Allyson, youre tracking a huge temperature change. Were going to be almost 20 degrees cooler through the afternoon. What a difference it will make. I think that spider lives there. Maybe well see him again before the morning is over. 71 degrees. Were going to see sunshine today and if we do see a stray shower, it will be through Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck as the front comes through. Otherwise dry, sunny and very breezy and hot of course. 79 degrees by 9 00. By lunch time 6. It time 86. It will be near 90. Once we get past 86 it will be the warmest day of the season so far. Want to let metro riders know everything is running on schedule this morning. Metro center is now back open as a result of that fire activity yesterday. Buses running on schedule as well. Want to take you to 270 between Montrose Road and the spur where we have a tractortrailer accident causing some pretty significant delays along i270. Thats where we see sky 9 right now. Were asking drivers to add anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes to your drive time as a result of this accident. Well have another update for you in about ten minutes. We are following breaking news out of nepal. The country has been struck by another earthquake. A 7. 4 quake ended up striking around midday near the chinese border between the capital of kathmandu and mount everest. A number of buildings collapsed. At least four people have been confirmed dead. This earthquake of course comes nearly one month after the april 125 quake which killed more than 8100 people at last check and injured more than 17,000. Reporter im Nikki Burdine live at metro center where believe it or not i have good news for commuters. Metro center is back open and running. The trains have already started running here. Quite a different here from what we experienced yesterday when we had the nightmarish commute for people all across the board starting yesterday morning. Today again we are good to go but yesterday metro suspended service between rosslyn and foggy bottom due to schmoke in the tunnel. That stopped trains on the orange, silver and blue lines. We spoke to riders yesterday who say their typical short commute on metro took them hours. Awful, awful. I mean, everyone is trying to get to work right now. Reporter how long have you been waiting . Probably about an hour or two. I was trapped inside of a train for more than half an hour myself just waiting to get here. Were getting closer to arlington. Thats when you can smell things, see things. It was crazy. Reporter once again good news for you commuters. We are sitting pretty so far. No alerts, no delays to tell you about. In fact, its kind of calm out here. We have a violinist playing in metro center. Well keep you updated on any delays we hear about whats happening here. But for now youre good to go. Im Nikki Burdine, wusa9. D. C. Police are trying to figure out if a Sexual Assault suspect was an uber driver or if it was someone pretending to be one. A woman claims she was soughted by a man driving a car with an uber sticker in northeast. She got into the car sunday morning just before 3 00 but the man refused to let her out and then assaulted her. Uber says theyre working with police to track down this driver. A robville couple found dead in rockville couple found dead in their home were stabbed to death. Richard and Julianne Vilardo were found dead in their home sunday. The killer or killers likely entered the home through a window in the back. Police arent saying if they were targeted or this was a random violent act. Bob mcconnells appeal of his conviction happens in richmond this morning at 9 30. The defense team arguing their case before a threepanel judge. Threejudge panel rather. Mcdonnell was sentenced to two years in jail after the jury found the exgovernor guilty of federal bribery. He and his wife, maureen, accepted more than 177,000 in loans and gifts from a wealthy businessman. Despite their sentencing neither one of them has spent one day in jail indicating the judge believes their appeal has some kind of merit. Mcdonnell will argue he did nothing illegal, only that the businessman was treated to courtesies. The defense team believes the trial judge adopted an overly broad definition of official act. Maureen mcdonnell, the former first lady was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. She is also free pending her appeal. That date has not been scheduled yet. Ail have much more on the governors case coming up at 6 30, delia goncalves, wusa9. Thank you, delia. New England Patriots tom brady has been suspended for four games and the patriots have been fined 1 million plus the first and fourth round draft picks. Thats the punishment handed down by the league for deflategate good patriots owner bob kraft called the punishment excessive and you can bank on bready appealing it according to his agent. He claims the wells report was flawed. Susan mcginnis reports. Reporter fans are reacting to the n. F. L. s punishment for new England Patriots star quarterback tom braidsy. Some defending him. Everyone does the deflategate. They all do it. He just got caught. Hes done a wonderful job for the patriots. To hang him out to dry like this is not fair. Reporter brady was socked with a fourgame suspension for knowingly using deflated footballs at last seasons afc championship game after the leagues investigation found breedy at least generally aware of a plan to deflate balls below the minimum allowed level. The legal also cited bradys failure to cooperate. The patriots will pay a Million Dollar fine and lose two draft picks. While some analysts say the league is sending a message players will be held accountable for violating rules, its the league many fans are angry with who see brady punished harshly than rice after he assaulted his if i san say any an say assaulting his fiance. Ive had it with the league the way it operates. This is just a joke. Its an embarrassment. Reporter last night patriots owner bob kraft says