first time since being acquitted in her daughter's death. she is talking about what she thinks happened. good morning, everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we'll get so all those stories but first a check on your w weather and traffic. the roads may be a little wet this morning. >> but first, sheena parveen with your storm team 4 forecast on this tuesday morning. >> good morning. >> yeah, awfully mild outside by comparison. i understand it was cold around here over the weekend. the milder air is coming back. it comes with a bit of a price though. storm team 4 radar, not a lot of rain in the immediate metro yet. that's about ready to change though as light to pockets of briefly moderate rain out here along the i-81 corridor, they're coming in toward the city. so number one thing you need to know about the weather today, grab the umbrella. it may be a little jacket here with temperatures in the 40s. back to just some long sleeves

temperatures later today will be on the mild side for sure, but unfortunately that does nene that you'll need the umbrella early and late. >> it does mean that, but it's going to be that warm rain, not a cold rain, so at least that's good. temperatures quickly rising as we go through the day today. mild outside today. we're talking about 50 now in the district. so this number has risen two degrees in about the past hour or so. things are starting to warm up right now. 46 lorton. 50 quantico. 56 fredericksburg where we have the rain currently off to the west. we're in the low 40s, but we will continue to see those temperatures jump up this afternoon. your commute, the showers are around especially off to the west. by noon, 60 degrees. 5:00 p.m., mid-60s. scattered showers. chopper is up this morning. >> good morning. chopper 4 readed to westbound 50 at bw parkway. we just heard this problem has now cleared out of the way. an incident there but we'll take a look from above and see those

there right now. new market a brand new crash on 70 in the right lane is what we understand. inbound 11th street bridge before n street, that's slowing things as you're headed in. big look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, no major problems and as we zoom out further, reminder, ridge road north of university boulevard, have a crash there as well. we'll take a look at travel times coming up in about ten minutes. >> thank you. get ready here. a lot more about republicans' plans to replace the affordable care act. >> they unveiled their replacement plan last fight and it could have a big impact on your family. hour are four things you need to know about it. it gets rid of subsidies and replaces them with tax credits based on age, not income. >> current medicaid enrollment for low income americans would be frozen at current levels, but the plan keeps in place some of the more popular parts of the aca. kids would be able to s

reach 26 and insurers will still be required to cover people with preexisting conditions. three minutes after the hour and more changes could be coming to metro. this time it will likely hit your wallet. >> justin finch is live at the king street station with a look at proposed fare hikes and service changes in a new proposed budget. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, u eun, good morning. metro says riders could feel this change very soon. they're hoping it strikes a balance between their operationoperatio operational needs and those of its riders. look at the service impacts, you could soon see reduced service at peak travel times with trains running every 8 minutes on all lines and for bus riders eligible metro access riders would not see service cuts in one-time proposed service reductions are now off the table, we have learned. now there are calls for these fare hikes here. riders would see bus and

fares rise between 10 and 25 cents per ride, but metro's 7-day bus pass holders would keep paying 17.50, dodging that fare hike. back out live, the next step for this proposal so to go before a fuel review of the finance board and from there on to a final vote by the end of the month. back in to you. >> all right. thank you. another big problem. metro's trains are not running on time. new numbers from the transit agency show 750% of tri0% of tr on time last year. metro blames safe track for most of the timing issues and hopes performance will improve once safe track is complete. your time is 6:04. we want to get to angie with reports of a severe storm. >> take a look at this. new footage out of kansas city. a lot of heavy rain, strong winds. we know that e

was reported about 20 miles from that area. the hardest hit regions are parts of the midwest. missouri and kansas. a dozen tornados reportedly touching down across the midwest destroying hundreds of homes. also buildings bringing down trees and power lines everywhere. a lot of people waking up to a mess this morning and there were some reports of injuries, but luckily, no deaths, but there is still more concern on this tuesday morning the strong system still pushing through parts of the midwest and the south now. forecasters saying that there could be more tornados. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning it was a trial that had people around the country glued to their tvs and many of you were outraged when casey anthony was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter caylee. now six years later we're hearing from anthony herself and her perspective on this case. she talked to the associated press in a series of recorded interviews. she says she s

