cloudy and humid outside this morning. the sun's already up, but hiding behind clouds in our eastern sky first thing this morning. and this whole yellow zone here is the slight risk outlook from the folks at the storm prediction center out in norman. slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms coming up later on this afternoon. not everyone is going to get rained on, but you'll want to have your storm team 4 weather app in the palm of your hand for later on this afternoon. nothing to worry about here in the next couple of hours. rain chances are pretty high today. everyone has a chance for getting rained on. higher chances from the i-95 corridor out to the west and again, any of those storms that do bubble up could be on the strong to severe sides. keep you posted on that. temperatures will rise quickly from the 70s into the 80s before lunch time. highs up near 90 degrees before those showers and storms really start to get going. so plan on a very warm and humid day to be on the outside. amelia segal has your commuter forecast.

a live look over an accident on the beltway. the outer loop near kohlsville road. seeing some backups there. you'll want to move to your left to get by but we are starting to see some significant delays through montgomery county on the top side of the beltway due to this accident near kohlsville road. we have the metro lanes, silver lane at mcpherson square. some delays there this morn. taking a look in virginia, prince william parkway, seeing the volume, but no reports of major delays. 270, slow right now, but no reports of incidents in the roadway. >> thank you. today the d.c. council will vote on changes to how much you pay for parking and you guessed it rates are going up. however, there's a battle over what kind of parking will cost more. news4's kristin wright has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the bottom line is that we're all going to pay more to park in the district but the

question today is in what way? there are two proposals you need to know about. d.c. council chairman phil mendelson, his plan extends parking meter hours to midnight in areas like georgetown where we are this morning. adams morgan and the downtown business district, for example. mendelson proposes increasing parking ticket fines by $5. now the second option on the table is mayor bowser's plan to raise the tax on parking lots and garages in the district. that means we'd pay more to park in those areas. now, this is all about the district's budget and district council is set to vote on that today. eun and aaron, back to you. >> kristin wright in georgetown. thanks. and parking isn't the only thing on the table. mayor bowser proposed increasing the city's sales tax to 6%. this would be the same as maryland and virginia. she asked the council for more money for summer jobs programs

in the d.c. area. bowser wants to pay for 2,400 new body cameras for d.s c. police officers. controversial images of the muslim prophet muhammad could be made into ads you would see every day. metro has to decide whether to allow those ads to be plastered on buses and inside trains. the posters are a form of paid advertising by the conservative group the american freedom defense initiative. that group submitted the winning cartoon from the provocative draw muhammad contest. two men who linked themselves to isis opened fire in texas and a security guard killed them. >> there's nothing about this cartoon that incites violence. it is within the established american tradition of satire. >> metro released the statement saying in part, the ad request quote is going through a review process and hasn't been approved for the system. the same group got another poster seen as anti-muslim on

metro in 2012. 6:04. a convicted killer will face a judge for his role in the georgetown law student's murder. rahul gupta will be convicted today. he was found guilty of stabbing his one-time friend mark waugh in a jealous rage in 2013. gupta said he thought his girlfriend was cheating on him with waugh. at gupta could be sentenced to life in prison. another day of severe weather for texas. that state still paralyzed by the weekend's strong storms. news4's angie goff following all the developments from the devastating flooding there. >> aaron, it is not over. more severe weather across texas is adding to the deadly flooding problem right now. at least 13 people have died in the state and 11 more are still missing. almost a foot of rain fell in some parts crushing homes and leaving thousands of cars abandoned. as people looked for higher ground. now state officials taking heat for how they warned people about

the on coming weather. they say they'll consider changing how they notify tourists. as you know, many of the missing this morning were from visiting from out of state and they include three children. aaron? >> thank you. 6:05 today is your chance to weigh in on the widening of i-66. they say the latest proposal lowers the number of homes that would need to be relocated. the first two meetings set for tonight and tomorrow. tonight's meeting at 7:00 at v dot's northern district office in fairfax. a developing story playing out at this hour. involving corruption at the governing body of international soccer. the criminal charges brought by u.s. investigators that has several high ranking members of fifa behind bars right now. warm conditions for your morning commute as you look live at the new carrollton metro station. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal tracking the

changes you will see play out throughout the day with your hour by hour forecast at 6:11. plus not the news you may want to hear as you get ready to catch metro this morning.

