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

out there but as chuck said, the bottom is about to drop out. temperatures are not making it out of the 40s tomorrow. weir talking about rain and snow. by the we'rend, we're only talking 30s. right now, we want to show you traffic with melissa mollet. >> good morning. outer loop ramp to northbound connecticut avenue. southbound is unaffected and we have seen some people getting around in this morning. but it is a little bit slow there as you're getting off on to northbound connecticut. other problem on the beltway, outer loop ramp to southbound 95, still have that crash blocking the ramp there this morning with that overturned semi. right now, not a huge on impact. southbound traffic being pushed on to westbound 644 and it seems to be working. we have a little bit of a yellow, meaning a little bit oh a slowdown through that area. inner room avenue, still problems there. blue and yellow line, train

services restored there in both directions. it is 6:02. get a pen and paper ready just 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. >> news 4's justin finch is live in downtown d.c. now with the information you need to keep available. justin. >> aaron, eun, good morning. this caused widespread frustration on social media last night. this will come under federal investigation. this outage causing customer certain from coast to coast about not being able to reach 911. busy signals are all we are told that at&t customers got when they called 911 last night. by 10:30 p.m., they tweeted the issue was resolved with an apology, but not much more than that. now, d.c. is one of several cities from coast to coast to report these issues with many

agencies taking to social media to post additional numbers and ways to reach their new jersey services. now, if you are in the d.c. area, the d.c. office says that you can dial them for help at 202-373-3700. and dial extension 1. we also have numbers for you for emergency contacts in the maryland and virginia area, too, on our nbc washington app. we are live here in northwest. justin finch, news 4. back in to you. justin, thank you. breaking news now in prince george's county where police are offering a reward this morning for information about a homicide. an officer on routine control found a body near the oak crest community center around midnight. >> new overnight, republicans won their first victory in repealing the affordable

repeal tax penalties on poem who don't buy energy. it creates tax credits based largely on age. >> meanwhile, president trump's revised travel ban is already facing legal challenges. >> news 4 erika gonzalez has more from the live desk. >> while you were sleeping, hawaii became the first state to file a lawsustop the revised bam going into effect next week. that says the new order is infected with the same legal problems as the first one and it undermines the constitution, it says. the revised executive order bars new visas from people from six predominantly muslim countries and temporarily shuts down the refugee program. hawaii says that will harm their muslim population, tourism and foreign students. hawaii filed a lawsuit against the first ban, but it was put on hold while other cases played out across the

>> erica, thank you. . nbc news has learned the president will name former florida governor john huntsman as ambassador to russia.. this comes amid allegations of ties between president trump's campaign and russian officials.. senators are waiting on a response from the fbi about president trump's explosive accusation that former president barack obama tapped his phone last year. the request asks specifically for copies of warrant applications for court orts relevant to the alleged wiretaps. the president tweeted the accusations saturday morning, but provided no evidence. president trump asked the house and senate intelligence committees to look into his claims. mr. obama called the accusations simply false. jim comey, the head of the fbi reportedly asks justice officials to deny the

a former counter terrorism individual says it will be a while before we know the extent of documents. >> some explain they're top secret and would explain how the agency could secretly watch people, even hack into their holes. google says it already fixed some of the loop hoes holes covered in those documents. david evers will spend seven years behind bars after he gave drugs to a classmate who later died. yesterday, the former centerville high school student was sentenced to 12 years in prison with five years. it was an emotional night in waldorf, maryland. family and friends gathered for a

they remembered collin bipat and desmond cook killed in a car crash. royal ricks was shot in october and caleb horn passed away in july from a heart condition. we are marking the 40th year since the hanafi terror attacks here in washington. how the victims will be honored today, coming up. plus, a prized violin stolen during a car jacking. the police say the criminal left behind a critical clue to help them find it. and this weekend's weather could cause some chaos for our cherry blossoms. a live report from the tidal basin, coming up. you need to be mart about the weekend plans. start looking for your winter jacket now. it will be 70 today, but by this time tomorrow, dealing with cold, rain and wet snflakes aowro

