that's where jack kennedy proposed to his girlfriend, jacqueline jacqueline bouvier. one man who claimed he was there, said at the time he didn't think much of it. >> i didn't think of it as anything so unusual. for a young couple sitting in the window booth. >> that booth now has a plaque that reads the proposal booth. there are some who say it happened in boston and others say jfk proposed via telegram when jackie was in london. i guess you can believe what you want at the end of the day. >> i'm sure a lot of things have happened in martin's that we'll never know about. stay with us, "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" continues with breaking news. >> we're talking about maryland 95 northbound here.

right at the icc. only have a left shoulder at this point as far as we know getting by. a fatal crash there. so here is what we know right now. a fuel spill cleanup that is underway because of the fatal accident that happened a couple of hours ago. right now, megan mcgrath is telling me the ramp to the icc is closed. the best alternate is 95 or b.w. parkway. right now on our maps we are seeing about a three mile backup. megan mcgrath is out there on the scene right now. megan, tell us what you're seeing and of course that left shoulder, that's still the only thing there getting by. >> reporter: right. all of this traffic is only squeezing by to the left on the shoulder. you can see the backup behind me here. you just mentioned a three mile backup. the ramp to the icc is closed. this is happening on the northbound side of i-95 and it is a fatal accident. we have just learned the name of the man who was killed. 62-year-old randy jury from

halifax pennsylvania. he was part of a construction crew working on i-95. around 1:30, a tractor-trailer headed north at the exit for -- for the icc exit, 31, that truck hit a construction vehicle. the truck then hit another construction vehicle. one with an electronic arrow on it. that vehicle struck the construction worker who died later at the hospital. now, the truck driver was also injured. he's been identified as ray bolden, and he's at an area hospital. major, major delays here in this area. northbound 95 at the icc, if you normally get off here on to the icc you are not going to be able to do it. this is a problem. they have got tow trucks on the scene but things are still blocked. with the work around, we'll go to melissa mollet. >> all right. best work around, megan, for this this morning is either b.w. parkway or route 29. megan is out there this morning. we'll be tweeting about it and

follow the breaking news to let you know how things are reopening. 95 at lorton road, no problems. prince george's county looking quite good. 270 at germantown road 118 rolling along nicely and 66 into and out of town, no major issues there. back in ten minutes with more on that breaking news. >> all right, melissa, thanks. it's 5:03. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this nice weather today, a chance of storms this afternoon. >> and meteorologist amelia segal has yourst 4 forecast this morning. >> the concern for later on today as we get into the late afternoon, but especially the evening hours. now we can't rule out a tornado today, greatest threat of severe weather is torrential rain that can lead to flash flooding concerns. if you're out driving,

hydroplaning followed by the potential for damaging winds. also, hail is possible in some storms later today. you can see storm team 4 radar in the immediate area right now is dry. but this, eun is the system that helps produce some severe weather later today. that i'm tracking right now in parts of indiana and illinois. you can see lots of heavy rain with it. humidity increases throughout the day today. i'm going to be tracking the timing of those storms coming up in ten minutes. >> thanks, amelia. 5:04, a developing story. a second prison employee charged in connection with helping two convicted killers escape in upstate new york prison will be arraigned today. gene palmer posted bail early this morning. he is accused of passing frozen meat that contained tools to the inmates. they used those tools to escape. a prison seam stress said she smuggled hacksaw blades in raw ground beef. he said he did not know it contained them inside.

larry hogan could announce a big decision about the purple line today. he scheduled a news conference about transportation infrastructure. many suspect that's code for the purple line. hogan has raised some concerns about the project's $2.5 billion price tag in the past, however, it could create jobs and could improve a lot of commutes. >> i think it's great for -- to manage the traffic and be able to get around for people that like to take the metro system. >> now this will be hogan's first public appearance since he announced he has cancer earlier this week. we expect to find out when jesse matthew will be going on trial. the judge may recuse herself. defense lawyers want her out because she was involved early in the case. matthew's trial probably won't happen until next year. he was convicted last week of attempted capital murder, abduction and sexual assault in a separate 2005 attack. a woman from bladensburg will be sentenced today for

