jalor with wtop has a check of the commute.we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper, in for t chus morning. >> good morning. yeah, chuck out on assignment today, putting together the car show, headi l down theree tomorrow. you can see the show here on over the weeken right now, we're at 46 degrees out there. winds out of the north at about six miles per hour. the latest objectvations showing -- observations showing mostly cloudy skies. here are four things to be -- today we'll have more clouds, unfortunately, than we saw yesterday. beautiful blue skiesyesterday. today, partly to mostly cloudy skies. we will have some sunshine. temperatures still comfortable. tomorrow, a chilly, rainy day. rain at times, potentially the entire day. the steadiest rain fallift during thenoon and evening hours. on saturday, can't rule out scattered, ligs. show maybe drizzle during the morning and midday hours. late-day sunshine. on sunday, plenty of blouds comfortable temperatures. more on the weekend forecast coming up. first now, i'

our news partners at wtop say it could cost metro about $2 million. the plan is expected to g the green light from the board later today. this is a reminder -- you do have, again, several stations that will close for repers over thsummer. talking about braddock road, eisenhower avenue, franconia-spri field, huntington, king street, and van dorn with van dorn, huntington, and a-franconiringfield set to offer free parking as it closes for repairs over the summer. back out live, the closure again set to begin memorial day weekend and run until liberty a day. ome stations may see extende closures and repairs after that. so keep that in mind, as well. the three stations by today, we couldyearn if theill offer free parking for passengers who will be left out there with these stations being closed for repairs over the mmer. back inside to you. >> justin finch for us. thank you. >> facebook is bracing for a fine that could be as much as $5 billion. it all has to do with how thean co handled its privacy policies. the federal trade commission begannvestigating

according to our news partners at wtop, they're taking away evans .responsibiliti> it's 4:09. a d.c. council member is calling for an investigation into who is feeding the city's homeless. t accordin our news partners at wtop council member mary chase says henry's soul cafe charges the cy double what others charge. she wants to know why henry's was chosen. >>> now to nvetigation into the two deadly plane crashes involving boeing 737 max jets. there are new concernsbout the inspectors responsible for certifying those planes. a senate committee says it has received lek -- training. poorly trained employees may not haveroperly evaluated the stall system. th was said to hav caused the two fatal crashes. >> this is build on checks and balances, that's why this certification issue is so important. >> meanwhile, the max fleet is likely to remain grounded for weeks, maybe en a month. now they say it will take several more weeks. >>> this morning the man accused f murdering west coast rapper, nipsey hussle is arrested. he wounded two other people on sunday. poce say the two knew each o

listen to wtop when you hop in your car. >>> 6:54.ow that school districts in virginia are allowed to start their school year before ly,or students and teachers in er fr fredericksberg are in for a shock to their system. this year school's first day will be august 12. they're worried about hiring teachers with the shortened year. it ends in june and they have a shorter time to fill the open positions. >> that's a long school year. august 12th is summertime. >>hoening the break this summer is going to be tough. ik yes, for sure. >>> target looks they're expanding here in the district. two new stores are getting reads to open t week. >> take a look. one is along connecticut avenue in cveland park and the ore is along georgia avenue in shepherd park. each will employ more than 100 employees when they officially open o. sund >> that is not the endf target's growth and in ivy city which has been up and coming the past few years. >> changed dramatically. >> i'll be right there checking out >>ese targets. ou can get a few more chick-fil-as a

. >> wtop's jack taylor has a check of the roads. let's begin withli a drake in for chuck this morning. not too shabby day. >> not at all. more clouds compared to yesterday. but the winds yesterday at times were gusting up to 40 miles per hour. we'll have for the most part light winds today. right now, 49 degrees. winds out of the south at seven miles per hour. stepping out the door, i would grab at least the light jacket. coming home from work, probably not going to need it as we war into the mid to upper 60s for highs. here's four things you need to know fou the next days -- today, more clouds out there, but still pleasant overall onyo thursday. plus, we're almost at the end of the workweek. tomorrow we will have raint time throughout the entire day. on saturday, we'll have clouds giving way to some peeks of ay sunshine, a shower or two out there on saturday. an okay day overcll. dy and comfortable on your sunday. high temperatures sunday warming to around 70. here's a look at the cherry blossoms now in stage six, peak bloom. we'll

we'l check in with jack taylor at wtop for a look at the roads, as we. chuck? >> i need to let you know, it is a chilly start this morning. there's fortunate ly not much o a wind. but clear skies and temperatures have dropped way down.th most of suburbs in the 30s. downtown, international airport, arlington county, there by the river inside the urban heat island at 48 degrees. look at that- dulles down to 40. leesburg, 39. ofre are scattered areas frost and the sheltered areas of loudoun county, northern frederick county. i wouldn't be surprised if the's some frosted flowers in parts of northern montgomery county, as well. plan on a very chilly start

