able to shop at uniglo p. it's known as the japanese gap. last year the uniquo low go could be seen at the springfield up to center at fairfax county. it's not known whether the 120r will store will also make its way to springfield. it really has nice simple and relatively affordable pieces. utilitarian, simple. >> for everybody? >> kid, mom, dad air are not. >> i'll check it out. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.. welcome to what is starting out as a wet weather. a live look from right outside the nbc 4 studios this morning. we're hash tagging today drops and drizzle, but it could get worse. >> sounds like a song. drops and drizzle. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.

let's get right to chuck bell to find out what kind of day we'll have. soggy so far, chuck. >> the song there is faux shizzle madrizzle. >> who knew he was hardcore. >> that's mine p. rain to our south and west. this is all coming in our way, every. so have your umbrellas ready this morning. a little pocket of moderate rain just to the west of leesburg so expect a pretty good shower here in leesburg and lovettesville over about the next 15 minutes or so. more light rain toward rappahannock and culpeper county counties. as a result, not much of an improvement here. upper 40s to near 50 for out the door weather this morning and temperatures one bumgdge much at all. steady showers and drizzle primarily here in the morning. clouds with occasional drizzle later on this afternoon. on so not the prettiest day to be outside today. and tomorrow will be only

slightly better with a little bit less chance for rain.zzle will linger. taking a look at the beltway, most inner and outer loops are running smoothly. no incidents being reported. elsewhere, traveling out of leesburg, taking the dulles greenway looking good. and 55 after route 28 as you continue on the dulles toll road. elsewhere 66 at 50 looking good. seeing more vog i'mlume but no incidents. and in roukprince george's county volume building. 495 at colesville road no reports of incidents. more in ten minutes. this is angieust got an update from pepco on those outages in prince george's county. they are pushing back the restoration time by one hour. so we're hearing by 7:00 a.m., those who are in the dark in the a delphi area, should you have your lights back on. we have watched the numbers go down from 1600 to just under

400. pepco tells us that a vehicle accident is the cause. this happened less than a day after the widespread outages we saw in d.c. and parts of matter maryland. and you can always watch our updates live on our nbc washington app when you lose power. we'll talk more about the power outages she referenced yesterday. the power is back on this morning for a majority of the people who lost it during that major outage. you might have been caught in the middle of it if you were in tooes or d.c. or southern maryland. a transmission conductor fell to the ground and that's the ropeeason for all this. lights flickered at the white house and u.s. capitol. visitors had to evacuate several smithsonian museums. oprah was talking at the warner theater when the lights went out there. michelle obama was at that same event. can't have her in the dark so of course the secret service

escorted her out. >> we were just inside working and the power went out. p so we decided to come out to see what was going on. last time that ibd couldkind of happened, we had an earthquake. >> there are still some pepco customers affected by this. power estimated to be restored as early as 7:00 this morning, 6:00 7:00 this morning. and you can use the bethesda metro station to get to work this morning. that widespread outage yesterday knocked out power to the escalators there and that forced riders to try to figure out another way to get around and through the evening commute. metro did provide shuttle buses, several other metro stations were affected but everything is up an running this morning. today transportation leaders from around the region will meet to set up a commission to oversee metro safety. this follows the underground emergency that killed one woman at l'enfant plaza. molette green is there with more.

>> reporter: metro just opened to passengers who desperately depend on it and want to fully put their trust back in the system again. creating this i said safety commission with real teeth power to oversee all of metrorail operations is a big step in that direction. safety and staying on top of improvements became a big topic of discussion of a sister last january's deadly smoke incident near l'enfant plaza. a woman from alexandrialess her life in that case. critics for years have called for this kind of safety commission even dating back to another deadly incident in which nine people lost their lives. back then metro managers in this tri-state oversight commission which has been in place were accused of being too slow to act on safety improvements. so this is finally going to

happen this independent safety commission that many say will really be the start of big change for metrorail and metrobus. and this is happening with money from the feds and the council of governments meeting today in charge of this formation with help of leaders from the dmv d.c. and virginia p. once again, talk forming this i said safety commission. back to you. developing in south carolina, a police officer facing murder charges for shooting a black man in the back. the video may be a bit graphic. it led to the officer's arrest. the than was unarmed and was running away. you can see the officer shoot at him several times. at first the office said the man tried to take his taser from him, and that he feared for his life. that officer could face 30 years in prison if convicted.

