i'm aaron gilchrist. >> welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, may 2nd, 2013.e're learning details about what caused the death of a possible '90s rapper. >> we'll have those stories and more ahead. first, your forecast. we want to look at cool temperatures to start the morning off. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with that. good morning. >> off to a clear start this morning around the region. we've got a few clouds that have been pushing in from the east. they are right around the bay now in our eastern suburbs and south of washington. there's some cloudiness stafford county, fredericksburg, northern neck and we have a clear sky elsewhere and chilly temperatures. in the 40s much of the region right now. it's just in the low to mid 40s in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax and also just low to mid 40s right now reagan national at 52. much of prince george's county just in the mid 40s. culpeper down to 43. we're going to stay a bit chilly here for another few hours and then a nice warmup on the way later today. i'm back in a few minutes with ano

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, may 23rd. we start with potential for nasty weather ahead today. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has been watching the system all week long. let's get to him with the latest track. >> we've been talking about today, thursday, being the day we have the greatest chance of some showers and thunderstorms. right now don't have any storms around. right now temperatures are mild. we're in the mid and upper 60s and generally it's just cloudy. we do have scattered sprinkles showing up around the metro area. there are moderate showers but no storms way south to the east of charlottesville. close-up view showing scattered sprinkles in montgomery and prince george's county and fairfax and arlington getting a few scattered sprinkles. these will be with us here. have an umbrella handy through much of the morning. details on our potential for strong storms this afternoon coming up in just a couple minutes and now in for danella, alexa davies. >> two right lanes are gone due to sign inspection. elsew

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, may 23rd. we begin with a chance of storms in today's forecast. >> exactly when might you need that umbrella? tom kierein has been

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.k to "news4 today" on this thursday, may 2nd as we look live outside at 5:30. first rays of sun coming over the horizon. this morning you'll need to grab your jacket again. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with your weather headlines. >> here's what you need to know right now. we are emerging from the earth's shadow. sunrise is about 40 minutes away. and it is a cold morning. we do have a few clouds south and east of the metro area. elsewhere it's clear half moon in the southern sky. only near 40 degrees in nearby suburbs of northern montgomery county and western fairfax into loudoun and parts of prince william and fauquier into the upper 30s and closer to washington eastern fairfax, arlington generally mid 40s. mid and upper 40s in washington. mid 40s in prince george's county. st. mary's most locations low to mid 40s. here's how the morning is looking. in the 40s through 7:00, 8:00 but then by noontime we'll be near low 60s with a light northeasterly breeze. sunrise at 6:0

news4's aaron gilchrist at the live desk with more from the attorneys for the two men charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. aaron? >> reporter: yeah, jim. two very quick hearings for three friends of the bombing suspect at the federal courthouse in boston today. their attorneys spoke very briefly right after that. we're talking about all 19-year-olds here, all of them arrested today. two of them, azamat tazhayakov and dias kadyrbayev charged with conspiring to obstruct justice of the the third suspect, robel phillipos, charged with making false statements to federal investigators. again, we heard from the lawyers for these men this afternoon. here is kadyrbayev's lawyer. >> he told the fbi about that. he had not know that those items were involved in a bombing or of any interest in ibombing or of any evidential value. that's all we have to say on that. but we are the ones, dias kadyrbayev, cooperated with all law enforcement that came to him without the benefit of counsel to assist them in the investigation of this horrible tragedy. >> reporter: now the fbi says these three men helped

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a cool start to the morning again but if you liked yesterday, you'll want to spend sometime outside today too. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with what to expect as we head out today. >> unless you're an allergy sufferer. the pollen count is high so reduce your time outside if you are allergic. right now temperatures are way down. only near 40 degrees much of virginia now, much of maryland, right near the bay waters it's near 50. in the district of columbia we're in the 40s. near 40 shenandoah valley. upper 30s to near 40 western maryland and west virginia. hour by hour this morning going to need a jacket through mid morning. we'll have it in the mid 40s by 8:00. by 9:00, low 50s. by noontime, low 60s. sunrise 6:09. we'll have a light easterly breeze. hometown forecast arlington by noontime around 60 and partly cloudy. a few clouds now east of the metro area but we ought to have a nice sunny afternoon. details on that and a look at your thursday night in ten minutes. now

i'm aaron gilchrist.gain today. still closed between new york avenue and pennsylvania avenue because of that sinkhole. ddot says it may not be done fixing the hole until this weekend. let's gait check to forecast now from storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> grab an umbrella. we have low clouds over the metro area. producing a few sprinkles mainly west of i-95 this morning. little bit of light rain. moving from southwest heading northeast. that's going to be with us here lou the next several hours. hen later this afternoon, could get thunderstorms. only a sly chance they would be severe between 3:00 and 7:00. after that lingering showers and thunder million mid might. much cooler, windy tomorrow. small chance of a shower. still a bit of a blustery wind saturday winds settle down and gets warmer sunday and memorial day. back to you. >>> we will check the roads for you in >>> good morning. southbound bw parkway, having slowing as you approach 197. average speed of 44 miles per hour. after you it that