lot was married to two men at the same time. one of them a convicted drug lorr and heday in court. actress felicity huffman goes before a judge today answering for her role in that massive scheme for rich parents to get teir kids into elite colleges. 6:00 on dot on this monday. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on a monday. the weekend rain showers aren't over yet. look at this right now. >> a live ook. daylight coming our way. lots of clouds, too. upon a great way to start the week -- not a great way to start noe week. >> . expect the roads to be wet, too. that always causes traffic problems. melissa mollet is tracking thosd coions right now. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and more on this chilly rain. yes, indeed. sun's already up, but you'd never know it to look outside. no sunlight for us today. feels a lot more likeid the me of march. temperatures this afternoon will

stay in the mid to upper 50s. that would be typical for mid-march. mid-may we should have highs in the mid 70s. a far cryrom that. more rain hate, yay for that, insulaterhine -- it's going to be chilly and rainy all day, temperatures likely to be cooler than average most if not all the way through the coming week. we're in the 40s to only around 50 now. the storm team 4 radar shows thunderstorms, even more south of richmond. that will leave us in an unsettled patte for the day. future weather here shows clouds cover all day long with hit-and-miss rain chances pretth mut any time during the day. may not rain every minute of the day, but it could rain at any time. temperatures today stuck in the 50s. kids, indoor recess and no outdoor play time after school t ay. the rest of the week forecast and a phenix weekend moments a-- forecast and a look at the

weekend coming up. ou eastbnd to 66, a vehicle fire. a large response. we don't have too many details aside from that. about a two-mile back up as you're headed inbound here this morning. another big issue, washington south capitol between sterling anac potom have all lanes blocked by an accident there. we're also trying to get information from lease police o way. gw parkway closed between 123 and the beltw because of an emergency work zone and sinkhole. they are pushing traffic off the road. we'll have a live report in a minute. northwest, inbound canal after arizona, a crash blocking most of the roadway e.ther aaron? >> thank you. 6:02. just like melissa said, a major stretch of the gw parkway is shut down this morning. >> this massive closure is already causing some big problems for drivers. news4's justin finch is livest juff the parkway with more on how this could impact your commute. juin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you don't want this to mets up your morning if you rely this

road. if you have a ment, take some time and plan your route because this could really impact you as you take a look.e you can sethe closures are already in place. you can see, as well, the roadblocks are here, too.no it's all because of this. we're talking about a ten-foot-deep sinkhole that's opened up on the northbound nes of the gw parkway. the national parks service has closed down parts of the parkway, northbound laneswe bet chain bridge road, going allhe way to 495. now route 123 is going to beur yoworkaround road in all of this. just so you know, nation h parks servi crews working on the problem. they began work to patch up the hole over the weekend. but the rain kind of got in the way. the fill didn't take. n to go re trying ag back out and finish the job. as you might imagine, the rain still falling out here in parts of the haday, t's going to be

an issue. >> this and the previous sinkhole that happened in mdsrc were ka caused by large rain events. it's all about watvi mong off the roadway and into the drainage system built under the george washington memorial parkway. >> reporter: so yay, we're kind of see -- so yeah, we're kind of seeing this again. this is the second sinkhole to open on this stretch since march. we ha african-americafingers cr. we could see at least one lane open in time for the evening commute. again, that depends on the work and the weather. if not we could see it closed again for the evening ride and perhaps torrow, as well. back inside to you. >> justin finch live for us n the gw parkway. thank you, justin. meanwhile, a busy stretch of rock creek parkway is back open for drive here in the district. crews finished their work along the road more than a day ahead of schedule. part of the road near the kennedy center was supposed to be closed until tuesda morning so crews could install a new

pedestrian bridge. instead, fast work allowed the road to reopen last night. the kennedy center says that bridge will open in september. it's 6:05. new details in aurder case in greenbelt, maryland. bettie jenifer wasunned down while leaving her office. she was married to two men at the same time. one was the head of a criminal organizatio jenafer was shot as she walked to her car. she was shot twice. jenir was married to an actor and a drug king pin. her first husband is a well-known actor in ghana. shy was also married to kendrick jenifer. hea he's in prison for trafficking cocaine in baltimore. the p.r. firm said, "waka talent agency is saddened by the death of bettie jenifer who was married to our client, mr. chris attoh."

