erhold attorney g william barr in contempt. all this while donald trump jr. now faces a subpoena of his own. >> and could the trick to losing weight be hiding in your dna? we're showing you the new way people are dropping the pounds. good morning, everyone. welcome to your thursday. i'm eun yam. >> i' aaron gilchrest. it's 5:00 a.m. we begin with a check on the recast and the commute, of course. melissa mollet is standing by. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell on his birthday. happy birthday to you, ch k. >> 64 years old -- >> what? >> you are just so wrong for that -- >> is that wrong? >> totally wrong. >> 52's bad enough. 64 -- if i'm still waking up at 1:30 in the morning when i'm 64 come to work, something's gone terribly wrong with my retirement plans. what do you need to know about the weather? e tracking a chance of rain for the first part of the day. i think most of your thursday

will be dry. turning warmer for sure today. temperatures yesterday afternoon were driven back into the 60s. today i think we should be well into the 70s. t we arecking some raindrops here near charlottesville, southwest of fredericksburg, west of richmond. they're generallyg trendn a northeasterly direction. so sort of keep an eye on the sky for thetl next l bit as rain chantses will be increasing -- chances will be increasing rain around southern maryland. low 60s for most of the region. 62 in arlington. 61 inleesburg. 58 in brandywine, maryland. school day forecast, kids may want the umbrla in the backpack. there's a chance of showers here at the bus stop waits this morning. in the afternoon, i think you'll be able to get out and enjoy ith daily grade today, cloudy, satisfactory, can always usehe nbc washington app to stay ahead of the weather. >> thank you. looking at the beltway, this just happened. this is the outer loop before river road. we had the left side getting by. right now i looks like the

avrash response may h shut things down. we'll keep you updated and make some calls and let you know exactly what's going on. no doubt this is going to cause a lot of problems early. this is clear. oxon hill northbound, indian head highway, was diverted at kirby hill. new is open. gaithersburg, northbound 270 at clopper, right lan blocked by the work zone. on the beltway, the other situation is just this work zone. outer loo ramp t southbound 4 ramp there blocked by that work zone. more on this problem, outer loop approaching river, coming up. aaron? >> thank you. it's 5:02. happening today in the strict, a very busy road will shut down through the weekend. >> it means big changes for your commute. justin finch is on the road near the kennedy center with more the closure coming to northwest washington. this could be a big problem this weekend. >> reporter: yes it really could be. that's right, you think about this, you already travel the enstretch, you have sethe work already in place.

the cones and crews and now we're seeing a new phase that is set to begin evening. this is going to impact drivers, walkers, as well as cyclists. right now taking a look at a map to show you how this all will work out here. we're talking about road closures beginning at virginia avenue northwest. extending to the i-66-potomac river free air change behind the lincoln memorial. the rock creek trail at f street northwest from the kennedy center to the roosevelt bridge will be closing as well. traffic will be diverted to virginia anue and i-66, the potomac area, as well, too. as for the pedestrians and bicyclist who use the area, the trails, you will be moved to virginia avenue and 23rd street northwest. now as we come back out live here, you do have some time. this begins at 8:00 p.m. this evening andxt will ed until tuesday about 5:30 a.m. so you know what that means.

that means traffic backups throughout the weekend. especially during the morning rush and evening rush on friday and phaps in the morning rush, as well, on tuesday morning. so plan ahead and give yourself more time if you use this route to get around on those weekdays. watch out for the weekend, too. back to you. >> all right.th ank you. it's 5:04. a second person has died as a result of the a sri lankaacks on easter. >> corymith has moren that. >> reporter: good morning. some really sad news. the second victim has beenn rmed as chelsea decoamanata. she worked for the department of commerce. the secretary of commerce released a statement saying that chelsea passed away may 4th, saturday. she was an international programs specialist in sri lanka on assignment. the secretary goes on to say, quote, my prayers are with chelsea's family during this difficult time.ho t easter sunday bombings killed 258 people and wounde

hun more at three different churches and three hotels. police so far have detained 73 suspects for investigations since the incident. as we learn about the passing of decamanata, it's also mourning the loss of a fifth grade student at sidwell friends school who was also killed in sri lanka on leave. back to you. >> all right. thank you. 5:05. we're following breaking news this morning. south korea confirms to nbc news that north korea has test fired at least one unidentified hirojectile. t is the second such launch in about one week. last week north korea launched what were described as several short-range projectiles. pyongyang and the u.s. have been deadlocked in talks meant to rid the north kreans of thei nuclear arsenal. also breaking this morning, montgomery county poce 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 showe o signsf trauma.

