>> off to a chilly start. live view from our nbc 4 sky watcher camera, about 300 feet above northwest washington. coming up on a partly cloudy sky this morning. we'll stay in 50s through 6:00, 7:00. by 10:00 should be near 70 degrees. by noontime ought to be hitting mid-70s. sunset today at 8:30. after we hit near 80 degrees this afternoon it will be back down into the 60s tonight. noontime temperatures, hometown forecast, bowie mid-seventh with a partly sunny sky. first 4 traffic on this wednesday morning with danella, good morning. >> good morning. still keeping my eye on the early morning accident, i-95 northbound. that accident is out of the way. as you travel northbound near garrisonville road your delay is about three miles.

be aware of that if you're about to head out of the house in the area. northbound at university boulevard, right lane blocked by construction but your volume very light traveling along colesville road. as you make your way toward 109, usual volume, a bit sluggish. once you get around germantown, continuing through gaithersburg, clear all the way to rockville. northbound i-270 no issues to report. >> thank you new new this morning, poll numbers that show president obama has not been hurt too badly by the recent scandals plaguing his administration. we're talking about an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll here. the president's approval rating at 48%, which is where it was in april before we learned of the irs targeting tea party groups and the justice department's monitoring of ap reporters' phone records. the majority of americans still have confidence in the military. that's despite the recent rise

in sex assaults. 67% of people say they have a lot of confidence in the military. that's down nine points from a year ago. 27% say they have some confidence. there's a house subcommittee now taking up legislation in the wake of the sex assault crisis. the armed services committee will debate a bill today that would strip military commanders of their authority to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases. yesterday senators grilled military leaders for not doing more to crack down on assaults among service members. also new this morning, a gaithersburg family is looking for a place to stay after a fire ripped through their apartment. montgomery county firefighters say it sparked just after 11:00 last night on quince orchard boulevard. there are no injuries reported. investigators believe the fire

may have started in a dryer. councilwoman hosting a meeting on taxi cab safety, this comes after more than 100 complaints against passengers on drivers or drivers on passengers. the hearing comes on the heels of a tax driver's murder. 57-year-old solomon okoroh was shot and killed yesterday morning along ontario road in adams morgan. d.c. police have two suspects in custody. ercell overton, charged with murder. 24-year-old joshua king was taken into custody on an unrelated probation violation. more charges could be brought against king. 6:03 now. later today a candlelight vigil will be held for the arlington high school student killed in a skateboarding stunt. 18-year-old john malvar was doing a stunt called skiching. you can see in this youtube video, that's when you hold onto the side of a car while riding your skateboard. he was on his board while his 17-year-old friend drove a pickup truck. he lost control on south

highland street, fell, hit his head on the pavement. friends say this couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. >> he was a really nice guy, you know. he was really genuine. one of those kids that was always in a good mood. >> near graduation? >> yeah, like two weeks away. it's crazy because he had such a bright future ahead of him. >> we're told he was going to pursue a nursing degree at vcu in the fall. charges are pending against the 17-year-old who was driving at the time of the accident. tonight's vigil at washington and lehigh school begins at 8:30. investigation into virginia governor bob mcdonald's relationship with a campaign donor. he attended a luncheon at executive mansion in 2011 to promote a new dietary supplement made by star science. aides told him not to attend. chief executive johnny williams senior has donated more than $100,000 to mcdonald's campaigns. williams paid the kairting bill

for mcdonald's daughter's wedding as well. the fbi is investigating his relationship with the governor's family. today senate democrats and college students from across the country will rally outside the capitol. they're protesting the upcoming student loan hikes. right now rates are set to double to 6.8% on july 1st if congress doesn't take action. last month the republican-led house passed a bill that would allow the interest rates to vary annually but the white house has promised to veto that measure. breaking news. a second smoldering power cable was found in the russian system. that brings one line to a complete halt there. more than 5,000 had to be evacuated earlier this morning when a similar power cable ignited in a tunnel near red square. 45 people were hurt there. seven hospitalized now, suffering from smoke inhalation in that fire. trains started running for a short time before the second cable was found. now service again on hold. the subway system there, it can carry up to 7 million people a day. it's considered one of the most

reliable in the world. a developing story at this hour that's certain to shake baseball. the drug scandal that could keep a number of star players off the field for months. also ahead, the comments of one heckler that had the first lady ready to walk out of an event. and it feels like fall fell on us overnight. temperatures are down into the low 50s this morning. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. meteorologist tom kierein. a nice warm-up on the wa

