days later. >> meagan fitzgeralds live for us in upper morarlboro with breaking details. >> reporter: jim and wendy, we just heard from state's attorney saying that a grand jury just returned an indictment on the driver of that car, dinique taylor, after police meticulously combed through and gather c evidence in thise. we understand that the driver of this car, dominique taylor, had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit. an entire community came together to mourn the loss of five young children uheer t age of 15 who were killed in an early morning crash on february 2nd. two of the children in the car were dominique taylor's. she was the sole survivor and driver of the car. police say she was drunk while driving on route 301 when she veered off the road, colliding into trees. taylor's boyfriend died a few

weeks later. in a press conference an hour ago the state's attord y says a grry indicted taylor on 12 charges which means she could face up to 60 years in prison. >> we know that no one, especially in these types of cases, intends to kill anyone, but when you make decisions on the roadway that are dangerous decisions and have a tragic result, our office has no choice but to seek justice. >> reporter: we sd the staasked state's attorney and reached out to maryland state police and asked if she was in custody and it's still unclear if she is or not. reporting in prince george's coeaty, mgan fitzgerald, news 4. tt macfarlane at the live desk with breaking news from montgomery county where police say they are now releasing a sketch of the man they say raped woman over the weekend in montgomery village. the suspect is a white male in

his late 20s, about 6 feet tall with a tattoo behind his leftea late saturday night the victim was getting off aus on watkins mill road when she noticed the man following her. she ran butgh he cau up police say. that's when he knocked her down, dragged her into the woods and raped her. police are offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest. and we havens some ars today for the people who lost their loved ones, lost their homes in that deadly apartment plosion three years ago. the ntsb says a faulty piece of equipment likelys caused thi blast at the flower branch apartments. they also say the explosion that killed seven people may have been preventable. news 4's darcy spencer is live in silver spring with what we learned today. darcy. >> reporter: wendy, the ntsb says there were numerous reportl of peo smelling an odor of gas around the building before this explosion ever happened.

and they're saying if someone had reported that information to washington gas, it's possible this tragedy could have been avoided. the flower branch apartments in silver spring are being rebuilt, but those who were here when the deadly explosions happened say it changed their lives. sophia attended the ntsb hearing to find out what caused the blast that she says felt like an earthquake. she spoke through an interpret ter. >> i sleep at night dreaming this could happen again i feel worried. >> reporter: investigators determined a mercury service oregulator, a piece equipment that regulates gas pressure failed and that it was not connected to a vent pipe as it's supposed toe. that allows gas to build up in the apartment building gas meter room leading to the blast that kieed seven peopl in august of 2016. >> if the vent line was properly onnected, we would not have had thisexplosion. >> reporter: the ntsb also concluded the blast could have

potentially been prevented. there were several gas odor reports made to property management butce maintenantaff doesn't find any odor. firefighters responded to a gas complaint weeks before the explosion but could not get into the meter room because the lock had bn changed and the key they had access to didn't work. >> we didn't have a trigger. we had no source of a leak or cause to notify the gas company. >> reporter: washington gas did not receive any calls about the gas leak. the company said in a statement, however, we disagree with their findings as we don't believeev e ence indicates failure of our equipment that night. we also do not believe the ntsb sufficientlyes igated the other potential causes of the explosion. >> so darcy, there were many missed opportunities here. that's the tragic thing. >> reporter: we asked the chairman of the ntsb what is the main takeaway from this fnvestigation? he said i you smell an odor of

gas, it's important to call 911, evacuate, but you also have to call the gas company. jim, back you to. >> call first and err on that side of caution always. darcy, thank you. the supreme court appears poisedoday to allow a question about citizenship on the upcoming 2020 census. a coupleer hundred protest gathered outside the high court today as arguments in the case got under way. challengers argue such a question would lead to anrc undent. here's why that matters. census data determines how many congressional representatives each stateill get and it's used for diffying up money from federal programs. we should get a decision in this case by late june. an attack shock the neighborhood in fairfax county. a man is accused of stabbing his parents inside their home inna

