said she's trying to escape from a psychiatric hospital. plus new round of work that could impact your commute. a live look at glenmont metro, within of three stations where escalator replacements are expected to begin today. what you need to know. good morning. moody march, feels moore like winter. low clouds and a cold morning. and then blustery winds during the afternoon. your monday headlines, we can look forward to this, turning much warmer by mid week. starting off, though, cold in the mid and upper 30s from the mountains all the way to the bay. above freezing, so after we did get the overnight mix of rain and snow in washington, eastern suburbs, still a few lingering flurries will. the pavement is still damp and wet there, but it is drying out. not frozen up this morning because our temperatures are above freezing. i have your commuter forecast coming up at

melissa has big problems in bethesda. outbound river road at goldsboro, still have that portion of river road shut down here because of this crash. you can see this morning. so as traffic starts to pick up, if they don't get it out of i war way, could be a bit slow. inner loop at bw parkway, report of an accident there. overall, i have to say the beltway actually looking pretty good. all of the main prouds in and out of town not so bad this morning. we'll have travel times for you and then check on that problem on river road coming up. it's 6:01. metro changes to warn you about this morning. this may affect your commute from three stations. you will see escalator repairs at the glenmont, georgia avenue petworth and deamwood stations. that means some entrances will be closed. derrick ward live at glenmont with what you need to know.

>> reporte looks as though we have some issues with derrick's live signal there. so we will try to get him later for you and fill in y. these repairs that will be taking place in the metro system, the department of transportation plans a safety inspection blitz of the entire threat tro metrorail system. that begins next week. officials will review a report that train operators have been running red lights in the tunnels. they will also look at imperfections in tracks and misuse of hand brakes. transportation secretary anthony fox said that they would redirect millions of dollars to address safety concerns on metro. it take the head swim coach for st. mary's college will be in court on child porn charges. maryland state police saying andre barbins shared sexually explicit about pictures with a 12-year-old girl and ci

she was. during barbins arrest, state police say he admitted to accessing girl through a social media network last fall. and a former little league umpire should learn his sentence today in d.c. federal court. donald essex pleaded guilty to child porn possession last year. fbi agents say that he contacted an undercover officer soliciting him for sex and sending pictures thinking that that officer was a 9-year-old girl. he is zeessex was an umpire unt. montgomery county mother suspected in the disappearance of her two children tried to break out several times. the "washington post" first reported that hoggle has attempted eight escapes from the hospital. she never succeeded but once got a hold of a bamg of one of the staff members. her attorney says she was trying to see her kids sarah and jacob.

statements that the reasons that she wants to get out on go see her children, that she has done everything she can to protect and love her children. >> sarah and jacob hoggle disappeared in 2014, her last seen with their other. affidavits sworn out by family members in december suggest that hoggle is faking her illness to avoid prosecution. catherine hoggle is expected back in court next month. this morning people this lorton are on edge after hearing gunshots in their neighborhoods just days after a murder. several people reported hearing shots sunday morning. police searched for bullet casings but they say they didn't find anything. this all happened close to where 83-year-old ywas found dead. police have not made any arrests. another show of force from north korea firing several weapons today. sense we first

this, we've learned about at least five short range projectiles in to the sea. they flew about 125 miles before landing in waters off north korea's east coast. south korea's news agency initially reported that a missile had also been launched, but later changed that. the firings appear to be the north's latest apparently response to ongoing south korea/u.s. military drills. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. to march madness now. two of our regional teams are moving on to the sweet 16. for the maryland terrapins, it is their first appearance this far in the playoffs in 13 seasons. that's something to celebrate. they beat hawaii last night. the top seeded virginia cavaliers beat the butler bulldogs saturday night. friday uva takes on iowa state in chicago. and

