thing out of the way. >> reporter: that's right. et is a complicated process. we h three heavy rescue cranes on scene right now. they're actually strapping ther down and front axle. what has to happen, they have to coordinatedly lift all three cranes at the same time to get this thing back on itsheels without further damage and then still clean up debris and get it on the roadway. we're seeing huge delays at route 7. ic one point, police were directing traff to the dulles access road. that caused a big problem for folks trying to geto t the dulles airport. if you're trying to make a flight this evening you might want to lve early. this is causing bumper-to-bumper delays outo sterling. the fall-out will last a little while and be a while before they get it out of theay >> you're right.

would not want to be catching a flight this afternoon. to the face of a montgomery man. >> he's charged with murder in the face of an elizabeth tunnel system built right underneath his home. >> the jury got this caseer yesty and appears to be having a difficult time agreeing to the charges. >> chris is live. whatni hap there? >> reporter: jim and wendy, this case took a dramatic turn a 3:00, when the jury sent a note to the judge saying we agree on one of b the counts at an impasse on the other count. what should we do? the judge brought them in the courtroom and gave them what is called "the allen charge," instruction to the jury to continue deliberating until they

reach a unanimous verdict. prosecutors call this house a death trap. the jury struggled to determine if it is also murder krstz. in september of 2017, fire broke out at the house in bethesda. its owner, 27-year-old danielle beckwith was charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. prosutors say he didn't cause the fire but created dangerous frnditions, killing ask askia k he was worried about missiles. beckwith's lawyers argue he's a strange young man, saying the fire in khafra's death was a mystery.

after this two week trial, the jury announcing in its note it has reached a verdict in one of the two counts. we don't know at this point if that's a not guilty or guilty verdic we are monitoring i and let you know later. >> we will stay in close contact. a massachusetts man accused of assaulting a wan on an inund united airlines flight to dulles. court filings show theeg alled incident is from last year but the man only got charged this week. a 19-year-old woman told authorities a man sitting next to her molested her during a flight fromo tokyo t d.c. she says he even put alanket partially over her leg to conceal it. u.s.-russiana dual citizen denied it but said it's possible he moved around in his sleep. investigators said the victim

was posite he was awake at the time and told three flight attendants and a friend. this is the second person charged on a dulles bound flight. an investigation uncovered a recent uptick of assaults, most on overnight and international flights when many passengers are asleep. the illinois parents who reported their son missing a week ago, they now face charges for his death. detectives believe they have found the body of a.j. the 5-year-old parents say he vanished last week. police confronted them with cell phone information. they then gave officers information that led to the discovery of the little boy's body today. they're facing several charges including murder. we are working with you tonight abrt a consume alert, about the fate of shoppers food stores. we learned the pharmacies of all

the shoppers' locations he been sold to cvs or walgreens, some closing today and by may 4th. they're getting out of the grocery store business, looking for a buyer for its food stores. we're told it will be staying open norow. to findut o which is closing and which will have your prescriptions, go to search "shoppers." we h vy created a list. we are just two hours away from game puck for game 7 between caps and hurricanes. it comes down to this, win and a date with barry trotz and islanders or lose, and a date with a cup of ice cream and the of season. tommy mcfly outside with fans. sherreeburruss, this is it.

you have the red coat working for us. >> i am trying to see if it helps the capture. there is nothing like a game 7. the head coach said you can tall l you want about game 7 but eventually experience takes ov. alex ovechkin and the capitals had only one game vech last sense of to advance to the finals. for instance, coming together to get to the w. they will use their experience winning last year's game 7 as a key to success tonight. >> some players don't like it and some like it, when everything is on the line. if you'r going toake a mistake, you will play. >> i think the last year experience we had against tampa help us a lot.

we have the samelu evaion. >> we have players who have gone through this and have the experience. we've done it as a core group. i believes in thi group and watched it with my eyes and stngelief. >> there is a a strong belief ty can do it at home because last year theyt shu out the carolina hurricanes. when i got there at 3:00, iaw them thisitting outside ready at the door. we will talk to tommy mcfly. >> basically, whatou're saying. outside fans say we will bring the excitement and fun. bradley is excited and everyone is excited. we talked to s fansuper pumped about this game a little bit earlier. >> reporter: what bri you down here today?