this morning we're working to learn his name dhether police have any suspects. anger, frustration, and violence erupted outsi the venezue venezuelan embassy in oleorgetown. pe had to brief shut down 30th and m as they tried to get thewd cro under control. they want the u.s. to stay out of venezuela political issues. the protesters outside support u.s u.s.-recognized president juan guaido and claim the buildi belongs to them. >> have brokento our house, the embassy. they have no right to be there. we are venezuelans, they're americans. their issue is with the united states government. >> protesters say u.s. economica sanctionsre worsening venezuela's already dire financial crisis. it's 5:06. the mhunt continues for a fugitive who ran from police and then crashed hi car twice.

u.s. marshals are trying to track down victor charles johnn. let's go live to megan mcgrath for the latest. megan? >> reporter: well, good morning, guk. if you loodown here at the ground where i'm standing, you can see all of the ruts in the ass here. this was a chaotic scene as it was unfolding yesterday. .nd police still have not made an arre take a look at this picture here. this is who police are looking for.is he victor johnson who sometimes goes by the alias of victor jackson. he's wanted for a parole violation. police say he has a history of drug and weapons charges. now the capitol area regional task force spotted johnson in d.c. yesterday. he fled and crossed over into maryland. police say he was driving erratically on route 50 when he hit another car from behind near the bw parkway. he continued to drive on the parkway and took the exit for prince george's county hospital center. that is when he crashed into this grassy area.

he tmn bailed fro the car and ran inoo. two neighbor schools had to be -- two area schools had to be shut down for so time. police searched the area with k-9s but n didot have luck. johnson is still at largement he was last seen wearing a grew new balance shirt, blue sweatpant and a jean jacket. if you see him, you're asked not to approach but to call 119 back to you. >> all right. mental health livein cheverly for -- megan mcgrath ive in cheverly for us. thank you. we're following the latest developments in the showdown between the white house and congress. sources tell nbc news the senate intelligence committee subpoenaed the president's oldest son, donald trump jr. the committee wants question him about a project to build a trump tower in a.russi donald jur previously testified -- donald jr. previously testified he had knowledge of the project. however, michael cohen said he briefed the presidt's son and

daughter, jumivanka trump, abou ten times. the u.s. is in a crisis as the battle for the white house and house democrats is escalating. for the first time, president trump is asserting executive privilege to prevent the of the robert on mueller to been go congress. the house judiciary committee y ted to fine the attorne 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 this from congress and more importantly the american people. we've talked fe a long tim about approaching a constitutional crisis. we are now in it. >> the full house could vote on citlg the attorney genera with contempt as early as next week. uber drivers say they hope a work slowdown yesterday will from hem get more respect their ride-share companies. uber and lyft employees are

demanding more money and benefits. >> i feel upset. >> i could work at mcdonald's and make about the same amount without all the risk. >> t dozen drivers drove slowly at reagan national airport to protest for higher wages. it wasn't just here. demonstrations took place in ten cities around the country. drivers say they're fighting for the right to unionize and negotiate for better pay. uber says it is constantly working to improve the working environment for drivers. also happening today, jeff bezos will become the latest to enter the billionaire space race. the amazon ceo will talk publicly about his secretive rocket company, blue origin, at an event in the district. his firm has spent thet las two decades working on this project. they tested this rocket last week in texas. bezos says he hopes his firm lead the way toward a world where people live in out space. good luck. >> yeah. 20% of students across this

country are unsupervised and uninspired between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. every day. last night i spent time with an organization that works to fight the problem. after-school all stars d.c held its annual gala downtown. you sawnext to me. her group performed and showed off artwork. the organization, after sch all stars, builds on what kids learn at school. but they also pick up where the hool leaves off at the end of the day. they expose kids to different skills, careers, mentors. they show all that's possible in their lives as th sort of expand what they know and they work on social skills and emotional development and all the things that make a kid whole person as they move forward into the -- into adult life. >> critical worko build our future. future eaaders. >> yh. the mystery is over. the world has officially been introduced to great britain's newest royal.