the super bowls mvp has the teams support. Emergency teams in texas are using cadaver dogs to search for anyone who might still be missing after sundays powerful tornado. The searches continue as the entire southwest prepares for yet another round of powerful storms. Well have more on that coming up. But first heres allison with a look allyson with a look at what could be our hottest day since last september. We havent reached 90 degrees since september so here we go with another warm day. Back to the upper 80s by lunch time. Winds out of the west, southwest. A very breezy afternoon. Im let you know when we cool off. I love the taste. Always smooth, never bitter. My cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin. Man i see the steam rising off the cup cause you know its a fresh pot. Man one cup a day for sure. Two if need be. And its usually need be. Dunkin your place for coffee. People of the coffee drinking world, dunkin has a dark roast coffee thats deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish thats never bitter. Put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. Welcome back. Ten minutes after 6 00. Lots of sunshine today. Well see a very breezy day as well. Take a look at your michael son camera. A gorgeous start and its going to be hot. 17 degrees. Highs today near 90 degrees. Were not tracking any rain except for areas off to the south. Coming up a cooldown. Larry, over to you. A trouble spot affecting drivers out in clinton, merchandise midthis morning. Branch avenue, this is route 5, the northbound side we have two lanes blocked as a result of an accident. Drivers trying to get by. Looks like the center lane is blocked. Were asking drivers to add 10 to 15 minutes to your drive time. Another update in about ten minutes. In the news right now were going to get to some of that very shortly. Another round of thunderstorms expected to bring heavy rains to parts of texas today. These new storms come as people in the town of van and other towns in the southwest clean up from tornadoes and flooding. Lets check in with allyson. Cooler temperatures lining up headed our way. Im time it out for 6 146789 change of seasons within less than 24 hours a. Steamy summer and refreshing spring . Finally spring returns to the forecast. Its been feeling summer as of late. Today of course it will feel like summer. Near 90 degrees this afternoon. Lets take a look at how were starting off. This is a beautiful start. If youre not a fan of the hot and humid weather, well, just wait. Tomorrow is going to be absolutely perfect for you. 71 degrees. Look at that temperature, 71. Thats about where were going to top out tomorrow. So a big dive, about 20 degrees difference. When temperatures change that fast in a short amount of time, you know its going to be breezy so breezy today, winds out of the west, southwest at 20 Miles Per Hour turning out. The northwest later on tonight and that brings the low humidity. So it is going to be pretty humid for at least the first half of the day. 71 for d. C. 65 for baltimore. 68 for annapolis and as you head off to the west, winchester at 68 and front royal youre at 64. Near 90 today. Its hot for sure. No escaping that once we get past 86, hottest day of the season. We havent reached 90 since last september. A lot of places will stay into the upper 80s, though. Take a look at your futurecast. If we do see a stray shower, it is a front coming through. A pretty dry one for us. We a see a stray somehow for Southern Maryland or the Northern Neck but most areas will be pretty dry. A few clouds hanging around through lunch time and then its going to be pretty sunny through the afternoon. By 5 30, your drive home, temperatures into the mid to upper 80s approaching near 90 degrees and very breezy. With those northwesterly winds by tonight and first thing tomorrow, we wake up into the 50s. Might have to grab the jacket. Its at least going to feel much different than it has been the past couple of mornings. 90 today. 73 for tomorrow. Cooler and breezy. 73 degrees. Thats a big drop, almost 20 degrees. For thursday 74 degrees but we lose the wind so thats going to be absolutely perfect weather. 76 for friday. Then this weekend we return to the 80s and looks like were going to have another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms both saturday and sunday. Well keep you updated on the weekend forecast. Larry, you have a lot to talk about. Lots going on this morning. Marc train ride hers, you are riders, you are free and clear. Vre also running on schedule. Metro riders, you are on schedule as well. Those of you traveling the inner loop of the beltway, a 20 minute commute this morning Dolley Madison to baltimore avenue. And a 20minute commute Prince William parkway to 20th street northwest. From joplin to i395 a 21 minute commute there. No issues on i395 as you make your way to the 14th street bridge and into town. In Prince Georges County no issues going on along a, the bw parkway or 95 on the maryland side. If youre traveling from collington avenue to penn street northeast, youre looking at a 17minute. This is i395 here i should say at 7100 in newington. No issues there. Just volume building up mainly in dale city. I want to take you back right now to i270 at Montrose Road. We had told you we had had that tractortrailer accident between Montrose Road and the spur. Thats cleared up. The tractortrailer is now on the shoulder. Traffic is now moving again. Were now giving the all clear for i270 so no issues there this morning. So things on the whole starting to fizzle out for the most part. We still have the issue going on in clinton, maryland. This is at route 5 at surratts road. Well have another update at the top of our 6 30 halfhour. Texas has already been pummeled by Severe Weather this week. Now theres another round of storms in the forecast for that region. These new storms come as people in the town of van and other towns in the southwest area of the state clean up from tornadoes and flooding. Don