meteorologist doug hill here to explain that. is this a case of too much of a good thing? doug: yeah. too much dry weather. a big fire out west. the rocky mountain fire. 5,000 acres. still fighting it. the fire brush fires start instantaneously. look at the winds. northeast at 16 miles per hour. 80's in the south of washington. the front is bringing us cooler air. it is making things difficult as far as the fire conditions here with the dry winds blowing in from the north and the west. it's cooler by morning and we look ahead to the next chance of rain in the forecast in a little bit. >> okay, doug. thank you. alison: a school policy banning a transgender student using the bathroom of his current step ruled as discrim that story. the three judge panel agreed with the ruling to overturn the glouser county school -- glouceter county school policy. it includes virginia, west virginia, south and north carolina. later this hour we have a look at the financial impact of a similar bill in north in four hours the polls will close in a critical primary in new york. the focus may be shifting to the next

was enough to convict lewandowski. alison: doug hill has a check on a frost advisory. on a frost advisory. doug: at night it gets cold quickly. once again another frost advisory. the water is calm. 63 at the reagan national airport. full sunshine across the region. other temperatures at 5:00. 63 in fredericksburg. 36 in fredericksburg. 61 in baltimore. the frost advisory in effect 2:00 to 79:00 a.m. west of i-95. there was frost this morning. mostly through the 30's but the low lying areas before sunrise could drop close to freezing. tomorrow another day like this. sunny and seasonal in the low to the mid-60's. the seven-day forecast in a few minute. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- surveying the damage. where a strong earthquake knocked down houses and buckled roads. leon: a look at what to expect from the tropics. we take you to the tropical weather conference. alison: we hope you will join us saturday for the national cherry blossom festival parade. it starts at 10:00 a.m kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with u

almost as doug hill. doug: worry about playing against watson. i'm playing against a groundhog in pennsylvania. he promised it would look like this. i'd take today's weather in a heartbeat over what is coming this way tomorrow. enjoy this, folks. it will change. 53 at the reagan national airport. temperatures below average. the average high is 64 degrees. if you see the numbers in the 40's. low 50's. well below average. that's the beginning of the story because of a cold front headed this way. the first effect felt overnight west and north. actually southwest of metro washington where a freeze warning is in effect from midnight tonight. until 9:00 tomorrow morning. the forecast is pretty straightforward. it will be cold with the increasing cloudiness before sunrise. freeze warning west. 32 to 38 degrees by morning. early in the morning 4:00, 5:00, 5:30. part of the area may see a rain shower or a snowshower. go to the source of the cloudiness. in chicago land. upper level storm system pulling in cold air. i check the chicago airports. all of them are reporting rain now. 42 degrees

outside. chief meteorologist doug hill joining us. do w the weekend is over? doug: not going to happen. you could get a brief glimpse of the sun but rain is the lead weather story in the weekend. for the moment it's cloudy. 55 in reagan national. per analysis tent clouds keep it cool and damp. current conditions include temperatures in the 60's. if you go far enough west, luray and 63. petersburg, 65. metro under the influence of winds off the atlantic ocean to keep us pinned in the lower 50's. mid-50's at best. we have seen clearing skies at times. west of interstate 81. but the persistent flow of winds keep us locked in low clouds. so tonight is drizzle and fog. a few showers later tonight. tomorrow we may get through the day without rain until late in the day. for this evening, drizzle and fog. late night showers. wake up to cloudy skies and do better temperature wise on sunday. even then showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. more about the timing of those showers for the weekend in a few minutes. back to you. alison: okay, doug. thank you very much. fairfax county public schoo

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. especially in a primary. our chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking tomorrow's conditions around here. could we see storms, doug? doug: we could in the mid-to-the late afternoon. especially in the early everything hours. if that is a concern, find a time early, midday, early afternoon, lunch break before you go to work to head to the local polling location. as far as the numbers go, we are in good shape. 76 degrees. high clouds around. comfortable afternoon with a southerly wind. temperatures a big range. 66 in lexington park in st. mary's county. if you travel west to charlottesville, 86 degrees. otherwise in between we are in the low 80's to the mid-to-upper 70's. delightful evening. no rain chances this evening. 64 in brentwood. 60 in ashburn in georgetown. 63 in dale city. off the coast pumps up the warm and humid air. a couple of frontal system approaches the area and that is likely to kick off thunderstorms especially through the afternoon hours. a couple of showers early in the morning wash-out. then we get to this time tomorrow and there will be scattered showers or storms. on

the west get ready for a frost if you can believe it. chief meteorologist doug hill is here to explain who should be ready for the frost tonight. doug: we have had our share of frost advisories for the late winter season in early april. we have another one tonight. this may be the last one for some time to come. in effect from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 foreign minister for those areas in blue. upper montgomery, frederick, washington, loudoun, northern fauquier across the blue ridge i-81 to the valley. the local area, local metro area will be fine. in the 60's now. we will probably drop to 40's by morning. 63 in reagan national and baltimore. 64 in fredericksburg. 59 in winchester and martinsburg as we speak. winds are consistent out of the northwest. not particularly windy but a breeze out there. 10 to 12 to 15 miles per hour folks headed down the street to south capitol street for the first pitch at 7:05. sunshine and temperatures at 58 or 60 degrees. slow drop off after that. overnight forecast clear and cold. the range, 31 to 42 degrees. for tomorrow, the wednesday weather sunshine.

