traffic gridlock in our area. plus it will feel very different when you leave for work this morning than it will when you come home today. >> and we are in for a drastic change in the weather. tom kierein is here to show us what is setting up all the change. >> good morning. it is starting to move in. the cooler and lower humidity. right now, we are still getting some lingering showers where the lower humidity is coming up against the high humidity from credit. still getting downpours on the eastern shore and thundershower t thunder and lightning, too, tracking up toward the beaches in delaware and ocean city. farther west, sky has cleared out, temperatures have dropped. around 60 in the shenandoah valley. mountains, low to mid-50s. montgomery county, mid-60s. fairfax county, upper 60s near 70 now prince george's county and the district of columbia. milder where the humidity still

lingers on the eastern shore. weather headlines for this wednesday, short sleeve day. but cooler weather moving in along with the lower humidity during the afternoon. much cooler temperatures moving in tonight. a look at your hour by hour temperature changes throughout the day at 6:11. melissa looking at some wednesday morning problems. still have chopper on the way to the situation bw parkway southbound at 32. we understand that the police chase has stopped there. they do have the suspect there in custody. we're trying to get chopper over to show you you, but traffic be that slow. one lean shut down. a wider look, no major issues. just a little bit of slowdowns. 295 just past 50 and 66 headed in to town, beltway at branch avenue, looking pretty good. 95 at 32, good. again, 295 or bw parkway just to the east of this at 32 has that issue with that police chase.

again 66 about 47 miles an hour at this point and slow down in dale city as you head north. police say a man shot in silver spring may be the victim of a drive-by shooting. this happened around 7:00 last night outside of apartments on bradford road not far from piney branch road. a neighbor told news 4 the victim tried to run to an apartment building for help, but no one responded. others say they have noticed recent confrontations between residents. >> there's been some arguments. and i couldn't really -- you you know, i fry to mitry to mind hi business. >> but you saw trouble coming? >> you can't tell these days. >> the vehicle fiictim is now o hospital and staying with a friend. two teens hit by a truck are

expected to recover. they were rolled away on stretchers yesterday afternoon. this accident happened at the enclave apartments near columbia pike and old leaf drive. police have not said who was at fault there. today first of its kind meeting that could make your commute a little bit easier in the future. montgomery county and d.c. transportation officials joining forces to talk about ways to keep the roads around here moving more fluidly. molette green owith a preview o some of their plans. >> reporter: we've seen metro buses come and go here at georgia and silver spring avenues just over the d.c. line here. and that's going to be the focus of this regional meeting. mass transit. what can be done, how can both areas share more of their resources. they will talk about extending bus rapid transit routes into the district.

also how to use d.c. street cars in a way that can be a possible solution. taking the line for example up georgia into silver spring and also extending lines in both areas. both inju jurisdictions to ease traffic congestion. that is the topic today, what can we do on a regional level to may go things better. that meeting set for later today at the council of government in d.c.. live in silver spring. back to you. from the live desk, breaking news on the gw parkway southbound at route 32. you can see the live pictures from chopper 4. there is a man laying down on the grass there, we believer that that is a suspect, part of a police chase early this morning on the parkway. the man in his vehicle, apparently with flat tires, trying to get past police.

this area is see something traffic moving, but very slowly. just about one in-la lane of tr moving through. still didn't know why police were pursuing the man, but it did lead to a short police pursuit. that has come to an end. the suspect is in custody. we'll watch it here throughout the morning. but again, expect delay there is at the bw parkway in laurel at route 32. back to you. a manassas teen accused in a sexing case has won a victory in a criminal case gaining national attention. explicit photos will not be used in trey simms' child pornography trial. prosecutors say they will not use photos taken during a search warp warrant. simms faces charges for sexting his then girlfriend who was 15

at the time. prosecutors told our northern bureau chief that they agreed not to use the photos because they have a strong enough case without them. today we could learn whether two important witnesses will be allowed to testify in the bob mcdonnell corruption trial. a judge will rule on whether a lawyer and an accountant can take the stand. the former virginia governor is trying to prove that a supplement company run by johnny williams did not get any benefits from his administration. mcdonnell and his wife are accused of taking lavish presents from williams in exchange for those benefits. their trial starts july 28. new this morning, a break-in at the kennedy compound. how the suspect made himself at home and why that decision led to his arrest. plus google now selling contact lenses and the disease that they can help. and get ready for a drop in temperatures about tom kierein will show us the cooldown.

