megan mcgrath is live along hanes point with the latest on the fast-moving storms that came through. megan? >> reporte yeah, that's right. we had some intense winds last night. look at some of the damage here. we're on ohio drive at hanes point. a big chunk of tree came crashing down. for a time it went in the roadway and pieces are still in the median. a while ago, someone from the national parks service came by with a flashlight. theck were cheg things out. they're coming up with their strategy for starting to clean up the damage today. take a look atvi some deo. we had a lot of tree damage all around the region. the national parks service saying that a lot of it occurred beten the lincoln memorial and the washington monument. here around the tidal basin in hanes point. really around the region a lot of trees down. big limbs down. in some cases blocking roads, in other cases blocking sidewalks. a lot of that has been moved out of the roadway so the major convenience pretty much gone at this point. but still a lot of cleanup to be done. we are expecting to hear theun sod of chainsaws

our megan mcgrath is livelong hanes point with the latest on the damage left across the area. hey, megan. >> reporter: hey, guys. yeah, you can see the mess that is here on ohio drive. all of these big limbshat came crashing down, they actually came from the tree across the street there. s you can the damage that was done by these really, really ntense winds last night. that's the case all aund the region. we saw damage in a variety of spots including in bethesda. take a look at this video. a big tree came down in front of a home. fohunately it didn't cras on to the house, but it did catch on fire. a scary situation for the teen whlo was home ane toe time. the good news sheer that a lot of the cleanup has been ings like what we're seeing, have at least been shoved out of the roadway and on to the side. so there's work to be done, but there has been progress. just keep in mind as you wake your way into work, you may encounter some limbs that are down, problems here and there as crews get out with the chain saws and start taking some of this stuff away.t back you. >> thank you so

back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in chinatown.hanks. >>> tensions between president trump and congress at democrats intensifies. >> the president says he will not work with democrats until the investigations into him and his his administration end. c >> thises in response to house speaker nancy pelosi accusing president trump of a cover-up. news4's craig boswell is on ll capitol hiith the very latest on thiswar of words. craig? >> reporter: good morning. everyone.n yeah, a real clash at the white house. remember yesterday about this time we were t talking abouthat previously scheduled meeting between the president and the nation's top two democrats about inthastructure? president stormed out of that meeting, went right into the rose garden, and vowed not to work with democrats and says the investigation mustend. the president angry over someli pubc comments by house speaker nancy pelosi after a private closed door meeting with democrats about impeachment.si the predent is insisting they move on after the mueller report. democrats

let's go live to megan mcgrath for the latest. megan? >> reporter: well, good morning, guk. if you loodown here at the ground where i'm standing, you can see all of the ruts in the ass here. this was a chaotic scene as it was unfolding yesterday. .nd police still have not made an arre take a look at this picture here. this is who police are looking for.is he victor johnson who sometimes goes by the alias of victor jackson. he's wanted for a parole violation. police say he has a history of drug and weapons charges. now the capitol area regional task force spotted johnson in d.c. yesterday. he fled and crossed over into maryland. police say he was driving erratically on route 50 when he hit another car from behind near the bw parkway. he continued to drive on the parkway and took the exit for prince george's county hospital center. that is when he crashed into this grassy area. he tmn bailed fro the car and ran inoo. two neighbor schools had to be -- two area schools had to be shut down for so time. police searched the area with k-9s but n didot have luck. johnson is still at

megan mcgrath, news4. >> you see on thent iernet sometimes put little shelves inside our cabinets tokeo'm afraid i'll mets something up and the whle -- i'll mess something up a the whole thing would collapse. you know how she said be honest -- i'm honest. >> nails and a bracket -- >> i don't trust myself. you can do it for me. >> wait forhat to happen. >>> maybe you know your property needs work but you're unsure where to begin. >> tomorrow, megan will show simple things youan do to make your property pop. >>> now 4:26. coming up, they're a local staple for a summer feast. how the blue crabs are shaping up. >>> this is cute anna, only two months old. wouldimake a perfect adon to your family. >> cute. >> for years to come. perfect weather for a nice, long walk today, t. >>> a new twist in a murder ry myste. a machine's body found at aus stop. now we're learning about the >>> right now an update to a deadly crash into the potomac river. new details about w theoman killed on her way home from a charity event. >>> plus -- >> it's been a long 46 years, seven months, and 20 days. cracked.d c