franco david culver is live on sweet pea court explaining how officers tracked down the suspect s quickly. david. >> wendy, you can see behind me that the crime scene tape has come down tonight. investigators wrapping up about 30 minutes or so ago. police say as you mentioned that the couple's son is behind the attack. after he committed the incident, he took off. they say someone on scene, though,t spotted wha he was driving and where he was headed. and then virginia state police got involved and they helped track him down. a stroll through this neighborhood, the tranquilly feels out of place, especiallyrn when you lea about the disturbing attack that played out in this row home tuesday >> yellow tape around it and so many cars. i'm just feeling hrtfelt ympathy for these people. >> reporter: thevictims, a man in his 60s and his wife in their 50s. their adult son stabbed them, then took off.

>> the individual on scene had seen theon drive away, was able to give us a description of the vehicle. then a state trooper saw the vehicle and was ableo initiate a traffic stop. >> you get to know the community and your neighborhood. you know them pretty well? >> i know them well because their daughter had gone to school with my young skpeest an they're both graduating from hi school. reporter: she's lived here 30 years and never seen the crime scene tape so close. at least three of the adult children lived with them including the son turned suspect. >> the few times i have talked with him he's been pleasant to me. questioning tonight the son and trying to understand his alleged motive. >> it's just traumatic to think about the people that were injured. >> reporter: police tell me tonight that the couple has been upgred to stable condition. they are expected to survive. >> let's hope indeed they do. thanks so much. maryland has approved a stronger law now against sieb r

-- cyber bullying. it comes amid the threatsf kids bullingy each other through social media. an investigation revealed the extent of the problem and the possility of a new law. scott macfarlane joins us live in the newsroom with an update. >> good evening again, jim. our report lastou year f local school kids were likely to be bullied electronically as they are face toace as they are in the hallway. and viewed a dozen surveys found a spike of kids reporting instces of cyber bullying mostly through social media. the mother of a howard county teen who killed herself several years ago after being cyber bullied said stiffer punishments are needed. her lobbying has now paid off. the governor has signed itoo law those ugher penalties. up to ten years in prison ifvi e im is induced to commit

suicidac >> the ft that if it happened to her meant it could happen to anyone. in myon estimati it should happen to no one. >> the new law applies to emails, instant messages and social media and the law takes effect later this year. in the newsroom, scott macfarlane, news. 4 after months of speculation, nbc news has learned that joe biden will be officially launching his third white house bid this thursday. former vice president expected to release a video and appea next monday in pittsburgh at a cal unional hl. biden all but confirmed he would be running earlier this month telling reporters he intends to be the last candidate to officially announce. he'll be enttiing a democra field with upward of 20 declared candidates. >> get in lined marylan governor larry hogan added politics to his in new hampshire. the first primary state of020. hogan discussed a potential primary challenge to the

president but told c therowd he himself would not be making any announcements today. >> debate and discussion and alking about the issues is good. i think having the ability to have different viewpoints is good. that's why debate and the cutting off any discussion is ed. it could mim a stronger candidate and maybe iother people were instead of running to t fall to see who he's going to run against. >> governor hogan said it's r important theublican party build a bigger base and a more diverse group of voters. a claim of responsibility for the devastating bombings in sri lanka. theate oeft thst on that investn special we will hear from the father of the fifth grader from our area. a little boy killed in one of those blasts. >> he was going to do great things for the world and t terrorists have taken something from this world.

plus accident or case of murder? what we're hearing tonig from both sides in the trial of that bethesda millionaire charged in the death of a manigging tunnels underneath his home. >> dave johnson joins us as the caps defense of the stanley cup comes down to game seven back home. and i apologize i did not eat the wings correctly last night. tomorrow night we're set for the caps. tonight it's 80 degrees. currently that's the current temperature. 82 hagerstown. cooler weather just to the north and some showers too.

it is currently the middle of the night in sri lanka. the number kille now stands at 321. now isis is claiming responsibility without providing any evidence. sri lanka's defense mister is also providing new insight into a possible motive now calling th blast a retaliation for last month's attacks on mosques in new zealand. the life ofm one young victi in particular is touching lives in our area. the 11-year-old from d.c. who died in the bombings dreamed of curingim alzheer's disease. news 4'sho aimee ceports from the embassy .

