mostly cloudy. there's the view of the city camera looking into washington. lissa mollet will update you on this problem on the inbound 14th street bridge in just a second. four things to know about the weather today, a cool northeast brze this morning plen. plenty of sunshine for the afternoon before april showers return tomorrow and io the weekend. right now, 43 in the shenandoah valley. 50 here in washingt. 49 degrees in southern maryland. school bus forecast, kids, you'oo need thee for warmth here this morning with the chilly breeze that's blowing. outdoor recess and outdoor play time,gain for toda the daily grade, no problem at all. a-plus weather. rain chances increasing as we get closer toek the weend. we'll share the outlook coming up. melissa, what's going on in traffic? inbound 14th street bridge is a big problem here. we have that crash on the left yide. you have to sight to get past it and allow extra time. hyattsville, eastbound 50 just before the beltway. you see a couple of vehicle involved. this one turned around now.

we have this situation where t u ha kind of stay right to get around it. they are cleaning up. you see state highway on the scene. brookville, new hampshire avenue at gia, downed wires. silver spring, southbound colesville road, the ramp to the outer loop has an accident. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, looking okay at this point this morning. no major delays right now. and taking afook we can inbound 14th street bridge, see all of that delay here on the left side, and everybody pushing over to the right. >> tyou. aaron? 6:01. we're following breaking news out of london. police have arreste wikileaks' founderer julian assange. >> this all happened just a short time ago. let's get to meagan fitzgerald at the live desk for the whlate. 's going on? >> reporter: the arrest could mean julian assange will be extradited back to t u.s. for publishing thousands of classified military and ough matic cables t wikileaks. now police arrested him at th ecuadorian jeb embassy in londo.

he was arrested on aarrant for failing to surrender to the court. he's been taken into custody at a central london police station. assange has been at the embassy of ecuador since 2012. he sought asylum to avoid sex crime charges that have since been dropped. ecuador's president says his government withdrew assange's asylum status citing international convention violations. of course, we will connue to ay on top of this breaking news in london and will give you the latest as it comes in. aback to you. right. thank you. nchlt we're following two developing stories in prince george's county, both involving gun violence >> before 7:00 last night a man was found shot to death inside his car in suitland. a little more than ten miles away and two hours earlier, police say a riverdale park homeowner opened fire on a man who tried to break into his home. we'll begin in suitland. the victim whose name has not been released wa7:found before

inside his car parked on ryan drive. he was dead, killed by a gunshot.e' this morning wre still working to learn more about a motive or any arrests. we have more on an attempted home invasion and the other incident here. good morning. >> reportea good morning. it of a head scratcher here. a case of the homeowner here taking matte into their own hands. telling police a burglar was trying to bre through his front door, so he fired his gun. we know the gun was fired, but the burglar, not yet foun let's take you to video of the investigation. this happening at a home on the 5300 block of 59th avenue. the homeowner telling prince george's county police that this person was trying to break into their home. so the front door of the home and the porch became focal points of the investigation. again, we know the gun was fired. at this point still no sign of that burglar. we come back out live,

questions are what happened and where exactly is that burglar. wean assure you both are questions that police are now looking into here in prince george's county. live for you at palmer park, justin finch, news4, back to you. >> justin, thank you. it's 6:04. happening now in the district, police are working to track down he people in this security video. take a look. investigators say they've robbed and trashed an airbnb in northwest leaving the behind thousands of dollars worth ofda ge. this all happened at a home t group was renting on leroy place near connecticut avenue. >> all this happened about a month ago when eight people went into the home. photos of the damage show televisions pulled off thell we're told they took appliances, clothes, shoes, electronics, more than $5,000 worth of stuff, and they trashed the house leaving pizza, wine bottlewi chicken s, and ashes behind. >> thugs. they callede from the property in the middle of their rental

period telling me how wonderful thankful was and how they are. >> according to police, one of those renters even fraudulently used an amazon account found in the home. police are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to arrest. the cause of a fire that ripped through a town home community killing two people will remain undetermined for now. however, the maryland state fire marshal says he believes the huge fire last week was started by a discarded cigarette left in mulch. he says strong winds spread the flames to the homes. a woman and han aughter were killed. dozens of families wound up displa displaced, the fire leaving about $1 milon in damage. > we're getting a look at dash camera footage of yesterday's deadly crash in prince george's county. keep an eye on the right side of your screen. you see there a school bus ough an intersection and then a second bus is hit by a tractor-trailer. this was on branch avenue in surratz road in clinton.

