the commute. melissa mollet is standing by. we'll begin with chuck bell and a look outside. outside, cloudy skies. some folks have already hrd rumbles of thunder this morning. there was a thunderstorm that went from about culpeper to leesburg, parts of frederick county, maryland. it wasn't severe, but there were some early morning wake-up calls from mother nature. the next best chance to stronger to severe storms is during the early and middle parts of the afternoon today. the severe chance diminishes quickly after about 6:00 or 7:00, althoughain chances could linger as long as about midnight. rain could be briefly heavy and come with hailstones. the mai threat forevere weather will be a possibility of winds gusting over 60 miles per hour. the main threat zone for that will belong the bay, out to i-95, all the d.c. metro area, c lowence for severe weather in the shenandoah valley and far day.ern maryland there's the one thundershower that crossed the d.c. viewing area here over the last hour or so. there's more where that came from. the main area of low pressure

spinning its wheels in the ohio valley. that means our atmosphere will get morend more unstable with time. that's the reason the severe threat peaks between noon and 6:00 p.m. download your nbc washington app. we'll send you push alerts for any severe weather watches or warnings right to your phone. we're in the upper 50s to near 60 your. kids grab the umbrella. you will absolutely, positively need it today. no outdoor recess, no after-school playtime. melissa? thias situation h cleared. arlington northbound gw parkway near the key bridge. lanes are open. delays still hanging around. it's out of the way. a good thing this morning. 66 and 95 in virginia. no big complaints right now. outer loop, outer loop of the beltway also looking good, and at this moment, the beltway is dry. wasn't the case a short time ago. live look at 95 here at 1 8rt noound and southbound, everything looking quite good. we'll look at 270 and your travel times coming up. >> thank you. it is 6:01.

we're following breaknews this hour out of northeast washington. there has been another attempted atm robbery. this time at a 7-eleven on south dakota avenue. >> nes4's megan mcgrath at the scene now with more on what the robbers left behind. megan? >> reporter: the robbers left behind the atm. they weren't able to get it out of there. i'll step out of the way soee y can shat's happening. the problem was that the trucky that the used to back into the 7-eleven through the plate glass front, it got stuck. we've had two different tow ucks on the scene for well over an hour. they been trying to pull the truck out. erit's wedged in th and they just haven't been able to use it. now we have seen this crime a lot recently. in fact, this is the fifth robbery or attempted robbery of an atm in the area since rc mid- and there have been nine such attempt or robberies since the first of the year. many have happened in prince georgeri county. t here live, if you come back to us, they just got the

truck out. many of them have happened in prince george's county, others gave happened here in d.c. certainly investirs are possibility the that some of these may be connected. they're just trying to piece it together. we've h a lot of the scenarios, a truck used to go through the front of the store. they load up the machine, and in some cases get away with it get the cash. in other cases, they're not able to do that. that's what happened here. an attempt early this morning at the 7-eleven but they did not get the machine this time. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us in northeast. thank you. this morning, we're working to learn a moreut a local teen who was shot and rushed to the hospital. >> the 17-ar-old was shot just before 6:00 p.m. yesterday on bright leaf court in dale city. chopper 4 was over the scene as paramedics loaded the teen into li medevac pter. we're waiting for word on his condition. it appears this happened in a parking lot outside some town homes. prince george's county police spent the evening colcting evidence and looking for witnesses. so far, no word on any arrests.

police have arrested the man they say violently attacked a 94-year-old woman in d.c. last week. 53-year-old jonathan little is accused of attacking the woman while she walked to her car. p.m. appened around 11:00 on connecticut avenue in and park. police say little snatched her purse and then stabbed her. the woman survived and says she's gratel a suspect has been arrested. >> very rewarding to hear thate they w so successful so quickly. i'm upsbet the whole thing. >> little recently robbed two other women. they tracked him down by monitoring purchase o credit cards he allegedly stole. the local coast guard officer accused of planning a terr attack could be released from jail. federal prosecutors say lieutenant christopher hasan was prepared to carry out an attack and test fired illegal homemade gun silencers. they accuse him of putting together a hit list of st

journali presidential candidates, and two supreme court justices. not udge said hasan h been charged with terrorism but will only be released under conditions acceptable to the court.he today t woman who admitted to being a secret agent for russia is expected to learn how long she'll be in prison. maria butina was an american university graduate student and a gun rights activisactivist. she used her connections to spy for moscow of the the feds want 18 months in prison for her. her lawyers are asking for time served. today president trump and vice president mike pence will appear at the national rifle association's annual meeting in thdianapolis. is is video of last year's nra convention in dallas. the president ischeduled to depart joint base andrews at 11:00 this morning. indianapolis police say they've planned forrotesters and will have a visible police presence downtown. north're just learning korea presented the u.s. with a

