southbound georgia avenue. at layhill road this is the on going road project. right now the left lane gets by. i have to warn you as to what's happening there. annapolis road in hyattsville at 410. veterans parkway, i have some road work that popped up there. that's still hanging around. wide look at things overall, no major problems when you look at the beltway. nice and green inner and outer loop. and don't have any issues. then right now, first 4 traffic tracker headed north on 95. going to head up 395 for us to check things out again. kind of strangest spot near dumfries road, 234, a little bit of gravel on the roadway from overnight construction that's now cleared out of the way. live look at 66 coming up. i would see them walking all the time. very nice, loving couple. and a very nice neighborhood. >> we're following a developing story in montgomery county this

morning. a couple found dead at their rockville home on mother's day. montgomery county police are investigating why someone could kill the vilardos. megan mcgrath has more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. if you look behind me here, you can see that police tape still stretches across the front yard of this home on ridge drive. family members say they're heartbroken and they just don't know what happened. relatives had plans to meet dick and jodi vilardo on mother's day. when they didn't show family members came to their house and that's when the grim discovery was made. dick vilardo was found outside the back of the house and jodi vilardo was found inside. both were suffering from trauma to the upper body. the vilardos were a warm and loving couple. we know of no one who would want to harm them who would want to harm them. the vilardos were known for

their work with the children's inn at nih, that's a for sick children participating in clinical trials. police are investigating this as a double murder but they have not said whether they believe the couple was targeted or if this is a random crime. no word on any suspects or arrests at this point. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath live in rockville, thank you. new this morning, bladensburg road in northeast d.c. is back open right now. police closed it for a shooting investigation. someone shot two men between migs place and mountle of avet road. both are expected to be okay. this morning, d.c. police are looking for a man who abducted and tried to sexually assault a woman in the district. the woman entered a car with an uber decal on the window early yesterday morning and then the driver tried to assault the woman before she escaped. it up happened near 11th street

and g street. we're working to find out how a toddler is doing after falling out of a window. this happened at a townhouse on brinkley station drive in oxon hill. the toddler fell from a second story window. a report from the baltimore sun says jails in baltimore refused thousands of people because sometimes -- because of sometimes serious injuries. they turned about 2,600 people over the last three years. the people in the jails turned -- the people the jails turned away had high blood pressure head injuries and broken bones among other things. freddie gray's death deadly injury while in baltimore police custody led to protests riots and a concert called rally for peace. prince asked attendees to wear gray there in honor of freddie gray. >> kudos to prince for doing this. and making this something that's very positive for the community, for them or the continue to

heal. >> prince also said he's donating some of the profits to baltimore charities. the orioles will play at camden yard for first time since the violent protests ended. tonight the o's will take on the toronto blue jays. there's talk about a body camera program for police. the montgomery county council is going over the budget. it will cost about $600,000. just in, new pictures of hard-hit texas. take a look. this posted on twitter. this after storms clobbered a small town southeast of dallas. at least 20 were hurt. many homes completely destroyed. in iowa a close call all caught on video. take a look. >> there goes the school. there goes the school! >> that twister strikes this high school, ripping off the roof.

more than 100 were inside. but no one was hurt. now to eastern south dakota where many are waking up without power and water after a tornado there downed a lot of trees, destroyed buildings and in the western part of the state, more than a foot of snow falling in the black hills. out of all of this, no deaths have been reported. aaron, back to you. >> thank you. alex ovechkin already predicted the caps will win in their crucial game seven in the playoffs this wednesday night. he said, quote we're going to come back after a 4-3 loss to the new york rangers yesterday. his claim is a bold one to make. rangers won a game seven on may 13th. each of the last two years. >> we can do it go caps. tonight, the wizards are playing in a game that could put them way ahead in their playoff series. they can make it 3-1 with a win ore even up thor is wrist a loss to -- series with a loss to the hawks. if you want a ticket it will cost you between $50 and $750. >> is that all?

after that game saturday night though it was probably worth every penny. oh, my goodness gracious i wish i was there. forget the snow, the sleet and the ice. >> the weather blamed for causing the most car crashes and we could see some of that today. and he collapsed and died after fighting a high rise fire and this morning we are learning when loved ones will say good-bye to a d.c. fire luntd -- lieutenant. how can you can pay your respects as well. what one of the hardest hit countries is announcing about ebola. and a live look across the city, where we can see some rain today. chuck bell will have a look at when we can expect to see the

welcome back. liberia is officially ebola free. it's been 42 days since anyone in that country was diagnosed with the deadly disease. during the outbreak more than 10,000 people and more than twice became infected. thousands of people are in shelters in the philippines this morning. staying away in a typhoon. you can see sheets of rain fell. winds as fast as 115 miles an hour battered trees and homes there. today there could be flash floods and landslides because of the storm. it is now time to check your weather and traffic on the 1s.

