Executive amnesty. In a showdown house vote 51 republicans said no to their speaker and the threeweek plan failed worrying gop moderates. The biggest danger is if somehow dhs closes and we have some sort of terrorist incident and then people blame the republican party. Reporter democrats are already calling republicans reckless. You dont like an executive order, oppose it. Do not undermine the safety of the american people. Reporter but a dhs disruption now looks inevitable. Speaker boehner told house members to stay in town. Senators are still around. But what they can or will do before or after midnight remains unclear. Im Steve Handelsman news4. Meet the press Moderator Chuck Todd zwroins s joins us to explain. What does this mean . Its not midnight let yet. I think the house leaders have said prepare for more votes tonight. They dont have a plan c, though. Plan a was to try to jam the president , that didnt work and jam the senate. Plan b was the threeweek extension, which i unld what boehner was trying to do buy time to find out what are the courts going to say about the executive action. You would think that he would get the trust of enough members of his own so not to get that is embarrassing. It is. House democrats are being gleeful and said were not helping you, good luck buddy. Two things could happen. They could bring the same threeweek extension at 11 55 tonight and you suddenly see 20 more democrats say, okay well pass this now, and then fight you harder in three weeks. Or does boehner totally cave and put up the senate bill which would be almost all democrats with a handful of republicans. The problem for baner is fe this does that tonight, i think his own job could be in jeopardy and thats why hes been trying to walk this line. Everybody says i cant believe he cant control these 50 guys. You know what he could find himself out of a job. Thats why this is so much tougher. That is very important to them up there. Do you think theyre going on the messing with the d. C. Marijuana legislation . Do you think thats now going to just kind of go away . Funny you say this. I think they have to be very careful, the Congressional Republicans, because here in the first 60 days theyre being known for what theyre being against, not for what theyre for. So theyre trying to stop this the president on this with Homeland Security. Theyre personally attacking the mayor over marijuana. Look at loretta lynch, cant get her confirmation done in the senate. I think there is a new Congressional Republican majority here taking over Congress Needs to be careful. Theyve wanted to shake the obstructionist label. Theyre not doing a good job of it yet. They have cpac up the street. Which is another problem for boehner because you have a bunch of activists who are, like go get the president , dont capitulate dont surrender. I think thats why he cant bring that clean bill up tonight. Interesting. All this drama. All this drama. We like weekend drama on meet the press. Yes, you do. We like weekend drama. Late live and local. Right here. A lot to talk about on sunday, so tune in. Today mayor Muriel Bowser says shes done all she can on the districts new marijuana law. But opposition could still take a toll on d. C. s budget. Some lawmakers say the new pot law violates federal law and they could reduce the amount of federal funds that flow into the district. At this point mayor bowser says she has to work with the city council to clarify the rules for marijuana specifically when it comes to private clubs. This law takes effect just in time for an event this weekend focused on marijuana. A group called Comfytree Cannabis Academy is hosting a conference at the holiday inn near the capitol on c street southwest teaching people to grow pot safely and navigate some of the marijuana taxes and policy. It kicks off tomorrow morning and runs through sunday. We may have to get to another bit of Winter Weather before we get to folic in the warmth, right, doug . Theres that word frolic. I tell you, were all going to be doing that come wednesday when temperatures get over 60 degrees in parts of the area. Tonight, though a very cold night. Talking 60 wednesday, talking 16 tonight. Look at these numbers. 32 in d. C. But only 16 in elkins 15 in pittsburgh, 25 in hagerstown. Some very cold air moving back into the area as we move through the night tonight. Most of us will be into the low teens tonight. If youre heading out downtown yeah this is one place youll need a coat, youll need it everywhere. Cold cold cold down to 24 degrees by 11 00. Well talk about how low temperatures go could be near records in parts of the area an a little about the warmup too. And developing tonight, in southeast d. C. Police looking for the person who shot a young boy. This was on naylor road near the d. C. Scholars charter school. News4s Jackie Bensen has learned that the boy could be as young as 14. We are working to learn if he was a student at that school and his condition. Tonight a man who raped a local college student. We put the sketch up on the nbc washington Facebook Page so you can help spread the news. She says he attacked her in an apartment complex in Silver Spring just off New Hampshire avenue. Police think the same man exposed himself to another woman nearby. He was last seen wearing a black puffy jacket with pockets on the sleeve dark jeans or sweat pants and black sneakers. This is a case that left a huge hole in so many hearts and it cast a shadow over the districts largest homeless shelter. This week marks one year since the disappearance of a little girl ralisha rudd. A vigil is planned for her on sunday at 2 00 in the afternoon at the mt. Per ron Baptist Church on k street in southeast d. C. She was last seen in february of 2014 with khalil tatum, a former janitor at the d. C. General swlerlt rudd had been living with her mother. Police believe tatum shot and killed his wife before he killed himself just weeks after rudds disappearance. A Senior State Department official is a free man tonight despite being charged with soliciting a child for sex online. Daniel rosen spent three days in jail first in the district, then in Fairfax County where hes been charged. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey was in court and had the first chance to ask him about the case against him. Reporter with the help of his bail bondsman he tried to avoid our camera today. He was released from jail directly into the courthouse but we caught up with him as he left to get into a waiting car. He remained silent as he left the county courthouse. A bail bondsman and his attorney at his side. He was arrested at his d. C. Home on tuesday, extradited to Fairfax County jail thursday. We picked up the arrest warrant that shows hes charged with computer solicitation of a child. Police say rosen was actually communicating with an undercover officer poezing as a girl. Rosen declined to answer my questions about the case. Mr. Rosen, what do you have to say about the charges . He briefly showed his frustration holding up paper to block our lens. Earlier before appearing before a judge, rosens attorney asked for bond saying his client has been in the area two decades, married for eight years and has Strong Community ties. His wife was in the courtroom watching. Prosecutors wanted the judge to wait till monday to set bond but the judge set it at 25,000. There are also conditions. Rosen surrendered his two passports. He may not have contact with minors and he cannot use computers. His highprofile defense attorney told news4, were pleased the judge under the presumption of innocence gave him the benefit of the doubt. He deserves it. Earlier this week a state Department Spokesman says rosens security clearance had been suspended and he was placed on administrative leave but his attorney assured the judge rosen will be able to continue to do state Department Work while he awaits trial. I. E. Mailed a state department spokeswo that conflicting information. She said she is still doublecheck bug does not believe daniel rosen will be working for the state department while he awaits trial. Hes tu back in the courthouse on may 4th for a preliminary hearing. Julie carey, news4. Our transportation reporter adam tuss broke some news earlier today about the search for a new general manager of metro. Adam reported that all three finalists dropped out of consideration after ininquiries were made by news4 about the hiring process. Now metro has to start that search all over again and there are conflicting reports as to why. Sources tell news4 that officials from the district rr not happy with the three candidates. Other sources say the three finalists for that position did not want their current employers to know they were applying for these jobs. Metro released a same saying it wants to ensure it identifies the right candidate. The assistant general manager for bus service jack requa is serving as interim gm and ceo. Now that the isis executioner has been publicly unmasked a british man, Mohammed Emwazi there are new questions about how he got to syria to join isis. Emwazi was wellknown to British Intelligence services on their radar since 2009. Prime minister David Cameron defended British SecurityServices Today and said they do an impressive job but he didnt mention emwazi by name. Nbcs keir simmons has new developments from london on nbc nightly news after this broadcast. First at 6 00 support is pouring in for a local mosque that has been vand lilted twice in a matter of days as the investigation picks up momentum. Is Montgomery County going to get out of the liquor business . New tonight, the options that the county is considering after a news4 iteam investigation. And he may be a president ial frontrunner but jeb bush got a mix of boos and cheers today. Jeb bush at the Political Action conference. For the first time emerging as a front runner for the republican president ial nomination he had a chance to defend his record which some say isnt conservative enough. He specifically addressed his support for a pass to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. There is no plan to deport 11 million people. We should give them a path to legal status where they work where they dont receive government benefits where they dont break the law, where they learn english and where they make a contribution to our society. Several other big names took to the stage toding marco rubio, rand paul and rick perry. Montgomery county is launching head sfwooirs possibly deregulating alcohol sales for the first time in nearly 80 years. Today the county council met in a special committee news4 iteam investigation found some Serious Problems inside the countys department of liquor control. Tisha thompson was there and shows you why change is coming to the countys alcohol business. Reporter Montgomery County councilman hans reamer created the Ad Hoc Committee because he says the government should no longer control the