director comey's plane landed in washington, from los angeles. this happened just before 1:30 this morning. take a look, we're looking at video after it landed. he was in l.a. to speak at the los angeles operations center and that's where he learned he had been fired. the word of the firing was hitting the network about the same time comey got a phone call or e-mail notifying him that he was indeed let go. three senior fbi and justice department officials say that comey had no warning that this was going to happen. they say that he was shocked by this news. i'm angie goff. back to you. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer calls for an independent council to take over the russian investigation. he suggested that, otherwise,

quote, everyone will expect a cover- cover-up. >> president trump reacts saying he had lost confidence in comey. and senator warner leading the investigation into russia's investigation of the elrgz called comey's firing shocking. with comey out, nbc news has learned andrew mccain is now the assistant director. mccabe was criticized for his kkzs with governor mcauliffe. making a sidesable donation. still, there is a lot to cover in this developing story. we'll go live to capitol hill. news4's tracie potts will have the timing of the firing. we turn to the district

three shootings, that all happened in a matter of hours yesterday that left six people injured and one dead. it happened near benning road and h street southeast just before 10:00 last night. three men were shot but should survive. d.c. police are searching for an all black vehicle that left three boys injured. this happened in a basketball court on franklin street. that shooting happened around 6:00 last night. and in southwest, police are offering a $25,000 reward in a shooting that left a 25-year-old man dead. he was shot at the corner of martin luther king boulevard. thompson was discovered in the middle of the road there, not far from the d.c. police academy. today, a new name will be added to the police memorial statue in arlington county. the corporal will be first added since

he died of cancer last year. his diagnosis was linked to the attack of 9/11. he served on arlington's police force for 27 years. it's been more than a year since the officer was shot and killed on the job. this morning, we're hearing from one of the police officers on that day. this is a story you'll see only on news4. >> you know, she was part of the police family. you know, it still affects everybody, whether you knew them or not. so, definitely something i think about every day. >> officer jesse hempen is now back at work. you heard him saying he's still thinking about that day he and the officer were all shot responding to a

call. after all that's happened, hempen says he still loves being a police officer. >> i mean, it's my career. i've wanted to do this for a long time. i like this job, and i wasn't letting something like this stop me from doing it. >> capital area foundation is holding a golf tournament next week to honor the officer. montgomery county police say he failed to appear in court for a traffic violation. court records show back in january, police in bethesda suspended him for his license. portis was a running back and contributor last season to redskins show time that airs here on nbc4. >> it's a big day for the washington capitals in their quest for the s

t-shirts. the caps dominated against the pittsburgh penguins to stay alive in the series. tonight, this is it, the teams will go head to head. on a tv computer and phone just to catch all of the action, the capitals forcing a decisive game seven after a dominating performance in a game in pittsburgh monday night. for two games in a row, the caps avoid elimination. now, all of the focus is -- >> it gives us momentum. it gives us a little more confidence. we have to be mature about this. we know that's not going to be -- they're not just

they're stanley docup champions for a reason. the other pat of the huge playoff, the wizards. one last practice before heading up to boston. wizards have won two straight after losing first two in the series. if they win that game on the road, the wizards can win the series friday night. the battle of the parkways, caps, wizards, nets and orioles all start within an hour of each other starting at 7:05. for news4 sports, i'm sheri burris. >> the wizards in boston, it's an important game against the celtics. and the nationals also here at home. >> to help fans get to the game, metro is cancelling

track work except for safe track work. plan ahead hs#winday. >> we want to see how you're getting pumped up for the caps and nationals and wizards, we are using that #winsday. as you're headed to work make sure you keep an eye peeled for the extra bicyclists. >> those bicyclists might be joining in on national bike to school day. this year, d.c. d.o.t. is holding a competition for schools. those who bike today will get a gold bicycle trophy. fairfax also tweeted a reminder for students to take part. we have resources on the nbc washington app, just search bike to school day. we want to get ano

