scattered light showers here in this area in green. sprinkles in prince george's county southern montgomery, the district. much of fairfax county alexandria and arlington. farther south along 95 and west out 66 getting the showers. southern maryland parts of charles county st. mary's, calvert getting a little bit of that light rain. these counties north of the metro area is where the dense fog is still lingering. that includes loudoun county montgomery howard frederick, washington panhandle of west virginia in these counties we have patchy fog. visibilities there have been reduced to about a quarter of a mile. i took this picture about 2:00 this morning. there was thick fog there. so when you encounter it slow down and use low beams. a look change from the morning to the afternoon coming up at 6:11. it's now 6:01. canal road in northwest washington is closed and it's

not clear when it will open up again. a tree fell across the road there. richard jordan joins us live from where this is going on. richard, what is going on out there right now? >> reporter: looks like this will be an issue all morning long. we do have d.c. police directing traffic, so this as traffic coming from the chain bridge side you can see being directed off toward reservoir. let's get you up close to the trouble spot here where that tree came down. very large tree, roots right out of the ground. the tree fell across both lanes of traffic. there was a driver that was attempting to drive down canal and crashed right into that tree. took a lot of front end damage to the vehicle. we haven't h yet how the driver is doing. d.c. police saying it is possible that the fog may have caused some issues with visibility. so that is something they're looking at right now. the tree is still down in the

middle of the road. work crews need to come out and clear that away. let's talk about the alternates now. melissa has more on that. >> as far as the alternates, if you're coming inbound on canal, you'll be pushed on to reservoir. if you're coming outbound or headed outbound, i should say, traffic there pushed on to foxhall. if you can avoid canal, you might want to. gw parkway south from turkey run to memorial bridge, crews filling potholes a rolling road crew there. largo at black swan drive, have downed wires and tree there. the road completely blocked. police directing you around that. wide look at things overall looking pretty good getting a little slow here you can see inpound bw parkway just inside the beltway. other than that looking pretty good on the beltway. and 95 in virginia here at mine road rolling along quite nicely as well. i'm back at 6:11 with travel

times. . breaking news out of the florida panhandle. all are still missing, that is the word we're getting from military officials this hour after an arm helicopter crashes in the florida panhandle during a night training exercise. what we know still missing. seven marines four soldiers. new information that we just got in the last 15 minutes tells us that a ch-60 chopper, that is what kind of helicopter crashed on this mission in the remote part of the beach near pensacola will an area owned by the military used for these kind of test missions. a.p. also reporting that the military sometimes drops trainees into the ocean they use boats and helicopters to help the trainees get back to shore. some debris from the chopper also found within the last couple hours. the names of those being withheld will until they can forgive family. today the trial begins for a prince george's county teacher

accused of sex abuse. andre brown was teacher and coach at high point high school in beltsville. prosecutors say he abused a 17-year-old student after asking theory go with him into a locker room during a football game in 2013. he was arrested last may after she reported it to police. montgomery county family is looking for your help to find a missing man. this 67-year-old was last seen monday night at his home in gaithersburg. his family is worried because he has dementia. if you see him, call police right away. no word this mornin identity of a have a are a tech tupt missing after falling off of a cruise ship. or affiliate in roanoke says the 21-year-old was reported missing sunday from the carnival ship glory. the us coast guard is still searching. staffing shortage at the d.c. police department right now and they're calling it a crisis.

in an oversight hearing, chief lanier told the d.c. council there are more officers retiring than being hired. she said several officers are quitting as well. to deal with that problem, lanier wants to turn 100 current officer positions in to civilian positions. >> this afternoon the maryland comptroller will push for lawmakers to start school after labor day. those in favor of the plan say a later start time would result in a $74.3 million economic boost. a recent survey found 72% of marylanders support starting public schools after labor day. new fallout this morning as a deadline passes for a former fraternity's members to move out of their house at the university of oklahoma. what we're learning about some of those students when we go live to norman. and you may need more time to get to work as settles in this morning. the conditions you'll be dealing with t plus one virginia county ready to cut how much you owe

for that dreaded personal property tax.

