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Among white and minority officers. The president of the local chapter of the naacp has been working with the officers on these complaints and had this to say. The analogy is were doing great, the crime rates are down and all that. Yes, you are. We cannot take that away from you. Crime rates are down in Prince Georges County. So the community has more respect for the Police Department, okay. But your internal issues could impact the relationship with the community. Reporter coming up on news4 at 5 00, were going to take a look at what this panel is going to be doing specifically within the Police Department. Also, hear more from the president of the local chapter of the naacp whos been talking with a number of the officers named in this complaint. Also coming take a look at some of what is in that Justice Department complaint. Im Tracee Wilkins. Four major developments out of the white house at this hour. The Treasury Department is adjusting some of the sanctions levied on russia. Now the government will allow some American Security companies to expert devices to russias security agency. President trump says this does not mean hes easing sanctions against russia. Thats just one of the issues on the table for the new secretary of state. Its Rex Tillersons first day on the job. The former exxonmobil executive addressed his team. He promised to make their safety his top priority. The gop changed the rules at the senate to push the president s epa pick out of committee today. Democrats boycotted the meeting but the gop suspended rules and voted without them. Today the president s budget pick, congressman mc al cleared. To explain why it held people at Dulles Airport despite a court order issuing a stay in the case. There are a lot of people scratching their heads about what happened at the National Prayer breakfast. President trump defended his tough talk with foreign leaders and took a shot at around sha schwarzenegger. The president said he needs to be strong even with our allies to stop them taking advantage with american. When you hear about the tough phone calls im having, dont worry about it. We have to be tough. Were taken advantage of by every nation in the world. Its not going to happen anymore. The president also arnold schwarzenegger. Its the second time hes mocked the show since taking office. The rates went right down the tubes. Its been a total disaster and mark will never ever bet against trump again. And i want to just pray for arnold if we can for those rates. Arnold couldnt resist the chance to weigh in, even suggesting the two should switch sides. Hey donald, i have a great idea. Why dont we switch jobs . You take over tv and i take over your job and then people can finally sleep comfortably again, hmm . In our next half hour, were going to go deeper and find out why close ties between the u. S. And australia are so important. In Montgomery County police took several people into custody after an attempted cvs. News4s Darcy Spencer is in Silver Spring where the latest case happened. Reporter this latest attempted Armed Robbery happened right here at this cvs store just after 4 00 this morning. Were right along Georgia Avenue near randolph road. Police took four potential suspects into custody. Latest word from Montgomery County police is they are questioning those individuals at this hour. No arrests have been made at this point. This was the latest in a string of armed robberies at cvss and other 24 hour businesses in four maryland counties just since december. Police say theyre looking at 1820 cases that could be connected. Its apparent that there are some similar and like events in other jurisdictions, Robbery Detectives have been ski weeks about this trend. Reporter so again police at this point are not connecting the cases. No arrests have been made. Were staying in close contact with Montgomery County police for any new developments in case. Turning now to storm team 4, not a bad winter day but its about to feel a lot more like winter. Well, our luck had to run out at some point. Lets get to the storm center. Dougs standing by to tell us about this change in fortune. Thats just in the temperatures, guys. Thats really the only player in the game right now. The winds have been picking up throughout the afternoon and the windchills are starting to come down. D. C. Is 45. But notice 32 the current windchill in hagerstown. 20 in state college, pennsylvania. That colder air is trying to filter down to our area. Tomorrow is going to be a much colder day. Colder overnight. A chilly few days here. Sunday forecast if youve got some plans on sunday. And then tracking a big storm for next week. Well talk about that in about ten minutes. Its one of the Biggest Health hazards to hit our region. Now the price of some lifesaving remedies. You know what happened in punxsutawney today, but dont read too much into it. Were looking at the numbers to see if phils onto something. And why you might want to start planning your outfit for tomorrow today so youre n the bakery flavors you love. [ ding ]. Now available in your dunkin coffee. Sip in the happy with a medium vanilla cupcake, or new fudge brownie macchiato or latte for 1. 