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.ow 55 n winchester. 55 in clinton, maryland.

55 in fredericksburg. heights today from about washington south should have not much trouble getting close to 80 degrees. northern montgomerthcounty to pennsylvania line, going to struggle to get into anything above 75. then we'll be at 30% chance for a shower. going to the ball game, they will be able to play. there just could be a delay. let's go to melissa mollet. what you got? the. >> no delays quite yet. that's very good here. outer loop, inner lo, everything is lling along etty well. north of route 1, live picture northbound, southbound, also looking good. no big complaints there. taking a look at 66 now, fairfax county parkwayohe beltway, 63 miles per hour will be your speed. that's going to take nine minuds as you're heade into town. leaving town, headed out 66, also looking pretty open. laurel, southbound bw parkway between 198 and 197, work zone with just the left lane getting by. and taking a look through prince

ougeorge's county, into to of town, nothing in your way. eun? >> thank you. 5:02.about an involve involving blaifts -- an incident involving blkface is under investigation. >> two walt whitman students wearing blackface began circulating on social media yesterday. the "n" word was superimposed over the image. >> we have reactions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of concern about this image here at whitman high school. the principal here sent a letter home to parents yesterday plaining that racist image of the two students first came to light over the weekend. he also explained what's next forthem. now, though the image was shared on a private social media account,o surprise it was shared well glaund and seen by many students. the princip adding that several members of the whitman community from students and staff and parents on down found the images deeply disturbing. the behavior he says will not b tolerated. he says those students who were

involved will face significant nces under montgomery county public school's code of conduct. we also spoke with stuatnts here whitman, as well. they say the image that they saw and heard was absolutely hurtful and is not reflective ofheir school. >> as a whole we're very -- we're a very close-knit community. an i think that like this incident is like very sad and should not happen in our community. >> reporter: the principal also suggesting that parents speakir with tids about the consequences of social media and also as to the importance ofti respec students and their peers of all backgrounds. back inside to you. >> justin finch live in bethesda. thank you. a similar incident is under investigation @a loudoun county high school. the principal at stonebridge tugh sent a letter to parents saying that some snts sent racially incensensitive messagen

a group chat over the weekend. the letter from the principal says in part, quote, the derogatory and raciall inappropriate statements made to the female students in this group chat saturday are unacceptable. he says the sheriff's office is investigating, and the children involv will be disciplined. this morning, renewed calls for safety changes on the gw parkway. >> last night an early evening crasd kille a taxi driver, left ree people hurt, and snarled traffic for hours. this happened during the evening rush in the bellevue area ofir fax county. both the northbound and southbound les had to be closed. a taxi and vw bugli cded head on. the cab driver died at the scene. two tthers were airlifted the hospital with life-threatening injuries. a local lawmaker says the crash is a reminder that work needs to be done to improve safety. one of the things i suggested, if the park servi p up speed cameras the intersections, i think it would go a long way to getting speeds down to 45 or 35 miles per hour,

what the speed limit is, in the ctions where the collisions keep happening. >> the cause of the crash is unde investigation. changes are also being f t.oposedor dave thomas circle in northeas it's widely condered the worst intersection in our area, and now local leaders want to hear from you. news4 transportation repter adam tuss joins us live with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. even at this early hour, the traffic is here at dave thomas circle y. do they call it dave thomas circle? he is the fnder of wendy's, and there's a wendy's in the intersection. you see all the cyclists here and it creates a logjam with the traffic. we were here recently in the afternoonhowing just how crazy, how loud it gets out here. and ddot isroposing cutting down the number of intersection from five to three. really a lotblf the pro here at this particular intersection has to do with all the conflict

points. they're also talking about making the streets here two way instead of one way. and improving bicycle facilities here. of course, thereee have a recent rash of bicycle injuries and fatalities in t city, and the traffic is adding to that concern, as well. take a listen to the head of t ddot as hks about plans to change this whole area. te we're taking the wendy's out of the inection. that means that the turning movements into and out of the intersection will go so we can -- we can more closely align florida avenue in particular. >> reporter: one of the big things is that new york avenue is really a main entrance point for people coming from maryland into the city. a lot ofta this will s changing. ddot said the mayor put the money in the budget to do this, and they believe they can get to work soon on it. we'll keep an eye on dave thomas circle here in northeast d.c. back to you. >> commuters want to see change. adam tuss live for us.

