have to come as well. this is going to be with us for a while. we are now seeing a major slowdown in the area. the traffic really starting to build up as we go into the rush hour. basically, you are down to two lanes getting by the accident scene to the left. we also have what appears to be a disabled car off on the left-hand shoulder here right at this accident scene as well. keep that in mind. slow it down. make sure that you are ware. we've got all kinds of people along the side of the road. we've got a number of state troopsers. keep your speeds down. it is pretty slow by the accident scene but you are going to be aware and keep in mind this is going to be with us for a while. right now we have the first four traffic tracker sitting in some of those back-ups. hardly moving in some spots this morning. right now, a live picture right there where megan is.

inner loop two left lanes blocked this morning. outer lane at landover road the crash is actually at route 50. we have one right lane blocked. that is jamming things. opens up in triangle and gets normally slow as you head throughout wood bridge and lorton this morning. we're going to have more on this breaking news and travel times coming up in ten minutes. chuck. outside on a tuesday morning, the day after memorial day. maybe you are right. a lot of people thought i'm going to outsmart the crowd i'm going to go back to work on tuesday morning on the beast. oh forgot about 95. it is going to be a very warm day today. most neighbors are in the 60s

already. 61 degrees in fairfax and manassas right now. 62 out at dulles airport. plan on temperatures to be in the mid 70s by 9:00 a.m. and in the 80s before lunchtime today. here's our hour by hour planner through the remainder of the afternoon. turning warm and humid, chance for showers and storms to bubble up along i-95. the showers could move to the western side of the metro. best chances if we're going to get rain inside the beltway, best chance is 6:00 and 8:00 this evening. showers moving in from the west and gradually fading out after 9:00 or 10:00. increasing rain chances later in the week. more on that in ten minutes. flash flooding happening in houston right now. the area reeling after getting six to ten inches of rain. let's check this. this is the biggest flood this area of texas has ever seen.

the high water trapping several people in this mall. the video posted on twitter showing the garage and this is the view from vicky's house. the flood waters leaving countless cars stranded. during continuing weather coverage the lights went out. they delivered the news in the dark. the lights are now back on but this morning, not so much for the 83,000 people still without power. back to you. thank you, angie. houston is not the only area dealing with flooding and damage. the town of wembarly is still recovering from floods over the weekend. 12 people are still missing. the house they were staying in

were swept away because of flash floods. a texas lake is almost totally empty after a dam burst due to heavy rains. the damn gave way late yesterday and people were told to get to higher ground. d.c. police investigating the district's fourth shooting in less than two days. this happened last night near the kennedy rec under near o street in northwest. police say the shooter was last seen riding a dirt bike. we're learning more about the three family members murdered in their home in northwest d.c. relatives of savvas savopoulos and amy and ten-year-old phillip put out an obituary for them. family remembers amy savopoulos as a giving mother who loved to travel. the obituary says phillip loved racing and math. police charged 34-year-old darron wint with murder in this case. a new report says he paid a taxi

driver $1,000 to drive him from brooklyn to d.c. before he was arrested. we scoured court documents that say one of savopoulos's assistants lied to police. the savopoulos close friends and family say that they have not seen that assistant since the killing happened. the maryland couple accused of child neglect for letting their two young children walk home have been cleared in one case. they told "the washington post" the parents were cleared in one chase case by child protective services. they are still under investigation for letting their six and ten-year-olds walking home alone in april. they believe in the free range kids movement. the case received national attention sparking debate about parenting choices. larry hogan departs for a 12-day trip to asia.

he's heading to the south korea and japan. the delegation includes the first lady who was born in south korea. we're watching breaking news for you on the beltway where a deadly pedestrian accident is causing some big delays this morning in prince george's county. melissa is tracking travel times for you and what you need to know to get around this accident. also ahead talk of cutting flights at the montgomery county air field now on hold. neighbors are angry about that decision. why changes could be a costly mistake. plus helping make it more affordable to buy a