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remember to listen to wtop, 103.5 f.m., when you hop in your car today.. >>> you remember this terrible crash in southeast washington.ur nearby secy cameras caught the chain-reaction crash that killed a man walking on the sidewalk on easter nday. family, friends, and community members held a vigil for 31-yr-old abdul sekh yesterday. they met near 16th and v streets southeast where the crash happened. police sayhe driver who caused the crash ran a stop sign. temporarily stop sig are now in place, but during the vigil, drivers continue to go right through them, forcing d.c. police to stand in the street to enforce the traffic law. there were 11 traffic-related deaths in ward eight last year. that's the most of any ward in the district. >>> this morning, prince george's county is looking toat elimin scenes like this. a number of the fatal accidents we've seen across the area have been at the hands of suspected drunk drivers. >> five children were killed in this scene in bowie a few months ago. police say the blood alcohol level of theinoman beh the wheel was

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.you. >>> equiget fit 4 spring is nott about losing weight, it'sbout how your body feels before and after a workout. >> melissa mollet has more on fitness and chiropractic car and how they go hand in hand. >> reporter: good morning. we've been talutng abo alignment and staying in alignment. i went to a chiropractorot and g my pelvic area realigned. why is it important as we walk around? ve it impro overall functionality on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: okay, that only helps usel -- that h us outside the gym, as well. >> yes, outside the gym. every day. >> reporter: every day. and we can get out of alignment just as quickly, right? >> just as quickly. even just from walking, squatting, movement. >> reporr: there's a simple mirror test that you can go through the process. let's show some tips on how anybody can tell if they're in alignment or out of alignment. look straight in the mirror -- >> look straight in the mirror, relaxed onpositi looking straight forward. i can see a little di

remember to listen to wtop, 103.5 f.m., when you hop in your car. aaron? >> thank you. >>> 6:32. breaking news in fairfax county. chopper 4 over the scene of a deadly apartment fire in centreville. you can see the damag left behind by that fire. investigators say one person was killed, and fromhe air to the ground, the americaned cross is helping displaced residents working to keep them warm and calm. >> and you can see in the veo residents wrapped in blankets. hear from someone who smelled the smoke from the fire coming up.ar >>> 300 are dead following terror attacks that shocd the world on easter sunday. >> and the health minister says a local militant group was behind the attacks. six simultaneous explosionses went off at three churches and three hotels. at least 50 people were killed at one site with easter worshippers. several americansdere among the . >>> the search continues for a man accused of raping a woman as she left a bus near montgomery village middle school. the victim says she was offer the bus, the right-on bus, and noticed a man following her. she ran, the plan

listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. >>> melissa, thank you. 5:53. road repairs could require crews to temporarily shut down a bus road. an underground pipe that carries stormwater beneath the road has become corroded and now part if the road sagging. our news partners at wtop report v dot may close all lanes in route 50 to install a permanent replacement pipe.ld that work cou start as early as next friday night. >>> new overnit, beyonce strikes again. her new documentary is available to watch on netflix. "homecoming" is part docanentary d performance. beyonce dropped a live album of the coachla performances on several music streaming platforms. beyonce became the first black woman toea hine coachella when she was there last year. >> she's unstoppable. what's next for her? destiny's child, selange and her husband, jay z. >> good morning, i'm frank holland. starbucks may have a new competitor, godiva. they plan to open up 2,000 cafes over the next few years. they will haveany items. they offer 800 stores worldwide. they'll have chocolate covered straw

wtop reports that work could start as early as next fday night. >>> coming up, rescued at sea. a dog found paddling for his life out in the ocean miles from shore is now safe and dry. >> that's >amazing. >>nd severe weather threats >>> the people of paris are in the seets for a second straight night. they've come together to singan to pray for the cathedral of notre dame. yesterday's inferno left the 12 century landmark badly damaged and structurally unsound, but not destroyed. french president emmanuel macron is asking france to united behin an ambitious goal to rebuild the cathedral in five years. >>> police in montgomery county are trying to track down a man who robbed a woman when she got into his car thinking he was a ride share driver. she got picked up at the "u" street corridor. once she arrived at her complex, she says the man followed her into t buildin forcing his way into her condo. >>> two at prunder arrest for felonies related told abuse. attendant kelly rucker assaulting a 12-year-old boy. police say the driveaw what was happening and did nothing ab >>> a major s

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our partners at wtop report a turnaround in west potomac mark was misplaced. shorter than the full ten miles. that negates what were thought to be record times including the new american recd for t fastest ten miler ever, right. that makes you didn't actually run ten miles. if you did run, you can have your results haveviewed. you must submit an request line e the end of month. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland. today is tax day, a you can take advantage of freebies skpls deals as you complete filing return. >>> boston market has a meal for $10.40. it's half a chicken, two sides, cornbread, and adrink. macy it'sffering $40% offer when you buy two or more pairs. and offic max and depot are offering up to five pounds of free taper and documently from today through april 7th. with your business report, i'm francois hollande. >>> we continue to watch the rain move you on, but we'rel steather alert -- move on out, but we're still weather alert because winds are picking up. we'll talk about the impact coming up. >>> and right now, some delays around town. one pret

i want to show a picture taken by wtop. it looks like the inside of a metro train during rush hour or something, just no space to move. so i cannot emphasize this enough -- do not attempt to drive to the tidal basin. you will not be able to move your car. even if you do somehow make it h to tidal basin, good luck finding parking. i've been hearing the average ime it takes to find parking is about two hours. so literally, any other option is better. metro, bus, scootering, even walking. but of course, once you do get here to the tidal basin, it is absolutely beautiful. you just may need some sharp elbows to clear space to take that perfect picture. and we would love to see your pictures, as well you can tweet us or tag us on facebook, and we'll try to share as many as we can. guys, back to you. >> all right, aimee, th.k you so mu >>> it turns out there is truth to the phrase "you can't always get what you watt." rolling stones are postponing their tour so that mick jagger can receive medical treatment. the stones were suppla

