est at ox road -- west ox road, no problems there. taking a look at 270 into and out of town fine. 55 miles per hour. no major issues there this morning. in silver springs, do still have the road work. georgia avenue between randolph and layhill. should be wrapped up here in the next little bit, about 30 minutes or so. but it's still there. if you're headed out in i time soon. looking at prince george's county overall no major issues. branch avenue northbound at woodyard we have that one lane closed off to the right. so stay to the left and then 95 southbound here through wood bridge no issues at all. i'm back in ten minutes. weather and traffic on the ones. see you at 5:11. >> thank you, melissa. it's 5:01 and right now police are looking for man who grabbed a boy in front of ravensworth elementary school in the springfield area. he was able to escape. fairfax county police say the attempted abduction happened on friday afternoon after school was let out.

news4's megan mcgrath is live with what you need to know. pretty scary situation, megan. >> reporter: yeah it was a scary situation. it happened in broad daylight outside of the main entrance to ravensworth elementary school. they say that the victim is a juvenile. now, it was 3:15 on friday afternoon. police say a man came up behind this boy and grabbed him and tried to lure him away. now, the boy did offer resistance he fought back he was able to get away and was not injured. but this suspect is still on the loose. now, here's the description. he is a white male 20 to 30 years old. 6 feet tall with blond hair. at the time he was wearing a black long sleeved shirt and jeans. anyone who may have seen this person in the area, you are asked to call police. back to you. death toll rising in nepal.

right now more than 3,600 people are confirmed dead. that number is likely to go up. rescue efforts are continuing but it's tough out there. landslides making it difficult to access some areas. some places can only be accessed by helicopter. you're looking at new video in. people doing whatever they can to get out of the area following several aftershocks. some aid has arrived but the need is simply too great and resources especially at the hospitals are limited. now, this was the worst earthquake to hit the area in at least 80 years. it also triggered an avalanche at mount everest. 18 people tied in the avalanche including three americans. aaron? >> angie, thank you. 5:02. we are hearing from the people in our area affected by the earthquake. this woman grew up in nepal. she works at a subway and she told us her family survived but they lost everything. >> i would love to have been there, but right now, you know, the position for me is like i'm helpless. i can do nothing.

>> basnet told us the seventh day adventist church is holding a fund raising this weekend. the pentagon says military plane is expected in nepal today. a disaster response team is on board. search and rescue teams from the united arab emirates france israel and england are all heading to kathmandu as well. the pentagon's plane is also carrying a team from our area. take a look at this video here. this is the news4 crew that met virginia task force one out of fairfax county as the team was preparing to leave. they're part of the county fire department. we'll be following their efforts to help and you can as well on the department's facebook page. today there will be a funeral for the baltimore man who died after becoming critical hurt in police custody. freddie gray killed last week during a police van ride to the

station. his spine became severed. baltimore police have not explained how that happened. the family is asking for an end to violence as they prepare to lay him to rest. however, tensions remain hight. saturday's protests began peacefully but turned violent as the night fell. businesses were vandalized and looted. 34 people were thrown in jail and six police officers were hurt. gray's family is reminding protesters they want justice not revenge. >> yeah please, please stop the violence. freddie gray will not want this. freddie's father and mother does not want violence. >> the head of president obama's initiative for minority males will attend the funeral today. the six police officers involved in the arrest are under suspicious and the department has begun an investigation. and in annapolis, about 100

people took part in the rally, united for blue organized the event. the winner moves on and the loser goes golfing. the capitals face off against the islanders for a decisive game seven tonight. the puck will drop at 7:30 at verizon center. we checked stub hub, there are still tickets for under $100. the winner goes on to the eastern conference semifinals. the caps really want this win. we heard that the wizards are moving on. they beat the raptors 125-94. how about that? and sweeping the best of seven series. it's the first four-game sweep in wizards franchise history. washington is still waiting to see who they'll play in the next round. could be the atlanta hawks. they're still battling it out with the brooklyn nets. game four is tonight. go wiz. well the traffic wasn't bad enough how this tanker crash shut down a southern california highway for hours. new this morning the search

is on for a popular mma fighter. why investigators think he's involved in a hit and run accident. and it is chilly for just about everybody around here. that's why we're using the

take a look at this fire. heavy flames thick smoke could be seen for miles after a gasoline tanker truck caught fire near los angeles yesterday. that truck was carrying about 8,500 gallons of fuel.

