there. a few there, northern shenandoah valley. but these are going to be disappearing over the next half hour or so. prince georges county, down into the low to mid 40s there. most locations in the 40s. now dulles is at 50 degrees. reagan national is at 53. first light of day beginning to show up. live view from the tower camera. a cool morning but a beautiful mild afternoon coming up. even warmer than yesterday. but then showers likely moving in. during much of the day tomorrow. next week and traffic on the ones. your bus stop forecast for the morning at 6:11. alexis davies good morning. what's happening with the commute? >> good morning. traveling the beltway in maryland and virginia we are still looking good at this hour. no reports of incidents or delays on the inner or the outer loops. 95 southbound at route 644, just under the beltway, we have a disabled vehicle. it has been moved to the shoulder so not causing any significant delays on the

southbound side of 95. here's a look at the beltway in virginia. braddock road no reports of incidents or delays in this area. still looking slow at 270 out of frederick at old hundred road. we'll keep you updated. angie and eun, back to you? >> right now your commute is changing in a big way on the red line. metro is switching back to automatic train operation this morning. nearly six years after that deadly crash near the fort totten station. megan mcgrath has a look at what the passengers can expect this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. it was back in 2009 that that deadly accident occurred metro train slammed into another train that was stopped near the fort totten station. nine people were killed. many more were injured and following that accident metro stopped using their automated computer system. they went over to manual

controls. well, since that accident metro has been making lots of safety improvements and they're at the point that they can return to the automated system and that's happening on the red line beginning this morning. at in fact it's already begun with the longer trains along the red line. so there will still be a person inside the cab to open and close the door and make announcements, but everything else is being done by a compute system. going to the automated system going back to it will make for faster rides and you might also see some of the jerkiness that you see with the manual controls go away. riders certainly hope so. >> i have been noticing a lot of that jerkiness and they start to stop and you think -- you get up and you think that, you know, then everything is good. then all of a sudden they keep going a little bit. you're kind of jarred. >> reporter: and i'm going to jump on a train here in a little bit and i will let you know coming up in the next 45 minutes

how it went this morning for me or at least on my ride. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath for us thank you. there are a few other things to know about this change. first of all, not every train on the red line will be operating automatically. only eight car trains will be automatic. six car trains need a software update that's currently being installed and this change is only being made on the red line right now. the rest of the lines on metro are not expected to return to automatic operation until late 2017. and you may just get lucky enough to catch a ride on a brand new metro car tomorrow. the first 7,000 series trains will go into service on the blue line tomorrow morning. we'll get a preview ride news4's adam tuss will be on board. he'll tweet out the information you need to know about the new cars and he'll be here at 5:00 a.m. a maryland couple with a

controversial parenting style and montgomery county police brought the children to child protective services yesterday. they picked them up in silver spring after a concerned citizen told the officers that the children were left alone. we're still waiting to hear from maytive family. well cps began investigating back in september. the meitivs say they're trying to teach their children self-reliance and responsibility. the mother of a 3-year-old is facing charges. police say she left her son alone in a car while she went gambling in baltimore. officers arrested jade germany on saturday. investigators say someone notified an officer when they saw the little boy sleeping in the car and the police report says germany showed no remorse when police confronted her. she simply said she needed money. it is now 6:05.

the murder trial of a d.c. department of corrections official is set to begin today. carolyn cross was found dead inside her alexandria apartment in september of 2014. police say 29-year-old dawit seyoum murdered cross. attorneys for seyoum said he was hearing voices at the time of the murder. today we should get a much closer look at how d.c. mayor muriel bowser plans to budget for next year. she seal testify in an oversight hearing. she's calling for sales tax and parking tax increases. her plan cuts higher education spending. the plan includes more money for homeless services, school modernization and the streetcar program. today you can watch a re-enactment of one of the last things abraham lincoln did before his death. starting at noon a group of people will ride on horse back from the white house to the president's lincoln's cottage monument in northwest d.c. a retirement home for veterans

now. president lincoln lived there for a while. on the day before he was killed he made that same ride that's going on today. new developments involving that disabled man left in the woods by his own mother. and a car plows into the virginia business and when a decision could be made on if that bakery can reopen. you're stepping outside to some comfortable temperatures right now. here's a look at the tidal basin, the cherry blossoms in full bloom right now. 54 degrees outside of the

