. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. an american soldier is dead after an afghan soldier opens fire on troops in afghanistan. now, the attacker was shot and killed but two other americans were also wounded. now, this happened in the city of jalalabad, as u.s. delegation that included the ambassador to afghanistan. michael mckinley were leaving the governor's compound. no one in that specific group was hurt knop word. no word on a motive. back to you. >> thanks angie. >>> today, transportation leaders from across the region will meet to set up a commission to oversee metro safety. this follows metro underground emergency that killed one woman at l'enfant plaza in january. representatives from the district maryland and virginia meet at noon. many called for an independent safety commission for several years. now the commission is a step closer to becoming reality. >>> and right now two unrelated power outage updates for you. the most recent this morning in the adelphi area of prince george's county. pepco says all lights a

>> thank you, angie goff. >>> it's 5:47. there could be a chance you may be able to buy a meal from a food truck in prince george's county. right now, food trucks are not allowed. the county council could change that though. it would allow vendors to sell freshly prepared foods, no prepackaged foods are allowed. it would provide healthier options in underserved communities. no word yet on when they'll vote on this bill. >>> looks like more and more of you are using capital bike share here in d.c. more than 65% of you are hopping on bikes when your destination is too far to walk. 64% of those trips start or end at a metro stop and also seems that you are using it to save some money. 8% of capital bike share users have sold their cars since using the program. saving more than $700 a year. the majority of bike share users are younger, white and male. d-dot is looking at ways to make it more attractive to other people. >>> today your high schooler can bag herself a new prom dress for free. today is the fourth annual prom dress g

angie goff is at the live desk working on that and will bring us new details. >>> taking a look now in the district now. it's a breezy and chilly start in the morning. and your next weather and ♪ when you just can't seem to escape... another sneeze attack... you may be muddling through allergies. don't get caught off guard. try zyrtec® dissolve tabs. powerful allergy relief, now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly. zyrtec® dissolve tabs. muddle no more™. >>> breaking news in the wake of the baltimore riots. we got new video just in this morning as four buildings continue to burn in baltimore right now. we want to take you to the scene. this is along pratt street. you can see a lot of heavy smoke there in the air. anne arundel firefighters and crews on the ground. the battalion chief on the scene. so far, no one reported hurt. we're told two or three of them are businesses, two are pawn shops. >>> we have wreaking news baltimore is under a state of emergency right now. protests after freddie gray's death turned violent after his funeral. the national guard is in the city with a

. >> i'm angie goff. we do want to tell you bought a crash poking part of the inner loop ritchie-marlboro highway on 213. there's a two-car crash here. maryland police cannot confirm if anybody was hurt. three left lanes remain closed. we plan on keeping you posted throughout the morning. we'll let you know when everything opens up. now we want to check in a amelia she's in with your forecast. a little cooler than yesterday, amelia. >> we're looking at cooler temperatures overall today, a high of about 65 degrees. yesterday our high was 84. yesterday was the warmest day so far this year. now for today more clouds in the forecast. here is a look at satellite and radar. you can already see cloudiness across the area. we'll become cloudy for this afternoon. some limited sunshine to kick off our day. breezy this afternoon as well. here is what you can expect this morning. 65 degrees right now. you can see a beautiful sunrise with limited sun in the background there. 8:00 a.m. low 60s. we'll drop a little bit

. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk where i just got this update from pepco on those outages in the prince george's county area. get this we're hearing that restoration time has just been pushed back another hour. so we're looking at 8:00 a.m. before those in the dark out in the a delldelphi area will have the lights back on. the numbers went from 1600 to just under 400 p. pepco tells us a vehicle accident is the rope for this. and when you lose power, you can always get our live updates and watch the show on our nbc washington app. >>> it's 6:03. and bethesda metro station is open again 240r7kthis morning after more than five hours of repairs on the escalators. widespread power outage is to blame. it riders to find another way to get around here. metro did provide shuttle buses. and everything is up and running this morning. the power is back on for the yort of pepco customers who lost it. lights flickered at the white house, at the u.s. capitol. visitors got a good look from the smithsonian museum from the outside. they were evacuated. oprah was talking at warner theater when the

