we put that number online as well in the nbc washington app. investigators with the ntsb working to find out exactly what caused this crash. we also know the black box, the event recorder has been recovered from the train, it's now at amtrak headquarters. the ntsb will take that information and make it part of the investigation. adam tuss has been with us all morning long looking at the investigation. he joins us live with the latest. adam? >> reporter: that's right, aaron, we're here a short distance away from where you are. look across the train tracks here. the accident happened just on the other side of those train tracks where that leaning pole is and the power poles that's where all of this happened. let's show you what the ntsb is doing on the scene. they got here a short time ago, they are arriving in numbers and they will start to comb through all of the information they can get their hands on here in the scene. as you mentioned, they have the data recorders, they analyze those in their facility in delaware. we know that the operator o

you can watch it live right here on nbc 4 or on the nbc washington app. lready downloaded the nbc washington app, do it now. as soon as we get any update we'll send it out as a breaking news alert. >>> right now pa former police sergeant who killed his wife is back in court. drew peterson is appealing his murder conviction. in 2012 peterson was convicted of killing his third wife. he's serving a 38-year prison sentence right now peterson says his attorney and the judge made mistakes. peterson faces more legal trouble. he'll be on trial again in july accused of hiring a hit man to kill the prosecutor who helped lock him up. peterson is also long suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife. aaron. >>> this morning senators are asking to help keep funding amtrak even as the agency comes under close scrutiny for the train derailment in philadelphia last week. two people are still in critical condition. a congressional committee scheduled a hearing about that derailment. they will meet on june 2. >>> most of the area dealing with showers. rain will start

to see all of the schedule changes, head over to our nbc washington app. metro is opening up at 7:00 a.m. on memorial day. >>> 9:06 on this saturday morning. coming up vacationers in san diego heard a boom then watched something fall from the sky. how a navy exercis terribly wrong. >>> also how an oil spill in california is forcing hundreds to cancel their activities for the holiday weekend. plus what crews found soaked in oil that has turned the cleanup into a life and death situation. >>> and what we're learning is not about to happen to maryland's laws on pot use. we'll be right back. >>> right now people in parts of texas, arkansas and oklahoma are preparing for flash flooding. heavy rain is expected to fall in the area. emergency crews are in wichita falls, texas, on standby to rescue people from the high water. right now crews are pumping water away from neighborhoods and into the wichita river. they hope to delay the flooding as long as possible. >>> two california state beaches closed this memorial day weekend because of a huge oil spill. it's leak

you can find a link to the go fund me page on the story on the nbc washington app. tory of course has a lot of moving parts. we have a full timeline of the events leading up to daron wint's arrest on the nbc washington app. we'll send out an alert when daron wint makes his first court appearance expected sometime today. >>> temperatures still holding in the 60s, manassas at 66 winchester at 68 degrees. annapolis at 65. weather for the nationals game tonight is looking fabulous. a little on the cool side. you might want to bring the light jacket and sweatshirt as the sun goes down. tomorrow if your seats are in the shade it will be chilly highs tomorrow around 74. if your seats are in the sun, it will be perfect. you'll need your sunglasses and sunscreen. sunday warmer high temperatures in the low 80s, dry for this home series against the phillies. look at the weather for memorial day weekend. it does not get any better than this. 86 on memorial day for a high barbara. >> thanks amelia. >>> 30 bucks for a hot dog and a soda? this happening in new york city and in a pl

all we've got to do is go to our nbc washington app and search capitol dome. >>> d.c. makes a lot of lists but this one is good for your health. why experts say that living here could rip you into shape. >>> and it's long been a man's world, but not anymore. we sit down with the first woman to fly with the blue angels, next. right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. plus 10 gigs of shareable data. yeah, 10 gigantic gigs. for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed, call, data and reliability. so you never have to settle. now, also get $200 when you join and buy a new smartphone. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. >>> she started at george mason university when she was just 13. now at 19 paige epler is this year's youngest graduate and is graduating with a 4.0 gpa. she studied premed biology with a passion for cancer research. it seems that she's always been years ahead of her time. this is her at the age of 2 reading the encyclopedia. she is certai

and back here now live now, we have a full list of all the toll changes on our nbc washington app app. just search toll changes. >> nice to share good news isn't it adam. >> reporter: absolutely. >>> right now in oklahoma city more weather watches and warnings as residents keep a concerned eye on the sky. they have a mess to clean up after a series of tornadoes blew through the area. mor mapp was also hit pretty hard. several people were injured but no deaths reported. the mayor of oklahoma city credits meteorologists and their advanced technology for saving lives. >>> the nation's new attorney general could soon launch her first major investigation. loretta lynch told a senate subcommittee today she will soon decide whether to begin a civil rights investigation on the baltimore police department. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake asked for that investigation yesterday. the city is already participating in a voluntary review but lynch says more may need to be done. >>> two of cvs stores that were looted and burned l.a. week in baltimore will be rebuilt. the ceo of those stores says the c

