most lakely though, you won't need to use it. some isolated showers and thunderstorms. we're hot and we're humid. 60s outside the beltway. washington now at 75 degrees. and we warm up quickly. by 9:00 a.m. we're near 80. into the mid day hour into the 80s. similar to yesterday. here is the latest on storm team radar. for most of us it's a dry start this morning. this lone cell continuing to impact route 301. any other isolated showers out there have sizzled. i'll have more on this afternoon's thunderstorm potential. but for now, over to alexis with the latest on the road. dealing with that water main break, 1st street and g street two lanes are blocked in each direction. 295, running pretty good right

now. 30 miles per hour as you're approaching the bridge. elsewhere, 395 after seminary road volume building in this area but no lane closures and looking good as your traveling towards the fourth street bridge. southbound on i-270 at falls road no delays there. a traffic alert to tell but. right now, the right lanes in each direction on the arlington memorial bridge are closed. there are also new weight and pedestrian restrictions. megan is live on the d.c. side of the bridge with why these lane closures are happening

timeline from september to july. once the work begins it will take six to nine months to complete but the bottom line here is we've lost two lanes on the memorial bridge one in each direction. you can bet that's going to cause major problems. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath live for us on

the memorial bridge thank you. d.c.'s delegates are call for more money to make sure the roads you drive are safe. they say the latest closures are the latest evidence of federal neglect. on monday there will be a news conference on the memorial bridge to talk about federal funding. president obama has two days to sign a bill that would putn the infrastructure projects. a man will be sentenced for arson and shooting at slifr deputies in prince georges county. david coley set fire to his house after being told to sell it in a divorce settlement last ma. deputies were serving an evection notice on coley when he fired several shots at them from inside the house. in another courtroom, a substitute teacher will be sentenced for child sex abuse.

jose peneda pled guilty to inappropriately touching for girls at three separate middle schools. the abuse dated back as far as 2004. four minutes after the hour now. d.c. place say somebody targeted to men. about 8:45 yesterday morning. pedro alvarado and his brother-in-law were on their way to work when someone opened fire on the suv. the alvarado family says they can't imagine why somebody would do this. police want to speak to anybody who may have seen anything. >> happening now, fifa's presidential election. soccer's international governing body is going ahead with the

vote today in the middle of a major corruption scandal. federal authorities tell nbc news more charges are come. incumbent seth blatter is running for a fifth term. fifa officials and world leaders have called for him to step aside. he refuses, but said he has no idea what to do. swiss authorities announced a criminal investigation into the awarding of the next two world cups to russia and qatar. in new court documents, federal prosecutors say former virginia first lady march union mcdonnell's corruption conviction should be upheld. they go on today. mcdonnell has a fundamental misunderstanding of bribery law. mcdonnell and former governor bob mcdonnell were convicted of trading political influence from lawyers and friends.

prosecutors say the judge handled the case properly. mrk donel's reply is due by june 11th. right now we're working to find out whether the manu emt will open today. an electrical issue forced the monument to close yesterday. we'll sent out a push alert on the nbc washington app as soon as we find out whether the monument will open. new this morning, the alexandria courthouse is closed until further notice due to electrical problems. the courthouse could be closed as late as today or monday. >> oh no! >> the conditions a texas family says they had to endure as their home began filling with water. a hot and humid look at your fire. storms could be in your future.

and out of japan, people are trying to get to safer grounds after the sudden eruption of a volcano there. a look at how many

the coast guard is helping to evacuate a small island in japan. it started spewing black clouds and ash about eight hours ago. the small island has 137 residents. they're all waiting at an evacuation facility to be recused. if you have time this afternoon, you might want to take your kids to the park in gaithersburg after school. montgomery county is hosting a free water safety day there. there will be lifeguard demonstration sessions to teach

