a lot of northern virginia going to be watching that game. >> yeah. on.really the whole re >> the whole region. get behind the team. >> let's get behind the team. les do. it. good morning, i'm adam tuss. aaron has the day off. >> i'm eun yang. good morning, monday, april 8th, 2019. we have a lot to getto. melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads. developments on 66. >> first to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. rees already? >> yeah. it is a really mild start to a monday umorning. ill want to grab the umbrella just to be on the safe side. not a big chance of getting ined on first thing, but rain chances will increase later in the thternoon. being said, even if it will be plenty cloudy it will be nice and warm. afternoon highs will be getting close to 80 degrees today. probably won't maketo it y. but we'll be even closer to 80 tomorrow. right now, in the low 60s in the shenandoah valley. low 60s around the city here. a little bit coolerext to the chesapeake bay courtesy of the

chilly bay water. showersfnd really kind fading away here this morning. still a few lingering drops near montgomery village and germantown, moving toward ellicott city. really not any big impact. we'll have many dry hours to come before those showers down across kentucky and tenneinee another rain chance later in the day. the school day forecast -- pam the umbrella to be on the -- pa the umbrella to be on the safe side. afternoon highs near 78. at least a 440% to 50% chance o storms once you get home work and school. melissa? thank you so much. eastbound 66 a 28s where the five-vehicle crash was. it has cleared. we still have a lot of delays thered hea inbound. that's mixing with the typical delays for this time of day arz we approac the 6 -- as we approach the 6:00 hour. if you want an alternate, take sudley t i lee highwaytead and avoid this altogether. chopper 4 showing this problem

in landover. inner loop at center heavy, right side is blocke also have a little bit of a situation on the left side. we're seeing a lot of backups quickly building. again, inner loop at central heavy. allow dpra xtra time. st of the beltway looking just fine. no major problems around tow in. >> thank you. 6:02. this morning, maryland mourns the deathus of its speaker, michael busch. ly died sunday after a -- he died sunday after a battle with pneumonia. >> he was the longest serving speaker in state hour. >> justin finch is live with more. r orter: that's right, michael busch was able to count friends -- either side of the aisle even if they didt see eye to eye on. this last day of the special assembly, he will be especially missed. his colleagues in annapolis keeping their hopes high, they would see him preside over the u houseil the very end, even

as his condition reportedly wrsened as he being treated for pneumonia at the university of maryland medical center. they say he kept the bar high for lawmaking peers while still making them feel a par of the process. >> he had the ability to make everyone feel lisoned and everyone feel valued. that matters an awful lot, especially when you'reli d with elected officials who have pretty big egos themselves.>> eporter: that is former delegate and now montgomery county consunsel attackcounsel, thenc legacy whichdes a range of frishs marriage equality to -- issues from marriage eality to preserving the china. he was inspire -- preservinghe chesapeake bay.

he was inspired by the civil rights movement. just inch finch, news4. >> thanku. governor larry hogan called yesterday a profdandly difficult for the state. in a statement he said, quote, speaker busch and i came from different sides of the aisle,y but we often came together for the people of maryland. he served with the decency of ae te a coach and family man. i was honored to work with him d closely with him, end quote. for more go to hinbcwton.com our the nbc washington app. you'll find plenty o stores about his life and legacy. developing this morning, a major shakeup in the trump administration. department of homeland secyity secretirstjen nielsen abruptly resigned from her position last night. the move comes after president trump grew increasingly frustrated with the rising number of people crossing theic u.s.-mborder. nielsen has been on the job since december of 20 after she succeeded john kelly who became

white house chiefenf staff. prestrump announced in a tweet yesterday kevin mcaleenan will take over the role as acting secretary. he is the current u.s. customs and border protection commission >>commissioner. the latest development in the trump administration comes as we get word another group of migrants crossed into mexico yesterday hoping to reach the u.s. they're mainly coming from cuba and afghanistan. the migrants later took buses to the mexican imm ration office to get documents that would allow them to travel toward the u.s. border. the ongoing fight for the president's tax returns isnow g down. congressional democrats want to see president trump's tax returns by wednesday. acting chief of staff mick mulvaney doubled down yesterday saying that that isn't going to happen. formal mocrats filed a request with the treasury department asking for six years of the president's tax returns. the white house is asking the block y department to that. >> it is not going to happen, and they know it. >> this ity legitimate autho