thank you. 5:07. we're waiting to learn morab t a violent attack in the district. d.c. police tell news4 a man was stabbed several times yesterday afternoon on michigan avenue northeast. no word on his ndition, and no arrests have been made. we know that a deadly stabbing at the potomac average metranstation beg as a robbery. we first told you about this yesterday. three teenagers robbed a man and stabbed him several times. this happened just before midnight sunday night above the escala area at the station in southeast. the victim is believed to be in his 40s but has not yet been identified. d.c. police hope surveillance video from the station will help lead to an arrest. 5:097. today a -- 5:07. today a marine with localwiies be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >> family, friends, and colleagu will pay the last respects to sergeant christoper slutman. he was killed by a bomb in afghanistan earlier this month. he was a life member of the kentland volunteer fire department in prince george's county. he was also a veteran of the ne

york city firpartment. also happening president trump is meeting with theop two democrats. e will he first time meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer since their infamous oval office fight over border wall funding in december. that sit-down led to a 35-day government shutdown. this time they'll be talking about an infrastructure bill. the man charged with killing five the people "capital gazette" in annapolis is changing his plea to guilty by reason of insanity. his layers say he suffers from a dmentalorder and didn't understand when he was doing last june was i don't think. a state psychiatrist will evaluate him. the trial is set for november. a maryland man pled not guilty in connection to planning an isis-style terror attack at national harbor. police arrested rondell henry last month. authorities say he stole a u-haul van in virginia and intended to use it to run into a

crowd at national harbor. henry is charged with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. he has not been charged with any terrism-related, on fences. -- offense. peopl in our area are honoring the vicms o the deadly synagoguein shootg near san diego. >> last night a flown of one of the victims, lori gilbert kaye, participated in a local gathering honoring her memory andnc denoug hate. witnesses say gilbert kaye acted as a human stheelds to save the rabbi. the turnout in northwest washington was so large the dthering had to be hel outside. the crowe listened to city and faith leaders sent a clear message that hate will not be tolerated in our communities. >> and kbreneverybody who thinke him, whether it's about us or others, you will fail. we will smother the crackle of your gunfire with acts of goodness, kindness, positivity, and light which will make this world you're trying to destroy much better than it was ever

before. >> d.c. mayor bowser echoed the call to fight hatred. police chief peter dnewsome tol the crowd his officers are constantly working to keep congregations of all fai safe. today there is a local memorial planned to honor victims of the easter sunday attacks in slanka. it's happening at the bheilica of t national shrine of the immaculate conception at 4:00 m. in northeast. the memorial is being organized by the st. peter's college old boys union of washington, d.c. hollywood continues to remember johnto singlen. the director died afternoon following a stroke earlier this month. singleton achieved fame in the early '90s. he directed "boyz n the hood" which earned hca an amy award nomination for best director when he was just 24 years old. he was the first black person to be nominated for that award. he went on to direct a handful of other films and helped lauren the careers of angela bassett,n cuba goodi jr., and d.c. native taraji p. henson. singleton was 51 years d. 11 minutes now aft 5:00.

