how long the rain will last. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. good morning to you. welcome to "news 4 today." he i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff. in for aaron gilcrist. it's a busy morning. we want to get you ready for your new work week. >> we want to hear the forecast and then melissa mollet will let us know if the rain will impact the road. >> good morning, everybody at home in the news 4 nation today. mostly cloudy. nothing heavy. not expecting any guly washers today. that being said, grab your umbrella. likely to need it. most of the chances drying up after 2:00. tomorrow looks like a very nice day to be around here. full sunshine tomorrow. a lot of c

temperatures super mild. it will be another warmer than average day. southwestern pennsylvania, northern parts of western union, that is coming our way. grab the umbrellas this morning. maybe your short sleeves for later today. temperatures in the 70s. coming home after 5:00, 6:00, you may need those sunglasses. for now melissa is dealing with issues here on piney branch road. >> chopper 4 over this problem. just the left lane getting by northbound and southbound. inner loop and the beltway, a crash there. the belt way looking okay at branch avenue a possible crash being reported there. keep an eye

the rest of it looking just fine. lorton road east of 95, have a crash still hanging around there. telegraph road at east street as well. more on the two issues on the beltway coming up. melissa, thank you. 6:02. breaking news out of fairfax county where the police remain on the scene of a barricade situation. they've been there for hours on stockton parkway. >> news 4's justin finch joins us live from the scene. good morning, justin. >> reporter: angie, good morning. fairfax county police say they are prepared to wait. their talks have been ongoing. so far he has not come out and we are told as well that he could be great concern because he could hurt himself or possibly two children who could be in that house with him. let's give you now a sense of where we are. we are now at culpepper road near londonderry road. the scene itself is not far from us, around the corner off stockton

sunday. fairfax county police were tipped off by a concerned friend who spoke with the now barricaded man on the phone. he told the police, the man, his friend, seemed to be in mental crisis. police have learned two children may be inside that house as well and with concerns he could hurt himself and others, police have gotten permission to get that man to doctors but first he has to open that door. >> in this particular situation we do believe that he is experiencing some type of mental crisis. we want to get him help so we've obtained paperwork that allows us to take him into custody and to see a mental health professional for an evaluation. >> reporter: now just recently the sirens have stopped blaring. we are told that the negotiations to help get that man outside of the home. they've been pleading with him for several hours to answer his phone and to come outside but so far we have no word that he has done that. back in to you. >> justin finch. justin, thank you. it is a scary tu

murder is still out there. megan fitzgerald joins us now. >> reporter: steve stevens has left the state of ohio. he reported shooting and killing a 78-year-old man. he recorded it. it's posted to the social media site. it shows the moments he opened fire on robert goodwin sr. new this morning, we are hearing from people who new stevens. they say they did not see this coming. >> heart broken. somebody's out there asking for help and we can't help him. >> steve, if you can hear us, there are people out there who care and that will get you help. we hope and pray, all of us. >> reporter: stevens claims to have killed more than a dozen people but so far police have not been able to confirm that. he should be considered aed

anyone who sees him or knows him, has information about his whereabouts is encouraged to call 911. back to you. >> megan fitzgerald from the live desk. megan, thank you. the victims of the virginia tech shooting will be remembered in spotsylvania this morning. the names of all 32 victims will be read aloud outside of the public service building. the ceremony will get underway at 10:00 to mark the ten years since the tragedy. an emotional day of remembrances took place on the campuses of virginia tech yesterday. yesterday a candlelight vigil was held. the occasion brought together alumnae, students and relatives. earlier in the day the parents of reima samaha meant to them years after their daughter's death. >> this is a great meeting of our -- i call it our unintended family and that's how i kind of coined this tenth year anniversary down here. it's comforting to be

