obstacles slowing the search as investigators try to get to the scene. you will notice a difference as you step outside. our break from the summer heat is coming to an en aend as the humidity returns. we begin with breaking news on the roads. here is melissa mollet. >> taking a look here, we actually have chopper 4 over the scene if we can take a look. you can see this is 270 southbound coming out of dickerson, off to the left side, we have backups for miles. we're talking about ten miles back to frederick thoris mornin. so slow heading out anytime soon, take 355. you can see really how slow it is. another accident here also this morning, 66 at spring fellow road blocking two lanes there. and wider look, looking quite good.

it is getting more humid. short sleeve day. possibility of an isolate the thundershower popping up. there is the cloudy sky over washington now. temperature graph hour by hour today, holding in the low and mid 70s between now and 8:00 a.m.. a little sun breaking out. by noontime, partly cloudy, low 80s. mid-80s by midafternoon. an isolated thundershower mainly west of the metro area. and for the afternoon commute, an isolated thundershower rolling over may provide a low impact for the afternoon commute because i don't think these storms are going to be severe. potential looks very low. coming up, a look at where the

store storms may hit first. metro is in the final phase of testing trains on the silver line. you can take a look here. right now the empty silver line trains will run rush hour service along with other trains and that means delays. megan mcgrath live at the franconia springfield station. >> reporter: with the coming of the silver line, there will be more options for riders and some will see a decrease in their wait times for trains. so good news there. however, if you ride along the blue line, you may actually see a negative impact. you might have to wait longer for a train. only so many trains can pass through the roslyn tunnel, that's a choke point in the system. so to make way for the silver line trains, they're reducing the number of blue line trains. so what does that mean for folks who ride the blue line?

take a look. blue line trains are going to come every 12 minutes during rush hour. that's up from 8 1/2 minutes which is what was seen previous to the silver line. metro says wait times will go from an average of 4 minutes to 6 minutes, that's an increase of about 2 minutes during rush hour. we've been talking to folks here. some say they believe they wait too long for a train as it is. others say an extra two minutes is not a big deal. >> for an extra two minutes, i think it would hurt my time being at the work. >> i'm an early bird. get lear early, get out of here early. >> two minutes doesn't matter. >> no does that bother me. >> reporter: and metro says that the majority of people will either see a decrease in their wait times along the system on other lines, or they will see no change at all. of course all of this is new.

a lot for riders to get used to and a lot of wait and see attitudes out here. back to you. 6:04 thousannow. news 4 has learned tysons corner center is changing its parking rules. mall officials want to make sure metro riders don't take advantage ever of their 12,000 free parks spaces, so pretty soon you will need a key card forget into the lot when the mall is not open. petro on met procero only built one nege it bn llve yea sro opened a new line, so it will be a busy week. you can watch our coverage here on "news 4 today" and nbcwashington.com. this morning international outrage growing over the treatment of the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17. rebels say they have recovered

more than 250 of the 298 people on board the plane when this crashed. bodies have been placed in refrigerated train cars. dutch investigators say the victims are in good condition. the rebels say they will turnover the victims and the black boxes for u.n. inspectors. in the meantime, the u.s. says it has you powerful evidence that pro-russia rebels shout down the plane with a russian surface to air missile. new this morning, vladimir putin speaking out against ukraine. richard jordan has the latest governments s developments. you putin made a short video statement. he says he has tried repeatedly to get the ukranian military and pro russian rebels to the negotiating table, try to stop the blood shed there in eastern ukraine. he says if he would have been successful if these two parties would have come together, this

plane crash could have been avoided. and he shifted the focus to the safety at the wreckage site. he says there should be safe condition for international investigators working at that site. now he says that no one has the right to use this tragedy to achieve their own selfish political goal. he says the event should not divide but should unite people and then putin added that those responsible need to come forward and accept responsibility. that's the latest from tlive de. happening today, construction for an mgm casino at national harbor could get the green light. county council will vote today. the development costs $925 million and it's projected to bring thousands of jobs and millions in revenue. if approved, the casino is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016. neighbors to that planned casino worry about traffic. 8,000 to 10,000 are expected to visit the casino every day. residents fear their commutes

will become even mor congested. the highway administration says it's working on a plan to address public transit and road improvements. taking steps to protect gay and lesbians in the workforce. what president obama's actions in the day ahead will mean for them and which workers are still not protected. you will notice humidity as you step outside this morning. storm team 4 tracking whether these changes will bring storms. but first, sleeping away the unwanted pounds. why the key to successfully losing weight may be the amount of sleep that you get every night. and breaking news on interstate 270, an accident you causing a huge slow down. delays more than ten miles at this point. first 4 traffic melissa mollet keeping an eye on it. (vo) ours is a world of passengers.

