inside the beltway, nearby suburbs are generally in mid to upper 40s. near the bay it's near 50 degrees now. out in the mountains many locations in the 40s to upper 30s. we'll stay in the 40s through 6:00 tonight. by 8:00 ought to be near 50. the strong may sun with clouds around this morning should warm us to around 60 by noontime. we'll have our sunrise this morning at 6:09. hometown forecast charles county waldorf by noon ought to be around 60 degrees and partly sunny. lots of sunshine this afternoon. we'll look at that in detail and the evening as well in ten minutes. aaron? >> melissa mollet at the live desk with a developing story in california. >> right now a wind fueled wildfire spreading east of los angeles. take a look at this video. hundreds of people evacuated. the fire has ripped through foursquafou four square miles of riverside county. so far one home has been destroyed and it's 35%

contained. this is the biggest in a series of blazes throughout the state that have broken out under dry and windy conditions. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4. today president obama begins a three-day trip to mexico. he'll meet later today with the 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 his trip and meet with that country's president as well. an early morning for churches in our area as they mark the national day of prayer. the day of prayer is held every may and it invites americans of all faiths to give thanks for blessings and pray for guidance and protection for the country. president obama is specifically asking churches to pray for victims and survivors of the boston bombings, texas fertilizer plant explosion and the in ynewtown shooting. gay rights groups are protesting the honorary chairman.

he's set to officially open the day of prayer at the pentagon later this morning. gay rights advocates want the pentagon to withdraw the invitati invitation. our northern virginia bureau will be in court when a former culpeper police officer is sentenced for manslaughter. prosecutors say he shot cook in her car in the parking lot of a catholic cook last year. harmon-wright says he fired when cook rolled the window on his arm and started to drive away. a witness said his hand was on a door handle. three minutes after the hour. we expect hate crime charges to be filed today against a northern virginia businessman accused of attacking a taxi driver. >> you're prejudice?

>> if you're a muslim flying jets into the world trade center than [ bleep ] you. >> the taxi driver says the man called him a terrorist and punched him because he's muslim. the man was charged with misdemeanor assault and says he regrets his comments but denies getting physical. this is a busy day for martin o'malley signing into law 200 bills. the first one will repeal the death penalty in his state and legislation establishing a medical marijuana program. he will sign a bill that bans cyberbullying. anyone that harassing a minor online faces a year in jail. d.c. mayor vincent gray wants to follow maryland's lead

when it comes to driver's license. he and other city leaders will introduce a bill allowing all d.c. residents to get a license even if they're here illegally. congress would have so sign off on that legislation. and mayor gray will also be here at union station today. he'll help celebrate the completion of the columbus plaza rehabilitation project. columbus plaza is the park in front of union station. crews have spent the last 18 months making it safer and less confusing for drivers and pedestrians. we're learning more about three of the boston marathon bombing suspect's friends facing charges themselves. two in custody for more than a week now. they violated their student visas by not going to classes regularly at umass dartmouth. they hit and destroyed evidence when they saw their friend's picture on television after the attack. a third friend is also charged with lying to federal investigators. the fbi does not believe any of

them had anything to do with the bombing itself. a brand new video is stirring up rhetoric in virginia's race for governor. >> the video into our news room showing the police response after a rally was out of control. >> how a return of wintry weather is giving one region problems today. >> power outages, work zones, problem spots in your commute next i

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road crews in parts of colorado will be busy after a may snowstorm. temperatures in ft. collins in the low 20s causing refreezing there. adding to the problem, it was a heavy, wet snowfall. the good news temperatures are expected to climb into the lower 60s by this weekend. melt all of that snow out there. >> thank goodness they get relief. do you know how mad we would be if we saw snow on the ground in may? >> i would be on my knees crying. >> glorious weather for the last day. more springlike weather, tom? >> may madness in colorado. here, starting off may under a clear sky in washington. a few clouds eastern suburbs, southern suburbs and around the bay and northern neck but elsewhere clear half moon in the southeastern sky. a chill in the air. it's down into the low 40s much of montgomery county.

