allegedly kidnapped is safe. and we're also watching severe storms. right now this storm system responsible for destructive tornados in the midwest is pushing its way toward us. >> tom kierein here now with your weather alert day headlines. >> those stores storms did weaken a bit overnight. right now scattered showers with thunder and lightning in southeastern ohio, kentucky and tennessee. it's the line in kentucky that will be affecting us and coming our way. it's about 8:50 or sore of away of getting in here. the leading edge will be sweeping on through. so check out the latest radar with the storm team 4 weather app when you're mobile. and there is our local radar, don't have any rain locally, just a little bit of scattered drizzle. temperatures only in the 40s.

this is a weather alert day meaning we will have frequent updates all day long as it severe weather threat ramps up. unfortunately, there is a risk of some severe storms with damaging winds and hail and a slight risk of tornados later this afternoon. next a look at the risk zone neighborhoods most in line for severe weather at 6:11. what's happening with our traffic? well, 270 is a little slow heading out of frederick toward gaithersburg but no reports of incidents. beltway running smoothly. beltway at braddock road, all lanes are open. and then again in prince george's county beltway at central avenue seeing a little bit more volume there. and continuing on into montgomery county also looking good with the volume just

increasing. there are three scenes involved in a deadly crime spree. it started when the suspect kidnapped his wife and things escalated at the census bureau headquarters in suitland. that's where megan mcgrath is live. >> reporter: the census bureau is open today, but if you take a look mind me you can see that the main gate is not open. still closed here. we have police tape across the driveway and we've seen all morning long cars being turned around. so if you are reporting to work today, you'll have to enter through a different gate. this all began when a man rmed a with a gun kidnapped his wife on t street in northeast yesterday evening. they ended up at the gate of the census bureau in suitland maryland. that's where a security guard 59-year-old lawrence buckner, saw the gunman and his wife arguing inside the car. when he approached, the gunman

opened fire and buckner was titlely fatally shot. many heard the shots and said it was a very scary situation. >> security guard was town vest and i saw a guy driving away really quickly and another security guard shooting at the car. so we thought oh, my goodness this is really scary. >> reporter: after shaof a after that shooting me his way into d.c. where it came to a violent conclusion. with more i'll send it back to you. >> and he let theehe led police on a chase. you take a look at 11th and h street shut down after the suspect engaged police in a shoot skrout. that suspect was shot several times. coming up, zachary kiesch live with more on how police are still processing that crime scene. family members of the security guard killed are

mourning this morning. his name is lawrence buckner. loved ones were visibly disvaut last might prince george's hospital center. he was married and only 59 years old. sources it at the hospital told news 4 mr. buckner was still alive when he was brought there, he died after 7:00 p.m. from a gunshot wound to the chest. and we're following developments throughout the morning and sending you alerts. we will continue to push out updates during this newscast on our nbc washington app. deching now, we're getting a look he damage from a deadly tornado in illinois. these are live pictures of the debris in fairdale. you can see a massive pile of what used to be a house there. at least would dozen homes were destroyed when this massive twister blew through yesterday. storm chasers captured the strength of the storm as it blew over an 18 wheeler. we know at this point that one person has died and the reports coming in right now are that at

least eight others were hurt. >> 6:05. an ebola patient admitted to national institutes of health is in the clear today. that patient was released from the hospital yesterday. the american health care worker was admitted to nih on march 13 with the ebola virus. nih has not released the name of the patient, but we are learning the man was the 11th bl patientebola patient to be treated in the u.s.. members of the fraternity will not pursue an honor code case. the article created a firestorm for the fraternity but the piece was later retracted. virginia's student run honor code system proceed behinds lie ss ss ss prohibits lying, steal and cheating. today you can buy tickets to wizards home playoff games. tickets go on sale at 11:00

a.m.. dates and times for the first round games will be released after the regular season ends. so wizards in the playoffs caps in the playoffs. looking good. we're tracking a developing story in northeast washington will a busy stretch remains off-limits as police investigate the shoot-out that left two officers and a gunman hurt. what we're learning about their conditions when we go live to zachary kiesch. you'll want to keep an eye on your push alerts as we watch for severe weather in our area. take a look at storm team 4 radar. which communities are most likely to see the worst of today's storms? plus a new option for people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve.

