noontime temperatures in washington downtown. 70 in annapolis and 74 degrees in woodbridge. the 31st day of may. from may 1 two yesterday, we had days.those we may see some isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. hanging onto the area of showers at 5:30 and 6:00 at night. drier air later in. tomorrow willay happen for a long time here. very comfortable conditions. be -- that should be that. coming up in about seven minutes. >> coming up on abc seven at noon, the force behind the incredible blast. does the punishment fit the crime? details on that coming up. but first, a check on the traffic with angela foster. angela: this mid-day, a lot of construction zones and also crash on thea you traveltway as through the area. loop -- everything has moved over to the shoulder. delays on theore traffic camera. you are looking at new hampshire avenue, the zones blocking the right lane on university boulevard. for folks making the right, there is a lot of slowing especially in the northbound direction. lanes one of your travel approaching the air and space we have had off and on slowing

current job at a law firm, the team has been assigned office space in a nondescript building in downtown washington. their job is to come up with a budget and start that investigation process.kly. certainly it's something they'll take a long time. >> guest: it is. at one point they didn't have a press contact, they didn't have any staff, nobody was working at it, but you really have to ramp up quickly.y. as opposed to the independent counsel that investigated someal of clinton scandals, this is within the jurisdiction of the justice department, it will depend on the justice department for the budget and funding, but it's expected that robert muller will be fairly unimpeded in terms of getting the resources he needs. >> host: these are just some of the issues the trump white house is returning to this's week. our guest is here to take your questions and comments. phone lines are open we haven't even gotten to the american healthcare act yet. let's bringing karen who's waiting in lakeview or can on the republican line. >> caller: i just want to make a comment, there was a democratic governor in minne

oh at washington dulles. 4 in baltimore and joint base andrews. 39 in manassas. what we think in downtownrow in day is a good open house. nice free thing to do if you have time available between 2:00 and 4:30 in the afternoon at reagan national. this is the hurricane hunter. you can get up close and personal for what tracks into the hurricanes. they will fly storm. the forecast is more accurate and saving property and most importantly saving lives. late week outlook is beautiful for wednesday. thursday and friday, rain heading our way. i don't think it's heavy, scattered showers. in the weekend, the temperatures will stay down. we look at the shower chances increase thursday. still around friday. into saturday. we think it will go to 30%. still a chance of showers. d.c. united on a cool evening play at r.f.k. watch it live on newschannel8. mother's day, slight chance of shower. general improvement. nice warmup thrown in for next week. back to you. michelle: thank you. caps and the wizards showed up. jonathan: they can win the series. robert: anything is possible. anything is possible. com

through downtown washington is wrapping up behind me at the justice department. the people involved just delivered a box of statues from attorney general jeff sessions office. , mothers,e behind me their children, and a mariachi band. they do not agree with the of donald principles trump, and they want their voices hurt. they made their way to the trump international hotel with the tow.chi band inte they planned to deliver these statues this afternoon to the capital. >> we have all in best it in this nation, made it our new invested insted -- this nation, made it our new home, built it into the united states of america that it is. the fact that anyone, particularly in the highest office in the land, insinuates that immigrants do not belong in the country is ridiculous. >> sam sweeney, abc news. >> don't forget, you can stay up to speed on every new development at the white house at wjla.com. new at noon, an update on the sexual assault that happened in arlington. police are looking for the suspect who attacked a woman on rosslyn boulevard last sunday. now video s

. >>> a man ce to the teeth was arrested at trump international hotel in downtown washington. authorities give an update on how they were tipped off and made the arrest overnight. we are joined from the police headquarters with what investigators are saying. >> reporter: we are trying to figure out what this guy had in mind. police say that he, quote, made remarks that were of great concern to us. now, here's how it went down. apparently someone called the pennsylvania state police and said this guy, bryan moles, 43 from edinboro pennsylvania had made some kind of threat and we don't know what kind of threat. that happened at about 12:30 this morning and pennsylvania state police notified mpd and the u.s. secret service. the rest over to the trump hotel and when they got there, they apparently found in plain view in his vehicle, a bushmaster ar-15 rifle and when they search the vehicle, they said they found, in addition, a glock 23 handgun in his glove compartment and 90 rounds of ammunition for both of those weapons. they had notified the hotel and believed they went inside t