mid 40s in prince george's county. the district of columbia upper 40s. arlington, mid 40s. low to mid 40s the rest of fairfax county. parts of northern virginia down to just near 40. look at dulles, 41. manassas down to 41. warrenton 40 degrees. a nice warming today by noontime low 60s. should hit upper 60s during the afternoon and morning clouds breaking up. a sunny afternoon heading out tonight, under a clear sky this evening back down into the 50s by midnight. a look at your friday, the weekend and into next week in ten minutes. here's danella looking at our morning commute. >> good morning. still keeping an eye on the situation in old you on alexandria with the power outage there and dark intersections confirmed king street and washington street still dark and king street and columbus street still dark. traveling outbound new york avenue at florida avenue, lanes are still blocked. diverted onto florida avenue there because of construction and around the beltway travel lanes are open inner loop and outer loop across the american

legion bridge heading toward the interchange and continuing in prince george's county. you can see here traffic getting by without any problems at all. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. a close call for a plane maybe on the tarmac. the airport emergency that caused nervous moments for passengers. new information out this morning that might explain what

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at 5:13. breaking news in alexandria this morning. let's go to tony tull with the latest on the power outages in old town. >> reporter: good morning. i can give you some information. the reason for some of these power outages is there's a dominion substation in the area of alexandria that had a couple transformers explode and that's the report from alexandria

police. they fixed a lot of them but a few are still out. that's the reason some of the power is out here in old town alexandria. we're here at king and washington. you can see a lot of alexandria police officers here on the scene putting up stop signs. you see one here in the intersection directing traffic. if you come here to this area or if you come to a place that has traffic lights still out, you treat it as a four-way stop. if you take a look here along king street, you can see a lot of all of the businesses along king street here and washington are without power still. you can see the alexandria police car on the corner making sure people navigate that intersection as well. earlier this morning about 800 people without power due to that explosion in the southwest qu quadra quadrant. we drove through there on the way to this location and power is back on in that residential area. a lot of lights out here in this intersection. few others in this area of old town alexandria if you come again to these intersections

treat them as a four-way stop. they plan to have them back on within the hour they are hoping. we'll keep you updated. aaron, back to you. >> thank you. let's check in melissa mollet at the live desk. good morning. >> good morning. 20 more bodies have been pulled from the rubble overnight in banglade bangladesh. 430 people have now been confirmed dead but at least 149 are still missing. rescue workers are using cranes and cutting machines to clear tons of concrete in search for more victims. they say at this point it could take another five days. the factory's owner is under arrest for operating even though inspectors asked him to shut down because of cracks in that building last week and right now faces seven years in jail. this is the worst ever disaster in bangladesh's garment industry. 16 after the hour. right now downtown seattle is finally quiet again. police there fought protesters

when violence broke out after a may day rally. we want to show you how scary things were at one point. police arrested 18 people here. eight officers were also hurt in this chaos. doctors expect all of them to be okay. rap fans are mourning the loss of kris kross' chris kelly. ♪ >> kelly died of an apparent drug overdose in his atlanta home yesterday. an autopsy will be performed later today to determine the exact cause of death. kris kross was best known for their hit song "jump" from 1992. the pair toured with michael jackson and had their own video game. kris kross spawned a short lived fashion trend by wearing clothes

backwards. the faa is trying to figure out how two planes clipped each other at newark liberty international. a scandinavian plane clipped the tale of a united airways plane while on a taxiway. the express jet had to be towed back. no one was hurt. virginians will start seeing a new political ad today. >> i'm the youngest of four boys. when i was 14, i saw a chance to literally pave the way to my future and i started a business paving driveways. >> that is the first campaign ad. he's the presumptive democratic nominee in race for governor for virginia. his opponent is criticizing that add. ken cuccinelli says the commercial tries to erase his record as a showman, salesman and moneyman. same-sex marriage could be

