right now onto "news4 y," a soggy start to a new workweek.

we are helping you wake up after a weekend of rain. it's going to be hard to get out of bed today, and fill youn on how much more rain we can expect. plu shut down by a sinkhole. a stretch of a busy parkway closed this morning. we have the first 4 traffic warning as you start your day. plus, summer travel alerts. the state department leases new concerns about person to countries. what to know before booking your vacation. back to the live look outside on this monday morn g. pretty gloomy out there. another day to kee the umbrella handy, the rain still coming down across the region as you get ready to head outside. blah. >> you can hear it in your voice, ho hum. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we have warnings for the morning commute in a momen the rain affects traffic in a big way. >> always. first we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and another rainy forecast for us.

hey, chuck. >> yeah, indeed. boy, yesterday, i don't know what you did with your day er yesty, i barely left the house. only yesterday, only briefly did i leave because i was out of coffee beans, and we can't start a monday without a fresh pot of coffee. you'll needxtra hot coffee, tea, make it extra hot for sure. it is going to be cloudy, wet, and chilly on the way out the door. precious little in the way of improvement comg your way on a monday. montgomery, prince george's county, heading northbound up the i-95 corridor. still hit-and-missnd sprinkles a light rain across northern o virginia, as well. cool to cold sort of, kind of, for mid-may. 46r the georgetown. 0% sunshine,j-6 and an 80% cha for more rain. temperatures again today likely to stay below 60 degrees. tomorrow, we may get back to 60 or a little higher, but t much

sunshine, and a gusty northwest wind tomorrow. i promise, there is better news in the ten-day forecast. you've got to hang on to that. i like that. better news is always good news when you're taking a look at the weather today. mclean, northbound gw parkway shut down here. reminder, between 123 and t 2000. we'll talk a lot -- 123 and the beltway. we'll talk a lot more about this. ptraffic is beingshed off at 123. you just have to follow the detour. it is going to be very slow. it is northbound. inner loop, outer loop, okay now, but nice and light. all of the green showing you where we have rain falling. 270 northbound and southbound, clear from an earlier crash. 95 at franconia-springfield parkway, no problems northbound and southbound. just very wet roads this morning. >> thank you. it's 4:33. right now, take a look at the sinkhole melissa is talkutg abo here. his is going to cause big trouble for your morning commute. all northbound lanes of the gw parkway are closed between chaia bridge road the beltway.

a ten-foot-deep sinkhole opened occupy friday forcing crews to shut down lanes. we're told it's been patched up, but heavy rain from over the weekend prevented crews from finishing the job. the parks service hopes to open one lane before the evening commute. let'sope so. >> and good news for those of the road is back open near the kennedy center. a stretch near the area was supposed to be shut down until tuesday morning. we were telling you about it last week because crews were installing a new pedestrian bridge, however bridge will open ahead of schedule. police believe the murder of a prince george's county woman was not random. bettie jenifer was shot and killed on friday as she left her office building in greenbelt. this morning, we're learning moreabout her personal life. we now know that she was married to two different men at the same time. her first husband was a well-known actor in ghana.sh was also married to kedric jenifer, headf a drug

trafficking operation. he's in prison now. both filed for divorce last month. no arrests have abobeen made. today the trial begins for an accused war crinal who once worked security at dulles airport. he was a somali colonel during the civil war. he is accuse of publicly executing people and other war crimes. ali came to the u.s. in1993. news4 started covering the accusations against him in 1998. ali was not a tsa agent at dulles but did patrol in the tsa secured part of the airport. 4:35. here's a look at the other top stories. irginia teen is missing, and police believe he may be in danger. this is 16-year-old richard nardo hernandez cruz. e was laughed seen -- he was last season near beauregard street in alexandria. call police if you know where he