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breaking news out of dickerson, maryland. we have a major problem here as far as backups. ten miles from old hundred road bag up i back up into frederick because of a motorcycle crash. again ten mile backup. you can see some of it right here. also 66 at string fellow, we have one lane blocked. wider look, slow in all the normal spots. and you'll notice the humidity. here's where storms may develop

first. by 3:00, well southwest of the metro area. isolated thunderstorms all the way into early evening. a look at changes coming this weekend that will have you making plans. that is at 6:21. in news 4 your health, a new study suggests disadvantaged teens may get more than an academic boost by attending top notch high schools. their health may benefit. they compared two groups from low income neighborhoods in los angeles. one group was offered admission to successful public charter schools while the other was not. the study found 36% of the selected kids engaged in at least one of 11 risky behaviors like binge drinking or unsafe sex compared with 4 #2% of the other teens. the key to losing weight could be in how much you sleep. that is according to a sleep study out chicago. according to that study, people who don't get enough sleep have increased levels of a hunger hormone and also consume about

300 more calories a day. sleep scientists suggest most people need about 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night. keep your spare change handy. the sudden change in montgomery county that could force you to you find a new way to pay for parking. hardly the time to kick back and relax. why the summer months are more likely to leave you stressed out.

now to a developing story.

the israel-gaza conflict seeing some of its bloodiest days. sunday's shelling led to the deadliest day of the conflict. fw officials say more than 500 palestinians have been killed since the violence again, 20 israelis. the white house sending skri do know cajop kerry to try to forga truce. late sunday, the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting to propose a resolution calling for israel to pull out of gaza. protests are planned today outside the nation's largest pro uz really organization. christians for united israel are hosting their annual d.c. summit at the convention center. several groups are expected to stage demonstrations condemning the israeli war in gaza.

mean while pro-palestinian protesters are calling for an immediate end to the violence. hundreds were outside the white house last night telling the u.s. to stop military funding to israel. they claim israel's attack on gaza was up provoked. secretary of state john kerry appeared on meet the press and expressed support adding the u.s. is hopeful for a cease-fire. i'm richard jordan at the live desk. police are looking for a missing woman. she's been missing for nearly a week now. she was last seen last wednesday. her name is hannah covington. there is her photo. last time anyone saw her, she was on rickenbacker avenue. she's 44 years old. 5'6", 150 pounds. she was wearing a white polo the hat, blue jean jacket, black shorts and blacktop. we haven't learned the circumstances as to why police fear that she may be missing. but they haven't s h couple days.

at least her and friends haven't seen her. so if you know anything, call police. today in richmond, a special committee will convene to examine the mental health system. kreeg de deeds is on the committee and hop pilpu on commonwealth to the forefront. workers will rally upset about recent fare hikes and also there is a conflict of interest involving the chair of the board of directors, tom downs. downs also serves as a board member for a private transit firm. critics say his dual role could lead to more private contractors winning bids to operate public transportation. president obama will sign an executive order today banning

federal contractors from discriminating based on an employee's gender identity. the action will update two previous orders about discrimination already on the books. it adds sexual orientation and gender identity to a list of protected categories for federal contractors. a white house official said the order would affect some 28 million workers. roughly a fifth of the nation's workforce. today both sides in the possible sale of the l.a. clippers will be back in court today. the trial will determine whether donald sterling's estranged wife has the right to sell the team for $2 billion. sterling agreed to the sale, but then tried to revoke consent. the future of the clippers has been up in the air since recordings of sterling making racist remarks were made public earlier this year. a lot of you cannot wait until thursday, the day when redskins training camp

officially begins. the team training again in richmo richmond. most practices early and late to help players beat the heat. fan appreciation day is august 2nd. first pre-season game is august 7th. and we now know the first game is acceptsseptember 7 against t texans. a recent study conducted says a third of americans say they're more expressed during the summer months than any other season of the year. the biggest reason? you're not sleeping. apparently it's harder for some of us to get a good night's rest in the hotter months. also since the days are longer, we tend to cram in as many activities as we can. so here are a few of the other stress factors. you're planning a vacation, dealing with seasonal allergies.

