the british prime minister is looking to get his nation out. u.s. wants commitments the british oil giant b pmt will pay up. >> i. >> i think that's what the prime minister said as well. >> u.s. lawmakers are demanding to know what role they played in the freeing of the lockerbie airline bomber. >> might be a corrupt deal between bp and libya. >> he was convicted of being the biggest mass murderer, no case for him to be released from prison. >> reporter: a friendship between two nations, the two leaders get to know each other. the prime minister has agreed to meet with senators who have tough questions about bp. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> 4:30 right now. 7 degrees. >> another, sticky, muggy day.

>> beneficial rains, we been so dry and we'll take the rain. we didn't have any damage from the storms and at this hour the temperatures are mild and muggy. i'm tom kierein. 79 in washington, low 70s in prince george's and fairfax county. around the eastern shore it's in the mid-70s mountains of of western maryland, mid-60s this morning. over the past 12 hours, we had the showers passing mainly to the south of washington and those are pulling away. there are still a few lingering showers in northeastern maryland moving to the east. we have another disturbance approaching us later today that may bring us late afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. before that it should be partly cloudy with highs reaching the mid-90s today. remaining steamy tonight and tomorrow. during the day on wednesday, morning lows mid-70s afternoons again into the mid to low 90s.

then lower humidity ought move am briefly. highs in the mid-90s both days. >> it's looking pretty good as we get going here. along the 95 corridor, right now fredericksburg all the way up to the beltway and 395, should find all lanes open. let's head to the american legion bridge. authorities are dealing with an accident on the outer loop. single car accident. somebody smacked into the jersey wall. fire and rescue crews are on the scene. volume is so light it's not creating a delay. we'll keep an eye on it and let you know. >> a computer engineer from northern virginia was on his way to his dream job interview but gunned down before he got a chance. on sunday night, robbers gunned

him down in oakland. it is a terrible crime that took the life of a father of three. derrick ward reports. >> reporter: 45-year-old zing horng ken was looking to make a career move. he had hined up an interview with google incorporated. but on sunday night, he was killed in downtown oakland as he prepared for what was to be a big day. he visited a friend to have his teeth cleaned. outside the dentist's office they were ak costed and he was shot and killed. >> the information we got it was a robbery that was taken placement we don't know if the robbers were able to steal any of the money before they shot the victim. >> i'm terribly shocked. >> reporter: neighbor john thomas has known kang and his family for years. >> gene was the nicest guy. nothing but good things to say

about him. we didn't communicate a whole lot, when we were casually talking, very, very decent person. >> reporter: another neighbor stunned and saddened by the loss 2,000 miles away. >> this is completely shocking. i don't know what is going on. completely unexpected. >> reporter: he leaves behind a wife and thee sons. >> google says, we are saddened to hear the news and hearts go out to his family in this difficult time. oak lapd police may have a break, surveillance video showing the suspect before the crime occurred. there's a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. derrick ward, news 4 today. we may know the person responsible for two separate mother/daughter murders.

they found karen lost ton and her daughter. and two months later found dewitt and her daughter ebony. they thought the murders we s coincidental. the 27-year-old man is also in custody on federal gun charges and could be indicted with these murders next week. >> a former pastor is behind bars accused of having a sexual relationship with a teen. police arrested jason roy bolton in his home in dumb frees and say he began a relationship with a 17-year-old that turned sexual. he was a minister at the potomac crest baptist church and reseened in may. 30 men are off the streets of northern virginia. u.s. custom enforcement officers

made the arrest over the weekend. they are thought to be part of the mexican pride and south side loek koes gangs. 29 of the 30 arrested also face deportation. the raids were done in conjunction with deputies and detectives with county police. a 26-year-old man from fairfax is finally held after being held in egypt for months. when we healey returned home, he learned he was on the no-fly list. he was questioned and held in cairo until he got a weaiver allowing him to fly home. >> i had to be stuck for two months and this crazy ordeal. other than that, i'm cool man, happy to be back. >> we healey says the best thing

to be home is eating his mom's las ago that. they are promising to take more responsibility for security. united states has by far the largest stake in the country. many nations are anxious to pull troops out. >> afghanistan has made very proud feel who feel extremely strong about managing their own future. there has been a lot of pressure from us from the progressional community on them to say now it's time for you to take more responsibility and accountability. >> while afghanistan feels ready to take other security, they are still looking for aid to improve commerce and jobs. >> the extension of unemployment benefits is expected to pass the senate this afternoon. democrats say they have the votes to avoid a republican filibuster and pass the $34 billion jobless benefits

package, extending benefits for 2.5 million people for november. using procedural months to block it three times in recent weeks of the republicans say they support the bill but argue the extension would add to the natural deficit. there is another vote happening today in the senate. the senate judiciary committee will vote on elena kagan. the vote was originally scheduled last week but delayed at the request of republicans. democrats have to confi kagan. ahead on news 4 today, who is taking a local county skew o executive to court. a muggy start to the morning. we'll check weather and traffic after the break. stay with us.

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good morning, it is time for weather and track on the ones. the sky is mostly clear. the summer triangle is up in the western sky. 79 in washington. 70s in the suburbs and rural

ar areas. chance of a late afternoon thunderstorm. a chance of afternoon storms with highs mid-90s. lower humidity should move in tomorrow. continuing issue with police activity this morning closing down calvert street northwest washington. you can see the police vehicles right now. traffic is being detoured for the time being. not having a major impact at the moment but should it continue for too long we could issues. the commute south of town to the wilson bridge, no early worries. from the eastern shore, we're okay. 270, a lot of overnight road work in gaithersburg, authorities should be wrapping that up now. 79 degrees, still to come, why people in one local county are hoping for an early christmas gift.

hiding in plain sight, what officers are holooking for when they step up searches for public parks. how a local woman murdered her own father.

small amounts of oil and gas are leaking from the cap on the ruptured well in the gulf. the federal officials plan to keep it closed for now. they say the leaks are not a major concern yet and the seep is detected is not related to the well. >> britain's prime minister david cameron will meet with president obama to discuss the ghoebal economy. senators have asked to meet with cameron about bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber. police know the person responsible for two double murders last year. the suspect is already in

custody on federal gun charges and could be indicted next week. police in california are searching for two men who gunned down a computer engineer, keng, of fairfax was interviewing for his dream job with google. the night before the interview, keng was shot by two men trying to rob him. he leaves behind a wife and three children. her alleged victim, her own father, patricia blevins poisoned her own father after they were evicted from their apartment. he died a short time later. an autopsy determined he had high levels of the generic form of the drug zoloft in his system. >> getting prescriptions from

pharmacies without the benefit of having a doctor prescribe them. one of those drugs was the one she was giving to her father. >> blevins and her father used to live in woodbridge. maryland's court of appeals will hear arguments whether an anne arundel county casino should be on the ballot this fall. appealing last month's decision by a circuit judge. the judge ruled the effort to block the casino through a public vote would violate the state constitution. if it was built, it would be maryland's largest. jack johnson is being sued by a homeowner's association who says he hasn't paid his dues. they are asking for $1500 in late assessments and legal fees for a property that johnson owns and rents out.