sale of every bottle of alcohol to county restaurants and stores. Were the only county in maryland and i believe the only local government in america that has a monopoly on wholesale. Reporter the committee was created to decide the future of liquor control including complete le deregulating sales or only controlling the sales of hard liquor. This is the first time the agencys director George Griffin has spoken publicly since our investigation, which caught employees drinking on the job and accusations of internal theft from beer trucks. Were not sitting here saying everythings great, dont change a thing. Quite the opposite. Reporter griffin proposed giving his agency even more control over employee hiring and major financial decisions. I do think if youre going to operate a business, which the liquor control is you have to operate it like a business and i dont think were there at the point of really operating it truly. Reporter everyone on the xhit committee was concerned about a Council Report which found 61 of restaurants and stores surveyed said liquor control isnt giving them what they need to stay in business. Restaurants have been and remain so terribly unhappy with the quality of service they get. Im sure you are aware. I had a restaurant own erer i think about seven days i ordered 45 cases of wine. I got five. Reporter theyre also worried people are going to surrounding counties who dont regulate sales to get their alcohol. They are actually voting if you will with their feet. They are purchasing product elsewhere. Reporter if deregulation happens both sides agree it will be a very complicated process involving changing state laws possibly laying off county employees and potentially hiking taxes. Next week the Committee Plans to look at some of the Security Problems we exposed in our investigation. We will be there and keep you posted on what happens. Tisha thompson news4 iteam. If you see something that news4 needs to investigate, the iteam wants to hear from you. 2028854444 or email us at tips at news4iteam. Com. Another rough weekend for travelers. Dallasft. Worth, police blamed slick conditions for this mess further north a pileup that involved 40 cars and trucks. Hundreds of flights out of dallas have been canceled or delayed causing a Ripple Effect for air travel nationwide. If youre heading out of town check your flight ta sta us the. That Winter Weather advisory is going to last through tomorrow night. The south is just getting it. Yeah. The south really its like a ribbon from denver towards the south towards texas and right across our area as a matter of fact. Weve got a chance that same storm could come here during the day on sunday. Thats what were watching. Tomorrow we have nothing except for more cold air and tonight will be a cold night. Thats a beautiful shot. Look at that. Amazing shot in the Washington Monument the bridges crossing over the icy potomac river. Lit not stay icy much longer. Thats some good news. 32 degrees the current number, but look at the windchill, down to 23 right now. A very cold night. If youre going out and about, especially into the city with the wind going through the buildings, it will be chilly. 27 gaithersburg and baltimore, 33 fredericksburg luray at 32 degrees. Look back to the west. This is where the cold air is coming from. Cumberland at 23 petersburg West Virginia at 24. That cold air moving in. Look where we are tomorrow morning, 18 in d. C. 11 in manassas 13 in leesburg 12 in gaithersburg the record tonight at dulles is 10 degrees and we could come close to that maybe tying or breaking that record if we get just cold enough. Another cold one, the outdoor impact forecast tomorrow 7 00 a. M. Cold. Wait until 9 00 or 10 00 for jogging. 24 by 11 00, 32 degrees by 3 00. We are talking a little bit of wind tomorrow too, so windchill may be a factor. Nothing on the radar. Well stay on the dry side. Look where were talking act back towards dallas. More snow. Look more snow down around dallas today, more snow into oklahoma arkansas places that dont normally see it. Memphis is going to see some of that snow. That system will move to the east and as it does it will pick up a little more moisture and i think sunday could be a little bit of a problem in some areas. Future weather, 8 00 a. M. Tomorrow just cold. All day tomorrow just cold. Thats all were going to see p with more cloud cover throughout parts of the day. A little bit of sunshine but the cold weather will dominate. On sunday sh around 3 00 a. M. Notice the snow back to the west trying to move the here. This may start as snow in many areas. Around 7 00 a. M. You can see that snow. Its not widespread. Its not heavy. This is not going to be a big storm. We could see more snow and maybe some ice early on sunday before switching over to some rain. It just depends on right now how these models will continue to handle this situation. I do think we could see a little bit more than this during the day on sunday. So stay tuned. Bile on again tonight at 11 00 with some of the latest computer models chuck bell tomorrow morning. High temperatures tomorrow 30 in gaithersburg, 32 in la plata, 34 degrees down towards fredericksburg. A cold afternoon. Your impact forecast tomorrow on the low side just because of that colder air. Next couple days 40 degrees on sunday with that ice possible early, 41 on monday and then a mix switching to rain on tuesday with a High Temperature of 40 degrees. And then we get into some warmer