and now they are heading to the sistine chapel. this is president trump's first trimp of t trip of the year. they're also going to brussels. back at home, the russia investigation is heating up. coming up news4's tracie potts will have details one week after a special counsel was named. now, total latest on the manchester bombing. land marks around the world went dark in signs of solidarity and to honor the 22 people killed. take a look. the lights were out in rome at the colosseum. and in great britain, they've raised their terror alert to the highest security. >> and the man was on the radar. british intelligence officials have identified him as salm

abedi. the 22-year-old had received terror training abroad. abedi was of libyan descent. we're told that his own family warned officials that he was dangerous. police conducted raids but they have not said how he was connected. >> we have team coverage, angie goff is monitoring updates overseas. >> and jutten finch is in washington. justin, what are you seeing this morning? >> reporter: eun, good morning, the embassy has been a place for mourning. as you see a wreath here and bouquets as well. and also a small sign that says united with manchester, a tribute to the 22 dead and dozens injured in manchester. the united kingdom terror threat has been raised. nonetheless, security and safety is now a hot topic

united states, as we approach the holiday weekend. and talk of soft targets being perhaps attacked. these are large civilian venues and events. here, we're hearing of no known threats. metro police also saying tlets as well, but in rossdale, prepares are under way for hometown holiday. the city is prepared. >> we have no known threats but every year, we evaluate how things went and what we can do to improve. we'll work with all of the local jurisdictions. we're already working with them. and i feel confident that as ready as we can be. >> reporter: and hometown holidays expect up to 60,000 people over the weekend. 20,000 at that parade alone. officials say if you see something suspicious, to please speak up. the next hour, we'll hear from the

newsham here. back to you. and justin is at the british embassy. in a few minutes we've learned that france's president has requested to extend that country's state of emergency until november. meanwhile, the attack will put us on high alert. but the news of the explosion was especially frightening for a prince george's father. kenneth spears is the father of the drummer in ariana grande's band. >> i thought, my goodness, he called me shortly after. said i'm all right. i'm all right. >> aaron told us he is doing okay. and he's just waiting to find out what's next for the tour. he's been performing with ariana grande for the last four months now. you can see more in the interview for him and his

in the nbc washington app. it is 4:34. new details this morning about the funeral planned for a bowie state university student richard collins iii. a viewing and service will be held friday at the first baptist church. collins is the only second lieutenant who was killed saturday at the university of maryland campus. he was honored yesterday in what was supposed to be his college graduation ceremony. the university of mellon also plans to hold a moment of reflection in collins' honor. the full chaplins are inviting people to join them at 1:00. the student accused in the attack is in mail held without bond. today is national children's day. this is an issue that's been on the forefront for d.c. leaders around parents. today, mayor muriel br

initiative aimed at problgtsing kids missing. you can get an update on the teens still missing on the nbc4 app. transportation reporter learned starting june 25th, two new trains will be assigned to the silver line. the 7000 series railcars will run on weekdays to help with extra passengers. the silver line has run with older and shorter six-car strains opened in july 2014. adam will have more on the new rollout coming up at 5:00 a.m. and these are some of the sounds you're going to hear around our area this weekend. memorial day weekend is not far away. it is time to remember those who gave their lives serving our country. every year, thousands of bikers ride into d.c. for rolling thunder. the t

year. on sunday morning the group will ride from the pentagon over the memorial bridge and into the district. today, bikers will take part in a kickoff event in ft. washington. it's now 4:36. we want a check of weather and traffic with all of the rain. >> we'll look at the morning drive in a second we'll start, though, with sheena and cluck with the rain coming down at a pretty good clip. >> yeah, it is in some areas. it's going to taper off. the roads are going to wet. but showers are going to stick around. >> not really a motorcycle time of a day. >> that's for sure but cluck is going to have the rolling thunder forecast coming up. planner for you, by 7:00, on the roads, the roads will be wet. by noon, still that chance of sprinkles. so it's just still going to be a cloudy, dreary day. that continues overnight. temperaturewise, not bad, pretty mild, around 60 degrees right now. let's take a look at the radar. good morning, chuck. >> all right.

clouds this morning and even some rain drops as well. here's a live picture in northwest washington this morning. the swish swash of the windshield wipers. lots of rain drops. hit and a miss this morning. most of the rain is around the d.c. metro area, down into parts of prince george's, charles and calvert county. this is all lifting outbound so our weather will begin to improve a bit. there's a little bit of a dry patch around central virginia. that is the relatively dry weather that's coming through late morning and afternoon hours. there's this part around memphis, tennessee, that's our rain. thinking about rolling thunder, it's coming up this sunday. do know there will be a chance for showers primarily in the afternoon hours. i think the actual rolling thunder demonstration in the morning should be dry. speaking of things that are not dry, the wednesday morning commute, melissa. >> it'ste

inner loop to kenilworth, that crash has moved over to the shoulder. they do have a tow truck coming to the scene. on the beltway, you can see the rain falling almost everywhere. outer loop to colesville, a crash there. that one is on the shoulder as well so that is helping things a bit here this morning. taking a look here at 66 and 95, overall looking okay. 395 southbound, the ramp to southbound gw crash response on the scene there. a massive sewage leak at an area school has parents fuming why they're so upset and the other disturbing finds. we're just a few days to the unofficial start of summer. the few things you need to know before you pack up your car. and i feel t he

