you including chopper 4. >> and a team of reporters on the ground. news 4 is live at one of the brand new stations. we're watching for issues on the rail lines from the first 4 traffic center, as well, and we're live riding the train with you to show you how things are running. first, though, meteorologist tom kierein keeping a close eye on the radar for us. >> yes indeed. good morning. we missed those nasty storms from last night. they passed north and south of us. they rolled right across pennsylvania in to new jersey. they're now off the coast, getting showers now garrett county into west virginia, no severe storms. just some passing showers. they're heading off to the east maybe tracking through winchester are, martinsburg and hagerstown with now and around 8:00. temperatures in the mountains in the low to mid-60s. closer to washington, mid and upper 60s. and the sky beginning to clear

out now. low 70s in washington. around the bay, mid-70s this morning. weather headlines fr this monday, our severe weather threat ends. should be a breezy day. gusts to around 25 miles an hour. and about a 30% chance of an afternoon storm as temperatures reach the mid-80s. your silver line forecast is coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. how is the commute? we're looking pretty good roadway wise and also on the silver line. take a look, chopper 4 over the tysons corner station. the new tysons corner stop here. you can see no traffic issues around here. and as far as we have heard so far at least, things running quite nicely at this point this morning. 270 at shady grove looking good, as well. wider look at things, no major problems. d.c. 295 just after 50 is a tad slow, but that's typical this time of morning. 66 headed into town, we're crossing our fingers that we'll see a lot less volume and happy

krer drivers perhaps on 66 because maybe it will get a little relief on the silver line. northbound 95 a little slow in dale city. tweet us @first4traffic if you're riding the silver line, we'd love to hear how it's going. we are an hour now into the silver line's first morning commute. >> for a lot of you this morning, this is the first time you'll be taking metro's newest line. so want to make sure it is a smooth transition. >> adam tuss is live at the tysons corner station. so what can people expect when they head to metro this morning? >> reporter: well, there are some new things to expect. and i can tell you that there are some metro new bbies. you can't eat or drink and you can't bring your bike. so a few things to know. some of the newark texture of the metro system, right here, we're trying to figure out what

to call this thing. the football, the egg, the silver fish, the cheese grater. i don't know. we'll come up with something. about a lot of people have asked how close is to the mall. all you need to do is walk across the pedestrian walkway up there, you come across the tysons corner station and, bang, you're pretty much at the mall right here. so it is pretty close. earlier this morning, we caught up with the first guy who came out of the tysons corner station. >> it's convenient to work and everything for me. i get off at wehle and actually work two exits down, so real close and convenient. so less stressful. >> and so you can walk from wehle or you take a bus is this. >> i take a bus, but could i walk if i absolutely had to. >> reporter: and of course now we're in the 6:00 hour, metro starts to ramp up right about now. a lot of people are going to be coming to these new stations. over the first year of the silver line, metro expects the

ridership for daily metrorail trips to go from 750,000 trips a day to 800,000 trips a day and that's because the silver line is now part of the system. so we'll track it all for you. and you can of course keep us posted with what you hear throughout the day. megan mcgrath picking up our team coverage literally riding the train live right now to show you what to expect. >> reporter: yes, we are literally riding the rails here. we actually are in the tysons area. and i'm sitting by several ladies here. talk about your commute. how has it been? >> it's been good. i'm always disappointed because i didn't catch my shuttle bus on time. but other than that, the ride is great. >> what about you? are you pleased so far? >> yes, i am. everything is working out well. >> before you used to have to grab buses and trains and how is it a little more simplified now? >> very simplified because i used to have to catch the orange

line when i got to roslyn, then get to westphals, cat fall s. you and now i can go straight to the end. >> that is the beauty of live technology. they're doing okay on the train. >> exactly. five new stations, so several bus routes had to be chained. it will no longer leave from westphal falls church. instead, you will have to catch it from the wehle reston east station. $1.75. keep in mind, if you board at the wehle reston east station, you will pay more to get to downtown d.c.. your trip willen een be $5.90. we have everything from a fare calculator to tips to keep you on time this morning.

