calvert county. everybody else seeing shower amativea activity around. right along the beltway, up 270, up i-95, back along 66, it's been a wet ride along 66 for the last couple of hours. most of them on the light side but they are steady at times. we'll see those right on through the rest of the overnight hours. we will get a little break and then another area moving in overnight tonight in towards early tomorrow morning. i'll break that down for you. then two more warm days. today we hit 70. and then here comes the cold. we'll cut those temperatures in half and tracking snow chances for your weekend. now quickly to some breaking news in prince george's county where police are on the scene of a deadly shooting a man killed in broad daylight just a few hours

crossing apartment complex off southern avenue in suitland. >> reporter: take a look behind me at all the evidence markers. it gives you some idea of the amount of violence that exploded here in this parking lot. gunfire leads to another broad daylight murder. this kind of thing has a bone-chilling effect on people who live nearby. hear now from ronald flood. what do you make of what's happened out here? >> it's crazy. it's really crazy. something is going to have to happen to i don't know what the world is coming to. >> reporter: meet ronald flood. he's lived here for 20 years. he was doubly concerned about what happened here this afternoon because his family was coming to visit. he heard the shots

one of the bullets. did you hear the gunshot? >> yes. outside my window. >> how many shots did you hear? >> five shots. >> reporter: one of them hit your truck. >> yes. that's not even a year old. >> reporter: the scene, the parking lot of the capital crossings apartment complex. police say around 2:00 this afternoon a young man was shot here. a short time later, he died. police have been working this scene for hours. at this point they don't know whether this was some sort of gunfight or a gun down. now, sources say a silver car with an uber sticker was seen racing away from the parking lot after the shooting. it's unclear as to whether or not that car has anything to do with this case of murder. wendy, back to you. it's a busy afternoon. a movie

in prince george's county. we can show you a live picture over the amc academy 8 theater in green belt. police are searching for a suspect. they think the man is hiding somewhere in this movie theater. tracee wilkins is live with an update. do we know what the suspect is wanted for? >> reporter: this may be a serial burglar. prince george's county police were attempting to arrest this man. he took off from the apartment complex just behind our cameras and ran over there to the academy 8. we have prince george's county police officers on the roof looking for this man. they believe he may be hiding in the ductwork. it could be a while before they're actually able to get this guy out of there. witnesses saw him run through the movie theater. they evacuated the movie

prince george's county police trying to get the suspect out of there. we don't know whether this man was armed at the time. we just know they have set up a perimeter here at beltway plaza in greenbelt. the rest of the mall here is operational. if you come around to the backside of the theater, you're going to see a heavy police presence, ladder trucks and police trying to get the suspect out of that movie theater. turning to politics now, it has been just 24 hours since. republicans unveiled their obamacare replacement plan. but we're getting -- we're already seeing divisions up on the hill with some in the gop rejecting this. this new plan removes this mandate and replaces subsidies with

among those opposed, republican senator rand paul, who called it obamacare light. >> we are united on repeal, but we are divided on replacement. let's vote on what we voted on before, a clean repeal. >> the goal is to make sure that people get a plan that they like that's affordable, that meets what they need to have met, that they shouldn't have to have a one size fits all government instilled health care system that doesn't offer any choice. >> we don't know how much this proposal could cost, because the nonpartisan congressional budget office has yet to weigh in. we've been asking online this evening what you think congress should do to the affordable care act, also known as obamacare. about two-thirds of you say lawmakers should leave it alone. new bomb threats against jewish centers across the country, buildings had to be evacuated today in new york, florida, illinois and wisconsin. several

offices were also threatened. there have been more than 100 threats against jewish centers across our country since january. the white house once again speaking out against the threats at today's news briefing. >> we denounce these latest anti-semitic and hateful threats in the strongest terms. >> there were also fresh threats in our area. one of them at the bender jcc in montgomery county. it comes on the same day the county council considers spending big money to protect some of these jewish centers. >> chris gordon is live with a look at where that money would go. >> reporter: jim, the day began with montgomery county bomb sniffing dogs searching the perimeter of the jewish community center here in rockville. before the start of the school day they issued the all clear, there was no bomb. the e-mail bomb threat profited immediate action here this morning here at the

