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 break out in song.

>> that wasn't written for me. came t know why that out -- >> break out in some sort of monolog. >> something from "oklahoma" maybe. chuck is here. "oklahoma". ay >> go for it. >>. ♪ oh, what a beautiful morning itill be a great day to be outside. it is starting off really chilly. by may standards, this is almost cold. 39 in la ray. stanton and harrisonburg, 49. most of the suburbs are in the mid 40s. downtown andde closer to 50 degrees. if you're going to be spending xty real extended period of time outside for thefew hours, it's chilly. sun is not up until 5:56. and low 70s.vhs in the upper 60s

tomorrow an een prettier day, maybe a sprinkle first thing torrow morning. weather day at nats park, it will be a great day for basketbal baseball. melissa, no singing from you, right? >> trust me, that's a terrible, terrible idea. silver spring southbound at the beltway, overturned ehicle. injuries. trying to get that out of the way. mclean, the right lane is closed for six weeks. inner loop and outer loon of the beltway, no complaints. taking a look at 66, there's the road. fairfax parkway, 60 miles per hour gets you there in nine minutes. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:32. the fallout continues following the disturbingex assault allegations at damascus high school. j.v. football coach has been banned fom working fthe county school system.

an internal investigation found the football players were left erone in the locker room for 25 minutes on octob31st of last year. that is a violation of montgomery county school protocol. it was while the students were alone that fourtbj.v. fool players were allegedly raped as part of a hazing ritual. in addition to the coach, the athletic director has been removed from his position and the school's principle has beenr sferred. five football players are facing criminal charges. a d.c. firefighter is in critical condition after being hit by a car. the driver who ran into him escaped. the firefighter was off duty friday night when his tire went flat on 295. a police officer pulled over to of the h the car off road when the driver ran into him. the driver jumped out of the car and ran wa. >> it's unfortunate. that's not -- not what one should do and i would absolutely urge anybody wat anything

to please report it to authorities. >> the police officer who was hit is out of the hospital. we're waiting now for police to tell us if the officer's dash camera captured the driver running away. we're also working to learn more about this crashon the george washington parkway. it may have slowed down your cogute last . the driver lost control of their suv and collided with a tree. this happened lanes near turkey run. still not clear if the driver was hurt. while that crash is cleared the gw parkway will be slower than usual this morning. they ll be down to one lane in themcclean area. yesterday we learned it won't be fixed for probably about six weeks. 4:34.t's we have new information in that deadly mid-air collision in alaska. six people died in tuesday's crash. three victims are americans. the passengers were on sightseeing tou as part of a cruise excursion. survivors were pulled to safety by people on a passing ship.

raill no word on what caused that c. it is 4:35 now. taking a look at our other top stories. alabama lawmakers approved the most restrictive abortion bill. that would make approving an abtion a felony. the only e ception if the woman's life was in danger. the bill goes to governor kay ivy to sign it into law. donald trump jr. came to an agthement to speak with e senate judiciary committee. this will be a closed door session. he will discuss half a dozen issues under oath. this comes after a subpoena w issued to question his assertion that he had limited knowledge of a plan to build a trump tower in moscow. millions are expected to hit the road for the memorial day weekend. if you n't want to sitn traffic, you'll need to plan your trip down to the minute. the bulk of traffic is typically in the h early eveningrs on thursday and friday heading into the holiday weekend. aaa suggests checking your car'r battery and t pressure before you leave.

a new report finds that marylan generated a whopping $64 llion in revenue thanks to speed cameras. most of the money came from one loal county. according to aaa montgomery county collected nearly $16 million during the 2018 fiscal year. baltimore city brought in the second highest a. followed by prince george's county, baltimore county and the city of college park. right now drivers caught on speed meras --ather caught speeding in a maryland school or work zone must pay a $40 ticket. washington wizards fans were hopefully getting into last night's n draft lottery but it was the new orleans pelicans that secured the number one pick. that means they will almost certainly select duke stndout zion williamson. the wizards will get the ninth pick. not too shabby. the draft will take place in brooklyn, new york. 4:36. a local hospital on life support. how cuts coul impact the care you receive all over our area.

plus, iis the technology that unlocks phones and tracks down criminals. critics say facial recognition tools can be dangooous, t the major city that's banned it from being used. good wednesday morning. >> every parent kns that toys are becoming more high tech. >> but tech comes with cyber crime and there are more signs that hackers are targeting your kids. >> this is scary, yes, because i have little kids. >> so what can you do to help keep your children safe? >> consumer reporter susan hogan reveals everything you need to know out the

you're watching "news 4 today". it will soon be illegal to use tobacco products on virginia school grounds. the governor signed a bill into law making all public schools tobacco free. this will make virginia one of 20 states to have a full tobacco ban. back in february he signed a having ecigarettes and vapes illegal. a couple of weeks i did a story on vaping. it will be interesting to see what impact the new lawis. almost everywhere you go you're on camera. >> now one u.s. city blocking local police from using facial recognition software.