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metro's new silver line is open for its first morning rush. chopper 4 is over tysons corner. people are work their way along the platform getting on to the trains. coming up, megan mcgrath is riding the rail. there she is along with the riders. and she's talking to them and getting an update and look at their first trip. a lot of people happy so far. >> and we have the whole team there including chuck bell for anybody looking for a customized forecast at tysons corners this morning. >> reporter: good morning.

yeah, you can certainly come right up to me on the sidewalk and ask for the forecast, or there is a great new piece of art work, really it's hart work i think, right inside the station here as you go in, look at that amazing picture. done by monet himself. yes, that is storm team 4. we're all over the station. and if you're wondering, yes, there are a couple showers out in far western maryland. but they're eastbound, so northern and western maryland could get a are sprinkle in the next little bits. rain chances in and around town, only about 30% coming in later this afternoon. but the skies are clear over tysons corner this morning. so temperatures for your out the door forecast, 60s to low 70s. it's 73 here in tysons. mid-80s later today. beautiful sunrise in progress. check on traffic now with melissa mollet. speaking of tyson, chopper 4 over the new silver line station

if tysons corner. just keeping an eye on things from above for us this morning. everything looking good. a new crash 95 northbound at garrisonville road, two right lanes blocked. so you'll want to get around to the left. accident cleanup could take some time. otherwise looking quite good. i'm back in ten minutes. h. with much more on the silver line. a little advice maybe for parents. play it cool when you're trying to get kids healthier. >> a new study says they will eat more vegetables if you quit lecturing them. children between the ages of 3 and 5 were told two stories right before eating carrots. the first talks about how healthy the carrots are. >> and the kids ate fewer carrots with that story. they ate more when the carrot story did not push the health angle. >> just make up stories about

carrots. >> something a little more fun maybe. you watch veggie tales. item eat tho i'd eat those vegetables. a wedding photo viral, but the reason why is not real. >> the true story is kind of cool, too. so we were like excited when the truth started to come out. >> the friendly meaning behind the photo that started a hash tag we still coming. we found the real story. and how an

riders are making their way on metro's new silver line for the first morning rush. we're live at tysons corner metro station and also riding the rails. megan mcgrath hopped on the train earlier this morning. >> reporter: at this point, we're approaching the reston station. the end of the line here on the silver line. and got a lot of people riding the rails here including douglas. how would you rate your execuco? >> very nice. i'm enjoying the ride. it will be a lot easier. i won't have to wait for the bus. just get on the train. >> and this is the first time riding. was it confusing at all? >> no, pretty straightforward. it was good. >> so you'll be a regular rider? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: and we are pulling into the reston station right

november now. wehle reston east. and everybody preparing to get off. some folks will catch buses from here on out. good luck to you. will you make the bus? >> no. not really. >> so you'll have to wait for the next one? >> next one. >> well, good luck to you and thank you all for talking to us this morning. this is really the big first test. it of course opened over the weekend and there were quite a few people, about 32,000 people rode the rails on that first day. we're expecting tens of thousands to ride today, but this is the first rush hour test. so we'll have to see how it goes. so far so good. only thing that i've noticed is that in some locations on some trains, we had trouble understanding the overhead announcements. it was a little garbled. and they're kicking us off now, so back to you. >> those flashing lights may mean something.

>> so they missed the first bus, they will have to catch the next one. maybe they can plan a little better. >> and that's why we're here. just as you were riding the new line, crews are busy working on the second phase. >> metro will add six stops including wehle metro station to route 772. crews are laying the ground work for the aerial guideway that will take trains above ground there dulles. the 11 mile stretch expected to be completed in 2018. we'll cover the silver line first commute on all platforms throughout the day. download the nbc washington app. we'll accepted all breaking news to your mobile phone or tablet. breaking news on the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17. there is now confirmation the plane was shot down. the black box was sent to britain to be examined. the results have come in and a

ukranian spokesman says the plane suffered massive explosive decompression after it was hit by fragments that likely came from a missile. the lean wplane was shot down 1 ago, it's believed that belief pro-russian rebels shot the plane down by mistake. however the russian government says that they think the ukranian military might have been behind it.

