let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell now for the very latest on this weather alert day. chuck? >> yeah, aaron and eun, heat is only half the problem we're facing today. heat index values could be up near 105 this afternoon. actual air pressure is near 100. temperatures are already in the mid to upper 70s around the metro. one or two lonesome spots are below 70. 77 in annapolis. so heading out the door first thing this morning, sticky and steamy. temperatures upper 70s before 8:00 a.m. and mid 80s by 9:00 or 10:00 this morning. temperatures near 98 degrees between 3:00 and 5:00 and thunderstorms starts in the mid afternoon time frame. severe thunderstorms are likely this afternoon. temperatures mid 90s, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. weather slowdowns today, not much in the weather department slowing things down but by this afternoon it could be ugly on the roads. >> no doubt, it will be nasty this afternoon. please be careful.

right now do have a new problem here. 95 northbound at prince william parkway, a crash is blocking the center lane. this is part of the problem. 95 northbound has some construction, now out of the way. now we're dealing with this crash here in the middle leap. you can see 95, not looking so hot. right now going five miles per hour as you're headed through the dale city area. after you're passing dumfries and 234. look at 66 no problems on 66. into town or out of town. looking quite good, 270 rolling along nicely. a big look at the beltway coming up. thanks melissa. today metro will face a new questions about the deadly underground emergency that happened earlier this year. the ntsb hearing will go on for two days and news4's megan mcgrath is outside the l'enfant plaza metro station with more on what we'll hear. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. metro is going to be under the microscope later on this morning as the ntsb begins a two-day hearing into that deadly smoke incident that happened in a

tunnel near the l'enfant plaza metro station. a woman died back in january when smoke filled a train that was down in that tunnel. now, the ntsb wants to know what went wrong and what safety procedures need to be changed to make sure that it never happens again. investigators today will focus on a few specific areas including metro's infrastructure and conditions leading to the electrical arcing that produced the smoke down in that tunnel. they're going to look at emergency response and the evacuation. there's been a lot of criticism about how long it took to get people out of the tunnel and to safety. the hearing gets underway at 9:00 a.m. this morning and at ntsb headquarters and will continue through tomorrow. back to you in the studio. >> thanks megan. you can watch everything that happens at the hearing online. we're sending news4 transportation reporter adam tuss there today. follow him on twitter. he'll be tweeting updates.

it's time to move the flag from the capitol grounds. >> that was south carolina governor nikki haley calling for lawmakers in her state to remove the confederate flag from the state capitol grounds. this comes less than a week after a 21-year-old white man gunned down nine people because they were black. "usa today" reports religious and political leaders are flocking to south carolina now to press lawmakers to stay in session next week and vote on the flag issue. debate over the flag and what it means is reaching a fever pitch and now retailer walmart eliminated all merchandise with the confederate flag on it. page after page of confederate themed goods are now gone from walmart's website. one shopper said she's happy to see the item goes. >> but the insensitivity was just terrible so i'm glad that

they have made that decision. >> walmart is the nation's largest retailer. however, confederate flag merchandise still on sale on sites like amazon.com and ebay. it is 5:04. today, the loudoun county school board will reconsider the name of a new middle school. earlier this month, the board voted to name the school after former speaker of the virginia house of delegates john f. ryan. the local naacp wants the school renamed. civil rights group says ryan's contribution to virginia's history may have included supporting racial segregation. the school board now has to decide whether it will rescind the name and reconsider previously rejected options or submit new names. that vote will take place today. 5:04 right now. the police union in d.c. says more needs to be done to ross cute -- prosecute and punish people using all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes. right now, police are looking

for 14 persons of interests in the shooting death of reporter milton. the union says police officers arrested 147 people for dirt bike and atv related charges in the past year and a half. but more than half had their charges dismissed. 33 were found guilty and all had their jail sentences suspensioned. a weather alert day here in the metropolitan area. here's a live look at the temperatures and the mercury is only going to rise. already 79 degrees here in washington. 70 degrees in culpepper. the latest on what could be the hottest day of the year as well as storms in our area. we'll bring you updates at 5:11. a major decision in montgomery county. why the next time you call into work you could get paid for the day. and new developments in prince george's county. why they want to know whether you recognize this man in this picture after two recent incidents invol