today police are looking for a man who hit a police officer and took off in montgomery county. that officer was off duty. he was working security around the high end p shops near south park avenue. the officer approached a suspicious car, the driver took off, dragging him a short way. he was not badly hurt. investigators are not sure why that driver sped off. 5:07 now. is expected in court to face a gun charge. andre wonson was arrested last month. an up registered hand gun along with ammunition were found in his southeast apartment. he could be fired because he's still a rookie on probation. today we expect maryland representative chris van hollen to bring in another endorsement. baker will announce his support. that endorsement is raising eyebrows because baker chose van hollen over donna edwards who is representing much of prince george's county.

a little later in this hour zachary kiesch will join us with a lack look at why baker chose van hollen. >> to the second city that voted for a second term and second chance. >> that is chicago mayor rahm emanuel after winning a second term after and you unexpectedly tough campaign. in the end he brought in 55% of the vote this the runoff for mayor. uconn women's basketball team is waking up with their third straight national championship. so impressive. this is also their tenth the overall win for the husk kiss after knockoff notre dame. u con had just one loss this year and is 78-1 over the last two years. think about those stats. just incredible program. wow. well, it could be his last chance to appeal his conviction

and it could go to the u.s. supreme court. >> the last ditch effort for chevy chase man convicted of killing his former girl friend. the italian up to george cloop any calls home takes action to get on lookers off his lawn. the fine people could now face for coming too close to his property. p. and taking a live look outside now where the rain is coming down this morning. chuck will tell us if we need the umbrella all day.

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devastate being drought in california. now we're learning it's causing some farmers to go out of business in that state. you're look at video of an avocado farm that is up for sale. at sfirs thefirst the farmer brought in millions of dollars of water to try to save the crop. about. he says it will be three years before avocados grow again. lingering too long at clooney's villa will cost you. the hair of the town just created a no-go zone around it. if you are caught within 300 feet of the property on land or by boat you will be fined $550. that ordinance covers the spring/summer period when clooney usually stays there. i can only imagine. not by boat and by land. how about by air? if i climb a tree does that count in i'm sure he gets so many people trying to get a sneak peek. >> that's what power and honemoney

will do for you. >> and he's kind of handsome, too. >> whatever that does for you. here is a live picture picture of the outdoors looking into a cloudy d.c.. >> looks like a blapgnket sitting on top. chuck bell is here where your forecast. >> i don't know if you'll enjoy today too much. the only up side of rain showers this time of year is that it will take a lot of the pollen count down, so that is good news for sure for allergy sufferers. temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s. 45 in annapolis. lots of rain out there this morning. have your umbrellas ready to go first thing. this is all coming eastbound, so it will get wetter before it gets drier during the course of the day. outside at the bus stop, wet sidewalks and wet kids if they're not careful. temperatures mostly stuck in the mid and upper 40s for early this morning. by later on today, we'll have

our temperatures bump up a smidge up into the low and mid-50s. drizzle chances will linger. a lack at tomorrowkck look at tomorrow and the weekend is just a couple minutes away. beltway look going in virginia and hear landmaryland. 210, looking good. at speed. no incidents at d'arcy road. 395 north of duke no reports of incidents. for more traffic, tune into wtop. >> a cancer patient forced off a flight. >> why the airline kicked her off the plane and why it's now apologizing. new details about the deadly carbon monoxide deaths of a maryland maryland man and his seven children. why the electricity was turned off.

