taking a live look 270 at montrose, don't have any problems there. 270 at montrose, we'll take a tripks, melissa. developing this morning, search teams will return to the shenandoah national park to look for a missing fairfax county firefighter and paramedic. nicole mittendorff disappeared last friday and her car was found at the park abandoned saturday morning. over the weekend, u.s. park police conducted both ground and air searches for mittendorff. she is married to a virginia state police officer. police say at this point there is nothing that points to foul play in her disappearance. >>> our folks didn't do anything wrong. this was a typical check on the welfare type of call. >> that is prince george's county fire chief reacting for the first devastates ldevastate devastat devastatess will of a fellow firefighter. and now the chief is talking about how he and the department are coping after a firefighter was shot and killed. the firefighter is 37-year-old john ulmschneider. 19-year-old volunteer kevin swain was also shot. he is recovering. on friday night, the two forced their wa

and take a live look here, 270 south at montrose, starting to see a little bit of volume, just because of a sign replacement they're doing. 270 south near democracy. and then it opens up south of there as you're headed to river. >>> new controversy in the race for the white house. the new way donald trump is on the attack as maryland voters prepare to head to the poll next week. >>> and new importance on moving over. use dangero situations that delores kelley: although we were all one maryland, our schools weren't treated the same way. narrator: with neighborhoods getting unequal funding for schools, something had to be done for our children. kelley: it didn't matter where chris was from. leave a child having less just because they lived in a region that was poor. joanne benson: he has not just talked about it. he is going to stand tall for all children to succeed. i'm chris van hollen, and i approved this message. i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can

five mile backup 270 near montrose.outhbound branch just after the beltway, a vehicle fire with the right side blocked. 66 and 95, overall pretty typical. 66 inbound at 50, that crash again is now on the shoulder. chuck bell, good morning to you. how aree awfully cloudy outside first thing this morning. first things you need to know about the weather before you head out the door, first chance for rain here in washington in the last nine days. rain delays are likely for the game tonight. the nat and twins play at 7:00. and dry for most of the weekend, though we could start out with a few showers first thing tomorrow. there is the rain right now, still mainly west of the blue ridge down in the central and southern parts of the shenandoah valley, but it's coming our way. so 60s this morning with rain becoming more and more likely with time during the course of the day. today's high 75 degrees. back to you. >>> music icon prince has died at the age of 57. >> and the superstar was found dead innen he wi an elevator at paisle

right now 270 south at montrose doesn't look so bad. chuck, what will happen with the rain? >> it will gradually come to an end with time. most of us will be try short will after lunchtime, but you're right, it's a cloudy start. turning breezy and dry by later this afternoon, but temperatures are warmest right now. temperatures will be cooler when you come home later this afternoon. so biggest impact is here on the morning. mild and rainy for the morning hours. clearing out no impact on your outdoor plans for this afternoon or for this evening. eat diner out on your favorite sidewalk cafe or go to the baseball game. there is the rain, the cold front itself just now inching into far western maryland. as it comes through, it will turn the rain off, turn the winds back around to the northwest and bring chillier air back in place. it's in the 60s this morning. tomorrow morning likely to be back into the 30s and 40s. here is the timing of the end of the rain on our future weather here. by 8:00, still pockets of light to moderate rain. but by 9:30, rain coming to apend in the shen

a live look 270 at montrose, no problems there northbound or south pound. i'll be back at 4:41 with a look at 95 in maryland.pound. i'll be back at 4:41 with a look at 95 in maryland. >>> there are new developments in a grisly murder out of ohio. authorities say an execution-style murder of eight family members was premeditated and they say marijuana grow operations were found at three of four crime scenes in piketon. they say it is unclear what role that may have played in the killings. a manhunt is still you said way for whoever is responsible. >> i specifically told the rhoden family that i would be armed. and i would use what extent they have on to and their families. >> most of the family was targeted while they were sleeping. three children survived. >>> the murder trial starts today for a silver spring man's death. prosecutors say morale les kill the victim, oscar navarro, he was tied from a blooddy palm print. and they knew each other. >>> a former fairfax county police public information officer is expected in court on child porn charges. william b

