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 this evening. and in case you really like this

weather, tomorrow will be a carbon copy of today. in stenten minutes we'll talk about what you should be wearing for your wednesday. still looking good as you're traveling the beltway this morning in maryland and virginia. running without incident. taking a look at d.c. 295, running at speed from the beltway, but as you approach 11th street bridge slowing down to about 39 miles an hour. so give yourself a little extra time there. beltway at colesville road reports of high water on the right shoulder, so be careful in that area. 395 north of edsall volume building. 208ing metro's underground emergency and years of calls for a metro safety commission transportation leaders from across the region will take steps to make that commission a reality. know let demean is live at the l'enfant lasz plaz l'enfant plaza with details.

>> reporter: this could be a big step toward winning back public trust creating an end safety commission that can take charge of all of metro rail operations with the power of enforcement are considered critical to making sure necessary safety improvements get done. now, this afternoon's meeting comes just months after a deadly smoke incident near l'enfant plaza that led to a woman's death. for years critics have accused metro's managers and the current oversight system in place of just being too slow to act on safety. and they have been calling for this type of commission to be formed to get things done. fix metro's safety problems and its reputation. this all gets started this afternoon at the council of governments in charge of making this happen. we're live this morning the at l'enfant plaza station, i'm molette green. back to you. i'm angie goff at the live

desk where i just got this update from pepco on those outages in the prince george's county area. get this we're hearing that restoration time has just been pushed back another hour. so we're looking at 8:00 a.m. before those in the dark out in the a delldelphi area will have the lights back on. the numbers went from 1600 to just under 400 p. pepco tells us a vehicle accident is the rope for this. and when you lose power, you can always get our live updates and watch the show on our nbc washington app. it's 6:03. and bethesda metro station is open again 240r7kthis morning after more than five hours of repairs on the escalators. widespread power outage is to blame. it riders to find another way to get around here. metro did provide shuttle buses. and everything is up and running this morning. the power is back on for the yort of pepco customers who lost

it. lights flickered at the white house, at the u.s. capitol. visitors got a good look from the smithsonian museum from the outside. they were evacuated. oprah was talking at warner theater when the lights went out there. very powered through. the first lady was there, as well. she was quickly escorted out by the secret service. >> we were just inside working and the power went out. so we decided to come out to see what was going on. last time that kind of happened we had an earthquake so -- >> an equipment failure at a power station in charles county maryland is to blame for that outage. today a rookie d.c. firefighter is expected in court to face a gun charge. he was arrested for an unregistered hand gufrpgun along with am new nugs ammunition found in his

apartment. lawyers for a former lacrosse player convicted in his gir frndgirlfriend's death will appear his case p. they have one month to file his petition. he was convicted in the death of yeardley love. he is now serving a 23 year sentence. the supreme court of virginia denied hughley's appeal twice. >> the phi kappa psi fraternity is supporting its uva chapter in its lawsuit against "rolling suing the magazine for libel over the november argue describing a brutal gang rape at the school. the article was retracted after an investigation said its reporting violated journalistic integrity. legal sgerpts experts say the chapter will have to prove the magazine acted in malice to win its case. we know more information about a family that died in their home. rodney todd hatd a generator

running in the kitchen. he and his kevinseven children died of carbon monoxide while they slept. the service was disconnected last sokt and there was no request for reconnect the service. the power company removed a stolen electric meter and removed it a week before the family was found dead. your support is pouring in to replace a fire engine destroyed in a massive fire. they lost rescue 33 while fighting a fire at a warehouse in capitol heights. the station has set up a go fund me account. that site is getting very close to raising $1900 at this point. a long way to go though. the department is trizying to raise $250,000. search fire engine if you want to learn more about the fundraising effort. that engine was insured but the price to replace the 15-year-old vehicle is more the insurance will pay. new fallout after a deadly shooting aboard a navy ship this norfolk last year.

