live team coverag start now. and we begin with that breaking news. an explosive wreck on the belt way that had drivers saying on no, here we go again. >> a tractor trailsh cra into the jersey wall near the inner loop on van dorn street and bursts into flame. >> this is the second accident on the belt way in the lastek as bad as this looks now, we don't think this is going to be anywhere as near as bad as last week's tanker explosion. >> the area affected is between i-395 and van dorn street. all lanes were shut down and a few have reopen. >> see that traffic now moving to the right of that jersey wall. our northern virginia chief lead our team coverage. >> this will be a rough commute but not as bad as a weekgo

today. this could end up going much moreck quily. >> we s are havinge trouble hearing julie. she's being drowned out by the traffic there. let's go up to brett flying in chopper 4. tell us what happen the scene right now for us. >> well, pat, we got here just about befor 2:00 and it was still smoldering there in the center of the screen. e tractor trailer that broke through the jersey wall basically laying across the inner and outer loop there is in the center of the screen. all lanes were closed. pretty mirh the e time we were here earlier. we had to go back and land for fuel. we're back up now and a bit of good news. we do have three lanes there on the right side, that's the outer loop. the inner loop, however, is only

one lane getting by the cleanup. trafckc is s up all the way back pretty much no joint base andrews at this pointith again the big delays on the northboundide of 95. this exit right here at van dorn street. guys. >> this is not very far away from the mixing bowl area. is traffic being affected on 95? >> that's right, leon. we'r actually sitting over th mixing bowl right now as this crash is just inside the no fly zone. chopper 4 cannot go into. compared to last week's closure at the legion bridge, it was the inner loop that was completely shut f down that 12 some hours that basically cut off maryland from virginia. this is a little bit different. we're able to getre by so traffic can still make their way. but i would still highly recommende commuters fig out an alternate route this evening. ck down to. >> thank you, brett. let's go backo julie carey. tell us what the scene is like there right now.e' >> reporter: try it again

with a little audio this time. as i was saying earlier, this not really a repeat of what we saw last week at the legion bridge. they are clearing this out much more quickly. you seeehind me there is what's leftoverem this si cab up on the tow truck. l as wek on down the inner loop of the belt way here, you'll see t t rest ofhat semi truck. it was a load of foam board that it was carrying. it was about 2:00 when this semi slammed into the jersey barrier, actually hopped the jersey barrier and tha whole load of foamn board was dumped over the north bound side. you'll see have here that was taken by a woman on the scene. she and her husband were headed to the grocery store, saw the flum of smo plume of find out what was burning. this is what it looked like about 2:00. that couple tells me it took about 45 minutes for fairfax county firefighters to put the flames out. they had to bring in a number anker trucks to have enough

water. naturally, flamlanes on both si of the belt way had to be closed down. this load was all over the place and because of the fire. the other azing thi out here today along with the pace of the cleanus the truck driver i going to be okay. initially he even declined treatment at the hospital but they did later decide to take tm in and check him out and the other thinghat's surprising, with all the traffic we see on the belt way, no other veh ules caught in the crash. i'm going to have the photographer swing around here right now. i want to tell you one otherg. th virginia state police have been creative ere this afternoon with some of the overflow traffic thai they've actually opened up a lane here inside this facility that is just off eisenhower avenue and they are trying to relieve that log jam a little bit routing traffic through here. agtarting to get back to normal here, although i'm sure avere's some people that are going to he to be pretty patient down the line there until this is all cleared out of the way.

back to you in the studio. >> that's quite a neat trick to see them use that area over ther to manage t take some much prime minister off the traffic there on the inner loop of the belt way. good deal. >> amazing. >> get back to us if you see something new down theren we'll stayop of the situations and bring you updates throughout the evening here and on the nbc washington app. now to the twoaeces of the arch die ses of washington, what was then and what will be. a newp archbis named by the pope today introduced by his predecessor donald whirl. hees wasted no time adng the reason he's here and the immense wait erica gonzalez is live at the parish in northwest. he says he's up for thejob. >> reporter: yes, he does, pat. this is a big day for catholics in the area, a very meaningful day. the archbishop as you mentis ed ry candid in speaking today about the circumstances surrounding his arrival here to