maybe you don't have to push your kids to eat fruits and veggies after all. apparently lir they athey're do their own. nine out of ten young people at chlt at least one vegetable and three quarters eat fruits. it suggests kids are meeting recommended geuidelines. it may not be too long before google helps manage chronic health problems with smart lenses. they have signed a deal with novartis to produce lenses. the first version will help diabetics monitor glucose levels. eventually they can treat far sightedness, too.

google says the wlens mlens may day come with a built-in camera. lavar burton's character in star trek wore something similar. >> all the trekkies are supporting you. >> we saw it coming. gene roddenberry was a visionary. melissa mollet is following some breaking news. >> this is the end of a police chase. this is bw parkway, 295 southbound near 32, you can see a guy here on the ground in handcuffs. apparently they tried to pull him over for reckless driving and this is the end of that. you can see the backups here, very slow as you hit 32 southbound. going to be slow for a while. they have it down to one lane

because of the police presence. so just a warning. wider look at things, looking typical for this time of the morning. 270 at middlebrook, no problems there. a look at 95 in maryland coming up. and as traffic is building, lower humidity is sweeping in. still a gray sky over washington, but they will clear up and put on a happy face. sunshine back by later this afternoon. here is your hour by hour temperature change through the day. it will still be in the 60s through 8:00 this morning. a little sunshine breaking out by then. then by noon, partly cloudy, mid and upper 70s. then slipping this into the low. noticeably much less humid. quite a bit of sunshine. you'll need sunblock with the strong july sun. a look at when heat and humidity return, they're going on vacation today, coming up. a little girl selling candy robbed. the rejection from a completely different person that may have

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welcome back. we're staying on top of a developing story in the middle east. there is no sign the violence between gaza militants an israel will end. this morning we've seen rockets go back and forth between both areas. more than 200 palestinians have been killed, one person died in israel. hamas says israel fired rockets at the homes of four of its senior leader respectleaders. israel is urging thousands to leave their homes. his arrested a man after he broke into the kennedy family compound in massachusetts. police checked the home in the hyannis port last night after receiving a call from the homeowner saying his son was home and thought someone broke into the house. police found 53-year-old james lacroix in the kitchen area. he told police he was looking

for katie perry. the man is expected in court later this morning. coming up on 17 after the hour. jurors will hear closing arguments in the trial of a friend of the suspected boston marathon bomber. azamat tazhayakov is accused of lowing away a backpack and laptop from dzhokhar's dorm room. prosecutors don'ting a could you say him of knowing about the bombing before hand. two other friends are being triedseparately. a powerful typhoon hit will the philippines. ten people killed there. you power lines came down, roofs ripped from home. more than 370,000 people left their homes ahead of the storm. minnilanila did not take a dire hit, but most of it did shut down. the storm is on its way to china. you're looking at the capitol where a women's rights issue is up for a major vote, the not my bosses business bill.

it will reverse a stream court ruling on contraceptive coverage. right now businesses can deny coverage for birth control under the health care law for religious reasons. the bill would reinstate free contraception for women. republicans say it has no chance of becoming law. take a look at this graff i graffiti, someone spray painted an anti-immigrant message on a former military building. it was once among those considered to house minors who cross the border illegally. state police are investigating the case as a hate crime. and leaders in northern virginia want to know whether children are living in the area illegally. board of supervise ares on voted to your knowledge the county executive to find out whether undocumented children are being brought into the county. home for troubled teens in bristow called youth for tomorrow is reportedly housing some of the children. chair man of the board corey stewart says those kids need to be sent home.

and we talked to people who live in the county and they seem to be split on the issue. >> i just think maybe we should encourage the federal government to just send them back. >> children come up here unescorted. they're not taking care of the border, once they're in, you're in. >> federal leaders say they do the not identify shelters for mine are are ors here illegally for safety reasons. the county needs to determine whether it has the authority to find out. a team of developers wants your input on the future of downtown bethesda. they're hoping a beer and banter event can help generate ideas. they want to hear creative thinking from millennials who live, work and play in bethesda. they will pick up the tab on the beer and food and give away free stuff, too. you had to register before monday for the event. it starts at 5:30 tonight at the street sense real estate office. historiclegend.

