>> sign in. i'll start a registration. >> all right. >> but we do have the forecast and your commute. we'll check in with melissa mollet. first, let's start withm stor team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what about today? >> on the whole, i think most everyone is going to like today. a little bit more cloud cover today but a little bit cooler as a result of that. winds have turned from the east and northeast.e much likthe weather we have on monday, it's a nice, cool feel outside. 62 inin arlgton, 59 in brandy wine, 5 in olumbia, 64 in front royal,. virginia your planner for today, a lot of clouds and w'll see breaks of sunshine during the early to middle parts of the afternoon. depending where you travel, there will be a big range of mp teeratures. we should be in the mid to upper 70s. probably going to be 80 or warmer frt safford and ed fricksburg. parts of northern maryland might

not get above 70. everyone gets a little preview of summertime tomorrow. more about that forecast coming up. melissa, did you want to get in line right behind me? >> yes. no, i don't. i would give him ad. band ai i don't want him to get hurt. >> thank you. >> i don't know if a band aid would do it, maybe crutches if they kick you. old georgetown road, left side was blocked by the crash. that has cleared out of the way so you don't have to worry about that. that's gone. this is gone as well. marlboro pike was shut down between dower house and old marlboro pike waswnhut that is reopened. taking a look at 66. fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 63 miles per hour. no big worries there. outbound on 66, thatslso lo quite good. maryland city, between 198 and 197, left lane is getting by. >> melissa, thank you. today there will be extra security at a northern virginia high school after a gun went off

inside of a classroom. >> nobody was hurt here but it kept students at hilton high school at prince william county stuck in the classroom for hours yesterday. that gun went off in art class when a 16-year-old boy took it outf his bag to show other students. the bullet ricochetted off a ceiling.g bin and the the school was placed on lockdown. parents can't believe something like this happened at their school. >> he's been going here every day so how long has this been happening? frightening for the teachers, the students, the staff. this is -- i -- my heart is just in many places right now. >> the 16-yea wold studentas charged with possession of a firearm on school property and is being held at a juvenile detention center. a suspected shooter is also behind bars in north carolina accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at the university of north carolina at charlotte. two people are dead and three others are in critical condition. police say the shooter is

22-year-old istrtan torell. f is armer student. no word yet onmohe tive for that shooting. 4:43. fairfax county'so pce chief is issuing an arrest of a woman in yson's corner. >> thiss captured a lot of attention on social media. v surveillancedeo from inside of the store showing the arrest on thursday. one witness claims the woman was body slammed to the ground. the woman was with a friend who had actually been arrested for shopliening. her frid was given a summons and freed but as police left leah chin poured her water n bottle ohe floor and threw it. when police tried to arrestr, he she threw it leading to the moment when she was arrested. take a listen. >> i mean, as of thi over a water bottle. you chase her down, send her to

the floo over a water bottle. >> the officers do not know who she is, what her inteis or whether or not she has weapons on her person so she was taken to the floor in a gooded, escorted fashion. >> all right. now the witness that you heard from before the police chief, this is the video that he recorded on his phone. he and his girlfriend confront the plain clothes officers. they repeatedly order them to back up and he was arrested for disorderly conduct. >> cory. thank you. new gruesome details about a discovery near the chain bridge in d.c. investigators were back out in the woods where a mutilated body was found over the weekend. investigators found blue and white bags which are the colors of the ms 13 gang. they removed the bags for evidence. it is not clear whether theom hicide is connected to gang violence. it is 4:35 just aboutnow. here's a look at our other top

stories. more protests expected today in venezuela. the country's opposition leader juan guido is encouraging people to take to the streets. he is recognized by more than 5a ions as venezuela's rightful leader including the u.s. today attorney general william barr will on the hot seat. he will testify on his handling of the rurt report. mueller compla'sed barr four-page summary mischaracterized the investigation. democrats are calling for barr to be resigned or removed from office. news 4's tracie potts will have much more coming up a 4:45. maryland delegates will elect a new speaker of the house, derek davis from prince gorges count a mary mcintosh.

news 4's tracee wilkins will be in annapolis to cover the vote. good news for homeowners in fairfax county, it looks like you will not see a tax rate increase next year. news partners atwtop says some bills will rise under the $4.4 billion budget. fairfax county schools are set to get 2.5 -- $2.35 billion. this is an increase of $86 million over the school funding approved last year. >> for the first time in 158 years dc'sos oldest htal is closed this morning. providence hospital officially shut down emergency services yesterday. it leaves a big gap in care for residents in the district's eastern half. the hospital had more than 55 ambulatory or out-patient surgeries last year. more than 42,000 visits werede

ma to the emergency room and nearly 4900 in patient admissions. it is going to be missed by a lot of long-time residents. news 4's pat collins was born at that hospital and so weren't three of h children. he posted a touching tribute to what it's meant to his family. 4:37 now. coming up, nationals park expansion. we'll tell you about the new entertainment venue coming to the park just in time to place your bets. from the white house to netflix. they'll update us on this. good wednesday morning. >> just aboutll of us own a set of headphones, at least one. tell the trut how many of you actually clean yours? >> headphones are magnets from lint to dust to ear wax. it's not only gross but the grime cod be the reason the sound is muffled. >> we'll explain how to safely

