our melissa mollet is in your first 4 traffic with a look at the roads and the rails.storm team 4 meteorologist lasen ricketts starts thi off with a look at the forecast for today. hey, lauren. >> hey there, devguys, in the forecast now, we're looking at some points th-- some sunshine r way, particularly in the afternoon hours. temperatures now, 40s and 50s. not too bad feeling out there at this moment. as we go into the day, feeling warmer actually.ra those temperes are going to be in the low 70s. warmer than yesterday. we'll slip a little bit as we go through the 7:00 a.m. hour, 6:00, 7:00, and moving in the right direction. we will have a few clouds if you are east of i-95 today. and you can see the clufr -- let me widen there out. high pressure off the coastline. you see the circulation around it. and you can see some of those clouds roolling right along the i-95 corridor. that's getting up and out of here. no travel concerns especially around the mid-atlantic. again, more sunshine later on this afternoon. we do have rain in the forecast as we go through theext ten

melissa mollet is in first 4 traffic tracking the roads for us. stormeam 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts with a tap -- i think i said tas much -- >> ioing to say, where you going with that? >> what's on tap -- >> there you go -- >> what i was trying to say. not that you have a keg tapped in back or anything.t that's not whaauren would do. >> i think we should just do the weather. >> i thought you were going with tap dancing. didn't know we were pushing to tap and keg. i see where your head aep's at.p ha monday. still rolling in from the weekend i assume. we're taking the weather and rolling it through the week because it wasul beautif out there. monday, tuesday, today, tomorrow, gorgeous. starting off on a cloudy note bending on your location, but the sun coming up in two hours. seems like so long from now. in the shenandoah valley, pe chilly, ttures in the 40s. syria, in the 50s. wendave mild coions. we'll have breeze as we continue through the

melissa mollet was back there eating thai feed. i was li, come on, melissa. as far as what we're looking at outside, come on, weather. what is happening? it's in the 40s right few. you'll need the puffy -- right now. you'll need the puffy jacket. sun coming up in 13 minutes. official sunrise at 6:31. current temperatures in the 40s. look to the south and west, temperatures in the 30s. through the moing, the sun coming up, we will warm up. the temperatures warm up quickly. in fact, we're already in the low 60s by the lunch hour. topping out around 70. if you want to eat outside lighter this afternoon, go ahead an do it for lunch. no wind, much lighter winds out there today. and no rain. we are looking at clear skies out there all throughout the da y. later this evening we'll see the increasing cloud cover. around 70 degrees after the chilly start. if you're headed to the nats game, we start the series against the san francisco pitch. 7:05 is the first great night. evening going to be wonderful. increasing clouds. that will keep our temperatures up around 60 de

melissa mollet has the commute.ut let'sh start w our favorite storm team meteorologist in the morning, chuck bell. >> don't worry, discharges. it's one thing -- don't worry, adam. it's one thing when i mess up your name, but when you mess it up we' got a oblem. we've got a mostly cloudy sky. couple fof drops, this morning, but not a big impact on the commute. there will be an increasing chance of rain later in theday. a warm monday. most areas in the upper 60s a few more rains drops in the mountains. take the umbrella. a chance r ofn at least 50%. higher chances the layer we go into the afternoon and evening. it will be warm, high near 78. the cash washing forecast? probablyot today. drier weather returns tomorrow. most of l.a. good monday to you melissa mollet, good morning to you. >> good monday morning. chopper 4 looking good. no major complaints at this point at least. andrest of the beltway nice clear. up top you see the tiniest slowdown. earlier problem, inner loop near central avenue is out of the way. arling

let's talkh traffic wit melissa mollet. >> good morning. right now in the district, outbound new york avenue at bladensburg roads there are northeast crashes blocking, inbound not affected. you can get around this easily using south dakota avenue. that willet you around it as they continue this investigation. ednn loring, outer loop near 66, left lane block by a work zone. annandale, outer loop before gallows and braddo, right lane is getting by. the rest is looking ago. northbound 395 after washington boulevard, left lane is getting by that roadwork. aaron? >> thank you. >>> we begin this morning with a developing story halfway around the world. less than 24 hours after it started, now fire investigators are still unsheer what caused he fire at the cathedral of notre dame right now the fire is out, but the damage left behind is heartbreaking to see. >> take a look. picture from paris showing you what remains. no lives were lost, but the people who call that city home say f itls as if someone was taken from them, and they will never be able

melissa mollet is in the first 4 traffic with a look at your commute. b >> let'sin with a check of the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts is in for chuck this week. it's chimicum outside -- chilly outside. >> it is cold. temperatures in the city center starting in the mid 4no southwest winds are going to help boost that temperature to around 70 degrees. you're going to notice when you wa outside this morning, you're going to need a jacket. outside the beltway we've got some muc coolertemperatures, even south and west temperatures are starting in the 30s where we have a frost advisory. talking down by luray, central shenandoah valley. still, it's cold out there. we will warm up rather quickly. sun coming up at 6:30. plenty of sunshine out there today. temperatures toppingut around 70 degrees. so as far as what to wear today, you definitely need a jket walking out the door. you might need a little hat, scarf out there. you'll need the umbrella for your wednesday and thursday. then the big golf umbrella as we get into your friday. guess w