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today." >> a bakery owner has a lot more clean-up to do. look at the damage here. six people were hurt none seriously. the fairfax county released the pictures of the car. it was in the napoleon bakery. the store is closed right now and it's not clear when it will reopen. today is your last chance to say what you think about a new metro station at potomac yard in alexandria. if you're interested head to west reid avenue tonight. the last open house to talk about the new station starts 6:30. it would be added between the reagan airport on the blue and yellow lines. we're talking about a beautiful spring day. so excited about it too because we had such a beautiful weekend. we don't want it to end. >> i know. if you can take the day off, make it a three-day weekend, go for it. all right. let's check in with tom kierein who has more. >> you heard it, we have angie goff's permission.

good morning. weather and traffic on the ones now at 6:11. yeah we're still basking in the euphoria from the fabulous weekend weather. just a few scattered sprinkles to our north now and for the day today, you will need a jacket this morning. still rather cool but then later today you'll be comfortable in short sleeves. have the sunglasses handy as well. at the bus stop waiting for the metro, it will be around 50 degrees between 7:00 and 8:00. a bit of a breeze getting us into the mid and upper 50s between 8:00 and 9:00. a look at the commute ahead for the day, that's coming up next at 6:21. how is the commute going now, alexis? >> good morning. no reports on the inner or the outer loop however, in virginia a small problem, but not too many delays. the outer loop of the beltway, a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. as you can see from the drive time, not causing any delays as you travel southbound in virginia. elsewhere, 95 north bound, prince william beltway, 18 minute ride and westbound at 50

is six minutes. for more traffic tune in to wtop. back to you. and waiting for the children to -- >> watch yourself. >> a camera capturing that moment that manhole right there, that cover, sent flying high in the sky. what's being blamed for the blast that sent it airborne? all quiet at the tidal basin right now. here's a live look at the pretty cherry blossoms. the crowds packed the area for a glimpse at peak bloom. why today may be your last

we're working to find out when a woman arrested in montgomery county will be extradited to philadelphia. police tracked down nyia parler to silver spring after her quadriplegic son was abandoned in a park. after she left him in a park, she came to silver spring to visit her boyfriend. the man was found lying in the leaves covered with a blanket next to a wheelchair and a bible. parler's bible turned her in to police. >> the boyfriend had no

knowledge of what happened here. he was under the impression she needed a break and came down here. so it's a very disturbing case. >> parler was hospitalized after she was arrested to receive treatment for an unknown reason. she is facing several charges. we spoke with one advocate and she says people shouldn't be quick to judge the mother's actions. >> i wouldn't label her a monster. i would label her as somebody who was highly strained and made a very bad decision. >> advocates say that there are resources for struggling families for example the government provides waivers that can help with the cost of housing, education and even long-term care. new information to a story you first learned about with a push alert from the nbc washington app on friday. a second person is now facing charges for the shooting of an anne arundel police officer. danielle blake was arrested yesterday and she's charged with conspiracy to commit attempted murder.

the first suspect colvin white was arrested on friday. corporal larry adams was patrolling part of the arnold area friday morning. police say he was shot shot after chasing a suspicious person. adams was upgraded to serious condition over the weekend. it's 6:17. there's new video of a black man killed by a white sheriff's deputy in oklahoma. a warning you may want to look away or mute your tv right now. you can't see what happens here but you can hear the gunshot the sheriff's office is now calling a mistake. >> on your stomach, now! [ gunshot ] >> according to the tulsa county sheriff's office the reserve deputy who killed eric harris meant to grab his taser. the deputy was part of a sting operation trying to catch harris illegally selling a gun. the deputy did not commit a crime, saying he was quote in a stressful situation. we're still working right now to learn why a maryland police chief is stepping down