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will feel a bit different. metro says eight car trains will run on automatic mode. this is the first type since the deadly accident whichilled nine people in 2009. six car trains will still use the manual mode. metro says it has been testing the automation for some time and it's been given the all clear by two independent safety advisors. the remaining trains are waiting for a computer upgrade that will take more than a year. the virginia railway express will soon begin studying whether to extend its commuter line. that means the line could stepped from manassas out to haymarket. if vre moves ahead it it could be five years before passengers buy the first tickets. the manassas line currently ends at the broad run station in bristow. today is a weather alert day. some storms potentially coming into our area. >> tom kierein here to get you ready. >> weather alert day means we will have frequent storm team 4

updates. right now they're way out in ohio, kentucky and tennessee arriving here later this afternoon. impact on the metro area moderate impact. a little bit of drizzle this morning, some fog, the zones likely get the greatest impact in yellow in charles county southern calvert, northern neck of virginia and over toward fredericksburg and shaur lotsville. these neighborhoods here these zones likely could get the greatest risk of some small tornadoes, high winds hail and maybe even enough rain to cause isolated flooding. a look at the hour by hour timing on those storms updated one, that's coming up at 6:21. how is the commute? college parkway and stacey lane all lanes blocked. northbound 95 near route 32, right shoulder blocked. taking a look at travel times, outer loop between 95 and 270

will take you about ten minutes. and when you hit the road tune into wtop 103.5 fm to get more traffic information. a toeching situation at this hour in northeast washington. take a live look at the scene right now. police still on the stretch of h street where it is off-limits. police are searching for evidence following that kidnapping situation that left a guard dead and ended with a smooth shoot-out. plus another violent arrest caught on video causing a stir.action being taken in came cal after this video went viral.

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about 8:00 last night, right here on h street between 11th and 12th from what i understand it happened right in front of a sandwich shop. this is a commercial area right here. this sandwich shop taylor sandwiches again an area filled with dry cleaners with restaurants, barber shops. a resident depial area as well. a lot of growth over the last couple of years but ritright here the chase came to an end. they cornered this green honda accord and that's when bullets started for fly. both the suspect, the shoot are i should say, shooter and police officer were shot. both are in the hospital. i talked to one gentleman here not all that long ago, he was being dropped off by a friend, he was inside of a restaurant there when this was all going

down outside. because of all the confusion and chaos outside, he wasn't able to get his car. he came up today trying to get that vehicle. it looks like h street will be closed for most of your morning commute, so please plan accordingly. back to you. it's 6:17. there is also still an active scene at the census bureau headquarters where one of the gates is still closed this morning after the shooting death of that guard. megan mcgrath is at the complex and will join us live in about 15 minutes. a developing story out of california right now. and internal investigation has been ordered after video of deputies beating a suspect. a man stole a horse to get away from deputies in san bernardino county. during the chase the man falls off the horse and that's when deputies subdue him using a stun gun and then as you can see

here they appear to be beating and kicking the man for more than two minutes. remains have been found during the search for a missing longwood university student. 18-year-old anhad been missing since march 3. the remains will be septembernt to determine the cause of death. congressman kmings is calling for a culture change. supervisor is accused of assaulting a female agent. morales has been stripped of clearance and is on administrative leave. congressman cummings says he's glad that in this case director joseph clancy was notified immediately and took action. a former virginia delegate is suing his own party. joe morrissey wants the court to

review hundreds of signatures rejected by the democratic signatures are on his application to run for state claims the officials dlish bratly rejected valid signatures a party spokesman calls the allegations bizarre. morrissey served jail time for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl. former members of a church planning their largest protest yet. as first reported in the loudoun times, the church sun deris under investigation after several claims of sexual abuse and now the pastor's son has posted a message threatening protesters. the post has since been deleted. >> his only mechanism to fight back is to threaten because that's what he knows. >> that sign in front of the church promote as big auto show this saturday. protesters say they will be there, too. david culver sent a facebook

message but did not immediately hear back. the fbi calling him the sharp dressed bandit. sunny parekh was arrested accused of robbing three banks. surveillance pictures show the robber dressed up wearing a pea coat suit carrying a briefcase. during each he passed the teller a note that demanded money and threatened a weapon. police say collaboration between departments led to his arrest. it's 6:20. all eyes are on president obama and his cuban counter part raul castro. they're both in panama for a summit. they won't officially meet one-on-one, but even an informal chat could en so heven solidify ties. john kerry has met with their foreign minister, the highest meeting between the two countries in more than 50 years. we'll have a report on what new changes could be coming. a number of reports say hillary clinton is expected to

