one point, it took more than 100 firefighters to get the flames under control. the fire chief at one point forced to sound an alarm to pull firefighters out of the building. take a look at the picture here. you can see the huge hole in the roof of this building. that instability initially is why firefighters were pulled back, before they were able to get the flames out here. news4 molette green is live on the scene there. she joins us with an update on the situation there, molette. >> reporter: yes. behind me are the firefighters still battling the blaze at tucker's bar and lounge. i'll step out of the way to see. it took firefighters actually time to get to the fire when they got to the call at 4:00 a.m. this morning because the fire was deep inside the roof of this building. this restaurant is a staple in this country. and the bulk of the fire confined to the restaurant and lounge. there's also a liquor store that's part of this little strip

area here. no injuries reported in this fire. investigators have now arrived on the scene. we just talked to the fire chief about how physical it is. tackling this blaze for them. taking a look at this fire from above again molette is out there on the green there marlboro pike dower house road old marlboro pike, that entire area we do have closures there this morning. be warned. a good alternate would be woodyard road to get around this. again molette is out there for us this morning but you can see the massive response and why so many roads are going to be affected. yellow line delays to mt. vernon square. taking a look at 66 and 95. no major problems. 270 at shady grove everything rolling fine there. 95, dw parkway, colesville road

looking good. top of the beltway, no issues, again, if you're heading out of town, a warning for harbor tunnel, it's shut down because of a serious crash. 6:02 now this morning we're finally getting a break from all of that heat and humidity. take a live look. gorgeous morning outside. you will notice cooler temperatures and less humidity as we step outside. storm 4 team meteorologist tom kierein is tracking it over the next hour. >> hooray. we went through the humidity the last few days. it will be dropping down into the pleasant zone today. it gets uncomfortable at the end of the week but not as oppress oppressive. headlines, with humidity moving in, not as hot as well. storms south and west of the metro.

fredricksburg. and that temperature not jumping as much as yesterday. 8:00, near 70. by 10:00, 80. at noon time, 82. your bus stop forecast on what to wear this wednesday. today, metro will have to answer to a skwathing report that details how the agency is not meeting its own safety when it comes to safety protocols. the report also criticizes metro's communication between its own departments. and the fta also found that metro is suffering from a lack of staffing and management. we'll learn more at 10:00 this morning when that report is officially released. and you'll have to deal with crowded metro trains for at least another month. engineers checked all the 4,000 series cars taken out of service. and found no safety hazards but some door components are lower than standards.

the agency took it out of service after the doors came home. metro says it will take a month to gradually get the cars back on track. we're staying on top of a developing story in the district. police are trying to figure out who shot a man that happened after midnight near orren and mill in trinaidad area. d.c. police are looking for three men they are calling persons of interest. police want to question these men in connection with a chuting in the districts. here's the video, investigators say someone shot a 16-year-old boy moments after he stepped off a bus near 28th and naylor road after midnight tuesday. if you recognize the men in the video call d.c. police. a miracle, that is how members of a church in alexandria are describing a motorcycle crash that devastated a classroom but left no children hurt. a motorcycle hit a car at the

intersection of quaker lane and dog view drive. take a look the bike actually broke in half, went flying through a window at the st. clement episcopal school. showered that classroom and including ten children. >> a lot of the children had been in that corner. >> the motorcycle driver is in critical condition right now. today in maryland, leaders could approve a huge amount of money to pay for the response to baltimore riots two months ago. governor larry hogan is on a board that will discuss using $20 million to pay for the maryland national guard, among other things. hogan sent the guard to baltimore when violence broke out following freddie gray's death in police custody. six police officers are now facing charges for gray's death. in the day ahead we could find out what's next for the budget in prince george's

county. the county council chairman mel franklin said the overrides avoids a 15.6% increase in property taxes next year. baker wanted the money for education. franklin said the prospect of a county executive suing this council would be self-destructive, self-defeating an and irresponsible. we're watching developments out of texas where what's left of tropical storm bill is dumping heavy rain as it move it's inland. we'll learn about the damage. the weather story here is a break from heat and humidity storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell has what to wear. breaking news in upper marlboro. a massive fire has some road closures here this morning. in that area. how to get around that

breaking news in upper marlboro right now, chopper 4 over the scene of this massive fire at a restaurant and liquor store. this is marlboro pike, dower house road and old marlboro pike. right now a lot of those roadways are shut down. still have yellow line delays. no problems in maryland. 270 on the beltway looking good. 66 inbound. not so bad. ten minutes behind, listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in the car. 6:10 your time now, a look at what to expect when you head outside. >> you're going to like it. storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell keeping a close eye on the weather for you. >> good morning. sun's come up over my shoulder here on the front lawn of