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5:18. we now know more about the deaths of a man and his seven children on the eastern shore. they all died in their sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning coming from a power generator in their home. a power company removed an illegal meter from that home about a week before the family was found dead. 36-year-old rodney todd had a generator running in the kitchen. delmarva power tells news 4 electric service was disconnected last october and there was no request to reconnect the service. the power company discovered a stolen electric meter and removed it last month. friends and relatives last saw the family alive on march 28. >> just knowing that we won't be able to see him and that he died doing what he always did best and that is being an awesome father. >> todd started renting that home back in november a month after the power was shut off. 5:19. the loudoun county man accused

of murdering three people in alexandria will stand trial. news 4 confirmed a judge found charles severance competent to stand trial. the attorney now wants a change of venue. they want to move the trial away from alexandria. police arrested severance last year months after the shooting death of ruthanne lodato. he was then linked to two other murder over the past decade. former university lacrosse player appealing their case to the supreme court. chief justice john roberts gave lawyers for george hughley a one month extension to file his petition. chevy chase maryland native was convicted in the death of i can't rememberly loveyardly love and he's serving a 23 year sentence. his appeal has been denied twice. mexican police discovered a tunnel near the u.s. border in california. it has electricity, a ventilation 178.

police believe they were building the tunnel to smuggle drugs in to the u.s.. police arrested nine people in a house above the tunnel and found 44 pound of marijuana. the police don't believe it reached the u.s.. the families of 15 police officers are preparing for their funerals in mexico this morning. a group ambushed a police convoy killing the officers and leaving five others hurt. you can see the attackers set cars on fire. in kenya, 14 people in police custody right now for an attack on a university where 148 students were killed. you're looking at some of the suspects right here. they're accused of being part of the al shabaab terrorist group which is aligned with al qaeda and is 1307b8 for killing more than 400 people in kenya over the last two years. today president obama departs for kingston jamaica. he'll meet with embassy families after he arrives tonight and eventually will sit down with

the prime minister miller. the two are slated to discuss the caribbean energy initiative aimed to bring down energy costs for that's island nation. it's dreary and gloomy out there. chuck bell here now with more on your forecast. >> just start thinking about palm trees and sunburns and it will be like today never even happened. it's cloudy and chilly outside. a cold front went through while you were sleeping. and now we have the wedge of cold air coming off the western atlantic. i just checked some of the bowie water temperatures ocean water temperature now only 46 degrees. the bay water not much warmer. as a result that east to northeasterly wind look at that everywhere across the metro area pretty much stug within a couple degrees of ocean water p temperatures. and raindrops coming in from the west and southwest promise a wet start to the day today. during the course of the day,

the rain will ease up a little bit after about 9:00 this morning, but clouds and drizzle will remain. quek check of that seven day forecast here you go 50s today and tomorrow. a big push of warm air comes in on friday with highs mere 80. could have some stronger thunderstorms friday afternoon into friday evening, but that's all right because the weekend will be gorgeous. peak of the cherry blossom festival and plenty of sunshine. taking a look at the beltway, no reports of incidents or delays in maryland or virginia. 95 in virginia light look at prince william parkway, traffic flowing without incident pl volume building.annapolis, looking good. 95 in maryland at route 212, looking good as well. volume building. 270 out of frederick old hundred road looking good there. back to you. it's 5:23 right now.

an airline is apologizing after it kicked a cancer patient and her family off a plane. the ordeal is caught on cell phone video. >> i have multiple myeloma. you're taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying -- >> they were flying from hawaii back home to california on alaska airlines. she suffers from multiple myeloma as you heard. for monday's flight, she put on a surgical mask and admitted feeling a little weak. she called her doctor who said she was fine to fly, but that it wasn't good enough to keep her on board. >> i was crying. i was missing chemo, my children pulled off an airplane like we were criminals or somebody with some contagious disease. >> as a result of all this she said she missed her chemo appointment for that week. alaska airlines has apologized and says it will pick up all extra expenses. p. a new study just released

about adults with anner problems and their access to guns. researchers at duke university say about one out of every ten u.s. adults has a history of impulsive anger and access to a gun. the same study says about 1% of adults with anger problems carries a gun with them. also in "news 4 your health," a study says physical therapy could be as effective as surgery for treating back problems. researchers looks at the lumbar spinal step knowend know stenosis patients. after ten weeks, both groups said they had similar levels of pain relief and the ability to move. help is on the way no people struggling with baldness. a new procedure promises to help restore hair in three or four months. here is how it works. patient's blood is drawn and their plasma is then reinjected scalp.