see an end to the roller coaster weather we're having. doug: not in the foreseeable future. two or three weeks when we have the frequent passages of cold front. we hope none will be strong as saturday night. each may bring slightly less than cold air. that is how we will hopscotch to real springtime weather here. wait until you see the numbers. whiplash! give you a time lapse. we can't show you the nats and braves came. but we have a weather bug camera. give you a time lapse. the day got going and the early arrivers at the ballpark. nice weather there. they had delays at camden yard. for the capital, the rain drops on the lens of the camera now. we continue to see the cloudy sky and the area of the light rain. that will continue. the front is moving through at a good clip. temperatures have been falling. close to 70 at 42:00. 6 o at reagan national. 57 in hagerstown. milder air will continue south. that make sense. cold front hasn't arrived yet. 75 in lexington park. later tonight the skies clear. gusty winds from the north/northwest to bring us colder, drier air. with that we expe

of minutes. leon: all right. you got it, doug. enough that is as law enforcement officers are trying to crack down on the a.t.v.'s that are terrorizing the drivers and the police in area. this is days after they cornered an ambulance with an injured child inside. sam sweeney has the new unified effort to fight back. sam? sam: well, good evening. police say that the crackdown has already begun. the goal is to identify the riders, seize their bikes and destroy them. now they are asking for the public's help and they are willing to pay you. surrounded by law enforcement from around the area, cathy lanier says the dirt bike game will end. >> we have had enough. the community has had enough. the riders that we can identify, we are going to aggressively prosecute. the bikes we have seized will be destroyed. sam: the past weekend, m.p.d. police officer was surrounded and dragged by a gang of riders. back in march, on carrying a sick child was stopped, surrounded and then had its driver side door opened by an a.t.v. driver. police had to come free the ambulance before it could continue to th

week. you may see it again. chief meteorologist doug hill with more on that. doug: part of the area had a mini blizzard on saturday morning. then we had strong winds. yesterday, chilly winds. today we have sunshine and temperatures in the 70's. this is crazy. 72 now. looking life at the image from the fairfax, virginia, from st. leo the great. it's pleasant. if you have any outdoor activities including going to see the nats it is delightful. the temperatures at 70 or so at the first pitch. holding in 60's. 73 in washington, manassas. 74 in fredericksburg. we can thank the gusty winds out of the south that are transported up the milder air from the carolinas. we'll and georgia. it will not last. we will see the winds veering to the west as the cold front approaches. the forecast, cloudiness. showers developing overnight. the winds are 10 to 15 miles per hour. through the day tomorrow. we deal with this. the front is moving along at a good clip. southwesterly winds to bring showers through 4:00 or5:00, for most of the rush hour. then it should be over and we will see the clearing skies an

freezes is over, though. chief meteorologist doug hill has a look of what to expect in the coming hours. >> nice right now. gorgeous right now with the temperatures in the upper 50's. tonight clear skies, everything will drop. chance of frost north and west in the city. first things first look live at the campus of the st. mary's elementary school in annapolis. crystal clear skies. light winds. 54 degrees. same time, 57 at reagan national. warmer in western maryland. 61 now in cumberland. 60 in fredericksburg. 54 in advisory tonight. it's the area shaded in blue. upper montgomery county, frederick, maryland. each panhandle and across the 81 corridor. the temperatures overnight out west are the coldest in the low er30's. metro area will stay safely above freezing. upper 30's to lower 40's. southern zones zones will do ber near the 40 degree mark. expect a chilly clear night. another nice day tomorrow. in a few minutes we check out the weekend and the next seven days as part of the extended forecast. alison: one more note. remember the blizzard? we are trying to forget. local fall-out con

around, though. chief meteorologist doug hill with a look at the forecast for the evening. doug: still more showers popping up around the region now. take a look at the live doppler radar. south and west of wash farther west, heavier isolated thunderstorms popping up. let's zoom in as a severe thunderstorm warning. i don't think it will survive the trip eastward to the metro area. closeup of the showers right now. again, i put them in motion so you can see if you are living over the metro area or to the east. you will see the next batch of showers headed in the direction. the planner tonight calls for showers, cool temperatures. 50 degrees by 11:00 thunderstorm night. tomorrow we hold with the clouds. we have period of rain. temperatures again in the 50's. detail look at the weekend coming up in a couple of minutes. alison: okay. thank you. meanwhile we have new information about the deadly stabbing at a takoma park apartment complex. today the man police thought was a second victim was actually charged with murder. maryland bureau chief brad bell was live on scene when the stor

