i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. no motive, no suspect and one person dead. we're getting word that around 10:30 last night in prince george's county in the capitol heights area of there is a person that was shot to death. police officers found a male suffering from gun shot wounds. very little information that we're getting right now. we will continue to dig on this. we'll bring you more when we get it. >>> it's 4:31. the suspects shot by police sniper outside a baltimore tv station is expected to survive. the man was wearing an animal onesie and surgical mask when he walked into the lobby at wbsf tv. the station was evacuated after the man claimed he had a bomb. police say he set his car on fire just before he walked this. when officers showed him to show his hands, he refused and he was shot. the suspect's father said his son had a breakdown. >> this wasn't really alex doing this p. it's something that is in his mind right now and he's broke. and hopefully -- i hope they're able to fix him. >> investigators discovered the device that he claimed to have was

but to erika gonzalez who just got to the scene, we'll begin there. erika? >> reporter: hi, aaron, good morning. so we just got word that there's good news, two of the southbound lanes are now open. and now you've got all northbound lanes own. so what we're looking at here, all this debris was the runoff. this has all been pushed over here. we are right at rockville park and cedar lane. so a crew member told me this is actually the same main b covered somngld to snarl traffic and crews feverishly to get this prepared. you have the northbound lanes flowing and two southbound lanes now flowing here along rockville pike. i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. >> erika, thank you. >>> for more now on how to get around, let's go to melissa mollet in the first-alert traffic center. melissa, a big relief to have two southbound lanes open. >> this is a big sigh of relief for everybody. southbound rockville pike at cedar lane, a couple lanes are open. all northbound lanes have reopened as well. this is a big sigh of relief. it's still going to get bottle-necked headed insi

i'm erika gonzalez. back to you. >>> by next month, met thrro th have a new executive to over see safety, patrick lavin. metro said he has 30 years of experience in rail operation and maintenance. >>> today, a mother accused of stabbing her 3-month-old daughter heads to court. police say leah arrington stabbed the baby in the lower wouldn't stop crying. arrington called the baby's father art stabbing and he immediately called 9/11. >>> the body of jose fetterman perez was discovered in november in beverly park. 17 year membrano has been decided for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. a 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty in this case. a third suspect and adult is scheduled to plead guilty in june. >>> now for the latest in the operating to keep two prince george's county schools open. closing skyline elementary and forestville high school. the schools will close at the end of the school year. the appeal alleges the school violated public law. responding to the appeal the school district

i'm erika gonzalez. i've been conference in pike county in what being described as the execution-style killing after eight family members. we're just learning from authorities that all eight people were shot in the head and all belong to the same family. what they also mentioned here was that they don't just have one crime scene. they have four active crime scenes that they are working at this hour trying to gain more information. they do not have any suspects in custody, so they are warning people that live in that area if they see something suspicious, to let them know. they should also keep in mind that anybody pertaining to this incident would be armed and extremely dangerous. the four crime scenes are only a mile and a half apart from one another and the only three individuals that survived this massacre is a four-day-old child, a 6-month-old, and a 3-year-old. i'm erika gonzalez at desk. >>> doug and i are continuing to track some showers. most of the activity is south of the district right now. bu

, i'm david culver along with my colleague, erika gonzalez. >> hello there.s are eager to compete. they have been looking forward to this for quite some time. they've got one big goal in mind, we know what that is. the scripps national bee that will be held

but to erika gonzalez who just got to the scene, we'll begin there. erika? >> reporter: hi, aaron, good morning. so we just got word that there's good news, two of the southbound lanes are now open. and now you've got all northbound lanes own. so what we're looking at here, all this debris was the runoff. this has all been pushed over here. we are right at rockville park and cedar lane. so a crew member told me this is actually the same main b

at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >>> let's check our forecast.cool weather to start your day. >> y >> another morning with frost advisories for howard county, montgomery, fairfax, loudoun, stafford, as well. freeze warnings north of there. the darker shading, those are freeze warnings. will goes until 9:00 this morning. mostly because of a clear sky and a light wind, the sheltered valleys are coldest, looking at a maximum of maybe two or three hours below freezing, but a big warm-up coming. we're 44 downtown, but 36 now in leesburg and 32 in frederick. by later this afternoon, cool sunshine once again with temperatures getting in to the upper 50s and low 60s. we'll break out some of your activity forecast coming up in just a few minutes. that includes an afternoon nats game. >>> right now we have a little bit of construction still hanging around this morning. inner loop after can gw parkway, the two left lanes getting by that work seep and then the inner loop after little river turnpike, the right lane getting by that zone. again, both should be