. >>> taking a live look 270 at montrose road, you can see we're looking good here northbound and southbound, nice and dry. can't wait until the sun comes up, but of course we will see a little bit of sun in the morning commute especially on 66 here this morning. so remember the sun glare could be an issue before 108 at fieldcrest, a crash in blue mash golf course. northbound georgia at colesville, right lane getting by that work zone. and this has cleared 39 5 north at duke street. weather and traffic alwas oways the 1s. >>> tragic developments to report. we've learned more than 750 people were hurt in that huge earthquake in japan. dozens have serious injuries, at least nine people were killed and the number could go up today. the earthquake hit southern japan yesterday, the country now dealing with after shocks and cleaning up countless homes and streets that have collapsed. >>> new and developing news overnight, we are learning a celebratory missile launch in north korea has failed. south korean and u.s. officials say it's an embarrassing setback that was an inaugural test of a new power

they did radio for help and moments later cops arrested the suspect. 393-year-old montrose gomez. some say there is a disturbing trend. the concern that americans are easy targets. >> if you call up a chinese take out restaurant and you order food and when they deliver it to your lobby, the delivery man is attacked and robbed because the chinese delivery man, they know that they have a language difficulty. now you're targeting asians. that it is a combination of people that are feeling like asian americans are easier targets. asian americans are not reporting the crimes when they get targeted. >> meanwhile they could sometimes take several minutes for victims of the language barrier to get the right help from 911. but the assemblyman says that mayor bill de blasio. >> we want to make sure that they have resources in terms of the language barrier to make sure that every person who will need help speaking mandarin to wait 10 minutes to speak to someone. >> reporter: as for the victim he is left with bruises all over his body. those injuries will eventually heal like logical scars th

i-270 is doing well as you travel southbound from like montrose roadworking to rock value. more. >>> the death of a little girl is under investigation in fairfax county. >> the medical examiner will determine how the 2-year-old girl died. a friend of the girl's mother was caring for her and her two older children. he dropped off the older children yesterday morning but didn't realize the toddler was in the back seat of the car. he found the child later and called 911 but rescuers could not revive her. >>> police in montgomery county ruled the death of a man found in a town house after a fire is now a homicide. the body of 63-year-old stephen was discovered march 30th after firefighters put out a fire at a condo on wind jammer way in gaithersburg. investigators say the victim had multiple injuries that were not caused about the i foot irrelevant. he lived in the basement. the other two residents escaped. >>> she is perhaps the best wrestling. now an investigation is underway into china's death. the former wwe star died yesterday at her apartment in california. she was 45 yea

also inner loop after braddock road, right lane getting by. 270 at montrose, looking good. very different from yesterday morning when we were jammed for miles there. chuck. >>> outside this morning, our change in seasons a little taste p springtime yesterday with an occasional severe thunderstorm. one warning yesterday morning about 11:00 a.m. and a couple more warnings yesterday evening. all that has settled down, but in the wake of our departing april, marchlike weather has returned. passing snowflakes in western maryland now and we may have a few light raindrops but snowflakes even as close by as the metro area for tomorrow. and dangerously high winds are likely again tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. april anywhere in sight? kind of sort of, but we're about five or six days away from any slight moderation in the weather. of raindrops near charles town, west virginia and even a few snow showers south and west of winchester. i can't wait to stop showing you this graphic. these are windchill temperatures. windchills are in the 30s and 40s this morning. no warm

we're seeing pretty good volume headed northbound. 270 south at montrose, it looks a little digitizedhat slow. everything moving along mine. the left lane blocked there this morning. take a look 66 inbound from manassas, 14 miles per hour. guys. >>> new this morning -- the the number of people with diabetes has quadrupled since the '80s. the news stems from the first ever global report on the disease. the u.n. agency says the condition has spread worldwide because of major changes in the way that we all move, eat and live. back to you. >>> a big step for the purple line today. maryland could approve the contract to get it built. it's a $5.5 billion contract that will pay multiple companies to design, build, operate and maintain the purple line. when it is built, the light rail line will connect prince george's and montgomery counties between new carrollton and bethesda. >>> in just a few hours for the first time in weeks flights from brussels are landing in the area. these are the first flights coming here since isis terrorists bombed the brussels airport. more than 30 people died. th

