warrant. we're just getting new video into the newsroom of a person of interest in a d.c. assault investigation. police want to speak to the man in the green hat. sexual assault happened march 18 on martin luther king avenue in southeast d.c. police say a victim was sexually assaulted by one person while another held the victim at gunpoint. after the assault, the suspects took personal items from the victim and ran off. it is 4:30. more pushback from neighbors ton a $60 million plan to move homeless families from d.c. shelters to around the district. d.c. mayor muriel bowser wants to close that site and move to shelters. >> this plan is fundamentally flawed. was concocted behind closed doors. it's outrageously expensive.

>> opponents have argued some of the sites violate zoning laws and are in unsafe areas. tonight's meeting takes place at ward 6 at the metro police ahead quarters at 6:30. university of colorado fans are going wild again, the women's team just won another ncaa championship in basketball. it capped off a perfect season. no losses. in fact, the team has won 75 games in a row at this point. uconn now has 11 championship wins, the most of any college coach of all time. we also have to give props to syracuse, both the men and women did well getting to the final four. >> that's right, but that connecticut team, amazing, four championships in a row. unstoppable. >> they've been good for a long time. it's time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in

meteorologist chuck bell. >> you need to layer up before you dare to step over the threshold. it is in the upper 20s in some of the nearby suburbs. mid-20s in the panhandle. 25 in martinsburg. 25 in luree. four things you need to know, baby it's cold outside this morning. winter jackets required for now. good news is, winds come out of the south that will make the weather 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, so there's at least good news. but the good news doesn't last long. opening day rain shower, likely for the nationals tomorrow. and another chance at cold, perhaps even record cold, as we get into sunday morning. here's the rain chances. we're all dry here, rain chances across chicago and st. louis. that's coming our way and it may impact your thursday morning commute. both commutes will be dry.

accident-free. >> nice and dry. we do have road work here. we're talking innerloop at braddock road. the right lane gets by for you there. otherwise, looking pretty good, top of the beltway, innerloop and outer loop rolling along just fine. you can see those routes in and out of town are nice and green. innerloop before the gw parkway have the two right lanes getting by there. a little yellow here on the screen this morning. 395, 14th street bridge. you can see inbound, outbound, everything rolling along quite well. we'll see you in ten minutes. it's 433, flights from brussels coming to area today. they'll be the first to arrive here. the first flight is scheduled to land at dulles international around 1:00 with two others schedule later in the day. the brussels airport partially reopened only

more than 30 people died in those terror attacks last month. well, the federal government has about 20 days to anxious a virginia man's efforts to get off the no fly list. gohad mohammed is a u.s. citizen from somalia. yesterday, he joined a class action suit involving thousands of muslim-americans. the lawsuit suggests the no fly list is motivated by ethnic profiling. we first told you about him in 2011 that's when he originally challenge ed the no fly list in court. the challenge came after he was detained. his brother is on the fbi's most wanted terror list. weeks after the terror in brussels, safety in our airport is on the agenda in a senate committee.

peter messinger plants to testify. president obama is expected to announce a plan for the zika plan of money set up for the ebola virus. the associated press says the money will go to treat people infected with zika, fund vaccine research and combat mosquitos that spread the virus. dr. anthony fauci spoke to news4 about the ongoing research. he has a warning for pregnant women. >> do not travel in areas in which there's an outbreak, that's the most important thing. the other thing is we know it's sexually transmitted. that's a fact. that's not a theory. that's a fact. >> virus can cause serious birth defects if it infected pregnant women. all have been linked to travel. >> the irs headquarters in downtown d.c. wl

for the rest of the week. a fire in the basement monday affected the air handling system. the irs says telework with the employees are expected to work remotley. no other officers are affected by the closure. and the tax proceeding is still under way. is wildfires are once again flaring up in kansas and oklahoma. residents in the small town of freedom are being asked to evacuate. and that is the same spot where not just one month ago wildfires scorched hundreds of square miles. the national weather service warned most of the state was under critical to extremely critical fire conditions due to dry air, warm temperatures and stra strong winds, eun. it's a story you'll only see on news4. d.c. firefighters are rallying around one of their own after she lost everything in a fire easter su

