i need -- >> they'll find a way. stick around. news 4 continues today at 5:00 a.m. >> news 4 today starts now. >> here we are again. >> look at that. you and i. >> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. cloudy skies could mean a rainy day for some of us. chuck bell has your weather headlines. here you are too, chuck. >> just like that. just inches away from you over here to the right. we're all -- we're team bound today. if you look at home, we're all wearing gray and purple today. team work, milder morning this morning. a chance of short lived rain showers coming our way between now and lunch time. you can see not much of a rain threat, but rain drops on the radar here west of frostburg and petersburg. inching their way in our direction. most of them will dry up as they come east of the mountains. there is a chance you'll need the umbrella. take it with you. mid to upper 50s outside. your hometown forecast, montgomery county, prince orchard, maryland, 54, risk of

showers between 7:00 a.m. and lunch time today. clearing skies later this afternoon. temperatures up to right around 70 degrees. we'll be talking about weather slowdowns in your commute coming up in ten minutes here in purple. >> 66 here, no problem. same thing you're looking at 95 here in virginia. also looking quite good. we had earlier road work that now clear out of the way. 270 northbound and southbound on time no matter which way you're headed there, nice and green. had earlier road work there top of the beltway. that is no longer there. we don't have to worry about that anymore. rest of the beltway looking good. inner loop and outer loop, a lot of that stuff isn't around. see you at 5:11. we are working to learn more about a breaking story in kansas city where two firefighters died. they were working to save people in an apartment building when that building collapsed last night.

two other firefighters were also hurt. that fire department now working to find out what caused the fire and it has not released the firefighters' names at this point. we expect to learn that and memorial plans at 8:00 a.m. at a news conference today. developing story out of iran, the country's parliament approved a nuclear deal with world powers. this allows iran to withdraw from the agreement if world powers do not lift sanctions or impose new ones. the bill still needs to be approved by the country's guardian council and any new developments we get we'll pass along. it is now 5:02. suspected serial killer charles severance head backs to court today. last week jurors learned that dna samples and fingerprints taken from the murder scene did in the match severance. prosecutors introduced the security camera video that shows a vehicle that looked look a ford escort wagon near the home moments after her murder.

severance was allegedly driving the same type of car when he was arrested. today the perjury trial begins in the case of two missing maryland sisters. prosecutors say 65-year-old patricia welch lied to a grand jury investigating the case of . the girls were last seen walking to a shopping center in wheaton in 1975. now to decision 2016. tonight is the democrats' turn to square off with their first presidential debate. hillary clinton, senator bernie sanders, martin o'malley, lincoln chafee and jim webb on stage tonight. this is the first of six debates for the democrats. coming up, tracie potts will break down what theikely attack each other on. the pretrial hearings begin for the baltimore officers charged in freddie gray's death. five of the six officers claimed

their statements were improperly obtained. gray died on april 19th, a week after suffering a spinal cord injury while in police custody. new information on the story of washington post reporter convicted in iran. the state department is working to confirm reports that jason rezaian was convicted. he was accused of espionage, arrested and detained for more than a year. the state department says it has not confirmed reports he was convicted yesterday. if a conviction stands, rezaian could face 20 years in prison. a family calls it homicide and in an assisted living facility in prince george's county is refusing to respond to that accusation or answer questions. 80-year-old lubin phipps family has a lawyer after a body was discovered near where the man went missing. the family said woodmore house assisted living knew phipps had dementia and said that facility should face criminal charges in his death. >> we trusted woodmore house assisted living with our father, and we had hoped they would keep

him safe and they would provide good care and it is obvious that that didn't happen. >> police and the family are waiting for autopsy results for a positive i.d. on the body found over the weekend in watkins regional park. phipps was in the park with the assisted living facility for a picnic when he disappeared. you can go to the nbc washington app if you have questions about assisted living centers in maryland. we posted a link to the state's consumer guide for assisted living. just search assisted living. we know the name of a police officer on leave after he shot and killed a teenager. that is new this morning. howard county police say officer first class luke buchanan shot 19-year-old gary boitano this past friday morning. the department says officer buchanan fired one shot on cardinal lane in columbia, maryland. it said boitano ignored repeated commands to drop a knife. buchanan first went to the home after a 911 call that boitano was threatening a man inside with a knife.

