a local family. tom coles found a u.s. naval academy ring from 1928 while he was using his metal detector in the lincolnia area. but the last name had been rubbed off the ring and an internet search led him to the son of the ring owner. it belonged to ronald eager howard who is buried at arlington national cemetery. >> he says i think i discovered your father's naval academy ring. >> now, howard says his father wore the ring his entire career. family members believe the ring was stolen in the 1980s. it's likely the burglar discarded it in the woods during the get away. pretty awesome. stay with us. "news4 today" continues right noat 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. new at 5:00 we have new video in to our newsroom overnight after a gun fire erupts in

prince george's county. the latest on the investigation as well as the victims' condition. a hearing for hinckley. this morning the man who shot president reagan heads to court and he could earn more privileges when it comes to freedom. but first, let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell to find out what kind of day we'll have. >> good morning. cool start to your morning. most neighborhoods are in the 40s and 50s. right here in the heart of the metro, between 1:00 and 5:00 rain is most likely. down in southern maryland between 3:00 and 7:00. already raining out to the west of frostburg, maryland. don't leave home without the umbrella. a quick-hitting shot at the rain today. 51 at national airport right now. hover in the upper 40s and low 50s and then warm up to 60s and

near 70s today. highs up near 69 in manassas. do plan on a chance for showers off and on mid to late this afternoon. we'll start talking baseball and bus stops in ten minutes. for now, a check on traffic with melissa. good morning. a live picture, outer loop of the beltway, you can see no major problems right now as owe're head -- you're headed down to tyson's corner area. up in the frederick area, i-70 eastbound at 27 we have two right lanes blocked. because of an earlier car fire. annandale, ravensworth road, this has been shut down since yesterday. power lines are down. they're working on that one. taking a look at chantilly, airline parkway, that was a tractor-trailer crash. you should be able to get around

that. a wide look at things, nice and green. lots of movement, no major issues. back at 5:11 with a live look at 66. >> thank you, melissa. prince george's county police are offering a reward for information about a shooting in temple hills. take a look at this new video. you can see detectives investigating around olson street and st. claire drive. a man was shot there and he's in critical condition right now. that was march 30 1981. the man who fired those shots at then president ronald reagan will appear in a d.c. courtroom in a few hours. john hundredcally, jr. is looking for longer visits to his mother's gated community. megan mcgrath has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. john hinckley jr., has been receiving psychiatric treatment at st. elizabeth's hospital here

in d.c. for more than 30 years and he's been granted more and more freedom. he spends about 17 days a month at his mother's home in williamsburg and his mental illness is under control and he's no longer a danger to society. they want a judge to grant him more time away from st. elizabeth's. more privileges. now, the government disagrees. they say hinckley continues to be deceptive. they say back in 2011 he lied about going to a movie. he actually went to the nearby bookstore and went to the section on president reagan and presidential assassins. that's a hearing that gets underway later today to decide what should be done. it is expected to last a couple of days. we'll have more coming up later on in the show. aaron, back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us in d.c., thank you. day three for the jury of the man accused of killing

carolyn cross. defense attorneys tried to convince jurors that seyoum was innocent by reason of insanity. the jury began deliberations on monday night. if he is found guilty he faces life in prison. fairfax county police are now paying out a big settlement nearly $3 million to the family of john geer. the department was the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit. this happened during a standoff, torres said that he shot geer when his hands dropped to his waist. four others said geer kept his hands up and posed no threat. we talked to geer's father about the new developments. >> the money hasn't been the main thing. the main thing is, you know, to get closure and have some justice for john. >> don geer says he wants to see torres indicted. he also called for reforms in the police department to prevent this kind of shooting from happening again. montgomery county police want possible victims to come forward after making an arrest in a sexual assault case that started online.

police arrested warren giddings. he is accused of attacking a woman with learning disabilities. officers say back in february, he met the woman on an online dating site. he then went to her home in rockville, sexually assaulted a her and stole a tablet. police are asking others to come forward. a teenage boy facing some serious charges this morning accused of attacking a metrobus driver with a taser. metro transit police say the 14-year-old was on a bus in january headed to ft. tauten when he tased the driver on the arm. video surveillance was used to find that teenager. if you're making plans for the weekend tickets are available right now to go to the next wizards playoff game. it's friday night at home. the team won last night and now has a 2-0 lead over the raptors. john wall and bradley beal combined more than 50 points in the win.