jayhawks thursday, that's in louisville. we want to send a very big good luck to both of our teams there. this will be bittersweet for coach because he went to kansas. >> but we know where his allegiance will lie, though. historic trip under way for president obama as he becomes the first sitting american president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. we are live in havana with what the president hopes to accomplish and the criticism he's facing. no laughing matter. a mother's facebook post is drawing unwanted attention this morning. the investigation now under way. and right now we have a y,oblem in montgomery count

more on the changes we were telling you about on metro where escalator he repairs are set to begin at these three stations, glenmont, georgia avenue petworth and deamwood. it means some is entrances will be closed. derrick ward with what we need to know. >> reporter: good morning. the challenge here is getting to the other entrance. the one where the escalators are working. it's something you will have to deal with because the work will take about nine honestiey s mon. as of today, the west side escalators at the he glenmont station will be closed and they will be closed as i said for nine months now. and they will have an elevator on that side that you can use to get down to the plat fform and also the other side. the challenge is georgia avenue runs

spranbrans branss. people will be attempted to cross at the gate but it doesn't put you at an intersection. we talked to some commuters and they're not too happy about it. st >> that's at least half of the escalato escalators. they can take 18 months if we want to if we can get half them. >> reporter: so obey the signs. look out for the signs and just look out for traffic. and go up to urbana street, there is a crosswalk and light there. a lot easier to cross than to cross where you may be tempted to cross near the elevator. georgia avenue traffic is always treacherous and if you drive into this area, look pedestrians who will make that crossing. metro says this is about reliability and it will make them easier to get parts because

and a lot of moving parts. they are bound to wear out and where he down, they have to be periodically replaced. metro now in the process of repainting 20 escalators will year. derrick ward, news 4. a racecar driver happy to be alive after a scary crash. take a look at this video. fernando alonzo was competing in melbourne. he clipped a car ahead of turn three at around 200 miles per hour. this is the dash cam vantage point. unbelievably he gets right out and walks away only with a slight limp. we had overnight rain and wet snow, but the pavement is

drying out for your commute. all area roads drying pavement, temperatures in the mid-30s for the morning commute. and some sunshine beginning to break out. and then when you're heading back home, blustery winds, maybe knocking your car around a bit. gusts to around 30 miles an hour this afternoon. temperatures right around 50 degrees. a look at big changes in the next 7 days at 6:21. breaking new this s in beth this is river road, we are stopped. looks like police could be diverting at wilson lane over to bradley. blue line delays for largo town center because of a malfunction at king street. as far as travel time, 270 rolling along just fine. top of the beltway also good. outer loop 95 to 270, 66 rolling along fine and so is 95 in virginia. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop

bracing for possible disruptions downtown. the event that is bringing presidential hopeful donald trump to the strict and the protests that you could encounter. but first honeoring the lif of a fallen police officer.

88 years, that is how long it's been since the u.s. president has visited cuba for

one landed in cuba carrying president obama and his family. they spent the day as tourists walking through the streets of old havana yesterday. today it is down to which is. this morning the president will lay a wreath a memorial of a national hero for his influential poetry. but all eyes are on his meeting later today with raul castro. with more, we turn to jay gray live in havana. >> reporter: good morning from havana. look, everyone waiting to see what comes of this historic meeting between president obama and cuban president castro. you talk about breaking an 88 year code of silence between cuba and the u.s. and the white house is very frank, they say that they will not hesitate during this meeting, and including human rights violations. reports of human rights being vioed

yesterday afternoon here in cuba, we are told by the cubans on the ground that that happen every sunday, that it had nothing to do with the president's visit. they are expected to talk several hours and then address the media. there is a state dinner this evening where the two leaders will presumably chat more. and then tomorrow back to tourism. he will take in the first ever main league preseason baseball game on cuban soil before ending his trip in the afternoon. should be a very busy and many here hope a very productive day. they see these meetings as something that could help to ease the restrictions and relations between the two countries. that's the latest live here in havana. jay gray, news 4. and president obama's cuba trip is not without controversy. the republican presidential candidates are weighing this. donald trump tweeted that it was disrespectful that