abusing disabled adults. zainab kamara went to hospitals and rehab centers to offer people a safe living home. it was her home and it had no heat and cockroaches. a judge could give her a prison sentence of as many as 176 years. everyone is watching the supreme court this morning. it could rule today to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. the court might rule on how people in virginia and west virginia pay for health insurance. the question there -- can the government subsidize people who don't have access to a state-run exchange? coming up a little later this morning, we'll talk to tracie potts about how the white house congress and presidential candidates plan to deal with the rulings. it's all over! finally, virginia have pieced together a championship. >> congratulations to the university of virginia, the cavaliers are your 2015 ncaa

baseball champs. it's the first title in that sport in the school's history. virginia exacted revenge on vanderbilt at omaha last night. they lost last year to the commodores in the championship. they take down vandy, 4-2. that's the third team from the university of virginia to win a championship this academic year. they join the men's soccer and tennis team. how about that for uva? >> pretty awesome. >> great academics by the way. well for the second time this week we are dealing with a weather alert day. beautiful right now as a matter of fact. but amelia says that's going to change. she's pinpointing the change, and she'll bring us that. they quickly found themselves the subject being covered instead, how one news crew managed to save a man's life. and it's something a lot of us do every day. we stop by the atm to get some cash, but imagine someone pulling a gun on you while

getting the money. that's what happened to someone in our area and police want to know if you recognize the man holding the gun. and breaking news right now on the roads. we have the main lanes near the icc shut down. the work around coming up.

welcome back. take a look at some surveillance video we have here. you can see a man walking up for a driver at the sun trust bank on largo center drive. he pulls a gun and demands money. that driver handed over what he

had. this happened last wednesday. if you recognize this man, prince george's county police would like to hear from you. >> 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. a mild start to your day, but could we be facing some storms later on? amelia segal here with more on your forecast. good morning. >> good morning, eun. we'll be tracking thunderstorms later today and because the humidity increases throughout the day the warm front lifting through the area, impressive rain right now in indiana and illinois. all those factors combined leading to the potential for strong to severe storms. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 72 in washington. 61 in gaiters burg. comfortable in the suburbs this morning. most of the day is dry. if you want to head to the pool, the park, go during the midday and early afternoon hours. as early as 4:00 p.m., maybe an isolated thunderstorms but looks like the heavy rain, the gusty winds and hail and maybe an isolated tornadoes hold off until the evening hours. notice at 8:00 p.m., very heavy rain moving through the area. >> all right.

right now, still have the breaking news, amelia. 95 northbound here at icc. again, we have only the left shoulder getting by. that fatal crash megan mcgrath is there this morning. that fuel spill clean-up is underway. the ramp to the icc from 95 north is shut down. so your alternate b.w. parkway or 29. 66 looks good. the entire way and no major problems there. 95 northbound a little slow through dale city about 12 miles per hour. taking a look at 270, everything running nicely. more on that breaking news coming up. well, it led to some contentious air between leaders. >> and it could have a huge impact on your kid's education. the decision expected in prince george's county. did you have a hard time getting to sleep last night? you're not alone and your smart tv, your tv, your tablet could b

we have breaking news in to the live desk right now. there's been a shooting in just the past half hour. this is all happening right now in the 1600 block of galin street in southeast. not that whole lot of information coming from police just yet. they do tell us that at least one person was shot. we don't know whether that person is young, old, male, female. we are working right now on the phones to get those details for you. also, no suspect information at this point. but we'll be certain to pass it along to you when we get it. back to you. breaking news right now from the first 4 traffic center. take a look at this. 95 in maryland, northbound at the icc. only have the left lane getting by because of the fatal accident where megan mcgrath is for us this morning. so again, only the left shoulder getting by. right now, there's a fuel spill clean-up clean-up underway. if you're headed northbound on 95 your alternate is b.w. parkway or 29.

aaron? >> thank you. coming up on 17 after 5:00 and today, the first funeral will be held for one of the shooting victims in charleston. sha sharonda singleton will be honored with a ceremony by her sorority sisters. a lot of us struck with the compassion and the forgiveness we are seeing in charleston. bible study resumed yesterday at the mother emanuel ame church there. there are square cutouts where the bullets hit, but those are the only signs of evidence there of a violence. some of the worshiper last night had family members who were killed. >> i am hurt, i'm angry. but i am not in a -- in a spirit or an attitude that would lend

