a major calamity. a plane crash killed 160 people in india, and the damage is expensive and this morning we learn there is survivors. >> tragedy on a bike path. how the bizarre crash also claimed the driver's life. good morning everyone, welcome to "news4 today," i am kimberly suiters. >> and i am aaron gilchrest. let's turn to meteorologist, chuck bell. >> i hope you enjoyed your workweek, and now it's monday morning for some of us and off

to a cloudy start after a beautiful day. clouds are going to be a big part of your weekend forecast. not a washout from start to finish but don't expect to do much in the way of sunbathing this weekend. there are light rain showers in the mountains of west virginia, and maybe one or two random rain drops. clouds are in place and rain will become more and more likely as we go through the remainder of the day today. keep that in mind. one of the things can you get out and enjoy today, the blues festival. again, plenty of dry hours between the rain drops for today. tomorrow the dry hours between the drops will be shorter. we will call them minutes, but still not a complete loss of a weekend. >> thank you, chuck. >> okay. we are following a

developing story from india. an airliner bursts into flames when it over shot the runway. the plane was coming from dubai with 166 people onboard. the airline said at least eight people survived. the initial touchdown appeared smooth, but then crashed seconds later. officials also say premonsoon rain caused low visibility in that area. this morning, a teenager is dead after being hit by a car in a ksaw included bike path.

jackie bensen reports. >> reporter: it happened at lee highway and forum drive. witnesses told police the dodge durango was heading north when for an unknown reason it hopped the median and began heading diagonally toward the bike path. >> unfortunately and tragically the teenage bicycle is deceased at the scene as well as the driver of the suv. the female bicyclists was traveling in front and the suv struck her and struck the male bicyclists. >> reporter: two men who own a business across the street heard the crash. >> i am a business here, and i

never see such an action like this today. >> reporter: fairfax police corded off the area for hours to find out what caused the crash. they will investigate to see if the 31 driver manassas man had any kind of medical condition that contributed to the accident. jackie bensen, news4 today. a reminder not to drink and drive. extra troopers and officers will be on the roads this weekend. the coordinated effort will target drivers who could be under the influence or drugs. authorities arrested a man suspected in a sear aefz armed robberies at atms in the

district. secret service agents say they caught john fenlend in the act. these pictures were taken by a camera on an atm in the 600 block of massachusetts avenue. he had a warrant out for his arrest. police are investigating to see if he may be connected to at least ten similar robberies. now to the latest on the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. pb pushed book its next attempt to stop the oil from gushing out into the ocean, meanwhile the oil has reached one public beach. jay gray reports from louisiana. >> reporter: the oil has moved in, so tourists kept out. pb engineers statement they are

capturing 2200 barrels a day through an ensuretion tube. >> this team will put together a very important report. >> reporter: the effort to stop the flow has been delayed again. >> the forecast for when this operation will take place will be sometime in the coming week. our best estimate at this moment is probably tuesday. but i would stress the operations are quite complex. we won't start the job until all the equipment is staged and everything is in place. >> with oil creeping into the marshlands. there will be a barrier dredged across the area with or without approval.

>> we cannot sit by and watch the marshes destroyed. incredible we are sitting here weeks later begging for the permit and begging for pb to step up to the plate and do the right thing. >> reporter: instead they are just begging now for engineers to find a way to stop the flow of oil. jay gray, nbc news, venice, louisiana. today the white house is expected to announce former florida senator bob graham and epa administrator bill riley will lead an investigation into the oil leak in gulf. the associated press is now reporting that money was funneled through an underground money transfer network. six men have been arrested in pakistan. they include the co-owner of a catering company that organized events for the u.s. embassy. federal authorities think the men providedunds for faisal

shahzad. the time is now 6:08. controversial changes to text books in critics say the standards are whitewashing slavery. why the change could be seen across the country. >> maybe a face only a mother

the american dream got brighter for more than two dozen children. they are now waking up as american citizens. the u.s. citizenship and immigration services held a celebration yesterday. the 7 to 13-year-olds come from 14 countries. this is the second year officials organized a children's ceremony. it has been a subject of intensity baite debate. opponents say the changes would move the state away from real history. the school state board reported

on this curriculum. >> there has been rallies and heated discussion about history, geology and social studies should be taught. >> i feel i have let down the students in our state. >> reporter: every ten years the powerful board of education votes on a new curriculum, and it's pushing to correct what it sees as a liberal bias. >> we have not swung it to the right, but swung it to the middle. >> reporter: the people say the board is whitewashing history. >> reporter: here are some of the proposed changes. text books but include the national rival association and the moral majority and include the idea that our founding fathers may not have intended a separation of church and state, and even some vocabulary would

be changed, imperialism would be changed, and the change trade would be changed to the triangular trade. >> that should be of concern to all of us regardless of party. >> reporter: the school board sets the standards for the 5 million texas public schoolchildren but traditionally the board's influence has extended far beyond the state because the books are often sold nationwide at an attractive price. >> the standards will stand regardless of how many text books include these standards, and it could be a dangerous precedent for others to follow.