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backup. jammed here this morning, because of this fatal crash that is blocking the two right lanes for us this morning. outer loop at route 50 you can see t right lane. still getting some pretty good volume out there as well. riverdale road brand-new crash, just a warning there. 95 to 270 looking pretty good. 66 inbound on time. remember to listen to our friends on wtop for the latest. it is now 5:10 -- 6:106789 -- 10 rather. if you are a veteran, a program is titled you've earned it. you can qualify for a $10,000 loan for a down payment. if you want to take advantage of the program, you have to buy your home in one of the states sustainable communities. coming up on 11 minutes after 6:00 and 67 degrees right

now. not too bad. >> not too bad. but temperatures are rising. humidity is cranking up. take a look at that sun as we're talking about a warm up. let's check in with storm team meteorologist chuck bell. >> 67 doesn't sound all that bad but that wake-up temperature is already 7 degrees above average for a morning low, as a result we're going to be 7 to 10 degrees warmer than average this afternoon. anterior one or two pockets below 60 degrees. those are the rarts. not the rule. rain shanses coming in later on this afternoon. rain chances get higher and higher as you get out toward the i-81 corridor. the seven-day forecast is ten minutes from now. terrifying moments caught on camera as a bounce house is thrown around in the air. what lifted it off the ground?

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now at 6:15. delays on the iner loop in prince george's county are more than 2.5 miles and growing quickly. take a look at the scene here. a tractor-trailer hit and killed a woman on the beltway. 4:00 thork. there are two lanes on the inner loop near the bw parkway have been closed ever since that accident creating delays. melissa is keeping a close eye on this. she will tell you what you can expect when you hit the road in just minutes at 6:21. the fbi looking for a single person believed to be threatening self flights the fbi flagged at least ten international flights heading into jfk and newark liberty airports yesterday. the agency says someone claimed that those planes had chemical weapboard. the person called several local police agencies. you can see a huge group of agents police firefighters responding to at least one air france flight.

agents said the threats were all false alarms. six months and not a single change following that plane crash that killed six people in kbathers -- investigaterings -- gaithersburg last december. they explored cutting flights and they learned they would lose millions in federal grant money if that happened. neighbors are worried about their safety. >> who is going to be next. it's not a matter of if. it's a matter of when. . the plane crash killed a mother and two children in their home in gaithersburg. three other people died on that plane. a man who caused a security scare on the national mall is apologizing. he says the whole thing was a misunderstanding misunderstanding. on sunday capitol police officers spotted what looked like a pressure cooker and a propane tank in a car.

he runs a food truck and needed space and so he put it inside his car. he was cited for driving on a suspended license. a father says the legal system failed his son. james lee is mourning the death of his three-year-old. he fought for sole custody of his son and lost. the boy was found dead at a playground last friday. the boy's mother was pushing the dead child on the swing. days before a judge deemed her a fit parent. >> women get slapped on the wrist. we get grind into dog meat. >> lee says the court missed signs that his son was not in a stable living environment. the boy's mother is now undergoing a mental evaluation. 6:17 washington post reporter detained in iran is in court right now. he has been held in iran for nearly a year. his trial started today. the reporter is facing charges

of espionage and propaganda against the republic. his wife and two photo journalists were also detained and let go. family and friends will gather to remember a police officer who died on the job in omaha, nebraska. a funeral will be held today for carrie orosco. an honor carried her casket into the church yesterday. she was due to start her maternity leave last thursday. she was shot as she tried to serve an arrest warrant on wednesday. today, we can find out the details about a settlement between the city of cleveland and the justice department over civil rights violations. three years ago, the police fired over 100 shots killing an

unarmed man and woman. right before the report came out, a cleveland police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old boy. he was playing with a toy gun. 6:19 a 17-year-old marylander is on the road to recovery. turan caudle was shot in the head in january. doctors removed half of his skull. his mother drives him every day for rehabilitation. he can only respond with one-word answers with the help of his mother. >> how does it feel to be home? does it feel good to be home? >> huh? >> does it feel good to be home? >> yes. yes. >> her friend opened a go fund me account called prayers for turan to help with all the medical costs. a 16-year-old friend shot him and another friend over an argument over a video game. the suspect turned the gun on

himself and all three survived. the three played for the high school football team. domestic charges against for an nfl football player. police arrested ray mcdonald yesterday. he assaulted a woman holding a baby. chicago bears release ds him. he is out of jail right now two of b.b. king's daughters say the music legend was poisoned. two of his assistants gave him medication to induce diabetic shock. the coroner blamed a decades long battle with diabetes for his death. three children were swept away by winds while playing inside a bounce house. this happened yesterday on a ft. lauderdale beach.

you can see the bounce house just floating above the trees there. police say it was lifted about 20-feet off the ground. the three children fell out of the bounce house on to the sand. they were taken to the hospital. all are expected to be okay. we've seen this happen a few times now. very frightening and luckily the kids are okay. >> they don't tie though things down? >> they have stakes -- i don't know if the sands were too soft or winds too strong or a combination. >> scary stuff. this morning, we're waking up to just a few clouds but that sun is going to be putting in some overtime today. >> chuck bell here with a look at our forecast. give it to us. >> sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words in our tower camera this morning staring right into the sun is just awash in early morning daylight this morning. it looks like summer and it is already starting to feel like summertime out there. temperatures are close to 70 degrees and we haven't even reached 7:00 in the morning just yet. 69 at reagan national.