you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. metro says it may not be able to afford some of those new 7000 series rail cars. news4 transportation secretary adam tuss broke that yesterday on twitter. they ordered new rail cars but a new budget aban dons plans to order more. it means some of the oldest cars will stay in service and it has the plan of putting eight care lines in jeopardy. mark your calendars we now know when state mandated fares

in marc trains will go up. starting june 25th, they'll increase by a dollar. the bus fare will increase from $1.60 to $1.70. time to check the forecast and the chance for rain on your commute. >> yes. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is at the new carrollton metro station with the forecast for our commuters. amelia, good morning. >> good morning, aaron. you won't need the umbrella this morning but as we get into the afternoon and evening hours we will be tracking scattered showers and thunderstorms. that threat from noon until 8:00 p.m. some heavy downpours are also possible today. so that evening commute, you could be dealing with some rain. it's mild right now. and on radar, showing some showers in west virginia. but again, the morning hours were dry. 8:00 a.m., temperatures in the mid 70s. even into the midday and afternoon hours, temperatures warm into the 80s. hot with a high of 89.

that shower and storm potential runs until 8:00. will you be seeing rain during that entire time frame, absolutely not. but you want to prepare for heavier rain today. this hot, humid and kind of stormy pattern continues right on into the weekend. chuck will have more on the rain timing coming up in ten minutes, but for now we send it over to alexis davies with a check of the roads. >> thank you. we have four mile backups on the outer loop of the beltway due to the accident here near colesville road. you are seeing the slowing, and four-mile backups there. looking elsewhere on the beltway no reports of incidents or delays. just that slow spot up in montgomery county. look at the silver lines the earlier delays because of the malfunctioning trains is now gone. 13 minutes from route 286 on the beltway on 66. and northbound running about 20

minutes between the prince william parkway and beltway. when you hop in your car and you want to get more traffic, tune into our friends at wtop. >> thanks. the start of the hurricane season is fast approaching. we are looking at what kind of year we can expect along the eastern

welcome back. today we will find out how many hurricanes could affect the atlantic and gulf coasts. with ewill also -- we will also learn how powerful could be. noaa releases the atlantic hurricane season forecast this morning. we have seen the first named tropical storm of the season and the season doesn't actually start until next monday. does an early start mean an active season? for that we turn to chuck bell to break it down for us. >> good morning, aaron. there's actually no goor of whether or not an early season storm means a busier or slower than average season. so can't say because we had an ana a couple of weeks ago that automatically means the whole season is going to be a gang buster. last year we only had eight

named storms last year. only eight in 2014. compare that to 19 storms back in 2013. the last time we were really affected in a big way in the mid-atlantic was sandy. that was back in 2012. as far as what some of the limiting factors, there is a developing el nino in the pacific. that could have more hurricanes in the pacific. and that may actually help slightly reduce the number of storms we'll face in the atlantic. that being said it only takes one storm to change your opinion of the hurricane season. we have not had a major hurricane category 3, 4 or 5, not had a major hurricane make landfall in the united states since 2005. that is an unprecedented drought as far ascanes striking the continental u.s. so we hope that our luck continues to hold out. breaking news. fifa busted on two fronts. the department of justice is expected to charge 14 fifa officials including two americans with corruption. at a news conference fifa

officials responded to reporters. we know that u.s. marketing executives are accused of cutting media deals that involved more than $150 million in priebs. the attorney general revealed four others including another american have pleaded guilty. now, earlier this morning we watched as six high ranking fifa officials were arrested in this probe which is by the way backed by the fbi. the charges range from bribes money laundering, to tax evasion. in another case, fifa headquarters was raided overnight after a criminal investigation was launched into how the 2018 and 2022 world cups were awarded. watching that news conference we learned that those tournaments which are scheduled to be in russia as well as qatar, well they'll go on as planned. we also learned that the presidential elections which are scheduled for friday will also happen. back to you. >> thanks angie. it's now 6:17. we are now hearing from the family of the man accused of

four murders in d.c. daron wint's family says they believe he's innocent. that's according to wint's former lawyer who spoke with our news partner, wtop. d.c. police said he killed three adults and a child two weeks ago. and investigators connected him to the crime scene via dna on a pizza crust. the lawyer said according to the family wint quote doesn't like pizza and never eats pizza. this morning, ay is mourning the loss of a 7-year-old girl who drowned in northern virginia. 7-year-old fatmata kamara was lovingly known as effey. she spent memorial day with friends at the lorton station community pool. she ended up in the pool and didn't know how to swim. two mothers and a lifeguard did everything they could to save the little girl. effey's mother aminata porter was not there. she got home from work when she received a call. >> they tried, they did their best.