>> the duke and duchess of sussex posed for their first public pictures yesterday with their son archie harrison montbatten-windsor. what a name. >> love that. >> the sussexs are reportedly not giving the child a royal title at this ti i was trying to look it up. he would have gone byhe earl of something or other. >> did you notice the stiff upper lip? >> a lot of people were surprised with the name archie. the baby's beautiful. here's a look at the reaction on line. many are delighted with the nam archie, others not sre pt us know what you think. i thinkple were mostly surprise. >> it's unique. as far as what we know. british royna mes, archie -- >> archibald. >> pretty good. we allee the prescription drug commercials on tv. ahead, the new law which will change what you see in those ads. plus, caught on camera. a horrible kitchen accident involving a product that may be in your home rit now.

since i'm in the prediction business, i predict the next child born to that couple, meghan and a girl named edith. edith and archie, how could you miss? we're tracking randrops. they're coming our general direction.

the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile an d sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the nation.

tv ads for prescription medication will soon add an important detail -- the cost.a helth and human services announced that drugmakers will be required to disclose the list price for medications on all tv. it will only apply to drugs that cost more than $35 for a month's supply or usual course of therapy. the ads will mention that the price may be diffent for those with insurance. the new ads are expected to begin airing in a fews. month

a popular cooking product is being blamed for badly injured several people. >> eight people are suing the manufacturer conagra claiming hat pam and similar cooking sprays blew up. the victims were restaurant wokers and home cooks. injuries range from severe burns to partial blindness and lun damage. the company released a statement explaining thatam p has clear warning labels and is completely safe when used correctly. from homeless in high school to now college graduate. >> rashema melson graduated at the top of her class andd earne a full scholarship to georgetown university. only on news4, mark seagraves sits down with her now that her journey to graduation is nearly complete. >> reporter: rashema melson, her younger brother and mother spent five years without a place to call home. >> ibl was horrie. on a really negative impact my and my younger brother. >> reporter: while they were tough years, stayed focused

on one thing -- getting to college. >> i knew that educations was the only way out. >> reporter: she graduated valedictorian and got a full scholarship to georgetown university. me melson knew the hard work was just starting. >> i was there with the most elite people, you kno in the country. it was just like, i'm this girl from southeast. i graduated from anacostia high school. i don't know if i'm able to meet these standards. i questioned myself a lot. i doubte myself. >> reporter: melson may have doubted herself but nevergave up. next week she'll get her diploma from georgetown. >> this is making it to he finish line of one challenge in my life. i know there's many more to come. >> reporter: mark seagraves, news4. >> so inspiring. she is so inspiring s >> nice t her accomplish that. >> happy for her. 5:17. mr. bell, what would you like it to show us?

>> well -- youant to see my birthday suit? >> i was ging to ay, this is a loaded question. >> today is his birthday for anybody who didn't --w, wo chuck. >> trust me. dad bod best covered up. mostly cloudy skies out there this morning. 62 here in washington. we will eventually turn our winds around to the south, and that will eventually lead to milder weather coming back later on for today and tomorrow. right no cloudy, on the cool side. 60 in dulles airport. e7 in ellicott city. but the commut though impacted by raindrops early, i think later in the day the ride home from work and school is likely to be dry. a nice recovery temperaturewise, as well. up into the mid 70s later in th. afterno eventually the warmer air is bottled up to the south. that's coming back today. most areas mid 70s today and close to 80 degrees tomorrow. this next big weather front outt hereo our west, that arrives

here late in the day tomorrow to bring along a chance for rain and maybe a couple of run bells of thunder, as well -- rumbles thunder, as well. it comes back sunday, another high chance for rain. right now most of the rain is near charlottesville, not far moom rich. again, northeast-bound. our rain chances increase through the morning hours. future weather doesn't have a terribly good handl on the situation this morning. i do think occasional periods of light rain are likely between now and about lunchtila. er on in the afternoon, primarily dry. as the warm air moves in and the temperatures rise into the 70s, might be able to cook up another late shower. i think most of the rain chances should be done by noontime. torrow it will be the opposite. a dry start with showers and thunderstorms later in the day tomorrow. saturday, the first half ofay saturdooks pretty dry. once you get past about 5:00 saturday afternoon, rain chances go up quickly. and i've moved the sunday rain chance for mother's day up to 100%. let's go over to 4 first traffic. good morning. >> good morning.

don't love that 100% chance ont moer's day. i know it's not your fault, i just don't love it. outer loop before river road. this is cleared out of the way. you can see we have a lot of volume and pretty big backups you're headed southbound to the outer loop. you'll have to allow extra time re because of that earlier accident. in the district, southbound 295 at malcolm x. avenue, have a work zone there. want to show what we re talking about here, outer loop near river,he seeing delays tre on the spur. 270 southbound, 70 to the spur, 61 miles per hour. going to take you 30 minutes. nothing really in your way there northbou after montgomery ollage avenue. we have roadwork the right side.eu n? >> thank you. cutting carbs, working out, even fasting, intermittent fasting, there are dozens of ways to lose weight. for some nothing seems to work. >> why the secret to dropping pounds may bein yourdna. and today george clooney joins ellen talking about jennifer aniston's birthday party. >> id you get there 11:00?