megan mcgrath, "news4today." >> uh. >> i found a tick on me a few years ago. i pulled over to help somebody on the side of the road, the i next morn got it, it was on my chest. i freaked and yanked it.la ter you learn that you're get sed to make sure you the legs, the -- >> the head out. >> the head. >> yeah. >> i thout -- it was a rough day. >> and y?u're ok >> i'm still here. >> okay. that's true. >> i made it. >> terrified of that. i just stay outf the wooded areas. >> see, that's my new line of thinking. >>> 4:26. new this morning, the future of the internet launched into outer space overnight. we'll tell yous what' inside this spacex rock t. >>> and as the memorial day weekend kicks off, the summer travel seon, we are working 4 you revealing the best days to book the flight for your next tri huck? >>> time for your dog-walking forecast. this is sparkl three months old. cute puppy breath still. nways so nice. temperatures stillr 70 here this morning. so a mild and somewhat warm start to the day. urning breezy and falli humidity during the afternoon. going

megan mcgrath live in fairfax, thank you. >>> 5:51. let's turn to stormeam 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a hot day on tap. >> it is. cots warmer weather ming. we ivia question -- have ever had a freeze in the month ay may here in washington? >> i'm going to s no that. >> have we ever been 100 or higher? >>'m going to say yes to that. >> you're 50/50. the hottest may day on ecord, 99 degrees. just sort of 10t hat was may 31st, 1991. and our coldest morning of the month of may on record predates international airport even, 33o ay 11th, 1906. almost 11 inches in the early 1950s. we have a chance of rain. got to get through the fog this morning first. dense fog advisory until 9:00 in the morning from the washington metro area northbound to the shenandoah valley and the pennlvania border. temperaturewise, it's cool and comfortable outside this morning. perfect morning to get outside for a long bike ride or long walk or run. but just know this -- showers and storms will be bubbling up this afternoon. it's going to get toasty warm. 87 degrees i

this g,mornin news4's megan mcgrath is workingit you wh the tips you'll need before taking onny home project. >> reporter: it's that time of year when many homeowners start thinking about making improvements around the house. maybe a new kitchen, a fire pit, or perhaps a deck. it looks rbul easy on tv. easy can quickly turn into impossible. >> you know, it all starts out with all goodntensions. >> reporter: david bradley is a builder. over the years, he's fixed more than one diy failure. >> a lot of times people get in over their head. >> reporter: how do you know if you're up to the task? ksearch and plan regul. -- planning are key.ee do you npermits? when in doubt, contact the county and find out. look at the steps involved in completing the job, and be honest, doou have the skills and knowledge to actually do it. bradley says one of the most common mistakes is to overreach. instead of trying to install an entirely new kitchen by yourself, keep the old configuration of cabinets. just paint them and swap out t dw hatakre a loreok at athe befe picture. >> these were dark brown cabine

nbc4 megan mcgrath has more on that. >> reporter: charging tolls to drive in certain parts of d.c. are charging fees to cross over using one othe bridges. well the d.c. council has proposed a study to look at just that, according to our news parter wtop. now d.c. has the w secondrst traffic congestion in the country according to a survey by interix and drivers lose 155 hours a yearti sit in traffic and costing drivers over $2,000 a year in gas and lost time. tolls have been controversial in the past and have come up before but some on the council point to the horrible congestion we're seeing now and say all options need to be explored.w nerk city recently approved a similar con just shun pricing bill. the studyn our area would take about a year to complete and would weigh the pros and cons of charging the results will be released in july of 2020. in the district, megan mcgrath, nbc4. >>> he plotted to bomb the new york subway and now he could be a free man. coming up, why prosecutors are in favo the new deal. >>> plus, last-minute drama at the kentucky derby. first the race favorit