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.ou hop in your car. >>> sun coming up in the etern sky here on this chilly april morning. enjoylehe sunshine w we have it because clouds will really thicken up. it will be all gray for a sky color later on in the aftern on. ha first 80-degree early last year, february21st. the earliest on record. we had to wait until the middle of april for the next. almost made it to 80 last saturday. we made 79. i'm optimist take that next week will be milderhan this, but i don't see any 80-degree days in our immediate future. whoa, is it chilly. 20s and 30s as you step ou d 20s for northern virginia, closer to 30 for suburban maryland. closer to aroundtown. your planner, thickening clouds, increasing chances for rain as this area of low pressure teams up with the moisture off the coastline the to bring rain chances in for the later parts of the afternoon and early this evening. the shenandoah valley might haven't to worry much about a rain but i-95 into southern maryland here, about 5:00 and 10:00ev

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland. starbucks is unrolling a new rewards structure. it has tiers, if you spend $13 on your next visit, you can get an extra espresso shot or dairy substitute free of charge. starbucks card holders will be able to acce points forever with no expiration date. the program accounts for about 40% of all transactionsc with your corning business report, i'm frank holland. >> a lot of lattes. >>> we're helping you get fit 4 spring. our own fitness junkie molette green has more. >> mollete showing another way to reset before a workout. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good mog. i'm at fitness for less in bowie. here's coach leona. and we're just warming up here. you introduced me to something new, chiropractic care. my hips were out of allainment. tab that told me she had a neck problem, you sent her to the chiropractor, as well. that'something that i did. you say it helps wheeler a better performance in the gym and overall? >> better performance in the gym, better overall improvement. >> repor

over to jack taylor with wtop. inch unfortunately in loudoun county this morning. >> repor we had a serious crash, eastbound route 9. i want to take you to chopper 4. the police activity was south on the bw parkway after 197. this has been safely moved to the shoulder. the crash office route 9 eastbound before berlin rn ke. traffic's alternating by one direction at a time. he crash had blocked eastbound traffi we also have innovation eight at 28/sullyraroad. the in sterling, authorities should be on scene there. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> we are standing by, awaiting a major official announcement from the vatican. justin finch is going to be live with the possible appointment of a new archbishop, atlantabi arop wilton greg reerks new leader of the archdiocese of washington. he is live at a st. matthews of the apostle for us with more on the announcement. justin? >> reporter: good morning. we are hearing jt no just moments ago that the announcement was made that atlanta archbishop wilton archbishop be th

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.when you hop in the car today. >> reporter:rnood g, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. user on waze can report slowdowns on the latest version of the andid app. you can already report crashes and speed cameras. the app will roll out but it unclear if it is just for android users. with your business report, i'm frank holland. >> thank you. >>> we are working 4 you and helping you get fit for spring. molette green is hammering away d looking fit. she's amazing. >> she is always amazing. we have more in "fitness 4 less" inbowie. on the treadmill already? wipe yeah. my trainer is here working us out. tab that is another one of her clients. we'r getting this cardio in this morning. and get set for spring is not justbout theexercising. cardio is important, right? >> cardio is hugely important. > reporter: we've e we've talking about eating clean and getting rid of the stress. important in the 6:00 hour, we'll talk with the county hecct di who had his own heart scare. he'soing to share t

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.you hop in the car. >>> this morning you may notice a smoother commute on the shington. road crews shut down sections so potholes coulbe patched up. workers focused on the pap between d197 -- the part between 197 and 198.th late month there will be a long-term repaving project. people have been worried about that roadway for a long time. >>> if you are following molette green on her journey to get fit for spring, you should be a little over halfway there by now. >> maybe you're getting bored with your routine. mo fet hasur exercises you can as at thint. >> reporter: i'm doing the dips as i showed you we have leona showing us several other options here. leona, you having what go on? >> we vehe pushups. working the upper body, the chest. actually engaging t core, too. >> reporter: next -- >> the springer crunches. work on the core. a goodr, cardio move as well. >> reporter: i'm doing hadips. wt are you going to show us? >> plank-ups. >> as you know, i'm not doing that live on television.

wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa mollet this morning. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist. it says 48 degrees on the screen. what's up with that? >> yeah. that's one of the warm spots around here. it's way colder in the suburbs this morning. in fact, there's even patchy fros across parts of the shenandoah valley, northern maryland, even some frosty patches there as far south as about central montgomery county. columbia, ellicott city down into the mids 30s tmorning. 37 in winchester and leesburg. 48 downtown courtesy of the potomac and the urban heatnd isla 53 in annapolis. again, courtesy of the relatively warm wateca. forest for today, here's the good news -- bright andunny are the two words f today. nice and cool, o. y mperatures today will s five to seven degrees cooler than average. that is nice. t highoday only 66 budegrees. eun, we will be making a run at 90 before this week is through. >> what? 90? >> i said it.

