desk. and new overnight, gunshots and a chase through the streets of d.c. police are looking for several people who opened fire on an ems supervisor. and a taste of winter as you step outside. take a look at these windchills. cold and blustery conditions making it feel like we're in the low 30s out there for many of you as you head off to work for this friday. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is watching these temperatures and a frost freezing warning. can't believe i'm saying that chuck. >> i know it. the good news is that the clouds and breeze have helped hold temperatures up overnight. a live view of washington right now, that i turned off the lights on the jefferson memorial. freeze warnings are in place for northern maryland and frost advisoriers to fauquier and culpepper counties. we could have pockets of freezing weather out there, but temperatures are comfortably into the upper 30s and 40s. i say comfortably, relatively speaking. it's far enough above freezing

where we don't need much of a freeze threat. but it has wind chills back down. how about a 26 degree windchill in hagerstown 32 the current windchill in washington. highs today, plenty of sunshine. that breeze will be with us all day long as well. northwest winds 20 to 30 miles per hour today. high temperatures will gradually climb up into near 60. rain chances are back over the weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. for now, melissa mollet with first 4 traffic. >> some big backups, chopper 4 over this big stretch of delays we have this morning. b.w. parkway southbound at powder mill road, quite slow. the delays there are remaining. wide look at things, overall no major problems. take a big look at the beltway. same thing 270 into town out of town. you don't have any issues there. 66 now at 50. you can see eastbound and westbound pretty open. don't have any incidents right now. 66 keep our fingers crossed

there. taking a look at 95, slowest spot is northbound through the dale city area. 395 southbound no major problems as you're headed through the shearlington area past the pentagon. >> thank you. 6:02. right now, police are looking for some guys who shot an ems supervisor. shot at that supervisor i should say. this all ended last night after a chase at this scene on "i" street in southeast. this started up in northeast on fourth and moore streets near gallaudet university. that's where we find darcy spencer this morning with a look at how this unfolded. >> reporter: good morning. we're at fourth and morris this morning. pretty quiet this is is the food distribution hub here. you can see a lot of trucks in the area. people coming to work. but a very different scene at midnight overnight when we had this gun battle taking place and it was apparently witnessed by an ems supervisor and those supervisors if you have seen them around, they follow

vehicles to different scenes. they're usually in an suv, a marked suv. apparently this supervisor witnessed a gun battle taking place out here and decided to follow one of the vehicles that was involved in the shooting incident. that's when that supervisor was apparently fired at as you said at fourth and "k" streets in d.c. that car continued to flee from the area. we don't know if police were chasing or if the supervisor was involved at that point. but that chase did end at potomac gardens on "i" street in southeast washington. at that point the suspects bailed out of the car. and police are still looking for those suspects as well as the cars that were involved in that gun battle. aaron, back to you. >> darcy spencer live in northeast, thank you. 6:04 now. a developing story, at least 15 students are in the hospital after a stage collapsed during a high school music production. ♪

this happened in westfield, indiana, last night as you can see from the video, the kids were singing and jumping when the stage came crashing down. students who were watching the performance described what happened right after the stage crashed. >> people were crying, people were running up to the stage trying to help people out. and i mean i went up there and look around to see if i could help out at all. i mean, i carried a girl out to her car and she's good now. >> one person is in critical condition. everyone else is expected to make a full recovery. police will hold a news conference in a few minutes and we'll break in with any updates as soon as we get them. four minutes now after 6:00. and the family of warren weinstein will wait for more information about his death before they hold a funeral or memorial service. that's according to the associated press. 73-year-old weinstein of rockville died in january in a u.s. air strike in pakistan. president obama ordered the cia to find out how their intelligence before that strike could have been so wrong.

weinstein's widow says she's devastated. she believes her husband's captors are ultimately responsible here. italian aid worker giovanni lo porto also died in the strike. remembering grace mann. today the university of mary washington community will honor the student's life and accomplishments. fredericksburg city police charge her roommate in the murder. it begins at noon in between mason and randolph halls. organizers want attendees to dress in bright colors to symbolize the good she brought into the world. police say steven van der briel strangled the 20-year-old inside the home last week. 6:05 now. a much lighter note the wizards want you to do something if you're headed to the verizon center tonight. they want you to stand up and make some noise. >> go wizards. >> just like that. the team tips off at 8:00. the wizards lead the best of seven series by two games to none right now. players say they're trying to think about this game as a road game because they've had so much

