good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm yneun yang.e'll have more details but first your weather and traffic. >> it is a wet mess out there, chuck and sheena, the question, of course, when is this rain going to start getting out of here? >> look at us. no umbrellas. >> yeah. oh, rain dramas are falling on my head. >> now, they're coming off the leaves, off the trees over our heads. that's about for now, anyway. >> yes, we have a lot of puddles on the roadways. keerch thou even though the rain is not falling, wet roads making a slow commute in some spots. we'll zoom in here. really, if you look off to the west, we don't have any rain moving in immediately. so today is

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. get a look at your thursday morning commute with melissa mollet. first we'll check in with sheena parveen and chuck bell. welcome back. happy belated on the air. >> thank you very much. you can't turn 50 at work. that's the bottom line. >> that's true. you have to turn it in the sun and come back with the tan. >> little tan. i'm not much of a tanner, but it was good. outside today, just keep -- we need the rain. that's the good side of this. there are thunderstorms now moving into the shenandoah valley down towards la ray and mount jackson. washington, virginia, out in rappahanock county. grab the umbrella. the first wave of rain is down into southern maryland. another wave likely to come in here and affect all of the second half of the morning commute between 7:00 and 9:00 this morning. just know that it is not going to be a pretty one today. temperatures in the 50s. your chance of rain 100%. now let's go over to melissa mollet. hopefully it's all green on the roads. >> looking prett

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right to your weather and traffic. >> melissa has an eye on roads and traffic. we'll go to chuck and sheena for the forecast. >> not a pretty day to be outside. that being said, it's not a total loss of a morning. >> no, that's true because it's cloudy and it's going to stay cloudy for most of the day. and then as you're about to step out from the friday night plans, that's when it will come back. cloudy. all of this rain that we're watching moving in our direction. that will be here later this evening. so, again, if you are heading out tonight, have the umbrella. temperatures about the low 50s. a little bit cool across the area. here's what it's going to look like as we go through the day. 5:00 p.m., 57 degrees. maybe a shower but later on this evening that's when the steady rain gets here. let's check in with melissa. >> new problem westbound 270, the ramp is shut down because of a crash there. keep an eye on that one. see if that starts to cause any big issues. our other problem on

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we are working to get you out the door on time.issa will have a look at a pretty wet commute. >> we'll start with chuck bell and sheena parveen for a wet forecast. >> yes, it is wet. you want the umbrella not just today but most of this week before the sun finally returns. >> absolutely. i will say that running in these cooler temperatures, been so much easier than this time of the year. >> that's true. >> rain drops? nobody really likes running in the rain all that much. if you can do your rub after work instead of before, that would be my official suggestion. this is the heaviest and steadiest of the rain we're going to get is between now and 10:00, 11:00 in the afternoon. upper 50s with rain drops. temperatures, clouds and rain. into the 60s most of the day. if we can get the sun to brighten up a smidgen, we might end up in the 70s. tomorrow's rain chance comes in in the afternoon so you'll run into it tomorrow morning. over to you. >> outer loop at little river turnpike, new problems on the beltway. this car is spun around faci

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.o get to melissa mollet with problems on the road, what's going on. >> chopper 4 over the scene, take a look at this problem there on the beltway. right now we have the right side of the roadway blocked here. only getting by there on the left. big response here. >> ramp to southbound

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're going to get to your weather and traffic. but first to the developing story, sprawled across the front pages of newspapers all over the country and most likely dominating your news feed. >> "the washington post" says it all "trump fires fbi director" that's now former fbi director james comey. >> and take a look at the "the new york times" which reads "trump fires comey amid russia inquir inquiry. >> and comey's ouster. >> first, we what do want to get a look at your news, weather and traffic. we'll start with sheena parveen. >> good morning, it's chilly outside. you'll probably need a jacket. lauryn's outside. we'll get to the temperatures in a minute. you'll what do you need to know before you step outside, light jacket. you do need the sunglasses, though, you don't need the rain boots or the umbrella today. but tomorrow, friday and saturday, i think you will. especially on saturday. you'll want those rain boots. here's a look now, we look all the way across the country over parts of kansas and nebraska. that area of rain e

