>> first we want to get you up to date on how this all happened. just after 10:30 last night officers responded for a call for shots fired in the 1200 block of morse street northeast. >> it's unclear what happened next but shortly after that the officer were shot and the suspect who later died was shot as well. >> we know a lot of you are getting ready to head out the door this morning so we want to get you the latest on weather and traffic as well. >> we'll start things off with chuck and sheena. forget about february and winter and all that. >> forget about it. >> the raging debate back here in weather and traffic is flip flops or no flip flops. i'm a sandal person. >> you don't own a pair of flip flops, do you? >> i have a nice pair of sandals though. >> i'm not a sandal person. i like to let all the toes show as much as i can. >> she's one of these people that drives with her f

the window probably too. a nice mild start for you. 58 at national airport. 54 in quantico. it isn't going to last, everybody. today is the last of the warm air as it surges up the east coast, but that out there across the chicago land area, that is the leading edge of the rain and the colder air which will both with arriving here during the day tomorrow. >> i think chuck needs a lesson from jimmy buffet. >> margaritaville. >> thank you. well, as we go through the day today it's going to be a summer like day. it's going to feel like it a little bit more. it's going to feel more like may out there even though technically that's not summer but relatively speaking, it is going to be another warm day. by noon, 71 degrees. if you're exercising today, lots of water. you'll want the sunglasses, the hat. by 5:00 p.m. we're looking at upper 70s. it could be another day where

let's check the roads with melissa. >> so taking a look right now at one problem we have here this morning. outer loop here at 95. right now a crash blocking the right two lanes here this morning so that is something we have to deal with, but right now aren't seeing a big delay there because of that. inner loop at gw parkway, a crash blocking the right lane there as well and as we head back up to the bw crash at 197. remember northbound 295 at benning road work zone there blocking a lane and a live look at 395 at seminary road, no big problems there. looking good inbound and outbound. >> it is 5:02. we're following breaking news this morning. two d.c. police officers are in the hospital after being shot. the suspect behind the shooting is dead. >> this happened near the intersection of

let's bring in justin finch, he's live at the hospital center with more on who these -- who's been visiting these officers. >> reporter: we've seen several fellow officers show up to show their support, many happy to hear these officers are stable and are on track to recover and among the well wishers we saw here have been the mayor. just after 12:30 this morning we did see her arrive here at the hospital, spending a moment with officers gathered outside before going in to meet with those two wounded. now, acting police chief stopped by as well to visit and both officers reportedly suffering lower body wounds here after being shot last night. we hear at least one was brought here in a police cruiser backseat. one officer going right into surgery, possibly to remove a bullet. the other, we hear, may be recovering from a leg wound. we've also learne

union treasurer the officers are stable and are now in good spirits. a relief for those who love them. >> thank you. and we continue our coverage now with this breaking news. >> megan, run us through exactly what we know happened here. >> reporter: well, i can tell you at this point that many of the crime scene techs have left at this point. basically we're in a holding pattern waiting for the sun to come up so that investigators can take one more sweep for evidence in the light of day and so we're waiting for that to happen. all the roads around this intersection, ho intersection. it happened around 10:40 last night. officers with the crime suppression team were in the area for shots that had been fired earlier. they were at this intersection when shots rang out again. two officers were hit. the suspect was

now, police say they did find a gun that they believe belongs to the suspect, that gun found here on the scene. now anc commissioner heard the shots and she was upset to hear about what happened. >> i turned on the news and it said two officers were shot. i'm shocked, i'm disgusted. this is just unbelievable. and certainly investigators eager to talk to the police officers to better piece together what happened here. we don't have a lot of details about what happened in the moments just prior to the shooting. >> do you know anything about the suspect? >> reporter: we don't know anything about the suspect at this point. we have asked questions of the acting chief, but still very early, still a lot of things being sorted out at this point. >> all right. thanks so much.