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11 minutes after the hour right now. a little breeze outside this morning. >> i know. you look so nice out there, lauren. does it feel nice? >> it feels a little cool right now, but by this afternoon, it will really feel nice and mild as temperatures warm up. there's a little bit of a windchill out there, but it is beautiful. clear skies right now. that's going to translate to all sunshine today. temperatures in the 40s, upper 40s right now in d.c. the windchill making it feel more like the mid 40s. but you stil step outside the beltway, temperatures are still in the 50s. if you are headed into work this morning, early this morning, temperatures are going to be in the 40s. wind will continue to pick up and a little gusty through noon. look at that, temperatures mid to upper 60s and the wind will settle down later on this evening. enjoy today. big changes on the way as we get

we're going to be talking about that and timing it out for you in just a few minutes. guys. all right. i'll take it. thank you, lauren. right now, chopper 4 on the way here to that problem, oirt loop as you're approaching 95. again, report of a semi there on its side this morning. they are trying to get it back on its wheels so they can reopen things. we have an alternative that is working nicely, so no major backups through that area. outer loop ramp to connecticut avenue, crash along the right side. limited access to northbound connecticut. people are sneaking around that problem on the right side of the roadway and chopper 4 just showed you that one, as well. 270 southbound germantown to the spur, top of the beltway is rolling along, as well nicely here. 66 inbound and 95 northbound, can't expect much better than a on your average weekday, so no big worries there. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car approximated. new details on that hospital attack in afghanistan. we now know 30 people were killed. isisro

doctors got inside a military hospital in kabul. all four attackers were among the 30 killed. many of the victims were doctors and patients the. 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 reporter was killed. >> news 4's mark seagraves 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 march 9th, 1977. the leader of the hanafi movement wanted to avenge the execution of his family. hamaas abdul khaalis wanted to force police to release the murder suspect to his directly. first, gunmen invited the b' naib' rith headquarters. less than an hour later, three men took over the islamic center of washington.

what is now the wilson building three blocks from the white house. that's where whur radio reporter maurice williams was killed as he was exiting an elevator. the terrorists thought they were being attacked. security guard matt cantrell was shot in the district building. he died days later of a heart attack. and council member marion barry was wounded during the siege. barry began organizing his run from mayor from his hospital bed shortly after being shot. the next day, three ambassadors met with the hanafis to negotiate their vunder and the release of the hostages. the killers 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 in downtown d.c. to share their stories. news 4's pat collins who covered the takeover will lead a panel discussion and the new photo exhibit will be unveileded in the d.c. council cha

difficult in the district, we have new information for you. >> how many were handed out last year and what they cost. erika gonzalez is at the live desk with more. >> brand new information this morning about 40u78 tickets were handed out in d.c. something to know if you are driving in town this morning. think about this. there were more than 2.5 million, almost 3 million parking tickets and moving violations this past year. aaa mid-atlantic says d.c. made $300 million off those tickets, too. the tickets coming from ticket writers and cameras. be careful as you go this morning. back over to you. >> erica, thank you. police in montgomery county. >> they say they caught a car jacker because he left his driver's license in the car that he stole. ♪

>> mary kim was car jacked last week. the $6,000 instrument was in the car. kim is studying for a graduate degree in music and was on her way to a lesson when an armed man attacked her. >> did you think you would see this violin again? >> no, i didn't think i would. >> did you think it was gone? >> yes, i did. >> 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 19 1891. it was tracked down at a pawnsh pawnshop which had bought it for $200. the car was wrecked after the car jacker tried to get away after robbing a -eleven. a man who was posing as justin bieber and preying on people online has been arrested. this first reported w by the bbc. the man is 42 years old. they say he told g

the pop star and tried to get them to send him photos of themselves. police found the man through his computer. justin bieber is visiting australia on a concert tour right now. the redskins now have a new manager. >> scott mclowen and the redskins are close to parting ways. the redskins general manager has seen this coming for months. he was hired in january of 2015. the skins narrowly missed the playoffs this year. the gm was not at the scouting combine and not at redskins park this week. nfl teams can officially sign free agents at 4:00 this afternoon. this morning, we know everyone on michigan's basketball team is safe. they had a big scare at the airport when their plane skiddeded on the runway at the detroit airport. the pilot had to abandon takeoff because of high winds. michigan plays in the big ten tournament at the verizon center today. their game is at noon. 17 after the hour now. chuck has been telling us to

