let's turn to chuck bell now. mind, i was going to say -- >> you were gonna -- >> make a comparison. >> pink shorts story. >> i'll be nice to you. >> you can put the pink shorts away for the next few days as a result of a pattern change. we could have a freeze possibility in the western suburbs by tomorrow or even on into saturday morning. late freezes are a possibility. i had to do some digging through the record books since we're talking about a possibility in the couple of mornings. the latest freeze in washington april 29 1874. been a long time since we were that cold. the latest freeze in dulles is much much later into the year. may 22 2002. almost a full month later than the latest freeze here in washington. get away from the warm waters of the potomac and the heat island of the city and things are much much colder for sure. 47 in washington. winds out of the west averaging eight miles an hour. winds gusting up near 30 mile per hour and at times later on this afternoon. out the door weather, mid to upper 30s

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with weather and traffic on the ones at 6:11. ease explain this to us chuck. >> something has gone askew. that's the best way to describe it. temperatures have dropped back into the 30s and low 40s and a gusty northwesterly winds. back down near or below the freezing mark this morning. so layer up runners, on your way out the door. make sure you warm up inside before you go outside today. the first bead of sweat on the treadmill before you head out the door. temperatures are low 40s up to mid and upper 50s by later on this afternoon. sunny, breezy and dry. if you go out this evening, awfully chilly. so looks it will be a slow ride in to work and school this morning, melissa. >> slow ride when you talk about 95 here -- or 295 i should say in maryland. chopper 4 over b.w. parkway, southbound there at powder mill road. delays look like they're getting a tad better as i'm looking at this right now. but still, we were looking at about three miles of just a little while ago. good alternate of course is 95. nice and green as opposed to t

let's get right to chuck bell to find out what kind of day we'll have. soggy so far, chuck. >> the song there is faux shizzle madrizzle. >> who knew he was hardcore. >> that's mine p. rain to our south and west. this is all coming in our way, every. so have your umbrellas ready this morning. a little pocket of moderate rain just to the west of leesburg so expect a pretty good shower here in leesburg and lovettesville over about the next 15 minutes or so. more light rain toward rappahannock and culpeper county counties. as a result, not much of an improvement here. upper 40s to near 50 for out the door weather this morning and temperatures one bumgdge much at all. steady showers and drizzle primarily here in the morning. clouds with occasional drizzle later on this afternoon. on so not the prettiest day to be outside today. and tomorrow will be only slightly better with a little bit less chance for rain.zzle will linger. >>> taking a look at the beltway, most inner and outer loops are running smoothly. no incidents being reported. elsewhere, traveling out

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your weather headlines. chuck? >> good morning, aaron. it is indeed a very cold start. we still have freeze warnings in northern maryland and shenandoah valley and frost advisories down to culpepper and warrenton. skies are mostly clear, it is really cold. the wind has stayed up overnight. if the wind lays down between now and 7:00 at all, that will still mean a freeze is possible. but temperatures are comfortably above the freezing mark. but the other side of the coin since the winds are up windchills 29 in gaithersburg and hagerstown. 33 degrees in washington. upper 30s and low 40s and mid 40s by lunch time this afternoon. another chilly night is coming up tonight. if you're going out to dinner and a movie, you need a little wrap to go out the door. >> little pashmina as we were talking about earlier this week. >> that's right. >> all right, now 66 eastbound here as you're driving in after 50, not having any issues right now. everything looking quite good. remember we were seeing the construction westbound, out in the gallows area. van

we want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell. k, might need an extra layer today. >> oh yeah. an extra layer for sure. especially for our friends and neighbors in northern maryland and out towards the shenandoah valley where the cold air has been entrenched early this morning. from our tower here in northwest looking inbound, a lot of clouds outside this morning. temperatures still mostly in the 40s to near 50 around town. but temperatures get noticeably colder. even snow flakes being reported across parts of washington and frederick counties up near the pennsylvania border. flowering trees in the background and snow flakes on the deck there. very unusual for the 25th day of april. it's a white christmas four months late or eight months early depending how you look at it. near 50 degrees near fredricksburg. here's that normal combination of slight there. just along interstate 70 and the northern half of frederick county. and had a couple of snow flakes reported out here. west of luray near harrisburg one or two random snow flakes

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with more on the wind gusts we are seeing this morning. chuck? >> that's right. it was a very blustery start early this morning. winds have faded back a bit right now. but they'll be right back on us as soon as the sun comes up this morning. sunrise about 20 minutes after 6:00. right now over downtown all is quiet out there. but temperatures are chilly. 46 in downtown. but you get away from the waters of the potomac or the urban heat island and temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s out to the shenandoah valley. so layer up everybody. the winds which are quite gusty an hour or so again are laying down for now. plan on a very breezy day today. once we get the sun back up the temperatures start to rise slowly. in the 30s and 40s for the afternoon. air temperatures struggling to make it into the upper 50s to 60s today. back into the 40s by 11:00 p.m. we'll talk about how cold it will be tomorrow morning and the freeze watch posted as well. in ten minutes. but for now, here's melissa. >> we still have that problem on i-95 right now. a tracto

