and what police and a school are revealing about an alleged sex assault. and a developing story, a baltimore ravens football player in it doctor cal condition this morning after an accident on a motorcycle. but first, storm team 4 meet gis chuck bell has your out the door forecast. good morning, everybody. there is nothing to worry about for your friday. in your weather headlines today, the last of the mild days. well into the 60s we will go for this afternoon. a cold rain moves in tomorrow afternoon and there is a chance pretty good chance of some measurable snow especially north and west of the metro coming up saturday night in to sunday. for your friday, though, nothing to worry about. we're in the 30s and 40s to near 50 on your way out the door here this morning. next 24 hours, quite windy this afternoon. but plenty of sunshine. 7:00 a.m. this morning, 49 degrees. 5:00 this afternoon, breezy and 63. back into the cold 30s by tomorro

cold rain could change to wet snow saturday night. more about that coming up. still slow 270 southbound as you're approaching hyatts town. slow a little earlier than we normally see. the crash as i mentioned is now out of the way. 270 south at old hundred, once you get to 109, seen like it opens up. 66, inbound, you're on time there. 95 south at naturfalmouth, a wo zone there. police have investigating an alleged sex assault at an elite

it happened wednesday at sidwell friends. megan mcgrath is there live for us. >> reporter: that's right, police are confirming that they're looking into an alleged sexual assault complaint involving two students from the sidwell friends upper school. according to police, a female student says that she was forced to have sex with a fellow student without her consent. this happened after school on wednesday. she filed a police report several hours later around 11:00 that night. that police report says that two teenagers do know each other and that they have had a previous sexual relationship. the school e-mailed us a statement last night saying it is the long standing policy of sidwell friends school to cooperate fully with any law enforcement investigation. it is also our policy not to comment on such investigations. now, the investigation continues,

at this point there is no word of any charges or arrests. reporting live in northwest, megan mcgrath, news 4. schools in the district are warning parents about attempted abduction s according to the "washington post," at least three schools september letters to parents warning about a man in a vehicle. police say there have been no complaints reported. the school system spokeswoman says information in the letters came from concerns raised by parents. gates are set to reopen at the national zoo american trail after an explosion yesterday morning. zoo officials say a contractor was working in a mechanical room when he smelled chlorine. he left the area and then there was a loud bang. there was no smoke or fire and no injuries to people or animals. the cause is still under investigation. 6:04 now. a man is dead after a medical emergency on a

metro told news 4 that a man was taken off of a blue line train at the foggy bottom station last night and then pronounced dead at gw hospital. metro says there was no sign of foul play. service was impacted for a short time. developing right now, investigators want to know who sent a suspicious letter to donald trump's son. he received a piece of mail with a white powdery substance in it last night. it was september nt to his home a massachusetts postmark. according to preliminary tests, the substance was not dangerous. new information, trey walker of the baltimore ravens in critical condition at a miami hospital. we got word that the corner back was riding what some have report as a mote information seek kell. this video shows something more like a dirt bike and he collided with another vehicle in miami-dade. walker is from that area.

wearing dark clothing and that his bike didn't have the lights on. the other driver we're hearing reports did stay on the scene. and when john harbaugh found out last night, he released a statement saying, oh, my god, this is devastating news. our prayers and hopes are with trey and his family tonight. we'll keep a close eye on this story. back to you. we will get to some of the games happening in the ncaa tournament in a moment. first a concerning story about uva's head coach. tone ay bennett collapsed on th sideline during the win over hampton yesterday. this happened in the first half. he was up talking and smiling during the press conference after the game. bennett said he was dehydrated and he's felling better now. we're keeping an eye on uva's next game tomorrow. there is a lot to watch in the tournament today. of course the terps,

virginia mountaineers and vcu rams all playing. as we all know, any name can turn into an upset. i had vcu winning this round. maryland is a five seed taking on south dakota state. better win is all i'm saying. and carol that loan any is in spo spokane covering theaerrapin terrapins, good luck to you. in and good rams. it's no secret that parents love their kids. but are many going too far to show it? >> uh-oh. >> the trend that has the lives of many young ones. and delays on 270 southbound, a live look from chopper straight ahead. plus eagle watch is und

