to the skins. it's 4:30. a live look outside on this or tuesday mning. you'll feel some of that relief right away when you step outside. t it.tainly f temperatures reached 90 degrees for some of you esterday. today it's going to feel a bit more like spring again. 66 degrees compared to ay yesteright? good morning, everyon i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're woing 4 you to fill you in on everything you need to know. it starts with a check on the recast and commute. meteorologist chuck bell is here. before we talk to melissa about the roads, what do you >>have? 've got good news, everybody. the sun will be out, the wind will be out of the northwest, and temperatures this afternoon wilbe about 15 degrees cooler than that first 90-degree day of the yearyesterday. temperatures are trending ever downward this morning. northwest winds are out there, 61 now in gaithersburg and leesburg. 60 in martinsburg. way out here, western maryland, up by deep creek lake, 43 degrees. that borders on chilly right

there. meanwhile, closer to 70 once you're down to the western shore of the chesapeake bay. wake-up weather for this o morning, plann temperatures mostly in the 60s. sun's up at 5: and there will be more than in enough sunshe for today, and that refreshing northwest wind. a chance to open up the windows and spreadfresh air into the house. air conditioning season will be back before you know it, melissa. thefo ten-day recast coming up. thank you. first 4 traffic alert, tr ille, a fatal crash investigation. th right side of the road, eastbound 66 before 29, this is shut down. sounds like a car and a tractor-trailer involved. everybody's getting by on the left. right now, it' not a big impact. it could turn that way as thee commut progresses if this hangs around. rest of 66 looks fine. 95 northbound, southbound, there in virginia, no worries. annandale near braddock, two right lanes get by the work zone. and looking through prince george's county, no issues into town, out of town. eun? >> thank you.

developing this morning, tornado alley is living up to its mme and puttinlions of people in the midwest at risk of tornadoes, hail, and flooding. take a look at this video showing tornadoes touching down in oklahoma yesterday. look at the size of that. many homes and buildings have been destroyed throughout the midwest. so far no injuries have been rerted. t national weather service says the risk ofdo torna in the region has been at the highest level it has seen in years. today the archdiocese of washington will have a new leader. archbishop wilton gregory will ecome the first african-american to lead the archdiocese of washington. gregory is a chicagonative. the 71-year-old was ordained a eriest in 1973. he is the form archbishop of atlanta. gregory replaces cardinal donald wuerl who resigned under pressure back in october.as he w accused of covering up sexual abuse in the church while he was bishop in pittsburgh. wuerl has denied any wrongdoing. today a maryland pediatrician accused of rape will be back in cort on dozens

of new charges. dr. ernesto torres has been indicted on 65 new charges based on 11 new accusers coming forward. torres was originally charged with raping an 18-year-old woman. heas placed under house arrest after he posted bond last week. the judge is set to review his bond status in light ofhe new charges later today. now to an update about a woman accused of posing as a psychologist in stafford county, virginia. the number of victims coming fr forward is growing. more than 30 families have contacted police since we first reported the story last week. authorities say sharonda avery is not a licensed psychologist and did not graduate from college. avery isg facin 11 charges. she worked for a medical practice called pediatric partners for attention and learning before she was fired last year. new details this morning on the increased volence in columbia heights. fire .vestigators here in d

are still working to determine a what srted a fire on the third floor of the apartments on hyatt place on sunday. hours bere the fire, a man was found shot in a third-floor hallway. the management said the victim had been banned from the building weeks ago.e thooting comes less than a week after two men were shot and wounded on columbia road in northwest. these lice have released pictures of three persons of interest. it's 4:34. here are your other top storiesl we'rewing this morning -- today an unprecedented hearing for the man convicted of fueling d.c.'s crack epidemic in the 1980s. federal prosecutors will petition for e rayfond iii to be released early. he is currently serving life without parole. edmond once oversaw the largest and deadliest drug network in the city. in 1997 he began helping law enforcement understand the workings of t drug trade and convictther dealers. today abortion rights groups will turn outou at the statse across -- state houses across 50