peace within me and i found it. >> reima was a freshman at the time of the shooting and grew up in centerville. well, today is the first weekday commute during metro's newest safe track surge. this will impact you if you need to ride on the green line in maryland. the green belt and college park stations are closed. that means you will have to start your commute on a shuttle bus this morning. metro is running three shuttle buses between the prince george's plaza, green belt and college park station. they will be closed until april 29th. commuters are already feeling the impact. >> i work in chinatown so it's a big inconvenience to have to take an extra 30 minutes to get to work when, you know, normally i have a 25-minute commute. >> and we have all of the ways that you can still get around the safe track

waits there. vice president michael pence made an unannounced visit to the demilitarized zone. this came one day after the failed missile launch. pence called this a provocation. supreme court justice neil gorsuch will take his seat on the bench for the first time today. he's likely to make a big difference in one of the most important cases in this term. he'll be heard later this week. the case involves religion and government. president trump will welcome children to the white house for his easter egg roll. the specific plans for this year are unclear. events are set to kick off at 7:30 this morning. news 4's aimee cho is live at the white house. heading to the national zoo today. the family celebration begins at 10:00 this morning. it is part of an easter monday tradition that dates back to 1891. they ka you will it easter monday. african-aman

historians say it seems to be related to washington's segregation at the time. it's a local holiday and the reason you have more time to do your taxes. today is emancipation day. 30 thoumpt people were freed. there is a parade at 3:00. how about the wizards? >> incredible. >> they have the day off today but we are all thinking about and looking forward to wednesday night. >> especially john wall. >> john with a great move and what a display. >> he is so good. he led the wizards in a comeback victory. he had the best flayoff game of his career. 32 points. that game was at verizon center. they will be back there wednesday night. sellout crowd. you

less than $30. >> that's right. even showing up in the fourth quarter. little team effort there. tears on the sidelines. nba player's tragedy off the court causing him to break down before a big game. details on the story thousands are sharing. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. radar shows a lot of rain drops out to our west. it will probably get at least most of the news 4 nation wet between now and about 7:00 this morning. start to look at the umbrella before you head out the door. peek at the weekend forecast coming up. plus, more trouble from

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a live look outside of our tower cam on this monday morning. shaping up to be a busy day. you need to make sure you grab that umbrella. >> that's right. but i guess there's different sizes of umbrella. the compact one i can fold, won't need it all day. >> that's the best option for today is the smaller collapsable one as opposed to the great big bumber chute because we won't be facing any big rain. in springfield, virginia, moving across the woodrow wilson bridge into prince george's county. umbrella good idea this morning. we should get clearing after 2, 3:00 this afternoon. 76 degrees. so far i'm pretty optimistic about the weekend. saturday looks like it's going to be dry. the whole five day forecast coming up. let's go to melissa mollet to see how she's doing on monday morning. >> i have a little bit of a slowdown that can only get

soon. this is eastbound 7 before beulah road. outer loop after georgia disabled vehicle on the right shoulder. travel times, looks okay on 66 and on 95. both of those in bound. 270, no problems. top of the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 105.3 f.m. when you hop in your car today. thanks, melissa. intense search for people who could be buried in a landslide. megan fitzgerald at the live desk with details. scary situation, megan. >> this situation in sri lanka. the death toll, as many as 100 people could still be buried in that rubble that you see there. officials confirming 26 were killed when a pile of debris collapsed. there are as many as 1,000 people involved in the search this morning. officials don't think it's likely that anyone else will

back to you. >> megan, thank you. the planned executions of eight death row inmates in arkansas is on hold this morning. a federal judge granted stays to the inmates who were scheduled to be executed before the end of the month. that's when the state supply of an execution drug expires. in the order they say the inmates have a right to challenge the state's method of executi execution. arkansas has not put anyone to death since 2005. here's another story that you may see on your social media feed today. it was an emotional start to the nba playoffs for boston celtics player psy say atom mass. his younger sister chynna was killed in a car crash. thomas did play against the chicago bulls. the team held a moment of silence before the start of the game. washington redskins linebacker