>> reporter: this is the bright smile of a young man who had bright dreams for his future. he was a fifth grader at sidwell friends. he was studying abroad in sri lanka. >> he would inspire everyone around him to be their >> reporter: alexander arrow is kieran's father. in an interview with "the today show" he said he called his son on easter morning. >> he didn't pick up. he texted me. he was in the elevator of the g cinnamnd hotel going down to the breakfast buffet. >> reporter: it would be the last time he heard from his son. less than an hlar ter, a suicide bomber in the buffet line would blowup akp bk. kieranou wn't survive. >> what a wonderful boy he was. what joy he brought to my life, to our lives.er he was a special young man. very special. >> reporter: we want kieran's story to be known that he gos g to be -- he was going to do great things for the world

and the terrorists have taken something from this world. >> reporter: what he also wants people to know about his son, that kieran loved learning and was always up for a challenge. >> he would insist that we take breaks from our fun activities soe that huld study his mandarin. he got my brother, his uncle and i to help him make flashcards. these were things of his own initiative. >> reporter: over at the sri lankan embassy, a room full ofe flows and condolences to leave messages. >> what's unique about sri lanka, we still have that resilience which is something we are really proud of. >> reporter: just absolutely heartbreaking. kieran's mom and grandma were also at the hotel that morning, but they are expected to be okay. outside the embassy the flag i atalf staff.

there are flowers outside to honor all the people affected by the attacks. >> what a beautiful thchild. k you. jared kushner seems to be downplaying the russians playing in the 2016 elections. he talked about that this morningt an event with "time magazine." >> i think the investigations of the speculation that's happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impa on theemocracy than facebook ads. they spent about $160,000. i spent that every three hours during the campaign. if you look at the magnitude of what they did, the ensuing investigations have been way more harmful. >> it wasn't a couple of facebook ads. let's look at th numbers. the special counsel's report found the russian internet y research agencctually started its social media effort as early as 2014 reaching up to 126 million facebook users with fake

accounts, groups posts and ads. on instagram the russians posted 120,000 pieces of content and in the weeks leading up to the election, russian linked accounts posted nearly 176,000 tweets. all right. let's talk hockey, folks. the caps are moving on in the stanley cup playoffs, but not to the next round. at least not yet. >> tomorrow night at capital one arena. those dreaded words for d.c. fans, game j seven. daveohnson joins us now. so we hen't avoided this. we have a gamede seven head out there. we >> lucky seven. easy. we've done this before., anyway sorry -- >> doing it at home which is alwatter. >> it is better at home. look, it was probably too simple, rightnk to thi it was going to be easy r the capitals. we know in this city that's just not the way, right? game seven is dreaded by caps fans because all times the caps

have the worst game seven playoff winning percentage in the nhl.t apar from seeing red to rocking red, they won ge seven in the l playoft year on the way to what? winning the stanley cup. that makes last night in raleigh a mystery. they could have avoided the game seven drama but fell flat to the hurricanes just two days after their best performance in the playoffs. go figure. it is no mys they had to get back the mojo they had in game five. that's the blueprint to win game seven in the series. play like they did saturday in game fivet home when the capitals, outscored, outhit the hurricanes in that 6-0 shutout.n >> we have bee winning at home. we've jus got to regroup and play in front of the 'rfans. wee ready. >> we're excited to have it back at home. the right energy we've g friend our fans where we've reallyme seed to have played with a lot more possession, a lot more swagger, and intensity. that's what i look forward to seeing tomorrow from our group. e when it comes down to one

game, you userything that you've had, whether it's experienced or throughout the iyear. ee putt all on the line for one game and makure you have everyonear on bod. that's going to be our focus come forward. >> sou what yr folks teach you. act like y've been there before. most of the capitals have been in game seven. the hurricanes have onlyay thre plers with game seven experience. will that be the difference? start to find out in 24 hours from now. what's another sleepless night? >> they're going to need every fan in town to help them. >> i think they'll get it. >> what is the color of mojo? instead of rocking the red, we need mojo may hauve. >> i'm se there will be a bar that will be servingdr mojo ks. >> mo hejitos will work too. if your kids have nothing like r lin-- lined up for summew about getting them in topl shap? et fitness is offering the teen summer challenge to

