wildlife refuge. molette green down there for usn this morn she'll be joining us live throughout the, how detailing her one-tank trip to one of virginia's most beautiful areas along the eastern shores of virginia. getting us in the mood for the weekend. good morning, everyone, it's 6:00 a.m., i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. we'll begin with a check on the forecast and ommute. melissa mollet is standing by k with a l the roads. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell who's tracking the possibilities of storms. once again an opportunity for afternoon rain showers and thunderstorms to impact your friday afternoon plans. here's a look from our city camera now, sun just about ready to come up. officially sun rise at 6:08 i washington. happening about six minutes earlier at the beach. cloudy and mild, a taste of summer. mid 80s for afternoon highs before another likelihood of rain and thunder. the coverage and intensity of the storms should not b quite -- packing quite the punch that yesterday's did. we're dealing with a little bit

of light rain this morning now. basilly north and west of the metro washington area. but i couldn't rule out sprinkles here from leesburg to upper parts of montgomery county. frederick, maryland. most of the nearby suburbs dry.ld stay temperatures this morning mostly in the 60s. 61 at dulles. 65 hare in town. 85 for the high temperature today. kids just know there could be some thunderstorm after-school activity. more details about the weekend rain chances coming up. melissa? brand-new problem on 270 southbound. closer to montrose actualhe. left lane right now is blocked in the main lanes. it's a disabled vehicle causing some slowdowns there. southbound 295 at benning northeast, left lane blocked by the pothole. not fixed quite equity. a lot of people have gotten flat tires. careful there. f inner loop, outer loop, no big complaints. eastbound 66 at 123, normal volume headed eastbound.

brand new problem in evcentr centreville, westbound 66 before 28, right lane blocked at a crash. mo on that coming up. just abou 6:02. we have breaking news in prince george's county. firefighters were called to an overnight fire at the new life worship center in capitol heights. as you can see, the steeple is pretty damaged. no injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. the new life center may sound familiar. molette green was there a few weeks ago for a segment. the church worked to put on a free food market fo families during easter. hope they can rebuild soon. >> yeah. this morning, more than 50 seniors are waking up in an unfamiliar environment after a fire ripped through the senior home. >> investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. nicole jacobs has more. nicole? fireporter: aaron and eun,

work crews just left this facility just about a couple of minutes ago. i can tell you thanks to good samaritans from a nearby church, fire crews were able to quickly evacuate 200 apartment units ay yesterdhen this fire broke out. one woman describng hearing an ncredibly loud crash of ghtning just above her apartment and thenmelling smoke. the fire chief says the blaze was likely caused by the lightning strike. fortunately crews kept the fire from spreading, so it was contained to the attic area where it started. several of the units received smoke and water damage. as you mentned, roughly 75 residents were forced to stay elsewhere last night. but the good news, no one was hurt. back to you. >> nicole jacobs live in ft. washington. thank you. frightening video you're only going to see on news4.

a woman had to scream for he wher a group of teens corned her in her own apartment building. this happened wednesday evening in southeast tshington. he woman in the red dress you can see in the video here was trying to get into her home, but a group of teens trent -- threatened her and tried to ro her. they followed the woman intoler building. a family member heard her screaming for help and chased the kids off. the woman was n hurt. today a former nanny will be sentenced for killing an 8-month-old baby in glenarden. she was found guilty in february of abusing and killing the little girl in 2016. she was caught on home surveillance camera force feeding theusaby and cag her to suffocate. right now, there is a search for two missing elderly women from montgomery county. >> cory smith with the latest. >> reporter: a lot of concern for the women. it's rare to hear about two missing people in the same missing persons report. montgomery county police need your help.