as we said that highway had to be shut down for several hours so firefighters could put out the flames. amazing, nobody was hurt. a rogue coyote is off the streets of new york city. he was cornered in an outdoor cafe. officers moved in and tranquilized the coyote. she was not hurt. she's now going to the aspca for care and should be released back into the wild soon. it's the latest in a string of coyote sightings in the city this month. i would bring your pets inside the house. if you have coyotes running wild in new york. just goes to show we're running out of space. >> a good point. ten minutes after 5:00 we're at 47 degrees outside our studios. that's four degrees cooler than 20 minutes ago. >> i know. what's happening? >> it's chilly out there. weather and traffic on the ones. tom? >> it's enough to make the coyotes howl. and we have them around our region too. standing this morning at the bus

stop don't worry about the coyotes, but it's going to be rather chilly between 7:00 and 8:00. low 40s. lots of sunshine though between 8:00 and 9:00. not quite as cold but bright and sunny. then later today, you may need an umbrella because we'll have a few scattered afternoon sprinkles. you don't need the rain coat or rain boots. a few scattered sprinkles this afternoon. just a jacket for the morning. fairly mild by mid afternoon. we ought to be making it into the mid 60s. keep up with all the weather when you're away from your tv with the storm team 4 weather app on google play and itunes store. get it there. look at the radar as we'll have a few of the sprinkles coming through. a look at the timing on that. that's coming up next weather and traffic on the ones at 5:21. a look at a road closure this morning. melissa is joining us. >> yeah this popped up here. this is what angie was telling us about earlier because of the fire in laurel. again, we are talking about

eastbound 198 at route 1, we have lanes closed there because of the fire response. so hopefully that'll be reopening once the morning commute really starts picking up. beltway at branch avenue no problems. 95, p.w. parkway into and out of town, nice and clear. 270 southbound at buckeystown pike that long term project has been hanging around. 95 virginia northbound here through ok akwan no major problems. a look at 95 and maryland. it's now 5:12. ahead on "news4 today" -- it's been three years in the making but the trial gets under way in the case of a colorado man accused in the

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in laurel just in. take a look. the laurel volunteer fire department tweeting this out as they got control of the situation. this is out of the 300 block of gorman avenue as first 4 traffic reported, some of the roads are closed off right now. looking at a chinese restaurant which had flames coming out of the roof. no word on what caused the fire. thank you. right now, d.c. police need your help as they investigate the shooting death of a 39-year-old man. darryn conte died another man was hurt in the shooting. this happened early yesterday morning near butter nut and fourth street in northwest. in the takoma neighborhood. d.c. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that solves this case. and d.c. police need your help finding a man who shot a man not far from gallaudet university. paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital and he's in

critical condition. there are a lot of questions this morning about white house cyber security after a report that hackers obtained some of the president's e-mails. "the new york times" says russian hackers gained access to the e-mail archives of people in the white house. and that's how the hackers ultimately obtained some unclassified e-mails sent and received by the president. the hack took place as the u.s. and russia were in a standoff over ukraine. the white house did not comment to nbc news. in recent weeks the defense secretary has stressed the importance of cyber security. >> the first is defending our own networks and weapons because they're critical to what we do every day. they're no good if they have been hacked. >> the president e-mails frequent frequently. chinese breached then senator's e-mails in 2008 when he was campaigning. it appears that contract talks are back on in the president's office. the negotiations had been paused as the school dealt with the "rolling stone" rape story. a deal could be done by the end of june.