>> n theaps game, let's go. >> you got to do better than that. i know it's 4 o'clock, let's go! >> i was 20 years old, never bought a car. bought season tickets. hockey is pretty important. it brought me and my mom together.t we do i together. >> we have to talk about that. >> reporter: what does your aom saut the tattoo or does she have a matching one? >> i tried mo gety mom to get a tattoo. she's a chicken. me and my friends got matching stanley cup tattoos together if we won. that was our vow. if we finally won one, we would do it. this is her firstga me. >> reporter: her first game? why did you wait so long? >> work and i needed somebody to buy the tickets. >> that would be me. ovechkin will score the winning al in the third period with about 7 minutes left.

>> reporter: why do you feel so strongly about that? >> he's the man. he's the man.s all there i to it. >> reporter: that's all there is to know. everyone has their prediction. if you're on your way down, i'm on s street, say hi. tommy mly. >> go sign guy. he will be getting a workout by the end of the game. >> that could be the new workout. it is beautiful outside to beaiting to get into the caps game. looks can be deceiving because the pollen has pple sneezing and wheezing. when will we get out from this yellow haze? >> friday is the day, when we have the rainom cg in. rocking the red here, unfortunately at the top of our gr unfortunately trees today, very high as far as pollen is

concerned, tree pollen we've seen this season. very low on weed and mold and grasses. a lot of pollen sufferers with an issue. the rain eventually making its way our way. that is the case friday. a few showers. a half inch to inch of rain in some spots and tracking what it all means forour weekend. much more on that. when am i back?ba ck in 14 minutes. 14 1/2 minutes. >> we're counting down. get in here. an e.coli outbreak sickened more than 150 t people inhree states and announcing a recall of more than 50 tons ground beef. why that may not be the end of this problem. a fight over historic names on some buildings comes to

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imagine the pressure of sitting in our world renowned gridloou traffic and ye about to give birth any minute

now. that was the reality for a stafford mom who was about to trade a delivery room for the floor of a fire station and how this person came tobe. >> reporter: casey lynette smith planned to give bit via a c section at the hospital and planned to name her baby mckenzie. plans change quickly. >> you don't need your pacifier? >> reporter: the day before her scheduled delivery she went into labor. >> i started having contractions but they wer't close. we just have to wait until tomorrow. >> reporter: there was no waiting. casey's mom, gina smith, a medical assistant, got everyone a the car hit the road. >> i've never seen my mom speed a day in my life. she was flying down 610 and we look over at 95, it weighs flowing, great. >> reporter: suddenly, brake lights d.c. area traffic. >> two minutes later my water starts breaking. >> she started to panic. okay. i will get off as soon as i can.

>> reporter: ginaurd onto route 1 and quickly realized they didn't have time to make it to the hospital and couldn't wait for an ambulance, so she made a detour and came here. >> 911 dispatch indicated they arrive at the nearest firehouse so we can assist them. >> evebody was huddled around the corner. >> then, hey, we have a special delivery. >> i think my body collapsed on the ground. >> even though she didn't really want to she gave us theun opporty to do something we will probably never do again. we may go out to someone's house to deliver a baby, not on the fire station back home. >> reporter: back home, shepl exained to her daughter her name. >> forget mckenzie. journey is your name and this is the biggest story to tell you for the rest of your life. look terrific after all that. news4's david culver reporting. within the hour, journey is

expected to visit the firehouse for the first time arriving on earth. david will bring us that reunion tonight at 6:00. >> a lot of heros to thank. a renewed era in cancer treatment. a lot of excitement today at the dedication of the le-nova cancer institute. a tour at the cutting edge facility. julie explain house this will change the way patients receive treatment. >> reporter: two years ago, retired capitol police officer, jerry hines, got the chilling diagnosis, colon cancer that had been metastasize. >> initially, i was told 8-12 months. >> reporter: after surgery and chemo he's a year beyond that and credits the plan and his daughter stephanie by his side today. >> i'm told i will have at least four 0 five years a see my daughter graduate from college.

