good morning, everybody. just about 5:00 a.m. right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're going to get a look at your weather and traffic in just a minute. but first, we want to let you know that at&t wireless customers can once again call 911. >> hopefully you don't have to. a lot of you may have gone to bed hearing about the service disruption. the problem, though westbound has been fixed. >> let's tell you what you need to know about getting out the door. >> we want to start with chuck and lauren in -- storm team weather 4. >> the weather center. >> aaron has the oddest question in the world when he comes in this morning. he was like, chuck, can you borrow a watch? >> i know. i heard that. i thought, what is happening? >> so if you're looking at aaron's wrist, he's wearing a lovely lady's novono. >> connie happens toea

>> i'm just afraid connie may never see that again. >> throw connie under the bus, aaron. way to go. >> our weather headlines for today, mostly clear skies, temperatures in the 40s now. it's not going to be a bad day today. all the bad stuff shows up by this time tomorrow. we may have we had wet rain and snow to contend with on your friday morning commute. for more on today, though, let's go over to lauren. >> and today, hopefully connie, our executive producer, hopefully she will get that watch back. otherwise, and no pun intended. the commute not looking that bad in terms of the weather. we'll check in with melissa in just a second. we're going to top out in the mid to upper 60s today. we have a bit of a breeze. that will pick up about 10:00, 11:00. and tb. tomorrow morning it should not be a problem. by tomorrow afternoon, we're talking about

-s will be in the 30s. so enjoy the day with temperatures in the 60s. melissa, how is that chute looking this morning? >> right now, looking pretty good. we have this situation i need to keep mentioning. it sounds like such a big deal, it is not impactwise.. outer lood loop ramp to southbound 95, overturned tractor-trailer, but we aren't seeing any big delays this morning. 66 inbound is find here from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. you're okay. same thing if you're head out of town, no worries. and a look at 270, coming pup. it's 5:02. right now, get a pen and paper ready in case something like this ever happens to you. at&t wireless customers were unable to call 911 last night in some cases for hours. >> justin finch is live wit

keep available for yourself. justin. and good morning. that's right. the take away here is that there are many ways to reach emergency services and more on that in a second. the federal communications commission will take a closer look at this 911 outage. the reports came in close to 8:00 last night. we were told it continued for two to three hours. customers saying when they called 911, all they got was a busy tone. social media, at&t did apologize about 10:30 last night. they gave no cause as to how this all happened in the first place. many agencies like d.c.'s office of unified communication went on social media to post additional numbers and way toes reach emergency services. >> as a city, we want to be sure that we wanted to get the best

possible to make sure folks who do need our service get it as quickly as possible. >> now, if you were in the d.c. yeah and for some reason unable to call 911 on your cell phone, give a call to 202-3 3-3700 and dial extension 1. we have other emergency numbers on our nbc washington app. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. this morning, we are working to learn how a man was killed. >> erik ga gonzalez has the latest information about a dead man. >> this is, in fact, a homicide investigation. for prince george's county. an officer that was on routine patrol stumbled across a dead man. there were no calls for this. no one alerted police to this. again, there is now a homicide investigation, but they've got so little information to go off of that they are now

reward mope for anybody that has information in this case that can help them look lead to an arrest and investigation in this case. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. now what you need to know about president trump's first 100 days while you were sleeping. hawaii became the first state to sue to stop the president's revised travel ban. >> attorneys filed a lawsuit last night in federal court. the suit says the new order will harm hawaii's muslim population, tourism and students. the revised executive order goes into effect next week. a d.c. lawsuit plans to file against the trump hotel. allegeses under fair competition against that hotel on. and president trump will hit the road to sell his white house plan. the president is trying to pressure republican lawmakers who oppose the bill, calling it another version oe