erika gonzalez: so, i'm an outreach coordinator, and what we do is once the children receive the services or the screenings, then our responsibility is to educate the parents and walk them through the whole entire process to make sure that they have the resources that they need and that they understand the results that the children get. so, for instance, if the child needs glasses and they get a result of myopia, we really wanna explain to the parents what that result means, how they can get those services, and where they can go based on their location. damian: what difference do you think that has made in those families and those children, the fact that now there's preventative care, they're being diagnosed, and they're taking care of whatever problems they might have. erika: a lot of the parents share that this resource is--that our services are given to them in spanish or their native language, which i think is really important. and i think that they understand what they need to get, which is the most important thing. and they're able to go where they need to go. a lot of the children

i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk.ng about another attack in syria yesterday it was on a hospital supported by doctors without borders p now we're hearing about a strike on a clinic. all of this in allepo. at least one nurse is hurt in this latest attack. yesterday's strike killed three people including two doctors and several other injuries. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >>> today we expect to learn more about the accidental bombing of a hospital in afghanistan last year. a new report will be 16 u.s. military personnel will be disciplined for their roles. no one will be court marshalled. 42 people died in that bombing. >>> they have been the star of the circus for decades, but the show will soon go out without them. where the elephants in the ringling brothers s ringling brothers circus will make their last performance. >> and pretty dreary out there. chuck bell looks at the impact today's forecast will have on your kidded's school day. >>> also ahead, cutting summer break a little know you're budgeted

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. an update to a story we've been following.is sentencing day for the man who landed his gyrocop tter on e ground of the capital. we'll have that story when mark join us live next on news 4 at 5:00. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >>> a california soldier and his beloved dog sharing a powerful stepan laroy spoke in front of the house military veterans caucus this morning. laroy lost both of his legs in an ied blast in afghanistan four years ago. he credits his service dog with helping him overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. laroy ran the boston on monday. >> having my disability and a service dog, i'm able to almost be that same level of comfort that i had before. he makes it so i'm the whole person i was before. >> the veterans administration faces criticism in a recent report saying there wasn't enough evidence that service dogs help those with ptsd. >>> in just a short will learn who won the teacher of the year in prince george's county. >> it's a big day. this year 13 teachers are nominated and will be recognized

we'll at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >>> 6:33. today some police officers in maryland will get a refresher course on when and how to use tasers. in since 2009, montgomery county police officers have been involved in 4 of 191 deadly taser incidents. in three, officers used their tasers for longer than the recommended 15 second safety limit. >>> baltimore teen shot by police for holding a fake gun. police commissioner kevin davis says when officers saw the gun and tried to approach the 13-year-old, he ran. we're told when he didn't stop running, the officers shot him. the teen is expected to survive. davis says officers had no way of knowing that gun was not real. >>> 6:33 now. a teacher in the hospital and two students taken away in handcuffs. that was the situation at the washington metropolitan high school in the district on wednesday. police arrested a male student whom they say assaulted a female a fight. this is the third incident at a d.c. school this week alone. the washington metropolitan high school is an alternative schoo

erika gonzalez has amazing video from the live desk. >> you are not this cellphone video captures another night of violent storms in the south. look at this funnel cloud. that was in mississippi. the storms hit multiple states. you're looking at the scene in alabama there where significant damage was done after reports of tornadoes. today they are dealing with downed trees, downed power lines. good news to report that no injuries railrowere reported. >>> today is your chance to score tickets to see the washington capitals in the playoffs. individual tickets go on sale at 11:00. be another week before we know the dates or times of the playoff games. you can bite tickecan buy the t caps website or verizon center. >>> a disabled man found in how he was pulled to safety. >>> and why a family claims an airline was racially profiling them. fwloo and time magazine called chris van hollen "a hero to environmentalists, education groups, and gun control advocates" for his accomplishments as a young legislator. now a respected leader in congress and key ally of president obama, protecting planned pa

