starts now. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang, we're halfway through the week, aaron is back. and we have to get through an over the hump today. >> at this rate -- >> we'll be fine. i think it's good. >> all right. >> melissa is going to track the roads and rails. that will be fine. >> we'll all get a unicorn drink and the day will be perfect. >> i like that idea. can you imagine being the sandwich artist at subway and seeing aaron gilchrist on the other side. i want three pickles. i want one pickle here, one pickle there. it would be a nightmare. >> let's hope it will never be you, chuck. >> you never know, never say never in our business. it's a mostly cloudy start. after a beautiful day, hit and miss rain chances through the first half of the day. now just fits of sprinkles in loudoun cou

virginia. falls church, centreville. and future weather carries pockets of light rain into the d.c. metro area between now and 7:00. and hit and miss light showers here for much of the morning hours. after lunchtime, it may try and dry things out a little bit. and the model is hinting there may be peeks of sunshine late in the day in shenandoah valley. we'll wait to see on that. temperaturewise, you'll notice a much cooler day today, sheena. >> yes, you will. a few sprinkles out. you might need the long sleeves later this afternoon. tomorrow, that's a bit of a change with the new warmup coming. 54 degrees. 51, dulles, 50, manassas. fredricericksburg is at 50 degr. and the commute, we have light show o

52 degrees by 7:00 a.m. by noon, cloudy with sprinkles. by 6:00 p.m., temperatures mostly 60 degrees. and we'll take a closer look of your warmup coming for the weekend. let's check in with your commute with melissa mollet. >> northbound and southbound, don't have any problems on 270. beltway, we just had this clear. outer loop at branch, not a problem. inner loop out to the spur, we do have that work zone with the left lane getting by. prince george's county no worries there. taking a live look, 123, eastbound and went. eun. >> melissa, thank you. it's 5:02. we're hearing from the candidates from that election in georgia. angie goff is at the live desk with details. >> got new sound from democrat

two points a very narrow margin for a race. >> changing the world and your voice are going to ring out across this state and across this country. >> ossoff there, the 30-year-old documentary filmmaker who smashed fund-raising records. he will face you have against the republican karen handel in june. pretty trump tweeting despite major outside money and 11 republican candidates big "r" win with runoff. glad to help. the speech has been in the spotlight because republicans have been pundits for 40 years. aaron, yang. when you call 911, you

but for one prince george's family, what they got is a confusing message. >> at an easter sunday gathering, a man got into cardiac arrest. eight people called 911. one describes what she heard. >> you've received 911, emergency, all lines are busy, please hold. >> 67-year-old william armstrong, you see him in this picture here needed urgent care. the eighth caller interpreted a loud tone as a failed call even though the message tells callers to hold on. in the midst of a panic, a longtime friend frantically performed cpr, she wants to make sure people learn from this very difficult experience. >> i know the most important thing is to try to keep this man living. and i gave him everything that i could. i didn't fear nothing. >> now the

even if it sounds that the call has been terminated. the armstrong family said william is not doing well and may be taken off a ventilator later today. >> now, we want you to hear what that 911 recording in prince george's county sounded like in case you have to call. >> you have reached prince george's county 911. do not hang up. your call will be answered in the order received. please stay on the line. the following tones are for the hearing impaired. [ tone ] >> the new system went online in november. there was another question about that tone raise last month. the fax machine-like sound is required by law for hearing impaired callers. 5:05. a grand slam to save metro is set to be revealed. >> the general managerl

weederfeld has been working on a proposal. justin finch has more on what we can expect. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. if not today, by weekend, gm paul weederfeld could roll out that plan. he's said before that metro is not currently running a sustainable financial model and per our sources at wtop, he would allow d.c., virginia and maryland to fine-tune a fund-raising plan for their jurisdiction. and metro said consistent funding would lead state and local budgets. that's why metro has called for a dedicated funding plan with that money potentially raising sales tax, property tax or a business tax. now, it's also worth noting here that no major changes can be made to operations without a signoff on participating jurisdictions. we're live o

station. i'm justin finch, news4, back to you. from metro funding to service, you'll want to plan ahead if you need to ride metro to downtown washington this weekend. coming up, we'll tell you which lines will be closed this weekend and what it means for you. investigators have leased the names of the three people on board the helicopter that crashed. specialist jeremy tomlin lost his live. the 22-year-old is from chapel hill, tennessee. chief warrant officer christopher nicholas and captain terikazu onoda are in critical condition. the navy is holding an active shooter drill. and the entire base will be on lockdown for an hour starting at 8:30. again, this is only to prepare a drill, preparing for any emergency. 5:07, former president george h.w. bush is recong

