powerball and why you still have to go to work today. we're here. we didn't win the powerball. >> we're all up today. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. a busy day for you ads as you head out the door this morning. first, to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic where she's been following breaking news all morning. breaking news, again, we're talking about a northbound 295 here this morning. that is the problem after malcolm x avenue. now, crash there with the right lane blocked here this morning. it's better than it was. but it's still not great. if you're headed in from maryland sometime soon, definitely take suitland parkway instead and save yourself the pain. gal low ones road here at lee highway, truck fire reported. inbound 66 and 95 looking quite good. southbound bw parkway, a little problem here. ramp to inbound new york avenue, crash there on the left shoulder here this morning. rock creek

still have that crash reported there, as well. beltway moving along quite nicely. we'll take a look at travel times coming up in ten minutes. hi, sheena a. >> good morning, melissa. temperatures this morning, very mild. a lot of people, if you're going to grab the jacket, don't grab a heavy coat. a lot of people will not need one this afternoon. take a look at these numbers. 54 in the district. our normal temperature for this time of the morning, this time of the year, it's 32 degrees. it feels unseasonably warm outside right now. most of the area is in the low 50s. and as we go through the day today, we could have some areas that get close to a record high temperature. look at your thursday planner. by noon, 6 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., we're looking at 74. the normal high is 49. and it's going to stay dry as we go through the day today. even by 7:00 p.m., temperatures still in the 70s. if you have the dinner plans and if you have anything to do outside, do it outside today. you're going to enjoy it. speaking of being outside, we're also going to be taking a look at that pollen in just a

this morning enjoying the nice, mild temperatures this morning. >> sheena, you're right. it is so hard to believe that it is still only the third week of february. it feels like a mid-may morning out here this morning. as you're going to be making plans to get outside and enjoy the day. rain chances today are very, very low. maybe a stray sprinkle in the shennendoah valley. start your fake sniffling today because tomorrow is going to be an all hands on deck emergency call out sick to work friday, for sure. mid 70s and dry for a friday afternoon in february. are you kid meg? plan on taking tomorrow off if you can get away with it. remember, it's all about faking it sniffle today to make tomorrow believable. >> we'll be here, just for the record. 6:02. we're following breaking news on an accident we've been telling but on i-295. >> traffic is now getting by in at least one lane.

scene. justin, what's going on now? >> eun, as you said, traffic is now moving here on i-295 northbound to my right i'm seeing we still have some responders here on scene. some blue and red flashing rights here. but to my left, these two lanes are moving. that's that third lane that we got word from vdot would be closed as this multi car crash investigation continues this morning. we know of at least one injuries. the accident of those injuries are not clear at this time. as you can see, traffic is being moved over into these two lanes here to our left here. the investigation is still going on. to my right, i'm looking at police cars on scene and looking at it, it seems as one vehicle is clearing away debris and fuel may have spilled. a very mangled car here to my right. a two-door vehicle is crashed and mangled to the right here. but yes, traffic

this time on i-295. the third lane to your right will be closed with the two left facing lanes are going to be open. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. it's now 06:04. now to erika at the live desk. >> this is a story that we have been monitoring throughout the morning. we have megan mcgrath who is on the scene gathering details. we understand this happened about 4:00 in the morning in southeast. now, the officer is a park police officer that was there for a traffic stop, we understand. the suspect in a dark colored older model dodge charger, according to park police, rammed that vehicle into the officer's cruiser. the officer discharged their weapon, but it's unclear if the suspect was hit by this. we can tell you that this suspect fled the scene. the officer, we understand, was injured. what you're seeing in that area, fought really any road or street

some activity there. there are investigators on the scene. megan mcgrath is also on the scene gathering details for the next time she sees you. those are the voices of hundreds of people protesting the trump administration's reversal of rest room protections for transgender students. the justice department and department of education wrote a letter withdrawing the obama administration's policy. it called on all public schools to let children use bathrooms that match their gender identity. so protesters took to the streets last night to shout their disapproval about that reversal. the obama administration guidance was issued as an interpretation of title 9, which baens sex discrimination in education. this new guidance essentially knocked down that

