part quote, i know there is no way to erase this incident or the agony it's caused but i want you to know that i will strive to never use such language again. the university of virginia's campus newspaper is apologizing this morning for its april fools' frank. the cavalier daily published a story with the headline a.b.c. agents tackle native american student. the headline was a reference to this recent arrest of a uva student outside a bar. martese johnston was left bloodied after the arrest which led to protests. the news paper apologized reading it was meant to start a conversation and provide satirical commentary on important issues. the april fools' edition is not meant to come at the expense of our peers. today ryan mccall's people is holding his funeral service. he's the spotsylvania county who died in a plane crash this weekend. he was flying the plane he was 16 years old.

his burial is tomorrow morning. mccall's family is asking for donations on ska s ons on skyline aviation in orange county where he learned to fly. 4:31 is our time. and if you're just waking up good morning. want to get you caught up on the weather headlines. >> tomorrow kierein here. >> dry sky, don't have any rain around here now. this time tomorrow morning, though we'll likely have some showers moving on through. high temperatures today around the metro area prince george's county montgomery fairfax, upper 60s to near 70. near 70 right in the district of columbia. across northern virginia from loudoun through prince william, culpeper hovering around 70 degrees by later this afternoon. southern maryland, right near the bay any breeze will be a bit cooler there in the 60s. a little bit farther to the west it will be around 70 frees there. and the counties near the pennsylvania border afternoon highs with blustery winds in the upper 60s. shenandoah valley into the

months it will be in the upper 60s to near 70 there. a little bit of a blustery wind we could have gusts throughout the afternoon much of the region to around 15 to 25 miles an hour. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the bus stop what to wear forecast for this thursday. still have more road work this time prince george's county silver hill road at pennsylvania avenue still have that ongoing road work happening again here this morning. going to be in the way until probably about 5:00 a.m.. 95 at dale boulevard, everything moving along nicely. 66 into and out of town also looking quite good this morning. and 95 in maryland bw parkway northbound, southbound rolling along pretty nicely. big look at the beltway coming up at 4:41. i'm molette green at the live desk. just got new pictures in the newsroom of a hostage situation in eastern kenya. this is happens at gaing at garissa

university. police have hunkered down engaging in a fierce shoot-out at the time. reports say gunmen fired indiscriminately in campus buildings killing two and wounding at least 29 others sending terrified students running. that part of kenya has seen attacks come from al shabaab. back to you. it is now 4:33. today real estate heir and suspected killer robert durst is expected back in court this morning. today's preliminary hearing is on gun and drug charges. durst was the subject of hbo's the jinx oig and he was arrested last month in new orleans on a warrant issued by l.a. police. authorities want him extradited to california in connection with the execution-style murder of a friend 15 years ago. it's being called one of the biggest drug busts in loudoun county history and this morning, police say they're not done making arrests.

narcotics detectives nabbed two alleged dealers tuesday at a sterling hotel. they say that the suspects were so desperate, he tried to escape from jumping through a third floor window. dogs helped track him down in the woods. officers found 2 1/2 pounds of cocaine, a kilo of crack cocaine, heroin six pounds of marijuana, ecstasy and prescription pills. they also recovered $60,000 in cash. >> it's a credit to our investigators and the hard work over a period of several months to pull this all together and make such a good case an hit a high level of the organization. >> luis garcia and ronald of new york were arrested both charged with possession and intent to sell the drugs. today students at american university are asking the school to make sexual assault prevention part of the curriculum. today's protests will be at 1:00 on campus. the group american university students against sexual violence

says the school isn't doing enough to protect students. american university says the student group has refused to participate in campus efforts to address sex assault. a group of women is suing a howard county businessman for allegedly putting cameras inside a bathroom. this isn't the first lawsuit against kyle muellerhauser. the baltimore sun says the latest lawsuit is wrt $20 million. he's charged with putting a hid willen dam are a inside the rams head tavern women's restroom. he was arrested in february. another woman filed a $3 million lawsuit in march. the postal service says it's making changes to keep a section of montgomery county safe. last year a woman was hit while crossing the street to get her mail. she died. and now everyone on frederick road will have to move their mail boxes to the side of the street they live on. mail carriers will also change their routes in response. a senator defiant and now

