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WRC News4 At 4 February 17, 2017

The white house is denying a report that it plans to use the National Guard to round up undocumented immigrants. The a. P. Says it obtained a memo detailing the use of 100,000 guard troops from Washington State to louisiana. President trump called it 100 not true. Immigration raids appear to be picking up steam under the Trump Administration including here. News4 was first to report that immigration and Custom Enforcement agencies detained some men as they left the local hypothermia shelter. Reporter for the third time in two weeks ice agents were at this annandale apartment complex making arrests of undocumented immigrants. It was the arrests in the southern part of Fairfax County last week rig church that brought faith leaders and imgrant advocates together today. Their biggest concern, that incident witnessed by these three men last week. They just left the shelter last week when ice agents moved in. As many as two men, perhaps as many as six were arrested. Whats did to people coming out from a Church Shelter is the beginning of a conflict between church and state in the administration of donald trump. Reporter coming up, well hear from an ardent donald trump supporter protesters are missing the bigger picture, that these ice arrests are making the community safer. Going down to maralago for the weekend is becoming a trend. Its costing the secret service and taxpayers a lot of money, especially when you consider the president isnt the only trump that agents have to protect. Today the Washington Post did an indepth story about the cost of protecting the family. This weekend alone what were looking at, you know, agents are deployed at the white house, they are deployed at maralago, they are deployed at trump tower. All of that is just here in the u. S. Theyre also traveling to the United Arab Emirates so eric and don jr. Can attend the opening of a trump golf course. Three prior trips to the florida resort probably cost in the neighborhood of 10 million. It includes money for the coast guard to continuously patr associated with securing a seaside resort, everything from tents and light towers as well as porta potties and golf carts. The nypd officers are most affected day in and day out. Some of the smaller departments like Palm Beach Police are also dealing with scheduling changes and over time. Dont forget about the small town of bedminister, new jersey where the president has a golf course. Some of these departments are asking to be reimbursed by the government. Whats the bottom line . Judicial watch reports it costs about 97 million to protect president obama over an eightyear period. At this rate, that number could be in the hundreds of millions for President Trump. Its been anothero here in washington. How the drama of the white house is resonating the voters across the country. There is progress to report at the d. C. Public school thats been closed because of bedbugs and rodents. Savoy elementary in southeast will reopen later this month. According to the schools facebook page, the building has had a thorough cleaning, carpeting, pillows and other soft materials have been replaced. The school will reopen on monday, february 27th. The deep cleaning started earlier this month. As a precaution, students have been attending school in another building five miles away. The west coast has been bombarded with rain this winter. The latest storm came through thursday and triggered heavy flooding in Washington State. More storms are on the horizon and some could drop 510 inches of rain over the next few days. That leads us to storm team 4 and some changes coming just in time for a long weekend. You mentioned those storms in california. Any time california gets big normally means we are on the other side of things, meaning nice weather and warmer weather. Take a look at new york, 41 degrees up in new york. 44 philly. Were 50 today. Look at roanoke, 66 degrees right now. That warmer weather continues to move in across our region. Were in for an amazingly warm weekend. Still cool tonight. Youll need the coat as temperatures drop. Much warmer tomorrow. A fantastic weekend and we get even warmer next week. Can i hear 70 . Its in the forecast. Shocking news this week that at least two women were mistakenly told they tested negative for the mosquitoborne vir zika virus when they really had tested positive. Reporter after a mig tests were hearing from pregnant women and doctors who cannot believe that zika tests for more than 400 people were botched by the d. C. Department of forensic sciences. Brandon and melissa, eight months pregnant, found out their zika tests were mishandled by the lab meaning the couple was told their tests came back negative for the virus. Now they dont know 100 . They moved to d. C. From miami to get away from the zika outbreak down there. We did everything we needed to do. We left miami. We escaped zika. We moved here. We got all the testing done that we needed to get done. And were told youre in the clear. Reporter the baby looks healthy in the ultrasounds but theyll have to wait a few weeks to get those new test results back. The cdc is doing those retests while the lab here does an internal review happened. Is it just us or does everyone seem a little stressed . How politics may be making people feel a little tense on both sides of the political aisle. Need to replace one of the big ticket appliances in your home . This maybe the weekend to do it. Why you could save money depending on what you buy and where. What a moment. Our own shomari stones big surprise on national tv. Hes going to join us in studio to talk about it and tell us why his did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Ads, slow backups, slow everything. 