nded service. there was a situation for about three hours where just platforms were crowded, stations were crowded. people had long waits on trains. it was just a very very inconvenient situation as they dealt with smoke in this tunnel and it dragged on for hours right during the height of the rush hour. we also saw some problems during the evening rush hour as well which were unrelated, so three different trouble spots at three different times during the course of the day, and the situation here at metro center happened just as the wizards game was letting out, compounding the problems here. we've got fingers crossed here. we're awaiting another update this morning from metro to find out exactly what's happening and we're going to let you know all about that as soon as we get it. everything here at metro center seems to be normal. back to you in the studio. 4:30 your time now. new information about the murders of a well-known rockville couple. the montgomery police said the

killer accessed the home through the window. police have not said whether they believe the vilardos were targeted or the victims of a random act. >> you would hate to think it was targeted but in a way it could make more sense in the situation. >> they were known for the work they had done at nih. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell heads to federal court to appeal his conviction. the hearing is expected to last about an hour. he was sentenced to two years in prison for trading political influence for gifts. a decision could take weeks.

we are anticipating probably the hottest day we've seen so far. >> can you believe it? it is may 12th and tom is telling us it's going to feel more like july. >> it will. this is more like mid summer temperatures. it's near 70 near the bay, 60s in virginia and that includes shenandoah valley. waiting at the metro and the bus top, it will be mild in the 60s. between 8:00 and 9:00 the winds will start to pick up a blustery wind coming out at 20 25 miles per hour out of the southwest should jump our temperatures into the mid 70s. it will continue to climb to near 90 degrees later this afternoon. let's check with the morning commute. this one just popped up

here. branch avenue northbound at allentown road do have some road work there. let's take a look at what else is happening around town. big look at things beltway, looking good. beltway at georgia avenue inner loop and outer loop flowing normally here this morning. don't have any problems there and taking a look here at prince george's coin, overall, don't have any major issues. everything into and out of town looking quite good. a little construction here and there. we'll talk more about that in a couple minutes. i'm angie goff at the live desk with breaking news. four people have been confirmed dead this after people fill the streets in nepal after it was hit by another earthquake. this is between kathmandu and mount everest.

we're getting word that two smaller ones followed. video that we've been going through this morning shows scared people in kathmandu scrambling outside. so far, we also have some damage reports, but given the destruction from april, it's going to be hard for people to tell what damage is new. this comes less than a month after a major tremor killed more than 8,000 people in nepal. it's 4:34 now. two persons of interest are being sought by d.c. police. they are calling this assault with intent to kill. a reward is being offered for information about the people in this video. lawyers for the six accused gang members on trial for killing a virginia volunteer officer. the group is charged with killing kevin quick yesterday.

one of the defendants got a list of the jurors. if convicted, all of the accused could get life in pretty much. a d.c. rabbi who secretly recorded women in a ritual bath wants community service instead of prison time. the lawyer says putting his client behind bars is not necessary. he pled guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism. he will be sentenced on friday. a big conference about keeping your community safe starts in arlington this morning, the national forum on youth violence prevention will focus on reduceing violence among kids. that forum starts at 8:00 a.m. in baltimore, there's now a program in place to help repair

the damage from the violence two weeks ago. the u.s. small business administration is providing low interest rate loans. the orioles delivered a win in front of more than 20,000 fans last night. you can see fans welcome the team back with signs like believe in baltimore. the o's play again just after 7:00 tonight. it is 4:36 today. a maryland teenager will become the youngest mayor in the state's history. brandon pelen will be sworn in today in the town of indian head in charles county. he gathered more than a dozen

votes than his opponent. congratulations. he's a college student. his mother was one of his biggest campaigners while this was all going on. >> maybe he has a bright political future who knows or starting young. or otherwise two years from now, for get this. tears and cheers this morning, people are still reacting to tom brady's suspension. taken to a virginia hotel to have sex. what two men used to lure a 12 and 13-year-old. the country's favorite panda is making headlines again. the new video just in. current temperatures we are off to a warm start. it's going to heat up big

here's something we don't see on the campaign trail every day. a staffer for senator rand paul's presidential campaign licked a camera at a town hall meeting yesterday. the group says nepal's new hampshire campaign manager licked the camera. the giant panda can you be at the national -- cub at the

