roberts road between zion drive and collinsworth drive. kristin wright is going to be live for us, 123 and ox road at braddock. she said some of ox is open but you cannot turn on to kelly drive. wide look at the beltway. no problems there. 270 at shady grove just rolling along fine. we also have more details about that deadly crash in montgomery county. storms knocked down a tree in the area of darnestown road and cattail road. the driver of a pickup truck slammed into a tree around 8:30. county police say the 79-year-old driver died at the scene. and lightning strikes hit an apartment complex in greenville causing flames to shoot out of the roof. take a look here. a woman who lives inside this complex recorded this video as the nair tore through nearly two dozen units. this is on lake side drive.

people from 22 apartments had to find somewhere else to stay last night. one woman told us when she saw the flames, she just ran and left everything behind. the drive along the gw parkway should be smoother this morning. the big tree that fell down southbound on gw parkway near route 123 is gone. crews worked overnight to clear trees blocking that area. winds got up to 60 miles an hour creating the perfect conditions all over the area. in fairfax a tree ripped out a chuck of her house where her son would be sleeping. and another tree crushed a car. nobody hurt. in montgomery county, howling winds tore an awning off a building in germantown. that landed on her mercedes. >> a big gust of wind was there. and my mother was sitting there and said that tree's going to come down, as soon as she said it, it hit it.

>> 13 roads were partially or fully closed in fairfax county. you can follow at first 4 traffic on twitter for conditions during the morning commute. we could learn more about how metro deals with problems this morning. day two of the hearing. follow news4 for updates on twitter and what other agencies say they're doing to keep you safe. adam brought us two big stories including this new video showing how quickly it filled the l'enfant station in january. also today, train experts will reveal what safety measures are in place on train tracks across the country. kepts in congress are holding a hearing on positive train controls. that is the speed safety system the ntsb says was not in place when an amtrak train went off the tracks in philadelphia last

month. it will be a tough day in south carolina today. the coffin of state senator clementa pinckney will be placed in the state house rotunda for south carolinians to pay their respect. pinckney was one of nine people killed last week. and the citadel voted to remove a confederate flag that flies on the campus. the school board of voters voting to drop the confederate flag from its capitol. one of the victims want a lum us in. the school is waiting for the general assembly to give them permission to remove that flag. back to you. >> thanks, angie. could what happened in charleston play a role in a recent vandalism at a church in our area? and why the pastor is considering an active shooter drill? and a former white house

chef found dead in the mountains of new mexico. how officials believe he died. looking live outside on this day. take a look at that beautiful scene out there. blue skies a hint of sun. so are the roads still wet this more than afternoon last night's storms? chuck is here with the commuter forecast when we are back at 5 a 11. and we're getting a look at some the storms beyond the area. i'm told there's new video inside the newsroom. angie goff is going to take

a former white house chef's death has been ruled an accident. walder scheid died. scheid spent 11 years leading the white house kitchen under bill clinton and george w. bush. at the live desk. right now, the storms that slammed our region are heading up the east coast. and here's a look at parts of what it did to rhode island where powerful winds wreaked havoc damaging homes and bringing up trees and bringing traffic to a stand still. it was also reported after the storms more than 800,000 residents from d.c. to new jersey were without power. in philadelphia, several hurt

right now, hurricane force winds knocked down countless trees and flipped a lot of cars. aaron. >> angie thank you. it's 5:08 on this wednesday morning. we want to get a look at your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> let's check in with storm team meteorologist chuck bell. chuck it's 67 degrees out right now. and it feels much better. >> yeah there's a collective ahh across the area. compared to yesterday. those dew points were in the mid-70s yesterday. they've dropped considerably now. and that's the way we really measure moisture in the atmosphere, is with dew points. here's a look to the northeastern sky. beautiful day out. skies have gone mostly clear during the overnight hours while you were sleeping. temperatures have dropped nicely back into the low 60s. 63 in oleaan. mid-60s in manassas and bridgeville. no slowdowns at all.

