fountains in one local school district were found to have water with high levels of lead,e local lea come up with a new plan to make sure it never happens again. and gone in 60 .seconds a flood barrier in the midwest breaks, and it moments an entire section of the downtown business district is under water. the traffic trouble we've been tracking on the beltway this morning all started with a poli pursuit apparently. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. before we check in with melissa mollet and chuck bell, let's gee lio darcy spencer who is in silver spring, maryland, where this all began. darcy? >> reporter: well, good morning. that's right. we're right here at new hampshire avenue and lockwood drive. this is in the upper silver spring area. if you look behind me, we're set up right here at the white oa shopping center. if you're familiar with the area, there's also a 7-eleven across the street and fast food. restaurant this is where police are saying

that chase began very early this morning. montgomery county police confirming that that chase ended up on the outer loop of the beltway where there wn , i fact, a crash there that shut down the outer loop for pretty much most of the morning commute, impacting so many drivers this morning. from what we understand, after i -- we bee a pickup crash, eo there were pple who bailed out vehicle. montgomery county police telling us they were able to take multiple suspects into custody, and we believe that some of them are being questioned this hour. we're still working to co irm exactly how many arrests were made. now police are not telling us at this point what this was all about, why they were interested in this particular vehicle that ended up in a chase. we're still working to get more inftmation. but re was a big impact on the beltway this morning. i believe there's still one lane of the outer loop, the far le lane, that remains closed at this hour. hopefully things will get back

to normal sometsse soon. melia, this was a big impact on the morning commute. >> absolutely. and you've been all over it her from thebeginning. take a look, outer loop after 201, just as darcy was speaking we had everythin reopen. outer loop is now open. inner loop has been open. we have delays, but the lanes have reopened. herads the new issue ahe of this in college park. this is a big one. outer loop near 95, the middle of the road blocnd by entirely separate incident. police and fe on that scene, as well. germantown, 27 at kings valley, alternating traffic through a work zone has had significant delays. white's ferry shut down again today. high water on the potomac is the eason there. as far as travel times, no major delays, the top of thebeltway going to be a big impact for people on the oute loop. good morning, chuck.in good morng. 6:02 on a tuesday morning. right now skies are clear, we are two minutes from sunrise here on your tuesday.

going to be a fine day topend quality time in the great outdoors, a beautiful morning, warm and sunny this afternoon with temperatures around80 degrees. clouds come back tonight, and way tyler weather for tomorrow. tomorrow aternoon might be 10 wa 15 degrees cooler than today. if you like the and the sunshine, today is the day. don't forget the sunscreen. the strong sunshine will get you otherwise. currently in ithe 50s the suburbs to 60 downtown and by the bay. the wake-up weather comfortable and a quick warmup. most areas closing in on 70 degrees before we even get to 9:00 in the morning. today's high temperature expected to reach 82 with a light southwest wind. you can always use our nbc washington app and find and follow me there on social media to help stay ahead of the weather. mother nature about the cooler changes and raindrops coming up. >> thank you. it's 6:03. we have an update to the g breakinews we brought you yesterday. a virginia family's worst fears were confirmed last night when police found body inside an

suv that sank in the potomac river. >> last night, crews pulled the car out of the river near roosevelt island. news4's nicole jacobs joins us live with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: crews searched the potomac river for hours. yesterday around 6:00, they located the suv that was seen skidding into the water a day earlier. barba bushkin was identified as the driver. unfortunmely, as you entioned, she was found inside the suv. crews pulled the vehicle from the water before midnight. searchers telling news4 the water is murky and they typically can't see their hands in front of thefaces, making is search and rescue extremely difficult. bushkin's husband is remembering her via facebook calling her his lifelong valentine. he said she attended a charity event sunday, and thisid int happened following that. he ended that febook post by

encouraging others to do acts of kindness in his wife's memory. aaron, eun, back to you. >> nicole jacobs on roosevelt island. thank you. we are following breaking news in prince george's county. right now police are investigating a homicide in oxon hill. officers say just after midnight they found a man whoad been shot lying on a sidewalk on kenmont road. he later died at the hospital. so far the victim has not been identified. today metro board chair jack evans could face disciplinary action. >> board members are excted to meet behind closed doors to discuss his future. evans told our partners at wtop 'sat he was not told the nature of executive session. the board's ethics committee has been looking intoevan ths' actions. he was reprimanded earlier for violations of code of conduct. he's said to have used personal e-mail toby lob those who work for the district.