according to our news partners at wtop, 20 attorneys general are adding their support to a bill making its way through congtss. that lisncludes those in maryland, virginia, pennsylvania, delaware, california, and new york. the passage would mean -- without the approval of congress. city leaders have suggested d.c. be renamed columbia. >>> it will be a few more months until you can see the amazing to view from the p of the m washingtonument. it will reopen sometime in august. right now construction o a new security screening area is underway. it's been delayed because of he remiefl of contaminated -- removal of contaminated soil. the monument has been closed since 2016 >> a long time. >> it hait ill be nice to see it opening. was i in high school? >> i think i was a child. it's been a while. >>> today is your final chance to see the emancipation proclamation and d.c. emancipation act at the archives. >> both changed the course of or american hist mark seagraves was able to see them and learn why they spend most of their year keptnd u wraps. >> reporter: it doesn't get out much. it only

our partners at wtop report property taxes in arlington county could be going up. the county board passed a $1.4 billion 2020 budget, and it calls for a property tax increase by 3.2%. the county board riairman, ian dorsey, was quoted as saying taxes were hiked onlymu as necessary to meet essential needs. >>> 4:09. one of the most congeed roads in the district may be completely redesigned. >> we're talking about the busy part of k street in downtown d.c. m theor proposes spending more than $120 million to make major changes to that road. the proposal calls for establishing dedicated bus lanes, eliminate being the service roads, as well as the metered parking between 12th and 21st streets. instead there would be drop-off and pickup zones for taxiies. it needs approval by the d.c. council. >> reporter: a demolition at the old walter reed campus didn't seem to go as planned. chopper 4 was over the scene as crews worked to bring down the tower of a former hospital. heavy equipment pulled on cables attached to the structure but nothing came down. developers say they'll t

. >>> a possible outbreak of the norovirus has hospital officialr cod according to wtop. the hse pediatric center alerted officials that three patients tested positive for the contagious virus this week. the d.c. department of health is running their own labs to confirm the saoutbreakng, quote, the hospital has implemented protocols to mage th spread of infection based on centers for disease control guidelines. the most common symptoms of norovirus include diarrhea, vomiting, a nausea stomach pain. >>> 4:34. here's a look at the other top stories -- d.c. police investigating an disturbing discovery of what appear to be human remains. his was saturday on 30th and alabama avenue in southeast. there's the video. police trying to determine the cah.e of deat now the remains are at the medical examiner's office. >>> an arican tourist and her ugandan driver are safe this morning. kimberly end cot was rescue -- endicott was rescued over the weekend by security teams. she and her driver were kidnapped in queen elizabeth national park last week. "the new york times" reports that th

jack taylor, wtop, how are the ads looking this thursday? >> reporter: hey, pretty good start so far. we did have a couple of work zones. they were on i-95. they're cleang. oneticking around south on 95. we'll head toward 17 and hefalmouth, blocking left lane. the good news is the work zones in stafford have cleared. inbound on the key bridge this morning, breore m street t a work zone in place blocking a single right lane. not causing a ludelay. vo still light. going southbound on branch avenue, headed for moores road toward the merge, the right lane had been getting by. there had been work northbound, that's couared. southbnd will stick around until 5:00,. 5: back to you. >> thank you. >>> the bills for college are only going to keep growing. c how much anyone hope to keep up and pay for an education? yikes. consumer reporter susan hogan has helpful tips on finding free money to help. >>> and later megan mullally shares inhousecle frustrations. >> i'm marie kondo. every closet, every drawer, everything. we tew out minimum 200 pounds -- 200

our partners at wtop report a turnaround in west potomac park was short. the error actually investigation gates what were thought to be record times. see, now we kn of course it's a record me. you're not running ten miles. that was including the new record for american for the fast ever ten-miler ever d if you run the race, you can have your results reviewed but you must smit a request o line by the end of the month. a bummer. >> i don't think it's one of those qualifiers but a lot of times they'reor qualifiers other things -- >> the boston marathon. people asked about the weather. upper 40s, rain from the same system, and winds up to 50 miles per hour for thatthoston maon. not a good day. >> good luck. >> the system is moving on up and out to t east coast. there's an area of low pressure moving out of our area. it's going to pass up by new york and then continue to move up toward the canadian maritimes. just on the east coast. so it'sysaking them with it, and it's taking it quickly through the area. we did have rain, two rounds. one last night where we ha

we'l check in with jack taylor at wtop for a look at the roads, as we. chuck? >> i need to let you know, it is a chilly start this morning. there's fortunate ly not much o a wind. but clear skies and temperatures have dropped way down.th most of suburbs in the 30s. downtown, international airport, arlington county, there by the river inside the urban heat island at 48 degrees. look at that- dulles down to 40. leesburg, 39. ofre are scattered areas frost and the sheltered areas of loudoun county, northern frederick county. i wouldn't be surprised if the's some frosted flowers in parts of northern montgomery county, as well. plan on a very chilly start to ee day today, kids. temperatures wilntually climb into the mid 60s for today. that is fa-plus weather sure. not much of a breeze either. it will be open sunroof weather tomorrow, but today it's all about the seat heaters. >> reporter: we'll deal with it as we head in. we'll start on the beltway. outer loop, unfortunately an early morning crash before branch avenue blocking the left lane. we've got the inner loop