this morning. the delmarva daily times reports that princess ann's chief scott keller has decided to retire. princess anne is where eight people died from carbon monoxide poisoning a week ago. city officials are at no commenting on the timing -- are not commenting on the timing of the departure. three people are expected to be okay after they were shot on the way to a party in wood bridge. they say a large group was headed to a party near forest day avenue and dale boulevard yesterday morning. someone pulled up in the suv and opened fire on the group. hitting one man and two teenagers. police say the party was advertised on social media. we could learn the verdict in aaron hernandez's murder trial today. the former new england patriots player is accused of killing his friend odin lloyd two years ago. jurors had already spent days and a total of 20 hours to

discuss their decision. parents with looking for a child who's been missing since saturday. look at this picture here. this is jennifer castillo 16 years old. she was last seen in takoma park in new hampshire avenue. that's where she was dropped off to catch a bus to the mall. castillo was wearing dark blue jeans, a black shirt and white sneakers. right now no major reports of damage after two earthquakes jolted los angeles. a 2.5 quake hit last night and then a few hours later a 3.5 magnitude quake struck. today, spacex is launching another rocket into space. it is headed for the international space station and carrying a lot of supplies. we'll be watching nasa's twitter feed to make sure the launch goes off without any problems.

many of you -- are posting on twitter and sending us your beautiful images from the tidal basin and the gorgeous cherry blossoms. these are the pictures that you sent in. you can't take a bad picture out there. they're so pretty. today is probably your last day to see the blossoms in peak bloom. peak started at april 11. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us live from the tidal basin with your cherry blossom forecast. still pretty out there though right, chuck? >> like you said, you can't take a bad picture down here this time of the year. cherry blossoms out. 3,750 cherry trees around the tidal basin. if you don't like the crowds around here, there's another 2,000 going down the length of hanes point. i have met people from canada from iran pennsylvania. nice couple from lorden. so there are people here from everyone and what would normally be a quiet time of the day here at the tidal basin is very noisy with the clicky click of all the

photographers down here. these are the pictures that everybody sends out to their christmas cards of whatever they're doing. nice looking, 51 degrees, a hint of a south breeze to keep it cool. sunrise, just about 15 minutes away. >> those clouds are drifting over there. i can tell. and the timing is going to be really close for those clouds to clear just in time to get some sunlight coming across the tidal basin. it was gorgeous there yesterday. another beautiful day there under way this morning. those clouds have been producing a few scattered sprinkles to our north. that's going to stay well north of us, so dry roads for the morning commute. the commuter forecast for this monday the 13th day of april, temperatures in the low to mid 50s through much of the morning commute. afternoon, partly cloudy into the mid 70s by mid afternoon. absolutely wonderful day coming up. a little bit of a breeze coming in from the south. there are the few sprinkles, tracking across anne arundel in

the northern part of prince georges county. a few others here, here around the central blue ridge. really breaking up quickly as they track off to the east. temperatures are near 50 montgomery county low to mid 40s. prince georges. in the low to mid to upper 40s. near 50 by the bay. farther west it's hovering near 52. some of the mild air coming in on the southerly breezes. warming into the mid 70s for much of the region today. showers tomorrow. it will knock a lot of the petals today so today the last day to catch them at their peak. rain coming through. we could pick up half an inch of rain. sun back up near 70, beautiful pattern for the rest of the week. feast your eyes on the outlook, all the way into the weekend. warmest day likely on saturday. mid and upper 70s. next at 6:31 we'll look at the

hometown highs. how is it looking now? >> we are seeing some volume in montgomery county. 66 at route 50 the live look from news chopper 4, heavy volume but no reports of incidents as you travel in to the beltway. 95 in virginia, looking good with all lanes open headed up to the beltway. route 50, into maryland, no reports of delays or incidents. 95 southbound to the d.c. beltway, more volume but no reports of incidents in the area. back to you. i'm molette green at the live desk with some breaking news. anne arundel police on the scene right now of a murder. this happened at the dunkin' donuts in hanover. very close to the outlet mall there. there you see the tweet sent out by police. they tell us this is an active scene and they believe this was a targeted incident. we're working to find out more

