the e-mail address for you. >> very cute! >> the hounds have ears. those ears. better to hear you with. stay with us. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. from 70 to snow. we're in for a wild weather ride over the next few days. a warm ride now. take a look. it is 56 degrees outside of our studios in northwest. chuck bell has a timing of a major temperature drop. and 10 inch water main continues to cause problems this morning in prince george's county. when repairs could be finished and whether it will impact your commute. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning everybody. >> welcome to news 4 today for this march 17 2015 saint patrick's day. the weather will be perfect for a stroll along the water early today, but winter trying to make a comeback. chuck bell is here with another check of the forecast. chuck, i hope you can push it away.

use your metrological powers. >> i'm doing it now. thinking. no snow! no snow! doing the best i can but that's not going to change what mother nature has in store for us which is a big plunge in temperatures coming. it starts to happen later this afternoon. by tomorrow morning temperatures will be about 20 to 30 degrees colder than we are now. for today the weather impact on tuesday not too bad. off to a great start. becoming a bit blustery this afternoon as the cold front goes by. almost 70 of the mountains of west virginia. now it's in the mid 40s in southern maryland. a huge range of temperatures. already a blustery wind out there. the winds will increase later on. sun up at 7:17. temperatures mostly in the 40s this morning. into the low 50s by 8:00. later on this afternoon easily

in the mid 60s between 3:00 and 4:00. back into the 50s by 5:00 today. a chilly evening coming up as well. we'll talk about tomorrow's chilly weather next time i see you. overall looking good. take a look at the map here. nice and green lots of movement. what we like to see. 66 and 95 everything rolling along nicely. let's take a look at the cameras this morning. 270 an montrose road. all the folks heading southbound and northbound. no problems there. another camera for you 95 maryland and skagsville road. all the folks heading south. and one more camera. 95 at dale city. northbound and southbound no problems at all. back at 5:11 with a live look at 95 and virginia. new this morning a d.c. police officer under arrest facing a charge of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. police say that officer darrell

best was the girl's pastor at the god of second chance ministry church on southern avenue. she claims he abused her three separate times since last december. we received new video where police are investigating a shooting. megan mcgrath tells us two siblings arewere fighting according to the police. one shot a gun into the air. no one was hurt. right now crew ares working to fix a 10 inch water main that broke in prince george's county. it happened on cunningham. you can see the break put backyards completely underwater there. crews turn aufd the water to about 30 homes. they say it should be fixed by sometime today. and police need your help finding a missing woman in prince george's county. 72-year-old dorothy fairweather was last seen friday night. she was wearing a blue shirt, blue pants, and no shoes. she has black hair and times

wears a red wig. if you have seen her, call the police. the regional fight against homelessness. d.c. mayor and representatives from prince george's and montgomery county will highlight current and future plans to fight home listens. it will happen today between 10:00 and noon at progress place in silver springs. it comes as we're getting a better idea of the mayor's plan to combat home listens. the washington post received a copy of the plan that was given to homeless advocates around the district. she wants the crumbling family shelter, d.c. hospital campuses replaced. the plan wants families to spend less time in shelters before they're moved to long-term housing. it's not known how much the new plan will cost. angie goff at the live desk. a vote taking place. take you live to the polls now.

where people have been casting their ballots all morning long. they include israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is seeking his fourth term. his challenger isaac her zop doug -- herzog very strong candidate. we're watching it closely because it would affect u.s.-israeli issues. later today you will get a closer look at several ways the montgomery county council is trying to improve child care. we newly introduced bill that would create an office to develop a plan for universal prekindergarten and child care. another increase access to public space for vulnerable youth. the county meets today at 1:30. the mayor is set to launch a new program to help you and your neighborhood. she'll kick off the results initiative at the arts center in southeast. this week her community relations staff will walk through all the eight wards and identify issues that can be

fixed quickly. community clean ups are planned for saturday. today everybody has a little luck of the irish. we'll give you a look at the saint patrick events across our area. a developing story. how a passenger forced a plane to return to dulles airport. and a live look outside now. get out early and enjoy the warm weather today. chuck takes a look at the temperatur

coming up on 5:09. if you live or work in virginia you can learn more about tornado safety. at 9:45 this morning the national weather service will send a test tornado warning. you can take part by having a plan and taking cover. the annual drill is a collaboration between virginia emergency management and the national weather service to be prepared for a tornado. you can head to readyvirginia.gov. if you're heading to church today you can pray with d.c. cardinal holding mass at the saint patrick catholic church at 11: 30 this morning. you can take your kids to one of two irish musical performances. in gallery place fado is opening up early for the bar will have live music later today. >> a pint of beer. it's a meal.

