wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa mollet this morning. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it says 48 degrees on the screen. what's up with that? >> yeah. that's one of the warm spots around here. it's way colder in the suburbs this morning. in fact, there's even patchy fros across parts of the shenandoah valley, northern maryland, even some frosty patches there as far south as about central montgomery county. columbia, ellicott city down into the mids 30s tmorning. 37 in winchester and leesburg. 48 downtown courtesy of the potomac and the urban heatnd isla 53 in annapolis. again, courtesy of the relatively warm wateca. forest for today, here's the good news -- bright andunny are the two words f today. nice and cool, o. y mperatures today will s five to seven degrees cooler than average. that is nice. t highoday only 66 budegrees. eun, we will be making a run at 90 before this week is through. >> what? 90? >> i said it.

>> wow. 90 is hot. thank you, chuck. 4:01. we're following breg news in the district. police say a man has died after being stabbed at the potomac avenue metro station. this happened just before midnight. no arrests have been made. we're working to learn the victim's name. we'll update you as we learn more. we turn now to saturday's deadly stiagogue sh. this is an area look at the synagogue in poway, california. worshippers including young children were gathered inside when gunfire erupted n the final day of passover. one woman was killed and two men including a rabbi and a young girl were injured. >> cory smit ise live desk following the latest developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hundreds of people gathered last night for an emotional vigil. this was the gatheringop of pe spreading messages of peace and love. people coming together to pray and show support for one another. and those who skepreading message of love.

>> this community alway amazes me how they've wrapped their arms around one another in times of tragedy. i want you to know, whoever you are,ve where you're from, god loves you. and we love you. >> just before noonaturday a man with a rifle entered the habad of poway synagogue opened fire on people inside. one woman was shot and killed. threethers were injured. this could have been a lot worse. according to our sister station in san diego, thete shs gun jammed, and that's when he was chased out of the synagogue. coming up, we'll hear from the rabbi who was shot i that attack. aaron, eun, back to you. >> cory smith, thank you. stay withs and the nbc washington app for continuing coverage on the deadly shooting.e n thell bring you updates

investigationom as they bec available. in baltimore, one pern was killed and seven others were wounded in a sunday afternoon isshooting. th happened during a sidewalk cookout. approached ay a man the crowd and opened fire. investigators believe someone started shooting in return. as many as 40 shell casing markers could be seen on the street and sidewalk. the acting mayor asked anyone with information to come forward. >> people know who's doing these shootings and who's targeting different people. for people not to come forward and say who have done this, retaliation, that's not the way to go. >> no arrests have been made. also developing this morning, investigators in seattle are trying to figure out if weather played a role in the collapse of a crane over the weekend. four people were killed when that crane snapped on top of ae new googl building on saturday. a college student and two iron workers were among those killed. there were reports of strong

winds in the areart sholy before the accident. >>ho the five men were trapped in a cave near roanoke, virginia, are safe this morning. that group became trapped inside cyclops cave on saturday during heavy rain. first responders say the men were exhed and showed signs of hypothermia when they were found, but they're expected to be okay. this fmorning,e investigators say an unattended outdoor fireplace started a fire at a home in >>centreville. ive people were inside the bronze post court home when the trouble startedsunday. an adult and three children escaped by jumping from a second-story window. the house partially collapsed. the flames destroyed a trampoline and an above-ground swimming pool, as well. a family pet has not been found. officials are trying to figure out how aed man e up in the potomac river over the weekend. d.c. fire tell us this happened saturday night right under the idy br. rescue crews rushed to the georgetown side of the river. the man is expected to be ok. happening today, we may

learn weather the man accused of killing five people at the offices of the "capital gazette" newspaper will enter a guilty plea. jarod ramos and hisen def team were given additional time to look at the option because of the volume of materials the defense had to reew. his attorneys were looking to enter a plea of not criminally responsible. today, michael avenatti will be arraigned in a california court. the well-known lawyer is used of stealing millions from clients, lying to investigators, and cheating on his taxes. enatti was indicted earlier this month on 36 counts including wire and burbank fraud. avatti -- andank fraud. avenatti previously represented adult film star stormy daniels nwho said she had a affair with donald trump. president trump hasied the affair. and the president appeared at a rally inreen bay, wisconsin, over the weekend, and once again sparked controversy with his words about immigration. migrants e crowd that being held at the border are already being relocated to