we posted vance's final sendoff on our nbc washington app. he has a whole lot more to say than in that small clip there. he says he doesn't want to overstay the welcome. >> he doesn't want to overstay his welcome after 46 years. >> people ask you about them inevitably all the time and i tell them honestly and this is no joke he is one of the nicest people i've ever met. >> he's a cool dude. that's what i say. >> he's a harley man too. maybe he'll be out for rolling thunder this weekend. anything you want to do today, go to the pool, drive tho e the beach, put the top down no complaints whatsoever. congratulations to all the recent graduates and everybody who's getting married or doing whatever they're doing this weekend. the weather is going to cooperate. >> we know that bowie state is graduating. their ceremony is underway now. we want to take you live there. looks like people are receiving their diplomas. congratulations to everybody there. well done. >> elijah cummings also making a bunch of statements there. it's a great day for them. goo

elsewhere you should know you should take a look at the original investigation now up on the nbc washington app. >> greet see those results. >> we're very pleased with it because it will save people money. >> thanks tisha. this all started with a tip. find our tips link under the nbc washington app under investigation section. >> the top democrat is blasting the nfl over what is called deflategate. tying his criticism controversy over the name washington's football team. hare reed spoke on the senate floor today saying he finds it stunning that the nfl penalized the patriots and one of the league's most recognizable players over air -- the amount of air in a football while allowing the team to keep a name that denigrates native americans. >> the red skins' name is a racist name. i wish the commissioner would act as swiftly and decisively changing the name as he did about not enough air in the football. >> senator reed is one of 50 senators who signed a letter last year urging the nfl to change the name. team owner dan snyder says he will not do that. >> quite a distinct for a lot of local schoo

to see all of the schedule changes, head over to our nbc washington app. metro will open up at 7:00 a.m. on monday. >>> 6:09 on this saturday morning. sex abuse allegations hitting a popular reality tv family in the pockets. why tlc's "19 kids & counting" is taking the hit. >>> plus what crews found soaked in oil that turned it into a life and death situation. >>> and what we're right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. plus 10 gigs of shareable data. yeah, 10 gigantic gigs. for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed, call, data and reliability. so you never have to settle. now, also get $200 when you join and buy a new smartphone. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. >>> that would extend the nsa collections program. they worked in the wee hours of the morning. a live look at the capitol there. the vote was 57-42. that's short of the 60-vote threshold to move ahead. key provisions in the patriot act are expressed to expire june 1st if

look for updates on the nbc washington app. >> i'm melissa mollet. a new report says the co-pilot who cashed a germanwings plane in the french alps tested a controlled descent before the crash. andreas lubitz tried that descent several times, this report says on this same plane while alone in the cockpit just hours before the march 24 crash. investigators say that descent was so gradual no one on the plane even noticed. the crash happened on the return flight. all 150 passengers and crew died. authorities say lubitz suffered from depression in the past. they're still looking for a motive. barbara? >> a big announcement in baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says the justice department is now investigating baltimore police. >> i will make sure that whatever they find we need to do to repair the relationship with the community and have a department that our citizens deserve. i'm determined to get that done. >> that was the mayor at a briefing only a half hour ago. she said federal investigators will determine if officers used bias practices and/o

we pushed this out on the nbc washington app.ake a look at this point this morning, we do have our first 4 traffic tracker heading by this. again, she is 95 southbound approaching this crash. so you can see the huge response here off to the left side of the roadway. those are the main lanes again right now. first 4 traffic tracker is in the access road area. so that is your biggest problem here this morning. 95 southbound as you're headed through dale city. going to have some issues because of those lanes shut down. we'll have more on this of course all morning long. wide look at things overall, no major problems there. on the beltway, 270 at montrose road looks good. so does 66 and prince george's county overall no major issues. look at 95 southbound at dale city as we head through this, a very big response there as the first 4 traffic tracker heads southbound. much more on this coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, melissa. >>> the second in charge of the secret service is out. >> why he retired as well as a ne >>> yo

we pushed this out on our nbc washington app.umbia pike is shut down there at south frederick street because i

. >> we'll stay on top of this story not only here but push alerts through nbc washington app. you'll want to find this online as well. good morning, may 17th. i'm angie goff. >> i'm david culver. welcome to "news 4 today." as you saw in the live pictures a cloudy start to sunday morning. chuck is tracking raindrops. >> chuck, what's the word? >> a whole lot more clouds. it's awfully damp and very humid as well. our tower camera shows a very cloudy sky over the national cathedral in northwest washington right now. not a lot of heavy rain coming down. a check of it on storm team 4 radar, you'll get a sense there's no heavy rain to be dealt with first thing this morning as temperatures are mostly in the upper 60s and 70s right now. come on computer don't you want to change the map. a few lonesome raindrops near leesburg a few towards rappahannock county and charles and st. mary's. nothing that heavy, headed out to the national ceremony on the national mall it will be damp outside. wet seat can you gos for sure. won't be cold. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s now. manassa

