laboy suffered a traumatic brain injury. his rehab is expected to take up to a year. this is going to be an exhausting week for secretary of state john kerry. he leaves this afternoon for a week-long trip to the middle east and africa. his first stop will be amman. he will meet with key allies in jordan on wednesday to discuss ways to end the crisis in syria. kerry will spend thursday and friday in the west bank trying to restart the peace talks between the two governments and he'll travel to ethiopia. korea is trying to figure out if missiles were fired. the north conducted four launches. the south korea scientists are analyzing pieces of it recovered from the projectiles. weather and traffic on the 1s. tom kieran is keeping track of

the warmth. >> it has turned humid too. we had the passing showers but they're gone now. under a partly to mostly cloudy sky. in the muggy mid 60s in prince georges county, fairfax, arlington counties. much of the rest of the region too. low to mid 60s. we have thick humidity in the air. it will be with us here throughout the day today and through the morning hours. by 6:00 a.m., still in the 60s. mostly cloudy by 8:00. it should be near 70 by 10:00 and might have an isolated shower around by noontime. and by mid afternoon. we'll have maybe a thunderstorm popping up. haymarket, by noon in the upper 70s and partly sunny. a look at the rest of this monday in ten minutes. here is danella with first 4 traffic. >> good morning. good news, showed you this at van dorn.

had an accident here off to your right shoulder lane. police were blocking the lanes, but now an easy trip for you. as you loop around the beltway in montgomery county, no issues along the beltway. connecticut avenue, traveling the inner or outer loops, clear. also prince georges county. same story. here's a live look at the college park area. route 1, heads up. southbound at 410 still seeing construction. i want's blocking the southbound lanes this morning. now making the trip in charles county and traveling in prince georges county, we are talking about your local roads coming up in ten minutes. >> danella, thank you. connecticut state troopers are getting ready for a messy commute following a train crash that shut down a busy rail line to new york. governor maloy talking about the travel troubles. the crews are rebuilding the tracks and overhead wires and signals. they removed the two trains that collided in fairfield. nine people remain in the hospital. federal investigators are

looking into the cause of that crash. another amtrak trail derailed in chicago not far from union station there. the train left new orleans. the wheels lost contact with the tracks yesterday morning. nearly 200 passengers were on board. no one was hurt. republicans will spend the next week hammering the white house again about the recent controversies involving the irs and the justice department. that irs scandal will take sen tear stage on wednesday. the former acting head will testify before a senate committee. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said there's a culture of intimidation throughout the obama administration. >> what we're talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. a nanny state is here to tell us all what to do. and if we start criticizing, you get targeted. >> we have seen this playbook from the republicans before. what they want to do when they're lacking a positive agenda is to try to drag washington into trumped up hears

and false allegations. we won't let that happen. >> mcconnell was less harsh on the obama administration when discussing the revelation that the justice department obtained the associated press' staff records. in the day ahead a march and rally could impact traffic near the department of justice. this afternoon, homeowners fighting for closure are expected to march from freedom plaza to the justice department on pennsylvania avenue in northwest. it is expected to begin before 2:00. immigration will be front and center on capitol hill again today. the senate judiciary committee will resume its hearings on immigration reform. there are more than 300 amendments being considered. a group of senators known as the gang of 8 is leading that mostly bipartisan effort. 12,000 u.s. citizenship and services officers is also expected to publicly oppose that

bill. for the first time since january, united airlines will put the 787 dreamliner back in the skies. that entire fleet got grounded for a number of safety concerns surrounding the jet's battery. aviation officials approved that plan last month. right now, we are keeping a close eye on zephyrhills, florida. someone there is half a billion dollars richer, but still has not come forward with the winning powerball ticket. the $590 million ticket was sold at a publix grocery store. compared to the entire city budget which was just $47 million last year. if the city is just over 11,000 residents all split the prize, each person would still get $44,000. the lump sum for the largest ever powerball jackpot -- $377 million before taxes. wow. it may not be just the jackpot,

but you could also be holding a ticket that will make you a millionaire. virginia's lottery tells us a $1 million ticket was sold at this food lion in lorton. not far from us. it is one of 33 tickets nationwide that match five numbers but not the powerball. in case you want to check again here are the numbers. 10, 13, 14, 22 and the powerball is 11. so close, aaron. >> so close. did win $4. >> nice. >> $4. >> congratulations. all right, well, today montgomery county panel is expected to hold another hearing into costco in installing a gas station at the wheaten area. costco wants to open a 16-pump gas station. costco is trying to obtain a special zoning exception. montgomery county planning committee denied the request. taking the message across the commonwealth next the race for virginia governor lands right here in our area.

why the candidates have a busy week ahead of them. for many this would be the coolest graduation speech ever. the worlds of wisdom from a baseball great. did you think the weather was a bit cool this weekend? wait until you see what's in store for this

this place would help you wake up and smell the roses.

qatar held its first-ever exhibition just for perfumes in the capital of doha. qatar and the gulf nations are among the biggest perfume consumers in the world and some perfumes at the show came in at a hefty price. one sold, get ready, $13,000 a bottle. what do you smell like when you pay that much for a perfume? >> $13,000 or an idiot. a chicago cubs fan is out of the doghouse after an embarrassing moment. check this out. the starting pitcher up to bat, nails it. sends it out to left center. a guy stood up to try to catch it. in the process, knocked his wife's beer on h. see it right there. so she repays him by tossing the rest all over him as you saw there. she said after the game that a tv punishment is probably pay back enough. that's love.