channel 4. a beautiful morning to be outside. it doesn't feel anywhere near as stifle as yesterday morning. starment as a result, if you're going outside, if you're a biker or runner, much better than yesterday. temperatures staying in the mid-70s between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. going to be a good day. field day at your school? good luck everybody. all you'll knee is sunblock, sunglasses and short sleeves and a big smile on your face. it's field day. >> aaron what was your best stewart on field day? >> we didn't do that field day? >> what? i was good on the obstacle course, chuck, if that's what you're asking. the u.s. women's national soccer team will advance to the next round in women's world cup but after facing nigeria in a mostly stellar performance last night. take a look, the only goal of the match came from the incredible abby wambach.

the nigerian goalkeeper, what a save. the next match is on june 22nd. great game. so we're just finding out that foo fighter has cancelled the remainders of its tour dates in europe. the front man is recovering from a broken leg. despite the fall off the stage he actually came back to finish the concert in a cast. they're working to find out if they will still perform at rfk. we checked several ticketing sites this morning and it appears that some are still selling tickets to that concert. new developments overnight in the search for missing prisoners in upstate new york. what we're learning about the new search area. plus you may want to check for nearby parks before you build your

your time is 6:16, a developing story, tropical storm bill is weakening but it's still causing a lot of problems for texas. i want to talk to you about some breaking news we're getting as well. a massive fire at a restaurant in upper marlboro is under

control. fire investigators just arrived on the scene there. you can see a huge hole in the roof of the tucker's bar and lounge. it's a liquor store at that location as well. the instability of that structure prompted the fire chief to call fire crews back. there was an evacuation order at one point. this restaurant a staple in this community and the bulk of the fire was confined to the restaurant lounge. as we say, there's a liquor store door that did suffer damage. let's check in with news4 meagan fitzgerald following the developments of the aftermath of tropical storm bill. meagan. >> right now, what we know, the tropical storm is now considered a tropical depression. it started to weaken. we also know it's just now starting to rain a little bit in dallas as that storm system slowly starts to move north. flash flooding is still a concern in some parts of texas. we know there's some high water

in houston. and the system that's packing winds up to 35 miles an hour since midnight, 6 inches of rain has already fallen. a tornado watch is in effect for parts of texas until 7:00 a.m. central time. 6:17 now, developing story in upstate new york. police and federal agents say they are expanding their search now two escaped killers. investigators looking for david sweat and richard matt now plans to look beyond the 16 square miles from where they escaped. they say storms are disturbing the search covering up the men's scent. the man facing charges for a "draw mohammed" contest in texas may be charged with plotting to attack the super bowl. abdul kareem was interested in the islamic state and had

aspirations of attacking last year. lawyers for the man accused of murdering a university of virginia student want a new judge. lawyers for jesse matthew filed a motion asking judge cheryl higgins to recruits herself. according to this motion, higgins has a daughter who is a sophomore at uva and attended a vigil for hannah graham. investigators also question the dozensch search warrants they say higgins approved. a man has died after being hit by a d.c. street sweeper. 78-year-old man was killed while cleaning the road near clay place. the man later tied at the hospital. the street sweeper stayed on the scene after the accident. no charges have been filed. today on capitol hill a house committee will look into regulating the use of drones. lawmakers are holding that hearing about personal and commercial use of drones. the federal aviation administration deputy administrator michael whitaker

is among those who will testify. the hearing happening at 9:00 this morning. job cuts are including in montgomery county public schools newly approved budget for next year. last night, school officials voted unanimously to pass a $2.32 billion budget. the plan cuts textbook funding and delays a second-year technology rollout that provides classrooms with chrome book laptops. officials hope the cuts will help close a $53 million funding gap. new this morning, it is official, the nba has a new champion. hundreds of thousands of fans in the nation took to the street to celebrate the big win. the golden state warriors defeated the cleveland cavaliers on the cavaliers turf. >> and the dream season is now complete, the golden state warriors are the 2015 champions. >> this is the first nba

championship for them 37 years ago. 6:20 your time now. donald trump has officially announced he is running for president. now there's some question over the signs up around his d.c. construction site. a big banner reads trump coming 2016. trump is building a hotel on that site. federal officials tell news4 the sign is legal because it's temporary and refers only to the hotel. jeb bush is tackling serious issues on the campaign trail but he's also showing his lighter side. here he is slow-jamming the news on "tonight show." and having spirited debates were eye my fellow republicans about how to solve this. you don't want to mess with little jebby. because when it comes to