washington, d.c. were here. they showed up in downtown annapolis along main street to search and cease records and they came to search the strategic campaign group that's located on the third floof floor. they described themselves as a full-service campaign group that does tv, print, e-mails advertising and marketing. while fbi agents were some scene, the group's president kelly rogers talked to reporters. rogers told reporters he believed the fbi was here regarding the group's work for republican nominee cuccinelli for the 2013 race. a civil was brought on the camp

sam: fannie mae is moving to the site of the old "washington post" downtown.t the site, the road side development will build apartment, offices, retail and wedge 80,000 square foot wegmans under the his spore rick building. >> what -- historic building. >> we are going to hold up the structure with steel and slide wegmans into the level. >> a third smaller than the wegmans alexandria store but have amenities like prechopped ingredients or cooks or completely prepared thanksgiving dinners. >> all you have to do is set your table and come and pick it up and pretend you cooked your own thanksgiving dinner. >> they can help you here. they will find out what you want and come back and be courteous about it. >> it will be a while. fannie mae is not expected to be downtown until late 2018. projection of the completion of the new project with wegmans is 2021. reporting from northwest washington, sam ford. abc7 news. larry: still ahead at 5:00, how new hopes for families hoping to have a baby coming from printer. >> later what police say you can do to some someone from

keep it in mind as we will drop to 31 oakland. 36 in cumberland. 40 at washington dulles. what in downtownashington. 42 at joint base andrews. tomorrow is bright and sunny. reagan national airport between 2:00 and 4:30, the hurricane hunteder aircraft are at status display. these are the ones that fly in the heart of the storm. the aircraft you may be surprised. older looking aircraft but they are so technologically advanced they do great service. check that out. if you have free time in the area of reagan national. the next ten days we keep it cool for sure. we see a trend of the increasing participation chances as rain. up to 50% on thursday. 40% saturday a chance of showers. we have a d.c. united game at newschannel8 in the evening on saturday. for mother's day, fingers crossed, stay partly sunny at 66. next week the promise of warming. jonathan: nice. doug: numbers next week are not above normal. just by a bit. we have been so far below normal, it warms up and you think ahh. alison: thank you for the -- nancy: thank you for astrology lesson. doug: astronomy. are you a libra? nancy: she

washington, d.c. downtown got a break. ind direction blowing across the mid-to-upper 80's in washington. it's a little break we got. humidity is not so much. we didn't get that break. but look at this. 86. 93 in frederick and 93 in culpeper. 91 in hagerstown. if you look at winchester what is up with that? 79 degrees. this is adding to the moisture in the air. the heat index are 94 in leesburg. 91 in baltimore. 93 fredericksburg. the direction of the wind, this time of year is so key because the water temperature mainly in the upper 60's right now. the air cools off quickly when it flows over the water. more in the summer not a profound effect. heavy rain near brunswick in maryland. that will cross over the north to washington county there. could be more trying to take shape. overall c thunderstorms. they are not organized, not in line. we could see more coming through the next few hours. keep it in the forecast. it's going to remain warm and muggy overnight. back near 90. chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon with a col

leaders will be at the washington area memorial service today in downtown washington.in the line of duty will be membered, including ashley guindon and jedi colson. alison starling will be overseeing the event. street closures will be in effect through 3 p.m.. a triple crownf continuing in baltimore. getting ready for tomorrow for the second leg. the horse trainer says he wants to make sure that the three-year-old colt has plenty of time to adjust. autria: mother's day is the sunday. heads up, everyone. today we are kicking off moms week on "good morning washington" all morning long safeway gift card. the number to call is on your screen right now. caller number seven wins. good luck, thank you mom. that is not always have from him this morning. another giveaway ending up in less than 10 minutes. first, a chilly i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors w

there's a live picture over downtown washington. storms from last night are gone. a few lingering showers out there. they're not severe. they're going to last that long. we'll have more sunshine than we've seen for most of the week. there are heit-and-miss drops here. our future weather model carries that first little wave of shower chances here over the next hour or once again could be a short lived shower or two, but on the whole it's going to be a nice day today. a little on the breezy side from time to time. northwest winds though, that will bring a nice low humidity. right now we're in the mid to upper 50s across the area. afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s. 20%. you can't get better than that. >> i like that, mr. bell. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, okay. again, as aaron said, if you're headed out of town today, want to leave early or you want to leave much later in the afternoon or evening. taking a look at the top of the beltway, that's where we're seeing the rain. 95 bw parkway, if you're leaving early, 270 southbound from frederick to the