nearly 300 people were killed. we're also learning this morning that international police going to the crash site to investigate the shoot down evof the plane a now leaving, they say fighting has erupted in the area and it is too dangerous to proceed. so two big developments on this. more violence there along the border and now confirmation from the black box that the plane was shot down. . today donald sterling will be back in court to determine whether sterling was properly removed as a trustee. if afternoon propproved, telshe will be approved to sell the team. a federal judge struck down the district's ban on carrying if the attorney general's office decides to appeal, he could stop the ruling from being immediately enforced. this morning people across the country are cleaning up from severe weather. among the worst of it, a tornado in tennessee. it may look weak at first, but it quickly can dismantled buildings and power lines. no one was hurt. about ten homes were destroyed. want to keep the mosquitos and other bugs around from you? there is an app for that now apparently. we found lots of them actually on the app store and google play. most say they work by using high

or low pitched noise which they say keeps the bugs away. >> i would like that because i'm always afraid of spraying the chemicals, anti-bug spray. so something else, an alternative. >> but then you have to worry about something else draining your battery. always something. 6:21. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we're talking about humid weather, but maybe not for long. >> what's coming? >> blustery winds will keep the flying insects hunkered down today because winds will gusting around 25 miles an hour later will it afternoon. feast your eyes on this flaming sunrise. live view from the tower camera on this monday morning. and coming up in a mostly clear sky. radar showing clouds off to the west producing some showers along this front that stretches from southern pennsylvania into western maryland, northern west virginia. and it's tracking to the east maybe near win chester, martinsburg and hagerstown.

we will turn less humid during the afternoon. mid-80s. also about a 30% chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up this afternoon. big changes on the way. storm team 4 four day forecast, tomorrow afternoon's highs reaching just low 80s with low humidity. terrific summer day. it will be down to near 60 tomorrow morning. and again on wednesday morning. wednesday away, mid-80s, still not very humid. get a little more humid on thursday, but still comfortable. average high this time of year 88, won't be near that until maybe thursday afternoon. and then on friday, getting a little more humid, maybe an afternoon storm. over the weekend, saturday partly cloudy, could get afternoon storms on sunday. a look at the timing and where storms may pop up this afternoon

next weather and trafgd fic on 1s. taking a look at chopper 4 over the tysons corner silver line metro stop, we have of course adam tuss there, chuck bell there, lots of fun there for those guys. letting us know how things are going so far. so far so grks rigood, right? we have an accident 95 authority bund at dwgarrisonville road. two right lanes blocked. getting by to the left. 66, a bit slow as you head into fairfax, 41 miles per hour. of course we're hoping some of that traffic is eased a bit because of the addition of the silver line. typically slow in normal spots. i'm back in ten minutes to take a look at 270. gas prices are dropping. if you're wondering what you will pay, we did the homework for you. if you live in d.c., a gallon of regular unleaded averages $3.75. in maryland, it's about $3.65.

and virginians are paying just $3.34 a gallon on average. and in west virginia, an average gallon will cost you you $3.62. new survey says the price of gas has dropped nine cents a gallon across the country in the past two weeks. a costumed spider man in "new york timenew york times square acteding in like his cartoon hero version. he's charged with punching a police officer. an officer stopped a woman from pay to go take a picture with spiderman. the masked man allegedly told the woman he would only accept donations of $5, $10 and $20 and not the $1 she was trying to give him. when the officer intervened, prosecutors say the masked man punched the officer several times. the 25-year-old man faces multiple charges, including assault and disorderly conduct. >> you can't do that. >> no you can't. well, this morning we're learning the real story behind