right now heavy traffic as you make your way out on 270 southbound we had a crash at montrose road onhoulder. also justin call delays between truck scales as you make your way through gaithersburg. steady scroll through 270 camera. heavy 95 to george a. we'll show you what we're up against morning commute. slow richie marboro and landover remains shut down at keterring. keep it to "fox5 news morning" we have the 7:00 hoyer coming out. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. america runs on dunkin'. thank you. ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. i order b14. i get b14. no surprises. buying business internet, on the other hand, can be a roller coaster white knuckle thrill ride. you're promised one speed. but do you consistently get it? you do with comcast business. it's reliable. just like kung pao fish. thank you, ping. reliably fast internet starts at $59.95 a month. comcast business

and 270 at montrose looking a little slower than normal. again, all of the rain around little bit of extra time here this morning. >>> 6:54. and new plans to replace a water main in bethesda after a mess yesterday. we cover this hed this all morn you. the water main break on rockville pike. the road is back open, but the lanes were shut down for most of the day yesterday. the break happened at the same spot as another water main break back in october. wssc says the pipe is old and they plan to replace so it doesn't happen again. >>> and are arlington county police will have a safety awareness campaign and today you will notice officers out on crystal drive enforcing traffic regulation and handing out tickets. >>> montgomery county is gearing up for mosquito season. today county officials will head to the twinbrook neighborhood to talk about how you can protect yourselves against the zika virus. a new page is also adding to the county's web side to give more information on symptoms of the virus. according to the centers for disease control a

prince george's county, tiny slowdown inbound on indian head highway. 270 at montrose, no major delaysng pretty good. and then blue line delays to largo because of the earlier malfunction at king street. those delays still hanging around. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we have breaking news just into our newsroom of a helicopter crash in norway. we are hearing that as many as 14 people were on board and there are reports that there was a loud explosion, thick smoke that could be seen. and people in the sea. not exactly sure how it happened. again, breaking news coming in of a helicopter crash. we'll continue to monitor the developments. >>> 6:54. brace yourself for a short summer break if you have kids in fairfax county public schools. last night the school board decided to start cool before labor day. bo give students more class time before the winter break and will help them meet college application deadlines. here are the dates to remember. classes next fall, not this fall, next fall 2017 will begin august 2, classes this coming fall start september 6. >>> it was one of th

and taking a look 270 at montrose, pretty light volume.huck. >>> outside today even though the sun is come up and beautiful clear sky over washington right now, take the umbrella. be the smart one in school today. have your umbrella ready for go. rain chances at 80%. a couple dry days, but tuesday and wednesday will be really cold. temperatures 15 to 20 degrees colder than average after today. weather and how it will affect your plans, not much p an impact this morning. a little on the breezy side. south bpd winhi likely. so you may have to sort of reschedule some of the outdoor events later on this afternoon. and then for tomorrow, no chance for rain, just win dwi and cold. freeze warnings are posted for the entire d.c. metro area for tomorrow morning. and a couple more chances to be below freezing before the week is done. here is our rain chance across southern pennsylvania and eastern ohio now. most of these showers are going straight to the east, but eventually the whole line will sag south into the d.c. metro. so first northern maryla

is th this is a four mile backup. 270 at montrose, we're jammed. allow extra time.d be a while before it's completely out of the way for you. southbound bw parkway at 410 right side of the roadway still blocked there. big look at the beltway, you can see all of the green stuff, that of course is the radar shown over our maps. northbound 5 at auth road, right side still blocked there. northbound gw parkway at 123, you can see the slowdowns as well. 66 and 95 overall behaving themselves but yet very wet. >>> and we have been down here at nationals park all morning long and the rain had just started, but you heard from the rain dampen their spirits. hoping it will move out and still expect to play ball toddo postponing the game. but they do have a plan in place. but this will be just an exciting day for the home opener. everything is in place. there a tarp covering the field, players are ready and this is a new era with the new manager dusty baker. and the area around the ballpark has certainly changed dramatically since the nats arrived in town. people who live around

live picture 270 at montrose road, no major worries. piney point at drayden road, all lanes blocked because of that crash investigation. travel times for you in ten minutes. >>> i'm kristin wright at the live desk. we want to take you to duke university to a student sit-in, a small group of students occupying the president's office since friday. they want three administrators fired including one accused of using a lrra racial 14rurslur. and also asking that the university pay $15 minimum wage for all workers. they could face charges of trespass and academic punishment. more when we get it. >>> 5:34. one of the biggest leaks of financial data in history shows how everyone from world leaders to celebrities are keeping their money offshore and evading taxes. the international consortium of investigative journalists headed the so-called panama papers oig include horn 11.5 million leaked documents from the files of a pan mama based law foreign named know sack fonseka. it's one of the largest creator of shell companies. the documents were obt

