milan and toronto. >> this is a great place to come. >> and not nearly as expensive as milan. >> stay with us, "news4 today" comes your way at 5:00 a.m. planning for the future. the proposal being outlined in the day ahead to keep traffic moving in d.c. and why it could end up costing your more. but first, we're tracking a system moving to d.c. the showers to the west of us are tracking this way and it means you're going to want to keep the umbrella handy in the day ahead. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with when the rain will arrive. a lot of w's and r's in there. >> bravo. >> congratulations on getting through that without sounding like elmer fudd. we have a few sprinkles that passed through over the last couple hours, so some of the roads are damp but they will be drying through the morning. more showers likely moving in later this afternoon.

right now storm team 4 radar is showing some of the lingering sprinkles this morning. they are tracking southeast now in calbert county and northern st. mary's exiting southern prince george's. we have a few sprinkles here in stafford and spotslvania. they are tracking quickly to the south and east. a little dry pavement around with milder temperatures this morning in the low to mid-50s in prince george's county and the district. much of fairfax county now dropping into the upper 40s to near 50s. so montgomery county and points west where the skies are beginning to clear out now, still near 60 degrees in southern maryland. and over capitol hill now, clearing skies and a cool morning. afternoon showers likely moving in. your weather headlines for this tuesday looking ahead to the next 24 hours, it will be wet and windy tomorrow with a coastal area of low pressure developing off the jersey coast and affecting our weather on wednesday. for today, a cool morning and mild afternoon. in fact, by early afternoon we aught to be up near 70 degrees. sunshine through the morning through noontime, but then quickly clouding up with showers

likely moving through when heading back home from work and school by late this afternoon. we'll be down into the 60s by then. the next weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 by 4 hits the road with your commuter forecast. how is the commute now, melissa? looking good. just have some construction that wants to hang around longer than we'd like. prince george's county inner loop at 50 with two lanes blocked. georgia avenue northbound at randolph road we have two right lanes blocked there. should be out of the way here in the next little bit as we are now in the 5:00 hour. a wider look at things, no major problems in or out of town. taking a look here at prince george's county, looking quite good. 66 at sudley road is moving along well. and 15th street northwest at columbia is still shut down far police investigation. we'll follow that throughout the morning and that can cause problems as well. 5:03 is your time. today we'll learn how d.c. plans to handle traffic for the next quarter century.

it's called the move d.c. plan. news4's megan mcgrath is joining us live along d.c. 295 to tell us what we can expect. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. how would you feel about paying a toll to travel on a highway like 295? that's one of several ideas that have been batted around by d.c. transportation officials for the last 18 months. now over the next 25 years, the population in d.c. is expected to increase by 175,000 people. and in that same time, 200,000 new jobs are expected to be added. so the question is, how are you going to be move all those people around, especially when congestion in this area is so bad already. that's what the move d.c. plan is about. they are looking at a lot of different strategies and options. the final report is going to be released in a matter of hours. now here are some of the ideas that the experts have been looking at. first, tolls. also, congestion pricing where a single occupancy vehicle would

be charged a fee during peak hours. they are also looking at miles of new streetcars and bus lines what else the possibility of a new downtown metro loop. other options that were considered in this 18-month period, more water taxis as well as more bike lanes and trails in the area. so there's ban lot of input from not just transportation experts but from commuters and people who live in the district. exactly what has been decided, we're going to find out at 11:30 today. reporting live in southwest, megan mcgrath, news4. back to you. >> thank you. 5:04 now. the man accused of getting into the white house is back in court this morning. u.s. army veteran omar gonzalez faces a judge for a stay does hearing. he was carrying a knife when he scaled the white house fence last month, got through the front door and made it as far as the east room. he pleaded not guilty and the judge ordered tests to determine his competency to strand trial. one of the men who tried to

get into the cannon office building on capitol hill with a gun will be in court today. he could accept a plea deal in this case to carry a one year in prison and $1,000 fine. it was offered after a judge declared d.c.'s handgun ban unconstitutional. prestage said he has a concealed weapon license in north carolina. a woman vanished in fairfax county. take a look at this picture, blanco stone was last seen walking away from her home on woodfield drive yesterday around noon. fairfax county police searched by helicopter but cannot find the woman. if you have seen her, call police. and you have probably seen them on shows like "law and order," police lineups are a common way for law enforcement to identify possible criminals. but today we're expecting to hear a report that says virginia is not doing enough to ensure their accuracy. 13 of 16 people who have been