world believes she killed her daughter even after she was found not guilty. >> people lie to the cops every day. i'm one of those unfortunate idiots who admitted that i lied. i see why i was treated the way that i was. even if i had been completely truthful with those officers. >> she did not report her daughter was missing for a month after she disappeared. she says to this day she does not know exactly what happened in the last moments of caylee's life. and she says she doesn't care about what anyone thinks of her and never will. it could be more than a week before we find out whose body was found near a shopping center in fort washington. chopper 4 above the crime scene yesterday. a wooded area of swan creek road. officials have not released a lot of detail in this case but they are calling it a death investigation. coming up on 7 minutes after the hour now and a teen gang member involved in the fairfax county court system is among suspects linko

and murder of a maryland girl. the boy began wearing a gps ankle bracelet four days before reyes was killed. her body was found in a wooded area in springfield last month. the revelation of the ankle bracelet raises a big question now. how was that teenager able to commit a new crime while he was being monitored? although court officials can't speak about the specific terms of supervision they tell us there was no violation before the murder. the teen suspect was arrested earlier this month. detectives say he admitted to his role in the abduction. before peter newsham is officially named d.c.'s police chief he has to go through the council today. the mayor has named newsham the acting chief and offered him the job. the council wants community members to weigh in at several public hearings. the first meeting is tonight at 7:00 at rise demonstration center in southeast. two other hearings will be held later this month. a day without a woman. tomorrow you could find

life would be like without the hard work of women and it's already forcing one school district to cancel classes. we have details still ahead. >> plus, startling new video of a little girl being pushed down a flight of stairs. it will have you thinking twice about child care. and that rainy storm team 4 forecast. >> that's right. it didnisn't going to be a driv rain all day but you'll be driving in this morning and might be driving in some later today as well. umbrella weather around here. on the upside it will be anything but cold. up in the 60s later on this afternoon. more mild days and more rain chances ahead. the forecast coming up in a few more minutes. >> plus, sleeping at school. the benefits of nap time for older students.

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welcome back. i will take mild weather in exchange for a little rain. i will. >> i'm with you on that and that's exactly what we're getting today. >> mild weather, showers around. make sure you have the umbrella. some roads especially 81 are wet this morning because weave been seeing the rain for a little while now. some heavier showers still near winchester and it's lighting up across 81 but for the most part we have those light showers around hagerstown. a little bit heavier and we're seeing a line of some lighter rain approaching the district near fairfax, wood bridge, moving into charles county. 50 is the temperature right now in the district. a few showers still around by 7:00 a.m. by noon a peek of sunshine around 60 by noon and look at the afternoon. scattered showers, mid-60s so it looks like a wet commute for you.

bridge before m street really causing some slowdowns there. chopper 4 right now over westbound 50 at bw parkway. you can see some of those delays. had an earlier incident out of the way, but those delays still hanging around, so thank you for that, just showing folks those extra slowdowns. allow a little bit of extra time. 270 southbound is fine. top of the beltway, no major worries. 95 over to 270 this morning. 66 inbound is okay and so is quantico to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. firefighters in colorado battling these intense flames. this wildfire has burned 30,000 acres and destroyed three homes at this point. firefighters say the blaze is 90% contained as of last night. that's some good news. changing winds made it difficult to fight the f

morning after he was pulled from a rushing river. >> angie has some incredible video to share with us from the live desk. >> that's right. this rescue in action all caught on camera. take a look. >> they had the wind and the night against them but they were able to pull it off with the river rushing all around. crews able to save this man, lift him up after he was trapped. he's pulled to safety with help from that helicopter there. this is out in arizona. the man is homeless, police say. he was apparently living at the bottom of the river and didn't realize that there was such a big threat. what an effort police say the man is okay and was not hurt in all of this. back to you. >> thank you, angie. take a look at this video as a daycare worker pushes a child down the stairs. 52-year-old sarah gable was arrested immediately after

surveillance footage captured her shoving the four-year-old. workers at the daycare had just installed a camera about a half hour before this happened. it's not known what led to the incident. the child suffered a minor knee injury and is expected to be okay. new fallout this morning in a scandal that's rocking the military. the investigation into potentially hundreds of marines who allegedly shared nude photos of female service members on facebook. now the marine veteran who first uncovered it said he is receiving death threats. thomas brennan runs the war horse, a nonprofit news organization. he spoke about the minute the story hit home for him. >> that's really what sent it home for me, seeing a woman that i knew and then, you know, later on the next morning getting my daughter ready for school. >> a formales