hill is what to expect tonight. doug: warmer tomorrow and drop at the beginning of the weekend. 57 in leesburg. 52 at baltimore. 56 in the nation's capital. we will see increasing cloudiness tonight. notice the temperatures do not drop off much in the metro washington area. by sunrise, good chance of dealing with rain. it will look like this, with rain showers beginning early in the morning. an area of steady rain around 10:00 in the morning, then moving out of the area. by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, more possibilities of scattered showers. so rain could be an issue. take slickers. it will be mild. alison: sunset news to share with you. country legend haggard died today after fighting pneumonia from the last few months. prison from poverty and to international fame with songs like "sing me back home." >> people all across the country, even casual fans, can appreciate. ♪ says hepresident obama is sending prayers to haggard's family. longtime friend willie nelson says he will miss his friend. today was his 79th birthday. leon: his life was a country music song. alison: definitely. , 15

is rain on the horizon, though. chief meteorologist doug hill can tell us what to expect. doug: we have a chance of rain across the area on friday. maybe a quarter to a half inch in a few spots. it's not going to make up the three, three and a half inch deficit but it is a start and will knock pollen out of the air. looking live on the weather bug camera at the campus of riverdale baptist school. beautiful afternoon. great day to be outside. low 70's across the area. comfortable reading. 70 in winchester. 69 in culpeper. 72 in luray. east side of town. 6 in annapolis. 69 in reagan national airport. by early tomorrow morning, the western zone in the suburbs are mid-40's to upper 40's in downtown washington. plean the coast tomorrow to open the door for a warm front to form through kentucky and indiana and move north. we will be warmer and humid air to bring us showers and the afternoon thunderstorms for the day on friday. so the forecast for tomorrow looks nice. partly to mostly sunny. late in day. well west of the blue ridge. late day shower. we will check out the weekend in detail

is east meaning us? doug: no. none of that is moving here. the severe weather system in the outbreak there, the upper level winds travel east to give us period of light rain. nothing dramatic. no scores on thursday. complicated system. a lot of things you see the big thing, the map. weather moves west to east so you think it's no, it's not. alison: what about tonight? doug: not much happening at all. we are in the d.c. split where the weather action stays north and south. we talk about it on the noon news. that is holding true. there is a chance of isolated storm in net met area. better chance is well north and south and west. we'll show it to you on doppler radar. let's start. if i could read it would be better. from winston churchill high school in potomac. next to it you can see the banner and then the moon disappears. clouds and haze move in briefly. through the day it was cloudy. in the afternoon in the heat of the day, the air overhead is dry and stable. that is why we are getting the fair weather clouds, the cumulus clouds. they are more flat than vertical. when you s

bundle up pulling the winter coats out of the cloet the horizon? doug: comparative it's warmer but not that much. back to average monday and tuesday of next week in the mid-60's. bright sunshine out there. the wind will diminish tonight. but with that, a very noticeable drop in temperatures. live temperature data in. 45 at reagan national. andrew at 43. 43 in annapolis. then late tonight with the winds camming down and the clear skies the temperatures will drop like a walk. freeze warning in effect for the viewing area. early tomorrow morning the temperatures will range between 27 to 34 degrees. tomorrow to the 50's. there are warmer days. the weather for the home opener i have it for you, you can stay ahead of the changes in the weather. sign up for the severe weather text alert sent to your phone. do it right now on wjla.com. alison: a shock story from purcellville tonight. a church 'or injured in a stabbing. the suspect in custody is the pastor's own son. diane cho joins us from the loudoun county jail. how is the pastor doing tonight? diane: we are told that the pastor is in st

rain. chief meteorologist doug hill is here now with word with some on the way. doug: in morning showers but during the day increasing chance of showers and heavier thunderstorms in the afternoon and the evening. nothing else locally to get rid of the pollen in the air. get you started. live look outside at the bell haven country club. south/southwesterly winds. slowly tonight and tomorrow. humidity levels arise. showers m 81. mostly head to pennsylvania. tomorrow morning by sunrise, scattered showers lu the day as a cold front approaches. better chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. through thursday evening we will see increasingly cloudiness. temperatures are mild in the 60's through tomorrow morng. that is the latest. leon: the man who landed the gyrocopter on the capitol grounds landed in jail. federal judge today sentenced doug hughes to 120 days behind bars plus a year of probation. he barred from entering the capitol or white house without permission. hughes pleaded guilty in november. he could have faced maximum of nine years in prison. still ahead here, fighting