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could today be the day? we may get our first glimpse of the baby eagle we've been waiting for. >> we've been very closely monitoring the eagle's nest. you're looking live at the eagle cam from the american eagle foundation. she was looking around a few minutes ago there. we're streaming this on the nbc washington app, too. we saw some cracks in one of the eggs yesterday. pretty significant cracks. look at that, a little movement for you. >> can you imagine if a t-rex popped out? >> that

we should tell you this could happen any moment as we understand how this all works. another the eagle is also supposed to hatch this weekend. apparently it takes 24, 48 hours for the full hatching. >> it's a long process to have beens. just saying. >> that's what i hear. >> better hog tlock the price i the rent. >> weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck, storm team 4 friday. >> it sure is we're on facebook live now. brittany has our live camera in place. we'll be answering some of your questions online today about the forecast and about the mention of did he say snow? yes, he did, everybody. probably our last chance of snow saturday night into sunday. nothing to worry about today. cool in the 40s and sunny on your way out the door. and then sunny and breezy ie

traveling no troubles really locally or regionally. i-95 boston down to north caroli carolina. kansas city, sluice, tampa, perhaps into atlanta flight delays. we'll talk how much snow we'll get in ten minutes. brand new problem 11th street bridge inbound after 295, crash reported there. chopper 4 over earlier slowdowns. 270 south at the bend in hyattstown. right now you can see the delays headed southbound. not terrible, but still they are there. going about 36 miles an hour. and as far as other travel times, once you get to 118 town to the spur, going to take you 12 minutes. top of the beltway 95 over to 270, going to take you ten minutes. again that is good. 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're good. and 95 north to the beltway, no problems there. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 for your latest travel troubles when you hop in

basin where the cherry blossoms are starting to pop up. we'll take you there for a look at the festival that kicks off and the impact snow could have. >> i can't believe we're still talking about snow. also ahead, working for you. the action being taken in a park in o montgomery county community after viewers like you raised concerns about the condition of the elds there. fi

metro is running smoothly again this morning following wednesday's big shutdown. according to sources inside metro, paul wiedefeld was determined to shut down the system for safety reasons. he says he was prepared to walk away from the job if the metro board didn't support his plan. wiedefeld told our transparency reporter adam tuss it was the right decision. he also

shutdowns something riders tell us they support if it's necessary. >> i hope they would try to schedule more work maybe on the weekends. but, yeah, i definitely prefer to be safe than sorry. >> the new general manager is making efforts to show that he's a tough guy and wants to make it better. >> sources tell news 4 the metro board did support wiedefeld's plan to shut down the system 100%. human remains were found in the debris and ashes of a townhouse fire on thursday. the fire started wednesday morning in woodbridge. a large crane was brought into help secure the building. a man who lives there is unaccounted for. we're told the remains are being sent to the medical exam noer identification. at least two other families in neighboring homes have been displaced. new video of a brazen robbery in montgomery county. two men managed to crack open

cellphones at a sprint store on connecticut avenue. they pried open the safe with a crow bar. detectives believe the same suspects hit another sprint location in beltsville. now to decision 2016. governor hogan still won't say if he will support donald trump if he gets the republican party's nomination. he told the associated press on thursday that he, quote, probably likes ohio governor john kasich the best. hogan initially endorsed chris christie. the presidential candidates on both sides are trying to make their case in utah and arizona. democrat bernie sanders is stumping in both states today. hillary clinton has fund-raisers planned on the east coast. utah will be the focus for john kasich who is in third place. and ted cruz will visit the border when he stumps in arizona today. in a heated local race, maryland's leading democratic candidates for the u.s. senate will faceoff

debate. chris van hollen and donna edwards will appear on wamu politics hour today. this is the first of four debates before the april 26th primary. tom sherwood will serve as one of the moderators. 6:19. a lot of concerns about d.c.'s new plan for housing the homeless. the only public hearing on the plan to build eight new homeless shelters ended overnight. mayor muriel bowser plans to relocate hundreds of families experiencing hopelessness from the d.c. general shelter to new shelters in each ward. last night the shelter plan for ward 5 caused particular concern. >> surrounded by railroad tracks, night clubs, a strip club, trash transfer station, paint spray booths and medical marijuana facilities. >> another area of concern, the project's $300 million price tag. the mayor says conditions at d.c. general are the biggest problem and t

