>> 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.

nothing on radar. you'll be nice and dry. weather headlines, for today. not going to be a bad day to be outside. temperatures will get up cooler. you'll probably notice. i know this has been bothering me. the pollen count has been really high. could stand to use some rain to knock that down a bit. clouds on the increase. rain chances holding off until after the sun goes down. let's go to sheena. >> comfortable temperatures through the day. like chuck mentioned, high pollen levels. then we go into the end of the week. once friday rolls around, get ready for rain that will lower the pollen levels this week. in the meantime, really nice outside. 63 degrees currently in the district. by 7:00 a.m., 59 degrees. very comfortable this morning. and as we go into lunchtime, a little breezy, 66, perfect weather to sit outside. by 6:00 p.m., temperatures in the upper 60s.

rain. let's take a look at roads. good morning, northbound 29 at dumfries road. that one just came in this morning. georgetown road, left lane gets by that work zone. inner loop, two left lanes get by. westbound pennsylvania between washington lanes blocked there. overall beltway is looking quite good. travel times on time, aaron. breaking news in prince george's county. angie goff is at the live desk. and police are looking for answers early this morning and they want the public's health. this after they arrived here. take a look this video of the crime scene out there in suitland. this is in the 4700 block of silver hill road. police say they arrived shortly after midnight at this gas station. and that is where they found a man in his car. he had been fatally stabbed. the investigation is under way

this and why they did this. we'll keep you posted. eun, back to you. students have made a threat. the police want to assure parents that the threat was not legitimate. the threat was made on social media. investigators found the student responsible and premoved the gun from the home. the sheriff's office said the weapons belong to a relative. despite being in the middle of finals students at american university will hold a rally to condemn this week's hate crime. this was the scene yesterday. hundreds of students marching, demanding the university do more when responding to a racial threat. on monday, bananas tied to black nooses were found hanging in three places. aka were written on it. today's rally will begin at

p.m. on campus. and coming up news4's justin finch will have more. new clues on that monument graffiti case from february. the u.s. park police have released photos of the person they say is related to the case. >> news4's erika gonzalez is live at the lincoln memorial with more on how you can help. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, eun, good morning. it appears we have movement in this case. police are showing a person of interest in the case. they want to know who you know who it is. u.s. park police want to talk to him. it was presidents' day weekend. time has passed, now we're starting to see something in the case. it was presidents' day weekend that not just the lincoln memorial but a number of other monuments here on the national mall were vandalized with permanent markers and very crc

afterwards it took time nor a specific solution to get all of that off of the monuments. now, the u.s. park have released these two eimages. i know they're not so close, they could be better. but they're asking you to look at the images. we've got them on social media to circulate those as well. hopefully, u.s. parks can get answers in the case. let u.s. park police know. live at the lincoln monument. back to you. comic book conventions are popular with young people. but loudoun county investigators think those are the places where a man in nolan has been trying to meet teen girls. detectives have arrested 35-year-old derick la marr jones. detectives say he contacted a teen and gave her transportation to meet him in

since march, they say he has 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 any other teens here at home or around the country. developing this morning, we're working to learn whether conditions made this fire in rockville any worse. you can see bad damage to the home. multiple people made it out of the house safely. but it's not clear when they'll be able to go back. montgomery county fire ems didn't say when that fire started. also the roads are back open. this is middle brook road at seneca highway. this is not far from seneca valley high school in germantown. montgomery county fire and rescue say six people were taken to the hospital. four with serious injuries. among them an infants and another child. a woman who

police chief's cruiser will face him in fairfax county court on drunk driving charges. christie edgar is from florida and expected to enter a plea today. she's charged with driving drunk when she rear ended the chief's unmarked police car. the chief suffered minor injuries and told us at the time he was, quote, mad as heck. peter newham is the new police chief. he is going to focus on accountabilit accountability. newsham has been serving as acting police chief. you have a chance to get tickets for the national museum of african-american history and culture. they go on sale at 9:00 this morning. one of the new

called "more than words." it features 150 photos spanning two centuries of history. some of them are well-known others are rarely seen. one of the photographers became the first black photographer and first woman to oversee the photography office. >> reporter: what do you think people see when they come in here? >> a connection, an emotion. if you don't know that person, maybe you know somebody else in your family who feels like she feels. >> "more than words" opens this friday. you can get a preview in our washington app. just search african-american museum. enjoy today because things are about to do a 180, sheena. >> yes, they are. i sound more like julia child. even though it's not go to be all that warm,

anything to impede the sun's rays. jeans and sunglasses. school kids get to enjoy a nice cool start and outdoor recess part of the day. that part of the forecast coming up when sheena and i join you in a few minutes. they say too much sugar is bad for your body. but what about your brain? the correlation between it. as sugar-free week continues. police say one woman was so mad at her roommate, she set the house on fire. the convers

