d.c.. d.c. fire and ems started using contractor to help transport patients yesterday. the service operates 18 hours and i day and takes patients with injuries or illnesses not life-threatening. d.c. fire or ems arrives on the scene at all cause to evaluate patients. they determine what care they need and how they will be transported. . >> we now know a man suspectsed in a deadly shooting in howard county was struck and killed by a marked train yesterday morning. witnesses say del prado stepped on the tracks as the train approached. they believe he shot two men at the truck stop jess up on sunday. one shooting victim tied and the stable condition. they believe del prado went to the truck stop to confront someone else and the two victims may have been snot case of mistaken identity. >> the judiciary committee is moving towards studying taser use by police. this is after ike legit reviewed all taser use reviewed following death of a man in 20 2013. outle 11 who died from taser incidents four involved montgomery county officers. >> we found over 60% are not compliant with best practices and standards all over the state. so this is something that has to be addressed. it has resulted

several of them were reunited for a flight to washington, d.c. d.c., 30 in their 80 and 90's were famous for their we can do it attitude filling in factories while men were fighting. they will get a tour of the national world war ii memorial and arlington national cemetery followed by lunch with members of congress. john: baseball history made in cuba. barbara: tampa bay took on the cuban national team ptin the first visit there since 1999. both presidents barack obama and raul castro were in the v.e.p.i.p. the wave. the rays won 4-1. the orioles were the last team to play there 17 years ago. it is from a u.n.c. graduate living in belgium. barbara: classes expected to resume in a north carolina killed. brussels. we are highlighting their lives and stories. caitlin: we will have the latest from some of the victims this morning including some who were from the triangle. barbara: before your child gets on a school bus you want to see this video. this is why you never throw rocks at moving vehicles. it was in one north carolina john: good morning, caroli

d.c. d.c. has the highest rate of hiv in the united states, so from a global perspective, what lesson do you think can be learned in approaching epidemics on a smaller scale? >> because d.c. has things like an epicenter of hiv? so how does that translate into -- or any correlation of what you can learn from the global disease as it relates to a smaller population? >> i think we see it in the history of lots of contagions that it's when you have -- and this is an interesting aspect of the 1832 epidemic of cholera is that we had swells in the middle of the city and that was such a driver of the epidemic because there are these neglected communities right in the middle of new york city. that was something new at the time. in the past, the the poor people were put out on the periphery of communities. with urbanization they're starting up in the middle of the city, that became an app a center that would spark out to the rest of the city again and again. i think there are a lot of parallels right now, even ibo that is a great example. we didn't have anything on the ground, even soap and water could've helped the spread of virus like that. but we do do not have even the most ru

d.c. police. polic >>> the late d.c. mayor marion r barry passed away 16 monthsth ago but his grave still has no headstone.ad barry'sst body was laid to toaio rest at congressional cemeteryet but the plot is only marked byyb a place card. card. his estate pledged to get his gt tombstone in place by barry'sy ' birthday on march six.ar six they missed that deadline. deain barry woul old. a spokesperson says a dveesign s firm has made plans for an eventual headstone.dsto >> d.cn the next 30 years the cityrst estimates there will be nearly n 1 million residents living inin the nation's capitol. by 200045 officials projectro 978,000 residents will calll cl d.c. home.e. d.c. mayor muriel bowser hasowrh committed to investing iesti $100 million a year in a trust u fund. fund the money would be used on affordable housing. housing >>> meanwhile the cost ofost living in the district istrict s going up.going a new report finds that d.c.t d was the least affordable place p for renters in 2014 compared to 11 other large cities. cie the study says the average ave rent interd.c. could onlynl afford 12 percent of all rental units. uts behind d.c. was san francisco and new york.or renters who paid more thand half of their income on rentincn rose from 21 percent to 23 percent.23 p >> uh-huh. >> the national buildingio museum is back with anotherer summer exhibit that will definitely drum up some interest. >> yes. museum guards will get to experience the world underneath th

d.c. d.c farmer's markets to apply forlyr it would allow them to provide p alcohol tastings. tastings.st >> the plot thickens. t new details about the death ofh a former aide to russiano rus president vladimir putinen months after that man's bodyod was found in a d.cl. >> plus, glitz and glamour atndr the white house. highlights from last night's frg state dinner coming up. comin time right now 4:38. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> become now with a scare forw people inside a gaithersburg restaurant.restaurant a car ran into the he willhe hei esperanza restaurant. resur there's no word about what ledht to this accident.ccid >> in the district new details t about the beth death of a former aide to russianto r president vladimir putin.en thet body of mikhail his sin hs was found at the doyles fod at dupont circle hotel in i november.nomber. autopsy results reveal he diedie from blunder force trauma to the head and his upper body. following his death the death russian media reported he diedt from a heart attack. att right now d.c. police haveolicea classified the death -- the d - case rather as a deathth investigation.stig >> in california today, former f first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest in a private funeral. about 1,000 private guests inclu