>> sure. do that and find a street corner and a dance a jig while it's nice out. enjoy it a little bit. a live picture for you as we pan across the district. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here now with your weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. good morning! >> that corned beef and cabbage. don't share it short. both my mom's parents were born in ireland. they would nail it in on christmas day and take it out on saint patrick. it was tender! what to wear today a nice spring jacket for the morning chill, sunglasses for little on and a tiny umbrella. there's a sliver of a chance for rain drops today. temperatures will climb into the upper 60s to near 70. our hashtag today 70 or bust. enjoy it!

temperatures will struggle to make 50 degrees tomorrow. the seven-day forecast in ten minutes has more cold than warm on it. melissa, how is 395? >> it still have the road work there by seminary road. 295 southbound at benning we have the right lane blocked. it's some sort of police investigation. trying to get more information on this one. it's something that is happening now. garden city drive and westbound 50 it's what we've had in place for two weeks. the right lane blocked. this was the problem chuck was asking about 395 north and south at seminary that's the problem there. back at 5:21. a developing story. a midair scare from a flight from dulles. inflight cockpit recordings what the pilots were saying during the emergency. and a surprising retirement announcement overnight.

why a 24-year-old nfl

just into the live desk audio from the plane out of dulles that was forced to turn back. take a listen. scary moments there on board the united flight heading to denver. police did detain the disrupted passenger and the flight was able to take off. the airliner isn't releasing many details about exactly what happened on board. >> thank you. coming up on 16 after the hour. sheriffs deputies are trying to figure out what lead to a deadly shooting in northern virginia. a woman said she accidentally shot and killed her husband. it happened at the home on

harrison road in spotsylvania county. no charges have been filed. the couple's children were inside at the home at the time. they're staying with relatives. and today police are looking for a shooter who injured a man in an attempted robbery in montgomery county. it happened on pine any branch road near dale dave drive last night. it shows the clothing of the victim on the ground here. victim was walking with a friend when he was approached from behind and shot. >> we believe at this time it is random. we have a witness who is with the victim at the time, he's been able to provide some information about the suspect and what occurred. >> now the injured man was taken to the hospital and remains in critical condition this morning. joseph clancey will be in the hot seat on capitol hill. he's expected to testify at 10:00 this morning. two agents crashed into the white house barricades after

drinking and driving. if follows a security breach when a man jumped the white house fence and made it all the way to the mansion before agents stopped him. clancey is expected to testify before a house committee at 10:00 this morning. congressional sources tells news 4 clanly will ask the committee for an increase of a quarter of a million dollars for the budget next year. d.c. rolling out the carpet for the royal visit today. prince charles will stop by the national archives and. on thursday they'll meet with the president and vice president before wrapping up the visit in kentucky. #royal visit usa. president obama celebrates saint patrick's day.

today president obama celebrates saint patrick's day. the irish prime minister will take part in the annual shamrock ceremony. tonight the president will be presented with a bowl of shamrocks marking the relationship between the u.s. and ireland. in new york city saint the oldest parade hits the street. new york's mayor bill de blasio said he will not march for the second year in a row. he didn't march last year because of the limitations on gay groups. today the first ever gay group will march under a banner. he said it's not enough. 2 million people are expected to attend the parade. police officers in philadelphia lifting a car with their bare hands. the car was blocking a funeral procession for a fallen police officer. about two dozen officers jumped into action here. they said they didn't want officer robert wilson's family to deal with any other stress. wilson was shot in the head during an armed robbery. a photographer from the philadelphia inquirer caught that moment on camera. nfl player said he's retiring after just one season in the league because he's

