. >>> and now pepco and exelon merger d.c. mayor bowser has pulled her support for the nearly $7 million deal. last friday, the d.c. service commission rejected the deal. one of the conditions was eliminating a three-year rate freeze for customers. the lawyer who represents pepco said she will not agree to those terms and she represents more than nine groups that must give their approval for the deal to go through. pepco and epsilon have about ten days left to resolve any differences. >>> we're tracking developments in new york state after a train derailment forces a number of people from their homes. this video just coming in from the scene. what we're learning about the accident. >>> also ahead, they worked around the clock after the blizzard of 2016, we'll show you why several plow drivers are still waiting to be >> announcer: and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm tom kierein on the storm team 4 weather deck where the wind is gusting. right now, it's calm, but once in a while, it blasts through here. in fact, i just lo

we can just say no to this merger and pepco almost certainly will do well on its own. >> reporter: pepco says energy giant exelon can improve management and hold down future rate increases. alyssa silverman said no deal it's joo it's still a bad deal, tom. it started as a bad deal and remains a bad deal. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> i'm darcy spencer in landover where police have just identified a woman who was stabbed to death in this apartment building early this morning. coming up, you'll hear from a neighbor, what he saw this morning that was so disturbing. >>> plus, your cell phone provider may have been tracking your every move on websites without your knowledge to sell to advertisers. but now it's time to pay up. >>> they are some of the most difficult missing persons cases. the news4 i-team on the trail with police using mapping technology in hopes of bringing people with dementia back home. >>> and we're talking 60s today but 80? going to get close. vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. w

the lawyer who represents pepco rate pairs said she will not agree to that term.and exelon has now ten days left to resolve any differences. >>> new details this morning in a story news4 was first to report more than a month after the big snowstorm. many of the private contractors who helped to dig the district out are still waiting for a paycheck. d.c. officials say the backlog added up to as much as $45 mayor bowser would not say why it's taking so long to pay the contractors. she did say the invoices are being processed and the contractors should not have to wait much longer. >>> we'll turn to meteorologist chuck bell to talk about today's weather. we got the rain from overnight and now we're waiting for the really cold air to push in. >> i'm confused, what happened to spring? >> it's not here yet. >> okay. it was two days of 60 and now cold and rainy. >> actually three days -- technically we were at 60 at 12:01 a.m. this morning. but don't be fooled by that. our high today will be near 60 but it's already in the rear view mirror. temperatures will continue to

we have been talking about to buys company quest pepco. chesapeake, continuing to move higher. issapeake -- chesapeake impressive in particular. the stock has doubled. cooperated into the investigation of a greeting by a cofounder and was receiving immunity for that, but it doesn't explain the magnitude of .he gain is a short trips? i'm short interest is the lines for status are the short interest. southwestern, 24%. murphy is still relatively high. then you see what the stocks have done. the color matches the short interest. in other words all of them have seen surges recently as we have seen the short interest continue to climb. as stocks tick higher people obviously had to come in and cover those. that is one of the factors. them a thank you so much for that perspective on the scene of energy stocks. canada, we are going to look at the housing market. that housing agency is looking for new methods to support ownership as real estate prices soar in cities like toronto and vancouver. documents,o internal housing agencies may consider tapp

let's talk about pepco and exelon. both shares up now. pepco shares up by about 1.3%.y were up by near 1.5% at one point here, closer to 2%. exelon shares up 1.25% as well. bring your attention to the fact these shares are reopened after being halted for news on that last ditch effort by both companies to try to save their merger. back over to you. >> nothing more exciting than a utility merger. >> delmarva peninsula needs power too. >> still ahead, a rare exclusive interview with fed governor lael brainerd, sitting down with steve liesman in just under an hour from now. you don't want to miss that interview. "power lunch" right back. >>> a man in havana sent this video today, getting ready for the big rolling stones concert, march 25th. stones play a free concert in havana because everything is free in havana. part of their tour of central and south america. it will be held at the sports city in havana, which seats 15,000 people. only seen five port apotties. we hope they'll have more than na. >> especially with women, come on, cuba. can we continue playing that music

sam: for pepco last week a spokesman said well, they were glad that the commission passed something. but now they are avoiding comment in a situation where a number of people in the company thought a eal was imminent. now it is not. leon: coming up at 5:00, just ahead. paying would-be criminals to not commit crimes. it's approved by the d.c. council and how much it will cost. alison: closing a chapter of american history. the next step for record-breaking astronaut scott kelly as he starts his return home from almost a year in space. leon: also ahead -- what is being done to smooth out local roadways that resemble the surface of the moon. alison: next a new voice calling for serious review of intersection where a crash killed three people. feet from a busy high school. alison: a maryland congressman joining calls for safety. he want the ier the river and pyle roads examined. this is near walt whitman high school. saturday three members of a family were killed. another was critically hurt in a crash at that intersection. residents complained about the intersection for a decade. a 2008