affordable care act. as the president hits the road, lawmakers will stay here in washington. coming up, next 4's edward lawrence will tell us how republicans plan to convince members of their own party to vote for this new health care bill. higher fares and service cuts. metro will take a preliminary vote on ary advised budget today. rail fees could increase from 25 cents to 50 cents a ride. metro says the changes are needed to close a nearly $300 million budget gap. a final vote is set for march 23rd. adam tuss will be in the board room for that vote and break it down for us throughout the day. follow him on twitter. it looks like you have a to wait a bit longer for the beloved cherry blossoms to bloom. >> megan mcgrath is live at the tidal basin this morning checking in on the cherry blossom progress. i had a feeling this could happen,

you know, mother nature can be tricky. first she set things up, they whangd the bloom date to reflect that. then the forecast changed. you can see we're at this elongated bud stage here. they're not yet open, but you can start to see that pink hue here. as people go into the weekend, it will impact the bloom of the cherry blossoms here. march 14th through the 17th was the original forecast. now the national park service is pushing that to the 19th through the 22nd. and the peak bloom, of course, is when 70% of the blossoms are out down here at the tidal basin. if you've been down here before, you know how gorgeous that is. the cherry blossom was pushed up to march the 15th. so on th

bloom early. never forehere. the bloom date will happen. and it will happen during the festival and all of the activities. so you can expect things to get very, very busy down here at the tidal basin in the coming week or so. and, of course, we'll be keeping an eye on it the back to you guys. >> that's for sure. megan, thank you. we have everything you need to know about the cherry blossoms and the upcoming festival. find a schedule of eventes and watch the blossom cam from your desk. >> don't be surprised if there are some sick calls today. it will be pretty nice out there, chuck. >> yeah. if you're thinking about which day to call in sick, today is it. after today, go to school because the cold and the wet come back in. could have some early snowflakes on your friday morning compute and a better an

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the yellow and blue lines. on the yellow line, service suspended right now between braddock road and huntington. there's a problem so they have requested buses. on the blue line, suspended between braddock road and franconia-springfield. we'll take a look at that issue and the problem we had at outer loop at 95. we'll. right now, we're talking about the weather outside. >> temperatures are going to rise today. mid to upper 60s for daytime highs. we're starting off today a little on the chilly side. that's because we have to cloud cover to keeps us insulated so temperatures drop a little bit to 40s for most of our region. but, again, warming up into the mid to upper 60s today. winds are increasing. enjoy today. big changes on the way for the weekend. chuck will have that forecast in just a few minutes. >> thanks, lauren. today marks 40 years since one of the most horrific acts of terror in the district. 12 gunmen seized three buildings in d.c. 149 people were taken hostage and a radio

>> news 4's mark so he sea graves takes us through the standoff that lasted more than a day. >> the hanafi siege has widely been regarded as the first act of terrorism in the nation's capital. it was 3456march 9th, 1977. the leader of the hanafi movement wanted to avenge the execution of his family. he wanted to force police to release the murder suspect to him directly. first, gunmen invaded the beney brisk headquarters. less than an hour later, three men took over the islamic center of washington. then, two more gunmen entered what is now the wilson building three blocks from the white house. that's why whur radio reporter maurice williams was killed as he was leaving an elevator. security guard matt cantrell was sh

later. marion barry was shot and he began organizing his run for mayor shortly after being shot. the next day, three ambassadors met with the hanafis. they were caught, convicted and sent to jail. mark seagraves, news 4. >> and tonight, to mark 40 years, survivors of that day will meet at the wilson building to share their story. pat collin webs who covered the takeover, will lead a panel discussion and a new photo exhibit will be unveiled in the d.c. council chamber. it's 5:14. new this morning, an emerging military presence in syria. >> erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> we're just getting new information into the news room. marines are in syria supporting local forces in the battler for raqqa. this is not the first time troops have been in syria. a major operation to retake

is being supported, we are told, by u.s. air strikes and syrian forces. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. 5:15 right now. the nationwide opioid crisis is hitting hard in our own backyard. the police tell the capital in you newspaper that just this week, three people have died from overdoses. police say that all of that happened within a 24-hour period. the county health department says these cases mean whatever is being sold, either illegal or prescription drugs, is very potent. if you'd read that long commute to the office, you may envy those who get to work from home. but a new study says it can actually cause more stress and loneliness. real simple reported that the study showed people who worked out of the office tended to work longer hours and reported a feeling of on isolation. president trump will continue a white house tradition. >> the easter egg roll is on. it's scheduled

