new route in the weeks to come. 70 degree temperatures no more. our storm team is watching a line of heavy showers that could also impact your morning. the showers have been falling for much of the evening and will continue through much of the morning. which means you'll want to keep that umbrella handy. tom kierein is here with the headlines and you need to know before you head out the door are. >> that was a live view of a puddle getting pelted by rain this morning. and also the radar showing this area of rain that stretches from our region all the way down into the carolinas. so it will be a while before we get through this. right now light to moderate rain these pocketses of yellow. the areas in orange where it's coming down a little bit harder now in fairfax county and that stretches into prince william and fauquier moving into prince george's county and as well as charles county. a chill in the air. what a difference from yesterday afternoon. it's dropped 30 to 35 degrees

since the 70s. we're in the low to mid-40s with that rain. your weather headline we'll have a wet morning, but drying out during the afternoon. and then for the weekends turning chilly saturday looking very blustery. look at your bus stop forecast what to wear for this friday coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. we're still looking good traveling the beltway in maryland and virginia. coming out of annapolis, westbound route 50 at sever this. river bridge left lane and shoulder blocked due to an accident. top side of the beltway in montgomery county all lanes open. watch out for wet pavement. 66 at nutley street looking good and 66 from the beltway all the way through arrest ring ton, no reports of incidents or delays there. back to you.ring ton, no reports of incidents or delays there. back to you. a major construction impact will have a big impact on your

chute. the 16th street bridge over military road will be entirely rebuilt over the next several months. it will mean layne closures and of course some delays. megan mcgrath is live with more on this. crews already getting started. >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking about this for a couple of weeks. and you can see that the work has begun here along 16th street. the crews have blocked off lanes right at the base of the bridge and we will see a traffic impact for months to come. now, we're talking about 16th street where it crosses over military road. both major commuter routes so it will have a huge impact. 16th street will be totally swapping out this bridge replacing it. they're down to one lane in each direction. we're also seeing lane closures down on military road, as well. these are major commuter routes. we'll see the impact here especially in the weeks to come as people are trying to figure

out the change in the traffic pattern and look for alternate routes. we're expecting things on georgia avenue to pick up as well as people shift from their normal route over to the alternative route of georgia avenue. also if you take a bus through the area and your bus route travels over the 16th street bridge expect some details there, as well. so a big impact from i'm. they're hoping that they will finish the work bay august. but in the meantime expect delays through the area. back to you. new information on the better germanwings flight 9525 co-pilot accused in the taking down of the flight had been in psychiatric treatment six years ago. investigators have now searched the home of andreas lubitz and his parents' home. we're also learning this morning that the german aviation association will consider changing its rules to require two crew members to be in the cockpit at all times.

a faith community is still coming to grips with the loss of a mother and daughter in that crash. parishioners of sacred heart are trying to remember the good times that they had with yvonne and emily selke. yvonne served in the children's programs and emily sang in the choir. last year the parish priest says the fact that this is a deliberate act does not change anything for mourners. >> why he did it that doesn't change that him and everybody else died. what do we do with that how do we wrap ourselves around that. that's what is important. the survivors that's what is important. >> keir simmons will have an update from the crash site in france later this hour. a 20 month old from west virginia has been found. charles police department canceled the amber alert. he was found in haymarket. a suspect in a fatal drunk

driving accident heads to court. momodui bello has been charged with second-degree murder. court documents say bello was speeding when he crashed in to a parked trailer sunday morning. he had been drinking at a bar. the victim nancy tinoza was in the front seat. he allegedly pulled her out of car and shook her when she doesn't respond to him. her funeral is tomorrow. a man was found shot inside a home inside fairfax county. it happened just after 8:00 last night on authority kings highway in the alexandria section. police say they believe that there are four suspects in this case. they're still investigating whether those suspects knew the victim. new this morning, the senate stayed in session into the wee hours today passing hair budget bill just about two hours ago. but work is far from over. the bill could lead to a vee owe battle with the president. senate republicans balanced budget plan cuts trillions of dollars. the white house says the cuts

are draconian and could impact national security. we expect to hear virginia governor terry mcauliffe's plans for important bill just passed. mcauliffe will hold a press conference a little later this morning. he signed the estatestate budget yesterday. he plans to try to overhaul an ethics package. a soggy and cold start to your friday as we deal with this line of showers right now. tom kierein has your what to wear forecast at 6:11. a new york apartment building still smoldersing this morning after an explosion and fire tears through it. what is likely to blame. plus making it easier to get marijuana in the district. the event that had people lined up around the block.

