in the air. and it's in the low to mid-70s southern maryland right near the chesapeake bay. storm team 2 radar, this area in green, a few sprinkles of light rain moving into virginia out of the west. a few clusters of thunder and lightning in central west virginia. some of this rain that's getting a little closer to washington, the storminess, any thunder and lightning not arriving in the shenandoah valley for another four hours. maybe in about nouranother 6 1/ hours, it will be south of winchester near fredericksburg. by noontime, we'll probably have showers and thundershowers. between now and then, 70s with steamy humidity and a lot of cloudiness. a look at the timing on the storminess during the afternoon in ten minutes. danella looks at traffic now. good morning. >> good morning. checking on i-95, delays in virginia. that's because near the weigh station here, the hov lanes, they were closed.

they just opened moments ago. but check out this volume. heavy delays in the area. in fact, it continues northbound at prince william parkway, very slow. i'll give you your drive time. if you're about to head out of the house, right now, will take you an hour to reach the capital beltway. route 1 looks good right now. that's a good alternate for you. if you're taking the hov lanes now, no issues, they are open and you are clear to go. eun, over to you. >> thank you. just about 6:02. the live desk now with breaking news. melissa? >> this is just into the newsroom. we now know a little more about what's going to be said when vice president biden speaks at the white house this morning and talks about gun control. here is what we know. we know he's going to make another push for background checks. we know he'll release guidelines to help schools and churches train for an active shooter situation. and also will talk this afternoon about giving more money to the centers for disease control to study ways to prevent gun violence.

at the live desk, news 4. we are following a developing story in afghanistan this morning. a large explosion there killed at least three people. that as nato forces turned over security to the national army and police. that explosion happened in kabul just miles away from the handover ceremony. police say a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy. three civilians died. afghan president hamid karzai called the security transition an historic moment for his country. the ceremony happened at the new national defense university. all foreign combat troops are scheduled to leave that country by the end of next year. right now we are waiting for leaders of the g-8 countries to release a statement about syria's civil war. this is video from minutes ago when the leaders posed for a family photo in northern ireland. president obama is trying to convince the other leaders to support his plan to arm syrian rebels. syria was one of the main talking points of president obama's meeting yesterday with russian president vladimir putin. russia has been one of the

syrian government's main allies. and president obama is pledging another $300 million in humanitarian aid for syria and its neighbors. most of that money will go to countries that are taking care of syrian refugees. the u.s. will now have sent about $800 million on relief efforts in syria. that is more aid than any other country. today the head of the nsa heads back to capitol hill. general keith alexander will tell a house committee how his agency's secret surveillance program protects americans. it will be open to the public. that is unusual. the house almost never holds an open intelligence hearing. sex assault charges could be filed today against three football players at the naval academy. they're accused of assaulting a female midshipman in annapolis last year. the case is moving into article 32 proceedings, the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation. the family has accused officials of moving too slowly in this

case. and a developing story in michigan now at 6:04. federal agents are heading out again today to look for jimmy hoffa's remains. the fbi is digging through a field of about 25 miles north of detroit. agents are not saying what new evidence led them there, but we know the feds have been talking to an ailing ex-gangster who says he knows where the body is buried. the former teamsters boss was believed to be involved with the mob when he disappeared in 1975. he was last seen in a suburban detroit restaurant. today secretary of defense chuck hagel will dedicate a korean war exhibit at the pentagon. that exhibit honors all of the veterans of the korean war and their families. it will include pictures, videos and weapons used during that war. the exhibit will be part of the pentagon tour as well. the defense department's 60th anniversary of the korean war commemoration committee will honor the service of korean war veterans for the next three years. you can expect delays if

you're aing amtrak to new york city because a long island railroad train derailed last night. no one was hurt there. but the track is closed while crews fix the rail. not bowing to pressure. how one major u.s. automaker plans to fight calls for a recall on millions of its suvs. plus, tracking breaking news out of brazil where violent protests continue at this hour. a look at what's sparking the outrage there. tom? good morning. here in the storm team 4 weather center, i am watching some thundershowers getting closer to the metro area. there's a live view from the nbc 4 storm team 4 radar showing those showers getting closer to the metro area this morning. maybe some storms later today.