debates, i'm the master. ♪ he's a master debater ♪ . >> really -- you can see jeb bush is trying to hold it back. because we're all 5-year-old boys on the inside. jeb bush is heading to iowa to campaign. >> jimmy fallon has the ability to get anyone to do anything for a laugh. dozens of people, including a lot of you showed up last night to help fight breast cancer. the d.c. women gathered at the warner building in downtown washington for the annual news bash. it was a new venue, a really cool spot and we raised money for the prevent cancer foundation. thanks for coming out. this is part of the cancer foundation which serves underprivileged women in hispanic communities who are fighting cancer in trying to get them the care that they need. 6:21 is the time right now. we want to take you outside right now. it's going to be so much nicer

outside. >> yeah, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> yes first it came in overnight on a northwest breeze and humidity dropped. temperatures to just near 70. now radar showing up with patches of green coming out of the shenandoah valley out of eastern west virginia. and beautiful sunrise under way. look at this cotton candy sky. this photo was taken by gene wall. and now the sun on a golden glitter path on the potomac is live with a that view. by noon time we should be up near 80 degrees. mitt to late afternoon ought to be in the mid-80s with lower humidity continuing to hold in just a partly sunny sky. now, we might get an isolated thunder shower coming through the mountains maybe 3:00, 4:00.

then the shenandoah valley, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. some showers coming out of the mountains could be producing heavier downpours by 7:00 p.m. by 9:00 p.m. those showers get closer to the metro area. maybe flashes of lightning as well. by 11:00 that line of scattered thunder showers move through the bay. might have a lingering shower around bait tomorrow morning. and otherwise dry out. then storms in the afternoon in upper 80s and near 90 with storms and humidity building back in. over the weekend, could get showers in the afternoon. remnants of tropical storm bill coming over the region. looks like on sunday another heat wave sunday monday and then tuesday. your hometown times. breaking news in upper

marlboro, we're talking some closures in marlboro pike, dower road, and woodyard road to avoid the scene altogether. 395 north at king street we have the right lane blocked box of a crash. some volume building. 56 and 96 actually looking pretty good. wide look of things top of the beltway getting slow as you're passing colesville road. 270 and montgomery, no problems there. yellow line back on schedule. that, of course, is great. another great piece of news for folks through the harbor tunnel don't worry about that, we've now reopened because of that closure because of that serious crash. back at 6:31 with more. thank you, melissa. if your teenager is one of many retaking the s.a.t.s after a big arrow a couple weeks ago there there be no charge for the makeup exam. on june 5th students were given exam books that called for less time for a certain section of

the test. the college boards says if students don't want to take the tests again, it will score them without including that disputed section. older moms are increasing the birth rate in the u.s., according to the national center for health statistics. the birth rate rose by 1% between 2013 and 2014. the largest increase was seen in women between 30 and 40 years old. birth rates among unmarried couples and teenagers were down during the same time. we're also learning that the teenage birth rate is at an all-time low. well, new research says your kids can get sharper minds by growing up with somewhere green to play. researchers in spain found children who live near parks, gardens or wooded areas develop mental skills about a year ahead of other children. the researchers said thinking skills and memory had the biggest benefits here. they tested 2500 kids for this particular study. they also said living near water

had a significant impact. >> interesting correlation. luckily in this area, we have a lot of green space. even in the urban areas. even if you don't have a lot of land on your property you can go to a park. >> there are parks all over the district and suburbs, too. making it harder to be a lead foot. the community in montgomery county where you're most likely to get a speeding ticket. plus, growing concerns about synthetic marijuana. breaking news right now, prince george's county where more than 100 firefighters are still on the scene of a massive building fire. take a look. here's a live look of the picture here. firefighters still trying to figure out what's going on. we're earn willing it could have an im

we have breaking news at 6:30. tuckers restaurant caught fire at 3:30 this morning. fire investigators on the scene

to figure out what caused this fire. there's a huge hole on the building left side of the screen there, that's where the majority of the fire was located. >> now, after 30 minutes of battling the flames there, all the firefighters were evacuated from that building. the fire chief worried the roof might cave in. tucker's has been in business since 1969. it is a large strip that includes liquor store lounge and restaurant, about 100 firefighters helped knock down the flames here. no one was hurt. >> now, this is causing some problems for your morning commute, let's check in with melissa mollet. >> right now, here are the closures that we're seeing. marlboro pike we had closures there, dower house road and old marlboro pike. if you want to avoid this completely instead of being pushed around, your alternate is woodyard road. glebe road had a car block something lanes.

