banze, and that community and i took up heroine in 2010 in roanoke, about a class of middle-class users, and it was like a dementer from harry potter, descended upon hidden valley. so when the oxycontin got hard to get, the pills got harder to get the kids were already addicted so the dealers brought heroine inn, so i follow a group of abusers there, and a group of women -- mainly people who are trying to divert users from jail and into treatment. but it's -- it's very, very difficult. the theme -- if i could pick one theme it's about how we have these -- this cavernous gap between treating people who have opioid disorder like moral failures, criminalizing them, and treating them like the patients were the medicare. and the third location which is a more recently overcome with heroine is like a one -- farm town. not a distressed community where a twice-connected drug dealer landed and as the prosecutors told the story -- very simplified was about turning a handful ofy pill users into hundreds of heroine users almost overnight so that allowed me to write about the war on drugs. my main c

charlotte, roanoke, augusta and up to pittsburgh, scranton. look at that, another batch there as we go through the overnight period. tomorrow morning, the whole thing pushes through new york city. this area also in the mix of damaging winds. enhanced area from charlotte up to roanoke, pittsburgh and over to scranton with damaging winds, potentially tornados and the possibility of large hail. more on this throughout the program. janai, back to you. >> all right, rob, a tough start to the week. >>> now to the white house where the battle lines are being drawn on two major issues -- immigration and the president's tax returns. abc's white house correspondent tara palmeri is on the north lawn with how president trump and democrats are digging in. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. this idea of busing migrants to cities led by democrats was considered wild within the white house. now the president is embracing it, seeming to taunt democrats by doing so, and his team is trying to figure out if they can actually execute this plan.

franklin county near roanoke. you see that home. the roof is gone along withn entire side of the house. the woman who lives here says she took cover in the basement. nearby, this swasspotted. a funnel cloud. no confirmation of a tornado touching down there just yeta ut obviously t of damage here. >>> more showers could be coming our way before the end of the weekend. lauryn rickes is tracking that and also updating you for anymore severe weather inhe nbc washington app. now is the time to download that. >>> it was a case that rocked our region. mont gummy county police officer shot and paralyzed on duty more than 15 years ago. now we learned officer kyle away.ger passed news 4 covered this case extensively when it happed back in 2003. ollinger was conducting a traffic stop. rrence green a teenager at the time opened fire lving ollinger in a wheelchair the rest of his life. in a letter to fellowofficers, the chief described him as a hero who thrived in helping others. so far no services announced. >>> the gup vin violence in the dist

the warning applies to the school, the rest of roanoke park is not affected. >>> a popular piece of land in alameda will be used for a wellness center for the homeless. there was a special election held to decide what to do with the property on mckay avenue near crab cove and voters approved a nonprofit to build a $40 million facility featuring permanent housing for the aging homeless population. a competing proposal would have preserved the property as open space. but measure a got about a thousand more votes. >>> time to check our wednesday afternoon weather forecast. looking lovely, mary. >> oh, my goodness. just spectacular day across the bay area with plenty of sunshine. temperatures are warming up pretty nicely this afternoon. concord, 66. oakland, 59. 64 livermore. 60 downtown san francisco. 64 for san jose as well as for santa rosa. so your wind speeds, looking at breezy conditions, redwood city, 20 mile-per-hour winds out of the north, northwest. 16 in san jose. 14 at sfo. 10 for downtown san francisco. 16 mile-per-hour winds in oakland, berkeley at 13. 15 in san jose. we'll con

ere were already tornadorn waings around roanoke but eavy rain entering weste carolina. an area of low pressure and that will give showers for the saturday and sunday. because thing will move slow. but what happens is as this is moving to the north and ea is kind of rotating to try to rotate back around this low. so that is why it is moving so slowly. and it is kind of coming negatively tilted. that is what we call it as it is moving around that low. so as this is moving up to the north and east, it is almost slowin t down andt is why we'll see this heavy rain threat. not only that, but we have a lot of moisture out there. it is all transporting in from the gulf of mexico. so heavy downpours possible. strongtorms possible. heavy rain and widespread rain. the risk we've got one and twoo of five stages. third is enhanced, fourth is moderate and five is high for severe thunderstorms. so we're at levels one and two. timing, i'llo talk time it out in youror neighbod. that is coming up in about 11:35. >> lauryn, thank you. >>> metro isin pla a shutdown that will last through t

i'm not really roanoke is just after appalachia.but i have reported in and out of that for many years. i think this is a region since the 40s since cole first started declining in any place in our country where one or two industries takes over to the point of not letting other diverse industries come in. those are the places that are hurting the bus. so the overdose death. in purdue and others intentionally went to these places to sell their drug because they said these are the places with legitimate workplace injuries. they're already taking painkillers. if we target them we can get them to switch to oxycontin and said. and by the way we will pay your sales reps more money depending on the highest dosage. what some of the factory said. and just took advantage of people and using bad science out of date data and purely field -- fueled by greed. >> i started my career as a journalist and in a small town in the rural end of the shenandoah valley. and we looked to the bright lights of the big city of roanoke on the horizon. you however