68 at college park. 63. get out toward great falls, restton and ashburn. 64 down toward clinton and upper marlboro. bus top, plan on 72. and warm and humid, 76 between 8:00 and 9:00. thraven this afternoon, generally dry between 3:00 and 4:00 temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. here's the way future weather carries it out for the remainder of the day. all dry through lunchtime, but by 5:00 this afternoon, there are those rain chances firing up north and west of the immediate metro area. by 7:00 8:00 9:00 tonight, the lingering leftovers of those showers maybe going into the northern suburbs and northern parts of d.c. we'll keep a close track of that. it doesn't look like much of a threat for severe weather today

that's good news. any of those stronger thunderstorms could produce some gusty winds and brief periods of heavy rain. it's going to be warm and humid around here for most if not all of the rest of week. temperatures up near 90 degrees. hello, summertime. here's traffic. breaking news on the roadway still this morning. the inner loop of the beltway as you are headed past bw parkway, we still have those two right lanes blocked. we have a 3 1/2 mile backup on the inner loop and on the outer loop. in an area just near bw parkway, outer loop we have a crash there right at route 50 blocking one right lane here. that is the problem on the outer loop. 3 1/2 mile backups on both sides of parkway. southbound at riverdale road also have a crash there blocking one lane. just a warning for you there. overall, wide look at things other than this problem

obviously in the right corner of the beltway through prince george's county. beltway is looking pretty good. inbound 95 is seeing a little bit of red on the screen there. 40 miles per hour in me nanses and no problem north or south. back in ten minutes. breaking news from the live desk. charter communications just confirmed it struck a deal to buy time warner cable. this is a acquisition that does create a power house. charter paying $55 billion for this deal. it's 6:24 right now. outrage over a t-shirt at pacific sun wear. you take a look here. a lot of people posted angry messages about this black and white t-shirt with an upside down american flag. the original post received nearly 5,000 shares. the company pulled that shirt from its shelves. it also released a statement on its facebook page out of respect for those who put their

lives on the line for our country, we have decided to stop selling the licensed flag t-shirt. how long could you go without television? pope francis says he hasn't watched tv since july 15th 1990. he made the revelation to the argentine argentinean newspaper. the pope also says he doesn't like getting pizza delivered. he misses walking into a local pizzaria and greeting people. >> i disagree. turn on that tv please. >> did you lose a diamond wedding ring in virginia? one of the waitresses at wright's dairy found a ring?

the waitress searched the trash. the night crew the ring and the waitress is looking for that woman. so hopefully that picture right there -- it's a pretty unique-looking ring. hopefully people will see the story, call the restaurant and find the ring. >> the waitress would hopefully recognize the woman to make sure the right person gets it out there near charlottesville good luck. you are looking live at the stage for the special olympics. more than a harmless prank. the end of the school year fun that has landed self high school students in trouble with the law. breaking news right now on the beltway, take a look at this this is the inner loop after bw parkway. what is blocked and how long these delays

breaking news on the beltway, two lanes closed right now after a deadly accident. this is on the inner loop just south of the bw parkway. a woman was killed in that accident that involved a

semitruck. here's a live look at the scene right now. you can see two lanes are blocked right now. traffic moving very slowly on the two left lanes. first 4 traffic is here with how you can get around these problems. >> this is just nasty this morning. inner loop around bw parkway is where the falts accident. you can see we have two right lanes blocked here. about 3 1/2 backup as you try and get your way around this on the left side of the roadway because of those closures. right now, first 4 be traffic tracker son the beltway getting on to the inner loop of the beltway. quite slow getting some delays because of the problem on the beltway. this is the other issue, outer loop here at route 50. you can see that crash off to the right side of the roadway. those three lanes getting back. 3 1/2 mile backup on the outer loop. no other issues right now. you can see the slow downs in the right corner of your screen.