washington, d.c. while it will be an uphill battle, it's one he says he's ready for. >> welcome, archbishop wilson gregory, seventh archbishop of washington. >> reporter: a new chapter in washington'srch diocese begins with a show of unity. cardinal donald whirl himse introducing him. whirl resigned after a grand jury report alleg he didn't do enough to stop predatorriests when he was bishop of pittsburgh. g hereregory was quick to map out the difficult road ahead. >> i want to offer you hope. i will rebuild your trust. i cannot undo the pas but i sincerely believe that together we will not merely address the moments wheree've fallen short or failed outright,

t we will model for all t fe and teaching of our lord jesus christ. >> reporter: theli cathoc church both global and locally have been seeped in scandals. card c cardinal carrick defrocked. >> i would be naive not to acknowledge the unique tasks that awaits us. i want to come to know you, to hear your stories, to lten to the emotions, experiences, and expectations that have shaped your precious catholic faith for better or for worse. >> parishioners have expressed anger and disappointment with church leadership. >> i hope that he doe the right thing. >> reporter: given the town that we near contending wit washington politics is also something that i asked the

archbishop about and he jokingly said that he wasn't elected to congress, that he believes t pt hice is in the pews with his people. his formal ceremony is set for may 2t. li in northwest d.c., i'm erik ca gonzalez. >> stay with us throughout t afternoon for complete coverage of the appointment. o ahead in next half hour we will hear from parishioners about this historic first. >> some changes in leadership to changes in the weather. big changes coming into the forecast here for the region. you can see a system here moving in on storm team 4 radar. >> let's go to storm team 4's chief meteorologist doug kammerer. do we get some rain and when? >> we do. other beautiful day out there. temperatures in the 60s. 67 d.c. 70 in richmond. tomorrow a much different d'v. got our air coming out of the north meaning we're back into the 50nes.

you com that with the next storm that's coming on through, that's bringing us a lotf rain ring the day tomorrow. we are talking one nasty friday. by going to take you hour hour and show you what it means to your friday and what it means to your friday night and your weekend. now to reports that some members of special counsel robert mueller's team are frustrated with attorney general william barr's short assessments of their report. some members of mueller team say their report was significantly more damaging to the president than barr revealed in his 4-page long sum trmary to congress. the attorney general decided to release the report's bottom line findings and his conclusions immediately because every page of the report that wasd mar is possibly containing grand jury material that cannot be released publicly. the tragic scene played out on news 4 yesteay afternoon. a town home reduced to rubble after a raging fire at calvert

county. >> the fire killed a mother and her niece and left several families homeless. now a community is pulling together to help those impacted. >> news 4 derrick ward is live in chee in chesapeake beach. i understand you spoke with family member whose have a hard time comprehending what happened. >> reporter: they do. strangers are showing up who aren't really strangers. they're reaching out to help these focuses. this is what's left of five families lhome, their mater possessions, their lives essentially. the folks who live inhose houses farther away from the damage were given about an hour to go in and salvage what they could. those houses are going to be knocked down in probably an hour or so. there's one family here who cannot salvage anything, who can never get beyond what happened here. those belongings that those people lost, they can be replaced. that one family where a

grandmother and a 13-year-old died, those lives can never be replaced. we're learning more about what happened as fire raced through this townhouse community in chesapeake beach yesterday afternoon. two people died. wendy welsh and her granddaughter stephanie were on the phone with emergency operators as the flames closed in on them. d.ey were trap >> they told her to jump out the window and they said the house collapse her and the phone went dead. >> we went door-to-door from the second one, third one, fourth one, this one, that first one over here to get people out. >> reporter: some residents say fire crew his trouble with hydrants that wouldn't work. they couldn't get them turned tf. neighbors haded to do what they could with handheld fire extinguisher. >> it was traveling from underneath the house in t first one and then it engulfed the second one and it kept on spreading beneath all the houses. then they actualto turned match stick. >> investigators are still trying too find out what caused this fire. while they believe the origin of the fire is from the outside,

they do believe it was accidental. just what caused it, that remains to be sn. meanwhile, the red cross and some local businesses are helping out the folksho were displaced by this fire. derrick ward, news 4. >> so sad to see them lose lives and then all of their belonging, their homes. just a heartbreaking story. we know there are many of you who may beoo lking to help those affected. t right n red cross is helping them with temporary food andoung. a local community center and the united way are taking dotions. we have more information on the nbc washington app. search csapeake beach. we're working for you in the community. >> news 4's molette green takid us i the local effort to help families send their students to program in style. and the best part about thi is it's all free. >> and a possible miracle. what we've learned today in the case of a boy who disappeared more than eight years ago. it's our most read story online. doug is tracking rain for

the start of the weekend. he is back to take us through thempact hour by hour. and of course we're staying on top of the breaking news this hour. chopper 4 over this trailer crash on the belt way.

