by dpol folks in the community he grew up. >> i proclaim march 12th ver n davis day. >> mayor muriel bowser making today's announcement at ruse dale elementary school camers whe he went to school. he starred at the university of maryland and the nfl then. his grandma a big influence in his life, joining her grandson on stage. davis also active in the communitns with organizat like the boys and girls club and covenant house. nk >> i t my third or fourth year in the nfl i started to l realize thae was so much more than just playing ball. dat's when i started to take off ando a lot in the community. wherevn i -- san francisco -- i was in san francisco so i did a lot there. i also come backo washington d.c., since i'm from here, to do work here as ll. >> how proud are you to have the mayor stand up there? >> i don't even know the words to explain it. i'm so excit for him. i'm so proud o vernon. it took a lot ofwo . he didn't just walk in here, he didn't walk into it. it took work and time and he had to have a lot of patience to get today.re he got >> future vernon davis days will be filled with

mayor muriel bowser. it includes $15 million for police and first responders. in finch joins us live with details on what nts to the here. good morning. >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. mayor bowser points out that crime here in d.c. is ea deng. but she also notes a troubling trend, as well. a growing number of people being shot year-to-year and more of them dying from injuries. the hope is that her public safety budget proposal will make d.c. streets safer. it calls for $3 million to add officers to the police force. and it calls for $3.5 million to add 45 more firefighter, paramedics or emts, as well as four ambulance units, too. my cong budget addresses policing and healing by continuing to fund efforts to get our police force up to 4,000 officers. while also making big investments in programs that prevent violcice, reduce vism and addresses trauma. back out live, the mayor sought outside input to put her budget together. speaking not only with d.c. senior members of governmeer but meof the public, as well. back inside to you. >> all right. justin finch

he is the third chancellor under mayor muriel bowser. >>> eight minutes after 5:00 be extra careful on the parkway again this morning. the plans to repair the many potholes on that road were postponed. we toldd you this r would be shutting down for those repairs yesterday morning. turns out the equipment that s needed broke. the national park service sayst ey're not sure when those repairs will be rescheduled. ated, try to keep you u though >>> this morning, we're getting a better look at how amazon will develop the national landing te in virginia. >> arlington county just eleased details of its agreement with thretail giant. news 4 drew wilder is live where amazon's h 2q site will be.oo drew,morning. >>> eun and aaron, good morning. amazon wants a slice of arlington county's hotel tax revenue, but to do that, it needs to build out its infrastructure in accordance tive plan.inc here is how that's going to look. by july of next year, amazon ll need t take up about 64,000 square feet here in crystalcity, whichs about the size of the white house. but, then by july of2021, amazon will nd t

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he is the third chancellor under mayor muriel bowser. >>4:08. be extra careful on the parkway this mornplg. s to repair the many potholes were postponed. we told you the road could besh ting down for the repairs yesterday morning. e thequipment that was needed kroke. the national p service tells us they're not sure when those repairs will be rescheduled. we'll keep you updated,. thou >> that's no good if the equipment that's going to repair thehe potholes for broken roads is broken. >> you think somebody could let them borrow one. >>> we're getting a better look at how retail giant amazon will develop. arlington county just released details of its agreement with amazon. >> it lays out a timeline for the next 15 years growth to get a slice of the hotel revenue, amazo needs to occupy about 64,000 square feet to give you an ia that's the size of the white house. by july of 2021, amazon needs to grow more occupying about quarter of a million square feet the size of almost four white houses. and by 2034, the last year of incentive payments, amazo nee

tonight, mayor muriel bowser's office issuing this statement. "the crimes and acts alleged ina theing document are despicable and demonstrate a lack of values. the district government takes suspected abusive and fraudulent activity seriously. mcmillian is scheduled tory pooh federal court tomorrow evening and of course we'll be on top of it. >> allle right. , thank you. >>> tonight, airlines that operate boeing 737 max jets are scrambling to update their passengers ules as rush to try to rebook. it's after the government's announcement today to ground th aircra this country after those two dead plane crashes. the most recent in ethiopia over the weekend. >> yeah, here is a look from flightaware.com. this is justoments ago. these same skies that had previously beenilled with these aircraft are now practically empty. only a few of them coming in out of canada. >> we have team coverage tonight, beginning with nbc's dan sheneman. >> reporter: planes in the sky were allowed to reach their destinations. >> i had faith in the flight checks and just kin