i want to show you a picture here. prince george's county police say this is the man who inappropriately touched a girl in a cvs store earlier this month. it happened in the new carrollton area. the man also touched a girl in the beltway plaza mall last week. if you want a closer look at the pictures we have posted them on the nbc washington facebook page. the redskins trademark case goes to court today. a group of native americans challenged the trademark last week. in response dan schneider sued the group and the native

americans want a judge to dismiss the lawsuit. their appeal starts today, but we won't find out a decision until later this week. coming up on nine after 5:00 on a storm team 4 weather alert day because we're expecting extreme heat and storms today. >> and storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with our forecast. good morning. >> good morning aaron and eun. could be one of the top three or four or five weather days of the year around here. definitely going to be a cooker out there from a heat and humidity perspective. temperatures now 74, rockville, 77 in college park. 79 at reagan national. so hour by hour planning out your day temperatures mid to upper 70s this morning. mid 90s by lunch time today. upper 90s to near 100. not even taking into account the heat index. heat indis -- indices will be in the 105 range.

so it's uncomfortable outside now. and it will be just down right oppressive by later on this afternoon. have our nbc washington app ready to go. we'll be sending out push alerts and have frequent updates here on channel 4 as well. update on the crash from molette green. >> update on the crash. good morning. just got off the phone with police. this 95 north crash at prince william parkway they're saying it's cleared out of the way. still we have some volume, off to the right side of the road. and 95 not looking so hot as you head north of the prince william parkway. that's dale city and that's slow because of earlier road work here. nice and green love to see that. beltway here at colesville road, inner and outer loop everything is moving along fine. overall, no major problems. back at 5:21 with a live look at prince george's county. reaction is pouring in for maryland governor larry hogan

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you're watching "news4 today." >> 5:14 right now and larry hogan is facing a long couple of months. by now you've probably heard he's fighting cancer. it is advanced aggressive non-hodgkins lymphoma. he said he's attacking it with humor. >> i'm taking pain killers and the doctor said don't make any serious decision or i think you ought to just rest up and stay home. well, i'm doing a press conference at 4:00. he said that's a bad idea. >> yeah hogan also joked yesterday about losing some of his hair. but it was an emotional press conference. he says he plans to stay at

work. he'll undergo about 18 weeks of treatment with chemotherapy once every three weeks. doctors tell us most treatments won't require any long term hospitalization for the governor. >> aggressive lymphomas respond very well and very quickly to the therapies that we prescribe for the patients. >> we should note that doctor isn't treating governor hogan. the governor will take some time off because of the fast growing nature of this cancer. a little more on the man who will be stepping the in for governor from time to time. lieutenant governor boyd rutherford has been in public service for years now but this is his first elected office. he worked for bob erlich and for former president george w. bush. governor hogan said rutherford steps up a lot and has his complete confidence. it is 5:15. friends, supporters and politicians took to social media

after governor hogan announced his fight against cancer. martin o'malley wished him the best in overcoming that challenge as well. prince george's county state's attorney also -- also showed her support for him saying that they're praying for a speedy recovery. and anthony brown said hogan and his family will be in his prayers. baltimore's mayor also sent her support through twitter. the announcement comes five months after he entered office. today we could see a final vote on a bill that would require paid sick leave in montgomery county. the earned sick and safe leave bill requires businesses in the county to provide employees the opportunity to earn up to seven paid sick days a year. workers could be allowed safe time to handle legal services for domestic violence, victim services and for counseling. for 11:00 this morning. should be happening at the montgomery county council building that's in rockville.

charles severance will have one trial to defend himself against three different murder charges. he is charged with killing three people in alexandria over the course of ten years. yesterday, a judge denied a motion to split the cases up. even though it was his lawyers who wanted separate trials. severance's trial starts this october. the man accused of beating a metro passenger may soon accept a plea deal. according to our news partner wtop, william nelson was granted a continuance yesterday after appearing in court. nelson was caught on camera beating the metro passenger earlier this month. this happened on a green line train. the video went viral and was viewed by millions of people. nelson will now head back to court next tuesday. 5:17 now. already hot out there today. you need to drink plenty of water through the day and pay attention. there's a massive bottled water recall underway right now. 14 brands of bottled water in this recall because they may be contaminated with e. koli. wegman's brand.