i have to thank the institute. >> reporter: there were about 80 patients who got a look at the new institute, inova schar cancer institute. when it opens in a few weeks, it will offer all cancer treatments manyne und roof. >>he t oncologist will be here, nutritionist, yoga instructor will be here a acupuncturist e ll be here all in the s place. there are amenities you wouldn't find in a hospital. a spa withic manes and pedicures they can get while at their appointment. >> reporter: up until now jerry went from office to office to see his different doctors and now just one stop and chemo, a wonderfu view on the top floor. >> understand they will have the

latest equipment in thery count. that's awesome. >> reporter: most important to jerry, he sees hope, hope he will bere the for his daughter in years to come. news4. >> that is exciting. doctors say the new cancer institute will enable inova to dratically expand the new critical trials it offers. everyday people lose their hard-earned money to fraud and every two secds a c artist is stealing their identity.ho can you protect yourself? a cool event that can help. >> it's sooo c fairfax county is offering its second annual scam jam partnering with aarp for the fraud fighting event at the fairfax county government center. s free for you. you have to register ahead of time because they are serving lunch and they need a head

count. p law enforcement officers will be there to show you how to protect yourself fro fraud and schemes and a shr t truckhere and a drug takeback box. scammers, as youow kn they are constantly changing their strategies and gettingrt smaer. we hear from you every single day, people thought they were s toomart to get scammed but fell for it anyway this is a great chance for you to stop by and educate yourself, especiallyf you are actually caring for an older family member. they are the most vulnerable. i will be there giving the keynote. >> lookout y >> i'm excited. it starts at 9:00, doing this at 9:15 with questions and answers, if people have questions ty can ask me. other great speakers as well. >> if you're not from fairfax, can you attend? >> no. you can come and they sess you

come and register ahead of time because there is lunch and it's free. we have magnets to give away, too. >> that's a big deal. >> you had me at magnets. >> and just search scam jam to register for lunch as well on our app. >> that should be fun. >> i know. i'm looking forward to it. schools as we know typically have pretty strict cresses for kids. one high odschool's dress ce is getting pushback. the houston area school wants t parent follow similar rules. a school official recently turned away this mom saying she couldn't register her daughter because of her dress length and head scarf. after the incident, the school's principal wrote a letter to parents outlining its new parent dress code. her reasoning she wants to have high standards for the students. still ahead, a prescription

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check out behind us. all this green is wreaking havoc on allergy sufferers. seen s the highest we've this year and yesterdayas terrible and we need another friday with rain coming up. outside, current conditions really looking nice. another beautiful day. weaw greatay yesterday, highs in the 80s and today, 70s. we'rehe seeing t clouds and some sunshine out there. current temperature, 76 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, winds out of the northwest. 73 degrees, inculpeper, offshore and annapolis, 76 degrees. nothing on the radar tonight. not a big chance tomorrow.

about what happens on friday. here's the cloud cover. we have a frontal boundary around our region, that stems in towards maine. ere is the front towards our area. front comes back, a warm front, follow it back down to parts of texas, already seen a ton of rain. they're dealing with severe weather. this was the case early this morning, right at the airport. look at this. this is amazing video. look at these cars completely submerged in water. sending out a statement, please coceact your insuran company because they're a mess. most will probably be totalled as a result of the rainfall. that's the parking garage at the airport. that is not nice. we're not expecting nearly as much. 3-4 inches. more now.

that system will move our way. future ather, next rainmaker, tomorrow, slightly, the main west.to the we will see showers around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the aernoon. here comes friday's storm. rain coming through. we have an 80% chance of rain. area-wide, might as well be 100a fore, 71, mostly cloudy, chance of showers but not too bad. take that purse umbrellaith you. i think you will need it from time to time. we are calling for a washout friday, high of 77 degrees. maybe abl r friday. 69 on saturday, 74 on sunday. saturdsu and ay, weekend looking great. coming up at 5:45, extended on the 10-day forecast and talk more about you pollen sufferers. this is what we have coming up.

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breaking now at 5:30, a cement truck and suv crash, shutting down parts of the dulles toll road. that wreck closed the westbound lane from route 7 to wolfe trap. > 2 1/2 hours later, block the access road, expect major delays, if you're trying to catch a flight at the airport. as far as the e can see there. >> there is a new push to change the name of a high school in ryland. >> duval high school is named after a former supreme court justice who owns slaves. while there's a lot of support for the name change, some alumni want to keep it. prince george's bureau chief with the debate on both ses. >> do you say duval or duval?