megan mcgrath has details on what's happening. s,gan?> reporter: guyf you look over my shoulder here, you can see the closure here. river road closed in both directions hereecause they're doing some emergency pavement repairs. the closure is between long acres reserve courtnd essworthy road. joining me is richard -- give me your last name again -- >> dick bailey. >> reporter: dick bailey. you walked out to catch a bus. you walked by -- apparently there's a hole down the line. tell me what it looks like. >> it's about five-feet wide, ten-feet long, and i would say ten-feet deep. yeah. n,d it just appeared yesterday. i mea it -- no sign of anything in the road. and so it is a bit of an in but at the same time, a little bit of excitement. of course, there is friday. yes. thank god.: >> reportereverything's better on friday. thank you for joining us this morning. we'll let you catch your bus. o it's going to be a bit of an inconvenience forople who travel through this section of river road. about 3,500 come through her eachd every day. appar

megan mcgrath live for us this morning in montgomery county. thank you. >>> 14 before the hour now.e trade war between the u.s. and china is heating . >> $200 billion in additional tariffs were set to take effect just after midnight. news4's tracie potts joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning. even though thoseed tariffs k in right in the middle of negotiations, a state-run chinese newspaper confirms this morning that china will be back t the table to to work this out. it didn't happen overnight. the 25% tariffs on $200 billion worth of u.s. goods caked in. that's everything from clothes and groceries to furniture and other things that you buy for your home and for your family. now, thepp rile effect could be if it costs china more to get those into the u.s.,it will cost u.s. companiese mor to buy them. and that made in china label you see on so many things in the u.s. could end up costing consumers more. that's sort of theottom line ayre. president trump schina's not playing fair, and tt's why he imposed the tariffs. china says they'll retaliate,

fromhe reflecting pool, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> why is this guy smiling? >> he's got reason to be happy. few places better to be than at the beach. doug kammerer is joining us from ocean city. >> i've got to give it to you. you're kicking off your back yard weather in style today. how does it feel out there? >> it feels fantastic. we've got pretty good winds, upwards of 20, 30 mile an hour winds, but really nice. we left around 11:00.nd i was kif surprised at the traffic because last year we didn't have a whole lot of traffic at that time. getting across the bay bridge definitely a backup. i'm sure that's going to build s we move on today. out here rightnow, plenty of sunshine. i found some friends. we've got leaesburg right here, gagters be gaithersburg over here. i know you're s arated and you don't cross the river, but say hi and meet some friends. we're going to be down here all afternoon. it is our first installmentf backyard weather. and you know what it is for me all afternoon. it's food. i'll see yo back heren a couple minutes. >> what's on the men

from georgetown university, megan mcgrath, nbc4. >>> 11:08 is your time.he from tails to the roads, your summer commute could get worse. >> just as metro prepares for ale major summer shutdown, bus drivers in alexandare threatening to go on strike. take a look. every station southea of ran national airport on the blue and yellow lines will be closed starting next saturday so that metro can repair platforms. the shutdown is expected to last until september. to make matters worse, alexandria's dash bus operators union authorized a strike. one operator who wanted to remain anonymous said bus operators are unhappy with pay and benefits and said a strike during the metro shutdown may be the righ time toake a point. >> i'm broke. i don't mind striking. it's not going to get me. i'm at the bottom, you know. >> negotiations between dash and the operators union are ongoing. bexandria leaders are making plans for morees if there is a strike. and closures that could slow you down this weekend. >> i melissa mollet, the blue line is closed so other stations can ome be serviced by otherli s along the

megan mcgrath live for this morning. thank you. >>> it's 5:08. this morning the venezuelan embassy in the district is icpty. the secret se and state department special agents were moved and arrested four protesters yesterday. the group was there supporting venezuelan president maduro. the u.s. recognizes the opposion leader, juan guaido. guaido's government wanted the activists out.ey when th refused, they became trespassers. the venezuelan ambassador asked the u.s. to help remove them. >>> no war. publicly and privately president trump says he does not want tensions to escalate with. iran administration officials have said recently there have been credible threats prompting the u.s. to increase its presence in the middle east. president trump says he's open to discussions with the country to de-escalate the situation there. congress has been in the dwhark it comes to discussions -- dark when it comes to discussions about iran. membe ts are expectedo be briefed next week. >>> 5:09. this morning, democrats are pouncing on president trump's new imm