wrongly convicted in virginia were misidentified by eyewitnesss. last year a uva study found that only 6% of state law open forcement is using the most up-to-date i.d. proceed yours. election day is two weeks away. if you're voting in d.c., "the washington post" released a new poll that says democrat murial bowser is leading in the race with 45% support from voters and 12 points ahead of the independent david catania. the third candidate diane schwartz has 12% of voters. >> i fell in love with my boss. >> breaking her silence, what monica lewinsky is saying about the scandal that thrust her into the national spotlight during a rare public appearance. we're watching the weather and the impact this rain could have on your day. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck

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new research shows traffic pollution during pregnancy can harm an unborn baby's lungs. research found that the risk is the greatest during the second trimester. that's when a baby's lungs begin to mature. in fact, women who lived in more polluted areas in the second trimester were 22% to 30% more likely to have a child with poor lung function by the age of 4. so you might want to wash your kitchen towels. today a new study found that

almost 90% of kitchen towels in the u.s. are covered in bacteria. that's according to researchers from the university of arizona. they say they analyzed towels from homes in five major cities. they say at least 25% of the bacteria found on those towels was e. coli. that can play a role in the cross contamination of different foods. >> a lot of people just leave them there either on the rung of the oven or somewhere in your kitchen and you forget and use them again. and then you're like, when's the last time i washed that? >> i don't use them. i use paper towels. >> you go through a lot of them? >> yeah. >> go to costco. well, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is out in the storm team 4x4 with your commuter forecast. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. i have a collection of five or

six little kitchen towels that any time i use one making dinner, i throw it in the wash bin. aaron, just saying. we are at the red line station here in beautiful montgomery county. if you are coming here for a ride to work, stop on by the lot and we'll help you get your ride to work. temperatures are on the cool side. not as cold as yesterday. mostfully the upper 40s to low 50s. so a little bit of a chill. there was just enough light rain and sprinkles overnight last night where the roads on the damp side, so be on the lookout for that. what to wear today? may want to have a light jacket and a little bit of an umbrella just in case. you're probably going to be dry for your walk and ride into work and school. but you may need a little bit more coming home later this afternoon. so be prepared, boy scouts. have the umbrella and light jacket ready to go. tom has your seven-day forecast in ten minutes. right now melissa mollet has a check on traffic. we have a new crash for you after i just spoke to police.

this is bw parkway before 193 southbound. the left lane is blocked with a five-car crash. amazingly, no injuries. a big response, no injuries, which is good. chevy chase at wisconsin avenue at willard avenue, two right lanes blocked. a wider look at things overall. looking good with cameras coming up at 5:21. call it a traveler's best friend. the smart suitcase to help you plan for your upcoming trip. and we are back to the live desk next for reaction to the oscar pistorius sentence handed down in the last hour. it's 5:13.

oscar pistorius is on his way to jail from court. moments ago he was sentenced to five years behind bars for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp last year. pistorius' family says there's

no appeal but the athlete will be able to apply for house arrest after ten months in jail. getting reaction from the victim's family as well. they say they have always wanted justice and are satisfied. there was silence in the courtroom but pistorius' fans are weeping with news of the decision. 5:17 is the time now. the trial for the friend of the boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is scheduled to wrap up. he lied after being in tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings. lawyers will present closing arguments later today. this morning a suspected serial killer is in prison in indiana. police arrested and charged 43-year-old darin vans for the murder of a 19-year-old woman. investigators say he met her friday at a motel after

arranging a sexual encounter online. during his interrogation, van confessed to the murder and six others. >> i want to know that that is the last face my daughter saw before she died. i still can't stomach it. >> they are working to notify family members. the man hinted there could be more victims dating back 20 years. >> a d.c. neighborhood is on edge following a drive-by shooting that hurt one man who was holding his 3-year-old son. the toddler was not shot but cut when falling to the ground. this happened on fort davis street in southeast just south of fort dupont park. more than 20 bullets were found there with the markers all over the ground. the shooting happened outside a home where a great grandmother was baby sitting. the 10-month-old boy's mother rushed to the scene. >> and she said, he jumped and