tickets are now $60. another day, another chase in southern california. but this one has an unusual ending. the story in two minutes. looking live outside this

this morning, a man is waking up in custody following a chase and standoff with police in california. take a look at this video as the chase came to an end in los

angeles. he stayed in the car for about an hour as officers surrounded him. the driver eventually stepped out and smoked before police arrested him. the man was wanted in a drug investigation. there was some rough waters as a strong storm system moved through australia that may have killed three people. treacherous waves forced the sydney harbor to shut down leaving a carnival cruise ship out at sea. the strong winds and heavy rain knocked down some trees, power lines came down. crews rescued people stranded in the floodwater. at least one home was actually swept away. yikes. >> amazing what the weather can do sometimes. >> it can change our mood too. yesterday we were kind of happy. >> yes. >> weren't you happy? >> i would like to stay that way. >> yes, i would too. >> can you make us stay that way? >> i can't make you stay that way, but i can tell you that the day will start dry and end dry. so you should be happy at the

front and the back part of the day. we'll have rain chances from about lunch time to early this afternoon. rain along the mason-dixon line here. off to a dry start in and around the metro area. temperatures are chilly. 43 in manassas. 45 gaithersburg. 48 in annapolis. bus stop weather off to a chilly and try start. temperatures 40s to near 50 for this afternoon. 66 in gaithersburg. about 70 in camp springs. 69 in old time alexandria. if you're planning on going out to the baseball game the showers should be out of here early this evening. should get the game in, but it will be chilly. let's hope the morning commute is an easy one in. that will keep everyone brighter. >> that will help. taking a look right now as you drive live on 66 this is westbound, eastbound, more

volume. but no major problems on 66. beltway at colesville road everything looking good here. 70 eastbound at 27, still have the two right lanes blocked from earlier car fire that happened an hour ago. overall, no problems there in prince george's county. same thing when you look to the north. 95 and b.w. parkway in to and out of town. >> see you in a little bit. he's charged with the death of an unarmed man. so why is he headed to the bahamas? a warning before you p

you're watching "news4 today." welcome back. 5:15. the justice department is launching a civil rights investigation in the death of freddie gray. he's the baltimore man who suffered a spinal cord injury a fatal injury while in police

custody. his arrest was recorded on cell phone video and then he can be heard yelling get off me. on april 12th he was take into custody on a weapons charge before 9:00 a.m. some time between that moment and paramedics being called less than an hour later gray's spine was nearly severed. the 25-year-old died from his injuries on sunday. hundreds of demonstrators continue to call for answers and action during a march yesterday. >> we're very, very concerned that this is a pattern here in baltimore city. >> what we don't know and what we need to get to is how that injury occurred. >> six police officers involved in the arrest are on administrative leave as that administration moves forward. the tulsa, oklahoma, reserve deputy who admitted to fatally shooting an unarmed man will be allowed to travel to the bahamas. a judge is allowing robert bates to take a month-long vacation with his family. he pleaded not guilty to second degree manslaughter yesterday. he shot eric harris during an undercover sting. he thought his gun was a taser. a lawmaker tweets a photo of

himself holding a gun inside the capitol and now he could face an investigation over whether he violated d.c. gun laws. here's the photo in question that's representative ken buck of colorado on the right. he's holding an ar-15 with another congressman. assault rifles are illegal in the district. the attorney general's office has passed that photo on to d.c. police. buck said that capitol police gave him permission to have it in his office. buck also told the hill the gun doesn't work, saying that the bolt carrier assembly is not in the rifle. it is in fact in colorado. today a new project will soon bring more affordable housing options for you in the district. the brightwood project will create 140 affordable apartments for families in northwest. three historic buildings listen renovated. mayor muriel bowser will join community leaders for ground breaking ceremony at 11:00 this morning. it is expected to be finished by next march. no tax increases for you

next year if you live in arlington. the county board of supervisors voted on the new budget yesterday and that budget does not raise property taxes. it also fully funds the county school system. the school board made cuts to keep tax rates the same. the new spending plan includes funding for public safety. the official take your child work day is tomorrow. but sasha and malia obama are joining the first lady today at the white house. michelle obama will answer questions from the children of executive office employees. the boys and girls club of greater washington and d.c. childhood family services also selecting young people to join in this discussion. should be a good day. 5:18. in news for your health a virginia based consulting firm said there's no link between the measles vaccine and autism. in the late '90s, a british researcher linked the two, but it was found to be fraudulent and then discredited. but it seems that idea has stayed with a lot of people.

