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 if you e headingout, you take

95 northbound. that will get b you totimore without a further delay. back to you. >> absolutely, 95 is going to be your friend. i would not get on bw parkway for the next couple of hours if we can avoid it. eastbound 66 at 28, right side blocked by the crash here. so 66 a little slow as you're headed inbound. inner loop, outer loop, no complaints on the beltway. everything's lookingd pretty goo right now. 95 here northbound through woodbridge, a little bit slow. normal for this timemof ing. no real big shock there. 270 northbound and southbound is looking good. chuck bell? >> i think you'll like today more than yesterday. had a lot of clouds yesterday 62 only topped out at degrees for a high temperature. a very unsettled weather pattern means a lot of big ups and big downs over the coming days. today's unsettled patternle wil to milder air. upon a lot of sun. we'll get sunshine in the morning. i think it will turn cloudier later in the aftrnoon. veryone is going to --

not everyone is going to get rained on. this will continue through the weekend. not necessarily great weekend. in town, the sun up ten minutes from now. 57 in general. general generally 50s for most.n 48 i martinsburg. 57 in st. mary's city. today, 50s and some clouds around this morning. peeks of sunshine late morning into early afternoon before the clouds bubble up. and a 30% chance of some showers day. it will be much warmer with highs close to 80 degrees. cooler tomorrow, but still looks very warm for thursday. more about all that with the ay forecast coming up after the news. >> all right. thank you. it's 6:02. an incident involved blackfaer is und investigation at a montgomery county high school. a photo showing two walt whitman students wearing blackface began circulating on social media yesterday. >> the " word was superimposed over the image.

justin finch is live in bethesda now with reaction to all this. good morning. >> reporter: goomorning. we spoke with whitman students who found that image hurtful in one word, they say. the principal says it's one reason why this behavior simply cannot be tolerated. it turns out he says an image was first seen on line in a private account, then shared t manyimes afterwards. the principal saying, too, the students involved here are going to face serious consequences under the county school's public conduct code. they also said the image was rerted to police here as a hate bias incident. it was, of course, seen by students, staff, and many others o found that image deeply disturbing. students here tell us that they do not believe that this is whao their sch is about. >> i like a to say we have supportive community in which everyone's welcome. it doesn't feel good to know that you come to school here and there are people like that, especially people being treated like that. and if i knew before hand, i

would have done somethin >> reporter: in a letter home to parents, the principal here also encourage encouraging families to have tough talks about the consequences of social media, as well as the importance, too, of respng your peers, eerve those who are not for you. live from bethesda, justin finch, newsu. >> thank yo a similar incident is uer investigation at a louigun county hh school. the principal at stone bridge gh sent a letter home to parentst saying tome students allegedly sent racially insensitive messages in a group chat over the ekend. a letter from the school principal says in part, quote, the derogatory and racially inappropriate statements made to the female students in this group chat on saturday night are unacceptable. he goes on to say, the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating, and the children involved will be disciplined. the fairfax county chapter of the naacp has taken and sta against virginia governor ralph northam. the group is urging commonwealth

democrats against taking money from him or having him appear at their events. this comes nearly three months after a photo surfaced from northam's medical school yearbook showing him in blackface. the naich says she head resign. in a stement released yesterday, the group criticized other elected officials who were backtracking on those same calls,naying it is a indication of an even greater lack of moral compass within the democratic party of videotape. 6:05. this morning, newed calls for safety changes on the george washington parkway. >> last night an early evening crh killed a taxi driver, left three pple hurt, and snarled traffic for hours. this happened during e atvening rush in the bellevue area of fairfax county. boeing the north and southbound lanes had to be closed. a taxi and vw bug collided head on. the cab driver died at the scene. two others were airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening u ines. a local lawmaker says the crash is a reminder that work needs to be done to improve

