cvs that burned down. despite fears of a repeat of monday things were relatively calm overnight. the night didn't start that way though. police argued at least 14 people for looting and curfew violations. now, it took tear gas and pepper balls to get many people inside. now citizens are outside again. some of them continuing their work to fix up the city. people heading back to work. kids going back to school today. baltimore police expected to give us an update on the city's protests at noon. we'll be watching what happens before that curfew starts up again at 10:00 tonight. we are watching the weather for you as well before you leave for work. it's a forecast you are going to want to hear as you look live at the national harbor. we're starting off with fairly mild conditions and it's only getting better. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your weather headlines. good morning, tom. >> #wonderful wednesday, beautiful day underway. cantaloupe sky. the eastern horizon, live view, storm team 4 tower camera. temperatures are cool. just in the 40s.

then during the afternoon mild and into the 70s. the timing on -- the new timing appears to be a little bit later. right now, nothing on storm team 4 radar. we're off to a clear and dry start early on this wednesday morning. temperatures right now in prince george's county upper 40s to near low 40s to the northern part of the county. southern part upper 40s. much of fairfax county mid 40s to 50 degrees. cooler further south and west. next weather and traffic on the ones a look at your bus stop forecast, what to wear amelia segal will join us live. a new crash. where's this? >> we're talking about at wisconsin avenue. closest camera that's working for us right now. this is connecticut avenue so kind of showing you that area. this obviously not looking bad. trying to get some other eyes on the outer loop at wisconsin for you this morning. another crash, inner look at the

dulles toll road. apparently a crash there in the center lane and then the outer loop at forestville road that should be clearing out because it was off to the side of the road. may slow down a tiny bit as you see the police there getting that crash out of the way. wide look at the beltway, no major problems right now. as we take a big look at things 66 looking pretty good. 95 northbound through dale city 25 miles per hour at this point this morning. back with some travel times. see you then. the city is stable. we hope to maintain it that way. we are -- >> we're expecting another update from baltimore police at noon today. you see the commissioner said the curfew worked last night. it ended only an hour ago. news4's molette green was watching people come outside when it happened. she's at the intersection of pennsylvania and west north avenue. good morning. what's the situation now? >> reporter: eun, good morning. yes, things are trying to return to normal here in this community. it is a back to school, back to

work day for people and they're out and about and on the move. the curfew ended an hour ago. we started to hear the sound of drilling and we saw men working to build up the burned out cvs. all of this coming after a mostly quiet night in this community. some arrests including four people that we found cuffed at this intersection for breaking curfew. now, police hauled them away in a van. i did have a chance to talk to a young woman this morning, cynthia williams who says she is now forced to catch the bus to work instead of the train. >> so we're going to get it back to order. that's -- we want to get it back to order. that's what we need, order. because people still got -- people got bills to pay. still lives that we have to live. >> reporter: now, as you can see, the national guard troops police are still out in this community. right behind me but no problems

this morning in this community as the curfew ended about an hour ago. as you said later today, this afternoon, we'll get an update from the police commissioner. >> molette green, thank you. and we have learned the baltimore orioles made a big change in reaction to the protests here. the o's will play the next series in tampa bay instead of at home as originally scheduled. today they're playing in front of the empty stadium or inside an empty stadium. the game is closed to fans today. the first ever mlb game with zero fans in the stands. and there is a new campaign online to help rebuild baltimore. the governor larry hogan launching maryland unites.org. it's a one stop shop for information and resources on how you can donate and volunteer time. an architecture firm from indiana offering to help start the process to rebuild a senior center that was burned down as it was under construction. that center -- we understand is going to be the focus of some of the company's efforts.

police are not sure if the fire there was connected though to the riots. 6:05 now. today in d.c. the group d.c. ferguson will rally in support for freddie gray. the rally will start at 7:00 tonight at the gallery place chinatown metro station. the group will march to the white house. there was a protest in the same area last night. demonstrators shut down traffic on seventh street northwest in front of the verizon center during the evening rush. you can get up to the minute information on the state of emergency in baltimore. go to the nbc washington app on your phone and search baltimore riots. there you will find a time line of events and overnight developments. right now, d.c. police looking for a hit and run driver. they say the person hit a woman on southern avenue southeast. that crash happened outside the united medical center. we're working to find out whether that road is still shut down. a deaf man's lawsuit against arlington county sheriff can move forward. a federal judge in alexandria made that ruling.

