glenn ivey, anthony brown, and jocelyn pena-melnyk are the frontrunners. and sixth district, there are eight challengers and it spans from potomac to gaithersburg and garrett county. eight republican candidates are running to unseat democratic in-cuin incumbe in-consume bhent. and incumbent. and in the eighth, the most expensive house race in the nation. van hollen giving up this seat to run for the senate. three democratic candidates top the list. jamie raskin, kathleen matthews and david trone. our coverage of today's votes continue on the nbc washington app. be sure to open it up to learn more about why residents in maryland will vote on paper ballots plus if you need to find out where your polling place is, we have a link to a poll finder, just search polling places. weather and traffic on th

chuck bell, i suspect you have four things for us to know this morning. >> you are correct. although that's not tellingly the graphic that would say it. all about this one right here. that one says 4 things to know. you're right. so now that we have our count correct, let's take a look and see what they are for you today. today will be the last of the warm days. we'll be in the 80s today. there will be a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. not looking for a big severe weather outbreak here. that will be the case across oklahoma and kansas, though, today. and then a showery april pattern comes back our way. could be raining on us here for many opportunities here the rest of the week. but i remain hopeful for the weekend. highest risk for severe weather today by far across oklahoma, texas and north kansas. for us, there is still a slight risk for strong to severe weather, the highest risk for strong storms in our area is across northern and northeastern maryland between about 2:00 and 8:00. but ahead of the rain chance, temperatures today low to

the showery weather will last coming up. top of the beltway and all the routes in and out of town, you can see bw parkway, 95, route 1, 29 everything there is rolling along just fine. looking at prince george's county, you can see no major traffic troubles. right now again we still have two items of note on 395 this morning. so northbound at duke street, the left lane getting by that work zone. and southbound at seminary, two left lanes getting by that work zone. overall 66 and 95 again we're looking pretty good. we'll talk about a closure that starts today coming up in the next ten minutes out near leesburg. 270 at old hundred, clear right now. remember we had a bad crash there last night that cleared out pretty late, almost before hid night is when it finally cleared. right now we're okay. see you at 4:41. this just in. north korea says it has a powerful mid size missile -- mid range missile on

this is just a couple days after the north successfully test fired a ballistic missile from a submarine. south korea saying they can't confirm that, but we're hearing from the president of south korea who warns of stronger sanctions if the north indeed goes through with a fifth nuclear test. a suspect is being questioned in a homicide in fairfax county. a man was found dead inside an apartment in the mount vernon area yesterday afternoon. the woman who called police is being questioned. a neighbor did not want to reveal her identity out of fear of retaliation. >> did you ever hear anything suspicious next door, any yelling? >> nothing out of the ordinary. an argument once in a while, but nothing out of the ordinary. >> fairfax county police say there is no threat to the public. no charges have been filed and the victim's name has not been released yet. he's accused of killing his wife and a prince william county officer. take ronald hamilton has to answer

prosecutors say hamilton killed his wife and shot three officers at his home in woodbridge in february. ashley guindon was killed on her first day on the job. attorneys for both sides will go over evidence at a hearing this morning. court records indicate that hamilton confessed to the shootings. this morning montgomery county council members will urge the county executive to suspend official travel to mississippi and north carolina. both states have enacted laws that deny services to people in the lgbt community. today the council is supposed to vote on condemning the new laws. several states and cities have already banned travel to those states. >> inside metro, a shakeup is taking place. adam tuss obtained internal memos that detail staffing changes in several departments including the rail control center. one memo shows that the managing director of rail transportation is on extended leave. they also outline a reorganization within other departments. the memos are from

before this weekend's smoke incident on the red line. and metro now says that power cables were not to blame for that incident on metro. it is now focused on a metal piece of a rail car that may have dislodged and touched the electrical third rail creating smoke in the tunnel between friendship heights and tenleytown. one rider describes his experience. >> turned around to see flashing lights, flames reflections off the tunnel walls. and a loud noise and smoke. >> the train was eventually reversed into the tenleytown station. metro did not say what was going on for about 20 to 30 minutes. metro is still investigating the cause of the incident. no one was hurt. the fight over the redskins name could make it all the way to the supreme court. a lawyer for the team is asking the court to review its