still ahead, why your ability to smell may be an indication of your overall health. us, he's cute, he's happy,t buid this beluga whale just reveal a secret operation by the russian military to train sea mammals? we'll see. chuck bell, how about the forecast? all right. howie alittle dachshunds, got his little cute guy, available for adoption. you find out how to add howy to your home. 50s in the morning. ael are telephone nice day for walking the wdog. therel bea i chance of a thundershower -- there will be a chance of shower or

felicity huffman will plead guilty next month on charges related to the massive college admissionscandal. the "desperate housewives" star will appea in court on may 13th. precutors say huffman paid $15,000 to have someone correct the answers on her daughter's s.a.t. test. according to the terms of the plea deal, huffman could spend between four and ten months in prison. entencing date will likely be set at the may hearing. 5:14. a north carolina woman says a judge threatened to throw her in jail bause she was breast-feeding her baby in hecourt. >> tom was in court to contest a traffic ticket. as she was wasting to called, she -- she was waiting to be called, she started feeding her- three-montold daughter. the courthouse rule prohibits children under 12 in the courtroom. she left the baby with her husban in theallway and tried to explain why she needs to have her baby with her at all times.

>> i leave her home, she's unable to eat. he replied that was not his problem, and if i had any other excuse that he was going to take her that day and have me put in contempt. and that's when i walked out of the courtroom crying. >> the judge's office did not commentn the allegations. state and federal laws state women are allowed to breast-feed in public facilities. could your sense of mill is be an indicator of your early death? researches at michigan state university determined yes. people who couldn't identify 12 tmmon orders were nearly 50% more likely die within ten years. poor sense of smell is known to be an early sign dementia.d's hm> a disturbing study shows children with asta are not using their inhaler properly and may not be getting the correct amount of medicine. researchers with the american college of allergy, asthma, and

immunology surveyed 65 pairs of parents and children. 97% were using the inhaler incorrectly and were putting themselves at risk of not controlling their asthma. experts say allergists should make sure children know the proper technique. to a story straight out of a james bonds movie or perhaps us "an."rw noian officials say a beluga whale was swimming offshore that has a harness that appears to be russian made. it prompted speculation that the animal escaped from a military stilt in russia. norway believes russia is training sea mammals for cerin types o work. they are some of the smartest, whales and dolphins, out there. there's a spot on which a camera could be mounted. russia h not commented. nitriguing. in other al news, an ohio baseball game had to be put on hold over the weekend after those guys, several deer,n ran o to the field. take a look. this happened during a college game between brandeis and case

western reserve. three deer hopped the right field fence and took a casual romp through the outfield there. couple ofplayers, others tried to coax them off t field. they took their time before they exited on their own. >> maybe the field was their home at one point. >> checking out the grass. >> they were visiting. they're not each scared of the baseball -- not even scared of the baseball players. >> at least they had good enough weather or they wouldave been called reindeer. >> see what you did there. >> wow. >> thank you for that segue. >> you said it. >> sometimes they just land with a thud. a little chance for some rain later on in the not a big chance. if you can't find the umbrella or if your umbrella's in the iop, whatever it is your excuse -- >> the shop? we have used them a lot. maybe they are broken down. >> mine for one has a large hole in the p. it needs -- probably needs to be replaced. i'm just too cheap to spend the $10. cloudy skies, not any chance for rain before lunchtime today. best chances for rain will be

between about 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. today the final day in april which has been incredible warm. tie -- incredibly warm. 20 for second place, second warmest behind . that was way above average. temperatures today will go back above avage. the average is now 71. most areas close to 80 today. startingnd off nice a mild this morning. 57 here in town. southwest winds, that's the main reason i'm optimistic for the warmer air today. yesterday we had thatast to northeast wind and all the clouds. that breeze coming off the ocean. today, a southwesterly w hd shouldp scour the school air out and the clouds, as well. peeks of sunshine. not totally cloudy like yesterday. enough sun and a southwest wind should bring most areas close to 80 degrees today. here the front hanging out in frequent of us. that's the reason for at least a chance for ahundershower or two today mainly from about washington southbound. let me run the future weather.