formally announce that she is running for the democratic nomination for president on sunday. that's according to a report in the new york "post". the guardian newspaper says it will happen on twitter around noon. clinton is expected to hit the trail heading for a state where she did not perform as well last time iowa. google executive chairman eric schmidt will get the commencement address next month at virginia tech. a group students from loudoun county hoping to compete in the world robotic competition is expected to make a major announcement today. check out this video. this is the team dubbed as outsiders. the team experienced a major setback when the school suv with their robot and equipment was stolen. we don't know what today's announcement will be. we're hoping that they found their equipment or they got a

new one. but we'll let you know. follow the nbc washington app and on twitter to be the first to find out about the announcement. they're so talented. a shame if they couldn't compete. let's get right to the forecast on this weather alert day. >> we're closely monitoring the progress of a lean ofine of storms in ohio, kentucky and tennessee. there are severe watches out. the line of storms that will likely be affecting us are the ones here in tennessee and kentucky the ones farther north and west will be passing up into pennsylvania. but these moving in to west virginia into virginia later take. and the timing on that updated timing just coming in now showing us some probably not severe. but after that it will likely turn severe. by 3:00 from washington county all the wae townway down to culculpeper

storms will likely intensify. and then they will roll throughout metro area. still strong and maybe producing shall damage. as they cross the bay, they might reignite and get going again over the eastern shore. and then late in the afternoon, early evening, a few lingering storms. chilly morning. low to mid-40s. a little bit of drizzle falling, so grab apumbrella. city camera showing low clouds over us now. by noon ought to be jumping in to the 60s. hitting the 70s during the afternoon as the storms come through and then he said by 6:00 p.m.. followed by beautiful weather for the would he be he saidweekend. up 60s saturday, near 70 sunday. might get rain tuesday morning, dry after that into mid week next week. next a look at the potential

risks coming up at 6:31. now with the morning commute, any problems? traveling the beltway, things are looking good in maryland and virginia. in arnold college parkway and stacey lane, all lanes blocked for police activity. your alternate is whitehall road. taking a look at 395 north toward the 14th street bridge near edsall seeing volume. 95 south headed toward the d.c. beltway looking good with no incidents being reported. authority bound 95 near route 32 right shoulder blocked due to an accident with injuries. 6:24 is your time. new this morning, a bird strike caused some delays. an alaska airlines flight was forced to turn around last night. none of the 112 passengers and five crew members was hurt. it is feeling like spring and you may be tempted to open the windo and let a little cool air in. and that's posing an overlooked hazard apparently.

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a developing story playing out in prince george's county where one of the gates at the census bureau headquarters remains closed now after a deadly shooting there. you can see the crime scene tape and police car there. megan mcgrath has been there all morning and jones us live in just minutes. a weather alert day for you as severe weather pushes toward us. the potential storm risks in your neighborhood. and don't let the severe weather deter your plans to check out the cherry blossoms as they approach peak bloom. what you need to know if you're riding metro. ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪

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developing now a stretch of h street northeast in d.c. still sthut down shut down after a gunman opened fire. officers are searching for evidence. >> this is related toand deadly shooting at the sven suscensus bureau. megan mcgrath has just learned new information. >> reporter: we got new

information about the praises here. they will be operating on a two hour delay. but workers who had to shelter in place last night, they have been granted an excused absence. however essential workers are expected to report on time. the front gate here remains closed. you can see the tape across it here. so you'll have to use one of the other gates to report to work. this all began when a man armed with a gun kidnapped his wife on t street in northeast last night. they eventually ended up though at the gate of the census bureau here in suitland maryland. a security guard, 59-year-old lawrence the gunman and his wife arguing inside the car. when he approached, the gunman opened fire and buckner was fatally shot. many census bureau workers were inside the building at the time they heard the shots. they say it was a very fright evening situation. >> scary. i saw the incident i saw the security guard getting cpr.