police say a single aggressive driver is to blame for this major crash on i-95. a tappingnker turned over spilling fuel and causing police to shut down southbound lanes for seven hours. you first learned about it through a push alert. police charged a ford focus driver with reckless driving. they say he cut smgomeone off. board of supervisors wants to lower the personal property the tax rate. average reduction would only be about $1.25. if it's accepted rate would be be two cents lower for every 1

ood of $00 of the assessed value. we're starting off the morning a little tricky out there. >> weather aptdnd traffic on the 1s. there is a live view of the city overlooking gw parkway. not a lot fog locally. rain near by suburbs these areas in green. very light rain and sprinkles, a little bit of drizzle, as well, with temperatures now in the mid-40s. rather chilly morning. glab the grab the umbrella before you head out. for the morning commute, wet roads and patchy fog. we'll be in the 40s. then a big change for the afternoon. sun breaks out and temperatures climb into the mid-60s by mid to late afternoon. a look at our chances for rain this weekend coming up at 6:21.

roads overall okay. this is our biggest problem, canal still closed between reservoir and foxhall. take mccarthur instead if you can. gw parkway seeing volume southbound because crews are filling potholes. 270 south, outer loop looking okay. virginia not bad either. slowest spot 95 north. about ten minutes behind. talk about an easy case to solve. the message left behind that read police to a suspected arsonist. plus the mistake too many of us parents are making on the drinks we buy for our kids.

about 15 after the hour. canal road northwest in d.c. is

closed. a tree fell across both lanes. and a car crashed into it. if you take that road to work you'll want to use mcarthur boulevard or another alternate to get around. new this morning, the university of oklahoma officially closed the significance made alsigma alpha epsilon house after a video hit the enter threat. brothers have to move out as of 1:00 this morning. two of those brothers in the video are apologizing for their actions. >> one claims the song was taught to him by fellow members. gabe routeguttierez joining us live with more. >> reporter: yeah two of the fraternity members have been expelex expelled expell. the university says the investigation is continuing and more could be disciplined. one student released a statement saying i'm deeply sorry for what i did saturday night. it was wrong and reckless. and i admit it was likely fueled

by alcohol consumed at the house before the bus trip. but he says that is not an excuse. he also went on to say that the song was taught to him. now, the national fraternity significant made alpha espn lop re significant that alpha espn lon re [ sigma alpha epsilon released a statement saying it was probably taught to them, but that it is not a tradition and national practice terpfrat had no nothing about this. the university says the investigation is continuing and the scandal has really shaken this campus. back to you. >> gabe gut reeztierez thanks. howard dickson is out of a job due to new fault of his own. he worked at the university of oklahoma for more than a decade.

sae alumni have st raisers to help him out and so far they have raised more than $75,000. gabe guttierez will have more on the story on the "today" show. ferguson missouri is getting a new city manager. current one says he's resigning because of the justice department report that accused ferguson police and the courts of racial bias. a city clerk was also fired and a judge and two police officers have also resigned. three bills to help sexual violence on campus are headed to assembly. if approved employees would need to report any allegations to the title ix coordinator and schools would be required to make a note on academic

transcripts. joe morrissey is no longer spending time in jail. completed his three month sentence yesterday. morrissey served time in connection to a relationship he had with a 17-year-old girl. he resigned over that case, but was voted back into office in a special election for the seat that he gave up. hazmat crews are still trying to find the source of an odor that caused the evacuation of mount st. mary's university in several floors of the science building were evacuated yesterday afternoon when students and staff noticed a strong solvent smell. there were no injuries. may be able to help police if you recognize this man. it shows the man who broke into a tailor showroom. he left with arms full of clothing. there is a $1,000 reward for