7-eleven and acadia brand. niagara bottling said to boil the water before you drink it. if you want to know if yours was affected, look at the bottles. it begins with the letter "f" or "a." in "news4 your health" the bacteria in your stomach may help you lose weight. a specific gut microbe may explain why some lose weight more easily than others. in the study of overnight and obese people, those with the microbe may help your insulin levels. the metabolism increased when put on a calorie-controlled diet. your favorite cereals could have all natural ingredients. general mills will drop artificial flavors and colors. you will see the changes in reese's puffs first. lucky charms will take longer to reformulate. that's natural.

the company says by the end of next year, 90% of the cereals will have no artificial ingredients. beware of skinny jeans. your mom should teach you that first thing. >> is there a handbook for this? >> an australian woman ended up in the hospital after squatting for several hours in her tight denim pants. at first her feet were numb and then her calves swelled so much that the jeans had to be cut off. doctors say she damaged her muscles and nerve fibers in her lower legs. obviously you don't have to throw away your skinny jeans. make sure they're not too tight. all right. new this morning, trash and recycling crews will be hitting the streets early this morning in prince george's county as the day's heat -- as the day heats up. they'll start at 7:00 to beat

the heat. if you haven't put your trash out yet, you still have time. the county tells news4 that any day where the heat index is expected to hit the triple digits like today, crews will be up and working early. 20 minutes after 5:00. a live look outside for you this morning. where the heat is building already. well into the 70s and the sun is not even up yet. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with more on the weather alert day. what is happening out there? >> well, luckily it's the calm before the storm first thing this morning. you may need your squeegee out the door because five minutes after you leave the door, you'll scoop the sweat off the sides of your face and arms because it will be oppressively humid. red sky at morning, sailors take warning. sunrise coming up in 20 minutes from now. and it's just going to be one of those days if you have an air conditioner and a fan, just sit in froptsdz of both -- front of both of those things all day. planning out your morning, mid

to upper 70s early. mid 80s by 9:00 with plenty of sunshine. above 90 degrees before lunch time today. if you can be 90 before noon you have a shot at 100 degrees. we sure have a shot at that today. the record is 98. i'm going 98. we could easily touch 100 at national airport today. dangerous heat indexes, storms firing up and severe weather likely this afternoon into this evening. likely between 2:00 and 3:00 this afternoon, and might go up to 7:00 or 8:00. and already severe weather from buffalo to cleveland and then the sun is not even up. this is part of a very energized weather system which will be bringing the severe weather threat to our area. usually we only have the yellow which is the slight risk for severe weather. tuesday we moved up into the enhanced risk for severe weather. that includes all of the i-95 corridor from washington,

baltimore, philadelphia to new york city and boston. so if you're traveling anywhere from here northbound today up i-95, be on the lookout. there could be big-time airline delays. here's the way future weather times out the thunderstorm chances. quiet through lunch time. 2:30 this afternoon, first line of storms getting going into the metro by 2:30, 3:00. what's likely to be a much more powerful line between about 5:00 and 7:00 this evening. so be on the lookout for that. temperatures 98 today with the severe weather. 88 tomorrow with sunshine and lower humidity. thursday nice as well. just in time for the weekend, clouds come back and rain chances too. but it will not be 100 degrees this weekend. it will be in the 7 0s with showers. melissa? >> thank you. again, taking a look at 95 in virginia. still our slowest spot, but getting better. live camera, 95 northbound at prince william parkway the crash in the center lane has been cleared out of the way.

you can see approaching that through dale city, ten miles per hour. we are kind of slow. also sort of slow here southbound there at 95 near dumfries. just be aware of that situation there this morning. prince george's county overall looking quite good. same thing when you're headed north looking at 29 95, b.w. parkway, northbound and southbound, everything is rolling along fine. 270 at montrose road, no problem there. i'm back at 5:31. i'm angie goff at the live desk. live video of tornado stricken illinois. take a look. you can see the twister in the sky there. at least five tornadoes were reported across the state. some areas getting two to four inches of rain during the height of the storm. you can see the high winds, very powerful causing monumental damage to homes and builds. now rescue crews saved several people stuck in their rvs and campers at the campground. one person is in serious condition right now. they're being treated at the hospital. also right now, firefighters

trying to clear the roads of the fallen trees and downed power lines. aaron, back to you. >> angie thank you. 5:24. we are waiting to find out whether another mass shooting in philadelphia is related to one from this weekend. police say someone shot seven people yesterday. two of the people in critical condition right now. police recovered a shotgun, the same kind of gun a shooter used in a block party in philadelphia this past weekend. the man accused of firing shots at george zimmerman pled not guilty. the man faces attempted second degree murder, aggravated assault and other charges. he answered a written plea. annerson said that zimmerman threatened him with a gun. police say he has a fixation on zimmerman and he had been admitted to the mental institution. new york city will add close to 1,300 new police officers to the force in the coming years. it's part of a new $78 billion budget proposal by the city