>> interesting debate there. >> very interesting for children of this generation and the next. chuck is here, and he'll tell us about the weekend weather. >> not going to touch that third rail. not touching it. >> yeah. >> complete check of what looks to be a cloudy forecast coming

today is the grand finale celebration for cyclists all over the nation. the event is to honor emergency medical workers who have become sick, injured or died in the line of duty. cyclists began their journey from maine, vermont or kentucky and ended together last night in alexandria. a heads up for metro riders out this weekend. you can expect big delays because of track work yet again. you can add 30 minutes to your trip on the red, orange and green lines. this comes to what could be likely to be a busy weekend on the metro. the dc 101 chille cookoff. >> you will be able to get most

of the activities in between the rain showers coming our way later today and tonight and then i think tomorrow will be far and away the busier day to get outside -- to stay inside, rather, and avoid the rain showers. outside right now a cloudy sky over head and a few light showers out in the mountains of west virginia. it's a mild start on your saturday. 65 degrees our current temperature at national airport, and dew point is at 56, so the humidity fairly high. 73%. a live look over washington there, and the winds averaging 10 miles per hour. you will need to watch out for the chance for showers coming up later on. temperatures to get your saturday morning started in the low to mid-60s for the most part. here is a look at doppler now. these rain showers making it all the way to the ground across central west virginia. most of these around washington, and most evaporating before it gets to the ground. so most of it looks scary on

radar. several more dry hours to come before the line has a chance to make its way along our direction. slightly cooler, and back out to the west there is a pocket of low pressure working its way into the great lakes. out ahead of it there will be several pushes of rain chances coming our way. this front will slide in here late tonight and into the day tomorrow. cloudy and cooler. today, mid to upper 70s. tomorrow, with the ever increasing number of clouds and the rain chances, tomorrow we will be holding in the upper 60s to low 70s. here is the future cast model. by 6:30 this evening, most of the rain chances back out to the west of d.c. if you are headed out to the nationals game today, probably going to be dry. have your poncho just in case. and then a chance for showers moving e ing iing in primarily .

luckily we don't have to worry much about severe weather. maybe one or two isolated rumbles of thunderstorm. the only chance of real thunder down into the western carolinas. and a risk of showers by late this afternoon and so plenty of dry hours out there. if you are headed out to the stadium where the nationals will play the baltimore orioles, have your poncho ready to go. it's not going to rain all day today all the time. tomorrow probably the best chance and then rain chances tapering back on monday and then once we get past the monday and tuesday timeframe, it's dry and sunny after that. >> chuck, do you really have a poncho? >> yes, i do. >> and you wear it? >> i have worn it, at least twice. >> and it's a good idea not to

bring an umbrella into the stadium. >> i didn't think you were allowed to. >> thank you, chuck. the mystics start the season undefeated. >> here is dan with your sports minute. >> it's starts with the battle of the beltway. orioles pitcher took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the national's rally come up short, and the nats fall below .500. and to basketball, the wizards to watch the nba draft prospects work out. turner did not take part in scrimmaging, but all eyes still watching him. and saunders checking him out along with pat riley. they had light one-on-one, if can you call it that. nothing major. the wizards will have their

choice of either one. to the wnba, the mystics are finding ways to win. the ladies hosting new york last night trying to get off to a 3-0 start, and that's exactly what they did due in part to lindsay hardy, number 21. and that's your sports minute, everybody have a great weekend. a little bit more sports news here. $750 million, that's reported amount tiger woods estranged wife, el is asking for in the settlement. she is refusing to sign a lifelong confidentiality agreement. such an agreement would deny her interviews and writing a book. a woman spent 12 hours in jail because she was late for

