passed and soed them in 1962. coin made it into the hands of a woman in salem, virginia. she was told it was a fake. she held on to it anyway. her children finally learned it was learn about ten years ago. they loaned it to a collector's museum and are ready to sell. >> smart woman who said listen, i know it's real. i'm keeping it. inspirational words go viral. one video gets a lot of attention on what a 9-year-old would say. >> what michael i don't remember dan. he retired. but before that, in -- what if he quit when he didn't make the team? he would have never made space jam. >> how cute is he? >> what you know about space jam? >> michael jordan apparently didn't make his basketball team in the tenth grade. i don't know if you knew that fact. this little guy does. he goes by kid president. his video has more than 2 1/2 million hits on you-tube. he'll share more of his wisdom

today as he joins the host was e "today" show here at 7:00. we might be calling him mr. president, not just kid president in the future. awesome. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. take a look at this scene right now. this is a i live picture of the beltway near 50 prince george's county. only one lane get by in each direction after an accident involving a fire station truck, a tractor-trailer and an suv on the other side of the highway. seven people were rushed to the hospital, including four firefighters. melissa mollet is live on the scene gathering new information. melissa? >> that's right. good morning. an unbelievable scene of wreck anl here. i'm going to step out of the way so you can see what's happening. the cleanup is under way right now. you can see the wreckage in the distance. that is a crumpled fire truck. fire station 828 were coming down the inner loop at 3:00 a.m.

after responding to a call. they were hit from behind while they were moving by a tractor-trailer. both the fire truck and that tractor-trailer ended up flipping on the inner loop and crashing in the process. one of those vehicles hit an suv that also flipped. as you mentioned, seven people hurt, four firefighters in that truck. two in the suv and one in the tractor-trailer all transported by ground as trauma patients. we understand that none of the injuries are life-threatening. now, two massive tow trucks did pull up on the scene here a little while ago. of course, it is going to be hours before this entire situation is cleaned up as danella's been telling us. the inner loop and outer loop in both directions, only the right lane getting by as maryland state police vestigate. we'll be out here all morning. danella, an amazing scene out here. >> melissa, thank you for that. it's going to be a tough commute this morning for folks leaving the house. traveling the wilson bridge and

thinking of taking the beltway, it's best to avoid this here. 295 may be a better option. for some people you can jump on central avenue as well. if you're rieg to make your way towards 50. you can take three and get on to 50. it is going to be a mess as you work your way around. i'm still check on a water main break in aspen hill. southbound georgia avenue between aspen hill road and hewitt avenue, you have just the two left lanes blocked. right lane will get you by the water and main break. over to you. we'll check in with you soon on this breaking news. the other big story is the weather. >> the temperature is near 60 degrees. we can hit the 70 mark today. tre is a line of storms that will move in tonight. we'll show you the radar in a second or tom will. let's go to tom now. >> we've held in the warmth from yesterday. temperatures bottomed out in the 50s in prince george's county. it's near 60 there.

enly in the 50s washington, montgomery and arlington and fairfax counties on this wednesday morning. just clouds racing through overnight. little bit of the moon showing through in the western sky. later today, a risk of severe storms. some of the storms in this yellow zone could produce damaging winds that would be coming from this storm system coming in from the midwest. this is now in the ohio valley. this is sweeping east. probably will be right into the metro area but not until this evening. between now and then, 7:00 a.m. in the 50s with a southerly breeze around 15 miles per hour. then getting blustery the rest of the day gusting to 30 miles an hour. 4:00 p.m., cloudy, the mid 70s to low 70s much of the region. then storms rolling in west to east beginning in the shenandoah valley around 7:00 p.m. into the metro area between 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. the storms could produce damaging wind. down around 60 by then. we could pick up over an inch of rain. i am back in ten minutes with another update.