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all eyes are on a levee that is holding back disaster right now. take a look. outside of st. louis, rivers are swelling. and volunteers are trying to prevent more flooding in an already hard-hit area. look at that. one high school is only accessible by boat yesterday. classes were cancelled. and people evacuated from that area. there's more rain in the forecast this morning. as much as five inches has fallen. no rain in the forecast today. >> and sheena parveen with more on what we can expect. high, sheena. >>

no rain in the forecast for today but later on this week. so your commute, your weather outlook, dry roads. lunch, perfect to be outside. exercise, fantastic. dinner out tonight, very nice. temperatures right now across the area, they're comfortably cool. coming up, chuck and i are back to look at the timing of the rain. >> 29 northbound you have to stay right to get by that. northbound 395 after glebe road. and southbound looks okay. inbound river road at seven locks getting by, aaron. it's 5:13. today at american university, students and campus police will focus on this hate crime in different ways. a rally is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. >> campus police are searching for the suspect

news4's justin finch is at american university for more on the investigation. justin, good morning. >> reporter: campus police put out new surveillance video and they're hoping people are able to identify who that person is. take a look. the video here is dark and blurry. it shows a person to be believed to be wearing dark clothing and a mask or a hat. they're seen to be walking from the quads from the bus stop. campus police do believe someone hung bananas between 3:00 and 5:00 on the campus. those bananas have a reference to aka, alpha kappa alpha, who the first black woman elected to that office. we believe the person doing that was getting into a

sedan off of rockway parkway. >> justin finch live at american university. thank you. it is 5:15 right now. seven roommates in one house can be pretty hard. but in ft. washington, maryland it turned out to be downright dangerous. a heated argument started a fire literally on cable road. one of the roommates adrianna bullock was allegedly messy. her roommates were talking about it and bullock was secretly listening. and prosecutors said she said, quote, y'all want to keep talking about me, i'll fix y'all. then she lit the house on fire. neighbors were pretty shocked. >> i can't believe somebody would burn down a house that they're mad about something. especially a house they don't even own. >> after the bedroom was set on fire, court documents say she walked out the door

fluid. a roommate alerted the others and they ran out safely. she faces arson and other charges. you can find a gluten-free menu in a lot of restaurants these days. researchers are saying the diet is not right for everybody. a new study found that people without celiac disease should not avoid gluten. they studied 100,000 adults and found it did not lower their risk for heart disease. in fact, it just reduced the amount of whole grains they got which are actually good for the heart. >> if you saw my video that i posted on facebook, i thought gluten-free bread has less sugar -- it has more sugar. >> all this week, news4 news trying to go sugar-free or sugar-light. >> a lot less. we're finding out how giving up sugar can impact your b

long-term basis. >> that's especially true when it comes to the brain. >> reporter: studies have shown that sugar can release dopamine, that affected the reward center in our brain that's also what can make sugar so addictive. but did you know that sugar can also have long-term and significant effect it's on our brains as well. >> people that have higher levels intake, self-reported intake of artificially intake of sugar. >> reporter: that study made news last month. but the link between sugar and dementia and alzheimer's disease has been around for a while. heather snyder is director of the alzheimer's association. >> it's a different animal model that suggests there may be a linkage between sugar intake and some of the underlying biology that we know is involved in vascular and alzheimer's