worried about his health. line backer chris boarland place played for the 49ers last year. he's worried about the long-term effects of playing the game specifically with head trauma. he's 24 and plans to go back to school for a graduate degree. 5:19 the time now. in a lancaster redskins are changing their name. >> the lancaster community cannot denyhat the school nickname is a racial slur to the native americans. >> what was acceptable seven years ago is clearly not acceptable today. >> that was the reaction after the lancaster school district in new york decided to drop the name redskins. school leaders say the name is offensive. the school board voted unanimously for the chaung. several other schools in the area said they would boycott games if the name did not change. in news for your health now. you may want to skip the indict soda at lunch. diet soda is linked to abdominal

obesity among older adults. researchers periodically measured the waist circumference of over 700 seniors for nine years. diet soda drinkers nearly tripled the belly fat. it can put seniors at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. apparently some of us are sharing way too much on social media. imagine that. a new university of michigan poll says 3/4 of people know someone who shares too much about their children online. more than half of moms and a quarter of dads say they posted about their kids's health or behavior problems to get good advice from more experienced parents. that makes sense. you should think twice before posting about your kids to make sure it doesn't invade their privacy or threaten their safety or just bug your friends. >> sometimes it's too much information. if you look for advice you put it out there. bare minimum. >> if you try to find community

support in specific issue, there are a lot of good advice. >> responsible sharing. >> yes. responsible sharing. 5:21 is the time now. we want to share a forecast that i think you'll like. chuck bell don't you agree? >> yeah. it's going to go from tell me more to tmi pretty soon. cold air is coming back and fast. you should be able to enjoy your tuesday without much of a problem. it's going to be a breezy day. quite blustery by later on this afternoon. this is the last of the mild days, everybody. doesn't look too scary until i push the button. look at this 70 almost today in many neighborhoods but then boom! down we go. temperatures barely making 40s and 50s for high temperatures wednesday, thursday friday. back to near average on saturday but more cool air coming in sunday monday time frame. it's literally one-day warm spell from this point forward. 50 already at reagan national. hourly temperatures this morning most neighbors 40s to near 50s

by 6:00 a.m. a quick warmup coming today. mid 50s by 8:00 a.m. a bit of a wind gust out there. these are current wind gusts. most in the 15 to 25 miles per hour range. by later this afternoon winds could gust well over 30 miles per hour at times. maybe you fly a kite on the lunch hour. lunch hour temperatures in the mid to upper out of around here. it will be a mild one. by the time you're coming home from work by later this afternoon, temperatures will already be back down into the 50s. in the 40s if you're going out for a dinner and movie. highs today warm indeed. most of our southern and western suburbs touching near 70 degrees by later today. bay water temperatures will hold some of our western shore communities a little cooler. cold front comet comes through 2:00 and 4:00. winds turn to the northwest and blustery and chilly evening coming our way and flat out cold

by the time we get to tomorrow morning and a couple of after that. 69 today only barely 50 tomorrow. 40s for highs wednesday and thursday. the weekend is looking dry. melissa, good morning. >> good morning. right now a major issues to talk about. we want to show you 95 here in maryland looking quite good and bw parkway earlier road work clear. we have this that is sticking around for the past couple of weeks. garden city drive and westbound we have the right lane and ramp blocked. and 295 southbound at benning road again, the right lane blocked. just got off the phone with police about that. wide look at things a look at the beltway. 95 a little slower heading northbound. take a live look at 66 coming up in a couple of minutes. >> melissa, thank you. you may gas in the peak of driving season. the chief analyst for the oil

price information service told usa today we could see the national price for gas below $2 a gallon somewhere between may and october. gas prices usually go up that time of year. supply switch from the winter blend to the more expensive summer blend. however, the price of crude oil drops to the lowest level in march. that means big savings for you. could we really see $15 flights to europe from the u.s.? ryan air, one of europe's largest discount lines may be one step closer to making the low fares a reality. the airline's board gave the go ahead on monday for sales of transatlantic flights. some of the cities reportedly included are boston chicago, and new york. no word on whether d.c. or baltimore are on the list. however, adding these flights could take years. the airline boosted about these planes for years now. ♪ ♪