information in the burglary. new developments accused of threatening to shoot president obama in the name of isis. federal prosecutors filed a motion to restrict phone access for christopher cornell. he's been locked up in ohio since january. last week he made a surprise phone call from jail to a tv station. he was recorded saying that if he had made to washington, he would have tried to the shoot the president. fbi initially arrested cornell for an alleged plot to shoot up the u.s. capitol. your double chin could be a thing of the past. this is video showing the before and after results. the new fda recommended injectable drug says it can melt away the fat on your chin. seems too good to be true. tests on the drug have taken several years and now clinical trials have shown it is safe and makes people happier with their chins. if approved the drug could be offered as an alternative to surgery. interesting. it seems that you may not be getting the message that sugary

drinks are not healthy. a new study says parents think drippings high in sugars such as energy drinks are healthy. the most common given seem to be the fruit drink. parents with influenced by nutritional claims on the packages including claims that they are real or natural. youl for ingredients. a lot of times high fructose corn syrup is the first ingredient and look at the amount of sugar on the label. 6:21 just about now on this wednesday morning. we started things off with a little bit of the rain sticking around. >> let's check in with tom kierein to find out when the rain will clear out. >> that won't be until this afternoon. so this morning leave early. we have wet roads. so fender-bender weather. got more rain on the way too, coming out of tennessee into kentucky southwestern virginia. that will be into the metro area

by later this morning. right now we're just getting some scattered sprinkles and drizzle this area in green southern maryland, south 95 west 66 50 to the east. everything wet with the rain falling. very light. temperatures are chilly. we're in the mid-40s. most of the region right now. and when you're getting your kids ready for school, make sure they're wearing their rain coats as we'll have the rain for the morning. they may need shall boots, too, leaping over puddles as we'll have the rain off and on through the morning. by 9:00 upper 40s and light rain around with patchy fog north. and then we finally get sun breaking out this afternoon as temperatures hit the 60s. upper 30s by dawn on thursday. so after this mild afternoon, chilly tomorrow morning. and then afternoon highs a little cooler on thursday, about you bright sun beautiful day tomorrow. highs reaching upper 50s.

friday increasing clouds cooler with highs in the 40s. rain now looking likely late friday afternoon into friday night. and for your weekend right now saturday looks like the wet day of the weekend with rain off and on through the day. pretty mild though up near 60 during the afternoon. best day of the weekend looks to be sunday with partly sunny skies. monday mere 60. another chance of rain temperatures in the upper 50s as we get into tuesday. p we'll have a look at when we jump into the 60s coming up the at 6:31. update on canal road. right now shut down but just spoke with richard jordan he says one inbound lane will be opening soon. so that of course very good for the morning commute. outbound traffic still being pushed on to foxhall. moving on, wide look at things 295 a little slow after you're passing 50.

pretty typical for this time of day. northbound 95 there in dale city unfortunately it just gets slow this time of day. 16 miles an hour right now. 66 at 29 inbound here a little bit of volume. otherwise looking pretty good. gw parkway southbound slow from turkey run to the memorial bridge because crews are filling potholes. back in ten minutes. take a look at this. a man was pumping some gas when all of a sudden the station's canopy just collapsed right on top of his car. he got away narrowly. emergency crews were able to free the car from the debris and the man got back behind will the wheel and drove off. the new bus rules start in less than two weeks on i-66 in virginia and they could make your commute a lot faster. vdot announced buses will be able to start driving on the shoulder. it's a pilot program and only applies for certain sections of the road. we've put a map on the nbc washington facebook page.

