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and his ties to the senate. with 're working with you 4 things to know before trying to score the perfect tan. right there. >> caught on camera. a wild police pursuit playing out across l.a. involvi a motor home. why it started and how it ended. "news 4 today" starts now. >> going to take off in a win winebago. >> it never ends well for the driver, never. i'm n gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with a check on your forecast and commute. a feautiful startor your day. melissa mollet is standing by with a look at your traffic. >> let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a live look outside. >> beautiful weather for your wednesday. skies are clear. sun is ready up. it came up ten minutes ago at 5:50 this morning. right now, look at the cool
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numbers. most of the nearby suburbs are in the 40s to upper 50s. your gardening forecast, another day perct for spending time in the backyard garden getting your flowers ready to go for summer. veggies as ll. mid 70s this afternoon. perfect time of the year to introduce your kids to gardening. sun flowers and elephant ears grow fast, they're fun and get your kids interested in gardening at an early age. more about t holiday forecast coming u in a few. melissa? >> first 4 travel alert. they are finall getting that tractor-trailer out of the way with a big rig's help. they kind of spilled out. they had to offload some of them. it's been taking a while here. they'vh been at t for seven hours. right now outer loop near central avenue, still have a pretty big delay.
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we' talking about a 4 mile backup. hopefully that gets out of here soon. another vantage point as they switcthat cameraround to show you what's going on. you can see the delays. the rest of the beltway is oo looking g southbound, 270. vehicle fire, not too much of a slowdo there. eastbound 66, a crash on the shoulder. >> melissa, thank you. 6:02 now. this mning three people are in the hospital after being stabbed in a popular park in arlington. one victim with minor injuries. they have arrested one person. meanwhile, an time and beloved u.s. senate employee died following a violent assault in the district. >> investigators she was involved in a fight with a group just steps from his home near nats park.ep
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>> rter: his name is bernard johnson iii known to many as bud. he began working at the hart senate office building in 1989 just out of high scho. that photo from a go fund me page set up for his family. their lives were rocked about a y.ek ago to may 15th. 11:30 p.m. police say that johnson got into some kind of dispute with a group of people off k street not too far from his own home and not very far from nats park either. he did suffer in that altercation some injuries to hia he was taken to the hospital, put into icu where he spent four onys and he did die a short time later. the senate floor this week senator chuck schumer remembered
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johnson who died on sunday. >> bud was beloved by s senate family, the softball team he coached and his many friends and family. i offer my prayershi for partner diane, son bo and for all who love him and will miss him. >> reporter: johnson was 48 d. years ol leaves behind a wife and three children. i shared a link to his go fund me page on my twitter and facebook account. live here now, justin finch. >> thank you. 6:04. a minor fend bender turn into a terrifying ride through d.c. streets on the hood of a taxi. this morning we're hearing fm that man who clung for dear life on that cab. >> hey, where the police at, man? >> eric chandler was able to pull out his cell phone and capture the experience. he was rear ended by the cab driver near georgetown last thursday. when he tried to exchange
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insurance information the cab driver took off. police say the driver accelerated and knocked cndler onto e hood and drove forer seval blocks. the thi could have went there. he had a l injury. the cab driver is charged with leaving th scene of an accident. he said the police report was inaccurate. rn>> today we should lea the answer to a question that continuesu to sound the governor of virginia. how did a racist photo appear on his yearbook page? northam apologized and then denied being in it leading many to callor his investigation.