the white house says it gives states the ability to make decisions on the issue. it will have to immediate affect because the old policy notifies schools they could lose federal funds was put on hold by a federal court. this change comes as the supreme court is set to hear arguments next month on a case directly dealing with this issue. gavin grim, a transgender student sued the gloucester high school for fought allowing him to use the boy's bathroom. the 2017 conservative political action conference or cpac continues at national harbor today. steve bannon, kellyanne conway with, reince priebus and mike pence will speak tonight president trump president is set to take the stage tomorrow. secretary of state rex tillerson will meet with mexico's president tonight. the trip is seen as an attempt to smooth over tensions sparked by president trump's attempts to

it's now 6:07. breaking news, a major fire if prince george's county. >> ferocious flames in ft. washington, maryland. this is on tescanco road.in ft. washington, maryland. fire officials got a number of calls before they actually got there about seeing these flames very visible from this home. we understand that the fire may have either started or spread from the attic and the garage. we understand that two people in their 70s were able to get out of that house okay. but, again, a number of calls about 1:00 in the morning because of this huge fire in ft. washington, maryland. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalezs. d.c.'s fire chief is acknowledging that response times for the most critical 911 calls have not improved. yesterday, d.c.'s mary leased a

times. it starts with staffing the 911 call center with a nurse. that person can screen calls and determine whether someone actually needs an ambulance. officials say d.c. gets hundreds of calls for ambulances for people who aren't having an emergency. another part of the plan would require insurance companies to pay more of the cost for ambulance transport. the fbi is now getting involved and asking for help with finding michaela metei. it's been about a week since her family last saw her at her home. michaela is 15 years old. police now believe she ran away with a man she met online. that man, metei metsla, whose photo is from the fbi. authorities say they could be headed to georgia. michaela's family is especially worried because she didn't take her medication with her. new overnight, someone is waking up a big winner. one person won the powerball jackpot

the winning ticket was sold in indiana. sorry, folks. here are the numbers if you want to check yours. 10, 13, 28, 352, 61. the powerball was 2. the odds of winning the jacket pot were one in more than 292. there were a few $1 million winners, but none in our area. >> it happens that way. the lottery says almost 3 million people won something in this particular drawing, so we're back down to 40 million for saturday's drawing. >> 40 billion. no big deal. >> i'll take it. >> me, too. food allergies can be frightening, but we're working with you to ease your fears now. the simple solutions one local mom found to make sure her kids eat right. plus your storm team 4 forecast. sheena. >> it will be mild the entire day and warm. your thursday coit

areas of fog this morning in some spots. but by lunchtime, dry. 5:00 p.m., 74 degrees. unseasonably warm. close to a record high, coming up. chuck will have a look at your daily grade for today and we'll have a look at rain for part of your weekend. stay tuned. plus the most reliable

breaking news on the roads this morning. let's get right to first 4 traffic. >> good morning. so northbound 295, again, after malcolm x avenue, crash there with the right lane being shut down. so we are getting by in two left lanes. we still have delays. justin finch just showed those to us. travel times elsewhere, 270 southbound is fine. top of the

normal for this time of day. 66 inbound, 95 north, no big worries there. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. good morning, mr. chuck bell. it looks very, very nice here today. >> such a nice day to be outside today. help you out a little bit, what to wear, no real jacket required today. just some long sleeves perhaps or early this morning. a precautionary tale of maybe needing an intrel out in the shennendoah valley this afternoon. rain chances are below 20% and we'll have enough sunshine where you may need your sunglasses. daily grade? no question about it, a plus weather for today. up into the low and mid 70s this afternoon. potentially even warmer tomorrow. and the weekend, well, let's just say that the first half of the weekend may be the a little on the soggy side. sheena has that peek of the weekend forecast come up in a few minutes. >> thank you, chuck. this morning, crews in north dakota will clean up the debris andda

a few protesters set their tents and teepees on fire after they left the camp. all protesters were ordered out of the camp by 2:00 p.m. yesterday so cleanup can begin before the next section of the pipeline. ten people did not comply with the deadline and were arrested the. this morning, we're learning dialan roof, south carolina church should the shooter, had a second target. the pastor says he canceled service that night because he was running late. 6:15 right now. the mardi gras celebrations in new orleans begin this friday. and police have found a new way to keep pedestrians safe. take a look here. the city of new orleans has installed new die drawlic barriers throughout the french quarter. the city says the bare injuries will protect touristes and residents from potential terror attacks during mardi gras. the installation