green lights morning, afternoon and evening from the weather department. as far as temperatures go, noticeably less humid temperatures upper 60s to around 70 until 8:00 in the morning. mid-70s between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. plenty of sunshine. if you're on your way home or just tourists visiting the city in the double decker bus, you can actually make use of the top of the double decker buses. it promises to be a very nice day indeed. as we get closer to the weekend i'm talk more about that in ten minutes. saturday, a chance for rain showers. good news, there are no 90s in the seven-day forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. for now, wednesday morning traffic with melissa mollet. >> good morning. a couple of updates with downed trees and wires. darnestown road at cattail road. we now have the westbound lanes open. they are flagging traffic through that way. just got off the phone with state highway.

and the eastbound lanes are the ones that still remain closed this morning. darnestown road between west hunter and martsburg road, in the poolsville area, that is still shut down. 123 at ox road at braddock road. that intersection is still closed. and just going to kristin wright on the scene she's going to be with us in a few moments. >> and roberts road that has just reopened. prince george's county no major problems. 95 in virginia at mine road that is rolling along as well. weather and traffic on the 1we'll see you back here then. if you're thinking about hitting the pool today, you might want to reconsider what's in the water that could be causing your red eyes. and it's not the chlorine. and an update on a prince george's cemetery after a coffin was found washed away and several headstones in in a

nearby stream. why one of those instances was done on purpose. and the boston marathon bomber gets ready for his punishment. we are l

we have breaking news right now. after a night of destructive storms, chuck bell is standing by with a quieter forecast. but there are reports of downed trees and wires. kristin wright is in fairfax county where a major road is blocked. kristin. >> reporter: yeah, hey, it's a bit of a messy situation out here. i want you to take a look. we're at the intersection of braddock and ox road. you can see the barriers set up here. this is right in front of university mall, right near the campus of george mason university. you see all of the orange and white barriers set up here at the traffic lighting of this intersection is out. you have a lot of police activity here trying to kind of

handle the track situation which will get worse as the morning goes on. this is because of downed wires in the area. up the road here right at ox road and kelly, another bit of a situation, a downed tree and wires down in that area. you can't turn on to kelly road from ox because of it. and there's a little bit of a lane closure there. but really the main problem is the intersection of ox road and braddock this morning. if you are traveling westbound on braddock, right at the intersection of ox, you can get through the intersection, and you can make a right turn on to ox road. but you can't make that left turn. again, that's if you're traveling westbound on braddock. and again, partial closure here the at this major intersection. as we're told that this will definitely go on into the morning rush. so be aware and give yourself a little bit of extra time if you're traveling in this area. back to you, guys.

15 after 5:00 a.m. now. as you know, the racially motivated shooting in charlestown, south carolina, is sparking conversation across the country. bus boys and poets, the restaurant, hosted a packed house for conversation about the shooting, despite the depraveity of the killing business was a big issue last night. >> if you go for the opposition of it, we forget that in ourselves. >> people were urged to focus less on the symbol itself but more on the politics that have kept it relevant today. more retailers have stopped selling confederate flag, walmart target, sears, amazon and google online have dropped merchandise bearing the confederate flag. one of the nation's largest flagmakers say they will not make the flag anymore either.

government is facing backlash over the symbols. here in virginia the governor is moving to banish the confederate flag from state license plates. the baltimore sun reports maryland governor larry hogan is against using the flags on lates and will address the issue soon as well. alabama, mississippi, louisiana, tennessee, texas and kentucky are being called to remove confederate flag and symbols. less than 24 hours after the shooting in charlestown, vandals struck at a predominantly black church in maryland. this is not a hate crime. you can see the words satan and other symbols spray painted all over the side of the church. people there are on edge especially after the shooting. >> they initially concluded it to be a hate crime but i think they've downgraded that. >> prince george's county say this is not considered a hate crime because it wasn't directed at a specific person.

