in an outside trash can. you can head to the store and get a full reimbursement. >> is it -- >> ginger beer, it's like natur natural. >> natural stuff. rain back in the forecast. if you take a look at "storm team 4" radar, it will be a rain boots, rain jacket kind of day. >> you will need your wipers on. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell timing out what you'll need in the next 24 hours. chuck what's going on? it's another weather alert day here on be 4. have your washington nbc app ready to go.

fairfax by 6:45, rain likely to be all over the capital beltway between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning so on your way out the door this morning, not terribly cold. we're in the mid to upper 40s. your weather headlines tell the story. raindrops, they are a coming. heaviest rain likely between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. much colder weather coming your way for the weekend. temperatures inching their way into the mid-50s. it won't be a cold rain, but you will need the rain gear today, melissa mollet. check on the impact it will have on your travel and commute in the next ten minutes. >> when i got here this morning i said, get the umbrella out of the trunk, get the umbrella out of the trunk. no. typical. again, all of that rain over to our right making its way in through prince george's county this morning. right now, 270 northbound, don't have any problems there. nice and clear and nice and dry.

you're going have to use those windshield wierps this morning. i apologize. 66 west of ox road is look just fine. there's the beltway. wrong camera last time. wanted to show you there seeing some rain coming through that area right now. "weather & traffic on the 1s." i'll see you at 5:11. new information into the live desk now in the past few minutes about the stabbing of a d.c. metrobus driver. police say he and one of his riders got into some sort of scuffle before the rider stabbed him. it happened on this bus here at mlk and 1st in southeast last night. the bus driver was awake when taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. police arrested one person. back to you. >> thanks, kristin. developing news in the district. a man is dead after a shooting in southeast washington. officers block off the streets near 36th place and southern avenue overnight to investigate.

we're also keeping an eye on baltimore and the chance for more protests. the trial yesterday ended in a mistrial. protesters immediately hit the streets with no major problems. >> huge fires, police in riot gear and looting. we want to get to "news4's" megan mcgrath who's live in baltimore with more. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. while there is disappointment the jurors were not able to reach a verdict, all is quiet as you can see. quiet and calm. we're really not seeing any heightened police presence. since we've been here, i've seen a couple of police cruisers drive through the area. nothing out of the ordinary. last night there were peaceful protests. take a look at the video. they marched to city hall and the neighborhood. there was no trouble.

police kept their distance. there were two arrests earlier in the day that. was really it. no arrests that we're aware of last night. freddie gray died after suffering a severe neck injury. officer william porter was the first of six officers to go on trial, but jurors deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial. protests are possible. later on today we'll be keeping an eye on things. community activists will say there will not be a repeat of the arrest and shooting we saw following the funeral of freddie gr gray. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. trial will begin immediately. here are four things you need to know. today attorneys for both sides will meet with the judge to decide the possible date for a new trial. we'll alert you to that date through an nbc washington alert. the next to go on trial will be

caesar good win. the driver of it. the jury will likely poll the jury. all were guaranteed anonymity by the judge. >> police are searching for someone in germantown. ones with shot on sage way not far from gunner man's park. the man spoke to "news4" but did not want to appear on camera. >> i immediately go over to him and i said do you know who did it and where you've been shot. he said, no, e don't know who did it and then he stopped talking. >> now, the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. police have not released that person's name or any information on the suspect. happening today, the man prosecutors say killed a d.c. family and then set their home

on fire will be in court. we hear this will be a quick trial with daron wint. he is the only person charged. happening today. president obama heads to maclean, virginia. he'll visit shooting victims' family members as well. he will be briefed on threat assessments. coming up in 30 minutes nbc's tracie potts will join us on more what could come out of the visit today. just after president obama ordered the list of 200 safety issues, metro board members will take up these problems. it's also a follow-up into the investigation of the deadly smoke incident of l'enfant plaza back in january. there will be an update on what's going to be done to

prevent the situation from ever happening again. won woman died and dozens more injured when an arcing rail filled a tunnel with smoke. today we'll learn more about the biggest budget ever in virginia. governor terry mcauliffe is clearly prioritizing students in his plan. it includes adding 2,500 teaching positions, a 2% raise for teachers, and spending $50 million for programs on at risk students. it provides $13 million for veterans and $50 million to make dulles airport more competitive. developing right now a shoot-out between police and barricaded man. at least one officer is hurt. how they ended the situation within the last hour. we're working with you on this weather alert day. an hour-by-hour look at how this impact will impact your drive to work and when you'll see the heaviest of it. plus, thieves stole from angel tree kids but it's not