megan mcgrath is l e in bethesda with more on this idea. megan?ea >> reporter: y guys, if you are going out to eat or shopping in downtown bethesda, you may have to dig a little dealer intt your pocket pay for street parking. later today the montgomery county council is expected to take a final vote on a proposal that would increase the hourly a parking te to $3.25. that's less than the $4 proposed by the county executive, but it is still an increase of $1 an hour. the extra revenue would go toward maintaining parking facilities, landscaping, and beautification projects. now earlier this week, council members decided to delay energies rates in silver spring. they also decided to hold off increasing the hours of parking enforcement in wheaton. but again, here in downtown bethesda, we could be seeing some change in terms of higherf ees for that street parking. all depends on the outcome of today's vote. back to you guys. >> all rigme. n mcgrath live in bethesda. thank you. >>> it's 5:09. a licopter pilot is lucky to be aliveafter his chopper crashed

news4's megan mcgrath is live in northwest washington now with neat drivers should know about these new megan, good morning. morning,er: well, go guys. yeah, these lanes really stick out. they are painted bright red, the white lettering says "bus only." starting on monday, norm am drivers of regulartraffic, if you use the lane, you could get a $200 fine. the idea is to keep the regular traffic out of the far right lane so that the buses can move faster. cut down on the congestion. the lanes are on h and i streets .near the white house and this is a pilot t'ogram. i going to run through september. vdot says 70 buses an hour comet throughs area during rush hour, but many of them are only going about the miles an hour of because of alhe congestion. that's what they're trying to do here is get the crs out of here so the buses can pick up their speed. buses can use -- this bus will only during rush hour, rather, wi people can park during the off-peak houses. you can make a right-hand turn at the end of the block. the pilot program,they're going to see how it goes. and ittal kicks in starting

news4 megan mcgrath is live in gainesville with more on today's ground-breaking. a lot of excitement about this, megan. >> reporter: a lot of excitement. if you look behind me here, you coulsee the shuttles that are still there and the ceremonial ground-breaking having wrapped up a a little while and it was ceremonial. because if you look off in the distance here, look at all of those construction vehicles.yo u could see that work on the new high school is well underway. construction is already underway. but dignitariesathered this morning for the ceremonial ground-breaking. prince william newest high school is slated to open in 202b on universiulevard in gainesville. no name yet. for now it is being called the 13th high school. and it will emphasize global citizenship and students can expectlenty of technology. >> there will be other areas such as pull-out spaces for small gatherings, technology where kids could pull out in a larger space and work on technology and work on projects and technology. there will be electronics throughout the school such as the small t

iws4's megan mcgrath live at georgetown now with the reaction from parents and students to all this. n, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, guys. yeah, another twist in this january going story. -- ongoing story. two students here at georgetown university were expelled after they were linked to the admissions scandal. now one of those students is suing. adam sempervio completed his junior year here at georgetown. earlier this month his father pleaded guilty to paying $400,000 to former tennis coach gordon ernst to get special admission for his son. now adam idsempervino s he did ot know about the payoff and wants to remain here at the university and wants to keep his credits. now we got reaction from several parents and students who agree with theecuniversity's dion to expel the students. ta i do feel that there should be some accounility for, you know, people that got in that didn't earn it the right way. >> knowing what we know about the payments and them getting in uner false pretenses, i feel as though georgetown is acting appropriately. >> reporter: now georgetown says

megan mcgrath w more on the proposal before the d.c. council. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. that's right. charging tolls to drive in certain areas of the district or perhaps charging a fee to cross a bridge in d.c. the d.c. council proposed a study to look into that. according to our news partnerwt p radio, the goal would be to cut down suggestion in certain areas by charging the fees. new york city recently approved congestion pricing that is very similar to this. the study would take a year ande would weigh t pros and cons. the results would be released by july of 2020. tolls in d.c., hough, have been very controversial in the past. some city leaders are pointing to the horrible traffic that we have now sing that something needs to be done, but all options needs to be looked at. a recent traffic study found d.c. to have the second-worst traffic congestion i the country. second only to boston with people in our area using -- losing about 155 hours a year sitting in traffic. that's o week, guys, a lot of time wasted there. if yo

