nicer. >> we're starting, we can almost feel the turn the corner. >> a little bit. a little bit, kind of misty outside in some areas, a few sprinkles around, you may need a couple swipes of windshield wipers. 58 degrees in the district. 57, manassas. 57 degrees in leesburg. here's the radar. we still do have a few sprinkles across the area, right around the district and parts of prince george's's county. as we even head south towards clinton we're seeing light sprinkles. a big area that brought us rain yesterday, it's right off our coastline. that's going to keep moving towards new england. and as it does so, it's going to pull the cloud cover away with it so that means we're going to see improvements this afternoon. the four things you need to know before you walk outside. good morning, chuck. >> yeah, cloudy skies. as you said, just a couple sprinkles and drops out there. no major amounts of in

into a dryer afternoon. most areas back in the low 70s for afternoon temperatures. so considerably milder than we've been the last few days. way warmer weather comes our way for tomorrow and friday. the weekend, well, a little chance of a shower on the weekend. we'll be detailing that a little later. again, first thing this morning just a couple rain drops as sheena said pretty much running along the bay. and those showers are going southbound. and eventually, they'll be moving out of here. good riddance to the clouds as well. let's go to melissa to check on track. how's the outer loop? >> not so hot, chuck. a problem here on the right side of the roadway and one on the left side. really slowing things down as you head through the outer loop. a two or three-mile backup this morning. innerlooper, 270 at georgetown. that has cleared out of the way. 395 north north of penalty gone, that crash. and

ramp. county parkway between 123 and burks centre parkway. and a new crash reported in the left lane. we're going to take a look at travel times for you, coming up. and let's check with angie goff at the live desk with a problem that could affect your drive this morning. what's going on, angie? >> yeah. this is for you drivers out there who plan to drive through d.c. because we are talking about d.c. of a couple road blocks where we're given no timetable when the roads are going to reopen. and we got video last night, trying to fix a problem related after a smoking man hole was reported. 17th and east street closed near the white house. reportedly there was another fire incident there last night. in addition to that, we know that southbound 17th street at new york avenue is also closed as well. let's stay with news4 traffic for word on

if your weekend plans will have you riding the rails or busses in d.c., you might want to make other plans. that is because employees may be planning a sickout. >> news4's justin finch is live in springfield now with a look at how the transit system and riders are responding to this. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. so far, buses and trains have been moving smoothly this morning. but that could all change come friday. a potential sickout at a station like this could stymie service to many, many riders new news4's adam tuss was first to break this story on tuesday, finding that metro was logging an unusual number of worker sick calls begins friday. there is a concern that could roll into the weekend. all of this at metro's largest union team continue their contract talks. now, legally, striking is no option for the union so some see the sickout as trivial. coming to the attention. me

don't believe a sickout will happen. and that members calling out sick are subject to a hearing to a 72-hour notice policy. riders looking ahead just want to see all of this resolved. >> i think if they don't show up, they're going to get in a lot of trouble. i just saw that on the news myself this morning. they're going to do the right thing. >> reporter: now, waiting trainings and buses are what riders want to see on friday and throughout the weekend. but should this strike go through the weekend, the sickout, it could hit the sports fans hard. the capitals and penguins play saturday night. and the nationals play here at home on saturday and sunday. it might be wise to start prepping anyway, already. back to you. >> justin in springfield. thank you. there's a chance you'll see a massive police response today. there is a reason, six anti-terror drills happening across the district. hundreds

fire crews are training in case of a terror attack. specifically prince george's county police say to expect an increased presence around bowie and cheltenham. all police say this is happening near the scalia law school at george mason university. the drills begin at 7:30 this morning. president trump is expected to unveil his blueprint on tax reform today. here are four things that we're learning about this plan. according to the "the new york times," president trump's plan will include a massive cut for corporate income tax dropping the rate from 35% to 15%. the proposal is also expected to include some sort of benefit for child care. though it's not clear how much at this point. it also increases the standard deduction for individuals giving modest cuts in middle income earn earners. the "times" also said as of last night, the plan did not include the president's promised trillion dollar infrastructure program. the president on tax reform, health care