99 from 2 00 to 6 00 p. M. America runs on dunkin. Some kirencouraging news ab the spread of hiv. Theres been a big decrease in new cases among africanamerican women in recent years. In the past decade africanamerican had the largest drop in hiv infections, with a 42 decline from 2005 to 2014. Thats according to a study by the cdc. Despite the decline, in 2015, black women represented 61 of new hiv cases among women overall and were about 16 times more likely to test positive for hiv compared to white women. You can read the entire cdc study including suggestions on how to close the gap. Search hiv report in the nbc washington app. Tomorrow is National Wear red day. Its a National Campaign to help shine a light on heart decide. The numbene coming up in our next hour, well tell you where you can find free heart screenings. February is heart health month. And start making plans now so youll be prepared. Metro track work is going to be a major impact on travel this weekend. Six stations will be closed in downtown d. C. Crews will be working on the orange, blue and silver lines. So you wont be able to use the farragut west, Federal Center and capital south stations. But the safety surge is taking a toll on ridership. Its down systemwide. But the drop in Northern Virginia is higher, nearly 10 in november compared to a year earlier. Bus ridership is down more than 7 . This news comes as metro considers reducing service and raising fares. Fewer riders brings some good news for those still using the transit system, more parking spaar and the Virginia Railway express may be benefitting because ridership on the bre is going up. Keep an eye on your mail. Your cell phone carrier could be sending you a check. Were working for you as the company gets ready to give back millions. We just got an update from the national zoo. What they say about ollie the i clearly clear shadow of me. Six more weeks of winter, it shall be. You heard it. According to everyones favorite groundhog were getting six more weeks of winter. This morning Punxsutawney Phil came out of his hole in pennsylvania and saw his shadow. If the groundhog had an opposition party, it would be meteorologists. And our own check bell is quickly becoming the face of the antigroundhog movement. Trump tweeted for the 103rd time, the groundhog saw his shadow. Chuck wasnt done there. Take a look at this. He also said, dont give the groundhog too much credit. Hes missed the forecast two of the past three years. Then chuck the fact that phil saw his shadow last year and we had a really warm march. A few years ago, he didnt see his shadow, we got 12 inches of snow in march. As if you needed another reason to choose science over squirrels, lets talk about that movie. Turns out groundhog day wasnt even shot in pennsylvania. They actually filmed the movie in woodstock, illinois. There is a real town called punxsutawney but the director says its down center didnt look all that good on camera. Our local groundhog also has a Bleak Outlook for the rest of the winter. Potomac phil predicts six more mont weeks of winter and six more months of political its interesting, pat. Theres a lot of other groundhogs out there too. Most of them, the predominant name chuck. Theres chattanooga chuck, buckeye chuck. Staten island chuck too. Chattanooga chuck did not see his shadow, so he says early spring. And sir Walter Raleigh chuck says early spring too. Lets take a look and show you how things are going across our region. Not bad. Were getting some sun. Weve had a lot of cloud cover off and on today. Were still above average. 49 degrees right now. Temperatures dropping through the 40s. 44 degrees by 9 00, down to about 42 by 11 00. Were starting to see some changes here. Already notice, 41 in hagerstown, 45 in leesburg. Heres the change im talking about. Weve got the wind starting to pick up. Were seeing winds gusting 2030 miles an hour. These wind will pick up and then kind of die as the sun makes its way down. Well have breezy conditions over the next couple of days here and that makes things quite cool. The only thing were looking at is the temperature change. You can see the jet stream coming right across our region. Its trying to dip a little bit pa farther to the south. Mostly cloudy, capitol hihilly breezy. By tomorrow morning were looking at windchills into the 20s, even the upper teens. Saturday will be equally as cold as tomorrow with a high of only 39. 47 on sunday. Again, lets talk about our weekend forecast. If youve got any plans on saturday, its going to be a cold day. Temperature around 38, sun to clouds, breezy. Windchills below freezing all day. Some of you to the north and west will stay in the 20s for windchills. Sunday, weve been talking about the chance of rain or snow for the better portion of a week. Now, no chance of anything, an extremely weak system. Maybe flurries to the north, sprinkles to the south. Yes, if youre having that super bowl party, everybody will make it. 52 on your monday, 57 on tuesday. And this is the big storm that were talking now. Looks like we could see anywhere between 12 inches of rain gets windy and rather warm before things come crashing down again. The roller coaster continues, guys. And the National