are sticking around. nter must love us around here, boy. >> is that what it is. >> i think so. back. on't love i >> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. thanks for waking up early on this wednesday morning. we're working forou as youet your day started. melissa mollet will have a look at the roads for us. let's check in on chuck bell on the forecast. little rain coming our way? >> not just a little a lot of rain coming our way for tomorrow. could be one to two inches o more i isolated spots. be ready for a wash-out of a thursday. your wnesday morning, though, off to a seasonably chilly start. we're at 4 degrees in washington, but as soon as you get away from the city, it's below freezing in most of the t neighborhoods morning. charlestown, west virginia at 27. frontndoyal toms brook and strasburg all below freezing this morning. clinton, maryland at 31. you'll need that warm coat. kids waiting at the bus stops this rning, most of the sunshine will be in the first part of the day.

clouds will b gradual on the increase. you will not need the umbrella today, though. what to wear? jacket, scarf, sunglasses for the ride in to school and work and probably won't need them on the way home. ton of rain tomorrow, tha makes today comparatively very good. 55 for your high today. be ready for a t of rain tomorrow. more about that in the arrival and departure timesfhat rain coming up. >> couple different things happening on t beltway, all is now clear. tiny blip here outer loop bottom of the beltway. we'll look at that but i don't think anything is ainually happ there right now. 395 into town, out of town no worries. we had that earlier road work there at a couple different spotsr including neaing street and that is n gone, too. from frederick to the spur on 270 66 miles per hour gets you there. northbound open. storyght to a developing this morning. today marks one year since a

deadly school shooting in saint mary's county and schools there aren alert again this morning. >> you may remember it was on this day one year agon that ja wily was killed in the hallway. the classmate w kled her turned the gun on himself. the source of the threats has been identifie and the threats are not credible. however, there will still be an increased police presence at the school today. also is this morning, the bus driver who was behind the wheel during a deadly crash on i-95 in virginia is now behind bars. rg ised with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of two of his passengers. authorities say chow w the only person who was not injured when the charter bus flipped on an overpass. he was driving just south of richmond yesterday smorng when ssengers woke up to a terrifying feelingf falling.

>> i wake up and it's like t i' spin cycle in somebody's dryer. the bus is just flipping. it flipped about four times. >> the man and woman who died have not beentiided. the other 57 passengers were all treated for various injuries. virginia state police are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. the overpass it hapned on has been considered a problem area in the past. a beltsville man accused of a aeadly hitnd run that killed two p sple willpend 11 months in prison.a vidence helped police track down justin smith. he was convicted of killing jorge rios in 2017. they stopped to help a stranded driver when they were hit. barrett's family say they're angry about the sentence smith will serve. >> so it was a setback. it was a hurt. it was a slap in my face. i don't think they runlly rstand the hurt and the deep

pain that these two families have. >> last year dna clollected fro the driver side air bag helped police identify smith. an update to the search for a murder suspect. the man accused of killing his uncle at a prince george's county home is now in custody. ahe wasested yesterday in baltimore. police say he showed up at a hospitaln a golf cart. he had been on the run since the shooting on sunday. > today could be the day a family begins to find closurewo exactly years after their daughter was found abused and stabbed in her temporary d.c. apartment. the family of carina mill is waiting for the jury to reach a rdict. his a was found on her body. he was also caught on surveillance cameras driving her car and using her atm.mi who was from north carolina wa in d.c. to work on an exhibit at the cork ran gallery.

