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 stafford and bu fredericks. 59 in clinton.

62 in washington. your wake-up weather for today, hit-and-miss chances for raindrops. you see there's more rain across northern west virginia, this is all tracking eastbound. so rain chances remain really -- reasonably high here for much of the day. higher rain chances the closer you get to the pennsylvania border. your forecast then for today -- 74 degrees, cloudy, mild, with light rain. a chance you'll get a rained ont least 40%. a little higher chancesf north o the city. more about tomorrow and the weekend coming upw, for no it is time to hear from melissa mollet. >> hi, chuck. taking a look, chopper 4 over the problem in silver spring. southbound 29 near stewart lane is where this is. we have a couple of vehicles involved and a tow truck on the scene. perhaps e debris glass, still in the road. if you're headed out soon chopper 4 is showing 29 as you approach stewart lane. might want to leave a little extra time.

inner loop outer loop, no issues right now, 66 and 95 looking good. the same situation through prince george's county into town and out of town. we'll give you those travel times coming up in a couple of minutes. we're devastated, but at the same time it was the best game all season. >> there were attempts on the right side, but what can see say, we are not happy about the results of last night's game. fans woman? ed,in seeg -- fans d e dejected there wasn't much to do but catch the late trainhome. >> megan mcgrath with more on fan reaction. but 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 period,aps up 2-1. the wicked wrist shot. caps lead 3-1 and look to be soaring into the next round. canes come back and tie. in the second overtime, former cap justin williams throws the puck toward the net. brock mcginn tips it in. they had a 4-3 loss. >> they played a very aggressive game, and 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 really was. from capital one ana, sharree burruss, news4 sports. megan mcgrath is live now

outside of capal one arena. meggan, a lot of disappointed fans for sure. >> absolutely, ver disappointed. everything's quiet outside the capital one arena. these streets last night filled withwn fg faces after this loss. now if you look down the street here, t hotel monaco, you see they still have the banners up. look at the one in the center. the one with the picture of the stanley cup. ns were hoping that the team would lay claim to that cup a second time. but in the end, it just was not meant to be. the capitals losing in double overtime. heartbreaking for fans who really were expecting so much more. >> i'm a little bit disappointed. when you're up 2-0 and 3-1, you can't give it away like that. >> reporter: at least, though, it was a hard-fought game. an exciting game at that.

back to you guys sglrchl mental health outside of capital one arena. listen, there's always next season. >> that's right. thank you, megan. s>> meek season may be over as far as caps fanre concerned, but there's good news. football season is just a few short months away. >> it begins today with the nfl draft. all eyes will be on the redskins. the question, who will the team choose with its first pick. news4's cory smith will be in nashville to cover the drama. his live reports egin this afternoon on news4 at 4:00. 6:05. there is breaking news n the e.ce for the white ho former vice president joe biden just annnced he is a candidate for 2020. he sent out a tweet just a few moments ago. he social security, "the core -- he said, "thes core val of america and our standing in the world are at stake." he made references to e incidents in charlottesville. this will be his third time running for office. he joins a very crowded field of democrats hoping to take president trump's job. it's beenorumored for me than

a year now that biden would run, and now he is democrat numbe 20 in the field. meanwhile, another democratic presidential candidate, pete buttigieg, just received his firstor endment fromstating member of congress. and it is congressman don beyer of virginia. beyer told the "washington post" he thinksheuttigieg is t best communicator in this field of democrats. he said, quote, i think he does it better than anyone i've seen since barack obama. hillary clinton is speaking out abohe findings of the mueller report in an op-ed published in the "washington post." the former 2016de presiial candidate called russia's meection meddling a crime against thecan people. she called on republicans to look closer at the details of the report that suggestpr esident trump tried to obstruct the investigation. she wrote, quote, the mueller report isn't just a 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 sky 4 is america's future.

