a rally opposing any budget cuts. the group wants the school system fully funded. metro says your commute on the green line will be better this morning. the agency apologized after a scare during the wednesday morning rush. two cars separated from their train as it pulled into the navy yard station. no one was hurt but delays rippled throughout the morning. in a tweet metro promised an investigation and promised to release its findings publicly. a former county judge is out on bond accused of soliciting a my for for sex. they say 30-year-old daniel read had been talking online with a montgomery county detective posing as a 15-year-old boy. officers made an arrest after read tried to mean the teen at a mcdonald's in town. he was appointed three years ago.

it's warm. like a heat wave. >> you know it's bad when we're talking about 38. >> sing it, aaron. ♪ we're having a heat wave a tropical heat wave ♪ you don't even know that song, do you, aaron. if you're the weather world, you need to know these things. we've traded the cold for the clouds. cloudy days are back in the picture for quite a time now. not much in the area for sunshine. rain chaenss looking higher and hire but i'm getting more optimistic the game will be dry. school forecast in ten minutes am check on traffic right now. >> taking a live look at 270 and montrose, no problems northbound or southbound. i have to say the camera is switched around from what we normally see here. a big look at the beltway, inner loop and outer loop, you don't have any issues. everything rolling along quite fine. have this problem on 395.

this is a problem here until after 8:00 a.m. you're going have the two left loans getting by and the ramp southbound at 395 because that's also blocked from maryland into savage. you're on time in ten minutes. no problems there either. >> d.c. police need your help finding an 11-year-old boy. brooklyn johnson seen around 11:00 p.m. he was wearing a white polo, black pants, air jordans, and a backpack. if you've seen this child, he's 11 years old. if you've seen him, you're asked to call d.c. police. back over to you. thank you. the man who barricaded himself inside a chevy chase home is back in court. he threatened his wife and brother-in-law with guns at his home on 32nd street. he was concerned about the care

of his mother. he was in a standoff for over ten hours. chris fehr bartlett was making a drug and caused an explosion. that was in july. he pleaded guilty in august. bartley will be sentenced today. four people are recovering this morning after one crash led to another. this was on the inner loop of the beltway. it happened the other night during the evening rush hour. firefighters had blocked the lane for a crash between connecticut and georgia avenues when another car slammed into a fire truck. that car flipped over. the drive over that car remains in serious condition. right now district and federal authorities are going after a group of repeat offenders response for an increase in robberies. he announced a robbery task force. it will identify patterns in robberies like the one in the northeast this past weekend. four armed suspects robbed a

7-eleven. d.c. saw a 5% increase in robberies. residents are noticing the increase in crime. >> there's just been a concern that walking down the street, you never know who's going to walk up behind you and rob you. >> locking up repeat offenders is the key to ending serial robberies. >> fairfax county police are looking for this man, take a look. he stole cash from a fairlane shopping center. he did it while wearing a walmart vest. he told another employee they were needed in the office. he even helped another customer checked out. firefighters left a scene where a man was having a heart attack. albert jackson did not receive help for another 20 minutes because the police thought a

separate call was related. they'll have to tell dispatchers exactly where they are when they arrive at a scene. >> i came down to see where they were. they took forever. i don't understand what happened. >> do you think if they had gotten here sooner, they could have saved your husband? >> i don't know. i don't even know. i'm not sure. >> jackson later died and that s segraves. they'll decide whether to discipline the firefighters. we turn to decision 2016. ted cruz taking aim now at donald trump. cruz is not happy after a republican rival questioned his eligibility to be president. cruz is unfazed by trump's comments. >> i will continue to make political noise but it's quite

sfratforward. >> he was born in calgary but his mother was a u.s. citizen. according to law he is considered a u.s. citizen and is allowed to run for president. the national governors association says it's critical to everything from law enforcement to education. terry mcauliffe may boost his recent work to boost cyber security at this morning's address. sick of the hassle of getting an emissions test. how virginia is speeding up the process. a brazen jewelry thief steals right in plain view. no mask, no disguise. look at her. look at her. why is the that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.