there could be consequences for a paper mill that spilled thousands of gallons of chemicals into the potomac river. more than 9,000 gallons of latex spilled into the river in luke on the maryland/west virginia border. a maryland environmental inspector wants to fine the company that runs that mill as much as $10,000. the company says it didn't violate any environmental regulations and should not be fined. people in prince george's county could soon have more paid sick leave. council members could vote today on a plan to allow all county workers to earn one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours of work. the washington post reports lawmakers would cap the benefit at seven days. if it passes tonight, it needs a signature from governor larry hogan. meagan fitzgerald will have more on this coming up in a few minutes. another county in maryland could be the next to require paid family leave. our news partner wtop says montgomery county is using a federal grant to study this issue. the time off is meant for things like employees caring for a new baby or sick family member.

county officials will be done with their study by this time next year. storm team 4 radar showing rain heading our way. but will you need the wipers on your way to work. your commuter forecast and the next weather and traffic on the 1s. proof that dogs are men's best friend or in this case even a stranger. the dramatic video of the man rushing into a burning home to save the pooch and what could have turned deadly moments later. and how compulsive texting could be taking the toll on your teens.

if you're a dog lover, you have to watch this story out of tennessee. look at this house. totally engulfed in fire there. now look at the door, right there, a man ran into the home and saved the dog that was trapped inside. the man is a firefighter, he was off duty that day. after this happened, he pretty much drove off. he said he figured the dog was family. didn't want any credit, just wanted to do a good deed. >> don't have enough people like that in the world. good to see it.

11 minutes after 5:00. weather and traffic on the 1s. 60 degrees outside now. >> check in with meteorologist chuck bell. look, the background matches your tie. is that an umbrella. >> it is. i brought out the purple umbrella to drive home that message today. you'll need a little umbrella, but just the little one, just an occasional light rain shower here between now and about lunch time today. nothing all that heavy. here is storm team radar, rain drops in frostburg, nothing on i-81, nothing on beltway or i-95. hometown forecast is in gaithersburg, maryland, a risk of a shower or two. temperatures in the 50s to near 60 now. and weather slowdown, maybe just a little slowdown on the morning commute due to a couple of rain drops. after that, we turn back to the dry weather. dry the rest of the week and big cooldown for the weekend. seven-day forecast in ten minutes. yesterday, the troubles in bethesda. today they're in -- >> bethesda. brand-new crash just popped up.

warning for you there. we had nastiness on your east/west highway yesterday. that's long gone. but right now another issue there. 95 here in virginia at lorton road, northbound, southbound, everything rolling along fine. 66, clear. eastbound there as you're approaching 123, going 63 miles per hour. a little faster than they should be going there this morning. and capital beltway, everything into town and out of town-liking good. see you back here at 5:21. we can soon learn new details in the charleston church massacre. what a judge is expected to rule on in the shooting deaths of nine prarishioners. we're standing by for a report on the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17. how it is being disputed before the official release. what the united states supreme court is expected to

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sad update to a story we have been following out of haiti. authorities confirming an american missionary was killed. this is roberta edwards, from tennessee. she was shot and killed after the car she was in was stopped by gunmen. new this morning, a child was in that car with roberta and that child was kidnapped. edwards took care of foster children as part of her work with the church. we're going to let you know if we get any more information on who killed her and why. aaron? thank you. we're following a developing story out of china as well where there was another explosion in the port city of tianjin. you look here, this is video of last night's blast. emergency responders are saying no one was hurt this time. the explosion happened in a warehouse filled with alcohol and related supplies. right now, awe man is in