welcome back. some of your neighbors may spend the weekend planting newly acquired marijuana seeds. you can now legally smoke marijuana. you can't buy it though. the cannabis campaign organized two seed sharing events for people who don't know anyone who can give them seeds. rsvp was required. another seed share is planned for tomorrow which is i think national cannabis day. so there you go. right now medical marijuana advocates are gathering here in washington. americans for safe access is holding its third annual national conference this weekend. it's a chance for patients and lawyers to visit with doctors and policy experts. the conference officially opens tomorrow. you need to prepare yourself for a very wet morning. >> that's right, folks. 70 degrees no more. this morning it is chilly out there. and the rain is falling. p so grab the umbrellas. but tom is here to tell us the

timing of all this and when we could see things dry up. >> but be prepared for a wet morning. finally drying up later this afternoon. right now radar showing an area we had a broader area of very moderate to heavy rain north and east of the metro area but that has now tapered off as it tracks north and east. right now getting a line of moderate showers this area in orange from middle east and southeast washington and then it crossed the line into fairfax county and prince william. this is moving right into southern maryland here shortly and you'll need an umbrella through the morning hours. a warm coat and rain boots should be jumping over puddles this morning at the bus stop and during the rest of the morning waiting for buses between 7:00 and 9:00 we'll have wet sidewalks and temperatures just in the 40s. a look at a chilly weekend on the way at 6:21. how is the traffic? you want to watch your speed this morning as you're traveling. no incidents on the beltway, but you want to watch your speed

because of the standing water on the roadway. accident in manassas balls ford road near jackson avenue police are on the scene. dale boulevard 95 looking good. here are some travel times as you're heading out. for more traffic, tune into wtop 103.5 fm. demanding answers. a prince george's county county family questioning the actions of police after answering their door to officers with guns drawn. plus more potential fallout to that controversial new law in indiana that could impact gays and lez bee answer.

we're tracking a wet and cold start to your morning. it will be here for most of the morning. tom has more on when it will stop and the cold conditions that could change your weekend plans. that's coming up at 6:21. and right now a live look now at the aftermath of a building explosion in new york

city. this is a live picture. crews there are still keeping an eye on the still smoldering rubble here. 19 people hurt during that blast yesterday. four of help still in critical condition. construction workers hit a gas line in the city's east village setting off that explosion. a massive fire broke out eventually causing three buildings to collapse. 250 firefighters from 50 different firehouses around the city responded to the scene there. >> we thought it was a bomb and then my manager actually thought the car ran if to the restaurant. >> and i saw the whole storefront it's on the street. >> new york city mayor bill de blasio says everyone has been accounted for after that explosion. a rookie d.c. firefighter is facing charges for possession of unregistered firearm and ammunition. andre was arrested wednesday. police say an unregistered handgun along with ammunition were found in his apartment. he's the third d.c. firefighter

to be arrested in three weeks. a veteran who was nearly killed during a carjacking is thanking police, a tipster and news 4 for help finding the suspect. we broke the story back in november after he was shot and robbed. fbi agents arrested rakeem solomon yesterday. a video showed the potential sus suspect and a person remembered sighing the story, called police wednesday with information and that led to an arrest. right now police are asking for your help to find a missing girl. take a good look at the picture here. this is 14-year-old cecilia guz than. she was last seen on freeport street in hyattsville. guzman attended park dale high school. if you have any information you're asked to call prince george's county police. loudoun county sheriff's office is asking anyone to come forward if you know anything about alleged sex assaults as a church. the sheriff's office is

investigating calvary temple pentecostal church in sterling. this comes after the loudoun times mirror spoke to two women who say they were assaulted by several members of church leadership when they were children. the newspaper reports a peaceful protest will be held outside the church this sunday. a frightening scene in northeast d.c.. watch this. three men seen standing in a d.c. parking lot just opening fire. police aren't sure what the men are shooting at. d.c. police want your help identifying these suspect abouts. this happened wednesday on hayes street. fortunately here nobody was injured. a prince george's county family wants answers after police met them at the door with their guns drawn. officers say they were responding to complaints that a boy was walking around this lanham neighborhood with a gun. the parents say their son was forced out of their home with their hands up. >> had a gun pointed at me and high son.