all of the back-ups have te dissipad, back to you. >> megan mcgrath live near the gw parkway. >>> andaying on the roads, happening today in the district, rock creek parkway will shut down through the wed. >> and that will mean big changes coming for your morning commute. maybe even monday. justin finch is on the road near the kennedy center with more on the closureoming to northwest d.c. >> reporter: this is not going to be a quick closure. we're talking about several days to give time and space for crews to install some critical construction right at the kennedy center. let's take you to map and show you how all this breaks down. we're talking about the rock crek potomac parkway shutting down at virginia avenue northwest at the i-66 potomac river interchange near the volleyball court, not farro fm the lincoln memorial. traffic for you traveling wiat area ll move to virginia ramps. now for pedestrians and cyclists you will be affected and we're talking about a closure that will go to the roosevelt bridge. activity for you is going to move instead to virginia avenue northwest.reet so f

news4 megan mcgrath is live at the district 1 station insv hyattle where he worked. megan?> reporter: well, this was just a terrible crash involving several vehicles including a street sweeper. officer devin mckenzie was kised when one of the car slammed into his motion and threw him into oncoming traffic. black bunting is placedov ab the door at police headquarters in honor of the officer mckenzie. over mckenzie joined the prince george's county police department two years ago and assigned to the bureau of patrol and work as a school source officer at william middle school. last night hiscu career was short by a freak off-duty accident on the beltway there largo. just before 11:30 a car hit a street sweeper and veered out of control and hit the motorcycle mckenzie was driving. >> reporter: now police chief released a statement saying in a t, the prince george's county police family is broken hearted at the loss of this young officer and only son. he was well-respected and loved by his fellow officers. i should also mentio that all of the drivers involved in this accident d

news4's megan mcgrath just spoke to a tree specialist about the damage. >> reporter: there's a lot of damage here. take a look at this elm tree i'm standing behind here. we're down along the reflecting pool at the lincoln memorial. this elm just snapped at its base. and this is just one tree. we're seeing similar damage down to the tidal basin to haines point, which meant it impacted the cherry trees. fortunately most of em are going to be okay. just a few, it looks like, will need to be replaced. crews spent the morning cutting up fallen trees. last night's storm packed some powerful winds and damaged trees from the lincoln memorial to the end of haines poi, basically following the contour of the potomac river. elms took the biggest hit but some cherry trees were damaged too. >> we ha several uproots and a lot of damage fro broken limbs, broken tops. we're still in the process of triage. the good news is, other than some uprooting, i think the cherry damage is not as extensive as people would imagine. >> picking them up is a lot of fun. >> reporter: michael dixon's job of charging el

news4 megan mcgrath is working with you on how you can make things pop on a budget. >> reporter: you no doubt experienced it, driving through a neighborhood and one house pops out above all oers. >> people really do judge a book by its cover. > reporter: sheena works for keller williams property. whether you're looking to sell your home for top dollaror just looking to enhance your own space,rboosting cu appeal doesn't haveto break the bank. start with the simple stuff, like the lawn. make sure it's mowed and freeof sticks and clutter. fresh mulch always looks good and a well-placed bench can add interest. landscaping makes a difference. pee pots. one of the best opportunity is on the front st start with a dratic color for the door and go fromaint the he $30 for the paint and floor mat, 30 or $40. >> reporter: older patio furniture can be jazzed up with pillows and inexpensive lighting. >> it's important to work with what you've got and make it the best it can be. >> reporter: bruce wentworth specializing on design build and renovation services. he says, be realistic on what you thin

here is nbc4 megan mcgrath live hein potomac with t details. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you could see the problem right there. that big hole right in the middle of theoadway. we pan over here to see the storm pipe that has given away and collapsed there. they're going to be swapping that out andht they just b new pipe to the scene a few minutes ago. workers have been here all night long. ut we're being told that the repair job could go into next ek. >> the hole is big and it opened up right in the center of river road. >> in the middle of the road, i would say it is fe feet wide and about ten feet long and abou -- oh, i think it is a mile deep. lau [ laughter ] >> reporter: well not a mile but ten feet deep enough to close the road. >> even remember a bu in the road prior to yesterday. so it was all of a sudden. >> reporter: roughly 3500 motorists drive through here every day. but not this weekend. transportation officials say the repair job is expected to take days. cars a beingtoured on to seneca road but folks traveling t

