>> reporter: let's show the picture. this is an armed suspect police are been looking for all morning long. news broke just before 4:00 this morning. and let's go ahead and show the photograph of wossen assaye. police put the photograph in the last half hour telling people to be on the lookout for him. if you see him in his neighborhood he's only wearing a hospital gown and he's armed with a handgun. apparently he was here at fairfax innoova hospital. he was able to get the away from the guard and escape. you can see heavy police presence here outside the hospital. you can only imagine what it is like inside this hospital here this morning. just imagine the panic the people who are here at the hospital knowing there is an armed gunman possibly on the grounds here. the hospital this morning is on lock down. several employees told me this

is a alert situation where -- this is a shooting investigation. shots were fired here on the campus grounds earlier this morning. we do not know if anyone was hit by that gunfire. if perhaps this suspect shout -- shot and wounded anyone. that information is not being released at this point. the helicopter fairfax county police helicopter is on scene and a heavy police presence as they continue to look for the armed gunman who, again, is simply wearing a hospital gown. i'll send it to zach kiesch who has been following the story all morning long as well. >> reporter: we saw the four police cars just pull up. as you mentioned this morning, the hospital is on lockdown this morning. they're searching for escaped prisoner after shots were fired. we heard from employees, patients residents in the area. everybody is told the same thing. be careful, expect the guy is

armed dangerous. the combination of this active situation, as we see more cruisers pull up now. that in combination of people trying to arrive for work or folks coming to the hospital to see patients potentially is creating a really really kind of crazy situation around here. we've seen police we've seen s.w.a.t. teams here. we've seen high-powered rifles pulled out, and we have also seen helicopters involved. drivers are confused. we just are now seeing some police jump over these medians here as it seems they're trying to get something to something over here. in has been a point of emphasis all morning long. the women's center and this blue parking garage. we've been notified this has been a point of emphasis all morning long and we're starting to see more police pull up now. you can follow updates all morning long on the nbc 4 news app. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook. we'll be out here all morning long giving you details as we

have been. back to you guys in the studio. all right. i'll take it from there. as far as road closures we have chopper 4 over the scene at this point. they just arrived. you can see the large police presence as you can see from the ground as well. and a lot of road closures. let me show you. it's basically the four roads surrounding the hospital. also inner loop exit to gallows road. that is closed as well. arlington boulevard. gallows between arlington and wood burn. so basically that square again, around the hospital. 270 and montrose road as we look out other roads. no problems here. everything looking good. 66 through manassas inbound about 42 miles per hour. no major problems. 95 inbound a little slow through stafford county and more toward triangle it clears up bit.

>> all right. melissa, thank you. turning now to the storm team which is watching for rain in the day ahead. the showers you see west of us are expected to arrive in our area in the hours ahead. meteorologist tom kierein is live with what you need to know before you leave your house this morning. good morning. >> good morning. grab an umbrella. the last day of march showing up. looking off to the east this morning mostly clear sky ahead of the rain. chill in the air for the morning then the rain moves in. warmer weather later this week. a look at that coming up this half hour. showing rain in this area in green in western pennsylvania. northern end is snow that stretches to michigan. that will stay to the north. scattered light showers moving to west virginia getting closer to the metro area but not until later this afternoon. quite a chill in the air. right now hovering near 40 in prince george's county. montgomery upper 30s.

low to mid 40s across the rest of northern virginia. windy later today next weather and traffic on the 1s. >> thank you. now to a developing story in prince george's county. police fired shots at the man trying to get away from officers during a traffic stop. there are three crime scenes here. it started just before 11:00 last night in saint pleasant and ended before 1:00 this morning when the suspect crashed his car into a tree in temple hills. the suspect is expected to be okay. he's in custody now. here is a look at the scene where the officers opened fire on 71st circle not far from addison road. the suspect was not hit. they say the suspect drove toward the officer who was standing outside his cruiser. no officers were hurt. new this morning indiana's governor striking back against critics of a controversial new religious freedom law. governor mike pence penned an op-ed defending the law. some fear the law lets businesses discriminate against the gay community. many states have similar laws

but often have other legal protections in place. pence said indiana's law is not a license to discriminate and just allows people to push back against government overreach. he writes quote, as governor of indiana if i were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group i would veto it. virginia's governor is using the backlash to try to recruit indiana businesses to our area. in a letter governor terri mccullough invited companies to take advantage of virginia's open inclusive, and thriving business environment. as protests continue in indiana and washington. there are calls for a ban on official travel to the state. council member david gross sewgrosso bigotry. he said public employees should not be forced to travel to indiana for work. police have inova fairfax hospital surrounded after this man, a prisoner in custody escaped from a security guard

holding him. the man is considered armed and dangerous. >> this is a scene outside the hospital now. there's a heavy police presence. officers have secured the building and the hospital is on lock down now with a search for the suspect. we'll have