now to melissa mollet in the peaceful traffic center. >> i just have to listen t myself complain. i'm use ed t.d to th continue, everything getting by. erltway at gallows road. no problems ooop or inner loop of the beltway. the rest of it looking quite

melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads.developments on 66. >> first to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. rees already? >> yeah. it is a really mild start to a monday umorning. ill want to grab the umbrella just to be on the safe side. not a big chance of getting ined on first thing, but rain chances will increase later in the thternoon. being said, even if it will be plenty cloudy it will be nice and warm. afternoon highs will be getting close to 80 degrees today. probably won't maketo it y. but we'll be even closer to 80 tomorrow. right now, in the low 60s in the shenandoah valley. low 60s around the city here. a little bit coolerext to

melissa mollet is standing by with your fst 4 traffic -- look at chuck's face. he's like, can you guys just cut it out? it>> he's just over >> yeah. >> i'm done. i'm done listening to you -- melissa, you have t luxury of being in the traffic center. i have to listen to this all morning in the studio. >> i'm by myself. it great. >> i know. don't eat my snacks, melissa. >> i will eat your snacks. >> i noticed a bite out of my sandwich yesterday. this morning, mostly clear sky for now. temperatures are primarily in the 30s. it's a col one. 32 at dulles. 28 at warrenton, 32bu in le. 30 in frederick, maryland. milder in the city and by the bay. 44 inannapolis. 43 in st. mary's county. and 40 here in washington. there's a little chance forom showersg in later on in st rnay today. notev chances will be along and to the east of i-95. i think t most of shenandoah valley, i think the computer here's overpainting that. i think most of the shenandoa valley, i-81, likely to be missed by r tndrops today. around town, know that there will be a chance for showers for the tail en

right now, we' time out the commute with melissa mollet. good morning. >>> good morning. brand new problem, northbound at this point all traffic is stopped. we'll get more information and let you know what's goingn. this is not coming we typically see especially ind the northbo lanes. i'll let you know how long that will be happening. tthey could being to get everybody out of the road. it would be more serious. inner loop, outer loop, no problems on the beltway now. earlier roadwork, three different areas, that's all gone. 66 and 95, nothing that's going to cause you any major problems. aaron? >> thank you. >>> new details this morning on a deadly hom invasion in prince george's county. police say an 18-year-old h targetede to rob in riverdale park. >> the entire thing was captured on home surveillance video. police say the video shows an armed victory mbang kicking the door in at a home on 59th avenue wednesday. the homeowner grabbed h gun and shot him. the 18-year-old ran off and was dropped at the hospital 20 minutes later. he died. the homeowner who firsh the ots is n

before we check with melissa mollet for your first 4 traffic. lauren, a nice, warm day today. >> not too bad out ere. especially by this afternoon. we've got a few showers. you said it looked gothic, you're righ we've gotze, as well. could be create something low visibility. for the most par the skouds will clour out -- clouds will scour out. g lookind for the second half of your thursday. it's a mild start since the clouds are with us this morning. 56 in the district. 46 for my friends in winchester. 54 in frederick. 5 in culpeper right now. as you wake up, the temperatures are moving right on up.a few sprinkles, so you may have sprinkles on your windshield this morning. we're drier, breezy, and humid by this afternoon. temperatures right around 80 degrees. and there's the sprinkleli ng up right to the west of i-81. we're going to talk about the chance of severe weather that we haveoming up tomorrow. again, a wetter start to the weekend -- a wet start to the weekend. 'll time it out coming up. let's time out the commute with melissa. good morni

melissa mollet? >> good morning. inner loop at eisenhower. chopper on the way. right slide is blocked because of anus earlier small fire. we just got off the phone, just ther was on the small bus. doesn't sound like injuries, but a quarry situation. 4 should be there, afternoon after river road. right side blocked. inner loop and outer loop have problems clearing the shoulder and mld at arlington and glebe, a and-new crash. cheverly,roblem, southbound bw parkway near 202. hearing inner loop has cleared out of the way. aaron? >> thank you. >>> 6:02. as you head out, keep in mind as melissano the roads are rough, slick from the rain. this is market street. you can see how soaked that was. continuing on our team coverage now, let's head out to see how things are looking on the>>road. ental health is live for us in prince george's county. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are seeing some improvement here over the last hour, hour and a half or so. that's good news here. we're on 0 in the oxon hill area headed to the report of standing water on wa0 ne