. >>> the five men who were trapped in a cave near row no-- roanoke are freed. they became trapped during heavy rain. fisponders say the men were exhausted and showed signs of hypothermia when they were found. they are expected to be. okay >>> this morning, investigators say a fire was started by an unattended outdoor fireplace at a home in centreville. >> people to were insidehe bronze post court home when the trouble started sunday morning. an adult and three children escaped by jumping from a second story window. the house partially collapsed. the flameestroyed a trampoline and an above-ground swimming pool, as well.il the fam pet has not been found. g to fficials are try figure out how a man ended up in the potomac river over the wind. d.c. fire tells us this happened saturday under the key bridge. rescue crewsim rushed h back to the georgetown s e of the river. the man is expected to be okay. >>> happening today, we may learn whether the man accusedf killing five at the offices of the "capital gazette" newspap will enter an insanity plea. earlier jarod ramo

we'll show you the rescue scene now taking placele in cland, virginia, west of roanoke. emergency management officials say six men went into the cave, one of them managed to make it out around 2:00 in the morning. he says the others are exhausted but suffering from hypothermia. so far crews freed one man. because the cave is extremely small, it is likely to take hours and a lot of resources to get all of them out fely. >> currently we have resources responding from all over the state. viia has a pretty extensive network of cave rescue teams. >> all right. breaking news just coming in. made it outf the cave safely. again, all of the men being rescued from a cave there in southwest ia. all safely. >>> former indiana senator and american statesman richard lugar has died. known for his soft spokenness and bipartisanship, he leaves behind a long legacy of achievements. senator lug and, a replican died at innova fairfax heart and vascular institute today. e suffered from a repair neurological disorder. he was 87 years old. viceresident mike penc offering his condolences saying

. >> relief tonight for the milies of five men trapped in a cave near roanoke, virginia. emergency crews have pulle them out of the cyclops wave where they were trapped overnight. the men were exhausted and had signs of hypothermia when first responders rushed them to the hospital. >> newls detai tonight after d.c. police found a man dead in a wooded area under the chain bridge in canal road last night. detectives said the victi had multiple, what they areng describis sharp force injuries on him. police confirmed to him one of the victim'sn hands had bee cutoff. a person walking in the woods spotted the body near the trails. we're working to figure out how the man endedp here and the exact cause of death. investigators are calling this a homicide. so far, no s.arre this weekend president trump bragged about what he called, quote, my sick idea. he told supporters during a rally last night that he will send migrants detained at the border to so-called sanctuary cities. kelly o'donnell breaks down the border battle and the debate over immigration. >> the president's politica

>>ho the five men were trapped in a cave near roanoke, virginia, are safe this morning. that group became trapped inside cyclops cave on saturday during heavy rain. first responders say the men were exhed and showed signs of hypothermia when they were found, but they're expected to be okay. >>> this fmorning,e investigators say an unattended outdoor fireplace started a fire at a home in >>centreville. ive people were inside the bronze post court home when the trouble startedsunday. an adult and three children escaped by jumping from a second-story window. the house partially collapsed. the flames destroyed a trampoline and an above-ground swimming pool, as well. a family pet has not been found. >>> officials are trying to figure out how aed man e up in the potomac river over the weekend. d.c. fire tell us this happened saturday night right under the idy br. rescue crews rushed to the georgetown side of the river. the man is expected to be ok. >>> happening today, we may learn weather the man accused of killing five people at the offices of the "capital gazette" newspaper