her hair apartment. that's what she told police when they pulled her over going more than 100 miles per hour. >> there could be a medical reason behind the woman's bizarre behavior. >> it was like a horrible, horrible nightmare. terrifying. >> reporter: the dash cam video shows powell living the nightmare, the car blasted by an officer and turned her over. she was going over 100 miles per hour on highway 176 where the speed limit is 45. >> when he stopped me is when i felt sane, because then this horror, this nightmare was over. >> i went to get my hair cut and i went the wrong direction. >> do you know how fast you was

going? >> 100 miles per hour. >> do you think that's safe? >> no. >> the deputy arrested her for reckless driving. >> put your hands behind you for me. i am going to arrest you. >> reporter: powell spent 12 hours in jail because she could not get ahold of her husband. >> i thought i was in for the night. >> she said a sergeant kevin powers tracked down her family who bailed her out and took her straight to the hospital where doctors did test. >> she told me i had an infection, and that infection which is in the kidneys can cause people to behave in a abnormal manner. >> to powell that issue is the explanation for the nightmare. >> i really feel like i came out of this a whole lot better than i deserved. >> that was mike mccormick

reporting. she is due in court at the end of june. >> do you think at the hospital they checked to see if there was lead in her foot? >> sounds like something was going on there. if you are visiting hudson bay this weekend, keep your eye out for a strange creature. >> this is the pictures, and they were taken by a dog walker that said one of the dogs pulled the creature out of the creek. one local told the uk's telegraph newspaper that it is a rare animal said to feed on beavers. the animal washed away after the pictures were taken. isn't that unfortunate. >> one of the ugliest things i have ever seen in my life. >> what do you think, a doctor's

in the house? >> i am out of view. the time is 6:25. a facebook loop whole exposed. how the website was sharing user's personal information without them knowing it. another health scare for bret michaels, an update on his condition and whether he will appear in the finale of the "apprentice."

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beltway backups. how and why. >> good morning and welcome to "news4 today." >> i am kimberly suiters. >> and i am aaron gilchrest. first we look at the weather. chuck bell is in with us this morning, and we have clouds hanging over head. >> yes, the beautiful bright blue sky we enjoyed for most of the day yesterday gone. gone. we replaced it with a chance for rain showers coming up, but there are a couple rain drops out there first thing this morning. as you look live over downtown washington, there is the kennedy

center out there. temperatures in the mid-60s, and so a morning walk or jog or just to get the paper out at the end of the driveway, no real problem. 65 in martinsburg, and winchester, and culpepper, 61. and random rain drops in parts of the frederick and carol counties. you can see on the radar here certainly not a lot of steady rain to get your saturday started. most of your saturday is looking good. rain chances will be on the up and up as you get to mid to late afternoon and this evening as well. keep that in mind, this could be the driest stretch of weather for the weekend if you are headed out to the chesapeake blue's festival. there will be many dry hours to get your festivities in. >> thank you, chuck. >> okay. we are following a developing story out of india right now. nearly 160 people are feared

dead in a fiery plane crash. the plane over shot the runway when trying to land in india. the plane was coming from dubai. the airline says at least eight people survived. investigators have not figured out what caused the crash. aviation experts say the airport has a dangerous table top run way that ends in the valley, and there is no visibility with premonsoon rains in the area. united nations airlines flight 27 was flying from new york to los angeles yesterday when a cockpit fire forced the pilot to land in landon county. the fire was concentrated in a piece of window heating equipment that was the subject of a safety warning three years ago. the national transportation safety board says two extinguishers were required to

put the flames out. nobody was injured. a warning for drivers that use the inner loop near the wilson bridge. this weekend that part of the beltway just west of telegraph road in alexandria will be reduced to one lane for road repairs. news4's julie carry reports. >> reporter: there are so many sections in the loop it looks like a concrete quit. there is a replacement bridge under construction in part of the new telegraph road interchange but they cannot keep patching until its ready next fall. the makeover starts at 9:00 tonight and the inner loop is narrowed from three to just one lane. the old concrete will be ripped away down to the rebar and then special quick-drying concrete

will be poured into a new slab. the rain restrictions could last until 5:00 monday morning. so here is the advice to motorists. >> stay away this weekend. we will shrink the beltway down to a single lane. when you do that, it equals backup. >> reporter: electronic signs warn drivers coming south from baltimore to take the beltway west over the american legion bridge, but even if 47% of traffic is diverted backups could stretch 10 to 15 miles. >> i can tell you what it's going to look like at midnight or 1:00 in the morning, it will look like rush hour. >> reporter: many who live near the beltway already avoid it. >> i work in falls church and i do not get on the beltway. i go service roads all the way.