>> reporter: just a few years ago, a study done at harvard showed that people with above normal blood sugar levels had links to dementia. link between the body and brain said heather snyder is not really surprising. >> sugar is interactive in our blood flow and heart health and that also affects our overall brain health as well. >> reporter: to find out more about this topic and sugar in general, look for sugar-free on our washington app. >> we have the cinnamon toast and cupcakes on our desk. a lot of our colleagues at news4 are going sugar-free with us. that includes our pat collins who has actually been sugar-free for two months now. tomorrow, we'll show you the big results he's seen first hand. you might have heard of pregnancy brain or momnesia. they have a

science is offering research for that, a new study claims that mom's brains shrink during pregnancy. this is not a bad thing and may make your brain more efficient. pregnant women lose gray matter in parts of the brain that deal with feelings and nonverbal signals. that means that moms are better able to interpret their baby's emotions. >> i can't remember -- i think maybe -- i can't remember -- >> are you feeling any of that? >> i cannot remember -- i will look at something like -- like a coffee mug. and i'll say -- that's a -- >> wow. >> it's a real -- it's real. it's scientific. >> i've lost a lot of gray matter, too. but i'm pretty sure it wasn't because of pregnancy. >> that's a different issue altogether, chuck. >> exactly. >> at the bottom of that flask. >>

that's what i'm claiming. it is a dry start to the day today. we've been talking all morning about the very unsettled and cool weather pattern that's coming our way that arrived here over the weekend. so if you weren't here last year in the month of may, you didn't miss much in the way of good weather. last year, in may, we had 15 consecutive days with measured rainfall. that's an all-time record with consecutive rain here. rainfall more than an inch and a half above average. the only other month cooler than average was january because of the big blizzard. right now, 63, northwest winds at 9 miles an hour and winds will prohibit much of a warmup. up like idea where we made it to 80s. 50s and 60s. mostly upper 60s by later this afternoon. plenty of sunshine, that won't

plenty of breezy as well. northwest winds 15 to 25 miles an hour. that area of storminess, oklahoma, kansas and missouri. that is pointed right at us. it doesn't arrive here until early friday. friday morning, blustery and breezy outside. a real chance for heavy rain. that friday morning commute can be problematic. friday will be a weather alert day. and as to getting into the weekend, cloudy, cloudy, cloudy. chance of showers for much of the day on saturday. afternoon highs barely making it into the low 60s. sheena will have that ten-day forecast in a little bit. for now, it's melissa's turn. >> whatever my name is, i can't remember that, either. inner loop here at old georgetown road. a look at 66 -- what is that -- 270, northbound and southbound, no major problems. there at 66, in and out of town, you don't have any worries there

had a couple earlier issues that have now cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry yourself with that. bottom of the beltway, prince george's county also looking quite good. a serial killer admits to a murder in virginia. why officials won't charge him for that or three other stabbings. a so-called license to discriminate. the executive order that president trump is expected to sign that has to do with the lgbtq community. and remember to tune in for the ellen degeneres show today. she

welcome back. it's 5:25. we're just learning about more breaking news. a deadly attack in afghanistan. angie goff has details at the live desk. >> with debris on the road there. new video of a suicide bombing in kabul. the attack on a nato-led convoy killed amendment and wounded

dozens. three american service members we're told were among those hurt. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for this attack. i'm angie goff at the live desk. aaron, back to you. hundreds of lgbtq advocates are expected to gather in front of the white house to protest a potential new executive order from president trump. politico reports that he'll sign a religious liberty executive order tomorrow. those against that order say it will create a broad post license to discriminate against lgbtq people and others. a protest gets under way at news square. pranks or abuse. they were made famous by what they thought were funny videos. now parents are being punished. ahead at 5:30, they're trouble they're facing for going too far. if you're walking outside, it is comfortably cool, you could get away with a light

fantastic. by the end of the week, we're going downhill. we have heavy rain moving in. coming back, we have a look at that forecast. plus, hillary clinton's most candid

right now on "news4 today" -- cooldown coming. we're sin

but the temperatures are about to take a dive. how soon you'll be needing your jacket again. plus, national monument vandalized. police think they know who is responsible but they need your help. and tensions boil over. after a public apology for a racist rant. another is speaking out. the message that you'll be hearing about today. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. it's 5:30. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us early on this wednesday. >> not nearly as warm as it was this time yesterday evening. but you'll want to enjoy today's weather while you still can. >> the temperature is about to drop even more. our chuck bell and sheena parveen are going to explain and melissa will check on our commute. good morning. >> good morning. not too terribly chilly this morning. but, boy, we're going into a very unsettled and i think most people would call it an