to see all of the changes head to the nbc washington app. and metro will open at 7:00 a.m. instead of 5:00 on memorial day. >>> it appears that more of you use mass transit to get to work than any other way. the report studied how people commute in the district. more than 38% of you say that you use mass transit. 13% of you walk to work but less than 1% cycle to work. the report also revealed the average longest commute time is about 29 minutes. that must be before traffic is factored in right? where do you live? >>> 4:36 your time right now. we continue to follow that breaking news. the arrest in a quadruple murder. the suspect arrested daron wint. an update on the man hunt and capture coming up. >>> a shocking revelation about a reality star. the scandal that has josh duggarr apologizing this morning. >>> and the unofficial kickoff >>> a reality tv star has resigned from a conservative christian lobbying firm amid claims he molested young girls when he was a teenager. "in touch weekly" published the police report that it claims describes charges against josh duggar of tlc

you can look for any updates on our nbc washington app. >>> also just in new video tonight of celebrationsets of baltimore. those celebrations are getting broken up in this last hour. police are enforcing the curfew there. they are making some arrests near city hall. >> a group gathered there tonight and also in west baltimore near the cvs store on west north avenue. police and national guard troops had advanced on that group around 10:30. >> all of this comes as the six officers charged in connection with freddie gray's death are out of jail. >> they were each released on bond set between $250,000 and $350,000 each. their mug shots were just released. officer caesar goodson there on the left is facing the most serious charge of second-degree murder. he was driving the police van that carried gray when he suffered a spinal injury. >> three other officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. officers edward nero and garret miller are charged with assault. we have team coverage of all of this tonight from the rallies to the police and the gray family. we start with darcy spencer

at our nbc washington app right now, a demonstration video for you.ll show you our undercover investigations showing you just how fast your bike will be taken if it's not locked properly. scott macfarlane news4 i-team. >>> memorial day, the unofficial start of summer, is less than a week away now. but right now parts of the country are seeing snow. this is what it looks like in upper michigan. just yesterday, it was in the 70s. tonight temperatures are expected to dip into the 20s and 30s. wow. >> wow. >> that's right. >> that's northern michigan. we'll feel some of that cooler air. it's not good to drop down to the there is here, but at least 50s. that will feel a dramatic difference compared to the sticky stuff we've had. meanwhile, wile we're talking about it, i wish we had cooler temperatures this weekend chblt i had the chance to participate in the jefferson 500. one of their events country roads car club show where i served as a celebrity judge. it was fantastic, all those vintage cars. i started picking those cars while of course they were park

if you can't leave your desk or make it downtown watch it live on the nbc washington app.s a great time to see those vintage planes and remember what a time that was. you can also tweet us or post pictures on our facebook page using the hashtag "nbc 4 d.c." or "world war ii flyover." >> and we can see from the pictures of the sky it looks like a nice day to be on the mall. >> the question is will it stay nice the whole weekend for moms to enjoy? >> for the most part it will be a nice weekend. you can see on the seven-day, a better chance you're dealing with a shower or thundershower on sunday mainly later in the day but most if not all of this weekend is looking dry. our temperature outside our studio right now, 78. >> that's news 4 midday. we have news today at 4:00 5:00 6:00 and 11:00 tonight. >> and join us on monday at 11:00 a.m. for news 4 midday. have a great day and a terrific weekend. see you monday. (jj) you can call me mr. sunshine. [laughs] stop it. come on. or your mom will think we're both crazy. oh, let her. she'll be laughing too once we tell her. [laughs] i

. >> big problems on we're pushing this out on the nbc washington app right now. 270 south, that wast buckeystown pike now we're looking at delays. you can see as chopper pans up and zooms out a bit that we have a 3 1/2 mile backup as you head out of frederick this morning. your alternate going to be take 355 to 80 and cut back over to 270 to avoid this. should be clearing up a bit because the crash is no longer there. firth sterling, still have that crash in the district. wide look overall, beltway looking pretty good. you can see a bit of a slowdown outer loop of the beltway, as you approach georgia avenue. 66 lee highway, police activity on the right side of the roadway. typical volume inbound this morning. back with travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you. >>> d.c. police say a train hit and killed a person on the tracks at pennsylvania avenue and "m" street. d.c. police say this was a csx train and they're trying to figure out why that person was on the tracks. >>> 6:32. today we're going to learn how long a d.c. rabbi can spend in jail. prosecutors asked the judge to sentence

to see all of the scheduled changes head on over to the nbc washington app. metro is going to open up around 7:00 a.m. on memorial day. >> weekend, holiday schedule. >> yeah. >> lots of folks getting around for the holidays. >> that's right. i have been seeing so many pictures of social media with traffic at a stand still. they left so early this morning. >> that's right. >> at least the weather is going to be good. >> amelia segal is in holiday weekend. >> kicking it. it is chilly but overall really nice. perfect day to take the kids out the the park to the playground. and drive time forecast looking good for morning, midday and afternoon. biggest concern -- make sure you have the sunglasses with you. for the morning hours, temperatures around 54 degrees. bright sunshine drying roads. 77 degrees as you leaving work getting into the holiday weekend. plenty of sunshine breezy later today. melissa, how are the roads looking right now? >> right now, still have this problem in woodbridge. southbound route 1 at prince william parkway, this intersection a lot of di