he claims he's always pays his dues and denies wrong doing. loudon county supervisors will decide whether or not holiday displays should be allowed outside the courthouse. they announced that no holiday displays will be permitted on the lawn. that ruling was overturned. last night in leesburg, dozens of people turned out for a community forum. >> you'll find more than hundred references to god within a few miles' walk. it's main and simple, voting for a ban is un-american. >> what is that going to teach us? nothing. dwindling away our freedoms we hold so dear. >> a final vote will take place tonight. we're getting a first look at photographs of a metro crash that happened last november. the national transportation safety board released these photographs yesterday. a six-car train smashed into a

parked train in the west falls church rail yard. no passengers were on board either train but three employees were injured. the collision occurred at least $9 million in damage. several cars were totalled. metro later fired the operator. people got their first taste of three new ways to pay for parking and a fourth option on the way. many found the systems that are supposed to make parking easier, caused some confusion. >> reporter: along wisconsin avenue in northwest in friendship heights, meters had been remaced by spots, but there's no sign saying where to go to pay. >> where do i pay? >> up the block, there's a pay station by the bus stop. >> i had no idea. >> put my credit card in there a couple of times and there's no

indication that you have gotten a receipt. >> reporter: on independence avenue there's a similar system provided by another vendor. the parking spaces are numbered and there's a pay station that does give receipts. >> not only can you pay with credit card and coins, you can also pay with paper money, not something we had had on the streets before. >> reporter: you no longer have to walk around with a pocketful of change, all you need is cash or credit card from the wallet or pay by phone. in foggy bottom, you can pay by phone, which may be better than using 16 quarters for an hour. you can pay by phone, would that be a good alternative? >> probably so. >> reporter: on new street, near 14th in northwest washington,

new pay by space parking meters take credit cards. >> i don't know how much money -- the val yu of two dollars. >> reporter: a fourth new parking system will be unveiled later this week, which allows you to enter your license plate and pay by card to make sure time hasn't expired. chris gordon news 4. ddot will decide which one works best for the future. >> it's very confusing. i guess it is more convenient than having to carry around the coins. >> you certainly want a receipt. >> do you want a forecast? >> give me your credit card. >> you're charging now, tom. >> well, good morning, at this

hour we've got the humidity still in place. there's the washington monument. down river is national airport where it's at 79 degrees. and the dew point is 66. that's rather humid at this hour. we've got a calm wind and those thunderstorms gave us, well, less than 500ths of an inch. right now all around the region, weather watchers reporting temperatures in the 70s. a few miles from the waters, in the low to mid 70s. a pleasant morning in montgomery and fairfax county as well. weather watchers around the shenandoah valley, west virginia, mid-60s, atlantic beaches in the mid-70s. we've had the showers and thunder showers moving through west to east. we have a partly cloudy sky and later on this morning it will be mostly sunny. the low to mid-80s by mid

morning. late afternoon between 4:00 to as late as 8:00 p.m., we could get passing thunderstorms. low 80s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow the mid 70s. more of the same on wednesday. thursday and friday a little less humid with highs in the mid-90s. chance of afternoon storms and chance of storms on sunday with a high near 90. how's the traffic now? >> taking a live look and see how we're doing at this hour. looks like the accident is now gone. as you travel from the maryland shoreline over the bridge towards tyson's looks like they are out there. inner loop looks pretty good. let's see how we're doing. just a reminder, in case you weren't with us, 395 with the inbound 14th street bridge. two lanes to the left, one to the right. gw parkway, be very careful, not a lot of room to merge on in.

>> it is a little trouble spot. thank you. it is 4:53. a small leak getting a lot of attention in the gulf. >> not what you want to see when you look out the window mid-flight, what american airlines is saying about the peeling wing of a plane. officers patrolling seemingly quiet public parks for illegal stashes, nowñq

local police are on the hunt for marijuana. august is the prime month for harvest. officers with the maryland national capital park police showed the dangers the hunt can entail. >> reporter: local authorities are battling the war on drugs from the air, and the ground. this is a public park in montgomery county where marijuana growers have set up shop. >> this is being distributed throughout the county and throughout the metropolitan washington region to your friends and neighbors and maybe even your children. >> reporter: the maryland national capital park police has been scouring parks for the last 20 years seizing millions of dollars in pot. tonight our camera was granted exclusive access as armed undercover officers guided us through seneca park. this is what a grow site looks like, equipped with fencing, water and branches to disguise

the illegal activity. police were too late to confiscate plants here but from the air the chopper can look for more. >> straight lines in fencing, might be snow fencing. >> reporter: police confiscated 12 marijuana plants, worth $18,000. the site was armed with trip wires that police say can could be taken anything from fish hooks to bells and even explosives. >> a lot of grow sites are book by trapped because they want to tell they've been discovered. this could potentially be dangerous to park patrons an they are pets. >> reporter: they typically plant in groups of three. the first is for their own personal use, the second one they want police to find it. the third site, that's the one that will go out on the street. as expected after about a half mile walk we found the third

site. it's not easy to catch the planters, if it takes stake-outs that last days, they'll do it so drugs are kept off the street. >> some of the families of those killed in the plane crash last year are urging congress to pass legislation they say would keep the sky safer. continental flight 3407 crashed last february near buffalo killing all 39 people on board. today some of those victims' families will join chris lee to push for the passage of the faa reauthorization bill. it will increase safety standards in pilot training. a passenger on an american airlines flight noticed something wasn't quite right. took this picture of a piece of wing peeling back mid flight. the man alerted the flight attendant but the flight kept going.

a member of the faa safety board said it was to the lay meantation and it could have impacted the pilot's ability to fly but they say no one was in danger during the flight. it went back for repairs with no passengers on board. >> i can see why he took pictures and asked about it. stay with us, news 4 continues now at 5:00 a.m. >> sprung a leak, all eyes on the gulf where a small drip is causing new concern. british invasion, serious subjects on the agenda as britain's prime minister pays his first visit to washington. murder mystery, police focusing on one man and two open investigations, both involving a mother and daughter. good morning, i'm kimberly

suiters in for joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang, this july 20th, 2010, a live look at 5:00 a.m., it is 79 degrees. still muggy and hot and nothing has changed. we had much needed rain and tom is here with the forecast. >> a friend says, does it rain every single day in summer? >> almost. it has been a dry pattern and we did get beneficial showers and didn't have to pay for it or get the expense of damaging winds. at this hour the atmosphere is settled and the air feels a little bit fresher. the humidity has dropped a little bit and low 70s arlington and fairfax. upper 70s in the chesapeake bay. mid-70s around the shenandoah valley. in west virginia in the mid 60s,

pleasant start there at the atlantic beaches. we did have those showers yesterday and now this morning. we have a partly cloudy sky. we'll have some sun some morning. clouds building this afternoon as highs climb into the mid-90s. looks like we'll repeat this again tomorrow. somewhat lower humidity but still hot weather for thursday and friday. how's the traffic now, jerry? >> taking a live look at this hour. connecticut avenue closed to traffic between calvert street northwest because of continuing police activity. you'll be diverted towards wisconsin avenue. we'll keep you updated on thaxt let's see how we're doing else with on the woodrow wilson bridge. both directions right now moving along pretty well. very quiet start. >> the families of two prince george's county mothers and daughters may know who killed their loved ones more than a year after their murders. police say they have a suspect

in the killings which took place in larg go in january and march of last year. tracee wilkins is live with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. police are calling this the double double case. they are saying in addition to the murders of these two mothers and their daughters, they are thinking this person was responsible for a fifth murder and saying now they know who did it. they call it the double-double case because two mothers in both cases were nurses aej both daughters were teenagers both killed within two months in the same neighborhood. the suspect hasn't been named because this case heads to grand jury next week. sources close to the case say he's 27 and has a college degree and in jail on unrelated gun charges. in january of last year, karen

losten and her daughter were found and then dolores dewitt and her 14-year-old daughter ebony were found burned to death in an abandoned home. police say there was a fifth member in january of 2008. a woman was found killed and her home burned. they believe that that murder was also connected to this suspect. again, we're expecting for police to release the name of the suspect as soon as the person makes their way into a grnd jury. they are expecting this case -- that he will be indicted and charges will be formal. tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> now to the disaster in the gulf. this morning there is oil and gas leaking out of that well. it's just a small amount and not enough for officials to stop testing on the new cap system. for now the cap remains closed as they watch for bigger leaks.