>> he has been an alum since 1976. >> once you're a duval ge you're a duval tiger. >> reporter: he and other alums are concerned about a movement to change its name. >> we walked down the hall saying, i wonder who gabriel duval is? i never thought about it. >> but stude tsre have thought about the man whose picture is in the hallway. >> he was an attorney that took him all the way to the supreme court in the 1800s. hi family also owned slaves in the plantation in prince george's county. and 're entering a new age new generation and we're progressing in terms of inclusiveness. >> reporter: next to duval's pictures are class pictures showing the evolution of this school from all white in the '60s to majority minority school

today. >> it's a lot more than changing the n >>eepte ar: prince george's county education chair thornton has been hearing from both sides the issue. >> this is about a rich discussion what the count will be and integrate its old history not good in terms of racial relations. duval reflects that. this is a gd discussion we will have in this community. >> reporter: lots of passion on both sides of this argument. it's really just beginning. the ceo of the school system still needs a formal request to change the nam of duval high school and form a committee of stakeholders to come wake up a new name and the board of education will have a final say if itilki, news4. >> despite a push for the name change the majority of the students say they're concerned how much it will cost to re-brand the entire school. a woman charged in a horrific crash. it killed fiveen childr, two of

them her own, is making rsrangements to turn heelf in according to the prince george's sheriff's department. dominique taylor was drunk when she drove her car off in febrldry. the chin were thrown from the vehicle before it slammed into several trees. investigators don't think they were wearing seatbelts. taylor's boyfriend also died in that crash.s he now facing multiple charges. that includes manslaughter. she could face decades in prison if she is convicted. new in the last hour, mayor muriel bowser is announcing plans for a major transportation or transformation of transportation on k-street downtown. it's a story you saw first on news4 earlier this week. the $120 million plan would eliminate those cfusing service roads, as well as most of the metered parking between 12th street and 21st street.

instead, there would be drop-off and pic zones for ride sharing and taxis and dedicated bus lanes right down the middle you see in these drawings. the proposal still needs to be approved by the d.c. council. if you are planning to vacation in the outer banks, you wow there's new talk about a bridge thatl get you to corolla faster and cut 40 miles corolla.rip to a group of local residents have filed suit to stop it. they say that road would lead to growth inre a now undisturbed. heparts of t outer banks. c ere hasn't been enough pub input to make a decision. in thest dict, the demolition didn't seem to go as planned. chopper 4 over the old walter reed campus in the northwest, crews are working to bring down the tower oe former hospital. we saw the heavy equipment team pulling on the cables attached

to the structure. nothing came down. they say they will be trying next week, part of a plan to revamp tring hundreds of new homes and retail to that area. >> bigaw claw ere. having to take a lot of medication is no way to go through life. some of us depend on it t survive. now, a new program in one part of d.c. is trying to change that by offering prescriptions for produce at a local grocery store. megan fitzgerald shows us how it's already changed one woman's life. >> i like this. your brother likes broccoli. >> reporter: shoppingor healthy foods is a lifestyle for adrienne dov and her family, a habit she learned and now passing to her daughter and other children. >> you wan to get lettuce? >> i have hypertension and still have that but able to monitor it on my pills and eating more healthr foods. >> reporter: dove also lost more

than 100 pounds and credits a nonprofit for helping her. the executive director. >> we're working to make sure healthy food is integrated into our healthcare system so patients experiencing chronic illnesses can get the healthy foodshey want and need. >> reporter: her orgization teamed up with giant on albany avenue in southeast and ward 8 to offer produce prescription. >> they just came from the doctor's office and identified they're eligible to receive a voucher. >> repter: that voucher is worth $20 and eligible patients get four a month. s itrted in march. today, council members and people from the community ce out for the official kickoff of the progr >> this is about educating ourselves to live longer. >> reporter: adrienne dove says that's exactly what she did. >> my body, i feel more

refreshed, more hyper, not tired like i always used to be. >> reporter: megan fitzgerald. >> right now, this program is only available to residents in ward 8. giant and d.c. greens are hoping to expand the program to other parts of the city. and e.coli outbreak expanding. what you need to know. wearing denim for a purpose. the call to action today by d.c. police. a look at future weather on your friday afternoon. na chance for rai in the forecast. what about a chance for thunderstorms and heavier rain. i will be breaking down, plus, we're talking about pollen.