states. this is in response to the restrictive abortion bills being passed in several states. women from dozens of groups like march for women and emily's list are coming together at the supreme cour this afternoon. former white houounsel don mcghan's attorney says he will not testify before the committee.ciary this after president trump told mcghan to defy a subpoena. democrats want to hearhi from m because he was a key witness in the special counsel investigation. more on this coming up in a few minutes. and it's nfisecret traf on the beltway can be a nightmare. vdot is proposing a solution to making your commute throughrt ern virginia easier. it would include three miles of new i-495 express lanes in each direction from the dulles toll road interchange to the maryland line. the environmental assessment test for the project is expected to be completed in the fall. it is not looking good for the skinsal ady. just minutes into yesterday's first team workout of the

offseason, lacker reuben foster suffered a potentially devastating injury. youan see him there. sources tell nbc sports washington foster may have torn the acl in his left knee. that is a serious injury. hijust the t play of the day. he went down in obvious pain there and grabbed his knee as he was carted off. it was a destating turn. events for the skins as foster was expected to make a big impact with the team this sea n. >> we'vehad some bad luck over here for lastuple of years, but this one here takes the cake because this was a noncontact drill. and there was really no contact involved in . >> i mean, coach said it best. in just devastating. foster's injury could sideline him for the entire season. we've just had suchlu bad k. we should learn more about this prognosis in the coming days. >> y feel worse forhim. clearly he was -- >> he wants to play -- >> excited, wants to play. fingers crossed for him. wow. it's4:37 right now. and coming up, a popular grocery

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warriors. still noor wd on when prince george's county native kevin durant will rejoin the team. he's beenout since gameive of the western conference semifinals with a calf strain. still excing to watch. don't get me wrong, i give him all the credit,bebut it wo nice if someone else would win. give someone else a chance. >> all right. 4:41. chuck? winningd. gets ol unless it's your team, in which case it's all right. dog-walking forecast. this is 2-year-old bea. cute little dog, nice and small. if you need a little buddy for your house, bec would be a fine edition. perfect dog-walking weather. n.get the extra miles the heat that we suffered three yesterday w back before you know. it the ten-day forecast coming up. > >> andfit 4 traffic alert. fatal crash investigation in le centrev play it cool and escape heartburn fast

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pest days after democratic presidential hoful joe biden kicked off his campaign the. the president visited just before today's special election. he was campaigning for republican congressionalca idate fred keller. the president railed against democrats and those running for president. >> democrats claim to take care yf the poor. that's what the want to do. it's not happening that way. the poor are being hurt. the middle income are ing hurt. we would lose our businesses, we would lose everything if we go with the people that you see that are running for office. >> this was the president's first apeearance in sylvania this year. a key battleground state. meanwhile, former white house counsel and key witness in the mueller investigation will not testify before the house judiciary committee. >> don mcghan says he will respect president trump's wishes and defy the subpoena. news4's craig boswell with more.

>> reporter: good morning. every day a busy day, a dramatic day. a key leading voting rights in the mueller report is -- voice in the mueller report is expectedo be a no show after the president blocked hons testimy. ex-white house counsel don mcghan was to answer questions about the russia investigation. the president has instructed his ex counsel not to testify, to defy a congressional subpoena. recall that he sat for about 30% hours with special counsel robert mueller in that russia investigation. democrats say he's a key witinss obstruction. now the white house says he's given basically iunity from this testimony because of a decision made public yesterd by the justice department. the chairman of that committee says he's going to seek a contempt vote and ms. pledged to go -- has ple ed to goyond the contempt vote to try and get the testimony. this among while the house mocrats seem to be losing that

particularbattle at the moment, they have won one battle with de the presint on financial records. a federal judge ruled against theresident that now he has to turn over seven years of financial records that house ha democrats ve been seeking. the president vow yesterday to appeal that, but we'll ha to see where that comes in the next seven days or so. back to you. >> craig boswell on the hil thank 4:47. today a man described as a serial rapist will be sentenced. marlon alexander was convicted of raping least three women including an 86-year-old in a senior living home. the crimes happened between 2007 and 2011 in germantown in gaithersburg. the break in the case came when a private company tested dnaev ence in their data base. a sample submitted to genealogy websites. >> you may see this sign the flex-time you fly out of dulles