i'm erika gonzalez. a man last night became the 33rd homicide victim so far this year. right now, darcy spencer is live on the scene in northeast where another man was shot in broad daylight. darcy? >> reporter: erika, d.c. police detectives have been going in and out of this apartment building for the last three and a half hours. we have been able to confirm that a man was shot and wounded. he's alive at this point. we don't have his age, but he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police on scene at the high point apartments on division avenue investigating the shooting of a man in broad daylight. the call went out at 2:30 in the afternoon. it was the second shooting incident near this intersection since saturday night. police have investigated several shootings and stabbings just this weekend. on kennedy street in northwest, a man was stabbed to death about 10:30 saturday night. he's been identified as 38-year-old dimas fuentes-lazo of northwest d.c. no arrest has been made. lazo's murder brings the total number of homicides this year to 33. ther

. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. foot street in northeast. >> knmolette green is at the li desk. >> we've learned the child is in the hospital right now after metropolitan police found him in that 5800 block of foot street in northeast shortly before midnight. you see the video from the scene. this young boy isxp working to find out the circumstances surrounding this. no motive or suspect information yet. we're also trying to nail down the child's exact age. and big heads up for folks fp area, there could be a traffic impact as the police investigation continues. we'll say on top of the latest developments throughout the morning. back to you. >>> right now prepare yourself for a very rainy day. chuck bell with your weather headlines. >> cloudy skies over washington and raindrops if it's not raining at your house now, it will be soon. already rain from luray done through rappahannock county all lifting in our direction. this slug of moisture promises to be a very soggy morning commute. so keep that in mind. you need t

i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. no motive, no suspect and one person dead.10:30 last night in prince george's county in the capitol heights area of

. >> let's check in with erika gonzalez on the breaking news at the live desk. >>> good morning, we areews that three women were shot in d.c. d.c. police somebody shot the women on green street near dahlen street. it's not clear if police are looking for. police say the women we'll have more developments as we get them here from the live desk. back to you. >>> let's check our forecast. >> it was crazy coming in. chuck, how's the temperature now? >> it's freezing cold for just about everybody who lives outside of the beltway. downtown sparing a little bit because of the urban heat. on the whole it's a freezing cold start today. it will be dry this afternoon. plenty of sunshine. rain drops are on the way for tomorrow. we'll be timing that out and looking into the weekend which is looking exceptionally cold also. right now, it's only 21 in manassas, but 36 in downtown and 21 in montgomery. we'll talk about a chance for rain on opening day. say it isn't so, melissa mollet. >> we do not want a washout tomorrow. innerloop gw parkway, we have the two right lanes getting you see a little slowdo

i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. one of the two men who

we know news4's erika gonzalez will keep us updated throughout the morning. >>> we are reiterating this rockville pike shut down there at cedar lane. only one northbound lane is going to be getting by this water main break. now, as far as alternates or georgetown road will work for you this morning, but it will be very busy. you can only turn right onto rockville pike either way from cedar lane. we have a crew on the way with more on this coming up. >>> melissa, thank you. we want to get to the forecast this morning as well. >> chuck bell has more on what to expect. any rain today, chuck? >> water, water, everywhere. water out of the ground and the sky first thing this morning. the weather headlines, good-bye sunshine. good-bye warm weather. hello rain chances. not a lot of rain expected but at least into parts of the weekend as well. nothing heavy this morning, just occasional light rain showers mainly from the washington area southbound. that's where the bulk of the rain is going to be today. but everyone should have their umbrella ready to go. temperatures quite mild. we're still mos

i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. one of the two men who state is still on the run. police got a good look at anthony garber at a bus station buying a ticket. he and mark adams, the man that has been captured, were not in a high security unit. we will continue to follow this, bring you any developments right here at the live desk. >>> it's 4:31 right now. we're staying on top of breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> let's check in with melissa mollett and your first 4 traffic to find out what's going on. sdl so we'll have this rob very likely along massachusetts avenue for much of the morning. this is a fatal pedestrian crash. so mass ave shut down near thomas circle. the actual closure is at 13th street on the access road in both directions. also under the tunnel is now shut down. top of the circle is open right scene. as far as other situations around town, inner loop after gw parkway, two right lanes getting by some construction there. also inner loop after braddock road, right lane getting by. 270 at montrose, looking good. very different from yesterday morning wh