we are continuing to follow breakingews on the belt way near van dorn street. a tractor trailer crashed this afternoon, burst int flames. at one point closing the belt

way in both directions. all four les of the outer loop are now reopened. chopper 4 live over thempt on traffic in the region. we'll breng you liing you live they come in. a consumer alert you need to dnow about. advanced pierre f is recalling ready to eat beef pat tea ties that may be contaminated.ny the com is contacting the buyers to make sure they know about the problem so the burgers don't end on on your plate. we'll put more about this recall in the nbc washington app. this one is our biggest most read story on our website today. a boyho went missing eight have ago in illinois might finally been found alive. day the fbi a tryiis trying to figure out who took him and if he is who he claims to be.

wendy woolfolk has the story. >>he stunnin 911 call in kentucky and possible end to an eight year long mystery in illinois. >> we have never forgotten. we were think being him every ng day, stan touch with the police. >> the last time she saw her grandson, timmothy pitzen, he was just 6 years old. now his family is awaiting dna results to see if the boy, now 14, in the care of police is indeed tim. >> we always felt very strongly that tim was alive regardless of what anybody i knew he was alive. >> the hopes and prayers of tim's family possiblyd ans wednesday when the boy claimed he escaped his captors at an ohio hotel and just kept running safety. bridge to according to the ohio police report, the boy described his captors as white men withod builder type builds, one with a

spider tattoo on his neck and the other a snake tattoo on h arm. >> we were shocked and overjoyed but scared at the same time. >> the nightmare began in may of 2011 when his mother took him on a road trip, committed suicide and left blind a note. >> the note indicated timothy was safe. >> now new hope that he has been found andill return home soon. wendy woolfolk, nbc news, chicago. >> let's hope those thoughts and prayers get answered. > turning now to the weather which was pretty nice today. >> beautiful. >> nothing to complain about. >> it really wasn't. you look towards the tid basin, look really, really nice. the cherry blossom still in peak. the big difference between today deal sterday, no wind to with. that's why we actually have the boats out there today. the paddle boats are able to be

used. d sterday they were all loc up. you were not able to use them. you can see people out there right now in fnt of the jefferson memorial doing a little paddling outside. beautiful.ng we've got sunshine and clouds too. winds out of the south at 7 miles an hour. 67 degree temperature. really looking nice as we move on through the res of the night. 64 frederick. 70 down around fredericksburg and culpeper. it was cool because of the clouds. those coming courtesy of the next storm. we are showing up some showers up on storm team 4 radar. st of this n reaching the ground. the atmosphere just too dry right now.hi most of not reaching the ground. we are seeing plenty of clouds back here. y if do see anything along 81, it should just be a sprinkle. it's all because of this system here making i way on through. then here is the storm itself making its way across the sought erne portion of the nation. this is actually you see a little spin in the atmosphere. this is going to move our way.

unfortunately what's going to happen is the winds will begin to shi o and winds will gk northerly and that will make things a lot cooler for the day tomorrow. take the umbrella and the jacket. you will need them both oe th on your friday. you see where the rain is down to the south. it moves right across our area. by 11:00 just about everybody rain.ng to see the by noon and everywhere, by 2:00 in the afternoon, 2:30, 3:00, we've got rain, heavy at times, right on throughil 5:00 seeing the rain. especially along and east of the i-95 corridor. it is friday night, so we're going to dinner around 7:00, 8:00, then we're getting done around0:00, maybe home around 11:00. you've still got some shower activity out there. tomorrow is going to be a nastyf day your friday. 56 degree, periods of rain. cool and nasty. umbrellas and jackets both needed. remember the kids at the bop ill need both as well early tomorrow morning. next couple of days, 56 on your friday. again a nasty friday but

