them. >> we're impressed in only a week's time they've apprehended the people that broke into our store. they fo they feel they're going to be able to recover the fire arms that were stolen. >> at the time of the burglaries they were already out on bond for a burglary at a cvs store in massachusetts avenue northwest. they are expected to appear in court today on those charges. we're at the live desk with an incident on metro. >> there's a head's up here for rail passengers who use the red line. no longer single tracking. here is what happened last night. two passengers on a train were involved in some sort of a fight. one of them had to be taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. back to you. in n

popular principal in loudoun county may soon be reinstated. dominion high school principal john brewer was given a termination notice in december. this all stems from brewer writing a recommendation for a former band instructor accused of inappropriate conduct. last night the school board upheld his firing but also decided to offer brewer his old job back on a probationary basis. he'd have to agree to special training on child abuse and neglect reporting. he has ten days to decide whether to accept those terms. president trump headed to capitol hill today and he's expected to push house republicans to pass the plan to replace the affordable care act. this all comes as gop leaders are proposing changes to sweeten the deal. repealing most of the aca's tax increases this year. older and disabled medicaid recipients would get generous benefits but

require work requirements on the program. also it is day two of neil gorsuch's confirmation hearing for the supreme court. today begins the question and answer portion of the hearings. if gorsuch is confirmed he would replace the late supreme court justice scalia. kids and parents are expected to rally on capitol hill as well. they want congress to reject president trump's budget proposal eliminating federal funding of pbs and npr. they also plan to deliver a petition with 660 signatures to members of the senate. yesterday, maryland congressman and other lawmakers met with the head of the secret service about security incidents. there have been three scares. in one a man managed to jump the fence and wander around the grounds for 20 minutes before

>> some of the things that we heard today are very alarming. >> the response was pathetic at best. and it's almost -- it's just downright embarrassing to watch it. >> news 4 i-team says ambulance for an updated white house fence will not be changed based on these recent breaches. department of homeland security expected to announce new restrictions. certain electronic devices will not be allowed carried on board. royal jordanian air liens put out an advisory saying nonmedical electronics now have to be stowed in checked baggage. and new temporary restrictions on overseas flights in the united states. >> these new res

those electronics from certain countries as we just mentioned and we'll have more on that on the nbc washington app but now we want to get another check on your weather and traffic. >> let's get a look on the roads with melissa in a minute but first let's check in with sheena and chuck. a little rain drops out there. >> not a lot of rain drops. you could almost count them. >> i could count them on my way here. i had the wipers on but you don't need your umbrella today. you might have needed it -- eun says she needed it this morning but you don't need it later on today. most of the rain we've had so far is leaving the area or has already left. some rain just south of fredericksburg and if you're right around annapolis you have a little bit of light rain. maybe some sprinkles left over but overall the rain did already move through the district and it's on its way out. nothing behind it so we're not looking at any rain for morning commute. just maybe some wet roadways or some damp roadways or pavement out there. temperature wise it's mild this

we're all working for the weekend, chuck, so what does the weekend look like? >> oh, i am so optimistic about saturday. there aren't any words to describe it after a very nasty stretch of weather around here with unexpectedly late freezes after such a mild february. outdoor planner, nothing to worry about if you're going to go outside this afternoon. tomorrow, the old cold wind is back for tomorrow and thursday, but saturday is the day to get outside. why do i say that? how about back in the 70s? saturday afternoon partly to mostly cloudy skies, but we should stay dry and afternoon highs up near 74 degrees on saturday. focus all your jououtdoor energ on saturdays and we actually do need rain so just make your plans to be outside on your saturday. the whole ten-day coming up in a few more minutes. for now let's go to melissa mollet who say there is are

>> 95 southbound. this is the problem with the brake fire on this tractor trailer. so affair fax county parkway is where you'll find this. right there at the overpass. right now you can get by. you have to stay left to do that. beltway overall, we had that earlier issue that is now gone there at central avenue. northbound 295 at benning road, work zone still blocking that right lane. that's that long-term one. and then looking at 270 down to the spur you can see you are on time. 68 miles per hour. going to get there in 26 minutes. guys? thank you. well, it's a popular hangout once the summer rolls around, but the shores will probably look a lot different the next time you go. what you're no longer allowed to bring to the beach. and a warning for anyone with kids applying for federal financial aid. why you might not get any this school year. and a maryland student stabbed at school. why the suspect pulled out the knife and the hero teacher who

a student in prince george's county is recovering after he was stabbed during class. the incident happened yesterday in front of cross land. the former student stabbed the student because he didn't like how he looked at him. the victim was

class, a teacher quickly tackled coats and security turned him to police. the victim is expected to be okay. montgomery county attorney says if convicted one or both of the high school students accused of raping a 14-year-old classmate will be deported after serving their sentences. this is consistent with the county's long standing policy. the victim says 17-year-old jose monotano and another took turns sexually assaulting her last week in the boys' bathroom. there is no information on the 17-year-old. community leaders want you to take notice of on ongoing problem. missing young girls in the district. on our nbc washington app there's an interactive map showing where more than a dozen teens are missing. community leaders point out that th