one woman died in a car that was involved and several other people were hurt. investigators say it appears the tractor-trailer ran a red light about 15 seconds after the light changed. laser night ano accident on surratz sent a person to the hospital. chopper 4 over the scene there near brandywine road after 11:00. we're still working to learn more. theri victim hadcal injuries. this morning police are trying to figure out if the attempted atm theft in upper marlboro yesterday is related to others in the area. thist happened watkins park plaza. in this case, thieves wentde innd told people to lie on the floor so they wouldn't get hurt. they drove a stolen truck through the front glass to dislodge the atm. no luck. it was left busted up in the corner. >> looking into the possibilities. >> you're out and about. >> absolutely. we're trying to bring an end to justice. we're encouraging the public to

ll because we don't want these individuals on our streets in prince george's county. >> the convenience store and a medical office next door were left with major damageol e in herndon have arrested 29-year-old stephanie fife a charged her with the murder of david purier. he was found stabbed in the chest. he was taken to weston hospital where he died. police say fife and purier kne each other but say they're unsure what the motive may have been. for the second time in two tunths, ant at la plata high school has been charged with bringing a weapon on to campus. yesterday a 14-year-old boy was arrest after he was allegedly caught with a a bullet and gun. a letter was sent home to notify parents. the school says the teen wil face displanary action including -- face disciplinary action includ he's facing several charges as a juvenile. less than a month after a terrowootack on two mosques in

new zealand, the government signed into law sweeping gun reforms. military weapons are outlined. residents have until the end of september to ehange illegal weapons for cash. after that a prison sentence is possible. today president trump will meet with south korean president moon jae-in in washington. the two will discuss north korea's nuclear program and how to strengthen relations between our two countries. this will be their first meeting since the president's summiwi th north korean leader kim jong-un ended last month without a nuclear deal.'r if ye sick of getting robo calls, you are not alone. a senate subcommittee will begin the work of ending as many of those calls as possible. lawmakers will treview a rep by the fcc which was tasked with finding a way to stop illegal calls but not those from legitimate busine ses. areolution could fall on wireless cers which may be forced to create blocking technology for cell phones. 6:08. leading a -- leaving a comb,

perhaps a cell phone charger in a hotel room could be annoying but happens to a lot of travelers. how aut leaving a hotel and finding your personal information was there for someone toick up. that's what a survey from a cybersecurity software company says happens to a lot of us much of the time. not in the rooms themselves but on hotel websites where you book your stay. it found 67% of hotel websites allow access to your personal data, that includes names, e-mail addresses, credit card details, and even pass poird numbers. the still toss -- rt numbers. the study did not name which hotels were involved. today the party ctinues in shaw. we're talking about the go-go music that is again playing after a bbaef >> that music came from the metro pcs store, and a rally in uie street wasly formed to get the music playing again. >> t announcet this music will continue on 7th and florida avenue. >> the music stopped after the

parent company of the store was threatened with a lawsuit by somebody who lives nearby. others living in the shaw hbighborhood say if you move into the nehood, you need to embase its culture. >> you're moving into n communities a trying to attach to the skuch -- incredibly alarmer. >> there's going to be -- attach to the culture isoing to be incredibly alarming. >> there's going to be a meeting to discuss changes. it goes from 6:00 top. 8:0 tof today we're learning about a lawsuit filed against the d.c. housing authority by the parents of makaia wilson. she's the 10-year-oldho was shot and killed last year in her home in northeast washington. seven people are charged in her murder. makaia's parents are scheduled to hold a news conference this morning at 10:30. the family of the late maryland markspeaker michael bu says ceremonies will happen nexl

week. he will lie in repose. the funeral will be held af coupleiles away at st. john newman church. he passed away this past sunday, he was 72 years old. if your younger, you may not know the names charles van doren. for a few weeks in the 1950s he was all anyone could talk about. he passed away yesterday at the age of 93. at the end of 1956 and beginning of '57 he was the central figure in a scandal involving the enormously popular television game show "21." he would plead guilty to lying to a grand jury about cheating on the show, later admitting it was all rigged. in 1959 he told congress he was coached before each segment. it was a scandal that robert redford turned into the movie "quiz show" in 1994. it was nominated for oscars including best picture. van doren stayed mostly out of the public eye after the scandal.he he wrote for "encyclopedia brittanica." >> those were the days when we