66 this just popped up. i'm seeing a slowdown here. looks like a disabled bus there near 123 heading through fairfax. taking a look at 270 as you're coming out of frederick 30 miles per hour do the germantown area. top of the beltway, not so bad. dw parkway looking good. back in 10 minutes with travel time. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. starting off with humidity levels dropping this morning. you'll notice the air is fresh and cool. right now prince george's county woodbridge at 74. should be making it in the low 80s and still lower humidity in place and a partly sunny sky. and lanham, near 70 degrees tlater this morning, jumping into the upper 70s and low 80s during the afternoon. low humidity and a partly sunny sky. ashburn, loudoun county, a comfortable 79. and climbing there as well low 80s with comfortable humidity

and partly sunny sky. your drive time forecasts coming up on the 1s. >> in a homeless shelter police responded to the nonviolence center yesterday afternoon. we're working to figure out what the patients took. they say it's similar to earlier this month at the same shelter when 11 people apparently overdosed on a form of synthetic marijuana. in june alone there have been more than 140 overdoses. the mayor promised to crack down on the problem. she launched emergency information that would allow police to shut down businesses. and stores would face a $10,000 fine. >> we have had homicides that were carried out by persons high on those synthetic drugs and didn't recall what happened. >> police also plan to change

the way they target illegal drugs like focusing on suppliers. police are trying to figure out who shot a young man at the huntington community center in bowie. maryland park place say the victim was shot several times. medics rushed him to the hospital where doctors performed surgery. investigators are working with bowie police to figure out if it was related to a shooting a couple days ago. a man died after he was tased by an officer. the freelance star reports the culpepper commonwealth attorney is reviewing evidence in this case. 30-year-old domenic wise died after he was tased and taken into custody. an autopsy report determined that wise's death was an accident but the electric shock did play a role. the name of that officer involved has not been released. i'm meagan fitzgerald at the

live desk. new develops in the world cup soccer scandal. the attorney for switzerland said banks have noted 53 possible money laundrying incidents. interviewing fifa president sepp blatter and the president is possible. he calls the case huge and complex. now, the attorney general has not laid out a time line for the case surrounding criminal mismanagement and money laundering in bidding for the world cup games. back to you. >> thanks meagan. right now, flags are flying at half-staff in dublin, after five irish students died in this balcony collapse in berkeley, california. six people died in the collapse yesterday morning. 13 people packed on to a balcony for a birthday party. that's when the balcony separated from the building and fell 40 feet to the ground. seven people were killed and

others in the hospital. and taken a look at the scene, a major fire destroyed three apartments and businesses a week and a half ago. now a group of neighbors is helping to help some of the people displaced they're holding a concert for residents that don't have insurance. >> they desperately need help. these are people without insurance they lost everything they own. >> our friends, people we don't each know, reaching out. it's amazing. >> to learn more about the benefits concert you can search leesburg buyer on the nbc washington app. 6:35. the international spy museum could be heading to l'enfant plaza. owners want to build a 65,000 square foot building. according to "the washington post" the museum will contribute $15 million. and they want a $15 million subscription from the d.c. government. the current lease runs not 2017.

it was considering a move to the carnegie library but couldn't expands the building because of historic preservation concerns. today, you can learn more about the transform 66 inside the beltway project. there will be a presentation tonight at arlington central library at 7:00 p.m. that project involves existing hov lanes toll lanes in both directions during peak travel time. vdot wants your input on that project. they want you to submit your comments and questions before the presentation. and breaking news in prince george's county because of a fire, we have multiple road closures. we're going to talk about what is shut down still at this point this morning and how to get around this problem -- coming up. also ahead, making sure you are safe when you ride metro. some of the problems that a new safety report is expected to address when it is released in the coming hours. plus, you don't have to convince us that the d.c. area is a great place to live. now, we show you which communities in our areas are the best p

breaking news in upper marlboro. chopper 4 over the scene of this massive restaurant fire here. so we have sections of marlboro pike dower house road and old marlboro pike shut down. gleeb road between lehigh way. a car blocking lanes there. travel times not so bad in maryland. 95 northern quantico to the beltway, taking a few extra minutes. because of that incident on 123. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in the car for weather and traffic. the time is 6:41, typeime to see what to expect.