legend sean taylor -- is set to star as legends 'skins sean taylor. it will portray taylor's murder. it's called "the perfect murder" and will air on discovery channel. you'll see how the police solved the murder using real life interviews and scenes recreating the event. the episode will air in june. today the 121st running of the boston marathon will get underway. crews have prepared the course and boosted security. this marks four years since the terrible bombings took place near the finish line killing three people, injuring hundreds others. most of the competitors will not finish until this afternoon. along the race course today will be a woman who made history 50 years ago. katheryn will be running once again in the boston marathon. she went down in the history books as

to officially enter the marathon in 1967, which was at the time an all male race. in honor of her achievements race officials will retire her bib number 261. >> congratulations. well deserved. the ironman is one of the most grueling races in the world, we know. >> a unique father and son team accomplished that fete. he was not going to let cerebral palsy stop him from competing in florida. his father was by his side for hours also competing. the course consists of 70.3 miles of swimming, biking and running. before the race olympian michael phelps tweeted and called johnny after he made a video. >> he is a great athlete but he also inspires countless people. just like i want to don

>> he has already accomplished that. he's inspired so many already. johnny and his dad crossed the finish line five minutes under their goal time. >> which is amazing. the phelps connection, you can see there. he had re-created one of michael phelps's advertisements, a commercial that showed perseverance. >> ability to overcome. >> he responded. he said, i have wanted to be an athlete my entire life. >> what a great way to raise awareness. we all know what a great guy michael phelps is. local hero. >> for us, we're dealing with a little bit of rain. >> we can use it. >> anything to help knock down the pollen count which has really been extreme. gatherings of pollen almost as big as my fist out at the beach. began those doggone oak trees starting to put it on thick out there. june any perfect and elm trees and also some birch

right now 68 in washington. wow, that feels really warm for so early in the morning. that's our average high temperature for this time of day. the pollen count remains in the high zone for today, tomorrow, on into wednesday. little better chance of showers wednesday into thursday. should bring at least some allergy relief our way. here's the rain for today. the heaviest and steadiest of the rain is moving into parts of far western maryland. this little rain shower going across the southern tips headed out into prince george's county. from buoy to brandy wine, those rain drops coming your way. not expecting something all that heavy. if you have to stand out in it, it can seem like a little bit more. future weather carries the steadier rain into the d.c. metro. 10:00 a.m. this morning up to about 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon. after that things should dry out

the return of a little bit of sunshine. gradually into the low to mid 70s. sunshine and dry weather, that's what tomorrow is for. 72 degrees. wednesday a slight chance of a shower. high chance in the 60s. another chance of showers thursday afternoon. southwest winds bring us back into the 80s on thursday. dry weather for friday. now let's go over to melissa mollet and check out first 4 traffic. >> chopper 4 headed to eastbound 7 there. we are shut down before buel road. backups westbound. we have a downed tree causing it again on in bound 7. university boulevard near pine any branch, you can see it there. one lane open each direction because of an earlier crash there. eastbound 7 befor

you can see the lanes blocked. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway are okay right now. no massive problems here. 50 westbound ramp to the outer loop, right side getting by the crash. eastbound suitland park way problem. >> babies taking their first steps. that's cute, right? >> right. giraffes doing it also makes you say, ah. this is april her and baby. >> wasted no time getting off the ground. the animal adventure park said the baby is nursing like a champ. by the way, she is already 5'9", almost 6 feet tall. >> and to think -- >> that's just the beginning. >> that's just the beginning. >> finally though, finally the baby is here. okay. so we have to talk about a human being now. hoda

hoda will be returning to "today" this morning after her adoption. the welcome back and congratulations you know is going to go on all morning long. >> i'm going to be in tears. every time hoda talks about it, we've seen the previews. >> oh, my goodness. >> i talked to kathie lee last weekend. how did she keep it a secret. >> they did it. >> been in the works for a long time. one week after this video went viral, more trouble for united. more allegations of abuse and this time it involves a couple who nearly missed their own wedding. >> plus, another airline upping the ante when it comes to overbooking flights. which one can pay you up to 10 grand if you're willing to give up your seats. >> a lot of money. today on ellen gold medalist simone biles and her "dancing with the stars" partner. she shares stories and her very first date. >> watch or set the dvr for today at 3:00 and then