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the forecast. >> good morning. yes, dress for heat and humidity and have an umbrella, too. radar showing a cluster of thundershowers way out here in west virginia. they may be into the metro by noontime. right now a close-up view showing a skew scfew scattered sprinkles. maybe a few sprinkles in faulkier county. culpepper, hometown forecast there by noontime, likely thundershowers and into the upper 70s. the entire region for the rest of the day. highs reaching low 80s midafternoon. likely showers and thundershowers rolling through between noontime all the way until around sunset. maybe an isolated storm with hail. big changes after that. a look at the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic with danella. >> good morning. i'm checking on route 50 heading inbound approaching landover road, a bit sluggish. under speed just a bit. even as you pass 295, the split there. let's take a live look at the beltway. outer loop if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway

from clara barton parkway, the ramp partially blocked by an accident here. you are able to get onto the outer loop, but just suspect a brief delay as you do so. and also police blocking the right shoulder lane. we are tracking breaking news this morning. violence in brazil. right now as tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets. streets. also ahead, kicking the

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breaking news at 6:14. violent clashes broke out in rio de janeiro as more than 100,000 protesters took to the streets in at least eight brazilian cities. the protests started last week over a 10 cent increase in bus and subway fares. but they stem from frustrations over poor transportation, health services and education. the unrest is raising security concerns across the country. brazil hosts a visit from pope francis next month, the world cup in a year and the olympics in 2016. 15 after the hour now. firefighters getting closer to pinpointing the origin of that deadly wildfire in colorado. the black forest fire near colorado springs now 75%

contained. that fire has killed two people and destroyed more than 500 homes already. a few people forced from their homes have been allowed to return to see what's left. the cause of that fire under investigation. however, firefighters believe -- rather they are not ruling out a lightning strike here. right now torrential rain and flooding has killed at least 58 people in india. take a look at some dramatic pictures showing a building slowly being swept away. the high water stranded about 58,000 people in different parts of that area. more rain is expected in the next two days. today cuba and the u.s. will resume discussions on restarting direct mail service between the two nations. the two countries haven't had it since 1963. instead letters have to go through a third country. negotiations have been on hold since 2009 over u.s. demands that cuba released jailed potomac subcontractor allen

gross who is serving a 15-year sentence in prison. he says he was trying to bring internet access to a small jewish community in cuba. officials there say gross illegally brought communications equipment into that country to spy. > the chief nuclear envoy is g in china to talk about the nuclear program. he is expected to meet with the chinese foreign minister tomorrow. the north has once against offered high-level talks with the u.s. the state department says the north would need to take credible steps toward giving up its nuclear weapons before an open dialogue can happen. the north has threatened nuclear war against the u.s. and south korea. we may be getting a clearer picture of what the jury will look like for george zimmerman's murder trial. so far the judge has asked 32 potential jurors to return for another round of questioning. we can't tell you their names, but we can tell you the majority are white. the pool is mostly female, and that pool could grow today. a seventh day of jury selection will begin in about four hours. a fund dedicated to the boston marathon bombing victims has already received more than 200 claims for payment, and they expect more. the one fund has more than $50

million to hand out. victims had to submit applications by saturday to be eligible. but the fund is handling all requests on a case-by-case basis. they say they will prioritize deaths, double amputees and victims with brain damage, but everyone who submits a claim will likely be compensated. they hope to start sending out checks jill 1st. three people were killed and more than 260 injured in those blasts. 6:17 now. smoking seems to be declining. the national smoking rate has dropped to 18%. that rate generally has fallen but stalled about 20 or 21% for the last seven years. a spokesperson for the centers for disease control says scientists are analyzing the 2012 study to determine why the rate dropped. last year the cdc launched a graphic anti-smoking advertising campaign. smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the u.s. 6:18 now. the oxford english dictionary is finally recognizing that tweeting isn't just for the

birds. the 2013 version of the dicti ' dictionary included social media usage. it's actually ahead of the curve. it usually takes a new word ten years to make it into the dictionary. but the chief editor of the dictionary says the word "tweet," quote, seems to be catching on. yeah, you think so, aaron? twitter launched in july 2006. >> how about that. you know, a lot of excitement in fairfax county this morning. today is the last day of school there. we're talking about fairfax, i want to thank the mount vernon class of 2013 for inviting many he to graduation. i gave the commencement address last friday. these students are moving on to virginia tech, northwestern, several military branches as well. there was a special moment for a student whose father surprised him just in time to see him get his diploma. you see the hug and everybody trying to hold back tears. he was completely clueless his father was going to show up. >> what a wonderful surprise and wonderful moment for all the students. >> i want to thank the class.