neighborhood in the district. >> let's go back to erika at the live desk. >> this is one of those neighborhoods with a really vibrant community, just really booming now in d.c. there's a brand new whole foods coming to 8th street next month and the streetcars been going through there for some time there. several unique bars and restaurants also not far from this shooting, really just blocks away and that area is also really popular on small business saturday to give you an idea as to where all this took place. at the live desk i'm erika gonzales. to stay on top of this breaking news you can follow any of us on twitter and facebook. our reporters started posting the moment we had the information confirmed and about any updates out there and we'll post that information as soon as we can. megan and justin are both following the shooting for us. we'll have updates throughout the day. make sure your alerts are turned on on the app. we will send out an alert when we learn any new information. this is not

shooting we're following this morning. the shooting involving these officers brings the total number of people shot in d.c. last night to seven. four people were hurt in three shootings on wheeler road southeast. the shootings happened within two hours of each other. one witness we spoke with said he heard eight gunshots. police have not released any information on the victims or the suspects. 5:07 right now. new developments about that killing in malaysia. >> the deadly nerve agent used to kill the half brother of the leader. >> this is now 11 days after the attack that we're learning two big things in this investigation. the first say that kim jong nam was killed with nerve agents. this is something that's been labeled by the u.n. as a weapon of mass destruction and because of that, the airport is now being decontaminated. malaysian police say one of the suspects in the poisoning got sick and threw up after the

of kim jong un, the leader of north korea. two women accused of wiping the toxin on his face. several other sus speblpects hao been arrested. today president trump is set to take the stage at cpac. the white house has been well represented at this conference. so far we've heard from steve ban non, reince priebus and vice president mike pence. all eyes are back on the eagle cam this morning at the national arboretum. that's because the first lady and the president are expecting two eagles. the first one we told you about four days ago. now the countdown to hatching has begun. everyone will be on hatch watch the last week of march and you

there are two eggs at the nest at the d.c. training facility. >> what happened to these eagles after -- >> they live in the wild in our great country. >> they soar. >> don't start singing. i know where you're going with this. >> 5:09 right now. let's get another check on your weather. >> all right. >> and the eagles soar -- >> okay. >> get out and enjoy today. there you can see we have a line of rain showers probably with some embedded thunderstorms that's going to come right through here tomorrow afternoon. that will be the end of our record warm weather stretch. we'll talk about how much colder it will be behind it coming up in a few minutes. and our food fears series continues. we answer some of the questions you sent us after our week long series sparked some conversations in homes across the area. >> we're staying on t

breaking news after two d.c. police officers were shot. here's a live look from outside of med star hospital. another update on the officers' ennditions wh

we have breaking news this morning at 5:12. two d.c. police officers are in the hospital after being shot in northeast washington. the shooting happened just before 11:00 p.m. near the intersection of hol brook and morse streets

in with justin fimplg nch at th hospital where the officers are being treated. >> we want to turn to our forecast today and all smiles about this one. >> my goodness, i wish this would stay this way throughout may. from now until june. >> me too. it's kind of like san diego. year round they're in the mid -- yeah. but today look at these temperatures. this is very unseasonably warm for this time of year. the normal high temperature is actually 49 degrees. we don't have that in the morning. we'll get up to the low 70s by lunchtime today. make sure you head outside. it's going to be another fantastic day. there is some rain in the forecast for your weekend though. coming up, chuck is back with a look at that and your five-day forecast. >> taking a look right now at the roads, outer loop at 95, still have that problem with the crash that is still blocking those -- i'm just seeing now, the crash is on the shoulder. we were blocking some

loop at gw parkway, still have that crash on the right lane. still have this problem as well. southbound bw at 197 with some lanes blocked there so that is causing a bit of delay there. 66 and 95 overall looking good. we'll take a look at 270 coming up. >> want to give you an update on that breaking news we're following this morning. two officers in the hospital after being shot by a suspect in the trinidad section of northeast. we're joined live now outside the hospital with more on their conditions. >> reporter: we now hear those officers are stable and are in good spirits. they were brought here awake and able to breathe late last night after being shot. they suffered lower body wounds from active police chief we know overnight the chief did show up here to comfort them as well as

the mayor mplts the. they have a long road of recovery ahead. more coming up later in the hour. thank you. we could see video of how this all happened. erika gonzales is at the live desk with details. >> well, all d.c. police officers now use body cameras. the acting chief says the force has more body cameras than any other department in the country. there are 2,600 cameras. when officers respond to calls they are supposed to turn them on. so there is a good chance there is video from one of the officers who was hurt overnight. we'll just have to wait and see. back to you. 5:15 now. acting d.c. police chief had a rough first night on the job. two of his officers were shot and a suspect was killed and four people were shot on the same street. he's not officially the chief of police yet. the council still has to approve him and that's going to h

