for breaking news on the beltway. >> big problem on the beltway and chopper 4 just got over this. we're talking about two different problems here today. right now, outer loop at colesville road. one crash just after colesville road and another one just before colesville road in all of those backups. so a big issue for people, about a three and a half to four-mile backup there at the top of the beltway. a lot of pain there this morning because of that. taking a look elsewhere, here's another look from a different vantage point and you can just see how slow it is. 95 north at prince william parkway here, you can see we still have that problem on the left side of the roadway in the main lanes. still also have that crash in the express lanes on the right side of the roadway here this morning so very slow. in charles county, edge hill road at popes creek, have that crash there this morning and the southwest freeway before the 11th street bridge, a crash blocking the left lane. another newbl

beltway, and we'll talk about that coming up. all right. thank you melissa. we are also dealing with a little bit of cold and a little bit of a chance for some freezing rain here early this morning. there's the batch of rain coming out of pittsburgh and there are -- in some of our deep sheltered valleys along the i-81 corridor there are pockets where you could have a little bit of freezing rain so keep that in mind. not expecting any trouble here in and around the beltway. so the freezing rain advisory does include washington county and right down through martinsburg and winchester. right along i-81 there and points out to the west, so boons burough down to falling waters, west virginia, this shouldn't be a big issue but isolated pockets of freezing rain. be extra careful for that. temperatures will gradually get above freezing. we'll be in the 60s by later on today. more about the temperatures. let's go over to sheena parveen who have also got a dog walking forecast with a

>> i'll show you that in just a second. temperatures are cold, feeling like the upper 20s across the area right now. feels like 28 degrees in the district. so a warm jacket before you head outside and we are watching the approach of that rain. if you are walking your dog today or if you need a dog you can head to their website for more information. this morning by 8:00 a.m. chance of a sprinkle mostly north and west but some of that could come in the form of freezing rain. for the rest of the area it's mostly going to be rain around the district and to the north and west between 8:00 a.m. and noon. 51 degrees by 5:00 p.m. today. temperatures in the low 60s. a bigger warmup as we go into tomorrow. chuck and i are back in just a bit to show you a closer look at that. thank you. it is now 6:02. developing this morning two people are dead and two others are in critical condition after a shooting in waldorf. >> a child is among those killed in that

the charles county sheriff's office says the male shooter is also dead. justin finch is live in waldorf now with more on the motive behind this tragic shooting. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. at first the charles county sheriff's office rolled out their tactical team prepared here for an active shooter but in the end that was not the case. they now believe this appears to be a domestic related shooting, one that left a little girl dead. looking now at video from the investigation overnight, just after 8:00 on thursday evening, officers found a man dead on a townhouse staircase with a gun near his side. investigators say he may have shot and killed that toddler aged girl and shot a teen girl and woman several times, both air lifted to a nearby hospital and are now fighting for their lives and all found at that west dale court townhouse. >> it's very emotional for everybody here, especially our officers because when they first arrived on the scene, they thought perhaps

on and i know that some of the officers made a tactical entry into the house because they heard that there had been a child inside as well. and their goal was to try to go -- >> reporter: now, details in this case are still coming together. the sheriff's office say they are welcoming any tips the public may have to put this all together. >> thank you. and nbc 4 is trying to help raise awareness about domestic violence in our neighborhoods. you'll find phone numbers and links to resources in the nbc washington app. let's check in with erika gonzalez at the live desk with some breaking news about a serious crash. >> a very serious crash. so serious, that two people have had to be flown to an area hospital. a third medi vak has been requested to the scene. this is at the intersection of edge hill road and i believe this is

newburg so again, a very serious crash there. multiple serious injuries is what we're told from investigators there on the scene. again, two people having to be flown to the hospital. another medi vac requested for another patient there so very serious crash in newburg. back to you. another breaking story from the district this morning. we're working to learn more about a deadly shooting. police say they found a man shot and killed on naylor road at fair lawn avenue in southeast. we don't know how old he was or how this happened. police are looking for a suspect. right now house republican leaders are in the same spot they were in yesterday. they're still trying to get enough votes to pass their bill to replace the affordable care act. that vote is expected to happen today. their latest effort involved making some changes to the bill to entice moderates and conservatives. it involves keeping