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.it's not here for you, the long holiday weekend is hours away. look at this beautiful scene. isn't that so pretty? >> it is. >> the weather will be really nice today. >> a lot nicer than yesterday for sure. we saw major flooding as a result of the rain. take a look here. stream overflowed in brookville, maryland, trapping an suv. >> you're probably thinking more about this kind of water. if you are beach bound this weekend, isn't that just so pretty. we're going to check in with megan mcgrath in north beach in just a bit. we're looking to get you through the traffic. maine slays mollet has the traffic. >> chuck bell is outside on the storm team 4 weather deck with a look at our forecast. we like you now, chuck. >> oh, good. >> you've done well nkts we always like you. >> you guys have been sneering at me all week long. >> no. no. no. >> i'm glad

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. you can see how much of our area is seeing rain from the storm team 4 forecast. look at all of that rain. >> we will get a look at how the interstates are doing with the rain with melissa and justin finch. let's start with chuck and lauren to see just what we're dealing with from the meteorological production. >> you're sharing an umbrella this time? >> we are. >> i'm a good sharon er. >> the rain is tapering off a little bit. light around here now. >> nothing too bad just yet. >> look at that. >> keep your umbrella. there's a lot of big drops falling off the leaves over our head. there's a now. temperatures mid 50s now. low to mid 70s now. nats ballpark. play at noon today. move the game up. there will be a chance for a delay or thunderstorm but i think moving the game up probably helped their chances of keeping dry. what about the rest of the dry weather over the holiday weekend? well, let's just say we're focused on the good news for friday, melissa. >> i am focused on the good new

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. back to the grind now.p jack taylor's in for melissa. >> first your forecast. storm team 4 bell and lauren rickets outside. >> we have a little bit of fog out here that we're dealing with. >> fogginess and mistiness. >> you're absolutely right. >> play misty for me. remember that movie? clint eastwood. that was a good one. way before your time. i was a wee child when that came out. >> 65 with mist and fog around. clearer skies that allow temperatures into the 50s in the shenandoah valley. most of that is over the lower eastern shore, rain, we have a lot of cloud cover around here. cold front out near fitsburg, that has a chance for thunderstorms to come our way later on today. higher risk for stronger thunderstorms in northern maryland than southern maryland. today's forecast, increasing clouds, rain and thunder showers. even some strong ger storms a possibility today. high near 79 degrees. chance you're going to get rained on at least 50%. chances around for tomorrow as well. >> whose turn is it now? >> ja

good >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we want to get to the forecast, meteorologist sheena parveen, lauryn ricketts, and melissa mollet. >> let's start with, aaron, you're not wearing a red tie? >> it's in my tie. >> we barely see it. melissa is rocking the red. it's going to be a great day out there. just a beautiful day out there. >> it's going to be gorgeous today. dry, too. here's a live look at this sunrise. a little sun glare as you're getting in the car and getting ready to leave the house. before you do, here's what you need to wear, we have the temperatures around a light jacket this morning. sunglasses, it will be dry today. however, tomorrow, will you need an umbrella. rest of the area looking at mostly 41 degrees. manassas, if you're exercising, looks pretty good by noon. by 6:00 commute. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. southbound north capitol near harewood road. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no major issues right now. take a look here at 295 as you head inbound, that is slow there. just no

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it's always a busy wednesday morning. we're here to fill you in on everything you need as you head out the door and that is with melissa mollet. >> and the change in weather, too. chuck bell and sheena parveen with more. >> nice day outside. skies are clear. wow, it's pretty. there's a live picture of the national mall, the reflecting pool. the view from the steps of the lincoln memorial. looking eastbound for what will soon be the rising sun. what a beautiful day to be outside getting your jog on. whatever you're going to do. four things you need to know, sunny and breezy today. clouds on the increase tomorrow. friday, we're tracking a chance for heavy rain friday morning in particular. saturday looks cool and showery. today may be the last of the really great days to get outside and enjoy a little fitness h

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. if it's not here for you, the long holiday weekend is hours away. look at this beautiful scene. isn't that so pretty? >> it is. >> the weather will be really nice today. >> a lot nicer than yesterday for sure. we saw major flooding as a result of the rain. take a look here. stream overflowed in brookville, maryland, trapping an suv. >> you're probably thinking more about this kind of water. if you are beach bound this weekend, isn't that just so pretty. we're going to check in with megan mcgrath in north beach in just a bit. we're looking to get you through the traffic. maine slays mollet has the traffic. >> chuck bell is outside on the storm team 4 weather deck with a look at our forecast. we like you now, chuck. >> oh, good. >> you've done well nkts we always like you. >> you guys have been sneering at me all week long. >> no. no. no. >> i'm glad good graces. ze.utiful morning out. br winds will increase a little bit more once we get the sun farther up into the sky. there are one or