so i was fearful for his life. >> pointed it at the my face aped to me to put my hands up, shut up, put your hands up. >> both prince george's county and glenarden police responded here. glenarden chief says officers agented appropriately and had their guns draub, but never pointed them at anyone. the chief also reports officers realized the sawyer family was not involved in the complaint. today u.s. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson is set to travel to louisiana. tell heat with the tsa officers hurt in last week's attack at louis armstrong new orleans international airport. last friday a man armed with a made 14e9chete attacked the agents. johnson says the agents saved lives with their prompt and decisive action. federal prosecutors are asking a judge to uphold former virginia governor bob mcdonnell's corruption conviction. prosecutors say jurors correctly found the former governor guilty in a clear cut bribery case.

mcdonnell was convicted of taking tens of thousands of dollar this is exchange for promoting a dietary supplement company. prosecutors say that by appealing, mcdonnell is artificially sanitizing the facts. so you see these images here. this used to be somebody's home. right now thousands are still without power after three tornadoes swept through oklahoma. there is widespread damage from just outside tulsa to moore, oklahoma. some students trapped inside a gym describe feeling their body was being lifted up and they said that they could hear the furniture moving around. the gym collapsed but firefighters were able to get everyone out safely. one man was killed when a twister hit a mobile home park near tulsa in sand springs. just a few minutes ago, we learned a rocket launch planned for this morning has been scrubbed. the rocket willcolleges into

space. it was scrubbed because of bad weather. they will try again tomorrow. lots of rain out there this morning. you'll need the umbrella. probably going to need the rain boots because we're starting to see lots of puddles. >> a yucky morning out there. 6:21 your weather and traffic on the 1s. march sker punched us again. yesterday we were in the 70s. this morning wet and chilly. it has dropped 30 to 35 degrees overnight. it's only now in the low to mid-40s and storm team 4 radar showing rain continuing to track on through. a few wet snowflakes in the mountains of west virginia. but east of there, it's all a chilly rain. this one little batch of yellow and orange of moderate range along route 1 and that will be getting closer to bowie and northern anne arundel county over the next few minutes. and there is light on moderate

rain in northeast southeast washington that crosses the potomac into alexandria and right near mt. vernon. farther south, woodbridge and quantico down 95, very light rain there. but this is all tracking off to the north and east. when you're away from your tv heading out this morning, you can track the radar on the storm team 4 app. and temperatures too, where it's only around 40 degrees they're by suburbs. mid-40s this washington. low 40s right around the chesapeake bay. what a dramatic change from yesterday. so with the morning commute, wet roads. we'll be in the 40s. and then during the afternoon roads will be drying out we'll be hovering in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. so not much of a change temperatures over the next 24 hours. and then colder as we get down to tomorrow morning, mid-30s. breezy and chilly on saturday with highs mid-40s. sunday sunny into the low 50s after a cold start in the 20s. and then finally getting mild for several days in a row.

monday monday in in to thursday highs in 60s. might get a little rain on thursday. coming up i'm working on updated rain timing. alexis how is traffic now? we're seeing some minor slowing top side of the beltway but no reports of incidents or delays in that area. in prince william county balls ford road near jackson avenue an accident there. police on the scene but it has been moved to the shoulder. elsewhere, route 1 at powells creek boulevard in woodbridge an accident there with police on the scene. here is a live look at 95 in maryland headed toward the beltway. you're seeing heavier volume. 270 looking good out of germantown. traveling 66 out of centreville, minor slowing up to oakton. i want to say good morning and happy friday to the kids and teachers over at flora m. singer elementary school who had me stop by yesterday for a career day visit with kindergartners.