kids how to use safety flotations devices. experts will talk about the importance of using sunscreen. >> i cannot emphasize how critical it is water safety especially if kids head to the pool. you cannot depend on a lifeguard to make sure your kids are safe. 6:11 is our time right now. amelia we've been waiting to see when water temperatures are going to get warm enough to be in a pool or an ocean. are we getting there yet? >> in my opinion, no. i'll be poaching the beach forecast on my facebook and twitter pages. tracking a lone cell passing over route 211. another cell right now all the way around the upper marlboro area. scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms especially for those of you west of i-95. what's the latest on the road? >> right now we are looking good traveling the beltway in

maryland or virginia. 66 out of manassas. we have an accident closer to the beltway, but it's been moved to the shoulder. 95 heading up towards the beltway, slow. but that's not unusual for this time of morning. eastbound 66 about 11 minutes. northbound 95 29 minutes from quantico to the beltway. for more traffic when you hit the beltway, tune into our friends at wtop. the largest auto recall in history is growing. the latest carmaker to add to the recall and how the gocht is trying to make it easier for you to find out if your car is on the list. plus making amends for a mistake made decades ago. why a question from his daughter convinced a man to reach out to a former

this just in this morning. major flooding in central texas. dozens of people had to be rescued as the state struggles with the wettest may on record. you're looking at an area about 50 miles south of dallas. you see so much water there.

about a dozen people had -- were caught in flood waters had to be rescued. homes there are simply inundated with water. we'll keep watching it. it is 6:16 right now. we're getting new numbers in about the rainfall totals in the dallas area since midnight. almost 2 1/2 inches of rain has fallen at dallas/ft. worth. 4 1/2 inches at dallas love field. those rain totals are expected to rise as the day continues. this rain is adding to already swollen rivers. flash flood warnings across the state of texas. >> as soon as the water came through the window i knew that we were -- we were in trouble. >> it is one of the most dramatic videos yet from the flooding in texas. a couple and their young daughter waiting for help to arrive as flood waters rushed into their home. they weren't sure help would arrive in time. >> we have a tahoe and his

brother has a truck. we just watched them float away like they were toy boats. >> i think the worst thing was not knowing what was going to happen. >> the rescue boat eventually floated up to the second story window in the cabin and the family was plucked to safethey all say they are just thankful. they escaped. 21 new recommendations to intat sex assaults at virginia colleges and universities are now on the governor's desk. the task force submitted the recommendations yesterday. they include increasing victims' reporting options, a mobile phone app and additional venues. a trial date has been set for the uva student whose bloody arrest in march sparked outrage. martice wrants the charges thrown out saying the agents did

not have reasonable suspicion and should not have arrested him. meetings with state police and the abc board are planned in the coming weeks. those meetings could prompt prosecutors to drop the charges. d.c. aips's mayor and the police chief need your help in finding the murder suspect in the death of a local reporter. her parents say milton was used as a human shield when gunfire broke out at good hope road and alabama avenue southeast. milton's mother was waiting for a text message from her daughter, but it never came. >> she texted me saying i'm on my way home. so i was waiting for her to text me back and let me know where she was and we never got that text. >> police say they are looking for a teenager with dread locks who was last seen riding a dirt bike or moped along good hope road in southeast. more than two dozen people are being treated as a

precaution precaution. those live samples were sent to labs in maryland and virginia. we're learning that there were more than 300 live samples shipped last year. micro microbiologist rs now calling for these shipment toes be scaled back or stopped. the cdc is asking all the labs that received recent samples from utah to ship them to atlanta to the cdc for analysis again, using fed eggs. a story you will only find here on news 4, we're learning officials in the district knew about the high levels of lead paint paint's the building and high levels of build are shown throughout the county. >> the city was alerted a year ago.

where was the oversight when it comes to making sure we got that information and took action upon it? clearly, we didn't. >> we're told the bowser administration has implemented new policies to avoid this happening again. you will want to leave early if you're taking metro again. there will be track work on most lines. trains on the orange silver and blue lines will run every 26 minutes. there will be additional trains during the day within the city. on the green line, the green line station will be closed. shuttle bus service will be provided. adam learned earlier this week. the metro board will meet begin.