underway. the man faces 30 years in prison for trying to use a 73-year-old woman's credit card to buy a car in stafford county last year. he'll be sentenced in may. robinson also faces charges that he ran a fake medical practice in west palm beach, florida. a man faces charges for impersonating on immigration officer. he allegedly dressed as an officer multiple times. in one case last october, a church officer saw him dressed in a ballistic vest with customs enforcement across his chest. officers searched his home and found multiple weapons and tactical gear. it's now 6:16. overtime costs at the d.c. fire department has nearly doubled in the last year. it is costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. ov

million last year. already this fiscal year, overtime costs are up to $9.5 million. part of the reason in 2015 the mayor approved the amount firefighters are paid for overtime as those overtime costs go up, several members of the chief's top staff are also getting bonuses. >> i gave bonuses to chiefs and one civilian and that was for work that had been done. we've been working very hard for the last year and a half, two years and i felt that it was -- i needed to acknowledge the hard work that they did. >> the department hasn't hired in eight years. firefighter exams were recently reopened to hire more full time staff. the shortage has led to some earning well above their salaries. at least two paramedics made an additional $114,000 in overtime alone last fiscal year. all right. follow me on this one. all right? give this one a chance. if you ha

want to start having more sex. >> here we go. >> let that sink in for a second. >> better you than me to read this. >> so your sex life could impact your job satisfaction too. a new study found that the day after -- the day after sex people reported higher levels of positive mood, higher job engagement and higher job satisfaction. the effects were the same for both men and women. i'm just going to set it there and let it go. >> all right. i won't say anything then. >> it's the safe route. >> 6:18. parents and teachers struggle with it every day. >> you have to move on with the next story. >> this is a different story now. how do we make sure kids get enough sleep to do well in school? that's the question. some districts are changing start times. we know that but now there are some schools in new mexico have that have a new

an alarm will wake them up after 207 minutes. parents may be skeptical but the school district is already seeing results. >> why are they not in science class or math class? well, they could be there, but they wouldn't be listening and they wouldn't be paying attention, and so this way we can get them to go back to class and focus. >> the national institutes of health says teens need 9 to 10 hours of sleep every night but only a third are getting eight hours. the sleep pods cost $14,000 and were paid for through a state mental health grant. most students use them a few times a year when they think they've reached a breaking point. >> i didn't see any way to get out of that other story very cleanly either. >> i didn't either. >> so a little rain finally coming back into the picture around here. and a little milder weather. >> do we need rain? >> yeah, we had one of the driest februaries on record and hardly anything in the month

rain drops around here. a little checking back in the record books here, three out of the last four marches have been colder than average and we've had at least some measurable snow in each of the last four marchs. only a third of an inch last year but two years ago we had that 12-inch snowfall in march. now, that being said, there is a chance anyway, of maybe a little rain/snow combo coming up early sunday morning. late saturday night into early sunday morning. here's what we know with great confidence about the weekend. it's going to be cold around here by the weekend. temperatures only in the 30s and 40s. whether or not it's cold enough to make an accumulating snow is a big question mark and it's still a long ways out in the future. but just know that saturday night, sunday morning, cold for sure and likely to be at least wet. whether or not it's frozen or liquid we will be keeping you posted on that. first thing this morning it will just be rain drops. temperatures are way above freezing. we're in the upper

through. future weather carries these light brief pockets of rain out of here by about 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. then some dry hours to finish the morning and get into the afternoon hours, but after about 3:00 or 4:00, another wave of rain chances comes in here. likely to be a wet second half of the commute home from work and school today. rain showers moving back on to the i-95 corridor after about 5:00 or 6:00 this evening. temperature wise in the upper 40s and low 50s now. afternoon temperatures today, nice and mild. back up into the low and mid-60s across much of the area. rest of the work week tomorrow, any rain chances are real early tomorrow. should be done by 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning. most of wednesday, breezy and mild. 65 today. 66 tomorrow. even in the 60s on thursday. the colder air starts to arrive on friday. a little chance of a light rain on friday and again, the weekend certainly does look cold and we're crackitracking that littl chance for snow saturday night o