$2 million hospital bill for the care of ottorm wabier. this is according to a report by the "washington post." warmbier, a university of virginia student, returned to the u.s. in a coma in 2017. he passed away soonafter. the "post" reports that north korea refused to even allow a medical evacuation until the bill was paid. it's not clear whether the bill was a.ually paid warmbier was sentenced to hard labor in 2016 after he was caught removing a propaganda sign from a pang hotel. the white house has declined to comment. developing near chicago, several people remain inerious condition following a chemical spill. a tom kierein carrying ammonia e leaked, cating a fog of gas that settled overea the when they arrived at the scene, first responders found the people unconscious in the streets. mergency crews were overcome by the fumes themselves. more than three dozen people including 11 firefighters went to the hospital

a shelter in place order was lifted late yesterday. 6:07. in baltimore, mayor katherine pugh is facing mounting pressure from her city council and mayor larry hogan to step down following raids by federal ngents. the mayor has bee at the center of a scandal involving the sere of h children's books to groups that do business with the city of baltimore. yesterday the fbi and the rirs raided her homes, a former aide's home and baltimore city hall. pugh went on a leave of absence several weeks ago saying she needed time to recover from severe pneumonia. 6:07. metro g passengers willet relief from a massive repair project. the board approved a plan thato will all free parking at some of its lots this summer. starting in late may,ellow and blue line stations south of reagan national will be closed air work.ency r this will go on until september 8th. dung that time riders c park for free at the huntington, franconia-springfield, and van dorn street stations. from there, commuters can take

uses to xpress shuttle the metro stop. metro says riders could save more than $500 by parking for free during the closure. safety was on the minds of montgomery county leaders this week. >> tved a plan to rebuild roads and sidewalks to make things safer for nvdestrians. an i-team iestigation last year found several thousand people had been caught speeding or crashed their cars in local school zones since 2015. incidentsded 200-plus in montgomery county. now transportation leaders there plan to upgrade sidewalks and crosswalks outside several schools nexar ye that includes the six elementary schools listed here. officials tell news4 that pedestrian safety outside schools is a pressing issue. >> we have to lower speed limits. we have to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists and transit riders. some of the y bus stops're trying to access are hard to ge. to >> the rebuilding work wl be

done near veers mill from rockville. if you've ever played baseball, you know t phrase "keep your eye on the ball." this week a former nationalspl er learned that when you're on the field you should deen eye out for other things, too. several mascots running around the bases during a rkies game. daniel murphy walking out on to the field. hey, what is going on -- >> how did he miss those guys? they're big, huge. >> he narrowly avoided being knocked out. he was not hurt. picked up his glove looks like there, and just went on with the game. >> heim glad he wasn't knock over. >> and the toothpaste won, in case you were curious. >> .ye the redskins hope a local prospect will help change the tides for the franchise. >> the skins ud their first pick in the nfl draft to nab quarterback dwayne haskins. he played i football hieshl at bullis in potomac, maryland, and

then college at ohio state. he setor big-10 records f passing and scoring last season and bricks a big arm to replace - and brings a big arm to replace alex smith. haskins hosted his own party in gaithersburg. there you see him getting the call that he now has a new h in the nfl. these athletes dream of this moment. fans excited about the pick, as well. >> dwayne haskins -- [ cheers ] >> he was among the top ten to be drafted first, he was 15th. montez sweat was also chosen. later more from the fans on the big night. a lot riding on this young man's shoulders. i'm cautious after everything that happened with rg3, i'm so s cited. this i >> hopefully he has his head screwed on right so he won't get overwhelmed by the pressure on him. >> exactly. 6:11.

ahead, what is the safest seat in the car in the event of an accident? >> if your guess is the back seat, think again. we're lookingt aew report raising serious concerns about safety. chuck some> chuck? an area of low pressure to the west promises to bring some strong, potentially severe stms our way during the course of the afternoon. things to know -- rain and thunder today. dry but wind here for tomorrow. sunday, breezy, too. the forecast coming up. >> reporter: we're shining a spotlight on the literacy lab's leading men fellowship program omat places these young men in preschool classro to teach these cuties how to read. we're going to talk to the program manager abond this woful program in d.c. schools coming up next.

