unredacted report. we're digging through the details. the caps limping back to d.c. they droam another road g and may have to go the rest of the playoffs without of their best players. state departmeyed up late, . worried about t.j. >> theriorst case scenao for the capitals. we'll see if they can get past this round. >> thanks for joining us on a friday. i'm eun yang. >> i'm not aaron. i'm adam tuss in for aaron. he's got the day off. heavy rain could spoil some of the high temperatures today. it islready pretty warm outside. talking about 68 degrees at 4:00 vy the morning. >> some hea rain is just a few hours away. our melissa mollet is tracking what it could mean for the mmute because it always gets messy with rain. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts for more on theforecast. when is the rain coming? >> we're actually going to see a couple of rounds of rain lely as we head into the afternoon.

not to say that we couldn't have an isolated shower before that, but really this is comingn afternnd then again later on through the evening and overnight. southerly winds helping to keep the temperature intohe 60s. plus, a little bit of cloud cover. we'll continue to have some breezy conditions througut the day today. temperatures are going to stay in the 60s. we'll top out in the low to mid 70s. again, we have the cloud cover out there. look what is coming our way -- oh, yeah. lots of rain. already lots of severe weather, tornado reports through the deep south. yoee the line here coming through atlanta. i can see heavy winds in that already. flash flood watch in place starting at noon today and goes into your saturday morning. pockets of heavy rain. we could have locally over three inches of rain in spots before this system is out of here. we'll talk about the timing for this, what you can xpect in your neighborhood, and it aep's easter weekend. we'll talk about the rain coming for this weekend.g that's comin a bit. let's talk about the traffic.

melis melissa? >> good morning. taking a look at an earlier problem that's just cleared. this is the crash where four people died overnight. we'll is a lot more on that just coming up here. capitol heights, sheriff road was shut down at cedar heights drive. the investigationascleared, and all lanes have reopened. mclean, inner loop after the dulles toll road, right line blocked byhe work zone. annandale, outer loop, between little river turnpike and braddock road, right lane is getting by there. in fairfax this morning, eastbound 66 after fairfax county parkwae work zon is blocking right lane. >> thank you. more new onhe breaking news melissa just mentioned. four people died in this crash on sheriff road in capitol heights. kproper 4 -- chopper 4 was there around 10:45 last night. on the ground, first responders tried to rescue people from the mangled white suv. prince george's county police ssed the center of the road and slammed into a utility pole. ape man and woman were thrown

from the suv. another man and woman were trapped deinsi all four died. the impact also took down that utility pole and power lines. sheriff road is back open. >> it's been tough ooa the rds in prince george's county lately. >> now to the release of the er report.ue it's been less than 24 hours, but many people are still asking what happens next. >> president trump declared victory saying no collusion, no obstruction. here's some of the key points we learned in the report -- the report lays out proof russia wanted top hel the trump campaign and the trump campaign was willing to take it. however, mueller's team did n establish the campaign ordinated with the russian government. mueller also outlines at least ten instances of possible obstruction. the special counsel declined to prosecute trump but did not exonerate him. he left it to aid div congress to answer that question. >> it's certainly not game over in the sense that there's a lot more that we need to know that's

ridacted in this report. >> our fds on the other side will try to destroy their reputations because they don't like what they're hearing. you shouldn't buy that. >> next week a small group of lawmakers from both parties will get a chance to see a different report with fewer redactions. house democrats could subpoena the entire g.thin the report paints a picture of a president who cravednt col of the russia investigation before and after the special counsel's appoin rent. now theort suggests that the president fired fbi director james comey because comey wouldn't say the president was not personally under investigation. the report also says the president sought the removal of special unsel robert mueller. he discouraged witnessas cooperating with prosecutors, and prodded aides to mislead the public on his. behalf mueller writes that trump's efforts, quote, were mostly unsuccessful because pple who surrounded himar declined to c out orders. president trump is waking up in mar-a-lago to spend easter weekend with his family in

florida. d thatidn't stop protesters from gathering outside o the white house last night. >> we the people temddemocrat al report. >> are critical of the term attorney general and thect redaed version of the report. the protesters carried signs that said barr was covering up. a reminder that you can read the redacted version of the entire report. go to our nbc washington app for complete coverage. search "read port." and keep it right here this morning for continuing coverage on the mueller report later on the "today" show coming up after "news4 this morning." a young man was gunned down in his glen burniepartment complex. now his death is raising questions about potential warning signs involving his suspected killer. on monday morning, police say 22-year-old tyreek hudson was headed to work when his neighbor, 53-ye-old james romback, shot and killed him

