dropped a bit, sheena. >> it is comfortably cool. on the radar. 69 degrees in the district but, yes, we do have the clouds around. they'll be clearing out later. we'll see a lot more in the way of sunshine. we

weekend will be a lot cooler. >> thank you, sheena. chopper 4 zooming in for us showing us how good the camera is. you can see we have some smoke over the baltimore area. fire department training activity here at bwi airport. do not be alarmed here this morning. northbound 295, one right lane getting by. seeing real delays inner loop and outer loop, no major problems. travel times, 270 south is fine. top of the beltway is getting typically slow. 66 in bound and 95 northbound looking pretty much how they normally do. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop into your car. >>> e-mail scam impacting g mailboxes worldwide. if you're thinking you're immune, think again. >>> plus, watching facebook live for a living. i just did that. why more people will soon be monitoring your social media posts. >> if you have to head out the door before "today," you can catch matt lauer. you'll hear why he's not a fan of savannah's choice of music. >> we like the same >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> welcome back, 6:24. new this morning,

we'll start with sheena parveen. >> good morning, it's chilly outside.ou'll probably need a jacket. lauryn's outside. we'll get to the temperatures in a minute. you'll

we keep on warming up next week. >>> hi, sheena. taking a look now.hopper 4 over two different crashes, 66 in bound at nutley is the general area. right now you have to stay right to get by them here this morning. we are a bit slow as you're headed in bound on 66. westbound 370, the ramp to 270 south, again, we are still blocked. that should be out of the way soon. all lanes blocked there because of downed wires. that's still hanging around. beltway looking good. travel times, 270 south is find. top of the beltway same situation. in bound 66 starting to get slow. you can see why there. 95 north quantico to the beltway a little slow as well. remember to listen to wtop as you step into your car. >>> amber alert. missing baby and mother. they've been missing for a week now. still ahead why police now fear for their lives being at risk. >>> plus, a super kid in the kitchen. up next, meet the local girl whose cooking skills are stunning even celebrity chefs. >>> coming up today on ellen, chris pratt is stopping by talking about the film and his family. >>

. >>> sheena, thank you. 6:02. we are working for you to get you through the next safetrack surgeon the metro. five metro stations are shut down from new carrollton to minnesota avenue. >> you will need to brace yourself for the changes that will run until next month. news 4's justin finch is lif now with a look at how you can get around the shutdown. justin, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, eun. good morning. first thing you want to do is plan your commute first. we have seen regulars here at cheverly go up the stairs for a train. they won't be able to get on those trains until sometime in mid june. we have seen the shuttle buses come and go here at cheverly. so far the crowds have been thin. for the next few they have the option of three shuttle buses. they'll run every 30 minutes. also three express metro buses will carry riders from the closed stations to blue line stops. metro advising riders to take time and replan their routes. today we met a man surprised by the surge. he has a plan b lined up. >> i do

sheena will have that ten-day forecast in a little bit. for now, it's melissa's turn. >> whatever my name is, i can't remember that, either. inner loop here at old georgetown road. a look at 66 -- what is that -- 270, northbound and southbound, no major problems. there at 66, in and out of town, you don't have any worries there had a couple earlier issues that have now cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry yourself with that. bottom of the beltway, prince george's county also looking quite good. >>> a serial killer admits to a murder in virginia. why officials won't charge him for that or three other stabbings. >>> a so-called license to discriminate. the executive order that president trump is expected to sign that has to do with the lgbtq community. >>> and remember to tune in for the ellen degeneres show today. she >>> welcome back. it's 5:25. we're just learning about more breaking news. a deadly attack in afghanistan. angie goff has details at the live desk. >> with debris on the road there. new video of a suicide bombing in

right now, listen to chuck bell. >> good morning, sheena. sheena is on wtop right now.t's melissa mollet. sun's up in a mostly clear sky over washington this morning. going to be another day feeling like summertime around here. once again, well up into the upper 80s. a lot of great things going on up to and including sunday morning, the historic half marathon in fredericksburg. start off temperatures sunday morning around 61 degrees. cloudy. maybe a sprinkle. mostly dry for the race. up to near 70 by noontime. you can tell by that it's not going to be anywhere near as warm this weekend as we've been the last couple of days. 64 in 70 quantico and 66 in prince george's county. hot and humid today. 60% chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. even though there's not a big risk for severe weather, we're only in the marginal category. just like yesterday, any individual storm can pack quite a punch. stay weather aware. we have your nbc washington app. st. louis, if you're flying towards st. louis, chicago, tulsa today, even memphis, you have some flight delays because of the

