was entered in this case. you're looking at some video that shows him hitting and shoving a 15-year-old who was handcuffed. the boy's mother says thomas hit her son so hard his right eye was swollen shut. the incident happened in 2012. thomas has been placed on paid suspension. 4:30 now and in the day ahead, former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. is expected to be he's from -- released from a halfway house. he will likely finish the prison sentence in home confinement here in washington. jackson has a home in the dupont circle neighborhood. he has a home also in chicago. he spent 17 months in an alabama prison for spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items. his wife will serve a year in prison on related charge. looking at 4:30 on the dot. another hot start to a workweek. >> that's right. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with more on what we can expect in the day ahead. good morning. >> good morning, angie and eun.

very mild start to the day for sure. we haven't even dropped below 80 degrees at national airport yet. obviously cooler once you bet out the beltway. 78 in annapolis, 72 in dumfries and triangle. a warm one for sure. we'll have 100% sunshine today so temperatures will jump very, very quickly. commuter walk forecast, temperatures in the upper 70s for the walk in this morning. and into the low 90s by later on this afternoon. it will be a sticky day to be outside but tomorrow the heat and the humidity increase even more. uncomfortable uncomfortable, borders on oppressive for tuesday. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast and unfortunately rain chances may be going up as we head to the weekend. let's hope they get all that overnight road work done. >> let's hope but i don't think

so, unfortunately. we'd be very rich if we could get rid of all the road work early in the morning. randolph road, still have that left lane blocked here this morning. that's going to last probably for the next hour or so. and of course this is that on going project we have been talking about for quite some time. taking a look in lanham, lanham severn road we are shut down for road work that popped up an hour and a half and fell. and mine road no problems northbound or southbound. top of the beltway is nice and green. you can see 29, 95, b.w. parkway into and out of town everything rolling along quite well this morning. 6 66 into and out of town rolling along nicely. we are getting in new information right now on an attack at the afghan parliament. the taliban is responsible. 25 people are hurt, some of them hit by flying glass. three of those wounded are children.

explosives near the entrance of the compound. gunman tried to storm in, security forces pushed them back. the attack unfolding as lawmakers were meeting at parliament to confirm the appointment of a defense minister. members of parliament are safe and were not hurt in the attack. angie? >> kristin, thank you. we continue to follow this developing story out of new york. state police there will hold a news conference at noon about the ongoing search for these two prison escapees. investigators say david sweat and richard matt could be hitching rides on trains. teams searched two areas and a woman reported seeing them by rail road tracks near the new york and pennsylvania border. police searched an area 30 miles west of the clinton correctional facility. the men escaped more than two weeks ago. a prison worker has been charged in the escape and a corrections officer was placed on leave. we now know that the funeral for the state senator killed in the charleston massacre will be held on tuesday.

that is according to the state newspaper. clementa pinckney will lie in honor the south carolina state house. that news as investigators dig into the website that may have been put up by the confessed killer. many of you have seen an essay and the photos with dylann roof with a confederate flag. yesterday, emanuel ame church reopened to the congregation. >> to see what an example they have been to the nation his heart would be so full. >> yesterday, people marched across the bridge to show support for those killed. it's 4:35. federal agents filed charges

against a couple of zoo owners in florida who used to own a zoo here. eric mogensen and his daughter once owned the reston zoo. they were accused of mistreating animals and now the family is facing charges about the gulf breeze zoo. the u.s. department of agriculture said the zoo had exposed nails on fences and that zookeepers once shot a animal. and police are looking for someone who crashed a stolen car in southeast washington. you can see it busted the front of this black sedan on the left side you have screen. these pictures are from the news partner, wtop. park police say the driver hit a different car near anacostia high school, but no one in the second car was seriously hurt. today we're expected to find out if sweet briar college will stay open for another year. the plan to keep the women's college from shutting down is headed to the bedford county

judge for review today. the passionate group of alumni fighting to keep it open says it's an answer to their prayers. the school is in serious debt and faces falling enrollment. more supreme court rulings can come down today. we're watching closely for a ruling on the health care. the case looks at if people are eligible for health care subsidies because they have to buy on the federal exchange instead of the state exchange. we are watching for a ruling that can legalize same-sex marriage. we have a traffic alert for you this morning. expect delays going south on the g.w. parkway. crews are expected to begin inspecting the windy run bridge on the parkway in arlington. a single southbound lane will be closed between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 this afternoon. the federal highway administration moved up the inspection because of severe potholes.