itself to hate. that's not going to happen. >> confessed killer dylann roof now has federal public defenders. a lot of people think that means he'll face federal charges in addition to the nine murder charges he faces. d.c. homicide detectives want to know who dumped a body in the potomac river. this is a separate incident from the man's body police pulled from the tidal basin yesterday morning. d.c. police have not identified either of the victims. if you recognize the man you see here in this video, firefighters want some help from you in prince george's county. he's suspected of setting fire to the tucker's bar and lounge in upper marlboro. look at photo here on the nbc washington facebook page. a firefighter was hurt. that fire caused more than $2 million in damage and left 20 people without jobs. police are trying to figure out how a car crashed into the

pizza pizza restaurant in montgomery county. look at the damage. you can see broken windows, the little cesar's. nobody was hurt. we're working to find out more about the crash. parents in prince george's county will want to listen up. the school board will vote on the budget tonight and we watched as they battled over whether to raise property taxes and give schools more money. now the board is scrambling to make ends meet. be sure to download our nbc washington app and we'll keep you posted on the vote at 7:00. "news4 your health," researchers say a preliminary study shows a component of a common kitchen spice can help treat head and neck cancers. a synthetic version of turmeric helped kill cancer cells that were resistant to the chemotherapy drugs. more than 22,000 people suffer from head and neck cancer every year. do you have some body fat

maybe that you can't get rid of through diet and exercise? well you may be suffering from the disease lipodeem ya. >> oh. >> the disease -- maybe. it's caused by an excess deposit and expansion of fat cells in fluid. it can be very painful for sufferers and for some it can be debilitating. the disease is hereditary, but rarely diagnosed. doctors are using compression therapy and liposuction to treat the disorder. it's being called a public health epidemic. if you're up at this hour, you're suffering from lack of sleep. we're all suffering from it on this team. one in three americans don't get the necessary sleep required in a day. we can place a big part of the blame on our mobile devices. 95% of americans look at some sort of screen right before you go to bed. that bright light given off by the screens wakes up the brain and stops you from sleeping. experts say it's time to kick the habit. >> with all of the devices that

we carry around hold right next to our face and check our e-mails or watch movies or whatever it is delaying what our brain interprets as sunset. >> try not to look at your phone an hour before bed time. keep the phone out of your bedroom. and if you can't do that, make sure it's not lighting up while you sleep. the surprise here, the children as well. it's important to start the good habits early. i use my phone as an alarm clock so i need to have it. >> our phones do have a sleep setting. they call it something else. so my phone won't light up at night once i go to bed. but the messages will come in. >> the key is not to be checking it and looking at it a whole hour. discipline. take a look at this picture. as we approach sunrise this morning. just a few clouds out there right now. it feels pretty good. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal telling us more about the pretty day out there. >> hey, eun a beautiful morning

if you're going for the run or walk. it's comfortable out there, especially for those of you outside of the beltway. reagan national at 72. dew point though starting to creep up. humidity increases throughout the day today. by later this afternoon and tonight we're feeling the mugginess. highs today in the 80s. high in washington of 87. overall today the clouds will win out. sunshine we're seeing during the early morning hours will give way to mostly cloudy skies. as we get into the late afternoon and the evening hours, thunderstorms and rain is likely and because of the increasing humidity, any storms today could be strong to severe. so later today a weather alert day. this is the product by the government. areas in yellow they're saying are under a greater risk of severe weather. that's our entire region today. the concern would be dusting winds that could produce wind damage, hail and torrential rain. we can't rule out a tornado today. 3:00, maybe an isolated

thunderstorm but after that, rain and thunderstorms are likely during the evening hours. you have plants outside, move them inside. i would highly recommend that. as we look tomorrow 84 degrees. and there's a chance of showers throughout the day today, but especially during the morning hours. as we get intoay on saturday, showers likely arrive during the morning and midday hours. and then as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, some of those storms we could start to track some severe storms on saturday. later in the day so another day to keep an eye on. cooler with a high of 78 degrees. then on sunday, melissa, a high of 82. it's looking like the better of the two weekend days. okay 95 northbound in laurel at the icc right now have only the left shoulder getting by. megan mcgrath and her crew out there this morning. this is because of a fatal crash that happened overnight.