here's storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> hey, good morning. good wednesday morning, everybody. storm team 4 radar, scanning the skies. no rain in the metro, we're off to the dry start. but take your umbrella with you because we'll have rain chances at lunch time and the time you're homing from work and school. cool this morning. most of the suburbs way down into the 40s. near 50 downtown and hour by hour this morning, chilly out the door weather this morning. showers moving in around lunch time and rain off and on likeliest between noon and 4:00 or 5:00 today. today's highs briefly up to near 70. tomorrow, near 50 to near 60. quite breezy stretch for the next couple of days. check on your neighborhood highs in ten minutes but now a check on the traffic with melissa mollet. >> good morning, we have this road closure, ravensworth road at kalorama road. still causing some problems because someone knocked down the power lines. should be open by 6:00 a.m. the outer loop headed down in annandale and towards 95 in virginia, we'll show you if you have

. >> let's check in with chuck bell to find out if we'll have rain all day. chuck, good morning. >> won't be an all day rain event, but it will be an all day clouds and moisture kind of a thing. most of the rain has really stacked up here in the front part of the day between now and 9:00 this morning. that doesn't mean we'll have much improvement this morning. this little area of moderate rain this is the soggy wednesday morning commute that we'll be facing. already some briefly moderate rain out here new bluemont moving into far western loudoun county that is headed toward leesburg in the next 30 minutes or so. and light rain down across culpeper warrenton, headed to the i-95 corridor. temperatures are stuck in the upper 40s to low 50s and cool wedge of air means that is where we'll stay. lorton virginia 50 at 7:00 a.m. 51 by 6:00 this evening. so not a very pleasant day. later on today, highs low to mid-50s that's it. we'll be talking about the hour by hour planner and kruryour bus stop weather in ten minutes. >>> taking a look at the beltway, looking good i

a chilly thursday morning, let's get right to chuck bell. >> yeah, it's chilly outside. even eun thought it was this morning, and if you thought it was cold it will be cold the next couple of morning out. temperatures have dropped into the upper 30s across much of loudoun county prince william, down to fauquier county. 38 rockville, 43 in college park. so off to a cold start for sure. plan on temperatures to hold in the upper 30s and low 40s and then jump up to mid and upper 40s by 10:00. as tom would say, find your fleece, everybody. as temperatures in the 30s and 40s means you need an extra wrap this morning. later on this afternoon we should be up into the upper 50s to maybe near 60 degrees. most areas though, melissa, will not be able to make much in the way of progress towards 60 degrees. you know we'll be keeping a close eye on the forecast here for next couple of days.

chuck bell will be here with conditions you'll be dealing with. >>> making it easier to catch a ride the only remaining issue for people for uberin maryland. >>> a flight forced to turn around after a baggage handler gets stuck in the >>> right now, the uberbill is heading to maryland governor larry hogan's desk for approval of the house of delegates and senate voted to make commercial ride sharing legal in the state. it will bring them in line with d.c. and virginia where lawmakers approved regulatory frameworks for the popular app. >>> a construction project gets started today. we'll get our first look at the new boring machine. the mshl will bore a massive 2,700 foot tunnel and connect it to other areas to the river. it's the largest construction project the district has seen since metro was built. a huge under taking. >>> well, hope you enjoyed the nice weather while it was here because we are raining on your parade today. >> not that we want to. storm team chuck bell is here with us with what you need to prepare on your way to work. >> at 5:11 i was holding both up brels has. no

look at that picture. >> chuck bell, you know who to go through, right?> i left all my loose change at the airport, all $8,000 of it. outside this morning, there is just clouds and rain all over the area. every sidewalk and roadway is on the wet side this morning. raindrops are inbound on the i-95 corridor. already raining along 270 top side of the beltway. could slow things down. there is i-95 south of town. all getting rain drops first thing this morning. what you see is what you get. we're in the mid to upper 40s and temperatures at the bus stops, upper 40s for early this morning. and even later on today when you're coming home from work and school, not the much of a change. hour by hour temperatures only in the low 50s today. "7-day forecast" ten minutes away. >>> we're seeing volume building on various roadways this morning especially top side of the beltway through montgomery county. watch out for high standing water on that right side of the roadway at colesville. some delays to tell you about, vre fredericksburg 10 to 0 minutes. ap-penn south, 26

>> how one company >>> i'm meteorologist chuck bell. your weather headlines pr today, it's a cloudy day, but it's mild. temperatures are already well into the upper 60s. have the umbrellas ready. you'll need them today and we're in store for a showery stretch of weather. the radar for now just shows a little light rain towards the charles and st. mary's county line. those showers are drifting off to the east. more rain to the west of us. that's due to arrive between 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. so your afternoon planner mainly just cloudy for now turning mild. most should be able to make it into the 70s before the rain drops sink in. >>> here's a story that may have now thinking about going to college college. starbucks is expanding its tuition reimbursement program. they are teaming up with arizona state university to offer four-year tuition reimbursement. employees will have an option to take classes online. they will be reimbursed every semester. the average cost for four years is $60,000. that's a good deal. let us know what you th