changes begin monday march 23. new this morning, the flight attendant harassed by a former korean airlines vice president over how she was served nuts on the plane is now suing the airline. the woman says she was verbally and physically attack by the executive back in december for serving man damecadamia nuts on a bag instead of a plate. the executive forced the plane to return to the gate at jfk and that woman is now spending a year in prison for that tan drum. ♪drum. ♪ it was one of the biggest songs of 2013 but a jury ruled it was also a rip-off. jurors say blurred lines copied marvin gaye's 1977 hit got to give it up and ruled pharrell williams and robin thicke owe fwchlt a gaye's children 7.3 mld$7.3 million. they will consider options to fight the ruling. >> guess they didn't blur the

lines enough. drastic answer to finding out whether or not your significant other is cheating on you. >> take a look at video of a house that burned down. the words my wife is a cheater were written on the side. this is in colorado just outside denver. police say the message helped them catch the man that did this. they charged him with arson as a result. apparently stuff in the house was set on fire. >> apparently that message was written in several places in the house. wanted to accepted it loud and clear. >> makes it obvious who did it though. we're watching the roa the conditions outside and when the skies will clear. and how warm it will get of course. >> dozens of airplanes flying through restricted air space over the national mall. the historic occasion that will have you looking to the skies. also ahead, e-mail investigation growing this morning, what hillary clinton is saying about the controversy as

we learn another former cabinet member may have been using a private e-mail address, as well.

we have a major problem on the roads right how. take a look at this video. it has a major route shut down. this is canal road. a huge tree came down and a car ran into it. richard jordan is watching the work to get it reopened. and melissa mollet has more on this and other potential problems. >> and i'm hearing in my area and police saying canal road has reopened. so we'll get more on that. was shut down between reservoir and foxhall. sounds like it has completely reopened. but i'll be back with more on that. wide look, i don't major problems. 295 a little slow passing 50. 66 and 95 looking pretty good. 95 north bound there at dale city a little slow.

largo road at black swan drive, we still have the road blocked because of a tree that took wires down there. and taking a look hoot h. here at 95 in-bound southbound a little slow after 198. bw parkway looking pretty good. >> roads are wet from overnight drizzle and mist and right now we're getting some light rain this patch south and east of washington. very light rain that is tracking off to the north and east. more on the way later this morning. there is the sky with low cloud cover over washington. temperatures will stay in the 40s through the morning commute. a little bit of fog to our authority. by noontime still a little bit of rain around with temperatures hovering near 50 degrees. then it's this afternoon, it is going to get baum any with temperatures breaking out of the metro area if will to the mid-60s with some sunshine breaking out by later this afternoon. and then as we get into this evening, we'll have a partly

cloudy sky. coming up at 6:41 a look at other neighborhoods outside the metro area where it will be warm and where the skool cool spots will be too. now let's check in with chuck bell. >> reporter: we're now on the icc in mochb montgomery county working our way back to i-270. we've had very little in the wave disruptive fog. visibility has never been reduced to any less than about a mile. so the fog advisory has been canceled now as fog reports have just not supported any extra low visibilities. nonetheless the roads are witness, still the intermittent wipers on occasion. so you my want to watch out for wet roads. temperature here at 48 degrees so not off to that cold of a start at all.

just may want to have your rain slicker and umbrella. aaron, over to you. it's 6:32. today glenn ivey is expected to announce that he is running for congress. that's according to the "washington post". he's hoping to fill the spot held by donna edwards right now. she announced yesterday that she will run for barbara mikulski's u.s. senate seat. she faces off against chris van hole hollen. p. the senate foreign relations ghitsity is hear holding a hearing on president obama's request for author use of force against isis. john kerry, martin dempsey and ash carter will testify. the president says he will not deploy ground troops there. several of the senators on that

chin to be will be called to testify twice. she says she has nothing to hide. >> i feel that i've taken unprecedented steps to provide these work-related e-mails. they will be in the public domain. >> the former secretary of state says she used the personal e-mail out of convenience but in hindsight wishes she had used a government account. the news 4 iteam has discovered another member of the president's cabinet may have used a private e-mail for work as well. you're looking at an e-mail the iteam got from the white house f of staff to the cabinet, appears to include private g-mail address believed to belong to chuck hagel. the pentagon says hagel used two separate black bear risz one for personal the other for government e-mail. and told us on some limited occasions, an e-mail may have

