>> 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

this morning. perhaps you're going to nats ballpark. 7:05, nats and diamondbacks, a perfect day for baseball. the next thing you want to do is take your best bud dy out for a walk. >> yes, take your best friend, that is your dog. or if you need a dog, this is leo. you can find out how to adopt leo at humane rescue league.org. leo was found abandoned in a park. 60 degrees by 6:00 p.m. staying nice and dry. enjoy today, though. it is a beautiful start to the morning. 61 degrees currently in the district. a little breezy like i mentioned. but we do have heavier rain moving in by the end of the week. beautiful sunrise. we're also talking about problems out there for the morning commute. a problem in leesburg. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. we do have an issue in

parkway. a brand-new crash there. no new details. we do know we have that crash there this morning. also a problem in gaithersburg. we just got all of the phone with montgomery county police just a minute ago there, headed outbound that way. we'll let you know what's going on there. innerlooper and outer loop of the beltway, no major problems, shady grove road, a crash there. 29 at dumfries road, again, delays hanging around. and a problem on 270 southbound there at 80. american university police say this person is responsible for this week's hate crime that has left students disgusted and disturbed. >> campus police say monday morning that suspect hung three bananas o

news4's justin finch is live with more on the investigation and the action that students are taking today. justin. >> reporter: aaron, good morning, we know that members of black student groups are meeting with university leaders. and a rally is set for 4:00 this afternoon. all as campus police are hoping that someone recognizes a person of interest caught on surveillance camera. now, take a look at the video. it is dark and blurry here. but notice how this person walks. how they move. these are all small details that could help campus police identify. now that person in dark clothing hung three nooses and bananas overnight monday. bananas with aka written on them, thought to be a reference to alpha cappa kal kappa. now on tuesday, students walked out of the town hall held on the incident. they are demanding the

this from ever happening again on their campus. back out live, we do know a $1,000 reward is being offered for tips in this investigation. back to you. >> justin finch at american university. justin, thank you. developing this morning. a student with access to guns has made a threat towards dominion high school in sterling. the loudoun county sheriff's office wants to assure parents that the threat was not legitimate. the threat was made on social media. and found the student responsible and removed the guns from the home. the sheriff's office said the weapons belonged to a relative. comic book conventions are popular but loudoun county police office said those are the places that a man in maryland is trying to meet teenage girl. they about sured the man of soliciting an ashburn girl back in march. detectives said he contacted the teen and gave her

they say 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 any other teens here at home or around the country. now breaking news in suitland. let's check in with angie goff at the live desk. >> a reward is being announced for any information at a gas station. this is where police in the 4700 block at silver hill rode. shortly after they arrived officers found a man in the car, he'd been shot in the chest. they still are trying to figure out who did this and why. if they have any information, please call police. we'll continue to follow up. eun, back to you. it was a terrible scene at a house that caught fire in montgomery koungcounty. it's not clear if anyone will be able to go back home. this is south in rockville. take a look at

area. montgomery county ems said there are hoarding conditions in the house. not saying how the fire started. overnight, we learned that an infants and a child were two of the children hurt in a crash in germantown. great seneca highway. montgomery county rescue took six people to the hospital after multiple vehicles collided here. that road is back open this morning but investigators are trying to figure out what caused that crash. she crashed into a police chief's cruiser today she'll face him in fairfax county court on drunk driving charges. christie edgar is from florida expected to enter a plea. she's charged with driving drunk while she rear ended a chief's police car. the chief suffered minor injuries there but he told us at the time that he was, quote, mad as heck and grateful that he was wearing his seat

the new police chief in washington. . he has been serving as exacting chief since kathy lcathy lanier for the nfl in august. a spending plan by congressional leaders over the weekend will keep the government funded through september. it's expected to get through cross party lines. more on it at 6:45. oh, so close. the wizards almost won there towards the end of regulation. they can't get it done in overtime. game three is here in d.c. tomorrow, hoping a home court advantage will help them win. the capitals have a chance to even up their series against the penguins tonight. they're playing in pittsburgh. remember, they were also down 2-0, but they just won game

