go. all right, stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> so called mansion murder mystery continues. this morning, we should learn more about the hours leading up to the deaths of a northwest d.c. family and their housekeeper. what police are expected to release in hours. new information just in about the ship that capsized in china. why the search for any survivors has been called off. and take a live look outside now where clouds and chilly temperatures are lingering but are we in for another day of june gloom? let's get right to tom with the answer. good morning, tom. how does it look? >> yeah, it is rather gloomy. we've got the low clouds passing over us now. they're producing some light rain here on the storm team 4 radar. couple pockets of moderate rain. little patches of yellow in prince william county and on the line with fairfax county. southern fauquier county and north and west of fredericksburg. elsewhere, just some sprinkles,

a little bit of a light drizzle. enough to make the pavement wet throughout much of the metro area. another chilly morning. only in the mid 50s, most of the region for now. we'll stay this way through 8 clock or so. the hour by hour forecast going forward over the next six hours or so by 7:00, just near 60. maybe low 60s, scattered sprinkles. by 11 this morning in the low 60s with scattered sprinkles around. have the umbrella handy. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at your bus stop forecast. amelia segal will join us live with that. that's at 5:11. and now with first 4 traffic, here is melissa with an update on the crash. >> yes, just hearing that police are now on the scene. again outer loop at connecticut avenue. getting word that only the right lane right now is getting by here. obviously not seeing it on camera. we know it's there. we saw some fire trucks heading by a couple of minutes ago. wide look at things overall. the beltway is looking good. with the exception of

connecticut avenue. woodyard road at rosaryville, that intersection is still down because of the nasty crash from overnight. 95 north at route 1 here in virginia, that crash has been pushed off to the shoulders. southbound has a little bit of a delay. no word on why that's happening right now, but as you're passing through a little bit of a delay southbound. 66 at nutley, wet on the road, but no real problem there. eastbound and westbound, 270 looking good. north and south. later this morning we should learn more about the deadly mansion murders in northwest d.c. police are expected to release more search warrants related to the murders. news4's megan mcgrath joins us live with what we know so far. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron you can see the police cruisers behind me here. police continue to watch over the house around the clock. now, police have been going over the crime scene for weeks now and we are learning more about the kind of evidence they have found and what they are still looking for. according to search warrants just unsealed, police are

looking at phone records for jordan wallace. that's savopoulos' personal assistant and driver. he delivered the $40,000 in cash to the house just hours before the fire was set. police are tracking wallace's movements in the days and hours before the murders and they're looking at his text records. now, wallace is cooperating and has not been charged or named as a suspect. we have learned that there was forced entry into the home, that the french door was kicked in and a boot print was found on the door. we also know that the victims' cell phones were stolen and still missing. also stolen the recording device for the security system at the home. daron wint, a former employee at savopoulos' business he's the only person charged in the murders but police believe others are involved and they're still looking for additional suspects. we are expecting to learn more about the investigation and the

evidence found in what police are still looking for when additional search warrants are unsealed later today. pack to you in the studio. >> megan, thank you. developing later this morning a judge will decide whether the media will be banned from covering a pretrial hearing for jesse matthew. the victim of the 2005 rape in fairfax is expected to testify today. attorneys for fairfax said media coverage could taint the jury pool for his upcoming trial. he is charged in the murder of hannah graham. d.c. police are investigating a sexual assault and kidnapping. a man attacked a woman walking in the 5100 block of ninth street northwest. he forced the woman inside her car around midnight tuesday and then drove to an alley and raped her. he was driving an older model

four door car. just about five after the hour. we're working to learn whether a row house that caught fire had working smoke deteblgtders. we first heard about this on "news4 today" yesterday. last night, d.c. firefighters canvassed the neighborhood passing out smoke detectors. two people died, five were hurt. firefighters are reminding you, contact them if you don't have a working smoke detector. >> what we're doing right now is canvassing the neighborhood to see who has actual working detector detectors. if yours are too old or not working we'll give them out to you. >> it's good to see them out here giving the community that support. >> now the homeowner in this incident had to jump out of the window to save himself. he is recovering at the hospital and is expected to be okay. molette green at the live desk with the developing story. a setback in china. the country had to suspend today's cutting operation to try to reach the victims of a capsized cruise ship. there was bad weather that forced them to call off the desperate efforts to try to get

inside the ship's hull. now, so far rescuers cut into two portions of it, but found no survivors. underwater search efforts are still going on and so far they have only saved 14 people and find 65 bodies. more than 450 people were on that ship when it overturned on monday night after a tornado hit in central china. that's the latest. back to you, kristin. >> thanks molette. today, we'll hear from the mayor of philadelphia and transportation officials in an announcement about amtrak. the news conference will focus on the importance of passenger rail service following last month's deadly derailment in the city. tuesday, lawmakers grilled amtrak's ceo about why safety technology that could have prevented the derailment was not installed yet. eight people died when the speeding train entered a curve and flew off the tracks.