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the road to another stanley owp victory begins tonight. everyone around is getting pumped for the nhl playoffs. this morning, our molette green is hanging out at the capitals' ice plex wit details on how fans are getting ready, too. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. look who we have jning us here. my gosh -- slap shot. we just love you so much. are you ready for game one tonight? the fans are certainly pumped. look. show the wing, show the -- show rie , show the championship ring. love the ring. okay. and y know, fans all around the dmv can see murals. i want to take a look at one of theurals on h street in northeast d.c. 1335 h street, slap peshot. le can go, take pictures, you're not going to show to up at the mural.

we've got rally towels. hand me a rallytowel. okay, are you going to be throwing these towels out?. ok okay. that's what we can see at the game tonight. soldout game. we're going for back-to-back titles, right? game one against the hurricanes okay. viewing parties all around, as well, and you can check out the capitals social media for details. and pick up the yard signs, pick them up here at the iplex store. look, we are all caps. slap shot, you talk a lot. i thank you for being here. show the ring again. show the ring. okay, defending the title. it begins tonight. coming up in the 10:00 hour, guys, youan come and watch the capitals practice throughout the season. they're goi to be here at the

10:00 hour. the ring hurts. back to you. >> we all speak slap shot. >> right. >> said let's go caps. 6:17. body likes to make a fool of themselves especially in front of the boss. >> when your boss is the ceo of aulmillion dollar airline, it makes it even worse. maddie peters handled it in stride. she is a flight attendant on americanirlines pictured here with ceo doug parker. they took thiog photoher after she spilled her drink tray all over him. oops. she posted it on instagram. she wrote that she wanted to drop dead right there. poor thing. parker laued it off when she asked "am i fired," he said course not." we'll turn to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what's on tap thtoday? >> a pretty day. there's a live public of what will soon turn into sunrise 20 minutes from now. planes are sti going up the

river. northeast wind. we saw one nadepart intonal airport on its way out to point of rocks. who knows where from there. temperatures are chilly. 40s to aroun 50. northeast winds averaging anywhere from 10 to 20niles per hourour wait for the buses this morning. temperatures in the 40s west of i-95. 46 in leesburg. 42 up in charlestown, west virginia. also mid 40s through much of princereorge's county, n 50, pretty much along 50 from washington to the bay bridge. so a you're planning out your day, plenty of sunshine. skies, you can te , mostly clear. it will be a mostly sunny one today. about a 20-degree jump or so in temperatures today. though not quite as warm as we've been. we were at 72 yesterday. we'll fall short of 70 today. don't you worry, thede m air will ride a south wind back in here for tomorrow and into the we,end. frid back into the 70s we go. that south winds will beed

prov by this massive storm across the upper midwest. blizzard warning are flying. if you're going toward minneapolis or into the dakotas, omaha, nebraska, there could be significant flight delays in and out of that minneapolis hub. for us,e're really just going to be sitting around with high clouds later in the day. dry weather today. into your friday, there's a small chance of rain beforerr lunch to. i think most of us will wait until later on into the afternoon. here's0 6 tomorrow, showers rolling through the shenandoah valley on to the i-95 corridor. rainy weather friday night into early saturday. i think we catch a little break during the daylight hours on saturday. then more showers likely to develop for the second half of your sunday. the weekend has high rain chances both days especially sunday. but saturday will not be a total thshout. look a highs, mid 70s over the weekend. steady rain and cooler and windy on monday. es one c if o it rains

monday. >> as long as it doesn't affect the commuef too much. 95e the beltway, we spotted this on the map before we sent chopper over. therla seeing . take a look, outbound lanes, three vehicles involved. kind of a rear-end collision. right now you're getting by on the left side. as far as ckups, they are building pretty well here. you can see the delou as you headbound toward the beltway. inbound 14th street bridge, that crash has gotten out of the way. that is obviously very good news here this morning as we take a look at that. inner loop, outer loop, no problems. travel times in virginia looking good on 66 and 95. in maryland, take a look here, 270 and the top of thlt bey, no major problems right now. again, really have a lot of delays here this mornndg southb5 before the beltway. aaron? >> all right. thank you. 6:20. this week we are showing you different ways to manage your stress levels. coming up, how culture might do the trick. then, later today on "ellen," guest host meetinga

kuhnis since -- mila kunis sits down with "frozen" star josh good. >> watched the "indiana jones" trilogy. >> how old are your kids? >> "temple of doom" scary for a 5-year-old. talking about the movie and the time he spent on set with ashton kutcher, mila's husband. catch it here at 3:00 on nbc 4.