anyone's doctor follicle -- the process could cost up to $3,000. so pricey right? >> gosh. you do what you got for do. when it doesn't grow like used to. >> we can get you a wig. >> wow. is it that bad? i may attempt a bald head very soon. >> you have a good head. >> i told the news director that could be happening. >> we'll start a campaign on facebook. >> slow down, slow down. the signs are up for a new school in prince william county but is it really happening? and taking a look at radar, it is going to be a

looking at the stories making headline power is back on this morning to the majority of people who lost it during a major outage yesterday. pepco says a transmission conductor fell to the ground at a power station in charles county and that is to blame. lights flickered at the white house and u.s. capitol, as well. visitors evacuated several smith

season yum museums. and a d.c. firefighter facing a gun charge. an unregistered handgun along with ammunition were found in his apartment. he could be fired because he's still a rookie on probation. and get ready for a wet wednesday. a lot of people already seeing rain this morning. it's 49 degrees outside of our studios. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we want to turn right to your forecast. chuck bell is if forn for tom kierein. >> welcome to hump day. temperatures only low to mid-40s. south and west temperatures in the low 50s. still 60 degrees this charlottesville. overrunning that we do have rain this morning. the back end of this first rain chance is about four or five hours away from the metro area, so that means we'll be dealing with raindrops primarily between now and about 9:00 or 10:00 this

morning. brief pockets of moderate rain fax fairfax county you're next. weather slowdowns today, it will be mostly impacted through 9:00 a.m.. 9:00 to 5:00 m about, mainly drizzle drops and more chances for rain coming in of a sister that. lorton today, clouds and raindrops. 27s s temperatures stuck in the upper 40s to near 50 today. not much change tomorrow either. clouds and drizzle drops and in the 50s. we're talking 70s by friday and the weekend. more on that coming up in ten minutes. good morning. taking a look right now traveling the beltway in maryland and virginia, you're finding all lanes open and no problems on the ener or outer loops. taking a look d.c. 295 toward 11th street bridge, looking good. you're traveling at speed. elsewhere, 395 looking good headed north toward the 14th street bridge. all lanes open, no reports of delays or incidents there p.

taking a look at the beltway in plouk, is this a look at route 193 and the beltway. volume building but no reports of delays. 270 south toward the beltway looking good. the virginia medical examiner's office is investigating the sudden death of a loudoun county high school student. madison small was a varsity softball player in ashburn, she tied yesterday p died yesterday. the health department says if about it believed the illness was a threat they would have immediately informed the community. hundreds of students hit the infield on tuesday to show their respects for the high school senior. a man is waking up behind bars this morning arrested in connection to a murder last month. the morning of march 30 antonio was found shot near the old walter reed hospital. police say the 23-year-old her

man otom gunned him down in an attempted robbery and is now charged with murder. police are trying to figure out why a teen boy was shot in the district. luke holt was shot and killed in southeast washington on monday night. a friend of holt's told news 4 he was sitting on the steps of an apartment building on 37th street when someone came up and started shooting. >> when i came to him, he grabbed my leg and he was just gasping for air and he just slumped over and everybody was trying to help him but they got to him too late. >> holt truegrew up in that neighborhood but had since moved to northeast. police are working on the motive. a man charged in the death of his wife is expected in court. prosecutors say castillo killed his wife and tried to make it look like a suicide. the couple was in the middle of a bitter divorce. michelle had a protective order against her husband.victim was found hanging in the basement bathroom of her home in ashburn.

cass tee on kags tee owe castillo denies the charges. today we expect another key endorsement for chris van hal nollenary kiesch has more. >> reporter: a lot of eyes on the senate race. it will be an exciting time as a lot of people are jockeying for the position. today county executive baker will give his endorsement for chris van hole will notlen over donna baker. they did a lot of work together in the early '90s where they got woork work dub inone in school funding and gun laws.