d.c. d.c >> still ahead this morning, hillary clinton's e-mails back b in the spotlight as a new n report claims dozens ofen o e-mails she sent and received to her private server were classified. >> first a scathing reportca against the university of virginia iunn its handling ofino sexual abuse on campus. we'll have those details justsed ahead. time now is 4:38. we'll be back in a moment. >> australian police>> investigating a shooting at ain warehouse. and gunman killed one man and injured two others.g iljud roads wtwere blocked off in stafford as nearby citizensby cn were told to stay inside.y insie one of the victims isone of undergoing surgery while the other is recovering from a minor injury to his leg. investigators have ruled out o terrorism. >>> closer to home the search t continues for a missingo d.c.sd mother and her 11 month oldth today.toda police say 18-year-old 108-yearo niche shah moss of southeast and her daughter amonie werenie last now, they were with moss' with mother when they stopped at a store in landover hills.dover the grandmother said she went inside the store but when shehe came back her daughter andauter granddaughter were no longer n in the car. c however police do not suspect s foul play. anyone with information isormati being asked to call police. p >>> in a secret letter theletter feds actually sternly ste criticized the university of t virginia over issues of sexual l violence on campus. cam according to the washington thes post last year federalearal officials concluded the university took a handoff aan approach to reports of sexual violence among greekce organizations. criticism was part of a 39 a 3 page letter center to school sch officials august 31st.ugust four days later the university official withdrew the letteralid citing several inaccuracies.ie. a shorter milder version the letter was issued later thatas i month. >> a local high school high schl basketball team making historylt this morning.. coming off a big victory this ts weekend.en that's not the only thing thing they're celebrating.ebting their story ahead.their stor the life and legacy of nancy reagan. a closer look at her story her book love a fair with america's 40's president. p gary. >> it's going to be a nicea ni week, very springlike around here. full forecast coming up. stay with us. >> ♪ >> association as we'reso as wei thought it was fairly decentrlye up here where we live. how about you annie. >> a little nippy for me.y fo m >> you're in house this morning. i a am. >> welcome to our little -- lit >> thanks gary.nk g >> corner of the world iorne guess.s. >> i believe we call it a news extravaganza. >> okay.>> oy. >> yes. [laughter] >> but listen, okay, later onero through the week, temperaturespe are goin nice. >> yes, that's a good way toy to look at it. it. >> so you'll injoy this.l injoy. >> here's what's going on outats there today and this weekend.d e it's going to be a little ltl taste of spring this week. it comes early.. later today kind of high pressure is building up froms bu the south of us and it'sndt' building at the surface downface to the south but it's building in the upper levels on top of tp us and that's good, too, because that's really going toyo bring the heat in.g the so, all this heat coming uping for the next few days or so and it looks like again as this high pressure builds and shifts off to the east a off little bit becoming a bit of a bermuda high or at least headed off towards bermuda itdat will bring up the warmth. w we're talking 15 to 30 degrees0r above where we should be thisldt time of year and that is that definitely warm.definite i just -- i'm just going to goig say this, okay.s, o does not mean we're going we'oig there but the guidance thisnce s morning already suggesting that later on this week we could have an 80-degree, coulddd have an 80 dream i thought i'dhd get more response out of erin of 36 for gaithersburg, 34 for for baltimore.im i'm not saying we're going to wg get to 80, okay, but i'm justus saying that guidance is suggesting erin mitty that's tha what we call her. 35 degrees for pittsburgh and 31 for binghamton.amto we're excited about the warm abm air. saint louis is 59.s louisville is 45 so that'ss where the real mild air is. and we're going get that and t then it's going to be warm and w we're going to have lows this t week that are only going to be t in the 50's. in the 5 we'l0'l have mild mornings no doubt about it.do clouds a little tricky herick h today. we have some this morning andhi then we have this big batch ofg cloud cover out to the west oftt us and i think some of it mayomt try to come across today, soo not completely sunny. futurecast shows these clouds c kind of moving on across.cr bless you, wisdom.you, we might be in a situation sua where we have more clouds inmorc the afternoon and thenhe tomorrow morning 8:00 a.m. mor . comes across, a few clouds --lo- just see the showers out here? ? this is showers as warm air is a coming up basically at allalt ev the warm air really starts to rt come on in with the sunshine.in i still think we're going tooi be dry even though thatha showers is in the area and thene warm air keeps coming acrossgcr right on into the middle parte r of the week. here's the deal today.'s the 41 this morning.s it's cool. it's c i'll put some clouds in there. a few clouds even at noon advertisement highs make it up h to about 62 or 63 for a highor temperature.temp and look at this. 71 tomorrow.om 75 on wednesday.neay 76 on thursday.y. erin, if we get to 76 in the city on thursday there will besd places pushing 80 degrees onay thursday, just so you know.u k friday a little cooler, warmr, and then we cool off for thef weekend, temperature ofratu 62 degrees. degrees a few showers possible on saturday.satu showers maybe a thunderstormybtn possible on sunday but that'sha a long way away. hopeful that will change.th okay, erin, it's your turn. >> and i was just -- just -- >> beat that, beat that. t >> i was daydreaming about the e warm temperatures earlier. ear it wasn't that i wasn't payingtt attention to your forecast.to y. >> maybe you can share some of later.y >> well,la they involve sit outside for lunch, maybe on a blanket in the park, birds parkb chirping spring whether he. >> that's great. thanks for sharing.an >> painting a beautiful monday morning picture for you.ks look testimony.ok plenty of green on 95.5. no slowdowns towards woodbridge. i like what i'm seeing from from dale city.le right now we're crash free ase r well. well. let's see if we can forwardor our maps and show you a looku al in alexandria right now.lendria still dealing with a smalling ws road work zone after seminaryary two. right lanes blocked ongoingnes construction. no major slowdowns.or s tap of the brakes for that t active work zone. work zone. northbound looking really nice. ni we'll take a look in princeprine george's.george's the inner loop all green all all good as you cross over thess ove wilson bridge. b let's take a live look outside t show you how your cameras are shaping up.shapin inbound from roslyn on the keyhy bridge light traffic into george down. i like what i'm saying and ing like the temperatures. i'm all around happy thisap t monday. back to you wisdom.is >> thank you very much erin you como. >>> the virginia departmenta de transportation is public hearings on designinges toll lanes on interstate 66igint inside the beltway. beltw it will take place tonight atigt washington lehigh school in arlington then again tomorrow tr at eagle ridge middle school.ch. both hearings begin at 6:00 p.m. >> ♪ >> checking our other topckin stories this morning, it's ag somber day in massachusetts ass the body of officer ashley guindon will be laid to rest. the 28-year-old was gunned down while responding to andg to domestic violence mall vlenc woodbridge, virginia.idge, v it was her first day on then t job. her funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this morning athis mn sacred heart church herrche hometown of spring fields, massachusetts.mass >> hillary clinton under u firest again over her e-mail ov- scandal but it isn't just the e-mails that clinton wrote w that are drawing scrutiny it's also ones she received. a post port found 300 e-mails written by diplomats andip foreigners that are alligrs t classified usually forwardedward to clinton by an aide and herd private server.ver. republicans charge thatanch clinton's private have been action by foreign governments.rnnts. >>> maryland governor larry hogan announced his sister hasi died n a facebook postk p saturday afternoon theno the governor wrote "my heart is broken. "hogan's sister mary theresahe lazarus died on saturday fromm a rare brain disorder thatinisor affects about 1 percent in 1 per everyone million. milli lazarus was 66. >> this morning we arehis remembering the life andg e lifa legacy of former first ladyrst d nancy reagan.nanc she passed away on sunday aty at the age of 94.f her journey to the white house was one from a story book and one that began in hollywood. hoo >> reporter: me he they met over dinner 1949. 1 he was the screen actor's act guild president. she was an actress worriedor about her name appearing on a list of communist sympathizers. >> not knowing how it wasno going to end up theywi both sais they had an early screen call cl the next day so it could endnd early without any pressure. prer it bga >> reporter: their weddingter: i was small and private.vate. daughter patty was born the following october. octer son ron came six years later. l >> he is followed by ronaldd reagan and his wife.agan and hiw >> reporter: despite ronaldespin reagan's growing interest in politics, they still showed up d at hollywood events.ve they sometimes appeared on screen together including in one film, hell cats of the navy. by the 60's it was all politics for the futureut president despite someespi s reservations from his wife.if >> i hung back. b i had no clear idea of what a political life would be like. and i really wasn't all that ala eager to find out. o >> reporter: but she did and in 1967, became california's car first lady for two terms ter before moving into the white t i house in 1981. 1 >> ♪ >> reporter: some wouldte some argue nancy was vital to her her husband's political success. suc >> he said he couldn't haven't h made it to the white house without her. public wife. she didn't compete with him.te w she supported him in everynve way. >> reporter: the pressepor quickly picked up on what they coined the gaze. >> the one thing you'll notice t about her, when her husbandhi hd spoke, she always watched him.am she said i love watching watch ronnie and listening to himnd li and she said it's not fake,s not it's the way i am. >> reporter: and we all got a glimpse of his famous loveousl letters which he wrote w throughout their relationship.ai the revelation of the president's alzheimer's in 1994 didn't waver nancy'srancy's devotion. >> the relationship reallyio didn't change. nancy reagan was still his h primary protected, primary caregiver as she'd always bee been. >> nancy reagan will be buriedni next to her husband at thendt t ronald reagan presidential library in california.y mr. reagan passed away back inn 2004. 2004. >> more good news for former nfo president jimmy carter a spokesperson for carteron farte announced he no longer ne treatment for cancer.ent for cac doctors will continue toontie monitor the 91-year-old and he'll resume treatment if necessary. carter announced in february aeu scan found no sign of cancerf cr on his brain. >> after 18 years in the nfl broncos quarterback peytonrter manning is calling it a cng i career.ce >>> the five time m.v.p. is m.v expected to make that announce u today. he's the only player tonly plert quarterback two teams to ao super bowl victory and as many m expected beating the panthers ph in super bowl 50 was manning'sns last rodeo. his retirement announce is annnc that the set for 1:00 this set afternoon. >>> here locally, h.d. woodson high school the warriors mades m history beating friendshipridshp collegiate 60 to 47 to captureap the state championship.stcham now, they finished the season undefeated. the warriors are the first t f d.cgo undefeated since 1985 but arguably one ofbf the greatest teams ever wasver almost missing one of theirir key players in then the championship game.ch you see, senior montgomery was slot in the back near his home in n northeast just hours aeafterrs r woodson's overtime victory over gonzaga. gonzaga. fortunating the the gun shotsh only grazed his back. bac >> where do they come from? ro there's any other a lost stuffot that they can holdhe onto and be really proud of going intoin i their adulthood.dulthood. this is something that they'rent going to remember forever.. >> two days after he was shot. s that's an amazing story.ngto not only were they undefeatednda but here he is -- this couldhisl have gone a completely different direction and now n he's celebrating in then t championship. that's awesome. congratulations to the warriors. >> ♪ >> hey, listens it's kind ofli cold outst in places thislaces h morning where you're -- youe especially out in the suburbs. temperatures are 28 degre