welcome back. a new study finds that people with industries-related disorders --stss-related disorders face a higher risk of heart disease. researchers in sweden tercked ov130,000 people diagnosed with a stress disorder such as ptsd. they founder they nearly 65% more likely to develop party leases compareto their siblings without chronic stresss the risk especially high within the first year of the trau>tic event. his week we're working for you with how you can manage stress. there'll be times when words alone can't express everything that you're feeling. >> more and more people are turning to art therapy to tu tuturn

-- to reduce stres andanxiety. justin finch with the approach. we have people start with a colornd start with a scribble. >> reporter: an art therapy session as i found can begin as simply as this -- a blank page colored pastels, and the rest is up to you. >> looking at this image kind of separated from it tnow, w emotions come up for you? are there words that you can put to or feelings? >> reporter: i would say it kind of seems adrift a bi heidi bardot, director of the art therapy program, finds patients amaze themselves witht how muchs they unlock not with words but through their art. >> usually a discussion follows about the art, tell me about this area. it looksst integ. or what might this represent. so just kind of getting into the metaphor of the piece. and once people start talking about the art, they're no longer feeling that they're talking about themselves. a

>> reporter: i therapy is something you want to try, there are practitioners in the d.c. area. and you can work art therapy into your everyday life. just find a few moments to be creative. doodle, paint, or color. and then have a careful look backe on what you created. >> being able to express yourself and lose yourself in that art is a great way to look at your issues from a different point of view. >> reporter: what yr creativity and self-reflection may uncover could surprise you. it could help manage your hstress. melted hearts during the government shutdown donating to those in need. how this teener get an honor on -- teenager gets an honor o the front of his favorite food. chuck? look at my acute 4-mth-old puppy. today is national pet day, as well. temperatures in the 40s, a breeze today. up into the mid to upper 60s later on with plenty of sunshine.nd

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right to the breaking news at 6:30. wikileaks' founder julian assange in police custody, arrested outside the ecuadorian ssy. his arrest could mean that he'll be extradited to the u.s. forho publishingands of classified military and diplomatic cables through wikileaks. we'll have the updates as they come inrom the live desk. right now, good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. we hope you are ready to rockth red because tonight is the caps first tamattempt to defend the stanley cup.ee molette has more from the ice plex to get us ready for the big game. >> we'll check in in a few minutes. first t chuck bell and melissa mollet for weather and traffic. ouck's here to start u with the forecast and a pretty picture. >> exactly right. mother nature rocking aittle red on sunrise this morning. ty sky out there. mostly clear, a few fair-weather

clouds around. that's all the cloud cover we'll have to worry about for today. contrails of jetsy zipping overhead. it's chilly. most areas in the 40s, 40 from udoun county all the way to fauquier tonight. 46 in -- fauquier county 46 in arlington, virginia. the forecast today, the commute dry roadsry in, roads back. a little sun glare earlier. sun coming up seven minutes from now. it will be a bright and sny daytoday. but unfortunately, rain chances get towardg up as we friday and the weekend. we'll talk about the timing of that coming up. melissa, good morning. >> reporter:ood morning. college park here this morning sound 95 just before -- southbound 95 just before the beltway, o to the right shoulderment chopper 4 showing delays, about a three-mile back up. utnow that it's of the way, that will start clearing up quickly. top of the beltway,oto painful because all of that traffic southbound on 95 is kind

of being plugged up. northbound 95 after 110, take a look. crash on the right side causing more delays inbound. e thelier problem on the 14th street bridge is now gone. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no big delays there. as we come out a littlebit, 66 and 95 looking good into town and out of town. eun? >> thank you. 6:32. we're following breaking news in mtgomery county firefighters were battling an overnight fire in silver spring. >> news4's meagan fitzgerald has the latest on this from the live desk. >> reporter: montgomery lsunty fire ts a family was displaced from n home. flames ripped through a home along brisbane street. it happened around 2:45 this morning. 're told the fire i out but caused significant damage. officials say two adults, two children, and their dog are now without a home. they made it out safe o. on their animals did die in the fire. that's the very latest from the live desk.

