60,000-pound tractor-trailers hundreds of feet in the air. unbelievable video. resident say there was barely any time to find shelter before the storms hit their community. >> it just hit so quick. you could see it, you couldn't even get out of its way. >> ridiculous. my whole house is gone. >> preliminary estimates by the national weather service say between 12 tornadoes -- approximately 12 tornadoes touched down on north texas yesterday. so far no serious injuries or deaths have been reported. most flights in and out of dallas are on time today. hundreds of flights were canceled at the dallas-ft. worth airport. 110 planes were damaged by hail. we checked reagan national airport, and there were two canceled dallas-bound flights. dulles canceled one dallas-bound flight, as well. it is so hard to imagine the power and devastation caused by tornadoes. tractor-trailers tossed like they were nothing. >> we think they were empty, but still -- >> 60,000. >> tom, amazing to be able to catch two tornadoes in this instance on camera as they're happening on the ground. >> they had cameras there at the dallas airport. of course nowadays we've got cameras all around in major urban areas. our chances of catching something like that much better. winds certainly over 100 miles per hour could pick up a tractor-trailer. those tornadoes, they'll be, you know, assessing the actual damage and the amount of wind associated with those as this day progresses. here, settled weather thankfully, under a cloudy sky. there's the washington monument. 55 at reagan national. we've got a calm wind here. you can sort of smell the rain in the air. just smells like it's going to rain. and we've had a few showers coming through, passing north of washington, across montgomery county over the last hour. now that's dissipated. a lot of clouds here. there are a few showers out in far western maryland, coming out of southwestern pennsylvania. those are tending to break up now, as well. under the cloud cover, a cool morning. mid 50s in washington by the bay. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, low to mid 40s. 40s throughout much of the region. sunrise at 6:47. we ought to be warming up rapidly. mostly cloudy, a few shafts of sunlight. we'll be in the low to mid 60s by 9:00. by noontime, around 70 degrees. may get into the mid 70s locally around the metro area mid-afternoon. a lot of clouds. could have a shower passing through by perhaps late afternoon, into early evening. maybe a little thunder. and we'll drop out of the 70s down to the 60s by then. sunset, 7:35. your evening planner in ten minutes. danella has traffic. good morning. good morning. overnight roadwork is slowing you down as well as taking away some of your lanes. looks to be in the process of being picked up. want to show you braddock road as you travel on the inner loop. you still see the cones up, but they look to be out of the roadway. same thing on the outer loop coming from braddock. earlier you were forced off. it looks like you're able to travel without issue. crossing the american legion bridge on the inner loop, overnight roadwork blocked all of your lanes. now you are flowing without issue. however, taking the outer loop this time near new hampshire avenue, you see this left lane is going to be taken away. closer on the outer loop as you get closer to colesville road, you'll see three left lanes taken away. volume still light. not too much of an issue. stick to the right side of the roadway. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your traffic. back to you. >> thank you, danella. this morning, atc college in northern virginia is closed. it abruptly shut down surprising students and faculty. the for-profit college operatesed campuses in arlington, alexandria, and manassas. had been in business for more than 25 years. apparently it closed its doors for a final time yesterday. there was no warning to faculty or students. >> have to find a job. when i go to the job, when they ask for credits, i don't have them now. >> we were promised the worst case scenario that we would be paid no later than april 4 or the 6th, the money that was owed to us, plus what's due this month. we came in today to a staff meeting from which they canceled the entire school's classes. was told that basically -- >> that instructor, mara stanley, says the school gave the faculty the pink slip and still owes them money. news4 tried to talk to administrators at atc college, no one answered our knock at the door. more charges filed against a university of maryland student who posted warnings online saying he would kill numerous people on campus. song was arrested and taken to the hospital for mental evaluation. he was released yesterday and arrested again. he is facing charges including misuse of e-mail, making a false statement, and disturbing the peace. today in california the man suspected of killing seven people at a small chin university will make his first court appearance. monday