unplannunplan ed pattern around here. >> we'll get the heavy rain out of the way until friday. 59, frederick, quantico, 61. you could get away with a light jacket this morning but this afternoon you're going to like it. 10 degrees cooler than yesterday but plenty of sunshine. perfect weather to get outside by lunchtime. 66 degrees. sunny and breezy overall. it's going to be a fantastic day. off to the west, that big ball of rain i circled, that is for friday. we will take a closer look at timing for that. right now, we'll take a look at melissa. good morning. >> 29 at dumb f dumfries to gett crash. that's normal as you're approaching kwan iblquantico. early problems out of the

locks, left by gets by there. 270 nice there. we'll take a look at travel times coming up. it's 5:32. taking a look at top stories, just like the caps, the wizards will have to battle in in the playoff series. now they're down 2-0 in the games. u.s. park police have posted these photos to social media. they want to get your help identifying the man you see here. police think he may be connected to february's monument graffiti case of the national mall. despite being in the middle of finals today, students at american university will attend a rally. coming up at 6:00, news4's justin finch will have more. and a man killed at

there is a reward for the case. 5:33, a story out of chicago two police officers were shot. >> angie goff has information from the live desk. >> we know a manhunt is under way for a person they believe who targeted and shot two officers. a heavy police response, you can see here, to the scene afterwards. investigators say that they were doing a follow-up investigation. and someone pulled up and shot them with a high-powered weapon. those officers right now in the hospital. they both are expected to recover. eun. louisiana's attorney general will now decide whether to pursue charges against the police officer who shot and killed alton sterling. the justice department announced yesterday they will not charge the officers. sterling was a man selling cds outside of a store in baton rouge last summer. police say he fit the description of someone who had threatened another with a gun. officers tackled him and video showed them shootg

sources tell nbc bringing civil rights charges in a case like this one is difficult and requires proving intentional wrongdoing. it is national police week. right now, a 24-hour vigil is under way to honor fallen officers. public service employees are taking turns standing watch over a police memorial in montgomery county. they've been there until 10:00, leading up to a fallen heroes memorial service. it will be held at the county headquarters on edison drive in gaithersburg. >> yelled, the annual blue mass paid tribute to 144 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year, including 12 from our area. it's been held for the last 23 years in st. patrick's church in downtown d.c. for a complete list of events near you go to the nba washington app andrc

country may not be receiving the burial they deserved. a funeral home has been battling the veterans affairs. jodie fleischer uncovered the holdup. >> reporter: if you die without next of kin and someone to pay for the burial, the department of veterans a fairs are expected to help. they can asked to help bury victims who died that were unclaimed. since then, they bought caskets and afternooned for the burials of eight veterans, and they continued to do so even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. by will bury a soldier. don't tell me we're in a business deal and then you don't hold up your end of the deal. that's different. >> reporter: after weeks of calling multiple departments, the i-team finally got an

answer. the va says it will pay all of the masons' outstanding bills. coming up at 6:00, the va's explanation for long delays. and what one friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the masons' ensuing battle. a serial killer confessed to killering a man. he stabs a man eight years ago. since then, he's been linked to five murders across four states. he is serving life without parole in michigan. he recently confessed to leesburg detectives in exchange for immunity. >> for his life. >> and just to know he's the one? >> knowing he's the one and has the answers i've been looking for. >> prosecutors do not know why he killed lane, they think he may have had

tantrums and throwing toys. the trouble that this maryland couple is facing after their videos went viral. plus, a public apology for an oriole. the red sox nation said sorry for a fan's racist rants but now new tensions are boiling over for

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." i have respect for everyone. with pitchers out there with balls in their hands throwing 100 miles per hour trying to hit people. >> overnight, more tension between the baltimore orioles and the boston red sox. manny mama -- ma mma chad dough rant. and showing how boston tries to apologize. >> well, as you said, it is clear that there's tension in the air, but boston fans wants to show that they have respect for their opponents. this is a standing ovation f

it happened when he came up to the plate at fenway park last night. jones said on monday night he was subjected to one of the worst experiences of his career. racist heckling and insults. he also said someone threw a bag of peanuts at him. >> just appreciative that action was taken. and not all -- not everybody feels the same way as selected people. >> and jones said he took an apology from the red sox owners and players. next week, they will be here in washington to take on the nats. >> angie goff. thank you. high-paid internships, that's a story that's getting a lot of people in the newsroom on social media talking. still ahead, the companies that may be paying college students more than you make. chuck. >> all right. mostly everybody is back down in the 50s here early today. it

day to be outside. plenty of sflien fhine for toda. a little bit on the breezy side. more on that and the ten-day coming up. 270 southbound at shady grove road. going to get eyes on that. take a look at the beltway straight ahead. >> reporter: for months nothing, and now quite possibly the break in the case on the cryptic

