Welcome to news 4 today. Be happier to sit here today talking about the weather. Tom kierein, we are in for some major improvements. You remember where your flipflops are . Yes. Im wearing them right now. Its still pretty chilly. But later today we will have a dreamy springlike afternoon. Look at our temperatures around the region for a february morning. Well take the mid 40s. To upper 40s. Annapolis, 47. Downtown, mid 40s. Shenandoah getting into the mid40s there. Some of the mild air is at 58 degrees on this saturday morning. A few clouds coming in. Still a blustery wind, though. The flag is blowing with gusts of wind, 30 Miles Per Hour. A breezy morning. Then a mild afternoon. Looking like rain wednesday into thursday for the coming weeks. I have the timing on that and we will deal with these delicious details on today. Thats coming up in just a few minutes. Happening today, family and friends are going to gather to say goodbye to antonin scalia. Service gets under way at the basilica of the immaculate sideline. Vice President Joe Biden and dr. Jill biden will represent the white house. A private burial will be held later on today. John sherman will join us in the 9 00 hour as the nation says a final goodbye. The time is 6 02. New this morning, a Fatal Shooting in the district. Police were called to benning road last night. Police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He died from his injury. Decision 2016. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will face off in inform of inform conferences. The republican battle in South Carolina. So who will come out on top tonight . Steve handelsman looks ahead from South Carolinas capital. Reporter thank you. Good morning from columbia. Voters here head to the poll for the first primary in the south. What should we watch . Who should we watch. Donald trump enjoyed a big lead in the polling in South Carolina is. Before trump tangled with the pope, before he promised to clean up his language and did not, ted cruz closed their to five points. Marco rubio polling a strong third hopes not just to beat cruz today. But if he can he drives jeb bush and john kasich from the race and emerges tonight as the only mainstream republican candidate. In nevada where Hillary Clinton lost her big lead in the polls to Bernie Sanders, even a win by just a few points in tonights caucuses would look like a clinton loss. Im steve handelsman, nbc news, columbia, South Carolina. Well, heres what the states look like. 50 delegates, 3 superdelegates up for grabs in the republican race. Nearly half will go to the overall winner. Now to nevada. 35 delegates are at stake. The delegates are not bound to any candidate until y. The state will send 8 superdelegates to the Democratic National convention. Chuck todd will join us to break down the results tomorrow morning. While Hillary Clinton continues to lead here in the district, the trend is mirroring in the rest of the country. Of the 25 superdelegates, 18 have especially tkorsedded clinton. Thats up from 14 in november. She has 49 to sanderss 19. Making some ground. A petition is halfway to its goal of 5,000 signatures. Caitlyn brown is looking to close because of security concerns. Schools have strict security every day except on election day making the school vulnerable to trouble. Many of you will be out enjoying the nice weather. Plans to visit the Washington Monument will have to wait a bit. This has nothing to do with the mechanics of the elevator. The damage was caused biff a contractor working on a different issue there. Now to a developing story. Tropical cyclone winston has made land fall if iji. It is the most powerful on record to ever hit that country. It is packing winds of 186 Miles Per Hour. The public curfew is now in effect. Authorities continue urging folks to stay inside. High winds and major damage closer to home. The windy city lives up to its name. My goodness. A highspeed wreck on this big weekend for fl youve got to see this. The winds are whipping. Everyone there is taking cover. The winds even caused a wall to collapse at a construction site at the city and a roof to cave in. Chicago Police Closed downtown streets friday because of debris flying off buildings. At the height, wind gusts were up to 60 Miles Per Hour there. Wow. Well, three people are seriously hurt after that sightseeing Helicopter Crash in hawaiis pearl harbor. There were problems a 15yearold boy was critically hurt in that crash. The two other people remain in serious condition can. Divers hit the water to float the chopper back up to the surface yesterday. The ntsb is looking to find out what caused the chopper to go down. This weekend marks the 15th anniversary that the racing world lost detailern heart, sr. In the daytona 500. You have to check this out. As drivers took the white flag for the final lap in the camping world truck series, one car hit the outside wall and flew through the area. The truck rolled about 13 times before landing on its wheels. He walked away and is okay. Johnny solder went on to win under caution. Say hello to one of the nicest saturdays we have had in weeks. Tom kierein is is shine on the way. A deadly shooting in our area ruled selfdefense. A grand you cant breathed. Through your nose. Suddenly, youre a mouthbreather. Opens your nose up to 38 more than Cold Medicine alone. Shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. Breathe right wheall i can think abouthit, is getting relief. Only nicorette mini has a patented fastdissolving formula. It starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. I never know when ill need relief. Thats why i only choose nicorette mini. Developing right now in flint, michigan, officials are still not doing enough to fix a water crisis an epa official says flint doesnt have enough qualified personnel to ensure that the citys water system meets federal requirements on preventing lead pollution. A quality spokesperson said the state received the letter and is reviewing it. Well, we may never know if a man accused of killing a d. C. Family and their housekeeper acted alone. Wint pleaded guilty to 20 charges. 