in the other case, a band with the name some find offensive was denied trademark rights. the skins' attorney says that case could effectively end the discussion before the team can go to court. native miles per hours say the word redskins is a racial slur and the trademark office canceled the trademark protection because of it. the supreme court still has to decide whether to hear either case. to the ice now. we're waiting to find out when the caps will play the penguins. and of course you can cheer them on today and every day. the caps are opening up their practice to the public, doors in arlington open at 10:30. a great way to watch the team without paying the high ticket prices. go caps. and even these we don't know when the games will begin, you can buy a ticket to the second round right now. the caps are selling tickets to all four home games, although they're only guaranteed to play the first two.

calling the caps. and if you're a diehard fan, you'll clear your calendar. >> i want to see that ticket. what does it say, like we promise we will get you in to a hockey game at some point? >> tba. good news for all you warm weather lovers, we could be flirting with the 90s today. just flirting. a little flirting. hey there, how are you. >> is thatt oyou're best. >> i'm a little rusty. we're already off to a nice start around here. bad new, rain might be on the way. you look good today. we'll tell you what the kids should know about the bus stop at 4:41. how a woman hopes her granddaughter's death will help prevent the lives of others in a story only on news 4. ♪ some say as a way to honor the lost lives in

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hey mom, i could use some basil. oh, sure thing, sweetie. life is eating out of a flower pot. wait where's the? right. it's being a food paparazzi. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet. as it should. and a takeout romantic. dessert! happy anniversary. life is mucho, and grande. life is eating, laughing, loving and a place to enjoy it together. i'm chris van hollen. my entire public life i've worked to bring people together for the common good. sometimes that means taking on and beating powerful special interests... like big oil, the nra and wall street. and i've done that. but sometimes it means finding common ground to get things done for marylanders. that's especially important now-- when so many seek to divide us. we must ensure that every child can succeed and build an economy that works for everyone.

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security guards. officials at the september 11th memorial site say their staff was wrong to stop the choir from singing. this happened last wednesday while the students from north carolina were on a school trip in new york city. officials at the site say they're working with staff to make sure that other impromptu student performances are not stopped. 4:41 is our time right now. chuck bell is in the storm team 4 "weather center." hey, chuck. >> good morning, everybody. off to a much milder start today than yesterday. a lot of spots yesterday were in the 40s. this morning though we're all in the low to mid-60s under a partly to at times mostly cloudy sky. school day today, another outdoor recess kind of a day. mid-60s at the bus top this morning. upper 70s to near 80 at recess time. and coming home from school, temperatures low to mid-80s today. there will be a chance for showers and thunderstorms to bubble up really right about the time the kids are coming home from school and there a

the later parts of the afternoon. so as a result, make sure you have your umbrella with you for later on this afternoon. otherwise before the rain gets here, it's shorts and sunglasses. we'll take a look at the shower-filled "7-day forecast" coming up in ten minutes. any new troubles on the roads? one thing that i want to warn you about. a closure ter today between 9:00 and 3:00. it's today through friday. so clarks gap will be shut down between 9 and hamilton station. they have a detour in place, so it will take you extra time to get through that area. 66, you are on time. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. we'll take a big look at the beltway coming up. well, could it be a make or break day in decision 2016? a look at which presidential candidates are expected to do well as five states get ready to cast their ballots in the primaries. and one year after the riots

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i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message.

a before t15 before the hou. five states including maryland will help determine the eventual presidential nominees. these are critical for both parties, but particularly for the gop. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with the latest on today's primaries. >> reporter: good morning. trump calling them pathetic for this alliance that we won't really see the results of in the five primaries today. it will start with indiana next week. donald trump says that he's glad to see them

weakness. meantime they are focused on the five east coast primaries including maryland. in all 172 delegates to split up between these republicans. donald trump is favored in these northeast states. however, it's still not quite enough delegates to put him over the top. >> on the democratic side, if you look at the projected dwell gat counts here, hillary clinton is still far in the lead. do we get any sense there bernie sanders can about why he feels like he will go all the way to the convention as he said? >> reporter: it's that whole super delegate argument, but it's get being more difficult to make. today they have 462 delegatesbe make. today they have 462 delegates at stake. if overperforms as the polls are predicting, she will be about this close from clinching the nomination. one more state and it's hers. so the questions now for bernie sanders, what happens to your campaign, are you going all the way to the convention, will you endorse hillar