d.c.'s nationall arboretum.arboretum now the question is, what shouls we call them? what should their names job public will soon be wl able to weigh in on that.ghon right now the eaglets have beene dubbed d.c. two and d.cative.e. by the group behind the eaglehe cam the ones that named them.amd some other early suggestions ono social media include sasha and malia, of course, because the be parents are the first lady andan the president.dent and the others have been cherrye and blossom.. >> details of the naming process that are expected in the next few weeks. wks it's always entertaining when whenever we have a new littleewl eaglet or panda we get all >> you got to pick up on theot u naming process sooner or laterat because when you got a newenou g administration coming in johnon kasich has two kids but trump has four and, n true. t >> playing favorites. >> maybe just go with cherry any blossom. >> i like that. >> keep it -- don't offendffen anyone.anne >> liberty and freedom.iber and >> that pertains to us everyt pe year.ry speaking of the cherry blossom s as couple days away untily unt they're expected to peak andea d temperatures on track with thatt too.. >> couldn't believe how muchn' they've opened

d.c. d >> here's one for you realonr yo quick. in northeast d.c. at theea d.c arboretum, they have hv whinat wcherryttch trees. >> oh he. >> and the yoshino cherry cherr teams. it's like a beautiful hillya plbeace.pl have you ever been there? eve >> to the arboretum, yes.,es >> it's a great trail that you can take.n ta i haven't been there in years. he and there's like nobody t >> just because of it.t a little bit later on in then e show we've got ideas for people who still want to see see the trees but beat the crowds. >> that's right. can coming you one hard working -- also one hard working local dancer -- we'll wl get this t-, local janitor is jt up for a national honor.or can't wait to hear that. t >> 'cause i get enjoyment from watching these kids, thes,he expressions on their face and when i go around the hallway, hw they say hey, mr. chuck, howhuco you doing today, it's a nice n feeling. feel >> you're going to meet thee go man in the running for a bigig honor, a national contest that t recognizes the hard work of of school janitors, something, that usua

d.c. police say they are saying a case of alleged sex abuse at sid well si friends school in northwest d.c. the case involves two teenagers a male and a female and the abuse happened yesterday. some of the most elite figures including president obama's daughters, sasha and mely a. a. metro is back up and running ru tonight after an unprecedented 29-shown. they revealed 26 badly frayed electrical connections. the good news is they've all all since been replaced. today metro's new general manager set down with sarah simmons. >>reporter: you got to hand ito to the metro general manager, paul wheat feld he made a decision that he knew would up end the lives of pretty much mu everyone in the d.c. metro area an was not afraid to do it. he is trying to instill a a culture of safety at the transit agency. he says that needs to be be priority one. as you imagine, he heard from ar lot of passengers over the past 24 hours. despite the inconvenience he says most of the people were greatful because it was in the n same of safety. sa the work is far from o though. he is working on a plan to to replace all 600 cables in the future that they had to inspect. he says the safety inspections will be more rigorous and more frequent moving forward. and that was the recommendatione from federal officials after that january 2015 smoke incident at l'enfant plaza, but for somer reason it was not happening. the general manager talked aboub what led up to his decision to shutdown the entire system sy yesterday and how you'll see these quick decisions in the future as well. we're going to do it based on on the safety of the customers and the employees. > and white feld says that's how he operates qu

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d.c., d.c.'s metro subway system will shut down entirely for at least 29 hours, it's to inspect electrical components, this will happen at midnight and remains closed until at least 5 tomorrow morning, the fire on the tracks led to major delays there throughout the system on monday, and that fire was caused by the same kind of electrical component and malfunction last year. >>> following more breaking news in texas, this is a live picture from ft. worth, a police officer has been shot following some sort of chase. it all happened in the past hour. we can tell you the officer was taken to the hospital. we don't yet know his condition. we have learned one suspect is injured and one is on the loose. again, an officer in ft. worth, texas shot, we'll continue to follow this story and bring you new information as soon as we receive it. >>> first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the first alert forecast. >> what can we expect tonight? >> we can finally expect to see a little bit of clearing out there. we have seen cloudy skies all day yesterday, all last night, all day during the day today. some folks getting tired of that. and temperature being held down with the clouds and the 48 degrees in pottstown, 49 in mount holly, but where there's sunshine like at mount pocono up to 56 degrees. gives you an idea of how warm it would be in the low elevations if we had sunshine. now we're going to be jumping up in the next couple of days, 62 degrees by thursday. look what happens as we head into the weekend. and by sunday it's going to be cold enough to have a combination of rain and snow in the forecast. right now it's just rain, some very light rain, patchy light rain and drizzle out there. and some clearing starting to take place around washington, d.cd. some of that starting to come in during the night tonight. whatever rain is out there now is going to be moving out. and we're going to be seeing improving conditions. talk more about that chance of snow and the cooldown that is coming over the weekend with the 7-day in a few minutes. >> some delaware high school students are getting recognition and a lot of personal satisfaction from their latest invention, this team of high school students works with christiana hospital on a scanner that helps a disabled employee sort medication. the device can scan and cross reference the hospital data base to make sure medications get exactly where they belong. >> justin gets so excited we come by and like really happy to get this project going. i'm really happy we're doing it too. >> the concord high school students and their project are among five finalists for a nationwide award. they will take their scan tear the competition in washington. >>> the most effective strategy for smokers. >> what

d.c. washington, d.c., a man accused of bringing a weapon into the capital visitor's center is in surgery. larry dawson, a minister from tennessee, nterrupted a congressional hearing late last year. he was shot this afternoon after trying to get past the metal detector in the visitor's center and threatening the officer with a gun. >> they told everybody to run, the security officers. >> they told us to all gather into this crypt room and stay away from the doors and the glass. >> right now investigators have converged on a pickup truck outside the capital that has a tennessee license plate. the vehicle might belong to the alleged gunman. >>> and now to storm team 4 and the weather. we're tracking some strong winds cause some damage and danger. >> these winds will increase overnight. to could see gustsis up to 50 miles per hour. in some cases that could bring down branches or trees on power lines and cause scattered power outages around the area. these are the current wind speeds and these are the steady winds, the sustained winds, not the gusts. thesose are higher. up to 34 24 miles per h

