good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it will be a nice spring day to atch some baseball. >> yesterday wnice, too. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is he's at nationals park getting us geared up for weather day there. god morning, chuck. >> reporter: good morning. it is a gorgeous day to be at nats ballpark.in we're the upper decks in right field. you can see the unobstructed view of the baball field. hard to believe they were playing baseball here a couple of hours ago. got it all straightened back up. looking great. out here in the upper deck, metimes jokingly referred to as the cheap seats. this is where you can get some home run balls here. adam laroche had a ball that handed here, 430 footer, april 5th, 2014. these may be some of the better seats for catching baseballs. more coming up. lauren? good .morning i'm going to be joining you coming up shortly at 7:00 a.m. rolling on down there. let's talk about the forecast

for the nationals versus the mets. we're going to be down there for weather day early. that starts at 10:00 a.m. but the 1:00 game against the mets, plenty of sunshine. listen, it's going to get breezy as we head ito the afternoon. you saw the flag at just about 4:30 when we showed it before chuck. a breeze out there, that will subside and pick up again during the afternoon. look at the temperatures -- mid upper 70s for today. 50s right now. not too schwab oh this early -- shabby on this early thursday morningow isolated shs, mainly north around hagerstown and frederick county. those are going t continue to sweep toward the baltimore area. mainly staying north of d.c. just some light stuff. you may see a few raindrops on the windshield as you make your way out the door. could you see any alelater todar more f importantly the weekend? we'll show youcoming up. let's start with the roads and melissa mollet. good morning. first 4 traffic alert,

northbound on 95re is where the crash is. it was a crash involving a tractor-trailer that hit a disabled vecle in the middle of the roadway. and theyboth burst intoflames. amazingly,no injuries, but northbound 95 here 198 right now looks like we're shut down. we had the left shoulder getting by a couple of minutes ago. we just spoke with poice, and in the left shoulder we have another disabled vehicle. the ramp from westbnd 198 to i-95 is also shut down at this point this morning. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no big complaints on the beltway. poolesville, a reminder, 28 at buck lodge road, all lanes shut down because of an accident there. eun? >> thank you. developing this morning, police in prince george's county are trying to figure out how a woman eed up dead in a creek.s her body ound in a creek inn riverdale o 64th avenue near william went middle school. video shows where detectives discovered the victim yesterday morning.as the body w found in the murky water covered by debris, and it was decomposindecomposing.

the medical examiner will do an autopsy to concern the cause of death. also this morning, the desperate search for a missing west virginia tilnager w continue today. hundreds of volunteers oined authorities looking for riley craw -- riley crossman. she disappeared from her family's home last week. her mother thougor she left f school early, but she never showed up. her parents believe she may have been kidnapped. morgan county sheriff says his team is almost certain riley did not leave voluntarily. the abortion debate is back in the headlines this morning.ba a's governor has signed a controversial bill into law that ans most abortions and punishes any people who perform them. this law could mean the supreme court will consider abortion laws againwe 're working 4 you with a look at local laws. d.c. has one of the least restrictive laws in the country. abortions do not require a licensed physician ao not have to be performed in a hospital. in maryland, women have protected access to abortions,

but licensed doctors must perform them. if the patient is a minor, a parent or guardian must be made re.re of the proce virginia is the most restrictive in our area. women are required to go to counseling and then wait a full day before havi an abortion. you may remember the political firestorm at the beginning of the year during an attempt to loosen rerictions on late-term abortions. it's 4:34. time for a look at some of your p stories this morning. a judge has rduced the charges for men accused of attacking a polictofficer. his happened tuesday on w street in southeast. the police union says the officers were investigating complaints about criminal activity, bu r someesidents say officers were hardars gthem. four -- harassing them. four men were charged with assaulting an offer, but that's been reduced to simple assault. aelicopterpilot survived after his chopper crashed into the hudson river in new york city. video showe it slamming into the water. the pilot, eric morales, was

moving from the fueling areaen wht went down. a nearby water taxi rescued the pilot. today president trump will lay out his latest immigration proposal.pr the ident is expected to propose a policy that favors those with high-level skills over those with family in the u.s. he will lay out a plan to pay for a border paul. mr. trump -- border wall. mr. trump ict not expe to address undocumented immigrants alreadyin the country. stay with us and the nbc washington app for updates. turning to decision 2020 now. nbc news has learned that new york city mayor bill de blasio will announce his bid for the white house today. he'll announce h candidacy with his wife before attending an event in iowa. he will join the democratic fweeld almost two dozen other candidates. de blasio would become the firs sitting m new york city to run for presidentsince 1972. >> a crowded field. 4:35. a lot of drivers are breaking