around here. >> i was out running yesterday. there were a lot of people wearing michigan regalia around the national mall yesterday. they were all wearing shorts and t-shirts because, you know, 65 degrees in michigan this time of year is a bargain, for sure. we're going to have bargain weather around here again for today. easily. the last of the nice, nice days. 49 degrees. sun just about ready to come up on our eastern sky. southwest breeze, there's a hint of a chill outside early this morning. winds will increase by later on this afternoon. but the big change arrives this time tomorrow. afternoon highs by the weekend will be in the 30s. it will be our coldest weekend since back in early january. hard to believe we went all the way through into january and february without a weekend as cold as the one we're facing now. on your way out the door, though, your thursday looks a-okay. we're in the upper 40s and low 50s this morning. pure sunshine will get us into the mid 60s by lunchtime and

gaithersburg, 70 for the high in culpepper today, 65 in edgewater, maryland. for tomorrow, rain drops, not a lot of rain, but rain drops and some wet snowflakes during the morning commute tomorrow, staying mostly cloudy, windy and cold all day tomorrow. in fact, afternoon highs -- or temperatures tomorrow afternoon will fall very, very quickly. we'll be down below freezing by your friday evening plans. future weather, 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, a pocket of light rain around the washington area. more likely to have snowflakes mixing in. northern maryland, panhandle of west virginia out into the shennendoah valley. it's not going to last long and the ground is warm. even though we can get snow to fall, i don't think we can get snow to accumulate other than on the grassy areas. by 10:00 tomorrow morning, the most of it is out of here. but i couldn't rule out a snowflake or passing rain during the day as the winds increase. could have winds over 40 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon. that's the colder air racing in for the weekend. saturday staying in the upper 30s to near 40 on sunday. that snow chance on

all but gone, but it may come back on tuesday. don't forget to move your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed saturday night. >> thank you, chuck. taking a look at traffic right now, chopper 4 over that earlier issue outer loop ramp to southbound 95. tractor-trailer just got pulled out of the way and now we have the left side of that ramp open this morning. so that is good news. don't have to worry about that diversion here any more this morning. outer loop ramp to connecticut avenue, crash again still along the right side. limited access to northbound connecticut. so we are seeing some delays there as you're getting off on to northbound connecticut. southbound, though swb unaffected this morning. northbound 395 after king street, still have that crash are on the left lane. you can see 66 looks okay here this morning. right now, 270 southbound no major problems from 70 down to the spur, you're on time. going about 45 miles per hour. it's going to take you about 40 minutes here today. so shouldn't be worried with that too much. and top of the beltway, all those routes into town and out of town are just fine.

>> thank you, melissa. take a look at this dad's creation. it is putting back door playgrounds to shame. >> scott made a backyard roller coaster for his 3-year-old son, wyatt. >> how do you compete with that? >> you can't. he was a boeing engineer and right now he's a navy pilot. it's kind of in him, i guess. he says their family went to disney land a couple of months ago and his son loved the roller coaster. so during the weekends, he built one. makes sense. >> don't get any ideas at home, guys. your parents typically can't do anything lying this. but you know what? dad of the year, that's cool. a pregnant giraffe and an imposter dressed up like one. one of them has finally had her baby. we have the update, just ahead. plus, cost to metro service and increased fares. they are just some of the issues on the metro b