solve them. so just his second day on the job, a los angeles construction worker fell more than 500 feet to his death. police say the man landed on a car driving by on thursday. the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. it is unclear whether the worker had a harness or who was nearby when he fell. both owesha and the lapd are investigating. a vaccine may protect you from zika virus. it protected all of the volunteers in the study from getting infected with the deny gay virus. like zika, it usually causes mild illness.like zika, it usua causes mild illness. a lot of us are so oeshl

social media. and it seems moms and dads post about 1,000 pictures of their kids online by the time they reach the age of 5. i'm surprised the number is not even greater. what has become known as sharingteen. >> we've never seen a generation of parents that so publicly talked about their children and gone through all of the milestones of their children's lives. >> security experts fear that oversharing could be dangerous if the knowledge or photos get into the wrong hands. and i like the idea that you can document your children's memories digitally. sometimes i will do it but have it on the private setting where only i can see it just so i can have it for myself and i won't share it. >> which is smart. we grew up in a generation where we had photo

we had a fire when i was little, and no idea what i looked like as a baby. >> i know what you looked like, just like that. >> tiny body, huge head. 6:21. i took that joke away from you, chuck. i knew you would go there. >> no, no, no. i would never touch that third rail of humor like that. outside this morning, a clear sky and quiet start to your friday. and today you don't have anything to worry about from the weather department. it's all focused on over the weekend. for today, look at this daylight, now 12 hours and three minutes of daylight. we're adding 2 to 2 1/2 minutes every day now. in the 40s this morning. near 60 by noon. mid-60s for afternoon highs today. the only knock on today is that it will be quite breezy to windy west/northwest 20 to 30 miles per hour. what about your weekend? starting a cold rain saturday afternoon, a chance for a wet snow/rain combinn

west of the d.c. area, a rain/snow mix around town. roads likely because it has been so warm, more likely slushy roads as opposed to icy roads. so these march storms, we just don't have 1/2 super cold air to get everything frozen up. so sunny and windy today, clear and cold tonight. back down near freezing this most of the suburbs by early tomorrow morning. and then tomorrow during the day, here is 4:00, rain moving in. mid-40s and rain by 4:00. chance for a rain/snow mix out in the shenandoah valley. it's overnight saturday night in to early sunday morning this area frederick, hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester, those will be the favorite areas for snow. the american forecast model says about 1:00 to 2:00 around town and 3:00 to 4:00 up to the north and west. i think that is probably just about right. a coating to an inch, maybe two, primarily on the grass around the i-95 corridor, but i do think 2 to maybe 4 inches of snow out north and west of

again most of it on the grass. there is the next four days right there. after today, cold and wet and staying chilly into the early part of next week. one of the other great things we have going on, tomorrow morning at 10:00, you'll want to watch our special on news 4 moms. it is mothers appreciation month here in march. and we have a story for the news 4 moms. my mom is one of the featured ones so you can see a story about her tomorrow. there she is. everyone says i look just like mom and i'll take that as a compliment. mom taught school for more than 30 years. third, fourth and fifth grade. and had a great successful life. her only struggle in life came last year about this same time, march 26, she had a stroke. she hasn't been in the hospital since i was born. she was doing great, she's had to learn to walk again and talk again and she's coming along great. i'm flying down there this afternoon to go spend a week with them. that is her husband doug, they have been haired tmarried the l

so i'll go and do some home cooking for mom. you'll want to join us tomorrow morning at 10:00 for the women we love. you'll enjoy it. taking a look right now at the traffic, chuck, i can't wait to see all of those. i've been hearing you talk about your moms and the stories throughout the week. so it will be really cool to see. chopper 4 over 270, you can see a little bit of volume headed southbound. now i think we're probably back to about normal here. we had an earlier crash there 270 south at 109 slowing things just a bit and now it looks as it should. 270 south past 109, going about 26 miles per hour. 66 nice on final 95 south at falmouth, still have the slow down with the work zone really slowing folks here quite a bit. inbound 11th street bridge just before m street, we do have a crash as well. top of the beltway starting to get typically ow

anticipation tough to take. we've been keeping a close eye on the famous cherry blossoms. >> the weather could take a toll on the peak bloom. amelia segal is live at the tidal basin this morning tracking the blooms for us. >> reporter: good morning. a couple of dates for you. this sunday the first day of spring and as chuck mentioned, ironically we'll be tracking rain and snow showers. now, next wednesday and thursday, this is when the park service is saying peak bloom will begin. that's when 70% of the flowers are out. now, this is a little bit earlier than normal. normal usually the last week of march, first week of april. once the flowers are out, you want calm cool weather conditions and with that, they last several days. with spoke to several people and they were certain winter was over. >> it's confusing everything out of me. you can't be having snow in spring going on here. they need to keep it to the