the changes now being made at that base. an umbrella will be a necessity this morning as we deal with another wave of rain. chuck bell has your what to wear forecast. plus making sure you're going everything you can to keep your family safe in your home. the safety campaign that could have someone knocking on your door.

for the first time in nearly 14 year you can get a look at the new york city skyline from atop the world trade center. at 10:00 this morning, you can buy tickets for the observatory deck. it will open may 29. this apmated video shows what the view will look like inside. there are also interactive

exhibits, a bar and strantrestaurant. it will cost $30 to go up to the top. the fire department this and run anne arundel county will be talking about smoke alarms working to educate families how dangerous fires can be. nine people have died in the county so far this year. we're talking about rain some drizzle. will you need your embrokeumbrella? >> chuck bell is in with some answers. if i didn't know better, i'd swear it was a monday as gloomy as everybody is about the clouds and showers. temperatures are in the 40s to near 50. light rain loudoun, fairfax, montgomery county headed toward howard county. light to moderate rain culpeper headed to i-95. southern maryland you'll be

getting your raindrops shortly. p temperatures mid-40s to near 50. what to wear, maybe you can leave the frowny face at home. it won't be that bad. temperatures today hovers in the low to mid-50s. we have high water on the right shoulder at colesville road so be careful in that area. and here is a look at travel times. outer loop at the beltway, 12 minutes. eastbound 66 between the beltway and glebe road 9 minutes. northbound 95 is 19 minutes. for more traffic when you get in your car, tune in to wtop 103.5. getting some help keeping your classroom stocked. the steps many teachers are going to do cover the growing cost of supplies. plus new developments in the last 30 minutes involving a cyber attack at the white house. what a top russian diplomat is

now saying about accusations that it is behind will the attack. if you run over somebody it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags.

. russia responding after the u.s. accuse the country of hacking into the white house

computers. a russian diplomat the for the kremlin saying that blaming everything on russia is a new sport. that's after a new report out yesterday said russia was behind last year's cyber attack that followed u.s. imposed sanctions on russia. the white house saying no classified information was compromised with that hack. 6:16 now. new this morning, a husband and wife are in the hospital after being rescued from this burning building near downtown l.a.. the flames ungefledulfed the top floors. we're told the victims are expected to make a full recovery. the cause is still under investigation. fire officials say the building had no sprinklers but it's not clear whether they were required. a navy officer has been reassigned following a deadly shooting at a base in norfolk.

rear admiral rick william son removed the lieutenant from his security post. an investigation revealed a series of security lapses that allowed a man to drive on to the base without a reason to be there. the man shot and killed a sailor an bod the uss mihan. security officers shot and killed the gunman. in the day ahead man charged in the death of his wife is expected to be in a courtroom. prosecutors say castillo killed his wife michelle and tried to make it look like a suicide. they say the couple was in the middle of a bitter divorce. michelle had a protective order against her husband. the victim was found happening in the basement bathroom of their home in ashburn last march. castillo denies the set for july 14th. a loudoun county man accused of murdering three people in alex past decade will stand trial. a judge found charles severance competitive to take the stand. his attorneys now want a change

of venue. they want to move the trial away from alexandria. police arrested severance last year. des police have made an are arrest in a man's murder. the march 30 antonio was found shot near the old walter reed hospital. he was gunned down in an attempted robbery. police are still trying to figure out why a teenage boy was killed in the district. luke holt was shot 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 just came up and started shooting. >> when i came to him, he grabbed my leg gasping for air and then he just slumped over right here. and everybody was trying to help him, but they got to him too late. >> luke grew up in that neighborhood but had since moved to northeast.