abreham zemedagegehu sued after he was jailed for six weeks without the ability to communicate. he was arrested and accused of stealing an ipad. the owner later found the ipad. both the sheriff's department and the state department of corrections asked to be dismissed from that lawsuit. the judge ruled that the state is off the hook but the suit will proceed against the sheriff. new money problems for metro. while some -- why some say proposed cuts can put your safety at risk. >> a pleasant start to your morning as we look outside the studios in northwest washington. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal has your what to wear forecast. plus, tracking the developments out of baltimore as the city gets back to work after riots there. this is a live look outside that cvs store that became sort of a center point of the conflict

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you're watching "news4 today." >> it could be late summer before the silver spring transit center opens its doors. the person overseeing the project says repairs to the building are now expected to be complete late next month or june. the building will then be handed over to metro. metro has up to 60 days to accept the building and train its employees. that puts the opening some time in august. the transit center has been perpetual perpetually delayed. and the house committee that oversees the agency released a plan yesterday to cut the federal funding in half to $75 million. metro has to demonstrate what it's doing to fix problems before getting that money. a committee spokesperson says the goal here is to force metro

to make improvements. they say they need the full funding to make the repairs. it's time now to look outside. isn't that so pretty with the sun coming up? hoping it warms us up. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is telling us what things are like and what things will be like later. >> good morning, a beautiful day. yesterday our high was 72 and today we'll be warmer with plenty of sunshine. right now as the sun is coming up not a cloud in the sky. at the bus stop this morning, walking to work a springtime chill in the air. temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s during the earlier morning hours. what to wear as you get ready for work kids getting ready for school. maybe a light jacket for the morning hours but definitely need the sunglasses, melissa, the entire day. some rain is in the forecast. tom has the timing on that.

what's the latest with the roads? >> pretty slow if you're headed inbound on 66. driving in on 66 eastbound here in manassas, going about 15 to 20 miles per hour. fairly typical, i wanted to remind you we have a slowdown today. 270 southbound germantown to the beltway no major problems. 270 rolling along. 66 inbound from fairfax county parkway, not bad. quantico to the beltway ten minutes behind. remember to listen to our friends from wtop on for the latest on traffic. not everybody is up for what bud is selling. the controversial beer label that has the brewery apologizing this morning. plus new developments overnight out of nepal as the death toll after that devastating earthquake passes 5,000. there are stories of hope as well. the mi

welcome back. 6:15. developing in baltimore right now, people are heading back to work and for the first time this week kids are going back to school today. protests caused police and national guardsmen to use tear gas as the first curfew took effect there last night. that curfew ended about an hour and a half ago. police still have a major presence on the streets right now.

ray lewis wants to do his part to help calm the tensions in baltimore. >> young kids, you've got to understand something. get off the streets! violence is not the answer. >> we first showed you this video yesterday. he was trying to encourage young people to get off the streets as you heard there. this morning we're learning lies which has decided not to -- lewis has decided not to be part of the espn's broadcast of the nfl draft this week. "the baltimore sun" says he'll stay in baltimore and try to encourage young people to protest peacefully. lewis played for the baltimore ravens for 17 years. a developing story this morning. the death toll from the earthquake in nepal now stands at more than 5,000 people. rescue crews are working around the clock now. this morning we are hearing about a man who survived underneath rubble in nepal for 82 hours. three days plus. he said he kept banging on that

rubble hoping somebody would hear him and rescuers did hear him last night. he survived under a collapsed hotel surrounded by bodies. he said he had to drink his own your on the survive. and the urban search and rescue team is is on the ground. the magnitude 7.8 quake an strong aftershocks again kill more than 5,000 people since saturday. the quake is affecting more than 8 million people. many of them in desperate need of food and shelter. police say alcohol played a factor in a car crash that killed a volunteer firefighter in charles county. maryland state police say a driver crossed the center line on route 425 south of tims lane last night. the driver hit 20-year-old autumn jenkins head on. she died on the scene. jenkins was a five-year firefighter and emt member. police say alcohol did play a