a powerful performance is earned a maryland singer a next spot on the voice. she won her battle round last night the 17-year-old frederick native had her parents there. the news wasn't quite as sweet for a d.c. man, lawyer, and country crooner. jack was sent home by adam levine. he's not running for a president for a third time. romney is in for a fight. this time it could physically hurt. he's set to box former heavy weight champion e vander holyfield. they are getting in the ring to raise money for the utah restore vision for curable blindness. good luck! we have more celebrations to show you now that the ncaa women's basketball bracket is

set. [ cheers and applause ] look at that! celebration at the university of maryland. the women's team is a number one seed this year. they play new mexico state this saturday afternoon. [ cheers and applause ] the women's team celebrating as well at gwu. they are six seed after taking the championship this year. their first game is friday. israel heads to the polls to elect the new prime minister today. take a look at the impact this election could have on relations with the u.s. plus two local athletes those annapolis today. how they'll play a role in changing hazing laws in maryland. a live look at national harbor.

making headlines right now. a plane on the way from d.c. to denver had to return because of a disrupted passenger. the passenger was detained and the flight arrived in denver earlier this morning.

right now looking at a tweet from wssc a 10 inch water main back in service now. they're still waiting for road repairs to be done at some point today. d.c. rolling out the red carpet for the royal visit today. the prince of wales and his wife are scheduled to arrive tonight. good morning. welcome to news 4 today. >> warm weather and then a little winter weather. chuck is here with a look how it's going to play out over the next couple of days here. >> we've talked about it yesterday now. this is a short lived warm spell coming our way. now there's only one day left in it. prince george's county this morning a nice quiet start to the day. what should you expect for your tuesday? well expect plenty of sunshine nice and mild. a lot of wind coming our way today, though. a little bit of rain drop or two between 1:00 and 4:00. that's as the cold front comes through. might be a little ring out. this lady has the spring jacket and umbrella lady.

you only need the little one. if you can't find it don't worry. it's literally a passing drop or two. that's all we're looking for the possibility of. but temperatures this morning how about 66 degrees at 5:30 in the morning at petters burg. mild but breezy. temperatures near 70 degrees. our hashtag 70 or bust everybody! it's been a long time since we've been near 70 around the metro area. temperatures today upper 60s to near 70. when i see you in ten minutes we'll talk about how could we'll get tonight and tomorrow morning. melissa, good morning. >> good morning. can we abbreviate the chill? how much will it cost me? 270 quite good now. everything flowing nicely. 66 eastbound and westbound at compton moving nicely. take a look at 95 in virginia.

you can see we're pretty clear until you get out of triangle. we're slow through dale city. we are just talk about 45 miles per hour or so. it's 5:30 and we slowed down in the area every day. prince george's looking pretty good and maryland 95 here. northbound and southbound flowing nicely. at 5:41 i'll be back with travel times. israeli elections underway as we speak. the prime minister now benjamin netanyahu voted. the polls show him trailing his opponent isaac herzog. tracyie potts live with how it could impact israel's relationship with the pus. >> it could impact the ongoing iran negotiations. good morning. that's because depending on who wins the prime minister's candidates have very different opinions about these negotiations that are underway just two weeks ago benjamin

netanyahu was here essentially slam aing the u.s. policy of dealing with iran and negotiating over the nuclear program. herzog has said that is something that the u.s. can take care of. he's confident that the u.s. can come up with a deal that will work for the international partners and the international community. so depending on who wins today we could see a different approach from israel on these iran negotiations. speaking of the negotiations they're set to resume today in switzerland. they have about two weeks where they're trying to come up with an outline on how to scale down iran's nuclear program in exchange for fewer u.n. sanctions. >> tracie potts on capitol hill thank you. kurdish forces are investigating two possible chemical weapons attacks by isis. the kurds also just released this footage, which they say is of soldier suffering after another chemical weapons attack by isis last december. a kurdish general said they waited to reveal the footage out of fears of causing panic.

