>> president trump says he first considered letting comey go back in november even though he had appraised comey repeatedly on the campaign trail and as recently as just last week. mr. trump had confidence in his fbi director. >> they say the decision came down yesterday after a meeting monday with the attorney general and deputy ag now democrats are calling for a special prosecutor on the russia investigation as the white house defends the firing. >> he wasn't doing a good job, very simply. he was not doing a good job. >> the president's decision was based solely and exclusively on his commitment to the best interest of the american people. >> james comey could now appear on capitol hill as early as next week to talk. let's get right to scott macfarlane. he broke that story today. >> reporter: that is right. comey isn't the only key figure

to. let's begin with that dismissed fbi director in our news4 scoop late this afternoon. james comey is being invite today appear before the senate intelligence committee early next week according to the top democratic on that committee. >> we want to see him next tuesday or as soon as he can. >> reporter: you think he comes before your committee as early as next tuesday. >> that's been our request and i would hope he would want to tell his side of the story. >> reporter: unclear if comey would appear in a formal public session or in a closed session. the intelligence committee operates behind this secure door on the second floor of the heart senate building. they want to meet with the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. the longtime federal prosecutor for maryland began his new role last month and issued the memo laying out the reasons for firing james comey. >> look this is a shock to the system and it really smells to

high heaven. >> reporter: senator chris van hollen testified in support of rod rosenstein to his post two months ago. trust his judgment, do you still trust his judgment? >> well, i'm greatly concerned after reading that letter about the judgment that he made in this particular case and being used by the trump administration this way. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 6:00, a very different answer from maryland's other u.s. senator. our local republican member of the house issued a statement about james comey's firing. she couldn't defend the firing and quote, the fbi investigation into the russian impact on the 2016 election must continue. >> scott macfarlane, thank you. "nbc nightly news" anchor will be meeting with trump at the white house later tomorrow. you can see lester's exclusive interview tomorrow night right

evening at the university of maryland at the wake you have that hate related incident. dozens of students trying to have their voices heard. this comes after antiis a met tick messages from georgetown, bananas hung at american university and noose found at university of in maryland. pat, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, jim, they had a list of demands. they wanted to hand it to the university president. they wanted to sit in his office, but that was not to be. it ended with students pounding on a locked door, trying to get to the university president's office. they wanted to sit in. they wanted to protest the way the university is handling the noose

it was april 27th and a noose was fountd hanging in the basement of the fy kapaa tou fraternity house on campus. students protesting today saying the school president didn't move quickly enough to tell students about it and hasn't acted quickly enough to hold someone accountable for it. >> our major demand, one, is to get a clear definition of what hate speech is and what a hate crime is on campus and two is to get our administration to actually come out and do something when a hate crime or hate speech is committed on campus. >> reporter: the university referred me to a statement by president lowe, it said in part the incident is despicable. i resolutely condpem the use of a symbol of violence and hatred for the purpose of intimidating members of the university of maryland community. now for the record,

campus today, but there was an exchange between the vice president for student affairs and the protesters and it didn't end with what you might call a hug and a hand shake. i'll have that for you coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, pat. >> a developing story out of fairfax county. we're getting our first look at someone connected to an explosion at a local clinic that provides abortions. it's a woman. the fairfax county fire department released this short surveillance video today of this woman who they say is a person of interest. april 27th, someone sets off fireworks inside an elevator at the clinic on south washington street. this woman is also suspected in other cases that date back to 2016. it's up and running after years of construction delays, but the legal battle over the silver spring transit center is far from

filed the lawsuit seeking $40 million in cost overruns and damages. the buildings's contractors are counter suing. chris gordon is outside the courthouse with more. >> reporter: the silver spring transit center was originally budgeted to cost about $30 million, but after years of delays, the price tag was about four times that amount. today the trial began here at the montgomery county courthouse to determine who should be responsible to pay those extra costs. there are teams of lawyers, the jury was told to expect the trial to take 30 days. judge michael mason has warned lawyers not to discuss the case for fear of tainting the jury. they will have to decide who is responsible for construction delays and costs overruns at the silver spring transit center. here's how metro

