suitland, someone shot there. angie goff at the live desk. >> aaron, we just got new video. at silver hill road. officers saying they arrived just after midnight. they saw a man in his car shot in the upper body and he did die at the scene. police are still trying to find a suspect and figure out a motive. if you have any information, please call police. a student with access to guns have made a threat towards dominion high school in sterling. the loudoun county sheriff's office wants to assure parents that the threat was not immediate. .weapons belonged to a relative. >> american university police say this person is responsible for this week's hate crime that left students disgusted and distur

that person came with news print and the suspect wore all black and covered his or her face. as police search for this person, students are taking their frustrations straight to the administration. >> hundreds of students marched yesterday demanding the university do more when responding to racial threats. this is at least the third time in the past eight months that bananas have been used to harass black women on campus. today, another rally is planned for 4:00 p.m. loudoun county investigators believe a man used media to meet teen girls. the man solicited an ashburn, virginia, girl for sex in march. detectives say he contacted the teen and gave her transportation to meet him i

since march, he's been to at least seven cities around the country and has been posing as someone in his early 20s. they want to know if he pursued other teens here at home or around the country. it is a mess now at a house that caught fire in montgomery county. the fire ems department said no one was hurt. take a look here, they say they were hoarding conditions inside this house. not exactly clear how that fire started, though. this morning, the rowland where is this multivehicle crash happened are back open. middlebrook not far from seneca valley high school in germantown. six people to the hospital, four people had serious injuries among them an infant and a slightly older child. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused that crash. 4:32 now. she crashed into a police chief cruiser, and today she'll face him in fairfax

drunk drives charges. christie edgar is from florida. she's expected to enter a plea today. she's charged with driving drunk when she hit the chief's police car. he told us he was mad at heck. and the top police officer in washington, the d.c. council confirmed him for the job yesterday. muriel bowser said it should focus on officer accountability. he had been serving as acting police chief before he left for the nfl in august. and now passes for august go up for sale at 9:00. one of the newest exhibits is called "more than words." it features 150 photos spanning more than two centuries of

photographers is sharon farmer who became the first black person and first woman to oversee the white house photography office. >> what do you see from people when they come in here? >> i connection, an meetings. if you don't know that person, maybe you know somebody else in your family that feels like she feels. >> "more than words" opens this friday. search african-american museum. it is is 4:34. we'll get a check of weather and frank. >> melissa has your ride into work but let's check with chuck and sheena. >> it's nice out there. >> boy, you ain't seen nothing yet. remember how march turned out to be colder than february. i'm concerned that may may start out a whole lot colder than april. 4 things to know. number one, sunny, breezy,

increase. any rain chances probably don't come in until after the sun comes down. mostly dry. heavy rain likely on friday morning. and that kind of unsettled cool, showery pattern will linger on to saturday as well. so, get outside and enjoy the day. good day for baseball's nats and diamondbacks tonight. temperatures in the 60s but falling back in the 50s. cooler weather is back in fashion. speaking of fashion, here sheena. >> thank you, chuck. temperatures are very comfortable through the next few hours. we expect the numbers to drop. frederick, 61, 65. and temperatures 55 degrees. now, your commute is looking good on this wednesday. sun glare by 7:00 a.m. 59 degrees by then

been talking about a perfect day. by 5:00, looking fantastic. dry roads for your commute. now with the commute, let's check in with melissa mollet. >> 270, northbound, southbound, unaffected. no issues there on 270. river road at seven locks, we have one lane getting by in each direction for paving there. inner loop at georgetown left lane getting by work zone at inner loop ramp blocked for the paving. we're going to take a look at that issue in ashburn. that closure there, coming up. we are getting new information about a developing story in chicago. two police officers shot on the job. why investigators think they were targeted and ambushed. another black eye for metro. the lawsuit just filed by several workers involving your safety. and the cost of living could soon

welcome back. it's 4:39. new information about two police officers who were shot in chicago. angie goff at the live desk. what do we know. >> well, officers now say they believe this was a targeted attack. two officers shot. someone pulled up to their car opened fire.

