i bet eun was cold. eun doesn't like the cold. it will be chilly as we go through the morning this morning, the afternoon today. if you thought it was chilly, you might want it through the afternoon. we're talking about a as we go into the weekend we are watching rain. right now in the district, 49 degrees. 36 winchester. 46 in quantico. active weather this morning. by lunchtime, dry roads for your commute. let's check in with melissa mollet. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. southbound third street tunnel right at new york avenue, we have all lanes blocked because of police activity southbound. 50 westbound on the left side of the beltway trucks are quicking. >>> southbound clifton road at moore wood, more lanes blocked because of the beltway. inner loop works on blocks. aaron? >>> it is the most tweeted about show so far this year, and this morning 13 reasons why is back in the spotlight. what we're learning about the controversial netflix series. >>> a school security guard back behind bars. what he's accused of doing with

eun? >> thank you, melissa. 5:02. let's check in with angie goff to tell us about a deadly crash. >> one pn treated. they are expected to be okay as we take a look at video from the scene to see how bad this crash was, how much damage that car took. this was at duke street. we are still working and getting more information about the victim and also the cause of that deadly accident. eun? >> thank you, angie. we have new video to show you that could help arlington county police track down the suspect in a violent sexual assault. take a close look and see if you recognize this face. police say on sunday the man posed as a maintenance worker, forced his way into a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her. in this new video you can see the man react to the sound of something he hears. some believe police say the man heard patrol cars racing to the atrium condominiums after receiving multiple calls from 911. they missed him by seconds. call police if you have any information. >>> today open

. >> i'm eun yang. we want to get to your tuesday morning traffic. >> melissa will have a look at the commute. let's start with chuck and sheena with a look at our forecast. >> i think you'll like it more for sure. >> still going to be breezy. yesterday was windy. today the temperatures will be more comfortable. we're not going to see all the stormy looking clouds around. 71 now in the district. nice and dry for you. 71 loren, 64 in leesburg. you don't need the jacket this morning. as far as radar is concerned, we are nice and dry. the rain has moved off shore. as we go through the afternoon, we'll be a little bit cooler. let's check that forecast and the nats play today. >> good morning. >> huge 23-5 win. time to get out on the diamond and play ball. it will be near perfect weather for baseball. first pitch is at 7:05. if you're headed down to nats ballpark, it will be a little bit breezy until the sun goes down. sunset at 8:00. right after 8:00. we love that. mid 60s by the time it's over. four things

aaron, eun? >> justin, we know that there are some apps that parents can use to block some of the places kids go online. do police say these actually work? >> police say the answer is actually yes or no. there are so many ways to work around the apps. also, there is no substitute for an active parent watching over their children. >> you have to be really vigilant. joint, thank you. >>> this morning we're keeping you up to date on the search for the man arlington county police say is responsible for a violent sexual assault. take a look. police want him off the streets before he strikes again. new video in the elevator has been released. police believe this is the suspect ase away. take a close look to see if you recognize him. he forced his way into a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her. >>> 6:07. a live look at capitol hill and the white house where people are still reacting to former acting attorney general sally yates's testimony. the big development that she told the white house that

eun? thank you, angie. >>> important week to watch for developments about your health care coverage. a look ahead at president trump's focus in his next 100 days in office. >>> zika virus warning. virginia residents being put on alert. how you can take action right now. >>> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. possibility of strong to severe creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> breaking news right now in first 4 traffic outer loop near leesburg pike. talking about almost a 2 mile as folks head south on 270 and the outer loop past river road, we'll see this connect if they don't get it out of the roadway here. it's on the shoulder. it's a little bit longer. blue line delays to largo center. >>> we'll be watching early this morning not the storms, later today, but w