council. the city council proposed the extra officers despite mayor bill de blasio objections, but de blasio eventually agreed. the added officers will cost the city about $170 million. about 300 of the new hires will be assigned to counterterrorism efforts. there's a new push in maryland for tougher prison sentences for people who commit crimes in front of children. wilson young created a change.org petition that calls for lawmakers to add five years to who commits a crime in front of a child. young took action after someone killed her niece kaya. the crime happened in front of kaya's 2 and 7-year-old children. the 7-year-old called 911. >> something like that happens in front of the children and having them faced with that dilemma all of their lives, to have my niece's life not gone in vain i decided to be a change agent. >> lawmakers are expected to call on wilson to testify as they consider changes to the law. you can find out more about

signing that change.org petition if you'd like on the nbc washington app. nbc has brand new 2016 poll numbers and the results may surprise you. who the top contenders are next. it's a massive data breach that affected a lot of people. lawmakers want some answers and what's expectsed to happen -- expected to happen in a matter of hours. the sun starts to come up. it's dry out there now, but that is about to change. chuck bell is working on your thunderstorm timing forecast and we'll have that at 5:31.

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looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30, starting in just hours, we could learn a lot more about the underground emergency on metro that killed a woman earlier this year. a tunnel near l'enfant plaza filled one smoke. from the heat to the humidity, to the storms headed our way, we're getting you prepared for this weather alert day. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. chuck bell is in the weather center. it will be a dangerous day. >> yeah it is. you need to take your heat precautions and the severe

weather threat very seriously for today. not the usual summer afternoon chances for storms and heat. dangerously hot. temperatures up near 100. heat index values could be flirting with 105 this afternoon. a round of severe thunderstorms is expected by later on this afternoon. stay very weather alert. have our nbc washington app. we'll send out push alerts frequently during the day. hourly temperatures up to 85 by 9:00. 93 by noon. forecasted highs today in the mid and upper 90s, again with a round of severe thunderstorms likely. the timing out of the thunderstorms for today, not much of a threat here during the morning hours but any time after 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon thunderstorm chances ramp up. 80 or 90% chance to deal with severe weather between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. be on the lookout. keep an eye on the sky today and keep your app or social media

close at hand. we'll send out the information we need frequently. >> especially important to listen to chuck here for that evening commute because that's when -- >> it will be ugly for the ride home today. >> hopefully we'll be off the roads. so will you. 95 north here at prince william parkway a little bit of volume there. nothing terrible. that earlier crash out of the wane. through dumfries, getting better there. 17 mile per hour. that's a pretty typical scene in dumfries. into and out of town, no major problems at this point in morning. 270 slow out of frederick all the way down to 27 there in germantown. back in ten minutes. >> thanks, melissa. a silver spring man is awaiting extradition to prince george's county after confessing to raping two women within two hours. al bell was arrested saturday morning at a relative's alexandria home. he told police he assaulted a woman he knew inside a temple hills apartment friday night. the second attack happened just a few blocks away. bell said he grabbed a woman

walking along silver hill road ands a all of a suddened her in a -- and assaulted her in a vacant home. >> very rarely do you find two independent women at two separate locations just a few blocks away, and you're able to track down that suspect and he confesses. >> bell faces up to three life terms in prison if convicted. congress wants some answers about how hackers stole information from the federal government. the senate holding a hearing about federal security today. the office of personnel management said hackers stole information from federal workers a few months ago. we could learn how long it could take to replace tens of millions of faulty air bags in cars all over the world. takata recalled millions of air bags because they can explode. senators are holding a hearing about what is being done to fix that problem. the air bags had been linked to eight deaths in this country. and today the white house is watching democrats closely as the senate takes a crucial

procedural vote. if today's measure passes that could ultimately lead to a victory for president obama on his hard fought trade bill. senate republicans are hoping they can draw enough pro trade democrats to their side. several democrats have said they will vote for this measure. 5:33 now. we have some brand new 2016 poll numbers to tell you about today. the debates are just around the corner and these kinds of polls play a huge role in deciding who will be on stage. hillary clinton, she's 60 points ahead of vermont senator bernie sanders. on the republican side, jeb bush is looking strong. he is shoring up some support among conservatives and that's a group that was expected to have some doubts about him. only the top ten republicans will be on the stage for their party's first debate in august. that means senator lindsey graham, ohio governor john kasich and others are in trouble right now. almost 5:34 now and donald trump will be catching one

