a busy morning. the royal couple in d.c. already making their second stop of the day. i'm eun yang. you're watching "news4 midday." and a step towards running for fled 2016. angie goff, following a developing story our japan. possible death threats against caroline kennedy. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. spring temperatures officially a thing of past. a chilly seven-day forecast coming up. right now the british royals are checking out the

sites and sounds visiting the martin luther king jr. memorial along the tidal basin. earlier they stopped by the lincoln memorial. this picture just posted on twitter. a big crowd around them. the royal couple checking out tourist locations throughout the area. started at lincoln mem more then the mlk memorial and from there the president george washington's home. later a speech on reducing plastic waste. camilla visiting the shakespeare theater in downtown washington. and considering a run for the presidency. forming an exploratory committee but never announcing add run for

the white house. japanese launching an invest investigation after ambassador caroline kennedy received a death threat. a series of phone calls in tokyo last month. police received similar calls targeting the inspector general in okinawa. a decline to comment. and the first lady landed in tokyo for her first trip to japan. michelle obama will spend the next two days there. the main purpose of the first lady's visit is promoting girls education. and a new winner today, not actually completely new. video crossing the finish line here in nome alaska. he and 75 other mushers spent

the last nine days of racing teams of dog ace cross the state. dogs across the state. won the race back in 2013. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. nice and sunny yesterday, now temperatures 30 degrees colder than that. 42 now at national airport after reaching 73 yesterday. and that's only half the story. those blustering winds still out there. windchill ngs the 30s. going outside for an after bike ride or jog, temperatures only inching up to 40 degrees, near 50 degrees. the cold pattern is back. sunny, breezy today and a possibility of snowflakes coming our way into the day friday. more on that coming up. >> thank you, chuck. the u.s. air force veteran accused of trying to join isis is set to appear in federal court in new york. a grand jury indicted tairod pugh.

prosecutors say pugh flew from egypt to turk any january. they not allow him to enter and was sent back to egypt where he was deported back to the u.s. according to court documents pugh was fired for his job in december working as an airport mechanic in kuwait. the armed services committee it looking into a proposal to use military force against isis right now. defense secretary ashton carter and chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey are testifying right now. we'll monitor the hearing and update you on our nbc washington mobile

we are looking at the stories getting most attention this morning. a mac and cheese recall right now. you want to check this out. this morning kraft says small

pieces of metal were found in some of the mac and cheese boxes. we put everything you need to know about what to do if you bought a box on our website. all over current talking about internet explorer. microsoft made an official announcement leaving the browser behind. the company coming out with a new browser. and you'll want to check out this joid on nbcwashington.com. stefan holt anchors morning news and his dad lester you probably know from "nightly news" shared a special moment on the air together. lester told his son he was proud of him.

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. disturbing details revealed in court about the shooting death of a woodbridge high school

student last fall. the testimony came in a preliminary hearing for one of five defendants charged in connection with the death of 16-year-old brendan wilson. womensen was shot to death along a path that led to the high school. today detective testifies he confessed to shooting wilson saying his sister lured him to the path and he ambushed him shooting him at point-blank range. after hearing the testimony the judge ruled there is enough evidence to send the case to a grand jury. the next step in the process. only news 4 julie kerrey was at the hearing. tonight, reaction from the victim's mother about the painful new details. and fashion designers dolce and gabbana saying they respect how all people live. this followed backlash about their comments on children born through in vitro fertilization and gay couples raising children. dolce says, i believe in the traditional family. goes on to say it is impossible

to change my culture for something different. it's me. i respect all the world, all the culture. the duo called kids born from ivf chemistry synthetic children. that go singer elton john upset saying how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and also called for a boycott against dolce and gabbana. gabbana tells cnn we are gay, love gay people and love gay adoption. we love everything. just an expression of my private point of view. melissa? all right, a severe solar storm is reaching earth today and already producing aurora. nasa captured this incredible photo. from the international space station. gorgeous green and gold there. the storm graded at a g-4 on a five-.score. tweet us at nbc washington. chuck, beautiful pictures.

