shoulder is now stopped. all of the lanes are completely stopped by this accident. it's a fuel spill, hazmat is on the scene. we're look at 2 1/2 mile backups on the inner loop and that's going to build as this shoulder has been shut down here as well. here's a look at connecticut avenue at some of those backups. again at a stand still on the inner loop at the beltway approaching georgia avenue. elsewhere on the roadways we are not seeing any other problems. you're traveling in virginia on the blement. 95 north headed out of dale city volume only no accidents reported there. and then 66 in virginia as well headed inbound at route 50 is open with all lanes and no reports of incidents. >> you can see in the traffic camera starting off the thursday with some sunshine. partly to mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 74 right now in washington. it's balmy and humid and another summer-like day. look at how our temperatures warm up through the morning and midday hours by 10:00 a.m. around 81 upper 80s by noon.

storm team 4 radar is dry but with the heat and the humidity we'll be tracking the scattered afternoon showers, thunderstorms, maybe a few downpours. eun, in ten minutes i'll be showing you future weather, tracking the rain in your neighborhood hour by hour. security breaches at the white house are leading to security changes. that includes one that starts today. news4's megan mcgrath is along pennsylvania avenue where crews are starting to work on the white house fence. megan? >> reporter: well eun, we have been told that the crews can show up as early as 6:00 this morning, but so far we haven't seen any sign of them. but they're expected to come later on this morning. they're going to be actually doing some of the prep work for the installation of the anti-climb fence. fence jumping incidents have focused the attention on the white house security and there are some changes as a result. they're going to be putting steel spikes on the top of the

fence to make it more difficult to climb. now, crews are going to start taking measurements later on this morning. any time now. we're told that work can take up to eight hours. so what this means is that some areas along the fence may be closed for a time while crews take their measurements. do some of that prep work. so if you are coming to visit the white house today, expect that there might be some changes in terms of where you're allowed to go. you might have to go down further on the fence. now in terms of those steel spikes that work isn't going to begin until july. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath thank you. 6:02 now. and health officials are concerned for laboratory workers who handled live anthrax samples. the u.s. military accidentally shipped them to maryland and virginia and instead of sending inactive samples it shipped at least nine samples via fedex. live spores were found in one shipment and they suspect the others have the same spores.

the cdc has ordered that all anthrax shipments be locked down. students a montgomery county high school are being tested for tuberculosis. one person at rockville high school has tested positive. the person isn't at the school anymore. but anyone who was in class or took part in after school activities dating back to february can get a free blood test and if necessary an x-ray. they emphasize that tb is treatable. the death toll in texas and oklahoma from the barrage of storms and floods is rising this morning. 23 people are confirmed dead, nine are still missing in central texas. hundreds of people are being encouraged to leave their homes as the floodwaters continue to rise this morning. our storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal says more severe weather is on the way for texas now. more rain is expected to fall through the weekend. breaking news in the

district the morning. we learned a woman died in a shooting in southeast d.c. someone shot that woman near the intersection of alabama avenue and good hope road. we're working to learn the woman's name at this point. as alexis davies has been reporting, naylor road and good hope road are closed right now. the shooting was one of four in southeast washington last night. they happened in the space of two hours. you can see the locations on the map here. police is not said whether any of these shootings are connected. today, a judge will decide whether to drop charges in the controversial arrest of a university of virginia student. martese johnson's lawyers says that state alcoholic beverage control officers did not have just cause to slam him to the ground outside a bar in march. it went viral online and prompted virginia governor terry mcauliffe to order that abc officers be retrained. today the court will decide whether to move forward on charging him with public

intoxication and obstruction of justice. 6:05. in loudoun county at least 100 students could have to retake the s.a.t. the college board has not received one of the county's shipments of exams. if the shipment isn't found, those students will have to take it again. news4's shomari stone spoke to one student affected by the situation. she said she studied for months. >> like hours and hours leading up to the test and then you have to take a break for a month. like all of that information that you were given you're not going to retain all of it. >> the makeup test date is june 20th. right around the same time the students have final exams. new developments right now in the growing corruption case involving fifa. vladimir putin's harsh message overnight as one of fifa's biggest sponsors applies -- rather tries to force more changes at the embattled soccer agency. keeping cyclists safe. how you can improve the city's

approach to pedestrian safety. and breaking news on the melt. an overturned truck causing major backups near georgia avenue right now. what you need to know to get around this mess, next.