near the stairwell. documents show this wasn't the first time the two had a confrontation. just two months ago t hudsoned to get a peace order on the suspect after telling a judge rombach threatened his life. the judge denied the request saying there wasn't enough proof. now family and friends are devastated, and they're left with many unanswered questions. >> he's been a model child that every parent would wa we can't wrap our minds around why, why, why. >> after an hours' long standoff, rombach was arrested. he faces charges iluding first and second-degree murder. we are working to learn more about a suspected murder/suicide in northern virginia. yesterday afternoon aelative found the body of a woman inside a home on brighton way in stafford county. deputies later found the bod of a man, as well. they haven't been identified yet but police say the pair were middle aged. investigators believe bh were shot. we are working 4 you with an important health alert. maryland officials are working

to prevent the spread of measles after a third reported case in ake state. we want to m sure you know whether you are really protected. a detroit man says he contracted theve measles though he thought he p had beenroperly vaccinated. he was bornhe in t '60s and given a single dose of the first-generation vaccine. he went to the doctor thinking he had the flu. it turns out his childhood ineffective. like him, many americans may need to see the doctor again. >> bottom line, if you're not sure, if you can't find yr records, if your parents don't know, it doesn't hurt to get a second vaccination. >> the cdc says if you're 62 or younger and only received one dose, you will need another one now. and if you were vaccinated tween 1963 and 1967, it may be ineffective. check with your doctor. absolutely. itchy eyes, runny nose -- >> so bad right now. >> dealing with this. lime-green cars. that's my problem, i don't have

the allergies, but the pollen. sure signs that allergy season is getting worse by the day. a huge part of the country experiencing pretty high pollen counts. one allergist says hs been very busy and has recommendations for cutting dow. >> remember that you are not going to sleep with windows open this time of year. if you like to go running after work, relax and help you a lot, when you come home, rinse your nose from the pollen. and with -- any of the say lean solutiyou can get -- saline solutions you can get at the pharmacies. >> doctors recommend getting an allergy test so you know what to treat. we ve more on the fire at the notre dame in paris. a french official says an electrical short circuit may have sparked the fire. the official says investigators

have made an initial investigation. courage and determination are words being used to describe the firefighters who responded to notre da. this is a look at a ceremony yesterday in paris honoring them. french president macron told the firefighte that they will receive a medal of honor for their heroic work. and just to give you some more perspective, the red cross of paris says the firefighters created a human chain to save some of christianity'sost prized items. it took firefighters more than 14 hours to contain that massive fire. heroes indeed. >> they get a lot of credit. it looks like it's going to be able to be rebuilt. that's the good news. >>'snd it withstood so much other trauma. it's great to see the country coming together. beautiful building. my goodness gragracious, 4:. talking about the caps. they left d.c. riding high, up 2-0, two-game winning streak. coming home with the series tied. now we need to win back at home

en we play tomorrow. >> unfortunately this is something else that's on fire at the moment. the carolinca hurrines pulled off a 2-1 victory last night. but the caps may have lost more than just the game. news4's sharree burruss is in north carolina with more. >> reporter: capitals fans waking up concerned this morning. the series tied at two heading back to d.c. and washington will be without one of their star players. in the second period, alex ovechkin tie its at one giving washington life with less than a minute left in thperiod, carolina beats holtby. they win 2-1. >> a wake-upall for all of us. we can't hope thatne guy going avto make a se or score a goal. you have to go out there and play your game, you know. if you don't want to do it, don't play. >> reporter: in the third period, this scary moment. the star t.j. oshi crashes into the boards. leaves to get x-rays. each bigger than the loss, the capitals will be without one of

