Good morning, everyone. Welcome to news4 midday. Today is Martin Luther king jr. Day and people across the area taking the time to remember the civil rights icon and honor his legacy. We learned that Vice President elect mike pence just arrived at the memorial. A wreath laying ceremony wrapped up a few minutes ago at the memorial. Thats where we find justin finch. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Of course a surprise visit here from vpelect mike pence right by the wreath laid a short time ago. Perhaps you can see him. Hes just behind us. A lots of surprise in the crowd out here today hes taking in the memorial as we speak here and wreath laid just moments ago. Of course the legacy of dr. King on hearts and minds of many here today at this site. Many lean on his example as they mark this moment. That wreath in his honor. Well take you now to video of that ceremony led by a line of young people. The King Memorial Foundation laid a wreath for a sixth year and featured on todays program, a few key players who brought this site into reality from fundraisers to advisers. The events keynote speaker jeff johnson urging the crowd to look to kings legacy of looking past differences for the greater good of all. On the heels of fridays inauguration, a call to the youngest here and across the u. S. To follow in kings footsteps and not let age stop them from being leaders. Dont let your age be a consideration of restricting your leadership role. You are the Martin Luther kings of today and tomorrow. Accept that challenge. When i reflect on what Martin Luther king means to me, its dedication. On the wall theres a picture of dr. King at work and it talks selfless devotion for something other than yourself. Reporter you are looking live at the Vice President elect right here in front of the memorial showing up a few moments ago taking in this site on what is the memorial for dr. Martin luther king here today. Hes now making his way away from the site here. Of course had dr. King lived, he would be 88 years old today. Back to you. Justin finch live at the mlk jr. Memorial. Thank you. Over in southeast community, members are preparing for the 11th annual mlk parade. It steps out at noon. The parade will end in anacostia park. You can find a full list of street closings on the nbc washington app. The National Action network held its annual Martin Luther king jr. Breakfast today in washington honoring several leaders for their work in civil the Virginia Governor was one those recognized for his efforts. Felons of any governor in the history of the United States of america. It was the right thing to do. Republican leaders in virginia challenged the move and virginias Supreme Court ruled in july that the governors process was unconstitutional. After that decision, he restored Voting Rights under a new system. The weather should cooperate for todays mlk events but rain is in the forecast. Plenty of cloud cover out there today. It looks like its going rain at any time. Im keeping a very small chance of passing showers mainly to the south and also off to the west. Really not seeing much in the d. C. Area. Any parades that are happening will be aok to go you probably wont need the rain gear but youll need a hat because temperatures are in the chilly. Temperatures are in the 40s. Seasonal for this time of year. Clouds sticking around throughout the day. Lets plan it out. Temperatures are going to be in low to mid 40s. Mostly cloudy. Steady temps overnight as well. We take them up as we head into your tuesday. Rain in the forecast for tuesday and a lot of this week. Well show you what to expect as we head toward inauguration and also saturday a lot of events going on downtown on saturday so well let you know what you can expect in terms of weather. Guys . All right. Thank you. Developing this morning, Prince Georges County police are offering a reward for any information about a homicide. Someone shot and killed a woman on good hope neighborhood not far from the metro last night. Police have for the released the womans name. In northeast d. C. , two people were found dead inside a home. The discovery was made early this morning. And the victims names have not been released. When we get more details, well have them on the nbc washington app. Now to this fridays transition of power. Were just four days away from the inauguration of donald trump. At noon on friday, he will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Stay with news4 as we countdown to the inauguration. Well keep updated on street and metro closures and what the weather is going to look like for festivities that day. But what everyone seems to be focusing on this morning is president elect trumps twitter feud with congressman john lewis. This comes after lewis told nbc that he did not see trump as a legitimate president. Trump shot back on twitter over the weekend criticizing lewis and his district. This morning that breakfast honoring dr. Martin luther king jr. , reverend sharp said trump out to reach out to lewis. He ought issues of today. He ought to on king day be kinglike. Dont act like on the National Chess board. Dont behave like a pawn if youve been made a king. On this Martin Luther king jr. Day, trump is tweeting that we should honor dr. King for the great man that he was. Meanwhile, his planned trip to washington today has been called off. News4s tracie potts has the details. Reporter president elect trump was supposed to visit the new africanamerican museum in washington today. His trip abrupt lly canceled overnight. I dont see the president elect has a legitimate president. Reporter as trump advisers defend his tweets criticizing congressman john lewis. Donald trump has the right to defend himself. Reporter lewis and ten other democrats are boycotting fridays inauguration. Trump advisers urge president obama to step in. To do trump five days before he puts his hand on the bible, its just wrong. My hope would be that the president elect will reach out. Reporter mr. Trump making news in an interview with the times of london criticizing u. S. Involvement in iraq. Its like throwing rocks into a beehive. Reporter back home he says his replacement plan for obamacare is almost completed. Our friends dont have a plan to replace it with. Reporter rallies in 40 cities last weekend signaling trouble in congress. If you think youre going to simply throw millions off of health insurance, you got another guess coming. Reporter the president elect says that he wants insurance for all. Something not all republicans support. And hes also calling out outgoing cia director john brennan saying he questions whether brennan behind the unvaried russian information about him. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Were following two developing stories. A Music Festival pay popular beach resort interrupted by gunfire. Five people are dead. Its called a senseless act of violence. A plane crashes into a village. The death toll has been rising all morning long. Well have the latest on what went wrong. Its perfect. Its beautiful. Theres nothing we would change about it. Brand new developments. A gunman has killed five people at a nightclub in mexico. More than a dozen other people were hurt. The shooting happened early this morning outside the blue parrot nightclub hosting an event part of an electronic Music Festival. Of the victims, we now know two are from canada, one from italy, one from colombia. Police say the shooting was a result of a disagreement between people inside the club and said security guards had come under fire when they tried to help. Four people are now being questioned. New at midday, recovery teams found the black box from a plan that crashed in kyrgyzstan. It hit a village. Some officials report that 37 people died but the government has not confirmed that number yet. The site is debris from the plane is everywhere including protruding from a house. Several people including children are hurt. The cause of the crash is not clear. This morning, two kids saved from the baltimore house fire are doing better according to the fire department. The 4yearold girl and 5yearold boy have been upgraded from Critical Condition to good condition. They were saved last thursday from that Burning House by their 8yearold sister. The childrens mother is still in Critical Condition. The cause of that fire is still under investigation. Developing right now, d. C. Police want you to take a good look at these photos on the screen. These two girls are cousins. Police say that they disappeared on saturday night around 10 30. If you see them please call police. Fairfax county Police Looking for a stabbing suspect on the run. This after a soccer game turned violent in fairfax county. Police there say that the person fl the soccer field. This happened at South Lakes High School yesterday. Officers say it started with an argument during a game. There were no students involved but this kind of violence has one father on alert. I wouldnt expect a double stabbing to evolve from a soccer match. A neighborhood soccer match. And a great deal of concern. Police think this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the surrounding communities. This week the Supreme Court will take up a case that could have an impact on the Washington Redskins trademark dispute. Its over the name of an Asian American band. The bands name is a term that could be read as offensive to Asian Americans and the dispute over washingtons name is on hold pending the outcome of that case. A new effort to Push Congress to increase diversity on capitol hill. We see how lawmakers may soon follow in the nfl showed you how almost every u. S. Employer is required by congress to report on their hiring of women and minorities. When we asked nearly 30 local u. S. Senators and u. S. Representatives to report on diversity within their own staff, only seven did so. We found congress doesnt have to follow the same diversity laws it mandates for the rest of the workforce. Now a caucus representing black u. S. Senate staffers are proposing a bill to propose a chief diversity staffer. They say the practice should be in place for congressional job openings too. You mandate that some of the applicants and interviews that you conduct for senior positions, the applicants have to be people of color. Even if they dont get the jobs. It allows men and women of color to get in the pipeline. Despite the number of formal numbers are hiring, there are new figures that show how well congressional staffs reflect the people they serve. Thats com news4 at 6 00. Baseballs champions are in town today. A few months ago the chicago cubs won the world series for the first time in more than a hundred years. President obama asked them to visit the white house before he left office. The president is from chicago but as you know, hes a big white sox fan. Baseball comes back sooner than you think. The nationals pitchers and catchers report to spring training exactly one month from today. Goes by just like that. We talk about baseball all over again. We got to get through the super bowl first. And for the president even though hes a white sox fan, you know this is huge. Over 100 years. 