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you're watching "news 4 today." it's been a week since the video of that man being dragged off a united flight went viral. >> this time a couple heading to their own destination wedding say they were booted off a flight. the bride and groom say they sat down in the wrong seats because a man was lying across theirs. >> and first they were escorted to their correct seats, then they were told to get off the plane and wait for a flight that would take off the next morning which was their wedding day. >> in

says, quote, these passengers repeatedly attempted to sit in upgraded seating which they did not purchase and they would not follow crew instructions to return to their assigned seats. facebook live mounting questions for the social media giant about its policy. what you need to know about the rules of going live and what you should do to report video. >> reporter: a slow start to the white house easter egg roll this morning. i'm aimee cho outside the white house grounds because we haven't been allowed in. he'll have all the details. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. rain may be here for the first half of the day. i'll show you future weather and we'll talk about

right now on "news 4 today", police barricade. fear that children are inside with an armed man. breaking news overnight puts the northern virginia community on edge. murder manhunt. an execution streamed live on facebook. where he may be headed next. metro station shut down. the game plan to get you to work on time. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. we are following breaking news out of fairfax county right now at 6:30. that is where police are working to get a man to come out of the home on stockton parkway. they say they've been on the scene since 8:00 last night. it's reported there are two children inside. police believe he needs help with a mental health situation. news 4's justin finch is live on the scene. we'll have what neighbors say coming up in 15 minutes. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilcrist this morning. >> firs

with melissa on breaking news on the roads. >> good morning, guys. big problem here in the traffic world for a lot of my friends in northern virginia. chopper 4 over this issue eastbound 7 shut down just before beulah road. you can see this massive tree that came down across the roadway. looks like a vehicle then ran into the debris that had fallen across the road. westbound lanes unaffected. eastbound 7, take a look at the map before beulah road. we have the lanes blocked with the downed tree. we're talking about a 3 mile back upthis morning. chopper 41 up in the air. brad, tell us how to get around this. >> reporter: you're exactly right. the tree fell and the karan into the tree. let me show you this delay. i grew up in this area. i know this route very well. route 7 backed up almost all the way back to sterling. let me show you about the delays. sorry for the camera move. that is quite a delay coming down in bound route 7 all the way to beulah

right now your best alternate hop off and get onto the toll road. you may have to pay a little money but you'll get to work on time. >> i agree. might be worth the money here today. taking a look at the beltway, rest of the beltway, other main routes looking okay right now. top of the beltway getting typically slow. this green again, also rain coming across the area this mornings. university boulevard at piney branch road, one lane open. right now to talk about that green blob on my screen, mr. chuck bell. explain this a little bit. >> a little bit of light rain coming in. what you're tilling us is people in north virginia, they have to pay to get to work? >> that's right. >> doubly painful. to pay to get to office. four things to know about the weather. pretty good likelihood you're going to get rantd on between now and

sunshine should come back. no more flirting with 90 degrees like yesterday and there's no real super soakers in sight. there's the rain marching into western maryland. i'll show you when the rain marches right here into the metro. stay with us for now. 6:33. here are a look at our top stories, the green belt and college park metro closed on the green line. metro running three shuttle buses between the prince george's plaza. this is all part of metro safe track surge. a falls church woman jailed for years in egypt is waking up a free woman. she was arrested in cairo nearly three years ago. they accuse her of abusing needy children she was helping. they dismissed the charges were bogus. >> the district is celebrating emancipation day. that is when city slaves are