but it wasn't enough. >> police say that they don't see anything suspicious about this drowning. there's now a gofundme page to help the family with funeral expenses. we have posted a link to that on the nbc washington app. the all clear has been given an a plane was searched for explosives in los angeles. it landed safely at l.a.x. last night and the plane was on its way from taipei. the fbi began investigating after it received a bomb threat. passengers weren't told about the threat during the flight. they only knew something was wrong when they landed and saw the police cars around the plane. kappa delta rho is banned from penn state for the next three years. the fraternity using used a facebook page to post nude photos of female students. investigators say they can't identify the students because their facebook accounts were wiped clean. the prince george's county rainy day fund is at the lowest levels in seven years. the fund has $4 million and that

is a huge drop from the $116 million it had in 2010. county executive baker and the county council are pointing fingers at each other. baker's latest budget proposal includes furloughs. the council is against them. new this morning, we have the latest research on the america's waistline and it's not looking good. a new gallup poll shows obesity continues to rise across the country. each state was released from fittest to fattest on the list. maryland is the fittest in our area. it came in at number 18. virginia was number 23 on the survey. west virginia came in at number 49. d.c. not a state so it was not ranked. mississippi had the most obese people while hawaii had the least. the overall national obesity rate rose just slightly to just under 28%. that survey says higher obesity rates are linked to lower well-being overall. well a brand new kids only

e.r. coming to reston hospital center. it will have all the bells and whistles. it features five dedicated pediatric treatment rooms and a blue ray movie library. and you're invited to check it out for yourself next saturday. we're learning about the idaho man recovering after he was struck by lightning. we want to warn you right now, the photos of his injuries are graphic and may be tough to watch this morning. this man was standing under a tree over the weekend when he was hit and you can see the red stripe right down his chest from the bolt. doctors say it entered through his head and out the back. the odds of getting struck by lightning are 1 in about 700,000. you look at those injuries. incredible to know he survived. >> very fortunate guy. boy. 6:21 is our time now. hopefully nothing that severe coming our way, although chuck, we're anticipating some thunderstorms at some point

today. >> absolutely right. the old rule of thumb is when you hear thunder roar that's your sign to go indoors. each and every lightning bolt could have that kind of effect. you don't want to be standing outside in the unprotected area when we have thunderstorms going through. even nonsevere weather, as long as there's light upping out there that kind of threat exists. there will be a threat for thunderstorms later on this afternoon. not much going on this morning. that cluster of dying thunderstorms moving into pennsylvania but back here a couple of hours ago that area of thundershowers down across western north carolina. there's a little ripple in the atmosphere and that's passing overhead here during the peak of the afternoon heating. as a result, we could fire up some strong to potentially severe thunderstorms around here. rain chance timing today, we'll be dry here through the remainder of the morning hours. rain chances at only 30% by noon. rain chances 60, 70% by 3:00. and primary threat from a severe

weather perspective, gusty winds, damaging wind gusts from the heavier storms and the opportunity for some brief periods of heavy rain. so have our storm team 4 weather app on the smartphone. keep a weather eye to the sky today. by 1:15 thunderstorms firing up along the shenandoah valley. by 3:00 4:00 5:00 through the heart of the metro. keep that in mind. stay weather aware as you plan out your day. near 90 degrees today with a 70% chance of storms around this afternoon. a lower rain chance tomorrow. could squeak out a dry day on friday. we have a chance for showers both days this weekend but the weekend will not be a washout. that will make alexis davies happy for sure. >> absolutely. breaking news on the roadways right now. we have 5 1/2 mile backups on the outer loop of the beltway due to the accident near colesville road. a live look from chopper 4, those delays are pretty significant, they continue around the outer loop of the beltway. avoid this area or give yourself