sheena's got your forecast in just a few minutes. melissa. >> good morning, lauryn, taking a look at what's going on on 270. still problems on the main lanes at falls road. dhaumer 4, nice and career, eastbound, westbound, braddock road at union mill, crash there. the right side, still blocked by the crash there. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. >>> 6:15, we're getting new information on the man accused of killing two doctors in boston. officials say bampumim fac faced. and sentenced to 360 days in prison that's one day shy of what experts say would have triggered the verdict. we learned that he worked briefly as a conseeier at that building where the doctors were found dead. >>> we now know what's going do happen to the teenager seen in this dramatic video in florida. we're told he turned himself in. he threw a 68-year-old woman to the ground and into the pool. the teenager is charged with battery and will be under house arrest for three weeks. the woman in the video said she's moving on. >> i feel for him. i feel for his mom. she's a

speaking of fashion, here sheena. >> thank you, chuck. temperatures are very comfortable through the next few hours. we expect the numbers to drop. frederick, 61, 65. and temperatures 55 degrees. now, your commute is looking good on this wednesday. sun glare by 7:00 a.m. 59 degrees by then been talking about a perfect day. by 5:00, looking fantastic. dry roads for your commute. now with the commute, let's check in with melissa mollet. >> 270, northbound, southbound, unaffected. no issues there on 270. river road at seven locks, we have one lane getting by in each direction for paving there. inner loop at georgetown left lane getting by work zone at inner loop ramp blocked for the paving. we're going to take a look at that issue in ashburn. that closure there, coming up. >>> we are getting new information about a developing story in chicago. two police officers shot on the job. why investigators think they were targeted and ambushed. >>> another black eye for metro. the lawsuit just filed by several workers involving your safety. >>> and t

. >> we'll check on sheena and chuck for a minute.'s get back to melissa mollet. >> breaking news again. prince george's county again, and right now we have a crew on the way. northbound indian head highway there at farmington road, all lanes blocked northbound because of this fatd tall pedestrian crash. right now police are letting you take a right if you want to avoid the entire area, livingston road is a great alternate for you. 223 between seed hill, investigation there. no major problems on the beltway. a couple of pieces of road work but nothing to worry about too much this morning. good morning, chuck and sheena. >> good morning. >> yes. and a very warm morning again. going to be another hot day, chuck. >> absolutely. i'm ready for this little stretch summertime to be over with. too hot to be out running in the afternoon. cooler days coming back. not until after we get through today. and much like yesterday, there's a pretty good chance you'll have thunderstorms to be dodging by later this afternoon. saturday, cloudy and cooler

sheena's come back with a five day lot more about clouds than sunshine.th us. >>> taking a look at the roads. the wet roads, kind of a pain here this morning. 66 at 123, having a report of a crash there. not seeing too much of a slowdown there. 66 overall. all of this green, yellow, dark green all of you seeing where we are seeing this rainfall this morning. going to be a slower than normal commute. leave early and give yourself extra time. 95 north through woodbridge, a little slow there. two earlier problems on the beltway. the beltway is clear now. inner loop and outer loop no major issues. >>> thank you, melissa. the threat from north korea is growing. >> angie goff is at the live desk with new developments about their missile capabilities. angie? >> reporter: new developments. brand-new video, aaron and eun, of look at the medium range ballistic missile. this happened over the weekend. white house officials told nbc news this is a shorter range rocket than those launched recently. president trump who as we know is traveling abroad did not publicly co

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i'm going to toss to sheena. >> good morning, melissa.is a foggy morning, if you're driving like melissa showed you, take your time. patchy fogging but some improvements in some areas. recess today, cloudy, mild, we expect showers later in the day. lunchtime, we start to warm up, closer to low 80s. for the evening drive, we could have a couple thunderstorms developing. i'll show you the timing. right now, visibility not too warrington, a half-mile visibility. but will you notice it fluctuating for a little while longer. mostly dry, a couple light showers around hagerstown. maybe a sprinkle near winchester at 81. that's really about it for now. as you see, the weather pattern still unsettled. whenever you see weather patterns early and offshore and imla inland, that means we're 1234 in store for a store. 65 in quantico. if you're walking the dog. or if you need one, here's kane, you can head to the website on how to adopt him. areas of fog by lunchtime, 73 degrees. and a chance for a couple thunderstorms. this is future weather, we go thro

good morning. >> hi, sheena. 270 at falls road. on the right side of the roadway, that right lane is still blocked. they have that response on the shoulder as well. local lanes moving just fine. chopper 4 showing us northbound/southbound, bw parkway no problems all the way to 197 to the beltway nice and clear this morning. 66 to 95 looking pretty good, beltway overall, no big issues there. flying in here on 66, you can see from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, going to take you ten minutes here this morning. no delays there. outbound it is really the same situation here on 66. 95 northbound, your slow spot it's going to be through the woodbridge area. 270 and top of the beltway i suspect looking pretty good. 66 inbound is okay. quantico to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 105 fm when you hop in the car. >>> spring is house hunting season. >> would-be buyers go to phones looking for new listings. >> but a new investigation by scott mcfarland showing some are being hijacked. >> reporter: a new home is your biggest invest