inpound 95 is a little slow. indian head highway slow. same thing. 95 bw parkway in general pretty good just start to get slow there as you hit the top of the beltway. a beautiful sunrise outside as you step out to temperatures in the 60s but the sun won't be sticking around all day. storm team meteorologist chuck bell is keeping an eye on the threat for storms where you live. what's going on? >> we're all off to a quiet start this morning but there will be showers and thunderstorms to contend with later on this afternoon. a couple of showers up in southern pennsylvania they are drifting away from us but rain showers down in southwestern virginia they are going to come right up the heart of the shenandoah valley right up the afternoon. rain chances move up into the metro area after 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. highest rain chances today, martinsburg, winchester front royal. medium chances for rain

gaithersburg there is an opportunity we could get a shower in the metro as well. as we head into summer pool safety is something many parents have to think about. memorial day almost turned tragic for one rockville family when their seven-year-old nearly drowned. reform j. nelson was at a community pool with his parents and others at a community pool in rockville. a man pulled him out and a nurse started cpr. >> he wasn't breathing and he had very little of a pulse, so we started chest compressions and he brought up a considerable amount of water and food. >> nelson's family says the boy does know how to swim but he blacked out after going under the water. r.j. is expected to be okay. three people are recovering this morning after a grill fire in montgomery county. this happened yesterday afternoon on ban tri way in

olney. a propane tank caught fire. paramedics took two adults and one child to the hospital. we're told they have minor burns. a cracked pipeline along the california coast could be removed as early as today. plains all american pipeline owns it. 101,000 gallons of oil spilled into the water. crews are still trying to remove the oil slick from the ocean there. it killed several wildlife. turning to the race for the white house now at 6:34. presidential candidate bernie sanders says the pundits shouldn't under estimate him as he takes on hillary clinton. he officially kicks off his campaign in vermont. he wants to ignite a grassroots fire with democrats who might be

wary of clinton. later, martin o'malley is expected to be to jump into the race as well. a louden county supervisor says he may still run for office. sean williams withdrew from the republican primary after revelations that he was accused of beating a girlfriend in 2006. now williams says he will consider running as an independent. right now, crowds are gathering on the national mall for a special ceremony. this is all for the special olympics. the olympic torch run is about to be started, heading off on a long journey. news 4's kristen wright is live at the ceremony with more on what is happening. good morning. >> good morning. it is a beautiful day for this. let me show you behind me. this is the ceremony just starting now for the unified relay. the flame is going to travel across the country over the next six weeks to several cities. right now, this morning, we have

marc edenson with us. he's with special olympics. he is the chief of global programs and we want to talk a little bit about the torch because it's so special. what is the impact of that torch and its travels across our country? >> well, the torch celebrates all of our athletes from around the country and what it really represents is a symbol of inclusion and acceptance. our athletes strive to be on the playing fields in our communities and schools every day. the fact that this torch will represent them in all of these communities across the country is going to be absolutely remarkable. >> reporter: it is. thank you, mark. i appreciate it. we want to show you a little bit of the course that torch is going to take. it starts in d.c. today, goes to annapolis tomorrow and on to richmond and on to several other cities across the country before ending up in los angeles in july. there are actually three separate routes happening all at the same time. d.c. begins the central route. there's a route starting in maine and one in florida today as well.

all ending in los angeles in july. torch lighting is this morning at 7:00. the relay itself starts at 7:15. back to you guys. great to see you, kristen. thank you. seven students are facing serious charges after a pranch at a school in saint mary's county. it happened in chopticon high school. the students ordered the lady bugs on line and broke into the school to let them loose. four of them facing charges as juveniles and other three charged as adults. they are charge with burglary property disruption of school activities. we are watching breaking news on the beltway this morning where a woman was hit and killed overnight. that accident causing some big delays in prince george's county this morning. melissa is tracking travel times for you and what you need to

know to get around that accident. we're watching breaking news out of texas right now where heavy rain overnight has left parts of houston under water. some of the dramatic scenes we're seeing at this hour when we go to the live desk. clear skies around d.c. right now as we take a live look. we do have storms heading our way. the chances you'll see rain later today and the rest of week with your forecast at 6:41.

breaking news on the roads right now. we're talking about that problem on the inner loop of the beltway and the outer loop of the beltway. we have two different issng some major backups. we're talking about the inner loop hereafter bw parkway. right now, it looks like we just have one right lane block. that is an improvement. we have a 3 1/2 mile backup.

and we have another one on this beltway. alternates if you want to try coles vil is something to think about. outer loom alternate there, central avenue to bw parkway. travel time wise we're actually looking pretty good in other areas around town. 95 north quantico looking pretty good. we're talking about the drive, you might see a little more savings in your pocket book. aaa expects gas prices reached their peak over the memorial day week. the auto club predicts prices could slowly drop. aaa reporting the average for regular in the district is 282 a gallon. in maryland it's $2.70 right

now. and in west virginia you are looking at an average of $2.74. we need to get to the forecast. chuck bell is following some storms and hot weather too. >> it is going to be a toasty warm day outside today. temperatures are going to climb well up into the mid and upper 80s across most of the area. there will be an opportunity for some showers and thunderstorms to form later on this afternoon. a 30% in town. rain chances for everybody go up for tomorrow and thursday and then trail off just a touch as we head toward the week. seven-day forecast is just ten minutes from now. . thank you, chuck. their style of parenting has fueled a lot of debate. now there are new developments involving that montgomery county family under investigation for letting their kids roam free without supervision. the decision made in one of their cases. plus the annual event at national harbor that introduces us to words that many of us have many heard

we have breaking news right now that could impact your morning commute. take a live look at the scene here. a woman hit and killed by a car on the beltway overnight. you are looking live at the investigation that has some lanes blocked. this is off prince george's county. this morning, the backups are going for miles now. melissa has more on the impact this accident is having on your morning rush. take a look at this. inner loop just after b wx parkway very slow at this point.

also have a problem on the outer loop approaching 50. four mile backups in each direction. going to have much more on these backups and issue coming up in a couple of minutes. we continue that team coverage on that breaking news on the beltway. two lanes shut down after that deadly accident. megan mcgrath is live on the scene. >> reporter: on the medical examiner finished up just a little while ago and has left the scene. we have scene some improvement in terms of the lane closures. state highway within the last ten minutes or so din reopen one lane of traffic. we have the far right lane closed. at one point, we had two lanes closed. now it's just that far right lane as they complete their investigation here. this was a fatal pedestrian accident that happened very early this morning. a woman for whatever reason was along the side of the road was hit by a tractor-trailer. that driver of the tractor-trailer did stay on the

scene and is cooperating with police but we had major tie-ups here this morning. the backup three and a half miles long. very slow traffic. this is the inner loop of the beltway, just after the bw parkway. we have one lane opened. we have one lane closed. we're going to see some improvement. this is going to be a trouble spot for a while and no word when this final lane is going to reopen. anyone traveling through the greenbelt area it's going to take you longer than usual. keep a heads up for the emergency crews on the right-hand side of the road. developing in houston, major flooding all over that city because of torrential rain and storms there. these are live pictures now from our affiliate in houston. you can see some of the highway still under water in this image. we want to go to angie goff with the latest developments from the live desk. >> reporter: we just got this in. all schools are closed in houston right now.

the devastated city still reeling from that record rainfall. take a look. the flash flooding leaving countle cars stranded. we're hearing some homes completely wiped away. inside the toyota center rocket fans are still trapped after the game. we're getting reports that they have run out of water, coffee and popcorn. from arenas to this glaller -- galleryia. employees unable to leave this mall. the county emergency management operating under a level 1 right now. this is the first time they have had to do this since hurricane ike back in 2008. it's bad, and aaron, more rain is on the way. >> it's bad for sure angie. thank you for that. i want to show you some other images coming in. these pictures out of the austin area. a family holding out hope after a mother and two children went

missing over the week. their home was knocked off its piers and swept away by rushing water. the woman's sister is describing the last call she got before they lost communication. >> we are now in a house that is floating down the river. call mom and dad. i love you. >> the woman's husband was eventually rescued 12 miles away from where that home once stood. he's currently being treated in the hospital. 12 people are still missing in the floods. evacuations are under way in austin because of rising flood waters. take a look at this video. a texas lake is nearly em after a dam burst due to the heavy rains. it gave way late yesterday and people were told to get to higher ground. so far no injuries reported. d.c. police investigating the districts fourth shooting in less than two days. it happened last night near the

kennedy recreation center near o street in northwest. police say the shooter was last seen riding a dirt bike. an obituary telling us more about three family members murdered in d.c. two weeks ago. savvas savopoulos his wife amy and son phillip were murdered. family remembered amy as a giving mother who loved to travel. the obituary says phillip loved racing and math. police charged darron wint with killing the three family members and their housekeeper. he paid a taxi driver to drive him from brooklyn new york to d.c. before he was arrested. that's according to the daily news. one of savopoulos's assistant lied to police. he delivered a $40,000 ransom