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heads-up on a ground beef recall. a georgia company is recalling tons of meat because it fears it could be contaminated with coli. it has already sickened 150 people in 10at states. includes virginia. 20 people had to go to the hospital. health officials still checking to see if the ground bee is t culprit. colorado premium foo isn't taking any chances. the ground beef also went to restaurants, so you might want to keep that in mind when you order your next burger. the man who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in history is set to be executed

tomorrow. two decades ago in jasper, texas, avowed racist, chained this man to the back of the truckipping his body in pieces and then dumped his body in front of an african-america f church parishioners to find on the way to sunday services. those two men were also d, convictene serving a life sentence and the other already exkyoupt. action by the d.c. pole joining others around the world and wearing denim to protest sexual violence, called denim day, a campaign that started after a rape conviction was overturned in the '90s in italy. the italian supreme court says the victim must have helped the suspect remove her jeans because they were tight, implying consent. this sparked a backlash on denim day, teachin consent early and

sexual assault in the news. a look how climate chang is impacting your health. a warning about your skin next. >> after years of concerns and complaints by residents, a local town is taking sps tote

we have progress to report in that accident on the toll road. the cement truck is back on its wheels and right and traffic is getting by in that one lane, but it is still mess out there and traffic on the toll road is being diverted to the dulles access road justo to get you poor people home tonight. it's not going to be a lot of progress too soon,ut at least they have the truck on its wheels. >> they have three tow trucks and fire truck. aig production. our changing climate is impacting us all around us. >> people are spending more time outdoors and under the sun. a closer look what it could mean for your health.hi doreen. >> did you know skin cancer is the most common in the united states? 1 in 5 of us will develop some

form of skin cancer in our lifetime. our changing climate may be partly responsible. >> it was really a pretty grim prognosis. the doctors i saw at the time were sort of telling me to get my affairs in order. >> reporter: heat ta bro >> reporter: leita brown is a married teacher who went to see the doctor about a st on her leg that wouldn't go away and pretty soon had a tor the size of a football. doctors diagnosed metastasic melanoma and it was spreading. >> i had it in my intestines and lungs. >> reporter: caused by sun exposure and frequ sunburns as a child. >> i went through those ranges of emotions of being terrified and scared and sad and a little bit angry.

>> reporter: she signed a georgetown's cancer center. it doesn't have a high survival rate. >> it has taken this ccer that had only a 10% chance of people being alive at two years and chanhang thate of survival to 60, 70 or 80%. >> 3 to 4 months into the clinical trial i was alr dy showing no evidence of disease. >> reporter: leita brown's story is remarkable but not entirely rare. skin cancer cases are on the rise. the world health organization edicts a 10% increase by 2050 as temperatures continue to warm. >> as there's been an increase in depleti of o-zone area we are seeing a higher degree of the light coming to meet us on earth. >> reporter: stronger ultraviolet radiation means more people are getting sun exposure

that causes cancer. from d.c. derm says two things could turn thisd. aroun >> more protection and better education. >> we didn't use sunscreen when i was a kid. it wasn't usedpr widesd. at the time, i didn't think about being safe in the sun until i was older. >> reporter: leita is now cancer-free, although the disease has taken a toll her body. she walks with a brace after suffering nerve damage from surgery and the cancer drugs had side. effec above all, she's grateful. >> i hope that the reason why i was able to have all of this good fortune willif mant in some way that i'm able to serve otr people. >> there are three type of skin caer. melanoma is by far the most

dangerous rising for the last 30 years. fair people are the most susceptible to all kinds of skin cancer and shod be checked by a dermatologist every year at least. our bfriend, ryan, nos all about that. growing up in the early '50s and '60s, sun block was not a thing. i t went to beach a couple of times and got pretty bad burns on my shoulders. you just have ao keepn eye on it. so far, it's been basal. >> what do you do to protect yourself? >> i listen to my wife, on me all the time, dut you p on your sun block. >> bob had several procedures to remove mole some cancer rouse. he does his best to stay out of the sun. he carries his sunscreen there and he's holding onto it like he did for the outdoorfo interview. r an added layer of

protection. the whole to see station participating in this climate change. >> i played tennis with him. for years, he has slathered it on. as white as his shorts and shirt. >> if she tells you to cover up, up.cover >> bob has had personal experience. he's a scientist and understands how this wks. >> he's irish with that pale white. >> everyone else with pe skin should take a warning from bob. get your skin checkedegarly. >> greateminder. >> we had a lot of sun for april. a lot of warmth. temperatures are warm, it's sunny. >> the amazing thing, here we are in tapril,he sun is as strong as it is in august. a lot ofeople don'think about it this time of the year. we're seeing the strongest of the sun about two months away. april is like august, why we have to put on our sunscreen.