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." 4:41 right now. a 17-year-old student faces charges of having a bb gun on school property. the sheriff's office said that someone claimed that a student had a handgun in his backpack and showed to other students on a school bus. the student was charged and taken to a detention center in loudoun county. this morning, parents and

students in a d.c. area say they're disgusted and fed up. >> because of sewage. the latest incident happened at the school. a plumbing failure caused staff to throw out food just before lunchtime and order pizza for students who didn't bring lunch. parents say this is the third time this has happened since january. >> for them not to want to give us mod discernation until 2021, 2022, this is unacceptable. >> we know there's love for us but it's not translating into dollars. >> a spokesperson for the d.c. public school system says in part the district drives to meet the highest standards for safety, and they are investigating the meals. teachers have also caught 13 mice. district's $2 billion renovation plan will help fix several problems but that is still years away for this

>> we're starting to sound like a broken record. be sure to pack that umbrella. sheena. >> i know, i really want to talk about nine, eun. and we will by the end of the week, but the rain is here this morning. more showers in the forecast and your weekend, coming up. president trump lawyers up. the attorney he just hired as the russia collusion investigation continues and what it means. and the new local program for kids that is so

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me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. good morning, everybody. we are indeed watching for a chance, anyway, of some showers around here during the morning hours but that will be all

be coming to an end so that is welcome news. plan your activities, cloudy, most of the rain coming to an end. friday looks like the nicest day in quite some time. weekend showers, we'll plan out the weekend showers and when they're most likely to mess up your plans, coming up. and the parents of a slain dnc staffer speak out. the scathing message from seth richards' mother and father when it comes to his death and conspiracy theory. and the airport shut down late last night. the details behind the closure and the impact on the people flying up and down the east coast today. angie goff here at the live desk with the story we're following unfolding at the philippines right this hour. muslim extremists killed a catholic priest and dozen churchgoers. we know buildings in that city

waving isis flags. violence erupting overnight after police raided the highout of the suspect terrorist known to authorities. the president duterte is cutting his trip short to moscow and declaring martial law in that city. it's 4:47. it's been one week since a special counsel was appointed in the russia investigation. now, we're learning president trump is taking a new step. >> sources tell nbc news the president has hired a private attorney for matters related to this investigation. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. tracie, what's the importance of this? >> well, it's different, aaron and and guess who worked for that firm, joe lieberman, the president's choice of fbi director. so interesting ties there. of course, you know it comes a

was appointed by the fbi to overle see the russia matter. this is a person who will represent president trump in any matters related to that and his campaign. >> and the intelligence committee issued two subpoenas. what dot subpoenas focus on? >> yeah, they want to get to the bottom of things. these subpoenas go to companies, not to individuals, these are companies that belong to former national security adviser mike flynn. remember, he took the fifth and refused to turn over the documents that they subpoenaed personally. so now going after the companies, saying companies can't plead the fifth. they'll also try to figure out if they'll hold him in contempt. >> thank you. the parents of murdered democratic national committee staffer seth rich are calling their son's death a nightmare. they wrote an op-ed in

politicizing their son's murder. they said they have not had time to mourn their son's death because they're too busy responding to conspiracy theories. they called the theories, quote, baseless and unspeakably cruel. fox news story retracted a story on rich's murder yet but the network says they will continue to investigate the story. the man responsible for kill three alexandria residents and terrorizing a neighborhood for a decade will stay in jail. charles servence lost lost his appeal yesterday. the court of appeals disagreed saying there was enough evidence to convict serverence. he was convicted in 2015 after killing three over a ten-year span. in northern virginia, the prosecutor is now saying the police shooting of an 18-year-old who was carrying

we first told you about the shooting on friday morning. the 18-year-old molina was shot several times after officers say he pointed a weapon at them during a chase that ended in a public park. the bb gun was later found at the scene. prince williams county attorney said he feared for his safety. we have an update on a heartbreaking story in orange county, a babysitter and her boyfriend are facing charges in the death of a-year-old. cole clark accidentally killed himself last week in their home. they're being held without bond. they're charged with child neglect, child endangerment and allowing children access to a loaded gun. soya is on administrative leave from that sheriff's office. back here at the live desk, newark airport as you know is back open this morning with passengers being tol