repreefd. >> 6:34. ten years since the deadly shootings at virginia, and the victims will be remembered in spotsylvania this morning. the names of all 32 victims who died in the virginia tech massacre will be read aloud outside of the public service building. this comes after an emotional day of remembrances. last night there was a candlelight vigil. more than 10,000 people on hand at the campus. covering northern virginia, you may see more police officers in alexandria today. that's because somebody fired shots at an apartment building. that happened yesterday on kenmore avenue. no one was hurt. there's no suspect at this time. hyattsville could be coming one step closer to becoming a sanctuary city. they'll hold the vote tonight. that ordinance will prevent

information about someone's immigration status. hyattsville, that could mean a loss of $20,000. this comes one day after the north's failed missile test. news 4's megan fitzgerald in the newsroom with the latest. good morning. >> vice president pence has tough words for north korea after his trip to the dmz. pence made it clear that nothing has been ruled out as he responded to north korea's failed missile test. >> options are on the table as we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of south korea. >> the vice president went on to warn north korea not to test the strength of america's military. he added that the u.s. and its allies will achieve their objective through, quote, peaceable means or ultimately by any means necessary to

south korea and stabilize the region. angie? >> thank you, megan. this morning the white house is preparing for one of the biggest days of the year. >> we are talking about the annual easter egg roll. it is the first for president donald trump and first lady melania trump. aimee cho is live with a preview. aimee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hey, guys. the last time i saw you, that was about 45 minutes ago. we were standing in a parking lot waiting to get in. 45 minutes later we are still waiting. the event is supposed to start in just an hour. nobody has told us what's going on or given us an update of when we can go in. taking a look around some people walking around in there. not a lot of activity going on. we've been waiting here for three hours. no word yet on when we will get in. this is supposed to be a smaller scale event than in years past. half as many people, half as many

that is what is happening here outside the white house. everything we've seen so far agree with the smaller numbers that we've been given. we've talked to workers and music in the background, but not a whole lot of activity an hour away from the start of the egg roll. i will keep you posted on my social media aimee cho news 4. if and when we get in. you'll be the first to know. >> thank you. 6:37 right now. tax day protests. thousands rally across the country. the response from president trump that's still trending this morning. plus, viral murder. the attack of an elderly man caught on facebook video. the manhunt that is stretching into other states. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. rain drops out there to the north and west coming into the d.c. metro area. it's a mild one though. in the 60s. dog walking weather. have that umbrella ready to go

by later on today things should be drying outith w

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breaking news right now in first 4 traffic. chopper 4 over the scene eastbound 7 before beulah road. tree down in the roadway. they've just gotten that out of the way. take a look as the chopper is talking about a three plus mile backup now. we're going to want to talk about this a lot more. take a look at the beltway and i'll show you traffic times coming up. >> yes, indeed. cloudy sky out there. grab the umbrella this morning. you're likely to need it at least once, maybe twice. warm enough for short sleeves. before the day is done ihi

the sunshine will be making a comeback. you may want the sunglasses to go. 60% of a shower at the bus stop. temperatures in the upper 60s. by noontime, in the low 70s. should be drying out by 3 or 4:00. with all the clouds around we're going to give today's daily grade a c minus. there is a plus weather ahead. president trump took to twitter to criticize this weekend's tax protest writing, quote, someone should look into who paid for the small organized rally. the election is over. organized marches were held across the country calling for the president to release his federal tax returns. the protests turned violent saturday when clashes broke out between demonstrators and trump supporters. well, who couldn't for get the united passenger forcibly removed. another airline wants to pay you nearly $10,000 to give up your seat. nkts plus, facebook live. theoc