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breaking news. this is in falls church at inova fairfax hospital. take a look here on the ground. you can see a large police presence at the hospital right now on lock down. let's take a live picture from chopper 4. this is the beltway at gallows road. we understand that being shut downright now because of the large police presence. you can see the police officers right here inner loop of the beltway at gallows. and the inner loop exit to gallows shut down.

if you were to look down on top of the hospital the four roads around the hospital that's what we're talk abouting about is closed here. also wood burn between gallows and prosperity and arlington boulevard. >> now a mostly clear sky. temperatures rather chilly. we're in the 30s to near 40 degrees. most of the region is above freezing except down toward manassas at 32. those are the chilly spots near 40 around the metro area. we'll stay this way through 8:00. bright sunshine and noon upper 50s and increasing clouds. as you head home from work and school rain likely. along with a blustery wind. that's when we'll see the winds kicking in late afternoon and early evening with gusts to nearly 40 miles per hour. temperatures early and mid afternoon hovering in the low 60s. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. a look at the rain timing hour by hour. >> thank you. it is 6:12 in the day ahead you can find out about plans for the proposed dd dd dd dd pa tow mick.

the station would be added to the blue and yellow lines. it could open as soon as 2018. we're looking at live pictures the inova hospital. a man escaped there. considered armed and dangerous. if you see him or anyone that looks suspicious, they want

>> reporter: about two hours into this i wish i could tell you the situation was under control but it doesn't seem to be at that point. a number of cruisers jumped over the center median. the point of emphasis is the blue parking garage next to the women's center here. just off gallows road here at the inova fairfax hospital. i'm hearing from residents in the area that live in the

surrounding inging neighborhoods that drivers are being stopped at gunpoint by virginia state police. we've heard from people inside the hospital and people outside the hospital. they're being told the same thing. expect this guy to be armed and dangerous and be careful. we know the gentleman's name woos woosen assaye. he's 6'0"170 pounds. it's a chaotic situation. all the exits and entrances closed. that in combination of people trying to get to work and trying to start their day. and frankly, people who don't know what is going on or what to do. police are shouting commands at drivers. no one is getting in. no one is getting out. we're trying to connect all the dot here's. we'll do it all morning long. please stay with us on nbc 4 washington as well as our app and facebook. >> thank you. fairfax county police are telling us the man they're looking for was an escaped

prisoner. we have more information from darcy spencer who continue ourgs team coverage. darcy? >> reporter: good morning. yeah zack gave his name as wossen assaye. the prisoner was here at inova fairfax hospital under private security guard. we don't know why he was here at the hospital. whether he was being treated for something. he was able to overpower the guard and get away with the guard's gun and is on the loose at this hour. police continuing to search for him. live here along wood burn road. it's one of the hospital entrances here just off braddock road. you can see the large police presence. s.w.a.t. team is here. they're going through this hospital looking everywhere they can for this individual. also the parking garages, this is a massive campus. there's a lot of work to do to try to figure out where this guy went to. again, armed and dangerous and wearing simply a hospital gown armed with a gun.

this broke in the 3:00 hour this morning. fairfax county police say they have been looking for him ever. the roads in the area have been shut down. a lot of employees work here. they're trying to figure out what they should be doing. we've been talking to a number of people who work here on the campus or showing up and wondering what they're supposed to do. the hospital is on lock down. as zack said no one is going in. no one is coming out. employees are trying to figure out what they're supposed to do today. fairfax county police is telling people who work here to go to falls church high school. a shuttle is being lined up for the workers. the hospital on lock down. if you have a loved one here don't come here. you won't be able to get in. let's send it to you, melissa. >> at this point we have a lot of road closures around the situation. you can see the police presence from chopper 4.