engineers will determine whether water is getting in and whether there are other factors that are causing these potholes. tomorrow, federal investigators will hold their final hearing in metro's deadly underground smoke emergency. leaders from metro and d.c. fire and ems will be in hot seat. one woman died when smoke filled the plaza near l'enfant in january. the national transportation safety board will talk about ventilation, communication and training issues. in the day ahead, a park to remember the victims of the 2009 metro train crash will open. the legacy memorial park is located at new hampshire and north dakota avenues in northeast. it honors the lives of the nine people who died when two trains crashed near the fort totten station. d.c. leaders will hold a ceremony this morning and news4's megan mcgrath will have a report coming up in the next half hour. the so called free range parents are back in the

spotlight. why they were cleared of wrongdoing. it's an error that could have your kids retaking the s.a.t.s but will you have to pay again? looking live outside this morning where we're already in the 80s in some spots. that is hot and only getting hotter. storm t

child protective services ruled in favor of the montgomery county couple who says it is okay to allow your kids to walk

home alone. according to "the washington post," the agency says the my fives did not neglect their children. the police picked up their kids when they walked home from a park. they have been investigated multiple times but have not been charged. 15,000 students can retake their s.a.t.s. that's how many were affected by the reprint version. the booklets told students they had 25 minutes to finish a reading portion of the test, but the proctor only gave them 20 minutes. students affected will be able to retake it for free. they can do that do over if they choose -- i don't know how many want to. >> hard enough to take it the first time around. >> this won't affect the test scores either way. >> all right. weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. chuck bell, good morning. >> all about practice, practice, practice on those tests i would have taken it over again.

that way the nerves are down. you're ready to go the next time. outside in your weather headline, high summer heat today. it will be wet into the 90s. tomorrow, heat indexes probably over 100 degrees. very limited in the way of rain chances here for today. and i'm already getting a little worried about the weekend. it's monday already time to start thinking about the weekend. temperatures outside, 70s in most of the suburbs. holding on to near 80 inside the urban centers and along the chesapeake bay. and temperatures mid 70s at 7:00 a.m. 80s by 9:00 just about everywhere. close to 90 by noon. highs today easily getting into the low 90s in most areas. a few spots in northern montgomery county might be a touch cooler. but it will be a hot one for sure. then tomorrow, probably going to be our hottest day so far. up near about 97 degrees in washington. most everybody well into the 9 09s tomorrow.

even more humid as well. but that comes with thunderstorm chance chances, the beginning of a cooldown. at least it's try out there. >> i can show you dry roads this morning and for much of the day because of this nice heat that we have coming our way here. 66 east of compton, no problems there. eastbound and westbound everything is moving along fine. overall, prince george's county looking quite good. no major issues there. a little bit of road work we have been talking about this morning and tweeting about from first 4 traffic. beltway at central avenue, inner and outer loop rolling along as well. taking a look at 270, northbound and southbound, had some earlier road work that's cleared out of the way as you're flying south or headed north. remember to listen to our friends from wtop when you hop in your car. this is the one thing that we have in prince george's that we have been tweeting about as well. lanham severn road between

cipriano and carter which is about a five block stretch there, do have some emergency road work happening from overnight. back in ten minutes. >> thanks, melissa. the devastating church massacre in south carolina is already having an impact on the race for the white house. how the confederate flag is playing a role and where some candidates stand on removing it from the state capitol. and we're learning about a plane being searched by the fbi. kristin wright is gathering the details from the live desk and will bring us that