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a wild scene played out on a highway near denver. a semi-truck crashed intoro traffic in of it causing a pileup. 12 cars, three semis involved. debris scattered all over the road. the fire started, as you see. the flames spread to the other cars and wound up being fueled by a load of wood that one of the semis was hauling. the interstate was shut down for several hours. this morning, the insurance institute for highway is calling on automakers to make a change. >> a study showed theou most dangerseat in a car during a crash is the back seat. researchers studied 117 recent crashes where back seat passengers were killed or seriously hurt. safety features that are often installed in the front of the

car rarely make it to the back seats. seat belts don't always tighten upon impact. and while there may be side airbags, there's nothing stopping you from hitting the front seat. >> automakers have don an excellent job of improving safety in the front seat. but the rear seat hasn't kept pace. >> the study points out that child car seats are sa back seat in most scenarios. the biggest bit of advice remains the same -- wear a seat belt, back seat too. inside classrooms across the district, there a dynamic group of young men giving preschoolers a head start on reading and writing. >> awesome thing. molette green takes us inside the lity lab in northeast d.c. molette, good morning. >> reporter: we're a thomas elementary school. i want to thank ms. tillman, the teacher, for letting us in the classroom and, of course, the principal for letting us come into your school buirning this

mog to talk about the literacy lab and shining a spotlight on these young men. 18 to 24 years old. they work with preschoolers every single day in the classroom, preparing them, helping them tod learn to rea through song and reading books. "three little pigs," or here. she's got "lola going to t library." the director is ivan douglas. he is here to tell us more about how t impacts -- how this impacts the men and the little ones, too. >> that's exciting. the leadership mentor program we hire leading men from across the city, ages 18 to 24. our goal is to put them in preschool classrooms so we can help diversify the teacher pipeline. excited to have young men from across the district today. we have seven schools that we service so far. we hope to expand next year. we're in the middle of the recruiting season through high schools and mentor schools

throughout the city. >>eporter: we know how important it is for young men to e in the classroom as teachers and the need for that, too. >> absolutely. they really have an impact on the children. some of the children may not have fathers or father figures, they're serving many roles, not only teaching literacy skills but t showing them the way and showing how a young man can be excellent in many areas in their lives. >> reporter: i love it. then miracle and aerial and zavion areh getting so m out of the program. coming up later in the hour, we'll talk to one of the graduates, if you want to say, of this program about his climb to become a teacherut of all of this. later on in the hour on "news4 today." >> we are looking forward to that. such an important experience for these young people to have. both little kids and the young men helpingthem. >> they'reo ste. i can't handle the preschoolers in their cute little uniforms. thank you so much. 6:18.

let's attorney meteorologist chuck bell. it says a weather alert day. what's going on? >> a chance for some strong to severe storms coming during the afternoon today. wimary windows of opportunities for severe weatherl be from noon until :. this outlined area here from the folks at the storm prediction center. those are the people that actually issue t tornado watch watch boxes. they have a marginal risk for severe weather through the ghshenandoah valley throuhe blue ridge. east into the i-95 corridor. d.c. metro area, southn maryland, northern neck. most of the d.c.uburbs under the slight risk. a step two on the ladder going up in severe weather chances. scattered, severe thunderstorms are a real possibility. eai'll show you future wer in a second. cloudy skies overhead, 59 in washington. 61 in front royal. 55 montgomery county. 56 in brandywine, maryland, this morning. the planner for today the,es temperaturill briefly -- for today, temperatures will be briefly above 70 degrees. a mild, warm day for sure.