they're so bright. they asked so many questions. very inquisitive. i'm assounded that that early on we're already teaching about careers and college. hi my name is erika and i'm a journalist and this one kid shouts you're the lady on nbc! i mean, just -- i don't think i was that aware at that age. it's fantastic. so good morning to them and thanks again for having me stop by. 6:24 our time right now. and the feel four is allege more than a week away and basketball fans from all over the country will descend on indianapolis for the games. but the ncaa says it is concerned because of a new law that could impact gay and lesbian fans. the recently enacted indiana state law allows businesses the right to refuse service to gay and lesbian customers based on religious freedom. the ncaa president says they will watch what happens very

closely. he says future events may have to be moved out of that area if fans are negatively impacted by the law. d.c. circulator buses are adding hours. starting monday, the circulator will run two extra hours on week nights. two routes will get saturday service for the first time. for every nats game the union station, navy yard route will run u midnight. the extended hours will run until october 3. this morning metro's reassuring you that you are safe inside its stations. we broke the news last week that new lighted handrails along the silver line were overheating and catching fire. metro says those lights have now been turned off. while metro runs the silver line, again those lights have been turned off. the metropolitan washington airport authorizes built the line and they are responsible for those fixes. controversial plan to hike property taxes is moving ahead. the steps being taken by prince

george's county executive baker that could push the hike through without your vote. and new developments in to the racist video involving a fraternity at the university of oklahoma. the actions being taken by the school in the hours ahead. we're watching a line of rain and the impact it's having on the morning commute. when you'll see come to apn end in your community.

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a sockggy start to your friday. the rain is steady falling through the morning rush hour. and you'll notice temperatures have taken a dramatic drop, as well. you can see behind us here that no matter where you live chances are you will need an umbrella today. >> tom kierein is here with us now. we want this out of here. >> temperatures dropped 35 degrees since yesterday afternoon. and much of the region we were in the 70s, now only in the low 40s. you can get some wet snow along skyline drive in the highlands

of west virginia but all east of there, it's all rain right now. gets lights rain northern eastern suburb. the area of yellow coming down it harder. farther south and west just some light rain woodbridge down 95 to fredericksburg another area of some moderate rain, that's in partly cloudy tracking east. much of the rain will taper off by 10:00 and moving east of us. during the afternoon, still light rain this area in green this as of 3:00 p.m. most of it is over height get a few lingering sprinkles by then in far southern maryland, but we'll be gradually drying out during the afternoon. look at the hour by hour chilly temperatures for the day ahead coming up at 6:41. how is the commute? good morning.

the ghut is looking good this morning. no reports of major incidents or delays. we're seeing minor slowing on the top side of the beltway at montgomery county but all lanes are open. no report of incidents there. in manassas balls ford road near jackson avenue accident there. it has been moved to the shoulder. route 1 at powells creek boulevard, accident there police on the scene. up 395, seeing minor slowing from the beltway, but it being loose good all the way up to the 14th street bridge. 270 looking good as well. 6:31 now. and today we'll learn a lot more about whether your taxes will be going up in prince george's county. the county executive heads to annapolis to fight for the controversial hike. he says the hike is all about schools. zachary kiesch has more details on this. >> reporter: good morning. 15%, that's what property owners are looking at here in prince george's county. county executive baker has long

been a proponent of education. they made huge strides here in the county but they say more money is needed to at that time the next step. some of this money will be used for school improvements other parts of the money will be used to retain teachers so they can offer competitive salaries with other people in the area. horn half of his $3.6 billion budget is dedicated to education. so how does this impact you sf if you are a homeowner here in the county and you own a place that is about $400,000 your property taxes would go up about $600 a year. it's the first increase in 35 years. it also calls for furloughs and layoffs in local government. the proposal that is. some of the decisions also steer money toward public safety and development. not all education, but education certainly is one of the key points here. at least would not local senator is not on board but in the end, the prince george's county county local council here will have the final say and they will make that vote in june. back to you in the studio.