>> it's also going to be a tough weekend for anybody that uses the chain bridge. the entire span will be shut down all weekend long. the closures started at 8:00 last night. crews have been working to restore the bridge for the past year now and this weekend they will finally remove the concrete barriers and repave the bridge's deck and restripe the lanes, and once the bridge opens on monday morning, all three lanes will finally be back open again. the southeast washington man is charged with the murder of his mother. police say he shared an apartment with his mother. shortly before the officers went in the home, his mentally challenged brother jumped from a window, and police say he also may have been attacked. and somebody stole a computer drive from a school in prince william county.

letters were sent out to parents informing them of the drive. it included students' name and phone numbers, and the school will hold a meeting for concerned parents last night. a company sent out an e-mail statement saying it will simplify how it will share information online. >> this is the information that identity thieves love to get and use to steal your identity online with all kinds of bad consequences for the individual. >> facebook says the changes will happen shortly. the social networking site has

nearly 500 million users. new today, jordon romero, a 13-year-old boy from big bear california, has become the youngest person to make it to the highest peak of mt. st. helens. romero is almost three years younger than the previous record holder. this is not his first summit. he climbed another when he was 10. >> he did it. well done. it's 6:36 right now. a home grown rap star stepped into controversy. why homophobia is behind the cancellation of his performance. and chuck bell says we could be in for rain today.

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rocker bret michaels may appear from a tv monitor. m michaels discovered a warning stroke this week. donald trump insists michaels troubles won't be a factor in picking between michaels and

holly robinson pete. >> i think bret would want it that way. if he doesn't do as well as holly, he will not make it. that's all. >> michaels' doctor says his brain and body are not yet 100%. and giving back since becoming a well known name in the music world. now he is caught in the controversy in the gay community. >> reporter: the artist, a d.c. area native viewed as a rising star in the hip-hop and rap music scene, but now he is at the center of a controversy in washington's community.

he agreed to perform at the convention center, but the organization says the singer pulled out when the gay press started to cover the story. >> headliners are important to us, so often sometimes they are on the cover, and he got cold feet and said he did not want to do it. >> we were told that we did not give him the correct information, we misled him, which is definitely not true. >> organizers say they agreed to pay him $18,000 for the 45-minute performance. they were able to get their down payment back and book another artists, but they say that's not the point. organizers say refusing to appear at the event is an insult to the gay black community. >> i don't want to accuse him of this, but i believe i would be remiss if i didn't say it was

homophobia. >> he is quoted on various web sites as saying he felt he had been misled about the event. >> i don't know if it hurts him or exposes him to a segment of the black population who may not purchase any of his products or go to his products. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> rereached out to multiple representatives and none wanted to go on camera or issue a statement. amy joins us live. >> we have breaking news out of india. at least 160 people are dead after an air india jet crashed, and there are survivors including one child at least. and then we head to the gulf where hundreds of miles of beaches are covered with oil. the attempt to stop the leak

will have to wait until next week. and then we head down the mother road, route 66. and it's the meeting of old friends. a man shares his touching reunion in the wild with the gorilla he raised and has not seen for five years. we will meet the man and talk to him about his experience, when we see you here on "today." kimberly and aaron, back to you. >> thank you. chuck bell says we are in for a not-so-great weekend. >> this is true. not as quite as pretty as we finished out the workweek, but i am optimistic if you have things you want to finish ♪

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6:46 right now. a live check in with chuck again, because, you know, the weekend will not be a washout. >> because if we didn't we would end the show five minutes earlier. that's why. >> we need you more than that. you're needed, chuck. >> just joking. that's all right. plenty of clouds out there. don't have to worry about the sun screen quite so much like yesterday when the sun was out, because today the clouds are in place and the rain chances on their way up, everybody. the weekend will not be a total loss. you don't have to waste your time washing the car.

it's a very mild start on your saturday. 65, our current temperature at national airport. the dew point is continuing to climb. every time this number goes up another notch our humidity also goes up. and uniformly now, low to mid-60s across much of the area. hagerstown a spot that is 69. chesapeake beach in the mid-60s this morning. and cup pepplpepper in the low . and a few drops towards dau mass kus, and one or two random drops here. most of us off to a fairly dry start this morning. west virginia, those drops will make their way eastward and so rain chances will be on the up and up today especially those of

you that live out near the blue ridge. as a result this line of showers and thunderstorms will gradually work its way in our direction so the weather will slowly but steadily deteriorate as we go through the weekend. mid-60s outside right now. low pressure moving its way into the great lakes. it will drag the weather front in through here. showers becoming more likely through the second half of the day today. and then a good chance for rain throughout the course of the day. tomorrow there will be dry spots from time to time tomorrow. but rain will be a big part of our sunday forecast. rainfall amounts will not be all that impressive. just an isolated rumble of thunder across the area today. only real risk for organizing severe weather in west virginia. and then you folks out west of the blue ridge may get into the rain shower chances earlier.