better luck on the road this year. there you go. the capitals need one more win to move on to the next round of the playoffs. they trounced the new york islanders 5-1 last night. >> yes. >> that was in front of the loud verizon center crowd. they have a chance to finish off the islanders in new york tomorrow. that game set for 3:00 p.m. right here on nbc4. >> love that celebration, go caps! no laughing matter for adam sandler. the issues that had a number of actors quitting his latest film project in protest. weather hash tag for the day is shivers to sunshine. as you look live it on the national mall. say that five times fast. when you'll likely finally start to warm up after this chilly morning start at 6:11. first new uncertainty about

you're watching "news4 today." >> maryland governor larry hogan still hasn't decided whether to support the purple line project. during a panel discussion yesterday, he said the bigger question is whether the state can afford the project right now. hogan said the state has studied ways to reduce the costs. it's supposed to run between montgomery and prince george's county. today fairfax county will try to make your commute faster. the safety summit begins at 10:00 this morning. police want to hear from you about how the commute could be safer. that summit is at reston town center. we're talking about a windchill and temperatures in the 40s this morning. >> april 24th. >> yeah. something is not right. >> something is not right. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with weather and traffic on

the ones at 6:11. please explain this to us chuck. >> something has gone askew. that's the best way to describe it. temperatures have dropped back into the 30s and low 40s and a gusty northwesterly winds. back down near or below the freezing mark this morning. so layer up runners, on your way out the door. make sure you warm up inside before you go outside today. the first bead of sweat on the treadmill before you head out the door. temperatures are low 40s up to mid and upper 50s by later on this afternoon. sunny, breezy and dry. if you go out this evening, awfully chilly. so looks it will be a slow ride in to work and school this morning, melissa. >> slow ride when you talk about 95 here -- or 295 i should say in maryland. chopper 4 over b.w. parkway, southbound there at powder mill road. delays look like they're getting a tad better as i'm looking at this right now. but still, we were looking at about three miles of just a little while ago. good alternate of course is 95. nice and green as opposed to the situation there on b.w. parkway.

295 southbound going to take you an extra eight minutes or so. 270 headed southbound, 66 in to town looking good. remember to tune into our friends on wtop for the latest on traffic. back in ten minutes. >> thank you. trying to pull the plug. one group's push to keep electric billboards like these from

new information in to the live desk about the stage collapse in indiana. we are watching a news conference that's going on right now with police. school officials and the mayor there in that town that is very close to indianapolis. we just heard the police chief talk about this being the beginning stages of the investigation, where a portion of the stage he told us has collapsed or collapsed last night. the police chief also updated the injured saying all of them are doing well.

we reported earlier that one person was in critical condition. police chief just said that person is doing very well. no longer labelled or in critical condition this morning. i also had a chance to listen in as a reporter on the scene, interviewed the lead singer who was not injured in the collapse last night. and the young woman said that there was recent construction on that stage. we have been showing the terrifying video throughout the morning. we'll continue to stay on top of this developing story. back to you. hands up, don't shoot! >> protesters continue to demand answers in the death of freddie gray. gray's spine cord was severed in the back of a baltimore police van nearly two weeks ago. last night, tensions between police and protesters flared up when demonstrators surrounded a police car. maryland governor larry hogan sent state troopers to help with

crowd control. things were peaceful where pastors called for justice. and we still don't know how that injury led to gray's death. a lawyer for the police union said gray was not strapped in with the seat belt as required by department policy. he was arrested on a weapons charge nearly two weeks ago. the six officers involved in the arrest are suspended with pay. gray's funeral is monday. this morning we are learning about a shoot-out between a bicycle cop and a suspected drug dealer. that shooting happened in philadelphia late last night. both the police officer and the suspect were hurt here. apparently the suspected drug dealer fired first telling the cop quote, i don't want to have to do this. the police officer was shot in the arm. he will be okay. that suspect also in the hospital but we don't know what his condition is this morning. new information on the sweeping police raid in italy this morning. just learning two men arrested reportedly worked as bodyguards