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a suspected gunman is now in custody after a tense standoff. a sheriff's deputy and woman were both shot in carter county. both are expected to recover. police received a call of a drurk man waving a gun around and threatening a neighborhood. he barricaded himself in the house for hours and fired more than 30 rounds at officers j a new challenge to virginia governor terry mcauliffe's plan to ban confederate flag plates. he ordered the confederate logo after the plates back in jeune. he calls the display

unnecessary, spiteful, and hurtful. they began removing confederate symbols following church shootings. time for a check on "weather & traffic on the 1s" with chuck bell. good. >> good morning, everybody. here's the timing out of the rain drops. rain just about ready to start there. culpeper before 5:30 this morning and even gaithersburg rain likely before 7:30. plan on a wed ride in. it will be raining when you come home. hour by hour, 40s. we'll be rising into the low to mid-50s today. rain heaviest at 10:00 or 11:00 this morning. plan on a very slow go. weather and your plans. big impact on the morning commute. also a pretty good impact on the outbound commute as well. any rain delays. nothing delays. no delays just yet. that could be changing later

today. you want to call your airline just to be sure. weekend forecast yes indeed. talking about sunshine and cold. that's coming up in ten minutes. for your now, that's coming up on g.w. parkway. >> just after memorial bridge. had a vehicle after the roadway. sounds like they retrieved that. still you're seeing a little bit of a slowdown. hoping this one's going to be out of the way for you here in the next couple of minutes. big look at the beltway. we still have some rain offscreen here off to the right side of the beltway this morning. 66 here at nutley looks fine. then taking a look right now, want co-to the beltway looking good as you head inbound. back in ten minutes. >> thank you. more reports of a high ranking official using work e-mail for work business. this time ash carter raises questions. a new travel warning is in place this

just in at the live desk we're sorting through the new details of a travel warning sthachlt's not safe for americans to go to israel, the addenda za strip, or the west bank right now. they say those visiting gaza should leave as soon as possible. the travel alert calls the security environmental in that region complex and talks about political violence in the area has caused injury and risk and death to americans. they're monitoring the security situation right now. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. it is now 5:17. 14,000 children in our area will have presents a by the end of the day. that's despite the fact thieves broke in over the weekend. the washington nationals and

walmart helped replace the $20,000 worth of stolen presents. police arrested two juveniles. three other thieves escaped. later in our newscast they'll be live where the gifts will be handed out. >> federal investigators are planning to talk with rahm emanuel about his police department. this after jason van dyke is formally indicted. the spos lite grew on the department after the video of the teen being shot 15 times by an officer was released. prosecutors initially charged van dyke with murder hours before the video of the 2014 shooting was made public. he now face six counts. he was walking down the streets and carrying a nine with a 3-inch blade when he was shot. the release of that video has breathed new life into several families' efforts to bring attention to police shootings of their loved ones. relatives say they've long been skeptical of what happened but the chicago police -- the

chicago police union -- they've long been skeptical of what happened in some of those incidents is what we're being told at this point. the chicago police department union president is worried that all the pressure on authorities to find other cases could result in more lawsuits or charges against officers who say that he was -- they were wrongfully -- rightfully cleared of any wrongdoi wrongdoing. you are waking up to higher interest rate this morning for the first time in a decade. the federal reserve raised a key interest rate by 25 points. if you're planning to take out a $300,000 mortgage, this quarter percent rate hike means you'll pay $530 more a year. the hike indicates the economy significantly recovers after the 2008 collapse. it marngs one year since president obama announced plans

to ease relations with cuba. it's also been a year since the president freed alan gross in a prisoner exchange. these are pictures on his journey home. cuba suspected that he was trying to destabilize its communist regime. gross tells the "washington post" his year back home has been surreal. also this morning we're learning that you may soon be able to book a commercial flight to havana. right now you have to take a charter flight and they may be hard to book. a negotiations may be hard to book. vdot is going to raise the guardrail heads in high-speed areas where the impact in a crash could be most severe. the trinity guardrail system passed an test this year. virginia didn't think those tests were sufficient though and paid for its own. the state test did reveal problems when a car hit a

