you made itto the end of the workweek. the moon is still up there, but we are working for u, looking ahead to work and school. and then to the weekend. >> great shot. >> the moon is out there. i guarantee. ou may not see it, but it's there. >> it's there. >> that's right. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gozalez. eun yang has the morning off. we'll begin with a check of the commute and the forecast.a >> melissllet is standing by with first 4 itra we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what would you like to say, mr. bell? st i'm sure the moon'sll there. i didn't see it on my way in because of the clouds. i'll be checkin around. i'll spin the city camera around and see if i can it. i think it's a fairly overcast sky this morning. it is still ere. raindps sou of fredericksburg passing over i-95, those are headed toward the northern neck, king george county in virginia there. also our friends and neighbors there, st. mary's county. there's a tiny chance for a few

raindro raindrops. all dry for now. rain chance is low unless you're traveling toward fredericksburg and actual pepper andr sonburg -- culpeper and harrisonburg and charlottesville, that's where i think the rain chances will be folks focus today we will reach the upper 70s to low 80s, a low chance of rain on your friday and saturday. unfortunately, i've had to up the chance of rain on sunday. we'll walk you over weatherkeor the wee coming up. let's go to first 4 traffic. good morning. th update to the situation at oxon hill, norund indian head highway after wilson bridge, all lanes open after the multi-crash overnight. that's good news.e nic and clear northbound on 210. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, nole prob right now. everything looking quite good. 66 inbound, c fairfaxounty parkway, gets threw -- gets you

there in ninminutes. ed talking about ro 1, bw parkway, northbound, southbound, looking quite good. aaron? >> tha k you. 4:32. new this morning, more parents are accused of lyinger about wh they live so their kids can go to school for free in the tr dist. according to attorney general carlracine, six maryland parents owe a total of $320,000 in unpaid tuition, damages, and fines. those parents now face lawsuits that claim they allegedly lied about thei residencen so that they could avoid nonresidents tuition. this is not the first time parents have been accused of cheating the system. last year suits were filed gainst six maryland parents accused of faking their residency to send their kids to prestigious d.c. schools. we have a warning about fake money that's floating around st. mary's count there are several cases where money used in movies is being used to buy items for sale on

line. so here's how this is happening -- the b will meet the seller and instead of paying for the items with real money, they're using this phony money. if are you meeting somebody that you don't know for a sale, do it in a public area equipped with surveillance cameras. here's a look at our other top stories this morning. we begin with breaking news. nbc news has learned from multiple law enforcement sources that federal investigators have narrowed in on a man accused ofg wantito set off an explosive square.in times two sources say the man has been taken in for questioning. we're told there is no imminent threat to times square, but thficials were taking alleged threats seriously. we'll update you as we learn more.hi t powerful water blast destroyed three homes in gaithersburg last night. the water was shooting right out of a broken water main under the parking lot on brassy way. the red cross helpingsphree dilaced families, and the water has since been shut off. the good news is that nobody was hurt by this. the head football coach at

the bullis school in potomac, maryland, is accused of violence. pat cilento is charged with assaulting his wife during an argument. she said he shoved her down concrete stairs during the argument on sunday. she allegedly suffered scrapes, soreness, and a bruised knee. he's been place on leave from the school. >> it could be a month before the toxicology reports on a at a nd couple found dead dominican republic resort are available. officials said nathaniel holmes and cynthia day died of respiratory failure in their hotel room last month. but they want to know if the company took any medication. respiratory failure was also the cause of death listed for a nnsylvania woman staying at the same resort. officials say the cases are be connected. we talked to medical correspondent dr. john torres to get clarity on what the of death mean and what investigators arelo oking for. >> reporter: the autopsy showed that the individual woman died

from a hea attack which is consistent with the symptoms she had at the time of her death. it also showed us that the couple when they died, it resulted from pulmonary edema, meaning a build-up of fluid inside the lungs.he tfound campaign medications in their room. now that pain medication, the combination, could cause these type of symptoms. so could other things, other types of poisons. this is mostly what we had call h toxicology case wh we think some type of poison, some kind of ingestion caused their symptoms and ultimay the death. we'll have to wait for the full report including the toxicology result to find out what happened to that. >> dr. torres says based on the report, officials have not ruled out the possibility of foul play in the couple's death. alberta piniate is the only local in the dominican uncovering the story.tion on stay with us and telemundo 44 and our nbc washington app for continuing coverage. 4:35. the measles epidemic worsens as another diagnosis hits ourarea.