here is kind of the list here. arlington boulevard, prosperity avenue and wood burn all shut down in the sections right around the hospital. back in a couple of minutes with more. >> thank you. we have two crew on the scene in falls church. take a live look here now. police and investigators searching for this escaped prisoner. they say he is armed and dangerous wearing a hospital gown. fairfax county police telling us they belief he was a patient in the custody of a private security guard. he escaped with that guard's gun, according to police. now there is an all-out manhunt. you can see this search area right now as investigationers try to locate the man. the people who live in the neighborhood have been receiving reverse 9-1-1 calls to be on the lookout for the person who police consider armed and

dangerous. we'll have more information and we'll bring you a live update at of 30. we're posting, of course everything we know on the nbc washington app. an update on the story we told you about from california that doctor who treated this firefighter who fell through the roof of burning garage said the man will be in the hospital for at least two months. the 25-year-old firefighter was in the process of venting the roof on sunday when it came way. he suffered third degree burns over 65% of his body. we're learning this morning the co-pilot accused of taking down germanwings flight 9525 was treated for suicidal thoughts. authorities say andreas lubitz purposefully crashed the plane heading from spain to germany. and it's now believed that he locked the captain out of the cockpit. 150 people were killed last tuesday when the plane crashed into the french alps. today attorneys in the boston marathon bombing trial

will continue to say the older brother was the master mind behind the deadly bombing. the trial of dzhokar tsarnaev turning to showcase dzhokar tsarnaev's older brother tamerlan. attorneys in the case say they're not aiming for an acquittal but they hope to save him from the death attorneypenalty. there is a red flag warning in effect for several counties today. there is a higher chance of fires there. that's what the red flag means. higher chance for fires. the weather service now said the high winds and low humidity will create the conditions starting at 11:00 today. tom kierein is on top of the warnings as there's some possibility of those brush fires in those areas. >> let's check with tom for a look at today's weather headlines. >> this time of year with the snow pack gone and the humidity low. blustery winds moving in is setting the stage for a potential of wild fires.

then the counties especially in red, including falker shenandoah valley. there could be gusts up to 40 miles per hour. especially on the higher ridges. right now getting rain in western pennsylvania north and west virginia. that's tracking close to the metro area. not getting here until later this afternoon. here is new timing coming in. an updated model run showing rain beginning to move across the pennsylvania border maybe around noontime but staying north of the metro area. it's after that we'll likely get a few showers beginning to move in. as of 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. western and northern suburbs getting that and then after that right into the metro area around 5:00 6:00 7:00 p.m. the showers come through. might gate rumble of thunder. the pavement wet and east of the bay after that by the evening hours. then the cloud cover begins to break up and clear up overnight. a chill in the area upper 30s

near 40s. and farther west and southwest under the clear sky dipped down to near freezing in prince william county. later today nice warming. ought to be in the low out of before the rain arrives by mid afternoon. then overnight tonight after the rain goes by dropping down to the low 40s tomorrow morning. sunny wednesday and cooler tomorrow. highs mid and upper 50s but a beautiful day and then the warmth arrives thursday and friday highs near 70. showers and thunder showers possible friday afternoon and evening. dry for the weekend a bit chillier. mild start to next week. next weather and traffic on the 1's the bus stop forecast. breaking news right now in falls church. chopper 4 over the scene here near inova fairfax hospital. a lot of road closures and traffic being kind of diverted and pushed different directions here becau inova fairfax. let's take a look what is closed the inner loop exit to gallows road. that is shut down now. the express lanes ramp closed.

all four roads around the hospital is shut down. wide look at things overall. beltway looking pretty good. a little slow here at the top of the beltway pretty typical for this time of day. 95 heading into towns no problem except a little slow through staff ford and triangle. listen to our friends on wtop. take a look at prince george's county indian head highway a little slow as you approach the beltway. a tad bit of a slow down. secretary of state john kerry said we will know today whether a deal can be reached over iran's nuclear program. kerry made the comments during a meeting in switzerland. nbc news reports there are big unresolved issues including when sanctions might be lifted.

