weekend making a comeback. temperatures will climb even higher in a lot of places. >> tnk goodness. i was concerned yesterday. >> ready for us. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. people start asking, what happened to the weather? i'm not the meteorologist, call chuck bell. wmelissa mollet is backh us this morning. she will give us an update on the commu in your first 4 traffic. >> first to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. chuck? >> good morning, everyone. yeah, very unsettled weather pattern for us over the next couple of days means the forecast has a high degree of uncertainty to it. just keep that in mind. this weather front iset sitting pr much right on top of us today. it's going to try and lift back to the north as a warm front. so the warmer air down sth is going to do its best to move into the area today. if it doesn't get all the way tl the pennsnia line, it's going to leave a big change. temperatures. fredericksburg, virginia, probably above 80. frederick, maryland, could easily be stuck in the

-- speaking of stuck, i'll give the computer the old nobang. we got it. >> yeah -- >> not much of a rain chance today. are you kidding me? this is going tot do to me again? there. i got it this time. 50s to get you out the door this morning. school day forecast for the kids today, a warm one.tl unsettled, lit chance for showers and storms later on in the day today. keep the umbrella in the backafck to be on the s side. the daily grade, sums up my performance. c-minus. >> you can kick mine because it probably will need it, too. outer loop toward the toll road, two right lanes getting by the eork zone, ramp four blocked. the rest of theltway is fine. the work zones aren't slowing too much. laurel, southbound bw parkway between 198 and 197, work zone with a left lane getting by this morning. we'll take a look at 270 coming up in just a couple of minutes.

eun? >> thank you.rn this moing, renewed calls for safety changes on the george washington parkway. a deadly crash during the rush brought traffic to a stand still for hours yesterday backed things up. a cab driver died at the scene. two hers were airlifted with life-threatening injuries. both the northbound and southbound lanes had to be closed. 's 4:32. we are learning now details discovery inome the district. >> we should warn you that some of the information may be a bit disturbing. fishermen found the body of a man a half a mile from the chain bridge along the potomac river on the d.c. side on saturday. sources tell news4 the killer used something like a machete to kill him. d.c. detectives s the victim's hand had been cut off, and his body was barely intact. they are still workingido tify the victim. yesterday, police cadets searched the area with the cadaver dog for clues including the murder weapon.

>> thoefly this is just an isolated event. there's nothing to suggest that this was a random attack. >> police said it is tooel earl whether the homicide was gang >related. >> 4:33. indeveloping this morng, federal prosecutors say a u.s. army veteran is accused of planning a terror attack in southern california. cory smith is at the live denks now with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morng. federal prosecutors say mark domingo boasted on line but struggled to develop a plan. he allegedly researched several targets includingch chures, police officers sitting in patrol cars, freeways, and the santa monica pier. the fbi says he was plotting a large-scale terror attack as revengesor the mas shootings in new zealand and stled on bombing a weekend rally in long beach. expressed his support for the islamic state militant group, was arrested friday after he received what he thought was a live bomb by the informant. the detls the fbi released yesterday are chilling. >> he allegedly purchased

several huned three-inch-long nails to be used in ieds as shrapnel, specifically because the nails we long enough to penetrate the human body and organs. internal >> domingo served four i months afghanistan as an army infantryman. the fbi found several guns in domesticidge oh's home including a modified ak-47-style rifle. back to you. >> all right. cory smith, thank you. today the man accused in california's deadly synagogue shooting is expected to be arraigned. the suspect is facing one count of murder with a hate crime special circumstance, three counts of attempted murder, and one count of arson. th arson is relatentto an incidet a california mosque last month. yesterday family and friends said their final good-byes to lori gilbert kaye. witnesses say she acted as ama hu shield for the rabbi in saturday's deadly shooting. the 60-year-old was attending service to pay tribute to her late mother at chabad of poway when she was con fronted by the

gunman. taking a look at the top stories that we're working for you this morning,taff sergeant christopher s liu tman will be laid to rest at -- christoper slutman will be laid to rest today. he was killed by a roadside bomn in afghanihis month. he was a life member of the kentland fire department in prince george's county and was a veteran of the new york city fire department. students and parents are reacting to a blackface incident at walt whitman high school in montgomery county. a photo showing two students dressed in blackface with the "n" word superimposed over it began circulating on social media yesterday. the school principal sent a letter home condemning the incident and saying the students would be facing, quote, significant consequences. new a detailsut that deadly stabbing at the potomac avenue metro stion we told you about yesterday. police sayhree teenagers robbed the victim and stabbed him multiple times. peis hapd just before midnight sunday night above the escalator area at the station in