d.c. government and d.c. public schools will open on time. the school system says absences and tardiness will be excused. accommodate students. >> first to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. chuck. >> good morning, aaron and eun. a lot of fog to cope with here across northern maryland, haguersburg, westminster, into the panhandle, i-81, winchester and toms brook. visibility down a quarter mile less in pockets here well north and west of the city. in and around town, not too big of a problem. there's the tower camera. you can see hints of fog illuminated by the city lights here. temperatures in the 40s. you'll need a light jacket. shedable layers. most likely for a shower at 3:00 or 4:00. highs today in the 70s, for most. enjoy that. we'll talk how long the rain chances will come around, coming up with tom in the forecast. >>e the entire metrorail system is shut down today. met metrobus scheduled to be running on time. every line is closed. farce marc, brunswick and camden, they have added some extra trains on brunswick and camden to alleviate that congestion. vre, manassas, fredericksburg running on normal. 395 south after seminary, left lane blocked. we'll take a look at the beltway in a couple minutes. >>> a lot of emotion about the big story and the impact on edge. and some of told just want the system fixed others angry. >> i realize it's risk. i realize there was an accident a year ago but it's not like a big airport crashed into a mountain. >> the man spoke wi stone after the announcement was made. show marie also talked to commuters after the system closed last night. one said he's not looking forward to the commute today. >> people have no notice, they haven't planned their route well, i think it will be more day chaotic than need to be if people had been given a few days to do some planning. >>> and thousands of you are going to have to find a new way to get to work this morning with metrorail completely shut down. here are other options, marc and vre will run normal schedules today. marc plans to add extra trains. metrobus will also run extra service to help children get to school in the district. ride sharing services including uber and lyft are offering discounts for first-time users and incoming people to use their carpool services. uber says surge pricing is likely but will be capped. capitol bik free 24-hour membership. you can see ways to get around on the nbc washington app. be sure to keep an eye on the ticker at the bottom of the screen to help you get around today. >>> now, you will need to follow usual restrictions on hov lanes despite the shut down. the county announced that it would remove the restrictions today. the maryland transportation authority did. that decision was reversed, though, last night. so you'll need to follow the hov restrictions. >>> major developments in decision 2016 this morning. one candidate has already dropped out since yesterday's primaries. more on that in a moment. but first, the results from voters in florida, ohio, missouri, illinois and north carolina. overnight, hillary clinton and donald trump won their respective primaries in missouri and illinois. florida and ohio were the big prizes, though, a fourth winner take all primary for republican presidential hopefuls. in florida, an important win for trump, he took all 99 of delegates. hillary clinton also won florida. and she took the primary for the democrats. in ohio, a big win for governor john kasich, his home state. he took the delegates from donald trump, forcing a possible fight on the convention floor. again on the other side for hillary clinton a win. trump and clinton won their primaries in north carolina as well. now, we mentioned a candidate has suspended his campaign this morning. florida senator marco rubio is calling it quits after a loss in his home state and fourth place finishes in each of yesterday's other contacts. senator rubio addressed his supporters. >> while it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever, and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is. >> senator rubio did take on a final dig at trump saying the conservative movement should not be built on fear country's frustrations. nbc's tracie potts will be with us a little later on with a detailed look at the delegate count. and what you should be watching for in the race for the white house. >>> some breaking news this morning, after a one-hour trial, the uva student who was draefard in north korea is now facing 15 years in prison. otto warmbier was arrested earlier this year for reportedly trying to steal a propaganda banner from a hotel room. he's 20 years old. >>> taking a look at how things are going with more drivers. >> a pretty nice commute to and from work weatherwise, why you glenn:threateningicans: gofederal workers;ns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't put up with it. in congress, i'll protect president obama's legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for social security and medicare. i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on republicans - for all of us. >>> again today, we have this breaking news, metrorail shut down today. the entire metrorail system. no lines open today. we do, though, have metrobus running on schedule, on time today. a big look at the beltway. we are nice and green. don't have any traffic trouble, right now. let's keep our fingers crossed here this morning, because, of course, it could get a little dicey as we progress through the morning commute. and a lot of folks probably having to take a ride, or get a ride into work or school this morning. 270, northbound, southbound, don't have any problems there. 66 east of compton road, again, looking quite good. a bit of construction 395 south after seminary road right lane blocked. >> here in northwest washington, it's chilly. you check the temperatures there on the nbc washington app where you are, likely i's in the 40s. no fog here, but we do have dense fog in many of the rural areas, watch out, use your low beams and slow down. watch out for deer, too. i saw deer comes in darting in over the fog. over the for identification g, skies. temperatures in the 40s. when you're heading back home, you may be needing to use wipers, some of the hoods may be wet from passing showers. maybe thunder in the low 70s when that arrive, late afternoon, showers coming on through. back to you. >> thanks, tom. >>> how are you getting to work today with the metro shut down? tweet out metroshut down, let us know. >>> and alternate ways to get to we need women in congress. if we want to be heard, it was the women who forced republicans to include in the affordable care act. in congress, i'll fight for pay equity, family leave and tougher gun safety laws. and, as an environmentalist, i'll work combat climate change. i know as a journalist and as a senior executive in business that when women are at the table, we get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> a historic move by metro, shutting down the entire rail system for a safety inspection-this is vi mchenry town station. that would normally be open at this time. right now, we're five hours into the 29-hour closure. we have the story covered from every angle for you this morning. >> right now, let's take a look back at the emergencies that caused metro to take this drastic measure. news4 team green picks up the coverage, mollett. >> reporter: this is a shock to the system. it's about 5:15, no trains running, the only thing that will be moving next to the train station is the bus stop and people going in and out of that. these emergency inspections are 600 jumper cables to see if they're well insulated and reliable. i want you to take a look. there are workers here who are part of this one precedented safety shutdown. that's pretty much the only life here at this metro station. all of this after emotion from monday's electrical fire at damaged, to impact the blue, silver and orange lines platforms. that forced a shut down during the night to be able to repair and get the system going again. but this trouble goes back a year ago to a deadly smoke incident near l'enfant station, involving the same kind of power cables. now, if inspectors find problems, parts of the system could be shut down for longer. the goal, though, for now is to return the system to normal service tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. again, the only folks that we have seen going in and out of mcpherson square are the metro workers on scene for this one precedented shutdown. that is the latest live from northwest. back to you. >> mollett, thank you. some folks are trying to take a look at some of the lighter sides of this issue with metro. street cars in d.c. running. d.c. street cars center out a tweet tomorrow if anyone needs a ride. take a look at this from d.c. police having fun with news of metro. the shutdown, a throwback to "married with children" al bund did. montel williams suggested a hollywood blockbuster called "straight out of service." and then this pic of john candy letting people know they have to find another way to work. i can't remember that movie that image is from. sorry, faux, molks, metro is cl" >>> the issue will no doubt come up today during a regional transportation hearing in the district. it calls for officials to be briefed. the transportation board is putting on this meeting and it will also include statistics on how many people drive versus use the meeting will be at noon at north capitol street northeast. >>> and lawmakers will call on the armies to allow women to be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. it was because the women did not have access duty status. pilots and trained combat pilots in the