now to decision 2016. former texas governor rick perry expected to become the tenth republican to join the race for the white house. perry is expected to announce a presidential bid in dallas. this will be his second presidential campaign. he was an instant front-runner four years ago but lost steam after a debate when he forgot the name of one of the federal agencies he wanted to close. shocking new details about a popular d.c. teacher arrested for sex abuse. what he's admitting to including the inappropriate video he sent to the student. and this morning, the search continues for a missing swimmer in the potomac. and we're just learning how crews think he may have gone under. and a live look into the district for you this morning where we are dealing with another day of wet weather. but will the kids need the rain boots for the bus stop? amelia segal joins us with that

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putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. welcome back. a well known d.c. teacher admits he sexual abused one of his students in the room. giovanni pena said he sent a video to the boy. he is in jail. he was "the washington post's" d.c. teacher of the year in 2011. and many parents at the school are in disbelief now. >> i'm troubled and disturbed like everybody else in school. my daughter is scared. she says to me she's scared and i'm picking her up early today

because of this incident. >> the victim was 9 and 10 years old as the abuse was happening. he described pena as a close family friend who travelled on vacation with his family. a live look at the washington monument this morning. well, today you can go back inside as the monument reopens. repairs on the elevator car are done we're told. the elevator had been realigned and the electrical system tested. so it's supposed to be business as usual. you can get your tickets at 8:30. the monument opens at 9:00. keep your fingers crossed for that. >> yes, indeed. >> if you plan to spend some time on the mall today, you might need rain dear. >> that's right. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is on the mall this morning. >> good morning kristin and aaron. we here here with the storm team 4x4 in front of the monument set to reopen at 9:00 a.m. it is going to be another gloomy

and chilly day though at the bus stop. we're talking about the chance of showers and drizzle for just about everybody. here's a look at the storm team 4 radar. in virginia tracking some heavy rain around the areas of woodbridge and lorton. this activity passing over 95, tracking it on the storm team 4 weather app out here live this morning. in maryland, light showers or drizzle across the area. so at the bus stop,io united nations to plan for the chance of rain. otherwise, cloudy and cool with temperatures, melissa, in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. is any of the rain impacting commuters, especially on 95 this morning? >> yeah, we have had a couple of crashes, one on 95 and one on the outer loop of the beltway. speaking of the outer loop of the beltway, outer loop at connecticut avenue, the crash has been pushed off to the right shoulder so no more worries there. you won't be slowed down because of that one. 50 eastbound here at annapolis road, slow downs because of the crash.

lorton road, no problems there. looking good. earlier crash northbound at route 1 is off to the shoulder as well. 66 head into town, it's moving along nicely. listen to our friends from wtop when you hop in your car and 270 northbound and southbound, moe offing along well. back in ten minutes. thank you. happening today, the search resumes for the man missing in the the potomac river. what united airlines is doing after a flight to d.c. and 24 hours of fund-raising for charities across our area. today is do more 24. a full day of fund-raising for united way charities. as you see here, reboot, combat recovery has raised the most money at this point. $2,700. go to our website, nbc

178 after the hour. today the search continues for a swimmer last seen in the potomac in fairfax county. one man disappeared and the second man got out okay. that search went on for about three hours yesterday. "the washington post" reporter held in iran is heading back to court for another closed door hearing monday. the iranian government thinks jason rezaian was a spy. this is as the u.s. is in talks with iran over the nuclear program. some think if an agreement is reached, the u.s. will have less leverage in pushing for rezaian's release. the woman who used to be the highest ranking episcopal leader is headed for court today. she is on trial for a drunk driving accident.