ms. manns and ms. king for inviting me to speak. >> congratulations opini congra. 20 minutes after 6:00. want to get a look at our forecast. a sticky start and maybe rain later. >> tom kierein is tracking your forecast now. good morning to you. >> here in the storm team 4 weather center, the radar picking up a cluster of showers and thundershowers now rolling out of west virginia and getting closer to virginia. and as you see those areas on the left of your screen in the orange and yellow, that's where they're getting thunder and lightning with some of the heavier downpours but it's way far away from washington. it's still probably a good seven hours away from arriving. right now the leading edge of this in the form of some sprinkles now around charlottesville. that may advance over toward fredericksburg, culpepper over the next hour. but elsewhere we should stay dry for the morning hours. just a lot of cloudiness around and a lot of humidity, too. dress for a steamy morning. we're in the upper 60s to near 70 now. most of the region. but later today ought to be

getting into the low 80s by midafternoon. and by then, we'll likely have showers and thundershowers rolling through. in fact, as early as noontime in the metro area. all the way until around sunset. we could get passing thundershowers. some of them could produce a little bit of hail. otherwise i don't think they'll be severe. then nice change moves in tomorrow. and in place on thursday and friday. highs reaching around 80 or so each day. morning low 60s with lower humidity. delightful pattern. then into the weekend, here's your storm team 4 seven-day outlook saturday, sunday, monday, hazy, hot, humid. small chance of afternoon storms each day. highs near 90. morning lows near 70. i'm back with another look at radar in ten minutes. now a look at traffic with danella. >> still seeing problems on the mark line. first brunswick 870 was dealing with a speed reduction. six moinutes, minor delay. looks like that situation is clearing soon. 505 still dealing with track

issues according to mark. and you're looking at a 17-minute delay. be aware of that. also watching delays on the roadway. 295. this is southbound from 50. you're seeing delays as you approach benning road. heavy delays. they continue as you head towards east capital street. over to i-95 in maryland, clear at 216, traveling south and northbound. no accidents. great drive time. from route 32 heading to the beltway, it will take you 12 minutes. now, i'm also tracking an accident on central avenue near the beltway. details coming up in ten minutes. back over to you both. >> see you then. thanks. sure to get some amazing views, but we'll show you why living at the top of the world's tallest building is not all it's cracked up to be. plus, hope you weren't. examining anything valuable in this shipment. the proof that not all baggage workers are handling things with care.

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think, with some packages he was loading onto a flight. just tossed them right onto the conveyor belt. >> some of them aren't making it. they're on the ground. >> maybe he was having a bad day. he doesn't seem to care much about this either. we don't know what was in any of these boxes. we also don't know if this guy's boss saw any of this happen. but clearly somebody's not putting too much effort into -- what's that, fragile? maybe he thought it said fragile. >> handle with care. there goes my shoes and my lamp. all gone. well, it is always a pain when the elevator breaks at work or an apartment building, but imagine carrying your groceries up 107 stories. groceries are in the stairwell at had rate, right? that's what happened to some people in die boubai. the elevators broke at the princess tower yesterday. building supervisors say a water leak from the fire protection system shut down. all eight elevator shafts after

a few hours. elevators could only go as high as the 50th floor. i hope you have some friends there. last night service was restored, but residents were asked to call ahead to get an elevator. >>en elevator reservation. >> that's right. at some point, i couldn't manage 107. some around -- >> if you live above 50, you need to find a hotel. just get out. well, putting the immigration debate back in the spotlight, the actions being taken today by congress. also ahead, the dangerous decisions caught on tape that's fueling backlash against local cyclists. plus keeping your phone charged even when the power is out. one cell phone provider's new idea to keep you connected. and we are tracking the potential for more thunderstorms around our area today. when you can expect the rain to arrive next with your weather and traffic on the 1s. 6:27