d.c. d.c. officials say they are working hard to patch potholes across the city. i'm sure you have driven by a few. countless for me. the countdown is on to the potholepalooza, so i want to give you four things you need to know. >> number one, in january, crews across the area filled more than 2,000 potholes. last month, more than 10,000 potholes were repaired. and so far in march, more than 11,000 potholes have been >> and number two, give yourself extra time if you're using the bw parkway north of 95. there will be single lane closures through tomorrow for pothole repairs. that takes place between 9:30 in the morning and about 2:30 in the afternoon. >> and more on the things you need to know, this is number three. if you see a pothole on your commute, we want to know about it right here at nbc 4. take a photo and send it to us at twitter using #at4potholefix. add the location of the pothole. >> and number four, for more information on how to report the pesky potholes in your area, go to the nbc 4 app. >>> massive storms out west. look at this tornado barreling through oklahoma. >> that's not it, but we're going to get that picture to you. but we'll talk about that tornado in oklahoma coming up when "news4 >>> we were huddled right in here. we were just all balled up in a ball here and praying. >> that pastor saying nobody at his church walked away with even a scratch on them, even though a tornado ripped off the roof while they were all inside. >> want to show you the damage inside the church in oklahoma. pews, book shelves smashed, cinder blocks scattered on the floor. the church had just been renovated, as a matter of fact, and it's going to be several thousand dollars of repairs. >>> meanwhile, a different kind of storm, but just as severe. heavy rains caused huge flooding in arkansas around little rock. three people had to be pulled away from the water by rescuers. their car washed off a bridge. in ot started floating off and some guys had to hold it back from smashing into a truck. incredible scenes there. quite a different story here, right, chuck? >>> absolutely right. we're nice and mild and dry outside right now. current temperatures have made it well into the 60s. 67 at national airport and along the bay, courtesy of a southwesterly wind, no cold bay breeze off the chilly waters of the bay today. future weather, then, as we go forward in time here. clouds continue to thicken. it will be a mostly cloudy and breezy afternoon. future weather timing out the possibility of some rain showers moving in. for most of us, though, it's probably not until after 5:00 or 6:00. here's 5:30 this afternoon. most of the rain chances by 5:30 will be in the shenandoah valley, arriving into metro between 7:00 and 8:00. heaviest of the rain, though, with some thunder showers likely closer to midnight. a look at the weekend coming up. >>> the circus is in town, and after the break, i'd like you to meet a very special someone. she is performing one of her center, and here's a hint,he's s8, narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> today the family of montgomery county officer noah liotta will tell lawmakers to pass the strongest version of noah's law. the law expands the use of ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers. it was named after liotta, who was killed by asp driver back in december. both the maryland senate and house have passed different versions of this bill. now they need to work out their differences before a final vote can be taken. >>> a new lawsuit has been filed against a school aide accused of sexually abusing children in prince george's county. de'onte carway is a former school volunteer and choir director. as the suit claims, he took one of his choir members behind a stage and forced the young girl to engage in a sexual act with another student. the suit alleged that caroway recorded it on his cell phone and threatened to kill her if she told anybody. he's facing 13 federal charges of exploiting up to 11 children, and he also faces state child sex abuse charges. >>> we are learning that students in loudoun county rode a school bus with explosive training material on board. a worker found the material yesterday. a federal agency used the bus in an exercise at briarwood's high school. on monday and tuesday, the bus was also rockridge high, buffalo trail elementary and pine brook elementary. the school district is trying to contact parents but say the material is benign and the students were in no danger. >>> developing this morning, we are learning more about a local woman who was pregnant and infected with the zika virus. her case may now help researchers, though, understand more about this virus. these ultrasound images show the effects zika had on the fetus. doctors at children's national medical center in d.csay a 33-year-old woman caught the mosquito-transmitted virus after traveling to mexico and central america. she was 11 weeks pregnant at the time, but they say early ultrasounds didn't show any tell tale signs of birth defects. >> it was clear that there was significant impairment of development in some of the major structures of the brain and evidence of injury. >> but at fetus had severe brain abnormalities. the woman decided to terminate the pregnancy. researchers hope, though, it may answer some questions about the link between zika and birth defects. >>> the circus is in town, did you know that? >> exciting times. >> it's something that's been a staple in the show for more than a century is coming to a close. >> that's right. this is the last time the ringling brothers' elephants will be in the district before they move to a conservation center. news4's kristen wright is live at the verizon center with details on why the circus is retiring them. kristen? >> reporter: yeah, you kn

d.c. political -- d.c. appeals court. he was nominated with bipartisan support. mcveigh ined timothy the death penalty case. he has more federal judicial experience than history. he is widelyma: recognized as not only one of america's sharpest legal minds, but has a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, evenhandedness, and excellence. there is a long road confirmation and he will not get it without cooperation from republicans. late today, early signs of it. senate leader mitch mcconnell will not meet with garland, but he spoke with him over the phone. jonathan elias in the satellite center. back to you. the: tell us what you think stop the should the president's nominee? the question is on our website, and we want you to cast your vote. vote.o to wjla.com and alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert. your next car may come standard with automatic according to "the wall street carmakersnearly all pledge the brakes to be standard in the next six years. the deadline for the standard will be the year 2020. leon: tickets for the upcoming taping of "jeopardy1" ar