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about this hot and humid day. it's only the beginning of may. >> this is all because of what's left of tropical depression ana. it continues to spin away over north carolina. very slowly tracking to our south and east later on today. a front coming in from the west. the timing hour by hour on any rain chance getting closer to washington by noontime. maybe a few showers in southern maryland eastern shore. rest of the region dry though. then by 2:00 a few of the showers may creep up near annapolis and the eastern shore. after that we may get some thunderstorms out of mountains in the shenandoah valley. a few flashes of lightning and thunder in western maryland. by 8:00 this evening most of it is done and our sky will begin to clear up and then the humidity will drop tomorrow. a look at big changes on the weekend. that's coming up in the next weather and traffic on the 1s. what's happening on the roads? >> first 4 traffic tracker not

seeing any problems just -- just seeing a little bit of fog here and there. we were talking about the kind of more dense fog that she was seeing on 234 earlier this morning headed down to 95 and schenn she den -- and then she came up and no problems. 66 you're fine. no problems eastbound or westbound. 270 north and south, moving along quite nicely. and nothing to really worry about too much there. maryland 95 here at 198 also rolling along quite nicely. same thing when you look at prince george's county. overall don't have any major problems here this morning. back at 5:21. a live look at 95. a new report says 70 million americans had their personal information stolen last year. how hackers stole the majority of that info may surprise you. looking to lose those extra few pounds. the simple change you can make every morning that will

welcome back. 5:15 today, the man charged with attacking an elderly man inside the eastern market metro station will be released from jail. 19-year-old elijah smith has to wear a monitoring bracelet and must follow a curfew and stay away from langeberg. they say he spat on and punched him last month. this morning d.c. police are searching for the gunman in the northeast. someone shot terrance moore several times near florida avenue yesterday morning. that's a reward for -- there's a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction. we have new video of a rescue and firefighters pulled up on gilford road on langley park. you can see the top floor of

this apartment overwhelmed with flames. that fire trapped a pay by girl and four other people -- baby girl and four others on the balconies. they were pulled to safety. funeral services are now set for a d.c. firefighter who died on the job. lieutenant kevin mcrae will be buried this friday. he collapsed during a call to 7th street northwest last week. several d.c. leaders and firefighters will join mcrae's friends and family at the d.c. armory. there's a public viewing before the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. four people charged in connection with the deaths of two mississippi officers are expected to appear in court. last night, first responders and community leaders honored the memory of two officers from hattiesburg killed in the line of duty. the town's mayor says they were shot and killed during a traffic stop saturday night. >> this is a time for us to pull together. a time for us to love on each other. be the family members of our community. >> a man and woman face charges

of two counts of capital murder. two other suspects face lesser charges. this morning police are what led to the shooting death of a police officer and his son in minnesota. investigators say the officers' other son turned himself into custody. the shooting happened saturday night at a home outside of minneapolis. investigators say this appears to be a domestic dispute. they're not searching for any other suspects. well, news4 your health about your elderly family's safety. >> more are falling and the center says about 25,000 people aged 65 and older died from falls two years ago that's more than half of all accidents -- accident related deaths among the elderly. this next story makes sense. the more active your daily commute is, the more weight you'll lose. move your body. british researchers followed those who usually drive to work,

and instead followed those who walked or were biking. and it led to the two-pound weight loss. >> there you go. a little switch. hey, the warm spring weather may feel nice but it comes with a health warning. this month you should check yourself and your pets for ticks that can carry lyme's disease. symptoms include fatigue and heart disease. if you do find a tick, you can use a pair of tweezers to pull the bug straight out. or go to the emergency room. a few years ago, i stopped to help a woman on the side of the room. the next morning i woke up i was scratching and there was a tick on my chest. i freaked out. >> i'm sure you did. >> i thought that was it. that was going to be the end of the days. finally, a co-worker, a mother is like did you pull it out? you know, nothing left in there. you're fine. so you have to get it all. >> and you can tell the doctor,