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the woman walks into an outlet mall, pulls out a gun and ties the employees. she steals the jewels without even covering her face. they believe she may be working with at least one accomplice. today, if you're a northern virginia driver, getting an emissions test is going to be a bit easier. they're offering a rapid test. it's a way to have your vehicle.

ed. this morning officials will demonstrate how it works. "news4's" ads am tuss will be there and will tell us all about it later on "news4." it times for "weather & traffic on the 1s." i'll say i'll take 38 considering the last few days. >> outside it would be four degrees warmer than two days ago, but it really depends where you live. the temperatures are in the upper 20s and low 30s. what to wear for the kiddo on their kwa out the door early this morn gog to school? they'll need their winter hat and coat for sure and can leave the super-duper stuff at home. school grade gets a "b" today. the farther west you live or travel, the more sunshine you're going to see. even that won't last.

rain chances just in time for your weekend. seven-day forecast, 7:51. here's melissa. >> it's going to take you ate minutes into town, eight minutes out of town. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. for all of your problems. after seminary road, the two left lanes get big the work zone until 7:00 a.m. construction has been hanging around. northbound, southbound, don't have any issues. we'll see you. president obama, is the bill ready for his signature to appeal his health care overhaul. what he's planning to do in response. if

i don't think i have ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than i am right now. >> an upbeat president obama ahead of his final state of the union address. he leased this preview yesterday on youtube. unlike years past the president said his last address will be glance at his past years and a look ahead of the things he still wants to accomplish. this is video from last year. william porter will go to an appeals court. they're trying to prevent them from testifying against a fell low officer. a baltimore judge ruled that porter must take the stand in the trial of officer cesar goodson. goodson was driving the van in which gray suffered a fatal neck injury last year. the family of sandra bland will hold a press conference a

day after a texas state trooper who fired for allegedly lying about his confrontation with that woman. she was found dead three days after being arrested for traffic stop. brian asin ya is. he pulled his stun gun and said i will light you up. bland's death was considered a suicide. overnight the u.s., south korea, and japan agreed to launch what they're called a united and strong response to pyongyang's claims. overnight americans and japanese jets tested the area. so far no signed related to a hydrogen bomb. developing this morning tiny stocks take a dive. they shut down again after another 7% drop.

it's the second day-long trading halt of the week and it's sent others sharply lower as investors shudder and it may impact the u.s. as well. cnbc reporting the dow down over 100 points. back to you. >> erika, thank you. the developing fight over the president's affordable care act is coming down to election year politics. only three are voting against its appeal and they all represent swing districts. nbc's tracy pots is live on capitol hill on what they can expect today. good morning. >> good morning. aaron, he will never sign it. president obama's signature health program is likely to stay because the president is not going to sign it and here on capitol hill lawmakers had enough votes to get it to him, but they don't have enough votes to override this promised veto. so it looks like health care in the form of the affordable care act will stay around for now.

but republicans today are still calling this a victory. in fact, later this afternoon they're planning to have an enrollment ceremony to send this thing off to president obama. a lot of democrats are wondering what was the point. they knew it was going get vetoed. they knew they couldn't override it. fulfilling a campaign promise and building momentum. this is a very political issue as you know and they made the point this is why they want to have a republican psident so that a year from now they can try it again. but this is actually the first time they've been able to get it onto the president's desk. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. a truck took out the guardrail here along the chesapeake bay bridge yesterday. the driver suffered head, chest, and arm injuries but will be okay. the cause of that accident still under investigation. this morning frustration is building in flint, michigan, after a state of emergency was

declared after lead was found in the drinking water. michigan's governor issued the alert on tuesday. what has made everyone so upset is residents started complaining about the taste and smell back in 2014 when they switched to a different water system. it caused singing star cher to tweet the michigan governor is incompetent. cosby won an award 14 years ago. representative paul gosar is planning to introduce new legislation to take away cosby's medal. if the legislation goes through, it will be the first time ever a medal of freedom was revoked. contrary to what many people believe, january may not be the best time to start a diet. british researchers say both animals and humans have to maintain body fat in the winter months. this is what i'm saying.

and because modern foods are full of sugar and flavor, the temptation to eat may be stronger than our new year's resolutions. precisely. truth be told i had a peanut buttercup before the show started. >> by yourself? >> by myself. sorry for not sharing. we vowed to open up the dialogue involving mental health. at this weekend's health and fitness expo you'll find plenty of resources to help you and your loved ones' needs. we'll have a few forums focusing on this important topic. our nbc 4 health and fitness expo will be saturday and sunday at the washington coention center. it's all free. check out our nbc washington app for a full list of speakers and exhibiters. it is coming up on 4:50 and right now california is bracing

for another round of storms. heavy rain linked to el nino has slashed parts of southern california. 19 million people along the west coast may be facing flash flooding, areas recently scorched by wildfires may not cause a flood. a tornado worning in san diego. >> an el nino? >> it's leak godzilla. it's kind of a japanese thing. it should be a montezuma el nino. that's what i think. >> this is why it's no good, chuck. >> anyway. outside we go. what should you expect here today? cloudy skies around the metro area. if you live or travel tout the shenandoah valley, you're going get some more sunshine than we'll get around the metro. it's a cold morning.