. >> as tom sherwood reports, they're asking for no more delays in approving the controversial pepcoxelon merger. >> in an old industrial area of northeast washington, the ideal electric supply company, in business 30 years and owned and operated by cora williams and her family. she was one of dozens of business and community leaders today making an urgent pitch for the $7 billion pepco/exelon merger which has run into complications. it's stalled bst public service commission, a dispute not about the merger itself, but who will control millions inside community benefits and rate relief. >> pep ko has always been a strong corporate partner to the communit always. >> former d.c. mayor tony williams led the business charge today. area leaders saying d.c. needs to join a multistate merger. >> to benefit to the district of columbia, to montgomery county, prince george's up, delaware, new jersey. >> nor a company that's going to be struggling with its balance sheet if this merger isn't approved. >> opponents insist the merger will boost the balance sheet of the much bigger exelon, not impr

sam: pepco was playing it low key. the board of trade loved the deal citing when there are damaging storms -- >> we get closer resources. i don't have to wait on tennessee and texas to help turn the lights back on. i have people in the region and up and down the east coast that are now available no this region. sam: of course, there are those who hate any deal. >> i will tell you who the beneficiaries are. plainly it's exelon and the shareholders of pepco who get a big windfall from this. those are the people who won today. the rest of us, we lost. sam: after many complaints from the mayor and the people's council the deal goes ahead anyway, unless in the next 30 days either pepco or exelon should object. reporting from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. leon: as arguments were being made inside the supreme court, outside. faith-based groups oppose part of the affordable care act that requires them to provide free birth control or insurance for the employees. women rights groups showed support for that law. it

julie: some headlines are just crossing the latest on this pepco situation.xelon has been attempting to buy pepco and has come up against resistance from d.c. regulators now. proposal is unacceptable, this comment coming in a filing. the council is ready to move on from this merger. pepco shareholders are not very happy about moving on because we see the shares taking a lake legward, down by 5% -- a downward, down by 5%. we will keep you updated on the developing situation. talk steelmakers for a moment. credit suisse in initiating talks, overall bullish on the sector. point.n a cyclical low it likes u.s. steel. that's why the company is going lower. call comes and there is talks of a cyclical low point, the stocks have already recovered. there is a year-to-date look at xls that tax steelmakers globally. it is up 22%, of even more from its low point in january. these stocks have been rebounding. announcements of export tariffs coming from the united states. interesting that the call is coming now. moving on to other stocks being affected by analyst calls as o

maureen: why the mayor is now objecting to the new provisions in the pepco-exelon merger. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports kirk cousins is in the money. details on the franchise tag. the caps host the penguins and the player that maureen: she was a mother and worked with wounded warriors at walt evidence reed. in 45 minutes, crystal hamilton family and friends gather to honor and remember her. her husband is behind bar accused of killing he prince william police officer ashley guindon. richard reeve is live from the scene of the crime in woodbridge where the vigil will soon begin. richard: you can see the folks are gathering here. family members and the friends of crystal hamilton. balloons. people with the balloons arriving. joe, pan down to show folks the ever-growing memorial in front of hamilton's home here in woodbridge where she was found shot and killed inside a bedroom after she called 911. we have video of the folks arriving here. her husban ronald as you said is the accused gunman. as we know now three uofficers responded to that 911 call. tragical

maureen: commission today approved the merger between pepco and exelon. not everyone is happy about it. d.c. mayor muriel bowser released this statement. it reads --" "it appears they prefer customer and commercial rate-payers over residents. instead of a three-year rate reprieve we negotiated it appears the d.c. residents will be hit with a rate increase as soon as this summer." the commission previously rejected the deal unless certain conditions were met. leon: former frederick county commissioner's president is going to be fighting prostitution charges. blaine young is facing charges in anne arundel county. he has pleaded not guilty. the 44-year-old served on the frederick board from 2010-2014. maureen: still ahead -- the case that attracted protesters outside the supreme court today. leon: plus, fantastic cherry blossom weather. we will check in at the tidal basin. and doug hill will check in here to tell us how long the scott: i'm scott abraham live in louisville where the maryland men's basketball team is getting set to battle kansas in the sweet 1