first we'll check in with sheena parveen and chuck bell. welcome back. happy belated on the air. >> thank you very much. you can't turn 50 at work. that's the bottom line. >> that's true. you have to turn it in the sun and come back with the tan. >> little tan. i'm not much of a tanner, but it was good. outside today, just keep -- we need the rain. that's the good side of this. there are thunderstorms now moving into the shenandoah valley down towards la ray and mount jackson. washington, virginia, out in rappahanock county. grab the umbrella. the first wave of rain is down into southern maryland. another wave likely to come in here and affect all of the second half of the morning commute between 7:00 and 9:00 this morning. just know that it is not going to be a pretty one today. temperatures in the 50s. your chance of rain 100%. now let's go over to melissa mollet. hopefully it's all green on the roads. >> looking pretty good here right now. prince george's county, don't have any issues inbounds or outbounds. same situation where everything is rolling a

sheena is finishing out the ten day forecast. we'll give it to you in a couple more minutes, don't go away. >>> tell me exactly what happened. >> i have a patient who just came in. i don't know how old she is. 10ish. she swallowed in or breathed in part of one of those fidget spinners. she's not having trouble breathing but it's lodged in there. >> you can hear the tense moments from the urge gent care center after a texas mom called to say that part of that fidget spinner was stuck in her throat. >> they were leaving a swim meet when she looked in the rear-view mirror, the mother did, and saw her daughter turning red and pointing at her throat. that little girl swallowed part of the toy. she first went to an urgent care center. when they couldn't help her, surgeons were able to remove the fidget spinner. the little girl is doing okay. she posted the pictures on facebook to warn other parents about the potential choking hazards. >>> a young child hit and killed. we're live on the scene now with a look at where it happened and whe

rain and storms, sheena? >> yes, we are. most of your day will be dry. you may not even think that that's going to happen today as we go through the afternoon because most of these are holding off until late afternoon and early evening. we are on the dry side. there is that line of storms that pass through texas that we showed you video of. that's all heading in this direction. we have the threat for severe or afternoon, late afternoon, early evening. most of the evening commute will be dry. severe storms possible where you see the red shaded area, even yellow. in the enhanced risk today. damaging winds, heavy rain briefly and hail and lightning. we can never rule out an isolated tornado. as far as your commute goes, dry, 67 degrees. by the afternoon we'll see the approaches of storms to our west. >> good morning. right now, again, just a reminder in silver springs, crash 11,800 block. very close to connecticut and near veirs mill road. we have downed wires. we are moving slowly there. 270 from frederick down to the spur, you can see we don't have any bi

sheena is outside to show us what the weather looks like. how does it feel, sheena? >> feels fantastic. gorgeous weather this morning. you don't need a jacket. later this afternoon, you'll need the air on. remember yesterday how hot it was? it's going to be like that again. we have another air quality alert. that means the hot, stagnant air in places. it's not good if you have asthma or are elderly. latest temperatures, we're mostly in the mid to low 70s right now across the area. very comfortable. nice and dry. you will need sunglasses. i will tell you there are some mow keet tows out this morning. i did put bug spray on. you'll want the air on if you are driving later on today. exercise, extra water. recess, kids will want to stay in the shade. we go through dinner time, still very warm and dry. more details and a cooler weekend forecast coming up in a bit. >> thank you, sheena. poor sheena's out there getting eaten alive here for all of our good. outer loop at coalsville road, you can see we do have a problem there. we had two lanes blocked. issue outer loop and g

ten day forecast with sheena coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >>> 6:32.in your top stories this morning, europe's police agency warns that more damage from the worldwide cyber attack may be seen this morning when people head back to work. already there have been 200,000 victims in roughly 150 countries. head to the nbc washington app and search cyber attack to learn how you can protect your computer. >>> this morning students at cross set middle school will be greeted with messages of hope and love to replace a symbol of hate. the community got chalk the walk. they have suspect conor prout and -- they planted a noose in the courtyard. >> at 8:00 tonight it is another game seven. this time the wizards are playing with the season on the line. they're in boston against the celtics. the winner moves onto the eastern conference final. the loser gets knocked out of the playoffs. so far neither team has won on the road so we're hoping for a good show. >> today's brothers and sisters in blue, we'll remember 234 officers who gave their lives to make their communit