6:06. this morning, a heartbroken father of a 21-year-old man killed in a bethesda fire is saying thank you for finally isving justice for h son. >> the man was accused of murder. when a fire broke out and he o couldn't get of the tunnels, he died under the house. his fourth spoke after court saying this verdict proves his son's life mattered. >> vy happy with the verdict. it has restored o my sense faith in the justice system. >> when i looked at those hoarding pictures, 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 years in prison when he's sentenced in june.

later a judge will decide whether a coast guard lieutenant esident-elect is accused of -- lieutenant is accused of m plottingders will stay in jail. prosecutors say hassan was stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent democrats 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 social media companies. prosecutors hope these new hedetails about t case will convince the judge to keep hassan locked up. s>> police want to charge a man with eight count of attempted murder for car accident in california. that crash happened on tuesday at a shopping center in northern california. police saypl isiah peo intentionally rammed his car into a group of pedestrians. eight people were hurt including a 13-year-old who is inl critica condition. 6:08. today the metro board is expected to approve a proposal to allow fe parking estimate metro lots there summer.

the blue and yellow lines will shut down south of reagan national airport next month. to help commuters, metro is offering parking at the ng franconia-sprield, huntington, and van dorn street stations while the closures are a effect. our partner wtop report that alexandria city leaders are less concerne about the parking and more upbet the line closures themselves. they accuse metro of keeping the closure plan secret whichte prev them from planning alternives for commuters. facebook is bracing for a fine that could be as much as $5 billon. it all has do with how the company handled its privacy policies. the federal trade commission began invesgatingacebook last year after reports that a political consulting firm accessed the data of as many as 87 million facebook users without their consent. at settlemen penalty in the billions of dollars would be the largest fine ever imposed by the ft against a tech company.

it may be an outdated phre but o you've probably heard before. happy wife, happy life. it turns out there may be some truth to that saying. dutch researchers have just completed an eight-ye study of 4,400 american couples. partner had a happy were less likely to die early compared to those with unhappy partners. experts say people often mimic their spouse's behavior, including diet and exercise. >> if you have a wife, one way to keep the peace may beo avoid mentioning her snoring. another study, this one from israel, found that 88% of women snore, but only 72% admit to it. when they did admit it, they described the snoring as mild or quiet. it didn't turn out to be true, the sring was just as loud ads noough. the men who took part in this study. and speaking of the men, all of them accuratelir reported t snoring and admitted it's loud. >> do you call your spouse outta o it? you were -- spouse out on it?

you were snoring loudly. >> keep the peace. keep it quiet. ro students pses changing the name of a local high school. . >> why the request has alumni scratching their heads. how about the forecast, chuck? well, we've got rain to deal with for today and tomorrow. boy, am i optimistic about your weekend plans. going to spend time outside. to be the ill goi better half, better in the way of sunnier and der. but even sunday's rain chances relatively small and fairly late in the day. today and tomorrow's chances are more significant. i'll show you the ins and outs of the rain over the next couple of days coming up. >> reporter: we are live along 301 in bowie with a new campaign designed to save lives. we'll talk to the'srince georgeountstate's attorney georgeountstate's attorney y

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come back. a new push to rename prince george's county's duval high school. >> the effort is causing a divide among current studes and alumni. gabriel duval was a supreme court justice who also owned slaves on a plantation in prince george's county. rmer studentsell news4 they never wondered about the man it was named after, but current students say it's time to be more inclusive. >> lets you pick people who represent who duval is now.e someho can be successful and still a minority and still represent our values and our characteristics as a school. >> reporter: there are a few more steps before the flame could change. the w school systemld need an official request, and the board of education would have the final say.

this morn prince george's county is looking to eliminate scenes like this. a number of the deadlyar accident we'ven seeross the area have been because of suspected drunk drivers. >> five children wer killed in this scene a few months ago. the blood alcohol level of the woman behind the wheel was twice the legal limit. >>olette green is working for you with details on a new campaign aimed at keeping your loved ones safe and sober on the road. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. we are previewing a big eventha ening in the county this saturday. going to talk more about that in just a few. yes, we are live along 301 in bowie. the scene, the stretch, the same stretch of road where the children died tragically by the hands of a suspected drunk driver. now the state's attorney, the prince george's county e'stat attorney is pushing this campaign. it's called drive focused, sober, and safe.

and ieastern shoaisha is here w of the state of her office to talk about the importance of all of this. what is the whole message? when we have seenmages of the wrecked car and the children who died it puts a hole right in the heart. you want to push safety. >> absolutely. we want to save lives. you know, my office ibl responsi for prosecuting at-fault drivers in these cases. we neat with families of the victims, many of whom have lost their lives. and it is so devastating. e d whilell do our part to hold individuals accountable, the real justice, we believe, would be to protect lives and to sa lives in our county. that's what we're -- we intend to do. >> reporter: okay, there's a big event happening on saturday. and you wan people to come out in full force. tell me about it -- >> we want everyone to come out, families, communities, it is on saturday from 9:30 to 1:00 p.m.