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the school called for an independent investigation to find out what happened. the results wrb released this morning at the schoolof norfolk. we'll have coverage on news 4 at 4. we are days away from a major metro rail shutdown. today they will hsld a new conference about the work that will be done. talk about the closure of six blue and yellow line stations uth on saturday. there will be new hov slug lines along theorridor at franconia springfield, vandoorne and landmark in the afternoon. in theoo aftern you can do 19 and f, and montblanc plaza. youan sear another day of wild weather out west. we're getting a look at the damage left behind. this is video of the tornado damage in the oklahoma city a a
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area. tornado threat is decreasing but flash flooding is increasing. we caught a swift water rescue. you saw it 4n news midday. no one was injured during this. northeast of this incident in tulsa reindents are deal with tornado damage. an whohearing from one w was emotional while saying that everything material can be replaced. >> i just thank god we're all okay. that's all that matters is we have our lives. thank god for that. you can replace your home and your cars but not your family. >> west of tulsa in still water major flooding were as l. you can see cattle trying to cross a swollen river. they made it across safely. today president trump will meet with congressional
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democrats foran her round of talks. they're working on $2 trillion package. no word on where that money will come from. >> president trump wants to send 400 atsants to the border. some lawmakers worry that move c put air force a the traveling public at risk. the house homeland security committee held a hearing on the crisis. the chairman is concerned the air force could be put at risk by taking agents away and sendng them to thesouthwest border. democrats worry. the department of homeland security is requesting $232 million from the tsa to help fund borderer ions. president trump is expected to name former virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli to oversee the immigration policy.
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he appears frequently on television. his views are a lined with the president's. nbc news says the announcement could come this week. ni minutes after 6:00. >> arch wilton bishop gregory ih first african-american bishop. worshippers looked on as gregory walked onto the al tar holding the mandate from pope francis confirming wgregory's ne pog. he thanked the pope for this new opportunity. >> i thank the holy father for that righteous challenge, more an opportunity and i pledge my loyalty,es rct and fraternal affection to him once again. >> archbishop gregory will celebrate a mass sunday at saint matthew's cathedral. a lot of people are going to
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be keeping an eye on what's going to happen to the catholic church in our community. >> hopefully good. >> los angeles no stranger to car chases. >> but a police pursuit involving a motor home may be one of the wildest ever caught on camera. pollen in the high range. nice and dry.ge the car all nice and shiny clean. rain chances increased motomorr. on that when i see you next. >> reporter: even in the 6:00 hour it's never too early to have a crab cake, okay? live at the bethesda crab house. we're going to talk about the delicious crabs. we're ready for the holid weekend. we're going to see you in a few minutes. all right. let's keep eating, y'
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welcome back. 6:13. high speed chases are pretty common in southern california. look at this. a rare sight to see. one involving a stolen motor home. that's what that is. the driver tore thrgh the streets ignoring signals and barrelling through intersections. at one point a dog fell out of the vehicle during the chase. the dog was okay. the female driver then took off running with another dog before being caught by police and taken into custody. >> i don't think i've seen ale singar chase with ariels. >> where they don't get the guy or gal in this case. >> we are helping you get for memorial day, also known as the unofficial kickoff to summer. >> for a lot of folks in this area the holiday weekend is the
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first chance for a crab feast. news 4's molette green is live with a crab feast. >> it's great. we are at one of the oldest crab spots, the bethesda crab house. how they tasting? we have not only crabs. we've got the corn,e've got the hush puppies, butter, vinegar. we are making a crab feast of our own. these aregu rer customers here this morning. it's never too early to eat crab. 6:00 a.m., not too early, right? >> no. >> yen lee is the general rt on r here and an ex crabs this season. so tell me about the crabs that you have right now. kind talk about that. >> crab right now, most of them are from the gulf. i am getting local product in. it's on the smaller variety but it's picking up.
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>> you work with one particular water man that you get your crabs from? >> i work with many watermen. jerry's seafood out of maryland. >> hold the crabs up and show everybody your crabs. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. we are lovingc these bs. you know, this is a tradition. we are kicking off memorial weekend, right? people like to go get ael bush of crabs and eat them at home or eat them here at your spot. what are you expecting this weekend >> expect pure pandemonium and chaos. >> i love it. >> standing room friday through sunday. it will be insane. >> it will be insane. >> we'll be eating more crabs. later on in the hour, more things you need to knowbo a having crabs. keep eating. we have more crabs coming. we'll be back.
