road. again, all lanes shut down for the crash investig bion. trafficng diverted to the inbound 11th street bridge. you seehe closure point with all the purple.tb ouound 11th street bridge, kenilworth.ed to nope access to southbound 295. as we show you the route where we're going to start seeing the slowdown, southbound 295, delays going to be building toward southbound bw parkway. you'll have to use 50 to get off of the route prey earlytoday. tyson's, something else happening now. hater loop between the toll road and cin bridge, two right lanes are getting b w thatk zone. good morning, o'malled amelia. >> grning. some dealing with light rain. most of us still seeing dry conditions, but clouds everywhere. and a cool start. we stay cool throughout the day. 52 now with winds out of the northeast. about nine miles perur. here's the latest look. the system will be moving through the area throughout the day. here's the latest check of storm

te 4 radar. what's happening now, a lot of rain nng hit the ground. the radar being much higher, as the beaes back, it gets information that it is raining which it is, but that rain is evaporating before it's hitting the ground. we will see rain moving in, and entually it will successfully hit the ground. that happens around 7:00 a.m. grab the umbrella as we track rain at times throughout the day today. for the impact, low impact on the weekend. the rain will take downome of the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. get out on your lawn and gordon and nice f -- and garden and nice for a run. >> thanks. drivers in our area experienced a second terrible traffic day in a row. this shows yesterday's fiery tractor-trailer crash. the truck was traveling on the inner loop of the beltway. this was in fairfax county. it hit a jersey wall and flipped.

the crash closed the beltway for hmost two hours. oner after the beltway reopened, another crash happened. look, eastbound i-66, 12 cars involved. >> wow. d.c. fire investigators are working to determine how this car caught on fire around 2:00 this morning. a resident shared the cell phone video with news4. this was in the adams-morgan neighborhood near columbia and belmont road northwest. officials say no one was injured. developing, two more families mourning the loss of their loved ones after a tripln shoon d.c. >> so far, 40 people have been murdered in washington this year. a 20% increase from thi time last year. last night's shooting may have involved two scenes. around 8:00 p.m., two men were found shot to death in a building near ron brown high school northeast. a short time later another man was found shot in a car at

sheriff road northeast. investigators are not sure whether the crash is connected to the shooting on nash street. video that shows a brazen thief stealing ckages. he looked around, hoped the doors. he took off with several packages a headed down m street northwest into an alley. police need help identifying this man. it's one thing to say that you know tupac. >> mourners forle nipsey hu gathered at the top of meridian hill to pay tribute. it included poems, teible speeches -- inspiration speeches and a release ofe doves. man accused of killing him entered a not guilty plea in daughter. he is being -- in court.

he is being rresented by christopher darden, known for th y o.j. simpson trialrs ago. actor jussie smollett refused to reimburse the city of riicago fhe investigation into what authoes cause a staged, racist, anti-gay attackn >> they plan to sue for the mone they letter demanding he pay $130,000. the police and the icro say there's enough evidence to prove smollett staged the attack to boost his year. yheye up-- boost his career. he continues to he attack was real. time is 4:34. here's a look at the other top stories -- fire investigators say they have not figured out what caused a fire on wednesday at a town homeven c county. one woman and her granddal daughter were -- granddaughter were killed. several other homes were d.

destro some of those families lost everything they owned. the man claiming to be a missing illinois boy has officials say 23-year-old brian rini told them he was timothy ttzen who disappeared years ago. d police he escaped from an ohio hotel after being held for years. dn results showini was not telling the trut investigators say he is in police custody but not under arrest. today president trump will visit the.s.-mexico border. he will visit a town called calexico, 120 miles east of san diego. he will check a recvatly red section of the border wall. the president says he is giving mexico one year to stop drugs from entering the u.s. if it doesn't he will ill pose tariffs or close the border. a local military base will become the testing grounds for a