and there isn't any evidence shutting the church was targeted because of race. it's 5:18. you can learn more about the million man march. the leader louis farrakhan will officially announce his vision for the 2015 march. that will take place at the metropolitan ame church on northwest. the march celebrating the gathering of african-americans in the district. this year's theme is "justice or else." news4 your health, living in a city with traffic noise may shorten your life. researchers researched the noise. death rates were higher in those who experienced high daytime traffic noise. stroke rates were also higher. researchers say this may be due from blood pressure from sleeping and stress caused by the noise. aren't pas sparents, listen up, the smartest teddy bear is about to

hit the market. apparently smarter than teddy ruxpin. this is teddy the guardian. he monitors your kid. it grabs the teddy's paw, the bear measures your child's temperature, body temperature and oxygen sensor. the information is sent to an app on your smartphone. not clear when the bear will hit store shelves but it's expected to cost about 60 bucks. >> don't worry, no one can replace teddy ruxpin in their hearts. your kids will be hitting the swimming pools a lot this week, but those red eyes are not caused by chlorine but something more disgusting. according to a cdc report, chlorine binds to things like urine and sweat in the water. and this irritant is what causes our eyes to turn red and sting. what should you do about this? well the cdc says shower before swimming. take restroom breaks every hour

to keep the germs out of the water. you need that chlorine because of all of those germs. when you're in a pool with a lot of other people and small children you're going to get some yucky stuff. i didn't mention other stuff i'm sure in that water. >> that's what they're saying, if you're having any issues, just stay out of the pool altogether. >> that's right. >> we'll just call it issues. 21 just about after 5:00 a.m. chuck is laughing -- >> we're trying this morning before you east your breakfast, you know. >> when i hear the word "issues" aaron gilchrist faints. >> easy. easy, easy. >> now, aaron, you can't get in the pool and you refuse to go to the ocean, what are you doing next? >> air conditioning and a tv somewhere with my name on it. maybe a moist towelette on the back of the neck. that's about all there's left, aaron. nice clear sky out there there's the woodrow wilson bridge. a beautiful morning outside. got a lot of great pictures on

my twitter feed of the storms. craig clarke in fredericksburg, 52 a nice shot of the lightning there as the storms came rolling through. if you've got any great pictures feel free to share them at instagram 4cast4. happy to share those with you and everyone else. shutter bugs if you're up early and you have a couple of minutes run outside and get a picture of what is going to be a flaws sunrise over the nation's capital. 67 degrees. morning planner sun's up at 5:44. temperature rises to near 80 by 11:00. out and about this afternoon, a beautiful day, full sunshine lower humidity. perfect day to be outside. temperatures 85 at noon. 87 at 3:00. 88 by 5:00 a.m. this afternoon. out and about this evening sunny mild and pleasant as skies remain pleasant and dropping

into the 70s. hardly a cloud to be found anywhere in the skies. maybe a few fair weather clouds across parts of northern maryland. that's about it. hometown forecast, manassas virginia, 66 at 7:00 a.m., 78 at noon. 84 degrees if you're trying to plan out that backyard barbecue. what about tomorrow? clouds coming back into tomorrow by 3:00. maybe a spot shower or two. rain looking likely by 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, no severe weather tomorrow. just passing rain showers. that's going to be just about it. highs tomorrow, generally speaking back up into the mid-80s once again. now, it's time to check the seven-day forecast. temperatures will be up into the upper 80s for today. mid to upper 80s tomorrow. there's that little chance of showers second part of the day. that will linger into early friday. really, my main concern is for the weekend, everybody. the weekend before the fourth of july, both days look cloudy with significant rain chances.

one thing we can do is save money on the air conditioner. highs in the 70s, courtesy of the clouds. not necessarily good news for traffic from melissa mollet. >> take a look at this another downed tree. morningside lane at gw park away. if you're on gw can't get on morningside, if you're on morningside, done get on gw. because of this downed tree right there next to gw parkway. poolsville, darnestown road. and west hunter and martinsburg road. crews at the scene, just talked to police about that one. that one's going to be there a little while longer. ox road at braddock, kristin wright is there. 270 at old hundred road, no problems there. taking a look at 66 and 95 no major issues. i'll be back in ten minutes. i'll see you at 5:31.