the pepco merger has the stamp of approval. today' the deal can go through only if they agree to its terms. which include more than $70 million for customer discounts and energy conservation. they have a month to decide. news of the deal sent shares of washington based pepco up 27%. >>> looks like we are in store for a longer peek cherry blossom than normal. >> reporter: the park service first forecast today as the peak but the trees are no various stages of development so that means they need a little more time to reach their peak but when they do the blooms will last longer. >> it came from japan. >> reporter: 8-year-old serenity on a field trip with her second grade class. >> some cherry blossoms could be apple cherry blossoms . >> reporter: and the others? >> they are just plain cherry blossoms . >> reporter: and how can -- there may be some ripe apples. >> reporter: while our 2,000 cherry trees don't produce fruit they do produce pale pink petals now expected to reach their peak thursday through the weekend. that's when 70

. >>> it has taken almost two years of several rejections, but now $6.8 billion merger between pepco and exelon will move ahead. the d.c. public service commission gave the deal its blessing yesterday. the agreement between the two companies makes the utility the largest in the country. d.c. mayor muriel bowser blasted the commission's decision and said residents could face rate hikes subpoenas this summer. but pepco exelon says the hermer will mean lower rates. >>> in the sweet 16 tonight, they are not thinking about being the underdogs here. terps taking on the jayhawks who a lot of people say are the favorite in the tournament. but the big dance is all about upsets and terps players told us anything can happen. >> anything could happen, underdo dog, no underdog. two great teamsing for out there and playing. media are saying, we're not focused on the media. we know we have the opportunity to continue to stepped our season and we have utmost confidence in ourselves. >> the terps and jayhawks playing at 9:40 tonight our time. they're in louisville. carol maloney is also there coverin

. >>> new problems for the proposed $7 billion merger between pepco and energy giant exelon.ews4's tom sherwood reports mayor muir yul bowser and another key city official are refusing to go along with a compromise deal approved last week. >> a d.c. public service commission last friday approved the pepco/exelon merger. but with conditions. one of those conditions eliminated what would have been a three-year freeze on the electricity rates for residential customers. but today mayor muriel bowser said she couldn't support the deal that took benefits away from low-income rate-payers. bowser followed objections from council member who represents residential rate payers, who said is a bad idea and she won't approve the merger. she said rate payers are her priority. >> my issue is to make sure that residential consumers in particular and particularly those low-income consumers get immediate and tangible benefits. >> the new opposition from bowser and mattavu-fry could delay or kill the merger. pepco and exelon have about ten more days to show that all nine parties involved in the

shares of pepco fell to $92.27. excelon unchanged at 34.73. >>> our makt monitor is expecting one of his stock picks to rise nearly 50% over the next year. this is his first time joining us on the problem, michael binger, senior portfolio manager with gradient investments. michael, welcome, good to have you with us. if all of your stocks go up 50% over the next year you can come back, how about that? that's a deal. >> thank you very much, life would be easy then. >> it would be very easy and i'll send you all my money. what do you see for the market between now and year end? it's come back very nicely in the past few weeks. my sense is that now we've got to see some profits. >> well, we do. let's think about it. so earlier in the year when oil was face it crashing, interest rapts were going back down towards 1.5%, people were interpreting that as we're going into recession. but the economic data didn't support that. the economic data was pretty good. especially the consumer spending and consumer sentiment data. so i

. >>> utility companies pepco and exelon have received approval from washington, d.c., regulators to merge. the proposed merger was already rejected twice in the past. pepco's shares soared 27% while exelon shares fell almost a percent to 3472. >>> valiant pharmaceuticals could be in your retirement portfolio and you might not even know about it. the sequoia fund, an option in many 401(k) plans owned more than 30% of the stock last year. it is down about 70%. how do you protect yourself when one fund has a huge position in one stock? christine benz is director of personal finance at morningstar and joins us now to discuss. christine, always good to see you. you know, we talk about these individual companies and a lot of people go, well, i don't need to worry about valiant, i don't own it or maybe a few years ago it was blackberry, i don't own blackberry. but your fund might. how do you find out if your fund has a significant slug of sort of a contaminated stock? >> you can go one by one, tyler, look in each of your funds portfolios or we have a tool on morningstar.com in our portfoli