there are different types of tick. it may not be the one that carries lyme's disease. >> and that bu may not be an indicator. >> i'm glad you survived that. >> me too. >> that horrific incident. >> glad you made it. >> could have been it. look at that outside this morning. all right. what do with esee here? >> it's hazy too. >> yeah, it's muggy out there this morning. tom? >> hey, i'm with you about those ticks, aaron. you know, i do a lot of hiking. i always make sure that i've got everything all my clothes shaken out before i come inside. you never know. you can pick them up. this time of the year we're starting to see humidity building. this morning it continues to build and bring us clouds. storm team 4 skycast, might see sun in and out. sunrise at 6 clock a.m. and then by noon partly sunny. a small chance of an isolated shower but most of the metro

area staying dry. by 5:00 p.m., rather steamy. temperatures right now with some dew forming on windshields and grass. we have it in the 60s. most of maryland and virginia near 70 by the bay and right in washington. 60s shenandoah valley and near the mountains. here's the culprit that's bringing up the humidity. the remnants of tropical storm ana. tracking south and east of us into tonight and this cool front that's coming into west virginia now will be getting a little closer to us later this afternoon. you can kind of see the haze in the air. live view from our tower camera zoomed in on downtown washington and capitol hill. by 8:00, near 70. by noon, low 80s. a few passing showers are possible mainly south and east of the metro area and maybe a few thunderstorms in the shenandoah valley later this afternoon. then it will be hot tomorrow. hottest day of the year so far, up near 90. a bit of a blustery wind from the south and west.

shifting west and northwest tuesday night that will bring in some much drier air and cooler temperatures on wednesday with highs reaching mid 70s, lots of sunshine. thursday chilly in the 40s on thursday morning. afternoon highs, low 70s. back into the mid 70s for highs on saturday. then highs on 80s on saturday and sunday. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:31. your what to wear forecast for this monday. what's doing on on the roads? >> we're looking quite good so fingers crossed things remain this good. behind me 66 and 95 95 northbound you can see a bit of a slow down through dale city. just a little slow down. but again that's just because of the time of the day. no problems there to report. a wide look at things overall actually looking quite good. no major problems. i'm seeing a bit of a problem as you pass 50. so we'll talk about that in the next ten minutes here.

beltway at kennal worth -- kenilworth no problems there. a little bit slow here we can see out of town just as you're passing 234. don't see anything on our screens about that but we'll check that for you. listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. back in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. sentencing begins today for an alabama grandmother convicted of killing her granddaughter by forcing her to run until she collapsed. they're trying to decide if she'll receive the death penalty. 9-year-old savannah harden died after being forced to run for hours as punishment for lying. it's now 5:22. after months of testimony, the jury in the trial of the boston marathon bomber is weighing his punishment this week. jurors must decide if dzhokhar tsarnaev should spend the rest of his life in prison or be executed for the twin bombings that killed three people and

injured more than 260 others. he was convicted on 30 federal charges in those 2013 bombings. his lawyers are expected to call their last witness today. a former toronto mayor rob ford will have cancer surgery today. he had to drop out of his re-election race last year after being diagnosed with soft tissue cancer. he is undergoing surgery to remove a tumor into his abdomen. the former mayor got a lot of attention after an outburst at a city council meeting and abusing drugs and alcohol. 123450 state farm says rain not snow causes most car crashes. rain makes up more than half of all accidents that happen in bad weather. snow and sleet account for 17%. fog was the cause for 3% of weather related crashes. well two of our areas most prominent female leaders are being honored among those at a gala tonight for women making history.