tax on high income earners and leaving some to the states to decide. take a listen to is mixed messages coming in last night. >> there is no plan b. we're passing it. >> are you still a no? >> i am still a no. >> why? >> but sometimes on fourth down you kick the field goal. this, if it isn't a touchdown it's a field goal and it puts us ahead and sends it to the senate. >> at last check these are the republican lawmakers in our area who are planning to vote no in maryland andy harris and in virginia rob whitman, tom garrett and dave bratt. six minutes after the hour. new this morning new arrests in connection to that terror attack in london. this is a live look at the city where it's about 10:00 in the morning right now. today they made two new significant arrests. now they're working to learn everything they can about the suspect khalid masood. he's accused of killing four people before he was shot by police earlier this week. he drove a car into a crowd on st

stabbed a police officer. friends are mourning an american who was killed in wednesday's attack. curt cochran was from you cause. he was in england with his wife, melissa. they were celebrating their 25th anniversary. curt was killed and melissa was seriously hurt there. he was a musician. his friends told nbc news he was a warm guy, someone who drew people to him. he was 54 years old. a hearing will be held that could bring d.c. one step closer to securing its next police chief. more than 80 people are signed up to speak at the public hearing for acting chief peter newsham. mayor bowser will speak in support of the nomination. others including members of the black lives matter movement plan to voice why he should not be confirmed. newsham himself will be the last to speak and take questions from the d.c. council. meanwhile a local nonprofit says newsham should not be confirmed until public records about inauguration day protests are released. the partnership for civil justice fund says when officers e

that day, they're required to file certain documentation about why it was justified. the group says it wants to see those files. >> here in washington, d.c., it is one of the most important jobs of the chief of police to be able to uphold the constitutional rights of people to demonstrate. >> 231 people were arrested during those riots. npd told news4 it will not comment on pending litigation. they faced a warm february, then a snowy march. now it's time for our beloved cherry blossoms to bloom. here's a live look at the tidal basin and what you need to know about the best times to visit. here's the early lean. i think saturday may be the better day to get down to see the cherry blossoms. but before that we have this area of rain coming in western maryland right now and there aren't pockets of -- temperatures below freezing so there you can see a little freezing rain advisory to play it on the safe side here. rain

frozen. just rain drops coming into the d.c. metro area between about 7:00 and 9:00 this morning depending on how far west you live. we should be dry by your friday night plans and the weekend looks good. all the details coming up. do you think your work day could be better if you can bring your pet along? which agencies are

chopper 4 over the outer loop here. left side of the roadway right now is shut down as chopper 4 zooms out, you can see we have a four-mile backup there on the outer loop. we had a second crash in the same area. look like that has cleared but we are still seeing major delays there all the way back to 95.

crash blocking the left lane this morning and travel times, 270 not bad. top of the beltway you can see the pain people are feeling there. 47 minutes to get from 95 over to 270. eastbound on 66 is fine and then 95 northbound quantico to the beltway, still very slow because of that crash at prince william parkway. going to take you a heck of a lot longer than it should. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car right now. looking at a great weekend. >> yeah, a beautiful weekend, but speaking of the roads we have some rain approaching the area for part of the area it could be freezing rain. a freezing rain advisory that includes martinsburg and winchester so it's mostly washington county an points off to the west. this is going to go until 9:00 a.m. so temperatures could be below freezing. that would be giving some icy conditions as a possibility for a brief period of time. there's the rain out to our north and west right now. temperature wise though, most of the area in the 30

we'll be warmer this afternoon, even warmer tomorrow. chuck is back with a look at your weekend forecast. >> thank you. the suspect in a wave of threats against jewish community centers has been arrested. his name is under seal but we know he is 19 years old and was arrested in southern israel yesterday. we're told he has dual u.s. citizenship. at a brief court appearance his public defender says he has the brain tumor that affects his cognitive functions. authorities say the suspect made the threats from his bedroom and masked the origin with sophisticated technology, some of which he built himself. >> we are learning more about a deadly attack on a man in new york. police say baltimore man james jackson went to new york because he thought it would be a good -- would be good practice for a larger attack in times square. police say he stabbed timothy coughman in the back with a sword. jackson turned himself in after he