kristen dahlgren has the late rest. >> reporter: as an entire region holds its breath to see what happens next, tiny bubbles drew extra scrutiny from teams monitoring the situation. >> there is seepage around the blowout preventer in terms of gas bubbles coming up. it does not appear to be at this point a consequence shal problem. >> reporter: industry insiders urged caution. >> if the well casing has been weakened and is breached, will we see a perpetual seepage from the outside wall between the well bore, which is the hole that was dug and the casing itself? >> reporter: admiral allen insists that's not the case so far and so seepage two miles from the site doesn't appear to be related to this well. the test will continue with the possibility it could stay in place until the well is killed. late yesterday bp introduced a

new idea for doing that, the static kill, a new version of the top kill. pumping mud into the blowout representer. they say it could work now with the cap on and lower pressures. >> in terms of static kill, this is very much in its infancy. it is not something we've approved to do. we wave to have a number of sessions going through all of our procedures. >> reporter: bp says if it works, it could kill the well sooner than relief wells now expected to be finished sometime near the end of the month. on day 92, more new ideas, we may learn more about the static kill later today, but so far admiral allen says the relief wells remain the ultimate solution. nbc news, venice, louisiana. britain's prime minister, david cameron visits washington

today. the most controversial topic, however, will be about bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber, cameron has already said he sees the relief as utterly wrong. >> i have no idea what bp did. i'm not responsible for bp. all i know as leader of the opposition, i couldn't be more clear i thought the decision to relies al meg ra hi was completely wrong. i saw no case whatsoever for releasing him from prison. al megrahi was supposedly released because he was near death from prostate cancer. there are reports his health is improving. the extension of unemployment benefits is expected to pass the senate this afternoon. they say they have the votes needed to prevent a republican filibuster. today's passage would extend unemployment benefits for 2.5 million people until november.

gop senators have used procedural moves to block it three teams in recent weeks. republicans say they support the bill but argue it would add to the national deficit. >> there's another vote happening in the senate the judiciary commit will vote on elena kagan. the vote was delayed at the request of republicans. kagan is expected to be approved today. democrats hope to confirm kagan before the august recess. if approved, kagan will fill the seat of john paul stevens. ahead on "news 4 today," a local man who travels across the country looking for a new opportunity becomes the victim of a senseless crime. more than two dozen suspects accused of being members of notorious gangs off the streets. are more summer storms on the way today? your weather and traffic are next.

good morning, it's 5:11, i'm tom kierein. time for weather and traffic. 77 in washington, low 70s in fairfax and montgomery county. closer to the bay, mid-70s, maryland and virginia, highs today climbing to the low 90s by

afternoon. could get passing thunderstorms, perhaps late afternoon into early this evening. and more of the same on wednesday and still very humid today and tomorrow. then a little bit less humid on thursday and friday and still hot. and we'll take a look at the weekend in ten minutes. how's the traffic now? >> pretty quiet as we look along interstate 66 from front royal headed to the capital beltway. no early accidents, a little volume here and there at the interchanges but nothing to fear. i-270 southbound no concerns. there had been a milling operation on the northbound side kicking up a lot of dust. if you're headed that direction in the next hour or so, don't be surprised if it's on the dusty side. might reduce your visibility a little bit. 76 degrees, head on "news 4 today," unexpected complication of getting pregnant, it could have a negative impact on getting approved for a mortgage. why sarah palin is comparing herself to william shakes peer.

a local father looking for a

this morning, small amounts of oil and gas are leaking from the cap on the ruptured well in the gulf. federal officials plan to keep the cap closed. they say the leaks are not a major concern just yet and the seepage detected two miles away is not related to the well. david cameron will visit washington today. several senators have asked to meet with cameron about bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber. the senate is expected to approve the extension of unemployment benefits today. democrats say they have the votes to avoid a republican filibuster. the $34 billion package would extends benefits for 2.5 million

people until november. police in prince george's believe they know the person responsible for two double murders. the suspect is already in custody on unrelated federal gun charges and could be indicted next week. a computer engineer was on his way to his dream job in california. but he was gunned down before he ever got the chance to even interview. kang of fairfax left the interview with google but on sunday night robbers gunned him down. it's a shocking crime that took the life of a family of three. derrick ward reports. >> reporter: 45-year-old zing horng ken was looking to make a career move. he had lined up an interview with internet giant google, incorporated. but on sunday night, he was killed in downtown oakland as he prepared for what was to be a big day.

he visited a friend to have his teeth cleaned. outside the dentist's office they were accosted and he was shot and killed. >> the information we got it was a robbery that was taken placement we don't know if the robbers were able to steal any of the money before they shot the victim. >> i'm terribly shocked. >> reporter: neighbor john thomas has known kang and his family for ten years. >> gene was the nicest guy. nothing but good things to say about him. we didn't communicate a whole lot, when we were casually talking, very, very decent person. >> reporter: another neighbor stunned and saddened by the loss 2,000 miles away. >> this is completely shocking. i don't know what is going on. completely unexpected. >> reporter: he leaves behind a wife and thee sons.

google incorporated released a statement, we are saddened to hear the news and hearts go out to his family in this difficult time. oakland police may have a break in this case, surveillance video showing the suspect before the crime occurred. there's a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. derrick ward, news 4 today. u.s. immigration and customs enforcement officers have just arrested 30 gang members and their associated in northern virginia. some of those taken into custody are thought to be part of the ms 13 and south pride locos gang. 29 of the 30 arrested also face deportation. the raids were done in conjunction with fairfax county sheriff's deputies and detectives with county police. a 26-year-old from fairfax is happy to be home after being held egypt for two months.

when he tried to return home, he learned he was on the fbi's no-fly list despite being a u.s. citizen. he was questioned until he got a waiver from federal authorities allowing him to fly home. >> i'm just kind of mad it took so long and i had to stuck for two months and this crazy ordeal, other than that, i'm cool man, happy to be back. >> he tells news 4. one of the best things about being home is eating his mom's lasagna. afghanistan would like more control over the billions of dollars in aid it is receiving for development in return they are promising to take more responsibility for security. the united states has by far the largest stake in the country. many nations, however, are anxious to pull their troops out. the u.n. envoy says the country is ready to take on added

responsibility. >> afghanistan is made of very proud people who feel extremely strong about managing their own future. particularly because there has been a lot of pressure from the russia community on them to say, now is the time for you to take full responsibility, more accountsability. >> while afghanistan feels ready to take over security, they are looking for aid to improve commerce and jobs. the party is over for lindsay lohan. the hollywood starlet heads to jail. she has to report to a beverly hills courtroom where they'll hand her over to the l.a. county's sheriff's department. they will take her 25 miles south of the city. lohan has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating her probation in a drug case. she's also been talking about her upcoming trip to jail on her twitter account. the only bookings i'm familiar with are disney films, never in and out i i would be booking

into jail. trying to get a mortgage? don't get pregnant. lenders are looking at barrowers whose income has dropped temporari temporarily, including taking care of newborns. lenders may not always approve the loans. banks are mostly dealing with guaranteed income, making loan requirements tougher. you should prepare to deal with more complications. you may have to delay your purchase, deal with extra paperwork or buy a home you can afford on one more salary. >> one more complication the baby adds to your house. >> we decided to get the house first then the baby, that worked out. they didn't know. >> and now they do. >> good morning. at this hour, we've got the humidity a little bit lower so it's a little bit more pleasant on this tuesday morning. temperatures are in the 70s around the region.