first, melissa mollet has a check of the roads. >>good morning. ood morning. brand-new slowdown in silver spring. southbound georgia avenue at assembly mary place. all lanes right now southbound are blockedf because fire department activity. still a have a lot of road closures and high standingr. wa trees down, wires down, power outages. bowie 197 at old lauer bow road. closed both ways. croom, downed tree. there's water on the right side and delays headed inbound. kettering southbound 20 at watkins park drive, tree down, again road closed. >>> the roads may be srack with this morning. this is a look at market street in frederick, marylat., last ni you can see how soaked it was there. continuing the team coverage, hi let's see hows are looking this morning. >> news4's mental health is live for us in bowie. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning guys. we are seeing issues this morning wit downed trees. we're at a location in bowie on 197 near old laurel bowie road. a tree h fallen across all of the lanes here. so you can see that we have crews on

let's go over to melissa mollet to see if she has good news on . tues >> not bad. looking inner loop and on outer loop, we don't have any problems, earlier roadwork is gone. d.c. 270 after east capitol street, not too much delay. 301 at 5 into otown, outf town through the section, no issues. taking a look in virginia, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, taking you nine s minutes, 62 mir ho. ur >>> back. 5:23. we allnow that most dads will do just abo anything for their daughters. how about synchronized swimming? these guys. they're in the water practicing their moves. this team was formed when one dad wanted creative way to raise money for his daughter's synchronized swim team. and it kind of took off. you have to give them credit for the effort. they're going for it. the dads are raising money and have brought attention to the sport. they will debut the firstt routine nonth after a little more practice. ray on to go. >> the -- way to go. >> the crowd will applaud, the daughters will hide their faces. >>> it's heating up outside, yesterday was an aberration, but

melissa mollet at first 4 traffic is tracking that for you, as well. ond a whole lot more. melissa, inside you. >> all right. thank you. going to be quite a scene for some time because it was a deadly situation. we could be talking about a closure for hours. again, the picture from the top of the truck, southbound 295 h befoard road southeast. that's where the crash is this morning. let's take a look at what's happening. all lanes shut down there. northbound, slow as folks kind of look over to the left. traffic diverted to the inbound 11th street bridge. n to und, diverted northbound 295. heaters an alternate for you. take the inbound 11th street bridge to m to south capital, over the douglass bridge to southbound 295. you can get back on to southbound 295 there. mlk jr. avenue, that exited the 11th street bridge, get on southbound 295 at malcolm x and work your way over, as well. >> so ear to be so busy on the roads. thank you, and i'm sure the rain th we're starting to see isn't helping things. >> no. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper. pretty glo

melissa mall lay tracking the -- melissa mollet tracking the impact of the crash t and ways get you around this scene here, as well. llmelissa? >> walk to melissa in just a bit. thank you. >>> 6:49. d alsoeloping this morning, two more families are mourning the loss of their loved ones afterrie shooting in d.c. >> so far 40 people have been murdered in washington this year. that is a 20% increase from this same time last year. last night's shooting mayave involved two scenes. around 8:00 p.m., two men were found shot to death in the hallway of the buildng wil near crash street in northeast. i'm short l timeer an m was involved in a crash that may be linked to a shooting. nash is closed because of the >>> jeff and mckenzie bezos have reached a divorce settlement. she will whk away w amazon shares worth about $35 billion.e in rn, she will not have any stake in the "washington post." bezos and his wife had been married for 25 years and have four children. the divorce will be final in 90 days. >>> it's 6:50. in "news 4our health," few fears about measles outbreaks. >> a new warning says hundre

melissa mollet is standingby. g> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell standy with the forecast. >> that was not a very nice welcome backor bryce harper. win or lose, he's still got the 300 million. temperatures have fallen down to below freezing. downtown temperatures close to 40. tplan on low mid 30s for most on your way out the door on your wednesday morning. it will be a nice looking day today. if you are looking for something to complain about, it will be rather breezy, blustery, windy. winds out of the west at 20 to as much as 30 miles an our. we'll detail thursday coming up. >> left lane blocked at the work zone. rest of the beltway is okay. you can see the slowdown here. as we zoom in, another issue, in bound kew idge, georgetown before m street work zone blocng the right lane. quantico to thebeltway, 68 miles per hour getshe you in 18 minutes. if you're headed southbound on 95, nothing is in your way. >>> developing this morning, a northern virginia pet store is under investigation amidti accus of animal