their most important players. >> defensive player that was quite a distance from the boards. that's an extremely dangerous play. and he will not be with our team for a while. >> reporter: game five is back at capital one arena saturday where the capitals are desperate for a win. from raleigh, sharree burruss, news4 sports. we have to win! the disappointment was also felt all over l national harbort night. they showed the game for free on ie big screen. national harbor st will also have a free screening of game five tomorrow. >> i think they're still going to pull it out. >> i hope so. >> hiah. >> t rate, the penguins are out -- come on, we have such a good chance of getting the cup back. >> absolutely. >> if you're at home, you can watch here on nbc 4. our special coverage starts at 7:30. then faceoff for game five at 5:00. of course, we'll have full he analysis after game on news4 11:00. all right. time is 4:11. we were talking about notre wdame. we kno what helped fan the flames there, but could the same thing happen here at our national cathedral? ws4's chris gordon is getting

a special look inside at the evolving safety procedures. flipped cars, flooded roads, and trees ripped right out of the ground. the severe weather left plenty of destruction down south. now it's heading our way. lauren? >> yeah. we are weather alert because of that treat. here'she rain that we're going to see slowly move into the area. multiple rounds later on this afternoo and evening. a possible severe weather flash flood watch already in place. we'll sort it out comingp. u

been busy week. we all watched as fire engulfed e historic notre dame cathedra in paris on monday. what about our cherished landmarks in the district? >> we're getting a better look efforts being made no, sir nation-- bng made at the national cathedral. more on how they'rein safeguardg the cathedral. [ bell ] >> reporter: churches worldwide joined in recognizing the tremendous loss caused by theat devastg fire at notre dame. it's raising awareness of fire safety. we got a tour of washington national cathedral rarely seen by the public. unlike notre dame's roof which was supported by heavy timber and wood beams, the national

cathedral was builtl with st support beams and concrete, and they are nowpe sing $3 million to improve fire and life safety systems. hat our will make sure fire alarms system is as up to date as possible. >> reporter: the washington national cathedral and notre dame look like they're built to last forever. but if there's one thing the fire in paris shows us, it's that money must be spent on modern safety renovations in order to presesee the historic buildings for future generations.rt repoing from northwest washington, chris gordon, news4. it's 4:16. there's a new law i maryland cause of the news4 i-team investigation. yesterday governor larry hogan signed the lawha twill better protect schoolchildren with stricter background checks for public school teachers. it was sponsoredy c.t. wilson. starting thimm suer, maryland

school districts will have to check with owl prior employers for their -- all prior employers for their potential hires and not just the most ntrece the new requirements apply to any employee who has direct contact with minors in the schools. >> that's great work. doing some good stuff for everybody -- >> impactful and important for families the area. eather swept rful the southeast, swept through there leaving some destruction in its wake. take a look. this is out of mississippi yesterday. wow. you can see flipped cars, down to trees, flooded roads, winds toppled power lines. as of now, there are no repors of injuriehankfully there. a lot of the weather is headed this way. because of that we are weather alert. because of i that lauren wearing red. >> yes. ry -- very observation -- observant. >> it's early. it's been a long week. we were saying all of us on this shift this week, we haven't been sleeping very well. >> no. >> not the all. not at all. i don't think we'll get much sleep as we continue through the

overnight and into tomorrow. we've got you covered here.o we are going t watching these storms closely. amelia's going to be with you later night. samarra is going to be here. then i hand off once again overnight tonight at about 1:00, 2:00 a.m. as we're gong t continue to watch the storms into the overnight. again, we are going to have a couple rounds of storms headed our way. no rain out there right now. we do have some cloud cover. temperatures out there right now in the 60s to around 70 degrees. it is a little on the mild side. we will take the temperatures into the low to mid 60s -- sorry, low to mid 70s for daytime highs today. as you wake up, again, plenty of clouds around. maybe a peek of sunshine, but that will go away fairly quickly. isolated swer possible. you see the clouds out there now. widen out the view. i've been e i-- i've been showi you this. the rain coming our way is slow

moving. yesterday we had rain from chicago down through the deep south. now it's just passing through o. chicag that's why we have flooding threat around the area. temperatures today will make it into the mid 70s. again, passing showers through the morning. more storms coming later o this afternoon. the flash flood watches goes until 5:00 a.m. saturday for the area except for calvert and mary's county. one to three inches of rain. there could be locally higher amounts. at 4:00 a.m., dry out there now. irfew passing showers as we go through the f part of the day. after lunchtime, that's when all bets are off. especially through the middle of the afte hoon. we'lle multiple rounds of storms. it's not going to be raining the whole time as we head to the afternoon and eveninf rounds o storms coming our way. any time these could pack a punch. i think the main line is coming through late tonight after the sun goes down. this line iseally goingo be