hospital is dealing with a neurovirus outbreak.ur according to news partners, wtop, the hsc pediatric center in northeast reported three patients testing positive for the virus this past week. a spokpersonays the hospital has procedures in place to manage the spread of thei infe based on the cdc guidelines that includesto vi restrictions in effect. the hospital says there has been no new norovirus diagnosis in the past several hours. >> let's turn our attentionto politics now. the president went after two familiar targets in a wide ranging speech yesterday, nd democrats immigrants. he says the u.s. is full and can't accept any more people. president trump had a friendly crowd when he took the stage before the coalition in las vega he touted decisions like leaving the iran nuclear deal and moving the u.s. embassy in israel to jerusalem. and he turned his thoughts to his politic opponents. >> democrats allowed the terrible surge of anti-semitism to take root in their party. a special thanks to representative omar of minnesota. oh, i forgot, she doesn't like israel. representative omar d

wtop report v-dot may closed all lanes o route 50 in th area to install a pmanent replacement pipe and that work could start as early as next friday night. >>> v-dot is looking into ways to make repair work safer for crews and for drivers. starting this summer, it will deploy rble strips to work zones on two-lane roads during the day. the sound -- the rumble sound should give crews a heads up about oncoming vehicles and give drivers another signal to slow down. accidents in work zones last year left more than 1200 injured, 9 people dead and including some drivers. >>> we want to get you right to new video into the newsroom overnight showing possible meteor sightings. looko e right of your screen. now a viewer said their nephew was doing some astro photography aptured this just before 11:00 last night. do you see it in the far corner. and now look to the left of the screen. viewer steve's dash cam caught this glimpse as he drove along route 50 heading east from dulles. do you see tt. it almost looks green. airport officials -- at 1ht00 last nig it was probably not part of the meteor sho

you know to listen to wtop 105 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> good morning, melissa. may have sunshine delays if you areth of d.c. otherwise, clouds to d.c. and north. there could be a few isolated showers if you're in maryland. s through maryland, 70s through sthern maryland. d.c. in between. everybody in the 50s right now. as we get into the afternoon, that's when we'll see the spread of temperature and reason i think marylan may see it. it's a back door front dropping from the north to the south. it will swly make its way to maryland. you could see a few sprinkles there. the spread in temperatures is another thing you'll see. temperatures south, 70s. temperatures north in the 60s and d.c. will probably top out around 68 degrees. everybody will see an increase in clouds as we go through the afternoon and evening. temperatures fall into the 60s. 69 degrees for today. 68, 69 and, again, sprinkles no ah. sun southnd warmer. increasing cuds through the day. i don't think the rain is going to be a big deal. 80egrees for tomorrow. maybe a passing shower and drizzle in the

according to our news partners at wtop, the council is taking away evans'ns resilities with events d.c. and the commission on the arts and humanities. last night brianne nadeau go to the voters for approval. >>> a d.c. council member is nglling for an investigation into fee the city's homeless. accord to go our nice news charges the city double what its competito competitors, they're saying they tract even d the c though they were the highest bidder. >>> the washingtonizards are parting ways with erni ernie grunfeld. in a statement the team owner said, quote, we did not meet our stated goals ofor qualifying the playoffs this season. despite playing with injuries to sevel key players, we have a culture for kidbility. >> $330 million manur rd to nats fan. >> he posted a heart felt message on instagram. it was nice. >> right fielder, number 3, bryce harper. right.number 3 is not fans boo harper. you can hear it from the stands as he was introduced for the phillies. the wrong red hat. he received cheers when the nats showed a tribute video. they spelled out traitor, we saw sign that said s

according to our news partners at wtop, the hsc pediatric center i northeast reported three patients tested positive for the virus this past week. s kesperson says the hospital has procedure inanlace toge the spread of the infection based on cdc guidelines. that includes visitor restrictions that are in effect right now. the hospital says there has been no new norovirus diagnosis is in the past several hours. >>> turn our attention to plitics now,sident trump went after two familiar targets in a wide ranging speech yesterday. democrats and immigrants. te says the united states is full and ca accept any more people. president trump had a friendly o crowd when hok to the stage before the publican jewish coalition in las vegas. he touted decisions like leaving the iran nlear deal and moving the u.s. embassy in israel to herusalem. then turned his attention to his political opponents. >> democrats have even aloud the terrible scourge of anti-semitism to take root inr thparty. >> special thanks to representative omar of minnesota. >> i forgot, she doesn't like israel. >> well, representat

according to wtop, the hsc pediatric center in northeast reported three patients tested positive for the virus this past week. apokesperson says the hospital has procedures in place to manage the spread of the infection based on cdc guidelines. that includes visitor rerictions that are i effect. the hospital says there has been no new norovirus diagnosis in the past several hours. >>> turn our attention to politics now, preside trump went after two familiar targets in a wide range speech yesterday. democrats and immigrants. he says the united states is full and can't accept any more people. now, theresident had a frn friendly crowd when he took the stage. he touted decions like leaving the iran nuclear deal and moving the united states embassy in israel to jerusalem. then he turned his thoughts on his political opponents. >> democrats have seen allowed the terrible scourge of ant anti-semitism to take root in their party. thank specials to representative ilhan omar. i forgot, she doesn't like israel. >> sheid apologize for her comments on israel. since yesterday's speech, president t

