is today the day? the "washington post" reports that all signs point to yes. the paperhe says vatican is expected to announce wilton gregory ashe new archdiocese of washington -- new archbishop of washington, rather. a move that may happen this morning. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm cory smith in for aaron gilchrest. we'll have much more this morning about wilton gregory and the expected announcement from the catholic church. we'll begin with a check o the recast and your commute. >> wtop's jack taylor has a check of the roads. let's begin withli a drake in for chuck this morning. not too shabby day. >> not at all. more clouds compared to yesterday. but the winds yesterday at times were gusting up to 40 miles per hour. we'll have for the most part light winds today. right now, 49 degrees. winds out of the south at seven miles per hour. stepping out the door, i would grab at least the light jacket. coming home from work, probably not going to need it as we war into the mid to upper 60s for highs. here's four things you need to

know fou the next days -- today, more clouds out there, but still pleasant overall onyo thursday. plus, we're almost at the end of the workweek. tomorrow we will have raint time throughout the entire day. on saturday, we'll have clouds giving way to some peeks of ay sunshine, a shower or two out there on saturday. an okay day overcll. dy and comfortable on your sunday. high temperatures sunday warming to around 70. here's a look at the cherry blossoms now in stage six, peak bloom. we'll keep peak into the ncekend. if your plansde the tidal basin, looking good. i'll have more on what to expect this afternoon and the rain tomorrow coming up in ten minutes. for rnow, o to jack taylor, wtop. any issues, jack? >> reporter: s far not too many issues. we had some work zones that should be in the clearing stages. tysons after the toll road, two right lanes get you by. 66 eastbound inside the beltway moving from the rosslyn tunnel toward the road rage, a work zone with the right lane getting

by. volume is so light, it is not causg adelay. northbound on the rock creek parkway, a work zone is closing the rock cre parkw northbound between virginia avenue and calvert and connecticut. is.t watch out for you'll find yourself re-routed. there's a couple of other zones in thearea, but those should be in the wrap-up ages, back to you. >> thank you. let's go back to the tragicy developing s in chesapeake beach. several families waking up wondering what they're to do. they've lost everything when their homes were destroyed in a fire yesterday in calvert >> one family is also mourning the loss of their mother and 13-year-old niece who were both killed in the fire. chopper 4 caught the moment one of the town homes collapsed as firefighters doused it with water. the fire started at 4:15 yesterday afternoonor ondon erinnett avenue. several firefig were hurt trying to get inside the house to save wendy welch and their granddaughter, stephlink. they could not make it inside before the collapse, and wendy

and stephanie were killed. wendy's daughter, kathleen, spoke exclusively. >> i was on the pne with the fire department, they said the house collapsed on her and the one wentdead. >> reporter: maryland governor hogan tweeted his condolences saying our prayers are with the loved ones of the victims. three firefighters were taken to want hospital for burns. the fire appears to have been an accident. in just a matter of hours, there could be an officialan uncement. a new leader for the archdiocese of washington. reports from the catholic nens surfaced last week. the vaticaned n archdiocese wilton gregory as the new leader of the archdiocese in washington. "washington post" reporting the announcement will come today. craigry would replace dond -- gregory would replace donald wuerl, steppinown after he was a bishop in pennsylvania. we'll monitor the announcement. it's expectedround 6:00.

we're learning new details as to why aethesda man allegedly paid someone to terrorize a 7-year-old girl and her mother. >> the girl's father said the plot was driven by jealousy. massoud mac tarry is charge -- m mactari is accused of hiring the ne to put a gun to girl's head. the man he hired was a police officer. the 7-year-oather said makhtari was jealous the girl's mother had started dating someone new. the father asked not to be identified. >> it aeseems this matter made makhtari mad and this unbelievable thing. happened >> he faces charges including soliciting an undercover officer to knap a child. a montgomercounty police ficer remains in the hospital this morning after collapsing tues cy. he washasing a suspected shoplifter at e westfield