for osama bin laden. now, police in sardinia rounded up 18 islamists. and that is the latest back to you. >> molette, thank you. the family members of the boston marathon bomber are now in the u.s. dzhokhar tsarnaev's relatives could testify on his behalf next week. tsarnaev's lawyers will start presenting their case to the jury in the sentencing phase of the trial on monday. they want to spare tsarnaev the death penalty. the prosecution wrapped up with testimony from more victims including a father pushing his 3-year-old in a stroller when they were blown away by the blast. 18 after the hour now. a group of native american actors apparently quit an adam sandler movie over racially charged stereotypes. actor lauren anthony said he and eight others walked off the set

of "the ridiculous six" yesterday. they're concerned about the portrayal of the apache culture. it oes -- it's a spoof of the magnificent seven. it's the first of a deal between sandler and netflix. neither sandler or the production company has issued a statement. a developing story that could affect your grocery budget. minnesota declared a state of emergency because of the growing bird flu epidemic. farms across several states have already exterminated more than 7 million birds. egg products chicken and turkeys are affected. because so many animals have to be killed there's less product on the shelves. that means prices can rise for eggs chicken and turkey. more americans are binge drinking and rates are rising faster among women than men. that's according to the researchers at the university of maryland. and researchers compared the

data to see what it has in common. it said social norms that they contribute to higher binge drinking rates. hate it orloff it you can see more of the giant bright billboards like the ones outside of the verizon center. digital billboards can be used in those designated as entertainment areas. within concerned group says the signs make the region look unrecognizable. >> one reason we're so beautiful is we don't have the outdoor advertising junk that you see on the highways. all of that litter on the stick. now we have the litter on the sides of buildings. >> d-dot crafted the law to prevent the sign glare from annoying people in their homes and apartments. anyone who wants to weigh in on the proposed laws can do it through the d.c. government until may 15th.

it was announced this week, our jim vance is leaving the 11:00 p.m. broadcast later this month. you can still see him at 6:00. >> yeah, that announcement caught the attention of a world-famous band with a local connection. take a look at this video. >> hold on, hold on. [ laughter ] >> so you have seen this video where vance starts cracking up after this model falls, gets up and falls again. so the guy you see here they is foo fighters front man dave grohl re-enacting that moment from this comical moment that vance had with the late george michael. if you want to see the whole video, we put it up on the washington facebook page. grohl is a fan apparently. they're playing at the rfk stadium on july 4th as well. >> hilarious, yes. that clip of vance and george laughing and crying hysterically over this model falling is one of the most watched clips. well 6:21 is our time right

now. nothing to laugh at. you'll be angry when you step outside when that wind hits you in the face. >> chuck bell here with your forecast. good morning. >> good morning. yeah if you laugh hard enough long enough you generate some heat and otherwise, plan on a bracing chill to greet you outside on a friday morning. there's a view from our tower camera looking down over washington this morning. early morning daylight sun is starting to come up. temperatures have fallen back down into the mid and upper 30s into the northern and western suburbs. 43 fredericksburg and culpepper. 39 in martinsburg and frederick, but when you factor in the wind windchills are back down into the upper 20s and low 30s this morning. hometown forecast, maryland up to 40 degrees. 52 at lunch time. plenty of sunshine for everybody, but it will be noticeably breezy. cold again tonight. may not have as much of a frost freeze threat. but we'll keep you posted on

that. saturday and sunday shower chances are coming back into the picture and our cool pattern looks to hang around for quite some time. today, sunshine and a stiff north-northwesterly breeze at 20 to 30 miles per hour. cold again tonight. but by tomorrow morning clouds are starting to come back in. we should be in full overcast by about lunch time tomorrow. here it is at 3:00 saturday afternoon. there's the rain pushing back into the area right now. by saturday afternoon. steady showers off and on through much of your saturday evening and saturday night. so that'll impact your dinner and movie plans. the rain continues here that's at 8:00 a.m. sunday morning, rain may not taper off until the sunday afternoon. you'll be dodging the rain drops both days. 50s today and tomorrow. with the rain moving in. 50s on sunday with the rain moving out. finally the sunshine comes back as we head to monday tuesday, wednesday. cool numbers they're hanging