so here's what you need to know right now. that fuel spill clean-up is underway. that can take some time. the tractor-trailer is jackknifed. right now the ramp to the icc from 95 northbound is closed in that area. your alternate is b.w. parkway or 29 there. right now, south galin street, that's what kristin wright was talking about, it's shut down. and 66 overall looking great. 95 as we zoom in on 95 a little bit, northbound as you hit dale city, a little slow, going 11 miles per hour. the latest on the breaking news coming up. we're working to find out the condition of an air national guard pilot whose plane crashed in arizona. the f-16 went down five miles from the airport. this picture is in from the

sister station in phoenix. the pilot with the air national guard was on a night training mission. the plane ruptured a gas line when it crashed, sparking a brushfire. that's the red flow you see in the pack there. officials are investigating what happened. the u.s. ambassador to france is reiterating that the u.s. will cooperate with any investigation after the latest wiki leaks revelation. wikileaks claims the nsa spied on the last three french presidents between 2006 and 2012. the white house denies the claims and president obama called francois hollande and said that the u.s. has abided by a commitment that we would not target the communications of the french president. people in denver will spend the day clean up the mess left behind from the massive storm there. i want to show you some video yesterday. yesterday's storm did some bad flooding and some trees were taken down too. this rain came down so fast, a lot of streets looked like a river. thousands of cars stranded as a result.

police responded to 20 blown manhole covers across the city, but nobody was hurt. in california, a thousand people are wondering whether they'll be able to return to their homes. a giant wildfire near los angeles getting closer to their land. in northern california a fire near lake tahoe could force some people to evacuate as early as today. firefighters say the dramatic drought out west is to blame. a news crew in pennsylvania helped to save the life of a man suffering from a drug overdose. the nbc crew from wpxi were set up ready to take a live shot when a man watching them lost consciousness in his car. you can see here dave clark jumped into action gave the man cpr. instead of a live shot they captured his heroic efforts. >> if we weren't there and he wasn't curious why we were there, he would have been on the road. and it could have been him and who knows who else? >> when paramedics arrived they

knew they were dealing with a heroin overdose. the man is lucky to be alive. well, two big recalls to tell you about now. first, ford says its 2015 ford transit vans may have mislabeled seat belts and the company says there's a warning that -- that the company also says that warning sounds and lights don't work in some 2014 and 2015 ford escapes and connects. if your drive a jeep, your car can be leaking water. water getting into the controls and the company says the problem has caused at least one fire. jeep service will replace any parts damaged for free. new developments in a story following all week. what's expected to happen at a prince george's county cemetery after a coffin washed away from its burial plot. beautiful yellow and orange sky this morning as the sun starts to come up. don't let the pretty picture fool you though. we're in for another weather

alert day. amelia will explain the risks we face today. take a look at 95 north at icc. a live picture, police are there and the traffic is moving very slowly. you'll want to avoid this area at all costs. especially as we move closer to rush hour. melissa mollet is putting together a work around for you and will bring that to us at

good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. the two big stories we are following this morning weather and traffic. >> it may look nice outside now as you get ready for work this morning but expect a different scene when you leave for work tonight. >> if you take 95 a major heads up after a deadly accident this morning. let's get right to melissa mollet. >> breaking news in laurel. i-95 northbound at the icc. megan mcgrath on the scene here for us this morning. we have a very large closure right here. right now, traffic only getting by on the left shoulder so we have about a two mile backup at this point this morning. right now, they are cleaning up a fuel spill. just got off the phone with megan mcgrath. she said they're trying to right this tractor-trailer involved in the deadly accident, so they're miking -- making some progress.

the ramp is closed. your alternate is 29 or b.w. parkway this morning. in southeast galen road between 16th street and ft. stanton park, a police investigation is happening. we're shut down there. the beltway at central avenue is moving along nicely. amelia? >> melissa, right now a beautiful sunrise. sunrise at 5:45. as we work our way throughout the day today clouds are going to increase and for the most part, clouds win out. as we get into the late afternoon and evening hours, rains and thunderstorms are likely with increased humidity today. some of those storms could be strong to severe. so later today a weather alert day. greatest concern -- damaging winds and some torrential rain. hail is possible, any storms we're tracking later today and we can't rule out an isolated tornado. mostly cloudy by 9:00 a.m., temperatures in the mid to upper 70s at that point. by noon, we're in the low to mid 80s across the area.