the claims haven't been vetted by international authorities. the more recent alleged attacks come as a major iraqi offensive under way. crews are trying to retake saddam hussein's hometown from isis. pennsylvania state police say they arrested a man from our area and charged him with murder. they say caleb barns from fort made maryland stabbed a woman to death. he's facing charges of trying to bury the woman's body and an unrelated charge of accusing him of having sex with a 14-year-old girl. police are investigating a suspicious death. they found the man's body in the woods. they taped off the entire area around the park. this morning we're working to find out the victim's name. the 16-year-old target of this vicious attack is heading back to school today. he was attacked outside a boy's

and girl's club. his mother told news 4 it could have been a retaliation over high school rivalry. the person who first punched her son asked whether he played for the freedom basketball team. >> i'm a forgiving person but this has to stop. you can't go around randomly picking kids just because. >> her son suffered minor injuries. his attackers were gone by the time police arrived. today celebrating the final and 40th saint patrick's day. the pub will close in june. lori has owned the pub for more than 30 years. virginia congressman jerry connelly will hold the 21st annual saint patrick's day festival in northern virginia. more than a thousand democratic activists will talk politics there including who to nominate for president. it hasn't been allowed on the streets of alexandria for

years. we'll tell you what you can sell in front of your home. temperatures above 50 in d.c. this morning. it could hit 70 later today. but don't think spring is here to stay just yet. chuck is back with another look at some big temperature changes.

5:39 right now. a 52-year-old man onban on street sales is banned now. the city council unanimously repealed the ban. it follows a lawsuit by a man fined $40 for displaying a for sale sign on a car parked on the road. the city reviewed the law and suspended the enforcement. more than 700 people were fined for similar violations between january 2010 and october of 2014. today is saint patrick's day. many of you will have a drink, perhaps two, perhaps more than that. it's the fourth most popular drinking day on the calendar. it falls behind new year's eve, christmas, and the fourth of july. it also says people around the

world will drink 13 million pints of guinness today. you can call for a free ride home through the sober ride program. we put the information on the new nbc washington probably app. shipments of cabbage will go up 70% this year. >> it's a fun fact. >> koorncorned beef and cabbage. >> i don't either of those. maybe i'll try it. >> you cook it. i'll eat it. >> the pressure. all right. let's take a look at our forecast now. it is 57 degrees outside of our studios in northwest washington. it's getting warmer than that. >> weather and traffic on the 1s now. chuck bell is in for tom. >> we should doreversal. i don't know if we want to eat your cooking. old man winter holding tough across northern new york and new england. all is dry on tomorrow team 4 radar. can't rule out a quick sprinkle

as the cold front goes by. ahead of the front it's mild. 45 at fredericksburg. there's where we are at now. the gusts could be near 40 miles per hour later this afternoon. temperatures 40s now 50s by 8:00. upper out of to near 70 degrees. temperatures will start to fall by mid to late afternoon. going out tonight and plan onley onleyering up little bit. by wake up time tomorrow morning near freezing. highs today upper 60 to near 70. lows tonight upper 20s. seven-day forecast in ten minutes. for now it looks like already tuesday troubles on the roads. >> tuesday troubles on the roads. a brand new crash talking about 66 eastbound here at 17. we have the right lane blocked. i'm mentioning this. a lot of folks come into town this way. we're seeing backups about two miles.

95 southbound and virginia fairfax county, virginia is getting moved to the side of the road. travel time 66 east looking good. 95 north quantico to the beltway 30 minutes. in maryland the outer loop 95 to 270 ten minutes. 270 south germantown to the beltway 15 minutes. a major mess after a ten inch water main gives away in prince george's county. we'll tell you how it could impact your commute. apple is planning a new television service coming this fall. we'll tell you what you will and won't be able to see.