question for republicans on capitol hill. they're expected to determine how to move forward on their plan to replace the affordable care act. one proposal letting states get waivers toing a nor coverage requirements in the affordable care act. meanwhile, president trump is dealing with another legal setback as he approached 100 days in office. we'll have details coming up at 6:30. today, a battle over airbnb is shaping up in the d.c. council. thousands in the area make extra cash by renting out rooms through the online company. the district is looking at whether to regulate or license some of those owners who are making this a full-time business. councilmembers proposing the plan say the legislation targets commercial airbnb operators who rent multiple rooms and undercut the housing shortage. >> we want to make sure we keep the long-term housing for residents. it makes for higher rent and less affordable housing. >> d.c.

the land lord using airbnb to fill apartments that fall under the district's rent control rules. three people are in the hospital after a small bus crash into this group home in kensington. take a look, it happened on lawrence avenue yesterday evening. two of the passengers on the bus and one person in the home were hurt. all are expected to be okay. we're told six residents who live at the home had to stay somewhere else last night. no word on what caused the crash. 6:07 now. there's still a lot of work to be done at that fire ravaged building in college park. fire investigators were back on the scene to look for a cause today. last night, crews were still putting out hot spots on burlinghouse road. officials do believe the fire was an accident. well, you can still grab a 60 to the wizards game tonight. they do not have the momentum after losing two games in

home, right, they're playing atlanta hawks at 6:00 tonight. so far, no one has won on the road. even if the wizards lose there's a chance they'll be back at verizon center for a decisive game. today is a big day for first lady melania trump. the first lady has been living in new york as her son barron finishes out his school year in manhattan. and a nationwide trend overnight. we'll explain his incredible feat we'll be hearing about today. a form "the bachelor" contestant arrested in connection with a deadly crash. we'll tell you who and show you his first court appearance. and we're looking at areas of mist this morning. a few sprinkles around. otherwise, we go through the day and your planner is going to shape up nicely. you don't need the umbrella. we're getting back in the

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." and trey turner right -- how far -- gone! >> that is not just that the nationals are winning, they are so much fun to watch, especially trea turner yesterday. multiple grand slams in the last week. and last night's shortstop trea turner hit a tri cycle.

a triple in the same day. who can do that? >> turner. >> exactly. love the nats. breaking news right now, i want to check in with melissa mollet tracking big backups on the beltway. >> four-mile backup at connecticut avenue. looks like one problem has disappeared still very slow there. west shady grove at oakmont. and the left lane blocked for the crash this morning. 270 looks okay. top of the beltway, very slow because of the problem we just showed. you 66/95 northbound no worries. remember to listen to wtop 105 fm in the car this morning. right now, a piece of the weekend. >> that's right, we're getting things back around here where we want around here, sunshine replaces april showers. by the weekend, we've been talking about the heat coming

warm. mid to upper 80s. some spots central va might be able to touch 90. although the confidence getting to 90 both days this weekend has come down quite a bit. mid to upper 80s saturday with a slight chance of shower. sunday looks cooler but still on the mild side. a chance of showers on your sunday. sheena is going to look at the five-day forecast coming in a few moment. >> a jury will begin to decide whether a man who killed a pennsylvania state trooper should be put to death. the sensing phase in the trial against eric frain starts today. he was convicted last week of carrying out that deadly shooting at the barrackses in pocono mountains in 2013. the jury can choose between the death penalty and life in prison. former "bachelor" star chris soules is facing

crash. the driver of the tractor who is described as an older man died at the hospital. an attorney for soules said his client is devastated after learning the man died. the near the town of aurora. the 35-year-old is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on tuesday. chipotle says it's seeing more people coming into its stores. and if you're one of them you'll want to double-check your credit cards. chipotle said it was hackeled from the processing system between march 24th and april 18th. it's not clear how much information was exposed. some inspirational words from pope francis, that's normal but not quite like this, angie goff is at the live desk. >> aeun, this is quite a surprise, the pope using a ted talk to spread his message