southeast. d.c. police hope surveillance vio will help lead to the suspects. > in a matter of hours, president trump will meet with the top two democrats. it is the first time he'll meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer since their infamous ver border fight wall funding in december. that sit-down led to a 35-day government shutdown. they'll be talking aboutas infrtructure today. more on this coming up in a few minutes. later this moaning, maryld governor larry hogan will put pen to paper and sign 174 bills includingstacy's law which makes solicitation for murder a felony. it was named after a bowie teen who was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. solicitation for murder has been a misdemeanor c jail time in the state. hvernorogan will also sign a measure reforming the university system at the maryland hall of regents. is after thefallout from the death of ait universy of maryland football player, jordan mcnair. we are starting to see the

first signs ofsdwramamazon's ar in arlington. hiring is starting for the new hq2. we're already seeing jobs being posted on line. so farhere's only five listings. but there should be about 400 by theend of year. amazon says about 25,000 jobs will eventually be created in our area. amazon briefed neighborhood resident at a meeting at the fairlington community centth. e first few jobs will help build the foundation of the work force in our area. we've posted a link to the postings on line. search amazon in the nbcin washgton app. it's 4:37. coming up, another local job posting causing outrage and o accusationsf racism. still ahead, hear how the northern virginia business is trying to make things right. > plus, beware of the peacock. this bird is on the loose in a local community. warning wners are everyone until they bring him home. you'll love this story. good tuesday morning.

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this morning we are hearing from a man who escaped a muddy cave and called for help to save his family and friends trapped underground in virginia. >> the group of six men planned to camp overnight in the cyclops cave near cleveland but not everything went as planned. the five wlee p one by one to safety. the sep terrain made it difficult for the rescuers. 22-year-old andrew webb managed to escape on his own sunday morning. he says head been planning t trip with his father, brother, uncle, and t friends for weeks. they started friday.

by saturday nnight, the rai came, and they were trapped. >> they had a few cracks andev cres you could grab hold of. finally i got high enough to where i could wedge myself between two wls and sneaked out. it was due or die. climb or go. >> two of the five men are recovering in the hospital. thave is on private property, and the men did not have permission to be there. ey're very lucky that it had the happynding it did. this might be favorite story of the day, the week, perhaps the year. a peacock is causing quite a commotion in loudoun county. >> oh, this guy. his name is chip. apparently and he is on the prowl. i think his owner described him as seductive in the search for i apparently he flew the coop while his owner is out of town. we're told that chip has been roaming the countrysidettealing cafood, screeching for from rooftops, and lets everybody know he's looking for some action. >> some action? >>sehat's right. ral people have been close to wrangling the exotic bird,

but chip keeps flying into trees. neighbors are warned ton try to catch him. >> i think they're dangerous. >> they're aggressive, territorial. this guy apparently -- i think ats owner said the only thing he likes more thanood is sex. >> wow. >> wow. >> wow! >> plain and simple, the you go. >> okay. >> they've been known to attack their own reflection fearing that it's another male coming to rlsteal their gifriend. >> wow. all right. hide your small animals, pets -- >> hide your wives, too. >> eve one in thehouse. >> peacock on the loose. un d luck to folks in lou county. >> you know, here i thought it was just a pretty bird, you know? >> no. >> all right. chuck? >> that took a dark turn. four things to know about the weher for the next couple of days -- still mostly cloudy but should be at reas least 15 degrees warmer today than yesterday. back to the cool tomorrow, back to the warm almost smer-like weather for thursday. unfortunately, rain chances are

increasing a bit as we gethe closer to t weekend. the ten-day forecast coming up. plus, a burger without the beef? details on burger king's new meatless meal. >> come on. >> we're going to try it. >> no, i'm not. ck just for ki

w come back. at 4:45, today presidentitrump will s down with democratic leadership months after the last meeting led to a government shutdown. >> news4's tracie potts explains what they'll be talking about this time. tracy, good moteing. >> reporr: good morning. this time it's infrastructure fixing the nation's ailing roads and bridges amid allf the drama that we've seen on capitol

