bill that bans cyberbullying. anyone that harass as minor on jail will face a year in jail. city leaders will introduce a bill today that would allow all d.c. residents to get a license even if they are here illegally. congress would have to sign off on legislation. maryland and four other states allow undocumented immigrants to get licenses. the mayor will be here at union station today to help celebrate the completion of columbus plaza. it's the park in front of union station. crews spent the last 18 months making it safer and less confusing for drivers and pedestrians. it's that roundabout there as you approach union station. it does get confusing. >> i don't know if it's less confusing. i drive there quite a bit. coming up on 4:31. tom kierein is here to tell us what he can expect this morning. >> it's a persistent east wind keeping it chilly this morning.

it's down into the 40s just about the entire region. that includes most of virginia, west virginia, maryland, the eastern shore, northern neck and all of around the beltway too and district of columbia too. it's just down to the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we are going to stay chilly here at least through 8:00, 9:00 this morning but by 10:00 mid 50s. we'll have a few clouds coming and going here through the morning hours. sunrise is at 6:09. then by noontime for your lunch hour ought to be in the low 60s with easterly breeze but more sunshine breaking out. hometown forecast, woodbridge, prince william county by noontime upper 50s and partly sunny. a look at the rest of this thursday and thursday night. that's in ten minutes. here's danella with a look at our early morning thursday traffic. >> good morning. first 4 traffic office just coming in a moment ago i mentioned this if you were traveling westbound suitland

parkway at forest hill road. the accident is now clear. travel lanes are open. let's shoot over to old town alexandr alexandria. large power outage in the area is causing major intersections to just be dark. police are on the scene directing traffic but just not enough officers to cover such a wide area so you are going to see police at some intersections if you are heading out of the house. treat the dark intersections as a four-way stop. i'm also tracking road work. if you are heading inbound florida avenue not bad until -- inbound new york avenue not bad until you get to florida. you'll be diverted off. aaron? >> thank you. news4's melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. >> good morning. now drug investigation after the death of a former child rapper. you might remember chrrisscross. they are looking at an overdose as cause of death. biggest hit came in 1992.

a number one smash in the u.s. and worldwide and one of the popular of that year. they also toured with michael jackson and even had their own video game. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4. developing right now in california, firefighters are working in the dark to contain at least three wind fueled wildfires. the biggest is about 90 miles east of los angeles that scorched nearly 3,000 acres and only about 30% contained. at least one home has been destroyed. 400 homes were evacuated yesterday in the town of banning but homeowners are allowed to return at this hour. two other fires are burning in wine country outside of san francisco as well. they burned more than 100 acres so far. today president obama begins a three-day trip to mexico. he'll meet later today with mexican president. we expect the leaders to talk about the immigration reform bill congress is debating right now. they'll also likely discuss trade ties between the two countries. president obama will also visit costa rica during this trip and

meet with that country's president as well. this morning churches across the region and country are opening early for national day of prayer. designated by the president each year the day of prayer invites americans of all faith to give thanks for blessings. this year the president asked specifically prayers for victims and survivors of the boston bombings, texas fertilizer plant explosion and newtown shootings. the day doesn't come without controversy. gay rights groups are protesting the honorary chairman of this year's event. he will officially open the national day of prayer at the pentagon later this morning. protesters want the pentagon to withdraw its invitation because he teaches that marriage is only between a man and woman. a pentagon chaplain invites the chairman to speak every year and the defense department says they plan to keep that tradition. coming up on 4:35. this morning federal investigators are looking into a possible human trafficking case in mclean, virginia. this incident happened at a compound owned by the kingdom of

saudi arabia. our cameras were not welcome there yesterday. >> reporter: sir, do you know about what happened here last night with the with im? don't touch the camera, please. don't touch the camera. >> we were told that police were called to rescue two women inside the house tuesday night. one woman reportedly tried to escape by squeezing through a gap in the front gate. a spokesman for homeland security tells news4 officers did encounter two potential victims of trafficking and the investigation is ongoing. an american man is facing 15 years of hard labor in north korea. kenneth bay was sentenced yesterday. north korea state media says he was convicted of crimes against the state. we still don't know what those crimes involved. bay is a tour operator from washington state. he was arrested last november in a special economic zone in north korea that borders china and russia. we're learning more about three of the boston marathon bombing suspect's friends facing charges themselves. two have been in custody for

more than a week. they violated their student visas by not going to class regularly. the fbi says they hid and destroyed evidence when they saw their friend, dzhokhar tsarnaev's picture on tv after the attack. a third friend is also charged with lying to federal investigators. the fbi doesn't think any of them had anything to do with the actual bombing itself. the justice department will fight to keep the morning after pill out of younger teens hands. the government is appealing a judge's ruling to lift all age limits on who can buy the pills without a prescription. word of this appeal came a day after the fda said it would allow anyone 15 years or older to buy one brand one step without a prescription. the current age limit is 17. new this morning, the action taken after a massive rally got violent and out of control. plus, the crime the police say these two people committed