Zoos rogue bobcat, ollie appears to be in good health now ap fter escapin from her enclosure. The zoo sent out this picture of ollie getting an exam. She received a full physical and vaccines including one for rab b rabies. She did have a small cut on one of her paws that surgeons had to stitch up. Ollie was on the run for two days but she was finally caught after a visitor spotted her inside the national zoo. The heroin epidemic is at historic levels in the washington area. Why some of the lif expensive, putting a burden on those who need it. Doug just mentioned super bowl sunday. You know youre going to eat a lot. Its hey, ready foyeah. Big meeting . Uh, hello . A meeting . Its a big one. Too bad. We are double booked diarrhea and abdominal pain. Why dont you start without me . Oh. Yeah. If youre living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome with diarrhea, or ibsd. A condition that can be really frustrating. Talk to your doctor about viberzi, a different way to treat ibsd. Viberzi is a Prescription Medication you take every day that helps proactively manage both diarrhea and abdominal pain at the same time. So you stay ahead of your symptoms. Viberzi can cause new or worsening abdominal pain. Do not take viberzi if you have or may have had pancreas or severe liver problems, problems with alcohol abuse, longlasting or severe constipation, wel or gallbladder. If you are taking viberzi, you should not take medicines that cause constipation. The most common side effects of viberzi include constipation, nausea, and abdominal pain. Stay ahead of ibsd. With viberzi. Lady dgaga is hoping her performance during the super bowl will do more than just entertain. She says her halftime show will celebrate inclusion with a spirit of equality during a time of national division. She didnt say which song shell sing, but we have learned her good friend tony bennett is going to take part. When you watch the super bowl, you need to eat something. Google has released the stop search super bowl snack by state. In virginia it was buffalo chicken dip. Somewhat surprisingly chick pea soup in maryland. Those snacks could pose a choking hazard if youre not careful. Reporter whether you root for this super bowl bound team or that one, theres one thing both patriots and the food. I love my chicken wings. Reporter just as you dont want your team to choke during the big game, you dont want to choke on your super bowl snacks. The risk is real according to researchers. Not until i moved to boston. Its a crime not to be a patriots fan. Reporter the doctor and his team at the university of Florida Health found people are up to ten times more likely to choke on their food during holidays and major sporting events like the super bowl. Thats when people tend to mindlessly consume massive quantities of food. The speed with which they consume food could also be contributes to that. Reporter former president george bush choked on a pretzel while watching a football game. When youre eating pretzels, reporter men were more likely to choke and usually on meats like turkey and chicken. Experts advise slowing down, taking smaller bites and enjoying your meal along with the big game. You get so wrapped up in the game, youre sort of watching the game but youre shoveling food in. You stop thinking about it. Take your time. Savor every bite. Thats right. Im the type of guy, i like to hear the game. I like the sound up. But some folks theyre more concerned about whats on in the moments between the actual action. Yeah. Were talking about the commercials of course. Were getting our first look at the moments everybody will be talking about on monday. Plus, hundreds of thousands of people are about to get a check in the mile. Why a fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Which means we can deliver equal uploads and downloads. Welcome to 8 and a half maple street. 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The white house describing President Trump as extremely upset with an Obama Administration deal that accepts hundreds of mostly muslim refugees rejected by australia. The president tweeted, its a dumb deal. I said why. Why are we doing this . Whats the purpose . So well see what happens. Australias Prime Minister called his conversation with the president frank and forthright. Many on capitol hill saw that as a direct insult. Unnecessary and frankly to get off on a bad foot with that key an ally, i just think is not a thoughtful approach. More reaction today to the Trump Administration putting iran on notice after sundays missile launch. They basically said knock it off and that were watching. There is a new sheriff in town. Plus tonight the Treasury Department is allowing transactions with russias intelligence agency. The white house calls it a technical fix and insists they are not easing sanctions. But russia seeing it differently. Today the former head of russias Intelligence Service said he seeing this as an opening for the u. S. And russia to Work Together in the war on terror. Were learning more duets now on whats historically been a strong relationship between the u. S. And australia. Why creating a rift could be a dangerous move for the u. S. These two countries have historically