facing a lengthy legal battle. bob menendez was in-tight order corruption charges yesterday. but he told a raucous crowd of supporters he intends to keep his seat. justice department says he used his office to help a doctor milk medicare for millions and to get visas for several of the doctors' girlfriends. in rush d.o.j. says menendez accepted contributions. >> they are dead wrong and i am confident that they will be proven so. >> menendez faces 14 criminal counts. he will step down as ranking member of the foreign relieses committee. the legal smoking age in the district may be on the rise. d.c. council member into tuesdayed a bill that would

raise the minimum age from 18 to 21. mcduffy says research shows introducing people to tobacco later in life can save lives. new york city passed a similar bill last year. they also introduced a bill to sban ban the sale of powdered alcohol. and there is serious concerns with voting equipment. technical problems such as issues with the touch screens led to an investigation into the machines. they say the wireless capability makes it vulnerable to local and remote cyber attacks. the machines are used in about 20% of the voting precincts in virginia including spotsylvania county. the board openhopes to find a solution by june's primaries. just one year after the second deadly attack at ft. hood police arrest someone for threatening even more violence. how police found out about the threat. a courthouse confrontation. who got into a

controversial ---who got into it with a controversial lawmaker. and taking a look at temperatures you're waking up on this morning it is cool out there, but not as bad as it has been. rain could be moving in too. tom will tell us when.

someone is in police cuss gi at ft. hood in texas today exactly one year after a deadly attack there. the base released a statement saying a soldier made a verbal

threat yesterday, he was quickly taken in. on april 2 last year three people were killed by an army specialist who opened fire and then shot and killed himself. brand new water restrictions in california where the governor is now requiring a 25% reduction in use. the severe drought there is in its fourth year now and this could have an impact on you, too. because the new restrictions could limit california farmers crops. farmers there grow about half of all the produce eaten in this country every year. really just a fraction of what they should be at in terms of the water table right now. so they're in dire straits for sure. and speaking of rain, we're wondering if we'll get any here in our area. >> 4:41 is your time. weather and traffic on the 1s. what do you say, tom? >> we have a dry sky here. by the way in the california sierra they have only had 6% of the average snowfall this year. well, here bright and sunny morning, a chill in the air.

we'll be in the upper 30s between 7:00 and 8:00. . and then it will be up around the low 40s between 8:00 and 9:00. so quite a chilly morning. and we'll have just a few high clouds beginning to drift in. then temperatures really begin to climb later. on this morning, you'll need a jacket for the morning. and then will just sunglasses for the behind will. comfortable in sandals and shorts by later today as a nice warming will be coming on through. right now temperatures are hovering in the upper 30s to near 40. a few spots dipped down to near freezing. manassas and warnton andrenton and frederick. we'll look at the rain timing on friday next weather and traffic on the 1s. more construction van dorn street between braddock and ken more avenue, still have some road work hanging around there. just tweeted about that one. wide look at things, no major problems. 66 into town out of town here at compton road moving along nicely.

95 north as you're headed out of stafford, you can see nice and clear all the way clear southbound as well. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. we're following several new developments in the controversial religious freedom bills that have people across the country in an uproar. what could happen as early as today. p. and new details just coming in this morning about the pope's visit t

the death of a nine month old in leesburg has been ruled is homicide. devinon devny ellis died last october. yesterday the medical examiner said the infant died of blunt

force trauma to the head. her parents gave birth to a new baby girl last week. the father is barreded by see from seeing the child by protective order. i'm molette green. a ship full of people sinks off the coast of russia. a crew of 1322 was on board this russian fishing boat that went under this morning. rescue workers say at least 54 crew members were killed. fishing boats in the area helped in the rescue of 63. 15 are still unaccounted for. investigators say the ship hey have collided with drifting ice. back to you. it is 4:46 now. a d.c. police officer could spend 13 years in prison if he's convicted of tax fraud. department of justice says jamal adams did not find his tax return for eight straight years, 2005 to 2012 investigators also say he filed false documents during that time. in addition to jail time adams could end up paying as much as $750,000 in fines.