them forward. no matter what happens, the caps will be back at the verizon center on saturday. >> just that simple, right? >> we have another chance to get tickets for the national museum of african-american museum of culture. >> at 9:00 this morning, one of the newest exhibits you'll see is called "more than words." is features 150 photos spanning more than two centuries of history. one of the featured photographers is sharon farmer, she became the first black person and first woman to oversee the photography office. you can hear some of her stories in the nbc washington app. living with roommates can be tough. one woman's frustration boiled over when police say she set her own house on fire. the conversations they say set her off -- coming up. plus, a teenager killed by police leaving a house party. now, we're learning new details about whyt

fire and the punishment he faces. 6:08 in the morning and right on time. the sun is up on the eastern sky own a beautiful wednesday morning. get outside and enjoy it. temperatures mostly in the 50s to around 60 degrees. going to be a great day to get outside. afternoon highs upper 60s. right around 70. a great northwesterly breeze. what about the weekend? checking out that part of the forecast coming right up. plus, cutting out sugar to improve your health. the effects that cutting out sweets could have on your brain. once you hear this, you may want

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yesterday. but coming up by the end of the week, we have heavy rain moving in. checking back in a bit with the tiling of that, melissa. >> good morning, for now, chopper 4 over saybrooke in gaithersburg, beltway overall looking pretty good. we're going show you what's happening on 270 straight ahead. several roommates in one house creates difficult situations but in maryland, they turned out to be dangerous. it sparked a fire. court documents show one of the roommates was allegedly messy. her roommates were listening and bullock was listening. she walked down to the basement and threatened, quote, y'all want to keep talking about me, i'll fix y'all. then set the house on fire.

>> i can't believe somebody would burn down a house because they're mad about something. especially a house they don't even own. >> after the bedroom was lit on fire, court documents say she walked out the front door with lighter fluid. the roommate alerted others and they ran out to safety. she's facing arson. a police officer who shot and killed a teenager over the weekend has been fired. the officer shot jordan edwards saturday night while he was riding in front seat of a car leaving a house party. the police chief allegedly said that the car edwards was in was reversing in, quote, an aggressive manner. he later reversed himself and said body camera video shows that the car was driving away. >> i can tell you i do have questions in relation to my observation on the videos. and what is specific with the

police department. >> chief said the video will not be released at this time. new unsealed documents say a former fbi agent married an isis recruiter. that story was reported by cnn and "usa today." the report says daniela green was a translator with top secret security clearance. she was investigating a german member 6 isis and then nell love with him. she flew to syria to marry him three years ago but came back to the united states and was arrested. today marks ten years since a british 3-year-old girl disappeared while on vacation with her parents. madelieine mccann was missing i portugal in 2007. detectives say they're following critical new leads to help solve the mysteries. there have been hundreds of alleged sightings. the alleged investigation has already cost more than $14 million. her parents say

from an apartment but it's still not clear how that happened. portuguese claimed the parents covered up their daughter's death. consider wearing pink in honor of a retired nfl's late daughter. you may a former baltimore ravens accidentally ran over and killed his 3-year-old daughter holly last month. she would have been 4 today. campaigning to make it holly day. you can post photos using the hash tag hugs from holly. 6:16 is our time right now. all this week, the news4 team is going sugar free. we've been telling you about that, it hasn't been easy either but we're finding out howin

a long-term basis. this is especially true for your brain. doreen gentzler explains. >> reporter: studies show that sugar can release dopa mi dopam rewards center in our brain. did you know that sugar can have long-term and significant effects on our brain. >> people who have a higher intake, self-reported intake of sugar sodas a higher rick eer commentia. >> reporter: the link between sugar and alzheimer's has been around for a wild. heather snyder is director of medical operations at the alzheimer's association. >> there's also higher research that show different animal models that suggest there may be a link between sugar intake and underlying bgy

related to dementia. >> reporter: a study done at harvard shows people with above level blood sugar levels have links to dementia. the links between the body and brain said heather snyder is not surprising. >> we know that sugar is there in our heart health and brain health as well. >> reporter: to find out more about this topic and sugar in general look for sugar-free on our nbc washington app. >> there you have it. some health benefits. taking care of your body without the sugar. a lot of you have been asking questions on the social media about the best ways to go sugar-free. and there have been a lot of great suggestions on my facebook. i really appreciate it. on friday, a nutritionist will be here in the studio to answer your questions as well. >> tomorrow, we'll show you the results from our own pat collins sugar-free lifestyle. he actually stopped eating sugar about t