he joined the police department in 1989. he became asis at that particular time chief in 2002. want to turn to chuck bell, 58 degrees at 5:15 in the morning. >> great. yeah. welcome to june. >> is everyone confused? the plants and the animals, not just the humans. right? >> i was down at the tidal basin running. nothing there yet. but at this pace these things are going to be out. the earliest all time peek move, march 15th of 1990. this is what i'm paid the big 50 cents for is for knowing these kinds of facts. outside it is 58 degrees right now. not much of a breeze just yet. winds will increase out of the south later today. so maybe a bit breezy at times but you won't complain about the

this. 74 by 2:00 this afternoon. somewhere around 3:00 or 4:00, most areas today will be in the upper to mid-70s. 78 today. that would tie the record at bwi and at dulles is 79 today. both of those could be touched as well. southwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. nothing to worry about today. here's the leading edge of the change. the rain in st. luis thouis. sunny and nice. clouds gradually increasing overnight. here's 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. skies mostly cloudy. rain chances moving to the valley around lunchtime tomorrow and then a line of potentially thunderstorms coming right through here about 3:00 and 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. it's a quick mover so probably only going to get a quarter of an inch, maybe a half inch of rain. it's not the rain that's an

with it. wakeup temperatures sunday morning will be in the 30s with windchills in the 20s. so don't get used to the warm weather after today. it will still be mild tomorrow before the rain comes in but do expect a blast of wind and rain mid to late tomorrow afternoon and then a blustery and cold saturday evening and a very cold sunday. highs only near -- oh, my goodness, back down to average, 50 degrees on your sunday. >> i'm not a fan of average. southbound bw parkway, that is our slowest spot because of that crash this morning. taking a look in the same area. 95 a good choice for you if you want to think about an alternate. 95 southbound from 30 to the beltway you're on time. same thing headed northbound. outer loop at 95, crash still blocking two right lanes. the report not seeing major slowdowns. inner loop at gw

lane. you can get by on the left side of the roadway, but overall things are looking okay because it is so early. we'll take that look at 270 coming up. >> all right. thank you. during black history month, social media producer brittany johnson introduces us to three black men making their way into the community. >> find out how they're buding the next leaders. >> you have to be happy within. disappointment is nothing but a stumbling block and if you let things trip you up, it will stop your progress and it will stop you getting to your next destination. >> now, this week in a special series, meet tim bowman junior. he was just nominated for a grammy and he is healing and helping his community through music. all week long weave been working for you in our food fears

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like they would be collecting data and it's called different things on different tvs. >> vizio had to pay out $2 million for tracking customers without consent. two police officers shot. we've been working through the night to bring you the newest updates. our live team coverage continues straight ahead. >> plus your friday forecast. >> it is going to be a fantastic one. if you really liked yesterday you're really going to like today too. we're talking about temperatures once again in the 70s. yesterday we did hit a record high at the national airport so today we are looking at that once again. we're talking about temperatures in the upper 70s and that's close to some records. temperatures currently in the upper 40s. mid-50s before you walk outside. i don't think you need a jacket and later today you might just be sweat fg you're walking around. coming up i'll show you that forecast and also some rain for part of your saturday. that's next.

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right now at 5:28 we're staying on top of breaking news we've been working on through the night. two d.c. police officers are in the hospital after they were both shot. >> overnight we learned that they are both listed in

suspect who allegedly shot them is dead. this happened in northeast d.c. just before 11:00 last night. we've been at the scene and at the hospital where those officers were taken all night long. >> we'll check in with our team of reporters in just a few minutes but first we are here to get out the door on your friday with what you need to know. >> melissa mollet in first 4 traffic but first chuck bell and sheena parveen have some good news. >> remember yesterday i said it was going to be emergency callout sick to work day today? >> you're here. >> you're going to get people in trouble. >> i think i gave it away for myself and therefore i couldn't call out sick, but that advice is still good advice. >> you can still call out sick, chuck. the day is not over yet. temperatures right now this morning as you're about to walk outside, some areas are close to 60 degrees believe it or not. 48 degrees in lorton, so

mid-40s. 46 in frederick, but most of the area sitting in the mid-50s. your thursday commute, take a look at this. we will have the nice dry roads but look at these temperatures. by noon already around 70 degrees. upper 70s by 5:00 p.m. it is a day where you definitely want to get outside. we'll have the four things you need to know. >> good morning. so right now southbound bw parkway at 197, that accident still hanging around. just got some more information about it. only the left lane is getting by so that's why you're seeing all of those delays there. hoping that gets out of the way soon here. all lanes are now open. so no worries there. inner loop at gw parkway, the crash is still blocking that right lane. the rest of the beltway really does not look bad at this point this morning so no major worries there. >> thank you. it's now 5:30. back to that breaking news we've been talking about all morning. st

