startt, to sh already starting to pick up now,

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. if you like warm weather like i do, clay anderson is our guy. you've got good news for us, right, guys? >> i couldse that extra hour to bring more warm sunshine across the area. no, no, no, no,no, no. it will be moving across the area. got you. it will be moving across the area. again, visibility problems, cloud, low fog.th 're the enemy to sunshine and warm temperatures. as you can see, visibility has been improving, but still low ckets of low clouds. low pockets in fdericksburg and leeburg. gaithersburg had low fog and druzle earlier. for most of us, the rain is gone. showers out of the area.s showll linger into the afternoon. when you start to see the sun break through, temperatures will take off from ere. we have 60s to the wef of us. pey will arrive later today. ak in the sunrise. >>> we're following news out of africa overnight. anthiopian airlines flight came crashing down minutes after it took off. >> the airlines has confirmed all 157 people onboardgh includg americans have died. derrick ward is at dulles hinternational airport wore on

. >> righ >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> and i'm david

i'm meagan fitzgerald. we will get to your forecast in a finute, but rst, we want to get to breaking news we're following in prince george's county this morning. one person is dead after a violent overnight crash in beltsville. this is video from the scene early this morning on the northbound lanes of i-, just before powder mill road. just outside>>f the beltway. you're taking a liveook right now. this is the roadway we're yolking about. can see the upper right part of your screen, maryland state police tell us four cars were involved. it is not clear what caused it. we've been in touch with state troopers but still ngawai those updates on the condition of those involved. we will bring that to yous soon as we get word, and we'll pass it along on the nbc washington app. the traffic is backed up. >>> all right. good morning, everyone. he you saw from the video, a lot of clouds across area. for saturday, your day today, as we starthe weekend, it'll be a cloudy saturday. we have good news, as we warm up for the

meagan fitzgerald is off, but it's been aq busy morning here it's been aq busy morning here tracking what is a stoue teamko everything. >> chief meteorologist doug kammerer has come in on this sunday morning, tag-teaming it with lauryn ricketts. what are you seeing right my home town of herndon rightzx that line of rain-snow, your home town of winchester. >>t( all snow. >> absolutely. >> that' the way's going to be with this. >> yeah.Ñir forxd you folks down farther soh and east,hese all rain.e1 the temperatures upper 30s and 42 degrees in d.c. though the new updates,ok up to 43. >> there sglug hard toçóxd get á reat 43 d. >> you cans73w seep, where t rain-snow line is, an it'sño' rt right along and just to the west so that includesq fairfax and manassas coming down right now as rain or a mix. up around theym german town ar. snow, frederick reporting snow. k reporting snow andxd upper montgomery and fauquier both reportin snow. look to the+ west. this is whatxd we're actually waiting for. this i kind of a little bit of k teaser of what's happening now. we need this to come in,

meagan fitzgerald has the morning off. the weather will get pretty rough around here.st yet but scene could look a lot different by this me tomorrow this is our front yard in northwest d.c. just a few miles that could be the difference between snow, several inches of sn, just a dusting. there's really only one person that can give us all the details. >> lauryn ricketts knows what's going on. >> she should know. >> well, we hope you know, lauryn. tell us what you do know. >> i've got one job here. >> you've got one nejob. >>ob i have. listen, rain, snow, a little bit of sleet all mixing in and moving from thend south west and pushing to the north and east. liste we could have significant snow north and west of d.c. mainly through the d.c. area we're talking about wet roads and south and east it's going to be a rain event. i did just check out some the observations, and we're already starting to see this hit the ground in some places, so the time line may need to move up about an hout and that's a it. this is all going to push to the north and east. and a lot of this is

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. when a difference a day makes. yesterday was amazing. >> a little work to do. you say we went through the rais and the sun i going to come out. >> it will come out this afternoon. andean on -- i'm going to show you these temperatures, especially west of us. i kno our friends are waking up in the shenandoah valley, ,udoun coun frederick county, maryland, it was 664 this mo this morning. that front is creating some spectacular clouds. you're literallyching some of the clouds moving, the front moving through the area when you look up. i got several pictures on my facebook pe from people out in dulles and out in west virginia, beautiful. beautiful down there by the tidal basin. today may be the day to go after the rain clears. we're seeing the rainof pushing to the east of i-95 now. clouds still in place between 81 and 95. look to the west of i-81. starting tee some sunshine. that sunshine will continue to move and overtake our area as we go through the remainder of the day pretty much. here is the you can see it right