and of course kids are out of school. lots to worry about on how to keep them busy. >> i can only imagine. literally. 21 now after 6:00. and tom kierein is keeping busy keeping a an eye on this forecast. >> yeah, increased humidity. and i posted on social immedimee forecast. when you can click like? one of my facebook follower clicked not like. you can connect with me on facebook and twitter and share your comments and photos. and temperatures right now are right around low to mid-70s. you'll notice the humidity has increased when you walk out the door. it is in the upper 60s now on the eastern shore, but low to mid-70s around washington. shenandoah valley into the mountains now, temperatures in the mid and upper 60s. and later today with clouds building during the afternoon,

there is about a 30% chance of an isolated thunderstorm. highs reaching the mid-80s mid afternoon. and, yes, even more you humid this afternoon than it is now. here is a look at your weekend. making plans for outdoor activities? saturday looks like the best day. not very humid. highs reaching near 90 degrees. great for beefrp beaches and p. sunday, a little more humid. heig might get isolated storms. between now and then, more humid tuesday, wednesday, thursday. increased chance of afternoon stores especially on wednesday into thursday. and then we get that nice break friday, saturday and into part of sunday. coming up, hour by hour and the changes moving on in. and now let's check on breaking news with melissa. breaking news over 270 southbound, take a look. chopper 4 over the scene. this is an earlier motorcycle crash. now the police vehicle out of the way. we have all lanes open.

this just happened in the past couple minutes. but still ten mile backup stretching from old hundred road back to frederick. if you can take 355 instead, it's a good option. another accident that has also just gotten out of the way in the past few minutes, 66 westbound at springfellow road, just one lane blocked. 66 in and out of town inside the beltway a bit slow, and a car fire 95 southbound in maryland as you approach the beltway. you can see bw parkway looking quite good. i'm back in will ten minutes. new this morning, hundreds of people out of their hopes right now because of a train crash and derailment. this happened about an hour and a half outside madison, wisconsin. fire officials say two trains crashed there. that septembnt at least ten rai off the tracks. hazmat crews working to clean up

about 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled. two people were hurt but expected to be ob. > okay. starting today, the county will stop selling the cash key system which allows customers to add money to a key which then used to pay for parking. tens of thousands of those keys were sold. montgomery county says it's looking into other payment options like paying with your cell phone. speaking of electronics, today you'll notice the price increase in your buying a plane ticket. what you the tsa fee just doubled. you'll notice the biggest chain if you fly nonstop. the so-called september 11th security fee was $2.50 for each leg of the trip. now we'll pay a flat the $5.60 for all flights and any connection longer than four hours will count as a separate flight. the fee hike was mandated by congress. airline officials say they are

upset because the money will not be used to improve security, but rather to reduce the deficit. when it comes for being parking vacation, most of us pack our smart phones and ereaders. a survey found 94% of us are bringing electronic devices along. a word to the wise. make sure that you pre-load devices like tablets with movies and music and books. whatever it is that you enjoy. >> if you download the show of your choice and you spend the money, you'll have it on your computer, you can watch it on the plane, you can watch it anywhere. >> also didn't forget the accessories, memory cards and chargers. those are all essential. and extra batteries especially for destinations where you might not have access to outlets. well, here is one way to celebrate summer. how about diving down a slip n

slide. >> that's right. that's what folks did in salt lake city trying to cool off in an event called slide the city. saturday, i think. they transformed main street into a 1,000 foot long slip n slide. organizers say it's well padded underneath. about 3,000 people came out to try it for themselves. the slide the city travels nationwide and expected to come to baltimore at some point soon. we'll keep an eye out for that. that would be a lot of fun. >> i'd try it. >> people had to do like a three block hike to get to the top and then slide down. >> we'll wait for it here. keeping the lights on when the weather turns severe. >> how you can weigh in on a plan to at that time the y takes underground. and keeping drivers focused on the roads at not phones. where you're most likely to get

a ticket if you're caught texting and driving. and the chances you'll see storms with your hour by hour forecast.

starting today, blue line trains will be running every 12 minutes because of the silver line even though the silver line isn't officially open yet. trains l. s will be running sid service. a live report coming up. right now you're waking up to a return of summer, heat and humidity is back. >> and that could mean the return of storms, as well. tom kierein is here. >> good morning.