we have much more picktures of the project, and go to the nbc washington app and search capitol dome. >>> at the age when most teenagers are preparing to start college one prince william girl is finishing up her bachelor's degree. northern virginia reporter david culver caught up with her at the george mason campus. >> reporter: inside of the krasnow lab. >> ph 4.5 water. >> reporter: it is tough to the follow the conversation. >> it has tetracylene. >> this is page at age 2. the parents videotaped her read ing a encyclopedia. >> it goes through tube called the imumbilical cord. >> i remember that the people thought that i was the professor's kid. >> paige's mom would drop her off at classes. that confused at least one professor professor. >> and mom would say, i'm not the professor, it is her. >> and so her mom had to switch out the lab coat for the gown. she remembered when at 4 she tested for kindergarten. and the specialist called her in to chat. >> she said that you cannot put her in kindergarten, because she reading over 8th grade level. >> final exams are over and you can tell

if you want to see more open up our nbc washington app. >>> two leaders from our area spent this day trying to help restore baltimore's reputation. just as the justice department announced a federal investigation in that city's police department. prince george's county's bureau treef tracee which will kinilkins. tracee? >> reporter: still supporting their tourism industry. very important to this city. she also said the department oversight from the justice department is something she has been wanting. that's better police and community relationships. now, today, county executive baker and also ike legett toured baltimore museum and joined the baltimore mayor for lunch. they were here to encourage tourism in the city following last week's riots as the u.s. department of justice has announced oversight for the police department. >> not only police training police conduct, the community relationship with the police department but also what are the other thing that is we should be doing? >> i have been on the path of reform of our police department for a few years. and i was very clear t

you can see the full list of locations and times and dates the person visited them on our nbc washington app and our website. just search "meals". >> pat, thank you. >>> now a very violent story out of arlington county. police moved in on a fight between a man and his elderly mother, and in just a matter of moments the man was dead two officers were on their way to the hospital. there are still so many questions about what led to the deadly exchange between this man and the police officers. >> tonight though, we have some information about that man's past. this was not his first run-in with the police. the incident happened along second road north, just off glebe road and arlington boulevard. julie carey has our report. jewel? >> reporter: well we've learned the man shot and killed in the confrontation in the second floor apartment was feared by neighborhood children there. one boy tells me he turned on them before. today he reportedly attacked police, was shout and killed. now his 88-year-old mother is left without her caretaker. she was a witness to a deadly convict frontation. arlington p

you'll want to make sure you've downloaded the nbc washington app and turned on breaking news alerts so you can learn all the latest on this story as it develops. >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live desk. baltimore's state's attorney has just announced that all six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray have now been indicted. mare marilyn mosby says the grand jury returned the indictments today. the driver of the van that transported gray is still facing the most serious charge of second degree murder. the officers will be arraigned in july. on the way out of the news conference today, a reporter asked mosby if she will recuse herself from this case. she didn't answer. at the live desk, pat lawson muse. wendy? >>> a woman apparently lied and then came clean about a deadly hit-and-run that killed a mother in southeast d.c. knewly released charging documents accuse sha tar as johnson of reporting her brother-in-law mercedes as stolen just hours after that car hit the victim outside united medical center last month. johnson denied knowing about the hit-and-run, but the fo

to see all the schedule changes, we invite you to the nbc washington app. metro will open at 7:00 a.m. on memorial day. >>> swimming pool season in d.c. is about to begin and it kicked off with a big cannon ball dive this afternoon. the district's outdoor pools and spray parks will officially open tomorrow, just in time for the memorial day holiday weekend. they're free to all d.c. residents. if you live outside of the district, you'll have to pay a small fee. >>> it's time for backyard weather again. summer must be just around the corner. let's check in with doug. he's having way too much fun in ocean city right now. hey, doug. >> reporter: yeah, hey, guys. i found a family from montgomery county. we're playing wheel of fortune here. have we gone? i'd like to -- what should i ask for, a vowel or an "r"? >> get a vowel, doug. >> reporter: i'd like a vowel pat. i'd like a vowel. i got three "e"s! this is the compasscasper family. i've got over 1,000 tickets right here. with these tickets i can get a loply pop. >> yeah, i've been through that. or a plastic co

you can find that on my twitter handle and on our nbc washington app. come up is the 6:00, you'll hear from one of the women who rushed to effie's help trying to give cpr. >> heartbreaking story there. david, thank you. >>> a much different outcome for a rockville buy who nearly drowned in his community pool. there he is r.j. smith-nelson wasn't breathing when he was pulled out, but neighbors were able to resuscitate him. r.j. talked to our megan fitzgerald about his pool scare. she'll have his story in just a few minutes. >>> the death toll continues to climb as more than a dozen are still missing after torrential rains slammed texas and the plains over the weekend. news4's chris lawrence is here with the details on this. chris? >> wendy, that the point there are 16 confirmed deaths across central texas and oklahoma. and police are still trying to track down 13 people. some of the numbers associated with this storm are staggering. the city of houston saw more than ten inches of rain in a matter of hours. and in central texas one river actually climbed