the lieuen group has studied here than 95,000 children and it says getting the mmr vaccine made no difference in the expected rates of autism. some of the children were at risk for autism because they had an older sibling with that disorder. you may be applying makeup and beauty products that are toxic. the cosmetic industry is loosely regulated so do you know what chemicals are in the products that you use? well, the european union has banned 1,200 chemicals. it seems more and more of you aring look for safer -- of you are looking for safer options. >> don't get that -- >> do you want to put red dyes or parabens on them? i don't. >> it seems with high demand that product developers are listening in expanding their ranges of nontoxic products. >> you see a lot more products that are considered all natural, organic. you look at the ingredients and most i wouldn't know what the

ingredients are. >> yeah. maybe we should learn. >> do a little homework. tomorrow night, you can go to the capitals next playoff game. it's at verizon center with it all tide up. >> they had a big win over the new york islanders. carol maloney is following the quest for the cup in new york. >> reporter: the washington capitals have recaptured home ice. second straight overtime game here at nassau coliseum and the caps win this one in thrilling fashion. 11 minutes into overtime niklas backstrom has the puck. he takes it up and fires a shot and he scores. the game winner. caps take this one, 2-1. they're coming back to d.c. with a series tied at two games apiece. >> it's a good job by him in front of the net there. without him there, it wouldn't be a goal.

>> game five thursday at 7:00 p.m. until then, you might want to keep that heart medication handy. >> i mean seriously, carol. watching those games in overtime, my kids want to stay up and watch -- no. it's not ending until 10:00 at night. >> good for their health not to watch. >> yeah. 5:21 our time right now. 56 degrees as we look over the district this morning. a lot of you waking up to cooler temperatures than that right now. >> meteorologist chuck bell weather and traffic on the ones. chuck, are we going to get warmer today? >> we will warm up. this will be the warmest day of the next seven. so don't get too used to the mild weather. our average high this time of

the year, almost 70 degrees. we will be almost there up before the rain drops move in this afternoon. have your umbrellas ready. what to expect for today, a nice but ever so cool start out there this morning. 40s and 50s outside the door first thing. and in the tenth to the quarter of an inch a little chance of showers on saturday. sunday looks like the better of the two days. but well cooler than average. a much cooler pattern is starting to set up. outside this morning we're at 51 now downtown. we'll hover in the upper 40s and low 50s. up to mid 50s by 10:00 a.m. do have your umbrella ready to go again, it won't be a washout of a day, but you'll have that hit and miss rain chances. also on the breezy side as well by later this afternoon. there's the weather front moving through parts of erie and cleveland.

headed towards pittsburgh in the next couple of hours. should be arriving on the i-95 corridor between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. 41 in martinsburg. 45 in manassas and bristow. here is future weather to time out the rain drops. dry through noontime. between noon and 3:00 there's the rain racing down the i-95 corridor and into southern maryland. we should be dry by about 8:00. the colder air will settle in by later on this evening. seven day forecast near 70 today before the rain drops move in. highs on friday and saturday upper 60s. and there's the little rain chance on saturday. dry sunday. notice all of the high temperatures after today are quite a bit cooler than average. check on traffic now with melissa mollet. good morning.

>> good morning. right now a live picture of 66, inbound just past 50. very light volume as it should be at this point this morning. if you're going west of there. you're fine on 66 remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop into your car for the latest on traffic. 95 northbound at lorton road virginia no issues there. wide look at things overall the beltway looking quite good. 70 east mt. airy we have two right lanes blocked because of the earlier car fire, but not slowing things down at well. did have some road work southbound at montrose. that's cleared out of the way. i'm back in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. testimony continues in the manslaughter trial of three former band members charged in the hazing death of a florida a&m drum major. 26-year-old robert champion died of hemorrhagic shock caused by more than 100 blow he sustained back in 2011. he was kicked and punched with mallets as he tried to make his way past the other band members.

