worked for. we've talked for a long time about approaching a constitutional crisis. we are now in it. >> tempers flare on capitol hill afeeer a house committ votes to hold the attory general in contempt. all this while president trump -- while donald trump jr. n faces a subpoena of his own. and could the trick to losing weight hide in yourdna? we're showing you the new way people are dropping the pounds. there's only so much that can help, right? if you're eating chocolate cake night and day, no matter what your genetics, it's not good for you. >> fingers crossed. i'm hoping. every day. >> good morning, everyone.y i'm eun g. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. it's 4:00 a.m. we're going to start with a look at the forecast and the commute, of course. melissa mollet right there standing by with first 4 traffic. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chubell. did you say you were entertaining the chances of the in for the weekend, mr. bell?

>> i sure did. just know, saturday not so bad. nssunday, outdoor plare in trouble. just know. that we're dealing with the wenl oe -- thedge of cool, moist air. no doubt you noticed the change yesterday. that is ready to come back to the north as a warm front. this afternoon will turn warmer again. we have to deal with a couple of rain showers near charlottesville. they'r graduallygoing to make northbound progress. nothing all that heavy, but s likely heavy in the first half of your thursday. temperatures haven't moved a lot during the overnight hours. we've been hangingostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. again, with thel warm front, after a morning with clouds and hit-and-miss rain chances and h uck in the 60s, early to mid-afternoon wita little peek tures should tempe jump easily into the mid to upper 70s. best chance for rain is in the first pa of the day today. best chance of rain on yir y comes later on in the day. we'll time that out coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. happy birthday, chuck bell.

>> thanks. >> ah. >> oh. >> look at that. oxon hill, northbound indian head highway diverted at kirby, a crash blocking all lanes north of e intersection. we're trying to get information on this one now. right now, we don't see a huge impact because you a gtting around it pretty easily. outer loop between 50 and little river turnpike, right lane is getting by the work zone. outer loop ramp to northbound pennsylvania avenue. ramp is blocked by that work zone. and in virginia, manassas eastund 66 after suddenly, right lane getsth by ere. eun? >> thank you. we have breaking news right now. a second local person has died as a result of the sri lankan attacks on easter sunday. >> cory smithas the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that second victim has been confirmed as chelsea decamenato. she worked for the department of commerce. the secretary of commerce released a statement, this is rt of it,aying that chelsea passed, a way on may 4th,

saturday. she was an internationaprogram specialist in sri lanka on assignment. the secretary says, quote, my prayers here with ea's family during this difficult time. the easter bombings killed 258, wounded hundreds more at three churches and three hotels. so far police have detained 73 suspects for investigations since the t bombingsok place. and as we learn more about the passing of chelsea, our community is morning the loss of a fifth grade student at sidwell friends school who was killed while in sri lanka on leave. back to you. >> all right.nk thaou. also breaking this morning, montgomery county police are investigating a homicide in silver spring. a man was found just before 11:00 last night on piney branch road. officers say the body showed trauma.f this morning we're still working to learn his name and whether poce have any suspects. ange fusstration, and violence -- frustration, and violence erupted outside the

venezuelan embassy in georgetown. at least two people we arrested. d.c. police briefly shut down 30th and m streets as they tried to get e angry crowd under control. you see it here. antiwar groups supporting the embattled socialist president nicolas maduro occupy the building. they want the u.s. to stay out of the venezuelan political ss iues. the protesters outside support u.s. recognized president juan guaido and claim the building belongs to them. >> have broken into our house, our embassy. they have no right to be there. we are venezuelans, they're americans. their issue is t with united states government. >> protesters say economic s sanction imposed by the u.s. are wortzening venezuela's already- worsening venezuela's already direcrisis. the hunt is on for a fugitive who ran from police and crashed his car twice. victor charles johnson also goes by victor jackson, wanted on a

parole violation. he has h atory of drug and weapons offenses. he crashed into a car on route 50 and thenck w his car near the bw parkway in cheverly. he took off running into the woods. schools in the area were on lockdown, and residents were told to stay inside police searched for him. five minutes after the hour. happening in the district, a major road will close for the weekend starting tonight. and it will have a big impact on your friday commute. al lanes of rock creek parkway near the kennedy center will shut down at 8:00 tonight. it will be closed to cars, ot bikes, and traffic. the lane closures for drivers extend from virginia avenue all the way to the lincoln memorialw thell be detours posted as workers build a pedestrian bridge over the road there to the kennedy center. the road is expected to reopen tuesday morning at 5:30. >> that is going to be a mess this weekend. >> a couple of days. candles flickered in southeast washington last night as people remembered a man kill in a hit and run. joshua williams was struck as he