peeks of sunshine late morning into the very early parts of the afternoon. it will destabilize the atmosphere and increase the opportunity for thunderstorms. the main area of low pressure is ross the ohio valley. it's going to take eight to ten hours before itar movesust east to start taking the severe weather chances out of the picture. rumbles of thunders early and ar developing shoetween waldorf and la plata, this is part of a bigger future weather carries these hit-and-miss rain chances through the morning. likely to be a little break, maybe a peek of sunshine late morning to early afternoon. this is the line that we're going to be following quickly. east of the 81 corridor at 1:30. 2:30, approaching the western suburbs, leesburg to dulles airport to fairfax, down to the manassas area. by 3:30, pushing through the heart of e city here. that is the beginning of your friday afternoon commute. i-95, the capital beltway, 270,

likely to be hard hit by heavy rain at the least and potentially some severe storms between 2:00 and 5:00. ilst 4:30 or 5:00, the severe weather threat w move to the east. there could be straggling raindrops here as late as about 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. then back to dry weather in time for the weekend. here's the five-day forecast. 74 and stormy today. doug andil amelia wbe here through the course of the afternoon. and you can use your nbc wash app to track the weather with our interactive radar feature. dry but breezy most days. especially compared to today and the commute. inner noloop, outer loop, issues. 270 northbound here, the ramp to old georgetown e road, wve a broken down bus blocking the right side. doesn't seem to be slowing things too much. southbound also look could just fine here on 270. into town, out of town, branch v ue, pennsylvania avenue, indian head highway, all of that

looking fine. do have some pretty good volume here, 66 inbound at lee highway. a little volume, but not too atypical for this time of day. 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 56 miles per hour. quantico to the beltway, 60 miles per hour northbound, 270 looks good, so does the top of the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you happen

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it's the footage the world won't soon forget. the iconic notre dame cathedral engulfed in flames. no one was hurt here, but there were people insidestarted. one of those was organist johann vexo.

>> he was in d.c. to play a fi benet concert and spoke to nbc 4. n reporter: the key to playing great music, johxo will tell you, it's able to press forward even in the face of loss. vexo has been the organist at notre dame for 15 years now. he was playing at mass when flames broke out. >> i stayed. it was really something i -uldn't mannin in my life imagine in my life. it was terrible. >> reporter: vexo stood outside for two minutes but after that could no longer bearwatch. >> it's like a second home. i spent hours and hours, days, nights there. >> reporter: today vexo' spending the day practicing. tomorrow night he'll play a benefit concert at the basilica in northeast helping raise money to rebuild his second home. >> i cannot stop playing because of the tragedy at notre dame. i just hope to be able to play the again as soon as possi >> reporter: it will likely be years before notre dame can be repaired. but on a happier note --

>> the organ is undamaged. we still have to switch it on to make sure everything iay. but the organ is still there. >> reporter: and with each note he plays, this organist determined to press on. >> amy c their o -- cho, news4. >> we'll have a link to the benefit concert on the app. just search "concert." good morning, everyone. a storm team 4 weather alert day. future weather coming up. for now time for the dog-walking forecast. 8-week-old joan here, cutest puppy. got that puppy breath and puppy teeth. buddy for a long time to come. hit-and-miss shower chances thunderstorm warnings. strong storms between noon and 6:00 p.m. that's when you'll want to stay indoors, after 6:00,7:00, the severe weather threat the

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it is we6:30. egin with a weather alert. severe storms are heading our way. expected to come for both of your friday commutes. this is the same system that's already left this destruction behind.oes and flas being blamed for the deathsrnad to at least five people. good morning, everyone, welcome to your friday. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. our area isn't expecting to see but we have strong warnings to get to. meteorologist chuck bell has the forecast, then we'll talk to melissa mollet about the roads. cluck? we have an active afternoon in front of us from a weather that's the reason for the storm team 4 weather alert.

i'll be here through the morning hours, amelia and doug will keep you safe through the afternoon. clouds outside. temperatures are mild. in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees already. afternoon highs in the low 70s. around lunchtime, you might see a peek or two of sun. that's not good news. the additional sunshine helps to destabilize the atmosphere.f pocket o cold air aloft, warm, humid air at the surface. that is a recipe for potentially some strong to severe stotes la in the late morning and into the afternoon hours here.g, this mornin few rumbles. showers in northern virginia and maryland, a couple of hours ago. four things to know -- strongest storms likely between noon and 6:00. main threat today will be damaging gusts, between 60 miles per hour or more. between 2:00 and 4:00, that's the bull's-eye for the immediate metro area. more about this and the weekend