information about this. as soon as we get it we'll bring it right to you as well as push alerts on the nbc washington app. back to you. >> thank you. we have dramatic video to show you from a car crash out in montgomery county. here you can see firefighters working to save a driver who was ejected from his car. three cars crashed on the clara barton parkway. in addition to this man who was ejected, two other people were hurt. they are all expected to survive. if your child needs a car seat you know there are more options than i have. how do you know which one is the best? news4 consumer reporter erika gonzalez talked to the pros at consumer reports to show you the most suitable seats for children of all ages and sizes. of course if they're installed properly. on news4 tonight at 5:00 she'll show you where you can have it installed correctly free of charge to give you peace of mind. news for your health a new study shows that thousands of

children are missing their shots. they found 28% of the children were either missing vaccines or missing records to show that they indeed had them. the study was published in the journal of pediatrics. on a news -- a news crew captures the moment a manhole explodes, sending it 100 feet into the air. take look. >> watch yourself. watch yourself. >> heads up heads up! >> well you hear that explosion and take a look. that manhole flew way up above the buildings. this happened in buffalo, new york. an underground electrical fire started around noon yesterday. witnesses say smoke was pouring out of the manholes. eventually, causing three explosions. no one was hurt by the explosions because police had already evacuated the area. and that was fortunate because once you see the manhole, how much pressure it took to get it up that high. >> i know. unbelievable. thankfully, everybody was able to get out of the way. well, the presidential race

getting a little more crowded. how hillary clinton is trying to jump start her campaign as another republican prepares to enter the race. a live look at national harbor right now where a clear sky and mild temperatures will greet you as you step outside. how about that? things are only getting better. your neighborhood forecast at 6:31. also ahead, a security scare at the white house. the

right now the list of candidates vying for your vote is now growing by two. hillary clinton announced her intent to run on sunday. in the hours ahead, marco rubio will join the crowded republican field. the steps poth are taking to build momentum. but first, it's shaping up to be a great day to catch those

beautiful cherry blossoms outside at peak bloom. well we're already seeing temperatures in the 40s and 50s. it's only going to get warmer. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with your high temperatures. hi tom. >> hey, good morning. a little bit of a breeze kind of blowing the blossoms around a little bit. they're still hanging on though. storm team 4 radar showing light rain and sprinkles in howard county that stretches into prince georges county and now tracking over anne arundel county over the next half hour or so. elsewhere, a few clouds are drifting through. bowie at 46. maybe a few sprinkles there now, but ought to reach the mid 70s by mid afternoon. absolutely wonderful spring day. pollen count is going to be jumping though. rockville, montgomery county in the upper 40s. should make it to the mid 70s by the afternoon. haymarket, partly cloudy. by mid afternoon maybe upper

70s by mid to late afternoon. a look at the hour to hour temperatures coming up at 6:41. now here is melissa on this monday morning. >> good morning, tom. we are still seeing volume building in montgomery county but no reports of ips departments in the -- incidents in the area. 66 heading toward the beltway, the taillights are headed to the beltway, but no reports of incidents. just a lot of volume. westbound route 50 at 197 the accident there has been moved to the shoulder two vehicles are there and we're seeing delays in the area. elsewhere, d.c. is running slow as you approach the 11th street bridge. new this morning, police are searching for the person who stabbed a man in alexandria, the stabbing happened at an intersection of breckenridge police. we're working to get an update on his condition. it is is now 6:32.

today, florida senator marco rubio will formally announce his bid for the presidency. rubio heads to the historic freedom tower tonight. it is a back drop that highlights his cuban heritage. he's slammed president obama's foreign policy for years and his announcement comes days after the president held a historic meeting with the cuban president. by now you know hillary clinton threw her hat into the ring yesterday and is headed to iowa. a little later in the hour we'll look at the heat she's already taking from republicans. we'll also have more on what former maryland governor and potential clinton challenger has to say about her campaign. i'm molette green at the live desk with new poll numbers this morning showing virginia voters supporting a deal with iran. this just released quinnipiac poll found 92% of voters believe that iran is a threat to the country. two-thirds would like to see a

plan in place that restricts iran's nuclear program and in exchange for easing sanctions. now president obama's job approval rating is remaining deeply negative with 45% approving of the job he's done. 53% disapproving that's the latest from the live desk. angie, back to you. >> thank you so much. maryland lawmakers have until midnight to pass a budget. there was a budget compromise but it's unknown if they'll pass some of the initiatives that are important to the deal. the house delegates is scheduled to vote on three of hogan's priorities. they include measures aimed at expanding charter schools and ending state mandated storm water fees and also providing some tax relief on military pensions. we now know how spotsylvania is reporting to the problems at voting machines in virginia. the county is planning to spend