take a look at the pictures. police say geraldine evelyn costello and delores paula kashewka left to go shopping on tuesday but never returned.i they both l in the 200 block of booth street in gaithersburg. now there's a panera bread and bb & t bank in the area. they are 85 and 89. they were seen driving a light colored lincoln mkx, a smaller vehicle. call police if you know where either of these women might be. > ck to you. >hope they find them soon. cory smith at the live desk. thank you. 6:05.th morning, democratic calls for attorney general william barr to resign are growing louder. >> house speaker nancy pelosi ins gone as far as committg barr of committing a crime. she said the attorney general lied when he was asked whether he knew whether robert mueller was uisfied with his summary of the rsia report. this week we learned mueller sent barr a letter telling him

as much. at the time, barr said he was unsure how mueller felt. yesterday barr refused to appear before houseommittee because the democrats planned on having a lawyer question him. the justice department said that was mpiper. tennessee congressman steve cohen wanted to send a clear message. he brought a ceramic chicken and a bucket of kfc and proceeded to eatwh chicken e the hearing was going on and later referred to the attorney general as chicken barr. it washa gag tt did not sit well with republicans. >> what this boils down to is theater. some of it almost to the level of comedy. you tell me whether or not the chair of the committee is serious about the subject when you'veot a guy eating fried chicken in place of where they wanted william barr to be.

he didn' even have the sense to get bo jangles. >> after the hearing, congressman cohen said barr was appointed simply to be president trump's, quote, fixer. the democratic pool of hopefuls grows bigger. colorado senator michael bennett is running. he went to yale and worked in the clinton administration. he was diagnosed from announcing last month with prostate cancer. no additional treatment is needed. bennett is the 21st democrat to enter the race. this mornin baltimore has a new mayor. jack young says his predecessor's resignation will only make the city strongeru ng automatically became the mayor yesterday when katherine pugh resigned. pugh is accused of receivingro hly $800,000 from a hospital networkand others that did wor for the city for copies of her children's books. yesterday pugh's lawyer read statement to reporters.

>> i am sorry for the ha that i have caused to the image ofhe t city of baltimore and the credibility of the office of the mayor. baltimore deserves a mayor who can move our great city forwa. >> pugh says not been seen -- pugh has not been seen in weeks. she had been on sick leave for pneumonia. a court hearing over the nasles outbreak in rock land county, york. it began running rampant in ultra-orthodox jewish communities in october. so far more than 200 cases have been reported. is prompted leaders to issue a state of emeriancy. off issued summonses to those not following vaccination requirements and closed someum that orthodox jewish schools where unvaccinated students were attending classes. driving for free in the district could be ending. the city is lking into the ssibility of adding records to or bridges -- adding toll roads

or bridges coming into d.c. the council is loong into starting a study to examine the costs of tolls and benefits on roads leading to heavily traffickedarts of the district. at least two other council members have voiced support for the plan. new york city recently approved a congestion pnicing pla for certain roads trying to cut down on traffic there. neighbors living in southeast washington say they're no longer waiting for the city to mke changes to make their streets safer, and they're taking matters into their own hands. take a look. one man paintedcr a swalk along 16th street. new signs were just put in after a deadly crash on easter. a new york man was crushed by a car after anoth vehicle ran a stop sign. the city added ac sswalk, but neighbors say more needs to be done. >> put your money and your ns actio where your mouth is. people are painting crosswalks. >> ddot says no one should be pai aing crosswalkswhere because it could unintentionally

create a hazards. it will be removed, butor now it is still hetre. ballot eagles may have been poisoned along maryshnd's eastere. a great horned owl and seven bald eagles have been found dead since march. state and federal wildlis officiale investigating the deaths. they are similar to ones in 2016. it's believed the birds may have eaten bait that was laced with a pesticide that's been banned in the u.s. beca ce it kill birds. meanwhile, environmental activists met with local leaders to discuss the promise of the green new deal from maryland. last night they held a town hall at the university ryland in college park. they talked about th positive impact of moving towards cleana nd renewable energy. critics say it is unrealistic and would cost sveral trillion dollars. proponents say it would help stop climate change and improve the lives of residents in montgomery and prince george's counties. d.c. mayor muriel bowser announced a plan that would allow the sale of recreational marijuana.

