air flight scheduled to fly to cairo. angie goff is at the live desk. >> it landed in cyprus. they're saying this is not related to terrorism. this as new tore comes in about the hijacker and his demands. they can confirm he does have explosives on him. he wanted to fly to istanbul, but the pilot told him he didn't have enough fuel. and this just in through sources telling nbc news that samaha's motivation appears to be one of a personal matter involving a woman, not a political matter. hostage negotiators working to free four passengers all believed to be foreigners on that plane along with crew members. this as we learn in a some of those passengers could be american. more as we get it. and

traffic. outer loop at georgia avenue, those backups are building. we just for the off the phone with police, the right lane is now the only lane getting by. disabled vehicle still in the middle of the roadway. ed the backups will continue to grow until the tow is on the bridge. police activity outbound key bridge is out of the way. mcarthur boulevard, intersection blocked because of fire activity. 66 and 95 no major problems here this morning. of course we will keep an eye on this problem top of the beltway for you. time to talk to chuck. a little less windy than yesterday, still quite the breeze outside for you first thing this morning. northwest winds still averaging 15 to 20 miles per hour. so a good day to be on the bay although there are small craft advisories posted. more wind, fewer either abouts on those trees

49 mile-per-hour gusts at national airport. chilly if you're on the shady side of the road today. next chance for rain comes up on thursday. complete check of the rest of the week coming up at 5:21. right now temperatures are in the mid to upper 40s. highs today in the upper 50s to right around 60 degrees. the wind will lay down after the sun goes up to tonight, so tomorrow still on the cool side, but not nearly as windy. it's 5:02. breaking news this mondin montg county, firefighters on the scene of a townhouse fire on sangamore road in bethesda. this is there the machinery county fire department. nearly 50 firefighters responded inside this three level townhouse. they helped people get out as the flames were spreading to the roof. no one was hurt. we're told seven people are displaced because of this fire. no word on what caused it. new details morning about s

caused chaos at the capitol visitor's center. we now know the charges the suspect will takes for reportedly pointing a pellet gun at a capitol police officer. >> right now kristen wright is live outside the capitol with more on the charges. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, larry dawson facing some very serious charges this morning, assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer while armed. this morning dawson is in the hospital. at last word we heard that he was in critical condition. dawson is a 66-year-old minister from antioch, tennessee. chaos at the capitol yesterday after police say dawson pointed a pellet gun at officers at the visitor's center security checkpoint. an officer fired and shot dawson. the capitol on lockdown yesterday afternoon. a woman was hurt just minor injuries, we're told she should be okay. the visitor's center today will reop

judge in d.c. sue earor court after he's out of the hospital. back to you. and this is not the first time larry dawson has had a run-in with capitol police. he was arrested last october after interrupting a house hearing about defending planned parenthood. dawson was placed under a court order to stay away from the capitol. police did locate his car on capitol grounds and are going through it now for evidence. that suspect was taken to head star washington hospital center. but we're learning some alarming developments about an issue still affecting med star hospitals. there was a virus in the computer system that forced hospitals to shut down all of their computers. now, this virus prevented certain users from logging in. m medstar says it is working with the fbi, but there is no sign that anyone's personal information has been stolen. the hospital system also says

however the staff is using backup paper systems. the problem is affecting ten hospitals and more than 200 clinics. streets 55:05. a d.c. firefighter is doing okay after an extensive two-alarm fire. wtop is reporting that the firefighter was evaluated on the scene of a house fire on gates road in northwest just off of connecticut avenue. fire crews found flames at the home under renovation. no one was home at the time. today police in fairfax county will get more training on decision making when it comes to the use of force in the community. officers will go through a series of mock real life scenarios they hmay face while n duty. the training has been developed over the last few years. you can learn more starting at the 4:00 right here on news 4. on the two eaglets born at the national arboretum need names. right now we're calling them d.c. 2 and d.c. 3. they were born to mr. president and f