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. there's not too much rain on the radar this morning but there are storms heading our way. >> that could be some bad news for your weekend plans, too. chuck bell, sheena parveen with a look at the forecast before melissa mollet checks the headlines. >> i think the color of the day today would be gray. >> the only sunshine aaron is going to see is his ty. >> of course. we're both wearing blue. >> she's wearing eggplant so i can't tell. >> melissa is being gender neutral. in a little bit we will find out the gender of melissa mollet's baby. outside, maybe a few sprinkles. this rain is going to be moving in later this evening pretty steady overnight and into your saturday morning. until we get there, commute not too bad. warm 50s. can't wait for the gender reveal, melissa. >> i'm excited. a lot of boy guesses. georgetown pike at towlston road. this car off of the roadway here. not sure what's going on in the woods there, but it looks like the crash is outbound. we just spoke with the chop

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a lot happened while you were sleeping.ck bell and sheena parveen have more on the changes in the weather tha >> first, we want to get to an update on the deadly crash on route 210. erika gonzalez at the live desk. then we'll check in with melissa mollet. >> eun, we understand this happened just before 1:00 in the morning. a woman struck and killed by the driver of a car. this is at indian head highway at farmington road east. again, the driver did not stay on the scene. we understand some areas closed for a while while investigators were on the scene. for more on that and whether you need to circumvent your route this morning, let's send it over to first 4 traffic melissa mollet. >> breaking news continuing because of most of the backups. chopper 4 is over the scene. a 1 1/2 mile backup. all lanes have reopened. chopper 4 over this backup this morning northbound highway at farmington just cleared out of the way. all lanes now open there. that's looking a lot better than it was. northbound 95 at prince william parkway, stil

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we are working to help you get out the door on time. a look at the roads. we'll start with chuck bell and sheena parveen in the elements, braving the conditions, fighting the -- >> i don't know. >> fighting the bugs. >> right, the bugs. >>> i'm just doing this the whole team to keep the me. it's so disgusting. >> they can't stand me. i'm bitter apparently. >> that's right, because i'm so sweet. i'm trying lemon -- oil of lemon eucalyptus. for me, the deet works. get a fan, too m. chuck is my fan. comfortable morning. little bit cool. we have a little bit of rain on the radar. rain is down to the south, south of richmond. heading north moving in this direction. we don't expect it until later on today. for your commute, we have dry roads at 7:00 a.m., a little cool by noon. just cloudy mainly. by 5:00 p.m. we have a chance of a shower around and especially as we go through this evening. staying cool this evening staying in about the upper 60s. more rain to come before the day is over. >> she wants me to be her fan, because we need to get

aaron gilchrist shows us what they did. >> paul shelton runs the program in dur wood.n he took that job a a little over a year ago, one of his first missions was to take his cadets to arlington national cemetery where the war dead tr iraq and afghanistan are buried. >> i had known that we had students that had been killed in action who were in section 60. >> reporter: a tribute case adonors the wall. four graduates have died. class of '97 killed in iraq in 2006. private justin davis died that same sum afghanistan in 2009. three of them are buried in arlington. >> it was bothering us that we knew there were three in there and the other one was in el salvad salvador. >> the body arrived at dover air force base for a dignified transfer, but his family want. ed him buried in el salvador. something just didn't sit right with the colonel about how the sergeant had been honored. he wanted to make sure there was a tribute for him just like other soldiers buried here at arlington. he knew that tribute would require a trip to el savl doer, savl doer, a trip he couldn't make. >>

. >> and aaron gilchrist shares how a teacher and student made sure all four are not forgotten. >> aregoing to do a run-through? >> reporter: this retired arm colonel commands the program at a high school. when he took the job, one of his first missions was to take his cadets to arrest lilington ceme section 60 where many of the war dead there and afghanistan are students that had pain killed in action who were in section 60. >> reporter: a tribute cased a attorneys a wall, and four of its graduates have died in service to their country. this specialist killed in 2006, private davis cloos ass of '05 9 died that same summer. and sergeant class of 2000 also died in afghanistan the same summer. three of them are buried the arlington. >> it was bothering us that we knew there were three in there and the other one was in al salvado salvadore. >> reporter: and like others, the body arrived for a dignified transfer, but his family wanted him bared in his native country. after that field trip to arlington, something didn't sit right with the he wanted to make sure that there was a tribute for