at south tech and wreck. this campaign is kicking off. we will have a panel of experts talking about how we prosecute the ecases. thedical examiner's office will talk about the autopsies and how difficult those are. and we will have live demonstrations so that people can understand really the imcts of driving while impaired in any way, whether it's drunk, whether they have used drugs, if they are ra disted, all of these things can really cause a horrible -- cause horrible, tragic accidents. we want to prevent those in the county. >> thank you so much. the prince george's county state's attorney's office pushing the campaign. getting a lot of support from members of the community. we want folks come t outs saturday and take advantage of the good information. that is the very latee. we hore coming up later on in the hour. back to you now. >> all right. molette green, thank you. just about 6:18.

let's turn to chuck and see what's to come in ather. >> allright. i would grab the umbrella before you headed the door early this morning. clouds have been thickening overnight. ay see a sliver or two of sunshine today, but othe whole you'llhink of today as a cloudy one. fo s, not forus, if it's not un going to be s and warm, see you later. ho you have a nice trip in town. 62 at international airport with a lot of clouds and a light wind out of the northeast at six miles per hour. it will be breezy here tomorrow, saturday, and sunday. enjoy the light windse while w have them. current temperatures, 59 up in purcellville. 58 degrees in montgomery village. 57 in ringfield, virginia. 63 in annapolis. your planner then for today, a lot of clouds. it's not going to be a washout. it's not going to rain all the time all day, but i'd grab the umbrella. rain chances today at least 40%. maybe it's -- maybe 50%, 60% chance closer to the pennsylvania border. 20% or 30% chance southern maryland and the northern neck. this big swirl of low pressure

that's bringing thunderstorms to the lower mississipvalley, that will bring our chances for thunderstorms here tomorrow afternoon. today, it's going to be pockets of in and out light rain and occasional showers. you see here the general trend of all the rain is pretty much coming straight from west to east. from morgantown to western maryland, into northern maryland, as well, grab the umbrella. here's fute weather. again, the highest rain chances will be the northern half of the news4 nation. everyone has a chance. higher chances for a peek or two of sun south of the city. by this time tomorrow morning, light rain breaking out. during the afternoon and into the evening, a chance for rumbles of thunders. the heaviest rain from noontime to 7:00 or 8:00 in the evening. then the weekend looks good. breezy, though, northwest winds on saturday, and southwest winds on sunday. good kite-flying weather. let's go over to first 4an trafc melissa mollet. >> good kite flying is always fun. outer loop, where we're seeing te volume over colesville road. the areas morning.

you can see the delays here, .ery normal, nothing, though, on the inner loop that's good for folks using the inner loop. rest of the beltway, looking nice and clear. no big problems there. one new problem in damasc. 27 near oak drive, a crash reported there this morning. northbound, southbound here, route 1, 29, bw parkway, 95, that all looks pretty good. as we look at our travel time, 66 inund, 95 northbound, no complaints there. in maryland, 270 just fine, top of the beltway. ike chopper showed, a del going 34 miles per hour. definitely could be worse. listen to wtop, m.103.5 f.when you hop in your car. >> thank you. we're working for you helping you learn mp self-eerment. >> a personal leadership coach might help. ahead, how to sign up without breaking the bank. and bradley cooper joins "ellen" today. watch that here on nbc 4 at 3:00. stick around f news4 at 4:00. we'll be rht back.igyo

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just about 6:30 on this thursday morning. for the first time this week you mightheeed to keep t umbrella handy as you get moving. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. we hope you were able to get some slp.

ny of your co-workers may be cranky. i'm certainly cranky because we stayed up to watch the end of the game. i did go to bed at some point. >> deflection score, carolina advances. the stanley cup champions are done. >> what a heartbreaker. that was thefiable goal that cost the capitals game even and the chance to win the stanley cup again.ur thecanes pulled out the wind in double overtime. news4's megan mcgrath will join us with reaction from fans in just a few minutes. plus, we willcke cheing in with justin finch with details on a proposal that could lower the cost of your summer commute. first, to a lk at the roads in the forecast today with melissa and chuck. chuck, start us off. >> aright. that's new information we just heard from eun. she went to bed before the game ended. her fault -- >> after thertirst oveime i thought i can't stay up, i have to go to work. >> everything was fine until she went to bed. caps fans, aim your anger at her. cloudy skies, raindrops have