the american eagle foundation is using social media to try to encourage all of us to suggest some names for the new duo. you can use twitter or instragram to send in your naming ideas. the foundation says you fight want to think about gender-neutral names because right now they don't know the gender of the two birds. >> or colleague came up with two great names. potomac. >> and anacostia. >> how about that. pays homage to our beautiful region. >> you can go to the nbc washington facebook page with more on how you can get involved. i think they will announce them april 26. >> sounds good. still ahead this morning, expect a fight today over the future of thousands of our youngest learners. people in loudoun county are fired up. >> and witnesses will share what they saw in the chaos of capitol hill. we'll catch you up on the investigation. and breaking news this morning, a plane hijacked in the middle east overnight. expect updates every 15 minutes. just got off the phoneth

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pretty incredible video from the united arab emirates. skyscraper went up in flames last night. not the clear whether anyone was hurt or how it started. if you're riding metro this morning, you may get a free trip at one of five surprise stations. 2,000 smartrip cards will be handed out leaded with $5 each. this is in honor of metro's 40th anniversary. 5:11. your weather and traffic on the 1s this morning. want to get you out the door. >> let's check in with chug bell thousand with your forecast. >> welcome to tuesday, everybody. hope you enjoyed yesterday.withc

>> welcome to tuesday, everybody. hope you enjoyed yesterday. a noticeable breeze out there. northwest winds still averaging in the 15 to 20 plus mifrn miles per hour miles per hour person range. breezy and chilly this morning. temperature its only in the mid-40s. we'll rise into the upper 50s to near 60 by later on today. so on the whole not too bad of a day. as you're traveling today, no problems along the eastern seaboard. biggest airline delays likely salt lake city and denver. breaking news top of the beltway, almost a two mile backup right now, but this is good. should get better. outer loop at georgia, all lanes have just reopened. so that should be easing its way out of here in the next couple minutes. outbound river road at willard, road work blocking right lane. mcarthur boulevard, fire activity in bethesda. overall, prince george's county looking quite good and 95 at scaggsville road, rolling along

minutes. one week since the terror attacks in brussels, what we're learning about the victims and the developing investigation. plus progress for new rules in honor of a fallen montgomery county police officer. what is happening next with noah's law. but first, a fight over restricting. thousands of local students right in the middle. we'll take you to loudoun county. glenn: the republicans: government shutdowns threatening federal workers; over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't put up with it. in congress, i'll protect president obama's legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for social security and medicare.

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to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. in egypt, an airplane was hijacked in the middle east this morning. it was supposed to supply from alexandria to cry rairo, buts i cyprus. the president of that country says it was not terrorism related. nbc news found out it may be related to a personal issue with the suspect saying that he requested to speak to his ex-wife in cyprus. the man has been identified.

this from the live desk coming up. today loudoun county school board members will vote on a controversial redistricting plan. board members and parents met to talk about the proposed plans. one of the options known as plan 12 would be to move about 1900 students to different schools. but many parents say that option will lead to segregation of latino and low income families. taking sections of the downtown area and putting them into schools on the outlying schools are becoming a lot less diverse. the public is expected to weigh in on that controversial vote tonight in be ashburn. derrick ward will have the latest in about 30 minutes. the fbi now says it has the information of what is locked in san bernardino shooter's iphone. the agency did not need help from apple. an unmanamed third party helped hacking the phone. the justice department will now drop

apple. the fbi wants to know whether farook has help planning the mass shooting. the it raises questions about security, though, and tracie potts will have more on that at 5:30. in the race for presidents, candidates are still on the campaign trail through wisconsin ahead of the primary in that state. the personal attacks keep coming between donald trump and ted cruz. both candidates are also now talking about national security. trump is raising eyebrows after this keconversation with the "washington post." >> this is a very good looking group of people. can i know who the hell i'm talking to? >> all three gop candidates will have a town hall tonight. cnn is hosting it in milwaukee ahead of the primary in wisconsin. only law enforcement will be able to bring guns in on this summer's gop convention. the secret service is banning