van hollen has already also been endorsed by ike leggett as well as the entire county council. edwards who launched her candidacy within days of mikulski mikulski's announcement built her career as an i said has earned support from national progressives. there is a number of other candidates involved but bake ear decision says his decision is rooted in the candidate that can get things done and continue to push the type of change that they're trying to see here in prince george's county. so today that announcement will be taking place at about 11:00. back to you guys in the studio.zachary, thank you. a navy officer in charge of a naval base has been reassigned following a deadly shooting. the virginiian pilot reports the lieutenant was removed from the post. an investigation revealeded a series of security lapses that allowed a than to drive on the base without a reason to be

there. the man shot and killed a sailor aboard the uss mann last year. security officers shot and killed the gunman. the planned $5 billion natural gas pipeline flew virginia is setback. dominion transmission is withdrawing lawsuits against more than 100 property owners. those property openers refuse to let the company survey their land. they plan to start the legal process all over again and that probably means another faceoff with property owners. 550 mile pipeline would stretch from west virginia to north carolina. the plan to give rockville pike is facelift is moving forward. the group is meeting at 7:00 tonight. today they will talk about changes that you recommended based on a review by rockville council. you can enjoy new pedestrian walkways, parks, buildings all sorts of things when the project is complete. many of are you not happy that a sign in prince william county says an elementary school is coming soon. parents fear that's for the

true. prince william county public schools is struggling to alleviate the route 1 corridor but that may now affect parents who bought in a subdivision for a promised hugh school. >> we were promise this had land for an elementary school for our children and i truly feel that the school board is trying to steal that from our children. >> the school system says each year it has to reassess projections based on changing needs. the issue was addressed at a school board meeting last night and we're working for you to find out more about this issue. this morning d.c. mayor bowser is announcing a new program to give d.c. high schoolers credit from howard university. if your child goes to mckinley tech or banniker they can take part thebs year and then it will expand to all high schools by 2018. you can now check out the beauty of the cherry blossoms whether you're stuck in traffic or at your desk. we'll give you a live look here.

hard to tell in the dark and it's pretty gloomy out there. earth cam and the national park service are responsible for this 24 hour live web broadcast. peak bloom is still a few days april. april 1 # 1th is the projection. we have some of the best cherry blossom inspired drinks and dishes too, if you want to go that route to celebrate. search cherry blossoms. the festival continues until april 12. if you go back on to that cam when the sun is utout, i guess you can see some buds for sure. will the rain imgpact your drive in to work is this chuck and alex sis will tell us. and we're following the latest in the arrest of a white south carolina police officer in the death of an unarmed black map. man. more are orhorror on the highway after a man threaten as family with a chain saw.

scary moment for a family on vacation this vacation in quebec. the man an accused of using the chain saw in a fit of road rage. they reported will bizarre

outburst after being cut off by an erratic driver. they followed that driver for take down his license plate number and that is probably something they now regret. this video has had more than 600,000 views. obviously the family was terrified. kids this in the back seat. >> you don't know who is out there driving. and you feel like you can't say anything do anything, just lock the doors, roll up the windows the best of your ability. you didn't know who will be behind the wheel in the other car. >> wild. 5:41 our time on this wednesday morning. it is hump day and we'll have to get over it today because the rain and clouds are hanging tough. >> chuck bell here now with your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> get it over the hump. got it. i'm with you. good stuff. like your writers. they're working hard. we have rain drops just west of the i-95 corridor moving east. so these rain trpdrops will have an

impact on the 340r7k commute. temperatures mid and upper 40s around up to. a little warmer south and west and charlottesville, driving south toward north carolina, plan on it being back into the 70s where we were yesterday. but for us morning rain shower, plenty of clouds and maybe drizzle around even this afternoon and much much cooler than yesterday. 48 how we'll hover in the upper 40s to near 50 for this morning. and even later on this afternoon, alexis highs only low to mid-50s at best. 7 day forecast with talk of sunshine and near 80 degree weather in ten minutes. taking a look authority bund 95 near franconia spring teeldfield spark way, a disabled vehicle. travel times, 270 south from the spur to 495 looking at three minutes. outer loop between 95 to 270, ten. and westbound headed into d.c., 6 minutes. 66 east from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 12