what about the weather? >> they are. makes you wish you had your own pech space personal space station. go to my twitter feet @chuckbell and see the better shots i found as well out there. for us today, there's a solar storm out there, all right. bright sunshine for sure. not going to do anything really to help the warm-up by much. gusty northwesterly winds still gusting 25 to 35 miles per hour. that's going to continue all the way through receipt mandremainder of the day today. cold air semgtss in overnight. a mostly clear sky. the wind lays down after the sunset this evening but clear skies, dry air, lied win the, cold tomorrow morning. a lot of suburbs in ss if not all below freezing. getting into the day friday yes, indeed a chance of rain and snow. more about that coming up eun. >> thank you. a new report out today about your children's safety around

medicine. safe kid worldwide looked at hundreds of thousands of calls to poise centers but only involving medicine. the organization says small children are the ones with the biggest groups at risk. they can accidentally get into your supply of course and sometimes are given too many medicine. so if you do have a toddler at home what safe kids says you can do. put all medicines high and away out of sight eastern vitamins and eye drop put them all away. use exact doses. don't measure with silverware or teaspoons in the kitchen, don't do that and leave clear instructions for baby-sitters nannies, relatives, anyone who may be caring for your children. the other big group at risk here teenagers. to keep them from taking the wrong amount by accident safe kids says talking to them is best. teach your sons and daughters how to read over the countermedicine and the proper-the-counter use and check

in with them how to take the medicine and communicate, no matter what you cannot take someone else's medicine for any reason. a dangerous practice to do. >> great reminders. thanks. if you have not seen this picture yet, we'll sure you'll see it sometime. cancer in remission today. you might remember leah daughter of nfl player devon stills who plays for the bengals making headlines when first diagnose prd more than 10,000 people bought his jersey at that time. leah's dad says leah's latest scan didn't find any active cancer in her body and posted that adorable picture with leah strong the hash tag trending today and great encouraging news for so many peenchts such an inspiration, since he started telling her story, everyone's rallied around them big arm around them. the best news. so uplifting. >> we have to note. el selling the jersey more than $1 million to fight that cancer.

>> he deserves that. and back with a c

new today, the son of former transportation secretary hood will run for congress. illinois state senator darryn la hood says he'll run for the seat vacant when aaron schock steps down at the end of the month. the 33-year-old said he'll

resign saying confess about his spending has become a distraction. he was a rising star in the republican party. then the story about his downton abbey office exploded. why resign now? >> actually the bigger story has to do with the downton abbey situation but the fact politico reported he billed about 170,000 miles on his car to the federal government for some reimbursements when they car had only had 80,000 miles on it. the resignation came right after that and other stories about potential mismanagement of public funds. so that was the big reason by aaron schock ended up resigning more so than the redecoration in downton abbey style. >> a house at this investigation. what happens to that? >> here's the thing, once somebody ends up resigning, the ethics investigation goes away. that explains why he did what they. >> and darin la hood putting his hat in the ring. anyone else talking about a

possible run for the seat? >> very early. dwoept know who the rest of the field will be. the lahood name is strong. his father former transportation secretary. form are longtime member of congress means a lot. full disclosure my wife yoursed to work for ray la hood nap name in republican politics means something and he'd have the early advantage. >> mark murray nbc political editor, thanks as always. president obama getting ready to head to cleveland, ohio top budget plan. he will criticize trillions of dollars in cuts proposed by the gop. cleveland plays loft to the 2016 republican convention next july. we now know that more testing is under way right now on a suspicious letter sent to the white house. it tested positive for cyanide. the envelope arrived at an off-site mail screening facility. this was on monday. initially tested negative. but then yesterday a chemical test came back way so-called

presumptive positive result. secret service officials are familiar with the return address on that letter. they say other suspicious packages have come from the same address. eun? >> thanks angie. what a comeback. prime minister benjamin netanyahu winning big in israeli elections. take a look at head looirnsz here looirnszlines. the new york post b.b. king and the drudge report bebe stays pairing way stock photo of president obama frowning. what does this mean for israel and the u.s.? traity y tracie potts explains. >> reporter: a big unexpected victory for benjamin netanyahu. opponent was favored but early this morning his opponent isaac herzog conceded defeat. they need 29 more sites in order to build a government and officially name him as prime minister. but the other big concern here is policy differences between netanyahu and the obama administration.