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wow. it is spectacular. weroke the 80s, right? as you predicted. >> yes. >> boy, it felt good. >> it felt great. although people arepl comning a little bit. >> you had to turn on the a.c. did. >> we're never happy. >> the pollen and the heat. >> that's the tough part. >> the pollen has been huge out there. everything is growing really fast. i know my lawnel definit needs to be cut. i have not been able to do it in the last week and a half. >> you're so upset about that. >> i'll send handly over ther tomorrow. >> from my jung tole to yours.

>> 82 degrees so far. right now sitting at 80. winds out of thet south a12 miles an hour. that southerly windo helps keep us warm, actually brings the temperature of the airport down a little bit because the airport right along the river. there it is right there. that south wind rightff that cooler water. look at the temperatures around the area that don't have water. 84 manassas. 85 culpeper. 82 frederick and hagerstown. long areas of water cooler. annapolis, cambridge also a little on the cooler side. everybody really nice today. tomorrow it will be cooler, but not much. right now nothing going on radar wise. you can see just north of hagerstown, north of the banner, ot's widen and show you what i'm talking about. this is actually a front that's making its way into our region. gettingsee pennsylvani a lot of rain. some thunderstorm activity too. this front will eek down around ur area so watch out around hagerstown i think you have a better chance of seeing rain tonight.

this front meanders on through and it will be through by tomorrow. so there's s the orm that helps us to get into the 80s today. another storm back to theuest. yoan see this one back here. this one is going to get a chance of rain tomorrow night. that one moving on our way asll we for right now, it looks like we stay in the warmer area of this front because look to the north. yesterday was 80n chicago. now 61. 60 in buffalo. 80 in our area. 81 atlanta. 64 st. louis. you see where that front is right there. once again, temperatures will be dropping a little tomorrow, but not all that ba a matter of fact, 77 degrees. sun and clouds still very nice out there on our wednesday. now,nts the fro moves farther south, we will get a little bit cool over thursday. tomorrow at the bus stop, great. tomorr 6:20. 60 degrees at the bus stop. 73 at recess. 77. mild by the time you're picking up the kids. upper 60s to around 70 on thursday. more cloud cover. showers wednesday night into thursday morning. then again thursday night into

friday. most of thursday is dray, but we will have rain and we'll talk more about that in about 15 minutes. friday, 60% chance of rain. i'm actually going to up to this about 70% or 80% chance. dry conditions on saturday. but that's coming in after a lot of rain on friday. could pick up a halfn inch to a inch of rain again. couple of showers on sunday. and some storms as we head into the first part of may. temperatures in the low 80s. >> sounds good,an doug. thk you. coming up, a widening investigation into a problem that may affect your safety behind the wheel. susaewhogan explains the easue with air bags that's led to at l eight deaths around the country. fire officials are still searching for a cause of a fire that's caused more than 20 people to be displaced. i'm tracee wilkins. coming occupy neup on news 4. a bethesdas millionaire i charged with the murder of a man

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back in february. a francona couple is in the hospital tonight with serious stab wounds. police tell u their son attacked them this morning. the family lives on sweet pea court. neighbors say police have been call to this house at least twice in recent fmonths. ederal investigators say a ment of faulty gas equ caused that deadly explosion at the flower branch apartments i silver springs. the blast in 2016 killed seven people. injured more than 60. investigators also say residts make calls to the fire department in the weeks leading to the blast but firefighters coul't get into the meter room because the lock h been changed. now to a dramatic escape in prince george's county. >> a mother and father dropped their 9 month old baby from a balcony as flames tore through an apartnt complex in land ov over hills. >> tracee wilkins is live with their incredible story. what a lucky baby that was.

