that would be done. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are on the attack in their most heated debate yet. both are fighting for a big win in new york's democratic primary on tuesday. sanders has been on a winning streak, but delegatesproportion needs to win by a wide margin to cut into the delegate lead. they were quick to point out their differences? >> i called them out on their mortgage behavior. >> oh, my goodness, they must have been really crushed by this. >> it's a difficult path ahead for senator sanders to clinch the democratic nomination. he needs to win 68% of the remaining delegates to beat secretary clinton. now, donald trump just picked up a new endorsement from the new york post. the editorial board there says if trump wins the nomination, they skeexpect him to be more presidential and self disciplined. latest polls show trump

new york state ahead of the prime air there. ted cruz and john kasich stopped by the late shows to try to drum up support. cruz poked fun at donald trump in a sketch with jimmy fallon about campaign advice. >> are you writing this down? >> hold on. let me get my pen. >> kasich took a more serious approach with seth meyers. he also picked up an endorsement from new york governor george pataki. in 15 minutes, tracie potts will break down the state of the race heading in to tuesday's primary. >> right now, though, four things to know about your forecast. it's 4:31. chuck. >> thanks, aaron and eun. yeah, four things you need to know about the weather, once again just like the last three or four mornings in a row, there is patchy frost in the rural areas, but a warming trend, so less and less of an impactit

each passing morning. afternoon highs today just about average for the middle of april. weekend plans, no worries. no rain chances means more pollen, so keep your sniffling suppressant somewhere close by. there is tyson's corner out in the distance. temperatures 30s in the colder suburbs to low and mid-40s in the city. and then the rest of the day, sunshine and a light breeze our average high this time of the year at 67. that's the forecasted high for today. 67 degrees. nicer over the week enand near 80 by monday. your full seven day is coming up at 4:51. friday morning traffic with melissa. taking a live look 270 at montrose road, you can see we're looking good here northbound and southbound, nice and dry. can't wait until the sun comes up, but of course we will see a little bit of sun in the morning commute especially on 66 here this morning. so remember the sun glare could be an issue before 108 at fieldcrest, a crash in

blue mash golf course. northbound georgia at colesville, right lane getting by that work zone. and this has cleared 39 5 north at duke street. weather and traffic alwas oways the 1s. tragic developments to report. we've learned more than 750 people were hurt in that huge earthquake in japan. dozens have serious injuries, at least nine people were killed and the number could go up today. the earthquake hit southern japan yesterday, the country now dealing with after shocks and cleaning up countless homes and streets that have collapsed. new and developing news overnight, we are learning a celebratory missile launch in north korea has failed. south korean and u.s. officials say it's an embarrassing setback that was an inaugural test of a new powerful mid range missile. the missile was meant to celebrate north korea's founder's birthday. back to

it's 4:34. and there are new details in a burglar that led to the shooting of a 6-year-old in d.c. police arrested 26-year-old seattles who is one of at least two burglary suspects who forced their way it into apartment on foote street. a person inside that apartment fired shots at the suspects. two bullets hit a 6-year-old in the arm, but he was expected to okay. lawmakers will get a better understanding of the zika virus this afternoon. one of the country he leading mosquito sxhermexperts will dis the virus at a briefing. dr. scott weaver will also explain what can be done to control spread of the virus within the u.s. could there be trouble for former d.c. mayor vincent gray's political comeback? today federal prosecutors are expected to release new information from a so-called shadow campaign investigation that troubled gray while he was mayor. businessman jeffrey thompson pleaded guilty to being the mastermind of that $650,000

in 2014, thompson said in court that gray knew about the shadow campaign and welcomed secret funds to defeat adrian fenty. the case was closed with no charges filed against gray last december. >> as far as i'm concerned, that investigation concerning me was closed on december 9 of 2015. and that's exactly where i'll leave it. >> gray is now running for the ward seven council seat. it is now 4:35. today a giant crane will lift damaged stones off the washington national cathedral to prepare for the installation of newly carved pinnacles. this kicks off the start of the second phase of earthquake repair work. the work will take about a decade and cost an estimated $22 million which will need to be raised through private donations. an earthquake caused the damage to the cathedral back in 2011. one down and three to go. the capitals play the