as you recall president teresa sullivan surprised the 2012 attempt to oust her from the job. her current contract ends next summer. in news4 for your health many children who overcome autism still need help to learn. researchers at albert einstein college of medicine published the study. nine out of ten toddlers who regained the social skills struggled in school. even a little bit of television could make your kids overweight. kids who watched one hour of tv a day were 70% more likely to be obese. researchers at the university of virginia conducted the study. they found that most 5-year-olds watch more than three hours of tv every day. and your child may choose to eat a plate with a smile. most bought so called power

plates using the labelling and the price system. that includes four nutritious system and the prize. the prize is stickers maybe temporary tattoos. sales rose 300% as well. this is a low cost and effective way to get children to start eating more healthfully at school. >> see, mcdonald had it right put a toy in there. >> you need the healthy part too. >> but you get a prize. there's a wearable device hitting the market to tell you how healthy you are. you wear it on your finger and it tells you how much oxygen you have in your body. that monitor also tracks your pulse. the man who einvented the mighty sat says knowing your oxygen levels tells you if you're breathing properly. it can tell if you had a night's sleep. something else to tell you you're not sleeping enough. >> well, we're waking up to a bit of a chilly start. >> storm team 4 meteorologist

tom kierein live in manassas this morning. there's a reason you're out in manassas right now. >> that's right. free coffee and doughnuts. starting about 6:00 this morning. we have a couple of hundred doughnuts and cups of coffee we'll be happy to hand out to folks. the vrt train comes thousand here. we are on west street. it's a chilly start outside this morning. so a hot cup of coffee and a doughnut would be perfect. and you can come out and say hi to us. we love talking to everybody. so please come along. selfies with me. absolutely free. as is usually the case. if i can find out a way to charge i would. but no one would pay to take a picture with me. it's cold here in manassas 43 degrees here in manassas. 40 in chantilly. silver spring and college park at 41 this morning. 49 downtown at old town alexandria. 44 degrees in wood bridge. so it is indeed a very chilly start this morning.

temperatures hour by hour today. climbing out of the chilly 40s. up into the low and mid 60s as we head towards mid to early afternoon today. there will come with us daytime heating, a little chance for some rain today. best chance to be hit by a stray rain shower or two. and rain chances are at 30% or so. the best chance for that to happen is around 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. keep that in mind have the precaution sized umbrella ready to go. seven day forecast not a bad picture around here for the next couple of days. our april chill is showing signs of weakening just a touch. temperatures will be climbing back into the upper 60s and low 70s and turning noticeably warmer into the weekend. so there's something for everybody there. no more snowflakes after those saturday surprise snowflakes that caught everyone off guard. there's -- i don't think there's

any more chances to even see snowflakes in the great states of maryland or virginia any time into the near future. that's good news because last time i checked may was just around the corner. melissa mollet are you ready for may? >> i'm ready for may. believe me i have been ready for may since last may probably. i'm going to put blinders on if you show me any snowflakes. something that looks better than a few minutes ago, this is 95 northbound just approaching the occoquan. we did have a pretty good slow down, but we didn't see anything happening. it was just some pretty good volume headed northbound as you're approaching the occoquan right now it's looking good. we have some lanes closed at 198 on the eastbound side because of a fire that angie goff has been telling us about from the live desk. taking a look here at prince george's county overall don't have any problems there. everything is rolling along quite nicely. 66 headed into town, out of town we're fine.