tracie, take us through the numbers. >> reporter: sure, eun. the country's p 29% thinking it's a good idea. they approve. 38% didn't like the fact that comey was fired or how it was done but then almost 1/3 saying they don't know enough to make a decision. so quite a split there. in terms of the russia investigation, who should be in charge of that, very few like the idea that the house and senate intelligence committee are investigating. only 15% say congress should be in charge with 78% calling for either an independent commission or a special prosecutor. >> tracie, eight candidates were interviewed over the weekend to replace james comey. what do we know about the list? >> reporter: pretty varied. andrew mccabe, a couple of fbi insiders and a former criminal justices and a former intelligence chair that used to be an fbi agent. they're suggesting that the president lena way from people with political ties. the person will be in charge of the already political russia investigation. this is important to note, the fbi agents association is endo

eun? >> angie, thank you. >>> five minutes after the hour now. the white house is embroiled in another controversy this morning. >> this time it's over what president trump reportedly told the russians in a meeting last week. the washington post reports the president revealed highly classified intelligence information to sergei lavrov and the russian ambassador. it talked about a russian threat related to the use of laptop use on planes. h.r. mcmaster is strongly denying the report. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation. >> mcmaster says the president never revealed sources, methods, or classified military operations. about the report. news 4's tracie potts will have more on this developing story later in the newscast. >>> meanwhile, it's been one week since president trump fired james comey as the fbi director. the president said the proces

i'm aaron gilcrist. >> i'm eun yang. we are more than halfway through the week and nearing the end of the sugar free week. can you taste the cupcakes at the end of this? >> chime in on our social media. tell us how you're doing if you took the challenge with us. we appreciate the advice -- >> advice? >> good advice. we'll have much more on the four things you need to know if you are thinking about going sugar free. >> sneaking that cookie, aaron, did really well. >> it was one cookie. get off me. >> yeah, i heard aaron pretty much lost the sugar challenge. >> yeah. one thin mint. >> maybe we should just go to traffic now. >> she saw you eat the cookie, too. >> we have to do weather first and then aaron will get another cookie later which doug has outside on his desk. i can see them now. we'll talk about heavy rain for tomorrow morning. currently it's kind of chilly outside. 53 in the district, 47 in frederick. 45 in clinton. tomorrow rain coming at this time tomorrow. look at all of the rain around the gulf coast and tha

eun? >> thank you. back to the live desk with more breaking news.st let's check in with chuck bell with the forecast. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning. very mild start. in the upper 60s and low 70s. skies clear over washington. more clouds coming our way. another hot day today. up into the upper 80s and 90. thunderstorms likely again this afternoon. if you're packing up the car and getting ready to go over to the bridge and down, thunderstorms and looking way cooler. only in the 60s. we'll barely be in the 70 morning, the marine corps, a lot of clouds around. risk of a sprinkle. up to about 70 degrees by noontime. >> chuck, thank you. >> eun, major news, the rape investigation against julian assange is over. assange is the founder of wikileaks. he's been living in london to avoid extradition. these are live images we have showing you of the embassy there. again, uncertain as to how this will impact things. gonzalez. 5:34. other top stories, three university of maryland students barely made it out of their burning house. on baltimore avenu

i had to be very careful today, eun. i see you and aaron did the same thing. >> yes. >> not wearing -- >> we're getting a lot much guesses on social media. >> i'm seeing a lot of boy guesses. >> i have a lot of boy guesses too. >> we shall see. exciting. >>> countdown is on for you la mother's day shoppers. it's sunday. today is friday. you do the math. new survey found that men and women who have children are a lot less likely to buy gifts for their own mothers pause they don't have time. deal news found that 56% of people without children while only 44% of parents are planning on giving mom a gift. consumers had similar thinking when it came to father's day as well. >>> metro is gearing up for the 15th safe track surge. the ridesers who are going to feel the inpact starting next week. >> remember to join us later today for the ellen degeneres show. ellen welcomes chris pratt. he plays one of the funniest rounds of speak out. he is so >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> news 4 is working for you in the community. th

i'm aaron gilgilcrist. >> i'm eun yang.pper 4 is up and over trouble spots. >>> we'll check in with melissa mollet. sheena parveen is holding down the fort. not going to feel like may outside, sheena. >> not really. it's pretty chilly in some areas. in the 30s this morning. that's mostly pretty far off to the west in parts of the shenandoah valley and over to higher elevations. four things you need to know. i think you will want the jacket this morning. it is chilly to start your morning. all this week we hav

