n is moving into our western suburbs coming in from the west and a little bit from the southwest. right now getting rain from right along 95. fredericksburg right into washington pavement just now getting to wet. pavement along to 66 is wet now. and the pavement is wet on 270 from gaithersburg up to frederick and on interstate 70 from baltimore over toward howard county and 81 is all wet this morning and 340 as well as the light rain is continuing to move in from the west and we'll be continuing to move into our eastern suburbs in about another hour or so. there are those thickening clouds. a live view from our tower camera. a damp morning. rainy afternoon, we could have moderate to heavy downpours in the afternoon. we have rain chances over the next seven days as well. a mild start. we're in the 60s. it will be dropping as we get into the rest of the afternoon down into the 50s. next weather and traffic on the ones. how is the commute now?

>> looking quite good. beltway everything is green and moving along and a lot of that earlier construction of course is now getting pushed out of the way because it is 5:00 a.m. it's moving out of the way for us here. beltway at branch avenue everything looking quite good for us here now. 95 in virginia into town and out of town you are not having any problems. that earlier road work northbound as you are passing 234 is out of the way since we're in the 5:00 hour. seminary road southbound near kenmore avenue do some road work there where traffic is only getting by the shoulder now. and 20270 -- 270 no problems now. 5:02. today the future arrives on metra's blue line the first brand new 7,000 series train will leave today shortly after 57 a.m. here's what the new train will look like.

take a look. they have new digital displays that tell you where you are, a more open layout and no carpet. >> we are making a great leap forward in terms of safety and comfort for our riders. >> news 4 adam tuss is up early with this morning. he will be on the new train when it rolls out with the first riders. this is the first of many cars that will be added to the system offer the coming months and years. the second 7,000 series car will arrive next month. the red line will probably receive that car. today, lawyers will deliver their opening statements in a murder trial in alex zan dree i can't. a man was charge with killing carolyn cross. prosecutors say he killed her with her wrench and covered her had -- with a bag and duct tape.

in d.c. a family is planning to file a suit against gun violence today. this 9-year-old was shot in the head at an apartment complex in northeast d.c. there was a fight nearby where someone used the gun. jayden's family is suing the complex. we're hearing the 911 call that put a maryland couple in trouble again for their free range parenting style. there is a new investigation against the meitivs after their two children were unaccompanied. >> they have been walking around about 20 minutes by them receive. >> the couple has already been found responsible for unsubstantiated child neglect after their children were found walking alone last december. the couple says they are

considering fighting back with a lawsuit. at the live desk with new video that captures a man being set on fire after a bar fight in florida. we are about to show you the disturbing video now. right now, police are looking for the man who poured gasoline on a bar bouncer right on his face and lit a match. the bar security camera recorded it all when the two got into it over an unpaid tab. the bouncer is expected to recover from his burns. that is the latest. back to you. we are going to get a much closer look at hillary clinton's campaign strategy today when she meets with community college students in iowa. we're also learning more about her fundraising plans. for now, she's going to skip out on those star studded high dollar private events. she's asking for small donations on line. experts say she may eventually top the $1 billion president obama raised in 2012.

in a direct challenge to the president, the senate is expected to vote on a bill today for more influence in the nuclear deal with iran. secretary of state john kerry went to the hill on person to plead for more time. 2016 candidates rand paul and marco rubio on are that committee. the agreement comes amid a spike in violence between russian separatists and ukrainian. you can now officially cast your ballot to fill two seats on the d.c. council. early voting is under way for the april 28th special election. there is a crowded field to fill the late marion barry's ward seat. doors will be closed on thursday for emancipation day.

midnight deadline maryland lawmakers passed next year's budget. the $40 billion spending plan caused a divide dween the governor and democrats. hogan opposes the spending and says he will likely use that money to offset a likely deficit next year. 150 years ago today, president abraham lincoln was shot at ford theater. a candelight vigil tonight, there is aalso a play remembering lincoln at the theater tonight. tickets sold out. toll bells will ring across the city. a lot of people don't know this they have a small museum in the basement. >> we were able to take a closer

look at some of these brand new items they are making public for the first time. it's really stunning to see. new approaches methods and targets. >> we're talking about hackers and there's a new report out this morning that says the threat is growing. >> it's just 12 blocks big but the devastation is much more widespread. take a look at this. the devastation to hit the chicago suburb after a deadly tornado. by now, you've seen the video. now hear from the man at the center of a police beating caught on camera. >> looking life at storm team 4 radar, the rain coming into the

a new look at the devastating damage from a tornado in illinois. it hit a town in the northwest suburbs of chicago last week. two people died. you can see homes were destroyed, trees and trash scattered everywhere. just look at that devastation. the town is still without power, but it could come back tomorrow. a big piece of construction equipment is ready to go in d.c. we are going to get our first look at d.c. waters new tunnel boring machine today. this is in the bloomingdale neighborhood. it will mine the first street tunnel which will help alleviate flooding in that area. the machine will bore a massive