circulated on line. the petition which may have actually started as a joke claimed that allowing people to have guns at the convention would keep people safe. the agency says even in places where open carry is legal, it can override laws to keep candidates safe. ahead of that primary, wisconsin governor scott walker expected to endorse one of the gop gcandidates for president today. he previously had said that he would back the republican presidential nominee. last weekend senator ted cruz was the only candidate who could beat donald trump. and the democratic candidates are also stumping in wisconsin today. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders have rallies and events planned throughout the state. staying with decision 2016, but a little closer to home, a former maryland governor putting his support behind a candidate for congress. a story you will see only on news 4 this morning. glenn denying is endorsing glenn

open seat in maryland's fourth congressional district. other candidates for the seat include anthony brown and jocelyn pena melnyk. 5:19. a proposal designed to save lives in maryland is one step closer doing becoming law. the maryland state senate unanimously passed noah's law named after police officer noah leotta. it requires anyone convicted of driving drunk to use apignition interlock system. the house and senate still have to work out some kinks before sending to governor hogan. new information from the white house about brussels. it says there is no specific credible intelligence suggesting terrorists are planning a similar attack on the united states. more than 30 people were killed in multiple bombings in brussels last week. the white house also said

security and prevent future attacks. belgian police have conducted raids across that country. they have arrested one map directly connected to the brussels attack but released him because they did not have enough evidence. and belgian federal police rereleased this video of a man wearing glasses, a light jacket and dark hat at the brussels airport. the man is suspected of some connections to the bombings, but police don't know exactly who he is. they say the man has not been seen since last week and that he may still be out there right now. hundreds were hurt in the terror attacks and so many others were affected in some way. more than 30 people died. we've posted profiles on each those victims on the nbc washington app. search brussels victims to learn more about their lives. 5:20 your time. and new this morning, some doctors are raising concerns about a new law in utah. the governor signed a bill that

abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy to get apnecessa anes the procedure. it's based on the believe that the infant can feel pain. big fines frustrating, but you may be getting some money back. this is over the high fines drivers are paying for missing toll payments on the express lanes in virginia. the company that operates the lanes has agreed to refund $10 to anyone who has paid between $100 and $300 in fines. if you paid more than $300, you could get even more than that. a judge has to approve of that settlement. we told you to get ready for some heavy traffic during the nuclear summit this week here in d.c. we sent a news wiews 4 crew to out the area. no matter how you get around,

should expect to feel an impact. >> thursday and friday if you're coming around the convention center, new york avenue that whole area around there, it will be pretty tough. >> the summit starts on thursday. the whole area will be shut down tomorrow night. we put a map and full list of closures on the nbc washington app. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with chuck bell to find out what kind of day we'll have. chilly start. >> yes indeed. temperatures in the 40s and with a substantial northwest wind still blowing out there, windchills are flirting with the upper 30s early this morning. so layer up, everybody. you'll kneelneed your insulated breaker. winds gusting in the 15 to 20 plus-mile-per-hour range. here is the view from our tower looking almost straight down into the frafg traffic circle. the flag pointing this direction, shows me a north to northwesterly wind here in northwest washington. a bi

morning. but for chance for rain today or for tomorrow. i wish i could give you the all dry rest of the week, but rain chances back on us thursday afternoon, thursday night and will linker through mo linger o. it will not be a warm weekend at all but still looking dry. on your way out this morning, 49 in stafford, 45 in luray. planning out your day, sun is up at 6:57. should be a pretty sunrise. if you get a good picture, at chuck bell 4 oig. temperatures in the low 50s by 9:00, upper 50s for around 60 in most neighborhoods today. going out for dinner tonight, plan on another warm coat. temperatures in the low 50s by 7:00, 8:00 and back into the 40s by 9:00,