hill between the white house and lawmakers. this time, this is something they actually may agree onnd hopefully the meal won't turn out like this. this was december when the president and a chuck schumer nancy pelosi went back and forth on what played out in a public feud that led to longest government shutdown that we've ever seen. today democrats have asked for this meeting. ey've laid out their priorities, hoping that they can come up with some way to pay for fixing tti na's ailing roads and bridges and maybe even beefing up technology too. >> hopefully this will go well. i guess we saw this coming. another member of the trump administration calling it quits: >> reporright. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, he's out. and you're right, we saw it coming it was no surprise. we knew he was going to stepdo gat some point when the mueller investion is over. he said that, and in fact they delayed it for a while until that report came out and after. now he's leaving. he had tension with president

trump at times trying to defend the investigation. he was after jeff sessions steppedwn, the guy who was in charge of it, overseeing it, now he'sle aving. we are waiting for the senate to confirm jeffrey rosen as his successor. >> all s right, tracie po the hill for us. thank you. roger stone will be back in court today. this is a status hearing for the president'sal longtime politic ally. he's charged with obstruction, making false statements, and witness tampering related to the mueller investigation. he was arrested during an fbi raid -- he turned himself in shortly after an fbi raid in his home in january. we have an update s to ary we've been following for you. a beloved children's soccer coach in maryland who was denied asylum does not have to leave the u.s. right away. the players and their families call him coach fofo. our sister station, telemundo 44 reports that i.c.e. will allow the coach stay in thees united stator another six months. he came to the u.s. from west africa. he has been living in montgomery county for nearly 20 years.

it's now 4:47. former vice president joe biden hit the road for the first rally of his 2020 presidential campaign. he held an event in pittsburgh yesterday. biden told the crowd the political system is broken. he also says the country is in a fight for its soul following the deadly attacks on synagogues and the white nationalist rally in charlottesville. bide also told his supporters winning western pennsylvania is essential to his chances of p gettingresident trump out of office. >>ew this morning, the civil war statuest that were athe heart of the controversy during the deadly 2017 charlottesville unite the right rally will stay. white supremacists organ 2017 march to protest the proposed removal of the stt ues of rober lee and stonewall jackson. yesterday a judge ruled that the confederate statues are officially protected under state law. thaty means the c cannot remove them without permission from the state. both sides will be back in court to discuss t h proceed.

this morning a northern virginia company ispo agizing for a controversial job posting. the listing says the company is seeking, quote, preferably caucasian employee. cnet systems says the employee wh posted the job was locate friday india. the employee has been fired. it is still upse the area including loudon's naacp's michelle thomas. >> they need to put a stop dat. they neeretooling. they have been caught in an egregious offense and are doing business in loudoun. we need to me. >> thomas is planning to visit later today to asker if i meeting. the company says other employees could still be fired. in "news 4 your health" now, a concerning new study for parents. the netflix show "thirteen reasons why" was associated with a spike in suicide rates among teens in this country. cory smith is in the newsroom th more.

good morning. >> we're having problems with cory's microphone. we'll b back to that story a little later in this newsst. 4:50 right now. who knew there is a national rsive handwriting contest for some kids? >> it's becoming a lost art really. a lot of kids don't know how to do it, cursive i mean. one of the winners is from here in frederick, maryland. sarah hinesly good t st. john onal catholic school. the story of a young writing expert and what she's tried to overcome.he >> reporter: w sarah puts pen to paper -- >> they have to have the right space -- >> repter: you can bet every loop of every letter will be just right. this third grader recently sent a ratings sample to a natiol handwriting contest and took home the top prize. >> when i got the reward, i was really hpy and proud that i

got it. >> reporter: a she shows us her sheets of practic -- >> okay. >> reporter: when it comes to overcoming obstacles, all of us would do well to take a page from sarah's book. >> thank you. >> reporter: sarah was born with no hands, but it hasn't stopped her from becoming a penmanship pro. >> i'm going to try my best. >> reporter: she has no plans to e prosthetics. i think i don't need it since i can do pretty much anything that people who does have hands could do. >> reporter: proof for anyone that when life throws you for a loop, you can still get right back on track. in frederick, amy cho, news4. >> what aniniration. sarah beat over 100 people in her category. prize.n came with a $500 mnd yes, indeed, we could learn a lot fro little sarah. >> congratulations to her. >> she said "i c dcaon. a lot warmer than this time yesterday, a good thing. we're goingo t get even even

warmer still. >> the warm air is doi b its levelt to come in. eun yang has sent money southward so they can send warm air northward. what an unusual day yesterday was in many respects. our average high temperature now 71. yesterday, the high temperature at internatialrtonpoirdegrees. y so about ten degrees colder than average. that was only the fourth day in th entire month of april that was cooler than average. and it broke a streak of 24ays in a row that were warmer than average. the last cool day compared to average before yesterday was way back on april the 5th when we only made 56 grees. has been an incredibly warm april tied for second warmest on rew.rd no 56 currently in washington. that morning chill we dealt with yesterday not as near as extreme this morning. everyone starting in the 50s. no 30s on the map today. afternoon highs today will also be quite a bit warmer.