police say she was drunk and texting when she hit the 41-year-old last year. she has pleaded not guilty. the postal service taking steps to fire the man who flew a gyrocopter on to the capitol lawn. doug hughes says they intend to fire him for quote unacceptable conduct. hughes landed wearing a postal service uniform in a gyrocopter labeled with the postal service logo. he was carrying letters to congress as part of a political protest. today, rockville high school will begin testing students for tuberculosis. recently, parents learned someone in the school had active tb this spring. so today the school is offering testing for those who may have come into contact with the person between february and may. tb is a bacterial disease and the risk of infection is small. disturbing new details on that live anthrax scare. this morning we're learning a military lab shipped out twice as many samples as briefly

thought. they reached labs in 17 states and three countries and the pentagon says that number could grow. the pentagon telling us as many as 51 labs are affected. they're still trying to track down more than 400 samples. the samples were packed in dry ice and sent via fedex. >> the chances of getting anthrax from the dilution of the samples is virtually nil. >> 31 are being medicated as a precaution. officials say there's no risk to the public and the cdc is expected to stop all anthrax shipments until they figure out what happened. congress is expected to be briefed in the next few days. a new health study shows the number of unmarried first time dads is dropping. the percentage dropped from 42% in the 1980s to 36% in the 2000s. fathers who had their first child after the turn of the millennium were more likely to be living with a significant

other than in the '80s. the cdc said the biggest increase is in teens and men in their 20s. what's the best age to start screening for breast cancer? a new report by the international agency for research on cancer says mammograms are most effective in women between the age of 50 and 60. and according to our news partner wtop, women between 70 and 74 also benefit. the american cancer society meanwhile recommends women start screening at 40. it says it will soon update its own guidelines based on the international research. more than 33 million americans are struggling with alcohol problems. that number is rising. that is 14% of adults affected and many have never been treated. this is the first national estimate to use the term alcohol use disorder. that term was added to a diagnostic handbook two years ago. it describes people with at least two of 11 symptoms including trouble limiting drinking and drinking that's

harming life at work, school or home. the research was published in the "journal of the american medical association." well, you might want to stop what you're doing and watch this next piece of video. this may be the first time you have ever seen something like this. this video shows an aquarium keeper in the south pacific actually hugging a leopard shark. >> oh boy. >> this guy was -- >> serious? >> he was cleaning the tank when he spotted the shark swimming toward him. when the shark got close enough he reached out brought him in for a hug. even rubbed his belly for a minute there. the shark really enjoys this, and is very playful with the staff. couldn't pay me enough. >> i know. hey it's an unusual rescue. police in arlington rescued a duckling that fell into the sewer yesterday. wow. that's going a long way -- this is at the intersection of south lange and 28th streets. an officer lowered herself into the small sewer as the mother

duck looked on in distress. she was able to use a net to pull the duckling to safety. >> look at that. i'm glad she did. >> yes. everybody -- everything works out for the best. so not a lot of sunshine out there today. >> yeah. look at that picture. no fun. tom kierein has an eye on the rest of the day. >> the ducks are happy though. we have got the drizzle a little bit of light rain falling. you see that in the live view from a the city camera and early on this thursday morning. it feels more like april 4th. we have light rain falling. those pockets of yellow, that's where we're getting moderate showers. right now just about to come right around -- across interstate 66 in western fairfax county. headed up to dulles airport in the next half hour or so. another moderate shower. that patch of yellow is passing right into northern fauquier. another one south of there that's on the

stafford/spotsylvania county line and moving into southern fauquier as well. all around the metro area, if there's not rain there's patchy drizzle. in the mid to upper 50s around the bay and farther to our west. shenandoah valley and mountains generally just in the low to mid 50s. quite a chill in the air. and even though it's feeling like april it is looking like june. love this flower. beautiful picture taken yesterday by leopold. post your pictures on facebook, twitter and instagram. leopold posted that on my facebook. temperatures are hovering near 60 through 8:00. by noon only low 60s. mid afternoon only the mid 60s. like early to mid april and again, patchy, light rain, occasional drizzle between now all the way into the evening hours. then tomorrow morning just some clouds lingering, near 60. maybe a little fog around. then sun breaks out, highs reaching upper 70s.