the three defendants are being tried together and each faces up to 15 years in prison. a man is waking up behind bars for allegedly opening fire at this kia plant in georgia. one plant -- one person was hurt in yesterday's shooting. he is expected to make a full recovery. it is not clear whether either the victim or suspect are plant employees. the south korean ferry that killed more than 300 people last year will be raised from the ocean floor. the family wants the ferry salvaged to reveal any new clues. they're hoping the bodies of nine missing passengers will be found. salvaging the ship will cost more than $130 million. and as long as 18 months. 5:25 now. prince george's county police officer will be tried today for assaulting a handcuffed teenager. office jerry thomas charged with two counts of misconduct in office. he is suspended without pay right now. police say that thomas struck and shoved that teen in the holding cell in november of

2012. surveillance video captured that incident. it is 5:26 right now. blue bell ice cream is trying to identify the cause of listeria contamination in the products. blue bell recalled all of the ice cream, frozen snacks and yogurt. it comes after two samples of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested positive for listeria. three people in kansas died from contaminated ice cream. it is an infectious bacteria that can cause muscle ache, nausea and fever. one in five infected can die. >> if you're healthy you won't have any symptoms other than a mild gastrointestinal illness. >> the company says shelves will stay empty until safety can be guaranteed. caught on camera, a disabled

man falls on to the tracks at a metro station. wait until you see the response to save him. live look at storm team 4 radar for you right now. pretty clear for your try to work this

looking at the headlines making -- looking at the stories making headlines today. you can see from the video, detectives are investigating around the intersection of olson street and st. claire drive. the man who shot president reagan will appear in a d.c. courtroom today. john hinckley jr. is asking for more time to visit his mother. >> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. i want to get you caught up on the weather headlines from the day. here's storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> hey, good morning. good wednesday morning, everybody. storm team 4 radar, scanning the skies. no rain in the metro, we're off to the dry start. but take your umbrella with you because we'll have rain chances at lunch time and the time you're homing from work and school. cool this morning. most of the suburbs way down

into the 40s. near 50 downtown and hour by hour this morning, chilly out the door weather this morning. showers moving in around lunch time and rain off and on likeliest between noon and 4:00 or 5:00 today. today's highs briefly up to near 70. tomorrow, near 50 to near 60. quite breezy stretch for the next couple of days. check on your neighborhood highs in ten minutes but now a check on the traffic with melissa mollet. >> good morning, we have this road closure, ravensworth road at kalorama road. still causing some problems because someone knocked down the power lines. should be open by 6:00 a.m. the outer loop headed down in annandale and towards 95 in virginia, we'll show you if you have any problems there. beltway at van dorn a little bit of volume at this point.

but overall no other major issues. taking a look at 95 in maryland, not having any major problems there. at this point this morning. i have drive times in ten minutes. >> thank you. 5:32 right now. i tweeted this video so you can see it for yourself more closely. two men risked their lives to save a total stranger to fell off the metro platform. man using a wheelchair fell on to the tracks at the "u" street metro station. this was yesterday. you can see two men jump down on to the tracks and rescue him. this all happened within about 30 seconds. pizza guy says that the man regularly uses that metro. >> the guy was -- he's a regular down here as well, you know we see him all the time. he comes in and has pizza. he's a good guy. i'm glad they rescued and took care of him. >> paramedics took the victim to the hospital with some cuts and bruises to his face. at the time, the nearest train was three stations away. it's best until you wait until

the station manager cuts the power to the third rail before you help someone. the u.s. military is watching every second of a convoy of iranian cargo ships off the shore of yemen. the fear is that those ships are carrying weapons. nbc's tracie potts with how this could set off international wars in the waters. what's going on here? >> reporter: well, what's going on right now we're just watching to see how close these seven cargo ships get from iran. the idea -- the thinking is they're carrying those weapons to the houthi rebels that are fighting the yemeni government. remember the saudi air campaign has knocked out a lot of their weapons and they are backed by the iranians. this really couldn't get at a worst time here on capitol hill, because congress is looking at the nuclear deal that the u.s. is working out with iran. so conflict between the two countries right now certainly couldn't help that situation. we have eight warships in the region right now. including the theodore