du didn't meet the president at the airport. ted cruz called the trip aed sad day this american history. kroougs the son of a cuban immigrant says the president is not thinking of disowe diplomats bei dissidents being tortured. there was a moment of silence yesterday to honor detective jacai colson. one week ago, a man opened fire and a fellow officer shot colson because he thought he was a suspect. colson was not in uniform at the time. colson's grandmother making peace with his death. >> he was a fantastic grandson. he is what i call my man. he's in a better place and he's at peace. >> calling hours and funeral set for the end of this w

a scary moment to parts in baltimore county after firefighters rushed to pull two 11-year-olds from this hole in the ground. they were playing when a hole opened up and the boys fell town 30 feet. one boy was able to climb out, but it took half will an hour for firefighters to pull the other boy out. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. tennessee police are investigating a facebook post showing two young children for sale. the pictures show the kids with their hands bound and mouths covered with duct tape. the caption read kids for sale, 45% off because they're bad. memphis police say several people september them this picture. the facebook post has since been deleted. our affiliate was told the picture was a joke. stwloo o

shootout in northern indiana. when officers arrived on the scene, they saw a person with a gun. the suspect took off running and started shooting at the officers. the suspect was shot and killed. the supreme court will hear arguments in two cases you will want to know about today. first concerns over racial gerrymandering in virginia's third congressional drigt. the boundaries are drawn to include pockets of the population around richmond and into norfolk. some say in an effort to clump african-american voters into one district. second, a case that has serious implications for corporate liability in the u.s. justices will consider whether a company can face action in u.s. courts for financial crimes outside of u.s. borders. the time is 6:21. how would you like a good meal with a great view? you're just in luck. it is national harbor's restaurant week and the restaurants on the waterfront right here are featuring prefixed

you can take vafradvantage of d until friday. two course lunches are $20 and three course dinners are $38. we'll post a link where you can check out the menus on the nbc washington app. it used to be a really thick envelope in the mail from the college of your choice usually meant you got in. now students are hoping for a knock on the door. some colleges across the country are starting to hand deliver acceptance letter as a way to stand out from competing schools. these visited are supposed to be surprises and are often filmed for online videos. five schools now do this including wheaton college in massachusetts. an interesting little tactic to maybe convince people that this acceptance letter is the one to take. >> kind of grass roots. but what if you don't get the reaction -- you know when the guy shows up with a big check -- >> this is just a letter. oh, thank you, appreciate it. bye. >> pretty cool, though. talking about the weather,

talking about just how cold it is and how really the month of march is not only moody, but seems to be dealing with an identity crisis. >> really is. feeling more like winter this morning and using all the sophisticated technology here in the storm team 4 "weather center." i see spring returning here in the distant future anyway. starting off cold this morning and right now the hour by hour forecast showing dry pavement in washington. you can check all the latest conditions where you are with the nbc washingtoushington app. 10:00, we'll have sunshine breaking out near 40 degrees. by 2:00, blustery winds, gusting to around 30 miles an hour. be in the upper 40s. maybe near 50 between 3:00 to 4:00 and then back down upper 40s by 6:00. by then we'll have the winds calming under a clear sky with lots of sunshine. we had the overnight wet snow and rain eastern southern suburbs. that's off the eastern seaboard and pulling away to the north and east. much farther north and east,

providence up to boston and portland. flight the delays there likely later today. pollen count is not as high because of the recent rains and wet snows. but it will bounce back here. high pollen counts for free pollen likely certainly by tomorrow and into mid week when we'll have a warming trend you said wunder way. tomorrow afternoon make it up to 60 pap. and wednesday and thursday, milder. low 70s on wednesday and thursday afternoon the mid-70s. late thursday afternoon to thursday night, likely some rain showers moving through. that's our next chance of rain. and then on friday with the sun back and saturday looking nice, up around 60 degrees again. sunday, another the chance of rain. four things to know coming up at 6:31. big problem bethesda, we're talking about this problem chopper 4 over outbound river road at goldsboro. we still have this problem here. this isil