and lied about how and when he delivered it. police have not called the assistant a suspect or a person of interest in this case. the maryland couple accused of child neglect for letting their two young children walk home has been cleared. the attorney tells "the washington post" the parents were cleared in one case. they are still under investigation for letting their six and ten-year-olds walk home from a park alone in april. the parents believe in the free range kids movement which allows kids to be more independent. the case received national attention sparking debate about parenting choices. breaking news on the roads right now. we are talking about the beltway and prince george's county. the inner loop and the outer loop both have issues. inner loop after bw parkway right now after one lane blocked. big delays there four and a half miles. out are loop at 50 here this

morning. right line -- right lane blocked. wide look at things overall. beltway looking pretty typical. 270 at montrose a little volume as you are heading down to the spur. prince george's county moving along nicely and 95 bw parkway, 29 no major issues there. guys. melissa, thank you. let's go to chuck now. >> shine on an early tuesday morning and let the warm up again. 69 degrees at national airport right now. south winds at 13 miles per hour promise a very warm and humid afternoon today. our first real dose of summer-like humidity coming in. we could see rain even in the metro after 5:00 or 6:00 this evening. you may want to have your umbrella ready to go just in

case. >> temperatures are going to warm very quickly today. we'll be in the low to mid 80s by lunchtime and have highs in the mid to upper 80s across the area. skies have been mostly clear overnight. we'll start to see more in the way of cloud cover moving in after lunchtime today. as far as rain chances, these rain showers across virginia are coming up the shenandoah valley. rain chances are higher along i-81 than they are i-95. lunchtime, everyone is still dry. 2:00 this afternoon, showers and storms firing up. by 5:30 there they are, northern montgomery county frederick county up toward the blue ridge, shenandoah, win winchester winchester 5:30. it goes right along this area here. higher and higher rain chances farther and farther out to the west into the mountains and west virginia. seven-day forecast it is going

to be a very summer-like pattern. these temperatures are much more typical of late july than late may so get used to summer. it comes early and it never seems to leave early. >> today, the battle over a possible 15% property tax increase in prince george's county will heat up. parents and teachers are holding a news conference to call for that increase and that's because the extra money would go to education. the tax increase would cost the owner of a $200,000 home about $300 a year more. prince george's county council votes on that proposal on thursday. the district's summer youth jobs program is expanding. later this morning, d.c. mayor will sign a bill into law expanding that program. it's named after the late marion s. barry. it offers 1,000 jobs for six weeks. it happens at 10:00 this morning.

she will also ask the council to fully fund the program next year. get ready. it is that time of the year when you'll hear a host of words you never even knew existed. that's right. it's time for the scribs national spelling bee. it begins today. the preliminary test starts in just a few hours. nine students from our area will be competing. this is one tough competition. the bee is at the national harbor at the gaylord resort and conference center. you can watch the championship round thursday night. 6:55 four things to know before you head out this morning. the special olympics-l-y-m-p-i-c-s will start its journey this morning. it was just lit about 5 minutes ago in the city. it's set to arrive in la for the opening ceremony of the games on july 25th. a washington post reporter detained in iran is in court right now. he has been held in iran for nearly a year. he is facing charges of

espionage and propaganda against the islamic republic. houston public schools are closed today, roads as well after rains and flooding. people took cover wherever they could when the rain started coming. about a dozen people still missing. another update on "the today show." if you take the inner loop through beltway through greenbelt expect major delays because of a fatal pedestrian accident later this morning. it is a slow go out there with more on traffic, we're going to send it over to melissa. problem the inner loop after the bw parkway. your alternate going to be coles vil to 410 to 50 if you want to try to void it. another four-mile backup with that right lane blocked. temperatures in the upper 60s now. we'll be in the upper 80s later on this afternoon and hovering

near 90 degrees every afternoon all the way through the rest of the week. hello, summertime! thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you starting your day with us. >> "the today show" is next. we'll be back with weather and news with traffic. have a great day. >> make it a great tuesday, everybody.

good morning. breaking news. massive new flooding in texas. much of houston under water. the city all but shut down. people stranded in homes, at a mall and inside a basketball arena overnight. eight now dead across the region. and at least 12 others still unaccounted for. hunt for a hoaxster. authorities searching for someone who made threats against 14 flight. the claim, chemical weapons on board each flight. in one case fighter jets scrambled to escort an air france plane to new york. was he murdered? accusations from two of b.b. king's own daughters. why they think he was