>> no, i don't get anywhere at 11:00. i -- i'm old. i fall asleep at 11:00. >> that's why i waseaving at 11:00. i think i left at 11:00. >> i don't think so. you can tell all -- all yourfr ends here how cool you are. you left at 11:00. she left at 8:00. >> no. [ laughter ] >> that's not what i was expecting him to say. >> these two rich people talking abougeorge's family, his kids. >> they're twins, right? >> catch "ellen" at 3:00. stick around for news4 at 4:00.

♪ you know reliable support when you have it, and that dependability is what we want to give ourustomers. at comcast, it's my job to constantly monitor our network. prevent problems, and to help provide the most reliable service possible. my name is tanya, i work in the network operstions center for comca we are working to make things simple, easynd awesome.

welcome back. getting in shape and losing weight can be a battle, but could the sret to being fit be locked in your dna. >> more and more companies are now offering at-home testing kits to shed light on your genetic make-up. bianca castro is working 4 your health with closer look. >> reporter: to say that connie sperry was frustted with her health might an understatement. >> i've been to about 15 doctors in 12 years. >> reporter: she had hig cholesterol, high blood sugar, and couldn't lose weight no matter how hard she tried. >> i'm doing every diet known to man. i'm living with a competitive o bodybuilder know what i should be eating, know what i should be doing in workouts. i'm following a competition prep diet and not losing weight.

>> reporter: when the popular quito diet didn't work, 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 that because of her genetics, too much proin spikes her insulin which keeps her from losing weight. her genetic make-up also doesn't .et her absorb all the vitamin b12 in her diet >> without that nutritional support i'm always going to be inflamed. when you're inflamed you can't lose you're inflamed you can't lose weight. this is prepped for the week. >> reporter: some nutritit nist lay outrition 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 r dna as her roadmap. 5:25. coming up, they are the devices made just for kids. but this morning, new concerns thatma your family's srt speaker

is surprising on you. why deleting your data may not protect your privacy. school lunch outrage. the district's new policy arking anger nationwide. how it's punishing children whose parents can't pay their bills. chuck? it's time for the dog-walking forecast. this litt guy, 6-month-old puptart is available for adoption. you can go to humanerescuealliance.org. ute puppy. may have rainearly. but i think mid-afternoon and evening walks should be very nice indeed. dry and a lot milder. back into the mid 70s later today. what about tomorrow and the weeken the ten-dd?ay

at comcast, we didn't build the nation's largest gig-speed network just to make businesses run faster. we built it to help them go beyond.

because beyond risk... welcome to the neighborhood, guys. there is reward. ♪ ♪ beyo work and life... who else could he be? there is the moment. beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. ♪ ♪ every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected, to do the extraordinary. take your business beyon

he was a foot away from the shfter. instead running in the opposition direction, he ran toward it. >> students saved by a classmate's quick action. new details about the school shooting victim hailed as a hero and a tenage gunman hetook down. saying good-bye to sunshine as rain returns. we'll fill you in on the forecast and what to expect as we moveoward the weekend.

thanks, kraft, for the gift. of nothin >> a generous mother's day offer. kraft mac and cheese offering to foot your baby sitting bill this weekend. we'll tell you how you can take advantag advantage. it is 5:30 right now. here's live look outside on this thursday morning. oou will need to dig out the umbrella from yur closet or the car today. you'll need to keep it handy as we head intoe weekend, through the weekend. >> yep. >> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. in case you r'forgot, motday is sunday, people. okay? don't forget your moms. let's head over to -- >> why do i have a feelingou yre talking to me? she's talking to me. >> should i call it out right now? let'sea head to storm t4 meteorologist chuck bell before we check the commute with melissa mollet. a little rain for the weekend? >> yeah. mother's day, utdoor brunch best inside. make the reservations for the indoor restaurants this coming sunday.