season. >> after all that snow we had, i'm very much ready. >> reporter: bag here live at the tidal basin, where it's a cool crisp 46 degrees, you can see this cherry tree here, the flowers still closed and that's good news. i think the weather will have a pretty low impact on the blossoms over the weekend. if the flowers were out with the breezy conditions today and the rain and snow on sunday, certainly not good for the flowers. again, wednesday and thursday we should see them coming out. cracking down on those who enjoyed their st. patrick's day a little too much. what was on the mind of these officers looking for drunk drivers on the roads. a live look at the tidal basin where temperatures are cooling off after the beautiful days we've just been enjoying. the threat for snow in your neighborhood with four things to know at 6:31. >> reporter: what is driving up gas prices and will it make you want to ditch your summer and your plans

winter weather. take a live look at the tidal basin. cherry blossoms you see, stark contrast to the falling temperatures we're dealing with right now. some of you inching closer to the freezing mark this morning. and temperatures will only fall in the hours ahead. chuck bell here with four things to know. >> cherry blossoms have been smart to stay tightly packed as we are cold weather coming our way. they will peak probably by middle or late are part of next week as the warmer weather returns. for today, cool sunshine here this morning. windy and mild this afternoon. it will be a beautiful day outside. it will be windy and breezy at times. rain comes back in on us tomorrow and that rain likely to come over to a rain/snow combination saturday night and probably some wet snow sunday morning. right now we have 46 degrees under a mostly clear sky in rockville. 41 springfield, virginia. here is the way the day is shaping up.

upper 30s and hlow 40s for the next couple of hours. generally the highs today low to mid-60s. nice day to be outside for sure. and we'll time out the arrival of rain and snow chances over the weekend. >> my son is getting excited for that snowball. >> it will be slushy, so it will be a snowball that means something. >> taking a look at 270 chopper over 270 south approaching germantown road, looking pretty normal right now. no major problems on 270. a couple of things to mention. so again inbound 11th street bridge before m street, we do have that crash this morning. inner loop ramp to route 1, the right side blocked by a tractor trailer. if that sticks around, that will slow things. 66 overall looking good. 95 south at falmouth, left lane getting by the work zone and still slow. and a problem

willard road. right side blocked by a crash, as well. see in you ten minutes with travel times. it's 6:33. fbi investigating a virginia man's death. lynn wood lambert jr. died three years ago after police in south boston used stun guns on him. he was brought to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. an autopsy said he died of acute cocaine intoxication. the county prosecutor launched an investigation but still hasn't come to a conclusion and now the foobi is investigating. looking for a way to pay for police body cameras. the town manager says if his operating budget comes up short, a one crept reent real estate t way to come up with the money. culpeper has about 30 police officers who would require

cameras. the town council would have to okay the budget. officers are helping each other get through a tough week as we learn how the prince george's county officer killed in sunday's police station attack will be remembered. there will be two viewings, one next thursday andful friday. and the funeral will be monday march 28 this his home state of pennsylvania. local officials are looking for a solution to the heroin problem in loudoun county. they're holding a county-wide meeting after a 17-year-old died of a possible overdose. the epidemic is nationwide now. and virginia is seeing a major increase in deaths. >> commonwealth of virginia, you have more people that died there heroin overdoses last year than died in traffic accidents. it's significant. >> tonight's meeting is at the dea he new smuseum at 6:00. gas prices going up just in time for spring break. knmolette green is live in moner

just how much more will be coming out of your pocket. in the not a good time for this. >> reporter: and my pockets are empty this morning. take a look at the prices right here at this gas station. p we have been checking for you. if you haven't noticed, prices have been inching up. in the district they're up about 16 cents. around the region, about 18 cents. and 12 cents nationwide. largest hike since this time last year from $1.82 to $1.94. by memorial day, we could see the price rise for regular gallon of gas to about $2.40. drivers tell me it won't change their spring and summer travel plans. >> this routinely happens this time of year because the refichbryes are switching over from making the winter blend gasolines to the summer blends. >> still

