back in to you. >> justin finch. justin, thank you. >>> 6:05 right now. a straw poll is giving maryland democrats a look at who could be in the best position to take on governor larry hogan. congressman john delaney won the straw poll. the district covers part of that area. former naacp head benjamin jealous came in third. ra shan baker got 12 votes. >>> the search is still active for an inmate that escaped in howard suspended their ground search for inmate david watson. the u.s. marshall service believes that watson could be in delaware now. there is a $5,000 reward leading to his capture. >>> maryland state police say speed caused a deadly motorcycle accident in prince george's county. a 32-year-old man was killed when he lost control of his bike, skidded and collided with a guardrail. happened yesterday evening at largo road and central avenue in largo. police say a man was riding with a group of motorcyclists when this happened. maryland state police say they've seen a spike in weather crashes since the weather got better. >>> a tacoma police officer

news 4's justin finch is heading towards the beltway. justin, how is it looking? good morning. on the beltway right now we just got hit with a blast of rain. the effects can be seen right now on the roads here. a lot more slick than we saw earlier out here. a lot of back splash as well. you see at one point from cent a point just beyond it, that rain just began to come down out here. we saw lots of cars hitting their brakes, cars that have been speeding out here which is dangerous to do in weather like this, to go well beyond the speed limit plus the wet pavement. you are asking for trouble. asking all drivers to slow down, even though the rain does not seem heavy, we have very, very wet conditions, conditions you want to be careful on as the rain and rush hour are set to meet for the next two hours. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> 5:33 now. erika gonzalez is following a train collision. >> reporter: it's a train incident at the amtrak rail yard on 9th street in northeast. these are a few pictures they tweeted out overnight. this apparently involving two

. >> news 4's justin finch is live at the british embassy. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. as you mentioned, this happened at the end of what's supposed to be a very fun night. singer ariana grande had just wrapped her last song on stage, then an explosion rocked the manchester arena. cell phone cameras were rolling on the aftermath here. greater manchester police telling us they got more than 240 calls at manchester, england, time last night. sheer panic. a reported sold out crowd at a 21,000 capacity site with thousands running for their lives. we now know at least 22 people have died. some we have learned are children, another 59 injured. confusion and chaos caught on camera. they say they weren't sure what was happening at first. >> no, it didn't sound loud enough to be what it is suspected to be. we made it out, everybody was going every directions. we thought, we're not going to run where everybody else is so we hit under a bridge. >> reporter: and there is now evidence this morning supporting the fact that this was perhaps carried ou

i'm justin finch. news 4. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> right now the suspect who hit a police officer is lying in a hospital bed seriously hurt. this all started during rush hour last night with a traffic stop on the glebe road of 95. arlington county police stopped a wanted suspect driving a pickup truck. the driver took off hitting a police officer in the process. that's when officers shooting at the suspect shattering the front window. the suspect was hit. two officers were also hurt but are expected to be okay. >>> and these are live pictures of crews working to patch up a sinkhole on macarthur boulevard in northwest d.c. that's actually a 30 inch water main broke. massive pipe was installed back in 1860. broke around noon yesterday. news 4's megan mcgrath will have the latest on this coming up. >>> it is 6:04. the firing of james comey as fbi director will be the big talk on capitol hill. the entire senate will have a briefing behind closed doors. this comes one day after rosenstein announced

i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. >> no means no. no means no. >> reporter: more than a year afterun university students marched protesting the alleged rape of two female students, there is now a lawsuit holding the school at fault. some of the allegations are hard to read. >> last hour we shared the allegations made by two of the women. now megan mcgrath has the accusations against a campus police officer. megan? >> reporter: good morning. there are five current and former howard university students who are part of this lawsuit. they are identified only as jane doe 1 through 5. now in 2014 jane doe three she had experienced sexual and physical abuse at the hands of a campus police officer. she told university officials that she wanted counseling because she was depressed and suicidal following the rape. weeks passnd jane doe 3 said she received no help from the university. now the lawsuit says she requested a record of her report from the counseling sector. people will judge her for her file. the lawyer representing the five women s

we'll talk with justin finch in a minute. 210 has reopened.er loop and outer loop of the beltway rolling along.