a patient being treated to ebola at the national institutes of health clinical center in bethesda is improving. the american health worker has been upgraded from a fair to good condition. the worker contracted the disease while volunteering in an bal treatment upts in sierra leone leone. the patient arrived at nih last month. a new study just leased about adults with anger problems and their access to guns. researchers at duke university say about one out of every ten u.s.s adults has a history of immullim impulsive anger and sk he isaccess to a gun. president obama leaves for kingston jamaica later today. he will meet with embassy families there after he arrives tonight and eventually he'll sit down with the prime minister portia simpson miller. they're slated to discuss the energy initiative aimed in part at bringing down energy costs for the island nation. to the second city that

voted for a second term and a second chance. >> that is chicago mayor rahm emanuel winning a second term after an unexpectedly tough campaign. emanuel has faced heavy opposition from several unions and criticism over his brash style. in the end he brought in a 55% of the vote. p. if you love in culpeper county your taxes could go down next year. personal property taxes could decrease because of how much commercial space is worth is on the rides. the report says the board of supervisors voted to advertise a rate of 10 cents less per $100 than the current tax rate there. coming up on 21 after 6:00 on a wednesday morning. it is a wet cloudy wednesday we'll have to deal with. >> we'll just power through because chuck bell saying not a whole lot of relief today. >> yeah not so much. but we were in the 70s the last couple days so we can't complain too much.

and the 70s are just a friday away. but between here and friday what you see is what you get. and here is what you see first thing this morning from our tower camera overlooking southern montgomery county. there is nebraska avenue there is wisconsin avenue out toward bethesda. just clouds and rain and drizzle right now. more where that came from. the back edge of the first rain chance is in here about 9:00 10:00 this morning. between now and then, umbrellas at the ready. chevy chase toward aindrops immediate future. again there is that back edge. so this first batch of rain goes through here between now and 9:00 a.m.. the clouds will stick all day long. temperatures mid to upper 40s around the metro area. we'll inch our way into the low 50s. so what should you expect today? showers around this morning, clouds an drizzle around this afternoon. much much cooler than yesterday. tomorrow not much better. cool and cloudy. drizzle again. but by friday things are

looking up. warm chance for thunderstorms friday afternoon, but friday's high near 79. so through today, first area of rain pulling out around 9:00, 10:00 this morning. lots of clouds an drizzle chances through the afternoon. another area of light rain after about 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. and then cloudy and foggy into the day top,morrow as well. but as we get toward the weekend, things will improve. so your seven day forecast looks this way. today, tomorrow low to mid-50s. they're near 80 on friday. both saturday afternoon and sunday peak of the cherry blossoms finishing up this weekend, it will be gorgeous. get your cameras an film ready to go. does anyone still use film? alexis. good morning. southbound bw parkway out of baltimore, reports of a car fire between i 195 and route 100.

and then on the northbound side of bw parkway at 197, report of an accident. 95 south toward the washington, d.c. beltway, looking good. 270 is slow out of frederick at old hundred road but no reports of incidents in the area. 66 traveling east at waples, looking good. the plan for give rockville pike a facelift is moving forward today. the group in charge of the changes is meeting at 7:00 tonight. today they will talk about the changes you recommended based on a review by the rockville council. you will be able to see new pedestrian walkways parks and buildings when that project is complete. an airline is apologizing for kicking a cancer patient and her family off a plane and the ordeal is caught on cell phone video. take a look. >> i have multiple piemy low thatew that. you're taking me off because i don't have a doctor's note.

>> they were flying from hawaii back home to california. she suffers from multiple myeloma. she admitted feeling a little weak but her doctor said she was fine to flooi,y. >> i was crying. i was missing chemo. my children were sitting there and we were being pulled off an airplane like we were criminals or somebody with some contagious disease. >> as a result she missed her chemo appointment for the week. alaska airlines has apologized and said it will pick up all extra expenses. today maryland education leaders and the aclu are holding a news conference about governor larry hogan's plan to fund education. he's proposing a program for give tax breaks to businesses that support private and public schools. however, people protesting the program believe it will only benefit the private schools. also today, mayor bowser is

announcing a new program to give high school students credit from howard university. the program will expand to all d.c. high schools by 2018. teachers tired of fighting for dwindling tax dollars are turn to go crowd sourcing websites for help. on mpg, a $500 of their own money to buy supplies. now you can help support a school in your area through donors choose.org. you choose for schools in need using your zip code. the website will buy the materials an send it directly to the classroom. 93 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to the children and kids. teachers do so much work yupd