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

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

eun? >> >>> 4:45 this morning.president trump sets out on his first foreign trip, he is possibly lining up the new fbi director before he even takes off. >> news 4's edward lawrence has more on the surprising top choice. good morning. >> it could be joe lieberman. he was interviewed yesterday for that job. that's a very surprising choice for many on capitol hill. democrats are saying a politician should not be in charge of the fbi. republicans saying he's a good choice. he's a former democrat who's now an independent. >> how are white house members reacting? >> reporter: the white house is denying a report in "the new york times" that michael flynn told the transition team on january 4th that he was under investigation by the fbi. they're saying that also mike pence -- that makes mike pence's statements true, that he did not know. he was not aware that there was any investigation and heir now quietly the aides are saying they're concerned about the pattern they're seeing of keeping him in the dark on certain issues

eun, back to you. >>> students have made a threat. the police want to assure parents that the threat was not legitimate. the threat was made on social media. investigators found the student responsible and premoved the gun from the home. the sheriff's office said the weapons belong to a relative. >>> despite being in the middle of finals students at american university will hold a rally to condemn this week's hate crime. this was the scene yesterday. hundreds of students marching, demanding the university do more when responding to a racial threat. on monday, bananas tied to black nooses were found hanging in three places. aka were written on it. today's rally will begin at p.m. on campus. and coming up news4's justin finch will have more. >>> new clues on that monument graffiti case from february. the u.s. park police have released photos of the person they say is related to the case. >> news4's erika gonzalez is live at the lincoln memorial with more on how you can help. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, eun, good morning. it appear

eun? >> angie goff.nk you. >>> a big announcement could come from the supreme court today regarding president trump's travel ban. the court may decide whether they plan to hear arguments over the controversial ban on visitors from six majority muslim countries. the case to lead to a standoff between the newest justice, neil gorsuch, and the man who put him on the court, president trump. they said the ban was unconstitutional. >>> it took days of troubleshooting but british airways is back to normal. they're running a full regular schedule at heathrow airport in london. travelers had to deal with all kinds of delays and frustrations from a devastating system wide outage this past weekend. a computer outage caused the lost bags to all passengers. >>> a group of people jumped into action to help a dallas police officer. it was all caught on video. they're trying to push the patrol car back on to its tires. an officer was trapped inside. a pickup truck hit the patrol car sending it airborne. it fell 50 feet

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilcrist.fill you in on. >> sheena parveen f these chilly temperatures. we'll check in wion the forecas >> we're 10 degrees below where we normally are. 47 degrees currently. feels like 43. plenty of sunshine as we go through the day. nice and dry. you might want the long sleeves. 43 dulles, we see the coldest temperatures way off to the west. 42 in lorton. mainly patchy frost. freeze warning this morning. mid 60s and sunny this afternoon. the busy monday morning commute with melissa. >> chopper 4 headed to show us some of those slowdowns on 295 southbound as you're approaching the capitol. now here is what we file right lane getting by. at this point this morning it had cleared out of the way. we are seeing pretty good delays. jones bridge right turn lane is still blocked for a disabled vehicle. army navy drive between southeast and fern now has to be opened. water main break. look at your travel times. problems on 295. >> thank you, melissa. >>> capitals have to win the next two games or they