we'll sent out a push alert on the nbc washington app as soon as we find out whether the monument will open. >>> new this morning, the alexandria courthouse is closed until further notice due to electrical problems. the courthouse could be closed as late as today or monday. >> oh no! >> the conditions a texas family says they had to endure as their home began filling with water. >>> a hot and humid look at your fire. storms could be in your future. >>> and out of japan, people are trying to get to safer grounds after the sudden eruption of a volcano there. a look at how many >>> the coast guard is helping to evacuate a small island in japan. it started spewing black clouds and ash about eight hours ago. the small island has 137 residents. they're all waiting at an evacuation facility to be recused. >>> if you have time this afternoon, you might want to take your kids to the park in gaithersburg after school. montgomery county is hosting a free water safety day there. there will be lifeguard demonstration sessions to teach kids how to use safety flotations devices. experts will talk abo

keep your nbc washington app handy for any changes on your morning commute. >>> breaking news anotheror earthquake hits nepal less than three weeks after that massive tremor that killed more than 8,100 people. we've learned 19 people have died today and that number is rising. >>> go sleeveless temperatures by to near 90 by mid afternoon. >>> that is the broadcast this morning. >>> good morning. breaking news. another major earthquake strikes nepal. the magnitude 7.3 just weeks after the one that killed thousands reports of death and extensive new damage coming in. >>> ridiculous. tom brady's agent blasts the nfl over the four-game suspension over deflategate. are the patriots ready to go to war? bob costas weighs in. >>> self-defense? the man who shot at george zimmerman saying he only did it because he felt threatened. we'll hear from both sides. >>> and going, going, gone. the picasso that smashed the

it is in our nbc washington app. >>> it is being called the new normal. no relief any time soon for drivers into and out of the city. three of the biggest construction projects are expect to cause traffic delays for months even years. the hot spots are 16th street at imminent road in northwest. canal and foxhall in georgetown and mass avenue at third street. our transportation reporter adam tuss takes a closer look. >> it is the crawl that hurts. it can feel like a cross country trip. >> it takes me with 35 to 40 minutes to get to my job, about three, four miles. >> reporter: yep. the construction is spreading and impacting drivers from all across d.c. maryland and virginia. we took a tour of the hot spots for you. >> reporter: construction on canal road? yep. backed up all the way to foxhall road. third street project? sitting in traffic. 16th street bridge project? trying to get through the construction. >> i guess it is annoying but necessary. here's a quick recap. the third street opportunity. that's a massive project that will enclose the open air se

we have gathered all the information about police week on our nbc washington app. you can simply search police week. that's the latest in northwest washington. chris gordon, news4. >>> the chilling calls between first responders moments after the train flew off the tracks. plus the news4 i-team digging >>> right now, seven people daytona dead after the amtrak crash. >> preliminary data shows that amtrak train 188 was going 106 miles an hour before the engineer slammed on the brake. the train still hurdled off the track. all the cars. that 106 is more than double the speed limit in that area. the national transportation safety board says it has turned the tracks back over to amtrak. the agency expects the investigators will be on site in philadelphia for at least a week. >> at this hour crews are still on the ground. they're picking up the pieces from the mangled mess of metal there. >> the ntsb says the recorders on the train are heading back to washington for a full investigation. we have wendy rieger in philadelphia. what's happening now? >> reporter: right now, b

you can go to our nbc washington app for information on that. >>> hot outside and humid as well. temperatures right now in the low 80s, washington coming in at 81 annapolis cooler at 77. highs in the mid to upper 80s. we'll hit our high temperature about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. 86 degrees for most of us across the area. 5:00 84, the mugginess continues on into the evening hours. it continues tomorrow as well. tomorrow a high temperature of 88 once again. partly sunny skies after a mild start, 7:00 a.m. the temperature around 72. getting into the late afternoon and evening hours tomorrow, a few scattered thunderstorms are possible. coming up in less than ten minutes, a look ahead to the next seven days. >> amelia thank you. >>> the crowded republican field is getting more and more crowded. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum just candidacy for president. santorum surprised the pundits with a second-place finish back in 2012, you might recall. msnbc's morning joe's team put together this list of factoids about santorum many of you may not know this but he was actually born i

keep your nbc washington app with you throughout the day.o many answers to the questions in the freddie gray investigation, more reaction coming from baltimore this morning after the state's attorney marilyn mose by announced this is a homicide investigation charging six police officers in the death of freddie gray. crowds cheered, drivers honked their horns throughout baltimore as that announcement was made. baltimore police officer's union says the six officers charged in gray's case aren't responsible for his death. >> and we'll continue to follow the latest on the search for two construction workers on going at the watergate complex because of a garage collapse. one person hurt suffering minor injuries. chris gordon is there, make sure to follow him on twitter for new information throughout the act. that's news 4 midday. join us again for news 4 at 4:00. >> we appreciate you staying with us. stay up to date with everything look, if you're not up to the job i'll find somebody who is. now, just get going. okay. do you wanna tell me why you