the montgomery county council is set to tackle the issues of veofficer-inv shootings and the safety of your child's drinking water. last year the d schoolscovered that the water -- the school system discovered that the water coming from t drinking fountains ha lead above the minimum requirement. the fountainselwere immediat fixed.d and now the council wants to lower its acceptable lead level standards bel what the state's is. expore to lead can affect the cognitive and bone development in children. the council will also vote on a bill that will change the way officr-involve ofhootings are investigated. under the lett act when an officer kills meone, investigators from a separate jurisdiction will conduct the investigation. those investigators will then be equired to submit a written report of their findings to the montgomery county state's attorney. if no charges are filed against t officer, then the report must be released to the public.n york one person is under arrest -- new this morning, one

person is under arrest following an attack in washington. a m was stabbed on 10th place after 8:30 last night. the victim was cscious and breathing and is expected to be okay. 6:07. this morning, d.c. police are sharing surveillance vid of an armed robbery hoping that somebody recognizes the robber. you take a look here. you can see the man walk to he store, pull a gun, and point it at a clerk. en he demands some cash. this happened on sunday before 2:00 in the morning. that business is on rhode island avenue in northeast. anyone with information about this should call d.c. police. >at to anothere brewing on capitol hill. ry committee ic chairman is threatening to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress over the mueller report. chairman jerrold nadler has scheduled a vote tomorrow because attorney general william barr failed to give the full, ct un-reda version of the report to house democrats by sterday's deadline. special counsel robert mueller left it up to barr to determine whether there should be obstruction charges filed

against the president in the russia investigation. barr declined to do so. democrats say there was clear evidence the president did obstruct justice. top democratic leaders say they need the e tire reporto fulfill their oversight duties. 6:08. nearly 400 federal prosecutors who all once worked for the department of justice have signed a public letter about the mueller reasort. it w posted on line yesterday. the group says it believes that if it weren't for a lonicstanding justdepartment policy which prevents the indictment of a sitting president, president trump would have been charged with obstruction of ustice. the letter says mueller found, quote, overwhelming evidence for an obstruction charge. all the prosecutors who signed r the lette work for the department under both democrat and republican leadership. some with more than four decades worth of experience. we continue saluting teachers as part of teacher appre"nation week. s4 today" is honoring the heroes inside the classrooms. >> we're live at st. mary'sbi

ngual school in montgomery county. molette green joined by carla flores from telemundo 44. ladies, i think i see you in the crowd there. where are you?or >> repr: good morning from st. mary's, right? [ cheers ] carla is standing by the president, debra eisel who has a way of quieting the students. do the demo. [ bell ] i don't know if u can hear, but it works. she doesn't yell. it is so exciting to be here this morning. the students have made these beautiful signs celebrating their teachers. there are 25 teachers here. 200-plus students. and i have couple of the dynamic teachers with me. beth rata and katy vieira with e. beth is a science, math, and drama teacher. and you've been doing this for a while. what is in you to be able to come back day after day and

teach? the just love seeing how kids grow year on year. t's the light bulb moments when they understand concept. and i love seeing each production going on andng seei the talent that this school has. >> reporter: all right. and katie, she teachers pre-k. some of these little babies are yours. >> yes. they are. a few of them are mine, yes. they're my schoolkids. >> reporter: and she is one of the bilingual teachers here at the school. this school is multilingual. people here can speak french, and there are african languages, and we're so excird to be he okay, carla, what do you have for us? >> reporter: i'm here with mrs. eisel, she's the principal at. stmary's. coming up in the 6:00 hour, we're going to talk to her. she's going to tell us more about this esome little instrument she has. coming back to you guys. >> back to you from st. mary's. [ cheers ] >> a lot of smiling faces early

in the morning. >> look athat turnout. awesome to see for teacher appreciation week. thank you so much. this week, many "game of thrones" fans can't stop talking about last sunday's episode. >> it's not thestoryline people are talking about here. they're talking about a cup of coffee. take a look closely. duringat a celebrn decent -- celebration scene, there's a cup of coffee on the table. >> oops. >> there goof may have been missed by t entire cast, the crew, the ed , totors -- the editors, the head of hbo. some jokedbout them spending $2 million on every episode and nobody can catch a cup of coffee. >> everything's secret. i feel like tchre's so mu planning. >> a plastic lid wouldn't stand out in medieval times, right? oh, boy. 6:11. ahead, do you use an online service to complete your taxes? did you have t pay? a new lawsuit says that many companies are tricking people into spending ney on the service which should be free.