back then. >> it has grown to quite a mon stron sisty. >> reporter: they are suing the general contractor, the designer and other subcontractors who built this silver spring transit center claiming negligence. there were concerns about cracks and the structural integrity of the building. some of the concrete and steel beams had to be fixed costing more time and money. montgomery county is seeking $40 million in damages but general contractor follow jer pratt is counter claiming for $10 million saying montgomery county did a poor job of managing the construction contract and was unprepared to begin construction in 2008. its lawyer telling the jury in opening statements, follow jer pratt didn't find out until after it signed the contract that montgomery county didn't have building permits.

of this trial. that's coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, chris. >> make sure you have some new batteries in that remote control because you are going to be flipping back and forth between several big sporting events tonight. >> all devices charged up too. we are calling it winsday folks and we are rocking the red. the caps, the wizards, the nats all looking for huge wins tonight. we have team coverage of the big games for you. >> let's start with leon harris he's at the verizon center talking to fans. hey leon. >> reporter: all those games you mentioned that are involving washington teams none of them is going to be any -- anywhere near as big and event as this game tonight with the capitals and the penguins in verizon center behind me. the foot traffic is really picked up. the energy level, you can feel the buzz beginning to build. it's funny, we've seen a couple of people coming in as penguin jerseys and they don't look

the caps fans all say this year is going to be different. they believe that even though both teams are facing a win or your season's over situation, the caps are not the ones who have their backs against the wall. it's the penguins. they'll be feeding all that energy to the team that's right now inside the verizon center getting ready to take the ice. carol maloneny is standing by there as the preparations get underway. >> reporter: hockey players live for game essential. caps fans in the history not so much. in the ov era the caps have lost six of nine winner take all so there's some nervous energy in this budding right now and the fans are going to start pureeing in. we can tell you that the caps if they can play the same way they did in game five at the end and game six in pittsburgh. they have a lot of hope with that unfortunate history. they can get passed around the -- and coming up i'm going to tell you how they plan to use their not so secret weapon in the locker r

is mr. game seven. let's head out to boston for game five with the wizards where sherree burruss is standing by. >> reporter: hey, carol. right now the celtics are down on the court practicing and it was earlier this morning that the wizards were down there. now washington hasn't won here at td garden since 2014. i have head coach scott brooks how they can change that and how they can win here tonight compared to games one and two and he told me defense. he can't let his team allow the celtics to score more than 120 points in any more of these games so he told me, in order for the team to put the points on the board they'll have to step it up on defense. live from pittsburgh -- boston tonight, sherree burruss, news4 sports. >> so much action it's hard to keep straight where we are. we're going to be checking back with you through the evening and at 11:00 tonight with a victory we trust. we want to know which d.c. sports team you want to win a

so far, you're all about the caps. half of you say you want to see them win a championship more than the nats, the witness ards even our written red skins. we hope you'll cast your vote. >> he is one of the fashions of the nationals franchise and he's hoping teethagers will follow his lead. ryan zimmerman's message to students at a local school today. >> d.c. make gains at getting guns off the street. the one disturbing trend they're finding when it comes to gun violence. >> and using video to reduce the effects of autism in children. >> and it's a beautiful day across our region. temperatures in the 70s today. rocking the red, baby. 75 degrees out there right now but the next couple of days, flip those numbers around. 57 and rain. i'll show you w