around for quite a while. melissa mollet, good morning with traffic. >> good morning. right now our nastiest spot looks a lot better. really is loosening up quite bit. southbound there as you're headed towards powder mill road. had that earlier crash that was causing some big backups. brunswick east 890, a delay for you of 24 minutes behind. grab that extra cup of coffee this morning. 270 south old hundred road had some backups a few minutes ago. and this changes throughout the morning. right now we've looking pretty good as you can see. 66 headed in to town little bit slow as you're headed through centerville and opens up and then gets slow through oak town. pretty typical this morning. westbound, no problems right now. you see we have a live camera driving for you. no major problems right now as you're headed northbound on 95. typical volume. i'm back in ten minutes. see you at 6:31. >> thank you. 6:24 right now. listen to this and then check your freezer. jenny's splendid ice cream is

recalling all of its products after a sample tested positive for listeria. stores like super target sells the ice cream. the company says return it to the store for a refund. pediatricians are reminding parents babies should sleep in a crib not in a car seat or a bouncer. the deaths of nearly 50 children were looked at under the age of 2 that occurred in a carrying device. most deaths were attributed to unsafe positioning. parents should never leave a child unsupervised in a carrying device. new developments on a reserve deputy who shot an unarmed man in oklahoma. there's questions about whether he received enough training and whether he got special treatment because he's friends with the sheriff. gabe gutierrez has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are increasing questions about this reserve deputy's

training and new documents obtained by nbc news show in 2009, an internal review was launched found that robert bates had on duty behavior that vie lated policy. it was six years ago and that he's -- he continued to stress that since then he received hundreds of hours of state training and that bates was properly trained but there are other concerns. the sheriff's office memo from december of 2008 obtained by nbc news shows that one sergeant told the captain that bates was using his personal vehicle to make unauthorized traffic stops against policy. bates' attorney however says that bates did not receive any preferential treatment. he's pleaded not guilty to to second degree manslaughter. back to you. >> thank you. we'll see more from you on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m.

taking some of the stress driving through d.c. the changes today that could speed up your trip to and from the office. >> you'll need to bundle up this morning. the windchills hovering near the freezing mark at the end of april. when will you see things warm up. plus taking the shame out of breast-feeding. how hundreds of m

it can be the most frustrating part of driving in d.c. that constant stop and go traffic as you move from one red light to the next. today, d-dot says it's going to do something about it. how it could speed up your commute. first though you might think we'd turn the calendar back to february or something as a lot of you step outside to wind chills right now around the freezing mark. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with those temperatures and the changes you'll see throughout the day today. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, i have my calendar right here aaron, i flipped it back to february. so february 24th, we had a high of 30 degrees and today, april 24th, it feels like 30 degrees

outside as windchills are down near the freezing mark in many neighborhoods this morning. there's a live picture of the rising sun in our eastern sky. as viewed from the tower camera. clouds just out on the eastern horizon. current windchill is 26. hagerstown 39 in manassas. what to wear, you need a warm coat this morning an sunglasses for later on today. here's our skycast 4. look at all the blue skies in the forecast for the remainder of the day. temperatures though not really going to be much of a warm-up. 30s and 40s out the door this morning. into the mid 50s by lunch time. sunshine by later on today. temperatures up near 59 degrees in washington and highs across the rest of the area again mostly in the upper 50s to right around 60 degrees. the calendar has been flipped back especially in the feels like category this morning. now if we could just do something about this traffic, melissa. >> do something about it. i'd be a very rich woman. >> people want a smooth easy ride to work on friday.

>> send me 20 bucks, your commute will be no problem at all. right now we have some issues though on brunswick, 24 minutes late this morning and penn north 502 that's completely cancelled this morning. take 95 looking good. b.w. parkway still slow in powder mill road because of the earlier crash. 95 north in lorton, about 40 miles per hour as you're headed northbound therea live camera to show you what's happening over there right now. westbound, southeast, freeway at 12th street we have the right lane blocked because of a disabled car overall. eun? >> i have a feeling that some people will throw some 20s at you. >> don't throw. well we have all suffered through that d.c. traffic, slow signal lights that lead to sluggish traffic and jams. well, today could be the beginning to an end of all of that. music to your ears. zachary kiesch so drivers and

pedestrians can benefit. what's this all about? >> reporter: so, you know, eun, d-dot tell us this morning that the work starts today. you should see improvements as early as this week. as neighborhoods change and more people come in and out, there needs to be some changes to these lights to improve some of the traffic flow. that's what's going to be happening. there's more than 1,600 intersections in this network in the city. 650 of those will be addressed. so this is all about increasing traffic flow, again, 650 will be addressed. and the work will continue. there's a number of different parts of town that will be focusing on. a couple in particular are 23rd street northwest and north kap and "u" street to i-395. we are on "u" straight now, one of the corridors one of the parts of town when you have a bunch of walkers trying to cut across the street and heavy flow here, it can be stop and go and difficult to get where you need to be. so this is going to happen today