>> breaking news u.s. ambassador after the wikileaks said the u.s. spied on the last three presidents. ambassador james hartley is going to appear today. this is according to the french official. this after the country's president calls an emergency meeting, and went on to say that these revelations are an unacceptable breach of security. this is a story that will continue to stay on top of. aaron. >> angie thank you. all eyes on boston today where dzhokhar tsarnaev will be sentenced to dearth. today, tsarnaev could finally break his stylence, too. he will have a chance to speak before that sentence is handed down the jury convicted tsarnaev on all counts against him for the boston marathon bombing in 2013. he remained completely silent in court so far. >> maryland's attorney marilyn moseley said she does not know who leaked freddie gray's

autopsy report. it found that gray died a high energy injury while riding in a police van. a high energy something similar to when someone dives into shallow water. since the officers did not follow safety procedure, the death was ruled a homicide. all of the six officers charged have pled not guilty. firefighters in california now dealing with some major wildfires. in northern california they closed several highways and put a town on standby for one of the fires growing. firefighters say it's now 25 miles wide. hundreds of firefighters are on the ground right now tackling these flames. two other wildfires in the state have also caused evacuation and burned a few homes. exxon forced to stop operations at three offshore platforms near california because of the oil spill along the santa barbara coast there. the broken pipeline spilled over

to 100,000 gallons of crude oil there. santa barbara rejected an emergency application to truck oil to refineries. the shutdown is not expected to have an impact on oil prices. we first showed you a disturbing image yesterday. a casket washed away from its burial ground. saturday's storms only destroyed one burial plot and they're working to contact the families. a pile of headstones is actually there on purpose. >> those tombstones were purposely put there discarded there is what happened. >> so it was an area that was close -- discarded pieces that needed to be replaced. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins revisited that cemetery yesterday and does report that a retaining wall near some of the graves appeared

to need some repairs. the cemetery did not comment on the state of that retaining wall. housing prices in prince george's county are apparently soaring. prices have risen just over 60% after hitting rock bomb four years ago. the median price of house or condo that sold in the county last month was $243,000. that's up 12% from the same time last year. happening today -- president obama is expected to announce shift in practice when it comes to americans being held hostage overseas. and we're already getting a preview of what could change. looking live at temperatures this morning for the radar. >> nothing coming out of the sky at this early hour. less humidity, cooler air, too. chuck is working on your forecast as well as when rain could return. and the jellyfish showing up on shore that could be deadly. >> and

looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30. we've learned more information about the driver involved in a deadly accident in montgomery county last night. storms knocked down a tree in the area of darnestown road and

cattail road. overnight, we learned that the driver was a 79-year-old who died at the scene. day two of an ntsb hearing surrounding metro gets underway today. lawmakers are looking into the underground emergency at l'enfant plaza station in january. the coffin of state senator clementa pinckney will be placed in the state house rotunda. it say chance for south carolinians to pay their respects. pinckney was one of nine people killed last week when a gunman opened fire at an historic black church. we'll have more on those stories but first, good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. a big shift in the weather starts today with cooler air and change in humidity. >> what a welcome change. let's go to chuck bell for a forecast we like, chuck. >> yes, yesterday morning, just too thick outside. this morning a much prettier picture. this is over reston town center in northern virginia. the last of the rain and

thunderstorms that we dealt with yesterday are now moving off the outer banks of north carolina. good riddance to them. 8 inches of rain here in the month of june. skycast 4, this is what your sky is going to look like today. lots of blue out th definitely good news. the temperatures are a whole lot more usable than yesterday. 84 by noon time. highs getting up near 88 degrees. a really big improvement from yesterday. >> much better than yesterday. especially because of what we're seeing this morning on the roads with downed trees and wires. this is brand new, 26 twinbrook road at braddock road. brand-new report of a downed tree there. ox road at braddock that road partially closed. darnestown road at cattail, the eastbound lanes shut down right now. darnestown road between west hunter and martinsburg, that is shut down. taking a look at the top of the beltway, no major issues.