monday. april 17th. tickets are free and will be available through an online lottery. white house officials say details on how to enter will be released later this month. this will be the first easter egg roll for president trump and his family. they say they expect to start some new traditions. breaking news now on a lot of metro users, what you need to hear this morning. >> melissa mollet has details. >> breaking news here on metro. right now, this morning, two issues we want to talk about. yellow and blue lines. on the yellow line, service suspended right now between braddock road and huntington. so for those four stops, they have buses that are coming in. this is because of a problem at king street. blue line, same problem at king street. so service suspended between braddock road and franconia-springfield. this is a power issue. crash still blocks that ramp. they are pushing folks off there on to 644 westbound. not seeing a huge traffic impact there right

270 southbound from 70 down to the spur. you are on time. going to take you about 20 minutes. we'll talk about all this coming up in just a few. guys. >> melissa, thank you. all right, mr. bell.. >> yes. >> so a beautiful spring-like day and then boom, gone. >> yep. in fact, i was out yesterday with the dog running of course and there's a lot of beautiful floweres and stuff. take a look at our picture here. and i've labeled this fall foliage. why would you think b i would put a picture of cherry blos blows many yos and caption it fall foliage? ? because they're going to fall. >> no. that's the look, it's fall in australia and i'm like, this is with what fall looks like from the australian embassy. one down by the basin, as well. this is yesterday down by the tidal basin. those floors are coming out st

tight. we have a lot of wind and a lot of cold coming our way and soon. as we get towards the weekend, afternoon highs will be in the upper 30s to near 40. if you think it hasn't been that cold all winter, you're right. coldest in months. the only weekend colder than that for the last couple of months was the second weekend of january, the 7th and 8th. literally our coldest weekend in two months coming up. so enjoy today. we're in the 40s and 50s now. daily grade, a plus. overachiever weather, for sure. 69 today, sunny, breezy and pleasant to be outside. this fast-moving weather in the jet stream, that will bring us the chance for some light snow. by 5:00 a.m., snowflakes. a

this will be the shortest weekend of the year. one hour saturday night into sunday. >> chuck, thank you. so melissa, earlier, you can see why. any new mom, you know, you can feel for april. >> this woman, though, had her baby. she lives in south carolina. she dressed like a giraffe. she had a baby boy. >> congratulations. we still have our eyes, though, on the giraffe cam. here is a live look. up state new york. she's probably thinking get this baby out of

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5:23 now. a tennessee man has been arrested in the murder of a nurse. police say christopher mclawhorn was charged with criminal homicide and other charges. they say he stabbed the nurse, tiffany ferguson, multiple times before burglarizing her apartment. officers say the community came together to help police track him down. >> we believe he was trying apartment doors looking for easy access and that this particular apartment door was open to him. >> mclawhorn has previous arrests in nashville for public intoxication and misdemeanor theft. and a big earthquake could hit southern california any minute. scientists just uncovered a fault line that could unleash a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. that line runs from san diego bay to seal beach in orange county and on land through the los angeles basin. that puts about 20 million people in danger. farther north, scientists

major earthquake is due along the infamous san andreas fault. schools, sports, band practice, does it seem like you're always driving your kids from one place to the next? now, there's an app for that. and your storm team 4 forecast opinion lauren. >> it's so nice out there. today, are the not a bad morning. we have clear temperatures on the cool side, but we are warming right on up. if you like yesterday, certainly going to like today. big changes on the way, though. if you want some winter weather back, we've got that forecast for you and chuck is going to give thaw forecast. that's coming up on the other side of the break. intentional. intentional. >> plus, big ten draw, it's the fight everyone will be talking about today and it involves one of our own teams.

right now on "news 4 today," a cold snap is coming. what it means for your weekend plans and the cherry blossoms. plus wab 911 outage is over. but it prevented thousands in our area from being able to call for help for hours. and a prized possession return. what a criminal left behind after a car jacking that led police right