at about 8:00. you know hopefully you'll be zipping around up to by this weekend. reporting live here on "u" street in northwest d.c., back to you in the studio. >> zachary thank you. 6:34 now. and today eric holder will walk out of his office for the last time. the senate confirmed loretta lynch as his replacement. she's the first black woman to hold that job. holder will speak one last time as a.g. at an event later on today. a student organization at the university of maryland postponed a screening of movie "american sniper." the award winning film depicts the life and career of navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. this came after the muslim association protested. after the cancellation someone posted a derogatory comment about muslims on that student group's facebook page. >> i think it's important to keep in mind that the concern is not that the film was being screened specifically. but the fact that there wasn't any kind of broader discussion taking place. >> now supporters call kyle an

american hero and they want the movie shown on campus. the school says the movie creates a dangerous climate but they had no part in the decision to postpone that movie. the new trial for the man accused of murdering a d.c. department of corrections officials will start next week. a judge declared a mistrial in the case against dawit seyoum. jurors could not decide whether seyoum was guilty of murder or not guilty by reason of inis an tip. prosecutors say he killed carolyn cross with a wrench last september. this morning the man who shot president reagan returns to federal court for the third day to argue for more freedom. john hinckley, jr., asking to leave a d.c. mental hospital for good. government lawyers are against any sweeping new freedoms for hinckley. they want him banned from facebook as well. they also don't want hinckley googling himself. today, the court will hear from two doctors from williamsburg virginia where hinckley spends time with his mother. hundreds of mothers are expected to take part in a nationwide nurse in today.

the event is designed to bring attention to the discrimination against breast-feeding in public. one mom from ash burn will be leading a rally this afternoon at the jefferson memorial. virginia added two laws to protect nursing mothers last month. idaho is the only state left where it is illegal to breast-feed in public. a big congratulations this morning to renee roth. renee, you see her right here after she won the teacher of the year award in prince george's county. renee is a third grade teacher at tulip grove elementary in bowie. more than a dozen other nominees were honored there. she'll go on to compete for maryland teacher of the year. that winner will be announced in the fall. congratulations and thank you for what you do. ♪ some frightening moments, take a look at this video showing a group of high school students falling through the stage. a news conference just wrapped up about 15 minutes ago.

what we're learning about their conditions this morning. and we haven't talked about windchills in a long time. but they are a factor this morning. how high you can expect to see temperatures climb where you live with your neighborhood forecast at 6:41. plus marking a major milestone for nasa today. how it is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the hubble telescop

25 years of amazing and important imagery from the hubble space telescope. nasa releasing this spectacular image of hubble to celebrate this. it shows a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars. they call it wester land 2. the stars are some 20,000 light years away from effort. to celebrate the telescope's

success, nasa scientists will be honored at the smithsonian air and space museum at 8:00 this morning. organizers don't like the nickname but nerd prom 2015 is here. the white house correspondent's dinner takes place tomorrow night and all the other events surrounding it. "saturday night live's" sicily strong is emceeing it. a lot of the stars are in town. kerry washington, chrissy teigen, martha stewart, john legend, alfre woodard. a lot of folks. >> don't people don't know -- it's a big party but they give out scholarships. >> i think they want to use their celebrity to try to do some good and raise awareness about issues. 6:41. i want to make your aware of the forecast this morning. it is a cold one. >> weather and traffic on the ones at 6:41. chuck bell. >> here's a picture of the rising sun to warm you up this

morning. now that we have it above that eastern cloud deck so let the warming begin, everybody. current windchills are back near the freezing mark. 32 in washington. bus stop weather this morning, a cold start. air temperatures in the 30s. but 20s to near 30. and even coming home later on this afternoon, it will be on the cool side. highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. we'll talk about rain chances in a few more minutes now. now over to melissa with traffic. >> good morning, chuck. just put up this camera for you this is chopper over b.w. parkway. once again this is at 197, had the earlier problem at powder mill road and we had someone pulled over at and we were just getting out of that. b.w. parkway into and out of town. fairly slow for a couple of miles but nothing actually happening. and no problems here as you're talking about travel times in maryland and virginia. quantico to the beltway, 95 north, about five minutes

behind. 66, 395, no major issues. remember to listen to our friends on wtop for the very latest when you hop in your car. thank you. ignoring the dangers by walking on to metro tracks. the news4 i-team finding some passengers have no problems sharing their adventures on social media. what they uncovered and the warning from metro. plus getting your favorite latte or mocha without leaving your house. starbucks is ready to bring the coffee to you.