you'll about maze e amazed at t results. >> he calls us amateurs. you might have heard of pregnancy brain or momnesia. that's when moms experience forgetfulness. now science is offering a reason for that. a new study in the journal neuroscience claims mom's brains shrink during pregnancy. it's not a bad thing. it may make your brain more efficient. pregnant women lose gray matter. that means moms are better able to interpret their baby's needs and emotions. just to support your newborn. >> right. this is true -- you know. >> i know. >> you have a real problem sort of grabbing wording and ss and things waunts want to say. >> and the problem is, you want it

minute, it's gone for seven years. >> chuck, we hope you remember what the forecast is going to be like for today? >> sunny and nice. did it with just two brain cells, that's it. it's a beautiful day today. it is bright and sunny outside already. got to love these early sunrises. sun can be a bit of a challenge around here the next couple of days. harken back to last may, when we set the record, 15 consecutive days with measured rainfall. that's a record for any month, in washington. last may, we have more than an inch and a half above average rainfall. and last may was 2 degrees cooler than average. one of only two months that fell cooler than average. right now, 61 degrees with the northwest wind at 13 miles per hour. temperatures cooler on the shenandoah valley. may lead a layer of fleece this morning. 47 in warrington. it will be even cooler tomorrow morning. so planning out the day. plan on sunshine. and a b

northwesterly wind. afternoon temperatures mid to upper 60s. for tomorrow, another pretty nice day but cooler. most of the suburbs will be well down into the 40s tomorrow morning. increasing clouds tomorrow afternoon. eventually, this area bringing heavy rain to parts of kansas, missouri, and oklahoma today. that slug of heavy rain is coming our way for the friday morning dmutcommute. just note, you'll have a storm team weather alert for friday morning. 100% of heavy rain. and off and on showery weather that continues through the day saturday. and temperatures through most of next week will be considerably cooler than average. look at that ten-day in a few minutes but now over to melissa mollet who will knows everything. >> i should. i should. right now, chopper 4 so far saybrooke view drive and victory farm drive. they told us it was a truck now they're backing off of that a little bit. i'm not surexa

it looks that everyone has since left, though. southbound 270 and 370, crashes on the shoulder there. inner loop and outer loop looking good there. 15 southbound, still with that crash hanging around in leesburg. prince george's county, you can see that delay there. top of the beltway looking quite good. taking a look at travel times, 270 southbound and top of the beltway, no issues there. 286 inbound looking good. airline outrage on capitol hill. coming up, the changes lawmakers are demanding before you board your next flight. first, though, more tension in boston. hours after a public apology to a baltimore orioles player with manny machado says he's the latest pye

want to set your dvr, annapolis rapper young dylan is performing. and talking about what it's like to turn 8. >> "ellen" wkdaysee if you run over somebody, it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags.

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >> i have no respect for that organization and everyone over there. pitchers out there with balls in their hands throwing 100 miles per hour trying to hit people. i could go up there -- >> new overnight, more tension between the baltimore orioles

that is manny machado saying he lost respect for the red sox after almost hit by a ball. >> his varant is going viral th is right after his teammate thanked the red sox. adams jones said he hanked the team and after he heard heard racist comments from the crowd and then this happened -- fans gave jones a starnding ovation. you'll remember he was called racial slurs and someone even threw a bag of peanuts at him. he called it his worst experience of his career and happy to put it behind him. >> i think it's tremendous how the red sox and mlb they got ahead of it as soon as. >> jones over. >> jones said things like this just don't have a place in the game. os play

tomorrow. you'll see them here in d.c. and the beltway next week. take a look at this dramatic fiery plane crash. what happened after the impact. and how everyone survived. >> reporter: four of the mon youments vandalized. months later, a

right now on "news4 today," american university hate crime. video of the suspect and the new action being taken on campus today. d.c.'s famous monuments vandalized. the crucial clue that could help catch the person responsible. no charges for two white officers in the shooting death of a black louisiana man. but this may not be the final legal chapter in the case. >> it's been almost a year, and we're still suffering like it happened yesterday! >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >> your "news4 today" team working for you this morning. following several developing stories. >> we are tracking developments about a personch interest in