been sent to or from a wrong account. another million dollar heist in france. we're hearing police still searching for 15 armed attackers after they say they hijacked a couple vans on a highway. they were able to steal millions of euros in jewels. nobody was hurt. they can find the vans they'renear where the attack happened all burnt up in a forest. still, though, this morning the jewels nowhere be found. virginia's governor is headed cuba. he says the purpose is to discuss trade relations. this is one of five economic department trips planned by the governor. he says cuba offers a tremendous economic opportunity for virginia. school kids in fauquier county will spend a full day in dallas class this friday and two other fridays because of all the snow days.

the revisions mean there will be no half days until june. students in stafford county public schools could soon see smaller class sizes and teachers could see a pay raise. the board of education unanimously approved the $265 million budget they present to county supervisors next week. virginia's largest electricity utility filed a waiver request as part of a 2015 review of its base rate. they say a new law which freezes base rates in place through 2022 makes the information irrelevant to this year's review. opponents are saying it's keeping important rates hidden. a glimpse into the mind of the suspected boston bomber. evidence showing what he was thinking while he hid from police. >> putting your personal information at risk.

the mistake most retailer are making. live picture from national harbor for you right now. cloudy skies. and who may also be dealing with a bit of fog and high temperatures you'll see .

welcome back. if you ride vre, you can sign up to test their new app. we put the link on the nbc washington facebook page. so you can check it out on your train ride this morning. vre says it lets you buy tickets from your phone. a hugh array of vintage world war ii planes will take to the skies later this spring. the victory capital flyover will happen may 8. dozens of aircraft will fly in 15 historically sequenced war bird formations. they represent the war's major

battles. that event concludes with a missing man formation and taps. >> that will be a stunning sight. coming up on 6:41. your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> tom kierein telling us about a little rain, hopefs coming later this afternoon. right now we're dealing with some light brain. grab an umbrella before you head out the door. we're just in the 40s right how. but later today, highs north of d.c. metro area reaching near 60. warmest neighborhoods will be across northern virginia and in southern maryland it will be in the mid-60s there from manassas over to laplata, frederickburg. near the bay highs in the 50s. a look at weekend rain chances at 6:51. update on canal road just

talked with richard jordan, d.c. police have told us it's completely reopened but it's not. canal road between reservoir and foxhall, inbound lane open but outbound still shut down and you're being pushed on to foxhall this morning. largo at black swan drive that's blocked as well from a downed tree. 270 south taking you 20 minutes from bettergermantown to the beltway. same thing on outer loop. quantico to the beltway slowest spot at 34 minutes. right now we're watching a developing story in northwest washington. work is under way to fully reopen canal road asthma lisa mentioned. one of those lanes did reopen. richard jordan as you see is on the scene there for us with how traffic is moving through the trouble spot. and breaking news out of the florida panhandle after a marine helicopter went down.

right now work is under way to fully reopen canal road. it is partially blocked off this morning after a tree came down overnight. richard jordan has been on the scene. that car right there crashed into the tree. we'll go to him live after your weather and traffic.

right now we have more rain tracking our way coming in from the south and west. heading in to the metro area later this morning and into early afternoon. and then as we get rain just south and east of the metro area that will pass north and east and pull away over the next hour are or so. gw parkway southbound a 3 mile backup turkey run to memorial bridge because of crews filling potholes. roving road work. and largo road at black swan, > crews are clearing away a tree that fell across canal road. part of the road is now back open. richard jordan is live with what you need to know now. >> reporter: this has been a mess all morning, but for the first time there is traffic moving on canal road this morning. it is the inbound lane just the one that does have traffic.

