At around 4 p.m. DC Fire and EMS responded to a 2-alarm fire on King Street Southeast that has since wholly demolished a vacant building.

Arctic high-pressure overhead moves offshore by Sunday, allowing for a slight warm-up, but it will still be breezy. Dry weather and warm temperatures will be with us through mid-week, but a cold front brings showers and cooler temps back to the region Super Bowl weekend.

Black History Month is here, and to kick it off, DC News Now's Joseph Olmo talks one-on-one with film director, theatre icon, and television producer Sheldon Epps about his rise in an industry where his experience as a Black man has frequently been “one of the few,” “the first” or even “the only.”

Epps recently authored "My Own Directions: A Black Man's Journey in the American Theatre."

A look at stories making headlines from DC News Now on Feb. 4, 2023.

Sunny but cold Saturday, warmup Sunday

On Capitol Review with Tasmin Mahfuz, Republican Party of Virginia Chair Rich Anderson discusses the RNC's winter meeting in California, re-election of Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and choosing the best presidential candidate to represent the GOP party in 2024.

This weekend on Capitol Review, The Hill's Race and Politics reporter Cheyanne Daniels talks to DC News Now's Tasmin Mahfuz about the return of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to a divided Congress and discussions surrounding the meeting between Congressional Black Caucus members with President Biden.

The Hill's National Political Reporter Julia Manchester joins Capitol Review with Tasmin Mahfuz to talk about President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy's first debt limit meeting and what each party needs to do to avoid a devastating default.

On Capitol Review with Tasmin Mahfuz, DC News Now's Consumer Reporter Ben Dennis breaks down what a debt ceiling deal would mean for everyday people.

Game Night

Game Night

Game Night

Game Night