monument vandalism case and there say murder investigation at a gas station. first, we want to check your weather and traffic. >> chopper 4 showing us the sun is up. a beautiful day around here. chuck and sheena telling us how to get ready for changes before it's all said and done this week. >> which is why you need to enjoy today. today is beautiful but not so much friday. >> yeah, soak it all in while you can before we all get soaked on our friday morning commute. sun is up here. beautiful sunrise. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. four things you need to know about the weather. number one, get out and enjoy today. big changes coming by thursday night and friday. weather alert by friday morning. cloudy and chilly weather coming our way for the weekend. right now, most everybody is in the 50s. there are a few spots in the low 50s. warrington, 47. and washington national airport, 51. have your sunglasses and don't

cook you even on a day like today because you don't feel the burn. northwest winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. sunny and cool. we'll update those rainy changes coming up. there's trouble on the blue line. >> causing problems everywhere. blue line delays to largo town center right now. at kings street. chopper 4 over to 70 actually looks pretty good. we have an issue there on 270. one of them southbound at 370. not seeing anything. you can see chopper 4 over that area. southbound after 80, urbana, left shoulder crash there. before 70, traffic also naturing, brand in new accident. beltway overall not so bad. travel times coming up. here's a look at our top stories. prince george's county police are investigating a murder at a gas station in suitland. this happened at the exxon at

silver hill in suitland. police got the call that someone killed a man there. he died at the scene. no word on a suspect at this time. today, students at american university will hold a rally to condemn this week's hate crimes. this was the scene yesterday as hundreds marched demanding the university do more. monday, somebody tied bananas to nooses and hung them around campuses. aka is written on bananas. that is a sorority founded by black women. coming up surveillance video of the suspect. >> the wizards are down 2-0 in the playoff series against boston. they lost last night. the game went into overtime. but they had a chance at the end regulation and couldn't score. game three is tomorrow. the graffiti may be gone from several national monuments but the case to find who did it far from over. >> news4's erika gonzalez is tell u

that police are offering to try to help. good morning. >> reporter: hi, aaron, good morning to you. this beautiful sunrise to us behind us at the national mall. it's incredible to believe that somebody would deface these iconic pieces of history. if these cases sounded all too many to you, vandalism to our monuments because we initially covered it in february. after months of nothing, now, finally, a break in the case. the u.s. park police released just a couple of photos of somebody they want to talk to. it was presidents' day weekend that there was vandalism found at the lincoln memorial, where we are this morning. the washington monument. the world war ii memorial. and the d.c. war memorial. it was some type of a permanent marker. with some very cryptic messaging at these monuments and even a few other locations. after that, they had to go through and target those spots with special treatments to remove all of that. the graffiti is gone now. but folks that we're

this morning are saying they're hoping whoever is behind it is caught, too. a number of monuments vandalized months later, a break in the case. i'm erika gonzalez, that story coming up. i don't think that's the sound bite that we had for you. but again, there's two new images that we have for you you can find those on my twitter page and facebook as well. take a look. if you recognize the individual, you're asked to call police. live this morning, at the lincoln memorial, i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. it's 6:35. loudoun county sheriff's investigators think a man in maryland usual social media and comic show conventions to meet girls. he was arrested in utah. they say the gaithersburg man solicited a girl in march f

sex. he contacted the teen and gave her transportation to meet him in baltimore. they say he has visited at least seven teens around the country and want to faux whethknow whet pursued any other teens. breaking news right now. in the last ten minutes we learned what caused this fire at a home in rockville. montgomery county said it was probably an accident. they did not say whether hoarding conditions made this worse. it happened in rockville. we had chopper 4 fly over the scene there. we see a lot of debris on the ground. according to firefighters, two people are not displaced here. it's unclear when they'll be able to go back home. louisiana attorney general will now decide to pursue charges against a police officer who shot and killed alton sterling. >> investigators will not be charged here. angie goff has more. >> alton sterling was

cds outside of a store in baton rouge last summer. police say he fit a description of another individual who threatened an officer with a gun. officers tackle him and accused of shooting him on the ground there. at a vigil last night, families there stay they're still haunted by that video. >> and we're still suffering like it happened yesterday. we need closure. we feed a conviction. we need justice. >> and this is the first time the justice department and the attorney general jeff sessions has declined to prosecute an officer for possible wrongdoing in a high-profile case. you're sitting in traffic and then you see this scene. it's a dramatic plane crash that narrowly missed drivers before a fiery explosion. what went wrong,

takeoff. questioning your safety on metro. allegations that track inspection reports were