the humidity crept back in on silent feet overnight and beginning to continue to develop this morning. as we scan the cloudy sky, the storm team 4 radar not picking up any storms locally. there are some showers, a little thunder and lightning well south of richmond, on a track to pass just south of fredericksburg, maybe southern maryland. there are low clouds over reston. right now 73 at reagan national. and by 8:00, we'll be in the mid 70s with a little sun many breaking out. and then partly cloudy by noon. in the low 80s. by midafternoon, hiditting the mid-80s and possibility of an isolated thundershower all the way until about 8:00 this afternoon. likely not severe. temperatures by 8:00 p.m. low 80s. then by 11:00, just near 80 degrees. so a warm and muggy evening coming up with a lot of clouds. this time tomorrow morning,

right awayround 70 gledegrees ae humidity moving this. coming up, i'll have the hometown forecasts. hour by hour changes there. now melissa looking at big backups around. this is breaking news 270 southbound headed out of frederick all the way down to old hundred road, it is very slow. this is now our second crash. this happened within the backup. the original crash, a motorcycle crash just in front of this. that happened just a little while ago. so again, about ten miles of sl slowdowns there. otherwise looking typically slow in all the normal spots. report of a truck fire 95 southbound as you approach the beltway. marc train brunswick east 870 still a 17 minute delay there. and 66 and 95 again through dale city looking slow. 66 same deal as you head into town. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at 95 in maryland.

today steps being taken that could help prevent problems like this in the future. thousands left without power in triple digit heat for days after a derecho. officials want to bury some you power lines starting in the district. you'll have a chance to say what you think about moving them underground today. pepco and ddot have filed an application with the public service commission. if it's approved, it will be i american university park and friend ship heights area. the hearing is at 10:00 this morning at the commission office on h street. new this morning, d.c. police investigating a deadly shooting on minnesota avenue this northeast d.c.. right by the dea station and rec center. this happened around 10:00 last night. police have confirmed that one person has in fact died. no word yet on why the shooting

happened or the identity of the victim. and new this morning, we're working to learn more about a police officer attacked by a dog. a melee broke out near georgia avenue and hamilton street on bring. it ended up with an officer being attacked by a metro transit police dog. the officer was trying to get the crowd of juveniles under control. right now all we know is that the officer went to the hospital as a result of that dog bite. developing now in washington state, cooler temperatures what fire crews need to tame a wildfire. the carlton complex fire covering more than 238,000 acres right now. flames have ripped through community, reducing them to rubble. 150 homes and businesses were destroyed, up to 500 more are been evacuated. light winds could help the crews battle the flames. firefighters in prince william county trying to figure out what sparked flames at a townhouse. this is video shot moments after

the town home along dawkins crest in bristow went up in flames. firefighters say the fire started about 3:00 yesterday this morning. neighbors say they heard something and it woke them up. >> i was awakened by loud popping out back. >> peeked out the window, grabbed the baby, grabbed the dog. let's get out of here. >> the fire damaged three other homes and siding of town homes across the street. fortunately no one was hurt. today the future of the corcoran gallery of art will be discussed in court. a judge will rule if a group of students, alumni donors and faculty can block a proposed merger. the corcoran board wants to merge with george washington university and the national galleria of art. the group save the corcoran wants to stop the merger. it says that it has been badly mismanaged and could survive as an independent museum. cracking down on distracted

driving. when you're most likely to be ticketed if you're focused on your phone. and the key decision that could clear the way for a new casino. and why some fear it could leave you stuck in traffic. and it was good while it lasted. the high temperatures you can expect in your neighborhood as our pleasant weather gives way to more heat and humidity. >> chopper 4 live over i-270. traffic starting to move pretty well past an accident. but still seeing lengthy delays. melissa mollet will be back with this breaking news. straight ahead, the latest on the downing of flight 17. vladimir putin breaking his sis le sif lens and addressing the grows international pressure. also ahead, a rossen reports you need to see. how you could be putting your safety at risk every time you you light the propane grill. and then when it comes to the first family, who whose cooking

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chopper 4 over the scene of a second accident 270 southbound at old hundred. another motorcycle accident in front of this ycausing passenge delays. about ten miles. this is a look from the ground. 270 at old hundred.