better than that we have chuck bell. >> he's here to tell us what to expect for the rest of the sunday. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. whether you're in the old state of maryland old dominion virginia, a beautiful day outside even those of us here in the district of columbia. prince george's county over the river into alexandria old town george washington 10 mile run along gw roadway. some road closures be on the lookout for that. otherwise nice day outside. view over dulles airport, notice how much taller the tail is on that plane. i digress because i'm an airplane fanatic. low- to mid-50s in the region now, that's where we'll say for the rest of the day, up into the 60s we'll go. damascus maryland 48 58 by 2:00 63 full sunshine got to love that. >> we do. thanks chuck. today firefighters put out fire in a heelts alexandria section of fairfax county. take a look at the video. 30% of the building destroyed. >> started after 2:00 at quality inn. live at the hotel where some guests say they lost everything. >> this has taken almost an entire workday to extinguish this fire. it sta

chuck bell, what can you tell us about the wind speed and how it may be affecting what they're trying to do in prince george's county? >> the wind is certainly not helping the firefighters' cause at all. winds are out of the south averaging 15 to 20 miles per hour but winds are gusting now to 20 to 25 miles per hour across much of the region. and any kind of a sustained wind or a gusty wind like that is just going to make the efforts all that much more difficult for the firefighters out there. the smoke plumes are racing northbound. anytime you add wind to a fire that makes the job much more difficult. again, wind gusting now at andrews air force base is at 23 miles per hour reagan national gusting to 22. that's the view from our city camera right there. while i put this on max two, our camera tower shot towards northeast washington, the smoke plume, and you can tell this will be a problem they'll be dealing with quite some time. it's also very warm. our tower camera shot pip eel try and zoom in. on the left side of the screen is the national shrine of the immaculate conception there.

chuck bell is here to tell us what you need to pack with you. chuck?ning, erica and david. good saturday morning. saturday is here and passover started last night. a lot of folks planning out their big weekend activities. we have seen rain and it was raping on me on my drive into work. light rain moving into parts of far western maryland. a few wet flow flakes as well. a couple of light sprinkles and showers. most of the rain is done with us but the winds are gusting between 30 and 40 through much of the area. you need a wind breaker with a chinstrap to tie it o. not a big rise in temperatures. low 60s and mid 60s tomorrow. for cherry blossom weekend, the weekend is looking great. >> three unsolved homicides raising safety questions in fairfax county. we went to figure out what's going on. this wooded path in herndon, this creek in annandale and nearby this apartment complex. three of the four places detective his to respond to in just three weeks. all for homicides. >> we don't have any reason to believe they were stranger attacks. we don't think ther

chuck bell what do you say? >> april showers are part of it too. we are done with the rain chances now and welcoming in full sunshine. it will be a bit of a northwesterly breeze but the weather worries are a thing of the past. here's the view from the tower camera and looking over downtown washington. the further east you live or travel the more clouds you have. they are outbound and don't have raindrops associated with them. they are off the outer banks and a couple of showers will not be bothering us. the air continues to dry out. temperatures right now mostly in the 50s. low to mid 50s and cooler out by the bay. 63 by noon time and 67 is the high in washington. back down into the chilly 50s this evening and more great weather for tomorrow. we will let you know how cold we will be. whether or not there is a frost or freeze threat. >> we will bring you the story and hillary clinton expected to announce she is running for president tomorrow. >> people said she will roll the campaign out online. kristen welker reports. >> call it clinton 2.0. the fo

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has a look at the weather headlines. >> we're shaking it off, yes, indeed. the faster you move the warmer you'll get. cold front coming through promises a lot more cool air than warm weather. today is the warmest of the next seven. no rain just yesterday, but there are sprinkles along the maryland/pennsylvania border right now. those will arrive here late this morning up to lunch time today. timing out the rain drops a cool start this morning. rain just across parts of i-81. but 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon, rain going through the metro area. by 4:00 and 5:00 into prince george's and st. mary's county. if you're going out, plan on temperatures in the 40s and 50s. near 70s. melissa, a check on traffic. >> we have a brand new problem. this is car fire that was just reported 70 eastbound at 27. sounds like we could have some lane blockages here if you're headed out in the next couple of minutes. again, this crash 29 southbound at 32. may have additional blockages because of the police response there this morning. taking a look at 66, overall nice and gr

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us live from the tidal basin with your cherry blossom forecast. still pretty out there though right, chuck? >> like you said, you can't take a bad picture down here this time of the year. cherry blossoms out. 3,750 cherry trees around the tidal basin. if you don't like the crowds around here, there's another 2,000 going down the length of hanes point. i have met people from canada from iran pennsylvania. nice couple from lorden. so there are people here from everyone and what would normally be a quiet time of the day here at the tidal basin is very noisy with the clicky click of all the photographers down here. these are the pictures that everybody sends out to their christmas cards of whatever they're doing. nice looking, 51 degrees, a hint of a south breeze to keep it cool. sunrise, just about 15 minutes away. >> those clouds are drifting over there. i can tell. and the timing is going to be really close for those clouds to clear just in time to get some sunlight coming across the tidal basin. it was gorgeous there yesterday. another beautiful