underpaid, overworked. so far nearly 1.7 million people have contributed helping more than 14 million children. >> this website has been around for a couple of years. and has done a lot of great work to help teachers who are really doing more than they should have to do it teach our kids. so if you can help out, please do. a prince william county community fighting for the school they say they were promised. and a gloomy day. dealing with morning rain. our hash tag for the day, drops and drizzle. the conditions you'll be dealing with on your way to and from work. >> drops and drizzle. plus avoiding an unwanted fine the next time you take in the nats game.

we're dealing with a wet and cloudy wednesday as you get ready to leave for work. you want to make sure you grab

the umbrella. >> you can see the showers rolling across our area right now. more rain will be following the system you see here in the hours ahead. >> if you're planning on getting wet, it won't have an impact but if you want to keep the hair just right, have an umbrella. raindrops moving slowly but steadily into the area. so it will be a wet start for your ride into work and school. 340d moderate rain along 270, gaithersburg to rockville to bethesda. all getting the raindrops this morning. more light rain south of town. this is all coming our way. so it will be a wet one for sure. temperatures only in the mid to upper 40s around town now. we won't see much of a rise in temperatures today. your hometown forecast lorton

virginia near 50 this morning. 52 # at lunchtime, 51 by the time you come home later on this afternoon. tomorrow will look much like today. let's check on traffic. good morning. we're seeing the regular slowing through montgomery county. but no reports of sdiptsaccidents. watch out for flooding away kolgsville road. penn south, 27 minute delay there. bw parkway at 100, reports of a car fire. 197, an accident there. west ball balls ford road at wellington left lane blocked due to an accident. coming up on 6:32 now. and today we expect maryland congressman chris van hollen to bring in another key enforcement in his bid for the u.s. senate. and it may be a bit controversial. zachary kiesch is live with more on this. good morning.

>> reporter: this is a big announcement today here in prince george's county. it will be interesting to see how it plays out for voters at the polls. county executive baker will give his endorsement to chris van hollen over donna edwards. this is to fill the vacant senate seat by barbara mikulski. a lot of eyes and ears on this. van hollen and baker go back more than 20 years to the time that they had in the maryland houts house of delegates in the early 1990s. baker says those experiences weigh heavily in this decision. he had edwards has gained a lot of report from national log sieves. if edwards or any other affairen can american wins this race, they will make history in the state of maryland. baker says his decision is rooted in the best candidate that he feels can provide leadership and get things done

specifically if folks in prince george's county. back to you in the studio. >> zachary, thank you. if you live in prince george's county executive baker is also proposing several tax increases. according to the "washington post," county businesses are opposing the plan here. the paper says some business leaders are even going as far as writing up an alternative tax plan. property taxes are among the taxes that could increase by as much as 15% there. 6:33 now. new information now. a federal judge is refusing to grant apn injunction to stop work on the csx railroad tunnel in southeast washington. csx says the tunnel is starting to decay. city watch dog group is worried about noise, vibrations air pollution and the risk of a rail accident. csx says it is quote, committed on doing this project the right way, safely respecting our neighbors and working closely with residents and businesses to minimize impacts and to ensure that they are informed about

construction plans. 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 died yesterday from an unknown illness. well wishers an students took to twitter showing their respects for her family and saying how small had touched their lives. gaithersburg police are investigating a hate crime after from a graffiti are scribbled. 11 swastikas and hitler and kkk were scribbled on the building. members spent the day trying to power wash the xwra fee aity off. the rabbi wants whomever did this to be held accountable. many of you if prince william county are fighting to make sure a promised new elementary school will be bought. parents bought homes in a new subdivision with the promise of that new school. now there are concerns that that