transit officials tell us that 25% of the people who are driving around washington downtown. >> reporter: yeah. >> are just looking for a place to park. they're not going anywhere, they're circling. if you fix some of those, i'm a big critic of the failure to enforce parking. mat i your heard, i won't repeat it here, but this will at least finally give people with disabilities a chance to park in some of the most crowded parts of our city. >> you know it's interesting, when i moved back here four and a half years ago to work to our city and moving back home for me, for those folks who live in virginia and outside in maryland coming into d.c. is a stretch. tom sherwood, first person who told me, by the way, those redtop meters, you're allowed to park, but warned me -- >> gave you a caveat. >> there's an image perception. if somebody else needs it, you have to give it to that >> so it's a voluntary system. now, yes, if you want to park there, you can park there, you could, but you had to recognize that you were taking space that should be reserved for people with disabilities. and now, you

larry: a blue mass will be held today in downtown washington.ponders will be there, enforcement and fire -- and fire safety. it's held each year for national police week. 6:35 is the time, still to come here, another check on your forecast. veronica johnson checking nobody does underwater stunts, sylvia. except me, of course. this is my stop. adios! ♪ if you're a stuntman, you cheat death. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. número uno! veronica: fear not, we do not anthony rain across the area this morning, just clouds pushing out of the area. nearlyt time we are at as warm, friday, the end of the work week, but that will be one lousy wet day, you won't get to enjoy the warm. today and tomorrow, dry days coming up as we head to the rest of the work week. without like some of the best weather of the work week. clouds move -- clouds are moving part, moving nats its way out of here as we push thisthe future at

highs in your hometown today will be in the upper 70s and low 80s. 83 in downtown washington today. when we come back sheena and i areaking t a >>> white house damage control. president trump accused of sharing top secrets with senior russian officials. why he says the is flat out false. >>> a drunk driver caught trying to skip out on sentencing. he was a no show in court but now he's been found. >>> new delays for metro riders. the next round of safety track work may impact you even if your station is open this morning. >>> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >>> and that breaking news is on your commute on the beltway. the backups are getting pretty bad out there near branch avenue thanks to a truck fire. >>> it's now 6:30. it is going to be a rough start for your commute. you just saw it there especially if you're hitting the road on prince george's county. >> let's get straight to first 4 traffic. melissa mollet looking at the backup. what are you seeing? >> the question of the morning. over 3 miles. outer loop of branch avenue, that's where this fire is. as chopper 4 uses

a look t >>> traffic alert through downtown washington. a road closure near the police headquarters building until 3:00 this afternoon. d street, which becomes indiana avenue, will be closed from 3rd street to fourth street northwest. . it will be closed because of the law enforcement memorial service that starts at 11:30. >>> he was arrested last month. now a high school security official in montgomery county is in even more trouble with the law. police say he allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old student who he was ordered to stay away from last month. our news partners report that the 57-year-old was arrested for the second time on friday after multiple meetings with the same girl. he's charged with sexual abuse he has been on administrative leave from his job at rich. >>> developing this morning, north korea detained another u.s. citizen. he was detained on saturday as he was preparing to leave the country. according to the state-run news service, he was held for, quote, hostile acts against the republic. he had been working at the scie

it will start to drop 45 in downtown washington. everybody else is cooler.the other area to show you advisories warning. colder than that. wake up temperatures. 39 in manassas tomorrow. 34 in dale city. he 1 in aspen hill. looking ahead for the next few days there is plenty of sunshine tomorrow. back to 64. the average high is 74. there is some sunshine and 69 on wednesday. showers likely, 65. showers is part of the pat attorney the weekend. the big qu mother's day be like? we are working on that. i will share it coming up in a little bit. ten minutes. alison: can't wait. thank you. we are monitoring a developing story on the hill. this is where the former acting attorney general sally yates is testifying right now. these are live pictures now from the testimony. this is all about the russia influence on the u.s. presidential election. as lana zak reports this is the same time that comes as testimony that trump was warned by president obama about appointing michael flynn to be the national security adviser. >> what did you tell the white house about mr. flyn

police have arrested a man staying at the trump international hotel in downtown washington, d.c.an assault rifle and a pistol in his vehicle parks outside of the hotel. he has been identified as brian moles of pennsylvania. a tipster led them to moles but would not go into details on a motive. >> you call it terrorism, i call it patriotism. >> that is jeremy joseph christian yelling about free speech during his arraignment yesterday on charges including aggravated murder, assault and two counts of intimidation. aberrated two muslim woman and stabbed three good samaritans who tried to intervene. two were killed. christian screamed racist obscenities while stabbing them. >>> here at home, san francisco police are holding a town hall meeting tonight about a homicide that happened last week. a jogger discovered the body near the anderson gate. he had been stabbed to death. investigators don't believe he was killed there in the park. no arrests have been made. typically town hall meetings are only held after police shootings. but police want to answer questions from neighbor who's are

