any way to establish some form of communication. as you look along the sidewalk, you will see additional neighbors looking on. some neighbors have not been able to get back to their house. police are working to keep them safe as well. this is 36th. across from me over on 35th is blocked off as well where they have used a fire ladder to establish a better visual of the apartment where the suspect is confined. this is obviously a very active scene, we will stay on it for you. update you on our website and our 11:00 news, live in northeast, i'm matt yurus, wusa9. >> thank you so much matt. you can follow the latest on this breaking news, just download our wusa9 app. unbelievable video from a mansion fire in virginia this morning. firefighters arrived at the home on turkey run road around 8:30. smoke alarms sounded and the family living there was able to escape that fire unharmed. our partners at the washington post were at the home. they say that home is owned by the embassy of the united emirates. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a woman under arrest tonight in connection with a stabbing death of her boyfriend. 41-year-old melba williams fatally stabbed roger allen at her house in district heights maryland. the 45-year-old was taken to the hospital where he later died. tonight, william has been charged with first and second degree murder as well as assault. a judge has denied bond in the case. a woman is dead after two motorcycles crashed into each other at 2:00 a.m. this morning in woodbridge washington. they were both driving southbound. the first motorcycle put on the brakes to turn onto meadow brook drive. the second motorcycle was unable to stop before the two collided. that female motorcyclist died. the other motorcyclist is influence. and other charges are pending too. a man is dead tonight after being thrown from a car and this happened in the 6200 block of princeway in centerville. police say 29-year-old david visquentes was working on a car. he asked an eight-year-old to stop it up. it went forward. he was thrown from the car and he hit the ground. he died at the scene. the car same to a stop after crashing into a townhouse across the street. take a look. dc police want your help in locating this missing man. 22-year-old alec bonowitz was last seen thursday morning in southeast at fifth and k streets. he is five feet 11 inches tall. and weighs about 125 pounds. he was last seen wearing an olive green jacket. black nike sneakers and carrying anyone with information should contact dc police. president trump returning to a familiar role of campaigner in chief. he is speaking at a rally in florida. a huge crowd as far as the eye can see to welcome him. >> reporter: they stood under the hot florida sun and waited for hours. thousands of president trump's supporters turned out for a campaign style rally with the man they already voted into the white house. >> he made all these promises to us. >> reporter: this is not the first time the president has rallied here at the airport. thousands of supporters also showed up in september in a county and state that helped him secure the presidency. >> this is my 14th rally. i have been to rallies. >> why so many? >> i just like to support donald trump. >> reporter: it comes after a turbulent first month in office which including the halt of his immigration ban. the resignation of michael flynn, his national security adviser and the withdrawal for his pick for labor secretary. his choice for navy secretary is on the verge of withdrawing his nomination. >> i believe that in the past, as an individual, when donald trump has failed, he has managed to pull it together and make himself a success. >> reporter: across the street, hundreds of demonstrators protested against him. supporters told us they were eager to hear more about the president's promise to create jobbing. especially in the aerospace industry along florida's space coast. the former home of nasa's shuttle program in a county where many of those jobs have dried up. kenneth craig, cbs news, florida. a lot of national mall today. it felt more like spring thanked february and howard bernstein says it will stay that way through the week. good news. >> reporter: we didn't make 70 in dc, but there were many areas that hit the low 70s . 72, 73 today. i think tomorrow, we will be up around that 70-degree mark. now, i'm outside, here we are february 18. i don't have a jacket. this is kind of crazy. germantown on leesburg. 57 at national, the water in the potomac. a little bit of a breeze on shore. 44 degrees. annapolis in the 50s . 65 richmond. 68 charlottesville. new york. in the 60s . incredible warmth. quite a few records were set to our north, but nothing around here. i am watching a few showers out across the ohio and tennessee valley. this moisture for the most part will stay west of the appalachians but we cannot rule out a stray shore overnight. but all in all lo a light jacket. temperatures falling into the 50s later in evening and tomorrow, actually looks pretty good. we have a slight chance of a shower early. a brittle bit of a breeze. looks like a little bit of it cooled down, this mild regime will be with us for several more days. >> all right. we will take it. thank you howard. in fairfax, virginia on george mason university's campus, a group of college students have been fighting a battle against their school since 2014. that battle is now playing out in the courtroom. wusa9's hillary lane explains. >> i'm concerned about donors being able to influence my education with money. >> reporter: janine is a sophomore at george mason university. she is worried that a more than $50 million donation to her school by the charles polk foundation comes with strings attached. that supports many conservative causes. >> i believe that education shouldn't be dictated by a donor. >> reporter: but she is worried that is what is happening near in fairfax, virginia as big time conservative donors, the koch brothers were influencing hiring and curriculum decisions after making a donation to florida state university. >> i would rather have any education