national zoo takes a tumble. whoa. the zookeepers released this video. keepers have inseminated her mother. you know i love bow bow. she is super cute. weather and traffic on the 1s. no fur coat needed today. yeah. do not dress like her. we're going to have our hottest day of the year. dress like this young lady go sleeveless. you may need sunglasses and shorts too. it will feel more like july than may. it's still feeling damp from the rain that ended. shenandoah valley and the

mountains, it's generally in the 60s just about everywhere there. keep up with all these changes with the storm team weather app. next weather and traffic on the 1s. a look at our roller coaster temperatures here over the next seven days. now, a look at the tuesday commute. here's melissa. good morning. this is 66 eastbound there just after route 50. no problems there. everything looks like it's at speed. some roads might be just a little bit damp here and there. overall looking quite good here this morning. 270, coming out of frederick you don't have any problems heading southbound. northbound quite good. remember to listen to our friends on wtop for the latest in traffic when you start driving this morning. everything moving quite nicely. a big look at things coming up in a few minutes. we're getting new details about an ebola scare in charlottesville. what doctors discovered from

testing a

4:45 is your time now. police say two men lured two girls away from school with promises of drugs and alcohol, and had sex with them. this happened last month at a hotel in route 1 in the alexanderia section of fairfax county. julio velazquez is charged with rape. a woman in the area asked us not to identify her. she says she's disturb by these allegations. >> i've never heard of this happening here in this neighborhood. i'm very upset about it and i hope something will get done about it. >> fairfax county public schools alerted the girls' parents that

they were absent and when the girls were couldn't fronted, they told their parents what happened. darrell best sexually assaulted two teenage erks one at church where he's a pastor the other at police headquarters. investigators also say they found pictures on his phone that constitute child pornography. secretary of state john kerry is in russia. today, he will sit down with russian president vladimir putin. u.s. relations -- u.s.-russia relations have plummeted over the ukraine situation. >> reporter: good morning. they are planning to talk about syria. that's going to be a big topic. the white house says that russia doesn't want a war torn syria in its backyard in that region so close to them.

that could become a safe haven for terrorists. they think they can find some common ground there. and they were going to discuss the nuclear deal with iran. there's been a lot of tension between the u.s. and russia including over ukraine, they do think that there's some areas where they can find common ground. the other thing that we're watching is this weekend's meeting at camp david with arab leaders. four of the six heads of state have announced that they are not coming. the white house is trying to downplay that saying it doesn't necessarily mean there's conflict between us and our arab partners. tracy potts on the hill for us. a u.s. senator indicted on 22 counts of corruption wants his trial moved here to d.c. he said virtually none of the

alleged counts occurred in his home state of new jersey. a new poll shows the majority of people in new jersey who heard about the charges think he's probably guilty but 2/3 say he should have a chance to clear his name before resigning. george zimmermann is out of the hospital after being shot at in florida. zimmermann is the former neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed trayvon martin in 2012. the shooting involved the same man on a road rage attack last year. we have this developing story out of california right now. two people shot and another assaulted, this is near the campus of the university of california santa barbara. take a look at the scene here. this is in the same area where a guy went on a killing spree last

year. we know all three, though hurt today are in the hospital right one of the men is believed to be a suspect. that according to police. we still don't know if these guys were students. the school was put on temporary lockdown while police searched for another person but everything is back to normal now. thank you. it's 4:49. we're learning some new details, a patient at uva in charlottesville does not have the ebola virus. doctors say the patient tested negative for the ebola virus. 11 construction workers are recovering this morning after carbon monoxide poinking. montgomery county fire says the workers were using gas-powered equipment inside the building without proper ventilation. president obama heads to georgetown university to meet

with a diverse group of faith and political leaders. they are set to discuss how to make overcoming poverty a priority. it's also likely to be a decisive topic in the 2016 presidential campaign. groundbreaking for the $1.3 billion capital crossing project is today. bow sers office say till bring in 8,000 jobs. and $40 million in property taxes as well. the project includes five new buildings on three blocks near massachusetts avenue. by now you know tom brady and the patriots are are /*