the hospital where those officers are being treated right now. >> so what do we know about how these officers are doing this morning? >> reporter: well, aaron, eun, from police sources we are hearing these officers are in stable condition and are in good spirits as well. we've also had several visitors overnight as well as the mayor and acting police chief. it was just after midnight or so that we saw mayor bowser arrive. she had a moment outside with officers here and then went inside to meet with those two wounded officers. then overnight came a tweet from the police chief saying that the officers are stable and in good spirits as well. both officers did suffer lower body injuries. we hear that one was brought here in a police cruiser backseat. another officer went right into surgery, possibly to dislodge a bullet. the other, we hear, may be recovering now from a l

shootings police have responded to in our area in recent days. >> i can tell you that we have had a number of shootings across the city the last couple of days. our officers have been responding to that very aggressively. we had gunshots here earlier this evening. we have patrols in the area and as a result of this incident two after our officers are suffering a gunshot wound. >> and this morning we now know those two officers who are now recovering will also speak with detectives about the circumstances surrounding their shooting. we are live outside med star. back in to you. >> thank you. we continue our team coverage with megan mcgrath in northeast d.c. >> you're in the neighborhood where the shooting happened. tell us what you know at this point. >> reporter: well, at this point many of the crime scene techs have left the area. they'll be coming back later on this morning to take a

last sweep for evidence. later in the day once the sun comes up. you can see the road closures that are still in place here. this happened at holbrook and morse street. it is still closed off and everything is closed for about a block in each direction around that intersection. here's what we know so far. this all happened around 10:40 last night. officers with the crime suppression team were in the area for shots that had been fired earlier in the evening. they were at this intersection when shots rang out again. two officers were hit. the suspect was killed. police say they did find a gun that they believe belongs to the suspect. that gun found here on the scene. now we spoke to anc commissioner, she's very upset about what happened and she says now is the time for the community to step up and show their support for the police department. >> we certainly will not have anyone shooting at our officers. that is unacceptable and

needs to be addressed and this is not just a police matter. it's a community matter. we want everyone that hears anything about this to resolve immediately to lock arms with the police. >> reporter: and the two police officers who were wounded, they were in uniform when this happened. we are hoping to get an update later on today to get some more information, specifically about exactly what happened before these shots were fired. back to you in the studio. >> obviously that area behind you has been blocked off. lots of cars i can see there. do we know what level after access residents have no this neighborhood? to their vehicles and such? >> reporter: there really is no access for residents and in fact, we've seen a number of people come and try to get across the police line. they want to get their cars which are parked along the curbs here and they're not being allowed to go in. so it's going to be a while yet. basically they're holding the scene, police are, until the sun s

with their evidence collection so it could be a while yet so that could be disruptive for folks in the immediate area. >> all right. thank you. and you can follow megan and justin on twitter to get minute by minute updates on this breaking news. make sure you stay connected all day to our reporters. started posting about the shooting the moment we had the information confirmed. they have will continuing coverage here and on the app. this isn't the only shooting we're following this morning. the shooting involving these officers brings the total number of people shot last night to seven. four people were hurt on wheeler road southeast. the shootings happened within two hours of each other. one witness said he heard eight gunshots. police have not released information on the victims or the suspects. chopper 4 was over the scene of a deadly crash last night. a woman was hit and killed. she was walking along reston parkway. theiv

we're also working to bring you other stories you want to know about this morning as soon as your commute could become longer. details on how metro is cutting back on service and what it means for you. >> and warm temperatures may mean more mosquitos. still ahead, what's being done to prevent a

overcrowding at school social security an issue many parents are dealing with right now. a meeting was held to discuss possible options to reopen a school. the plan would be to handle wood ward to handle overflow from other schools. study groups will look into turning vocational programs to commercial buildings. graffiti has popped up in boston and they're trying to see if there's a connection with the groo fee tee in -- graffiti on national mall. you might have seen this picture. look at that. prince george's county police shared it

you can see why some people might be concerned. >> people weren't sure if this was a dog or a wofrl. it was spotted on valley park court in capitol heights. an animal control officer captured it and they now believe it is a dog. >> are you sure? that looks like a wolf to me. >> i'm not going up against that either way. >> exactly. she was one of president trump's most high profiled supporters. today caitlyn jenner is slamming the president. >> plus, your forecast. >> and we like it. i mean, i think at least most people like it unless you wanted snow and you wanted to go skiing and all that stuff. then you don't like it, but this morning you probably don't need a jacket. many areas are in the 50s. later today we could be looking at another near record high today and dulles did hit a record high temperature. we'll get a closer look at those numbers and rain in