this morning, a warning in northern virginia. a child contracted the virus in another country and then arriver in our region and visited several public places. last sunday the child was in terminal a and the baggage claim area at dulles airport from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. later that night, health officials say the child went to the emergency room at haymarket medical center and left early the next morning. then on tuesday, the child was in the waiting area and e.r. atr inova fa oaks hospital in fairfax from 3:00 to 5:30. measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air. in this case, symptoms for anyone exposed could develop as late as ju 25th. look for things like a high fever, cough, runny nose, or a rash on the face and body. measles is easily preventable, as well, with the mmr vaccine. it is safe and effective, but if you're not vaccinated, you c ld be atrisk. today state police and highway patrol agencies are up stepping their patrols. this weekend nine states including maryland, virginia,

and west virginia are participating in the three-day operation called border to border. officers will concentrate efforts on route15 and route 17 in an effort to prevent traffic crashes as the summer travel seon begins. last year more than 1,000 drivers were ticketed for speeding. and police arrested 19 people for dui. it is 4:37. coming up, prince's music lives on. the new music coming today from the latesinger's archives. plus, giving it all on the field and off. josh norman opens up about what he chooses to focus on during his downtime. people don't have it at all -- they don't have a cot to sleep on. this my understanding tish

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deduct premiums from some seniors' social security checks and didn't pay thens iance plans. proper deductions are expected to be back on track by next month. we're told customers will receive bills for the unpaid an premiud can set up payment plans if they can't pay the entire amount outright. there are two types of airport travelers. the late ones and the early ones. it's often a family debate. ne4 heard from families where the spouses sometimes take separate cars because one wants to be early. >> yeah -- >> extreme, i think. psychologists have commented on this. theyay it's not that the early airport ariver is really any different than the last-second aport traveler. we are all just coping with the anxiety of a stressful situation like flying in diff ways. >> i will say, that's like fighting words in my house. my husband is a frequent raveler with his job. so he just -- he claims -- and my beef with him is if we're

going on vacation like i don't want to start with a fight, i don't want to start with anxiety. can we please just do it my way? you know, like let's afternoon -- if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. >> happy wif happy live. let it go, buddy. 4:42. chuck? >> i just reworded the song. remember that "don't go chasing waterfalls,"? "don't gong chasi airplanes." the apps, honestly, they tell you when the flight is late. that's a big help. doing adoption time, rocket, a 6-year-old guy available at the humane rescue alliance. humane rescue alliance. it's name yo

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welcome back. 15 before the hour. new, a d.c. firefighter severely injured while on the job is now suing the city. ck in august. 2017,ne da smothers jr. was hitn by a ladder trwas severely injured. he said his cleagues intentionally hit him to avoid hitting another fire truck. wye talked to h last year. >> waking up in pain every day. i'm living with this. i don't think i did anything wrong. i wasn't driving the truck. i didn't run through the street. don't think i d anything wrong. >> smothers suffered numerous injuries including having a lung removed and part of his skull was crushed, as well. yesterday he filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit. according to the suit, hewas hit because of unsafe training. an inteal report cited problems with the way the fire trucks were positioned.

d.c. firereferred questions to the d.c. attorney general. new this morning, caught on camera, d.c. police need help identifying an instrument thief. take a looklt this surveince video. somebody broke into the middle c music store along wisconsin avenue in northwest d.c. police say the thief sd a flute and a saxophone. if you recognizehe thief, call d.>. police. >> we're learning more about a deadly double shooting in the district. 39-year-old bruce gilmore is the man who was ot and killed wednesday night on 22nd street in northeast. not long after gilmore died, a teenager showed up at a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound. that teen is expected to be okay. police are offering a $25,000 reward to anyone information that leads them to the shooter.i as predent trump returns home from theu.k. and ireland this morning, there is growing tension right here in washington. >> there is the threat of tariffs on mexico and a war of

