does your property need a pop? this morninge' w talking curb appeal. how to improve the look of your property without breaking the bank. it is 6:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. a i'mon gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with a check on your forecast and commute. our melissa i mollet standing by with a look at your traffic. >> we'll start with storm team 4 chuck bell and a beautiful sunrise. >> yes, indeed. sun is up officially a little more than two minutes fronow. skies have been mainly clear overnight. the clouds you can see out here now, there's a lotore where that came from. cooler weather. temperatures this afternoon will be 10 degrees or moreooler an yesterday. not much of a rain threat. rain chances only 20%.

a very unsettled pattern is tting up shop here in the next couple of days. unsettled is meteorological code for higher raince chan school bus forecast for kids. dry weather at the bus stops this morning and most of your recess and after schoolil activities w not be affected by rain for today. daily gre, we'll call it satisfactory. today's high, 73. increasing rain chances for the weekend coming up. melissa, good morning. >> good morning tyou. we're talking about a tractor-trailer fire on the right side of the road. you can see f there. putting that out pretty quickly. nobody hurt thank goodness. food is being off loaded right now. some of it not damaged which is pretty amazing. southbound 270, looks hoode after that situation at copper

road.d near falls roa this morning. as we take a look elsewhere, 270, montgomery village, you can see slowdown, because of the earlier problem. it snow bald here. youan see that slowdown. 355 a good one for you. that's not looking bad. plugging, southbound 195 after 175. ies, and 66, 95, no wo aaron. thank you. 6:02. developing this morning, shock and trady in colorado. >> two gunmen walked into aea school n denver and opened fire. one person was killed, several others were wounded. botheruspected gunmen arrested. >> news 4's jay gray is in denver with th latestn the investigation. >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. this is where it o all happened the campus behind us here. it was late in the day, around 2:00nd it wasfull. more than 1800 students from kindergarten through 12th grade inside in their classes as two classmates apparently armed

worked their way to the middle of the campus and opened fire. we're told that one student con pronlted them a that's when tactical teams were able to move in and apprehend both students. we know one student was killed in the attack, an 18-year-old. we know eight others were injured. the investigation is going toin co here through at least the end of the week. school will obviously be clod and counselors will be on hand to help survivors as they try to move forward here. that's the latest from here in colorado. now back to you. aaron, eun? >> thanks to jay gray. we now know more about the man arrested at the trump international hotel here in the districtyesterday. 49-year-old lee mccartney now from norris town, pennsylvania, faces several charges including possessing an unregistered weapon.

this all started yesterday afternoon when mccartney tried to go through security at the event at the hotel. police found the handgun and high capacity magazine5ith 1 hallow point bullets. he did not make any threats. d.c. does not recognize weapons registrations from other states except under limited conditions. will attorney general william barr be held in contempt of congress. that is a question that may be answered toy. e house judiciary committee will vote on the matter hours from now. barr was asked to turn over the full unredacted mueller report by monday and he refused. the justice department says there's no legitimate reason to hand it er. in the senate democrats arees prsing michael who are row wits as a way to go around the commit>>e. it's now 6:04 today. you may have trouble getting a ride from uber or lyft. rivers from the ride share

companies are turning off their apps in protes news 4's darcy spencer has the story as they're trying to prepare for the possible strike today, darcy. >> reporter: that's right, aaron. they are expected to have additional taxis at ragan international airport and if you rely on uber. you could be impacted today. the good news is you have time toprepare. up ber drivers want to send the company a message. they want better wages. they want clear policies on tips and fares and they are looking for paid time off. drivers who participate in the strike plan to shut off their and they'retoday going to keep it off until midnight. we're being told that lyft drivers will also participate in this strike with solidarity with the uber drivers. this is happening as uber, a

multi-billion dolr company, plans to go public. >> we work hand in hand. they need us, we need them. we need passengers and lyft as a corporation and ty need us as drivers. we want to be treated fairly. >> reporter: now if you do plan to come here to the airport today, metro is also a possible option. now be prepared. it could take you longer to get an uber and it could cost you a lot more mon later today. back to you. >> darcy spencer live for us this morning. thank you. and a heads up for anybody who will be driving in fairfax county this morning.pe ex to see more children riding bikes. it is bike to school day for dozens of school across the county. the day promotes exercise and reducing pollutwan. he threatened with promoting a terror attack. we're getting a better idea. conditions of the coast guard