>> we'll tell you more about that. plus, a stunning report from the united nations reveals the extent of the damageumcaused by hans on the world's animal life. chuck? and good morning, everyone. as you're starting to think about the weekend, it looks like saturday is still the better half. there's a chance of rain both ays but a higher chance on sunday, pretty much all day long. onec the cool and cloudy side, well.

your time is 6:14. this morning we're getting a look at a damning report which reveals a link between human activity and animal extinction.

the uysted nations report sa that more than one million species of plants and animals will soon become extinct if human behavr doesn't change. it says nature is in more trouble now than at any time in human history and that the loss of species on land and in the sea is accelerating much faster than ever before. itrmays wang oceans are killing off much of the wld's coral reefs. if the ocean warms another 0.9 degrees, 70 to 90% of the ocean coral will disappear. this report is so alarming in so many ways. very scary. the los angeles city attorney is preparing to file a lawsuit againsttax companies like h&r block and turbo tax. it says millions of taxpayers are paying for a serviceha t should be free. the lawsuit suggests the companies are mrs. leading the people who -- are misleading the people who are using them, tricking them into thinking they need to payrvor a seice they don't need to pay for. the irs requires company to for people wholp make understa $66,000 per year.

i don't know how you could have missed it, but it's a boy. meghan markle gave birth to a healthy boy yesterday morning. >> this is meghan's first child as is the case for prince harry. our royal expert is live in the middle of all the excement there in windsor, england. good morning. >> reporter: this morning to you both. yes, i am in the middle of excite here. a day you on from the birth of little baby sussex. we was born at 5:26 a.m. monday morning. and he weighed seven pounds, three ounces. ommy and baby bth well and happy. mystery still surrounds where she had the baby.ve it could ha been at frogmore cottage, their home, or rumors thatve it might haeen a private hospital in london. still to be confirmed. >> it seems like besides those statistics, we don't know a lot else about the baby. describe the feeling there to -- at windsor this morning. >> reporter: yeah, it's difficult because on one hand

they wanteeal screcy around the circumstances of the birth. they don't want to give the press too much information. they want it to be private. but on the same token, of course, there'es global inter in the baby, global interest in the couple. they are perstars. they're very high profile in the royalrefamiliment so the this balancing act to be struck between their public lives and their family life. i think they're fiercely protective of their privacy because harry remembers the diana days and doesn't want a repeat of that. more information will be forthcoming, we'll find out the name and see a photograph in the next 24 to 48 hours i hope. >>hi one t's for sure, i think the baby is going to be adora e adorable. >> from walt disninds , england, thank you. let's get another update on the fir 4 traffic with melissa mollet. we've had problems on the beltway. e greenbelt and in coll par outer loop after 201 is where the police investigation was because of a chasecrnd h. darcy spencer's been telling us

about that. outer loop have reopened. inner loop is open here. we still have thabout a two-mil back up. this is part of the problem. outer loop near 95, a crash in the road just cleared out of the way. kind of the top of the beltway, the whole section really is quite slow. you'll will have to allow some extra time if you're headed out sometime soon. germantown, 27 at kings valley. traffic alternating through that work zone cause something delays, as well. white's afary,-- reminder ferry,t reminder t high water has shut it down. 66 and 95, at speed. no major issues. 27055 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 44 mles per hour after you get past the crash on the outer loop, are you pretty much at speed there. not bad. takes you 20 minutes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. guys? thanks. a golden glow to our sky here this morning as s is up now. came up just after 6:00 in the

morning. got to love these ever-lengthening days of springtime. it is going to be a day every bit as pretty as this picture is here first thing this morning. hemperatures have steadily fallen throug the overnight hours. we're going to start climbing right away now that the sun is back up. 62 at national airport. light wind out of the sointh. w direction an important part of the forecast for today and for tomorrow. southerly and southwesterly winds today promise sunshine and temperatures about ten degrees above average. east to northeast winds return tomorrow. that means oud cover and way cooler for your wednesday. right now, 52 in leesburg. 48 in winchester. 56 in fauquier county. 56 also in gaithersburg. 50 degrees in columbia and ellicott city up in the county. outdoor recessnd outdoor playtime for sure. daily grade, no question about it, a-pluseather for today.