18 it falls national at maritime d >> piece from our nation's history at the ford theaterner downtown washington. tomorrow, i warn the night of his assassination and tell him not to go to seventh floor. >> and a live look outside now. not good news. it's raining and chilly. 59 right now. 12 past hour on monday morning weather and traffic up ♪ ♪ duke's is the perfect companion for so many things. it makes a tomato taste more like a tomato. it makes bacon taste more like bacon. it's a unique flavor. the texture is incredible. duke's really adds integrity to our recipes. duke's is smooth and creamy. it has a lemony edge. it's made with real ingredients. i don't think there's another mayonnaise that compares to duke's. >> policemeneting ticket sales increased pressure from sales and last circumstance is now in the books long island, new york. >> take a look right n sutly road you need extra t time. 66 eastbound a number ever places backed up. of course the rain is falling and as we know tucker that does not help things on the road. >> we're pretty much primed for traffic around here and on" a practi

. >>> we're getting our first look at what apple wants to do with the carnegie library in downtown washington planning agency will discuss the impact of those plans. >> apple wants to add a skylight to the central hall of the library and provide a new space for free events like concerts, coding classes for kids the national capital planning commission needs to approve that project. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. target is taking the fight to amazon prime. the retailer is planning to have a next day home delivery service called target restock in the minneapolis area. household essentials ordered online will be packaged at a nearby store allowing for delivery the next day. this comes as part of target's efforts to boost its ecommerce platform as amazon continues to dominate in the online marketplace. with your cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. >>> landon, thank you. here are 4 things to know before you head out the door this morning. someone was killed in a crash in alexandria. we're working to learn the victim's name. the road was shut down but it is back open n

patrick's church in downtown washington to honor their own. the official kickoff to police week.day's session was led by archbishop cardinal donald wirl. >> we can be proud of our people in uniform and we need to say that very, very >> reporter: peter newsome took part in the blue mass, attended by the director of the fbi and the secretary of homeland security. there will be several events around washington over the next two weeks, to see a complete list, check out the nbc washington app and search police we week. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> he's one of the most powerful people in fairfax government and he is retiring. ed long, the fairfax county executive is calling it quits in september. he's worked for the county in several capacities for the past 40 years. long had come out of retirement five years ago to take the executive position. he's the man who forms the county budget with guidance from the supervisors. >>> a frantic situation in rising flood wawaters, an overturned truck, a boy who wasn't breathing. now we get to see the emotional reunion between the boy

carlos delgado from downtown washington. thanks for being here. >> a special report.e's lester holt. >>> we're coming on the arras a firestorm grows in the nation's capital following the bombshell reports that president trump shared highly classified information about an isis terror plot with russian diplomats. in just a moment we are expecting a rare white house briefing from the president's national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. he calls the reports false last night he is just taking the podium. >> breaking off just before the g-7 meeting. as you know, the trip will begin in saudi arabia. it is a historic trip. after the arrival ceremony, the president the royal banquet and hold bilateral meetings with the king, crown prince, and deputy crown prince. he will participate in a signing ceremony of several agreements that will further solidify u.s./saudi security and economic cooperation. that evening the president and the first lady will join members -- >> security adviser mcmaster. he is going through the itinerary of the upcoming trip abroad. we hope he will addres

we're located in the reagan building, the largest federal building other than the pentagon in downtown washingtonl agencies are, and we think that that kind of attack is possible. there's perimeter security, but someone could get inside, and i want to protect the workforce. they are all parents and grandparents, do. yes, we're all vulnerable and layered security matters and prevention and protection matter and we can do more in the united states and i really commend hour law enforcement effort in the united states. >> paul, this is the worst terrorist attack in the uk since the 7/7 bombings in 2005. what was the threat level there? were authorities taken by surprise by this? >> well, of course, they were taken by surprise in the sense there was no intelligence to stop this and in a way they weren't surprised because the threat level here was so high. officials in the past few months telling me when it comes to islamist terrorism it was the highest ever in the history of of this country. there's been an uptick in terrorist activity in recent weeks. we saw the attack on westminster bridge. since th