saturday looking good. sunday looki good. high around 71. more clouds early on saturday. more sun in the afternoon. that's why we do get to 70. i think a really nice looking ekend. monday a chance not just for showers but for thunderstorms, stronger a couple storms out there. i don't anticipate anything severe. temperatures i the mid to upper 70s. i'll show you what to expect in the next t day. another chance of storms in that 10-day forecast. >> thanks, doug a new push to keep some of our youngest drivers safe. >> students are buying in. good news there. coming up income athe 4:00, t local school lders hitting home with students. >> reporter: about one million virginians cannot drive right nowecause they oweoney to a court system. that chang lateed

ur and update now to breaking news on the belt way. a tractor trailer crashed thisn afternnd burst into flames. chopper 4 was over the scene and is over the scene right we've learned that all four lanes of the outer loop have been reopened. some inner loop lanes are sti

closed as crews try to clean up all the debris from that crash. we'll have more live updates as we get them. all week long t "theay show" is bidding a fond farewell to kathie lee gifford. they've been reliving their most memorable moments throughout the past 12 years. tomorrow is their final day of sitting next to each other on the fourth hour of "today". stay with news 4 as we say goodbye to the morning low legend. prince harry and meghan are getting ready for the new addition coming to their family. they're nestled into n a home. britain reports they have moved into a cottage on a royal family estate outside of london. harry and meghan have been living in kensington palace. they are expecting their first .onld later this m th gh ou cottage we would call something

else maybe a little bit bigger than that. >> it's roomy we're sure. in need of a little extra room there. the mostng memorable t from a prom may not be where it is or even who you were with. >>t. that's ri for many, especially for many, like this lady here, it's what you wore to the program. that's why an organization in county is making sure high school seniors have no regrets. >> news 4 molet green has the details on a very special pop up prom we told you about yesterday. >> this isin small sampl of the dresses and the shoes, accessories andmen's wear donated. this is pat lawson muse's dress. she is one of the many people from the community who came out and wante to support this free prom pop-up along with the designs in the community. check out courtney and domonte. th s are wearingome of the donated items. this suit alone worth $1,500. i want to bring in the

representative to talk about this. chantel, this is so special in the community because parents many times put out a lot of money for prom, but there are a lot of parents and family who just can't afford it. >> oh, yes. that's why we wanted to host this event. everything is free at our pop-up shop and we're having special guests who kml down and join, light refreshments. you join yr gown, tuxedo, shoes, and pick out a photographer, hair stylist, everything. the event is free. >> look, maybe latia will do your makeup. she made courtney look even moru ful than she was when she walked in the door this morning. it's all on saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. are we ready for prom? back over to you. >> the pictures last forever. >> absolutely. >> you want to look good. an update to the breaking news we're folwing this hour. the tractor trailer crash on the belt way, we have learned that

all the lanes on the outer loop are back open. two lanes on the inner loop now open.een there's still some delays there. chopper 4 with a live look at thempact coming up next. also change today in the president's policy at thebo er. his new demand on mexico. >> reporte plus what do cherry blossoms, the library of congress and the cast of "queer congress and the cast of "queer

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now a 4:30, we are following breaking news on the belt way. that tractor trailer crashed around 2:00 this afternoon and burst into flames. >> you're looking here now at live pictures fromhopper 4. this impact here, this is what's happening around theor van street exit area on the bell way. >> wendy rieger is at the live deskith the very latest. >> and i have some good news. a short time agout the loop opened totally. all four lanes of the outer loop ld now twoes of the inner loop are open. but traffic is still a let's go back to chopper 4 live. as you see, traffic is moving very slowlon both sides because of this mess that occurred about an hour and a half ago, two hours ago. so we have video of the scene from earlier today to show you just how bad itwas. there it is. the tanker wrecked bursting into flames. this is just before 2:00.