. >>> angie goff here at the live desk. we confirmed a a teen being treated in the hospital after being shot has died. we just found out that the boy was 16 years old. he was shot late last night near 37th street. still, though no word on who shot him and why. more information to come. >>> today students are taking a stand against sexual assault on campus. hundreds of students are expected to attend a march on campus. megan mcgrath is live at the university. what are you expecting there today? >> reporter: there are a number of events that will be happening all afternoon. april is actually sexual assault awareness month. today is the national day of action for the "it's on us" campaign a prevention campaign sponsored by the white house. a little while ago here on the campus we saw a number of students lining up to get. t-shirts for the campaign. they are going to be gathering later on wearing those teal t-shirts for a march scheduled to happen here on campus. . that gets underway at 12:30. it's all to bring awareness about

>>> i'm angie goff looking at stories getting attention this morning. singer joni mitchell's twitter fans are sending well wishes today. mitchell was take ton a hospital in los angeles yesterday afternoon. this after they was found unconscious on her bathroom floor. now, after the news broke, fan ss posted and twitter lyrics of the singer. a big day out there. today there is no excuse not to get up and get moving. it's national walking day. the american heart association wants you to lace up the sneakers and hit the pavement turf or whatever. do it for 30 minutes, and think of it this way -- it's the first steps to a healthier you. we want to check in with brittany johnson to see what's trending on nbcwashington.com. >> thanks angie. no wonder the story's doing so well on the website. a local boy from our area honored for saving his father's life last summer. a boy scout from fredericksburg and put his training into action after his dad choked on a hamburger. find out the information on nbcwashington.com, on or app or facebook page. >>> twelving this mo

news4's angie goff is following all the developments from the live desk. >> that death toll surpassed 3,600. take a look crews continue to dig through the rubble for survivors. people are catching planes and buses, whatever they can to evacuate the region. now, some first aid has arrived, but so much more is needed. there's overcrowded in t a shortage of supplies. a lot of places as you mentioned not reachable because of the landslides. also just in you mentioned how much this could cost to recover. well, one agency said long term reconstruction could be in the long run upwards of $5 billion. this is in a country where the average family lives in poverty. aaron? >> angie, thank you. >>> an elite search and rescue time arriving in nepal today. they met members of the virginia task force one as they were preparing to leave. that group is part of the fairfax county fire department. we'll be following all their efforts to help out and you can do that as well on the department's facebook page. >>> some of you are organizing ways to hem in your neighborhood. in rockville, the adventist chur

i'm molette green in for angie goff. welcome to "news 4 today." starting things off a little chilly, hoping for the warmup to happen on this easter sunday. >> the sun is out there peeking through the clouds. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell to tell us what we can expect. >> in just ten or 15 minutes since i saw you last, sunshine starting to appear here on the lawn. that story will be repeat friday our neighborhood to yours as the clouds move out. here is the view from our tower, looking towards the national cathedral at the intersection of wisconsin and massachusetts avenues in northwest washington. there's the washington monument on the right side of your screen. that's the view in town. across northern virginia, reston town center doing pretty good. as you look to the north sugarloaf mountain. skies are blur and bluer. 50 in hunting town and calvert county. the rest of your morning cool. some clouds out there, but not enough to bother anybody. by later this afternoon, plenty of sunshine. temperatures making their way into the mid 60s. rain

. >>> thank you, angie goff. >>> in the midst of all the violence the gray family gathered to speak at a local church. freddie's mother says destroying the city will not bring justice for my son. >> i want you all to get justice for my son but don't do it like this here. don't tear up the whole city man, just for him. that's wrong. >> a responsible investigation is thorough complete real unbiased. >> the family attorney bill murphy says the family wants practical solutions and justice for freddie gray and the family has faith they say that u.s. attorney loretta linch will conduct a thorough investigation into his death. >>> the baltimore mayor held a news conference outside of the fire in east baltimore. >> to watch a group of criminals go through our city with an intent to destroy, what does that solve? it's destruction of a community. the same community they say they care about, they are destroying. you can't have it both ways. >> firefighters are investigating whether that fire is connected to that protest. all fires are under control in baltimore city. it was a busy night for firef

. >> i'm angie goff. we do want to tell you bought a crash poking part

. >> i'm angie goff. this out of prince george's county two children hurt in a house fire in clinton. five people inside the house when it caught fire this morning on small drive. the adults were able to get out but firefighters had to rescue a 13-year-old boy as well as a 10-year-old girl. we're told all five people are in the hospital right now. >> well, right now we want to get a look at our forecast. amelia is "weather center." amelia what are we looking at a little bit of sunshine? >> a little bit of sunshine filtered sunshine for the morning and midday hours. clouds definitely winning out and temperatures a good 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. you can thank easterly components of winds for cooler temperatures today. overall the weather having a relatively low impact on sunday. just not a picture perfect 10. i think showers will hold off until the evening hours. if you're going to the nats game as they take on phillies this afternoon, first pitch at 1:30 you might want to bring jacket or sweatshirt