skies partly to at times cloudy. clouds thickening later in the afternoon. here we go between 4:00 and about 8:00 evening. a little opportunity for a shower. maybe a rumble or two of thunder there. rain chances only about 30% today. for tomorrow, we are the -- we're sort of back where we were yestery. the cloudy skies, thicker clouds tomorrow and noticeably cooler. like today, tomorrow there's a sm l chance for ashower, as well. put it together in the five-day forecast, here's the way it comes out -- 80 today under a mo ly cloudy sky. at least you'll see a little sun. 30% chance for a late-day shower today. another 30% chance coming up for tomorrow. southwest winds mean warm day. easterly winds, cooler tomorrow. back to the southwest wind and temperatures getting close, close anyway to 90 degrees on thursday. friday, also looking warm with temperatures in the low to mid 80s. however, notice here rain chances have been increase a now 60% chance for rain on

your friday. and on your saturday. sorry about that, everybody. another weekend wit high rain chances. let's go over to melissa mollet to see if she has good news on . tues >> not bad. looking inner loop and on outer loop, we don't have any problems, earlier roadwork is gone. d.c. 270 after east capitol street, not too much delay. 301 at 5 into otown, outf town through the section, no issues. taking a look in virginia, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, taking you nine s minutes, 62 mir ho. ur

back. 5:23. we allnow that most dads will do just abo anything for their daughters. how about synchronized swimming? these guys. they're in the water practicing their moves. this team was formed when one dad wanted creative way to raise money for his daughter's synchronized swim team. and it kind of took off. you have to give them credit for the effort. they're going for it. the dads are raising money and have brought attention to the sport. they will debut the firstt routine nonth after a

little more practice. ray on to go. >> the -- way to go. >> the crowd will applaud, the daughters will hide their faces. it's heating up outside, yesterday was an aberration, but before we know it will be here. >> tips thatou can d to preparia ur home for the summer heat. nchlt mcmurray heating and as been replacing air conditisying ems for anniversaries. mcmurray says there'sig one b no-no when it comes to maintaining your system. >> to me, this is the numb-one failure. the air conditioning units, not changing the filter or cleaning the core. if a system, if it can't circulate the correctly, you're not going to have the proper cooling. if we can't remove the heat from out of the house, you're not going to have the cooling. >> reporter: they're like cars, they have to maintain them if they want them to take care of you in the summer.

>> making sure that you guys have the indoor filter cleaned every two to three montor. >> repr: if it's outside, clear the debris from around the unit and clean the coils. >> have the grass cut, youot pollen. eventually starts to make the system work harder than it's supposed to. the system can't go through like the proper dehumidification it correctly. >> reporter: inside the house, a pepco spokesman met me at my thousands give me tips on how to stay scool. heays the best way to keep cool and not break the budget is is to adjust theenemperatures ou're not at home. >> whenever no one's home, that's the best time to increase the temperature on the home.stat and in the >> maybe all the way to 78 or 80 degrees. you know -- don't let it go crazy. >> reporter: other easyyo thing can do to keep the heat out, close your blinds to the sun. use ceiling ns, and use l.e.d. light bulbs. >> l.e.d. not only uses less energybut it also produces heat.

>> all right. and for maryland residents, pepco will come to your house to help you look for ways to save energy at no cost. it's called the quick home energy checkup program. you can go to the website to find out more. a great way to save money by letting the thermostat go up to 78 or 80 when there's no one at home during the daytime hours can save as much as 5% on your electric bi. $150 bill, $7, a little over $7 a month. >> every little bit adds up. changinging light bulbs to l.e.d. can really add up. if you have the old bulb this is a good reminder to change them. >> smart. >> the cleaning of the filter, things like that >> we're on an automatic thing. every three monthsge we a new filtersecty filter sent so we can change them. speaking about the taste of summertime, after a cool day ack erday, we should be close to 80 degrees today. that's nice, nice,. nice