writing on a bathroom door on a flight from d.c. caused some big trouble. someone reported the suspicious statement. the american airlines plane had to land in a remote part at louis armstrong airport in new orleans. passengers were questioned by

law enforcement as they got off the plane when they got there. bomb sweeps were done at the plane and the fbi says at this point they do think it was some sort of hoax. no word exactly on what was written on the door. eun? >> thanks, kristin. 4:47 is your time now and we have seen people at rallies and posting on facebook and twitter. the issue is becoming more heated as presidential candidates weigh in now. let's go to tracie potts live on capitol hill with this issue. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you have people like jeb bush who says in florida we put it in the museum. that is where it belongs. but then there are other candidates like carly fiorina, marco rubio, john kasich of ohio who said it's state rights. kasich said he'd take it down, but that's not in esly what the people of south dakota would do. and ben carson said they need to discuss it and mike huckabee said this whole discussion is

irrelevant. >> for those of us running for president, everyone is being bated bait baited with this question as if it has anything to do whatsoever with running for president. in my position it does not. >> nothing f from the top democrat in the polls right now, hillary clinton. she has said in the past she thinks that the confederate battle flag needs to come down. eun? >> tracie potts, thank you. and here in washington, word shippers at metropolitan -- worshipers at ame church had extra security this weekend. a police cruiser was parked at the steps. services were held honoring the nine people killed in charleston. the shooting has churches on edge as they try to balance safety with the need to stay welcoming. >> it is clear to us and it shall be clear to you and everyone else that we will not allow anybody to deter us from

doing the work of god here in metropolitan ame church. >> someone called in a bomb threat to the church on friday following a vigil. bomb sniffing dogs went through the church before police gave the all clear. prince william police are looking for three people possibly connected to a shooting at a shopping center. police say someone shot a man several times at the triangle shopping plaza in dumfries yesterday. the shooter and two other people then ran away. a medevac helicopter flew the victim to the hospital. if you know about what happened, call prince william county police. we are working to find out how the person who was burned at a home in northwest washington is doing this morning. d.c. firefighters say the fire broke out on first and "o" street northwest yesterday. they believe it started because someone left some food on the stove. this morning the man charged with killing an officer while in custody is waking up in jail. police arrested travis boys yesterday morning. at they say he was spotted trying to get on a bus in new

orleans. he was still wearing his handcuffs at the time. he appeared dehydrated and he was taken to the hospital. the manhunt began saturday morning when boys was handcuffed in a patrol call. he somehow escaped and shot and killed an officer. boys is charged with first degree murder and aggravated escape. he is being held without bond. this morning the bodies of four irish students killed in the balcony collapse in california are back in ireland. the bodies and the victims' families arrived in dublin. they attended a private prayer service yesterday. six people died when the balcony collapsed in berkeley last week. this morning the fairfax county race is getting heated. wolf said a 37-year-old woman would be alive if the sheriff stacey kincaid provided more training for the deputies. wolf said they should have

received more training in handling people with mental illness. police tased the woman while in custody. she later died. sheriff kinkade is running for re-election. a new wrinkle in the effort to move a baseball team to spotsylvania county. the owner of the hagerstown suns wants to move them to the new stadium off route 1. well, if it was not available they aimed under a separate lawsuit filed last year. 4:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we are in the middle of a heat wave. my goodness gracious. roasting out there chuck bell. >> it was hot out there yesterday afternoon and saturday ahead of the thunderstorms is another 90 degree day as well. so we're only going to string four or five days in a row, 90 or higher. the 90 degree count is way ahead of schedule, twice as many 90 degree days as would be average. out there we go. indeed, did -- you probably won't notice it but today we'll