eun? tom, thank you. a developing story in alabama. police there say a gunman is still holding a young boy hostage. they've been negotiating with the man all night. it all started last night. the gunman walked on to a school bus. he shot and killed the driver who wouldn't let him leave with the child. the man then took the child to a shelter behind a church. that's where we stand now. we continue working on the story in our newsroom. we'll bring you the lathes information as it comes into our newsroom. also developing at this hour, a 4-year-old boy in serious condition after being hit by a car. this happened while you were sleeping in green belt, maryland. chopper 4 was over the scene at an apartment complex on breezewood drive. the boy was with his father at the time of the accident. the driver did stay on the scene. police in charles county are investigating what they believe it an attempted mthis morning. they found a man and woman both in their 60s shot inside a home on the 3100 block of heart leaf

lane and waldorf last night at 8:30. it appears the woman shot the man and then turned president gun on herself. she died on the scene and the man was airlifted to the hospital. a suspected robber, police found him getting a haircut between crimes. this surveillance video shows the man robbing the kiss and ride convenience store in wheaton yesterday. a few hours later, investigators say he robbed the capital one bank across the street. but last night officer andrew sus spotted a suspicious cab outside a nearby hair salon. to his surprise, this guy was in it. >> in mid-haircut, never dreamed of it. especially red handed with all the ink all over him. i feel glad i got him off the streets. not my first one but i'm very happy. police say the man confessed to both robberies yesterday. plus another robbery at a capital one bank.

he's being held on $125,000 bond. help from the federal government is on its way to victims of superstorm sandy. president obama signed into law a providing $50 billion for victims. he signed it after returning from nevada congress finally approved it. the president praised lawmakers for passing it but criticized them for taking so lg do it. congress to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. he unveiled his own reform proposal wred in las vegas. he wants to boost border security and crackdown on employers hiring undocumented workers. he wants to create a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country. he is threatening to send his own legislation to capitol hill if congress doesn't act on it. immigration rights activists say they're happy with the president's plan.

they watched his speech yesterday at sass a demaryland in lang land. >> we're going to keep mobilizing hundreds of people, even april 10. we're hoping 500,000 people come to the national mall and push for a comprehensive immigration reform. >> the immigration plan on spanish language channels, telemundo. we'll find out who replace i don't know kerry in the senate for several months. deval patrick announcing an interim senator. voters will elect a permanent replacement in june. he's going to resign after being confirmed as secretary of state. i'll give a farewell speech today where he's served five terms. >> hillary clinton's last day is friday. requiring voters to bring photo i.d.'s to the polls. a senate committee advanced the legislation yesterday. the committee killed a measure

that would prepare voters digital pictures with other information on the computerized poll books election workers use. opponents of both bills say it could be tough for some voters who don't drive to get a photo i.d. supporters say stricter laws must be in place to reduce the risk of voter fraud. maryland governor martin o'malley will appear before general assembly for the annual state of the state address. he's expected to focus on passing gun legislation and repealing the death penalty. he may also try for a third time to kick-start the wind industry off the coast of ocean city. for the first time, you're invited to be part of the address. resident can submit questions on twitter using #mdots. we're staying on top of breaking news on the beltway. here's a live look from the outer loop of the beltway at route 50. >> danella tracking a serious crash involving a fire

good morning. tracking breaking news on the beltway. the inner loop and outer loop in maryland at 50. serious accident has just the right lane getting by on the outer loop of the beltway. and inner loop as well. just the right lane will get you by this accident. it does involve a fire truck and a tractor-trailer.

no word on when all your travel lanes will be open. i can tell you an update, haz-mat is on the scene right now. to work your way around it, let's talk about delays on the outer loop about two miles. not bad on the inner loop. it is pretty slow. this will affect your morning commute. an update on the water main break on aspen hills southbound. between aspen hill road and hewitt avenue. we'll head over to tom and check our warm forecast. good morning, tom. >> right now, we've held in some of the warmth from yesterday. temperatures around the region are hovering in the upper 50s in prince george's county to near 60 degrees. near 60 in washington. 50s montgomery county. much of northern virginia, including arlington and fairfax counties are in the 50s right now. through the morning hours, a bit of a blustery southerly wind picking up. a little sun in and out. in the mid 50s by can 8:00 a.m. by 10:00 a.m. should be in the low 60s. into the afternoon hours, we'll have thickening clouds moving from the west.