safety. >> one of the things i suggest is if the parks service could put up speed cameras the intersections, iouhink it w go a long way to getting speeds back to 45 or 35 miles per hour, what the speed limit is in the collins where t keep happening. >> the cause of the crash is under investigation. we're working to learn more about a violent attack inhe district. police tell news4 that a man was stabbed severalte times yesrday afternoon on michigan avenue northeast. no word on his condition this morning. no arrests have been made. we ao know that deadly stabbing at the potomac avenue metro station began s a robbery. we first told you about this yesterday. three teenagers robbed a man and stabbed him several times at the escalator area at the station in southeast d.c.e th victim is believed to be in hi 40s but has not been identified. d.c. police hope surveillance video from the station will help lead to an arrest. it's now to6:06. y a marine with local ties will be laid to rest at

arlington national cemetery. >> family, friends, and colleagues will way their last respects to staff sergeant christoper slutman. he was killed b a bomb in afghanistan earlier te member o kentland fire department in prince george's county. he was also a veteran of the new ntrk city fire department. today presirump is meeting with the top two democrats. it is first time he will meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and minority leader chuck schumer since their infamous oval office fight over border wall funding in erdecemb a 35-day government shutdown followed the meeting. this time they'll be talking about an infrastructure bill. president trump has filed a lawsuit against deutsche bank and capital one. he's trying to block bygressional subpoenas filed house democrats who are seeking his business records. they want to know whether russians used laundered money during transactions with the trump organization. the banks have not responded to the lawsuit. another shakeup in the trump administration. we knewhis was coming, though.

deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has less than two weeks left on the job. rosenstein appointed special counsel robert mueller to investigate russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. he says he will step down on may 11th. the man charged wh killing five people at the "capital gazette" in annapolis is changing his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. jarrod ramos originally pled not guilty to the charges. his lawyers say that he suffers from a mental disorder and didn't understand what he was doing last june was wrong. now a state psychiatrist will evaluate him. his trial is set for november. meanwhile, a maryland man pled not guilty in connection to terror an isis-style attack at national harbor. police arrested rondell henrynt last uthorities say he stole a u-haul in virginia and intended to use it to run into a crowd an nati harbor. henry is charged with transportation of a stolen vehicle. he has not been charged with anr terrm-related offenses.

people in our area are honoring the victims of the sadly synagogueoting near san diego. >> last night a friend of one of the victims, lori gilbert kaye, paicipated in a local gathering honoring her memory and denouncing hate. witnesses say gilbert kaye acted as a human shield to save her rabbi. the turnout in northwest washington was so long the h gatheringad to be held outside. the crowd listened to city and faith leaders send the message that hate will not be colorated in our communities. >> and everyone who thinks like him, whether it's about us or others, you will failment 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 >> d.c. mayor bowser echoe the fight against hatred. they'r working to keep

congregations o all faiths safe. today there is a local memorial planned to honor victims of the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka. it's happeneding at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception at 4:00 p.m. the memorial is being organized by the st. peter's college old boys union of washington, dwo. holly continues to remember john singleton, the director who died yesterday afternoon following a stroke earlier this mont singleton achieved fame in the early '90s. he directedboyz n the hood" which earned him an academy award nomination for best director at 24 years old. he was the first black person to be nominated for the award. he wen on to direct a handful of other films and helped launch the careers of angelass bat, cuba gooding jr., and d.c. native taraji p. henson. john singleton was 51 years old. ten minutes now after 6:00. still ahead this morning, why your ability to smell may be an indication of your overall he>>th. > plus, he's cute, he's happy, but did this beluga whale just

reveal a secre operation by the russian military to train sea chmmals? k, how about the weather. >> we're going to try and get the warm air back in for the next couple o ys. i know you're already starting to think about the weekend. unfortunately, i've had to increase the rain chances for saturday and sunday. probably won't be a total washout, but chances are high. nice days between now and then though.,

right now t first 4ffic alert. we're talking about laurel, northbound bw parkway before 198 had just the right side getting . a three-mile back up, thank you chopper 4, because of the vehicle in the woods this we'll have the full details and talk with brad up in chopper

