that's considered the oldest black church in the south and the police chief is calling this a hate crime. we heard from the mayor there, joe riley. >> the only reason someone could walk in to a church and shoot people praying is out of hate. the only reason. that is the most dastardly act that one can possibly imagine. >> we now have confirmation that long-time state senator and the church's pastor clementa pinckney is among the dead. we do not know if he was specifically targeted. police are searching for the gunman right now, described as a white man in his early 20s. back to you. >> thanks, molette. 4:30. d.c. police are investigating a shooting in southwest washington. a man was shot in the area off 33rd and "d" street. he was unconscious but breathing. right now there is no description of the suspect. d.c. police are frustrated at the lack of people coming

forward in recent cases. for the third time in less than a month, chief cathy lanier made a public plea for information about a shooting. last week someone gunned down two men on i-295. a 16-year-old is now fighting for his life after the shooting on tuesday. despite clear video of three possible suspects in his shooting there were no leads. this is the same story for d.c. reporter charnice milton who was killed by a stray bullet waiting for a bus stop in southeast. >> the real culprits here are those people who remain silent and look you dead in the eye when you're at the giant or alabama avenue or at the safeway on alabama avenue. and they come over and they greet you and they say, i feel so sorry for your loss, but they know who it is that did it and they won't say a word. >> even though the cases are not connected, investigators believe the suspects are known to friends and families, but no one is turning them in. 4:31 is our time right now. what started off to be a rainy

morning for a lot of us. >> and let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out if that's going to cool things down. >> not much. it's just bringing more humidity back and that rain was drumming on the roofs overnight. now it's exiting the metro area. just a few lingering sprinkles here in anne arundel and right along the bay and around columbia and howard county. that's passing east of us. west of the metro area still cloudy. but the cloud cover will be breaking up later this morning. temperatures are down to near 70 in the metro area. low 70s around the bay. 60s in shenandoah valley and the mountains. maybe fog forming there. it's turned very humid. sweltering humidity back with us today. temperatures by 8:00. should be in the low to mid 80ss. then late afternoon, some storms could be coming through. some of them could be strong. some of them with damaging winds and hail.

late afternoon and into early this evening. now what's happening on the roads, breaking news with melissa. >> breaking news in arlington. talking about g.w. parkway, the northbound lanes at spout run, right now shut down. we are closed completely between spout run and the cia. traffic is being pushed on to spout run because of an engine that exploded from a vehicle around route 123 overnight here this morning. i 270 shady grove no problems. northbound, looking quite good. we have a little bit of a sheen on some of the roads from overnight moisture and moisture as well this morning. 29 here. 95, b.w. parkway, everything rolling along quite nicely. same thing when you look at prince george's county, no major problems there. remember near fredericksburg at route 1, we have that right lane blocked from the earlier crash. back in ten minutes. now to the developing story out of upstate new york. police are widening the search for two killers on the run after

escaping prison. new york state police say that richard matt and david sweat could be anywhere. police released some new images yesterday showing what the two men might look like with beards. there they are here. the district attorney confirmed the woman charged with helping matt and sweat escape had spoken to them about having her husband killed. >> 4:34 now. today community members are hosting a walk to remind drivers to safely share the road with pedestrians. the focus is on one corridor in particular. wisconsin avenue in northwest. last week during rush hour a driver hit a man in a crosswalk near van ness street. he survived. the next day a grocery delivery truck hit and killed a pedestrian at the intersection of wisconsin and calvert street. organizers are meeting at wisconsin avenue and veazey street. this morning, we are hearing from the son of a man whochs hit and killed by -- who was hit and

killed by a d.c. street sweeper. james gary died on monday after a street sweeper backed into him. he was the father of six and his son told news4 he died wearing a gift he had given him just days before the accident. a pair of cowboy boots. >> he died wearing the cowboy boots. so i feel good that he was wearing them. he didn't want to take them off. he wanted to break them in. he loves cowboy boots. >> the street sweeper is owned by a private company contracted by the district. in a statement, they extended their condolences. today, neighbors and friends will raise money for a family displaced by a fire in loudoun county. an apartment and three businesses were destroyed earlier this month. a concert will be held today from 5:30 to 8:30 in leesburg. it will be hosted by the host of planet radio.