you can see the rain getting closer to us, only a few miles away from downtown washington. advancing from the south and west. it will be with us here off and on into the afternoon. all this yar in the green is that rain that's going to be with us. it's going to be breaking up, though, around 3:00 or 4:00. we will still see a little bit but after 5:00 we will dry out, actually see a little sun before sunset and we will see the pollen also continuing to get washed out. that's good news for all the allergy sufferers. all this area in green we still have a little bit of flooding due to the rain we had yesterday, some of the rivers or creeks or streams are out of their banks. d.c. funk parade and music festival today. have a poncho or umbrella with you starting noon through 3:00 p.m. after that we dry out just in time for all the musical perfores mid 50s. a blustery wind. near 60 around the bay. we will hover just near 60 during the afternoon. sunday morning some is sun and sprinkles maybe in the afternoon tomorrow, highs reaching mid 60s. on monday and tuesday only near 40 degr

taking a look downtown, westbound pennsylvania avenue between washington circle. lanes are blocked.an use 26 >>> a member of the news4 team trying to get us to crack during the sugar-free week. how dare he. >> also ahead today. netflix apparently listened. what they did that has some parents think twice about watching "13 reasons why." >>> living with roommates isn't always easy. for a group in maryland it could have been deadly at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> the show that everyone at work and social media is talk about is getting new warning. netflix will add a viewer warn to the first episode of "13 reasons why" it raeceived complaints from parents, teachers and psychologists. the streaming service will also add more links to resources on suicide and sexual assault. >>> in "news4 for your health" 50 million pe

. >> so crazy in downtown washington, northwest washington.something not very generous about your old boss. you called him a bad candidate. do you think he might be the person -- >> why are you doing this in. >> we know had a he said. we know that he is the new version of unfiltheredand unplugged. >> they do love it about him. does the current political climate make a biden candidacy viable? as a statesman and someone who can bring democrats together? >> it is possible, although people are always much more enamored of the idea of joe biden as a candidate. then when he actually is a candidate -- >> i think that does happen as he is replaced with the mirror opposite. barack obama and donald trump. i'm be sure that joe biden -- >> who is it? >> tim cain. >> on a day like today. thank you all for joining us. that does it for this hour. i'm nicole wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now. >> if it's friday, the breaking news just won't stop. >>> tonight, hot off the presses. a new round of reporting on what's going on behind closed doors at the white

i think there are more canadians in washington than starbucks in downtown d.c. and i understand in the first days after the election prime minister trudeau phoned up president trump and said mr. president, congratulations, you're going to have a lot of problems in the world and i want to assure you canada is not going to be one of them and so i took this as an affirmation to the president that canada has the united states' back. and it's a strong alliance, it doesn't have a lot of problems but because it's so good i think it gets overlooked a lot and there's a lot of folks in the united states that maybe need to be reminded about the importance of this relationship so in either the broader u.s.-canada relationship or defense and security cooperation, what's the message you would mike people in michigan and ohio and north dakota to remember about their canadian neighbors? >> first of all, i think the prime minister said this straight and with his leadership that there is no greater relationship to us than the u.s. we see it -- canadians and americans see it from

washington, d.c. were here. they showed up in downtown annapolis along main street to search and cease records and they came to search the strategic campaign group that's located on the third floof floor. they described themselves as a full-service campaign group that does tv, print, e-mails advertising and marketing. while fbi agents were some scene, the group's president kelly rogers talked to reporters. rogers told reporters he believed the fbi was here regarding the group's work for republican nominee cuccinelli for the 2013 race. a civil was brought on the camp after he lost the race to terry mcauliffe. the strategic campaign group april aeventer somed conservative strike force which is a controversial political action committee dubed donors into thinking more than $2 million would hel elect the gop candidate. the suit alleges that the group and the pack failed to follow through on an extensive media campaign and rogers says he believes that today's investigation all stems from those allegations. now fox5 did make several calls to th