12 counts of first degree murder included. Because wint cannot be sentenced to death. He has no incentive to give up any accomplices he may have had. If he is convicted on one murder charge, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Frank true leo shot and killed a guest at a Holiday Party back he said he was defending his family when he shot perez. Perez got drunk and charged the host, threatening to kill him and his wife and their children. He said he knew he was a martial arts expert and posed a threat to his family. It was just beyond belief to have somebody in your home yelling at the top of their lungs they are going to kill you. And you are standing next to my sons bedroom door. My wife behind me trying to call the police. He was arrested for murder and jailed until a judge allowed him to be released on bond a week later. He can now go on with his long, one that will forever carry what happened that december. City leaders believe a new rule backed up what most parents require anyway. Violators. Were looking to et cetera the public and make sure they are safe and make sure they have the equipment they need to ride and be safe on a bicycle. Free helmets will be provided for those who cannot afford one. I went out for a ride and it was the wind in your face. It was brutally cold. But today will be a much better day. It will be a dreamlike situation where you think is this really happening . Yeah. Its tough riding your bike in the wintertime. Today, great day to get a bike out on the path, maybe do some hiking. A wonderful day for a brisk walk. What to wear . Youll definitely need a coat this morning and short sleeves this afternoon. The first time i put that on the what to wear map in a while. Forget the gloves and the umbrella. Youll need sun glasses too. High clouds coming and going. There is the sunrise under way. The sun is coming up in a half an hour. Capturing the sunlight. It will be a gorgeous sunrise the next half hour or so. And the sky cast 4 showing some of the high clouds through the Morning Hours. Quite a bit of sunshine. Just high clouds drifting over us into the afternoon hours and early evening hours. It will begin to clear out. Overnight dont, mostly clear throughout this evening. Storm team 4 radar not showing any rain, no snow anywhere in the vicinity. No travel problems weather wise. Yeah, it is mild here for a february morning. These are usually the high temperatures this time of year. Montgomery, fairfax, the district, mid and upper 40s. Some spots out in west virginia, petersburg, 57 degrees. Here is your exercise forecast for today. By 11 00, should be in the low 50s, near 60 by 1 00. Between 2 00 and 3 00, briefly touching the low 60s. By sunset, back to 60 degrees. Sunset today is around 5 khrp 54. Overnight tonight, if youre heading out, should be beautiful. Cool this evening. Still in the 50s 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. Heading back home late evening, back down to the mid50s. A terrific night for going out this evening. Well have temperatures by dawn on sunday generally in the mid to upper 40s most of the region. Storm team 4 fourday forecast. Clouds close in tomorrow afternoon. Likelihood of passing light rain showers. Before then, ought to make it up to the upper 50s, near 60. A bit cooler tomorrow. R afternoon, sunday evening. Monday, back to work and school. Cooler. 40s in the morning. Afternoon highs 50 degrees. Then cloudy on tuesday. It looks like no rain or snow. Cloudy. 50 degrees. It is wednesday into thursday that will likely get some rain. Right now it looks like we have a is zero percent chance of snow. It will be up near 50 on wednesday afternoon. Light rain. Then moderate to maybe heavy down powers through midday thursday. Look at next weekend. Next saturday in the mid 40s and chilly. Next sunday, 50 degrees. Enjoy the day, guys. We will. Thank you very much, tom. Coming up, wouldnt it nice if your cartels you to watch out for the more people calling off sick. More cases of the flu are on the rise in our region. 6 20. Were back a Kathleen Matthews too many nights, i lead the 11 oclock news with stories of gun violence. And like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. In congress, ill fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die were not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. Im Kathleen Matthews and i approve this message. A look at whats happening on the roads and rails this weeken repairs. Just closures on the left and center lanes throughout the weekend. They will be repaved and will reopen by late saturday afternoon. Thats the good news if youre going to be using the bridge any time this weekend. National governors conference in northwest. Again, road were closures around capitol hill. Roads will be reopening there monday night once that conference is then out of the way. Talking about metro. Everywhere, every line, we have a bit of a delay this weekend. Red line single tracking between friendship heights, and silver spring. Orange and blue, single tracking between smithsonian and Federal Center southwest. An alert every 10 minutes on the silver line. Green line, single tracking between enfant plaza and navy yard. Ford is trying to make your commute a little less bumpy. Check this on out. The car giant pothole Detection Technology by putting it in the new fusion. It instantly adjusts shock absorbers to keep it from dropping. It has only been available in lincoln luxury cars and the expedition. Find out how to report a pothole directly. Go to the nbc washington app and search pothole. The event show cases hundreds of worldwide destinations to the caribbean and local hot spots. The show runs through sunday at