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our time is 5:30 as we take a ldee look outhis morning. get ready for a little taste of summer today. the warm air we enjoyed over the weekend is ming a comeback today. and temperatures will climb even higher. there is the kind of weather i like. good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aarongilchrest. melissa mollet is back and will upte the commute in first 4 traffic. >> first, the forecast with storm team 4 meteoro chuck bell. a nice warmup coming? >> should be. my favorite weather is accurately forecast weather. no matter wha it is, as long as it turns out the way we said. yesterday it stayed real cloudy, only 62 for the hig temperatu

yesterday. today we're starting off under a partly to mostly cloudy temperatures are nowhere near as cold this morning as we were yesterday. it should help aid to a much milder afternoon. we're 57 in washington, at 8 in annapolis, 50 in purcellville57 in opal, virginia. planner then, a mix of crowds .and sunshine i think on the whole you'll think o a its a mostly cloudy day. but you'll see a little bit more sunshine thany. yesterda southwest winds and a peek more sunshinehould allow for quite a warmup. 62 yesterday. most of the areas in the upper 70s. ndom washington southbou a pretty good chance of getting all the wait to 80 doegs. car washing forecast, this is where it gets dicey. more dry than wet for the next couple of days. there's at least a chance for rain today, tomorrow, thursday, friday, into the weekend. i'll give you the ten-day ouook coming up. now it is time for traffic. mellis? >> good centreville. talking about eastbound 66 as

you're approaching 28. ou can see the delays at the camera just before 28, year 29. a warning for you there. maryland cityun southbo bw parkway after 32. left side blocked by an accident. had roadwork just after that. that's cleared out of the way. right now seeing a slow down southbound on bw parkway. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, nice and clear. nothing to complain aut here in the district. southbound 295 after east capitol, a disabled vehiclehe blocking teft side that's out of the way. gaithersburg, northbound 270 before lemiddbrook, two right e nes with by the work z there. >> thank you. 's 5:32. disappointed andatisturbed. th's how students describe a blackface incident that turreda alt whitman high school in montgomery county. >> the picture of two walt ntitman studes wearing blackface began circulating on social media yesterday. the "n" word was mpsuperied over the image. just infinch is live with what is next for the students involved here. goodrning. >> reporter: aaron, good

lmorning. in aetter home to parents, whitman's principal says those students who are involved will face when he called significant consequences. he says at first the image came to light over the weekend, sherrod a private social media page. and from there was shared many times, going well beyond that privateccount. and it was seen by student, staff, and others who are a part of the whitman community who found the images deeply disturbing. principal robert dodd saying that all whitman students deserve to feel like whitman is their school. he says in part, reading here, that racist eyewitnesses have a profoundly negative impact on how students of color and their families perceiv their safety, education, and support. our school has to offer. i want to reiterate that acts of unacceptable and wil not be tolerated at walt whitman. we can tell you coming out live, the principal says as soon as today he plans to meet with members ooo the county sch system to work on ways to better

address issues of bias on campus and create cultural proficiency means as well for students to feeleen and also respected on their campus. live from bethesda, just infinch, news4, back to you. >> thank you. 5:34. new details about a gruesome discovery near the chain bridge in the district. weomhould warn you s of the details may be disturbing. sources tell news4 the killer used sething like a machete to kill a man. d.c. detectives say the victim's hand had been cut off and that his by was barely intact. they are still working to identify him. yesterday police cadets used a cadaver dog to search the area for clues including a murder weapon. body was found a half mile along the chain bridge on the potomac river, the d.c. .side it's too early to say if thell kig was gang related. a u.s. army veteran accused of planning a terror attack in

southern california. cory smith is athe live desk with the latestroblems say mark domingo boasted on line but struggled to develop his plan. he allegedly researched several targets includingch urches, police officers, and patrol cars, freeways, and the santa monica er. eve fbi said he was plotting a terror attack as renge for the mass shootings in nd zealand anra settled on a weekend lly in long beach. domingo, who expressedtate for the militant group, was arrested afternt he iercepted what was called a live bomb from the fbi informant. the details are chilling. >> he allegedly purchased several hundred three-inch-long nails to use as shrapnel simply because they were long enough to penetrate the human bodies and puture internal organs. >> reporter: domingo served four months in afghanistan as an army