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >> melissa is going to take a look at the roads and rails butgin with chuck and sheena with a bit of a cooldown. >> my main concern, there were four cupcakes delivered. between weather and traffic, there's only three of us. so, we have an extra cop cakupc. >> we only got one. we only saw one cupcake left. i'm starting to wonder, too, aaron. anyone can do it when they're not really doing it, aaron. temperatures cooler this morning.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. you can see how much of our area is seeing rain from the storm team 4 forecast. look at all of that rain. >> we will get a look at how the interstates are doing with the rain with melissa and justin finch. let's start with chuck and lauren to see just what we're dealing with from the meteorological production. >> you're sharing an umbrella this time? >> we are. >> i'm a good sharon er. >> the rain is tapering off a little bit. light around here now. >> nothing too bad just yet. >> look at that. >> keep your umbrella. there's a lot of big drops falling off the leaves over our head.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're going to get to your weather and traffic.ut first to the developing story, sprawled across the front pages of newspapers all over the country and most likely dominating your news feed. >> "the washington post" says it all "trump fires fbi director" that's now former fbi director james comey. >> and take a look at the "the new york times" which reads "trump fires comey amid russia inquir inquiry. >> and comey's ouster. >> first, we what do want to get a look at your news, weather and traffic. we'll start with sheena parveen. >> good morning, it's chilly outside. you'll probably need a jacket. lauryn's outside. we'll get to the temperatures in a minute. you'll

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right to your weather and traffic. >> melissa has an eye on roads and traffic. we'll go to chuck and sheena for the forecast. >> not a pretty day to be outside. that being said, it's not a total loss of a morning. >> no, that's true because it's cloudy and it's going to stay cloudy for most of the day. and then as you're about to step out from the friday night plans, that's when it will come back.

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> let's start with erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> reporterron, this is information we got handed to us a couple of minutes ago. an officer-involved shooting dealing with manassas city reports of possibly some shots fired in the city limits. they responded. we understand they saw a vehicle that matched some sort of description that could have been involved in this. when they began to pursue this, the driver of that vehicle did not stop and this wound up ending up at a park. officers fired shots. the driver of the car is 18-year-old was struck. officers rendered aid as we understand it and then the 18-year-old had to be flown to an area hospital. his injuries or their injuries are described as serious. there was somebody else that was also in the car. we understand it was a juvenile. they were not injured in this. again, this all unfolding a few minutes ago. this information, news into the live desk. we have a crew headed to the scene. as soon as we have an update we'll have it right here. back to you. >> erika, thank you. >>> right nowre talk

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. guess what's back? the rain.e felt it this morning. >> you probably need the wipers on. melissa will have a look at the wet roadways in a minute. let's start with our meteorologists sheena parveen and chuck bell. >> she's going to be complaining about this. look at this. you're saving money on the watering bill and you're saving money on the air conditioning bill. >> i suppose. >> right? >> that's right. >> i'm a glass is half full guy. >> it's also raining outside. you'll have to take a little bit more time on your commute. looking at the rain moving in across parts of 66 heading towards the district. heavier rain around and foxhall. we have light rain around the beltway with heavier rain approaching. expect showers by 7:00 a.m. some scattered showers by lunchtime. 67 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., temperatures around 70 degrees and chance of a shower. this looks cloudy but more rain is in the forecast. >> right now downtown still has this problem. take a look here in northwest. southbound 17th street after constitution

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. get a look at your thursday morning commute with melissa mollet. first we'll check in with sheena parveen and chuck bell. welcome back. happy belated on the air. >> thank you very much. you can't turn 50 at work. that's the bottom line. >> that's true. you have to turn it in the sun and come back with the tan. >> little tan. i'm not much of a tanner, but it was good. outside today, just keep -- we need the rain. that's the good side of this. there are thunderstorms now moving into the shenandoah valley down towards la ray and mount jackson. washington, virginia, out in

. >> several experts join the discussion tonight moderated by aaron gilchrist. >> making quite a differencele models. >>> so we are in the rain for quite a while. >> look at that wind. it's nasty out there. we are seeing winds 10 to 15 miles per hour combined with temperatures in the 50s and the rain nasty is the word for tonight and tomorrow morning. this is a quick hng change comes over the next week or so. some of the rain coming down fairly heavily -- gusts up to 15 to 20. heads up again this evening. it is rain tonight. look at the rain. it is encompassing the entire area. moderate rain. look back to the west where we are seeing areas of heavy rain right through 66th. right around marshall over towards middleburg around route 7 and leesburg seeing heavy rain. we will continue to see this right through midnight tonight. i think we will see a break. if you widen down you will see the first round of rain making its way in. coming in from the atlantic first and then you see that little bit of break right here. we are going to get into that. tomorrow we are back into the moisture moving pre