school will not be built. parents say the county school board is backtracking on plans to build that elementary school due to overcrowding along the route 1 corridor. >> we were promised this land for an elementary school 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. chips are stacking up at maryland casino, but they aren't as high as they used to be. the cass teeino has revenues down 16% from last march. horseshoe casino however, had its best month last march. it brought in about $25 million. a big story that is sparking a lot of emotion across the country right now. this video cell phone video, shows a police officer apparently opening fire on an unarmed man. the legal action now being taken and the message the victim's family wants you to hear. a soggy start to your

wednesday as these showers roll through the d.c. region. the conditions your kids will be dealing with when they catch the bus at 6:41. plus avoiding a parking ticket when you med to

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welcome back. $675,000 that's how much airline passengers left behind last year at security check points mostly loose change. the tsa keeps that unclaimed money for security operations. flyers going through dulles left more than $22,000. nearly $10,000 at reagan and about $8500 unclaimed at bwi marshall. might want to hang on to

that lose change heads to a nat gail. parking rules will be strictly enforced including sunday games and home games on holidays. last season news 4 raised questions about confusion in the parking signs around the ballpark. it led them to stop enforcing parking rules for the rest of the season. the first holiday game this year is april 16. that is emancipation day. you have to read those signs. pretty much you can't park anywhere in the neighborhoods. >> i learned the hard way many times. i kind of want a refund for today's weather. look at that picture. >> chuck bell, you know who to go through, right? >> i left all my loose change at the airport, all $8,000 of it. outside this morning, there is just clouds and rain all over the area. every sidewalk and roadway is on the wet side this morning. raindrops are inbound on the i-95 corridor. already raining along 270 top side of the beltway.

could slow things down. there is i-95 south of town. all getting rain drops first thing this morning. what you see is what you get. we're in the mid to upper 40s and temperatures at the bus stops, upper 40s for early this morning. and even later on today when you're coming home from work and school, not the much of a change. hour by hour temperatures only in the low 50s today. "7-day forecast" ten minutes away. we're seeing volume building on various roadways this morning especially top side of the beltway through montgomery county. watch out for high standing water on that right side of the roadway at colesville. some delays to tell you about, vre fredericksburg 10 to 0 minutes. ap-penn south, 26 minutes. here are travel times for you. outer loop of the beltway between 95 and 270, 21 minutes. northbound 95 is 21 more traffic in your car are tune into wtop 103.5 fm.

we've been enjoying those lower prices at the gas pump. and we're getting a better idea at just how much money you and your family will save this year because of it. plus a developing story right now in south carolina where a police officer is in jail right now accused of shooting an unarmed 3457b. the man. the message the family of the vehicle tim wants you to hear. here at metro, our first priority is your safety, so let's discuss what you should do if there's an emergency involving fire or smoke. if you're in a station, move away from the platform and begin walking to the nearest exit. if you're on a train, notify the operator using the intercom located at either end of the railcar. follow the operator's instructions and remain calm. unless you are in immediate danger

you are safest staying inside the train. if necessary, when the train is stopped, you can use the end doors to move to another car in the train. if you must evacuate, emergency exits are located in the center of each railcar. lift the release cover - a wire will break away, pull down the red handle and slide the left door panel open. watch your step on the emergency walkway, and never touch the lower part of the railcar, which could be electrified. and for your safety, never cross over to the other track. on behalf of everyone at metro thank you for paying attention to our safety presentation. welcome aboard.

a big story spashrking a response after video is released showing a police officer opening fire on an unarmed man. the legal action being taken and the mess and the victim's family wants you to hear after weather and traffic. we have raindrops moving on to i-95 corridor. so weather slowdowns pretty slow going for rain perspective here good betweenbetween now and 9:00. more showers coming home just in time for the commute home. volume building on 66 and we have an accident westbound balls ford road at wellington. left lanes blocked. we've all seen the video. if there wasn't a video, would

we know the truth. but somebody was watching. >> the family of a black man killed by a police officer is now reacting to the news the officer is facing murder charges. he shot man this weekend and video of what happened led to his arrest. warning now that video is graphic. you may want to turn away especially if you're with your kids. it shows the officer shooting the man in the back as he runs away. at first the officer said the man took his taser and that he feared for his life. the video shows that did not happen. the officer appeared in court yesterday. he was denied bail by a judge. if convicted, he could face 30 years in prison. 14 before the hour the killing of michael brown in ferguson sparked a national conversation. ferguson held its first election since that shooting last night and elected two new black members to its city council. voter turnout more than doubled from last year.