several overseas attacks where trucks drove into large crowds. los angeles is closer to leasting the 2024 summer olympics. du budapest, hungary, has withdrawn their bid due to lack of interest by the residents. new results of a car dependability study might just price you. jd power says the most dependable car brands are lexus and porsche. the study looks at the number of problems that car owners had with cars that were about two years old. followed by toyota, buick and mercedes benz. the studies found people had the most problems with their cars after three years of ownership. >> you should try ten. then you're going to see .real problems. >> at some point, you've got to let it go. >> that's right. if you're thinking of buying a used car, there is a big sale this weekend. >> as amy cho explains, these are not just ordinary cars. they were put together by a very special gr

>> oh, yeah, she's clear. >> for these mechanics, the car is clear. >> very impressive, given the fact that they go to high school. >> that's the timing belt right there. >> i try to teach them as if they were in the shop. >> it's all part of an auto motive class at damascus high. it teaches students the nuts and bolts of fixing cars. >> you have to think about the bigger picture. it's stuff that you just can't get from another class. >> i would like to do this as a side job and to, like, fix my own car so i don't have to pay a mechanic. >> the students learn everything from the basics like changing tires to the move advanced skills like taking apart entire engines the. >> learning how to change your tire, learning how to change your oil. all those things are practical things you can do yourself and they can stay with us for a lifetime. >> we saw

everything dow go back outside and work for someone else. >> that's one of the driving forces behind this class. amy cho, news 4. now, the sale is this saturday at damascus high school from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. the it will include used computers that have been fixed up by students in montgomery county. you can now flood your instagram followers can more pictures and videos faster. the photo sharing app now let's you share up to 10 photos and videos in a single post. that's a lot to get through. don't worry, though, the images and videos can be rearranged and still turned as needed. i love an inextra gram filter. the down side to the new feature is that you're limited to a single caption for the mass post. but that's okay. now when you go on vacation, you can do ten pictures so you don't have to do a multiple post. or if you go to right now the herschram

doing ten posts -- >> i already get -- going through inextra gram as it is. let's have a check on the roads, melissa. >> still have this problem on 295. but it is getting better. this is after malcolm x avenue is where the crash was. now everything is on the right shoulder. if you're headed in from merrell, you probably can stick with 295 at this point this morning. suitland parkway was a good alternative and we are starting to see some volume there, but now i'm not so worried about it. southbound 301, a broke b down struck there. lee highway just west of gal lows road, still have that truck fire. 66 and 95 overall looking quite good here this morning so you don't have any big worries. as far as the beltway, beltway is moving along nicely. as is 270 northbound and southbound and t95 in maryland. >> melissa, thank you. 6:19 just about right mow. >> and we're talking about really warm. this is justr

>> it's near record is what it is. >> yeah. >> these are near record high temperatures we're going to have today for part of the area. it's going to feel like may. i am so excited about this. >> me, too. >> i'm very excited because now you can do stuff outside. normally in the winter months, you're kind of stuck inside. you can go running outside, feeling like may today and tomorrow and for half of saturday. some areas, we have rain saturday and then the colder air gets here on sunday. so we do have a cooldown short lived, though, before we warm back up again. temperature trend for today, 74. 76 saturday. 70 saturday. this is 25 degrees above normal in case you forgot where we're supposed to be this time of year, way down here, that dash line, 49 degrees. by sunday, temperatures are really going to drop to archbtd 50. that's a cold front moving through. big change over the weekend. with the warm temperatures, we've seen pollen levels right. tree pollen g

come spring. temperatures right now, you don't need the jacket. we are in the mid to low 50s. 50 degrees gaithersburg, 53 in the district right now. 52 dulles. if you have any plans to exercise today, perfect day. by noon, 67. 5:00 p.m., 74. warm today and dry or the most part. dry tomorrow. we still say warm saturday. this is when the rain moves in the second half of the day, 3:00 p.m. we could see thunderstorms. after that for sunday, we get cooler and breezy. for today, 74, mostly cloudy. isolated shower. but for the most part, we'll be staying mostly dry. friday, 7 6. there's the rain saturday. much cooler and breezy on sunday. chuck will be back with a closer look at the warmth, as well, coming up. breakfast is the most important meet he meal of the day, but it will be the toughest if you have food allergies in your home. time is 6:2 1.