on the ongoing iran negotiations. the talks going on in switzerland, and more recently just before the election on whether or not he supports a two-state solution. in the past he said yes. just before the election he said no. and that is something that the state department says is absolutely necessary for peace in that region. the turnout numbers this morning. 71% compared to 55% in our last presidential election. eun? >> tracie potts reporting from capitol hill. thank you. coming up in a bit, a look how republicans in washington are reacting to netanyahu's victory. the question will she or won't she run? hillary clinton mum on a possible presidential bid but at least one group is trying to drum up support with ath interesting new social media campaign. take a look. >> run, hillary run! >> as president hillary the experience will impress. >> but as first lady -- boom

we'll rock the dress. >> reporter: yeah. okay. so the group bill for first lady 2016 made this video. the pac says it is trying to get young voters excited about the election through its fun, light-hearted campaign saying its entire campaign doesn't just focus on what hillary can do for country but what bill clinton would do as first lady. it is important to note bill clinton would actually be the first gentleman. if you'd like to see the entire video you can. we post add link on our facebook page. now we want to say run, chuck, run! away from that cold forecast you've been holding on to. >> no kidding. great time out running yesterday afternoon in the 70-degree sunshine. today, whew. if you're outside running around you may need an extra layer of warmth. check out the 24-hour temperature change compared to 11:00 yesterday morning, temperatures dropped 30 degrees on average across much of the area. so it is a huge turnaround in weather. currently now mostly in the upper 30s to right around 40

degrees, when you factor in the wind. windchills still below freezing in the northern and western suburbs now. for first check of the seven-day forecast 50 today is all we can muster. 53 tomorrow. start talking more about a chance for wet snow early friday morning. it will end as rain. we're not expecting a big impact. most important of all for your weekend, melissa, dry both days. good chance to get the car washed. >> sounds good to me. >> a 5-year-old boy with a severe immune system disorder is asking for your support. born with the disease known at double boy disease. look at the video. seth is from england. his parents filmed him asking the world for support, lived more than half his life in a sterile hospital room. almost 3 before he could actually play with other kids. the campaign #wearyellowforseth. yes, yellow. a bad allergy season. we want to know if you're

already suffering from spring allergies. text 1 to 220-601-3444 if you're already starting to feel the effects of that spring pollen. text 2 if you're not. hopefully it's a 2. we'll be right back.

okay. this next story, you have to see to believe pap new zealand fisherman had the shock of his life trying to reel in that big catch. take a look. >> ah -- ah! did you see that? [ bleep ]. >> holy moly! that's a great white shark you're looking at folks. swooped in ripped the fish off the line just as the fisherman was about to bring it to the surface. it was a big scare and a big laugh for everyone onboard. eventually love to show you more about this video, but to be quite honest just full of expletives. without getting into too many specifics on pretty much everyone onboard joked after about having to change their

pants. >> yeah. way too close for comfort. they're lucky it didn't jump a little farther than that. all of you wine love. perhaps it's too good to be true, at the end of the day enjoy a glass of wine. researchers discovered how to make hangover-free wine. that's right. scientists at the university of ill you say they did it through genetic engineering. essentially saying they use add kind of geno knife to precisely snip toxins out of yeast dna and able to use the technology to boost wine's health benefits. may be worth a try. a new option for sending money through facebook right after this bre