when the new council members take office half of the city council there will be black. today a rookie d.c. firefighter is expected in court to face gun charge. he was arrested last month, an unregistered handgun along with ammunition were found in his southeast apartment. he could be fired because he's still a rookie on probation. a former university of virginia lacrosse player convicted in his girl frnd's death is asking the u.s. supreme court to hear his appeal. chief justice john roberts gave lawyers for george hughley a one month extension. he was convicted in the death of yeardley love. he's now serving a 23 year sentence. the supreme court of virginia denied hughley's appeal twice. you can use bethesda metro station this morning. it's finally reopened last night after more than five hours of repairs on the escalators. widespread power outage is to blame. metro did provide shuttle buses

several other metro stations were affected but everything is back to normal this morning. 6:48. power is back on to for majority of pepco customers, as well. lights flickered at the white house. the u.s. capitol, as well. visitors had a chance to look at the smithsonian from the outside because they were evacuated when everything went dark in the museums. oprah was talking at the warner theater when lights went out there. she you spoke she powered through. michelle obama was escorted out by secret service agents. >> power went out, but we still rose. we kept going. and that's what you to. that's what maya angelou wanted us to do. >> an equipment failure at a power station in charles county is to blame for the outages. breaking news out of afghanistan. an exchange of gunfire as an american dell ghags visited the governors compound. about a we're hearing from police they're telling nbc news

crews on the ground that as the chopper that was carrying the delegation was exiting the compound that is when an afghan soldier fired upon u.s. troops they which changed fire. that afghan soldier was shot dead. three u.s. froops were injured. we're also hearing six hours away that is where the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan michael mckinley was visiting. water hearing from the inging inging inging inging inging we're hearing he was not hurt. more as we get it on nbcwashington.com. and we're learning more about a family tragedy that killed a father and his seven children on the eastern shore of maryland. delmarva power says it removed an illegal meter from rodney todd's home. the power company disconnected service last october about a honts before the month before the people moved in. the company says there was no request to reconnect service. todd ran a generator in the kitchenen. the family died from carbon

monoxide poisoning. today police are looking for a man who hit an officer and took off. that officer was off duty woulding security around the high he saidend shops. the officer approached a suspicious car and the driver took off dragging him a short distance. investigators not sure why the driver sped off. if it feel like you have more cash in your wallet, it isn't your imagination. >> can i were row yourborrow your wallet? >> seriously. our friends at cnbc crunched the numbers for you. wlan done landon i need to see more of this cash. >> we've been talking about oil prices all year. cheaper gash may lead to more cash this your wallet because the government says average u.s. household save $700 this year thanks to lower prices at the pump. it's forecast to average $2.45

during the summer driving season town from down from $3.59 from last summer. so keep looking for that cash. >> nankthanks, plan did not. you can now check out the beauty of the cherry blossoms whether you're stuck in traffic or at your desk. there is a cherry blossom earth cam. peak bloom still a few days away probably between saturday and tuesday. we have some of the best cherry blossom inspired drinks and dishes on our nbc washington app. the festival continues until april 12. it's for the best shot, but once the sun comes out and daylight is here it will look much better. >> yeah sun comes out. like next month? what are you thinking chuck? >> one of the best drinks i've had recently at the saint regis hotel, they have a gin and