. >> i'm eun yang. a cold front is moving through. >> let's head outside to sheena parveen as temperatures there have already dropped a bit, sheena. >> it is comfortably cool. no rain on the radar. 69 degrees in the district but, yes, we do have the clouds around. they'll be clearing out later. we'll see a lot more in the way of sunshine. we 35. as we go towards lunchtime, only the upper 60s. looking at a cooler afternoon in the 70s. yes, with the dry air, it means that pollen is going right back up. today, tomorrow. let's take a look at the highs. >> beautiful day outside. as you were mentioning, a lot of clouds around early this morning. we'll be back to sunshine. mid 70s in the dc metro area. there are rain chances coming back in. the rain chances may temperatures low to mid 60s. keep the rain drops out of sunday. sunday looks very, very cloudy for sure. >> okay. keep an eye on that. chopper 4 over the american legion bridge inner loop and outer loop bridge. pretty warm. have this crash there on the

eun. >> angie goff at the live desk.hank you. >>> the man responsible for kill three alexandria residents and paralyzing a neighborhood for a decade will stay in jail. charles severance lost his appeal yesterday. the lawyers argued there were flaws in both his trial and sentencing. the virginia court of appeals disagreed saying there was enough evidence to convict severance. severances were found guilty of killing nancy dunning, rob kirby and ruth lodato over a ten-year span. >>> police say the shooting of an 18-year-old carrying a bb gun was justified. we first told you about the shooting friday morning. the 18-year-old felipe molina was shot after officers say h a chase in a manassas park. the bb gun was later found at the scene. the prince george's county said officers feared for their lives. >>> we have an update on a heartbreaking story out of orange county. a babysitter and her fiance are now facing charges after the death of a 4-year-old. cole clark accidentally shot and killed himself in their home last week. the

i'm eun yang. any time it rains you know what that means, it could be a problem with your commute. >> let's begin with meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen and this forecast which includes quite a bit of rain it looks like. >> didn't get much sun over the weekend. >> you'll want the umbrella around for several days. the sunshine comes back as we head into your holiday weekend. a lot of people would be happy with that. it doesn't look like the case there but right now we have rain in the district and some of the heaviest. over at 66 near warrington, headed towards manassas. approaching bethesda. 270, seeing pretty steady rain this morning. as you're leaving the house, wet roads. 60 degrees by 7:00 a.m. fa by 5:00 p.m. expect the roads to stay wet. a couple of showers this afternoon and more rain in the forecast this week. we'll take a look at that coming up. let's check the commute with melissa mollet coming up. >> good morning. a couple of things to talk about. outer loop tracks there on the

that's what we're hearing, eun and aaron.y want to set up what's described as a war room to directly deal with some of these questions and allegations coming out about the russia investigation. jared kushner, son-in-law and advisor to the president was supposed to be one of the key people setting that up and may still be. some of the white house, our sources are saying, are advising him to lay low. he's not only been targeted by the fbi not o interested in talking to but reports say he might have tried to set up the communications. likes like they might be bringing back cory leeuwen do you ski. sean spicer might have more of a behind the scenes role and bringing in other officials like the budget director from time to time to explain it. >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> well, it's not every day you see two lawmakers get into a scum on the house floor. that is exactly what happened. he called i.c.e. agents. there is no audio, only t this came as hundreds of people filled the state capitol to protest the anti-sanctuary law. they

we'll keep you posted, eun. >>> right now, a 24-hour vigil is under way for fallen police officers. taking turns standing watch at the memorial in a way to honor the officers. a vigil will lead up to today's fallen service memo memorial service at edison park drive in gaithersburg. >>> metro is facing a new lawsuit from four former track workers. our news partners at wtop first reported this lawsuit. many times they reported never scheduled. >>> looks like the days of being an intern and getting people coffee and running errands for free are gone. glass door.com say some summer interns will earn more than double the average american worker. we're talking about interns here. most of these are big name businesses. listen to this, facebook will pay this summer's interns $8,000 a month. microsoft interns are the second highest amount, $7,100. and third place exxonmobil interns will receive just over $6,500 a month. i've never heard such of a thing. that's a whole heck of a lot of money. >>> two days ago, folks were walking around in tank tops and shorts. >> honestly, today is not so bad