>> >ou're watching "news 4 today." starting today you'll be able to buy tickets to the biggest concerts in our area at a huge discount. live nation i once again offering a deal for national concert week. from now until may 7th you can snag tickets to shows on their website for just $20. allarees e included. luke bryant, nelly, jennifer lopez a new kids on the block. for a full list of artists coming to our area, check t nbc washington app and search summer concerts. >> i feel like i don't go to enough concerts. according to the washington business journal, the city

sports and convention authority has approved a new 35,000 restaurant and entertainment venue at nationals park. the team i n saying if this venue will include sports betting. monumental sports and entertainment says this is being added to capital arena. we're told that the team is exploring options forbetting. learner said that, quote, a lot of thought has gone into the building along with money and architects and that they've found a very unique way to do it.ns d.c. c legalized sports betting late last year. the new venue at nationals park will be located at first street southeast on that side of the stadium. and good morning, everybody. school day forecast for kids who are doing the countdownto summer vacation. i know you are. for today, not a bad day. you'll be able to have some t ouor recess time, after school play time as well. temperatures today, not quite as warm as yesterday. after a cloudy start, we will have breaks of sunshine later on

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you're watching "news 4 today." drama on capitol hill. democrats now calling for attorney general william barr to resign. this news comes after the washington post reported special counsel robert mueller complained to barr about his summary regarding the special counsel's report. barr is set to testify before a senate committee about that report. news 4's tracie potts is ol hill.cap is this latest developmegas a

e changer? >> it could be, aaron andeun. it's going to change the h questions tat democrats ask the attornegeneral today nowhat this report suggests there was much more of a rift on the inde about the russia investigation than previouslyow kn what the post is reporting is that he wrote that 448 page report didn't like how his boss, the attorney general, was portraying his work tocongress. according to the post he objected to the context and the ture and the substance being misinterpreted and leading to misleading news reports about mis. he wantedore of his report to get out there quickly without redactions. they had a phone conversation about it. the justice department has confirmed that.he but were objections, and b this happenedefore barr came to testify stime when he said he didn't know if robert mueller was not in line with how he ended up summarizing that

report. so lots of questions from democrats tod on whether or not his testimony last time was consistent with this letter that the post says exists. >> all right. more fireworks to come. tracie potts on the hill. thank you. also on capitol hill, bipartisan group of congressional members will reintroduce a bill to create the national museum of the american latino. the bill would establish a smithsnian museum on the national mallecated to the latino american experience. we now know what the first couple of netflix projects from the obamas will be about. >> the former president and first lady own a production company inth partnership wi netflix. there are currently 7 projects in the works that will hit the streaming service over the next several yearth ey include a range of features on race, class, and democracy. there will be a frederick douglas biopick, a documentary on postnd iustrial ohio and

family programs about the origins of our food. > todayre the will be a hearing about confederate statues in downtown charlottesville. a local judge ruled that the confederate statues aref ofially protected. under state law that means a city cannot remove them without permission from the state. several groups, however, wantt statues relocated from downtown to a museum. they were at the heart of the conoversy during theot sville area. you may remembe back in 2017 someone hung bananas with hateful messages on campus after she became the student government president. her attorney said anglan target the her with an article using racist language and directedts hi followers to troll her on

social media. it caused he severe mental and phycal trauma and left her fearing for her safety. new this morning the fda clears a tobacco product. it's called iqos. it heats tobacco rather than burns it. the product apparently produces lower levels of some toxinsthan other cigarettes. the fda is not officially approving theevice because all tobacco products are potentially harmful and addictive. another warning about a surgical procedure we've told you about before. after undergoing a vampire facial procedure. this is when a person's blood is taken out of parts of their body and inje into their face. the hiv patients each had the procedure at a spa in albuquerque, new mexico, last year. that spa has since been shut down. they're trying to track down

other people as wel it's 4:48. weather in the south had millions of people on alert. look at this video. this is fr a drone in oklahoma. wow. this is one of several tornadoes that hit all over the stthte. video is from just outside of the area. in any of those snowstorms -- >> that one almost looks computer generated. >> perfectly dangerous, too. >> i went to school in oklahoma obviously. when we were storm chasing when i went to school in the '80s, you dn't have a radar app on your phone. storm chasing was tricky. you didn't have allof that real time information. there are traffic jams of people following storm chasers. hopefully drone video will keep