temperatures. I told you the ice on the potomac may go byebye and this is why. 43 on monday and we stay above 40 all next week. How about, that staying above 40 still 10 degrees below average but 62 isle take that any day. Right now on nbc washington Facebook Page weve got information on a local tribute to leonard nimoy. How the president , eve nan is a reacting to his death. And what it took for firefighters to rescue this dog from the frozen waters of a local pond. Tonight theyre im jim handly at the news4 live desk. A sendoff for outgoing attorney general rick holder. The president was onnon hand today. The portrait was unveiled at the department of justice as the first africanamerican to hold the job, holder hoped to make civil and Voting Rights a part of his legacy. President obama just spoke at the ceremony and thanked him for his service. With him as americas lawyer weve become a better country, which means say googd bye is bittersweet. You have done a remarkable job. Its hard to let you go. I tried to talk him out of it. U. S. Attorney loret la lynch will replace holder. Her nomination was approved by a senate panel yesterday. She is expected to be confirmed in the next two weeks. At the live desk im jim handly. Well, tonight flowers mark his star on hollywoods walk of fame as fans and friends pay tribute to actor leonard nimoy. He told us to live long and prosper. And tonight nearly 200,000 people have shared those words of leonard nimoy. On twitter he wrote a life is like a garden perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory. Nimoys acting career spanned more than 60 years but his most iconic role was star treks mr. Spock, which he reprised several times on tv and of course the big screen. He died this morning from pulmonary disease at the age of 83. Nasa posted its own tribute with a classic photo, writing so many at the space agency were inspired by star trek writing boldly go. We invite you to read more tributes and details about Leonard Nimoys ties to our area on our nbc washington app. Today the president of liberia urged the u. S. To help it chase down ebola in every corner. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited the white house today and spoke with president obama about the need for continued assistance. Liberia is fry triing to improve sanitation keep new Treatment Center open and make it easier for sick people in rural areas to get to hospitals. Ebola killed 3,000 people in liberia but both leaders expressed gratitude for progress thats been made. Next, a community now stronger than ever after vandals terrorize two local mosques. See whats keeping the faith alive as police hunt for the suspects. 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A Community Rallies around a local mosque vandalized for the second time in a week. Tonight whos pitching in to keep it open. Firefighters walk us through a rescue caught on camera. How they saved a virginia mans dog from icy water. If youre old enough to fight for your country, are you old enough to drink . Why some in annapolis say its not that simple. They worship at a local mosque that has been targeted by vandals twice but they say they feel encouraged. Thats because theyve received a huge outpouring of support from others in the community. Mark segraves is live outside the ivy city mos income northeast d. C. Right now. Hey, mark. Reporter chris, Prayer Services just rap wraped up for the evening at the ivy city mos income northeast and they tell us that the outpouring of support hasnt stopped at the muslim community. Theyve heard from synagogues and churches as well. But they told me when they heard from the fbi that let them know that their government cares too. We appreciate any help that comes from the authorities, you know. It just shows me how free this country is for me to practice my religion freely and the support that i got from the government is just amazing. Reporter two incidents of vandalism in just three days. Holy books ripped apart, furniture de shattered, and now a holy picture of the kabba stolen. Its very sad that someone had it in their mind to just vandalize the building. I hope its not a sign of the changing times. Reporter more and more people have been coming to Prayer Services here since we broke the news about the first attack. Support has also poured in from other houses of worship. Neighbors and even people with no connection to the mosque at all. In fact theyve already raised enough money to repair the windows. Its just unbelievable how the Community Just got together overnight, over this. I mean i never im having goose bumps right now. Reporter now, National Groups are weighing in as well. The Antidefamation League has issued a statement condemning the attacks on this mosque and the council for americanislamic re for anyone who can help find the persons responsible. D. C. Police say they still dont know the motives. Theyll continue to investigate. Theyre asking anyone who might know anything about this to please give them a call. Live in northeast, Mark Segraves news4. More people have come forward saying that a doctor at a Patient First facility in Prince William county sexually assaulted them during a routine exam. Tony nguyen was charged with Sexual Battery after one patient came forward last year. Nguyen was a physician at the Patient First on liberia avenue in manassas. Police say four more men came forward saying that they, too, were sexually assaulted. The alleged assaults happened between