rain in sight. but we will feel some changes overnight. our chief meteorologist doug hill has a first look. this is gorgeous. doug: it is. i will take the late spring and up you one to mid-summer in a couple of spots. mid-80ed today. take a look at the numbers and the weather condition. gorgeous as we look live on the campus of the high school in laurel. 82 there now. crystal clear skies. yet again this is day eight of the sunny afternoons. 86 in luray. 88 in charlottesville. that is hot. 84 in manassas and leesburg. 85 in fredericksburg. closer to the bay cooler with a little air flowing over the bay. cooling down the numbers to 75 in annapolis. tonight we will a while. maybe a few shreds of high clouds. clear. 45 to 55 in suburban areas but it wouldn't surprised me if downtown washington stayed closer to 60 by early tomorrow morning because the high pressure. very friendly weather system with a big blue h denoting the center of it. as that moves off we see some changes. a cold front will slip through. no clouds, a bit of a braise. but still near 80 tomorrow. beautiful weather. avera

but it gave way to a cool and a dreary wednesday. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check on the forecast today. doug: a huge difference in the weather pattern yesterday at this time versus this moment. the temperatures in the mid-50's. metro, cloudy skies. to rain showing up locally. most of the rain to the south. the big weather story for us temperatures are 25 to 30 degrees colder right now than the same time yesterday. we could see spotty showers this evening and good shape for the nationals with the first pitch at 7:05. doppler radar shows the rain in the southern fringes the southern zones but late tonight and overnight another batch might get closer to metro washington. we look ahead to rush hour and the weekend coming up. back to you. leon: you got it. coming up at 5:00 -- fire trucks pull in and passengers pour from a metro station. why riders were seeing red this time around. alison: later putting a plan in place. meeting just wrapped up in the last ten minutes about the future of arlington national cemetery expansion. find out what the plan will mean for roads n

. leon: yes. alison: it sounds like tomorrow will be one of the best yet. doug: if you arrive early it could be 234 the 40's. but we will get 234 the 50's when the sun comes out. the air is cool but the sun is intense and very strong. temperatures range from the upper 50's to the lower 60's. 63 in reagan national. 64 in reagan national. charts vil in 66. for the evening hours we will stay clear overnight we drop to the chilly numbers. 38 high pressure over canada continues to influence the weather. we will see a warmup with the plenty of sunshine. low to mid-50's to 60 by 11:00. perfect weather. alison: we will see you shortly. now we turn to the race for the white house. it took a detour through vatican city of all place. talking about the social economic and the environmental issues and it included a 15-minute address to the pontiffical academy of social sciences but not an audience with pope francis. the pontiff sent apologies. sanders' trip comes hours after one of the most raucous debates so far between him and hillary the bigger fight may come from both sides. scott thuman has th

. let's go to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the storm center. it's really gloom my out there. is it just going to be drizzle? >> drizzle and some showers. we will see some light showers make their way across the region later tonight. right now the radar is clear. not seeing much of anything, but we are still seeing some drizzle around parts of the area. we expect to see more as we get towards nightfall. look back to thet blue ridge. a little bit warmer back to the west, but it is all clouds east of the blue ridge. staying very cool as we make our way over the next couple of days. the weekend rain really comes in tomorrow night and into sunday. we'll talk about how much you can see in your area and how long this fairly wet pattern sticks around. >>> here's something that will help you dodge the rain drops this weekend. our nbc washington app helps you track the storm as it is rolling through your neighborhood. >>> now to breaking news we first reported in our app. a missing woman from alexandria found dead. police believe she was murdered. lucette lopez had been miss

. >>> three straight days of rain. it's not letting up anytime soon. doug, i guess we need the rain, but this is yucky, man. >> it's yucky, vance, but exactly right. we need the rain. we need the rain, a, to wash away the pollen. we need the rain, b, to grow all the beautiful flowers. april showers bring may flowers. we've seen a lot over the past couple of days. storm team 4 radar dry. i am tracking a system just back towards pittsburgh. we are 56 in fredericksburg. back to the west we're in the 60s. east of the blue ridge we've been socked with those clouds all day long. tomorrow's headlines same as today. weekend rain, it's there too. we're talking potential for a lot of rain. i'll show you when the most rain moves in coming up in just a few minutes. vance? >> thanks, doug. we invite you to consult the nbc washington app. there's an interactive radar on there that tracks all kinds of weather stuff as it rolls through your neighborhood. you can search the nbc washington app in the app store or on google play. >>> a local youth soccer organization is ordering changes to its background c