news4's justin finch will be live with the breakdown. the wizards, the nationals, they're playing, too. we' we're calling it winsday. >> look over there. they're having fun. >> there's the hash tag, showing your nat-itude and the d.c. pride. it gets started at 7:00 tonight. >> our producer yelling about the capitals. how nice would it be to win at home, eliminate the penguins. move on -- come on. >> we're off to another cool start today, as you might know. it l cool stuff is going to be sitting around a little longer. >> aaron, the cool stuff is going to be sticking around this morning. i think you will want a jacket when you step outside. we're not as cold. still chilly. as we go through the afternoon, nice and dry, you'll need the sunglasses. lauryn is back. >>> new details about the brutal murders about two boston doctors. why their accused killer wasn't even supposed to be in the country at the time. >>> and we're working for you with another gridlock ga game-chang game-changer. even what seasoned beachgoers don't know about when it

back in to you. >> justin finch live for you. here's a look at our other stories making headlines around the country. the facebook livid yes of orlando castile dying captured the nation's attention. today there is a pre-trial hearing for the officer. his attorneys are expected to ask a judge to allow the jury to see castille's car in person. they want the officer to reenact what happened when he pulled castille over that day. >>> today we should learn about new allegations into that deadly oakland warehouse fire from last year. three dozen people were killed during a dance party in the so-called ghost ship. family members are expected to speak out at a news conference this afternoon. >>> a south carolina father still grieving from the death of his 16-year-old son has a warning for all parents this morning. it's about the dangers of caffeine. his son, david alan price month and later died in the emergency room. the richland county coroner is calling his death a caffeine induced cardiac event. he drank three drinks in the two hours

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 appears we have movement in this case. police are showing a person of interest in the case. they want to know who you know who it is. u.s. park police want to talk to him. it was presidents' day weekend. time has passed, now we're starting to see something in the case. it was presidents' day weekend that not just the lincoln memorial but a number of other monuments here on the national mall were vandalized with permanent markers and very crc afterwards it took time nor a specific solution to get all of that off of the monuments. now, the u.s. park have released these two eimages. i know they're not so close, they could be better. but they're asking you to look at the images. we've got them on social media to circulate those as well. hopefully, u

outside justin finch driving the roads. the wipers are going, going, going, that's going to be the case for all of the commute. might see a peek of sunshine but a big area of low pressure keeps us very unsettled around here for today. tomorrow looks a little nicer. here's the thunderstorms around parts of south central virginia. those will be coming in here later on this morning. between now and 7:00 is when the heaviest and steadiest are. rain tapering off. maybe a little bit of sunshine at lunchtime into early afternoon before, yes, more rain chances come back later on today. for more about the temperatures you should expect, let's go over to lauren. it is a little on the chilly side. we have the wind coming out the east at 10 to 20 miles an hour. temperatures in the 50s. 50s in the east, 57 in gaithersburg. a little on the cool side. yesterday only down in the 60s. i do believe we will make it into the mid 70s. maybe peaks of sunshine and just around the midday hours. but we do have scattered showers and storms as we get

. >> news 4's justin finch is live with details on the changes for those who can park the at the reed top june good morning. now you have to have permission and you also have to pay so now these are going exclusive. they're not only those for disabled parking permits. the eight is $2.35. they take coins and kreds or you can pay via the park mobile app. there are 350 meters in the downtown business district which spans the capital, white house, george washington university and dupont circle. like you said, if you could get the rules, the cost of one hour of parking. we're live, i'm back in to you. >> justin, a quick question for you if i may. any chance the city is putting up new signage? >> reporter: aaron, that's a great question. so far we've only heard of the warning. right now we know the meter is not yet even on. this one is. we asked how the first day is. we'll have to stiechbtd because it could mean more signage and rules and awareness. >> justin finch, live for us. thank you. >> tonight is another must-win game for the capitals. in fact, at this point they're all must-win game

