Good. Second half, temperatures on the milder side but we have rain moving in and some thunderstorms possibly. 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning were looking at a very mild start. Upper 50s. Again, by noon, mid60s but we start to see the rain getting closer and by 3 00 p. M. Were talking about thunderstorms possibly and that will be the early part of the afternoon and quickly cooling down once the rain leaves. As of now it does look like the timing of this rain is only going to be within a few hours so your saturday night looks on the drier side but it will be getting colder as we go into sunday so keep that in mind, very different temperatures across your weekend. Lets look at that friday commute this morning. So right now, taking a look here at the beltway, inner loop at gw parkway, a crash blocking the right lane. Northbound 95 in springfield, brand new crash there. No doubt going to cause some problems if it sticks around too long. Quite good. Still have this work zone northbound 295 at benning road. Work zone there blocking that right lane here this morning and 270 at montrose. No problems northbound or southbound. Back with travel times in ten minutes. Thank you. Now back to that breaking news weve been telling you about this morning. Two d. C. Police officers are in the hospital now after being shot by a suspect in the trinidad section of northeast. We have Team Coverage of the shooting from the scene to the hospital. In just a few minutes megan will have more on how this unfolded but we begin with news 4s justin finch at med star washington with an update on the officers conditions. Reporter eun, we know there was a very fast effort to save those officers moments after they were shot. Both were brought here to med star washington. Both we now know suffering from lower body wounds after being shot. Both are in stable condition. Among the many visitors was mayor bowser. She now acting police chief peter newshan stopped by as well. Both officers did come here to med star at least one we hear in the back of a police cruiser. One officer we now know did require surgery and we hear that may have been to dislodge a bullet. A second officer was treated here as well and as they recover, they will be speaking with detectives. The two best witnesses that we have that we know of right now are the two officers and theyre at the hospital being treated. Reporter and overnight the d. C. Police Union Treasurer speaking. Back in to you. And we continue our Team Coverage now with Megan Mcgrath. Youre in the neighborhood where this happened there in northeast. I know exactly what happened but what do we know so far . Reporter well, just a few minutes ago i spoke to a woman who lives in the neighborhood and she was actually lying down last night when she heard about four bangs. At first she thought it was fireworks, but of course, that turned out not to be the case. It was a shooting. A shooting that happened behind me here at the intersection of holbrook and morse street. It happened at about 10 40 last night. Officers with a Crime Suppression Team, they were in the area for shots that had been fired earlier in the evening. They were at this intersection when shots rang out again. Two officers were hit. The suspect was killed and police said that they did find a gun that they believe belongs to the suspect. They found that gun here on the scene. Anc commissioner cathy henderson, she heard the shots from her home. She was upset to learn what had happened. I turn said two officers were shot and im im shocked. Im disgusted. This is just unbelievable. Reporter and there are still a lot of details that need to be sorted out. We dont know exactly what happened in the moments before the shooting obviously being able to talk to the two Wounded Police officers will help with all of that, but we are expecting to get an update later on today. Back to you all. Thank you. Five minutes after the 6 00 hour right now, and this shooting we know happened just hours after d. C. Major bowser announced her choice for police chief. We continue now with Erika Gonzales at the live desk. You heard from acting chief Peter Newsham a moment ago and you probably heard his name a lot in the last 24 hours. This was his first night after getting officially tapped for the new job. He still has to be confirmed by expected to happen next month. Mayor bowser mentioned how he involved Police Involved shootings. He joined the Police Department back in 1989. He became assistant chief in 2002 and hes got a law degree from the university of maryland and currently lives in ward 6. Heres the question for you. What about body camera footage . Do we have any . Well talk about that in a few more minutes. Stay with us for that. This is not the only shooting were following this morning. The shooting involving these officers brings the total number of people shot in d. C. Last night to seven. Four people were hurt in three shootings on wheeler road southeast. That happened just within two hours of each other. One witness we spoke with said he heard eight gunshots. Police have not released any information on the victims or the suspects. It is 6 06. Today President Trump is set to take the stage at the conference. The white house has been rel wented at the conference. Youre throwing a little rain, that means were already worried about mosquitos and the zika virus. The results are in for some 200 women who had to be retested here in the district after a botched batch of testing. Seven more pregnant women who were told they were not infected with zika were told they had a false negative. That brings the total number of women in d. C. Given the