tomorrow, so much cooler. we'll be in the low 80s today. we'll struggle might tree get out of the 60s to near 70 tomorrow. east toa northeerly breezes, not much if anything in the way of sunshine tomorrow. not a big rain threat, but just way cooler weather because that wedge of cool air is going to come right down the eastern seaboard behind the cold front. it will settle to our south late tonight and early tomorrow. future weather carries the sunshine through here today. by the time we get up tomorrow, mostly cloudy, all clouds all day tomorrobe may sprinkle or two of rain. not worried about the rain tomorrow as much as just the louds and the coolness around. thursday, most our rain chances in the morning. friday, most of our rain chances in the afternoon. we'll be back in a moment.

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welcome back. 6:23. from painting and wallpapering to knocking out a wll or putting in a basement bar, every year thousands take on major home projects themselves. >> these diy or do-it-yourself projects are often completed with very varying degrees of success. i don't even try it. this g,mornin news4's megan mcgrath is workingit you wh the tips you'll need before taking onny home project.

>> reporter: it's that time of year when many homeowners start thinking about making improvements around the house. maybe a new kitchen, a fire pit, or perhaps a deck. it looks rbul easy on tv. easy can quickly turn into impossible. >> you know, it all starts out with all goodntensions. >> reporter: david bradley is a builder. over the years, he's fixed more than one diy failure. >> a lot of times people get in over their head. >> reporter: how do you know if you're up to the task? ksearch and plan regul. -- planning are key.ee do you npermits? when in doubt, contact the county and find out. look at the steps involved in completing the job, and be honest, doou have the skills and knowledge to actually do it. bradley says one of the most common mistakes is to overreach. instead of trying to install an entirely new kitchen by yourself, keep the old configuration of cabinets. just paint them and swap out t dw hatakre a loreok at athe befe picture. >> these were dark brown cabinets.

and gave it a new look. >> reporter: deck looking old and worn? bradley says you can often keep the old substructure if it's in good shape and just replace e deck boards. that's a much easier project, and the rult looks brand new. >> now if there's stairs involved, it gets a little more complicated. for the stair railing. ifor just resurfacing,s not so bad. >> reporter: things you probably want to avoid -- electrical work, plumbing, and projects that involve structural elements. megan mcgrath, news4. >> maybe you know that your property needs work but you're unsure where to begin. >> megan mcgrath will adds simple things that will add curb appeal to your house. >> coming u they're a local staple for summer feasts. we'll fill you in on how blue and season is shaping up how much a bushel will cost you. love blue crabs. chuck? certainly do. we also love puppies.

who doesn't love puppies. >> love the puppies. >> this is little anna, two months old. one of a new litter at the humane rescue lialce. go to humanerescuealliance.org to find out how to add that cuye to your family. cool and cotable this morning, warm and sunny this afternoon. and glitz, glamor, and just plain bizarre. we'll take you to e met gala red carpet for a recap.

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breaking news at 6:29, an overnight chase and crash on the beltway that is still causing major issu d forvers this morning. >> this is a live look at the outer loop in greenbelt. all lanes are back open, but ere are some backups that continue right now. we're working 4 you with team coverage. melissa mollet will have the latest on your commute. >> first let's check in with news4's darcy spencer live at a 7-eleven where the chaos started. do if there's surveillance video of what's goingn here? >> reporter: well, yes, in fact, there is surveillance video. firnt i wa to tell, i

confirmed with a highly placed police source that they are investigating a possible connection between this incident and some of the atm robberies that we've had happenhe in t d.c. metro area in recent weeks. we are here outside the 7-eleven. we believe this is where all of this began this morning. it's at new hampshire avenue anv lockwood store ploems e employees a-- st are confirming p twoeople went inside the store this morning and appeared to tamper with the surveillance cameras inside the storean then they rout. there was no taking of any atm or anything like that, as far as we could seen o the surveillance video. now around th same time, montgomery county police areel tng us that they began to chase some suspects in this area. that chase ended up on the outer loop of theeltway around ten ill worth -- kenilworth and between greenbelt and college park. at that point,p the susects appeared to crash a pickup truck there on the outer loop.