i'm justin finch, news4, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> now take a look at what chopper 4 was over this morning. this water main break opened a sinkhole in maryland. it nearly swallowed that car there. no one was inside of the car. it was just parked there. no one is hurt. main street is still closed between rogers and cline avenues. >>> all eyes are on the white house as after explosive story first broken by "the new york times" and confirmed by nbc news. sources say then fbi director james comey kept a paper trail and claims president trump asked him to drop the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. news4's tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: people close to former fbi director james comey say before he was trump asked him to end the investigation of russian ties to former national security adviser michael flynn. >> he said that general flynn was a good man and that the fbi needed to move beyond the investigation of him. >> reporter: the white house denied that. former acting attorney general sally yates warned them about flynn. >> there ar

as you've been saying, justin finch will be live out there this morning.his could last through wednesday. taking a look at prince george's county into town, out of town, no the beltway. nice and clear. southbound, same situation if you're headed out of town. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. it is that time of year. graduation season. grads may want to take a good look at the apps they use every day. >>> you might throw them on the grill for the graduation party, but be warned the massive hot dog recall that will have you checking your fridge >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> 4:56 now. health officials are warning about a case of measles that could have exposed people in d.c. and prince george's county. the patient contracted the virus outside the country and contracted symptoms here in the u.s. the patient was treated at national children's center. the doctors posted the information on friday. search measles in our app. >>> in news for your health, hold the fruit juice. the american academy of pediatrics says babies under the age of one should not have

. >> news 4's justin finch has that. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. the department of homeland security says it's working with british and international counterparts keeping tabs on the concert blast investigation. also saying we could see changes here in the u.s. as a result of all of this. now looking at video from the manchester arena, just sheer panic after that blast was heard. homeland security and the fbi warning of events like this back in september saying that isis was inspiring home grown terror atck events. we're talking about concerts and other sporting events. that alert came after the pulse nightclub shootings left 49 people dead in orlando last june. in the wake of the manchester arianna grande concert tragedy, homeland security has put out this statement reading in part that we have no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the united states. however, the public may experience increased security. no credible threat to concerts or music venues in the u.s. however, we could see immediate impacts to s

news 4's justin finch is live there. how soon will the work wrap up?rter: aaron, good morning. we are getting closer. d.c. water crews are working to traffic by earlier this week. since last week d.c. water crews have been working to make repairs since this line ruptured last wednesday removing a 30 inch water main here which we are told dates back to 1860. that is pre-civil war. the replacement line was brought in from alabama. now looking live, perhaps you can see the tractors are out here. the area is repaved. the concrete is on top. a few more steps are needed before it reopens out here. one would be, of course, having the asphalt laid down. we are getting close. macarthur not yet ready for traffic this morning. live in northwest, i'm justin finch, back to you. >>> alexandria is moving forward. they appointed an adv a new name. a public hearing and online survey is expected to happen over the summer. the city council will make a final decision. >>> vice president mike pence didn't get the warmest welcome when he started the commencement address at

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news 4's justin finch is live this morning in northwest with a look at what's being done now. justin, good morning. >> goose mabs there is talk of a neighbor md heating and to safety walk. something has got to change. i want to take you to the video from the shooting scene. news 4 camera rolling as several men were being seen taken into handcuffs. this was minutes after the shooting in the cue street northwest area. more than 20 shell casings on the scene. d.c. police got several 911 calls in the area of hanover place. they did find at least one weapon, no injuries reported at this time. this comes days after atd people were shot at a nearby apartment complex. this happened at about 1:00 a.m. on q street northwest. allmendinger nonjones was killed in that shooting. bradley tomorrow mace s thomas e shootings have been a wake-up call. >> people are often unconcerned as long as it's happening in the next block. when it happens in their block, they want immediate action. >> reporter: and the commissioner says this is why allmendinger nonjones leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter. m

that's where news4's justin finch is this morning. in looks like a lot of clean upto do. >> reporter: there is a lot of cleanup to do indeed. we're off of route 7 ridge mobile home park where neighbors are waking up to find damage. perhaps few will find damage closer to their homes than this home here. this is a large tree falling. large branches falling on just their front steps here. remarkably no injuries to report we're hearing from frederick county officials but to show you the enormity of the tree here. take a look at the base where it snapped. this is more than six feet high and that is where it broke. it also extends well nond thbeys home that it hit and fairly missed the home in the back. neighbors described heavy hail conditions that through through here close to 6:00 last night. the damage appears to be localized in this area of route 7. neighbors are waking up to see lots of large branches in front of their homes. some damage to their cars as well. now, later on today, you will hear perhaps just what kind of storm blew thro