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welcome back. the baltimore ravens will take a trip down i-95 to be honored at white house. president obama will host the super bowl champions at noon today. this is video from march when they present the vince lombardi

trophy. a developing story right now that could turn into the largest performance-enhancing drug scandal in u.s. history. we're hearing at least 20 major league baseball players could be suspended within weeks, according to espn this comes as founder of the miami anti-aging clinic at the center of that scandal has agreed to talk to investigators. anthony bosch is expected to begin naming the stars who visited his biogenesis clinic this week. alex rodriguez, ryan braun and slugger melky cabrera have all been tied to this clinic. the players could be hit with a 100-game suspension if their ties are confirmed. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. a cool start for your morning and another beautiful day ahead. tom kierein with your forecast. >> you need a jacket this morning but look at this beautiful sky over washington. now just getting a few clouds rolling through. northwest washington in the

foreground, american university. this is the view from sky watcher camera. around our region we have temperature in the 50s now. by 8:00 should be in the low 60s. by noontime the mid-70s. we'll have some clouds coming and going through the morning into the afternoon. a light south easterly breeze. temperatures look like they'll be hitting mid-80 from 3:00 to 5 p.m. another cool night tonight. changes on the way for the end of the week into the weekend. your seven-day outlook coming in about ten minutes. here's danella checking traffic now. good morning. >> good morning. with a live look from choeper 4, tom, traveling northbound i-95, starting to pick up volume in this area. your first set of delays out of prince william parkway. that's where you'll slow and then a little break and then just a bit sluggish at lorton. >> thank you. she's known for being calm, cool and collected but this time

the remarks made by a heckler that had the first lady ready to storm out of an appearance. also ahead, why the deadly february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to support the plan. but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mcauliffe reaches out to democrats and urges them to support the bill.

and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first.

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call 1-800-progressive. welcome back. at 6:15, new this morning, we're trying to get reaction from the white house after the first lady was heckled during a private fund-raiser. michelle obama was speaking to 200 supporters of gay rights at the home of a lesbian couple when a protested interrupted, demanding the president issue order. the first lady reportedly went over to the woman and said she could, quote, listen to me or you can take the mike, but i'm leaving. you all decide. you have one choice. the others attending encouraged her to stay and the heckler was escorted out. take a look at this video from turkey. protesters threw fire works at police officers in istanbul, they did that after the police

threw water cannons and tear gas to break up a protest. police arrested 25 people. the country's deputy prime minister is expected to meet with environment at leaders today. a military judge could decide today whether to delay the trial of the ft. hood shooting suspect. major nadal hassan asked for a three-month delay saying he needs more time to prepare his defense strategy. he could get the death penalty if he's convicted. today a funeral service will be held for a new jersey senator frank lautenberg at park avenue synagogue in new york. vice president joe biden and former secretary of state hillary clinton will be among those who deliver eulogies. after the funeral lautenberg's casket will lie to the u.s. capitol where it will lie in repose and be buried at arlington national cemetery friday. 6:17 now. new jersey governor chris christie says he wants a special

election in october to fill lautenberg's senate seat. it will happen three weeks before the general election in november. christie is running for re-election at the time and he says the law, not politics, determine the special election being on a different date from the general election. it costs the state of new jersey about $12 million to hold an election. christie may be a republican, but some new poll numbers out say he has wide appeal. take a look at the results of the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. 40% of republicans surveyed say they see new jersey governor in a positive light. 43% of democrats say the same thing. so do 41% of independents. today a houston community will mourn the loss of four firefighters killed in the line of duty. thousands are expected to attend the public memorial at reliant stadium for the firefighters who died while battling a fire at a hotel last friday. part of the building collapsed, killing them and injuring more than a dozen others. the cause of that fire remains under investigation. a developing story right

now. parts of the midwest dealing with major flooding problems. take a look at west alton, missouri, near st. louis. residents there packed up and got out of town. the mississippi river breached a nearby levee. it is mostly farmland that's flooded right now but police urged a lot of people to leave their homes just to be safe. this morning firefighters say they're gaining the upper hand on a massive fire in california. the powerhouse fire right now, that wildfire is about 65% contained. so far it has scorched more than 32,000 acres in southern california. the wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes and businesses as well. firefighters say they hope to have it fully contained by this weekend. the latest tornado outbreak in oklahoma killed 19 people. friday's storms also created the widest tornado ever recorded. the national weather service says the twister in el reno was 2.6 miles wide. the winds topped 295 miles per hour, making it an ef-5 tornado, the highest rating.

last month's tornado in moore was also the same strength. the weather is calming down in that part of the country. here at home, calm and cool as well. >> it's delightful out there. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your forecast. tom. >> we're down into the low and mid-50s throughout much of the region. good morning. here in the storm team 4 weather center, our sky watch is scanning the clouds. we're going to move in from the west, but bright sunshine from the east. looking now off into the distance on the horizon, there's ro roslyn, there's potomac river in the horizon, the washington national cathedral. you can see the washington monument in the distance. good visibility at the surface. just a few high clouds are beginning to pass over right now. here's how we're looking hour by hour for this wednesday. temperatures should be into the 60s here by another hour and a half, two hours. then mid-70s by noon.

by midafternoon should be near 8 0 degrees. tonight down by 60. during the day on thursday increasing clouds and humidity levels will be increasing. temperatures should be reaching mid and upper 70s tomorrow. then tomorrow night, maybe some showers moving through. off and on showers on friday. maybe a little thunder and lightning friday afternoon with highs around 80. going to be rather humid, too. lingering showers friday night through midday saturday and sunshine back saturday afternoon. sunday looking partly sunny with afternoon highs into the 80s and maybe an isolated afternoon thundershower. more of the same on monday, drying out tuesday. i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast. danella is looking although traffic. good morning. >> good morning. from the first 4 traffic office, another live look along i-95 from chopper 4. if you're making the commute this morning northbound, you're seeing your normal volume for this time of the morning. no accidents, though. southbound completely clear as you head out of the house. let's shoot over to 395. normal volume here, too.

just a bit slow northbound from edsall. these delays continue from duke, but from duke to 14th street bridge, you're clear. if you're crossing over the 14th street bridge, you can see, nice and easy. i'm back in ten minutes. >> we'll see you then. thanks. talk about being grounded. why one airline says it had no choice but to kick a large group of high school students off a flight. also ahead, a hazard to your health. why checking your inbox

welcome back. 6:24. heads up before you get into the office this morning. a new study says reading your work e-mails could be making you sick. according to researchers at england's, reading work e-mail causes your blood pressure and heart rate to soar. 92% of employees reportedly become stressed when they receive and read an e-mail in the workplace. the most stressful messages are those which require an immediate response. >> didn't need a study for that one, i'll tell you that. southwest airlines is defending the flight crew that kicked a group of high school students and their chaperones off a plane. they were waiting to take off

from new york's laguardia airport and head to atlanta. southwest says workers repeatedly asked the group to sit down and put their cell phones away. when they didn't comply, the crew told the group to get off the plane for safety reasons. southwest put the students on another flight, but it took 12 hours for some of them to reach their destination. >> people are going to be talking about this one. it's not just a behavior issue. the pilot says it's a safety concern. >> i never understand people who -- they turn off their phones. you knew before you bought the ticket, you had to turn the phone off when they get ready to take off. >> and they're high school students. >> follow the rules, come on. the race to be maryland's new governor is getting more crowded. who is expected to throw his hat in the ring today. special ceremony today honoring civil rights pioneer. the performers you'll see at this year's fourth of july celebration. another cool start to the morning. tom kierein shows us if a warm-up is on the way. that's

new this morning, we're getting a look at the impact a number of scandals are having on president obama. a live look at the white house right now where the obama administration has been dealing

with a number of controversies lately, including the current irs investigation. today american voters are weighing in on how these events are impacting their view of the president. we have the numbers in about 15 minutes. we're also tracking some unusual weather. the calendar says june but feels like fall out there. >> june-tober, tom calls it. we're seeing temperatures in the 50s in some places. meteorologist tom kierein is tracking a warm-up on the way. good morning. >> good morning. off to another dry start with low humidity. there's the live view from our nbc 4 sky watcher camera, looking way off to the west now. beautiful visibility all the way to the horizon. nice, clear visibility. way out on the horizon is loudoun county. in the foreground is southern montgomery county. we just have a few high clouds drifting over the region now. temperatures are chilly in the low and mid-50s. by 8:00 ought to be in the low 60s. by 9:00, mid-60s. by 10:00, mid-70s. by noontime should be in the mid-70s with a light south easterly breeze.