missouri ex-kuchlted its old evidence death row inmate despite an peatppeal to highest court. executed last night. clayton's attorney say he was not fit to be put to death because he had dementia and say

a saw mill sdment 1972 forced surgeons to remove about 8% of his brain. take a look at this scan of his brain posted by "newsweek" shown during the court appeals. you can tell from this image, a large portion is missing in the frontal lobe. anti-death penalty groups headed to twitter calling it executing the weakest of the weak. clayton was found guilty of killing a sheriff's deputy in 1996. this is missouri many second execution kniss year . . this year. now check in with chuck bell with more about the cold snap comeback. chuck? >> you go it right. cold returned everybody and not going anywhere anytime soon. we've had ten days in a row where temperatures have been at or above average, going through yesterday. starting today, most of the next ten days will be at or below average. in fact quite a bit of below average at times. you're your afternoon planner, sunny and chill pip temperatures in

the low to mid-40s through 1:00. mid-up toer 40s by 3:00. lucky neighborhoods up to about 50 degrees for a high temperature later this afternoon. planning to go out tonight, plan on mid-40s between 6:00 and 8:00 tonight. low 40s between 8:00 and 10:00. bundle up. >> thank you. the presbyterian church now saying same-sex marriage is okay. the church voted on a change to its constitution. here's what it said before. marriage is defined as between a man and a woman. here what it says now. marriage is defined as "between two people traditionally a man and a woman." the presbyterian church is the largest protestant denomination but losing members over decisions like this one, and the one to ordain gay and lesbian priests and other leaders. a deadly accident this morning on 270. the part drinking and driving, played in this accident, right after the break.

i'm megan mcgrath in germantown following the latest developments in a deadly pedestrian accident and new information released this morning by maryland state police about the possible role that alcohol may have played in the situation. it was 1:30 this morning, a tractor trailer traveling south on 270 near father hurley boulevard. the driver says he saw a black car parked on the shoulder of the road. when he turned his attention back to the highway, that's when he saw a man walking in the third lane of traffic.

the driver says he was unable to avoid the pedestrian. the man was struck and killed. when police arrived on the scene, they did indeed found that xterra on the shoulder of the road, keys in the ignition still running and also say there was a strong smell of alcohol coming from inside the suv. now, the driver of the rig was checked out. he was found not to be impaired in any way, stayed on the scene and cooperated with police. the man who was killed his name has none been released. if there are any new developments we'll send out a push alert on our nbc 4 app. happening right now prince charles and camilla are touring d.c. ands surrounding area. they started the day at the lincoln memorial and then went to the mlk memorial. on their way to president george washington's home in mount vernon. rird richard jordan has more. this already has caused quite the crowds to come out this morning. >> reporter: absolutely.

everyone wants to get as chloelose as they can and rub elbows with royalty. the royal couple was not here long. a very quick stop but the tourists those checking out the sites were excited to see them. in d.c., catching a glimpse of a dignitary is pretty common but seeing a future king in person that doesn't happen every day. >> we're here for the day and hanging around. yeah. i mean it would be cool. great to see him. >> reporter: today people who initially had no idea their trip would coincide with the royal visit crowd around the lincoln memorial and martin luther king memorial to set their sights on the royal couple. they are in washington to mark the 150th anniversary of the end of the american civil war. touring the monuments was first on the agenda and onlookers were happy to see british nobility next to the giant of american history. >> i don't know. all tied together. >> it is. all tied together.

the great mish-mash of history. >> reporter: the royals are captivating to see, even in a town where prominent figures are a familiar sight. charles and camilla are over at mount vernon now. then they go separate ways. camilla visiting the shakespeare theater, seeing a small production there, and prince charles will visit the national archives also expected to meet with government and business leaders to talk about plastic waste and the harm that does when plastic is trashed into the ocean. angie? and good afternoon. good morning. again storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. prince charles looking at the magna carta turning 800 this year. hard to believe. u.s. of a. not here 250. that document is 800 years old. the view over washington. the national shrine of immaculate conception. beautiful day.