>> melissa will look at your commute but first sheena and lauren. >> it's not as cold we don't have the frost advisories. winchester at 37. dulles. you'll need the jacket this morning, as far as your commute is concerned. we're going to be dry and the evening. by tomorrow morning, we're looking at a chance for showers. let's take a look at the nates forecast for this evening. >> good morning, sheena. it is a beautiful day out there, temperatures in the low 70s. increasing cloud cover. that's about it but another great day out there. sheena is right, let's talk about that nats forecast. we've got two losses against the

tonight. on home turf, if you're going to the capitals game as well. temperatures dropping through the 60s, eventually in the 50s with increase in cloud cover but it will be dry as we head through this evening. melissa, we got a dry commute. how are the roads? >> i appreciate that. we still have closure southbound at gw parkway. right now, you're pushed off reagan national because of that second crash. multicar. they're on scene. it's a little slow because people are look to get side. problem, 270, to 70 down to the spore. we have on-time southbound, northbound also looking quite good. we'll take a look at the beltway straight ahead. what are the chances your metro train will be on time this morning? well, not very good if you use a certain line. we look at which riders have it the worst. and what

on-time performance better. united airlines under fire. not because a flight attendant wouldn't let a passenger use the restroom, but what she

new numbers show metro isn't very good at being on

an on-time rate of 40% in march. not much better, the green line was actually on time. he claims safe track repair work for the delays. american airlines is getting another complaint from a passenger. >> this time from a mom who said she needed to use the restroom when fasten seat belt is on. nicole is a nurse. she said she has an overactive bladder and needs to use the restroom. he was on a flight to kansas city and she told the flight attendant she needed to use the restroom or she needed a cup. she was given a cup. >> people all around. they need to focus on customer service. >> harper has

with the airline and the department of transportation. >> saying this happened during the plane's final decent. it has reached out to harper. we're off to a chilly start, but dry as well, sheena. >> that's the good news. we like it dry in the morning when we're about to walk outside. it's going to be a little different, though, so you'll need the umbrella. still chilly

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well, temperatures today are going to claim out of the 30s and 40s and 50s. once again, a little chilly out there. but we're heading into the low 70s for daytime highs. plenty of sunshine increasing clouds later on. another gorgeous day. we do have some rain on the way, we're talking about that coming up in just a few minutes. they claimedbe

actually crooks. the items these thieves swiped from an area store. and body wash backlash, why dove is defending a new ad campaign. there's no doubt there's one story that will dominate the day on capitol hill, president trump firing fbi director james comey. >> now democrats and some republicans are questioning the timing of all of this, news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill hill. >> so, the white house said the president fired comey because the attorney general and deputy attorney general both recommended it. and there was quite a long letter coming out of the justice from the deputy rod rosenstein. listen to what he says here, saying i cannot defend the director, talking about comey's handling of the investigation of secretary clinton's e-mail. this saul about the e-mail investigation. and he continues i do not undend

judgment that he was mistaken going back to comey's testimony from several days ago, from last week where he defended how he dealt with and came out publicly talking about the e-mail investigation. >> tracie, everyone wants to know what does this mean for the russia investigation? >> well, that's the big question here. president trump has now fired the person who was investigating it. so, what's next? we do know that reviewing the case is the deputy fbi director now. but democrats are pushing for a special prosecutor here. and they say the firing of comey is ammunition as to why there needs to be somebody independent inside the justice department. >> tracie potts, thank you. here's a look at some of the key dates that led up to comey's firing. on july 5th of 2015, director comey recommend nod criminal charges be filed against hillary clinton in that eai

on october 28th, the fbi informed congress it was reviewing a new batch of e-mails related to the clinton investigation. then on november 6th, just two days before the election, comey announced that the review was over and the department wasn't changing its original conclusion. on march 17th -- rather, march 20th, 2017, comey publicly confirmed the fbi was investigating whether the trump campaign coordinated with russia during the election. and last week, may 3rd, comey passionately defended his decision to reopen the clinton e-mail investigation so close to the election. for more on the comey firing, go to the nbc washington app. you can expect james comey's firing to be a big part of nbc's lester holt interview with president trump. he will sit down with the president, watch it tomorrow after nightly news.

security is looking at expanding the ban of electronic devices on overseas flights. there's a ban on devices larger than a cell phone on that flights. there's no time line on when these bans could be announced. the want charged with one of the most intimate crimes in our area is now accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. lloyd lee welch will go on trial. he's been indicted on three additional accounts for a 1966 assault in woodbridge. police say welch was visiting the girl's mother at the time of the attack. the now 27-year-old victim could be called to testify. 4:50 now. thieves claiming to be with a charity are swiping laptops from stores.