in their playoff serieses. jason pugh says nobody is getting too excited just yet. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. if you're a capitals fan, it's a great morning after a 2-0 victory over the flyers here thursday night at verizon center, the capitals now lead the series with philadelphia 1-0. carlson's slap shot gave washington the 1-0 lead late in the second appeared and another goal was added in the third as ho holpe earned the shutout. players pleased, when you not yet celebrating. >> a pig me up to start us off and only game one. we have a long ways ahead of ourselves. and obviously get that we won, but come back done to earth and get ready for the next battle. >> a big goal. can't get wrapped up in one game. less emotion you put into it that way, leaves the information

better off you are. >> reporter: game two will come your way saturday night at the verizon center. puck drops at 7:00. you can watch it on comcast sports net. jason pugh, news4 sports. >> the least expensive tickets right now for tomorrow's game going for about $140 and they can go up into the thousands. >> i'm just excited we won the first one. you want to start off strong. whoever wins the series will play either the penguins or the new york rangers. both rivals of ours. go caps. take a look outside. a little chilly right now, but don't be surprised if people at work play hooky today because we're in for a beautiful day. a closer look at what's ahead and your school day forecast, that's at 4:41. and when you swipe your metro card this morning, it will stay that way for a while. why the agency just paused a pay by phone program. . and they say love is blind, but this blind?

becse of what they were dauoi kathleen matthews: imagine paying 20% more for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message.

i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: an attack ad from the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue. so outrageous that president obama said, "pull it down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edwards ads that "mislead" voters. donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? take a look at this scene. how do you think you'd act if the bar you were in was being robbed? probably run out, not? take a look here in the circle. they're kissing right through the entire robbery. seems complete will he unfazed.

montana on monday and told everyone to put their hands up. love is blind, don't you know the robbers took cash and left, for one was hurt. >> nobody was hurt. there you go. i guess it's okay in that instance, right? >> ah, love. >> you're into it, but that could have gone -- >> you have to be paying attention to your surroundings. >> no, i meant the couple, that could have gone a lot harder. they're not paying attention to anything. congress could end up rewriting the rules for the fantasy sports industry. we learned there is a hearing on capitol hill about fantasy sports online gaming and sports betting next month. they will talk about the current legal status of websites like draft kings and fan duel along with the action some states are taking against those sites. comcast is among the investors in fan duel. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. you know, what i can feel the warm-up. >> spring coming? >> yes. >> chuck. >> you can feel it? are you sure? because you've

>> i'm not complaining. i'm noticing. i'm making a statement. >> i didn't know she went to make you school. she's parsing words real carefully. >> i suggest you move on. >> pallollen on the rise, that' only thing you're allowed to complain about now. bus stop temperatures upper 30s to near 40. a plus outdoor recess, full sunshine, 65 when the kids come home today. dress nice and cool, your a.m. fleece this morning, but back to sunglasses by later on this afternoon. we'll break down the weekend coming up. melissa, don't you be parsing words in traffic. >> i don't want to get in trouble. >> an opportunity to see the scenery. >> 108 here at fieldcrest in laytonsville, we still have that crash as list direpolice direct around the accident. northbound georgia at colesville, right lane getting by that work zone, that one still hanging around this morning. no more problems on 395,

that work zone now out of the way. 66 and 95 here look quite good this morning. taking a look at 270 from 270 down to the spur, you can see you're on time at 25 minutes. i'll be back in ten. something a lot of people use to get around town, but a planned expansion was just put on hold. why the circumstanlator fleet w get big forea while. and just days ahead of the pivotal primary in new york, one of the presidential candates isid

but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws.