taken almost two years of negotiations and several rejections, but now the $6.8 billion merger between pepco and exelon will go ahead. the d.c. public service commission gave the deal its blessing yesterday. will mean lower rates for and over4 evening the playing field has always been david's mission. in congress it'll be his job. it's not how you run, it's how you live. i'm david trone and i approve this message. at ls i just herrible so severe that i ended figured out that there was, in fact, such a large fact, begin screening at an earlier age to detect these folks? >> reporter: both amanda and austin stress dtors don't know why more with e young pele are getting diagnosed with this disease, but they stress paying attention to your body and symptoms and getting checked out if you feel something that just feels a little off. >> for a list of symptoms and testing, you can go to the nbc washington app and search "colon cancer." >>> new at 11:45, 11:44 and 30 seconds, a kangaroo on the oose. >>l a >> reporter: a taking on toda " >> i now pronounce you husband and wife! you may kiss! >> marrie

so exelon gets the deal for pepco. reason why the shares are up 27%. >> you didn't even make a pep in pepco pun. highly disappointed. >> too many puns to melissa for the airline segment. >> taking off, soaring, there you go. >>> we are just getting started. here what's on deck. does janet yellen have a mini revolt on her hands at the fed? steve liesman and why he thinks the answer is yes. how valeant pharma's huge drop may be slamming your retirement money even if you do not own that stock. starbucks, stuck for a year, can their big international plans give their stock a boost? a good old-fashioned bull and bear debate on the coffee mermaid coming up. (patrick 1) what's it like to be the boss of you? (patrick 2) pretty great. (patrick 1) how about a 10% raise? (patrick 2) how about 20? (patrick 1) how about done? (patrick 2) that's the kind of control i like... ...and that's what they give me at national car rental. i can choose any car in the aisle i want- without having to ask anyone. who better to be the boss of you

public service commission rejected the deal but laid out certain conditions for the pepco and epsilon to meet for approval. one was limiting the three-year rate freeze for customers. a rate payer says she will represents one of nine groups that must give their approval for the deal to go through. pepco and epsilon have nine days to solve any differences. >>> plus a developing story right now out of western new york. a state of emergency after a train derailment. the dangerous material the train >>> here are some of the stories lighting up social media this morning. people want chris christie out. they say he has no standing in the state following his endorsement of donald trump for the nomination. he is being asked to step down. he spent 264 days out of supported trump after he quit his own presidential bid last month. >>> facebook live videos will now appear higher in your news feed. we do that here as well. facebook live is a relatively new feature, but it seems people are just loving it. the social media giant is altering its algorithm to make sure the videos appear higher in the s

julie: exelon and pepco.o buyhas been trying pepco 46 point $8 million and has met resistance from the d.c. public service commission. today, exelon came out with some concessions, three proposals for the commission to make the deal happen. it is asking for a response from the commission by april 7. the crux of the concerns are over whether customers rates will go higher. we saw exelon halted for a little while pending these headlines. shares dipped after they did, and then have resumed and are pretty steady. there had been speculation that exelon might be abandoning the deal, but that is not happening. , you can see, more of an upward move on the release that the deal is still trying to get done. not a huge game. also washing -- watching shares -- the ceoceo after said that they would release their earnings mark 15. we are seeing a bigger move higher. if you check on the bloomberg, i am looking at rate of change in the shares. they have been very volatile. this is the rate of change on a daily basis going ba

taken almost two years of negotiations and several rejections, but now the $6.8 billion merger between pepcond exelon will go forward.agreement between the two companies makes the utility the largest in the country. d.c. mayor bowser blasted the decision and said residents could face rate hikes subpoenas this summer. pepco-exelon says that the merger will mean lower rates for consumers. >>> all month long we are recognizing the women who make our region great. want it show you jan draw stord, an expert in political advertising law and was actually t television station in chicago to schedule commercials. before crawford, men always did the job. she says her bosses replaced her with two people when she decided to leave. if you know somebody that we should highlight, let us know at the tip section on the nbcwashington.com site. >>> if you've been talking about running a marathon, today is your chance to get into the marine corps marathon p. >>> and we have a couple crashes and some major delays on marc. we'll have details coming up. >>> plus breaking news this morning in prince george's county.