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>> i'm ealous. >>ron, you've got to try these. >> i could sit for hours and pick blue crabs and eat them. hopefully we'll bring some back. >> we'll get you involved. >> thanks, molette. 6:16 right noch k bell standing by with a look at a forecast you're going to love for today. >> yes, indeed. so nice outside this morning already. sun's up and a beautiful y. wednesda temperatures have cooled and now that the sun is coming up, it will be a near perfect day. average high, 77 degrees. today's forecast, 76. that is going to er a near pct mid may afternoon. clouds will return back into the area later tonight. an opportunity for some thunderstorms tomorrow. some of those could be strong to severe. we'll keep that posted. that is for tomorrow. todaythough, no worries at all. we're in the 40s and low 0s now. with weather this nice, the
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kplacht departme complaint department, sorry, we are closed. chance of rain, 0%. enjoy it everybody. tomorrow, stt off cloudy, maybe a sprinkle or two of rain. i'm not worried about the morning rain chance. then we'll haveth more enough sunshine to have temperatures climb up into the 80s. mid to upper 80s. i've increased the rain chance and this enormous storm you've been hearing about the flooding in oklahoma, snow in lorado, that whole circulation is working its way to the north and east. today the bad weather is east of st. lis but frommemphis, cincinnati, chicago, detroit, if you're flying into theairports, you could have flight delays because of the weather. for us there womt be anything to worry about. few high clouds into the afternoon and evening. now here we are 8:00 tomorrow morning, mostlyudy sky in place. here comes tomorrow afternoon. e evening, it't look like a whole lot here on this presentation from our future
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weather model, but any of thesea indivstorms could pack quite a punch. don't turn be your back on what looks like a sall chance, it's actually a little higher than it appears on our forecast model there. there's your five day outlook. 70s today. then back into the 80s for thursday, friday, saturday and up to 90 degrees by sunday. increasing rain chances also for memorial day. more about that in the next half hour. melissa, what you got? >> first 4 traffic alert here this morning. still hanging around. the initial crash ous er loop at 214. central avenue. they have moved this tractor-trailer up toarena drive trying to get it out of the way and loosen things. we have a four mile del approaching central avenue. inner loop at the woodrow wilson bridge, rockville southbound 270, the local lanes after fall, the vehicle fire, 9 a 5 north. middle of the roadblocked by a
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disabled suv. here in fairfax, a ladder in the roadway. lots of things in the way today. 66 in bound 36 miles per hour. 95 northbound, 46 miles per hour. s great. top of the beltway not bad on the outer loop all things considered here. remember tolisten to wtop, 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. all week long we're working for you looking at summertime safety. we've covered staying safe wn theter and keeping your home protected while you're on vacation. >> still ahead, everything youn to know about keeping your skin safe and then stick around for news 4 at
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it's 6:23. may is skin cancer awareness month, and this moing we're working for you with some tips and warnings from a local dermatologist. >> most of us have suffered the pain from sun burn before. those burns and even tans can be extremely dangerous to your skin. think of it like an injury and the burn is your skin's way of yelling for help. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell explains. >> reporter: i'm an expert about the weather, sunny days, cloudy days, all of that. what i'm not an expert on is how that weather damages your skin. for that,e turn to the experts here at george washington university. >> hello. >> good to see you. ee >> good to s you as well. >> reporter: we stopped in to see dr. adam just as those rays are revving up, the highest uv index s the next two months. the uva rays, the silent killer, they don't care about skin color, gender r age. >> because there's a genetic component to it, we do see it in
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kids. one of the most common cancers in women between the ages of26 and 35 is actually melanoma. >> reporter: an estimated one in five americans will develop skic caer and rates are going up. here are four things to try to protect yourself against skin cancer. >> the number one thing you should do is limit yo eosure to sun. move out of the sunny spots and into the shade. also, if b you have to outside, limit when you go outside to when the sun is not at its strongest. the sun isst stron from 10 in the morning until t4:00 afternoon. >> reporter: next, cover up. g if you have a sheer shirt, probably noting to be that much protection. the xpf version of clothing is depending how tightly woven the clothes are. >> reporter: what you need to know about sun screen, number one, put it on. >> i tell my patients to go so higher when you put 1/4 of it on, the dilution is the safe range of 30 and 50. >> reporter: there's not a price range of 15, 5, 70.