. >>> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.veloping story ac f across the country. >> take a look at the "washington post" here which says it all, "trump fires fbi director." that, of course, former fbi director james comey. >>> and take a look at the "the new york times" which reads trump fires comey and russia inquiry. >> and people who pick up "usa today," they'll see comey's ouster stuns washington." we're following this story, including new video of comey touching down in washington. >> plus, we want to get a look of your weather and traffic. sheena parveen outside. let's start with sheena. >> and lauren is wearing red, by the way. we're all rocking the red for tonight's game. as we go through the morning hours, you will need a jacket before you step outside. the four things you need to know before you head out the door. jacket this morning, umbrellas tomorrow. we could have rain as early then we have a rainy saturday. we will be dry. live look at the radar, locally, we're taking a live look to the west. the next weather s

i know how to say it. 5:00, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm yeun yang. we look at roads. we begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen. are you guys outside with umbrellas? >> we've got umbrella overkill. a little bit of rain. >> these are heavy. my hand's cramping up out here. i'd rather get rained on. >> sooner we're done, the sooner we get back inside. >> let's see what's going on with the radar. we have showers. we'll zoom in, the beltway is wet. kni 95, around the station, it's raining. rain around annapolis as well. there's a bit of dryness on the way. kind of a gray damp day. a lot more moisture, though, in the southeast. that will be moving as we go into tomorrow. aside from today which is primarily going to be a cloudy day with sprinkles around,

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thank you for joining be us.ngie goff with breaking news about a deadly crash that could angie? >> big impact, eun. three people are dead following a crash that has a car on fire. this is at suit land parkway at forestville road. expect delays. traffic is being diverted in that area. our justin finch is on the scene. let's send it straight over to first 4 traffic and melissa mollet who has a get around. >> good morning. right now the best thing you can do is commit at this point from pennsylvania avenue to branch avenue or take the beltway over to 295. this is probably going to last through the morning commute. we're talking about in bound suit land parkway. the actual closure starts at forestville road and goes over to suit land road. shut down very likely because of this large scene for the police. 197 south of snowden roadblocked each way because of a downed poll and wireshi inner loop after pennsylvania work being done there. rest of the beltway looking okay. right now we'll talk a little bit about weather. g

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >> breaking news coming out of prince george's county that could impact how you get to work. >> news 4's justin finch is live with details. what's going on? >> reporter: eun, good morning. we're right here off of forest hill road near suitland parkway which is now shut . scene of the tedly two car wreck that has left two people dehree and one person in the hospital. this happened about 3:30 or so just off the corner of inbound suitland parkway. a jeep suv and some other kind of vehicle. the other vehicle did catch fire. the response and investigation is now underway. so you will find closures. the response is live on forestville. the u.s. park police is now leading this investigation. at this time we do know there were two cars involved in this collision here on in bound suitland parkway near forestville road. three people are now dead and one is in the hospital. we are here on scene remaining and we'll bring you updates as they come in. for now, b i melissa. >> thank you, jointd. justin will be out there for you so you see what's going on. i

good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. what about the wet today? the commute but first let's check in with chuck and sheena parveen back from a little time away. >> they're all here. >> yes, that and i ran into fog on my way here, too. not a fun drive. you might run into areas of dense fog. >> absolutely right. reduced visibility for many. visibility under a and warrington, one mile visibility at the airport. most in the low 60s right now. we're not quite done with rain showers. a few nor sure around hagerstown. they'll be grazing over the shenandoah valley. everybody has at least a chance of getting hit by a rain drop or two. here's your day planner then. some clouds and fog this morning. more than enough sunshine to get temperatures in the low 80s. again, a chance for afternoon thunderstorms. i'll show you future weather peeking up. melissa mollet now returning back from days away. >> yes, good morning, everybody. taking a look, one problem we have northbound here, we do have an issue before bryantown road. the crash wasn't bad but it brought wir

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang.straight to your weather and traffic. >> melissa is going to have the traffic in a bit for you. >> we'll start with sheena parveen and chuck bell. >> it's going to be lit up like the christmas tree. >> aaron will get it right next time. >>> most of the overnight rains are gradually coming to an end here this morning. yes, still a lot of wet roads and you'll be doing a lot of puddle jumping. but the steadier rain is pushing on out, by the time people get on the roads, most of the steadier rain will be gone. don't plan on much in the way of sunshine today. it will be full cloud cover all moving out. we're in the upper 50s for temperatures. we'll get back up to perhaps even low 70s. most of the rain in the early part of the commute. more rain coming back later today. sheena joins me. >> i can't definitely going to say it's going to rain, but i can tell you it's adding to the pain here. two problems on the beltway, first this one, inner loop, kenilworth, and the left lane getting by there.