commute? here's melissa mollet. >> so right now chopper 4 headed to the inner loop of the beltway just after old georgetown road right before wisconsin avenue. sounds like we have a crash there blocking the left lane so we'll be there to bring you those live pictures as soon as chopper 4 arrives. inbound 11th street bridge here before m street, broken down vehicle in the right lane. westbound 70 before 75, a new market crash there in the right lane as well on i-70 and then riggs road north of university boulevard, still have that crash hanging around. now, the rest of the beltway looks okay. 66 not bad. very typical looking. 95 you can also see looking good northbound and southbound, same thing 95 in maryland. i'll see you back here in a few minutes with that live picture from chopper 4. a woman's life saved by her 7-year-old son. up next, hear the 911 call that is reminding us to prepare our kids for any emergency. plus, you may keep them in your purse or your car, but you need to be a bit more careful wih

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welcome back. there is a new temporary mural at ben's chili bowl. artists created a new design that features the words unity, hope, peace, love. you can still vote on the restaurant's website on who you want to see featured on the new permanent mural. the website says the permanent mural is coming this spring. this story should push your kids how to dial 911 in an emergency. >> that simple lesson could save a

when his mom couldn't breathe she motioned for him to call for help. he dialed 911 and stayed on the phone for nearly nine minutes. >> she's sitting down and coughing and not really breathing a lot. >> okay. but is she kind of awake? are her eyes open? >> i was glad because i was so nervous and scared. >> now, the police where he lives are giving him praise right now and his mother, she says she is so happy he knew what to do to save her life. >> way to go. jewish schools targeted. the fallout from the recent bomb threats and the new action being taken to protect students. >> it's not a smoe danow day bu local school district is using one of its snow days to cancel classes. >> and you'll need your umbrella. warm temperatures though today. we'll talk about the timing of that and chuck is back with the four thingsou need to y

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talking about snow by the end of the week. >> secretary ben carson under fire, the reason why he's trending at the top of your facebook feed. a day without a woman. another school district cancels classes. what you can expect in the next 24 hours. 6:30. remember to grab your umbrella before you head out the door. >> not like this guy. >> we're getting your day started with your news 4 today reunited if you will. melissa monitoring your first 4 traffic. >> i thought you might sing a line or two. chuck bell is back with sheena parveen. good morning, everyone. >> good morning. yes, a wet start to the morning. you need the umbrella. >> soggy start and i know you did a good job on the forecast yesterday, but aaron did not listen, didn't do it. i don't know what his problem is. >> i don't know either. >> what's that, aaron? >> i heard it. i just didn't get the umbrella out of the car. >> there you

grab your umbrella this morning. light rain up across northern maryland out towards falling waters and hagerstown. winchester, not a lot of heavy rain out there this morning but spits and sprurinkles into the city. so four thing to know, number one, grab the umbrella. milder weather is back. we'll be in the 60s today, tomorrow and thursday. a little chance for some showers on friday and the one thing we know for sure about the weekend, it will be cold and likely to be wet perhaps even a little rain/snow combo saturday night into early sunday. we're watching that carefully. for today though, just lots of clouds. mild, chances for rain early today and more chances for rain coming in late this afternoon and into this evening. that whole ten-day coming up in a few minutes but now let's go over to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> we just saw wisconsin avenue near rose dale avenue. blocking lanes in both directions this morning. e

the initial report we were talking about was inner loop at old georgetown. that is not there. inbound 11th street bridge before m street all lanes now open. that is a relief for a lot of folks. 66 is okay. 95 north at stafford, the crash still blocks one lane. all of that green you see on the screen, those are areas of rain you'll be driving through here this morning so be careful as you're headed out. we begin with our top stories at 6:32. you will pay more to ride metro but you will also see fewer cuts if a proposal that's calling for a 10 to 25 cent increase to bus and rail service passes. we'll have a live report on that at 6:45. new video of that missile launch in north korea. four ballistic missiles fired over the weekend. now the united states is sending a controversial anti missile system to south korea. chi