impacted northern maryland already. there's mother nature rain in in the west virg mountains. that's coming into the shenandoah valley now. grab your umbrella before you leave. today, nothing heavy rainfall amounts today generally .1 inch or less. not a l ofrain. again, hit and miss, off and on, light rain showers will impact ur day. current temperatures, low to mid 50s in the shenandoah valley. 57 in lorton, 65 in quantico. 62 in leonardtown, maryland. and 58 degrees in montgomery fovillage. the recast today, a lot of clouds, probably not an outdoor he's or play date. the high near 73 degrees. clouds and no playtime outside. the daily grade today, d-minutesus. >> that is definitely not good thank you. let's look at the beltway. inner loop, outer loop, we have thowdowns in all of our normal spots. g really to worry about. still have a situation in damascus. 27 at traylee terrace. a crash reported there.

66 at 50. i picked this camera for you because we are seeing some delays headed hbound. don'te a report of a problem, but still obviously seeing some of those slowdowns there. as we look to prince georgent county, i town, out of town there in prince george's county, everything looking quite good here this morning. if we can take a look at chopper 4 over themerican legion bridge. guys? >> thanks. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rightsne >> breaking now. in just the last 30 minutes, former vice president joe biden made it official, he is running for president. in his post he says, quote, it's timeor respected leadership on the world stage and dignified leadership at nsme. he joi a crowded field ofat democr candidates now all vying for the nomination. recent polls show biden isen curry the front-runner. stay with 4bc and the nbc

washington app for updates. we are staying on top of breaking news. d.c. fire officials say a man has died after being pulled from an overnightpartment fire we're told this happened in the 200 block of soakwoodeet in southeast. the fire was confined to one unit on the first floor of the building.ry apartment fire investigators are now working to determine what caused the deadly fire. we're told the apartment unit had smoke detectors, but they were not functioning. e d we're working to learn m about a house fire in upper marlboro. this is video of the overnight scene on mallard court. prince george's county officials have not releaetails on injuries or what may have caused this fire. we will keep you updated. developing this morning, a major health alert. the centers for disease control says this is now the worst year since ites in the u.s. was eradicated nearly two decades ago. there are nearly 700 cases across 22 states now. new york and in washington state. there are four cases in maryland.

of the cdc blames there ou on unvaccinated people who travel to countries with measles outbreaks and brought it back here. healer e say the disease infects 90% of unvaccinated peopleho are exposed to it. in other top stories at 6:34, familys, friend and colleagues will begin paying their final respects to a former local volunteer firefighter killed in afghanistan. there will be a visitation today for marine staff sergeant christopher slutman in the bronx. a roadside bomb killed himtwnd other marines in afghanistan. he served with the keptland volunteer fire department in as well.orge's county, police in crystal lake, illinois, believe they've recovered the body of an andrew a.j. freund. the boy disappeared from his home about a week ago. officers discovered his body wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave. his parents are both charged with murder now. watch the "today" show for the latest. federal agents reportedly raided a tour bus for rapper

kodak black last night. according to tmz, the images were taken outside of the anthem theater while theapper office stage. kodak black was recently arrested on gun charges at the canadian border and released st week. it is unclear whether this search is connected to that case. metro's blue and yellow lis will shutown south of reagan national airport next month. >> that will have a big impact on northern virginia drirs and traffic. to prevent a problem, metro is considering offering free parking. news4's justininch is live at the franconia-springfield station with more on the plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. metro has been cle aboutthis. these repairs, they say, have got to get done, and perhaps the best way they say is shut down all of those train stops there. but of the three stops, there something to look frd to. what you're seeing now live at frack-springfield, free parking. in a month's time, in parking deck could be just about full.

metro now said to be reviewing a proposal for is, offering free parking at franconia-speed, huntington -- franconia-springfield, huntington and van dorn street stop. they are hoping to use public transportation instead of having a summer of traffic trouble and saving money, as well. we know from memorial day to just about labor day that several blue and y low line stops are going to close here in northern virginia for some critical repairs. and here now a look at the list. we're talking about braddock road, eisenhower avenue, franconia-springfield, huntington,g kinreet, and van dorn. bear in mind the free parking we could see during the time will be at franconia-springfield, hunting town, and van dorn street. as we come back out live, we can tell you metro board they are said to be supportive of the plan. it's expected to get the green light when it claes to vote