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the big rule of thing, ask an expert, don't ask dr. google. >> yeah. >> no dr. google. >> no dr. google. leave it to the experts. otherwise i would have been diagnosed by all kinds of stuff going to web md. for you, you can go in for a free kin scaskin cancer screeni 1:00 to 3:00. that's near the whole foods in foggy bottom. you don't need insuran or a registration. you have to show up for a free skin cancer scening tomorrow. dr. freedmanou said if y have ever had any rm of cancer orwe ened immune system, you are at a higher risk of a color, texture or expands, that's the stuff you need getchecked. >> yes. >> chuck, thanks for that. >> you're welcome. it is 6:26 right now.
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new this morning, family's fight against a local university. why they claim living in the dorms led to their daughter's death. there aren't words to describe how grateful, how excited. i'm not sure the english language has words that are that powerful. >> isn't that awesome. a college degree, debt free. it's the generous donationa ths been going viral all week. next at 6:30, hear from a local graduate who just learned his student loans are paid in full. and if you are beach bound for the holiday weekend, ocean city and rehoboth, the delaware and maryland shores, great weather for a trip down to the beach on friday. beach on friday. pretty good weatr andhe
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the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting smmll towns and rural counities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the nation.
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as soon as you step outside you'll hear that, that's for sure. >> such a rarity in these parts. we want to get right to the foeecast. >> mlissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic but we begin woh team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we love this weather. >> can wehe do t sound effects again? >> ahhhhh. >> that's good. job well done, eun. >> thank you. i try. su >> hine, start to finish, comfortable too. temperatures 50 in percilville. 59 in alexandria. 58 in leonardtown, maryland. school day forecast for kids doing the countdown to summer. mid 50s. 7:00 in the morning and mid 70s for high temperatures later on today. holiday weekend outlook, it's ng not goi to be anywhere near this cool and comfortable. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s all the way through the holiday weekend. notice rain chances will be on the increase as we head towards sunday and monday. pretty high chance for
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thunderstorms tomorrow i'll time out that chance coming up. melissa, what's you got? >> goodngmorni first 4 traffic alert this morning, take a look at this. beltway, chopper 4, this was actually involved an over turned accident here earlier last night, early this morning, arntand 11:00.m. this isentral avenue. they have dragged it down to arena drive to loosen up some thngs on the beltway. it has helped some. we have some delay on the outer loop approaching central avenue. inner loop through lane at the woodrow wilson bridge, left lane blocked at the beginning of the ouidge. southb 250, crash on the left side causing a little bit of a delay. woodbridge 95 nort ound before prince william parkway, center blocked due to a disabled suv. we've learned a long-time u.s. senate employee has died following a violent assault in southeast d.c.d
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bernar johnson iii was involved in a fight with a group of people. he suffered head trauma a spent four days in the icu p before heassed away on sunday.s news 4' justin finch will have more on johnson in his live report. it's 6:32. now to a bombshell from u.s. customs agents. >> i.c.e. is calling out the prince george's county detention center f releasing two suspected ms-13 gang members who are accused of killing a 14-year-old girl. they are bothin the u.s. illegally from el salvador. they were arrested on murder charges in may of last year.so a spokesper for immigration and customs enforcement says both were released despite an i.c.e. detainer. the depart says the two were transferred to the cheltonham youth detention center. that agency has not commented. fast forward to may of this year
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and they are charged with killing 14-year-old arianna diaz. her body was found in a creek earlier this month. a montgomeryan county will spent the -- prosecutors say ar lon alexander raped an 86-year-old woman and 68-year-old woman in 2010 and 2011. both women are now deceased. police tracked down alexander after a dna database search turned up three distant relatives. they say alexander may be responsible for other sexual assaults in the county. other top stories at 6:33. drug kingpin rayful edmond won't get released immediately.