>>> now for a check on your weather and traffic, we want to check in with lauren ricketts and melissa mollet. >> only 4:31. my goodness. this show is already going off the rails a little bit. listen, yes, we're going to talk more about that meteor coming up in just ae lit bit. it looks like it burned up. if it hit the ground, it's called meteorite. so we'll talk more about that in a little bit. let's talkbout your weather. if you're north of d.c., maybe you need a small umbrella. a few sprinkles possible. same tomorrow. all the rain gear on friday because we have severe weather and maybe that small up. temperatures in the 50s when you walk out the door. compared to yesterday, feeling nice. south winds, 6 miles an hour. i say north. we've had rain showers to the north as a back door cold front slips from the north to the south. north of d.c., grab the small umbrella. you may need it. not dry on friday.we 'll time out the severe weather foryou. let's time out w your commuteh melissa. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. not too much in your way. bethesda, southbound wisconsin avenue. left l

let's go over to first 4 traffic and melissa mollet. >> good morning, chuck. annandale after little river turnpike, we had a work zone the beltway inner loop and outer loop looks quite good. 50th and 51st, all lanes still blocked by that crash. the ve police and fire on scene. arlington, crystal drive at 27th street, this is that water main break that happened yesterday late afternoon/evening. the repairs are underway but they don't think they're going to be wrapped up until about 9:00 this morning. this is something you still have to deal with circ couple venting it thismorning. laurel southbound bw parkway between 32 and that's the only thing getting by the work zoe. se a tiny bit of a delay there. eun? >>> uber is working with some businesses to attract custome back through their doors. they have launched a new service called uber vouchers. itllows businesses such as alls or restaurants to give free uber rides for their customers. it will offer better customer service b taking care of the hassle of getting people to and from their stores. it's w availablere

first, let's get to traffic with melissa mollet. good morning. g, lauren.orn on the beltway, a couple of things to note here this morning. so falls churchp inner l and the outer loop, near i-66, some lanes bloed each wayhere by that work zone. annandale, outer loop at braddock, right lane is getting by the work ne. the rest of the beltway looks look. nothing slowing you too much. staffo, northbound 95. after 630 right lane is blocked. 270, nice and gear. noth to worry about. southbound going 67 miles per hour.ge threw in 27 minutes. >> thank you. >>> new details about a prince george's county homat invasion ended in gunfire. the homeowner who says he shot a man breaking into his riverdale park home will n face charges. >> that suspect wound up dying, and his famil says he is the real victim. this all happened wednesday night. poliom say surveillance video captured the entire incident. foage shows victory meng armed and kicking in the door at the . 59th avenue ho the homeowner owned fire and hit victory who is then able to run off. friends dropped

first, let's look at traffic with melissa mollet. good morning. >>> good morning. we have some downed trees here because of the storm overnight. bowie, 197 at old laurel-bowie road, both lanes shut down,wn tree. and croom at mt. calvert, trees down and other wires down.ve be careful. bw parkway before 410, watch out here. a crash in the southbound lanes. then also high, standing water. another thing you might encounter this morning. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway looking pretty good. and 66 inbound, fairfax county to the beltway, should take you about 12 minutes. >>> as you head out, keep in mind the roads may still be slick with rain. this is a look at market street in frederick, maryland, last night. virtual ghost town there with a lot of people staying inside the bars and restaurants as theain moved through. traffic was also light. many drivers we spoke with say they plan to give themselves extra time this morning. >> probably give myselfxtra tio get to work beforehand in case traffic is impacted by the weather. >> sma move. maryland governor larry hogan

. >> melissa mollet has a look at the roads, and chuck bell has the storm team 4 forecast. >> not happy about the loss, but the nfl draft is o a day so away so we can start thinking about football season now. skies have turned cloudy overnight, rain across maryland, eastern and western virginia and the shenandoah valley. grab the umbrella. a hit-and-miss cha,e of rain a hit here this morning. a break into the afternoon before another chance rolls in later in the day. another relatively mild we're in the 50s for 60 downtown and by the bay. definitely around average which is 50 temperatures later on even with very little in the way of sunshine, we should get back above 70 f most areas. ab the umbrella, melissa mollet, because there's a pretty high chance of raindrops today. >> thank you. taking a look at fairfax. eastbound 66 at 123. two left lanes getting by that work zone. doesn't seem to be causing any major delay. 95, nort sound,thbound looking okay. annandale, outer loop at braddock, right lane only is getting by the work zone. the rest of the beltway nice and clear. and taking a loo

melissa mollet will have the traffic warning.st to the storm team 4 forecast with storm team 4 t,teorologist lauren ricketts. and a warm star lauren. >> it is mild. you'reteright. eratures in the 60s and even in the 70s in spots. we have a littl bit of cloud cover out there. i think as we wake up this om morning, sun cing up just now, we areours from going to have a few peeks of it is quickly going to be overtake with clouds. 68 degrees, reagan national airport. dropping through the 7:00 a.m. hour. passing showers possible after about 8:00 a.m. that's not going to be the real deal. the real deal comes later on this afternoon. 're going to have multiple rm rounds of sto headed our way. no rain out there early this morning. guess what, look what's coming our way. and there's the cloud deck entering west virginia and movingthrough. ain, if we get any sunshine it will be quickly overtake weekend cloud cover. this storm is headed our

first, melissa mollet has a check of the roads. >>good morning. ood morning. brand-new slowdown in silver spring. southbound georgia avenue at assembly