mayor muriel bowser will deliver her state of the union address. stay with news4 to find out her plans for her second term as mayor. we saw a few rain drops and snowflakes this morning. some people saw it, i never saw it. >> i drove in, not a drop of rain for me. i've been on the phone whwtop but they said they've seen a few snowflakes in the tenley town s are cold rain chances for today. temperatures stuck in the 40s. we'll be t back sunshine tomorrow be a have apl c of nice days in a row. very small areas of r lightn now, traveling route 50 from fair packs. a little impulse inhe upper levels of the atmosphere is drifting you combine a bill instability with the maximizing of day time heating and theseil storms linger on through the afternoon. i don't think anyone is going to get maybe ath to a quarter inch of rain out of this. by 8:30, 9:00, everything should be drying out and skies will be clearing after about midnight tonight. we'll be back to sunshine tomoow. i thi we're stuck at about 48. more abouthe weekend, too, coming up. >> chuck, thanks

mayor muriel bowser celebted a major birthday for a famous d.c.memr the video of virginia mclaurin when she danced with president obama and s wife in 2016. she was just a kid in those days. today mayor bowser and her little girl manda helped serenade her for her birthday. she turned 110 years old on tuesday. >> good for her. >> still going strong. >> she's still got it. >>> when we come back, susan hogan joins us for an update on her investigation into a local business ownernd aocal mom who's out thousands of dollars she spent to care for h daughter. >>> doug is back with his full >>> if you're just joining us a quick look at m some of our top stories. a d.c. government worker pleadei guilty court today admitting he authorized more than $1 million in fraudulent payments in the form of social services like food stamps. prosecutors say that demetrius mcmillan took bribes in the form of cash and sex. he now faces up to 12 years in prison and he'll be sentenced in june. >>> uncommon push back from congressional republicans, a resoluon that terminates

mayor, muriel bowser, would not say if she would support evans if he decided to run for reelection. bowser had this tsesay to mark graves today. >> it's early to talk about reelections andio ele of next year. i can't really comment on the investigation, mark, but i know jack. jack's a friend and he's done a lot of t good work f city. and i'm sure he wants this to get to a conclusion. >> bowser, alongnt with thee d.c. council,st adminitor, several clients of evans' law firm have all been subpoenaed in this investigation. andns e has apologized for, quote, major mistakes. but he insists othe's doneng illegal. the council will vote later this month o whether to officially reprimand him. >>> the white house is out with its new budget request tonight and it'seeting opposition already on the hill where the house speaker called it short sided. the administration is requesting a record 4.75 trillion in spending. the increases the president was $8.5 billion for d wall, well above what congress appropriated last year. it also increases spending for the military andva and it has big cuts to ed

mayor muriel bowser said she would not support him ection. bowser is among the politicians who has received a subpoena related to the investigation. evans has been a strong ally of the 345hmayor and two have supported each other in the past, but today segraves caught up with her she d this to say. >> it's ely to talk about reelections and elections of next year. we're just gettingas over the one. i have worked very closely with jack over the years, not just in my role as mayor, but as a member fcouncil. i have very high expectations for allfficials in th government. but most importantly i like to let theal l process evolve and get handled and get done. >> evans has apolozed for what he called overmistakes, but has sted he's done nothing illegal. the d.c. council is scheduled t vote later this month on an official reprimand of evans for using government resources to seek outside employment. >>> drivers areh pleading w road crews to fix one of the busiest roads around. look at the massive potholes that have opened up along the baltimore-washing

so it should be a good game.y >>> happy vernon davis day, thed redskins tight honored by mayor muriel bowser the district of columbia, the announcement came at trucedale where he went to elementary school. davis very active in the community, organizations like the boys and girls club and the covenant home. >> it's a treat to be here. this means a lot. but i wurted to make i was able to share this day and not just make it about me. of course, it's vernon davis but i wanted to share this moment and everything this day means with you guys, all of the kids, the school and everyone who supports me. >> i'm so excited for him. m so proud of vernon. it took a lot of work. he didn't just walk into it, it took a lot of work and time, and he had to have a lot of patience to get to where he got today. >>> then there was a special surprise from one talented baller to another. azi greeted by elena deladon of the mystics. who presented her with the gatorade national player of the year, the first sophomore to win the award. she made sure to make sure the extra special surprise was for another d.c. star. >>