house republicans unveiled their plan to replace the affordable care act. it gets rid of the mandate requiring people to have health insurance. it would also limit future federal funding for medicaid. and all eyes are on president trump's travel bans. >> a closer look at the revised version of that ban. >> this new order has some considerable changes from the original order. we want to walk you through it. one of the biggest changes, iraq is no longer included on the list of countries. temporarily banning travelers for 90 days. it goes into effect on march 16th. now, the order blocks people who did not have a valid visa as of january 27th and it does not apply to people who have green cards. the president's original order was blocked by federal courts. now back to you. all right. thank you. first it was the women's march, thousands poured on to the national mall and marched in cities across the country. >> last month it was ada

people skipped class, missed work and stopped shopping in response to the immigration policy. >> tomorrow it is a day without a woman and we're learning that some schools in chapel hill, north carolina, just cancelled classes. this comes after one school district in our area did the same. we're live in alexandria now to prepare you for the local impact. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. on the alexandria school district's website the superintendent says this decision didn't come lightly, but with some 300 plus staff members planning to take the day off tomorrow, they had to make a decision after looking at how to cover all of the classrooms and safety and of course, what would happen to instructional learning. school leaders cannot say for sure whether this is connected to the planned women's observance, but a decision had to be made. they will handle it as a teacher work day.

to make up the day counting it as one of the unused snow days. school superintendent says this decision of course will -- this decision of course didn't come lightly and news 4 was able to check in with some of the other schools in the area of fairfax county, not planning to close. montgomery county still monitoring the situation and in prince george's county, there is no information at this time to share. we should tell you also that d.c. public schools plan to open tomorrow. school officials telling the students and the staff members to observe international women's day with discussions and activities inside the classroom. that is the latest live now outside of george washington middle school. back to you. thank you. keeping our students safe. a new call for changes after a series of bomb threats at jewish schools. plus, hand sanitizer is something you use every day. why there is a new federal

linked to kids. and i'm chuck bell. we're tracking some rain drops moving into the area early this morning. more chances for rain coming later on this afternoon. so grab that umbrella for sure. you will definitely need it, but it isn't going to be cold today. temperatures 40s to near 50 now. we'll be in the mid-60s this afternoon. coming up we'll detail the ten-day forecast and any more chances for winter weather this

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starting today tour groups will return to the white house. tours were temporarily suspended during the transition. the first lady's office says there was a delay because of needed maintenance. the self-guided tours are free to the public but you need to submit a request with a member of congress at least 21 days in advance of your visit. for more details search white house tours many the nbc washington app. maybe not a bad day for those waiting to get into the white house

your chance for rain. maybe want to go indoors this afternoon? >> well, have the umbrella handy but we do expect the showers to continue. take a look at the radar. mostly west of the district right now. we have that rain moving into fr frederick getting heavier. off to the west we still have some heavy spots. 81 is wet. we've been seeing the rain there pretty much all morning. some of that heavier rain shown by the yellow. that's all moving mainly west to east. light showers moving through the district, but if you are exercising today or waiting outside at all, well, you'll want the umbrella but it will be mild. mid-60s. let's check the roads this morning. good morning. >> so again, a little bit of delay here 95 northbound before 630. you can see some slowdowns there. 644 near 95, a crash in the left lane. we'll take a look at the beltway and those travel times coming up in a couple of minutes.

impossible. the cdc says children in the united states ingested hand sanitizer more than 65,000 times in a four-year span. >> that happened between 2011 and 2014, that's according to this new report and it can be very dangerous for your kids. the cdc says drinking sanitizer can make your kids vomit and cough and in rare cases it causes seizures and comas. replace and repeal obamacare, gop leaders make good on a promise. what that means for you. ravaged by wildfires. homes devoured. new video and the story that's breaking overnight. >> reporter: and a metro ride could cost you more as soon as this summer and that's not the only change being talked about this week. i'm justin finch, a live rundown

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>> that's what america is about. >> carson controversy. the words that sparked a fire storm for the new housing secretary and how he wants to clear things up now. >> running from wildfires. >> everything is pretty much burnt. it's gone. >> the race against time for families in the midwest. rainy morning commute. check the nbc washington app

next should already be on your radar. >> riding metro. the changes to your commute and the price you'll have to pay to wait a little longer. happening today on the hill, debate continues on your health care plan. it's a change that could impact your family and your coverage. >> republicans have announced the details of their plan to replace the affordable care act. >> which means the debate over it will last for several weeks. here's a look at what it does. it gets rid of subsidies to help people pay for insurance. medicaid enrollment would be frozen at current levels but the plan keeps in place some of the more popular parts of the aca. kids will be able to stay on their parents' plan until '26 and insurers will still be required to cover people with preexisting conditions. while the bill moves through the house, senators are watching things closely. >> i would imagine it's going to change a number of times.