worldwide. the 80-year-old wanted to talk about his personal story and hopes for the world, in the ted 2017 conference. the pope saying that he would remind us that we all need each other and that we can only build the future by standing together. pope francis ended his 18-minute message saying the world of revolution and terndznenderness reminding people of the impact they have on people. two mothers from alexandria are on a mission. they're going to schools and showing students how to respect kids with disabilities. they're both raising sons with autism. the two met when their boys were in elementary school. they started speaking in classrooms. now, in larger assemblies they want to show kids how to be more accepting of those with disabilities. >> kids get made fun of all the time. get called

accepting and not just tolerating. >> and right now, the moms just do presentations in two alexandria schools. they hope to soon head to high schools. and they're helping parents and other victims follow it, too. beyonce is helping a few ladies head off to college. she's launched the formation scholars waerdz to mark the one year anniversary of her album "lemonade." it will go to one woman at howard, harvard and boston's hartford school of design. it's meant to encourage and support young women unafraid to think outside of the box. howard's financial aid office said information is not yet available. i bet there's going to be a whole lot of applicants. >> and deserving winners, too. plenty of love at

airport last night. >> borden edgeton of richmond surprised his fiancee helge. he made a huge collage. he proposed in brussels but now they're set to marry next month. we posted the full story in the washington app. back to breaking news and traffic. melissa mollet what's going on? >> first a big delay, about a four-mile backup. brand-new crash just reports outer loop between rockville pike and old georgetown road. car off the road into a ditch as well. that's the one that they're putting back in the system now, meaning it is still hanging around. the rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop looking good. southbound, the left lane blocked. 395 north at the pentagon, crash there on the right side, slowing things on 395. eastbound now, the rampo

crash there. fairfax county parkway, 123, crash there in the median. up in gaithersburg, if you're headed out on shady grove road trying to get on to 270, oakmont, still shut down there. eastbound still affected from an earlier tractor trailer crash from earlier this morning. hi, sheena. >> good morning. we're looking at a pretty misty morning commute for parts of the area. the roads still wet out there. recess today not too bad. it's going to be damp. exercise much better than it was yesterday. you'll like the conditions. and we'll be seeing even more clearing with the sky conditions. clearly, as you step outside, mid to low 50s. low clouds, nothing very dense put we do have the sprinkles around the parkway in prince george's county. and farther south, still

sprinkles moving in, nothing heavy, though. that area of low pressure is offshore now. so it's going to keep moving towards new england as it does so, it's going to pull the rain and cloud cover with it. we will be seeing clearing conditions improvements later on today. here's future weather as we go through the rest of the morning hours for the rest of the morning commute. just areas of sprinkles around, by lunchtime, we're drier but still looking mostly cloudy. later this afternoon, you'll notice more of those clouds breaking across the area and we will see nice improvements. if you're exercising today, 7:00 a.m. drizzle, some areas of fog. much dryer, mid-60s. temperatures in the mid-70s. tomorrow, more sunshine, even friday. mid-80s. 87 saturday, chance of a late-day shower. right now, sunday does look cooler, upper 70s. we'll take a look at your ten-day forecast coming up. >> thank you, sheena. today, you can wear a pair of jeans and make a statement. today is denim day with

prevention campaign. people can wear jeans to stand in solidarity with victims. after an italian supreme court overturned a rape conviction because the teenage victim wore, quote, very, very tight jeans. celebrities field the social media campaign about the d.c. missing children's claim. and they tell to you stretch where you're active. and one man took that advice before pulling off a robbery. the video goin ing viral. and today on "ellen," jennifer hudson is making her appearance after five years. find out