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you may remember woman because she put a giraffe head on to show solidarity. the woman, the human, had her baby and it was baby boy. congratulations. but guess what? we're still waiting on april. here is a live picture of the giraffe cam from the animal adventure park at upstate new york. april still taking her time roaming around. this has been going on for weeks now. zookeepers say sometimes it happens. they're not concern. so don't worry, she'sn

hands. 13 to 18 months is how long it takes a giraffe to have a baby. >> if i were -- i'm not even going to talk about that now. >> we could be watching that camera for a while. >> 13 to 18 months? poor giraffe. you've seen him on "the voice" and he's making an early impression. ♪ i could be the one even when the sky comes falling even when the sun don't shine ♪ >> malik grew up in the southeast d.c. >> he's now a member of team adam. and later on news 4, malik joins us live in studio to talk about growing up in d.c. and the challenges of competing on "the voice." wishing him all the best. >> he impressed the judges, for sure. >> haikus are easy, but sometimes they don't make sense. refrigerator. >> that's a good haiku. the first and last

five syllables. the middle lane has seven. more than 1200 local and worldwide entries came in as the part of the golden haiku contest. for d.c.'s golden triangle business district, some of the winning entries have been placed along 19th street. not everyone thinks they're great. this is the global winner. heaping manuer around the roses spring equinox. >> that's actually not bad. >> so each his own. >> as haikus go. >> heaping manuer as the first line? the son of virginia senator tim kaine, arrested. plus, breaking news out of montgomery county. a burglary at a gun shop. a live report is minutes away. and we're talking about this

temperatures moving right on up into the 60s for daytime highs today. enjoy the spring-like weather. changes are coming. we'll let you know exactly how cold it's going to get into the weekend. sun coming

imagine not being able to reach 911 for hours. it happens here and we're trying to find out why. and change of plans, if you're trying to time a trip to see the cherry blossoms in peak bloom, you're going to have to be flexible. it's 6:30 and we're following that breaking news out of montgomery county. >> we just got word of a burglary at a gun shop in rocksville. we have a crew just arriving on the scene. first, we want to help you get out the door with your storm team 4 forecast. chuck and lauren are in with that. >> beautiful day. yesterday was gorgeous, 60s. man, oh, man, if only we could keep it just like this.we all know that cannot happen. it's been really

warmest february on record. a mild start to march. you would think everybody would be coming up roses. not so true. get out and enjoy the weather. tomorrow morning, likely to be messy. super cold weather comes in for the weekend. maybe a chance for snow coming up on tuesday. bus stop weather this morning, 40s to around 50s on the way out the door. sunshine and nice later on today. all they'll need is a light jacket and sunglasses. let's take a look at 395 with melissa mollet. >> major problems. inbound 395 at king street, two left lanes shut down right now, so it is quite slow as you're headed inbound. top of the beltway, outer loop ramp to connecticut avenue, crash still along that right side. so very limited access there to northbound connecticut avenue here this morning. as we zoom out, 66 and 95 looking good. earlier problem, outer loop,

ramp down to 95 southbound. chopper showed us that cleared out of the way. one lane getting by a crash there. eastbound and southbound 270 looking quite good right now. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. 6:32, we're following breaking news in montgomery county where an investigation is under way at a gun store in rockville. >> police responded to the 5400 block of randolph road just before 6:00 this morning. megan mcgrath is live on the scene with more on this investigation. megan. >> hey, guys. you can see behind me here, the investigators doing their work. they seem to have some bags there on the parking lot area, potentially some evidence in this case. the on open door that you see there, that on the side of the building, that's the entrance to the united gun shop 37. a little bit before 4:00 this morning, a silent alarm inside that gun shop went off. at that point, the security company, they called police and police responded here to the

anything, we don't have that information yet. we do have calls in to police trying to find out whether any guns were, indeed, stolen in this or if anything else was taken. we just don't have that information at this point. but you can see that investigators are taking a look. they're gathering some evidence here from the scene and we're hoping to get an update at some point this morning. obviously, anyone who was in the area, this is randolph road. and kind of an industrial area. if there were folks, witnesses, you saw anything suspicious, you're asked to call montgomery police. >> megan, thank you. here is a quick look at this morning's other top stories. if federal communications commission is investigating a nationwide at&t outage last night. it prevented some customers from being able to call 911. justin finch will have the latest at 6:45. follow him on twitter. his handle