admitted to a houston admit for a persistent cough. mr. bush is in good spirits and will stay in the hospital until he regains his strength. all right, well, cap fans prepare to have the adrenaline pumping tonight. >> two playoff games starting at the same time. hope you're in for a good channel-flipping night. the caps are playing game four. and if they don't win, they'll be one loss from elimination. we don't want to talk about that. >> no. >> they're facing the toronto maple leafs in canada. >> and the wizards up against the atlanta hawks. tickets are still available, but there aren't many left. both games start at 7:00. >> now, you can say connected by following carol malone kny and sarah buress who will be at those games. be sure to follow u

and twitter. we'll keep you updated. we're seeing a lot of itchy eyes and runny noses, if you suffer from allergies, you're probably not going to have a good time right now. >> blame the pollen for this. the high pollen count in our area are sending people to allergists. >> i want to rip my eyes out of my head. and my teeth are coming out of my mouth. and my eyes are dry and puffy. >> right now, the pollen explosion right now because of the trees. doctors recommending that you use a nasal inhaler and eye drops. and drive with the windows and sunroof closed. and use the ac. let's check with chuck bell to see if the rain is enough to wash away the pollen. cars are covered, chuck? >> yeah, they are covered. each and every day there's that thin film of yellowy-green pollen. we'll get

that layer on the pollen. not enough to rinse away the stream. i'll show you the forecast at 5:21. sheena is going to check the radar, next. more fallout, after the video of a united airlines passenger being forcibly removed from the plane. what the ceo says will not happen to the employees involved. it was an order of french fries that may have saved several lives. mcdonald's employees being hailed

welcome back. we're talking about rain heading our way which we need the rain. >> it's not going to be much rain. here it is on the radar. the green shows you the light stuff. as we zoom in, it's very light across the area, not too much of it either. winchester, you're seeing the biggest amount of rain over 81. west of the district mainly right now where we're seeing the scattered showers. temperaturewise, we're going to be 52, by 7:00 a.m., by the afternoon. low 60s, overcast skies. let's check the roadways. we're going to start with traffic. good morning, melissa. >> reminder,ur

stage one portions of things, college park and greenbelt stations are closed during this time and they are having shuttle buss to those areas instead. river road at goldsboro, looking good. 66 to 95. 270 to the top of the beltway. remember to look to wtop 105 fm when you hop in the car today. less than two minutes, fresno california police said that is the amount of time it cock muhammad to kill three men yesterday. police say he was wanted in the kill of a motel 6 security guard last week. during his arrest, police say mohammed admitted to the killings. but despite that, police say the shootings had nothing to do with terrorism. police say all of the victims were white. an incredible new video how police tracked down a murder suspect on the run. >> we're talking about steve stephens who police say killed a man in ohio and uploaded the

take a look here, police in pennsylvania say that stephens in that white car, with officers right behind him. he's spotted at a mcdonald's in erie, pennsylvania. state police say employees there tried to stall them while he called 911. after that chase, they say stephens killed himself. a violent explosion rocked oklahoma city 22 years ago today. 168 people were killed including 19 children at the federal building there. this morning, their lives will be honored at a memorial ceremony. housing and urban development secretary ben carson is set to speak at the event. the department lost 35 people in that terrorist explosion. timothy mcveigh was executed for carrying out the bombing and terry nichols is serving his life sentence for conspiracy. it was an e-mail that many people called insensitive and now adidas is apologizing for it. the company e-mailed

that read congrats, you survived the boston marathon. this comes three years after 3 people were killed and more than 200 hurt in the bombing. adidas said they're sorry and clearly there was no thought given to the insensitive e-mail line. and the ncaa announced yesterday that georgetown will host the 2019 men's basketball regional championship, with games at verizon center. it will take place on friday march 29th and sunday march 31st. it will be the sixth time georgetown has served as host at verizon center. so, you would probably expect to hear some cheering at a sports event, right? >> yes. >> apparently there was another sound. apparently the kind of sound you hear in the bedroom. >> what! what! >>

open got to listen. once they figured it out, they went back to the game. i'm not clear -- >> one of the players apparently is from our area. i thought -- i was a little scared that we were going to run audio or something. a family program. >> let's talk about -- >> when in count -- >> the final frontier -- >> if you're in the right place at the right time, you might catch an asteroid. >> a rock will safely pass by earth about 1.1 million miles away. in space terms, that's five timings the distance from the earth to the moon. the asteroid will not come this close to earth again for at least the next 500 years. i always turn to chuck because i know he's going to have answers. can we just call it a rock, is