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it is a common sight in the district these days, dozens of evidence markers after a shooting. d.c. leaders say the type of guns being used are to blame for all of these casings, shell casings we see on the street these days and they're working to get those guns off

street. mark segraves reports on this specialized unit that is tasked with that job and what that unit has been able to do so far. >> reporter: the mayor and the chief showed off some of the guns you see in evidence bags that the narcotic enforcement unit has taken off the street. the chief says most of these guns came from drug dealers that have a history of violence. last year the narcotics unit took 42 guns off the street. so far this year they've confiscated 49. newham said most of these guns are coming from straw purchases where one person legally buys a gun but then gives it to someone else. >> the majority of the firearms that are coming into our city are coming from the state of virginia followed second by the state of maryland and it's the firearms -- the rules for purchasing firearms in those two states that are contributing to the amount of guns that we're seeing here in the district. >> reporter: one of the problems highlighted by all the guns that the d.c. police he

the streets this year is this right here. guns with these high capacity magazines. >> for the past several years we are starting to see -- it seems like we're seeing an uptick in the number of extended magazines that we are recovering. as you know, when you have extended magazines it gives the person whose handling the firearm the ability to fire that many more rounds without reloading. so they're extremely dangerous. if you look at some of the shootings that we have had in the city, there's an indication that a large number of rounds are being fired. so when these guns are being utilized, they're creating an extreme danger to anyone whose in the vicinity. >> reporter: in addition to all the guns, the narcotics unit has taken nearly $300,000 of drugs off the street in the past 17 months. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> nationals first baseman ryan zimmerman stopped by mcclain high school today to try to save of lives. he's part of the phones down home run campaign that

with regional transportation agencies to prevent teenagers from texting and driving. news4 megan fitzgerald spoke with the baseball started to and students. >> he's one of the best players right now. >> when you have a person with that big of an influence on people, i think that people listen more. >> reporter: mcclain high school students got a chance to listen to nationals first baseman ryan zimmerman. >> today i'm asking the young drivers to help make our words safer by pledging to focus on the road and not on the phone when in the car. >> reporter: zimmerman designed the phones down home run pledge. >> you don't really realize the numbers until you sit down and read them and it's pretty staggering the amount of accidents and tragedies that can be avoided but just not using your phone. >> reporter: according to the virginia department of transportation, six teens die every year because of accidents and nearly 60%

involve distractions behind the wheel. it's a common sight on the highway. drivers texting or talking on their phones and not paying attention to the roads. zimmerman says if it can save lives by talking to teens his mission soo complete. >> we have a special platform. young kids tend to listen to us more than their parents and so if i can do anything to help. >> reporter: reporting in mcclain, megan fitzgerald news4. >> drivers with adhd who stick to their meds can keep everyone safer on the roads that's according to a new study. researchers studied more than two million people in the u.s. who were diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the drivers who took their medication were less likely to get into accidents when compared with drivers with untreated adhd. the researchers only looked at those crashes that were serious enough to send

hospital. >> parents may have the power to protect their newborns from developing autism. the key could be recognizing how their baby communicates. british researchers working with 54 families, most of whom who already had a child with autism, half of those families a therapy recorded parents and their babies on video and the used that video to teach the parents how the baby communicates in such a unique style. researchers found that the infants in those families were less likely to develop autism. >> a d.c. charter school that gives young adults a second chance at education is itself getting a second chance. the city's public charter board voted today to approve a new charter not lat inamerica youth center academy. there's been concerns about the schools ability to meet its goals but the new charter lays out clear ways to find success. the school serves about 150 students ages 16 to 24 years

a historically black college, what happened when education secretary betsy devos gave the commencement speech. >> a marine lieutenant shot down in vietnam laid to rest today with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. the unforgettable service and why there's one loved one who didn't get the chance to say good-bye. >> and storm team 4 with more on the timing of that rain and cooler weather heading our

doug joins us now. i feel like we're clashing with your pink tie. wendy mentions that's a pale pink too what did you call it? >> washed out. >> put your bib back on. >> i don't know where you're going. pink is on the red spectrum. you know that right? >> um-hum. >> this was you earlier handly. >> come on, man. then you give it to me like that. >> i haven't even started drinking yet. >> that's right. i'm so excited about that. this is the night where -- i wish i did sports, but i'm just -- >> we wish we weren't working. >> exactly right. it's going to be awesome. the weather center tonight will have sports everywhere. you guys are welcome. normally i don't let you in there but tonight -- >> are you going