>> reporter: so when you gas up for a road trip, expect the prices to be a little higher. experts tell us they are not expecting them to go above $3 for regular gallon of gas this year. that's the latest live from bethesda. molette green, news 4. p. 6:36. getting results in our community, residents of a bethesda neighborhood reached out to us with concerns about a flooded park. sidewalk built for people who use wheelchairs in will bethesda was covered with water and fields were a muddy mess. we're told a leaky fire hydrant was to blame. but yesterday morning the crews worked on the problem and it turns out that a in in24 inch w main was broken. we're highlighting two women today in our women of washington series. janet

are crossing words and between them they have more than 90 years ever service for the city. they were named co-guard marshals of the falls church memorial day parade three years ago. they work together to satisfy a solve any issues that come up. we're highlighting women all march long and you can see all the stories on our nbc washington instagram. fairfax county man accused of joining and then defecting from isis is speaking out now as u.s. intelligence officials work to speak with him. why they believe he could be so valuable in the fight against isis. also what we're learning about an explosion at the national zoo that shut down a popular trail and when it will reopen. and a up country things

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home after the sachts pint patr day celebrations. many officers had montgomery police officer noah leotta on their mind still. he was recently killed at a dui checkpoint. overs last five year, more than 800 people in maryland were killed because the dui crashes. >> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> good morning. it is 6:41. the day before spring break for a lot of our local school districts. school faft todorecast today, i 40s this morning. a-plus for recess. mid-60s for high temperatures this afternoon. it is going to be a mild day after a cold start. so be ready for the chill. outer loop at colesville road, brand new crash. 'r

95 southbound at 17 falmouth, slow because of road work. 270 south germantown to the spur, 13 minutes abou. top of the beltway, backups building because of the crash. 66 inbound, 95 north, no problems. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. a police investigation this morning involving alleged sexual assault at a well-known d.c. private school. what police and the school are revealing. we're watching a developing story at this hour in florida after a late night accident involving a player of the baltimore ravens. what we're learn building that crash.

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we're working to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. first, out of miami, where a serious accident has left a baltimore ravens player in critical condition. >> we are also tracking a police investigation at an elite d.c. school. what police and the school are revealing about an alleged sex assault. first, though, chuck bell here with your changing forecast. >> absolutely right. sunshine and mild today, but don't think we're done with winter just yet. there will be a chance for some accumulating snow this weekend. i'll let you know what ti

impacted coming up. and right now top of the beltway outer loop p at colesville road, slow on the top of the beltway. sending chopper to see this crash from above. and also inner loop bottom of the beltway ramp to route 1, right side blocked by a disabled tractor trailer. d.c. police investigating an alleged sex assault at an elite private school. police say this happened on wednesday afternoon at the sidwell friends upper school in northwest. megan mcgrath live with the latest. >> reporter: well, that's right. police confirming that they are looking into an alleged sexual assault complaint involving two students from sidwell friends upper school. now, according to police, a female student says that she was forced to have sex with a fellow student on wednesday afternoon. she filed a police report and talked to investigators several hours later. that police report says that the two teenagers know each other and that they have h

the school e-mailed us a statement last night saying it is the long standing policy of sidwell friends school to cooperate fully with any law enforcement investigation. it is also our policy not to comment on such investigation. and of course this is all very early in this investigation. at this point no word on charges or an arrest. megan mcgrath, news 4. 6:47. right now an investigation into a suspicious piece of mail sent to donald trump's son. the fbi says eric trump received a piece of mail with a white powdery substance in it. someone called police, investigators later said the substance was not dangerous. the mail had a massachusetts postmark being but at this point it is not clear exactly where it was sent from. u.s. intelligence officials say he could be a significant source of information about isis especially its recruiting tactics.

jamal khweis who says he defected from the terrorist group. a kurdish television station is now saying it interviewed him. richard engel has the latest on this developing story. r richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's port to note that mohamed jamal khweis is still in kurdish custody. so that interview that was b broadcast is more like a taped confession confessional. in it he said that he's ap-american, a native virginian born and raised in the states. at one stage studied criminal justice. that he traveled overseas first through europe and then came here to turkey where he met up with isis contacts who brought him over into syria. then he was positioned and deployed to the iraqi city of mosul. once in the city, he said he grew disillusioned with isis. he c