but this morning, a mistake is what is trending on social media. before we get to that, let's start with the salute to the real captain. >> the captain from the new york yankees, derek jeter. >> jeter went out with a bang getting two big hits, but after he said good-bye to the crowd, cbs news tweeted michael jeter takes a bow. michael jeter is an actor who died in 2003. you may recognize his name. he was in the green mile and the third injujurassic park movie. cbs later apologized for the mistake. >> you you really are left to wonder how that kind of that is gets made. derek jeter is a name -- if you know anything at all about

baseball, you know the name. >> and it sgit doesn't take awa the admiration the crowd had for jeter. you don't have to be a fan to know what an amazing player he is. you know he what is amazing this morning, as well? >> the weather. tom kierein here now. >> tremendous change beginning to push in from the west. you'll notice that change when you step out the door. you'll still be fine in short sleeves today asregion, last of heavy downpours are still occurring in the area. well south and east of washington. a little thunder and lightning lower part of the eastern shore. tracking north and east over the next couple of hours. skies clearing to our west. that's where we have temperatures down to6 60 shep did hnandoah valley, peg down to just 52.

northern have a which wisconsin minnesota, only near 40 degrees this morning. we're feeling some of cooler air beginning to push in. beautiful afternoon coming up. should be in the low 80s, partly cloudy sky. noticeably less humid during the afternoon. the humidity taking a vacation for today and the next several days. starts to return over the weekend, back to medium levels on saturday and sunday. and then back to those high well t sweltering levels first part of next puig. week. so enjoy the break while you can. we'll have a beautiful day friday and saturday, afternoon highs getting a little uncomfortable. small chance of an isolated storm. greater chance monday and tuesday. lows tomorrow morning, a dramatic drop. i'll show you which neighborhoods will be the

coolest. breaking news now with melissa. >> this is the he said end of te chase right before route 32. so you'll want to avoid the area if you can for the nekxt little bit. it is slow at this point. taking a look at my map, you can see the backups right there as you you approach 32. so again, going to be a little bit slow. taking a wider look at things, we're voe headed into the city 66 about 21 miles per hour. a little slower than we typically see this time of morning.a little slower than we typically see this time of morning.66 about 21 miles per h. a little slower than we typically see this time of morning. a look at 95 in maryland, cherry hill road, a good amount of volume. beltway at river road moving right along. it is now 6:24. a woman short for cash trying to

pay for a beer is accused of robbing and assaults an 8-year-old girl in san francisco. the girl was selling candy with other children monday. here is a video showing the woman trying to pay for some item and then within five minutes, police say the 8-year-old was robbed. >> the suspect asked for change for fare for a bus ride and ended up grabbing the child's arm, twisting until she let go of the bag of money and took the bag. >> police say the woman grabbed the money and got away on a bus. the little girl and her friends were collecting money for a school fund-raiser. jay carney may want to brush up on his technology talk. according a website, the former white house press secretary is up for two pr jobs in that industry. one is with apple, the other with the ride sharing company uber. carney left the white house back in may when asked about the report, carney would only say he's keeping his options open.

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keep our teens as safe as possible when they start driving. we have the cars that protect your teen the best in an accident. plus -- >> i was going to make an announcement, but i saw -- you you kind of spoiled it for me. >> so that's a yes. >> hillary clinton on "the daily show". the checklist he had for her to test whether she would run for president. heading outside this morning versus tonight could feel completely different. you're looking at a pretty hefty drop in temperatures. >> i did some data mining and the record low at dulles airport tomorrow morning, 55. we may meet or get below that

record. very rare that we'll be that chilly tonight. right now around the region, that radio shows the cloud cover beginning to break up west of washington. humidity beginning to drop a little bit. but a dramatic drop in the humidity withing inning sunshine. low humidity in place overnight tonight. it will allow temperatures to plummet. actual less, mid-50s. cold e coldest neighborhoods down near 50 in the mountains of western maryland, nearby suburbs around washington, temperatures will be right into the mid to upper 50s. these clouds will break up, sunshine coming out later today. a look at where we'll have our coolest highs for this afternoon coming up in ten minutes.

bw parkway in laurel southbound backed up after a police chase. the chase ended at 32, so that is where you'll see all the police activity. but we have a big backup. let's take a look at the map. wider look at things as you head into the beltway, not so terrible. a little slow 66 headed in to town as you typically expect. same thing top of the beltway up by new hampshire avenue and then d.c. 295. 50 westbound at polileasant val road, a brand new accident there. and 66 at compton, some backups. car crashes are the leading cause of death among teen aenlgers. but the type of car they drive could greatly impact their safety. new this morning, research to help parts select safe models.