1908. Dont forget hockey. Caps are on a roll. One of the best teams in the league so far. Next week you can buy the final tickets to the greatest show on earth. Performances are actually happening this spring right here in d. C. Nbcs Kerry Sanders histor historic ringling bros. Barnum bailey circus. After nearly a century and a half of entertaining, the greatest show on earth is pulling up its stakes forever. This is messed up. Reporter sundays performance in miami the last time the circus rolls into town here ever. Leaving poignant memories on familys cell phones. My wife brought me seven years ago and bought me this hat. Almost three and her first and only circus. Reporter the decision to retire the performing elephants last spring, a move demanded by Animal Welfare protesters had a big impact on the bottom line according to circus owners. Evidence on cell phone video showing rows of empty seats. This morning i talked to the head of the company that owns ringling bros. Can the Animal Rights ac you think about the number of people, over 400 people that it impacts directly and the millions of fans, theres no winners in this situation. Reporter the dare devil that gained fame in the air under the big top and since gone on to even bigger stunts says hes heartbroken. It is part of my family. You know, i bleed, sweat, eat, sleep and cry circus. Its just who i am. Reporter performers and show producers say todays young audience growing up on video games and Virtual Reality just isnt into the circus the way their parents and grandparents were. But many are sad to see this generations old tradition coming to an end. After the last performance on may 21st, the circus says all of th animals will be retired to quiet sanctuaries. Meantime, to give you an idea how long this circus has been traveling, 143 years, consider this, when they began, there were only 37 stars and grant was president of the United States. Kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. A long time. The time right now 11 19. Speaking of time. And grading your Childs School lunch. The Maryland County at the head of the class. Dangerous weather ahead. Accidents and Power Outages and today people from new mexico to new england facing n storm waewtc breaking news just into the newsroom out of southeast washington. Police on the scene of a double shooting. This is happening in the 2400 block of elvans road in southeast. Homicide detectives have been called to the scene for this double shooting. News4 pat collins on the way. More information as we get it. Crews are cleaning up downed power lines and even worse damage in more than a dozen states this morning. A major ice storm is being blamed for six deaths and the storm is far from over. We get the latest on conditions from omaha, nebraska. Reporter this morning crippling ice coating much of the nations midsection. Entire neighborhoods frozen over. Slick roads now disaster zones with at least five fatalities. In nebraska, a fiery crash engulfed two semi trucks in flames. Amazingly no one was injured. Seat belts helped save both drivers lives. In oklahoma, towns transformed into icicle cities. Fire and ice. Power lines catching fire as ice melts. In missouri, the ice storm forcing the nfl to delay the steelers chiefs playoff game by seven hours in kansas city. And in kansas, you can see mother natures wrath on the road. This tractortrailer almost slamming into a patrol car. The terrifying moments caught on Police Dash Cam video. The officer unharmed. Bishop rice was bagging groceries when the power went out at this supermarket. How did the customers respond . They just kept shopping. Reporter 49 million Americans Still being affected today. Here in omaha, nebraska, were under an ice storm alert thats expected to this as authorities are warning people they need to stay off the roads if at all possible. Wow. A lot of rough weather out there. Thats why this was not planned. This is not the valentines day show. We all woke up and decided to wear red. As soon as i saw you guys on camera this morning, were all wearing red. It looks like valentines day. Not feeling like valentines day out there. Temperatures will be a little bit above normal for this time of year. Were 60s this week. Im not complaining about that. Im ready for it. Lets just go to spring at this point. Im so over snow. I would be happy if we dont get any. No snow in the forecast for the next ten days. We do have rain chances. Lets talk about those because we have a lot of things going on around town this week. 42 is our temperature right now. And you know well take it into the mid 40s for daytime highs today. Pretty much were going to stay there as we go into the overnight. And temperatures are actually going to rise tomorrow. That will be the start 42 right now in washington. We still have 30s out there. Mid to upper 30s when you head out into the Shenandoah Valley. Temperatures into the 40s for everybody. For the rest of the Martin Luther king day, it looks like it will rain at any moment but only a slight chance of showers in there. I would say about a 10 chance if we see anything. You can see theres nothing on storm team 4 radar right now. That ice storm they were talking about in the midwest, you can see all of the way up through omaha and then coming down through iowa. This is a frontal system. Thats going to pass through late tuesday night into wednesday and that will bring us some rain. Were dry for the rest of the afternoon and then we have rain showers tomorrow morning. So as you make your way back to work, grab that umbrella. Youre going to need it. Youre going to need it throughout the day. Scattered showers throughout the day. Out of here by wednesday and then we start to dry out on wednesday afternoon. We do have rain showers as we get into the end of this workweek. Specifically for inauguration. We have that forecast and if you plan to be out and about on saturday, we also have hour by hour and thats coming up in 15 minutes. Well see you then. Thank you. After a jump at the pump, gas prices have finally leveled off. Aaa says nationally prices dropped off since earlier this week. The average for a gallon of regular gas is now 2. 34. In d. C. , its higher at 2. 57 and overall metro region has an average of 2. 36 for a regular gallon of gas. Aaa says demand for gas has slowed following the holidays and the cost of crude oil has stayed flat. This morning we are working for you to let you k