check the nbc washington app for details. >>> it turns out the nfl's deflategate investigation may have produced a little more than hot air. the nfl investigator looked into whether they intentionally inflated footballs says probably yes. and that quarterback tom brady was at least generally aware of it. the report fault twos patriots employees, a locker room attendant and an equipment assistant. the patriots went on to win the super bowl. >>> thousands of gallons of raw sewage are still leaking in a local neighborhood right now and it might not stop leaking until friday. an underground sewer line broke along huron drive in oxon hill. today sanitary commission said it takes two or more days to install a temporary pipe to divert the waste water to a nearby manhole. this is happening behind houses and near a play ground at forest heights elementary. >>> disturbing new findings about the deadly jetliner crash in the alps. did the co-pilot do a practice run? the evidence investigators just found aboard a may not and why it almost went unnoticed. >>> and elton john's fight for global help. t

and we have just posted a very cool map to our nbc washington app tonight. it shows you exactly what the latest readings are. go to the app to check it out. >>> and you can get a jump start on your beach reading. we have a big rainy day coming tomorrow. >> we need rain. some areas picked up one to two inches the other day. others south of d.c. didn't pick up much at all. tomorrow everybody gets in on the action. right now the evening planner looking very nice. temperature of 73 degrees. temperatures of coming in at 70 degrees. rather nice at 7. then we start to really cool as temperatures drop into the 60s. we'll be at 62 degrees. cool temperature for sure. 64 degrees in gaithersburg. 73 right now. 68 in reston and 70 in kansas springs. a lot cooler than we were during day yesterday. yesterday hit 90 degrees. storm team 4 radar is dry. it will not today that way at all. everybody sees the rain tomorrow. periods of rain. heavy at times. it will be quite cool tomorrow. high temperatures only 55 to 60 degrees. many areas not even making it to 60. i have most of

and on the nbc washington app. now, when o'malley enters that race hees going to face off against two others for that democratic nomination. hillary clinton jumped into the 2016 race first. this is her second bid for the white house. and this week vermont senator bernie sanders announcing he will run. sanders is an independent but running as a democrat. and the republican field has quite the field of contenders here. eight people already definitely running in 2016 with a few more expected to announce they're going to enter the race. in the race so far, mike huckabee. we also had business executive carly fiorina and ben senators maher row rubio, rand paul and rick santorum on this list. and the first to announce senator ted cruz. then former new york governor george pataki also in the running. david? >> all right. thanks. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert out of sight this morning as he faces charges for allegedly violating banking laws. federal law enforcement officials say he paid hush money to high miscondu

you can see them all by going to our nbc washington app and hitting the investigation section. >> good to know. thank you. >>> doug is back with us now. some wet weather before we get our holiday weekend started. >> and i'll be down there in ocean city on friday. >> i was going to rehoboth but now we're switching it over to ocean city. a beautiful afternoon after a couple of days in the 90s. we had 92. then 90 yesterday. so no official heat wave. because today, well right now we're in the 70s. look at that. a beautiful shot. plenty of sunshine outside. the temperature, 73 degrees at the airport. dropping to 70 by 7:00. 62 by around 11:00. the temperatures 73 degrees in d.c. 69 in huntingtown. back toward the west. dulles coming in at 68 degrees. what will we continue to see? no rain only the. when you wake up tomorrow morning, do not forget the umbrella. i think you will need that for sure and give yourself a little extra time. we'll see rain. that rain will be heavy at times. periods of rain really throughout the day. the most rain between around 9:00 a.m. and probably 1:00 to 3:00 p.

check out the nbc washington app before you head out as you may be delayed by road closures in that area. >>> and in preparation for that race for the cure metro opened early this morning at 5:00 a.m. the starting stations to the starting line. metro also canceled its planned closure at the greenbelt station this weekend. orange blue and yellow line trains are single tracking and running every 18 minutes. >>> all new this morning, australian police made a huge discovery that may have saved lives. why a 17-year-old is now in big trouble facing terrorism charges. >>> neighbors call a d.c. home a paerpt house and now the homeowner faces a lawsuit for renting it out. the changes he's willing to make to keep the business going. >>> a man called 911 during a burglary. how he ended up being shot by the same deputies he called for >>> back at 6:11. four family members killed on their way to a graduation ceremony. their plane crashed onto a highway in atlanta. you can see there was nothing left of that aircraft. a father two sons and a fiance of one of the sons had just taken off from a small atl

download the weather app to track severe weather anytime. search nbc washingtone app store. google play. that's going to do it for us tonight. sports final is next. with jason pugh. wake up tomorrow. news 4 today. they will have the latest weather update at 4:26 in the morning. hope you have a great night. there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or get $300 back and free dvr service for 1 year, with a 2 year agreement. hurry, offer ends june 8th. go to getfios.com. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> right now on sports final. a sgoodgood old-fashioned staring contest. >> twice as nice. >> plus the redskins biggest edition, bellies up to the roundtable. >> how

we'll send you a push alert on our nbc washington app as soon as we find out when or if it will open. >>> the alexandria courthouse is closed until further notice because some sort of electrical problem there. says the courthouse could hope later today or maybe not until monday. >>> a new bug that turns prey into zombies? plus apple has a fix for that text message that turns off your telephone and a decision on the danger globs of oily goo may have to beachgoers on the beach this weekend. >>> just into the news 4 live desk, a solution -- sort of -- a work around to the problem that apple iphones have been having with messages that have been coming in shutting down the phones left me explain the problem. there's a string of arabic characters that can come in a text message to your apple iphone that's choking the phone and causing it to shut down. so apple has put up this message about how you can work around that issue until it comes up with a permanent fix. it says you should ask siri to read your unread messages and reply to the message you get with that malicious text in it and that