listen to wtop 5103. f.m. when you hop in your car. chuck? >> thanks.re still mostly cloudy across the area. we're now rain free. and rain chancesor the remainders of the day nice and low. sterday zoomed all the way to 84 degrees. the earliest that we've b n that warm since we were 84 back in april the 4th in 2011. been eight years sinc we've been so warm so early. right now with a fairly large number of clouds outside, no rain 61 here in town. still a lot wind out of the south. that will turn to northwest wind later today. gusty at times. so plan on upper n 50s tor 60 on your way out the door. a quick warmup today. mid 70s by noontime. and right around 80 degrees for highs today. a 20% chance for a stray shower around about 5:00 this afternoon. the highest rain chances down to the south today. the deeper moisture down across the lowerbay, that's the reason for better cnce for stray shower later today across parts of southern ryland. future weather, again brings the clouds out and the sunshine back. it will turn into a ver warm day today. and then after

picture from wtop. southbound branch avenue. looks like a school bus and flatbe flatbed. >>> stay on top of that for sure. that is the news for today. we appreciat you waking up. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for ather, trfic, lafoc >>> good morning. severe weather warning. a historic spring storm taking pm coast to coast. 200 millionple in its path. several states bracing for a monster blizzard with whiteout conditions and up to two feet of snow. others expecting dangerous winds and heavy rain. al's got iall covered just >>> dropping the hammer. >> are you scared ofoing to prison? >> federal prosecutors announce more charges against parents in the college admissions scandal including actress lori loughlin. did the holdouts missoheir chanceake a deal? >>> round two. william barr facing another grilling on capitol hill this morning after saying he wil release an

listen to wtop when you hochup yoar. >>> a massive metro shutdown is around the corner, and it's going to last all summer. every station on the blue and yellow lines south of reagan national airport will bese clo starting memorial day weekend until labor day. metro says it needs to repair crumbling concrete platforms. metro is planning enhanced shuttle bus between the stations. alexandria says more hov restrictions will go into effect le streets and water taxes will be calto help. >>> good morning, i'm at cnbc headquarters. carl's junior will have a specialburg or 4/20 but only -- special burger on 4/20 but only in colorado. it has two beef patties with the saws and enhanced with hemp-based cbd oils, pickled jalapenos, eese, and fries. will be on sale from 6:00 a.m. until closing mountain time on saturday. i'm frank holland. >> thank you so much. 6:00 a.m. burger? wow. that's a lot of stuff -- >> a lot of wow in that. >>> we've got a feel-good story for you here.eo the getown university softball team, they have a new addition to their roster. >> the new addition is an 8-year-old little

our news partners with wtop say they're looking to close all of route 50 in the area to install a permanent replacemente pip that would shut things down between west ox road and i-66. the repairs could beginly as ear as next friday night. >>> family, friends and fellow poll teg politicians are saying a final farewell to maryland house speaker michael busch. as darcy spencer explain, he was so much more to those who knew and lovedim. darcy is live now in annapis where t services took place today. darcy. >>orter: well, that's right, pat. this truly was a celebration of the life of speaker mike busch. for they, first time toda we heard from his two daughters. they became very emotional as thke tal about their dad. speaker mike busch's wife a family are there as his flag-draped casket arrests at the st. newman's church in annapoli d inside hisghters speak about what he meant to them. >> he was my coach, my teacher, and my besti buddy. love you, dad. thank you f everything. >> i owe so much to my father. i would nerer be the pson that i am today or the person who i hope to be in the future witho

remember to listen to wtop. >>> thinking about that mom. >> sometimes you can't pick when the by comescaps. a rough start last night as the hurricanes scored in the first minute and lost. the caps lost. now tying the game's series two games apiece. that's not the way i thoughtng was goi to go down. i thought we were going sweep the whole thing. adding insult to injury, the taps have win at least game five without t.j. oshie. >> he was pushe t into boards and suffered an upper body ability. his head coach says he'll out for a while. some believe it was a dirty plane. ovechkin -- a different dirty -- ydirty play. alex ovechkin say should decide for yourself. >> if you tnk it's not a great e to or dirty play, you h watch the game. >> right now there's no timeline on oshie's return. coach reardon says he hopes to give an update on his condition later today. >> he didn't see it coming. >> doesn't look good. >> no. >>> the caps have to rally for game five tomorrow on home ice. watch the preshow followed by the game at 8:00. and game six back in raleigh monday. hopeful t.j. oshie recovers soo

listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. eun?> thank you. >>> heads-up, american airlines is canceling more flights because of the ongoing investigation into the boeing 737 maxjets. the airline is canceling flights through august 19th. that's about 115 flights a day. aaa says you could expect increased delays ove busy summer season, as well. the faa grounded all boeing 737 mac jets following two deadly crashes. >>> from the sky to theroads. capital bikeshare i temporarily removing bikes because of a potential brake issu the compa received reports from riders who said they experienced a strong brake force on the front wheel of the electric bikes. that could cause a fall. lyft owns capital bikes' share. ebox are being are e removed from new york city and san francisco's bay area. >>> if you drive on the baltimore, it may be faster for you ts morning. the national parks service raced the split up to 55 hour between 197 and 132 over the weekend. the speed limit had been lower the last month because of huge ploelts along the parkway.