we'll have highs today in the low to mid 90s. a chance of a passing thunderstorm. a little less humid on thursday and friday but here's a look at the weekend. saturday, partly cloudy, hot, up into the upper 90s and chance of passing afternoon or evening thunderstorms. then a front coming in on sunday will likely give us showers and thunder showers with highs near 90 and a bit cooler next week. jerry, how's traffic? >> the interstate is doing pretty well. on the west side of town, both the inner loop and outer loop as you travel between springfield and i-66, no issues whatsoever to report. let's head over and update you along connecticut avenue which remains closed between calvert street and continuing police activity, you'll be diverted to traffic again, very light in the

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coin words too. one man is expected to push through a bill to help millions of unemployed americans. two very troubling crimes, both involving mothers and their daughters murdered. one man is in the focus in both investigations. there won't be much time for

two mothers and two daughters murdered, two separate cases with strange similarities now being connected to one suspect. tough questions, britain's prime minister making his way to the u.s. and there's a lot to discuss. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for joe krebs. let's take a live look outside. 73 degrees outside. another hot and muggy day ahead. >> tom, more of the same?

that's okay, we don't kill the messeng messenger. >> you can complain to the messenger if you want. tom, come on already. >> it's 5:31 on this tuesday, i'm trying, very trying. it's 7 in washington now. weather watchers reporting the humidity is still in place but it has dropped a little bit overnight. we're in the mid-60s this morning and over the last 12 hours we've had beneficial rain coming through. we've been needing it and it has come through. a little bit of thunder and lightning and it's replaced by a partly cloudy sky with us here today. a chance of more showers, maybe thundershowers early this afternoon. highs mid-90s and more of the same tomorrow. still hot, how's the traffic now? >> let's see how we're doing northbound 395, heading for

downtown, a little bit of volume, we just received word of an accident at duke street, we're on the look and keep you updated on that. quick check else request, connecticut avenues remains closed. continuing police activity. >> it is day 92 of the disaster in the gulf. this morning small amounts of oil and gas appear to be leaking from the ruptured well. here's a live look from underwater. so far the leak is not a big enough worry for officials to stop testing on the cap. and thad allen says seepage two miles from the site does not appear to be related to the well. for now the cap remains closed with the possibility it could stay in place until the well is permanented sealed. bp's cleanup efforts will be one of the topics president obama will discuss with britain's new prime minister david cameron when he visits washington today. it will be a very busy first trip to the nation's capital. he will likely face questions on

bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber. brian moore joins us live from capitol hill with more. that's quite a load as you're being introduced to the american public. >> reporter: the last two prime ministers have been accused of being too cozy with washington. this one is looking for a relationship that is solid but not slavish. >> reporter: president obama and new prime minister david cameron met at a summit last month. the u.s. is surging troops into afghanistan and the new british prime minister is looking to get his nation out. with the gulf oil spill cleanup just beginning, the u.s. wants commitments the british oil giant bp will pay up. >> that's what the prime minister said as well.

>> reporter: u.s. lawmakers are demanding to know what role bp played in the freeing of the convicted lockerbie airline bomber. >> it might be a corrupt deal between bp and british government and libya. >> he was convicted of being the biggest mass murderer in the country. i saw no case for releasing him from prison. >> reporter: resetting a special frepdship between two nations as two leaders get to know each other. the prime minister has agreed to talk with senators who have tough questions about bp. >> thank you, brian. the senate is expected to pass the extension of unemployment benefits today. democrats say they have the votes to avoid a republican filibuster and pass the $34 billion jobless benefits package. today's package would extend unemployment benefits for about 2.5 million people until november. gop senators have used procedural moves to block it

three times in recent weeks. republicans say they support the bill but argue the extension would add to the national deficit. >> police in prince george's county may be close to closing two double murder that's have haunted a largo community. news 4' tracee wilkins is live with more on the story. good morning. >> you may remember last yeaen case, police brought in a fbi profiler who believed that these cases were not related. as you say, police believe they have a suspect in custody. they are saying they think they caught who did it. police call it the double-double. two mothers and teenage daughters were killed two months apart in the largo area. the potential suspect has not been named because the case heads to grand jury next week.

sources say he's 27 years old and lived in the neighborhood and has a college degree and presently in jail on unrelated federal gun charges. january of last year, karen lofton and her daughter were found shot to death. in march, the bodies of 42-year-old dolores dewitt and ebony were found left in a burning car in front of a home. there is a fifth murder, they are saying in june of 2008, a woman was killed and her house burned to the ground. they are saying this suspect was also connected to that case. i'm tracee wilkins live this morning. back to you in the studio. some of the families of those killed in a plane crash are now urging congress to pass legislation would keep the skies safer. continental flight 3407 crashed last february near buffalo new

york killing all 49 people on board as well as a man in a house. today some of those victim's families will join chris lee to push for the passage of the faa reauthorization bill. that legislation would increase safety standards in pilot training. a passenger on an american airlines flight saturday looked out his window and noticed something wasn't quite right. he took this picture of a piece of wing peeling back mid-flight. the man alerted a flight attend ent but the flight kept going. a member of the ntsb said it was to the lamentation on the wing. an american airlines spokesmen says no one was in danger during the flight. >> i do understand that it does look worry some if you don't know exactly what you're looking at. i do want to assure folks that safety was not compromised and no one was in any danger because

of this. >> after landing the plane was sent back to miami with no passengers on board to be repaired. the good thing about this, i feel like 9/11 we have become more vigilant and speak up and say something. i'm glad this is nothing but -- >> at least it's going to be repaired. ahead, just a heartbreaking story, a tragedy for a local family. a father going after a dream job becomes a murder victim far from home. >> you have options, paying for parking is changing across the district and some drivers say they don't like it. next a check on t

i'm tom kierein, it's 5:41. there's the soft summer sky. the air is like velvet. we're 20 minutes from sunrise. it's 77 in washington, a little less humid this morning. the air feels for pleasant. right now it's in the low 70s, near 70s in fairfax. highs reaching mid-90s today and pass of a chancing afternoon thunderstorm. little less humid thursday and friday. how's the traffic, jerry? >> pretty quiet morning, little shrluggish approaching the 14th street bridge. let's see how we're doing elsewhere, into and out of the

district along kenilworth avenue, no early concerns. there are early delays on metro rail's orange line. a malfunctioning train at new carrollton has been taken care of now, however the delays do continue on the orange line in the direction of vienna. vre is looking good as is marc nks. 5:42. hoping for an early gift. why christmas is on the minds of some people in virginia. drugs hidden in plain sight, searching public parks. a new