critical condition and the d.c. police officer who ran into him is also hurt. a 23-year-old woman says it was one of the most horrible things she's ever seen. she said a police cruiser side mirror clipped the man in the cross walk at the corner of connecticut avenue and l street yesterday evening. she said she watched the man enter the cross walk after making the decision herself that she didn't have enough time to make it. the d.c. fire department is planning to double-check the brakes on all of its fire trucks after this crash. you may remember this collision between a fire truck and a police cruiser shut down porter street in northwest washington for hours last week. the final police report says a brake problem may be what made the truck veer into the police car. 5:17, your time now. a montgomery county police officer and his family want their dog back after four years working the beat together. gil fones and his canine partner chip are no longer together and

the department isn't saying why. protesters gathered last night to confront the chief of police about reuniting the dog and the officer. >> it is a wonderful, loving family oriented, we did everything with chip, chip never left us, we never left him. >> there are now more than 200,000 signatures online calling for a reunion. chief of police told news 4 he didn't want to comment on why chip was removed as it was a personnel issue. protesters say they will not give up on trying to bring chip home. council members could vote to expand benefits for thousands of employees. workers could be eligible for up to seven days of paid sick leave. megagan fitzgerald has more on the proposal. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was an effort that was delayed last month because it didn't appear on a bill. i'll step out here.

this is the area here that later on today we're being told it will appear on the ballot and that there will be a vote tonight. but proponents of the bill say those trying to block it fear backlash from the business community, but for contacts, for the last three year, a bill has lingered in the legislature. so many county officials say it is time to take the lead on this now and not wait for the state to act. with that said, even if this state drafts legislation for paid leave or sick leave, rather, the fear here is that governor hogan will veto that bill which is why city leaders feel it is important to have this -- this and to vote on it so that citizens in the community are able to have paid sick leave, but, of course, we'll be following this all throughout the day here because, again, they are expected to vote on this according to our sources sometime today. back to you. >> thank you. getting to and from leesburg is about to get easier.

virginia attorney general mark herring will join county leaders to break ground on a series of projects this morning. herring will talk about the plan to expand parts of belmont ridge road. it also includes an overpass over route 7 to help alleviate traffic. the first phase of the project will expand the road to four lanes between route 7 and gloucester parkway. you know how the doctor check your blood pressure when you go in for a checkup. experts say you should be taking regular blood pressure readings at home. the number you get from the doctor is a snapshot and may not be as true of a read as you might think. sometimes just walking into the doctor's office can make your blood pressure skyrocket. >> some people are just unhappy seeing the doctor. they might be nervous. they might have had some caffeine, might be rushing around, they might be in pain. >> as many as 30% of people who have high blood pressure readings at the doctor's office

have normal readings overall. >> i can't remember to take my vitamin. i'm just going to be honest. i can't. the whole monitoring myself at home -- >> also speaks to the fact you need to calm yourself going into the doctor's office to get those -- >> hard to do. no one likes a doctor. no offense. fine individuals who are helping save lives every day. >> it is possibly not being well. >> i'll get myself into trouble. oh, man. >> chuck, we finished digging a hole. >> eun yang's comments about lawyers and scientists are coming up. science tells me you should have your umbrella at the ready this morning. storm team 4 radar, couple of rain drops near frostburg. this is going to continue inching its way toward the i-81 corridor over the next hour or two. that little rain chance will sneak into the metro area between 9:00 and lunch time

today. take a little pocket umbrella with you. nothing heavy though. 52 in frederick, 60 downtown. here is future weather, time-out the rain drops for you. by 8:00, most of the line is trying to break up. there could be a spot shower from warrenton. that little bit of a rain chance inching its way through the metro, just clouds, but there is a spot shower chance at 11:15 in and around town. by 12:00, 1:00, most tapering off. not a bad day today, but just be on the lookout for a quick shower chance. here is the way the skies will look. plenty of clouds around for this morning. later today, though, clearing sky, and increasing west and northwesterly breeze, brings in cooler air as we get toward tomorrow. for today, 50s out the door this morning with lots of cloud s. maybe a passing shower, coming to an end around lunch time. mild and breezy today,