. >>> muriel bowser pulled her support for the merger of pepco and exelon. the deal rejected but laid out certain conditions for exelon for approval. one of those conditions is eliminating a three-wait for customers. bowser said she will not agree to that term the lawyer represents one of nine groups. pepco and exelon have about ten days to resolve any differences. >>> police in montgomery county are looking for a shooter after police were college at 10:00 a.m. when they found a man who had been shot in the leg. the victim flagged down a driver. that driver called 911 and drove the victim to a nearby parking lot at montgomery county. that victim is expected to be okay. investigators are still trying to figure out where the actual shooting happened. >>> for a second time, the "anthem of the seas" is back at port before schedule. the ship is returning to new jersey because of concerns of severe weather and norovirus. nine to ten people a day were getting sick on board. this is the same cruise that sailed into a major storm in early february, scaring passengers

they don't trust pepco, they don't want this kind of a merger. they think that it will not be a consumer friendly. there has been a boiling point with a lot of people and that is part of the reason for the decision. >> meanwhile, washington gas weren'ts a nearly 10% rate hike. if that's approved, gas bills would jump about $8 on average a month. so i guess it's pretty good that winter is almost over. >> we think, right so? is it really open? we hope it's over. but about they get that, they're saying they want that $17 million to invest back into t improvement which is will keep rate rates lower. >> there is a lot of septembsce that, too. >> thank you for watching report a reporter's notebook. "news 4 today" continues. >>> it's 6:30 and here are t following. d.c. police are still investigating a bizarre shooting in northwest. a man was apparently shot on columbia road but found at euclid and 16th streets. we're still waiting for an update on his condition. >>> two frontrunners increase their delegate count. hillary clinton and donald trump won big

pepco is giving away more than 1,000 trees to residential trees in d.c.nd maryland as part of an energy saving tree program. if you were on the waiting list to get a tree from last year, you'll get one. first come first serve. for more information on how to get the free tree, go to the nbc washington app. >>> candymaker mars will chet will you know which sweets gain gmos. mars which makes candy like snickers, have wrappers saying they use the gmos general mills will also have laboring for its products by mid-july. >>> we want to introduce you to a woman who helps teen girls with confidence. this is carla and she immigrated from bolivia 14 years ago. e works for a nonprofit unplanned teen pregnancies. carla said it's so important for girls to love themselves and believe in themselves. march is women's history month and all month long we are highlighting great women in our area. if you know somebody we should highlight, let us know on the tips section. of our site. >>> washington native owen danoff continues to wow the judges on "the voice." >> the winner i

. >>> well, the last-ditch efforts by pepco to save controversial $7 million merger. the company asked the service commission to reconsider the conditions it put on the merger last month. failure to act could mean the whole thing gets derailed. some civic groups and city leaders say it's just a bad deal and at this point it's not clear when or if the deal will even go through. >>> well, he says he's your neighbor and asks for your money. police are warning residents about a guy scamming people in several parts of the city. the last incident happened just last weekend in the navy yard area, a well-dressed man in a suit comes up, knocks on your door and says he's your neighbor bruce. he tells you he's locked it out with his keys and his wallet at home and then he asks you for some money so that he can catch a cab or take metro. >> knocking on my door yesterday and it's sad that somebody would take advantage of good-hearted people. >> it is sad. we have this police say he hasn't committed any crime. but they wanted to get the word out and urge you not to give him any mon

the last regulator to approve the pepco/exelon deal. earlier this month the power companies launched a last-ditch effort to save the merger which some d.c. leaders and civic leaders said they were worried about higher rates. pepco and exelon say it will lower rates and better in fact will be in place. >>> "first at 4," police in arlington are trying to find who men who they say smothered, assaulted, and tried to abduct a woman. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is on north columbus street near route 50 where he explains how the woman got away. >> reporter: most disturbing about this case for police is that two suspects are believed to have been involved in this incident. now, we're just off north columbus street, not too far from george mason drive. this is actually will you beer they say it was 8:30 last night when the woman was walking along this street here on the sidewalk. she noticed two guys were walking behind her. suddenly somebody put something over her face, it may have been a sweatshirt a bag perhaps, then put a

. >>> it has taken almost two years of negotiations and several rejon $6.8 billion merger from pepco and exelon will move ahead. the d.c. public service commission gave the deal its blessing yesterday. the agreement between the two companies makes the utility the largest in the country. d.c. mayor muriel bowser blasted the commission's decision and said residents could face rate hikes as soon as this summer. but pepco ex-con says the merger will mean lower rates for consumers. >>> colon cancer usually happens to those over 50, but doctors are seeing more cases in people in hair defense or 30s. austin thomas was diagnosed at 27. >> the doctor was holding my mom's hand and said we weren't able to complete the colonoscopy, we found a pretty significant tumor. >> screening is usually done procedure isn't recommended until the age of 50 and older for most people. some doctors think that should change, though. you can see more of austin's story in the nbc washington app. >>> happening today, runners will be racing to their computers to get one of those coveted spots for the 41st marine cor