today, we continue our series on food fears. allergies can be teddy and for a parent, simply making the breakfast in the morning can be a challenge. >> with what one local mother is doing about protecting her daughter. >> dealing with kids and allergies can be challenging. dairy is a common allergy. but how do you keep milk out of your child's diet? the same thing with eggs. but there are some ways around it. one way is a food challenge. we're going to try some

scrambles eggs. >> sasha's 18-month-old daughter is allergic to eggs. the. >> we brought her initially because she has e exema. and i was told kids with exema continue to have allergies the. keeping eggs out of her little girl's diet has been hard. >> eggs are in everything, just like peanuts. >> gabrielle la's allergist is going to give her a food challenge. >> that involves taking small amounts of the food of concern and introducing it at 15 to 20 minute intervals and watching for any kind of reaction. >> gabrielle la will have her egg calling tomorrow and we'll have the results for you on our website. make sure to check in. and if you missed any of our food fears stories, take a look at our reports on peanut allergies, gluten free diets and sugar. it's all on the nbc washington app. search food fears. developing overnight, an

teen. protests spill into the streets. we'll show you the incident caught on camera sparking outrage across the country. a park police officer opens fire after a driver he pulled over rams his police cruiser. a live report, coming.. remember that old phil collins album, "no jacket required," that's the weather for today and tomorrow.

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a park police involved shooting. we're on the scene. plus, crash investigation. it's impacting one of our busiest routes to work. first, though, as we approach 6:30, put the heavy coat away. you will not need that today. chuck bell is out on the weather the patio, but we begin with sheena parveen with a look at this winter warm-up. wow, sheen if a. >> it does not feel like winter at all. in fact, it's goingo

may today, tomorrow and half of your saturday. i think you'll really like it, though, before you head out. you don't need the warm jacket at all. 53 degrees in the district currently. as we go through the day, look at what's going to happen. then they're going to keep on going up after that. because of the warm air in place. also talking about pollen out there. so today, tomorrow, saturday especially, we see those medium to higher levels. then it starts to drop off a little bit with some rain moving through. so if you are outside and maybe your allergies have been bothering you, not surprised. speaking of being outside, hopefully your allergies are not bothering you, but you're enjoying the warm weather out there, aren't you? >> i sure am. what a mild start. you will almost think our thermometer out here is broken. it says 58 degrees out here on the weather patio this morning. that's already about 8 degrees above an average high temperature. so four things to know, it is open window weather for today and tomorrow. we'll bein

record highs the next couple of days. the record most likely to be broken is today's record at dulles airport, which is 73. tomorrow's records are just a little higher. but tomorrow will be warmer than today. so we'll see about that. your outdoor plans for saturday afternoon are in big trouble. we'll give you the timing of what could even have a rumble or two of thunder. then a quick shot of we'll call it cold. temperatures back down near average by sunday. we've got that whole ten-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. for now, it has been a stuff morning on the roads. let's find out if anything is improving. >> take a live had look here. northbound 295 at malcolm x avenue, everything is now moving. lanes are open. southbound 301 at excalibur road, still have that broken down truck. 66, 95, to

we'll have travel times for you, coming up. 6:32 now. right now, we want to get you an update on that police-involved shooting. >> megan mcgrath joins us now from southeast washington. megan, police still gathering evidence there? >> they cleared the scene. the intersection behind me clear. but they are still looking for the suspect at this hour. and they're looking for anyone can information. now, this all began to unfold a little before 4:00 this morning. a u.s. police officer pulled over a dodge charge e ter intersection of talbert terrace and talbert street. as the police officer was getting out of his cruiser, that is when the driver of that charger, we'll told, put it into reverse, hit the officer and hit the cruiser. that's when the