role in that crash. anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to come forward. it is now 6:18 today. a tow truck driver plans to sue the driver who hit him. gloria allred will announce that suit this afternoon. hakem najid died after he was hit on the outer loop near tyson's corner in december of last year. the lawsuit alleges that he violated the move over law. a mentally ill woman died accidentally in the fairfax county jail. that is the ruling from the state medical examiner. natasha mckenna died this past february. the medical examiner says her cause of death was excited delirium associated with physical restraint and the use of a stun gun. schizophrenia and bipolar disorder listed as contributing factors too. a report of that understand dent reveals fairfax county sheriff's deputies shocked mckenna four times while she was restrained. she died five days later.

you can hear the first interview from a man hit by an arizona police cruiser. this video shows that cruiser hitting the man. police defended the move saying they needed to end his day long crime spree. mario valencia spent two days in the hospital after being hit by the cruiser. he says he doesn't even remember it. >> do you remember anything that happened to you on thursday? >> honestly, i don't even know how i got ended up in here. >> the officer driving the car says he hit him to prevent him from going to the nearby businesses. 6:19 your time now. hillary clinton will soon will have some competition in the race to become the next president. bernie sanders will announce tomorrow he's running for the democratic nomination. sanders is an outspoken independent from vermont. he says he wants to be a voice for working families as president. he's likely to appeal to voters

who don't see clinton as progressive enough. many of you are living in some of the best cities for young families in virginia. according to financial planning site nerd wallet, gainesville in prince william county tops the list at number one. it's based on the cost of homes, quality of education and family friendliness. in gainesville, 40% of the households are families with children. that's the highest in the state we just added the complete list of cities. rounding out the top five best places, burke, centerville and bon air. >> a lot of these are small communities where people know people. you know, you share things. and it's just -- they become fun places, friendly places to be. >> how about that gorgeous sun behind us? isn't that nice? >> can't beat that. that's a money shot for sure. 6:21 or time right now. tom kierein is here to tell us it will feel as good as it looks right now. >> really, off to a beautiful

start. a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. sun coming up in a clear sky now and temperatures are rather chilly. we're hovering in the 40s to near 50 degrees. by 8:00 make it into the mid 50s and then jump up to near 70 by noontime. then all the way into the mid 70s by late afternoon. a terrific day coming up, except for the ga zunt white tree pollen count. near 50 degrees around the beltway. near 50 by the bay. but outside the beltway in prince georges, northern montgomery much of fairfax county in the 40s. still in the upper 30s in fauquier and culpepper. we'll stay dry in morning, most of the region but showers pop up by noontime out of the mountains of west virginia and they drift slowly into the shenandoah valley by 4:00 p.m. it looks like they'll move closer into the metro area

thursday evening and then drift closer to us, maybe get a little rumble of thunder during the evening hours as the showers move on through. it will be cooler tomorrow. in the 60s. much cooler on friday with a northeast breeze. only in the 50s much of the day, so quite a change from today. with maybe a little drizzle. maybe some sprinkles off and on on friday. that all ends friday night. down to near 50 saturday. saturday partly sunny. a beautiful day again. just a slight chance of a sprinkle on saturday with highs around 70. then on sunday we start a warm pattern again. into the mid 70s and partly cloudy. then monday and tuesday, much warmer. climbing up to around 80 degrees both days as we start off next week. a passing shower on tuesday. next, the county highs on this #wonderful wednesday. we have a new accident. where's this -- >> not so wonderful. outer look at wisconsin -- loop at wisconsin avenue. we are sending chopper 4 to the scene right now. just to show us what is going

on. outer loop at wisconsin avenue, because we have got an couple of reports of a problem there. 66 eastbound, live picture this morning. showing just a little bit of volume. nothing happening. that normal volume headed into town. you can see 395 headed into town and 66 headed into town also a little bit slow. taking a look at 95 in virginia. slowest spot is dale city going 21 miles per hour as you're headed northbound there. prince george's county no major problems there right now. and 95 in maryland w.b. parkway and 29 looking good at this point. chopper 4 should be over that crash in wisconsin in ten minutes. here is something to consider before you go for a run on a smoggy day or buy a house near a busy highway. nearly half of americans are living in communities where the air can be dangerous to breathe. that's according to the american lung association. we checked and even though the