guardrail at a specific angle. today the board will decide whether they should remove yom kippur and rosh hashanah. they're invited to the board meeting tonight at 7:00. summer will be shortened in prince william county. they were considering a prelabor day start before classes. skoog starts that's a bit of change to get used to. are you battling the mercury in your office? >> 23% of you are too cold at work and 25% of you are too hot. those fighting the chill, use blankets, lots of layers and even space heaters in the office to stay warm. studies say one in five employees has argued with a

co-worker about their office temperature. >> i have that blue wrap blankky linus thing. i took it to the cleans and have my sweater at my desk always. >> 23%, 25%, that's about the same. about the same. evenly split. >> speaking of temperature, chuck bell, what are we expecting outside? >> well, you'll strong be dial up the thermostat as we head toward the weekend as believe it or not actual cold air is coming in our direction. skies have con gone from clear to cloughdy and rain drops are moving in our direction. you will absolutely positively 100% guaranteed need your umbrella today as it will be raining at your house well before lunchtime. it's raining across central virginia. stanton and harrisburg getting in the rain. first drops are inching their way. still dry around the capital beltway. here's our high resolution model hour by hour as we go into the morning hours by 7:00.

light rain possible in the metro. moderate rain out toward culpeper and warrenton. as we get toward 9:00, 10:00 in the morning rain intensity increasing. here's 11:00 this morning. that's moderate to heavy periods of rain. for prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, down into charles county as well. the first wave moves out about 1:00. moderate rain comes in between 2:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. there's the beginning of the end of the rain showers. likely to still be raining as late as 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 this evening. after 9:00 or 10:00, things will start to improve. you will need your umbrellas. temperatures will be in the 50s with the rain today. once the rain's out of here, at least we get back to the sunshine, but the weekend is looking noticeably colder. temperature-wise, mid to upper 40s across the region right now. and as you plan out your day, plan on the rain gear for sure. heaviest rain likely around lunchtime around 2:00 or 3:00 this afternoon and taper back

just a bit. the next big change in the weather arrives late tonight into tomorrow. cold front comes on through. that will increase the winds. it will be quite breezy tomorrow morning. tomorrow, the windchills will stay in the 30s and this weekend of all things, it will feel like december. saturday's high only near 43. sunday's high about 49 degrees. the good news is it will be study. windchills, teens and 20s by early saturday morning wchl'll take a look at when the rain reaches your home touchblt first though here's melissa. good morning. >> that yellow we were seeing in the southbound lanes has now cleared out of the way, so it looks like this is going to be all but pretty much done here in the next couple of minutes. taking a big look at the beltway, the beltway looks good. you can see rain on the right and rain on my left. also hearing right now about some deadline delays. single tracking between medical center and friendship heights.

this is the same thing we saw yesterday. more information on that one in just a minute. right now, 270 southbound, it's going take you 31 minutes. your slow spot is right there at the spot of 270. we'll see you more with themy trow problem and the singing tracking. >> thanks, melissa. a report out this morning sayings defense secretary ash carter used a personal e-mail account to do some of his government business during his first months at the pentagon. "the new york times" has obtained 72 work e-mails that he sent or received from his personal e-mail account. carter's press secretary told the "times" that he believed his use of personal e-mails for work was a mistake. hillary clinton came under heavy criticism when she used her personal e-mail account as secretary of state. an airport worker is dead after being sucked into the plane's engine.

the pilot pressed the wrong button apparently and turned on the plane's engine. the plane was filled with passenger at the time. this incident is now under investigation. prince george's county may have a leg up. it is competing with fairfax county. maryland's secretary barbara mikulski said she secured $300 million. 5:26. congress will built on the bill tomorrow. look for an alert on your nbc washington app when that happens. the $1.1 trillion deal will avert a government shutdown and spare middle-class americans from tax increases. now to a new course that could help you better understand mental health issues. if someone is physically hurt, most of us know what to do, maybe if it's calling 911 even. what if someone is having a mental health emergency? today you can be part of a first aid mental health training class

in fairfax county. the course is available in spanish and there is a fee of $25. you can head to the nbc washington app for a full list of those classes. search "changing minds." >> we got our first close-up look at bei bei when he made his media debut. he made that debut yesterday. >> he's so cute. >> he's about a month. i'm with you. he's cute. he's about four months old now, he ways 17.5 pounds. i don't believe that. >> if you want to see more bei bei moments, we have donated a lot of band window together him. >> he's worth it. you may want to set aside time on work. tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. you can try to buy tickets next october 10th and 11th. these shows are expected to sell

out very quickly. 5:28. president obama talking in virginia today. his message about how to attack terror at home and abropd brod. plus rained and cold back in your forecast. it's one of four things to know on this weather