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. >>> opponents of the pepco epsilon merger may be protesting. late yesterday the mayor no longer supports the merger. last week the district public service commission rejected the plan but said it would reconsider the merger under any terms. the mayor says the new terms proposed by the psc would not protect residents from rate increases. >> interesting change. >>> one of the things casual foodies do in california, go to in and out burger and grab a burger. they will stop using beef raised with antibiotics. they did not elaborate on the timeline. governor brown signed implement the strictest stran cards in the nation for antibiotic use in livestock. >>> now it's time to meet the world's richest people. forbes released the 2016 billionaire list and features many familiar names. bill gates maintains the top spot as the world's richest person for the 17th time. the spanish clothing retailer known for the zara fashion empire is second. and warren buffett claims third. not in the top 5, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is the biggest gainer. he moves up 1

hopes that a proposal released this afternoon will get enough support to finalize its merger with pepco. last week, the d.c. public service commission said they would not approve the deal until changes were made in parties agree to it. today, excelon said they would give the commission $20 million for discounts, which would also be used to help low income customers and modernize the grid, in addition to the $25 million they previously agreed to pay for leon: a push to get republican presidential candidate ted cruz off the ticket in new york failed. a judge dismissed the petition claiming that he is ineligible because he was born in canada. it was dismissed over a technicality. the petitioners did not submit it in a timely fashion. the court therefore was stripped of its jurisdiction over the matter. the new york case is one of several lawsuits unfolding across the country. a decision from former new york mayor michael bloomberg, announcing he will not make a bid for the white house. he considered make a run as a third-party candidate. hee new york times" reports considered a three-way r

. >> pepco exelon merger getting g the green light.n the d.c.c servicec.vi commission approved the $6.8 billion merger between mern the two power companies last cns night. reaction mixed. mixed some residents worried aboutriea rate increases.ncrees others say the merger meansergee reliable electric service.. the merger makes pepco one of the largest utilities in the nation. >> tuck her join us with as guest from the national parknal service. we'll talk more about how long l you have to get to can check out the peak bloom. >> if you have a news tip share it withha us.s. or e-mail your up to fox5 tipsoi at wttg.com.ttg.co it's a thursday morning, 50 degrees. we're back in a moment. >> ♪ >> steve i kind of miss ourve old music. i >> maybe we can just mix it up n mix i a tt >> maybe we can. >> 70 percent. d.c.'s famous cherry blossom trees almost at peak bloom.peako they're about 50 to 60.out 50o 70 would make them peak butak they still look beautiful.. >> we sent our own beautifulut man to see the beautiful beaut cherry blossoms. bloss steve was su

the commissioner wants more than $70 million to use for company discounts and energy exelon and pepco say they're reviewing the proposal. >>> coming up, police identify a man who tried to abduct a child on the national mall. >> but first, police investigate a brutal and chilling murder in prince george's county. >>> we have warm weather. we have lots of wind. that gives us pollen. in fact, the tree pollen was high today. main culprits are pine, and maple and oak. but grass is low. we'll come back and talk about even stronger >>> police in prince ge bizarre and disturbing murder investigators have cleared the scene where a man was found shot and burned to death, under a shrub on the front lawn of a townhome in the 5,000 block of mill hot mar drive in district heights. the scene has all the hallmarks of a chilling ambush. at least two were hit by a hail of gunfire. >> i parked my car over there last night. late. and i just walked on into my house. i felt comfortable. now, maybe not so comfortable waw walking at night. >> yeah. we wouldn't expect nothing like this. like it's a school rig

. >>> it's down to the wire for pepco and exelon to save their controversial $7 billion merger. yesterday the companies formally asked the d.c. public service commission to reconsider the conditions it put on the merger last month. failure to act could mean the whole deal gets derailed. some civic groups and city leader say it's a bad deal. at this point it's not clear when or if the deal will go through. >>> it is 4:49. the funeral for former first lady nancy reagan will happen this friday. she will be laid to rest next to rm forepresident ronald reagan and his presidential library in sim chlt valley, california. the funeral service will be private, but her body will rye in repose at the library tomorrow and thursday. during that time, pay respects. the former first lady passed away sunday at the age evof 94. >>> we will find out who is coming to the kennedy center for the upcoming season. three celebrity artists will be announced today. the center's president will reveal the lineup for the new season at 11:00. >>> any wish list people besides john legend? >> you know, i assume