jackson said he's hated black men for a decade. right now he's charged with second degree murder but could also be charged with a hate crime. a maryland family is devastated by the murder of a u bowie man. police say brown was robbed before he was shot to death. they believe he either opened the door for someone or someone followed him into his hotel room. either way, his family wants answers. >> i want to know why. i mean, if they wanted money or anything he would have given them money. he's that kind hearted. >> brown's family tells news4 there may be a suspect in custody in miami right now. they are working on getting his body back here. at this time yesterday we were telling you about a crash on the beltway involving a prince george's county police officer. well, now we know the officer has been suspended and accused of

county police say officer christopher brown was not on duty when he clipped the back of a tractor trailer. he crashed into a guardrail. sources tell news4 he left the scene and returned about 34 minutes later. officer brown pled guilty to dui in 2012 after another crash in his cruiser. i had the honor with helping out with the prince william county valor awards yesterday afternoon. it recognizes local heroes in police, fire and rescue. one of those recognized was officer ashley gwendon. she was shot and killed on her first day on the street a couple of years ago. you saw some of the officers honored for lots of different things they've done across the county in the past year or so. investigations and the firefighters who have done amazing rescues, so a big tip of the hat to the folks there at the valor awards there in prince william county. >> good work. some d.c.

hoping to take their love for spoken word to the international stage. they don't play a sport or an instrument but they're skill as we know is rhyming. >> slam poets are preparing for their chance at a major competition. >> if the truth is concealed -- >> reporter: take the lines, add in delivering them from memory and don't forget about being vulnerable and the result, slam poetry. they're all part of a a local group called split this rock. they perform for judges and get scored from one to ten. to win, creativity is key. >> i feel free when i'm writing my poetry and i'm really happy. >> and it brought out feelings in a way that no other art form has for me. >> reporter: the poems don't have to rhyme. but they've certainly got reason. >> you better be talking to your mother and i saw these two guys borterring this g

calling but to an extreme. they kept following her down the street and i thought i'm going to write a poem about that. >> i've seen a bunch of violent attacks on people that are -- that look like me or my age. >> reporter: the team tells me their work is never over. there's still constantly going through line by line to see how they can make it better. >> i definitely feel as a human being i should care about other human beings and what it is that they struggle through. >> reporter: and they do it through words that speak volumes. in northwest, news4. >> as we said, poets across the areas are gearing up for a big competition this weekend. more than 200 local teens are vying for just five spots at the international finals in july. the final five will be decided saturday night at the arena stage theater in southwest. to learn more about the group or attend the event you can head over to our

flam poetry. some four legged friends will soon be allowed in the interior department. it was announced that employees would be allowed to bring their dogs to work for a few days this summer. it's part of a pilot program aimed at boosting morale. employees will be able to bring their dogs to work on may 5th and september 1st at the department east two head quarter buildings just off the national mall. back to melissa in first 4 traffic with breaking news. >> breaking news on the beltway. so chopper 4 over the outer loop here at colesville road. that's not the only problem on the beltway though. we have another one here. chopper 4 is going to move around and show us this is inner loop at university boulevard. so several different issues on the beltway really causing some pain up top there. it is quite slow here this morning. edge hill road at popes creek road, a new crash there. that is still hanging around. going to be there for some time. several people had to be medi

vac'd out. we have a crash blocking the left lane inbound suitland parkway at naylor, crash in the left lane as well. a couple of other issues we're following. all of that coming up. good morning. yes, indeed. tracking a chance for some rain drops which could come down in frozen form here up to our north and west. not expecting any real issues here in and around the city, but there's storm team 4 radar. pockets in mainly these deep valleys out here. some pockets of freezing rain there so over the next couple of hours we do have a freezing rain advisory for hagerstown, and points out to the west there. so just be real careful over the next little bit. here comes the moisture on our high resolution computer model bringing it into the valley between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. most areas, especially the close you are you get to town, close to freezing mark. rain drops on the capital

this won't add up to much, best chance for that will be between 9:00 and 11:00 this morning. we'll get to warming things back up in the noontime. 32 in manassas, so most areas at or above the critical 32 degree number. so there's the day though. 30s turning into 40s this morning. turning into 60s by later on this afternoon and the weekend looks magnificent. 76 tomorrow. 68 on sunday. and the mild weather continues on into the early parts of next week. >> so good. he's speaking french. >> i know. >> this is something right out of the jetson's. flying cars are not that far off, folks. one guy invented this car that looks like sort of a crossover between a helicopter and a sports car. he wants to get it certified for use too.