infantryman. the fbi also found several guns in his home including a modified ak-47-style rifle, back to you. >> thank you. today the man accused in california's synagogue shooting is eected to be arraigned. he's facing one count of murder with a hate crimes circumstance. three counts of attempted murder and one count of arson. the arson charge is r an incident at a california mosque last month. yesterday family and friends said their final good-byes to lori gilbert she acted as a human shields for the rabbi in the deadly shooting. the 60-year-old was attending services to pay tribute to her late mother at chabad of poway when she was confronted by the gunman. this morning, governor hogan will put pen to paper and sign 174 bills that includes stacy's law which makes solicitation for murder a felony. it's named after a bowie teen who was killed in a murder-fme-hire sche solicitation for murder has been

a misdemeanor, carryjag little time in the state. governor hogan will sign a measure reforming the universito systemf maryland board of regents. e overhaul comes after the fallout from the dth of university of maryland football player jordan mcnair. we are starting to see the first signs of amazon's arrival th arlington. tech giants announced hiring is starting for the new hq2. soar amazon has only listed five jobs on line, but there will be 400 bye the end of th year. about 25,000 jobs will eventually be created in the area. it briefed residents at a geting in fairlin ton community center last night. leaders say the first few jobs will help build the foundation of t t work force in area. we've posted a listing to the postings -- a link i should say, search amazon in the nbc washington app. another local job posting causing outrage and accusations

of racism. how the business isma trying to things right. plus, beware of the peacock. this birds is on the loose in a local community. why its owners are warning everybody until they bring him home. good tuesday morning. >> the weather's warming up, and the sun's u.v. rays are starting to>>eat down. with so many sunscreens on the market, how which one is right for you -- how do you know which one is right for you? >> the ratings on more than 80 locations, sprays, and sticks. >> we'll cut throu gh

a peacock causing quite a commotion in loudoun county. is guy's names chip. he's been described as seductive. >> whoa. i've never heard that word being peacock.describe a >> wait until you hear this. apparently he flew the coop while his owner is out owe town. 're told chip has been roaming the countryside, stealing cat food, screeching from rooftops

and letting everybody know he's looking for action. >> what? >> you know what that means. his owner says the only thing chip likes better than cat food is sex. >> my goodness. >> if you have hence in the yard, put them away. severa people have been close to wrangling this exotic bird, but chip keeps flying into the trees.bo however, nei are warned not to try to catch him. pea cox can be aggressive. they are territorial. their own reflection fearing it's another male coming to steal their girlfriends or something like that. >> tonight let their beautiful exterior fool you. >> that's right. when they're on the prowl, they get out of the way. >> exactly. my. goodness so who knew there's a national cursive handwriting contest for kids? one of this year's winners is from right here in o area. >> sara hinesly goes to the st. john catholic school in frederick, maryland. the amazing thing about her is that she doesn'tha have s. she was born with way. it hasn't stopped her from becoming a penmanship pro. she's a thirdr, gradend she recently sent a writing sample

h a national handwriting contest and tooke the top prize of $500ment she says she has no plans of ever using prosthetics. >> i think i don't really need it since i can do pretty much anything. that people who does have hands can do. >> reporter: that's the spirit. sarah beat over 100 people in her c tegory toake home the top prize. i think your mental toughness and positiveo attitude has much to do with how things wouk in your life. good for sarah. >> all right. 5:42. let's thunder to chuck bell. >> for kids like sarah, getting ready to go to school on a tuesday morning, temperatures in the 50s this morning. nowhere near as cold as yesterday. i think you'll be able to have and maybe es after-school playtime. noticeably warmer. the high temperatures, 79 degrees. but later on in the afternoon, there will be a chance for some thundershowers around. i'll show youhe t

today president trump will sit down with democratic leadership months after the last meeting ended with a government neutdown. >> 4's tracie potts explains what they'll be talking about this time. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. this te it's infrastructure. fixing up the nation's ailing roads and bridges, even tapping in on technology a bit. democrats have laid out their priorities in a letter to the president today.this meeting they want to focus on how to pay for it. even talking about maybe rolling back some of his tax cuts, we're told. they also want to talk about clean energy, building that