>> right, it's on an orbit. much like halley's comet, around the thing, that's why your halley's comet is like on an 86-year cycle, i believe it is. >> and the chances of it slingshoting towards the earth is -- >> nothing to fear. and if it doesn't get us this time, really nothing to fear. 500 more years. columbus had just gotten here 500 years ago. outside, it is a cloudy start to the day. might get a sliver or two of sunshine early this morning. and again later today. but by and large, you will consider today to be a cloudy day. and cooler, too. we're in the low to mid-50s across the area now. 54 in washington. 52, martinsburg, 42, front royal, 52 in warrington, 46 in ft. meade. yelled, 72 with sunshine. today, 63 with cloud cover. so, cloudy and cooler, there are pockets of light rain out there now.

but there are areas of mist and drizzle and sprinkles and light rain showers out here now. hit and miss in nature. right along u.s. 15, cutting through the middle of loudoun county. and a few sprinkles and showers towards winchester. they're generally coming off to the east. the air around us is relatively dry. not all of the rain drops are hitting the ground just yet. nonetheless, take your umbrella to be safe. high resolution brings that rain chance sprinkles into the d.c. metro between now and 7:00. 9:00 a.m., hit or miss. by 11:00, lunch hour, things should be drying out a good bit. and in the mountains of west virginia. by 3:30, 4:00, our model is trying to hint. but there could be breaks of sunshine, northern maryland and the shenandoah valley. i don't know how much sunshine in d.c. for tomorrow, sunshine back a

the umbrella will be needed not just for today. but there's at least a chance of getting rained on each and every day. by far, the most likely day to get rain will be sunday. start planning on something to do indoors on sunday now. it is time for a check on traffic. better go to melissa mollet. good morning. good morning, the only thing still left here on the beltway, still have that inner loop access, with that left lane getting by. a reminder for you there. 270, northbound and southbound. looking good. all of the green showing you where you have that rainfall across the area. 66 and 95 here, looking nice and clear. nice and green as well. beltway there, a live look at forestville road, inner loop and outer loop rolling along just fine. aaron. hey, what do you think are the most popular baby names around here. >> mine is definitely not. maybe in seoul, korea, it's popular, not around here. >> i will say gracend

i don't know. >> baby naming experts told the "hollywood reporter" online that these are the top four baby names in d.c. sam which is a great name, charlotte, jack and lilly, the experts described the name as classic and conservative. you know they cycle. every few years it changes. there are no babies jessica or jennifer. >> or melissa. >> i feel like charles and charlie have come back into style too. >> uh-huh. >> melis sashsa -- have you cho name yet, are you guys ready? >> my husband has sort of chosen a name that he really, really likes. and i love it, too. we think we have a name. >> all right. thanks. >> okay. how about oprah in the afternoon? ellen degeneres has a new

segment called talk-0-wednesday, be sure to stick around because news4 at 4. bill o'reilly on the way out? >> it's a video that is costing united airlines topics but it's not counting anybody their job. why the company says nobody involved in the incident will be fired. and a judge found dead in the hudson river.

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." the fallout continues but no one will lose their job over this video. united airlines passengers recorded police dragging a man offer a plane when he refused to give up his seat for crew members. since then, united has changed its policy for removing

seats. the ceo said firing employees was never considered. he also said it's too soon to know if video is hurting ticket sales. a few questions surrounding bill o'reilly's at fox news. this comes as several advertisers have pulled commercials from his show over allegations of sexual harassment by o'reilly. in the past, o'reilly has said the allegations have no merit. fox news has not made official announcement about o'reilly's future. well, it caused a scare at six flags. now, this roller coaster is reopen to riders. still ahead -- what caused the glitch that left riders dangling 100 feet in the air. good morning. and we have a few showers on the radar, but really light rain showers mostly west of the district. but today, we're still going to have a chance before lunchtime. overcast and cooler as we go through the afternoon.