. >> on monday someone hung bananas from nooses representing the alpha kappa alpha justin finch is live with how congress is getting involved today. justin? >> reporter: aaron, congress members who like au university, they will stand side by side to condemn the hate crime. duncan who is the president says helping au improve its diverse life is why she ran for president. her shocking first day. taylor finding nooses and bananas with aka on them. she's an aka member. she's joining congressional aka members to condemn this act of hate which is now under fbi investigation and to students considering leaving au because of all of this, she has this message. >> as a student who in freshman year wanted to transfer, i can see this on a personaan decisions that i ever made. at the end of the day going through the diversity i have faced has molded me into the leader i am and who i am becoming. >> reporter: looking now at surveillance images of the person involved in the hate crime incident, you can see more on the video and our investigation on the nbc washington app. >> justin finch live for us a

justin finch is on the scene and melissa mollet will have your alternate room ahead. keep in mind we'll have sun glare. temperatures are comfortably cool in the mid 50ed. coming up chuck and i are back as we sho you howw >>> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. breaking news out of prince george's county. new details coming in about a deadly crash that could impact your morning commute. >>> news 4's justin finch is live near suitland parkway with details. justin? >> reporter: eun, good morning. off the corner of forestville road. prince george's county has confirmed this fiery crash has left three dead and one hurt. this is in bound suiteland off of forerestville road. is burned so badly it's hard to make it out. this is a two-car collision we are told. at about 3:30 this morning this all happened. one of those vehicles bursting into flames. prince forge's county firefighters arriving on scene to remove the victims and also put out the fire. as you can see, u.s. park police taking the lead in th

news4's justin finch is live there with a look at who's behind this big plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. it is just a strip mall now but soon this spot on central avenue in the beltway will be catching your eye when it transforms into a tall suite mixed use development, that developers are hoping will bring a lot of energy and opportunity to capitol heights. the new development called hampton park will open in about three years. hampton park will offer retail space, hotel space, restaurants, medical offices as well. the ground breaking was held yesterday. and business owners in prince george's county leaders are looking forward to the park project and what it can do to this community. >> i think it will bring more business. i'm happily for the community. >> we're going to have health, human services, all of our health-related industries are going to be right here. >> reporter: a lot of benefits coming this way. the original owners here the sanctuary of kingdom square bought this property about ten years ago with the very hope of it t

. >> justin finch is live with how police busted them and what parents should know. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. fairfax county police want families to understand that sexual predators are very real. that they can be anyone anywhere and that is especially true online. now those eight men were netted in a three-day sting led by loudoun county sheriff's office. detectives posing as children saying they were solicited quite quickly. they set up the in person meetings. these children meet strangers they found online. in this case these eight men met police. they say to set guidelines, train your kids to avoid suspicious activity. limit your kids' screen time and have continuous conversations reminding your children not to share their personal information, their full names, their phone numbers or even their addresses. >> that's one of the main reasons why we're putting this out and we want parents, everybody to realize that, you know, don't look away from this. don't deny it and please be vigilant about watching your children's online activity be

news 4's justin finch is live at the british embassy. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning.he concert blast is being watched especially closely after warnings that civilian venue and events could emerge as potential terror targets. back in september the department of homeland security and fbi issued alerts saying isis was inspiring lone wolf attacks. that fits the profile. this manchester arian concert. the u.s. warning came after the pulse nightclub shooting left 49 dead in orlando back in june of 2016. this morning we know homeland security is keeping tabs on manchester sending out a statement reading in part, we have no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the united states. the public may experience increased security at events. we know back this morning, they're treating that as a potential terror attack until they have information proving otherwise. back in to you. >> justin finch at the british embassy. thank you. we want to check in with angie goff at the live desk with how the world is reacting to this news. >> in shock. arian