you know exactly what this individual is doing. okay? this individual continues to extort individuals. >> stop it. a dramatic confrontation at the courthouse between a father and daughter. a former virginia lawmaker is at the center of this. joe morrissey has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with that woman. her father clearly upset about it. morrissey pled guilty last year to a misdemeanor related to his relationship with this woman. she was a teenager at the time. he was sentenced to six months in jail as part of this deal. during the day he remained in the virginia legislature. in court yesterday, a judge dismissed charges against morrissey which accused him of forging documents related to his previous plea. time is running out for law hagers in indiana. they're trying to rework the controversial religious freedom law that sparked nationwide

fuchlt chlt furor. catholic bishops in indiana have condemned the law. another christian group says it's moving its 2017 general assembly from many. in arc saykansas governor much in-son says he will not sign a similar bill without big changes. we could see more majordevelops day. jay gray joins us with more. >> reporter: lawmakers rewriteing portions removing others trying to come up with a skro compromise. there is word here in indiana that they may have reached a deal overnight. we'll find out more a bit later this morning. in arkansas a bit more time. they have at least five days until this law if 2340g happens -- or will bill rather if nothing happens does automatically become law. the governor in, asa hutchinson reversed his step and says that won't happen he expects compromise in that state, as well. one other note as we continue to

watch the debate over this it's really bled over in to the 2016 presidential campaign. republican candidates or those who are posturing to run have had to respond to what is going on with this most saying that no one wants to cause any problems for any specific group and that's not the intent of the legislation. hillary clinton on the democratic side tweeted yesterday that she is against the measure and hopes that it is changed both here and in her home state of arkansas. the debate over religious freedom, raps not over even after this law weekend. lawmakers in nevada set to move on a religious freedom bill next week. >> jay gray live for us in indianapolis. thank you. the vatican embassy and secret service want to create a papal security perimeter for the pope's visit to the district. that means they want to add a 67-foot fence around embassy row in northwest washington. they say it will be attractive

and compatible with the building. pope francis is scheduled to visit philadelphia new york and washington during his five day late september visit. this next story might make you a little crabby. pun intended. it turns out what you think is maryland blue crab may not be the real thing. >> that will make me crabby. >> "wall street journal" is reporting a dna testing found more than a third of the time the crabsmislabeled. 90 were tested and they found that some crabs advertised as being from matter land or the chesapeake bay were actually caught as far away as endo sneeze i can't. blue crab season on the chesapeake bay started yesterday. and officials have said that it's just more cost effective to impore the crabs. >> crabs are expensive. but being from this area there is nothing like blue crab. summer to me means a bush she

will will bushel of blue krabs. >> we'll test you see if you can tell the difference. >> i'll go for it. >> crab cakes. oh love them so much. >> oh, my goodness. >> and this morning we're starting off with a bit of a chill in the air. and as we look at skycast 4, we have lots of sunshine on tap this morning. sun comes up at 6:52. getting earlier and earlier sunrises. frederick at 32, manassas 30, those are some of the cold spots. martinsburg at 32. 29 petersburg. most of the area above freezing. bay upper 30s to near 40

degrees. crab cakes! now, as we look at the sky today, just mentioning the bay did it and as we get into the afternoon with the increasing clouds we'll have a blustery wind and temperatures reaching around 70 degrees. #sandal day. you'll be comfortable sandals today. but not this morning. a chill in the air. you'll shed the jacket this afternoon. and daffodils are happy. they're out now that photo by sue cromer taken in arlington. here is the timing on maybe a few showers tomorrow morning. all this area in green, maybe a few light showers. so we'll probably have wet pavement for the morning commute. may break up a bit around noontime but then other showers pop up maybe with thunder there on the pennsylvania border. passing through by late afternoon, then by the evening hours, maybe just cloudy sky. could get a few more showers coming through later will in the evening maybe with thunder. that will be friday night and this to very early on saturday morning. tomorrow though, before we get that it will be in the low 70s and still blustery winds on