27-foot model and connect it to the river. it's the largest construction project the district has seen since metro was built. we're talking about a little rain heading our way. 65 degrees. >> we want to find out the timing with all of this. let's check in with chuck. >> it's a beautiful morning outside so far. if you were go to go get a run in today, you better getting running today. our beautiful magnolia deck is in full bloom. what you'll see is a little umbrella and this afternoon, a big umbrella. the rain will increase in intensity. already, light to moderate rain in the shannon doe wa valley. i'll have the umbrella up the next time you see me. wet roads this morning and heavy

rain possible later on this afternoon. 60s now. falling back down into the 50s later on today. so you may need an insulated raincoat for the second part of the day. perhaps some windshield wipers that are very effective. we do have a brand new crash here this morning. we're talking about 95 in virginia southbound at fairfax county parkway. it's a tractor-trailer accident. it sounds like it has been moved off to the shoulder and we're not seeing her right here at fairfax county parkway. we know it's there. wide look at things overall, no major problems into town and out of town. everything looking quite good. overall no major issues in prince george's county everything rolling along well. back with 5:21 with a live look at 270. 5:12 the bizarre reason the local principal was forced to resign we learn more details

about an accident on washington freeway. he said it was an accident but prosecutors felt otherwise. the charges a reserve

take a look at the storm team 4 radar. working hard. a whole lot of green moving toward the area on the map. many are waking up to light rain already. it is one of the most obvious signs of metro's effort to improve your commute. first of what will be brand new rail cars starts taking passengers two hours from now. we're live at the springfield station where the first

passengers will hop on board. >> it's going to be a rainy first ride. we've got a good amount of rain coming down here. the first rain rolls out here at 7:12. it will be on the blue line. it will go into downtown d.c. it's a very big day for metro and a very big day nor metro riders. these new trains are to be in comfort and technology. flat screen monitors, a different color scheme and no carpet. take a listen to the announcements. ♪ doors closing. >> yeah those expected to be a little bit clearer as well. now, this first train stays on the blue line. which line gets the next new train? well we'll tell you about that coming up next hour.

thanks adam. and this morning, police are looking for a man they say kill his wife in a dunkin'donuts in anne arundel coin. we send you a breaking news alert on the washington news app yesterday. according to police bhadreshkumar chetanbhai patel beat his wife to death in the kitchen area in the dunkin'donuts in hanover. she was 21 years old. a woman is facing manslaughter charges this morning after a passenger in her suv died during a crash. police say 21-year-old jessica agley was driving under the influence, ran a stop sign and crashed into a house yesterday on myers drive in stafford. the passenger, brian couric was ejected from the vehicle and died. police say he was not wearing a seat belt. no one in the house was injured. this video right here has gone viral and a man beaten by deputies in a southern california desert is speaking

outlet officer the -- first time. francis pusag thaws he was going to die. he was beaten by deputies after a three-hour many pursuit. >> i didn't want to keep necking -- getting knocked out, i had to find little pockets of air in the sand. >> he did what the frs told him to do and put his hands behind his back. ten deputies are on paid administrative leave. a young couple and their baby were killed when a concrete slab from a sidewalk construction project fell from a bridge on to their truck. it's a terrible story. this construction site part of the washington state department of transportation project to make city walks safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. crews were tearing down part of

the existing bridge last night when part of it fell on to their car. in news for your health this morning, there's a simple new test that can identify whether you are at high risk of cancer. all you have to do is breathe into a tube. researchers at the israel institute of technology say they then check the breath print for two specific compounds which look very different in patients with stomach cancer and those are cancer-free. here's a tip. don't send drones into someone's home. all is going well until one chimp had enough. he swats it with a stick and sends it straths to the ground. they check out the drone for a few minutes and they lose interest is and they walk away. that's it for the tv show. one and done.