that the congress has. this president, by the way, is the least transparent president that we've had in half a century. he's broken precedent by not releasing himself tax rerns. >> i the past president trump said that he would release his returns but now says he won't because they' being audited. the battle rages on for the release of the mueller port. over the weekend, president trump lashed out in a tweet sa lng, quote,ks likes robert mueller's team of 13 trump haters and a are illegally leaking information to the press while the fake news media make up their own stores. a four-page sumry was released by attorney general william barr, but democrats want the entire thing. >> the main thing is what t is president hiding, how do we make sure that we get everything that was produced? we have not seen a mueller report. we've only seen a barrreport. >> barr has said he will release a redacted report sometime this month. he's expected to testify on capitol hill tomorrow and

wednesday about the justice department's budget however, he will likely face more questions about the mueller report. coming up on 6:07. this morning, prince george's county police are searching for a gunman in a deadly double shooting. two men wererd killed yes on fable and capitol heights. police have not released the names or details about a motive. ight now d.c. leaders are trying to come up with solutions to a growing violence problem in the city. aris homicide rate has spiked. so far there's been 45. just yesterday police were called to southeast at an apartment for a shootinghere a man later died. coming up next, find out what leaders are proposing to try and put a stop to all the killing. as you get ready this morning, stop for second and watch this story. a soldier from prince george's county wakingp a home after surprising his loved ones at national harbor over the weekend. check it out. [ cheers ]

>> sheer joy. captn justin brown's family had no idea w heas coming home from a year-lon i deploimtdn iraq. he -- deploent iniraq. he surprised them.as his sister in on the surprise and helped get his wife, kids, extended family all in place. after all the hugs and kisses, great moments, our darcy spencer asked caprown how it felt to be back. awesomelt it feels awesome to see my family scream for me. you knowlad to see them because i thought theyusas j going to watch the final four. again. good seeing them >> he must have felt amazing just pulling this off. captain brown, get this, returned just in time for his wedding anniversary. >> timing couldn't have been gbetter. >> hs to take her out to dinner. >> yes. >> in addition, he will get to spend time in a new house that he had never seen before. >> a wonderful unn. so much sacrifice on the service members and their families who have to wait for their return. >> love to see tse storie a last-minute lay-up and

missed free throw decided this year's ncaa women's national championships. the baylor beat notre dame 82-81. what a finish. look at this lay-up.od orning us on. prince george's county native chloe jackson scored the game-winning lieup with three seconds left --ay-up with three seconds latest. then notre dame missed a critical free throw, and it was over. this is baylor's third title in school history. congrats. disappntment at the pat collins household this morning. maybe next hey, it's going to be another nail biter tonight when uva takes on texas tech for the men's national championsh. if you missed saturday's game, you missed a good 100. the -- good one. the game came down to three foul shots. he did run into them here. the auburn player -- >> did he hithim? >> yeah. there's clearly contact. uvath sinks e. hitting them up, up by one.

hea beat auburn by one point. texas tech,y got to the finals by beating michigatate by ten points. they're a good team. michigan state was good. >> i thought the were going to win this. >> we'll see. this is virginia's firstmp national chaionship game in school histor tip-off tonight at 9:20o you're goingtay up? >> i don't think i'm going to make it. i'll have to watch the highlights. >> if y want to to charlottesville, uva will open john paul jones arena to host the game. >> the fight is going to be with my kids who want to stay up to watch the game. . we see how long it goes. we'll see what the students are going to do tomorrow. i have a feeling no one's going to class. either way -- >> a bigs party t charlottesville. check your american airlines researations. theer is canceling more flights because of the 737 max series grounding. how long the latest cancelations will last. plus, celebrating the gift of life. people who received an organ donation meet the families of the donors who helped them live

on. nd a good morning, everyone. a lot of folks do their gardening on the weekend. your gardening forecast for this weekend, better day will be saturday. although sunday's likely to start dry, come up with rain .ances later on your sund >> reporter: all right. i've moved off the treadmill. this is what i'm doing ne it's not just about exercising. get fit for spring is about a full lifestyle of clean eating. we have a challenge from theng director coming up next. low in bowie and prince george's county. give me the ball.