-- the next time you fly out of dulles.au it says sex as on flights are federal crimes. the d.c. field office has an airport liaison team, agents o assigned t handle airborne crimes. the i-team reviewed an fbi affidavit. a massachusetts man is charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old next to him on boara flight to dulles frla tokyo t summer. a grand jury indicted george serigen with a federal crime. he's expectriday court on friday. this week nbc news is highlighting mental health issues among children. it's called "kid under pressure." henew report shows t may not be enough resources to address the problem across the country. 21 states including maryland have a severe shortage. child and adolescent psychiatrists. doctors sa when it comes mental health concerns, it is important for parents to know the warning signs. >> a major warning sign is depression. so kids who seem like they are no longer interested in spending

time with friends, they're ace light, sad and down, notg doin as well in school. this is functional impairment. they're not really doing their jobs as kids or teens. >> experts say social media and bullying are the biggest drive m ofental health issues for children. coming up on the "today" show, k coach ta about the changes he made off the field following the suicide of two of his players. you can see thestory right here, right after "news4 today." 11 before the hour. an update this morning to a dangerous and chaotic incident at the eiffel tower. a man ied to climb the eiffel tower yesterday. that forced the famous landmark to evacuate 2,500 visitors and shut down as a safety precaution. it has since reopened. take a closerk. loo the climber was arrested after clinging on to the side for seven hours. the eiffel tower isl equivat of an 81-story building. the worst outcome would be if they started putting restrictions on visitors.

it's jus stunning, stunning landmark in paris. it's now 4:50. closer to home, a local climber was cheered on as he reached the top of the national endowment annapolis. that their ishe annual tradition. the naval academy plebe kicked off the tradition. the freshman climbed to the top of the monument while covered in grease. the goal is to replace the underclassman dixie cut hat with an upper classman hat. 's about teamwork. they reached the top in little more than an hour. is that about the right madonna of time? >> we'll have to look it upment they keep careful records because it matters a lot to the class and to the class thats hohe record. >> they take it very seriously. >> it doesn't look that serious, ber i promise ts a lot going on there. >> it's about teamwork and the rye of passage, all that good stuff. >> seems primitive, though. >> that, too. >> jus saying.

i mean - >> i'll do the research myself, atron, we'll see wh the fastest plebe class to the top of the monument was. it's got to be on wikipedia somewhere. hspeaking of records, we a weather day of note. our derst 9ee day of the year happened yesterday. i did a little looking back ovee ast couple of years. we're just about on schedule. .esterday was may the 20th last year the first 90 came on may 2nd. april 29th i2017. we had to wait11 until june in 2016. may 15th, 2014. maybe a smidgeon later than average. i'm okay with that. we averaged 38 90-degree days during the course of the warm season in the area. one in the bodys alrea won't have number two today, though. temperatures have been pushed into the 50s and 60s courtesies a northwesterly please. that will be here the rest of the day.

so pinan on be a little breezy at times. plenty of sunshine, kids going to school today, that countdown summer vacation well afderway. ternoon playtime, temperatures in the mid 70s. tomorrow, another winner. up into thes mid 70 again on your wednesday afternoonith a light wind. stlaenl wind north today, variable tomorrow it comes back around to the south and southwest thursday and friday. that means the war air is coming back, as well. a lot of wind today. flying to dallas, oklahoma city, st. louis, kansas city, chicago, you may have flight delays because of bad weather in the middle of the country. our forecast, 75 and breezy today. 78 tomorrow. ew ittle chance of a showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two on thursday. no washout. then back to sunny and dry weather for y all ofr holiday weekend. a little chance for a shower or two on both sunday and memorial day. those rain chances are down in that 30. ra we can handle that. >> th can handle t.