in there. look at the cloud coverage. if you're in virginia, plenty of sunshine, maryland starting to see the clouds move in. a lot of boats on the river. 76 the warmest we've been in a while. that wind is going to change things. 68 in annapolis, 73 baltimore, 76 down towards fredericksburg. looking good there. one of the big games going on. 72, 67 at 9:00 a.m., 64 around the 11:00 hour. i think the nationals win big, big tonight. i think they win by like five runs. i showed you the clouds. notice some shower kifrts. i doubt most of this is hitting the ground, if you're around annapolis you may see sprinkles there. only 6

raleigh and that boundary is going to help to produce the rain. look at the storm right here around chicago. this storm, you can actually see the clouds moving up and over this ridge. this storm will do the same thing, up and over the ridge right into our area by early tomorrow morning. no problems tonight. the clouds to the north. here comes the rain, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. by 9:00, it's in here and we see periods of rain all day tomorrow, tomorrow, kind of a washout and not just that but it'll be rather brutal with the rain because temperatures we only get to 57 tomorrow. a remarkable difference. 20 degrees cooler tomorrow. periods of rain. much cooler and just plain nasty. less rain on friday, just some showers and may have some drizzle. high of 55. 56 with rain early on saturday. heaviest rain friday night into saturday. mother's day looks dry. high temperature of 73 but it could get rather

what happens next week. we're moving in the right direction. if you want some heat it's coming next week. we could top 90 next thursday and friday. that's something we'll be watching. that windy is with an i windy and it's going to be effecting everybody on mother's day. >> i was planning on being a whole lot of wendy next week. >> crossing the street shouldn't abe life changing event, but it's down right dangerous in some parts of our city. a look at the most dangerous intersections. >> two d.c. teams, all happening tonight. we want to see your winsday spirit. tweet your photos to nbc washington.

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>> reporter: that's right. jim, this is minnesota avenue at benning road in northeast d.c. the number one most dangerous intersection in the city according to this new study and really all across the district it just seems that some intersections are more dangerous than others. let's take you through the top four most dangerous intersections according to this study. first, minnesota avenue and benning road in northeast which gets a danger index of 53. the danger index here measures risk of collision and serious injury. a high volume of high speed cars and pedestrians here makes the likelihood of a serious pedestrian crash greater. next up, southern avenue in southeast near owns road, not far from united medical center. danger index of 51. also with a danger index of 51, 12th street and pennsylvania avenue northwest, close to freedom plaza and finally 14th and u streets which has been a

in d.c. danger index 47. it's an issue pedestrians are eager to talk about. >> they really are trying to make a pedestrian friendly but people just don't care. >> the issue of public safety and pedestrian safety needs to be more on people's minds. >> reporter: attorney puts his study together as a probone owe project to raise awareness. distraction is a huge factor. >> i'm finding in some of our cases we are learning that the person who was operating the car who hit our client was on a cell phone. >> reporter: but this does go both ways. our pedestrians always as alert as they should be. >> they are distracted. they're looking down to their cell phones. they're paying attention to their friends and talking and not really looking at what's going on so it can be quite hazardous. >> reporter: coming up next

i'm going to tell you how many pedestrian were struck by cars over a six year period and how the city hopes to bring that number down. back to you. >> thank you. speaking of which a child is recovering after being hit by a car near buoy high school. chopper 4 over the scene on bel air drive this morning. we're told the child was seriously hurt. had to be flown to the hospital. no word on the circumstances that led up to this collision. >> a big decision is looming about your commute on i-270. maryland governor larry hogan recently unveiled plans to build a high tech transportation management system on the highway. next week the region's transportation leaders will discuss whether or not to move forward with plans to improve the ride on 270. the design also adds about 23 new miles worth of lanes. as much as 260,000 vehicles drive i-270 every day. >> it all comes down to tonight. the caps host the penguins in