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and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> reporter: good wednesday morning. i'm outside the nbc4 studios. and it say fantastic morning to be outside. you can definitely get away with a light jacket this morning. it's 61 degrees in the district. sunny skies as we go through lunchtime, 66 degrees. breezy perfect day to sit outside by the afternoon, upper 60s. now, enjoy today because that area of rain i circled way in the middle of the country, that's going to be here by friday. and it will be bringing us heavy rain. that's why we have a heavy rain weather alert out. chuck and i will be back to show you the timing of that. let's check your commute. hi, melissa mollet. >> hi. a new issue

to talk about and take a look at the travel time, coming up. thank you. imagine seeing this scene as you're sitting in traffic. look at that. the small plane clipped hour lines and rained fuel on to cars as it plummeted into the ground in washington state yesterday. authorities say the pilot had just taken off at a nearby airport when a plane suddenly lost power. >> wow. neither the pilot nor anyone on the ground was hurt in the crash. the crash did cause a huge traffic backup and knock out power for 9,000 homes. unbelievable that anyone survived. 6:42 now. trump versus clinton. it is the rivalry that continues well after the election. the new social media attack that is adding fuel to the fire. >> reporter: a series of meetings and rallies were planned days after a racist incident on the campus of american university.

>> now on "news4 today," campus hate crime. the video that could happen crack a crime. the winners and losers in a deal that could keep the government running. and murder, theun

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." 14 before the hour right now. and american university police say this person is responsible for this week's hate crimes that left students disgusted and disturbed. >> campus police say monday morning, the suspect hung three bananas on nooses and placed them around campus. this is what they looked like. news4's justin finch is live at american university for more on the investigation and the action that student it's are taking today. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. as soon as this morning, leaders of black groups are scheduled to meet on this issue. meantime, surveillance video of a person of interest has come to life. take a look. the video is dark. but police say to pay very close attention to how this person moves and how they walk. these are nuances that could help them zero in on who this person is believedbe

mask. yesterday, student outrage came to a boil. crowds walking out of a town hall, demanding that the university launch long-term solutions to instances like this one. on monday, three bananas with nooses were found on campus with reference to aka, alpha capkapp alp alpha. the first black women elected to that post. and then also at 4:00 p.m., another rally is set to happen on campus. back to you. >> justin finch in northwest washington. justin, thank you. 6:47 now. the house is expected to vote on a $1 trillion spending plan today. that deal reached by congressional leaders over the weekend to keep the government funded through september. it's expected to win support from lawmakers across party lines but

expected to oppose it call it a missed opportunity. new overnight, president trump took a swipe at former presidential rival hillary clinton tweeting fbi director comey was the best thing that ever happened to hillary clinton in that he gave her a free pass to many bad deeds. that came close to after clinton pointed to several reasons that contributed to her loss and she pointed the finger to fbi director james comey. >> but i was on the way to winning until the combination of jim comey's letter and russian wikileaks came out. >> clinton went on to say she takes personal responsibility for the loss and is working on a book abo

and a drilling of the president of united airlines. >> it comes after lawmakers spent four hours yesterday questioning united airlines about their customer service. at the center was united's ceo oscar munoz, a passenger was dragged off the airline last month to make room for a crew member. >> we're kind of sickened as the consumiing american. we've got to fly. >> several lawmakers have introduced bills to change the way airlines handle overcrowding situations. so far, none have come to a vote. let's go to angie goff at the live desk with breaking news at a shooting the a gas station overnight, angie. >> aaron, right now, police want the public's health to solve th help to solve the case, they arrived here at silver road to find a man fatally shot in his ca

information is available. but police say they are offering a reward for information in the case. we'll keep you posted, eun. >> thank you, angie. metro is facing a new lawsuit from five former track inspectors. they're challenging metro's claims that workers falsified track inspection reports. our news partners at wtop were first to report this lawsuit. the inspector called metro's findings fraudulent. many times they reported the track problems but maintenance was never scheduled. more than a dozen were fired following a derailment last july. the town hall meeting will be held in the hospital's auditorium on irving street at 7:00. va representatives will be there. earlier this month, an inspector general report found dangerous conditions at

supplies. a funeral service is battling the department of veterans affairs for unburied veterans. >> jody fleischer spent weeks digging through tape. >> reporter: when a veteran dies without any next of kin or someone to pay for the burial, the department of veterans a fairs is supposed to step in to help. back in 2015, washington, d.c.'s va medical center asked roger and christina mason to bury veterans who died and were unclaimed. since then, they arranged for the burial of eight veterans. and they continue 0 do so even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. i wouldn't expect anything. but 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

