>> potholes, sinkhole and now a lane closure on am prob plagued parkway. plus, food as medication. that's just one step to a thousands of years old health plan that could help you live a bettlife. "news 4 today" starts now. that almost brought a tear to myeye. >> did it now? >> food as medication. >> yes. it is medication. >> amen. >> aint of ice cream. >> it fixes everything. >> cures many ailes. a check on your forecast and commute. melissa mollet standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> i think a bucket of nice hot now buffalo wings right would make us feel a lot better. eun, that would even warm you up a little bit. it is a cold sta this morning. temperatures widespread in the

40s. unusual forsure. skies are mainly clear. we're going start out the day with more than enough sunshine toake youhappy. temperatures bordering on cold. 47 in petersberg. 40 in warring ton. airport.tional 50 in clinton, maryland.se the numbers are going to drop between now and the time the sun comes up before 6:00 a.m. here's your planner. after a chilly start it will be magnificent today. more about an even warmer weather for the weekend coming up. back to you. >> chuck, thank you. 4:01. new details. several people have lost their jobs at damasc high school after a scathing internal report into the alleged rapes of football players last year. >> the adults who were supposed to be supervising the student athletes were nowhere to be found. the report found players were

left alone in the locker room from 2:50 to 3:25 p.m. it was in that 25 minutes that four j.v. football players were allegedly raped as part of a hazing ritual. a parent reported what happened to a j.v. coach that evening, officer wasn't notified unti tl the next day. >> did not indicate a sexual sault at thattime. the next morning it became much more clear as st mfmbers talked with students about what had actually transpired. >> the j.v. football coach has been fired and bnned from working for montgomery county schools. the athletic dlrector was aso removed and the school's principal transferred. five pfootballyers are charged in these alleged assaults. new video showing the moments a truck plowed into a nparking lot pennsylvania avenue in southeast washington. take a look at the top of your screen. you can see the truck comingic qukly down a hill. it doesn't stop and went right through the fence and slammed

into several parked cars, too. this happened on saturday. the owner of one of the damaged cars sent usthis video. sicars were banged up d two were totaled. could next few weeks still be bumpy for those using the george washington wrkway. >> are learning about more closures to try to fix the road. over the next six weeks the g.w. parkway will b down to one lane around the sinkhole in mcclain. allaf that rin we've had has watched away part of the parkway. drivers tell us they're being cautious. e the roads ar being undermined by the water, we've got to be conscious of that. >> we're doing everything we cad so thatrivers traveling on the parkway will be safe. >> there is good news for drivers. yestday part of the parkway was reopened. still watch out for that. just abt 4:04 now. there's a massive fundraising

effort for a prince william county teen critically injured in caraccident. she was air lifted on route 29 in faulkier county. she is one of five siblings. her oldestbrother set up the go fund me page. she has broken bones and a go fund me page. her family's biggest injury is the head injury. >> she waived to her and she was able to raise her hand and waive back and it meant a lot. >> one thing christina won't have to worry about as she recoiffeur recovers is her school work. the i principal giving her full credit and straight as. alama could soon have the most restrictive abortion measure in the united states. the state senate passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony. alabama would be the only state to ban aboriton since the

supreme court cided roe v. wade in 1973. the only exception for abortion under this bill would be if the woman's life is in danger. it does not include a waiver for rape or incest. >> i think that was the hardest thing to live with were all thed misconceptionshings put out there about fear and now we can just deal with what it es actually dond move forward and see what happens. >> i apologize to doctors in the whether orot knowing not they could help women with reproductive health care. that's what apology is for. >> the alabama statehouse erwhelmingly approved the bill. any doctor performing abortion could face nearly 100 years in prison. thebill now goes to the alabama governor to decide whether to sign it into law. critics say it is unconstitutional. supporters hope the case will wind up in t supreme court. we're following a developing story from capitol hill now.d donump jr. has agreed to a

second closed door interview with the senate intelligence committee. a source tells nbc news trump jr. will discuss a half dozen topics underoath including what he knows about the president's forts to build a trump tower in russia. president trump is downplaying the trade dispute between theu.s. and china as a little squabble. ow talks between the two countries broke and you will feel it in the pocketbook. the president is threatening to slap another $325 billion ones chingoods. the market rebounded closing up 200 points. china retaliated with tariffs on $60illion in u.s. goods. president trump said the u.s. will come out on top. >> our people, if they want,he t can buy from someplace else other than china. you know what? you want to know something, you want to know something? we always win. >> in a little more than two weeks the 25% tariffs that china announced could hit your pocketbook with increased pr es

erything from appliances to fruits and vegetables. the president plans to speak with china's president next month at a global summit. today a congressional committee will hol t a hearing decide what's next for the grounded boeing 737 max planes. the planes have been grounded nearly worldwide since two deadly plane crashes in the next six months. the two crashes areresponsible for 346 deaths. investigators found the boeing 737 max's antistall system malfunctioned and sent both planes into a nose dive. boeing is expected to submit s software fix for faa approval later this month. also today a colorado district attorney will decide whether the 16-year-old shooting suspect in the s.t.e.m. school shooting will be charged as an adult. the 16-year-old is one of two victims last week it killed one student, injured eight others. a colorado church will be hosting the celebration of life