d.c. area didn't make the top ten most ozone polluted cities, we didn't do so well either. most of the counties failed. one of the biggest beer companies is apologizing for a new tag line. look at this bud light label. it says the perfect beer for removing no from your vocabulary for the night. critics say that phrase raised concerns about alcohol fueled rape culture. the brewer said it intended the label to be a fun way of invoking its own on going up for whatever advertising campaign. anheuser-busch tweeted out this apologize, we missed the mark on the new bud light bottle and we regret it. we know a lot of you are ready to rock the red this week. the caps are heading to round two of the stanley cup playoffs. they'll play the new york rangers, the team is holding practice today at ket her. the first game is tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. game two is saturday at 12:30.

saturday's game will be right here on nbc4. the teams will play at the verizon center monday and wednesday nights. go caps, can't wait. uggla, deep left field. see you later! >> don't you love that? maybe you turned off your tv when you saw the nats down by eight runs to the braves. it was 9-1. they were on their way to the seventh straight loss, but guess what? if you did, you missed uggla leading an amazing come back capped off by the home run in atlanta. the nats won that game 13-12. can you believe that down 9-1. everyone turned off the tv. the biggest come back win in nats history. go nats. love it. >> that's how we roll. well, there's a high schooler in loudoun county who got more out of his visit to the white house than some of his class mates. the global ambassador's program from loudoun county public schools invited to the ceremony

at the white house with the prime minister of japan. seizing the presidential moment, this guy popped the question, asking nina, will you be my first lady at prom? >> oh. >> she said yes. the president and first lady agreed to chaperon. the students are from dominion high school. i don't know if they really agreed to chaperon. >> i'm sure they were joking. imagine that the president and first lady showing up at your prom. >> a different kind of party. well, a video that had us buzzing as members of congress worried about it. today that helicopter landing is in the spotlight on capitol hill. the security questions they want answered. another music festival ready to bring some big recording artists to the national mall. how the proceeds can help our city. plus new developments out of baltimore where people are venturing out again this morning after that curfew was lifted about 90 minutes ago. we'll show you what happened in

it's a developing situation in baltimore right now. things have calmed down since fighting between police and protesters last night. you can see there are more

clean-up efforts under way in baltimore today in the same location. officers fired tear gas at protesters less than 12 hours ago. the curfew in the city is now over. we watched some people being arrested for violating that before 5:00 a.m. officers arrested 14 people overnight. the police commissioner will give us an update on the numbers at noon. baltimore just tweeted that schools will be open today for the first time this week. we received confirmation the orioles will play without a crowd for the first time in major league history. they decided to close the stadium to fans today because of the protests. take a look at this we want to show you the cover of "the baltimore sun." the local people paper there, tweeted just after midnight. you can see the headline reads unsettled peace. we'll have much more from baltimore in about 15 minutes.

first though we are talking about a wonderful wednesday in store for you weatherwise. as this spring weather returns to our area. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with the high temperatures you'll see today. good morning, tom. >> off to a cool start now but later today, it will feel almost summer like with lots of sunshine. we'll have temperatures really climb quickly. here's a look around the metro area. all the surrounding counties, montgomery, fairfax into the low to mid 70s. and across northern virginia from loudoun county down to stafford and spotsylvania including fauquier and culpepper as well should make it into the low to mid 70s. cool spots right near the chesapeake bay, anne arundel county. but as far west as king george into the mid 70s and up near the pennsylvania border beautiful day there today. shenandoah valley, most locations should be climbing into the 70s this afternoon.