back here at home it could mean more political battles between the president and skeptical congress. stay with news 4 and we'll bring you the latest as it unfolds today. d.c. mayor will announce 100 internship opportunities. it's part of the boys and men of color initiative in the district. the one-year internships are part of a partnership with the d.c. chamber of commerce. the announcement will happen at 10:00 this morning on martin luther king avenue in southeast. breaking news now in fairfax county. a manhunt has a hospital on lockdown. this man is who police are looking for right now. they tell us he's armed and dangerous. >> this is the live scene right now. you can e so police on the scene there as they search for the escaped prisoner. there is a look what appears to be the s.w.a.t. team there. we'll have more team coverage and the latest information on this breaking news story.

we have breaking news right now. police are continuing the search for this man. take a look. police say he's an escaped prisoner considered armed and

dangerous. shots were fired inside inova fairfax hospital earlier this morning. darcy spencer is on the scene. she's been following the latest developments. what do you know? >> reporter: well, good morning. this investigation has been going on since the 3:00 hour. police are still actively searching for this suspect. armed with a gun and wearing nothing but a hospital gown. take a look here behind me. we're live along wood burn road here at fairfax inova hospital. you can see a heavy police presence as we've been reporting. the chopper has been circling all morning long. we don't know if the suspect is still here on the hospital grounds or perhaps escaped out into the community. a reverse 9-1-1 went out to people who live here in the neighborhood telling them to be on the lookout for anything suspicious. police put out the name and photograph of the suspect they're looking for. take a look at this guy. boss wossen assaye.

considered to be armed and dangerous 6'0" and 170 pounds. he was here early this morning. we don't know why. he was under a private security guard, and apparently he was able to overpower the guard, get the gun away and escape. as you said shots were reported fired here on the grounds of the hospital. we do not know if anybody was hit by the gunfire. police have been searching for the suspect ever since. a lot of people work at the hospital. they've been showing up. you can see a lot of cars here parked outside the hospital grounds. fairfax county police telling people who work here to go ahead and go to falls church high school where they set up a shuttle. right now this hospital is on lock down so nobody is getting in and nobody is getting out. so right now the main concern here is locating the suspect getting him into custody and then sorting everything else out. zachary kiesch has been reporting on the story all morning as well.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, darcy. thank you very much. i'm here just off of gallows road just behind me here the woman's center and this blue parking garage. i can tell you this a number -- a number of police cruise verse pulled up here over the course of the last couple of minutes. i've counted more than five of them in just since the last time we took ashot over here. it's clear the situation is not under control. it's creating a lot of confusion. people don't know what to do. we've heard from people inside and outside the hospital. residents in the area are telling us they've been trying to leave the neighborhoods and being stopped at gunpoint by virginia state police. people inside the hospital are being told the suspect may be in the hospital. and then so you people out here trying to start their day and trying to get things start whod don't have any knowledge of what is going on and being barked at by police and they're confused. they're scared. as you mentioned, they know who the suspect is at this point. you can see his picture there.

police have been focussing on this area. the women's centers and the blue parking garage. we've seen the s.w.a.t. team out here. we've seen high powered rifles drawn, and we've also seen helicopters over head. it's an active situation. we're going to keep you updated all morning long. we'll keep pushing information out on nbc 4 news app. you can follow us there and dari and myself on twitter. send it back to the studio. >> here is melissa with your first 4 traffic. problems around the area right now. >> we have problems because of a lot of closures. chopper 4 is over the scene. they're looking around for different closures. take a look what is shut down now. the inner loop exit to gallows road and the express lanes ramp to gallows. that is closed because of the investigation. if you take a look down on hospital and a map the four roads around the hospital are shut down. the section of roads we're talking about arlington

boulevard, prosperity avenue gallows, and woodburn. the sections around the hospitals are shut down. a new crash in the northern montgomery county 355 at 85. 270 and old hundred road a little slow southbound but pretty typical for this time of morning. nothing really to worry about there. 66 out of mafof ma nasa 45 miles per hour. everything rolling along just fine. back in ten minute. it's 6:41. >> thank you. we turn to our storm team 4 which is watching for rain in the day ahead. the towers you see to the west of us expected to arrive in our area in just a few hours. >> tom kierein is here with what you need to know this morning. good morning. >> good morning. the showers are way tough the west. now ahead of that we have just a few high clouds beginning to drift over the region. here is a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera looking to the east.