>> time to check with chuck bell now. >> good morning to you, everybody. middle. week is here, man, the weather has really improved. a much prettier day outside today. you're going to appreciate the change. we don't get to keep it dry and pretty for this long though. get out and enjoy it. storm team 4 radar showing one or two showers south and west of the area. green light conditions from morning, midday and afternoon commute in and around town. rain chances start to move in after the sun goes down tonight. we'll have generally a dry start. temperatures in the low to mid-70s. we'll be in the mid-80s. that's a big improvement from that day yesterday, wouldn't you agree? >> we sure do, chuck. slow down if you drive through olney. you are three times more likely to get caught speeding anywhere else than in montgomery county. that's according to the traffic camera task force report.

olney has the highest concentration of cameras than anyplace. last year the st. peter's square camera issued more citations than all 167 speed cameras in the county. in 2014 speed cameras generated $3.5 million in revenue. the d.c. area is home to some of the best suburbs in the area. arlington according to the washington business journal, is the best place for young professionals. more than 21% of people are betweening as 22 and 29. close to 40% have professional jobs. silver spring alexandria, and gaithersburg also in the top ten. it is a scandal that has the baseball world talking. the cardinals accused hacking into the base of another team. as we go live to st. louis. i felt it on my leg.

and then i saw it attacked my arm. >> recalling a close encounter with a shark. a teenager talking about the

breaking news in marlboro. a popular restaurant went up in

flames leaving a huge hole in the roof. >> news4 molette green is there where crews are having a difficult time battling the fire. molette, what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. the bulk of the fire is out. but behind me you see smoke coming from the building. the firefighters are working to knock out the remaining hot spots inside that building. this is a very del indicate phase of knocking out this fire completely, after the roof collapsed a short while ago at this well-known and popular place for people in this area, tucker's bar and lounge. the owner and one of the workers who closed up last night just spoke to me. and a short while ago, i had a chance to speak to the fire chief mark leshoure, and here's what he had to say. >> firefighters have got their hands around it. there is still fire in the roof area that they're trying to get to. there is say collapse in the central portion of the roof towards the rear. we've been able to take a

picture of that from the ladders but we're unable to get firefighters into that area because of that collapse. >> reporter: now the owner and restaurant worker and manager who closed up and left about midnight said there was nothing amiss when they left here last night. and they don't know what caused this fire. we're hearing that the fire started. melissa mollet is covering the traffic at marlboro pike. >> thank you. because of this, we have some roads shut down. marlboro pike, dower house road and old marlboro pike. again, over the scene those are the areas that you want to avoid to get around this completely. your alternate is woodyard road. that's your best way around this. to basically stay away from this large large fire scene. aaron and eun. thanks, your time is 6:48.

metro will have to answer to a scathing report that details how the agency is not meeting its own standards when it comes to safety protocol. the federal transportation administration report points out 90 safety issues. it criticizes communication between its own departments. and the fta found that metro is suffering from a lack of staffing and management. we'll learn more at 10:00 this morning when the report is officially released. and you'll have to deal with crowded metro trains for at least another month. engineers checking all the 4,000 series railcars taken out of service and found no evidence of a safety hazard. some door components were at the low level of metro standards. the agency took the cars out of service after some doors on the trains came open while the train was moving. metro says it will take a month to gradually get the cars back on the track. a developing story now. criminal allegations have shaken the cardinals node.today, the fbi

investigating one of the most successful teams for hacking into a rival's network to steal information. nbc's craig melvin live with the latest developments. craig, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good to see you, good morning to you as well. the cardinals have the the best record in all of baseball agency you indicated. they've been one of the sport's best teams on the field. here's the thing, you've got performance-enhancing drugs, you've got gambling, you've got sign stealing this is a sport that has not been a stranger to cheating but this would be if true, unprecedented. it would mark the first time that there's been a case of corporate espionage, involving a professional sports team. here's the allegation. the allegation right now is that the cardinals, an employee for this team, hacked into the computer network for the houston astros. one of their archrivals. coming up on "today," we'll talk

to expert bob costas on where this case goes next. no one has been charged and officials have not said which employees are being investigated. we'll have the very latest coming up in ten minutes on "today." >> craig melvin live for us and in st. louis. thanks, craig. we're following a developing story in the district. police are looking into a deadly shooting. this happened just after midnight near orren and mill streets in northeast in the trinidad neighborhood. when officers arrived they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. medics took him to the hospital where he died. police need your help finding three men they're calling persons of interest. take a look. police want to question these men in connection with a shooting in the district. investigators say someone shot a 16-year-old boy moments after he stepped off a bus at 28th. if you recognize any of these men, call d.c. police. today meetings in maryland to decide to spend $20 million