the law at aar particully tricky traffic circle in our area. it's happening at clarendon circle which technically isn't even a circle. not like a d.c. circle. there are changes will being made to make it safer. thnot means you can longer turn left from washington boulevard to wilson boulevard. have you been in this intersection? it's a mess. and from washington boulevard to clarendon boulevard. the project is expected to finishin the ll. until then, just be sure you are right when you're making lefts the intersthtion. does make sense? >> got at that? ft you can't make a l turn. there's a sign, but everyone still goes left. i -- don't tweet me, arlington. sometimes driving there can be >> not like driving in d.c. is easier -- >> no, there are like 25 19th streets and ne of them connect. i'm not > joking. od luck, everybody. happening today in montgomery county, the county council will hold a final vote on whether you'll pay more money to park. if approved, the streetrk pang

in bethesda would cost up to $3.25 an hour for county's three parking districts. the council voted this woek t delay the vote to increase parking rates in silver spring and expand parking hours in wiaton. councl members say with all the construction going in both areas, that it's better to hold off for now. 4:37. coming up, they're grounded worldwide afteresdeadly crash now boeing's planes could be back in the skies within weeks. the latest on the max jet investigation ahead. >> reporter: i'm susan hogan working 4 y with details on a consumer investigation. a local businessman charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from senior citizens and people with disabilities is talking publicly for first time. >> i'm responsible for it. but ultimately others are suffering because of me, and i want to get that fixed. >> reporter: what haened when ppheom

welce back. today if you're driving through ayorthern virginia, you mant to opt for the toll road. people who drive on the dulles greenway will be donating to charity today. 100% of the tolls will go to seven local charities and the dulles greenw scholarship program. loudon hunger relief plays to pay for a new mobile pantry due to open in the fall. move over "avengers," a new

superhero movie premiered last night. the 10-year-old film maker is a superhero in h own light. "the fallen" came to light as mason brawner was battling cancer in the hospital. it's about super villains who become super heroes to fight an even bigger bad guy. make a wish granted the 10,000th wish by getting the movie made. great cast. hundreds came to watch the premiere at the uptown theater. and d.c. mayor bowser declared may 15 make-a-wish mid-atlantic day. yesterday was epic. mason is a fighter and hilarious. e did a q&a at the end and cracked me up. >> i can't wait to check that out. it is 4:41. we're checking in with chuck bell live at nats park this morning g >> reporter:d morning. yes, i've been told that i've been outstanding in my field very times, and i've bn told i'm been in left field many

times. i'm in the upper deck. we've got free

at the live desk, breaking news. nbc news has learned that a 2 1/2-year-old guatemalan boy has died while in u.s. custody. a guatemalan official said the boy died tuesday after battling pneumonia for about a month. he and his mother were detained on april 5th. this is the fourth known minor to have died in u.s. custody since december. u.s. customs and border protection has not responded to a request for comment. that's the very latest. back to you. >> very sad. thank you.e terribl news comes on the heels of anno ancement from president trump. >> later today, he will lay out his sweeping new immigration plan. news4's craig bosw is live on capitol hill now with the president's two-pronged plan here. craig, good morning. >> reporter: right. good mning to you guys. two-pronged plan faces an uphill battle in congress. there are also some toughr obstacimmigrants. this is a shift to a merit-based

system fromhe current family-based system we h e now where green cards are passed out to those with family ties. immigrants will have to take a civics test. b there will education skills, language proficiency. there will be an english proficiency. on border security, there is some tightening and completion of a border wall, about 33 prioritizedareas. there will be health screenings athe border, back -- background checks. there will be more at the bordea walls far as updating some of the technology there. we're expecting the prsident to outline this at a rose garden ceremony. democrats are not onboard with this because it doesn't do anything for dreamers, doesn't mention daca, doesn't mention anything aboutthe 11 million undocumented immigrlready in the country. ewis was previ a couple of days ago on capitol hill byku jashner, the president's -l son-in, who kind of worked