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." welcome back. it's 6:24. all this week, we are going behind the viral movement surrounding d.c.'s missing children. >> we're debunking the myths and social media rumors about the number of cases. news4's justin finch reveals the biggest misconception. >> reporter: in the shadow of the capitol, what became a national conversation. projectsed by these flyers of young missing faces that many might never have seen until the metropolitan police department put them on social media. do you think that social media getting more eyes o

>> without a doubt. without a doubt. we're glad to have that attention brought to it. >> reporter: the thought, the more eyes, the higher the odds the missing would be found. though, many came home on their own. >> now, people are focusing on it which is great. i think that helps us out. >> reporter: but then the pd found social media outreach obstructeded girls of color vanishing in droves, their cases overlooked those claims reports false. npd ounds 2242 cases down from that 220 reports in 2015. >> it's not 50/50 between boys and girls, i think one of the misconceptions it's suddenly been a big deal where it's been a big deal for us all along. >> reporter: soon no child is left to fend for him or herself. justin finch, news4. >> now, we posted of the facts behind this story on the

and you can see our interactive time line with the key moments exploring this issue, search d.c. missing teen. into aing on you with your headphones. the new controversy on your right to privacy and how companies keep track of you. >> we're not having a real conversation -- >> yes, we did. fiery exchange. the battle over cell phone towers in your backyard. one school community is fighting back. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we've got the sun shining out there later this afternoon. it will turn

good wednesday morning. we're looking at a few sprinkles this morning. but i think you're really going to like the way the day's shaping up. coming up in just a little bit, we'll talk about more sunshine and how warm the temperatures are going to get. >> reporter: a metro sickout, next on news4. we'll talking what it could mean for your next commute. >> reporter: not in

that does not want a cell tower here. and the debate is getting loud. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. good morning, everyone. we have your "news4 today" team working for you. >> we're monitoring a possible sickout on metro. plus, developments on the fight over sanctuary cities and cell phone towers in prince george's county. first to breaking news, here's melissa mollet. >> outer loop, connecticut avenue, still a couple problems up top there. we're talking about a four-mile backup, top of the beltway. we have first four miles that we don't normally see and that normal stretch of delays coming down southbound there, off of 95 on to the outer loop. 270 after shady grove road. we just got off the phone with police. they say they have a crash there. they're on their way, and the main lanes not seeing that

southbound dw parkway. allow extra time for sure. inbound, 395, pentagon crash there in the right lane. >> guys, a little bit sprinkly right now, but it's going to be better later, right? >> yes, it's going to be better later. >> when the sun's coming back, sheena? >> later in the day it's coming back. i think you'll like how the afternoon is shaping up. here's a look at the radar. we do have areas of sprinkles and drizzle out there. a little fog and cloud cover. most of parts of prince george's county, the beltway around bowie. very light showers, most of the area just seeing some sprinkles. that area of low pressure that brought us rain yesterday it's offshore. but it's going to start moving towards new england. that means it's going to bring the cloud cover with it. this morning, temperatures in mid to upper 50s by lunchtime. mostly cloudy but dry,

looking at the mid-70s. and you'll notice those sky conditions really improving. we're talking how much warmer it will get tomorrow. into the weekend coming up. >> thank you, sheena. it's 6:32. here's a look at the top stories this morning. metro workers could be planning a sickout. the union is in the middle of a heated contracts negotiations. workers told their supervisors they're not coming in on friday. there's also unusually high absentee requests for this weekend. on capitol hill, lawmakers are rushing on friday to avoid a government shutdown. the deal may are more likely now that president trump has backed off on the $1 trillion to build the wall. asked to update their contingency plan just in case. we now know the name of a man killed inside the apartment. simeon staffan lynn from manassas. fireil

put out a sapphire monday night, that's when they found lynn dead. a murder investigation is new under way. 6:33. in fairfax county, police detectives say that they're working around the clock to find out who murdered a 77-year-old man at his retirement community. >> one spot detectives are focusing on, the eating center in falls church. police say cong nguyen went to the eating center around the same time every day. officers posted flyers around with english and vietnamese. montgomery county public schools just completed a security review of rockville high school. it's the first of about 200 schools being reviewed after an alleged rape inside the bathroom at that school. the district wouldn't say what, if any, changes have been ordered. but an official tells news4 there is a follow-up review that will be conducted next week. last month, male students were ar