temperatures soaring into the low 70s. between noon and 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. then it's going to drop as we get toward 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. wind will get gustier. strong storms likely between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. coming through. some of the storms could produce damaging wind and we'll keep you fully informed as this situation develops through the morning. my next report in ten minutes. back to you. tom, thank you. the time is a 5:14. a

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town. it tried unsuccessfully to launch a rocket in 2009 and again in 2010. this comes amid tensions with north korea which launched its own satellite last month. both south korea and the u.s. called that a cover for a test of banned missile technology. this morning, we've learned there were problems with boeing 87 jets even earlier than we thought. nippon airways says before two battery fires, the airline replaced ten batteries in its aircraft. the airline never reported it because they said safety was not considered a concern. the airline says some of the replacement batteries had to be replaced again. all 787s around the world are grounded pending an investigation. 5:18 right now. more hearings for guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks. in an unusual move, attorneys for the -- asked to spend time in the prison with their clients. the lawyers need to spend time with their clients to evaluate

conditions so they can properly defend them. the five suspect have been held in near total secrecy for more than six years away from other prisoners. police officers had a philadelphia suburb were under investigation after they shot and killed two dogs who were fighting each other. the man who caught this on video lives next to a high school. he says he questions if police were being safe by firing their guns so close to to the school. >> given the fact that you're right in front of the high school during school hours and during regular business hours on the busiest street in the city, the area probably should have been a little more secure. >> police in the neighborhood are wondering why animal control wasn't involved. the local police chief says there was one animal control officer in the city and he was not available when the dog fight occurred. >> montgomery county police believe one man is responsible for a string of robberies. the latest happened monday night in germantown. the suspect attacked a

46-year-old woman as he was looking for cash. police believe he's responsible for at least nine other robberies in the area. they've released this sketch of the suspects. take a look. investigators say he started going after purses and electroni electronics. recently he claimed he had a weapon. if you have any information, call montgomery police. fairfax county is a step closer to -- campaign signs that are cluttering up parkways and roadways. there will be a public hearing to discuss a proposal to allow the county to clean up the signs. previously, fairfax county was barred from removing signs on state-controlled roads. the proposal would allow the county to fine offenders on behalf of the vdot. a final vote doesn't come until later this year. parents in virginia are scratching their heads this morning after fairfax county officials say they're looking to change zoning permit rules for home daycare providers. current state law allows for up to 12 kids in home daycares.

county rules allow for seven unless the provider has a special zoning permit. the fee for that permit is more than $1,000. the county board of supervisors presented more. >> the county will do everything that we can to make sure we're keeping child care providers and that we're making it easier for new child care providers to come through the system. >> i think we're going to lose a lot of good daycare providers because a lot of people will not want to go through this process. >> there will be public hearings to discuss the proposal in the coming months. 5:21 right now. let's go to first 4 traffic with danella sealock. >> a serious crash in maryland. it's affecting the inner and outer loop. if you're traveling in lanham, you'll have just the right lane getting by. delays on the outer loop, not

bad. actually, they're getting worse. but right now, two miles: we'll see the delays grow. a tractor-trailer clipping the end of a fire truck. crashing an suv in the area. police are on the scene. fire department on the scene. haz-mat is on the scene. it will take time to clear this accident. as we pan out, if you're making your way on the outer loop of the beltway, if you can get off at 202 landover road, you will avoid the delays. now over to tom. good morning, tom. >> right now, a live view from the 4hd city camera. a few clouds racing through, winds gusting to 15, 20 miles an hour. temperatures are balmy. we held in the warmth from yesterday. near 60 degrees in washington and prince george's county. north and west, montgomery county upper 50s. to our west and south, it's generally in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. including arlington and fairfax counties. we have a risk of severe weather. it covers west virginia,