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family members told meagan fitzgerald they're pleased with e verdict. >> i only hope he dies in prisonat's the rest of bester. and sooner the >> mr. toure cannot hurt anyone else again. he'll be in prison. >> mehiel was originally from burnsville, north carolina, but was living and working as an artist here in d.c. >>> a prince william county community is stunned after a man and woman were found dead inside a home in dumfries. the couple was visiting retives who lived here. an argument escalated. the man shot the woman and turned the gun on himself. >> it's tough. devastating. . i cannote. believ i'm hearing this from their house. this is the las that i expect. >> neingghtbors tell thi us tha ethiopian and deeply religious. police have not yet released their names. >>> developing tonight, the fbi has now joined the growing investigation into boeing 738 m 7737 and how it was certified. investigators say that crash was very similar to the one in indonesia. today, 12 lawsuits were filed by victims' familiest on t lion air flight last october. boeing says it's working with investigators an

meagan fitzgerald has been speaking about how and when this could become reality. >> reporter: we all know we should be recycling thin like bottles and cans. but some would agree they're guilty of throwing it all in the trash. montgomery county's director says residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county is one of the highest recycling rates on e eastern seaboard. >> reporter: but he says there's lots that can be done. so, the transition tme up with dozens of ideas on how to get residents to do a better job of recycling. one is called pay as you throw. >> pay as you throw is a system where people are charged more if they throw out more trash.in it insenntivizes components and rio grandeling mo . >> reporter: the residents we spoke with are split on the ea. >> people trash everything and anything they don't need because they don't have to pay additionally. but if you have additional costs, people will be more mindfu >> i think it would incentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people look to decrease the carbon footprint. to figure out how it can be done. >> we're going to

meagan fitzgerald has been speaking about how and when this could become realior. >> rr: we all know we should be recycling things like bottles and cans. but some would agree they're wi guilty of th it all in the trash. montgomery county's director says residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county is one of the highest recycling ras on aboard.tern >> reporter: but he says there's lots that can be done. so, the trsition team came up with dozens of ideas on how to get residents to do a better job of recycling. one is called pay as you throw. >> pay as you throw is a system where people are charged more if they throw out more trash. it insent incentivizes components and rio graeling more. >> reporter: t residents we spoke with are split on the idea. >> people trash everything and anything they don't need because they don't have to pay adtionally. but if you have additional costs, people will be more mindful. >> i think it would incentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people look to decrease the carbon footprint.ur to fout how it can be done. >> we're going to take the next

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. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald.to watch march madness, find an outside bar.ou >> had me at outside bar. let's do this. it's going to be a perfect day, guys. thoseemperatures in the 60s today. you were saying yesterday afternoon wasn't that bad, the wind had finally died down. temperatures yestereay afternoon n the mid-50s. we're going to be a little warmer than that and you're definitely going to feel the warmth out there today. you'll feel the sunshine when it comes up at 7:06. just about five f minutesm now we have the official sunrise in washington, d.c. weautiful colors in the sky and i've beening out pictures, so that's all over my twitter. as you make your way out early this sunday morning, grab those sunglasses. you also neeour jacket. you can see on the bottom right-hand side of your screen, the temperature at 35. temperatures in the 30s wake up this morning. as far as current temperatures, you can see 30s for the mos parts. we do have some 20s out there, even into manassas. but we will warm pretty quickly.

meagan fitzgerald has this morning off. >> the weather hasn't been that great. >> to help get a handlewith laurynet ri. how is this one shaping up because we're talking about the rain-snow line, that is the dreaded rain-snow line? >> thismorning, even coming on in here, man, it's really warm out here. >> yeah, yeah. te >> as a mof fact, 42 degrees right now in the city. you can't getno accumulating in the city at 42 degrees. >> and we were 43 wen i came in. the temperature has dropped a degree, but we are seeing snows in parts of the region. >> snow to parts of westerngo moery county and loudoun county. you can see what's happening here. we've got therain-snow line setting up west of i-95 can you see where that is, west of fairfax and west of manassas right on that line and just to the west in towar portions of fauquier county, loudoun county, all reporting snow back towards winchester and reporting snow as well. this is a big,systbut you

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meagan mccain in her eulogy sent a pointed message. >> we gather here to mourn the passing of americanness. the real thing. not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly. >> reporter: jared and ivanka attended. months later mccain told stephen colbert they crashed her father's funeral. >> i was surprised when they were there. and it made me uncomfortable. and i hope i made them uncomfortable, honestly. >> reporter: the enmity between mcsxan trump started as far back as 1999 when trump said this on "60 minutes." >> does being captured make you a hero? i don't know. i'm not sure. >> reporter: in 2015 as the primary heated up, trump returned to the same claim. >> he's not a war hero. >> he's a war hero. 5 1/2 years -- >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. okay? i hate to tell you. >> reporter: a month after trump said mccain wasn't a war hero mccain said this. >> i don't like to respond to mr. trump because there's an old line about you don't want to get into a wrestling match with a pig. you both get dir

follow news 4's meagan fitzgerald on twitter for the updates. >>> the suspected gunman in new zealandriday's in it he praised president trump as a symbolf new white identity and common purpose. the white house rejects any connection between the president and the attack inea newland. the latest on the inves ugation comi on the "today" show. >>> ten-dayt. forec here you go. chilly and cloudy. a few drops around. may want to grab the umbrella on the way out the door. a few dry days. our next chance for rai will be on thursday. ers that all right. both days for the weekend look dry withic a little warming trend. >> got to like that. taking a look at clinton inbound branchvenue at surrat avenue. still a delay and have to stay right to get by there. 95 near woodbridge, mai i lane a little slow. >> melissa, thank you. that's "news 4 tod y." apprecia waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see new 25 minutes for local news, weather and traffic. until then, e >> make it a grade monday, everybody. ness hi, i'm jeff. ness ci in my we open up in the forest. i'm out in the wild eatin