wheaton mall when collapsed and suffered a medical emergency. e officer remains in critical but stable condition. "the new york times" is reportg that there may be more to special counsel robert mueller's report than the attorney general let on. according to the report, mueller's investigators are frustrated barr did not adequately wornctray their sion -- portray their conclusions saying the findings are more trouble for president trump than he indated in the investigation. he had cleared the president of collusion but could not exonerate him on the question of obstruction of stice. the actual report has not yet been made public. theortimes" r will add fuel to the debate over whether or not it should be released. barr will make the redactions public by mid-april. virginia lawmakers voted in acvor of a budget amendment that changes a law ing the driver's licenses of nearly one million people. before anyon who had unpaid court fines or fees had their

licenses suspended. at is no longer the case. supporters of the measure argued it unfairly publishes poor people. punishes poor people. a previous attempt to overturn the law iled. virginia's lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, spoke out yesterday about calls toom allow two who have accused him of sexual assault to testify before lawmakers. he said it should be the police, not politicians who hear from him. he's denied both accusations and said the results of a recent private polygraph prove his innocence. he says he wants a crimina investigation because he believes it will help exonerate him. 4:37. here's a look at the other top stories we're following this morning. a virginia man is behind bar accused of secretly recording people while they were undressea at s world in centreville, virginia. the investigation began when a man saw a video of himself for sale on social media. thorities say they found more than 150 videos of 81 people

from spa world. montgomery county police s the crash involving officers that shut down part ofda i-270 yestmorning took place during an escort training exercise. we're told an officer onrc a mole was practicing a manure near clarksburg road and had a problem that caused him to lay the bike dose to avoid a ous crash. a second officer had to do the same. both ended up in the hospital, but both will be okay. t ay tesla ceo elon musk will be in court. the sec wants to hold musk inr contempt oomments he posted on twitter. in february he tweet that his c electric cpany -- tweeted that his electric car company could build 500,000 cars this year. the ceo says the tweetla vd his fraud settlement in which he disclosed private share information without approval. heading back to court the ma accused of carrying out the deadly attack on masks last month. he's facing dozens -- mosques last month.

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april is distracted driving month, and it arrives with new numbers from aaa. it finds three out of ten people are okay with someone being on a phone while driving. dooepgs think otherwise. the department announced a crackdown on distracted drivers. aaa has even created a wordo describe drivers who aren o their phones when behind the wheel. it's intexticated. >> i see what did there. >> i see it all the time, though. the first time on anne airpan be scary for a lot

of people, but it can also be hard for children with disabilities. >> that's why american ai pines offersgram to help kids become more comfortable with flying. it's calmed the it's cool to fly american program. it allows children with autism to participate in a mocklight to get them ready for their first time in the skies. the ideam came f an american airlines employee who is disabled and saw the need. >> offered at every air rt across tcountry. just to come and practice, to get familiar with the airport and the airplane itself. >> american airlines says the free program takes about 3.5 hours to complete. >> very niceidea. we head to break checking in with amelia erdr >> for the commute today to and from work, no issues weatherwise. heading to school, getting to the school bus, make sure the kids grab the light jacket stepping out the door. comfortable if you're heading out for a rain ts morning, especially today.

more coming up. president trump facing a new threat. this coming from the democrats now using the power to request his tax returns. we'll tell you what they're hoping to find. el

me back. 4:45. the democrats flex their power. late yesterday the house ways and means now under democratic corol formed a formal request for six years of president trp's tax turns. during the campaign and since taking office, donald trump has refused t release his returns saying his returns are being audited and t't voters d care about what's in them. >> news4's tracie potts joining us live from capitol hill.

have we gotten any reaction from the white house about this most recent request, and wha are t depends hoping to learn? >> reporter: they're -- the democrats hoping to learn? >> reporter: they're hoping to find out if there's any conflicts in his businesses, his personal business, based on the return in terms of feedback from the white house, president trump himself told about the request said he's not inclined to do that. he also sort of offhande y remarked that they asked for six years instead of more. heou thought they have asked for ten years of returns. he may not be inclined but the request isn't goi directly to the white house. it's going to the treasury department wherehiecretary mn said they will review it and follow the law and protect the president's privacy as they would any other citizen whose returns are requested. he said he's disgusted with the legal eydepartment. an accept or deny the request. if they deny it, then the committee will have to take another look at legal options to get those returns.