breaking news on the roadway. the inner loop is jammed right now due to an accident involving a box truck that's on its side. they just opened up that shoulder so traffic is moving again. we are looking at a three-mile backup as you can see from chopper 4 here. the accident scene is still very active. that right shoulder is the only one getting by in the area. seeing on the live look of this map, the outer loop is seeing some delays in that area. but no reports of accidents there. taking a look at 395 northbound headed up to the 14th street bridge slow there as well. but just volume. no reports of incidents. aaron, back to you. >> alexis davies, thank you.

we told you that metro may not have as much money as it planned for the 7000 rail cars and today adam tuss will learn more about what that ideer -- what they're doing in response. they're meeting at 9:00 this morning and find out what the leaders have to say today. bicycles will be a big topic of discussion at the wilson building in d.c. mary cheh is having the second of four meetings about keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe on the road. the next two meetings will focus on whether any laws need to be changed. a number of agencies are taking part in today's meeting. the group will meet from 2:00 to 4 chock:00 this afternoon. the big-time heat continues around here. it feels -- it's difficult to be outside in the afternoon lately. >> i'm going to admit i kind of like it i like the warm weather. look at the beautiful sunshine. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal with your forecast. >> good morning. as the sun continues to come up

looking at hazy skies right now. this may set to be one of the warmest on record. our temperatures once june arrives, dip back down into the 70s. more on the seven day coming up in ten minutes, but right now, storm team 4 radar not tracking any rain in the area. you can see plenty of sunshine it's hot and humid. we're dry for the midday hours but as we get into the afternoon and evening hours we'll be tracking pop-up showers and thunderstorms. a few downpours possible as well later today, aaron. >> amelia thank you. new developments involving the baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. the request they're making. and plus a virginia community on alert after bears are spotted in their neighborhood. i said

6:14. breaking news this morning, big problems on the beltway right now. take a look here. chopper 4 over the scene of an accident and delays. a box truck overturned on the inner loop near georgia avenue. that truck is leaking diesel fuel. hazmat crews on the scene there trying to clean up the mess. you can see from chopper 4 huge backups on the inner loop of the beltway at this hour as cars

were only getting by on the shoulder at this point. you want to try to avoid the inner loopyou can. alexis davies will bring us up to speed with your weather and traffic on the 1s in just minutes. new this morning, russian president vladimir putin is reacting to the fifa scandal by saying the u.s. is meddling into fifa's affairs. putin thinks it's all an attempt to take the 2018 world cup from russia. indictments were announced against 14 soccer officials on charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering over the course of two decades. today, there are calls for fifa's presidential election planned for friday to be called off. putin says the u.s. is trying to derail current president -- current fifa president blatter's re-election. >> a key sponsor is telling fifa

to clean up its act or it's pulling its sponsorship. visa is one of many companies pressuring fifa. in a statement, they said, we expect fifa to take swift and immediate steps to address the issues within the organization. this starts with rebuilding a culture with strong ethical practices in order to restore the reputation of the game for fans everywhere. visa extended the deal with fifa to 2022. the baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray are asking a judge to move their case out of baltimore. attorneys told the judge it would be impossible to select an impartial jury and receive a fair trial in the city. the officers face charges ranging from assault to second degree depraved heart matter. the officers could opt to proceed with a jury trial or select a bench trial where the verdict would be determined by the judge. a man accused of killing an fbi police officer in stafford county will remain in custody. according to "the free lance-star" a bond request for

antoine johnson was denied yesterday. he is accused of shooting jeremy brown four times outside his house in april. he told them brown was his former lover. a man killed his former friend in cold blood. he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. police say rahul gupta stabbed michael waugh to death in 2013. they say gupta admitted to killing his friend because he thought his girlfriend was cheating on him with waugh. waugh would have graduated from georgetown law school this week. >> murder was a sin, not just on his family but on the community as a whole. so much promise, so much opportunity. so much loss. >> montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy believes gupta received the life sentence by repeatedly lying. a former loudoun county sheriff said he's going to make another run for office. steve simpson first became the

sheriff in 1996. he was unseated by republican sheriff mike chatman in 2011. according to the times mirror, he plans to run as an independent. he's starting to circulate a petition which is needed to run. simpson hopes to announce his candidacy some time next week. investigators say a group claiming to operate pain clinics in maryland and d.c. was actually running a pill mill. today, the u.s. attorney will announce indictments charging 16 people with drug conspiracy and other charges. the indictments say that the pill mills operated in greenbelt, oxon hill and maryland as well as in the district. charles county sheriff's deputy is being called a hero. he ran into the burning house to rescue a man trapped inside. sunday night ashley gawthorp's home went up in flames and she grabbed her 3-year-old daughter and thought her husband was right behind her. he wasn't. deputy vernon walker found the man lying on the floor because walker spotted the man's white socks.