we're told several shots were fired. it's unknown whether the person behind the wheel was hit by the officer's bullets or not. don't know that at this point. as for the officer, we're told that he's at a hospital being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. but certainly at this hour, the search for the driver of that dark colored older model charger still under way. anybody with information, you're asking to come forward. back to you guys in the studio. 6:33. we're learning about a murder investigation in frederick, maryland. erika gonzales is at the live desk. >> a shooting and a suspect holed up inside a garage in frederick, maryland. police initially got the call last night about 10:00. reports of shots fired in the area. they think this all started inside the apartment, wound up escalating outside. the man that you see on your screen, richard harriday, the suspect in this now homicide investigation. police believe that one person was shot and killed

fled from that scene and barricaded himself inside a nearby garage. after speaking with him for a couple of hours, police were able to get him out of there, take him into custody. among the charges, first and second degree murder. richard harriday of frederick, maryland, arrested last night after shots fired in that area the one person was shot and killed. it's 6:34. we're learning more about the house fire in lorton that claimed the life of a little boy. fairfax county fire says 5-year-old stellen lutino died in the house fire on tuesday night. investigators say he started the fire while playing with a lighter in the garage. his mother and two neighbors, a retired firefighter and an off duty firefighter tried to rescue him, but the flames made it impossible. disappointed we couldn't get him. we tried at best we can. i really, really feel bad about his mom because she had to stand in the front yard and watch. it's tere.

parents to have those important conversations with their children about playing with fire. neighbors have set up a gofundme page to help pay for stellen's funeral. happening today, you'll have a chance to chime in at metro's board meeting. metro leaders are expected to discuss dwindling financial state and safe track maintenance program. the transit agency predicts a 125 million dollars shortfall in revenue this year for fairs and park. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss will be at that meeting starting at 11:30. for updates, his handle is @adamtuss. watch out for more red light cameras the next time you drive through fair fairfax. traffic signs will be put up when the cameras are activated.

a place to park in downtown bethesda. >> that would create five acres for new parks. montgomery county officials say they're looking into putting parking under any new parks p that are created. the next step, though, is to find the funding. where the winning powerball ticket was sold. how the trump administration shake-up is impacting your family. and an unseasonably warm day today. we're talking about some areas close to a record high. temperatures will be in the mid 70s through the afternoon. and we'll be staying mostly dry. coming coming up in just a bit, chuck will have an outlook at

good morning, everybody. your thursday, nothing to worry about. tomorrow, your friday, this is an emergency call out sick to work forecast for your tri. last friday in february, temperatures will challenge records tomorrow. 76, our forecasted high tomorrow afternoon. and you don't want to call in sick, leave work early tomorrow to get an early jump on it. there are rain chances for the firstal hoff the weekend. your ten-day forecast is coming up. a wild scene in california as protesters took to the streets there.. we want to show what you they're upset about. this is video of an off duty lapd officer firing a

the officer said he heard the teen say i'll shoot you. the teen says he said i'll sue you. we know but the disaster that devastated a community. >> now a montgomery county police officer is being honored for his heroism. eight people died when the flower branch apartments sxloeed last august. jeffrey hughes worked off duty patrol at the apartments. hughes res key ud a family from the fire and collapsed building. >> it's sad because there are people there that i've seen on a daily by basis. i'm there to help them. and, you know, i'll never see them again. >> hughes used keys to the front entrances of the apartment building to get in, pull fire alarms and knock on doors to help the firefighters on the scene.

displaced from the explosion. tomorrow, we have a special story of courage and hope. >> a mother's adjourn fee to get back on her feet after a devastating bus crash. it is a story we first covered last june. it was a terrible tour bus crash on the gw parkway. a mother lost her legs .after a stranger took her in during recovery, will see her take her first steps. that's coming up on friday on news 4 today. following breaking news this morning, a traffic stop and a park police involved shooting. we have a live update from the scene. plus an update on an earlier problem on 295, also have an issue on bw parkway a we'll nd