former first lady michelle obama focused on regulations to make school lunches justin finch is explaining why the trump administration wants to roll back some of these. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. it comes down to costs. today agriculture secretary sunny purdue is here. we talked about school lunches nationwide. that is it set for 12:30 or so. an early report says they want schools to have more free rein in how they follow federal school lunch guidelines. for years some republicans have had concerns about school lunch program costs and regulation. for example, nbc reports they got more than a million in school funding. they expect a roll back. you may recall that michelle obama called for stricter nutritional guidelines and also for more hlt including fruit and vegetables for students. it was an effort on her part, she said, to stave off childhood obesity. we have reports the national school lunch program serves more than 100,000 schools including child care tcenters. >> justin finch. thank. 5:06. d.c. police are looking for 16-year-old sade williams. this is a picture on your scree

that is where we find news 4's justin finch to break down the other dangerous spots here in the city. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. you know, this might be one of the best times in the district's busiest streets. we are here at 14th and u street northwest. which will get a lot busier. it finds itself on this new list of top 25 dangerous local intersections. coming out on top, number one here. minnesota avenue and benning road in northeast. number two, southern avenue near owens road in southeast. third, 12th street and pennsylvania avenue northwest. that's not far from freedom plaza. coming in fourth, 14th and u streets northwest where we are now. now these findings are law firm here which analyzes the intersections finding 5300 pedestrian crashes from 2000 nine and 2015. the highest concentration of those collisions taking place in downtown d.c. at the root we're hearing distraction and smart phones. the law firm says they have a way to prove that. you can see a full list of the intersections on our nbc washington app. later this hour we are heading off to another interse

. >> we'll look at the interstates with melissa and justin finch out in it for us. coverage with chuck bell and lauren rickets. >> i'm glad we're not out in it yet. coming later. >> when i walked in they said we're going outside. it's raining outside. >> we can't forecast rain without standing out in rain apparently. a big push of moisture coming our way. you may see sunshine before more rain comes in later. we're stuck with the clouds and rain and steadier rain showers ready to move in. grab the umbrella. you'll need it today. 50s with rain drops coming down now. four things to know. rain likely today. breezy, mostly dry for tomorrow. more rain chances are creeping back in for saturday night and sunday for your holiday weekend. rolling thunderstorm and now it is traffic time and good thursday morning to you. >> good morning. taking a look at a couple of problems here. couple of things on our radar. 95 north at dale city sounds like this is just clear here. we had the right lane blocked because of police activity. just heard that in my other. as well this morning, i

justin finch is live. justin? >> aaron, good morning. we do now know this was a fatal crash. three dead and one hurt. we have been watching the u.s. park police survey the two wrecked vehicles right off the corner from where we are off forestville road. the jeep is badly damaged. looking at the aftermath here, this was a fiery, hot impact crash. they say it happened close to 3:30 this morning. we have two vehicles involved, a jeep suv now with heavy front end damage and another vehicle that is burned downow frame. they were called to put out the fire and try to save those victims and overhead you can see we still have a very heavy police presence here. these are investigators surv surveying the scene and as a result are closing down lanes of traffic in bound suitland parkway. we now they the investigators can better see the ground and what possibly led up to the investigation and now this crash as well. this is sure to have some kind of impact on your morning commute. >>> justin, thank you. >>> as you head to work today, you will probably hear more about the worldwide cyber a