right now crews are fixing a road after a water main break in prince george's county. chopper 4 flew over the scene. you can see the real mess in

cunningham drive. richard jordan is live this morning. they're making operate good progress. >> reporter: they certainly are, aaron. a lot of the work is complete but the project is not over yet. take a look. there's some pavement that needs to be patched up. you can see here the pipe the 10 inch pipe. it was 75 years old. that is what burst. that's what sent water everywhere. it wasn't only the water that was flying down the street that was a problem, there were about 30 homes that had to be cut off wssc shut off the water while they repaired the pipes. they were able to bring in a new pipe and lay it down. they finished laying over the pavement to cover up the road that was broken here because of the water main. it wasn't only the water that was here on the street that was a problem, there were also a few homes that had some damage. some relatively mirren damage about four or five homes had water that creeped into the basement there. that counted for about four to six inches of water that flooded the basement part of the homes

there. those homes drying out now. the road about dry and road crews are finishing up patching up the road here so they can reopen it to traffic. but it looks like it could be a little while before the entire project is complete, aaron. >> richard jordan live for us thank you. in the day ahea men are expected to testify before maryland lawmakers in an effort to strengthen the state's hazing laws. the maryland house judiciary committee is considering a bill that would increase the penalties for hazing. johnny powell said he was hazed by this fraternity. he said he was beaten with a cane and paddle. kevin hayes said he was beaten body slammed, and spanked by a alpha fie alpha fraternity. both men are suing. five women lacrosse players were suspended for threatening teammates. it was made over a private chat room and directed to freshman. one of the messages said quote,

can we just kill them? the athletic director said steps have been taken to those involved. the us is suspended players apologized. i want you to take a close look at the video see here. you can help d.c. police if you rep recognize the people in the video. they ran into a store pointing their guns. this was 5:00 a.j.m. on saturday. if you have any information, d.c. police would like to hear from you. there is a $10,000 reward for information. you can stay up to date while you're on the move this morning by downloading the nbc washington app. you can keep crime out of your neighborhood by knowing your neighbors. that was the message at a neighborhood watch crime prevention training session last night at the fourth district police station on georgia avenue northwest. organizers say a vast majority of the crime in the district is preventable. if you know the neighborhood the people if your neighborhood

you are more likely to stop a crime before it happens. >> 80% of d.c. crime is preventable. it's called a crime of opportunity. and that means that we, through our behavior, create an opportunity for a crime to happen. >> now those who attended were shown pictures of preventable crimes. limiting preventable crimes helps officer focus on violent cases. opening arguments set to begin in a frederick county murder trial. that's according to a report in the frederick news post. 53-year-old antwon snowden is accused of murdering his neighborhood gloria fitzpatrick. snowden was charged with first and second-degree murder in august of 2013. police say snowden used to help fitzpatrick carry groceries into her apartment. we're working to find out the condition of a man trapped bay fire. happening in oakwood lane in

charles connecticutunty. firefighters say the man is 60 years old and oxygen dependent. a woman was treated for breathing in too much smoke. we are following the developing story of robert durs this morning. we told you yesterday he was arrested and charged with a murder that happened 15 years ago. these are the first sketches of durst in court. police in l.a. said the hbo documentary on durst was not related to his arrest. i don't believe we had any connection with hbo. our folks continued to work the case even though it was 15 years old. >> i killed them all, of course. >> still, in that documentary, you can hear durst was recorded saying quote, i killed them all while not apparently realizing his microphone was on. a resort in one of the

nation's most well known ski communities is closing due to the lack of snow. it shut down the earliest closing date since the 1970s. while it sounds like a lot of snow the mountain's 123 inches this year is only one-third of their usual per season totals. another resort in the area donna ranch closed in mid february. >> fine! i'm done with the snow stuff anyway. let's move on. i've had enough! they rely ton for the water table. they really need it. the water table out there is in dangerously low situations. they need the snow. not only for revenue for snow skiing but that. i have a pop quiz question. bhfs when was the last time reagan national made 70 degrees? >> the last time. >> 70 degrees. >> 70? >> i'm going to say april. >> you adopt think we made 70 all summer last year? >> oh! >> i meant the earliest!