incorrect test results to nine. The race is on to develop a vaccine to protect us from the zika virus. A vaccine that would provide protection from all diseases transmitted by mosquitos. The top specialist says it would trigger an immune response that could protect from zika, west nile and if its successful it could be life saving. Its an interesting novel, very creative concept. If that works it would be a game changer if it works but remember, were still very early on in the trials. Nih is involved in moving ahead with more than half a dozen experimental zika vaccines and the doctor says progress is happening more quickly than with previous efforts. Talk food fears. Youve been sending us your questions about allergy myths all week long. This morning we have your answers. And still ahead, metro cutbacks. Why your route to work could soon take a lot longer. And your forecast. Temperatures already in the mid to upper 50s. It will be up, up and away into the mid and u today. A nice clear sky out there right now. Sheena has put her high heels on and shes marching out to the weather patio to give you news on what a beautiful friday it is. Two Police Officers who were shot are now in the hospital. Live updates straight ahead. Did you know 90 of couples disagree on mattress firmness . Enter sleep number. She likes the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. You can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. E near you. Some breaking news on the roads this morning. Lets check in with melissa. This breaking news here on the beltway. Were talking about chopper 4 over the inner loop here at gw parkway. Right now everything is on the right side of the roadway, but heres the problem. Take a look at that. Were talking about a twomile backup pretty much from the toll road inbound there this morning because of that problem. 95 north in on the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. Travel times for you coming up. Thank you. Now we want to check on that beautiful forecast. Sheena didnt want to waste any time. A little sweater though. I tried to actually leave and they caught me and they told me i had to stand out here and do a weather hit. I agreed because its nice out. A gorgeous day today. The thermometer says 61 degrees outside. The birds are chirping. I think theyre confused here. And peoples allergies may be acting up because of the warm weather so well talk about how warm its going to get today. Rain for part of your weekend and chuck and i will show you that weekend forecast. If youve gotten used to the 70s, get ready because sunday is going to be quite a bit colder. Well show you that forecast as well as those pollen levels. At least you can roll the windows down this morning. All those details coming up in just a bit. Now to that breaking news weve been following for you all morning. Two Police Officers are in the hospital after being shot by a suspect in the trinidad section of northeast washington. Justin finch joins us live from outside the hospital where fellow officers have been breathing a sigh of relief really this morning. Reporter much earlier we saw officers hugging, shaking hands, a true sense of relief after getting some terrifying news of two officers shot. Now from Police Sources we hear those officers are in stable condition. There were many visitors here overnight. Among them major bowser and acting police chief Peter Newsham. Police are telling us that both wounded officers are suffering from lower body wounds. One did require surgery. A second officer here was treated here overnight. Both were brought here awake and able to breathe which were promising signs for their recovery. Again, we are hearing that both officers are here in stable condition and both will speak with detectives about the shooting that injured them. Back in to you. All right. Thank you. 6 15 now and theres a possibilities that we could see video about how this all happened. Weve heard a lot of news about body cameras many the past. What they could mean in this situation. Well, all d. C. Police officers now use body cameras. The chief says the force has more body cameras than any other department in the country. There are 2,600 cameras. When officers respond to calls they are supposed to turn them on. So there is a good chance there is video from one of the officers who was hurt overnight. Back over to you guys. A woman is dead after being hit and killed in reston last night. Chopper 4 was over the scene of this deadly crash. Police say she was walking along reston parkway. The driver involved in the accident stayed on the scene. More maryland lawmakers a definition of Domestic Violence. One survivor shared her story in annapolis. He says under current law there was Nothing Police could do to help until it was almost too late. And every time i would call the police they would say there was nothing they could do. 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The testing will determine whether there are any human remains that would be disrupted in that massive redevelopment project. The Burial Ground is already paved over, but the latest plans call for a parking garage to support the new developments. The search is on for whomever won that big power ball jackpot. A gas station in indiana sold the winning 435 million ticket. So far, no one has come forward to this was the seventh biggest jack pott pot in powerball histd indiana has more jackpot winners than any other. 