>> reporter: absolutely. you can see just how burned out the balcony is here. to give you a better idea of what that's supposed to look like, look at this apartment building over there. you can see those were wraparound balconies. back over here at the burned out building, they're all gone. it is amazing that nllone was ki in this fire. as the fire burned through this apartment in landover hills, families were forced to make quick decisions. >> there was fire everywhere. you couldn't use the stairways. >> reporter: the famil used their balconies to escape. he climbed from the third to the second floor and told his wife to drop their baby down to then he dropped the 9 month old to neighbors on the ground. amazingly, the 9 mon old was not harmed. >> after a lot of contemplation, i threw him down. and i went back up for my wife. >> what were you thinking when

tyou had to drop baby? >> nothing. at that moment i just wanted him to be safe. we didn't even think of anything at that moment. we just need the baby to be safe before we uld think of ourselves. >> reporter: the fire started around 3:30 this morning and qukly spread from a ground apartment throughout the building according to fire officials. there were a number of stories here ofgeighbors savin one another before fire crews arrived. >> the neighbor was kicking on thewhoor. i came outside i seen all the smoke cing from the roof. i was, like, oh my goodness. >> many of the people impacted by the fire are immigrants. th flames claimed some vital documents they need. the red cross is doing what it can to help, but also has this advice. >> buy a small, they're called fire vaults, fire xebo safety box. put your possessions in there. put those documents in there now. >> reporter: it's amazing that no lives were lost and no one seriously injured, including this 9 month old. it's something no one here is taking for granted.

>> we didn't panic. he showed us the way. >> reporter: that couch there is part of the story. some quick thinking neighbors moved it so folks could jump and land on to it. prince george's county fire officials say looking about $300,000 worth of damage. nearly 30 people displaced and they are still investigating to find out whyhis fire started. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you,ac tr. this has been a bizarre case. in montgomery county since it first unfolded. there was a tunnel system built beneath a home in bethesda. the homeowner is on trial for the death of a young man who was digging those tunnels. late inftnoon the case went to the jury. news 4 nicole jacobs was in courtor the closing arguments. >> reporter: this is a case of secrecy over safety in the eyes u prosecutors. secrecy to cov the location

of this bethesda home where the tunnels was having built for a nuclear bunker heai clms for protection from north korea missiles. but that desire to maintain the secrecy led to the death a man beckwitt hired to dig tunnels. in an interview with police, beckwitt said he brought him to his home with his eyes covered so he was surprised to learn he figured out the secret location of the home saying that's kind of scary. that's what i was trying to the bethesda home had hoarding conditions. prosecutors agree beckwitt did not cause the fire that claimed is life, but they say he did cause the inability to escape the blaze. the defense attorney says this case is a mystery without an answ and prosecutors failed to present evidence as to why he was in the fire, only speculation, saying he madeow h decision. in fact, he requested to return to the home after having worked in this home for days, after

having posted selfies from the tunnels to social media. he sent a message. dude, can i please work? communication that tragically ended with an accidental death according to the defense. in rockville, nicole jacobs, news 4. an arrest this evening in prince willi m countye than two months after a deadly hit and run. police tell us yohan trim was at the intersection back in february when he hit gregory sawyer with his van. witnesses told polic trim stopped briefly before driving off. police had released a photo of his vehicle. investigators now say they finally received a tip earlier is month. trim is charged with a felony hit and run. there are some surprisingut numbers o of fairfax county about the deaths of pedestrian and deaths of cyclists. the police chief made therv obseion as he helped launch the county's latest street smart

initiative. >> year to date, 2019, totally unacceptable, 43 pedestrian crashes reported. already eight fatalities. it's too much. this isci outpa our murder rate inax fairfcounty. >> the initiative includesep stped up police enforcement, more investment in projects that make the streets and crosswalks safer. the initiative runs through may 13th. it was a killing that captured our attention and the woeye of a hollyod producer. what we know about the movie depicting the mder of a georgetown socialite. how metro is aiming to ease the transportation troubles when it shuts down seven rail stations this summer. plus we'll be dry out there tomorrow on your wednesday, but on thursday some scattered showers and some widespread rain on friday. it's all about the timing. doug and i going to be doug and i going to be breaking that down, plus