it was terrifying. we didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: after the shooting the gunman did end up back in washington, d.c. where things came to a violent conclusion with more on that i'll send it back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. and the other big story of the day, it will be a very active weather day as you can see from the radar. we watch this line of severe weather coming our way. >> the threat of storms in your neighborhood means this is a weather. tom kierein is here with more on the potential risks in the hours ahead. >> yeah because it is a weather alert day, we will have frequent storm team 4 updates all day long as storms approaches get stronger and sweep through by later this afternoon. a lot of people are still on spring break and you may have plans being outside this afternoon. if you hear thunder, get inside. turn on nbc 4, we'll let you know if any storms are threatening where you are. right now we're getting thunder and lightning and downpours ohio

into kentucky and tennessee. it's these this kentucky that will approach us in about 8 1/2 hours. so that is around 3:00 this it afternoon, the leading edge of those coming on through. the potential risks, there is a slight risk of an isolated small tornado with these as they do come through. a little greater risk of high winds that may cause some brief damage. and also a risk of some hail. this time of year we have a lot of cold air aloft, so it will make lame and brief heavy downpours may call ponding of water, as well. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31 a look at our damp morning and what it will be like at the bus stop and what to wear. that's in ten minutes. we're seeing normal volume slowing on the top side of the beltway montgomery county. other than that no major problems on the beltway. in arnold, college parkway and stacey lane all lanes blocked due to police activity. alternate is whitehall road. elsewhere, d.c. 295 south,

running slow but normal slowing for this time of the morning. raffling raffle traveling on 66 to the beltway looking good. 270 south near shady grove road also looking good. back to you. >> know letmolette green with breaking news about a manhunt in annapolis after we've learned a police officer has been shot. that department tweeted in is a search for a suspect going on near 720 college parkway. that's in the annapolis area. there is a 7-eleven and pnc bank nearby. we don't have any information about the condition of the officer. we do have calls into police. as soon as we know more we'll bring it right to you. push it out through alerts on our nbc washington app. 6:34. today a maryland man will learn how long he'll spend behind bars for causing a deadly crash.

he was driving drunk on lee highway last year when he slammed into a car at ft. myer drive. the 24-year-old driver of the chrysler was killed. he had just gotten his license back after having it suspended for a year. we're waiting to learn whether there will be charges. rick warrick was killed super bowl sunday trying to fix his car on the side of the road. his fiance was hurt as well. u.s. park police say 73-year-old earl teeter was the driver who hit them. investigators say they found pieces of teat teeter's car at the scene. police are searching for a man who tried to take a child from a dale city daycare center. take a look to pick up a child at small world daycare center last friday. the man came in and named a specific child but wasn't on the list to pick them up.

after reviewing surveillance video, parents said they did not know the man. police just want to speak to him to see whether this was a misunderstanding. today a somber event in texas. more five years after the shooting rampage at ft. hood those who were wounded or killed will southwest purple heart. former major nidal hasan was convicted and sentenced to death. if you have unpaid tolls there taking the express lanes in northern virginia, you could get your case dropped. this week a fairfax county judge dimmed a case -- dismissed rather a case against a fredericksburg woman. the judge found the statute of limitations had good pird. the x. fired. the company waited a rear before beginning the court case. this opens the door for other at the times to make the same argument. even though there is a potential for strong storms today, it shouldn't affect all the cherry blossoms. just the ones that have already

bloomed fully. most of the trees will be in peak bloom tomorrow through tuesday. festival organizers expect big crowds around the tidal basin and national mall. early mornings might be a good time to beat some of those crowds. the festival parade starts at 10:00 tomorrow. after that you can enjoy the street festival. >> if you don't want to deal with the massive crowds you can head to the national arboretum. it had to cut back to three days a week in 2013 due to a federal budget cut, but starting today the arboretum will open to the public seven days a week. so pretty there. because of the festival, there will be no weekend track work on metro. rails will be open two hours early at 5:00 a.m. on sunday for the cherry blossom ten mile run. we're tracking a developing story in northeast washington where a busy stretch of h street remains off-limits for the morning commute. police are investigating that shoot-out that left two officers and a gunman hurt.

zachary kiesch gathering information at the scene. what we're learning about the conditions of those shot. and you could be seeing severe weather in your neighborhood in the hours ahead. take a look at storm team 4 radar. this severe storm system is moving this way. what you should wear. and the store has left its mark across the midwest. we'll take you to illinois for a look at the destruction.

one person is dead after a massive tornado whipped through northern illinois. storm chasers captured this video showing the shear strength of this storm as it blew over an 18 wheeler. look at that. one of the hardest hit towns is about 80 miles west of chicago.