dove gray clouds floating in the tangerine sky. sunrise at 6:55. at the bus stop this morning you need your jacket it's chilly. hovering between now and 8:00 in the mid 40s. clouds will increase later today and price rain this afternoon. have an umbrella ready especially for the afternoon. you'll need a jacket through the morning maybe sunglasses for the morning commute. going cloudy as the showers roll through by later this afternoon. look at the drive time forecast morning and afternoon. that's next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:41. >> thank you. we'll keep the picture of the suspect at fairfax county police are looking for. the escaped prison nor they're looking for this morning. we're going keep it on the screen so you can see it. new this morning a woman accused of abusing vulnerable adults in prince george's county heads to court. she's charged with physical and financial abuse along with

kidnapping and reckless endangerment. she was running an illegal assisted living facility outside her apartment. two people in wood bridge are facing robbery and child neglect charges after police say they left a baby alone in a home while they robbed someone. police arrested 18-year-old and 19-year-old johnson. they took a man's wallet and cell phone after he gave one of them a ride. the 17-year-old whose name hasn't been released was arrested as well. virginia state police and the culpepper police department are now investigating a man's death they say happened after he was tased by an officer. the man's name is dominique wise. freelance star said the police found him walking in circles on bell avenue this weekend. police say he ran away when officers tried to get him off the street. when they tried to arrest him, they say he resisted and an officer used a taser on him. wise died yesterday. the photograph on the right is escaped prisoner that fairfax county police are looking for around the area of inova fairfax hospital. 6:36 the time now. soon you can see all the ways

you can get around from montgomery county public buildings. it will show real time information for buses, metro, and other transportation alternatives. the unveiling will be happening at 11:00 this morning at the montgomery county office building. you can share your opinion about the district's transportation plan for 16th street. a meeting tonight is on 16th street and northwest. the presentation will begin at 6:30. it will focus on 16th street between arkansas avenue and h street in northwest. breaking news in fairfax county this morning. a manhunt is underway. i want to show you the. picture of the person police are looking for now. he's wearing a hospital gown only and armed and this is the live scene right now outside of inova fairfax hospital. officers are on the scene. there are -- there is a heavy police presence right now. s.w.a.t. teams are searching for the man as well. we have more team coverage coming up in just minutes.

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following breaking news now in fairfax county. there's a manhunt underway in and around inova fairfax hospital. police are searching for an escaped prisoner who was in custody of a private security guard. police say the suspect took the guard's gun and escaped. and police say there were shots fired in the area. here is a look at the man they're looking for. >> he's 6'0" and 170 pounds. he's only wearing a hospital gown and that's what police believe at this point. that's when he was last seen in. no shoes, hospital gown and gun. at this point police and several other agencies are on the scene at the hospital there and other law enforcement folks have

fanned out into surrounding neighborhoods just to make sure that folks who live in the area are safe. >> and we're going to now check with melissa and your first 4 traffic. we know it's affecting the commute in that area. >> it is. a lot of road closures. here they are. inner loop exit to gallows road shut down because of the investigation. the express lanes shut down. if you're looking down on the hospital the four roads that go around the hospital those sections of road all closed. arlington boulevard, prosperity gallows, and woodburn. as far as travel times actually looking pretty good. outer loop and the belttown rolling along pretty good. 66 eastbound 15 minutes from fairfax to the beltway. 395 north no major problems. about 10 minutes behind. 95 north to quantico and the beltway. tom? >> good morning. for the morning commute. we'll have dry roads and just a

few high clouds coming in. the afternoon commute it is looking wet with some rain showers coming through maybe even a rumble of thunder. the morning commute stay in the mid 40s and the showers come through from late afternoon to early evening. should make it to the low 60s. coming up look at the warmer pattern for the rest of the week. that's at 6:51. back to you. >> tom, thank you. we're watching developments for you involving the breaking news out of fairfax county. here is a live look at the scene. a heavy police presence there. swat teams on the scene. officers surrounding a hospital on lock downright now while they're searching for a prisoner who escaped from the facility. take a look this is the man they're looking for. they caution us he's considered armed and