several performers will take the stage at the house of loudoun county -- on loudoun street, rather. there are new calls for the head of personnel management to resign over deficiencies with cyber security. a democrat of the house homeland committee said archuleta failed to protect the data. hackers stole it in two preaches made public in recent weeks. opm leaders have known about cyber security weaknesses since at least 2007. today is national dump the pump day, so you're encouraged to leave your car at home and use mass transit. the program is in the tenth year, and as gas prices rise, it's to help you save money on your commute. according to american public transportation association, downsizing to one car can save on average more than $9,000 a month. that's a lot of savings. if you do dump the pump in montgomery county today, you may get some freebies. commuter services will be out in

force, greeting commuters and providing some information along with some giveaways. that will happen at silver springs between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. and learn about alternative ways to commute such as bike sharing between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. caught on camera, a metro rider pepper sprayed all because he didn't pay his fare. why did transit police say they were forced to do that? the push was for 20 but this morning we're learning a woman will be the new face of the $10 bill. who some of you want to see and how you can put in your two cents. take a -- that was good. take a look outside on this thursday morning. we're almost through the workweek. its raining out there a little bit in spots right now. will you need your umbrella on your walk to work? tom will bring us the forecast. we're standing by for what could be some major decisions from the supreme court. the cases that could see a ruling some time today.

questions this morning about whether metro transit police used excessive force when they pepper sprayed a metrobus rider who didn't pay his fare. you can see officers were not wearing uniforms on this bus in southeast d.c. metro says they were watching people board the bus when they saw a man didn't pay.

they said he started to push back. and the man who recorded this told us his version of the story. >> he screamed out an he was pepper sprayed. of course they sprayed him directly in the eyes. there was a lot of screaming and crying. it was very tough to watch. >> metro transit police arrested the man and charged him withes a assaulting an officer and not paying a fare. we know the next person on a $10 bill will be a woman. and twitter is lighting up with suggestions. under the #the new ten people are tweeting names including rosa parks and eleanor roosevelt. jack lew announced the plan yesterday. lew said the $10 will be debuting in 2020 around the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. who do you think should be on the $10 bill? be sure to tweet us, #the new

10. i think the suggestions are harriet tubman, rosa parks eleanor roosevelt, hard to beat them. weather and traffic on the 1s. break's over, tom. >> that's right. the humidity did drop yesterday. it hits back again in the wake of the overnight showers were crossing the bay here. the patches of light green, exiting the western shore of the bay, now heading to the eastern shore of the bay. and pulling off to the east and behind that we still have some wet pavement. a little bit of ponding of water around. when you're walking to work, maybe leaping over puddles temperatures in the mid 70s and some walkways are wet. have an umbrella handy. temperatures climbing into the upper 80s. wear your sun block and sunglasses and you will need an umbrella later on in the afternoon. a look at the severe threats for the day. next weather and traffic on the

1s at 4:51. we have got breaking news on the roads early on this thursday morning. here's melissa. >> still have this breaking news right now, talking about g.w. parkway at spout run parkway. all northbound lanes are blocked. we spoke with park police, they said it's shut down between spout run and the cia. this engine explosion, it happened this morning around 123. route 123. all traffic is being pushed on to spout run as they clean up the debris. beltway, no problem. same thing when you look at 95 and 66 and beltway at central moving along nicely. back in ten minutes. >> see you then thank you. it could have been catastrophic. two passenger jets rolling down the runway nearly missing each other. why both pilots thought they were cleared for takeoff and the chilling watchtower reportings. we learned new details in the case of the former speaker of the house dennis hastert. what

you're watching "news4 today." >> stop stop stop. >> that frantic last minute call likely saved hundreds of lives at the chicago midway airport. that was made as two planes on a collision course came to a screeching halt. they were barrelling full throttle down intersecting runways and in reality, only the southwest flight had been cleared for takeoff. the planes stopped within about 2,000 feet of the intersection. >> the offending pilot has to listen closely to make sure the call signs are not confused. repeat back the clearance. the lives are at stake here and so this is a very critical moment. >> now, delta is cooperating with an investigation, but it's