started crying, you know? and she just held him. she heard eight gunshots and held onto him. and my baby was scared. >> she says four generations of her family grew up in that home and neighborhood. both men shot are expected to be okay. if you have any information about this shooting, call d.c. police. this shooting comes less than three weeks after a 9-year-old boy was shot in the head in northeast d.c. he was standing near a playground outside an apartment complex at the time. police say he was caught between two men shooting at each other. he survived with critical injuries. last week d.c. police chief kathy linear told news4 many of the gun violence victims in the sixth district were targeted. developing now about ebola, the nbc photographer who was infected in liberia could leave the hospital this week. ashoka mukpo said, i don't regret going to liberia to cover the crisis. that country was a second home to me and i have to help raise

the alarm. mukpo also said he has no idea how he contracted the disease. right now another man being treated for ebola is finally home. emory university hospital said they released the man after six weeks of treatment. no other u.s. patient has been at the hospital for more than three weeks. the man was infected in sierra leone. this video shows him arriving to the hospital in september. the hospital did not release the man's name. and you can follow all of our ebola coverage and stay on top of the latest virus news by going to nbcwashington.com by searching ebola. chris christie makes another trip to maryland today. the new jersey governor is supporting gubernatorial candidate larry hogan. they will attend a private fund-raiser in potomac before making a jout joint appearance at the pancake house. he raised more than $400,000 for

hogan's campaign. terry mcauliffe continues his business in asia. he will attend a meeting of the japanese business federation leadership. then the governor heads to china for several events throughout the rest of the week. this is mcauliffe's second trip to the xhop wealth. they receive $4 million from investments. and monica lewinsky is speaking out about cyber bullying. 16 years after the impeachment scandal in the clinton administration, lewinsky is telling her story. he describes how her affair with the president exposed on the drudge report website changed her life. she went from a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. >> a 22-year-old intern in the white house and more than averagely romantic, i fell in

love with my boss in a 22-year-old sort of way. it happened. >> the timing of the speech was tough for the clintons. the former president is now the most popular democratic surrogate on the campaign trail. former secretary of state hillary clinton is also or has not decided whether or not to run for president. we are anticipating rain moving this way. we'll get you caught up on the forecast. tom? we had a few overnight sprinkles but seem to be drying up now. we have a few wet patches as you head out the door. watch out for that driving on the dry pavement. you may encounter a wet patch, but it will dry throughout the morning with the sky clearing up. storm team 4 radar is scanning our skies. all the rain is gone except just to the south with a few lingering sprinkles here in charles county just south of waldorf over to near fredericksburg from stafford

down to spotslvania county. these are drifting off to the south and east. here's the timing on the rain moving in later today. we'll stay dry through the morning. and into much of the afternoon. by early afternoon, actually, we may get up to 70 degrees. then the showers move in at 5:45 and 6:00 p.m., all this area in green, these are scattered showers coming through with a rumble of thunder. so late afternoon, roads will be turning wet. have the wipers on with occasional showers continuing into the evening hours. by this time tomorrow morning, showers still around. there's the capitol under a clearing skin with sunshine in the morning through the 50s by 8:00. by noon, the upper 60s. near 70 by 1:00 or 2:00, then late afternoon back down to the 60s with showers coming through. occasional showers back down to the 50s by late evening this time tomorrow morning near 50 degrees. a wet and windy wednesday with highs only near 60 and occasional showers. stale blustery wind on thursday with highs in the mid-60s.