and new hampshire avenue at oak view drive also. 270 at montrose, no problems.e back in ten minutes with travel times. >>> it is 5:32. and developing this morning, metro will be retraining employees this week and prioritizing safety issues after federal investigators sent a stern letter to the agency outlining some critical problems. >> molette green is live in rosslyn where just yesterday crews were on the scene of a small fire on the tracks there. what is the latest, molette? >> reporter: good morning. here is a copy of the letter right here in my hand. yes, that incident yesterday is why some of these fixes must happen immediately because of the ongoing risk. the federal transit administration september this letter to the gm directing employees safety briefings to happen and major fixes, as including empty fire extinguishers. we're talking about broken tunnel light, broken shutoff switches that cut power to the third rail in the case of an emergency. and we want you to take a look at some of this says, some of what we read in the letter. this combination with

so looking a inner loop and outer loop rolling along typically. 270 at montrose road also looking goodittle heavy inbound starting in manassas and headed in. same thing on 95 a little heavy northbound there through woodbridge, but again pretty normal and no real incidents to report here this morning. prince george's county and 50 into town out of town rolling along fine. taking a look up top, no major problems on all of these routes. you can see bw parkway northbound and south bobound af 32, just a little snow. red line single tracking between van necessary cessary necessary dupont. >>> it's 6:52 now. homicide investigation developing in gaithersburg. an 18-year-old man died after an assault overnight in centerway park. that's in the area. as many as three people were involved in the attack. police tell us they are not looking for a suspect at this time. >>> federal investigators are taking a look at another incident on metrorail. news partners at wtop reporting that the federal transit administration is getting involved after a fire started in a red line tunnel. on saturday smoke ente

remember all of that rain, that nasty rain falling across the area. 270 at montrose, actually pretty light. >>> a new push for security cameras at a commuter lot where cars have been vandalized several times. state senator jeremy mcpike says the issues at the horner road commuter lot are unacceptable. several cars were vandalized in four separate sdiptss in tincid. now senator mcpike is trying to get cameras there. >>> traffic changes in northwest washington today. kristin wright is live on georgia avenue with major changes for drivers. kristin, what is going on? >> reporter: enforcement of the change starts in less than ten minutes. new bus lanes along georgia en you can see the picture of the biker because bicycles are allowed. but you could be out $200 if you don't follow the new rules. again georgia avenue between florida and barry place, three blocks, you can't miss them. later this this spring, ddot will mark them with red surfacing. you cannot drive, you cannot park in the bus lane. the only time you can drive in the bus lane is if you're about to make a turn. keep that in min

hollywood, three notch road at exploration drive, lanes blocked because of a car into a building. 270 at montrose, no worries there. see you back here at but i don't think i'll do it this morning. >>> it was another violence neat of storms in the south. look at this video. a fun he will clonel cloud in m. and significant damage in alabama after reports of a tornado. take dealing wi today dealing with downed trees and power lines. but no reports of injuries. back to you. >>> a chance for a shower coming up. we're tracking thunderstorms down near roanoke. the rate they're going, only about five hours or so from getting in to the fredericksburg so that puts them in there about 9:00 and 10:00. so take your umbrella with you. rain chances are going up this morning and there is another chance for a couple showers coming our way later on this afternoon. and the shower chance lingers into the front part of your saturday. we'll detail it coming up. >>> back here at the live can desk, news that north korea has fired another short range missile. this morning south korea yap officiian officials reporting the

and you can see delays stretching down 95 for about 3 miles trying to get on to the oute 270 at montroseslow. something could have just happened here since i left my office. that did not look like that a few minutes ago. 66 inbound at 123, not so bad any more. that crash off to the right side of the roadway. overall, 66 through manassas is a little slow here. 95 northbound through woodbridge will be your slowest spot approaching the beltway there this morning. a little bit of red there on the screen. and you can see inbound indian head highway still a tad slow up top here. bw parkway, route 129, looking pretty good. >>> it is 6:54. metro now says power cables with your were not to blame for the smoke incident on the red line. officials are focused on a metal piece of rail car that may have dislodged and touched the electrified third rail. the train operator proe eor rep loud bomb and smoke started to pour in to the front car. the rain and friendship heights stations. no one was hurt, but metro is still continuing the investigation. >>> there is a shakeup condition metro. adam tuss obtain