erica gonzalez has the results. >> for most of us a brand new car isn't this the budget. 83% of those who bought a car for their teen bought it used. so here are some safe choices. best choices when it comes to large cars, iihs recommends the volvo s 80, only about $9,000. a real safety bargain meaning the car received a good rating for small front protection. mid size cars, 22 recommendat n recommendatio recommendations, but the one that stands out, the dodge avenger. that runs between $11,000 and $12,000. when it comes to small suvs, mi outlander sport. and the cheapest choice on the list, volvo xc 90. again, these are options for when you can find these vehicles

used and with some mileage. we'll put a list of all of these top choices for teen drivers on our website, just head to nbcwashington.com and search teen driving. another thing you should watch out for, make sure the car you you buy for your teen was never involved in a major safety recall. your best bet, check car fax and federal registry to make sure any used car was not involved in a recall or an accident. today we'll find out whether an entire neighborhood in prince george's county needs to be torn down. piscataway hill wills neighboring hood was badly damaged by a landslide back in may. county officials are expected to announce whether they will the foot the bill to make repairs. heavy rain caused a slope there to fail. that destroyed roads and utility lines, too. officials say it will cost more than $120 milln to fix that area back up. but the county could sigh it's better to pay people for their homes and then tear them all

down. today dwooepolice chief cat lanier will lead a meeting in the neighborhood where a market store own are was killed back on july 4. oh and his wife ran the store on colorado avenue and 14th street for 20 years. the police chief will take questions today and listen to the concerns of the community. the safety meeting will be held at the police station on georgia avenue at 2:00. thieves breaking into cars in one area of northern virginia, police on high alert. fredericksburg police say their m.o. has changed. thefts often are from unlocked cars. police say they're getting bolder and smashing windows to steal items. there have been six cases since sunday. d.c. police hope you can identify the men in this video. the six men here could help lead to the gunman behind a triple shooting this past sunday. they're seen running in

different directions near the harry thomas rec center. the shooting happened near lincoln road and t street northeast. people will return to the rec center tonight for a safety walk with police. it begins at 7:00. a were wag aboarning about skamg. a stafford county man says he's been hit three times in the past week. law enforcement say this man is connected to crimes in fairfax and loudoun county. steve was watching one of our newscasts when he saw these pictures. he believes this man dipped into his account to withdrawal hundreds of dollar all three times. >> always weird to seat perset person that violated you and to know that this person is just living their life doing these things to people working hard for their money trying to be positive. it's not fair. >> police say a ring of people

r are installs skimmers that copy your debit card information. a small camera reads your pipn s you i'm it in. a red flag, there will be an error message when you put the cards in for your cash. alert a bank employee immediately. you may see more young single people this your neighborhood. more millennials are heading for the suburbs. areas including leesburg are creating more mixed use complexes with apartments, condos and shopping and offices that is an ideal living situation for younger people. a new fee to fly. the quick decision you need to make and why the money collected by the tsa will not be spent to protect your flight. and candy that will cost more this fall and how much more you'll have to pay. and it will get cool out there tonight.

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apparently now is the time to book flights if you want it save money. >> tsa fees are set to double next week. the so-called september 11th fee will increase. travelers will pay a flat 5.60ed per one way trip. more if there is a layover longer than four hours. the money will go to the u.s. treasury to help pay off the $649 billion federal deficit. >> nothing complain about there for sure. especially if it's not going to are more safety stuff. >> and apparently the government accountability office says for every 1% that airline fees go up, there is a 1% drop in

demand. time thousand to take a look at our forecast. it is a nice beautiful start to our day. >> tom kierein is here with your weather and traffic on the 1s. tell us the good news, my friend. >> the good news is the heat and humidity have exited the building at least temporarily. right now starting off this morning in the 60s most of the region, near 70 around the bay. farther west of the mountains, it's in the 50s. cool start near 60 in the shenandoah valley. highs this afternoon, neighborhoods around washington should be in the low 80s. south and east in the mid-80s. the coolest neighborhoods will be in the shenandoah valley and mountains will it will only be in the upper 70s to near 80. a partly cloudy sky. a look at our storm chances for the weekend, that's all coming up in just about ten minutes at 6:51. melissa with breaking news. still the situation in laurel, very, very slow bw

parkway southbound all the way at route 32 is where this police chase ended. so very nasty. we have miles of backups. police will be there a little while longer. so be careful if you're heading out soon and can go a different way, definitely do that. taking a look elsewhere, 270 slows as you're heading out of frederick. down south, looking fairly typical. slow coming into the city on 66 as well as 395 across the 14th street bridge. back in ten minutes. i have a career aptitude test that can help you. >> this is good. >> the qquestion on the daily hw about her office preferences. and exactly how much gas prices will drop. and breaking news just in.