morning, one goh opened fire where he was a nursing student. six students and a secretary died. three others were hurt. goh was expelled earlier this year. shortly after he surrendered, authority said goh said he felt bullied. he was upset with administrators and students for teasing him about his poor english schools. >> he's mainly talked about being angry with the college, disgruntled. he was a student there. >> according to a san francisco newspaper, goh once lived in springfield and hayes, virginia, in gloucester county. in the past year his mother and brother died, and his father moved back to south korea. authorities are holding goh without bail. 4:36. the man believed to be the east coast rapist is formally charged for the halloween attack of three virginia teenagers. aaron thomas is suspected of raping at least 17 women from virginia to connecticut over the past decade. he was indicted yesterday on eight counts in virginia, including two counts of rape and three counts of kidnapping. prosecutors say he attacked three girls as they were trick-or-treating in 2009. his trial is set for july 31. right now police need your help finding a missing d.c. man. 62-year-old james thomas vanished yesterday morning. he was last seen wearing a tan or purple shirt and gray pants in the 600 block of s street northwest. if you have seen thomas or know where he is, call d.c. police. federal health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak possibly linked to sushi. the food and drug administration says that some 90 people have become sick in 19 states and in the district. health officials are examining clusters of restaurants in maryland, texas, wisconsin, rhode island, and connecticut. the fda would not elaborate on their findings so far. people in d.c. will mark the 44th anniversary of the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. with a special vigil at his memorial. dr. king was shot on april 4, 1968, on the balcony of the lorraine hotel in memphis. the civil rights leader was 39 years old. the candlelight vigil and ceremony on the mall is open to the public tonight. that event will begin at 6:30. 4:38. ahead, too close for comfort. the close call for a woman after an unexpected customer drives up to a convenience store. getting on the ground safely. the incident that forced an elderly woman to take the controls of a small plane. and it's shaping up to be another mild day out there, but a cooldown is on the way. welcome back. it is 4:41. and a nice start out there, mild and still dark and taking a look at the capitol dome. washington, d.c., such a pretty city. >> really is. >> tom's been telling us we have a mild start, but's going to get cooler. hold on to this roller coaster that has been our spring. i would say just spring but it's been like this all winner, too. >> low 70s yesterday. gorgeous afternoon. and then overnight, we've had clouds rolling in. this is what's been happening the last 12 hours. that moving color were a few showers that came by over the last hour, passing north of washington. they've dissipated. we might get an isolated shower later today. temperatures around the region, most locations are in the upper 40s, low 50s. 55 at reagan national. a mild and muggy start this morning. the atmosphere is rather humid, and it's going to be a damp morning. a little sunshine breaking out, perhaps mid morning to early afternoon. then there is a possibility of a shower late afternoon. highs before then into the mid 70s. might have a little thunder, too, with a possibility of a shower into early evening. after that, clearing out. down to the 50s by midnight. a look at the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella? good morning. checking local cameras in our area, look at i-95. traveling i-95 at the rest area. north and south, travel lanes are open as you make your way to the beltway. if you continue on to 395, cameras in that area, nice and clear. a live look at duke street northbound, southbound, both very clear of traffic at this time. travel lanes are open. if you're crossing the 14th street bridge, no issues there. back to you both. >> thank you, danella. 4:42 now. same road, new number. why v-dot is changing the names of some busy fairfax county roads. plus, unwelcome guests. the community in virginia that's seeing more coyotes like that one. buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! 