>> yesterday she introduced legislation that would legalize selling as early as next year, despite a congressional ban. currently residents can legally grow and possess small amounts of marijuana, they cannot legally purchase it. in the past when the d.c. government considered legalizing sales, congress warned that even holding public hearings would violate federal law. mayor bowser says she disagrees. >> it has always been our opinion, rachel, that the counsel still had the legal -- h counci the legal authority to proceed with hearings. that continues to be our view. >> they will hold public hearings on the proposl, but residents shouldn't get their hopes up. the congressional ban expires in 2020. still ahead, are cotes targeting pets in one local neighborhood? >> the warning for people who live there after three dogs disappeared.nd a good morning, everyone. gardening forecast, if you have

fwaerning to do -- gardening to do, today and early tomorrow will be the best chances to get it done. rain chances are increasing towards saturday evening. rain is likely for your sunday. now that a lot of the early bulbing flowers are gone, it's time peonise. >> reporter: good morning. we are live from chincoteague island. we'll talk to the mayor along our ne-stop getaway next.

a beautiful beach, breathtaking views, and all the seafood you caneat. just one tank of gas -- this

sounds like a trip for me. >> let's do it. >> we scoured the maps for a cool getaway thatouldn't break the bank. >> molette green and her photographer made the tr to chincoteague island on one tank of gas. a big crowd out there. >> reporter: that's right. we didn't even burn up the whole tank. good morning, guys. >> welcome to chincoteague island! [ cheers ]lo >> reporter: i putting high schoolers to work, yes. we did e noten put a dent in our gas tank. want you to take a look at what we saw when we arrived hre three hours in place of paradise. one tank of gas for a roadtrip. three hours later, we are far from big-so tori bustle as we into chincoteague, virginia.

>> it's well known for its oysters. here we go. >> lean forward a little bit. there you go. hey!t is good. all right! >> chincoteague is noted for its oysters andclams. >> reporter: in a matter of s, weekeople will flock to this oasis to find surenility on the -- serenity on the sandy beach or fun sailing the water. famous forts i wildlife nestled inside chincoteague national wildli refuge on assateague esland were wild and ponies that roam free. >> just a dream come true. >> reporter: up the steps we go. i'm holding on. 175 steps and we'll be at the top. inside the hist assateague lithouse, over 150-plus years old, and where wein took a

brea breathtaking 360-degree views. awesoe. >> on onank of gas, you, too, can come to chincoteague national wildlife refuge and enjoy the historic lighthouse. >> reporter: park ranger dixon says it only takes one day to createifetime of memories here, and we did it on one tank of gas. we're live showing the fresh seafood pulled out of the water yesterday. mr. tommy clark makes all of this happen. well known. you have oysters in your hands there looking beautiful. i want to thank our chincoteague high schoolers for doing a beautiful job welcoming us to the isla thougis morning. thank you, you got up early this morning. and the mayor, mayorrthur leona leonard. one tank of gas got us here to paradise. >> three hours fr.c.

we've got the seafood festival tomorrow. all good. >> reporter: talk about the festival -- evelyn with the chamber of commerce, people can stcome, there are still some tickets? tell us how we find out more. >> we have a few tickets left. you can go on line at chincoteaguechamber.com, and order yours no reporter: i love it. you see the yellow car that the kids are on? i had the chance to drive that aund town. we're going to have much more on that later on "news4 today." thank you, guys, for coming out. we're not done yet. we are enjoying the beautiful.f serenity oag teague channel right behind me -- assateague channel right behind me. we are live where? >> chincoteague island! >> reporter: on "news4 today." back to you. >> beautiful, beautiful place. >> thanks for sharing. ro> now to the forecast and storm team 4 meteogist chuck bell. a good weekend to head out,

chuck? >> yes, indeed. serenity now. that's the best p to go if you're beach bound for the weekend. going down to chincoteague islands or ocean city or rehoboth, a fine weekend for making the drive. there will be a rain chance later on in the day on turday. and sunday could be a little bit on the rainy side. the drive down today and most of your saturday should be going f without a tch. before you run into the ocean, just know ocean water temperature only 61 degrees. right here at home this morning, look at that great picture coming up over the potomac now. sunrise on a friday morning, tgif. not anywhere near as much fog this morning as yesterday.e ther are areas now, manassas to warrenton, parts of northern frederick county, where visibility's close to zero.n be othe lookout for a little fog first thing. temperatures are mostly in the low 60s across the region. 63 in columbia. 62 in germantown. 61 in leesburg. 61 also inr, wincheste virginia. your planner for today, enough sunshine in the first half of the day to get temperatures into