listen to wtop 1.5 today. >> reporter: good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters.etblue offerin service between new york, boston, and london starting in 2021. the airline is looking at d multiply flights and options for all four london airports. the new york-to-loon route is the busiest transatlantic market with the most premium traffic. with your cnbc report, i'm frank holland. thank you. >>> 5:55. new, turns out there are more than just a few ears listening to yourhonversation w amazon's alexa. according to "bloomberg," alexaf has thousands employees around the world reviewing people's private conversations with alexa. "bloomberg's" report says the amazon team transcribes the recordings and shares the conversations with other parts of the company toelp with alexa's understanding of human speech. go report says some workers through more than 1,000 conversations a day. mazon spokesperson set employees do not have direct access to information that can identify the people speaking or the account that certain audio came from. >> creepy. >> just a little bit. >>> get r

remember to listen to wtop when you hop now your car. right now, let's listen to mr. bell. chuck? >> beautiful sky outside this morning. a fair number of clouds. but beautiful bit of color already starting to show up. sun's comin in about 20 minutes from now at 12 minutes after 6:00. waiting on that. it will be a day with a le bit more sunshine than yesterday which wouldn't be hard after all the cloudiness yesterday. and it will be warme than average to finish out the month. yesterday's high only 62 degrees. almost ten degrees colder than the average. that was truly part of the exception to ts month. it was only the fourth day of the month of april that was cooler than average. the last time that h wead a delay below average was 24 days prior to that on the 5th. after warmer-than-average days in a row, we have one cool one. for today with the front hanging just to the south, it's coming northbound today. we should if into the warm sector for today. it will then slide back to the south. we'll go back into thele coo air tomorrow. then it goes back north, back way up into the 80s as

member to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank tyou.ight the attempt to defend the snley cup title begins for the washington caetals. they'r hoping to m scene -- look at it -- all from last season, happen again. brings back good memories. starts with the first playoff etgame. we'reng pumped at the capitals ice plex this morning. >> molette green with how fs can get pumped early and often. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i've got rally towels for you and eun because we're friends like that. the young people are out on the ice practicing their future possible caps players in the making. tonight is the night. we're just hours away from game one of the nhl playoffs right .c.e in we're so very excited. okay, listen, the caps have been practicing. fans are here -- we've got a video of the caps frct theice yesterday where they were all smiles. they're used to getti to this point in the teason wherey are in the playoffs and they are ready to take on the carolina hurricanes. coming up at 10:00 this morningg you'reoing to be able to come

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. make this rain if go away. >> i know and we'll check storm team 4 radar. we're seeing across most of the area now. where i'm not seeing rain, annapolis and around baltimore. again, most of us stepping out this morning to light show ss. thtem will continue to bring us rain throughout the day. nothing too avy bhampt it for the kiddos. sckely sdwrin dealing with show pickup, the afteol shooting amtivities canceled -- activities canceled or brought indoors. notice showers across the area. i continue to track rain through th lunchtimehours. even to the afternoon hours. 3:00 p.m., seeing breaks in the action. overcast skies if we see the eak in the rain. into the evening hours, scattered showers, patchy drizzle, and fog, as well. here's a look at your storm team 4 five-day forecast. there's the chancedfor an isolhower or two early morning. the threat lows at about 20 with the high around 70s. npeaks in the day sunday. partly to mostly cloudy skies. sunday looking pretty nice and mild. high

then w check in with wtop's jack taylor with a look at the rides. what more would you like to show ushi >> fours to know about the forecast because it's always important know more, patchy frost in the sheltered val ys early this morning. plenty of sunshine coming our way. cool this afternoon. temperature up to 66 today. that's five degrees cooler than average. enjoy saving that money on the air conditioning, though, because much warmer air comes in tomorrow. you'd hardly believe that we have 80s in the forecast. it's in the mid 30s in the shenandoah valley. closer to the tonight, 48 in arlington, 34 in clinton. 38 from dallas to manassas, and 36 in winchester. the hour-by-hour planner for pour monday, more than enough sunshine to jum temperatures into the 60s today. we will pick up a little bit more cloud cover after 5:00 or 6:00. by then, the day will be just about done. 66 coming our way for today. but 80-degree weathiv arr tomorrow. and it's here much of the we'll. we'll talk about the loold of -- much of the week. we'll talk about the likelihood

listen to wtop,103.5 f.m., when you hop in your car. >>> good morning, i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. the wait for your package set to get even short for you're one of amazon's 100 million prime members. they will default the two-day plan to one day for prime members. the e-commerce giant expects to spend $800 million to make the change. with your cnbc report, i'm kate rogers. >>> to an amazing group of dynamic young men giving preschoolers a head start on reading and writing. >> molette green is working for you inside the literacy lab northeast. good morning. >> reporter: good mornin to yeah, we're at thomas elementary school here in northeast d.c. and very excitedo be in this eschoschool class. look we have player kelly, ariel, and zavion. wave to the camera. the young men surrounding them are fellows, part of the literacy lab program. they're in the classroom every day teaching them how to sing and read, more importantly, right? let's hear a little of what you do right now. ♪ school's cool school's cool ♪ >> reporter: we'll talk more about what they do the young people and how it