. >> you're looking at live pictures now from the erika gonzalez is now live and checking out the changes and the repairs. >> she have join us in 15 miutes. melissa mollet has a look at traffic around the area right now. >>> good morning. we have the one-mile backup southbound on rockville pike headed to cedar lane. that's because right here it gets a little bit slow. you have two lanes or one lane going into two there right there at the light at cedar lane. outer loop at 7, ash blocking the left lane there. and 66 inbound to the beltway we have a brand new accident being reported as well. the beltway overall if you kind of look around that mess, you can see overall we are looking pretty good. but all the green, the big green blob there is the radar over top the roads showing you you have slick spots around town. 295 south at benning road we have a crash in one in the right lane nic green blob kind of causing some slowdownsross west virginia than you for the remainder of the day. so be umbrella ready. four things ton weather, watch for falling temperatures. we were in the 80s yesterday. w

i'm erika gonzalez with the latest. >> and i have the latest on a wreck after violent protests at a donaldide early this morning. there may not be too much in the way of sunshine to look forward to over your weekend. i'll give you the details when you may need to be dodging the drops coming up. >>> news 4 midday starts now. >>> developing right now, police in prince george's county trying

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we just got new videos into the newsroom.ow you the four-alarm fire blazing out of control in wilkinsburg, pennsylvania. this has been apparently been blazing since 4:00 this morning. this areas to be an apartment building of sorts, we're told everybody was in fact evacuated. at this hour, we're hearing of one person that's been injured. again, a four-alarm fire, massive fire in wilkinsburg, pennsylvania. back to you. >> incredible flames there. >>> it is 6:32. more pushback from neighbors on a $600 million plan to move homeless families from d.c. general to shelters around the district. d.c. mayor muriel bowser wants to close the shelter and open new sites in each of the district's residents in ward three raised their concerns at a protest last night. >> this plan is fundamentally flawed. was concocted behind closed doors. is outrageously expensive. >> opponents have argued that some of the sites violate zoning laws and are in unsafe areas. we'll have a list of the upcoming meetings on the nbc washington app. use the search

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk with a hearing taking place right now at airports keeping you safe before you go through security. >>> the win in wisconsin for ted cruz and bern >>> a brand new search for the little girl who has been missing for two years. they are in the national arboretum looking for missing melissa rudd. >> reporter: rapid to relisha rudd has hurt so many people on so many levels, and they just want her found one way or another. new information has led them here to the national arboretum. we saw the search team immobi s immobilesiimmobile immobilizing and getting ready this morning. they are going to search a small body of water. the arboretum is an extensive area. relisha has been missing now for two years, since march of 2014. the chief would not talk specifics about this new information. we did ask, but they clearly feel it is credible enough to follow >> it is not uncommon for people to provide information that they've had for long periods of time that they don't provide initially that they may provide at some later time. it's also not uncommon for us t

i am erika gonzalez live. back to you. >>> after the break, if you are a tepco customer, you could soon be getting a refund. >>> and a scary video. a roof collapsed at a school and its all caught on' the nra and its campaign cash are what stands between us and gun reform. "every time i think about those kids... it gets me mad" chris van hollen met with nra lobbyists to craft a loophole but democrat donna edwards said "no" to the nra loophole and stood up to the gun lobby. and she would ban assault weapons. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> big honor today at the whi

. >>> good morning, i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk.looks like aircraft debris has been found. more signs of mh-370. they found debris near mauritius. in early march another piece of debris was found in mozambique. in 2014, there were more than 230 people on board that flight. back to you. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm chris gordon in heed for aaron gilchrist. let's go to meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, today is like yesterday -- it's not too bad, until the sun goes down, and then the cold sets in? >> absolutely right. here in the predawn hours, most everyone is well below freezing early this morning. plan on needing that winter coat. number one in the 4 thinks you need to know, baby, it's cold outside this morning. south wind come back. that will make today 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. plenty of sunshine. chances for rain coming back for opening day of the nationals tomorrow. and a shot at potentially record cold weather sunday morning. on the way out the door, temperatures are in the 20s. it will be near 50 near lunchti