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her. this happened monday in northeastern wisconsin. helen collins' husband john was flying the twin-engine cessna when he had a heart attack. they were just six miles from the airport, and the plane was running out of fuel. that's when helen radioed for help and other pilots in the area told her what to do. >> she was confident. now she wanted to know if i was confident in her confidence. i said, well, if you're confident, i'm confident, i think we're confident, i think we can do this. >> a lot of the confidence, seems like. aside from bruises, helen collins is expected to be fine. her husband did not survive his heart attack. they were returning from a fishing trip in florida. this morning investigators are trying to determine what caused a crane to collapse, killing one man and injuring five others in new york city. the accident happened last night at a subway construction site manhattan's west side. investigators say two sections of the crane came crashing to the ground. a it 0-year-old construction worker was pronounced dead, another worker taken to the hospital. three other were treated for minor injuries. officials have temporarily stopped the project there. a third grader accidently shot at school is recovering at home. the-year-old amina bowman was able to walk out of a seattle hospital. last month a student brought a gun that went off in his backpack. after surgeries, the bullet is lodged in amina's spine. doctors say she'll probably be ready to go back to school to start the fourth grade in the fall. the driver in a fiery crash in chevy chase that killed two teenagers has died from his injuries. 16-year-old renard josmond was behind the wheel when this stolen toyota hit a tree and burst into flames. it happened about two weeks ago. officers pulled osmond and the front seat passenger out of the vehicle. police say he died of his injuries last week. two teenager in the back also died after police had to give up rescue attempt because of the intense flames. this morning, a section of takoma park, maryland, is back open. an officer thought someone fired shots at his cruiser last night. police shut down the area around 15th street for a few hours. after an extensive search, investigators found no physical evidence that someone fired a gun. 12 before the hour. maryland lawmakers questioning a bill that could allow a new casino in prince george's county. some house members say the current gaming expansion bill may not generate enough money for education programs. the bill would grant a sixth casino to be built in maryland, possibly at the national harbor or at rosecroft raceway and would legalize table games. a subcommittee vote is expected later this week. the house has until midnight next monday to pass the gambling legislation. according to the "washington post," most of the prince george's county council backs legislation for a referendum. it would let voters decide in november if they want a full-fledged casino in the county. an anti-smoking bill aimed at protecting young children from secondhand smoke in maryland may be in limbo. it would make smoking illegal in cars when a child younger than 8 is a passenger. it passed in the senate last week. delegates in the house say the subcommittee that is currently considering the bill is not looking at it very favorably. five other state have similar laws. travellers in virginia will have to throw out old maps and get a new one and maybe change gps, too. the department of transportation is renaming three roads in fairfax county. vdot changed them from secondary to primary roads. under rules it must change from four dijits to three and means the federal government will pay about 80% for maintenance. the fairfax county parkway is 286 and franconia parkway is now 289. prince william parkway, 294. the change means that drivers will also need to make adjustments. >> come in on 7100 to get to the kids' house, you know. yeah, it's going to confuse my gm. i'm sure the satellite won't catch up that fast. >> businesses on the roadway will need to update their addresses, as well. all the new and modified signs should be up by the end of the summer. the renaming project will cost $200,000. i'm sure there's going to be a lot of confusion before the summer ends. >> just use the name. don't use the number. use the name, my logic. whatever. people in dupont circle are searching for solutions to the parking number their neighborhood. residents said sometimes it takes half an hour to find a parking spot. i've had that problem. ddot offered suggestions including extending residential parking permit hours. residents hope to make changes at a meeting next month. this morning, proof that coyotes are living in northern virginia. a camera captured this video of a coyote last week in poe thomage overlook regional park. they're not native to our region, but experts say they are here to stay. coyotes tend to be scared of people, but pets are a different story. okay. coyotes feed on animals the size of raccoons and rabbits. that means your small pets, as well. keep a close eye on fido. >> i'm going to bet he's probably not going to be too scared of me. so i'll go the other way. you can -- >> goes to show, we don't have a lot of space here in terms of green space. wild animals moving in. >> i have heard them howling. leaving the house at 2:45 in the morning, you step outside and hear the howling in the distance. >> get in the car quick. >> that's right. this morning watch out for deer, too. they've been active with this mild weather. and right now we've got a cloudy sky. there's the jefferson memorial. temperature at reagan national at 55. and it's a rather humid atmosphere, atmosphere is muggy this morning. we've had a lot of cloudiness. now, just a couple of hours ago, we had a shower with a little thunder and lightning on the montgomery and frederick county line and western howard county. that shower as it moved to the south and east dissipated. we have a lot of cloudiness in the air. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. it's in the mid 50s in washington. southern maryland, charles county, la plata at 48. and calvert and st. mary's, anne arundel, upper 40s, near 50. farther to the west in prince william county, manassas at 48. leesburg's 45. in warrenton in fauquier county, here's your hometown forecast for the day. going to be similar throughout much of northern virginia. by noon, near 70. a few breaks in the clouds. cloudiness early to mid-afternoon. might have a shower come through. perhaps thunder and lightning. don't anticipate any severe weather. then by the evening hours, we'll clear out. down to the upper 60s by 7:00. by midnight, the 50s. by this time tomorrow morning, we ought to be in the 40s throughout much of the region under a clear sky. and as we get into friday morning, even chillier, though. after we reach low 60s tomorrow afternoon, a cool day on thursday, down to the 30s on friday morning. afternoon highs only around 60 on friday. lots of sun, though. and remaining on the cool side. saturday morning, 30s. saturday, sunny, highs in the mid 60s. easter sunday, sunshine, highs to the mid 60s. and a cool start to next week, as well. danella, how's traffic? good morning. i'm checking things out along i-66. if this is your commute this morning, traveling eastbound, travel lanes are open. westbound, no issues there. travel speeds, though, not bad at all. 56 miles per hour, only taking 11 minutes from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway. taking 66 inside the beltway, same story. looks nice. travel lanes are open. you can see here, spout run parkway, making your way eastbound or westbound are you in the clear. 56 miles per hour. again, just 11 minutes from the beltway to gw parkway. traveling along i-270, here's a live look at shady grove. have a travel -- heavy travel speeds, coming up in exactly ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you, danella. the capitals have some big games this season or had some. tonight's could decide their playoff fate. the caps take on the florida panthers in the game that could propel them into a battle for the division lead or leave them mired in eighth place. adding to the heat, the buffalo sabres beat the toronton maple leafs in overtime to stay died with the caps for the final -- stay tied with the caps for the final playoff. the caps own the tiebreaker over the sabres. both have two games left, but a win tonight could give the caps a huge advantage. >> what do we say? go, caps. come on. the nfl is giving teams a fresh look, but don't expect any drastic changes in the burgundy and gold. linebackers modeled the redskins nike uniform at the unveiling in new york yesterday. at first glance you may not notice anything different. but the uniform's materials are supposed to make the jerseys lighter, faster, and have a better fit. there are reports that nike is developing new alternate uniforms, however, that could push the design envelope. nike is taking over uniform design after ten years of reebok gear. yesterday we showed the internet buzz video of the red and yellow. that was just -- nobody liked it. there one, people complaining it's too much same old, same old. they were hoping something a little change to freshen and liven things up might have happened. what? >> really, come on. tauf both ways. don't change it, change it a little. >> that was an extreme. you can -- there could be a happy medium, you know. >> sure. the nationals are preparing to kick off their season tomorrow in chicago. >> before they do, another special nationals team took to the field to raise money for wounded veterans. this is the washington nationals' wounded warrior amputee softball team. they made -- they're made up of veterans and active duty members who have lost limbs while serving in iraq or afghanistan. the team travels around the country playing able-bodied opponents. yesterday they took on a group of local celebrities. the amputees won. >> i think david gregory was there, too. fun, fun. for a good cause. >> absolutely. glad they would do that. 4:55 is our time. new concerns it the obesity epidemic. coming up at 5:15, why people who thought they had a healthy weight could be at risk for weight-related health problems. first, hitting the high seas on a budget. the web site that could help you save big bucks if you want to take a cruise. plus, getting a chance to see kate middleton's likeness up close. 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