>> reporter: i'm live in fairdale illinois about 80 miles west of chicago where a tornado has devastated this town. if you look behind me, in looks like it was a business structure here. that is what this entire up to looks like. it's about a community of 200 people. 50 or 60 structures in this community, every single structure has been affected. if you take a look on the other side there is a yell will he piece of equipment. this is why think this is a place of business. that's a scissors lift. and that looks like it has bricks covering all of the structure there. there are two vehicles here. and if you can see they have been tagged. so the fire department has come through the area and they have cleared this area. so they did not find anybody in this structure. and that's what they're doing, they're going through the community, checking houses rechecking they said at least twice to make sure everybody in

the small community of 200 people have been accounted for. >> unbelievable. you can see the path of destruction just left a huge mess there in the midwest. >> some of that moving our way. let's go right to tom kierein for this weather alert. >> we have a small risk of tornados here later this afternoon. right now those thunderstorms did produce that severe weather now in ohio, kentucky and tennessee. they will be getting closer to us later today. right now no rain just a little bit of drizzle. temperatures are in the 40s and we'll stay this way at the bus stop this morning with wet sidewalks. may need an umbrella a little bit of patchy drizzle. have the umbrella handy. during the afternoon, we'll likely have the heavier downpours coming threwough. get inside when you hear thunder. a look at the hour by hour timing on the storms coming up at 6:51. how is traffic? slowing on 66 as you approach the beltway and then

inside the beltway. elsewhere in arnold college parkway and stacey lane, all lanes blocked due to police activity. here are travel times. and when you hit the road tune into 103.5 fm wtop for more traffic. a developing story right now that is playing out this d.c. and maryland. a violent kidnapping and argument and shooting that left a security guard dead and a chase and shoot-out on a busy d.c. street. we have team coverage this just minutes.

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a developing story still playing out. a kidnapping followed by a shooting outside the census bureau and chase and shoot-out with place along crowded h street. >> we have team coverage but first your forecast on this weather alert day.kierein where more on what is going on. >> we have a very long line of showers and thunderstorms that stretch from pennsylvania all the way down to alabama. the ones here in kentucky and tennessee, these are the ones that will be getting close to the metro area. it's still about eight hours or so away of getting in to our metro area. so around 3:00 this afternoon. police activity in arnold maryland has college parkway and stacey lane shut down. alternate is whitehall road. we have more now on that developing news we've been

following all morning for you. police are monitoring two of the three locations connected to a deadly shooting at the census bureau. >> we have live team coverage. megan mcgrath is live in suitland where a security guard is was killed but we begin with zachary kiesch where police took down the suspect. >> reporter: as the sun rises here on h street, we're seeing a lot of folks like this gentleman lean trying to get to vehicles and things blocked off. this happened yesterday at about 8:00. you see the gentlemen getting in right now. i talked to a gentleman earlier who was being dropped off by a friend trying to get their vehicles. this all happened about 8:00 last night in the middle of the street. it was an unbelievable scene. it sounds like a western or old gangster movie, but it wasn't. it happened right here in a growing part of town. we're not all that far away from union station. it's a place that we see a lot

of restaurants and a lot of action typically here. from what i understand from the information that we know police identified this green honda accord at about 7:30 the chase ended here with a shoot-out in the middle of the street. we're talking about h street northeast d.c.. h street is closed. cars being diverted. but there are people getting in and getting their vehicles. back to you. we continue our team coverage at the headquarters of the census bureau. megan mcgrath live there in suit land. and we're learning there is an important message for employees. >> reporter: yeah the u.s. census bureau headquarters here in suitland because of this crime spree and what happened here last night, they are going to be operating on a two hour delay today. so employees should report two hours late. with the exception of workers who had to shelter in place. while the shooting was actually taking place. those workers have been given an

excused absence for today. essential workers, you are expected to report on time. this comes after a security guard was shot here at the main gate last night. it was all part of a crime spree that unfolded starting with a kidnapping this d.c. then the shooting here at the census bureau and ending with a violent conclusion this d.c.. but the census bureau open today just two hours late. back to you. family members of the security guard killed are mourning. his name is lawrence buckner. loved ones were advise bring distraught last night at prince ghornlg's hospital center. we know he was a married man only 59 years old. sources at the hospital told news 4 mr. buckner was still at live when he was brought in but he passed away just after 7:00 p.m. from a gunshot wound to the chest. we've been sending you alerts throughout the situation. we'll continue to push out updates through the nbc washington app. we're getting a look at new video of the beginning of what would eventually lead to a south

carolina police officer being character charged with murder. dash camera video shows michael slager pulling over walter scott for a broken taillight. we now are getting to the scene and how it unfolded from gabe guttierez live in north charleston for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. quhil while this video does fill in some gaps, but it does not actually show any type of struggle or the shooting. still this morning state investigators are now saying that they had suspicions about this shooting from the very beginning. now, the video shows walter scott pulling into an auto parts store. it was apparently a routine traffic stop and the oir wentfficer went up asked for license and registration. scott said he recently bought the car from a neighbor. a few seconds later, scott bolts from the car. it is unclear why he ran, but