39 there. Two from maryland and only one from virginia. That is really lucky. I guess next time were road tripping it to the Hoosier State to buy the tickets. Weve been lucky though. Oh, my goodness gracious. I want to know what happened to february. Where did it go . It had so much promise early on. A little hint of snow at the beginning and that idiot ground hog predicted more winter, but the average temperature for the whole month of february is 46. 3. The current forecast Going Forward will bring it up to a little over 47 degrees. The alltime record warmest february on 46. 9. Were already ahead of second place so this will either be the number one or the number two warmest february on record. Weather records here go back to 1870. It is a mild 54 degrees outside in washington. 46 frederick. 55 leesburg. Hometown highs today, once you get away from the western shore of the bay where temperatures will probably hold in the upper 60s, get away from the water and it will be way up into the 70s to perhaps near 80 degrees in a few spots. So maybe a long sleeve early this morning. Shorts, tshirts and sunglasses, your Favorite Outdoor cafe, thats where you should be having your date night tonight. Tomorrow all of this weather, this mild weather comes to a crashing end. Rain showers moving through st. Louis, missouri will be mong afternoon. 8 00 in the morning, skies partly to mostly cloudy. Lunchtimelouding coming into the valley and a rumble or two of thunder around 5 00 here in the metro area. Behind that thunderstorm threat it will get blustery and cold. It will be in the 40s for your saturday evening and in the 30s on sunday morning. Sunday only near 50 with a gusty northwesterly wind so so our little stretch of record highs will be coming to a rapid end. Lets go over to melissa to see how your friday morning commute is coming along. Take a look here. If we look there at the chopper, chopper 4 is over this problem here this morning. Big issue for a lot of people. Inner loop here at gw parkway. So had about a twomile backup. Now its about two and a half but because this is on the right shoulder this should start dissolving i would think pretty quickly. Those backups s just before the dulles toll road here this morning. Inner loop ramp to i95. Or northbound ramp to the inner loop is what that is there. Rest of the beltway actually looks okay. Tr travel times looking normal. Top of the beltway looking typical right now. 66 inbound and 95 northbound as well. Remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. The capitals play the oilers tonight. The team is doing a few special things all to support the you can play project. First off goaltender will be wearing this mask which will be auctioned off later to raise money for you can play. The Initiative Supports equality, respect and safety for all athletes, coaches and fans. Players will auction off their hockey sticks. We ooefz been breaking down way to deal with them. And two d. C. Police officers shot. Weve been on the scene all night to find out whats ppening there. Ha prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. So this is the best and the worst weekend at the same time because today is the start of National Girl scout cookie weekend. Girl scouts are going to be out and about taking cookie orders. Youll need to have a lot of cash for some of us, also keep in mind flavor this weekend. Its a Graham Cracker cookie with cream icing and chocolate coating. Its about the thin mints for me. And speaking of food, weve been reporting on food, whats real, whats hype, Food Allergies and more. We reached out to doctors for your comments and questions. With allergies they say sensitivities is different than an actual allergy. A sensitive for gluten or dairy might result in abdominal pain. Doctors refer to those as an intolerance but an allergy will give you hiefs, coughing, swelling of your lips or face. And gluten allergies do exist mainly to proteins in the wheat, but the percentages for those allergies is small. And next week we kick off our new series on helping you become less stressed. We have tips for you and your family help your kids. That begins on monday right here on news 4 today. One of the most well known advocates of transgender rights has a message for President Trump. Caitlyn jenner speaks out. And two Police Officers shot. One suspect is dead. Learn what police found on the scene. And you know the weather is changing when Girl Scout Cookies start coming out, but this morning we are very mild. You can roll the windows down during your commute. Were going to be in the upper 70s again. Nice conditions outside right now. More to expect on today and chuck is back wth what iyo wake up, america. Blue collar. White collar. No collar. Its the dawn of a new day. And theres work to be done. Its not going to be easy. Youre going to doubt yourself. Youre going to want to quit. But we know you wont, because theres grit inside of you, america. A toughness that no one else comes close to. Weve seen it for 125 years, and now, on the dawn of this new day, its time we show the world our grit once more. So get ready to dig deep. Who will never leave your side, because your success is our countrys success. Its time. Strayer university. Lets get it, america. Breaking news, two d. C. Police officers shot. Its still an active scene and we have the up to the minute details. And from the scene to our coverage here at med star hospital, what we know about the conditions of those officers now. And all this comes on the same day the mayor announces a new chief of police. Our Team Coverage conti right now. It is 6 30 and it is a busy morning as were following a shooting investigation in the district. Normally we would get straight to the weather and traffic, but first the breaking news. Around 10 40 last night officers with a Crime Suppression Team were investigating a call of shots fir