ro for its part has said it's cooperating with the fta and has been making safety improvements in the system. that is the latest live from la font plaza station, i'm molette green. back to you. >> we're learning how much longer we'll have to deal with the commute. metro says it will take about a month to get all of its rail cars back in operation. engineers checked out 100 cars taken out of service, and found no evidence of safety problems. some were at the low level of metro standards so they will make adjustments and gradually get the cars back on track. the train's doors opened while the trains were in motion. coming up on 4:30 now on this wednesday morning. 73 degrees. a little cooler to start thing off this morning. >> yeah, feels a little different. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at the weather on the 1s.

>> yeah, getting a few sprinkles on storm team i'dradar as they move into spotsylvania and other parts. jefferson memorial with the lower humidity. not as much haze in the air. visibilities are better this morning. temperatures will be in the low 70s by 8:00 a.m. then in the upper 70s by 80 by noon. and then mid-80s by midafternoon. after all, the average temperature for mid to late june and turning less humid as we get into the afternoon as well. a partly sunny sky. might get an isolated thunder shower well south and west of the metro this afternoon, some showers rolling in later tonight. let's check on the morning commute for this wednesday. melissa, what's going on? >> a bit of work. we'll keep our fingers crossed. branch avenue southbound at the beltway has two left lanes

wrapped up. nothing to worry about too much. wide look everything rolling along quite nicely. 95 south between 1 is 98 and laurel and the icc do have a lane blocked there. 270 at shady grove road, everything flowing just fine. taking a look at 66 overall, no major problem traveling at speed here. this morning again branch avenue at southbound and beltway, abe to be wrapped up with the two left lanes blocked. back at 4:41, weather and traffic always on the 1s. new developments in upstate new york. police and federal agents say they're expanding their search for two escaped killers. investigators looking for david sweat and richard matt now plans to look beyond the 16 square miles around the maximum security prison from which the men escaped. police say a prison worker helped the men. why it's not clear how her husband feels. we'll tell you the very -- we'll tell you the different things

coming from lawyers in this case at 5:00. it is a miracle. it's wonderful. and it's a gift for all of us to breathe. >> destruction at a church in alexandria, where a motorcycle crashed into a roomful of children. that motorcycle hit a car at quaker lane and dogwood drive. take a look at the scene here. that motorcycle flew through the classroom of st. clair episcopal school. >> a lot of the children if they had been in that corner, it would have really hurt people. >> the motorcycle driver is in critical condition right now. a man is dead after being hit by a d.c. street sweeper.

the 73-year-old died after being hit while cleaning the roadway here. he was hit around 10:30 in the morning and later died at the hospital. three people were on the scene after the accident. no charges have been charged. ahead we could find out what's next for the budget in prince george's county. the county council chairman mel franklin said the override avoids the 15.6% increase next year. baker hinted the next step could be a court battle. franklin says, quote the prospect of a county executive suing would be self-destructive and self-defeating and irresponsible. job buts in the montgomery county schools next year, last night, school officials voted unanimously to practices a $2.32 million budget. the plan cuts funding for

textbooks. and delays the second year technology rollout to provide classrooms with chrome book laptops. officials hope it will close a $53 million funding gap. i'm megan fitzgerald at the live desk. golden state warriors might say it was a long time coming. the warriors are officially nba champions. as you might imagine, fans took to the streets to celebrate. the warriors defeated cleveland cavaliers in the nba finals last night. fireworks went off after fans enjoyed the moment. after all, we're talking four decades since the warriors pulled this off. they haven't won since 1975 when the warriors defeated the houston bullets. the band has cancelled the remainder of its tour dates.

after the fall he came back to finish the concert in a cast. we're working to find out whether the foo fighters will perform july 4th at rfk. we checked several purchasing sites and it appears that some are still selling tickets for that concert. we'll be live outside this morning where things are a lot cooler. and a lot of people are feeling relief. tom's putting together your drive time forecast and he'll bring that with weather and traffic on the 1s. i felt it on my legs then i saw it attacked my arm. >> after he nearly lost his life in a shark attack. a teenager is talking about the loss of his arm and wait til

i lost my arm obviously, so i have kind of two options, i can try to live my life the way i was and make an effort to do that even where i don't have an arm, or i can just let it be completely debilitating and bring my life down and ruin it in a way. and out of those two, there's really only one that i would actually choose doing and that's to try to fight and live. >> new this morning, you're hearing from a 16-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark off the coast of north carolina.

a shark bit his arm while he was in waist deep water on oak island sunday. doctors also amputated this left arm. the boy is one of two people attacked by sharks on sunday. a 12-year-old girl also lost an arm. soon you can take a gar to go in arlington. they approved a test run of the car-sharing program. basically allows you to pick up a car and take it somewhere else. it is now time for weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. a little break from the heat wave we've been having the last few days. storm team meteorologist tom kierein here. >> yeah, a little humidity rolling in. a few sprinkles that rolled out of the mountains in central shenandoah valley. some of those have held on in orange county. we've gone from oppressive humidity yesterday to pleasant humidity by later this afternoon.