no matter where you start or end here no major problems right now. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. i'm back in ten minutes. see you at 5:31. >> thanks melissa. it's now 5:22. in the day ahead, opening statements are expected to begin in the trial of the man charged in the colorado theater massacre. james holmes faces more than 160 counts including murder, attempted murder and rigging explosives at his apartment. prosecutors say holmes shot and killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a movie theater outside of denver in 2012. holmes pled not guilty by reason of insanity. the trial is expected to take four to five months. a ufc fighting champion wanted for a crash in albuquerque, new mexico, this morning. police say jon jones is facing charges. investigators say that they haven't been able to contact jones. a woman in the other car was not seriously hurt. jones is supposed to defend his

light heavyweight crown on may 23rd in las vegas. tomorrow a major case in the same-sex marriage fight is going to the supreme court. the court could effectively legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. groups are taking sides already. take a look yesterday this group held an interfaith prayer service in arlington to show their support for gay marriage. saturday supporters -- or opponents of gay marriage held a rally on the national mall. a decision in the case is expected in june. well, they thought they were under attack. guests at a fairfax county hotel learned they were facing another emergency. the fire that forced them from their rooms and who alerted them. take a live look at the district this morning. we're looking at temperatures in the 40s in most spots at this early hour. tom will tell us how warm it will get in your hometown. that's coming your way at 5:31 with your weather and traffic on the ones. it's coming up on 5:24 right now.

looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:27.

the death toll continues to rise in nepal. right now more than 3,600 people are confirmed dead and that number is likely to go up. freddie gray's family is asking for an end to the violence in baltimore as they prepare for his funeral. however, tensions remain high following a turning point in the demonstrations this weekend. gray will be laid to rest today. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:27 is your time right now. if you're just waking up this morning, you're going to need the big coat again. >> can you believe that? we're trying to approach may, hoping things will warm up. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has a look at the forecast. >> time is on our side but not yet. it is still feeling wintry cold. only near 40 degrees now in gaithersburg, montgomery county. a few clouds passing through. by later this afternoon, it should jump up to around 60 there with clouds building during the afternoon. there is a small chance might get a passing shower there. starting around 2:00 3:00 or

4:00. woodbridge clearing there. in the mid to upper 40s and should be in the low 60s this afternoon. with the clouds building as well. passing sprinkles between 5:00 and 6:00 today. today, ft. washington, prince george's county 43. later today should be climbing up to around 60 degrees there. a partly sunny sky, a few scattered sprinkles moving through there as well by later this afternoon. let's check on the traffic this morning with melissa mollet who's been looking at volume building around the region and the volume has of course this time of the year -- this time of the day it starts to build as we get into around 5:30 or so in the morning. >> that's right. 5:27 i say look at dale city. about 5:27 because all of a sudden, it starts to go yellow. and now 66 a little bit slow as well right now. it's kind of normal volume so don't worry about it too much.

66 east of 28 here inbound, seeing a lot of those taillights just from the angle of the camera this morning. 395 northbound looking nice and clear. we know this changes quite a bit throughout the morning but right now northbound and southbound 395, not having any issue. do still have this problem here in laurel, eastbound 198 at route 1 with the lanes clouzsed because of the fire at the restaurant this morning. 270 southbound everything rolling along just fine. overall, 66 looking good. again, 95 northbound dale city there you go. that's what happens every morning pretty much. see you in a couple of minutes with travel times. there are more questions than answers this morning after a disturbing find in a prince george's county golf course. a body found inside a burning car and police say most of the clues have been destroyed beyond recognition. a groundskeeper found that car early yesterday morning at the enterprise golf course in bowie. he called 911. maryland national capital park police discovered the body

inside the car. they said the fire was so intense that the license plate and v.i.n. digits were destroyed. golfers were surprised by this story. >> seems to be a sign of the times. crime -- >> i never heard of any problems out here so i don't think it's a reflection of the golf course or the area. just one of those things that happens. >> now, investigators hope that forensics on the burned out car will give them some clues as to to -- as they work to find out exactly what happened. a series of explosions rocked hotel guests in the middle of the night. then a fire occurred. this happened at the quality inn on richmond highway in fairfax county. guests say they thought they were being attacked yesterday morning. the fire started in the electrical room of the hotel. a group of air force cadets helped to evacuate the guests. nearly everyone lost their belongs in their rooms.