21-year-old tonnisha morris woke up to the smell of smoke. she grabbed her nephew and ran out of the house. the home was engulfed in flails. the firefighters arrived quickly. >> they really big picks, basically like the majority of them just gone. >> morris says she's even more motivated to help others now because she know what is a total loss feels like. if you'd like to help morris, you can take donations to engine 28 on connecticut avenue. that's right near the cleveland park metro station. a dramatic chase comes to a dramatic end. why things didn't stop there for the officer following the fleeing driver. take a live look outside across the district this morning where we are off to another brutally cold start. kids will need the winter coat

but what about the hat and gloves? storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has the answer and the next weather and traffic coming up on the 1s. i'm erica gonzales from the live desk. more possible aircraft debris has been found. signs of mh-370 may be. that's what investigators are trying to determine this morning. just this determine, they said debris was found on the island in mauritius. and then there was another piece of debris that was found near mozambique. very little has been found of

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yikes, a car chase and life-saving rescue caught on camera. a man trying to get away from missouri police lost control of his speeding suv. the vehicle flipped and the driver was tossed out. police started cpr on the man who could not breathe. he is expected to be okay. well, we're talking about certainly heavy coats but what about those gloves and hats. chuck bell? >>

you are, chris. others think it's crazy cold and wearing whatever they got. others think oh, this isn't so bad for april. 27 in gaithersburg, 32 at reston town center. layer things up. kids will need their winter scarf and warm hat. recess gets a "b" because of the chill in the breeze. but by later this afternoon, temperatures mid to upper 50s but at least plenty of sunshine that keeps the roads dry and make the traffic all the easier, melissa. >> you would hope. take a look at 66, eastbound/westbound. we don't have any problems. 95, quantico on the beltway going to take you 18 minutes. that's exactly what it should take on this time of day on your average wednesday morning. you can see you're nice and green all the way up to the beltway and into town on 395. innerloop after

lane getting by the work zone there. no problems on the prince george's, reminder on the bay bridge. very normal for this time of day. it is 4:43, new details on a scathing article that later was rescinded. what we're learning will happen to a student who said she was gang raped at the university of virginia. neither took home a win in the wisconsin primaries but it narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy,

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senators ted cruz and bernie sanders wake up today with wins in wisconsin but are the front-runners fazed by the change? nbc's tracie potts has a look at the bigger picture live from capitol hill. tracie, let's start with the democrats. what does this mean for hillary clinton and bernie sanders? >> well, 2 certainly means sanders is going on the momentum from hillary clinton. trying to take over the delegates and maybe even win the state of new york in less than two weeks. sanders won with a lot of young people going to the polls in wisconsin. being able to sign up. out of state students being able to sign up in the primaries and a lot of men that turned up to vote. he, by the way, celebrated that win in wyoming. already focused forward to those caucuses this weekend. hillary clinton in brooklyn insisting that she can win her home state. and as we have seen in recent weeks, talking a lot more about donald trump and bernie n

cruz won big making it harder for trump to take the win before the summer convention? >> well, he did, not only for the stop-trump movement tweeting that he is trying to hijack the party. trump's campaign tweeting that cruz is trying to steal the nomination. trump had to downplay wisconsin but it certainly was a bit of a road block the fact that he was not able to win. still out there with the most delegates but slowed by the loss in wisconsin. and a quick recap of the delegate count starting with the lead here. trump in the lead with 753 delegates followed by cruz at 514. and john kasich at 114. the win last night makes it harder for trump to reach 1237. to the democrats clinton is still far ahead of sanders,

a fire investigation in montgomery county has turned into a suspicious death investigation. 63-year-old steven skalabrum was found dead in the basement after an intense fire. the death is being investigated as a homicide. atf, montgomery county police and fire investigators searched the home for evidence. he worked as a jeweler. friends told news4, he had problems with drug abuse but recently had turned his life around. a here row that is now denise madison will always remember her husband corey. >> he knew that he was taking the danger and he was luring it away from us. there's no question in my mind, from the moment he came into my life, he was continuously trying to do everything he could to protect me and our children. >> yesterday,

denise's ex-husband to life in prison for the murder of corey madison in ashburn. denise said the sentence doesn't bring any peace but does make it better. she gave birth to their first child eight months after the death. last thursday, one of the woman went to the other's office without permission. that's when d.c. police said the incident started. one woman ended up on the floor. the defendant is expected in court on assault charges in may. today, judge merrick garland is back on capitol hill meeting with senators as he tries to move his nomination to the supreme court forward. he will meet with three democratic senators including illinois senator dick durbin and california