there. it looks like folks being pushed on to goldsborogoldsboro. blue lane delays because of a malfunction at king street. inbound canal road at chain bridge, malfunctioning traffic light being reported there. big look at things, overall no major problems right now. taking a look at the beltway, we're getting typically slow up top. and 66 inbound through manassas, 95 northbound through wood bridge, depend all again all o that very normal. i'll be back in ten minutes. it's 6:25. a pair of fundraisers held this weekend for the prince william county officers involved in a domestic shooting. this was the creep scene on sun. supporters, officers and a band came together. proceeds will goat to officer jesse hempen and david mccown as well as the family of

the helicopter crew also made a special tribute. officer jesse hempen is out of hospit hospital and was at both events. >> someone has to take care of the property, baby-sitters. so we try to supplement that. >> we have information on how you can donate to the officers in our nbc washington app. can you believe we've been tweeting now to a decade. it was ten years ago today that twitter founders sent the very first tweet out in so cyber face. jack dorsey kicked off a worldwide celebration yesterday afternoon pledging to thank followers all around the world and encouraging people to tweet using the #love twitter. i remember when i got in trouble for mentioning twitter on air. >> way back when. we may still be waiting for peak bloom around here, but take a look at the cherry blossom trees in tokyo. the flowers coming out of hair buds there. this year the

blooming typhoon dfive days ear average. takes about a week before they reach peak bloom. nice to see there. >> and our own cherry blossom trees which were a gift from japan will hit peak bloom this thursday. we got that cooldown this which bought us some time. a wild chase caught on camera as police try to stop the cement truck, who police say was behind the wheel. and it may be spring, but you may need a winter coat as you step outside this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your four things to know.

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a result of this water main break there on the ground. we just spoke to d.c. water, they are on the scene to assist in turning off that valve and stopping the flooding. however the hospital we understand still has water service that is being fed from another valve. we're on top of this developing story as we have a reporter headed to the scene right now. we'll bring you the latest. back to you. a chilly start for you as you head outside on this monday. a coat will be a necessity as we see temperatures in the mid-30s around the area. >> tom kierein is here with four things to know before you head out the door. >> down right cold, live view from storm team 4 tower camera overlooking washington. there is rock creek park there in that dark zone. and there is northeast washington. see the sky beginning to clear out, clouds moving off to the east. four things to know on this monday morning, cold morning. sunshine breaking out.

highs away 50. and then much warmer weather moves in on wednesday. next chance of rain on thursday. coming up at 6:41, a look at your bus stop forecast. breaking news, we are still shut down outbou river road at goldsboro. police are making folks turning left or right there on golds pore row to get over to mccarthy to get to bradley. you cannot go outbound on river road. inbound is fine. chopper over the crash for us here. blue line still delays to largo town center because of a m malfunction at king street. southbound connecticut at ord y ordway, a crash blocking. 66 starting to get slow in the normal spots. we turn to the campaign trail where today every presidential hopeful expect for bernie sanders will be here in washington. hillary clinton, john kasich, ted cruz and donald trump will all speak at the

conference. a gathering of pro-israeli policymakers. protesters are planning to demonstrate outside the verizon center. another threat to the trump family, this time his sister. the fbi is aware of a letter sent to maryann trump berry and is working to investigate it. you may remember a few days ago someone sent trump's son ir eric a threatening letter. a preliminary field test found that substance was not harmful. developing this morning, a plot for another european terror attack may have been in the works according to belgian official. they say terror suspect salah abdeslam planned to, quote, restart something there brussels. abdeslam is the only living member of the terror cell that carried out the ddly attacks in paris last november. police describe him as a logistics guy who could hold a lot of answers about how

abdeslam was arrested in belgium last friday after being on the run for four months. >> reporter: good morning. today at 11:30, a new capitol police chief will be sworn in. coming in at a very important time for the agency. congress considering a multimillion dollar increase in money to the agency and an increase in officers. a recent iteam investigations found thousands of calls for suspicious packages and devices. there was a pipe bomb threat in recent years. and last year a gyrocopter flown on to the grounds. the incoming capitol police chief says it's an important mission for the agency because the capitol grounds must and will remain open to the public. >> i think it's the challenge that we face throughout the country.