fined regarding deflate gate. two employees under inflated footballs during the championship game earlier this year. it is feeling like summer already. we haven't even hit the halfway mark of may, tom. >> we're going to be near 90 by later this afternoon. one thing that's down is the pollen. >> really welcome that. >> a lot of my coworkers say i notice it too. it's still considered in the high range though for trees and it's mostly mulberry pollen now. the weed and grass pollen is generally in the moderate range. storm team raid ra -- radar lingering in the mountains. some pavement still a little bit damp from the overnight showers that are now long gone. we're in the 60s just about everywhere from the mountains all the way to the chesapeake

bay. bay water temperatures are in the upper 60s. raegan national is at 73. there's the washington monument under a partly cloudy sky. at dawn, still around low 70s. low to mid 80s by the noon. gustile wind from the west. we'll get a down sloping wind we could get around 90 degrees around 4:00 5:00 this afternoon, mainly in the metro area. 50s tomorrow morning. low 70s wednesday, sunshine tomorrow. still a bit of a breeze but a big change from today. and then chilly on thursday morning. much of the area may be in the 40s. thursday afternoon, up in the low 70s, delightful with low humidity and sunshine. over the weekend, back into the 80s again. roller coaster ride back up into the 80s. maybe some afternoon storms around and monday temperatures

right around 80 degrees. coming up at 5:01 a look at where it will be hottest. let's look at traffic. what's going on with that this morning, melissa? >> this is where we have the most construction. i'm just kidding the. it's not the most. westbound annapolis road at 410, those two right lanes block. no problem inner or outer loop here this morning. 270 at montgomery village avenue northbound southbound not having any issues this morning. all these folks headed southbound. headed on the outer loop down to 95 to show us how things are looking there. we'll take a look at that coming up in a couple of minutes. before you send your kids to the bus stop this morning, you'll want to see this. the startling report by the news

4 i team about bus stops in our area and including several close calls. suv crash test results,

police say a woman killed by a csx train in prince george's county was trying to cross the tracks. this happened yesterday morning at about 11:00 a.m. in college

park. that 33-year-old died at the scene. several d.c. council members will speak out about the possible pepco merger ex-elon is set to buy them. they will speak at 9:00 on the steps of the wilson building. the merger is said to increase reliability for customers. a review by the news 4 i-team reveals more than 2,200 drivers have been charged with passing school buses. at each of the stops, the i team cameras captured images of drivers bypassing the bus stop signs even as children were standing or walking in close proximity. >> did you see the bus? did you sign the sign? >> i see it. >> you kept going because they kept going?

>> well, i know that was wrong. >> between 2011 and 2013 154 drivers were cited in arlington county 655 fairfax county drivers were ticketed in that same time period. in between 2012 and 2014 460 drivers were cited in prince george's county. your children may be asked to walk to school if you live in allow -- lowden county starting in the fall. the city will ask nor than 1,000 students to walk or take a city bus. that will bring the total number of students who will not be offered bus service to more than 16,000. reining in the costs of transportation is a priority for the county school board. we have breaking news in nepal where a 7.4 magnitude earthquake has rocked that country. the new video and latest death

toll numbers coming straight ahead. metro meltdown mayhem or metro mess we're standing by to see what you'll face this morning after a late night closure. take a look at temperatures for what could be the hottest day of the year so far. let's hand things over to tom. we're setting the stage for that. we have temperatures right now that are more like july than may and it's still kind of humid in the wake of some showers that came through overnight. now we have dried out around the metro area. no more rain around. the pavement is beginning to dry out. there's some wet pavement around where we had those showers passing through. metro area we're in the you upper 60s to near 70. near 70 in washington by the bay. mid 60s in the rural areas, near virginia and including shenandoah valley and into the mountains of west virginia. here's where it will be hottest right near washington near 90 degrees.

frederick burg cull pepper, me -- manassas too. the cooler spot will be in annapolis at 82 degrees. through the rest of the day we will have our temperatures in the morning in the 60s to low 70s for another couple of hours jumping into the 80s by noon then near 90 metro area by mid afternoon. so quite a warming today and the hottest day so far. a look at traffic early this tuesday. are we doing all right so far? overall, we're looking just fine this morning. first 4 traffic tracker is headed 95 southbound here in virginia. no problems here. everything looking quite good. flip around quite a bit to head northbound to see if we have any volume there. wide look over all, no major problems as you are t look here at the beltway. nice and green. a lot of that earlier roadwork