sanctuary cities. nbc news says members o the trump administration say migrant relocation has not happened. an we're sending m to sanctuary cities, thank you so much. i'm proud to tell you that wasa ally my sick idea. >> the trump administration says legal and logistical issues that make such a plan unrealistic. attorney general william barr may back out of this thursday's scheduled hearing before the house judiciary committee. the two-day hearing which begins on wednesday will be about robert mueller's russia investigation. democrats say on thursday ty an to allowing lawyers to question attorney general barr. the justice department says barr is fine with answering questions from lawmakers but has balked at the idea of being questioned by lawyers. it is unusual to have outside counsel ask questions during a house hearing, but commi aee leader allowed to make oeirwn rules. it's 4:06. this morning we're hoping to learn more about the funeral arrangements for former indiana

senator richard lugar. senator lugar died at inova fairfax hospital and vascular institute yesterday. he sfered from a rare neurological disorder. he was 87 years old. lugar, who was a republican, was touted for his bipartisanship. vice president mike pence offered his condolences sayinga indi and america will never forget his leadership and service. former president barack obama tweeted that lugar proved magmatism and decency work. an overhaul of leadership at the national rifle association. the organization president, oliver north, will not serve a second term. the turmoil inside the nra was evident overhe weekend as the group met for its national convention in indianapolis. in a statement to the group on saturday, north said he is poepping down because he's lost the sup of nra leadership. the move comes after top executive wayne la pierre said nort was trying to push him out. n>> it is 4:06. investigators i sri lanka continue their search for the

terrorists who s off a series of deadly bombs on easter. dozens of suspects have been arrested at this point. officials believe there are others, and they've targeted two sdeclared terrorist group suspected of having ties to isis. sunday a mosque in eastern sri lanka was searched, but officials have not said whether uny evidence was found. the eastery bombings killed more than 250 people. this week in japan, history will be made. for the first time in two centuries, the country's emperor will step down. tomorrow, 85-year-old akihito will abdicate the throne to his son. in 2016, akihito announced he would step down because of his age and health. the emperor has no political power in japan. however, what the emperor says and does has influence in the country. somee area singlothers are driving in style. the women dedicated to church and family had quite the surpyse at sunda service. >> the community came together

and gave them the keys to brand-new cars.of tears joy and gratitude baptist churchst of glenarden. the moms had no idea they had been chosen. one mom's 8-year-old son is very active in the church. >> it was a complete shock and surprise, but i'm just gratefulu and thank for my church and my mistry members and everyone who thought enough of me and my soor this honor. >> that's just beautiful. another mom who is raising eight husband died her also received a new car. this is all part of a new program that sterling motor cars is doing as tart ofir community involvement initiative. >> thank you. >> what a wonderful gift. >> a blessing for these moms. >> indeed. doing so much work for the community. all right. 4:09. did you see the new "avengers" movie over the weekend? don't say a word. >> i'm not going to say anything. >> you want to continue to work here, keep quiet. >> okay. >> still ahead, we're looking at

the -- tryhat again. we're looking at the history-making debut. >> it was good. plus, why more women are using cannabisuring their pregnancies and the warning doctors have for all of them. chuck? and good morning, everybody. it is a really chilly start to your monday morning. snyts across northern maryland and the shenandoah valley are in the 30s. seat heaters required for the next couple of hours. you'll need the a.c. before this we is through. gk

this mornin we're working 4 your health with a warning from doctors for expectant mothers. a growing number of womenre -- smoking marijuana during their

pregnancies. one womanays her debilitating migrants were putting her pregnancy at riskment she didn't want the mower phone drip doct ss proscribed, s turned to -- doctors prescribed, so she turned toma juana. >> i decided to consume cannabis, and within 30 minutes, i did feel better. >> the cannabis is really the only thing that kept me feeling like i had hope. >> one in 14 american women say they've used candice during pregnancy. doctors cauti against this cause of the effect it can ave on the brain of a developing baby. new details about a recent warning that children under the age of 2 should n spend time in front of a screen. doctors say too much screen time at such a young age can impact everything from your child's at imagen to social skills. it can also set an unhealthy precedent. the same study cautioned that s teens and adu spend too much time in front of screens, and it's leading t a spike in