an investigation is thousand under way now that a missing 5-year-old has been found dead. noah thomas was last seen at his family's home and his body was found on the family property the. the sheriff says the child's parents have been cooperating in the investigation and so far no arrests have been made. we are learning this morning that the secret service is tightening its rules on drinking. the new policy will prohibit staff from driving government cars within ten hours of drinking alcohol. the "washington post" reports the new policy was put in place on monday. it follows an incident this month when two agents drove through a bomb threat scene after a party at a nearby bar. today the university of oklahoma will release its final report on an investigation into a racist chant by fraternity members. the chant led to the closure of the university's sae chapter. two fraternity members were also expelled expelled. the university says it will the

not suspend anymore students. the report will be released at noon today. a critical witness expected to at that time stand in the murder trial of aaron hernandez. associated press reports his fiance will be called to the stand. jenkins was granted immunity by the court in february. that means she can be compelled to testify are or face time behind bars. hernandez is charged with the murder of odin lloyd. his fiance has been accused of helping to dispose of evidence. 6:34. an arlington reschool is closedpreschool is closed of asbestos. the discovery was made while the school was being cleaned. school officials say they are looking for a temporary site while the repairs are done. today you can learn more about how to save money when you file your taxes. community leaders in virginia are encouraging you to use the irs in virginia free file

programs to save money the at tax time. you can learn all about it today, it's at 10:00 at the bailey's community center in falls church. virginia is one of 20 states plus the district of columbia that have formed these state free file programs. >> you might remember these just stung images coming from a rescue in fairfax county. this is from a trench collapse last june. first responders from the county raced to the scene to save that man's life. well two firefighters who went into that trench are now holding gold medal of valor awards. they're among the public safety personnel honored last night no going above and beyond the call of duty. it was my special privilege to emcee that event yesterday afternoon. dozens of firefighters police officers from across the county honored for the work that they do selflessly every single day. and we thank them for it. shelters like this will come in handy if you're going to be

taking the bus to work as the rain falls at this hour. cold temperatures won't help. how we can expect for things to change over the weekend and what you can expect in your neighborhood coming up at 6:41. the morning rain may not be the only thing that slows down your commute. while you were sleeping, construction barriers went up along a busy stretch of road into and out of the district. the impact this could have on your commute for weeks to come. >> but first catching a break on your electric bill. we like this kind of news. the reason why your rates [ female

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customers will see a drop of around 5.5%. the reason natural gas and coal prices are going down. average home opener will save around $6 a hospital. new prices went into effect on wednesday. so there was a little stretch around 2:00 yesterday afternoon i rolled the windows down in the car. just had the sun glasses on. and it all went away. >> and we thought spring is here and it said guess again. today is not what yesterday was at all. look at this. it's wet outside. it temperatures are in the 40s. tom rear ron tracking it all for you. >> shear aaron yesterday just chilling. cruising man. >> exactly. p. >> what a great day. sun roof open now it's all changed. temperatures have plummeted, the rain coming down. radar showing light rain away the metro area but there is more moderate rain heading our way from the south and west. mid-morning.

low to mid-40s through 8:00. then by noon just a few lingering sprinkles in the upper 40s. not going to warm much today. mid afternoon as we dry out, hovering around 50 degrees. fender-bender weather on the roads. any of that going on? >> so far on the beltway we're looking good. we're seeing normal slow conditions through montgomery county but no reports of incidents in that area. manassas, balls ford road at jackson, there is an accident on the shoulder. route 1 at powells creek boulevard, that accident has been cleared. here are a couple of travel times around the area. 95 southbound heading towards the beltway looking good. and then for more traffic information, wtop 103.5 fm. new developments overnight in the investigation into that plane crash in the french alps. investigators digging through the home where the pilot accused

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we're watching developments out of europe this morning as investigators dig this tointo the co-pilot accused of intentionally crashing mountain. radar showing areas of rain light rain in the metro area, but we are getting more moderate rain just in prince william and fauquier culpeper county.