san francisco supervisors passed a bill yesterdayci banning departments and city police from using tech that detects fac in pictures and videos then matches those faces to a database. supporters of the ban say facial recognition technology impes civil rights. it takes away a critical crime f>>hting tool. this allows us to weed out a lot of the noise, so to speak, in an investigation. >> the idea that your face would be picked up simply because u went out into a park or got on to a bus, that's not a very american mark. >>he legislation doesn't prevent a person, a business or the federal government from using facial recognition technology. good morning, everybody. tomorrow is weather day at nats park. ndorm team 4 pepco have been teaming up handing out tickets to locald school tomorrow will be a perfect day for some baseball. ten day for ♪

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u.s. state department is ordering evacuation from the u.s. embassy in iraq. this is stemming from escalating tension in iran. they've already issued a do not travel warning to iraq because of teorism and armed conflict in the gion. 15 before the hour right now. from capitol hill to the white house to wall street, president trump is feeling the heat and soon so could you. >> the trade tensions could affect your pocketbook and it's already taking a toll on wall street. joining us now live is news 4's tracotts from capitol hill. tracie, before we get to that, let's talk about the president's son agreeing to talk to a senate committee. tell us more. >> reporter: right. it's the senate intelligence committee, which is run by republicans. they subpoenaed him. then there was some discussions back and forth.e turns out going to come in now sometime next month, mid june we're told, behind closed doors. thn't be public. he will be uder oath.

there were, however, some conditionsr that testimony. he'll speak for only two to four hoursvend address fi to six topics when he lks to lawmakers about his trump tower meeting wita russian lawyer and his involvement in the attempt to build a trump tower during the campaign. >> tracie, i alsoant tosk you about this trade war between the u.s. and china, the tension that's being felt there. are we seeing any effe ts from this? the president called it a little squabble. what are we seeing? >> het called a little squabble. interestingly that seemed to calm the markets at least for the moment. we saw them dr, maybe not tank but drop significantly on ay mo then we saw them pop back up after the president called this a small thing. bottom line, we don't have any indication of how or when they're going to come back to b the ta. critics now saying while the president should stand strong on this, these tariffs that are flying back and forth should really be -- the tariffs should

really be about something temporary to get them backth to table. >> and finally, tracie, what's the president saying about a report to send 120,000 troops to the middle east? >> yeah, that report the president says is wrong. it was "the new york times" saying this was the backup plan to deal with the growing tensions wh iran althoughran has said -- their supreme leader said they don't want a military conflict. we've moved the carrier group into the region. as for siending the troops, the president says that's not at they're planning.si he may conr sending more. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you, tracie. d.c.'s only hspital east of the an at thantacostia is on li support. united medical center in southeast d.c. has been plagued with problems for years. district leaders have fought to nkeep the hospital ope until a new one can be built to serve that part of the city. the mayor and the d.c. counsel

disagree on how much money to give the cash strapped facility. mayor muriel bowser had proposed $40 million.ci co members want to cut that funding to just $15 million and spend the rest on a new hospital. the health care crisis across the city with providence hospital closing and now extreme cuts to the united medical center, that means folks are not able to access health care. >> a final vote on the hospital's budget is set for next month. the council is threatening to eplace the ospital's board of director withntrol board. 4:48. working for your health this morning with ase warning for thf of you whor from seasonal allergies. you may want to pay attention to what you're eating for breakfast. doreen gensler explains why certain foods could make your symptoms worse. >> reporter: spring is in the air. >> they're suffering from the tail end of the tree pollen which sometimes starts as early

as february and then grass pollen. that's what's out in droves now. >> reporter: that means months of misery for 26 million americans who suffer fromso sl allergies. dr. jackie agragri savette in gaithersburg. she says your diet could be part of the problem. >> if you're allergic to tree pollen, the last thing you want to do is eat something that comes from the tree pollen, which would be a fruit or a nut from the tree. >> reporter: it'salled oral allergy syndrome caused by cross reacting allergens found in pollen and raw food. people who are sensitive to grass pollen may have difficulty eating carrots or tomatoes and celery for the same reason. >> later on in the summer when ragweed comes out it's watermelon and can't at that lopes that can beishy. >> as for the best way to get around the problem. >> peel the fruit, apple, cherries are hard t peelo i suggest you cook them. >> reporter: doreen gensler,

news 4. o the flip side there are foods and driks that could help you. look for anything with anti-intammatory componen things such as berries and fish. allergy seasonug lasts th october. we have a longays to go. we are three days away coom the send leg of the triple crown. this morning we've learned tre's more trouble for baltimore's pimlico racetrack. crews are working to repair a water main break. not only has the water shut down nearby roads, it means there's no clean runningater at the park. if it's -- it's not clear if it was fghed overni this is not the first trouble we've had to tell you about at pimlico. last month 6,000 seats were determined to be unsafe and they won't be open for saturday'ses preakns race. >> that's a lot of work to get done. >> got to wonder if that affect people coming out. back here in the district the national's mascots had a bit fun between innings last night. >> check this out. the racing presidents stopped their run to celebrate national