interest the legislation, and creating jobs specificay for mirities, for women, and for veterans. the white house say the president's open. he's not coming io this with an agendas. wants to try to find a t wayo work things out with who he often calls chuck and nancy. they'll be at the white house today. >> anoth member of the trump administration is calling it quits. we knew this was coming, though. >> reporter: rod rosenstein who oversaw the mueller investigation, he delayed leaving until the inv tigation waover. now he's stepping down as of may 11th. his replacement,fr jef rosen, from the transportation department, hasn't been confirmed yetsey the te. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. rogerne sto is back in court today. it is a status hearing for the president's longtime political ally. he is charged with obstruction, statements, and witness tampering related to the mueller investigation. he was arrested during an fbi

raid of his home in january.>> > a beloved children's soccer coach in maryland who was denied asylum does not eed to lea the u.s. right away. his players and his family call him coach fofo. telemundo 44 reports that i.c.e. will allow the coach to stay in the united states for another six months t he came the u.s. from west africa. he's been living in montgomery county for nearly20 years. >> t new this morning,he civil war statues that were at the art of the controversy during the deadly 2017 charitttesville un the right rally will stay. white supremacists organized the 2017 march to protest the proposed removal of the statutes of robert e. lee andst ewall jackson. a judge ruledhat the confederat stews are official protected under state law. that means the city cannot ed permission from the state. both sides will be back in court to discuss how to proceed. a nthern virginia company is apologizes for controversial

job posting. the listing says the du-- the company is seeking a, quote, preferably caucasian employee. dignup systems said the employee who poste the job was located in india. that employee has been fired. it is still upsetting people in the area including loudoun's naacp presidt, michelle thomas. >> must put a stop to that. i'm not saying an end to the company, but they need retooling. they have been caught in an egregious offense and are doing business in loudoun. weeed to meet. >> enthusiasm as is planning -- enthusiasm as is planning to of th -- thomas is planning to visit later to request a meeting. other employees could still be fired. 5:48. changes are coming to the so-called dave thomas circle in northeast washington. it's widely considered the worst intersection in our area. local leaders want to hear from but this.or transption reporter adam tuss joining us live with details. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, aaron. yeah, this is where new york avenue hits florida avenue in northeast d.c.wh do they call it dave thomas circle? because there's a wendy's at the intersection. basically where you come into the city. the whole area will go through a major c'snge. that what the focal point is, that the area is going to change. take a look. you see how thousanded, howte conges how loud it gets the intersection at certain times. people say it takes 20 to 30 minutes just to circle thisrs intetion at certain points. it is because there are a lot of conflict points. ddot has been proposing to cuts the number of intersection from five to three, they're also taking about making streets two way, improving bicycle safety areas in this place, because bicycle safety has become a big issue in the city with recent fatalities and possibl introducing some more green space in this area so you could have som eparklieke space here.

one thing is for sure, the intersection is currently not working as far as getting traffic flowing through here. something is going to be d tn it. oou make changes and will start making th changes soon. back to you. >> that is a tough intersection to navigate. >> thank you. 5:50. we want to overoelissa llet w iead h tracking a first 4 traffic alert on the bw parkwa what's going on? >> big problem in laurel. talking about norbound before 198. shut down right now. and here is why. a vehicle off the road into the woods. chopper 4 showing us theshot. right now a major mess as they try and get this person out of thevehicle. trying to reopen things. we have quite a delay headed northbound at this point. it's only going to get worse as the rcue effort continues. brad is up in chopper 4. what have you seen develop here? >> reporter: good morning, the call came in about 5:45 of acl

vehie off the roadway with entrapment. i have good news. the driver made his way out of the vehicle. you see it there centerde scree. ep into the wood lot. and at one point we had all lanes blocked on the bw parkway northbound between 197 and 198. it looks like they're getting ready to reopen the right lane. already traffic is backed upef well be 197. 95 may be your better alternate right now to get north into baltimore. back to you. >> thank you. a couplef other things going on at this point this we morning, as ll. taking a look eastbound at 66 at 28, we have a crash on the right side. we are seeing delays inbound toward centreville. inner loop, outer loop, no issues on the beltw now. fingers crossed everything sys prettyood there. 270 southbound, 57 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 47 miles per loop.n the out inbound on 66 and on 95, both looking quite good. remember to listen to wtop when you hop now your car. right now, let's listen to mr. bell.

