One was found in a basement of a townhouse that burned in gate osburg, the other died in a fire in d. C. Were learning more about the fires. Kristin is in gaithersburg on windjammer way. Good morning, kristin. Reporter as you mentioned, fire investigators are here now trying to figure out exactly what started this fire that apparently has killed one man. Just a few minutes ago, we had the chance to speak to a friend of the victim. Im just devastated. Reporter lynn coren has lost a friend. Firefighters found his body in the townhouse apartment he rented on windjammer way in gaithersburg. He was in the basement in the debris. Lynn spoke to him just two days ago. He cleaned up his life. I told him i missed seeing him, that i would like to come over reporter the fire was so intense and wouldnt go out. Firefighters initially thought gas was fueling the flames. Its just like having a candle continuously burning that you cant put out. Reporter the People Living upstairs got out. Firefighters thought everyone was accounted for until they found the body after midnight. This morning engineers gave firefighters the okay to go back in, and now investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started. Hes in my prayers. Reporter at this point, officials have not identified the man who died. Back to you. Thank you, kristin. In the other fire, one person died in this one this morning in the 3800 block of 45th avenue in northwest washington. Fire officials told us only that the person who died was male. In the video you can see the fire extended onto the second floor and onto the roof as well. Were working to find out how the fire actually started. Desk. Right now Merrick Garland is working with senators on capitol hill. Take a live look at the Senate Office building. Garland is expected to appear at a photo op there in just a little while. Garland met with minnesota senator al franken. These meetings with democrats come just one day after the first gop senator met with garland. The Congress Says they will not meet for a replacement yet. The workers were planning to strike last week but decided to wait until after the terror attacks in brussels. Security officers, cleaners and baggage handlers, including workers at reagan national, will walk off the job for 24 hours. Theyre demanding a higher minimum wage and prepared for the strike and it should not impact travel in a major way. Good morning. Here in the storm team 4 weather center, looking at temperatures finally warming up a bit after a very cold start this morning. Right now getting just a very light breeze there near union station. Live few from our capitol camera. We have spring colors all around the region. Your weather headlines for this wednesday, another cool evening like last wednesday, then milder temperatures will be moving in tomorrow. A chance of storms, it looks like, maybe on friday afternoon. Looking at storm team 4 radar, no rain, no snow anywhere in our vicinity. Good travel weather up and down the 95 corridor or in or out of the midwest. A front comes in maybe triggering some of those storms later in the week. Thank you, tom. Developing some scary video out of arundel county right now. This crash between a car and tractortrailer shut down an intersecti you can see the car is trapped under the truck. They collided and crossed in maryland at the intersection of 223 and 244. The roads are back open now. One person was taken to the hospital, but we dont know his or her condition right now. We cant say this enough. Get ready to find another way to get around d. C. Because the area around the Washington Convention center is going to be shut down tonight. Leaders from around the world are in town for the Nuclear Security summit. It starts tomorrow, but many of the representatives arrive today. You can check the nbc washington app for ways to get around the traffic. Not just the fencing but the road closures around the Convention Center. The closures last through saturday. Now to decision 2016. Donald trump is standing by his Campaign Manager after he was charged with simple battery. Police in jupiter, florida charged Cory Lewandowski after seeing a video showing lewandowski grabbingpo conference. Before the video came to light, lewandowski denied touching fields and said he never met her. But this morning on the today show, trump says he didnt do anything wrong. He brushes her, and he brushed her to probably get her hand off my arm. So it was so minor, he might not have even realized it took place. Simple battery is a misdemeanor, and lewandowskis First Court Appearance is scheduled for may. Gop frontrunner donald trump says he cannot promise to support whoever becomes the republican nominee. Last year all the gop candidates, including trump, signed a pledge of support for whoever the gop candidate will be. That pledge was essentially created to prevent a Third Party Candidacy by trump. Trump says he cannot honor the pledge because hes been treated unfairly by the rnc during this campaign. Senator marco rubio may be quietly working on a plan to force a contested republican nv despite suspending his campaign, rubio is attempting to keep every delegate he won. One aide said the florida senator wants to give the voters a chance to stop trump. If rubio convinces most state parties to maintain his delegate, that could effectively deny trump 172 potential delegates. Those delegates could prove critical in trumps quest for the nomination. Keys in the ignition and an eightyearold in the backseat. In 60 seconds, a terrifying situatn for aio welcome back. Today patients are hoping theyll be able to see their doctors. Several appointments were canceled yesterday because the computers were still affected by an attack that happened it affected records