received since january. they do daily sweeps before the school day. today they swept the building a second time. >> we didn't close at all. we were able to keep operating as normal. we alerted the police and the fbi. >> reporter: parents of young children to attend preschool here at the jcc have been notified of the bomb threat. >> we are prepared. we do drills with the children. >> reporter: last month a bomb threat disrupted a day at the charles e. smith jewish day school in rockville. the montgomery county council began considering a supplemental community grant that would provide an additional $225,000 for the jewish community to buy more security cameras and to replace old windows in school rooms with new windows that resist bomb blasts. >> i am confident thatou

i have conveyed to the county executive that to the extent to which the muslim community has been targeted as well, that we would expect the county executive to come forward with a request to address that issue. >> reporter: the grant money was originally scheduled for next year, but has been moved up for consideration at a hearing next month because of the recent threats. >> we have always been a very strong community here, particularly in montgomery county. we are very grateful to the council and for the county executive in particular who ahae recognized the threats. >> reporter: ahead, why parents choose to keep their children here at the jcc preschool despite the recent bomb threats. that's coming up at 6:00. a firefighter is recovering from injuries tonight after a fire broke out inside a college dorm room in the district. we're told crews found clothing on fire on a couch in the fourth

complex for george washington university. this is along new hampshire avenue near m street in northwest. the building was evacuated but firefighters managed to quickly contain it. no word yet on what may have sparked the blaze. police are sending out this surveillance video. it shows the armed robbery of a gas station in montgomery county. they want to know if any of you recognize the man perpetrating this crime. this is january 25th at the exxon station in silver spring. he pulls a knife on the memploye and steals about 80 pboxes of cigarettes. the cia accused of sneaking into smart phones and smart tvs. the explosive new report by wikileaks. >> reporter: metro considering cutting a number of bus routes like this one. is your

block? and foaming up on fairfax county. why you could see more craft breweries in the places you go to eat and shop. why alec baldwin says he may not be impersonating donald trump on "saturday night live" much longer.

through the kansas city region last night, damaging hundreds of homes in the surrounding suburbs. smithville, one of the hardest hit, is about 20 miles north. the national weather service says at least two tornados touched down in missouri yesterday. despite the damage, there were no reports of deaths or serious injuries. just to the east of smithville, hundreds of homes damaged by a suspected twister. >> reporter: as the sun rose, we were really able to tell how much damage was here in smithville, missouri. all of this debris laid on the ground here, this was once a home. you can see shoes, kitchen cabinet, ceiling fans. this all came from up on the top of that hill. that's where the house was completely blown off the foundation you can see all of these homes down the line here have significant damage. siding blown off of homes,

cracked and toppled over. a tornado didn't touch down here, but we know 30 miles east of us in oak dproegrove, missou tornado did touch down there wreaking havoc on that small community. debris everywhere. luckily looking at all the significant damage, we know that nobody got hurt. crews are coming out here trying to restore power to the community, assessing the damage and seeing what can be done. but stressing again, no injuries. that is amazing here the morning after severe weather in the midwest. some eye-opening revelations today that the cia targeted gadgets like smart phones and tvs as part of a surveillance program. they come from a wikileaks document dump. chris lawrence is following this story from the

the document dump is 8700 pages. julian assange says it's the largest release ever of confidence cia documents. they reveal the agency used popular mobile messaging apps like whatsapp and tell gram to monitor conversations. it turned smart tvs into microphones to record conversations. nbc has not verified the authenticity of the documents and a krcia spokesman declined comment. >> if it is that, it would be very very damaging. >> all of the intelligence community's activities are directed at foreign targets, foreign test terrorists and foreign government officials overseas. >> they were not targeting americans here in the u.s. they were targeting people overseas. wikileaks did redact some information that could be damaging or harmful like the

tonight a suspect is in custody in the stabbing death of a security guard. kingsbury was thought to be shoplifting. drumgole was stabbed during a fight. police picked up kingsbu s busks burry after a tip. you may not be able to take your regular ride for much longer because of budget cuts. adam tuss is live. >> reporter: the two t bus could be going away. for a lot of riders, the bus is all they have. some of them are scrambling. when the bus is your only way

ruth takes the 2t bus all the time. this bus is one of the 13 lines metro may eliminate all together to help close a budget gap. for ruth, it may be time to start looking for another way. >> i try to find other rides. >> reporter: you don't have a driver's license. you need the bus. gene wonders why metro lines are being cut at all. >> 2 million people ride a day. >> reporter: the 2t also directly serves a retirement community. they would have to find another bus. what's more, metro says two other lines in particular that could be cut would leave riders without a transit option. the w19 and the 13y