extra time. outer loop in montgomery county 5 1/2 mile backups due to the earlier crash that has been cleared. but those delays persist. there's a live look at the beltway here, seeing the delays on the map. the rest of the beltway is looking good. traveling 95 in virginia newington up to the beltway, we are seeing the volume there. no reports of incidents. traveling in virginia 50 looking good in maryland from annapolis to ward d.c. back to you. >> thank you. 6:24 now. teachers and staff at belieu high school in southeast d.c. need to reapply for their jobs. the school will be restructured for the second time in five years. the school will add a new hospitality and tourism career academy, teachers will undergo more training. there will be more alternatives to out of school suspension. principal reeves will remain at that school. more than a dozen students are facing charges in a high school texting scandal in new jersey. a female student told school leaders a group of male students

shared naked pictures of her friend. police say the students from a high school and middle school in south jersey shared the pictures through text and social media. all 20 students are charged with invasion of privacy. some students might be outsmarting teachers with their smartwatches. a student can have easy access to test answers and word is getting out. colleges in europe and the gre exam. it's now happening in high schools. >> a person who is doing it they're taking the easy way out. people who aren't are trying. >> even more concerning for educators updates coming soon will enable some smartwatch users to scroll through information simply by rotating the wrist without the need to touch the watch at all with the other hands. you can covertly cheat while -- yeah. >> yeah. a teacher tweeted me and said that all students have to turn

in their cell phones or smartwatches any time there's testing. >> they have to do that to prevent the problems. well the staff at one northwest washington restaurant received a huge surprise this weekend. >> yeah. big tip. $2,000 tip on a $93 bill. the regular stopped by the blue 44 restaurant for the favorite meal gumbo, a few beers, apparently. that customer was supposed to get that meal for free and instead he paid the bill and added a tip with some specific instructions. he wanted the chef to have $1,000. the owner to get $500 and the bartender to get the last $500. beyond the money, the owner says it's really nice to have a customer who really enjoys the restaurant, who feels comfortable there. and will come back and stroke a check for $2,000. >> and blue 44 is in chevy chase. a lot of regulars go there and it's nice to see people are so generous. it is now 6:27. you can see right here our entire region on alert for the potential of severe storms in the day ahead.

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is breaking down the threat and when you see storms where you live with your hour by hour forecast at 6:31. and in texas right now, more severe weather moves in we'll take you live to houston with more on the search for several missing people from the deadly flooding. also ahead, a potential setback for one of the planned walmart stores. why a business agreement made years ag

a developing story right now. dozens of people remain missing in texas as that state deals with devastating flooding this morning. we'll take you live to houston in just minutes with more on the search efforts and the conditions that people are dealing with right now. no flooding in our area, but we're watching the threat of thunderstorms in the hours ahead. you can see behind us our entire region is at risk for severe thunderstorms. and chuck bell with when those storms can arrive. >> good morning. good wednesday morning, everybody. cloudy and humid and mild outside this morning. it feels like the middle of summertime already. and because of all that humidity there will be a chance for thunderstorms coming our way

this afternoon. if you're traveling anywhere around the mid-atlantic this whole yellow zone is the highlighted area from the storm prediction center out in norman. that's the slight risk area today for severe thunderstorms. they will be a possibility. not everyone is going to get rained on. we're off to a dry start this morning but there have been thunderstorms out in west virginia during the overnight hours. everyone has a chance for rain. highest chances for stronger thunderstorms out from the metro area north and west into northern maryland and the shenandoah valley. keep that in mind. keep your storm team 4 weather app ready to go through the day. 70s now. 80s by noontime and near 90 for highs today. most likely timing between 1:00 and 7:00. breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> that's right. we have breaking news on the roadway. the outer loop of the beltway, in montgomery county eight-mile backups. that is due to an accident here. you're seeing it here from news chopper 4. that has been moved to the shoulder and all of the lanes

are open. we're still seeing heavy delays through montgomery county due to this accident. eight miles, this spills up on to 95. elsewhere, slow. 295 southbound. 12 miles per hour as you approach the 11th street bridge. 270 at montrose road no reports of incidents in the roadway. back to you. >> thank you. it's 6:32. more strong storms could make an already dire situation worse in texas. catastrophic flooding has ravaged the lone star state. 19 people are dead and a dozen are missing. we are joined live from houston with more. janet, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. the floodwaters are receding here and it's revealing the muddy mess. we are seeing the true extent of the damage. it's really sad for a lot of neighborhoods. hundreds of homes damaged. as many as a thousand cars flooded out. of course the human toll that you have already mentioned with more severe weather in the forecast.

president obama this morning promising federal relief. on the state level there are questions about the response, especially in the town of wimberley. that's a vacation community. they are wondering there if there was a better way to get to families who are renting homes for the memorial day weekend. to advise them of the trouble yet to come. and here in houston, that's a question about the response as well. whether they could have more accurately targeted the warnings to neighborhoods. this city of 3 million people is effectively shut down yesterday. coming back to life today. schools were closed, public transport closed. slowly, getting back to normal here. but we're still assessing the damage. as you indicated, eun, we are expecting more storms. back to you. >> wow. tough situation. thank you. a mother and son managed to escape unharmed after their car was swept away in the floodwaters in oklahoma. >> a surge of water came up. and just totally engulfed the front of my car.