coming up. >> thank you. c a northolina woman says a judge threatened to throw her in jail because she was breast-feeding in court. >> the mom was in court to contest a traffic ticket. s as was waiting to be called, she started feeding her 3-month-old baby. the bailiff asked her to leaf citing a court -- to leave citing a courthouse rule that prohibits children under 12 in the courtroom. she left the baby with her husband in the hallwaynd tried to explain why she has to have her baby with her at all times. >> i lea her home, she's unable to eat. he replied to me that that was not his problem. and if i had any other excuse that heas going toake hare that day and have me put in contempt. that's when i walked out of the courtroom crying. >> the judge's office did not comment on the mother's allegations. state and federal laws state thatomen are allowed to breast-feed in public facilities. could your sense of smell be

an indicator of your risk for an early death? researchers at michigan university say yes. they've just completed a study ofin the l between smell and illness. the final results determined that people who couldn't identify 12 common odors were nearly 50% more likely to die within ten years. poor accepts ofwn smell is kno to be an early sign of parkinn's disease and dementia. a disturbing study shows children with asthma are not using their inhalers properly and may n not getting the correct amount of medicine. researchers with the americanco llege of allergy, asthma, and immunology surveyed 65 pairs of parents and students, rather children. 97% were using it incorrectly and were putting themselves at risk of nothe controlling t asthma. experts say allergists should watch children use their inhalers to be sure they know the proper technique. now to a story that seems straight out of a james bond movie. perhaps "austin powers."

a belugand whale was fou swimming offshore wearing a harness that appears to be russian made it prompted speculation that the animal escaped from a russian military facility.el norway bieves russia is training sea mammals for certain types. work. the harnett has a spot on which -- harness has a spot on which a cameraan be mounted. russia has not commentmeed. let'st attorney melissa mollet with traffic. -- let's turn to melissa mollet with traffic. >> hding northbound into laurel, northbound bw parkway before 198 is when the crash is right now. chopper 4 showing the delays, the three-mile back up. very slow through through the area. you'll want to take 95 instead because you can see those delays on the map. 95 looking good through that same stretch. now brad is up in chopper 4 for us, he has been over this since the beginning. brad, tells uat's happening

now. >> reporter: they're able to get that right lane reopened, and traffic is very bad. take a look, just about two mile with chopper 4's amazing camera, we can see before powder mill road. we also saw some more emergen vehicleseaded southbound, we'll check that out. there may be something north or south closer to laurel. as of everyone, like you said, to best alternate is going be 95 northbound to head up toward laurel. melissa, back to you. >> all right. thank you. a couple of other problems -- eastbound 66 at 28, they zoomed the camera out in time to make it quite hard to say what's going on. a crash on the right side of th road. we are still seeing delays there. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no complaints right now. slowdowns up top, very, very typical. inbound 395 as you're approakiing duke, loo pretty norm am, though. chuckble, good morning. how are we doing outside? >> reporter: sun's already

starting to sneak up, as well. going to love the lengthening days of springtime. sunset today, here's the sun right there. sunset today is at 7:59 p.m. that means it's starting -- that starting tomorrow, may 1st, sun sets 8:00 or later up through the middle of august. that is a sign of t warm season for sure. talking about warm, april's been crazy warm. right now we're in a tie for seconds place for warmest april on records. weather records in washington go back to 70. we're just -- more than a degree, though, behind first place which was set just two ago.s so two very warm aprils out of the last three years. right now, not a cold start. yesterday morning, many of the outlying areas were in the mid 30s. this morning, way warmer than at. 57 here in washington. even where we were at 34 in winchester, starting at 55 this morning. 57 at marine base quantico. 57 at the naval academy in

annapolis. your commute thern for today should be for the most -- then for today should be for the most part dry. there will be a 30% chance of a stray shower or even a rumble of under whichut around abo 4:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. not a high rain chance. that's the warmer air trying to lift to the north. yesterday, cloudy and cool. today, more sunshine and way warmer. most areas will be at least 15 degrees warmer today than we were yesterday. don't expect it to stay that way. that front suld sagack south tomorrow and leave us back in the cool air. future weather, sunshine this morning, building clouds during the course of the afternoon. and there's slighthance for a stray shower or a rumble between 4:00 or 8:00 or 9:00 this evening. most of the rain chance is from thun washington area south where the warmer air will be. then for tomorrow, hit-and-miss chance for ae springl or two. the breeze during the afternoon tomorrow. as a result of the warm air trying to ride over it, the

highest rain chaes will be st along the blue ridge. here is your five-day forecast then. enjoy the day. up close to 80 today for most. low 70s tomorrow. then super warm on friday with a high of 87 eedegr and unfortunately rain chances have been increased for friday and saturday. now both up to 60%.