many young black girls. d.c. police say there's not an increase in cases but they're being subpublicized more throug social media. >> because of economic times, pimping has resurged and these men are not getting jobs and so they're weak and what they're doing is they're preying on these young women in order to pay their bills. >> you can find more detailed information about each of the missing girls on the nbc washington app. it's a story getting a lot of attention on our facebook page right now. the changes coming to reagan national airport and what they mean for you the next time you fly. >> an office in the west wing and access to classified information. why both are being given to first daughter ivanka trump. >> and you might feel some sprinkles when you head out the door this morning but will we need the umbrella all day? >> no, you will not. we do have sprinkles around the area but as you go through the day you will notice that there is no rain in the forecast after about i would say the next hour

mild the temperatures will be. make sure you get outside and we have some rain in store for your weekend. chuck and i are

good morning, everybody. putting the finishing touches on the ten-day forecast but first thing you need to no there are some lingering rain drops close to the shore of the chesapeake bay. cold is on the way in. ten-day forecast as i mentioned coming right up. the way you travel through reagan national airport is about to change. a look at the two massive projects aimed at helping the flow of passengers. and a major pick cup for college students and their paying. first daughter ivanka trump has a new job at the white

she will get an office in the west wing. security clearance and have access to classified information. her attorney told politico will be to serve as the president's eyes and give consulting advice. she is not a federal employee, but she will follow the restrictions that would apply if she were. the white house is dealing with that block buster announcement from fbi director james comey. >> news4 tracie potts is live on capitol hill. how is the white house dealing with all of this? >> this is a big blow to the white house as they try to focus on health care but instead still has to deal with these questions about russia. sean spicer, the white house spokesman said number one, an investigation is not the same thing as evidence as proof.

looking into it isn't really the smoking gun is the word they're using at this point. and they're also pointing out or trying to walk back what the president said about his phones being tapped, suggesting that it wasn't necessarily a wiretap, it could have been other types of surveillance and they are still as spicer put it at the beginning stages of trying to figure that out. although it's clear that the fbi director said they have no evidence whatsoever to support any of that. >> and the president didn't mention the news from the fbi director when he had the rally in kentucky last night. what did he talk about? >> he went there to talk about health care although it took him half an hour to get to that but when he did he insisted this republican plan is going to pass when it comes up for a vote on thursday. keep in mind that's not the final vote, but that gets it to the next step. they've made some changes in the plan. one thing they want to do is require most medicaid recipients to work. they're looking at rolling back the obamacare taxes this year,

they want to help baby boomers. 50 to 64-year-olds who are going to see huge increases in their premiums, but they don't know how much that's going to cost. they're waiting on the cost estimates on this so they're recommending that the senate deal with that. >> tracie potts, live for us on the hill this morning. thank you. >> it's going to go to the senate and back and forth, the end result is going to be wonderful and it's going to work great. >> so there you see there's the president talking about that negotiation, the fact that once this vote happens on thursday, it's not completely over. >> all right. thank you very much. it's 4:47. concern and opposition are growing against president trump's proposed budget. the montgomery county council is set to introduce resolutions condemning it. it says the budget would eliminate or drastically reduce funding for programs that

many residents. the county council wants congress to reject the proposed budget on montgomery county residents. people that use metro are concerned that the proposed budget would hurt the agency. virginia senator tim kaine yesterday. he says he supports a fare hike and a change in governance over the troubled transit agency. >> it's rarely difficult to govern a system if you don't have a certain investment. we ought to provide them more certainty. >> he is confident the federal government will live up to its current deal. metro receives $150 million from the feds every two years. two huge construction projects going to revamp reagan national airport. this is what the north end of the airport is going to look like. a brand new concourse will be built so passengers no longer have to take buses to board commuter planes outside. new security check poin.

will start this year and we're expecting more details at a board meeting tomorrow. new details on that deadly house explosion in rockville. we now know the victim is 61-year-old steven beck. an autopsy reveals he shot and killed himself and his dog before the blast. they're working to learn what triggered that explosion friday morning. it damaged ten nearby homes. we also learned the home had been illegally hooked up to gas service since december. heroin, cocaine, guns and cash are off the streets of northern virginia and maryland after a massive drug bust. these are ten of the 11 suspects who have been arrested. a series of overdoses led to a year long investigation. police arrested her two sons duane and tonyman along with her grandson tony smith. her sons have drug addictions but they're not dealers, she says. >> it's not true. they are not in

ring. they might have purchased drugs from somebody that is selling them or you know, that got a big batch of it, but my two sons, they are not in no drug ring. >> virginia's attorney general says he hasn't tied the suspects to any overdose deaths but the investigation is still open. new rules are changing what you can and can't bring on your next trip to the beach. starting torment, tents and canopies will be banned from the beach. they passed the new law last week. life guards and first responders had trouble moving around large tents during emergencies. it also bans campfires and grills on the beach. smaller umbrellas and baby tents for small children are still allowed. violators face a $25 fine. this is a huge deal for chuck bell who likes to just really sprawl out on the beach. >> we're going to