lots of clouds around the d.c. area. more sun the farther west you live and travel. there's all the clouds. the clouds bouncing off. 24-hour temperature change. in d.c. rngs we're 15 to 20 degrees warmer now than yesterday, whereas out in the shenandoah valley valley, not much dichs. how cold is it? 19 winchester, 17 in martinsburg, 38 in st. mary's county. 35 by the bay and annapolis. hourly temperatures, teens and 20s out to the west. temperatures in the low to mid-30s for the next couple of hours and climbing only into the low 40s today. i don't think we're going get much sunshine from i-59 eastbound, but you'll get at least some sunshine. highs today will be warmer in the shenandoah valley because of a little extra sunshine and coldest by the bay. very little in the way where sun will occur. not much of a rain threat. couldn't rule out a random sprinkle or two.

again, rain chances pretty low. there's that little sprinkle near cambridge. it's just an occasional random light raindrop or two. steadier rain chances are down to our south and back to our west. they'll bring us the best chance for rain as we go into the weekend. saturday night into sunday. so here's your seven-day forecast. a lot of clouds today. generally in the low 40s. a little chance of a sprifrmgle or two tomorrow afternoon but best chances will be late saturday night. i think the rain will be over by the time the game started and a night shot of cold air coming our way next week with our sunshine. i'll be detailing the timing on f the rain a little more carefully at 5:01. here's traf welcome melissa. >> good morning. you can see we don't have any problems here. even light on the roadwork which is nice for us on a thursday morning. powder mill road at 2:12, you

can see we're rolling along just fine. same thing here. don't have any problems to speak about here this morning. really the only thing we're dealing with as far as roadwork goes that's of any major impact is southbound at 395 on seminary road. two left lanes are the only things that will be getting by. that means the ramp from seminary to 395 is blocked because of that and taking a look north quantico to the beltway, 18 minutes, you're on time. i'll see you at 5:01. a mclaclain couple was tiedp and tortured for hours and the man is set for tria ♪

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a maryland business owner is vowing to rebuild after a suspected drunk driver was under the influence when he crashed into the building just after midnight yesterday. a fire erupted after the crash, destroying the store. we're working to learn when the suspect will make his first court appearance. new development this morning. andrew smul and his wife lisa are charged in the brutal attack of a mcclain trouble back in 2014. now one of the suspects charged

plans to use a very unusual defense. it's called involuntary intoxication. >> it is a test case. it means something you couldn't reasonably anticipate. >> they're likely to argue the well planned attack could not have been carried out by someone drugged to intoxication. a well known restaurant chain in the district is no longer accepting cash. the owner says crime is the reason for the change. the eight locations will now only accept debit or credit cards. they say by removing all cash from the shops will lower the risk that employees will be robbed. over the years hundreds of dollars have been stolen from the stores. coming up we'll hear what police chief cathy lanier has to say

about the policy change. yesterday construction crews sealed the roofs on the new apartment units. they'll include community center, parking, and playground. they open this fall and hundreds have already applied to live there. a major recall to tell you about if you buy beef from walmart. a supplier says one of its meat products could be contaminated with wood. husband kin meat company is recalling its black angus vie beef patties with vidal ya own. they have a date of july this year. search b4ufly. >> get it. before you fly. >> they say the app also supplies a status indicator that tells viewers about proceed with

caution or flights limited. right now it's only available for apple devices. >> that's an app for everything stay with us. this is something you need. the real thing. stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. metro doing damage control after two days of problems. a train carrying passengers separated causing major delays. what riders can expect this morning. coming up on 5:00 a.m. good morning, aerch. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. wondering if you won the powerball? we'll get a look at the numbers in just a few minutes. let's get a check of the weather. chuck bell? good morning. >> the rain clouds are holding off for a little longer but rain showing up as we get into the weekend. i mentioned that i have this for

our next big change in the weather. noon saturday, cloudy, milder. saturday night after about 8:00 rain moving in and moderate rain to start the day on sunday. saturday night into sunday morning, for now cloudy skies around the metro. clouds are in full effect. where you see numbers 20 degrees and lower, it's still a clear sky. 17 with a clear sky. 36 and clouds here in washington. so planning out your day, mostly cloudy, and areas getting into the low areas. amelia segal is back in a few minutes to talk about how the weather will impact your commute. here's melissa mollet with more on that. >> take a look westbound at hee highway. will probably be out of the way shortly and does not seem to be slowing anything. i thought i would mention it. it's kind of the only thing going on right now. very exciting for