d.c.'s first ever female police chief lanier and france cordova and among the honorees also is nasa johnson space center director dr. ochoa. the first latino woman to fly into space. the national women's history museum organized this event and they hope to build a museum along the national mall. 5:24. a major pitch from a presidential candidate. what hillary clinton is calling for for parents everywhere. and any research that says we could be more vulnerable to west nile with a slight increase in temperature. take a live look outside. already in the 70s and it's only going to get warmer from here. tom has a look at what to wear

looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30. we are following a developing story in montgomery county. police say someone killed dick and jodi vilardo. no word on a suspect. northeast d.c. is back open

right now. police closed it for the shooting investigation. someone shot two men in the 1200 block by mount olivet road. we are waking up to muggy conditions. you need the extra deodorant. put it in your pocket. take it with you. >> i was thinking hair spray. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about our hot and humid day. #hot and humid. >> it is. in fact it's so steamy we have quite a bit of dew that's formed on windshields this morning. short sleeves for today. have an umbrella handy for this afternoon. you need some sunglasses some of the time as we'll have that sunshine in and out under a cloud cover building in the afternoon. right now we are getting a spin in the atmosphere. this is the remnants of tropical depression ana over eastern north carolina. that is swinging some rain up to norfolk and around the outer banks.

getting some downpours with thunder and lightning. there's a line of some showers in west virginia. that's along a front that's getting a little closer to us later today. right now our temperatures are in the 60s. to right around 70 degrees as you head out the door this morning. make sure that you watch out for maybe a little bit of patchy fog in some rural areas. now we saw that a little earlier. the traffic tracker. melissa saw some around prince william county but going away now. >> yeah traffic tracker is on 234 headed down to 295. seeing that fog here this morning but as tom said, most of that is now out of the way. in silver spring we have something in the way here. a little bit of road work southbound job at layhill road. have that left lane getting by. a warning there. wide look at things here. the outer loop is cleared up. we made a phone call to police and they don't see anything happening in the area. hopefully a tad bit of a slowdown there. 270 into and out of town don't

have any problems there. 66 at vienna metro is rolling along nicely as is 95 here as you're headed through stafford it gets slow northbound. southbound just fine. listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. back in ten minutes. >> thanks melissa. 5:30 now. we expect to learn how long a virginia woman will spend in prison for lying to the fbi about her social media support for isis. the woman was arrested in an fbi sting last year. according to the dispatch the prosecutors are calling for the maximum sentence that would be a 46 to 57 month sentence. they say kauffman hoped to join isis in syria and was destined for violent conduct. the secretary of homeland security says the u.s. is in a quote, new environment when it comes to terror threats. isis is reaching out to potential lone wolf attackers.

nbc's tracie potts on capitol hill with a look at how lawmakers and military leaders are looking to stem this problem. >> good morning. they can't really agree on what's the best approach. do you approach or attack isis in iraq and syria and try to defeat them there? do you rely on the muslim community here to make the inroads that the government can't? or do you raise security as we have seen now with 3,000 military bases around the country? state and local police, do they need to help keep an eye on what is believed to be thousands of isis followers, sympathizers in this country compared to the hundreds that the fbi is tracking and now they're revamping that list to make sure they're watching the most dangerous potential terrorists who could be in this country. now, the fbi is keeping an eye on them but again, there's difficulty here on capitol hill determining how to fight them. we do know that the security clearance or security i should say at these 3,000 bases have been raised not because of any

sort of specific threat. there are concerns about recruiting stations but they simply don't know who or where or when. aaron? >> tracie potts on capitol hill, thanks. it is outrageous that america is the only country in the developed world that doesn't guarantee paid leave. >> that is presidential candidate hillary clinton calling for guaranteed paid family leave and she tweeted she gave a few moms a phone call to wish them happy mother's day. women voters are seen as a decisive part of the electoral headed into 2016. 5:32. tomorrow a federal appeals court

will hear appeals over governor mcconnell's corruption hearing. it will about an hour. and legal experts say the fact he's remained free during the appeal may see it as a close call. the former jimmy carter cut short a trip to guyana. he was not feeling well yesterday and he was returning to atlanta. the 090-year-old was -- 90-year-old was there to observe the national elections happening today. the team from the carter center remained in that country as international election observers. two weeks after a powerful earthquake a lot of people in nepal can't return to their homes. more than half a million buildings are damaged there. the earthquake killed more than 7,900 people left and left 18,000 hurt. several countries have donated supplies millions of dollars and doctors but the u.n. says it still needs more. ahead of his d.c. and cuba trips, pope francis met with raul castro. they spoke privately for nearly an hour yesterday. castro made the special stop at the vatican on his way back from