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we are breaking news right now on news 4. it is 6:45. this is involving a manhunt in fairfax county. police are looking for this man you see on the right. they say he's an escaped prisoner who escaped with the gun of a private security guard. he was in custody and he escaped. they have the inova fairfax hospital on lock down. police have a huge perimeter set up around the facility as they

search for the suspect. and, again, the man they're looking for is on the right. police say they believe he is armed and dangerous. they have put out an alert to the neighborhood surrounding the hospital to say be on the lookout for the man that he's armed and dangerous. he's wearing a hospital gown with no shoes. we have reporters on the scene. we're getting the latest information. we'll get a look after we bring you the traffic. >> we have road closures because of the problem here. take a look now. chopper 4 over the scene taking a look at the closure. if you're looking down on a map on top of inova fairfax hospital. the four roads that go around the hospital those are the roads that are closed. here is a list. first of all, the inner loop exit to gallows shut down. express lanes ramp to gallows closed. the four roads around the hospital arlington are closed. the sections that run around the hospital right now completely closed. >> all right. thank you. it's coming up on 6:47.

stay on top of the breaking news in northern virginia. police looking for a prisoner who escaped from inova fairfax hospital. here is a live look at the scene. zachary kooeshiesch begins the team coverage. what are you seeing? >> reporter: more than 20 cruise cruisers behind me off gallows road. near the women's center and the blue parking garage. it's ban point emphasis all morning long. again, this is an active scene. it's a locked down hospital and people around here are trying to figure out what to do. we've heard from people inside the hospital. we've heard from people in surrounding neighborhoods who are telling us they're getting reverse 9-1-1 calls here from the hospital alerting them that there is a suspect on the loose and they should be careful because he is potentially armed. the fact that the sun is coming up is creating a little bit of confusion here. if you check out the situation right here you can see workers or potentially folks coming to the hospital to see patients

don't know what to do. all the kpranss and exits are closed. there have been a number of street closures in the area. very very active situation here. we have a picture of the gentleman they're looking for. we're told he is armed and dangerous. again, we're right here just off of gallows road in falls church. this hospital is on lock down as they search for the suspect. back to you guys in the studio. >> zachary kiesch thank you. for another viewpoint of the scene, let's check with darcy spencer. what are you seeing? >> reporter: good morning. we're live along woodburn road at wellness boulevard. if you take a look here. this is another side of the hospital adjacent to where zachary is over on gallows road. you can see, again, with it becoming daylight providing more light for police as they continue their search. >> all right. let's go to angie goth atff.

>> heavily staged area there at inova fairfax hospital. one of the big questions this morning we're hearing are from people who work there. and people that know people who work there. and this information that we just got in within the hour if you are an employee of inova fairfax hospital we're being told to go to falls church high school. you're going to see a series of shuttle buss that will get you to and from work. right now no one is being allowed to enter or exit as zach reference there had. they have a big perimeter. it's in connection with the search. we know there were shots reported earlier that were fired on hospital's property. they have blocked off all of the entrances and there are multiple roads closures as melissa has been reporting all morning as well in the area. >> angie, thank you. we're working for you to bring you the latest developments as police search for the prisoner who escaped

from inova fairfax hospital. here is another look at the man police are looking for. they say he was in the custody of a private security guard when the man took the guard's gun and escaped. they have the hospital on the lockdown and alerting residents to be on the lookout for the man who is armed and dangerous. be sure you download the nbc washington app. as we come up on 6:51. we want to turn to tom kierein for the weather. >> off to a good start. we have a few clouds coming in from the north ahead of some rain that is likely going to be arriving here by later this afternoon. the morning should stay dry. there is the rain showing up on storm team 4 radar. the area in green. the area in white is that is light snow falling across northern pennsylvania and southern ontario to michigan. that will stay to the north. it's the southern end that is

rain that will be tracking into the metro area. maybe expanding a little bit, too. the latest timing keeps us dry through the morning. might get a few sprinkles around noontime near the pennsylvania border and washington and northern frederick and carol counties and northeast maryland. after that rain showers begin to develop and become more wide spread. this is as of 6:00 p.m. across northern virginia. east and west virginia maryland our nearby suburbs, showers moving through starting around 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. after that they drift to the east. might get rumbles of thunder as it tracks through between 7:00 to around 9:00 p.m. after that the cloud cover breaks up and begin to clear out. if you hear thunder and the rain falling, check out the radar on storm team app when you're away from your tv. in the 30s to 40s degrees. manassas near a little bit below freezing. post your pictures like lara ellis did overlooking the