delays because of this. there was an engine fire on a united plane last night, the crew had to pop open the chute to get the passengers off. we know that five people were hurt during the evacuation. we're told all injuries were minor. seven crew members, 124 people on board. we know the plane was towed last night. and this morning, it's being inspectsed. back to you. >> angie, thank you. it's 4:51. it's a very busy weekend on the road. here are 4 things to know if you're headed out of town for memorial day. first, timing is everything. you'll probably have to leave before 10:00 or 11:00 in the morning to avoid traffic or wait until late at night. if it's saturday, you'll have to leave earlier than that. second, check the forecast. rain, causing big delays on the bay bridge is back. you may want to delay your trip a bit.

a lot of people are getting the same idea as you. check traffic with melissa mollet. and finally, most people are hitting the roads but a lot of people are flying. give yourself plenty of time at the amtrak station. all of it. everything. libraries are launching a new program in fairfax county designed to encourage kids to get outside. they're allowing kids to borrow nature scene backpacks for up two weeks at a time. they're already have a wait-list to borrow a backpack. each one has nature tools, guides and a net. it also includes free parking and admission passes to any virginia state park. for more information on how to get one on the washington nbc app search backpacks. >> my mind is going, one pack is missing binoculars and one pack is missing the net. and the

missing -- i'm worried about that. >> and we used to try to catch all kinds of stuff. >> cloudy and rainy weather again. >> no rain shots. >> that's keeping the pollen in check. >> i like that. >> the rain is getting ready to come to an end briefly around here. there's a live picture in northwest washington where rain drops and road spray are impacting the very early parts of the morning commute here. mostly cloudy skies, can't even make out the top of the monument. that mean the cloud deck is below 500 feet. temperature 59, in washington, with light rain coming down. the rain is gradual tapering off at 7:00 or 8:00 o'clock. we'll be rain-free for most of the daylight hours but a lot of clouds around. and more rain returning later in the day. chance of rain about 60%. here it is rain this morning

george's county off to the northeast. here's future weather now, it shows it carries most of the steadier rain out by 10:00 this morning. float this, full clouds all day today. but not much rain threat during the daylight hours. once you get past 6:00 or 7:00, rain chances starting to come back in. by 11:00, rain likely. moderate rain early tomorrow. tomorrow, during the day, shower or period with a rumble or two of thunder, a real possibility. no severe weather, but a thunderstorm storm tomorrow. 73 today, 75 tomorrow. shine finally on friday. rainiest day over the holiday weekend likely to be sunday but not a total washout. eastbound 66 before the beltway, we have the right lane blocked. doesn't seem to be showing things too much. inner loop before

crash there on the green, showing us what's going on as far as where the rain is right now. going to have to prepare for that this morning. and outer loop, colesville, that crash on the shoulder as well. we'll take a look at 95 coming up. more details on a story you saw first on news4 this morning, what we're learning about changes coming to a certain metro line. when we go live to transportation reporter adam tuss. we're also seeing the latest in that deadly terror attack in get free delivery -- -- save big on our most popular living room, dining room and bedroom sets.

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well, it's the time of the year for yard sales and cleaning out the clutter. but do be extra careful if you're selling your old stuff for cash. a maryland college student ended up in $450 in fake money when she sold her iphone to a man they met online. it actually said for motion picture use only if you look closely. many police departments have set up fake zones outside of their stations so you can make sure your online meetup goes smoothly. >> the need for speed. tom cruise has confirmed "top gun 2" is happening. that's all the details we have right now.

film in 1986 -- 1986? 30 years -- >> 1990 -- '96? >> 30 years old. >> guess who is going to watch it? this girl. stay with us, "news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. well, get ready for another wet start to the day. take a look here at storm team 4 radar. all of that yellow and green drifting out of the area. you can see some rain coming down. you see in lawrence, they're getting dry in that area. and live look outside coming down in the strict. light here in northwest at the moment. >> i like when you do that geography. >> i do know virginia quite well. >> good. >>

>> buena vista. i know how to say it. 5:00, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm yeun yang. we look at roads. we begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen. are you guys outside with umbrellas? >> we've got umbrella overkill. a little bit of rain. >> these are heavy. my hand's cramping up out here. i'd rather get rained on. >> sooner we're done, the sooner we get back inside. >> let's see what's going on with the radar. we have showers. we'll zoom in, the beltway is wet. kni 95, around the station, it's raining. rain around annapolis as well. there's a bit of dryness on the way. kind of a gray damp day. a lot more moisture, though, in the southeast. that will be moving as we go into tomorrow. aside from today which is primarily going to be a cloudy day with sprinkles around,