feinstein. so far, three gop senators have broken with leadership and have met with garland. the controversy continues to brew over george mason university's plan to rename its law school after the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. according to "the washington post" the democratic legislators from northern virginia, ten of them, say the name change is, quote, disturbing. they question the link between a $20 million anonymous donation and the new name. the name change still needs state approval. there's a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against "rolling stone" for that retracted article about a gang rape at uva. now the student who told the magazine that she was a rape survivor is appearing in court. the woman was only identified as jackie in the piece. tomorrow, she'll testify in a confidential deposition hearing. well, you can use and possess marijuana in the di

smoke it in public. the d.c. council voted 7 to 6 to permanently ban marijuana outside of homes even though it's legal for adults to use. advocates are not happy for this decision they say the ban hurts pe people in public housing. d.c. has one of the toughest laws in the nation when it comes to synthetic drugs. the council outlawed any synthetic drugs and it makes it much easier for police and prosecutors to arrest someone for distributing the drugs. to help you understand the dangerous drugs, the news4 i-team created a synthetic drug page. maryland workers are closer to earning seven paid sick days a year. it would mean one hour of sick time for every 30 hours

days. only companies with at least 15 workers would have to comply. now the state senate still needs to act on the bill quickly because the legislative session ends monday night. all right. storm team meteorologist chuck bell is here, and more cold weather. >> welcome to the morning show, chris. >> thank you, an opportunity. >> absolutely. >> we worked together many moons ago and here we are again. >> that's right. good to have you this morning. a little bit on the cold side again for everybody today. our april freeze continues and there's another chance of freezing temperature coming our way this weekend. so, while we've got the winter coats out, just don't bother putting them back in the big box and stuffing them in the attic anytime soon. you're going to need them. what to expect throughout the day. number one, freezing cold. number two, plenty of sunshine. it is going to be a pretty day, milder than yesterday but nearly 10 degrees cooler than

whether the impact it will have on your plans, we'll give you the cautionary tale. a nice afternoon and evening. for tomorrow, back to red lights because of all the rain especially tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning likely to be the rainiest part of the day. freeze warnings remain in place for much of the commonwealth and north carolina. here's the rain chance moving in right now. a little under 20 hours away. that's where the rain chances are for the next several days. no chance for rain today. near 100% chance of rain tomorrow. cloudy skies friday lead to another passing shower chance on your saturday. here's future weather to time out your rain chances tomorrow. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. nearly everybody on i-81 and i-95 getting rained on. moderate rain especially between 8:00 and 10:00 tomorrow morning. that's when the heaviest rain is coming down. i'll tell you how m

more importantly, tomorrow afternoon, the first pitch time for the nationals versus the marlins, it's probably going to be a delay, but they probably will postpone the game. if you got plans of going to the game, plan on going but plan on dealing with some rain drops. here's your first peek at the forecast. sunny, breezy, 57. tomorrow, rain primarily in the morning but could linger. over the weekend, highs back down into the 40s. and another hard freeze sunday morning, likely to be the coldest, maybe flirting with records on sunday morning. how much rain comes up in ten. brand-new crash here, southbound lehigh way at 15, report that the left lane is the only thing getting by an accident there. trying to get more information on that one.

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welcome back at 4:58, if you're just joining us, we're continuing to follow breaking news in the district where three women have been shot overnight. the incidents unfolded in the 2300 block of green street southeast. news4's molette green arrived on the scene and will bring us the very latest in a few minutes. well, if you're away from your tv, come take a look at the current temperatures. a lot of you are waking up in the 30s and even some 20s this morning. will we see a warmup later today. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will let us know on the next weather and traffic on the 1s. a new domestic violence program in alexandria is offering to have a safe place

violence. community lodgings is three years with helping families and said there's an increase in domestic violence cases. the mother of two may not have survived without the help of the program. >> he couldn't protect himself. and here, i had a baby, what could the baby do to protect himself, so i had to leave. >> after school, children in the program are offered several workshops where the instructors lead an academic curriculum. it's available to every child in alexandria. well, the u.s. supreme court will not allow records from the woman known as the d.c. madam to become public. they just rejected a request from deborah jean paltry to release those records. the lawyer who once represented

impact the election. palfrey ran a high-priced escort service in the district for years. she died in 2008. a new procedure to trick your appetite and it doesn't require any surgery. the procedure is called bariatric embowlization. the doctor puts the catheter at the top of your stomach to control your appetite. for now this is experimental. >> i do believe this is a great new tool that is hoping to have long-term effect. >> people lost 17% of weight after the procedure. doctors say they're going to keep testing. >> announcer: "news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news, a triple shooting overnight in the district. and this morning, we know all of the victims are women. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris