Good morning. We have problems on the metro as far as possible delays here because of speed restrictions we have been talking about this week outside of mcpherson square. Those last until this friday. Well keep you updated. The outer loop of the American Legion bridge coming down in the outer loop as you hit virginia, we have one lane blocked. We have seen a half mile backup here as a disabled vehicle hopes to get that one out of the way soon. 270 at shady grove road, no problems. Its nice and green on the beltway. Well see you back in ten minutes. This morning female firefighters with the fairfax fire and rescue department say they are fed up. Their frustrations have to do with what others say about the culture within their department. Erika gone zalez is live with me on this announcement. Reporter in a little more than an hour, a group of women firefighters will speak out at this firehouse in dispel that harassment exists inside this workplace. Meanwhile, the board of supervisors wil
Starting to see some of that rain. If youre in woodbridge right now, youre noticing the wind picking up. Hail has been reported with this one. Watch out. A little bit of lightning associated with that too. More stormneiness out there. It is not moving anywhere fast. As we move on through the next couple of hours, well continue to see more of those storms developing, moving through very quickly, and then we forming. Watch out. Well continue to keep you posted. You saw this breaking news alert from our nbc washington app today. Baltimore officer edward nero is cleared in the death of freddie gray. The judge found him not guilty on all four charges. We heard protesters shouting as that verdict was read. Chris gordon is live in baltimore getting reaction to what happened. Reporter officer edward nero is the first of Six Baltimore Police officers charged in the death of freddie gray put on trial and found not guilty. Today in court, judge Barry Williams read the reasoning behind his verdict
And im david culver. Welcome to news4 today on this saturday. Yeah. Afternoon plans might get rained out, sorry to say. And tom kierein is tracking this. Between now and 2 00 or 3 00 this afternoon we stay dry. You can see the sun is up. A live view from our tower camera. Coming up on a clear sky on this saturday morning, rather cool. You need a light jacket if youre about to head out. We have showers and thundershowers here across ohio. A part of a front stretching back into kentucky getting closer to us. Not until later this afternoon. Leading edge of this rain in the shenandoah valley, maybe 1 00 to 2 00 p. M. Amp that, into the metro area. I have timing on that coming up in a few minutes. Temperatures now hovering in the upper 40s to mid40s. Near 50, eastern su tom, thank you. And this weekend, tributes for officers killed in the line of duty. This is all part of National Police week. Now, today the fraternal order of police will host an honor guard and pipe band competition beginn
Afternoon. Clearing skies by 4 00 and it will be clear and dry on your friday night. Well talk saturday coming up. Red line single tracking. Metro now saying because of an arcing insulator. This is between Friendship Heights and van ness. Lenner loop, that crash has cleared. 70 east after east patrick, left lane still the only thing getting by that crash here this morning. And as we take a big look at the beltway, overall beltway lanes looking quite good. Right now Fairfax County police are trying to track down the driver in a deadly hit and run near capella avenue and shiplett boulevard in burke. Megan mcgrath is there live now with the latest on this investigation. Reporter well, police say that the victim was walking along the curb here on boulevard last night when for whatever reason he then stumbled into the road. One car was able to swerve and avoid him, but a second car described as a dark sedan hit the 33yearold man. According to witnesses, the driver of that striking vehicle p
Cooperate with the government if he is contacted about it. Were going to continue to follow this developing story on our app and tonight straight through news4 at 11 00 at the live desk. Breaking news tonight about an attempted rape on metro. Transit Police Arrested this man last month. They say his name is john hicks. A woman says hicks held her at knife point and tried to rape her on a red line train on april 12th at 10 00 in the morning. The woman says he forced her to perform a sexual act on him. Police quickly identified and arrested hicks. They charged him with attempted rape. They say he may also be responsible for an unrelated sex assault in montgomery county. Now to our weather. Some strong storms have been popping up across our region, but the rain isnt out of here just yet. Lets get the latest on all this from doug in the weather center. Right now, towar towards Calvert County and prince georges county. It is now going severe as it intersects with an outflow boundary from ot