and then by the end of the week, it's going to start getting uncomfortable again. for the morning drive, midday, afternoon drive time should be good weather for that. a few thunder shower, maybe shenandoah valley and far south. dry roads for metro area this morning. some wet roads well south and west of the metro area. by mid to late afternoon temperatures will be in the mid-80s. look at the storm chances increasing again over the next several days. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. big backup this morning, what's going on? >> can you believe this, 395 north and south, kind of in the area of duke street. take a look at the camera. 395 at duke street. we have road work that's supposed to be out here in a few minutes. is this pretty crazy for 4:30 in the morning. marlboro pike between dover one section of the roadway in upper marlboro.

otherwise, it's actually looking quite good. don't have any major issues, 66 east between the beltway and dulles toll road have that right lane blocked until 5:00. a look at 95 coming up in a couple minutes. new developments in at the live desk this morning, about tropical storm bill the latest straight ahead. and why jesse matthew wants a jud

good morning i'm megan fitzgerald at the live desk. right now, tropical storm bill is weakening. meteorologist tom kierein said the storm has downgraded from a tropical depression. take a look at this new video from houston it's packing winds of 35 miles an hour.

in fact flooding is still a concern. since midnight after six inches of rain has fallen. now, a tornado watch is also in effect for parts of texas until 10:00 a.m. central time. 15 before 5:00 now, one day after the announcement of a presidential bid, donald trump is already putting his stamp on the race. he's actually in better shape than some of his republican rivals. nbc's tracie potts following trump and other candidates as they chris cross in early voting states good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron, let's start with donald trump who announced that he's not only running for president but w soon see the $9 billion fortune. trump is off to iowa campaigning. in iowa, he's at 5%, 8% in new hampshire. less than that in south carolina and nationally. but certainly at this had point in the top ten which would get him in the debate.

we're also seeing jeb bush today who will carry his message on to iowa. he's talking about growth sand lower taxes. he said he's going to do it nationally, the same way he did it in florida. he's also going after party's conservative base. that's a weak spot for him. finally today we'll see hillary clinton again in south carolina. she's already hit that state today. she's going to be talking about youth employment. donald trump declares he's the only republican who can beat here. on the hill. thank you. an official after benghazi shared new details about hillary clinton behind doors. sidney blumenthal did not author those e-mails sent to clinton. instead, gowdy said the e-mails came from a high-ranking official. blumenthal spent five hours there yesterday.

now with donald trump in the presidential race, there are a few eyebrows raised over the signs up around his d.c. construction site. a big blue banner outside the old post office building reads trump coming 2016. as you know, trump is building a hotel there. federal officials tell news4 the sign is legal because it's temporary and it refers only to the hotel. lawyers for the man accused of murdering the university of virginia student want a new judge. lawyers protecting jesse matthew filed a motion asking cheryl higgins to recuse herself. higgins has a daughter who is a sophomore at uva. we're now hearing from the new attorney for the man -- >> accused of murdering four people at a mansion out of northwest washington.

investigators arrested daron wint when they found his dna on a pizza box in the house where three family members were killed. >> he is encouraged about the case, and he feels good that justice will be served in this matter. >> and the lawyer now closely watching the case, wint is a permanent resident but not a u.s. citizen. he could be defor the he is released. 4:48. managers for both the st. louis cardinals and the houston astros say they will not let an fbi investigation distract them from the game. federal agents are looking into allegations that the cardinals front office hacked information. the stolen information includes scouting reports, trade discussions and players' stats. both teams and major league

baseball say they're cooperating with the allegation. >> obviously any allegation like this no matter how serious it turns out to be is of great concern to us. but it's just too early to speculate what the facts are going to turn out to be. and what action, if any, is necessary. >> officials believe this is the first known case of a professional sports team using electronic piracy. a former ravens cheerleader may face 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with a teenage. molly shattuck entered that plea yesterday in delaware days before her trial was to begin to start. she will be sentenced in automatic and will also have to register as a sex offender. four people are recovering this morning from an apparent overdose at a d.c. homeless shelter. police responded to the community for creative nonviolence in northwest washington yesterday afternoon. we're working to find out what

the haitians took. investigations say it looks several to a shelter where 11 people overdosed. if your teenager is one taking the s.a.t. a couple weeks ago you're getting relief, there will be no charge for the makeup exam. some students were given books that called for less time for a certain section. the college boards then said if students don't want to take the test again, they'll score them without including that student section. if you're caught cursing in arlington county you could be slapped with a $250 fine. county increased those fines for using four-letter words. the old penalty was $100. supporters say the higher fines will make for a more family-friendly county. 600 people were sited last year for cursing. a lot of people who should