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right now at 5:45. local parents punished after their home videos go viral. details on the trouble they faced. and why they say it's all a misunderstanding. plus, spending bill breakdown. and election loss explained. hillary clinton opens up about what went

of the white house. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. we're getting new information that would break a month-old police case. police have released photos of a person they say might be responsible for vandalizing national monuments. >> news4's erika gonzalez is live this morning. >> reporter: yes, we're live at the national mall with gorgeous image behind us, there is a break in the case. let's show you a couple of pictures that the u.s. park police sent out. they're hoping that you'll put eyes on this. that you'll share it on social media. in hopes that somebody may recognize this person. this goes back to a case in mid-february. presidents' day weekend, that the

a number of messages here at the lincoln memorial. but also the washington monument, the world war ii memorial. and the d.c. war memorial. they're hoping that this person may know something about that case. if you know who this is, they're asking to you contact the u.s. mark police. as for this morning, we're talking to a number of people out here getting in their physical fitness and surveying the site about what they think about has happened here. >> we get to make sure that everybody understands that we're here to protect our history, our heritage. >> i've been here for 30 years, and i think it's just deplorable to have people defacing our monuments. >> reporter: so, again, those images you can now find on my twitter page and facebook as well. if you see this individuals, relates the police know.

lincoln memorial, i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. it's 5:48. the house is expected to vote on a bipartisan spending plan. it would avoid a government shutdown and fund the government through september. the trillion dollar deal includes big funding for the area. in maryland it sets aside $34 billion for the national institute of health. national science programmed receives $2 billion. and $22 million to preschool development. in virginia, $150 million to the metro. $3 billion and visa for seasonal workers. the budget plan fully funds the epa program to clean up the chesapeake bay. president trump voiced his frustration on twitter. president trump alsok

overnight. he tweeted fbi director comey was the best thing that ever happened to hillary clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds. that came hours after clinton made her most frank comments about losing the election. she pointed to factors that contributed to her loss including fbi director james comey. >> i was on the way to winning until the combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russian wikileaks raised doubts in minds of voters who were prepared to vote for me but got scared off. >> clinton said she takes personal responsibility for the loss. she says she's working on a book about her loss in her presidential bidz. >> the obamas will return to chicago today. the former president barack obama and first lady michelle obama will take part in a community meeting on their

built in jackson park. the obamas plan to update the community on its progress and seek ideas. it is now 5:49. we're getting details about an american man held in north korea right now. angie goff at the live desk with details. angie. >> eun, we're getting confirmation in north korea as to why they said -- they say he kim sang-duk was detained. kim as you know was a professor and was detained trying to leave the country. kim is the third american being held in north korea. the state department is aware but they're not commenting on the case citing privacy issues. it is becoming a more popular place to vacation. but this video may have you thinking twice about booking a flight to haiti. check out the flooding insides the airport. a lot ofpl

to claim their baggage. heavy storms have hit the island earlier in the day but airport officials have not said why so much water was able to get inside. >> much of virginia beach is still under water. the high quarter isn't from storms being driven on to lands by high winds and tidal flooding. the schools are open today. drivers are warned to be careful to avoid the flooded roads. meanwhile around here, we enjoyed pretty warm stuff but a little cooler today. >> about 10 degrees cooler today. >> a lot. >> yeah. but it's going to be very nice. it will only be a few degrees below normal for this time of year. very nice and sunny. it's going to be a beautiful day. we have plenty of sunshine in store for your wednesday. i think a lot of people are going to like it for today. the pollen will be high for your commute, dry roads, lunch outside. i would do it. today, because we have big changes coming friday. if you're exercising, you need your hat and glasses. plenf

