>> i'm eun yang. a tough game for the washington capitals. but our guys fought hard until end.very >> it took four hours and two overtimes, but just before midnight, it was all ove the caps loso the carolina hurricanes 4-3. we'll look back on the game and check out reaction from fans. but we do want to begin with a check on your forecast and commute. >> melissa mollet is standing by with aheheck on t roads for us. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bellatnd the expectn of rain today. >> yes, a 40% chance of showers on your thursday. highest rain chances will beer across north maryland where it's already raining for some. really about the rain le gets to t middle of gunpoint. showery near the pennsylvania border. and raindrops from winchester and strasburg and the shenandoah valley up the i-81 corridor. not a lot of rain from the washington metro area and down to the southern suburbs. not a lot. grab the umbrella no matter why you're living or traveling to today. ain chain chances --

chances will be in and out. temperaturewise, mostly in the 50s. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 winchester. 55 in rrenton. 60 in clinton, maland, 63 in washington. it will be a mild day today. the first round of showers should go away. cloudy but not a whole lotf rain during the mid e of the day. the easing of the rain shouldem allows tratures into the 70s. if you are hoping that thewe dr her will come back in time for your friday plans, it's time to hope for something else. more about the weekend coming up. >> as long a part of the weekend is dry we'll be okay. looking at 121 clarksburg road, nice and that's where we had the crash and the ramp was shut down for some time. inner loop, outer loop, no complaints. earlier wrong has disappear -- earlier roaork has disappeared. a an accident at camp springs is out of the way.

taking a5 look at 9 in maryland. 32 to the beltway. 67 miles per hour is going to get t youre in 11 minutes. we are devastated, but at the same time it's the best gamn we've b to all season. >> there was attempts to look on the bride sight. what can we say? we have seen happier faces out of the capital one arena for sure. after the loss to the canes, fans saw their hopes for a second stanley cup victory disappear. there wasn't much to dout catch the late train home. all that sea of red. >> megan mcgrath on more on fan reaction cing up. we begin with news4 sports sharree burruss who looks back at one hard-fight game. >> reporter: the caps led the series. in game seven they led by two goals twice. they let it all slip away in double overtime. carolina crushing dreams of back to back. second peri caps up 2-1. the wicked wrist shot.

caps lead 3-1 and looko be soaring into the next round. canes come back and tie. in the second rovertime, forme cap justin williams throws the puck toward the net. brock mcginn tips it in. they had a 4-3 loss. >> it's not easy. it's not easy. we didn't expect it to be easy. and certainly disappointed by the outcome. >> disappointed. frustrating. especially after last year. >> didn't envision this happening. i don't know. tough right now. >> reporter: the deflating loss a reminder of just how hard it is to repeat as champions and how special last year reall was. from capital one arena, sharree burruss, news4 sports. megan mcgrath is live now outside of capital one arena. so megan, not a whole lot of happy fans out there last night.

>> reporter: no. all is quiet right here nowid outs capital one arena. but last night, these streets were filled with disappoincad tal fans. there were high hopes for this season. if you look down the street here, this is hotel monaco down the strt from the arena. you can see the banners are still up. they say let's go, caps. bere's anotherner that has the stanley cup there. fans were hoping to hang on to that cupec for ad season, but it just was not meant to to be. a huge, heartbreaking nt nt. many fans were just hoping for more. >> i'm a little bit nt disappoi. when you're up 2-0 and 3-1, you can't give itway like that. son hasrter: so the s come to an end. but a lot of fans saying it actually was a good and railroad exciting game. even tugh it didn't end the way they wanted it to.

we'll have more from them coming up later on the show. back to you. >> mental health for us live downtown. ank you. >> going to be sad to take down all the stanley cup champion stuff. >> slowly take it down. hockey season maye over for caps fans, but football season is a few short months away. >> it begins with the nfl draft. all eye on the redskins. the big question, who will the team choose with its first pick. news4's cory smith will be invi nashe today to cover all the drama. his live reports beginrn this afn on news4 at 4:00. could today behe day? after months of speculation, former vice president jxp biden is eected to announce that he is running for president. we expect the news to come in a few hours.bc sources tell n news biden will formally announce his presidential bid in an online video. this would be his third run for president. meanwhile, democratic

candidate pete buttigieg just received his first endorsement from a itting member of congress, and it isreirginia congssman don beyer. he said he thinks buttigieg is the best communicator in this field of demosaats. he id, quote, i think he it it better than anyone i've -- he doeste it bet than anyone i've seen since barack obama. hillary clinton is speaking out about the findings of the mueller report. in an op-ed published in the "washington post," the former 2016 presidential candidate called ssia's meddling a crime against the american people. she calls on republicans to look closer at the details of the report that suggest presirint trump t to obstruct the investigation at various points. she writes, quote, the mueller report isn't just reckoning about our recent history, it's also a warning about the future. unless checked, the russians will interfere again in 2020. nobody but americans should decide america's future. 5:06. a heartbroken father of a