me back. most dads will do just about or w>el their daughters. how about synchronized swimming? look at this groupg practicin their moves. the team was formed when one dad wanted a creative way -- >> p -- >> to raise money for his daughter's swim team. they have some moves there. it kind of took off fro there, not risurpsed. the dads are not only raising money for the club butre bringing attention to the sport. this is really a lot of effort. the team will debut the first routine next month after a little more practice. they're right on their way. >> good for them. >> you got to love dads. litite by le it has been heating up outside. before we know it, summer will be here. >> meteorologist chuck bell is working for you with simate tips thou can do today to prepare your home for the summer heat. >> reporter: lynnwood murray is

usedo squeezing into 2tight places. his company has been replacing airs conditioneror five years. he there's one big no-no. >> this is the number one to me failure, the number-one failure in an air conditioning unit is not cleaning the coils, not changing the filter. with the system, if it can't circulate the air correctly, you're not going to have the proper cooling. if a remove the heat, you're not going to have tin proper cool >> reporter: mcmurray says the air conditiing systems are a lot like cars. you have to maintain them if you want them to take care of you in the summer. >> reporter: making sure that you have the indoor filter deleoned. make sure you're cleaning it every two to three months. >> reporter: if it's outside, clear all the debris from around the unit and clean the coils. >> have the grass cut, you have pollen. it eventually makes the system work harder than it's supposed to. and the system can't go through

like the proper dehumeification. it can't cool quickly. >> reporter: inside, ben sarmstrong, pepco' spokesman, met me at my house with tips. how said the besto way t keep cool and not break the budget is to adjust the temperatures when you're not at home. >> whenever no one'sme at , that's the best time to increase the temperature on the thermostat and in the me. >> reporter: maybe all the way to 78 or 80 degrees? crazy.let it go other easy things you can do to keep the heat out -- close the blinds, use feel -- ceiling fans and l.e.d. light bulbs. >> it usesess energy and produces less heat. >> for maryland residents pepco will come outo help you look for ways to save energy at no additional cost to you. it's called the quick home energy checkup program. you can go on the website to find out more. and little things do make a big difference.vi ng your thermostat to 78 o 80 when no one's home, not only

does it save you money but itco helps pep and the pow provider because you use electricity during peak heangng du the day. >> they can do it -- >> little things could save as much as 10%r 20% off your bill by doing these things. >> good stuff. >> thanks. great day to spend time outside today. won' t need a.c. too much today. going to the baseball game, the nats and the cardinals at 7:05. good night for baseball. there's a candlelight chance of a rain delay, but they will be able to play ball. plus, a burger without the beef? details on the new meatless fass foot meal coming to a burger king near you. and now hiring. signs of amazon's arrival are'l here. wetell you about the new jobs you can apply for at the 2 in arlington.hq

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back now, just about 6:30 this morning with that breaking news for your tuesday morning commute. big backups on the bw parkway afternoon a crash in laurel. >> we have -- after a crash in laurel. >> we have team coverage. chopper 4 is giving us this view

li m. and melislet is here to help you get around the mess. what's going on? is quite r: it really the slowdown. chopper 4's been over this basically since the beginning. this islaurel, northbound bw parkway before 198. vehicle off the road in the ods. a person was trapped. they were able to finally get out. everybody has to stay right to get past this right now. m thatns we have a three-mile back up headed found northbound on bw parkway. take a look at how slow. that good option here, 95 in the same area. nice and green heade northbound there. you want to do 95 instead. 95 in virginia after the area, causing delays. west sterling before shaw road, we have an knocks. as you look at the beltway, no major complaints. cluck bell, how are we looking? >> reporter: so far, so good. we already have more sunshine than we had all day yesterday. sun's coming up, it had been latively cloudy overnight. the clouds are starting to move