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after one day, the service ran its inaugural trip yesterday but their ended up being more riders that be could fit on the train. here's more with what vre is doing for passengers today. >> reporter: good morning, eun. vre was hopeful that the new express train service from fredericksburg to union station would be popular, but they got more than they bargained for. there were so many people who wanted to ride the new train, they didn't have enough seats. 100 people actually had to stand on the first day in service. the three-car train carried 424 passengers and was completely full by the third stop. vre is adding another car. it's going from a three-car train to a four-car train and they will now have 570 seats. they hope that's going to alleviate the crowding. they are going to continue to monitor things as well. they say there's a possibility

if again they have more success than they were planning, that they could add even more cars beyond that. they'll have to wait and see how it goes with the additional car. csx had a problem with their signal in a ten-mile stretch of rail. that caused additional problems for this train. they could only run it ten miles an hour through a certain section of the system that slowed things way down. the folks getting to union station were about an hour late. that problem has been fixed. that should not be an issue for this morning. v rmt e has add add ed an addit car. the hope is they will have enough seats to accommodate esh who wants to ride and that the second day of service will be smoother. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. 30 men and women believed to be gang members and associates are off the streets of virginia this morning. they made the arrest over the

weekend. some of those taken into custody are thought to be a part of the ms 13, mexican pride and south side locos gangs. charges include immigration violations and assault and grand larceny. 29 of the 30 arrested also face deportation. the raids were done in conjunction with deputies and detectives with county mees. a tragic story from the west coast. police in california are searching for two men who gunned down a computer engineer from northern virginia. 45-year-old jing kang of fairfax was in california to interview for his dream job with internet giant google. the night before interview he was shot and killed in oak lapd by two men trying to rob him. he leaves behind a wife and three children. a former pastor is behind bars this morning accused of having a sexual relationship with a teen. police arrested jason roy bolten in his home last week.

he began a relationship with a 17-year-old girl which eventually turned sexual. bolton was a minister in woodbridge and resigned in may. also in prince william county a woman is facing murder charges, her allegeded victim, her own father. she poisoned her 82-year-old father martin wilson. paramedics found him in a hotel where they were staying after they were evicted from the apartment. an autopsy later determined that he had high levels of a generic form of the form zoloft in his system. police also learned that federal authorities were investigating belie belie believe vins for drug fraud. >> one of those drugs was the one she was giving to her father. >> reporter: they used to live in a house in woodbridge, they

once called social services to report problems of him being abus abused. mayor fenty named deputy general as the interim chief, the chief juvenile prosecutor and replaces mark shind lettler after a series of high profile crimes involving teens that have been supervised by the program or been in it. hidup will be watching over the jail new beginnings as part of his job. mayin other news, maryland' court of appeals will hear arguments whether the plans for the anne arundel county casino should be on the ballot this fall.

they are appealing last month's decision by a circuit judge. the judge ruled the effort to block the casino through a public vote would violate the state constitution. if the casino is built it would be the largest. the keting ling association is asking for $1500 for late assessments and legal fees for a problem that johnson owns and rents out. he claims he always paid the dues and denies wrong doing. people say it feels like christmas comes earlier. retailers want you to think about christmas in july. several national retailers will be running specials this week. some are even treating this friday as a new black friday. both target and sears will have deals online with full christmas sections on the web and toys r

u.s. are promoting deals where shipping is free. loudon county supervisors will continue the debate today after courthouse ground facility announced that no holiday displays will be permitted on the lawn. the ruling was overturned. last night in lees burg, dozens of people to turned out to speak their mind on the issue. >> stroll through our nation's capital and find 100 references to god within a few miles' walk. it's plain and simple, voting for a ban is un-american. >> what is that going to teach us? nothing. it's dwindling away our freedoms we hold so dear. >> a final vote will take place tonight. christmas in july. i guess if your child has a birthday in the summertime, it could be a bargain. >> it's too hot to consider christmas. >> just thinking of winter though will maybe cool you down

psych logically. we are feeling better than it has the last couple of mornings. in the wake of the storms yesterday, there's the sky looking from our vantage point, it's 77 at national airport. it's rather humid this morning not quite as humid as yesterday morning. calm wind and on radar, it is showing a line of showers just now about to enter western maryland coming into garrett county out of north and west virginia. these are heading off to the east-northeast and will be rolling across garrett county and perhaps in allegany the next couple of hours. we have no precipitation and we have a partly cloudy sky and low 70s in prince george's. montgomery and arlington and fairfax, little more pleasant. south and east of washington, eastern shore, southern

maryland, low and mid 70s. west virginia, in the 60s. over the last 12 hours, we had the overnight showers that came through. athis hour we'll have showers hold temperature in the 70s and hit the low 80s by 9:00. mid-90s by mid afternoon. about a 30% chance of a passing thundershower late this afternoon and early this evening. and during the day tomorrow, another day like today with highs low to mid 90s and chance of an early evening thunderstorm. a little less humid thursday and friday with highs in the mid-90s. as we get into the weekend, hot and humid, saturday upper 90s, could get storms on sunday. highs near 90. check weather channel any time, weather on cable. we're picking up a little volume. reminder, connecticut avenue remains closed to traffic.

a stretch of beach drive closed off towards the rock creek parkway. so continuing police activity there. let's see how we're doing for those on the 95 corridor. lanes open. there had been an accident on the southbound side near lort on road. metro, we have a delay on the orange line because of an earlier train malfunction at new carroll ton, marc looking good now. you're getting your first opportunities to tree three new ways to pay for parking. news 4 talked to folks trying to use the new system and found there was some confusion. one area in friendship heights uses numbered spots but many

couldn't find where to pay. in u street one woman was paying by credit card but didn't know how much she was being charged. >> i don't know how much money, the value of two hours. >> you don't know how much you paid on your credit card. >> i'm hungry. >> when you're hungry, you'll pay anything, won't you? a fourth system will use your license plate number and credit card to pay for parking. the four pilot programs will last for 90 days and ddot will decide which works best for the future. >> local police are on the hunt for marijuana. looking in fields, forests and public parks. officers showed us the dangers the hunt can entail. are battling the war on drugs from the air, and the ground. this is a public park in montgomery county where marijuana growers have set up

shop. >> this is being distributed throughout the county and throughout the metropolitan washington region to your friends and neighbors and maybe even your children. >> reporter: the maryland national capital park police has been scouring parks for the last 20 years seizing millions of dollars in pot. tonight our camera was granted exclusive access as armed undercover officers guided us through seneca park. to check on their latest discovery. this is what a grow site looks like, equipped with fencing, water and branches to disguise the illegal activity. police were too late to confiscate plants here but from the air the chopper can look for more. >> straight lines in fencing, might be snow fencing. >> reporter: police confiscated 12 marijuana plants, worth $18,000. the site was armed with trip wires that police say can could contain anything from fish hooks to bells to even explosives.

>> a lot of grow sites are booby trapped because they want to tell they've been discovered. this could potentially be dangerous to park patrons an they are pets. >> reporter: they typically plant in groups of three. the first is for their own personal use, the second one they want police to find it. the third site, that's the one we're looking for right now, that's the one that will go out on the street. as expected after about a half mile walk we found the third site. it's not easy to catch the planters, if it takes stake-outs that last days, they'll do it so drugs are kept off the street. 5:57. what a woman did with her dog in this extreme heat that has her facing animal cruelty charges. the medical breakthrough that is said to be a real game changer in the fight against aids. how was school today?