friday, beautiful and partly cloudy near 70. great weather on the weekend with highs near 70 on saturday and sunday. good weather for the marine corps marathon on monday and milder hitting the low 70s. next weather and traffic on the 1s with the hometown highs for the day. now first 4 traffic with melissa. we still have a crash at bw parkway southbound before 193. one lane is blocked. that's your left lane there. get around to the right. 66 and 95 in virginia looking good right now. 395 just south of duke street moving right along. we saw a little bit of volume there. prince george's side of the roadway, everything is looking good. the wider look at things, inner loop and outer loop no issues there. we have an issue in northwest 15th street at columbia road closed for the police investigation. your alternate is girard street to wiggle your way around that. follow us on twitte twitter @first4traffic. thank you, melissa. take a look at this scene, a woman tried to rob a store in pennsylvania. instead the clerk grabbed a can

of bug spray and sprayed the would-be robber until she left. the clerk said she saw the masked woman walk into the store sunday night, grabbed the closest thing in her reach that was bug spray. it is never a good idea to confront a robber but the clerk says she would do it again. people in new york have seen it all, but you don't see this too often. a horse running at full gallop down 11th avenue. this was a horse used for the carriage rides in central park. he escaped from a stable there apparently and took police on a pretty wild ride through the streets. the police cruiser did manage to pull in front of the horse. and the owner helped police chor chorale the horse. you may want to double check whether your car is affected by a massive air bag recall. this is affected more than 4.5 million vehicles in several brands including toyota, honda, gm and ford. the national highway traffic

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looking at the stories making headlines right now, the man charged with scaling the white house fence and getting through the front door will be back in a d.c. courtroom today. the nbc news photographer infected by e bbola says he doesn't regret going to liberia to cover theabout a transportat the city, but first we are tracking a system moving to d.c. right now. the showers to the west of us are tracking this way. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with what to expect today. it's a cool front bringing the showers headed our way by later this afternoon. those will be moving in by the afternoon commute, between now and then drying out. still a few lingering sprinkles in charles county, stafford and

spotsle vain ya. right now in alexandria, 52 with a clearing sky. in the afternoon, mid to upper 60s. then later the showers move in. the hometown forecast for germantown is now at 50 degrees with a clearing sky. then mid-afternoon, the low to mid-60s. after that the showers move in there. and waldorf county, 53 degrees and partly cloudy. later today, the clouds increase throughout the afternoon in the upper 60s to near 70 by mid-afternoon. after that we'll have the showers moving on through. storm team 4x4 is hitting the roads in montgomery county with your morning walk to work forecast coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:41. melissa is lookinged a delays and problems this morning. what is going on? we have construction hanging around that should be out of the the way shortly but it's still sticking around there at 95 southbound at powder mill road with the right lane blocked.

hoping it will be out of the way soon. 66 in centreville here on prince william parkway headed into town, you're fine. out of town, you're fine as well with no stopping points for you. 95 in virginia we're a little slow north of quantico. no problem with a little bit of volume. beltway at branch avenue is looking good. and looking up north, bw parkway southbound right here, kind of as you're approaching the beltway, that's where the earlier crash was. that crash has been cleared out of the way. but now it's just a little slow there. a couple delays near 95 in maryland and colesville road. a live picture of 270 is coming up. 5:32. your time right now in decision 2014, we are just two weeks away from the midterm elections at this point. the race between virginia senator mark warner and republican challenger ed gallispie is one of many to determine if republicans can take back control of the senate. tracie potts is live on the hill now with a look at that race and the others that can make a difference on election day.

tracey? >> reporter: hey, aaron. good morning. we'll look at the race and the latest numbers because mark warner is far ahead by double digits. take a look at the latest poll, 51% to 39% over gillespie. that's not what we are seeing in many of the senate races around the country. take a look at the map. there are races where democrats are holding on to their seats. republicans are holding on to their seats. and in the yellow where those seats are open. and we're seeing a lot of republican challengers essentially beat up on some of the democrats for the president's policies. in north carolina, cay hagan, is getting hit because of isis. as you see here, in kentucky, mitch mcconnell and also allison lundgren grimes had momentum, but at one point the democrats pulled their money. and also here in arkansas where mark pryor is having a hard time

answering questions about whether or not the obama administration is doing a good job on ebola. ebola and isis, big national and international issues that are playing into these local campaigns. aaron? >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. and ed gillespie is getting a boost from jim gilmore. the super pac is also paying for radio spots in support of the gop senate candidates joni ernst in iowa and scott brown in new hampshire. they are spending in the low six figures for all the ads. this week we could find out the result on the human remains found during the search for missing uva student hannah graham. remains were found saturday in al albaramarle county. the location is just a few miles from where jesse matthew, the man charged in graham's disappearance, once lived with his mother. matthew now faces new charges