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right now the g-8 summit wrapping up in northern ireland. world leaders posed a short time ago for their so-called family photo. topics include ways to make sure international businesses pay more taxes. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. the weather could be a story for you this morning as we track another line of showers that

could bring thunderstorms to our area in the coming hours. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with what we can expect. >> you see the storminess on the left. that's had a history of damage around knoxville, tennessee, wind damage. it is weakening. as we look at radar, it is showing these showers and thundershowers getting closer to us. right now the leading edge of this rain is now coming into the shenandoah valley and down toward richmond and charlottesville. heavier downpours with a little thunder and lightning way out here in west virginia still about 5 1/2 hours away of coming in. that's going to be around noontime, maybe early afternoon. we'll have that moving toward the metro area. right now it's a steamy morning. upper 60s to right around 70 degrees. most of the region. and here's how your tuesday is looking. we will have our temperatures stay in the 70s through 8:00,

10:00. and by then, likelihood by noontime that we'll have some showers and thundershowers right into the metro area. and by then near 80 degrees. so have an umbrella as you head out the door. and you'll likely need that as we head back home this afternoon. details on afternoon storms in about ten minutes. now a look at your morning commute with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. i'm watching the mark train just because this is of two major delays. if you're traveling mark, brunswick east, train number 892, you're facing a 15-minute delay. penn south, 505, also 15 minutes. both because of problems on the track. so if you haven't left the house yet, please keep that in mind if you're about to take mark in either direction. over to westbound central avenue, this is as you make your way toward the beltway. crash here is blocking two of your left lanes. police on scene. and please expect delays. i-95 in virginia, still seeing delays.

earlier hov lanes opened late. so you are seeing unusual volume. heavy in the woodbridge area. here's a live look. slow past lorton. 58 minutes from quantico to reach the capital beltway. aaron and eun? 6:32 now. breaking news. let's go to the live desk. >> good morning. just into the newsroom. i want to share this with you right now. we just learned that a suicide bomber has killed 11 warshipers inside a shiite mosque in baghdad. 25 people have been hurt. we'll keep an eye on this for you and update you if things change. today a house committee will vote on its first immigration bill of this year. here's a live look at capitol hill now. the judiciary committee bill gives state and local authorities more power to crack down on people here illegally. that is in stark contrast to a bill being discussed in the senate which includes a path to citizenship for the 11 million

immigrants here illegally. bob goodlat says it must enforce immigration laws. the house is expected to vote today on a bill that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches 20 weeks. it is expected to pass the house but likely has no future after that. the democratic-led senate says they will ignore it, and the white house has threatened to veto it. but it could lay the groundwork for future challenges of late-term abortions. this morning, a look at new video that shows bicyclists making dangerous decisions. take a look at this video posted on youtube. it's a monthly event where hundreds of cyclists bike to a local bar. watch closely. you can see the bicyclist in the white t-shirt run several red lights and then get hit by a taxi. the cab driver had the right-of-way here. fortunately the bicyclist was not seriously hurt. d.c. bike party organizers say

they stress safety before every event. >> it's just really not representative of everything we reiterate over and over and over, knowing that there are going to be several hundred people that come out to these rides. we know we need to be safe, stay in the right lane. don't ride ahead of marshals. >> organizers say they're going to add more marshals to next month's bike party. this morning one person is dead following a crash involving an ambulance in calvert county. chopper 4 flew over the scene in prince frederick, maryland. the county sheriff's office says a car crossed the ambulance's path. the driver of the car died instantly. the ambulance driver was taken to the hospital. no one else was inside the car. we'll have to wait until september to find out if the fairfax county serial slasher is heading to prison. johnny pimentel pled guilty yesterday. he could spend up to seven years

in prison. he admits he used razors and box cutters to slash women's rear ends at stores two years ago. at least nine women were attacked. george hughley's attorneys say they're happy with how their client's appeal process is going. the virginia court of appeals ruled on friday that hughley's attorneys can argue three additional issues to try and get his murder conviction overturned. they claim hughley did not get a fair trial. a jury convicted the former uva lacrosse player last year of killing his ex-girlfriend, yeardley love, more than three years ago. a case involving more than 75 arsons along virginia's eastern shore will head to a grand jury. a judge ruled that there is enough evidence against charles smith iii and tanya bundick to have that case continue. police believe the two are responsible for most of 77 wildfires in vacant buildings since last fall. according to court documents, smith told investigators he set 52 fires and bundick set 15.