closer to being roarecognized i two more states. 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. it cleared a state committee last night and will come before the full senate next tuesday. it narrowly passed the state house last week. delaware began recognizing same-sex civil unions last year. if passed, those civil unions would be converted to marriages. the white house may be giving serious thought to helping arm syrian rebels. several diplomats want to give rebels weapons now that there's mounting evidence syria's military is using chemical weapons against them. they may be also changing their minds because they say it appears many rebels are distancing themselves from groups that are tied to al qaeda. 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 don't know what those crimes involved. bay is a tour operator from washington state arrested last november in a special economic zone in north korea that borders china and russia. today the vatican will once again be home to two popes. pope emeritus benedict will move into his new retirement home in the vatican gardens today. he spent the last two months at the papal vacation home. benedict retired at the end of february. the first pope to do that in more than 600 years. let's go back to melissa mollet at the live desk. >> good morning. we're just learning about a big announcement we expect today about the national mall. it's a $10 million donation from volkswagen. they plan to overhaul the area with gardens and restaurants. they'll donate the money to the trust for the national mall to jump-start fund-raising. it's the largest private gift to restore the most visited national park. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4.

it could be a bride's worst nightmare. someone shows up to a wedding they weren't invited to but one florida couple says their unexpected guest was a good sign. they just exchanged their vows and rings when a snake slid its way to the flower girl's feet. the snake disappeared for a few minutes. look at that. and then came right back. the newlyweds think the animal had a message. >> it was circling around into a circle. as it was doing that someone was taking a snapshot and it made a heart. i think the heart meant that we'll be together forever and that that was probably our way of knowing that. >> okay. i like that interpretation. the couple says that they'll be surprised if anyone ever forgets their anniversary. >> good point. >> rain is lucky. any wedding day is beautiful. >> all right. 5:21 is our time on this

thursday morning. 50 degrees outside our studios. want to head into the storm team 4 weather center. >> here's tom. >> getting reports of a real chill in the air. getting reports now of temperatures down into the low 40s to just near 40 degrees starting off this 2nd day of may. feeling like early march. as we look at the view from space, there are low clouds in southern maryland, northern neck of virginia. these areas in light gray and that extends across the bay onto the eastern shore but elsewhere a clear sky. half moon in the southern sky this morning and night is slowly closing her tired eyes. first light of dawn showing up. temperatures are just near 40 degrees. many of the rural areas of maryland, virginia, and west virginia closer to washington right now just in the low 40s. around the beltway and nearby suburbs. and here's your storm team 4 allergy forecast. counts are considered in medium to high range.

only about half of what they were last weekend. still enough for allergy suff sufferers to notice. mostly mulberry and oak tree pollen. later today bright sunshine into the upper 60s. a delightful day. overnight tonight 50s through the evening under a clear sky. we'll have lots of sun this afternoon as morning clouds break up. 40s tomorrow morning. friday afternoon bright and sunny. saturday and sunday, delightful for outdoor recreation and work. highs 60s on saturday. low 70s sunday. seven-day outlook into monday, tuesday, increasing clouds. might get a few sprinkles or some light showers late monday into tuesday and wednesday i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast. here's danella looking at traffic. >> keeping an eye on the situation in old town alexandria in the first 4 traffic office. dark intersections along king street between columbus street and north washington street. we have tony tull on the scene there and we're tweeting out

updates. follow us at first4traffic. we'll head over to new york avenue. late construction. new york avenue outbound at florida avenue. you're going to be diverted onto florida avenue and you can reconnect to new york avenue but your lanes are temporarily blocked there. out to 50 in maryland, the trip from the bay bridge a nice and smooth this time of morning. as you continue inbound toward the buoy area, not seeing any construction or accidents to wo warn you about. a live look at 301 in the area heading inbound and outbound no issues to report. i'm back in ten minutes and we'll talk about rails on the brunswick east line. i think i see an early morning delay. >> we'll see you in a bit. thank you. don't be concerned if you see fire trucks and ambulances at dulles airport on saturday morning. it's just a drill. more than 100 people will simulate some kind of accident involving a plane. the exercise will take place on a closed runway starting at 8:30. it should wrap up by noon. a warning if you are booking