the mid 80s. another warm and humid day today. there are a couple of rairerops aly across parts of the shenandoah valley. those are moving up into parts of northern maryland for now. nothing heavy,an no thunder lightning. just a quick morning rain shower, that's it. you will go backne to sunshi within the next hour or two. hen we have to wait until later on in the day today when another better chance for some rum belts of thunder moves in -- rumbles of thunder moves in. 2:00, 3:00, hagerstown to frederick. the first chance of thunderstorms mid to late afternoon as north and west of town. even around town, between 8:00 and midnight, there could be some rumbles of thunder and around the city. keep that in mind. the five-day forecast -- 50% -- 40% chance for showers today. highs in the mid 80s. 50% chance tomorrow. most of that coming after the af mid to late rnoon, rain likely on your sunday. melissa, have a good friday. >> caller: and you -- you, too. taking a look at the beltway ovall. no major problems on the beltway. we're looking pretty good here

in general. we do hueve some isss elsewhere. i know this is a littl bit blurry this morning as they zoomed . you get the point -- northbound 95 before 193, crash on the left side. seeing delays as youe headed northbound. i highlighted that with the arr arrow. if you're headed out soon, you might want to think about the express lanes. this is going to grow over the next 30 minutes or so. westbound before 12si left de blocked by an accident. southbound 270 is now open. no problems in rockville. that has cleared out of the way. as u look here at southbound 295 at benning, left lane still blocked by a pothole. a lot of complaints about that. and backups,s well. mo are

welcome back. disappointment turned to outrage over proposed cuts to school music programs. nde choir instructor at north wood a aand teacher at rockville are sexual -- are scheduled to be part time.s complaintat last month's meeting successfully revers a program to make cuts. >> montgomery county schools are also contesting a recent ranking of t country's best high schools released this week by "u.s. news & world report." here's a look at which schools made the cut -- thomas jefferson high school for science and technology in alexandria,

virgina, ranked fourth nationally. in maryland, walt whitman high school in bethesda ranked 93rd. in the district, benjamin banneker ranked 178th. the magazine changed its gradi criteria for this year's rankings to give a more ns comprehee look at the schools. the montgomery county school st system is quening the rankings and released a message to families saying it believes a list i inaccurate. ys the ool system report failed to take into om mathematics data that would have improved the ranks of several montgomery county schools. "u.s. news" did respond to the concerns. if you're a fan of the kentucky derby, your plans are set for this weekend. the most exciting two minutes in sports is tomorrow. and this year th ie a new favorite. e horse, omaha beach, had to be taken out of the race because of a breathing problem. now game winner is the favorite with a 9-2 odds now. stay with us for live covera of the derby. it starts at w2:30 tomorro afternoon here on nbc 4.

6:25. coming up, birth control for rats. it's a phrase you probab don't expect to hear this morning. still ahead, we'll tell you about the new effort to rid the d.c area of those roentsd. chuck? >> dealing with a little bit of very light rain this morning across parts of northern virginia, moving into pleasure to maryland. you can always use your nbc washington app to track the rain showers and the increasing chance for more storms later today. >> reporter: and paying tolls to drive in d.c.? u coming up, i'll tell yoabout a proposed study. (vo) at pro plan,