the va now says it will pay all of the masons' outstanding bills. coming up on news4 at 6:00 the va's explanation of the delay. and what a friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the masons' ensuing battle. we want to get you caught up on the morning commute. >> here's melissa mollet with a look at the beltway. what's going on there, melissa. >> chopper 4 over top of the beltway. this is the outer loop there showing us, sadly, normal delays. the rest of the beltway, fine at 295. looking slow. 70 after 32, we have a crash there seeing delays heads out of frederick county. northbound 29 before sudley alternating between a crash there. right side blocked by a crash. 66 and 95 looking typical. we'll take a look at travel times for you

prince george's county also looking normal here this morning. taking a look, top of the beltway, all of those routes are just fine. live look. shady grove road looking. and 270 looking okay. top of the beltway. a little slow, chopper 4 just showed us. inbound on 66 and remember to listen to wtop 102.5 fm when you hop in the car. hi, chuck. good morning. sun came up eight minutes after 6:00 this morning. early sunrises and late sunsets here in the month of may. what a fantastic day to be outside. temperatures dropped all the way down to 61 in washington. with a northwest wind of 13 miles per hour. 50s in most of the suburbs this morning. you think this is cool, tomorrow morning, likely to be about 10 degrees cooler than this. so, it's 40s to around 50 early tomorrow morning. be ready for

on their way out this morning. 50s this morning. outdoor recess. afternoon temperatures in mid to upper 60s. about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. then, good weather for the baseball game. the nats and diamondbacks. temperatures back down into the 50s for most of the game. clouds on the increase. temperatures holding in the middle 60s for afternoon highs. thursday night into friday. an impactful amount of rain coming our way. the friday morning commute is looking for a mess. for more on that, let's go to our colleagues, sheena parveen who is talking trouble for friday. >> good morning. a weather alert out for the friday morning commute, specifically. we do have heavy rain expected to move in the area before many people get on the road. here's future weather. today we're nice and dry. tomorrow, you'll notice the clouds increasinincreasing, lat night. there is rain starting to approach. we're going into friday morning, 5:00 a.m. yellow oranges and

shows you heavy rain starting to move in through the morning commute. we could see it around midday. then we start to clear out later in the day on friday. as far as those temperatures are concerned, normal high 72. we'll be in the mid-70s with rain friday. that's going to give us a cooler week and mid-60s to start us off. we'll take a look at the entire day with the ten-day, chuck. >> the average high temperatures, most of the next seven of ten days will be considerably cooler than average. that one mild day comes with heavy rain. this weekend will be breezy, cloudy, chilly and wet on your your saturday. it is time for four things to know before you head out the door this morning. starting with breaking news. a man was killed this morning at a gas station. prince george's county police at the exxon, they are have not released the victim's name. students at american university will hold a rally

meanti meantime, police are releasing surveillance video to catch the person. and the house is expected to vote on a $1 trililion spending plan. more on the "today" show. more playoff action coming to the verizon center. the wizards will be back in d.c. tomorrow after losing two games in a row. the caps play the penguins in pittsburgh tonight but come back home this weekend. top of the beltway, chopper 4 showing us a live look, a pretty day out there. outer loop of the beltway, new hampshire avenue. normal slowdowns. no big issues there. all right. >> bright and sunny today. nothing to worry about. just a little breezy time. perfect kite flying weather. friday morning is looking messy. and the weekend is looking downright chilly. we were 91 last saturday. we may barely be in the 60s saturday and sunday this week.

>> and a reminder, we're tackling the health issues connected to sugar in your diet. >> coming up tomorrow, hear from our pat collins who will be losing weight on a sugar-free diet for months now. we'd like to show you tips to keys for success. join us on facebook live, to check in on the challenge. that's it for our broadcast. appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for more weather, breaking news and traffic. until

goo good morning. still at war. overnight president trump hits back at hillary clinton on twitter after she takes a few jabs at him during an appearance. >> he should worry less about the election and my winning the popular vote than doing some other things. >> as the president's new bid to dismantle obama care hits new roadblocks. is his second attempt on life support already? spectacular crash. a small plane plummets from the sky onto a busy street clipping power lines and sparking two massive fire balls. several cars damaged but incredibly, no injuries. how the quick thinking pilot saved lives. standing up for what's right. >> and here