gorgeous shenandoah valley. this was yesterday afternoon when the clouds came through. there's the sun beginning to show up here. sunrise this morning 6:55 at the ground level. our tower camera much higher seeing it first. the beautiful lavender sky. the low 60s this afternoon and the temperatures lumt after the rain goes by. low 40s tomorrow morning. 50s wednesday. highs on thursday and friday near 70 degrees! a nice warm pattern coming into the week. might get showers and thunder friday afternoon and evening. dry for the weekend and a bit cooler. now, melissa, the breaking news. >> we still center breaking news in falls church. chopper 4 over the scene inova fairfax hospital showing a lot of different areas with road closures and police there. let's take a look at the close sures.ner loop exit to gallows closed express lane ramps closed. the four roadways the sexting of article -- sections of arlington, gallows, and woodburn shut down.

no major problems 66 east flowing inbound fine. 270 and montrose all the folks heading southbound no big problem there. take a look at 95 and maryland into and out of town pretty typical for this time of day and beltway at indian head highway everything rolling along nicely. our biggest issue going to be here in falls church with chopper 4 over the scene and these closures around inova fairfax hospital. a mess there this morning. if you can avoid it take lee highway, perhaps, instead. >> thank you. we have new information right now on the breaking story out of fairfax inova hospital. fairfax county police tweeted the suspect, the escaped prison their they're looking at was held by alexandria city for charges on armed bank robbery. he attempted to harm himself, apparently a private security

company was hired to guard him. and then there was a struggle between the guard and the suspect. this is all according to fairfax county police. tweeting this out seconds ago. now there's a manhunt for the escaped prisoner. police say he's armed and dangerous. at this point the hospital is under a lockdown. nobody in and nobody out. virginia state police the fbi have been involved with this investigation as well. as i understand from folks who live in the area, they told news are zachary kiesch there are state police officers in the neighborhoods around here checking cars as people come out of their homes and out of their neighborhoods stopping the cars and making sure that there is not -- the person they're looking for the escaped prisoner is not in one of the vehicles. we'll go back to darcy spencer on the scene. what is the latest you can tell us? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. it's important to note we don't know where the suspect is. there's a heavy police presence here at the hospital but we simply don't know if he's still on the grounds of the hospital

or perhaps has escaped into a neighboring community. a reverse 9-1-1 call went out in the neighborhood as we've been reporting. residents know to be on the lookout for the suspect. if we can go ahead and show that photograph one more time. his name is wossen assaye. he was here at the hospital under a private security guard. he was able to somehow get the gun away from the guard and escape in only a hospital gown with that gun. there were reports of at least one shot fired. we don't know if anyone was hit here on the hospital grounds this morning. the hospital remains in a lockdown situation. no one is going in. no one is coming out as police continue to search for this suspect here this morning considered armed and dangerous. anyone who perhaps see this man in the neighborhood wearing only hospital gown you are asked to call 9-1-1. >> all right darcy spencer live for us in fairfax county at the inova fairfax hospital. thank you. take a look now.

this is chopper 4 above the scene. actually zooming in a minute ago on the chopper that we understand a police chopper looking for the suspect as well. chopper 4 pans down again, you can see all the road closure. a large area shut down around innoin in -- inova fairfax hospital. these four roads sections of these roads right around the hospital arlington, proprosperity gallows, woodburn shut down. a few clouds coming through at dawn now. temperatures in the throw mid 40s. we'll stay this way through 8:00. the clouds thicken up by noon. by then should be in the upper 50s. by mid afternoon the low 60s. after that blustery winds begin to develop showers come through maybe a little bit of thunder late afternoon and early evening. thank you. we're following breaking news out of fairfax county. fairfax inova hospital on lock

down now while police search for the man here. fairfax county police telling us this man was being held by alexandria city on federal charges for armed robbery. he was being guarded by a private security guard. there was an altercation between the two. he overpowered the guard and took the gun. shots were fired and no one was hit. >> we'll have more on this throughout the morning, people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve.

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staff for treatment for his injuries. around 3:00 this morning, a struggle took place where private security guards wrestled over one of the weapons that one of the security guards had. a shot was fired. at this time there are no reports of any injuries. he took control of the weapon and fled the hospital in a hospital gown. allegedly he has no shoes on. at this time the hospital and remaining area are on lock down why a multitude of agencies conduct a thorough building-by-building search and the entire radius of the hospital. did. >> did you say