be presented by my faculty. >> reporter: the students don't know if the koch brothers are influencing their education, because they are not releasing that education. now, students are filing a lawsuit after a request from 2014 was denied. >> we were denied a freedom of information act. the university denied the request. >> reporter: saying the records belong to the george mason university foundation. a private foundation that virginia law, but students have the right to know the terms surrounding the koch donation. >> it is a public university and we want transparency. >> reporter: hillary lane, wusa9. one of the national zoo's adorable pandas getting to enjoy these spring like days before her trek to china. taking a look at bao bao's last weekend in dc coming up. plus, a video that will make your stomach do a flip. one of the strongest storms to hit california in years creating dangerous sink hou-) "best cracked pepper sauce" barbeque trophies: "most ribs eaten while calf roping". yep. greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? 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i'll look at the preview. i think you will like it. and some ideas if you are looking to enjoy this warm weather. black, white, furry because my teeth are yellow. these photos? why don't you use a whitening toothpaste? i'm afraid it's bad for my teeth. try crest 3d white. crest 3d white diamond strong toothpaste and rinse... ...gently whiten... ...and fortify weak spots. use together for 2 times stronger enamel. crest 3d white. >> you have only got so much time to embrace the fuzzy phenomenon that is bau bau. she will leave tuesday for china. people visited her at the national zoo. what a day it was. people watching her on the panda cam too. she had a special cake made just for her. you can visit bao bao tomorrow and monday before she leaves tuesday morning for china. switching gears now, a deadly storm pounded central and southe weekend. the most powerful storm to hit the region for years. it killed at least four people. danielle nottingham reports from los angeles. >> reporter: this was the scene around southern california saturday. uprooted trees piled on cars and buildings and muddied fields and highways. a man was electrocuted here. a storm packing winds up to 80 miles an hour began early friday turning parking garages into waterfalls. water rushing from the mountains triggered mud slides. the drenching rains were too much for the roads to handle. this 20-foot sink hole swallowed two cars. >> there goes the car. there goes the car. >> reporter: the driver was rescued before the second car fell in the massive hole. flooded highways trapped drivers in rising water. this man climbed a window to escape. another man waited on the roof of the car for help. him was drowned. the santa barbara airport was completely flooded. cancellations through saturday. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. they have more rough weather moving in. especially california, washington, oregon. they are not completely out of the woods. >> it looks just terrible. i'm thinking of all the people there. >> on the bright side, most of the drought situation they have dealt with for years is now alleviated but that's not the way you want to do it. >> absolutely not. >> an unbelievable day here today. >> i was surprised. i know you said it would be warm, but it felt great. >> it is 25 degrees this morning. they got up 2072. had a 70-degree range from low to high. nashville, 33 to 65. not bad right now. as you are looking at natial harbors. capital wheel there. good night to be on temperature at national 57. south wind at 10. keep in mind, by the way, or the river, those temperatures, those water temperatures in the low 40s . reedville, only 50 degrees. but, you get away from the water it is near 70. even baltimore, and gathersburg, and frederick are at 64 degrees. even in the mountains. a great day to go skiing. they have the snow. warm in oakland still at 52 degrees. you are talking another warm day on sunday. upper 60s . might see a few low 70s . a little cooler monday and tuesday. back door front coming down from the north. temperatures only closer to 60 those days which is still way above average. might see a shower tuesday afternoon. and, you know what? looks like 60 to even 70 will be with us for much of the coming week. so, i hate to say it because i'm a snow spring will be early. way early, march 15, the earliest cherry bloom blossom. i would not be surprised if we made a run at that. you may see a chill in northern new england. but a pretty mild day across much of the country. all the air coming in off the pacific for one. while there is one storm here back south of alaska, that is headed to northern california, the pacific northwest. this massive storm out west has moved inland. arizona is getting in on some of that. we are watching a storm here, not much of one though. right across areas in the tennessee valley. might throw a sprinkle our way. but the futurecast has a lot more clouds and a chance of rain, west virginia and kentucky. the clouds should clear pretty early with a northwesterly wind we will still be up around 70. there is the front. i expect a cooler day on tonight, mid 40s to low 50s which should be our average high this time of year. just an isolated shower. southwest winds at about 5. tomorrow morning, 50s , after a stray shower threat, the sun will return. a real pleasant morning. 65 by lunch. 66 to 72 again. more like april. three day forecast. cooler mound. 60. a late shower on tuesday. now, next week, we will warm up again. near 70 wednesday. thursday, and friday with a few showers likely here, later thursday, but better chance will be friday into saturday. we could get more seasonal weather here after next saturday. >> i just want to check. it is february. right? 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[ laughter ] >> red beans? >> my bad. [ laughter ] >> you eat too healthy! >> he did not like that answer. >> not one bit. >> you have to ask the question, you have to like the answer. 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