21-year-old man killed in bethesda fire says he's thankful to finally have justice for his son. >> a former stockbroker, daniel beckwitt has been convicted of murder. in 2017, beckwitt hired a man too tug tunnels turn his home -- to dig tunnelser und his hometown for a bunker. he died under the house. his father spoke after court yesterday saying this verdict proves his son's life mattered. >> very happy with the verdict. it has restore d my sense of faith i the justice sys >> when i looked at thees i saw a situation where a person had absolutely no care whatsoever for the welfare of this young man. >> beckwitt faces a maximum of 30 yearsn in priso when he is sentenced in june. new this morning, we'rerk wog to learn more about a house ure iner marlboro. it happened on mallard court.

prince georgs county fire ficials have not released details on injuries or on what may have caused the fire. later today a judge will decide whether a coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting terrorism will stay in jail. christopher hassan of silver spring is awaiting trial on firearms and weapons charges. prosecutors say he was stockpiling guns and compiling a crt list of prominent demos and journalists. in new court filings this week, federal prosecutors say hassan looked at other targets. two supreme court justices and two executives of social media companies. prosecutors say they hope these new details about the case will convince the judge to keep hassan locked up. 5:08. today the metro board will consider making parking at some metro lots free all summer. >> metro's blue and yellow lines will st down south of reagan national airport next month. news4's justin finch is live at thefrack/springfield station with -- franconia/springfield

station with more to help commuters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you're absolutely right. metro is aiming to help commuters in more ways than one. of course they're still going to catholic diocese the several stations here -- going to closea the severalons here for repairs over the summer. they also want to offer something in return. at 3:00 the closed stations including here, it's wha you're seeing behind me here. all of this parking, they want to offer that and offer itor free. now in addition t franconia/springfield, they're also talking about huntington and van dorn street as potential stops that will hal free parking, as well. now the free parking they hope will entice riders to use shuttle bus services well as vre trains and not get into their cars and wadl clog the like the beltway and 395. our news partners at wtop say it could cost metro about $2 million. the plan is expected to g the green light from the board later today. this is a reminder -- you do

have, again, several stations that will close for repers over thsummer. talking about braddock road, eisenhower avenue, franconia-spri field, huntington, king street, and van dorn with van dorn, huntington, and a-franconiringfield set to offer free parking as it closes for repairs over the summer. back out live, the closure again set to begin memorial day weekend and run until liberty a day. ome stations may see extende closures and repairs after that. so keep that in mind, as well. the three stations by today, we couldyearn if theill offer free parking for passengers who will be left out there with these stations being closed for repairs over the mmer. back inside to you. >> justin finch for us. thank you. >> facebook is bracing for a fine that could be as much as $5 billion. it all has to do with how thean co handled its privacy policies. the federal trade commission begannvestigating facebook last year after reports that a

political consulting firm accessed the data of as many as 87 million facebook users without their consent. the settlement penalty in the billions of dollarsould be the largest fine ever imposed by the ftc against a tech company. a tax hike may be on the way for arlington residents. our news partners at wtop report property taxes in arlington counties are going up. the county board passed a $1.4 billion 2020 budget, and it calls for a property tax increase of 3.2%. hristian ard chair dorsey was quoted as saying taxes were hiked only as much as necessary to meet essential needs. 11 still ahead, if you're older or retired and would still like a job, we are in luck. >> we're working with you for details on a major american company that hopes to hire some 250,000 older americanshis summer. plus, do you lie about snoring in a new report reveals who amongst us is most likely to stretch the truth about sawing

wood. also ahead -- i finally hear her cry and took the biggest sigh of relief. i think my body just collapsed on the ground. >> reited at last. a almost woman and her baby say thank you to the first responders who quickly turned ai firehouseo a delivery room. chuck? all right. we are dealing with rain for the first time this work and school week grab the umbrella. no heavy rain is expected for today. tomorrow, maybe a little bit more of a different story. a rumble or two of thunder likely on friday. owyoooh, hello yellow!ross and you find...

