you can save hundreds a year. get $250 back when you buy a new samsung galaxy. click, call, or visit a store today. news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news >> and we begin with live pictures from chopper 4 and t nightmare on the beltway. >> folks, this backup has been since thitraffic

afternoon around 2r1:00. some of your loved ones may just home.e getting we have seen sleeping in their vehicles tonight. good evening, everybody. >> this has been one of the most chaotic commutes in years. some, in fact, even comparing it to the infamous snowmagedon. this has been going on nine hours. a tanker truck tipped over att the foo of the american legion bridge. >> immediately cars began back up onhe interloop. delays piled up all over town as crews worked to tryo get this truck off the beltway. major arteries within 20 miles of the capital beltway were at a standstill. chopper 4 live over the scene right now. t you can st tanker still loaded with a lot of fuel, still tipped on its side.

>> jackie ben son has spent all night fighting constant gdlock trying to get us as close as possible. boy,a whaght, jackie. >> reporter: we want to show you what it looks like right now. you can see down there that truck you see, he tankerthere, that is actually si ly sie lly . that caused ripple effects in d.c., maryland and of course virginia. this is the fuel tanker that just before 2:00 p.m. over turnedur dg some type of collisionnvolving several vehicles. because of the location, the crash impacted d.c. traffic like stuffing a cork in a bottle. nearby detour roads were

overelmed andhen shut down by police leaving drivers no place to go. me spent hours sitting with the engine on. >> we estimate about 15 gallons of gasoline is spille our crewing were able -- there werefe a couple dnt leaks in the tanker. our crews plugged those leaks andhe contained fuel that was running off and got it before it went into the potomac river. reporter: miles from the crash scene drivers headed to virginia and montgomery were going anywhere. >> i've been sitting in traffic about an hour. so probably a quarter mile. >> wow. that's crazy. well, i just hope everyone is safe. >> reporter: we spo phone to chris who reported being among 30 driversnd stopped detained for hours between 1-66 and the beltway. then given traffic citations by

police. >> there is 30 additional cars that this individual officer pulled over a indicated that they had proceeded to ignore the barricade. again there is no discernible acrricade that was set up. >> reporter: and live now, you can see again the process of licyphening the ga. that has to be done before they can remove this vehicle from that yea. i can te we did see people sleeping in their cars on the side of 193 very close t here within the last hour. i also talked to a woman who has a 45 minute roughly commute home from fairfax county. she said today it took her five and a half hours. >> wow. >> reporter: live at the beltway, jackie ben son news 4. >> thank you. as you just heard her mention, people are still stuck from

traffic right now trying to get home from work. >> take a look at our traffic map. the red spots here show the trouble spots still out there right now. around 9:30 we spoke to a woman who left her office in virginia. it usually takes her 45 minutes. sandy was sitting on route 123. she had gone about two miles in two and a half hours. because the mess on the american legion bridge caused a ripplehr effectghout. >> plenty of cars and trucks on the side of the road just parked. i have seen people get out of their clk and a lot of people are frustrated just trying to get home. >> not to mention bathroom brea and running out of cell phone battery, too. >> yeah. luckily, i tad used bathroom before i got in the car. i was very lucky.

pack my lunch every day and pack extra snacks, and i have two extra bananas, and that was have ner and luckily leftover water in one of my water bottles. that's why i am in such a good mood. >> you guessed it. she's starting to think aut a midnight snack right now. she is still in traffic fivemi s an hour approaching chain bridge. >> you know, many stuck triefrs lik sharing their frustrations on social media. there is a lot of this. i leftn my job hour ago, still trying to leave the parking loth man celebrating deciding to take his bike to work today. and another thanking lomada for a safe ride home. but this could impact your morning commute as well. check in with news h today as

soons you wake up and after you leave. get traffic updates through our nbc washington app. >> big news tonight on the future of the catholic church in washington. there is new reporting that the vatican has picked a new arch bishop, and it could be historic. leon harris is a our live desk. >> he's coming from the south, but hisame and face may be familiar to those in the catholic community here. oris rng coming from the catholic news agency. they are saying that pope francis is expected to appoint arch bishop will ton gregory of atlanta. he is a long time leader of the church. you may recall during that time the church was dealing with its first major sex abuse scandal. but gregory received phrase during tha time for creating the dallas charter, to hold priests accountable for their

actions. he has been a pest since the '70s. he would be the first african-american arch bishop here in. washingt one expert explaining the challenges of taking over this particular arch diocese in this time. >> he has a church in washington which has a pas ralministry, who has a ministry tose t who have themselves been harmed by the abuse, to those who have e lost trust in church in washington he mustrebuild trust. >> again, this reporting coming from the cn the catholic news agency. they have not confirmed gregory'sth appointment or w he's accepted it. back to you. >> leon, y thank so very much. tonight a beloved local soccer coach who has made an impact on hundreds of lives could be enjoying his last precious hours

