Good morning. A lot of the earlier construction has cleared out of the way. We still had road work hanging around 95 southbound at falmouth with the right lane blocked by the work zone. Its not slowing things too much this morning in the southbound lanes. Big look at the beltway. Overall, everything is rolling along quite nicely. You can see a little bit of a slowdown outbound for you there near the beltway. No report of anything but ill keep an eye on that one. 66 from Fairfax County parkway to the beltway, that takes you nine minutes. Listen to our friends on 103. 5 f. M. When you hop in your car. Since our last report, we got more information out of afghanistan on that suicide bomb attack. Were hearing that 11 people have now been killed in the capital city of kabul. The Afghan Taliban saying that this was a revenge killing after some taliban prisoners were the attack happened right before the group confirmed that their former leader, mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a u. S. Drone strike last week. Thank you, angie. And we told you the afghan leader mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed last week but they have appointed a new lead er, haibatullah akhunzada. He is known for extremism. Officers hurt and at least one arrest at another campaign event. This time outside of a donald trump rally in new mexico. It is clear now but there was a huge scene around 11 00 our time last night. Police were dressed in riot gear and used smoke on crowds of people after some protesters hurled Police Officers and their horses. The police chief is praising his officers saying they used an incredible amount of restraint. The cop Campaign Senior advisers called them thugs and punks on twitter. And Hillary Clinton struggled to speak at some points over protesters at a rally of her own in riverside, california, last night. Protesters interrupted her multiple times prompting her response that some people are, quote, allergic to the facts. Donald trump is now within 30 delegates of officially taking the republican nomination for president. Reports out overnight show that he won the gop primary in washington state. Hillary clinton won the democratic primary but heres where it gets interesting. The win doesnt get her any delegates. Voters in washington overwhelmingly supported Bernie Sanders, the senator, back in marchs Democratic Caucus and gave him 74 delegates th later in the broadcast with what to expect on the campaign trail today and a new attack ad for Bernie Sanders. And it is 5 04. Happening today, the head of the tsa will face a grilling on capitol hill. Tsa administrator peter nessinger will testify before the house and homeland security. This comes 24 hours after a big shakeup at the agency where the head of security was reassigned. Just days ahead of the big Summer Travel season as the agency tries to deal with the long lines at our airports. On tuesday nessinger admitted there were failings at multiple levels. I think it is an institutional failure, not the failure of any one individual. He wants to create a centralized command team at tsa headquarters. More people are signing up for tsa precheck to shorten their wait times at the airport. The agency is seeing twice as many ic doubling from 8,000 to 16,000. The application can be completed online but you still need to go to a tsa Service Center for fingerprinting. All five in the d. C. Area have monthlong backlogs. Applications can also take a month to approve. Well, many of you will hit the road tomorrow to get ahead of the memorial day weekend travel rush. But you may not be as ahead of the game as you think. News4s Kristin Wright is live in tysons, virginia, near i95. Kristin, good morning. Reporter yes, good morning. Of course, right, we expect a lot of traffic here in virginia, anywhere throughout the d. C. Area. But the thing is, we all know to be strategic about it. And that is really the game here, be strategic about it in order to keep your sanity. And that goes the same for this memorial day weekend coming up here. Turns out despite what you may think, tomorrow is the worst day to leave. Thats according to the capital regent travel board. They took a hard look at the congestion in d. C. Over memorial day weekend over the past five years and consistently every year things were much worse on the roads thursday than on friday. So how much worse . It may surprise you and make you think twice about when youre going to leave for memorial day weekend. Well take a look at that coming up later in the hour. Back to you. Kristin, thank you. We are married at my age. And some people have children and stuff like that. Kids are selling oranges and stuff like that. And i am here doing all this stuff. So all i can do is breaking the mold is what ashley is doing when she moved here from three years ago. She spoke no english and felt this all happened in northwest washington. Now shes in the transdem academy playing volleyball and softball. She will go to florida a m university. You can do anything you put your mind to. I just didnt give up. Ashleys family said they are proud of her. A good reason to be. The fact that shes going to college is a huge accomplishment if you consider that her grandmother has a fourth grade education. And i just love her cando spirit to keep pushing through. So many immigrants in this country struggle trying to adjust to a new country and culture. Here she is just thriving. Congratulations to ashley. 5 07. Walking out, why a group of local students plans to leave class today and whether your kids will see any disruption. And we know concerns about the zika virus are starting to rise at the summer weather moves in. But we have some information the best bug repellant to keep the mosquitoes away. And heres a live look outside this morning. The sun is already starting to peek over the horizon and you may need your sunglasses for the drive to work. A closer one day a rider made a decision. The decision to ride on and save money. He decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. Ride on, ride proud. Geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. Severe weather hitting the midwest right now. Look at those tornadoes. They touched down in kansas yesterday. And that is a funnel cloud. Look at the damage left behind. Six people are in Critical Condition from these storms. They caused plenty of damage destroying homes and taking down trees and power lines. The structures are unrecognizable as the tornado blows through there. That is insane. Fortunately for us, we are not dealing with the Severe Weather as we start to see the sun work its way over the horizon. We would like more of the city. The mere calm finish over the potomac. What a great look at the morning. The Jefferson Memorial in the distance. They are all in clear view under a clear sky. So the commute this morning, nothing to worry about whatsoever other than the sunshine delays. You know what those are. If youre coming in from Northern Virginia this morning, youll have the sunshine in your face on the way in. And if you are driving back out later on today, youre going to have the sun in your face on the way home, too. Temperatures in the 50s to mid80s later today. If you are traveling and moving out of town for the Holiday Weekend, locally no worries. Raleigh to boston, no problems. Only Airline Troubles today for minneapolis, omaha, kansas city and st. Louis. Well look at that beach forecast for the weekend and the sevenday coming up in ten minutes. Now its time for Melissa Mollet in first 4 traffic. Inner loop at 50 arlington boulevard, we have a disabled vehicle blocking a lane. That does not look to be slowing anything right now. But if that changes and hangs a 66 at the Virginia Visitor Center rolling along just fine there. No worries on 66. Still have this item there on 95 southbound at 17 falmouth. Still have the right lane blocked by the work zone there. Otherwise, 95 is looking quite good. Prince georges county, overall no problems. A look at 270 coming up. Melissa, thank you. 5 13 now and today there will be a showdown on capitol hill over whether d. C. Can spend its own money without congresss input. Todays vote had bigger implications than the districts budget. News4s erika gone za lzalez is at Freedom Plaza with more on what this means. Reporter this is, in effect, a steppingstone towards making the district the 51st state. But first things first, will it get to spend its own money . Today the house will vote on a bill that would repeal a 2012 act that gave the district the dollars without congressional approval. Senior advisers say they would recommend the president veto the republican bill once supported by House Speaker paul ryan. But if its attached to a mustpass spending bill, that may not happen. Coming up on news4 today, the very strong words the Obama Administration has on this issue. Live at Freedom Plaza, im erika gonzalez. Thank you. A sad loss for a family in hyattsville. Prince georges police say a 16yearold has died of her injuries after she was hit by a car earlier this month. She was hit in chillum at 23rd avenue on may 4th. Police say the teen was in the crosswalk but did not have the walk signal at the time of the crash. The driver was not hurt and has not been charged. Federal investigators will now be working to find out what caused a plane to crash in orange county, virginia, killing two people on board. The single engine plane went down at 4 30 rhoadesville south of culpeper. State police have not released the names of the victims. Back here at the live desk, we continue to follow the president in the air headed to japan. He left ho chi minh city, vietnam, earlier after a twoday stay in the country. When he gets to japan, hell mitt with the Prime Minister of that country. Hell make remarks and possibly take questions. Well continue to follow it. Thats the latest from the live desk, back to you. Thank you. In the day ahead, more than 200 people are expected to protest the suspension of a Dozen High School students. 12 student athletes from Culpeper County high school have been suspended for a year over locker room misconduct. The school did not release specifics on the investigations. The parents say the punishment is excessive. The group plans to gather outside the School Administration building on radio lane in culpeper from noon until 7 00. Capitol hill will fight the zika virus by examining the Science Behind it. Epidemiologist professors will talk about the virus and how it spreads through the body and the traces it leaves behind. Now the zika concern has many wondering how to protect yourself against the mosquitoes that carry the virus. The top repellants and one natural bug spray made the list. The top three ingredients in effective bug sprays included deet, picardin and oil of lemon eucalyptus. The repellants last seven hours and precautions are important for pregnant women. You still cant counsel a patient with complete precision about what are her risks if she gets bitten. What are the risks to the baby . And how bad may the consequences be . Consumer reports say sprays are better than and in some cases, spraying over your clothes may help to keep mosquitoes from biting through. Well, it is everywhere. And you know what . Im convinced some people are just more prone to be bitten by mosquitoes. The blood is sweeter or Something Like that. You know what im saying . You can smell it right through the skin. Yeah. 17 after the hour. Chuck, we have reached