>> we're dragged into the current, you know? pretty much crazy ensues. >> we started to twirl. we were like bumper boats. >> the two managed to get out of the car and swim to a tree branch where they held on for hours. the teen managed to keep his cell phone above water and called 911. in ohio they're dealing with not just rain but tornados. take a look at this scene here. shopping center security camera caught this tornado as it ripped through the dayton suburb. cars and trucks weres toed tossed around. most of the damage was minor though. look for live coverage from the ground in texas and oklahoma throughout the morning during today. 6:34 right now. in fairfax county, police are looking for the person who burglarized specific homes in one community. news4's learned from court documents 19 homes could be linked to the break ins. some are in the west springfield area. others are in subdivisions off ox road. most of those homes have long driveways and back up to wooded

areas. one home burglars got away with $110,000 worth of jewelry and flatware. >> they headed straight for our silver. that's what sucks, great grandmother brought it over on her lap in the boat. it's all hungarian stuff. >> some residents wish there had been more of a community alert there. fairfax county police say they post break ins on their website every day. virginia is creating new rules for home day care providers to keep your children safe following the death of a 1-year-old. home child centers are now required to disclose in writing that they are unlicensed. in july of next year, those home day-care centers can watch up to four children without a license. if they have five or more kids they will need to obtain a license. in 2017, all licensed day-care facilities must run fingerprint background checks for all employees and volunteers.

this morning, muriel bowser heading to southwest d.c. to talk affordable housing. she'll attend a ribbon cutting in the complex. it has 49 units and space for shops downstairs. a smaller one bed room unit will run you $1,000 a month. there could be a major delay in building the walmart at the skyland town center in southeast d.c. lawyers are raising concerns about a deal made with safeway back in 1997. it prohibits any pharmacy or grocery store from operating near the safeway store right across the street from the store. muriel bowser is confident a new deal will be worked out. a major corruption scandal playing out around the globe at this hour. a number of high ranking members of fifa are in police custody, facing criminal charges here in the u.s. what soccer's governing body is accused of doing when we go to the live desk. a tale of two commutes as we

watch for severe thunderstorms today. the conditions you'll be dealing with as you head to the office and back home this evening at 6:41. drivers in prince william

good morning. breaking news on the roadway. we have eight mile backups on the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county. that's due to the earlier crash near colesville road. the accident has been cleared out of the roadway. all lanes are open but we're seeing very heavy delays. those delays spill up on to 95 and then around into prince george's county this morning. so give yourself extra time. elsewhere we have an accident in northbound d.c. 14th street at aspen street an

overturned car near walter reed medical hospital. we want to give you a heads up about some changes on u.s. 29 in gainesville. a new bridge is opened over the railroad tracks. vdot reopened the ramps to southbound u.s. 29. traffic from southbound 29 between 66 and linton hall road will shift to the new bridge. 6:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. another hot day ahead for us. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal out at the new carrollton metro station with the commuter forecast and the timing for that rain. amelia good morning. >> good morning, aaron and eun. good morning to you. it's nice out here right now at the new carrollton metro station. a nice breeze. plenty of clouds and it's not feeling too humid. not the case as we get into the midday and afternoon hours. for the morning commute though talking about dry roads. temperatures in the 70s. here on radar you can see some showers in west virginia. those will continue to make their way eastward toward the

area. so you can be dealing with the shower or thunderstorm or a downpour. not raining the entire time, but you want the umbrella handy. the best chance of rain will be during the afternoon and early evening hours and again, some downpours are possible. can't rule out some small hail as well. high temperatures will be near 90 degrees. we'll continue to be hot and humid for the remainder of the workweek. storms remain in the forecast. chuck will have more on that in ten minutes, but for now, eun and aaron, back to you. >> thank you. the price of parking in d.c. could be getting more expensive in the hours ahead. council members weigh two separate plans that will have drivers paying a lot more. we'll show you what each plan means for you. >> plus tens of thousands of people's tax records in the hands of criminals. how hackers were able to steal millions of dollar