"news 4 today" starts now. good morning, everyone. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we appreciate you waking up with us and working to get you prepared for the day ahead. >> a look at the roads with melissa mollet in just a minute. plus the form team 4 forecast on this thursday morning. >> good morning. nice weather. we've been enjoying it, haven't we? 60s, it was so nice yesterday afternoon. >> be autimus,s as they would say. >> i could take that through summer, actually. >> we can give it to you one more day and then that's it. four things to know about the weather, number one, soak up the sunshine and the mild weather today. tomorrow morning's commute will be cold and wet. there could even be some wet snowflakes up for frederick, maryland, west virginia tomorrow morning for the a.m. commute. turning windy and way colder for the weekend. could be our coldest weekend since early january and our snow chance for sunday is

gone. but a new and improving snow chance shows up on tuesday of next week. a long way between now .then, but nonetheless, snow lovers, don't turn your back on winter just yet. for today, though, nothing to worry about. just sunshine and a nice west to northwesterly breesz. temperatures flirt, 70s this afternoon. that's the good kind of flirting, melissa. >> for sure. taking a look right now at metro, wanted to update you on this situation. we just got off the phone with metro. they are telling us that power has been restored. so we did have service suspended between braddock road and huntington, saying power has been restored. the power issue was why we had service suspended. blue line was suspended. it should get back to formal pretty soon. outer loop ramp to southbound 95, still blocked. that is hanging around for us. right now, southbound traffic being pushed on to westbound 644 and it doesn't seem to be slowing things too much, at

the beltway looks pretty good. we're going to take a look at travel times for new ten minutes. now to the top stories we're following this morning, president trump's revised travel ban is facing legal challenges. while you were sleeping, hawaii became the first state to file a lawsuit to stop the ban. the suit says the new order has the same legal problems as the first one and undermines the constitution. coming up, edward lawrence will explain the republican strategy to gain support for their new health care bills. and cell phone problems affected a lot of people in our area and across the country. at&t customers were unable to call 911 if needed last night. erika gonzalez is at the live desk with more. >> the federal communications commission, the fcc, is now investigating this. at&t has not confirmed how widespread the outage was. but emergency authorities across

to warn residents about this outage. the issue was finally resolved about 10:30, but it affected customer necessary and around d.c. for about two hours. now, this is something you may want to jot down, if you want to keep it on your refrigerator or in your phone, this number. 202-373-3700. and then extension 1. should this happen again, d.c. residents should call that number. news 4's justin finch is following this developing story and it will have the latest for us coming up on news 4 at 6:00. 5:32 now. what some consider a dangerous loophole in maryland's gun laws could be changed. allows felons banned from buying firearms to purchase replica antique handguns. her ex-boyfriend used an antique gun to shoot her outside a germantown target store.

fired like a 2017 manufactured modern handgun and was capable of lethal force. >> the possible change to the law is one of a handful of gun laws being considered by the maryland general assembly. adabao's killer ask now serve ago life sentence. there was a dramatic effort by police to stop a serial burglar suspect named sharod weaver. take a look at this surveillance video. it shows weaver parking behind a home he had jut broken into in greenbelt. officers confronted him, but police say he threw a stolen tv at one of the officers and ran into the nearby beltway plaza mall. that's when he went into a movie theater and tried to hide in the ceiling for several hours before he surrendered. he is now face ago dozen different charges, but before that, his name came up as a defendant in 38 other court cases in

most involved traffic violations and at least seven were criminal charges. police in montgomery say they caught a car jacker because he left his driver's license in the car that he stole. it helped them find a prized violin that had been inside the car. mary kim was car jacked last week in the parking lot of a rockville barnes & noble. that $6,000 instrument was in the car there. kim is studying for a graduate degree in music and was on her way to a lesson when that armed man attack her. >> did you ever think you would see this violin again? >> no. >> did you think it was gone? >> yes. >> did you think your car was gone? >> yes. >> and your chance to practice music may have been gone for a while? >> yeah. >> the violin was made in france in 1891. it was tracked down at a pawnshop which had bought it for $200. police say