you can see a full list of those locations on our nbc washington app. just search "measles." patient is no longer contagious and is now out of the hospital. >>> right now, environmental crews are rushing to contain an oil spill just off the shoreline of santa barbara, california. take a close look at the damage so far. about 21,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the pacific leaving an oil slick about four miles wide. the leak came from a ruptured pipeline on shore. that pipe has since been turned off. area beaches and fisheries are closed as a precaution. >>> we're enjoying bright sunshine around here for now. temperatures have responded to all that strong may sonun. 67 at reagan national 61 in gaithersburg frederick and new market maryland at 63. 63 in charlestown, west virginia. a lot of spots in the mid-60s. a pleasant day to be outside. the pollen count remains high. mostly pine trees and grass pollen at this point in time. oak trees are finally almost to the end of their pollinating season. so what to expect for the rest of the day? a nice day outside today, color uds

we're going to push out any updates for you on the nbc washington app. >>> turning to the weather, after one of the hottest days of the year, we are getting one of the coolest days we've had in weeks. >> let's get the latest from meteorologist veronica johnson with more coming on changes in the weather coming still. >> that's right. for today it really is unbelievable just how cool it's been across the area. temperatures are coolest in weeks since going all the way to early april and indicative of what it feels like during mid-march. 50 degrees in gaithersburg and sandy spring, camp springs, greenville at 51 54 manassas even areas west seeing temperatures in the 50s. we've got rain right up and down the coast philadelphia to norfolk, even down to the carolinas where they've had a little bit of thunder. all of this is moving out. good news for anyone traveling late, showers are moving out. moderate rain right now toward ocean city, moderate rain there in just a couple of minutes i'll be back with your memorial day forecast later in the hour. it will include the forecast for the beach loca

for a detailed timeline of that ride open the nbc washington app on your phone. >>> well the british royal family welcoming a new princess this morning. her royal highness the duchess of cambridge has given birth to a girl. she weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces. you're taking a live look here at st. mary's hospital in paddington this morning. a lot of activity out there which you don't see is the scores of cameras and photographers and reporters who are there right now. this story is lighting up social media worldwide today. we're learning that both mom and baby they're doing just fine. no name has been released by kensington palace. we'll have a live report later in this hour. >>> this morning police need your help solving a triple shooting. the shooting happened in a parking lot along a strip mall along the richie road in capital heights. we know three men were shot. one is in critical condition right now. the other two are expected to be okay. police say this was not a random attack. if you do have any information about the shooting call prince george's county police. >> if you use the yel

you can find their locations on our nbc washington app.ile many drivers dread those cameras, we're told that residents of the affected neighborhoods welcome them. >> reporter: pennsylvania avenue southeast. it can be a speedway with sudden stops. that's the reason this speed camera in the 3000 block of pennsylvania avenue has just been activated. look how fast the cars are coming by right now. >> heck yeah. school's right here. >> you can clock them. they're doing like 45 50 right here at the church. sundays they fly right on through. >> reporter: one of five new cameras going into effect with a 30-day grace period of warning tickets. they join dozens of other cameras across the city. >> so you know -- >> reporter: across town on wisconsin avenue this couple lived in their home 50 years and welcome the new northbound camera here in the 2600 block. >> very happy for them. the corner of fulton and wisconsin is constantly subject to accidents. people going way too fast. so they see an open lane and they gun it. >> reporter: capitol hill the s

we just pushed that out on the nbc washington app. and then 70 east at 27, overturned tractor-trailer with only one lane getting by. chopper 4 on the way to that one. >>> an air bag manufacturer admitted to a deadly problem in its products. leading to biggest recall ever in the united states. nbc's tom costello is in northwest washington to find out whether or not your air bag is defective and what to do about it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is a big, big problem. and even the d.o.t. says it's a complex problem. we are talking about 11 different car manufacturers, dozens of models involved. and they stretch from 2000 through 2011. if you're wondering if your car is on the list go to safer car.gov. type in your v.i.n. number and then everything that pops up will be as it relates to your car. every recall, not just the air bag. but the recall would be on there. they have now admitted to -- takata corporation admitted they have a defective air bag and they need to replace them. there's been a recall already in pl

we'll keep you updated throughout the newscast and on the nbc washington app. also still ahead, lost tests. what's being done as more than 100 s.a.t. tests taken in ash burn are missing. and if you had a cup of coffee this morning before 9:00 a.m. why it may have been a >>> here's a look at the big stories online today. a lot of people sharing distressing images coming from a heat wave in india. you take a look and you can see the streets in some cases are so hot this that the streets are melting. more than 1400 people have died of heat stroke and dehydration in the last month. the temperatures now about 117 degrees there. a scary story out of vermont where a black widow spider bit a come. according to our affiliate, the woman discovered the spider in a bag of grapes. it bit her, medics took her to the hospital. the grocery store where she bought the grapes says it's inspecting all of its produce. i want to check in now with news 4 social media editor brittany johnson. >> so the scripps national spelling bee is taking place at the gaylord and we thought it woul