75 degrees, a little cool out there with the temperatures in the mid-70s for the orioles game. and then showers more likely tomorrow. highs holding in generally the low 70s. and a good chance for rain today, and the best chance of rain will be for tomorrow. the rain chances taper back on monday, and should be dry on tuesday, wednesday thursday and friday. it sounds like the slow pitch for memorial day weekend. anytime you need a forecast and we're not on the air, go online and get the latest. the time is 6:49. he was a local boxing star making millions of dollars, what happened to riddic bow. >> find out how he went from

the battle of the beltway comes to d.c., and a former heavyweight champion, he talks about fighting back in life. we are talking baseball. the orioles came to the park with the worse record in the major league baseball, but they

found a way to beat the nationals. didn't help things when the o's starting pitcher took a no-hitter into the fifth. nats and o's means fans coming out and having a good home run insurance needed. orioles up 2-0. bottom two now. o's pitcher, david hernandez kept the nats in check. here he gets pudge rodriguez on the curveball, and struck out three and took a no-hitter into the fifth. and it's 4-0, baltimore. pudge rodriguez throws over to third and zimmerman, running him down, and pudge back to desmond, and that's played perfectly.

new life for the nationals. bottom of the seventh. 4-1, baltimore. one on for harris, and he hammers this one out of the park. they get a two-run shot from harris, and it's a one-run ball game. and then the rookie has not given up a run this season until right now, right up the middle, and tatum comes in to score, and the orioles beat the nationals 5-3 in the final. >> we played a great ball game tonight and we just got beat. we played good baseball. you know, harris, he played well. those were quality at-bats. when you are in a position -- i am in a better mood tonight than last night, i'll tell you that.

and then wizards facebook mishap last night. they posted wall will be the pick, and then said if he wanted tickets to e-mail him. the post was later taken down. here is wall on the right and even turner on the left. they are considered the top two prospects in the nba draft. they did not take part in any scrimmaging at the combine in chicago. saunders watching these guys along with pat riley. wall, in turn, did play one-on-one if you can call it that. both players should be stars in the nba. the wizards will have their pick. >> it could go either way, what they are trying to do with arenas and stuff like that.

we just needed to go one-on-one, and you never know. three years from now, it won't matter. >> they already know i can be a basketball player. they want to know how i will be a leader. and i told them, making myself better and my teammates better, i want to develop getting better. >> they are both athletic. john is an extraordinary athlete, and tested out as high as anybody in the testing here. and evans the same way. one, we cannot go wrong, who ever we take as far as the number one pick. >> flip loves the point guard. and now, we go to riddick bowe.

he retired in 1996 at 29 years of age, and in his own words things just spiralled out of control afterwards. he got divorced and spent a year and a half in prison and then filed bankruptcy after leaving boxing with between 50 and $20 million. and bowe is now on the comeback trail, and is having fun and students love him and teach something new for riddick. he said he would like to fight again and if the price and opponent were right it could happen. he would like to keep his ft. washington estate that is currently in foreclosure. it includes his own workout facility and a 26-car garage complete with a car wash that used to be packed, but now sits nearly empty. like so many other boxers, bowe has lost almost everything. >> what happened to former boxing champions?

tyson? you? holyfield have fallen on hard times. >> well, you know, you got to get help. >> two-part series on riddick bowe could be found on the website, nbcwashington.com. mystics plan the entire season without their best player, alaina beard, but they are finding ways to win. they get off to a 3-0 last night. crystal's body uses the milk pretty well. first half, katie smith uses a couple fakes here. i think everybody in the group

worked well. and then goes all the way in and won. the mystics 3-0. that makes the owner, sheila johnson, quite pleased. having a great time there. >> she knows how to celebrate. >> yeah. we have a great picture, live from space this morning. there you go. live picture from the international space station. where on earth are they? i can tell you exactly where they are, they are not on earth, 211 miles above planet earth and traveling. next stop, spain, in 25 minutes. you have to love that. >> thank you, professor bell. >> that's it for "news4 today," everybody. we are back in 25 minutes with an update. >> have a great day, everyone.