in the response to riots in baltimore. governor larry hogan is on a board to determine whether to use the state's rainy day fund. freddie gray's death in police custody sparks those protests and violence two months ago. six police officers now facing charges for gray's death. a budget battle in prince george's county could escalate. a count council overrode a veto. baker wanted the money to pay for education. he hinteded 96 step could be a court battle. franklin says quote a prospect of a county executive suing this council would be self-destructive self-defeating and irresponsible. breaking news on the roads right now. we're talking about this problem in prince george's county. upper marlboro chopper 4 over

the scene of this massive fire. we do have some roads closed. we're talking marlboro pike dower house road and old marlboro pike. wood yard road is your best option. wide look at things, beltway looking typical, 395 getting slow inbound after earlier issues. buckiestown pike at michael mill road has that shut down. and indian head highway northbound near livington roane left lane blocked because of a crash there. 270, shady grove road, no problems. 66 and 95 again, overall looking pretty good. tom. ahh, feels like spring this morning. well, it is still spring. it arrives summer and father's day. there's the sunrise over the potomac and lower humidity in

place. a few light showers pulling out of the west virginia. and the oppressive humidity the last couple of days falling into the pleasant range later today and overnight tonight. then by the end of the week it gets uncomfortably humid again. it is looking like spring. love this sunrise photo taken near charlestown, west virginia. sun gleaming off the potomac this morning. temperatures that are now near 70 will be near near 80 in the afternoon. mid-80s in the afternoon with lower humidity in place. might get a few thunder showers around 2:00 this afternoon. in the shenandoah valley perhaps between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. some rain and thunder and lightning closer to the shenandoah valley 8:00 p.m. and into the metro area to the

9:00 to 11:00. after midnight, it pulls away. could get a storm, highs near 80s. more humid, up near 90 on friday. an afternoon storm is possible. maybe an afternoon storm on saturday. showers and thunder showers possible. remnants of tropical storm bill coming on sunday. >> thanks. it's 6:54, a scene of destruction at a church in alexandria where a motorcycle crashed into a roomful of children. take a look. you can see the glass covered the glass room at stment clement episcopal school. a motorcycle hit a car and broke in half and went flying into the window. there were ten children and a teacher inside. none of them in was hurt. >> it is a miracle. it's wonderful, it's a gift for all of us to breathe and say, we have another day and god has blessed us. >> motorcycle driver was hurt

and in critical condition at the hospital right now. today hundreds of janitors are expected to rally and march during the evening rush hour. members of the service international union will rally and march. this starts about 4:15 this afternoon. janitors are negotiating a new 89 contract. this month markings the 25th anniversary of justice for janitors day. we are hearing from a 16-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark off the coast of north carolina. a shark bit this arm while in waist-deep water on oak island sunday. doctors had to amputate this left arm. he spoke from his hospital bed. >> i didn't see it coming. like i said, i felt it on my leg. and then i saw it had attacked my arm out of the water a little bit. >> he said he will make an effort even though he only has one arm. the boy is one of two people attacked by sharks sunday.

a 12-year-old girl also lost her arm. here are 4 things to know before you head out the door. tropical depression bill is causing problems. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man in the district this happened just after midnight near orren and mill street in the trinidad neighborhood. and today metro will have to show how the agency is not meeting its own standards when it comes to safety protocols. and breaking news in upper marlboro where a popular restaurant burned today. investigators say the flames may have started in the bar area at tucker's restaurant. no one was hurt. aaron a break from high heat and humidity today. temperatures climbing near 80 by noon time low humidity in place. because of this massive fire in prince george's county upper marlboro, we have parts of marl bore prescribing, dower house

road and old marlboro pike shut down. >> that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes. hopefully, you'll join us. until then, have a great day. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody.

good morning. under water -- 33 million people under a flash flood watch today from texas to ohio. cars submerged, roads turned into rivers as tropical depression bill moves north. al roker is tracking the sts path. foul bi investigating the card falls, the number one team in baseball over allegations they hacked into a rival team's computers. could the organization face federal charges? what does it say about america's past time? bob costas weighs in. survivor. the 16-year-old who lost his arm after coming face to face with a shark this week opens up about that horrific