we'll have these clouds in and out of with us, too, much of the day and for the hometown forecast, fairfax county, reston, virginia, should be 70s by noontime and art partly sunny sky. we'll look at the rest of the day coming up in ten minutes. now an update with traffic. >> we're going to start with the rails because i have a rail-alert caution for you. traveling camden south 845 is expected to run 10 to 15 minutes late because of heavy rail volume on the line. just be aware of that. so far it's not reporting delays but just may be a little later. metro vre, no delays, running on or close to schedule. in the district, traveling eastbound, 12th street, this is at florida avenue, your eastbound lanes are blocked because of a crash in the area. to work your way around, shoot over, take 11th street, not seeing any heavy volume there just yet. but i am seeing heavy volume, 66 eastbound at fairfax county

parkway. your delays continue as you head toward 123. eastbound and westbound, your travel lanes are open. sluggish eastbound. also sluggish from 234 as you make your way eastbound all the way to 28. then you'll get a small break before you get to fairfax county parkway. i'm back in ten minutes. over to you. right now let's go to richard jordan with news from the live desk. the syrian army has regained control of a key border town. the move is seen as a victory for syrian president bashar and hezbollah fighters. it's on the lebanese border. that's been a spot for tense fighting but the syrian army says they were able to overtake it in an overnight offensive. the assad regime has made significant gains in this ongoing syrian uprising. today they have gained control of a town rebels have controlled for about a year. this-t all comes a day after france and britain said nerve gas was used in that civil war.

at the live desk, i'm richard jordan. today an american soldier will plead guilty to one of the most serious war crimes in more than a decade. staff sergeant robert bales admits he went on a deadly rampage last year. he killed 16 in afghanistan, most of the victim were women and children. he'll enter the guilty plea. he'll still face life in prison but may be eligible for parole. bradley manning's court-martial continues this morning. we expect to hear testimony from a female soldier who claims the army private punched her while she was an intelligence officer in baghdad. she witnessed manning in several violent outbursts. today is day three of manning's court-martial. he admits to giving classified information to wikileaks. we are digging through a new report out this morning that says police in the district may

be racially profiling when making arrests for marijuana possession. the analysis by the aclu and reported in "the washington post" shows that arrests for marijuana have surged in d.c. define 2001 and 2010, and of those arrests, nine out of ten were black people. police chief kathy lanier says she needs to take a closer look at the report but she says her department is not specifically cracking down on marijuana possession. police say this guy was brazen enough to take pictures of himself while breaking into a home in bethesda back in january. the home was for sale and no one was in it at the time. two others have already been arrested and charged in this case, but this guy and his vanity, they're still out there. there's a $10,000 reward for info that leads to his rest. bob mcdonald is set to sign legislation designed to improve school safety following the shooting at sandy hook.

the signing ceremony will happen this afternoon at robeus elementary in suburban richmond. the law allows for hiring more resource officers, provides grants for security equipment. mcdonald appointed a school safety task force following the deadly shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. today in virginia civil rights leader medgar evers will be honored. a number of distinguished guests will join his widow and daughter for a memorial service, including bill clinton, eric holder as well. next week marks 50 years since evers' death. he was shot and killed outside his mississippi home in 1963. the race for governor in maryland will heat up. ron george will announce today he's running. he will be the second republican

to enter the race this week. harford county executive david craig announced his bid on monday. 6:35 now. after a decade of planning, loudoun county is finally getting a new stadium with two professional teams. community leaders held a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday for the new edelman financial field. that will be along route 7 at loudoun county parkway in ashburn. the virginia cavalry fc soccer team and loudoun hounds, independent league baseball team, will play at that stadium. this is part of a new development called one loudoun. >> live, work and play environment 24/7 throughout the week. that will attract empty nesters, young professionals and a whole host of individuals. >> the new 5500-seelt stadium opens next may. st. mary's college of maryland is resigning. according to "the washington post," he asked the college's board of trustees not to renew his contract. he's been under fire for failing