local shuttle. myers hernl son hall ron -- henderson hall won -- the base will have self shuttles used to -- several shuttles used abandon campus. they use a pre-mapped route to make their rounds. the program will begin in a few weeks and is expected to last three months. >> driverless shuttles, wow. pure lin construction could affect travels in langley park. beginning saturday crews will shift traffic on university boulevard between riggs road and 23rd avenue. the eastbound lanes will go back to the original location. crews are continuing to demolish medians to make way for the light-rail project. work will begin around 4:00 p.m. satuay and continuehrough most of sunday. l expee closures. in "news 4 your health" now, there are new fears about a japanese

measles outbreak. >> in california, hundreds may have been exposed. u.s. davis tol 200 people they may have been exposed after a 7-year-old with measles came into the e.r. two weeks ago. the exposure is upsetting bhe parentause it happened at a place where the sick and vulnerable go for treatment.me ssa hernandez is worried that her 2-year-old who had a liver transplant as a baby which prevents him from receiving the vaccination. >> i'm angry, i scared. i'm mad. i don't get why people don't want to help save other people's lives. >> in california, there is a new effo to toughen immunization requirements. it would require a public health official to grant an exemption. this comes aft some doctors were discovered giving exemptions to anti-vax parents. trade talks between the u.s. and china. >> why the cost of certain gs you buy hangs in the balance.

i'm leon harris. o matter how long you've been out ofschool, you can probably quickly recall the name of your favorite teacher, right? theres an assistant principal at one prince william county school who's goi to be a part of many students' memories in the years to come.ea when we the letter from david parrish's co-worker we knew he should be honored. >> it's an important part of the mission. t we want itbe all students' mission is to not let a day g ba where you don't smile at if soone's alone, greet them, mehers. enright is them to sit -- iemite o sit with you. >> you won't want to miss the tory coming up on tonight's "harris' heroes" at 4:00 p.m. after 11 yearsosting the "today" show's fourth hour, kathie lee gifford is moving on. this morning will be her last

time sitng next to hoda cat bee on the show. all week, the pair has looked back at gifford's time with the show and the career. we're not sure what they have planned, but we'reure there are going to be a bunch of tears, probably wine, and a lot of laughter. best.ng her all the from chardonnay to a nice cold lagger. >> this sunday will be national beer day. this morning we're looking at the technology being used to get er made an riser bush -- anheuser-busch uses sensors to put an ultrasonic sound from machines to predict when they'll need maintenance. duchaettes --er >> duchettes -- >> somebody better -- >> we're not beer drinkers. >> they use cloud computi for realtime and look at how much alcohol and sugar is maximizing output without compromising quality.

it's making bwing at home easier. pico brew has a counter continues top appliance that can -- counttop appliance b that can brr with the touch -- the touch. a button. >> there are people brucing at home. i don't drink -- sometimeshen i'm eating crabs. yeah, in the summer. that's the only time. ice cold. ou do drink beer. >> only -- re, rare occasions. i would r her havefine. as we head to break, we'll check in with amelia draper. >> as you step outhe door, have the umbrella, the weekend is looking pretty nice. on monday, moreain in the forecast. i'm going to have what you can expect with the rain today hour by homrg up with future weather. melissa, what's the latest on the roads? >> reporter: bad situation in southeast. three vehiclesnvolved in this crash investigation. southbound 295 before howard road shu down for hours this morning. we'll ha up.ll details coming plus, a lightt the end of

the tunnel? the u.s. and china seem closer to ending a standoff on trade. we'll tell you what the holdup is.

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welcome ck. at 4:45, inching closer to a deal. u.s. andoc china ld in lengthy trade negotiations seem closer to finding.ommon grou these are talks that will have a direct impact on the price you pay for certain goods. >> it will alsoal impact street. news4's tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill.e what are s of the sticking points? any possibility of a summit with china? >> reporter: it's possible.