republican leaders. he is headlining the red, white and blue dinner. that dinner starts at 7:00. we know who will preside over the seven police officers indicted in the death of freddie gray. judge barry williams, and the arraignment is scheduled for next week but because the officers offered guilty pleas in writing -- because they entered not guilty pleas we should say in writing they are not expected to appear at the arraignment. fairfax county police may soon make some changes to the use of force policy. a committee reviewed it and released a report with 71 recommendations and that says the department should add a duty to intervene statement. officers who see another officer use excessive force should safely intervene. a group also recommends crisis intervention strategies to help

officers handle people with mental illnesses. the report comes nearly two years after a fairfax county police officer shot and killed john geer. he was unarmed at the time. the police department filed a wrongful -- settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family. and some language barriers with testing new body cameras. tom manger tells wtop that officers are having a hard time explaining to witnesses that they're being recorded. it's an issue for people who don't speak english. many people act differently when they know they're being recorded. chief major still supports the use of body cameras. sweet briar college will stay open at least for now. a judge reversed the decision to close the women's college. the nonprofit alumna group is urging students who had transferred or looking elsewhere to come back. staff members have also been asked to return to their positions. it requires saving sweet briar

to find $2.5 million by july 2 and an additional $10 million to save the college. the change in management is a requirement also under the new plan. the d.c. public school chancellor -- >> she said we need rigorous teachers and engaged content. she testified before the educational committee. a review found the district's poor and minority students are far less likely to perform at grade level and graduate high school in four years. now this follows some sweeping changes that began in 2007. new overnight we confirmed the name of a person on board a small deadly plane crash in california. the death in the entertainment world -- is talking about this morning. we'll have more on that in a moment. another day, another warning where officials want you to be extra vigilant about a rabid animal. live look outside for now.

it might look pretty but you know red in the morning sailors take warning. we are in the middle of a weather alert day and chuck is working on your hour by hour

we're staying on top of a developing story this morning. an air strike killed an isis

leader suspected in the attack that killed ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. police say ali ani al harzi was killed last week. he worked closely with extremists in north africa and the middle east. if you had contact with a stray orange tabby cat spotsylvania, officials want to hear from you. they know it travelled around leavells road and salem station boulevard last week. they know a woman driving a silver or a gray suv helped to rescue the cat. they may need to seek medical treatment. call the rappahannock health district office if you have information. coming up on 5:41 on this weather alert day. we have the extreme heat. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking the potential for the strong storms. what's going on out there?

>> all is quiet to get your tuesday morning started. very warm and exceptionally humid morning outside. temperatures 79 national airport, 79 in annapolis. 73 rockville and dulles and 72 at leesburg. warrenton, down below 70 degrees. most neighborhoods are well into the 70s. hour by hour mid to upper 70s this morning. mid 90s by lunch time a 100 degrees this afternoon. heat index values could be approaching 105. there is a heat advisory for all of the d.c. metro area from 1:00 to 7:00 today. weather slowdowns will get more impactful from late afternoon into this evening. speaking of slow traffic here's melissa mollet. >> not the toss i would like, but unfortunately it's true. 95 northbound here, still are slow there as you're headed northbound through dale city.

pretty nasty this morning. taking a look at some travel time, 95 to quantico, it'sen a extra long commute. 66 inbound from fairfax county parkway to the beltway no problems at 11 minutes. 270 south looks good and top of the beltway looks good. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. >> all right, thank you. it's bryce harper like you have never seen him before. >> where the washington nationals star will soon be seen naked. naked. yeah the latest in the search for two escaped prisoners and just this morning we're hearing from the husband of the woman accused of helping the convicted killers. imagine going to the cemetery to visit your loved ones and finding their casket wash away. that's what happened in prince george's county. what went wrong and the repair that will get underway today. your time right now is 5:43.

you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back at 5:46.