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i'm aaron gilchrist. >> that's them. >> you were going to say sheena, weren't you?was going to call you something else but i can't say it on tv. >> this is a family program. >> we have a very pleasant day coming your way for today. there's a live picture over downtown washington. storms from last night are gone. still a few lingering showers out there. they're not severe. they're going to last that long. we'll have more sunshine than we've seen for most of the week. there are heit-and-miss drops here. our future weather model carries that first little wave of shower chances here over the next hour or once again could be a short lived shower or two, but on the whole it's going to be a nice day today. a little on the breezy side from time to time. northwest winds though, that will bring a nice low humidity. right now we're in the mid to upper 50s across the area. afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s. 20%. you can't get better than that. >> i like that, mr. bell. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, okay. again, as aaron said, if you're headed out of town today

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's look at the slick commute we have.veen and chuck bell. >> good morning. a very cloudy start. it was just barely starting to rain. >> it was already starting. eun reports rain out there. >> very light in some areas. take a look at the radar. and around the district, we have light to moderate rain. there's more coming for the morning commute. you see the rain do you know to the south and west. this will be the commute this morning. keep that in mind. we'll have the timing of this coming up. le morning. m he lis is a, good morning. >> one problem downtown, sheena, southbound 17 after constitution avenue northwest, do have all southbound lanes blocked for a crash and response there right now. northbound is unaffected so that's good. taking a look here, inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big problems on the beltway. that is the radar. showing us what's going on as far as where it's wet. that's almost everywhere. 66 and 9 5, the commute is going to be a wet one. taking a look at 270 from frederick down to the spur,

. >> good morning i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >> it's day four of our sugar-free challengeg? >> i'm feeling fine. >> let me tell you, aaron brought hummus. that's when i know things are going off the deep end. >> what! hummus? >> hummus. >> vegetarian. i'll be in front lawn grazing pretty soon. >>> let's talk about the forecast, guys, we'll check in with melissa on the >> comfortable stuff for today. honestly, you need to get outside and enjoy the weather. there are ugly changes coming your way as we head your way towards the weekend. northwest, shower chances well up to the north. if you're traveling into pennsylvania you may run into them. this area out here, near wichita, kansas, that has eyes on us for friday morning. four things to know, number one, take it in and enjoy today. and as the clouds come our way, we'll be weather alert particularly friday morning. and weekend plan s -- ooh, you need backups, we'll talk about the chilly and potentially soggy details. for now, let's hear about the good news, sheena. >> the good news starts this morning. temperatures on the co

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome back to your work week.got to sleep in. >> into. >> not me either. reality. >> we're back. >> i'm going to help you get through the door of everything you need to know. >> i bet your money they weren't getting up at 2:30 in the morning. >> we were here yesterday morning. >> wtop zach taylor. let's start with these two knuckle heads. >> he means that lovely, lauren. >> of course he does. lauren, welcome to the morning show. we made it up to 85 degrees yesterday. >> after a cloudy and foggy start yesterday, we ended up with a buddy td beauty of a fin. four things to know about the forecast today, rain and thunderstorms becoming more likely. we have a chance for more thunderstorms as chances of rain. mid 60s around town. mid to upper 50s. rain drifted across the county. temperatures upper 70s and low 80s. future weather and help you time out those increasing rain chances as we get into the afternoon. now let's go over to jack taylor and see how his memorial day weekend was. >> wasn't bad. i was unfortunately he

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm much more on those stories in a minute.p to speed on your weather and traffic. >> melissa keeping an eye on the roads for us. let's begin with chuck and shee sheena in the storm team 4 weather center. >> nice and dry. if you were hoping to see sunshine on your tuesday, you may need to hope for something else. >> we'll see it by the end of the week. until we get there, we're stuck in this gloomy wet weather pattern. the good news is we don't have any rain with these clouds right now. we're looking at cloudy skies currently. then we zoom out. we have rain in the forecast. computer models disagreeing on the timing of it. overall we'll be quiet until lunchtime. 67 by noon. later on this afternoon and evening we have a better chance of rain moving in. hold onto the umbrellas until the end of the week. look at the forecast coming >> good morning, sheena parveen. nothing really slowing things down too much. we do have a few work zones if you're headed out sometime soon. inner loop near old georgetown, work zone blocking the right