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happy wife, happy life. there may be some truth to that. dutch researchers justpl comed an eight-year study of 4,400 american couples. thoseho had a happy partner were less likely to die early compared to those with unhappy partners. what about the other partner, though? experts say people often mimic their spouse's behavior including diet and exercise. in it together. >> if you have a wife, weekend way to keep the m peaceay be to avoid mentioning her snoring. in israel, 88% of women snore, but only 72% admit to it. and when they did admit it they described it as quiet. all men accurately reported their snoring and admitted that it was loud, too. i guess, you know -- if i'm asleep, i don't know if i snore. >> right. >> i assumed i don't snore. leaving it there. >> ay.

if you're retired and looking to make? extra cash, head to a mcdonals for a job application. >> the fast food chain is teaming up with aarp in an effort to hire older employees. everything from morning shifts to management roles need to be filled. mcdonald's hopesil to f 250,000 jobs this summer. whether you're young or old, here before.en stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, it can be a real headache. >> a headache in traffic is one thing. how about being in labor? that's a whole other story. that was the situation, though, for one local woman. s her s david culver sha story and introduces us to the ople who helped. maybe two minutes later my water starts breaking. >> she really starts to panic. i'm like, it's okay. i'm going to get off as soon as a can. >> reporter: gina turned on to route 1 and quickly realized they didn't have time to make it to the hospital, and they couldn't wait for an ambulance. she made a detour and came here. >> 911 dispatched to the nearest

firehouse. >> reporter: everyone was huddled around t corner. >> the nick thing you know, hey, we have a special sdifry ng on scene. >> i heard the cry and took the biggest sigh of relief. i think my body collapsed on the ground. >> she gave us the opportunity to do something we'll probably never do again. we may go to someone's house to deliver a baby butot on the fire station floor again. >> oh, my god. you ready? reporter: wednesday areunion for journey and the crew. a return to the first arms that welcom those arms holding her tight once again. in triangle, virginia, david lv cuer, news4. >> so cute. 5:18. >> yes. >> storm team meteorologist chucbell back with us. 63, i like that number. >> really mild. the normal temperature this time. year should be around 50 degrees. so we are way above average again this morning. d just like the last couple of days, afternoon temperatures will be in the 70s once again.

so our very warm april cont pues. the dryt of april is coming to a brief end. there's a pretty high chance for 100% aindrops today and a chance you'll get rained on on your friday. 57 now in gaithersburg. 54 in frederick, maryland. 55 there in prince william county. 54 from winchester down toward aboutas strrg and toms brook in the shenandoah valley. forecast high today, in the low 70 not a bad day temperaturewise. but cloudy skies, pretty much start to finish. you g t a peek orwo of sunshine, you're probably going to ben northern virginia. thicker clouds and a slightly higher chance for rain up acrosr partsern maryland. and this area of storms down here acrosshe lower mississippi river valley, that is our chance for rain and a rumble or two of thunders tomorrow. thunderstorm chances are highr fo tomorrow, but not expecting severe weather. just your garden-varied thundershowers. right now most of the rain is in the norther half of the news4 nation this morning. slightly drier conditions out toward fredericksburg, the northern neck, and southern

maryland. most of today's rain chances in the northernhe half of t area, but no matter where you go, you will want to have the umbrella handy. by 6:00 tomorrow morning, hit-and-miss rain chances become steadier than during the afternoon tomorrow. particularly between about 3:00 and 8:00 on your friday into your evening. that will be the chance for the heaviest of the rain, maybe aru le or two of thunders. look, by saturday morning, waking up to a clearing sky. keep in mind it's going to be ustery around here on saturday. northwest winds around 15 to 25 miles per hour. dry weather for most on sunday, as well. but a cautionary tale. there's a 30% chance of a stray shower on sunday. that will be a low impact rain chance for your weekend. there's there five-day fost, 70s today and tomorrow, breezy and 60s on saturday. and cloudy with a little tiny chance of rain on sunday. back in the 70s. melissa, good morning. good morning, chuck. ight now, taking a look at the beltway. outer loop, inner loop of the beltway, nice and open at this