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the trail has been candid about his sexuality and his faith since the campaign began. while graham hasaken aim at buttigieg, he's repeatedly praised president trump who, of course, has been married three times, accused of sexual misconduct by mtiple women and making hush might have hone payments to a porn star. all allegations the president denies. graham saying that former trump it not the best example of the christian faith but sandng he defe the faith. we'll have the latest when we see you coming up on "today." back to yo >> thanks. the wealthy stockbroker who hired a young man to dig tunnels derneath his bed home has been convicted of second-degree murder. >> prosecutors say daniel beckwitt wanted to have a nuclear bunker built, but ended up creating a deathtrap. beckwitt hired a man to dig the tounls. the 23-year-old was unable to get out when a fire broke out in 2017. prosecutors said beckwitt's hoarding created condition that

prevented cocopra from exiting e house. we will be sentenced in june. today christopher hasan ofg silver sprinaces trials on firearms and weapons charges. prosecutors say he was stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent democrats and journalists. in new court filings this week, federal prosecutors say hassan considered other targets including two supreme courtes justnd two executives of social media companies. onosecutors hope these new details will cvince the judge to keep hassan locked up. s? overnight, the reign -- new overnight, the reign is over. the capitals playoff run ended with a heartbreaking double overtime loss. othe caps were up most the night. but the hurricanes would not go away. >> they tied the game more than halfway through the third period and forced double overtime last night. in the fend,mer capitals player justin williams ended the team's hopesf back-to-back

championships. megan mcgrath is live outside the captain one arena where fans voiced frustration after the game. megan? >> reporter: -- >> it appears we're having trouble with megan's microphone there. >> you know, fans were extremely disappointed, especially because we were up 2-0 at the start of the series. you remember that? >> still happy abo aeally good game they said. >> yes. >> and you know -- >> a great season. we have megan. >> reporter: we're here outside the capital one arena, and people aretarting to wake up this morning. but as you would imagine, a lot of people waking up on the grouchy side because of the loss. if you look across from the capital o arena, hotel monaco, they still have the banners up this morning. you can see in the center there the one with the picture o stanley cup on it. a lotll of fans rea hoping to hang on to that cup, to claim ia

for second year. obviously it just was not meant to be. the capitals losing in double overtime last night. a heartbreaking loss. but folks we spoke to, they said, you know, it was an exciting game, and they are still going to be fans. >> i'm proudf them because they fought hard the whole playoffs. it was kind of devastating to see them lore. but we' still -- i mean we're still going to be caps fans still, allcaps. >> reporter: a disappointing end to the season. a hard-fought game here. a lot of people at work, if they're a little sensitive this morning, you know why. back to you. >> yeah. >> again,e thank the caps for a fantastic season. what a run. leank you. s turn to the forecast as we approach 6:50. check bell is here to testimony us about a little rain. >> yes,indeed. another true sign that the caps' seen is over. this is a little trash can by the weather computer. this i what iound in it this

morning -- what's left of doug kammerer's buffalo wings. he was t eating themo guaranthe one. there's six wings left. that's how you know things are rough for doug when he won't finish the chicken wings. everywhere.llen this is the parking lot here at news4. the piles are two to hree inches deep. the lincoln memorial all covered up with tree debris in the reflecting pool. so high tree --ery high tree pollen for today. the raindrops will help clear it a little bit. sunshine will try its best, but 're going to have a mostly cloudy day. peeks of sun is about all i can offe you. temperatures to near 60. em will be a mild enough day with afternoon tratures in the low 70s across the area. doou take y umbrella. you're likely go to nd it today. and this rain moving intono memphis that is our rain and thunderstorm chance coming up tomorrow. yankee stadium need the umbrella both -- you'll need the umbrella both days. this morning, most of the light rain is west of the blue ridge,

across parts of northernla marynd. rain chances will move back into the metro area later this morning and into this afternoon. no title washout, but a 40% chance of hit-and-miss rain showers today. tomorrow morning starts off wet and ends with a chance of rain, maybe some thunderstorms no big, severe weather atomorrow. threat. here's your ten-day forecast. 70s aho srs today. 70s with rain and thundershowers tomorrow. bright sunshine for saturday. too.ay looks nice, maybe a stray shower up near the pennsylvania border on sunday afternoon. and mild weather for most of next week.li mea, what you got in traffic? good morning. right now, chopper 4 over 270 here at montrose. you see nice light volume really when you're looking at 270. that's not a major issue. main and local lanes looking pretty good northbound and southbound. inner loop, outer loop, no complaints there. damascus, still have the situatn 27, trail lee terrace with a crash. g princerge's county, no problems until you get to nbound suitland parkway before

