we welcome you in here to news4 today on this saturday morning. the 18th of february. good morning to you. i'm david culver. >> and i'm angie goff. we are so excited about this weekend. it's going to be another weekend -- >> oh, the weather. yes. >> yes. nice temperatures. >> i know. looking forward to that. we've got tom kierein tracking that. hey, tom. >> hey, good morning. but we are off to a cold start right now. certainly is feeling like winter as we get going on this saturday morning. got a live view from our tower camera under a clear sky this morning yeah we're down below freezing into the 20s near freezing. shenandoah valley to the bay. and nearby suburbs are in the upper 20s. in the low 30s right in washington. and hour-by-hour as we get into the afternoon later in the morning by 10:00 near 50 degrees. upper 60s as we get into the middle of this afternoon. a look at how much longer this warm wave will last. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. looks nice. we'll check in with you then. to this developing story, this is out of manassas. investigating a deadly stabbing. someone attacked and killed a woman around 6:30 on forester lane. they say another man, a victim as well is in a local hospital fighting for his life. the incident appears to be domestic related. in the district, police are investigating a deadly shooting. this happened on 12th street northeast around 12:30 last night. they have not released the name and no one's been arrested in this case. the district's death with dignity law is set to take effect today despite attempts by republicans to shut down the measure. the period ended without a joint house and senate measure that would have it allows doctors to apply lethal medication to terminal patients. congress can still try to prevent the measure from getting funding. president trump is hoping a rally today will give him new momentum. he's waking up in his mar-a-lago estate in palm beach, florida. it's the third straight weekend that air force one has taken the president there. this afternoon he's going to fly to melbourne, florida, to give a speech. this is expected to look like one of those campaign events. yesterday he made a stop in south carolina for the unveiling of a new boeing jet. and president trump remained active on his personal twitter account. last night he tweeted out about today's rally in florida. he said he's looking forward to it and a big crowd is expected. hour before that, he tweeted about his press conference on thursday. he referenced rush limbaugh and then called other fake and dishonest. the fake newsdia is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the american people. >> vice president mike pence is in germany. he offered clues to u.s. allies as to how the trump administration plans to deal with russia in the aftermath as the national security adviser. her said the united states will, quote, hold russia accountable. end quote. even as president trump searches for new common ground with that country. pence also had this message. >> if the past century has taught us anything. it's that peace and prosperity in europe and the authority atlantic can never be regarded or achieved. it can be maintained through shared sacrifice and shared commitment. peace only comes through strength. >> the vice president also saying that the u.s. remains strongly supportive of nato. he is meeting with german chancellor a police in malaysia have made an arrest in the death of kim jong-nam. they arrested a north korean man last night. malaysian media reporting that the officials plan to do a second autopsy. the first one was inconclusive. north korea said it would categorically reject the autopsy report from malaysia. nam told medical workers before he died that he was sprayed with a chemical. members of congress are being warned to be vigilant this weekend. this warning comes from the house sergeant at arms. in a memo sent to members, they are reminded to remain vigilant in their home districts. does not specify any threat in particular, but is asking them to notify police before staging public events. and it warns members to be alert if their home address and phone number are public. >> we have occasional or for even attacks. >> congressional sources tell the news4 i-team scott mcfarland security upgrades are also being made at the capitol. that includes added officers and k-9s near the entrance. countdown to liftoff. the ambitious goal that may be a whole lot closer. if you don't see angie or i here tomorrow, you're going to know why. the massive jackpot up for grabs today and the incredible odds one lucky winner will have to overce. we're bomac prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. there's a criminal investigation under way after a large protest inla you're looking at that here. about a hundred demonstrators marched through city hall through downtown last night. they were protesting against several issues including president donald trump. things got unruly when protesters tried to enter private buildings near temple university. they say a dozen officers were actually coated with spray paint and mace. two of the officers had to go to the hospital. police say four arrests were made. the head of the world's largest technology company is now facing bribery charges. today the samsung chief jea lee arrived at a police office. led to the