. >>> hi everybody, welcome to news4 today, i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. quick look at top stories. everything back to normal on capitol hill following a shooting. police say a man shot and kill himself yesterday, causing a lockdown at the capitol and visitors center. police gave the all-clear last night. no indication of terrorism. >>> in prince georges county police are saying it was a tragic accident when a child was hit and killed by a driver in a car. this was in capital heights. >>> watching for the big announcement from hillary clinton today. you can download the nbc washington app to find out as soon as she announces her bid to be the next president of the united states. >>> and the other big story, round two, the sunny spring weather. >> yesterday was awesome. we're starting off chilly today but when is the warm-up going to feel better than yesterday? chuck's got you covered. what's goingen on. >> a frost advisory. first thing has temperatures well down into the 30s. but there will be a very quick rise in temperatures sunrise literally just a few

. >>> i'm angie goff with this developing story out of japan. a small drone was found on the roof of the japanese prime minister's office. no one was hurt but it warned of radioactive material. dozens of police analyzed the drone which was carrying something that looked like a flare. under the blue tarp there. the police don't know who's behind it. now back to you. >>> thank you, angie. 4:32 today in prince william county a memorial service for two women killed in the plane crash in the french alps last month. reports say crews only just finished clearing the debris from the crash site which investigators called a deliberate mass murder. the plane's co-pilot andreas lubitz drove that plane into the countryside. the two will be remembered at the sacred heart catholic church. the service begins at 11:00. >>> the justice department is launching a civil rights investigation into the death of freddie gray. he's the baltimore man who suffered a fatal spinal chord injury and gray's arrest was recorded on cell phone video. he can be heard yelling get of

i'm angie goff in for erin. >> i'm eun yang. let's start off with your forecast. a beautiful one at that. looking forward to it. >> we are looking forward to the warm-up that we have been experiencing over the last day or so. we want to check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. what's the good news? >> the good news is we'll keep the wonderful, mild weather party going on today. a few scattered sprinkles on the storm team 4 radar. this little patch of green and that stretches farther south and west between hagerstown and winchester. this little batch of some scattered sprinkles very light. some of them not even reaching the ground tracking to the east this morning. won't last very long. temperatures are a bit chilly. in the 40s nearby suburbs. in washington now 52. then farther to our west there's some milder air moving into the mountains in the shenandoah valleys, to near 60 degrees there already with a southerly breeze that will be warming

i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's april 15th, tax day, 2015.sorry to be the bearer of bad news. much more on the events honoring president lincoln today. >> but first the forecast. it is wednesday, hump day. looks like the try weather is -- dry weather is trying to make a comeback. >> yes. it has exited. we got two-thirds of an inch of rain yesterday. the last of the rain in far southern maryland a few scattered sprinkles there. otherwise, a lot of clouds around today. #not much sun. and closer to washington right around the beltway it's near 50. reagan national at 53. southern maryland around the bay, in the low to mid 50s now. a lot of clouds this morning. might have a little bit of sun. drying conditions through the morning. then a mild afternoon coming up. looks like warmer weather moving in for friday and into saturday. next weather and traffic on the ones a

. >>> well, the frenzy over a new line of items at target became so huge this weekend our own angie goff gave it the nickname pink sunday. online demand for the lilly pulitzer collection for target overwhelmed the website early sunday morning. many fans had stayed to shop on the unlimited edition. and they tweeted their frustration as they quickly sold out. i mean this happened before when they did masoni's. this is what happens when you get clothing for half the price. >> it's crazy. it's pandemonium. i'm going to move on. you can expect a tiny bit of relief this summer. the average round trip domestic ticket is $454. if you fly to europe it will cost you $1,600 to fly across the atlantic. that's $50 less than last time. lowering fuel prices and more seats is bringing down the price. >>> according to "the baltimore sun," the airport is adding two gates to the international e-concourse. there's already another multimillion dollar project in the works to connect the e concourse with the domestic "d" concourse. that's adding two gates that would be able to swing between the domestic and in