on this plan,or fmulated this plan. a lukewarm reception. lots oquestions about. it lawmakers both sides, particularly republicans admitting this is something want to use for talking points and rllying points on the campaign trail.el very unliky, guys, that this is gog to go anywhere on capitol hill. >> all right. craig on the hill for us this n mor thanks. it's 4:47. boeing's grounded 737 max 8 jets could be one step closer to returning to the skies. at a congressional hearing, the acting head of the faa revealed boeing is expected to submit ita fil applications for a software upgrade as early as next week.ra the upg is for the plane's automatic anti-stall system called mcas. investigators looking into two deadly crashes believe that software may have played a role in binging the plane down. you may have seen a lot of bicyclists in the streets of d.c. last nig, butou probably didn't hear them. that's because they were riding

in silence. many with a solemn purpose to honor bike riders killed by iotor vehicles in this area. the ride of snce happens every year in the month of may throughout the world. this ride caps a deadly 12 ismonths for bicyclts in d.c. five people were killed in collisions with cars. a federal program has paid out millions to people who say they were injured after having a vaccine administered incorrectly. many patients are finding out they're not eligible, leaving them few options for relief. as jodie fleischer and the 1995 i-team reports, they areon questiing why vaccines aren't covered. >> porter: you probably haven't herve of shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. it can happen from any shot given too high in the upper arm no matter which vaccine is in the syringe. bob simmons said it happened to him after getting a shingles vaccine. the 72-year-old tri

a year after getting the injection, he can barely use his left arm to work out or pick up his grandkid. >> when they run to me, i can't hold them. it doesn't seem to be getting better. >> reporter: the incidents made up almost all new vaccine makers. the i-team found not all injuries are treated the same way. >> the program was created for the childhood vaccines which includes flu, pneumonia, chicken pox, mmr -- >> reporter: attorns have handled hundreds of cases and say vaccines like shingles are not covered. if serva is a covered injury, do you think it should matter what shot it was? >> no. that's ridiculous. why should it? >> reporter: leaving him with few options. >> i'm not litigious in nature. i just want to get my arm fixed. >> reporter: coming up on "news4 today" at 6:00, why some vaccines are not covered and why victims are also left out of lawsuits that have popped up

instead. jodie fleischer, news4 i-team. 4:50 right now. a perfect day for baseball. news4 is at nats park. >> storm team 4 is already on the fieldfor weather day. our chuck bell is live at nats hrk this morning. chuck, youe guests joining us for the game today. >> reporter: yeah. we'll have a lot of schoolkids coming. there's also -- interviews with the people to keep the ballpark running great. really today is allki about and science and education and maybe just a dash of fun. harmony hills elementary school in silver spring, i had the great pleasure of going up there and letting these kids know that they were coming to the game. take alook. how many of you would like to go to a baseball game? well, how about this --we've got tickets for everybody to go to a baseball game! [ cheers ] all right. there you go. i'm doing my best oprah -- you

get a ticket, you get a ticket! about 100 fourth graders at harmony hills. great kids. i was impressed that they wanted to come. only one had ever been to a national league baseball game before or any league for that matter. so it was a big-time fun for them. they're looking forward to coming down. when i asked if they would rather learn about science or eat cracker jack, well, l t's say that cracker jacks -- unfair comparison. i had a great time. looking forward to getting them down here. our frnds at pepco helped sponsor some of the tickets. i forgot it's well over 1,000 schoolkids coming down to join us today for fun and science experiments and how weather affects not just baseball but every life every day. 'll launch a weather balloon. we'll talk about lightning, talk about how weather affects tsbaseball. lof fun. all we need now is a little sunshine and 75-degree weather. for that, i'll turn itover to lauren. all on you. >> no pressure, lauren. >> thank you, chck.