megan mcgrath is live in fairfax with details. megan? >> reporter: the hope here is to prevent a tragic accident like this from ever happening again. tonight, the fairfax county school board is expected to vote in favor of shifting money from the reserve fund to get safety improvements going faster. now, was m of last year when third grader wesley lapicky was killed by a motorized artition at franconia elementary school. he was helping a teacher operate an when he was -- operate it when he was caught between the wall and the waretition.- the board is partition. the board is expected to free up money to install safety sensors in the existing per fashions. it would -- partitions. teit would dect a person in the danger zone and stop the motor. the school board is expected to shift money from the reserve fund so the work can be done this summer. >> we will be retrofitting 127 moveable walls to ensure that we ave motion sensors so that if an object or a person comes in contact, they will stop. >> reporter: so the money would be used to retrof

megan mcgrath, news4.'>> maybe you unsure where to begin. >> tomorrow megan will show simple things you can do to add curb appeal. >>> 5:26. coming up, theyre a local staple for summer feasts. we'll fill you in on how blue crab season is shaping and how much a bushel will cost you. >>> good morning, everyone. dog-walking forecast time. there's anew load of puppies at the humane rescue alliance. this is one here, 2-month-old a a. she's got brothers and sisters there, as well, ready to go home. spayed, neutered, all the shots up to date. go to humanerescuealliance.org to find out how to add anna or one of hergs siblin to your home. a-okay.king forecast, dry start to finish, an afternoon high around 80. got to love that. >>> and a first 4 traffic on the beltway. some lanes getting byft aer a crash closed all lanes of the outer loop. just a while ago. stay with us. did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. mplete internet reliability. advanced voice solutions. wifi to keep everyon

megan mcgrath joins us live from police headquarters in gaithersburg now with more on this situation. megan? >> reporter: when officers arrived at that mcdonald's in white oak, they began to question four african-american men about a trespassing complaint. there's cell phone and police body cam video of the lengthy exchange that took place. in it, a white female officer can be heard ing the "n" word. we have bleeped it out for broadcast. >> you'll [ bleep ] -- >> reporter: in the bo camera video released by police, o onef the men being detained can be heard using the racial slur. ese female officer ushe same word. the man then uses a derogatoryt rm toward the officer and says she is ratist. the officer said she -- racist. er says she was using his words. barry tucker is the man who took the cell phone video. >> i couldn't believe it. c otldui el bthat she made. she thought it was actually a cool thing to say. and it's not. she even said it was appropriate. >> reporter: now montgomery county police released a statement saying in part, "we retuet the dising nature of this video. we unde

megan mcgrath joins us live from outside of montgomery county police headquarters in gaithersburg with what the two sides are saying. megan? >> reporter: well there is a loy of controveurrounding all of this. and it began when police officers approached a group of african-american men outside of a fast food restaurant in white oak. now during the exchange with the men, which was recorded, a white female officer can be heard using the n-word. the incident captured on police body cam and cell phone video. police approaro a g of african-american men outside of the mcdonald's in white oak for trespassing. officers search the men and their belongings and there is a lengthy exchange. at one point a white female officer could be heard using the n-word. we have bleeped out the slur for broadcast. >> so if we have more people bl y'all [ p ] trying something. >> reporter: in the video released by police, one of the men cabe heard using the racial slur. the female our then uses the same word. one of the men being detained calls her a derogatry name and called her racist. the female officer said s

. >> megan mcgrath is live in downtown washington with details on this new red bus lane.rning. >> reporter: good morning, you can see for yourself, they're hard to miss. painted bright red. you can see the lettereng he, it says "bus only." and starting on monday, drivers wse these dedicated bus lanes during rush hour, theyld cou get hit with a fi00 ne. the idea here is to get regular traffic out of these lanes so that the buds can go faster. the lanes are on h and i streets. that's around the white house that we're talking about here. and as you mentioned, sometimes the buses are only going about three miles an hour because of all of the traffic expect conte jeff sessions. that's not a n,eat situatio they're trying to -- trying to make it so the lanes are bussed only during the rush hour. you can park in the lanes in the off-peak hours. you can also take a right-hand turn from the lane down at the end of the block. this is a pilotprogram. it gets underway on monday and continues through segeember. fin crossed, hopefully the buses will sta moving a little bit faster as a r