so 7 day forecast then, 63 today, 62 tomorrow, rain chances thursday and friday but the weekend looking dry, saturday sunny and cool, sunday breezy and chilly. but at least the weekend will be filled with sunshine. that's all we care about. everybody looking toward saturday. outer loop at georgia avenue, all lanes open and everything is out of the way. take a look, all of the delays thousand gone. mcarthur boulevard, this has changed a little bit. it's now between sangamore road and sentinel drive, blocked because of the fire activity. 66 inbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, going to take you nine minutes so you're on time. 95 at gordon boulevard, just fine. we had an earlier disabled vehicle there in the northbound lanes, that has cleared out of the way. we'll take a live look at 70

coming up. coming up on 5:25 now. from the news 4 consumer watch, if you bought a new car in the past few year, you may have a remote starter where you press a button to start your car. >> i have that. that feature is now lead to a startling number of accidental carbon monoxide poise shoppings. drivers forget to push the button to turn off the car when they pull into the garage. kids and cars.org reports 21 deaths and 39 nondeadly poisonings. safety advocates want an alarm or software patch to shut down up intended cars. >> at the end of the day, what needs to happen is an automatic shutoff device. >> to see my son in my arms pass out from the lack of ox again was a moment that i would they ever wish never win on anyone. >> some

already installed a fix. women with breast cancer may get relief from hot flashes. a group of patients received acupuncture and reported 50% fewer hot flashes. president obama set to speak at a drug abuse summit in atlanta today. the president is seeking $1.1 billion in federal money to expand treatment for opioid addiction. the annual summit is the nation's largest collaboration of professionals and advocates against addiction. the president will be part of a panel discussion talking about the rise in prescription drugs and heroin use. the fbi hacked a suspected terrorist's cellphone but the privacy battle is far from over. tracie potts will have the latest. plus help name the new baby eagles. find out how in a few minutes. and breaking

where we are learning from some officials that some americans were on board that hijacked egypt airplane in cyprus. we'll have the latest on the hostage negotiations.

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dozens of people on board. we'll check in with the live desk in just a minute. first chuck bell here with your four things to know about the forecast. good morning, everybody. coming up on 5:31 on your tuesday. blossoms busted because of those gusty northwesterly winds. peak blooming period now in the rearview mirror, but still a pretty time to get down to the tidal basin. another breezy day coming, to though. a risk of thunder thursday night and it will be chilly this first weekend of april. what about today, though, on the way out the door? layer up, it is a cold start this morning. temperatures are in the 40s. but noticeable northwest wind has it feeling like it's in the upper 30s to near 40. so cold day today to get you out the door. breezy and cool, 57 degrees at noon. plenty of sunshine today. most areas getting up to around 60 degrees for highs today. back down into the chilly 50s by this evening.

coming our way. next good rain chance not until thursday night and friday. >> and a nice weekend. >> a dry weekend. brand new problem georgetown pike at river bend road, a new crash there that just popped up. not exactly sure what is blocked, so we'll look into that one for you when we come back here in the next couple minutes. outer loop at georgia avenue, all lanes open. no more slowdown or problem there. mcarthur boulevard between sang more road and septembentinel, td still blocked because of fire activity. and 270 south at 109, everything rolling along just fine. angie goff at the live desk with breaking news out of egypt. as many as eight americans are believed to have been on that hijacked flight that landed in cyprus. now, airport officials say 26 foreigners were on boa

go. we have video of that. and that four foreigners along with crew remain on the plane, still unclear if any of them are americans. officials saying that the hijacker ibrahim samaha said he was wearing an explosive belt when he owedhe ordered the plan land. but the motivation is over a personal matter, one that involves a woman. we are monitoring the situation closely and will bring you more later this hour. it is now 5:32. developing this morning, new questions are being raised this morning about how far police will go to get information. this follows news that the fbi was able to crack the iphone of san bernardino shooter syed farook. the agency did not need apple's help after all. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with what is next in the security fight. >> reporter: good morning. what is next is trying to crack the information that was on

they got the info based on a tip that came in and the fbi isn't saying who tipped them off, but a it tip that they could break into that phone and get the unlock code without getting apple to write a special code software to do so. apple fought the case in court saying that it was a dangerous precedent for your phone, high pho my phone and everyone else's p but now the government says they will drop the case because they don't need apple's help. what that does that do is settle the basic constitutional question, can the government force a private tech firm to comply and help them break into a phone if it's a matter in this case as they argued of national security. and so while the question remains, it looks like they have been able to get the information off the phone without damaging it. it's encrypted on the fbi, it will take them time to find out exactly what pore information i there and whether