>> thanks melissa. 5:33 is your time now. developing in new york. police think they're close to cornering two convicted killers over two weeks ago. the search is now focused near a hunting camp about 20 miles from the prison. detectives found dna from both richard matt and david sweat on objects in a cabin that had been drone into near the town of owls head including underwear. prosecutors say a prison seamstress helped the two escape by smuggling tools inside the prison inside of ground beef. today the white house is expected to announce a change its in policy on hostages on terrorist groups by isis. the obama administration spent months hearing concerns from families of hostages like kayla mueller, james foley. >> improved the process of

communicating with families who have loved ones who are going through this terrible situation. >> the administration is setting up an interagency fusion center at the fbi to keep families in the loop. the u.s. government will not pay ransoms directly to terrorists. some fear allowing families to pay could be dangerous. right now, police are trying to determine who stuffed a body into a trash can and set it on fire in the district. this happened yesterday behind a vacant property along holbrook terrace. neighbors are calling the crime senseless. and we now know more information about the suspect in the mansion murder in d.c. cnn reports the man charged in the case daron wint has a cousin who was fired from the american ironworks company. that cousin threatened to burn the place down. sources tell cnn, the company retained a restraining order against the cousin. the company is owned by one of

the victims, savvas savopoulos. and sources say immigration leaders were not notified at the time. cnn reports wint was in danger of losing his green card because of prior arrests. he could have faced deportation before the murders. 5:35. now, another republican declaring his presidential bid today. louisiana governor bobby jindzal expected to announce he wanted the job. he'll make a speech in louisiana this afternoon. right now, jindal is holding in last place among the candidates for republican president. a watchdog report will release a federal lawsuit for what it's gauling gerrymandering in maryland. the group is proposal a method to allow courts to prevent any party from drawing new congressional maps that arbitrarily divide communities. save our train station. that is the message from some people in the city of laurel.

officials including the laurel council president will meet today to launch a campaign to save an historic train station in markstop. it would be replaced by a new howard county site. a news conference will be held at 11:00 this morning at the station on main street. a new red light camera is popping up in the city of fairfax. according to our news partner wtop, the camera will monitor eastbound traffic at plantation. a warning period began yesterday. dangerous jellyfish washing up on the shores of new jersey. life guards on parts of long beach island discovered parts of a portuguese man of war. the jellyfish is highly toxic and packs a sting. the man of war is usually found in warmer waters. last year painful box jellyfish were found.

detergent danger. this morning, a new warning out about the popular laundry pods. what you need to know. also a warning if you live in montgomery county. a utility scam scaring a lot of neighbors and a look at the crooks. a live look outside the nbc4 studios for you this morning. as the sun starts to come up. already about 66 degrees here in the 60. what can you expect when it comes to humidity today? chuck is working on that.

welcome back it's 5:40. d.c. mayor muriel bowser said releasing camera footage could be costly. it will cost $1.5 million to make that video public. this is according to "the washington post." bowser said it could affect the balanced budget. critics say she only brought up the cost because she's against public access. a scam is going on in montgomery county right now. take a look at your screen. in montgomery county, police say this man and woman are posing as utility workers. they say the woman asks to check your meter. the man goes inside and steals

cash, jewelry and credit cards. one 90-year-old victim said she didn't want to show her face on tv. >> i feel like a prisoner in my own home you know? i never know who's watching me. >> police say the suspect may be driving a red or maroon car. 5:41 now, a sigh of relief in your weather and traffic on the 1s. and we are not dealing with that thick humidity we've been dealing with. >> looks nice, chuck bell. >> the #heat relief. we're glad to have it after four days in a row in the mid-90s. we won't even reach 90 degrees. washington memorial the tidal basin, gorgeous day to be outside. current heat values not all that bad. heat index 66 in frederick, you say that doesn't sound right? that's because what was a sticky

atmosphere is becoming more and more pleasant. a delightful day to be outside today. check on traffic with melissa mollet. >> right now a live picture from where kristin wright is in fairfax. 223 at ox road. and you see the downed wires in the distance. a downed tree morningside lane at gw parkway. gw parkway is open, morningside shut down. and 66 inbound, a little show from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. north, a couple minutes behind. remember to listen to our partners on wtop for track. a relief for kids in school might not have to take tests next year. thinking of about working out today? skip the