out a bit. a reasonable amount of sunshine coming our way for today. and we're sing off a little on milder than yesterday. plan on a noticeable change. the high yesteay only 62. right now we're mostly in the mid to upper 50s. a few spots down in the 40s this morning wendy rier northern ryland and the panhandle of west virginia. dog walking quaker, this is cute little howie, a 2 1/2-year-old dachshund with a polka dot bow tie. you can go to humanerescueallianhumanerescue l humanerescueallian humanerescuealliance.org to find out how to adopt him. close to 80 for many today. cooler tom row, another surge of warm air. up and down, down and up we go, he ten-day forecast coming up in about 20 minutes. for now the news continues. we're learning now details about a gruesome discovery near the chain bridge in the district. we want to warn you, some of the information in this case may be disturbing. sources tell news4 the killer used something like a machete to

kill the ctim. utc. detectives say the victim's hand had been c off, and his body was barely intact. they aretill working to identify him. yesterday, police cadets used a cadaver dog to search the area for clues including the murder weapon. ermen found the body on saturday a half mile from the chain bridge along the potomac side. on the d.c. police say it is too earlyim to y whether the homicide was gang related.ep >> rorter: developing this morning, federal prosecutors say a u.s. army veteran planned a terror attack in souern california. cory smith is at the live desk with the latest on this. cory? >> reporter: federal prosecutors say this man, mark domingo, boasted on line but really struggled to develop he allegedly researched several targets including churches, police officers, freeways, and the santa monica pier. the fbi says he was plotting a large-scale terror attack as revenge for the mass shootings in new zealand and settled on bombing a weekend rally in long

beach. domesticic oh who expressed support for the islamic state militant group was arrested friday after he received what he thought was a live bomb by an fbi informant. domingo served four months in afghanistan as an army fa inryman. investigators also found several guns in his home including a modified ak-47-style rifle. back to you. >> thank you. today the mann accused i california's deadly synagogue shooting is expected to be arraigned. th suspect is facing one count of murder with a hate crime special circumstan, three counts of attempted murder, and one count of arson. the arton charge is related to a incidentt a california mosque last month. yesterday, family and friends said their final good-byes to lori gibblbert kaye. she acted as a human shield for the roba. the 60-year-old was attending service to pay tribute to her late mother achabad of poway whe

was -- late chabad of poway when the shooter began shotgun. sty's law will make solicitation for murder a felony. it's n ed for a bowie teen who was killed in a murder-for-hire. there carries little jail time in the state. the governor will sign a measure by the university of maryland board of regents. this after the fallout of the death of footbl player jordan mcnair. changes are being proposed for dave thomas circle in northeast d.c. widely considered the worst intersecti in our anywhere. local leaders want to hear from you. news4 transportation reporters adam toins us live with details. good morning. >> reporter: it is the worst, eun, it is the worst. this is where new york avenue meets florida avenue in northeast d.c. why do we call it dave thomas circle? there's a wendy's in the middle of it it's also the entrance point for people coming from maryland into the district. the issue here is that the

's so many conflict points, so many turning movements. take a look at what the intersection looks like when it gets fly crammed up and crowded here. everybody honking theirhorn, frustrations as people say that it tes 20 to 30 minutes sometimes just to circle around the area. ddot has plans to change the intersection. that's the point here. it is going to start changing. they are proposing limiting the number of intersection from five to three, making some streets two way. increasing parklike spaces in this area and improvingicycle safety in this area. that's been a big problem on florida avenue specically. we had an accident not long ago. they will start negotiating with the owner of the property. olf that will signal a change at really what is a headache the intersection in our tarea.

bu do expect that this is going to start changing around here because ddot has the money in the mayor's bget to start making changes here. guys, back to you. >> adam tuss live in d.c. thank you. it is 6:36. coming up, a netflix series iss accu of glorifying suede. the im-- suicid the impacts on teenagers worldwide. and a local high school cracks the top five of best schools ithe country. we'll tell you which one and what ranking it's boasting this morning. and we'll have more on that first 4 traffic alert. backups on the bw parkway. we have eyes on it ahead. good tuesday morning. >> the weather's warming up and the u. have rays serting to beat down. with. >> with so many sunscreens on the market, how do you know which is right for you? >> news4's got you covered. we've got the ratings on more than 80 lotions, sprays, and