impeach. of south korea's president. he's accused of bribing for favors. speaking of a lot of money, if there's one thing you should be doing on this saturday, perhaps buy a power ball ticket? >> yeah. just one. d $349 million. there has not been a power ball jackpot winner since they won right after thanksgiving. well, they took home a combined total of more than $420 million. >> i think they're all still working. we'll check into that. >> good for them. well, it is starting to warm up as we take a live look at national harbor. we're in for one of the nicest weekends we've seen in awhile. tom is tracking the best time to get outside while it stays dry. then this is a story we've been talking about all week. talking about a growing problem with teens and social media. the small details that you can spot so to prevent your son or daughter from being recruited into a ga. we'll tanglk y29kvy ysty creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. lliocars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. z29ksz zstz good morning. we're off to a cold start on this saturday morning. want to get out and get some exercise this morning, you're going to need a warm jacket through about 9:00. we'll be in the mid-40s by noon. but noontime, it'll be up around 60 degrees. lots of sunshine, a light wind. just a wonderful day to get out and get some outdoor exercise. we'll be in the upper 60s by mid-afternoon. a look at this warm trend, how long it'll last, your president's day forecast and the weekend ahead in just a few this past week the growing issue of gangs in our region took center stage. sparked tragically by the brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl from gaithersburg. ten suspects have been arrested in that case, most of them juveniles. shows the areas of gang activity in our region. in maryland officials say there are growing numbers of ms-13 members in montgomery county and prince georges county. then head into the district. ms-13 and king street gangs are concentrated in northwest and southeast. they have held initiations in public parks. northern virginia as you can see here, the problem widespread. gang activity has been tracked in just about every jurisdiction there. this as we've uncovered court documents revealing how gang members are luring their young victims. it is a frightening technique connected to two recent murders. >> reporter: fairfax county police say they've arrested all ten suspects alexandra reyes' murder. investigators found the 15-year-old's body last saturday. but it was the murder of christian sosa rivas in prince william county that helped fairfax solve alexandra's case. christian's killers are still out there. >> the victim was lured down to where he was and killed. >> reporter: this search warrant filed in court alleged he had himself to be a leader of an ms-13 clique. it seems that didn't settle well with other gang leaders who contacted him questioning his rank. those leaders then used social media accounts, a female associate to lure out unsuspecting victims. luring him away from this normal surroundings. police say he was then murdered. >> we're still investigating today. >> reporter: at a press conference, both local and federal law enforcement warning of the growing gang threat. and who they're trying to influence. >> we are seeing a lot of increase in which is alarming to us. >> reporter: police do not believe randomuden are being targeted. but what's being said inside schools and online is helping investigators track gang activity. >> wech school resource officers that are in the schools. they are present there. you'd be surprised how much information is gathered. >> no doubt some questions are raised after you see a report like that. for one, why is it we're seeing an increase when it comes to gang activity in our area? second, how can it be stopped? these are questions we'll bring to the northern virginia regional gang task force director when he joins us live in our 9:00 hour of news4 today. >> very important conversation to be had today. all systems are a go for this morning's spacex launch of the falcon 9 rocket. >> the rocket could take them one more step closer to man travel to mars if you can b the scenes at spacex. >> reporter: elon musk and his team of engineers at spacex have a dream of going to mars. and the launch here is a big step to getting there. this morning spacex engineers think they're highly confident. but it is rocket science, after all. a tough reminder of that last september when one of the spacex rockets blew up on the launch pad. caused by a highly technical fueling problem. but elon musk, a real live tony stark, is undeterred. his team back at it again this morning. the mission? to resupply the international space station. but this weekend's launch of a reusable rocket, one step closer to his grand idea to send humans to mars. but elon musk's dream of getting to mars and colonizing the red planet has a wrinkle. food. in nasa's labs -- >> it is not easy to grow things in space. that's have. >> reporter: -- fiction meets science. so you are actually growing a potato on what would be mars? >> correct. >> reporter: plants create vital oxygen who they can breathe on a planet which at its closest is 35 million miles from earth's atmosphere. are we really going to mars? >> eventually we are. that's the ultimate destination. i think