coming up. melissa? thank you. brand-new problem on the beltway. college park, outer loop after route 1, closer to 95 antually. left is blocked by the crash. we are not seeing the impact on the map quite yet. not much of a slowdown. hopefully this gets out of the way soon. the rest of the beltway looks fineda bethes northbound 295, the ramp to old georgetown broken down bus. you see 270'slso wet if you're leaving sometime soon to go to work or school. you'll encounter tha rain. silver spring, new hampshire avenue southbound after adelphi, nd accident reported there. sterling eastbou old ox road near loudoun county parkway right lane s blocked. the virtual sunrise looks pretty. fairfax county parkway to the beltway,58 miles per hour much. >> thank you. we have breaking news. it's happened again -- someone attempted to take an atm from a 7-eleven store in northeast d.ci enis video from the store on

south dakota . >> there have been similar thefts in d.c. andaryland in the past several months. megan mcgrath will have a live report in5 minutes. with the 15th pick in the 2015 nfl draft, the washington redskins select dwayne haskins. [ cheers ] quarterback, ohio state. >> the skins had their quarfrback o the future. ohio state's record-setting quarterback watched the draft from his own party in gaithersburg. >> the newest redskin played high school football at bullis in potomac,maryland. justin finch with more on the big pick. good morning. osteoporos >> reporter: good morning. first, dwayne haskins has been a stareebout everywhere he's b from his days at bullis to, of course, ohio state university. now there are high hopes he will shin just as bright if not brighter on the big stage, too.

hte full support of family and friends last nig here at home in gaithersburg for the draft watch party. i'm sure they're glad to have him home here in t future, as well. at ohio state university, haskins led in passing yards, threw for 50 touchdowns. he was also a heisman trophy contender, as well. we spoke with him moments after his life essentially changed. he told us he expected to go high in this draft. of course he went first round, 15th pick overall. he also said as well he knows he has a lot to to offer, and he can't wait to show it. >> almost since i was a little kid. the biggest thing for me is keep getting better. i keep doing telt every lev i played at. expectations are high for me, and i want them to be higher. i'm excited. i get tbe close to home which is most important to me. it feels like deja vu going through the process.

>> reporter: as you might omimagine, congratulationsg from across the country, from the draft in nashville to of course in the dmv. an among those robert griffin i i. and he sent well wishes and welcomeor to the team but f fans to give us a chance to show everything he's got. i think fans will listen. wise words from someone who's been there. back to yo >> good advice. justin, thank you. the team wasn't done after one ck. the team traded picks with the colts to get back into the first round and take mississippi state defensive end montez sweat with the 26th pick. he had12 sacks last season for the bulldogs. this is the third year in a row that the ski have drafted an sec defensive lineman in the new round. a new season, >new dawn.

>>e're waiting to hear more about a serious crash on little river turnpike inairfax county. chopper 4 was overhead last night. a pedestrian was tak to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the road is ck open this morning. the intersection of 16th and v streets southeast looks different this morning. it has between from a two-way stop intersection to a four-way stop in less than 24 hours. it also has four new high-visibility crosswalks. this comes after abdel sekh was hit and killed by a driver who ran a stop sign the intersection on easter sunday. people nearby say they've complained about speeding at multiple intersections i the neighborhood. new details in a crash that killed five children in bowie earlier there year. police say dominique taylor was drunk and posigh when she crashed. in court prosecutors revealed taylor had traces of marijuana er blood stem and cherry blossom content was twice the -- and her blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit. she'she been ld without bond. don't let the name kissing

g fool you. >> no, the blood-sucking insects are dangerous and spreading. they usually bite people's faces. the bites can spread an illness that may 3d life-threatening conditions -- may lead to la life-threatening conditions. they're moving to the north. kissing bugs carry a parasite that did causechagas disease which can be deadly and can causeea h failure years an infection. the cdc says the best way to protection yourself is to remove wood piles and brush from your me, and turn off the lights when you go to bed because t bugs are attracted to light. we need to rename them. kissing bugs? it is 6:37. coming up, this morning we're profiling a special program in d.c. assrooms. >> molette green has adults.mo tte? >> reporter: cedric is leading this song here. four great things to know about