is. and national police week killed off with a ceremony honoring those who gave their lives in the line of ty. tonight it continues with a candlelight vigil. it will be held at 8:00 along the national mall between 7th and 12th streets. the event is open to the public. fe actress licity huffman will enter a guilty plea in the college admissions scandal. ere admitted to paying $15,000 for a proct to change her gh dauter's answers on the s.a.t. to improve her score. legal experts say huffman could face up to ten months in prison. happening tonight, prince george's county executive anga alsobrooks will host a community meeting about the search for the next schoo ceo. interim ceo dr. monica goldsten replaced t previous position due to scandals. tithe county execu will make a final decision on the pick. a community can weigh in tonight at a meeting from 6:30 until 8:30 at charles herbert flowers

high school. a local rider is finding herself in the center of a major controversy. author natasha tines tweeted a photo complaining about an african-american metro employee eating on the train on friday. the tweet read, quote, i thought we were not allowed to eat on the train. this is unacceptable. metro thanked the author for holding the employee accountable. after major backlash, tines deleted the tweet and deactivated her twitter account. the incident inspired the hash tag #eatingwhileblack. somesay the author put the employee's job at risk. she apologized but her publisher says it will not distribute her upcoming novel. nbc news has reached out to her for comment. the wizards' season ended weeks ago, but this morning social media is still buzzing locally about t nba playoffs. take a look at this epic ending to a game seven match-up between toronto and philly. what a game. >> it's off to leonard, defended by simns. is this spectacular --

[ buzzer ] [ cheers ] >> it goes in. did you see it bounce a few times before it wentin? leonard with the shut, insane.e th incredible last-second basket secured the raptors a spot the eastern nnference fials and left philly fans and lly fans - and left p and employers heartbroken. >> the ugly cry. >> you think you're going to go farther than you do. and the way it ended. look at the shot. the raptors will take on milwaukee in the next round. insane. you weren't sure if it was going to go in. amazing. >> clearly, but a grown man crying like that. that was a bit much. let's roll on. >> 4:38ment coming up, news fromne of nbc's most popular primetime shows. what we're learning about the hiture of "ts is us." >> they tell me they're canceling the show, i'll sister to protest. >> i'm not telling you. l>> they're an annual tradition

on the national mal. why you'll have to go elsewhere for 4th of july fireworks.

the international spy museum has officially opened its doors. yesterday was the grand reopening of the museum at l'enfant plaza. lines were packed as people

gathed to see interactive collections of spy artifact. since it was mher's day, all moms were able to get a ticket for free. a big weekend for apple fans in our region. >> the tech giant welcomed hundreds to the new appleie carneg library in the dispaict. crowds ed outside until the doors opened in mt. vernon square on saturday. you cannot only buy apple anoducts here, but you c learn, as well. that's what apple's all about. only mpany will share the carnegie library with the historical society of washington. there is a research library inside with a panoramic pictu including those of amelia earhart. apple says the new store will host daily workshops on subjects such as photography and coding. that's cool. >> so it is still a library. >> yes. it -- yes, you'll end up spending money where a library you don't spene any mo that's the big difference. >> that'where they get you. 4:42 now. >> all right. dog-walking forecast time. over t know what you did

the weekend, but saturday i took the knuckleheads out for a long weight-mile-long walk.e out thery the monument. this is what he looked like for the rest of the weekend. was awesom >> aw. >> tired dog's a good dog. terrible dog-walking weather. make the walks ahort one. it's goi

welcome back at 4:46 this morning. the white house is dealing withp two foreignlicy crises. >> fears china could retaliate against the u.s.' latest hike on riffs and growing tensions with iran. tracie potts joins us live. new york. start with the latest on trade talks in china. >> reporter: sure. they are stalled. and the u.s. is saying that china promised to retaliate or threatened to retaliate but haven't done so yet. china sys if the u.s. wants to keep talking, they've got to lift the tariffs. instead, the trump administration is dbling down, planning more tariffs on mored which goods. nearly everything that they sell into the united states. the white house says that president xi jinping and t presidentmp will probably talk about this next month at the g20 in japan.