lieutenant. you'll recall a group of weapons and a hit list that was removed from his home. s conditions for his release include that he can never be left alone. 24/7 gsps, no access to internet or smart phones. tore will be another heari see whether hassen will be released to home security. montgomery county police were in the right place at the right timend prevented another possible atm theft. >> we brought you this story that happened yesterday. officerstt spoed two men on lockwood drive. you can see the m sprayaint the cameras and that's when they moved in. they arrested two men here and a third suspect took off in a

troubling. they chased him until green belts. this morning we're hearing from the husband of the woman found dead in the potomac river. 72-year-old barbara bushkin was returning from a charity event when her vehicle plunged into the river sunday night. it took two days for crews to locate her suv in the water. bushkin's husband tells us they were high school sweet hearts. now he says he must go on without the love of his life. he can only speculate. bl>> it was pro some medical event. i hope she didn't suffer too badly. >> bushkin's husband wpets le to honor her memory by doing something nice every day. it's 6:08. all week long we are thanking

the heroes of the classroom. our teacher appreciation celebration continues in the district this morning. >> news 4' molette green is live in garfield elementary school in southeast washington. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. good morning from garfield prep! >> wahoo! >> reporter: 30 teachers, 330 students. on teacher appreciation week we want to celebrate the teachers here. computer science teacher here who has a love of teaching the youngeople here. >> good morning. i'm tasha sharesh, love the students, their parents and the staff at this home. >> she's been prepped well here. principal branch,ou did well

with that. let me bring in marlene graves who's been a teacher for 17 years. you love being here? >> absolutely. it is an honor and a privilege to serve the students of southeast washington d.c. the at the garfield preparatory academy. >> whew. >> we're at the garfieldor preparat academy. let's spark the scene and let the band play. would he have a treetd coming their way a lite bit later on in the 6:00 hour of news 4. let's go, band. let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ we'll see you a little bit later . >> awesome day for those teachers, molette. thanks so much. they show exceptional courage and selflessness every single day. yesterday i was invited to help

the alexandria community recognize first their life saving bravery. they presented the valor awards to cher i was deputies, and other first responders. they don'tsk for any recognition. they are very deserving of our thanks. they save lives. >> everyday heroes. it is 6:11 right now. still ahead this morning, we are talking curb appeal. >> easy ways to make your property pop and increase the value of you how about our rweather, chuck? >> gardening forecast time sponsored by merry field garden not a badime to spend time in the yard to get things done. cloudy skies later on in the afternoon. cooler and not much of a rain threat. perfect time to spend time outside. speaking of which, time to move

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you're watching "news 4 today." welcome back. 6:14. we know d.c. native dave shah pell is aut to recein honor. he's selected to be this year's mark twain prize recipient for humor. >> shah pell grew up in d.c. and went to the duke ellington school for the arts. he's known for his edgy way of talking about race. they say dave has challenged us to see button issues from his entirely original yet relatable perspective. he will be a honored the star

studded event in october here in d.c. >> congratulations. 6:15. trying to get across the pond. they're waiting for the introduction of the royal baby. >> meghan markle gave birth on monday. we are live in windsor. camila, good morning to you. is there any word on when we might see this baby? >> reporter: well, we may see this baby today. i'm going to confirm at that we don't know when exactly. i've actually got some breaking news here live from windsor in that we understand that the queen, h majesty the queen will be meeting the baby boy this morning. an ot happening ie next few hours, folks. you need to keep your eyes tuned on nbc. we think picturesill be expected in the next few hours time. >> camila, prince harry and

meghan have done things different for births and how much did they sort of stray away from that? >> reporter: well, essentially they have ry broken from tradition at times. we have that instagram message announcing the baby's birth. it very much was informal and casual saying it's a boy giving scant details. there was information on the buckinghamalace easel. they kept the birth place secret. we don't know where she had the baby. that fact will come out further down the line because there needs to be a birth certificate with a oocationit, but every step of the way they have changed things and done things a little more differently. they he the freedom to do that ccause thebridge children have been born, prince harry is w sixth in line for the throne.