walked across southern avenue over the weekend. people comforted each other and told sires about williams' life. police ay williams was trying to cross near ft. circle park. the driver ditched the suv and ran off. investigators haveot found that driver a fairfax county teacher o walkedurt facing a on dful of misdemeanors wednesday. >> he left in handcuffs, charged with nearly two dozen felonies. rafael segulski was already on ave from his job as a drama teacher at herndon high school.w arrested after a live -- he was arrested after a livin nanny said she found a secret camera in her remember that air vents. he was charged with unlawful recording. and officials found thousands of videos on cameras taken from the suspect's home. >> he was in a position of trust. he was involved with the youth in our community. nothing that we've seen ties him in to his role as a public educator. >> she's now in jailou with

bond. we're following the latest developments in the showdown between the white house and congress. iturces tell nbc news the senate intelligence comme subpoenaed the president's oldest son, donald trump junior. the committee wants to question him about what he knows about a project to build a trump tower in russia. t tmp jr. previouslystified he had only limited knowledge of the moscow project. however, president trump's testified he briefed the hen, president'ssson and daughter, ivanka trump, about ten times. meanwhile, the u.s. is in a cogtitutional crisis acco to the chair of the house judiciary committee. this comes as the battle between the white house and house democrats is escalating. for the first time, president trump isin assert executive privilege to prevent the redacted portions of the special counsel report from being given to congress. the house judiciary committee voted along party lines to recommend the house find the attorney general, william barr, in contempt of congress for not releasing the full report to congress. >> there can be no higher stakes

than this attempt to arrogate ae power away from congress and more important terican people. we've talked for a long timebo approaching a constitutional crisis. we are now in it.ou >> the full hse could vote on citing the attorney geal with contempt as early as next week. now to a consumer alert. the price of that tomato in your salad may go up, way up. the ongoing trspe die could lead to much higher prices in the coming months. u.s. the yesterday im-- yesterday the u.s. imposed a 17% tax on florida tomaes. this after florida growers mexico was dumping artificially cheap tomatoes into the u.s. distributors who rely on the tomatoes say consumers will feel the pirnch. >> we would have to pay more for the tomatoes and unfortunately pass on the higher pre to the consumer. >> the worst effects may not be

felt until the winter when more tomatoes are imported. in the summer, many of the a tomatoes soldcross the country are american grown. it's supposed to be a knick to get from -- a quick way to get from point a to point b. riders from driveap sharin wy they are getting the hit. >> i couldk at mcdonald's and make about the same amount without all the risk. >> two dozen drivers drove slowly at reagan national airport to prote for higher wages. it wasn't just here.m deonstrations took place in ten cities around the country. drivers say they've been fighting for years for the right to unionize and negotiate better pay. in a statement, uber said it is constantly working to improve the working environment for drivers. also happening today,zo jef bes will become the latest to enter the billionaire space race. the amazon ceo will talk etive ly about his se

rocket company blue origin at an event in the district. his firm has spent the last two decades working on this project. theyh tested t rocket last week in texas. bezos hopes his firm can lead the way toward a world where people live in outer space. l ht night i the chance to attend a special event, a late night for a really good cause. the annual galaor after-school all stars washington, d.c. this is a program that goes int now seven schools and serves 600 kids across the district. you see me there with the director of the program and one of the major donors who'spo suprting the program. they work with young whoould otherwise have nothing literally to do between, say, 3:00 in the afternoon and 6:00 in the evening. they work to introduce them to different professionals whoome in and offer classes, and they do enrichment, as well. so the students are growing in terms of academic health and the extracurricular thing things that help them develop skill

sets and become more interested in all the different potential avenues they could follow in . life that young man, reece, was amazing. a former student of the program. a great ambassador for the program nowalking about how it really changed his .life deat a great speech. written butn't read the speech. just a great speaker for high school seniors about to graduate and go off to college. >> sometimes they ju need something like that. a program, a push, an inspiration to get them on the right path. then forget, it the rest is -- >> they blossom. >> yeah. the mystery is over, and the world has officially been introduced to great britain's newest royal. >> the duke and duchess of sussex posed for their first pictures yesterday with their sons archie harrison mountbatten-windsor. he'll be called archie. i think his first name is archibald. >> i was going to say, archie eh. >> the couple reportedly elected to not give the child a royal title at this time. he wouldn'the -- would typically be anarily.i they're gong to call him master