. >>> remember, download the nbc washington app.ll push any important alerts about the investigation as we learn them. >>> tom is here with the forecast. we are starting off cool. what a change one day makes. >> it's dropped 30 degrees since yesterday afternoon. we were at 90 yesterday, and down to 60 degrees and a gusty wind. right now, prince george's county low 60s. generally near 60 in fairfax county and much of maryland. there's the sky over the metro area live view from the camera. not producing any rain just sprinkles up in central pennsylvania. local radar not showing any rain anywhere in the vicinity. we have the skycast showing clouds through 8:00 or 9:00 this morning and then for the lunch hour and then we'll clear out and have bright sunshine. bright and sunny for the rest of the afternoon. at the bus stop this morning, you'll need a light jacket. breezy and cool. in the 50s between now and 8:00. between 8:00 and 9:00 near 60 degrees. then shed the coat this afternoon as we get up to near 70. then tonight you'll need the

we just published a new story on the nbc washington app taking a look at how common and disruptive smoke emergencies can be on the system. open our app in the break and check it out. >>> there are still more questions than answers in the murder of a married couple in rockville over the weekend. police do think that whoever killed them climbed in through a window. news 4's pat collins spent the day talking to people who know the victims. he is at the scene to tell us what he's learned. senate. >> reporter: a double murder on mother's day. the couple found here at their home by one of their children. now, this is how it all played out on the police radio. >> complainant advises both parents are dead. complainant advises that the window was broken out of the house. broken inside. >> on call homicide to respond to the scene. >> reporter: the death of dick and jody vilardo. today officially ruled a double murder. the cause of death, something they call sharp force injuries. according to neighbors, the couple found dead in their pajamas. the scene discovered by one of their children after the

you can learn more about that on our nbc washington app. search it now, go ahead and look up "lorton drowning." back to you. >> thanks. >>> for the second day in a row a young swimmer is in the hospital after being pulled from a pool in rockville. the boy was 13 years old. he was saved from the manor woods pool this afternoon. they say he was under water for about a minute. lifeguards resuscitated the boy. he was conscious on the way to the hospital. witnesses say that boy may have had a seizure. >>> at another swimming pool in rockville tonight, this little boy is doing much better. r.j. smith-nelson was unconscious when he was pulled from his community pool yesterday afternoon. neighbors performed cpr, and he was resuscitated. news4's megan fitz zwrairld talked to the little boy. he said he wasn't even in the pool when his ordeal began. >> i tripped over my feet and then i fell in the pool. >> reporter: then what happened? >> i couldn't breathe. >> coming up in our next half hour, more from megan's interview with r.j. plus, what parents n

you can go to our nbc washington app. post a list of supplies covered by the tax exemption for this holiday. >>> that's right. and we want to take a live look at arlington national cemetery. very beautiful scene out there. on this somber, somber day that we actually are reminded through images like this. of what memorial day really means. >> yeah, we saw the old guard place the flags in front of every head stone last week. boy scouts were placing roses over the weekend. you see in the distance the air force memorial. we are reminded of why we're able to celebrate this holiday in such beauty because of the sacrifices that had been made. we want to get you up to speed on the forecast this morning. chuck bell is in for tom. >> yeah, a beautiful shot out there. and the official wreath laying with the president is at 11:00 a.m. this morning. nice and warm and bright sunshine right around 70 degrees as the president lays the wreath out at the tomb of the unknown. a a very solemn ceremony. and then the parade between 2:00 and 4:

get a closer look at the pictures on our nbc washington app. you can share it with people you know. remember to turn on the breaking news alert so that you can get updates throughout the morning. >>> coming up on six minutes after the hour. today the man who flew his gyrocopter across d.c. and landed at the u.s. capitol is due in court. douglas hughes is charged with violating restricted air space and operating a vehicle falsely labeled as a postal carrier. we expect him to address his supporters after the arraignment today. it left lawmakers livid about him crossing the three no fly zones. we'll have a closer look at the hearing today and break down what we know at that point. >>> also today, charles severance will make his first appearance in a courtroom. follow julie carey on twitter to find out first about his hearing today. severance is charged with tilling three -- killing three people in alexandria over the course of a decade. police moved the proceeding to fairfax. >>> you might want the avoid driving near the university of maryland today because it's graduation today. more

follow us on twitter and facebook and download the nbc washington app. >> right now police in prince george's county are asking for your help in finding a man wanted for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. the attack happened yesterday morning at an apartment building along brooks drive in forestville. take a look at this surveillance video. this is the man police are looking for. police say he has a tattoo on his left forearm and shoulder length dreadlocks. you can take another look, a closer look at the man on our nbc washington app. >> in just a few hours, congress will hold a hearing focusing on secret service behavior. the inspector general for homeland security will testify about the night two senior agents crashed a car on the white house grounds. the ig's report says both agents "displayed poor judgment and were likely impaired by alcohol." both men denied being drunk. the men had spent five hours at fado irish pub and ran up a huge tabitha night. the report says secret service alcohol policy is vague. it goes on to say the director of the secret service found out about t