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We were waiting for e elevator and he suddenly just reached out and snatched. Reporter shocked when a man beside her in an elevator turned into a mugger. I started screaming no, no and i was trying to hit him. Reporter in seconds he was gone with her wallet and drivers license. I was very surprised. My favorite target was anyone alone, anyone who was alone. It didnt matter whether it was a man or woman. Reporter david is a serial mugger doing a 25 to life prison sentence. Hes one of the inmate who s wh responded to a survey. According to the survey for many muggers its not a onetime deal with 39 saying they committed more than 20 robberies. When it comes to the target matter. 46 didnt care about age. What did they look for . Anyone flashy. 45 said nice clothes or jewelry first caught their attention. If they wore like shaggy clothes and gym clothes, i wouldnt bother. Reporter about a third looked for those who might not fight back. One out of four said they targeted anyone who looked lost or drunk. Most attacked on the streets or inside or outside a building. 27 preferred the subway. I would be on the platforms closer to the subways, the tunnels. That would be my get away, inside the tunnels. Reporter thats why its safer to stand in the middle of the platform. Were all surrounded by surveillance cameras in the city but the muggers said that gives people a false sense of security. Nearly three quarters of the muggers we surveyed said they didnt mind being caught on camera. They just hide their faces. The survey, 70 said they carried a weapon, at least sometimes. 69 said they would get physical if the victim fought back. I wouldnt suggest it at all. If the person is out to get the money, theyre liable to do anything. They said dont fight back. Its only your wallet. Reporter thats the advice heidi received when she took a selfdefense class after being robbed. I think its just be aware of whats around you. Reporter now always noticing those next to her, relying on her instincts in a city where you never know whos around the corner. Which brings us to, what motivates a mugger to attack . More than half who responded said they did it to support a habit. Others, for the adrenaline rush. To read more results, head over to the nbc washington app and tap investigations. So doug, it warmed up quite a bit today. Is this a case of what goes up must go back down . Eventually. It may not go back down until next november. Thats the kind of heat weve got coming in here. It was like winter and spring today. Winter in the morning, spring in the afternoon. Exactly. Temperatures are going to drop pretty quickly this evening. If youre heading out tonight, make sure you have the coat. But boy do we warm as we head into the weekend. 50 degrees currently. Temperatures dropping through the 40s. Were down to about 41 by 11 00. Its a friday night. If youre going to be out late night, make sure you have that coat out there. Look at these numbers, 50 in baltimore, 41 in annapolis along the water. Charlottesville, 64 degrees. Petersburg, west virginia, at 64. Warmer air just on our a few clouds came through but thats really about it. Back to the west, weve been talking about california. We know about the oroville dam just knnorth and east of san francisco. This is the first in a series of storms. Were going to hear a lot about whats happening in california over the next couple of days. For our weather, not much going on. The cold is here for now but its moving out quickly. Its just now to our north and east. That warm air is racing in and it wants to stick around for a while. Warmer air returns. Back into the 60s, maybe near 70. Yes, staying mild even into next week. Look at the temperatures to the north. Heres where the cold air is. 41 in new york, but 75 in st. Louis, 70 in nashville, 68 in atlanta, 66 as close as roanoke. Its going to get really w tomorrow, a High Temperature of 67. Increasing clouds during the day, nice and warm during the afternoon. A great afternoon to get out and about. Next ten days, 55 on your sunday, president s day 61. Tuesday is the day to watch. We could get a little bit cooler here on tuesday, 54. Right back into the 60s to near 70 on friday. Only a couple of chances of showers, one on wednesday, another one saturday. Could be a stray sprinkle on sunday. A great weekend to get out and go to the zoo. Bao bao is out of here. But if youre thinking about heading to the zoo, 57 at 9 00 a. M. , 63 by 1 00 and 65 by 5 00. Weve got to be getting close to a record here. Not close. Were about ten degrees off. Unbelievable. Campus controvers students and staff demanding answers. Plus, target becomes a target. The foiled plot that could have impacted stores up and down the e mom, i just saved a lot of money on my Car Insurance by switching to geico. I should take a closer look at geico. 