most everyone will be at least 15 degrees warmer today tn they were yesterday as this front is sort of hanging over us here. it's going to try and wash just farnough north todayo get us near 80. it's going to come back to the south tomorrow. keep temperatures closer to 70. thenoi it's g to go back to the north on thursday, and temperatures will jump back into the 80s once daagain. to there's a tiny chance for a few showers. nothing before lunchtime. between about noon and 6:00 for a here's a chance stray shower. here's the future weather, bam. that little 30% chance between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m., really from about the washington area and southward. not everyone's going to get rained on, but there's a chance. same story hitomorrow. 72. same story for rain on thursday, high 87. 80s againn friday. increased our rain chances for saturday and sunday now. loe added cs and rain chances should keep us in the mid to upper 70s. then of course, it will turn sunny again on monday. melissa? what's so strange about that? yeah, i don't really love

monday sunny, i want turday, sunday sunny. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, clear now. we had earlier work zones that are out of the way. that is ver good news here. taking a look at 270. 70 to the spur, 67 miles per hour gets you there in 2 minutes. no problems there southbound. northbound you saw a little bit of red there as you'rech approag copper roads. they have a couple of lanes shut down. shouldn't slow you down too much. laurel, southbound bw parkway between 19 and it197 wh the left lane getting by the work zone there. >> thank you. 4:54. back to cory smith and the concerning study surrounding the series "thirteen reasons why." what's going rn? >>orter: aaron, the nih supported a study that showed that "30thirteen reasons why" w increased to an increase rate in suicide in teens back to april 2017. that showed the -- followed the

release. that was greater than any other time during the five-month period by researchers. the young girl kills herself and leaves tapes detailing the reasons why she chose to end her life. horrible stuff if you've seen the show. the net sixkesperson is looking into the research right now. back to you. 4:55.io marr could be getting into the home rental industry business here in the u.s. the "wall street journal" reports that the bethcuda-based omer could roll out the new rental service to compete with companies such as airbnb as early as next mo h. customers would be able to rent homes or apartments for short-term stays and also earn loyalty points. they're not commenting on the report. the company operates 7,000 properties in 130 countries. those include the w hotels, the ritz and corporate brands. f> burger king i going beefless, at leastor bun of its burgers. the chain announced s it willoon

offer meatless burgers at locations nationwide. the impossible whopper is made with a plant-based patty that's designed to look and taste like meat. sacrilege. we told you when they began testing these in st. louis this month. turns out they've been a success. and they should be available everywhere by the end of the year. they have %15 less fat and 90% less chosterol than regular whoppers. customer vs. claimed in taste tests thatel they can't tl the difference. to see if to try it you can tell the difference. >> that it not meat? >> right.as a blind tte test. let's do it! >> let's d it. >> okay. ilthis whopper w cost $1 more n,an others. it is vega but if you add special sauce it's vegetarian because it has egg or dairy product. >> yeah. >> let's try it. i want to try t t tastet to see if you can tell the >> if it chews like a leaf, it's not a burger. >> that's the whole point it

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let's begin with a check of the forecast and the commute. melissa mollet has a look at the roads. >> let's turnpike things over ta storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell for the forecast today. a little warmer this morning, chuck. >>yeah. no frosted flowers this morning. >> that's good. >> always a good news this time of year as we are getting ready to put aow on the month of april here. the final day of the month on what has been an incredibly warm april to boot. very unsettled weather pattern around here. we were only 62 yesterday for a high. we'll be close to 80y. toda and then dropping back to the near 70 range tomorrow. very unsettled weather around here. i always like to say that our confidence level in the forecast, this is a lot of uncertainty in this particular forest the next couple of days. a very unsettled pattern. not a lot of sunshine hit-and-miss rain chances. no washout likely until the weekend, of course. warmer air will eventually settle in here n if today then thursday for sure. right now, mostly in the 50s.