right now, crews are building support for a temporary training wall. csx says it's committed to safety and respect for the neighborhood. take a look at that. the sun is start to go peek out of the clouds. >> we have a look at our forecast today. amien meal ya. >> hazy hot and humid. a high temperature of 88 degrees. scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. because of the heat and humidity and the chance that you're dealing with some rain today the weather having a low to mild impact on your day. it's another one of those days where not everybody is going to get rain. right now, we're at 75 degrees. we're humid and going to remain that way through sunday. most of us dry right now.

a lone shower in culpepper county right now. any isolated shower activity comes to an nd by 7:00 8:00 a.m. low 70s by 7:00 a.m. low 80s as we get into the mid day hoirs and getting into the afternoon and evening hours. isolated storms. some ref rate. for tomorrow partly to mostly sunny, hot and humid. not the case though on sunday. rain is likely later in the day. some heavy rain in the forecast and some thunderstorms, as well. any storms we do see on sunday later in the day could be strong to severe. the biggest concern would be some hail and some damaging winds. so continuing to keep a close eye on sunday a high of 88. the rain on sunday it's a cold

front. we drop to a high of only 69 degrees. some rain at times on monday. the chances of lingering morning showers on tuesday and a high temperature around 70. what's the latest sghp we can a second looking for you, delays are building. we have two left lanes blocked here. 270 at german town road running slow but no reports of incidents or delays. volume is building there, as well. 66 you've got a disabled vehicle off the to the side. good samaritans and rescue crews rushed into action after a man crash his car into a canal. this happened near san francisco on wednesday. people rushed to get the man out of the car. you can see that man was taken out on a stretcher.

his condition is not known this morning. we should find out whether seven miles of southern california beaches will reopen this morning. those beaches closed after a mysterious oily goo sort of washed up on shore there. this as the tarry substance started showing up on wednesday. crews say it may not be from the recent oil spill in that area. health officials want to make sure all the tar is removed. honda, ford, bmg are adding cars to the faulty air bag recalls. the government is trying to make it easier for you to get information. you can use an ongone database to get specific information about your car. you can see whether you're specific car is involved in that recall. head to safercar.gov/vin and

enter your information. so do you get sick of people telling you, ooh, you shouldn't eat that. you're not aleave. most of us prefer to know what we should ate and study. sxwerts say this im press. >> if i get you the benefits of kale the leafy greens good for your heart. >> that worked be useful for some people. but rather than saying you know candy is going to rot your teeth, tell them you should eat in instead. carrots or -- if that's your thing. >> i do that. it works sometimes. an alaska man was talking with his daughter about bullying when she asked if he had ever

bullied anyone. the father admitted he did bully someone years ago. i sent an apology if we live in the same state, i would apologize to your face. i don't even know if you remember but i do and i'm sorry. >> you right a wrong, sometimes it can help other people do it, too. it went bigger than him and i. >> it brought up pain. it brought up that and allowed me to shed it and let go of it and say i forgive you. >> wow, what a gift. earlier this week the two men did meet face-to-face. they even say they've become friends. what an amazing lesson we can learn from that exchange right there. and the fact that he did it for his child and to show her through his actions -- >> yeah. for the first time in decades, your property taxes in prince georges county are going

up. why some stay it isn't enough. we approach 6:3 on this friday morning. plus he is sed to

in prince georges county property taxes are going up. how much more you can expect to pay and why some say it's not enough. >> we deal with more summer like conditions. amelia is here with what you'll be dealing with to and from your way to work. traking a few showers on the radar. but for most of us the morning commute will be dry. it's hot and humid. a high of 88. right now, we're in the 60s and 70s. 75 in washington. 71 for those of you in annapolis. the morning commute, expect a temperature around 72.