service for the students killed in the shooting. just a week after receiving the presidential medal of freedom tiger woods is facing a lawsuitonnected to a situation at his florida restaurant. a bartender died after his shift and hisedfamily fil a suit saying he was over served alcohol. the restaurant managers and employees knew the bartender was an alcoholic. he crashed his car and died on the way home that night. his blood alcohol limit was more than three times the limit. when asked about the lawsuit woods would only say it was a terrible night and that he feels bad for the entire family. assault charges against monday nicholson have been dropped. he was arrested after thisfight outside of world of beer. the loudoun county commonwealth's report said the victim not want to proceed with criminal prosecution. if convcted he could have faced up to a year in jail.

she was a trail blazer in the federal governmt and helped get d.c.'s financial house in order. now we've learned that alice rivlin passed away from cancer.e she was thirst ever director of the congressional budget office and the first woman to ever lead the office of nagement and budget. she served as the cirman of the d.c. financial control board. rivlin was 88ol years tributes are nourg this morning for legendary comedian tim conway. the emmy winning actor died r yesterday af a long battle-battling a long illness. conway was best kn for starring on the hit series "the carol burnett show" and "hail's navy." his co-stars couldn't keep straight face.

carol burnett released a statement saying in part she's heart broken. nway was 85 years old and one of the best when it came to physical comedy. >> just looking at him makes me laugh. st hilarious. he would guest star on other shows later in life. he was still hilarious. >> what a nyss. f you are getting ready for the unofficial start of e summer travel season. >> memorial day weekend means millions are expected to hit the road and get out of town.'t if you donant to be one of the millions sitting in traffic, you will need to plan your trip to the minute. drivers in major metropolitan areas will start to see the bulk of traffic on thursday andf riday heading into the holiday weekend. every year they start heading earlier. aaa suggests checking your tire pressure before hitting the road. >> get a good ght's sleep before hitting the road. take a break every two hours or

every 100 miles. >> make sure g you some rest before hitting the road. these road trips can be >taxing >> speaking of vacations, there is one activity more americans are plan to go do once they get to their destination. we're talking about something called vol luntourism. more non-profits are partnering with travel companiesor volunteer opportunities. there are some scams though that take advantage of good intentions. be sure to check the organization on a site such as chary watch before volunteering or donating on vacation. yeah, youto have do research ny matter whatou plan to do for your trip. still ahead, millions of ses planner pay r for teachers in one county. >> we'll tell you where the district found the cash after a decade long pay freeze. using food as medicine. a look at and thousa years old

health plan. chuck? no co-pay involved either. 4 things you need to know about the next couple of days. today after a really chilly start this morning, it's going to be a winner of an afternoon. look at the nice warming trend. by the weekend we'll have high

you're watching "news 4 today." welme back. 4:15. good news this mornin for teachers, principals and support staff in prince george'sco unty. raidss are on the wf. >> all this after a pay freeze that's been in effect for a decade. news 4's derek ward tells how the school uncovered the money. >> thousands of county school achers have had their salaries frozen in times after days when the county was in recession. that could soon change. >> it sends a message to every employee who stuck with us since 2010 that we value them. >> reporter: the school's interim ceoh announced t plan to restore step pay on $46 million of unpaid increases over the next three fiscal year. support staff wouldee s their wages reflect thes count current financial health. they're set to vote early next month.

in prince george's county, derek ward. 4:16 now. for the second year in a row arlington cou ny has beenmed the fittest city in america. the american college of sports medicine index examined thela est 100 cities in the country. it looks at everything from eating habits, the obesity rate. the district ranked 1st f the farmer's market availability and people who walk to >>work. a tree that once stood near the washington monument is no longer there. all the rain we've hada ced that tree to topple over this weekend. there's a chance the mulberry tree nicknamed the witness tree can be saved even though it destroyed the tree's roots, the park surface is hopeful the c roots be replanted. >> we won't be able to restore gt to an upright form but we're looking at thin we can do to the root ball, partial raise,

propping and so it stays in the landscape. >> these national paice isn't sure the age of the tree but they know it was planted before the monument's dedication in 1885. the pn is to keep the tree near the washington monument. >> it will be a shame to lose that tree. >> nothng does last forever. >> no. a reminder that tomorrow nbc 4 and our sister station telemundo 44 are partnering with the washington nationals for weather day at mets park. our chief meteorologist will throw out the first pitch at tomorrow's game against e mets. news 4 at 4 doug will be revealing the official forecast. how many storms can we expect? how hot will it get? when is the last day of -- nev mind. doug has all the answers on thursday afternoon. coverage begins here at news 4. reuck will be out the live for