back to you. >> thank you. we have an update to the breaking news we brought you wednesday morning. we're learning about a deadly fire in old town, alexandria. it's believed an electrical core set mattress on -- electrical cord set a mattress on fire. jara vernedied, her husband was rushed to the hospital with serious burns. neighbors said jara had mobility issues lately. a dog and cat were also rescued. firefighter say the flames caused about $150,000 worth of damage. a maryland man convict of molesting his adopted daughter faces at least 15 years in pris. a jury in montgomery county found 49-year-old daniel gross guilty on three including child sexual abuse. he's from laytonsville. the girl was adopted at 2 years old. documents say the abuse started when the girl was 5 and lasted for yrs until she tol her biological grandmother. gross will be sentenced in july.

the little girl h been adopted by another family. 6:33. here's a look a your other top stories -- a man is in custody 46 years after two teens were killed in virginia h.be 80-year-old earnest broadmax killed 19-year-old friends pocationing from pittsburgh in 1973. lice haven't said how they linked him to the killings, only that they followed up on leads and used new advancements in technology to crack the cold case. millions of americans west of the mississippi river are facing a monster spring estorm. evere weather is bringing in blizzard conditions withun r snow in south dakota. heavy rain is causing widespread flooding in the northwest. in the south, the strog winds are prompting an extreirly critical risk. a powerful gas explosion caused this massive fire in durham, north carolina. one person died, and six others ar in critical condition. yesterday morning contractors were drilling and a struck natural gas line around 9:30.

officials began excavating the surrounding areas, evacuating, rather, the surrounding area. the explosion happened 30 minutes later. one building was destroyed. five others were heavily damaged. ♪ music again filling the air in shaw here in d.c. d.c. has been unmuted, and the sound of go-go is back. >> methgan mcgrath with more. >> reporter: good morning. there's going to be a town hall meetingo talk about the controversy surrounding the music as well as other issues going on in the communities. it's early, but as soon as metro pcs opens up, that outdoor speaker that you see there, it will once againla beng go-go music. the store on 7th and frida

began playing go-go decades ago. but they hadto to recently because a resident threatened to sue t-mobile, the corporate owner and ope mtor ofro pcs. the music stopped. now silencing of what has become a staple in the shaw protesthood prompted a and a social media movement, and the controversy put a spotlight on t issue of gentrification. the store will work with neighbors about the volume. supporters of the music say it's the right thing to do. >> when d.c. residents feel edlented, they step up. that's what happere and what people need to learn from this experience more than anything is that when youee a problem, you have to engage. don't say there's no way to win. don't say d we't trust politicians. say, look, we believe that something's going on that's not right, we'reoing to engage and change it. >> reporter: and that town hall meeting is going to take place

at 6:00 tonight at the check it entertain prices on martin luther king avenue in southeast. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath live in shaw. thank you. >> hpening today, victor angry will be sworn into office. he's the first minerity to on the prince william county board of supervisors. angry won a special election vote on ly 75% of the tuesday night. that seat was held by longtime supervisor john jenkins w passed away earlier this year. angry will have to run in a primary in june in order to be the democratic pty nominee later this year. it's 6:37. we're only hours awayth fro puck dropping. the caps' first playoff game. >> mollet greenve is t the medstar capitals ice plex with more. molette? >> reporter: the caps have giveaways. the caps have s.giveaw coming up, all the details on the giveaways and game day fun next on "news4 today." hey there, and good thursday mornin to you.

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many of you pitchedn to help those going without a paycheck during thenm govt shutdown. >> eric dean mckay delivered hundreds of jars o football to furloughed workers this year. he had plenty to spare after a grocery store gifted him a eifetime supply after successfully completed a challenge on twitter. >> now check this out -- limited edition jars featuring bean's picture on the frontreow available at lytle stores nationwide. it will honor 10 cents for every jar to the autism group. the stores will hold sensory free nights in mon reducing am beents lighting and -- ambient lighting and s inside the store. cool. here's your business report. >> good morning, i'm at cnbc