russia. pope francis helped broker the historic thaw of relationships between the u.s. and cuba late last year. the pope will be in d.c. in september. new this morning, a virginia company is recalling sprouts because of a potential listeria contamination. good seed is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts. they were sold in virginia and maryland and they were packaged on or after april 1. return them to the store where you bought them for a refund. more than 70 million americans had their personal information stolen in 2014 alone. that's according to the consumer reports survey. while some of the incidents may have resulted from stolen credit cards, others stem from data breaches. 79% were told by a brick and mortar store or a bank and only 18% said the problem originated with an online retailer. well it's only monday, but some of us are planning for the weekend and this saturday is national kids to parks day in

virginia. there will be special kid friendly activities at all state parks. you will also receive a coupon to receive later this summer for free parking. saturday also kicks off the get outdoors challenge. visit five different state parks between this saturday and june 30th to get an annual naturally yours passport plus. that covers parking and admission to all state parks for one year. 5:35 is our time right now. "news4 today" continues right after a short break.

you can hear the screams when a stage collapsed. take a look here, see the collapse that sent about 80 singers into the stage or underneath the stage. this was in southwest china. two of them suffered serious injuries and six others were hurt. in news4 for your health a hot year can increase your risk of getting the west nile virus. the national center for atmospheric research in colorado released this report. researchers found a rise in temperature even by two degrees doubled the risk in our region. scientists may build a system to forecast the risk. infektded mosquitos spread the

west nile virus. time for weather and traffic and a of course as we talking about the hot weather and the risk for mosquitos, we sent who outside? >> chuck bell live in southeast washington. first of all, i hope you had a happy birthday over the weekend. >> i did, yes, indeed. thank you very much. saturday was a fine day and i got yesterday off. that was the best present of all. i did a whole lot of nothing around town. wow, has it turned into the early shade of summer around here in just the blink of an eye or what? temperatures are in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees out here. the sun isn't even up yet. there are rain drops in mountains of west virginia and in tide water, virginia as well. that means our rain chances are doing up. we have no weather slowdowns, green lights this morning. but yellow lights for this afternoon and evening as we'll have increasing rain chances later on today.

plan on near 70 this morning and mid 80s later on this afternoon. so temperatures are running about ten degrees or more warmer than average. it is sticky out here alon the an acosta river. time for a check on the weather with melissa mollet in the first 4 weather center. >> good morning, chuck. you don't have any major problems, taking a big look at the beltway. travel times i'm quite happy this morning. especially when i look at 270, top of the beltway, everything is running on time. 95 northbound quantico the beltway, 29 minutes behind. again, overall looking good. no major problems anywhere which is great news. i will take it on this monday morning. weather and traffic always on the 1s. see you coming up with live cameras on 66. a baby kangaroo plucked from the mother's

you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back at 5:44. you may want to bring your umbrella today. rain count moving into parts -- could be moving into parts of the area today. it's all part of tropical storm ana. it brought rough surf and rain to south carolina yesterday. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will give us an update on what time we can see the storms in a few minutes. talking about the tropical storms already. actually, you'll run into some street closures for the 36th annual washington area law enforcement memorial service. this is national police week. "d" street and indiana avenue from third to sixth streets will close at 6:00 a.m. that service begins at 11:00 a.m.

two will be remembered at the service. police week kicked off with a motorcycle ride. you can see dozens of officers and supporters took part in the 20th annual law ride. they rode from rfk stadium off of f street northwest. many said they did it for the community. all remembering fallen colleagues. >> i'd like to think this opens it up. we're all people. you know we all come together just like somebody would come together for a barbecue in a park. this is our barbecue in the park. new this morning, the pre-k enrollment is steady but there are wide disparities among state. income levels in the states are key factor. 29% of 4-year-olds were enrolled in a state funded pre-k program. right now, the search is on for five baby animals stolen

from a zoo in wisconsin. one baby kangaroo with was ripped from its mother's pouch. >> dwarf goats and a kangaroo is missing. they were taken from the special memories zoo south of green bay. here's the video of those cute little animals. >> a zookeeper said someone had to remove the animals. >> what they're doing, an injured mom. >> zookeepers say these young animals depend on their mothers. the animals will die if they're not cared for correctly. the zookeepers say the building was not locked at the time. a new racetrack could be coming to spotsylvania county by next year. according to "the free lance-star," you can visit the dominion raceway by next april. crews will build the track along i-95 there and it's expected to cost $16 million. today leaders will visit outdoor pools in the district to make sure they're safe and ready before the opening of the summer