that viral wedding photo. >> take a look here. this photo was used in a text message. it seemed like the bride accidentally texted a stranger to her reception before realizing her mistake and the stranger texted back we still coming. well, turns out the that's not what happened at all. the best map says tn says the w party was taking pictures in detroit and a rap group was filmed a music video at the same time. the wedding party ended up making a special cameo in the music video. >> in a good mood, we were all celebrating the wedding and we went over there to say what's up. they said they were filming. we said let's hear the song and one thing led to another. we made friends with them, started dancing with them. >> still not clear who sent out the fake text. >> but still a great story. and a great picture. >> weird but cool, yeah. >> the wedding party gets to be in the video. so it all ended well. >> another memorable moment for the wedding. grab your coffee, ditch the

lines. a new idea from star bucks to let you walk in and walk out in less than a minute. plus we're only seeing showers on storm team 4 radar, but there is a chance for storms. the timing in your weather and traffic on the 1st. and we have live team coverage of the silver line first workday commute. the system has new train, but why the new ride is keeping its old feel.

"news 4 today" has team coverage of silver line's first trip through morning rush hour. we have chopper 4 in the a air check to go see whether any traffic problems are popping up. >> adam tuss is live at the metro station and megan mcgrath is riding with thousands of people who will use to get to

work. >> but let's check in with tom kierein first. >> about if you'll be riding the silver line, love seeing the live views of megan riding along there. it's under clear skies this morning. radar showing showers out in the mountains after we had clusters of thunderstorms rolling right north and just south of the metro area overnight. we just missed the severe storms. right now showers here in western maryland, west virginia, they're tracking east maybe near winchester, martinsburg over the next hour or two. and then between 3:00 this afternoon, all the way until 7:00 or 8:00, a few isolated thundershowers popping up and coming threw after 8:00, they will bedy minu diminished. your silver line hour by hour forecast coming up at 6:41. and chopper 4 is live over the tysons corner metro station. take a look here. we want to get to melissa mollet looking at how the new silver line is changing traffic.

>> good morning. we're looking quite good traffic wise this morning. a look over tysons corner station there, it actually is looking quite good. and adam tuss is on the grounds looking at the new silver line map, kind of weird. megan mcgrath went all the way out to wehle reston station talking to folks on the train. everyone hoping 66 will see a little bit of relief of course because of the silver line. right now this morning, not the looking too bad. a little slow in spots. no major incidents there. but a tiny bit slow. you're looking at 95 here slow as we approach the beltway. and then here the inner loop as you approach mclean, a little slow, as well. 270 look like it's moving quite on time. tweet us @first4traffic tell us about your commute. adam tuss, i know you've been talking to people. how are things looking? >> reporter: so far so good.

it is strange to see trains finally rolling here in northern virginia. remember, we have five brand new stations in northern virginia. four in tysons, one in reston. something people should know, this whole brand new system out here, but the trains aren't necessarily new. yes, metro is getting new trains. but the 7,000 series will not be rolling until the end of the year. come back out here live, i want to show you, the trains are rolling here at the tysons corner station and we have personal pore can displays up there, i'll ask my photographer when is the next train coming after this one, do we know? this one is boarding. let me tell you the trains are supposed -- it was supposed to be so well planned. that train is here and the trains will be running here every six minutes during rush hour. so far so good. a lot of people telling us they have changed their commute today. this starts a whole brand new way for people executing in our

reen region. meg an mcgrath is riding over with passengers. we'll send it over to her. >> reporter: yeah, we've been on trains all morning long and everything has gone very smoothly. we had to get off the last train because we were going to go into a tunnel and lose our shot. so we're at the greensboro station and i'm pretty much alone. not terribly crowded. and actually that has been the situation all morning long. although jasmine, one of our interns is here, she's been asking people to rate their commutes this morning. so we have all of that information on our website. now, i've been talking to riders about their experiences and they say it's pretty good. apparently we don't have that. but let me summarize what we've been hearing this morning. a lot of folks talking about how they had to jump trains and buses and jump through a lot of hoops to get to work.