july and november of last year. In recent years Domestic Violence cases have more than doubled in Frederick County but one woman who deals with the fallout daily says in some ways it can be a positive sign. The Maryland State Police reported nearly 600 Domestic Violence cases in Frederick County in 2011. And by 2013 that number had jumped to more than 1,300. Inga james runs hartley house, a shelter that helps women, men, and children impacted by abuse. It also has a hotline that gets about a thousand calls every month. I dont think personally that Domestic Violence is happening more now than it used to happen no. I think victims are more willing and more able to contact Law Enforcement or contact our agency. Experts say 30,000 women in the county will likely become victims of Domestic Abuse at some point in their lives and a lot of them will never report it. A virginia woman says shes going to be keeping a tighter hold on her beloved dog after he fell into a frozen pond in northern virginia. Tonight were hearing from the crew that helped pull him to safety. News4s molette green has the story in fairfax. Reporter we want to show you how Fairfax County firefighters came together to rescue bodie the dog who fell through the ice. Take a look at these incredible pictures. Firefighters from Fairfax County in icy wood glynn lake rescuing bodie. Water below at 40 at 45 degrees or below, you have about three to five minutes to swim until you lose complete mobility to swim. Reporter firefighters suited up in the right gear in yellow wet suits, part of his rescue capture by a news4 viewer. It was slowly coming back up and she was shivering and his gums were pink again, so all positive signs. Reporter owner Susan Johnson feared the worst when she got a call about bodie on the water. He got away from a Family Member during a walk around the lake. We arrived at the lake and there was a dog about 250 feet offshore in the water. Reporter a tenunit team of firefighters from fairfax city and the county joined forces to save the 9yearold beloved family pet. Fairfax fire captain bill bet says after 30 minutes bodie had a happy ending. They navigated through the ice and water to get over to the dog. They brought the dog over got him up on the ice. We got over to him, got him out of the water, he started wagging his tail and shaking himself off to try to get dry. He was happy just to walk off the ice. Reporter from now on Susan Johnson says shes holding on tight to her Great Dane Lab mix who loves the water and making geese fly. Thats best. Hes my heart. Reporter Fairfax County firefighters tell me small lakes like this one appear to freeze over much faster because of the size but really it hasnt been cold enough for long enough. And their message to humans and fourlegged friends, play it safe stay off the ice. In Fairfax County, molette green, news4. Coming up new at 6 00 first 4s traffics Melissa Mollet helping you meet your street on one local road that serves as a major route during the civil war. A proposal in maryland to lower the drinking age for active duty military. Details coming up. Two car dealers that had been in old town for a long time got a reprieve tonight. Last night the City Council Told them theyve overstayed their special use perms. A decade ago they were rezoned and told they didnt fit the vision for king state. Now they can stay at the locations for another 18 months. Both have said theyve had a difficult time finding new locations. There are dozens of roads out there in our area that make you wonder where did the name of that road come from . Theres one in Fairfax County that is the most historic of them all and has seen a lot of history upon it. First 4s Melissa Mollet takes is down on hunter mill road. Originally hunter mill road was an indian path. Reporter a 7. 2mile indian path, a path you can still find. If you go in the woods and you know where to look you can see these traces. Theyre there. And theyre in some cases pristine. Reporter historian jim lewis knows anything youd ever want to about Fairfax County and hunter mill road. The mill named for George Washington hunter sr. In 1831 he bought the mill at auction. For lewis driving down todays hunter mill road is well a trip. I can just look left or right and envision what was going on 200 years ago, and it absolutely takes your mind off the rush hour if you will. Reporter hunter mill road might be busy today, but believe it or not, it was busy during the civil war too. Thats because this was a main route north from the fairfax courthouse. If you were at the courthouse and wanted to go north, which they did, to the great battles of antietam and gettysburg youd typically travel up hunter mill road. There have been a number of very wellknown military figures utilize the road. She been stuart hooker. Reporter the courthouse served as a supply outpost that the union eventually took over. The road had several names for several years. Theres a 1937 plaque that doesnt say hunter mill road but we know it was hunter mill road before then because there were other maps that do say hunter mill road. Reporter wrcs famed Arthur Gottfried lived in that area. Like many others the road was named use a point to point formula at one time. Hunter mill ran from you guessed it Browns Chapel to oakton. We wondered about lawyers road. Mr. Lewis, please take the stand. Lawyers road was the road that brought the lawyers in from the western reaches of Fairfax County at the beginning