swimming season. news4's kristin wright is live at the anacostia pool with what you need to know to keep you and your family safe. >> reporter: well, pool safety is so important as we finish out spring and head into the summer and today council members will be here with the members of the park and recs department to make sure everything is okay. now, this is the start of a series of tours of outdoor public pools in the district. council members will visit several pools this week. she says to see if they're ready to prevent unnecessary closures or delayed openings because of broken equipment or poor maintenance. it is also national water safety month. one important thing to remember as you head out the pools, swim in designated areas supervised by lifeguards. che will tour several pools this week. kristin wright back to you. >> thank you. all right. so today we have been talking

about a little change in our weather. still warm, but there's something that's creeping in on us that usually comes later in this month. >> humidity. that's what we're talking about here. you can see it in the air. it's so thick when you step outside and immediately that mugginess sort of slaps you in the face. >> right, melissa mollet called it bad hair weather because it changes everything, right? does your hang change? >> yes. no it doesn't. it really doesn't. >> i mean -- >> tom kierein is here to tell us what we can expect for the rest of the day. >> oh, yeah, you can see it hanging in the air. that's humidity thanks to the remnants of tropical depression ana that's giving us a southeasterly flow that continues to push on through. there's the sky. some of these sort of clumpy tropical clouds on the eastern horizon. that's a live view from our tower camera. sunrise only ten minutes away. there is what's left of ana. spinning away here over eastern

north carolina. quite a bit of heavy rain. thunder and lightning around the outer banks right now. most of that is going to be tracking well to our east. maybe the beaches along chincoteague ocean city to lewis, delaware, later today, may get the downpours. but west, on the dry side of it. there is is a weak front out in west virginia. that's moving closely to the shenandoah valley. but most of what's left of ana tracking through the bay, the eastern shore late this afternoon and this evening. here's the hour by hour timing on that. maybe a few showers on the eastern shore. that's by noontime. but west of the metro area should have a partly sunny sky and then by 2:00 the showers will be creeping up to leonard town up toward calvert cliffs cambridge, easton may get the showers between noon and 4:00. then 4:00 maybe some

thundershowers developing along the front. eastern west virginia and the panhandle there. then moving toward he ray and hagerstown. by 8:00 most of it is done. by later this evening, a few clouds around. the humidity is dropping during the day tomorrow. temperatures right now are mild and muggy. in the 60s just about everywhere. near 70 around the bay and right in washington. hour by hour for the day ahead, by 8:00 upper 60s. by noontime partly sunny, low 80s. you'll get a few of the showers mainly east of the metro area. maybe thunder in the shenandoah valley. i took this picture yesterday while i was biking along the path near harpers ferry. wild flowers. post your pictures on twitter, facebook and instagram. tomorrow, hot. up near 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. a bit of a blustery wind but turning less humid and then lower humidity and a big change

for midweek. cool mornings and mild afternoons in the 70s. wednesday, thursday and friday. then on the weekend, getting a little bit hotter more humid. chance of afternoon storms. now melissa is here looking at a pretty good monday commute. >> we'll take it. the roads look nice and clear, not a lot of volume. we love this kind of monday. 66 east of 123 eastbound and westbound, into and out of town you're fine. no major problems. looking at 95 into town headed northbound here through stafford it gets a little bit slow. all the way up until dale city and then it opens up and gets slow again. prince george's county looking quite good right now. branch avenue pennsylvania avenue indian head highway, nice and green. no yellow here which is great. 29 95 b.w. parkway into and out of town, rolling along nicely. 270 north and south, no problems. construction after buckeystown pike. otherwise though, actually looking quite good just

overall. i have to tell you this humidity i feel it here in the studio. so this is a day where we have hair spray in each hand and the boys have their masks on. because they know we're about to spray. >> i'm not allowed to turn up the a.c. in here. >> yes, you are. that is not true. i let you turn it -- >> it does get cold in here. well, self-driving cars are getting into accidents in california. four automated cars have been in crashes since september according to the state's department of motor vehicles that's when the state started to allow them on the road. google and delphi operate the cars. they say the accidents were minor and the cars were not at fault. 5:53, big changes could be on the way for uber and that could mean big bucks. landon dowdy has more on that.