seven prince george's county firefighters are recovering after their fire truck crashed while heading to a fire. firefighters say the morningside crew was on its way to a building fire early sunday morning. the fire truck swerved to avoid hitting a car and hit a telephone pole instead. causing the fire engine to flip over. this crash happened on branch avenue and curtis drive. the firefighters were treated and released from the hospital. 5:31 your time right now as family and friends prepare to say good-bye to freddie gray. baltimore police are investigating his death. the 25-year-old man died last week from a spinal cord injury. he was somehow hurt during a ride to the police station. this weekend peaceful protests turned violent in baltimore. tracie potts live on capitol hill can more on how people are impatient for answers an arrests here. >> reporter: they certainly are, aaron, good morning. it's a big national story happening up the road from us in maryland in baltimore. tensions are extremely high today as they lay freddie gray

to rest. there are a lot of questions about why he was even arrested in the first place. there are three investigations under way, the city and the justice department and the state which plans to have some information to turn over by friday. the protests thousands of people were peaceful, but some of them, many of them out of towners, got out of control. there was some looting. there were protests outside camden yards. people at the game had to be held in until those protests died down. freddie gray's twin sister fredricka, said her brother would not want this type of violence. today the focus is on his life and by the way, there are three people from the white house being sent to that funeral today including broderick johnson the cabinet secretary who by the way is from that particular neighborhood. in fact his mother was funeralized at the very church recently. very familiar with the community and the tensions there. >> all right, tracie potts, thank you.

police in prince william county will soon be outfitted with body cameras. county officials approved a $3 million budget to equip them with the cameras. it will begin in july starting with 50 officers. today dzhokhar tsarnaev's family could take the stand in the boson the bombing trial. take a look here, you can see -- we'll try to show you some video of them arriving in baltimore. the defense lawyers are hoping the attorneys can persuade the jury not to sentence him to death. >> he's shown no remorse for his crimes so they're in a very, very tough position. >> if even one juror is against the death penalty, tsarnaev will get life in prison. the japanese prime minister begins with a stop at the boston marathon finish line. the respect is part of a high profile visit by prime minister shinzo abe. he has been here to highlight

the good relations between the u.s. and japan. 70 years after world war ii. abe meets with president obama tomorrow and he will address a joint meeting of congress on wednesday. he is the first japanese leader to do so. abe is expected to press for support of the transpacific partnership. a 12-nation trade deal. 5:34 your time right now. we are once again handing out free doughnuts and coffee this morning. here's a live look at chuck pell's location this morning. he will join us after the break with a closer look at where he is. as well as the forecast. major changes are on the way to chipotle. why your lunch could be different today. and you might not even notice it. caught on camera a would-be robber picks the wrong person to mess with. why this store owner decided to

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tomatoes, cilantro, and lime the new bacon guacamole flatbread. ole, indeed! america runs on dunkin'. welcome back. you have to take a look at this video right now. a jewelry store owner fights back when a man tries to rob his store in new jersey. take a look at this. this is from surveillance video. the robber lunges over the counter and that's when the owner keeps on hitting the robber until the man leaves. the owner says that thieves have

robbed him four times in his more than 50 year career and he decided enough was enough. he fought back to defend himself. police arrested the suspected robber. right now the chilean government is sending soldiers to help clear the streets of a thick coating of ash. this comes after the calbuco volcano erupted twice this week. some roofs collapsed under the weight of the ash. at least 1,500 people have left their homes and right now chilean authorities are downgrading the likelihood of another big eruption. we showed you the smoke and the lava and the fire coming out of the volcano. incredible images to see. >> we need to figure out what's happening with our weather because saturday was kind of dreary and cold and yucky and then sunday, glorious. but now we're going to need a jacket this morning. it's only 46 degrees outside of our studios in washington. you know that's the warm spot right?

>> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is live with the 4 x 4 at one of the chillier spots in manassas. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, aaron. yeah little chilly here 43 in manassas this morning. where are we? this over my shoulder, this is the historic manassas train station. vre commuters know it very well. and more importantly, over on this side of me behind the 4 x 4 we have our 1952 international harvester metro van from goodies. and most important sign on the side of the truck taking free treats to the streets. that's right. free coffee and doughnuts. that starts at 6:00 this morning. come on down to manassas and join us. if you're going to be riding the train in if you can jump off the train and get free coffee and doughnut, and back on, good luck. i can't guarantee the train will stay here the whole length of time. we're in the chilly 40s. try time conditions are good. and then coming up later this afternoon, there will be a

chance that you may be driving through a hit and miss shower. no washouts today. hit and miss showers around 4:00 and 5:00. we'll be back here just after 6:00. handing out free coffee and doughnuts. eun, i'll save one for you. >> i was going to say, what are the chances you'll bring me back a doughnut? >> less than that. >> at least he's honest. >> i know. i can't blame for you that. if you happen upon a doughnut, send it my y. >> okay. i'll do everything i can to save you one doughnut. >> thanks chuck. i want to get you caught up on the traffic as well. melissa mollet joins us now. >> good morning, guys. now that we kind of share an office here weather and traffic i'm thinking he might want to also bring me a doughnut. that would be probably in his best interest chuck bell.

eastbound 198 at route 1, the lanes are still closed because of the fire that angie has been telling us about this morning. travel times, 270 south to germantown on the beltway no major problems there. the on top of the outer loop you're right on time. quantico to the beltway, about eight minutes behind. no big deal, especially this point of the morning. 66 inbound from fairfax county beltway, that'll take you 11 minutes. on time there. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car for the latest on traffic. ford announces a new recall because of a major safety issue. wait until you hear what one driver had to do with his seat belt when that problem happened to him. and today you might notice something different when you walk through metro today or might not notice it at

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today." >> a developing story right now, firefighters are on the scene of a restaurant fire along gorman avenue in laurel. take a look at this photo. this was posted on twitter. we are told the flames sparked just after midnight. no one was hurt. the cause is still under investigation. search crews are still looking for five people after strong storms capsized several boats at a regatta. take a look at this shot by a sailor. it shows choppy waters and two people died there. ten boats capsized. sailors described what it was like. >> i really thought i was going to die actually. i mean i was really scared. i thought that the water would keep coming in. the boat was going to sink, you know, that would be the end. >> i watched the video a lot today. and it sank in how lucky we are. because not everybody came home. >> the fair hope yacht club sponsored this race and issued a statement saying it was heart broken over what happened.

many are questions while the boats were out on the water with the storm coming in. it is now 5:46. today, u.s. negotiators with -- negotiations with iran over the nuclear program will enter final stages. secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart plan to meet today for the first time since they announced the framework for a possible deal. the two were in new york for a u.n. conference. they're trying to complete a comprehensive agreement by the end of june. investigators in ohio collected new evidence in the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy. last november a police officer shot and killed rice when he didn't drop a gun that turned out to be fake. yesterday, a crime scene reconstruction team scanned the park where he was killed. it will be converted into the 3-d mock-up. his family is suing the city for wrongful death. a historic day to raise awareness about genocide.

darfur international and jewish world walk organized it. organizers want the officials to end atrocities like the crisis in darfur sudan. they're raising money to improve the lives of survivors. april is genocide awareness and prevention month. you'll notice more metro police officers at your bus stop. they're ensuring that everyone pays for their metro trip. this is part of a special 90-day pilot program. the next two weeks officers will give violators a warning and then on may 9th, officers can fine you from $50 to $100 for not paying for your trip. all you have to do is drive on the beltway during rush hour to know we are a nation of drivers. if you need any more proof take a look at some of the stats from the federal highway administration. in february alone, we logged

more than 221 billion miles on u.s. roads. that is the second highest figure for february in the past 25 years. so far, driving is up 4% from last year. maybe you want to stash a little extra cash away for your summer driving. gas prices are rising again. you're paying 13 cents a gallon more today than two weeks ago. d.c. drivers are paying the most of course. a gallon of regular unleaded costing you $2.63 on average this morning. in our area of maryland drivers are paying $2.57 on average and in virginia, a gallon of regular unleaded will cost you about $2.34. in the week ahead you'll pay more to visit shenandoah national park in virginia. beginning friday the annual park pass will go up $10 to $40. if you don't want to buy a pass you can buy a $20 pass that will get you in for seven days -- up to seven days. prices will go up again in two years.