meantime, we are al watching very closely what's happening in the middle east. secretary of state mike pompeo skippin t a visit moscow to go straight to brussels to talk to the europeansut abo the iran nuclear deal that they disagree on. as we get word from three sources that iran may be planning attack on u.s. assets. the u.s. is now moving more military assets into the region in case the country needs to retaliate. back to you. > all right, tracie potts live for us. thank you. 4:47. a new warning as you planou y summer vacations. the state department has updated its advisories for overseas travel. 57 countries ranked from level two through four, two means increased cauon and includes deficit nations -- destinations like the united kingdom and the bahamas. check out the state department

website. it's iortant to revenue roll in the smart -- enroll in the smart travelers program. i did it year ago. you can get warnings. you may need to make changes wn your 4th of july plans if you're staying i fireworks are moving from the national mall to west woetime park. president trump wants a bigger celebration. it will be called "a sate to america" and will feature the traditional concert on the west lawn and a possible secondtage ofentertainment. the president may deliver a address on the steps of lincoln memorial. the move will allow the park service to open w areas ofthe national mall to spectators, ncluding the area around the reflecting pool so more people can enjoy the performance. the fireworks had been held on the mall for the last 15 years. this story has received a lot of attentione on line over th weekend. we have much more in the nbc washington app. 4:48. virginia governor ralph northam

will be in fairfax county honoring a third grader killed year.s district last >> he's holding a bill signing for the fact that aims to protect children from powerful motorized partitions found in many schools. susan hogan has the story. >> reporter: 9-year-old wesley lipick was killed last may while helping a teacher operate a motorized petition at franconia elementary school. >> send your kid off in the morning and they're supposed to come home. >> reporter: i sat down with wesley's parents at their home last week. they shared their favorite stories about wesley and described him as a little ball of energy withbi a g heart. >> wesley was -- he was a very kind boy. he picked the kids that didn't get picked, you know, for a team or lab partner, something like that. >> reporter: they told us they think wesley would be proud of the new law. the wesley charles lipicky act prevents anyone from operating a

partition when students are in the rm unless it has a safety sensor installed. every year schools will be required to train anyone who operates the walls. >> he was such a kind kid. and he was -- just loving to everybody. nd i know if he knows that it will save lives he's happy. >> reporter: we of course will be at the ceremony bill signing today. and we will bring you that story tonight on new"news4" at 4:00. back to ou. >> than susan there. folks are cleaning up in suffolk, virginia, after a tornado. the national weather service confirms an ef1 tornado touched down on saturday night. more th a dozen homes and businesses were damaged there. so far, no injuries have been reported. news4's megan fitzgerald has more on the latest on severe weaer to our south. >> reporter: yeah, it was a rough and daoerous mer's day weekend for millions of folks. the storms wreaking havoc on

severals.outhern state talking torrential downpour and even rnadoes. six states from seen more han a foot of rain in the last several hours. a state of emergency was declared in louisia where they saw record-breaking rn leading to dams and levies to swell and burst. people wererapped after water levels continued to rise. of course, take a look at this freighta here. this is a derailment. officials think flash flooding may ve caused the accident, force something 20 cars to topple -- forcin some 2 20 cars to topple over. for some the only way to get around is by boat and kayak until the war levels recede. >> thank you. we're talking about what's ahead. eerily similar to yesterday? >> like cream of mshroom soup monday. >> yucky. >> we need a warm, hearty soup of some kind. >> yeah.n >> ad blech this couldn't be

an uglier of day. if it were a fish, you'd throw it back. you would. you'd say there's no redeemable feature. it's monday, it's cloudy, wet, it's chilly, and not much if anything in the way of a warmup coming our way. you guys got something to say abt tha >> go ahead. >> i didn't know. a lot of times i have to hear it from the peanutbe gallery fore we get into the forecast. 50 degrees right now near town. not a whole lot warmer anywhere elms. 52 by the bay and annapolis. courtesy of the bay water temperaturein the mid 50s to near 60. in the shenandoah valley, mid 40s. mid 4 from dulles airport to germantown to gaithersburg, only 41 in thurmont, maryland. day will eratures t stay below 60 degrees. in fact, i think we'll be lucky to make 59 at national airport. cold and wet and showery weather all day long today. it may not rain every minute of the day, but it will rain at least four or five times today on you because already round one is leaving, round two is lying