melissa mollet with the best way to stay safe out there. >> good morning, guys.e have walked you through getting your bike properly prepped for the road. once you're on the road, therees are some rou and your kids need to follow to stay safe. now that we've prepped our wheels, it's time to get smart. travis evans owns just riding along bicycle sh e. he says bike safety starts with your gear. make sure your hello mitts are bright, reflective, perhaps even add a light. that helmet isn't something you lynt to be a hand-me-down. >> usualhe shelf life of a helmet is three to four year >> avoid the big-box store bike assembly. >> a lot of times the bikes aren't assembled correctly to ben with. so sometimes they need full tune-ups straight out of the box. >> hauling a little one? for baby seats, evans like trailers best. >> a lower center of gravity. also, if the bike falls over, the trailer is going to stay upright or maybe just lean ale libit. >> just learning? >> you do not want training wheels to be flat on the ground, okay. you want there to be some rockt he bicycl

then melissa mollet will have a look at e roads for us. what do we need to know? >> here's what you need to be readyfor. nothing really big this morning. a rumble or two of thunder, rain around on your friday morning. i think the main threat for severe weather comes between about noon and 6:00. could linger longer than that. noon to 6:00 is probably the bull's-eye. a weather alert day. heavy rain possible. there could be small hailstones. some of the gustier w ad could be 60 mile-per-hour gusts or more. we will be watching very, very carefully. the main threat for severe weather is east of the blue ridge. the i-95 corridor, the bay, to the eastern shore. do be weather heart for today. your nbc washington minneapolis will help keep you alert with push alerts. almbles of thunder down across parts of centr virginia this morning. these are coming up toward fauquier county, can't rule out a thunderstorm. that is not severe.bu still, this smurnd early in the day. let me put you on to the future weather and show you the cluerer of thundowers moving in and out between now

melissa mollet is tandsing by. we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and what we need to know this morning. dy you should be rea for rumbles of thunder early this morning and a chance for some strong to severe storms coming up during the early and middle today.of the afternoon it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. most likely time window for severe weather willtart around noon to 1:00 and could linger up to 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. he rain at times underneath the stronger storms. small hail, and wind gusts will be one of the main concerns. gusts over 60 miles per hour will be possible. here's the outlook, marginal chance for severe weather at the valley but more into the d.cme o area. what does a slight risk mean? marginal is step one. slight risk for severe

melissa mollet. >> good morning. inner loop at b.w. parkway, those headlights are inner loop. we like that. s,canton spri outer loop after branch avenue. lanes are open. we had some delays hanging around and just disappear here in the past couple of minutes. you don't have tobo worryut that any longer. northeast, sheriff road between 50th and 51st, lane still shut down because of an accident there. waldorf, 301, crash withli a le bit of a backup. water main break at paris a.m. >> 66 and 95 looking great at 6:00 a.m. 270 soundbound also nice open. down to the beltway, outer loop, 95 to 27 42 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car,e >>> melissa, thank you. 5:53. the next time you order an uber, keep this in mind. >> police in california arrested an uber driver and arrested him for burglary. an alarm scared him off and he went to aearby home and was caught on security camera. they're investigating. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. uber is launching a new program to make it easier for businesses to giv their custome f

melissa mollet has been tracking that closely. melissa? >> reporter: thank you.amy is standing, university boulevard, that as you see behind sher shut down. university boulevard shut down near connecticut avenue. really 's between connecticut andrs vill. chopper 4 showing the closure points behind the building. an alternate, georgia avenue is your route instead. southbound 95 after 630 stafford, that's looking a lot better. still just two left lanes open after the tractor-trailer crash. inbound 14th street bridge, right lane blocked by police activity. that's a brand-new problem. outer loop before 4 in upper marlboro, right lane blocked by the crash. ckville, southbound georgia avenue ramp shut down because of that accident. in virginia,t looking 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 50 miles an hour t an 270 and the top of the beltway, about 30 miles per hour. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >>> sun coming up in the etern sky here on this chilly april morning. enjoylehe sunshine w we have it because clouds will really thicken up. it will

melissa mollet, good morning to you. >>> good morning, mr. bell. fort washington, northbound indian head highway between fort washington and old fort,hat ction going to get busy as the commute progresses here. the left lane is the only thing getting by the water main break and repairs that we've been talking to youhi about morning. chesapeake bay bridge wind warnings, no vehicle restrictions, though. centreville, westbound 66 between the beltway and gainesville, two right lanes are blocked, moebbile work zone. inner loop and outer loop no i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the colonial penprogram. if you're age 50-85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. andthe three what? to buy life insurance the three p's? what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price.u a price n afford, a price that can't increase, urd a price that fits udget. i'm 54 and i wasa smoker bu. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65, retired, and take medi