to enroll enough students for next year. the shortage of students could deeply harm the school's reputation and expected to cost millions in tuition. the contract is set to expire at the end of the month. barry manilow joining the star-studded -- >> uh-oh. >> i like barry manilow. >> i know you do. >> joining the star-studded lineup for the fourth of july celebration on the national mall. it draws hundreds of thousands of visitors. darren criss, megan hitty and the cast of "monthtown the musical" will perform. tom bergeron from ""dancing with the stars"" will host the show. if you can't make it to the mall, don't worry, a capitol fourth is broadcast every year. president obama has been hit by scandal after scandal lately. today we're getting our first look at the impact these controversies are having on his popularity. also ahead, how friends will be honoring the life of a classmate killed while attempting a risky skateboarding

stunt. plus, we're tracking breaking news out of russia this morning after a fire underground forces thousands of subway passengers to evacuate. what we're learning about that accident. feels like fall fell on us overnight. we're down into the low 50s

february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to support the plan. but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mcauliffe reaches out to democrats and urges them to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first.

for all of us here at channel 4 news, i'm ron burgundy. stay classy, san diego. >> want to know what serious journalists really think of the movie "anchorman"? well, we love it here. the museum is creating a whole exhibit dedicated to the 2004 comedy, including props, footage from the film and you'll see the jazz flute. the exhibit will open in

november, just in time for the "anchorman" field trip. can you say field trip. coming out in december. stay classy, washington. >> i'm looking for my polyester suit, butterfly collar. i'm ready. >> we need to see it together. >> group field trip. 6:41 is our time on this wednesday morning. we're off to another cool start. tom, if i'm seeing this picture correctly, we aren't going to have a cloud problem today. >> just a few, in and out. look at that beautiful sunrise. that's a live view. can you see the calm waters of the potomac reflecting those puffy clouds passing gracefully west to east over the region. time for your weather and traffic on the 1s. at 6:41, temperatures around much of the region down into just the low 50s to just near 60 degrees. and as we take a look at the next seven days, i'll show you -- or the next several hours, i'll show you what's going on with our forecast for the rest of the day. we will have our temperatures

reaching near 80 degrees by midafternoon. looks like we'll be holding steady between 6 p.m. a few clouds coming through time to time. the seven day outlook coming up in ten minutes. the first 4 traffic office keeping an eye on the situation at camden south line, train 845. dealing with troubles on the rails there. what's happening is the earlier delay was expected to be between 10 to 15 minutes and now it's expected to be between 30 minutes -- up to 30 minutes. right now it's at 23 minutes. if this is your train or line, expect delays. metro, vre, on or close to schedule. good news in northeast, that earlier crash temporarily blocked your lanes, 12th street at florida. travel lanes are open. 6:43. breaking news. the russian subway system at a standstill again after a second

smoldering power cable was found. more than 5,000 people had to be evacuated earlier this morning when a similar power cable ignited in a tunnel near red square. 45 people are hurt and seven are hospitalized with smoke inhalation from that fire. trains started running for a short time before the second cable was found. service is now on hold once again. the subway system carries up to 7 million people a day and is considered one of the most reliable in the world. new this morning, pakistan's newly elected prime minister is calling for an end to u.s. drone strikes in the country. nawaz sharif says pakistan respects the sovereignty of other nations so they should respect the sovereignty of pakistan. he gave few details on how he would bring an end to the strikes. the u.s. considers them vital to battle terrorists who use the country as a safe haven. sharif was just elected as prime minister by parliament this morning. it's the third time he'll hold the office. this morning you'll have your chance to voice your

concerns about taxi cab safety here in the district. councilwoman hosting a meeting, after more than 150 complaints about harassment or assaults by drivers against passengers or passengers against drivers. today's meeting starts at 11 a.m. at the wilson building. the hearing comes on the heels of a taxi driver's murder. 57-year-old solomon okoroh was shot and killed along ontario road in adams morgan. d.c. police have two suspects in custody. ercell overton is charged with murder and joshua king was also taken into custody on an unrelated probation violation. more charges could be brought against king. 6:45 now. later today friends and family will hold a candlelight vigil for the arlington high school student killed in a skateboarding stunt. 18-year-oldon malvar was doing a stunt called skiching. you can see here in this youtube video what that means. it's when you hold onto the side of a car while riding your skateboard.