might get showers or thundershowers. then on saturday a small chance of an afternoon thundershower. near 80. beautiful day sunday. not very humid. low 80s. feeling like summer in the next week. a chance of afternoon storms on monday and again on tuesday. melissa is talking about a problem on the g.w. parkway. >> g.w. parkway, this just up popped up, we have a disabled car, but it's blocking the right lane right now. taking a look at 66 into town, out of town, you're flowing fine. no issues there. 95 south in virginia, at prince william parkway, we have alternating road closures. some road work hanging around. wide look at things. you can see getting some slow downs, 50 east. probably because of the crash i mentioned a little bit ago here at annapolis road.

slowing things down a tad this morning. 270 at shady grove road looking good. remember in clinton, woodyard road, right there that intersection is still closed this morning. i do want to share something with you now. i met some real heroes as i emceed the chamber of commerce public safety award. we had about 300 people there. it was at lakewood country club in rockville. awards given for bravery and i had a great time. we honored 52 winners from rockville's police force, the city's volunteer fire department. the montgomery county sheriff's office. department of corrections. had some civilians honored for a man who was attacked leaving work last june. honoring some wonderful very brave folks. very happy to be there, guys. >> awesome. they do it selflessly. we appreciate them for sure. thank you. 5:25. a passenger bus involved in the deadly chain reaction crash in a texas highway. investigators say that bus rear-ended an 18 wheeler and that big rig hit another car on

i-10 in houston on wednesday. two people died. dozens were hurt. the bus was carrying migrant tobacco workers from mexico to north carolina. traffic was backed up for three hours. the oldest man ever to be on death row in texas has been executed. 67-year-old lester bower, jr. murdered four men after he stole airplane parts he originally planned to buy. one of the victims owned the plane. the execution came three hours after the supreme court rejected a last minute appeal. his lawyers say it's cruel an unusual punishment to execute a man who's lived three decades on death row. united airlines is apologizing after a flight attendant refused to serve a muslim woman an unopened can of diet coke. tahera ahmad said the flight attendant said she might use it as a weapon. ahmad is a muslim chaplain from northwestern university. she says a man sitting nearby on the flight told her to shut up because he thought she would use the can as a weapon.

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looking at stories making headlines today. today we should learn more about the deadly mansion murders. more search warrants should be released unsealed today. we obtained some of the warrants yesterday. the killers kicked in a french door and may have stolen the cell phones of the savopouloses

and their housekeeper. a judge will decide whether the media will be banned from covering apretrial hearing for jesse matthew. the victim of a 2005 rape in fairfax is expected to testify today. attorneys for matthew say media coverage of her testimony could taint the jury pool for his upcoming trial. and the search continues for a swimmer last seen in the potomac in fairfax county. two young men were swimming yesterday afternoon in the sandy landing park of great falls park. one was caught up by the strong current and disappear. the second man got out okay. good morning to you. i'm kristin wright in for eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:32 your time right now. i want to get you up to speed on the forecast. tom? >> it is a wet morning. we've got some light rain, some mist and drizzle right around the immediate metro area. you see the moving darker green. coming down a little bit harder. some steady rain much of fairfax county, prince william fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania and culpepper. right in washington a little bit of sprinkle activity, a little bit of drizzle as well as in

prince george's county. anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's, some patchy drizzle and fog too. temperature right now in woodbridge is at 60 degrees. hometown forecast by noontime, might get some sun breaking out. light rain and then in the low 60s there. silver spring, 57 there. few sprinkles around maybe through noontime. just near 60. low 60s during the afternoon. might get the sun trying to break out. for bowie in prince george's county they're at 58 now by noontime. should be in the low 60s and maybe a passing light shower. maybe sun trying to break out midday but late afternoon, still some showers coming through. wet pavement for the morning commute and it's already causing some problems. you have some accidents. >> it is causing some problems. accidents all over the place this morning. most of them have now cleared out of the way. this is another issue that actually has gotten better. g.w. parkway northbound that disabled vehicle is now off to the right shoulder. so you don't have to worry about that slowing things down

anymore. wide look overall, beltway looking pretty good here. zooming in again to this problem here on 50, this is 50 eastbound, annapolis road. we were seeing some slowdowns headed east. a warning there head out to the beach. take me with you, please. 95 here in virginia. slow here through dale city. the slowest spot at 16 miles per hour. otherwise looking pretty typical. 66 rolling along nicely. pack with travel times at 5:41. >> we know that they -- [ inaudible ]. >> a community is rallying around the parents of a young journalist. they're coming together to find charnice milton's killer. someone shot the 27-year-old reporter in a shoot-out last week. police believe she was an innocent bystander there. yesterday family and friends and co-workers gathered around copies of her work. she wrote for hill rag and east of the river. last week, a man pulled milton in front of him to use her as a