on your thursday, skies remaining cloudy overnight. not a lot of rain. but there arehowers between farmville and charlottesville, a couple of drops south of richmond. a few more over the lower bay and parts of the northern neck. those raindrops are trendsing in our general direction. no heavy rain expected today. i sure can't rule out a quick raindrop or two here between now and especially about lunchtime today. i think later in the afternoon, rain chances will begino drop quite a bit. so temperaturewise, upper 50s in the shenandoah valley, 59 in charlestown, west virginia. 61 in manassas. 58 in pnce george's county. 57 now at ft. meade. 62 here in washington. focast for today, a nice recovery after a cloudy start with raindrop around. i think we'll see breaks of sunshine later in the day. that will allowto temperatures go well up from where we are now. about a 15-degree jump at least. high today near 77 degrees.os cle to 80 coming up for tomorrow. a likelihood of some afternoon and evening thunderstorms on your friday. we' talk more about the weekend rain chances coming

melissa? >> thank you. taking a look, outer lbp ore river road. you can see those slowdowns had an earlier crash, that is now out of the ay, but there's a new issue and, of course, a lot of delays. in those delays, in theck bup, a medical call causing slowdowns. two lanes blocked there.sh wagton, southbound 295 at malcolm x, a work zone there. the rest of the beltway is looking quite good. 66 and95, no problems. 95 northbound through woodbridge, tiny slowdown that's very normal for this time of morning. 't worry about anything there. and into town and out of town here in prince george's county, nice and clear. earlier crasher inbound th on indian head highway near livingston road is out of the way. eun? >> thank you. happeningoday in d.c., a very busy road will be shutting down in a few hours. >> a section of rock creek parkuy will be closed thro the weekend. news4's justin finch is on the road near the kennedy center with more on the closure. justin?

>> reporter: hi there. take a look here live. closures coming tonight at 8:00 p.m. they won't remain until tuesday morning -- that will remain until tuesday morning. that means drivers and cyclists will have to find newways to get around. look at this -- drivers, the road closures begin at virginia avenue northwest. they willontinue to the i-66-potom i-66-potomac river georgia change behind the lincoln memorial. your traffic will be moved starting tonight to virginia avenue and the activities-potomac -- i-66-potomac river ramps.k checis out. the rock creek trail at f street northwest from the kennedy central to the roosevelt bridge will close, as well. traffic will be re-routed at virginia avenue and 23rd streets. thehutdown will allow crews time and space to do this -- that is to install the pedestrian bridge over the rock creek and potomac parkway. it is a part of a series of

improvements to the kennedy aster and the national mall, well. again, that willt impac traffic down below. as we come back out here live, that bridge,ood news, opens in september. however, these closur for us, again, begin tonight, and will continue until tuesday morning at 5:30. thmet, of course, ans backups for the morning and evening rush on a friday and monday, as well as mother's day weekend. if you're in the area, foggy bottom here, during that time oyou may want give yourself extra time. plan ahead for traffic. back to you. >> all right.us in finch, thank you. 5:34. we're sitting on top of breaking news. north korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile. >> cory smith is at the live desk with the latest. what's happening? >> reporter: good morning. we continue to closees monitor thupdates. south korea confirming to nbc news that north korea has fired at least one unidentified projecte from its western area. this is the second such launch in about a week.

the previous launch was actually on the eastern part the country. north korea launched what was described as several short-range projectiles. pyongyang and the u.s. have been deadlocked in these talks meant to denuclearize the north. obviously we're going to keep an eye on any updates that ma come out later attorney. back to you. >> -- later today. back to you. >> thank you. here are the other top stories we're working for you on this thursday -- overnight we learned of another local victim who was killed in the bombings sri lanka on easter. chelsea decamanata worked for the u.s. department of commerce. she w an international program specialist in sri lanka on assignment. day fromed away on sat her injuries. the bombings killed 258 people and wounded hundreds of others. two w peoplere arrested during a demonstration that turned violent at the venezuelan embassy in georgetown. d.c. police had tohut down 30th and m streets as they tried to get the crowd under contril. t now antiwar groups supporting the embattled

socialist president nicolas maduro are occupyinghe building. the protesters outside support u.s.-recognized president juan guaido. montmery county police are investigating a homicide in silver spring. a man was found just before gh 11:00 last on piney branch road directly across from the flower branch apartments. officers say the body showed signs of trauma. the victim's name has not been released. 5:36. you may remember this deadly plosion at the flower branch ngpartments in silver spri seven people were killed there back in 2016. angry residents say three years later, gas leaks at the apartment complex are still a problem. last night they gathered with county and local leaders to call for action. one tenant says he reported i smelling gas the basement of a building there. the advocacy group casa de maryland says washington gas didn't fixor the issue more than 20 days. >> we want to have a county where tenants feel safe in their own homes and where their