union station line. >> cutting service not really the best idea for business. >> you'd think they'd be expanding. it seems to have been in trouble for a long time . >> reporter: the metro board scheduled to give a preliminary vote on fare hikes and service cuts this thursday. is there a way to save your bus line? there actually is. coming up at 6:00 i'll let you know how you can have your voice be heard well, do you miss her? we just heard from china tonight on the joint panda bao bao. her handlers tell us she's adjusting well and she's had no health complications. this video from china shows her eating and playing. bao bao is still in quarantine but she could be out in two weeks. search bao bao in the nbc washington app. an i-team report shows a lack of necessary

the new push that's happening months after our report. rain around the area just in time for the ride home. doug's back with the latest u'ming for when yore going to

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next to the greenbelt national park. firefighters tell us no structures are in danger. a lot of smoke. >> today's windy conditions are helping fuel this fire. too early to say what caused it. we'll continue to watch this and bring you any more information here and on our nbc washington app. they might be getting a little help from the rain, doug? >> we're in a severe drought right now. that's been the case over the last couple of months. this is just a number of wildfires we've seen in our area. right now we are tracking that rain. storm team 4 radar showing you exactly where we're seeing that rain right now coming through the area. around the greenbelt area they are seeing some rain. most of it on the lighter side. you can't ontinue to see the sh making their way in from the south and west. showers down towards fredericksburg. look right in through the d.c.

we are seeing some light rain around that region. it's not going to give them a lot of rain. it will help them produce a little bit of help with the fires. still along the beltway, loudoun county, parts of montgomery county also seeing that rainfall. we ee'll see more rain as we mo through the evening hours. this is all part of that storm system that caused all those severe weather reports. i saw 39 severe weather reports in kansas city. for us it's just going to be a rainmaker. but it's in the going to give us a whole lot. here's the front. watch this as we move on through the rest of the evening. showers, mostly to the north and west, even around the 11:00 hour we kind of dry out before the front moves through around 3, 4, 5:00 a.m. that gives us some more showers activity but no more heavy rain. we

about everywhere as that front moves through. tomorrow, looking pretty good. we are going to be rather breezy at times if not windy. 65 degrees at 7:00. temperatures dropping through the 60s. well above average by close to 20 degrees today. we hit a high temperature of 70 a little bit earlier. much cooler back to the west. 54 in winchester, martinbumarti martinsbu martinsburg. prince george's county wondering about tomorrow, 68 degrees, breezy and warm. a very nice afternoon for the kids at school. no problem with recess. want to show you the kids from scotchtown elementary school. they were asking me about the snowfall. i want to say high to all t

friday 48 degrees but falling temperatures here. this weekend really cold. 38 on saturday. 37 on sunday. yes, we do have to spring forward. remember that. let's talk about that sunday air. very cold air. snow still possible but the best chances are now farther to the south. this storm continues to move to the south. we'll track it for you, though, over the next couple of days. still five days to watch it. a grammy award winning rapper leading the charge to improve education. how chance the rapper is hoping to make a difference in his hometown. >> this isn't about politics. this isn't about posturing. this is about taking care of the kids. and we're also going to see what organizers are hoping to accomplish with tomorrow's day without a woman protest. and diet linked to half the deaths due to heart disease and diabet diabetes.

. now'right now at 5:30, a fi over the future of the district's federally funded school voucher program. first, tomorrow people around the world and here will observe a day without a woman. about 300 teachers and staff asked for the day off in the city of

classes. we just learned that the six classes of the center city public charter schools in the district have also decided to cancel classes for the same reason. schools aren't the only ones making adjustments. businesses are also bracing for the impact of the one-day protest. meagan fitzgerald is live in georgetown with more on that. >> reporter: jim, protest organizers are asking women to take the day off of work tomorrow. so you can imagine that's likely going to have an economic impact on businesses in our area. some businesses not too happy about it, whereas others say they are fully on board. the day without a woman protest was inspired by the woman's march on washington. organizers are calling on women to take the day off from work and take to the streets to protest for women's rights. it's an event that will likely affect businesses. but that's the

ruth breser is the owner of pizzar pizzar pizzaria paradiso. breser is giving her female employees the day off and will only offer half of her menu. some customers say they weren't aware of the protest tomorrow and don't have plans to attend. others say they're in full support. >> women are needed just as much as men that we do deserve equal rights, equal pay. >> the gender as a whole is not valued in this society equally to men. and i think that for women to stand up and say it's time. >> hey, guys. >> hey. >> reporter: and over at the change center for health and gender equity, participants are making signs. >> this is great. women's rights are human rights. >> reporter: sarah is the president of the center for health and gender equity. >> we'll be