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. breaking news dominating our morning.where firefighters set out a may day fall at a house fire. >>> also in prince george's county, a pedestrian hit and killed. >>> d.c. gunned down at a gas station. the video just coming into the newsroom. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> a very busy morning here this morning at news 4. let's get to the weather and traffic to start things off with chuck bell. >> good morning. yes, indeed. very mild morning. temperatures in the 60s and 70 sheena is outside, bug spray in hand. >> yeah, it's actually sitting over on the ledge. i already sprayed myself, chuck. in fact, bug spray smells so much better these days than it used to. anywho, it is warm this morning. 73 in the district, 70 in gaithersburg. another warm start. that means another hot day. temperatures once again could be reaching 90 degrees as we go through the afternoon. we're looking at a chance for some scattered afternoon thunderstorms, too, so have the umbrella with you. tomorrow though big changes for the weekend. we'll take

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.ar behind us like this and it's all lit up, you know it's going to be a messy day. we are checking with storm team 4 meteorologists and finding out when we should leave for vacation. >> we'll look at the interstates with melissa and justin finch out in it for us. we'll start with team coverage with chuck bell and lauren rickets. >> i'm glad we're not out in it yet. coming later. >> when i walked in they said we're going outside. it's raining outside. >> we can't forecast rain without standing out in rain apparently. a big push of moisture coming our way. you may see sunshine before more rain comes in later. we're stuck with the clouds and rain and steadier rain showers ready to move in. grab the umbrella. you'll need it today. 50s with rain drops coming down now. four things to know. rain likely today. breezy, mostly dry for tomorrow. more rain chances are creeping back in for saturday night and sunday for your holiday weekend. rolling thunderstorm and now it is traffic time and good t

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.al developing stories for you this morning, including the investigation underway right now after a 6-year-old boy was hit by a car in the district and killed. what police say about the driver after he initially drove away from the scene. >>> a new twist in the investigation surrounding russia and the presidential election. a man used to taking on high profile cases is now involved. what you need to know about him as edition into a situation that could have lasting consequences. >>> and start planning your detour now. the water main break expected to impact a lot of people's morning commute. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> first, get ready for another scorcher around here. temperatures already in the 70s this morning. they're only going up from here. >>> our crew is working for you this morning. more on how to get around the big water main break when we check in with melissa mollet. >> sheena drew the long -- >> uh-oh. >> short straw, whichever way you want to go with that. >> i drew

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun ya you made it to friday. here we are. >> feels good, doesn't it?m ready. >> we'll get a look at the roads with melissa. we'll start off with chuck and sheena. the rain has stopped. is that a good thing? >> there's a question mark at the end of that. >> exactly. it's not raining all that hard now. >> yeah. >> if you have stuff to do friday night, maybe dinner and movie on the couch night? >> i think if you're going to head out this evening, you need an umbrella. rain is returning for tonight. weather outlook, commute, wet roads from yesterday. not much rain around right now. if you're exercising, wet pavement out there. recess doesn't look chilly. dinner out, that's when the rain will return. radar, sprinkles near charlottesville. cloudy skies, a few spots of drizzle. temperatures in the low 50s for the most part. it's still a cool closer look at the timing tonight and leading into your weekend. that's straight ahead. let's check the roads with melissa on this finally friday. >> finally. inner loop before connecticut avenue, we have some road work t

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. right now at 4:26.where children play turns into the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting in d.c. why police say they were forced to open fire on everyone. >>> new developments in the latest bombshell in the white house. what the white house is reporting after reports say that president trump asked the fbi to end investigations against michael flynn. >>> and metro's garbage turned into someone else's treasure. the pop-up shop opening in an old railcar today. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >>> first, though, we have been now, our wednesday weather warmup is here. >> and we are working to get you ready as the mercury rises, we're going to check in with our team of meteorologists in just a minute. but first, melissa mollet has traffic. >> we're talking 95 in virginia, south at dale, we are shut down. the express lanes are jut fine this morning. you can see the traffic moving very, very slowly. police are letting that traffic there on to dumfries road. that is the movement that you're seeing