95 at cherry hill moving along. slow in the normal spots. a little slow as you head into the beltway here into town up branch avenue there. so a little bit of an issue there. tom. this hometown forecast going to be typical of the metro area. by noon, partly sunny, near # 0. hyattsville. mid afternoon, low to mid-80s. partly sunny. then this evening, back down into the 70s by 8:00. and partly sunny sky. alexandria at 71 and cloudy. by noon near 80. low to mid-80s there during the afternoon. chance of storms south and west of the metro area. a look at the humidity for the week ahead. virginia is having a tough time enforcing its no texting and driving liaw. people are still taking the risk of picking up the phone. fairfax county has the heightest

rate of drivers that break the law. 318 convictions. that is followed by prince william with 130, virginia beach with 126. loudoun county came in fifth with 50. final preparations are full speed ahead for the silver line. the changes metro's new line will make to your commute and what you need to know to make sure you're not late for work. speaking out about the downing of malaysia flight 17. what you vladimir putin is saying about the obstacles keeping investigators from the

we're getting you up to the minute with the big stories making news. >> we begin with richard enfwge live in gaza. >> reporter: good morning. this conflict here is continuing. palestinians say more than 500 people have been killed in the last two weeks. 100 of them just overnight. much of the fighting is taking place place in an area just to the east of gaza city. in that neighborhood alone, more than 70 palestinians have been killed in the past in hours. what happened was israel launched an offensive and was surprised it at the level of palestinian resistance there.

there have been would be booby traps, tunnels. and quickly met resistance. accept seven iz raesraeli soldiers wer killed and it led to a bombardment continuing now. thousands have let the area. about 100,000 palestinians are displaced. secretary kerry is headed to cairo to try to revive an egyptian cease fire. but here in gaza, no signs of any cease fire at all. >> richard engel, thank you. we'll have much more on the fighting in gaza on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. right after this newscast. right now international outrage growing over the treatment of the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17. new in the past ten minutes, you ukranian officials say 272 bodies have been recovered. 298 people were on board the plane when it crashed thursday.

the bodies have been placed in refrigerated train cars. right now dutch investigators are there, they say the victims are in good condition. in the meantime, the united states says it has powerful evidence in a pro-russia rebels shot down the plane with a russian surface to air missile. this comes as more fighting erupts between the rebels and you ukrainians. richard jordan has the latest developments. >> that fighting is happening near the site of that plane crash. so complicating the efforts to find out what happened. we're hearing from people in the area that they have seen at least four tanks, armored vehicles going by, hearing explosions in the distance and seeing smoke, as well. but now the ukrainian military says they are not behind the fighting. the area is reportedly controlled by this pro-russian rebel group and the first

assumption was that the ukranian military was trying to clear them out of there, but ukraine saying they are not involved. there is heightened concern for the investigators. a lot of what is going on is reportedly happening near the refrigerated railcars were the bodies wiere moved. so a lot of effort under way there to keep the investigators safe. 12 minutes before the hour. president you putin is speaking out against ukraine for the ongoing violence. he says russia supports a full u.n. investigation into the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17. he's calling on rebels to allow investigators full access to the crash site. international leaders say pro-russian separatists are in control of that site and are destroying crucial evidence. this morning the largest international airline says the attack on flight 17 is outrageous. president of due bye emirates

airline says they need to be more involved this giving pilots guidance on where to fly. the county will either thumbs up or down the mgm casino planned. it is projected to bring you thousands of jobs to alhe countd the state as well as millions in revenue. if approved, it will open in the summer of 2016. but neighbors worry about traffic. 8,000 to 10 thour,000 people ex to visit daily. the maryland state highway administration says they are working on a plan to address public transit and road improvements. this morning spotsylvania fire department is mourning the loss of one of its own. their long time fire chief died this weekend. the husband and father was 75 years old. he was chief of the can department for almost 50 years.

he retired in 2011. his funeral set for thursday in tions icksburg. can be made at the spotsylvania volunteer fire department. fairfax county police and fire will practice how to respond in a mass shooting situation. multiple emergency vehicles will be in the area of fairfax high school all week. neighbors should expect restricted access to the high school and surrounding park areas. a brave soldier will be honored with a medal of honor today at the white house. in 2008, staff sergeant ryan pitts was hit by a grenade in afghanistan. he continued to fight with shrapnel in his legs. today's ceremony is the first time he will reunite with his platoon members in six years. we appreciate his service. very much deserved on to weathe this morning, you'll notice a big change in your forecast in comparison to the last couple of

days. >> you're from texas, so you know. >> i'm used to it, but i came to this area expecting -- hoping is a good word, for some sort of change. >> most of us have adapted. by this time of the summer, we're pretty much getting used to the heat and humidity. here is a look at the humidity changes that we'll be seeing here over the nekxt 7 days. medium humidity range later this afternoon. and then here comes the steamy humidity tomorrow into wednesday and thursday. the most humid days this week will be wednesday and thursday. and then a nice break coming on friday and saturday, back down with low humidity for a couple days and rebounds a bit by sunday back into the medium range. the sky over capitol hill, still cloudy. 73 at reagan national. dew point 64. that is the key number here, creeping back up. dew points were in the fifrt the last few days. humidity at 73%. light southeasterly breeze. not picking up any storms locally. a little shower and lightning