. >>> a sonoma state student is facing dui charges after slamming into a convenience door in roanoke park. 19-year-old alex polaski said he did not stop until he was well inside the store, police say there were several customers inside at the time of the crash but nobody was hurt. >>> two brothers under arrest tonight in the killing of a woman in vacaville, police found a woman's body inside a home on peregrine way at 2:30 am and arrested two men, who were outside. 42-year-old marcus smith who made the 911 call is now suspected of murder. his younger brother is being held as an accessory after the fact. >> kevin a 26-year-old man from vacaville, we learned, showed up at the scene after we believe the homicide occurred, our investigators learned that he was assisting in cleaning up the scene, trying to cover things up. >> authorities say the dead woman had been dating the older man and so far they have not released her name. >>> a female inmate was found dead early today at a jail in contra costa county, deputies at the martinez detention facility said the woman hung herself. her body

. >>> this morning, six men are recovering after being trapped for two days in a cave near roanoke. they're being treated for hypothermia. the group explored the cave on friday when they could not make their way out. one of able to escape sunday and called for help. crews rescued the men one by one. it's unclear if the men had permission to be on the property. this morning, we're looking more about a plane that flew into restricted airspace above our region. we receive more than a dozen calls saturday from viewers who were concerned about low-flying planes. it turns out arivate civilian aircraft was flying where it should not have been. two f-16 fighter jets were dispatched as a tiprecau. the pilot eventually regained communication with air traffic controllers and landed at a flareby airport. the airspacnd in a around the beltway is the most restricted in the country m.country. [ chants ] >>> 4:36, coming up, a startling interruption at a local book reading. the message from the self-proclaimed nationalist who disrupted the event. >>> rst, though, an incredible escape. two children

where tonight there is an effort >> they got tuck in a remote wooded area about 180 miles east of roanokewith the help of rescuers, the first man emerged from the cave nearly doo tays after he first entered it. billy chrimes is with the virginia department of emergency management. >> one of the biggest problems that we had was that they were exhausted and experiencing mild hypotherm why. >> rep elling rope one. >> a dozen emergency workers began capel-- rapelling down a narrow cave opening just before noon to rescue the five man. sheriff deputy william watson. >> the individuals went into >> these individuals went into the cave on friday and one made it out last night and reported that the other ones were stuck and they can't get out of the cave. >> quijano: officials say the men entered the cave without proper climbing gear. last night heavy rains saturated the cave making it too slippery for them to make it out on their own. >> that would be where they are physically moving them mov aeand to get out of they say the men ages 39 to 55 years old had become to weak to pull themselves out of

destroying a home in franklin county, virginia, yet near roanoke. see the roof is gone along with one entire side of the home. even damage in reston, virginia, a confirmed tornado touched down. all weather coverage in storm team's 4 forecast coming up rightfter a ♪ i've slain your dreaded dragon.e for saving tingdom what doth thou desire? my lord? hey u od knight. where are ing? ♪ ♪ climbing up on solsbury hill ♪ grab your things, salutations. coffee that is a cup above is always wortnethe quest. spresso. tis all i desire. did thou bring enough for the whole kingdom? george: nespresso, what else? >> announcer: time and temperature from td bank. >>> well, rain continues to through the area, just light, spotty showers. all the heavy stuff east of i-95 pushing off throughnd delaware also pennsylvania. an area l ofow pressure, upper level low, kind ofer ptuated the slow movement of the storms yesterday, because they wrapped back towards the low, is hanging out. it's going to connue to bring us a slight chance of spotty showers throughout the beweeken re

they got caught 180 miles east of roanoke. first man emerged nearly two days after he first entered. >> one of the biggest problem is that they were exhausted. >> reporter: a dozen emergency workers began propelling their way just before noon to rescue the five men. >> these individuals went into a cave on friday. and one made it out last night and reported that the other ones are stuck. they can't get out of the cave. >> reporter: they say the men entered without praper timing gear. and last night saturated the cave, making it to hard to get out on their own. the men, have become too weak to pull themselves out of a steep incline about 120 feet down. >>> investigators in seattle are trying to figure out what caused a giant construction crane to fall on one of the city's busiest streets. the crane killed four people. sglerks the crane collapsed saturday. >> it sounded like an earthquake. >> reporter: two of the victims were crane operators. two others were in vehicles that were crushed. >> and bang, yeb knew what it was. >> re