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weather center with chuck bell. do you have your umbrella? >> i do. mine is on my desk. >> can i borrow it sf. >> you can. i have a big one. i will walk you to your car. >> thank you, chuck. you're such a gentleman. mrm "storm team 4" weather updates. rain moving in fast. heaviest rain just about time for lunch and colder weather comes into the weekend. rain will be arriving in purcellville around 6:08. ghaithersberg before 7:30. southern maryland, you're not going to miss out either. rain showers moving over in the next hour and a half or so. temperatures moving all over. city showers on the way home. we have a look at how this is going to impact your plans and

school day. that's in ten minutes. i hear there are troubles. that's never a good thing. >> take a look at this. there is because of a problem at bethesda metro. we had a problem yesterday making some calls to figure out what exactly is going on. we'll let you know as soon as we know. that looking pretty good. that is off to the shoulder at this point. don't have to worry about that one too much. 66 right now starting to get some of that moisture coming in. not causing any problems on the road. 95, northbound and southbound just fine. branch avenue looking good. more on the single tracking problem. travel times in ten minutes. 5:32. happening today, president obama will address leaders at the national counterterrorism center in maclean, virginia. he will meet with the families of the victims in the deadly shooting there. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with what may come out of today's meeting. tracie, good morning. >> aaron, good morning.

the president is headed over to maclean to get a review of what our efforts are. number one, fighting isis, fighting terrorists, but also how we're protecting people here at home and then he's supposed to speak publicly about that. we may get a sense of what he's learning there. on his way to hawaii, the president decided to stop in san bernardino and sit and talk with some of those families that were affected by what happened there. that's happening tomorrow. we learn that some of the buildings at the regent inland building will reopen. some will not for a while. fbi james comey told a conference in new york the isis strategy seems to be inviting small attacks, he called idiot crowd sourcing. small attacks as opposed to isis

like 911. there's a new way to stay away from any potential terror attacks. they added a third level to an existling level. now in addition to elevated, security can issue a bulletin. it will provide developments or trends for any potential threats that. includes any deposit action and what you can do in response. they say the new level is not in response to a specific or credible threat. they've been working on this for months. the fbi said the woman in the san bernardino massacre did not post any suspicious messages online before she was granted a visa. she only sent private messages to syed farook before coming to the u.s. both were killed in a shoot-out with police. they were privately buried in southern california this week. religious leaders gathered

in georgetown university. their act is to address violence and extremism around the world. vice president joe biden warned against america being anti-immigrant. >> if we live by fear, then not only are we abandoned the essence of what we say we believe, but we're playing right into the hands of what these extremists want to see happen. 5:35 now. happening today, we expect the man accused of murdering a merry, washington, student to enter a pleechlt court douchlts say steven breel will pleetd not guilty by reason of insanity. he's accused of strangling his

housemate grace man earlier this year 'em. the victim was a student of merry mcclain. the victim of an alleged assault told the fredericksburg freelance star she was attacked on the campus while summers was on duty. sh's not a merry washington stuchlt he resigned on monday after being suspended the day before. police are now saying the secret service officer killed in d.c. was likely the victim of an attempted robbery. officer arthur baldwin was found shot multiple times in southwest on tuesday. bald win was not armed and had been on administrative leave after breaking into his girl frernld's house in the spring. they're still looking for three people in their teens or early 20s. 5:30 your time now we turn to decision 2016 and bernie sanders could pick up one of his biggest endorsements yet. they will throw its support

behind the democratic presidential candidate. they represent 700,000 american workers. >> right now people across the country are already lining up for the new "star wars" movie, no surprise there. the wait for "the force awakens" is almost over. people brought chairs and blankets outside the theater in northwest washington. look at that. it's expected to be a box office opening. you've seen all the toys, everything. with so many people waiting to see the movie, they're issuing a crackdown on drunk driving. they're putting out new drive sober or get pulled over ads together today. aaa says 45 million are expected to travel between christmas and new year's. you've heard of people breaking out of jail? this guy tried to break in and it's all on camera.

what you could get a ticket for if they find it by your yard. and be sure to pack your patience and an umbrella. chuck bell has your school bus forecast on this weather