i'm going to throw it over to chuck bell because he is a key player in predicting how long we'll be ablee the beauty of these trees along the tidal basin. chuck? >> molette, you hit the nail on the head. the south wind you can already start to see the flutter of white petals across the basin. rain drops will probably do in most petals tomorrow. right now a beauty of a day to be outside. upper 60s to near 70 degrees. if you plan to go out for a nice long run like i'm going to do temperatures will be in the mid-70s, some neighborhoods maybe into the upper 70s. storm team 4 radar shows we're all dry now but there's the rain chance coming at us from the south and west tomorrow. plan on a soggy day tomorrow. when i see you one last time we'll give you another check of the seven-day forecast. >> all right, chuck, thank you. >>> the abduction of more than 200 nigerian school girls a year ago this week captured global attention and inspired the hashtag "bring back our girls." now unicef is launching a new social media campaign to combat violence in nigeria. unicef tweeted out this startling stat

chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather center with a look at what you can expect in morning. >> yeah don't be like aaron today. put your coat on before you go outside the door. it is indeed cold by comparison to how mild we have been the last couple of weeks. upper 30s and low 40s, in annandale, virginia fairfax, off to the chilly start. barely above 40 degrees by 7:00 a.m. highs staying below 60 degrees so a big change compared to the milder weather. you'll need your sunglasses for later on today, but temperatures today will struggle mightily to get back into the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. down to the south of town. so 59 for a high in culpepper. about 58 degrees in the naval station. tomorrow morning, may have to start worrying about frost possibilities tomorrow morning and saturday morning as well. >> can i say i don't like that? >> you can tell me that. >> you just can't do anything about it. taking a look right here now, this is our biggest problem, 95 northbound at dale boulevard. we have two lanes blocked, so you have to stay left here. we just got off the phone with poli

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will have your forecast but first let's check in with melissa to get an update on the traffic. >> still have this problem in the alexandria area. huntington avenue at telegraph road, we still have that crash. we just got off the phone with police, some northbound lanes are still blocked. sounds like the southbound lanes are open. that's good news. this is the two-car crash on the 29 ramp to 66 east. doesn't look so bad there. hopefully that gets out of the way soon. traffic is moving pretty well. talking about travel times. 270 south to the beltway not bad. 16 minutes. the outer loop 12 minutes and of course wtop will have the latest traffic for you when you hop in your car this morning. 66 east from fairfax county to the beltway on time. from the beltway to the bridge 13 minutes from quantico to the beltway, you're behind at 39 minutes. see you at 6:21. >> thank you. >>> it promises virginia high school students college credit without the tuition, but we'll show you this program could be shut down. >>> also ahead, don't miss this. doing his part t

. >>> i'm chuck bell. we have plenty of sunshine here in northwest washington. temperatures are responded nicely to the rays of sunshine. 59 in gaithersburg. 62 in washington. 61 in culpeper. nice day. mild, a bit of a braezbreeze out there this afternoon. high pollen count and pretty good chance for rain before we get into the weekend. we'll talk about tomorrow our next rain chance and the weekend coming up. >> chuck, thank you. >>> right now, president obama is meeting with prime minister of japan. the president welcomed the prime minister to the white house in a ceremony this morning. they're meeting in the oval office. they're working to strengthen economic ties. trade is one of the top items on the agenda. the u.s. and japan are working toward a 12-nation transpacific partnership agreement that would open up markets to u.s. exports. tonight president obama will host japan's prime minister at the white house for a state dinner. executive chefs at the white house showed off some of the delicious creations they'll serve tonight. the first course will include t

. >>> meteorologist chuck bell. you probably noticed a much colder atmosphere overhead than the last couple days. the cold air is back and gook stay for quite a while. we even had a chance for a few freezing locations for quite a while. here's the freeze watch. northern maryland panhandle of west virginia and along into the west of the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. light wind by late tonight into early tomorrow with a mainly clear sky. coldest locations will be sheltered valleys and spots could get down to or briefly below the freezing mark. going outside for later on -- >>> new video expected to come out today showing a prince george's county police officer hitting a teenager. officer jerry thomas' misconduct trial should conclude today. he's charged with hitting the teen three years ago. prosecutors say thomas slapped, pushed and punched him. the prince george's county state's attorney says surveillance video will be released after the trial's verdict. if convict, thomas could spend up to three months behind b

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell live with the storm team 4 by 4. good morning. >> that doughnut i have been sampling it for you. it remains extremely tasty. we're alongside the goodies van here. as you can see, we are taking free treats to the streets for you this morning. goodies is providing the coffee and doughnuts in this beautiful 1952 international harvester metro van. as an old car lover can tell you, this thing is awesome as good as the doughnuts and the coffee. come on out to manassas train station and get your free goodies today. >> thank you, chuck. >>> 6:56 now. here are the four things you need to know before you head out the door. the trial of the man charged in the deadly mass shooting in a movie theater is set to begin. 12 people died and 70 others were hurt outside of denver in 2012. james holmes pled not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> today in baltimore the funeral for the man who died after becoming critically hurt while in police custody. freddie gray died last week. >>> a man tried to abduct a boy in springfield, it happened

chuck bell with the conditions you'll see in your neighborhood. we'll be doing some dodging. >> a little step to the right and the left you'll be fine. you'll want that umbrella ready to go your chance of being rained on today is at 80%. so a very high chance for rain but no washout coming. rain most likely between lunch time and dinner time this evening. were now now though beautiful sunrise in our eastern sky. there it is mostly clear across the washington area. first thing this morning those clear skies have allowed for a chilly start, but there are clouds and rain drops out to our west. raining from morgantown into parts of garrett and allegany counties now. we're off to a dry start in the metro area right now. 41 now in manassas. fredericksburg and stafford 51. 53 in capital heights. what you should plan on today, beautiful in potomac, maryland. showers at lunch time, by noon and 6:00 today. should be dry the time the nationals play at 7:00 tonight. a check on the traffic with melissa. >> we are slowing quite a bit. 270 southbound at tuckerma

>> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is live with the 4 x 4 at one of the chillier spots in manassas. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, aaron. yeah little chilly here 43 in manassas this morning. where are we? this over my shoulder, this is the historic manassas train station. vre commuters know it very well. and more importantly, over on this side of me behind the 4 x 4 we have our 1952 international harvester metro van from goodies. and most important sign on the side of the truck taking free treats to the streets. that's right. free coffee and doughnuts. that starts at 6:00 this morning. come on down to manassas and join us. if you're going to be riding the train in if you can jump off the train and get free coffee and doughnut, and back on, good luck. i can't guarantee the train will stay here the whole length of time. we're in the chilly 40s. try time conditions are good. and then coming up later this afternoon, there will be a chance that you may be driving through a hit and miss shower. no washouts today. hit and miss showers around 4:00 and 5:00. we'll be back here just a

. >> storm team 4's chuck bell on the verge of more rain. is that right, chuck? >> we've got rain to the south and clouds to the north. everyone is going to get a very nice finish to their weekend coming up later on this afternoon. just be patient, everybody. these clouds will move on out and leave us alone. storm team 4 radar shows the bulk of the rain south and west of the metro area. believe it or not, still more snowflakes across western maryland. this is basically the farthest extent to the north those raindrops are going to make it air shunted to the truck. dry in maryland and fredericks turn fauquier quantico still getting raindrops now. those drops will graze southern maryland the next couple of hours. we're basically done with the rin inside the capital beltway. chilly only in the 40s with clearing sky later today. temperatures will jump into the low, perhaps even the mid-60s. that's good news. talk about back to work when i see you next. >> chuck, thank you so much. new from overnight, smashed doors of businesses. stolen items in baltimore. this was the

here's chuck bell. >> what a view chuck. >> oh man, it sure is nice. i remember we were down here at the tidal basin back in the very first part of march, 2nd or 3rd, by where the paddle boats are rented out and the basin was completely frozen over. that was only six weeks ago. it looked and felt like the dead of winter out here and now springtime in washington is in full effect. the cherry trees came out, oh, i guess about last thursday or so. when i was down here on a run. so we have had a couple of nice days. the weekend couldn't have been nicer. i talked to the photographers getting ready to take their early sunrise shots, getting the postcard ready pictures to come along. sunrise is just after 6:30 this morning so if you haven't gotten your pictures down here yet, there's one more classic sunrise in 40 or 50 minutes from now. come over and say hello. couldn't be any nicer of a morning. temperature is at 51 degrees and not much of a breeze blowing just yet, tom. going to be a perfect day to come down here. pack your patience. >> looks great. looks

we start with chuck bell in the storm cent we are a rainy forecast. chuck? >> absolutely right. the rain moved in just before the sun came up early this morning and continued to rain steadily ever since. rain continues all the way from the mason-dixon line into parts of southern maryland and the train of moisture is going nowhere fast. there's a cold front slow he going to inch down to the south. it will slowly turn the rain chances off an probably won't get past the d.c. metro area until way after the sun goes down tonight. steady rain all the way from northern maryland down to southern maryland at this point in time and so plan on needing the umbrella the rest of today. 65 now but temperatures will be sliding backwards for the remainder of the afternoon. take a look at the rest of the forecast coming up. >>> at the live desk if you check google maps right now, you are going to find edward snowden in the white house. so what's this all about? a hack of sources landed a fake store in the middle of the executive mansion. take a look. according to marketing land noticing that list

meteorologist chuck bell joins us. chuck, are these temperatures in the mid-70s and the sunshine going to last? >> don't we all wish that they could, pat. but unfortunately we still have a little bit more april to deal with this week and that comes in the form of april showers and typically cooler temperatures than what we've been experiencing outside today. just enjoy the next couple hours. for tomorrow chance for rain showers for the morning commute and a risk of a rumble or two of thunder by tomorrow afternoon. it will be mild again tomorrow but the mild air, that also will not last all week. seven-day forecast coming up. >>> you couldn't have picked a more perfect day for baseball. >> expectations are sky-high with the nats back on the diamond today and fans cannot wait. >> news4's tom sherwood is live outside nats park. >> hey, pat and jim. the crowd is mostly inside right now enjoying the game. the nats have take an 1-0 lead. it is a great day with good feelings all around. >> let's go, nats! >> reporter: whether