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

jay, good mornings. >> reporter: hey there, eun and aaron. this building was pushed off its foundation, pulled apart by raging flood waters. we know that more than a dozen were killed in storms through the weekend. that's from the deep south all the way through the midwest. tornadoes and, again, those damaging thunderstorms that left so much water in so many areas. in the missouri area where they've seen historic flooding we've gotoa locked down, even some highways blocked by either debris or still high water and there's a very real concern for so many across the strike zone that the worst of it may not be over. there's a chance of more rain, more severe weather over the next couple of days. so many try to clean up all the mess that is left behind after these storms, they've got to keep an eye on the clouds to see what may be coming next. we'll continue to monitor things for now that's the latest. aaron, eun, back to you. >> turn to our forecast now. >> sheena parveen is standing by. rain and storms, sheena? >> yes, we are. most of your day w

eun? >> angie, thank you. >>> d.c. police say they removed an arsenal of weapons off the housing authorities say saturday an officer tried to question someone near the potomac garden apartments southeast. that person ran into the opt apartments. two police cruisers racing to the area collided near 12th and i street. the officers were not seriously hurt. they arrested three people and seized several guns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition. >>> five minutes after the hour and a man hunt is underway after two women were shot and killed on i-95. this happened early sunday morning near richmond. one of the victims was sharane holland from manassas. she and another woman were in a car with five other people. someone pulled up and started shooting. troopers believe someone targeted these women. they say the suspect's vehicle was a newer model white four door sedan. >>> messages of hope and love to pl that's what the students will see as they enter the building today. the community came together for a walk walk event after

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

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

i'm aaron gilcrist. >> i'm eun yang.want to get to your tuesday morning traffic. >> melissa will have a look at the commute. let's start with chuck and sheena with a look at our forecast. >> i think you'll like it more

justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, right now, you may notice the kingdom square strip mall.it's going to be changed. the church sanctuary took over the business and now it's happening, it will have it all, restau retail. hotel rooms, a grocery store, medical offices and it's part of a new concept called hampton park which will soon rise here along the beltway. the sanctuary moved here ten years ago and has since brought a dozen businesses to the mall here. >> our church made an investment in 2004. when we came here, was run down by drugs and all kinds of prostitution and alcoholism. crime, all of the things that we have encountered. >> reporter: and they say they've really seen this area change every 0 the yeover the y. prince george's leaders are happy, they're hoping the new project brings lots of new jobs and investments to capitol heights. back to you. >>> the strip mall that justin just showed us is not the only change in prince george's county. tracy watkins sho area that has transformed. >> reporter: town center laurel in laurel is a successful shopping center. it rep

. >> and i'm eun yang. it's a heat we've been warning you about all week. and it's here. it's hot. and we have the storm team 4 forecast. and we have chuck and sheena, and melissa mollet. good morning. >> yes, i'm outside, i don't need a jacket this morning. the sun is coming up this morning. the skies are clear. that means a lot of sunshine to heat us up quickly as we go through the day today. you're going to need the ac on in your car later in the afternoon. it is comfortable, 62 degrees in 63 in quantico, if you're about to step outside. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 in manassas. beautiful sunrise here. look what happens as we go through the day today. by noon, we're all in the mid-80s. we're really going to heat up. we go into 4:00 a.m., high temperature, 93 degrees. we expect record, or near-record highs four thinks you need to know before you head out the door, let's head inside. >> yes indeed, it's about the sweat factor for today. sun's already up. came up a couple minutes ago what is going to be a very sunshine-filled kind of a day. man, oh, man, is it going to be warm. as sheena

i'm aaron gilcrist. >> i'm eun yang.irst it's the other thing everyone is talking about this morning. the weather. >> take a look at your tv screen. the current temperatures around the area. a lot of people waking up in the 30ed and 40s. the calendar says something different. >>> let's start with sheena parveen. >> good morning. we're going to head out to lauren. she's outside. in a minute she'll show you the frost advisories and freeze warnings. it is all

>> reporter: eun, >> reporter: -- horror pouring in. theresa may, the prime minister has some information. arianna grande said she's broken and so, so sorry. one of dozens of artists like taylor swift and bruno mars and harry styles weighing in. politicians responding. paul ryan says he's praying for the victims and their families. president trump just addressed the attack during his foreign visit with his stop in bethlehem. >> our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed. we cannot stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people, and in today's attack it was mostly innocent children. >> reporter: in just a few minutes we will go back to the west bank. we'll have more on president trump's meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abad. meanwhile, relatives are still trying to find missing concert goers. they're hoping to be united. back to you. >> angie, thank you. >>> we're going to show you more live pictures from manchester throughout the morning. this is a story we'll continue to follow throughout