montgomery county police just released surveillance photos after four laptops were stolen at the apple store. one man distracting an employee while asking to make a purchase. while a second man grabbed a lap torp and ran. police are looking into the opportunity that the same men pulled similar scams in connecticut and new york. >> if you're worried about the health effects of putting a cell phone tower you don't have to worry anymore. according to the school district milestone communications with drew proposal the proposal for a cell phone. it came after the school complained to the company that it lacked transparency in the process. you know that being a working mom is extremely tough. oh, boy. and it is more difficult in some states than others, wallet hub ranked

they said vermont is the best place to be a working mom. alabama in last place. in our region, the district had 15th, virginia 21st, and maryland 30th spot. not too shabby. we could do better. it's just hard. i wish there were better, more feasible solutions. and it's hard to pick the weather too, sheena parveen. >> not on a day like today. and we're rocking the red today. aaron's wearing a little too much of it, but that's okay. we'll get red later on today and hopefully a win tonight. as we go through the morning. this morning, it's not as cold as it was yesterday morning. but it's still chilly enough for a jacket. with a jacket, you head out, it's a little chilly. then we go into tomorrow. we have rain moving into the umbrellas. rain going into saturday. dry as

at least half are yo weekend looks good for the outdoor plans. not so much saturday. temperaturewise, 51 in the district, 41, leesburg, in higher elevations in shenandoah, we have 47 in winchester, 43 in frederick right now. your business forecast for today, you'll be out exercising by 7:00 a.m., still chilly enough for long sleeves but nice and dry by noon. sunglasses, 67 degrees. and we're looking at temperatures in the low 70s. future weather showing us dry today. the approach of rain tomorrow morning through the day tomorrow. i think we'll have periods of rain, mostly light showers. friday, rain chances continue. saturday, there it is, that big area of low pressure could be getting a drain through most of our saturday. sunday looks good for the d.c. bike ride. 50s to start, through most of the first half of the day. with temperatures in the mid-60s by noon on

ten-day forecast. the rain chances, going to start tomorrow through saturday. to the roads with melissa. >> good morning. southbound gw parkway was being pushed up to reagan national. it sounds like we have just reopened after that multicar crash. northbound lanes were unaffected. so, that is good news for a lot of folks. 66 and 95 looking quite good. no issues inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, at benning road, getting by that work zone. reminder, caps play tonight. no track work. because of the games. it was supposed to be a campaign aimed at different body shapes and sizes. this morning, though, dove is apologizing for it. why customers are outraged. and we're

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♪ take a look at those bottles. this morning, dove is facing backlash over the latest attempt to challenge, it's pushing a line

designed to celebrate the many shapes and sizes of women's bodies. there are tall bottles, short bottles, curvy bottles. but it missed the mark, many are mocking the idea. look at that. putting out silly containers telling dove, there's already a body wash that looks like me. >> i think it's a great idea actually. >> but it doesn't really -- you're just using the bottle. it's actually cumbersome to use. you know what i mean? there's a reason it's designed that way. well, spring is house hountiunt season. >> would-be buyers search their phones for prices. >> some of those real estate listings are being hijacked. >> reporter: the biggest investment, your biggest monthly bill,

for a new home go online on their phones and tablets. our review of local cases show crooks are capitalizing on that by virtually pirating newly listed homes for sale. they copy all of the details for listings of those homes, they post it as rentals on other website and they chain the contact e-mails to their phone numbers and their e-mails. they often do business only. by phone and they ask for the money up front. she almost bid on this type of scheme. >> it looks like a nice property from the picture. but the rent was very low. so, i thought i would go ahead and give a shot. just reach out to them and see, you never know why a rental property might be listed at a lower rate. >> reporter: coming up at news411:00, our investigation, including the red flags you should look for for falling for this

starts now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're going to get to your weather and traffic. but first to the developing story, sprawled across the front pages of newspapers all over the country and most likely dominating your news feed. >> "the washington post" says it all "trump fires fbi director" that's now former fbi director james comey. >> and take a look at the "the new york times" which reads "trump fires comey amid russia inquir inquiry. >> and comey's ouster. >> first, we what do want to get a look at your news, weather and traffic. we'll start with sheena parveen. >> good morning, it's chilly outside. you'll probably need a jacket. lauryn's outside. we'll get to the temperatures in a minute. you'll