when you can get up in the air coming up on the "today" show. i'm not convinced that's okay. >> needs a little more work. howard university is heading west. >> new details on the school's california campus and how google is getting involved. and today on ellen, get ready to laugh with guests melissa mccarthy, the comedy pair share what they don't find funny about each other. >> you can watch "ellen" right rehe

you may love your furniture that's been passed down through your family for generations but when you'd like to pass it down to your kids they may not be that interested. >> there's a bit of generation gap in furniture taste these days. what happens to some millennial rejects. >> reporter: inside this giant show room you see lots of so-called big brown furniture pieces. buffets, chairs and other so-called millennial reject furniture. >> really i do personally prefer more contemporary furniture. >> reporter: this 27-year-old has a 700 square foot apartment and doesn't want the furniture that once belonged to his grandma. >> i recently took a pair of my mother's chairs. i like those very much. but she also offered me some of her grandmother's furniture from the early 1900's and that's not my speed

>> reporter: so many of the rejects ends up here. a mid century modern design sells faster. >> popularity of the television show "mad men" introduced them to a whole new look. most of their parents and grandparents had the colonial reviefl look and this seemed totally fresh and also in keeping with the modern vibe. >> reporter: but as trends change what's old now becomes new again. it is 6:26 and still ahead this morning a new push to solve a murder mystery. how an investigation into the dnc staffer's death will be getting around the clock attention. >> plus, an important warning about safety around other people'sets. p

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new details on the quadruple shooting strikes fear through a local neighborhood. vote or keep the affordable care act. an ultimatum from the president sparking a scandal on capitol hill. what the new law could mean for your family. >> there may be fewer blossoms this year, but still a gorgeous sight along the tidal basin as we head into peak bloom. and live pictures now from the tidal basin where you may want to head out this weekend and join the fun there. we'll check in with megan in just a few minutes. >> that picture gives me hope. your forecast, but first melissa mollet with breaking news in your traffic. >> we're talking about the top the beltway. take a look here at chopper 4. we have a four-mile backup. two different problems right now. outer loop here at colesville road is the first one and that second one inner loop near university boulevard so it is jammed both inner loop and outer loop here at the top of the be

so just a warning for you there. this is a crash right there. thank you, chopper 4. rest of the beltway is looking quite good. nice and light. 95 north at prince william parkway in the express lanes, a crash on the right shoulder and the main lanes crash on the left side of the roadway. northbound indian head highway after old fort road north, a crash on the right lane. and popes creek, that crash still hanging around. several people had to be flown out of there. good morning, chuck bell. >> yes, we're dealing with cold temperatures here early this morning. 36 leesburg. 34 dulless. 30 in martinsburg and these are the areas that i'm mildly concerned about because there is at least a chance anyway of having some light freezing rain. here's radar. nothing coming down around the city yet. there are pockets of freezing rain up near frostburg maryland now and that area coming into those valleys could lead to a

morning. the freezing rain advisory there. washington county, winchester, that goes until 9:00 a.m. once we get past lunchtime sun is back. highs today upper 50s and low 60s. 70s for the weekend when we see you next. thank you. it's 6:32 and here are the top stories we're following this morning. a teenager and a woman are in critical condition after a domestic related shooting in waldorf. a little girl did not survive. the shooting happened inside a home in west dale court last night. the charles county sheriff's office says the male shooter is also dead. we'll have a live report on how neighbors are reacting to this terrible shooting. house republicans expected to vote today on their plan to replace the affordable care act but there is still a question about whether they'll have enough sloevotes to pass. the latest count shows at least 32 republicans are ready to vote no. coming up, our senior political editor will break down what we can expect to happen. this weekend's weather will

most famous attractions, the cherry blossoms. >> and temperatures in the 70s tomorrow and peak bloom at the tidal basin. that's where megan mcgrath is and for a while a little touch and go with those blossoms. how are they looking right now? >> reporter: well, finally it looks like things are starting to line up. we've got some great weather coming this weekend. we're going to have peak bloom and that peak bloom happening over the weekend. if you take a live look here, you can see just all of the blooms that are already out. we've got some that are still clamped tight here, but we are expecting those warmer temperatures, so all of this is going to start to move and pop and it is going to be gorgeous this weekend. a great time to come down to the tidal basin. now, joining me is diana mayhue and they're looking good. >> so happy that they'll be out here. it will be a great show this weekend. >> reporter: talk about events. lots going on. >> yes, you can come down and see the beautiful trees and listen to