they hope this line will solve all that. back to you in the studio. >> we have all the interns spread out with the reporters morning. >> working hard. well,s's taken ye it's been billions of dollars to get to this morning. >> 1994 is when a major investment study started looking into building a new line. starting in 2000, environmental studies began assessing the impact the silver line would have on the surroundingarea. he same time, engineers started primary planning for each of the stations there. nine years later, construction finally got under way on the first phase of the silver line. in may of this year, metro took control of the finished product and of course this past saturday, the silver line finally opened for business. if you're riding the silver line this morning, tweet us a message or photo @nbcwashington using

#firstridesv. and breaking new, two of the most popular dollar store chains are about to become one. dollar tree has agreed to buy family dollar. this is a $9 billion deal. and if things go as planned, it could be a done deal by early next year. the boards of both companies have agreed to the terms and that means that dollar tree will own 13 thour,000 stores nationw. today we'll learn more about the compromise to fix the issues plaguing the veterans affairs department. house and senate negotiators just reached a deal. the v.a. has been rocked by reports of patients dying while waiting for v.a. treatment. there is also mounting evidence that workers falsified or omitted appointment schedules to mask frequent long delays. the deal still requires a full vote in the house and senate. there is a huge community service project starts in about an are hour. hundreds of volunteers will attend renewal of and remembrance day to mulch, prune,

plant and to whatever they can to improve the arlington cemetery grounds. this is video from last year. several of the volunteers are veterans from our area. the black box data on the flight shot down is now back. the new insight it offers in to the crash and the drastic step malaysian airlines is considering. plus no wallet? no be problem. a new tool from apple that will let you leave your wallet at home. and our team coverage of the first morning rush shower on the silver line continues. chuck bell will look at the forecast for the there ini

welcome back. take a look. riders are making their way on the sil vever line. >> just one lady there riding. coming up, we'll check back with megan mcgrath, she's been riding the rails all morning long. there are more people riding, not just her. >> just one perspective. but we're also talking about the forecast for commuters. it's been muggy and humid. >> check bell has taken the storm team 4 by 4 out to tysons corner. >> reporter: good morning. we're out here headed out, our bags of swag. i have my bag of swag here. and we have our intern here, she's also doing her part. and i think that's about the right distribution of efforts around here. outside, it's a beautiful sunny morning here. but radar showing a couple showers far western maryland, southern pennsylvania. so rain chances low today. not zero. 30% later on this afternoon.

so may want to have your umbrella just to play it on the safe side. forecast for today, 60s and 70s out the door this morning. we'll be up into the upper 70s and low 80s by lunchtime. and high temperatures today low to mid-80s. again, a 30% chance of a couple showers coming along. coming up in ten minutes, tom with another check of the septembery "7-day forecast". but right now traffic. a new crash to tell you about. this is the inner loop near gallows road. you can see two left lanes taken up here. so if the chopper were to pull out, you can see we're seeing a pretty big backup. you can see some of the slowdowns on the map. also an accident leesburg pike at colesville run. 66 pretty typical. >> thank you, melissa. if you are sick and tired of waiting in long lines at

starbucks, there is a new app that may work for you. starbucks says it will let you order and pay for your drink before arriving at the store. seattle based coffee chain actually announced that they were working on this app back in march. the company says it hopes to start testing it later this year. forget your wallet? there is an app for that of course. and there will soon be apple is preparing to launch the iwallet a app. it would act as a credit card. the project has visa on board and will use the touch i.d. fingerprints sensor to verify identity. it will launch this fall alongside the new iphone 6. a bright flash and loud explosion. >> all of a sudden you heard a crack, giant bolt up in the sky. >> the terrifying moments after a deadly lightning strike hit a popular beach. and virginia's former governor ready for court. the deal that will put the star witness on the stand.

plus parking in the pathway of the silver line. four things you need to know about the first morning rush trip on metro's newest tracks.

6:45. right now news 4 today has live team coverage as the trains on the silver line hit their first real test. >> it is the first morning trip on a workday. we have live team coverage starting with megan mcgrath taking the live ride on our air.