diabetes, obesity, and certain cancer too much time in front of the tvs tv or are phones you'reot active enough. steins spend almost eight hours a day on phones. >> everything is on a screen. >> ty kids have do homework on their computers. >> how do you get away from it for enough time? rough. >> exactly. millions of people saw at least three hours of screen time this weekend. "avengers endgam broke major box office records for its opening weekend. trying not to look athe video i read this. >> don't look at it. >>ff marvel's latest oering earned an estimated $350 million. that mand was so great some movie theaters stayed open for 72 hours. theovie has already made more than $1illiont the global box office. >> i'm going to see it again. >> not see the videot >> n saying anything. >> enjoyed it? >> ion't even want to see

that. how about i'm going to see it again? i'll spend another three hours of my life sitting in that theater for that dmovie. an rarely see a movie in the theater twice ever. severe weather caused widespread flooding in two countries. >> in canada, take a look at themselves pictures. risingrs floodwa near quebec put lives in dangerme. areas of montreal are under a state of emergency. >> a similar i scenen northern mozambique. it was hit by a cyclone four days o, and a lot of communities are now under water and witho power. five people were killed had the cyclone hit. it had a wend strh of a category-four hurricane. we call them hurricanes here, they call them cyclones in other parts of the world. less thanilwo days unt may, and it snowed in the windy city over the weekend. yikes.

some areas of chicago saw up to eight inches of snow. goodness.ra and freezing . adding insult to injury for the residents there, the snowstorm came after a week of warm, summer-like weather. >> that's why april is one of the cruelest of all the months. >> it's crazy. you can have summer-like weather and then snow -- >> in all fairness, it is chicago. y 1996.dfather pass fri we were in massachusetts for his funeral in april and had 21 inches of snow. >> 21? >> yeah. that was the middle of april in massachusetts. not completely outside the range of possibility. if that happened here -- >> something's not right. >> we'd be crashing cars, fallg all over the place. that would be bad. we'll go from frost to near 90 on thursday. crazy ostuff. own crazy weather pattern here. >> absolutely right. we're about to close the book on what's likely to the second warmest april on record. the second place only to two

years ago. very, very warm, and a dry month, as well. a teal change from rainy 12-month w patternve been stuck in. on a monday morning, skies are clmostly r. you will feel the chill this rn g. 48 downtown with just a little breeze. 45 for a windchill. you get away from the city and the bay, it's a lot colhir t morning. 39 in thurmont, maryland. 37 in mortinsburg, 39 in manassas. that's a seat hear kind of morning for the second to the last day of april. here's your planner. more than enough sunshine to overcome this early start to the day with a chillyweather. highs today will be in the mid 60s. that about five degrees cooler than average. a rare treat here in our second rmest april in 150 years. here's what's going to go, though, the nt couple of days -- warm and very humid air. down to the south, it's going to ride in tonight. this area of storminess bringing

nderstorms from st. louis to chicago. couldave someir travel delays. most of that is going to miss us, just to the north. it will get close enough to bring clouds in and put a little, tiny chance for a shower late tonight, into the early, morning.ts of tomorrow before we go back to partly cloudy skies, way warmer tomorrow. mid 60s today. areas in the low to mid 80s tomorrow. so about a 15 to 20-degree jump from thi afternoon into tomorrow afternoon. and a real feel of early summer around here. wednesday afternoon, maybe a tiny rain chance. very typical of in air mass this time of year. at lea f a chance a shower just about each and every day. there's thursday, 8:00 in the evening. another chance for late-day showers. unfortunately, our rain chances really start to ramp up, and this warm, humid air mass starts toreak down thursday into friday. so friday, rain looking a little

bit more likely than on into the weekend we go. hit-and-miss rain chances. here's saturday at 1:00 is in the afternoon. hit-and-miss showers on the likely side for saturday. sunday likely to be rainier than that. unfortunately. i know a lot of people don't like hearing the words of rain on the weekend. we'll try and get it out of there. here's your five-day forecast then for the work and buschoolweek. le up this morning. a little april fleece not a bad idea today. temperatures this afternoon, 66. tomorrow, starting off with clouds, we could have sprinkles overnight into very early tomorrow. but your tuesday afternoon will be warm and dry with a high of 84. wednesday, sunshine, 81. 87 on thursday. there maybe spots near fredericksburg or richmond that my get to 90 on thursday. then rain chances and more typical early may temperatures by the end of the week. back to the news. >> thank you. now, if you think gas prices are too high, you're not alone. >> if you want to save, you have driving ons than just

around town looking for the best price. coming up, we'll show you. and then o later today "ellen, kwt " kourtney kardashi stops by catching ellen up on all things kardashian. it airs at 3:00, then news4 at 4:00.