as long as you're happy to see cold weather. for now only 37 in gaithersburg and rockville, 39 leesburg. 37 manassas and 39 in huntingtown and the naval academy, annapolis. windchills in the 20s in many neighborhoods. what to wear today? melissa mollet a warm coat and sunglasses. >> all right. always have to have the shades. parents, are you ready for your kids to kick some butt? today is national kick butts day, all about preventing tobacco use by teens. more than 2,000 veents held across the country today to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco. here in our area alexandria mayor bill yule kicks off an event at t.c. williams high school. several students help emcee that program. in kickin' butt to comfort food. this story is lighting up facebook but also has you checking your kitchen shefrl slves.

kraft, recalling macaroni and cheese. the recall applies if you have the 7 1/4 boxes of the original flavor. the recall inploouds cluds best before dates between december 18 2015 and october 11 2015. if you need to double check the information, we've put ton our nbc washington facebook page. which you should be watching for a solar eclipse. when we come back in 60 seco

take a look. a big story on facebook. due for a solar eclipse friday here. first of its kind since the 17th century. however, you're going to have trouble seeing it. the eclipse will only be visible from two remote places all right coast of norway. the cult classic sitcom "community" is coming back. the first two episodes now online.

via yahoo!. new episodes will pop up every tuesday and finally, some great news from a little girl whose battle with cancer captivated us with an inspiring story. her father such a champion. 4-year-old leah still could be cancer-free. her dad nfl lineman devon still posting an awesome pic on insta grak with #leahstrong. so happy for that news. back in one minute.

wax back. dolce and gabbana speaking out following backlash after sharing personal views about children born through in vitro fertilization and gay couples raising children. telling cnn, i believe in the traditional family goes on to say it is impossible to change my culture for something different. it's me. i rep all the world, all the

culture. in an interview with an italian magazine he called kids foreign from ivf chemistry children and synthetic children. elton john replied, how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and called for a boycott against dolce and gabbana. gabbana says we are gay, love gay people and love gay adoption. we love everything. it's just an expression of my private point of view. juk allergy season is nearly here. thinking about it probably makes your eyes water a little bit. according to "usa today" this year could be particularly tough because we've had such a wet winter. dr. jackie joins us via face time to talk about what we should be doing now. appreciate you talking to us. >> sure. >> so give me an idea. people who are anticipating a rough allergy season what do they need to think about now? >> well the special thing about this year is because we did have all of that snow and now it's

melted it did make things pretty wet outside. so the mold is ready to grow. if you had any of that know effect happen in your house, your basement might have gotten flooded, ice jamming. there's probably mold in your house. that's going to prime you. so the allergy season could be worse for you. >> first of all, a rougher allergy season. we've heard reports that doctors encouraged people to start taking their allergy medicine if they have that to start doing now before the season really gets going. what do you think of that? >> well that's correct, because of the type of medication. so these are maintenance medications. you're meant to take them every day. you do have to take them ahead of time. those are particularly the nasal steroids. the nasal sprays you use every day. start now. the season's already started. you want to get a jump on t. does that go for the over-the-counter stuff folks might take for allergies? >> the over-the-counter in terms of nasal sprays. over the counter,

antihistamines, pimm spills, liquids some take, not yet if you're not symptomatic. nasal sprays definitely start now. >> dr. jackie our allergy specialist appreciate it so much. thank you. >> have a good day. a check now on the forecast. future weather going forward, breezy and chilly the rest of the day today. cold overnight tonight. temperatures back down well below freezing in most of the suburbs and another chilly day tomorrow. back up into the low 50s tomorrow. then things get interesting. friday morning, 4:00 a.m. a chance for rain. a mix, or snow coming right into the area. here we are at 8:00 friday morning. lunchtime friday gradually with time all ending as rain. it should not be a major impact but that friday morning commute in particular you may be driving through a mix of raindrops and snowflakes. so we're going to have to watch this very very carefully. another check of the seven day in a few more minutes. >> chuck, thank you jvgs the capita delta roe fraternity any penn state suspend add year as police investigate a separate