that's on a track to come right into the metro area about another the half hour or so. usual slowing through montgomery county, new hampshire avenue on the brakes. watch out for ponding on the roadways. new information this morning about the co-pilot accused of taking down germanwings flight 9525. germany's president has attended a memorial service for 16 students and two teachers who were on that fated edd flight. >> we're learning andreas lubitz suffered from serious depression and the question what sparked his actions. keir simmons is live with all of the overnight developments. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. and there are so many stunning developments including as you mentioned that report this germany that andreas lubitz the co-pilot was undergoing some kind of personal life crisis. we understand that his family, the co-pilots's family themselves are here in france,

that they came here hoping to get to the crash site which is in the mountains behind me. not knowing about the revelations that would come out yesterday when they lapdnded they were told that the co-pilot was being accused of crashing the plane in to the alps behind me. you can imagine their reaction. meanwhile we're hearing the fbi has opened an investigation because of the three americans that were killed and also because of reports that the co-pilot underwent some of his training in the u.s.. meanwhile here, investigation gaeors go up there day by day picking through the debris trying to find any clue and of course personal possessions, clothe jewelry, anything they can. the families that have come here have given their dna to try to help with the identification process. it's just so desperately sad. >> kyrgios kyrgios simeir simmons

live for us. a community still coming to grips with the loss of a mother and daughter in that crash. yvonne searched in the children's programs, emily sang in the choir. last night the parish priest said the fact that the crash may have been deliberate doesn't change anything for mourners. >> why he did it that doesn't change that him and everybody else died. what do we do with that how do we wrap ourselves around that. that's what is important. the survivors, that's what is important. >> he says he's preparing for a difficult mass this sunday. a 20 month old from west virginia has been found. the charleston police department canceled an amber alert. jackson patel was found in haymarket. he had been missing since tuesday. today the suspect in a drunk driving accident heads to court. momodui bello has been charged with second-degree murder. court documents say bello was

speeding when he crashed into a parked trailer on eastern avenue in dees early sunday morning. he had been drinking at a bar. the victim nancy tinoza was in the front seat. bello allegedly shook her when she didn't respond to him. her funeral is tomorrow. police are being look for several suspects after a man was found shot at a home in fairfax county. this was on north kings highway. police say they believe there are four suspects in this case. they're still investigating whether the suspects knew the victim. a florida senator and potential presidential candidate wants to strip d.c. of its ability to create its own gun laws. marco rubio introduced a bill that would force the district to follow federal gun laws only. he says d.c.'s current gun laws in- in-fringe on second amendment rights. the senate has pass the a budget bill just about two hours

ago. work is far from over. the bill could lead to a veto battle with the president. the plan cuts trillions of dollars. the white house says the cuts are draconian and could impact national security. 6:49 now. we expect to hear today about governor mcauliffe's veto plans. he's holding a you noose conference a little later this morning. yesterday he signed the state budget. he has already vetoed six republican sponsored redistricting bills. he also said he plans to try to overhaul an ethics package p. we have a school clothing to pass along for you. charles county schools says hal com elementary school in waldorf is closed today. there seems to be a problem with the school's well. once again malcolm elementary this waldorf closed for both students and staff pap. and the rest of the kids will probably be dripping wet when they get into the schoolhouse today. >> grab the jackets, umbrellas, galoshes. >> it's a rain coat morning. put the hood up.

we've got the rain continuing to fall. it will be with us here through the morning commute. so dress accordingly. and then the other rude thing that has happened is how cold it got. it dropped 35 degrees overnight. >> we won't blame you for that. >> spts thatisn't that sweet. as we look we're getting light rain the areas in the light blue and green. after we had one wave of moderate rain just about an hour ago. but there is another wave here in prince will criminal county fauquier stretching down into culpeper that is tracking closer to the metro area. should be moving in to fairfax, so you were montgomery the district prince george's charles over the next half hour. when you're about on head out the door you can look at the radar on the app and see where it is. right now just near 40 degrees nearby suburbs. we were in the mid-70s yesterday. it's in the low and mid-40s in

washington. so you'll need an umbrella for the morning. a warm coat. also your rain boot you'll be leaping over deep puddles this morning. and for the morning commute, wet roads, fender-bender weather. we'll be hovering around 50 this afternoon. it was beautiful yesterday. this photo by sue cromer taken in arlington. post yours. tomorrow blustery chilly highs just mid-40s. and then sunday sunny into the low 50s. just a small chance by the way tomorrow of maybe a sprinkle or maybe out in the mountains a few flurries. otherwise partly sunny, blustery saturday. and after we get through sunday with the sunshine and low 50s, mild start to next week. and we'll keep that going. finally several days in a row we'll be in the 60s each day. maybe some rain by the end of the week on thursday. alexis how is the friday traffic? still seeing usual slowing