get away after ropping a -eleven. new photos this morning of a criminal you may have seen us talking about on facebook. fairfax county police say this is the man who snatched a woman's purse last month. it had a special rosary inside. one officer felt so bad for the victim, he bought her a new one to replace it. >> struck a cord. it reminded me of my grandmother's. so, you know, just stuck with me. >> if you know anything about the purse thief, give police a call. new this morning, college basketball drama. >> it happens quickly, so take a look. and now on top of the third with -- whoa! >> boy. >> georgetown versus st. john's, in the big east attorney many. they have had some heated games, though. look at everyone coming at each other. this is how it started. here is a left

screen. they shove an opposing player after a foul. >> the teams are long time rivals. we know that. selection sunday is three days from today. >> you know you have to root for the hoyas here in d.c. >> of course. washington is at the center of our government, we know, but could federal agencies soon be moving out of our area? what some congressmen are pushing and what it could mean for thousands of jobs. plus, your storm team 4 forecast. and it may not a good weekend to stay inside. after today, temperatures are going to kind of bottom out. we're in the mid to upper 60s. another breezy, but gorgeous day out there. chuck will have the latest information on your weekend. we're talking about a little bit of snow. a little something for everybody. plus, uber for student. a new ride sharing app dwopdz by d ens coul

if you plan to go for a job in the national mall this morning, it was pretty dark as i drove in this morning. the overnight power outage was due

headed towards the lincoln memorial. we're told not all power has been restored just yet. in honor of international women's day, the empire state building was illuminated in the color magenta last night. isn't that pretty? one of my favorite colors. for nearly more than 40 years, the iconic structure has lit up for organizations. the color magenta rises he for she, a movement whose mission is gender equality. it was created by the united nations entity you for women. >> when i was little, magenta was the crion in the crion box that i always wanted to find. >> red? no. magenta. thousands of men and women took to the streets to support women's issues, including equal pay. protests like this happen in cities all over the country. women were encouraged

some conservative women criticized the event saying it was too liberal. with some went on social media with the #we show up. the results of a new study are showing why many women are changing the workforce. out of 29 nations, the u.s. ranks low in three categories, parental leave, high cost of child care and few women in national government roles. the u.s. did rank high when it came to the number of women in managerial positions. countries such as iceland and sweden top the list for best working environment for women. high paying jobs can be hard to come by, we know, but apparently not in the district. why washington is the prime place to find some of the top jobs in the country. >> our weather is really all over the place, chuck bell. >> it certainly is. we're on the up side now and it's going to be on the down side as we go towards tomorrow and the weekend. bus stop forecast for the kids this morning,

50s early on. may need a light jack here in the early morning. start looking for that winter coat, you're going to need it starting this time tomorrow. right now, another look at metro. good news for the blue and yellow lines here this morning. we'll take a look at th beel

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. right now, enjoy a warm thursday before temperatures drop. a cold sfap the coming. cherry blossom organizers are keeping a chose eye on the cherry trees. relocation resolution. a congressional push to move federal jobs out of our area. >> if you want a government that vfltive of the people want they need to be closer to the people. >> who is stepping in to

it. >> they would set their trip in the morning or afternoon. combining car pools and uber. it will save you a lot of time. so temperatures may be on the warmer side right now. but that is not expected to last. sorry, folks. the change in the weather is taking a toll on cherry blossoms, too. >> now pushing back the peak bloom date. megan mcgrath is live at the tidal basin with a look at what we can expect. hey, megan. >> good morning, guys. right down here at the tidal basin now, it's rather mild. but we know that that cold weather is coming and that is going to slow things down. take a live look here at the branch above me. we can see that we just have buds at this point. but no blossoms. and actually, that is a good thing. because when they start to bloom, the petals are very, very

they're very tinder. if you have a cold snap like what we're expecting, if you have wind, that could reek havoc on them, damage them, blow the petals off. what is going to happen here is we're going to see a slowing down, meaning the peak bloom period that everybody looks forward to, that is going to be pushed back. we are now expecting that peak bloom to happen march 19th through the 22nd. now the cherry blossom festival has been pushed up to march 15th. mother nature can't seem to quite make up her mind, so she's cooling things down and so we are going to see things slow down here at the tidal basins. but there will be blossoms for the festival. the peak bloom is when 70% of blossoms are open here around the tidal basin. gorgeous. a great time to come out with the family and soak et al. in.