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right now on "news4 today," temperatures taking a turn. get ready for a cooler commute. your wednesday forecast and when the warm weather will return. >> reporter: when you call 911, you're expecting to hear a person on the other line. you may be hearing a sound

the life-saving information you need to know about. plus, a new twist in a murder mystery. why police need your help of identifying the victim of a brutal attack. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. good among, everyone. thanks for joining us early. if you haven't noticed all the laughing, aaron's back from vacation. here we are. >> i'm funny? >> yes. you know what, don't even with your false modesty. >> we're talking about some cooler temperatures today too. our storm team 4 meteorologists chuck bell and sheena parveen with the forecasts. let's check in with melissa for the roads. who wants to go first? >> i guess we'll step in. >> welcome back, aaron, a belated happy birthday. not a day over 70. >>

>> well -- okay, i'll go. well, we do have showers on the radar. i have no idea what aaron just said, by the way, i think i missed it. a few light showers on the way, mostly through the district. if you're about to leave some time soon we do have rain out there, again in loudoun county, winchester, you may run into some rain. temperaturewise, in the 50s. overcast skies, expect that today. here's future weather, 8:30 this morning, we could see the showers moving into the district. otherwise, we go through the afternoon and look at the overcast skies sticking around. let's check a closer look for the commute. good morning. >> good morning, 95, gw parkway, all of those north routes looking good, northbound and southbounding. inner loop after 270, the spur here, work zone, left lane getting by. it's not slowing anything. inner loop and outer loop of the

here. you see that rain falling across the area. 270 here from 70 down to the spur, you are on time. we're going to take a look at travel times everywhere coming up in just a minute. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. it's 5:32. our top story, as soon as today, metro's general manager could unveil a grand plan for the struggling system. the proposal could prove a way for dedicated funding for the agency. trees around the capitol will soon be inspected after a falling branch killed a maintenance worker. a man was working on irrigation pipe on capitol grounds when a large tree fell on top of him. he leaves behind a wife and two children. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital this morning. he's recovering from a bout of pneumonia. the 92-year-old is said to be in good spirits but will stay in the hospital until he regains his strength. two playoff games happening. the wizards and capitals both

the wizards are leading their series but the caps pretty much need a win now. follow sheri burress and carol maloney for the updates. you expect to talk to a dispatcher at 911 right away. >> news4's erika gonzalez is with a life sayi-saving message >> reporter: it very much be that you receive a message and that has to include for the hearing impaired. you have reached prince george's county 911. do not hang up. please stay on the line. the following tones for the hearing impaired. [ tones ] >> reporter: right there, that's where the confusion lies with this story. over

george's county, friends and family of 67-year-old william armstrong saw him go into a medical emergency. and everybody around him started calling 911. the sound on the other end confused them. they thought they had been disconnectsedi disconnected. help would eventually arrive but not before frenzy and panic overcame the group wondering if their friend would make it. you're going to hear from one of the individuals right there that was working there to save this man's life. we'll have that coming up at 6:00. again, some very important information that we continue to share on social media. it's really important that we help get this message out this morning. back to you in the studio. >> erika, thank you. also in prince george's county police are asking for help identifying a murder victim. detectives released this sketch of a woman stabbed to death on sunday. take a look, they believe she's in her early 20s. she was wearing jeans,

front yard. police can't get too far into the investigation until they know her name. police in manassas has made an arrest in a deadly attack outside of a diner. luis sanchez was taken into custody. sanchez drove an suv to the seen consider guardado was shut sunday morning. well, she was found dead in the hudson river and now the new york police department says that judge sheila abdus-salaam's death is suspicious. abdus-salaam was the first black woman to serve on the new york high skorcourt. she was born and raised right here in d.c. she was found dead last week and investigator, don't know how she died. until they figure that out, they're considering her death as suspicious. the supreme court will hear arguments in what could be one of the most important case of the term. it's a claim

discriminated against a lutheran church by leaving its preschool out of a program to improve school playgrounds. missouri's constitution said no state money can be spent to aid a church. but church said it should not be treated differently when it comes to making playgrounds safer. several religious groups will rally on the steps of the supreme court as arguments begin. no means no. it's long been the call for consent. now, it's the name of a new local law. how it will help the victims of sex assault get justice coming up. plus, pollen problems. allergy season is spiking