14th or 15th street. >> reporter: she's helping to organize protesters who will take to the streets to defend the rights of women in our country and around the world. >> we promote women's health and rights globally by holding the u.s. government accountable to its global commitments when it comes to women's rights and our international foreign policy. >> reporter: and protesters are expected to start marching around 11:00 tomorrow. they are heading to the white house. police in arlington are investigating skimmers that were found last night at a gas station. four devices found on gas pumps at the shell station at four mile run and walter reed drive. an employee found them while doing some maintenance. not known yet if any credit card information was stolen. in the nbc washington app we have a gallery of common skimmer types. during the break, take a look, share with your friends soh

we've got a heads up if you're going to be driving on i-66 inside the beltway. overnight vdot is closing the highway for 20 minute intervals between midnight and 4:00 a.m. last night for crews to install toll platforms. the right lane will be closed starting at 9:30. vdot promises everything will be open by 5:00 a.m. a warning for drives along a busy stretch in falls church. the speed warning signal is broken at east broad and nolan streets. the speed limit drops to 25 in that area. crews believe the wind damaged the signal. it will be weeks before it's up and running again. the debate over school voech -- vouchers is heating up in the district. mark segraves explains local leaders are split on that idea. >> reporter: it's the only fe

program in the nation, providing up to $12,000 a year to students from low income families in d.c. so they can attend private schools. it's part of a three prong education system in the district, offering traditional public schools, charters and vouchers. yesterday mayor muriel bowser indicated her support for renewing the voucher program. >> it's a delicate balance in the district that i think is a model for choice across the nation. >> reporter: at the center for education reform, jeannie allen is excited about renewing and expanding the voucher program. today a majority of the d.c. council led by david grasso signed a letter to jason chaffetz calling for an end to the voucher program. >> not only doesn't it help students do better in school, but frankly does harm. >> students are achieving. they're succeeding. they're g

>> the district of columbia is on the rise. our schools are improving at drastically fast rates. >> reporter: congress is considering a proposal from chaffetz to expand the program to make it easier for middle income families to qualify. >> there are a lot of working class and middle class families in washington, d.c., most of color, who want and need options too. >> reporter: grasso says part of the problem with using tax dollars to fund private schools is accountability to the taxpayers. >> to make sure special needs student verss have all their ri protected. >> allow parents to have control which they desperately want. >> reporter: a house subcommittee is expected to mark up the legislation tomorrow. chance the rapper says he will donate a million dollars to help his school

hometown of chicago. he says he hopes his call to action for business leaders and philanthropists will be a success. he's also collecting money through his none profiprofit. chicago's public school system is facing a $215 million budget gap. a followup now to an i-team investigation. >> about a year ago we reported on federal facilities that lacked the spaces for breath feeding. >> coming up, the move in the house that could make our area's many document buildings more mother friendly. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in downtown washington. video ads like these on city bus stops bring the district government millions of dollars in revenue. but

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and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. happening now, the u.s. house is about to approve a proposed law to make our area's many federal government buildings more mom friendly. it would require each building to have sufficient lactation spaces for breast-feeding. this new push is happening months after a news4 report showed some buildings lacked the necessary accommodations. scott macfarland joins us to explain. >> about a year ago the i-team found several d.c. federal government facilities

number of breast-feeding spaces required of federal complexes for the employees and for the visual titor visitors. at 6:30 tonight the u.s. house expected to approve legislation to boost the number of spaces in federal buildings nationwide. it's unclear if this would lead to immediate change us to the capitol complex itself. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton drafted in bill. if you're a big meat eater you may want to reth

researchers have found that nearly half of all deaths from stroke and diabetes and heart disease have to do with what your eat. the worst offenders are sodium, sweetened drinks and red meat. here's a break down of the good and the bad. the good, nuts, salmon, fruits, veggies, whole grains. the bad, salt, red meat, processed meat, sugary drinks. they also found that too much salt is the biggest problem. it is leng it is linked with nearly 10% of deaths from heart disease, stroke and diabetes. coming u

need to know about how this bill unveiled by house republicans compares to obamacare. >> reporter: the fairfax county the door just opened wider to more craft breweries thanks to a change in zoning rules. why the county is hoping it means a lot more than just more beer. and 70s and rain today. but we still have snow on that ten-day forecast. we're going to talk you through it, let you know what to expect

i'm chris lawrence at the live desk where we're following breaking news in biloxi, mississippi. a freight train has crashed into a charter bus. apparently about 50 people were on board the bus, they were traveling from austin, texas, to go to one of the casinos there. for some reason the bus stopped on the tracks. they're still trying to figure out why. the freight train was said to blow its horn several times trying to get the bus to move. it crashed full speed into that bus, pushed it about 300 feet down the tracks. again, right now four people have been killed. at least 20-30 more rushed to the hospital.