smoke, fire, all playing out on the alexandria section of fairfax cnty. could you believe we have two -- i had two belt way incidents seven days? unbelievable. traffic was backed up for miles. no one was injured. we'll continue to follow the story again. the outer loop, all four lanes of the outer loop are open. two lanes of the inner loop are now starting to open. if you can avoid that area, i know it's tough, try to, because it going to be a mess for the next couple of hours. back to you. >> if we had to have a reenactment of last week, at least it's a short one. >> i was surprised how quick they got it cleaned up. with thelames and smoke, i thought this is going to be another see you tomorrow mornorg. >> good there. now if it hadn't been for that, this would have been the aybig story of the for us. the vatican makes a historicpo tment naming the first african-american as the archbishop of washington. justin finch continues o team coverage with reaction from

parishioners. >> after about one week's worth of speculation, today it became official. pope francis announcing atlanta archbishop wilton gregory will take on that role her in washington. he will be the first afercan-american archbishop nemall he reacting to his own appointment here. we have this quote from him l saying ik forward to encountering and listening to the people of the local church as we address the issues that face us as we continue to grow in the love of christ that sustains us. we did speak with parishioners this morning here at st. matthews about this news and here's what they have to say. >>go archbishop g is a great man. i was in atlanta and had him as bishop and did a great job for the church and he was great about the 2005 change when he was in charge of the u.s. council of catholic bishops.

he's exactly what we need right now. he keeps up the faith and heart for the people to unite more and i hope that he does the right thing. reporter: here in washington news of his selection comes on rythe anniver of the death of martin luther king jr. that not lost onany people as well. in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. t teenagers remain in the hospital after a car they were in crashed outside of their prince george's county ligh schoolast week. the vehicle wrecked in the 9800 block of good luck road last tuesday. another car pulled in front of the first vehicle injuring five students. while the student driver was not at fault, no one in the student's car was wearing a seat belt. today a laleader urged students at duval high school to be careful on the roads. y reaction is proba measured

by success. we hope we'll see lessdend less acs with our 16, 17, 18-year-olds. >> i think it was very important to learn how to be cautious. >> after the program today, students signed a contract owing to practice saf driving. nearly a million virginia residents with spended driver's license are about to get them back. they lost their driving privileges after not pouing their fines. some people say that automatic suspension rule uairly targets lower income people wi c unexpectedsequences. drew wilder with the details. >> rorter: john chapman is driving to work but for years he couldn't because of a controversial virgilaw. >> their policy for suspension me to license affected the point that i couldn't fine a job. >> reporter: john was in a vicious cycle thaun heds of thousands of virginians are in right now. in 2009 chapman had six tickets

for a family vacation, but he had to sell them when money got tight. he put the tickets up for sale on craigslist, but when he went to meet the buyer, it was like something out of a movie. in swoops six law enforce ment. busted. obtaining money under false pretenses selling tickets as an unlicensed broker. >> did you have any idea what you were doing was illegal? >> i did not. >> reporter: he spent nine months in jail and had nearly t $3,000 in cour fees. in virginia if you can't pou your fees the commonwealth suspends your driver's license. the governor argue fist youyo le ability to drive to work, it's going to be harder to payoff court fees. late wednesday night bipartisan support in theeneral assembly reversed the policy. >> this was a great opportunity of bipartisanship to see virginia come together on both sides of th aisle for richer or poorer, especially for those of

>> reporter: the change goes into effect in july. >> court fines t are going get paid a lot faster. these guys can get real job, a career. >> reporter: ts issue is far from over. the solution was introduced and passed as a budget amendment that will expe next year bringing this debate right back to where it sat for years now. reporting in northern virginia, drew wilder, news 4. a big honor for some local elementary thoolers. >>ir school is one of the few in maryland earreng a g big blue ribbon award. >> first our tommy mcfat cches up with the cast of the netflix show "queer eye". eir thoughts on politics in d.c. coming up next. i'm tracking what should be a nasty looking friday across the area. the area. i'll let you know if that also

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when the curtain goes up on "hamilton" will we see you? the show is holding auditions here in the district. the hit musical is looking for singers and rappers to perform an uncoming productions in new yo, chicago, and some other lokes locations as well. it will be returning the kennedy center next year. i tomorrows the deadline to apply for auditions. you don't want to miss your shot. we puthe specifics in our nbc washington app. you may have noticed the cast of the netflix show "queer

eye" all over your social media today. they've been posting from all around d.c. news 4 tommy mcfly has the latest on the fab five's adventures. >> they actually learned a valuable lesson yesterday that some already know. last night at the library of congress, there was an auditorium packed full of local college students to talk about lgbt equality. >> so i think our ggest, biggest ally is visibility and making sure th we're setting a great example and making sure we're out there and we're proud and we're showing everyone oer we are just like everyone else and we deserve the same rights that they do. >> we go in there and we show them how amazing they are and what we belie already see. it works with business and with individuals. that's the power that we have, to show people how amazing they really truly. >> a lot of life changing