have three seconds less daylight than yesterday. >> three seconds? >> three seconds. yesterday was the summer solstice and now the days will get shorter again. we'll lose almost 5 1/2 hours of daylight between now and the winter solstice. outside this morning it is a mild start indeed here in the washington area this morning. temperatures have not even dropped below 80 at national airport. still an 83 degree heat index as well. humidity is going to be typically high today but not as oppressive as it will be tomorrow. so what to expect today 100% sunshine. plenty of heat. most everybody will be 90 and higher today. but the humidity levels not quite as crazy as it could be. longest days of the year are indeed here. 14 hours and 54 minutes of daylight today. all the way down to just barely 9 1/2 hours of daylight as we get to the winter solstice. current temperatures 68 in culpepper. frederick and new market maryland, also just below the 70

degree mark. by later today though, heat indexes back up into the mid 90s across most areas. and that tells you that the humidity isn't so bad. rain chances today not a chance. tomorrow, 30% chance. dry on wednesday. and thursday, friday and the weekend looks like rain chances will be starting to increase. satellite and radar over the last 12 hours not much going on. off to a mostly sunny start today. no threat for rain, no threat for severe weather today. if you're traveling back towards detroit or chicago, you'll run into some storm chances there. those thunderstorm chances come our way for tomorrow. afternoon into the evening time frame but tomorrow, high up near 97 degrees. and near 90 degrees on wednesday and thursday. cooling down but coming with better rain chances as we head towards friday. unfortunately both days this weekend look like they'll have a chance for a shower. not good news. let's hope melissa has good news over in first 4 traffic. >> i can tell you that overall we have very light volume because nobody is on the roads

quite yet. that's my bit of good news. do have a little bit of construction still. kind of hanging around here. the outer loop between arena drive and route 50, left lane blocked there. that should be out of the way probably in the next 30 minutes or so. wide look at things overall beltway is looking quite good. nice and green, no major problems right now as you take a big look at the beltway. 270 at montrose, southbound fine. no major problems there. 66 here rolling along nicely. so is 95 there in virginia. looking at the top of the beltway, no issues b.w. parkway, 95 in maryland and 29 all looking quite good. back in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. a close call for a fairfax county boy. how his alert mom saved him from a tree crashing down

you're watching "news4 today." >> police are still trying to find the driver of a stolen car who slammed into another car in anacostia and then ran from the scene. these pictures were sent to us with the cars involved. it happened near anacostia high school yesterday. the driver who was hit did go to the hospital. she is expected to be okay. we don't know how long a starbucks in alexandria could be closed after someone drove into the front window. take a look. you can see the driver shattered

at least one window at the starbucks in the bradley shopping center on king street yesterday. alexandria police tweet ed these pictures. no one was hurt. well, this morning a young boy is safe after a massive tree came crashing down near him. this is in northern virginia. take a look. the family was about to leave the drive in fairfax when the mom heard the popping sound. she saw the tree falling in slow-mo and her son was in the tryway. >> i was standing by the door of the house. i could just yell run run run. he looked around stunned and then took off running towards the garage. thank goodness because he would have been hit by the tree. >> it landed on the neighbor's car. and they're thanking the fairfax county police for the quick response. it was what friday night that we saw all that thunder and the damage and the next morning high water. roads were closed in fact.

>> quick thinking. stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning. i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news4 today." so the morning headline, right now shocker, it's still hot out there. >> still hot. this is the way it will be for pretty much the rest of the summer. it's june 22 after all. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. welcome to summer. >> summer came early this year and it's holding on tight for now. outside on our sky watcher camera here this morning a beautiful day out there. sunrise is coming up about 35 or so minutes from now. couple of clouds around, but they're not rain making clouds. temperatures finally below 80 degrees at national airport. 72 leesburg, gaithersburg, upper 60s from there out to damascus. and off we go, back to work.

temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. 90s later on this afternoon but the good news is from the wealth department, all green lights from the weather office. no weather related problems. what about the traffic? >> your green lasts longer than mine does. nice and green here, taking a big look at the beltway. no major problems. a little bit of construction should be wrapping up in the next couple of minutes here. taking a look at 270 into and out of town, no major issues there this morning. looking quite good. 66 just east of compton road is where this camera is inbound. outbound looking good. same thing at 95 in virginia. van ness station, the west side entrance shut down because of the escalator replacement project that's kicking off. today the victims of the