>> there you go. >> special relationship. >> didn't get the ball after that. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein out there. it's muggy out there. >> yeah, it's feeling like summer. we have some breaks in the clouds but overall, quite a bit of low cloudiness. but the air is filled with humidity. right now in the 60s throughout most of the region, that includes arlington, prince georges, much of washington down into the mid 60s as well. all throughout the region, just mostly cloudy sky and in the low to mid 60s. here's how the day is looking by noontime. we should have a partly sunny sky. ought to be hitting low 08s by mid afternoon. that may get a thunderstorm going, maybe between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. a passing thunderstorm is possible. partly cloudy this evening and by midnight, temperatures back down into the low to mid 70s.

looks like a muggy week ahead. danella, how's traffic? >> if you're traveling in charles county, nice. not seeing any accidents too. no issues to report. waldorf area, nice and clear. up to 301 and 5, i'll give you a live look at that light volume. northbound and southbound, no accidents to report. now, let's shoot over to route 50 in maryland. this is a live look. again, in this direction heading inbound into the district. travel lanes are open, not seeing road work there. outbound, as you continue all the way across the bay bridge, no accidents. and no congestion to report right now. i'm back in ten minutes. surprising revelation. up next the new claims over what could lead to obesity later in life for a lot of people. plus, we are hearing from the wounded officer who survived that wild shoot-out with the bost

we are following breaking news out of iraq right now. the death toll continues to climb from a series of car bombings. at least 34 people were killed in those explosions in baghdad. and the southern city of basra. we are hearing of nine bombs in baghdad alone. this is video of basra just into the newsroom. two bombs went off there. one was near a restaurant. the other at a bus stop. at least ten people died in those blasts. more than two dozen others were injured. 15 before the hour. residents of fairfax county apartment complex will get a letter this week telling them they'll have a home after their complex is redeveloped. dozens gathered to protest the project which will tear down and rebuild the crescent apartments in reston. they said while the new complex will have affordable housing, more nan 80% of the residents

would not qualify. but the county board of supervisors tells news4 all of the current residents will be able to stay regardless. the newly formed gop ticket in virginia will be making four stops around the commonwealth today as they make their first unified push in the race for governor. attorney general ken cuccinelli will be joined by his lieutenant governor and new attorney general nominee today, and include stops in the shenandoah area, and martinsville. they stopped in fairfax yesterday and made clear that their main focus will be the economy. >> when you talk to voters about what they care about and the main issue we have to address effectively is job creation. and they don't want to talk about that because their candidate's record on that has fallen apart around his ears. >> right now, cuccinelli's challenger does have a slight advantage in the latest poll. a quinnipiac university survey

found that mcauliffe has support of 48% of supporters. jodi arias will tell the jurors why they should spare her life. she'll testify during a sentencing phase. she was convicted of first degree murder. she admits she killed her exboy friend but claims she did it in self-defense. she could get the death penalty. police are trying to figure out who made a bomb in colorado. it was spotted blocks from a park and elementary school in colorado springs. it was knead with commercial fireworks and it could have hurt someone if it exploded. the bomb squad had to deactivate it. we are hearing from a police officer recovering from a shoot-out with the suspected boston marathon bombers. he is eager to return to work as a police officer. transit police officer richard donahue was shot in the leg last month. a bullet severed a main artery in the leg. he's out of the hospital and at

a rehab center. he can now eat on his own and walk as well. he and his wife say it has been a tough recovery. >> there's been moments when i probably yelled or, you know, sworn a few times here or there, right, kim? >> we apologize to some nurses for that. >> yeah. a couple nurses that had to hear the brunt of it all. but, you know, after that i usually said okay, he's get this done. >> earned a pass on that. he still has a bullet in his leg. he doesn't remember much from the shooting. only that he was there and the moments after he was shot. 4:38. love the life you live, live the life you love. that attributed to a hofstra student killed. the students wore white ribbons and the entire crowd observed a moment of silence. a police officer accidentally shot 21-year-old andrea robelo

on friday. school officials called the ceremony bittersweet. >> we're celebrating, we're also mourning. so it was a way to remember her and make her part of this day. but also go on and celebrate the great accomplishments of our graduates. >> she was a junior studying public relations. officers shot and killed the suspect who broke into the home. the whole class of terps are no longer college students this morning. the class of 2013 graduated yesterday from the university of maryland and they went out receiving the praise of the iron man himself, cal ripken, jr. the life long oriole said talent and skill go a long way, but they won't get you anywhere without a good attitude. >> as opposed to -- truly have a positive attitude. you capture that energy of what can be accomplished as opposed to why it can't be done. you become a willing participant. you try things. you do things. you learn every step of the way.