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come back. a police officer is now charged with murder for shooting an unarmed black map.n. tracie potts is live on capitol hill to tell us about the fwrask

graphic video. >> reporter: and we're about to show that you video, it is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. you can hear the gunshots you can see this man go down. this p happened saturday morning in north charleston south carolina.officer was chasing a man after a traffic stop. you hear eight shots and then you see the man go down. short authorities are trying to figure out why it happened. now with the cell phone video, the officer michael slager has been charged with murder. the mayor says he made a bad division. the family says all of the facts may have never come out if not for that video. >> the officer says from scott attacked him and pulled his taser and tried to use it on him. but somebody becausewas watching. there was a witness that came forward with the video. >> reporter: that witness is now

corporating with authorities. videos seems to show after the man went done after walter scott went down after being fired at eight times as he was running away, the officer went back to his original position picked up something and then dropped at the feet of walter scott who at that point was slain. they tried to revive him on the scene and it did not happen. says the person who sht that video is not only cooperating, but will come out and speak publicly at the some point. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. right now secretary of defense ashton carter is in japan, the goal to accelerate bilateral efforts to revise u.s./japan defense cooperation guidelines. the u.s. and japan are expected to unveil new defense guidelines later this month. summit of the americas start this is week with cuba participates for the first time. the summit brings together

leaders from north and south america so the president will be there, as well. it begins this friday. there is an investigation into what caused a private plane to crash in illinois. all seven people on board were pronounced dead at the scene of that crash. the plane was returning from the ncaa basketball tournament yesterday in indianapolis when it crashed in a field new bloomington. the ntsb is trying to figure out if weather was an issue here or if speed may have caused that crash to happen. an update now on a news 4 iteam investigation. a federal judge refusing to grant an injunction to stop work on the csx railroad tunnel. csx says the 100-year-old tunnel is starting to decay. the rain train company wants to double its size. a watch dog group is worried about noise, vibrations air pollution and risk of a rail accident. csx says it is commit order doing the project the right way safely respecting neighbors and

working closely with residents and businesses to minimize impacts and ensure they are informed about construction plans. police are trying to get to the bottom of a hate crime at a synagogue. two men are scene on camera running around the congregation in gaithersburg. they spray painted 11 swastikas on the building. hitler and kkk were also splattered on the building. members of the congregation spent the day trying to power wash the graffiti. the rabbi wants whoever did this to be held accountable. chips are stacking up at maryland casino but they aren't as high as they used to be. revenues of about $51 million that was last month, and that is down 16% from last march. horseshoe casino in baltimore had its best month last march. it brought in about $25 million. sfwlu might want for hang on to that loose change if you're heading to the nats game this year.

parking rules will be strictly enforced around the ballpark. this includes sundays and home games that happen on holidays. last season news 4 raised questions about confusion of the parking signs around the ballpark. d.c. transportation officials stopped enforcing parking rules for the rest of the season. the first holiday game this year is april 16 that is emancipation day. sometimes those parking signs can be confusing. you have to be very, vef -- >> almost always. >> especially the residential area. you just can't park in the neighborhood. well, chuck bell is here with us this morning. 5:51. >> i'm waiting for it. you know he has something ugly to say about the weather. >> i look forward to the time that we get to share with you. >> of course you do. >> did you see that? backtrack. so diplomatic. >> we'll park in his parking spot tomorrow and see how nice he is then. cloudy signs outside this morning and rain drops on the

way. they're here for the next couple of days. it won't rain every minute, but you'll want the umbrella with you at all types because rain drops are definitely part of the forecast for today, tomorrow and into friday as well. right now it's 48 in washington here is the problem. 23450e69 northeast winds at 13 miles per hour, the wemgdge of cold air, so as a result we're wedged in to the 40s this morning. it's a whole lot warmer down to our south and west, so travel to go roanoke or down into the carolinas, it will be back in the 70s. for us there you see on the line temperatures stranded in the upper 40s and low 50s all day. biggest impact will you now through 9:00. hit and miss drizzle chances will last into the afternoon. back edge of the steadier rain is about 4 1/2 hours away from leaving the metro area. p so between now and then plan on the raindrops.