angie goff is at the live desk gathering the latest on this trip and will bring us an update. >>> and new information in the tragic carbon monoxide deaths of a maryland man and his seven children. why the power company says it turned the power off. >>> and talk about being in the right place at the right time. the tourist who took down a >>> 14 before the hour. and we're learning more about the deaths of a man and his seven children on the eastern shore. they all died in their sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning coming from a power generator in their home. we now know a power company removed an illegal meter from that home. rodney todd had a generator running in the kitchen. delmarva power tells news 4 electric service was disconnected last october and there was no request to connect the service again. the power company sfofr discovered a stolen electric meter and removed it last month a week before the family was found dead. friends and relatives last saw them alive on march 28. >> some people might not understand why he made the decision too put a generator on the inside but when y

i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. hope you have a good morning. it's starting out damp. >> clouds and showers in places. look at when it all ends. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> all be over before lunchtime today. if you have stuff to do outside later today, you can do it. don't you worry. mother nature will play nicer today than yesterday. outside on our tower camera looking out to the north from northwest washington notice as we look across montgomery county a brightening in the sky near the horizon, the improving weather picture coming our way as we work through time. light showers in southern fauquier quantico fredericksburg and a few light showers across charles and st. marys and southern calvert county. all that working its way out of the area. we'll all be dry before lunch time. temperatures in the chilly 39 and gaithersburg most location 48. that will be replaced by sunshine later this afternoon and temperatures up to near about 64 degrees. i think you'll like that. we'll start talking about the seven-day forecast which gets us

. >> and i'm angie goff. it's going to feel more like june june. it's going to feel like a summer concert. >> bring some water with you. >> absolutely, water, sunscreen, sunglasses you'll need all of that today. low humidity plenty of sunshine and highs around 80 degrees. if you're heading down to the concert, here's what you can expect for the earth day concert. that starts at 11:00 a.m. in the background i have sky cast 4 turned on. clear skies for the entire day. low 70s as the concert kicks off. 3:00 temperatures around 80 degrees. almost hot down there. even 7:00 p.m. when things are wrapping up still a mild 78 degrees. i would highly recommend bringing some water with you. all in all a really nice day. temperatures right now coming in in the 50s and 60s. washington now at 61. and dulles at 51. if you prefer spring weather, spring-like temperatures return tomorrow along with the threat of some rain. i'll have the latest timing on that rain coming up in a bit. >>> in arlington police are trying to figure out when or if they will be able to spea

. >>> new this morning, i'm angie goff.se new photos in from two pilots who are trying to fly around the world. the first flight in fact around the world in this solar powered plain. these shots were posted within the hour. it took off from china. it's on its sixth leth of this voyage. a flight trying to draw attention to the importance of sustainable energy. and this is pretty impressive. that plane is only as heavy as a family car, but they say the wingspan is as wide as the largest passenger airliner. back to you. >>> it's like dumbo. small elephant with big ears. 5:21 is our time right now cht i want to get you caught up on the forecast if you are joining us. >> for the remainder of the workweek no severe weather in the forecast however you do want to have the umbrella handy for tomorrow. we will be dealing with a few showers moving through the area mainly around the midday and afternoon hours and maybe a rumble of thunder. for today, quiet weather, cooler than it was yesterday by a good ten degrees and a bit breezy at

. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk with an update that we've been falling all morning, for those of you traveling into downtown d.c. we know now that traffic lights vk impacted by that power outage that caused this the jefferson memorial to go dark. east bay sin and main avenue have no lights. 15th street and main avenue traffic lights dark as well. still working on what caused the lights to go out. >>> angie, thank you. the sight of runners crossing the finish line signaled another safe and successful boston marathon. this is the second race since the deadly terror attack in 2013. 12 people were told to stay away from the race. they are on the jury that will decide whether the man convicted in the marathon bombing will live or die. nbc's tracie bots joins us live now on what to expect. >> that are jury today is going to hear opening statements from the defense saying that tamerlan tsarnaev was the mastermind and that dzhokhar tsarnaev was following. the prosecutor is saying that's not what the evidence shows. he planned the attack. we do expect that the prosecution will call a lot

. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk with this breaking news out of afghanistan.ring that an afghan soldier has been killed after exchange with u.s. troops. this is concern over the u.s. ambassador michael hk kenly was believed to be visiting the area, but we have confirmation from the u.s. embassy saying that he is in fact in kabul and is okay. and that's about six hours away from where the shooting took place. >>> it's 5:55 now. only april but 7-eleven is trying to get in youyou in the mood for july. landon dowdy has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. i've been in the mood for july and summertime for quite some time you now. 7-eleven wants for satisfy your slurpee cravings. bring your own cup day. you can't bring in a trash cap. any cup 10 inches this diameter could get and you gallon of slurpee for the price of a medium drink at $1.49. they call it an early kickoff to summer which is the biggest selling season for slurpees. and you may have more cash in your wallet. the average u.s. household will save $700 this year thanks to lower prices at the pump