virginia, maryland the district. all of this for later this afternoon. that is all coming from this storm system sweeping in from the midwest. there's a squall line of heavy downpours with thunder and lightning in the ohio valley into kentucky. it will be passing west of us through the daylight hours. by sunset, it will sweep in. by then, temperatures could be back down to the low 60s. winds gusting around 30 miles per hour. higher gusts on the ridges. we could get damaging wind gusts between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. as the strong line of storms sweeps through. might have scattered power outages and heavy downpours, could pick up an inch of rain. 60 degrees by 11:00. i'm back with the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. eun? tom, thanks so much. let's check in with angie goff with blereaking news. >> good morning, eun. for those of you who drive a

toyota. it's recalling more than a million cars. this is because of airbag and wiper problems. it affects more than 700,000 corolla and matrix vehicles right here in the u.s. it's caused minor injuries in 18 cases much close to 400,000 lexus is are being recalled because of the wiper issues. now, this is news that comes just days after toyota was crowned the top car maker of the world. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. a commode controversy is swirling at one of the nation's largest airports. this is video shot by the chicago sun-times. it shows plastic wrapped toilet seats at o'hare airport that are supposed to be fresh. a reporter put orange juice on the bowl and shows that some of the liquid is dragged to the top of the plastic. hundreds of janitors were replaced with a contractor that

installed the new seats. >> we've been testing the seat ourselves thoroughly today to reduplicate what that video showed and we have not been able to reduplicate it to the point where we're looking for other types of orange juice. i think it's sour grapes from our previous vendor. >> city leaders say they knew of water pressure and splashing problems but have not received complaints of issues seen in this video. >> yeah. no. >> it's gross. >> can't trust it, sorry. our time right now is 5:25. we're keeping an eye on break news on the beltway. >> a fire truck, tractor-trailer and suv crash and roll on 495. seven people hurt, four firefighters. more coming up.

we are live above that breaking news on the beltway at this hour. one lane open in each direction near route 50 after a serious accident. it sent seven people to the hospital. it involved a tractor-trailer, a fire engine and an suv on the other side of the highway.

melissa mollet live on the scene with the latest. melissa? >> that's right. good morning. obviously the cleanup is continuing. we have seven people with traumatic injuries transported to the hospital. four are firefighters. let's whip around. this is the inner loop of the beltway. you can see a big backup. that right lane getting by. here is what we know. these firefighters were heading this exact same direction coming from the west lanham station. they were up the street at a call that was no major deal. they came down the road this way and were hit from behind by a tractor-trailer. that is when the fire truck flipped the tractor-trailer flipped and they hit an suv. that also flipped. a passerby we spoke with at the scene is saying that he thought the fire truck was trying to make a u-turn to switch on to the outer loop of the beltway and that is when this accident happened. again, seven people in all were

hurt. we're taking a look right now if we can from above. our chopper over the scene. you can kind of get a better vantage point of the accident looking from above. four people in the fire truck, four firefighters, two people in the suv and then one person in the tractor-trailer. again, the injuries traumatic they say. they're considered nonlife-threatening. the cleanup is going to take hours and hours. we did have a couple of huge tow trucks out here a little while ago to try and right things. get things cleaned up. also a fuel spill out here. again, going to take several hours before the situation is completely cleared up. live in prince george's county. melissa mollet, news 4. danella, we'll shoot it inside to you. you can probably see this is a rough commute for people here. >> yes, melissa. as you mentioned, several hours to clear. already at this hour in the morning, you're facing on the inner loop of the beltway, a delay of two miles right nowment i'm in the traffic office checking on other roads.