the drone is destroyed. chimps are really smart. i want my privacy, i don't want someone watching me the whole time. >> that's hilarious. i guess the drones aren't only annoying to humans but also the animals. how about this? i hope chuck bell doesn't get in trouble for picking this? >> he brought this in and it smells nice too. >> it smells great. >> that's what happens april showers bring may flowers. we can see there in springfield it's raining already. >> yeah it brings poll len too. the pollen county really jumped yesterday. it's very high now. the rain is going to wash the poll len out. in springfield and across northern virginia the rain is coming down moderately. the areas in the darker green, getting some moderate showers as well. panhandle of west virginia now advancing all the way to the i-95 corridor getting some light rain in montgomery county and light to moderate showers in

fairfax, prince william, allow deny and coming into washington this area of light green, just a few sprinkles here coming into southeast as well that's moving into prince george's county and it will be charles county and anne arundel and calvert a few moments. right now it's in the 60s, as we go along, it will falling. down to near 60 with some puddles, maybe have to leap over puddles getting to the bus stop or the metro. timing later today moderate showers and downpours, that's going to be around 8:00 9:00 this morning. it continues as we get to noontime and some of the heavier rains after that during the afternoon and eastern suburbs and across the bay. still some lingering, maybe light rain late afternoon, all of this comes to aen around 7:00 this evening and clears out in time for tomorrow.

today, those temperatures will be dropping back down into the 50s in the afternoon as we get those showers rolling on through. then tomorrow back up to 70. another chance of rain thursday night into friday morning there is still a chance as well now lingering into monday and tuesday of next week. now, let's check on the commute with melissa. what's happening. we have a brand new crash here at 95 southbound at prince william parkway. it sounds like it's probably off to the shoulder there with that tractor-trailer, i want to mention that if you are headed southbound any time soon. outer loop just after route 1, also hearing about a disabled vehicle. they are not seeing it on camera but we believe it is out there just past route 1. 66 headed into town no issues. 95 is getting a little bit slow tomorrow. 2 ownership at -- 270 at falls road everything looking good here. outer loop at spur sounds like they have help on the way and that is off to the right side of

the roadway. back at 5:31. a reserve sheriffs deputy in oklahoma is being charge with manslaughter. this video plays out the deputy shooting a suspect after he was tackled to the ground during an under cover operation. the deputy says he thought his gun was his stun gun. the was -- suspect was taken to the hospital where he died from the injuries. soon lawyers could deliver the opening arguments in the trial of colorado theater shooting suspect james holmes. he's charged with killing 12 people at a theater where people were watching "the dark knight" three years ago. holmess has pled not guilty by reason of insanity. they are almost done picking a jury for the case. the son-in-law of sheldon silver was arrested. he was charged over a allege $7 million ponzi scheme.

you know he was a formidable democrat power broker until he stepped down from his post. the same u.s. attorney is prosecuting both of those cases. today, a louden principal is waking up in canada after being denied reentry into the united states. middlesburg principal has resign. her replacement will start on may 1st. it is not known if smith will return to middleburg. the d.c. mayor and d.c. council are now going toe-to-toe. they criticize the small am of funding for the d.c. street car which bouser said she supported just a few weeks ago. >> to complete the east-west line can't be funded -- well, i

guess it could be to the detriment of everything else but it is not fully funded in this six-year plan. >> bowser says even with more money, the street car would take longer than six years to build. this probably won't surprise you, renters out there. it is becoming more and more expensive to rent. the average cost has risen 14% in the last five years. that according to a commercial property tracker. why so much though? more people than ever they say are apartment hunting. young people are getting jobs and moving out of their parents homes. newer apartments are targeting higher income tenants and a lot of people are putting off buying a home. health care companies are the latest targets of cyber hackers. cyber security company symantec says hackers are working harder and shifting their targets. in recent months companies like anthem have been at the forefront, that's an insurance company.

symantec predicts that as defenses improve, schools and universities may be next. >> it seems like everyone is at risk. >> a d.c. lawmaker is demanding a hearing on using body cameras on district police officers. >> we'll let you know who in just ten minutes and putting an end to gun violence this morning. we're standing by to find out who the family of a

looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30. lawyers will deliver their opening statements at a murder trial in alex alexandria. hillary clinton is headed to iowa as she kicks off her campaign for president. she's asking for small donations on line. the first brand new 7,000 series train will leave from the blue line today. it takes off from springfield shortly after 7:00 a.m. they will new digital displays that tell you where you are, more open layout and no carpet.