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welcome back. we areta sing to see the first signs of amazon's arrival in arlington. the tech giant announced yesterday hiring is starting for the new hq2. >> so far amazon has only listed five jobs o line, bre the should be a 00 near the endf the year. amazon briefed residents at a community meeting at the fairling ton community central last night. leaders say the first few jobs will help build the foundation of the work force in our area'v we posted a link to the postings on line. search "amazon" in the nbc washington app. here's your morning business reports. >> reporter: good morning, burger king is rolling out the meatless impossible burger nationwide. this after a successful trial in

louis. the impossible whopper is made with plant-based pat chess are design today to look and taste like at. they have 15% less fat and 90% less cholesterol than regular whoppers. customers have claimed they cannot taste the difference. other chains including white tassel and carl's jr. already sell meatless and veggie patties. with your morning business report, i'm rahel solomon. >> you think youl can the difference? >> i think so. i've tried the alternative burgers. it's not it's dry, it's not like -- you get a juicy burger. what, you get a juicy tree bark? not tree bark. soy protein and other things. i think we need a taste test. >> i'll try it. >> we have traffic with melissa mollet. tell us more. >> reporter: first four 4 alert, talking about laurel, northbound bw parkway after 197. only thean right l gets by. this means a three-mile back up. what you can do instead to avoid

it andther problems coming up. and school day forecast for kids. not a bad day today. temperatures in the 50s morning. you probably won't need that extra layer of warmth that you did yesterday. outdoor recess for sure, there will be a slight chance of showers for after-school activities. close to 80 degrees. plus, beware of the peacock. this big bird on the loose in a local community. why its oers arewn

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welcome back. disappointed and disturbed. that's how students describe a blackface incident that occurred at walt whitman high school in goibts. >> a picture of -- montgomery county. >> a picture of two stu wearing blackface began circulating on social media yesterday. the "n" word was superinpos dsu over the image. justin finch with more on what's next for the students involved. regime at the least, the principal here at whitman says s those student will face what he calls snificant consequences based on the school's code of conduct. in a lettero parents, he says that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated. he alsosk who the image reported it as a hate bias incident, that police did assist in the investigation here.in writ two parents in a letter, the principal said it's important that all students at whitman feel that this is their school. he goes ono say in part here that racist incidents have a profouly negative impact on how our students of color and

their families pursee the safety, education, and support ourchool has to offer. again, i want to reiterate that acts of racism are unacceptable and wil not be tolerated at walt whitman. now back out live. we can tell you the principal, too, reaing out to his peers within the county working to develop a system that will address racism and also cultural understanding here at walt whitman highth live in beesda, i'm justin finch, news4. >> thank you. a similar incident is uer investigation at a loudoun county high school. the principal athistonebridge sent a letter to parents saying that some students allegedly st racially insensitive messages in a group chat over the weekend. a letter from the school principal says in part, quote, e derogatory and racially inappropriate statements made to the female students in this group chat on saturda night are unacceptable. it goes on to say the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating, and the children involved will be disciplined.

new this morning, the civil heart of the controversy during the deadly 2017 charlottesville unite the right rally will stay. white supremacists organized the marge to propose the - the march to fight the proposal of removal of the statues. the judge ruled the confedetera statutes are officially protected under state law. that means the city cannot remove them without permission from the state. both sides will i backn court tomorrow to discuss how to proceed. 14 before the hour now. and there are renewed calls for safety changes on the george washington parkway. the crash durg rush hour t lled a taxi driver and l three people hurt yesterday. both northbound and southbound lanesere closed in the bellevuearea. a taxi and bug collided head. on the driver of the d cabd at the scene. two others were airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. a local lawmaker says this crash is a reminder of the work that