the point where warm weather is warm enough to be thinking about mosquitoes. Yeah, absolutely right. We have had so much rain lately theres a lot of standing water. And mosquitoes and standing water are a bad combination. Outside today, what a great day it will be. Traveling conditions not going to be a problem. Today it will be toasty warm. Both today and tomorrow, as we head toward your weekend, it looks to be even a little bit on the milder side than average. So my computer is giving me trouble there. Well give it the kick in the hard drive. There we go. Now it is up and running. Clear skies out there early this morning. Nothing to worry picture of a sundog yesterday. Thats the church right there on Thomas Circle in northwest washington. It almost looked like a comet with a tail out there. What to expect today . Theres the view from the city camera. Picture perfect out there. 100 sunshine today. Start to finish, toasty warm. Not much of a humidity feel in the atmosphere yet, but that will be changing heading to the later part of the week as this area of storminessoves in across the middle part of the country. That will inch its way in our direction. A slight chance for a few showers tomorrow. A little better chance on friday, but most of the saturday sunday part of your weekend will be dry. Right now temperature at 52 in manassas. 61 in arlington. 54 in new market, maryland. Planning out your day, in the 50s for the cooler suburbs. But well have a quick warm up. 80 degrees by lunchtime. The first pitch is at 1 05 in the ballpark. Game time temperatures are in the 80s today. Put your spf on, highs this afternoon, 88 downtown. 83 in gaithersburg. 85 in manassas. Heres your check of the sevenday forecast. Look at all the 80s, melissa. I know you love the 80s. The upper 80s at that. A little chance for a shower on thursday. Better chance on friday. Best chance for rain out of the next seven days is late monday into tuesday. By then well all be back at work. I love the 80s, any 80s are good for me. The inner loop at 50 and arlington boulevard we have a disabled vehicle but its not slowing things even though its blocking a lane. 495 north to quantico, that will take you 19 minutes. A tad slow north here. Thats normal approaching the 5 30 hour. And southbound there on 95, youre looking quite good. 95 southbound at falmouth, down near 17 the right lane is blocked by the work zone. That is still hanging around here this morning. Top of the beltway in all of the routes into and out of up to are looking quite good. The 1s. See you back here at 5 31. Thank you. We are recognizing Asian AmericanPacific Islander heritage up month here. We had a celebration yesterday at the studios. We had music, a Dance Academy and special stories we put together to honor this month. Its a great event. Thank you to the community for coming out. We have more on the nbc washington app. Just search Asian American heritage. 5 20 is your time. Stopping terrorism at the door. How local bouncers are being trained to do just that. And we are getting you ready for memorial day weekend. What you need to know before you your home can be perfect. Re, even when life isnt. The neighbors back. Oh, no. This is my husband, gibby i wanted to show him your furniture i like it you wanna come in . Oh no. That would be weird the memorial day sale. From classic to contemporary, havertys. 5 23 now. Police looking for this missing man. Hes 64 years old and his name is kennard walker. He was last seen yesterday afternoon at the Kensington Nursing Center where hes a resident. If you see him, call the Montgomery County police. When you go out to a nightclub, the bouncer checking your i. D. Is trained to do more than just stop underage drinking. Many are taking a class now on how to stop a terror attack. Last years terror attacks in paris put a spotlight on the soft targets including restaurants and nightclubs. The 12hour class teaches bouncers how to spot fake i. D. S from china that are very convincing. They scan, they are holograms, microprinting, black light hologram. If a bouncer doesnt understand what to look for, all of a sudden the terrorist can now enter their target and do surveillance. Bouncers will receive a nation host security certificate once their training has been memorial day weekend, people in Stafford County are working to honor those who died serving our country. Since 2010 planned for the Armed Services memorial have been in the works. Now organizers say they have a major donor announcement to make. They will tell us they plan to fill the community in tomorrow morning disturbing an Armed Services kickoff breakfast at 8 00 at the Stafford County airport. And they will share the information on facebook. Time to go to the Grocery Store and take the tarp off the grill. You know what . Memorial day is coming up. Its the start of Summer Vacation season and a lot of people are celebrating in your own backyard with a cookout. So if you are cleaning off the grill today, make sure you dont have a leak in your gas line before you start it up. Also, Oil Everything so nothing sticks to the grill and starts a fire. Be sure to avoid crosscontamination as well. I cant emphasize enough washing your hands. Even if it means the kitchen, if you are handling raw chicken, raw meat, raw anything. Keep your hands clean because crosscontamination is a food safety measure for you and your guests. You can also use a food thermometer to make sure your food is properly cooked. The temperature is to target anywhere from 140 degrees for medium to 160 to 170 for well done. It depends on the meat youre cooking. Cook it. You know how i feel about that . No chances of raw meat for me. Blood on the plate no. I like my burgers medium. What . Yes. Ju