were involved. another live look at the capitol building where the visitor's center is expected to open on time at 8:30. this is a much calmer scene than we saw yesterday after a shooting inside the visitor's center. this cellphone video shows the moments of panic following the shooting. a capitol police officer shot a suspect who pointed a pellet gun at him at a security checkpoint. the suspect is identified as 66-year-old larry dawson of antioch, tennessee. >> and as you saw, the capitol building was filled with tourists and workers when the shooting happened. the entire complex was immediately placed on lockdown and visitors in the middle of their tours were told to shelter in place. >> then we all got nervous. we were there for maybe half an hour. they just told us that there is a shooting and the suspe

custody, but we're safe and there is a shelter in place. >> more than 2 million people visit the u.s. capitol every year. this morning d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton is praising the capitol police to their response. she was unable to teach a seminar yesterday because of the lockdown. in a statement she said i fully appreciate the precautions that needed to be taken. the capitol police clearly showed they were prepared. it was first class policing. and capital police chief has only been on the road about two weeks now. the news 4 iteam talked to him last week about the evolving threat against the capitol complex. an iteam investigation found capitol police responded to more than 2500 people suspicious package calls in the last two years. they stopped at least 13 people from carrying guns on or near capitol grounds since 2012. at the same time, there are concerns about upcoming officer retirements. and there are new calls to increase funding for capitol police by morning $30 milon

help with the new security challenges. new developments in breaking news you saw first on nbc washington's app. we'll explain what may have slowed down your commute yesterday. >> reporter: and the controversy over redrawing the loudoun county school district. details coming up. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. northwest winds still averaging near 20 miles per hour means it will be a cold morning at the bus stop.

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forecast. chuck bell, telling us about a cold start to the day. >> i'm going with cagney and lacey. >> i like those names. >> absolutely. plan on layering up at the bus stop this morning for kids that have to go to school today or for grownups that have to go for work. it will be another breezy and cool day. temperatures mid-50s by midday. and up into the low 60s today. there will be plenty of sunshine, but it will be noticeably breezy once again. so as a result, kiddos need your insulated wind breaker, s sunglasses and jeans. we have one day on the 7 day with a 70 on it. that in ten minutes. brand new problem great falls, george town pike at river bend road. crash happened just a short time ago. but we're just learning traffic is alternating past that crash. so police on the scene. this is a vehicle that is now off the roadway trying to get that out of the way.

blocked because of fire activa y activity. top of the beltway, over to 270, looking good. 66 in-to town and 95 north always rolling along just fine. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. our women of washington series continues now. highlighting women doing great things here in our area. jackie barnett is one of the founding members of in chrkrist s's shoes. the group has raised more than $500,000 and collected more than 500,000 pairs of shoes to help thousands of women impacted by different issues. we started the women of washington series as part of march being women's history me month. you can see all the woman that we've featured on the nbc washington instragram page. one of the coolest stories of the morning. how a retired navy s.e.a.l. says he's honoring a fallen

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breaking news at 5:45. if you're just joining us, we're tracking developments overseas involving a hijacked airplane. negotiators are in cyprus right now talking with the man that threatened more than 80 passengers with an explosive belt. at this point we know eight americans were on board. >> and we're learning more about the investigation into an officer-involved shooting that put the area on lockdown. next at 6:00, kristen wright explains what is next for the suspect. and the wind yesterday had by the caps on the potomac and tidal basin. i'll let you know if the winds will be that strong again later