transformations happen every episode on "queer eye". they are not setting their sights on any capitol hill make joef overs. >> there are so many issue facing our country. i would rather them help save our cntry from the things we're going through. >> last night they were running something we all know pretty well around here. cherry blossoms traffic. >> is that what that was?s >> thahy we were an hour late. >> that explains so much. >> quite honestly, i was so grateful becauset gave us a chance to check out the cherry blossoms. it's gorgeous. >> did you see the pointy thing? >> i don'tctually know what it is. >> the washington>> monument. he spiky thing. >> that would be the washington monument. the spiky thing. back to you. >> thank you, tom zble it's the biggest thing on the horizon. >> kind of hard to miss it. bloom should peak

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>>f you're just joining us at 4:44, let's get you caught up fthr things to know. >> a tractor trailer crashed this afternoon and burstnto flames at one point closing the belt way in both directions. all lanes now reopened. we'll bring you live updates as they come in the newly named archbishop of washington says he's uphe for difficult task caused by recent scandals. pope francis offially naming archbishop wilton gregory to lead the catholin faithful our city.

he's been the archbishop of 5 years.for how judiciary chairman jerrj nadlt sent a new letter to attorney general william barr. nadler notesress reports that some special counsel investigators are frustrater' that b summary to congress did not include any material from multipleummaries they included in the report. nadler is requesting the summaries and any other related communications between the special counsel's office and the department of justice. >> dna test results expected today and theyould confirm if a teenager who was found in kentucky is a missing boy. a 14-year-old tells plus he escaped kidnapers in ohio after nearly eight years on the run. he claims he's timmothy pitzen. pitzen was last seen with his mother at a water park in 2011. she was found dead at an ci apparent s several days later and her son has seen since.

an elementary school ice preorge's county is being awarded for a job well done. why it's considered one of the top schools in maryland. >> go back to your orinal computer. >> reporter: there's nrothing typical about the students and staff herehe not teachers. >> sign into it so sign outly prop >> reporter: certainly not their students. ri they are talentsed and gifte. >> theiripal says many of them come from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, but that hasn't stopped them from achieving more than a lot of kids their age. >> right now we are animating a historical figure for our syosium project. we learned coding, typing, mostly anything that has anything to do with technology. >> reporter: from coding toro b -- to robotics, science, engineering and math, they have shownhey're the bestf the best. that's why they're one of six

schools in the entire state to become a blue ribbon school for the second ti >> being one. 1,400 schools that can be a blun ri school can be really special. >> reporter: the principal says they earned theec honorse they scored among the highest on the stand>>dized test. students in the 82nd percentile for reading. we also scored in t 79th for math. we're excited. we are absolutely excited. >> the kid arexcited too. >> i feel really good. >> we tried our best o the test and we gave it our all ande were able to get it. >> reporter: they also got a reminder that no matter whereom you come if you work hard, anything is possible. me, an fitzgeraws 4. turning from a very nice day to a nice night and then oh zbl t. >> an it gets nasty.

last week, i like to call them fantastic fantastic friday. this friday aasty on the weekend is looking okay. nasty friday ve a than a nasty saturday or sunday. both saturday and sunday look d. pretty g see, trying to do that for you. glass is always three quarters full. not just half full. three quarters full, everybody. out there right now wve got cl cloud cover. it's not just the cherry bloseams. all thes starting to come out on the trees. we're getting a lot more green out there. consecutiv 67 degrees. if you're going out this evening, maybe thinking about c doing soking in the back yard, no problem there. a little barbecue action, you do this. no worries. we're not talking rain tonight. 63 gaithersburg. 72 in warrenton. the warm spot there.