our welcome area across and there's over 100 performances. on saturday we have opening ceremony at warner's theater. however most of those tickets are free but they have been reserved already. you can watch the whole show facebook live. and indoor events at smithsonian and american art museum. lots of things going on all weekend and for the next three weeks. >> reporter: thanks for joining us. and yeah, public transportation probably your best bet for getting here. we'll see a crowd as everything starts to hit peak bloom, but a lot going on and really i've got to tell you guys, i know we lost quite a few of those blossoms in that cold snap but there are still tons of blooms out here and it's really looking pretty. >> great news. thank you. 6:34 right now. your ride on metro may soon be less crowded but more expensive. riders are threatening to leave metro after the board approved a plan to raise fares. rush hour rail

you'll also have to wait longer for trains. it will cost an extra 25 cents to ride the bus and several routes are going to be shut down. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is calling for a full review of metro. he's called for an independent assessment to figure out how much it will cost to fix problems. that report should be issued in november. this morning a maryland family is mourning the loss of an 8 month old baby who died after being attacked by a dog. this happened yesterday afternoon. calvert county sheriff's deputies had to shoot the dog to stop the attack. a family friend was watch the baby at the time. the baby died at home. if you take a look at your tv screen right now, there is a search for this man police are calling a person of interest in corrina meal's death. her body was found on tuesday in a basement apartment. an ar

artist that she worked with had some strong words for whomever killed her. >> to the person who did this to her, you are too late. you failed. she was already liberated and 'em boldened so many people to fight for their believes. her spirit will continue. >> artist mel chin was the last known person to see her alive. they had dinner sunday evening. police are also looking for her blue toyota prius right now. from northwest d.c. to california. howard university is expanding its options for students. how google is helping with the new west coast campus. >> and a first for bao bao happening today. the changes coming to our beloved panda and her new life in china. yourime is 6:36. t

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they're moving this camera on us quite a bit. still have a five mile backup because of a crash there. inner loop at university has just cleared out of the way so that is good. don't have to worry about that one any longer. chopper 4 on the way to edge hill road. several people had to be flown out of there this morning. we'll get a live picture coming up in just a little bit. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. we have some issue to talk about that could become issues with rain approaching and temperatures below freezing in areas well north and west of the district. this includes washington county down towards martinsburg. winchester off to points in the west. we have rain approaching and like i mentioned, temperatures below freeze ng some of these areas so we could see some icy conditions. the pink is showing us where we could be seeing freezing rain already. that's all approaching and will be nearing the district as just rain as we get closer to about 10:00, 11:00 this morning. temperatures in the 30s this morning. a closeoo

if you're heading out tonight, a warmer day tomorrow and that's all coming up in just a bit. georgetown university is looking for a new head basketball coach. john thompson, iii was let go yesterday. he is the son of legendary basketball coach john thompson, jr. he led georgetown for the last 13 seasons. the team hasn't made it past the first weekend of the ncaa tournament since a final four appearance back in 2007. howard university is teaming up with google. >> they want to get more people of color involved in dputer scien -- computer science. the campus will serve as a three-month residency for juniors and seniors in howard's computer science program. google says it hopes bringing the students into silicon valley will get them directly involved. only 2% of google's overall work force is black. almost 60% is white. more

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care ultimatum. repeal the affordable care act today or keep it. the president's biggest campaign platform could hit a dead end on capitol hill. what it means for the prices you pay. plus, around the clock investigation. a murder mystery around this dnc staffer still unsolved. the new push for answers that starts today. >> but first, a quadruple shooting inside a maryland home and a toddler among the victims who are dead. and that murder investigation is unfolding right now in charles county. >> justin finch is live at the scene. what do we know about the victims here? >> reporter: we know that two are in the hospital now in critical condition fighting for their lives and another two have died, one of them a little girl whom officials believe died when appears to be a domestic related shooting. looking now at video from the investigation overnight now. last night