forecast for part of your weekend. that's straight ahead. >> we'll talk about this problem on bw parkway. what is the latest update? we'll give you that and talk about travel times coming up. and we continue to follow the breaking news this morning. two d.c. police officers shot. >> we've been working on the story for you through the night and we'll have the uates for pd

your time is 5:44. we're following breaking news in northeast washington. here's what we know so far. about 10:40 last night officers with a crime suppression team were investigating a call for shots fired in morse street northeast. then shots rang out. two officers were hit. the suspect was killed. police say they did recover a gun from the scene. they believed it belonged to the suspect. >> this is a live look at the scene right now. you can see investigators are still there this morning. >> justin finch joins us live now from outside the hospital with more on the officers' condition this

>> reporter: aaron, eun, from police sources we are hearing these officers are in stable condition and on track to recover this morning after being shot last night in northeast washington here. they suffered gunshot wound to their lower bodies we are told and both were brought here to med star washington late last night. we know they were awake and breathing on their way to the hospital. one officers we have heard was brought here in the backseat of a police cruiser. we also know one officer did require surgery, possibly to dislodge a bullet. the mayor and acting police chief did make their way here to the hospital joining several officers to comfort the wounded officers here at med star overnight. we know also too, both officers will be speaking with detectives about what happened last night in that shooting. back in to you. >> all right. justin, thank you. erika gonzales is standing by at the live desk. >> she's going to tell us more about the neighborhood where this happened. >> this is a

it's one of those neighborhoods that has a vibrant community. there's a brand new whole foods coming next month and then of course the streetcar that's been going through there for some time now. you've got several unique bars and restaurants. also not far from where the shooting happened, just really blocks away and the area is really popular on small business saturday. coming up at 6:00, remember this is the first day for acting p e chief peter newsham. back to you. >> and be sure to download the nbc washington app for up to the minute updates on this shooting. we also have team coverage right here and on news 4 today. as soon as this summer, that trip to work or school or wherever could cost you more on metro. it's news metro riders don't want to hear. >> i rely on metro to get

just like you. i just found my freedom. please don't take it away from me. >> now, at a meeting yesterday, metro board chair jack evans said he's backing a proposal that would both raise fares and reduce service. he hopes that in doing this local leaders will implement a sales tax to support metro's dire financial situation. the changes could kick in as early as july 1st. we want to go back to the lye desk with news about a homicide. what do you know? >> a teenager dead after being shot in clinton, maryland. police got this call about 9:00 last night. this is all happening on buckler road. police still gathering details in this case but they think this is a domestic situation. they do have one person in custody. back over to you. it is 5:47. maryland congressman andy harris says house republicans should have a replacemeor

affordable care act by the end of march. that's according to the baltimore sun. an emotional crowd packed a town hall last night hoping to get answers from harris. he has come under fire from some constituents for holding town halls instead of meetings. >> in the 25 years that i served in the united states congress, republicans never ever one time agreed on what a health care proposal should look like. not once. >> boehner was speaking at a health care conference in orlando yesterday. new this morning reality tv star and transgender advocate caitlyn jenner is speaking out against president trump. she is upset with the president's latest move that lifts federal protections for transgender students. take a holook at what she had t say. >> from one republican to another, this is a sa

you made a promise to protect the lgbtq community. the change has some students in our area worried. this school year, a student identified himself as a transgender male. so far he says he hasn't had any problems in school and the school system released a statement saying it protects the goid lines and the confidentiality. >> they told me, sure, just use whatever bathroom you're comfortable with. >> he and his mom hope things do not change now that the trump administration lifted federal guidelines say that transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity. his mom says president trump would change his mind if he actually spoke to

kids. the conservative political action conference continues today at the national harbor. >> and president trump will take the stage tonight. jay gray is live now on capitol hill with how the president will follow up some of the speeches from some of his top staffers. >> reporter: look, it's been a successful trip so far for the administration, well received but then you would think it might be. they are playing to their friendly cloud there. president trump very important for him to get a little bit of a boost from this after the blowback that he's received over the last couple of days from some of those town hall meetings that have turned very angry, very animated at times. so he'll be delivering what we believe will be another speech outlining his agenda. he'll look to again, draw some type of support from this crowd, one that he did not talk to during the campaign, pulled out of a discussion with cpac during the campaign but will be the first sitting