of the foundation of Fairfax County which is 1742. Reporter back then lawyers was angled a bit differently than it is today. We know exactly where the old wet route traveled. Reporter that route was changed two years after the civil war. In Fairfax County virginia Melissa Mollet news4. Melissa is doing a series of reports on the history of the roads in our area. If you have a road with a story, you should tell us about it. Tweet Melissa Mollet first4traffic. A xhrial bus driver is in jail for driving drunk. Camilla lily is charged with 23 traffic Violations Including dui and Drinking Alcohol on board a bus. Police say multiple drivers called them around today saying an Orange School bus was swerving and running cars off the road on i 695. Thats the baltimore beltway. Troopers actually stopped traffic on the beltway to get the bus pulled over safely. Willy was the only person aboard the bus and four containers of liquor and beer were found. Some were empty. At the live desk im jim handly. Theyre old enough to serve their country but not to buy beer. Some maryland lawmakers want to change the rules for teenagers in active duty service. New at 6 00, what Restaurant Owners say about the plan. How is this record cold affecting the Cherry Blossoms . Were hoping to find o d. C. Council member mary shea is voicing more criticism of mayor Muriel Bowsers empower empowering color of nails initiative. Theyre seeing if it violates title ix regulations, those that are meant to ensure equal protects. Today on radio she said theres a need to focus on atrisk female students as well. What i want what i was hoping would come out of this and i hope may still come out of this which is what the law requires that there be comparable efforts to help our africanamerican girls who are struggling. Today bowser said the program will operate within the law and said the programs work to support men and boys will in turn help strengthen girls and families overall. Its one of the most talkedabout stories on our Facebook Page right now. Should maryland lower the drinking age for active duty troops . The state senate is considering a bill which would allow 18, 19, and 20yearolds so drink beer and wine at restaurants and bars. Derrick ward has reaction. You can enlist in the military at age 18 but you have to serve three more years before you can legally take a drink in the u. S. Here many maryland some folks at the statehouse want to change that. They at least ought to be able to go into the legion or a restaurant and bar and have a glass of wine orbeer. Reporter that would mean places like cafe normandy in annapolis. I understand why. I dont really think its a good idea. Reporter the owner says she remembers the day before 1984 when you could legally drink at 18. Now that the 21yearold requirement has been in place for a while . Going back i dont know i just dont think its a good idea. Reporter travel just a few doors up main street and the owner of castle play believes if you can spill your blood for your country you shall be able to legally pour a drink in it. The thing is the 21yearold requirement in place has become a condition for getting federal highway money. Losing that doesnt go down easy with everyone. Passing this bill would mean lose dlrg 32 million in federal highway funding. I have an amendment asking for a waiver. I know we cant give up all that money. Reporter and he says if the waiver cant granted the change would not go into effect and so far no one can remember the last time such a waiver was granted. And kirk Gregory Ericsson of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program says there are better ways to honor those in uniform. A high ranking military official made his point. If you want to honor the troops, focus on adequate pay and the best health care. Put a scholarship in their handle not a beer. Reporter if the bill passes it could go into effect this summer. Derrick ward news4. Next week the National Park service could announce when the Cherry Blossoms could be at peak bloom. This frigid winter could mean another late bloom for our beloved trees. April 4 sth the average day, but with the colder than normal winters the past few years weve seen that date pushed back. This years Cherry Blossom festival is set to start on march 20th. That seems early to me. Just a few weeks away. Right before spring, the 21st. Always starts there. But last year we had the festival without the Cherry Blossoms so hopefullyfully not the case this year. Last year a very cold march. This has been a very cold february actually the coldest february weve seen in d. C. Since 1979. The second coldest since 1936. Baltimore has now seen its coldest february ever and dulles the second coldest february ever. So yeah were a part of history, everybody. Your evening planner, sunset 5 59. Temperatures around 32 degrees. They will be dropping quickly down into the mid20s. If youre head ought tonight, the coat is what youll need, the gloves maybe the hat too pap little bit of a breeze that will create a little bit of a windchill. Heads up for that too. 28 in camp springs. 28 towards annapolis. We set a lot of records. Dulles has set four records so far this month. Tonight the record is 10. We could be very close to that. Could be a fifth record for the month. That would be the most of any year going back to when dulles was first there in 1962. Storm team 4 radar all clear. Not going to see any rain or snow over the next 24 hours. Sunday however, could be a little bit of a different story. Well talk about that in a second. Some sun, another cold day tomorrow temperatures between 29 and 34. I am amazed its this cold but a lot of you say we dont care about the cold lets get on the bikes. 