in the u.s. he will wake up tomorrow and face possible deportation. his fight toth remain i place he's called home for years. >> come on! >> reporter: also known as coach fofo is heard broken. this may be the last time he sees his players at soccer practice in the united >>states. come on, guys! bring the ball! it's crazy. i can't believe it. but i go tomorrow. >> reporter: he could be detained orat ultimely deported friday morning when he checks in with immigration customs enforcement. he has been living i montgomery county for nearly 20 years. he says helew to the u.s. from togo in 2000. hepplied for asylum, was denied. and he's been living here without legal status ever since. >> i didn't a receive deportation information.

>> reporter: in the meantime, he founded thet nonprofi elite soccer youth development academy to help disadvantaged children. >> the need is here in e community. >> reporter: his attorney. >> i think coach fofo means so much to so many people here. >> reporter: coaching hundreds of kids. fofo helped him with his self-esteem. >> my son has gained aot of confidence in the last two years and a lot of discipline. >> reporter: he teaches that to his 15-year-old son who was born in the u.s. he hopes they're notpa ted. coach fofo will check in with 9:00.riday morning at we'll let you know what's decided on our nbc washington app. in silver spring, shamari stone. justice tonight for the family of a teenager who was attacked, rad and murdered. he will spend the rest of his life in jail without parole.

nearly two years ago, she was walking homeith a group of friends after ramadan prayers. he pulled up to the group of muim teens inis car. he went after her andnt elly dumped her body in a pond. her family is relieved but still struggling without her. >> every day, every minute i never forget. i never forget her. >> her friends are gathering april 14th to honor her memo. thould have been her 19th birthday. they plan to feed the homeless, something she would often do. president trump fired up srt po supporters the president launched attacks on democrats and the media and highlighted his administration's accomplishments.hr nbc's palone on the speech

in grand rapids, michigan. >> reporter: some billed it as i ory lap. but it is clear president donald trump is out for venn ggeanceve. the president quickly taking aim at democrats, federal investigators and other perceived enemies after an investigation into campaign's ties to russia and his possible attempts to obstruct justice. >> they tried to divide our country, to poison the national debate and to tear up the fabrir of o great democracy. >> reporter: the president's remarks came days aer attorney general william barr issued his four page summary which nbc news has learned is more than 300 pages long. trump going furth than his attorney general, he stopped short of exonerating the present of obstructing justice. >> total exoneration, complete

vindication. >> reporter: trump foreshadowed campaign attacks t come on democrats ridiculing their green new deal and promising once again to repeal the affordabl care act. >> the republican party will become the party of great healt care. >> reporter: while democrats continue their campaign to get the full mueller report released, the psident has already moved on to a different campaign. ay> live pictures of what caused today's bel backup. the toppled tanr still laying on its side. >> more live pictures of the mess. nine hours later.

at the lives desk in the n room for close to ten hours now we have been watching this situation unfold. chopper 4 giving us this live picture the scene. this is the american legion bridge. northbound lanes remaining shutdown this morning. that tanker with your holding 8,500 gallonsf fuel. about 150 gallons spilled out of several leaks of theta er, none of it making into the to tomac. an empty thtker was bro in to off load that fuel. this crash paralyzin traffic for countless drivers. even our crews gottuck in that mess out there. we will continue to follow this story and give you updates onr

app and news 4 today. you will want to check in first thing in th morning because as you know this could impact the morning commuteor a lot of people. >> people will still be steamed if they even get to sleep tonit. we've got new video of a brazen golf club. home surveillance video caught the crook going into a person's garage here on first street. he then takes twos set of golf clubs all the wall and bolts. if you think you have seen this man, give d.c. police a call. a developing story tonight on the maeasles out break. drastic steps taken as that disease conti tes spread. in new york, 33 more cases reported today alone. that brings that t to 214 new cases. one new york suburb was so alarmed they banned unvaccinated

children under 18 from all public indoor places for 30 days. while some protested, public health officials say the move i. appropriat all right. we are inching closer to peak bloom for the cherry blossoms. we want to show you new video. so pretty. and you can see some of those buds still closed tonight while others are starting to open. the peak bloom is expected monday. so, doug, is the weather going to cooperate in the next two or three days and get them to pop. >> if you are going to be out there on sarday,hey will be close to peak. there is some beautiful looking rstrees. ottill inside there. but they're going to be exploding big time just like -- >> popcorn. >> i was pointing to you because you're the one that mentioned it. it will be like popcorn to come up. they will be bhooming tomorrow. >> it's late. i'm sorry.