justin finch has more on the changes for those who can park at the red hot meters. >> the goal is to give enabled drivers access to parking here. if you find yourself at a red top meter without permissions, you are at risk for a $250 fine. you can pay with coins or credit car cards. the cost is $2 pnlt 30 an hour up to four hours max. that's twice the normal rate here. also part of gwu. the rules were lacked a first, but it goes into effect and we are told that at some point the red top will expand beyond this central business district. back to you. >> justin finch reporting this morning. >>> by this time tomorrow, we are going to know if the capitals are going to a winner take all game seven or if they are going home. both our playoff teams are still alive. the caps are on the brink. it they lose to the penguins they will be eliminated. >> a different story tr for the wizards. they just tied up their playoff series. they play the wednesday. that game is in bosse to be. home court has been big tr both teams and whoever wins two of the next three games moves on. >> it's crazy. it's am

let's get to news4's justin finch live this morning at the vietnam memorial with more on today's events justin. >> reporter: hey there, good morning. a true weekend of reflection here in the d.c. area and across the country today. here at the vietnam veterans memorial, we're seeing flowers and flags in place in tribute to the servicemen and women. and perhaps you can see that setup is under way for the addition of new names to the wall and to award. later this morning, some 70,000 volunteers will distribute roses at the now this happens after sunday when some 300-plus volunteers placed 160,000 roses on head stones over at arlington, an effort put on by memorial day flowers fund. working to place tens of thousands of roses at 17 cemeteries today nationwide. looking out, a powerful image for these three service members now surrounded by flowers and flags and messages from people across the country. this morning there will of course be tributes large and small here in this area and across the nation honoring those who have made tremendous sacrifice for us. >>> folks gears up for the nation

justin finch is live with how congress is getting involved and the food and government president. >> reporter: we heard from taylor dunston. she's going to join congress. she is the first woman voted as student body president. she had a shocking first day on the job. she is an aka member. she says america's response has been swift and very strong. she tells us that deep down she knew her transition into office could cause some challenges. >> i am the first african-american student government president. i never expected this. >> she will join the congressional aka members at 12:15 this afternoon. >> members of alpha kappa alpha sorority around the world are reacting to the events. the international president released a statement. they wanted to take a look at university. there are more than 290,000 members worldwide. >>> we want you to take another look at the person police believe is responsible monday for the hate crimes. this is also in the nbc washington app. the suspect wore all black and covered their face. there is a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> on

news 4's justin finch is live at dulles airport with passenger reaction. in beings good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. this morning passengers are telling us they're hoping this will lead to positive joins other airline officials to testify before a congressional oversight panel. they're telling us the airline is taking actions they find reassuring from offering up to 10 grand compensation to those who give up full flights to giving workers more tools to solve issues in the field. those are among ten changes united rolled out last week after this video of chicago police pulling dr. david dao from a full united flight after he refused to give up his seat went viral. dao and the airline have since settled. that video did give them pause. after that vidindividuavideo su think they did what they could have done. hopefully nothing like that will ever happen again. that was completely unacceptable. hopefully moving forward they can be consistent with the customer >> reporter: and many customers hoping that video was a one-time occurrence. united taking

. >> news 4's justin finch is live in fairfax county now with a look at how this happened and what parents need to know. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. police say this can all happen very quickly. detectives are posing and going online. they say within minutes they were met with requests for sex d images. from there they set up in person meetings. that's how these eight men were busted. in this case those men met the law, but oftentimes they are reaching children and police say there are ways to stop it. for one, they say to monitor where your children are going online from social media to chat rooms to spots like facebook. they're also saying to limit their screen time online. this is not just minutes either, we're talking about where your children are using their online devices. they say you may want to have them use them in the kitchen or den near you. also, to have conversations. they say that sexual predators online are a very real and serious threat and to take them seriously. take a listen. >> to have the children's access in an area in your home that you can view that th

live here in southeast, i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> we've also got brand new information about a police shooting in arlington. in the last half hour, we've learned the suspect died. >> his name was daniel bourque. he ran down an officer when they tried to pull him over yesterday. police say it happened on the gleeb road ramp off of 395. investigators say bourque drove away and ended up hitting an officer. that's when police shot him. the chaotic scene caught a lot of people by surprise. >> it was like a motorcycle backfiring right under the window, first of all. it made me jump. >> it's really sad, honestly, that people decide to do these things. >> the officer who was injured is recovering this morning. police say bourque was a wanted suspect but they have not said what he was wanted for. >>> right commuters have to find new routes after a water main break shut down part of macarthur boulevard in northwest. news 4 is making the graph, explains what the crews are now waiting on to patch that massiv