strong. damaging winds, torrential downpours, and again, possibly an isolated tornado especially closer to central virginia. a lot of this is out of here, but not until the overnight. so again, that's why we're going to be working for you through the overnight hours. keep it here on channel 4. i know storms are obviously a dangerous thing. people get uneasy. we're here to keep you safe. into saturday, passing showers possible. we will keep unfortunately a what's of passing showers into opster sunday. temperatures dr we have chances of rain. there is low confidence in this. i bet the best chance would be on wednesday. again, we ha low confidence of showers and thunderstorms as we head through mid next week. we'll talk more about that easter weekend s andw the severe threat coming up in a bit. let's talk traffic with melissa. good morning. >> good morning. taking a look at the roads now, annandale, outer loop, right lane getting by. the rest of the beltway looks good. 66 and 95 in virginia, same

situation into town and out of town. 270 at brmillk, northbound and worries. >> thank you. he held sav lives during world war ii as one of america's first frog men. then he spent decad saving people right here in the district. see how this life of service is being honored. and tune in for a special episode of "ellen" this afternoon. pr pro-wrestling superstar john cena will show his softer se as a guest host. that's

welcome back at 4:24. the onlyg livin member of the first navy s.e.a.l. team celebrate his 94th birthday yesterday. >> wow. our mark seagraves takes us on a journey from the service member's aareer as frog man to the decades that he fought fires here in the district. > reporter: we know them today as navy s.e.a.l.'s. back in 1943, they were called naval combat units or more commonly frogmen. at age 17, bill dawson was part of the very first tea of frogmenment he'she last surviving member of that groundbreaking unit. dawson authored a book about his unique experiences, "fore they were s.e.a.l.s, they were fr>>s." no one today developed it

into what it is today. it's one o the greatest outfits in the world. >> reporter: after returning from serving his country, dawson joined the d.c. fire department where he served his community for more than 20 years. ♪ happy birthday >> reporter: tsoay dawn celebrated his 94th birthday surrounded by friends and family including his granddaughter and great granddaughter. as for what dawson credits for his longevity and surviving two very dangerous careers -- >> somebody's looking out fore all them years. >> reporter: with the last surviving frogman, mark seagraves, news4. >> what an incredible story. and the fact that we have that histornow. >> can you imagine the stories he could tell you if you sat down and listened to that? the experiences, the major turning points in the history of the world? > and all the people he impacted with the building of the navy s.e.a.l.s. they're a bunch of amazing --es >> bad dud is what we're

saying as in good. er is at might be bad l the weather. we're in weather alert mode. lauren? >> i say temperatures are going toe in the low to mid 70s. ltiple rounds of rain and storms later this afternugn throhout this evening. we are weather alert today. flash flood watches in place. we'll talk more about what to expect later on. that's coming up. ahead at 4:30. uber improving safety. the changes you'll ben seeing the app the next time you order a ride. we're going to have more updates on the breaking news we've been familiaring overnight. four people -- following overnight. four people killed in a crasin prince gh eo

ath storm team w alert as you wake up. a powerful storm heading our way with several rounds of rain prompting flash flood watchth all over area. >> plus, breaking news, another prince george's county. four people killed in this k. wrec we're going to have more about what happened in just a moment. good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm adam tuss in for aaron.

it's shaping to be a busy friday as if thursday wasn't busy enough. >> it's been a busy week. melissa mollet will have the traffic warning. rst to the storm team 4 forecast with storm team 4 t,teorologist lauren ricketts. and a warm star lauren. >> it is mild. you'reteright. eratures in the 60s and even in the 70s in spots. we have a littl bit of cloud cover out there. i think as we wake up this om morning, sun cing up just now, we areours from going to have a few peeks of it is quickly going to be overtake with clouds. 68 degrees, reagan national airport. dropping through the 7:00 a.m. hour. passing showers possible after about 8:00 a.m. that's not going to be the real deal. the real deal comes later on this afternoon. 're going to have multiple rm rounds of sto headed our way. no rain out there early this morning. guess what, look what's coming our way. and there's the cloud deck entering west virginia and movingthrough. ain, if we get any sunshine it will be quickly overtake weekend cloud cover. this storm is headed our