he isn't a king. oe d't have to be so regimented. >> maybe that' one of the percs of being second born. >> we still need a name. >> it is 6:17. chuck bell, what do you have for us this morning? >> a little sunshine because it is a pretty way to get the day going. as of 6:17 in the morning, it is 65 degrees. e hav south wind overnight. that held temperatures up. wind has gone east. eventually it will northeast. northeast wind isn't necessarily your friend at this te of year. 63 now in baltimore. 5 in howard county. 67 marine base quantico. 61 in leesburg. planner is for the clouds to thicken up relatively quickly. should be full overcast at lu nchtime. temperatures really struggling here. mostsp of the suburbs, eecially

out north and west of townet ma not ghat close to 70 degrees. i think downtown because we're starting out with extra sunshine this morning, we should be able to squeak our way up to 73 degrees by 10:00, 11:00mo this e ing but do expect temperatures to come back into the 60s later on in the day today. this is the cool front that's getting wedged down just to our south. it will settle south ofgt washin late tonight and then come back tomorrow as a warm front. any time you have the changing does sses in place, it lead to a chance for some showers. there's future weather. a little chance, 20% chance of a shower or tto y. primarily from washington southbound to the northern neck. fredericksburg, southern maryland. by 9:00 this evening, little better chance for a heit and c missnce of rain drop. then peaks of information. 20 chance of rain today and 40% chance of rain tomorrow.

nothing major. will be back warmer tomorrow. into the 70 back to 80 on friday. notice the rain chances. n % today, 40% tomorrow, 60% friday. back down to only 40% chance for showers on saturday but an 80% chance, melissa, that sunday will be a wet one.nk >> tyou, chuck. first alert traffic alert. earlier problem on copper road. truck fire had everything closed. it had to be open. delays stretched. montgomery village, a little bit slower than itic typly is. you can see the delays here. here's an additional issue that just popped up. southbound after middlebrook road coming out of germantown, left lane blocked by a work zone that has popped up. it's adding to the pain there. chopper 4ver 66 at nutley street, the in bound lanes. eastbound not looking bad. very typical. nothing in your way there.

southbound 95 after 175, crash on the left side right now. travel times inla mary, 270, 29 miles per hour southbound. top of the beltway, 34 miles per hour. 66 and 95 not bad. remember to listen to wtop when yourop into you car. eun? >> thank you, melissa. still ahead, we're showing you how to improve the value of your property. >> he is the 10-year-old annapolis boy quickly becoming one of ellen's favorite guests. ais afternoon he's getting a bit of surprise. >> we have somebody here to share some newsyo with u. please welcome keenan thompson. >> i call that that's a surprised look for sure. the surprise does notnd for dylan either. to see what else ellen has

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it. go into a neighborhood and there's one house that sticks out from all the rest. it has that wow factor, that curb appeal. >> people do judge a book by its cov cover. >> she works for kliler wils properties and whether you're looking to sell your home for top dollar or looking to enhance your own space, boosting cur appeal doesn't have to break the bank. start with simple stuffike the lawn. make sure it's mowed and free of sticks and cluttees fr mulch always looks good and a well placed bench can add interest. landscaping can also make a big difference. think bushes, flowers, hanging plants or colorful pots. best opportunities t boost curb appeal is on the front stoop. start a dramatic color. >> paint the door, doormat 30 or

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"newtoday" starts now. just about 6:30 now a we take a live look outside as you get this wednesday started. we hope you t enjoyhe outdoors the last. few da today, eh, meh as chuck has described it. it's going to be one of those days. >> meteorological term, by the way, meh. >> high end science.

>> i'm aaronisgilchr >> i'm eun yang. thank you for joining us. the whole team here is working foryou. storm team 4 meteorologist cck bell isere with a look at your forecast before we check m with melissa mollet on your commute.t >> if you wa to enjoy sunshine on your wednesday, you better do the boot scooting boogie out the door because this is going to being the sunniest part of the day for sure. temperatures, m to upper 50s in the shenandoah valley. 62 in fairfax city, 61 in lorton, 58 degrees in brandy wine this morning. 61 i germantown. clouds will gradually thicken up. as we go through the rest of the morning. even with increasing clouds,nc rain cha are fairly low. only a 20% chance for a stray shower mainly south of washington. daily grade for today with thickening clouds as eun and aaron were saying, meh, not too bad.to satisfactory y. high temperatures, 73.

that's probably before lunchtime. temperatures back in the 60s by later o in the day. you can always stay ahead of the weather by downloading our absolutely free nbc washington app. you can find and follow me on socialmedia. let's go over to first 4 traffic. >> this just popped up here. i want to mention this. eastbound bay bridge. heading out of town and need the bay bridge,e are shut down. trying to get more information there making calls to figure's t what going on. big response eastbound bay bridge. closed. 270 still has abo a five mile backup from a earlier crash. there is a work zone that's blocking an area. chopper 4 showing us 66 at nutley, the beltway is looking pretty good there. the rest of the beltway, no major issues. we will update you on the bay bridge problem cing up.