sterling in the district. left lane blocked by a tire changer. eastbound 66 aft suddenly lane is open. -- sudly lane is open. a like at 66 and 50, volume for sure this morning. travel times, fairfax counto parkway t the beltway, 39 miles per hour. 95 northbound, quantico to the belt y, 45 miles perur. taking a look in maryland now. 270 southbound, 39 miles per hour. and the top of the beltway, the ouar loop, the are that's typically not so great, 28 miles per hour here this morning. remember to listen to wtop, 103.5 f.m., when you hop in your car today. m thank you. you remember this terrible crash in southeast washington.ur nearby secy cameras caught the chain-reaction crash that killed a man walking on the sidewalk on easter nday. family, friends, and community members held a vigil for 31-yr-old abdul sekh yesterday. they met near 16th and v streets southeast where the crash happened. police sayhe driver who caused the crash ran a stop sign.

temporarily stop sig are now in place, but during the vigil, drivers continue to go right through them, forcing d.c. police to stand in the street to enforce the traffic law. there were 11 traffic-related deaths in ward eight last year. that's the most of any ward in the district. this morning, prince george's county is looking toat elimin scenes like this. a number of the fatal accidents we've seen across the area have been at the hands of suspected drunk drivers. >> five children were killed in this scene in bowie a few months ago. police say the blood alcohol level of theinoman beh the wheel was twice the legal limit. >> news4's molette green is working for you with details on a new camn aimed at keeping your led ones safe and sober on the roads. molette? looks like we're having trouble with her signal there. we'll move on. >> that's right. in other news this g,mornin a high school senior is setting a national record across the

country. antoinette love is from aew orleans has been accepted into 115 colleges and >>iversities. wow. >> wow! she's also been offered nearly $3.8 million in sclarships. how do you decide? >> i don't know. >> so she is going to make a choi. she plans to make the decision by may 1st. she will be the first in her family to go to college. what an accomplishment. i'm sure she's making her family proud. everyday hundreds in o region lose hard-earned money to fraud. >> every two seconds a con artist steals someone's identity. how can you protect seyour? >> consumer reporter susan hogan is working 4 you with details on an event that can help save your money. >> reporter: this weekend, fairfax county is hosting its second annual scam jam. they are partnering with aarp, virginia, for this mraud-fighting event. it's saturday fro 9:00 to 1:00 at the fairfax county government

center. the event is free, but you have to register ahead of time because they are serving lunch and need a head count. top experts in law enforcement are gng to be showing you just how to protect yourself from fraud and schemes. and i will be speaking, as well. there wl also be a shred truck on site for you,s well as a drug take-back box. listen, scammers are constantly changing rategies, they're getting smarter. weear from people every day who thought that tery we just too smart to get ammed, but they fell for it anyway. th is a great chance for you to stop by and educate yourself espe if you are caring for an older family member. they are the most vulnerable. by the way, you don't have to live in fairfax county to attend the event. and we have a link for you so you can register yourself. it's on the nbc washington app. all you have to do is search "scam jam." back to you. >> 6:55. to know.four things a major health alert tothstart. c.d. says this is -- cdc

says this is the worst year for measles in dedes. four cases are in maryland. we've posted information in the nbc washington app. search "measles."k faceboo is bracing for a fbi fine that could be -- bracing for a fine that could be up to $5 million. facebook is under investigation after reports that a political consulting firm accessed the data of 85 million users without their consent. check the nbc washington app for updates. new this morning, former vice president joe biden has made it official -- he's running for president. he joins a crowded field of people vying for the democratic nomination. stay with the "today" show for more on his announcement. the caps lost in a heartbreaker, so a lot of people now. the nfl draft is tonight and it's not clear who will be picked. cory smith will be there for us. look for live reports starting

this afteoon. showers, rain and showers, 100% chance tomorrow. dry most of the weekend, llthou. >>right. thank you. and then there were five. >> right. >> take your child to work day. we'reparticipating. here we are. >> good to see you -- >> thanks for coming by. great to see you. >> and he brought doughnuts to everybody. >> i know. >> we're back in 25 minutes. make it a great thursday, everybody.

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