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marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> impact forecast it looks like. >> absolutely right. a nice low impact weather day for everyone. cooler than credit. we made 70 yesterday. it will be every bit as blustery as yesterday, just not quite as warm. most of the day spent in the 50s to around 60 degrees. so school kids that don't have the week off for spring break, a cool start in the 40s with a breeze. so insulated wind breaker a fine idea. recess gets an a, but it will be cool, so keep in mind that you'll need your wind breaker and sunglasses and jeans if you will be outside. high temperatures upper 50s to right around 60 degrees. so a little cooler than average. a lot of cool air coming our way for the weekend. 7 day forecast in ten minutes. >>> just got off the phone with state police. they say they are on their way to will problem outer loop at georgia avenue. a crash blocking one lane. we'll get more information on that and let you know what going on. also on the beltway at river road, some lanes blocked inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, construction that should be out of the way here in a while. outbound river at willard avenue, road work that will hang around for a while. a big hole in the road. 95 at 198, rolling along quite nicely. going to check on this problem top of the beltway and be back in a few minutes. p. >>> you've probably seen the post on facebook. new laws to our south have some people pretty upset. >>> but first, the fbi hacks a suspected terrorist cellphone. but the privacy battle is far from over. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with 150 calories each, try our new rich & creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. glenn:threateningicans: gofederal workers;ns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't put up with it. in congress, i'll protect president obama's legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for social security and medicare. i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on republicans - for all of us. >>> we're following breaking news, a hijacked plane in egypt. most of the more than 80 passengers who were on board the egypt air flight have been released at this point, but four are still on board the plane right now. >> so is the crew at this point. hostage negotiators are working to free those people right now. a flight was going from alexandria to cairo when a man who said he was wearing an explosive belt took over. it landed in cyprus. we'll have more from the live desk coming up. >>> a live look at the capitol building where the visitor's center is expected to open at 8:30. this is a much calmer scene than we saw yesterday. d tour rusists running and office swarming the area after a shooting inside the officer visitor center. cellphone video showing the moments of a suspect who pointed a pellet gun at him allegedly at a security check point at the visitor's center's entrance. the suspect is 66-year-old larry dawson from antioch, tennessee. the police chief has only been on the job about two weeks. and news 4 iteam talked to him last week about the evolving threat against the complex. capitol police have responded to more than 2500 suspicious package calls in the last two years. they stopped at least 13 people from carrying guns on or near capitol grounds since 2012. at the same time, there are concerns with about upcoming officer retirements and there are new calls to increase funding for capitol police by more than $30 million to help with the new security challenges. >>> the fbi has hacked into the iphone of san bernardino shooter syed farook without apple's help. nbc's tracie potts is live on what is next in this security fight. >> reporter: good morning. so what is next is they have to decode the encrypted information that they got. but at least they have been able to get it from the phone. but it does not answer the basic constitutional question that was raised in this case as to whether or not the government can compel private tech company like apple to help them break into a phone. what they wanted was the ability to continue on get codes unlimited until they could get into the phone. apple fought the case vehemently saying it was a dangerous press departmen press department saying that technology in the wrong hands could put every phone at rifrg. now a bit of a moot point after a tip came this a week ago giving them information about how to break in without apple developing the software to do so. so now the government says but the basic constitutional question can the government compel a company to do this still unanswered this morning. >>> tracie potts, thank but. >>> in the race for president, the hits are still on the campaign trail. they have been campaigning through. >> alan westin: ahead of the primary there. the personal attacks keep coming between donald trump and ted cruz. both candidates are also now talking about national security. trump is raising eyebrows after this conversation with the "washington post." >> this was about isis, you would not use a -- >> this is a very good looking group of people. can i know who the hell i'm talking to? >> all three gop candidates will have a town hall tonight in milwaukee ahead of next week's primary in wisconsin. >>> ahead of that primary, scott walker is expected to one of the gop candidates for president. that announced expected today. he has previously said that he would back the republican presidential nominee. last week, though, walker said senator ted cruz was the only candidate who could beat donald trump. >>> the democratic candidates are also stumping in wisconsin today. both hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders have rallies and events planned throughout the state today. wisconsin's primary set for april 5. >>> staying with decision 2016 but a little ceoer to home, former maryland ghovernor puttig his support behind glenn ivey. other candidates include anthony brown and jocelyn pena. the democratic primary is april 26. ♪ >>> there is that muc. >> next week, the nationals start playing games that could actually count. today the nats holding a special walk-through of nationals park. we'll be there to show all the new stuff that you can see and do, eat. they're showing off the redesigned spaces and some new marketing campaigns, as well. like every year, they will also sample all the stadium's food offerings. calm down, eun. >> i mean, you have to go to a ball game for the food. for the game, too, obviously. but part of the experience. >> a lot of new stuff coming. the home opener is a week from this thursday. >> go nats. >>> coming up on 4:51. we have some breaking news in first 4 traffic. >>> right now on the roads, take a look at this this, we're talking about the top of the beltway. outer loop at georgia avenue, all lanes are blocked right now. we just got off the phone with police. they say they are not again yet on the scene, but the top of the bel, all lanes are blocked outer loop at georgia avenue. obviously this is a problem spot on a normal day, so we'll keep a close eye on this one. outbound river at willard avenue, that will be a big slowdown to folks here this morning. road work blocking the right lane there just before you get to that whole foods area. big look at things, overall no major problems right now. 270, 95, 66 everything rolling along just fine. >>> outside today, we have another day with a gusty northwesterly wind, but it could be a lot worse. winter storm warnings are flying, could get 6 to 12 inches of snow across northern maine. biggest airline trouble spots might be salt rake cilake city denver. super sto winter storm there, as well. some rain in morgantown won't bother any of us. we will be dry today. plenty of wind. 7 to 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. yesterday i was out running around hain's point. blossom petals flying everywhere. i posted it at ch@chuckbell4. weather and your plans for today, on the whole not going to change any of your plan, but know if you will be outside today, breezy and chilly here this morning. another blustery afternoon. not quite as ferocious of a wind as we dealt with yesterday. but it's a cool start. everyone in the 40s this morning. 49 in arlington, 48 in culpeper, 45 in new market, maryland. sun up at 6:57. we'll be in the 40s thois morning. upper 50s to around 60 for a high in most areas today. so if you will be outside, don't forget your sun block. high today 57 in gaithersburg, 63 for a high today in manassas. not as much of a wind. it will be a cold start, there could be pocket of subfreezing temperatures early tomorrow morning. so if you have any sensitive plants out there first thing, may want to cover them up for tomorrow morning. here is your first look at the seven day forecast. 63 today, 62 tomorrow, just about average for late march. next chance for rain rolls in thursday afternoon. thursday night, might have a rumble or two of thunder. friday looks rainy and showery, but that's all right because leaves us alone, both days this weekend dry but chilly. welcome to april, everybody. >>> new developments in a story you saw breaking on our nbc washington app. the latest for the man who forced capitol hill into a lockdown. >>> first, though, news 4 un the market.redict but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. 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check out these temperatures. chuck bell saying it will only get cooler. but there is good news in the forecast. chuck is back at 5:01. >>> and more than 80 passengers on board when a plane is hijacked overnight. what is happening right now and we just learned new information about what may be motivating the hijacker. >>> new court documents say a man as a suspect in a deadly fire is already in jail. the arson in reston back in december. prosecutors say he purposely set the fire that nearly killed his former landlord. one day before that crime, greene forced his way into a 67-year-old woman's home. documents say he and an accomplice tied up the woman and stole her car. green is not charged with either of those crimes. he is currently in jail facing charges ranging from strangulation to malicious wounding. >>> today president obama will seek $1.1 billion in federal funding to expand treatment for opioid addiction. the annual summit it the nation's largest collaboration of professionals and advocates against addiction. the president is part of a panel discussion to talk about the rise in prescription drug and heroin use. >>> backlash from some tv and film companies may have changed the course of a controversial law in the south. georgia's governor says he plans to veto a bill that would give bu customers based on religious believes believes. comcast was among several companies that said it would stop productions in georgia if the governor did not veto the bill. the governor also said he didn't think the bill is necessary. >> i do not position that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith based community in georgia. >> there is another controversial bill in north carolina that is in place now that limits protections for gay and transgender people. however, that state's governor said he won't prevent it from becoming law. >>> it may soon be more difficult for law enforcement to access your e-mail accounts. members of congress are hoping to close an e-mail privacy loophole. it would require a warrant to look at any e-mail. right now police in most states can look at an electronic message that is more than six on maryland is one of five states that already requires a warrant. virginia is one of nine states considering similar laws. >>> well, it was another big night on "the voice" for owen danoff. >> he won the knockout round performance putting him into the live play eve aoff and securing spot in the top 20. >> winner is owen. >> congratulations. >> owen grew up in d.cand went to gonzaga high school. >> his father won best new artist grammy in 1976 with the star land vocal band. runs in the family. >> keep an eye on him. >>> as we approach 5:00, i'm aaron gilchrist about. >> and i'm eun yang. we're monitoring a hijacked plane. a man wearing a belt of air flight scheduled to fly to cairo. angie goff is at the live desk. >> it landed in cyprus. they're saying this is not related to terrorism. this as new tore comes in about the hijacker and his demands. they can confirm he does have explosives on him. he wanted to fly to istanbul, but the pilot told him he didn't have enough fuel. and this just in through sources telling nbc news that samaha's motivation appears to be one of a personal matter involving a woman, not a political matter. hostage negotiators working to free four passengers all believed to be foreigners on that plane along with crew members. this as we learn in a some of those passengers could be american. more as we get it. >>> and

and if you're heading out in d.c., some free options for you d.c. circulator and d.c. streetcar and capital bike share helping with service and keep folks moving. if you want to take a taxi, lift, uber, uber is tapping surge pricing at 3.9% and i would say uber pool is good bet that allows to you share the service with other folks headed to the same location you are in the same vicinity at least. if you take mark today camden line trains servicing green metro station and today they're making that stop they usually pass buy vre regular servictotransits anh offering off seat services. and any questions@erin fox d.c. we wanted to help you make your way around town without huge headaches today. >> can i say erin cuomo is our go-to girl. listen you are on. it you need to go nowherees. she'll get where you you need to go. >> we're working hard i tweeted and retwet tweeted and checked in with different services montgomery county reversing hov lines that cot affect drivers on 270. we'll keep you up to date. >> enough chat get back to work. >> i'm running. >> all right. >> i can

d.c. to and d.c. three while. the cherry blossom festival started today and runs through mid-mid-april. the best barbecue spot in america. a lot of natural and restaurants are still in the running. they named 33 best joints in the country. representing north carolina, allen and son in chapel hill, lexington barbecue, red bridges in shelby, and skyline in aden. and for match madness, -- march madness, they have 32 reporter:reporter: the auto club 200 was supposed to be 200 laps. we got a superb finish in overtime. research shaped up. austin dillon, polesitter, he sleeps the weekend, but kevin harvick had a different plan. he moves out from him and the last one. fast-forward, 80 left to go, danica patrick try to make a roof -- move. going into the outside wall, and he was not happy with that maneuver. she let stacy know afterward. the tempers running high in this one. adrenaline surging with two to go. bringing out the caution. after everyone, denny hamlin jumps out of the lead as we go to overtime . there on the restart, harlot takes advantage to move back out front, and down the backstr

d.c. in 2001 to 2004. you can't say washington, d.c. is a powerless city. the lead was high in the u.s. congress. the president was asked twice at press conference whether he was consuming too much lead in his water during the d.c. lead crisis. had i not seen that experience in washington, d.c., i would buy into that, but because a worse lead crisis was perpetrated on the residents of washington, d.c. which you cannot say is a powerless city, you know, i have a different perspective on it than i think most people do. as hard as it is to believe, it's the civil service agencies that are just dropping the ball and failing to learn a lesson from their mistakes. they are incapable of learning from their past mistakes. >> to that stead, what has the govern or done as far as correcting the mistake? >> the governor since he learned from his own state officials finally in early october the incidents of blood lead had risen in flint's children, he immediately intervened to remove the health threat by distributing bottled water and filters. so really, the health crisis has been over since about october. it's really bad that flint residents can't trust their water for bathing or showering even though it's as safe as other