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welcome back at 6:45. right now, d.c. council members are preparing to charge drivers more for parking in the city. they're debating two plans that impact two different sets of drivers. who pays the most with each plan in minutes. but first, the threat of thunderstorms. meteorologist chuck bell is tracking the changes ahead. chuck? >> that's right. heat haze and humidity this morning. put a little daylight on this and we have a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms today.

we have a storm prediction for slight risk for severe weather today. timing out your thunderstorm chances between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. today. very slow on the outer loop of the beltway. eight mile backups due to the earlier crash. that's been cleared out of the roadway, but still some significant delays. 95 south headed to the beltway is very slow. slowing on the outer loop in prince george's county as well. back to you. >> alexis, thank you. 14 before the hour. a battle brewing over how much you pay for parking in d.c. no matter what happens prices are going up, however, the d.c. council has to choose between two different plans. news4's kristin wright with more on what they're voting on today. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. you're right, one thing is for sure, we are going to pay more to park in the district, but the question today is in what way? there are two proposals and here's what they say. d.c. council chair phil mendelson's plan extends parking meter hours to midnight in areas

like georgetown where we are this morning. adams morgan and the downtown business district. mendelson proposes increasing parking ticket fines by $5. now, the second option on the table is mayor bowser's plan to raise the tax on parking lots and garages in the district. that means in other words we'd pay more to park in those places. so all of this is about the budget. eun and aaron, council will vote on this today so we'll see what happens. by the way we have a list of the locations that would be affected on the nbc washington app. back to you guys. >> kristin wright live in georgetown, thank you. a lot of other things in the budget that the council can approve as well. here are some of the big ones. mayor bowser wants to increase the city's sales tax to 6% the same as maryland and virginia. she wants 2,400 new body cameras for the police officers. bowser asked the council for

more money for a summer jobs program in the district. free speech or hate speech? metro officials must decide whether to plaster images mocking the prophet muhammad on the side of buses and train stations. they're a form of paid advertising by the conservative group the american freedom defense initiative. that group submitted the winning cartoon from the provocative draw muhammad contest. that's where two men in texas opened fire and a security officer killed them. >> there's nothing about this cartoon that incites violence. it is within the established american tradition of satire. >> metro released a statement saying in part the ad request is going through a review process and has not yet been approved for our system. the same group was able to get another poster seen as anti-muslim on metro in 2012.

today a convicted killer will face a judge for his role in a georgetown law student's murder. a jury found rahul gupta guilty of stabbing his friend mark waugh in a jealous rage in october of 2013. gupta reportedly said he thought his girlfriend was cheating on him with waugh. gupta could be sentenced to life in prison today. d.c. leaders are asking the judge to keep the current gun laws in place during a legal fight over those laws. right now, the district has a good reason requirement. that means that a potential gun owner has to prove they have a good reason to fear for their life or property in order to obtain a concealed carry permit. last week the judge told the city it had to stop enforcing the rule. the d.c. council passed it last year following a ruling that the ban on carrying handguns outside your home was unconstitutional. breaking news. fifa officials getting the red card. several top officials as well as executives in soccer were arrested charged with corruption by the justice department. in all, 14 officials including

two americans are accused of taking part in a decades long $150 million scandal. involving bids, marketing and media deals. four others have already pleaded guilty in this probe which is backed by the fbi. there's also an investigation into how the world cups were decided. we listened in on a fifa news conference earlier this morning and the spokesperson claimed this scandal is quote, a good thing that it shows that the organization is on the right track to tackle corruption. >> thanks angie. 6:50. today we hope to learn whether the d.c. general homeless shelter tests positive for lead paint. muriel bowser ordered a top to bottom test for lead paint after it was reported that two young children living there tested positive for lead poisoning. lead paint was found in the cafeteria. that area is now closed. d.c.'s department of the environment is in the process of completing the rest of the testing.

the children who tested positive are receiving medical help. 6:51 right now. former senator rick santorum is set to officially announce today that he is running for president. he is speaking today near his hometown of butler pennsylvania. he heads straight to iowa to begin campaigning. his victory in the iowa caucuses kicked off a string of wins this time santorum said he's still an underdog. he says he is still comfortable with that. we'll be watching for super spellers from our area in the national spelling bee today. the first in person round starts at 8:00. here you can see the crews setting up at the gaylord resort in national harbor. nine students from around our area are competing in the spelling bee. the championship round is tomorrow night. the competition is intense. >> every year. every one of them. you're right. you have done the spelling bees right? >> the scripps howard -- >> i thought he meant you had been in the spelling bee.