. >> leader will meet about the exelon pepco merger. mayor will end the deal with they cannot come to an agreement on how to protect president dprents rate hikes. community leaders are meeting at noon and they want mayor because to end the deal once and for all so they can move on. . >> also this morning d.c. city council passed a bill to pay people who may be at risk of committing a violent crime. city officials will identify up to 200 people ayear who fall in the category. they could be paid typeens if they participate in behavior therapy trouble. kenny mc duffy sponsored the bill and he says it puts the district on map as national leader in crime prevention policy. >> and an army vet sprang into action when he saw robbers and why it costed his job ahead. >> and bullets shot into a virginia couple's home in middle of the night. we'll tell you where they came from after traffic and weather with gary mcgrady. . >> hey, guys, look rain moved off to the east now. now we're dealing with winds and colder temperatures full forecast is coming

. >>> today could be the end of the road for the pepco exelon merger. that merger has gone through a number of changes but in the end, not all stakeholders could sign off on the deal. they'll hold an open meeting this afternoon at 1:00. the public service commission is an independent agency that regulates electric and te telecommunications right here in the district. >>> mr. obama will meet with the country's president this morning. he hopes to help strengthen ties between the two countries. will meet at the historic presidential offices. the president will hold a town hall. >>> three two -- emission and liftoff. >> another rocket on its way to the international space station. this one has thousands of pounds of food and supplies, plus, a 3d printer on board. it launched from cape canaveral last night. the astronauts are done with the capsule, they plan to launch a fire with it in space. >>> peak bloom. cherry blossoms expected to hit their peak today. trees at the tidal basin will show off their beautiful colors. the blooms will last between 4 and 10 d

as you can plot careful return to nuclear power, a moment of silence at pepco. at the sightrator of the fukushima disaster says the focus on safety will never again be taken for granted. >> i don't think it is an exaggeration to say that the tsunami smashed and swept away the overconfidence and arrogance co over its tep safety. has staged aco comeback of sorts since 2011. $86 billion of interest-free loans have helped of the nuclear operator's stock price gain back some ground. the country's future has bike and since the little democratic party returned to power in 2012. prime minister shinzo abe reversed the decision of a predecessor. currently only 2 of the country's 42 reactors are in operation but that figure could quickly rise since 25 hope like to restart. a resource for our country cannot do without nuclear power to secure the stability of the energy supply while considering what makes economic sense, and the issue of climate change. by 2030, the government wants nuclear energy to account for 22% of electricity generation, not far from where it was before

>> to the district of columbia and the mayor saying she can no longer support a proposed merger of pepco and exalon. last week the public service commission rejected the merger saying it wasn't in the public interest, but the commission said they would reconsider the merger under new terms, and today a statement said the new terms would not protect the residents from rate increases. >>> and you may be seeing showers outside of your window tonight, and you may even hear thunder. >> we get right to chief meteorologist topper shutt with a look at what is ahead for the morning. >> reporter: good news-bad news, the showers are here, but they will be out of here in time for the morning commute. the live over to bowie and route 50, nothing crazy heavy. all shades of green. 61 in leesburg at this hour, and we will zoom in more, and there's light showers, and fairfax light showers, and also down to dalecity going down 95, and heavier activity over the next few hours, but good news, it's out of here very, very quickly. by 1:00, here's the futurecast, and essentially leesburg to laplatta, maybe the

.>> t the home started as a pepco aep substation before beingtation bg convert need a private residencehalf a a million dollars. dollars. >> it's basically a room. r >> been by that house thousands of times.im always thought it was a little t purge house or something like that. >> it was. it might still be. >> the [laughter] >> please just take the graphic. hi take the graphic. you cannot get past her.. man . >> [laughter] >> i'm quick. >> how long have i be workingg with holly -- well, for holly? l as long as i've been going byoib that little love shack and yousa can't -- you can't get oneet one past had her. 19 degrees in manassas rightsast now. what are we talking about. culpeper is 21. it's 25 degrees fredericksburgrr and it's 27 degrees for dulles listen, winter weatherer advisory has been issued foras b everybody. it starts tonight, runsightru through tomorrow.through tomorr. there's that snow coming our way. that's right, snow coming our way. wa temperatures today lower 40's.et snow arrives later on this lateh evening. oh, erin, it's time foror traffic on this thursday trs mornin