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right now at 6:45, jarchuli assange arrested after years asylum. why the man behind wikileaks is now in custody. n airbnb burglary. crazy video of a d.c. home being ransacked by renters who stole thousands of dollars worth of stuff. reporter: i'm molette green at the ice plex. we're hours away from the puck dropping for the first game of the playoffs. what you need to know ahead of tonight's mission to defend the cup. first this morning, attorney general william barr drops a bombshell during a senate committee hearing. >> h says federal investigators

spied on president trump's presidential campaign. >> you're not suggesting, though, that spying occurred? >> well -- i think there's a spyi did occur, s, i think spying did occur. >> reporter: when pressed, barr did not elaborate on why he thought spyg happened. this happened during an open senate hearing. per alexander joins us with more from the white house. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of buzz about this still this morning. the attorney general, william barr, under queioning specified why he thought the early day investigation into the trp campaign was handled properly. of countered later saying he has no prout that he wanted to make sure there was no ed unauthoriz surveillance. his comments echo an

unsubstantiated claim the president and allies made repeatedly that t trump campaign was subject to illegal surveillance. for their part, democra blasted the assertion calling id unfoundedeeply disturbing. house speaker nancy pelosi saying that barr was acting mort like theney general of donald trump than of the united states. we'll have more in a shorton ti "today." >> thank you. >> reporter: i'm meagantz rald following breaking news about julian assange's arrest in london. police arreste him at the ecuadoran embassy on a warrant for skipping bail. assange has bee at the embassy of ecuador since 2012. he saw asylum to avoid sex crime charges that sweden has since drped. ecuador's president tweeted saying his government withdrew assange's asylum status citing international convention violations. this morning's arrest could mean assange will be extradited back to the. for publishing

thousands of classified military and diplomatic capabilities through wikileaks. back to you. you.hank two developing stories out of prince george's county, both involving glgs. >> let's -- gun violence. >> let's begin in suitland, a man was found shot to death inside his parked car on ryan drive. police have not identified the victim or established a motive. a little more than ten miles away and twoours earlier, there was a shooting at a home in riverdale park. news4's justin finch is live with more on what happened. >> reporter: somewhere out there, there could be a would-be burglary suspect with a gunshot injury. the question, though, is where is that person. a homeowner in riverdale park o ying a burglar did try break through his front door. so he fired his gun. that was close to 5:30 yesterday evening at a home on the block of 59th avenue in riverdale park. police are c payingse attention to their front door

and, of course, the front porch, as well. it's still earlyn the investigation. however, at this time police are inrsuing tips. they're also t to find some kind of evidence of this burglar. as we o come back live, we can tell you aboutueions this morning about who the personoas may have been shot. the question is, did the target get hit? live in palmer npark, jus finch, news4. >> thank you. in the district, police are working to track down the people who robbed and trashed an airbnb in northwest. eight people left behind thousands in damage. utside ofideo is from the home near connecticut avenue. photos of the damage show televisions pulle off the walls. the owner says the suspects stole more than $5,000 worth of appliances, electronics, and clothes. pore offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case.

let's turn to the forecast. chuck bell's here. >> sun coming up o a beautiful thursday morning. a little bit of a breeze and a chill in the air. ihink you're going to like the way this day is going to start out. starting off on a nice note. 50n washington. here's the winds, northeast, 10 to 20 miles per hour this llrning. there's a real cn the air. as you're getting outside andyo gettin day started, you'll need the extra long-sleeve layer. low 40s in the shenandoah valley. most everyon is above 40 degrees. thurmont, maryland, down to 38. arupper 30s across western maryland. closer to the city, upper 40s to near 50 degrees. yourn planner t for today, mostly sunny skies, afternoon highs today will be well up into the mid to upper 60s, about 68 for the high here in townda gradually the winds will ease up a bit later in the afternoon and start turningver more out of the south. that means a warmup. 68today, 72 tomorrow with lot louds and a stiff southerly

breeze. that will also bring rain chances back as early as about 4:00 or 5:00 tomorrow afternoon as this big storm out here, the bulk o energy and moisture will be to the north. the attendingold front to that will bring a chance for us friday evening into saturday morning. future weather -- dry for your ursday, a dry start tomorrow. by later on in the day tomorrow, here's 6:00 tomorrow, showers through the shenandoah valley moving into the metro area. rain friday night into very early saturday. i think there will be a break in the rain saturday early afternoon, up to about mid to late afternoon. saturday night. not much of a rain threat early sunday. sunday afternoon and evening into mond's going to rain. here's your ten-day forecast then. 60s and sun today. low 70s with rain moving in tomorrow. hit-and-miss rain chances saturday. eadier rain late sunday into monday. a nicewa midweek up next week. over to first 4 c.traf good morning. taking a look at 395 northbound after 110.