a 14-year-old girl during school hours. we are getting new reaction from president trump on a federal judge's decision to block his executive order on sanctuary cities. the order threatened to withhold funding from those cities that don't cooperate with immigration officials. the president tweeted, quote, first the ninth circuit ruled against the ban. and how it hits again on sanctuary cities. both ridiculous rulings. see you in the supreme court. that ruling comes just hours after attorney general jeff sessions met with a group of mayors and police chiefs on this issue. news4's angie goff has more from the newsroom. angie. >> eun, included in that meeting, the overall group said it still needs to get clarity on what exactly a sanctuary city is and reality of detainers. the detainers gifts customs enforcement up to two days to look into the status and

potentially deportation. here's what chief mayer told us? >> we don't do immigration investigations. nor do 90% of police departments in this country. this is not a political discussion. this is not a political decision. it is a legal decision. our attorneys say you do not have the authority to withhold an individual based on civil >> and manger saying police chiefs more clarity when it comes to this issue. now, back to you. well, we are here to let you know that you might as well prepare to fight. you might as well be prepared to spend money because we're not going down without a fight. >> that was just one of the heated exchanges between neighbors and officials from t-mobile and milestone communications. the companies want to build a new cell phone tower in greenbelt at eleanor roosevelt high school. news4's erika gonzale

idea, erika, good morning to you. good morning, aaron, is this an ongoing fight between cell phone companies and the companies they serve. t-mobile and milestone communications and many greenbelt residents. with the proposed cell phone tower would stand at 100 foot tall and would be right here on the property at eleanor roosevelt high school. t-mobile said the power would improve cell service in the area. adding that radiation from cell towers is well below limits. health concerns. that was a big topic for a lot of residents. one of the many issues brought up last night at a community meeting. >> there's evidence that it is dangerous to the health of children. it's dangerous to our property values. and it's generally not accepted by our community. >> reporter: right now, there is no proposed time line for when this proposed cell phone tower could go up.

long this debate could last. live in greenbelt this morning, i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. don't be alarmed. the warming before you head out this morning. you may see a lot more police cars and emergency crews on the roads today. a dunkin' donut holdup. it's what the gunman did just before the robbery that's so surprising. >> and we're looking at pretty mild temperatures this morning. a few areas of misty, kind of foggy conditions. as we go through the day, you're really going to like the way it's shaping up. finally mor

breaking news on the roads right now, four-mile backup top of the beltway. we're talking outer loop after connecticut avenue. two earlier issues really causing delays adding into those normal delays as well here this morning. rest of the beltway is okay. 270 southbound at

road. still have that report of a crash there slowing things down. remember, westbound shady grove at oakmont. if you're coming in from the airport area, 370, 270, all lanes blocked there. chuck. >> all right. outside this morning, we've got a lot of cloud cover this morning. these are the kind of clouds that will eventually leave us alone. in fact, skies are clearing out across parts of the i-81 corridor. still a lot of clouds and lingering showers. nothing all that heavy. those are coming to an end fairly quickly. no more than the small umbrella for friends and neighbors mainly south and east of the city. a few showers now, a little bit of sunshine. back in the 70s today. sheena's got the ten-day forecast in a few. 6:41 now. there have been a lot of reports about tvs listening to your conversations and keeping track of what you watch. >> so scary. a new lawsuit says your headphones may be doing the sale thing.

lawsuit. some customers say through the app that comes with the headphones, bose keeps track of every song you play. every podcast. every lecture or audio book you listen to. privacy advocates say it's basically daily collection. to improve the functionality of the app. a lady said she got second dream burns when her fitbit she was wearing explodeded. dina richard said the bracelet melted and pieces of plastic burned into her arm. fitbit said it's looking into the matter and assured customers that its products undergo extensive testing to make sure they're safe. we told you about the threat for a metro sickout. next, what's being done to make sure your ride is not disrupted this weekend. plus, closures along the beltway and i-66, the 20-minute shutdown you're