previously his family had said he may have been trying to avoid jail time because he'd been previously arrested for back child support. now, this morning we're also hearing for the first time from the family of officer slager his mother says that she is devastated she has not seen the video yet and she does not plan to. she has also not spoken with her son but she wanted to ed toed to apologize saying this is devastating for everyone involved. his funeral, scott's funeral is now set for saturday. the officer loss not yet entered a plea. he remains in jail with no bail. back to you. >> gabe guttierez live in north charleston. thank you. look for more of gabe's report on the "today" show. i'm molette green at the live desk. just got new information we now know the police officer shot in anne arundel county suffered serious condition and was taken to shock trauma in baltimore. right now there is a

municipality under way to find the man hunt under way to find the suspect. traffic is following the impact of the police investigation. that's the latest there the live desk. an ebola patient admitted to the national institutes of health is in the clear today. the patient was released from the hospital yesterday. the american health care worker was admitted to nih on march 13 with the ebola virus. nih has not released the name, but we are learning the man was the 11th ebola patient to be treated in the u.s.. >> tom is back with us this morning. got to get ready for what could be a pretty nasty day. >> this is our first round of severe weather this spring season. we're entering the spring storm season. here we are on april the 10th and or first round looking likely by later this of a. so a weather alert day in effect here at nbc 4. as well on our website and apps.

we'll keep you informed. right now thundershowers now coming into southeastern ohio, eastern kentucky into eastern tennessee. this is the line that will be affecting us right now about 8:10 away. so it's around 3:00 this afternoon, still on track to be arriving around then. and local radar not showing any rain just patchy drizzle. we have light fog around it's a dreary morning. and we have temperatures just in the 40s. here is new timing just coming this here on the arrival, this is similar to the old timing of some storms coming into the shenandoah valley around 2:00 p.m.. after that intensifying. this area in the red and orange this is as of 3:00 p.m. coming right through the metro area. montgomery county fairfax county, this line of showers and thunderstorms, it advances east and tends to break down a bit away it gets around the bay because of the cold waters, but it may fire up again after 6:00 p.m. just east of us prince george's county anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's charles. and crossing the bay, it may

intensify again and then quickly gone by 8:00 p.m.. so the zones likely to get the heaviest storms may be just south of the metro area. that's where we could get some of the strongest winds. as well as perhaps some hail only a slight risk of a tornado. could get heavy rain enough to cause ponding of water. and so hour by hour rapid warming today. 60s by noontime. then into the 70s during the afternoon as the storms roll on through. then sun back tomorrow, beautiful weekend coming up. highs upper 60s on saturday. sunday up around 70 degrees. great weather for enjoying the chaer chair cherry blossoms. might get rain on tuesday. how is the commute? usual slowing on the top side of the beltway. 395 slow from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. route 50 there annapolis into the district looking good. 95 in maryland headed south at route 212, seeing volume.

270 is a little slow at montrose road, but no reports of incidents there. 66 slow all the way this wahe way into the beltway. 6:55. right now you can order the new apple smartwatch, but you can't take it home just yet. starting at 3:00 a.m. apple started taking pre-ed orders online. and they had no problems -- we had no problems getting on the website. shipping will start on april 24. you can also try out the iwatch at apple stores today. it requires an appointment. today you can buy tickets to the first round of the wizard home playoff games. they go on sale at 11:00. dates and times for the first round games will be released after the regular season ends. here are the four things you need to know before you head out. cherry blossoms will be in their peak bloom this there will be big crowds. the parade is also tomorrow morning. feel free to tweet us any

pictures. several deputies in california under investigation after they were caught on camera beating a suspect did youruring an arrest. a tornado killed one woman, leveling parts of illinois. the storm so strong it swept some home off their foundations. look for a live report from the ground on the "today" show. >> reporter: and the main gate is still closed, but the census baur bureau open two hours late following the murder of a security guard here. the shooting part of a larger crime spree that started with a kidnapping and then the shooting here at the census bureau and ended with a shoot-out with police in northeast. radar showing a long line of showers and thundershowers now in southeastern ohio, kentucky and tennessee. advancing east getting into our metro area later this afternoon. college parkway and stacey lane all lanes blocked due

it-to-policeitto police activity. and that is the broadcast this morning. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes. have a great day.

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