and police are tlling us there was a bailout. police were able to take suspects into custody. we're still trying to figure out exactly how many suspects there were. we understand they are still in custody and being questioned at this point. this was a major disruption of the commute. we understand that the outer loop has reopened at this point. but police are just now in the early stages of this investigation. they are looking at the surveillance video that bee just mentioned -- that we just mentionsed, trying -- mentioned, trying to piece everything together and see if there's a connection between the incimont this ning and the atm robberies we've been seeing in recent weeks. back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. back to melissa mollet and our first 4 traffic. >> still have the traffic alert in greenbelt because of that earlier situation. and where the vehicle crashed. we have a two-mile back up on o theer loop after 201 is

where the crash happened. inner loop looking okay. outer loop near 95, a accident in the middle of the road just after that initial problem in college park. that one has cleared. we're still slow at the top of the beltway. right now, six miles per hour as you're headed through lanham, and then g intoeenbelt this morning. taking a look at 66 eastbound 66 after suddenly andsa manas middle of the road blocked by a disabled vehicle. and germantown, 27 at kings valley, traffic alternating through the work zone. good morning, chuck. happy tuesday morning. and it's off to a beautiful start. skies are clear. the golden color to the skies here wth this view looking up to the north. otherwise, if you're just walking out, a bright be sky overhead, southerly winds, temperatures in the 50s and low 60s in the morning. the windse promi a big warmup. already we've seen the temperatures go up. 57 at dulles airport. 54 in frontroyal. 56 in montgomery county.

58 degrees in beautiful clinton, maryland, this morning. there's your planner. look at that -- sunshine and south winds today, afternoon highs in the low 80s. that is ten degreesarmer than average. tomorrow, we have to pay it back a little bit. it will be cloudy and cooler.ab moret that and rain chances which couldffect your weekend coming up. back to the news. >> thank you. .6:33 we have an update to a develop ng story. a woman's body has been found after her suv was recovered from the potomac river. last night crews pulled the car out near roosevelt island, more than 24 hours after it was seen going into the water. fairfax county police identified the woman as 72-year-old obama administration bushkin. she was reported missing on sunday after she never returned honorable from a charity event. we'll have much more coming up at 6:345. right now, prince george's county police are looking for a mother and her teenage> son. ey are wanted in connection to a man foundd dea at a bethesda bus stop. jenny hymis and her husband are

charged with the murder of a 25-year-old. police arrested a third suspect. investigators say the victim and hymis were in a romantic relationship. they say there was a domestic dispute before the killing at a home in college park. police say his body was dumped along old georgetown road near lone oak drive in bethesda back in february. new this morning, a football coach from montgomery county public schools is on leave amid a hazing investigation stemming from last october. that incident made national headlines. cory smith in the newsroom with more on new developments here. cory? >> reporter: yeah, this is just the latest chapter in this ongoing story. the j.v. coach at damascus high, vincent colbert, is on administrative leave according to wtop. colin powell bett-- colbert was among the first to know about the hazing incident last october. ur teens were charged with multiple counts of rape, attempted rape, and conspiracy to commit rapein the locker

room attack. a public spokesperson says the deosions to place cert on leave is not for disciplinary reasons but as part of the investigations. that's not sitting well with some parents. they're not happy with the decision to place the coach on leave. they argue that he's being held accountable for things out of his contrl. at last check, the petition has more than 1,300 signatures. >> thank you. it's 6:35. new, d.c. area restaurants are being celebrated as some of the best in the country. several were honored at the james beard awards. think of these as the oscars for the restaurant world. the risingh tar c of the -- rising star chef wento wait a minuty onwuachi. tom cunanam won for bad saint. and annie's steakhouse went for honoree. and patrick o'connell won and