concerns are being heard. >> i can't imagine how traumatic it must be to live here. our residents have the right to sleep every night knowing that they're going to wake up. >> washington gas says it has fixed several minor leaks i recemonths. the company says if aesident smells gas, that person should all 911 and then call the g company. it's 5:37. new overnight, there's been a deadly shooting at a nightclub in ft. laurdale, florida. take a look. this is video from the scene. police say the incident took place just before midnight inside the blue martini nightclub located inside a mall. one person was killed, twohe rs injured. we're told the shooter h been taken into custody. no word on a motive. this morning, we're learning new detailsabout a deadly colorado school shooting and the teenagers at the center of it. two students are in custodya used of shooting nine of their classmates. witnesses say there would have been more victims if it weren'tk forendrick casteel. the 18-yearrgld cha at one

of the gunmanmen -- pgunmen, venting him from shooting more people. his father feels pride and pain that his son died helping others. >> going to have a lot of guilt for a long time by raiding a g od -- raisin good individual. and his actions are heroic, but the consequences are steep. >> police say the two gunmen are in custody. an 18-year-old appeared in court yesterday. judge will decide whether the 16-year-old involved in this will be charged as an adult it's 5:38. u tomorw. comingp, a beloved family heirloom usedfo decades at weddings. last week we told you it went missing in the mail. this morning, an update you that won't want to miss. good thursday morning. >> let's talk about home rental websites. pular than ever. >> lots of people use sites like vrbo to book lodgings in big cities. >> a local woman did just that

for the 2020 dnc. something happened that had her calling us for help. >> it said "this property is n dates, please our cancel it." >> today she shioes her cautry tale.

i have three kids, i work from home. we are all on the internet at the same time. why ladaska chose fios. my kids are doing homework or they're streaming videos. upstairs, downstairs. how's homework going? you need help? my middle vn, he likes to createideos and post them online. and while he's doingthat i'm on video chat with the client. so that, you know, mama can make some money. the best internet is even better at our best price. switch now and get our fastest speeds and a $200 visa prepaid card. only on fios.

golden state warriors fans are lding their breath. reigning mvp kevin durant left with a calf strain. right after the prince george's ounty navmaifb made a shot to - ative made a shot to extend the ad, he was limping. he immediately went to the locker room for evaluation and did not return to theu . the warriors won the game against the houston rockets. we're expected to learn more about his condition and the chances of continuing post season later today. heoday t 2018 world series

champions, the boston red sox, will meet president trump at the white house. >> not everyone will be going, though.ay several plers and the manager, alex corea say they will skip theceremony. corea is a native of puerto rico. he's just set at ththe president has treated the u.s. island territory in the aftermath of hurricane maria. some of the players may be tired, too. the boston red sox had a late night. they went into extra innings with the baltimore orioles at camden yards. boston ended up winning 2-1 12 innings. that is a long game, chuck bell. >> it sure is. rainor chances f today are low. rain chances are increasing as we head toward friday and saturday. sunday looks like it may be completely lost to raindrops, and the rain may hang well into monday morning. car washing forecast. probably not. a few showers today. lots of rain expected over the weekend. you know when you're at ross

and you find that perfect spring dress at that "oh, yeah" price? yes! that's yes for less. score the latest spring dresses at 20% to % off department store prices, every day. at ross. yes for less. at ross. our three contestants are all at the big ikea table. contestant #1, impressive knife skills.

but contestant #2 fights back by using fresh parsy. make room for the judge! live together. lounge differently. ikea. exactly what you nd... yes. ...for your growing family? that's yes for less. everything your pet needs at 20 to 60 percent off specialty store prices. at ross. yes for less.

u.s. marshals are searching for this man. he's wanted to parole violations andetting off a chase on the bw parkway. >> megan mcgrath has more on that search.me n? >> reporter: well, good morning, guys. we are just off the bw parkway. if you look here in the grassy area, you can see all of the ruts that have been dug into the grass. this was a very chaotic scene as it unfolded yesterday. and police are still searchi for jimtor johnson who -- victor johnson who sometimes goes for