now over to melissa mollet on a monday. >> good morning. telling you about this problem. we're going to see this develop here in the next coupl of hours. fort washington, northbound 210 oatween fort washington and old fort road, left lane getting by the water main break and right now starting to see a slight owdown. but when the commute kicks in, going to be very slow. inner loop and outer loop, beltway is looking good. you see the inner loop at central avenue. don't have any worries there. centreville, stbound 66 between the beltway and gainesville, that's cleared out of the way. two right lanes were blocked with the mobile work zone. a that's gone. aaron? >> thank yo >>> as melissa mentioned, a portion of northbound indian head highway between fort washington and old fort road is back open after a water main break. this is video from yesterday showing the water shooting up into the air. look in the distance there. it'sstaffecting more than drivers, too. >> right now, 23,000 customers are under a boil water visory. this is a map here. if you live in the area west of indi

melissa mollet is standing by with your fst 4 traffic -- look at chuck's face.e's like, can you guys just cut it out? it>> he's just over >> yeah. >> i'm done. i'm done listening to you -- melissa, you have t luxury of being in the traffic center. i have to listen to this all morning in the studio. >> i'm by myself. it great. >> i know. don't eat my snacks, melissa. >> i will eat your snacks. >> i noticed a bite out of my sandwich yesterday. this morning, mostly clear sky for now. temperatures are primarily in the 30s. it's a col

news4's melissa mollet is could do hat the rain to your commute. let's begin with storm tm 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts. in is coming? >> rain is coming, guys. we're going to see it throughout the morning. a few showers. it's going goi to pick up after about 2:00 p.m. 's not only in our area. if you're traveling, i think there's going to be a lot of delays, not only on the ground t also in theair. 66 degrees is the temperature now. we've got that wind, that breezy wind is going to stay with us morning.ughout the then it's really going to pick up later this afternoon. gusts up to about 30 miles per hour muc that's without the thunderstorms. if we get a thunderstorm, we'll see gusts up and over 50 miles per hour. temperatures will come uplo despite the cover. we're going to top out in the low to mid 70s. staying in the 160s throughout the morning. not looking bad right now, but this is headed our way. th is alow moving system. yesterday, 24 hours ago, i was tracking this. it was from chicago to dallas. again, just crawling across the united states

melissa mollet is in first 4 traffic with the commute. >> we'll beginith a chen the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts is in for check this week and it's chilly outside. >> yeah. >> it is -- >> need the coat for real. >> you're right. yes. we've got a frost advisory in place, so it is chilly to start. that frost advisory goes until 9:00 a.m. mainly for the central shenandoah valley going back toward ray. again, it is a chilly, chilly start out there. mid 30s atures in the outside the beltway in some areas. and really 40 degrees here in the d.c. metro area. you can see not lot going on thanks to high pressure in charge right now. so we are going to continue tsh see sune out there today. but we have som rain on the way. if you're headed out to nats npark later this afternoo through this evening, i guess it would be this evening, maybe you're hded to the bullpen this afternoon, it's not going to be too bad, light winds, plenty of sunshine, temperaturet falling i the 60s, eventually into the 50s. bring the light jacket tonight. again, we start the series against

melissa mollet is tandsing by. we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and what we need to know this morning. dy you should be rea for rumbles of thunder early this morning and a chance for some strong to severe storms coming up during the early and middle today.of the afternoon it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. most likely time window for severe weather willtart around noon to 1:00 and could linger up to 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. he rain at times underneath the stronger storms. small hail, and wind gusts will be one of the main concerns. gusts over 60 miles per hour will be possible. here's the outlook, marginal chance for severe weather at the valley but more into the d.cme o area. what does a slight risk mean? marginal is step one. slight risk for severe wp ther is steo. that means scattered strong to severe storms. there's still three more steps above that for increasin chances for severe weather. the light risk for today means we need to keep a weather eye to the sky. already thunders

. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check of the roads. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. 's felt good. >> nice and mild this morning. we have not been impacted by ra in northwest shington. that's not the case for everybody. pack the umbrella before you leave this morning. not really all that chilly. i 54 now frederick county. 54 elsewhere in warrenton. 59 in stafford and bu fredericks. 59 in clinton. 62 in washington. your wake-up weather for today, hit-and-miss chances for raindrops. you see there's more rain across northern west virginia, this is all tracking eastbound. so rain chances remain really -- reasonably high here for much of the day. higher rain chances the closer you get to the pennsylvania border. your forecast then for today -- 74 degrees, cloudy, mild, with light rain. a chance you'll get a rained ont least 40%. a little higher chancesf north o the city. more about tomorrow and the weekend coming upw, for no it is time to hear from melissa mollet. >> hi, chuck. taking a look, chopper 4 over the proble