a flight soon. your carry-on could face a new fee. frontier airlines plans to charge up to $100 for a carry-on bag. the new fee applies to bags that need to be put in the overhead bin. small bags that can fit under the seat will still be free. the airline says if you pay for the carry-on in advance, it will only be $25. if you wait until you get to the gate, you'll be charged 100 bucks. frontier will also begin charging for drinks like soda and coffee. >> and maybe start using tray in front of you to buckle your seat belts. >> what? i have no idea what you just said. >> never mind. the capsill look to keep up the hot streak. aaron! keep the hot streak on. they won 11 out of the last 13 games and they'll face a familiar opponent. the new york rangers. these teams have met in the playoffs the last three seasons and last year the rangers

knocked caps out in the second round. tonight it's about payback. puck drops at 7:30 on the nbc sports network. go caps. if the game goes too late, you won't have to worry about catching a train home. three metro stations will stay open an hour late to get home if the game goes past 11 sc:00, th stations will be open past midnight and you can exit at any station. the nationals -- i don't know what we're laughing at anymore. the nationals can say they broke through against the braves this morning. that's actually shutout atlanta 2-0. desmond provided the only offense the team would need belting a two-run homer in the fourth inning. jordan zimmerman kept the braves from making a comeback. hasn't allowed a run in the past three starts. the two teams finish out their series tonight at 7:10. now this win may have come at a high price. price harper left the game after that check swing in the sixth

inning. the team is calling it a bruised rib. he may have hurt it on tuesday when he slammed into the outfield wall trying to catch a home run ball. manager davie johnson 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 playing him. we couldn't take a chance on it. he could put a lat or something and be out for a long time. we'll play it day by day. >> jayson werth missed the game with a bruised ankle. a proposal to get rid of wrestling in the olympics. plus the special ceremony to honor four sailors that served in the vietnam war. >> where we would see long lines as people get a chance to meet the first lady. the first lady. >> pi'm tony siragusa and i've been around the toughest guys in football. and now i'm training guys who leak a little to guard their manhood. with man style protection...

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looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:29. firefighters are working to stop at least three wildfires from sparking in california as winds fan the flames. a former culpeper police officer sentenced for shooting a woman to death.

today maryland governor martin o'malley will sign more than 200 bills that the general assembly passed this year. much more on those stories throughout the morning. first. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today" on this thursday, may 2nd as we look live outside at 5:30. first rays of sun coming over the horizon. this morning you'll need to grab your jacket again. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with your weather headlines. >> here's what you need to know right now. we are emerging from the earth's shadow. sunrise is about 40 minutes away. and it is a cold morning. we do have a few clouds south and east of the metro area. elsewhere it's clear half moon in the southern sky. only near 40 degrees in nearby suburbs of northern montgomery county and western fairfax into loudoun and parts of prince william and fauquier into the upper 30s and closer to washington eastern fairfax, arlington generally mid 40s. mid and upper 40s in washington. mid 40s in prince george's

county. st. mary's most locations low to mid 40s. here's how the morning is looking. in the 40s through 7:00, 8:00 but then by noontime we'll be near low 60s with a light northeasterly breeze. sunrise at 6:09. hometown forecast, silver spring, 60 degrees and partly cloudy. a look at the rest of the day and tonight in ten minutes. first 4 traffic now on this thursday morning with danella. good morning. >> we'll start with some news about the rails. metro, vre running on time. five-minute delay brunswick east train 870. better news traveling in old town alexandria. we were talking about the earlier power outage in the area but now if you are traveling king street between columbus street and north washington street, tony tull just reported that your intersections are now lit again so intersections, traffic lights are working. let's head down i-95 and i'll give you a live look.

no issues northbound. clear as you head toward the interchange. northbound picking up volume but again no major delays and no accidents on i-95 in virginia in either direction. aaron? >> thank you. president obama will be out of the country for the next three days. he leaves today for mexico. tracie potts is on capitol hill now with a preview. good morning. >> while historically on these visits between the u.s. and mexican presidents, the issue is drug trade and crime and security. this time president obama is trying to shift focus to the economy and trade. mexico, our number three trading partner, and the president has said that commerce between the two countries could be good for jobs on both sides of the border. of course another big focus will have to be immigration with immigration reform still up in the air but in progress here on capitol hill. president obama will have nothing new to share but perhaps will be building a relationship with the new mexican president to implement whatever congress