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." the six flags ride that left dozens of riders stranded 100 feet in the air just last week is now reopen. the joker's jinx had been closed to thursday's carry. engineers say the issue is with one of the ride's wheels and it's been fixed. and maryland ride inspectors cleared the ride to be put back into service. every year, thousands of dollars are spent on per purview events like boxing. >> as scott macfarlane

reviews -- >> cause problems for restaurants and bars in our area. a news team 4 i-team investigation finds more than 100 restaurants and bars have been sued accused of illegally showing the fight without paying the full price. and these disputes, are they big legal problems for the owners, potentially crippling financial problems for the owners of these restaurants. >> i was being sued for $50,000. >> reporter: does that dollar figure jump out at you? >> there's lots that jump out at me, the dollar figures jumps even more. >> reporter: j & j productions in california says it must sue to protect stuff under the law. >> i'm a guy i always like to settle an issue. that's my m.o. but when somebody is totally ridiculous, i'm the mediation. >> coming up in the news team 4 i-team investigation, the local

where we find the suits being filed. and the local agents that go into bars at night trying to catch bars breaking the rules. good morning, everybody. 5:41 on a wednesday morning. steam team 4 radar. scanning the skies and finding pockets of light rain and drizzle outside early this morning. be sure to have your umbrella. you might even need the long sleeves. temperatures in the low 50s right now. probably only going to get in the low 60s, at left l bebest. a peek at the weekend. chuck, problems on 95 northbound. take a look at the beltway. on demand, dresses, suits and more. clothing created after you place an order is not too far away. details on how aman iszo

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15 before the hoyer. right now on "news4 today" -- congestion, sneezing, itchy eyes. allergy season is here. and so is plenty of pollen. a look at when you can finally feel some relief. plus, no means no. new rights for sex assault victims turned into law. how that will help thousands receive justice. and fixing metro. the grand plan that get our system back on track and how to pay for it. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. your commute to work should be smooth this morning on the red line, after huge delays during last night's evening rush. smoke was reported in the tunnel near gallery place. the platforms quickly became overcrowded there. and at one point, it got so bad that metro asked travelers to avoid the red line altogether. whatever the issue, it's running smoothly. finding the

metro has not been going smoothly. >> the general manager could approve a plan to help save the system. news4's justin finch with details on this. justin. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. this could be a major and lasting boost for metro. one that would open a bevy full of cash to keep the system up and running. before, paul wiedefeld called the system as being pretty unsustainable. and that could change with the new plans. our news partners at wtop are reporting he plans to call for creating a funding stream dedicated to metro. and would allow, d.c., maryland and virginia options on how to raise that money. the most likely options appear through taxes of some kind. whether it's business, property or a sales tax. also important to note, that any major changes to metro operations require signoffs from all participating jurisdictions. and if we don't see that plan today, we could see it by the end of this week. aaro

>> justin, thank you. if you're headed downtown for an event like the march for science this weekend you'll need to plan ahead if you want to take metro. the blue, orange and silver line track will be shut down between foggy bottom and federal triangle. this is happening on saturday and sunday. metro will run shuttle buses. this is in addition to the ongoing space track work on the green line. president trump raised $107 million for this inauguration festivities. that's nearly double the previous record set by president obama eight years ago. the trump inaugural committee said the event was, quote, one of the most accessible and affordable in recent history. meanwhile, we're getting to a key milestone for president trump's term in office, his first 100 days. >> as president trump moves towards that marker, he's making changes for health care and tax reform. trie

>> after failing miserably on health care, the president said it's going to happen with those negotiations working out. and after that they're going to enact tax reform, something that has been initially promised by the end of the summer. and while the administration is backing off. the president is now putting new pressure on, the treasury secretary and others involved in that. saying that tax reform is going to happen. because on capitol hill here, from democrats who say they won't even work on tax reform. until the president releases his own so they can see what impact that may have. the president is forging ahead on capitol hill. on day 90, while he's had wins like the supreme court justice and some losses like health care, there's still some things that he's working on including that travel ban working its way through the courts and a number of others. >> all right, tracie potts on the hill for us. good morning, tracie. it is 5:49

democrats in prince williams county are hailing the results of a special election. jackie smith won the eelection for clerk of the county court. she will serve the remainder of the late michelle mcquig's term. going into a runoff, you may have seen the results on your phone. angie goff at the live desk at what a local election in georgia means for the country. angie. >> yeah, aaron, people are asking why. why does a congressional race in georgia matter? the fact that it was so close, why does that matter? well, here's the deal. this one rates. it could rock on a national level. democrat jon ossoff here won with just two points of taking a democrat seat held by republicans for decades. president trump also weighing in. just tweeting a short time ago. despite major outside

win for republicans. glad to be of help. also dnc chair, tom perez chiming in the results are further proof that the grassroots energy we're seeing in terms of the electoral progress in every system code. back to you. angie, thank you. $250,000 will be spent to improve communities at jewish centers. the county council unanimously approved this yesterday. new surveillance cameras, controls on doors and windows will be installed in bethesda. it comes after a series of bomb threats at jccs earlier this year. new protections in place for victims of rape in maryland. governor larry hogan signed the no means no bill. the governor also signed a