>> reporter: we are here at the wehle reston station where you can see a train just pulling out this morning. so far so good. we have encountered nothing but happy people this morning. folks who say that their commute will be a whole lot easier. they won't have to take trains and buses and have long walks and waits. they say this is much more streamlined and certainly will be easier for them. listen to what this one commuter has to say. how convenient, how good will this be for you? >> a game changer. no doubt about it. it saves me 15 to 20 minutes each way. >> and how are things going this morning? >> very smoothly. i'm the first person and only person on the with bus actually. >> reporter: so a game change for that gentleman. we've heard that from a lot of people this morning. got to tell you, the trains have for the been packed. so not seeing a huge crowd. not at least at this point. still early in the morning. but a lot of people are just waiting to see how it goes.

some folks are also doing a dry run. encountered a woman who says she's just going through the steps to see how long it actually takes her and then she'll make up her mind as to whether or not this is going to be the way that she commutes to work. so giving it a test run today. back to you in the studio. >> sounds like a smart woman. we're in the middle of a monday morning commute. it is the first for metro's newest line. >> we've been keeping you you updated all morning long. transportation reporter adam tuss has the four things to know before you head to the station. >> reporter: there are a couple things you should be aware of. the only parking station for the five brand new silver line stations is at the wehle reston east station. don't expect to come to tysons corner and park. you'll want to get a smartrip card. don't his with the paper fare cards. smartrip cards help you get through the system faster. tysons corner station is very close to the mall. good for you shoppers.

and the silver line is truly a regional line. it runs from largo through d.c. out to reston. those are the four things to know about the silver line. and to accommodate the silver line five new stations, the fairfax connector had to change several bus routes. >> the bus will no longer leave from west falls church. instead you'll have to catch the bus from the new wehle reston east station. it will cost you the same to board, $1.75. and if you board at the wehle reston east station, you will pay more to get to the downtown d.c.. your trip will be $5.90, up from $4.10. here are the five new stations on the silver line you need to learn. we'll go from west to east. wehle reston, spring hill, greegreen borrow, tysons corner and mclean. you can calculate exactly how much a ride will cost on the silver lines on

nbcwashington.com. it is now 6:49. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell goes oes on trial to. he has pled not get iuilty. julie carey tells us what to expect. >> reporter: former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife have been in and out of this courthouse many times for hearings since the couple was indicted back in january. but when they walk through that door later this morning, it will be for the start of the trial to determine the guilt or innocence or federal corruption charges and it will be busy in the courtroom. 150 prospective jurors have been told to report to court at 10:00 a.m.. jury selection is expected to consume much of the first day. the mcdonnells are charged with 14 counts of accepting gifts from a businessman in exchange for helping promote his dietary supplement company. that businessman johnny williams is the prosecution star witness and he will testify with

protection of immunity. they work to undermine williams' credibility and argue he didn't do any special favors for williams. it's expected to put a spotlight on mcdonnell's financial situation. prosecutors maintain money troubles may have motivated the dealings with williams. once opening statements are complete, the prosecution will begin its case. it may be mid august before we have the defense put on its case in a trial that is expected to last at least five weeks. in richmond, virginia, julie carey. "news 4 today". 6:50. you never expect this to happen to you, let alone on the beach. but lightning killed a man and hit 13 other people on california's popular venice beach boardwalk. it happened during a rare summer thunderstorm in southern california. fire officials say some beach goers were in the water, others were on the sand when lightning struck. witnesses say they never experienced anything like will

this before. >> the loudest clap of thunder i've ever heard in my life. it was so close. i thought it was like a bomb almost. >> all of a sudden the loudest thunder i ever heard. like a scene out of jaws, all the mothers going into grab their kids. >> just ahead on the "today" show, more on the status of the victims and devastation caused by severe weather across the midwest and northeast. if you're about to head out the door to go to the redskins training camp, you should know the fan walk through is canceled. you can still watch the team practice. that starts at 8:35. players will be in full pads. there is no practice tomorrow. however, there are two weeks of training camp left including fan appreciation day. i'll put that on facebook. there is breaking news on the inner loop. let's go to melissa mollet. >> inner loop of the beltway in an you can see the backups, two