agreeing with their ideology and that was the message he stressed during that interview. >> i didn't complete the whole sharia. i didn't agree with their ideology. and that's when i wanted to escape. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell us that they have not directly met with khweis while he's in kurdish custody, but that the kurds who have been briefing him have been passing the information along to the americans. >> how soon do you think u.s. officials will be able to reach him and to talk to him in person? >> reporter: well, there are legal implications for that. and the kurdish forces, peshmerga

washington, so whatever intelligence the kurds are getting, we've been told they are passing it along to the u.s. and that is also a likely two way street with the americans having the kurds ask specific questions. but once the americans meet him physically in person face-to-face, that would probably be at the start of any extradition request. and as far as we're aware, those requests have not yet taken place. >>in istanbul for us. thank you. and look for his full report on the "today" show. good morning from the live desk. a story that we have been following all morning long. a player from the baltimore ravens tray walker in the hospital in miami this morning in critical condition right now. we got word that the corner back was reporting a motorcycle, but the video shows something more like a dirt bike. lastht

another vehicle in miami-dade. walker is from that area. investigators say that he was wearing dlark clothing and that his bike didn't have the rights on. the other driver did stay on the scene and when ravens head coach john harbaugh found out last night, he released a statement saying, quote, oh, my god, this is devastating news. our prayers and hopes are with tray and his family tonight. we'll continue to keep a close eye on this story. back to you. the ncaa tournament rolls on today. scary moment yesterday when uva head coach tony bennett collapsed on the sideline during the cavaliers win over hampton. this happened in the first half. bennett says he was dehydrated, but he's feeling better. uva plays again tomorrow. >> and first we have to get through all the games today including the ones you'll be watching. myself included. the terps, west virginia mountaineers and aaron's vcu rams

maryland is a five seed. carol maloney is in spokane to cover that game. if the terps win, they will play hawaii or california next and still time to win your bracket. we had some upsets already. >> don't want to be a five seed going into these games. >> yikes, i know. purdue lost. >> you want to be a two seed like oklahoma. that is the sweet spot. >> i do have oklahoma in the final four. >> i have them going all the way. >> of course you do. >> weather and the impacts on your plans, nothing to worry about today. sunny, breezy and mild. tomorrow go from green lights to the red lights. cold rain moving in tomorrow afternoon and a rain/snow combination saturday night into sunday. what to expect? start out as cold rain for sure. wet snow especially north and west of the metro area. roads more likely to be slushy than icy. last inch of snow, we're just about on

come between march 20 and 25. and that's coming up again. future weather carries the breezy sunshine out of here today, the clouds and rain chances come back in on us as early as 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. favored areas for being a couple accumulating snow is north and west. maybe a coating to an inch on grassy areas around met row. up across northern maryland, panhandle of west virginia, 2 to maybe 4 inches of snow a possibility. again, mostly slushy roads as opposed to icy ones because everything has been so warm. but to expect it and the timing on this is saturday night in to the day on sunday. there is your seven day forecast. a cold and kind of wet and nasty puig end. chilly start to next week, but we will be back in the 70s by next thursday. looking forward to next thursday. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop looking pretty typical for us. we do have that crash outer

sounds like it is off to the shoulder. so more volume but nothing too bad. inner loop ramp to route 1, right side blocked by the tractor trailer. rest of the beltway looking quite good. 270 at montrose, light volume there. 95 south at 17 falmouth, left lane still getting by the work zone. still slow southbound approaching fredericksburg. no problem looking normal there in prince george's county and above the beltway. the national zoo's american trail is expected to reopen just one day after an explosion on the ground. zoo officials say a contractor was working in a mechanical room when he smelled chlorine late thursday morning. he left that area and then heard a loud bang. there was no smoke or fire and no injuries to people or animals. no blossoms just yet on the cherry trees in down town d.c., but we have been

>> just when will they bloom? amelia segal is live at the tidal basin with more on what we can expect. >> reporter: good morning. we've been out here all morning. it's beautiful. it's tranquil, the skies are clear and the national park service continues to say we can anticipate peak bloom to begin around next wednesday or thursday. last year we noticed peak bloom around april 10 to 14, so earlier than last year. and we use see the flowers come out as early as march 15 or as late as april 18. now, it's good news that the flowers haven't opened yet. we're looking for breezy conditions today and rain and snow showers in the forecast sta saturday on into sunday. so you can see the flowers out on the trees, but they haven't opened. you're starting to see some pink, you can see lots of pictures on my instagram page. >> amelia, thank you. march is women's

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