police found a body in capital heights overnight. police say an officer found him outside the oak crest community center around midnight. happening now, republicans have won their first victory in repealing the affordable care act. they pushed the measure through the house ways and means committee to repeal tax penalties on people who don't buy insurance. the legislation would also end income-based subsidies that government gives people to buy coverage. instead, it creates tax credits based largely on age. the request has been made and now the senate judiciary committee is waiting for a response from the fbi. the committee requested documents relate to go president trump's accusation that former tt president about the barack obama tapped his phone last year. >> erika gonzalez has more on the specific documents they asked for. the request asks specifically for copies of warrant applications or court orders relevant to the alleged wiretaps. meanwhile, the white house is changing its stance saying

president trump may not have been the intended target. >> i just want to be really clear on one point, which is that there is no reason that we should -- that we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation. whatsoever. >> the president tweeted the wiretapping accusation saturday morning, but provided no evidence. mr. obama has called the accusation, quote, simply false. remember, director comey has reportedly asked the just department officials to publicly reject the accusations. in the news room, i'm erica gonzalez. back to you. >> erika, thank you. virginia senator tim kaine's son spent three nights in jail after being arrested during a political protest. he was among six people arrested on saturday after protesters disrupted a valley inside the state capitol in st. paul. kaine got out of jail on tuesday.

released a statement saying their children fully understand the responsibility to peacefully express their political concerns. 6:36 now. former maryland state delegate michael vaughn is accused of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud. the indictment says he took more than $10,000 in exchange for supporting sunday liquor sales in the county. he's charged with stealing thousands of dollars from his own campaign account. vaughn has resigned and he is not commenting on the indictment. we know you are waiting for those cherry blossoms to bloom, but you'll have to wait a bit longer. >> we saw those buds, but the peak bloom dates are changing now. the national park service has been forced to move the dates because of the cold weather we're going to have this weekend. the blossoms are now supposed to be picture perfect sometime between march 19th and the 22nd. the peak was initially expected for next week. and the

bloom are not the only thing having us watch the weather right now. chuck. >> that's right. it's going to be a plus weather for today, but you need to get outside and enjoy it. up near 70 today with plenty of sunshine around. we'll be lucky to get out of the 30s by the weekend. i'll give you the whole ten-day forecast coming up at 6:51. don't go away. plus, paying more for your commute, metro riders listen up. the fate of your next ride is on the line. whoa. no. >> boy, is this -- >> this reminds you of the old days. >> wow, we are going back in time. >> did you see it? it's proof that march madness is already under

this morning on this chilly morning, temperatures will be in the upper 40s as you make your way out the door.

we're going to be warming into the mid to upper 60s. winds are only going to increase as we continue through your thursday. tomorrow morning won't be quite as bad, but by the time we get into tomorrow afternoon, down right windy with windchills in the 30s. it will be blustery, maybe a period of some morning snow tomorrow morning, but not this morning. looking good out there. maybe sunshine delays. how about that, melissa. >> a little bit of a sunshine delay here and there. right now, i wanted to tell but vre. fredericksburg train 300 hit a deer just outside of alexandria. they're about sa 15 mivens behind now. they are having to outload. 395 inbound here at king street, two left lanes there are still blocked. pretty slow there. we'll take a look at travel times and the beltway, coming up. and now top of the third with some

whoa! >> anyone who went to georgetown will be talking about this fight today. players getting a little mad with march madness right around the corner. take a look at the left side of your screen after a foul. some georgetown players shove a player from st. john's. whoever win tess big east tournament gets an automatic spot in the big plan. tensions are high. these teams are storied rivals the georgetown lost that game. according to wikileaks, the cia can spy on you through your tv. so what is the solution? google it. plus, another all-nighter for lawmakers. we'll tell you how a late night decision is a game changer for the affordable care act. why couldn't at&t customers reach 911 last night on their cell phones? that issue is under investigation this morning and coming up, we'll tell you other ways to reach emergency services