a few minutes. >> all right, doug. >>> when you get up in the morning, you can use the nbc washington app to track the rain in your area. make sure you have it downloaded to your smartphone before >>> new developments involving the zika virus today. the obama administration announced a plan today to fund research to find the growing threat. officials say the white house will use leftover money from the fight against ebola which has largely been successful. most of the roughly $600 million will go to the centers for disease control to establish response teams that will work to limit the spread. the teams will continue to focus on developing tests for zika and a vaccine as well plus ways to identify and control mosquitos which is the primary way the virus spreads. >>> i'm consumer reporter susan hogan at the live desk. news4 has just learned of another death linked to a defective takata air bag. the national highway traffic safety administration says this is the tenth u.s. fatality tied to ruptures of takata air bag inflaters, the 11th confirmed worldwide. the victim, a 17-ye

the car wash yet. i'm waiting for this rain, doug, to wash all the nasty pollen off my car. >> i know. we talked about this yesterday. it may not be enough to do that. i think we're all hoping to wash our car. mother nature might help to wash our cars and wash the pollen off. first off, rocking the red tonight. rocking the beard here too trying to raise money to help the capitals and wounded veterans. go to my facebook page for the rock the beard beardathon. it is called the capitals it's cloudy. here's reston town center. i love that shot. just for the fact that it can show sugar loaf mountain. not a lot of rain currently. 73 degrees. winds out of the south at 12 miles per hour. the nationals game starting just after 7:00. they'll get that game in no problem. could there be a shower? yeah, but it's going to be a nice night. we need the rain. we've talked about this. close to an inch below average just for this month alone. over 3 inches since last month, so we really do need to see some rain. right now we're not seeing a lot. we have seen 0.75 of an inch. a few showers back to the we

about this woman who is accused of stabbing her 3-month-old baby. >>> doug tells us it's going to get warmer around these parts. but not right away. stay tuned for t >>> well are you ready for spring? because now it feels like it's coming. >> finally, right? >> finally. >> we've had a little taste here and there, you know yesterday was 70 in the low 70s for the most part and everybody is like yeah we got it. and now we have a frost advisory in effect. cold air will move in overnight. it will be a chilly start to our wednesday. we've seen colder air this past weekend. temperatures in the 20s. and tonight lower 30s. not as quite as cold as the past weekend, but with more moisture in the air, we'll get some frost in some suburbs. heads up for that, you might need to scrape off the khartoom morning inome areas in the suburbs. 61 degrees now, winds out of the northwest at 21 again. we've seen a lot of wind over the last few days. 61, well below average, we did hit 63 earlier. but temperatures are starting to fall. 57 in gaithersburg, 57 around frederick. urbana and clarksburg and towards d

. >>> doug, nice to see you again, by the way.ho hope you had a nice weekend. delightful weather, don't you think? >> i do, vance. temperatures today in the 70s. we have not seen the 70s since, we have not seen the 70s since last monday. so it's been a week since we've been in the 70s, and everybody out there that i'm seeing out there on the street or yesterday at the wizards game talking about where is spring? well, the good news is spring came back for today but again it's kind of going away again the next couple days only to return in a big way. let's show you what's happening. we saw sunshine earlier now dealing with cloud cover. those clouds coming ahead of the next storm system which is another cold front that will drop temperatures. here is our rockville camera. you can see the flag here. winds gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour today. right now down at the airport some mixed sun and clouds. 73 degrees. look at the this is the reason why we have such warm numbers. those winds coming right out of the south. we need that southerly component to the wind. 70 in gaithersburg. 73 i

with it all day long. doug, are we still in the thick of all this? >> yeah, we are, chris. we're going to be on right through the thick of it on saturday. jackets handy. it's rather cool. take a look outside right now. once again, coming right on through the district. more showers back down to the west. any time we have rain it's going to slow things down on the beltway. you can see it in bethesda and downtown and right out towards bowe. there were some thunderstorms moving over the mountains, but once they hit this very cool air, those thunderstorms just die. everybody look at the numbers. 46 in frederick. 55 in fredericksburg. 85 was just two days ago. more showers likely and we're talking even more rain. some of that will effect your weekend. >>> family, friends, and fellow fairfax firefighters gathered today to remember nicole mittendorff at her funeral. investigators say she committed suicide. the fire chief is looking into whether harassment at an online local gossip site contributed to her death and whether any of the crude comments originated within the fire department. m

to start? let's get to chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> we have already seen a couple of showers across the area today, and that rain chance is going to stay not just today. right on into tonight, tomorrow, friday, and maybe for part of the weekend. right now the only area seeing rain is just down to the south and look at the numbers. temperature yesterday at this time 86 degrees. we are now 30 degrees colder than we were yesterday. a lot cooler across our area. 68 in fredericksburg. 54 in gaithersburg. tonight's headlines staying cool for sure not only through the next couple of days, but likely the next week. maybe even some weekend rain. some of that could even be on the heavy side. i'll break that down coming up in just a few minutes. >>> there are strong indications this afternoon that bob mcdonnell could get a new trial. the supreme court heard arguments from both sides today, and the justices raised tough questions about the government's case. julie carey was in court today. she joins us live now with a closer look at the concerns the justices expressed >> reporter