this morning, it seems like the weather headlines are a little bit of a cooldown along with some showers. >> let's check in with tom to get an update. >> the rain moving into the metro area coming in from the west and farther west we're getting some moderate flowers in the shannon doe wa valley and west virginia. montgomery fairfax county prince william, all getting that lying rain. still dry, much of prince george's county. it's coming your way, moving in over the next hour as it moves on through, pavement gets wet and what that means is fender bender weather. low to mid 60s. by 8:00 near 60 by noontime the 50s much of the region. neighborhoods will be down into the mid and up are 50s.

next weather and traffic on the ones. melissa has a look at our roads. we have one crash 95 southbound virginia at prince william parkway. it is involving a tractor-trailer. it should not slow you down too much. 66 headed into town headed out of town you are on time here at 55 miles per hour. no problems there. taking a look at 270 headed out of frederick we're still pretty slow here. as we're passing 80 you can see there's a lot of volume all the way down to clarksburg. then it finally opens up. 95 in maryland skaggsville road there, everything looking quite good there. and prince george's county nice and green. we're going to hear an update of a family of a nine-year-old who was shot in the head. >> they are hoping to keep anything like that from happening again. news 4 is live in northwest

washington where the family is announcing a lawsuit. megan, good morning. >> well, good morning. it was a terrible crime that focused attention on the issue of gun violence. back in october, nine-year-old jayden stancil was playing outside the may flower apartments when shots rang out. he was hit in the head with a stray bullet. initially it was thought he would likely die but he did recover. the family will file a lawsuit against the owners of the apartment complex and the company that provides security. they are going to be holding a press conference later on this morning and the family is expected to call for increased efforts to get guns off the streets as well as an end to gun violence the kind of violence that injured their nine-year-old. reporting live in northwest, megan mcgrath news 4. today, family and friends will get together to remember a

security guard shot and killed at the census building in suitland, maryland. that happened last thursday. a viewing for lawrence buckner will be held today in port royal, virginia. his funeral will be held in friday on westmoreland county. ronald anderson is arrested. police say 20-year-old kenneth stancil the third walk into a building at the community college and killed ron lane. he was formerly a student at the school and lane was a print operator in a shop where stancil had been part of a work study. today we'll learn what alex zan dreeia mayor's state of the city will be tonight. if you live in montgomery

county you'll have a chance to weigh in our your tax dollars will be spent next year. there are five public hearings. the number of spots for speakers is limited, so be sure to register ahead of time. we are now hearing from the man who was in the car with walter scott when he was pulled over last week in south carolina. by now you probably know this story. scott ran away from the car and was then shot in the back by officer michael slager in north charleston. slager is arrested charged with murder charges. his friend says walter was a dear friend and i miss him every day. i'll never know why he ran but i know he didn't deserve to die. fulton's lawyer says he doesn't plan to say anything else about what happened for now. a d.c. council member is now

challenging the body kam. mcduffie says he's concerned d.c. police have denied all foia requests about the camera program so far. today, activist groups are holding rallies for equal payday, the district federation for democratic women will be protesting protesting. women in minority groups earn less than the 3/4 that women typically earn less than men. the d.c. housing department is holding a meeting today to talk about more affordable housing. marshall heights community development organization in

northeast. that meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. you can rub elbows with some big names that are here this weekend for the earth day concert. usher, mary j.blige, no down common the event is free and open to the public. it's going to be hosted by wisconsin i. -- will i. am and soledad o'brien. it is free cone day. yes, the best story of the day, right? >> that's exciting too. >> ben and jerry's shops across the country is doing it. the company says it's their way of thanking their customers and they want you to instagram your ice cream cones with the #free cone day. we notice there's a ben and jaries just 3.1 miles away from us. >> not that we calculated the exact distance. >> it opens at 10:00 a.m. >> not that we checked the exact

hour are of opening or anything like that. >> it's all about research. >> we want to know how often they will go back. >> that is the big question. is it one and done? i hope not. >> we have a lot of flavors to get through. >> some ice cream will surely improve your mood on this rainy day. take a look at this radar. light rain moving into prince george's county right now. chuck will let you know how long you'll need that umbrella. the new avoid just into our newsroom that shows a mountain lion lurking under a house. watch where you nap! how a sleeping airline worker caused a midair scare and