he's the third chancellor under mayor muriel bowser, her two previous chancellors resigned under scrutiny. >>> a leesburg communityn alert for a teenager who has been exposing himself. at least i sixidents have been reported in recent weeks at the sick more hill neighborhood, that's just off for evaroad. this is af urveillance photo o the suspect from the most t rect cat occurred on sunday. >>> a man convicted of kidnapping and killing a ol 14-yea maryland girl is set to walk free today. dna evidence linked matthew bethea to the murder of nia ens. this was in 1996. bethea has served fewer than nine of his 15-year sentence, but is getting out early for good behavior. the top prosecutor said she's disappointed by this early release but due to state law she's unable to stop it. a second dna specimen was found on the victim and has been puth into data base. >>> civil rights groups will use a case you probably remember as an example on how cases are reviewed. chris gordon has why robert white's death is the centerpiece of the hearing. >> reporter: police say robert white was acting aggreively

mayor muriel bowser delivering her state of the district address. it's scheduled for 5:30 at the university of oe district columbia. so stay with news4 to find out her plans for her second terms mayor. >>> actress nicolette sheridan holding back. we're live with access as she speaks her mind on that college bribery scandal and her former co-star felicity huffman. >>> a new effort to crack down on led in the water at local schoolscho sol schools. >>> the national park service says our cherry blossom trees have reach phase 2 ofheir bloom, amelia draper explains how changes in the forecast will onfect them. we're back in 90 s. >>> back with a look at storm team 4 radar as you can see we had some showers moving through today on and off. amelia says most of this rain is now working its way out of here. she's back soon with a swing in temperatures and our next chance for even more of this. >>> toxic lead in drinkingater could put montgomery county school children at risk. and now a top county leadernt to do something to keep the students safe. chris gordo

. >>> public safety is of muriel bowser's mind. >> she includes money to expand police offers and firstnders. justin finch joins us live from d.c. police headquarters with details on this proposal. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, aaro gd morning. this money could be put to quick and li-saving use. d.c. police reporting a 38% rise in homicides between last year and 2017. so, this proposed budget couldh make the streets safer. the mayor calling for $3 million to expand the d.c. police force by 70. office and $3.5 million tomo add 4re firefighter paramedics and emts and four ambulance units. the said, my upcoming budget addresses policing and healing by continuing efforts to fund our police force up to 4,000 officers, while also making big investments in rograms that prevent violence, reduce recidivism and addresses auma. back olive, the mayor sought outside input tout her budget together. speaking not only with d.c. senior members of govnment but members of the public, as well. we're live outside of police adquarters. i'm justin finch, news 4. >>> for the first time in two amyears

mayor muriel bowser is taking a waitee approach. >> my focus would be on the process playing out and allowing the board of ethics and vernment accountability to look at our code of ethics in thegovernment. we're all held to that code of ethics, and determine if there were any lines crossed. >> reporter: reached by phone today,vans declined to comment, but his attorney tells otws4 that evans didng illegal and the use of the government e-mails was simply a mistake. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> anymetro's bent us a statement in the last 90 minutes saying the board has requested that itsff ethicser review the matter regarding jack evans. >>> novirginia's gov and attorney general are stepping out for some of their first public events since controversies last month over both menti adm to wearing blackface in the 80s. the governor spoke today, and made no mention of the blackface controversy. last night, the attorney general made his first public appearance since the scandal speaking at a interfaith event on race relations. >> i'm still listening about how they've been imcted

he is the third chancellor u mayor muriel bowser. >>> be extra careful on the parkway this morning. plans to repair the many potholes on the parkway were postponed. turns out the equipment that was e.needed br the national park service tells us it's not sure when those repairs will be rescheduled. we'll try to keep you updated, though. >>> 6:08 now. a new code phrase is floating around bars in arlington county. three simple word, ask for angela. >> so thi ais part of effort to keep people safe and prevent sexual assault. here is how it works. if a partner or a stranger, a date is making you feel uncomfortable or threatened, go to the bar and say, hey, is angela here tonight. the staff will pull you aside and ask wh youneed. >> discreet way of just letting the bartender know or the waitress know that something is not right. >> bar staff members all aroun arlington are training with arlington police on how toto respond to crs in need for complete list of bars that participate in the ask for angela program,ead to the nbc washington app. >>> well, it's almost spring which means we are j