i think there are more canadians in washington than there are starbucks in downtown d.c. i understand after the length prime minister trudeau phoned up mr. trump and says congratulation, you're going to have a lot of problems in the world and i'm going to assure you canada's not going to be one of them. i took this as an affirmation that canada has the u.s.'s back. it's a strong alliance, doesn't have any problems and because it's so good i think it get taken granted. there are a lot of people in the united states that need to be reminded about the importance of this relationship. in -- relationships or on the defense koormgs, what's the mnl you'd like people in michigan, ohio, north dakota to remember about their canadian members? >> well, first of all i think the president set this up straight, in their leadership there's no greater relationship to us than the u.s. we see it, canadians and americans see it from only on t.v. and also tourism. but i already talked about the police relationship, we work on files together cooperatively in many different regards. now also fr

the vigil at the national memorial in downtown washington on saturday night and gathering up at the whitethe capitol next monday but here in arlington county remembering corporal harvey snook iii who died a year ago related to his work at the pentagon after the september11th attacks. guys? >> bob barnard in arlington. 9:20 right now. >>> all right. we'll switch it up. coming up move over ellen because there's a new retweet king that has been crowned and it's not anything you would ever expect. we'll go live to tmz for a look how teenager set the new record and what that teen scored in the process. >> first though let's talk to allison seymour and she what she's working on. hey allison. >> hey, wisdom state of emergency in washington state after a near disaster at a nuclear plant. plus, an arrest warrant for a skins legend. why local police are looking for clinton portis and later bow wow on full b post. we'll tell you why when we look at what else is making had he lines this morning. lilly. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i c

the president is suggesting that he has law firms in downtown washington working on this, sending certifiedt income he's reporting from the russian officials if that's the case and what that means. and as for the person from twitter suggesting that the president do his press conferences on twitter, that would be a very good idea for twitter, i suppose, but not necessarily for those of us at the white house. my answer to that would be self-serving. >> that sort of sums up the reaction it's getting this morning. good to see you. eamon javers in washington. >>> when we return a lot more on the fallout from the firing of the former fbi director. we'll talk to former ag paul mcnulty. the dow is down 25. so beautiful. what shall we call you? tom! name it tom! studies show that toms have the highest average earning potential over their professional lifetime. see? uh, it's a girl. congratulations! two of my girls are toms. i work for ally, finances are my thing. you know, i'm gonna go give birth real quick and then we'll talk, ok? nice baby. let's go. here comes tom #5! nothing, stops us from doing

also, if you're a washington wizards fan, metro on the red line headed downtown.aradegress heights day from 10:30 to 12:30, look for closures between 10:30 and 12:30. 20 17 5k. additional closures along independence avenue across the headed up of 395, towards eighth street and, again, keep in mind, for 2017r's day, it is the d.c. bike ride happening on sunday. look for street closures between and 7:00 sunday evening. that's our traffic watch. back to you. >> i'm reporting in los angeles. tonight we're gonna take you inside this tunnel to show you the rubble.s out of >> but first, staying a step thing.f the next big you're gonna meet a working woman who is trying to get ahead. >> and ahead at 6:00, a dangerous view. how police officers managed to save this woman from her precarious perch atop a high-rise. >> and now, a preview of good morning washington. >> thanks, alison. monday on good morning it's "is it worth it week." better?simple solution >> way more energy! >> plus, how musicians are helping to heal local patients. us for traffich and weather, every 10 minu

. >>> at home bright sunshine across downtown washington.body now around d.c. is in the 70s. 72 in manassass. 72 now at reagan national airport. afternoon highs today, another sizzler up into the upper 80s and low 90s today. a little cooler tomorrow because of a higher chance for thunderstorms friday afternoon and evening. dry for most of your weekend plans. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right. time for trending right now. look who's here. natalie. jenna bush hager, sheinelle. >> we like to call ourselves team trouble. >> that's the truth. >> everything. >> we are getting a little bit of an early taste of summer this week. raise your hands if you love iced coffee. >> i do. >> no? >> no? >> i'll get the sweet and low for you. >> raise your hand if you hate it when it gets diluted because the ice starts to melt. starbucks. >> really? >> i like it. >> you like it? >> well, the coffee can be a little strong sometimes. like scotch, i like it a little watered down. >> this pretty much takes away this story. starbucks has a solution g