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welcome back. we're working 4 you this morning with our final segment in ourrm empowet series. >> today we're focusing on leadership coaching because chances are you probably haven't heard a lot about it, and you probably are thinking that it may not be for you. >> as news4's justin finch explains,tt may j be that extra push you need to make that major career or lifestyle change. >> reporter: sharon peterson is a leadership coac a job that most people are not familiar with or don't. understand simply put, she helps people who may be stuck in a career or lifestyle that is just not providing much happiness. >> it's hard. as's not easy. there's nothing e about change. >> reporter: peterson says people generally know when they need make a sochange. and metimes you need help developing a changete stra. she's quick to point out that

she's not a therapist. >> my job is to help you see what you're noteeing and ask you questions to get threw on your own. i believe that you already know how to get there. we just need get things out of the way to make sure your path is clear and you can get there >> reporter: peterson says it's a misconception that leadership coaching is expensive or not for the everyday person. she says coachomg ces in different price rangers and forms. you can do one-on-one sessions or group meetings. she has what you would call a coaching box. >> we deliver a self-care, se -help box which comes with self-directed coaching to your doorstep every month. when you open it up -- there is the "go loveyourself" magazine. in the magazine each month, it's -- there's lots of helpful articles. every month you get a 30-minute conversation with one of our coaches. >> reporter: peterson says the goal of coaching is for you to live your best life. sometimest takes a cheerleader to help you achieve that. justin finch, news4.

just about 5:up. coming , record-setting outbreak. new details about the growing number of cases of measles and why it's spreading so fast. plus, pharmacy shutdowns. a chain closing all of its cations in the area. what to do to make sure your family's prescriptions are filled. aour sneezing forecast, pollen report, tree pollen remains very high. mold,weeds, and grasses are still in the low category. if you're eyes are itchy and watery, probably from treeen poll allergies. car washing forecast, all the pollen on the car, let mother nature do the work today and tomorrow. and capitals heartbreak. we're back with a look at game seven's loss.

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you may need keep the umbrella hand handy. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. we hope you were able to get b some sleepause many of your co-workers, that might be me, may be cranky if they stayed up to watch the end of the capitals-hurricanes game. >> the score -- carolina advances. the stanley cup champions are done. >> sorry. such a bummer. >> don't be sorry. >> that was the final goal that cost the caps game seven. look at those faces and a chance to advanceta to the snley cup finals again. the hurricanes pulled out the win in double overtime. we're going to show how it ended, going that far, coming up in a moment. first let's check the forecast from storm team 4ol meteist chuck bell to fill us before melissa fills us on in traffic. what are you starting with? >> we're starting out with four things to know about the weather for today. umber one, lots of clouds have moved in during the overnight.

full cloud cover today. grab the umbrella if it's in the pocket next to the door, grab it on the way out. a hint of humidity. distance chance for rain today. it won't be chilly indrops, it will be a late spring, early summer type of rain with 70s. there's a 100%% chance rain more tomorrow. most of the rain right at the moment is across northern maryland. t there are more showers across the mountains of west virginia. they're coming generally straight east. so rn chances remain at about 40% for most of the area. light rain now from frederick, maryland, up and toward northern partsarf cll and baltimore counties. not much rainitround the c just yet. again, grab the umbrella on your way out the door. temperaturerise, low to mid 50s in theey shenandoah vall. low 60s by the bay. forecast then, hour by hour today, look at that. no sunshine, little chance for a light rain off and on through the day grtoday. the umbrella. again, highs today in the 70s.

the ten-day forecast coming up later in the half hour. melissa? right now beltway looks good. we have a couple of new ones. silver spring, southbound 29 near stewart lane. crash reported there. we're keeping our eyes on that one. in bethesda, wisconsin avenue at western avenue, some lanes are blocked. take a look. what i'm talking about. we have one lane blocked northbound and southbound to bethesda. 66 and 95, 95 northbound through woodbridge, no major problems. 270 south, the slowdown is right after you enter 270 from 70. you're slow kind of until clarksburg, and then things are just fine to the spur. eun? >> thank you. 5:32.he new, t rain is over. the capitals' playoff run ended with a heartbreaking double overtime loss. the caps were up most of the night. but the carolina hurricanes wouldn't just go away. they should have done that two games ago.