>> there's never a ugtthought about not going in. just kick the door in and get him out. >> not many people would jump into burning house not knowing if they're coming back out to save somebody they barely know. >> leon gawthorp suffered serious burns, he is expected to fully recover. you can find a link to the go fund me page if you want to help them. walmart had reached a settlement actor tracy morgan. he was injured last june when a walmart tractor-trailer crashed into his limo on the new jersey turnpike. the actor and some associates filed lawsuits saying that the driver had exceeded federal safety limits when that crash happened. both sides issued statements saying they thought the settlement was fair. they're not disclosing the terms of the settlement though. morgan's friend james mcnair died in that crash. three southern california beaches remain closed this morning as crews work to clean up after a massive oil spill.

crews were sweeping up tar balls in santa barbara county. the pipeline owner started to dig up that pipe and trying to figure out why it broke. 101 gallons of oil leaked into the ocean and investigators say it could be weeks or even months before we learn what caused the accident. 6:20 now. amelia segal told us this morning she saw a rat on the way to work. well, today you can learn more about how you can play a role in reducing the rat population in the district. the d.c. department of public works will host a web chat. the rat chat takes place at noon. you can head to the district's website to join that chat and you can learn more about the rodent control program. there will be rodent experts on hand to answer your questions. i had to read that story like this. i don't want to see the rats. well, if you live in northern virginia be on the lookout for two black bears. they were sited yesterday morning. i don't like rats.

>> the bears don't scare you? >> animal control officers say there are things you can do to keep them out of the yard. put your trash out the morning of pickup and remove bird feeders, don't leave pet food in your yard. or your pets perhaps. >> pet food there you go that's not nice. breaking news on the roadways just a mess if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway. that's due to the accident at georgia avenue. the only -- only the right shoulder is getting by. we are seeing heavy backups, over three miles on the inner loop here. as you can see from chopper 4. pretty heavy backups. we are seeing backups on the outer loop. that could be due to the accident. could be volume here. as you're traveling the morning route. 95 b.w. parkway, no reports of incidents there. 270, slow out of frederick, but no reports of incidents. then we have 66 coming out of manassas volume looking good.

we have in the district 2700 block of good hope road is closed due to the police investigation there. amelia? >> alexis another balmy start, muggy as well. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, tracking scattered showers. storms and a few downpours. but not everybody is going to see rain today or tomorrow. you have outdoor plans, i wouldn't cancel them. just know they could be impacted by some rain. some slow moving heavy rain is possible. but severe weather not likely. today, tomorrow, or saturday. and talking about the weekend, out of saturday and sunday rain is more likely on sunday. there could be some strong to severe thunderstorms and some very heavy rain moving through the area later in the day on sunday. so we'll continue to keep a close eye on that. after that, cool and showery next week. high temperatures only around 70 degrees. right now at 74. we're showing you the dew point. this talks about the moisture in the air. if it's above 65 we say it's

muggy outside. at 67 it's feeling humid. yesterday the dew points were in the 70s. high temperatures today in the upper 80s. 88 in baltimore. some spots even hitting 90 degrees potentially charlottesville and fredericksburg. with a mix of clouds and sun. future weather showing you tomorrow here we are in midday hours for your friday. notice that hazy sunshine and getting into the afternoon and evening hours once again. those hit and miss showers and thunderstorms and some heavier rain still possible. now, the best chance of rain tomorrow does look to be the north and west of the district. areas along and east of 95 will stay dry. very small chance very slim chance i should say that you're dealing with rain on your friday. for saturday a high of 89 degrees, aaron. a chance of late-day storms. rain more likely on sunday. then monday tuesday, wednesday, highs only in the low to mid 70s. >> looking forward to that.