different concerns about provisions of it but i'm glad there's a bill now so we can begin to analyze that. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi calls the plan a way to quote, make america sick again. ben carson is catching a lot of heat this morning due to what he said when he addressed housing and urban development employees yesterday. in the speech he made a comparison between slaves brought to the u.s. and immigrants. >> there were other immigrants who came here many tin the bott slave ships who worked harder for less. but they too had a dream that one day their son, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land. >> dr. carson later reversed his comments in a fabo

immigrant experiences were entirely different. virginia student gavin grim says he will continue to fight for transgender rights in schools. grim is suing the school board in gloucester county for the right to use the boys' bathroom. the supreme court sent the case back to the lower court without hearing arguments. he was born female but identifies as male. the lower court will now decide whether title 9 which bans sex discrimination applies to transgender students. >> i was disappointed and certainly it's an on sbstacle w didn't want but i'm determined to work forward through this process like i have up to now. >> a final ruling is unlikely to come before grimm graduates high school later this year. an executive wants to help jewish community organizations feel safer. they've asked them to fund a $225,000 request to beef up security. it would help places like the

school which was targeted by a bomb threat. the money would be used for extra surveillance cameras, reinforce windows and other security measures. >> a father from southeast washington wants the shootings near his daughter's school to stop. jones' daughter is in the third grade at eagle academy charter school on wheeler road southeast. there have been six shootings in seven days near the school. last night the council member and police held a town hall and they showed evidence from the shootings and asked for the public's help. jones said police need to do more to make wheeler road safer. >> i would like the guns to be taken off of the streets. i would like for police presence to be at that open edge drug market all the time instead of after a shooting occurs. >> police urge anyone with information about those shootings to call police. before peter newsham is

chief he has to go through the d.c. council today. the council wants community members to weigh in at several public hearings. the first meeting is tonight at 7:00 at rise demonstration center in southeast. well, you may soon have to pay more for your trip on metro. the general manager of the agency says he's requesting a fare hike. >> they're also planning to make changes to the service it provides. justin finch joins us live from the king street station to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and if this budget is passed it will roll out in july. now, the hope here is that yes, there will be fare hikes and also service changes but the hope again is that metro and its riders can get their needs met in all of this. let's take you now to some video here. this near $2 billion budget plan was revised after a public feedback and as far fare hikes bus and rail fares could rise between 10 cents and 25 cents, 7-day bus pass holders the price

so users avoid that fare hike but on the rails you could see reduced service at peak travel times. metro access users also retain their service and we spoke with king street about the plan. >> i hate it. my normal trip would be if i took the metro it's like $7.15 one way and you times that toward two for the day, it's like 14, $15 a day and i go to work five days aweek. add that up. >> that could be a problem especially in rush hour. come between 7:00 and 9:00 in the morning if you're reducing the number of trains you're going to have a problem. you're going to have a lot of people in the stations. >> reporter: and there were talks of cuts or changes to bus services. that appears to now be off the table. the next step for this budget plan is before the finance review board on thursday. we are live here in alexandria. i'm justin finch,

you. if you feel like you're always running late for work this could be part of the problem. new numbers from metro showing there is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to trains running on time. the transit agency's score card shows 70% of trips overall were on time last year. the best was the green line with 75% on time performance. the worst was the orange nine which saw a 56% on time rate. >> and of course we want to get you ready for your commute this morning. melissa mollet has your first 4 traffic. >> could also be the roads and backups on the roads making you late. chopper 4 over here at new hampshire avenue. nice and light. 95 at fairfax county parkway headed to the beltway, no major problems right now. earlier problem has cleared out of the way. 644 near # 565, a crash in the t lane. 270 at middle brook road, north