facebook page. police say the page has pictures of naked women. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports on the offensive photo. >> reporter: this morning, penn state is the latest campus dealing with a firestorm as police investigate allegations of a fraternity's bad behavior. kappa delta rho suspended one year after pictures of nude and apparently unconscious women were uncovered on two private facebook pages police say were secretly set up by the fraternity. >> intolerable, not right. despicable acts and if you're engaging in that type behavior rip that page out of your book because it's not acceptable. >> reporter: this search warrant reveals the first page was titled covert business transaction. it was shut down when one of the women spotted a topless picture of herself on a page accidentally left open by a fraternity member. then according to a former member who blew the whistle, a second page titled 2.0 was set up. police say it included more

sexually explicit photos drug sales and hazing. a spokesman for penn state called it appalling and fbsive. >> we're working through our process to determine which individuals may have been involved. >> reporter: it's the latest in a string of negative headlines for fraternities. at the university of michigan, the sigma alpha mu chapter disbanded by its national headquarters after members trash add ski lodge in january, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. ♪ they'll never have a [ bleep ] in sae ♪ >> and amp thisfter this video went viral next week announcing what it calls an ex-tensetensive reviewal off chapters nationwide w. have a lot of examples are really bad behavior going on in secret and a few heroes willing to rat oubt their out that are frat brothers i think all fraternity is will be a lot more rett stoent engage in

the behavior. >> gabe got airutierrez from penn state in pennsylvania. the oscar host you probably have never seen, right after this break.

the son of former transportation secretary ray la hood will run for congress. illinois state senator darryn lahood will run for the seat left vakant when illinois congressman aaron schock steps

down at the end of the month. kelly o'donnell has more on the resignation of schock. >> reporter: his social media handle @aaronschock documented the illinois congressman's passion for adventure. but the one trip this media savvy workout loving 33-year-old republican did not expect to take was his sudden fall from grace. >> i know when i take a trip and i post photos online if-it-can create a misimpression of being out of touch. >> reporter: aaron schock is out of a job. >> breaking news this afternoon. illinois congressman aaron schock announces he is resigning effective march 31st. >> he wanted to be the congressman that was differ. he was younger, the first millennial in congress. >> reporter: ben terrace first wrote about schock's doubten abby inspired office triggering scrutiny of the congressman's use of taxpayer and campaign-related funds. a private plane to a chicago bears game. taking ten staffers on a weekend

trip to new york for the global citizen festival. >> what do you say we first take a selfie? >> let's do that. >> say hello, new york! >> reporter: and schock's drive. he billed taxpayers for an 170,000 miles in this district but public records show his vehicle had only been driven about half that far. a spokesman says schock will repay the government for all mileage, plus more than $40,000 for other expenses. well donald trump is considering a run for the white house. you probably heard this one before. later this afternoon, trump formerly announces he is forming an exploratory committee. he just release add statement saying that he is the only one who can make american great again. trump formed an exploratory in 1999 but never launched a formal run for president. an nbc/"wall street journal" poll earlier this month found 74% of gop primary voters said they could not see themselves

supporting trump for the republican nomination. prime minister benjamin netanyahu claiming a huge victory in israeli elections. there was immediate reaction here in washington too. the victory will probably cause headaches for president obama. there have been tensions between the two. the white house insisted yesterday, however israel is a strong ally. republicans on the other hand roundly congratulated netanyahu. kentucky senator ted cruz and former florida governor jeb bush both praising his leadership. former senator rick santorum saying netanyahu overcame obama with the win. the key question here now what's next for netanyahu and the president? that remains to be seen. facebook is adding a new feature to its messenger app letting users transfer money to their friends. users can tap a dollar icon in a chat winter to transfer cash after linking a debit card to their account. the free feature rolled out over the next few months. that's your cnbc business