there is also a visitor's fee for special -- for special van tours of the camp -- to that camp. president herbert hoover would go there on retreat. you can watch another death defying walk on the "today" show. this time on a giant ferris wheel. take a look. nick walenda will walk on top of the orlando eye this wednesday live on the "today" show. i can't watch it. it makes me so nervous. you can see walenda -- he walked across the grand canyon niagara falls. the wheel is 400 feet tall. walenda won't be able to use a balancing pole on the top. and the wheel will be moving. >> normally i'm in control of my pace and my speed. well now a machine is in control of that. >> did i tell you this is on live television? okay the orlando eye isn't open to the public yet.

it opens next month so nick walenda is going to try it out for us. >> his mother didn't hug him enough. these are the things -- don't ever do that. and then here you go. >> he's a thrill seeker. he's an expert. apparently he practices and practices and he must have incredible balance. i bet he'd be a good yogi. >> we'll all be watching. >> i would watch across the anchor desk. i could do that. >> i bet you could. >> wow. that is incredible. well wind is going to be a big factor there too. you know, for them for that event. so that's going to be a critical thing. we don't have much wind yet here but we will later on after the sun comes up. we'll have a few clouds coming through. our storm team 4 skycast showing by 8:00 mostly sunny. have the sunglasses handy and by noontime should be mostly sunny. the clouds start to build in. as we get into the afternoon. and that's when we might get a few scattered sprinkles. right now, quite a chill. as chuck was saying there out of

manassas only 43. dulles down to 40. gaithersburg at 41. so is leesburg clinton 42. reagan national at 49. in the mid to upper 40 in the bay. shenandoah upper 30s light now. the average high this time of the year 71 late april. we won't be near that this afternoon. we'll be in the mid 60s, but up near that on tuesday and wednesday. chilly on thursday then back into the mid 60 or so on friday. mild again as we get toward the weekend. now here's timing hour by hour of a few sprinkles coming in later this afternoon. by noontime these little patches of green, these are a few scattered sprinkles. well to our west by then. then between 2:00 to 4:00 to 5:00 they may be rolling through the metro area. a greater chance of the sprinkles out of the mountains but just a smaller chance maybe about a 30% chance. you might get a brief sprinkle during the afternoon. by 5:30 6:00.

most tracking off to the south and the east and then the sky clears out tonight. another chill in the air tomorrow morning from's a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. some of the clouds breaking up and drifting east. so we'll have our sunrise at 6:16 quite a bit of sunshine through mid-morning and noontime. but then during the afternoon those clouds build, we'll be in the mid 60s by mid afternoon. a fairly nice afternoon coming up. but just have an umbrella handy as a few of the sprinkles come on through. 40s tomorrow morning. upper 60s on tuesday afternoon. and a bit blustery tomorrow. partly cloudy. up near 70 wednesday. back down near 60 with a chance of rain later in the week on thursday to get on -- and again on friday dry for the weekend. looking great saturday and sunday. up around 70. melissa looking at the monday morning commute. not too bad so far, right? >> not too bad. we still have the lanes closed as far as we know. this is eastbound 198 at route 1. trying to get chopper over that to see if that's a happening for your. chopper 4 should be there in a