should be done to improve safety. >> i would suggest if the park service could put up speed cameras at the intersection, i think it would go a long way to getting speeds to 35 or 45 miles per hour where the collisions keep happening. >> the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. today a marinte with and local ties will be buried at arlington national cemetery. staff sergeant christoper slutman was killed by a roadside bomb in afghanistan elier this month. right now you can see police and fire departments along the overpass on the beltway from maryland to virginia saluting slutman during the procession to arlington. from are live images chopper 4. he was a life member of the kentland volunteer fire department in princge's county. he was also a veteran of the new york city fire department. 6:47. today trump is meeting with the top two democrats. it is the first time he will meet with house speaker nancy

pelosi and minority leader chuck schumer since their infamous oval office fight over border wall funding in december. 35-day government shutdown followed the meeting. this time they'll talk about an infrastructure bi. in "news 4 your health" this morning, adyoncerning new stu for parents about youth suici rates and the possible influence stemming from a netflix show. in the study supported by the national institutes of health, researchers say there was a 28.9 prs increase during the together millioning the show's release -- 28.9% increase during the show's release. it detailshy a girl chose to end her life. kea spoerson says the company is looking into the research. new, "u.s. news and world report" released its best high school rankings in the country. several schools in oure area m that list. thomas jefferson high school for science and technology in alexandria, virginia, rankedna

fourth onally. in maryland, walt whitman high school in bethesd93 rank tds . in the district, benjamin banneker academy ranked 178th. the m cazinenged its grading criteria for the rankings it give a more comprehensive look at the schools. t.j.'s often ranked very high. nationally and locally, always mber one. >> yeah. who knew there was a national cursive manned its writing contest for kids? one ofhe winners is from here in the area. >> sarah hinesly goes to st. john catholic sl in maryland. the amazing thing is she doesn't have hands. she was born that way, butsnt stopped her from becoming a penmanship pro. she recently sent a sample to a writing contest and took homeze the top pri of $500,000. sarah has no plans of ever using prosthetics. >> i think i don't really need it since i can do pretty much anything thatho people w does have hands can do.

>> i love her attitude.t sarah bea more than 100 people in her category to h takeome the top prize. >> such an inspiration. she doesn't think about the fact that she's different. just going to keep doing her thing. >> good for h. let's turn back to melissa and the traffic alert. >> laurel, northbound bw parkway after 197, still just have the right lane getting by the crash e. a three-mile back up. take 95 instead. if you're headed that way. virginia after prince william parkway, that crash on the right side causing some pretty big delays in the main lanes. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, looking pretty good. inner loop approaching295, the bottom of the beltway, a little bit slow. northeast, bladensburg between k and more street, traffic is nearby on neil street. northeast, inbound newark avenue at 16th street, left lanin is gettg by the accident. as far as the travel times, 270 outhbound, 39 miles per hour, top of thebeltway, 30 miles per hour on the outer loop. in virginia, inbound on 66, 33 miles per hour.

95 northbound 47 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop, 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. now it's time to listen to mr. bell. good morning. good morning. it is a fairly bright start to the day today. nowhere near as cloudy as osterday. as a result some extra sunshine and more importathly e return of a southwesterly win wind, this afternoon we'll be way warmer than no surprise there. yesterday the high only 62 ee degrs. that was almost ten degrees colder than average. in w at has beenn incredibly warm month ofd april, secon warmest on record, esterday was only the fourth day of the entire month that was cooler than average. we'd gone 24 days in a row with temperatures warmer than average. the streak ended yesterday. we go back above average today. we're in mid 50s across the area here this morning. highs in the 70s to near 80. there will be an opportunity for a rumble or two of thunder later

on. if you're headed to the nationals game, there cld be a brief rain delay. they should be able to get the game in. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s on your way down to the ballpark. this weather front, it was to the south yesterday. we were stuck in the cool zone with the clouds and the east winds. today, that's going back north. it gets us into the warm sector hereith southwesterly breezes. that brings warmer air and more instability in. so there will be an orortunity fohowers today. nothing really before about 2:or 3:00. after 3:00 or 4:00, maybe a bubbling up of showers primarily from washington southbound or out along the blue ridge here. then we dry out overnight. tomorrow, the northeast wind is back. we'll be socked in with full r tomorrow morning. later in the day, the southwest winds will try to come back. that little switch there one direction of the wind to another could bring out another little of chance for a shower or two tomorrow. but after this warm air gets back in here, you'llee another big jump in temperatures. near 80 today. only in the low 70s for