thank you. 6:24. and dating apps for phones are having adverse effects on people's health. using the apps and social media is behind a rise in stds. the rhode island department of health reported sill if i lis has increased. and that was from 2013 to 2014. now researchers say the apps can lead to high risk behaviors arranging casual sex. getting a tattoo comes with some health risks. that's according to the new survey by researchers in new york. the survey says about 6% of people who get tattoos experience severe itching, a rash and even swelling that can last for months. researchers at the medical center in new york city say some of the reactions may require laser surgery. one in five americans has at least one tattoo. we know that a lot of you are waking up and are about to

put the fitness tracker on. but how accurate are they? erika gonzalez is looking at new research and it looks at whether those fitness trackers deliver accurate results. she is working on the story and you will only see it on news4. fitness trackers tracked tonight on news4 at 11:00. we are less than a month away from the world police and fire games being hosted in fairfax county this year. organizers are concerned that fewer athletes will attend this year's games. officials say that's because the dollar is very strong right now. athletes from overseas have to pay their own way. overall fairfax county is still expecting to see about 10,000 athletes and 20,000 visitors. that's about 85% of the expected crowd. the games begin at the end of june. today loudoun county leaders will discuss the new silver line stations. metro line plans to open two in loudoun. today they'll talk about what developments you will see around the stations when they're done. that is at morefield elementary school at 6:30. if you like to learn new words you have quite the

challenge ahead of you. merriam-webster just added 1,700 new words to the online dictionary. a little sampling of our favorites for you here. jeggings. that's leggings that look like jeans. got that? >> they're like second skin. >> emoji. we know that one. the smiley faces you can use in text messages now. dark money. also on the list. that refers to anonymous donations to political campaigns. >> some other words that you didn't know existed before the computers like net neutrality. some of it around for decades, and they weren't in the dictionary. how about photo bomb? >> jumping into somebody else's picture there. >> clickbait. a headline designed to generate traffic. egg corn. for example, starbucks lovers that's from taylor swift. >> that's a real thing though. >> yes, we have some major breaking news and avoiding a

major property tax in prince george's county. the compromise that promises to not have you footing a massive bill. and saving money while protecting your home. the simple change you can make to your insurance policy that could have you paying less. plus the breaking news that can impact your commute. a truck accident and fuel spill leaving three lanes of the beltway closed right now. a live look from chopper 4. you can see all the delays there. cars moving slowly. causing some huge backups already. we are helping you make it to work on time with your first 4 tr

6:30 now. we have breaking news involving a major mess on the beltway. take a live look from chopper 4 right now. this is the inner loop of the beltway near georgia avenue where traffic is slowly getting by an overturned truck and fuel spill. >> alexis davies is here with more on the problem area. >> that's right, aaron. this is a mess. the inner loop of the beltway, over 3 1/2 mile backups, due to

this accident. the fuel spill is in the process of being cleaned up. only getting by on the right shoulder. now, we are also seeing backups on the outer loop of the beltway. volume related and also this accident related as people are looking over to see what's a going on. we are seeing backups on 95 headed southbound to the beltway as well. elsewhere, 270 delays headed out of frederick. checking to see if there are incidents there. 95 at prince william highway, volume but no reports of incidents. 66 near the beltway, we have the right lane blocked due to an accident. amelia, we have some showers on the way. do we have any severe weather? >> not tracking severe weather this afternoon. or tomorrow but there could be some of those heavy slow moving soakers that we were seeing in the forecast yesterday. so here are the weather risks on into the evening. heavy rain the biggest concern. hail high winds, the threat of that is quite low today. so your commuter forecast for this morning, the weather not having any impact on the commute. temperatures generally around 70

degrees. some hazy sunshine out there, getting into the evening hours. some of the scattered storm showers and maybe a down tour or two could slow that evening commute with wet roads. be cautious for water collecting on the roads later today. temperatures as you head home will be in the 80s. not everyone will see rain today, but you need that umbrella handy. temperatures right now in the 60s and 70s. washington at 74. thank you. 6:32 your time right now, and today the prince george's county county council will decide if your property taxes are going up to help fund public schools. debate has been pitting property owners against parents. news4's molette green in hyattsville with a look at what's at stake here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. parents are really pushing to send their kids to better schools, where the classes are smaller and the teachers are better trained. on the flip side property owners argue they're not able to simply handle the added burden