archie. a lot of peopleurre sised by the name. this is some of tn reaction o line. many are delighted with the name while others aren't so sure. i don't think anyone picked arowhie. let us hat you think. it wasn't on the lists. does it matter? he's their baby. >> you're right. it really doesn't matter. >> doesn't matter. >> it doesn't matter. we all see how it prescription drug commercials on tv. ahead,hihe law wch will change what you see in those ads. plus, caught on camera.le a horri kitchen accident involving a product that may be in your home right now. details on a new warning and the lawsuit that's been filed. good morning, everybody. a lot ofts clouds oue this morning. there are areas of light rain across parts of central virginia that are trying their best to the come northbound here. i'll track out the arrival and the departure some raindrops ooday and l

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at the live deck, we have breaking news out ofuth korea. the military there is saying that north korea has launched an unidentified projectile. this would be the second launch by north korea in the last five days. the last one came on saturday. now north korea says that that saturday launch was just part of regular and defensive military training. the south has increased its ce surveill of these launches just to keep an eye on things. obviously the tension between those two countries well own. it also just shows how fraught the negotiaeeons betw the u.s. and the kim jong-un regime continue to be as they continue to push for the denuclearization of north korea. again, right now, south korea's military saying that the north has launched an unidentified projectile. we'll continue to follow the

story and bring you more as the updates come in. for now, back to you in the di stuo. >> thank you so much. tv apps forti prescr medication will soon add an important detail -- the cost. ealth and health and human services announced that drug makers will be required to disclose the list price for medications on all tv ads. it will only apply to drugs that cost more than $35 for a month's supply or usual course of therapy. the ads will also t mentionhat the price may be different for those with health insurance. the new ads are expected to begin airing in just a few months. the funny thing about the ads are all the side effects they manage in rapid succession after they say it can help with , diabetes but you know, you're going to lose a soot. >> any things. >> right. >> still may be better than the alternative. >> exactly. exactly. a popular cooking product is being blamed for badly injuring several people. >> eight people are suing the er manufactur conagra claiming hat pam and similar cooking

up.ys bl the victims were restaurant workers and home cooks. the injuries range from severe burns to partial blindness and lung damage. >> my hairin went up fire, and everything else caught in flames. >> as i rose up and closed the oven, there was like a red fog that covered my eyes. i was screaming like, i'm -- i'm dying. >> the exploding a cansll had four u-shaped vents on the bottom. conagra says the design has been phased ou c thepany released a statement explaining pam has clear warning labels and is completely safe when used correctly. > from homeless in high school to college graduate. nearly five years ago, we introduced u to a remarkable young woman in our area. >> rashema melson greeted at thf top o her class and earned a full scholarship to georgetown university. only on news4, our mark seagraves sits dn with her now that her journey to graduation

complete. >> reporter: rashema melson, her younger brother and mother, spent five years wi a place to call home. >> it was horrible. it had a really negative impact. >> reporter: while they were tough years, ln stayed focusedon getting to college. >> i knew that education was the only way out. >> reporter: she graduated valedictorian and got a full hoip georgetown. she knew therd work was just starting. >> i was there with the most elite people, you know, i the country. it was like i'm this girl from southeast. i graduated from anacostia high school. i don't know if i'm able to like meet these standards. i questioned myself a lot, i doubd myself. >> reporter: she may have doubted herself, buthe never gave up. next week s'll get her diploma from georgetown. >> it's en a struggle. it's been a journey. this is just me making it to the finish linf one of the races in my life. i know there's many more to

come. >> reporter: in the district, news4. wonderful. > proud of her. >> so happy for her. she deserves all the best. okay, chuck bell. do you deserve all the best? is your birthday. >> yeah. i was going to say -- >> you get a pass.if >> there's one day you could be nice to m it would be to today. itoudy skies have been wh us for the overnight hours. now as we're getting closer to dawn, still kind of cloudy nctside. any chaes for rain should be early on in the first part of the day. i'm optimistic that the later parts of the afternoon will be dry. might each get a break -- might even get a break or two of sunshine. for now, mostly cloudy, easterly mwind at eightles per hour. until we get the wind turned to the south, it's going to stay cloudy with a hanginground rain chance. 61 in leesburg. 60 in martinsburg. 59 in clinton, maryland. and your planner then for today, cloudy skies, a little chance for rain here between now and about lunchtime. like i said, i'm optimistic that