we can get there in the 2030s. >> reporter: that would mean if you have a newborn at home right now, by the time that child is in high school, they'll be launching rockets from here with astronauts, destination mars. kerry sanders, nbc news at the kennedy space center. >> you said elon musk just posted on ins gra m. >> he did. says they're counting down getting ready for the launch. hopefully all systems are a go. meanwhile back here at home, tom kierein says it's going to be a nice day. >> we're launching into spring here. >> all right. we'll take it. >> unbelievable. the temperatures are cold now. youv it is feeling like winter on this february morning. and we are about a half an hour or so away from sunrise. the pre-dawn glow getting brighter now. live view from the storm team 4 tower cam overlooking washington in the foreground off in the distance on the horizon of prince georges county. and a gorgeous saturday will be quickly commencing. right now it is cold. at or below freezing. shenandoah valley across most of maryland and virginia. and around the bay as well. right down near freezing. reagan national now at 33 degrees. storm team 4 radar, scanning the sky we have no rain, no snow in the vicinity. so it's a dry pattern that's going to be with us throughout the day. hour-by-hour your planner will be near 50 degrees by 10:00 with lots of sunshine. and then by 2:00, the mid-60s. a warm and dry afternoon. may get into the upper 60s around 6:00. and then kind of chilly evening back into the mid-50s. then on sunday, upper 40s in the morning. then the sun returns on sunday. afternoon highs tomorrow the mid-60s. and then for presidents' day, a lot of folks have presidents' day off, we'll be in the 40s in the morning. afternoon highs around 60. another day with lots of sunshine. turning cooler as we get to school and work on tuesday. afternoon highs on tuesday, the mid-50s. then here comes another warm wave. might get some morning showers as the warm front returns. and then some sun back on sunday with highs in the mid-60s. on thursday, friday, and next saturday, highs near 70 degrees. and we may get -- angie's so sad about it. and we may get a few sprinkles about it. and then it cools down a little bit after that. but still un-februarilike. #unwinter. >> loving to reality. we're going to show you how a virginia couple is trying to cash in with new technology you can use while your car takes care of the driving. i'm melissa mollet with your traffic. no service on the blue line. taking a look elsewhere, orange and green linesth running on a regular weekend schedule nap is good. on the yellow line, every 20 minutes trains will be running between huntington and mount vernon square here this weekend. on the red line, trains running 15 to 24 minutes. silver line, every 20. now, remember. presidents' day on monday, so we do have a special schedule. metro hours 5:00 a.m. to midnight. trains operating on that schedule. i'll see you monday morning for news4 today. >> see you then. this couple from rich monday looking forward to the future of self-driving cars with a new idea. >> yeah. this couple invented a gadget for you to use while your car drives itself. healther sullivan reports. >> this is our smart sun riser. >> reporter: in the self-driving cars of the near future, a smart sun visor will let you connect digitally with both the outside road and people ino husband and wife team here. under their company be topnotch. >> we have some things for the passengers in the car when they're not driving so they can have an exciting ride. >> reporter: this is a prototype of what the visors will look like. they'll have a device embedded into them much like a cell phone with photo and video cameras and touch screens that offer different camera views. the idea here is in a self-driving car, you're going to have some time on your hands. so one of the fun features of this visor is you can set it up to take a selfie and post on social media. >> share with people on facebook, twitter, instagram. you can even conference chat with other people you want to talk with. >> reporter: with the press of a button, the camera turns outside like a dash cam but minimizing sun glare. >> if something wrong is going on or suspicious, you can jco it. >> reporter: and press another button, you'll see the view of your rear passengers. it can be powered by the car battery or their own batteries and the unit will be removable. and visors can be added for back seat passengers too. >> they can play games on this and take photos from outside. since you're not driving and you see that's a nice view. you can click a picture from outside. >> reporter: they hope to expand the concept to existing cars though the driver's camera would be disabled for selfies, games, or social media while the car is in motion. >> that was heather sullivan reporting. the inventors now say they're meeting with self-driving car manufacturers. they hope to get the visors in cars. >> not me. i'm old fashioned. give me the wheel. it's mid-february, but the temperatures sure don't feel like it. what a pretty sunrise on the way. tom is tracking a this weekend including how fast we are going to warm up to the mid-60s. >> yeah. we're going to stay dry. but right now, devastating rains are pounding california. you've got to see this right here. the dangerous situation for millions as a wall of water floods roads and sink holes yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. 