in this foreclosure fragile community. even a couple of hundred dollars more would be too much many argue. now, in this run-up to this vote we had been hearing from the county executive, baker is willing to scale back on the original request for more than 15% in a tax hike. in dollars we're talking about from $133 million down to about $65 million for schools. we're hearing from some county council members they may be willing to vote in favor of a tax increase of about 5%. we'll learn what happens when the vote happens later this morning at 11:00. we're live in hyattsville this morning. i'm molette green. back to you. >> thank you. the family of a 9-year-old girl is suing prince george's county. the school system school administrators and her bus driver. disturbing video shows saraia collins being attacked on may

8th. the family says the driver did nothing to stop this and the school system doesn't do enough to stop bullies. the girl has not been back to school since that attack happened and the school district says it doesn't comment on pending litigation. today, two women charged in connection to a murder inside a d.c. hotel room. they have a hearing. jamyra gallmon stabbed lawyer david messerschmitt to death in february. gallmon admitted she intended to rob the victory after communicating through craigslist. a second woman dominique johnson is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. they robbed him of $40 and his metro card. now 6:35. d.c. police believe they caught the man they suspect in a string of threats against metro rail, metrobuses and even the president.

jerez stone kaloramaohlman is better known as kidd cole. all the threats turned out to be false. there's a new warning regarding the kidnapping related scheme in maryland. it's handled multiple virtual kidnapping cases in the past week or so. here's what to look out for. if you get a call from somebody demanding a ransome from an outside area code or they try to keep you from talking to the alleged victims or demands transfers through the wire that's an indication it is fake. and gender identity is dividing the families. the school board plans to vote on adding it to part of the curriculum. it comes weeks after the

curriculum included gender identity in the nondiscriminatory policy. parents will be able to opt their children out of that curriculum. 6:36 right now. "house of cards" fans here's your chance to join frank underwood and his antics. there's a casting call everybody needs a good average joe. if you can look really good in a tuxedo those guys they want to see you too. they're looking for an art gallery type. what ever that means. they want you to show up camera ready, hair and makeup done. be prepared to have your photo taken too. it begins at 10:00 in annapolis.

>> i don't think i fit the bill for any of those roles. >> they're all for guys. that's why you don't. well, high schools are starting to hold commencement ceremonies. yesterday i had the honor of speaking to the class of 2015 from central high school in capitol heights. a combined $7 million in scholarship offers for the students there. >> nice. >> pretty impressive. i told these students to try to find their passion in life and to define their own paths. learn from everything they do and from everyone they meet and try to give back. that whole idea of paying it forward is something that we all benefit from being committed to. so really impressive young people too. i got to speak to a few of them. >> aren't they so much smarter than we were? >> they are. so congratulations. it's a critical test that can play a major role on what college or university your kid gets into. now, some loudoun county students may have to retake the s.a.t. the mishap that could have them taking the test again. plus cutting the cost of your homeowner's insurance. why it may not be worth the trouble for some of you. but first the breaking news that's making a mess of your

commute. a fuel spill leaving several lines of the inner loop shut down near georgia avenue. causing huge backups and

breaking news on the roadways. the inner loop now has two right lanes open as you're approaching georgia avenue. the box truck has been cleaned off the roadways. use caution, but we're looking at 3.8 mile backup on the inner loop of the beltway this morning due to the accident at georgia avenue. outer loop seeing volume delays as well and spilling on to 275 and 95 looking elsewhere on the roads, 270 is slow headed out of frederick. but no reports of incidents there. 295 before duke street there was a disabled that has been moved to the shoulder. for more traffic, tune in to wtop. eun, back to you. >> 6:42. if you feel like you're spending half your paycheck on

homeowner's insurance, you may want to think of raising your deductible. increasing the deductible from $500 to $2,000 can lower the average annual premium by 16%. experts say it's important to consider whether you can afford to pay the $2,000 out of pocket should something go wrong. they also say the deductible should be no more than 1% of your home's total value. all right. sun's already up. we'll be snuggling up to maybe 90 degrees or close to that again today. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal to find out when we can expect these high temperatures. >> good morning. you're right, highs today near at 90. some isolated fog being reported in the more rural areas. that will burn off over the next hour or so. recess just warm and humid, but by dismissal some scatter storms are possible. that could impact those after school activities. we hit a high of 89 around 3:00

p.m., eun. it's news that may have you thinking about handing over your keys to your teenager. why they're not only a danger to themselves on the roads. and more work to secure the white house. you're looki

we have breaking news on the beltway right now at 6:45.