elsewhere looks quiet. the dulles toll road as well as 66 outside of the beltway, nice and clear. toll road from the greenway to the dulles toll road, you're clear. 66 inside the beltway, a live look past glebe. no issues to report. a good eastbound travel speed. 13 minutes to get from the beltway to gw parkway. we're tracking the accident on the beltway and other roads all morning long. now heading back to aaron and eun. expect a big shift in the weather this morning. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. it will be short-lived. here's meteorologist tom kierein. we'll have a tremendous change through each hour throughout the day. >> for your morning, should not have trouble. 6:00 a.m., by 10:00 a.m. the low 60s. southerly winds gusting around 25 miles per hour and april little bit of sunshine in and out. but then after we hit the low 70s, early to mid afternoon we are going to have winds picking up, gusting over 30 miles per

hour. gusts over 50 miles per hour in the higher ridges to the west. between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. we could get strong thunderstorms. some storms could produce damaging winds from a squall line coming through along a cold front. that's when the temperatures plummet. here's how your four-day forecast looks. 40s in the morning. down to the 30s after sunset. the 20s by dawn on friday. friday only the 30s. windy, morning flurries and over the weekend cold again. teens in the morning, afternoon highs near freezing. saturday, could get flurries. on sunday and monday. still cold. maybe flurries on monday. i'm back in ten minutes with frequent updates throughout the morning, aaron. thank you, tom. the battle over gun control will had play out today on capitol hill. a senate committee holding a hearing on how to reduce gun violence across the country. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. here's what's unusual about that gun hearing today. there will be no guns there because of the rules on capitol hill.

it was a big hassle to get unloaded weapons into this hearing. republicans are complaining about that saying how can you consider restricting weapons that we can't see when we're discussing them. nevertheless, what they will see is testimony from wayne la pierre, the head of the nra. he will argue that not only will a ban on weapons not work. he'll cite a study that it didn't reduce crime in '94. he'll say a universal background check is unreasonable as well. that criminals would never get a background check and those are the people you're targeting. we'll hear from mark kelly, the husband of former congressman gabrielle giffords who was shot in arizona two years ago. they've started a lobbying group for -- while kelly will say he's a gun owner and believes the mra does a lot of good work when it comes to safety, he completely disagrees when it comes to universal background checks and that's when he and his wife, congresswoman giffords will focus on as necessity lobby for

more gun control efforts. >> tracie potts on the hill, thank you. the anne arundel county board will hold an emergency meeting to remove john leopold from office. he was found guilty of misconduct in a courtroom yesterday. he was accused of forcing county employees to -- to put up election signs in 2010. the judge will allowance a sentencing date tomorrow. they will hold a formal vote during a regularly scheduled meeting on monday. a former culpeper police officer will learn how long he'll spend in prison for killing a woman last year. a yir found daniel harmon-wright guilty of voluntary manslaughter yesterday. he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook in a church parking lot last february. harmon-wright claimed cook tried to drive off with his arm stuck in her window. he faces up to 25 years in prison. we are working to find out when the man accused of killing his elderly father in his home will return from virginia -- mac

wood, jr., he and two accomplices killed his father. it looked like an accident at first. the younger wood ran from the house that day screaming for help and claiming he found his father at the bottom of the stairs. detectives say that was all an act. >> my father had terminal cancer and he only had a few months left. all i wanted was one more thanksgiving and one more christmas with my dad. and i was robbed of all of that. >> police are not saying why they think mac wood jr. killed his father or how he did it. a long awaited d.c. strers may not make a debut until 2014. originally they were supposed to be here last year, then it was changed to late 2013, now