d.c. d.c. if you have questions pleaseionp let me know.le they're in place throughce throh saturday at the latest.ayth they're going the try to openy o some as early as fridayday afternoon and if you aren an you taking metro they're bypassing the mount vernon square stop.ar if you need to get around thatda your best alternate stops aretos shaw or gallery place and metrobus not stopping betweeng seventh and ninth between nween and k.an we'll keep you updated upd throughout the morning and see t howhe the congestion downtown it shaping up.g up. back to you. >> hitting the pump today? ng t you are in for nice surprise.urr gas prices staying low all low around the country from they were this time of yeare ofy last year.lastear. in md, virginia andnia and washington the average priceon e is under $2.20. $2. prices are still a few cents few up from last month, though,, th but you can still score a s gallon of gas for just under two dollars in parts of virginia.rgin >> well, we could know withincol the next few weeks if moref mor drastic measures are needed to n fix safety issues with metro. wr the agency is looking at ways a to improve safety and thatth could mean ride leers have toid deal with more shut downs in the future.utur board chairman jack evans says y closing the system for a fewthey hours a night or on thehe weekends isn't enough to do to the major repairs needed.eed. the only way to make repairs rep is to shut down metro for long f periods of time.ofime. metro will review the decision s before any decisions are made.a. >> plans to modernize union uon station are in the works.. the federal railroad administration held a publicra forum lastti night at union a ui station to present itsrese its expansion plan. the revamp will include doubling the size of the the passenger concourse newse restrooms and renovatedoms an boarding gates.boarding gat construction is expected too > ♪ >> 5:08 is the time and coming n up severe weather poundingouin parts of the midwest. midwe this morning cleanup is under way. >> first days ahead of the dead nation's next primary thema t campaign trail gets heated as the republican candidates saydae they're ditching the pledge to support the gop nominee. t time now 5:09. 5:0 we're back in less than a minute >> ♪ >> 5:09 is the time.>> there's a chance presidentialr candidate bernie sanders' namern won't appear on the ballot in i d.ce democratic d primary. now here's what happened withs h that. th now both sanders and his rivalir hillary clinton submitteded paperwork and fees to be on and the ballot earlier this monthon but sanders camp allegedly a sent the registrationistr information a day late.rmat a spokesperson from sanders' san campaign says they'reth confident that he will be onth the ballot.the ballot. there will be a hearing aslle ae early as next week about that situation.situ d.c.'s democratic primary isry i on june 14th and will award 20 delegates. te >> while donald trump doesle dor damage control, otherge con, candidates are focusing onn wisconsin.wisconn. the republican party doesn'tpar appear to be any closer to unifying.ifyi. >> all three candidates now thre say they're ditch, the pledge pe to support the gop nominee andnd the democratic race gets race g tighter as both candidates sayas they are the bes bt person toso beat donald trump.mp fox's jackie ibanez has more. >> ladies and gentlemen, than