good morning. >> good morning, sheena. southbound third street tunnel right at new york avenue, we have all lanes blocked because of police activity southbound. 50 westbound on the left side of the beltway trucks are quicking. >>> southbound clifton road at moore wood, more lanes blocked because of the beltway. inner loop works on blocks. aaron? >>> it is the most tweeted about show so far this year, and this morning 13 reasons why is back in the spotlight. what we're learning about the controversial netflix series. >>> a school security guard back behind bars. what he's accused of doing with a 17-year-old. >>> school bus aide off the job. befoat mgm national harbor,rich take a moment to remember what life was like before winning your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and free slot play. join mlife rewards and play scratch it rich at mgm national harbor. this is monumental. >>> take a look at this. we're going to warn you. you see a little girl on a school bus with a bus aide. the aide is seen comforting a little girl

sheena, it is a warm one. >> melissa, it is warm this morning.hink some people this morning instead of opening the windows, you might just want to turn the ac on. the air is a little thick outside. friday weather outlook, finally friday. morning commute, dry. we like dry roads. exercise, plenty of water. by evening, we have thunderstorms in the forecast. you might run into some of those. dinner out for your friday night still a chance for some scattered thunderstorms throughout the night. 72 currently in the district. 68 frederick. 71 quantico. if you are heading out today to by lunchtime going to start heating up again, mid 80s. by happy hour time, mid 90s. dinner time will be in about the mid 80s. dry locally. we have the rain off to the west and southwest. that will be our increasing chances as we go through today. 4:00 p.m. on future weather, there you see scattered showers and storms. there's saturday in the afternoon. it's looking cloudy. chance of sprinkles. quite a bit cooler. sunday, another day where the clouds are going to be pretty mu

. >> let's head outside to sheena parveen as temperatures there have already dropped a bit, sheena. >> it is comfortably cool. no rain on the radar. 69 degrees in the district but, yes, we do have the clouds around. they'll be clearing out later. we'll see a lot more in the way of sunshine. we 35. as we go towards lunchtime, only the upper 60s. looking at a cooler afternoon in the 70s. yes, with the dry air, it means that pollen is going right back up. today, tomorrow. let's take a look at the highs. >> beautiful day outside. as you were mentioning, a lot of clouds around early this morning. we'll be back to sunshine. mid 70s in the dc metro area. there are rain chances coming back in. the rain chances may temperatures low to mid 60s. keep the rain drops out of sunday. sunday looks very, very cloudy for sure. >> okay. keep an eye on that. chopper 4 over the american legion bridge inner loop and outer loop bridge. pretty warm. have this crash there on the right side of the roadway. inner loop and outer loop, southbound 1. we do have the downed wires. it's coming up in a couple minutes.

i have to borrow sheena's jacket. it's freezing out there. we've got the warmest temperature throughout the area. 47 is that temperature in d.c. step outside the beltway, temperatures in the 30s. we will all eventually warm into the 60s. going to be pleasant by this afternoon. rain on the way. we'll let you know when. that's all coming up in a few minutes. >>> right now talking traffic. you can see 95 exit. you still have the work zone. late clearing work zone. we are seeing delays. northbound 295 at bending the left lane getting by that work zone. beltway overall is looking quite good right now. taking a look 95 here southbound from 32 here nice and clear. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >>> fairfax county police say an online sting should be a warning to parents. eight men were arrested and accused of trying to prey on young kids online. only seven have been identified. most are from virginia and one suspect is from maryland. these arrests came after a sting operation. >> news 4's justin finch is live in fairfax county now with a look at how th

. >> sheena, thank you. >>> it's 5:02. another bombshell development rocking the white house this morning. nbc news has confirmed that former fbi director james comey wrote a memo claiming president trump urged him to shut down the investigation on michael flynn and his ties to russia. the story was first reported by "the new york times." >> according to a course close to comey, the memo was part of a paper trail, documenting what he believes was the president's attempt to investigation to the campaign. comey wrote it on february 14th, the day after flynn resigned. it was also after comey attended a meeting with the president at the white house. comey quoted the president saying, quote, i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go to letting flynn go. the white house denies asking comey or anyone else to end the investigation. >> now, this latest development has led to a flood of reaction from capitol hill. some lawmakers saying president trump's attempts to shut down the administration raised questions about obstr