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culver. >> and i'm angie goff. beautiful sunrise behind us. and it looks like it's going to be working hard today. >> starting out, though, still feeling the freezing temperatures. you may need some layers as you head out. let's head over to tom kierein >> it's going to be a dramatic warming as the morning progresses. right now it is cold. we're down at or below freezing much of the region. on this saturday. we have clear skies starting over. overlooking national harbor on this saturday morning. all is calm and quiet there on the potomac river. we have a clear sky and temperatures right near freezing. most of maryland and virginia upper 20s. reagan national is at 33. we're in the low 30s around the chesapeake bay and in southern maryland. hour-by-hour temperatures, by 10:00 will be near 50 degrees. near 60 by noon. hitting the mid and upper 60s by mid-afternoon. so quite a dramatic warming on the way. a look at our warm pattern here over the next ten days. that's coming up this half hour. >> tom, we'll see you in a few minutes. to this developing story now in district height prince georges county police say one man was stabs last night. this happened on rochelle avenue. police say they do have one person in custody. they have not released any identities in this case. but they say it appears to be domestic related. happening right now, a brutal storm is causing damage in southern california. check out how all the heavy rain created this water fall in glendale. that's not even the worst of the problems. shows us why some homeowners are now headed to higher ground. >> reporter: dramatic cell phone video of the basins filling up. after his gas meter got sheered off and buried under four feet of rock. >> they evacuated everybody in the neighborhood for fear of explosion. you stayed. >> i stayed, yeah. i like to stay. >> reporter: while he stayed, john left his property talks us about his terrifying nit. co after water came crashing into his property. >> that water had to be 15 feet high. it destroyed everything i own. >> oh, my god. this is insane. >> reporter: yana took to video when the bridge overflowed turning the canyon into a river of mud. >> a wall of debris came, hit the bridge, came over and started coming. >> reporter: but it's further up the canyon where gravel and rock and boulders fill his front yard. >> i knew this would be bad. i'm really thankful that my house didn't get, you know, blown through. >> and that was jane yamamoto reporting. the storm has not only caused damage, but it caused one death we know. a 55-year-old man when a power line cameow the man suffered an electrical shock and later died at the hospital. in studio city, a 20 foot wide sinkhole swallowed two cars. wow. look at this dramatic video here. both drivers, good news, they were not hurt. but firefighters had to rescue one woman who narrowly escaped her car. all of a sudden the ground gave in, it gave way. and her air bags deployed and water started to fill her car. she managed to climb on top of that car. officials say her car fell down about ten feet. >> that is incredible. very scary there. to fairfax county now where a dance teacher is charged with having sex with one of his students. police say the girl was just 14 years old. investigators are trying to figure out if there are possibly more victims of the teacher. he is 19-year-old. the owner of the adrenaline dance studio called police to repor manassas. and a teacher in falls church is accused of allegedly abusing children. faces two counts of aggravated sexual battery. he taught math at mary allen henderson middle school. a female student reported the abuse. the school then removed him from his teaching position and placed him on leave. detectives, well, they want to hear from anyone whose child might have had inappropriate contact with estrada. too many employees calling in sick is costing metro money. has to pay overtime to cover some people's shifts. last year the number of sick and unpaid leave days jumped by 6%. metro is changing how it approves employee leave. the general manager said he hopes it will save the agency $2 million a year. keeping teens safe on the road. we're going to tell you about the new initiative that could have a big impact on young local high end stores t they may soon have an earlier curfew. in maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the night driving curfew from midnight and move it up to 10:00 p.m. for drivers under the age of 18. supports the bill. it may prevent crashes like this one in damascus last year. three teens were killed when the 17-year-old driver ran off the road. police think the driver may have been speeding. something you need to check your kitchen for. sarjento is recalling its cheeses due to a possible contamination. they expanded the recall to includse you can sees s the potential listeria contamination originated from the supplier's facility. no illnesses have been reported. 