couple of minutes here. taking a look at some live cameras, 95 in maryland at cherry road, don't have any problems northbound our southbound. looking at prince george's county overall looking good. a little slow 210 northbound as you come around the curve here. 95 southbound here driving live on 95 south, not having any problems there. 66 at 50 just a little bit of volume eastbound and westbound. nothing abnormal, nothing happening. same thing when you look at 270 at montrose road. volume looking nice and light as you're headed southbound. i'm back at 6:01. >> thank you. 5:53 right now. call it the "s" word. you see it a at lot of retailer, we're talking about the word sale. and it gets a lot of people pretty excited. but what if you could get the same deal on an item all the time? is it really a sale? well tonight at 11:00 consumer reporter erika gonzalez shows us

which stores have items on sale more often than not and whether or not that's legal. tune in at 11:00 to see what the stores have to say about it. today chipotle will only serve you food that's not been genetically modified. all of the chain restaurants are using non-dmo -- gmo pork and marinades. they're the first national food chain to totally remove gmos from some of the food. new this morning, there's a report out that found that people who live in michigan may pay the most for car insurance. insurance quotes.com say it's more than double the national average there and it's because michigan is the only state where car insurance includes unlimited lifetime personal injury protection. virginia took the spot for least expensive car insurance. they pay 24% less than the national average. maryland took the 33rd spot on

the least expensive list and d.c. was not included in the survey. ford drivers take note they're recalling half a million cars because of complaints that the doors may have been flying open while the cars are on the road. the problem appears to be faulty door latches. they were installed on 390,000 ford fiestas and fusion and lincoln mkz. ford says it's received hundreds of reports and more than 1,000 warranty claims. there was actually one fiesta driver who said he had to tie his door shut with a seat pelt. ford dealers will replace all four of the door latches for free. teens are helping senior citizens connect with their loved ones using social media. 20 students from charles smith jewish day school trained seniors in montgomery county. they sat down with the residents and helped them to understand how to use their computers and

smartphones and tablets. >> i was born knowing how to use facebook and things like that. and a lot of the people it's very new to them. so it's nice to be able to share with them. >> my experience was wonderful. he showed me two things i never knew. i can't wait to try them at home. >> cool. one student says many of the seniors want to know how to use social media so i that can keep in touch with their grandchildren. more workshops like this one are in the works. we are working for you in manassas this morning. once again, teaming up with the goodies food truck to help you start your day off right. take a look here. there she is. you know what's inside that truck? >> hot doughnuts and coffee. >> that is the good stuff. we'll start handing out the coffee and doughnuts in a few minutes. at 6:00 a.m. >> we're parked outside the manassas vrc station. they're such nice people. stop by before you hop on the train. get your free coffee and

doughnuts and i hear they play good music as well. and chuck bell is there, so you can stop by and say hello. he said selfies are free, along with the coffee and doughnuts. >> chocolate glazed doughnuts are what they're handing out. >> i need a chocolate doughnut. we're tracking new developments out of nepal. incredibly rough conditions and in hopes of finding the survivors. the death toll took a dramatic jump overnight. the new information on those recovery efforts and how a local team helps to hunt for the survivors. as we approach the first of may, we're waking up on another chilly almost cold day across our region. 46 degrees outside the studios right now. lots of clouds in the sky too. but that will break up. it will warm up. tom

"news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today," scrambling to find survivors in nepal as the death toll following that powerful earthquake grows by the hour. the specialty crew from our area that is ready to help with rescue efforts. kids will be showing up soon at this fairfax county elementary school but police are still searching for a man they

say tried to grab a young boy in front of the building. what we're learning about the crime and what we know about the man they're looking for. a pleasant start to your morning as you look at the national mall now. but you might want to keep your umbrella handy. tom kierein has your headlines. >> hey, aaron, yeah, we have a few clouds coming through. no rain coming in yet. scanning our sky, we're off to the dry start this morning. west virginia virginia maryland the metro area all dry for the morning. temperatures right now, quite a chill in the air. just near 40 in montgomery and prince george's county. much of fairfax county and fauquier just near 40. chillier spots out in manassas, 36. we'll stay above