it is building up though. we see a lot of brake lights. this is traffic heading toward georgetown. outbound lane is still blocked because of the downed tree. let's give you a close up look at the damage that was caused. the tree is completely toppled over. this is just past foxhall. a car crashpassing through crashed right into the tree. it has been a foggy morning. not sure the visibility at that time. but that crash happened before police closed the road. it was closed willin both directions for most of the morning, but now the one inbound lane open. outbound traffic still blocked at foxhall. so if you're coming from the key bridge toward the chain bridge, should you not use canal road you should take either mcarthur or reservoir to get around that.

aaron. it is now 6:47. handwritten note on the inside walls of a boat is at the center of testimony in the boston marathon bombing trial. pete williams is live in this boston this morning. pete good morning. the judge ended court early yesterday so he could take a closer look at the boat. what happens next? >> reporter: well, the judge will have to decide whether the jury will see the entire boat. there has been some back and forth among the lawyers about what is appropriate. let's back up a bit, though. we've known dzhokhar tsarnaev wrote in the boat and in court documents and statements by the prosecution over the last several months leading up to the trial, bits and sections of that have come out. but we've never seen the entire thing. and we've never seen pictures of the writing itself. so the message has been pretty well-known in advance. it was a diatribe against the u.s. military operations in iraq and afghanistan. what was interesting is he said that he's jealous of his brother forget to go paradise before

him. the second thing that is interesting is it gives you some idea of how many bullets hit that boat when he was arrested on the friday after the bombing. we counted conservatively at least 21 bullet holes just in the three photographs that were zone. and obviously the entire boat would show many more and the question now will the jury see the wholinge ingthing. >> pete, thank you. former prince george's county teacher will go on trial for sex abuse. andrew brown prosecutors say he abused a 17-year-old student. they say he asked her to go with him in a locker room during a football game. he was arrested last may after she reported that on police. right now a montgomery county family needs your help to find a missing man. this 67-year-old man was last seen at monday night at his home in gaithersburg.

his family is worried because he has dementia. if you see him, call police right away. no word this morning on the identity of a virginia tech student missing after falling from a cruise ship. the 21-year-old was reported missing on sunday from carnival ship glory. camera footage reportedly shows the fall.the u.s. coast guard is still searching. cruise lines released a statement extending its sympathies to the family. we have breaking news out of pensacola, florida. a big story. it was a uh-60 black hawk helicopter we've learned that crashed in the florida panhandle. officials saying at this point it's too soon to determine what caused it but there were some weather issues. search and rescue still trying to find seven marines as well as four soldiers. they're still unaccounted for. they want to emphasize this is a search and rescue mission. they were on a night training exercise when this chopper went down in a remote part of the

beach. it's about 45 minutes east of pensacola, an area where traini missions are common. marines from camp lejeune, soldiers out of louisiana. we'll continue to follow developments. we know debris was found this morning, it washed up on shore around 2:30. but still no sign of those service members. this afternoon the community will begin paying respects to a prince george's county police officer killed in the line of duty. awake will be held for bren brennan rabain. visitor hours 3:00 to 7:00. he hit a fence while trying to stop a speeding car. his funeral is tomorrow in tim spell a staffing shortage in the d.c. police department called is crisis. chief lanier says there are more officers retiring than being hired. she said several officers are quitting as well. and to deal with the problem,

lanier wants to turn 100 current officer positions in to civilian positions instead. new study shows retailers are not doing everything they could to prevent cyber attacks. landon dowdy joining us live with why you're being put at arriving when you use your debit or credit card. landon good morning. >> that's right. good morning. a new study by verizon finds 80% of the world's retailers are falling short in ensuring their card payment systems are secure increasing the risk of cyber attacks. most tend to only upgrade their systems when they approach an am compliance check. credit and debit cards account for two-thirds of all retail purchases in the u.s.. aaron, back to you. we've been talking about an interesting morning. it's been a little tricky for some people to get going on their monday commute because of the rain and fog. >> it will slow things down even with wet roads, we have fender-benders and we'll probably get that later this morning as more rain will be