our news partners at wtop are more concerned about the line closures themselves and accusing metro leaders of keeping the closure plans a secret which prevented them from planning alternatives for commuters. >>> all right. caps playoff run came to early end last night. a double overtime loss to the carolina hurricanes means the ca caps -- won't repeat as stanley cup championships this year. sherree burruss hm more fro capital one arena. >> reporter: the caps led the series. in game seven they led by two goals twice. they let it all slip away in carolina crushing dreams of back to back. second period, caps up 2-1 and the wicked wrist shot. caps lead 3-1 and look to be soaring into the next round. canes come back and tie and then in the second overtime former cap justin williams throws the puck toward the net and mcginn tips it in and the caps season ends in a 4-3 loss. >> they play a very aggressive game and it is not easy. it is not easy. we didn't expect it to be easin and certa disappointed by the outcome. >> we're disappointed, frustrating. especially after last year. >> we didn't envis

listen to wtop 10nc5 f.m. o you hop in the car today. >> thank you. >>> 5:53 now.if you are having cocoa puffs for breakfast, maybe you set it aside for a second as we told you this story. >> whoa. whoa. tl there was a lot of traffic near seat >> yep. >> that was stalled because of a truck carrying human waste when it crashed and spill all over the highway. authorities say the driver of the truck fell asleep behind the wheel. you'd think the smell would keep him awake. he suffered minor injuries. cleanup of the content t of truck caused a four-mile back up on the highway. >> sorry. i can't withyou. >> i'm going to grow up one day. >> and yr adolescent ways. y >> noou're not. >>> if you procrastinated heading to the gas pump, prices are up an average of nearly 13 cents since last week. according to aaa in d.c. you'll pay an average of $23 a gallon for regular unleaded up from $2.79 a month ago. in maryland, $2.77, it was $2.63 this time last month. virginia, you'll pay about $2.59 a gallon up fm $2.39 a month ago. in maryland virginia, that's the average. and in fai

then we're going to check in with wtop's jack taylor, in for melissa mollet. working on tt radio.tar us off. this is a change for this morning. > a nice, cool, comfortable start. downtown, not that intolerable, 48 degrees. it'se colder once you'r away from the city. theres a liv view over reagan national airport this morning. still under a mostly clear sky. sun's not u for a little less than another hour from now. we'll start to see some early morning color shortly in our sky.to 48 in washing with a little bit of a windchill. but look how much colder it is. ten degrees or more colder nfr the northern suburbs all the way out to the shenandoah valley. 37 in front royal and 37 in purcellville this morning. 37 in germantown. 44 degrees in upper marl ro. 49 in leonardtown, maryland. school day forecast for today, kids, maybe a little layer of fleece early this morning. temperatures hovering near 40 degrees between now and the time we get to -- get picked up bye thbus. outdoor recess, absolutely today, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s by late morning and highs today in the low to mi

topping the beltway outer loopen lio wtop when you hop in your car today. >> i don't know what happened there. hemicrophone must have fall even -- sorry. that was kind of funny. >>> 6:20. scalpels and sketethoscopes, thermometers all that stuff. >> how three local doctors detries using very -- de-stress using very different types of instruments. and likely on "ellen," likely presidential candidate peter butt geoghto buttigieg ising by. >> i can at least read through an article in norwegian, arabic, italian, couple others. >> me, too. [ laughter ] >> how many languages isthat? all right. the mayor also responds tois critic from vice president mikepence. catch ""ellen" at 3:00. stay with us. >>> happy friday, everybody. i've got a question for you. >> have you ever been really good atomething but you just hate to do it? >> today at 4:00, we'll introduce you to a star local chef who just hates to be called a chef. i ate cooking. i hate being in the kitchen. i hate anything that has to do with it. >> why does he do it and how did he work up they culin food chain? >> a catch 22. yoll want to

topping the belt.y, no proble southbound, 64 miles per hour, 270 at 47 miles per hour on t08 listen to wtop. when you hop in yr cartoday. aaron? >> all right. thank you. >>> 5:53 now. six alexandria city middle schools have received amazon grants for s.t.e.m. >> this morning we're seeing how it's helping inspire the next generation of engineers. news4's megan fitzgerald has the story. o >>> we conn our computer so that we can control the robot wires. >> reporter: when it comes to s.t.e.m. or science, technology, engineering, and math -- >> so do any of you have any other questions before we try driving it? >> repor public schools is working to create leaders of the future, even using students from the tc willia high school robotics team to inspire the younger kids.>> nd back -- >> the drivers -- >> reporter: the principal at cora kelly elementary school says many of the students are economically disadvant bo we have a s.t.e.m. lab where students can colte, create, communicate because we're workinhard to create a pipeline for our students in the high-tech fields. >> reporter: thanks to amazo