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figure out whether hillary clinton would run for president. she was on "the daily show" last night. it was clinton's answer to that question that is getting a lot of buzz this morning. >> would you like to have corners or not to have corners is this. >> i think the world is so complicated, the fewer corners that you can have the better. >> perhaps oval shape she prefers. the words clinton, hillary and stewart are all trending this morning. but clinton still has not said officially whether she will run. police are looking for the gunman who shot a man outside a silver spring apartment complex. that man is out of the hospital now. officers spent hours in the rain looking for clues on bradford road not far from piney branch road. a neighbor told you news four the victim tried banging on apartment doors but no one

responded. and police have been called to the complex a lot recently. >> problems in and out. police here a couple times. >> problems between who? >> i don't know. the people -- i can't tell. montgomery county police say they have no move and they're questioning the victim for a possible lead. the superintendent for montgomery county schools is denying reports that had many of you parents worried. >> there are no plans currently in place nor do i have the intention of putting a plan on the table to change boundaries for the purpose of eliminating the achievement gap. >> redrawing boundaries would have forced many children to change schools. this all started with a report that said the county considered that as a way to diversify class him rooms and get more students on a level playing field. the superintendent said it was discussed but never created a plan. he's working on options to help the achievement gap, but he did not elaborate. you're probably getting

ready to battle that morning commute. well, today transportation officials in maryland and d.c. will try to make the commute a little easier. molette green has a preview of some of the plans they're considering. >> reporter: mass transit is the big focus of this meeting today. how do you you get more people out of their cars. they w talk about using rapid bus transit routes in a better more efficient way. using those d.c. street cars once they get up and running, as well. and metrobus routes, how do you use them in a more efficient way to help both montgomery county and the district ease traffic congestion. this meeting is set for later today at 2:30 this afternoon at the washington metropolitan council of government offices in northeast d.c.. we are live this morning at georgia and silver spring avenues just over the d.c. line.

we'll continue to follow this story throughout the day on news 4. back to you. if you needed a reason to cut out chocolate, here it is. hershey is raising candy prices for the first time in three years. cocoa prices hit trhree reayear earlier this month. analysts say we could see similar price hikes by nestle and kraft foods. i'm still buying the chocolate. that's all i have to say. >> it's just one ever those things. >> right, water -- >> i won't go that far. but it's one of the things that people will make other changes to still afford it. let's bring in tom kierein thousan now. a pretty good forecast. >> nice change moving in. near record lows tonight.

we've only set one record low in july right in washington in the last 74 years. that happened back in 1988. it got down to low 50s then. there is the sky breaking up to our west. cloud cover you now starting to break up, a little sunshine breaking out unlike yesterday, this is my favorite photo from yesterday. storm clouds swirling over the capitol, this was posted by the architects of the capitol on twitter. post your pictures and we'll share. getting downpours still on the eastern shore and the beaches up to ocean city. heavy downpours over the next couple of hours. already clearing out over the shenandoah valley and west where temperatures now are town into the 50s out in the mountains. locally we're in the 60s early morning, it's short sleeve weather and noticeably less humid. it will be much less humid by later this afternoon as

temperatures reach the low 80s. we're right in the middle of our average hottest temperatures of the year. this is about 6 or 7 degrees cooler than average for this time of year. partly cloudy during the afternoon and the humidity taking a vacation today, tomorrow and again on friday. starts to come back into the medium to high levels over the weekend and get back into the high levels monday, tuesday, next week we will be in the swelter again. highs mid-80s tomorrow with the low humidity. cool start in the 50s. much of region low to mid-50s out in the mountains, locally right around 60 degrees. friday, saturday, upper 80s and still not too humid, but getting more humid late saturday afternoon and rather steamy sunday. first part of next week could get mainly afternoon storms on monday, tuesday. melissa with breaking news on the roads. still the nasty situation in laurel. chopper 4 over the scene. we're talking about bw parkway southbound at 32. there was a police chase. that is now out of the way, but

still police on the scene. so backups all the way back to 100. really does stretch. so if you're heading out soon, try and take an alternate route. a wider look at the beltway, slow up top here as normal -- or as expected. d.c. 295 and 50, a bit slow. 270 slow out of frederick, but opening back up at montrose pl earlier accident 95 authority bound at prince william parkway looking pretty good there. that is cleared out of the way. up indian head highway, a little slow about a mile before the beltway. fbi helping phoenix police investigate an airport security breach. police say a man somehow slipped into an area outside where baggage cars were stored and trucks fuel jets. the man had a plane ticket and opened a secure door inside the airport. employees chased him