human shield during a shoot-out in the 2700 block of good hope road southeast. >> there are two men who are out there who can do that which is righteous. not what's right in their own lives but do what's righteous in his eyes. if they would surrender and turn themselves in. >> after yesterday's vigil friends of milton handed out fliers pleading for people to help find the person responsible for her death. more than a hundred people gathered to remember the woman shot and killed in a target store parking lot. many gathered for mariam adebayo's vigil. her boyfriend, donald bricker, killed her monday night. adebayo recently ended their relationship and bricker is now in jail. he's charged with first degree murder. today beau biden will lie in honor at the delaware state house. biden the son of vice president joe biden passed away last

weekend. on saturday president obama will deliver a eulogy at biden's funeral in wilmington. instead of flowers, they're asking people to donate to the beau biden foundation for protection of children. justices will hear an appeal on a failed bid to block sweet briar college from closing. the board announced that the school would close in march because of financial challenges. since then, supporters have mounted their own challenge. and alumni have pledged millions of dollars in hopes of keeping sweet briar's doors open. you may soon be able to take a high speed train from richmond to d.c. according to "the free lance-star," you can now see a new design for the proposed high speed rail line. it was unveiled tuesday in fredericksburg. trains would be able to travel up to 90 miles an hour on that section of the proposed line which covers more than 100 miles. we will keep you posted on any public meetings held by the

virginia department of rail and transportation to look at the proposed rail line. well, this morning we expect new details on technology that would let your car detect whether you're drunk. the department of transportation plans to update the press on what they're calling the driver alcohol detection system. the group developing that technology posted this explainer video yesterday. the system is supposed to detect alcohol levels within a second. the hope is to reduce alcohol related crashes which kill nearly 10,000 americans every year. molette green at the live desk with some breaking news. there has been a shooting in bowie on 6th street in an area known as old bowie. one person is in the hospital, shot. no word officially on the victim's condition. we're going to stay on top of this developing story. the police are still on the scene as you see from the video there. of this incident on 6th street in bowie. that is the latest. back to you, aaron.

>> thank you. the rain won't go away. look at the storm team 4 radar this wet weather continues to hit our area. will you need your wipers on on your way to work? amelia segal have join us at 5:41. this morning, the family that gained fame for their reality tv show is speaking out. what the duggars have to say about the sexual molestation allegations against their son. and we're a little over five hours into 24 hours of fund raising for charity. today is do more 24. a full day of online fund-raising for united way charities. you can go to nbcwashington.com and find out what charities are participating and how you can dona

welcome back at 5:41. baltimore's state attorney marilyn mosby wants to keep freddie gray's autopsy sealed as she works to prosecute six police officers accused in his death. she has a duty to ensure a fair and impartial process for everyone, she says. an attorney for one of the officers believes there's something in the autopsy that prosecutors don't want out in the open. mosby wants a judge to issue a gag order for all parties involved. a new report says d.c.'s public and charter schools have shown some improvement in student performance, but overall achievement is low.

that's according to the national research council. the study called the district's graduation rates quote, disturbingly low. in 2014, the graduate rate for public schools was 59% and for charter schools it was 69%. 5:42 is our time right now. 59 degrees outside the studios. time to check on the forecast. >> it will be a soggy one. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is on the national mall this morning. good morning. >> good morning, kristin. it's a chilly and damp morning out here, dealing with misty drizzle right now. with the storm team 4x4 the washington monument in the background, the monument set to reopen today starting at 9:00 a.m. tickets are available at 8:30 a.m. the elevator issues the monument has been experiencing, what has closed the monument since at least sunday now taken care of. on storm team 4 radar maybe not the best day to be visiting the monument.