roosevelt, that aircraft carrier you see. that is what the obama administration says they're doing as a precaution. and to reassure our allies in the region and to make sure the shipping lanes stay open. right now, no conflict but certainly tensions building in that region right off the coast of yemen. >> tracie potts, thank you. the head of the drug enforcement agency is stepping down. michele leonhart announced her retirement yesterday. that agency has been plagued with scandals after an investigation found several agents had engaged in sex parties with prostitutes while they were working overseas. leonhardt will officially leave in mid may and he replacement hasn't been named. the jury in the boston marathon bombing trial is hearing new evidence as they prepare to decide whether the bomber will be put to death. the penalty phase of the trial began yesterday and prosecute earns showed -- prosecutors showed a photo of dzhokhar tsarnaev making an obscene gesture. the photo was taken in a

courthouse months after the bombing. the court heard for first time sounds of the bombing aftermath that were captured by a video recorder. >> see saw those pictures. i don't think anybody can begin to imagine. you can't begin to imagine the horror of that day. >> victims told the jury about the excruciating pain they felt in the moments after the blast. some jurors wipe away tears as they listened. 5:35 right now. the virginia man whose child was conceived using a turkey baster does have parental rights. the three-judge panel upheld the earlier decision yesterday. the court says the father supplied semen to the woman who inseminated herself at home and she said the father has no parental rights under the -- under an assisted conception law. the court says that law does not apply because she used a common kitchen tool and not medical technology. parents in prince george's

county have made sure that a new school will be built. the superintendent is recommending that ferlazzo elementary be built on the development on sprigs road in woodbridge. they wanted to relocate mary porter traditional school. they felt misled because they were promised a new school. it is scheduled to open in 2016. one montgomery county teacher will be headed in to the classroom with a new title -- teacher of the year. joseph gannon. congratulations to joseph gannon. he is the social studies teacher at damascus high school. he goes on to compete for maryland's teacher of the year. the other two finalists, josephine lester and jill rasburn. i'm a product of montgomery county schools. i went to paint branch high school. go panthers. and this event put on by the montgomery county road table for business executives for education, really brings

together the best of education. not just the teachers but everyone behind the scenes. the volunteer of the year was larry edmonds. shout out to him. people who put in their hard work and dedication to help these kids. >> yeah. >> administrative people people in the cafeteria, the bus drivers. >> can't say thank you enough. >> well, you can head online to start buying your tickets to the redskins game this year. >> why do you laugh? >> because i love the redskins so much but they hurt me so. >> i know. the team released the season schedule. take a look. here are some of the highlights. the 'skins open at home against the dolphins on september 13th. tickets are 63 bucks at the cheapest. up to $1,000 for that game. the 'skins play the first nfc east game on the road september 24th against the giants. you might want to circle the test 7th, a monday night in the first game against the cowboys this year. we'll put the full schedule up online. check it out on the nbc washington app right now. it is a recall that could impact hundreds of thousands of

people. maybe even you. the bike being blamed for paralyzing someone and what to do if you have one. and take a live look outside this morning where it's pretty

a consumer alert at 5:41. trek is recalling 900,000 bikes because of a problem that left one of the riders paralyzed. that's a defect that can cause the front wheel to stop suddenly or separate from the bike. a trek retailer will fix it for free. there have been three reports of injuries now. they're recalling all of the bike models for the past 15 years. >> wow. a big recall. we want warmer weather, a little chilly for my taste, chuck bell. >> what? are you kidding me? april, eun, is five degrees warmer than average. so you cannot possibly be cold. outside this morning, storm team 4, scanning the skies for you. we're off to a dry start and rain drops in parts of western maryland. sky cast 4, a nice dry start. but rain showers in the mid to

late afternoons todays. you'll be hash tagging dodging the drops for today. briefly near 70 by around lunch time but off and on shower chances between noon and 6:00 today. so have your umbrella ready to go for that if you're headed out to the baseball game there could be a delay at the beginning but they should be able to play ball today. today's high up near 70. much cooler for the next seven days. that's coming up in ten minutes. for now a check on traffic with melissa. >> live camera, on to 395, everything is about moving about 50 miles per hour. no major problems there. looking at the travel times this morning, looking good here in maryland. 270 south in germantown to the beltway, no problems. in virginia, 95 north, quantico to the beltway, it will take you a couple extra minutes, 30 minutes, because you're going about 50 miles an hour.