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if your upcoming trancl plansde a flight on american airlines, you may be forced to make alternate icplan. am announced yesterday it ab ou flights through june 5th. the cancelations stem from the grounding of the troubled 737 max planes following two deadly crashesvi inv max jets. american airlines has 24 max jetsay the airline it will contact aftocted cusmers with available reoking options. every spring, organ donor reci gentsher at a local church to celebrates being given the gift of life. at the national presbyterian church in northwe d.c. yesterday, recipients lit candles and memory of their donors. they say it was opportunity to thank the families of the donors who live on because of theirenerous gift. the washington regional transplant community the donor family gatherings every year.

amazing to actually meet the family that provided you with a chance to live on. >> yes. true gift of life. >> really cool. we are working for you meantime helping you get fifth fit for spring -- get fit for spring. getting watching -- sweating watchmo. we'll learn more about getting fit and clean eating. >> molette at fitness for you. >> this works cardio,t, ch back, abc, everything. >> reporter: the health director told me about his personal this is a lifestyle change. not just exercising. but clean eating and r getting of the stress. take a look at the piece that we didhe to bring issue to the

county. >> let the elbows touch the face. >> reporter: for me, starting the program wasbout preventive maintenance. for one resident, chronic disease hit her. >> for me it was my hba 1cs, pre- democrat prediabeti it was prediabetes. >> reporter: she's not alone. in prince george's county, diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in the county. i the disease taking aim at african-americans. heart disease is the ermber-one kin the county. it almost took out earnest carter seven years ago. >> it's really important. what was i doing wrong? i wasn'tating right, and i was stressed. i was eating -- drinking every soda i could -- had any sugar in it. i was drinking the wheat tea. a lot of sugar in my body. not only that, i was eating every fried everything, i was eating the fast food, all that. >> reporter: today he's the acting health directo pushing to change the culture. >> the problem is that most of

our residents haven't really embraced the lifestyle change. >> reporter: one that must include exercise, clean eating, proper re, and less stress. if you don't know where to start, sign up for classes i's the couniving well management program. that starts in may. anissa wilson said her lifestyle change has her now living well. >> my numbers are where i want them to be, as well as i feel tt . >> reporter: look, thank goodness thanks to clean eating and regular exercise, anissa healthier than she has been in her life. okay. on friday, leona will be leading the boot camp on friday starting at 5:30 in the morning. all fitness levels. >> all fitness levels. doesn't matter what level, come on out, we're going to sweat. >> reporter: i'm inviting the county to join me.

we'll be there along withhe health director and so many others talk to talk about good fitness a a loyalty lifestyle. tona leading the class. do i have get back to this? >> yes, absolutely. >> the ball -- >> okay. >> wow. >> that looks hard. >> mo i working. we're working, but she's paying off. >> it's worth it whenou see real results. inthink that's what's happening. >> thank you so much. feel like a bunch of lazy bums? i know, we'reer sitting drinking coffee. >> what's going on? >> yeah. a good day to be outside. get out and run. if you're an outdoor runner or jogger, good running weather here. borderline warm. you know? >> 80 is pretty warm. >> i like oiat. >> i'm to keep saying 80 until it happens. until you put it on the calendar. >> we may. we may notch the first 80 of the year eitheroday ortomorrow. not 100% sure that we can make

it today because of the cloud tomorrow i think we have a better shot at it. still, a mostly cloudy sky outside early. you got to love that early daylight, really starting to be made visible here. 61 degrees in washington. but light winds out of the south and a cloudy sky overnight. it is a mild monday moing. 64 at fredericksburgburg and kwan foe, 59 in winchester -- winchester.9 in mperatures will move way up into the 70s today. there will also,ou can tell have a sunshine challenged kind of day, as well. th first round of raindrops moving out. there's more moisture and rain chances back to our west. that will be rolling in herr la on in the day. not a total shout, but bring your umbrella just to play it on the safe side. i wouldn't want you to get caught and say why didn't chuck

tell me about needing the umbrella. not much left this morning. future weather carries the cloudy skies back in here during the early parts of the afteoon. here comes the rain chabs chances after 1:00, 2:00. you may be dodging the drops for the commute home. a higher chance of rain between 7:00 this evening and about midnight tonight. that overnight chance will be ending quickly. i think tomorrow look, great. clearing skies, breezy but warm. 78 today. 79 tomorrow. toes are winners somebody. if you need a little bit cooler weather, that arrivestypical, iw to mid 60s. over to melissa mollet. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. looking at the roads, the inner loop at ctral avenue. this is clearing. chopper 4 showing the area that we had earlier with a closure on the right i.d. of the road. that's gatten out of th wa the rest of the beltway looking good inner loop and outer loop.

no big complaint. southbound gw parkway before 3b, lane is blocked boy a new accident. 66 and 28 -- that is not 66 and telling. that's looking okay. not terrible. it has recovered nicely. we had a five-file pupup, now it's lking aot better. rockville at veirs mill road, left turn lane blobbed by that. 295 northbound, southbound, no .ig proble >> thank you. still ahead on "news4 today," we are working 4 your health. head and body rakes tell its -- headody aches and what it we can do to reduce it. and today -- >> let's talk about your love life. flux. now you're in i read the book. it's a great book. very revealing. >> i love chelsea handler. she is dropping by the "ellen

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another work its week kicking off. we start with a live look outside. sunday night ended with rain, and showers may linger this morning. cannot wait for the nice day ead. it's going to be warm. good morning, i'm eun yang.'m >> and -- i'm aaron tus? got me this morning. i'm adam tuss in for aaron this morning. >> three different people called you airplan-- called you arron. >> it stts with "a." it's okay. melissa mollet has the commute. but let'sh start w our favorite storm team meteorologist in the morning, chuck bell. >> don't worry, discharges. it's one thing -- don't worry, adam.

it's one thing when i mess up your name, but when you mess it up we' got a oblem. we've got a mostly cloudy sky. couple fof drops, this morning, but not a big impact on the commute. there will be an increasing chance of rain later in theday. a warm monday. most areas in the upper 60s a few more rains drops in the mountains. take the umbrella. a chance r ofn at least 50%. higher chances the layer we go into the afternoon and evening. it will be warm, high near 78. the cash washing forecast? probablyot today. drier weather returns tomorrow. most of l.a. good monday to you melissa mollet, good morning to you. >> good monday morning. chopper 4 looking good. no major complaints at this point at least. andrest of the beltway nice clear. up top you see the tiniest slowdown. earlier problem, inner loop near central avenue is out of the way. arlington, southbound gw parkway

before 395. right lane isha blocked by accident, that could be hanging around a little bit and be causin trouble. ea tet whn,rnafrs vooeibranld-new northbound/southbound 270 no issues. he the longest serving house speaker in maryland history. this morning we're looking back on the life of michael busch. he passed away yesterday at age 72. during his time in the maryland legislature, busch wto pass marriage equality, abolish the death penalty, and strengthen the state's environmental laws. justin finch will join us live a bit later with a look at his life and lega>>. growing concerns from d.c. residents as violence spiked since the beginning of the year. >> in an effort to end the brutality, the mayor and breech have laid out a plan they hopew work. meagan fitzgerald live with more. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, good morning to you.

yeah, there's a real concernre among neighbors in the community. a perception that of the city is dangerous. as you mentioned, the mayor and the police chief met with neighbors to try and calm those fears. just hours later there was another homicide in the city. this one on wagner and skylab place southeast. a 28-year-olds, monterey brown, hes found with multiple gunshot wounds. ater died on the scene. on saturday, as we mentioned, th chief along with d.c. mayor bowser met with neighbors. the mayor is suggesting that the city increase the num r of police officers that they have to 4,000. she's also offering an incentive for these officers to live in e community that they serve. just a couple. ideas that have been tleen oute tho try and curb this violence -- been thrown out there to try to curb this violence. we're looking at the 45th homicide in the d.c. area. back to you.

>> reporting from d.c. policte headqu. thank you. there are new calls for reform following aic local p investigation into a deadly officer-invoreed shooting aled the officer was was lawful and justified in hisse of deadly force. community members held pictures of robert white during a rally over the weekend. white was killed by a montgomery county police ficer last summer in silver spring p. police say white attacked the officer, but some say white was victim of racial profiling. white did not pull a weapon on the officer. ndpolice say they f a folding knife in his pocket before the findings of the investigation were released. the officer had been cleared of wrongdoing by the state's attorney's office in neighborino howardty. a possible outbreak of the norovirus has some hospital ncerned. the sce center alerted health offials that three patient tested positive for the virus this week. the d.c. department of health

says it' o running their lab reports to confirm the outbreak saying, quote, the hospital has implemented protocols t the spread of inspection based on centers for disease control guidelines." the most common symptoms include y -- diarrhea, stomach pains,d an constipation. police are investigating a disturbing discovery of human remains. this was the scene saturday on 30th streetnd alabama avenue in southeast. police are trying to determine the cause of death. the remains are now at thedi office.ner's kimberly endicott was rescued over the weekend by ugandan security teams. she and her driver were captured last week. the ugandan police force says end cot will be hded over to the u.s. ambassador today before coming back to the united states. tonit, uva takes to texas

for the naacp national championship. this is virginia's first national cmpionship game in school history. tip-off tonight at 9:20 urkts will open the -- uva will open the chief justiampion. this is the week caps fans starts a te battle toefend the cup. and it all starts right here in d.c. >> for the first times, the cavs taking on the carolina hurricanes. take a look. here's the first-roun schedule. the caps' first game is thursday in d.c. puck drops at7:30. saturday, an afternoon game at 3:00. you'll be able to catch tha here on nbc 4. then carolina for games three and four. game five if necessary, let's go for the sweep, back here in d.c. on t 20th. coming up, the stanley cup and its keepers will be here in news4 studios. >> be still my heart. >> unbelieverable. so cool. >>also, molette green is live

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elcome back. we're only a few hours into the new workweek, and it's already a busy one for the trump administration. >> of course., tomorr the attorney general will testify before congress. this as pressure builds on william barr t release william barr's full report. barr says he plans to make it available mid-april. >> it's not only the report democrats want to see but the president's taxes. the house ways and means hd requesix years worth of tax returns. the search for a new dh secretary will get underway kirstjen nielsen's final day will be on wednesy. this morning, nbc's hallie jackson joining us live from the white house. >> is the departure rprise? >> reporter: not really is the short answer because only it had

been spem speculated for almost a year that she would be on her way out. she is somebody who's had a tum ultimate use ten -- tumultuous tenure. we have been reporting how the tensions have growing between her and president trump. apparently that came to a head quar.l recent it's our reporting based on bullet pell sources that the -- multiple sources that the president had gwn frustrated with nielsen. sunday she offered her resignation. she will stay to a couple of days to help with the transition. then the acting insecretary, k mcaleenan, currently the head of customs and border protection, o will step i the role leading dhs at least for now as president trump searches for a pir permanent pick. lots of twists and turns. it scenes it'sne thetable end to nielsen's ten uure when e

president is talking about the national eremgency. >> thank you so much. the full report coming up in a few minutes on the "today" show. he was the longest serving house speaker in maryland history. this morning, michael bush is being remembered as a -- michael busch is being remembered as a popular lawmaker. he passed away at ea72 old. >> justin finch with more on how maryland is honoring busch. >> reporter: the speaker is being remembered for all brought to his posted. he was a former teacher, an athlete, as ll as a coach. a family man, too. a uniqu mix of leadership and lawmaking that will be missed the speaker was 72 years old and a standout here in maryland. a staunch democrat, skilled politician, and the longest serving speaker in history. he was still able to build bridges, though, with his colleagues across the aisle. the thoughts and prayers were

coming in from acros state over the weekend as reports came in his ncondition was worsening at the medical center where he was being f treat pneumonia. jamie risk facte many saying the loss will be a huge shadow. >> he's part of the history of a land. nobody better personifies a love of the house o delegates and the love of maryland government and politics than speaker busch. >> reporter: today also happens to be the last day of the general assembly.he no doubt speaker's absence will be felt. he leaves behind a wife and two daughters, as well. in jannapolis,tin finch, news4. >> all right. thank you. a man is under arrest forle algedly threatening to kill coanressman ilh omar. federal prosecutors say the man made a threatening phone call to

the ilngresswoman's capitol hl offic lathest month. he called her a terrorist and threatened to shoot her. omar is o of the first two muslim women elected to congress. today the commission woman ntarrested at presitrump's mar-a-lago club resort is expected in court. she's charged with making false statements to a federal officer and entering a restricted facility. the secret service said shefo h le th four cell phones, a laptop, and more. the former president ofte michigan slso in court this morning. lou anna simon lied to investigators about her knowledge of complaints against larry nassar. witnesses are expected at thene preliminaryy on how the university handled those complaintsfi information r is a convicted -- nassar is a convicted sexual predator who olacticed medicine for some 20 years. pic gymnasts are among those whom he abused.

today marks one week left until tax day. april 15th is next monday. by then, you will need to have filed your return and paid any money you owe unless you fife file for a six-month extension. you can do that on irs.gov. do it quickly. as huge crowds enjoy the cherry blossoms, there's a renewed effort to brerve the sites f-- to preserve the cherry blossoms. >> the national trust for historic preservation launched a campaign and is taking it to capitol hill. it invites member of the public informed pledge to be about preservation efforts at the basin. you can find more on this in ouc washington app. now 6:50. let's turn back our attentions to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and this gorgeous -- look at that sky. gorgeous. >> looks good, doesn't it? a lot of clouds, but brighten

ing skies, monday morning well underway. take the umbrella there's a rain chance for not only a little bit this mornin but a higher rain chance later on in the day. 61 mild degrees. a light south wind. low to mid 60s already. the average high for the date is 65. these are way above average. and temperatures this afternoon wi spend most of the day in the mid to upper 70s. driest part of the day will be through the course of the middle of the teoon. afternoon 3:00, 4:00, rain chances creep up again. lots of moisture to the west. don't turn your back on the rn chance. bring the umbrella with you to play it on the safe side. again, this moeing, most of overnight drops are gone. future weather carries the next chce for showers in here during the course of the afternoon. atd especially into the evening hours. ill be the best chance for rain until about 5:00 this afternoon,rp to 11:00 so this evening. by early tomorrow morning, maybe

a few likngering drops, but bac to sunshine before tomorrow afternoon before a weather front drives through. it's going to be really warm on your tuesday. here's the ten-dforecast. 78 today. that's not too bad at all. 50% chance of showers. maybe a rumble of thunders but not a severe threat. tomorrow, sunny, 79. cooler, more typic of mid-april for wednesday and thursday. near 70 friday with afternoon showers hkely. firsf of the weekend, saturday will be the drier half. then the chance forome chillier raindrops sunday into monday of next week. o nor to melissa mollet on a monday morning. >> good morning. eastbound 66 here before 28 still have a lot of delays as you're headedinbound. that's from an earlier crash that shut the road down for about 40 minutes. it has reopened here awe 428 and center still, butlo it's through the area. looking sewhere, chopper 4

heading to the bw parkway, should be there in theupext of minutes. sounds like a crash and debris in the roadway. that's greenbelt, inner loop of bw highway. and at k street, flashing traffic lights. thanes the spot for something like it -- that's not the spot for something likeat. at connecticut avenue, an accident, 270 southbound seeing some delays. casprings, allentown rod at kingstown drive, a brand-new de ac. maryland travel times, 34 miles per hour there on 270. top of the beltway27 miles per ur. as you look in virginia, 37 miles per hour inbound fairfax county parkway to the beltway and 95, quantico to the 20beltw, we'll look at the problems in a nute. >> thank you. we are working 4 you to get you get fit for spring and talking about how to prevent diseases through exercise and clean eating.et

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county to come out, everybody across the area can join us at ene communityr in upper marlboro. you're going to lead the fitness class for all levels? >> all levels. if you're beginning, whatever, we'll get you started. >> come out at 5:30 a.m., a beautiful facility. we'll have the county executive there, the health director, and many others to talk about health and fitness and, of course, tt a good sweat going. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> reporter: she's going to ubring it. ome out and join me. back to you. >> you are bringin it,too, thank you. >> there she goes again with the ball. >> i know. e's getting fit for spring. it's 6:55. here as four thingo know. this morning, maryland mourns the death of its house speakera mibusch who died after a battle with pneumonia. he was the longest serving speaker in sta history. maryland governor larry hogan has ordered flags to fly at half

staffn his honor. more on busch's life and legacy in the nbc washington app. department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen abruptly resigned from her position last night. president trumpnc ann in a tweet yesterday that kevin mcaleenan will take over as aracting secrety. stay tuned. the "today" show will have much more on this in a few minutes. the chinese woman arrested at president mca leanen trump' mar-a-lago club is expected in court. she was taken into custody while inn possess of a thumb drive malwarning malicious stay with us for updates about the hearing. cavs fans, tonight a tak on texas tech for the ncaa national championship. it's virginia's first national caleenan championship game in sc history. tip-off at 9:20. uvaill open the john paul jones arena on campus to host a watch party for the game. you can learn i more the nbc washington caleenan app. chuck some chuck? >> or will the big 12 win the dies or the men's? >> that's texas tech talk,

chuck. >> there's the ten-day forecast. nice and warm around here today and tomorrow. have the umbrella with you today. >> and taking a look the roads, chopper 4 was looking for the problem, inner loop there at bw parkway, looks like perhaps t something o right side of the road. and right now, 66 before 28. again, eastbound here very slow. westbound no problems. >> all right. thanks. > thank you for joining us for "news4 today." next.today" show coming up >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with what, traffic, and local news. have a great day. >> cavs!

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