tracking showers and drizzles across the area and some heavier rain in chantilly, manassas and here in the district, mainly dealing with light drizzle. so the commuter forecast heading to work and coming home you'll be dealing with some showers and drizzle, wet roads and highs today melissa only around 65 degrees. the good news, this pattern starts to break tomorrow headed on into the weekend. tom has more on that coming up in ten minutes, but for now what's the latest on the roads? >> right now, we have a brand-new crash here. this is virginia 95 as you approach 123. sounds like a two-vehicle crash. got off the phone with police, it's moved to the shoulder that good at this point this morning. travel times 270 south, no major problems. top of the beltway, also looking quite good. of -- 66 inbound, 14 minutes. 95 north quantico to the beltway, take an extra ten i would say at 37 minutes. remember to listen to our

friends on wtop when you hop in your car this morning. >> all right melissa, thank you. a developing story in frederick where police are investigating a suspicious death. was bullying to blame for a student stabbing earlier this week in a local program that hopes to put an end to it? and they're accused of covering up allegations their son repeatedly molested several girls so what do they have

you're watching "news4 today." >> i mean, for days and days i was saying, you know, josh has done some very bad things and he's -- he's very sorry. >> tlc star josh duggar accused of sexually assaulting his younger sister and another girl. they spoke for first time to megyn kelly last night. tlc that made them famous is no

longer airing the show "19 kids and counting." at least for now. the duggars' eldest son is accused of repeatedly molesting five underaged girls and according to police this happened in 2002 and 2003 when he was a teenager. jim bob and michelle duggar said their son is not a pedophile. >> a pedophile is an adult that preys on children. josh was 14, 15 when he did what he did, and i think the legal definition is 16 and up. so he was a child preying on a child. >> duggar's father said he first learned of the allegations in 2002. he says he asked his church for help, but did not call police. tlc has not said if that show will continue. well, this morning, we're still waiting to find out what happened to the construction worker who died on the national mall. we're told the man was working on metal panel at the construction site, and he was

country -- critically hurt yesterday. the contractor smoot russell said that safety is the top priority. this morning, police are trying to figure out what happened to a woman in frederick county, maryland. officers were called to heather ridge drive in frederick yesterday afternoon. they found the woman's body inside an apartment. we did speak to police this morning and we are working to bring you more about what may have happened. disturbing new details about the isis inspired plot to behead police officers in the u.s. the fbi says two men met last weekend to discuss their plans. 25-year-old david wright now behind bars. 26-year-old usaama rahim after he lunged at police with a knife. so police showed the community members surveillance video of what happened. some say the video is not conclusive, but they say two

things are clear. >> what the video does reveal to us very clearly is that the individual was not on the cell phone, the individual is not shot in the back. >> the fbi says well over 100 people are under this kind of 24-hour surveillance and there are active terror investigations in all 50 states. time now is 5:50. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser is heading to capitol hill. she's meeting with democratic leader harry reid. afterward she'll it is down with republican james langford. he sits on two committees that deals with the budget. this afternoon, whitman walker health will dedicate the new medical center. most of the staff and services moved into the new building on 14th street northwest last month. the group is expected to announce its revitalization plans for the elizabeth taylor medical center. the nonprofit community health

center specializes in health care for the lgbt community and people with hiv. nasa will launch the rocket powered flying saucer from hawaii. today's experiment is the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed. it's the supersonic decelerator with the hopes the osend it to mars. it's equipped with an inflatable doughnut shaped shield. today's launch is set for 1:30 this afternoon. >> it looks like a little glaze on the top. >> sure. sprinkles up there too. >> looks like the flying saucer that landed in washington, the movie "the day the earth stood still." a wonderful old '50s science fiction movie. a great old movie. here this morning, we are wet and we are drippy and we have calendar confusion. it's june for crying out loud. this has grown tiresome. we have got light rain falling,

storm team 4 radar the area in the moving green is patches of light green pushing through the area. but the pockets of yellow south of the metro area have come down harder. a moderate shower in stafford and south of there along the 95 toward fredericksburg. some lighter rain. pocket of moderate rain moving through centerville. that's continuing to track up into southern loudoun county. elsewhere, scattered sprinkles and drizzle and quite a chill in the air too. in the 50s from the mountains to the bay. right at reagan national, 61. have the umbrella, and might want a jacket and during the afternoon long sleeves or a sweatshirt. we'll have the temperatures beginning to climb into the low 60s by noontime. then by mid afternoon to late afternoon. should be in the mid 60s but occasional light showers coming through from time to time might get sun to break out too. a lot of clouds around. now earlier this week, i travelled to bethesda to the marriott conference center where i was honored to be the keynote