strawberry fizz thing. maybe it's a little early. >> for us? >> 5:00 somewhere, right? it will be gloomy outside, but this is protecting the cherry blossoms until the weekend. this will be the weekend, everybody, and if you're planning on coming this to washington or if you're already here and sticking around here is a little hint from a local who lives not too far from the tidal basin. it will be jam-packed wall to wall people on every sidewalk from about lunchtime on friday until about lunchtime on monday. keep that in mind. 48 degrees right now northeast wind at 13 miles an hour. that northeast wind is the problem for today and tomorrow. cold water in the western atlantic that wind coming off the water will keep temperatures in the low to mid-50s at most today. here is your hour by hour planner. not much change courtesy of the clouds. most of the rain chances stack up in the front part of the day, but it could rain at any point during the day. severe weather today possible from tulsa to chicago, that severe weather threat starts to

migrate eastbound and we may have strong to severe thunderstorms around here friday afternoon. take a little patch of rain coming through this morning. the back end of this first patch of rain is out of here between about 9:00 or 10:00 this morning. rain showers on all the local roadways first thing and that will continue for the rest of the next couple of hours. here is future weather first area of rain pulling on out, but clouds and drizzle will remain. have your storm team 4 weather app ready to go. for tomorrow, more of the same. clouds and drops around. probably only need the small umbrellas because it wouldn't be anything all that heavy from rain. until we get to friday afternoon. near 80 on friday. those cherry blossoms will explode out for the weekend. both saturday and sunday alexis, look amazing. sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s. increased volume on 395, 95. taking a look at 66 volume

building but no reports of incidents. taking a look 95 through wood bridge very slow approaching the belt way. elsewhere, we have 270 slow as well coming out of the rockville area heading south toward the beltway. and then 95 at route 216, volume there, as well. in the day ahead, transportation leaders from across the region will start to set up a commission to oversee metro safety. this follows metro's underground emergency that killed one woman at l'enfant plaza. know let molette green is there live. >> reporter: creating this commission considered critical to regaining public trust and may going sure safety really is a top priority. packing it up with the authority to make sure necessary safety checks and fixes get done. about all of this following last january's deadly smoke incident

at the l'enfant station where we learned about ventilation problems and got you areurgent calls to check the system. things get started at the council of governments to take charge of forming this independent commission. we're live this morning at l'enfant plaza station. back to you. your support is pouring into replace a fire engine destroyed in a massive fire. rescue # 3 was lost while fighting a fire in a warehouse in capitol heights. the station set up a go fund me account and we checked the site and it's getting close to raising $1900. still is a a. long way to go. the department would like to raise $250,000. go to the nbc washington app and search fire engine to learn more. the engine was insured, but the price to replace the 15-year-old vehicle is more than insurance will cover. angie goff here breaking in

with good news finally out of prince george's county. pepco telling us that all the lights are back on in the adelphi area. up to 1600 houses were in the dark earlier this morning. and the cause of the outage we're hearing a vehicle accident. back to you. thank you. it's now 6:56. here are the four things you need to know before you head out. a former university of virginia lacrosse player convicted in his girlfriend's death will appeal for the u.s. supreme court. george hughley was convicted for the murder of yeardley love. the supreme court of virginia denied hughley's appeal twice. maryland representative advice van hollen expected to pick up a key endorsement today. a news conference planned to announce his support for van hollen. a navy officer at a base in more folk has been reassigned following a shooting that killed a sailor. an investigation revealed a series of security lapses prior to last year's shooting about. a police officer in south carolina is in jail facing murder charges for killing an

unarmed black man. the video of the shooting is now going viral. the police department says the video led to the officer's arrest. plan on rain drops for morning commute and clouds a drizzle drizzle through the rest of the

. good morning. murder? why police officers in south carolina shoots and kills an unarmed black suspect as he runs away. that officer now under arrest in the wake of this shocking video. we will talk to the victim's family. outbreak. storms from texas to pennsylvania today. hurricane force winds and massive hail and possible tornados expected. rand's run. >> we have come to take our country back. >> senator rand paul officially throws his hat into the presidential ring and is