no arrest have been made, but police do not believe this was a random crime. new, auspect has been arrested after a deadly machete attack on the appalachian trail in virginia. james jordan is accused of killing a man and in ring a woman as they hiked the trail early saturday morning. the woman had to walk six miles inj and bleeding before finding a couple of hikers to call for help. she is expect wanted to survive. no word toyota a motive for the attack. today felicity huffman will be back on a courtroom to enter a formeral guilty plea in the college -- formal guilty plea in the college admissions scandal. she paid $15,000 for a procter to change her daughter's answers on the s.a.t.s to improve the score. some say her swift apology may work to her advantage. she's one of mny including lori loughlin accused of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their kids into top colleges andes universiti today rapper kodak black will appear in a federal

courtroom after being arrested on firearms charges. he was taken into custody just been he was set to perform at a hip-hop music festival in miami n saturday. in astatement, officials say they'v acharged him with crime in connection with apons. they done elaborate. athis comes less than month after this scene where the rapper was arrested on gun and drug charges while trying to enter the country from canada. a teenage boy is missing from virginia. and police believe heay be in danger. richard dinardo hernandez cruz is 16 years old. he was last seen nearly three weeks ago on april 22nd on beauregard street in alexandria. police want ton weather he is and call -- want to know where he is and call them if you think you've seen him. a proposal to add toll lanes to maryland'sel bay and i-270 is getting more support. 61% offa people are in r of the governor's plan according to a poll from the "washington post." but it also shows that 80% in the maryland suburbs are very

somewhat concerned that the building -- that building the lanes would require tearing down homes. skeptics worry that hogan's project would be too expensive and will not ease congestion. at the same time, some rank the need to iprove road conditions and reduce traffic as top priorities. today maryland governor larry hogan will sign a bill to protect expectant mothers. the bill was sparked by laura wallen. she was the pregnant howard county teacher killed by her boyfriend in 2017. aura and rieed's law will toughen sentences against those who kill pregnant women. others includeag raising the for tobacco and vaping from 18 to 21, ease enrollment for health insurance, and expanding thexisting child and dependent tax credit. the trump administration continues to push back against democrats in congress. president trump is fighting at least 20 investigations into his

staff and personal finances. the "washington post" reports the white house is blocng requests for the president's tax returns, testimony from his son donald jur, and an un-redacted version of the mueller report among other things. the president's resistance has some democrats thinking about taking drastic measures. >> if thta courts too long, we use our own judicial process within the congress. i think if you fine someone $25,000 a day to their person until they comply, ets their attention. >> some republicans are firing back saying the investigations are pure politics. national police week is now underway. it's a time to recognize the sacrifice and service of men and women who devote their lives to protecting their neighbors and communitiem. the commration in d.c. this weekend began by honoring those who gave their lives in the line of duty. mourners from around the country gathered at a memorial in judiciary committee. paige craig came from tennessee to remember a friend.

>> he responded to a callof a -- a domestic disturb ants. ond was actually ambushed as soon as he got scene. it's a very humbling experience to be here. you know, there's a lot going on and there's a lot of people, but it's very quiet. >> vigils, conferences, training sessions, and memorials are scheduled throughout d.c. during the week. it's now 6:10. cyclists showed their support for fallen officers by riding about 300 miles to d.c. they left northern new jersey on thursday. riders with the police unity tour raised money for their annual treks some willtay in town through the end of national policeeek. terror in the sky. smoke filled the cabinas a plate walnut down for an emergency landing. find out how everyoneou made it alive. she became famous for calling police over a group of people having a barbecue.

now the message for the woman ed when trio spoil their fun. chuck with more on the rainy day forecast. chuck? >> good morning. yeah. all about the cold and the rain for your monday. monday morning motivation, extra hard for today. here's a little something to h t youres up. saturday and sunday look -- do i dare say it out loud -- warm a dry.nd

it's 6:. terrifying moments -- 6:13. terrifying moments as passengers held on during a dramatic emergency landing in southeast asia. the pilot is being hailed a hero after landing the plane safely in myanmar on its rear wheels.