maybe a lone shower. partly cloudy skies. humidity and hot as you are heading home on this friday. happy friday. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. isolated storms at that point. once again, any rain later today could be heavy and slow moving. it's another day that everybody has rain. you need to have it umbrella handy, though. water temperature at 63 degrees. if you're heading to the beach for the weekend, 70s today and tomorrow. 80 on sunday. alexis tracking issues on the beltway. >> we have breaking news on the beltway. in maryland at prince georges county the outer loop over 1 1/2 miles of backup due to an accident that involves an injury there. police are on the scene. it's going to be there for quite a while this morning in prince georges county. elsewhere, 270 at old hundred road looking good. 66 heading inbound slow out of manassas. overall, the beltway, though running very normal for this time of day.

here are travel times when you head out and about this morning. there are some unhappy people in prince georges county this morning. the county faces its first property tax hike in 35 years. but there are a lot of people in the county who don't think it goes high enough. >> we want to try and give you a clear picture of where your money is actually going. so tea a look at this. the 4% property tax increase plus the 1% telecommunications tax will pay for state mandated teacher pension costs. this is a mandated expense not covered by the state and so the county has to foot the bill. all of this will generate about $34 million for schools to cover this particular expense.

now this is a big blow to what the county executive and the head of schools have been campaigning for, the 15.6 the original tax increase request that was push hard for and it doesn't cover any of the other pressing needs in the public schools, including teacher training bringing competitive salaries to the county. smaller classes and, of course adding pre-k. the county council flat outrejected the request for tens of millions more saying county taxpayers could not afford it. that is the late eft. back to you. >> molette, thank you. police say the man that robbed a dozen banks and set off a search that sxaned several jurisdictions has been indicted.

>> he was arrested escaped from a hospital and assaulted several officers and kidnapped one of them. >> he could face a mandatory minimum of 122 years in prison. 6:34 now, the developing story, there is a manhunt to find the person who shot an oklahoma police officer in the head. the shooting happened last night near the kansas border. police were trying to pull over an suv when it took off. during that high speed chase, someone inside the suv started should thing. that's when one of the officers was hit. everyone inside the suv took off running. a third is still on the run. the officer was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition now. baltimore is having its deadliest may in 15 years. there have been 38 homicides so far this month alone in that city. yesterday, a 31-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son were both shot in the head. meanwhile, police are arresting

fewer people in baltimore. arrests dropped sharply after freddie gray's death in april. activists are planning to protest outside former maryland governor martin o'malley's big event tomorrow in baltimore. o'malley wide willing thought to be using his speech tomorrow to announce he will run for the democrat position as vice president. the activists say those policies may have contributed to the kinds of police tactics that led to the death of freddie gray. o'malley has defended his record saying the city is safer now than it was when he was elected. more anti-semantic posters are popping up on people's door steps. people in the takoma neighborhood of washington, d.c. found the flyers yesterday. the flyer is a two-page message

using false quotes to describe. today's rally is in response to a recent shooting in garland texas. earlier this month, two muslim men started shooting an an event showcasing cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the rally will begin in arizona. as you get ready to leave for work, you're looking live right now at the arlington memorial bridge. crews have closed a second lane this morning because of growth concerns about the structure. the other restrictions being put in place and the impact this is having on your morning commute. a hot and humid day on tap here in d.c. it may have you wanting to head out of town. we have your beach forecast at 6:41. plus your favorite comic book here roys coming to life in d.c. this weekend. when and where you can check out the pop

the outer loop of the beltway, we have an accident there. two left lanes are shut down there. we have heavy delays. looking at 2.3 miles on the outer loop in prince georges county at branch avenue. elsewhere, 66 eastbound before nuttily street an accident there on the shoulder. seeing some delays in the area 95 north headed up towards the beltway. then 270 attel faes road looking good. if you love to fish but don't have a license, you'll have one weekend to get out there and catch all you can. the virginia resources commission is holding a free fishing weekend. it is next weekend, june 5th through 7. you'll be able to fish for fresh water and saltwater fish but licenses will still be required

in certain stock trout areas. officials say that all other fishing regulations, including size season catch limits now you know. >> got it. thank you. if you see some folks dressed up like it's halloween downtown this weekend, don't worry. they're all dressed up at the washington convention center. you have to say it that way. awesome con. it's a huge comic and pop culture convention. starts today, runs through sunday. there will be tons of exhibits and guest celebrity appearances there, as well. captain james thyberius kirk william shatner will be there. others will be there. i wish i could go. >> i was going to say, you're a trekky you're not going? >> i know. i almost told my family i could not come to richmond this weekend.