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Is that worth your time . We all know there are many historical reasons for the great wall of china being constructed, but this movie wants to look at some of the, lets say, mythical legends. Theres tons of green monsters on this wall. Apparently the chinese constructed this thing to keep out supernatural alien beasts. If you think thats a little out of left field premise, youre exactly right. There is kind of a visionary director at play here who directed hero to me the lizards look a little bit too much like a video game. In the end its a lot more action than dialogue. You could probably skip this one. Looking for something a little bit more down to earth. Any good live theater going on this weekend . Yes. I cant recommend enough, this is the last weekend you can see whos afraid of virginia wolf at fords theater. Its an amazing though. It might be my favorite ive seen since covering thr ining te in town. It involves george and martha. They invite a younger couple to their house for a 2 00 a. M. Party. A lot of hilarity ensues. I would check that out if youve never seen it. Intermissions. Each act really flies by. Its hilarious but also really deep. We understand theres a big star at arena stage. Whos that . Yeah. Across town at arena theres marsha mason. Shes won two Golden Globes and four oscar nominations. Shes in watch of the rhine. She invites her daughter and soninlaw over from germany to come back to d. C. And amongst them theres maybe a nazi spy in their midst. Check that out too to see a big name star over at arena stage. Thanks, jason. We always have options. Yesterday we saw the nationwide day without immigrants protest. But the demonstrations didnt end at midnight. Why strikes continue today. And our own shomari shown on naio being on the steve harvey show and then telling us a little bit about something he didnt get to talk about on that show. First at 4 00, President Trump is wrapping up his first four weeks in the white house by getting out of town. He went to South Carolina to talk jobs and i rally tomorrow down in florida. Reporter look, todays event in South Carolina had all the feels of a campaign stop, cheering, large crowds and no questions about the controversy swirling after President Trumps first 28 days in office. Leaving washington today but still dealing with questions and controversy surrounding his administration, President Trump traveled to South Carolina. Boeing has done an incredible job. Reporter as boeing unveiled its new 787 10 dream liner. When American Workers win, america as a country wins. Big league, wins. Reporter the president s speech focused on jobs. We want products made by our workers in our factories, stamped with those four magnificent words, made in the usa. Reporter while back in washington, nbc news has learned at least four men are being National Security advisorer vice admiral Robert Harwood said no to the post last night. Im not ranting and raving. Reporter as the fallout continues. What was your reaction to the president s News Conference yesterday . The Trump Administration to date is an administration that is not only off its wheels but off the track. Reporter a day after the president free wheeling at times contentious press conference. I like what hes doing. Ive not been a fan of the extra discussion that he likes to engage in. So some of us have learned to watch what the president does as opposed to what he says. Reporter many outside of washington unsure what to say right now. I dont know what the truth is anymore. Reporter almost a month into the new administration. The president will spend his thirra speak at a Massive Campaign style rally in orlando saturday. For the second straight day, tens of thousands of people are expected to skip work to protest the trump presidency. Todays demonstration is being called a general strike. At least 100 rallies are underway in 30 states and even in mexico. The idea was float bid the Advocacy Group strike for democracy. Yesterday restaurants and other businesses shut down across many major cities to try to show the impact that immigrants have on the u. S. Economy. A week of ups and downs is coming to an end. Started off really cold this morning, then really warmed up. Amelia is in the storm center trying to track all of these changes. For the most part were only looking at ups from here. Highs this afternoon around 50 degre temperature in your neighborhood. Its 50 here in the district. As we look nuto the north, frederick at 48. Culpepper near 60 degrees coming in at 58. Tomorrow morning it is going to be another chilly start. We start off in the 30s. Heading out early youll want at least a light jacket. Make sure you have layers. Youll need the sunglasses as well tomorrow with plenty of sunshine around especially in the first half of the day. The temperature tomorrow around 8 00 a. M. Is about 40 in washington. Right around freezing in frederick. For the weekend, highs in the 60s and beyond that for the most part. Is it too soon to get out in the lawn and garden to fertilize and maybe put some plants down . Ill be talking about that coming up. Whos the most romant in america . Crystals husband shomari. You saw it right here this afternoon. News4s own shomari stone has been named the most romantic man in america. And he is wearing his name right now. Shomari is here to share the experience. First of all, congratulations. Thank you. We love your story, yours and crystals. Being on the steve harvey show was quite an experience. Tell us about it. My wife crystal nominated me. I said you sent in a video . She said,

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