the morning rush. doug is in storm center 4 to tell us all about it. >> we've seen the shower activity on and off all day. some heavy rain this morning. some lighter rain this afternoon. you'll need the umbrellas and the jackets for the next few days. very light for the most part, but a lot of drizzle out there, light rain, and also that fog. more rain down to the south of fredericksburg. storms just back to the west, but the storms cannot get here because it is too cool and too stable. 51 at the airport. 46 in gaithersburg. more showers likely. then we're talking just weekend rain. one of the days of the weekend looks to be a washout. >>> we're learning so some devastating news about the woman who was stabbed to death in takoma park. she was pregnant and the unborn child did not survive. she was a bus driver in montgomery county. a man attacked her in the apartment yesterday. he is accused of her murder. >>> a murder mystery in d.c. a man found dead apartment on nicholson in northwest. it happened in january, but it took three months for investigators to call it a homicide. >

late because doug missed me. we're starting off this gorgeous spring day with gorgeous temperatures. the only problem is the pollen count, but it is a great afternoon for a run. we'll be back down into the upper 70s by 6:00 p.m. and by 7:00 and 8:00 back down to the low 70s. it will be a little bit cloudy. temperatures will be hovering in the upper have60s by the end of evening. we're in the low 80s across much of virginia. look at the difference in temperature. it's only in the 60s, but inland upper 70s. we'll take a look at our possibility for some strong storms coming up this half hour. >>> a brush fire broke out sunday night in white marsh park in bowie. firefighters spent hours putting it out, but once they did they discovered a rock. the bowe firefighter sent out a tweet insinewlatiuating the cau the fire was by meteor rock, but they sent out an apology saying the cause is still under investigation. >>> the dramatic rescue of the man in the bubble and it's caught on camera. >>> the clock is ticking. why the experts say it is more the nra and its campaign cash are what stands b

rest of the weekend forecast for you coming up at 4:45. >> thank you, doug. >>> cake controversy, why a laughing matter. >>> safety or privacy? the renewed debate in washington over whether the government can access your smartphone. >> should tech companies have to turn over your cell phone date at if ordered by court? it's our nbc washington/survey this afternoon. call or text the number on your screen. you can also ve on theot kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on the republicans for all of us. ♪ ♪ >>> paul mccartney sets a date with washington and donald trump says oops. just some of the stories we're talking with hot 99.5's cane. donald trump was giving a speech yesterday and he seeme

doug. >>> temperatures today reached the mid-80s once again and 86 in fredericksburg, but say good-bye to the 80s. i'll show you what's moving in >> tonight, new developments in the deadly earthquake in ecuador. right now rescuers are battling to find and save any survivors. the 7.8 magnitude quake hit on saturday. anyone trapped in the rubble is growing weaker by the hour, but take a look at this rescue today. a hotel manager was buried when the five-story building collapsed on top of him. he managed to call his wife yesterday from beneath the debris. he was smiling as emergency workers freed him. his wife calls it a miracle saying the family had already ordered a getting ready to plan his funeral just before he was discovered. >> the rescue brought a badly needed emotional lift to the first responders who have been working nearly nonstop since saturday. the quake has killed at least 480 people. >> back here in the states at least six deaths are now blamed on all of that flooding in and around houston, texas. floodwaters have ravaged the area since sunday night and hundreds of thousan

what's coming our way. >> doug is tracking the cold air that will have us feeling more like winter than springtime around here. doug, what's going on? >> absolutely amazing, guys. to go from 74 degrees is where we were earlier today to a windchill tomorrow morning potentially in the teens. that's the kind of change that we've got coming in just the next 12 hours. this is why. we've got a cold front moving through right now. you can see some very heavy rain right now right along i-95 coming on through the d.c. metro area right along 95, up 29 as well. and down to the south around fredericksburg. we're dry to the north and west. i want to zoom in on this area and see where this heavy rain is. coming through bethesda, through the aspen hill area. i'll zoom in a little bit more right where that heavy rain is coming across i-95. here is 29 around the salemville, old salem village. region. very heavy rain there. this is all part of a front that's swinging on through the region. take a look at the temperatures. ahead of the front we're still in the 70s down around the norfolk area, 79 degrees.