from an attack that happened in fairfax county. a grand jury indicted him on three charges including rape and attempted murder for the attack that happened nine years ago. a 26-year-old woman was walking home from the grocery store with bags near the oxford row townhomes in fairfax back in 2005. police say she was dragged into the wooded area near a pool and assaulted. the young woman ran to die yap jenkins' home for help. >> i remember that she had sticks and grass in her hair and some scratches. and she was confused. and she was not speaking english. >> police matched the sexual assault through dna to the murder of virginia tech student morgan hardi harrington in 2009. matthew has not been charged in that crime. police are looking into a sexual assault in georgetown where a woman was attacked in a home on prose pekt street in northwest d.c. steps away from

georgetown university sunday morning. the university sent out and alert to its students and d.c. police say the man may have entered the house through an open door. if you have any information, call d.c. police. this morning friends, family and fans are mourning the death of fashion icon oscar de la renta. the 82 yooirld passed away yesterday at their home in kent, connecticut. he was at the forefront of couture for decades. he designed fashions for many first ladies and celebrities. the former first lady and secretary of state hillary clinton issued a statement saying, quote, his singular talent and exquisite taste elevated american fashion and his warmth and friendship will be missed by our family and all whose lives he touched in his extraordinary journey. the change one health benefit provider is making it harder for you to get your precipitations filled. weather won't affect your

drive home from work, but we'll show you the commuter cast at 5:41. and the reason metro is preparing to close one of its lines for an entire day. your time is 5:37.

have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it.

your trip on metro this veterans day will be different as they shut down an entire line for the concert. up to 800,000 people could attend the concert of valor on the national mall, four times larger than the crowd on the fourth of july. in order to accommodate everybody, metro plans to shut down the blue line for the entire day. >> so what we are going to do on veterans day is replace the blue line with yellow line service. trains coming from springfield will depart as yellow line trains and run over the bridge between springfield and

greenbelt. >> that will free up more capacity and more trains to move anybody. anybody to go to arlington cemetery by metro will take a special shuttle from reagan national airport. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is live along the red line this morning, which is always crowded at this time of the day. >> storm team 4x4 is here now with your commuter forecast. >> reporter: good morning, aaron and eun. inside the 4x4 but at the red line station here. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies across the when up doe washington valley. new market, virginia, 44 degrees right now. martinsburg, 45. we are 52 in rockville this morning. so as you get ready to walk out the door and head out to work and school today, you may want to add your light jacket and your umbrella ready to go because we could have showers coming in. not so much this morning, we've had a few sprinkles overnight, but another chance for showers coming in later on this afternoon. so again, light jackets needed

with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees again. so it will be a relatively mild october day. any time you need the forecast in the palm of your hand because you're not at your tv, have the storm team 4 weather app to go. it's free on the itunes store. that's the latest on the forecast. tom is back in ten minutes with a check on your seven-day forecast. we are looking good but a little slow in virginia on 95 northbound passing quantico. just volume, no major incidents. taking a wider look at things, the inner loop and outer loop are moving along nicely. we have travel times in virginia, 395 northbound between the beltway and 14th street bridge on time at 12 minutes. 66 east from fairfax county parkway to the beltway on time at 11 minutes this morning. 270 south from germantown to the beltway, 16 minutes. everything is on time right now. we know that will change. i'll be back in ten minutes. see you then, thank you. hacking hangover. the impact a number of

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a war veteran accused of breaking into the white house faces a judge this morning. omar gonzalez will be in court for a status hearing. gonzalez was carrying a knife when he scaled the white house fence last month. he got through the front door and made it as far as the east room. gonzalez has pled not guilty and the judge ordered tests to determine his competency to stand trial. the man accused of walking onto the capitol grounds with a gun will be in court today. ronald prestage could accept a plea deal in this case. it could carry a maximum one year in prison and a $1,000