except a few spots in the mountains will be making it into the upper 60s this afternoon. when i visit groups, i ask them when do you hit the road i'm on the road by 6 chvrn:30. you see that on your cameras. >> yeah, i wanted to update on the outer loop at wisconsin, that's cleared out of the way. so we don't need a send a chopper to that anyway so chopper right now over the outer loop at route 1. you can see that volume as tom was just saying it is building. 6:30. this is kind of what happens unfortunately around here. beltway at central looking good at prince george's county. 95 in virginia gordon boulevard, very light volume at this point this morning. no major problems right there. then 66 inbound just after 50 sorry to say, quite slow here this morning. back in ten minutes with some travel times. >> see you then melissa, thank you. members of congress expected to grill the men in charge of keeping all of us safe at the u.s. capitol. they want to know how a man was

able to land a gyrocopter on the capitol grounds. news4's zachary kiesch has new details about what we'll hear today. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning aaron. among the questions they'll ask is who knew what and in any way did a break down in communication contribute to the scare here? we elle a hear from a whole -- we'll hear from a whole host of folks responsible for providing security around here. they'll testify before the oversight committee and we got some advanced testimony, what they revealed is that the capitol police failed to notify the u.s. house about it only notifying the senate. they spotted the gyrocopter two minutes before it landed at the u.s. capitol. 24 minutes before the gyrocopter landed capitol police were warned about the possible drone. we also know that secret service was tipped about a possible

stunt by this gentleman, douglas hughes who flew this plane. this gentleman was from florida. again, today is about engaging agencies and kind of working together to address the short term and long term fears here about these low-flying slow moving aircraft. that might not be detected by radar. reporting live here at the u.s. capitol, zachary kiesch, news4. it is now 66:34. a senate staffer appears in court that he planned to exchange drugs for sexual favors. he was serving as an aide to thad cochran. the border protection officers intercepted a package containing the so-called date rape drugs. a 16 month investigation led police to the arrest three men connected to the huge fire in colonial beach, virginia. take a look here.

the state police say they set fire to the vacant elementary school last january. no one was hurt in the fire but the 100-year-old building was completely destroyed. investigators said tips from people who live in that area helped solve the case. today a judge can rule on a lawsuit brought against the loudoun county school board. a parent said that the school system concealed information that should be made public. that includes employee salaries and e-mails that have to do with student performance. the school system says it provided a tull information -- all the information the parent requested. students at the university of maryland college park will see the movie "american sniper." the screening was cancelled last week because the muslim student association said the movie is anti-muslim. students who were not happy with the decision posted racist messages on social media. after a long discussion about the first amendment, it will be shown on monday. it is now 6:36. new this morning we're learning

who will headline the memorial day concert on the national mall. gloria estefan is going to be one of the performers. actor gary sinese and joe mantegna will host it for the tenth year in a row. they have dedicated substantial time to veterans causes. colin powell actress stefanie scott and the won who won the voice in 2013 will also appear. i remember her, i can't pronounce her name. the national mall will be packed this fall for a new music festival that's promising to benefit our community. the improvements it can help fund. vol jum building on the beltway. plus a new restriction you may n

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your time is 6:40. today, president obama will honor a high school english teacher from texas. shanna peoples is the 2015 teacher of the year. one of her former students said he wouldn't be at started her career as a dj but has been teaching for 12 years. music important, right? finalists from alabama, hawaii and indiana will be honor today. congratulations. well d.c. is getting a new music festival to help raise some money to restore the national mall. the landmark music festival will feature more than 40 artists on five stages. drake, the strokes and british rock band alt j will headline the two-day event. passes went on sale last night, $100 or $150. single tickets will be released this summer.

you can attend the festival at west potomac park the last weekend in september. >> a good time to be outside for a music festival. >> yeah. let's find out what kind of day we'll have today. 6:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. >> amelia segal is out on the weather deck. a good day to be outside today ah nearly perfect today. plenty of sunshine right now there is no wind. completely still this morning. and not a cloud in the sky. there's a bit of a chill in the air, but we're going to warm up very quickly during these early morning hours. 55 is the temperature right now in washington. 43 in college park. and your drive time forecast for today is looking good. morning, midday and afternoon, only thing you'll definitely need, the sunglasses. plenty of sunshine. melissa, you're tracking lots of volumes on the road this morning. >> yeah and speaking of is up glasses a lot of sun glare. this has picked up quite a bit on 66 east at nutley street. not as slow as it was approaching nutley.

right now chopper 4 over the issue we were talking about near wisconsin earlier. this is the outer loop. you can see vehicles off on the ramp. doesn't seem to be causing any sort of a major problem. 270 south germantown to the beltway, 20 minutes. slowest spot is 95 north from the quantico to the beltway. it's taking you 42 minutes. listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. an unexpected trip back to the gate for a number of american airlines passengers. the unusual glitch that briefly kept them on the ground. but first, new developments in baltimore are people are venturing out again after that curfew was lifted nearly two hours ago. take a live look here. people are telling us about the situation as they return to work and the impact the riots are st people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve.