>> what a horrible scene there. there are more than 140 craft breweries in virginia, but very few in fairfax county. tough zoning rules have created big hurdles. as julie carey reports, a recent change may help open the door for more craft brewers. >> reporter: it's canning day at fairwinds brewery in lorton. this beer headed to stores instead of the tasting room. the award winning craft brewery just celebrated its second anniversary in fairfax county, one of just seven breweries in the down. that is less than half the number in neighboring loudoun. >> our zoning ordinance didn't actually have breweries listed in it. so when you would go to the coun county and try to explain what you were doing, there was a bit of a look of confusion. >> reporter: the board approved zoningme

make it easier to open breweries, distilleries and wineries. >> make it easy for breweries to start up and help to organize the breweries. >> reporter: another key change, before breweries could only locate in heavy industrial areas. fairwinds far from shops and restaurants, next to the train tracks. and caboose brewing company which had to comply with stringent zoning rules in vienna is also tucked into an industrial strip. >> fairfax county, i think the law itself, the changes that were just recently made are going to be beneficial to the county and brewers alike. we're going to see a lot more small breweries opening up. >> reporter: what about the breweries that had to set up shop the hard way? coming up at 6:00, how they view the newcomers who are going to

as the new administration continues to take shape, the white house is once again open to the public. self-guided tours resumed today for the first time since president trump took office. the president surprised some of the early guest this is morning, even pulling one kid out of the crowd for a quick photo. the people we talked to say the white house is a special place for everyone. >> once you step into those doors and you see that house, you know this is the people's house. no matter who is the occupant. >> everybody that is a citizen of the united states needs to experience this at least once. it's something to be really proud of. >> tours are free, but you do need to go through a member of congress. you can find out how to go inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue. it's in our nbc washington app. just search white house tours. house oversight chairman jason chaffetz is taking a bit of heat tonight on social media for comnt

new health care bill. chaffetz suggested people should invest in health care rather than spend hundreds of dollars on the latest iphone. reaction on twitter has been fairly snarky today. most people have suggested they'd love to see health care that costs just $600 every couple of years. with the new plan, there are some parts of obamacare that will stay. here with a look at what stays and goes is susan hogan. >> bottom line, consumers are still worried about their ability to afford health insurance. according to a recent survey, 55% of respondents had that concern. tonight we're breaking it all down for you. consumer reports spells it out, four important changes in the house plan and how it would affect you. now, there would be less help for low income people. under aca plan, tax credits are based on your income. the less you make, the bigger your credit. the gop

credit tied to your age ranging from 2,000 for people 30 and under to 4,000 for those over 60. there are no individual mandate clause. the gop plan would do away with the provision that makes you pay a penalty for not having insurance. you will be penalized you let your insurance lapse. essential health benefits may be cut. the gop plan would allow states to determine what essential is starting in 2020. the more generous the coverage, the more expensive may actually be. it means individual states could let insurers offer skimpier plans. currently the aca allows states to relax the rules for enrolling in medicaid. the house republican plan would gradually eliminate those relaxed rules, freezing new enrollments on january 1st,

preexisting conditions cannot be charged higher premiums. insurers cannot cap on the dollar amounts of annual and lifetime benefits covered. and children can stay on their parents' coverage until they are 26 years old. >> tell us about this new twist on an old scam you're working on tonight for news4 at 11:00. >> this is a story you don't want to miss. we have a warning about a new tactic being used in a common scam. it was convincing enough that a northern virginia couple actually was calling us because they were telling us that their son was calling them and that they were getting asked for thousands of dollars from their son. they got a phone call from someone pretending to be their grandson. he said he had been in an accident and needed money. even though they had heard about these types of scams, alarm bells didn't go