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welcome back. an alaska airline plane made an emergency landing after hearing screaming and banging from beneath the plane. the los angeles bound flight headed back to seattle yesterday and it wasn't just luggage they found in the cargo hold. an airline ramp worker was found inside the hold. luckily he suffered no injuries. that area is pressurized and temperature controlled so he's fine. he told first responders that he was taking a nap. fell asleep. didn't even realize the plane was taking off. >> he's so lucky that the pilot

heard him kicking and screaming and everything with it being pressurized i think that would have been okay. that would have been one frightful flight. >> i would go into hiding because the passenger would be like why did we waste all this. we they'd to -- need to thank chuck it for brighten our day. >> tell us more about our weather. >> my employee review will go a little smoother than guys is going to go for sure. accurate forecast. i told you the last time i saw out here i would need at least a little umbrella by 6:00 that hour we've got a bumper shoot for what's going on. it's not a bad start. this is a downward spiral as we're here nor the remainder of day. storm team radar shows moderate rain now. western fairfax out toward the

shenandoah valley. it's going to be a very wet start to your tuesday. keep that in mind as you make your plans out. as you are walking into work and school early this morning, plan on temperatures to be in the 60s with rain drops around. it's going to rain steadier and steadier by late morning into the afternoon, so deep puddles around for the walk home later on this afternoon and temperatures will be falling as well. so you may just need your little umbrella with the pretty polka dots on it now. see you back in 30 minutes. i do have a new crash here in arlington, north henderson road at arlington boulevard. it's going a nastier evening. 95 at prince williams parkway. >> no major problems. same thing on it 70 and the outer loop from 95 to 270.

it's now 5:44 if you think roads are crowded now. wait the new population projections for the next 25 years and the county expected to see the most growth we're also starting to see a new report which says the government can save tens of billions of dollars with just a few changes. in the 6:00 a.m. hour the late night vote which will help to get you

it is a direct challenge to the president, the senate foreign relations committee is expected to vote today on a bill that gives congress more say over a nuclear deal with iran. edward lawrence is live with us this morning on capitol hill. can lawmakers make this bill veto proove though? >> i don't know about veto proof, but right now i'm telling you the white house is saying this is partisanship at its best. the senate foreign relations committee will vote a bill that

would force any deal with iran be voted in congress. another complication to all of this is the russians. they announced they are going to sell defensive missiles to iran which complicate things somewhat. sanctions are still in place. iran says they are going to take those missiles and the russians say they will continue with that sale. that sale was actually suspended five years. it's a sale that's been in the works and suspended by the sanctions. secretary of state kerry called his russian counterpart expressing concern. they are sure to mention this deal with the russians in the senate foreign relations committee today as they discuss the bill and any framework with a deal in iran on their nuclear program. at the live desk with this just coming in to us nigeria's new president says he cannot promise to bring back more than

200 kidnapped school girls. this morning's president from says their whereabouts are unknown. this news comes as activists are marking the anniversary of the mass abduction in a northeast town by islamic extremists. now the bring back our girls slogan it went viral, it brought international to this crisis. it will now change to never to be forgotten. that is the latest now. back to you. >> more than 1,500 people have already signed a petition trying to reverse a pay to play at the lincoln memorial volleyball courts. several of the courts used to be first come first serve and they were free to use. now the park service is requiring people to go on line and pay $30 for two hours of

court time. >> i don't think the national park service intended to create a problem for us. i think it was an innocent thing on their part. >> what it does is gives us a steady stream of revenue for upkeep and maintenance of the courts. >> well, several volleyball groups say they plan to meet with park official in hopes of changing that policy and any time you drive up and down even in the chilly weather, often you will see the volleyball players out there. this is a ritual this is a weekly ritual. today may not be the best day to play volleyball or anything else for that matter when the rain is comes. >> it's coming down pretty hard. much of the region is getting wet. fender benders and melissa is

going to be more active with molecular maps -- with more maps. rain begins to fall areas of dark green and yellow that's where it is coming down a bit harder that is across virginia panhandle of west virginia shenandoah valley and pockets east. western fairfax and southern fairfax county and chantilly, west of there, light sprinkles now and far western falk here senden doe wa county there's more heavy showers. it's continuing to move east. out rite 50, farther south coming into charles toint county that's doing to be advancing over the next several minutes. as we get through 8:00 or so this morning, through 9:00 10:00, that when it could become