temperatures to mid-70s. seven-day forecast time, sunshine for tomorrow and thursday. highs just about average this time of the year. upper 60s to near 70. another cold front brings in way colder air for the weekend. saturday and sunday, highs in the upper 50s to near 60. and sunday morning, we could be seeing a freeze across northern maryland and the shenandoah valley. we'll talk your day hour by hour in a couple more minutes. it is traffic time with melissa. >> brand-new problem here, 270 southbound, an incident being reported now at montgomery village avenue, trying to get more information on what exactly is going on there. that is in the southbound lanes, does not look like anything is being slowed down because of that right now this morning. right now, battery lane at wood monte avenue, bethesda, crash in bethesda taking a look at prince george's county. no problems in prince george's county, everything moving along fine. right now, quantico to the beltway on 95, 18 minutes, can't

ask for much more. no major problems, remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. it is now 5:24. investigators will release their report into the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17. the plane went down over a pro russian held territory in ukraine more than a year ago. nearly 300 people on board died. the dutch safety board is expected to blame a russian made missile for the crash. the board does not have the authority to point the finger at whoever fired that missile. this morning, the russian missilemaker says its own crash investigation contradicts the dutch report. many experts believe pro russian rebels fired after mistaking the jetliner for a ukrainian military plane. the u.s. supreme court will hear argument on gun control. they will consider challenging a chicago law thought bans assault weapons. the case comes at a time of renew ed interest in gun

regulations after recent mass shootings. the court will hear arguments on banning automatic life sentences for teenagers who commit murder. two police officers in wisconsin are suing the gun store for selling the gun that was used to shoot them. the controversial case against badger guns is now in the hands of a jury. julius burton was too young to buy a gun. he paid a 21-year-old friend to do it for him. known as a straw purchase. police officer brian norberg and former officer gram kuhnish are suing the owners of badger guns. >> badger gun was supposed to be the public gatekeeper, the protector, the defense against putting guns out on the streets in the hands of people that weren't supposed to have them. >> the officers say the store was negligent allowing the shooter to buy a firearm he should not have had. surveillance video shows the shooter pointing the gun that he wanted his friend to buy for him. officers shot the -- burton shot the officers after a

confrontation back in 2009. a judge will allow 911 transcripts from a deadly shooting at a church in charleston to be released. a gag order will be modified allowing the transfer along with other documents and thousands of photos to be released. dylann roof is charged in the shooting of nine black parishioners at the south carolina church in june. the judge had earlier blocked the release of documents and prevented attorneys from discussing the case. he said he was concerned the right to a fair trial for roof could be jeopardized by pretrial publicity. 5:26. now to decision 2016. republican presidential candidate jeb bush wants to get rid of the affordable health care law. bush released a two page plan that would repeal and replace that law. his plan gives more power to individual states to regulate health insurance. the plan does not say how many people would be left without insurance. bush is expected to reveal new detail on thinks trip through new hampshire. the big event today is the

first democratic debate for the white house. whether we can expect to see another candidate enter the race. what you must do today if you want so vote in virginia's general election. it is already 61 degrees in washington right now. big change from yesterday. how warm will it get today? we'll have your outdoor plans, whether they'll get washed away in the next weather and traffic on the 1s. time is 5:27.