these new tactics. tonight we tell you what they are so you can protect yourselves and your loved ones. it's going to be a nice rainy night to stay in and watch the news, get all snuggled in bed. >> it is. we've got some much-needed rain. moderate drought right now. we need a good dose of rain. we're going to get it and then maybe a little bit of snow. surprise. first, let's talk about those showers continuing. we'll see some scattered showers on and off as we go through the remainder of the evening. now, it was breezy today. it was mild. but we've got some mild and breezy conditions for the next two days. then we could see a few light snow showers mixing in with rain showers on friday morning. don't think it's going to cause any

of course we are still watching sunday. some more pockets of moderate rain. but for the most part, just seeing some steady showers moving through our area. this is all ahead of a frontal system still back in ohio. i do believe we'll get a little bit more of a break after about 9:30 or 10:00. this will move through during the overnight. current temperatures are still mild up and down i-95. d.c. topped out at 71 today. where it was raining for the longest, the shenandoah valley, already into the mid 50s. still mild. still again we'll have showers rolling through. then we'll get a little bit of a break. could be enough wind with that front. i don't expect any thunderstorms but enough to maybe wake you up a little bit. breezy conditions mixing down to the surface as tha

through. we dry right out as we continue through your wednesday. we'll have plenty of sunshine on your wednesday. your morning commute tomorrow morning, if you're south and east, you may have a few showers around 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. once that rain ends, we'll get some sunshine. it will turn windy not only overnight but through the day tomorrow. we'll still continue with gusty winds up through thursday as well. we're not talking about a windchill because temperatures are going to be in the 60s. 68 tomorrow. 67 on thursday. thursday is going to be another great day. then we head into friday. could see some early snow showers and rain showers early on friday before noon. that's it. but look at that temperature. 48 degrees. now look at the weekend. weir not making it out of the 30s for the weekend. saturday is going to be in the 20s. for sunday, that storm is trending south.

a little early to tell. we'll definitely have a better idea by thursday. >> i've been training in the warm weather. i think that's going to affect my timing saturday. >> you're training to watch it on twitter. >> there you go. they popped up all over the city these past few months. >> many have never been turned on. coming up, the battle brewing over those large video ad screens around the district. part two of our interview with justice ruth bader ginsberg. tonight she tells barbara about

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there are new developments tonight in a fierce battle over those large outdoor video screens that are advertising in the district. >> a court order is keeping some from being turned on. there's now a political fight over these video bill boards. >> the mayor right in the middle of it. >> reporter: outdoor video advertising screens popping up in recent months but never turned on. city inspectors first filed stop work orders on the owner saying the signs lack permits. a court has agreed with city leader to bar their use.

digi media representatives are asking mayor bowser to get involved. on monday the mayor was polite but avoided citizens urging her not to intervene and not to allow the signs. >> the idea of electronic bill boards is breaking our heards. >> okay. all right. thank you. >> reporter: bowser suggested to nbc 4's mark segraves she was undecided. >> i don't know the details of any lawsuit. but we can change the rules at any time. >> reporter: are you looking to do that? >> i don't know that we are. >> reporter: a competing company clear channel has a government contract with the district for digital ads on bus stops. it pays millions to the city. in a letter to the mayor clear channel says the city would lose millions of dollars in tax revenue if she allows digi

to have ads. >> the emergency process means that a rule or regulation becomes effective immediately without the public's input. don't shut the public out. >> reporter: digi media told news4 it believes it will win the lawsuit and turn the signs on. now at 6:00, a local movie theater evacuated as police zero in on a suspect. we're live near the scene with a complicated search. a bipartisan battle as republicans unveil their plan to replace obamacare. we'll break down the health care coverage changes and we'll tell you what stays the same. and more local schools now cancelling classes for tom ahor ahead of a big demonstration in major cities across the u.s. news4 at 6:00 starts now we're tracking some rain on the radar at the heig

doug, how long before this system moves out of here? >> it's going to be a couple of hours. right now that rain coming down just as the height of the evening commute. those roads definitely going to be on the wet side. it may take your loved ones a little bit longer to get home this afternoon because of the rain. it looks like a lot of rain out there on the radar. this is some much-needed rainfall. we continue to be in a severe drought throughout our region, so we need the rain. this is all moving off toward the east. loudoun county right now seeing that rain along 66, in through the beltway. some of the heavier rain in through montgomery county right now, bethesda, rockville. down to the south coming right on through the d.c. metro region. more rain likely as we're watching this cold front, the same one that brought all the tornados to the west. that cold front wie