brand new crash 295 south at east capitol, right lane the only thing getting by that accident. and remember, we do have this problem as well in great falls, georgetown pike at river bend road, traffic alternating past that accident. today loudoun county school board members will vote on a controversial restrinkting plan. >> one of the options known as plan 12 would be to move about 1900 students to different schools. former teacher turned school board member jill turgen says it's an emotional time. >> unfortunate that it has come to this. i taught these students, i have love these students. >> many parents are not happy with the proposed plan. derrick ward live now with more on why. derrick. >> reporter: anytime you're talking about restricting, you will talk about controversy. whether talking about congressional districts or school districts. and that's what loudoun county is seeing about redrawing their map. they say

relieve overcrowding at dulles south and make the schools run more efficiently, but one of plans being considered, plan 12, has raised some controversy. people who don't like it say that it consencentrates low inc students in two downtown schools leaving others less diverse. but others say it's not about e ethnicity, it's about location andity versity still exists. and they also cite the state code which says the schools could be more efficient, and what could be more efficient than having students be able to walk to school. later today, the school board will consider plan 12 among three or four other options for redistricting. but the naacp plans to be here to protest against plan 12 when the meeting happens at 6:30 here in loudoun county.

derrick ward, news 4. developing this morning, marc and amtrak service expected to be back to normal after being suspended for police investigation. prince george's county police say dell prado okilled himself y jumping into a train. investigators say he shot two people at truck stop in just es one person died. he also shot a woman he was in a relationship with at an apartment. d.c. police hope metro surveillance video will help catch whomever shot and killed a 15-year-old at the deanwood metro station. devon devonte oig washington was with his mother and two sisters when a gunman walked up, asked today stron d von day oig a question and shot him. metro says the shooting

caught on vasurveillance video. wtop reporting that a firefighter was evaluated on the scene of a house fire on gates road in northwest last night. the fire broke out around 7:00. fire crews say the home was under veneration and no one was there. new court documents say a reston than who is the chief suspect in a nearly deadly fire is already in jail for a string of other crimes. antoine green is implicated in the arson on n. reston back in december. prosecutors say he purposely set the fire that nearly killedis his former landlord. and one day before that crime, he forced his way into a 67-year-old woman's home. documents say he and accomplice tied up the one and stole her car. green is currently in jail facing charges ranging from strangulation to malicious

wounding. caps are the best team in the nhl and last night awarded for the president's trophy. and they won last night's game, too. everyone is thinking playoffs. i'm thinking stanley cup. >> it's a nice accomplishment, but we all know that we're playing for something more. >> we have to do well postseason. >> he's like stanley cup, please. >> still a couple weeks left in the regular season. ♪ and then there's baseball. next week the nats start playing games that count. today there is a special walk-through at nationals park. we'll there been we'll be there to show all the new stuff you can see and go and eat. it's a new marketing campaign, too, and like every year, they will sample all the stadium's food offerings. a lot of new stuff coming. nats home

thursday. >> i like it, the nats and caps and termps all red. so easy. weather and traffic on the 1s. >> every time that music starts, i want to you say sit down and sit a spell. >> i'll tell you a tale about baseball. >> love me a baseball story. outside this morning, yes, looks like spring out there. feels a little bit more like winter this morning. northwest winds are still averaging 15 to 20 miles an hour. and here's how high the winds may be gusting to the remainder of the morning. starting at 6:00 a.m., still in that 20 to 30 miles per hour miles per hour range. get the sun up and the winds will increase a bit forhour miles per hour range. get the sun up and the winds will increase a bit for lats morning into the early afternoon and then start to die down a little bit after 4:00, 5:00. so later tonight no more than a light breeze left. and then eventually it will come back around to the sh