a lot of fog and mist outside over downtown washington at this point. a mile or less across much of northern virginia into parts of northern maryland. rain chances? have your mostly cloudy today. we should get a few breaks of sunshine late morning and early afternoon. thunderstorm chances at 50%. have a good day. >>> and that is your latest weather. >>> all right. mr. roker, thank you very much. 8:17. a little late. good time for trending. we have a special guest. maria shriver. >> everyone have a good memorial day weekend? >> yeah. >> we're in the big, strong no. the wisconsin governor shared a photo of his kabobs on the grill. look at this. harmless photo. nothing wrong here. right? apparently governor walker was roasted on social media. hundreds of people tweeting back, many of them blasting his bbk technique. one person said not seasoned. chicken. this screams noro virus. were you raised by wolves. >> no good deed goes unpunished. >> come on. >> that's what works for him. >> people are so bored. they have so much time on their hands. >> now to the b

washington facebook page. >>> if you've tried parking in downtown d.c., you've probably been confused by the rules around the top meters. those rules are changing again. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live along k street in northwest to break down what we need to know before we get a ticket, or another ticket. adam? >> reporter: or another ticket, absolutely, doreen. let's not have that happen. finding a parking space here in the district is hard enough. imagine if you're disabled. that's why these red top spaces once again will be protected for the disabled community. these red top meters, the rules have been murky and unclear for sometime in the district. for a while, everyone's been allowed to use them, even though they really are supposed to be for the disabled. >> it's jusik for disabled and seniors. people don't read that and understand it, they just take the seat. >> reporter: part of the story has to do with misinformation. since 2012, different rules have been in place with them. there are roughly 350 of these in d.c. central business district. this map shows you the central business dis

washington. ♪ they have been holding blue mass every year at st. patrick's church in downtown d.c. tribute to the 144 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year, here in our area. >>> the trump administration agricultural secretary says it's time to make school meals great again. we stopped by a loudoun school to find out he's easing up on some of the obama era school nutrition rules. julie carey got reaction from parents. >> reporter: loudoun county parents and other residents holding protest signs and munching on apple. this is to let the ag secretary know that they don't like his plan to lax school nutrition standards which was championed by michelle obama. >> it's putting our children in pawns of a political game going on and it's devastating. >> reporter: inside this school, new ag secretary sonny perdue says there's a problem with school nutritional rules that cut back ona skim milk only and whole grain. too much school is getting tossed. >> meals can't be nutritious if they were not consumed and put in the trash. >> reporter: he signed a proclamation that

and nine officers injured in downtown olympia, washington. as many as 100 protesters clashed with police in those two cities with smoke bombs, rocks and bottles being thrown and fires set. a number of businesses were damaged as well. in all at least 34 people were arrested with some in portland wearing black bandannas and ski masks, described as anarchists. those small pockets marred peaceful demonstrations with marchers protesting the trump administration's immigration and labor policies, george. >> the protests in paris days ahead of their presidential election. pierre thomas, thanks. >>> now to south carolina and a major update in the walter scott case. former police officer michael slager is expected in court as soon as today to face charges in scott's 2015 shooting death. abc's steve osunsami is in charleston for us this morning. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we were expecting this week to be in front of federal court reporting on slager's federal trial. but instead we're learning from government officials famili

there are 350 meters in the downtown business district which spans the capital, white house, george washington university and dupont circle. like you said, if you could get the rules, the cost of one hour of parking. we're live, i'm back in to you. >> justin, a quick question for you if i may. any chance the city is putting up new signage? >> reporter: aaron, that's a great question. so far we've only heard of the warning. right now we know the meter is not yet even on. this one is. we asked how the first day is. we'll have to stiechbtd because it could mean more signage and rules and awareness. >> justin finch, live for us. thank you. >> tonight is another must-win game for the capitals. in fact, at this point they're all must-win games. they stayed alive by beating the penguins. game 6 is tonight on the road in pittsburgh. >>> look at that, john wall has a whole lot to smile about. he and bradley biel and the rest of the team tied up their series against the celtics. at one point they went on a 26 point run before the celtics scored again. >>> game five is in boston this sunday. dominated th

this probe is that handled by the fbi washington field office and agents searched the strategic campaign group in downtownay with the a warrant to search and seize records. the raid is connected to an investigation into campaign funds for cuccinelli's run for the governorship of virginia back in 2013. and you may remember at that time he was of course attorney general for virginia running on the republican ticket. cuccinelli who spoke exclusively to fox5 says back if 2013hi political action committee that raised more than $2 million by duping donors that the money would actually go to help the gop candidate f cuccinelli says his campaign did not see a dollar from that pac so he sued the firm leading to the lawsuit which was settled for roughly $85,000. the consulting group's president kelly rogers he admits his firm did settle a civil suit brought on by the cuccinelli campaign. rogers also predicted the fbi investigation would clear his name and that of the firm. cuccinelli has nothing but harsh words saying this is only the beginning and that we'll be hearing more about shady fundraising practices from t