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it is 5:30 right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> good morning to you. i'm eun yang. debate today in las vegas. candidates get ready for the debate with a lot on the line. how each plans to pull ahead. something that impacted a lot of you. last week's incident at ft. mead, maryland. we're learning about the slew of charges the suspect faces. a look at all of the green and blue to our west. it is headed our way. but when? let's check in with chuck bell with your hour by hour forecast. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. cloudy sky moved in overnight. there is a risk of light rain around between now and lunch time today. here it is on storm team radar. hometown frostburg, petersburg, luray, toms brook, virginia, rain chances are high over the next couple of hour. in and around the metro area,

rain chances ramp up between 9:00 and noon time. planning your day out, hour by hour, 55 now. near 60 by 7:00. risk of a few showers in and around the metro between maybe 9:00 and noon today. as we get into the afternoon, rain chances slowly but steadily coming to an end. low to mid-70s with clearing sky and increasing breeze. by later on this evening, temperatures dropping back down to the 60s. dry by evening time. talk more about how long our dry stretch continues and commuter forecast. for now, it is gray and purple. >> i know it is. we didn't even make the phone call. this happens with the guys too. >> they're on the same page all the time. now all four of us are -- >> now we're all together. taking a look at one problem, 270 south, a semitruck broken down there in the main lane. you can see a slowdown here as you approach that scene. it came out as a report of an accident. it is a broken down semi. 66 and 95 don't have any problems there. also just spoke with police

about this one in bethesda. battery lane and wood monte avenue, should be out of the way here soon. tow truck on the way. travel times here in ten minutes. in decision 2016, the democratic presidential candidates have their first debate tonight. front-runner bernie sanders and hillary clinton are expected to attack each other's record over several key issue. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on what we can expect tonight. good morning. >> good morning. so let's talk hillary clinton first, she is still the front-runner and she faces not only the democrats on stage with her tonight, but in las vegas already, targeting donald trump, saying he's insulted women and he's insulted immigrants. we'll hear more of that. she's facing serious questions of her own about her e-mails about this benghazi committee, more information now coming in about that. bernie sanders who you just mentioned has a bit of an opportunity here. he's already got some momentum going. and then there are those other three democrats that people in

this area may know pretty well. but around the country, not so much. former maryland governor martin o'malley, political expert, says he has an opportunity to show who he is and go after hillary clinton a bit. we have former virginia senator jim webb and former rhode island governor lincoln chafee. become to you. >> tracie potts on capitol hill, thank you. and one person not expected to be on the stage tonight is vice president joe biden. the 72-year-old has not decided whether he will run for president. the wait for his announcement is starting it wear thin on some of his supporters. political analysts say sitting out the first debate could be a strategic move on the vice president's part. >> could indicate an opening for him. if hillary clinton performs poorly and other candidates perform well, perhaps there is an opening there as well. >> one of the organizers of the super pac told nbc news it seems like everyone is taking a step back to give him space.

5:34 now. today is your last day to register to vote in virginia's general election. the department of elections says eligible virginians can register to vote online. you can find that link in our nbc washington app and also vote -- register to vote in person at your local registrar's office by 5:00 p.m. today. also today, montgomery county officials will appeal to keep early voting sites. hucker and several community leaders say the decision will make it harder for people of color, elderly citizens and low income families to vote. the election board will vote on the elimination tomorrow. a man who crashed a stolen car into a fence at ft. mead now faces some serious traffic charges. anne arundel county police issued a warrant charging donte small yesterday. he now faces more than a dozen traffic charges. he slammed into an unmanned gate at ft. mead last week and spent hours hiding in a storm drain. the crash caused a lockdown at

the facility and surrounding schools. this morning learning more about the tragic death of an 11-year-old boy. kobe smith died after hitting a tree while riding his dirt bike sunday afternoon. he aparentally hit a mound and was thrown from the bike. this accident happened on private land near cabin branch court. police say it was an accident, they hope it serves as a warning for others. >> 11 years old, be cautious when they're using these types of equipment because they can be deadly and dangerous. >> kobe was with his father and a friend when this accident happened. we're told he was wear a helmet. a new study may challenge what you think you hshould do whether you or someone you know is having a heart attack. research from the university of chicago says critically ill patients do better in basic ambulances with help from emts rather than an advance life support vehicle equipped with paramedics. paramedics tend to take longer to complete procedures in part because they don't have as much