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on "news4 today," a possible lightning strike sends ape senior center up in flames. we'll fill you t in onhe rush to rescue residents and where they are this morning. their dog was taken out of its fenced in back yards and dragged -- ba yard and dragged into the park. >> family pets disappearing. another animal is to blame. the coyote caution you need to know about before your dog's morning walk. and aor recbreaking night

for a struggling nationals team as steven strasburg made history. same night his coach gets the boot. first at 6:30, gorgeous -- >> beautiful. >> and free. you don't have to pay, we just give it to you every morning just like that. a live look to get you started on this friday. we've nearly me it to the weekend, folks. once again, we are tr king some rain as we wrap up the week. plus the sunrise -- >> look at that. stunning. >> call it -- ye >> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. thanks for waking up with us this morning. we want to get to chuck bell and then check in with melissa mollet for traffic. we can do it a great looking sunrise. ady had somebody tweet me a month of the sunrise if their -a tweet my photo of their sun

ri rise in their neighborhood. tweet me and i'll give weu the re-tt treatment, as well. beautiful picture this morning. sun split in half by clouds and a great looking reflecon off the near perfectly calm potomac waters. calm and mild. ten degrees warmer than average. the planner, another day well above average. the average highs 72 degrees. most areas will be up near 85. there's a chance for thunderstorms later in the afternoon today. keep that in mind. lorraine chances and probably not as much of a severe weather threat today as what we had saw yesterday. an individual storm could make you need to go indoors. rain likely both days over the weekend. we'll time out when the heaviest will be coming up. melissa, good mortning. >> reer: good morning. some of our heaviest delays speaking of heavy things, northbound 95 before 123. had aash on the left. they just pulled away. that's going to help. we still have a pretty good

slowdown thathighlighted northbound as you're headed into woodbridge. 66 inbound no problems. the beltway, overall looking pretty good. outer loop approaching the wilson bridge, a tiny delay. nasdaq nothing to worry about. benning northeast, left lane blocked by a pothole causing problems. bladensburg road, a new problem, ride lane is blocked by somebody who left an abandoned vehicle ds beh >> thank you. this morning, dozens of seniors are staying in shelters after a fire ripped through h their ft. wasgton senior home. the fire started in the attic of the center building in that developmentd yesteray afternoon. residents heard a loud bang and then smelled smoke. coming up, a report and what residents believe started the fire. d.c. police are trying to determine whether a body fou near the chain bridge is that of a frederick county, maryland, teen. >> yesterday the president tent

out a letter -- sent out a letter telling parents and students about the death of a ninth grader. he was reported mssing last friday. that letter says his remains were found in the district over the weekend. police have not officially connected the student's death to thou mutilated body f in a wooded area near the chain bridge. we're told the body was so badly damaged that investigators still have not made a positive i.d. they suspect gauges may have been involved and are telling parents to keep a closer eye on their children. this weekend metro riders in virginia will get a preview of the summer's extended metro hutdown at half a dozen northern virginia stations. the metro stations south. reagan nat blue and yellow lines will be closed tomorrow and sunday. get you ll be there to to the end of the line. the stations will shut down for more than three months to replace crumbling platforms. that will start may 25th. rock creek parkway will be

shut down this time next week. the area by the kennedy center will be closed to bikes and pedestrians and cars. itill stay closed until the following tuesday. detour signs will be up for drivers. the closure is so that workers can k install parts of a new -- can install parts of a new pedestrian ifidge. you have tickets for an event during that time, budget extra time to get there. r sitting lock traffic is common for drivers in this area. wee some of the most -- we have some of the most congested roads in the world. >> and work isne being do in the d.c. council to hopefulliy give you less traffic in the future. methn mcgrath is live wi more on some possibilities that could change your commute. a lot of commuters looking for relief. >> reporter: relief, but the question is, is this the way to? do it we'll have to wait and see here. what's on -- being proposed here is charging tolls to drive in

d.c. or perhaps charging a fee cross over using one of the bridges. now the d.c. council has proposed a study to lok at that -- that plan there. the pros and cons of it. that according to wtop. d.c. has the second-worst congestion in the country according to a survey. drivers lose 155 hours a year sitting in traffic. it costs drivers in our area $2,161 a year in gas and lost time. now tolls have been controversial in the past. they have been brought up in the past. now some on the council point to the horrible congestion that we're seeing and say all options need to be explored. new york city recently approvered similar congestion pricing. ow the study would take a year complete. the study would look at the pros and the cons, and the results would be released in july of 2020. so one thing that folks in the area are looking at. again, this has come up before

time and time over the years. and it isnt very coversial. we'll have to wait and see. back to you. >> tee ifis idea rides us to the thank you. got him, number 1,500. >> you know they count everything in major league baseball. all the stats. this one i big. natials ace steenven strusburg reached 1,500. the fastest in major league teams of pitches. he was ool. casual. the history-making strikeout came on the same night the nationals fired their pitching coach. it's no secret th team is struggling. the bullpen with a problem earlier, nownjuries with eping starters including anthony rendon, juan soto, and more off the field. a big part of the team.