nally the crash is on the right side of the road. we are really slow, crawling in on 395 this morning. woodbridge, northbound route 1 after river ridge, right lane blocked byn accidentthere. chopper 4 showing 95 southbound in the area of the icc, showing delays as you approach the beltway. earlier crash out of the way. delays are hanging around. inner loop, outer loop, looking normal. eastbound 70 at 144, main street, crash with anov turn vehicle reported. trying to get information. we'll tweet about i it @first4traffic. a signal problem outside of stadium armory. travel times in maryland, 270 looking all right. the top of the beltr y, 34 miles ur. in virginia, 66 inbound, 33 miles per hour. 95 north, 50iles per hour. member to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank tyou. onight the attempt to defend the snley cup title begins for the washington

caetals. they'r hoping to m scene -- look at it -- all from last season, happen again. brings back good memories. starts with the first playoff etgame. we'reng pumped at the capitals ice plex this morning. >> molette green with how fs can get pumped early and often. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i've got rally towels for you and eun because we're friends like that. the young people are out on the ice practicing their future possible caps players in the making. tonight is the night. we're just hours away from game one of the nhl playoffs right .c.e in we're so very excited. okay, listen, the caps have been practicing. fans are here -- we've got a video of the caps frct theice yesterday where they were all smiles. they're used to getti to this

point in the teason wherey are in the playoffs and they are ready to take on the carolina hurricanes. coming up at 10:00 this morningg you'reoing to be able to come to the medstar capitals ace plex and see them practice behind me. you can g a little up close and personal before game one actually starts tonight when the puck drops for the first time. you know this -- caps fans will be able to watch them here throughout the playoff season. okay. so when you come to the game tonight, they're goingo have giveaways, all kinds, including rally towels that people love to do all kinds of fun things with. they're going to be giving away the light sticks, as well an check out their social media for all of the viewing parties that will be around town. yo g know we've to have the parties. yeah. we'll be covering all of that at the- and thexcitement is building for game one tonight. can't wait to get itst ted. and of course, we're talking

back-to-back titles. wat's wherere going- what we're going for and that's what we're going to get, right? feel i'm feeling lucky. >> that's the plan. >> thank you, molette. tomorrow, don't forget to set your alarm a join molette green at our "get fit 4 spring" boot camp helping in upper 5:30.ro starting at come by before work to get a great workout in. start your day off right with us. 6:55 here four things to know -- the fight over go-gousic in d.c. prompting a deeper conversation. the music is being turned back on. tonight there will be a town hall at check itntertain prices in southeast d.c. to talk about changes in the shaw neighborhood. more details in the nbc washington app. today students at georgetown university will vote on a t propos create a slavery reparation funds fund. it would honor the descendants of the 272 slaves the university to in 1838. if the referendum passes, it would go to the boiversity's

ard of trustees for a final vote. go to the nbc washington app for the latest. today we expect to learn tha details of lawsuit filed against the d.c. housing authority by the parents of makaia wilson. she was the 10-year-old shot and killed last year near her home in northeast d.c. her pchents areuled to hold a news conference at 10:30 this morning. we'll have the latest on news4 midday. lewis' founder julian assange is due in court soon after his arrest at the ecuadorian embassy in london. heould be extradited back to the u.s. for c publishing classified information on wikileaks. with the "to breaking story. bright sunshine, highs in the mid to upper 60s. t ba 70s tomorrow and the weekend. showers likely late tomorrow. out-and-miss chances on saturday. plenty of usable hours outside. sunday afternoon, rain becomes very likely. >> don't love that. taking a look now northbound 395, don't love this either. after 110. a crash you see on the right

si. we39 a5. northbound route 1 at river ridge boulevard, also have the right lanehe blocked in woodbridge. >> all right. thank you. that is the "news4 today." we appreciate you waking up with us. > the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 20 minutes with more local news. enjoy your day. >> chopper 4 action for you here heowing you the sun. >> beautiful out. >> how about that? i'm paige, and well the little thing that i like about the grilled at iicken sandwich is t's picture perfect. it's juicy and it just has all the right combinations. i think i could be considered a grilled chicken sandwich influencer.

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good morning. breaking news. julian assange arrested. the fugitive of wikileaks founder in custody in london this morning. the figure b accused ofng an expelled from the embassy he's been holed up for seven years. so why now and will he be sent here to face charges? > in custody. overnight a suspect arrested in connection with the string of fires at threeca historilly black churches in louisiana. we'll have the latest. april snow showers. that powerful storm intensifyg and on the move this morning.