unclear whether the pilot will face any discipline. today, former house speaker dennis hastert returns to court. he is charged with lying to the fbi. today's hearing is a chance for prosecutors and hastert's attorneys to work out procedural details. just days ago we learned the judge will allow some evidence to stay secret. that can include the name of the person that hastert was paying off and details of what he was hiding. a montgomery county man is asking the supreme court to review his case. george huguely is serving 23 years for killing yeardley love in charlottesville in 2010. they were both students and lacrosse players at uva at the time. huguely hired a new lawyer and the lawyer said the trial should have been delayed when his attorney got sick. today, we can learn the supreme court's ruling on multiple high profile cases.

the biggest, whether the gay marriage is protected. and republican lawmakers wanted subsidies overturned, but they're concerned if people lose health insurance it can hurt them in the next election. president obama joining forces with house republicans today to save a highly controversial trade deal. the house is expected to vote on whether to give the president the power to speed trade deals through congress. and that comes after democrats blocked the president's trade bill last week. they oppose it because they say it will cut jobs. the bill involves 11 countries around the pacific. today, a virginia federal court will consider whether the navy must recognize atheists as religious. a group called the humanist society is suing the navy to allow atheist chaplains. it claims the denial of chaplains impairs their religious exercise in the navy. this morning, the controversial papers on climate change will be published.

this morning we're expecting to hear the papers that will call for action to combat climate change. a draft version leaked to the press inflaming an already politicized issue and the vatican was not happening with that leak. it shows that man is mainly responsible for climate change. pope francis asked the faithful to welcome the documents. >> this is our home, he said. if it is ruined it damages everyone. especially the poor. >> the pope and climate change are both already big issues on the campaign trail. for declared candidates and two others thinking of running are catholic. right now, firefighters are struggling to contain an out of control brushfire near phoenix. there's zero containment of this blaze. estimated at 300 acres, burning through cedar trees. extra crews are on the way to

town of kerney where fire torched at least two homes there. flames forced the evacuation of a trailer park. a state senator said the smoke coming from the scene looked like a volcano eruption. 4:50 right now. loudoun county is putting up $300 million to see the silver line expanded but said it's in the dark about the project. according to a staff report, officials have little role in major decisions like schedule, costs and design changes. county officials have expressed frustration with the metropolitan washington airport authority which is leading that project. alexandria wants to stay on top of new technology by regulating digital signs in the city. a planning group will meet today at city hall to decide if regulations under the zoning ordinance need updating. that meeting happens at 7:00 tonight. if changes are needed the group will put forward the recommendations at the end of the month. we're learning what metro needs toed a dr.ess to keep you safe -- address to keep you safe.

90 safety issues were pointed out. 77 on the rails 13 on buses among the findings. metro workers using their personal cell phones while inside the system's control system, and that metro doesn't do enough track maintenance work. metro has 90 days to submit a plan, detailing how it plans to address the safety issues. we posted the full list of concerns on nbcwashington.com. in "news4 your health" despite recent changes to sunscreen labels it seems many of you are still confused. researchers at northwestern university says the majority of people interviewed didn't know that sunscreen protected them from cancer and sun burns. many also admitted they didn't understand the definition of spf. new regulations were implemented requiring labels to emphasize protection against uva and uvb regulation. both can lead to skin cancers. taking a live look outside right now 70 degrees outside of

our studios here in northwest washington. we had a relief, but boy, was it brief. the humidity is back already on this morning. >> storm team 4 tom kierein keeping an eye on it for us. summer is back. >> no one would think that 70 is comfortable, but not so today. it is really humid in the wake of the downpours we had overnight that are now crossing the chesapeake bay. you see on the storm team 4 radar, that moving radar is continuing to go east rapidly. the back edge is now exiting diehl annapolis, the bay bridge. a few sprinkles here in anne arundel and in howard county. most of it though is quickly pulling away from the metro area. we have a large zone that's under a severe weather threat. all this area in yellow including most of virginia and a lot of maryland and west virginia for this afternoon. there's the risk of some strong storms. the main risk threat factors are high winds and hail. could get some heavy downpours