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. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. take a look at the storm team 4. grab your umbrella, galoshes, maybe raincoat. it's raining all night and there is more on the way. >> news 4 has you covered. we will check on the roads with melissa mollet and justin finch. >> first, the storm team 4 forecast with chuck bell and lauren rickets who are braving the elements outside. >> big umbrella. >> i like standing this close >> you hon. >> i do. >> literally two steps ahead of me. my shoes are getting soaked. rain drops coming. heaviest of the rain from parts of fairfax county, heavy rain near washington, virginia along 17 from warring ton to marshall. it is a rainy start to the day. you'll need the big umbrella early this morning. temperatures cool. most of the heavy, steady rain should be coming to a close. peaks of sunshine. leads to another chance of thunderstorms. have your nbc washington app downloaded, fired up, ready to go. have an interactive radar feature as well as the latest storm team 4 forecast. stay with us through our all of our social media platfor

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we want to get to melissa mollet with problems on the road, what's going on. >> chopper 4 over the scene, take a look at this problem there on the beltway. right now we have the right side of the roadway blocked here. only getting by there on the left. big response here. >> ramp to southbound have again about a two mile backup. northbound herndon parkway with the water main break. >> all right. another nice day coming our way. i like the coolness here early in the morning. >> early in the morning. then wait until the afternoon once the sun is really heating us up. clear skies this morning. by 7:00 a.m., still cool, 57. as we get closer to lunchtime we'll start warming into the mid 70s very quickly. this afternoon, even warmer, 83 degrees. this is only the beginning of a warmup. as we go into tomorrow, near record high temperatures. our rain chances are coming up. chuck and i are back with a closer look at t coming and your weekend forecast ahead. >>> sheena, thank you. 6:02. we are wo

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. breaking news out of prince george's county. new details coming in about a deadly crash that could impact your morning commute. >>> news 4's justin finch is live near suitland parkway with details. justin? >> reporter: eun, good morning. off the corner of forestville road. prince george's county has confirmed this fiery crash has left three dead and one hurt. this is in bound suiteland off of forerestville road. is burned so badly it's hard to make it out. this is a two-car collision we are told. at about 3:30 this morning this all happened. one of those vehicles bursting into flames. prince forge's county firefighters arriving on scene to remove the victims and also put out the fire. as you can see, u.s. park police taking the lead in this investigation. we are told fire crews have mostly rolled out of here. the investigation remains active this morning. three have died. one person still in the hospital. back in to you. >>> thank you, justin. the breaking news as far as the closure, inbound suitland parkway between forestville

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist.are recovering from an attack in northwest washington. d.c. place say four men assaulted them with a belt buckle. the attackers tried to steal from them but didn't get away with anything. police say the suspects are all between 18 and 20 years old. >>> if you're driving in the district this morning, starting today only people with disability cans park at those red top meters downtown. this is only for the central business district right now but that includes the capitol, the mall, george washington university, dupont circle and more. if you break the rules, you will receive a $250 fine. now, for a look at your traffic, mollet. hey, melissa. >>> hi, eun. the beltway looks okay crabbes bridge. there's a cut through to rock phil pike for a lot of people. n street lanes blocked there for police activity. 66 and 95 not bad but fort hunt between wake forest drive and belle view boulevard have that water main break. all lanes are closed. >> thanks, melissa. we'll check your forecast next. sta

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it does look like it's getting clearers right? we'll get a closer look. but let's go to chuck bell and sheena parveen who have ventured outside. >> it's thick out here this morning. >> it is. >> really a thickness or humidity and you can feel your hair curl. >> what did you call it? soupy? >> soupy. >> we have six-mile visibility in the district. that's not really bad. if you look at manassas and gaithersburg, almost a quarter-mile visibility. we are seeing areas of patchy fog. some areas have been dense. 62 in gaithersburg, 62, leesburg, very mild. we have a pretty unsettled weatr around the radar. mainly off to the west. for the morning commute, areaers of fog later on today. chance of showers with temperatures in the low 80s. speaking of your commute this morning, we're going to head to melissa mollet with fog out there, melissa. >> good morning, yes, the fog is going to cause an issue for folks out there. northbound glebe at 123 still have the lanes blocked in arlington because of the downed tree. taking a trip to bryantown. n

. >>> good aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it's a heat we've been warning you about all week.here. it's hot. and we have the storm team 4 forecast. and we have chuck and sheena, and melissa mollet. good morning. >> yes, i'm outside, i don't need a jacket this morning. the sun is coming up this morning. the skies are clear. that means a lot of sunshine to heat us up quickly as we go through the day today. you're going to need the ac on in your car later in the afternoon. it is comfortable, 62 degrees in 63 in quantico, if you're about to step outside. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 in manassas. beautiful sunrise here. look what happens as we go through the day today. by noon, we're all in the mid-80s. we're really going to heat up. we go into 4:00 a.m., high temperature, 93 degrees. we expect record, or near-record highs