all right raining western montgomery northern fairfax, northern and eastern parts of loudoun county showers just south of leesburg. rain done towards culpeper inbound. here is future weather, by 9:00 a.m. there is that first little patch pulling on out. but clouds and drizzle will linger off and on through most of the day today. and another chance for some rain showers coming back in after about 7:00 8:00 this evening. perfect chance for remind you to have our storm team 4 weather app ready to go. radar right in the palm of your hand. tomorrow not much improvement. more clouds than raindrops. you'll really only need the small umbrella. as we get into thursday, there goes the shower chances off and on. by the time we get to friday a big push of warm air will scour the cold air out, put us near 80 degrees friday afternoon. so a big push of warm air that does come with a chance for thunderstorms. some could be strong friday afternoon and friday night. all eyes on the weekend.

saturday and sunday, alexis both will be amazing. peak cherry blossom festival. traffic will anbe a nightmare near the basin about. >> i'm sure it will. right now outer and inner loop incident free. 66 looking good. volume building but no reports of delays. 270 out of tred rick, seefof frederick, a little slow approaching old hundred, but no reports of delays. 95 towards the d.c. beltway, looking good. route 50 out of annapolis toward 202, volume building but no reports of incidents or delays. 95 up toward the beltway is good as well. more in ten minutes. i'm angie goff at the live desk with this breaking news out of afghanistan. hearing that an afghan soldier has been killed after exchange with u.s. troops. this is concern over the u.s. ambassador michael hk kenly was believed to be visiting the

area, but we have confirmation from the u.s. embassy saying that he is in fact in kabul and is okay. and that's about six hours away from where the shooting took place. it's 5:55 now. only april but 7-eleven is trying to get in youyou in the mood for july. landon dowdy has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. i've been in the mood for july and summertime for quite some time you now. 7-eleven wants for satisfy your slurpee cravings. bring your own cup day. you can't bring in a trash cap. any cup 10 inches this diameter could get and you gallon of slurpee for the price of a medium drink at $1.49. they call it an early kickoff to summer which is the biggest selling season for slurpees. and you may have more cash in your wallet. the average u.s. household will save $700 this year thanks to

lower prices at the pump. regular unleaded is forecast to average $2.45 down from $3.59 last summer. >> sounds good. thank you. in the future could you charge your smartphone in one minute. can you imagine? scientists at stanford developed a phone battery that charges super fast. so they're still testing the voltage on the aluminum and graphite prototype. you will have to wait a little longer before the new technology is available. really that would be a life changing thing. >> nice to sure. a lot of parents out there probably want to take your kids to disney world, but you cringe at the cost. >> the magic kingdom is offering a free savings account that will get this automatically deduct

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. right now on news 4 "today," the push to make your daily commute a safer one. the steps being taken in the hours ahead to ensure metro's safety culture is a top priority. but first a line of showers certain to make rouryour trek to work a soggy one.

buck 4 . >> it will have a bigger impact this morning than this afternoon, but have your umbrella ready. back edge of this first area of rain is probably still three hours or so away from clearing the metro. so now to 9:00 a.m. showers definitely likely. in fact already occurring. this rain just about ready to move on to the 270 corridor in montgomery county. nothing that heavy, but enough to get the road spray going. and south and wednesday, it will be on i 950 in the next couple of minutes. rain through 7:00 9:00 this morning. and then cloudy skies. occasional drizzle this afternoon. temperatures only up in the low 50s at most. and then hovering near 50 degrees again for the early