words between the president and the house speaker nancy pelosi. news4'si tracie potts jons us live from capitol hill with more on all thi good morning. ni>> reporter: good morng. good morning, everyone. the back and forth with nancy pelosi has explodedith the president not even in the country. he's calling her a disaster. she reportedly told democrats instead of impeaching him she'd like to see him in jail. meantime, the president back this afternoon as negotiations with mexico continue to come with some ti immigra enforcement on their side that will convince president trump not to implement this 5% escalating tariff arting on monday. both sides seem optimistic. right now there is no indications that the triffs actually won't happen. they're meeting again today for the third day in a row to try to work th out. >> tracie potts on the l'il this morning. thankou. 4:47. happening today the start of the fifa inomen's world cup

france. the first match is later this afternoon between france and south korea. and a reminder, you can catch all the action of this year's tourism on our sister -- r urnament on our sis station, telemundo 44. > huge rivalry match today between two of the biggest names in tennis. rafael nadal and roger federer face off in the french open semifinals. the winner will go on to the final round. today's match starts in just a couple of hours. the redskins wrapped up mini camp on thursday, and that's prably some very good news for all-star corner josh norman. >> the star player has filled his offseason helping people alv r the country and is looking to get right back to work until the season starts. news4 sports has the story. >> reporter: redskins mini camp ends with one veteran making his presence known, cornerback josh norman picking off two passes in two days. for what he's doing off the field is standing out even more. this march norman gave up thousands of cases of water to t, ilies in need in fli

michigan. >> i'm doing everything else, why not get involved in something that isu pretty m the lowest poverty area really when you lk at it geographically in the united states of america. >> reporter: in april, traveled to texas. he visited the mexican border, d helping pr resources for asylum-seeking families. >> we know we've got a border i crisis rght now that's taking over down mexic so i've been there trying to help kids. they want freedom. you know what i'm saying? they're doing it the right way. some people are not. those are the ones you got to be concerned about, which i understand that. the ones who are, let's cut the abreak. the most necessary -- necessities, water, a bed,food, go to sleep at night, get back up, put on our shoes and go to work. some eople don't have that all. they don't have a cot to sleep on. be mindful and understand that there's a lot of people worse off than us. >> reporter: from redskins park, news4 sports. >> so josh will be very busy until trainig camp startslater

this summer. >> until then he is planning on taking a charitable trip to afghanistan, and he's going to go to his hometown in south carolina to build an after-school facility. i mean, to me, it is wonderful to see what people can do with their platforms for good and with their money. >> yep. >> you know what i mean? >> paying it forward. >> incredible. iv good for him. chuck, g us a little good news on this friday. >> it's not probably going to rain on you. >> all right. >> that will do it. >> unless you're -- you're not going tofredericksburg, are you? >> no, i'm not. we're good. >> if you're going to fredericksburg, might have to worry a little bit more about a rain chance. if you're going north toak f frederick, your chances are down near zero. in the washington area, most of us will not be impacted today. that said, d't planon a bright, sunny friday either. not necessarily the best pool day. a perfect day for tennis or golf without alla that gng sun on you. 74 here in washington. winds have turned to the northeast. that's an importa part of our forecast.

it's a little bit moist air coming in, but cool, stable air off the ocean. 70 in gaithersburg and howard county now. 70 in lee urg. 65 in warrenton. that stable air will keep us most leave rain free from the o.c. area northbound. but just d to the south where it's just a little bit closer to the bound three came through, could have a couple ofshowers. the schoolday forecast for your final friday, outdoor reces timor the most part today. nothing but ground clutter around the d.c. metro area. there are a few ds on the eastern shore. there's a lott more rain jus down to the south. roanoke valley, new river valley, blacksburg, christiansburg gettingairain. the is trying its hardest to come up here. we have high pressure over new england wedged in the cool, stable air off the atlantic. as a result the rain will be bottled up just to the south f today and tomorrow. a couple of drops here so h of fredericksburg now. that's where the rain chance will really be focused later in