$300,000 to replace any defective machines. we told you last week one-fifth of those machines in the commonwealth may have wireless connection issues. well tomorrow the state board of elections is holding a public meeting to discuss how the problem can be fixed. it is now 6:34. a fairfax county inmate was hit with a stun gun four times before she died earlier this year. new details about that death came out over the weekend in "the washington post." an incident report shows natasha mckenna initially cooperated with police and agreed to be handcuffed. but then she tried to fight her way out. the report says six officers in bio hazard suits placed her legs and arms in restrantds and then hit her four times with a stun gun. the fairfax county sheriff defends the use of force. today jurors will choose 12

candidates to hear the case of james holmes. he is charged with killing people in an attack on a movie theater three years ago. the lawyer said he was having a psychotic episode at the time and prosecutors say holmes should be sentenced to death. his trial begins two weeks from today. there will be grief counselors at howard university today to help the community remember a former student who died. we are working to learn his name right now. d.c. police say they found the man unconscious yesterday around michigan avenue and franklin street northeast. it's still not clear why he died. and bowie high schoolers are mourning a classmate time. okon ntekim was coming back from a field trip with the bowie high school rotc when he started to feel sick on the bus. then he stopped breathing. maryland state police are working to find out just what happened. ntekim was just 16 years old. congress returns to work and they're already facing some big deadlines. here's a quick run down of what's on their plate. they have two days to make a deal on how doctors are paid by medicare.

house and senate budget negotiators could begin meeting this week. a senate committee plans to push once again for more say over nuclear negotiations with iran. the white house is waiting for action on the president's attorney general nominee. and democrats return to the hill for the first time since minority leader harry reid announced he won't run again. i'm molette green at the live desk. we are following some breaking news. a bus crash in indianapolis involving a mega bus we have learned. and a semi. and we are watching the live pictures from the scene. this is a major undertaking happening along i-65. that's in johnson county near edinburgh. we understand there are multiple injuries and six ambulances have been requested to come to the scene. we'll stay on top of this developing story and bring you more throughout the day on nbc

washington.com. back to you. child neglect or free range parenting? a montgomery county couple who caught the eye of child protective services is under investigation again. catching a break at the pump. as the busy driving season ramps up. why gas prices are falling yet again. a pleasant morning down at the tidal basin. it is the beginning of what's set to be a beautiful day. when you will see th

welcome back. gas prices are goingdown. analyst lundberg said the gas prices have fallen five cents a gallon and the national average

is $2.39 per gallon. according to aaa. in our area it's $2.20. in virginia. $2.38 in maryland. and $2.55 in d.c. retailers and refineries are dropping prices to chase the demand from the american drivers. everything is back to normal outside the white house after a false alarm. a 4-year-old climbed under a temporary bike rack setting off the security alarms yesterday. secret service agents rushed over to the north ground. they found the child, but no danger. no one was hurt. >> probably completely oblivious to what he just -- or she just set off. >> yeah. i'm having fun. you know? >> that's what happens when you have 4-year-olds. >> how can you not outside, everybody is out roaming free. and seeing the cherry blossoms. they were spectacular. >> today could be the last chance to see them because

they're at their peak bloom. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom? >> yes, enjoy those delicate petals while they can because they may get knocked down by rain tomorrow morning. this patch of green in prince georges county that's going to be moving into anne arundel county over the next few minutes. behind that some sunshine breaks out. it's a rather cool morning. hovering near 50 degrees. 40s in the nearby suburbs. by 8:00 sunshine returns. hour by hour we'll be climbing into the 60s by noon hitting mid 70s by mid afternoon. weather and traffic on the ones look at the rain timing for tomorrow. alexis looking at the commute. >> some volume is building on top of the beltway. we'll look at in if a moment. 395, we have reports of a disabled vehicle in the center