and i'm back in ten. see you guys then. >> thank you, melissa, 5:43. we just received some new sound into the newsroom from the baltimore police commissioner about the death of a man in police custody. angie goff is taking a listen right now at the live desk and will share it with us. prom can be pricey but not if you know where to get a free dress. the program aimed at helping you keep costs down. and happy earth day. how you can take part in several

angie goff, new this morning, we are hearing from the police commissioner after a man dies in police custody. freddie gray died from injuries. it will take time for the truth to come out and the commissioner

says he understands the pain in the community. >> we had a loss of life. if you can imagine what the family is going through, they want answers, they deserve answers much like the media, much like myself. and the fact of it, it takes a little time to get to those answers. >> and the justice department opened a federal investigation into gray's death. eun? >> thank you, angie goff. it's 5:47. there could be a chance you may be able to buy a meal from a food truck in prince george's county. right now, food trucks are not allowed. the county council could change that though. it would allow vendors to sell freshly prepared foods, no prepackaged foods are allowed. it would provide healthier options in underserved communities. no word yet on when they'll vote on this bill. looks like more and more of you are using capital bike share here in d.c. more than 65% of you are hopping on bikes when your destination is too far to walk.

64% of those trips start or end at a metro stop and also seems that you are using it to save some money. 8% of capital bike share users have sold their cars since using the program. saving more than $700 a year. the majority of bike share users are younger, white and male. d-dot is looking at ways to make it more attractive to other people. today your high schooler can bag herself a new prom dress for free. today is the fourth annual prom dress give away at chevy chase high school. it's taking place between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. each year they put together the gently worn dresses to help those not in the position to pie one. there will be raffles and fun prizes to win. the university of mary washington is topping the nation's as one of the top green colleges. the ranking appears in the princeton review's guide to green colleges. the review highlighted university of mary washington's robust on campus sustainability

program. and we're also learning that 10% of graduates are tank sustainability related academic courses. we should mention american university and the university of maryland ranked in the top 20. a shout out to everybody. well, today is earth day. if you're looking for a way to celebrate the planet, you can head down to the union station. and in arlington, and alexandria,b you have a chance to donate your old bike to the nonprofit group that will send them to the philippines. rockville is celebrating with a special tree planting ceremony this afternoon. president obama spending earth day in florida. he'll deliver what the white house is calling a major speech about his climate change agenda. the president will argue that climate change poses the greatest threat to american's security and economic growth. president obama will maintain that health problems like allergies and asthma can be linked directly to a change in

climate. yes, i mean the allergies have been brutal these last few days. i thought the rain would wash them away, but it's back. >> it doesn't take long for pollinating trees to recover from rain chances. we'll have a rain chance -- what? >> i'm sorry. i had a 15-year-old boy moment. keep going. >> like every other -- come on. >> this just in. >> right. >> yeah it's earth day, so be nice to our planet. it's the only planet we have, everybody. at least for now, anyway. you know, you see a little bit of litter on the side of the road, pick it up. outside, a nice looking morning. sunrise coming up in 30 minutes or so from now. generally clear sky over washington. there are more clouds out to our north and west. those will be rain making clouds by lunch time to early to mid afternoon. right now though, dry, 51 degrees in washington. temperatures are a whole lot cooler in the suburbs. northern montgomery county out to western fairfax and loudoun

county, mid 40s. 51 in stafford and quantico this morning. the overall impact the weather will have on your day, i'll call it moderate. low to moderate. showers are likely, but primarily between noon and 5:00 or 6:00 today. so if but you're inside which a lot of folks are at that time of the day you may miss it both this morning and this afternoon. going out for a run, dry this morning. but a quick rise in temperatures ahead of the rain drops. we should be up near 70 for a brief time today. green lights for this morning, a chance for some slowdowns because of the weather by the afternoon. by the evening rush things should be trying to try out a bit. here it is on satellite and radar and you can see a lot of clouds out to the north and west. these are moving quickly into south central pennsylvania and these drops in western west virginia right now those are coming our way from lunch time into mid to late afternoon today. so again, here it is on storm team 4 radar this morning. a couple of sprinkles up here west of hancock and hagerstown

in maryland. let's time out the rain drops for you, dry through lunch time. here comes the rain. 1:00 to 3:00. right through the heart of the metro down into southern maryland and then we turn dry again for later on this week. an 80% chance you'll get rained on today. there could be a brief delay to start the nationals game. first pitch is at 7:05. but they should be able to play baseball today. all the warm weather we have been enjoying that's a thing of the past as a cool pattern settles in. >> getting chilly. got to get that wrap back out, that pashmina for eun. ravensworth road at kalorama road, it should be open by 6:00 a.m. they had some wires across it and shut down since yesterday. b.w. parkway into and out of town, looking good. same thing as you look at prince george's county. a big look at prince george's