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officers at vero beach say patrick rempe rammed his truck into the front door of the county jail. he didn't get far. do you see the smoke on the other side of the door? that's where he hit it. he was high on drugs when he got this a great idea. he was caught when he climbed the razor fence. 5:41. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s" on this h wii day. heavy rain moving. >> >> chuck bell with more. good morning, chuck. >> here's the moderate rain south of charlottesville. it will be raining before 8:00. heavier rain moves in after 9:00 or 10:00 this morning and heaviest rain likely after 10:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon. periods of rain, heavy at times. will slow travel down for sure. school day forecast, wet at the bus stops. it's an indoor recess.

we're given an "f" because of tall rain shower chances. roads will be wet no matter where you're traveling. there could be air delays as welch keep that in mind. seven-day forecast, 5:51. single focused and single tracking. melissa mollet. >> take a look here between medical center and friendship heights. again, this is because of a problem at bethesda. we'll let you know as soon as it wraps up. right now taking a look at prince george's county. we do have a crash at outer loop at allen town road. travel times, 270. from german town to the spur, you're okay. over to 270 there. outer loop, nine minutes. 66 looks good. so does 95. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. the officer in freddie gray's death walks free. the calls for peace and what

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a developing story in the district right now. police are looking for a light blue older model vehicle with tape on the driver's window. investigators put out a lookout after the deadly shooting at 36th place and southern avenue last night. >> good morning. i'm "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. we're going to slow things down later on. temperatures are in the 40s. but it's going to be cold this weekend, melissa. >> i know it is. single track. they have a problem besides getting more information on that. we're going to talk more about that in a couple of minutes. a crash at the outer loop, the rain is going to be moving in soon.

wet morning and even evening commute. we continue to follow reports out of baltimore. freddie gray's family says the mistrial is not the only hope for justice. >> we hope the next jury will reach a verdict. >> this is just a temporary bump on the road to justice. it happens. it's part of how the system works. today community leaders will hold a press conference. they'll urge young people to express their frustration in a productive way. also developing in baltimore police shot a teenager in the leg. this happened a few miles way from where people gathered to protest the mistrial last night but this was not connected to the protest.

chopper 4 was over the scene as emts arrived on the scene. police were responding to a robbery and the 17-year-old would not drop his gun. an officer shot and wounded him and took him to the hospital. it is now 5:48. metro officials are meeting on the system's safety and security today. this is the follow-up into the smoke back in january. they're looking into what can be done to prevent such a situation from ever happening again. one woman died and dozens more injured when an arcing rail filled a tunnel with smoke. the united nations is taking a new approach to fighting isis. finance ministers from 15 nations on the u.n. are trying to cut isis' money flow. they're trying to adopt a new plan today to stop isis from making none in oil and other

things. we're told it will be a quick hearing for darryn i went. he's accused of killing a family and their housekeeper before seth a fire to their house back in may. you're looking at police body cameras. a man was found unresponsive by. they believe this might not have happened in other neighborhoods in the city and wonders if there's a double standard. >> what i believe, if more predominantly white properties had armed security guards, the npb could would be less comfortable of delegating the officers to a third party vendor. >> they're investigating smith's death as a homicide.

so far no charges have been filed. today is your last chance to attend a forum on how to improve your ride on metro. the new general manager will be at the meeting. it begins at 6:00 p.m. at the metro station. soon you'll have a faster more reliable bus service linking arlington and alexandria. it's along the route one corridor. the arlington county board approved a spring opening at its meeting on tuesday. breaking news now into the live desk. the red line on metro is single tracking right now between medical center and friendship heights because of a track problem at the bethesda station. we know that montgomery county firefighters are there. they have not found any smoke or fire. that is good.

this is the same area that we were single tracking at this time yesterday morning. more updates as we come back. >> kristin, thank you. it is 5:51. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s." we're talking about a lot of rain, right, which is not necessarily good thing. >> nothing wrong with the rain. just the fact it's going to slow things down on the road. the ride in, especially if you're going to work a little later. if you're an early bird, not a bit of a problem. rain will have a much larger impact on your commute later this morning and a bigger impact later on today. look at the rain now, moderate rain in central virginia. heavy rains now west of the richmond charlottes ville. the rain showers are not heavy yet but they'll be increasing.