and may cause some ponding of water. there's a low risk of some isolated tornadoes from some of the storms that may get going by the later this afternoon. for the afternoon commute the impact is low to moderate depending on where the storms roll on through. but they'll be coming into the metro area with the steamy humidity and warm afternoon temperatures. right now, hovering around 70 in the metro area and the bay and to the west. shenandoah valley and the mountains. in the 60s right now. patchy fog may be forming there. by 8:00, much of the region in the mid 70s. by noon low 80s. afternoon highs reaching upper 80s with the storms coming on through with the high humidity in place. tomorrow, less humid, but still rather steamy. temperatures up near 90. a smaller chance of an isolated storm in the afternoon. we start to increase our afternoon storm chances on saturday and sunday. morning showers and afternoon showers on sunday. that's the remnants of tropical storm bill that came in to texas yesterday.

it will be coming our way by sunday with some showers and thundershowers. maybe a few thundershowers on monday. highs near 90 on sunday and monday. maybe some more storms next week. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the hour by hour storm timing. breaking news on the roads with melissa. >> breaking news on g.w. parkway, northbound lanes are at spout run, right now we are shut down. the northbound lanes are blocked, closed from spout run all the way up to the cia area. traffic being pushed on to spout run. you can't go any further than that. and you can only get on above the cia at some point. so at this point this morning that's a pretty big closure for us because of an earlier incident. looking at 270 headed southbound and northbound no problems. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. ox road, both looking quite good. 95 northbound in virginia, on time at 60 miles per hour.

95 at powder mill road looking good. back in ten minutes. it's 4:55. some people will turn on the tap this morning, only to find brown water. why do health officials say it's safe to drink? and don't throw away that carry-on just yet, who is ba

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today." >> alexandria officer peter laboy will not have to go work today. he made a remarkable recovery after he was shot in the head and this morning, he is officially retired. alexandria police held a special ceremony for him last night. he pulled over a taxi in old towne alexandria two years ago and he was shot in the head. it took him months to recover. >> i was happy that everything i wanted to do i was able to do it. so -- >> because you did so many different things. >> yes, i did. >> fellow officers nicknamed him superman following his recovery. he served with the police department for 18 years. apparently the winter weather is to blame for brown tap water in montgomery county. the washington suburban sanitary commission said the salt used to treat the roads and sidewalks caused significantly high levels of sodium chloride in the potomac. even though it isn't aesthetically appealing water

quality tests are conducted daily and the water is safe to drink. well the size of your carry-on bag is not changing, at least for now. last week, smaller bags would help to free up space in the packed overhead bins. but now it's canceling the recommendation because of a growing public outcry and criticism from the airlines. airlines worldwide rejected the idea for carry on bags to be 20% smaller than they currently allow. the first whole foods market will be open for business next week. it will feature a pub inside. how about that? they plan to serve some wine, beer and spirits from loudoun county. the store opens july 29th in the belmont chase shopping center. adams morgan celebrity is getting a new home. take a look. this is romo the dog. you may have seen him on his window perch in adams morgan over the last few years. some have called him the neighborhood king. however, romo is moving to

arlington tomorrow. oh, no. his owners say the 150 pound puppy, a big puppy, will have some more space in his new home and a new backyard. we'll miss him for sure. stay with us "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >> i'm molette green at the live desk with new details on that mass shooting at the country's oldest black church in the deep south. the naacp just released this statement. we'll have that coming up. i'm aaron gilchrist. also this morning, the push to dump the pump. why you might want to get your metro stop a little earlier. i'm eun yang. look at storm team 4 radar as rain starts moving out of our area, but not for long. let's get right to tom kierein with your hour by hour storm timing. tom? >> yeah we have some lingering showers on the eastern shore. there's our storm team 4 radar and the radar history over the last four hours, we had downpours drumming on our