county. north of route 1 right here, nice and clear. and 66 headed into town you're a little bit slow here as you're headed in. kind of from the gainesville area. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. back in ten minutes. >> thank you. crews have only just finished cleaning up the degree from a deadly plane crash in the french alps. 150 people including two women from our area died. news4's dorothy spencer live in prince william where there's a memorial happening for them today. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. a memorial mass will be held for the mother and daughter right here at sacred heart catholic church later this morning. i can tell you that the selkes were active members of this church community, since 1993. the pastor has told news4 that losing yvonne and emily selke left a huge void here in the church family. the mother and daughter were

among the 150 killed when the plane went down. the co-pilot took it down intentionally last month. the members of the church watched emily grow up here. she sang in the choir. her mom over the years was very active in the children's ministries and both mother and daughter were devoted and active members of the girl scouts. and this memorial service will be held here at 11:00 this morning. back to you. >> darcy spencer, live in manassas thank you. two important questions need to be asked -- do you have a will and when is the last time that document was updated? a new survey found only 56% of american parents have a will and less than half of those people have made changes in the last five years. the survey also found more than half of adult children have no idea where their parents keep their estate documents. experts say having a will and going over it with loved ones will help make decisions less stressful and less costly if

tragedy strikes. from uber to metro millennials have been known as a generation that takes public transportation. but now many of them are trading the public wheels for a set of their own. bloomberg researchers say close to a third of all new car sales last year were made to millennials. that means they're the second largest group of new car buyers ever. they're now buying cars because they have the money to make those purchases. 5:55. a huge benefit for the customers but not for the bottom line. landon dowdy with a look at the changes that chipotle is making. >> hey, good morning. they're removing pork from a third of the restaurants will hurt sales this year. it was pulled after their supplier didn't meet the standards. they plan to raise the steak prices to off set the higher beef costs. and google may launch the

new wireless service today. it lets users only pay for the amount of data they use each month. it's initially only available on google's new nexus 6 phones. the phones will switch automatically between sprint and t-mobile based on which signal is stronger. aaron, back over to you. >> thank you. a treasure hunter in fairfax county has returned a priceless piece of history to a local family. tom coles found a u.s. naval academy ring from 1928 while using his metal detector in the lincolnia area of fairfax county. but the last name had been rubbed off. an internet search led him to the son of the ring's owner. the ring belonged to admiral william eager howard who died in 1972 and is buried at armington national cemetery. >> he says i think i discovered your father's naval academy ring. >> howard said his father wore his ring his entire career. family members believe it was

stolen in the 1980s. this is one of the top stories. i'm glad the ring has been returned to the family. the man who shot president reagan is asking for new freedoms in the day ahead. how much more time john hinckley could be spending out in the public if he gets his wish. and where he'll be spending that time next on "news4 today" at 6:00.

"news4 today" starts now. >> he's had limited access to the world since opening fire on then president ronald reagan. but in the hours ahead john hinckley could win himself more freedom to be out in public. but first, you'll be dodging the drops today as more rain pushes in to our area. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is watching this system and joins us now with when you can expect to see the rain start to fall where you live. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, eun and good morning, everybody. here's the timing out of the rain drops, rain likely in northern and western maryland. already a few drops in western maryland but most of the rain 11:00 to 3:00 this afternoon. our best rain chances are between 1:00 and 5:00 this afternoon, down into southern maryland. arriving at 3:00 to 7:00 this

evening. plan on needing the umbrella it won't be a washout of the day, but the rain could come down fairly quickly along with gusty winds today. that will make it feel like it's raining a lot harder than it actually is. most rainfall amounts will be under a quarter of an inch. up to low 50s in downtown. hour by hour, plan on temperatures near 50 first thing this morning. mid 60s by noontime. the showers are moving in in from the west by lunch time. and today's highs up near 70 for a brief time before the rain moves in. don't get used to the warm weather, everybody. that is on its way out. highs tomorrow only in the upper 50s to barely 60 degrees. take a look at the bus stop weather in ten minutes. right now, a check on the traffic with melissa. >> 95 southbound as you're