>> all right. ise that -- tracie potts, thank you. former vice president joe biden is speaking out. several women have come forward saying he made physical contact they felt was inappropriate, but none accused him of sexual harassment. yesterday he tweeted a short video sponse. >> i never thought of politics as cold and antiseptic. i've always thoug about connecting with people. i said, shaking hands, hands on the shoulder, a hug, encouragement, and now -- now it's all about taking selfies together. you ow, social norms have begun to change, they've shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have reset. and i get it. i get it. >> biden is expected to make a run for the white house in 2020. and he's been leading early polls for the race. no prominent democrat has suggested he stay out of the race because of the allegationst j few minutes ago, ethiopian airlines released its

preliminary repor into a deadly crash involving a boeing 737 max 8 jet. that report says the aircraft was airworthy and theakeoff appeared normal. it t sayshe crew performed all the procedures provided by the manufacturer but could not get the aircraft undercontrol. ethiopia is calling on boeing to review the aircraft control ability and review the system before the aircraft is cleared fly. nbc news confirmed the black boxes from flight 302 show the pilots followed boeing's emergency instructions on how to cut power to the anti-stall system suspected of forcinghe plane down. es crews struggled to save the aircraft, they w unable to pull the nose up manually and instead turned the syste back on. all 157 on board died in that crash. policen inylvania are using a new tool they say isin revolutioniz the way they investigate crime scenes. it's called the magic box. police say they can swab evidence for dna and identify

suspects in minutes instead of weeks. it's led to faster arrestedand exonerathose falsely accused. not everyone is on board. critics worry it's an easy way for policepi to a dna data base without a person ever having committedcrime. officers insist the samples are voluntary, and you can have your information removed once you've been cleared. news 4 your health, two new reports focusing on the health ofpe young le. the fda says it's investigating nearly three dozens reports of people having seizures after vaping. that cause -- those cases span from 20 to 10 this year. many were youngeadults. da says it's unclear if using e-cigarettes causes the seizures. experts say convulsions are known to be a potential side poisoning.icotine and there's a new report about children and cholesterol. because of the growing obesity epidemic, t american academy of pediatrics has come out with screening guidelines. they say kids between 9 and well years old should be

screens. children a young as 5 can develop high blood cholesterol. there isrosing news this morning about the chesapeake bay. the annual report about its health busy been released -- health has been released and shows an improvement in water quality. the quality is the highest been since tracking began 30 years ago. for the first time officials are tracking the c impact ofmate change on the bay. some of our topreeaders a pushing congress to protect the bay's cleanup project from thera trump adminion's proposed budget cuts. the administration's plan would slash's the projeudget by 90%. later this month, news4's working for you with an in-depth look at our changing climate. we'll show how it's iacting your family, your money, your health, and even your commute. our primetime special airs on earth day, april22, at 7:30 right heren news4. >> very excited about that. >> i love that we're doi this initiative. we'll look at what is climate

change and kind of where the signs in our area, everybody has a little i partthis special. earth day, 7:30. >> an important issue to learn about. absolutely. when we talk about a warming climate, there's no debate among scientisg. we are see warming temperatures out there. that is causing more intense rainstorms, more intense storms overall. when you see drought, it can be a more outense t. more extremes as the climate continues to warm. today we'llhe see highs warm to about 67 degrees. i'm talking about the weather now, not ate. climate is something that we see over a long period of time. the weather i what we see on a day-to-day basis. currently temperatures are in the mid 30s to 40s. a big range out t6re from in manassas to 49 in washington.li anna 48. 41 down at the patuxent river. we'll have partly toou mostly skies throughout the day today. the sun coming up right around 6:50 out there. a little bit cool to start the day. 45 in washinon.

around 40 in the bosnian serbs. recess, though, for the kids, definitely .outdoo pretty nice for early april. 62 degrees out at recess. picking the kids up from schoole we'll havey of clouds out there. it is completely dry and 67. about five degrees cooler than yesterday. 72. high yesterday was we had nice, gusty winds out of the west that helped pump the temperatures intohe low 70s for highs. for future weatoer for rrow, your friday, 6:00 a.m., dry, spotty, light showers acrs the area. otherwise, cloudy skies. as we move toward the mid morning, rain impacts part of nohern virginia into far western maryland. moving toward the late morning raining y hours, it is just about everywhere. and then a soggy friday afternoon and evening. friday night, 6:00 p.m., could be a slow go getting home from work. i like to say it's perfect grilled cheese, tomato soup weher. it's rai and chilly. high tomorrow around 55 degrees with a bit of a lleeze, as the weekend, it's looking okay.