>> we are all about the do folks. the verizon center is going to be rocking in just a few hours from now. carol malone any has a preview of the game but we begin with leon harris who has been talking to fans in chinatown. you see a sea of red there yet? >> reporter: the scene is starting to pick up a little bit here. it's getting redder and redder. jerseys from every era. we have talked to people from as far as away as north dakota who came all the way back here because they had to be here for this game seven. and talking to all the caps fans and i've only seen a handful of penguins fans, everyone here that we've talked to is almost on the same page but it's for different reasons. caps fans they're saying that you know what? this time around is different. we've seen this movie before but it's going to have a different ending. the penguins fans we've talked to they seem to think

thing. >> we'll get it done. we've had lots of pain in games sixes and sevens. we look at the stats. i like the way they played last game and. >> we knew it was going to go seven games. i hope it's a good game. >> reporter: you knew? >> i knew the caps were playing well, i knew it was going to go seven. >> the caps fans here are taking braden hoeltsby mantra of i have no future, i have no past. i just have to make this present last. they love the moment, they love the way things feel and are feeling positive going into tonight. carol malone any is watching what's happening inside right now. >> reporter: game sevens are so special especially for guys in the caps locker room nicknamed mr. game essential. this is his second season with the caps but his very first game seven with this team. he is considered a super hero at

times like these. >> i just appreciate it. you appreciate the opportunity to be in this game and we certainly do down 3-1. we're going to relish it and jump on it and as i've been saying here, we're going to try and dictate. >> play smart and aggressive, play your game. have joy. >> reporter: justin williams has seen a lot of joy and a lot of game sevens. his record 7-0 with seven goals and seven assists. his resume leaving teammates in all. >> he doesn't shy away. he never does. he's not -- never scared to make a mistake and he wants to go out there and accomplish something. those types of guys are usually successful in pressure filled games. >> whether it's a game seven or an elimination game, you can see the fire. things change with him and the way he prepares and the way he

>> competitive calmness that a lot of us aren't able to find, so we'll look for him along with a lot of other guys. >> reporter: a big moment, william shares with the guys exactly how to handle it. >> you're going to be excited. you're going to be nervous. the main thing is to use those butterflies as a positive and not being something that's shy you away from success. >> reporter: such great advice especially for a team that they have with the history winner take all. they've lost six of nine but we'll leave that stat in the rear view and think about it, if they can just do -- unleash the fury tonight. it'll all be okay. go to the eastern finals for the first time in 19 years. >> unbelievable. >> a lot of hope. >> thank you carol. >> well, from the drama on board to the drama in the -- when flights are cancelled, airlines in the news for some high

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we have some breaking news just in. an arrest in a gas station murder in maryland. prince george's county police tell us this man is responsible. his name is if you recall william. he's 24. he killed a man at a gas station on silver hill road here earlier this month. police tell us the victim had just gotten out of his car when he was attacked. williams is already behind bars in montgomery county. he's charged with the death of a teenager there shot and killed at a party in germantown last month. >> maybe hard to believe given all the recent high profile incidents but a new survey finds that airline satisfaction has soared to an all time high. consumer reporter susan hogan in the newsroom to tell us what that's all about, susan. >> reporter: i know, right?

11,000 passengers for their annual report. now keep in mind, these numbers are from march 2016 through march of this year so well before those most recent confrontations that have made headlines. so what is driving customer satisfaction, lower fares, better on-time performance, fewer lost bags and the lowest bump rate ever. so here's what everyone wants to know. where do the airlines fall in these rankings? let's start with traditional carriers. alaska airlines and delta topped the list with united airlines and air canada getting the lowest ratings. and when it comes to the low cost carriers, southwest airlines top the list closely followed by jetblue. customers were most dissatisfied with frontier airlines and west jet. and while scores were customer satisfaction were the highest they've ever been, j.d. power says airlines still rank among the bottom tier of mos

industries. >> thank you. they paint as an expression of what's in their hearts. >> now those inner thoughts are on public display. high schoolers who are using their arts to inspire. >> after almost 50 years the northern virginia family finally got to say good-bye. lieutenant william ryan was laid to rest with full military honors at arlington national cemetery today. we take you to the service and tell you why it's been such an whoa. are you actually about to scratch it rich at mgm national harbor? of course you are. because everyone who plays is an instant winner. so before you win your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and free slot play. take these last few seconds