tracking our way. right now storm team 4 radar shows that advancing out of the tennessee valley. coming in to southwestern virginia similar to yesterday morning, there is not quits much rain as there was, but there is another batch that will be tracking in here around 9:00 10:00 this morning. right now getting a little bit of very light rain now pasting just south of washington as well as charles, calvert st. mary's. over to king george stafford southern fauquier light rain. that will be ending in another hour or so round move this is by mid to late morning. it's a chilly morning. we're in the mid to upper 40s in the metro area, nearby suburbs. near 40 by the bay where still ice on the bay. bus stop this morning, light rain have an umbrella with you. we'll be in the mid-40s between now and 8:00. then between 8:00 and 9:00, upper 40s to near 50 with more light rain beginning to move in and that will be in for the rest of the morning into early afternoon. post your pictures like lloyd ferguson did yesterday when the

light rain was falling. melting snow in middleburg in beautiful horse country. you can post your pics on twitter and facebook. low clouds over the metro area. we'll have these with us until noon. and then cloud cover will break up sunshine breaks out and temperatures will quickly jump into the low to mid-60s mid to late afternoon. 30s tomorrow morning. highs 50s on thursday. next chance of rain friday night and into saturday. saturday looks wet with highs near 60. best day of the weekend, sunny, 50s. another round of rain maybe on canal road update again between reservoir and foxhall, inbound now open. outbound traffic still being pushed on to foxhall. gw parkway southbound turkey run to memorial bridge 3 mile backup because you crews are filling potholes. a little slow 270 at machineontgomery

village. looking at 95 northbound a little slow through dale city. but you're going about 45 miles per hour so not so bad. beltway at central avenue moving along nicely. largo at black swan drive still have the road blocked because of a downed tree. inbound 95 a little slow in maryland inbound and outbound bw parkway a little slow as well. 6:54. and a warmer start to the day. >> like the sound of that. chuck bell is covering your commute this morning in montgomery county. chuck, good morning. what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're on 270 southbound just past the exit for montrose road getting in closer to the capital beltway. and the fog which was a little bit thicker during the early hours of the morning is now not quite as much of a problem so that's good news.

48 degrees here. the roads are wet due to light rain overnight. so take a little bit easy on the drive in first thing this morning. our current speed here on 270 southbound is right at about 35 to 40 miles per hour. pretty typical for a wednesday morning commute. back into you, aaron, on this beautiful hump day. >> i did post the camel video. i was in the mood for that. 6:55. today we'll learn whether costco can build what would be the busiest gas station in montgomery county. several groups have proestested. this afternoon maryland comptroller will push for law make toers start school after labor day. those in favor of the plan say a later start would result in a $74.3 million economic boost. a recent survey found 72% of marylanders support starting public schools after labor day.

four things to know on this wednesday morning. former prince george's county stat could announce today he's running for congress. he's hoping to fill the spot held by donna edwards. new developments in the university of oklahoma fraternity scandal. sae house now closed. two members are apologizing for their actions. look for reaction from fellow students in just a few minutes on the "today" show. a montgomery county family wants your help to find this missing 67-year-old man. his family is worried because he has did dementia. in-bound canal road is open but outbound is closed. low clouds producing light rain over the metro area. that is a live view from the tower camera. later today, we'll get sun breaking out after the rain ends soaring to the mid-60s. worth a repeat canal road

inbound open. outbound still pushed on to foxhall. and gw parkway southbound slow for pothole repairs. that is the broadcast. appreciate youuyou waking up with us. >> the today

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. good morning. breaking news. an army helicopter crashes on a florida beach. seven marines, four soldiers all feared dead. we are live at the pentagon. wrong and reckless. an apology from one of the oklahoma university students leading the racist chants. he and another student now expelled. their frat house shut down overnight. not satisfied, republicans calling on hillary clinton to turn over her computer server after she admits she discarded certain messages before sending e-mails to the state department. >> i didn't see any