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell says the sun is going to make an appearance today. have faith. right, chuck? >> not only have faith, i can see it out the window currently. once you can see it out the window you know it's going to happen. outside we go on a chilly sunday morning. temperatures are in the 40s. depending on where you live you're either seeing mostly sunny or mostly cloudy skies as evidenced by our tower cameras. this one is pointing to the north into montgomery county. look at that sky, clearing out beautifully there. camera on the other side of the tower is looking southbound. as you look south, there's a lot more in the way of cloud cover. there you go. clouds over washington down along potomac. depends where you live farther north, more sunshine you're getting, last of raps over st. marys county and lower parts of the bay. in the 40s now but as i mentioned, improving weather picture. sky cast 4, clouds giving way to blue skies later this morning and early afternoon. highs low and mid-60s. rest of the week when i see you next. >>> chuck, thanks. >>> n

. >>> and i'm eun yang with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. in the weather center a gloomy morning. will we see the sun today? >> not today. no sun today, eun. clouds are here. >> ooh. >> that wedge of cold air off the western atlantic. as a result the 70s of yesterday of a distant memory. temperatures about 25 degrees colder now than the same time yesterday. a little light rain and drizzle still to be found especially at the north side of the beltway. down into parts of southern maryland. no heavy rain just yet. starting to push well out into the eastern shore and away it goes. temperatures in the wake of the raindrops mostly cooler than yesterday. mid to upper 40s around the metro area. warm air shoved down to the south and west of it. it will make a come back but probably friday before we get warm air back in place. for now mid to upper 40s around the area and for the next couple of hours not much will change. cloudy skies, periods of rain and drizzle, light rain and drizzle coming in after sundown tonight. see you next, talking about tomor

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has his eye on it this morning. what can we expect this weekend? >> good morning, everybody. welcome to your weekend. we will not be facing that level of severe weather around here. we will be dealing with rain drops, but there's no chance for organized severe weather of that caliber here in our area this weekend. rain drops, yes, severe weather, no. take a check of it on storm team 4 radar this morning. we're mostly dry in the metropolitan washington area. there's even a few wet snow flakes reported across pennsylvania as the temperatures are in the mid and upper 30s to the north. a little bit of false return coming out here on radar. if you live near culpepper, you've got rain drops this morning let me know on twitter. i'll report the rain drops accurately. temperatures this morning in the coolest of the 30s in gaithersburg. 49 in washington. plenty of clouds around. temperatures mostly in the low to mid-40s for the next couple of hours. near 50 degrees around noontime it will rain on yourz saturday night plans an

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell in the weather center with the first word. chuck? >> nice-looking day outside today, right up until it's time to start coming home from work of course. cloudy skies are out there, but temperatures have warmed facely. storm team 4 radar tracking the rain showers coming our way. this little area i've highlighted here there were some thundershowers in the mountains of central west virginia about three hours ago. that same little cluster now is just now moving into parts of western shenandoah county. so we'll keep a close eye shenandoah county rappahannock county. on the track it's going it's about two to three hours from reaching the metro area. temperatures have warmed into the low and mid-70s so it's a nice one out there and it will stay mild for the next couple hours. have your umbrella ready to go. once the rain moves in it will be tough for it to move out. more coming up. >>> messages of hate scrawled across a place of worship. first at 4, a startling discovery in a local community. now the crucial piece of evidence that could brin

chuck bell is here now with what peck expect. when is the rain coming, chuck? >> it isn't too far away eun. the best chance will be 12:00 to 8:00. for the mets roe probably 1:00 to 5:00. we'll be dodging the drops around here this afternoon but they're not all-day soakers, just quick hitters so no rain coming our way. temperatures will climb into the upper 60s and low 70s so a mild enough day. rain showers and the chance of a thunderclap or two around 3:00 4:00. rain drops for now were shown just off to the west of i-81. we'll keep a close eye on that. >>> montgomery county police want victims to come forward after making an arrest in a sex assault case. warren giddings is accused of attacking a woman with learning disabilities. megan mcgrath is live in rockville with why police believe there could be more victims. >> reporter: that's right. 23-year-old warren giddings is accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman who has cognitive learning disabilities. police say it happened back in february take a look at his picture here. they say giddings and the v

so we want to find out from chuck bell what our area is going to experience weather wise. i hope nothing serious like that chuck. >> nothing like that. i've chased for many many years when i was in college at oklahoma. i can tell you one thing, when you see softball size hail it's time to stop. that stuff will smash the window as you saw in that video. i've been in several cars that have lost the windows. it can be quite scary. weather slowdowns for us today, between now and 4:00 not much. a few showers in the evening, combine that with rush hour might be a little slowdown between 4:00 and 8:00 and clearing up after that. temperatures this afternoon climbing up into the low maybe even mid-60s for a brief time. that shower chance late on in the day. all concerns on a monday are about the weekend. eun i have good news for you. saturday and sunday look great with sunshine and temps in the 70s. >> awesome. thanks chuck. >>> a new poll finds most americans support same-sex marriage. quinnipiac university surveyed more than 1,300 registered voters across the country. 58% of them