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no relief in sight. get ready for more heat and humidity. conditions are expected to get worse later in the week. police have a person of ibt in the mother/daughter murders that have baffled them more than a year. british prime minister is invited to the white house today and he'll have to answer a lot tough questions. thanks for joining us, i'm eun yang. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for joe krebs. it's tuesday july 20th, 2010. let's look at the sunrise. another hot day ahead.

>> beautiful out there. >> the heat wave of 2010 continues here for this summer and it's been a hot june and all the way into mid july it's continuing. hotter than normal. weather conditions. we do have clouds off to our west the and the radar is showing a few showers that are just now entering western maryland about to come out of west virginia into garrett county. those are drifting into the east and northeast. elsewhere no precipitation, temperatures are in the mid-70s in washington, near 70 in the suburbs. weather watchers southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, reporting mid-70s. generally in the low 70s to upper 60s. upper 60s western maryland and west virginia. we'll have the humidity still with us and a chance of passing afternoon or early evening thunderstorm looks like late afternoon, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for a chance of any storm.

more of the same on wednesday but it ought to turn humid but remaining hot. maybe even hotter for the start of the weekend. we'll look at this later this half hour. >> picking up volume, just a little bit of it. won't be too long we'll have the sunshine slowdown, right now, looking good, an accident on 66 and route 15 moved to the shuld ter. northwest washington, at last check it looks like there might be a change, calvert street had been closed because of continuing police activity. we'll keep you updated on that. out to the rails, metro rail, we have delays on the orange line because of a train malfunction. that has been resolved but we're looking at delays in the direction of vienna. metro rail -- vre, manassas, 322

slightly delayed an on marc, can dem line is delayed at this hour. police say they know who was behind the murder of two mothers and her daughters in the largo area. police say they have a suspect. tracee wilkins is live outside of prince quarters with the lat >> reporter: this is a turn of events in this case. last year prince george's county police brought in a fbi profiler who believed that the two cases were not related, that the same killer was not responsible for killing both sets of mothers and daughters. but now they believe they have caught their killer and they are looking at one man. >> two mothers who were also nurses and their two teenage daughters killed in the same neighborhood just two months apart. police call it the double-double. now after a year and a half of investigation, it appears prince

george's county police know who did it. the potential suspect has not been named because he has not been charged. but sources say he's 27 years old and lived in the neighborhood and has a college degree. he's in jail on unrelated federal drug convictions and has not been charged in what police are calling the double-double murders. officials charges are expected. last year a nurse and her teenage daughter were found shot to death inside their home in largo. the victims were 44-year-old karen lofton and clarissa. march 14th, there was a car fire in the vacant lot of a largo home and burning inside were the remains of another nurse and teenage daughter. police say someone had broken into their home and killed them, put the bodies in a stolen car and drove them to an empty house and set it on fire.

police say there's also a fifth murder. in june of 2008, a woman was found killed and burned in her home. sources say this potential suspect could be linked to that case as well. >> we're looking at the double-double case in addition to this bow we murder case that happened in 2008. police are hoping they have found the suspect who can tie an end to all of these cases and bring closure for these families. in prince george's county, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. this morning police in california are looking for two men who shot and killed a northern virginia man in town for a job interview. 45-year-old jing kang traveled to oakland for a google interview. he was gunned down where he is talking with a friend. two men approached them, robbed them and shot and killed kang. neighbors who live near kang in fairfax are shocked and saddened

by the news. >> nicest guy. nothing but really good things to say about him. >> this is completely shocking. i don't know what is going on. completely unexpected. >> kang leaves behind a wife and three children. happening today, maryland's court of appeals will hear arguments whether the plans for a casino should be on the ballot this fall. they are opposing last month's decision by an anne arundel circle judge. whether it would violate the state constitution. if the casino is built, it would be maryland's largest rmgts the senate is expected to pass the extension of unemployment benefits today. democrats say they have the votes needed to avoid a filibuster and approve the

jobless benefits package. it would extend pen fits for 2.5 million people. they have used procedural moves to block it three times. republicans add the extension would add to the national deficit. voting on supreme court justice nominee elena kagan. the vote was scheduled lat week but delayed at the request of republicans. kagan is expected to be approved today. democrats hope to confirm kagan. if approved, she'll fill the seat of john paul stevens. vre is hoping the new express train runs smoother. the new service goes from fredericksburg to union station. it started yesterday. it was so popular it was completely full by the third stop. nearly 100 passengers had to be turned away today they added

another train. more trains could be added in the future if needed. shaves about 20 minutes off the trip in d.c. what's next in the gulf now that it appears oil and gas are leaking out of oil well? >> mission make political gaffes all the time. sarah palin compares herself to shakespeare. >> it is a gorgeous sun out look inside a more than

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suburbs. highs today reaching mid-90s, it's going to be rather humid and a chance of a late afternoon or evening thunderstorm. more of the same on wednesday. a little less humid on thursday and friday. but still hot. afternoon highs climbing into the mid 90s. a look at the weekend coming up in ten minutes at 6:21. let's check on the traffic for this tuesday morning. jerry, how is it looking? >> chopper 4 on the job in silver spring right at george avenue. right now not bad between i-95 and 355. travel lanes are open. beginning to slow down but no accidents to the inbound side of the 14th street bridge. an accident on baltimore beltway inner loop on the west side near route 40, an accident all inner loop lanes of the baltimore beltway are closed. those of you may be headed towards towson, be aware of that. we'll keep you updated. police in maryland say a

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tiny brubls drew extra scrutiny. >> there is seepage around the blowout preventer in terms of gas bubbles coming up. it does not appear to be at this point a consequence shal problem. >> reporter: industry insiders urged caution. >> if the well casing has been weakened and is breached, will we see a perpetual seepage from the outside wall between the well bore, which is the hole that was dug and the casing itself? >> reporter: admiral allen insists that's not the case so far and so seepage two miles from the site doesn't appear to be related to this well. the test will continue with the possibility it could stay in place until the well is killed. late yesterday bp introduced a new idea for doing that, the static kill, a new version of the top kill. pumping mud into the blowout preventer.

they say it could work now with the cap on and lower pressures. >> in terms of static kill, this is very much in its infancy. it is not something we've approved to do. we wave to have a number of sessions going through all of our procedures. >> reporter: bp says if it works, it could kill the well sooner than relief wells now expected to be finished sometime near the end of the month. on day 92, more new ideas, we may learn more about the static kill later today, but so far admiral allen says the relief wells remain the ultimate solution. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, venice, louisiana. >> bp says they could begin pumping mud by the end of the month. >> bp's cleanup in the gulf will be one of the topics discussed with david cameron visits today.

the most controversial topic however will be about bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber, cameron has already said he sees the release as utterly wrong. >> i have no idea what bp did. i'm not responsible for bp. all i know as leader of the opposition, i couldn't be more clear i thought the decision to release al meg rahi was completely wrong. i saw no case whatsoever for releasing him from prison. al megrahi was supposedly released because he was near death from prostate cancer. he remains alive and there are reports his health is improving. over 60 foreign ministers will head to afghanistan for an aid conference. in return, they are promising to take more responsibility for security. secretary of state hillary clinton will be attending that meeting. the united states has by far the largest stake in the country.