6:39 now on this saturday. what a beautiful sunrise we're waking up to. we're also going to be feeling the heat today. tom's updating his forecast with the most comfortable times. if you want to go out for a run, bike ride. he'll tell you about that. a master of art with an important lesson to a share. the vibrant reminders of history about to go up for auction today. it's 6:39. good morning. you're watching news4 tod. ay great day to get some outdoor exercise. cold start though. you're going to be heading out for an early morning run, you'll need to layer up. we'll hit upper 60s by mid-afternoon. lots of sunshine throughout the day with a light wind. a great day to get out and get some outdoor exercise. storm team 4 warm pattern ten-day outlook coming in just a few minutes. well, the "today" show is next on nbc 4. >> let's get a preview. we'll head to new york now where sheinelle jones and craig melvin join us live. >> good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. coming up on a saturday morning, breaking news overnight. a powerful pacific storm slamming southern california. a month of rain in just one we're live with the latest. also new details on the murder mystery in malaysia. the north korean leader's half brother assassinated at the airport. but were the assassins duped into thinking they were part of a tv show prank? plus project broadway. a place where big steps are made by little feet. get a step closer. and the grocery bagging championship. we'll battle it out on the plaza to see which is the better bagger, me or mrs. jones. those stories and more when we get started today. who's your money on? >> sheinelle. >> i'm going with sheinelle too. that was my first job, actually, bagging groceries. >> really? >> yeah. so i would do well at that. >> show me some tips. >> heavier at the bottom. go from there. >> love it. >> have fun. bye, guys. thieves targeting high end stores in maryland and virginia. women go in armed with pepper spray, threaten employees, and make off with thousands in bags, clothing, and accessories. two more incidents just happened this week. jackie benson has the details you'll only see on news4. >> she smiled at me and said have a great day as she sprayed in my face. >> reporter: these are images of persons of interest. a series of threat incidents at luxury good stores in georgetown. the most recent happened just this week at torrey birch and kate spade. during that crime, pepper spray was used on a security officer who tried to intervene. >> that is so important that we get information from the public. >> reporter: commander morgan cain of the d.c. police station said detectives recently got a tip that resulted in two arrests for similar incidents at city center in downtown d.c. in january thieves held employees at a store and grabs thousands in price write goods and ran. believed to hit the gucci store. police revealed these surveillance photos saying they're trying to identify this person. the commander said the georgetown crimes are now the focus of a regional effort. >> he's worked with our partners in montgomery county and in virginia. they're having the same issue. >> reporter: the employee from the georgetown store hit in december says she's glad to know something's being done. >> i had really horrible anxiety, obviously, after that. and i didn't feel, like, safe in my store. and i know other employees felt the same way. >> reporter: jackie benson, news4. at 6:45, a grieving family calling for answers following a valentine's day killing. this was in green belt. martin's family and friends sang prayers and lit candles outside prince ge tuesday on breezewood drive. he was on his way to deliver someone at the time. it was the day before his 21st birthday. >> he didn't even get a chance to even turn 21. an age that all of us look towards. he never got that chance because -- no one even knows because of what. >> no arrest. the families are going to raise money to send his body back to his home country of cameroon. a couple moved from miami to get away from the zika virus are now among those in d.c. to be retested for the virus. that's because d.c. officials now say 409 tests were botched between july and december. those patients were originally told they tested negative for zika. melissa and brandon leavitt are worried because they thought they were in the clear for months. a false sense of security for the last seven or eight months. >> to hear that, wait. this test may have given you a false negative. it's really scary. >> well, so far d.c. officials say two women do have the zika virus after being retested. monday is presidents' day and mount vernon is celebrating all weekend long. the events include a breakfast with george washington this morning. that starts at 9:00. other events will range from dancing demonstrations to wreath laying ceremonies. also a celebration of george washington's 285th birthday and of course still have some cake to go along with that. >> beautiful property. >> it is. so he painted abstract art that showed the struggle of the civil rights movement and martin simpson also owned famous pieces of art. >> that's right. and today it is all going up for auction in falls church, virginia. kristin wright shows us what's merchandise the remarkable colleco >> i think ou symphony. early work and also dark. >> reporter: what you see when you stare at a merton simpson painting is up to you. but we know he stood strong for civil rights on life and on campus. >> the social injustice really just captured him and he took to it and you can see that in all of his paintings. >> reporter: merton died in 2013 leaving behind an extensive collection. 