we are starting to see some progress as crews clean up the accident on the beltway. a live look from chopper 4, you can still see the backups though. the cars are getting by. this is on the inner loop. a hazmat team is cleaning up the fuel spill between a box truck and alexis davies has more on this problem. >> that's right. eun, it's just a mess as you travel the inner loop of the beltway this morning in montgomery county. four mile backups but as you mentioned they're starting to ease a little bit because we have two right lanes getting by past the accident scene. crews are still clean up the fuel spill, but it is going to be a while. amelia? >> well, alexis, hot and humid today, getting into the afternoon and evening hours. 89. even a few downpours. headed into the weekend i'll let you know what day you're most likely dealing with rain. 14 before the hour now. today the secret service taking the first steps to make sure

something like this doesn't happen again at the white house. they're increasing security at the white house by making changes to the fence. news4's megan mcgrath live along pennsylvania avenue now where contractors could show up at any minute. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. yeah, any time now we're expecting to to see those crews to begin this prep work. right now though you can see we have visitors who are coming up to the temporary fence taking pictures taking a look at the white house. this low fence was one of the measures that was taken in the wake of several fence jumping incidents. this is a temporary measure. more permanent measures are about to get underway later on this morning. crews will come to the white house fence and begin the prep work for the installation of an anti-climb fence. those fence jumping incidents focused attention on white house security and whether or not the fence here is adequate, so they'll make some changes. they're actually putting steel spikes on top of the fence to make it more difficult to climb. crews are going to start taking measurements doing some of that initialmorning.

we were told they could come as soon as 6:00. once that work gets underway it will take eight hours. what that means for the folks coming do unto the white house today, for times, for moments you are not allowed to walk right up to a certain section of the fence because the crews are doing that work. so you'll have to move down and take your picture from a different angle. we are expecting this to be today. in terms of when they'll install the spikes on the top of the fence that work begins in july. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath at the white house, thank you. 6:48. health officials are concerned for laboratory workers who handled live anthrax samples. the u.s. military accidentally shipped the samples to labs in maryland and virginia. it shipped at least some active samples to as many as nine states via fedex. defense officials confirmed yesterday live spores were found in one shipment and they suspect the others have it as well.

the cdc has ordered all the anthrax shipments be locked down until they can be collected for further testing. new pictures in to the live desk right now. this is a time lapse video of a lightning storm in oklahoma city. it is lighting up the sky right now. this just in from our sister station in oklahoma city. severe storms are moving through that area this morning. people waking up to downpours, flash flooding. 60 mile an hour winds, hail and a lot of lightning. oklahoma of course has been dealing with day after day of severe weather and now, aaron, more dangerous and concerning conditions. >> thank you. the death toll from the barrage of storms in texas and oklahoma is rising this morning. 23 people now confirmed dead and nine are still missing in central texas. right now no end in sight for the lone star state. our storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal says more rain will fall in texas throughout the

weekend. 6:50 your time. now hundreds of people are being encouraged to leave their home as the floodwaters continue to rise. 250 residents in wharton are bracing bracing for water to spill over the banks. the river is expected to reach flood stage today. we have breaking news right now. we learned that a woman died in a shooting in southeast washington. police say someone shot the woman near the intersection of alabama avenue and good hope road last night. as alexis davies reports, naylor road and good hope road southeast are both closed right now as police investigate. we're working to learn the woman's name. the shooting was one of four in northeast washington last night. they all happened in the space of two hours. today a judge will decide whether to drop charges in the controversial arrest of a university of virginia student. martese johnson's lawyer say state alcoholic beverage control

officers did not have just cause to slam him to the ground outside of a charlottesville bar in march. video of johnson's bloody arrest went viral online and prompted governor terry mcauliffe to order abc officers retrained. today the courts will decide whether to move forward with charging johnson with public intoxication and obstruction of justice. you may see pictures from the top of the new world trade center on your facebook or instagram feeds. anybody can get a free preview today of the new observatory at the top of one world trade center. the breathtaking views are on the floor's 101 and 102 and in addition to the view, check this out. there are screens called city pulse that show you what's happening in and at any given time in neighborhoods around the city. the observatory opens tomorrow. if you want to go in the future, it will be crowded for sure. more than 3 million people are expected to visit the observatory every year. good news for all of you who