they showed their special operations division. members of the citizen advisory council are invited to attend. on display will be tools and equipment used by the k-9, tactical, marine and aviation units. there is also an opportunity to try on impaired vision goggles which give you the impression that you are intoxicated. the open house is from 6:00 to 8:00 at the aviation hangar in college park. 6:36 is our time. the "today" show is next at 7:00. >> let's check in with matt and savannah. good morning to both of you. >> morning, guys. coming up on "today," the nsa leaker vowing to release more secrets about u.s. surveillance programs. how did he get access to so much information? we'll ask the head of the house intelligence committee. also, a new warning if you're struggling to get enough rest. can cheating on your sleep actually shorten your life span? then brad pitt hits the red carpet. what he had to say last night about angelina's recovery from

her double mastectomy. the new miss usa will join us in studio along with miss utah. getting a lot of attention. is she ready to laugh about what happened? we'll talk to her when we get started on tuesday morning right here on "today." aaron and eun, back to you. >> maybe we let her see the questions ahead of time? >> well, no, we're going to give her another crack at that question. everybody deserves a second chance. >> sounds good. i like that. thanks, guys. >> take care. responding to the outrage over the actions of the nsa. new this morning, president obama's message to americans concerned about their privacy. plus, losing his cool at 30,000 feet. the remarks by one passenger that caused a scare on a u.s.-bound flight. also ahead, one cell phone provider's plan to keep you connected even when storms leave you without power. a large cluster of showers and thundershowers getting closer to washington. i'll tell you when i think they're going to be arriving.

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this morning we know why there was so much damage in montgomery county from the strong storms last week. a tornado that touched down traveled more than 17 miles. that makes it the longest recorded tornado track in maryland history. the funnel cloud touched down in north potomac on thursday afternoon. and it stayed on the ground for nearly 20 minutes and finally ended in burtonsville. it was rated an ef-0, the weakest category, but a tornado is a tornado. >> that's right. and especially in our area, that's a big deal. let's check the forecast for today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. what should we expect? >> we could get storms later today. no tornadoes. this is the gray sky over the potomac now. about an hour ago we had a spectacular sunrise, but clouds have closed in since then, and we've got steamy humidity in place. radar showing a cluster of some showers and thundershowers way

out here in west virginia. leading edge of light rain showing up just southwest of fredericksburg, richmond to charlottesville, they're getting a few sprinkles there. but any of the heavier downpours and any thunder and lightning not arriving for another 5 1/2 hours. we're talking maybe around noontime or early afternoon. silver spring, montgomery county by 1:00, hometown forecast, upper 70s by then. at much of the region today, we should be reaching the low 80s by midafternoon. and a likelihood of showers and thundershowers all the way until sunset. again, only a very small chance of any severe weather. seven-day outlook in ten minutes. here's a look at your morning commute. >> good morning. tracking huge delays on 295. just spoke with d.c. police. they're responding to a hit-and-run. just prior to east capital street. here's the delays. solid delays for four miles.

but bumper to bumper as far as stop and go. your total delays here with six miles. again, solid. if you're traveling d.c. 295 heading southbound, expect a slow trip. over to central avenue near the beltway, there's a crash in the east and westbound lanes. we'll start with the westbound lanes. it's blocking two of your left lanes. if you're traveling eastbound central avenue near the beltway, you'll see your left lane blocked. back to you. 6:43 now. we are following a developing story in afghanistan. hamid karzai says his armed forces are now taking the lead for security around the country. right before the handover, a large explosion killed three civilians in kabul. police say a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy with an afghan lawmaker. the convoy was headed to the nato ceremony. karzai called the security transition an historic moment in the nearly 12-year war. the ceremony happened at the new national defense university. all foreign combat troops are scheduled to leave the country by the end of next year. today the head of the nsa

heads back to capitol hill. general keith alexander will tell a house committee how his agency's secret surveillance programs protect americans. it will be open to the public. that is unusual. the house almost never holds an open intelligence hearing. president obama says you around getting the whole story. he told pbs's charlie rose that most of the details about the programs are still classified. that means you don't know how they're working or who the nsa is targeting. the president says you also don't have to worry that someone has been listening in on your calls or reading your e-mails. >> they have enough information about how we operate that they know that their phone calls aren't being listened into, their text messages aren't being monitored, their e-mails are not being read by some big brother somewhere. >> president obama says the intelligence community is working to declassify more information about the surveillance programs. the man who leaked the information about those programs remains in hiding this morning.