>> they tied it up and were able to force double overtime. then a former capitals player, justin williams, scored the goal ending the caps' hopes of back-to-back championship. we have more from fans where they voiced frustration. >> reporter: frustrations, disappoint, you flame. it across the discreet is the hotel monaco. and look, they still have the banners up here. some of them say "let's go, caps." and then in the center, you have the picture of the stanley cup. of course, fans were hoping to hang on to that cup for a second year. it just was not meant to be. the capitals losing in double overtime last night in a very hard-fought game. now, as heartbreaking as it wae folks w spoke to say they will still continueo t fans. them becauseof they fought hard the wholeay fs.

it was kind of devastating to see them lose. we're still going to be caps fans.l alcaps. >> reporter: not the way the fans wanted this season to end. but it was a truly hard-fought game. lost in double overtime. back to you guys. >> yeah. really tough loss for sure. megan mcgrath, thank you. 5:34. reaking news coming in from d.c. fire officials say a man has died after being pulled from an apartment fire. 0 block pened in the of oakwood street in southeast. the fire was contained to one room on the first floor of a three-story apartment building. fire investigators are trying to figure out what causefi the . we're told the apartment unit had smoke detectors, but they were not working. 5:34. here's a look at your other top stories. we're working to bring you details on a house fire on mallard courtghast ni prince george's county officials

have not released details on injuries or on what may have caused this fire. we'll keep you posted. daniel beckwitt has been convicted of second-degree murd and involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man he hired to dig tunnelsis under h bethesda home for a nuclear bunker. the 21-year-old died in a fire inside the home in 2017. prosecutors say beckwitt's hoarding created the conditions that kept him from escaping the hoe. beckwitt will be sentenced in june. ec> today former vice president joe biden is expd to announce he's running for president. sources say he will make the announcement by an online video. this will be his thirdun for president. stay with us for updates. also developing this morning, a major health alert. the centers for diseaontrol says this is now the worst year for measles in the u.s. since it was eradicated nearly twos decadeago. take a look. there are nearly 700 cases across 22 states now. most cases are in new york and

washington state. there are four cases in maryland. the cdc blames the outbreak on people who travel to countries with measles outbreaks and brought it back and on misinformation about the vaccine that prompted some parents not to vaccinate their children measles is highly contagious. health experts say the disease infects 90% of unvolume natal people who are exposed to it. you may remember this terrible crash in southeast washington. security cameras caught the chain-reaction crash that killed a young man walking along the sidewalk on easte sunday. family, friends, and community members held a vigil for 31-year-old abdul sekh yesterday. y that met near 16th and v streets southeast where the crashhappened. policestate driver who caused the crash ran -- police say the driver who caused the crash ran a stop sign. during the vigilindrivers contd to go through them, forcing police to stand in the street to enforce the traffic

law. as the community grieves, they say they want roads to be safer. there were 11 traffic-related deaths in ward eight last year. the most of any ward in the district. 5:37 now. coming up, drone delivery. it's coming to the skies near coming up, where this futuristic technology will get its first test runs. plus, prescription produce. doctors teaming up with a local grocery chain to give patients access to healthier foods. r >>orter: all this week, news4 has been taking a deeper look at our changing climate. >> we all want to support clean energy and save on electric bills. but panels aren't an option for everyone. >> what if you could go solar without paying a dime?

google's drones carry packages beneath their bellies. when a drone arrives at the destination it hovers a safe diheance above the ground, t lowers the package by a tether. for now deliveries will be limited to businesses some southwest virginia. >> i want everyone to understand this is an experimenta sday. everyoneuld not think that they're about to get tacos or burritos delivered by their drone.

>> not yet anyway, wing is working with virginia tech on th begin deliveries in blacksburg and christiansburg. the company will drop off items for local businesses. >> i'm still not sure i want drones flying it over my house delivering everything. that's just me. cute huey here available for adoption through the humane rescuece allian about a year and a half old. looks like he would enjoy a nice, long walk with u. today, dog walks may need to be shortened just a bit because of rain chances. hit and miss light rai possible for this morning. mid-afternoon walks and after work and school walks, as well. it will be on the mild side.tr king more rain chances for your friday, maybe some thunderstorms, too. the n-day forecast just ahteea