>> out there looking pretty good. earlier today it was loong awesome. there's george off in the distance right ere. you can see all the nats fans coming to down. it was a beauty across our area. yeah, you needed the jacket, especially if you were along third baseline or behind home plate because it was little cool. but sunshine, beautiful weather. what a day it was today for open we got a lot of games left. 52 degrees right now. winds out of the south. cloud cover, winds out of the south, yeah, tt will keep temperatures in the warmer side. we're in the 50s. a couple of nights ago we were already in the 20s. much warr air. we are staying dry tomorrow, staying dry o saturday. but that's really it. you can see what's happening. the cloudover here. the storm system, there is one back to the west. most of this will pass just to our north. if you livep towards t pennsylvania border here, you

might see a couple of showers, maybe as far south as frederick. but most of it dry tomorrow. the big deal with this, isthoug he temperatures. today we hit the 60s. lo at all the 70s. indianapolis at 70. making our way during the day tomorrow and we get into the 70s in moston loca high of 73 in the city. mostly cloudy skies. more sun to the south. but even there a lot of cloud cover, too. a very nice day ando i like call it fantastic friday. any time our fridays are this nice. 51 degrees early. 66 atrecess. 73 by the time you are picking up the kids, so a really nice afternoon. so you may still need the jacket early on. but that jacket, you will not need it during the afternoon. look at saturday. 75. we see shower activity on sunday but not a lot. this is not a big storm. but what i will do is bring through rather breezy conditions.

e will 55 in the morning. 40 in the afternoon with windchill in the 50s. mondayra high temre 54. as we move through the middle of the next week, temperatures moving in the right direction. again back into the mid-60s by the end of next week. a lot of people concerned tonighyour stomach >> a lot of people are concerned. a lot of people are concerned about you. tmi. thank you. >> appreciate that. why did you lead him dn that road. the caps one step clor to

to what do we owe the tie? it's opening day and the caps. >> and my mother-in-law has been watching. i was like, i guess i got to put on a tie. >> you goto listen to your mother-in-law. >> exactly. want to put facts i on you. the first step to becoming a prom king or queen is to be invited to prom.

with just five games left for the caps this season, the defending champs hoping to clinch a playoff spot against carolina, aka prom. john carlson and alex ovechkin with auc little goo tap. that would be an hr violation in most places, just so you all know. brent conley, how about this move? 22nd goal of the season. it is a 2-1 game. he puts on the jets. he loves lamp. 23rd goal of the season. thank you. carolina sends the puck around e boards. intercep intercepts. caps take the lead. that was enough. lights out in this one. he had 24 saves and theaps win 3-2. they, clinch a playoff sp

something that's only happened ten times in nhlor hi >> really excited for the opportunity to go at it tagain. ihink we have been playing a lot bter lately and we have are ally good season again. we have just road that into this year. you get in. anybody's got a chance. we're excited. >> very excited about that. so, guys, today should be an american holiday. for baseball fans, there is no feeling like the promise of opening day. it's like combining the optimism of charlie brown about to kick nde football, not after, right, about to combineha tt with the pure joy. it is priceless, guys. high hopes for the nats a.b., that's after brice. max scherzer making his fourth opening day start. robinson canó does not greetim well. canó with the solo shot.

's 36 years old, but in baseball years that's 97. mets take the lead. they got fellows in the corners. going home. caught in a run down. terrible play by the rookie. solid day from sche it wasn't enough. last near's cy young winner had 10 ks for the mets. both starters threw ten orore strikeouts on opening day, but the nats lose 2-0. >> we wanin tovery game. we're not going to win every game. but good to gt on the books and our heart rates will be less on surday and aittle more comfortable. >> all right, guys. let's check up on our ex. bryce harper now a philly. big ovation on opening day, so,

you know, harper's homeys. but the ovation didn't last long. other strikeout. fans bing him already. >> that's philly. that's philly. >> welcome to philly. >> but people didn't like brady either. >> rhys hoskins, that's a grand slam. they beat the braves -4. let's talk about the orioles. brandon hide making his manageri debut. guys, you know i talk about the optimism of charlie brown befo. feeling like charlie brown after lucy pull it is football away. yankees take the lead. they don't look back. 11 different orioles played in theirirst opening day. they lose this one want to mention some march madness ha oening. numb ranked uva up 30-22

against the ducks. that one is at the half. and finally, guys, even though it's been an optimisti day, i want to leave on a downer. the wizards officially eliminated from the playoffs today. >> compelling. oh, come on! you're going to say he loves lamp, but you're not going to get that?, come man. you'rend falling behi come on. there you there you ♪

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