won five other james beard awards. he holds three michelin stars for his restaurant and is an author. he's a beg deal. more than 600 culinary professionals voted on these winners. >> 23 categories covering food, beverage, and restaurant design ere. >> just goes to show how far we've come. >> a lot of good competition. >> in d.c. -- >> and big winners. >> s, indeed. it looks like there will be plenty of crabs to go around this year. the blue crab population in the chesapeake bay has hit the highest level in seven years. it's estimated there are nearly 600 million crabs across the bay. an annual survey estimates current crabopulations are up 60% from last year which means you probably won't have to pay a premium ts summe it's 6:36. we are continuing ourbr celeation of teachers this week. >> molette green is in montgomery county for us this morning. olette? >> reporter: good morning. happy national teachers day! [ applause ]

carla flores and i from telemundo 44 are celebrating at st. mary's. see the teacrs holding up their little bios? we're going to talk about that and see what news4 delivered to them today for this national achers day. good tuesday morning. i'm doreen gentzler. today is going to be a day of action on capitol hill. the idea is to give a voice to so many people who have suffering in silence. eating disorder has the highest mortality rate of any mental health issue. most of the victims try to keep it hid friend everyonng >> an eatiisorder is manipulative, convincing. >> tonight at 5:00, a young woman opens up about her own taxing battle with an eating disorder. and doctors reveal some of the warning signs that every parent needs to know about. hope you'll join us.

the met gala fundraiser was held last night, and this morning everybody's talking about the fashion. >> there was incredible. this year's theme was cp which ised exagger and over the top style. these dresses did not nt disapp lady gaga turned the carp boat is a runway pulling off four outfit changes in one nigh >> in five minutes. >> it looks alternated between pink and bra and ended in her bra and panties and fishnet sto sto stock, at else? styled by brandon maxwell. and zendaya is young, but she sf trormed before everyo eyes. lights lit up the dress turning her into sendel area complete with a pumpkin change clutch -- cinderella complete with a pumpkin change clutch. my favorite of the night, cardi b. look at this down. covered head totoe in a costumeo oxbtom brown gown that featured, look, a ten-foot

train. according to "vogue" it took 35 people more than 2,000 hours to create. it was embellished with 30,000 feathers. show brutought the hodown. game over. >> we'll move with that. here's the cnbc morning re business port. >> good morning, i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. walmart is opening dozensof activitynary clinics in its stores. the retailer has 21 clinics in six states but will expds that to 100 over the next year.i will offer routine exams, care for minor illnesses, and vaccines. while walmart is launching a pet pharmacy with low-cost prescriptions for dogs, cats, horses, and livestock. it plans to capitalize on it ending with $75 million a year. that's it for you're cnbc business aren't. and tracking rain chances

closer to the weekend. keep that in mind.ht today mige the last bright and sunny day for a while. cash-washing forecast, yeah, noabing to worryt today. just know it's going to rain and soon. elays on the beltway because of a police investigation and then a second crash. we'll look at all of that, some problems elsewhere including one on 15 coming up. is this our new car? it's a new buick envision. and i got it with wi-fi for all of your wi-fi stuff, wireless charging for your phone cool! wait til you check out the back! th at's a lot of groceries. look at my strong man! don't patronize me... the new buick envision is full of surprises.

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crash on the beltway in greenbelt. >> this started in silver spring, maryland. and that's where news4's darcy spencer is live with the very latest. darcy, what led to this police chase? >> reporter: well, we can confirm with police that this started right here in this area. new hampshire avenue and lockwood drive. you can see behind me there is a 7-eleven here. we were able to talk to the storeployees and look at the video of an incident that ppened very early this morning llound the same time that police got this ca. now if you look at the video, you see two people dressed in dark clothing, basically run into the store. they appear to jump over the counter. they appear to tamper with the surveillance cameras inside the store. when i looked at the cameras, it appeared that something had been sprayed ovem th, possibly a black spray paint. then the suspects ran out of the store. it does not appear that they took anything or got away with

anyttng. we're sl trying to figure that out. right around the same time, montgomery county police began a pursuit of some suspects near in this area. it ended in a crash on the outer loop of the beltway. pickup ere pursuing a truck, and it crashed in the area of kenilworth avenue before college park. we understand that there weresu ects in that pickup truck who bailed out.y montgomunty police were able to make multiple arrests. we're still trying to confirm how many were taken into custody. we understand that those suspects are being questioned at this hour. police have a lot of t work do to try to piece this together and draw whatever connections they can. there was thisncident here at the 7-eleven this morning. the crash on the inner loop of the beltway. montgomery county police telling us they believe th have all the suspects who were involved so far. back to you. >> darcy, as i look at the surveillance video you showed, i can't help but think about the atm thefts that we've been seeing across the region the last several months. any talk about a possible

connection with those crimes? >> reporter: well, i was able to confirm with a highly placed police source in montgomery county that they are inveigating the possibility that this incident today could be connected to those atm robberies. i can tell you if looking at the surveillance video they did look at the atm machine, bug they did not take the machine or did not appear to tamper with the achine. we've had a bunch, as many as seven or possibly more, of these atm robberies here in the d.c. metro area in the last sever months. all of them have been at 7-elevens. i know police have been active in trying to get the cases solved andorking under cover. we're still trying to confirm with montgomery county police if there is a connection, but it's efinitely something they're looking at thisorning. back to you. >> all right, darcy spencer, liv for this morning. thank you.

now to an jaupdate on a sur that sank into the potomac river. >> it was pulled out of the water near roosevelt island. the body of a 72-year-old woman was found inside.s nicole jacobith more on the victim. good morning. >> reporter: good morning barbara bushkin was located inside her suv which was located about 500 feet from where it entered the potomac river here. i can tell you search crews worked much of the day yesterday feeling around that murky water for they located that vehicle around 6:00 p.m. last night. bushkin was 72 years old. her husband is remembering her on facebook this morning. we're told that this incident happened when she was returning home from charity event sunday. her husband also wants to thank everyone who helped in finding heris -- h wife.

and he also is encouraging people to too acts of kindness in her memory. back to you. >> all right. nicole jacobs, thank you. it's 6:49. today metro board chair jack evans could face disciplinary action. >> board members ar expected to pleat behind closed doors to discuss his future. evans told wtop that he was not tolu the n of the executive session. the board's ethics committee has inen looking into evans' actions. arch, the d.c. council reprimanded him for violating the code of conduct. he was accused of using his government e-mail to seek business opportunities with law firms that lobe the district. evans is also under a seller -- a separate federal investigation. craig melvin caught up with democratic hopeful pete buttigieg on the campaign trail in south carolinhe touth bend, indiana, mayor talked about the difference between himself and the current president. >> i hve a very different

energy than this president. there's going to be a temptation to kind of play his game. playing his game, you're losing. no one can play it better than he does. we've got to too something completely different. americanas a rul tend to go for the opposite of whatever they've just had. full can see the interview with buttigieg later this morning on "today." 6:50. let's turn back to meteorologis chuck beland see what's in store from the weather today. >>tu a pic's worth 1,000 words. take a look. sunshe on a tuesday morning, a nice art to finishtoday. so far here in the month of may, almost a fullnweek in ow. it has been warm and wet. 6.5 degrees warmer than average, and about an inch rainfall i surplus washington. similar to lasthear w we had one of our tenme warst mays on record. in faad, we h four 90-degree days in h the firstlf of the month last year. and then the bottom fell out and

it rained the last of theon m. let's hope we can avoid the ta rain. mostly mid 50s inhe suburbs now. 52 leesburg. 56 gaithersburg. up to 62 at marine base nt qo. headed for afternoon temperatures today in the low 80s. so nice and warm today. subpoena's -- ssun' not down until after 8:00. the high downtown, around 82 degrees. download the nsbc washington ap. rolot of changes. starting tomor a lot more clouds and way tyler tomorrow. most areas will barely -- way bettertomorrow. most areas will be barely in the 70s. ne 15 degrees lower. the front comes southward down the i-95 corridor later today and tonight. enjoy the sunshine while we have it. you can see here future weather, mostly sunny today. really start u to lower and thicken up. tomorrow during the day, almost no sunshine at all. not a big rain chance. b