tomorrow. but then ,thursday hello, preview of summer. 87 on your thursday afternoon. agn an, chanceslittle between and friday. unfortunately, high rain chances now forfr ay, saturday, and sunday. and the first full week of may ll start out very, very warm. >> ready for it. thank you. 6:53w. fans of the british royals are on baby watch. >> the baby's official due date has been kept a secret from the public. talking about prince harry and meghan markle here. there is speculation that meghan passed her due date this weekend. the last time you saw meghan in public six wks ago, she kind of let it slip that she was due in late april, early may, which is right now. hello. plea is tomorrow.s there'so speculation that meghnn is plaing a home birth at the couple's cottage. imagine they'll have all the doctors and the necessary -- >> i thought maybe they would use the -- what do you call the -- >> doula,dmy wi midwife?

>> h yes, come in witbucket and towels. >> i don't think that's the royal way. >> do it old school. like back in the day. >> my goodness, all right. in is aaron's favorite story of the day. a peacock causing quite the commotion in loudoun >>county. i wish we were making this up. his name is chip, the peacock. he is been desibed as seductive apparently. >> whoa. >> the image there. apparently he flew the coop while the owner is out of town. we'reold chip has been roaming the countryside, stealing cat food, screeching from rooftops, and letting everybody know he is looking for some action. his owneryaid the onl thing he likes more than cat food is sex. if you have hence in the neighborhood, keep an eye out. >> and everything else apparently. >> several people have been close to wrangling there exotic bird, but chip just keeps into the trees. the neighbors there have been warned not to try to catch him. peacocks can be pretty ag'ressive. they kind of territorial apparently. they've been known to attack their own reflection, fearing

that it's another male coming to steal their girlfriends. and if they're in that -- in that way -- >> in the mode? >> right.ha in t moods, stay out of their way. clearly, that's what's -- lesson learned here. >> i'm going to have to call in the professionals to get the peacock under contl. >> don't know what that means. >> 6:55. >> the professionals? here are four things to knof --eral prosecutors say a u.s. army veteran is accused of planning a terror attack inrn soutcalifornia. mark domingo was arresd on friday. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams will have the very latest next on "today." today the man accused in ea california's ddly synagogue shooting is expected to be arraign arraigned. he's facing murder, attempted murder, and arson charges.rg the arson c is related to an incident at mosque last month. you can look for more on thend suspect a how the victims are being remembered coming up on the "today" show. later this morning, lry hogan will sign 174 bills including stacy's law which

makes solicitation for a murder a felony. and reforming the universityar system of mand board of regents. be sure to look for updates on news4 this afternoon. chopper 4 flew overad b crash on northbound bw parkway in laurel an maryland 197. traffic is still being impacted there. try avoid the area. take 95 maybe instead if your commute allows that. and follow first 4 traffic on twitter. right? >> absolutely. 95 is a good idea this usrning beca of that crash. the right lane still getting by. take a live look at chopper 4, over the funoral procession f christoper slutman, the marine with local ties who was killed by the roadside bomb this month. they are headed to arlington national customary on 95 and maryland. police and firefighters saluting him as he passes through. all right. your forecast for today, a -- partly to mostly cloudy day. a little chance for a sshay er or two over the next couple of days. warm today, cooler tomorrow. then real worm and a little -- real warm and a little humid.

unfortunately, both days this weekend come with a high rain chance. >> thank you. and look at this -- >> oh. >> hey! >> whoa. >> nice picture. pretty picture -- >> yes. of course. >> this is why it's better to take the day off on your birthday when they did, but they still find these pictures. >> i thought i was avoiding it. >> we couldn't s pictures from the weekend, i'm tell you that. >> there was a surprise party and a green screen there. it was -- >> epic. happy birthday. we love you. >> all right. enjoy your day.y" the "toda show's next. make it a great tuesd>>ay

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