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a family in louden county finally has the chance to memorialize an american hero lost during the vietnam war. first lieutenant william ryan was buried today with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. news4 kristin wright talks to his family what this means to them all these years later. >> reporter: celebrating an american hero who gave everything to his country. first lieutenant william ryan

and for his sacrifice a burial with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. the marine aviator was shot down in 1969, leaving behind his young wife and son the day before his first birthday. >> being almost five decades since we lost him. >> reporter: all these years later mike ryan has his own family by his side on an unforgettable day. >> for him to be memorialized this way and honored this way here by the marines and arlington national cemetery was amazing. >> reporter: the defense department recentlyou

and identify them using dna. >> final le found him and brought him home. >> reporter: the day after lieutenant ryan's family found out that his remains had finally been found they got some tragic news. it was mike's mom. >> she was diagnosed with colon cancer so we lost her within weeks. >> reporter: lieutenant ryan's widow died days before the burial. >> i did her eulogy yesterday. we had her funeral yesterday and today my dad. >> it was emotional. i just couldn't keep the tears from flowing. >> reporter: at arlington national cemetery, kristen wright, news4.

as betsy devos gave their commencement address. >> to be with you as we celebrate the -- >> many turned their backs, drowned out much of her speech, booing at the historically black university in daytona beach. devos caused a backlash after she called historically black colleges and universities, quote, pioneers of school choice. after harsh criticism she acknowledged that the abcus are born out of segregation when black students had no choice. they were barred from attending white institutions. also coming under fire for inviting her to speak today. >> for an artist getting your work into a museum can be the ultimate accomplishment. a group of artists from prince george's county has done just that and

teenagers. their part of the club called culture keepers. >> reporter: stroke by stroke, using her brush to paint a story about people of color. >> i also wanted to make her angry because that's one of the biggest stereotypes of black women. we have a reason to be angry and i wanted to portray that. we're still angry and beautiful at the same time. >> reporter: her painting will be hanging at the prince george's county african-american museum. she and her fellow culture keepers meet each week to work on their art and talk about the bigger picture of racial identity. >> this helps me with my awareness of black history. you don't want to be that one person that's unaware about everything. >> a lot of the time when you're just a high school student you don't feel like anybody's really paying attention to you or cares about what you're doing. it makes me feel like

seen. >> reporter: if you want to see the art for yourself, it'll be on display through the end of des. >> after more than three decades in the district, bet is moving its headquarters to new york city. a spokesperson for black entertainment moves confirming the move. spokesperson says it's part of its overall strategy to anchor that network out of new york. bet got its start in 1980. it is currently the largest cable network that is geared toward african-american audiences. it is also now owned by vie acom. as for the d.c. offices slated to close the 7th of july. >> that's a huge loss. spring is house hunting season we know, would be buyers and renters search their phones for new listings and lower prices. >> but an investigation shows some of those real estate listings are being

>> a new home is your biggest investment, your biggest monthly bill but about 95% of people searching for a new home do so online on their phones and tablets. our review of some local cases shows crooks are capitalizing on that by virtually pirating new listed homes for sale. they copy all the details, they post them as rentals on other websites and they change the contact phone news and e-mails to their phone numbers and their e-mails. they often do business only by phone and they ask for the money upfront so they can quickly fleece would be home renters. karla said she almost bit on this type of scheme. >> it looked like a nice property from the pictures but the rent was very low. so i thought i would go ahead and give it a shot and reach out to them and see you never know why a rental property might be listed as a lower rate. >> reporter: our full investigation including the four red flags you should look for t

scheme. >> scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >> is this the last of our beautiful days for a while? what do you think, tom? >> yep, back to you. >> go hide. >> a lot of people going to watch parties tonight so i'm going to ask sirri are the capitals and wizards and nationals going to win tonight? >> ask sherree burruss. >> oh, okay. we'll ask sherree burruss. >> she should know. >> she better. >> as we take a look at our sky we do have a few clouds rolling in at this hour and as we don't have anything coming from those clouds, you will need an umbrella as we will likely see rain coming down from those clouds tomorrow morning and you'll need a light jacket and long sleeves during the afternoon but no sunglasses tomorrow as we'll have a lot of cloudiness around. we're in the low to mid-70s right now.