sheriff's office thought they had an active shooter so they deployed a tactical team. but they found that not the case. they found a man dead on a staircase with a gun by his side. he may have been the shooter in this case who opened fire on that toddler aged girl and also shot a teen girl and a woman several times. >> i have a great granddaughter and it would absolutely kill me if i knew that something like this happened to her. so it's really shocking. i'm -- i'm upset. it's -- it's surprising because nothing goes on over here. it's usually quiet. >> reporter: officials have not yet named the victims in this case. they also have not said if they are a family at this time. they're reaching out to next of kin to notify them of their loss. we are live here in waldorf. justin finch, news4. thank you. this morning a man is recovering

fr area movie theater. this happened in the parking lot outside of phoenix theaters. the man was found shot inside his car. he is in critical condition. police don't believe this was a random shooting. today members of the community are opening an office in an effort to solve a young man's murder. seth rich was killed in northeast washington last july. d.c. police still don't know who killed him. rich worked for the democratic national committee. his family is hoping to raise $200,000 for the investigation. >> the investigation hasn't gone as fast as i had hoped. we're doing everything possible but now we want to move to a 24-hour a day approach. >> police think that rich was shot and killed during a robbery attempt although his wallet was not taken. some think he was tied to the release of dnc e-mails by wikileaks. today could be make or break in the republican battle to replace the affordable care act after delaying the vote on their plan yesterday, they are

expected to vote on the matter this afternoon. >> joining us now senior political editor mark murray. what are the odds that republicans bring this bill to the floor, risking a loss from president trump and for speaker ryan? >> it's a huge gamble that's going on right now and as we know from yesterday the votes aren't there to pass it. now, what president trump has essentially done is to dare republican to say you guys are going to vote on it, i'm going to be watching the vote and maybe that's enough motivation to get some of these lawmakers to say i'm going to go vote for it. the problem that he ends up facing is there's this divide between conservatives who are used to saying no and never getting yes from the get go and now moderates feeling alienated because the bill is so conservative. and how you pass that, it's very possible this passes today but it's also possible it goes down and even bigger than people might expect. >> what are the main sticking

is this divide where house con certaintives actually think the legislation doesn't go far enough. they want to rip apart all of obamacare's architecture. this legislation leaves some of that there. you end up having subsidies, insurance regulations that go down. the preexisting conditions provision, but then there are moderates who think this legislation goes way too far and one of the things that has upset some people and democrats want to pounce on on these essential health services. like maternity care, hospital care, outpatient care that now, you know, those are ripped away, you could have insurance plans that don't end up giving those types of services. >> and then there's the senate. i mean, if this bill passes in the house today is there a bigger battle many the senate. >> ablusolutely and the questio is are republicans going to do what they can to pass legislation that's not going to pass in t

it's also possible that mitch mcconnell doesn't have a whole lot of room to maneuver. 52 republicans, you only can lose two people so this is fraught with a lot of high stakes, a huge gamble. we'll see if it pays off. >> all right. senior political editor for nbc news. thank you so much. in london right now, hundreds of police officers and investigators are working to understand a deadly attack earlier this week. police say khalid massood drove a car into a crowd on westminster bridge, stabbed a police officer and was then shot. four victims including the utah man died. just this morning police said they made two new significant arrests. nine people are now in custody, one is out on bail. >> we want to check back in with melissa in your first 4 traffic. >> she's been watching some big backups. how's it looking now. >> so right now they are looking a lot better so that is good lt right now

this crash has gotten out of the way. so that of course is great news for folks. top of the beltway, headed down 95 southbound, a bit of a delay as well. rest of the beltway is fine right now, but we do have a couple of other things happening that are quite serious as well. so chopper 4 headed right now to charles county edge hill road at popes creek road. a bad crash there where three people had to be flown out because of serious injuries. 95 north at prince william parkway had a crash in the express lanes, one in the main lanes and both are now gone. 66 east before centerville, that one just popped up and taking a look at 270 northbound and southbound, nice light volume on 270. you hardly see 270 looking like that, so green in the morning. right now on metro delays to vienna orange line because of an earlier problem. taking a look at travel times 270 looking quite good once again. top of the beltway is still slow because of what we were lki