lane. 22 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. for more traffic tune in to 103.5 f.m. wtop. right now metro is running the trains a little bit differently on one of its lines. part of the systemwide upgrade. some trains are once again running on automation. why only a few trains are actually using the system and which riders will enjoy the benefits of it first. plus they're hardly the friendly skies. the

right now on "news4 today," hitting the campaign trail. hillary clinton is ready to meet with voters less than a day after kicking off her run for the white house. how she hopes to win over voters this time around. mostly cloudy now around the metro area. the temperatures are hovering in the 40s to near 50. mid 50s by 8:00 and sunshine returning. ought to be hitting the low to mid 70s. much of the region by mid to late afternoon under a partly sunny sky. alexis in for melissa. >> good morning. we have a new accident on the outer loop in maryland. at the woodrow wilson bridge. we are starting to see some delays there. eun and angie, back to you. i started a new career, recently. this is a fifth generation company which means a lot to me.

>> as of a few minutes ago, hillary clinton's campaign kickoff video has more than 2 million views. and 95,000 people have retweeted her announcement as well. right now, clinton is tweeting from her road trip as she heads for iowa. right now clinton is on 1,000 mile road trip, she is headed to first in the nation caucus state iowa to begin meeting with voters. in her video message she's laying the basis of her platform, talking about helping american families get ahead and stay ahead. >> hillary clinton represents the worst of the washington machine. >> within hours republicans were on the attack. candidate rand paul has responded to clinton by releasing an attack ad. former florida governor jeb bush posted a video yesterday saying the u.s. must do better than the quote obama/clinton foreign policy. as you know former maryland

governor martin o'malley may challenge clinton. his spokesperson released a statement yesterday saying quote, the democratic party will benefit from a robust issues debate and should governor o'malley decide to enter the race he will bring one. right now, some metro trains are doing something they haven't done in nearly six years. automatic train operation is up and running. it's first time that the trainsb have running automatically since the deadly crash at fort totten back in 2009. megan mcgrath finished taking a ride on the rails and megan, the change is supposed to make this ride a little smoother. what do you think? >> reporter: you know i did notice a difference. they went to the manual system after that crash back in 2009. so you had an operator in the train starting and stopping the train. this morning the longer trains, the eight-car trains on the red line they have gone back to the automated system so it's now a computer that's actually accelerating and stopping the

train. take a look at this video that i shot. i took a little trip here a short time ago. i went here from the grovener station in an eight-car train. when we came to the station and the computer started to brake, i have to say it was pretty smooth. i jumped off got on to one of the six-car trains which was going in the opposite direction to get back here to the live truck. those six-car trains, they are still being operated manually. so it was actually a person in the cab that stopped the train when we arrived. i did notice that it was a little bit jerkier than the smoother -- jerkier than the automated trip i took. nothing dramatic, it wasn't crazy or anything. i have to say i was looking for it but i did notice a difference. perhaps some riders will notice that today as well. for the first time they have those red trains, the eight cars running on that automated system. so something new they'll be doing the six cars later on once they do some software upgrades.

>> all right, megan mcgrath for us. thanks so much. not every train will be making the switch. only eight-car trains will be automatic. this change is only being made on the red line for now. the rest of the lines are not expected to return to automatic operation until late 2017. molette green at the live desk. got a picture of a suspect police are looking for in a murder in hanover this morning. take a good look. this is the photo police in anne arundel tweeted out. they're looking for 24-year-old bhadresh kumar in the 7600 block. we'll put this picture on the facebook page. police want your help in finding this man. that is the latest, back to you. >> thank you, molette green. two maryland parents who

have been criticized for their parenting style, their children were brought to child protective services yesterday. someone told officers the children were alone. this morning we're still waiting to hear from the meitiv family. they made national headlines last year for so-called free range style of parenting. cps began investigating in december after the 10-year-old and 5-year-old were found walking home alone from the playground. the meitivs say they're trying to teach their children self-reliance and responsibility. it is time now to look at d.c. we should get a closer look today at how d.c. mayor muriel bowser plans to budget for next year. she will testify in just a few hours at an oversight hearing. bowser presented her budget earlier this month and she's calling for sales tax and parking tax increases. her plan cuts higher education spending. the plan includes more money for homeless services school modernization and the streetcar program.