for this time of year. it won't be that tomorrow. it will be 20 degrees cooler than that. just getting a few sprinkles near annapolis and that's tracking off across the bay. here's the hour by hour timing. not until 9:00 tomorrow where it may be coming down harder and across northern virginia and maryland by noon time just maybe a little bit light rain and a few passing showers mainly in virginia, that's going to be around 3:00 during the afternoon tomorrow, then after that by around 5:00 it starts to taper off a bit but still some moderate showers through central virginia and by the evening hours maybe just a little bit of drizzle around. so the pollen has improved as well. the trees now for the first time are down into the moderate range. the grass as well as in the moderate range. the grass pollen getting down and the weeds and mold spores are still in the low range. and then the upper 50s by midnight and for the morning commute tomorrow, rain to the

9:00 is when it's going to move in. so it should be dry for the morning commute. look at our temperatures holding steady in the 50s throughout day. your lunch hour wet, wet roads during the afternoon hours as well as you're heading back home during the afternoon on thursday. thursday night maybe a little bit of drizzle around and a little drizzle around on friday and temperatures in the mid-50s and then some moderate showers on saturday morning but then saturday afternoon should just be cloudy and again just in the mid-50s. so about 20 degrees cooler than average temperatures here starting to tomorrow all the way through saturday. mother's day looking pretty nice, though. up into the low 70s and a few clouds in the afternoon might produce a sprinkle, a bit of a blustery wind then looks toward the end of the week. hot and humid weather moving in toward the end of next week. >> i'm tom sherwood in northwest washington. i'm back at the chicken coop and boy d i have goood

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the d.c. mayor is holding off on her plan to ban backyard chickens. >> and you are so relieved at tom sherwood reports. this proposed ban roughlied too many feathers, yeah it did. >> reporter: it's been something of a barnyard battle for weeks. pet chicken owners upset that the city might clo

week and a half. >> reporter: d.c. pet owner joined a protest that had gathered more than 700 signatures against the mayor's plan. >> how fast can they go? >> they weren't that fast. >> reporter: amid rounding up chickens with names like tina fay and maggie thatcher, the mayor is pulling back her chicken ban for more studies. >> i think this has the potential to be a win-win for the city and for the chicken owners. >> reporter: the mayor decided the proposal which also included requiring cat owner to get licenses needed more review. >> the mayors going to pull it from the council and so that we can have open discussion about it with the community. >> i've had backyard hens for the past five years. >> reporter: last week she was among many who testified at a long counc

health committee chairman vincent gray suggested he'd ask the council to kill the ban but you might say, the big flap over the chicken ban is over at least for now. tom sherwood, news4. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> now at 6:00, news of fbi director james comey's firing, hit our city like an earthquake and the aftershocks are still coming in. here's what we know. days before he was fired, comey requested additional staff and funding for the russia investigation. the revelation sharpens questions about whether comey's dismissal was an attempt to tamp down that investigation. in addition the senate intelligence committee asked the treasury department for documents related to president trump and his team. there are also reports that subpoenas are going out to associates of fired national security advisor michael flynn and in

coin see dental. >> we have ever angled covered starting on capitol hill. what are you hearing in the last hour? >> reporter: good evening to both of you. doreen you talked about the timing of some of those oval office meetings. that's what's been raising some eyebrows. you mentioned first that meeting between the president and russian diplomats and secondly a meeting with henry hissen jer. he was the secretary of state under president nixon. both of these meetings had long been on the books. they had already been planned. the timing for many critics adding fuel to the fire today. >> we want answers! >> reporter: with outrage growing over the ouster fbi director jam comey president trump today defending his decision. >> very simply, he was not doing a good job. >> reporter: the white house pointing to comey's controversial handling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. >> she would've fired comey immediately and the v