carry a smartphone not made by apple. google will soon have a new way to pay on the go. cnbc's landon dowdy is live with the android service from google. good morning. >> hey, eun, good morning. so google holds the software developer's conference today. and reports say the company is overhauling its mobile payment products. changes include a service called android pay, letting stores accept payment from within their mobile apps. google wallet will be relaunched to let consumers send money from their accounts and google will unveil new services for their service next month. back over to you, eun. on the roadways all of the laps of the inner loop have been reopened. they have cleaned up that earlier crash at georgia avenue. we are seeing residual delays spilling on to 270, but the good news is that all the lanes are opened on the inner loop in montgomery county. you can see only is of the

delays on the outer loop approaching the accident scene. 95 southbound headed toward montgomery county beltway looking slow as well as is the b.w. parkway. 270 running slow, but no incidents reported. 66 is looking good. as you approach 123. aaron and eun? >> thanks alexis. let's check in with amelia segal now. >> hey, eun, some popcorn showers and that could slow your evening commute. this morning, you need the sunglasses. it's hot and humid. high temperatures near 90 degrees. heading out and about as long as you have an umbrella i think you should be just fine. temperatures right now are in the 60s and 70s. 68 in college park, 74 in washington. dulles coming in at 67. high temperature today in your neighborhood near 90 for most of us. leesburg a high of 88. annapolis a high of 86. and yesterday, our high was 90. this may set to be one of the warmest on record. future weather i'm showing you

tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. your friday it's a dry start, dry through the midday hours. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours once again we'll be tracking scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly though west of i-95. looking ahead to the weekend on saturday a high temperature of 89 with a chance of a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms. but most if not all of saturday is looking dry. rain and a few storms are looking likely on sunday. a high of 85. then cooler, highs only in the low 70s with showers. if you're paying car insurance for your teen to get behind the wheel you know it's expensive. a new study by aaa says young drivers aren't only a danger to themselves but to everyone else. nearly 3,000 people were killed in crashes involving teens in 2013. two-thirds of the time the person who died was not the teen. experts say young drivers have always lacked experience but now

you can add in distracted driving from smartphones as a major risk factor. five minutes before the hour. in loudoun county at least a hundred students could have to retake the s.a.t. the college board said it's not received the shipment of exams, that means students who took the test at broad run high school this month have to take it again. one student told news4 she studied for months. >> i think of the time and the effort i spent because it's over a month since i have done all my studying and stuff. so it's going to affect my scores. >> the college board tells us it's quote making every effort to find the missing shipment. if it doesn't, the makeup date is june 20th. today about 50 students are hoping for a chance at the championship in the national spelling bee. the finals are tonight and the words will be pretty hard too. here are some of them from the preliminary round. >> a-n-g-i-i-t-i-s.

>> o-b-r-e-p-t-i-t-i-o-u-s. >> correct. >> can you just see the tension and the focus, the concentration there? that was the girl from manassas and the boy from centerville will be in the semifinals. the championship is at 8:00 tonight. 6:56. time for four things to know before you head out this morning. russian president vladimir putin is slamming the u.s. investigation into world cup corruption. he said the u.s. is meddling and wants to take away russia's 2018 soccer world cup. evacuation orders have been issued for hundreds of people in texas. the search for the missing is growing ahead of more storms. look for live updates from texas

throughout the "today" show. contractors will be working to increase security at the white house today. they're taking the first steps to make changes to the white house fence. actual work on the fence will happen this july. today, we expect the tense vote in prince george's county on the possible tax increase to help the school systems. it can cost property owners hundreds of dollars and advocates say it can do good.

>> good morning. . breaking overnight, more tornadoes, more flooding. new evacuations ordered in texas. and the dramatic new video of the terrifying moment one family's home filled with water. >> oh, no! >> in the forecast the water keeps on coming. not again the government once again, miss handled live anthrax. this time the pentagon sending it through fedex to labs in nine different states. officials say there is no cause for alorm but four peoplearm, but four people are being treated just in case. >> where are you going? >> a florida pilot arrested