there could a little sprinkle of rain mainly to the south of town tomorrow. it's not really a rain issue, it's just cool and cloudy. there's the ten-day outlook. low 80s and sunshine. barely 70 withtoclouds rrow. showers mainly in the first half of thursday. thursday afternoon might not be too bad. mid 70s.ck friday, ba too near 80 but thunderstorms likely friday aternoon and evening. saturday, mayberop early. i think saturday will be the better half of the weekend. high rain chances sunday. they continue into monay. ll right. let's go to melissa mollet. she's had a busy, busy morning. it he ben an busy morning. brand new, problem northbound 395, hov after glebe. a new crash has just ouppened. if y're headed that way, a warning for u. outer loop after 201, kenilworth avenue. looking better than it was. same situation, outer loop near 95 from aarlier crash via two different accidents there. right now the top of the beltway is still slow, going back six miles per hour through the section approaching it

kenilworth avenue. allow extra time if you're heading out soon. we got off the phone with police about this. leesburg, 15 nearet luckz and montessoriy, all lanes shut down. a serious crash and medevac on the way. sounds like one person with serious injuries right now. takin a look it the district, westbound pennsylvania avenue at continue, had an accident there. as far as your travel times, 66, 33 miles per hour inbound, 95, nearly eight miles per hour headed into town. 270 southbound, 35 miles per hour. toppg the beltway, 28 miles per hour. listen to wtop 103 f.m. when you hop in the car. guys? >> thanks. 6:53. today it's teacher appreciation week. we're kicking it up a notch. >> molette green is live at st. mary's bilingual school in rockville with carla flores from her sister station, telemundo 44. ladies, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. happy teachers day from st.

mary's. [ cheers ] okay, carla, you take it now. >> like we practiced, guys --sp [ king non-english ] [ cheers ] >> all right. i want you to check out the spread that news4, nbc 4 delivered to theeachers here. 25 outstanding teachers at that school. teaching 200-plus students. we've governor the pastries, the coffee, we've got it all for thk teachers . they sdirve it. we love our teachers, right? [ applause ] rope okay. i had a tour through kelly sweet's kindergartenclassroom. it is a zoo in there. she brought her friend, rufus, the bearded dragon, to talk with us thi morning. this is just amazing this day for teachers celebrating. and you love the sow and tell part of teaching, right. >> yeah. i love the animals. i love the kids.

i love giving them as much experience as possible when they're in the classroom and one is the animals which the kids all take care of.ve >> i lo it. bye, rufus. >> bye. >> reporterokay, look at charles with hiss seussical the musical ju aal suit on. they wrapped up the play. we want to thank you, debbie eisel, who started off as a teacher here. what do you want to say? >>ahank you. th you for recognizing my teachers. teacher appreciation week, we have the greatest faculty and staff. so many people who put everything together to make it a great place every single day. wonderful kids, and great, supportive parents. >> reporter: happy national teachers day! t[applause] t is the latest live here in rockville. i want to thank carla flores for joing me from teleplun oh 44. back to you guys. >> what a great turnout -- telemundo 44.

back to you guys. >> what a great turnout. >> thanks. 6:56. here are four things to know before you go. today the montgomery county council set to address drinking water safety at schools. the council will vote to lower t acceptablelead level standard. last yearol the scho district discovered lead in the water coming fromdreds of drinking yofountains. u can read more on that discovery in the nbc washington app cording to our a partne wtop the chotball coa is placed on leave following a hazing allegation. there's an online petition in supports of the coach. police are searching for a man who shot a man around kenmont road. he died at the hospital. look for updates in the washington app. montgomery county police made arrests following a chase and crashat shut down the outer loop of the beltway in greenbelt. everything is back open now. this all started with an

incident at the 7-eleven in silver spring. police are investigating whether it's connected to atm nests recent months. stay with us and the nbc washington app for the latest. bright sunshine and 82gr s for your tuesday. enjoy. the next time we have a chance for a full sunny day is another week away. >> thank yo that is the news for today. thanks for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. y seeu in 25 minutes. enjoy your day. >> make it a great tuesday, everybody.

good morning. looming an outbreak of severe weathe expanding across the midwest and south today. millions of people in six states bracing for possible tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hailb fore it all heads east. al's got the latest forecast. fatal mistake? the investigation into that fiery plane crash in russia takes a new turn overnight. what the pilot reportedly failed t do and wha we're learningn about american man on board. full pardon. the president cars a former soldier convicted of murdering a suspected al qaeda detainee in iraq. this morning the decision