hopefully we will continue after we have this one cold snap. so they stick around as long as possible. >> thank you. chuck bell and lauren rickets are working on what you need to know about the weather going off for the weekend. chuck might be off there eating something. >>. >> no. chuck sg working very hard, as well. >> lauren is working. that's obvious. we're going to check in with the full forecast in just a couple of minutes. metro's board will take a preliminary vote on a revised budget later today. it could increase anywhere from 25 cents to 50 cents a ride and 13 bus routes could be cut. changes are needed to close a nearly $300 billion budget gap. a final vote is set for march 23rd. adam tuss will be inside the board room for that vote. but sheer to follow him on wi

entrance to one of its busiest stations. the 13th street area will be closed. the project begins april 3rd and wrapped up in october. this is part of the transit system's $51 million project to replace more than 130 escalators. there is a push in the house of represents ra that could have a big impact on our local economy. utah representative jason chaffitz would introduce a resolution that would allow some agencies to leave the d.c. area. the move led to some tough exchanges yesterday during a committee hearing. >> there is nothing opposed to having the economic growth and development in washington, d.c., but i do believe conceptually and in my heart if you want a government reflective of th

to the people. >> this is astonishing that we're going to play games with the capital of the united states to make points back home because some constituents wonder why you fly to washington, the nation's capital. most constituents i know understand why we come here. it's the capital. >> tom sherwood reports that 58% of federal workers do not work in d.c. if you're looking for a job, you're living in the right place, pattern. the job site glass door considers d.c. one of the best job markets. it says the best paying jobs this year are being dominated by technology and health care. you can see the top five jobs on your screen here. the number one job on the highest paying list remains physician. in news 4 your health, today a new law goes into effect meant to protect medicare represent yapts from receiving surprise bills in the mail. >> for the first time, the federal government is mandating requiring all

people if they're in outpatient observation status. >> medicare will only pay for rehab if you have in-patient status. here are some things you can do if you ends up classified under observation. make your case while in the hospital. talk to the hospital doctor, the discharge officer and enlist the help of your personal physician. medicare did not provide a comment for this story. new this morning, despite pushback from insider their own party, republican lawmaker res moving forward with a plan for health care. >> edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now with more on how the bill just made its way through one committee. edward, good morning. >> exactly. on this vote taking place just 90 minutes ago, they worked an 18-hour marathon day to get this passed. it was passed down party lines, the house ways and means committee voted to remove the tax penalty that you get if you don't have health insurance. they also voted to remove or repeal these tax subsidies or these subsidies

insurance premium, instead, adding tax credit based on age at the end of the year. this is a big step forward for this american health care act. now very conservative members of the republican party say it doesn't go far enough in terms of removing the entitlements of medicaid and also the tax credits are too much. according to that very conservative part of the republican party. edward, thank you. 5:52 been right now, get out and enjoy it while we can. >> that's right. got my miles in yesterday. i'll be running again today because i will not be running over the weekend because it's going to be super cold. but the dog and i were out yesterday. >> isabella. >> isabella. perky ears yesterday. there was a weeping cherry tree in the distance. this is not too far. the lincoln memorial is just on the other side of that tree right there. if you're looking for cherry trees already out, they're along the potomac and ohio drive.