many nations however, are anxious to pull troops out as afghanistan takes on more security responsibility. it would like more aid to build commerce and jobs. rod blagojevich is expected to take the stand today in his corruption trial. he is accused of trying to sell former president obama's senate seat. his brother testified yesterday. prosecutors still have to finish cross-examinationing him before rod blagojevich can testify. both blaj very much testified not guilty. doctors in south africa say women that use gel to use during sex cut the aids rate. the majority of the new cases are among heterosexual women.

experts say further testing of the gel is needed. the fda will meet with cancer experts to discuss whether or not a popular breast cancer drug should be allowed to remain on the market. the fda approved the drug after clinical trials showed it shrank tumors. such drugs are usually used to show increased survival time. studies have failed to show that it significantly extends patient's lives. a woman is facing animal cruelty charges after her dog died in her car as she shopped. according to the "washington post," katherine washington was shopping for pet supplies and left her 14-year-old yellow lab delta in the car. she returned to find the dog barely alive. delta later died. a 10-year-old border collie

named scout was left outside while his owner played tennis. as they tried to catch him, he jumped into the river. a police officer jumped in after him and saved him. police say it's extremely important to keep your pets cool and well hydrated this summer. that i have seen a rise in calls about pets with heat-related illnesses. >> two recent incidents in this kind of heat and humidity. we've given the warnings even for a short length of time. >> we have to keep that in mind today as we have the heat again with us by late this afternoon. right now it's a pleasant morning. we're in the low 70s to 60s in the mountains of western maryland. later today maybe an afternoon shower. highs mid-90s. thursday and friday, a little less humid but hot, and upper 90s on saturday, could get afternoon thunderstorms possible

on sunday as well. how's the traffic? >> taking a live look at this hour, chopper 4 at the 270 split, main line of 270, the far right side, that's the northbound traffic looking pretty good. connecticut avenue remains closed between calvert street. continuing police activity at this hour. and one more stop. let's see if there's anything to worry about. wilson bridge a little volume and that is it. >> 6:22, metro says it is making its smart trip car website more friendly. sarah palin's controversial comments about a mosque at ground zero and it's what word she used that everyone is talking about. what lindsay lohan has to say about going to jai

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murder mystery, a local father of three is robbed and killed when he heads out of town for a dream job interview. thanks for joining us for "news 4 today." >> i'm kimberly suiters in for joe krebs. it's tuesday, july 20th. it's always so pretty at this time in the morning, nearly 6:30. 74 degrees. had a few storms last night.

>> expecting any more today? >> we could get some this afternoon but the air is a little less humid. we'll take every bit we can get in mid summer. there's the radar and it is showing a few showers now just exiting northern west virginia. just about to come into allegany county out of garrett county. getting a little bit of light rain there. that is catching the northern part of the panhandle of west virginia. elsewhere, no precipitation, 75 in washington but near 70 in the suburbs and rurl areas. near the bay and eastern shore in the mid-70s. highs mid-90s today and we could get a passing evening thundershower. more of the same on wednesday and still humid. still hot on thursday and friday. highs in the mid 90s and morning lows low 70s. jerry, how's the traffic? >> more volume today than what

we saw yesterday. we expected that would be the case it's summertime. there is volume but no accidents but it will be backed up just a bit. over the american legion bridge, no worries. out to the rails, we want to update if you ride vre manassas line, signal problems today. yesterday with had problems with the signal along fred rikds burg, 321 and 330 have been canceled, all other trains will run but they are experiencing delays right now. we have delays on 322 and 324. metro option is open at vienna and fairfax springfield stations. show your ticket. camden, 843 and 841 are delayed at this hour. police have a suspect in two double murders that haunted a prince george's county community last year. two mothers and daughters were

killed months and blocks apart. investigators believe one man was responsible for both crimes. tracee wilkins is live outside of prince george's county headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, this is a very uneasy and frightsening case for the families of these victims. originally prince george's county police brought in a profiler looking for two different killers and they didn't believe the cases were connected. now they are saying they have the suspect and they believe their killer is one man. two mothers also nurses and two teenage daughters killed in the same neighborhood two months apart. police call it the double-double. now after a year and a half of investigation it appears prince george's county police know who did it. the potential suspect has not been named yet because he has not been charged. but sources say he's 27 years

old and lived in the neighborhood and has a college degree. presently he's in jail on unrelated federal drug convictions, hasn't been charged in what police are calling the double-double murders. that goes to a grand jury next week and that's when official charges are expected. last year a nurse and teenage daughter were found shot to death inside their home in largo. the victims were 45-year-old karen lofton and her daughter clarissa. there was a car fire in the vacant home, burning inside were the remains of another nurse and teenage daughter. dlor res dewitt and 19-year-old ebony. someone broke into their home and killed them and put the bodies in a car and set it on fire. there is also a fifth murder, in june of 2008, a woman was found killed and burned in her home in bowie. sources say this potential

suspect could be linked to that case as well. >> the prosecutors are working closely with police, hoping of to have a quick indictment. i'm tracee wilkins, back to you. friends and framly are mourping the death of a fairfax man gunned down in california for a job interview. jing kang traveled to san francisco to travel for his dream job at google. the night before the interview he is gunned down in oakland. that shooting happened outside a dental hygienist office. neighbors were saddened by the news. >> nicest guy. nothing but really good things to say about him. >> this is completely shocking. i don't know what is going on. kmeetly unexpected.

>> kang leaves behind a wife and three children. a prince william county woman is facing murder charges, her victim was her father. paramedics found him at a hotel where they were staying. an autopsy determined he had high levels of generic form of the drug zoloft in his system. u.s. immigration and customs enforcement officers have just arrested 30 gang members and their associates in northern virginia. some of those taken into custody are thought to be part of the ms 13 mexican pride and south side logos gangs. assault and grand larceny are some of the charges. 29 of the 30 face deportation.

the department of youth rehabilitation services in the district has a brand-new director, at least for now. mayor fenty named d.c. attorney general hildem. he replaces mark shindler who talked to news 4 last week. they have been criticized in recent months after a series of high profile crimes involving teens who have been through the program or supervised. hildem will be watching over new beginnings as part of his job. prince george's county executive jack jackson is being sued by a homeowners association who says he has not claimed his dues. they were asking for $1500 in late assessments and legal fees for a property he owns and rents out. he claimed he always paid his dues and denies wrong doing.

the case will be in court next month. the time is 6:36, the "today" show is coming up next. let's check in with meredith vieira to see what they are working on this morning. good morning, meredith. >> reporter: good morning, to you. coming up on this tuesday morning on "today," oil and gas leaking for first time in five days. how serious is is this situation? we'll get the latest. today is the day that lindsay lohan reports to jail. we'll have more on that and why her newest lawyer has reportedly quit the case. people who hoard not only objects but animals as well. one couple collected 250 cats. we're going to talk about this very disturbing disorder when we get started right here on today. back to you. it is now 6:37. 74 degrees. the changes vre is making this morning so passengers are not left stranded without a ride to work. newly released pictures