fine. prestage had a loaded handgun when he entered the cannon office building. the plea deal is being offered after the judge declared the handgun ban unconstitutional. the federal government is paying hundreds of millions of dollars to workers off the job for disciplinary reasons. the new report in "the washington post" says over the last three years more than 57,000 employees were kept at home for a month or longer. some were kept home for as long as a year while their cases were pending. the government accountable office says the tab for the workers exceeded $775 million in salaries alone. the comptroller general says workers should not be side lined unless considered a threat to the workplace. >> a jet carrying a french company ceo crashed into a snowplow killing the man in russia. this accident happened at a moscow airport last night. the investigators say the private jet plane belonging to total f.a. crashed into the

snowplow during takeoff. the driver was not hurt. the man who died was 63 years old. 5:48. in alexandria today, the new app that will help stop animal abuse called ice black box. with the app you can record video of illegal animal cruelty and share it with police. they can use that video to investigate and arrest and prosecute an abuser. right now fairfax county police are looking for somebody who stole a puppy from the petco adoption site on richmond highway. take a look here at the picture of the puppy. police say they want to talk to a teenager in connection with this theft. there's also a $500 reward for return of the puppy. prince george's county is looking for arwin, a 10-year-old boxer. last week we told you somebody stole the dog along with a laptop and diamond ring in greenbelt. after we aired the story, a tip led her owner 40 miles away where she found the dog.

police are working to find whoever took the dog. check out this scene, alexandria police need your help catching this man who shot a gas station clerk during a robbery. this happened sunday night at the liberty station on north washington street in old town. police say the robber had trouble getting to it the door and thought he was locked in when the clerk told him to pull the door, not push it, the robber shot the clerk. he's expected to be okay. if you recognize the map in the video, call alexandria police. 5:49 now. three members of a high school football team are being investigated for assault. the loudoun times reports the players are members of the briarwood high school varsity team. they are being investigated for the assault of a junior varsity player. loudoun county public schools is working with the sheriff's office and says it will not comment at this time. if you live in frederick county, maryland, the sheriff's office says you should watch out for scams. it mentioned two scams, in particular. one case is where scammers call

you claiming to be a family member arrested and they need some help. in the other, callers say they are with someone you owe money to. never give out your personal information over the phone to anybody. if you think a scammer has called you, call police. in st. mary's county, investigators are looking for someone who used a fake $100 bill. this man used the counterfeit cash at the wawa gas station in mechanicsville. he was driving a dark blue or black crown victoria. if you recognize him, call police. you can vote early in washington, d.c. right now. there's a new poll out about the mayor's race. according to the race, democrat murial bowser is in the lead with 45%. david catania has 33% of the vote. and independent candidate carol schwartz has 12% of the vote. and d.c. earned the best

travel destination for 2014. the company credited a number of free monuments and museums and yards like center d.c. georgetown has the best shopping in the district. d.c. topped other cities like milan, vienna and toronto. >> it's a terrific city to visit. it's so beautiful. and so many freebies and monuments to see. >> you can find anything you want in any part of the city. >> we should be a tourist in our city. tom, a little bit of rain maybe coming our way? >> yeah, but if you're visiting washington, that shouldn't stop you. just have an umbrella with you. i love when my friends and family come to visit. i love to show off washington. it's so great. have an umbrella happen did with a few scattered sprinkles mainly south of the metro area. as we look at the storm steam 4 radar, we are showing the speckles of green in charles county and tracking off into

southern prince george's county. these are now taking a turn off to the north and east. and it will be moving right into southern prince george's, calbert, st. mary's over the next few minutes or so. then after that, here's timing on afternoon rain when most of the region will likely get some showers up twoing. it will be around 1:00 or 2:00 out in the panhandle of west virginia. then east of there the shenandoah valley and into the metro area, all these areas in green, these are scattered showers moving through. by around 5:00 to 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., maybe a rumble of thunder. no severe weather, just scattered showers coming through. into the evening hours, the showers continue and we'll have off and on showers until dawn and off and on during the day on wednesday as well. temperatures now are cool but not cold like yesterday morning. low 50s in prince george's county. near 50 in montgomery, fairfax and the rest of northern virginia. mid to upper 40s to near 50. there's the capitol under a mostly clear sky with sun