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it is the video that people will be talking about today. several high school students sent to the hospital after the stage they were dancing on gave out. we just got some new sound from the lead singer in the musical production there talking about the moment the stage collapsed after your weather and traffic on the ones. >> that's right. plan on another breezy and chilly day outside. 30s and 40s out the door. highs today once again mid to upper 50s with a stiff northwesterly breeze. talking about rain chances next. b.w. parkway north and south. nothing happening there. inbound 395, got that beautiful sun right in your face as you're approaching duke street. going about 20 to 30 miles per hour and brand new blue line delays. watch out for that to largo. new information in to a terrifying scene in indiana. let's listen. ♪

listening and watching it it's just terrifying. at least 15 people broke bones and hit their heads at the indiana high school not far from indianapolis. many of the injured are tweeting about their experience using #westfield strong which is trending. a short while ago we heard from the lead singer who watched the fellow performers fall when the stage collapsed. hear how she described it. >> i stepped forward because i wanted to go out into the crowd. and i stepped forward maybe two steps and then off of the orchestra pit and on to the steps of the stage. and literally a second later the stage -- the orchestra pit just like collapsed in on itself and everyone was standing on it and they were just sucked into that hole. >> she's lucky she escaped injury. just about 45 minutes ago we told you the police captain reported part of the stage

collapsed but they still don't know why. we're following this story on air throughout the day and of course in our nbc washington app. eun? >> molette, thank you. the family of warren weinstein want to wait for more information about his death before they hold a funeral or memorial. that's according to the associated press. 73-year-old weinstein of rockville died in january in a u.s. air strike in pakistan. president obama ordered the cia to find out how their intelligence before the strike could have been so wrong. weinstein's widow said she's devastated. she believes her husband's captors are ultimately responsible. a neighbor said the same thing. >> i blame the captors. i blame the captors. they took him. and they held him. and that's ultimately who's to blame. >> italian aid worker giovanni lo porto also died in that strike. 11 before the hour and right now police are looking for some guys who opened fire on an ems

supervisor. this all ended late last night after a chase at the scene on "i" street southeast. it started near gallaudet university. that's where we find darcy spencer. darcy? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. it's very quiet in the area, this is a former union market area. it was a different story at midnight last night when there was apparently a gun battle taking place between people in two separate vehicles. we're told an ems supervisor with d.c. fire was in this area and witnessed this gun battle. typically the supervisors drive suvs. they're not in the apparatus. he decides to pursue one of the cars involved. that ended up at fourth and "k" street and at that point, shots were fired at that supervisor. fortunately, the supervisor was

not hurt. the pursuit continued to potomac gardens over in southeast washington. at that point the suspects crashed their car and took off. the search for the suspects continues this morning. eun, back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. it is 6:50 right now. the first round of apple watches are starting to arrive in mailboxes. if you're really lucky you received one. some watches won't arrive until june though. apple took orders online several weeks ago. don't rush to bethesda or georgetown apple stores. the watches aren't on the shelves except for five boutiques globally. you could see the shoppers here in japan who lined up early enough to buy one. well starbucks is trying to make it easier for you to get your favorite latte or iced coffee perhaps. cnbc's landon dowdy has the good news for your money. good morning. >> hey, there, eun good news is right. starbucks plans to expand the mobile order and pay service following the successful test

run. the mobile app now accounts for nearly 20% of all payments. starbucks is testing delivery in seattle and at new york's empire state building. letting customers get food and drinks sent right to the office. doesn't that sound ideal right about now. a nice cold latte. >> that's right. >> have a good weekend. the wizards are hoping home cooking takes them one step closer to the playoffs. they tip off against raptors tonight at 8 clock p.m. at the verizon center. they lead the best of seven series two games to none right now. players are actually trying to think of this as a road game because they have a better record on the road this year. it will take a victory for the capitals to move on. they trounced the new york islanders 5-1 last night in front of a raucous crowd at verizon center. they can win the series in new york tomorrow. game set for 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. go caps and wiz. >> yeah. feels like hockey weather still.