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students in mourning, high school seniors gone. >> it's sad that it happened. >> the tragedy and the healing for one school community. ♪ and i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ it is 6:46. we continue to follow breaking news out of montgomery can county. >> a gun shop robbery investigation under way. police responded to the 5400 block just before 4:00 this morning. megan mcgath just learned new information about what was stolen there. >> yeah. just a little while ago, i got off the phone with a police spokesperson. he said they can confirm several handguns and several long guns were stolen in this robbery here from this gun shop in rockville. if you look behind me here, you can see that we still have a police cruiser on the scene. we are outside the united g

just a little bit before 4:00 this morning. two people, at least two people we're told forced their way into the door, into the gun shop. a silent alarm went off. the alarm company then called police and police responded here to the scene. so in the investigation still in its early stages, we don't know the exact numbers of guns that were taken here. i'm told that the forensics team has to finish up their work inside the shop before they can go in and actually get a better inventory, get a better count in terms of how many guns may have been stolen. but police confirm to go me that multiple handguns and multiple long guns were taken. in terms of the robbery, it was forced entry through the front door, and it sounds like it happened all very, very quickly. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgath live for us in rockville, thank you. it is 6:47. now we turn to a story that has a lot of you talking on our nbc

at&t wireless customers were unable to call 911 last night, in some cases for hours. justin finch is live in northwest washington now with the information you need to keep available. justin, good morning. >> eun, good morning. when you call 911 and get no answer, it is a problem. that's what many at&t wireless customers say happened to them last night here and across the country. this outage lasted about two hours or so with customers calling 911 and get ago busy tone. by 10:30 last night, at&t responded saying the issue was resolved and also said they were looking into thmore. but no cause was given as to what caused this in the first place. in the meantime, law enforcement agencies from coast to coast scrambled to post additional service numbers online like d.c.'s office of unified communications. take a listen. >> always a city, we want to be sure that we want to get the best information out as soon as possible to make sure folks wh

do need our service get it as quickly as obl. >> if you are in the d.c. area and unable to call 911 from your mobile phone, dial 202-373-3700 and dial extension 1. also if that does not work, try dialling from a landline or another cell phone that does not have your same carrier. we have more information on our nbc washington app. it's 6:49. happening now, republicans have won their first victory in repealing the affordable care act. they pushed a measure through the house ways and means committee to repeal tax penalty owes people who don't buy insurance. the legislation would also end income-based subsidies the government gives people to buy coverage. instead, it creates tax credits based largely on age. republicans are having trouble convincing members of their own party to get behind the health care bill.

promised voters they would do within the first 100 days of the trump presidency. some of the most conservative republicans say there needs to be major changes to the bill before they vote. the president says he's open to negotiating, but house speaker paul ryan says he has the votes to pass the bill the way it is now by easter. >> because you know what? we all ran on repealing and replacing obamacare. >> i think the president was very clear when he said this bill is open for negotiation. that's exactly right. and the bill as written is not going to pass the senate. in weekend, the vice president will hit the road on a selling tour. he'll meet with governors and appear on local tv stations this weekend. we're learning about some of the cuts this morning. "the washington post" recording the administration is considering cutting $6 billion from the department of housing and urban development been that would remove $2 billion in funding dedicated to public housing. it would eliminate a program that funds anti-poverty program

president will name john huntsman as his ambassador to russia. the selection comes amid allegations of ties between president trump's campaign and russian officials. this morning, google says it has fixed holes in its security revealed by that massive leak of documents from the cia. wikileaks published more than 8,000 documents. it's still not clear how they were stolen. some of the documents revealed top secret surveillance methods. the cia is working to figure out how much damage the leak caused. a spokesman says the american public should be, quote, deeply troubled by any leaks that could compromise security. 6:51 our time right now. it was an emotional night in waldorf, maryland. >> the families and friends of four west lake high school seniors gathered for a vigil. ♪ oh, i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ >> they remembered collin bipat and desmond cook killed in a car crasst

revel hicks was shot behind a movie theater in october and caleb horn passed away in july. his mother says he died from a heart condition. >> i want to extend my condolences to you, the mothers. and your families. i have been praying for each one of you. >> the school is providing grief counselors for students and staff. >> let's turn right to first 4 traffic now and a problem on 395. >> yeah. sorry, guys. this is a big one here on this morning. so this is about a 2 1/2 to 3 mile backup here. inbound 395 at king street, we had the left side blocked. it is tough to squeeze by to the right. we have two lanes open on the right side. bellway overall looking pretty good. you can see inbound 50 and inbound bw parkway as they meet there. looking rough this morning, but what do you expect here? southbound rd