4:35, look at other top stories this morning. a plea deal could allow patriots' owner robert kraft to avoid being convicted on prostitution charges. theye offering aeal to kraft and 24 other men who were charged for paying for sexn a south florida sting. kraft has pleaded not guilty. it's not clear if he'll accept the deal to avoid possible prison time. much of the midwest remains under water amid historic flooding. the water is expecting to continue to risehis week roads are shut down in many farms are facing losing all of their crops. vice preside mike pence promised federal resources for the millions impacted when he visited nebraska yesterday. a georgetown university alum has started a petition online calling for the university to d rescinrees and admissions of any alumni and students involved in the high profil admissions scandal. georgetown released a statement reading in part, quote, we are g

review the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be takingat approp action. the washington capitols will visit the white house on monday to celebrate their stanley cup win. ere had been questions over whether that visit would actually happen after their win last june. at least one player, brettco nley, will not join his ammates. he confirmed after last night's game he will decline the president's invitation. today the lottery opens for the 44th annual marine corp. marathon. enter for a chance to secure a spot in the october race.er lo registration will be open from noon today until next tuesday. you'll find out next if you've been selected. 30,000 people are expected to run this year. marathon org izers say thousands more are interested. the lottery is the most fair way to allowpl as many p as possible to get into the race. >> always crazy how fast those spotslego. peeally want to run this marathon. >> they turn out, boy. huge numbers for this race every year. >> such a beautiful course. while you're thinking of lotteries, you may want time to grab a power ball ticket

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>> announcer: you're watching "news 4 today." 4:44.elcome back at the white house is nominating a new chief of the federal iation administration. steve dixon is a former fighter pilot and delta airlines executive in charge of safety and pilot training. the announcementame on the same day that transportation secretary elan chowequested an audit into the process that the faa used to certify boeing's 737 max 8 jets. ten days ago one of those jets operated by ethiopian airlines crashed and killed all 157 people on leboard. than six months earlier, 189 people died aboard a lion m ai 8. investigators believe there are similaes in these two crashes possibly related to a flight controlystem on those new planes. for decades the a relied onft aircra manufacturers to help certify the plas for flight. and now onef the best known pilots is speaking out. captain sullynb sulger

criticized the faa for outsourcing its inspections,yi in part it created inherent conflicts of interest. you'll remember sully successfully landed a plane filled with passengers on the nudson river after losing both engines back 2009. though he will be in friendly territory with supporters today i ohio, president trump has been on the attack this week. so far heas feuded with the husband of a senior adviser kellyanne conway and has renewed his criticism of the late innator john mccain, all of this as scr of his finances unfolds. one of the president's main . trigge news 4 tracie potts is live now with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. start with the conway twitter feud. president trump calling george conway a totalr. lo the conservative attorney has criticized president trump and questioned his mental fitness sir the job. meantime, the pnt also doubling down on his weekend twitter tirade t against late

senator john mccain now saying he was never a fan and never will be. the president's finances in play as he goes off to campaign and talk about manufacturing jobs in theidwest toda "the new york times" reporting that over two decades the trump organization borrowed $2 billion from deutsche bank, a german bank where questions have been raised about whether or not they were funneli money to the russians. that the president offered vacations to-a mago to some of the bankers. plus a federal appeals court looking whether it's constitutional for foreign dignitaries to stay at a trump hotel. is that ae violation of emoluments clause of the constitution? the court looking aty.hat to eun? >> tracie potts, thank you. 4:46 now. happening today in alexandria, lawyers will have their first chance tow a murder suspect was insane when he allegedly beat and stabbed a store owner to death.

brad jackson was attacked and killed in his home last july. investigators say he was in the midst of a psychotic breakdown. he is charged with cutting him more than 50 times and breing his neck. the two were total strangers. defense attorneys say at the time of the attack basan thought jackson was a ware wolf. they'rexpected to call several psychiatrists and psychologists to testify. new details now in th death of a man found shot inside his pickup truck in c this morning we're getting a look at the victim, locals tell us j72-year-oldfrey evans was a beloved business owner of ant ervice shop in aldi. detectives say they found him shot several times inside his truck after it crashedear the shenandoah river on sunday. he and his killer may have been involved in a business transaction prior to the shooting. sthey believe the mant evans who was able to drive on to