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they say heas h been helping law enforcement since 1997 and they believe he deserves a reduced sentence. he is set to,6i appear before another chance. a docto accused of sexually assaulting several patient's bond is resett $400,000. he was indicted on 65 new charges after 11 new accusers came forwd. the bond is in addition to the 100,000 he already paid after the initial rape charge. he cannot practice medicine and i cannot have unsupervised w contacth a minor. two more parents accused in the massive college admissions scandal are pleading guilty to fraud charges. they pled guilty in separate deals with federal prosecutors. both pled guilty in boston yesterday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and unser advised mail fraud. new this morning, the family of a university of maryland
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student who died after contracting the adeno virus on campus has filed a notice of claim against the school. >> 18-year-old olivia paregal died last year. drew wilder is live with the information on a possible lawsuit. drew, goor mng. >> reporter: good morning, aaron and eun. olivia paregal's family says mold gave her a respiratoryi ue which is why it almost killed her in november. new this morning, the very first step in legal action is a motion. here's why. livia's father claims the university knew about the virus outbreak 18 days before reporting it. s heaid if the university would have reportedthe virus sooner, his daughter might still be alive. >> i think given any information about adeno virus, to follow up, see another professional, she was justeptember backto her
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dorm saying, you should be okay in the next coup days. they should have told the studen students. the marry lant tort claims actl s the groundwork. the university continues to defend itself saying it timely and appropriately notified students of the adenovirus drew wilder, news 4. >> drew, thank you. thisy ear's stanley cup finals are set and for the fst time in nearly 50 years, the st. louis blues are g ing to the final round. >> last night the blues wrapped up their series and pounded the san jose sharks 5-1. now they'lltead ou to the eastac coast to fe the boston bruins. catch game one on monday right here on nbc 4. it would be nice to see someone else win for achange.
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boston has a lot of championships. ism ee just saying. >> there is a new winner of "e voice." >> maelynjarmon, team john legend. heu've won "toice." congratulations. >> there you go. 26-year-old and her coach john gend took home the top price last night. nojarmon said john kws how to s.ck so he knew her voice better than she did. her rendition of "hallelujah" hit o numberne on itunes. >> even john legend's wife tweeted, i think this is the most excited he's been. >> nice moment. 6:37. we are working for you getting you ready for summer. >> molette green is up early taking on a local tradition. cracking open some crabs. molette? >> that's right. we've eaten nearly four dozen
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morehouse college gradtes re still beaming after the surprise announcement by their commencement speaker over the weekend. he's billionaire investor william s. smith. he pledged tens of millions of dollars to ensure the entire graduating class is debt free. >> everyone wishing they wre at morehouse college. >> everyone changing their degrees. >> we're hearing from a local grad. take a list ento quinton paschel. >> i was sitting in the fifth row. as far as we were concerned, it was, oh, my gosh, it was huge.
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>> quentin is going to be teaching middle school. to give you some perspective. full-time tuition is $25,000 not including room and board, books, other ites. all adds p. this year's college grads had a great surprise. ford is teaming up with a robotics company to devep a two-legged company robot. digit will unfold itself, grab the package and walk t right upo your door. it can lift up to 40 pounds, navigate stairs, uneven terrain and react to situations such as getting bumped without losing its balance. with yur cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. >> running away. >> i'm telling you, this is my little gir she would not take kindly to a robot outside the door at all. you can add a new walking member to your family. go to humanerescuealliance.org.