dance like a chicken day. ♪ ♪ >> so this was probably a welcome sight for fans after another loss for the nats. the mets beat them 6-2. we ar struggling. you should come out to the ballpark tomorrow and join us for weather day at tional's pavg. chief meteorologist doug kammerer will be there. he played ball in his day. >> his day has passed. >> you know what i mean. news 4 later that day. of course our chuck bell will be at the ballpark to preview all of the fun tomorrow on "news 4 today." >>i was out a couple of days ago. i was out at harmony hills elementary school momery county. lots of excited kids. take a check of this. >>'m here at army hills elementary school where about 10 kids found out that they're going to be joining us at pepco park for storm team 4 weather

day! >> we had a ton of fun. >> how fun. >> such a great group of kids. couldn't be happier to give them free tickets. most of those kids have never been to a pro baseball game. >> that's awesome. >> teaming up with pepco and telemundo 44 and more than half these kids, i would say 3/4 are fully bilingual. spanish and english. couple other languages. job well done. we lookeiorward to seng you at the many other hundreds of kids will be joining us as well. it's a 1:00 game tomorrow. you have to maybe leave work a littleto earlier rrow and join us. may, are you kidding me? 53 in washington. look at the numbers in the suburbs. warrington, 39. germantown, poolsville all nea

32. 53 in annapolis. that's a real chill in the air for sure. look at this planner for your day today. sun's up before 6:00 and down after 8:00 14 plus hours of sunlight today. afternoo temperatures will gradually recover. up to right around 70 degrees. the overall flow patternhas een out of the northwest. that's how we've been cooler than average for much of the week. this is starting to show signs n.of breaking do we'll have a lot more of a southerly component for our winds on friday on into the weekend and deep i next week as well. a real weather pattern change is on the way. that means warmer weather is coming back. for today, future weather, hardlyo cloud t found until after 2:00, 3:00. then there's a slight 10% chance of a stray shower across central virginia. i do it think anyone going to have to worry about it. cloud ver and ary slim chance of a few sprinkles early tomorrow morning. a very low rain chance.

75 tomorrow afterno and then here we go. a little preview of summertime. we might be 80 degrees or higher starting on frid y. continuing through the weekend and lasting through maybe all oe xt week. look out, melissa. summertime is on the way. >> here it comes. and i can't wait. neither can eun, belve me. mcclean northbound still the right lane blocked at the sinkhole repair. left lane will be all we have for the next six weeks or so. trying to fix theuc strre under the sinkhole. silver springs at the beltway, crash laurel southbound bw. left lane gets by the work zone. the ramp to the southbound bw, ramp blocked by paving. beltway looks okay. inner loop ramp to southbound georgia, ramp blocked by a crash. more deils on that coming up. eun? >> melissa, thank you. 4:54. we have new video that's a good

reminder to slow down while it's raining. a florida trooper is recovering after a car slammed in him on the shoulder of the interstate. the trooper could ben i far worse shapef he hadn't responded quickly. he was handling aan accident. >> the driver there was ced for driving too fast for the conditions. that. be more thoughtful about >> very scary. 4:5 now. if you don't have plans tonight, we have a pretty cool event to tell you about. the world premiere ofhe movie the falling is happening. >> the action film was directed and produced by a 10-yeamaold. on bronner from d.c. put the story together while he was battling cancer in the hospital. he has such a good attitude.

he had time to think. i used my creativity and here we go. he joined us to tbol us aut his original work. >> i had ar lot of f time in the hospital so i really started working on "the fallen" in second grade. i liked when i was hanging out with the people who helped theo do the stunts. >> so he really was involved in neasting, the whole ni yards. >>pretty ol. >> the make a wish foundation in cee atlantied make his movie experien possible. they said this was a unique request. >> so he was on the set sort of helping -- >> the whole thing, caing the shots and everything. >> good for him. >> he had a director's chair gat had his name on it. such aat kid. way to go,. mason still ahead how you can make a thousands-year-old health plan work for you today. >> plus, after it was brought down by storms, a tree more than 100 years

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flonas happening now on "news 4 today," careening past a stop sign, buring through a fence and smashing into a parked car. a wd crash caught on camera. tholes, a sinkhole, now a lane closure to boot. new detailsnon the p to fix a p problemgued parkway. plus, food as medication.

that's one step to a health plan that's thousands of years old that could help you live a betterif l "news 4 today" starts now. certain foods do make you have a better life. >> certainly make you happier, right. >> probably dsn't involve spices and the good stuff. good morning, everyone, i'm eun i'yang. >> m aaron gilchrist. 5:00 a.m. let's begin with a check on the forecast and the commute. melissa mollet istanding by with a look at first 4 traffic. >> let's stand by with chuck bell. is the rain finally gone? >> basically, yes. >> good. >> there's a tiny chance for a few sprinkles late tonight into tomorrow morning. today near a zero perce0% chanc rain. the only concern is the morning chill. it is boardering on cold out in the suburbs. more sunshine than yesterday and maybe a fewre clouds coming back for tonight but there is a big time warming