close ties, sharing intelligence, fightin one another. More australian soldiers helping in the fight against isis in iraq than any other american ally. This could have some devastating consequences for the relationship going forward. Meanwhile, President Trump is questioning whether the to withhold federal funding from the university at berkeley after protests turned violent last night over a controversial speech. The university cancelled that speech by may lo milo ya no lis. A two day uprising at a prison in delaware is over. This afternoon, we have been watching a dignified transfer for a corrections officer who was killed in that standoff. Officials say the inmates used sharp objects to take over the prison. Right now investigators are prompted it. Reporter following a nearly 18hour ordeal, a delaware corrections officer is dead after inmates took four hostages. Officials put the prison lockdown wednesday when a guard called for help. Two hostages were released wednesday night but by 5 00 a. M. Thursday officials made the decision to storm the building, using a backhoe to reach the barricades. Those tactical teams quickly located our female staff member and had her removed safely from the building in less than two minutes. Reporter killed in the siege was corrections officer Sergeant Steven floyd. His body was discovered shortly after police went in. The Prison Guards unit is blaming limited staffing on Sergeant Floyds death and says his quick action take over the building, Sergeant Floyd told a couple of the lawsui lieutenants to get out of the building, that it was a trap. Reporter inmates were able to use sharp instruments to take control of the facility. We also have to investigate what happened here, determine the facts to make sure that it never happens again. Reporter it isnt clear if any inmates were held hostage but all 120 prisoners in the building are considered suspects. The check is in the mail. More than a half million tmobile customers have a refund coming. Consumer reporter susan hogan is here with details. And the check is really in the mail. This refund stems from a settlement with the federal trade commission more than two years ago. They customers who had Third Party Charges added to their bills through a practice known as cramming. The charges were typically about 9. 99 per month and for subscriptions. Tmobile agreed to fully fund unwanted charges to customer who is applied for their money back. Now the fdc is tributing the remaining 20 million from that settlement. Checks are being mailed to more than 617,000 customers who had the charges on their bill but actually did not apply for the full refund. The fdc says the average check amount is about 32. If you get one, you should deposit or cash it within 60 days. Storm team 4 is getting us ready for what could be a cold weekend. Were already feeling a breeze out there. Feels right fo center. When are we going to start feeling the real chill . Tonight its going to be cold out there. The suburbs dip into the 20s. Here in washington, a low around 30. And also a little bit breezy out there right now. This camera, i have it situated on our circle here. You can see our flag out there flapping in the wind. Were going to continue to track breezy conditions until the sun starts going on. Our sunset right around 5 30. Take a look at the gusts right now, anywhere from 2030 miles an hour across the area. Thats adding an additional chill. This 49 feeling more like low 40s. As we continue into the overnight hours well fall into the 30s by 10 00 p. M. In the morning, most of us in the 20s. Millions of dollars all for just 30 seconds of glory. Were giving you a sneak peek at this weekends super bowl commercials. Plus, a heart felt letter to washington. The message these kids have for President Trump. And they President Trump. And they afoot and lighthohearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. Share, be people. Young students in Washington State wrote a letter to President Trump that includes suggestions on being a great leader. The didnkinde eergarteners a hopeful the president will respond. Dear president. These kindergarteners wanted their letter to President Trump to be perfect. We wanted to give him some advice to be a great president. What is the most important thing a president can do in your eyes, tatum . Be kind. Reporter so what else does that include when youre 5 years old . Be responsible. Reporter you want him to be responsible . What does responsible mean . I think it means to do things rig right. Reporter they have questions they want answered. I want to know if he has dogs. Does he have a pet . Reporter what do you want to know about President Trump . Does he have butterflies . Would he be the first president to have butterflies if he had them . I dont know. I assume there are a few fly around the white house. Its an important tool in the fight against drug abuse. But as overdoses climb, so are the prices of the lifesaving drug. What would you think if you wanted a help wanted sign that said minorities need not apply. 