sources tell us that they will arrive next year at the earliest. two are ready to go. but d.c. has them sitting in storage at the green belt facility. people in that area are wondering why this project taking so long to complete. >> where are the streetcars? that's what i would like to know. where are the streetcars? >> i was told they were going to put them up in 2012. they haven't done it yet. >> it's 2013. >> we're still waiting. >> and they now say it could be 2014. >> we're still waiting. what's the problem? >> d.c. officials say there is no problem with the streetcars or the rails. it's just taking longer than expected to sort out all the details. making a u-turn downtown in d.c. could cost you $100 today. police will land out tickets to drivers who are making the turns across the bike lanes on pennsylvania avenue. those tickets include a $100 fine. it's part of an effort to keep cyclists safe. police, d-dot and the taxi cab commission will hand out flyers today as well so drivers know what turns they can and cannot

make. work gets under way on a development bringing a new walmart store into the district. crews break ground for the fort totten square development in northeast washington. the multimillion dollar complex at the corner of rigs road and third street will include more than 300 apartments, retail space anchored by an urban format walmart. it's set to open in late 2014. the time is 5:37. we're staying on top of breaking news on the beltway had morning. >> here's a look at route 50. danella sealock is tracking this. a lot of emergency crews. we'll have the lates (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime--

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good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. we continue to follow breaking news at 5:40 on the beltway. only one lane is open in each direction near route 50 in prince george's county after a serious accident this morning. the accident involves a tractor-trailer, a fire truck and an suv on the other side of the highway. seven people, including four firefighters, were sent to the hospital. let's head to danella sealock with a look at how this affects your commute. tough moving out there. >> it's going to be tough all morning long. chopper 4 live over the scene. you can see a very active

accident scene here. if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway, your delays are about a mile. as you travel the inner loop of the beltway, be careful. right lane gets by in both directions, but the merge, people merging on to the beltway from 50, they're sharing the lane here with the other beltway travelers. just use caution. if you can't avoid -- if you can avoid it, especially from the wilson bridge, it's best to jump on 295 instead and use that as an alternate route. moving over from the crash on the beltway, we'll talk about the water main break. this is in aspen hill traveling southbound georgia hill at aspen hill road. you'll see two of your right lanes blocked by the water main break. stick to the left. volume is light. now over to tom to check the forecast. good morning, tom. >> right now, we still have that wacky warmth that we had yesterday holding in overnight. near 60 degrees in the metro area. in the 50s in -- arlington,

fairfax, prince george's county in the upper 50s near 60. had yellow zone, chance of severe storms is is coming in from this line of thunderstorms. it's going to be sweeping in, should be moving into the metro area after sunset tonight. here's the time frame. by 7:00 a.m., in the 50s and partly cloudy. by 4:00 p.m., all cloudy and in the low 70s. winds gusting aught 30 miles an hour out of south. the risk of severe storms, damaging winds, between 7:00 and 11:00. i'll be here with frequent updates throughout the morning. another one coming up in ten minutes. aaron and eun. thank you, tom. it is 5:42. we're staying on top of this breaking news on the beltway. live pictures from the outer loop near route 50. a serious accident involving a fire engine and a tractor-trailer. the road blocked. huge backups building in that area. the latest with weather

that is the sound of thousands of egyptians defying a nationwide curfew overnight. protesters played soccer in the streets, danced and rallied to demand that mohamed morsi resign. it was put into place last sunday after anti-government protests left 60 people dead and hundreds injured. the opposition says morsi and the muslim brotherhood high yan jacked the revolution and haven't discuss the issues. the deadly nightclub fire in brazil. some of the pyrotechnics used by the band at the nightclub in santa maria were designed for outdoor use. they say the band knowingly bought them because they only cost a dollar.