43. 46 in frederick county, virginia. 47 in culpeper. 48 in edgewater, maryland. so heading out for a walk or jog, prepare for a headwind. winds are coming down the river this morning, so our fellow river runners like myself, have the river go with the current and have the wind at your back today. plenty of sunshine, so that won't be the problem. highs today up into the upper 50s and low 60s. it will be a cool to chilly night if you're going out for dinner and a movie plans on a tuesday night. overnight lows tonight into early tomorrow morning, temperatures could have some pockets of temperatures near freezing. so be on the lookout, some rural areas could be down near freezing tomorrow morning. on the whole, tomorrow looks like a nice day after a cold start. plenty of sunshine coming our way. quick peek at the "7-day forecast," 60s today and tomorrow. less wind tomorrow. rain likely now late thursday, thursday night into friday. all eyes on the weekend both d

cool side. eun, i know you like your cool days. >> i like the warmer ones better. we have our eye on metro today. metro says the issues on the red line are all resolved. service was suspended for just under an hour between grosvenor and friendship heights because of an arcing insulator. that's when an inside latulator giving off smoke. now let's check in with melissa mollett. good morning. so d.c. 295 southbound there at east capitol, we still have the right rain getting lane getting. 295 does not need a problem like that on any morning. georgetown pike at river bend road thin great falls, traffic alternates past the accident. a vehicle off into the woods. macarthur boulevard, sangamore

section blocked for fire activity. sending chopper there to see if we can see anything from above. big look at the beltway, overall all of the main routes in and out of town looking okay. the only exception here, 95 northbound near 123. apparently a sign there is actually causing a little bit of distraction and some slowdowns. breaking news out of the far east. south korea reporting north korea has fired a short range projectile from an area near the eastern coast. earlier this month north korea said that it has made progress in its missiles program and that it's put its military on standby for strikes anytime. this comes as president obama prepares to meet with japanese and south korean leaders outside of the nuclear security summit happening here in washington. it is 5:54. new this morning, some doctors are raising concerns about a new law in utah.

requires women getting an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy to get anesthesia did during the procedure. the bill is based on the premise that a fetus can feel pain at that point. not everyone believes this is true. and doctors are worried the anesthesia could cause issues for the mother. some backlash from some tv and film companies may have changed the course of one controversial law in south carolina. -- in the south, i should say. the governor of georgia now saying he plans to veto a bill that would give businesses the right to deny service to gay and lesbian customers based on religious belief. com cocast which owns nbc 4 was among several companies that said they would stop prince george's counties if the governor didn't veto the bill. >> i do not think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in georgia.

is a separate controversial bill this place that limits protections for gay and transgender people, however that state's governor says he won't prevent it from becoming law. it may soon be more difficult for law enforcement to access your e-mail accounts. members of congress are hoping to close an e-mail privacy loophole, it would require warrant to look at any e-mail. right now they can look at one more than six months old without a warrant. maryland already requires a warrant and virginia is one of nine states that is considering similar law. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc. a report says facebook has lovity ambitions, it's working on a way to let you use messenger to pay for items in stores, in direct competition with apple pay and others. with your morning business report, i'm landon dowdy. a special missi

he is breaking skydiving records to raise money for charity. >> he's already raised more than $100,000, but he's not wanting to stop there. he wants for go for a million. here's why. >> one of the things that i made a promise to jason is that i would always be around to take care his family. >> andy lost his best friend jason in the line of duty nine years ago and now he's going for a world record jump, the hone will go to the navy s.e.a.l. foundation which helps his friend's family. >> video incredible. we continue to follow breaking news out of egypt. we're learning there are still people on board the flight after a man hijacked it. the latest when we check in at the live desk. and it's not unusual to hear about a former congress woman in our area. neither is the agenda she

many of are you waking up reading breaking news text alerts about a hijacked plane in egypt that landed in cyprus. authorities there saying this is not represented to terrorism. >> we now know this may have involved a man and a woman, a domestic issue. angie goff at the live desk now closely following this to try to sor

>> yeah, getting more information about the motivation. as we learn that more people were just released from the hijacked egypt airplane that landed in cyprus. you're looking at video taken earlier of the first passengers that were receipt olet off the . four crew members and three passengers remain on the plane. also cyprus officials naming the high jagger saying it is mustafa and he did it over a personal matter that involved a woman. emphasizing this is not related to terrorism. hostage negotiations, though, are tipping and we are staying on top of any further developments. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. right now you are going to want to remember to grab a hat or a hair tie because the wind is starting to flop a bit as you can take a live look outside. the flag flapping a little bit i