at a local gym. where some intersections are dark a

this morning we're getting a look at what google's new homepage could look like if local students have their way. the company picked 50 finalists in doodle for google contest. one entry from maryland is called travel to taiwan. in virginia, a high school junior from lexington took the

hot spot with her piece called the magic of reading. you can vote for your favorite doodle through friday. the winner will be announced later this morning. >> they are so lovely and creative. and these are from students. love it. >> impressive stuff. >> all right. coming up on 4:41 now. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. a beautiful day and hoping for more of the same. >> i'm dreaming about yesterday. what a wonderful day it was. looks like another one. right now it is chilly. you need a jacket before you head off to work and school early on this thursday morning. it's only in the 40s from mountains all of the way to the atlantic beaches. most locations just in the low to mid 40s now and later today we'll quickly climb into the low 60s by noontime. upper 60s mid afternoon. a few morning clouds in and out. and then sunshine during the afternoon. a clear evening. temperatures by midnight down into the mid 50s.

a look into next week in ten minutes. >> good morning. here's what i'm tracking. checking on the situation in old town alexandria intersections are dark because of a power outage in the area. treat it as a four-way stop. keeping an eye on road work. good news traveling 355 southbound at cedar. all travel lanes are open on rockville pike in both directions. new york avenue as you head outbound at florida you'll be redirected onto florida avenue because that work zone is still in place. the prison sentence possibly ahead for a man found guilty of a beating near capitol hill. >> how virginia's attorney general will only add to the drama playing out about the executive mansion in richmond. a win for the nats but what does the team manager have to say about the injuries of one star

right now more than a dozen people behind bars in seattle after violence erupted at an immigrant rights may day march. look at this video. protesters throwing rocks and bottles at police and reporters. many of those officers in riot gear as they tried to control the crowd. it was supposed to be a peaceful protest. you can see someone being arrested right here. at one point the protesters even flung construction street barriers and trash cans as they moved through downtown. they were also breaking windows of businesses and even cars with people sitting inside. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4. the faa is trying to figure out how two planes clipped each other during a takeoff event around 7:30 last night at new york's liberty international airport. the plane's left wing clipped the tail of another wing on a

taxiw taxiway. no one was hurt. two more steps could take a step closer to recognizing same-sex marriage. a final vote on gay marriage legislation expected in rhode island's state house today. it's expected to pass and would be the final hurdle before it goes to the governor's desk. if approved, it would make rhode island the tenth state to recognize same-sex marriage along with maryland and the district and delaware could become the 11th state to legalize gay marriage as soon as next week. a measure cleared a senate committee nelast month and will come before the full senate next tuesday. delaware began recognizing same-sex civil unions last year. if passed the civil unions would be converted to marriages. northern virginia bureau chief will be in court for the latest chapter in the legal drama involving the governor's mansion's former chef. todd schneider wants

embezzlement charges dropped. he says he gave investigators evidence of wrongdoing by governor bob mcdonnell and his family a year ago looking into the allegations against him. the judge will hear the attorney general's request to withdraw as prosecutor in this case. cuccinelli says he can't be on the case because the governor is his office's main client. condo owners in danger of losing their utilities. people at the complex say they are living in deplorable conditions. the water has already been turned off. washington gas may turn off service. the companies say utility bills haven't been paid for months. an advocacy group working with residents say condo fees paid to a previous management company were lost. prince george's county says it can't help because the condo is private. right now howard county police are asking for your help to find the men who robbed a gym. three men broke the padlocks on the lockers at the supreme

sports club in columbia last week. they stole credit cards and cash. they went on a shopping spree. y a d.c. man could spend 100 years in jail for a brutal beating on capitol hill. tommy branch was convicted. branch is accused of beating maslin to death with a baseball bat. maslin had six surgeries since the attack. he's run of three arrested in the attack. he'll be sentenced july 2nd. 13 before the hour. today we'll find out what the district is doing to find out the buildings are safe. mayor vincent gray will talk about the city's efforts to make sure cities are up to code and declare may as building safety month. prince george's county will name an educator teacher of the year. all 39 nominees will be honored for their work as outstanding tonight. the ceremony kicks off at 6:00 at martin's crosswinds in green

belt. the winner will go to compete for maryland teacher of the year award. the superintendent of some of the country's top schools is addressing falling math scores in montgomery county. the majority of high school students in the county enrolled in grade level math courses failed their first final exams. the countywide data comes from 2012 final exam results. dr. joshua star say the results show a gap in performance that needs to be addressed but does not take away from achievements of montgomery county students. the wait is over. a little more than 12 hours now and caps will start their sixth straight playoff run. capitals finished the season on a hot streak winning 11 of the final 13 games and they're going up against a familiar opponent. the new york rangers. the teams met in the playoffs the past three seasons. last year the rangers knocked the caps out in the second round. puck drop is at 7:30 on nbc sports network. you won't have to worry