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." welcome back at 5:46. more now on last night's big storms in green belt. nearly two dozen people are wondering whether they can go back to their apartment. news4 is at the university apartments molette, what's happening now? >> reporter: good morning it's a pretty devastating scene behind me. these are items of someone's home. kitchen items, mattress, chairs. all from the 22 apartment units impacted by the terrible of storm and fire that developed here last night. take a look at the damage to the roof. you can see the boarded up windows and the damage there to the roof that forced people out of their units. unclear this morning when they can get back in. the flames just were coming out of that roof last night at the

height of this. this scene was devastating. and it forced firefighters to bring out more equipment and more firefighters, as this went to two alarms. luckily, nobody was injured. but as of this morning, it is unsafe for folks to get back in and to be able to salvage whatever remains of their lives inside this building. we're live this morning in green belt back to you. >> thanks, molette. today, we're watching for new details about how millions of federal workers' personal data was left vulnerable to hackers. the director of the office of personnel management kathryn archuleta will testify again this week. opm's independent watchdog is expected to challenge that today. and two dozen police officers who protect the district's va medical center are suing hospital management. they say cameras and microphones were hidden all over the

hospital including in changing rooms. officers claim the recordings from that was just at least once in a discipline case. the use of secret recording devices must have guidance and approval from the justice department. just days into summer and eight children have died from heatstroke after being left in cars across the country. one of those deaths happened in baltimore. now the federal government aaa and a mother are pleading with parents to be more vigilant. lynn belfour was acquitted of murder after her child was left in the car. she thought her son was with the babysitter. now, she's trying to make sure no other parent makes that same mistake. >> because people do not believe it could ever happen to them. like me i was a parent that said there's no way that could ever happen to me. >> experts suggest a trick, make sure that you check the

backseat. take off your left shoe while you're driving leave it in the backseat. that way you have to check back there to get your shoe. 5:49, our time right now, d.c. public schools will receive another waiver to meet the environment requirements of no child left behind. d.c., west virginia and six other states, those waivers allow schools to develop and implement their own plans to measure progress that go beyond testing. 42 states and the district of columbia have waivers. members of congress arrived to their had office yesterday to a letter from actress meryl streep. she's asking to me revise the equal rights amendment. in their letter, she asked lawmakers to stand up for their mother sisters and themselves. 35 states ratified it. that is three short of the 38 needed to add it to the constitution. lester holt is settling into this new role of "nbc nightly

news" and he's stepping into the role as we suffer a story about race relations in south carolina. lester was in washington and our jim vance asked him whether we've made any progress on race relations over the past several decades. >> what the hope is that the outrage is so universal when we see these things and it cuts across color lines. you saw the reaction in charleston, people who littled the church on sunday, that gives me hope. and that tells me that more and more will reject this kind of behavior. >> you can watch lester holt on "nightly news" right here on nbc4. news4 your health we're getting a closer look at cigarette use among high school numbers. they found that 25% smoke these days. e cigarette use more than double.

hookah use is popular. you may want to see this next story before your workout. this may be time to give your running shoes a little bit of a rest and pay more attention to what you eat. todd miller is associate professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at george washington university institute school of public health. he says exercise stimulates hunger, so people will eat more and usually too much after a workout. i find this to be totally true, right? your appetite grows. to make things work, most underestimate the number of calories that going for a run or cycling class will actually burn. >> it's hard to burn a lot of calories through exercise. most people don't like to go on a treadmill and run for an hour and only burn 400 calories. >> right? miller tells us it's still important to work out when trying to lose weight. because the best exercise for weight loss is resistance

training. lift those weights. new statistics out on a number of children and the search is on for a man in virginia, we'll tell you about the inappropriate action and where it happened. and pencilled down. and why students may be facing fewer tests. but we want to check with chuck bell on the forecast. we like to invite chuck into the studio. >> once in a while. it's been bad outside for humidity. and that seems the mosquito population. there was a debate on my twitter feed on what to do to prevent mosquito bites. russ adams said that garlic is garlic. he said to hangar lick to cut back on mosquito. and vampires, too. >> that one i knew. >> melissa helped me google this. according to garliccentral.com, garlic also has those same