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The Trump White House insists the sanctions are still in place. Meanwhile, the president is going toe to toe with australia. President trump is expressing disappointment in the prior agreement t refugees in australia to be resettled here in the white house. The white house says those refugees will go through extreme vetting. Theres been a tragic end to that hostage situation inside a delaware prison. The guard who was killed has been on the job for 16 years until that twoday uprising by inmates. And only on news4, some Prince Georges County Police Officers have filed a complaint with the Justice Department regarding possible discrimination within the department. Bureau chief Tracee Wilkins is gathering new information on this story. Weve been telling you about the epidemic of heroin overdoses. First at 4, Mark Segraves discusses how the epidemic has resulted in another crisis for First Responders. Reporter First Responders around the country are facing what they call a crisis. It started with an epidemic of drug overdoses from opioid things like heroin. Thats led to a spike in the cost of the drug that they use, the antidote. The price has gone up 50100 in just the past year. Twe have to divert funding from other areas to ensure we can provide this medication. It is essential and it is necessary to make sure that we have that. Reporter First Responders we talked to say this lifesaving drug is something that not only firefighters and paramedics carry, but now also Police Departments are equipping their officers with them. And its actually a drug that consumers can have on hand. They say the coast is getting o prohibitive and its time for the federal government to take action. What do folks in virginia think about repealing and repla a new poll by the Watson Center find majority support for throwing it out. More than twothirds of voters in virginia support repealing the Affordable Care fact. But a majority still want a replacement ready before the repeal. Lets dig a little deeper. A whopping 92 of those polled still want the replacement plan to cover preexisting conditions. 83 want to allow children to stay on their Insurance Plan until theyre 26. The telephone poll was conducted with about a thousand virginia residents last week. February is heart health month. A life or death situation can sneak up on you when you least expects. Jim handly is in the newsroom with more. You guys already know that Heart Disease is the number one killer in women. On average, one dead every minute. New at 5 00 tonight, were going to meet a local woman only in her 30s whos undiagnosed condition l her life. And where you can be tested for free. Plus, a startling sign of the times. Were there as the man who wrote a book on how black men can survive a Police Confrontation has a frank discussion with local officers. Plus, a historic local landmark to the late Martin Luther king is about to get big favori facelift. The National Museum of africanamerican history and culture is celebrating its first black history month. To commemorate it, the museum is holding various special programs and events. The first last night was a screening of an oscar nominated documentary based on the writings of activist james baldwin. Museum curators say the Film Screening helped to shed light on the current social climate. On issues related to race that plagued us during the 1960s, 50s, 70s when he was an activist, are still with us today. The Museum Opened in september. Tickets, as you know, have been pretty hard to come by. It could welcome its 1 millionth visitor this month. I think a lot of those folks who are going to be standing in those long lines outside the museum this weekend are going to be a little chilly. Especially on saturday. It is going to be on the cooler side. Today we had highs once again near and around 50 degrees. Tomorrow and especially saturday, definitely noticing the chill. Take a look at your weather headlines. Plenty of clouds tomorrow. Its going to be a cold one as well. As we look to the weekend, kind of a 5050 split. Its dry both days. Were no longer talking about the rain and snow chances but on saturdayit warmer on sunday, but plenty of clouds around. As we look to next week, have the umbrella and rain plan for tuesday and wednesday. Rain looking very likely right now on both days. Currently 49 degrees, northwest wind at 10 miles an hour. Look at what that wind does to our feels like temperatures. Feeling five to almost 10 degrees cooler across the area. Freezing in hagerstown. 35 in washington, 38 in leesburg. Its a chilly night out there. Tonights kind of the perfect night to put a fire in the fireplace or turn on the fireplace and just enjoy your evening indoors. Tomorrow, the weather having a pretty low impact on your day. To and from work looking good. Recess for the kids, its another outdoor play day but definitely want the warm jacket. Exercise cold as well. I would recommend gloves or at least long sleeves. 7 00 a. M. Were around 30 degrees. 