eun? >> melissa, thank you. as melissa mentioned, traffic is moving again on i-270 montgomery county. here's why it spped about 90 mites ago. a tractor-trailer caught fire near clapper road. itas carryingic org food. a deadly apartment fire in new york city has killed several people including children. >> this is video from the scene there in the harlem area. news 4's corey smith is at the li live. >> children ranged from 3 to 11 and there were four t ofhem and a mother and another male adultv he smoke coming from that apartment. it not clear what started this fire, butef firhters think that it began in the kitchen of the fifth floor ap ltment. ratherge apartment.

three bedrooms and many other rooms as well. took firefighters about two hours to get this blaze under cont absolutely tragic start to the morning there in harlem. be sure to look at updatesmi up. >> very sad. thank you. 6:33 now. developing this morning, we are about an hour away from another update from officials after a deadly school shooting. officials say two students stormed the s.t.e.m. school yenerday afternoon denver killing one student and injuring eight others. the school is 15 nutes away columbine high school. we'll have the details on the suspects and victims. thi morning students at damascus high school will be without their principal. the principal is stepping down in the aftermath of the locker room assault. drew wilder has more. >> reporter: kasey kraus announced her resignation in a letter yesterday.e

incident has demanded significant attention drawn ongoing negative media attention. that is the alleged rape of junior varsity football players by their teammates. five boys are charged for that and kraus's resignation letter to students and staff, it has become clear that in order for da masscuss high school to move forward, they need a new leader. monday the principal of julius west middl school kevin yates will assume the interim principal position. drew wilder reporng from damascus. another parent has pled guilty in the college admissions ibery scandal. it shows steven semprebibo leaving court. he pled guilty and admitted to paygin $400,000 for his son tont

get entry i georgetown as a tennispl er. he was not a tennis player. he was the first associated with georgetown tooso. he allegedly3 accepted $ million in bribes and no w longerks for georgetown. he has pled not guilty. 6:35. >> smucker's will be giving free breaast to marines. al roker joins us at the base. >> reporter: good morning. ning here.m sub is just coming up. we've got all these tents and we're about3,000 military service members and their families are going to get breakfast and a whole lot of nice stuff from the folks at smucker's. they have this battle, if you will, competition between commissaries in the military all across the untry. this year quantico was the

winner and so they get a great breakfast, paes, coffee, dunkin' donuts, all sorts of stuff and so we're here justt taking parn it. we're going to bring that to you coming up on "today." >> awesome. >> oreat group men and women working at quantico for sure. >> al. we'll see you on the "today" show in a bit. >> love that hat. >> thank you. 6:36. get ready for a ride share strike. uber and lyft drivers going the demands they're making to corporate and how it could make your commute more of a headache. plus, molette green is helping us celebrate local educators this morning during teacher appreciation week. >> that's right. we're delivering some sweet treats to garfield prep. let's strike up the band for the teachers here! ♪ ♪

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you're watching "news 4 toda" today baltimore officials are trying to figure out who was behind a cyber attack that infected the city's computer networks with ransom wear. phones wouldn'ting and email didn't work propey at offices all over the city yesterday. all e and 911 systems are still working but most of the city's computer servers were

shut down. ere's ore's mayor says no evidence any personal information was stolen. the city is trying to figureut the extent of the taj now. 6:40 right now. new changesoming out from goog google. google lens will be able to read a recei and tell you how much to tip-in a restaurant. >> the company is adding new augmented reality features to search. that means users will soon be able to see a full3d model in their search results. now here's your cnbc business report. >> reporter: good morning. frank holland in cnbc headquarters. college graduates are looking for a place to put down their roots. maryland is the best state for recent grads. among the factors considered, median income, rent, average home prices, job availability and of course quality of life.

massachusetts is ranked second, minnesota, north dakota and connecticut. virginia is sixth. the worst state is nevada where there's a 4 poun point something percent inincrease. right now first 4 traffic. bign problem o the bay bridge. traffic stopped atl the tol plaza and very slow getting through this crash scene. we have other problems and travel times coming up. chuck? >> thanks, melissa. ollergy, treen in the high category. a grasses moderate. rain chances are going up with time. not much of a rain threat for today but higher rain chances getting towards the weekend. if you are thinking about washing the car, take your chances today. just know there's rain on the way for the weekend. ten day forecast coming.