through montgomery county but no reports of incidents. accident in manassas involving a pedestrian ash land avenue at lomond drive, so use caution in that area. taking a look at 270 heading out of germantown, more volume but no reports of delays or incidents. 66 out of centreville slowing approaching vienna, but no reports of incidents. and taking a look 95 in woodbridge all lanes are open. no reports of delays or incidents there. right now you may want to start thinking about a new route into the district because the 16th street bridge over military road will be rebuilt over the next several months. so that will mean a big traffic disruption. megan mcgrath is live in northwest d.c. with a look at what you can . >> reporter: well, no question about it, there is going to be a big pain for thousands of people who take the 16th street bridge.

if you look behind me you can see that work is under way here this morning. and we are now for the first time seeing these lane closures on 16th street. we're down to just one lane in each direction. there is the the area where 16th street crosses that bridge over top of military road. two major commuter routes and both of them are going to be impacted for the next several months. 16th street down to just one lane in each direction. but also military road we're seeing lane closures there, as well. so people are going to have to bake some have a time into their commutes or perhaps just think of a different route all together. the work is expected to be completed sometime in august. that's if everything goes spoothly. should also mention that there are a lot of changes to bus routes and bus stops in the area. they're switching things around there. so if you normally take a bus, the s line for example, through this area across the 16th street bridge you'll want to check things out to see if you have any changes. in fact we've got some

information on the nbc washington mobile app for you that makes it very easy to figure out what you're doing in terms of the bus schedules. but we are for sure going to start seeing traffic tie ups. we're seeing volume begin to build this morning, but not a major problem yet. but as the rush hour wears on, you can bet we are going to see major delays and it will be with us for several months. back to you. 6:54 now. make sure you have the e-zpass on the dulles toll road. crews will be doing some maintenance on the toll plaza at the hunter mill exit in reston. there will be no cash lane available for the westbound exit from 9:30 this morning until 5:00 a.m. monday morning. if you don't have an e-zpass and you need to use that exit you're asked to call the customer service center for help there. today mayor bowser outlines her plans for helping you land a good paying job. the mayor will announce a new d.c. career academy. bowser says the academy will

streamline all of the district's workforce development programs. it will link unemployed residents to employment education and training opportunities in growing fields. the academy will also have an apprenticeship program to prepare people for this new position. bill cosby is performing in baltimore tonight. a local advocacy group will protest outside the lyric opera house before the show. cosby is taking the show at 8:00 p.m.. more than a dozen women have accused the 77-year-old comedian of inappropriate sexual behavior. the time is 6:55. and here are the four things you need to know. right now firefighters are still putting out hot spots after a gas explosion at a building in new york city. 19 people were hurt in yesterday's blast. today we will learn a lot more about whether your taxes are go up in prince george's county. the county executive heads to annapolis to fight for that controversial hike. he says the extra money will go to improving county schools. today the university of

oklahoma will release their final report on an investigation into a racist chant by fraternity members. the report will be released at noon. we're learning the co-pie pilot accused of taking down flight 9525 suffered from severe depression. memorial services have begun. germany's president attended a memorial for 16 students and two teachers who died on tuesday. it is an umbrella and rain coat morning. radar showing another batch of some moderate rain just about to come into the metro area out of the south and west. rain going to be with us here through the morning. temperatures in the low to mid-40s through 8:00 a.m.. by noon just hovering around 50. by then a lot of the rain will be tapering off and then a dry afternoon cloudy and high only around 50. and here is a live look at what weather can do to the roads. this is in montgomery county maryland. we have flood on the roadway connecticut avenue at aspen hill

road. and here is a live look at the beltway. sluggish in montgomery county. >> be careful out there. that is the broadcast this morning. >> we wish everybody a safe friday. be careful on the roads. stay dry if you can. have a wonderful weekend everyone. p. >> make it a great friday, everybody.

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