investigation kit be kept for 20 years. well, having suffering with the runny noses and itchy eyes and nasal congestion, you can blame the pollen. >> for the last two weeks, it's as bad as it gets around here. we're finding a lot of people are going to the allergist trying to find relief. >> i want to rip my eyes out of my head and my teeth feel like they're all going to come out of my mouth. and my eyes are dry and puffy. >> really, the eyeballs are an important part of your body. >> the pollen is because the trees are producing leaves right now. doctors recommend that you use a nasal inhaler and eye drops to help, also, it's recommended that you drive with the windows and sunroof closed. keep the ac on. >> i'm telling you, robert says that's how bad it is. you really want to rip out your eyes. you can't scratch it. >> i

dramatic. i mean, they itch and everything but -- you know. >> how about a little weather. canal we get a weather rinse maybe? >> use eye wash, maybe you won't be so angry at your eyes. we do have one day coming up where we could see the pollen levels drop. that will be part of your weekend. we have rain moving in. we'll so you the pollen forecast in just a second. today, overcast and cooler outside. pollen is still high today. tomorrow, though, the 80s do return to the forecast. we have a big warmup coming tomorrow. again, that's going to last for a couple days and then the rain moving back in. here's a look at the radar. a few showers around this morning. as we zoom in here, a couple showers moving into the district, fairfax and loudoun county and winchester. we'll keep that rain in the flat until about lunchtime and overcast skies later today. 54 the temperature in the district.

us around. by lunchtime, overcast, we'll see sprinkles by 6:00 p.m., we'll have the overcast skies. here's a look at the pollen forecast. we go through today and the rest of the week, starting the weekend, expect high levels. we have rain coming on sunday so that will help the pollen levels to drop off a bit. early showers told, otherwise, overcast skies with sprinkles around. 80s return to mmorrow, look at that 81 degrees. maybe a thunderstorm, 82 degrees. into the weekend, though, there you see the rain chances then we're pretty dry. let's check the roadways this morning with melissa mollet. good morning, melissa. 95 north at prince william parkway. we do have a crash on the shoulder. causing slowdowns but not nearly as bad as a short time ago. lo

66 overall is okay. all of the green that sheena was just talking about rainfall across the area right now, 66 is pretty wet if you're headed out some time soon. inner loop back at 270 spur, that has cleared out of the way. the right side of the roadway has been hanging around for some sometime. finally clear, inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, overall looking quite good. live look 270. and taking a look here at travel times, starting in virginia, 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway. to the beltway, you're slow because of what we just showed you at prince william parkway. 270, that showed you as well. 118 to the spur. and top of the beltway is open, too. taking a look at 66, once again, a live picture coming up in just a minute. remember to listen to wtop

fm. it's 5:54, are you considering an electric or hybrid car. aaa says 30 million americans likely will mostly to save on gas. the agency just released the top green vehicle awards. the suv, the tesla model x was the winner overall. and chevy bolt ev premier considered the best subcompact. and vwe-golf the best compact and then the super crew is the best truck. when it comes to charging the cars d.c. isn't the best to be. d.c. has another stations. virginia has 361, and maryland has 471. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. amazon moving into the fashion worl

manufacturing warehouse for on demand clothing it includes printers to provide feedback for operations. there's no guarantee it will actually move forward on the plan. that's your c nbc business report. i'm landen lo een dowdy. >> well, your lunch and dinner at chipotle is going to cost you more. they're raising prices about 5%. that means you'll pay about 25 cents more for your bauurrito. chipotle said it's used to pay for more expensive food. all it will take for to you order up your favorite sub, is just a couple of taps on your smartphone. subway now lets you order food over facebook messenger. sign of the times. it's using a chat box that you pick ahead

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courts. two of our teams have important playoff games. i don't know if i can watch the caps game. first, a look at how your commute is shaping up. melissa will be back with a look at the roads. >> first, though, the forecast with sheena parveen and chuck bell. i had the windows open but i have to close those up. >> a little bit. you don't have to scratch your eyes out because of the pollen. that's the first thing they tell you to do, not to open the windows. cloudy skies and rain drops also a part of the forecast. don't stray too far from that umbrella. mainly just cloudy and pockets of light rain. noticeably cooler today. about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. a rain chance this morning. and several more rain chances between now and the weekend. the big weather story is the big time warmup for thursday and friday. i'm very concerned that sunday could really be quite a bit of rain.