the alias vic r jackson. ede regional task force smpotte him but he flo maryland. he was driving erratically on route 50 when he hit another car from behind on the bw parkway. he continued to drive on the parkway and took the exit for the prince george's county hospital center and crashed in this grassy area. you see there's a lot of woods in the area, as well. johnson bailed out and ran into the woods. two schools actually had to be put on lockdown as the search was underway yesterday. they used k-9 dog h but no success. they were not able to locate johnson. he istill on the loose. now he is said to have last been seen wearing a gray new balance shoot, blue sweatpants, and a jean jacke if you have seen him, if you have any information about his whereabouts, you're asked not to approach yourselfut to call 911. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in

cverly, thank you. president trump is hitting the campaign trail rallying his base in florida as the battle between the house and congre escalates. >> the republican-controlledse nate and the democratic-controlled house are both seeking information. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. so what is thon congressial committee looking for here?te >> repor well, the senate committee, senate judiciatr committeeolled by republicans, has subpoenaed donald trump jr. accordinto our source, they want him to come talk about that meeting with the russian lawyer in 2016 where he says he didn't brief his father. but the mueller report says he . di nd also about the effort to build trump tower in moscow and whether or not he was really involved with t. he's testified here before that he didn't know much about it. but michael cohen, the tawmp lr who went to prison, says he was briefed ten times. that's happening on the republican side, on the mocratic side the president

claiming executive privilege over the mueller report and all of its underlying evidence as lawmakers try to move forward eyholding the attoeneral in contempt forng not turni it over. >> all right. tracie potts on the l'il for us. ilanks -- on the for us. thanks. 5:48. maryland governor larry hoganis praising a plano toost the blue crab industry. there will be visas issued for a temporary worker program. it'smportant for the industry and for sweet corn processors. the taste of summer. chesapeake blue crabs arein enjoya population boom. there are more crabs now than we've seen in seven years. that is great news. there's nothing like crn on the cobb and crabs. uh! >> there you go. 5:48. new, there's a warning for parents, amazon is being aused of spying on kids through its echo dot kids devices. cory smith is at the live desk with more. g.>> reporter: good morn yeah, so the allegations here are that amazon's echo dot kids

is listening in when it shouldn't and keeping recordings even afr parents delete them. this is what it looks like. it can play music, answer quesons, ply games, even tell jokes -- play games, even tell jokes. we've been combing through the campaign psted by the organization for commercial-free childhood. because it can get any data from a child it's not acting in the guidelines of the children's privacy act. a spokesperson for amazon says the company is compliant with federal privacy laws and that its private plicies are disclosed on the company's website for all to see. meanwhile, lawmakers are calling on the ftc to invesgate the findinck. bao you. >> all right. thanks. 5:49. a reunion in time for a local couple's big .day a priceless heirloom vanished in the mail when being shipped from texas to maryland. the family didn't give u on it. they came to news4 hoping to gt the word out about a lost dress

sword. it's been in the family and used for several weddings sinc 1918. they use it to cut the cake. after our story, u.p.s. promised to use additional resources to find it. the sword turned up. >> amazing. >>tand today will be hand delivered to the couple in time to cut another wedding cake i the family. >> i had a feeling it's such a unique item that somebody had t findit. you don't just lose a >sword. hard not to see it. it is a scial kind of show taking place high in the sky. or thfirst timen more than a decade the blue angels and ae force thundirds will perform at the same show. >> it's at joint base andrews. the show is free andpen to the public on saturday and sunday. there wl be no public parking at joint base andrews. there is free parking at fedex field with shuttlesaking attendees t the event. to check out more go to the nbc 4. i can't. wort checking out. now a special event that i attended yesterday. i wase invited to be keynote

speaker at nasa headquarters in southwest iar its a american and pacific islander heritage event. may is aapi heritage month. i was able to shareer my psonal story and about the wonderitl quals of diversity that make this country stronger.th and was the theme, the way that we're united. that's how nasa works. it's incredible. there are s many amazing scientists and programmers and engineers at nasa, but they really, like so many other greai orgations, care about the people. that's what makes them great. there's a diversity employee work force there. and this is the east rising lyon dance troupe, university of marylands, studentoo. >> nice. >> spectacular. thank you so much for the great honor. and hi, teresa hall well, thanks for inviting me. we'll turn to chuck bell. rain coming? >> emphasis on a little. not a lot of rain today. there's certainly a chance for raindrops especially in the first half of the day. right now skies remain very cloudy. sunrides just a little --