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is it cloudy or sunny? it's hard to tell because it's so hazy. >> a little bit of summer haze and the humidity dropped a little bit overnight. >> you mentioned that. i think you could feel a slight difference when you went out to the car. >> even yesterday evening it fell a little breezier. >> we'll take every bit of relief we can get. >> everything counts. >> it is mid summer heat and humidity with us again today. right now it is a little less humid and it's certainly more pleasant. it's going to be the most pleasant part of the day. it's near 70 in the suburbs of maryland and virginia and in the district it's in the mid-70s near the bay and the eastern shore. in the mountains of west virginia 60s, getting light rain in garrett and allegany county. drifting off to the east in the northern part of the panhandle of west virginia. later today, we could get thunderstorms this afternoon. tomorrow the humidity and the

heat and still hot on thursday and friday but a little less humid. how's the traffic, jerry? >> very long stretches along i-95. 395 much slower making the trip up from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. had a little bit of a break yesterday, not so much today. >> connecticut avenue at calvert street, still closed off both directions between calvert street northwest. continuing police activity there. detours are in place. out to the rails, no delays on metro. vre manassas lines 322 and 324 are delayed. we have 321 and 330 canceled because of signal problems on the manassas line. mark rail, cam dem line, 841, 17 minutes behind schedule. 75 degrees, the changes metro is making to its smart

trip website. president obama invits david cameron to the white house today and will have to answer a lot of tough questions. get ready to christmas in july, from the sales

vre is expanding the express train service from fredericksburg to union station, it was so popular, many riders couldn't fit on the train. megan mcgrath has more on what vre is doing today. >> reporter: good morning, eun. vre had hoped the new express train from fredericksburg to union station would be popular, but they had no idea how popular it would become. on monday the first day it was in service, there were so many people who wanted to ride, they ran out of seats. 100 people had to stand during

their trip. the three-car train carried 425 passengers. the train was completely full by the third stop in brook. now vre is adding another car to the train so instead of a three-car train it is going to be a four-car train. it will have capacity of 570 seats. they are hoping that's going to help out with the situation that they can accommodate everybody and no one will need to stand. they are going to continue evaluate the situation as well. they'll keep an eye on the numbers and crowding. if they need to, they can add additional cars to the train as well. csx yesterday had problems with a switch that caused the trains to have to run 12 miles an hour through a ten-mile stretch of the system. that slowed things way down. that express train was an hour late.

the switch problem has been corrected. they've added an additional car. they have more seating. the hope here is today's trip will go better. >> we're getting a first look this morning at photographs of a metro crash that happened last november. the national transportation safety board released these photos yesterday. a six-car train smashed into a parked train last november. no passengers were on board original train. three employees were injured though. the collision caused $9 million in damage. several cars were totalled. metro later fired the operator. the striking train was only traveling 15 miles an hour. if you have a metro smart trip card, you can manage your account online. to find a website, go to metro's home page and click on the smarttrip icon. you can check your balance or history and add additional

cards, report a lost card or request a replacement card. a mobile version of the website is also available for iphone and blackberry users. today maryland's court of appeals will hear arguments whether plans for a casino should be on the ballot this fall. they are appealing last month's decision by an anne arundel county judge. the judge ruled the effort to block the casino would violate the state constitution. if the casino is built, it would be maryland's largest. there's another vote happening today in the senate judiciary committee, will vote on supreme court justice elena kagan. it was originally scheduled last week but delayed at the request of republicans. democrats hope to confirm kagan before the august recess. if approved, kagan will fill the

seat of john paul stephens. the senate votes to extend the unemployment benefits for millions of americans who lost them this month. if this sounds familiar it because the senate has failed three times before on very same vote because republicans don't want the cost to be added to the deficit. democrats appear to have the votes needed to overcome a gop block aid. president obama will sign the bill as soon as it hits his desk. well, speaking of mortgage, don't get pregnant. i'm serious, the new york times says lenders are taking a harder look at perspective borrowers who's income has dropped temporarily. if you plan to return to work within weeks, banks may not approve the loans. lenders are dealing with guaranteed income. you may have to delay your purchase or buy a home you could

afford on one salary. more retailers are pushing the christmas in july sales trying to get shoppers to spend more on holidays. target is holding a one-day online sale on 500 items such as clothes and blu-ray player. toys "r" us and sears are also stepping up their promotion. >> are you going to look for deals? >> no way, i don't have room to store anything right now. >> my gift closet is full. >> the fight to keep the holiday spirit alive in loudon county continues today. they will decide whether or not holiday displays should be allowed outside the county courthouse. the debate began last fall after courthouse ground and from a silts committee announced no displays would be permitted on the lawn. that was overturned.

at a public forum there were emotional pleas. time for traffic and weather on the ones. >> it's a little less humid and little bit more comfortable on this tuesday morning. we have our temperatures around the region in the comfort zone. there's the live view from our sky watcher camera. there's the national cathedral and prince george's county. the humidity is rather high but a little bit lower than it was yesterday morning. and the thundershowers yesterday just gave us about 300ths of an inch of rain in washington. but we are seeing showers rolling through western maryland and northern part of the panhandle of west virginia. right now about to come towards cumberland and allegany county passing to the east. we'll clip our counties in the pan handle of west virginia and elsewhere, closer to home, we don't have precipitation, tmtsz

temperatures are in the mid-70s, but inland it's near 70 in prince george's montgomery and fairfax, right around 70 around the blue ridge. eastern shore the mid-70s. the mid and upper 60s in west virginia. we'll have a partly cloudy afternoon, should make it into the mid-90s by afternoon. it's going to be another humid day. there is a chance of a passing thundershower between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. mid-70s by dawn tomorrow. more the same on weps, still humid. still hot on thursday and friday, upper 90s on saturday. could get afternoon thunderstorms, greater chance on sunday. how's the traffic now? >> taking a live look, it is much slower today than it was yesterday on 395. it's slow from about the beltway to the new lane configuration at the inbound 14th street bridge.

>> justvy heavy and slow. a little extra time wouldn't be a bad idea. the continuing police activity connecticut avenue closed. we're told that this is being resolved, hopefully before too long all of the travel lanes should be reopened. elsewhere the commute on metro is doing okay. we have continuing issue today. yesterday it was fredericksburg with problems. 321 and 330 are canceled. 322 and 326 all delayed. up on marc rail camden remains on delay. 1ñ small amounts of oil and gas appear to be leaking from the ruptured well. so far the leak is not big enough worry for officials to stop testing the cap and coast guard admiral allen says the

seepage does not appear to be related to the well. for now the cap remains closed and could stay in place until the well is permanently sealed. bp's efforts in the gulf will be one of stoppics discussed with david cameron when he visits washington today. it will be a busy first trip for cameron, who will likely face questions on bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber and troop commitments in afghanistan as well. new british prime minister dastd cameron met and today they realign on a critical alliance. the british prime minister is looking to get his nation out. with the gulf oil spill cleanup just beginning, the u.s. wants

commitments the british oil giant bp will pay up. >> i think that's what the prime minister said as well. >> u.s. lawmakers are demanding to know what role they played in the freeing of the lockerbie airline bomber. >> might be a corrupt deal between bp, the british government and libya. >> cameron was opposition leader. >> he was convicted of being the biggest mass murderer, no case for him to be released from prison. >> reporter: resetting a special friendship between two nations as the two leaders get to know each other. the prime minister has agreed to meet with senators who have tough questions about bp. brian moore, nbc news, washington. the prime minister is scheduled to meet with president obama at 11:00 this morning. chances are you might find a new friend change your status on one website. >> while you do that, it will be reaching a new milestone. facebook will reach 500 million

users this week. the the social networking site, now the most popular far exceeded its original expectations and caused controversy along the way. just this year users found out their information was available to third parties and advertisers that led to an investigation by the federal trade commission. even with the controversy, people continue to flock to the website. >> very popular. >> it is. >> that's "news 4 today." >> the "today" show is next, wake up with us tomorrow morning. we start at 4:30. until then, have a great day.