repairs will begin today on a retaining wall that collapsed and caused water to wash up several coffins. the damage took place at the cedar hill cemetery in suitland. that's where zachary kiesch is this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning eun. those heavy rainwaters that we got last saturday certainly did a number at the cedar hill cemetery. at least one coffin was washed up after a retaining wall was knocked down with those heavy waters. take a peek here and see what visitors discovered when they came here on father's day. investigators say that severe flooding caused this wall to give way. my colleague chris gordon was out here yesterday and he discovered several head stones near a river bed. the manager said it was only one family that was affected and the reality of the situation is a is that this isn't -- is that this isn't the first complaint out here. more than a dozen complaints. a state oversight committee will look at the complaints. it says affected families will

have plots moved at no cost, but the good news today is that fixes will start to bring some fixes here at the cemetery in suitland. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, zachary. 13 before 6:00. new details about the search for two escaped murderers. new york state police found some items they believe are linked to richard matt and david sweat. the men escaped a maximum security prison earlier this month. prison worker joyce mitchell gave the men power tools that they used to break free. >> and next thing they asked me -- i asked her, she said i have something else to tell you and i said what's that? their plan is they want to kill you. >> did you say, did you help these two prisoners escape? >> she said -- when she first started telling me that she gave them the hacksaw blades.

>> that was joyce mitchell's husband lyle. you can see his exclusive interview with matt lauer later on on the "today" show. james horner has died in a plane crash. the single engine plane went down yesterday in the national forest about 100 miles north of los angeles. he was the pilot. no one else was on board. aviation officials are trying to figure out what caused that crash. he wrote prominent movie scores including those for "titanic." the police say that most illegal all terrain arrests go unpunished. and right now they're looking at 14 persons of interests in the shooting death of reporter charnice milton. d.c. offices arrested 147 people for dirt bike or atv related charges in the past year and a half. more than half of those violators had their charges dismissed, 33 were found guilty and all had the jail time suspended. it is 5:49.

the loudoun county school board will reconsider the name of a new middle school. earlier this month the board voted to name the school after former speaker of the virginia house of delegates john f. ryan. the local naacp wants the school renamed. the civil rights group says ryan's contribution to virginia's history may have included supporting racial segregation. the school board now has to rescind the name and consider previously rejected options or submit new names. that vote will take place today. a charles county shelter that has helped thousands of men is being forced to shut down in ten days. the house of help city of hope shelter is being forced to relocate after the owner decided to sell the property. the founder of the shelter dr. shirley holloway is concerned the men who are living there will be will be forced back on the streets. it's not clear where the shelter will relocate. today, roger goodell will decide whether to let tom brady play this year. he is appealing his four-game

suspension for the deflategate scandal. an investigation found that brady was quote was generally aware of several underinflated footballs during the afc championship game back in january. get ready to see bryce harper like you have never seen him before. take a look. harper will pose nude in this year's edition of "espn the magazine" body issue. before you get all flustered this is about showing the strength of athletes and how hard they work to maintain their fitness. he said he's always wanted to do this issue. he said, quote i want to put baseball out there. the issue comes out july 6th. i think he'll succeed in that. if he hasn't already with his playing ability. how about that? >> okay. the magazine that guys say they read for the articles, no. severe solar storm is helping those people who don't get to see the northern lights see them actually. look at the lights from new

hampshire last night. unfortunately we probably won't get to see the northern lights here. people from as far south as iowa or pennsylvania should catch a glimpse of the northern lights tonight. which could be pretty cool. >> yeah. let's go to chuck. >> yeah. weather alert day today. >> yes. >> going to be an ugly day to be outside today. our weather alert day be on the lookout for heat exhaustion. if you start feeling like you're going to have a heat related illness or problem, cool, moist skin with goose bumps on a hot day that's a first sign of trouble. heavy sweating, faintness, dizziness or nausea. if you start experiencing any of those things on a 100 degree day, get to a cool safe place right away. you need to also have extra water. really try and avoid the heat if it's at all possible during the day today. stay in your air conditioning indoors today. and just sort of know that it could be a very ugly afternoon around here. not just from a heat and humidity perspective, but also

from a severe weather perspective. already 79 degrees at national airport with heat indices already in the mid 80s. what to expect today, dangerous heat. heat advisory means the heat indexes could be near 105 this afternoon. very high chance of severe thunderstorms this afternoon. we'll have frequent updates not just on air here on nbc4, but frequent updates on the nbc washington website and push alerts on the nbc washington app which is absolutely free. download it from the itunes store as soon as you can this morning. temperatures mid to upper 70s already. here's your future hit indexes. 99 100 degrees. by 5:30, heat index of 104, leesburg. 106 in manassas. and 105 in washington. so that's dangerous enough. here's the other part of the trouble for today. 2:00 this afternoon, future weather already chances for thunderstorms bubbling up as early as 1:30, 2:00 this