weekend. >> and those tents are helpful because it gives them shade sometimes. >> the kids can still do it. i'm usually off the beach by 9:00 in the morning anyway. >> you're smart, the families roll in and you're like see ya. >> once you can't have the wide open spaces for me and the dog to go running i've lost interest. but this is going to be a good weekend for the beach. >> nice. >> the whole family is beach bound this weekend. saturday is looking like one of those great early spring days across the area. unfortunately we can't stay sunny all the way through the weekend. for now, your tuesday morning here is off to a cloudy start. we do have a little bit of light rain that's been moving through the overnight hours. that's all coming to a rapid end. live radar here shows a few sprirpg sprinkles. more rain drops out near cambridge and a few sprinkles here just south of fredericksburg, so this is all quickly coming to an end.

model. this one is updated each and every hour so it's carrying that little chance for rain out of here very quickly. skies are probably going to stay partly to mostly cloudy through the mid to late morning hours. but optimism wins out by later on this afternoon. we should be back to a fair amount of sunshine by lunchtime and the afternoon hours are looking quite nice today. temperatures are in the 40s this morning, but with the return of some sunshine later today, afternoon high up near 63 degrees. and don't get used to it because there's more cold in the forecast, not just for tomorrow, but potentially into next week as well. march already now a degree and a half below average. tomorrow afternoon, not 60s like today. tomorrow only in the low 40s at best and the real issue comes up for cherry blossom lovers, thursday morn, future temperatures by 4:00 a.m. everyone well below freezing thursday morning. downtown temperatures could drop as low as 26 or 27 degrees for thursday morning. that is

a lot of them are trying to get the flowers back out yet again and this freeze thursday morning could be problematic. but look at that. focus on the positive. 74 on saturday. >> i like that. i'm already making my plans here. all right. taking a look 95 southbound here affair fax county parkway, we still have that problem on the right side of the roadway, but it looks like now we have at least two, perhaps three lanes open here this morning. you don't have to worry about that much anymore this morning. 66 here from fairfax county parkway to the beltway we're looking quite good. going to take you nine minutes here today. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. 270, northbound/southbound there, no problems northbound or southbound and this work zone has just cleared northbound 295 at benning road there in northeast. that is now gone. it's information you need to know if you

applied for fafsa. the scam now targeting some students. >> you've seen the video, hear from the kidnapping victim who escaped from the trunk of her own car. what she has to say about that harrowing ordeal. >> and we're getting video in of a plane crash in sudan. the incredible information just coming in about everyone on board. 4ur time is

cpr trainers are now turning to spotify to help you learn how to safe someone's life. the tunes include leonard skinnard and rock your body by justin timber lake. >> you can cite this next story the next time your boss says you're spending too much time talking at the water cooler. small talk is a good thing. a psychologist at a cambridge university reported people who had more daily interactions with acquaintances were happier. you see? small talk can give your brain a boost. researchers at the university of michigan found that friendly, social interaction the boost our ability to solve problems. in a lot of ways small

skill. i mean, some people just don't want to do it. especially my introverted friends hate small talk. would rather go many the corner and read a book. >> i have nothing to say. >> you're great at small talk. please. only on news 4, we uncover a number of problems for students applying for financial aid. >> thousands may have their aid delayed or even worse, not get any aid at all. a warning for parents and students. >> reporter: well, let's start with the irs. without informing anyone we learned that it removed a vital link twoin the fafsa. that allows you to automatically retrieve your w-2 and import it into the application. however, they never bothered to remove the link so applicants are thinking it's working only to be forced to start all over again

scammers are taking advantage so do not respond to any e-mails asking students to give them their app information and to provide copies of their parents' w-2s. and there's another issue. students are being asked to fax a tax return transcript form. some of those numbers are incorrect. if you have a applied for fafsa you need to check your verification and all the colleges you applied to. thanks so susan. stay with us news4 continues at 5:00 a.m. good morning, everyone. welcome to your tuesday. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm adam tuss in for aaron this morning. a look at the roads and the rails in just a moment but let's start with sheena and chuck. a little bit of a

today. >> it's raining outside. >> i wish i would have brought -- i will say i got a lot of sunshine in florida but we didn't have any rain and now we're back and there's some rain this morning but that's okay. it was a nice weekend and we're dealing with a few sprinkles but for the most part they're really out of the area so i don't think it will be a big deal at all. the rain is mostly south of fredericksburg or now east of annapolis. so it's quickly moving away and clearing the area. as far as the commute this morning expect some damp roads by 7:00 a.m. temperatures around 47 degrees so it's mild. by lunchtime close to 60. by the afternoon, dry roads, low to mid-60s, but colder air moves in tomorrow morning. let's check that with chuck. good morning. >> that's right. enjoy the relatively mild air for today because another shot of seriously cold air is coming our way as we get toward tomorrow night and thursday afternoon and thursday morning. could be the coldest of it. so for tomorrow,