the president says they might be able to pull something together in four weeks with president if there's a deal reached. negotiators have been in d.c. working on this the past couple of days. the sticking points are intellectual property and the big one, tariffs.s there' been an escalating trade war between the countries with tariffs being promised or threatened or imposed on both sides. so what happens now? will they revoke all of those tariffs? wi they leave them in the deal with some sort of trigger point? that we don't know. president trump says that they have worked out a lot of things so far. china also, their goverent news agency tweeting overnight some optimism that it appears there's a deao be had with a new con events us reached. but leadership needed to close that deal. aaron and eun? >> live on capitol hill. thank you. another democrat has t jump in race for president. ohio congressman tim ryan says he i running in 2020. ryan was among the speakers at

the 2016 democratic national convention. he unsuccessfully challenged nancy pelosi to be house minority leader after the election.ic ryan's ol campaign kickoff will be saturday in youngstown. republicans senator martha mcsally has been a force to end sexual assault in the military. yesterday she spoke i annapolis to leaders of the navy, army, and air force. >> wve got to inspired pie those who have been through this. we've got to not be ignorant on how prevalent it is, okay. and w ought to have a call to duty and call to action about what we're goingo doo mix it up. >> senator mcsally revealed weeks ago that she had been raped by a superior officer while serving. jeff bezos' wife will walk away with amazon shares about $35 billion. in hit and run she will not have any stake in the "washington post." bezos and his wife had been married for 25 years and have

four children. >he divorce will be final in 90 days. this morning, two teens remain in the hospital after a crash outside their prince george's county high school last week. th happened outside duval high school in lanham on good luck road. while police say the student driver was not a fault, no one in the car was wearing a seat belt. now a local lder is speaking directly to students, urging all of them to use more caution on the roads. >> reaction is probablyd measu by success. you know, we hope over time we will see less and less accidents with our 16,17, 18-year-olds. >> i think it was very important to learn how toe cautious. >> after the program, students signed a contract vowing to practice safer driving. 4:48 now. the measles outbreak is -- is in new york and out west is rea reminder -- is a reminder about vaccinating children. not just children, adult need to

be vaccineig-- vaccinated as thy get older, too. >> to stay healthy there are several lifesaving vaccines adults need to consider depending on your age. doreen gentzler reports. >> reporter: alex joyce said his mother didn't believen n vaccines w was growing up. >> she was into alternative medicine. she chose not to vaccinate me when i was a child. >>eporter: as an adult, he took charge m andade his own decisions about his health. >> when i was about a35 we were expected our first child, my wife and i decided it wou g be ad idea to go through and get all of my vaccinations that i would have had as ach d. ripe vaccines like the mmr protect against measles, mumps, and rubella. if it's done on time, it offers protection for life. but doctors say it's never too late get vaccinated. and as we get older, there are additional vaccines we need to

aay healthy m. >> you have responsibility to the community. >> reporter: the director of the national institute of allergyd infectious diseases at the national institutes ofesealth in be -- >> there are vaccines that are some core vaccines that all adults should get. >> reporter: among the core vaccines, the flu.sh you should get one every year. the td which protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough is recommended for all adults and for women during each and a td booster every ten years to protect against tetanus and diphtheria. dr. foushi recommends young adults up to 26 get an hpv vacce to prote against cancers caused by the human pa llomavirus. at age 50,a i shingles vaccine, and at 65, a pneumococcal vaccine to protect against

pneumonia. side effects are the same for adults as they are for children. >> overwhelmingly vaccines a very, very safe. sometimes you might get a low-grade fever or feel flushed or feel just a little bit off for a day or two. ital u lasts 24 to 48 hours. >> you may have soreness and redness on your arm after a vaccine, but it will not make sick. that's a myth. for alex, staying uto date on his vaccinations has given him and his family peace of mind. >> as an adult i get my flu shot regularly and make sure our son is up to date on all of these vaccines. >> that was doreen gentzler reportingment people wit a kprom -- reporting. people with a compromised system and pregnant women should avoid tme vaccines. it's important tk to your doctor. if you're planning to get the new shingles vaccine, you may have to wa. there's a national shortage. the best advice -- to get on a waiting list or check nrby