back and forth on the msnbc town hall was about last night, clinton and sanders talking about whose job it is to bring unity to the party. >> all right. tracie potts for us on the hill. thanks. death of a george mason university student is now a homicide. fairfax county police say 21-year-old li was stabbed to death found sunday afternoon at a town home in centreville. a neighbor says li lived with his sister and parents. investigators have not named any suspects. 4:47 now. a grandmother wants to change the law so maryland roads will be safer to cross. 2-year-old die has city was killed a year ago when she and her grandmother were legally crossing 197 and old chapel road in bowie. her family expected criminal manslaughter charges to be filed against the driver. instead he faced misdemeanor charges because the police investigation determined there was no

the little girl's family believes that's not fair. >> if you are not texting, if you are not speeding or if you have not consumed alcohol prior to driving, it's okay to kill someone in a crosswalk. >> the family is now trying to gain support for dynasty's bill. the law would specified that cars coming from any direction must stop if someone is in the crosswalk. and online petition has been created in hopes of getting a bill written and passed. sexual misconduct scandal is growing at the naval academy. marine corps major michael prius has been removed from teaching. leaders say they were not aware of a former student's sex assault allegations against him back in 2013. it came to life after a new investigation of major hark thompson. thompson was convicted in 2013 of having sex with two midshipmen while he was teaching at the academy. prius was investigated f

a man who accused a former house speaker of sexually abusing him is now suing for almost $2 million. dennis hastert will be sentenced tomorrow for lying about alleged hush money to keep the victim quiet. the lawsuit claims hastert sexually abused the man in a hotel room during a wrestling camp when he was 14 years old. p victim's attorney says her client is a private person who never sought publicity. >> i can't tell you that he's glad it came to light, you know, what happened happened. and so he's dealing with those circumstances. >> the lawsuit seeks $1.8 million which the victim says is the remainder of an oral agreement made by hastert to pay $3.5 million. hastert will head to federal court tomorrow where prosecutors will recommend six months in prison. 4:49. the owner of a gun store in arlington is suing 64 people including elected officials. nova armory opened last month. a lawsuit claims the individuals conspired to destroy the brings and even mailed death threats

a teenage employee. the owner's attorney says since the store opened, certain individuals have followed customers who were leaving the store and were caught taking pictures of their license plates. the suit asks for $2.1 million in lost revenue and damages. today maryland's u.s. attorney will visit a prison in allegheny county. jay rosen steen and three other mens of the u.s. attorney's office will meet with 30 inmates at federal correctional institution cumberland who will be prepared to be released. the u.s. attorney's office says it wants to help those in-hates overcome challenges of future employment and housing while making sure they have critical documents including a driver's license and social security card. tomorrow marks one year since the unrest in baltimore after the death of freddie gray. since then, the city has hired a new police commissioner, he's addressed many of the training and other problems that came to light during the riots. i sat down with commissioner kevin davis recently and his re

change. >> what we need to go forward in 2016 policing if we've learned anything at all from 2015, whether it's been ferguson or new york or baltimore is that we need a civil relationship with our community and one that is built on trust and respect. >> you can see more of my conversation with commissioner davis tonight at 5:00. we talked about some of the tactics he's using to try to build better relationships with the community and i thought he had a really interesting sons about police body cameras. so you'll hear more about that. >> and it takes so much time. it won't be solved in a year or two years. >> that is the reality for baltimore on so many different levels. >> looking afford to that interview. this three month old kitten, aah, i'm not even a kitten person, named princess jazzy, that's a good name -- sorry. i like that name. okay. it was not ready for

quite yet, but that did not stop someone from snatching the feline from the washington humane society shelter. d.c. police say someone came in and asked to look at the cats and then walked out with the kitten while the staff helped other people. the humane society says the kitten needs medical hope and is offering a $1,000 reward in the case. this is princess jazzy and if you find her, return her please. so what are we, is that 68 on the screen? >> it sure is temperature it is really mild outside this morning. you may have even had your windows open on the way in. >> i love it. >> air conditioning. >> you did not -- not yet. >> i gave up on the windows. >> my windows and sun roof were all open this morning on the way in because it's just a beautiful mild almost summerlike morning out there. and it will feel a lot like summertime today. temperatures well up into the low