comes up with if in fact they pass that. likely to be welcomed we're told by mexicoian authorities if the can continue to work here and send money back home. today president obama has meeting with president enrique pena nieto there and he is headed on a three-day trip to costa rica to meet with other central america presidents as well. >> tracie potts on capitol hill. thank you. we're learning more about three of the boston marathon suspect's friends chasing charges themselves. two have been in custody for more than a week now. they' 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 charged with lying to federal investigators. the fbi does not believe any of them had anything to do with the bombing itself. some graduates are helping

raise money for the transit police officer hurt during that shootout in watertown, massachusetts. they're organizing an online fund-raiser for richard donohue. doctors are still treating officer donohue. >> to help someone who has done such a great sacrifice for not only the community of boston but also for the country. >> we just checked the fund-raiser's website. people have already donated more than $75,000. 5:34. federal investigators are looking into a possible human trafficking case in mclean, virginia. it happened at a compound owned by the kingdom of saudi arabia. our cameras were not welcome there yesterday. take a look at this. >> do you know about what happened here last night? don't touch the camera, please. >> we're told police were called to rescue two women inside that house tuesday night. one woman reportedly tried to escape by squeezing through a gap in the front gate. the spokesman for the department

of homeland security tells news4, "officers did encounter two potential victims of trafficking and the investigation is ongoing." the justice department will fight to keep the morning after pill out of younger teens' hands. they are appealing a ruling to lift age limits on who can buy the pill without a prescription. word of the appeal came a day after they said they could buy one brand without a prescription. the current age limit is 17. today virginia congressman jim moran will talk about an issue he has with the international olympic committee. he'll meet with high school wrestlers and their coaches in northern virginia to discuss his efforts to save wrestling as an olympic sport. the ioc recommended that wres e wrestling be left out of the summer games. you might want to stop by politics and pros on your way into work today. that bookstore is handing out wristbands that will get you

into see first lady michelle obama's book signing next week. that's tuesday morning at 11:15. you have to buy the book to get in. they will hand out wristbands at 9:00 this morning. today four navy sailors that went missing during the vietnam war will be buried. remains of the men will be buried together in a single casket at 12:30. they were missing since 1967 when their helicopter was shot down over north vietnam. remains were found in 1982 during an excavation of the crash site but identities were confirmed last year by scientists. if you are a veteran looking for a job, tomorrow may be the day to find it. a job fair at joint base andrews from noon until 4:00. you'll find local businesses looking to add to you their ranks and there will be workshops on how to navigate the fair. for more information you can go to heroesgethired.com.

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we're getting a look at what google's new homepage could look like if local students have their way. the company chose 50 finalists, one from every state. a seventh grader won in maryland. her entry is called travel to taiwan. in virginia, a high school junior from lexington took the top spot for her piece called the magic of reading. you can vote on your favorite doodle now through next friday. the winner will be announced later this month. >> they're all so good. so creative. well thought out. how do you vote? >> you go to the website and then you click -- >> thank you, aaron. i appreciate that. coming up on 5:41 on this thursday morning. a little bit of a chill in the air. >> hopefully that will warm up fast. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> you do need a jacket now.

it's only near 40 degrees much of west virginia, virginia, maryland. closer to washington we're just in low to mid 40s. there is the dawn sky over the potomac. there's capitol hill and we have temperature right now at reagan national of 49 degrees. by 8:00 should be near 50 much of the region and a few clouds in and out. noontime low 60s. a sunny afternoon. temperatures reaching the upper 60s by mid to late afternoon. a look at your weekend into next week. that's in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic now with danella. >> good morning. first 4 traffic office tom looking at the situation on i-270. normal volume from frederick, maryland, down to clarksburg where you are just a bit slow. trip in germantown not bad. father hurley boulevard connecting to the beltway, no reports of accidents or major delays in that area. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. >> thank you. hold off on that lipstick. the study calling out some of the unknown ingredients next.

the request more employers are asking of their workers. a very family shares their story after a bear broke into their home.