>> thank you, sheena.f veterans is working to raise awareness about mental health one step at a time. >> they're using a journey to change minds about ptsd and suicide among veterans. they walked from camp lejeune to arlington national veteran. nbc 4 is dedicated to providing help for mental health challenges. we have a list of resources on our nbc washington app. to find them search changing minds. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. lower prices at the pump as the cost of crude oil edges lower. national average price of a gallon of gas sinking 5 cents over the past few weeks to $2.42. that price is still 14 cents higher than it was a year ago. drivers in san francisco paying the most and paying the least in tulsa, gallon. that's your cnbc news business report. i'm landon dowdy. >>> sonic boom could be heard all the way from tampa to cape canaveral. an unmanned shuttle was in orbit for 718 days to conduct a secret mission. another small shuttle will be launched this year. >> it's secr

sheena has your ten day coming right up. >>> plus, a rough rescue. first responders say that a dog that had fallen into a sinkhole. it's a story you'll want to >>> fbi fallout. the latest on >>> messages of love and hope replaced a symbol of hate. that's what the students at cross set middle school will see as they enter the building today. the community came together to create a chalk the walk event this weekend after a noose was found on school grounds. the suspects have been charged with trespassing on school property, disturbing school operations, disorderly cduonct and trespassing posted property. parents and students tell us they're relieved. >> we were in school and the principal came on and said -- onto the loud speaker and read the letter they were sending to the parents about how they found the noose in the courtyard. that was kind of like >> surveillance cameras captured the suspects climbing the school roof and happening that noose. >>> this morning we have our eye on charlottesville, virginia, where multiple protests turned violent. the

the roads this monday morning with melissa. >> good morning, sheena.ple of things to talk about here on the beltway as far as any slowdowns. outer loop at old georgetown. inner loop of old georgetown, left lane getting by. that work z 270 northbound and southbound, we don't have any big problems there. same situation on 95, quantico to the beltway. you're on time. good traveling. 67 miles per hour. no problems headed inbounds and no problems headed out bounds either here today. 95 in maryland, powder mill road. >> thank you, melissa. >>> just as the mercury starts rising, so does your chance for melanoma. how to protect yourself and your family from getting skin cancer. >>> also coming up in our 5:00 hour, the president takes aim at your kids' lunch. what is on the menu for the trump administration? >>> chances are you've seen it in your news feed and maybe even done it. the warning >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> these trees may look beautiful, but some of them actually stink, and today crews here in d.c. will curb the stench by spraying these

thanks, sheena. and that's "news4 midday." thanks for being with us.re back on first at 4:00. >> get your news, weather and updates on our nbc washington app. everyone have a great day. see you in the morning. >> see you later. >>> stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> what an incredible carpet, rihanna shutting down the white and blue carpet last night at the met gala. it is the super bowl of fashion. everybody living up to that. i mean, definitely a show stopper there. how in the world did she go to the bathroom? we've got questions. our style expert is here. >> i can't answer how she went to the bathroom nor how she ate. this is a gala dinner. you sit down and eat. what do you do? she's still got to be at a able. i'm glad we opened up with her. i

and we have chuck and sheena, and melissa mollet. good morning. >> yes, i'm outside, i don't need a jacket this morning. the sun is coming up this morning. the skies are clear. that means a lot of sunshine to heat us up quickly as we go through the day today. you're going to need the ac on in your car later in the afternoon. it is comfortable, 62 degrees in 63 in quantico, if you're about to step outside. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 in manassas. beautiful sunrise here. look what happens as we go through the day today. by noon, we're all in the mid-80s. we're really going to heat up. we go into 4:00 a.m., high temperature, 93 degrees. we expect record, or near-record highs four thinks you need to know before you head out the door, let's head inside. >> yes indeed, it's about the sweat factor for today. sun's already up. came up a couple minutes ago what is going to be a very sunshine-filled kind of a day. man, oh, man, is it going to be warm. as sheena mentioned likely to break record-high temperatures for tomorrow. the records tomorrow ar

sheena's on wtop right now giving the forecast on the radio.t a second. for now though it is a cloudy start here in washington. not any rain inside the beltway just yet, but it's not going to be long now. rain moving in today. not expecting a lot of rain tomorrow, but off and on pockets of drizzle and showers. no sunshine today or tomorrow. not much sunshine on saturday either. most of saturday morning for sure will be rained on. saturday night maybe we can catch a little bit of a break. that's going to be the next opportunity we have for a dry period will be on sunday. right now you can see a line of rain drops extending from winchester, warrington, fredericksburg. this is going to move ever eastward here with time. 100% chance you're going to get rained on today. what about the next few days? let's go over to sheena. >> yes, umbrella all day long. you'll want it around tomorrow. tomorrow looks like a the higher rain chances come tomorrow evening. for your friday, here's future weather. 8:00 p.m., that's where we start to see some rain. moving