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new overnight in the district, federal agents reportedly raided a tour bus outside a conce for rapper kodak black. this all happened while a show was going on inside the anthem at the southwest rfront. tmz obtained several pictures of

agents processing the bus. it's unclear what the agents wereooking for or if the bus belongs toodakblack. tmz reportso agents wanted t in the theater before the show but promoters spped that. last week, that isak kod black being released from jail after being arrested on drug and gun charges at the border. it's unclear if this has anything to do wh why agent showed up at his show last night. today former vice president joe biden is expected toe announce his running for presidt. sources say he will release an online video declaring his candidacy later today. >> tracie potts live on capitole hill with mo good morning. >> reporter: good morning, after th video, he's supposed ty rall in pittsburgh and hit four key early voting states to kick off his campaign. he said he wanted to be the last one to enter the race. he is on top ofhe field

according to polls and ahead of president trump, according to other polls. of course, it's very early to consider that. the presiden says he does not consider biden a threat. he has in washington for decades which means he has a record to run on and a record to pick apart. not to mention the recent allegations from women who say they felt uncomfortable with hi. to he addressesed them, but will that be enough? he support the iraq war. he oversaw the anita hil hearings. there's a lot to tal w aboutith joe biden. and it all starts todas lookike he's in the race. >> all right. tragsy potts, live for us on capitol hill. thank you. 5:46. also today, family, friends, and colleagues will pay their final respects to a local volunteer firefighter killed in afghanistan. there will be visitation for marine staff sergeant christopher slutman in the bronx, new york. a roadside bomb killed him and another marine in afghanistan earliernt this moh. he served with the kentland volunteer fire department in prince george's county and the new york city fire department. his body was driven across three

states from delaware to new york where fefighters saluted him. this morning, parents of a 5-year-old illinois boy have been charged with his death. police in crystalve lake belie they've recovered the bodies of andrew a.j. freund. he disappeared a week ago. his body was wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave.en his parts are both charged with murder among other charges. it's 5:47 now. and metro's blue and yellow lines will shut down southf reagan national airport next month. >> that will have a big impact on northern virginia drivers and to help prevent a problem, metro is considering offering free parking. news4's justin finch is live at the franconia-springfield station with more on this plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. metro is said to be aiming to get drivers out of their cars and keep them out over the summer as these repairs are taking place. so metro here admittedly taking service away from riders, but in

return they want to offer them this -- what you are loong at right now just behind me here. all of this parking. parking they will offer for free at a few of their stations. this is a gift that metro hopes will entic riders to use metro shuttle buses as well as vre getting in ead of their cars and clogging roads. these closures are coming again ins lue and yellow line t here in northern virginia. just south of reagan national aiisort. th shutdown very real. about a month out now, and begins memorial day weeko d and is setn until about -- day weekend. as the transit agency in that time will make some ctical repairs to those stations. so the plan on the table right now is to close,nd the stations will offer free parking at these three stations including franconia-springfield, huntington, and van dorn street. as weome back out live, we are hearing that this plan is expected to get thereen light from the metro board a bit later

today. our news partners, wtop reporting this could cost about $2 b lion for metro. riders are planning their summer routines knowing that for several months they will not have their train service. back to you. >> thank you. the battle over school funding seem to be over in montgomery county. leaders and officials announced ned they found a solution to fully fund the school district without raising xes. executive mark elrich had budgeted more than $2.5 billion for public schools, bess than wh the school system -- less than what the school system asked for. her toides will work tog find the money. >> the school system, the superintendent, the executive, the council wants to work collaboratively. but also begin to do the hardst work of uding how can we best reverageesources that we

have. >> montgomery county school superintendent jackth says the additional money will go towards reducing class sizes as well as building more career pathways for students, 'specially in s.t.e.m. fields. it 5:50. a virginia acher was just named the 2019 national teacher of the year. >> rodney robinson took the top honor. the king william county native teachers social studies to k incarcerats at the richmond juvenile detention center. he is a longtime teacher at richmond public schools. mr. robinson says he teachers his students how to overcome their difficulties. spent many years teaching inhe public schools in richmond, then moved into this environment at the juvenile detention center where he thought the kids were forgotten, and he wants to work with them to show that there is a future. >> exactly. future leaders. >> they're most at risk and need the most help. goodofhat the best the best is helping them out. >> there you go. >> congratulations. rain chances are finally coming back. i say finally because anything that knocking down the pollen --