practice. three major u.s. airlines are pressuring the obama administration to protect them against what they say is unfair competition. delta, american and united say foreign airlines can sell cheaper tickets because of government subsidies and smaller paychecks for workers. u.s. carriers are trying to take away some rights, specifically they want to get rid of a requirement that airlines show you the full fair cost including taxes and fees instead of burying that in the fine print. in south carolina, hundreds of people are without homes after last week sweek's deadly flooding. there are hundreds of roads and bridges that are still closed right now. the governor said fema approved more than $13 million in disaster assistance for the state. 19 people died in the flooding there. it is not clear how long it will take south carolina to totally recover. members of an elite rescue team from our area waking up at

home. look here at how they were welcomed back home yesterday. you can hear the cheers there. the task force perform rescues, assessments and engagements with people affected by the flooding. we talked to a few of the 80 members you can hear the mission was very important to them. >> the devastation was impressive down there. >> we have it very nice here in northern virginia. some parts of the country aren't so fortunate. >> a response team from maryland is also home today. three members of the maryland civil air patrol went to south carolina to help with taking pictures of the flood zones from the sky. their work helped rescuers respond to the worst hit areas. don't drink and drive and don't show off live for your friends online. the woman who made the officer's job easy when she became drunk behind the wheel. the new record for

montgomery county public school. the challenge that comes with hitting amajor milestone. in northwest this morning, dry now, some of you could see rain. chuck will let us know whether your kids' recess could get rained out. your time is 5:38.

driving drunk. let's see if i can drive. >> she did get a dui. whitney beale apologized for her choices too. thanks to 911 calls from people watching on the periscope app, police arrested her within minute s before that drive could get any more dangerous. when officers pulled her over on saturday, she had a flat tire and didn't know where she was. all you do is shake your head. >> really -- all right. montgomery county public schools hit record enrollment this new school year. new district figures show there are 2600 more students in the county this year. this is the eighth straight year montgomery county has seen enrollment grow. now there are more than 156,000 students attending school in montgomery county. 5:41 your time now. weather and traffic on the 1s.

we'll turn to chuck bell. >> good morning. there is a little chance for rain today. it is not a guarantee, rain chance stands at 40% for today with slightly better chances the farther west you live or travel along i-81, better rain chance there than along i-91. not everyone has a chance today. pack the umbrella on your way out the door. temperatures mid-50s in montgomery county. mid to upper 50s in fairfax. 60 downtown. upper 50s in prince george's county. school day forecast for today. upper 50s with clouds at the bus stop early this morning. risk of showers from about 7:00 a.m. to lunch time. recess today gets only a c. should be dry by dismissal. what the kids need to wear today, pack that umbrella and jacket first thing this morning. we'll talk about the big weekend cool down. back over to you. does your teenager have a texting problem? a new study says compulsive texting can be bad for you. researchers in delaware says the impacts are more noticeable in young girls who skip sleep, get

short and get worse grades. the study was published online earlier this month in psychology of popular media culture. not first time to make the link between too much texting and poor grades. means you're not doing enough time doing your school work. a college stepping up to make sure student safety is a priority. th breaking news, live desk on the scandal rocking volkswagen. the centers for medicare and medicaid services

recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern.

we thought we'd be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can't predict it, but you can be ready. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself. realize your buying power at open.com. good morning. an update just in to the live desk on the ongoing vw recall. volkswagen saying it will switch to new diesel emissions technology in europe and north america. this announcement following that scandal over cars equipped with the software that was used to cheat the u.s. emissions system. now this change is expected to happen as soon as possible. that according to executives.