. >>> let'st attorney melissa mollet with traffic. -- let's turn to melissa mollet with traffic. >> hding northbound into laurel, northbound bw parkway before 198 is when the crash is right now. chopper 4 showing the delays, the three-mile back up. very slow through through the area. you'll want to take 95 instead because you can see those delays on the map. 95 looking good through that same stretch. now brad is up in chopper 4 for us, he has been over this since the beginning. brad, tells uat's happening now. >> reporter: they're able to get that right lane reopened, and traffic is very bad. take a look, just about two mile with chopper 4's amazing camera, we can see before powder mill road. we also saw some more emergen vehicleseaded southbound, we'll check that out. there may be something north or south closer to laurel. as of everyone, like you said, to best alternate is going be 95 northbound to head up toward laurel. melissa, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> a couple of other problems -- eastbound 66 at 28, they zoomed the camera out in time to make it quite hard to say wha

let's sort out the commute with melissa mollet. >> good morning.d 270efore montros road, chopper 4 over thisor

melissa mollet witmore. >> reporter: the exit to washington boul ard, look at this, everything on the right dore is shut . this is a fatal crash investigation involving a motorcycle. more specifically when you're looking at exit 8a, columbia pike, that section is blocked off. 8b to washington boulevard, pentagon, open. 8c, the pentagon/crystal city also openhis morning. gems where, in laurel, southbound 95 to westbound 198, tom kierein tctor-trailer on s si. we westbound also impacted. the right side blocked by a crash response. beltway looking good. headed back to virginia now, cory smith is out there live at the situation 395 northbound,th fatal crash, a bad oneni overt, what are you seeing ther now? >> reporter: we are enter the final stages to get thisre clea virginia state police remain on the scene of this motorcycle accident. ey to just trust arrived -- the tow truck just arrived to hefully reopen 8a. 8 8b and are open. if you pan to the left, youat s thraffic is moving smoothly in the area. but as we enter the heart of the ulearly rush hour, hopef this accident will be cleared

our melissa mollet is tracking what it could mean for the mmute because it always gets messy with rainh storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts for more on theforecast. when is the rain coming? >> we're actually going to see a couple of rounds of rain lely as we head

t's start with melissa mollet tracking trouble on the roads. what's going on?porter: a lot of different let's start with one of the. biggest impa urbana 270 after ra80, a involving an overturned box truck. one side is getting by. it's a five-mile back up. alternates, 355 doesn't look bad. you could take 85 to 80 to get back on to 270 and then you're back in business there. fairfax westbound 50 at fair ridge drive. all traffic stopped. this is a pedestrian crash. it is an investigation. somebody hit there with critical injuries. er that nding the cho way. it should be there in the next couple of minowes. we'll sh you live pictures from above. another situation, crash investigation, all lanes shut down northbound dumfries at forest park drive. a new problem eligible suitland parkway, all traffic stopped because of an accident there, as well. good morning, chucin >> good mo a lot of clouds still hanging around this morning. the rain showersy have pre much dried out since last evening. we're off to a rain-free start. it will to be a 20% or less chance for showers l

. >> melissa mollet isby standing with a look at the roads.hey let back into the country. ll your security badge s works. >> i wish i could i have i was jet lagged, but it's 10:00 a.m. in italy where we were. >> the onlylace to be jet lagged -- >> i only vacation east of here. going to california kills me. >> get back to work, chuck. >>> good to be back. skies have been clear. boy, a gorgeous day. flew into dulles yesterday. hardly a cloud to be found. what a perfect afternoon. hope you had the chance to enjoy it. if you thought it should be warmer, you'll get your wish answered today. we're in the 40s to around 50 degrees this morning. the comfortable, cool feel to get your day going. plan on plenty o sunshine for most of us. there will be extra clouds building up later into the afternoon. most areas today get above80 degrees yet again. if there's going to be a tiny n chance for raiday, it will be along i-81 and the shenandoah valley. even there, rain chances only at 20%. a clor look at the

. >> melissa mollet has a look at the roads, and chuck bell has the storm

melissa mollet is standing by. we'll begin with chuck bell and a look outside. >>> outside, cloudy skies. some folks have already hrd rumbles of thunder this morning. there was a thunderstorm that went from about culpeper to leesburg, parts of frederick county, maryland. it wasn't severe, but there were some early morning wake-up calls from mother nature. the next best chance to stronger to severe storms is during the early and middle parts of the afternoon today. the severe chance diminishes quickly after about 6:00 or 7:00, althoughain chances could linger as long as about midnight. rain could be briefly heavy and come with hailstones. the mai threat forevere weather will be a possibility of winds gusting over 60 miles per hour. the main threat zone for that will belong the bay, out to i-95, all the d.c. metro area, c lowence for severe weather in the shenandoah valley and far day.ern maryland there's the one thundershower that crossed the d.c. viewing area here over the last hour or so. there's more where that c

. >> i'm melissa mollet. thank you for joining us on this sunday. right now, joining us anderson.ell us more about what is happening outside today, clay. >> it is good news and bad news. good news is tha believe it o not, it is cloudy, it is dreary. some light rain and drizzlehe acrossarea. that's good news. you say why? if we had sunshin system i'm about to show you, we're looking at definite severe weather moving into our area. with that, we show you what's going onm now, this storm sys has been around for the last several days, still ernado watchely in the afternoon, early in the morning for areas in georgia, the line of thunderstorms goes all the way up to kentucky, zmoe snow is fa with this system around the horn in st. louis. entire system will be coming our way. the question is how will it affect us. ne will affect us in a one-two punch, first in of showers will be early in the evening, second one during the overni wt and whal happen is the winds will pick up in the afternoon. storms again develop during the evening. the overnight as that cold front converges across our reg