properties. and they also recommend from farmers al manmanacalmanac, ruck a rubbing a little garlic on your skin. 72 at the airport. a nice north we feel breeze at 7 miles an hour. more blue skies, less humidity. two things we love on a wednesday. perfect day fob outside today. poolside or whenever you're going. 63 in winchester and toms brook. 66 in luray. hourly temperatures 60s and 70s early this morning. mid-70s to near 80 by lunchtime. highs today generally in the mid to upper 80s. good day to be outside. good day for baseball. nationals and braves had delays last night in the game. tonight's game 7:05 first pitch

temperature around 85 degrees. 82 by seventh inning. last of the rain is gone. as a result we have beautiful weather for the next day and a half or so. chance of rain in the second half of tomorrow, and friday morning, unfortunately, both days this weekend have cloudy skies and significant chances for rain. highs for the rain back in the 70s. now, to check in on traffic, it's a tough morning out there, melissa. >> it is a tough morning. starting in fairfax at braddock road. wires down. twinbrook road at braddock road again a downed tree there in fairfax. 66 overall getting slow, heading into fairfax county, right now, not so bad on 95. talking about montgomery county poolsville area, darnestown at cattail, eastbound lanes closed. prince george's county looks good. aaron. coming up on 5:55 in

northern virginia police are looking for a man on a bike who is apparently flashing people. sources say the man may be connect odd two cases in woodbridge. a 14-year-old girl says she saw a man expose himself a wooded area. then on friday, a woman who was jogging near blue pool drive and paper mill lane said she saw a man on a bike who suddenly flashed her. alarming new numbers out despite repeated warnings that liquid laundry pods remain a danger to children. the poison control centers across the united states have answered 32,000 calls connected to laundry pods. those calls involve children under the age of 5.ercentage of the callers say the pods were left outside of the container. making them an easy target for your kids. >> actually, the worst part, they can have lung damage problems breathing, wheezing, to a point they're needing to be

placed on a ventilator in the icu. >> the pods are highly concentrated making them extremely dangerous for your children. google introduces a feature that could save you big time. just in this morning, ford enters the car sharing business but will we see it here in the district? cnbc's landon dowdy keeping tabs on this. >> good morning to you. ford's getting into the car sharing business launching a pilot program in six u.s. cities including washington. came up with ride sharing app get around. customers who finance their car with ford motor credit can then rent them out to prescreened people when not being used. you'll be reimbursed through your ford account on a monthly basis. g-mail is rolling out a new feature that allows us 30 seconds to change our mind about sending a message. the feature is available now on the web version of g-mail. back to you. in the future, your students

may not have to take as many tests in montgomery county public schools. the system will survey teachers and community members to find out whether it's best to cut back on county exams or eliminate some in high school classes. the county will consider options to change the schedule of the tests to prevent an overload of testing at the end of the semester. parents and teachers say the combination of state, federal and county tests can be overwhelming for students. we have breaking news that could make your trek to work a rough one. we're dealing with a number of road closures. following the storms last night. take a look. this is a live picture from ox road and braddock road at fairfax county that will have drivers running into road blocks. we have team coverage that will help you navigate around this next on "news4 today" at 6:00.

a live report coming up in a couple minutes. roads aren't the only mess we're dealing with a number of people still in the dark as

homeowners assess the damage left behind by the storm. we're also assessing developments in charlestown, where a community is going to honor say pastor there killed in a church. kristin wright is on ox road where traffic has been slow all morning long. kristin. >> reporter: that's right, from the storms last night, i want you to take a look right here. this is ox road, 123 behind me. you can see all the wires down across the road here, all the debris. a couple of trees down back there. you can see the road is completely closed. if you look up 123 here, you see more debris. the road is closed here. at the intersection of braddock and 123, right at george mason university, you see the wires down across the road. this intersection is partially closed.