chuck and sheena, we sent them outside.ot to just forecast the weather but feel the weather. >> oh, they're feeling it with those big umbrellas. >> i think aaron should be feeling the weather, don't you? >> you knew that was coming, aaron. >> we'll make sure aaron feels it. >> we know people in all the wrong places, aaron. we'll have you out of here in no time. >> it's time. >> absolutely. steadier rain gradually coming to an end. if you're leaving the home you may need the umbrella just as a precautionary tale. there's a chance for a spit of a sprinkle. but steadier rain chances come back in the evening and overnight hours. we're in the 50s. a nice cool start to the day. all clouds all the time. rain coming back in later this evening. today's high up upper 60s and low 70s. and memorial day weekend. a long holiday weekend. and we'll go to melissa mollet and "first alert" traffic. >> good morning, guys. outbound canal road, a truck blocking the left lane. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway look okay. frederick county,

good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. if you are heading out soon, keep in mind the skies are clear. we have plenty of sun in the forecast today. sun morning. temperature wise, 56 degrees now. through the afternoon, breezy with highs in the mid 70s. we're talking about the big warmup as we go through the week into the 90s feeling like summer. chuck and i are back in a bit to show you how hot before the next chance of rain. >> sheena, thank you. 5:13. the live stories of 235 officers and their ultimate sacrifice will be shared. the national police officer's peace memorial. >> six officers from our area will have their names etched into the memorial. news 4's molette green is here live to share. good morning. >> it appears we're interesting trouble with molette's signal. >>> 5:13. headlines around the country. heartbreaking story out of ohio. 8-year-old boy killed himself because he was bullied at school. surveillance video appears to show a student slamming gabriel kay into a wall knocking him unconscious. the boy killed h

rain chances return on sunday/monday. >>> hi, sheena. beltway, better than it was. all three gone. inner loop and outer loop gone. we had the inner loop express lane should down. in bound river road between springfield drive and little falls parkway as you're passing spm the alley way as well. 66 and 95, no problems there. we'll take a look at 95 and maryland coming up. >>> we told you it was coming. now we know where it was going to be. the location for the district's first wawa. >> major blow for a purple line. what the judge says it must have happen before the project moves forward. >>> developing story out of london. 22 people have died in an apparent terror attack. latest information and of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of

another look at weather and but let's get to chuck and sheena. good morning. >> lots and lots and lots of rain coming our way for today. >> yeah. we're talking about heavy rain. it could lower visibility while you're driving. you want to take your time. >> absolutely right. you want to make sure you check with your carrier. there are going to be a lot of airline delays from boston to washington. weather alert today. putting out postings on all of our social media platforms the. heaviest of the rain will be in the morning hours. in the afternoon there's a chance for stronger thunderstorms. we are guaranteed to get showers. it's an ugly weekend to be around here. here's the heavy rain. your weekend planner, saturday and sunday not pretty slight showers likely on friday. stray shower on sun. this weekend we'll be lucky to get into the low 60s. here's sheena with a track on the radar. >> very different than last weekend. much cooler across the area. today this morning our temperatures are fairly comfortable. heavy rain down to the south and west. mov

chuck bell. >> good morning, sheena.night tonight going into the overnight hours, wednesday morning likely to start out wet. by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, a few lingering showers. more clouds than anything else. predawn rain shower. cloudy all through the afternoon. by 4:00, 5:00, rain chances start to sneak back up once again. steady rain moving in late wednesday night on into the day thursday. for tomorrow, cloudy, cool. maybe a rain drop before 7:00 a.m. another chance for steadier rain after 7:00 p.m. it's a cloudy day tomorrow. temperatures upper 60s and low 70s. ten day forecast, let's go back to sheena. >> we're looking at a pretty nice weekend. just in time for the weekend. the unofficial start to summer sunshine friday and saturday. rain chances sunday and monday. i don't think those days will be a there, too. >>> thank you, sheena. we mentioned earlier in this newscast that a shopping center at manchester was being evacuated. we now know that that shopping center is reopened. >> the latest coming up on the "today" sho

sheena, a really chilly start. >> yeah. >> you can feel it. i you'll need the jacket before you head outside this morning. we have frost too. waking up to it on the grass. morning commute, sun glare. you'll need the jacket for the kids at the bus stop. cool and dry this evening. it's going to be chilly. here's a look at the temperatures currently. 38 dulles, 35 manassas. chilly in frederick. 47 in the district. 34 front royal. we have quite a few areas in the 30s this morning. it is colder than yesterday morning. clear skies gave way to frost in some of the areas. freeze warnings. higher elevations. showing the frost advisory until 9:00 this morning. if you're walking the dog or if you need one, we have pearlstein. by 8:00 this morning, 48 degrees. still chilly. by noon, mid 60s. by afternoon sunny and nice. it will be staying dry as we go through the day. as we go into tomorrow. our next weather system gets close on thursday. rain chances starting to increase even friday and the best rain chances look early saturday as the big area of low pre