we need those players especially after you know who left to go to you know where. >> he whose name should not spoken? >> exactly. coming up, getting ready for summer with ideas on where to take the family on one tank of gas. plus, taking a clive on chincoteague island. we'reaving fun. >> reporter: i ditched the news park with this roadsterment more coming up on one changed strip for chincoteague island. bye-bye. busch gardens is sending you... over the edge! the new finnegan's flyer is now open!nd scream a swing 80 feet high in the air! save $12 on a single day ticket. only at busch gardens. for years, i thought i was lactose intolerant. turns out i was just sensitive to a protein commonly found in milk. now, with a2 milk®... ...i can finally enjoy cereal again.

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helping make a difference. his goal -- to make sure no child is ever bullied again. >> when i was a child in the third grades, i was diagnosed with lead poisoning. i'm 68 now and still struggdi with rea and writing. >> porter: you won't wantto miss it on "harris' heroes" on news4 at 5:00. thge is a warninor dog owners in fairfax county. neighbors in the lake barcroft community believe coyoets are targng and killing their pets. thto's paerj what happened this dog, chipper -- that's apparently what happened to this dog, chipper. we went out one night and was killed by coyotes. he's one of at least three dogs that have been snatched and killed. fairfax county police say they do not have any verified reports of coyotes attacking pe s. but neighborhood are saying it's serious enough where they're warning you keep your pets

inside. we have an update on that seductive peacock wreaking havoc in loudoun county. >> he's been found. pretty tired, but they found him. we first told you about chip monday after he flew the coop looking for a friend, a companion, a hookup. several people have been close to karching the bird there week -- catching the bird this week. noose the peacock -- now the peacock has been captured. ive miles d about from the farm. the owner had to bring in female pea hens to find him. >> i don't know how i feel about that. just putting the pea hens out there. >> thld know what wou take -- do what you got tod o. here's your cnbc business report. >> i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. netflix says a new lineup of videos will be available soon without shows. "the karate kid" spinoff were primarily available to

subscribers who paid $11.99 a month. youtube said it would shift content to a free and ad-free content. earlier alphabet reported a sharp drop in sales partly due to lor ad growth from youtube. i'm frank holland. time for your dog live walking forecast ftoday. this is q-tip, cute dog, but 4 years old. and q-tip is available through humanerescuealliance.org for adoption. and chip's adoption fee has been paid by a national. max scherzer and his wife erica donated the adoption fee. you can take home chip for free. the dog walks could be on the rainy side. the ten-day forecast coming up. plus, there's a new effort to rid d.c. of rats. we'll ell you aboutthe costly plan that involves birth control. that's comi up. ng

15 before the hour. we are staying on top of g breakinws in prince george's county. take a look here, firefighters were called to an overnight fire at new life baptisturch in capitol heights. you see the steeple was badly damaged here. no injuries reported. the cause of the re still under investigation at this point. the new lifeti bap church may sound familiar. molette green was there a few weeks ago reporting on a free food market for families over the easter holiday. dozens of seniors are staying in shelters after a fire ripped through their senior home. it started inhe attic of the

center building at this development yesterday afternoon. >> news4's nicole jacobs joins us live with more what residents believe started the fire good morning. >> reporter: we have not been allowed on the property this morning, but i canell you that we've seen several work cleaning crews leave the property within thest hour. i can also tell you the storms that rolled through over the last e12 to 13 hours wer powerful and, in some cases, destructive. residents here at the assisted living apartment complex both heard and felt that destruction. prince george'sounty fire department had help from smoirgs from a fiscal oarby church t help with the evacuation of 200 -- help from good samaritans from a nearby hurch to help with the evacuation of 200 residents. it was likely caused by the lightning strike ato theic which this woman says was just