a little bit more sunshine in the southern zone. we've seen more clouds and shower activity on the radar, places like martinsburg. to iur friends west virginia, northern portions of virginia, there is martinsburg. kno most ofhis not reaching the grounds. i would not be surprised to see sprinkles in the area. you can see lust atle sliver of moisture here. this is the storm down to the south we've got right around st. louis, b i liken this storm down here, this is the one that's going to make its way oua a lot of very heavy rain down . heth news.goo it is going to bring the rain with it and by tomorrow morning it's here. if you're taking the kids t the bus stop, rain in northern virginia coming in across the ea all morning. by noon it is area wide. not a good daycho take l outdoors. not only is it going to be rainy, it's going to be rather chilly tomorrow. temperatures only in the low to mid 50s all day. a little on thesi breezy . that's why i'm calling tomorrow

a rather nasty day. 4:00 for thevening shore. gh rain for a very wet evening rush. by around 7:30, it's breaking up. wee seeing shower activity. heading to dinner, a very popular dinneron reserva time. you'll need the umbrella and jacket. by the time you're done withnn and movie, there will be showers. how about at the bus stop? degrees. jackets and umbrellas. 52 at recess. only 5imby the we pick up the kids. it's kind of chilly all day. ur on sy. clouds early. maybe a shower early saturday morning. most of us dry and weet to 70 in the afternoon with some sunshine i think late in the day. sunday mixture of and clouds with more clouds than sun. high of 71. still nice and mild. 77 on monday.ck monday tg a storm system that could actually bring us not just storms but temperatures close to 80 degrees with a chance for some thunderstorm activity. we haven't seen many

thunderstorms this season. we could see some on monday. could see them again next friday. look at tuesday by the way. 76 degrees. rather breezy but nice. 62 and 58 wednesday and thursday. that's a cool couple of before we shoot right back up ahead of the next storm system onday. yeah, that's all i got. like i said, glass is thrll quarters >> we'll take it. >> here's three days that are nice out of four. >> we're happy. >> as long as the glass s clea >> thanks, doug. all week long we're working for you as you get ready toend your kids off to college. >> figuring out how to pay for evything is one of the most stressful things familie face. susan hogan tells us places to find where to go for college. sourcre are other money out there besides financial aid to help you pay for college. if you volunteer, ask about scholarship opportunities.

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this afternoon on this story. >> reporter: hey their, pat and leon. this is the area president trump hell visit tomorrow. he'll check on progress of his barrier project. he'll sit down and talk with border patrol agents while those who live on both sides of this area worry about what cld be next. prec president trump telling mexican officials he'll give themar one o crack down on illegal immigration, and violence along thebl boer. >> if the drugs don't stop, we're going to tear up the cars. if that doesn't work, we're going to close the border. >> reporter: a border hundreds of thousands travel legally between the u.s. and mico every day. >> we do not think of ourselves quite fraly as two different communities. we think of ourselves as probably two that are part of one community. we interact all the time.

>> but in border communities with tbs and california, many continue to worry and wait for the president's next move. it would be a costly closure. mexico is america's third largest trading partner. almost half of our importad vees and imported fruits are grown in mexico. >> prices will goup. and they'll probably go up two or three times. >> we import far more than we export south of the border, including cars, electronics, plastics and medical supplies. >> were going to h security in this country. that's more important than trade. >> reporter: tho who live here. >> translator: i think everything has a solution if you really try. >> reporter: insist they can have both.

the president's change in strategy comes after a stern warning from business leaders, i polis, and both parties wout the dramatic effects economically thald come with locking down the border. that's the latest. news 4 at 5:00 starts now. >> announcer: news 4 at 5:00 begins wit breaking news. well, this is like deja vu from last thursday. a tractor trailer accident this afternoon creating a nightmare on the belt way. >> this time it was a fiery crash and it was on the inner op between i-395 and van dorn street. all lanes in bothon direc shut down. >> but just a few minutes ago all lanes in both directions reopened and our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has been on the scene all day. she has the lest for you. >> reporter: hey, jim and wendy. this pile of scorchedoam insulation, that's all that's left of the fiery crash out here this afternoon that brought

traffic to a standstill here ot belt way. you can see there's a piece of the jersey barrier here on the ground. but the good news i that fi lane on the inner loop been closed for a while, 15 minutes ago that reopened. you can see trafflo fng smoothly again. given what i l lookede just a few hours ago, they made pretty ick work of a tough cleanup. this was the fiery scene that forced both lanes of the virginia belt way near eisenhower to clean. the cab actually end ing up on the outer loop. this woman and her usband saw the plume of dark smoke and went to investig oe. >> we we the way to the grocery store and saw big black smoke. the truck was burning still and t.e fire department was putting it ou >> reporter: fire crews from fairfax county, alexandria rushed to the scene dousing the flames for5 about minutes until they could be put.