route 7 beforeraing into an embankment. a securitycare at a loudoun county high school landed an 18-year-old in jail. police were called to the high school yesterday afternoon for reports of a man carrying a holster gun. he sai he was a recent graduate of the school and was there to talk to students about joining the military. grant was arrested and is being held without >>bond. the push to make the water students drink in schools safer could g a up for vote late they are month. we told you about this story yesterday. montgomery county council member officially proposed a bill yesterday tohe reduce amount of lead allowed in theater at county school. the bill would make the county threshold significantly lower than what's mandated by the state. so how do you attract investors to build in communities that don't have development? >> maryland's governor hopes the answer to that question is tax break. and he hopes to bring some bigc ges to prince georges counsel tip in the new federal program could be what's needed to get that job done.

bureau chief tracy wilkins has that teory. >> rep i'm on the top floor of the kaiser building, this is a construction proje in new carolton made possible through a federal program called s.opportunity zo now these are areas that are n normal developed, places that business need job growth and opportunities for residents who live in prince georges county, they have 25 opportunity zones, new carolton being onef em. the governor spoke to the county executive and other folks about why theses progr are so important for the state of maryland. >> let's maximize the value of these opportunity zones so we n really take advantage of transfor ong some of forgotten communities and our communities that really need job creation and job training and investment. >> reporter: there are two opport already under way in prince georges county. this one in new carolton being one of them. once this is complete, they're expecting se $20 million in

equity. in new carolton, i'm tracy in wi news 4. it's just about 4:50. spring and summer storms, heavy rain, lightning strikes, power outage and maybe even a tornado. >>re you ready if disast sast strikes? fairfax county has an online emergencydn prepares guide and planner, much of which can benefit anyone who no matter e you live. the guide allows you to create your own emergency plan and prepare for 14 potential risks in the county. >> i want you to prepare a kit. i want you to use the guide to lp you develop a plan for you and your family. and then i want you to think about your community. define the community however you want. elp you this guide to develop a plan for how that community wil respond if you're impacted byte dis now, physical copies of the guides are also available at county libraries and supervisor officers. we have a link to the online

'lide in the nbc washington app. tonight y want to step outside to get a glimpse of the supermoon. it's a full moon that reached th closest point to the earth in its monthly orbit around the planet. >> tonight will be the last of 2019. we've seen three consecutive supermoons since january. weaw close-up thanks to chopper 4 yesterday. remember that? it looked pretty full to . it will be complete at 9:43 tonight. chuck, what did you say 98 point something percent? >> you can tell that top left corner just a little shaved off it there. it will be officially full get out and see it early this evening because clouds will be thickeningp quickly. by the time we get past midnight, i don't think you'll have any chance to see the moon. se it early this evening. don't look up tomorrow. mother nature wl absolutely rain in your eye. 40 degrees right now and dry, dry weather for nownd dry weather all day today. don't need to worry aboutoo much of a rain chance until this

time tomorrow morning. cold start. st of the suburbs down below freezing again this morning mid to upper 20s through the shenandoah valley, most of suburban, marynd. clouds on the increase but no owin drops today. sun is at 7:20. highs between the low and mid 50s. for ,tomorr no sunshine at all and rain heaviest and steadiest i think from the tail end of the mornin commute up into the early parts of the afternoon commute tomorrow. moisture coming at us from two directions. off the carolina coastline and the main upper level support for this rain chance is now movhg throt. louis, missouri. it will be arriving during the day tomorrow. here the future weather then. today from sunshine this morni to partly to mostly cloudy skies later in the afternoon. here comes the rain chances early as 11:00 p.m. thisen g. rain likely to be arriving here during the morning commute morrow, so plan on showery weather. here is the heaviest of the