you're watching "news 4 today." today have a backup plan if you were thinking about uber or lyft to get around. drivers of those ride share companies are going on strike. >> for more on how this could affect your commute, let's go live to news 4's darcy spencer at ragan national airport this morning. darcy, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. we've beeneporting about this planned strike for some time warning people that this day was coming and it is here. if you rely on uber to get around or perhaps you need to come here to ragan national or get to dulles today, this i the

best advice, you've got to plan ahead. we don't know exactly what's going to happen today, but chances are you will be impacted. drivers say thatheyant better wages, clear policies on tips and fares and they're also lookaig for some p time off. participating drivers will shut off their apps at noon and they're not going to turm the back on until midnight. lyft drivers are also expected toarticipate in solidarity with t uber drivers. now the timing here is key. the strike is happening just two days before the company is set to go public. >> they're not getting health care. they're not getting benefits. s ey're into the getting 40 or anything, all they're getting is the fare. they should get paid more. >> reporter: now we're told that there will be additional taxis here at ragan national a well as dull let. you have to plan ahead. if you were planning to use uber, maybe you want to the app and see.

there could be a lot longer waits. there could be additional costs. we simply don't we will find out at noon day. back to you. >> darcy spencer live for us at dca. a heads up for anybody driving in fairfax county today, its bikeo school day across the county. the day promotes exercise and reducing pollution near schools. detectivesheombing near t denver area home of the school shooting. douglas county officials towed a white car away from 18-year-old devi eriksson'shome. the other suspect is not 18 and has not been publicly named. the shooting happened in highlands ranchhichs just about 15 minutes away from columbine. one student was killed and eight others injured. officials expected to the latest on "today."

6:47. the house judiciary committee is expected to vote on whether to loeld attorney general william rr in contempt of congress. barr refused to comply with a suoena. the justice department is threatening to claim executive privilege over the entire report unless democrats cancel today's contempt vote against barr. and we now know more aboan the m arrested at the trump international hotel here in the district. 49-year-old lee mccartney is from norris town, pennsylvania. he faces several charges including possessing an unregistered weapon. this all started yesterday afternoon when mccartney tried to go through security for an ent at the hotel. police found a handgun and high capacity magazine with 15 hallow point bults in his jeep. he did not make any threats however d.c. does not recognize weapons registrations from other states except in limited

conditions. d.c. police have named more suspects in ara smash and g robbery. surveillance video captured the thieves robbing a consignment store last month. the suspects snashing the glass display and grabbing several designer handbags. one man is facing charges. police are also searching for another suspect. they say jamar wiggins andks davonte brf southeast are wanting for stealing those hand bags worth seval thousand dollars. a news 4 i-teams is raising questions aut one of the busiest roads. >> according to years of court filings, many of those who crash their cars while driving drunk on indian head highway avoid going to jail. >> reporter: news 4 i teamre ewed crashes on this highway

between january 2016 and december 2018 and we found as few as five of those drivers were sentenced to jail time and even be those who were had their sentences reduced to just days. despite a fast rising number of deadly crashesnd dui arrests on maryland 210. prosecutors point to a unique system in the prince gorges county court in which cases were sped throughnd lighter sentences dolled out. >> i think the's state attorney's office did a good job in bringing forward these c tes. i thinkhe justice system did not take these cases very seriously. >> they acknowledge they were using a unique system. the judge recently left the ben 67 for unrelated reasons and n all 24 judges can hear and rule on duis. our further review of maryland court records found the second most populated county has the second most dui arrests.

we found 500 each month and the peak month was in the summer in august. along indian head highway, scott mcfarland, news 4. 6:50 now. our mel mollet is tracking thele first 4 traffic a along the bay bridge. >> tracker 4 should be t nre in theext couple of minutes to show us what's going on. right now we know this is the traffic is stopped at the toll plaza. we're talking about eastbound bay bridge. because of the crash midspan here this morning, they are getting b very, very slowly. five milebackup on the bay bridge. 270 southboundnt montgomery cou looking better. earlier crash at 270 is shut down because of i a vehicle flames. you can see the vehicles heading southbound. inner loop, outer loop looking very typical here thor morning. asour travel times, 270 southbound. 22 miles per hour.e top of th beltway, 29 miles per hour to virginia.