weather. >> thank you, doug. >>> to presidential politics now. democratic candidates appear to be making contested battle for new york. meanwhile, ted cruz is on the hunt for convention delegates in colorado. brian mooar is on capitol hill with details on rare strategy. >> reporter: rare, perhaps unprecedented. ted cruz actually going to colorado to twist the arms of some of these delegates to get them in his camp. now, normally these delegates are unknown and unsung, but in this election cycle, they're in the spotlight. unless you're a hard-core republican insider, you probably never heard of the people on this colorado stage. >> i want to represent you as undecided or undeclared, but i do stand with ted cruz. >> reporter: but the ted cruz campaign knows these would-be delegates could be the key to stopping donald trump. and had trumping the front-runner in the race to scoop up unpledged delegates who can side with any candidate at the convention in july. winning and winning o hope. >> that's what we're going to do and go into the convention aggressively with as many delegates as

beard of the day. that's doug kammerer there. the caps say they have already raised about $20,000 for the usa warriors hockey program. we can take a closer look at his beard and the weather. i think your beard is collecting pollen right now. >> it collects a lot of stuff you don't want it to collect. >> we probably don't want to know too much about that. >> it's a great day. adam tuss is also doing it help us raise money. vance, you should have done it too. >> i'm working with you. >> looking good. as long as the caps are winning, we want that great beard. a beautiful afternoon. reston live camera looking really good. i was out there towards reston town center this weekend. had a good time out there. nice day to get some lunch. last couple of days have been great. we've been on the great side of things, but things are going to start going downhill. winds out of the south at about 6 miles per hour, 76. temperatures right now 77. frederick around gaithersburg, 81. everyone is on the warm side. no rain to talk about today. tomorrow night we could start to see some showers, maybe even som

the forecast now. and our weather's going to turn cooler again. >> doug, it's hard to believe walking outside, but you're talking about a frost advisory for tonight? >> hey, doug? >> during the day yesterday, we're looking at temperatures now in the 60s. plenty of sunshine across the area. temperatures right now, sitting at 63 degrees. 58 degrees in hagerstown, 55 in richmond. 66 towards virginia beach. we're looking at the frost advisory. so 70s yesterday and now we've got frost. so frederick, leesburg, back towards warrenton, around winchester and hagerstown, martinsburg. looking at a frost advisory tonight with temperatures dipping close to the freezing mark. d.c. and areas above we're not talking about frost or freeze in our area. it is this area back to the your way through the overnight. coming up over the next couple days, we're going to see nothing but sunshine. say good-bye to the rain chances, say good-bye to the clouds. say hello to the 70s. going to take sometime to get there. we'll talk more in a little bit. >> sounds like it's worth the wait. >>> house speaker pa

wait then. >> thank you, doug. >>> the science synthetic drugs, what the d.c. government is doing to stay a step ahead of offenders. >>> prince george's county is going after strip clubs, demanding that 12 of them be closed by this friday. i'm tracee wilkins, coming up on a local pastor stabbed, who was seen running from the home after the attack. >>> the new action just take ton keep synthetic drugs off the streets. >>> a final good-bye to a state trooper killed in the line of duty. >>> and a local organization offering a safe place for victims of domestic violence. >> you have a safe place to lay your head down, that's half the battle. >>> a restaurant and club in maryland has been closed because of public safety concerns. three men were stabbed at place called martini's, in fort wahi yesterday morning. prince george's county police say a man named phillip harrington stabbed two men during a fight. a security guard also was stabbed while trying to break up the fight. all three victims are expected to be okay. harrington is facing charges of assault. >>> new at 6:00, a dozen strip c

, doug. >>> well, we are less than an hour away from game three. the caps hoping to stay perfect so far this postseason. >> carol maloney joins us live from philadelphia. the niflyer haves a little extr motivation for this game, carol? >> reporter: oh, yeah, they do. they're down two games. tonight will be the first home game since the owner ed snyder passed away. he was born in washington, d.c. he went to the university of maryland, but here in philly he's credited for bringing professional hockey to the area. they love him. you know how much they love the flyers. these are the t-shirts they're handing out. it will be a sea of orange. you see his image in the flyers logo there. every single seat has these notes. everyone is going to be wearing these bracelets. coreographed light show. >> we have to try to match that energy and stay patient, play smart, play within ourselves. not get too emotional and just play our game. >> just be ready for how amped it is. just stay in the moment and bring our game. don't sit back. let's bring our game into this building and establish it. we're here f

the changes in store. chief mkt doug kammerer has been following this line of storms. what's coming? >> the chance for showers and storms this evening. we have a severe thundershower watch in effect for parts of the area. 84 right now in d.c. hit 85 last hour. 84 in manassas. so we're warm enough to see the thunderstorms. we do have some of those right now. not much going on around the immediate area. just back to the north and west we're watching a couple lines here. one to the south coming through parts of the shenandoah valley, but this line to the north around pittsburgh and further region as we move on through the rest of the evening hours. we mentioned the severe thunderstorm watch for washington county, frederick county, baltimore county and includes the city of baltimore and points to the north it does not include d.c. southward. the reason is we don't expect to see the severe weather continue south. maybe a couple strong storm bus not quite as strong. behind this system we see a major change in the weather pattern. major change. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>> s