throughout the morning. 50s through 8:00 and 9:00. then into the 60s by noontime. then during the afternoon, early afternoon maybe near 70 degrees. then late afternoon back down into the 60s with the showers coming on through. over the next 24 hours between now and dawn tomorrow, those showers are coming through. by this time tomorrow morning, near 50 degrees. during the afternoon on wednesday, only near 60 with occasional showers and a blistery wind developing during the day into wednesday night. the wind is also still with us on thursday, but clearing out. temperatures in the mid-60s. near 70 on friday, saturday and sunday. looking beautiful and maybe a bit milder for the first part of next week. great for outdoor activities and getting out to see the changing leaves. beautiful weekend coming up. melissa has a crash to talk about now, where is this? this is in potomac, montgomery county southbound seven locks at democracy boulevard. we have just spoken with police and say tow trucks are on the way. no major injuries, but it's something you'll see heading out

any time soon. also, 66 eastbound after route 50 we have this disabled tractor-trailer. it's hard to see but the rectangle is a disabled tractor trailer in the right lane. watch out for that. wider look at things, overall looking pretty good. tiny slow 295 passing 50, that's completely normal. just normal volume this time of the morning. getting volume as well near 95 northbound as you head through quantico. a little slow taking a look at prince george's county. we are looking good there right now. follow us @first4traffic. 5:54. the news4 i-team learned a local school district has a big legal bill to pay today. you may remember the i-team's report from the summer. montgomery county school board members were using tax-funded credit cards to pay for expensive dinners and hotel rooms. now they are paying $146,000 to

lawyers to look over the spending. the school board will look over the changes recommended and they volunteered to cut up their credit cards. the virginia department of health says it is counting down to virginia quit day on november 20th as part of the great american smoke-out. tips and support will be posted on the agency's facebook page every day leading up to the event. the agency is also including information for people helping to support friends and family in their decision to quit smoking. just weeks after pulling tobacco products off the shelves, cvs health is taking a tougher stance against smoking. kate rogers is live with this story. kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. cvs recently stopped selling tobacco products and may make it harder to get prescriptions from stores that haven't done so. later this year, the drug benefits manager for cvs could

charge an additional $15 for co-pays for those who fill prescriptions outside the network. cvs and target don't sell tobacco but other stores do like walgreens and rite-aid. and ups is looking to hike their prices after the holiday shopping season on december 29th. earlier this year, ups said it would accept the ground shipping rates by box size and weight rather than just weight following a similar move by fed you can. this comes as more consumers buy lightweight items online shipped in larger boxes. back to you guys. >> kate rogers, thank you. in an effort to keep your online account safe, facebook created a service that monitors the web for stolen e-mail addresses and passwords. the service checks stolen credentials to see whether they match those used on the social networking site. if it finds a match, facebook notifies the user the next time they log in. where will you buy all those

holiday gifts this year? a new study says it may not be at a store affected by a receipt data breach. according to creditcards.com, 45% of consumers say they will definitely or probably avoid a store that had a security breach. high income and younger shoppers were least concerned about the data breaches. the report also found that 48% of shoppers say they plan to pay with cash this year for a majority of their gifts. right now fairfax county police need your help in finding a 73-year-old who vanished. police say blanco sonye was last seen walking away from her home in centreville yesterday at noon. police searched by helicopter but could not find her. if you have seen her, call fairfax county police. your morning trip to work could change drastically in d.c. the new toll roads, new metro line and expanded use of the waterways that we could hear about in just a few hours.

right now at 6:00 a.m., we are following breaking news. oscar pistorius received a five-year sentence. why he could spend far less time in prison. plus, changing the way you

get to work and anything is possible from new tolls to a new metro line. we're laying out what we could see today in a new transportation plan for d.c. but first, meteorologist tom kierein is keeping a close eye on the chance for rain today. good morning. good morning. grab the umbrella before you head out the door. the storm team 4 radar showing speckles of green here in charles county and across the river king george picking up a few scattered sprinkles there this morning. these are tracking off to the northeast, so a few sprinkles maybe getting near upper marlboro over the next hour. and they will quickly move through. right now a dry sky over washington. we have a clearing sky from the west. the cool morning now in the 40s and 50s. and an afternoon shower is looking likely as well as a wet and windy wednesday. and for the day today, we'll have a cool morning in the 50s through 8:00 with some sunshine. mild midday. we aught to be in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees by early