1.2 million cars were affected by the scandal. right now, we're keeping a close eye on the rain heading our way. let's check in with chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. wake up weather, mild, but we're tracking rain drops that are moving into the shenandoah valley. i see it, i'll show you radar and talk about the weekend. and we talk about the showdowns on 270. stay with us. today, the pretrial hearings begin for the baltimore of "s charged in freddie gray's death. today the judge could determine which statements officers made to investigators will be allowed in court. five of the six officers claimed their statements were improperly obtained. gray died on april 19th, a week after suffering a spinal cord injury while in police custody. the state department investigating new reports of jason rezaian's conviction. rezaian is a reporter for the washington post. iran tv reported yesterday he was convicted.

it is not clear what he was convicted of. he was accused of espionage, arrested and detained for more than a year in iran. the state department says it is now working to confirm reports of that conviction. the department also says it is renewing calls for rezaian's release. 5:48. a family calls it homicide and an assisted living facility in prince george's county is refusing to respond to the accusation or to answer questions. this morning, 80-year-old lubin phipps family has a lawyer after a body was discovered near where the man was missing. the family says woodmore house assisted living knew that phipps had dementia. he said the facility should face criminal charges in his death. >> we trusted woodmore house assisted living with our father and we had hoped that they would keep him safe and they would provide good care and it is obvious that that didn't happen. >> police and the family are waiting for autopsy results for a positive i.d. on the body found over the weekend in watkins regional park. phipps was in the park with the

assisted living facility for a picnic when he disappeared. you can go to the app if you have questions about assisted living centers in maryland we posted a link to the consumer guide on that. just search assisted living. we know the name of a police officer on leave after he shot and killed a teenager. that's in thnew this morning. luke buchanan shot gary boitano this past friday morning. buchanan first went to the home after a 911 call that boitano was threaten a man inside with a knife. pope francis wants to prevent sex abuse and offer more care for survivors. that is the goal of the vet can's sex abuse commission. he says over countries lag behind. several member of the commission held a three-day workshop for

filipino bishops. >> there are a number of people from different countries where they haven't even got these things in place. so how we adapt those programs to meet the cultural needs. >> next month the commission will hold a workshop for the central american bishops conference. soon a county in maryland could require paid family leave. our news partner wtop says montgomery county is using a federal grant to study this issue. the time off is meant for things like employees caring for a new baby, or a sick family member. county officials will be done with their study by this time next year. breaking news, we just got a school closing out of prince george's county. you'll want to know this, samuel chase elementary school will be closed today and this is because of a mechanical error that happened overnight. we didn't get any more details other than that. the closure applies to samuel chase elementary school.

we'll keep you updated with any developments we get. weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck is here. we have a little cloud blanket. >> yeah. >> insulating a little bit. >> exactly right. >> sounds like a weatherman. >> i studied meteorology. he sat two seats away from a weatherman for many year. it is osmosis. job well done. cloudy skies, and, yes, a little chance for rain coming your way early today. if you don't have to leave the house until after lunch time, you can probably be rain free. but if you're going outside before lunch, pack the umbrella. temperatures, average high drifted down below 70 degrees. average high is 69. and falling. and it stays below 70 all the way through april 25th of next year. so the cool season has arrived. it is 60 now. relatively mild start to the cool season as odd as that sounds. winds out of the south at 6:00. what to expect today, cloudy and on the mild side this morning.

occasional light rain possible between now and about lunch time. then we'll get back to sunshine and the noticeable west to northwesterly breeze later on this afternoon. nothing heavy, take the little pocket umbrella out the door. temperatures as i mentioned are mild, 55 rockville, 58 reston. 53 ft. belvoir. hourly temperatures upper 50s to near 60 after about 8:00 this morning. mid-60s by 10:00. return of sunshine, later this afternoon, we'll get back to the low and mid-70s. here is the rain for now. notice the southern end of this is starting to dry up now in the southern shenandoah valley. rain chances are low, just not zero. i want you to be sure you have your umbrella on your way out. here is the way future weather handles the rain chance. a couple of showers, loudoun county and fauquier county, trying to dry up as they come eastbound. a lot of clouds and a possibility of a quick little shower or a sprinkle. noon time today. then the rain chances move toward the bay and down to parts