after determining the plane's landing gear was not working, the pilot followed emergency proceduresnd did a fuel burn the duce the weight plane. he finally lowered te nose of th mayplane to the runway. a skidded for nearly half minute before stopping. passengers slid down the escape chutes to safety. no one was injured. incredible. it's been one yearince video of a california woman calling police on a group of black people barbecuing went viral. grilling is not allowed in parts of lake merit park in clooboakl california. some thought it was about the people and not the rules yesterday members gathered at the same time. one of the men who had the police called on him is on the parks and rec advisory board. he says he would like to speak to the woman in the video. >> not to cause any controversy but toe heashake her hand and ed the apology or olive branch to

let her know there's no hard feelings. >> since the video went viral, the from been several cookouts in an effort to bring the community together and take something positive aay from the incident. it was a weekend of new beginnings for finance at colleges and universities across the country. students gathered for a cerdony at howaruniversity on saturday. t was a homecoming for former atlanta mayor. he's an attorney. and stacey abrams gave the address at american university turday, as well. she also received an honorary law degree. the georgia democrat urged a.u. grads to engagepn peo who challenge their beliefs. abrams ran for georgia governor last year and said she will not make a senate run. she hasn't ruled out running for president. it is finals week for thousands of college students. that means a lot of caffeine will be consumed.om >> welc to the club. >> yeah. >> there's another more potent

workout that they're turning to to get a cmpetitive edge. now a warning every parent needs to hear. >> reporter: in the high-pressure rat race to succeed ine' college, therone fix students are turning to at alarming rates. >> stillulants -- stimulants are helping students stay awake and alert for hours of studyih. at w cost to their talth? >>se college students are buying adhd drugs illegallyrom classmates. they'vearned the reputation of smart drugs or steroids for the brain. >> it made me feel i could accomplish things i normally wouldn't be able to. it also made mein hyper focused the moment. >> three college graduates tell us students don't thinktwice about popping the pills. >> you'll hear from medical experts who detail the carriage us on and sometimes -- dangerous and sometimes deadly consequences of using medications without a

prescription. >> our team co erage on what some are calling a crisis on campus starts tonight on news4 at 5:00. 6:17. he secretary general of t united nations says that climate change has become a dire international problem. s u.n.retary generalon tonio guterres-- general antonio guterres spoke in new zealand prime ministerh there. he says the world is not on track to meet the goals of the climate accord which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions. >> we are seeing evywhere a clear demonstration that are not on track. things are getting worse on the ground. >> nearly two years ago, president trump announced the u.s. wasth wiawing from the paris climate accord. the president criticized the treaty dor crackingown on u.s. fossil fuel produion, particularly coal. news will continue to report on this story and others related

to climate change affecting o affect and your life. you can read the latest on climate change in the nbc washington app. >> it's actually kind of our duty, moral responsibility, as the richest country in the world to lead in these kinds of things. lead in solar and wind development stuff. it's crital in or out of the accord. you know, it's -- >> politics. >> yeah. it's window dressing really. and of course, even if we f xed all of our problems, we can't control what other countries are doing either. >> right. >> this is the global problem, and there's not a lot of willpower in a lot of countries around the world to do much about it -- especially the developing world. cary stuff. >> let's zero in on the weather instead of the climate. yeah. how about a crazy cold d in the month of may? >> it is >>crazy. yeah. i did a little looking back. we may have a high of 58 or 59 degrees today. it's likely to be ten degrees colder for the day as a whole. that's some rarefied air arou

here, only six days so far this entire calendar year have been ten degrees or more colder than average. most coming at the tl end of january. remember the polar vortex? that's responsible for five out of the six there. the last two weeks of january, first part of february. march 6th was also a crazy cold day. the high on march 6th, only 34 degrees. today, may 13th, may go on to the list as technically theth sevenoldest day of the year when compared to average. righnow, it is a chilly 50 with no sunshine and an east to northeast wind. in the 40s in most of the suburbs now. and because of the thick clouds and the continuation of rain chances off and on through the day, look at those afternoon numbers. barely making it into the mid to upper 50s. f very spots will get above 60 today.en ev tomorrow will be no bargain. this pocket of cold air aloft, the big area of low pressure, it will take most of the rain out

of here late today. don't plan on a lot of sunshine for tomorrow,ut it will be a lot less of a rain problem. there's the it-and-miss rain showers through the course of the through the morning commute, cloudy during the afternoon, another risk of showers later in the day. tomorrow, mostly cloudy, sart to finish. and there's -- remains a 20% chance of rain tomorrow. thetheal issue tomorrow, rather breezy. northwest winds around 15 tor0 miles our. way cooler than average. recovery on wednesday with some more sunshine back. that comes with a little chance for rain on thursday. friday's rain chance looks relatively small. friday's height at 75, just about back to average. melissa? >> thank you. first 4 traffic alert, south capitol between firth sterling and potomac avenue. shut down because of a crash. we spoke with police, this is a motorcycle versus an suv. this investigation could take a hours. of northbound traffic pushed on to firth sterling, southund diverted to potomac avenue.

warning there. mclean, northbound gw parkway, of course, still closed between 123 and the beltway because the sinkhole. traffic pushed off there at 123. old dominion drive at delaney road, a downed tree and closures there. a new problem inwi brandy, northbound 5 after brandywine road. road. left lane blocked.

