we have the latest from the scene. today is the day uber andft drivers going on strike. what this means for you if you are hoping to catch a ride. does your property need a pop? we are talking curb appeal. how to improve the look of your property withog breakin the bank. "news 4 today" stas now. it is 4 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with a check on your travel and commute. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 .chuck bell 66 degrees. >> super mild. temperatures never reallydo trended wards and the clouds have helped to hold temperatures mainly in the 60s. as a result, not much of morning chill at all. 50s in the shenandoah mlley. st 60s around most of the city right now. don't plan on much of a warmup today. that northeast wind is setting

up shop. it promises a real struggle temperate wise today. our computer models think that we don't ever get back above 70 degrees. starting out so mild, there might be a sliver of sunshine this morning. i think we can squeak our way up to 73 deitees. will probably start turni cooler again once we get past lunchtime today. not much o a rain chance only about 20%. you can probably get away with it for now. >> all right. thank you, chuck. taking a lookt the roads. inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, don't have any problems. no road work you need to worry about. we'll letno you k if that changes. manassas, eastbound 66 had two right lanes gettingk by the wor zone. it's not really impacting 66 at all into town an out of town. 270 southbound from frederick to the spur gets you there in 27 minutes. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:02 right now.

developing thismorning. shock and ragedy incolorado. two high school you students shot and killed a classmate and injured others. corey smith is at the news desk. >> douglas county colorado tells us there are two suspects in case. one of them is under aged and the other is not being named. the other suspect is 18-year-old sson. er there was a large police presence at his family home overnight. it was cordoned off and a car rayed with graffiti was towed away from the home. the victim has been defined as kendrick castilla. students, teachers, parents all embracing each other. this is a school of 1800. take a listen from one mother. >> she was in mrs. harper's room

when the shooters came in shooting tnd she saidt two of her classmates took the shooters down and she was able to escape. >> sadlye've become accustomed to scenes like this students hugging each other trying to comfort one another. douglas county officials are expected to give another update around 8:00. we will be listening and bring you the very latest. back to you. >> coth. ank you. we now know more about the man with a gun who was arrested at the trump international hotel in the district yesterday. 49-yeaold lee mccarthy is from norris town, pennsylvania. he faces several charges including possessing an registered weapon. this started yesterday afternoon when mccartney tried to go to an event. when officers asked him if he ha a gun, he said he had one in his jeepe wrmpt polic say mccartney did not make any threats, hover, theyo not

rec could go nieltz weapo registrations from other states. willor attney general william barr be held in contempt of congress? sklliam barr was a to turn over the full unredacted mueller report to the committee by monday and he refused. the justice department says there is no legitimate reason to hand it over. in the senate democrats are pressing inspector general to investigate bafr r barro go around the committee. it's 4 oofrmt 04. happening today if you were planning to use uber or lyft, g they'reoing on strike today. >> their demands are clear policies on tips and fairs, more money, they want paidofime drivers in eight u.s. cities are planning to strike. >> we work hand in hand.

they need us, we need them. we need lyft as a corporation and any of us as drivers. we want to be treated fairly. >> it's notle how many hours this strike could last. the strike coincides with uber becoming fairly publicly founded county. it's bike to school y. he was accused of threatening a terror attackay be released from jail. this morninge're getting a better idea of the strict onditions the coast guard lieutenant may face today. a hitlist because he hasn't been charged with terrorism, only non-violent drug and weapons offenses, heuafies for home supervision. he can never be left home alone,

drug testing and no aeess to th internet or smart phones. there will be a hearing tom. montgntery couy police were in the right place athe ght time and prevented another possible atm theft. >> we brought you this story as it was happening yesterday. they spotted two men being dropped off at a 7-eleven in lockwood falls. officers swarm in and a third suspect tk off in a truck. police tell us this was an investigation into a series of atm shefts.y since februar there have been seven attemptedatm shefts. this morninge're hearing from the husband of the woman

found dead in the potomac river. her vehicle i plungedo the river sunday night. it took two days for crews to locate the suv in ter. bushkin's husband says she was the love of his life. he tells news 4 he can only guesshat caused her to go into the water that night. >> there was probably some medical event. i hope she didn't suffer too badly. >> the couple was a part of a notable philanthropist duo in the area. bushkin's husband want people to honor her and do sometng nice every day. 4:0 ryp. montgome council is working to dramatically lower the amountlef allowed in water.

the new threshold is 5 parts p billion. right nowt' is 20 parts per billion. they've already replaced fountains that exceed the level. they canffect the cognitive f d bone development children. the county council also passed legislation g eranteeingqual pay for county workers. the local government will no longer request pay stubs or rely on it. first lady melania trump celebrating a milestone for her be best campaign. yesterday she had a press conference representing three pillars of the campaign. this year the focus on drugil abuse wbe expanded to all children not just babies and young mothers. c king can sometimes be a