whether it's the individual. we always have to be cognizant of the threat environment. >> reporter: congressional committees are considering a multimillion-dollar budget increase potentially adding more than 40 new officers to the force. a final decision on that expected by the end of the year. in northeast, scott macfarlane, news 4. police in loudoun county tell us a man should be okay after being hit by a driver near route 7. you can see a bicycle nearby as hair m paramedics worked. the driver involved stayed on the scene. we want to take a live look at d.c.'s eagle cam. they're snoozing. >> they sleep a lot. >> a busy made that. it will be a busy monday for the bald eagles. they now have two mouths to feed as the second eaglet hatched early yester m

right now you can see that they are all nicely cuddled and warm. a rep for the foundation says both eaglets look healthy. this is earlier, they were hanging out for the very first time. open our app for a link to the eagle cam. they say there are plenty of reasons to keep watching because it is a wild eagle nest and thinking can happen. in and it can take maybe 12, 14 weeks before they actually try to fly for the first time. and then they will let the public try to name these eagles at some point. >> calling then d.c. 2 and d.c. 3 now. out of control and on the run. an unusual chase as police try to get the driver of this cement truck pull over. who police say was behind the wheel. and a heads up for tablet users. what amazon says you need to do if you want to make sure your kindle device continues to wor

brand new problem in northwest washington. and then another here in bethesda with outbound river oad shut down.r

an 11-year-old goes on a joy ride in a cement truck. you see the chase right here. that young driver led police on the chase for more than an hour. this is out i'd rochester morning. he stole the truck, side swiped an officer while cutting through somebody's yard. nobody was hurt here. we understand the kid is now in a juvenile detention center. >> just so dangerous because you saw he was blowing throughop

could have been much worse. 6:41. >> pull out your winter coat again. it's only in the mid-30s and we'll stay this way through 8:00. a little sunshine breaking out. and heading back home, should be around 50 degrees by midafternoon. partly cloudy sky. but the winds will be blowing around 30 miles an hour. so you will need the winter coat again this afternoon. it will feel like the 30s with the windchill. look at the next chances for rain coming up at 6:51. breaking news continues in bethesda. outbound river road, we're shut down at goldsboro. you have on turn on to golds were row because of this crash here. chopper 4 has been over the scene for about an hour now. inbound washington boulevard the ramp to 110, a truck stuck under the overpass really slowing things down there. georgia avenue between w street and florida, a water

there. as far as travel times, 270 you're on time top of the beltway getting typically slow on the outer loop, 95 to 270, 66 inbound is fine. and so is 95 north in virginia. quantico to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. right now we are watching your commute as a new round of metro repairs begins. you're looking live at the gasoline month o glenmont metro where an escalator project will get under way. and no significant snow in your neighborhood, but those to the north of us, not so lucky. what people in new england are dealing with right now.

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breaking news at 6:45 after some flooding after a water main break at howard university hospital. >> meagan fitzgerald just getting to the scene in northwest washington. what you can tell us at this point? >> reporter: well, good morning. actually the news came in just before 6:00 this morning that there was some sort of a water main break inside howard university hospital behind us here causing flooding and forcing some patients to be relocated. now, we know that d.c. water was on scene. they successfully turned off the problematic valve, but of course there are other valves that are giving wr