4:23 now. look -- >> what is happening? >> i knew could push these thesgs. 66 mil really is a long distance to walk in one day. now imagine it whi you're doing what this guy isoing -- he's pushing a car. this croatian man did that this weekend. >> it is a little car. >> yes. true. he's a world record holder now. the 27-ar-oldushed a smart car 66.4 miles in less than 24 hours. this car weighs about 1,600 pounds. there was also a driver inside. >> that's more impressive. >> the record-tter took three-minute breaks every hour. hedomolished the previous record by 15 miles. >> wow. >> now he's got that important thing under his belt. >> i think i cou push that car. maybe not that long, but i bet i could. >> remember the old cars, you could do this a few times and let it go?

>> right. totally know those cars. those are fun. with the rising cost of gas pushinour car around may seem like a good idea. if you filled up the tank this weekend, you already know the pain that many are feeling at the pump. if you think there aren't a lot of options or what you can do aboutit, guess again. megan mcgrath is working 4 you showing the ways to save at the hmp. >> reporter: theeymoon is over. gas prices have soared, and drivers are feeling it in their wallets. >> fill up -- no one fills up anymore. you get enough. >> it hurts your pocket. >> gas prices have increased almost 85 cents a gallon since the first day of the year. and they are trending higher. >> r iorter: the reality most of us have to drive. so what can we do to save a buck? first of all, consider where you're buying your gasoline. joining a warehouse club might make sense. as a member, you get discounted gas. or you could shop around. >> there are some gas stations thater o special incentives on

a tuesday or thursday. therthers that if you pay with cash, it's much cheaper. and then in some instances, every one of us has to shop for groceries. use the gas-saving account with your grocery store, and that cay saveou 10 to 20 cents a gallon, too. >> reporter: consider the grade. check the manual. do you need the higher price for premium? and the condition of your car and how you drive maers, too. slow down. it improves gas mileage. same with the weight of your car. filling to a half tank will lighten the load and give you >>re miles to the gallon. and -- et the junk out of your trunk. that will save you at least five cents a mile. >> reporter: if you're flexible s, your transportation choi consider what you drive. dane cherry switched over to a gas-saving scooter years ago. >> full tk should last me about two weeks.

$3.14. >> reporter: megancgrath, news4. >> if you have a sfumfew minute you might want to download a gas station app. >> gasbuddy can help you find the cheapest prices near you. >> it's about how much are you willing to drive out of your way to get cheaper gas? >> i will go pretty far. if it's enough. if it's two cents maybe not. more than tha maybe. >>yeah. 4:26.n coming up, a escape from a stolen car caught on camera. the video of a child's quick action to save himself and his sister. and good morning, everybody. four things to know about the weather for the next few days -- enjoy the cool sunshine today ocause it's going to turn a little hint early summertime around here for the next couple of days. and before you complain about the gas prices, on vacation in italy a couple of weeks ago, gas s almost $9 a gallon over there. $3 looks cheap right now.

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it is 4:30. as we look outside, a heads up

as you get ready on we have a shorty did tour from tuthe warmer tempes of this weekend. are you going to want to grab a jacket before heading out today. temperatures in the 40s. a >> howbout that? that's cold in my book. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. thanks for waking up with us this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to fill us in on the forecast. we'l check in with jack taylor at wtop for a look at the roads, as we. chuck? >> i need to let you know, it is a chilly start this morning. there's fortunate ly not much o a wind. but clear skies and temperatures have dropped way down.th most of suburbs in the 30s. downtown, international airport, arlington county, there by the river inside the urban heat island at 48 degrees. look at that- dulles down to 40. leesburg, 39. ofre are scattered areas frost and the sheltered areas of loudoun county, northern frederick county. i wouldn't be surprised if the's some frosted flowers in parts of northern montgomery county, as well. plan on a very chilly start