in wait down across central virginia. this low-pressure area here is taking its own sweet timeoving along. we'll be stuck with full cloud cover again for tomorrow.at fortunely a lot of the moisture will be lifting out. each though i don't think we get anythinin the way of sunshine, i don't think we'll get much rain. here's the rain on your monday morning. rain at lunchtime. rain for the evening commute. the rain will taper off overnight tonight. tomorrow, though it will be mostly cloudy, only ape 20% chance. a shower or two tomorrow. wednesday morning, clearing out. as a result, wednesday, the first half, will be sunny. although i think clouds will come back in wednesday afternoon. a little better chance for a shower or two coming up on thursday. and maybe a little rain chance on friday, as well. here's your ten-day forndast. 50s a rain tomorrow. barely 60 with clouds and a gusty wind on your tuesday. a little sunshine wednesday. better by thursday and friday, even with this showers, in the 70s. down f -- are you sitting for this?

79 and 83 on the weekend with not much of a rain threat. >> what? i love it. i have satury plans. i need warm weather. i love, love, love it. mclean -- ias notsitting, i was standing here waiting. the northbound gw parkway shut down. this is between 123 and th beltway. justin finch will be live out there for us in a couple of minutes. because of the sinkhole everything is closed. traffic pushed off at 123. you have to follow the detour. silver opspring, outer loefore colesville. right side blocked by a crash. the rest of the parkway, okay, ork.oa 270 southbound, 70 to the spur, 67 miles per hour gets threw in 27 minutes as you're headed southeund. as youheaded northbound, nothing's in the way. we had an earlier crash that is gone. live look, 66at waples mill road, no problems. it is very wet. be careful. it uld be slickn spots. aaron? >> all right.th ank you. 4:54 right now. good news for "this is us" ans. the award-winning drama has been renewed by nbc for three more seasons. >> wow.

>> that guarantees fans will see at least 18so epides for seasons four, five,si and x. the show's executive policer head alluded to the sow endin after six seasons. the three-season renewal is pretty uncmon in tv these days. theh s has very loyal fans. "this is us" returns ons tuesday this fall. i haven't finished this season yet. >> the pearsons. >> if gets you. >> it es. i'm crying less, though. >> you know, there's more tension, i think now, between inthe characters and tryto deal with issues. >> it's still dramatic even though it's not as emotional maybeer yestay people celebrated the special ladies in tir lives for mother's day. >> and there is something very first about a mom's mother's day. several new momsst j welcomed babi babies. there is n wash f.m. stopped by to drop off flowers and create the new mamam

mamas. julia landry received her bouquet eight hours aftergi ng birth to her daughter chloe. wheel she's done it three times before, julia says seeing a newborn is always amazing. >> incredible. i mean, this is going to be a full-grown woman who's going to live in this world and do wonderful things. d it's hard to imagine when you just look at this less an one-day old. >> she looks amazing, too. can't believe she just had a baby. it's an amazing thing. bierth -- the gift of life, it's truly a miracle in my book. there is something so magical about it. we hope all the moms out there had a wonderful mother's day. shout out to my mom. you know how i feel about my mother. >> yeah. did you get to relax at all? were you playing chauffeur? >> you know. much relaxing. you know what, still grateful, grateful for everything i hve and my three kids who make life interesting every day. they keep me young.

ahead at 5:00, one woman with two husbands. one is a well-known actor in africa. the other a convicted drug kingpin. now police are working to find out who gunned down this woman in front of potentially dozens of witnesses. maryland's governor has a big plan that could help alleviate some ofes the on plaguing roads there. there are some serious objections to this ambitious plan. more coming up.

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trouble continues for folks on the gw parkway. crews are working to fix the road while teams on another busf roish their work early. shocking new details in a brazen maryland murder case. a woman gunne down in a parking lot was married to two men at the same ime, one a convicted drug lord. her day in court. actress felicity huffman goes before a judge answering for her role in the massive scheme for parents to get their kids into elite colleges. 5:00 a.m.go morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on a monday. the weekend rain sdowers aren't yet. did you come in with the pouring rain? >> sure, had to pop up the umbrella, raincoat, whole nine yards. a live look now, i think that's reagan national in the distance. not a great start to the