22 degrees at 9 00 a. M. 30 degrees at 1 00 32 by 5 00 p. M. Sunset tomorrow at 6 00 at night for the first time this year. Yes, our days continue to get longer. Look at that. Late l bit of ice on the potomac. Four day forecast 32 on saturday 40 on sunday some ice possible. Might start off as snow then possibly change over to freezing rain. Thats something well have to watch for on sunday. 43 degrees on monday. 40 degrees on tuesday. Well see a mix early and then changing over to rain on tuesday as warmer air starts to move in and, man, that warmer air is going to come in quick. Wednesday, High Temperature of 62 degrees. Some areas to the south maybe warmer than that. At least we have one warm day. Yes. Well take it. Ive seen plenty of people on their bikes all month long. Were a tough group here. We arent but some tough people out there. They are. Were not. The redskins say goodbye to a pair of highpriced veterans. First lester holt has what he is i aed hn nbc nightly news. To the scene of the crime in missouri, a Tiny Community rocked by a big tragedy and nine people are dead. Also what happens if the department of Homeland Security loses its funding . This is our day, our house. Were going to dominate and win. Win on three. One, two, three win that voice heard for the last four years will no longer be inside the redskins huddle. Im diana russini. The redskins making room on their roster as free agency approaches. Two big cuts today. Barry cofields who you heard there had been with the redskins since 2011. The nose tackle was a constant on the defensive line with the burgundy and gold until injuries forced them to miss eight games this season. Cutting cofield will save the skins 4 million against the salary cap. And the redskins parted ways with defensive end Stephen Bowen today. Hes spent the last four seasons in d. C. As well but missed 14 games in the last two seasons because of injuries. This move saves the redskins over 5 million against the salary cap as they prepare for free agency on march 10th. Look agent the redskins saving about 10 million between both of them. There are lots of stories to follow at nats spring training in florida but one of the biggest, the futures of Jordan Zimmermann and ian desmond both in their final years of their contracts. Nats gm mike rizzo is the man making all the decisions and jason pugh asked him all about it. Whats it like for you as a general manager when you get to know these family, kind of build a especially relationship with them opinion when you have to let someone go, how difficult is it . You talk contracts and it takes two to make a deal. All we can do is put a fair diehl out there we feefl is fair and equitable at market value and extol the virtues of being this ball club. We have a great relationship. Both of those, jordan and ian, ive known them their whole professional careers and theyre i respect them greatly and but they have to do whats best for themselves and my job is to do whats best for the nationals organization. Theres nothing going on right now, havent heard anything and yoin during the season i dont really want to talk. Season. So if something does pop up in spring well listen and see what happens. But as of right now theres nothing going on. Happy birthday to you funny singing grown men singing happy birthday. Didnt get 31 candles but denard spahn did get birthday wishes. The nats Center Fielder limited with options for his big celebration. There aint too much to be in vie yair ra man. Depend ong the weather, maybe go to orlando, to a nice restaurant depending on the weather. Probably not. Maybe do that over the weekend. But most likely movies. You know when in doubt, always go to a movie. Oh man. Thats when you know there is nothing to do when youre looking forward to going to the movies. Caps celebrate, visiting carolina at 7 00 on Comcast Sportsnet. Common theme in their streak lacking the intensity when the puck drops. I think its hard to sustain over several months that really high intensity, playoffstyle mentality. But thats whats required if you want to move up. So if we can just take it upon ourselves to try to maximize what each guy can bring, that will benefit the group. And the wizards back in action tonight visiting the sixers. Lets go guys. Wiz currently on a fivegame losing skid. Theyve dropped 10 of their last 12 games. Tipoff at 7 00 on Comcast Sportsnet plus. I know. Got to get this one together. They got some winnable games coming up. Sixers, pistons. Yes. Like he says slip by the sixers. Tomorrow maryland versus michigan at home. College park will be rocking tomorrow. On this friday night, breaking news. The money for Homeland Security set to run out at midnight. A dramatic showdown with part of our National Security at stake. Deadly rampage, a small town shattered as a gunman goes on a housetohouse killing spree. Face of evil, the isis executioner finally unmasked. How the man in the american baseball cap became jihadi john. Scandal in the air. Allegations of misconduct of the federal air marshals service. Would the people protect us on planes moved around to accommodate secret affairs. And mr. Spock, remembering star trek legend leonard nimoy. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this