still slow on 270 south across clear path montrose road and volume discontinues frederick making way to rockville. stop and go traffic you know drills this is normalroute to beltway. a look back at maps now other delays around the area as we take a wide view across the wilson bridge inner loop crawl around 5 to alexandria and 395 basically parked as you make your way to 14 street bridge and norm ofbility way 95 bw parkway by powder mill and bw heavy traffic. back to you allison and steve. >> thanks very much. time now 7:18 newly renamed law school george mason university has >> the name announced last night that honored late supreme court justin an toe nip skal he was going to something up appropriate. "fox5" bay bridge bob is live in arlington to explain i need write it down to see what it spells out i have not done that yet good morning. >> i have done it four. >> good morning allison and i steve. hi not thought this apparently shorm immediate was was on fire i typed it up than was original name announce aid week or so ago antonin scalia score of law they pointed out it had bad acr

police say cell phone video shows the owner getting punched on the ground by 33-year-old montrose gomez, this after the owner intervened. police say that that owner, canning wang tried to stop gomez from harassing his waitress. gomez allegedly punched a hole in the wall of the restaurant before turning on dong. >> while the wife is on the police vehicle outside, so he says, well, you know let me get the police officer to help me out with this stuff, so he went outside the store. when we was walking out, that's when i was attacked on the back >> well, the men in uniform outside the restaurant actually were traffic agents who are trained to call police in the case of an emergency. surveillance video eventually showed the officers arriving on the scene and then taking gomez into custody. >>> a raucous party in queens comes to an abrupt end overnight with the arrest of 18 people. police responded to a banquet hall on jamaica avenue just before midnight and soon after began making arrests. 17 people were charge with disorderly conduct. one person is charged with obstruction. >>> a rookie pol

police say 33-year-old montrose gomez started the attack after the restaurant owner had asked him to leave for harassing a waitress. gomez punched a hole in the wall. we're hearing exclusive details about what happened next. >> while the wife is on the phone with calling 911, he saw a police vehicle outside. so he said, well, you know, let me go get the police officer to help me out with this stuff. so he went outside the store and as he was walking out, that's when he was attacked from the back. >> well, the men in uniform who were outside the restaurant turned out to be traffic agents. they are trained to call other police officers in the case of an emergency. surveillance video eventually shows officers arriving on the scene. they took gomez into custody. >>> investigators are trying to figure out if prince died from a drug overdose. authorities tell the associated press that they're investigating whether a doctor the musician in the weeks before he died. meanwhile, a search warrant has been obtained for prince's paisley park estate. law enforcement officials in minnesota have not

outer loop at annapolis still have a crash blocking the left lane. 270 at montrose, a little bit of fogttle slow headed southbound. but pretty typical here for a friday morning. red line delays because of a signal problem outside of silver spng. ri look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. >>> radar shows all cloudy skies over us and periods of light rain now moving back into hagerstown. eventually that will come into frederick county. temperatures are in the mid upper to 40s now. we one of the see much of a rise in temperatures. we'll stay mostly in the 50s. high today 58 in washington. 54 in annapolis. cloudy tomorrow, rain likely saturday night into the day sunday. so not much sunshine for the next couple days. >> another update for you in 25 minutes. ♪ >> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up me-ternity leave. should you be entitled to a maternity leave equivalent and get paid time off even if you don't have children. >> it's a time when it's really just for you. it's a time to take

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at fairfax county parkway slow because of a crash that is there in one of the lanes. 270 south at montroseks like it's cleared up pretty well. as we take a big look at the beltway. typical volume up top and 395 inbound typically slow as well. >> we'll check your forec >>> good morning i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it is a cold cold start this morning. byi has a new record low. dulles tied their record. it's 25 in frederick, maryland. 22 in culpepper. temperatures with plenty of sunshine and a southerly breeze. should get into the mid and rain chances come back late tonight into tomorrow. most of tomorrow's rain is before lunch. there could be showers lingering >>> good morning, everybody. happy wednesday. bright, shiny day. chilly temperatures on our plaza. it's wednesday, april 6th, 2016. we'll get out and wave back to the folks in a few. >> that can be a scene from december. gloves and hats on, things like that. we will go outside. let's get a check of today's headlines. >>> the united airlines flight attendant who intentionally released the emergency chute on a plane at the