. >> you heard it, we have angie goff's permission. good morning. weather and traffic on the ones now at 6:11. yeah we're still basking in the euphoria from the fabulous weekend weather. just a few scattered sprinkles to our north now and for the day today, you will need a jacket this morning. still rather cool but then later today you'll be comfortable in short sleeves. have the sunglasses handy as well. at the bus stop waiting for the metro, it will be around 50 degrees between 7:00 and 8:00. a bit of a breeze getting us into the mid and upper 50s between 8:00 and 9:00. a look at the commute ahead for the day, that's coming up next at 6:21. how is the commute going now, alexis? >> good morning. no reports on the inner or the outer loop however, in virginia a small problem, but not too many delays. the outer loop of the beltway, a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. as you can see from the drive time, not causing any delays as you travel southbound in virginia. elsewhere, 95 north bound, prince william beltway, 18 minute ride and westbound at 50 is s

i'm angie goff. so glad you can join us early on this saturday morning. we do however, want to start off also with the weather. and chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather center with more on this cold snap that we're still in. >> not only cold it is four months after christmas and we are still talking about snow flakes. you're like chuck, that's crazy. you're making it up. i'm not making it up. here's the view outside our window at northwest. full gray cloud cover in northwest washington. this is looking northbound into northern maryland where this picture was taken moments ago in meyersville. those are snow flakes on the deck and cherry trees and dogwood trees in bloom in the background. crazy stuff. ground is too warm to get accumulation but that's crazy. temperatures now mid to upper 40s around town but a whole lot colder here in northern maryland. here it is on storm team 4 radar. the little pockets of white are places where there may be a little bit of light snow reaching the ground. more light rain across parts of central virginia right now. clou

. >> i'm angie goff. we're so glad you could join us on a nice spring day. >> looking forward to it. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is telling us more about what we can expect. >> good morning. looks like a springtime theme park with so many blossoms and flowers up. this green in the panhandle of west virginia toward winchester that's beginning to dissipate as it tracks off to the east. a few light sprinkle there is. right now in rockville, montgomery county a few clouds are coming through. then by mid afternoon, should be into the low to mid 70s there. here's another hometown hay market prince william county partly cloudy. ought to hit mid 70s there. 76 or so by late afternoon. prince georges county, bowie, it's hitting the low to mid 70s in the afternoon. a look at our hour by hour temperature changes that's coming up at 5:41. alexis good morning. how are the roads now? >> good morning, tom. we are still dealing with some delays on the penn south line. we have power outages that are causing some

. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. this morning we are waking one the remnants of all that rain we saw last night. >> good news is it is clear for now. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast. >> good morning. yeah, the rain has stopped but we have some puddles around. some wet pavement. there's the sky, a live view from the tower camera. a few breaks in the clouds. might allow a little bit of sunshine to come through. between now and 8:00 we'll be in the 40s to near 50. then mostly cloudy the rest of the day. temperatures by noontime, should be into the low to mid 60s. then upper 60s near 70 by late afternoon. still mostly cloudy, not much sun today. and then overnight tonight a lot of clouds around. the last of the rain exited the lower part of the eastern shore just about half an hour ago. so we are beginning to try out and there is a chill in the air now. we're in the 40s north and west of the metro area and right around washington near 50 degrees. it's dipped down to t

we have some lanes closed at 198 on the eastbound side because of a fire that angie goff has been telling us about from the live desk. taking a look here at prince george's county overall don't have any problems there. everything is rolling along quite nicely. 66 headed into town, out of town we're fine. no matter where you start or end here no major problems right now. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. i'm back in ten minutes. see you at 5:31. >> thanks melissa. >>> it's now 5:22. in the day ahead, opening statements are expected to begin in the trial of the man charged in the colorado theater massacre. james holmes faces more than 160 counts including murder, attempted murder and rigging explosives at his apartment. prosecutors say holmes shot and killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a movie theater outside of denver in 2012. holmes pled not guilty by reason of insanity. the trial is expected to take four to five months. >>> a ufc fighting champion wanted for a crash in albuquerque, new mexico, this morning. police say jon jones is facing charges.