typical this time of the year summer warmth often comes with with a chance of summerlike storms. in all likelihood the strongest of the storms will be to the north of dees m.c. metro area. so keep that in mind as you plan your day out. so the weather and its impact on color plans, best chance for thunderstorms north ever the metro comes in after 3:00, 4:00, 5:00.ever the metro comes in after 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. so keep a weather eye to the sky. for tomorrow, not a big rain threat, but a lot of clouds around and some passing showers tomorrow. better chance for some steadier rain coming back in to the picture on thursday. today the highest risk of severe weather is well out across parts of the plain states, but we all have at least a mar begin al to slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms. highest risk again northeastern maryland, southern pennsylvania. not really a big tornado

certainly can't be ruled out. most likely timing is between 2:00 and 8:00. this morning all dry across the metro. one or two lonesome sprinkles in far western maryland. here is the leading edge of the rain chance. it's about eight or nine hours away, so that puts it in here early midafternoon time frame, but with the daytime heating, it may slow down a little bit. so have your umbrella ready to go just in case. out you go, 65 this morning, near 80 by noontime. and afternoon highs take will be toasty warm, 85 today with a 60% chance of rain. tomorrow only a 30% chance for showers, but notice how much cooler it is, highs only in the low to mid-60s. a lot of clouds around, not a big rain threat tomorrow, but steadier rain chances back in on us for thursday. maybe in the to early friday. as of now, melissa mollett is giving me the evil eye, keep rain off the weekend. i'm doing everything i can. >> i'm trying to have a crab feast in my yard. i just want to sit there and enjoy myself with a littlet

of sunshine. right now here at beltway at the interchange mixing bowl, nice and clear this morning. no worries there right now. taking a look at 395, so still have two pieces of road work hanging around. 395 north at duke, left lane getting by. and southbound at sat seminary, two lanes getting by. overall no issues in prince george's county. not sure what is going on on 301. no report on anything, but i'll keep an eye on it. 270 south from 70 to the spur going to take you 26 minutes. you are on time. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> you keep talking about this crab feast, we're sitting in here wondering what time we should come over. >> it's for my birthday and i jupgs want to sit there by myself, but you guys are welcome. >> oh, wow. >> just layout the newspaper, put on the bib. >> don't talk to me anybody. . >> melissa, thank you. well, he is accused of

child pornography. but did he know what he was doing? how one family hopes to use their relative's asperger's as a defense. it happens at schools almost every day. a lockdown. but what exactly happens when there is a threat at our area schools? news 4 iteam gets an inde look.si

but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. only raskin took on the nra to ban military-style assault weapons.

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prince george's county where one person is dead after a quadruple shooting. kristin wright is just pulling up to the scene there. she'll bring us up-to-date in just a few minutes. we're off to a warm start this morning with many of you waking up in the 60s. take a look at those temperatures. the warm temperatures aren't the only thing we can expect today. a look at the chance for storms in your hour by hour forecast at 5:01. a stafford couple whose grandson is mentally disabled is trying to keep him out of jail. 27-year-old has asperger's syndrome. he was arrested earlier this month for downloading child pornography. his grandparents and attorney say mikey didn't understand what he was doing. he spent four days in jail which he barely survived. >> it just ripped us apart, it ripped his heart out about the third night there, he did not think he was going to make it out. >> news 4 reached out to the ff

attorney, but the office has not yet responded to our request for comment. school hhouses turned in to safe houses. review by the iteam shows public schools in the d.c. region have ordered at least 30 security lock downs since 2014. lock downs oig require students to be placed inside classrooms, doors locked, drapes pulled, that's when there is a threat near a school building. montgomery county schools allowed our cameras inside one of the nearly 300 lockdown drills it has each year. the iteam found a number of actual lock downs oig around the area were shod ordered because of the threat of a weapon near school grounds including at frederick high school during last february's shooting outside of a basketball game. >> i think we pride ourselves for being resilient, so our kids, our parents, they didn't give us a lot of flack or trouble, they followed our lead. >> two teens were wounded in that shooting and did survive. another young man