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chakra balanciwh. >> we use we call chakra lights. >> reporter: not sure what chakra lights are for? listen and look closely. >> if you look at them, the color -- each chakra has a color. >> reporter: david wright h worked in chakra balancing for close to 30 years. the practice isuch older, dating back thousands of years, all the way ancient india. >> chakras are basically energy forms that you actually can see if you use the right equipment. and they range from the top of the head to the base of the e. spin this is the root chakra, and this is the acsral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, and the crown. >> reporter: david says each one of us has chakras. seven levels of energy spinning. withi but trauma, tragedy, even the trappings of our d-to-day lives can trigger a chakra shakeup or, worse, a shutdown. >> when they close up like that,

you have a feeling of being trapped within your own body. and at that particular point, fear becomes a very powerful aspect in your life, and it only maes it worse. >> reporter: that's when dav comes in to balance. offering a kind of head-to-toe energetic tune-up. >> this is an interesting thing called a chakra balng -- it basically goes into your body.et >> reporter: ses using tools and every time david's own energy. >> and it's kind. a sense of what is that. >> reporter: is this for everyone? david will likely tell you no, that it's a better fit for those with open minds. justin finch, news4. >> justin will be looking at alternative healing methods al week. >> tomorrow he will show us more about hypnotherapy and how it can help you. you can see that this time tomorrow right here "news4 today." pnotherapy.rvous,

i don't like going under and -- >> we'll try this out. 6:27 now. focus, eun. forecasts on the fork, imagine yourself on a beach. i can do. >> sunshine, enjoying a nice day. now wake up, it's monday, and it's cold and t and rainy in t,shington. sorry about thaeverybody. and not much better weather coming our way tomorrow. the car washing forecast then, you may want to go ahead and save your time and money on that one. >> reporter: married to two men at the same time, i'm nicole jacobs livein greenbelt with new information coming up at 6:30 that we're learning about the woman gunned down in this parking lot.

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it is 6:30.h we begin wit a live look outside this mondaymorning. another day to have tha brella right beside you. the rain still coming down across our area. as you g ready to step outside. >> kind of looks how we feel, right? >> kind of blah. need some chocolate. >> how did you know? >> good morning, i'm aaron ch gilst. >> i'm eun yang.

we'll start with the rainy day forecast in a moment. >> first to melissa mollet racking a first 4 traffic alert here in the district. what's going on? big issue for a lot of folks. talking about south capitol shut down at firth sterling and potomac avenue. this is a crash investigation. northbound south capitol track pushed to firth sterling, southbound, trying to get through this. shut down between 123 to the beltway because of a sinkhole. they're hoping to get a lane open by this evening. hyattsville, southbound bw parkway after 202, left lane blocked by a crash. southbound georgia near heath field, two right lanes blocked by an accident. as we zoom out, 66 and 95 look okay. northbound fairfax county after 123, a crash is shutting down the right lane. chuck, good morning. good morning. i wish i had better news, but behavioral today will be vry much a repeat performance of

yesterday. a lot of cloud cover. h hit-and-miss chances of rain that starts this morning and continues into the afternoon. e perhaps thly parts of the evening, as well. it's only 50 degrees here in town. 48 in fairfax county, 46 in montgomery county. 48 in prince george's cnnty. and r dotting the landscape this morning all over the news4 nation. more rain down toward charlottesville and richmond. tha fs coming our way the second half of the morning. just know that there will be no improvement today. an 80% chance of rain at just about any time. temperatures stuck in the 50s today. probably only about 57 or 58 for the high temperature. tomorrow, still very much on the chilly side. but quite breezy, as well. our next realhance to see any ne? doesn't come until wednesday. >> al right. thank you. 6:32. right now, look at that sinkhol melissa mentioned. it's gog to cause trouble for the commute. a ten-foot-deep sinkhole opened up on the gw parkway on friday.