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. the lower mayor in bangladesh suspended. the mayor did not have the authority to grant the building permit there. three stories were added illegally. 20 more bodies were pulled from the pile of concrete overnight bringing the death toll to 430 and more than 100 are still missing. the factory's owner and several others have been arrested. melissa mollet, news4. >> we'll show you surveillance pictures here. howard county police need help finding some guys who robbed a

gym. police say three men broke the padlocks on the lockers at the supreme sports club in columbia, maryland, last week stealing credit cards and cash and the men then went on a shopping spree spree. justice this morning for a man brutally beaten on capitol hill. tommy branch was found guilty yesterday on six counts of robbing and beating maslin last august. he's accused of beating maslin almost to death with a baseball bat. maslin has had six surgeries since that attack and still has trouble walking and talking it. branch is one of three accused in that attack. he faces up to 100 years in jail. don't forget to lock your car door is what police are telling people in northwest washington. police say there have been almost 80 car break ins in the last two months. people who live there say they feel violated. the advisory neighborhood commission says it's tough for police to find culprits because

they're not following a pattern. >> it's not clustered or concentrated on two or three streets or two or three blocks and that's making it harder for them to get a handle on this. >> right now plain clothe police officers are patrolling the streets. no arrests have been made. 13 before the hour. we'll be in richmond today in court for the latest chapter in the legal drama involving the governor's mansion's former chef. todd schneider wants embezzlement charges dropped. prosecutors say he stole from the mansion. schneider says he gave investigators evidence of wrongdoing by governor bob mcdonnell and his family a year ago. the judge will hear attorney general ken cuccinelli'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. this morning some condo owners are in danger of losing all of their utilities. people at the condo complex say

they are living in deplorable conditions. the water has been turned off. washington gas may turn off service. the company says utility bills haven't been paid for months and advocacy group working with residents says condo fees paid to a previous management company were lost. prince george's county says it can't really help because the condo is private. the county says if the building becomes unsafe it will consider taking action. today we'll find out what the district is doing to make sure its buildings are safe. mayor vincent gray will talk about the city's efforts to make sure buildings are up to code declaring may building safety month and prince george's county will name one of its educators teacher of the year. 39 nominees will be honored for their work at an event tonight. the ceremony kicks off at 6:00 at martin's crosswinds in green belt. the winner will compete for maryland teacher of the year award. this morning montgomery county parents are demanding action after students failed

their math finals. of high school students in algebra 1, 61% failed. of those in geometry 62% failed. the superintendent says the test results show a gap in performance and that will be addressed. the scores do not take away from the other academic achievements in the county. a new advisory group will offer guidance on education in virginia. governor bob mcdonnell issued an executive order including teachers from across the state to make recommendations on enhancing teacher leadership. we'll find out if third time is a charm for a bear in virginia. the animal attacked her leesburg home twice this week. on monday night the bear ripped off the garage door and came back on tuesday night to destroy what was left. >> all of a sudden i heard bang. i ran to the stairs.

doug, get down here. whenever it is breaking into your house, my knees were knocking i was so scared. >> howard says she thinks the bear is trying to get into the garage for the food in the fully stocked fridge. she says if the bear returns she plans to let the dogs out and turn on the car alarm to scare it away. >> good luck with that. the national zoo is asking for your help to name one of its newest additions. look at the sloth bear cub. really? right now the zoo is asking for you to vote for a name online. the polls close tomorrow at noon. the winner will be posted on facebook. for a link to the facebook voting page, go to nbcwashington.com and search name the sloth. >> do you have a preference? >> i like hank. >> me too. imagine that. >> it's a fun name for a sloth bear. >> let's check the forecast. 5:51.

time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> speaking of bears, look at this photo sent in from a viewer in page county in the shenandoah valley. black bears are around. you have to certainly respect them. send your nature and weather photos to weather@nbcwashington.com. and we will share on tv. that's not a big dog. that's a black bear. tune in on saturday morning. nbc 4 at 9:30 for storm team 4 spring storms weather special. that's saturday morning, nbc 4 at 9:30 in the morning. you'll love it. right now around the region we're in the 40s to upper 30s under a clear sky across much of virginia, maryland and the eastern shore. there is some cloudiness south and east of washington but elsewhere we're clear. half moon in the southern sky. only low to mid 40s. a chill in the air will be with us through 8:00. by noontime should be in the low