at georgetown and Washington Hospital center. They said it does not appear any personal information was stolen. A warning to parents to take the keys and the kids out of the car when you get out. This after someone steals a car from a daycare with an eightyearold girl inside. The suspect is still on the run in dallas, texas. Police there say the mom was dropping off a child but left her car on with her daughter inside. The girl was able to escape with only minor injuries. Police did finally track down the car. Its one of our busiest Tourist Spots and its been shut down nine times in the last year. In 60 seconds, what were finding out about new they say character is what you do when no one is watching. David trone banned the box so people whove paid their debt to society could have a chance. And fought so hard for criminal justice reform, they named a center after him. And because education was his way out david offered it free to employees. And over 14 years ago began offering them partner benefits. Evening the Playing Field has always been davids mission. In Congress Itll be his job. Its not how you run, its how you live. Im david trone and i approve this message. Good morning. Still a chill in the air. Degrees north and west of washington, beginning to climb into the low 50s. Mid50s part of northern virginia. Chesapeake bay in the mid40s. Post your pictures like Gail Lieberman did of these roses that were still in shock this morning as temperatures got down into the 20s. This was taken in northern montgomery county. A little bit of frost there, but theyll rebound and recover nicely. Good day to get some exercise. Well have lots of sunshine. Temperatures climbing into the low 60s by midafternoon, upper 50s by evening hours. A cool afternoon. A great day. Its invigorating. Thank you, tom. Right now lets take a live look at the Washington Monument this morning. The monument reopened today after closing yesterday afternoon after its latest elevator malfunction. The elevator got stuck about 280 feet up yesterday. 19 people were in the elevator at the time, but they were all able to get out. 23 people Observation Deck of the tower had a long walk down, 900 steps. This is the ninth time in less than a year that the elevator issues have come up and caused the monument to close. The cause of the breakdown yesterday still unknown. Selfdefense. That is a stance north korea is taking on its recent missile launches. A man with the north Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs talked to the associated press. He said north korea is reacting to military drills run by south korea and the united states. He said the drills are sending the Korean Peninsula to, quote, the brink of war. Virginias governor weighs in on a comprehensive bill on samesex couples. Why some call the plan narrator all that political mail mlets simplify. Lming. Only one candidate has been endorsed by the Washington PostKathleen Matthews. As a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. Emilys list praises matthews as prochoice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and Health ResearchKathleen Matthews has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward. Kathleen im Kathleen Matthews and i approve this message. Just into the newsroom, Governor Terry mcauliffe has vetoed some legislation that he calls nothing more than to stigmatize. He said the bill would protect people who actively discriminate against samesex couples. He fears businesses wouldnt want to come to the states and create a strong business climate. A similar controversial bill in georgia was just vetoed by the governor there and the law being criticized as antilgbt in North Carolina has come under fire from the states own attorney general. Were learning this morning congress for more money less than a month before mondays shooting. Capitol police asked for an additional 35 million next year. The report was filed three weeks before mondays shooting and lock lockdown at the visitor center. They also want to add more checkpoints inside businesses and garages. Its the challenge we face throughout the country, the unknown threat and whether its an organized effort or whether its the individual, we always have to be cognizant of the threat environment. Congress must decide by the end of this year whether to give u. S. Capitol police an additional 72 officers. Meanwhile this morning, the suspect from mondays shooting remains in the hospital in critical condition. Larry dawson is a pastor from tennessee. Capitol police say dawson pointed a pellet gun at officers at the security checkpoint inside the capitols visitors cter. A capitol poe him. Once he is released from the hospital, dawson will appear in d. C. Superior court on two assault charges. Good morning, here is your travel impact forecast. Dont have any weather problems getting around our entire region for the afternoon, this evening or the thursday morning commute. Well have dry pavement and mostly clear skies, and then clouds on the increase tomorrow. And the metro forecast for the rest of the day today, fresh and cool. Afn highs should make it into the low 60s. Then the increasing clouds on thursday, mild and breezy. Afternoon highs around 70 degrees tomorrow. So the afternoon commute looking good, too. Its late thursday night into friday that showers are looking likely, so friday morning there may be some showers around, some wet pavement, temperatures climbing into the mid70s friday afternoon, and there could be some thunderstorms on friday afternoon into friday evening. Thank you, tom. Developing right now, a surprise guilty plea has come down in a 15yearold murder case. The Washington Post is reor virginia man whose murder conviction was overturned now says he did it. Justin wolf