3:00, most of us still dry and a temperature of 86. that's our high for today and 82 in the suburbs. coming up in ten minutes i'll have a look at the nationals forecast for the game this afternoon that starts at about 4:00 p.m. 5:33 now. a huge day at the supreme court, we're watching for rulings on both same-sex and the president's health care as a look at what might happen. >> reporter: good morning. three more days and today is the first when we expect the court to come up some decisions. let's talk same-sex marriage because what if court is being asked to decide are two separate questions. is there a fundamental right given equal protection under law for same-sex couples to get married in every state and if not, do states have to recognize marriages from other states? the other question they're going to be looking at is obamacare. the affordable care act. the subsidies that millions of people are getting including in virginia to help them pay for their health insurance.

there are four words in this 2,700 page law that they're focusing on -- established by the state. in other words, in states like virginia that are using the federal exchange, are people even entitled to those subsidies? if they go away could the entire system fall apart? we are expecting to get decisions within the next few days, possibly as soon as today on those two big cases and five others still pending before the court. >> all right tracie potts live on capitol hill thank you. now, if you live in virginia the affordable care act decision could affect hundreds of thousands of you. terry mcauliffe says he's coming up with contingency plans. >> for the first time in their lives many people are getting access to quality health care. so this would have a dramatic impact. i do believe the law will be upheld, but you know, who knows what could happen. >> i'm getting -- >> that was governor mcauliffe talking to wtop. he did not say what his contingency plans are. if the court rules against subsidies premiums can skyrocket for about 380,000 people in the

commonwealth. it is 5:35. later today the coffin washed away in suitland will be reburied. these disturbing pictures were taken on father's day. all that rain from saturday's storms buckled the retaining wall at cedar hill cemetery. that wall was supposed to be fixed today. a spokesperson said only one plot was disturbed. no. a big release out of the state department today. john kerry will release the human rights report. the man expected to become the next president of sweet briar college said he's hoping teachers will stay despite the school's turmoil. they were on the brink of closing until a few days ago. a judge approved a plan to keep the school open next year after former students rallied and raised some money. philip stone said he's not acting in any official capacity, but hopes the teachers will be this next year.

if you're eating his hors d'oeuvres or drinking his wine, he said don't heckle him. he asked for a heckler to be removed after he interrupted him during a speech at the white house. it was an invitation only event observing lgbt pride month. we can't make out what he's saying. take a look for yourself. >> no no no. hey! listen, you're in my house. my attitude is if you're eating the hors d'oeuvres -- you know what i'm saying? and drinking the booze. >> you could make out what the president was saying basically. not in my house. the heckler was screaming about deportation. he was eventually removed. it's a hot up topic issues from some parents. what fairfax county is set to vote on today. and the murder suspect manages to escape police you wish

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take a look at this video from a security camera. the man running here escaped from police custody in new york city. it may be hard to see here, but the man is handcuffed and still on the loose. police say that arnold was arrested for attempted murder and attacked the officer who was guarding him. that officer was not seriously hurt. today, the fairfax county schools is voting on adding gender identity to their curriculum. they're adding it to classes for family life. parents will be able to opt their child out of this curriculum. approaching 5:41 on this thursday morning. your weather and traffic on the 1s. we begin with some cool air. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal with a look at the

temperatures. >> hey, a wide range of temperatures, a comfortable start this morning for the morning commute. nice, partly sunny skies. heading home though especially if you commute later in the evening storms are likely and that could slow the commute with temperatures in the 80s at that point. nats first pitch at 4:00, the game will start no problem. but storms are possible during the seven inning stretch so a delay is possible with severe thunderstorms in the forecast. i'll have more on the severe storms later today and also the potential for some severe weather this weekend in about ten minutes. >> all right amelia, thank you. right now, breaking news once again 95 northbound here at the icc. just spoke with megan mcgrath, left shoulder is the only thing getting by. they're straightening out the tractor-trailer involved in the fatal crash. the ramp to the icc is closed. if you're coming on to northbound 95 i got a question about that on twitter. that's fine. you'll be okay coming on the icc to 95 north.

alternate, b.w. parkway or 29 there. travel times not bad. 95 north quantico to the beltway looking good. listen to your friends from wtop when you hop in your car. some people call it whole paycheck, but is whole foods overcharging you? the investigation now underway. will the purple line ever become a reality? we

you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back at 5:45. we're expecting a big announcement about the purple line today. larry hogan said he'd make a decision about it by the end of the month. and he's speaking today. news4's molette green is in bethesda now where this could have a big impact on your commute. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. absolutely. we're live outside the silver spring library. one of the proposed stops along the purple line. one of the biggest and most closely watched decisions could