hospital here. so we know water is still in use. there are no issues there. but they are trying to figure out what happened, what went wrong and they're trying to fix the valve. we know d.c. fire is on scene. of course crews working to clean up the mess and again as we mentioned, try to get to the bottom of how this happened. but at will this point, we don't have any confirmed reports that any patients are in danger, but we know they have been relocated. we will stay on this. we're making calls. we'll have more information and as we do, we'll send it out on our nbc washington app. back to you. thousand now we go to melis. >> still a problem outbound river road shut down at golds borr boro because of a crash. and 395 northbound at shirlington circle, a crash starting to slow 395 as well. tom, good morning. sky clearing out, good morning, starting off on this monday morning. pavement is drying out as we got the overnight rain and wet snow. liveew

off to the east, we'll get the sunshine breaking out, but a cold morning. your weather headlines for this monday, get ready for a blustery and chilly afternoon, highs only around 50, but much warmer mid week. 6:47 now, metro changes to tell you about this morning. it will affect your commute at three stations. you will see escalator repairs at the glenmont, pet worth and deamwood stations. derrick ward is live at the glenmont station. >> reporter: yeah, as of today, the escalators on the west side of this station are closed. you will have to get to the east side to get in. and this is going to be going on for about 35 weeks. going to be quite some time before this is done. what metro is doing, they are refurbishing the escalators and they say it will make them more

are closed. the elevator is open. so you can use that to get to the platform. people may be tempted to jaywalk across georgia avenue. not a good thing to do. lots of traffic and limited visibili visibility. as we talked to some commuters, they say they will have a little bit of trouble and they can do know that it will be a challenge getting from that side to this side. listen. >> not a safe thing do. we're not so bad in the morning when will is not very many of us. but during the rush, i don't know what they expect people do. >> reporter: not having those issues so much at the other two stations, deamwood and petworth. you're in the middle of the city, so a little easier to getting across. but metro again says that this will make the system more reliable. they have replaced 20 so far this year. we are live at the glenmont station, derrick

teahese repairs come as a safety inspection blitz is planned of the entire metro rail system that begins sometime this week. officials will review a report that train operators have been running red lights in the tunnels and they will look at imperfections in the tracks and misuse of hand brakes. anthony fox says tmillions will be directed to safety concerns. today two men trusted with the care of thousands of children over the years could be in court on child porn charges. first the head swim coach for st. mary's college will face a judge. maryland state police say andre barbins shared sexually explicit pictures with a 12-year-old girl and solicited sex from her knowing that she was young. during barbins arrest, state police say he admitted to accessing the girl through a social media network last fall. a former little league umpire should learn his sentence da

donald essex pleaded guilty to child porn possession last year. fbi agents say he contacted an undercover officer so he police at this ti soliciting him for sex thinking that officer was a 9-year-old girl. a montgomery mother suspected in the disappearance of her two children has tried to break out of the psychiatric hospital several times. her lawyer explains why she says she's trying to get out. the "washington post" first reported that catherine hoggle has attempted eight escapes from the hospital. she never succeeded but once got a hold of a badge of a staff member. her attorney says that she was trying to see her kids sarah and jacob. >> she's also made several statements that the reasons that she wants to get out are to go see her children, that she's done everything she can to protect and love her children. >> sarah and jacob disappeared in 2014, they were last seen with their mom. affidavits sworn out by family members in deer

avoid prosecution. catherine hoggle is expected back thin court next month. people living in lorton area are on edge after hearing gunshots sunday morning. fairfax county police searched for bullet casings but didn't find anything. this all happened close to where 83-year-old joe than le deede was found dead. police have not made any arrests. to march madness. two regional teams moving on to the sweet 16. the terps their first appearance this far in the playoffs in 13 seasons. they beat hawaii last night. the top seeded virginia cavaliers beat the pbutler bulldogs saturday night. friday uva takes on the iowa state cyclones in chicago. and maryland takes on kansas

kentucky. good luck to the teams. >> a lot of basketball to be played. spring means snow for folk in the northeast this morning. a storm is slamming parts of connecticut and rhode island. up to 10 inches are expected in some places. joining us live from providence right now is dave malkoff. good morning to you. 10 inches? that's crazy. >> reporter: my goodness, good morning angie. oh, my gosh i should say. hey, we are under a light snowfall here in providence. we're overbe looki blooking thee river. all night crews have been out with their plows and salt trucks getting the roads ready. but those roads were about 41 degrees yesterday when the snow started coming down. and it has just turned in to slush. but still all schools in