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we are staying on top of the breaking news this morning at 6:45. there's been a police-involved shooting. this is on talbert street at talbert terrace in southeast washington. >> megan mcgrath joins us live from the scene to explain what led to this shooting. megan. good morning, guys. the scene is now clear. the cruiser is gone. but police still looking for the suspect involved here. it was a little before 4:00 in the morning. a u.s. police officer made a traffic stop, pulled over a dark colod

and talbert terrace. as that officer got out of his cruiser, was approaching that vehicle, that is when the driver of the charger put it in reverse. the officer was struck as well as the cruiser. now, at that point, the officer fired his weapon. it's unknown whether the driver of that charger was hit in that gunfire. they then left the scene, sped off and are still on the loose. anyone with information, you're asked to come forward. as for the police officers, he is being treated for a leg injury at an area hospital, but is expected to be okay. back to you guys in the studio. >> megan, thank you. we're staying on top of breaking news and on that multi vehicle crash in southeast. we just received word that all northbound lanes on 295 are open. news 4's justin finch is on the road live for us. justin, are you noticing progress, too? >> we are seeing progress out here on traffic moving in all three lanes.

here on scene. on the right shoulder here, there's a crashed car right in front of that cruiser there. but, again, yes, all three lanes of traffic are moving. an ideal scenario, as you can see that mangled vehicle to my right in what appears to be a two-door white vehicle of some kind. the back end is totally gone. an act ewe ra in model there. but yes, we have all three lanes of traffic moving. you will see slowdowns along the way. there was a multi vehicle crash here on i-295. about 3:15 anterior so this morning. at least with one person was injured. but that investigation appears to be wrapping up and traffic is moving again. back in to you in the studio. >> thank you, justin. it is 6:47. the trump administration is making a big u-turn on transgender rights. >> it is reversing rest room protections for transgender students put in place by the obama administration.the it called on all public schools to let children use batoo

match their gender identity. so protesters took to the streets last night to shout their disapproval, their displeasure about this reversal. >> this isn't a problem around the country. they are making it a problem around the country. they have waving at these poor kids calling them sexual predators and making political hay out of it. >> the white house says it gives states the ability to mike decisions on this issue. the conserve hes family research council praised the decision calling it a victory for parents, children and privacy. the dairy aisle is going viral in california. pictures of republican represent paul cook has been attached to milk jugs with the caption missing. you can see that. and this is going around throughout the area. similar flyers being posted in the same manner like missing children ads. this is on a telephone pole post. you can see that asking where is paul cook. those lawmakers are havi

coming face-to-face with iraqus crowds. arkansas republican senator tom cotton is facing a heated crowd during his town hall meeting last night. cotton tried to answer questions on a wide range of topics including immigration and obamacare. but at many times, he was drowned out by the crowd. the two-hour event was heated from start to finish. developing now, nearly 50 people remain at the dakota access oil pipeline protest camp. officials are pleading with the protesters to pack up and leave. most of the campers marched out of that area before yesterday's deadline, but ten people were arrested. you can probably still smell the smoke on kiskonko root in ft. with all washington right now. take a look at the dramatic images of this fire there. it's not clear what caused this fire. two people made it out of that

been but the fire did a lot of damage, especially in the attic and the garage. 6:50 now. to a story news 4 broke on twitter. d.c. fire chief is acknowledging that response times for the most critical 911 calls have not improved. yesterday, d.c.'s mary leased a plan to help improve those times. it starts with staffing the 911 call center with a nurse. d.c. receives hundreds of calls for ambulances for people who aren't having an emergency. another part of the plan would require insurance companies to pay more of the cost for ambulance transport. new overnight, somebody is waking up a big winner this morning. one ticket won that powerball jackpot worth $435 million bucks. >> it was sold in the indiana in the city of lafayette. 10, 13, 28,

there were a few $1 million winners, but again, none in our area. >> maybe a smaller prize. they do smaller prizes, too. check your ticket, anyway. 6:51 now. let's get you up to speed on the morning commute. >> hi, guys. i'd take 5 buck owes at this point. lunch would be fine with me. northbound 295 after malcolm x avenue, all lane res now open. northbound bw parkway, before 198, crash there on the left side. taking a look down south here, no major worries there on branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue and, indian head highway. 66 and 95 are fine. lee highway west of gallows road, truck crash. travel times in maryland, overall, 270 looks okay here this morning. top of the beltway to 270, slow inbound.