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you're watching "news 4 today." welcome back. it's 6:45. happening today, president trump will once again meet with l congressioemocrats at the white house. they will talk about the country's infrastructure. back in april both sides agreed to work together on a $2 trillion package to improve roads and bridges and deal with other prioritie w nod yet on where that money would come from. meanwhile, house democrats are in a standoff with the white hous >> another former trump aid failed to appear before a congressional committee defying a subpoena. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house as calls grow for an impeachment inquiry. >> reporter: good morning. that infrastructure meeting with chuck schumer, nancy pelosi and the president is this morning.
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nbc news has learned that pelosi is facing mounting pressure from within her own pty to begin an impeachment hearing will hold a closed door caucus meeting taking place at 9 this morning. that's expected to be topic one. she's also holding the line saying she doesn't feel any pressure to start impeachment. "the new york tes" says pelosi has approved an escalation of tactics short ofto impeachment try to turn the tables here. again, it all comes as house democrats are slapping subpoenas on former white house communications directors hope hicks and don mcgahn, the former white house counsel's annie donaldson. sheept copious notes. we'll have the latest on all of
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it back to you today. more from peter coming up nt on "today." 6:47 now. new details about a violent assault in the district. a long-time senate employee has died days after being involved in a fight. >> investigators say this happened just steps from his home near nats park. justin finch live with more on this story. justin? >> reporter: well, eun, police have said not much about this b case so farut are telling us that it remains uer investigation. at the center of this case the victim, bernard johnson iii knowno many as bud. he was a father, a husband, even a youth baseball coach. also a long-time staffe at the hart senate office building where he worked for close to 30 years starting theret really jus out of high school. but one week ago the lives of his family andriends were rocked forever when police say thahe got into some kind of disputesi out of the k street
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restaurant not too -- he suffered injuries to his head that sent him to the icu at the hospital. he dia there four d later on sunday. this week senator chuck schumer tribute. >> bud was beloved by his senate family. the softball team he's coached.a nd his many friends and family. i offer my prayers for his partner diane, his son bo and for hll who loved and will miss him. >> johnson was 48 years old leaving behind three children and a wife. i also shared a link to a go fund me page on twitter and facebook for him. live here. we should learn the answer to a key question that surrounds the goveor of virginia. how did a racist photo appear on
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his medical school yearbook ange. it shows a m in black face next to a man in ku klux klan clothing. helo apozed for the photo and denied being in it leading many to call for his signation. the school investigated. julie kerry will be there and we'll have coverage on news 4 starting at 4:00. also today, metro officials will hold a news conference about the shutdown that's about to begin. starting saturday, six stations serving the blue and yellow lines southr of an national will close for the entire summer. we'll bring you all of the updates in the nbc washington app. you can find out about the metro center. chuck bell has your forecast. ay a far cry from yeste which was a record high minimum
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temperature for the day. 73 changing climate means the cool mornings of may are getting less and less frequent. right now sun out. gorgeous way to get your wednesday going. in the 40s across the shenandoah valley. 50 degrees in district heights. 49 in gaithersburg and germantown. 46 up in falling waters, west virginia. your forecast for today. bright sunshine. pretty much all day long. there will be a gradualcr inse in high clouds later on today. no chance for rain today.af ternoon high right around 76 adegrees. ourrage is 77. so perfect weather for the month of may. not too humid, either. n too breezy. for tomorrow, things start to change a little bit. mostly cloudy in t morning. here's a tiny chance for a sprinkle of rain tomorrow. i think the real issue tomorrow will be later on in the afternoon. ton ownload our nbc washi app. we'll have our full interactive radar feature available.