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we just got new video into our newsroom.is search efforts that are under way in washington state to capture a man accused of torturing a woman to death. this man, anthony garber, remains at large this morning. police got a good look at him at a bus stop in seattle buying a that is where police say he stopped at his parents' home. the couple were able to report him to police, but by that time, he had already taken off. the other man that you see on the left was in fact captured. but again, the surgery effort for garb he haveer remains this. >>> it is 6:13 right now. and fairfax county police have released surveillance video that might help track down a sex assault zus peg assault that is on the run. you look here, police say the man grabbed a woman behind a strip mall on commerce street and threw her into a dumpster. they say he sexually assaulted and robbed her. there is also footage of that person driving off in a red car with a stripe on the driver's side door. the attack has a lot of neighbors worried. >> i do have concer

i'm erika gonzalez with the story from the live desk. >>> and say cheese. when you could soon pay your pills bills by taking a selfie. >>> why not wear something red to assume the caps? game one of the second round of the stanley cup playoff s.an >>> husband and father-in-law of a fitness instructor who was killed are the subject of a search warrant for a shirt with blood stains on it. the two men were voluntarily questioned by police yesterday. they were not arrested. police say just four days after missy's death, her fat dropped off a shirt to be dry cleaned that appeared to have a blood stain on it. the men say the blood is from a family dog who was killed in the fight with another family dog. >> i wanted to make sure that we get over here and put this fire out pretty quick. >> flames going on, so let's put it out. >> the two men also thanked the dry cleaning employee he for their diligence. >>> a successful rocket launch from russia. the soyuz booster blasted offer in the russian far east. president vladimir putin flew to the area to witness the launch

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. one man dead, shot multiple times. and right now, there is no suspect and there is no motive in this case. we're just getting word about this this morning. this happened apparently about 10:30 last night in the capitol heights area specifically along kenilworth avenue. police called to the scene. a male victim transported to the hospital and did that survive the gunshot wounds. we'll try to find out more information on the story and bring it to you here from the >> and i'm eun yang. we want to check our weather, as well. chuck bell with a closer look at your forecast. what about this rain, chuck. >> just light rain here early this morning. most of us are only going to have a few hundredths of an inch today at the most. but all drizzle all the time this morning with the fog and the nastiness out there. drizzled to death today. no sun on saturday and sunday has washout potentials. we'll talk more about that in about 20 minutes. for now, though, get you out the door on a friday morning, the best thing about the forecast i

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. new numbers this morning, nine people dead, several hundred injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in southern japan. this happened last night, homes shaking so violently that almost two dozen completely collapsed. and in the rubble of one of the homes, a sleeping baby inc for six hours. there has been more than 120 aftershocks. now the big cleanup under way. back to you. >>> today marks three years since the boston marathon bombing. there will be a moment of silence just before 3:00 this afternoon and bells will ring throughout the city. city leaders will lay a wreath to honor the three killed and 260 others who were hurt. boston's mayor has permanently designated april 15th as one boston day. >>> 6:05 is your time. it's he heart to believe that it's been thine years since the shooting at virginia tech that killed so many people. tomorrow morning the bell at the capital square in the bell tower there will ring 32 times, once for each of the victims. flags will be flown at half-staf

. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. >>> but let's begin with amelia segal and severe weather that's moving through our area. amelia? >> very heavy rain in parts of howard, anne arundel counties, moving toward the baltimore metro area, and this is where we find the thunderstorm warning, issued by the national weather service for prince george's and calvert counties until 11:30. anne arundel county and baltimore, you're under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:45. notice the bright colors on the radar. this is torrential rain and gusts potentially up to 60 miles an hour that could cause some damaging winds. but notice as we look into d.c., arlington, alexandria, most of fairfax, dry there. julie carey even tweeting out a picture of sunshine breaking out in manassas. but we're not done with the rain just yet. this other batch of rain will be moving back into the area this afternoon. i'll have more on timing and impacts of that >> thanks, amelia. >>> now to breaking news. news4's megan mcgrath is live at a church in southeast. megan, what's going on there? >> reporter: well, right around 9:30 in t