the indoor flares cost 35. today be funerals will continue for the hundreds who were killed of which many were college students. overnight, the death toll did rise again to 234. prince george's county police are searching for a missing car they believe will help solve a murder case. 48-year-old keith watson was found monday afternoon inside his auto body repair shop in glenn ard en. investigators say his car was stolen as well. his wife says area has recently experienced more break-ins and robberies. >> it's a relatively quiet area. in the last few years, maybe last year, there have been a lot of break-ins and robberies. he had the audi broken into where he had things stolen from the trunk. >> police believe the suspect who murdered watson also stole his car. it is a 2004 black audi a 6 similar to this one in the picture and maryland plates marked 01524ce. a local woman killed after

meeting a man on the social networking site tagged and her family warns others not to make the same mistake. 18-year-old siohban lee was shot to death at a bus stop last friday. alexander buckley has been arrested and faces murder charges. police believe the two agreed to meet after talking online. now, family members say they don't want others to make the same mistake. >> i truly believe that once siohban met this guy, she knew she made a mistake. >> it should be controlled. shouldn't be out there to make these young people victims. they are victims because they don't know. they don't have a clue. >> buckley was previously convicted of burglary and wanted on a felony trespassing warrant. the man police say is responsible for an atm theft scheme in virginia hospitals waking up in jail in morning. this man was spotted in video using a compromised bank card belonging to the fairfax city

fire association. police searched his home and found skimmer devices, cameras and computers. skimmers are attached to a bank machine and read details off the cards. several people have reported that their bank card details were stolen after they used atms at hospitals. a former illinois governor is released from prison off five years. george ryan was sent to jail in 2007. the 78-year-old republican expected to spend the next few weeks in a halfway house before going home. his successor, rod blagojevich is also serving a jail sentence for corruption. a judge says bp is receiving just punishment for its role in the 2010 gulf oil spill. she approved an agreement for bp to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay $4 billion in krcriminal penalty. that's the large he's in history. they were leasing the oil rig when it exploded and sank off

the coast of louisiana. 11 crew members died and it sent about 200 million gallons of crude into the gulf of mexico. 15 of the september 11th first responders received payments from the 9/11 compensation fund this week. those payments range from $10,000 to more than a million dollars. applicants are getting 10% of their awards for now. that's until administrators can determine how many people are applying for compensation. lawmakers created that fund to compensate first responders and others who became sick from exposure to toxic dust after the attacks in new york. in news 4 your health this morning. we have tips if you were up sneezing and wheezing and coughing. doctors recommend vitamins c and d to help treat what most people call the crud. if you have clogged sinuses, try the neti pot. now it comes in a can. how about that? you shouldn't overlook good old-fashioned soup. the broth helps the immune system and keeps you hydrated.

5:50. live pictures from chopper 4 over breaking news on the beltway. this accident near route 50 involving a tractor-trailer, fire truck and an suv on the other side of the highway there. seven people, including four firefighters sent to the hospital. we'll have a live report from the seen in a few minutes. first danella sealock has a look at the commute. >> a live look from chopper 4. very active accident scene. haz-mat is on the scene. as you said, a fire truck, tractor-trailer, suv on o the outer loop. let's talk about delays fist. incompetenter loop is not as bad. you may have more than a single lane getting by. look like about three lanes getting by to the right. on the outer loop of the beltway x just one lane squeezing by. folks getting on to the beltway from 50 and they're merging with the beltway traffic. let's talk about another accident. this is right at landover road. the earlier accident as you approach 50 in maryland, the

second at landover road off to your shoulder lane. i want to show you this camera. this is what the outer loop at landover looks like. absolutely jammed. i would avoid this from the wilson bridge. you better jump on 295. avoid this mess. heading over to tom. good morning, tom. >> good morning. springtime innian coming to an end after today. we have temperatures in the 50s to near 60 degrees. right around the metro area. holding in some of that warmth from yesterday. including virginia, west virginia, maryland. this is all coming from this line of strong storm. it's now sweeping into eastern indiana, western ohio, central kentucky, central tennessee. this is all sweeping east. it's a squall line with heavy downpours. maybe damaging winds. out ahead of that, gusty winds. all these zones in the beige