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this big swirl of low pressure out here that's brought 20es inchf snow to the high country west of din very not to mention all of the severe impact during the second part tomorrow afternoon. all high and dry, in the afternoon about 3:00, 8:00. the chance of thunderstorms comes through here in e afternoon rush. they could be strong to severe. we'll keep you posted on it. rest of the day forecast, hello, sunshine. melissa mollet has been tracking trouble all morning on the beltway. >> good morning. firast 4 tfic alert here this morning, take a look. chopper 4 showing you this is the outer loop at arena drive.h the cras actually happened at central avenue. they then dragged it up here to
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arena dre. helpful we still have a five here. delays at the bridge here. 270 southbound after falls, crash on the left sid woodbridge northbound 95 before prince william parkway, middle of the roadblocked by a disabled suv. 66 in bound, fairfax county parkway, 18 minute commute in. . outer loop top of the beltway, 27 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. a local organization is offering a new service that can potentially save lives in the fight against breast cancer. the brem foundation is partnering with lyft to provide women in under served communities des to their doctor's appointments.
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that's the ceo and president, andrea wolf. many women can'tt mammograms or follow up screenings because they can't make it to the facilities. this is om the brem foundation luncheon which i emceed yesterday. that was dr. rachel brem. they talked about you, prevince oud treatment methods. the bremation is working hard to change that. they have a fund that pays for treatment and mammograms forho women an't afford it. >> important work for sure. we are trying to help you geteady for memorial unofficial kickoff for summer. >> for folks in our area the holiday weekend is the first chance t get at a crab feast. this is the way to go. molette green is live at bethesda crab house thism ning. getting ready for your ultimate crab feast. molette, i'm jealous. >> we have had a party this morning.ve we eaten nearly four dozen
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crabs here. this is what's left. this is what's let. okay. what do you think? >> these are delicious. >> delicious. >> here's magnas. look at r. >> crab. >> so mr. yen lee is the guy who huns this joint here at the bethesda crab se. we are so excited that you let us in and be part of this occasion of makingab our own cr feast. let's talk about the prices, what we can expect this holiday season because we know that the more expensive, the better quality crab. talk to us. >> the crabs would be on the higher side. better quality crabs coming from the gulf. they'll be ranging, $120z a do for the large size and then the local product will probably be the small, all you can eat size which is $60 a person all you >>n eat. i love it. we're coming back, aren't we? some of these guys are regulars
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here. this is what's left. this is what's left of the four dozen we haea n. i don't know who's going to get these last few. could be me. could be me. let's talk about the 4 things you need to know to make your own crab feast. what to expect this holiday weekend. the cost is going to be bigger because it's the holiday weekend. exect them to pricier. males are more meatier than the females. the maryland crab population is up up. they're going to be smaller. not until september, october you'll see the bigger crabs. let's continue to eat what's left of the 4 don we have worked through with my crew of crab lovers this morning. irene johnson, photographer extraordinaire, she ate corn throughout the hour. eun, i'msaying. >> they go together. >> i don't eat anything else but the crab. >> thanks, guys. it's 6:55. here are 4 things to know.
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if you're near annapolis today, look up. the blbe angels will back over the skies for a synchronized performance.g practichead of the naval academy's graduation. today's performance begins at 2:00. the family of a university of maryland student who died after contracting the adenovirus on campus has filed a notice of claim against the school. 18-year-old olivia parego died last november. more on the possib lawsuit and the university's response in the nbc washington app. three people are in the hospital after being stabbed in a popular park in arlington. it happened last night on lee highway. two of the victims were rushed to the hospital in seous arrest. west.ild weather out residents are dealing with amflooding and storm de. this is a look at some flooding in oklahoma and missouri. nbc's kerry sanders will be live with of the hardest hit
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areas. we're talking about still water day. >> and our ten-day forecast. feeling like summer, summer, summer all through the holiday. and first 4 traffic lert, talking about a five mile backup through capitol heights this morning. crash was at central avenue. now moved over to the outer loop and arena drive. it will take a while. >> that is the "news 4 today." >> that is the "news 4 today." thanks for wakiup with us.
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