sunrise just a little more than ten minutes away. won't get a pretty sky this morning. sunset promises to be a little bit nicer. 62 here in d.c. at the moment. g temperatureserally speaking, up 50s to around 60, areawide. 62 in warrenton. 59 in the panhandle of west virginia. you get the idea. picture this -- cloudykies for this morning. and not a guarantee of rain but a 40% chance of showers between now and about lunchtme today. once we get past about 1:00 in the afternoon, i think the return of southwesterly winds ill bring some warmer air and allow u stosunsh ine. afternoon temperatures should recoverell up into te mih d degrees. after a dry start tomorrow, the 50% chance of rain on your friday comes in during the evening. it's all part of the warm front lifting through, that's the reason for the raindrops. the cold front to the west is the reason forin the rain com in tomorrow. unfortunately that front which we were hoping was going to get

out of hereor the weekend may hang around for so time. and your sunday rain chancesee have b moved up to 100%. it will rain for sure on your sunday. so lyraindrops ear today, late tomorrow, and then also saturday's rain chances, primarily later o in the day. sunday's going to be a washout, and monday morning commute could be rather ugly, as well. thehextce for bright sunshine and no rain is tuesday and wednesday of next week. good morning, melissa, what you got going on in traffic? >> good morning. chopper 4 heading to the beltway, you see the memorial.op outer lobefore river road, had the earlier crash, still seeing more volume than normal through the section because of the earlier accident. in the backups, remember, at delay, we had a medical call. we're still kind of recovering from that. bottom of the beltway, princeou george's cy into town and out of town looks good right now. travel times, on 270, germantown to the spur, 63 miles per hour. top of the beltway, outer loop,

where chopper is, 95 to 270. that's going to take you 20 minutes and be -- you'll be riding at 43 miles per hour i should say. inbound on 66, 58 miles per hour. 95 north, 62 mile-per-hour. good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. kraft wants to give moms more than a cheesy gift s r mother' day. the company's offering to pay up to $100 toward the cost of a total ter and has 50,000 to give away. kraft isng encouragimoms -- is encouraging moms to leave the mothering to someone else. you can take advantage by upl d uploading a receipt or invoice of the payment to your babysitter to kraft mothers da away -- kraftmothersdayaway.com. >> thank you. mother's day sunday.nu we're cong our salute to teachers. we're in prince george's county. >> our molette green is live at eisenhower middle school in lauer this morning. hey there -- in laurel this

morning. hey there, molette. >> reporter: hey there. e are excited to be here at eisenhower middle school. [ cheers ] 70 teachers, 950 students at this school. we're excited to celebrate all of you this morning. give me th cheer. what is it? [ cheers ] who knew the teachers were cheerleaders? that's what we need in the classroom. dynamic t some of the teachers -- thank you so much, principal, for letting us into the building so early this morning. all of that and more coming up in the 6:00 hour of "news4 today." let's hear from the band. ♪ >> got to love that6:00 a.m. pep rally, right? >> yes. >> all right. >> tt's the irit. thank you. a rhode island school district has changed its policy after being accused of lunch shaming students. warwick public schools announced

sunday that students with unpaid balances on their lunch accounts would receive a sun flower seed, butter, and jelly sandwich until the balance of paid. hat sparked a nationwide backlash. after a meeting, the schoolap board scrped the yesterday and says it will look at a more balanced way to collect that money. the district says more than 1,600 students owe about $77,000 in unpaid lunches. several local business ve owners haffered to pay the balance, but they were turned down. interesting to see why that is and if they have other solutions here. >> yeah. see what the resolution is. we'll keep an eye on that. 6:56. ahead on "news4 today," why your dna may be the secret to losing weight. and a protest outside of georgetown embassy with arrests.

breaking overnight, 2.5 weeks after the terror attacks in sri lanka, a second d.c. person has died. this morning who she was and which government office she worked for.ke we've tal for a long time about approaching a constitutionc sis. we are now in it. >> tempers flare on capitol hill afteit a house coe votes to hold the attorney general in contempt. all this while donald trump jr.

faces a subpoena of his own. and could the trick to our ng weight be hiding in dna? we're showing you the new wayle peopre dropping the pounds. good morning, everyone. i'mya eun . >> i'm aaron gilchrest. it is 6:00 a.m. i want to start with the forecast and the check on the commute. melissa mollet standing by with first 4 traffic. >> weh begin wite birthday boy, meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, happy birthday. >> thanks. you know, you get older every day as it is. >> gee, thanks for that. >> 52, party. all the way to the break of 7:00 p.m. tonight when i go to bed. cloudy skies for tonight. dealing with rain across central virginia. it's generally coming in our direction. keep the umbrella handy. not expecting a lot of rain, but a couple of showers around. mainly dry during the afternoon hours and warmer for sure.