60s. a bright and sunny afternoon. we'll have a light northeasterly breeze. ought to climb into upper 60s by mid to late afternoon. and the pollen in the air is mostly mulberry and some oak medium to high range today. storm team 4 allergy forecast medium high into friday and saturday. not extreme levels like we saw last weekend and last week. still enough for allergy suff sufferers to notice. upper 60s on friday. lots of sunshine tomorrow. average high this time of year is 73. we'll be below average on saturday but a delightful day for outdoor recreation and fun over your weekend looking terrific. chilly mornings and mild afternoons. upper 60s on saturday. low 70s on sunday. seven-day outlook monday increasing clouds. we may get light rain late monday and into tuesday and wednesday next week with highs in the 60s. morning lows in the 50s. now, a look at your thursday morning commute with danella. good morning. >> good morning.

just into the first 4 traffic office, i'm checking on an accident involving a cyclist along west monroe avenue at commonwealth avenue. police are on the scene. also report of a water main break also in alexandria. tony tull is en route to check things out and give us details about that. we'll shoot over to the dulles toll road. as you make the commute near 28. a live look at what that looks like in both directions. traffic getting by without issues. continuing toward hunter mill road, travel time to the beltway is a seven-minute drive and over to the rails, taking metro, mark, vre no reported delays. earlier five-minute delay on brunswick east line is gone. in news4 your health at 5:54, a new report says parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children. 1 in 20 children has food allergies and 1 in 8 has a skin

allergy. the study says skin conditions like eczema decrease with age. the group says they don't know what's behind the spike but the study showed children living in affluent families were more likely to develop allergies. a study of store bought lipstick suggests the makeup may be increasing your exposure to toxic metals. researchers at the university of california berkeley tested over 30 different lipsticks and lip glosses and examined the amount of metal each contained including lead, and aluminum. scientists found on average the use of lipstick could increase the amount in the blood which has been linked to stomach tumors. you should not experience harmful effects but keep away from children. you may see more programming from dreamworks on youtube. it's buying awesomeness tv.

it featured programs for teens and the network has more than 57,000 youtube channels and more than 14 million subscribers. people watched videos 809 million times. wall street will be closely monitoring facebook stocks today. cnbc's kayla tausche is live with that story and more. good morning. >> good morning. everyone is watching those shares today. the social networking giant says mobile ads helped propel a big jump in first quarter ad revenue. mobile accounts for 30% of total ad revenue of facebook's more than 1.1 billion monthly active users. the number of people who logon solely with the mobile device doubled. you can watch pizza being made from anywhere. customers can check on their order from start to finish. the website is dominoslive.com as part of the efforts to be more transparent about quality. you said extra cheese? you can get that they added that

extra cheese. >> keep them honest. thanks, kayla tausche. if you are watching us right now, you might disagree with google assessment of television. eric schmidt says the battle between tv and youtube is over and youtube has won. he says more and more people are watching video online than they are on television. google owns youtube. that site now gets 1 billion visitors each month. schmidt thinks that number will reach 6 or 7 billion pretty soon. >> many have phones or tablets supplied by your job but you may have to start bringing your own. a new survey finds that by 2017, more than half of companies will require employees bring your own device. it's a radical change to culture of most businesses. benefits of the policy include lower company costs and happier workforce. >> interesting. >> a lot of people have their own. they have a personal phone and a company phone. then you have to carry around two phones or three or four.

>> i don't mind to have my own private phone and private life. crossing the lines. the controversial issues highlighted in a tv ad that one drink maker apologizing this morning. >> booking the next ticket on the wrong travel site could cost more money. look at the sky. we're hoping for more nice weather today. your weather and traffic on the 1s next as "news4 today" continues right after this break. stay with us.

racing to stop the flames. firefighters are working around the clock to control a fire that is threatening hundreds of homes this morning. chaos in the streets. while you were sleeping, a major protest ends with a lot of fighting with police. plus, new this morning we just learned about a donation that will give the national mall a makeov