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk with a hearing taking place right now at airports keeping you

i'm erika gonzalez with the latest. >> and i have the latest on a wreck after violent protests at a donald trump rally. how the tensions grew when demonstrators filled into the streets. >>> and i'm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we have a full deck of clouds outside early this morning. there may not be too much in the way of sunshine to look forward to over your weekend. i'll give you the details when you may need to be dodging the drops coming up. >>> news 4 midday starts now. >>> developing right now, police in prince george's county trying in a late-night shooting that killed a man. officers say somebody shot the victim multiple times around 10:30 right off the b.w. parkway in capital heights. police responded to that scene because of the sound of the gunshots. the victim was rushed to the hospital and died overnight. >>> metro's red line is single tracking this morning to catch up with critical safety repairs. expect this to impact your commute between van ness medical center. happening in off peak hours through the weekend. mollet green is live from friendship heights with what you

i'm erika gonzalez.ck in with melissa who has breaking news on the roads. >> 270 southbound because of a crash that just happened. we are very slow on 270 this morning. part of this playing into it, the rain. look at that green, that is rain falling across our major metro roadways this morning. delays only running between huntington l'enfant and mt. vernosquare.n >>> good morning, everybody. lots of rain across the i-81 and 95 corridors and will taper off by mid-morning to occasional showers in the afternoon. temperatures in the low to mid 50s, a lot milder than yesterday. most of the rain here done before lunchtime. i can't guarantee there won't be a few more showers. if you're game bound, br >>> it's 8:00 on "today." fighting back. >> i'm not going to let someone tell me i'm obese. >> refuses the bmi test. >>> plus the end of an era. >> it would be impossible for me to not get emotional at the finale. >> as "american idol" comes to a close ryan seacrest opens up about what he will miss most. and the do

. >> i'm erika gonzalez. get out the big uh-h so let's bring in chuck bell with the four things you need to know about the forecast. >> absolutely. be ready to get rained on today across area pap certain. grab the umbrella. heaviest of the rain likely between now and lunchtime. tapering back to occasional showers by game time this afternoon. and another chance for record low temperatures coming up on sunday morning. there is the rain now, this is all scooping up in our direction here. so umbrellas required as you're heading out the door here early this morning. if it's not raining at your house yet, it will be soon. the up side is at least it's not freezing cold. temperatures in the 50s thousand. we'll be in the 60s by later on this afternoon. they should be able to squeak the game in, but if you're going down, have a poncho ready to go. if they postpone it until tomorrow, tomorrow will at least be a drier day for baseball. it is getting to be traffic time, so time to bring in melissa mollett. no rain yet, so

at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >>> breaking news on the roads in northwest washington. we still have this closure, megan mcgrath is on the scene. sounds like it could be wrapping up soon, but for right now, massachusetts avenue closed near thomas circle because of tfatal pedestrian crash. 95 north moving along quite nicely. prince george's county looking quite good and nice and green. no issues there. and 270 at falls road looking good northbound and southbound. chuck bell, tell us it will be nice and warm today. >> it will be nice and warm today. >> thank you. how about i look pretty that is not the issue. but i may have lied about how nice it will be. a lot of clouds this morning. one or two sprinkles montgomery county gaithersburg to leesburg and parts of clark and warren county. maybe a random snowflake or two in the shenandoah valley. a lot of clouds around this morning. temperatures only in the low tourts n40s now. plenty of sunshine coming up, but highs only in the mid-50s. still may be flirting with a record low on sunday morning. exactly how cold, coming up in

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. happening right now, a mar northeast. the labor unions will endorse former d.c. mayor vincent gray for ward 7 d.c. council. gray jumped into the race last month. yvette alexander is the current ward 7 representative and is running for re-election. we've got a crew headed to that scene and we will have much more on the story first at 4:00. aaron? >> erika, thank you. >>> the wizards are looking for a new head coach. the team made it official this morning, they fired coach randy wittman after 4 1/2 years on the job. he took the team to the playoffs last year and the year before that. this past season, the team was 41-41. >>> right now, a big scare in japan, a powerful earthquake there. the quake measured a 6.4 and shook the country about 8:30 this morning. we're getting our first look at some of the damage while authorities check nuclear facilities to make sure everything is intact. when a major earthquake hit japan five years ago, it caused a giant tsunami and a nuclear disaster. 20,000 people died. casualties in today's q