we love to be outside in this warmer weather. temperatures today looking pretty good. a beautiful afternoon. we saw sun earlier and the are high to mid-level clouds. ver towards annapolis, huntington, baltimore, 75 seems to be the number. we'll take it all day long. if you're heading to the capitals game, game 7, we need this. 76 degrees, 74 by 7:00. 69 by 9:00, game over around 10, 10ish and i think we're still in the upper 60s. hopefully, we're partying down on 9th street and f and g, looking good around cs arena. as far as tonight, no rain here but we're expecting rain coming our way. shower activity tomorrow from this area here. we're tracking what's coming on

friday. this storm bringing severe weather to parts of texas and a lot of rainfall. that rain moves our way, talking a half-inch to inch, making our way to the day on friday and we have shower activity friday. >> there's a chance for showers at any point but know most of your thursday is completely dry. wee hav plenty of clouds in the 50s and lunchtime mid-60s and high tomorrow, 71 degrees. the best chance for showers tomorrow is going to be later in theay. the folks at maryfield garden center tells us hanging baskets and container garnsring instant color to your home and easy to care for and fit any space. it's that time of year it is okay to keep them outdoors. we look to friday, dealing with rain, chance for heavy rain and rumbles of thunder, 6:00 a.m., cloudy skies and really during the afternoon hours, starting

around 1:00, 2:00, when we start to track heavy rain moving through the area. here's 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., heavy rainfall moving through the area, strong gusty winds, good news, heading out for dinner, 7:00, later, dry condions out there. also, the good news about the rain on friday, it's going to bring down our tree pollen today, doug, is running very high. talk about april being warm. so far to date, this april this is third warmest on record back to 1872. >> even though it doesn't seem all that warm, put it in perspective. 80s yesterday, 15-20 degrees above average this time of year. we have aouple of warm days, 71 tomorrow, 73 on friday with that rain. a beautiful weekend. sunshine on turday, a few more clouds on sunday. temperatures upper 60s to low

70s. a couple cool days, too, monday and wednesday, tracking this, exactly what happens. may be a chance of showers, 82 degrees heading towards thursday and not too bad heading to the month of m

a virginia town is getting

credit for thinking outside the box, needing a way to get rid of weeds without contaminating the streams. >> the solution they found is economic and environmentally friendly and pretty dned cute. >> reporter: this is one of three mainstreams that helps prevent flooding in leesburg. it allows t water to flow into the stream. >> we've been using herbicide for a number of years and had complaints here and there. >> reporter: what to do? three options, expensive and less effective organic spray, pulleeds by hand. >> the third option were get tos. >> reporter: g goats. >> teats? >> repor you've got be kidding me. >> i was kind of shocked but like putting stuff in the water. >> reporter: the town council unanimously approved a plan to et goats toac choke bk the

weeds. where do find that contractor? >> i'm the ownerf o glorious goats. >> reporter: a rather unique service, not like finding a bricklayer. >> no. there are people around doing that. up and coming now. >> reporter: leesburg needs three bids before awarding a contract in june. elaborate describes the company will fence off the area andut the goats inside and let them eat. >> poison ivy, kudzu, thorny bushes, they can chew it all up. >> reporter: what about - >> a lot of people have asked about that. >> reporter: glad i'm not the first. >> there might be little bit more than normal. >> reporter: she says the benefit is two-fo, ecosystem and economic. >> it willave a l of money, depends how much the contractor awarded. >> reporter: once the town's newest contractors get started work.areas they will

she says her company will let e kids pet the goats as long as they're on site, but watch where you step. drew worldwide,ews4. >> drew tells us the goetz are a short term solution. >> they look pretty darned hungry, aren't the a larger runoff system will be needed in the future. news4 at 6. >> that looks le a win-win. >> exactly! we have a lot of late breaking news on this wednesday. good evening. i'n. doree >> now at 6:00, we're watching backups on the dulles toll road and beyond with a cement truck overturn. just in the l htr, a new voice weighs in on the mueller report. hillary clinton explains what she thinks is the pat forward for democrats divided impeaching the president. whether rocking redhead to to the stanley cup caps fans

are getting ready. take you live for team coverage of game 7. >> news4 at 6 begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news is that traffic name we've been following the last two hours, a cement truck and suv wrecked and closed down parts of the dulles toll road. >> it's a mess. the lanes are awful, lanes closed from dulles road to route 7. it is a slow going traffic is backed up for miles. >> brad is live over the scene. they have the truck up right now. this is still a mess. how far back does this backup go? >> reporter: we' looking 3-4 miles, leon, well before the ltway and causing delays on route 7 for folks trying to make their way towards dulles. we are seeing pretty good progress. they do hav this thing back on the wheels. we