. >> host: beth macy spent 25 years with the roanoke times, author of two other books besides dope sick next call comes from tom in rapid river, michigan. tom, go ahead. >> caller: yeah, good afternoon. thanks for taking my call. my situation is this, i had a failed back surgery and i've had just this past winter had bipass surgery that didn't go well, they cut my legs open. i've got severe nerve damage. because of my back and now legs i'm going to be on opioids for the rest of my life. i have a certain dependency on this medication, which i hate having to take, side effects are but i have to take it or i would have no quality of life. i'd be interested to hear that side of the opioid story. all i hear overdoses which are valid, this is all very valid, but the side that needs to be addressed is there people that use opioids who do become dependent on them but would have absolutely no quality of life without them, so i'm interested -- >> host: tom, we got the point. beth macy. >> guest: yeah, first of all, tom, i'm sorry to hear about that. before you had a similar concern and i spoke ab

we have a 30 minute delay because of an accident in roanoke park. that is not the picture we are showing you. we will get to that in a second. also people that take the san francisco bay ferry. the 7:00 a.m. harbor bay ferry is canceled. you can still take the the6:30 a.m. or 7:30 a.m. ferry. ferry. we have also been following the richmond bridge toll plaza conditions here. earlier this morning there was a crash that damaged one of the far left toll leaps -- excuse me, far right toll lanes on the left side of your screen which is why it could be a little slow there. >>> sunnyvale news after a car jumped a sidewalk and plowed into a crowd of pedestrians and parts of el camino real is still closed. this happened at the intersection of el camino and saratoga-sunnyvale road. ktvu fox 2 news' elissa harrington is there right now. what do you know about the driver and victims, elissa? are good morning. the driver has been taken into custody and eight people are hurt all in area hospitals. you can see both directions here at el camino can't turn into sunny

weather watcher, somebody to keep an eye on an app like the red cross tornado app from cincinnati, roanokegh atlanta and into the panhandle of florida. this system is coming up out of texas. as it pushes east we will watch it develop, bringing a flood threat in the south. stronger storms from st. louis saturday, cincinnati on sunday. into the east on sunday. we have wet snow from missouri to michigan. heavy rain especially down through the lower mississippi river valley, and in fact for the areas especially the lower mississippi and missouri where there is still river flooding, this could be a major problem. we will be watching this all weekend long. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. nice clear sunshine starting out the day. a live look outside in san francisco with temperatures heading up to 67. we'll reach 73 in napa. inland areas will be very comfortable. breezy winds this afternoon. going into the weekend our temperatures continue to warm up. we'll peak out in the mid-70s saturday. slightly cooler, a stro

this happened on friday when six men were looking for a camping spot east of the roanoke.r the weekend, one of the men was able to scale the cave without a rope and call 911. rescue crews weren't able to get to the others until last night. hyperthermia and ex exhaust set in -- exhausted, but each men were in good spirit. >> we warmed them up and then we rigged some hall lines to help bring them up the different drops. >> five men were taken to the hospital. in the meantime we have learned the cave is on private pro are -- the cave is on private property and the group didn't have permission to be there. >>> washburn university student corey on the left here was injured in an off campus shooting in toe -- but the shooting killed his teammate simons. officers are reportedly investigating several leads. the giants say they are aware of this situation, and are gathering information. >>> 6242 -- 6:24. the berkeley city oughtauditor found the city spent $1 million in overtime in 2016. and they're not meeting state requirements of answering 95% of calls. they answered 89% of calls

severe weather left destruction in its wake destroying a home in franklin county, virginia, yet near roanoke. you can see the roof gone, along with one entire side of the home. the woman who lives here said she hid in the basement and nun nearby, a fl cloud. no word of a tornado touchdown ther just yetiout obvly a lot of damage done. destruction claimed four lives and caused widespread power outages. multiple reports of tornadoes touching down in misssippi and several other southern states. powerful winds snapped trees, destroyed homes, flipped over cars. in texas, surveillance video, about to see it here. caht the moment, a lightning strike hit a tree tearing through a hofe. ahea the easter holiday weekend, thousands of flights canceled and hundreds more delayed. >>> more showers could be comind before the e of the wrnd as lauryn told us. stay ahead of the system with the hour-by-hour forecast. this is the time to keep close to that nbc washington app pushing out's kbrup dat the upds through there. >>> 6:06 the time. a police officer shot and paralyzed 15 years ago. we've learned now he pas