chuck? >> beautiful sky outside this morning. a fair number of clouds. but beautiful bit of color already starting to show up. sun's comin in about 20 minutes from now at 12 minutes after 6:00. waiting on that. it will be a day with a le bit more sunshine than yesterday which wouldn't be hard after all the cloudiness yesterday. and it will be warme than average to finish out the month. yesterday's high only 62 degrees. almost ten degrees colder than the average. that was truly part of the exception to ts month. it was only the fourth day of the month of april that was cooler than average. the last time that h wead a delay below average was 24 days prior to that on the 5th. after warmer-than-average days in a row, we have one cool one. for today with the front hanging just to the south, it's coming northbound today. we should if into the warm sector for today. it will then slide back to the south. we'll go back into thele coo air tomorrow. then it goes back north, back way up into the 80s as we get into thursday afternoon.

a very unsettled weather pattern for us. stormar team 4 rad scanning the skies. not much going on now. future weather then, let me walk you through the day. clouds wil increase again later into the afternoon. and there will be a chance for a stray shower, maybe a rumble or two of thunder between about 4:00 and 8:00 today. not everyone's going to get lane rained --d get raine on. 30% chance. tomorrow the breeze, a partly to mostly cudy day. the sun will try and come out mo.er in the day torr d ioe e'tll -- v another cook up ty to thundershowers here before we get much warmer weather for thursday. with all that in mind, here's e way it's breaking out -- partly to mostly cloudy, 80 today. me areas might not get that warm. most folks will be close to 80. low 70s tomorrow. boom, right back up to 87 ur thay. more 80s on friday. and unfortunately now a 60% hance for rain on your saturday and a50% chance of rain on your sunday. all right. you guys, back to youne the .

>> thank you. 5:54 now. in "news 4 your health" this morning, a concerning new study for parents. the netflix show "thirteen reasons why"as associated with among in suicide rates u.s. youth. cory smith is in the newsroom with more. good morning. >> reporg.r: good mornin korea, the show caused a lot of controversy when it first debuted. now theih-support shows that 13 reasons why was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates. th's among u.s. youth ages 10 to 1 back in april of 21st. that was the month -- in 2017. that was the million following the show's release. that was greater than the number seen in any single month during the five-year per edxamined by the researchers. you'll rember "thirteen reasons why" tells the storya o young girl who kills herself and leaves behind tapes detailing the reasons why she chose to end her life. it is a really hard watch for many. a netflix spokesperson says they are lookingnto the research. by the way, "thirteen reasons why" has been renewed for a

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breaking news, a major traffic back up on the bw parkway near laurel. look at all those headlights. only one lane of northbound traffic is moving rht now following a terrible crash. chopper 4 giving us a live look at the situation now. we'll follow that development all morning. good morning, i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrest.

6:00 a.m. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is standing by. let's beg m withissa mollet and details on this crash. what's going on? >> reporter: good morning. first 4 traffic alert here. laurel, talking about northbound bw parkway before 198. one right lane is now getting byop r 4 showing us these pictures. the vehicle actually went off the road and is inside these trees here this mornsog. s we're talking about delays, take a look at how slow it is as you'reeaded northbound on bw parkway. a two-mile back up. we have more from chopper how have you seen things change here? >> reporter: it was a scary situation when we got over this pretty quick. we saw the driver stumble out of the trees and into the arms of the first responders here. but still, a pretty dangerous situation. they're going to have to remove the vehicle from the left side treeline. they are letting traffic by on the right side. delays are going to take a while to clear out. i'm also recommending now that