d.c. d.c back to you holly and allison. n >> erin thank you very much.erym appreciate it. >> still ahead this morning, mog two separate terror attacks reported overseas in less thanss 24 hours. we'll have the latest developments coming up. >> and also after a wildwild weekend on the campaign trail,at the candidates are turningurning their focus to tomorrow's bigro primaries.im who's ahead in the latestat polls next. 7:09 now. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. her car in the northboundorth lane. the deadly bombing.bing they say the suicide bombers ara beach in the ivory coast.oa no indication any americansan were injured or killed buted this is the third attack on a tourist hot spot in west africa since november.embe >>> still ahead, thehead, presidential candidates making a final push today beforee tomorrow's big primaries.ig what could the next do for the frontrunners coming up. cing up. >> we'll tell you how severel yr weather in at least two stateswo has left damaged. plus of course we'll have aur check of our local forec rain showers overnight and nowra we'r and some chill the measurablesua rain is out of here for theerfor it. today, tonight t around.ar a little warmer tomorrow andmorw then we'll pop out some sun upun ahead of a cold front on front o wednesday with mid 70's. 7 saint patrick's day i thiic there might be a shower butttbe most of the day should be dryhod minute.mite much more traffic.mu erin i heard the horn. the horn. aun crain highway crash involvingnv a tanker.a tke three south is closed afterft 32. and there's an oil spill.il spi huge problems there. the because of that 97 south theoutt ramp and 32 east and west ramps to three are closed solo several ramps closed in the t area because of that problem pro and the oil spill.pi a bus fire reported richied riie highway south at college parkegk way so a lot going on in anne arrundel. ar you'll need to plan yourto p commute this morning.ut inbound delays 295 south from 202 to pennsylvania.nsva 11 miles per hour average.r a 50 west to kenilwortiles13 per hour. as you make your way out inn prince william we're dealing wea with a crash 95 south lane left lane is blocked by prince wilame por y right now. right they are single tracking butckin they're sayingaiellable.uend ore tracking between smithsonian smo and foggy bottom because of the earlier cable fire at mcpherson square so big problems for you and deliver div line wiehle-reston east to et ballston only area gettingon service right now.se just give yourself a lot ofa extra time this morning.orning be patient.ient. those subtle buses are getting i crowded to help ease some of the congestion from the singlens tracking so metro dealing with issues. fire activity middlebrook roadyi east in montgomery county wearing station road. detour around that as welntl.g w lots more traffic in just a in few. back to you allison and holly.ol >> thanks erin.>>hank republicans may ha shot at taking down donalddold trump critics. crics studio with the lat is back if donald trump is ahead inrump florida.id john kasich up in ohio. i and if this becomes a splites al decision it's not going to bet'o settled any time soon.oo republicans and democrats areoc going after donald trump withrut the next big rounds of rnd primaries tomorrow. torro for what is being called superle tuesday two. senator ted cruz attacked theedt donald for his wealth butealt b still plans to support him ifupo he is the nominee. nomin >> donald trump is the system,ys donald trump is washington.asngo donald trump is big business. and in instead the answer is to support a candidate whodite w will stand with the hardd working taxpayers. >> a candidate for of the united states himself hse for canceling his rally in chicago due to a protest prote solutions in this country. count we can't be running aroundning . >> reporter: and on ther: on t democratic side hillary clinton is leading senatoren bernie sanders in all five of af the states who will votee tomorrow the closest battle isai in illinois leads sanders by just sisouth. so we're going take a look at allt of the damage.of tam 7:21 is our ♪ (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. 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(mom) we're ok. >> president obama is expected to announce his nomination toe lie supreme court this week to st idges two from the andaul watford.watf senate republican leaders l still vowing not to hold not tod hearings on any nominee.. >> major highway in northigay i carolina opening this morninghir after more than 100 cars wereer involved in the series ofies of accidents yesterday.te police say the west roads mayt a have been a factor in many ofano these crashes and rubberr necking could have causedd ha several others. in all 20 people were hurt but t there were no fatalities. falit. holly. >> evacuations are under waycuao in louisiana and mississippiisip as heavy downpours haveave created widespread floodingd fod there. more than 5,000 homes have hav been damaged and at least fourtt deaths have been reported in louisiana. flood warnings are in effect across the region as many rivershe are still dangerouslyas high. so far the national guard has n rescued exactly what we're looking atng outside but we do haveo hds sets continue here for the day today as -- when things aregs wrapped up i don't think we'redh going to get a whole lot of rain in the bucket but we'll keep the low clouds and the low fog and the drizzle around ford much of your day today. tod let's do temperature.s 49 now in washington, 47to dulles, bwi marshallshall 48 degrees. there's your satellite and radar. pretty good band of showers overnight. got to look carefully but we w got a lot of clouds out here ouh early and we're just going to gt kind of keep things stagnant sta for the day today.for we're not going to be able togo move things througinh. i don't think we'll get anythin sunshinely we'll keep highp temperatures only in thees oy in mid-50's with that drizzle inzz the forecast today, tonightay t and into your day tomorrow. ainne aun it's on three south.e s it's still shut down after2.newe area as well. w 97 south that ramp as well as t 32 east and west ramp to threere south shut down so you need toon definitely plan ahead andhe finds an alternate to get alt around in a anne arrundel this morning. bw parkway southbound crash onun the ramp to the beltway. beltw southbound side of bw parkwayw . >> so important.>> and the community outragera following the death7:27 now. >> ♪ major delays this morning afterr an earlyt ne could have aone uld t.eporter: hey, allison,,ll we've actually moved over to to mcpherson square because the bec metro general manager paul wiedefeld is due here in 15e in minutes to speak to us this morning. you can see they have the busth bridges here,ey metro transitit police, down below because of au cable fire that put smoke intont the tunnel causing all kinds ofo problems on the orange, blue and silver lines. lines want to show you video fromeo f little bit earlier.itlier this was over at federal center southwest metro station when oni of the bus bridges showed up anp there was a maddish get on that bus. a lot of people upset there. the metro says anestbound wesou trains or the buses from foggygy >> i'm not happy. happy metro got a serious they canre y get on the bus, and just organizing us some kind of way.y >> we come to this kind of mess and we upset. but they wanting to up on fairs. really? >> reporter: so, again,ve the said some people are concerned c about the communicationss lacking. they say coming from metroet telling them what to do. d single trac tracking now paulau wiedefeld the general manager is due here at mcpherson squareon u where the fire started this thi morning, guys. they've got the fire cleared, cd the smoke cleared. ced single tracking now but residual delays to last most of the morning.mornin >> that is a major inconvenience but safety first i suppose. supe i don't know.i don't know. >> you can sense the frustratiot though. >> for sure.>> f >> and understand it muchndstan 7:00 loom let's get to our topt story this morning in princeng george's county.ge's cy f an officer who was was gunned down right in front ofono police headquarters.. >> truly unimaginable police say officer jacai colson was killedl yesterday evening in an ambushmb style attack. a he was a four-year veteran and undercover agent in the agentn t narcotics division. he would have celebrated hisratd 29th birth is growi has lot of people outraged.of po ithe t second time in lessnes than a month in our ut thisut this incident on our facebook page.a. michelle friedman writingn wti incredibly sad and heartbreaki heartbreaking. unnecessary violence once againl against our policene officers. get it together, people.eo these police officers put theirr lives on the line for us. u their lives matter. mte respect them. the. >> judy march tone said when is this ever going to stop? myingo thoughts and prayers are withyew this young officer's family. f rest in peace officer colson.ol thank you for your devotion and service.service and sharon schubert wrote w praying for officer colson'sn's family the pg police departmentr and all of our men and women inn blue. this is such a tragic loss and d it's happening way too often.en that is a snippet what i've i reaming online.nl a loft you this is happening and allison al and just notusut honestlytl frustration.ustratio how and why this has happened.pe the story we were talking about i'm just wouldn'ting how -- wasw he targeted? excuse me.e. was he targeted as therehere something else at play here. h those will come out pretty soon. excuse allison. allon she has tickle in her throat. monitoring the sights onig on facebook.faok. people continuing to sound up od this. we encourage to you continue toi do so. i think for some people it'ss actually cathartic. maybe a way to vent theirt ei frustrations. let us know what you're thinkint and this officer will be buriedr in philly where he's from and ia understand that there's going ts be oh contingency going up therr to be with his family but againn another sad loss of an officerer in blue.lu >> live too soon loft. lt. and i said this earlier a lot of times fear is precipitated or or anger is precipitated from fear rather, and so people are angryg and we're afraid like the womane often.of when is is it going tom rightigt now.no we'll swing on over to the othe. >> not spring like today. tay temperatures in the mid 50's.ths chilly with lows be mid t m 40s north and west. w , and yeah, i mean just bete prepared for overcast day with temps in the mid 50's. 5s 49 in washington.hingto annapolis 49.s9. leonardtown 50 degrees.0 degree. north and west it's mid 40s inn frederick, 45 martinsburg,bu, 45 degrees.egrs 47 down in cole culpeper. temperatures don't budge a lot e today.toy. what we call wedged with windsih out of the north and east hereoe coming off the ocean today.od we're just not going to get at a chance to warm um. u ing see the big batch ofatch moisture had work throughorth overnight. all of that is north and east oo us but we're left with low wh clouds and drizzle for your your monday.mo in fact, we'll kind of repeat r this pattern tonight and tomorrow before we get some changes on wednesday as we'lls w seeen back in the 70s on wednsday. ri's day i think will d been giving usiving great team coverage all morningg service restoration between smithsonian and foggy bottom. earlier cable fire had thingsadg shut down at mcpherson squareonu because of that orange and blueb lines still single tracking andd silver line service only between wheelly res sin east and bostons as you make your way out anticipate delays about 30 to 60 minutes.minute. blue and orange train will skipp mcpherson square and keep insqud mine there's update single tra got tom and huge delays. 32ke anoispill. fiu can see some significant our maps. map other ramps in the area aroundd that overturned tanker, are shuu down as well. as wl. so please use caution us a makem your way out in anne arundel. crash 355 frederick road northor closed at watkins mill road mil coming in from the city of rock rockville, there's a downed tree blocking all lanes on eastwesttw highway between connecticut andc jones mill road. they're saying expectxpt significant delays.ay that is usually the bestthes alternate to get you around thee beltway congestion.geion. beltway is couldn't jeffed andea we're dealing with big closure on the portion of eastwestwe highway. huge issue let's take live look outside ana show you what the congestion isn th loop 95 to georgia is just parked.ard no crashes bu of congestion.estion wet roads closing us down on the inner loop as well. wel find me on twitter at erin fox5f d.chave all the informationa on metro and slow wet ride thise morning for you.g fo you back to you. >> erin, thank you for that. >>> coming up why nissan issan i recalling thousands of cars thii morning.rn >>> and later, it is time foror march madness. mne so who are the number one seedse and the local teams heading toet the big dance.e bi we'll break it all down next.n . i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. fast 100 meg internet,9 a h online with no annual contract. 100 meg speeds at a icisosan a e switch to better. switch to fios been called for the third crewhe member who wen of bridge of the tugboat ran into i construction are constructionona large and immediately started to sing. divers believe the body of ave third crew member may be hiddend in a second of the boat that wah severely damaged.amaged >>> genera

d.c. the city brought them in to help what many see as a troubled e.m.s. system. d.c. bureau chief sam ford explains. >> a.m.r. american medical response ambulances hit the streets of d.cthis week with lights and sirens. this one has come to relieve a d.c. fire e.m.s. crew in northeast who waited with an elderly man at a care facility. >> he was a little lethargic. >> one of the supervisors of the facility. >> the paramedics came and determined it's not an emergency that he had to go. so they called the secondary. i don't know what that is, the secondary emergency person to take him. he has gone to the hospital. he will be checked out with the staff. is how it has to be so the city's beleaguered ambulance service can fix itself and its vehicle. >> it's availability. we can do preventive maintenance and more training for the members. sam: right now a g.w. hospital we see two a.m.r. ambulances in the by a here. one of the big complaints here is that the ambulances spend so much time doing paperwork between patients they are not available for service. this helps. >> the chief calls it getting stuck at the hospital. >> 15 to 30 minutes per patient. we run 500 calls a day.

d.c. mayor is commenting on the 29-hour shutdown of metro for safety reasons. >> d.c.t will be open for business. we'll have instructions at our schools and we are doing everything that. we are working with metro to make sure that any additional metro bus capacity will also be available. >> parents have to figure out how to get those kids to school. >> that's our ♪ as a small business owner, here's one thing you can rely on: your business will change as it grows. whether its new space, more employees, or better equipment, things have a way of moving fast. but if your network can't keep up, it can really slow you down. thankfully, a switch to the 100% fiber optic network of verizon fios is all it takes to keep everything moving in the right direction with fios you get 99.9% network reliability and the fastest wi-fi available. with uploads as fast as downloads up to 500 megs. it's the network that can move as fast as your business. get fios 50 meg or higher<