about getting home from the game if it goes late. verizon center worked out a deal to have metro keep trains running an hour late if the game goes past 11:00. gallery place, judiciary square and metro center but you can exit at any station. nationals have broken the losing streak against the atlanta braves but it may have come at a high cost. bryce harper left the 2-0 win after this check swing in the sixth inning. the team is calling it a bruised rib and may have hurt it on tuesday when he slammed into the outfield wall. the manager says they'll be cautious with their young star. >> he didn't want to come out of the ball game. i saw him grimace and i was concerned about him playing. we wouldn't take a chance on it. for a long time so we'll play it day by day. >> the good news from the game,

pitcher jordan zimmerman hasn't starts. i hope bryce is okay. >> let him sit out for a little bit and let that heal and get back in the game later. a lot of season left ahead of us. >> thanks, coach. >> that's my coaching advice. there you go. just about 4:51 right now. tom kierein has some advice for what folks need to wear heading out this morning. >> it feels wintry cold this morning. it's may 2nd. it's not snowing. there's a plus. >> perspective is everything. >> we don't have any storms. on saturday morning be sure to tune in nbc 4 for our storm team 4 spring storms weather special saturday morning at 9:30. if you'll be out and about, dvr it. as we look around the region, a few clouds coming in from the east. clouds in southern maryland, northern neck is light gray area where you can barely see the low clouds. elsewhere we have a clear sky. a half moon in the southeastern sky now and there is a chill in

the air. it's only in the low 40s most of west virginia, chand just about all of maryland except near the bay waters it's in the 40s. near 50 on the bay. reagan national 52. in the district it's just in the 40s. it's only near 40 in montgomepr george's county. mostly sunny by noontime. low 60s and mid afternoon we should be hitting the upper 60s here are highs expected. in the 60s the rest of maryland and on the eastern shore. highs just in the mid 60s with a breeze off the bay. out in the mountains many locations should make it to near 70 degrees. the pollen is mostly mullberry and some oak and medium to high range today. here's the allergy forecast. friday and saturday in medium to high range. maybe lower than today.

storm team 4 four-day forecast, another gorgeous spring day tomorrow. a chilly start friday morning in the 40s. afternoon highs upper 60s. upper 60s again on saturday. sunday partly cloudy into the low 70s. seven-day outlook into next week. monday increasing clouds. might get some sprinkles and light showers monday night and perhaps off and on on tuesday and wednesday into next week with highs in the 60s. i'm back with another hometown forecast in ten minutes. now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. first alert traffic office earlier work zone past rhode island avenue eastbound you'll see your left lane blocked but that's just about wrapped up. westbound all travel lanes are open in that area. to i-66 commute here no issues to report. a live look at sudley road. no work zones or accidents. eastbound clear all of the way through the rosslyn tunnel. easy commute. if you are traveling old town

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virginia congressman moran will meet with high school wrestlers and coaches in northern virginia to discuss his efforts to save wrestling as an olympic sport. you might want to stop by politics and pros on your way into work today. the bookstore is handing out wristbands which will get you into first lady michelle obama's book signing next week. that's next tuesday morning at 11:15. you have to buy book to get in. politics and pros will hand out the wristbands at 9:00 this morning. warning for travelers this morning. another airline is adding another fee. frontier will charge $100 for a carry-on bag that need to be put in the overhead bin. small bags that fit under the seat will remain free.

the airline will charge $25 if the fee is paid in advance but $100 if travelers wait to pay until they arrive at the airport. frontier will also begin charging for drinks including soda and coffee. >> won't be charging me. i can tell you that. >> we're driving. we'll find out today if a third time is a charm for a bear in virginia. >> that's how the story goes, right? third time just right. the animal targeted a leesburg family twice this week. diane howard says the bear ripped off her garage door on monday night and came back on tuesday to destroy what was left of that door. >> i heard bang. i ran to the stairs. get down here. when it is breaking into your house, my knees were knocking i was so scared. >> she thinks the bear is trying to get into the garage for the food in the fully stocked fridge. if the bear returns, she plans to let the dogs out and turn on the car alarm in hopes that that

will scare the bear away. >> maybe you could move the fridge? >> where is the fridge going to go? >> empty it. the bear is going to go in. >> imagine if someone said, aaron, get down there. you get down there. >> stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. developing right now. firefighters put to the test as wildfires threaten homes out west. the one factor that could fan the flames. ♪ the new details overnight that might explain the death of a popular '90s rapper. why a pastor is getting pushback over his visit to the pentagon today. >> we start this half hour with breaking news. let's go to danella sealock with problems in alexandria. >> old town alexandria tracking dark intersections because of a

power outage there. just hearing from police in the area and they are saying that a lot of the intersection lights are coming on but what you will see that will be dark for some time is king street at washington street and king street at columbus street. you may come up to a stop sign there or police will stay on the scene to help flow traffic through that intersection but please use caution as the lights come back on. aaron and eun? >> thanks. we do have a crew in that area relaying the latest on that power outage. we'll pass along more as we learn it. if you are about to walk outside, you may find chilly conditions out there. there's hope for our forecast. tom kierein is here now. >> a live view of the washington monument, jefferson memorial under a clear sky in virginia. elsewhere all clear half moon in the southeastern sky. there's a chill in the air around the region. it's only down to near 40 degrees much ofar