in virginia, 66 and 95, formal slowdowns. nothing too much to worry about on either of those roads. listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop into your car. we love you today, sheena parveen. >> thank you, melissa. i love you, too. but a lot of people are wondering what is going on? where is the cold air? where are we so warm? here is what's going on. the warm air is here. the problem is with the air current necessary place, we have nothing to really drag this arctic air down. from now until the rest of the season, we could have a burst of arctic air moving in. not for long, though. saturday, we're still warm. here comes that arctic air. it's almost like a ball of arctic air. sunday, we'll be noticeably colder. it goes right back up into canada by wednesday, and we warm up again. that's the weather pattern in place right now. temperatures are in the mid 50s across the area this morning. mid to low 50s. look at what's going to happen today. normal highs, 49. today, 74. tomorrow, 76.

that. it's going to be feeling like may. we could see some near record high temperatures. but if you are planning on dining out today, today will be the perfect day to do it. but lunchtime, 67. mid 70s, happy hour. dinnertime. good time to get outside. still warm out this. let's take a look at the weekend weather. we have rain in it. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, sheena, indeed. everybody is excited about getting outside today and tomorrow. if you were hoping to get outside and do something fun on saturday afternoon, you may need to come up with a backup plan and here is why. look at this cold front out here across parts of the upper midwest. that is the weather system that will bring the cooler air back in place as we head towards sunday afternoon and briefly cooler into monday, as well. there's the cold front. winter storm watches and warnings up here across parts of the upper midwest. for us, we're on the warm side ahead. as we get into your weekends, a 30% chance for showers early on saturday. but an 80% chance for rain. maybe a rumble or two of thunder tu

chances for rain on to the i-95 corridor. probably raining earlier than that along the i-95 corridor. we'll be dry by 11:00 p.m. how about that ten day, sheen ma. >> yes, chuck, saturday, the rain that chuck just showed you. look at sunday dropping down to 50, noticeably cooler and breezy. but that's where we should be this time of year. next week, we go right back up. now to erika gonzales with breaking news in pakistan. what's happening? >> eight people dead, another 15 injured in a massive explosion in lahore. we just got new video that's coming into our news room of the upscale restaurant where this happened. it's unclear what caused this blast. but over the last couple of weeks, there have been a number of suicide bombings that have claimed the lives of more than a

an array of militant groups claiming responsibility for these acts. at the live desk, i'm erica gonzalez. good morning, i'm kate rogers at krvenz headquarters. mazda is recalling about 460,000 cars worldwide to fix several diseasel engine issues, including one that could cause it to stall. the recall affects the mazda cx-5 and mazda3. i'm kate rogers. >> thanks, kate. it's 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door this morning, a u.s. police park officer shot this morning in southeast washington. the suspect rammed the officer's cruiser as he exited the car during a traffic stop. it's not clear whether the suspect was hit. follow megan mcgrath on twitter for updates. northbound 295, those

crash this morning. the trump administration has reversed a policy that providing transgender students with rest room protection. president obama's policy allowed all children to use bathrooms matching their gender identity. but we'll have details in just a few minutes. and search powerball in the nbc washington app to see the winning numbers for the powerball jackpot. somebody hit it big in indiana. they won $435 million. another check off that ten-day forecast. no, this is not may, this is february. but you would never know it. mid 70s today and tomorrow. sadly, your saturday afternoon news will be on the rainey side. but there are more 70s to start out the month of march next wednesday. where did winter go? >> i don't know, but bye-bye. taking a look right now at 295, again, northbound after malcolm x avenue, as aaron just said, we have all of those lanes now open. right now, it looks like your typical inbound delays.

parkway as that alternative on the way to town. beltway looking normal. inner loop, bottom of the beltway, that is a little slow right there. northbound bw parkway before 198, still have that crash on the left side, but we're seeing some southbound delays coming southbound on wb this morning, as well. >> thank you, melissa. that is the broadcast this morning. we brush you waking up with us been. >> we'll see you in 25 minutes for breaking traffic, weather and news. >> make it a great thursday.

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good morning. good morning. breaking overnight. protesters take to the streets in southern california after an off duty police officer is caught on camera pulling a gun and opening fire during a confrontation with a group of teenagers. the dispute allegedly over one of those teens walking on that officer's lawn. reversing course. president trump rolls back the obama administration's bathroom policy for transgender students. the decision sparking immediate protests. as republican lawmakers face a new round of anger at town halls across the country.