for more on that, let's go over to sheena. >> good morning, chuck. like chuck just mentioned, storms later this evening, tomorrow morning all of this will be gone and tuesday. take a look at the temperature trend. temperature 71. tomorrow the 60s for the end of the week. until friday we're going to be staying dry. after the storms tonight that chuck showed you, tomorrow we're nice and dry. wednesday we're nice and dry. wednesday evening, thursday most of the day. then by 8:00 p.m. thursday we have our next weather system approaching. rain late in the day and then we get our next weather system friday. we'll be watching weather get closer. by 8:00 p.m. the rain is moving out of the area. the temperatures over the weekend will be getting quite a bit cooler. at least the storminess of all of this will be gone. let's see what your weekend looks >> 85% chance today. be weather alert today. let your friends, neighbors, family members know there could be severe weather this evening. we'll be keeping an eye out here for you on nbc 4. breezy tomorrow. cooler

the calendar says something different. >>> let's start with sheena parveen. >> good morning.e're going to head out to lauren. she's outside. in a minute she'll show you the frost advisories and freeze warnings. it is all

sheena. >> i know, i really want to talk about nine, eun. and we will by the end of the week, but the rain is here this morning. more showers in the forecast and your weekend, coming up. >>> president trump lawyers up. the attorney he just hired as the russia collusion investigation continues and what it means. >>> and the new local program for kids that is so of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening

sheena parveen is holding down the fort. not going to feel like may outside, sheena. >> not really.s pretty chilly in some areas. in the 30s this morning. that's mostly pretty far off to the west in parts of the shenandoah valley and over to higher elevations. four things you need to know. i think you will want the jacket this morning. it is chilly to start your morning. all this week we hav

sheena, 80s this afternoon? >> that's right. right now it's 78 degrees and we're close to being in the 80s. sunny skies and hazy. we have an air quality alert. if you have asthma or anything like that, you don't want to be outside for a long time today. sunny skies give way to very warm temperatures. 90s in the forecast this afternoon. i'll show you how many days of the heat we can expect for a cooler weekend straight ahead. >> sheena, thank you. >>> we're following a developing story out of southeast washington. north carolina senator tom tillis says he's doing well after collapsing at a race early this morning. chris gordon has details. chris? >> reporter: well, good morning. it happened just before 9:00 a.m., the senator is alert and another runner collapsed. he may be in more serious condition. he may have suffered a cardiac arrest. 57-year-old senator tillis tweeted this morning that he and team tillis were proud to participate in the capital challenge, which pits members of the federal government with the media for charity

sheena, lauren and melissa are all standing by. let's begin with sheena parveen.ve faith in the caps. remember what happened during the super bowl? remember that? yeah, well, that's what's going to happen now. year' going to keep our eye on it. we're talking frost advisories. four things you n grab the jacket. it is a chilly one this morning with areas in the 30s. we're going to be dry until thursday. nice today, nice tomorrow. rain returns thursday. that rain is actually going to go into the start of your week and next week though we actually have some warmer temperatures in the forecast. your planner for today, looking pretty good. we're still looking at below normal temperatures. by 4:00 p.m., upper 6 o0s. lauren rickets is outside in the cold. >> good morning, sheena. thank you for letting me borrow your jacket. boy, is it a cold one out there. we do have frost advisories, freeze warnings in purple. those go until 9:00 a.m. today. mainly to the west of us. hopefully you covered up the sensitive plants last outside the beltway, temperatures in the 30s. right no

good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. taking a look at outer loop at connecticut avenue now on the left shoulder. you don't have to worry about that one much more. it's basically moved out of the way here. that's good news for a lot of folks. northbound glebe, lanes are blocked. we're sending a crew that way. right now, no major traffic, in fact, if it sticks around it's not going to be pretty. left lane getting by. 95 slow in both directions through woodbridge, eun. >>> kathy griffin under fire. and why the comedian is of >>> underground explosion. a street blown apart by a dangerous blast. ahead, what may have caused this wild scene. >> apparently, this is my show now. it's all mine! >> he is going to be in for ellen this afternoon. back with highlights of the best moments with kids. el >>> kids are doing some pretty amazing things these days. >> right. a lot of that has to do with technology. check out this app created by a 12-year-old from idaho. alexander knoll designed ability app for people with disabilities. >> i