you. top of the beltway all those roads into and out of town are fine. northbound 301, truck is blocking one lane there so you have a little bit of a slowdown there. taking a look at those travel times so right now, 270 southbound germantown to the spur going about 35 miles per hour. not bad. top of the beltway, a little bit slow. 95 to 270 as you're taking that entire stretch it's going to take you 24 minutes. 66 inbound, 95 northbound all very normal. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. right now let's listen to mr. chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa. good morning, everybody. lots of clouds outside this morning and rain drops as well. nothing all that heavy out there, but there are certainly some spits and drizzles here early this morning. most of the light rain is north of the city now up along the maryland/pennsylvania border here. heaviest rain is in southern pennsylvania. all of this is pushing eastbound. back out to our west

weather system out here. severe weather this morning if you're changing planes in memphis or down towards houston or dallas later today, severe weather out there. for us, we'll have a couple of dry hours here to late part of the morning and the first part of the afternoon. should be mainly dry. here's future weather to carry the light rain out here at the tail end of the morning commute. a lot of clouds today. slivers of sunshine at the most. then as we get into the mid and late afternoon hours another chance for some steadier rain showers coming on in. i think the best chance if we're going to have pockets of moderate rain, maybe an isolated rumble or two of thunder that comes after midnight and before sunrise tomorrow. temperature wise we're in the upper 40s and low 50s now. it will be a cloudy but very mild day today. temperatures up into the low and mid-60s and again, dry hours there lunchtime into the early afternoon before rain chances come in this evening. rain over very early in the day, then turning much milder and drier sunshine back for wednesday and thursday. as we get towards the weekend tho n

weather may be wet. cold and wet. any chances for snow let's go to sheena parveen and find out the details. >> good morning. there are some snow chances in the forecast, but we are watching it very closely because the computer models have been back and forth. it's going to depend very much on the track of this system which we will be watching very closely. for now though we're watching that rain today. the severe weather is off to our west. take a look at the lightning here in this video, parts of oklahoma, missouri, arkansas, seeing very severe weather this morning and this is still occurring right now. there you see a lot of wind damage across those areas in the midwest. the middle of the country, that area of severe weather stretching across but we don't expect that type of weather here. here's a look at tomorrow morning. if you're wondering about the morning commute tomorrow this rain should be clearing out. then we go into friday, small chance for some maybe rain and snow showers. saturday into sunday we get colder, but look at the computer model pushing the snow a little bit farther

we are watching those chances sunday but the computer model on the fence. we have those differences many the track and that's going to make a big difference on what kind of precipitation we see. look at this cold air, it just hangs to our north on friday and it's really a battle between these two air masses by sunday which again will determine what we see here locally. let's take a look at that ten-day forecast. >> hard to believe march is one of those transitional months. highs in the mid-60s today, tomorrow and thursday. then in the chilly friday, 40s on friday, saturday cold but dry. there's our little rain/snow chance primarily the first part of the day sunday. staying certainly colder than average into the early part of next week as well so enjoy the mild weather while it's here. >> all right. we're getting new video of the big brush fires in kansas. >> aaron, dramatic footage. take a look at this. homes remain in the path of these rapidly moving wildfires. people evacuating right now, in fact. and with high winds complicating

flames, firefighters are busy at work. this is three hours west of kansas city. many reports of homes and property destroyed by various fires. state officials now asking firefighters from neighboring states to chip in and help. we know 20% of the counties in the state are having to deal with these grass fires. back to you. thank you. it is 6:56. four things to know before you head out the door. house republicans unveiled their plan to replace the affordable care act. it gets rid of the mandate requiring people to have health insurance but keeps some of the popular portions of the law. the "today" show will have detalls next. >> tour groups will return to the white house. tours were suspended because of a delay because of needed maintenance. metro will vote on its revised budget. it includes raising prices 10 to 25 cents starting in july. it also calls for

service at peak travel times. pepco is asking for a $77 million increase from d.c. regulators which may lead to higher rates for district customers. the public service commission is holding a hering from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight. >> pretty good chance you'll immediate the umbrella, maybe twice today. showers very early tomorrow before nicer weather returns wednesday afternoon and thursday. >> that is the -- sorry. >> why are you pulling chuck? >> i wanted chuck to be -- get - okay, we have one more. - can't wait to see what it is. (giggling) - now don't worry, he's totally gonna grow into it.

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