afternoon. 3:00 this afternoon in all likelihood one or more of the individual storms will be severe. by 4:00 this could interfere with the ride home from work later on this afternoon. and i would expect nearly everybody in our viewing area today is going to be under the threat for severe weather between 1:00 this morning and 7:00, 8:00 this evening as it works its way into southern maryland. dangerous winds dusting potential -- gusting potentially more than 80 miles an hour. we can't rule out the risk of a tornado this afternoon as well. stay weather alert during the course of the day today. there's your seven day forecast. after today things get a whole lot more tolerable around here for the rest of the week. unfortunately though shower chances for the weekend. check on traffic now with melissa. >> thank you, chuck. right now, slow 95 northbound in virginia at prince william parkway. slower than we typically see even though this crash is out of the way. dale city right now as you're headed northbound, 17 miles an

hour. approaching prince william there. approaching 66 through manassas going 31 miles per hour. then sort of opens up for you. that of course is good. 270 at germantown road, into town, out of town you're fine. looking at the top of the beltway, 29 95, b.w. parkway, nice and green. beltway at central, inner and outer loop rolling along nicely. back in ten minutes. >> thank you melissa. if you ride marc you will see some fare increases later this week. one way trips go up $1 each way and commuter bus fares will increase by as much as $1.25. the mta is offering a new five-day pass to help those who travel on the train every weekday. this is marc's first fare increase since 2003. a virginia woman is accused of going into will smith's home in california and refusing to leave. ariel archer is from virginia. she was found there in march. smith and his wife was not home

at the time. she faces up to six months in jail and a $1000 fine if convicted. so we have the new honor of being a -- being the most facial friendly city. later this morning we'll announce they're sponsoring gio gonzalez's beard for the next four months. sponsoring the beard -- i'm not sure what it means. >> keeps it well groomed. gio gonzalez goes to them. the fed chairman said a woman should not be on the $10 bill and your air bag can take center stage in congress today. landon dowdy from cnbc joining us now. >> good morning to you. the senate commerce hearing is holding a hearing on the massive recall of takata air bag. it's been linked to a hundred injuries. the report by senate democrats say the company may have put

profit before safety. they say the report contains several inaccuracies. and ben bernanke say alexander hamilton should stay on the $10 bill. featuring a woman he said is a fine idea but not at the expense of the nation's first treasury secretary. he called him one of the greatest economic thinkers of all time. instead bernanke says andrew jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill. he says since jackson opposed the creation of a central bank he wouldn't mind being dropped from the federal reserve note. >> all right, thank you, landon dowdy. and the library is offering easier access to audio books. you no longer need to join a wait list. they're working with the hoopla digital to provide access through apple tv, smartphones or tablets. they hope to add more digital content too. right now, you can access the

audio books through hoopla. a new reality show based in potomac maryland, could be on the works. there's a plot summary and the post says the working title is "potomac ensemble." it stars six affluent african-american women. people started to speculate on the progresses, famous d.c., after somebody noticed cameras at a workout facility around town. so keep your eyes open for that. making sure you make it to work safely every time you ride metro. the transit agency back under the spotlight in the hours ahead. the problems we expect to be addressed as they try to move past this year's deadly accidents. and extreme heat and severe weather. you're looking live outside right now where we're seeing temperatures already push 80 degrees. the dangerous conditions we'll see in the hours ahead and the impact strong thunderstorms

"news4 today" starts now. >> good morning everybody. it is a weather alert day here at nbc4. a very high threat for severe weather this afternoon and extreme heat before the storms even get here. heat indexes could be near 105 before the severe storms arrive.

and metro safety back in the spotlight this morning. the ntsb talks about problems uncovered after that deadly smoke incident. growing momentum to take the confederate flag down. the retailer promising change as south carolina lawmakers tackle the issue of the confederate flag on state grounds. and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> good morning, everybody. a very busy weather day coming our way today. dangerous heat and humidity to start. heat index values up near 105 degrees and in all likelihood we are going to have severe thunderstorms around here later on this afternoon. a weather alert day here. we'll have frequent updates on the website, on the nbc washington app and frequent updates also right here on nbc4 on air. here's where we start this morning. temperatures are in the upper 70s now around downtown.