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james is my favorite out ofhat list. do you care? n' i dot. >> do you have a pick? arthur like paying attention to tell you the truth. arth is powerful. >> bernie. >> g with the sword, stone. >> bernie. >> lancelot. >> that's a different --ha >> tt would be great. s theyw exceptional courage and selflessness every day. eesterday the alexandria community cam together to recognize first responders. they had the valor awards given to 21 firefighters, police deputies, 911 dispatchers. i had the hon norm to celebrate them. they are m very much determined. the things that they are doing to put their heads on straight

and just dive in, fires, s, weapon the whole nine yards. >> everyday heroes. each day they go to workthey don'now what to expect. their training comes in handy. still ahead this morning, we're talking about curb appe e. >>asy ways to make your sales.y pop and increase good morning, everybody. yes, it is going to be a little cooler today than yesterday. weather front just to our north is sliding our direction. that means a little bit higher chces for rain the next coming days. next time you

joao you're watching news 4 today. so ifve you've er been to virginiableach you proba have seen them hanging near the surf. signs warning you not to tcurs >>hose signs have been up for 20 years. now they're about to come down. local group has wor d for several months to get rid of those signs. they argue the signs were not welcoming and did nothing to influence behavior. >> they agreed that the signs should come down. we're really grateful for doing that. flowers, public art, things like that for the community to enjoy rather than tossing the signs in the trash. >> the city has agreed to take down the signs. it's unclear exactly when they are going to be removed. they also didn't say whether thatreeans they' changing the law. >> maybe utnot, b the signs may be -- >> so yoet no warning. >> right. >> good luck.

>> deal people -- >> lucly i don't have a car. >> we'll tell people. >> stand up, don't stand by. th o is part a new campaign to prevent sexual assault by having people keep an eye out for those who have had too much to drink. for a town filled with politicians, secrets andoties are nhing new to washington, d.c., but now a lot of america's secrre on full display inside the new international spy museum. we have a look inside. >> reporter: a wheel decides how your mission went, there's mething for everyone in the new international spy museum. twice as big as the old one. i filling with artifacts is no easy task.

f>> how do youind something that's secret. >> reporter: we donow about these, the invisible t inc., rocks for making dead drops and you've got to love the disguises. part of the museum is seeing if deu have the chance to crack a secret co it's also about honoring real life spies. >> his father was a cia spy during the cold war. >> he was captured by the kgb. n aew generation of people will learn about the incident and that my father is a hero to our country. >> reporter: the museum opens this sunday. at the intnational spy museum, aimee cho. dave shah pell is about to

receive an honor. >> he grew up in d.c. he has a cagey and controversial approach. dave has challenged us to see hot buttons issue from his entirely done perspective. >> he joins impressive roranks. cal burnett. u know what i mean? nchs comedy. >> still, funny is funny. >> bo of you guys are funny. >> the view jerts don't 2340e f howny we are. >> it's ahole other show. >> that would be the 10 p.m hbo program. >> exactly. >> we have a little bit of a cloud cover coming back into the picture. winds haven't turned at t airport yet but they will turn to the noreast as they get

later on into the day. that is a big part of the reason that the forecastay for tod is a very big cnge from what you got to experience yesterday. sunshine, 80 degrees. today cloud skies and about 10. in some places as mucas 15 degrees cooler than yesterday afternoon. so, again, waiting on the wedge. that wedge of cool moisture coming down from parts of new york and new england, that will be pushing its way into the region during the dayda toy. even though we're off to really mild start with temperures in the low to mid 60s. temperatures likely to drift back into the 60ed later o in the afternoon and evening. rain chances remain fairly low. i can't rule out ae sprinkl or two of rain. here's the front. it will turn into a very high

ance of rain. this morning most of the rain off to our north and east. that's where the bulk of the ra willstay. the stray shower can't be ruled out. radar showing there could be a few drops here at prince william parkway. future weather, there's the wedge building in. a lot of cloud cover. if you a going to see a little bit more sunshine, it will be in the far southwesterner corn highest rain chance will be in uthern maryland. by 11:00 tonight as the warm air tries to lift back in, more likely to have some showers after sunset tonight and into the pre-dawn hours of tomorrow morning. then tomorrow, slivers of sunshine but also heit and miss showers around. oudy skies. oornd 70 sz.

60% of thunderstorms on your friday. lnow itks like a chance of showers any time on saturday and rain still extremely likely for your sday plans. >> melissa, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. beltway looking quite good. still no signs of any road work. looking northbound gw parkway between 197 and 198, this is the daily situation. the left lane, the only thing getting by,he paving. northbound georgia after 16th street. left lane getting by the work zone. manassas, 29 gainesville and prince william parkway.an two right les getting by that work llne. sti ahead, we're showing you how to improve the value of your property easily and quickly. he is the 10-year-old annapolis boy quickly become becoming one of ellen's guests. >> we have somebody here to share special news with you mpp

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long way. it is 4:26 now. coming up, a disturbing trend on one of our area's most dangerous roads. why so few peopleaught driving drunk are facing jail time. >>plus, a college degree that cost this father. storm team 4 you what does a 20% chance for rain look like? one lonely little shower. southern fairfax county. just a lot of clouds outside. temperatures on the other side of the break. if you have some kids that en't in camp and looking for family fun activities, o check local parks. in germantown, the 7 acres of a

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