he was on his skateboard while his 17-year-old friend drove a pickup truck. the two were traveling along south highland street when he lost control, fell and hit his head on the pavement. charges are pending against the 17-year-old driver. >> you know, it's like we have two losses today basically. one of our friends is gone and another one is about to have his life ruined. >> he would have graduated from washington and lehigh school later this month. we're told he was going to pursue a nursing degree at vcu in the fall. tonight's vigil at the high school will start at 8:30. new this morning, poll numbers that show president obama has not been hurt too badly by recent scandals plaguing his administration. take a look for yourself here. this is an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, showing the president's approval rating remains at 48%. that's where it was in april before we learned about the irs targeting tea party groups and the justice department's monitoring of ap reporters' phone records. now to the military, a majority of americans still have confidence in the military, that's despite the recent rise

in sex assaults. 67% of people say they have a lot of confidence. that's actually down nine points from a year ago. 27% still have some confidence. 5% have little or no confidence in the military. a house committee now taking up legislation in the wake of the sex assault crisis. the house arms services committee will debate a bill today that would strip commanders of their authority to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases. yesterday senators grilled military leaders for not doing more to crack down on assaults among service members. this is a pivotal day in the future of the senate immigration reform bill. senator marco rubio will try to sell the bill to his fellow republicans in the house. rubio is part of a bipartisan group of senators that spent months drafting the legislation. we expect the senate to vote on it next week. if it passes, the bill may die in the house. lawmakers there are drafting their own immigration reform measure. virginia governor bob mcdonald facing new scrutiny about his relationship with a

wealthy campaign donor. "the washington post" is reporting mcdonald attended a luncheon at executive mansion in 2011 to promote a new dietary supplement star scientific made. some of the governor's aides urged him not to attend. star scientific's chief executive johnny williams sr. has donated more than $100,000 to mcdonald's campaigns and paid the kairting bill at mcdonald's daughter's wedding. the fbi is investigating his relationship with the governor's family. a gaithersburg family is looking for a place to stay after a fire ripped through their apartment. it sparked after 11:00 last night. they encountered heavy smoke inside but everyone escaped and no injuries are reported. investigates believe the fire may have started in a dryer. the bladensburg fire department is offering its own reward this morning for information leading police to whoever set this fire in riverdale. seven firefighters were injured

battling the flames in february of last year. two were critically burned. crime solvers and the atf are already offering rewards. a report out this week showed decisions made while the fire was raging may have unnecessarily put firefighters in harm's way. 12 before the hour now. this morning a 33-year-old d.c. man is waking up in jail. he's charged with a series of high-end robberies. prosecutors say walter douglas is connected to as many as 14 robberies in the region. they say he was a part of a group that robbed high-end stores in the middle of the day, like the cartier store in chevy chase. he's being held without bond. 6 now 6:48. today senate democrats and college students will rally outside the capitol. they're protesting the upcoming student loans hike. right now the rates on government subsidized loans are set to double to 6.8% on july 1st if congress doesn't take action. last month the republican-led house passed a bill that would let the interest rates vary annually but the white house has promised to veto that measure.

the messy legal battle between samsung and apple may make it hard to find ipads and ipod models. courtney reagan with that story. >> the international trade commission rules in favor of samsung in it's long-running patent fight with apple. the agency says apple infringed on older patents found in older ipads and iphones. it's slapping it on the sale of iphone 2, 3, 4 made in china and sold by at&t. it's likely they'll retire the iphone 4 when it launches the iphone 5 later this year. president obama has 60 days to appeal the ruling. toyota is calling 242,000 prius hybrids worldwide to fix a problem with brakes. vibrations may cause problems in brake. no injuries or accidents have been reported. the vehicles were made in 2009. back to you. >> courtney reagan at cnbc,

thank you. chrysler refusing the government's request to recall almost 3 million suvs. the national highway traffic safety administration asked the company to recall older model jeep grand cherokees and jeep liberties. it's worried about the gas tanks. the agency is worried gas could leak and cause a fire if someone rear-ends one of those vehicles. chrysler insists the suvs are safe. they claim the government didn't have all the data they needed before they requested the recall. the susan g. komen three-day walk will not be returning to washington next year. organizers posted a message on facebook yesterday saying enrollment has dropped over the last four years. participation fell 25% last year alone after the organization announced plans to stop giving grants to planned parenthood for breast cancer screening. the three-day event in d.c. this october is expected to go on as scheduled. a northern virginia community honored high school students who are enlisting in the military after graduation. ♪ >> it was a privilege for me to

help recognize several dozen seniors from fairfax, loudoun and prince william counties. there were several generals there as well to help inspire the kids for the mission ahead for them. our community salutes of northern virginia put on this enlistment ceremony last night at george mason university. their third year doing that. the organization's motto is, first to say thank you. it's a young organization with chapters popping up all over the country. entirely designed to say thank you to these young people who are going off on -- into the armed services. >> and serving our country after high school. so, thank you for that. >> thank you to sandra and christine for inviting me to participate. 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. beautiful start, beautiful day. wish we could stay like this forever. >> it's graduation season, too. congratulations to all the graduates. i'll be delivering a commencement address later in prince george's county. beautiful sky. few cotton ball, puffy clouds floating over washington. there is the national cathedral in the foreground. it's a delightful morning.