to ban military-style assault weapons. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. welcome back. bernie sanders is hoping a trip to the vatican today will help his campaign in new york. it is a hotly c

grabs on tuesday. >> we saw sanders and hillary clinton take aim at each other in the latest debate. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on all this. tracie, wondering what the thinking is with this trip to the vatican. >> reporter: right in the middle of the campaigning for the new york primary, the positioni thi he seems to be that he needs a larger stage. he could align himself with the catholics which is a large portion of the u.s. voting population. it could give him an opportunity to speak out on social issues where this pope is believed to be more progressive, it could help him align with the more liberal democratic voting bloc in new york. so could this trip be to his advantage? absolutely even though he is leaving new york just days before they vote. >> the republican primary is also on tuesday there in new york. this is not going to be an easy win for ted cruz and john kasich in trump's state. >> reporter: trump is up 33

points in the latest quinnipiac poll. it appears that it would take a miracle for one of them to overtake him. they're all campaigning in upstate new york today because in addition to -- when you look at new york as a voter -- area for voter, there is new york city and long island and then there is the whole rest of the state. upstate new york. in some areas demographically in terms of voting, much different than new york city. so they're all concentrating on those areas today. >> all right. tracie potts on capitol hill for us. thank you. for the first time ever, the district is not asking the federal government for permission to spend its money. d.c.'s budget will the not be part of the federal budget this year, but it still has to go through congress.the not be part of the federal budget this year, but it still has to go through congress. and rachel maddow asked mayor bowser if she's bracing for a fight. >> i think the fact hat courts have weighed in suggests to everybody that sending our budget, our local dollars, directly to the congress makes

>> mayor bowser says she was frustrated the district was not represented this week on capitol hill in those heated congressional hearings on metro safety. metro is scrapping its plans to use the new fare gates it was testing. it would have meant that you could swipe your smartphone or bank card to pay, but metro says some of the new gates did not work during the testing period. the agency's general manager says it will work on improving the system it already has. the d.c. circulator routes will not be growing anytime soon following a troubling audit of the system. the "washington post" is reporting that district department of transportation is putting expansion plans on hold. a recent audit showed that 95% of circulator buses had at least one significant safety problem. it ddot's director says it does not have a maintenance facility that can keep up with repairs. new routes could have included u street or the national cathedral. a second shooting in just months in a northern virginia neighborhood has residents on

edge. the loudoun county sheriff's office says emily king shot her boyfriend during an argument yesterday morning in sterling. after several hours on the run, police got a call about a woman crying inside a grocery store in nokesville. it was king. the 23-year-old grew up in that townhouse community. one neighbor who didn't want to appear on camera says the community is shocked. >> she's a good girl, cease so polite, she allege say hi, always play with my kids. ask how are you, how you doing. i never heard anything bad about her. >> the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. in september, a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed on his way to the school bus stop in that same townhouse community. virginia governor terry mcauliffe signed a new law making rape kit testing mandatory. the governor's office says a state audit last year found nearly 3,000 up tested kits. the new law should double the number of tests performed next year. the new state budget also ines

six new dna examiners. fwl a virginia tech student is being recognized as a champion of change. she met with the vice president about her work against sexual violence. she and several other college students from around the country received the award. kelly says this honor has been four years in the making. she began work to go tight against sexual violence since the day she stepped on virginia tech's campus as a freshman. kelly made her comments on campus spearheading efgts like take back the night and another called clothes line where she saw them quad ripe he will in participation by her senior year. kelly plans to continue her work when she begins graduate school in the fall. demonstrators on both sides of the immigration debate will be in washington this weekend, preparing for monday's immigration battle in the supreme court. the show towne pits president obama's programs that would save millions of up doucumented

immigrants from key pore tags against critics who say he's overstepping his presidential powers. you can enjoy the national parks in our area for free for the next week. it's celebrating its 100th birthday this year as part of national park week, all fees will be waived starting tomorrow. we will put a link to the list on the nbc washington app. i was driving through roack crek park and realizing it's so green and beautiful in our area. >> i drove out to shenandoah in december, and it was cold out there so it's pretty, but now that we'll actually get warm weather this week, it will be even better. >> my favorite time of the year. not only are ttulips coming up, dog wood season. so take your pictures send to e me @chuckbell4. be happy to share your hard work snapping photos with the rest of our social media nation. what to expect