66, 32 miles forth beltline.st li to wtop when you hop in your car. hi, chuck. >> hey, melissa. good morning, everybody. wednesday off to a nice start. this is going to be the prettiest part of the day. so get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we have it. nds coming back to the northeast later on in the morning and through the afternoon today. skies which are featuring a fair amount of sunshine this morning will quickly cloud back over. town. winds aren't too much of an issue. with time that northeast wind ncll set up shop. 58 in pri gorges county. 61 montgomery county. 54 and into virginia,at temperes in the low to mid 60s for the area. 67 in quantico. your planner for today, generally 60s with filtered sunshine this morning. what amount of sunshine we're going to get will be before

lunchtime. highs up around 70 to 73 degrees and then becoming very cloudy. temperatures falling into the 60s later on into the afternoon. this storm out to our west will have a big impactn outdoor weather plans for this weekend. no rain to worry about for now. future weather as the clouds thickeng the course of the day today, there will be an opportunity for a stray little shower or two. rain chances today only 20%. little higher chance for rain as you get into the day tomorrow to start off cloudy with a few drops around in the morning. on opportunity for stray showers during the afteromorrow. no soaking rains expected today or tomorrow. our next best chance for steadier rain comesda on f in the form of afternoon thunderstorms. 60% chance of rain on friday. saturday is sll the better half of the weekend with temperatures in the 70s. a there's opportunity for rainy time on saturday. nothing heavy.ai steady rn could be an inch or more coming from sunday into

mo hay. i'me at the live desk following breaking news. students have bee staging a sit in for more than a month. they're protesting the oriversity's plan to create a private police f as well as university's communications with u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement. the students were told tuesday that what they were doing amounted basically to criminal trespass and they could face suspension or expulsion. we know multiple students have been arrested. some had chained themselves to the stairway there at that university but for now wndll se it back to you. >> cory, thank you. it's 6:53. all it takes is two words to let a teacher know how much they mean to you. lank you. aleek long we are thanking the heroes in the classroom.

>> our molette green continues teacher appreciation this morning at garfield pparatory academy in southeast washington. we're outside now, molette. >> reporter: oh, yeah, we are outside. we love our teachers here at garfield prep, don't we? [ cheers and applause ] >>eporter: look, our parents love the teachers here at garfield as well. nbc 4 loveshe teachers at garfield prep and we brought treats from the goodies guys. let me bring on one of the fabulous teachers here. shon dra jackson saunders to talk about the whole plan you have for your young people. >> thank you. here at garfield preparatory academy we are extremely excited that w provide them the skills and we provide them social emotional learning to be effectiveizens and that's important to us.

>> principal, you love your teachers. 30 teachers, 330 students. what do yo want tosay? >> our teachers are the best teachers in the world. they're the best in the world at what they do and we are loc wed ind 8 southeast washington d.c. our teachers come to school evy single day, they provide a world class education to our children. right. let's strike up the band for the teachers here at garfield. let's do it. ♪ ♪ >> great morning there. >> yeah, big thank you to the teachers a garfield and all over the regions. >> thanks, molette. all right. 6: right now. here are 4 things to know this morning. six people including four children wer killed in an apartment fire overnit. this was in the harlem area there in new york city about 1:30 this thmorning. e children range in age from 3 to 11 years old. you can look for updates ahead on today. tenants at flower branch

apartments said they smell gas but nothing's been done to investigate the problem. they're looking to prevean her explosion like this one in 2016 residents will hold a newser confce tonight in front of the news complex. follow the story in the nbc washington app. uber ars lyft drivere expected to go on strike. ride share drivers around the country have turned off their apps today to protest how the services treat drivers. the timing is meant to disrupt uber's initial public offering. today could be the day we meet the newest member of the british royal family. meghan markle gave birth to a babyoy onmonday. big announcements. first pictures from the royal family comin up on "today." right now first 4 traffic alert we're talking abo the bay bridge eastbound outbound. if you are headed that way, chopper 4 over the problem. it is ail four m backup only getting by the crash on the left

side of the road. they had traffic stopped at the toll pla to relieve everything. they have reopened that situation. ot good at all. five day forecast, a bit of sunshine first thing this morning. becoming cloudy thisafternoon. only a little rain chance for today. higher rain chances yfortunately especiall for friday. the rainiest day of the next five should be sunday. >> chuck, thank you. that is the "news 4 today." that is the "news 4 today." we appreciate you

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good morning. fear and heart ache. >> i need medical here asap. >> two students in colorado opened fire on their classmates killing one and injuring eight others. a school packed with students as young as 5. >> i'm just a bit, like, shaky. i'm scared. >> this morning the classmate whose heroic action may have saved others and what this student saw inside that classroom speaking out in a live interview. wildweather. overnight severe storms unleashing tornadoes, flooding rain, a large hail on the midwest and south. the threat far from over. the dangerous weather now heading east. in the