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barricaded. police are trying to lure a man out of his home. the new tactic being used by negotiators

on the run. an elderly man targeted and this could just be part of a crime spree. storm team 4 tracking rain right now. grab your umbrella. a look at the timing and the impact to you. we continue to follow breaking news right now at 6:46. out of fairfax county where police remain on the scene of a barricade situation. they've been there for hours in the parkway. >> news 4's justin finch is live from the scene from police and neighbors. what are you hearing, justin? >> reporter: angie, good morning. with daylight now we can see so much more of the scene. fairfax county police officer summoning here and going up and down londonderry road where down that corner that man is believed to be hold up and possibly with two kids. taking you now to video here. last night a concerned friend called fairfax county police saying he spoke with that now barricaded man on the phone and that he seemed in some kind of mental crisis. police also got word

children could possibly be with him. negotiations have been going on with that man since 8:00 last night. out of concern for him, those kids and neighbors police tell us they are working slowly and they have permission to get that man to doctors for a mental health evaluation. first, that man has to come out and he has to concept. neighbors here watching tell us they are hoping this can end safely and also soon. >> i still don't know what else -- what is going on, but the police presence is let's say reassuring in the midst of this. >> reporter: as you can see, lots of large police vehicles remain on scene. police tape around the area. we are now at londonderry and culpepper roads. at this point there is no call for a widespread evacuation. should that change they will notify neighbors as soon as possible. back to you. >> justin finch, thank you. he's accused of killing someone and broadcasting it on facebook live and no onews

now. there is a manhunt for him now in multiple states. nbc's ron nmott joins us live i cleveland. >> reporter: eun, angie, good morning to you both. this is a very disturbing crime. yesterday about 2:00 in the afternoon a 74-year-old grandfather of 14 minding his own business in broad daylight walking down the sidewalk when this suspected killer confronts him. asks him to mention that name and says that's the reason he's about to lose his life. it was from this recording that was out there live. it was uploaded later. the manmade some statements about killing other people. police have not yet substantiated those claims including a double shooting last night they say is not connected to him. this is where the search is now. they are looking for a white newer model ford fusion four door sedan with temporary ohio tags. they believe that is the

steve stevens is driving. they have alerted indiana, pennsylvania to be on the lookout as well. they don't know if he's still in this area. a woman who is reportedly his girlfriend is in protective custody and cooperating with the police. they wanted to keep her safe. if you see him, call 911. do not confront him. he is considered armed and dangerous. >> ron mott live in cleveland. more coming up next on the "today" show. 6:49 now. now for more details about facebook live. the social media giant has come under mounting pressure to address concerns about its policies towards live or any video that's posted. the company says that is easy for users to record live videos for review or removal. facebook has an on call team staffed at all times. facebook says any user can report a livid yes and it only takes one report for content to be reviewed. u.s. supreme court will begin hearing the final cases of its term today.

gorsuch will sit on the bench for the very first time. he could make a difference in one of the most important cases of this term. on wednesday the court will hear a claim that missouri discriminated against a lutheran church by leaving its preschool out of a program to improve school playgrounds. missou missouri's constitution says no state money can ever be spent to aid a church. the church said it should not be treated differently when it comes to making playgrounds safer. expect travel delays when people are heading to the national zoo. it begins at 10:00. it is part of an easter monday tradition that dates back to 1891 when african-american families were not welcome at the white house easter egg roll. today is the first weekday commute during metro's newest safe track surge. this will impact you if you need to ride on the green way in maryland. they're closed. that means

your commute on a shuttle bus this morning. metro is running three shuttle buses between prince george's plaza, green belt and st. george's park. closed until april 29th. tom with a great move and he scores. what a display by john wall. >> and you can still take the green line to the verizon center to see the wizards play. you might want to. all eyes are going to be on john wall for the next playoff game. that's because he led the team to a big win yesterday. he was just on fire. he had the best playoff game of his career. 32 points. come on. back on the court on wednesday. way to go, wizards. >> bradley bell also showing off. what a playoff debut. >> for sure. so many things to root for if you live in the area, right? capitals going on the road playing in the playoffs tonight. >> that's right. good time to be a d.c. sports fan. series tied. it's been two close