the washington month since the big blizzard. Governor larry hogan asked president obama yesterday to issue a disaster declaration. That would free up federal funding. Maryland hasnt said how much the storm costs the state. A crowd funneleding campaign is under way if fairfax to help those struggling with their heating bills. Dozens of families kept it through this initiative. Our daily bread is trying to raise 16,000 by the end of the month. It would help 80 families who are struggle to go pay their heating bills. When this time of year comes around and the heating bills spike, they dont have extra funds to cover those extra needs. So we decided to run a special campaign this time of year to increase the amount of Financial Assistance we can provide. Just search heat assistance in the nbc washington app. So far the campaign raised 3,000 towards the goal. Happening today, a vigil for the government analyst that disappeared seven years ago under suspicious circumstances. Surveillance cameras asked pamela butlers home captured her entering her home but never leaving. Her body has not been found. The vigil will be 4 00 p. M. At her home near 4th and oglethorpe in northwest d. C. Flu cases on the rise in our area. It was a good match that is circulating. Its not too late to get your vaccination. Absolutely not. Beautiful sunrise on this saturday morning. Its going to be the nicest and warmest weather that we h but its not going to last. Tom is updating his forecast to when you can expect showers to start moving in. Neighbors on edge. Crews find more gas leaks. How leaders in virginia are trying to ease concerns after a recent explosion in Prince William county. A local delegation are tryin its 6 30. Here are the top stories were following. In a few hours, family and friends will gather to say goodbye to Supreme Court justice antonin scalia. Its a big weekend in the race for the white house. The Democratic Candidates will face off in nevada caucuses, while the republicans head to South Carolina to battle in their primary. The Washington Monuments will be closed for damage to a damaged elevator call box. It was caused by a contractor. Good morning. Time to stretch. Stretch it out. On this saturday morning. Stretch it out. Break out the shorts. Look at the beautiful sunrise going on here. Were talking about some of the warmest temperatures we have seen in quite some time. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. The sun is coming up minutes. The eastern sky is ablaze with color. I call this a pink baby blanket sunrise. Just a few high clouds are drifting in. And these temperatures are certainly comfortable for this time of the year. Mid40s in the metro area. Upper 40s near bay waters. A couple spots already into the 50s. Just a bit of a light breeze this morning. Live view at union station. A breezy morning. But it will be milder this afternoon with temperatures low 6 0s. Rain is looking likely wednesday. The hourbyhour forecast, by 10 00, 50 degrees. By 3 00, low 60s. Just clouds coming and going. Look at our rain chances for tomorrow. And a look rain chances mid week. Thats coming up in a few minutes. All right. Thank you very much, tom. Today a woman who survived a fire that killed four members of her family will lay them to rest. Funeral services for sampson and caroline and their grandchildren israel and ana will take place in hyattville. They all died in a fire exactly one month ago. The toddlers mother was in the house but jumped out a window and survive. They will bury the victims in brent wood. A delegation of local leaders are on their way to cuba. It includes Muriel Bowser and trade secretary murray jones. News 4s own david cole vert is not here today because he is tagging along on the trip to cover that visit. Delegation visits like this are becoming more common since relations between the u. S. And cuba were reestablished. The local leaders say that this is also about networking. Happening later today, Prince Georges County executive baker will gather with 100 metro access workers and riders calling for a change. The group claims they are dealing with crumbling service and have to endure dangerous conditions while they work. Today if you live in wood bridge you can find out why Washington Gas is digging in your area. The gas company, along with senator Jeremy Mcpike will will hold a town you hall meeting. Residents have been on edge since the blast off franklin street. A state lawmakers efforts to help ease their looking for leaks. I havent put on the stove, no. Because youve been too worried . Correct. The digging began a day after an explosion on february 7th. These are the photos of the damage left behind. It rocked the house just minutes after firefighters evacuated the family. Jeremy mcpike said worried residents have been calling his office. Washington gas and the state corporation commission. What is the systematic check. Are these lines safe and that is Washington Gas doing about it. He told us 7 to 10 gas leaks have been found. The soil surrounding the home was so saturated it had to be air rated. But the home hit by the explosion didnt even have a gas line hooked it appears gas somehow seeped into the home, built up in the basement and exploded. This man who lives on the same street says hes reassured now. A spokesman tells me all the high grade leaks have been repaired. And low grade now on a repair schedule. Dominion virginia power is on notice for the oil spill. Virginia environmental regulators say it paved the way for Civil Penalties and payment for cleanup costs. A traps former failure released 13,000 gallons of oil. Dominion accepted responsibility and said most have been recovered. The government get into annen crypted iphone. How a man escaped with his life we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. Not the land. The water. Or power sources. Its the people. American workers. They build worldclass