your after work and after-school activitiewill be dry. once we can get a little break of sun, things shld warm nicely. for now, the cool, moist air is wedged in across the mid-atlantic. eventually the front will lift to the north as a warm front today. it wl put us ba into the warm sector. that will allow temperatures back close to 80 degre for tomorrow. most of the rain light asit may be is down toward richmond and charlottesville and roanoke right now. it's going to try and inch northbound here. future weather isn't really all that impressive. with the rain chance, it may be underplaying it just a bit. plan on a 40% chance of showers here early. i think weiell see the s brighten and a little sunshiner latetoday. dry but mainly cloudy overnight tonight into early tomorrow. th on tomorrow, later in the day as a front moves in, a likelihood of thundeuntorms arohere. and that leaves us kind of on the iffy side for about two-thir of your weekend. saturday will start dry but end with increasing rain chances toward evening. and i moved sunday rain chance

up to 100%. it will rain on sunday. >> on mother'sday. eun and i are not fans of that. oxon hill, indian head highway, pushed to kirby hill, livingston roads, a crash blocking all of the northbound lanes. we're not seeing too much of a delay yet. southbound, you can get around easily. 270, northbound, southbound, no problems there. everythi is nice and clear. as we take a look elsewhere, my clicker does not want to cooperate. inner loop,uter loop, a little bit of roadwork.

getting in shape and losing weight can be a battle, right? like a big, fat battle. but could the secret to being fit be y locked inour dna? >> more companies are offering at-home testing kits to shed light on your genetic make-up. we have more in working 4 your health. >> reporter: to say that connie sperry wth frustrated wi her health might an t.understatemen >> i've been to about 15 doctors in 12 years. >> reporter: she had high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and couldn't lose weight no matter how hard she tried. >> i'm doing every diet known to man. i' living with a competitive bodybuilder so i know what i should be eating, know what ild shoue doing in workouts.

i'm following a competition prep diet and not losing we>>ht. eporter: when theopular keto diet didn't, she went to a nutritionist. the problem wasn't in her kitchen, it was in her dna. she took a nutrition dna test and found thatause of her genetics, too much protein spikes her insulin which keeps her from losing weight. her genetic make-up also doesn'h let absorb all the vitamin b12 in her diet. >> without that nutritional support i'm aways going to be inflamed. when jurorin flamed -- when you're inflamed you can't lose weight this is prepped. >> reporter: some nutritionists lay out nutrition plans for you, but connie used nutritional guidance. >> i plan on being healthy for as long as possible until i fall off somewhere. >> reporter: using her dna as her roadmap. >> speaks to how hard it can be weight. there are a lot of people -- i don't have an extra $100 to gett

one ofse dna testing kits. once i get it, i don't know what i'm doing with ifit. you don't have access to doctors and dieticians and nutritionists it can bef hard i you don't know the science of od your by. >> exactly. >> ahead of time. ugh, rough. coming up, they're the devices mad just for kids. but this morning, ne concerns your family's smart speaker is spying on you. why even deleting your data may not protecty.your privac plus, school lunch outrage. a district's new policy sparking anger nationwide. and good morning, everybody. dog-walking forecast time. got to love the name of this little guy up for adoption -- pup-tart. >> a cutie. >> six months old. would make a fine addition to your family. to humanrescuealliance.org to add this guy or any pets for adoption to your house.e chancf raindrops this morning. i think the after school and ks will be on the nice, mild, dry si

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fhooter, and instead o running the opposite direction he ran toward it. >> today, students saved by a classmate's quick action. details about the school shooting victim hailed as a hero and the teenage gunman who took him down -- he took down. plus, saying good-bye to sunshine as the rain returns. we'll fill you in on the forecast and what to expect as we move toward the weekend. thanks, kraft, for the gift of nothing. >> oh, my. a generous mother' day offer. kraft mac and cheese offering to foot your baby sitting bill this weekend. how to take u advantage of that. first at 4:30, live look at this thursday. almost to friday. you are goi to want to dig the umbrella out of your closet car today. you will need it this weekend. chuck says that's for sure. we believe chuck. >> ready for it. >> good morning, everyyae. i'm eun . >> i'm aaron gilchrest. let's