>>>trevere weather ded a home in franklin county, virginia today near roanoke. you can see the roof gone along with one side, the entire side of the home. the woman who lived there said she hid in the basement. nearbyhere was thi a funnel cloud that one man was able to get on video. no confirmation of a tornado touching down, but obviously a lot of damage here. >>> well, if you haven't llready heard, us remind you. we are in weather alert mode. we're going to check back in with amelia and somara where we are all under watches right now. >> we're all under a tornwatch. this means there is the potential for tornadoes to develop and we now have a tornado warning. >> i wantou to go ahead and get straight to that. >> let's show you this on storm team 4 radar. out by berley springs area, this is in effect until 6:45. the national weather service issuing this tornado warning for northwestern washington county in maryland, centralhe allegny county out in western maryland and morgan county out into the panhandle o west virginia. this is located near the berkeley springs

i'm can wait and i pale more this happened just outside vehicle roanoke which is a popular north bay restaurant. >>well, of course, michelle kingston talk to people who saw it all unfold. >>it's incredible how their lives watch as an out of control driver slams into a restaurant patio just missing a mother and her 2 young kids, liz. >>crazy and was carrying just everything fine dir pots breaking tables umbrellas dollar patios that was everywhere. >>they ve and sell the bar has worked at vehicle grown up for 13 years she had just watched the family stepped outside the restaurant when she heard the crash. >>ash what i saw yesterday was like a movie scene i had never seen anything like that in front of me these are photos of what the restaurant looked like after the accident tables chairs pots and pillars destroyed had this is where the car finally stopped crashing into this concrete wall just behind somebody is house luckily. >>nobody was hurt. yeah. >>just a a a lucky lucky break. >>very lucky. police believe the driver just lost control, they said no charges were filed. the driver in

. >>> the five men who were trapped in a cave near roanoke, virginia, are safe. they became trapped inside say columbus police cave during heavy rain. first responders s the men were exhausted and showed signs of hypothermia but are expected to beokay. >>> this morning, a fire -- fire investigators say an unattended outdoor fireplace srted at a fire at a home in centreville. >> people were were inside the bronze court home when the fire started. an adult and three children escaped by jumping from a second-story hndow. thse partially collapsed. the flames destroyed a trampoline and an above live ground swimming pool, as well. the family pet not been found. >>> officials a trying to figure out how a man ended up in the potomac river over the fweekend. d.c.ire tell thus happened saturday night under the key bridge. rescue crewsushed him back to the georgetown side of the river. the man is expected to be okay. >>> we may learn whether the man accused of killing five at the "capital gazette" newspaper will enter an insanity plea. earlier the judge gave the defense tea

a severe thunderstorm watch in roanoke, down towards ralleigh. we're a little too far to the north to get intohe extremely strong storms. we'll see those just down to the south. we did get into the 80s today. 83 the temperare out there ght now. the warmest day so far this year. this storm passes through. iat comes next? big question. i've got the answer for you coming up in ten minutes. >>> we invite youo down loud our nbc washington app. it is free and you can see doug's foralast in the p of your hand anywhere, anytime. >>>e've got some breaking news in the college admissions cheating scandal. >> 14 people named in the scandal are pleading guilty. >> scott macfarlane joins us now from the live desk with more on th h. scote we learned any new names here? >> there are 13 parents and one university athletic coach who have agreed to plead guilty in this sweeping college admissions cheating scam that involved waelgt waelg wealthy paren and athletic st,ents at universi including georgetown. felicity huffman paid at least $15,0. huffman was among those

. >> mona has been reporting -- she's reported before for a couple of our abc affiliates, roanoke, lynchburg, cleveland recently. >> and san diego, shout-out kgtv in my hometown. >> big shout-out to them. it is great to have you here. we've seen you reporting on the political news of the day down in washington. you've been doing an incredible job the past few months. >> thank you, thank you. >> it's nice to be sitting next to you filling in for janai. >> i'll give you your 20 bucks later for the nice words. >> that's more than janai gives me, she just gives me grief and headaches. >>> we begin with that milestone in the opioid crisis. the first executive to face criminal charges. >> lawrence dowd iii was led away by federal agents in new york city. the 75-year-old was charged with two counts of conspiracy related to drug trafficking. abc's geo benitez has more. >> reporter: a former ceo and his company, a major drug distribution company, face federal criminal charges for their alleged role in the deadly u.s. opioid crisis. >> any remorse, sir? >> reporter: led in handcuffs after turning hims

the others, once from the corn belt, another was from roanoke, virginia. one was from rural maine. one was from upstate new york. these are the real heroes of 1974. and one would hope that should we ever be in a similar presidency again, that those kinds of heroes are among us. > quick question. if nixon destroyed the tapes, would he have finished his term? >> yes. no doubt in my mind. he would have finished his term. first of all, why didn't he? >> well, that's what makes, now, this is really, really interesting and important about this era. richard nixon self sabotage. not because he wanted to leave office as he said, leaving office before the end of my term is abhorrent to me or something of that nature. thank you. i'm not going to do that anymore. i used to do that as director of privacy. i was the director, became a federal institution. richard nixon was temperamentally ill-suited to be president. and that he was an introvert in an extroverts job. and what he did not know other than being sneaky and running a cover-up, which we know from the tapes he did, he actually was not v