thank you. right now, first 4 traffic alert, this is centreville, eastbound 66 before 2 two right lanes still blocked by this crash investigation. we are starting to see some slowdowns. only the s leftde is getting through. it's going to be a delay. you'll have to allow for extra time. purcellville, eastbound 9 near purcellville road, a new crash. followlice direction. 95 in virginia looking fine into town, out of town. annandale, outer loop of braddock road, two lanes getting by. and 295 nort southeast, right side blocked by a disabled vehicle.ik sounds l a tractor-trailer that ran out of gas.y >> thank ou. 4:53. atrem th takes less than 6 -- t a crime thatakes less than 60 seconds. there's a jump in smash-and-grab thefts in cars. >> the three simple things people want you to do now. >> reporter: our investigation found at least 80 items stolen a

day from cars in the district, not just at night and not just on public streets. videoso released the i-team by d.c. police show break-ins taha less t a minute. small f the thieves use devices to quickly smash out windo . >> in thisone, i can look right here and see there's a bag up front on the rbflrd. >> reporter: police theft data taken by the i-team offers a glimpse at what'saken more -- nearly 6,0r purses o backpacks stolen last year. >> we are having break-ins every night. >> reporter: denise who lives in southeast d.c. near rfk stadium says it's happened to her more than once. >> i had probably eight break-ins myself last year. >> reporter: eight in your car? >> yeah. ng reporter: police recommends not leavi anything in plain sight that might attract a thief including charging wires orven change. >> take your keys, lock your do, secure your belongings. >> reporter: tonight as part of our investigation, the five most commonly stolen items from cars in our ea. we have a hint -- it is not your phones. that's our report at 5:00.

news4 i-team. >> we're learning that another cades' oldor brick and mtar store is closing. the company th owns dress barn tosays the sre cannot compete in today's retail environmept. the gs winding down dress barn in order to focus on its morerofitable brands including ann taylor and loft.re the are three dress barn locations in our area. no timetable has been released o for the res. we've learned that a supermarket will fill the void that walmart left when it dumped its plan to movean into area of southeast d.c. the lidl supermarket will be the anchor of the new skyland town center. mayor bowser made the announcement through a press release. this is good news f job seekers. the new developmt should be nished by late next year. a beloved prince george's county teacher will be arriving on campus in style this morning. >> check this out -- bowie high

school's choral teacher angelica brooks received a free three-year lease on a brand-new honda crv. they say it's a way to congratulate brooks for before the teacher of theyear. clear channel outdoor also donated three billboards on the beltway to show brooks' accomplishment toll the drivers who passed by. way to go. i'm happy for her. >> yeah. >> cgratulations. still ahead on "news4 today,"eeping your home safe and secure when you leave town for summer vacation. >> we will show you the four things to know before you pack yourgs. plus, the price of meat may be going up. we'll tell you by how much and when. stay with us. our hillshire farm craftsmen

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behind. breaking news at 5:00 a.m., a deadly overnight crash in northegn virginia. ood morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. right now, an investigation is underway on i-66 in centreville. news4's darcy spencer is hea ng to the scene for us. let's begin with melissa mollet and the latest on this. what can you tell us? good morning again. this centreville. the first affic alert means eastbound 66 before 29 we are already seeing delays at 5:00 a.m. this is ag.rare thin two right lanes are blocked by the crash investigation. a slowdown, going to get worse if it sticks around. as you can see when we zoom out, looks like a blip on the radar. we're going to keep r ooez eyes that. purcellville at 9, an accident. northbound, southbound, no ss iues. a problem northbound 295 before nnsylvania, southeast. a tractor-trailer ran out of