speaker for their career and employment expo there at the marriott conference center. had a terrific time. it was all put together by the jewish council for the aging. i want to thank mickey gordon for the invitation there. all kinds of great seminars resume help, interviewing skills. surfing the net for jobs changing careers. online applications. it was a great time. here's the storm team 4 four day forecast, sun back tomorrow. welcome sunshine in the upper 70s in the afternoon. saturday and sunday looking great for the weekend. although there's a chance of a thundershower on saturday afternoon. then it will feel like summer next week. monday, tuesday wednesday, might get afternoon storms on monday and tuesday. melissa is looking at the thursday commute. >> right now, we had this problem still on 95 northbound in virginia at 123. zooming in and out with the vdot

camera. it's hard to see. but we have a vehicle off to the left shoulder there because of a crash there. remember in clinton woodyard road at rosaryville is shut down. your alternates is pennsylvania avenue to get around that this morning. 29, 95 b.w. parkway, everything looks quite good, no major problems. lots of green. 270 at old hundred road, ebbing and flowing a little bit. we keep getting jammed up and then it loosens up in hyattstown this morning. 66 looking pretty typical headed in. 95 again slow northbound because of that crash at 123. >> thank you. it's 5:54 and bullying may have contributed to a stabbing. a student was stabbed in upper marlborough. the student who does not want to be identified says that the student accused of that stabbing was fed up with being bullied. >> he told him to leave him alone and to get away and that he didn't want to fight. and the student who was stabbed

didn't leave him alone and pushed him -- instigated the entire situation. >> a new anti-bullying campaign used in clean ann county called text to stop is encouraging kids to speak out about bullying using text messaging. schools were offered that program and they turned it down. it's a deal that could create one of the biggest wireless carriers in the country. landon dowdy from cnbc joining us with that and more. >> hey, so after buying time warner cable, another major merger may be in the works. the "wall street journal" reports that dish network is in talks with t-mobile and the second biggest satellite tv provider. they tried to merge with sprint last year, but that fell apart on concerns that regulators wouldn't approve 2 deal. and visa is teaming one a

company, and they'll develop products to help stores detect the data breaches. they're taking extra steps to increase the security by increasing more chip enabled cards. >> thank you, landon dowdy. starting today, thousands of d.c. residents are going to get a knock on the door from the tax man. d.c. tax assessors plan to visit 15,000 homes over the next three months to determine if homeowners are paying the correct property taxes. they will probably ask to come inside your home, but you aren't required to let them in. assessors will focus on houses in the capitol hill area and surrounding neighborhoods. you can get a closer look at this map on the nbc washington app. just search property tax. some new developments in an overnight shooting in the bowie area. new information we just received concerning the victim's condition. plus, police are providing new clues into what happened inside that home in northwest washington where four people were found dead. the questions being raised by

this new evidence. that's next on "news4 today" at 6:00. and another cloudy dreary wet start to the day. kind of a broken record this week as we begin the month of june. we'll have the latest on your forecast and see when we're in for a warm-up as "news4 today" co

"news4 today" starts now.

>> right now on "news4 today," new documents shedding light on what happened inside a d.c. home where four people were found dead. the questions being raised by this new evidence and the potential developments in the day ahead. plus, preparing to welcome visitors once again. when guests will be able to make the trek to the stop of the washington monument. but first, more june gloom as we leave for work this morning. scattered showers may greet you on the way out the door. tom kierein? >> right now getting some light rain across much of the metro area. coming down harder in parts of northern virginia. you see the pockets of yellow. that's in prince william county and fauquier. these are moving off to the north and west. coming in from the south and east. one moderate shower there, the heaviest downpour is in central and southern prince william county. now there's a live view of capitol hill from our capitol camera.

the low, gray clouds producing sprinkles and drizzle right in washington now. going forward over the next six hours by 7:00, we'll be in the low 60s. still hovering in the low 60s by 9:00. probably just going to be in the 50s in some of the rural areas. then by 11:00, should be in the low to mid 60s, but still some patchy areas of drizzle and some light rain. might try to get sunshine out around midday too. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. a look at your bus stop forecast. now melissa is looking at problems on the roads with the wet roads around this morning. >> wet roads, no doubt causing some issues here this morning. new crash here in silver spring, at connecticut avenue. left lane right now on georgia there is blocked. so a warning there. 95 northbound in virginia, 123, seeing some volume build here. a couple miles of a backup of a crash that is off to the left side of the roadway. n