a beautiful wednesday. temperatures this morning, you could get away with a light jacket. it's cooler in some areas. 60 in manassas. 63 in the district, norton, 59 degrees. tomorrow morning, though, we're going to be right around 50 for a morning low temperature. a little cooler tomorrow morning, too. if you're exercising today. by 7:00 a.m., 29 degrees. lunchtime, mid-60s. later this afternoon, upper 60s. nice and dry on the radar we have rain way back off to the west. this is our friday rain. it's going to be pretty heavy in some areas when it gets here. future weather showing us dry, tomorrow, too. late at night, that rain starts to approach. morning commute friday. expect some heavy rain around. it could be lasting through midday, possibly into the afternoon. and then clearing up as we go into friday evening. some of those showers could linger into your saturday, but the weekend looks cooler. look at

60s. more with the forecast coming up. let's check the roads with melissa mollet. good morning. 270 southbound at shady drove road. still of a report of a crash in the main lane. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, you can see running just fine here. 29 at dumfries road. right now we still have the delays. eastbound river at seven lockses. in virginia, 56 to beltway, on time. and the 95, the same situation there. no major slowdowns through germantown. the top of the beltway is running at speed. remember to listen to wtop 102.5 fm. when you get in th

metro is claiming that workers falsified track inspection reports. these inspectors called metro's finding fre ing fraudulent. the workers say many times they reported the problems but maintenance was never scheduled. more than a dozens were fired last july. parents in frederick county, maryland have lost custody of their children because of a so-called prank shared on their youtube video. the couple said the videos were jokes and the kids were in on the whole thing. >> do you want to play games? let's play games! >> in this video, it looks like the dad, mike martin, was destroying his son's video game console. the video shows them shoving and shouting at the kids. mart en

reportedly made hundreds of thousands from the video. >> to scheme in epithets where-to-the point where children cry. if you did it at the mall, forget youtube and the physical stuff, a cop would run up, tackle you and take you away. >> there is another hearing this friday. and it's up to the judge to decide who gets custody. the show a lot of people at work and social media are talking about is getting new warnings. netflix will be adding a viewer warning to the first episode of "13 reasons why." that show documents a teenager's past of suicide. the show has later episodes of sexual assault. the streaming service will add more reverses on suicide and sexual assault. good morning, i'm courtney reagan at

off of 80 employees in order to cut costs this comes as the company announces disappointing first quarter. board member josh silverman will replace chad dickerson as ceo. the shares plunging more than 60% after hours on that surprising news. your cnbc morning business report. i'm courtney reagan. >> thank you. depending on where you work, your summer internship may make more than you do. glass door.com said some summer interns earn more than that double the average american worker. most of these internships are at big name services. facebook will pay the summer's interns $8,000 a month. microsoft interns are the second highest, $7100 a month. third place to exxonmobil interns who receive just over $6,500. the average american only makes

a whole heck of a lot of money. >> i look at our interns here. they actually work. they're not making coffee and they're out in the field, sweating, doing work. the news4 team is going sugar-free. you've seen our facebook diaries and our posts. it turns out your brain can benefit from cutting out the extra sugar. >> of all the sweets we love, could can impact our memories later on? >> we'll break that down. plus, a teenager killed after leaving a house party. we'll give you the details that leads to the officer's termination. and a student posts threats. we'll have that story and

breaking news right now on "news4 today" -- gas station murder. a man shot inside his car, feet from where he filled up. new details coming in overnight from police. >> reporter: there is new surveillance video of a person of interest in a race-based incident on the campus of american university. we'll have a live look at that video coming up. and the wizards are heading home after another loss in overtime. what's next for our washington teams and their plf

>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. just about 6:00 a.m., good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it's always a busy wednesday morning. we're here to fill you in on everything you need as you head out the door and that is with melissa mollet. >> and the change in weather, too. chuck bell and sheena parveen with more. >> nice day outside. skies are clear. wow, it's pretty. there's a live picture of the national mall, the reflecting pool. the view from the steps of the lincoln memorial. looking eastbound for what will soon be the rising sun. what a beautiful day to be outside getting your jog on. whatever you're going to do. four things you need to know, sunny and breezy today. clouds on the increase tomorrow. friday, we're tracking a chance for heavy rain friday morning in particular. saturday looks cool and showery. today may be the last of the really great days to get outside and enjoy a little fitness h