south of richmond on track to pass southeast of fredericksburg. lower eastern shore getting those showers. low chance of severe weather later today of any storms popping up. they will maybe be brief downpours, maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning. temperatures 70s around the metro area. by the bay, near 70. mountains. post your pictures like kay francis minton did. the bees have been busy for sure. today and tomorrow, a few breaks in the clouds. 30% chance of an afternoon storm. temperatures mid-80s. tomorrow a little hotter, near 90 during the afternoon. 30% chance of an isolated storm. a greater chance on wednesday. storm team 4 four day forecast, showers a s aps and storms wedn afternoon and evening and into

thursday. staying steamy both of those days. highs low 90s. then the break from the high heat and humidity as we get in to friday and saturday. highs 80s. great weather for outdoor activities on saturday. and then sunday, a little more humid maybe an afternoon storm. melissa still has breaking news on the roads. still major backups 270 ultimate southbound all the way from frederick stretching down into clarksburg. very lengthy after a motorcycle accident and then a second crash that has thousand blonow blocke lane. it's a ten mile stretch. 270 old hundred road, there it is, accident getting out of the way here on the left side. wider look at things, typically slow top of the beltway. 295 after 50. inner loop approaching 66, as well. 66 headed in to town, on and off slow. and same thing d.c. 95 in virginia as you head into d.c. a

little slow, as well. top of things, looking pretty good. bw parkway a little bit slow southbound into town. right now metro is in the final phase of testing trains on the silver line before it officially opens on saturday. right now the empty silver line trains are running rush hour service and that could mean delays. megan mcgrath live at the franconia spring field station. >> reporter: with the opening of the silver line comes several new stations. so more options for folks along the metro system. also some people are expected to see a decrease in wait times for trains. however, if you ride the blue line, you may actually see a negative impact. you may see your wait time increase. there are only so many trains that can go through the roslyn tunnel, a choke point in the system. so to make way for the silver line trains, they are actually going to decrease the number of

the blue line trains. so what does that mean for commuters? blue lane trains will come every 12 minutes during rush hour. that is up from 8 1/2 minutes. metro says that wait times will go he from from an average of four minutes to 6 minutes. so an increase of two minutes. we've been talking to folks and they don't like the fact that they may have to wait longer, but they also say that two minutes, not a big deal so long as it is just two minutes. >> i hope it won't be too long, but two minutes extra, that's nothing. if they're talking about 10, 15, 20 minutes extra, that's a big deal. >> is >> it doesn't run on time now. have a 2 minutes won't be a big difference. >> there are worst problems in the world. >> reporter: so this of course is all new. we'll have on wait and see.

back to you. 6:56. here are four things to know before you head out the door. virginia mental health xcommitte will meet for the first time. today prince george's county council expected to vote to approve a planned mgn casino and resort. today you'll have a chance to say what you think about moving power lines underground. public service commission will hold a public hearing at 10:00 at the commission office on h street northwest. in the last 15 minutes, we've learned most of the bodies of the people killed on board flight 17 have been recovered. at least 272 have been found. in the meantime, russian president vladimir putin says he supports a crash investigation by a full team of u.n. experts. it's mop your brow monday. afternoon highs mid-80s with more humidity moving in. going to be seteam any tomorrow

and wednesday. greater chance of storms wednesday and thursday. 270 southbound, ten mile backup, frederick to clarksburg after two accidents. alternate 355. beltway in and out of town looking fairly normal at this point. that is the "news 4 today". thanks for waking up with husband. us. >> an update at about 7:25. [ mom ] when the nest gets too quiet...

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good morning. breaking news. international disgrace. bodies of the victims of the malaysian air jet liner sitting on a rail car in ukraine while a new group of investigators get access to the scene. and vladimir putin speaks out overnight as pressure builds on him to end the spectacle. pushing for peace. john kerry heads to the middle east today to press for a ceasefire between israel and hamas following the bloodiest day yet in the fighting and word two americans are among the dead. out of control. a massive wildfire in washington, now the largest in state history. nearly 300,000 acres destroyed. will improved conditions today finally help firefighters get the upper hand? and breaking up is good to do.