news4's justin finch explains. >> reporter: many passengers are hoping that this leads to more positive changes and they are talking about the new rules. united customers telling us that the airline is taking actions that they find reassuring from offering up to $10,000 compensation for those who give up their seats on full flights to give united workers more leeway in solving issues in the field. now, those are among some ten changes that united debuted last week after this video of chicago police pulling dr. david dao from a full united flight after he refused to give up his seat went viral. dao and the airline have since settled and customers say at first sight that video give them what they could have done or should have done initially. but we'll see. hopefully it can continue and nothing like that ever happens again because that was completely unacceptable. >> and the outrage spread across the country, across the world. many at this point are hoping that it was a one-time deal and united is saying that it is. we know today's hearing is only phase one. a sentence hearing is schedule

justin finch is live with more. >> reporter: the progress is continuing this morning, a far cry from what we saw several hours ago when the big branches off that tree all but covered the front steps of this mobile home here. the guy who lives here is happy to see things getting back to normal. the strength of several saws called upon to cut off what came down, a tall tree that crashed onto the roof, the big branches falling on the front steps of this winchester area mobile home. the owner says his friend is the only person who was there. she was shaken but unhurt. nearby, neighbors say they saw the skies change. >> i saw the wind blowing, it was scary. >> the next thing i knew, it was all white. >> reporter: carol clarke called up her sister who was across town. >> i'm scared now, so i ran to the phone and called barbara. >> i said just go to the bathroom and stay in the bathroom. normally that's the safest place, if you don't have a basement. >> reporter: carol and barbara are nearby neighbors who were glad to be spared heavy damage. they believe the system, with its heavy winds, ri

justin finch is live on mcarthur boulevard. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, so far as you can see behind me, no work going ob. that's for good reason. the recent round of rain we have had here and though it's slacked up now, so d.c. water is pushing their plans back hoping to have it finish asked reopened by friday. drivers are not the only ones awaiting the grand reopening of a stretch of mcarkansthur boule. the deli owners too. >> e we love the customers. >> reporter: though d.c. water is aiming to get it back open by next week, downpours will set them back one day. so far they have replaced that damaged water main and filled over the hole. now the soaking rain is leading crews unable to continue road work including laying down asphalt. >> it is odd. some place in d.c. that doesn't have a ton of cars at the moment. >> for now, traffic will keep trickling around the work zone on the 4500 block between reservoir and fox hole road. >> it's dangerous to try to get back into t sending gallons of water gushing on to the boulevard. since

i'm justin finch here live as the service gets under way. >>> and we've got showers out there right now. just a few showers moving across the area. light stuff. but we will have some more rain to deal with throughout the weekend. we have your full forecast coming up. we start this "news4 midday" with breaking news in rockville. several elementary school students getting sick from some kind of fumes at their school. >> montgomery county fire and rescue call to richie park elementary school on dunster road in rockville and it happened around 10:00 this morning. they had a report of an odor in the building that had made people sick. montgomery county fire sent additional ambulances to the school and this, of course, is chopper 4 over the scene. a fire spokesperson said several students at that school were impacted by the odor. they're being checked out now by the medics. the school has been evacuated while montgomery county fire and rescue, they check this thing out, and see what the cause of this odor. we'll stay on top of this story as it developing. our route and will have the very late

justin finch, news 4. >>> so the unofficial start to summer just weeks away. >> yes. memorial day arrives, many public schools will be opening. coming up, we'll fill you in on changes happening at schools in 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. as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. >>> we now know where the massive wannacry hack may have come up. it is being related to north korea. >> reporter: it could be months before investigators are able to make a definite link. but north korean cyber hackers are among the suspects. there are digital clues, is similarities in some of the computer code lines used in the latest attack with an ear used by a group called lazarus. it has been links to hacks on sony picks, and polish banks. >> they first came onto our rada