look at what most americans think should happen to edward snowden. this is a "usa today" poll. 54% of people think that he should be prosecuted. just 38% think he shouldn't. right now we are waiting for leaders of the g-8 countries to release a statement about syria's civil war. this is video from just minutes ago when the leaders posed for a family photo at the g-8 summit in northern ireland. president obama is trying to convince the other leaders to support his plan to arm syrian rebels. syria was one of the main talking points of president obama's meeting yesterday with russian president vladimir putin. russia has been one of the syrian government's main allies. and president obama is pledging another $300 million in humanitarian aid for syria and its neighbors. most of that money will go to countries that are taking care of syrian refugees. the u.s. will now have sent about $800 million on relief efforts in syria. that is more aid than any other country. 14 before the hour.

a developing story in michigan. any minute now federal agents will start digging for jimmy hoffa's remains. a live picture from the scene. actually videotape. fbi getting ready to dig in a field about 25 miles north of detroit. agents are not saying what new evidence led them there, but we know that the feds have been talking to an ailing ex-gangster who says he knows where the body is buried. the former teamsters boss was believed to have been involved with the mob when he disappeared in 1975. he was last seen in a suburban detroit restaurant. we're learning more details about a rant by a passenger on a united airlines flight from hong kong to new jersey. witnesses say the man was shouting about national security. the cia and edward snowden on board that flight. one passenger also said the man claimed that he was being poisoned and that his life was in danger. fellow flyers eventually tackled him and bound his hands and feet for the rest of that 15-hour flight. the plane landed safely in new jersey, and the man is being

evaluated this morning. police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with a murder in shenandoah county. claude schafer jr. is now charged with the murder in the death of 65-year-old phyllis klein in edinburgh. police found her body sunday morning after members of her church went to check on her. she played piano at walker's chapel church of brethren. schafer is being held without bond. metro tells us it is testing the emergency call system on a train after passengers say they were not able to report a fight. metro says two men started fighting on a red line train about 6:30 last night. that fight spilled out onto the platform. this was at the woodley park station. one passenger we talked to says she saw several people press the emergency call button. there was no response, though. metro does think there was some kind of communication between passengers and the operator because the operator was able to notify police. the fight was over by the time they arrived. you might remember the i-team raised concerned about

emergency buttons this past spring. calls showed 170 malfunctions happened in the last two years. metro told us in march that train cars are sent for inspection after every complaint. the transit agency also considering posting signs inside trains to make sure passengers know what to expect when they make a call. a security guard will be in court later this summer for allegedly blackmailing a shoplifter for sex. 29-year-old jalani is accused of telling a suspected shoplifter at the springfield plaza kmart that she would go to jail unless she gave him, quote, some sort of sexual favor according to a search warrant obtained by david culver. the incident happened earlier this month. court documents say he was texting and calling the victim as she was taken into custody for shoplifting. he offered to get the charges dropped. police arrested him last monday at his lorton home. we called kmart for reaction. so far no one has called us back. 6:49. news 4 is live at breaking news

in northeast washington. to tony, what's going on? >> reporter: we're still trying to get information on this. we're at fifth and quincy. a sense of the scene, you see a large police presence. what we do know, around 6:00 a.m., police responded to the call of a shooting. we have not confirmed that. we actually haven't gotten any information from the metropolitan police department. as you can see, we have a larger than usual police presence. when i was down there about ten minutes ago, i was talking to some of the detectives on the scene. they wouldn't give me any information. so if there was a shooting or not, we're not quite sure. we'll stick around and see what becomes of this. they do have the entire block here roped off. it was just that little section by a row home a little earlier. then they moved the crime scene back. they also moved us back as well. again, around 6:00 a.m., we do know that npd responded to fifth and quincy for the report of a shooting. again, we have not confirmed any of this. we'll continue to stay on top of this. if we get any information before the end of the show, we'll bring

it to you guys. >> thank you, tony. and today vice president joe biden will talk about the progress in implementing the administration's plan to lower gun violence. the cdc is studying by performing research. this is the first time the vice president or president obama has held a public event on gun control since the senate rejected a plan to expand background checks for gun purchases. sex assault charges could be filed against three football players at the naval academy. they're accused of assaulting a female midshipman in annapolis last year. the case is moving into what's called article 32 proceedings, the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation. the family has accused officials of moving too slowly in this case. chrysler is ready to make its case for why it should not have to recall nearly 3 million suvs that some say are a fire