>> certainly does. chuck bell. >> one upside, easier to cheer for the hockey team when it's freezing cold outside. nice looking day. plenty of sunshine. it will be another breezy one like yesterday. so if you liked yesterday you'll like today just fine. there's the view from our live camera out in reston virginia. looking over reston town center. much of northern virginia almost make out sugar loaf mountain on the far right-hand side of the screen. otherwise a chilly start this morning. the combination of these gusty winds and low temperatures, 20-plus mile per hour wind gusts in the shenandoah valley. windchills have been pushed down into the upper 20s and low 30s. bundle up on the way out the door this morning. the actual air temperatures are far enough above the freezing but the plants and pipes are okay. but you need to layer up on your way out the door. hourly temperatures a steady rise.

about 50 degrees by 11:00 a.m. up to near 60 for a high later on today. on your way out the door have your warm coat ready to go and sunglasses ready for later on this afternoon. future weather, chilly breezy and sunny outside today. have your storm team 4 weather app ready to go for the weekend because rain chances are on their way back. rain chances move back in by 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. it will be a rainy saturday night and sunday morning. rain chances should move out of here mid to late sunday afternoon. you'll dodging the drops this weekend. cool weather into next week. check on traffic with melissa. right now b.w. parkway northbound and southbound chopper 4 over that. good volume north and southbound. going about 17 miles per hour. either way. you're going there this morning. 395 inbound as you're passing king street you have that beautiful sun glare in your face. i hope you have the sunglasses that chuck was talking about for sure on.

taking a look at that a little bit of volume but moving. blue line delays to largo, wider look at things top of the beltway slow. but not the same volume we normally see. top of the beltway, 270 southbound at montrose road. and no major problems in prince george's county. >> thank you, melissa. remembering grace mann today the university of mary washington community will honor the student's life and accomplishments. fredericksburg city police charged her roommate in the murder. the vigil begins at campus in the lawn between mason and randolph halls. organizers want attendees to dress in bright colors to symbolize the joy she brought into the world. steven van briel strangled her inside their home last week. metro's concerned about passengers pushing their luck by getting on the tracks at the metro stations. the news4 i-team got some shocking video here. you can look and see the metro

cameras that show nearly a dozen metro passengers deliberately tres passing on the tracks. that included one couple who decided to turn this train station into their photo shoot studio here. the man snapped some pictures while the woman here strikes yoga poses. >> they go down there for a variety of reasons. to retrieve personal property. some do it as a game. why they go do down there is always a mystery. >> metro transit police say passengers are increasingly losing their cell phones on the tracks but you should never try to recover it yourself. instead, ask metro staff for help. coming up next on the "today" show dr. oz is findly breaking his silence and taking on his critics. several doctors want the doctor fired from columbia university's medical faculty because of what oz has said on his daytime show. dr. oz sits down with matt lauer for an exclusive live interview to address this controversy.

6:56 here are four things to know. d.c. department of transportation changing the timing of traffic lights that will affect 650 intersections starting tonight at 8:00. and a campus vigil for a university of mary washington student. police are looking for several man who shot at an ems supervisor. he followed them after he saw them shooting at another vehicle last night. at least 15 students waking up in the hospital after a stage collapsed in indiana. all the kids are going to be okay. state police still trying to figure out why that stage came crashing down in the first place. outside a pretty sunrise early this morning but don't let the sun fool you. it's a cold one. 30s and 40s now will turn into 50 and 60 later on. great kite flying weather later on. oh northbound and southbound this is the slowest spot.

we don't typically see slow downs here at this time of the morning. it's still slow after the crash. have you ever flown a kite? >> you betcha. >> i want to see that picture. >> have you ever flown a kite? we're going out! >> we have to do it. that's it for us. we remember you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. >> make it a great friday.

good morning. breaking overnight. the stage suddenly collapses during a high scho. ♪ don't stop believing ♪ [ screaming ] >> more than 12 students injured. what went wrong? under review. after two hostages are accidentally killed by u.s. air strikes targeting al qaeda, the white house is investigating its use of drones in pakistan. are they a necessary tool in the war on terror? unsubstantiated medicine? a new round of criticism for dr. oz. this time from faculty members at columbia university. dr. oz is here to respond in