fresh and cool. in fact, we're down into the 50s. here are your temperature. by 8:00 or so, should be around 60 in the nearby suburbs and rural areas. right now we're just in the mid-50s. reagan national should be in the mid-60s as well as by the bay. noontime, for your lunch hour, we ought to be into the mid-70s, much of the region, except farther north and west, just low 70s. by mid to late afternoon hovering near 80 in washington, near the bay, much of virginia, farther north and west, highs in the mid and upper 70s. a delightful june day coming up. here's how it looks on your temperature graph. it's going to be getty chilly again to tonight. after sunset back down into the 60s by midnight, we'll have a few clouds in and out through the day. tomorrow, more clouds and more humidity. highs in the 70s and probably some showers moving in on thursday evening. off and on showers are likely on friday. maybe some afternoon thunder and lightning. highs reaching around 80

degrees. for your friday night, be prepared for showers may be coming through with flashes of lightning. might have morning and midday showers on friday. that's the way it looks right now. storm team 4 seven day outlook. maybe an afternoon thundershower, more of the same on monday. i'm back with frequent updates throughout the "today" show. first 4 traffic with danella. >> good morning. live look with chopper 4 over the wilson bridge. traffic getting by easy, no delays or accidents on the wilson bridge. let's talk about delays on 395. usual volume. you are slow heading toward seminary road. eases up approaching 14th street bridge. north bound, sluggish. southbound, nice and clear. shooting over to i-66 eastbound from the bypass, delays continue to centreville. you'll get a tiny break. once you get around fairfax county parkway, heavy on the brakes to 123 and then a bit easier from nutley to the beltway.

want to go to richard jordan with breaking news at the live desk. >> it's been a while since we've heard the name rebecca brooks but former "news of the world" editor is entering guilty charges to a phone-hacking scandal back in 2011. that led to a massive investigation into the paper's parent company. that's rupert murdoch's news corp. she is charged with paying public officials for stories and also accused of destroying notebooks and computers that had evidence against her. this morning she pleads not guilty. at the live desk, i'm richard jordan. new this morning, d.c. makes the top ten list of best city parks. according to the trust for public lands park source index, the district ranks sixth among the 50 largest cities. park source rates city park systems on a scale of zero to five park benches. we earned a score of four park benches for being accessible. d.c. didn't get the fifth bench because of low scores on park

sizes and a lack of playgrounds. minneapolis took the top spot. new york slid into second place. boston, sacramento and san francisco tied for third. today purple and gold will be the color of choice at the white house. the super bowl champion baltimore ravens will take a trip down i-95 to be honored by president obama at noon today. this is video from march when torrey smith presented the vince lombardi trophy to maryland lawmakers in annapolis. three players who left the team in the off-season won't make the trip, though. including anquan boldin who plays for the team the ravens beat in the super bowl, the 49ers. "4 things to know," working to get reaction from the white house after the first lady was heckled at a private fund-raiser in d.c. the first lady threatened to walk out after a gay rights protester interrupted here. at least 20 major league baseball players could be suspended. they are linked to a performance-enhancing drug

scandal. president obama's poll numbers haven't changed much in recent weeks despite the recent scandals at the irs and the justice department. his approval rating remains at 48% in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. a vigil will be held for the arlington heights student killed in a skateboarding incident. charges are pending against the driver. and for your wednesday, we will have afternoon highs climbing to near 80 degrees after this chilly start. does look like another cool evening coming up. then increasing clouds tomorrow. could get rain tomorrow night, off and on friday with thunder. >> slow on i-270. live look at father hurley boulevard. your southbound travel lanes are open, no accidents. sluggish making your way to rockville. northbound, nice and clear. >> thank you. that is "news4 today."

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good morning. major league scandal. a new report that professional baseball is set to suspend around 20 players, including yankees' superstar alex rodriguez for using performance-enhancing drugs.