and that forced to cws to shut down the northbound lanes between chain bridge road and the ltway. the national parks service says it's been patched up. but there is still work to be done. coming up at 6:45, justin finch will have more when crews hope to reopen the road. this morning, police in greenbelt arest invegating a deadly shooting of one. she was -- of bettie jenifer. she was killed as she left her office building in greenbelt. >> she was involved in a love triangle with a tv sar and a drug kingpin, both were her husba husbands. renicole jacobs with modetails. good morning. >> reporter: the twists of this story will leave you with even more questions as greenbelt police confirm the victim of friday's murder w, in fact, rried to two mean at the same time. her name is bettie jenifer. s

march. the national parks service on it. they had crews working on ofilling that holeer the weekend. but with the weather, the job did not take. again, we're talking about northbound gw parkway between 495 and chain bridge road. rou123 is going to be e work-around in this case.rk the wo will continue today, and the hopes that the weather will also comply. if by chance they can have one lane open for you in time for your evening commute, the hope. again, the rain is going to be the issue here. so we're talking about, again, northbou gw parkwayetween chain bridge road, 495, both lanes shut down this morning. we could see a change in the evening, in the meantime, may want to plan a different route to and from work and school this morning just to be safe. back inside to u.

>> all right. justin, thank you. and coming up, melissa mollet will have more on how to ge around this closure. n6:49 ow. and good news for those of you who use rock creek parkway. that road is back open near the kennedy center. a stretch was supposed to be ow shut until tomorrow morning as crews installed a new pedestrian instead, fast work allowed the road to ropen ahead of schedule. a local writer is finding hearses t center -- herself the center of a controversy. author natasha tines tweeted a chotoomplaining about an african-american metro employee eating on the train onfriday. the tweet read, quote, i thought we were not allowed to eat on the train. there is unacceptable. metro thanked the author for holding the employee accountable. after backlash, tines deleted the tweet and deactivated her twitter account. the incident inspired the hash tag #eatingwhileblack. some say the author put the employee's job at risk. tines apologized but her

publisher says it will not distribute her upcoming novel. we've reached out for comment. a teenage boy is missing from virginia, and fairfax police believe he may be in danger, richard dinardo hernandez cruz is 16. he was last seen about three weeks on april 22nd on beauregard street in alexandria. call if you thinkou'veeen him or know where he is. national police week is now underway. a time to recognize the sacrifice and service of men and women who devote their lives to protecting their neighborsd communities. the commemoration in d.c. this weekend began by honoring those who gave their lives in the lin ty. mourners from around the country gathered at a memorial in judicry square over the weekend. tributes continue tonight with a candlelight vigil. t will be held at 8:00 along the national mall between 7th and 12th streets. the event is open to the public. it' 6:50. virginia governor northam will be in fairfax county y

honoring a third grader killed in a terrible accident at his school last year. >> the governor is holding a ceremonial bill signing for the wesley charles lipicky act. it aims to protect children from found orized partition in many schools. consumer reporter susan hogan has the story. >> reporter: 9-year-olds wesley lipicky was killed last may while helping operat a motorized partition at his school. i sat down with his parents last week.he tshared their favorite stories about wesley and described him as a little ball of energy th a big heart. >> wesley was- he was a very window boy. -- very kind boy. he picked the kids that didn't get picked for your team or lab partner or something.rt >> repo: they think wesley would be proud of the newlaw. thele wesley char lipicky act opprohibits anyone from ating a motorized partition which students are in the room unless it has a safety sens

ievtalled. and ery year, school districts will be required to train anyone who operates the walls. >> he was just a kind kius loving to everybody. and i know if he knows that it will save lives, he's happy. >> reporter: we will be at the ceremonial bill signing today. we wi bring you that -- we'll bring you th sry tonight on "news4." r>> melissa mollet is tking a first 4 traffic alert. >> a couple of different problems here. south capitol shut between firth sterli and potomac avenue. lanes blocked by a crash investigation. a motorcycle and an suv involved raere. so northbound tic pushed on to firth sterling. southbound diverted on to potomac avenue right now. mcleawa northbound gw park we keep saying it, but remember shut down between 1be23 and the tway because of the sinkhole. they are pushing you off at 123. the beltway at university boulevard, outeroop kind of