admits he helped plan the 2001 murder of fellow drug dealer daniel patroli. Prosecutors withheld evidence in the case and overturned the original conviction. Wolf remains in prison awaiting a new trial until this guilty plea. A confidential settlement has been reached in a hazing lawsuit at the university of virginia. A former Swim Team Member accused five upperclassmen of embarrassing hazing rituals in 2015. He said he was os tra sized by his team when he told the coach and administrators. Terms have not been released, but they did issue an apology. Today you can check out the Design Concepts for an amazing modernization and Design Concept set for union station. The project will include realigning tracks, realigning the concourse and preserving the building. You can check out the design starting at 4 00 this afternoon in the stations president ial room. You are going to see some changes this year at the ballpark. The nats home opener ais week from this thursday. The team says there are some new familyiefrlynd plesac and great places to take your kids. There will be some new food to try. Thats half the fun. And behind the scenes, new security measures to keep you safe. Obviously there are some things i cant talk about that were implementing this season. I will tell you were having k9 teams at every ball game this year. The regular season starts this sunday and the home opener is next thursday afternoon. Go, nats. Cant wait. New technology coming out is being called a game changer. It can transport you to other worlds and may even revolutionize the way you live your life. Nbcs Kerry Sanders explains. Go, san francisco. Reporter Virtual Reality is already virtually everything. And soon vr will be virtually every wrchwher everywhere. We expected this to happen much sooner than it has. Go inside a virtual shoe store and youll be able to narrow your choices, pick colors, all before you get your foot in the door of a real store. Or find your fabulous face applying virtual makeup. Doctors now get to practice surgical procedures with virtual patients before they go into an operating room. And everything from fear of flying to fear of public speaking can be tackled with vr. And speaking of tackling, athletes can immerse themselves in a virtual game, practicing plays against a virtual opposing team. And you can literally be an armchair quarterback. Before you spend your hardearned money on an expensive vacation, go there. Virtually. Have ak then there is Virtual Reality news. Instead of some guy bringing the news to you were inside the tampa Convention Center here. There is about 800 people youll be able to virtually experience the event yourself as if you were there without that guy. Wait what . The New York Times uses the Google Cardboard virtual reader, google goggles. You can go upscale with dior goggles or happy goggles made with the mcdonalds happy meal box. News, travel, virtually anything you can think of. It all takes some getting used to. What is going on get that adjusted. Holy mackerel. It will continue to accelerate in quality and continue to drop in price over time. There will be a moment in which this is in your future. That is wild. All right, wrong pizza at her doorstep so she called the police. In 60 seconds, what she found inside the box that made her call 911. And a reminder that you can watch news4 anywhere you go. Be sure to download the bcn im aaron gilchrist. Here are some of the stories lighting up social media this morning. One or another face will be added to the hall. The latest trailer for game of thrones season 6 just a tease, apparently. Its 30 seconds long and really doesnt give too much away, so youre going to have to wait and see. Season 6 begins on april 24. Well, i ordered a small pizza half cheese and half bacon and they bring me half hamburger so i called them back and they dont want to give my money back. They keep hanging. Okay, thats not a police matter, ma well, someone in connecticut called 911 about a pizza delivery mistake. She claimed she was given hamburger instead of the pizza she ordered. The 911 operator told her she needed to work it out with the pizza shop. Neighbors in the area said thi woman should be fined for wasting valuable 911 resources. Imagine playing a Musical Instrument made with ice . Thats exactly what these musicians are doing. An ice scluptor in colorado made this. They make instruments made out of ice. First graders and a suspended plot to kill a classmate . In 60 seconds, the dangerous way students were pl anwall street. The nra. Theyre powerful. They usually get their way. But not with democrat Donna Edwards. And when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, Donna Edwards said no shes fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. Because to democrat Donna Edwards, the special interests arent special. We are. Women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. And now at 11 25, temperatures climbing into the 50s. And later today the low 60s, bright sunshine. Late tomorrow and friday morning, some showers. Afternoon storms possible on friday. Highs reaching the mid70s. Only a slight risk those storms will be severe. Then on saturday might have a morning sprinkle, then sun back and highs reaching mid60s. Look at the big changes on the way on the storm team 7day outlook. Sunday and monday, highs only in the low 50s. May be a bit chillier on tuesday with highs only at 50 degrees after a few morning showers. Today the fate of another lawsuit against bill cosby is in the hands of a judge. Cosbys attorney wants to delay a lawsuit brought by judi she sued cosby in 2014 claiming the abuse happened in a bedroom of the playboy mansion in 1974. Cosbys attorneys want the case put on hold until a Sexual Assault criminal cas