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ooshl another atm theft at a 7-eleven. >> this is the fifth targeted since march. megan mcgrath is at the scene with more. good morning.ep >> rter: good morning, guys. they finally got the truck that was used in this crime out of here. let's go right to the video. you can see what happened earlier. it was another one of these attempted atm robberies, something we've seen a lot of lately. the only problem here is that the robbers, they used to a truck to go through the front glass of the sechb thore. truck got stuck. so they could not make their escape. they did t not get atm. they did not get the cash, and they floep -- they fled on foot. there have been a total of nine since the beginning of the year. the big question -- are any of these connected? something detectives are looking into here. this remains a crime scene. we're at south dakota avenue right near riggs roa in

northeast. the latest incident here. they'll be looking at surveillance cameras, trying to piece together what happened, lookingor s.witnesse at this point, no arrests have beenmade,nd the robbers didn't get away with any money. >> thanks. prince william county police are searching for the gunman who shot a 17-year-old in dale city. opper 4 was ove the scene as paramedics rusd the teen to a waiting medevac yesterday. no word on his condition this morning. it appears the shooting happened in a parking lot outside of soms town hn bright leaf court. prince william county police collected evidence from the scene and knocked on doors looking for witnesses. flow word yesterday on a suspect or motive. 6:47. a man accused ofac attng a 94-year-old woman here in northwest washington is in custody now and expected to face a judge today. >> r-53-yead jonathan little allegedly targeted the woman while she walked to her car along connecticut avenue and

cleveland park. littlehed her purse and stabbed her. news4 talked to the victim again last night. she tells us she is grateful that pol e were able to track down a suspect. >> rewarding too hear that they were so successful so quickl i'm set at the whole thing. part of it is just getting alln my idey and property back.. >> d.c police say little recently robbed two other women in the district. they tracked hy down b monitoring purchases on the credit cards he allegedly stole. this morning, baltimo mayor katherine pugh is facing mounting pressure from her city council and governor hogan to step down followi raids by federal agents. the mayor has been at the center of a scandal involving the sale of her children's brooks to groups that do business with the city of baltimore. yesterday, the fbi and the irs raided her homes, a farmer aide's home, and baltimore city hall. pugh went on a leave of absence several weeks ago saying she needed time to recover from

severe pneumonia. montgomery county schools has named a new teacher of the year. >> edimemcehe champion for children awards ceremony in germantown last night. educators, volunteers, and community partners were honored for their dedication, inspiring excellence in students. madeleine hoodington is teacher of the year. she's a content specialist. the others were marabakkenstow from burning tree elementary school, and teek bassett, a social studies teacher t clark high school. the principals, the teachers, administrators who work so hard to give kids a voice to find their voice through education and let them be who they are and spread goodness throughout the communities. awesome to see.ts congrao maddie. now to chuck bell, a weather alert day.t doesn'ook bad now, but -- >> literal the calmefore the storms which are likely to be he here during t early parts of the afternoon. all the cloud cover now, the

clouds will thin out, and you may see a deliver or two of sunshine late this elmorning. that warm things and destabilize the atmosphere. the weather alert day, strongest storms most likely betwe noon and 6:00 p.m. heavy rain, small hail could be embedded. the main threat would be the usssibility of some damaging wind of above 60 miles p hour. the target zone is from southeastern pennsylvania up and down the chesapeake bay. all of the i-95 corridor under the slight risk for severe weather and a marginal risk in the shenandoah valley. where does that fall on the scale? a slight risk means that severe storms are likely to be scattered across the area. not numerous or widespread. temperatures now are in the upper 50s to around 60. broad southerly flow here is bringing that warm, humid, unstable air in. and a pocket of cold air aloft, that's going tbe the trigger for the storms here later on in the daytoday. not a lot of heavy rain out there early this morning.

let me walk you through future weather. no heavy rain orea severe wer before lunchtime. at noon, strong storms beginning in the west virginia mountains, coming through the shenandoah valley. here's00 1: strong storms, winchester to front royal to luray, moving ahead one hour, strong storms, hagerstown, frederick, maryland, leesburg, down to warrenton. between about 2:00 as 4:00 i when i think the main threat for any severether in and around the capit beltway, washington, prince george's county, that's 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. severe weather threat moves to the bay and into southern maryland between 4:00 and 6:00 this evening. and thereafter things settling downic quy. dry weather for tomorrow, but breezy. highs in the 60s on your saturday. back to the 70s on sunday. a lot of clouds and maybe a drop or two on sunday. nothing major. milder weather returns late next week. good morning, melissa. good morning, mr. bell. taking a lk now at the roads