20s in the suburbs. Plenty of clouds around throughout the day tomorrow. If we have any limited sunshine, it will be toward tend of the day. Our high, 43 degrees. Tomorrow evening at 7 00 p. M. Were already around 37. This weekend, pretty low impact. Its still cold out there. Were still in winter. Even the groundhog agrees. If youre leading to one of the local slopes, its looking great there. Nice ski weather both saturday and sunday. But i would prefer sunday because its a little warmer. You dont have to worry about that sun glare. Super bowl parties on sunday looking good. No travel issues there. On monday we start to warm up. In fact we start to warm up on sunday. Monday in the low 50s. Upper 50s on tuesday. Low 60s on wednesday. With that drop back down. A high of 40 on thursday. A language barrier and a sign led to a racial controversy that went viral. Now the woman who owns the restaurant is apologizing. She owns kennys homecooking in spartanburg, south carolina. She made a help wanted sign for the window but it read minorities need not apply. Someone saw it and posted it to social media. She says english is not her first language and she meant to post a sign reading, minors need not apply. She immediately took the sign down and posted an apology. The thing about it is theres all kind of minorities in here that work. The owner is japanese. We have spannic cooks. Business has dropped because of the controversy but theyre hoping that customers will forgive and come back and eat there. For millions of people its the one time of year when you probably look forward to the commercials. A sneak peek at the moments everyone will likely be talking about monday morning. The falcons, pats and all their fansre spo super bowl sunday. So are the crooks hoping to cash in. Federal and state Law Enforcement Officials Say theyve already seized more than a quarter million counterfeit sports related items, from fake tickets to phony team merchandi merchandise. Some 100 Million People without tickets to the super bowl will watch the game on tv. Theyll also be looking for those anticipated commercials. You see a couple of them rolling there. Even though theres been some early buzz online, we can always expect some surprises. Jay gray is live in houston to give us a preview. Reporter yeah, its always good to see what they roll out during the super bowl. Its the high stakes game within the game. Advertisers hoping to score big on crews are still getting things ready. Kickoff still days away. Trust me. Im working. Reporter but the super bowl of advertising is already starting. Many advertisers starting the hype early with online teasers. The strategy is smart in that you get a buzz going but you dont give the ad away zblmpl. S reporter Building Momentum to get the most bang for the 5 million bucks for 30 seconds of air time during the game. Some spots will use humor. Others pull at your heart strings. Celebrities pitch products including tom brady. 84 lumber will air a super bowl commercial for the first time. While budweiser will debut a spot that tells the story of cofounder, a german immigrant. Ive been watching the reactions on twitter this morning. And you know the ad is showing that its doing exactly what we intended, which is to inspire an entire nation. Reporter inspiration they and other advertisers hope will score big with viewers on super sunday. A couple of other spots to look for on sunday, first audi, theyre going to air an ad that really brings forward and champions equal pay. While budweiser is bringing back its iconic spokesdog spuds mckenzie kind of. Between the ads, the halftime show and of course the game itself, why did you watch the super bowl . Thats our flash survey this afternoon. Head over to the nbc washington facebook page. Right now its a ti between the game and the commercials. News continues right now with jim and doreen. News4 at 5 00 starts now. In a story youll see only on 4, more than 70 Prince Georges County Police Officers file a complaint today alleging discrimination. How the Police Department is responding tonight. Also, right now at 5 00, President Trumps speech at the National Prayer breakfast still getting a lot of reaction tonight. How he says his administration will embrace religious freedom. And were going to introduce you to a Montgomery County woman who survived a heart attack when she was just 24 year s old. First, more than 70 minority Police Officers are accusing the Prince Georges County Police Department of discrimination. Good evening. Im doreen gentzler. Im jim handly. Those officers signed onto a complaint with the department of the handling of allegations of misconduct as it relates to minority complaints. Officers also allege rampant discrimination, denial of promotions and denial of transfers of black and hispanic officers. Tracee wilkins first told us about this complaint a few months ago. Shes live in palmer park with new reaction tonight. Reporter what we know from the department of justice is that they are in receipt of a letter. They have passed it onto their civil rights division. We do not know if they are investigating the allegations that have been made here. We also know that the Prince Georges County Police Department is interested in getting to the bottom of whats happening. More than 70 minority Prince Georges County Police Officers have signed onto a complaint filed with the u. S. Department of justice alleging discrimination within the Police Department. The number of people that were involved with it, you know, 50 and 63 and now were over 70. It has become a serious proble