40 of merton's pieces will go to the highest bidders at quinn auction galleries in falls church saturday. >> the african-american segment of art is really hot. there's a lot of flying emotion right now. >> reporter: the collection includes merton's 1970 painting cops to capture struggles with police. and also his 1960s confrontation series inspired by the harlem riot. >> i think they're generally a representation of the battle of the african-american community throughout the civil rights movement. >> reporter: not every piece in merton. some of them were pieces that he owned. pieces that were special to him like this one given to him by his dearest mentor. merton was a member of a group. he was also a well known african and tribal art dealer. in falls church, virginia, kristin wright, news4. >> some beautiful pieces there. if you're interested in checking out some of his work, the auction starts at 11:00 this morning. it's going to be at quinn's auction gallery in falls church. we've got all the details if you pull up the nbc washington app. expect to see crowds this weekend at the national zoo. >> are you okay? >> i'm going to be all right. >> okay. because it's bao bao's final weekend here in d.c. a lot of emotion surrounding this. the beloved panda is going to be leaving on tuesday the 200-pound panda will take a 16-hour direct flight to china where she will live for the rest of her life. >> and this weekend you can get one more glimpse before she jets off. throughout the day today, zoo staff will be treating her to ice treats and doing a training session with her as well. the zoo is open until 5:00 today. >> what a day to get out to the zoo, too, tom. people can enjoy some nice weather. the ice treats might melt, but it's going to be nice. >> yeah. perfect day for anything outside today. and when you are outside, you can track the latest storm team 4 forecast with the nbc washington app. right now looking at our sky this morning, we are just a few minutes away from sunrise. sun just about to come up. live view from the storm team 4 tower camera on this saturday morning. we've got a turquoise and tangerine sky starting off this morning. it's below freezing just about everywhere. reagan national at 33. storm team 4 radar, we're all dry. hour-by-hour your planner temperatures by 10:00 near 50 2:00. hitting up 60s by mid-afternoon. cool by 6:00 p.m. we'll be back down to near 60. and then by late this evening, back down to the mid-50s. chilly and dry evening coming up. we'll be in the 40s tomorrow morning. sunday afternoon, the mid-60s. another gorgeous day tomorrow with lots of sunshine. presidents' day, mid-40s in the morning. afternoon highs right around 60. lots of sun as well and cooler getting back to work and school on tuesday. 30s in the morning, afternoon highs is mid-50s. here comes another warm wave. warm front coming in wednesday morning. may trigger a few sprinkles. look at thursday and friday. it gets warm. afternoon highs near 70. both of those days and partly sunny. then next weekend maybe a morning sprinkle on next saturday and near 70 in the afternoon. cooler following sunday into the first part of next week. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. now he has save on furniture and accessories for every room. now he has 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very special reunion for one georgetown washington university student. watch this. >> you have got theed chelsea ranieri with her brother at last night's gymnastics meet. he has been stationed in kuwait for almost a year. >> i'm one of six kids so having one person missing is a huge deal. we're looking around saying to ourselves, where's collin. it's just not the same. and for him to be here tonight just means the world to me. >> i was good until i saw the tears in her eyes. that was it. i couldn't hold it anymore. i was able to hold it in for my brother, my mother. but seeing her with that, i couldn't hold it in anymore. >> that's sweet. r ranieri had the second highest routine for gw on the vault last night. pretty cool. four things to know. mike pence in germany. he's meeting with chancellor angela merkel. he spoke this morning and vowed the united states will, quote, hold russia accountable. southern california has been pounded by a dangerous stor sinkholes. at least one person has died in the los angeles area because they were shocked by downed power lines. standing by for this launch. spacex at kennedy space center in florida. we'll tell you how it's going to bring the world one step closer to mars. that's happening at 10:00. no one won wednesday's power ball jackpot drawing so tonight it's $439. >> going to like that. and like the weather today. it's like winning the jackpot. >> in the 60s this afternoon. lots of sun. enjoy. >> and we'll see you again at 9:00 a.m. >> have a great saturday. good morning. nature's fury. a massive rain storm pounds california. at least two dead in the storm which unleash eed flash floodin and toppled trees and turned roads into rivers and opened sinkholes swallowing cars. >> it is incredible to see how big the flood is. >> could it go from bad to worse? we're live with the latest. mending fences. >> the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwaivering in our commitment to the transatlantic alliance. >> vice president mike pence trying to assure skeptical nato