color under a wind advisory. gusts of 50 miles per hour mainly on the higher ridges in the shenandoah valley and the blue ridge, as well as on eastern shore. we could have coastal flooding along the tidal potomac and on the chesapeake bay. noon today, until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. here's the timing. by 8:30 this evening, this yellow and orange zone, this is the zone of potential severe storms moving in to the shenandoah valley and then right into the metro area by about 9:00, 10:00. then sweeping east of there. by midnight, much of it is going to begin to diminish and will clear out by dawn on thursday, we'll get sunshine back and turning colder. here's the time frame with our temperature today. soaring to the low 70s by around 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. then the winds increasing, gusting to around 30 miles an hour and the higher elevations near 50. then that time frame between 8:00 p.m. and midnight is when we'll get the strong storms. some could o produce damaging winds. unfortunately may cause power outages.

here's the four-day forecast. windy, turning colder tomorrow. sunny, 40s in the morning. dropping to the 30s after sunset. the 20s by dawn on friday. friday, blustery winds. highs in the mid 30s and maybe morning flurries. maybe flurries saturday night after a cold day saturday. highs only near freezing. sunday afternoon, 20s in the morning, near 40 in the afternoon with sunshine. could get more flurries on monday. i'll have frequent updates on this wild wednesday weather throughout the morning. aaron sm. >> thank you, tom. if you own a pc, microsoft says keep an eye out for major changes to microsoft office. under the name office 365 home premium, consumers can purchase microsoft office as a paid subscription service for $100 a year. it can be uploaded to five computers, including macs and windows 8 tablets. the price jumped to $140. cell phone users listen up. it's now illegal to unlock your cell phone without your

carrier's permission. the new law went into effect this week. under the law, even if you own your cell phone outright, you can't alter the device to activate service on another carrier. previously customers could unlock their phones under digital millennium copyright. now if you're caught, you'll pay a hefty fine. 5:55 is our time. shartia brantley live with that story and more. shartia, good morning. >> good morning, aaron. a federal judge has rejected apple's can request to increase the $1 billion in damages a jury awarded them last year in the patent battle with rival samsung. the jury found samsung infringed on some but not all of apple smartphone and tablet patents. the judge says the jury got it right. and apple has not been able to identify specific losses it has suffered as a result. she also denied requests by both companies for a new trial. it's a very big day for research in motion.

the company kicks off a long awaited and overdue makeover for the blackberry. the ceo will show off the first phone with the new blackberry 10 operating software at an event in new york this morning. r.i.m. redesigned the system embracing the apps, touch screen and multimedia experience prevalent on rival devices. blackberry 10 received favorable reviews on blogs and analysts say there may be room for r.i.m. to make a comeback and investors may be thinking the same thing as the stock nearly doubled since hitting a nine-year low back in september. we'll see what happens. shartia brantley at cnbc, thank you. for the first time since it opened, the kennedy center is planning a major expansion. this is a simulated tour of of the changes hoped to make. the most ambitious part of the plan, a stage that floats on the potomac river. also included, a new living memorial dedicated to jfk with a large guard inand new rehearsal halls, classrooms and stages

built underground to preserve the silhouette of the main building. they aim to complete the $100 million project by 2018. a nickel is only worth five cents usually. there's one nickel that could be worth $2 million. it will soon be up for auction. take a look. this nickel expected o sell for at least $2 million when it hits the auction block in april. it is a 1913 liberty head nickel. in addition to being 100 years old, it has a back story. they were not supposed to be made. no liberty head nickels back then. at the end of 1912, a guy in philadelphia at the mint illegally made five liberty head nickels and dated them 1913. historians believed he waited until the statute of limit takes pass and sold them in 1962. this one made to a woman in salem, virginia and now it's going on the auction block. >> very cool. it's 5:57. we're staying on top of major breaking news on the pelt way.

a serious crash. only one lane getting by. >> live pictures from the scene, a tractor-trailer, a fire truck and

if you are just waking up or about to head out the door, take a look at this scene. you're looking live at the beltway