friday and again on saturday. but we'll clear out saturday cooler highs upper 50s around 60. and it looked good on sunday with temperatures in the low 60s. by the way on saturday we have our storm team 4 tracking spring weather special 9:30 in the morning on nbc 4. then it's opening day for the nats beautiful weather. it will be in the 60s during the game first pitch at the 4:05. good thing because after that rain moves in on tuesday and the game on wednesday could be interrupted by rain. high 70. melissa looking at the early morning commute. and thinking about crab cakes. i was eating a hard boiled egg at the time and now i want something a little bit better. p still have construction georgia avenue at layhill road. one north bund lane blocked and two southbound lanes blocked for us here probably for the next 20 minutes or so. 270 at germantown road everybody headed southbound no problems. 66, 55 miles per hour into town and out of up to. nice and on time. 95 in virginia at mine road

northbound, southbound moving alongrow wilson major no major issues. back with a picture of 95 in maryland. moms the target of gangs? >> a group moving in to ou

♪

♪ ♪ police say a national gapping network is moving into our area be looking for mothers

who are out on their regular errands. using a simple device thieves are targeting women who have left their purses in their cars. they're called the felony lane gapping. the suspects take off with your purse and try to cash stolen checks. >> extremes to try to camouflage how they look. i've heard of wigs and masks and that kind of thing. >> find a him would, usually a drug addict or prostitute that resembles the victim. >> even after you have closed your checking account, the bank still suffers because of the lag time of verifying checks validity. you've been getting the word about this gang this story has more than 100 shares on our thbs washington facebook page. in the past ten years, the gang spread from south florida northward to our area. p. one person is now in charge of helping historically overlooked communities in washington. mayor bowser named the district first deputy mayor for greater

economic opportunity. courtney snowden will focus on job creation, transportation and public safety concerns in all parts of the district, but especially in areas that are struggling. you can now own one of the beautiful horses that served at arlington national cemetery. two are retiring and up for adoption. this is freedom. he is a 12-year-old therapeutic riding horse. and kennedy is a 15-year-old form are racer. he joined the herd with the u.s. army cason practice tonightkaycason platoon. you'll find a link on our app for the adoption application. new questions about the future of vcu basketball coachociated press, the athletic director from the university of texas is making him an offer. texas fired rick barnes last weekend. vcu athletic director told a.p. nothing is a done deal just yet. smart is still under contract at vcu and would have to pay about

$500,000 if he wanted to leave early. there are no tears here. look the shockawatch has been trending. this happens over year after the season is over. people talking about him leaving. >> you still believe he's committed to vcu and he won't leave? >> texas is probably the most serious thing that he's ever looked at in a long time but i think he's not done at vcu. he's not finished with what he wants to accomplish. so i don't think -- >> he's a hot commodity right now. >> he will be next year when he's wearing the black and gold still. stay with us. new 4/s 4 "today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" on this thursday april 2. we're starting off a little bit chilly but a nice warm-up is on the way. >> tom kierein here with your

first forecast. >> we have a mostly clear sky, waxing moon in the western sky. and it's giving us silvery moonlight illuminating the sky over washington. your weather headlines, chilly morning, but a breezy mild afternoon on the way and showers and thunder are looking likely for tomorrow. right now it is near freezing in a few spots, northern virginia and in maryland. that includes manassas, warrenton, frederick and up told baltimore. nearby suburbs up near 40 around the bay. shenandoah valley in to the mountains, most locations above freez freezing. luray at 3 #. radar cans our scanning our sky, no rain. but by this time