saturday, high temperature around 70 degrees. maybe a few light showers out thereecially during the morning hours. then we get peeks of sunshine., sundigh around 70. 77 on monday. maybe a few rumbles of thunder with some ra looking likely especially later in the day. we'll send things over to wtopth i don'k too many issues out there this morning, right, jack? >> reporter: thankfully not too, too many. an issue out of frederick early. 270 southboundoward 85, a tractor-trailer, an issue, broke down, on the left shoulder. almost blocking the left lane. beyond him a minor fender-bender on the right shoulder. headed on the beltway in virginia, outer loop, good news. the work zone that had two r lanes getting by, that's wrapped up for the overnight. you'll find we also have slower traffic south on to d.c., continue toward east capital. early crash. hopefully it will clear quickly.

it's abrupt as you arrive to the incident itself. back to you. >> all t. thank you. anyone who's ever been around wild hgeese, whon't -- we know how mean they can be. look at this video. this is tuesday at eastern michigan university. that's a person minding theires own busins when a giant food -- >> shouldn't laugh.tt >> justks them. my goodness. the university police say these two geese are nesting in the area, and the birds are just being protective. it's so bad that the school has issued a "beware of goose" warning. >> it keeps coming back. you have to really get o of the way. >> have you ever tasted goos >> i think have. >> it's pretty good. >> i love that you went there. goodness. this morning, the virginier cava waking up in minneapolis. this weekend taking on auburn. the first time in the final four in35 years. >> yeah. e cavs had one last practice before flying out yesterday. this is video of the teamdi bo their charter jet afterward. the team has done a complete 180 since last a year. remember when the cavs

became the first number one-seeded team t lose in first round. >> only time it >>happened. his game will be this saturday. a good one. >> u chuh. fromollege basketball to the major leagues, the nationals were able to defeat bryce harped the phillies yesterday.ng this followi theth defeae day before. the victory may take a bit of the sting out of harper's m departure frod.c., but not a lot yet. it will take a minute. today they take on the met. nice to see thew. >> yeah. we'll stay on sports to talk about the cavs. the -- if the team beats the canadiens tonight they willcl ch their fourth straight metra divisio title. they've already secured a playoff spot, and h theye home ice advantage for the first round. yesterday was teamicture day. isn't that nice? the team had plenty to smile about, too,et although ses athletes don't smile. they want to have that serious face. >> got to look toug but you're fine. months of controversy and scandal couor take a m turning point today.

we're waiting on word from the vatican on a new archbishop of washington possibly being announced in the next few hours. >> while thousands are taking over the tidal basin during peak blossom bloom, new efforts to underway to make sure one of d.c.'s prized attractions is around for generations to come. more straight ahead.

two people are dead, four firefighters injured, five homes destroyed. this morning, a massive cleanup effort is underway after a deaf stating fire in maryland. after months of scandal surrounding the catholic leadership in d.c., we be hours away from the pope announcing a new leader in the district. another niceay to check out the cherry blossoms in peak bloom, but now there is a new effort to make sure the huge influx of touristsofon't doom on.c.'s most beautiful attractions. good morning, everyone, thanks for joining us. i'm eun yang. >> i'm cory smith in for aaron gilchrest.ou 5 clok. 5:00 a.m. the crowds were out for the cherry blossoms yester today is looking like another fine day to get out to the tidal basin to check out peak bloom. >> let's take a live look. a chilly start, but things are looking to warm up.

we'll start with amelia draper and the forecast. >> good morning. happy thursday. we're almost at the end of the workweek, and another fairly nice day in the forecast. we're starting off at 46 degrees right now. a few clouds out there, and overall we are going to see more clouds today compared to yesterday. 7:00 a.m., temperatures generally around 40. grab the light jacket this morning. by 9:a.m., low 50s. 11:00 a.m., around 60 degrees. we see the temperares today running above normal. normal n 63. yesterday we hit 72. today we'll warm into the mid to upper 60s. unfriday, temperaturesng below normal on friday. saturday, sunday, into monday, temperatures running above normal especially on monday. before we toss it to traffic, i want to give you the pollen aren't. mold and grasses