, everyone? >> no thanks. we'll see you in a few minutes, doug. >>> tonight parents are being asked for their input on how to protect students in prince george's county. it comes after a school volunteer was charged with molesting students and making child pornography but some are saying the process isn't transparent enough. prince george's county bureau shuf tracee wilkins is in upper marlboro with the details. >> reporter: deonte carraway is charged with molesting and videotaping children in private. some are feeling like the work to find out how this was able to happen should be transparent. how did school volunteer and teacher's aide deonte carraway ve allegedly molest dozens of elementary students on video on school grounds? prince george's county school ceo kevin maxwell has created a task force to find out, but its meetings are not open to the public. >> so i think transparency is important. it allows people to be held accountable. >> reporter: university of maryland student and prince george's county native colin byrd sent this letter to the maryland attorney general's offic

. >>> turning to the weather, it's going to be a really busy weekend. >> doug, what do you say? everything looking a-okay both days? >> kind of amazing the turnaround, guys. last week at this time we were talking about temperatures in the upper 30s to 40. the snow was in the forecast last week, and this week it is simply gorgeous. take a look out there right now. you know what i'm talking about if you've been outside at all today. plenty of sunshine, bright blue skies, absolutely beautiful. 62 degrees. the winds are calm. they have come off the water a little bit, potomac, and that has cooled things a bit right there along the water, but 64 in lorton. 66 down towards warrenton. also along the water, annapolis at 59 degrees. so a very nice afternoon. no rain to talk about, no snow. you know that. we're going to be high and dry. we've got an area of high pressure over us. area of high pressure. what does that mean? well, high pressure normally snow, the clouds. take a look at this area of high pressure. see where the high is? it's right on top of us. look at this. it goes all the way up and

monday night. >> let's get storm team4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer at the storm center on with us now. doug, you're tracking some big changes, right? >> right, guys. i came home from florida, temperatures in the 80s. thought i'd try to bring those with me but mother nature said no way. temperatures today in the 70s. tomorrow we will feel 50 to 60 degrees colder. that's hard to imagine. that's going to be the case. right now we're tracking shower activity through montgomery county, around portions of howard county, back toward frederick. these are heavier showers that will move through the i-95 corridor in the next 30 to about an hour, and then this will continue to move on down to the south. it's all part of a cold front. you can see some snow up towards boston but it's all part of a cold front bringing us shower look at the numbers, 71 in washington. 79 in virginia beach. but only 39 in pittsburgh, and that's the cold air that will move on 234 overnight tonight. it is going to be cold, but how cold is it? below freezing in many areas and that's why the areas in the dark purple

be more different for us. >> doug, tell us is this going to las awhile. starting off today and this workweek on a fantastic note. let's show you what's happening outside right now. this is our reston live camera. looking really good out toward r reston. the weather has been perfect. temperatures 15 degrees above average. 83 degrees. we were also 83 on april 1st. winds out of the northwest at about 9 miles per hour. 85 in martinsburg. 86 in winchester. 87 in charlottesville. this is some amazing warmth for this time of year, but nowhere near the record. the record team is 85. rain? no rain out there. i'd told you last week we'd start to need it. we need the rain to wash the pollen away. that area of high pressure just dominating us, and it's also helping to keep that huge system out to the west and keeping it there right off through the next couple of days. this is the houston area. look at all the rain they saw in houston. parts of the denver, colorado, region, seeing a foot of weather. the storm system will try to move our way, but it is going to have a hard time doing it. temperat

to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer, it's hard to believe it's april 5th. >> exactly right, pat. the reason is the temperatures now, 45 degrees, that's the average temperature for february 5th, not april 5th. look at the numbers across the mid-atlantic. 45 d.c., 42 hagerstown, 39 to the north and wind chills are even lower, look at the wind chills around our region. 33 camp springs and 38 around leesburg. a very cold afternoon, leading to a cold night tonight. freeze warning in effect for the entire area as temperatures will get below freezing. make sure you bring any sensitive plants in and cover those with sheets, not because it is going to be a very cold night tonight. now next couple of days, take a look at the headlines, continued cold. yeah, that's right, right on through the day tomorrow, on the cool side. the nationals forecast, there will be rain on thursday, we'll talk about the chance for rain and what it means for the nats' home opener and a cold weekend. could we get colder than today? i've got your forecast for you. the chilly forecast in a few minutes.

going to hit 80. i'll show you when in the seven-day forecast. >> thanks, doug. >>> well, this is the last weekend you'll be able to ride metro without worrying about track work causing delays. the transit agency suspended its rebuilding projects for five weekends but the work will resume next weekend. ridership can nearly double during cherry blossom season and the parade is this weekend. >>> the word from the u.s. park police, they're cracking down on speeding on the mt. vernon parkway. we'll have details coming up on news4. >>> if you are a procrastinator, you're in luck this year. you have an extra weekend to buckle down and file those tax returns. >> our news4 consumer team has some i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: an attack ad from the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue. so outrageous down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edw

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