you become action oriented. your failures even become valuable experiences. >> ripken who is a native of maryland never graduated from college but his wife was a terp, class of 1981. you may need a late night cup of coffee if you want to cheer on the nats tonight. they take on the giants in san francisco. the game doesn't start until 10:15 on the east coast. you didn't miss much if you watched yesterday. the padres blew them out 13-4. what happened, tom kierein? bryce harper missed the game, his knee is still sore from the collision with the wall at dodger stadium last monday. we sure need bryce harper. you know your season isn't going well when you're excited that your team eked out a tie. that's how things are going for d.c. united fans. the team tied sporting kansas city 1-1 yesterday. that snapped a franchise record seven-match losing streak.

all right, go tie, does it sound the same as a win? >> i like that. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young boys could lead to a battle of the bulge when they become men. researchers at new york university found men diagnosed with adhd as children are two times more likely to be obese. they say some of the symptoms can lead to poor eating choices like lack of impulse control and poor planning skills and inability to stick to a scheduled eating pattern can lead to obesity. they're recommending pediatricians monitor boys for signs of obesity. ginger may help asthma patients breath easily. they tested purified ginger on the airway muscle samples and they combined it with common asthma medications and found the muscles are more relaxed than those not treated with ginger. flood warnings rut around

atlanta after heavy rain. some suburbs saw six inches of rain yesterday. look at the flooded grounds there. at least one road was washed out. several had to be closed because of high water. as much as five feet of water went into some buildings. all right, i want to turn to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for what we can expect today. >> not the rain here, but it's turned humid overnight. good morning. starting off this monday morning, we did have a few ve quickly dissipated.ght that the sky is mostly cloudy. might be a little patchy fog in some of the rural areas but otherwise no travel problems. off to work and school on this monday morning. it's in the 60s all across most of virginia, west virginia and maryland. and the district of columbia. and the nearby suburbs in prince georges county, low 60s. generally mid 60s, arlington,

fairfax and the district of columbia. here's how we're looking. 8:00 still a lot of cloudiness. by noon, mid 70s. small chance of a shower at noontime and then a 40% chance of isolated thunderstorms between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. the highs before then should reach 80 degrees. but dress for a summer like day. elsewhere, highs near 80s as well throughout most of the region. including most of virginia and right near the bay waters highs this in the mid 70s. here's the four day forecast. might have a little fog tomorrow and then into the mid 80s with an afternoon thunderstorm possible. on wednesday, a little hotter into the upper 80s. still a possibility of passing thunderstorms. afternoon thundershowers on thursday. improving news for friday,

saturday and sunday for your weekend. high 70s each day. morning lows in the 50s over the weekend. i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast. here's danella looking at traffic. >> good morning, tom. first traffic we'll head down i-95. making the trip northbound out of fredericksburg. your travel lanes are open, still light volume and still early. continuing northbound, your travel loans are open. continuing in the lorton area, no accidents or construction. a live look at the springfield interchange. you can see northbound here, southbound as well, no issues at all. the trip on 395, same story to tell. north and southbound. checking for accidents and construction. travel lanes they're open. in fact, as you travel through 95 north and southbound you're clear in both directions. i'm back in ten minutes. we'll check your rails then. >> see you soon. thank you, danella. well, with the school year coming to an end several local organizations are working to

keep hungry children fed over the summer. children who get free meals at school will get free breakfast, lunch or snacks at several sites in d.c., maryland or virginia. it is being served at local food bank, rec centers and places of worship. you can call a national hotline, 866-3-hungry or go to yhunger.com/find food. see how much you could be paying at the pump this weekend. talk about turning a bad thing into a good one. how many are profiting off of a cancelled wedding. your kids don't listen? well do so some employers. how some schools are trying to put the kids on the right path. we are staying on top of breaking news, deadly tornadoes ripped through the nati

welcome back. gas prices are up 6 cents. aaa reporting that the price of crude oil has risen, driving up gas prices. aaa says drivers will see lower prices at the pump this memorial day weekend than last year. the average now, $3.75 for regular unleaded. in maryland $3.50 and in west virginia, the average for regular unleaded is $3.65. weddings can be extravagant

and expensive. but now that's a new way for couples to save on their big day. a website called bridalbrokerage.com, are helping those who call it quits before the ceremony and sell it to another couple. the site can save thousands of dollars and help minimize losses for the couple who called it off. so i guess a win/win for both parties involved? >> sort of. i mean, you have lost, but then you win by not losing more. >> i guess so. i guess you wouldn't mind taking on some other couple's idea of what they want their wedding to be? >> if it's cheaper than your idea. stay with us. news4 today continues right now. breaking news. a deadly night of tornados across the nation's heartland. now the search for survivors