right now and the last word we got, they are expected to recover. they were doing a follow-up investigation when this happened. now, there's a manhunt under way to find the suspects. we'll keep you posted, eun. right now, a 24-hour vigil is under way for fallen police officers. taking turns standing watch at the memorial in a way to honor the officers. a vigil will lead up to today's fallen service memo memorial service at edison park drive in gaithersburg. metro is facing a new lawsuit from four former track workers. our news partners at wtop first reported this lawsuit. many times they reported

never scheduled. looks like the days of being an intern and getting people coffee and running errands for free are gone. glass door.com say some summer interns will earn more than double the average american worker. we're talking about interns here. most of these are big name businesses. listen to this, facebook will pay this summer's interns $8,000 a month. microsoft interns are the second highest amount, $7,100. and third place exxonmobil interns will receive just over $6,500 a month. i've never heard such of a thing. that's a whole heck of a lot of money. two days ago, folks were walking around in tank tops and shorts. >> honestly, today is not so bad. it won't be quite as warm as yesterday. about a ten-dream drop.

temperatures today topping out upper 60s to maybe a few spots up near 70 degrees. then the bottom falls out. we've got that with the ten-day forecast coming up. months after someone scribbled graffiti on several national monuments. police think they need help fiens finding their man. ♪ once he hit hard times now he's hitting all the right notes. the remarkable story of resilience after a virginia man went from the jailhouse to the opera house. ♪

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i think you'll like it. it's going to feel like spring. then we're talking about a weather alert for friday. we have heavy rain in the forecast. i'll show you the timing, coming up. hours after he was heckled with racial slurs, an orioles player gets a standing ovation. what baltimore's adam jones said he learned after being the target of racist marks. it's been both condemned and lauded, what netflix is outing as to "13 reasons why." republicans could unveil new changes in their health care bill to help people with pre-existing conditions. that's been a big sticking point among some republicans in their effort to replace the affordable care act. according to the associated press, the change would provide $8 billion over five years to help people with preexisting conditions pay their premium. meanwhile, the house is expected to vote on a $1

spending plan. >> it's a deal that congressional leaders would agree to over the weekend. edward, we seem to mix messages on the white house on the deal. will the president sign it. >> the president is expected to sign it. he was a little upset with perceptions inside the beltway that the democrats were victorious over this budget compromise. the president laid out an aggressive plan as to why he was actually the victor. in fact, both may be true. if the budget passes, the president shows he can work with democrats and democrats will keep money for funding a border wall out of the bill. >> going to speak at a committee meeting here today. any lead on what might come up today, whether russia may come up? >> russia may come up. isn't front of the senate judicial committee. this is jt

of the fbi. still, you can expect questions about where they are in the investigation. in terms of russia influencing the election. also possible ties with the trump campaign and now trump administration. >> edward lawrence live on capitol hill for us. thank you. and hillary clinton sounded off on director comey and the russian interference in the election yesterday. we'll show what you she had to say in our 5:00 hour and also listen to her comments on the washington app. some changes could be coming to your property tax bills. "the washington post" reports that the alexandria city council plans to vote to raise your property taxes by an extra $350 a year. it would address overcrowded schools, outdated sewers, and a growing bill for metro. if they'fairfax county, tax rate staying put.

things including police reform and salary increases for county employees. a local couple is battling the department of veterans affairs over the burialc of unclaimed remains. >> investigator jodie fleischer spent on it. >> they asked roger and christina mason to help bury veterans who died there and were unclaimed. since then, they arranged for the burial of eight veterans. and they continue to do so, even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. but don't tell me we're in a business deal, and you don't hod up

that's different. >> reporter: after weeks of calling multiple department, the i-team finally got an answer. the va now says it will pay all of the masons' outstanding bills. coming up at 6:00, the va's explanation for long delays. and what a friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the masons' ensuing battle. this morning, frederick memorial hospital is once again taking patients after a scare. a common household cleaner was responsible for shutting it them down in frederick, maryland. it started when two men brought a package to the e.r. they said when they opened it, it gave them a tingling sensation. they said the package came to their home. both men are expected to be okay. it's not clear what type of cleaner they were exposed to. police just released a photo of this man who they say is related to the case. back in

monuments were written on in permanent marker. encryptic messages include phrases like jackie shot jfk and references to september 11. if you can help identify that man. news4's erika gonzales will have a live report at 5:00 a.m. adam jones is thanking boston fans for their support. remember, he said he was called racist names and someone threw a bag of peanuts at him. he received a standing ovation at fenway park last night. you can see there, he tipped his hat. jones said on monday night, he was subjected to one of the worst experiences of his career. racist heckling and insults. this was the result to that. after the game, jones said he knows a few offensive people don't speak for anyone. xt