rain, late morng into the early parts of the afternoon tomorrow. that rain could be real heavy between lunchtime and 5 orom 6: p.m.row evening before things taper back off again. rain fall amounts a easily inch or more quite likely tomorrow. some localized spots could get as much as 2 inches of rain. there's the ten day loutlook. weely have to be in weather alert mode for your thsday. friday, the real complaint, it will be really windy. winds up to 30 to 35 miles per hour friday afternoon. still blustery on saturday, but at least the sun will be back. monday will be the mildest y. more chilly rain drops early next week. now let's go over to first 4 traffic. hi, chuck. taking a loo at a brand new problem, oxen hill northbound indian headighway before wilson bridge drive crash on the right side of the road. we'll keep an eye on it to see if there's a delay in the next couple minutes. inner loop, outerth loop o beltway nice and clear this morning. earlier road work had a couple dierent things happening is

all gone. inbound, 395 and o a boundo nice and clear. had some situation there with some road work as well near king street between king and duke, so that was slowing things just little bit. now all of that out of the way. we'll look at 270 coming up. eun? >> thank you, melissa. le while you wereing we found out who maryland's first rival will be belmont beat temple in first four game. nashville's first ever win. maryland's players arrived in jacksonville, florida, yesterday toetready. when will be their first post season s victoce 2016. tipoff is at 3:10 tomorrow. i know what i'm doing. five virginia teams are in the big dance this year including aaron's vcu rams. playing on friday. >> the good news about the 3:10 >>me, i can actually watch the game. ll of it, right? if you thought that bryce

harper's new deal was a big one, wait until you hear about the obscene amount of mon another major league player is about to get. >> crazy. >> mike trout is finalizing a dealor repdly worth $430 million over the next 12 years. that's the larst contract i professional sports history. i feel like just said that last week. >> we did. it was for a hot minute. >> yeah. the angel's outfielders new contract will be 30% larger than harper's deal. >> mike trout said, largest contract, hold my beer. i mean, come on. >> and then it happened. >> bryce was ting to say that mike trout might come to the phillys with him. but the angels said, oh, no, no no. amazing. you have two chances today to joy free frozen treats. dairy queen is giving away free cones to mark the first official day of spring. >> and ta's italian ice will be giving away free italian is betwee 12 and 9:00 p.m. deals are a perfect way to celebrate the warmer weather to come. i think we should celebrate for

sure with a blizzard. >> i agree. make sur you wear a jacket. still ahead on news 4 today, a pothole plagued bw parkway isn't being fixed and now maryland governor larry hogan has an idea how to get it done. plus, could thees cha against patriots' owner robert kraft be dropped. if he accepts a new plea, they may be. we'll have more details o that when news 4 continues. for 50 years, cracker barrel

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♪nc >> ann: "news 4 today" starts now. just about 5:00 a.m. good morning, everyone i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. let's begin this morning with a check on your commute and the forecast. >> melissa mollet has a check on the roads but let's begin with m storm team 4eorologist chuck bell. one more day before the rain comes, chuck. >> yes indeed. enjoy the sunshine and lackf much of a breeze today as well because tomorrow will be wet and friday and saturday are going to windy. right now it is a cold start to our wednesday morning. a lot of the surbs in the 20 this morning. so you'll need that warm coat yet again. 29 nown montgomery county. 29 also in springfield, virginia. 31 in stafford and

fredericksburg. dog-walking forecast for today, cute little gabby, more than 60 pounds, she will be a great walking companion. go to humane rescue alliance.org to find out howtl to adopt l gabbie here. dog-walking weather today. dry weather start to thfinish, 's the good news. it will be cold for those morning walks this morning. pleasant enough for mid afternoon and after work walks later on in the day. but it's going to be raining here tomorrow. we'll talk more about that and start thinking about the weekend coming up. melissa? >> all right, thank you, chuck. right now brand new problem on the beltway this morning. so we're talking about the outer loop at leesburg pike. the cama is not working. we'll look at that in the next couple minutes. outer lp at leesburg pike we're seeing the crash on the right side of the roadway and some delays, so we'll start to see that probably here on the map in the next couple minutes.