now, this probe is being handled by the fbi in washington field office and agents searched the strategic campaign group in downtownnnected to an investigation into campaign funds for cuccinelli's run for the governor ship of virginia back in 2013. you may remember at that time he was attorney general for virginia running on the republican ticket. cuccinelli who spoke exclusively to fox5 says back in 2013 this firm formed a political action committee that raised more than $2 million by duping donors that the money would actually go to help the but cuccinelli says he saw zero dollars from that pac to help fund his campaign so he sued the firm leading to the lawsuit which was settled for roughly $85,000. the consulting group's president kelly rogers admits his firm did settle a civil suit brought on by the cuccinelli campaign. rogers also predicted the fbi investigation would clear his name and that of the firm. meantime cuccinelli tells fox5 he's relieved the fbi is investigating this group which he refers to as a scam. >> raised all this money on my name, my campaign and my picture, you know, they used all these pi

downtown manchester. investigators believe the apartment may be the place where the bomb was assembled. >>> president trump back in washingtonfter wrapping up meetings the the g7 summit. before leaving italy the president visited the u.s. air base in sicily. it was the president's final stop on his nine day overseas trip his first since taking office. in a speech to our troops the president focused on fighting terrorism and an increase in military spending. >> we're going to have a a lot of strength but we're going to have a lot of peace. we will buy the planes, the ships, vehicles and equipment you need to get your job and to come home safe and sound back to your families. >> president trump has no more public events listed until monday. then he'll mark memorial day at arlington national cemetery. the white house facing new questions about the russia election meddling. jared kushner president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. reuters news is reporting three undisclosed contacts during the campaign between kushner and the russia ambassador. the washington posting kushner was interested in following a back channel of com

downtown d.c. for a complete list of events near you go to the nba washington app andrc country may not be receiving the burial they deserved. a funeral home has been battling the veterans affairs. jodie fleischer uncovered the holdup. >> reporter: if you die without next of kin and someone to pay for the burial, the department of veterans a fairs are expected to help. they can asked to help bury victims who died that were unclaimed. since then, they bought caskets and afternooned for the burials of eight veterans, and they continued to do so even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. by will bury a soldier. don't tell me we're in a business deal and then you don't hold up your end of the deal. that's different. >> reporter: after weeks of calling multiple departments, the i-team finally got an answer. the va says it will pay all of the masons' outstanding bills. coming up at 6:00, the va's explanation for long delays. and what one friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the masons' ensuing battle. >>> a serial killer confessed to killer

downtown, rolling thunder, derrick ward, news4 back to you. >> we'll continue on this subject right now and show you a few from port washington, maryland, this morning. rolling thunder riders making their way to the pentagon in masses. rider after rider there. >> and we want to remind you that pbs will broadcast its star studded national memorial day concert live from the national mall tonight. ♪ >> like most big productions, there was a dress rehearsal last night giving us an inside look of what's to come. the concert features entertainers singing patriotic music and songs and actors telling some emotional stories of losses whose father died in combat when she was a child. one couple we spoke with is visiting the area from new zealand and they were touched by the performances. >> i loved it. i really loved the stories. >> very moving. the way in which you honor those that sacrificed their lives for you and for us really. >> the pbs production is in its 28th year. it starts at 8:00 tonight. >>> and not far from where tonight's concert will happen, police now trying to figure out who hung a noose in a tree. according to park police, the smith

some businesses were also damaged in the city's downtown area and a police car was destroyed. >>> in olympia, in washington state, nine people were arrested there in violent protests in that part of the state as well. >>> right now, continuing coverage of the may day protests here in the bay area. as we mentioned, there were big crowds in san jose, san francisco, and in oakland. the biggest may day demonstration in the bay area taking place in oakland. that's about 2,000 marchers who took to the streets of oakland, with messages of solidarity, immigrants' right. before they started rallying in san antonio park. four people were arrested after they chained themselves to the doors of the county building to protest the deportation of undocumented immigrants. overall, protests remained peaceful across the bay area. >> to capitol hill this morning where republican leaders are busy counting votes. do they have enough to repeal and replace obamacare this week? republicans are working hard to convince nearly a dozen lawmakers to vote yes on a health care plan that president trump insists will cover pre-existing co