>> no, just hosted them. >> tough words. always impressive. a great academic competition for the kids out there. so good luck to all of the super spellers out there. can you spell humidity? absolutely -- no? wait a minute. i thought i had two chances at this. outside this morning, hazy sunshine out there for your first thing. temperatures will rise very, very quickly this morning. 76 already at national airport. south winds at 12 miles per hour means more humid air coming up from the carolinas and georgia. muggy morning. near 90 today and thunderstorms are likely and severe storms are a possibility later on this afternoon. so keep a weather eye to the sky. right now, 68 in frederick, 66 in martinsburg. hourly temperatures will be in the 80s well before lunch time today. we'll top off with temperature in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. a little cluster of

thunderstorms around western north carolina. a little impulse in the atmosphere that will ride up and as a result of that little ripple that's the reason that our garden variety thundershowers may turn on the strong to severe side later today. here's future weather. 1:00 this afternoon. showers firing up, between 3:00 and 6:00, the best chance for seeing the thunderstorms around here. a lowered chance for rain tomorrow. some gusty winds some brief periods of heavy rain are indeed a possibility. rain chances today, especially for severe weather will be highest from the i-95 corridor north and westbound towards i-81. last check of that seven day forecast staying warm and muggy. all the way into the weekend. cooler weather arrives on june 1st. alexis? >> good morning. breaking news on the roadway. we're still seeing heavy delays on the top side of the beltway in montgomery county. eight miles to be exact. that stretches from prince george's county all the way to past colesville road. due to the earlier accident.

the accident has been cleared but still eight-mile delays. accident 14th street northwest at aspen street northwest. police are on the scene there. taking a look at 270 out of frederick, looking good. a little bit of volume there, but no reports of incidents. 66 at route 50 a bus on the shoulder. we just have the regular delays there. normal days for this time of the year outer loop near braddock road blocking two right lanes, seeing about a mile and a half delay there. aaron and eun? >> thank you. metro says it may not be able to afford some of the new 7000 series rail cars. the agency has ordered 528 new cars but a new budget abandons plans to order an additional 220 cars. if that budget passes, it means some of the oldest cars on the system will stay in service. today's your first chance to weigh in on vdot's plans to widen i-66.

the agency will present the latest environmental impact study during a series of public hearings. the officials want to expand it from the beltway from route 15 in haymarket. the proposal says it lowers the number of homes that have to be relocated. it begins at 7:00 at the northern district office on alliance drive in fairfax. lawmakers are pressing for answers on how hackers were able to steal millions in tax refunds. the irs says cyber mafia had obtained more than 100,000 people's tax records. they used the get transcript program to download previous tax refunds. the agency is trying to figure out how much money it paid out. it could be as much as $50 million. the riots last month in baltimore are going to cost the city a lot of money. baltimore's finance director says a $20 million tab could come to pay for things like

police and fire overtime and in addition to the property damage. baltimore needs to repay police who came from other areas to help keep the peace. officials plan to pay for the damage from a rainy day fund and they're hoping for some federal help. it's now 6:56. here is a look at four things you need to know. today we'll learn how many hurricanes could after if et cetera the coast. the season starts monday. more than a dozen fifa officials are facing corruption charges in the u.s. this morning. swiss prosecutors also opened an i investigation laundering connected to rewarding rights to host the 2018 and 2022 world games in qatar and russia. the d.c. budget voting on a billion dollars budget today. the council could increase how much you pay for parking tickets or for parking at garages and lots. the death toll is rising from those devastating storms and floods in texas and oklahoma. live reports from the ground

will tell us when the record rainfall will end next on seven-day forecast stormy later on this afternoon. high temperature up near 90 degrees. staying warm through the weekend. those delays are still on the outer loop of the beltway, montgomery county. eight miles but they're easing. >> all right, thank you alexis. 6:57. that's the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up w (toilet flushing) spending more time here lately? going more often?

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