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you owe. collision course. after years of slogans like don't drink and drive, there's a new deadier threat behind the wheel. and ready for a workout. the stretch routine of a dunkin' donuts robber. 6:46, if you have weekend plans, to use metro to get around, you may want to plan ahead. >> this time, though, it has nothing to do with repairs. instead, the transit agency is preparing for a possible sickout. it's a story first reported on news4. and news4's justin finch is live to explain what's next, justin. >> reporter: metro is set for workers for a 12-hour work shift just in case bus and train operators don't show. from union, the hope is that the sickout fizzles outside. as you mentionedra

break this on tuesday. metro has requested for sick time beginning friday. there's another what if, too. could absentees impact weekend service. this concern looms as metro's largest agency and agency are locked into contract talks. usually a union strike is off the table. so some wonder if the sickout is tactical, a way for the union to grab metro's attention. when asked union's bosses have said they don't believe a sickout is looming and that members calling off are subject to a 72-hour advance policy. >> it's reaching work on time. probably call someone, disrupt some production. >> reporter: now shgnow, riderse

sports on alert. the caps and nats are at home this weekend. that could also actually tie up service if this follows through. back to you. easy ride in on i-66 in north virginia right now. but for some time tonight, some of it will be closed. shutdown, i-66 and the beltway. this is happening late at night but you don't want to run into this. construction crews working on the 66 express lanes are closing eastbound 66 inside the beltway for 20-minute intervals after midnight tonight. they're doing the same thing on the inner loop at route 50 tomorrow night into early friday morning. a new report shows that for the first time the rape te of drugged driving surpassing the rate of drunk driving. a report was released by the governor of highway safety association shows 43% of drivers in fatal crashes in 2015

positive for a legal or illegal drug. that is compared to 37% of drivers who were legally drunk. this also coming with medical marijuana now being allowed in 29 states including d.c. developing this morning -- the white house is under fire for an issue related to former national security adviser michael flynn. the administration is being criticized for not turning over information to congress about flynn's business ties to russia. the house oversight committee said flynn may have broken the law by not asking permission or disclosing that in 2013 he was paid nearly $44,000 to attend a dinner for a pro-putin russian television station. >> we simply cannot take money from russia, turkey or anybody else. >> ask the white house for these documents that were not in the possession of the white house is ridiculous. >> flynn also didn't disclose that his firm was paid more than $500,000 to lobby for the turkish government. the white house said most of the requested documents including flynn's securit

handled under the obama administration. president trump is expected to unveil his blueprints on tax returns. according to the "the new york times," president trump's plan will include a massive cut for corporate income tax, dropping the tax rate from 35% to 15%. the proposal is also expected to include benefits or child care. or not how much at this point. it also increases the standard deduction for individuals giving a modest cut for middle income owners. now, the "times" says as of last night, the plan did not include the president's promised trillion dollar infrastructure program. fire investigators will be back at that burned out building in college park. they think the fire was an accident. but still don't know exactly what caused it. last night, crews were still putting out hot spots under the roof. the apartment and retail building has been on construction on

cars and emergency vehicles don't be alarmed. today first responders in d.c., virginia and maryland are conducting emergency terror drills. the metropolitan council of governments said there will be emergency terror drills at six locations out there the dmv. prince george's says to expect increased presence around bowie and cheltenham. and near the scalia law school and george mason university. the drills are expected to tastt at 7:30 and 8:30. thousands in our area make extra cash by renting out rooms. the district is looking to whether to license and regulate some of those owners making it a full-time business. the councilmember proposing the plan said the legislation targets commercial airbnb operators who rent multiple rooms and undercut the city's affordable housing. >> we want