we have news 4 sports reporter sherree burrus to toronto. >> reporter: each team winning one game in the series. returning home the hero from game one, tom wilson, he's from toronto. he knows the air canada centre will be electric because there's not been playoff hockey here in five years. we have live coverage starting on news 4 at 4:00. from toronto, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >> news on the roads right now. >> that's right. we have stuff breaking. >> that's right, breaking in news 4 traffic. a big old mess for my friends in northern virginia. chopper 4 over in bound 7 before beulah road. we're talking about a 3 1/2 mile backup at this point this morning. the left lane finally open. we are still dealing with quite a mess. as you look at the map you can see how slow it is in bound. now outbound, no

there but, again, in bound 7 before beulah road, lanes blocked with that downed tree in this area. brad is up in chopper 4 showing us what's going on and what can we do here this morning. brad? >> reporter: well, melissa. crews did make short work of this very large tree that has fallen on route 7 in bountd just before beulah. take a look at these delays. this is what's going to take forever to clear out. if you're coming down as a commuter from leesburg, ashburn, sterling, best bet, hop over to the toll road and pay the money and get to work on time. >> might be worth the payment this morning. elsewhere around the area, right now actually looking pretty good, i would say. you can see the beltway looks okay. all of the green showing us where we have rain falling across the area. one issue in frederick eastbound 70 after 40. that crash on the shoulder. 15 miles per h i

university of piney branch. slow each direction. right now 66 in bound and 270 south, same thing. taking a look off of the beltway. listen to wtop 105.3 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thanks, melissa. breaks of sunshine getting through. it depends where you live. there's a view looking down to the washington monument past the national cathedral. 89 degrees yesterday. so far this april it is 7 1/2 degrees warmer than average. didn't make 90 yesterday. it's not unheard of this time of year. april of 2010 we had back-to-back 90s. 63 now with pockets of rain across the area. this will be the case here for most of the morning hours, but by the time you get past about 3:00 this afternoon i think things will start to dry out. there's the rain chance. cold front coming our ways

bring pockets of steadier rain which is out towards morgantown, hagerstown. in towards the d.c. metro between now and lunchtime. here's future wetter. by 11:00 a.m., pockets of light rain. by 11:00 a.m. by 2:00 in the afternoon most of the rain chances moving into southern maryland and over to the eastern shore. by the time you get towards 4:00, everyone should be rain free. we might even get a little sunshine back by 5:00 or 6:00. sun down isn't until after 7:30. highs today, get a little sunshine back make it into the low and mid 70s. not a bad day. tomorrow much prettier weather. cooler and sunnier. not much in the way of rain chances. if you're wondering about the weekend, let's just say that saturday looks like it will be the better half of the weekend. here's the ten day forecast now. little chance for a shower late wednesday and again on thursday. our next

needed soaking rains shows up on sunday and monday. so, again, saturday will be the better half of the weekend. >> all right. delta customers can now be offered nearly $10,000 for giving up their seats on overbooked flights. >> that's according to cnn money. united airlines is under heavy scrutiny after video of that passenger being dragged off a flight last week went viral. it is 6:56. 4 things to know before you head out the door. fairfax county police trying to convince a man to come out of a home on stockton parkway. there may be two children inside. follow news 4's justin finch for any developments. vice president mike pence made an unannounced stop to the demilitarized zone. this comes one day after the north's failed missile test. pence called this a, quote, provocation. >

take the green line from maryland. safe track work has shut down the green belt and college park station until april 29th. metro has taken commuters to open stations. >> the white house with the annual easter egg role. it's the first for the president and the first lady, melania trump. looks like they're going to need an umbrella. >> yes. i can't wait to show you what's going on. that's going to do it for us on news

goo good morning. breaking overnight, a massive man hunt underway for an armed and dangerous suspect who brutally murdered an innocent elderly man in cleveland, then posted the video online. he claims there are more victims and says he's not done yet. tensions rising. vice president mike pence travels to the dmz overnight and puts north korea on notice. >> the era of strategic patience is over. telling kim jong un to look at syria and afghanistan and to not challenge president trump. >> north korea would do well not to test his resolve. >> but will threats have an impact when it comes to one of