they'll understand. but no. do you see the rays glittering off the potomac? >> heavenly almost. >> hi amelia. we're admiring the sky. we still want our forecast too. isolated showers this morning and scattered thunderstorms later today. then some rain and thunderstorms at the beach on sunday. here is the latest on storm team 4 radar tracking some cells in culpepper. isolated showers at the bus stop this morning, but for the most part most of us are dry. recessed warm and humid. isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain. more on the weekend in ten minutes. >> thank you, amale amelia. a developing story involving the futures of fifa where leaders are deciding who should lead them as they deal with the massive corruption scandal. plus making it easier for you to get your groceries

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right now, new problems on the arlington memorial bridge. tracking heavy rain developing in parts of culpepper county. widespread heavy rain in the forecast for the weekend. i'll have the timing on that

coming up. and good news the outer branch of the beltway, all lanes have been opened. that earlier crash has been moved to the shoulder. now to the other traffic alert, it's 6:46. right now, the right lanes in each direction on the arlington memorial bridge are shut down. there are new weight and pep restrictions. megan is live on the d.c. side of the bridge with why these lane closures are happening. megan. >> aaron, another inspection another problem found and now another lane closure on the memorial bridge. down two lanes on this very heavily used bridge. not good for the traffic situation. last week they closed the outbound curb lane on the memorial bridge after a routine inspection found problems with corrosion. well a further inspection has raised more concerns this time about a secondary support beam. so they have closed the other curb lane on the inbound side. so both of those right hand lanes, unbound and outbound

closed now. they're also going to be closing a four foot section of the adjoining sidewalks. we're talk about in the center of the memorial bridge. they have also put weight restrictions in place. ten tons that's the limit. that means that most buses have not going to be able to use the bridge. that's going to be a president obama, as well. they have stepped up the timeline to make temporary repairs on the bridge shifted that timeline from september to july. but once the work begins which doesn't happen until july it's going to take six to nine months to complete. this bridge is 83 years old. it every day. this is a major traffic choke point. lose two lanes on this bridge and you can only imagine what's going to happen. it's going to be a tough go for thousands of people. back to you in the studio. >> maegan thank you. local lawmaker res calling for more money to make sure the roads you drive auto are safe. these these latest closures are

evidence on the federal neglect. later monday a news conference will be held on the memorial bridge to talk about federal funding. president obama has two days to sign a bill that would put off an abrupt halt in infrastructure projects. last week the senate passed a two-month halt to funding by voice vault. daily coley set fire to his house after being told to sell the house in a divorce settlement. deputies were serving an eviction notice when he fired several shots at them from the house and set the house on fire. in montgomery county a teeldhood teeldhood. the abuse dated back as far as 2040. 6:49 now, d.c. police say

someone targeted two men as they drove into the district from virginia. the shooting happened nearly the first exit on 295 in southwest washington around 8:45 a.m. pedro alvarado and his brother-in-law were on. >> narrator: way to work when someone opened fire on the suv. alvarado died but his brother-in-law was shot and survived. the family says they can't imagine why someone would do this. it happened dushg the middle of morning rush hour. police want to speak to anyone who saw anything. fifa's international election. the governing body going made with the vote today in the middle of a corruption scandal. and feshlt authorities say expect more charges. fifa president sepp blatter is

running for a fifth term. he refuses to step aside and says he has nothing to do with the alleged bribe. fifa was supposed to have a press conference after today's election but they have postponed that until tomorrow. we'll see what happens, aaron. it's 6:50 now. in new court documents, federal prosecutor says former virginia first lady maureen mcdonnell's corruption charges should be upheld. mcdonnell and former governor bob mcdonnell were convicted of trading political influence from gifts from a wealthy friend. lawyers say the guilty verdict should be dismissed because of the judge. prosecutors disagree. amazon is making it easier to show from the comfortable of your home.