they're going to hold on a few more days. right now, it is a mild start. upper 40s and low 50s across the area now. what a great day it's going to be. sunny, breezy at times, but warm. mid to upper 60s today. this im pulgs bringing snow to the twin cities could bring light snow to our north during the day hours today and into tonight. but more importantly for us, your friday morning commute is going be a complete turn around from what we get this morning. here is today, future weather, clouds coming in. by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. here comes a chance for some light rain or some wet snow between about 5:00 and 10:00 tomorrow morning. most of it is going to be cold rain. but it should will be enough energy in the atmosphere to ring out some wet snowflakes. as we get into your friday afternoon, partly to mostly cloudy, very, very windy. winds could gust over 40 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon. might bring out a passing sprinkle or a snow shower during the afternoon, as well. but the real change shows up as the sun goes down.

tomorrow. windchills will be in the 20s by the time you get towards your friday evening plans. here is your ten-day forecast. sunny and warm today, but 40s with rain and snow tomorrow. 30s too to near 40, both days over the weekend. our best chance for snow shows up tuesday next week. but that is a long way for now. taking a look arrive now, brand new problem, outer loop to connecticut avenue, we're getting reports of a crash there along the right side of the roadway, limiting your access to northbound connecticut avenue. so we're going to send chopper 4 and see what we get there just in the nkts couple of minutes. outer loop ramp to southbound 95, crash blocking that ramp, but overall, the alternate or what they're doing to get you around it is working for now. so right now, southbound traffic being pushed on to westbound 644 and it's really not that painful. we'll see that later on, as well. inner loop after branch avenue, you can see that is moving just fine. blue and yellow line,

delays in both directions. travel times in maryland, no problems on 270 or the top of the beltway right now. 66 inbound, 95 northbound looking good, too. listen to wtop 103. 5 fm when you hop in your car. do you feel like you spend most of your days driving kids to all their many activities? now there's an app that can help. >> it's not uber, it's not lyft. it's catered to parents looking for car pools in our area. amy cho spoke to the students who came up with this idea. >> being a parent can sometimes mean feeling like a chauffeur. schools or clubs, all things that often require rides. thanks to a new app, students can now hitch a ride from your classmates' parents with the push of a button. >> 2 app is called scoop. >> these parents saw how much driving

>> stay up later and arrange their schedule around my practices, which is very inconvenient. >> increasing the potential for being late to work. >> it drove them to find an alternative. parentsing driving to or from school put in their route. >> we're hoping eventually it's such a widespread service and it's so standard that the bus system isn't really necessary. >> for the kids who get rides, their parents can pick the price starting at $3. all this money on goes back to the school to help with budget cuts. >> and i'm able to rate the child. based on his behavior in my car and how cleanly he is. >> they're still testing the app. the team hopes to launch it this month and all around fairfax county after that. in alexandria, amy cho, news 4. >> but the students say safety is also a priority for them. they're working with the county to make sure only registered fairfax county students and their parents can use this app. that was the first question i

an important member of the redskins team could soon be parting ways with washington football. >> ahead at 6:00 a.m., who is leaving and what impact it could have on the free agency search. at&t is bouncing back after customers say they could not call 911 for hours last night. more on that and what to do if you are unable to call 911 from your mobile phone. and marking 40 years since a terror attack here in the district, how victims of the hanafi siege will be honored today.

right now on "news 4 today," emergency systems restored. what you should do if it happens again. plus, a clt is coming. and what it means for your travel plans. and a lawsuit, the first to go after president trump's new executive order. "news 4 today" starts right now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> thank for zoiping us on this news 4 thursday. melissa mollet is here to help you get out the door. >> let's check in with chuck bell and lawrence rickets here for sheena..

it on" because this is it for any chance for sunshine and mild candidate. today, sunny, breezy, and mild. by this time tomorrow, cold rain could include snowflakes especially for our friends up in northern maryland. then turning windy and much, much colder as we head into the weekend. outdoor plans, nothing to worry about throughout the day. for more on today's good news, here is lauren. >> i got the good news part because temperatures, as chuck said, warming up today. if you liked yesterday, certainly going to like today. it is chilly to start this morning. sun coming up right now, temperatures at 49 degrees here in the district. a nice breeze out there, but that is going to increase as we continue through the morning. in fact, we're going to see some winds gusting up to 20 to 25 miles per hour. temperatures will top out near 70 degrees today and plenty of sunshine. it is going to be a