ronald reagan to talk to the group. >> thank you. well, the first time here we hosted our black history month celebration outside our studio. we took the celebration to the prince george's african american museum and cultural center. >> it was a great night. we helped honor four recipients with nbc 4 working for the community awards for things they're doing such as working with young athletes and helping with organ donations, just a lot of committed people dedicated to making the community better which is wonderful. >> very much deserved the awards there and congratulations to all of them. >> that just happens to be benjamin gates, a cellist who performed with his mom. >> amazing talent there. sheena parveen is here with us. almost 60 degrees at 6:00 a.m. >> can you believe it? it is the kind of weather where you walk outside and you don't need this jacket.

58 degrees in the district. very light south wind but that's going to keep warming us up. so as we go through the afternoon we are talking about the upper 70s in parts of the area. yesterday dulles hit a record high temperature. today we could see some more near record highs across the area or maybe some record highs. 46 right now in lorton so some are in the mid-50s. gaithersburg is 54 degrees. 55 in leesburg. 54 in quantico. this is the perfect day just like yesterday to be dining outside. if you are having lunch outside temperatures should be around 70 degrees. happy hour at 78 degrees. again, that could be near record high temperature and by dinner time, 73. so still very warm as we go overnight tonight. look at the temperature trend. 25 degrees or more above average for some areas and we go to 70. tomorrow that comes with afternoon rain. big shock to the system on sunday because we've had so many days now in the

again. for today here's warm air again. saturday afternoon, 5:00 p.m., that rain starts to move through. looks like it should clear off for saturday night. then we go into sunday, colder and breezy, but it will be sunny and dry. so there you see it. big change in our weather pattern only over a couple of days this weekend but next week we go back up and we go back down to 49 and quite a temperature range in our forecast. let's check the roads on this friday morning. >> so taking a look right now southbound bw parkway at 197, that crash has cleared out of the way. don't have to worry about that anymore. outer loop had an earlier incident there but we are not seeing any real slowdowns. inner loop at gw parkway, slowdowns are kicking in. that crash is still blocking the right lane. we're sending chopper 4 that way to show us what's going on from above.

northbound, southbound, you can see no big worries on 270 this morning. travel times, 270 is just fine. top of the beltway is okay. inner loop there at gw, quite slow this morning. 66 inbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway you're on time. same thing 95 north quantico to the beltway. it's 5:54 now and prince william county police are warning local businesses to be on the lookout for fake money. here's how you can protect yourself. police recommend using counterfeit detection pens or uv light detection devices. police also recommend posting a sign. write on the sign that you use special detection devices. also be cautious if someone uses a large bill to make a small purchase. if you think you have a fake bill, call police. this is important news for families. virginia is taking steps to fight the opioid

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both. facebook will start putting ads in the middle of videos and will split revenues with publishers. facebook says the ads kth can't run until a video has run for 20 seconds and must be spaced at least two minutes apart. >> thank you. we continue to follow breaking news this morning. two d.c. police officers shot hours after a new police chief was named. >> he spoke while you were sleeping. updates on the officers' conditions and what we know about the suspect next at 6:00. >> and more pregnant women find out they have zika months after being cleared. >> and how unusually warm weather could put us at risk of an outbreak.

that breaking news, two d.c. police officers shot now in the hospital. we've been working this for you all night long. >> before we bring you to your weather and traffic we want to let you know that they are both in stable condition. the suspect police say is responsible is dead. >> news 4 was at the scene and the hospital within minutes of the shooting. we'll continue to bring you team coverage through the morning. >> first, we want to take a look at how your morning is shaping up with storm team 4 and first 4 traffic. >> hoping to havean

commute on this friday morning. fingers crossed. we know you'll update us on that in just a minute. first chuck and sheena have some great weather news to kick off the weekend. >> it is fantastic weather. >> no complaints from us, that's for sure. i've made up a new word for today a fan tabulous friday. it's a word because we're using it. it's what it's going to feel like. flirting with record high temperatures yet again on what is likely to finish up as our warmest february on record. some saturday afternoon showers and thunderstorms are a possibility and sunday, blustery and cold. it will be a sunday shocker and some much more needed rain chances coming our way next week. for today all sunshine all the dime with a bit of a gusty southerly breeze but afternoon highs today well up into the mid and upper 70s. sheena is talking more about those saturday issues. >> we have some issues on