. >>> i'm chuck bell. we have a lot of clouds but that doesn't necessarily mean it will be a washout of the afternoon. complete check of your forecast coming up. >>> get ready to rock the red. the washington capitals begin playoff hockey tonight. news four midday begins right now. >>> now to the breaking news guilty of first degree murder for aaron hernandez. this verdict now trending on twitter. we want to show you what it looked like just 30 minutes ago when the jury came back returning after seven days of deliberations in the murder trial of the former new england patriots player. he was also found guilty on other charges relating to this case. there were people crying and sobbing in the courtroom, including hernandez's mom and fiance. >> what say you madam foreperson? is the defendant not guilty guilty of first degree in the first degree or guilty of murder in the second degree. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >>> and there you just heard the verdict read. hernandez didn't appear to show much

chuck bell times out what is moving in. that includes sunshine on this saturday april 4th.ou. >> welcome to news 4 today. it is a wet one so if you plan on heading out, take the rain jacket with you. >> good advice. timing out when the sun will be coming in. >> you are both right. that's the way we like to start the newscast. you are right about the wetness and the

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 chances are back and not too far from now. i'll talk more about that when i see you next with the seven-day. >> thank you so much, chuck. today is easter sunday. new this hope, pope francis delivered his easter message. the pope prayed for the mid

let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell out on the deck. he has company with him. >> yes, indeed. the brownies troop 6058 are joining me out here on the lawn. we're huddled in a group to stay a little bit warmer as temperatures here are only in the mid-40s this morning. so a cold start for an april morning here in washington and even colder across parts of northern maryland. take a check from our tower cameras. there's the view of clouds over washington this morning. clouds over prince georges county as well. and headed up into parts of northern maryland. temperatures as i mentioned are on the cold side. only 42 in hagerstown. near 50 here in washington. rain coming our way for later on this afternoon. temperatures going to stay in the 50s today and if you're going out for dinner and a movie tonight, plan on getting wet as it will be light to moderate rain for much of your evening. when we see you next we'll talk about the week ahead. girls, who is excited about snow flakes in april? >> me! >> i thought as much. >> you know chuck, i think a

despite a bit of a capitol hill out there to start us off, chuck bell with good news. >> a little bitl, she says from the comfy, warm studio she's sitting in. outside this morning, it's more than just a little chilly. temperatures back down into the mid and upper 30s in most of the shelters suburbs this morning. bundle up on your way out the door. first thing, sun's up strong april sunshine will provide for a big and quick warm-up. but frost advisories remain from the i-95 corridor westbound towards the shenandoah valley until 9:00 a.m. temperatures in the mid-30s. not a killing freeze across most areas. so that's good news if you didn't cover up your tulips should be fine. but temperatures are in the mid-30s for most of montgomery fairfax, loudoun countys towards the blue ridge 32 martinsburg, charlestown, west virginia. clear skies. already 46 downtown. but the suburbs here will have a slow warm-up over the next couple of hours. good news by later on 100% sunshine. temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. there are raindrops in the forecast. i'll let you know when they get here com

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to tell us how bad it is. >> aaron, when you think you have done something right by remembering your coat i'm telling you need more than. a hat and gloves maybe. a chilly start this morning. temperatures have fallen back into the upper 30s and low 40s so it's not technically as cold as yesterday. the difference is we have the wind still up. so windchills are down below freezing this morning in much of the shenandoah valley and northern maryland. here's your exclusive sky cast 4 for today. plan on plenty of blue skies and sunshine out there. but it will stay cooler than average as we go through the remainder of the day. 30s and 40s out the door. mid 50s at lunch. upper 50s. might get near 60 degrees. at least it will be dry for your friday. rain chances are coming back by tomorrow afternoon. more on that in ten minutes. for now, it looks like 66 will be trouble, melissa. >> there's what we're looking at my desk in the traffic center. 66 westbound at gallows looks like they have some construction going on there and now a crash there. a

chuck bell is timing out when the warmup will start for your easter sunday. >>> a 37-year-old tradition on on the steps of the lincoln memorial. i'll have details coming up on news 4. >>> take a look, easter sunrise service under way at the national mall. >> it's a beautiful day. quite chilly this morning but important for so many people dedicated to coming out for sunrise service which has been a tradition in washington for so many years. entertainment from michael tate from the news boys. lots going on this morning. >> happy easter everybody. chuck says it's a little bit chilly this morning. in the 40s, chuck? >> depends where you live. in the 40s in northwest washington. in the 30s in one or two spots, close to the freezing mark this morning. in town at the national memorial coming into town, not so bad. our next-door neighbor in northwest, national cathedral, big services going on today. that will be 2500, 3,000 people at the mass at national cathedral. there are cold neighborhoods to be found. 36 in culpeper. outside this morning layer up a little chilly. temperatures in the mid 40

i hope chuck bell doesn't get in trouble for picking this?> he brought this in and it smells nice too. >> it smells great. >> that's what happens april showers bring may flowers. we can see there in springfield it's raining already. >> yeah it brings poll len too. the pollen county really jumped yesterday. it's very high now. the rain is going to wash the poll len out. in springfield and across northern virginia the rain is coming down moderately. the areas in the darker green, getting some moderate showers as well. panhandle of west virginia now advancing all the way to the i-95 corridor getting some light rain in montgomery county and light to moderate showers in fairfax, prince william, allow deny and coming into washington this area of light green, just a few sprinkles here coming into southeast as well that's moving into prince george's county and it will be charles county and anne arundel and calvert a few moments. right now it's in the 60s, as we go along, it will falling. down to near 60 with some puddles, maybe have to leap over pudd