. >> earlier in roanoke virginia, the woman who hlived here hid i the basement.ed when a tree fell on her home. up rooted trees, spreading debris throughout. in georgia, the atlanta fire department rescued a man trapped after a tree fell on his truck, and this road was washed out after a rapid 3 to 5 inch rainfall. a state of emergency was declared in mississippi. in arkansas, this woman's 92-year-old mother was trapped when a tree fell on her home blocking the entrance. >> i don't care about the house or anything in there. i'm just glad my mom is out. >> reporter: in texas, the power of lightning was on full display, a security camera caught the moment lightning struck this tree and home. >> the lights flickered in the house, i came out and saw the tree had been split in half from the lightning. >> and on this holiday weekend, the fast moving storm system causing travel nightmares. more than 1,600 flights were cancelled and more than 6,800 flights delayed. and we are going to see the heavier rain, still causing the potential of flash flooding this morning. over

the rescue took place southwest of roanoke in cleveland, virginia. >> reporter: good morning.ound. dozens of rescue teams had to hike through rocky conditions like this with their heavy equipment to access the so-called cyclops cave, which is located in a ridge just to my right. once there, these technical teams had to get underground in very muddy and dark conditions. they also had to widen some of the passageways, they say, because it was so narrow. five men emerged alive sunday afternoon after being trapped for hours in a cave in southwest virginia. more than three dozen emergency workers from four states helped bring the men to safety. the rescue took more than 14 hours after first responders arrived early sunday morning. >> don't derig yet until we get everybody out. >> reporter: search and rescue coordinator michael maggard says the type of cave the men were trapped inside is defined as wild, one only experienced divers should explore. >> they basically got in, got fatigued and cold. it's really wet, muddy, and s slippery. >> reporter: emergency workers say six men enter

so make sure somebody is a designated weather monitor especially from cincinnati, roanoke, knoxvilleoatlanthere flooding is still an issue.in woods. and the system that al just talking about is going to reach our area on sunday night into monday. could have storms. i don't think they're going to be that severe though. norain. 40s and 50s. we will have some showers through the middle part of the day after lunchtime. and then rain and storms moving in after that evening commute. so again, the first part of the nats game may get off, b we do have some pretty strong storms celling through. we'll keep the chf rain >> that's your latest weather. >> all right. >>> carson, it's that time of the morning we all look forward to. >> thank you, thank you. first up, kim kardashianwe . we mentioned yesterday her interview with vogue magazine is whic revealed she's studying to become a lawyer. while he took time in vogue's o3 questi series, giving a look at her home while spending time with khan ya i and the kids. >> can you share your secret to go parenting? >> you will have to wing it. my sisters and are

rainiest aprils on record for all of these areas, little rock and meridian, atlanta, johnson city, roanokes, too. with more rain, it's only going to add to the totals. we will see the rain continue to move through eastern texas as we go into this afternoon and evening, continues to move into the gulf coast as we go into thursday, producing again several inches of rain and the possibility of severe storms with large hail and damaging winds. by friday, it makes its way up and down the east coast. additional rainfall 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts closer to 5 inches. that's why we could see additional flooding. craig. >> dylan thank you. >>> democrats facing a new battle in washington this morning after president trump says white house aides will not testify to congress about the mueller report. in an interview with "the washington post" the president says they already cooperated with the mueller investigation and they have all the information they need. this, as jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and one of his most senior advisors, spoke out in his first public comments s

as the system moves past, 55 million under wind advisories from roanoke to boston. airport delays are going to be a big problem if d.c., philly, new york city, all the way up to s boston, with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour or more. another coast to coast storm. today and tomorrow, pacific northwest, rain and mountain snows. as we get to wednesday, this storm redevelops east of the rockies. we're really concerned about this. severe storm center has already issued for wednesday a severe storm threat from chicago all the way down to texas. we're going to be watching that carefully. thursday, the system slows significantly, allowing heavy rain from the panhandle of florida all the way up to chicago. a flood threat and the flood potential for the east coast is pretty good, stretching from central florida all the way to western new york and western pa. this thing is going to linger right on into the weekend. of course, today, we've got the boston marathon. coverage beginning this morning at 8:30. nbc sports network. 9:00 a.m., unsettled weather mainly around 62 degre