's been bad. we had tumbleweeds of oak catletsbl tumg around here yesterday. all of the pictures are of pollen across the area. this is the parking lot at the station. this is about two or three inches deep in some spots. the reflecting pool, there's the lincoln memorial in the distance. this layer of pollen and crud on top of the reflecting pool, even the ducks wouldn't go swimmg in that. we really need a cleansing rinse from mother nature. that comes off and on in spurts cday. our bestnce for rain comes tomorrow. right now, 55 in frederick county, maryland. 52 in frederick county, rginia. 59 in fredericksburg, and 63 now in arlington. school day forecast -- kids, put thembrella in the backpack for today. off and on chances for light rain, nothing heavy, but you'll need the umbrella nonetheless. we'll be in the 70s. the daily gray, no sunshine, hit-and-miss rain chances, a d-minutesus for today. tomorrow, the area of storminess across the deep south, that is going to bring us a 100% chance

rain on your friday. tell also bring at least the chance for some rumbles of mid to laterrow, parts of the afternoon. not expecting severe weather tomorrow. an occasional rumble can't be ruled out. this moing, the firstatch of light rain is moving out of northern maryland. there are more crraindrops as parts of the mountains of west virginia, southern ohio, this is all coming pretty much straight from west to east.he so h rain chances today will be on the north side of, say, route 50 to the pennsylvania border. slightly lower chances for rain southern maryland and the northern neck. take your umbrella anyway, nonetheless. for tomorrow, the morning commute likely to have showers on it. the evening commute, absolutely ll be wet on your friday afternoon and evening. but the good news is, that's all out of here about the time the sun comes up onsaturday. saturday and sunday will be breezy, but mostly dry weather for the weekend. that's great news. ny little chance for a few showers on sunday afternoon, mainly up near the pennsylvania border. and then a big sea seesaw of

temperatures next week. next, day, 70s the another chance for an 80 toward fthe second half o next week. now to first 4c. traffi good morning. taking a look at chopper 4 headed to ave problem in s spring. this is one we're talking aboute we'll be then a couple of minutes. southbound 29 at stewart lane, a crash reported there. inner loop, outer ybop, every still behaving themselves there. that is good. one lane was blocked bothrt noound and southbound here onn wisconsin i bethesda. sort of between willard and western avenues, that's cleared out of the wa 66 and 95 looking good. let's look at the travel times for you. n miles per hour 66. 62 miles per hour on 95. you're really flowing there just fine. 270 southbound, 63 miles per hour, t top of the beltway, 49 miles per hour. everybody's at speed here. remember to listen to wtop 105 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. 5:53 now. cutting down on fatal accidents. that is the goal for prince george's county officials. >> a numbe of the fatal

accidents we've seen across the area have been at the hands of a drunk driver.ol news4's mte green is working for you with details on a new campaign aimed at keeping you safe on the roads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. this brand-new campaign is called dry focussed -- drive focused, sober, it kicks off this weekend. i am here on the side of the road here on 301 in bowie with the state's attorney and members of the office, county police, bowie police, state police. we're all here to kick off and preview this campan that is so very important. now just this week, we talked about that terrible car crash that left five children dead at the hands of a suspected drunk driver. 're going to talk about what this new campaign's goal is and on how it's going to kick off in this county. that's coming up in the 6:00 hour of "news4 today." stay with us.

>> thank you. >> thanks. nchlt good morning, i'm lesl picker at cnbc headquarters. cvs health is srting with a direct clubg smile it will open more than 1,000 smile shops in stores over the next two years. customers will be able to receive a 3d scan of their teeth to create invisible braces usually for a fractions of the cost of traditional with the morning business report, i'm leslie picker. >>hank you. a consumer alert now that could have an impact on your family's prescriptions, shoppers grocery stores has shut down all of its pharmacies and has sold its inventory and prescriptions to cvs and walgreens. in a statement, the company says the closures are, quote, part of the continued evaluation of our retail banners in discontinued operations. the stores will remany open for now as -- remain open for now as shoppers' parent company looks

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the capitals fall to the hurricanes in double overtime. we're hearing from the players who fought until the very end. 6t is:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. i'm eun yang. a tough game and a tough loss for the washingn capitals. but the caps fought very hard until the very end. >> it took four hours and two overtimes, but just before midnight it was all over. the caps lost to the carolina hurricanes 4-3. >> we're going to look back on the game and check out reaction from fans. we do want to begin with a check on your forecast and commute. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check of the roads. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. 's felt good. >> nice and mild this morning. we have not been impacted by ra in northwest shington. that's not the case for everybody. pack the umbrella before you leave this morning. not really all that chilly. i 54 now frederick county. 54 elsewhere in warrenton. 59 in sor