good morning. >> hey, that's right, good morning. uber could be running around with a lot of cash in the trunk. they plan to raise funds from investors that could value it at more than $50 billion. that would make it the most valuable tech start-up ever topping facebook before its ipo in 2012. and the uaw is reportedly considering a plan to encourage the big three automakers to add thousands of positions traditionally held by parts suppliers. it would help boost the union's membership, but there's catch. the new jobs would be for low skilled workers who wouldn't be on the assembly line and would be paid less than other union members. the uaw is holding contract talks with ford gm and chrysler this summer. eun, back over to you. >> thanks landon dowdy. well, if you like to bank online and frequently use your debit card, you might switch to a high yield checking account.

20 checking accounts offered by american banks and credit unions yield 2% or more. 2% return on a $25,000 balance is 500 bucks a year. you usually have to pay the bills online, use direct deposit and make at least ten debit card transactions a month. apparently millennials are twice as likely to challenge the cost on their medical bills. this is according to price waterhouse coopers. 19% of those aged between 19 and 34 have asked for a discount on medical care. that's compared to 8% of the general population. the report finds that millennials are twice as likely to ask for cheaper treatment options. schools in d.c. maryland and virginia are all on a list of the most underrated colleges in the country. buzzfeed put out the list based on imnput from the leaders. melissa mollet's alma mater placed third. howard university came in 18th

out of 27 schools on that list. we have so many great schools right in our area. >> you have to remember -- >> cost effective too depending on where you live. >> just because it has a name that everybody knows or some fancy advertising plan good college out there. there are lots of them with good programs. right now, we are watching a developing story out of texas for you. severe weather continues to pound parts of that state. we're learning more at this hour about a tornado that hit a small community in the eastern part of texas. we're keeping an eye on that. the damage people there are waking up to this morning. that's next at 6:00. 71 degrees outside. look at the nation's capital. that haze you see is the sign of humidity in the air this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking the potential for storms today. weather and traffic on the 1s next on "news4 today." stay with us.

"news4 today" starts now. >> right now, a developing story

in rockville where a couple was found dead in their home. what police are telling us about the crime that has people in that community nervous this morning. but first, what's left of tropical storm ana is nowhere near us this morning but you'll be feeling the effects when you step outside this morning. it is feeling humid out there. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here now with your bus stop forecast. good morning. >> yeah, the depression is sitting over eastern north carolina but giving us a southeast flow. waiting for the bus and in metro this morning, you'll notice it's going to be quite humid. temperatures in the mid 60s between 7:00 and 8:00 and steamy and temperatures around 70 with a little bit of sunshine coming and going for much of the morning. there you see it the circulation of tropical depression ana. thunder and lightning east of nor folk and around the outer banks. that's passing well to our south and east later today. but the northern neck southern maryland eastern shore may get clipped by this. with some showers and maybe some

thunder and lightning. there's a weak front way out here in west virginia. that's going to be moving in to the shenandoah valley. that'll be moving in later this afternoon. metro area we're in between both of those systems. temperatures right now, metro area a steamy 70 degrees in washington and our nearby suburbs. that's dew on the windshields and 70s in montgomery county and much of fairfax county in the upper 60s. the good news for the pollen sufferers, the count has dropped dramatically since last week. in fact it's about half of what it was last week. it's still considered in the high range though. now mostly mulberry. much of the oak tree pollen has begun to dissipate and drop. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:11. the hour by hour timing on some of the showers later this afternoon. now melissa is looking at slowdowns on 270. >> of course as soon as tom and i look at the camera and said, we said where is this, 270 at a old hundred road, and as soon as

he starts talking, the backups go away. so start talking. that would be wonderful this morning. 66 west bound, no problems there. and head eastbound to show us a little bit of volume there coming into town. wide look at things overall, beltway is actually looking pretty good. inner and outer loop. we have a slow down here at 295 as you're passing 50 here. that is pretty typical for this time of the morning. it's the only red i'm seeing right now. as we widen back out a little bit, 29, 95 and b.w. parkway northbound and southbound everybody is behaving themselves there. 95 in virginia slow here north would be as you approach dale city. back with travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. a