dealing with residual delays on southbound i270, off and on slowing from father hurley boulevard to montrosean hour dc police will hold a news conference about the latest in the case and search. rudd was 8-year old when she disappeared 2 years ago, last at the homeless shelter where she lived with her family. we will have that news conference live at 8:30 on news channel 8. prince william county police officers david and jesse will throw the ceremonial first pitch at the national home opener tomorrow. they were injured in february. there will be a moment of silence at the start of the game to honor first responders in the line of duty. you can get more news, weathe hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class. the twenty-sixteen subaru legacy. it's not just a sedan. it's a subaru. >>> welcome back to "gma." you're looking

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we have an 8 mile backup not letting up at montrose >>> it is 8:30 now on a thursday morning.g a crowd on the plaza helping to celebrate the opening of the wizarding world of harry potter. >> everybody stepped out in their harry potter. wear studios for a special sweepstakes. the prize includes round trip air fare. runs through april 13th. go to today.com to enter. >>> i have mindy kaling in the house celebrating mid season return of the mindy project. she looks amazing. >> we'll see you in a minute. >>> fettucini alfredo may sound like the diet destroyer but not in the hands of this chef. we will get a little dessert in there, too. >> dylan has moved in for a little weather for al. >> al stepped out. i got the word, i have for a little weather for al. >> al stepped out, i just got the word i have a little weather for al. >> we could see some accumulating snow with temperatures in 30s and 40s. rain moves to the southwest which will help with the fire danger threat out that way. stays damp on saturday. in the northeast, temperatures will be bitter cold in the 30s and 40s and co

those delays do remain this morning. 270 at montrose a little bit slow.e left side. a tad slow past that. nice light volume. beltway looking good, very normal volume up top. 395 thumbs up on this friday. >> thank you. a check on the forecast is next. but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight against fracking in maryland. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. >>> good morning, a very cool start, but it's already starting to show signs of improvement. 47 in washington. 46 leesburg. 41 in martinsburg, west virginia. nice day today whether you're taking a bike for a ride or sitting in the back it will be a good one. 67 today, over the weekend, all the plans you've been putting off, you can get them done this weeken >>> it's 8:30. it's a beautiful morning on the plaza. we're happy to have you along. great crowd. they're noisy, loud, they're happy. it's f

montrose do have a crash on the right side of the roadway slowing things just a bit as you're headed left lanes blocking the localan we also have this problem outer loop at van dorn right shoulder blocked. >> we'll take a quick break and check your forecast when we come back. way. already up to 60 now at national airport. 61 in manassas and 64 in leesburg. do plan on a very warm day to be outside today. most areas to the upper 70s to low 80s. pure sunshine start to finish. all that outdoor walking and jogging not going to be a problem. today's high 82. near 80 tomorrow. a few extra clouds and breezier tomorrow and still awfully mild. slightly cooler with less wind and highs on wednesday back into the upper 60s. on the whole pretty nice around here the first part of the week. >> we like it, chuck. thank you. get theatest l >>> this morning on "today's take," robert de niro gets candid about the controversial comments he made on this show. then two hilarious stars. "veep's" tony hale and "the unbreakable kimmy schmidt"'s titus burgesburgess. then matthew modine. all that and more comin

police there 270 and montrose looking better.orning. >> quick break now a i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. ifor all the wrong reasons.gical try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. ♪ music plays ♪ music plays ♪ music plays >>> good morning. seeing a little bit of sunshine in the washington area. there are light rain showers along i 81. rain chances will increase throughout the

overall we're looking typical there. 270 at montrose, lighter than normal volume. >> melissa, thank you is next. but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight against fracking in maryland. >>> good morning, frost advisories in place. put your jacket on. temperatures down near to freezing mark across much of northern maryland and the shenandoah valley. milder inside the city limits. 43 at reagan national airport. temperatures will climb quickly this morning. into the low to mid 50s by lunchtim 60 on the whole a nice day to be outside. the stretch of nice weather continues into the weekend. >> looks good. thank you >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning. that's a pretty day. april 13th, 2016. the crowd on the plaza is dry for the first time all week, so we're happy about that. quick check of the headheadline. >>> at a town hall last night pe side his family, donald trump says the political system is, q