. >> reporter: eun, following it closely. the president is scheduled to touch down less than an hour. now the stop following a big weekend in saudi arabia where he just delivered a major speech on unity. now once in israel the president is expected to attempt to revive the israeli/palestinian peace process, visit two holy sites in jerusalem and the west bank. we know that he will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as well as palestinian president mahmoud >> while the president is over seas his administration is still under a cloud from the firing of james comey as fbi director. house oversight committee chairman jason chaff fiitz is expected to speak with him today. comey is expected to testify in public before the senate intelligence committee sometime after memorial day. >> today the man accused of stealing an ambulance and leading police on this chase is expected in court. william peccelle stole that ambulance from the prince george's hospital. person is charged with auto theft and malicious destruction of

eun, aaron? >> thank you, angie.t looks like congress may have avoided a potential government shutdown. >> lawmakers agreed on a $1 trillion spending plan. news 4's tracie potts is live. >> reporter: we don't go to a government shutdown. that's the news people wanted to hear. they had a temporary plan on friday. now it looks lik hold until the end of the budget year, the end of september. it provides more money for medical research. that was a big one for democrats. it holds on to health care for coal miners making that a permanent fix. it gives president trump half of what he wanted on defense spending and border security, and there is no money in the deal for border walls. >> tracie, what can we expect on the republican effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act? >> vice president pence says it's going to happen. they won't come to the table if it's all about replacing obama care. the sticking point this week, eun, could be whether or not pre-existing conditions are built into this bill. the president ins

>> eun, good morning. reporter from the guardian said he was roughed up by the republican candidate was roughed up. now greg gianforte was up. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time they came in here he did the same thing. get the hell out of here. get the hell out of here. the last guy did the same thing. are you with the guardian? >> yes, you just broke my glasses. >> the last guy did the same damn thing. >> you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> get the hell out of here. >> i'm going to call the police. >> a fox news reporter that was there confirmed jacobs story. a spokesman claims he forced the interview and he tried to push away the phone and they ended up on the ground. the sheriff's office cited him for assault as we mentioned to you overnight. the election is >> thank you, erika. president trump continues his foreign trip in brussels this morning. he's expected to meet with french president macron at the top of the hour. nater he will be heading into that josh investigators be

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.eave your jacket at home, another scorch cher. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen have the forecast for us. then we'll check in with melissa mollet with a look at the commute. chuck, start us o a beautiful morning out here on the storm team 4 weather deck. sun is up. skies are mostly cloudy. temperatures have remained very mild overnight. we are still in the 70s. 75 right now in washington, 72 in chevy chase and it's going to stay a very mild morning around here. still only 70 now in beverly beach by the bay. forecast for today, sunshine and clouds mixed together. hot and humid. there might be an isolated shower or thunder shower. rain chances are only 30% or less. highs today around 92 degrees. not much of a thunderstorm threat today. our thunderstorm threat goes up a little bit more tomorrow. a high risk of severe weather across parts of oklahoma and kansas. there could be some flights delayed because of that severe weather threat. more about our storm chances tomorrow coming up in a m

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

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

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

. >> and i'm eun yang. it's always a busy wednesday morning. we're here to fill you in on everything you need as you head out the door and that is with melissa mollet. >> and the change in weather, too. chuck bell and sheena parveen with more. >> nice day outside. skies are clear. wow, it's pretty. there's a live picture of the national mall, the reflecting pool. the view from the steps of the lincoln memorial. looking eastbound for what will soon be the rising sun. what a beautiful day to be outside getting your jog on. whatever you're going to do. four things you need to know, sunny and breezy today. clouds on the increase tomorrow. friday, we're tracking a chance for heavy rain friday morning in particular. saturday looks cool and showery. today may be the last of the really great days to get outside and enjoy a little fitness h this morning. perhaps you're going to nats ballpark. 7:05, nats and diamondbacks, a perfect day for baseball. the next thing you want to do is take your best bud dy out for a walk. >> yes, take your best friend, that