us all morning long. >> tomorrow morning at the ballpark. >> yes. >> we'll be there. it wilutbe lonely witho you. >> i was going to say, only on opening day. they don send me on weather day. >> you'll be on vacation. >> i'll be happy to hold your accessories, fan you. >> don't need a fan before the sun is up. going to be a good day for baseball. i may be the only h person whoas to deal with a sprinkle to morrow. any little rain chance i think is probably coming about 3:00 a.m. and 7 or 8:00 in the mornin if it's going to rain on anyoo tomorrmorning, it will probably be me. no need to worry about theel umbrlas today. bies have been clear and temperatures haven in a free fall overnight. we're fortunate that the winds are up as much as they are or these numbers, 53 in washington, 40s in the suburbs would have been even cole r. bony air and a clear sky overhead. that wind is keeping the atmosphere stirred up just enough but, man, this is chilly for mid may. 41 degrees in winchester and

warring ton now. 42 in manassas, prince george's county. upper 40s already. down to 42 in gaithersburg. the wind being up has keptd there from being anything in the way of a frost warning.th noneess, it's chilly. bundle up early today. the good news is sun's up before 6:00 a.m. his kids were at the school bus stops this morning. it will be in the mid 40s. outdoor recess today, afternoon play time for sure. overnight you can see the skies have been mainly clear. a few lingering showers over the eastern shore. they're moving away from us. our next little chance of rain will be late tonight. sunshine start to fini for the morning hours today. i do think there will be fair weather clouds bubbling up later ftin the noon. rain chances in the 10% range down to the south. it will be a little cloudy ov night and maybe a sprinkle tomorrow before we go back into sunshine. then the warming trend begins.

near 70 today. mid 70s tomorrow. 82 on friday. maybe an isolated shower or thunder shower friday afternoon. not a high impact event. are you kidding me, melissa mollet. 80s and sunshine over the weekend. >> i love it. i will absolutely payor the 85 degree weather. northbound gw parkway, the rig ane is blocked by the sinkhole repair. the right side hass reopened a of last night. southbound georgia at the beltway, do have a crash there. inner loop, outer loop, no complaints on they. beltwa 66 and 95 look just fine. taking a live look 270 at 118, ger4:ntown. right now. still ahead, an alternative wellness plan thousands of years old. how you can make it work for you today. be sure to check out ellen at 3:00 right here on nbc 4 and

you're watching "news 4 today." it's 4:23. if you're planning on making a oothie this morning, a quick warning for you. the food & drug administration is now testing f frozenits for harmful viruses. for the next 18 months the fda will sample frozen berries for hepatitis a and neurovirus. the concern is thaton people d't always cook frozen berres before using them. cooking wouldeduce or

eliminate any contamination. i totally do that, put frozen berries right into the blender for my smoothiess food i medicine, don't we know it? that is one of the driving principles behind the wellness plan aeuretta. e >> nws 4's justin finch looks into how you can put it to use. >> patients call me all the time and say, i have this problem, can you help me? and the answer is, i don't know. i have to see you firspo >> er: perhaps you've never heard of ayurveda but dr. douglas beach is hearing from people who have from his offices in bethesda. >> 5,000 years of time to do its experiments and figure out what works and what doesn't work and i think people ever beginning to recognize that. >> reporter: ayurveda's roots

rch back to india. for anyone who wants to feel better, the doctor recommends starting with what you're eating. >> food is medicine. that's the number one medicine, food. that's the material that you're putting into the body that's making the body. that's super important. >> reporter: the healthier diet can help the body absorb the holisticreatments which are fresh, unprocessed foods and herbs. >> for each patient i make aned individual spice mix. what's the spices you should be using and how much. that's called a masala. >> reporter: after taking the patient's pulse, dr.ach then uses ayurveda to address the needs. age old practices thatcan complement everyday medical care. >> we need western medicine, i'm not saying we don't. for cris care. we all have crisis cease, that's the best. we're missing something as well. we're missing the nurturing

quality that comes with something like ayurveda. >> reporter: justin finch, news 4. 4:26. still ahead, slow down or pay up. speed cameras cost drivers millions each year. next at 4:30, where in our area you're most likely to get a ticket. plus, a highway close call caught on camera. a trooper jumps out of just in time. more of this video just ahead. all right. good morning, everybody. dog walking forec.t time look at little ruby here, 2 1/2 year old. i'm guessing therece an awful lot of dachshund in ruby's background. keep the pace up. temperatures in the 40s. temperatures in the 40s. it will be a fine time for

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right now "news 4 today," new details about ao locker r assault where the adults were while students allegedly attacked their classmates and the changes coming next school year. suddenly, you know, you have

to manage and it's a challenge. >> plus, new problems at pimlico days before the preakness stakes. more on the water main break that's causing chaos this morning. and scratching, sneezing, runny noses, allergy season is here. why what you eat for breakfast could be making your symptoms worse. "news 4 today" starts now. i have allergy sufferers in my house. i need to hear that. it's 4:30. a live look as we look outside right now as we wake up on a wednesday. we're going to make it through the work week, and today our temperatures will be warmingck ba up. it's been really cold.i' going to say it. >> it's weird. >> it's just bad. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. i wore auf pfy coat last night. >> i'm arab gilchrist. hasn't felt much like spring. today change is a coming in the weather. >> i was waiting for you to re