headed into the county and the bay bridge area in a little bit. here's future weather. by 7:15, moderate rain by fauquier county. heaviest rain near leesburg and maryland by then. as we get a little later into the morning look at that patch of moderate rain, 10:00 through ellicott city, columbia, annapolis, buoy right into the washington area. more moderate rain. if you have plans to be out and around just know that it will be slow going at noon and at about 2:00 or 3:00 this afternoon. after about 4:00 or 5:00, it will ease up. the last of the raindrops will not be down until 10:00 or 11:00 tonight. keep that in mind. temperatures are already in the upper 40s to near 50s. if you're headed out for a walk, hurry in. hurry thinks along this morning.

here's your seven-day forecast. that's when the cold front comes by. it will be a breezy and dry start tomorrow. then tomorrow afternoon, windchills in the 30s. your friday night plans, windchills in the teens. then as we head into saturday, sunny and breezy and cold. at least the weekend will be sunny and dry. finally a chance to wear your winter jackets. not for long. we'll be back into the mid-60s by next week. get ready to bundle up as we head into the weekend. 6:01. for your now it is "first4 traffic" time. it is melissa mollet. good morning right now. we're still single tracking on medical center. the problem at bethesda metro, sounds like it should be clearing here in the next couple of minutes. taking a look at 270. no particular problem. after 270 we do have a slowdown there trying to figure out what's going there. it's a little slow as you get

off onto montrose, the loop, we still have an accident reported. taking a look at 66 and 5. no major problems. look at this. a big area of moisture running into the area here along 66. you're going have to work those windshield wipers. guys? >> thank you, melissa. check your kitchen shelf this morning. trader joes is recalling bottles of triple ginger brew. the company says if you have any of them, dispose of the bodiles in bottles in an outside trash can. you may see protesters. they're calling for better working conditions and a liveable wage. it's pa ort after nationwide movement called are you with us. the campaign wants to show the negative impact they have on all american workers. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc

headquarters. the first rate hike has an impact on consumers. many are raising their prime lending rates in response. the prime rate is the most widely used. buyers will have to play more but savers won't see any benefit for now as banks aren't raising interest rates on credit counts and cds. i'm landon downdy. >> thanks, landon. apparently there's a rodent problem. public works officials will be going through le detroit park today to see what could be causing this issue. that could be trash, high grass, and other debris. they could be getting tickets if they are in violation. >> pea nople now have a place t shop. good deb tall health can help you link longer.

they found a link. the study found people with no teeth were 27% more likely to have a heart attack and 67% more likely to have a stroke. patients with partial tooth loss face a higher risk of health problems. >> the maker of a popular gift this year is facing a class action lawsuit. they're being sued over safety concerns. a man in new york claims the company failed to warn people the hover boards can catch fire. there have been several cases of the hover boards bursting into flames while charges. >> cently amazon took them off the market. i wonder if there are any other retail retailers. >> they're still out there. >> we're watching a developing story right now in southeast washington after an attack on a metrobus leaves that driver in the hospital with some serious injuries.

what police are telling us about the attack and the condition of that metro employee. we're also keeping you informed about the conditions outside on this weather alert day. you're looking at "storm team 4" radar here and that rain pushing closer and closer to metro d.c. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell will show you when the rain arrives and when the heaviest showers will hit your neighborhood. neighborhood. that's next on "news4 today" who coined the term "side bread?"

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i eej "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. we have our weather app ready to go. rain will slow things down. heaviest rain just in time for lunch hour. we'll be breaking down when the rain hit yos your habd coming up. a developing story after an argument on a metrobus leaves the driber in the hospital with stab wounds. >> he called the stir with his stunt over the national mall now the gyrocopter has new plans for landing in washington. first "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell with more on what you need to know about this weather alert day. >> all right, guys. already rain across shenandoah valley. rain will be reaching frederick, maryland, in the next 10 to 15 minutes. germantown, reston center before 6:15, 6:20 and a moderate rain

northwest of richmond. that rain should be arriving on the i-95 corridor between fredericksburg and downtown within the next 2, 2 1/2 hours. be ready to be dealing with the drops all day long today. heaviest of rain likely in time for your lunch hour. your 24-hour focus, rain moving in this morning. temperatures are in the upper 40s. showers likely to continue through about 9:00, 10:00 this evening, turning much colder as breezy northwest winds start to take the rain out and bring the cold in for the weekend. that part of the forecast is minutes away. for now more trouble on the roads with melissa mollet. >> trouble on the roads again. we're still single track on the redline this morning. single tracking between there. we're excelling it to get out testify way in the next couple of minutes. right now east montrose road after 270. did have a partial blockage. looks like that may have been cleared out of the way only because the roads are now green