pharmacie >>ll turn to melissa warmacies. mollet, breaking news? >> a big problem in the district. a live look here. this is our mass s cameraoting back toward the accident. southbound 295 before how road, in southeast, a three-vehicle collision. you see one, two, three here.cles there was a fire. we know at least one person was killed in this crass some oth seriously injured. it was a fiery crash, about two hours ago. southbound 295 before howard road is where the closure point is. all lanes blocked because of the crash investigation. traffic being diverted on to the inbound 11th street bridge. ouound 11th street bridge, traffic pushed to northbound d.c. 295. that's ange from earlier. one other thing happening at this point this morning -- tyson's, outer loop between the toll rd and chain bridge, to right lanes are getting by that zone. good morning, t amelia. how rain looking? >> we'll have enough rain throughout the daynd -- we'll

have on and off rain throughout the day and into the evening hours. you see this is a big system. i'm not tracking any heavy rain. just aht steady, lain. throughout the day when it's not raining, we'll have plenty o clouds. 52 now. we'll hang out in the low to mid 50s throughout your entire friday. here's the latest on storm team 4 rad -- i'm seeing rain mainly in fairfax, loudoun heunties, back into panhandle of west virginia. a lot of rain not hitting the ground. it's evaporating before it does so. as we head throughout the morning hours, we are going to see rain hitting t ground. grab the umbrella as you step out. deeming with light showers for the morning and potentially evening commute for the kids. recess today likelydoors. make sure they have the raincoat heading out. at the bus stop,emperature around 52. showers likely. recess, we're tracking rain in spots with the temperature around a high today of 55 compared to the high temperatureesterday of about 70 degrees.

noticeably cooler out there. outdoor activity could be canceled because of the rain. here's a look at future weather. 7:00 a.m., notice rain northern virginia, the panhandle into far western maryland. 9:00 a.m., milar, part of howard and carroll county still dry as well as parts of prince george's andun anne l county potentially dry. lunchtime, showers in spot cloudseverywhere. by 3:00 p.m. tracking showers. this continues through the evening hours and maybe a lingering shower early tomorrow. that risk, though, pretty low, about 20%. most of the weekend is dry.e desphe cloudiness, it is looking nice. peeks of sunshine will bring the high near 70, and partly to mostly cloudy skies. comfortable out there. look at the high on monday, 77. near es80 deg some rain, maybe rumbles of

thunder. >> thank you. 4:54. washington, d.c., never runs short history but a new exhibit is heading our way, and it prom itss itsdsi- it promises a new installation that fred rajerts wore and used duringsehe beloved es thursdaying two bow ties from his claeollection, sneaker and glasses. both pieces s willy on display through the end of may before heading to pittsburgh. i never watched that, but i saw the dtary "won't you be my neighbor." so incredible how much red s of love ead messa and inclusion and how much he changed society's views on certain issues. i think he was just a lumineer. >> i watched as a kid. you felt the extran messaging

his show. you may have noticed the cast of "queer eye" all over your social adia. >> theyre visiting d.c. and have been posting pictures from all over the city. yesterday they spent the day on capitol hill meeting with lawmakers and advocating for the passage of the equality act which is legislation mednt to ensureal protection for lgbt people. last night the group spoke at theibrary of congress to a packed auditorm full o students to explain why such legislation is needed. 4:56no police begin their day with the ndarch for a killer. two men f shot to death in a hallway in northeast washington. a possible third victim found down the street. this morning, the search is underway for answers. > a living situation that's been a legal loophole for years. now it looks like t man behind wikileaks could be getting thrown out of his adopted home and could ep in the u.s. to face charges. we'll break it down.

breaking news in live pictures from i-295 in the district. a deadly crash has shut down the southbound lanes nearoward ad. >> five people were involved in this crash.

some of whom were pulled out ou ang car. one person died. two others are in critical condition right now. two others in serious condition. >> the southbound lanes of 295 are still closed. it's unclear when they might bopen. >> we'n tracking the developments since the crash was reported a few hours ag news4's justin finch with the latest. good morning. >> reporter:d gmorning. that's right. still watching the scene on i-295 southbound. right now a major police investigation taking place. look at the bird's eye view. talking about three vehicles at least involved in this crash. we are seeing an suv to the left of the screen which appears to have fire damage to it and a vehicle behind that. on the far right, a suv apparently that crashed into the median there. at this time, policere