normal delays. no actual problem there:wanted to show this because of the rain. a lot of rain all over the that's the green on the maps. hyattsville, southbound bw parkway after 202, left lane blocked. and north fairfax county after 123, crash blocking the ride side. ockville, southbound georgia at heath field, two right lanes blocked by that crash. travel times in virginia, 66 ahere, fairfax county prkway to the beltway, 36 miles per hour. 95 northbound, quantico to t beltway, 47 miles per hour. 270, 34 miles per hour southbound. and a tap of the bel ay, 22 miles per hour. you saw the delay on camera there. thank you. i have to give a shout out and a thank you to the folks that invited me out on friday to speak and do a little emceeing at the congressional country club. raising money, the institute for real estate management, for the host group there.

raising money for scial love for kids with cancer. friday night the main sponsors came up to a total donation of $80,000. we raised another $10,000 or more from everybody in attendance. thank you for inviting me out here. a great cause. they ran camp fantastic every summer, which is a summer camp for kids with cancer. you can always look for special love for kids with cancer to figure out how to give a donation if you'd like. mostly cloudy, ooh, man, if we can throw this forecast back, that would be awesome. 51 degrees withas a northe wind here in washington. 45 leesburg. 48 in ryfrederick, nd, 46 in lumbia. 49 in warrenton and fredericksburg. it's not going to get any better any time soon. all cloud cover today, temperatures will gradually trend int the mid to upper 50s. i don't think anybody gets above 60 today. and this pocketf cold air and low pressu to our rth, it will take most of therain. today, probably the rainiest day of the week. that rain pushes out. but tomorrow, still not much of anything in the way of any sunshine.

future weather, there it is, rainy through the day today. the rain will break up a bit. the skiesy will sta mostly cloudy tonight. then for tomorrow, not much sunshine. relatively low rain chance for tomorrow. i think our next best chance to see the sun will be the first half of the day on wednesty. n a little chance for showers late wednesday into thursday. then i think we'l getunshine back for friday. i'm optimistic about the weekend. here it is in the ten-day forecast. cold and rainy today. chilly and breezy tomorrow. peeks of sun on wednesday. a little chance of rain thursday and friday. the weekend, this will be nice. this can hold up. near 80 both saturday and sunday. with sunshine and without rain. fingers crossed. >> absolutelri alt. thank you. it is 6:55. here are fourw.hings to kno police believe the murder of a prince george's county woman was not random. bettie jenifer was shot and killed on friday night as she left her officil buding in greenbelt. we've learned she wed marri to two men when she died. we have more on this in the nbc

washington app. maryland governor larry hogan will sign a bill aimed a protecting expectant mothers today. the bill was sparked by laura wallen, the pregnant howard county teacher when was killed by her boyfriend in 2017. laura and reed'saw will toughen sentences for viont crimes against pregnant women. it is named for laura and her unborn son, reed. prince george's county parents are invited to a community meeting on the search for the school system'snew ceo. the interim ceo, you saw there, dr. monica goldson, replaced dr. kevin maxwell after af year o headline-making scandals in the school district. tonight's meeting is at charles floitrs high school. begins at 6:30. today actress felicity huffman is expectedo enter a formal guilty plea in the ollege admissions scandal. huffman admitt paying $15,000 to improve her s. daughter's a.t. score. more on how muchin time prison she's facing next on "today." and a first 4 traffic alert. crash investigation in the district.

south capitol between firth sterling and potomac enue. everything is shut down there. northbound traffic pushed on to firth sterling, southbound on to potomac avenue. chuck? >> all right. monday -- yeah, it's monday. cold, wet, monday. you know, you get the. picture tomorrow, won't be a lot better. the next best chance to see sunshine doesn't come until wednesday. the weekend looks aittle better. >> i like that. >> thank goodness. >> appreciate that. thank you. that is the news for today. >> the "today" show is next. enjoy your day. >> mak it a great monday, everybody.

. good morning, so, states of emergency across the south aftee a weend of dangerous storms. >> it's coming straight for us. tornadoes, torrential rain, life-threatening flooding. now a rare spring nor'easter set to slam the east coast. al's got the messy morning commute. feeling the pain. the white house' hopconomic adviser acknowledges it's the americans that will feel the maive new tariffs on china. the president telling a different story. the front in the trade war ahead. faceing a judge. actress felicity huffman is set to plead guilty for her role in