washington to play the nats. we have an incredible story to share about a world renown opera star from virginia. >> he found the stage despite his trucked past. now he's taking to the metropolitan opera. ♪ >> he struggled with anger issues as a kid. green grew up in a trailer park across from a crack house. at age 12, he was locked. for plotting ing tting to kill. but at age 15, he heard the metropolitan opera, he knew that was his calling. >> i changed the way i talked. changed the things i did. how i

wanted to find a way out. >> so, today, green is the big baritone for the met, and spent a lot of time telling his story while here in d.c. >> this is what i want to say, people talk about art. people don't realize music and art part of a child's upbringing. what a great story. >> if you haven't seen it yet, on the nbc washington app, search opera. >> that voice, right oh. sheena parveen is here with interesting weather ahead. much cooler. >> yeah, cooler. today is actually going to be that perfect springlike weather. yesterday is fantastic. today, we're going to be about 10 degrees cooler. we're going to have plenty of sun. the pollen is still going to be hot. it's going to be nice because as we end out the week, it's not going to be

perfect weather today to get outside. we have a weather alert for friday. that's why we're saying enjoy today, enjoy tomorrow. we have heavy rain in the forecast. some of that could linger into saturday. overall, the weekend does look cooler. this morning, very comfortable. comfortably cooler. 58 degrees, quantico. manassas at 48. 51, frederick right now. you could get away with a light jacket this morning. if you're dining out today, by lunchtime, 66 degrees. a little breezy. perfect, sunny skies. happy hour, upper 60s by dinner, perfect to sit outside. fantastic weather all day today. we are nice and dry on the radar. no rain on, i would say, next 24 to 36 hours. and then we have this rain moving in. this is friday's rain. it's very far away. it's still in the middle. country but it will be here before you even leave friday morning for your commute. you want to tune in to see the updates ont

next few days. here's what it looks like on thursday. 10:00 p.m., that rain gets closer. 5:00 a.m. throughout the day, through the afternoon. finally tapering off as we go into friday evening. that rain can be locally heavy which is why we have a weather alert for friday. we'll have the updates for you. it is looking cooler. we'll have more, check on your weather coming up with that forecast. let's check the roads with melissa mollet. >> hi there, sheena. overall looking quite good into town and out of town here. no big worries there right now. this is just clear. we had belmont ridge road shut down because of a crash. inner loop at georgetown. left lane gets by inner loop after 450, two left lanes get by. taking a look downtown, westbound pennsylvania avenue between washington circle. lanes are blocked. you can use 26

a member of the news4 team trying to get us to crack during the sugar-free week. how dare he. >> also ahead today. netflix apparently listened. what they did that has some parents think twice about watching "13 reasons why." living with roommates isn't always easy. for a group in maryland it could have been deadly at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the

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the show that everyone at work and social media is talk about is getting new warning. netflix will add a viewer warn to the first episode of "13 reasons why" it raeceived complaints from parents, teachers and psychologists. the streaming service will also add more links to resources on suicide and sexual assault. in "news4 for your health" 50 million people suffer from dementia. but 2030, that number is expected to double. there are things you can do to help lower your chances of developing that order. quit smoking might help. reduce the amount of alcohol you drink could protect the brain. and high physical activity

reduces the risk of alzheimer's by 43%. learning another language is also shown to delay the onset of dementia. and sugar is a fight against the fight against commentia. coming up in a few minutes at 5:00, we'll dive deeper into how it could impact your brain. meanwhile, we do need to take a moment to address an issue as we're trying to go sugar-free this week. take a look. >> i'm going to make this special sabotage delivery. oh, look what we have here, we have a red velvet coconut jimmy sprinkles and dark chocolate for eun yang. see if she can resist that. >> oh that jim hanley, he knows my weakness. a dark chocolate cupcake calling my name. and red velvet, too. i can say no to candy but -- ooh, we're not giving in, though. so far, so good. we're going to have to find a

>> i almost took the chocolate and smeared on his chair. didn't do that, though. stay with us, "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >> melissa is going to take a look at the roads and rails but we begin with chuck and sheena with a bit of a cooldown. >> my main concern, there were four cupcakes delivered. between weather and traffic, there's only three of us. so, we have an extra cop cakupc. >> we only got one. we only saw one cupcake left. i'm starting to wonder, too, aaron. anyone can do it when they're not really doing it, aaron. temperatures cooler this morning.