we'll go to chuck and sheena for the forecast. >> not a pretty day to be outside. that being said, it's not a total loss of a morning. >> no, that's true because it's cloudy and it's going to stay cloudy for most of the day. and then as you're about to step out from the friday night plans, that's when it will come back. cloudy. all of this rain that we're watching moving in our direction. that will be here later this evening. so, again, if you are heading out tonight, have the umbrella. temperatures about the low 50s. a little bit cool across the area. here's what it's going to look like as we go through the day. 5:00 p.m., 57 degrees. maybe a shower but later on this evening that's when the steady rain gets here. let's check in with melissa. >> new problem westbound 270, the ramp is shut down because of a crash there. keep an eye on that one. see if that starts to cause any big issues. our other problem on 4, in bound after woodyard, outbound afterward road. again, right now beltway loop is good. 66 in bound and outbound here at nutley, no problem. >>> 5:01. erika

chuck and sheena, what do you expect?u know what, there's somebody mowing the grass behind us. for some reason, they know when we're on because they're nice enough to stop. >> a job well done, thank you, sir. cloudy skies overhead this morning. most of the rain is pulling on out. won't need the umbrella in the short term. rain comes back in much later on today. we're in the 50 upper 60s and low 70s. based on the skycam anyway, we might be able to see a peek or two of sunshine during the morning hours. but again, 60% chance you're going to get rained on. >> i see nothing but clouds right now. the sun is over there. >> it's like a thin spot on the back of your head. just a few thin spots. back to you. >> all right. you can see how they're showing us how the rain has stopped here this morning in a lot of areas. so that's great. chopper 4 over 50. and the beltway showing a pretty easy looking morning. 285 southbound, ramps inbound, 11th street bridge. the crash on the shoulder. we also have response now on the right side of t

. >> we're keeping an eye on the damage, some of that weather that sheena was just talking about is doing in our area from downed trees to flood roadways to dangerous road stretches to be able to drive through. >>> and breaking news this morning, just minutes ago rape charges against two teenagers accused of attacking a 14-year-old in a montgomery county high school dropped. what prompted the change and what's next >> news 4 midday starts now. >>> good morning. i'm pat law sen muse. >> and i'm ericya gonzalez. first it is a weather alert day so this morning's heavy rains and storms are causing some very big problems in fair fax county emergency cruise cruise were called to help the person in this car that got caught in high water. everybody got out safely but police are warning people tom avoid roads covered in water. think we've got some other scene video of northwest dv, the westbound lanes still closed because this tree is still down in the road. you can see the branches all over the place there. the road's been closed for several hours no word on when it will reopen. the downed tree w

melissa mollet will have the forecast from chuck bell and sheena parveen. going to be rainy now. >> the hardest of the rain will be here right during the middle of the morning commute. leave early and plan to arrive late if you don't. it's a mess out there. >> yeah. the timing is not good. rain around right now. some of it is heavy especially around the beltway this morning. we've seen rain for a while. the roads are wet. this area off to the west and southwest, that is an area of storms. as it gets closer we expect it to be with heavy rain. the timing puts it near the district a little after 8:00 a.m. that's moving around 50 miles an hour. either way we'll keep seeing rain for the morning drive. everybody is seeing rain now. some areas light rain. yellows and oranges, heavy rain. rain extending fredericksburg. it is not good for the commune commute, melissa. >> it is not good for the cumulative morning commute. when we look at the beltway, once again we just got rid of one of the crashes, still have two problems on the beltway. inner loop at kennil loop av

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more about the weekend with sheena coming up in a few minutes. >> good morning. inner loop after old georgetown road, the only thing happening around here, rest of the beltway looking quite good. no big issues there. >> melissa, thank you. this morning a montgomery county school resource officer is being credited with stopping a possible brought a wep ton to school. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is is live at einstein high school with details. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, guys. 18-year-old mario alvarado. police say he drove on to campus here in kensington in a stolen car. in the trunk a stolen assault rifle and five magazines of ammunition. a school resources officer here on campus just kind of saw the car on campus, thought something was suspicious. when he drove off campus that's when the officer pulled the car over and discovered the weapons in the trunk of the car. he ran when the car was pulled over but he did return a short time later and was arrested. the assault rifle, as for that, it was stolen. stolen from an unl marked rockville c

sheena has a closer look at today coming up in a few minutes. now it's time for traffic. >> i do love a french fry. my son is kind of an extra step. okay. northbound 395 after glebe road, that has cleared. southbound route 1 after curtis drive, still have all lanes blocked there because of those downed wires and downtown just getting this, east street at 3rd street northwest, all lanes blocked, police activity. jo >>> scathing accusations when it comes to facebook and their kids. they can tell when they're insecure and capitalizing on it. >> a little boy falling through a security bus door and on to a roadway. why the driver had no idea he fell in the first place. >>> it just built a level of fear within our community that we shouldn't have >>> keep your eyes on your screen. a little boy fell from a moving school bus. the little boy tumbled out of the emergency door here in south carolina last month. the emergency alarm didn't go off either so the driver had no idea until other students started screaming. aside from a few cuts, the boy was okay.