crisp and cool start here early this morning, but it is leave work early kind of weather coming up today. full sunshine, hardly even a breeze blowing today. just heightest little bit of a northeast wind at about 5 to 10 miles per hour, that's it. there is cold to deal with this morning, a light wind and clear sky. sheltered valleys as typical will allege ways be the coldest. frost advisory until 9:00 a.m. for northern maryland, blue ridge, shenandoah valley and right up into the nearby suburbs of montgomery and fairfax county. no chance for rain today and the whole weekend is looking nice and dry. p so as a result, you can get that car washed and again, just like i keep mentioning, i can't keep the pollen off the hood, but at least the car will be shiny clean. day planner then, a clear sky. sun up a the 6:36 this

into the 50s by about 11:00 and the rest of your friday afternoon as soon as you can figure out a way to get out of work and school, you will love the weather. highs today mid to upper 60s. and a little hint of a warming trend coming our way as we head into the weekend. friday night date night going out dinner and a movie, 6 to 8:00, temperatures still near 60 degrees. sun not down until nearly 8:00 this time of the year. and going out to the movie, pick it carefully. there are a lot of clunkers. temperatures in the mid -- >> movie critic now. >> have you seen some of the stuff that's in the neerts? it's tear prriblterrible. >> the boss was heilariouhilari. >> highs tomorrow up near 70. perfect whether you're pedaling it or roaring the hog down the road, great bike riding weather. and your "7-day forecast," nary a chance for rain anywhere in the next week. best chance we may have

sprinkle, a cool front coming in on tuesday, but not enough of a chance to put it on the 7 day. 80 on monday and back to near 80 again on thursday of next week. melissa mollett, a good friday morning to you. how are the roads? a good friday morning to you, too. right now looking pretty good. some construction hanging around northbound georgia at colesville. right lane getting by the work zone. 66 as wap he wiles mill road, n worries there on 66. 108 at fieldcrest in laytonsville, still have that drash there right in front of blue mash golf course. the police directing traffic around that accident this morning. taking a look at the top of the beltway, still nice and green. exactly how we like it see it. and overall prince george's county looking quite good, you can see in and out of town on 50 is no problem. seeing a tiny bit of a slowdown here southbound 210. i'll let you know if we're seeing anything there on the system. be back in ten minutes. the at

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for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. we want to let you know we're following breaking news in the district. just a short time

confirmed a deadly stabbing in the 4100 block of livingston road southeast. megan mcgrath will bring us up to speed in a few minutes. if you're getting ready to head out the door, don't for get your jacket. it's a chilly start, but you might be thinking about lunch outside by the time the afternoon rolls around. doesn't that sound nice? chuck bell is breaking down the next 24 hours at 5:01. plans to build the first mosque in culpeper county are in limbo. the board of supervisors says the land doesn't meet certain requirements. four of the seven supervisors rejected the mosque's permit 34riks for a certain type of sue allege system. muslim leaders call the board's division discrimination after the local newspaper reported that they approved 18 of 19 similar applications, two for christian churches. >> i take their word that there is nothing discriminatory. >> we just e-mailed and got the contact with the justice

department. >> muslim leaders are now pressing forward with lawyers to the federal level. 4:59 now. local peoples answering a terrifying call, a new type of kidnapping happening in our area uncovered by the news 4 iteam. the phone rings and the caller on the other end says they have a loved one held hostage. they have details about your family and say they will kill them unless money is wired. would you take the call seriously, hang up or call the police? investigators sell the iteam that is the dilemma families in the d.c. area are now facing. >> youred a drep lynn ed adren you think your loved one is held hostage and you're hamstrung. >> you can see the whole story including interviews with local victims on the nbc washington app. go to investigations. mike xroe soft crosoft is s federal government over a law that lets the government secretly look at your

law and it violates constitutional rights and free speech and protection against unreasonable searches. change is apparently coming to a movie theater near you. the amc movie chain is now considering a revision to its policy on cellphone use. it's supposed to help lure in millennials. the ceo tells variety magazine he's considering adding a session of the theater where texting is allowed. a greater possibility is specifically designated auditoriums. so they tell you not to text. >> if you to, you get the side eye. here is my thing, if you're paying for the ticket, didn't you want to watch the movie? >> nothing takes the kids away from the phone. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybod