gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. some people stayed up late to watch last ght's game and man, was it worth it. we are up early and ready to go. our meteorologist chuck bell has the wforecast. >>e begin with a traffic alert. melissa mollet isatching the roads. what's going on? >> big problem here. first 4 traffic alert in frederick county. urbana this morning, southbound 270 shut down after 80. urba this involves an overturned box truck. we're closed now because ty areoffloading what the truck had inside. and also siphoning off all of the fuel to try and get it back on its wheels and then back out of the way. traffic diverted to 80 the roundabout. the alternate is 355. the roundabout. you can get back on0. to very, very slow. you have to consider 355 if you're leavi sometime soon. mont claire, northbound, all lanes blacked because of another

-- lanes blocked because of another investigatio that's thenner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no majoris sues. good morning, chuck. good morning,a. meliss four things that you need to know about the forecast for today. couple of raindrops out there now. rain chances are not zero day, but they're very low. generally under 20%. t a big threat. i think there will be enough sunshine and a gusty wind, we're going to make anher run at 0 degrees. northwest -- 80 degrees. northwest wds 20 to 30 miles per hour today. it will be breezy. good kite-flying weather. cooler, more typical april weather returns tomorrow. here in the city, 62. light wind for now. ill out of the south. and there are a couple of drops around the metro area, most the light rain for now is down across southern st. mary's counnd, the northern neck the lower parts of the bay and the eastern shore. in and around town, a drop or two about it. there will be another little chance for a stray shower or two later in the afternoon as a cold front comes on through.

upper 50s and low 60s alread b so it won a stretch to get us to the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. plan on another breezy, warm, and pollen-filled dick chteey. oon highs around 80 to 81. cooler weather for tomorrow. more about tha and the weekend coming up. >> thank you. 5:02. i bet you can still feel the excitement from charlottesville. the university of virginia men's basketball team is the nca march madness national champions. >> the team was led by sophomar deondre hunter to a big wte over s tech. let's show the moment the cavs made sool history. [ cheers ] >> check out the excitement on the floor there and the disappointment for texas tech.

o agonyf defeat. >> hper made the tying three pointer with on12.1 secds left av regulation followed by another that g the cavs that 85-77 huge win. history-making win for the uva clears and for the state of virginia. >> yes. for sure. >> satisfe to say a lot of studs stayed up and may be awake right now. it's been a long night of celebrations. david, you coun't have slept at all. >> reporter: my photojournalist and i have been up -- the students are just getting rest and hoping to be up for 8:00 a.m. classes. you had theups, the downs. ultimately, it was a big win.

a national championship title. >> it's awesome. feel like from last year to this year it's been the ultimate comeback story. it's something everyone can get behind. awesome team and coach. it's easy to love them. >> you step outside, everyone's smiling, birds are chirping, it's so nice. >> reporter: good time to be in charlottesville. >> perfect. >> reporter: what does it mean othat they're coming back charlottesville as champions? >> they bought in hard work in the off season and during the season to get to this point. we're so proud of them. they deserve everyinute of it. >> we won! [ cheers ] >> reporter: yeah, the celebrations continu well into the morning. charlottesville's corner, the corner as it's known, was shut down t traffic, turning into essentially a party plaza. some students you see thereim clng high up on some light poles. this giant ing mcintosh pit. mo ly everybody --mosh pit. mostly everybody kept it kicalm.

what did ftl like? >> it felt like it was written in the stars. >> reporter: what time is class tomorrow? >> 9:30 a.m. >> reporter: you going to be thery. >> hard to >> reporter: what class is it? >> fizz ex-lecture. >> reporter: you can probably skip that. >> we have a test on thursday. i don't know. >> reporter: you'll be fine. >> i hope so. [ cheers [ cheers ] >> reporter: i'm curious to see what the attendance rate will be. there was a going deal of -- there was af good deal excitement. it was like they were right in front of us. that's how palpables. it electric. behind me, this is right on the corner, a shop where they t hav al uva gear. right now it's a little dated. they haveou just final

t-shirts. in an hour or so, a shipment is coming in where they'll have "national champions" and you can bet they'll go quickly. >> they'll be gone. >> you expect an 18 wheeler to roll up before the day is over. >> david culver live for us in charlottesville this morning. >> i'm in line first. >> all right. thank you so much. it's 5:06. today a wouldrr be ist will appear in court which on charges that he planned to kill as many people as possible at national harbor. rondell henry' chilling plan was to run down pedestrians with a truck. it was all inspired by isis. news4's justin finch is live at national harbor now with more on the plan. good morning.r: >> reporood morning, this is a place where crowds come. but this man did not intend to join but instead sought to attack. in is rondell henry of montgomery county, of gaithersburg.

prosecutors say that he had developed hatred of non-muslims and was bent on pulling off this isis-inspired vehicle attack that he walked off of work to do so on march 26th. theyay that w the day that he stole this u-haul van inex dria from a garage and that the next day, march 27th, he drove to dulles looking for people to attack. but he did not quite see the number of people h was looking for so instead he set his sights on they're at national -- sights here at the national harbor. he found not as many people as he was hoping for and ins oad hi a boat. he was spotted by law enforcement and placed under brest. as we comek out live, we can tell you again he is due in court today. there was a motion filed by prosecutors to custody because they did fear that he would be alightrisk.

again, a would-be terrorist is in custody. >> see why he chose the locations for alleged terror plot. d.c. police need help finding a man who vandalizen a ith messages. hate. we'll show you the damage. the van was covered with swas stick as and graffiti - sw swastikas and graffiti. itpe hd on rock creek road. a bizarre case in the noheast. homicide officials were called to the pepco buildian. a was found unresponsive but details of amystery right now. detective shut down part of the road for a while for the investigation. but it's since been reopened. the 2019 legislative session in anapeass has c to a -- annapolis has come to a close. for the first time, mike busch was not speaker of the house

there. he die over the weekend. ish busch was the longest serving speaker in history. the senate adjournedali alitt 1 and walked across to t house chamber for a ceremony to honor the late speaker. his wife and family attended, and larry hogan said the speaker was onef a kind. >> it was truly an honor to know him and to get the chance to work clo with him.deeply missed. >> bills are usually signed into law on the last day of the legislative session. governor hogan said he postponed bill signing as a way of honor the late speaker. the secret service director is the latest in a string of officials to call it qui in the trump administration. this comes just one day after kirstjen nielsennnounced she is leaving her post at the departme of homeland security. randolph ailes has been the secret service director for about two years. aaninistration official tells

nbc news the decision to seek his resignation cam ten days ago. in a statement he says he isn't going fased but told sweeping changes were coming to the department. hece will be repd by a career member of the secret service who will take over next month. meanwhile, three administration officials tell nbc news that president trump ma remove or reassign the current deputy dhs secretary. that move seen as a possible effort to avoid any elderly -allenges as the president moves legal challenges as the president moves us to install the new commissioner as acting secretary. kirstjen nielsen officially leaves tomorrow. all of these departure significant vacancies within dhs. as of tomorrow there will be no senate con-confirmed deputy secretary, head of the secret service, head of fema, director of i.c.e., or inspector general. 5:10. a conservative republican from our area is reportedly in the running to become secretary kirstjen nielsen'smanent

preplacement. ken cuccinelli served asor virginia's ay general. he ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2013. the a "washington post" "new york times" report he is under consideration to lead homeland security. his nomination would have some support in congss. at the republican national convention in 2016, cuccinelli led the effort to win delegates for satored cruz. 5:11. today is election day in israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is seeking his fifth term. he faces corruption charges and a strong challenge from the former head of israel's army. now if netanyahu wins he will become israel's longest serving prime minister. this morning, new england patriots owner robert kraft will be in arida courtroom on charges he solicited a prostitute a a spa. kraft is accused of paying for a second act at a day -- sex act at a day spa to two occasions. he denies doing anything illegal. prosecutors say video backs up the charges. 77-year-old has requested a

jury trial. he could have avoided that if he admitted. prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him. he turned down the deal. still ahead on "news4 today," out with the old and in with the w. we'll tell you how target is helping you recycle your chd's old car seat. go-go music in one d.c. neighborhood has been muted. first out why the music was turned off in shaw. chuck? good morning, everyone, tuesday's off to a mostly cloudy start. i know you're thinking about the weekend, though. the nk saturday will better half of the weekend. maybe a drop or two very early. saturday ooafte sunshine and mild. rain chances for sunday have been increased. i'lltook future weather and time out any potenti drops for alto

welcome back. if you have achild's car seat collecting dust in your garage, target can take it off your starting this month the stores will have a car seat trading u ent from april 22 to may 4th. yocan bring in any type of car seat that's expired or perhaps damaged and target will recycle it in exchange for that seat. you will get a coupon toward a new carseat, stroller, or baby gear. that coupon will only be good for may 11th. i might have some, but my kids don't need themym e. i need a coupon for something else. april is autismwareness month. moms and dads all over the country are celebrating "sesame street's" latest move to try to help normalize this developmentaldisorder. the character julia is on the spectrum and has a family. forsa mom, melis swails, who has two kids with autism says thein oduction of julia shows that kids with autism is not isolated. >> it's great.

it's important. family is how you get through >> just as a child with autism may feelsolated and alone, families can often feel the same. this is meant to showh families they have in common. >> "sesame street" hopes through its julia character they can help to continue normalizing autism. one in every60 children born in this country is on the autism spectrum according to the cdc. in a gentrifying neighborhood in northweste' d.c th an effort to silence the music known to the area, and some neighbors are pushing back. -go music and dancers ha been a staple at the intersection of 7th and florida in shaw for 20 yea and blared from the speakers of this metro pcs store. recently a complaint from a r nearbyident stopped that sidewalk show. now many people say with it all gone, the area is not quite the same. >> it's different. i missit. >> i think people make a mistake that a neighborhood is a

geographical decision, and it's not,man. it's a -- it's a socia contract. >> some say they're happy for the newfound apeace. othe afraid the changes take away from the neighborhood's quirky vibe. in case you haven't heard, a surprise beyoncery documentas coming out next week. take a look. ♪ >> i have a chance to show how kind we can be. >> the late maya angelou -- thatwas going to say, sounds like her voice. >> the voice narrating the parts of the documentwsy. it sho beyonce's historic performance at coachella last year where she becam theirst african-american woman to headline the festival. the documentary hits netflix next wednesday, april 17th. >> think it's going to be so much, not just about her music but her influence, her family. i -- it will be interesting to see. >> i bet a lot o people will be watching it. >> yeah. get ready for the casting calls to art. a spinoff of "the walking dead" will be filmed in virginia.

>> you don't want to be a zombie? >> no. >> it's going to start filming this summ't. we d know much about this new zombie series except that it centers around two female characters >> no word on where the episodes will be filmed in virginia. pending on how many locals are hired, the series may be eligible forax statecredits. >> i read somewhere t it virgin quite popular to film movies. you know, a big state. there are lots of beautiful areas. outhernw, especially in virginia, people don't think about. >> the film folks in virginia do trying tod work about pull in -- a lot of times it's the smaller movies and films -- >> with your broad range of acting abilities, i think a zombie is right up your allie. >> i'm sure i could -- your allie. >> sure i could pull it off. wait a minute, are we making fun of me? >> never. we would never do that. chuck -- >> never. let's get to weather. >> let's skip weather. melissa? >> i always knew you liked her

better. not much of a breeze. it will turn into a breezy afternoon as a cntd f comes on through. so today probably back up close to 80ee degrs. don't get used to it, tomorrow we'll be back closer to average. the average high is 65. already h 62 this mornie in washington. 59 at dulles airport. 57 at winchest, virginia. 60 in seat pleasant this morning. good-looking day to be outside. cothe ute, basically dry both ways. there will be an isolated little raindrop chance this morning and later in the evening. itm will be a w one. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s to near 80 degrees. most of the rainel today is down to our south. it will be missing us. still some lingering drops across southern st. mary's county and the lower parts of the bay. let me walk you through future weather. skies mostly cloudy this morning. back to sunshine into the early afternoon. re comes the coldfront. during the peak of daytime heating, it might be able to wring out one or two drotw

n 5:00 and 7:00. nowhere near the coverage that weaw in the rain yesterday. y.d nowhere near the intens either. these will be quick little fast-moving showers, mainly from the washington area points south or up across parts of northeastern maryland.te chances today very, very low. we can always use theinbc waon app. it has the interactive radar feature and storm team forecast custom tailored to your zip code. there's the five-day forecast. near 80 today. then near mid to uppe 60s but with pure sunshine for wednesday and thursday. some r likelihood of thunderstorms on friday afternoon. i'll give you the ten day outlook in the next half hour. for now, let's go to melissa. >> reporter: good morning. first dratraffic later. urbana southbound 270 after 80. right lane is getting by. a crash involved an overturned box truc slow, five miles worth of backups. here are your alternates here this morning. 355 or85 to 80 to 270 to get

back on and then southbound just fine. mont claire, northboundumfries at forest pork drive, all lanes shut down northbound because of a crash investigation. av we zoom out, sterling road at relocation drive an accident, inner loop, outer loop of the beltway. noajor problems. nt to share a career day with. this is farmland elementary school in north bethesda. 400 kid i spoke with the other day. third, fourth, and fifth gradesers. great questions -- graders. great questions. thanks for having me. they were well behaved and respectful. i was impressed with all of them. >> thank you. ahead, we're helpingou y stay stress free. we'll show you one way toe beat estress while it satis your sweet tooth. here'sup what's comin -- >> think of one animal that scares me, that i wouldn't want to be in a room with -- >> ah! >> what the --

[ laughter ] >> that guy -- >> seriously. he was going to get kcked out. >> jump out of a box -- chris hemsworth on "ellen" at 3:00 followed by news4 at 4:00. we'll be right back.

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relievingss. have you ever heard of stress baking? >> this i surprising stress relief trend that's helping a lot of people cool off with a wareward. news4's justin finch takes us to a bakery in bethesda. >> reporter: fancy cakes' owner megan remo has always loved baking. >> i couldngake somet and give it to other people, and they could be happy. >> reporter: and recently she's seeing more people seeking and finding happiness in her kitchen. >> we see a top of peopleok log for classes right now. they want to learn how to bake and decorate. >> reporter: in megan's classes, simple rule -- students must leave stress and high expectations at the door. >> i think that they have to let go of their perfectionism. i start every class with if you are a pfrgerfectionistthen you e oing to have a great hour or will learn to let go of some of that. >> reporter: letting go in class ke letting go of life's stressors is easier than it sounds.

i'm nervous. i don't want to mess this up. i'll go slesly. >> sometoing fast makes it easier. >> reporter: and another lesson taught -- don't sweat ruined recipes. >> if it doesn'tork out well the first time, you get to try it again. >> reporter: medstar's dr. alan taylor suggests activities like baking can be a useful stress management tool. >> these hobbies and these ctivities, they can take you away, they take your mind off and give you a break from the stress no matter where it's coming from. >> reporr: a fun hobby like baking paired with a hlthy lifestyle can leave you not only with some sweet treats but also a sweeter reward, lowerre . justin finch, news4. >> i think it would be dangerous to bake.pe personallying -- >> if you're not deliberately baking for somebody else, you end up eating it. >> even if were baking for you, i'd be eating -- one for you, two for me. two for you, one for me. >> i believe you. 5:27. coming up on the "today" show,

self-help guru deepak chopra and tips for building atrong relationship. a fraternity at a virginia college suspended. we'reaz looking at theg allegations leveled against the members. plus, taking the hot seat. the attorney general prepares for a budget meeting, but the calls for the relse of the mueller report growing louder.ng a hea that could be anything but normal. i could give away the cupcakes, but batter -- bat or the spatula, mm. dog walking time. alley, 12-year-old, making a nice low-energy pet, keep you company at home through the summertime. allie can be find at hune humanerescue.org. temperatures close to 80 degrees. cooler by the weekend. more about t ha

live look outside right now on this tuesday morning. it's 5:30 and finally feeling like spring outside.

did you enjoy the warm weather? when i walked out i put my head up like this. a long me. od morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. not only the warm tngperatures people smile. virginia beat texas tech, the firs time won during an excitingame that the fans apprriately went nuts in charlottesville. final score 85-77. we're live in charlottesville with a look at the big game. i think we all feel the excite. you're a fan, i wentl to sch re -- melissa up the ri uck -- >> not so much. we appreciate the warmer weather. >> i was cheering for them because they were in t big 12. and let me remind -- i've got several friends here in the tshington area that wen texas tech, grew up in lubbock.

let me tell to those four or five people am never, never, ever, ever saying anything nice oror rooting texas tech again. just so you know. congratulations, uva, you earned it t hard way in overtime. raindrops today, not a big chance, may want to keep the small umbrella at hand just in case. there's a not ttiny chance. tshower. warmth, upper tenear -- upper 50s to near . we'll have no trouble getting back to near 80. sunshine, a gusty wind, as well. we'll track the later day rain chance in a few. melissa, goomorning. good morning. take a look, frederick county after 80t urban ari lane is the only thing getting by, this ol a crash ing an overturned box truck. sounds like it's on its wheels. a staheavy, a six-mile backup.

there won't recover quick lie. tray --ic y. you can do 85 to 80 to 270. that will work for you. hillcrest heights, a crash there. inner loop and outer loop, no problem, northbound democrat niece atorest park, closed for a traffic investigation. [ cheers ] wahoo, university of virginia students all night long flooded the streets of charlottesville to celebrate the cavsca firstnational championship win. >> david culver is live in charlottesville this morning. a long night of celebrations. good morning.ep >>ter: good morning to both of you. it is so quiet on the corner i charlottesville. far quieter than it was a few hours ago.

we know that because we werere he a few hours ago. let me show what i looked like. the roadway has turned into a pedestrian plaza. students are out and enjoying they feeling good. 'r. [ cheers ] you've got to love it. no worries, i got briefly swallowed by the crowd. some students more adventure us a -- adventurous, others in mcintosh pit. celebrating a triumphant end to the season, a cmpionship win. >> as a fan of sports and as a fan of the hoos, i couldn't ask for anything more. we love the hoos. >> let's go, hoos! >> reporter: the joyous celebrations came after some intense moments in this game. juan paul jones arena. that's where we were.

a le stream. the students were packed in, showing the ups, downs, finally a big win.[ eers ] >> the best game i've ever seen. >> reporter: how insane was it? >> that was crazy! >> reporter: was there a moment you were thinking this is not ing to happen? >> no, not for a second. i knew we were going to win! >> reporter: allright. one o those two young women there actually had to get back to work in d.c. for an 8:00 a.m. meeting. id, are you not feeling well, maybe you're going to call in sick? she said, no, i'm full energy, adrenaline rush. going to hit the road and go right to work. there's a lot of adrenaline rush, feeling the excitement. the team is expected back in town da there's going to be an official homecoming of sorts later this l week, pos on saturday that's going to take place. no doubted this place is feeling

joy. >> my goodness. by 10:00 i'm worried she's going to be a puddle o the floor. good luck to all thein fans t to make it into work. >> reporter: i fly-by with them. >> i'm worried -- ith might be them. >> i'm worried about you. get some sleep. >> david in charlottesville. thank you. 5:36. developinghis morning, a would-be terrorist is behind bars accused of planning an attack t kill as many people as possible in our area.or prosec say rondell henry harbored hatred of those who di m't practice thelim faith. he was inspired by isis plots that killed pedestrians using large trucks. news4's justin finch is livelt the natioarbor now where he planned to carry out these attacks. justin? >> reporter: good morning.gh that's investigators say that this attack they were able to stop is like ones we have seen before. though largely overseas. large vehicles at a high speed are weaponized and used to maim and kill. expt for this time the backdrop for this attack would

ional harbor. a look now at the mastermind and suspect behind bars. this is 28-year-old rondell henry of germantown. turns out prosecutors say hed develo hatred of non-muslims. and that fueled his isis-inspired vehicle attack plot that all began with him walking off ofk last month. that was march 26th officials say that he stole this u-haul in alexandria. and at first he set hisights at n attack march 27th dulles airport, though he did not see the kind of crowds he was looking for. he turned his attention to national harbor here. andnce again did not see the crowds. he chose to wait and hide out. in that time,olice were able to identify the stolen u-haul van and later caught up to henry who was trying to break into a boat and hide. back out live, prosecutors in this case fearing that he would be a flight risk filed a motion

to kp him in custody. henry is due in court a bit later today. a lot of sighs of relief i'm sure are being breathed this morning. back to you. >> thank yo 5:38. the head of the baltimore chapter of a prominent pakistani political party is accused of threatening a fairfax county family. police say qaiser ali was arrested. he allegedly used twitter to threaten a man saying that hld and others will him and his family at their home. the victim told police he feared for his life becau he knew that people who had been executed in pakistan by that political movement. ali is out on bond. a fraternity at old domestic ini don't wa yon has been -- dominion has been suspended for hazing. omega psi phi members beat and slapped pledges and are accused of forcing them to drink hot sauce. the school will review all greek life after t investigation.

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welcome back at 5:41. a desperate search is on for an american couple that vanished on vacation in paradise. > orlando moore and h girlfriend, porsche ravanel, went to thean dominepublic

for a romantic getaway. they were supposed to fly back to newersey on the 27th. they checked out of their hotel but neither made it on the flight home. now nearly two weeks later, both their cel phones are off, and their rental car is missing. facing federal charges and the possibility of close to 100 years in prison, high-profile lawyer michael avenatti os lashingut at nike. he said nike pulled a stunt by having him arrested before he could go public withcu sations. he's accused of trying to shake down nikeor $25 million while accusing the company of making illegal payments to college athletes and their families. in a written statement, nike says they, quote, will not respond to the allegations of an individual facing federal charges of fraud and extortion and his disgraceful attempts to distract from the athletes on the court. 5:43. chuck? >> good morning, everybody. snzing season well underway.

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about the justice department's budget, but w that maybd up being a drill -- wind up being a grilling about the mueller report. democrats appear ready to pounce they want tull report made public. the attorney general says he won't make any of it public until redactions have been made. >> he that's should be by the middle of thismonth. tracie pts live from capitol hill. what specifica the attorney general about the report? >> reporter: they want to know what he'she redacting, they're going to get the report, and they want some sense of how he came to the conclusion that th should notrosecute obstruction of justice when the person who spent two years, almost two years investigating could not come to that conclusion with the sameev idence. how did he come to that conclusion in 48 hours after reading the 400-page report? why was the summary so short, four pages in a 400-page report. did he really go through the whole thing in the two days he looked at it? those are some of the questions

we've heard from democrats and staff members. today as he testifies, a ,nine-page written repo essentially his opening statement ihas been released. it doesn't even mention the mueller report. this is a budget hearing,ha and the says that while there 'te questions and serious concerns, they w spend the whole time talking about the mueller report. they do actually plan to get to submit important part of the justice department budget. like how much money they're going to snd fighting the affordable care act. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. the numbe of democrats hoping to become president in 2020 continues to grow. california congressman eric sweladll has a bid. and newe trips to iowa hampshire and often appears on cable news shows. he's one of 17 democrats in the running for president. tomorrow, homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen will officialp down. she spoke publicly yesterday alexandria home in

they were the first comments since resigning from the trump administration, she reaffirmed her commitment on border security. >> i share the president's goal of securing the rder. to support rt ways the crisis on the bdeder. >> presi trump had grown frustrated with her tenure as secretar it is being suspected that the former attorney general, ken cuccinelli, may be topped to replace her.g we're hopo learn more about a developing story in afghanistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack on an american convoy neither theb its ram neighbor kabul. four americans were killed, three service members were injured. bagram is the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. the convoy hit an ied on the side of the road not far from the base. the names of those killed have not been

5:48. the story is as shocking as it is tragic. aoung man found dead inside a burned out home in montgomery county. underneath the home, a set of tunnels. >> now that the trial for the oman whoed the home is getting underway, corey smith soes what will happen today and how the defense may try to avoid a >> reporter: this is day two of jury selection in this se. the judge is taking extra care to pick an impartial jury given theublicity that the case has garnered the last several years. it started back in september. 2017. daniel beckwith's house went up in investigators found the charred and naked body of amean in the ba. several weeks later, a biz our turn when it was re-- bizarre turn when it was revealed that investigators led to hole in the floor that led to a shack that led to tunnels, some 200 feet in life. it was an underground bunker he

was buildi. heired kofra to do the digging. beckwi's attorney says his client is eager to get thease started. prosecutors will likely point to conditions insides bewith's house and basement as evidence that he ignored the firesiisk the tunnels. if all goes according to plan, we could see opening statements as early as wednesday. in montgomery county, corey smith, news4. 5:50. number of g, the measles cases in the u.s. is near record levels. the cdc says 465 cases have been reported in 19 states. that is the second highest total since measles was declared eliminated almost t decades ago. health officials say the surge has been fueled iny part the anti-vaccination movement. most people who contract measles have not been vaccinated. friday maryland confirmed the first case of measles this year in pikesville outside baltimore. our next story coulde especially concerning for

parents who live ins neighborhoith heavy traffic. a study by the gnash institutes of health -- national inshtutes of heahows traffic pollution leads to learning delays.re archers found children exposed to air pollution in the womb were at higher risk f delays, their. severe weather can make itself known in plenty of ways, don't we know it. some of it ugly, some downright dangerous. >> in mountainous areas, heavy rain can cse rockslides. this is red wing, minnesota. boulders came crashing down to a road below. one rock nearly killed a teenage driver. lack said the rot hit her car bringing -- rock hit her car bringing her a bump and a bruise. >> it could have been worse. 5:51. time for the forecast with m stm

teameorologist chuck bell. a nice day ahead, chuck? >> yes, indeed. another very warm afternoon. yesterday jumped all the way to 84 degree a that was big partup yesterday. the earl -- warmupda yest the earliest since we reached 84 on april 4th in 2011. it had been eight years since we've been so warm so early in the calendar year.e last year had an 81 on february 21st. but 84, usually doesn't come for another couple of weeks. here on a tuesday morning, skies still mostly cloudy. most of the thundershowers are long gone. still lingering raindrops, though. 50s and 60s now. another high temperature near degrees this afternoon. it will turn a little on e breezy and blustery side as a cold front comes through. it will return temperatures to typical april levels for tomorrow and thursday. the weath o pattern the whole, most of the real action for thunderstorms today will be whittled to the south.

there's a higher rain chance across southern maryland and the lower bay. we had hit-and-miss showers, they're ending now. is is the high-resolution fork model. it's updated each and every hour, and it's been consistent, bringing the clouds up and sunshine back.wi al temperatures back near 80. during the arch, a cold front is going to come through athere. the reason for the northwest wind later. any time after 3:00, 4: will be a tiny chance for a stray shower or two. rain chances are below 20%, they're just not zero. i can't tell you that it will not rain. r ann chances, higher across outhern maryland and the lower bay. here's the ten-day forecast. 80ish today with another sni an a stray shower chance. then typical aprilut weather bright sunshine and beautiful days wednesday and thursday. rain chances on friday have been moved up. could have some thunderstorms around, as well. saturday, melissa, will be the prettier half of th weekend.

>> reporter: it looks prettyo me. thank you. taking a look right now chopper 4 showing delays on southbound 270 becau of an overturned box truck. sounds like it's back on his wheels. southbound after 80 at urbana, just the right lane getting by crash. of the a five-mile back up. a lot of delays. you'll want to commit to something ee if you're headed out any time soon. alternates here -- 355 or85 to 80 to 270 will get you around that. hillcrest heights, curtis drive at branch avenue, an accident there perhaps involvi a pedestrian trying to get more information. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no problems. montclairtill had this closure northbound dumfries at forest park. lanes blocked for the investigation. southbound is worki just fine. sterling, old ax rotted a relocation drive, a left turn lane is getting by the accident. 66 and 95 looking okay with travel tis. 270, 64 miles per hour sound.

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good morning, everyone. coming up on 6:00 a.m. now. i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. it is tuesday, april 9th, 2019. is it tuesday or wednesday? getting ahead of myself. some people stayed up late to watch last nit's game. we're up with you, ready to go. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has a look a the forecast. >> want to begin with a traffic alert for you. keepingmollet has been an eye on this. >> reporter: we're talking about a s-mile back up, southbound 270. chopper 4 will show more in a

minute. southbound270, after 80 urbana. right lane is the only thingy getting b in the trash involving an overturned box truck. it's still on its wheels. here's what to do, you can try 355 instead or take 85 to 80 and get back to 270. 270 sth of tha is nice and clear and open. montclaire dumb fees at forest park, lanes blocked for a crash investigation. inner loop, outer loop don't have any elproblems. tr times looking good. have a problem inbound 14th street bridge. we'll look at that in a minute. chuck? all right. thank you. four things you need to know about the weather fory.to showers that we had are ending. there will be another sny chance fwers later in the afternoon of the most of us will not need to worry about rain. 'll make another run at 80 this afternoon. will be o