. >>> a last-ditch effort by pepco and exelon to save their merger.he companies formally asked the commission to reconsider the conditions it put on the merger last month. failure to act could mean the whole thing gets derailed. some civic groups and city leaders say it's a bad deal. at this point, it's not clear when or if the deal will go through. >>> it is all about getting back to basics. that's the message from metro's gm paul wiedefeld as he tries to fix the troubled agency. and that includes giving the public as much information as possible about what's going on. wiedefeld didn't mince words as he outlined his plans today. he said metro is in worse shape than he thought when he took the job. he says long-term closures on the rails could be needed to stop the cycle of band-aid repairs. and he says metro launched an online tool so you can see what the crews are working on. >> this is going to be traffic to the public. in two months we're going to have this done, in one year and we can judge you? >> yes. that's what we started on our website today

. >> it may be a done deal but critics of the pepco exelon exe merger say customers are the are onesosing out. the two companies solidified their deal after districtfter dc regulators approved the merger e on wednesday. the agreement cree crates thee e largest publically heldll held utility in the country. the sale will affect 2 millionti customers including 800,000 8000 people in d.c. a m critics say customers will w likely see a rate increase ase s early as this summer.sum >> a popular montgomery countyot cafe closed yesterday because it's been the target of online pirates. hackers have taken over ther computer and payment system ofme the hard times cafe in rockville.rocke. now, a few days ago thego manager turned on hison h computers found a message demanding $10,000.nding $10 the hackers are holding all oflo the restaurant's computer cpu files ransom forcing thehe manager to close yesterday. >> i've been compromised bybeenc something known as ransom wearr where they basically encryptnc all your files and basically bil enclose your computer systemur so it can' ct operate. ora >> t

two word, pepco-exelon. i almost expect to hear thunder kr crashing this tin the backgroun. is it a done deal? we spent the last half hour trying to if i trying to figure it out. is it a done deal? >> it probably is however the mayor is registering big on that position. but an agency has already okayed it. >> public service commission. >> that's right. she can bring suit understand. they could use the bully pulpit. but unless somebody wants to change their mind or revisit this, which i don't think the principals want them to do, it looks like it's going ahead. >> i don't think the commission wants to revisit it. i would guess they want this off their late, they want this to move along. i think where it gets -- i know where it gets murky is that the mayor wants to have some control over that money that pepco-exelon says it will put out there. >> the $72 million. almost 73. >> and the commission is saying, listen, we basically don't trust that you'll handle the money in the right way. he we don't trust that all this money will go to decrease rates. they say they will give $50

air and others said they -- the mayor and others said they opposed it, but it has gone through, so pepco shares are surging, and if you look at the exelon shares, they are bouncing , down by about one third of 1%. julie hyman with the breaking news. the ceo of credit suisse said he was blind-sided, and francine lacqua spoke with tidjane thiam. thiam: we are confident, but this is a dislocated economy and market. david: and for more information, we are joined by michael from london. you aboutet me ask these trading positions. he is saying there he did not know about them. to of alarming is that investors, that he did not know about it? -- how alarming is that to investors, that he did not know about it? i think investors are concerned about that news. he did try to clarify his s had put saying trader on the positions before he came into his role and had not done anything wrong, but he was merely questioning the risk limits that were there at the were on say that these acceptable given his strategy going forward, so, certainly, is portraying this as something he inherited, though this morn

how long do you think it will take to get the pepco/exelon merger completed? >> i think it still hangs on to the $78 million. they put this back out there and they're saying we'll give you you, but we'll let you now decide how you want the money divied out. but the service commission and the mayor, they have to get on board. >> the activists now have a point. this is where these folks are saying take it, here it is, here it is, the big gay guys are iin charge and the proof is in these actions where they're taken away and given. >> think about eight others have to agree on this and that's the rob getti problem getting them together. >> and the deadline has been extended to all the parties to weigh in. everybody gets an extra ten days to comment. >> and pepco/exelon have the money to do it. >> thank you. stay with us for "news 4 today." >>> the time is 6:30. and here are the top stories we're following. we're working to learn what caused a five car crash on i-395 in arlington. three metro police offeicers wee involved. >>> marco rubio wan the d.c. caucus, beatin