. >> melissa mollet is standing by with aheheck on t roads for us. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bellatnd the expectn of rain today. >> yes, a 40% chance of showers on your thursday. highest rain chances will beer across north maryland where it's already raining for some. really about the rain le gets to t middle of gunpoint. showery near the pennsylvania border. and raindrops from winchester and strasburg and the shenandoah valley up the i-81 corridor. not a lot of rain from the washington metro area and down to the southern suburbs. not a lot. grab the umbrella no matter why you're living or traveling to today. ain chain chances -- chances will be in and out. temperaturewise, mostly in the 50s. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 winchester. 55 in rrenton. 60 in clinton, maland, 63 in washington. it will be a mild day today. the first round of showers should go away. cloudy but not a whole lotf rain during the mid e of the day. the easing of the rain shouldem allows tratures into the 70s. if you are hoping that thewe dr her will come back in

melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the commute for us. >> let's begin with nbc 4 reteorologist lauren ricketts and a look at yonday forecast. not too bad. >> it's not bad. you're right. temperatures in the showersth i e shenandoah valley, mostly 50s at this point. sun coming up about 6:23.he anotr 23 minutes. you see the cloud ver. to the west, more'l likely youl see sunshine this morning. we'll allun get sine later throughout the day. temperatures are going to dip a little through about 6:00, 7: in the low 50s. theneading to the low 60s by the middle part of the morning. you can see some clouds out there. it's becoming -- coming off a system, a disturbance off the earn seaboard. you can see the rotation there bringing the clouds to the area. areas in the shendoah valley, cooler, a little clearer to start this morning. we'll all have sunshine aslihat le system meanders up t eastern seaboard. we'll talk about rain chances because we're not going to see anything out that exceptloud cover. rain chantses and summer-- chances and summer-like temperatures coming up. first to melissa. >>> go

melissa mollet has more. >>> chuck bell, we don't the cold weather to mess up the blossoms. >> 27 degrees is the magic number. anything above it, the cherry blossoms should be able to withstand that. and eun was probably thinking about aaron all last week. he pool attendant's name w aaron. she said, "aaron, a pina colada, please." it is a winter-like cold this morning. you need walk on the sunny side of the street. it will feel about 15 degrees warmer in t sun as opposed into the shade. temperatures near the freezing mark. gaitrsburg, winchester, marketinsburg, below freezing. it is cold outside.o notg to be a big warmup. most areas ino the 40s t 50s. with the wind blowing, it is going to be a chilly monday. >> iad aleece and a big puffy coat coming this this morning. lauren rockets walked in and said it is cold out there. fort washington between head and old fort road, only the left lane is getting by. if you can avoid this,ight be a good idea. as the water main repairs last through the commute, it is very slow through there. outer loop ramp to gw parkway, rit sight islocked by a crash.

melissa mollet, hope you had a good weekend. >> i did. taking a look at the beltway, o the inner outer loop, no problems. everything nice and light here this morning. don't we love this is where the issue is going to lie today. northbound 0 between fort washington road and old fort road, already getting slow. we've been talking about this all morning. the left lane is the only thing getting by those water main repairs from the break yesterday af grnoon. that ng to be quite slow this morning. washington, northbound, north capital near p, all lanes blocked, washington gas on the scene there. some sort of incident happening. and 95 here, quantico to the beltway in virginia, 67 miles per hour. per hour. gets you i have three kids, i work from home. so we are all on the internet at the same tim upstairs, downstairs. that's one of the thing i love about fios. my kids are doing homework or they're streaming videos. how's homework going? you need help? my middle son, he likes to create videos and post them online. gand while he's doat i'm on vide

. >>> first to chuck bell and melissa mollet for a look at weather and traffic. chuck's here to start us off with thet forec i think.>> creen left for molestri all ght. it is breezy outside. northeast winds this morning have a real chill in the air. as you're picking out your wardrobe, make sure you have the longsleeve fleece for first thingn the morning. numbers don't look that imposing, but winds around 10 to 20 miles per hour it feels chilly.n 45 ellicott city. 45 in germantown. 48 in leesburg. 45 ifo st, virgia. 5 1 here in washington. your planner today, t breezeiest part of the day i think will be between now and lunchtime. e winds will turn more to the southeast later in the day today. that should help aid in a warmup. afternoon highs today around 68 degrees. sun's down at 7:14. fortomorrow, we're likely to be dry through at least the first half,ay even the first three quarters of the day tomorrow. rain chances really go up as we getlor to sunset tomorrow. it will be mild with heights in the 70s. we'll show youad the b news about the weekend forecast comin