>> amazon is expanding its grocery bills. reports say the retailer is adding more labels such as coffee soup, mass ta and water. private labels let retailers control pricing, products quality and disbeautiful and they don't cost as much to buy. >> thank you. for the second year in a row, the scripps spemg bee crowned two winners. >> nunatak, n-u-n-a-t-a-k. >> that is a young man named gokul from mississippi and kansas native vanya -- >> shivashankar. >> both spelled it correctly. shivashankar's sister won in

2009. until last year, the spelling bee hpt seen a tie in more than five decades. >> congratulations. smart, smart cookies. nunatak. we have to incorporate that in our conversations. >> do you know what that is? >> no. >> me neither. let's talk about the weather. >> humid, h-u-m-i-d. hot and humid today, near 0 degrees. some isolated showers for the first half of the day, getting into the afternoon hours and evening hours. scattered thunderstorms and slow-moving downpours are possible. it's so muggy outside, that anything that develops will likely be a great example of that right now on storm team 4 radar. have the umbrella handy. here is the latest on storm team 4 radar. most of the area is dry. however, look at these cells

bubbling up. actually moving toward the nefrt. some very heavy rain with these impacting 211. look at the yellows, oranges and reds. this is what we could be dealing with this afternoon. it's going to be that hit and miss activity once again. 60s and 70s. in washington a high today of 88. yesterday our high temperature was 2. so far, second warm eft day on record. scatter showers and thunderstorms favoring to the west of i-95. heading into the evening, much of the same. very heavy rain back into the mountains of petersburg and winchester. 9:00 tonight some isolated showers and thunderstorms. for the weekend, tomorrow dry. 91 on sunday. heavy rain and storms in the forecast later in the day keeping a close eye on sunday for the potential of severe

weather. a alexus the outer blood pressure at branch avenue, the earlier all lanes are open so those backups should be easing here toon. overall looking at the beltway, we have that slowing in the top, getting reports of an accident on the outer loop of the bellway after colsville road. it's 6:534 right now. his will install high resolution to catch people t college park. this is according to records obtained by the news 4 iteam. the state won't say which other stations have been equipped. the cameras are needed to

monitor activity among the platform toes protect homeland security. today, a fallen fire fight ers memorial will be occurring, including the family of d.c. fire launt kevin mccray. mccray died in a fire in the northeast earlier this month. right now, we're working toovpd out whether the man ewement failed yet. a service contractor is working now on fixing that problem. we'll send you an alert on your nbc washington app as soon as werchbd out whether it's opened or not. the courthouse in alexandria could hope later today on or on monday. the four things you need to

know before you head out the door today, there is no let up from the rain and flooding in texas. there were reports of dozens of rescues already this morning. the "today" show will have more on the current conditions in texas. the prince georges increase that has been inkerd by 6 prs. fifa moving ahead with its presidential election despite the corruption scandal that rocked the soccer world, meanwhile federal authorities tell nbc news more indictment res on the way. right now, the right lanes in both directions on the memorial bridge are shut down. there are some new weight restrictions in place. we've posted everything you need to know in the nbc washington arp. scatter thunderstorms and slow moving heavy rain is possible. not everything that sees rain with a high of 88.

three mile backups, but the crash has been moved. >> thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is up next. >> make it a great friday, everybody.

good morning. breaking news. dallas downpour. more than 4 inches of rain overnight. drivers stranded on roadways. new flooding across the state of texas. the death toll now at 25. how much more can that region take? threat to air travel. lasers pointed at passenger jets around new york's jfk airport. the faa launching an immediate investigation. twice is nice. contestants at the national spelling bee battle it out late in the night. ending in a dramatic tie. we'll talk to the two winners. and orlando adventure.