entire providence, rhode island area and surrounding areas are closed today. there is a city-wide parking ban. and so they are watching as the snow comes down. it should come down until about 9:00 when it switches over to the above freezing temperatures and then taper off. so we're in the clear here. >> hopefully gone for good. dave malkoff for us this morning. thanks so much. >> tom kierein here with us and we just need to shake this little cold sthnap we're gettin. >> as they say in boston, i don't trust much because they can get slammed and they are right now. look at the storm team 4 radar, it was the sam systsame system snow and rain last night and the snow is now exiting the atlantic beaches. but look at the northern he said of it, new england getting hit with all that snow. so flight delays as the snow moves through. behind that, we're getting a clearing sky, but it's cold. mid0s

the bay. a little bit of a breeze starting to pick up, so you will need your warm winter coat. you'll need the sunglasses later today. i took this picture in northern montgomery county on friday morning. and it's the same location on saturday afternoon. these same daffodils were covered with a coating of snow there. pollen count was improved because of the rain and snow, but still have moderate levels of tree pollen in the air. and it will probably get high again by tomorrow and into wednesday. 10:00, clearing skies and temperatures around 40. upper 40s around 2:00. near 50 around 3:00, 4:00. winds calming after some gusts up to maybe 30 miles an hour. so around 4:00, 5:00, and then they calm around 6:00. four day forecast, high around 60 on tuesday. and then wednesday into thursday, that will coax the cherry blossoms out low to mid-70s both days. maybe ra

drying out with the sun back on friday and saturday. highs near 60 both days. more rain maybe on sunday. melissa has breaking news. breaking news continuing this morning in bethesda. looking a little bit better than it has. chopper 4 over this problem montgomery county, so again outbound river road, we were shut down, we just started getting one left lane by here in the past couple of minutes at goldsboro road because of a nasty crash earlier. 395 north at shirlington circle, still have an accident showing things on 395. take a look at 395. inbound washington boulevard ramp to 110, a truck stuck under the overpass. say that four times quickly. southbound connecticut at ordway slowing. and a water main break at the hospital that meagan fitzgerald was telling us about. all the main routes in and out of town looking pretty typical with the

395 southbound at the spur on 270 a little slow. same thing top of the beltway outer loop. good morning i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. amazon is warning kindle users if your device is gathering device, you better update it by tuesday or else you will lose the internet connection. meaning that you won't be able to get online and download books anymore. but if you use your kindle on a regular basis or you have one from after 2012, then you're fine as those devices update automatically via wi-fi. i'm landon dowdy. 6:56. here are four things to know morning. north korea fired five short range projectiles into the sea overnight. the latest response to the south korea/u.s. military drills. catherine hoggle tried to break out of the psychiatric hospital eight times. hoggle is suspected in the disappearance of her two young children.

police chief will be sworn in as congress considers multimillion dollar funding and an increase in the number of officers deployed. three metro stations set to undergo major escalator repairs beginning today. georgia avenue petworth and glenmont stations down to just one entrance. deamwood will have a walking escalator. outbound river road getting one lane by at goldsboro. 395 inbound big delays there because of a problem at shirlington circle. >> that is the broadcast this morning. thank you for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next.

good morning. snowy start to spring. millions across the northeast waking up to a messy, monday commute. a foot of snow expected in some areas. schools shut down in boston. al is tracking it all. history in havana. president obama kicks off his ntroversial trip to cuba. the first by a u.s. president in nearly 90 years. >> this is a historic visit, and it's a historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people. >> the president set to meet raul castro later today. lester holt is there live. mr. trump goes to washington. donald trump reportedly set to meet with republican party leaders today, ahead of a key speech on america's role in the