people from not getting quite as close. >> does that make any sense to you? >> we need the information. >> makes a pretty coolic pre. >> it certainly does. >> i did that a couple of times. >> better you than me. >> my mom always osaid, it want to know anything about it. it's not safe to me. i told her, it was fine. e key to the storm chasing is to do the chasing notl coo in the morning.of courtesy he wind change. east andt. northeas wind sweeping back around to the southwest. it will have a big effect on the temperatures you experience today.n 65 i charlottesville. 50 in northern frederick county. 55 in ellicott city. 62 in washington. your planner for today, everyone starts off on the cloudy and

kind of cool side. as soon as you start to break out into sunshine, temperatures will be in the 70s very, very quickly today. the earlier you get there, the higher your temperatures will go by 5:00, barely up to 70 degrees for northern and northeastern area. mid to upper 70s. culpepper, fredericksburg. all of those areas well above 80 degrees. it could be quite a difference between fairfax and fredericksburg orgg has town and plan on most everybody in the 70so 80 degrees. for tomorrow, everybody gets a southwest wind and sunshine and everyone will be inhe 80s for tomorrow. in fact, some spots might get close to 90 tomorrow. day a stray shower late today and again tomorrow afternoon. higher rain chances now friday afternoon and ening. saturday not a total washout but

a chance for rain. sunday i've moved the raina chnce up to 70%. dryeather returns early next week. let's go over to first 4 traffic. >> good morning, chuck outer loop after georgetown road, crash on the left shoulder. blocking it on the shoulder.re of the beltway nice and clear and nice and dry. we do appreciate that., into town out of town, no issues. 66 looking quite good. so is 95. southbound.and 67 miles an hour gets you there in 27 minutes. s ofresearchers say americ all ages are drinking more and more energy drinks and s scientistwarn that choice can have dangerous consequences. the drinks are high inff cane and sugar. caffeine is linked to increased risk for depression and high blood pressure. sugar can increase the risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes a

tooth decay. school lunch isn't ideal for uneryone but some students montgomery co are taking it to another level. some students are ordering food during lunch, in ting aarm of delivery drivers on to school grounds. one schoolas added a new security measure to cut down on the delivery drama. >> reporter: food delivery isn't what it used to b companies like uber offer a food delivery service called uber eats. open the app on your phone, scroll through a long list of nearby restaurants and the driver picks it upr and bgs it to you. >> problem is they have been ordering it into the schools. >> reporter: some drivers waltz into the schoolooking for the hungry person on the other end of the app. is>> this a disruptten. >> repor einstein has had to

add extra security. so for the last few weeks the security guard has checked ery single vehicle. >> reporter: turner says the deliveryae dill pl isn't at every school. drew wilder, news 4. >> it is a brave new world. kids ordering lunch on their apps having it delivered to the school. who would have ever thought we'd of seen the day. >> my little turkey sandwich in a brown bag seems sosad. >> not good enough for you? >> no. we've all seen the vanity platesecross th area. people can get creative with five or six letters. >> sometimes they get too creative. watching tonian magazine asked for a list. they had a tough. job

here are a few of the plates we can show you. these two spend too much time in the bathroom.ot aner guy spends too much time watching his dog go to the bathroom. there is an appeal process i your plate gets rejected but ultimately the dmv or mva can recall your plate even after it's made if they feel it's objectionable. >> there is such a slide scale. >> yeah. >> i have to pick up doggypoop all the time. it would be fine with you? >> i guess so, yeah. big night for music fans. tonight is the 2019 billboard music show awards. >> it's based on songs, sales, air play and social engagement.y

kelarkson is back on to host. some acts are slated to perform. if you are a taylor swift fan, you'll want to be there for the start. she's there with her new hit called "me." >> others areia mcarey. >> donna. >> paula abdul. >> nbc caught up withelly clarks clarkson. >> i genuinely love being busy. even if i'm not busy in the public eye, i am doing so many projects, like myself my husband's like, you're or at time management. >> i am. >> she's a mom, too. you can catch the billboard music awards here on nbc 4. >> if you stay up enough? i might catch theor behavi

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let's check in on the all important forekats and your commute. melissa mollet is standing by th a check onhe roads. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what's happening? >> up and down we go. the same weather front that has brought us two crazily busy days. that is down to the south forus again. the four things you need to know is cloudy this morning.we ill get sunshine back. later on into the afternoon. ehat won't be th case tomorrow. 90s on thursday afternoon. cooler for sure. 59 in pcilville. 61 here in shington. forecast for the commute, dry in roads