diamond avenue, crash there. northbound 295, bw parkway northbound and southbound near 197, both going about 40 miles per hour. bottom of the beltway, very normal, as well, headed in on 210 this morning. chopper right now over i-95 northbound as you're approaching the mixing bowl, looking pretty normal, as well. remember on vre, fredericksburg train 300 hit a deer just outside alexandria. they are delayed here this morning. travel times looking typical. 6/ 6/unbound, 95 northbound, going about 45 miles per hour. same thing on 270 top of the beltway. slower on georgia avenue. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. right now, it's up to mr. chuck bell to make our day a good one. >> that's right. no problems making today a fine day to be outside. took this picture yesterday down by the tidal basin. the cherry

best to try and come out. if they're smart and if you're smart, you'll be bundled up and not thinking about coming out at all over the weekend as colder air is coming in over the weekend. there's a weeping cherry treat just a mile from the lincoln memorial yesterday. it will be another day to be outside running today. i'm not doing any running this weekend in the cold. but the national marathon is coming up this weekend if you're running in that. be laird up. it will be cold. for this morning, though, 40s and 50s as you head out the door. the rest of the day, all sunshine all the time. temperatures in the mid to high 60s today. breezy at times later this afternoon and a pleasant evening. hometown highs today, mostly upper 60s to near 70. but the weekend is looking so much colder, only in the 30s on saturday to maybe near 40 degrees on sunday. the transition from warm and sunny today to cold for the weekend is tomorrow. could have some impact owes your friday morning commute. here is my colleague, lauren rickets with more on that. >> i'm chilly looking at those temperatures right now. but, ou

the mid to upper 60s. enjoy it. because as chuck said, things change tomorrow. let's go ahead and show you what's going on out there at 10:00 tonight. looking good. not going to be dealing with any problems. so if you want to enjoy this evening, it will be a-okay to do so. clouds going to increase from the north to the south as we go through overnight and look at that. 3:00, 4:00 a.m., starting to see rain with wet snow mixed in. this is a little overdone. we have been warm the past couple of days. a lot of this is not going to stick to the ground. can't rule out a bit of a dusting. haguerstown, northern frederick county. it's out of here. could see a few flurries in the day. breezy conditions are what's going to get us tomorrow and it will be cold through the weekend. ten-day forecast, 60 to near 70 today. 40s tomorrow with the rain and turning into the wind. cold over the weekend. don't forget to move your clocks ahead one hour saturday night as we move ahead to daylight savings time.

tuesday. it's 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door this wormorni the white house is trying to win support of its health care plan. relationship leadership trying to convince some of the more conservative lawmakers to support this bill. much more on this story coming up on the "today" show. the federal communications investigating a nationwide at&t outage. follow news 4's justin finch for the latest. montgomery county police are investigating a gun shop robbery that happened early this morning in rockville. they say at least two people stormed into the store and stole several guns. follow megan mcgrath at megan mcgrath 4 on twitter for updates. higher fares and service cuts, metro's board will take a preliminary vote on increasing bus fares and cutting routes. adam tuss will be at the meeting. follow him on twitter for the latest. sunny and beautiful today.

near 70. a little chance of rain or wet snow early tomorrow. turning windy and way, way colder for the weekend. it is daylight saving weekend. it will be the coldest weekend since early january and it will be one hour shorter, too. taking a look right now at 395, the accident just cleared out of the way, so unbound at king street, jump for joy. not too many backups in this more. those will be dissolving quickly here. >> were you clicking your heels? >> jumping for joy. >> that is the broadcast this morning.

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good morning. breaking overnight, powerful winds wreak havoc across the midwest. trucks overturned. a plane carrying the university of michigan basketball team blown off the runway, as ano another system bringing more wind and snow gets set to bear down on the east coast. who did it? the fbi now on the hunt for whoever stole a massive trove of highly classified cia documents, one of the worst breaches in u.s. intelligence history. was it an inside job? does the cia have a mole or is russia once again causing trouble? the urgent investigation now under way. overnight arrest. the suspect in the killing of a tennessee nurse in custody this moni