keep our long-term retro housing for residents in district of columbia. it makes for higher rent and less affordable house. >> d.c.'s attorney general has also filed a new lawsuit against a land lord using airbnb to fill apartments that fall under the district's rent patrol rule. >> homeowners who rend through airbnb could follow regulations. it's always a good idea to stretch before you push yourself physically, you know? >> yeah that might be what one guy was thinking before he robbed a dunkin' donuts. he walked into camera range. does some stretches there. got to stretch that out. >> the quads, right. the hip flexors. >> yeah, that little workout. the masked individual entered the store, hopped over the counter and then pulled out a gun. according to police, he got away with $334 in cash. you see him right there coming into the store. you'll see him hop over the counter in

that's good news. >> yeah, okay. we're going to breaking news. good morning, breaking news right now. a problem top of the beltway, 4 1/2-mile backup, outer loop at connecticut where the problem is. take a look at the beltway right now. best of the beltway looking quite good, liinner loop and our loop. 270, shady grove road, still a reported crash into the main lanes. we're not seeing any sort of a big slowdown there. as you're headed out near the air park, 270, 370, westbound shady grove, at oakmont avenue, they're saying that the westbound lanes are still blocked. southbound, gw parkway, left lane blocked. northbound, also left lane. 395 north at the pentagon, still have a crash there on the right side. 66 and 95, no maj

northbound, 123 after old bridge, and count parkway a crash there in the median. prince george's county okay. southbound 295 after the 11th street bridge crash on the right side. and bw parkway, a crash which as well. very slow top of the beltway. 12 miles per hour there. sheena. >> good morning, melissa. it's going to be a nice day today, this morning, though some areas could still be seeing a little mist. we have low clouds around. we're seeing patchy fog this morning. nothing very thick, though. this afternoon will be drier. i think you'll like it. heating up as we go into the week, warmer temperatures this afternoon and tomorrow even for the weekend. a few sprinkles around the area right now. area of low pressure, though, has moved offshore and move away. temperatures right now though, mid to upper 50s. future weather showing by 9:30. maybe a few

lunchtime looks cloudy. humane rescue alliance. let's take a look at the warmup coming for the weekend with chuck. good morning. >> yes, indeed. everybody is hard to believe that we're going to be as warm as we're going to be after several cloudy and cool days. we're up into the 70s. tomorrow, a hint of summertime. temperatures in the mid-80s. plenty of sunshine around. we have been talking about a chance of getting near 90 over the weekend. a little weather front sliding down to the front. how far south that front gets will make all the difference on the weekend forecast. so, for now, it looks like it's going to be a warm day around here on saturday. temperatures mid to upper 80s but sunday may be a little cooler with a little better chance for some showers sunday afternoon, sheena. >> and for the ten-day, chuck, take a look at that forecast. still in upper 80s on saturday. still a chance of a

bit. looks like it could be in upper 70s. a chance for some showers. next week, though, not looking too bad. >> sheena, thank you. it is coming up on 6:56 right now. here's a look at 4 things to know before you head out the door this morning. president trump is expected to unrail his blueprint for tax reform. it's expected to include a massive cut do for corporate income cut. dropping from 35 to 15%. >> the clock is ticking for lawmakers to avoid a government shut down. submitted a plan yesterday that did include money to build a border wall. >> metro is el telling its supervisors to prepare for a sickout this weekend. metro's largest union said it is is not supporting any so-called sickout. follow justin finch on twitter to find out how this could change your commute. and the wizards at the verizon center could bring back

they lost the last two games lens the atlanta hawks but they're back at home tonight at 6:00. very low here outer loop after connecticut avenue. have about a four-mile backup in the area. where we don't normally see a big slowdown. that's added to the typical top of the beltway problem. 270 southbound. shady grove. and middle lane not seeing any problems. guys. here's your ten-day forecast toasty warm for thursday, friday, still optimistic that you're going to like the weekend. >> like it already. >> that is the broadcast this morning. >> the "today" show is next we'll s.ee

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