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pepper balls at protesters. the fire started as officers worked to put in place the curfew at 10:00. you can see molette green tweeted out a great picture of a young man waiting for the bus. overnight, 14 people were arrested for violating the curfew or for looting. >> the update on the numbers will be given at noon today. air is fresh and cool on this wonderful wednesday morning. temperatures by 8:00 low 50s. by noon near 70 degrees. a few high clouds drifting in. then by late afternoon, soaring into the mid 70s. and partly cloudy. beautiful day coming up. melissa? all right, now chopper is headed to the possible cross on montrose road. take a look at that, not bad at owl all on the outer loop. the city is stable. we hope to maintain it that way.

we're going to place -- >> baltimore police commissioner anthony blatts believed the curfew worked today. overnight his officers arrested at least 14 people. he said some were looting, others violated the curfew. molette green saw some of the arts as they happened. she's in the penn north neighborhood in west baltimore with a look at how things are right now. molette, we know that things are a bit calmer this morning, right? >> reporter: absolutely. this intersection that was the scene of so much chaos and violence just a couple of days ago returning to a bustling scene this morning. just minutes ago i saw a school bus roll down the street. public schools will be reopening today. people are walking to work, walking to bus stops, anxious to return to normalcy here just as the curfew ended at 5:00. workers arrived to board up the

cvs right here at this corner and now we also ran into four people who were sitting on the street in handcuffs, just about an hour before the curfew was lifted. they were arrested for violating the curfew here. early this morning, i talked to cynthia williams who was frustrated about having to catch an early bus to get to work today. normally you catch the subway, but that's not doing to happen today. >> no. it's not. because the train's closed. and that's an inconvenience, so i have to wait for the bus. then i had just missed one. >> reporter: behind me you can see police still here, very present. very visible in this community. as they try to return to a sense of normalcy here. later this morning we expect to get an update from the police commissioner about how it went.

back to you. >> all right, molette green, thank you. >> you can help people rebuild their community in baltimore. maryland governor larry hogan launched a site called maryland unites.org. there you can find resources on how you can donate and volunteer. an architecture firm from indiana is offering to help start the process to rebuild a senior center that was burned down. the center was still under construction at the time. police aren't sure whether that fire was connected to the riots. 6:49 now. in the day ahead you can expect delays in downtown washington. the group d.c. ferguson will rally to support freddie gray. it will start at 7:00 tonight at the gallery place chinatown metro station. the group will march to the white house. last night, there was a protest in the same area. the demonstrators shut down 7th street northwest in front of the verizon center. the national guards totally changed a place that would be packed with tourists around people going to restaurants and

bars and instead, many closed early last night. also, today, the orioles will play without a crowd. >> on behalf of every oriole fan out there, we'll have the game on, the sound on. food specials, drink specials and we'll try to make it as fun as possible. >> the o's will play the next series in tampa bay instead of at home as originally scheduled. today's game will be the first ever in mlb history with zero fans in the stands. now we are bringing you comprehensive coverage on air and anywhere you go. just log on to the nbc washington app on your phone and search for baltimore riots. you can watch live streaming video of our newscast. right now, d.c. police are looking for a hit and run driver. they say a person struck a woman on southern avenue southeast. it happened outside of the medical center and police shut down the road. it is open right now.

we're still working to learn how badly the woman was hurt. a judge ruled a deaf man's lawsuit against arlington county's sheriff can go forward. abreham zemedagegehu sued after he was jailed for six weeks without the ability to communicate. he was arrested and accused is of stealing an ipad. both the sheriff's department and the state department of corrections asked to be dismissed from the lawsuit. the judge ruled that the state is off the hook but the suit will proceed against the sheriff. i'm kristin wright at the live desk. four days after the devastating earthquake in nepal, help is arriving to people in dire need. they are getting food they are medicine. this first delivery of aid is going to survivors near the epicenter of the quake. it will take time though. see how desperate they are. they're getting water there. it will take time for help to reach people in remote areas. people left waiting are