champion has more from texas. Reporter rescue crews in van, texas continue search efforts into the night even though everyone is accounted for cadaver dogs are being used to scour can debris scour debris just in case. With the amount of damage, its important to check and recheck what weve done to make sure we dont miss anybody. Reporter the tornado leveled about a third of the tiny told killing 60yearold david tafley and his brenda. The couple moved to van after retiring. In the wake of the storm victims are trying to protect what little they have left. Police put a curfew in police and have set up check points. Ive seen a bunch of folks here today ive never seen before. They may be here looking for an opportunity. Reporter in neighboring arkansas where an ef12 tornado hit, many people are coming together. In the town of nashville, a Good Samaritan handed out hundred dollar bills to storm victims. Its g. I mean, its i know its not a whole bunch of money and a lot of money but it is going to help my sister and her kids. Reporter even more Severe Weather threatens to hamper cleanup efforts later this week. Don champion, cbs news, van, texas. In the colorado theater shooting trial, the jury has now seen evidence from insides the apartment james holmes. Prosecutors focused on evidence they claim shows holmes preplanned the attack. One piece of evidence, a calendar with a circle around a specific date. On the 20th its circled with the number one inside of it. July 20 was of course the day of the shooting. Prosecutors also showed evidence of weapons purchases with instruction booklets on how to use them. The defense has rested in the punishment phase of Boston Marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. His lawyers put Death Penalty opponent sister helen prason on the witness stand. She says no one deserves to suffer as the a federal jury must decide whether tsarnaev will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in jail. The man acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin was involved in another shooting. George zimmerman told Police Someone shot at his car yesterday afternoon in lake mary, florida. Zimmerman wasnt hit but was slightly injured by the glass from his broken car window. So far no charges have been filed. Fans were calling it reopening day in baltimore. A return to camden yards following two weeks of turmoil in charm city after the protests over freddie grays death. After that recent unrest forced the team to play one game in front of an empty stadium, now fans are saying theyre ready to heal. We went through a turmoil this past two weeks and we just want to come out here and show that baltimore it fun. And fun it was. The orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 52. Lowering the curtain on a reality tv favorite. American idol will end next year with its 15th season. Fox confirmed the news yesterday. The show remered in 2002 to excellent ratings but the numbers have slipped in recent years. It launched the careers like kelly clarkson, Carey Underwood and even a lose near Jennifer Hudson who went on to win an oscar. New auction records in the books. Last night the pointed man scut tur sold for more than sculpture sold for more than 141 million at christies auction house in new york and the women of algiers went for [indiscernible] way above my pay grade. Today could be the day we hear an announcement about the obama president ial library. Theyre some of the most popular vehicles on the road but will your midsize suv keep you safe . Well take a look whether we return. First lets check in with allyson. Thanks, nick. Its warm and sunny. I can hear the birds chirping. Were headed to near 90. Very breezy. We will track some cooler weather. Deidre the dark classic girl plays in the background a great entrance never goes out of style. Dresses start at 25. The eva mendes collection. Exclusively at new york and company. [ female announcer ] Business Travel isnt just about the going. Its also about the going home. And being connected all along the way. Whether youre working or recharging do Business Travel on your terms. Acela. Take off. In case you missed it, mid size suvs make for some of the most comfortable rides but some better than others. A tougher crash test began in 2012. Reporter the nissan morono earn add good rating. It protected the driver the best. Out of the seven suvs tested in its latest round of crash simulations. The airbags did what theyre supposed to do to keep the head out of harm areas way. Reporter the ford flex and the Jeep Wrangler fourdoor also received high marks for safety. The automakers are making changes to provide better protection in these kinds of crashes. Reporter the institute tested what happens when a vehicles front corner collides with another car or object. Analysts say it simulates the most common type of crash. When you look around at junk yards to vehicles that have been in crashes you rarely see the kind of damage that occurs from a flat wall. Reporter but not every vehicle held up well. The dodge durango, Jeep Cherokee and Honda Santa Fe got marginal ratings with the Dodge Journey performing the worst in the work. Cok participant compartment collapsed occupant compartment collapsed around the driver. Reporter the institute says many automakers have made safety improvements particularly to airbags and the front structure of their vehicles. Chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. This is the second group of midsize suvs tested by the institute. Last year the tight tight highlander, chevy equinox and nissan pactfinder also path finder also earned top safety pick. The barack obama president ial library will be built in chicago partnering with the university of chicago. Two sides were up for the honor with the south side taking the win. Chicago mayor rahm emanuel spoke before the announcement. People will be coming for years to come not just to see the library but as a way to remember the past. Of course this will become the 13th president ial l