not live in arlington who have to pay up. >> that's interesting, though. >> yeah. >> tom we can say some nice words of the weather today. >> yes, yes, no need for any -- >> complete expletives. >> no, we're getting a break and we deserve it. the first day will likely stay below 90. today, a few scattered sprinkles pulling out of the mountains of west virginia and southern shenandoah valley. here's first light of day showing up over washington right now. that's a live view from our city camera this morning, and we're off to a beautiful start. you can see actual visibility, due to the lower humidity that is now beginning to filter in, will be in place into the afternoon. we'll have a partly sunny sky, midday, temperatures right now generally in the low 70s. most of the region will stay this way until 8:00. by noon time, should be climbing into the low 80s.

3:00, 4:00, with lower humidity moving in. now there say possibility of scattered showers and thunder showers moving into the shenandoah valley at 10:00 a.m. after that, by noon time might get a sprinkle in the northern part of shenandoah valley. after that, 3:00, 4:00, thunder showers get going in southern shenandoah valley. then they track off a little farther east. then this eveninger after 8:00, 9:00 a line of thunder showers moves into the shenandoah valley. and then they get closer to the metro area around 9:00, 10:00, this evening. some of these showers with thunder and lightning get into the metro area by 11:00 this evening. then we'll climb back into the mid to upper 80s on thursday with perhaps an afternoon thunder shower. then on friday, back into the upper 80s, near 90. and getting more humid. steamy and humid, beginning to return by the end of the week

and saturday as well. highs in the 80s on saturday. could get afternoon storms both days. now the remnants of tropical storm bill right nowtateing all the way into the midwest. timing does appear saturday evening into sunday. with showers that does move through. humidity, and temperatures climbing to around 90 or so on sunday. then hot and humid again. we're going to start another heat wave as we get into the first part of next week. monday and tuesday a chance of afternoon storms. melissa is looking at a backup early on this wednesday. >> big backup we're talking 395 in the area of duke street, northbound and southbound. this is not what it's supposed to look like. of course we have some road work in the area and a two-mile backup. with cars on 395, all of them backed up here. 95, northbound, southbound no problems in virginia. remember to listen to our

friends on wtop when you top in the car today. marlboro because of a fire happening there, 95 southbound between 198 and the icc still have lanes blocked. that's going to be out of the way in the next 15 minutes. on top of the beltway at colesville, no major issues. a look at 66 coming up. it is a protest happening today that could put a major wrinkle in your drive home. the areas you'll want to avoid tonight. it seems like they're everywhe

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." all right. listen up slow down if you drive through olney. you're three times more likely to get caught speeding there than anywhere else in montgomery county. that's according to the traffic cameras task force report. olney has a higher cons erer concentration of cameras. issued more than citations than all 600 in the county. wow speed cameras generated more than $3.5 million in revenue. prosecutors say it may take up to two months to decide whether to file charges against an officer. a man died after tased by that officer. the freelance report says

they're reviewing the evidence. the man died after tased and taken into custody. an autopsy report will termdetermine whether it was an accident. the name of the officer who tased wise has not been released. imagine seeing your stolen bike on craigslist. that's exactly what happened to one montgomery county man. he contacted police after seeing his son's bike on the site. police afternooned to meet the seller at the white point metro. they even gave him a ride to the final destination. >> he actually told the officer, hey, to seal this deal, i need a ride back to the sure enough he did get a ride back but it wasn't to the metro. he went to jail. >> growing concerns about buying and safety on craigslist, police in rockville have declared their

site a safe haven nor craigslist transactions. and happening today janitors will rally in mcpherson square. they will march. this had month marks the 21st anniversary of justice for janitors day. and the city of rockville is wading into the urban farming craze. the council 3-1 voted to allow homeowners to raise up to five hens on their property. this law goes in effect on july 1st. you will need a permit and a chicken coop, at least 40 feet away from your home and 5 feet from your neighbor's property. opponents have said that they're concerned about noise and odor. stay with us "news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. good morning. now it's 5:00. months after the smoke incident

that killed a woman at the metro station, a scathing report about metro. we're standing by for the findings. we're also following breaking news out of switzerland and the scandal that continues to rock fifa. and the latest on the money laurnd laundering scheme. let's go to tom. there sayis a live view of our sky early on this wednesday morning, you can just tell, there's less humidity in the air. the visibility are much better. not as much haze. and we're starting off with just a partly cloudy sky and temperatures right here at nbc washington, right outside the window, it's 72. elsewhere, it's hovering in the upper 60s and low 70ss, with lower humidity that has continued to move on through. just a very light breeze coming in out of the north and