above her apartment. >> the lightning hit the building right over my apartment. 4:30. >> reporter: what did it sound like? >> just a big clash, big, big clash. > reporter: fortunately fire crews were able to ton tape the fire to just that attic area. there was some a smoke water damage to some of the units. the good news this morning is we're told there were no injuries. aaron, eun, back to you. >> nicole jakeons inint. washon, thank you. it's 6:47. it's an experiment aimed at removing some of d.c. avenues most detested pets. it's -- d.c.'s most detested pets. it's costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> how the city is taking a gamble on what could be a groundbreaking treatment to rid the district of rats. >> reporter: it's an unusual plan aimed at final winning d.c.'s rat race -- birth control

for rodents. >> pretty brazen. >> reporter: restaurant obeer scott nnett says he's all for the city trying new treatments. >> bring it on. >> reporter: the alley is one of several that's trying a new experiment. contra pest -- >> it's a sweet tasting liquid, and they drink it,th and become unable to reproduce. >> reporter: it's never been tested on this kind of scale city.s a major but with complaints on the rie, the health department's girard brown ys it's worth trying. >> i think this will be the real-world test. >> reporter: a costly gambthe. product alone costs $300,000. the largest shipment ever. >> we get the question all the time -- why would i use birth control on a rat. >> reporter: brandi handles operations at the company behind contrapest. she says it's a nlog-term, more humane solution. s >> youuld see fewer and fewer juveniles. >> reporter: she says the

measure of success will also doped if the city sees a drop in complaints near the suspect. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00 and 11:00, see what other cities who tried the product had to say about it and why some of th are no longer using it. jodie fleischer, news4 i-team. 11 minutes before the top of the hour. chuck bell is looking at a brilliant sunshine this morning. >> yes, indeed. bright and sunny to get your day started. there are areas o low clouds and fog for some, certainly not in our picture from our city camera view this morning. right now,re 65 deg in washington with a light wind out of the northeast. winds have been light, and that's why there's patchy fog. visibility under a mile for manassas and warrenton toward the culpeper area. and there are thick foggy spots in northern freak county and upe

by the chesaake bay. there will be fog to contend with, but it won't last long. temperatures mild, low to mid 60s for most, even a few upper 50s in the shenandoah valleyur yo planner then for today, a quick warmup. the sunshine will eat that fog away much faster today than yesterday. everyone once again m h like yesterday will be in the0s mid 8 to. there will be a likelihood o storms again this afternoon. as the whole area pushes our way in a general direction. there are light showers frederick county, west of dullet airpo very low impact. a quick sprinkle or two this morning. last too going t much longer. we'll be detroit pretty -- dry pretty much into the afternoon when our next chance for some thunderstorms starts to form once again. 2:00 to 3:00. i don't thinkhere will be as much coverage. i think the storms today will not be as strong as yesterday. nonetheless, when you hear thunder roar, that's your sign to go indoors. don't wurt to be outsideg

a lightning storm. in and around the metro area, probably going to be later on after sundown before we get our chance of some rumbles between about 9:00 and midnight. unfortunately tomorrow, though it will start dry on your saturday, chanes for rain increase as we go through the day. not a total washout tomorrow. if you have outdoor activities, you'll probably be able to get most of them squeezed in. later into the evening, the highellthe rain chance wibe. you'll wake up to raindrops on second for sure felt hopefully we can -- on sunday for sure. hopefully we can get it to st ound 4:00 sunday afternoon. that's a big "if" indeed.l we'l to irst 4 traffic. these are what we know. >> we know. inner loop, the vehicle off the roadway. v-dot is with it now. you'll see the slowdown. i wanted to warn you inner loop, outer loop, the rest of it looks very normal. inner loop here at the bottom of the beltway. a little slow coming across the woodrow wilson bridge. northbound 95, a little better noon it was. we still have a delay northbound through woodge. but the crash is out of the way.

that helps. washington southbound 295 at l benning,ft lane blocked by the platform.f a lot o complaints of flat tires. inbound at bladensburg, right lane blocked by an abandoned vehicle. travel times, 270 southbnd, 48 miles per hour. tap of the beltway. 33. in virginia, 66, 41 miles per hour. and on 95, you're at known co-to the beltway, 65r miles hour. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. thank you. 6:52. a beautiful beach, breathtaking views, and all the seafood you can eat. what more could you askfo r? this is on o tank of gas. e scoured the maps for trips that wouldn't make you break the bank. >> she joins us live with this -- this fun little car.

mollet? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. i had to ditch the news car. isn't this so much beter? this california roadster no, sir bright yellow. --ig roadster in this br yellow. i love it. honk the horn for me. yes, yes. and the high school students from chincoteague tisland. y're there on the pier. we've got to get them ready for school at 7:50. we still he time to do that. all right. thank you for joining us this morning. 's been a wonderful one-tank rip experience. ererybody who knows chincoteague knows that oysts and clams are the special key. it's ld out -- specialty. it's laid out here. tommy clark does this. he knows oysters and clams like the back of his hands, right? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: so delicious. fresh. >> fresh. right out of chincoteague waters. we are an aqua farm, a completely green industry that we grow the oysters and clams.

they filter, and our only byproduct is good, clean water., >> goo clean water. and that's what it's all about as we overlook this beautiful assateague channel behinds us where we got to enjoy the sunrise. i want to talk about our trip here and what we saw. the beach, t sand, the ponies, the lighthouse. let me talk first about the lighthouse is -- light house. we wked up 171 steps. that was quite a experience. beautiful 260-degree -- 0-degree view. and the ponies, the horses and the ponies that room free at the national wildlife refuge. just awesome.'s >> it gorgeous. gorgeous here. that's why you need to plan a vacation here. just come for the weekend, ne-tank trip. and enjoy paradise. >> reporter: before we go, we've got to talk about the festival tomorrow. the 51st annual, right? 51st annual.

>> absolutely. >> reporter: the seafood is tomorrow. there are still tickei? >> a fewets left. go on line, chincoteagueclaim better.com, and get yours today. t to thank : i w everybody for welcoming us to this beautiful place of paradise. thank you, guys. [ cheers ] we're going to getem off to school. we've got the mayor off to the side. we've got s many new friends that have joined us. come on around. we want to say good-bye, and news4, enjoy this one-tank trip experience and all of the fantastic people we have met along the way. all right. we're going to sayod-bye now. [ cheers ] from chincoteague island. back to you. and we didn't put a chink in the gas tank. >> good to know. four things to know -- today court hearing over the measles outbreak in rock la county, new york. a rash of cases prompted count leaders that to -- prompted county leaders to me the announcement. more on the measles outbreak.

a former nanny will be sentenced for lling an 8-month-old baby in glenarden. she was found guilty in february of killing the little girl in 2016. she was caught on home vessels camera force fooeding the baby and -- force feeding theby and causing her to suffocate. we'll update you when the sentence come down. half a dozen metro sfagsz will be closed this weekend. stations on the blue andll yeow lines wl have shuttle buses to help passengers shag stations will shut down for the whole turnpike to work on the crumbling platforms. pl learn more on our app. and coverage of the kentucky derby begins tomorrow at 2:30 on nbc much more coming up on the "today" show. fastest two minutes in sports. got to love it. here's our five-day forecast. 85 today. another warm and somewhat humid day. watch out for late-day storms.ho sldn't be as many as we had

yesterday. unfortunately rain is likely for the second part of your saturday. and a big chunk ofur yo sunday. >> all ri>ht. >> taking a look inner loop at gw parkway, looksike we're moving pretty well there. had an earlier problem with a car into the woods trying to get it out. it's recover fairly nicely. >> all right. we like to hear that. thank you. that is the "news4 today," we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. see you 25 minutes. did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. complete internet reliability. advanced voice solutions. wifi to keep everyone connected. video monitoring. that's huge. video monitoring. did you guys know we did all this stuff? no. i'm not even done yet. wow. business tv. cloud apps and support. get the solutions you need to take your business beyond. start with fast, reliable internet for just $59.95 a month.

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