the day today. let me show you the future weather. not a big chance for rain around the washington area. if there's going to be showers, most likely to be near fredericksburg and into southern maryland and the northern neck. i think that the rain sta away from the d.c. metro area. that is good news for your friday plans. the weekend, if you're beach-bound, honestly great weather at the beaches for today and for tomorrow. rain chances ramp up during the day on sunday. if you're going to the beach, saturday will be the day. here's saturday on future weather at 5:00. notice the rain still bottled up to our south on saturday evening. but by sunday morning, chances for rain sort of riding back into the area. and once the winds go aroundto the southeast, that will be a rainy stretch here later on in the day sunday. raining monday moing, raining monday evening, raining tuesday morning. drying out tuesday evening. so it's a long setch of some rainy weather coming our way. we're o borrowed time for dry ather here today and tomorrow. but at least it's here.

friday, 84 and dry for most. saturday, 83 and dry dominican public most. and then again, the rain rolling in during the day on sunday you'll notice there, no 90s on the ten day. >> i know. kind of keeping it low here. all right. taking a look at the beltway, inner lp, outer loop of the beltway, everything is nice and clear. we had earlier roadwork. but not causing any delays at this point this morning most of that has sort of disappeared. oxon hill, we've been talking about this this morning. worth mentioningagain, northbound indian head highway after wilson bridge drive, all lanes have reopened. you're seeing a tinyslowdown there. southbound near livingston road, but no actual issue. northbound route 1 by glebe, right lane gets by police activity. 66 and 95 looking quite good now in virginia. and 270 southbound, 70 to the spur, 69 miles per hour gets you there in 26 minutes. earlier work zone that was northbound, still hanging around. you can still see the tiest bit of a slowdown.

aaron? >> thank you. 4:54. i 100 kids our area will be riding in yle this summer thanks to a group of local police officers. these officers e tryin to build relationships by building bikes. take a look there. officersom seven jurisdictions built 100 bikes for kids in the community to use this summer. cameras were there to cat the ficers putting the final touches on the bikes at the d.c. armory. the police chief here in d.c. put together some of the bikes there. police are going to distribute the bikes in high crime areas throughout the region. >> went to make sure that the community understands that law enforcement is a resource. a lot of times it's seen as an adversary. and we understand that while we're not perfect, we are not all bad. >> the project was sponsored by the national organization of tack law enforcemen executives. put on your raspberry beret -- did i just say that? let's go with it. pout yo raspberry beret -- >> just feel it, aaron.

just feel it. it's friday. it's oka i >> i can say a few more times. raspberry beret ♪ >> there you go. get ready for new music from prince. today would have been the artist's 61st birthday, and the ne album is be released to celebrate that. >> the album called "originals" has more than a dozen previously unreleased tracks. several are songsince wrote but became hits for other singers such as "nothing chairs to you," -- "nothing compares to you," from sinead o'connor, and "manic monday," a little for the bangles. the new aum is only available on title right now. it will be unerywhere else je 21st. >> if you stop to think about the big popular songs that you didn't know were written by somebody else who --e >> that's xactly right. why the show now on nbc about -- >> "song writers." >> so good. >> yeah. the thirdwel of horse racing's triple crown is saturday right here on nbc 4. >> the contenders include war of wills who won the preaakess

st last month. no say, though, there is real clear-cut winner in this, a favorite i should say in the ten-he se field. thcurrent betting favorite is -- is it sacitus? shows you how much i know aboutr hses. okay. nine to fivewed by war of will at two to one. you can catch the coverage :0starting at 4p.m. saturday right here on nbc 4. they will tell you how to properly say that horse's name. tomorrow, the smithsonian's national museum of natural history will finally reopen its dinosaur and fossil hall. it's been clos for renovations since 2014. we received a sneak peek. it takes visitors on a journey through time while using displays both big and small to tell the story that started nearly 3.7 million years ago. more than 700 foss drills on display there. >> that is very cool. one of my favorite things herei d.c.

>> keep lookng for the andromodous rex. >> no, got to go to the theater for that one. 4:57. pride events hit d.c. this weekend. we're detailing theparade route that may impact traffic. do you have a dog? what you may be doing to yourself that could be impacting ur pooch. we're following breaking news from new york city. the fbi is questioning a man who may have been planning an attack on detailwhen we return.s

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