chuck bell is on the weather deck with a look as what's happening outside. >> temperatures are in the 40s and there is just enough of a breeze going on out here. you'll need a light jacket outside for this morning. there's a sun rise over washington this morning. it's going to be a partically to mostly sunny today. bus stop cool this morning, temperatures mid 40s right now. you will absolutely need your little jacket for this morning and you'll need your sunglasses for later on this afternoon. but on the whole, no weather-related problems today. i know melissa has got a different story than that in first 4 traffic. >> the crash has still cleared. as you are headed south on 270 or on the silver spring area on the spur and joining the outer loop of the beltway are we are very slow this morning. still have this problem as well in alexandria. north varn dorn street at west braddock still slow right now. that is because of a fatal crash. 95 north, quantico to the beltway, a little slow. 270 is slow all the way from germantown to the top of the beltway there. remember to listen to our frien

. >> meteorologist chuck bell came all the way out to the weather deck.o scarf. >> my fingertips are a little cold. it's about 52 on the front lawn of channel 4. a few high clouds that have dimmed out the sunshine a little bit. you can still see your shadow. nonetheless, not the blue sky we were hoping for. other camera views, this is from reston, near dulles. here is the view from prince george looking over the woodrow wilson bridge toward old town. a little breeze. you can probably hear it rustaling on my fik phone. that's where we'll be for the next couple hours. but with the return of what should be near 100% sunshine later today, temperatures should climb to about average right about 65 degrees. nothing to complain about there. today, green light conditions, green again for tomorrow, raindrops coming back on tuesday, could interfere with your tuesday afternoon plans. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast when i see you in a few. >> thanks so much chuck. >>> a developing story this morning, iran's foreign minister says if the west withdraws from a n

. >> you should be sorry about that chuck bell.rning, pediatricians are reminding parents babies should only sleep in a crib not a car seat swing or bouncer. researchers at penn state university looked at the deaths of almost 50 kids under two years old that occurred in some sort of carrying device. most deaths were attributed to asphyxia from strangulation or unsafe positioning. experts say parents should never leave a child unsupervised while until one of those carrying devices. >>> after the break, what twitter wants you do to help >>> we just saw actress angelina jolie pleading with world powers to help the millions of syrian refugees just a few minutes ago she appealed for unity and criticized the u.n. security council for failing to end the four year old conflict. >> we can not look at syria and the evil that has arisen from the ashes of indecision and think this is not the lowest point in the world's inability to protect and defend the innocent. >> reporter: jolie has made 11 visits to syrian refugees since this crisis began

chuck bell is out on our weather deck to tell us more what we can expect po on the day ahead. another cool start to the today. >> you bet. there's a noticeable north, northeast breeze today. plan on 40s this morning. there's no weather worries or slowdowns for today. all green lights from the weather department. the roads are dry. temperatures are in the 40s and sunshine coming back later on this afternoon, a nice warm up. highs today upper 60s, near 70. melissa, check on traffic please. >>> take a look at this. we're driving out to this fatal crash in alexandria. we're talking about north varn dorn street at west braddock road. no major problems as you are taking a big look at the beltway. that is rolling along just fine. 66 at sutley road no problems there. weather and traffic always on the ones. >>> our breaking news coverage in baltimore continues right after the break. what we learned about this massive fire. the u.s. supreme court takes up a major civil rig >>> we are staying on top of the breaking news live in baltimore this morning. i'm aaron gilchrist and i can tell y

. >> chuck bell is live with the storm team 4 in bristow, virginia. good morning. >> good morning. a very chilly start out here in bristow this morning. temperature now down to 48 degrees. and i was watching the satellite out here, we watched the little thumbnail moon rising a few minutes ago and the clear skies have allowed for a big drop in temperatures. as a result, there are patchy areas of fog across parts of northern virginia. on this side of me, we have the train -- the very head of the line of the vre. this is the train headed into union station. everybody getting on board first thing this morning. they don't have to worry about the long commute in or the fog. temperatures outside in the 40s and 50s early this morning. we'll get sunshine tclouds come rolling back in as well. high temperatures today, upper 60s to near 70 degrees. so it will turn into a nice day to be outside, but do plan on some areas of fog around first thing this morning and a little bit of wetness on the roads as well. maybe not the ultimate best drive in to work and school this morning. you might want yo

. >>> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. better enjoy this evening. two chances coming our way tomorrow for rain and very lilt until the way of sunshine for the week ahead. forecast minutes away. >>> a family getaway turns into a disaster. >> how a company known for pesticides is responding this afternoon and so is part of the government. >>> but first just a short time ago the jury got the case of the very emotional boston marathon bombing trial. >> jay gray joins us live from washington where many believe the most difficult part of the trial will come after the verdict. jay? >> reporter: absolutely jim, pat, good to talk to you. we know they're done for the day, closing arguments are done no deliberation today. that will gebegin in the morning. prosecutors said that dzhokhar tsarnaev quote, wanted to harm america while his defense team said that if not for his broth they are bombing may have never happened. the closing message from prosecutors was powerful and direct telling jurors "the defendant brought terrorism to back yards and main street" and