lanes blocked. so quite a mess there. taking a look on the ground at other backup, beltway at braddock is completely jammed. inner loop. 95 north at lorton and 95 south at dale city, no at good day for folks on 95. a id we'we' wider look, slow th colesville and 270 south through germantown, a little rough, clears up a bit as you hit rockville. love the group on your screen. a beautiful morning. the pavement is dry and there is a gorgeous sunrise pick from tysons corner from this morning. post yours to twitter and facebook and i'm on instragram now, as well. and looking at storm team 4 radar, we have a few showers out in the mountains of west virginia, western maryland. these are tracking to the eas

east/northeast. just a few passing showers. temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. mid-70s right around the bay. and it is turning less humid to our west and north. and that will begin to move in during the afternoon. gleaming sun on the potomac. about 30% chance of an afternoon thundershower popping up, otherwise partly cloudy and you'll notice lower humidity. a bit of a blustery wind today too. tomorrow lighter wind, lower humidity, highs reaching the low 80s. that will be it for tuesday. our average high this time of year is 88. so this is another wonderful break. for the week ahead, we'll have the moderate humidity this morning. dropping during the afternoon. and very low on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. delightful three days in a row with low humidity. we'll take that in late july. and then on friday and saturday, it starts to creep back up again. we have sweltering humidity moving back in by sunday. storm team 4 four day forecast on wednesday, mid-80s.

upper 80s on thursday, partly cloudy. maybe an afternoon storm on friday and saturday and sunday we'll have a beautiful weekend coming up afternoon highs mid-80s saturday, sunday might get an afternoon storm with highs in the mid-80s. it is now 6:54. malaysia airlines could be changing its name following the flight 17 and 370 disasters. according to the new york "daily news," the airline wants to rebrand. this morning a ukranian security spokesman said data from the recovered black boxes on flight 17 show the plane crash due to a massive explosion, loss of pressure after being hit multiple times by slhrapnel. yesterday morning officers received a 911 tip that something suspicious happened inside a home on hallmark court. police found a 47-year-old woman body. they're investigating her death as a homicide. police say they have responded to the home once in the last

year for a domestic can dispute call. just minutes from now, 15th street around meridian hill park will close in the northwest part of d.c. just north of w street for an alternate, take 16th or 14th. crews are removing a tree from the park which is no longer safe. the road should reopen by noon. later this afternoon, the montgomery county school board will vote on what to do with their taxpayer funded credit cards. last week our iteam reported a panel recommend board members lose the credit cards because of controversial expenses including pricey meals and hotel rooms for conferences that were only a metro ride away. we'll be at that meeting. look for an update tonight on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. did take bob mcdonnell's trial begins. he faces federal corruption charges. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will be in the courthouse where the sides will choose a jury. you can follow her on twitter.

they're accused of accepting gifts in exchange for political favors. they have pleaded not guilty. and the first commute on the silver line today. this is a live look at the new tysons corner metro stop. all reports are that the commute has been smooth so far. >> trains haven't been too crowded, but that will probably change. we have interns fanned out to ask you to grade your silver line experience. most of the grades have been as and bs so far. you can also tweet us about your commute, we're using #firstridesv. >> and we have a lot of information on our website. nbcwashington.com. we'll be updating you throughout the day on the other plat fors, , as well. just search nbc washington in the app store or google play. and silver medal for the forecast. it will be gorgeous.

temperatures climbing in to the mid-80s. less humid. there is a small chance -- well, not a gold medal. small chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. and then low humidity next few days after that. has to be silver for today. taking a look chopper 4 over little river turnpike on the inner loop. big accident there taking up two lanes. very backed up in that area. otherwise looking pretty typical. slow at the top of the beltway. >> nice to have you back today. thank you for waking up with us. >> and we'll be back in it 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic.

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