of southern maryland, out to the eastern shore. nothing heavy, by 4:00, 5:00, we should be to the sunshine around the western side of the metro, still lingering shower down to southern maryland by early this evening. talk about the weekend cooldown coming your way, check it out on your seven day. 75 with clouds and slight chance of rain today. dry wednesday and thursday. cloudy friday. another cold front brings significantly cooler air in by the weekend. could have a killing freeze in the shenandoah valley by sunday morning. this just in, the world's biggest beer deal. the two largest brewers reach an agreement, anheuser-busch makes budweiser agreeing to buy miller for $104 billion. to break down how huge this is, this deal means that one out of every three beers sold worldwide will be under one single

company. the agreement comes after a month of negotiations. a reminder this morning to double-check before you get inside what you think is your uber. we told you yesterday someone sexually assaulted a woman who got into a car over the weekend thinking it was her uber ride. one neighbor says it is not too hard to get into the wrong car. one time a woman she didn't know tried to get inside of hers. >> it was a woman who just -- i didn't know hersh i was startled, she was startled and she walked away. it is an easy mistake to make. >> this weekend's sexual assault victim was able to get away saturday morning. police say she went to a home on macomb street to get help. an investigation into possible cheating on fantasy sports sites is not keeping players away. this weekend fan duel and draft kings attracted a record 7.4 million players. the previous high was 6.8 million. players are still logging on despite allegations a draft kings employee used inside

information to win gñ$350,000 fm fan duel. comcast, the parent company of nbc 4, is an investor in fan duel. good morning. i'm landon dowdy. lee nard yes leonardo derap row dicaprio's next film could be ripped from the headlines. it is expected to be based on onupcoming book by a new york times reporter. no word on whether he'll appear in the movie. i'm landon dowdy. 5:55 now. after the mass shooting events at the oregon community college, the university of maryland sent out an alert to students. police at the school say everyone should have a plan. they say there are three things every student can do, run, hide or fight. that's the same active shooter plan used by the department of homeland security. >> hide if you can. then if all else fails, you

don't have any other choice, you have to fight for your life. campus police say they trained throughout the year for active shooter events. there could be consequences for a paper mill that spilled thousands of gallons of chemicals into the potomac river. more than 9,000 gallons of latex spilled into the river in luke on the maryland/we hast virgini border. they want to fine the company that runs the mill as much as $10,000. the company said it didn't violate any environmental regulation and should not be fined. you may soon be able to update your status and buy a little something on facebook. the social media giant will soon start testing a shop section. that would appear in a separate tab on the site. feature is designed to be a single place for people to shop, discover and purchase products. half of facebook users are looking for new products each day. >> a feature that says danger, do not buy. tonight, a chance to own a

bottle of scotch made at the distillery at george washington's mount vernon. distiller used 18th century methods it make the whiskey. bottles of the new scotch will sell at auction tonight. one bottle went for $100,000. >> what? >> during a similar sell-off in 2006. you don't share that bottle with your friends. >> 100 -- does it turn you into some wacky scientist when you drink it? >> probably. making sure everyone can afford to take off from work when they're sick, the plan on the table today in prince george's county that could make businesses offer sick leave. new developments overnight out of kansas city. this massive apartment fire has claimed the lives of two firefighters there. what the fire department is saying about the death this morning and the fire they were trying to fight.

tracking a developing situation involving the malaysia airlines flight that broke apart over ukraine. the report is expected at anytime tonight. overnight, harsh criticism.

i'll explain straight ahead. new developments overnight out of kansas city after firefighters rush into this burning apartment to pull people to safety. what we're learning about the deaths of two firefighters. making sure you can afford to take a day off if you get sick. the bill up for debate that supporters say will help thousands of workers in prince george's county. first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking rain moving into our area. >> showers western maryland and the mountains of west virginia, moving their way toward the virginia line here. so luray, winchester, hagerstown and martinsburg, the best chance for seeing rain over the next hour or two. in and around metro, our best chances for rain come in after 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. even that is not much. temperatures right now are in the upper 50s and low 60s. montgomery county, near 54 with risk of a shower after 7:00 a.m. cloudy skies at noon time. temperatures near 65 and about 70 when you come home from work