moderate to heavy at times. these areas in the oranges and yellows, the updated forecast say the heaviest rains will be move east to washington by 3:00 a.m. lying to -- light to mad rat showers falling. this is as of 11 p.m. it's all gone and pulling east of the bay. temperatures right now, low to mid 60s, a mild start. it will continue to drop through the day as the rainfalls, temperatures down into the 50s and into the afternoon and even hours. dawn tomorrow we'll be drying out. beautiful picture taken, magnolias in the sun, taken by allie worall. upper 60s thursday. another chance of rain late into friday morning and it's looking

like a chance of rain on late saturday and 0 off and on showers on sunday. melissa looking at some problems on the road with the rain. >> some problems it could get worse here as the morning progresses. north henderson road at arlington boulevard, we do have that crash still and that 195 southbound at prince william parkway. knob we're getting a little slow through dell city. a little bit slow as some of this rainfalls around town. wide look at thing overall. beltway is looking pretty good. beltway at river road. a little bit of sheen on the roadways there and 66 at west ox looking pretty good there. home security technicians got the surprise of their live while installing equipment at a home in louisiana. take a look at this. this was what was hiding. this was under the house. it is a mountain lion.

animal control officers says that cat weighs at least 150 pounds. officers tried coaxing him out using a tennis ball launcher and beanbags. they have cleared off the area hoping he will come out on his own, hopefully with his hands up. that's a big cat. you probably have your music on there, your pictures, but how about your health information? we're join with another way you might start using your i cloud. i'm worried about the safety here. >> that's right. ibm has struck a apple and johnson to put health data in the hands of doctors and health care companies. to up load the info to the cloud. personalized health apps will be created for patients who use j scpxt j medical devices. coke will feature people's first

names throughout the summer. soda sales are declining during last year's promotion, coke saw the biggest year-to-year growth of the 20-ounce package. do you ever find your name? >> never! never, ever. >> me neither. we should get the producers to make them with our names on. >> they don't have angie either? >> do they have angela. >> no but they have like star. >> i think landon is a great name by the way. >> i think yours is nice as well. we've got this new report out today that says the government should be a lot more efficient to save taxpayers billions of dollars. it says there are 12 areas where federal programs could be consolidated or simplified. those areas include programs that make sure products are safe for your family to use and ones that get you to the doctors office. are you ready for more than

1.6 million new neighbors? >> sure i'll take it from there. that is the projection by the metropolitan washington council of government. it predicts by 2040 the population of the washington area is going to rise more than 6.5 million people. that's up from a little more than 5 million back in 2010. well the district arlington and the outer suburbs are expected to see a growth rate of more than 40% in the next 40 years. virginia is expected to see a growth. and charles county 55%. one of the oldest buildings on the national mall may soon reopen to the public. the 144 arts and industries building is right next to the smithsonian castle. officials hope to turn it into ainnovation center but scrapped those plans. the acting secretary of the

signature sewnian now says it will reopen for the short term for exhibitions and other special events late this year. it's really cool. >> look how grand it is. >> on the outside and inside. >> maybe a good chance to take a look at exhibits coming your way. a big day ahead for metro as it tries to improve your daily commute. in a little more than an hour they will be debuting their newest rail cars along the blue line. the challenges you'll notice on board that can make your ride an easier one. >> we want to take a live look outside where we had a lot of clouds overnight and tom is saying the rain is coming down. how the showers are going to

. right now on news 4 today, improving your ride to work. in about 60 minses metro will begin a new era with a debut of its 7,000 series cars how they will make it easier for you to use metro. make sure you find your umbrella as you make your way to work. our beautiful weather being pushed out of the way with this system. tom is here with your weather headlines. spring swing, yesterday,

sunshine 70s, and rain 60s this morning. this rain advancing from the west-southwest the areas in darker green, rain coming down a little bit harder here in lowden county and shenandoah valley. northeast, southeast washington and prince george's company advancing there. about to moving into anne arundel and al vert over the next hour or so. temperatures in the low 60s. they are continuing to drop. last hour they were mid 60s and have the umbrella handy,ing it gob toy we had day all day long. rain boots also you'll be leaping over puddles. a wet morning and a rainy afternoon and we have rain chances next several days all the way into the week. a look at that coming up this