aaron gilcrist. >> i'm eun yang. take a look at the forecast. it's friday. storm team 4 weather alert day. >> you can see on the picture behind us all of the well low and red. that's bad stuff. >> is that a technical term, aaron? >> that is my scientific assessment. >> we have you covered this morning. >> we have professionals who know what that means. i was going to say, i'm so glad aaron is doing that. i don't have anymore we need the rain. we'll take the rain, boy, it is going to be slow going. >> it is. low visibility with the heavy rain. take your time out there. we don't want to see any accidents out there this morning, that's for sure. >> storm team 4 radar showing shower ri weather moving into d.c. heaviest of the rain is in washington. up towards blu-ray, rappahanock county. that's the place we're most concerned about flooding perspective. look at the big push of moisture from 9:00 to 12:00. the heavy, stead ri rain will be gone this afternoon but any isolated thunderstorms developing could have a heavy rain threat. this morning it's here from now u

eun, back to you. >> angie, thank you. >>> this is a story we will continue to follow for you throughout the morning. stay with us he on air and get background right now in the nbc washington app. >>> approaching 4:32 now. we turn to the murder of a local college robert collins iii was supposed to sooef his degree from bowie university. instead, he'll be remembered with a moment of silence. a tribute was held last night for collins on the bowie state campus. he died early saturday morning after what witnesses are calling an unprovoked attack. collins was out celebrating after he learned he had been commissioned to serve as a sikd lieutenant in the army. >> i can talk a lot about direction because he was a good person, a great leader, but the one thing i'm going to highlight most is his character. >> bowie state community will be on maryland's college park campus today for graduation. skmensment is being held at the xfinity center as originally planned. >>> we're told collins was following in the footsteps of his father by enlisting in the army. richard collins jr. he was still trying to

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

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eun would come deliver the baby. >> okay, next. >> that's right. that's right. i'm here for you, working for you, melissa. >> look at these babies. a virginia couple who's been trying to have children for 17 years now have six! the mother gave birth to the babies earlier couldn't be better than that. the babies came early and they're tiny as you can see. not one of them even weighing three pounds. that's what happens sometimes when you have multiples. everyone is doing well at children's hospital of rich month at vcu. look at that. performing miracles over there. they're so cute. >> they are. >>> tonight on nbc 4 it will be a night of comedy and music that will have a much bigger impact than just a few laughs. >> it's the third annual red nose day on nbc. this year's events are not just skon find to the telethon. celebrities are taking on the america ninja course. after that julia roberts will go into the wild with bear grylls. >> my money is on natalie mora you know how sick she is? it is the lawn. how to make your lawn the envy of all of your neighbors. >> mak

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

sheena. >> i know, i really want to talk about nine, eun. and we will by the end of the week, but the rain is here this morning. more showers in the forecast and your weekend, coming up. >>> president trump lawyers up. the attorney he just hired as the russia collusion investigation continues and what it means. >>> and the new local program for kids that is so of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening

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

>> reporter: eun, good morning. we're right here off of forest hill road near suitland parkway which is now shut . scene of the tedly two car wreck that has left two people dehree and one person in the hospital. this happened about 3:30 or so just off the corner of inbound suitland parkway. a jeep suv and some other kind of vehicle. the other vehicle did catch fire. the response and investigation is now underway. so you will find closures. the response is live on forestville. the u.s. park police is now leading this investigation. at this time we do know there were two cars involved in this collision here on in bound suitland parkway near forestville road. three people are now dead and one is in the hospital. we are here on scene remaining and we'll bring you updates as they come in. for now, b i melissa. >> thank you, jointd. justin will be out there for you so you see what's going on. in bound suit land parkway is what's going to be closed, very likely, as you said through the morning rush this morning. as far as