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changed, i butis the same story. draft was killed in 2011. muth is0 serving 5 years. it opensrd this satu. new developments in the jussie smollett saga. the two brothers were allegedly paid t fake the attack are now suing the actor's lawyers. in a federal lawsuit filed today, they claim that i the days after charges were dropped against smollett, the actor's two attorneys lied to the media d tried to make it appear as if they were culprits in an actual hate crim the brrothers are suing for defamation. reality iters say in was smollett whove directed e aspect of the attack. when we come right back on news 4 at 0 4:00, a widening investigation into air bags that don't deploy in a crash. sun hogan with more on t millions of cars affected and

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if you live along the waters of the chesapeake bay as i have for 20 years, you know the sound that comes at dawn. they know this bay the way they

wives.eir they know its moods and they kn when something's wrong. we are racing towards death. on this beautiful day, the president of the maryland waterman's association is aking me to an oyster bed to see what nature has wrought. the stench alone tells you it's bad. >> that smell is rotten oysters, rotten shells. >> robert has been working the potomac since he was 16, billins hi life on the bounty of oysters, rock fish and blue crab. this year it meant rain. record rain. >> it's the largest amount of rain that's ever been recorded. i mean,ow h do you predict that? >> they are brackish.

for oysters it has to stay at 8% or higher. the heavy rains diluted it to point 3% in some parts. >> frech watsh wat is what kill. bill, headrl of the chaes county waterman's association, has worked with the state to plant more than 1 million baby oysters in a 13 acre bed in the river. hey were thriving when winter arrived. >> actually these oysters were alive back in january and december. >> then what happened? >>e had 8 inches of rain, 9 inches of rain in january and into february and that just puts icing on the cake. that kind of wipes themout. >> that's not just money, but time. it takes four years of nursing that spat to adult hood and it's all gone. >> no income, no harvest. total destruion. >> so climate change doesn't just impact the food supply. it impacts economies. but not all oyster beds were

affect. this bed farther downstream is farther from the runoff, so its ph is sti balanced. the heavy rains can have a rippling effect on these waters all year. come summer,asutrients whed into the bay from all the farms and lawns may bring algae blooms. these red tides absorb water. it makest hard f crabs to survive. hope in the some white salty streaks that form in the mist as we head in and he looks to the sky praying for a summer that's hot and dry. >> nt to mother nature, she rule rules it all and we just have to hope we get a break. news 4 and telemundo are starting a new series called changi it's an ongoing series. it's going to look at the

challenges and thes consequence that come when nature is disrupted. >> what a day you had out on the water. >> i had a wonderful day on the water. oh my gosh, it was great. >> and you stayed the stench was pretty strong. >> it was horrific, but that second batch wed you at the end was good oysters from another y. that was that beautiful briny perfume that you want from healthy seafood. good day to be on the water. >> you got me thinking, it really is almost that time of year. se're only about a month, a little bit les than a month and a half away from memorial day and it's feeling exactly like that today. the average high on memorial day around the last portion of may, right around 80 degrees. that's whe we're sitting right now as we watch this plane come in. i love that. 80 degrees currently. down to about 69 by 11:00. going to be a beautiful night. really just a nice night area wide. look at the 84 leesburg.

84 manassas. it's just gorgeous. tomorrow temperatures will drop by about 5 to 10 degrees. we've got a cold fro making its way down. you don't see it here, but just to the north, this is where the front is. you can see storm located. the trailing cold front giving up thunderstorm 50 in towards pennsylvania. if you live near fullton, you're seeing the showers. they may make it as far south as hagerstown, winchester. that front will cool things during the day tomorrow a little bit and more so ase head into the day on thursday. this is future weather overnight tonight. tracking that area to the north. watchow these showers move on through. around 10:00, 11 :00, in toward our region, before dying as they move on in to the area. tomorrow it gives us a few clouds early and then we reall start break out again. sunshine in the afternoon. then another round, another frt moves through. we've got rain coming in tomorrow night into thursday.