>> no, we haven't been 70 since december 1st! crazy stuff. here is the answer to your quiz here on the screen. last time reagan national was 70 was december 1st 2014. >> april 1st! >> i meant the earliest we saw 70 last year. >> we're giving you an f. we'll have an english quiz next hour. you'll do better i'm sure. 70 or bust at reagan national is the hashtag. we're at 50. light south wind now. a gusty northwesterly wind later on this afternoon. 62 by 10:00 a.m. 67 by noon. if we have our higher in 70 today it will be between noon and 2:00 p.m. so those are the magic hours to enjoy it. your hometown forecast in stafford virginia 70 for sure. down near freezing tomorrow morning with windchills near 20 and highs in the 40s.

have the storm team 4 weather app to go for the changes coming our way. there's future weather. here comes the cold front between noon and 3:00 this afternoon. after that the bottom falls out. it will be gusty and blustery outside. the seven-day forecast has one mild day on it. that will be today. i couldn't rule out a quick sprinkle as the front goes by. rainfall chances are pretty low. cold weather returns through the rest of the week. there's a chance of wet snow flakes before it changes to a cold rain during the day on friday. the upside to this. at least the weekend is looking sunny and dry. back into the cold weather by sunday. check on traffic now with melissa. >> good morning! take a wide look at things overall. the beltway looking good. inner and outer loop no major problems. nice and green for santd patrick's day. i would love that! 66 east at 17. we have the right lane blocked. a lot of people come in that way

on 66 to get into the city. a 2 mile back up in that area now. looking a -- little slow 45 miles per hour not bad at all. i want to mention what the yellow mines. it's not anything too nasty. that's looking pretty good 234. prince george's county no major problems. inbound 31 miles per hour. it's a little better as you get closer to the beltway. and the chopper 4 right now over bw parkway at the beltway. all the folks heading southbound. no problems there. it is now 5:54. the maryland senate voted in favor of a bill that would allow felons to register to vote as soon as they're released from prison. the current law forces them to wait until after they completed probation parole and paid restitution. the bill goes to the house for consideration. take a look at the woman prince george's county police

need your help finding 72-year-old dorothy fairweather. she was last seen friday night. wearing blue pant she was wearing a blue shirt, blue pants, and no shoes. she has black hair and times wears a red wig. if you have seen her, call the police. apple trying to revolution revolutionize on the tv. what is next from them. >> hey, that's right. they keep coming up with stuff. reportedly in talks to launch an online tv service this fall. it will be a bundle of about 25 channels anchored by abc, not nbc. the service would be available across all devices that use ios like apple tv iphones, ipads, and macs. the service will likely cost $30 to $40 a month. and apple announces in june and

launch in september. a new study shows an overwhelming majority their success in productivity is being slowed down by outdated ways of handling documents. nearly two-thirds switched to a new job for the sake of less paper work. today local leaders will come together to talk about a plan to fight homelessness in the area. d.c. mayor and representatives from prince george's and montgomery will highlight future plans to fight the problem. that will happen today between 10:00 and 12:00. it comes as mayor releases a plan to combat homelessness in d.c. the washington post received a copy of the plan that was givenlessless advocates around the

city. a local police department asking for your help to name a puppy. we're going to show you a picture of the newest member of the carol county sheriff's department. it's a 4-month-old blood hound. he's going to help search for missing people, help with investigators looking for leads in criminal cases, too. if you want to name him, you can e-mail ccsopuppycontest@g-mail.com. i've tweeted that out. the deadline is sunday march 29th. brand new video shot into the united airlines flight that was forced to turn around because of a disrupted passenger. >> angie goff has that in a few

right now a day you are going to want to spend outside. you can see it's already pretty mild and in the hours ahead we could see temperatures reach the 70 degree mark for the first time this year. and that taste of spring will be short lived. >> in fact if you waited until after you get home from work tonight, the chances are good

you will have missed your chance. try to enjoy the nice weather! storm team 4 chuck bell is tracking the dramatic changes ahead. >> mother nature playing the role of the ides of march today. don't turn your back on the weather changes. near 70 later on this afternoon. cold air is coming back, for sure. with a vengeance. weather impact on your day today not all that much. a little breezy now becoming windy and blustery this afternoon as the cold front goes by. temperatures now 49 in rockville rockville. temperatures do a quick rise. 58 by 9:00. 65 by 11:00 a.m. winds already in that 15 to 25 miles per hour range. could gust to near 40 miles per hour this afternoon. high