the council is set to take a vote on the issue later on today and news4 megan mcgrath is in bethesda reporter: if you shop or dine in downtown beth he had dah, dig deeper into the pocket to feed the meter. the couil is expected to take a final vote on a proposal to increase the hourly cost of parking to $3.25. that is less than the $4 an hour proposedt by the coun executive but it is an increase of $1 an hour. it would go toward parking and landscaping and beaification projects. some are worried it coump it businesses in the area in a negative way, that people don want to pay higher fees and will go somewhere else. earlier this week council members decided to delaycr ineasing rates in silver o hold and also decided off on increasing the hours of parking enforcement in the wheaton area. but here in bethesda, it is still on the table. that vote expected later on today. back to you. megan, thank you. >>> the flames coming from this -- back of this fairfax county home. firefighters were the ones who posted this video. an electrical malfunction sparked the fire in the 3100 block of deshie

megan mcgrath with more. >> reporter: the stockeutures arp this morning which could point to a littleon wall street. this comes, of course, after china unleashed $60 billion in tariffs on american goods. that announcement sent the dow jones tumbling more than 00 xpedites yesterday. one of the worst days for our market this year so far. the tariffs by china are in retaliation to the ones the u.s. imposed last week. the presidentaised them from 10% to 25% on friday. he claims china is to blame for the craps of a potential trade agreement. that leaves talks at standstill, though the president says he will speak with president xi jinping next month at the g2mm sut in japan. some speculate that cube too late. tariffs start june 1st on products made in the u. we'll have more on how much this could affect you and your wallet coming up in a few minus. back to you. >> end megan fitzgerald at the desk. sorry about. that>>> now to the other top igstories. rt now, federal investigators are headed for alaska after a midair plane crash. five people were killed and one person is still missing wi fol

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. >> news4's megan mcgrath is live in chefrl -- cheverly with more. >> reporter: good morning, guys. can see we are just off the e parkway here right at exit for the prince george's hospital center. this ended up here in this grassy area that abuts the heavily wooded section right here. and police this morning are still searching for victor johnson, w sometimes goes by the alias victor jackson. now he was wanted for ae parol violation. police say he has a history of drugs and weons charges. the capitol regional area task force spotted johnson in d.c. yesterday. he fled and crossed over into marchltd police say he -- maryland. police say he was driving when he ly on route 50 hit another car from behind on the bw parkway. he continued on the parkway, took the exit for prince george's hospital center, and's thathen he crashed his car into this grassy berm. nowohnson bailed out of the car, according to police, and ran into the woods. two schools were actually put on lockdo while this unfolded. k-9s were brought in, but no luck. k lice were not able to tr down victor johnson. he was last

mental health for us in bethesda -- megan mcgrath for us in bethesda. >> that is a busy area. >>> todayf you drive through northern virginia, you might wt to opt for the toll road. t 100% of thells will go to seven charities and the landscape program. loudoun hunger relief will help fay a new mobile pantry due to open in the all. >>> wrap. we'll be right back. >> reporter: i'm susan hogan working 4 you with new details on an investigation. a local man charged with stealing tens of thousands from senior citizens and people with disabilities is talking publicly f. the first >> i'm responsible for it, but ultimately others are suffering because of me, and i want to get that fixed. 4 reporter: today at00, what happened when he faced a judge. >>> move over "avengers," a new uperhero movie premiered and a 10-year-old is running the show. aftere fallen" came about a boy was hospitalized. it's about a bigger bad guy. the 10,000th wh was granted by making the movie. a whole lot of effort.s hundrme to watch the premiere at uptown theater in northwest. and d.c. mayor bowser declared it make-a-wish

. >> megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: a large sink hole has opened up in the middle of the road.s closed. they're going to detour you onto seneca road. going to be a problem for a lot of people who travel tough this area. with more ontravffic, we send it to melissa. >> good morning. that's right. eastbound i i-70 southb ond, only lane getting by that earlier tractor-trailer problem there. >> thank you. later on news4, harris' heroes will introduce us to a volunteer who spent decades working with a nonprofit calledkeane. >> it provides exercise classes for people with developmental and physical disabilities. that's on at 5:00. we'll take a break now. your forecast is next. >>> morning, everybody. temperatures in the 60s for most of us.ty humidi noticeably lower this morning than yesterday. your planner for today, we'll see a gradual buildup of clouds today after highs in the low to mid-80s. and theain chances across central virginia now could inch their way a little farther north later nonthe day today. main the southern half of the area has our rain chance for today. today, sunny