report. hosting the oscars is a notoriously tough job. this morning we learn about two funny men who offered to take on that daunting gig a few years ago and were denied. will ferrell told the huffington post he and zach galifianakis offered to host the awards in 2011 after eddie murphy dropped out. here they are in white tuxes at the time. ferrell and galifianakis were filming "the campaign." ferrell says his manager pitched the idea to producers. get this. pretend you can't find an oscar host up until the last second two comedians surprise everyone onstage. too da! obviously, not what happened. billy crystal ended up hosting the big show that year. ferrell and galifianakis made an appearance to present best original song. perhaps another year. we shall see. well the zombie ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪

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newsroom. working on for this afternoon, checking at the intersection of doom. that part of the key bridge on the rosalynn side where cars and pedestrian mix sometimes dangerously? now safety improvements coming to that intersection. check it out. president obama just announce add new march madness contest on espn to help prevent sexual assault. take a look. >> and what we're doing is all the schools in the tournament are entering a contest to see who can produce the best video to send a message of respect and care and concern for women to make sure that we are eliminated sexual assault on college campuses. >> the contest is all part of the "it's on us" campaign. the video will be shown during the final four. the president also filled out hits bract bracket on es maynard. if you still don't know who to pick who the president has as his national champion.

kentucky. number one overall. not much of a big surprise, arizona, villanova and duke round out his final four. my terps losing in tennessee. big underdogs, but we have the fighting spirit. terps all the way. >> at least your there. where's my george mamason? need another cinderella story. a new sharknado or veronica mars. izombie appeared. you may have seen it on facebook or twitter feeds. the latest horror genre. solving mystery, cleverly named her liz. she works at a morgue and buys a lot of bronzer, and the show is already a hit with critics. so can you go ahead and queue this headline saying izombie is wait for it, very brainy. trust me you'll see a lot of that in that show.

we are back in 60 seconds with do i have to read the line for real? the return of winter later this week.

all right. good morning. i'm the storm center about to talk to chuck about the weather. first a look at poll results. this is what we talk and earlier. question are you already suffering from spring allergies? 83% say, yes. 17% say, no. it doesn't really feel like spring or allergy season today but we know it's coming. >> yes. a couple more hard freezes delay allergy season a little longer for all of us. >> we'll take the allergies. keep the freeze. >> i know. winter is not ready to relinquish its grip yet. a week ago, a pigcture of the tidal basin. frozen solid. yesterday, back to liquid form in the tidal basin but not done with winter yet. not our forecast. computer output what we may see for snowfall on friday morning.

maybe as much as one to three inches of snow. the slushy wet snow around here and more on grass than on road surface, but it is something to watch seven-day forecast is a chilly one. only near 50 today. 53 tomorrow. 34 in town and most of the suburbs well below freezing tomorrow morning and temperatures marginal for snow. why we're not too worried about the friday morning snow threat but coming at the morning rush. could be impactful for that reason. back to 60 saturday and another shot of cold air late in the weekend taking us on into next week. >> all right. >> we need to get past the snow. right to saturday. >> i'm off friday. i'm fine with it. join us for news 4 add 4:00 5:00 and 6:00 later this afternoon rchtd and wield be back tomorrow morning at 4:26 for news for today. until then have a great day. see you tomorrow.

>> adrienne: hey, sonny. um, i just spoke to t. he took care of that payroll issue, but listen, um, honey... i know you need some time alone right now, but i'd really much rather speak to you than your voice mail. so, when you get a chance, could you please just give me a call? okay, sweetheart? bye. >> justin: hello. i was hoping that, uh, we might have a chance to talk. >> adrienne: a quick chat before you dash off to dubai... and back to elsa? >> will: no. no, i can't do that interview. i-- i'm only doing nationals right now. besides, i'm gonna be tied up doing the follow-up to the paul narita article.