we're following for you there. 66 inbound, no mayjor problems. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car for the latest. >> good morning. a very cloudy sky out here early this morning. a lot of pretty color though. red sky in morning, sailors take warning. we do have a chance for rain racing in quickly but the weekend itself is looking super super nice. mid-70s tomorrow. the only chance for rain over the weekend comes in after about 5:00 on sunday. first thing this morning though, it is a cold start. everyone is in the cold 30s this morning. there are areas that are below freezing up here across the panhandle of west virginia. so grab the umbrella and your warm coat for this morning but shedable layers as it will turn into a nice enough afternoon. here's the rain now and there are pockets of air that are below freezing so there is a freezing rain advisory up here for hagerstown, martinsburg and

here it is on future weather tracking that chance for light rain to come into d.c. metro between 8:00 this morning and news time. thereafter things will improve dramatically. let's go over to sheena parveen. >> good morning. yeah, the rest of the day after about lunchtime looking fantastic. temperatures warming up and even for tonight if you have the friday night plans it's going to be nice out. mild too. right around lunchtime 51 degrees. still the chance of a very light chance of a sprinkle. by happy hour time 63 and you'll see things clearing up. dinner time low 60s. it will be mild as we go through tonight. into the weekend an even bigger warmup. 63 for a high. normal high is 59 degrees. look at tomorrow. 76 and dry. by sunday we're still near 70. dry, most of the day and then look at monday. we're back in the low 70s. so here's a look now. the next several days into the midpart of next week, look at this mild air. it's going to

to stay up in canada so we're expecting a mild ten-day forecast. let's take a look at that. >> yes, indeed. milder than arch weather for almost all of the next ten days especially this weekend and early next week. monday and tuesday, although mild and in the 70s we do have a chance for rain primarily monday in the morning hours and tuesday in the afternoon hours. and then another chance for some showers coming in the end of next week, but we are all looking forward to peak blooming at the tidal basin which should start tomorrow. >> all right. thank you. and of course we want to see your spring season photos. these are our four favorite from instagram right now. you can use the #nbc 4dc and don't forget to follow us on instagram. well, our baby panda bao bao has been gone a month already and today she is achieving a big milestone. she's moving into her new home today. it is a conservation and research center fornt

in china. she will have her own housing area and a playground to share with her brother. you remember him? bao bao spent a month in quarantine after arriving in china from d.c. and keepers say she is in good health and gaining weight. looking good. >> good morning. i'm kate rogers. following chevy's lead jaguar will now offer a prepaid unlimited wireless plan from at&t in its cars for 20 bucks a month. the luxury auto maker says you can connect up to eight devices to the net wok through its in control models. jaguar says vehicles have a special antenna that it claims is better than a cell phone's antenna. with your morning business report i'm kate rogers. it is now 4:56. here are the top stories that you need to know about this morning. a teenager and a woman are in critical condition after a domestic related shooting in waldorf. another little girl did not survive. the sin

home last night. the charles county sheriff's office says the male shooter is also dead. be sure to follow justin finch for the latest details and a live report on midday. nearly 80 people will weigh in on whether d.c.'s acting police chief peter newsham should become the police chief. the third and final public hearing is expected to last all day today. newsham will be the last to speak and take questions from the council. the house will vote today on the republican plan to replace the affordable care act. the latest nbc news count shows at least 32 republicans are ready to vote no. the "today" show will have the latest developments next. it's almost show time for the cherry blossoms. a good number survived last week's cold snap and this weekend's temperatures could push them to paem bloeak bloom. >> crash is gone. now have about a two-mile backup so much better than it was. beltway is getting a little bit of an improvement up top. remember chopper 4 going to this problem in charles county. edge hill

very bad crash. >> all right. a little chance for some rain this morning. couldn't rule out one or two frozen rain drops up along i-81 in the next couple of hours. be careful for that. 63 today. 76 tomorrow and even with a lot of clouds around it will be dry for your saturday plans. that might be the better of the two this weekend. a chance for rain late in the day on sunday. >> thank you, chuck. that is the broadcast this morning. >> i love the weather for the weekend. enjoy your weekend. >> fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year

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take it or leave it. president trump tells top republicans get on board with the health care plan today or he's keeping obamacare for good. also capping off a chaotic day. the white house failing to move rebellious republicans. can the president famous for the art of the deal get this deal done? breaking overnight significant new arrests announced in connection with the deadly terror attack in london. the suspect who was killed by police now identified. his home searched and an emotional story about the victims who died and the american on his anniversary trip. wicked weekend. severe storm bearing down on the south. hail, damaging