it's supposed to be vacation but chances are you're left feeling stressed out if you take a flight to your destination. cnbc's landon dowdy has a new report, showing why airlines are missing the mark. we want improvements. how, landon? >> hey, that's right. a new report is giving low marks to u.s. airlines. researchers at wichita state university says fewer flights arrived on time last year, more bags were lost and consumers logged more complaints. the average plane is more than 80% full. and regional airliners earned bad marks because those flights are cancelled during bad weather. time to look at our all important forecast. another glorious spring day. >> we love it. it doesn't last very long. >> it's not only beautiful in the tidal basin, but forsythia are out, the magnolias, it is wonderful. daffodils, this spring weather

continues. and the pollen as well. that patch of green is showing up east of washington prince georges county and anne arundel, it's tracking off to the east. dry pavement for the morning commute. temperatures in the mid 50s. partly sunny the rest of the afternoon. beautiful afternoon into the mid 70s. a bit of a breeze coming in from the south. that'll be with us here and may knock a few of the petals down. right now, rather chilly in the suburbs. montgomery county, 40s. bowie, 41 right now. right in the district northeast and southeast, hovering in the and 50s. fairfax county loudoun and into prince williams spotsylvania in the upper 40s, near 50. the east end of the mall, looking beautiful up on capitol hill. look at the cherry trees in full bloom there. keep up with all of these weather changes coming in

tomorrow with the rain with the storm team 4 weather app. and the timing on that rain this area in color, this is where we'll get some showers coming on through. probably no thunder. just some showers moving through. this is around noontime. moderate showers, briefly heavy at times with some of these areas coming on through during the afternoon. 3:00 or 4:00 or a -- 5:00. we could get half an inch of rain so today the last day to enjoy the cherry blossoms. cooler with the rain tomorrow and back up to near 70 on wednesday around thursday. beautiful pattern as we get to the end of the week. the weekend looking terrific as well. highs, mid 70s, saturday. near 70 on sunday. how is the commute going on? >> it's looking good. we are seeing the normal beltway in montgomery county and 66 headed to the beltway. looking at 270, out of frederick, no reports of

incidents there. 66 no reports of incidents, all lanes are open. headed up to 95, very slow in the area. back to you. >> thank you so much. pink and white the colors of the day. take a look at some of the these pictures. some of you sent in from down by the tidal basin. pretty much any picture you take will be perfect. >> that's right. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is down there to let us know what kind of day we'll have. this may be the last day to see the blossoms in the peak bloom. >> he blends right in today. >> so do you. >> i wore my pink shirt so i'd blend in with the blossoms out here this morning. it's been gorgeous. the increase in the south wind is looking like a it what little bit of a snowstorm as the petals start to come down. thousands of people have made it down here for sunrise. one of them is may kim. she saw my plea to come on down and take some tellselfies. >> great, nice to meet you.

>> you said you have been to japan to see the cherry blossoms there. how do they compare? >> well they're close together here, and in japan they're big and vast but this is great. it's nice to know these are the gift from the japanese, my an sensors. >> sure. the petals are coming on down faster. come on down for a spring time snowstorm down by the basin. >> chuck bell, thank you. it's raining blossoms. the countdown is on for maryland lawmakers to pass a budget. they have until midnight. we'll monitor the situation throughout the day and send you a push alert to your phone if a budget is passed. florida senator marco rubio is set to announce he's running for president tonight. that's according to a report in "the washington post." rubio has said for days that he has quote, a big announcement end quote this week. two maryland parents who practice so called free range parenting are back in news. officers picked up the couple's children after someone reported them alone in silver springs

over the weekend. eight-car trains on the metro red line are running automatically again. automatic operation was suspended after that crash in fort totten in 2009. manual operation will continue on the rest of metro until 2017. morning clouds giving way to some sun this afternoon. temperatures soaring to the mid 70s by mid afternoon. enjoy. >> thank you, tom. have a great day, everybody. >> see you

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