thursday has the rain on the book in. >> tomorrow is going to be another nice day overall with o bit a breeze. as we look to thursday, we're dealing with the potentially for showers early in the morning hours and then during the evening hours. because of that, the weather having a moderate impact on your day. rain could unfortunately impact both the m ening andning commutes out there on thursday. and on friday have the umbrellas handy with rain looking likelye at tim throughout the day. friday night, though is looking dry. here's future weather on thursday. a.m. notice showers already in place. 8:00 a.m. on thursday, notice some light showers across most of the area. otherwise plenty of clouds out there. after 8:00 a.m. as we move throughout the bulk of the daytime hours, we stay completely dry. it's not until we get to about 7:00, 8:00 onha thursday when t next round of rain could be moving in to the area. with the high temperature around 70 on thursday, and plenty of clouds out there, doug, rain is looking ly on friday which pollen news for the tree

out there as it continues to run high. >> very high out there. it does look like friday will be a day o rain. i've change today to 80%. half inch to an inch of rain likely on frida 77 tomorrow. little breezy. 70 on thursday. 69aturday. saturday looking really good. if you've got outdoor plans on saturday, the only issue with yard work on saturday is the fact that it's going to rain a lot on friday so your grass could be wet making it t tough cut. maybe cut it during the early part of the day on sunday. most of sunday looking good. afternoon showers. breezy an sunday with high of 71. 72 on monday. 77 on tuesday. a couple of really nice days there. and then look at ts as we head in towards may. temperatures warm into the low 80s. we've got a chance of storms. nothing too strong a and these your garden variety type of summer like storms. they just pop up during the afternoohe here and t. not everywhere. that's a dr. seuss book i think. >> i think it is. >> doug, thank you.

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metro is offering free parking for those impacted by the summer shutdown. >> they've aproved the parking frees will be waved at three stations. starting memorial day weekend, every station on the blue and yellow line south of reagan national airport will be closed for platform repair. those stayings won't reopen until september 8th. tonight new numbers show tens of thousands more people are riding the district circulate or bus now that it's free. been plenty of support to expand that bus service to more neighborhoods. t everyone agrees on keeping it free. >> we are on our community outing today. >> christian herbert relies on the cirlate or to take her group around town. detoday they're hea to the

sought westward. >> i absolutely love it. it actually works for me with my job because some of my people don't have metro cards so it helps us out. get on the bus for free. >> donald williamson, living on a fixed income, rid the circulate or almost every day. >> because evee doesn't have money to pay for transportation. certainly if it's free it will help someone save some money. >> reporter: in february mayor bows bowser waived the $1 fee in an effort to get more people on the bus and out of their cars. since then ridership has gone m. the firstth of the free ride, more than 20,000 additional rides than february of last year. andhen in march, nearly 80,000 additional rides over march of last year. >> and that tells us that free circulate or has been working and people are excited about the service and we see that ridership continuing to grow as a result. >> reporter: funning for the free bus service runs out at the end of the year. d.c. counc member isn't convinced funding the free ride

is the best way to get cars off th>> streets. tiit really the case that we are getng more people to ride the circulate or and getting them out of theirar c i think that's completely unknown. you may have people riding the circulate or now since it's free because maybe they just want to get on the bus to getwarm. >> reporter: she is supportive of the proposal to expnd and to ward seven. >> i think that it helps a lot of these people in tommunity who can't afford a bus. i really think they should keep it free. orter: in the district, m mark segraves, news 4. now at:0 6 an investigation into a tragedy take a new turn. the lone survivor of a deadly crash and the mother of two of the victims now facing charges. >> even with all that tragedy, we have to do our job. we have to seek justice. the supreme court and the census question. while demonstrators rallied

outside, the justices inside gave us some clues today which way they're leaning. and the final word. finally. after almost three years investigators reveahat caused a massive explosion. t that killed seven people. >> news 4 at 6:00 begins with br>>king news. first tonight those charges against the mother who was behind the wheel for a devastating deadly crash back in february. >> six people died, including five children. two of those kids belonged to dominique taylor. >> nowrosecutors say taylor's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. they say this is a tragedy, they still need to hold taylor accountable. >> megagan fitzgerald is live >> reporter: doreen and leon, the state's attorney says that the grand jury just returned a t 12-count indint. six of those