hazard. cnbc's kayla tausche live with that story. >> chrysler is expected today to formally refuse a government recall of 7 million jeep suvs because of the risk the fuel tank could rupture in a rear-end crash causing a fire. regulators say 51 people have died in related accidents, but chrysler says the jeeps are safe. car companies rarely spar with the government. the last time was in 2011 when for was fighting back over the recall of faulty air bags in its pickups. the national highway traffic safety administration when it threatened to hold a public hearing on the matter, nhtca could take chrysler to court. at&t and launching solar-powered charging stations for smartphones and tablets throughout new york city. they can accommodate six devices at one regardless of wireless carrier with dedicated ports for androids, iphones. the project was initially parked by hurricane sandy when at&t

provided diesel generators and portable cell towers to some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods. if successful, the program may be expanded nationwide. back to you. >> kayla tausche at cnbc, thank you. let's check the forecast now. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about the chance for rain and storms maybe today. >> i get up at 1:30 in the morning, i stick my head out the door, and i brought it right back in. >> just like that. >> it is so steamy. we've got the humidity back. it's going to be with us here through the rest of the day. that's kind of a recipe for showers and thundershowers to pop up. we got some of those yesterday afternoon. look at this. dramatic picture of a shower, a thundershower passing north of washington. you see the washington monument just to the lower right. that was posted to weather@nbcwashington.com. here's another one that was posted. this is near creek park in frederick county looking north at a thunderstorm there right at sunset yesterday.

love your pictures. post them. ail share on twitter and facebook. follow me on twitter and like on facebook. there's a little sunshine. 74 at reagan national. dew point at a steamy 70 right now. temperatures right near 70 degrees in the suburbs and the rural areas. and we've got the steam heat with us here through the day. so that's enhancing the development of these showers and thundershowers. these areas in yellow and orange. getting thunder and lightning out here in west virginia and eastern kentucky. that's still about 5 1/2 hours away from getting into washington. ahead of that, we might get a few sprinkles later this morning. a 90% chance of showers and thundershowers, clearing out after midnight. then a fresh change moves in wednesday, thursday, friday. lower humidity. highs near 80 each day. mid-80s on friday. then it gets hot and humid again over the weekend. a slight chance of afternoon storms on saturday, sunday and monday. i'm back with updates throughout the "today" show. here's danella. >> good morning.

still keeping my eye on d.c. 295. the earlier crash southbound as you may your way towards east capital street, it's clear. but your delays are about seven miles, sluggish. if you're traveling 295 in maryland, as soon as you pass the beltway, that's where you'll start to hit the brakes. and then heavy on the brakes approaching route 50. and then just sluggish as you continue towards east capital street. over to the beltway, a live look. your drive time, slow but not terribly slow. 20 minutes. that's how long it will take you to get from i-95 to i-270. and speaking of i-270, from germantown road, fast trip. 19 minutes. that's how long it will take you to reach the capital beltway. aaron and eun? well, you can expect delays if you're taking amtrak to new york city this morning. that's because the long island railroad train derailed in the east river tunnel last night. no one was hurt, but the track is closed while crews fix the rail. a new survey says the marriage rate is at its lowest point in more than 100 years. that's according to the

demographic intelligence of charlottesville, virginia. the group says the number of marriages across the u.s. fell more than 5% since 2009. the survey attributes the drop to the recession and cultural changes like the fact that most people live together before they get engaged. the group says it expects a 4% increase over the next two years when people between the ages of 18 and 34-year-olds would head to the altar. 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door. right now more than 100,000 protesters are holding demonstrations in at least eight brazilian cities. the protests started last week over a 10 cent increase in bus and subway fares. any minute the fbi will start digging for jimmy hoffa's remains about 25 miles north of detroit. agents are not saying what new evidence led them there, but we know the feds have been talking to someone who claims he knows where hoffa is buried. president obama says most americans aren't getting the complete picture of how they

operated. the president says the intelligence community is working to declassify more information. afghanistan's armed forces are now in control of security. nato forces handed off control in a ceremony overnight. just before that, a large explosion killed three civilians. tom? >> we will likely have showers and thundershowers rolling through from noontime all the way until sunset today. so grab an umbrella before you head out the door. we'll reach the upper 70s and low 80s. lower humidity wednesday, thursday and friday. danella? >> still keeping my eye on i-95. hov lanes, they opened late this morning. so just a bit sluggish. here's a live look at lorton road. drive time from quantico, 52 minutes. >> thank you. nice tan, by the way. >> why, thank you. >> thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes and

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