understandably frustrated. in kathmandu, hundreds here faced off with police to protest the slow pace of aid delivery. the death toll now, aaron, topping 5,000. >> thank you. 6:52 right now. american airlines delayed several flights because of a software glitch affecting pilots' ipads. some planes returned to the gates last night and pilots were able to access a wi-fi connection to fix the issue. three years ago american started using ipads for navigation and they made the switch from paper documents to speed things up and be more efficient and every now and then the computers don't what you want. >> we've all been there. tom kierein with a beautiful day ahead. >> you can sense it when you step out the door it has the aromatic feel the spring colors are out and the sun is up and looking at skycast 4, we'll have that sun climbing higher in a blue sky this morning. then some high clouds drifting

in for your lunch hour. still mostly sunny. going to be up for a length of time, make sure you use the sun block. you use sunglasses. rather chilly now, you'll need your jacket in prince george's county and fairfax. reston is at 50, but a cool spot, manassas down to ware reasonton enton and at dulles, it's ten degrees cooler. post your picture of the azaleas in the full glory. sue posted it on my twitter page and you can post on facebook. i share as well on instagram. the pollen count is high. the tree pollen count is going to get higher today. the grass and the weed pollen though is pretty much gone. there's a live view from our tower camera. the washington monument in the clear sky this morning. by noontime the temperatures will soar to near 70. then we'll hit the mid 70s by late afternoon. that's going to be around 5:00

or 6:00. we'll have our warmest temperatures of the day. then cooler tomorrow. some showers moving through mainly the afternoon and out of the mountains some showers in the morning through midday. but not arriving in the metro area until the afternoon. then overnight, on thursday night, maybe a few passing showers and then it turns cooler on friday. temperatures only in the 50s during the day on friday. might get a little drizzle, sprinkles from time to time during the day on friday. then just in time for the weekend looking great for your outdoor activities on saturday and sunday. and we'll have it up near 70 saturday afternoon. a beautiful sunday and then it warms up. summer like monday tuesday, into the low 80s during the afternoons both days. breaking news on the roads this wednesday morning. >> breaking news this just happened here we're talking about 270 southbound just after montgomery village avenue. two right lanes are blocked so we are jammed now. 270 southbound as you approach

montgomery village avenue. montrose road at east jefferson street, that might be a while before that is also out of the way. two problems there in the gaithersburg/rockville area. no major problems as you head through virginia. overall looking good. 395 inbound is a tad slow. 95 northbound a little slow. b.w. parkway, all things looking good. 6:55 now. you won't see the styrofoam food containers in prince george's county soon. they banned the products yesterday. it bans certain food service products as well as those packing peanuts there's been growing concern about the environmental impact of plastic foam that can break up into small pieces and pollute waterways. the foam is also difficult to recycle. right now the special election for the ward 8 d.c. council seat is too close to call. about 150 votes separate two candidates.

right now, laruby may is 2% ahead of former school board member trayon white. it can come down to uncounted absentee ballots. todd replaces muriel bowser who left the ward 4 seat when she was elected mayor. he nearly doubled the number of votes picked up by his closest competitor. the death toll from the earthquake in nepal now stands at more than 5,000. this morning we are learning more about a man who survived underneath the rubble for more than three days. er he says he had to drink his own urine to survive. security officials are set to testify in a couple of hours about how a rogue gyrocopter driver got past many that protect the air space. the chief of capitol police will face questions. a curfew takes effect at 10:00 tonight in baltimore.

they arrested 14 people last night. in the city today, children are returning to school. baltimore city schools were closed for the protests yesterday. police are expected to give their next update at noon. we'll tell you what they say on the washington app. big problems after montgomery village avenue a two car crash is blocking the right

good morning. tense and turbulent. overnight hundreds defy a citywide curfew in baltimore forcing police in riot gear to use smoke to clear the streets. the massive police response appearing to restore order. but today's orioles game will still be played without a crowd. the first in the history of american sports. 82-hour orde. video of a man freed from the rubble of a hotel in nepal four days after that devastating earthquake. as nbc's richard engel becomes one of the first journalists to reach base camp at mt. everest overnight.