here. college park, outer loop after e 1 had the left lane blacked by a crash that's cleared. the rest of the beltway looks good. at this point, it is dry. all of the radar showing you ale the green wt is raining right now. we had 270 messy earlier today. silver spng, southbound new hampshire avenue after adelphi road. i have a crash still hanging around there. 270, live look at germantown road. pretty light volume heading southbound. still wet along the 270 corridor. arlington northbound gw parkway after windy run, we had a disabled vehicle, that's cleared out ofbohe way. eastd old ox near loudoun county parkway, right lane is blocked by a right vehicle in sterling. travel times in virginia, 66 fairfax county to the beltway, 54 miles per hour. 95 north, quantico to the beltway, 53 miles per hour. looking quite good. 270 southbound, germantown to the spur, 44 miles per hour. and the top of the beltway, outer loop here, mi95 to 270,23 miles per hour. watch wtop when you hop in the

car today. >> thanks. newovernight, taylor swift fans will be excited this morning. the pop star released a new song while you were sleepi . t swizzle out again. >> oh, my. >> yes. new as been hinting that music was coming all week. a lot of pastels, a song and music video "me" dropped on lin. at midnight the youtube clip already wracking up more than 22 million views. eally fun. different from her last album. maybe this is another direction. >> really, different? are you sure? >> the video is completely diffent from the wholeast -- remember there was a darkness. >> yes. sounds safe. 6. 53. >> there's an azing effort under way. classrooms across the district. learning about an awesome group ofpr young men giving choolers a head start on reading and writreg. >> molette is working for you inside the literacy lab. cat, bat -- >> reporter: shining a spotlight on the literacy lab. leading men fellowshiprogram. we've got the leading men here at thomas elementary school.

want to thank t principal and teacher miss dig tillplan for let -- miss tillman foretting this early morning with these young people. ivan douglas is the programan managealk about the impact of the program in this school and the other schools in the city and the plans going forwa forward. four graeat things about the program. >> we're giving young men an opportunity to go to college after the year. fellowship is really important. finally, we're teaching little kids to be kindergarten ready.et what's br than that? >> reporter: i love it. i love it. we've got ariel, miracle, and zz zavion learning early. and you grew up through the program, you're a paprofessional at turner elementary in southeast d.c. how has this been good for you? >> it's incredible. i never thought about becoming a teacr until i became fellow. so i saw how much of a positive impact i had on skills and am

excited to see the brothers continue. >> reporter: we want the leadership program to continue to grow and expand. for more information, you can go to their webs what is it -- >> the telicylab.org. >> reporter: and get more. wave to the camera. we're done. back to you. >> cute kids. we've been telling you about the excitement over the draft picks. the fun isn't over yet. >> it continues for the next twa tomorrow a maryland boy will be the first person in history as the first person to announce a pick from a card written in braille. mo gaba lost his vision at 9 months old and a three-time cancer survivor. earlier the head coach invited mo to announce the ravens fourth-round pick at ravens baltimore.i he is -- he was surprised, one, and two, very excited to be a part of this. >> awesome.

speaking of the draft, the skinsope they have their draft pick of the future. dwayne haskins from potomac, maryland. the next is the 13th pick of the thirdound tonight. keep track of the picks in the nbc washington app. good luck getting a seat in a movie theater this weekend. they're going to be pacd with "avengers" fans ready for the latest installment of the series "end game." it premiered last night. the release in the u.s. is expected to break single-day raiders. on "today." the woman who admitted to being a secret agent for russia is expected to learn how long she'll be in prison. maria butina was an american university graduat student and has pled guilty to conspiracy. the sentencing is set0:or 100 a.m. here in d.c.it stay wus for updates. and we are in weather alert mode today as severe storms that causedos destruction acr the south head toward our area. five people died as a result of tornadoes and flash ooding. we'll have a look at the damage next on "today." m

ot likely timing for severe weather in and around the d.c. metro area today between about 2:00 and 5:00. could be earlier in the shenandoah valley, could be later in southern maryland. dry more most over the course of the weekend. >> thank you. tlanchlt tlch>>hsheltoday show is nex. hope you enjoy yr day a your weekend. >> make it a great friy.y, everybod

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