yeah, no pressure whatsoever. but thank goodness today it's somewhat of an open and closed forecast. no severe weather thank goodness. you know, you get in this time of year, we can also see somem huity building and then some big storms popping, but not today. d are we becoming humid, yes, but not until tomorrow and the weekend. we have rain chances for the weekend, but n a weekend washout. that's good because we have the preakness, d.c. bike ride, whole bunch of things going on. will it be hot this weekend? yeah. we asked for it after last weekend. and mother nature is providing some very warm temperatures. starting today. current temperatures out there right now, mil temperatures in the 40s in manassas and lorton. that's about it in terms of cool spots. 0severybody else in the and 60s. we have a few showers to the north. mainly through maryland. you'll see a few shores and a ds

few clos a frontal system moves through that area and out. we'll become sunny and breezy as we head into the middle part of the day. a few more clouds later this afternoon. could have a stray i would say it's going to be less than about a 20% chance of the stray show popping up. there's the rain around i-70 now. that's going to continue to fleet around baltimore and then off to the eastern shore. there it goes by 8:00 or 9:00, it's done. we are becoming sunny, as i said, through the middle of the day. later tonight, again, a stray shower possible. another chance of a shower ssible tomorrow. better chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms by tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow, hot and humid, mid 80s tomorrow. and again, with afternoon storms popping up, just about a 30% chance of seeing some of the storms. 30% chance on saturday. mid 80s. sunday, maybe a stray shower on sunday, but look at that temperature, nearing 90 now on sunday. the humidity is going to follow. we also keep a chancer rain

showers on monday. then again next thursday. temperatures drop a little bitr thugh mid next week. all right.o let's lok at those roads with melissa. good morning. good morning. first 4 trhefic alert e. again, talking about 9no rthbound at 198. we're shut down because of multiple ifiues. thest,to a tracr-trailer that hit a disabled vehicle in .the middle of 95 they both burst into flames. amazingly no injuries. a two-mile back up headed northbound now. the ramp from westbound 198 to northbound 95 is also shut down. on 95, we had the left shoulder get by. now we have a disabled vehicle there. that's also causing slowdowns. merryfield, the right lane getting by the work zone.vi poole aolesville, everything shut down because ofn accident there, 28 at buck lodge road. eun? >> thank you. > it's 4:54.un dn' donuts has come up with something unique. the company has created eight different nail polishes. you can't eat them. >> you sure?

>> each is inspired by dunkin''s last tollways. they're -- dunkin' flavors. they're available with a $3 gift card. we'll post a link on the nbc washington app. do you like coffee ice cream? >> no. >> do you have a favorite flavor? >> i'm simple. a good frenc vanilla. a french vanilla -- although i s discoveredrawberry cheesecake ice cream. >> min chocolate chip hands down the best -- [ applause ] >> thank you, lauren ricketts. the national zoo will be swarming with adults tonight for zoofari. it is a zoo after all. >> this is an event that news4 helps to sponsor and gives you the chance to taste food from d.c.'s best restaurants. since the national zoo is the st, the animals are first in line to see what the chefs offer. yesterday chef armstrong -- of kaliwah?

>> good job. >> stopped by the zoond fed lucky lemurs . did i say it right? >> yes. >> they fed the anim.s there zoofari bite night begins at 6:30 tonight. >> he's a great chef. a fun night. news4 is always working for you. this morning our team ic being renized for our hard work. last night we learned news4 and telemundo 44 are nominated for a combined 67 emmy awards th year. wow. >> you guys having fun? >> yes. >> are you guys having [ applause ] >> everybody's nervous. >> keltelemundo's host was at t celebration. the winners will be announced, and among the nominees, the da "news4 to team. [ applause ] aaron is up for two additional emmys, and my work at the olympics in south korea also nominated. excited about that. we have a full list of the nominees hereth in nbc washington app. search "emmys." it's hard to be nominated. >> it is. and to win is even harder.

>> exactly. >> a shout out to our director, christian keller,te nominad for two additional emies in addition -- emmys in addition. if you live in the city, u would yoever consider giving it all up for farm life? still ahead on "news4 today," why one local family did just that. all in an effort to help andre inheir son. plus, we're taking you out on the water. but this won't b a joyride. we're talking to local rescue crews about how you can stay safe while trying to stay cool this summer. ♪

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now on "news4 today," making his pitch. detailson president trump's upcoming announcement on one ofs the countost controversial issues -- immigration. everyone stop what you're doing and say a prayer for these people. >> look out below. two window washers cling to scaffolding as winds toss them back and forth like atoy 52 stories up in the air. wow. this is something we feel like we can do. >> how a y boy inspired a realtor a his wife to give up city life and move to the country. why they hope the move will help others in the region, too. i's 5:00 m., good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we'll get to melissa mollet with e