come today. this has a big impact on two major maryland counties in our region. the governor has been quite critical of the cost at nearly $2.5 billion. and asking his transportation secretary to look for cheaper ways to do this and possibly asking prince george's and montgomery counties to pay even more. but we don't have confirmation that the governor will address the purple line later on today. we know this is a major transportation infrastructure announcement. all eyes have been on this particular long awaited plan to bring light rail connecting bethesda in montgomery county to new carrollton in prince george's county. we are talking jobs and easing traffic, but it does possibly get taxpayers who don't use public transit to actually help pay for this. now we're going to send out push alerts inside our nbc

washington app later today when the governor makes his announcement from annapolis. live this morning in silver spring, back to you. >> thanks molette. today we could see more fireworks on the hill as the office of personnel management's director faces another panel of angry lawmakers. lax cyber security at opm left millions of federal workers' vulnerable last year. katherine archuleta refused to say if the number was as high as 32 million. the committee chairman said, it's time for you to go. a maryland family says they finally received justice after their loved one was killed in drunk driver crash. wilfred olhlo pled guilty to the crash, but he fled to kenya. he was one of the most wanted men, and olhlo made a few

mistakes that led to his capture. >> he just relaxed and you know, didn't really keep under cover while he was in nairobi. so they were able to, you know, zero in on him. >> a judge sentenced olhlo to more than three years in prison. the maximum allowed by law. he could face an additional five years for fleeing to kenya. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is forming a commission to see if the state's parole abolition in the 1990s was a good move. he says the state spends more than $830 million to house tens of thousands of inmates. yesterday on wtop radio mcauliffe said he wants that commission to study if inmates are being held for an unnecessarily long time. and he call for better rehabltation of prisoners so they could be released. mayor muriel bowser said the d.c. jail will reintroduce face to face visits between inmates and relatives. they were eliminated in 2012.

mayor bowser says all criminals will be released back into society and the face to face visits will make sure they'll have an easier time becoming productive citizens. an apology is not good enough, that's what the victims' families are saying about the apology from dzhokhar tsarnaev. a federal judge sentenced him to death yesterday. the 21-year-old gave a speech and he said he was sorry for the irreparable harm he caused and said he prays for the victims. >> everybody was waiting for him to -- to do something great. and he did -- he did his thing. he got what he deserved, you know? my son is still suffering.

so -- >> any closure today? >> kind of, sort of. he's still alive, ain't he? >> tsarnaev said there's no doubt he did this. and an appeals process will begin automatically because it's a death penalty case. new developments in the irs tea party scandal. irs employees erased the backup tapes and they may have held as many as 24000 e-mails to and from former irs commissioner lois lerner. she is the central figure over whether tea party groups were unfairly targeted. they said the employees did it by mistake and not as a cover-up. and time is ticking to hammer out a deal for a new baseball stadium in spotsylvania county. the owner of the hagerstown suns wants to move it to virginia but wants taxpayers to foot a portion of the bill. they may want to extend the deadline, if they feel like they're getting close. yesterday, minor league

baseball's president says it's unlikely the deadline will be extended again. 5:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. yesterday was just the picture perfect summer day. >> yes. >> i'd like every day to be like that. >> or at least today. a little bit of today? >> today isn't going to be so bad. humidity is going to increase throughout the day. so you'll start to notice the mugginess setting in if you're out this afternoon. but the morning hours right now, really nice outside and comfortable. so during the day, the weather having relatively low impact on your day. as we get into the late afternoon and evening hours rain and storms will become likely so the weather starts to have a moderate impact on your day. weather alert later today because of the potential of strong to severe thunderstorms. gusty winds hail and torrential rain all possible. mainly this evening. temperatures now in the 60s for most of us, except annapolis at 70. and on storm team 4 radar dry in our immediate area but look at the impressive system moving

through indiana and illinois. this continues to track into our area. this is where we pull most of our rain chances from later today and as the humidity increases, strong to severe storms are possible. so 11:00 a.m., mainly cloudy skies at that point. low 80s. 87 our high today. we hit that at about 3:00. isolated thunderstorm possible at that point, but it's not until 5:00 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 when storms are likely. 8:00 p.m., a temperature of 79 degrees. severe storm potential today. greatest threat is high winds and hail. we conditioned rule out an isolated tornado. future weather, i want to show you this afternoon. we are mainly dry here at 4:00 p.m. but notice at 5:00 and 7:00, how we start to see widespread rain and storms impacting the area so commuting during the later evening hours, the weather could have an impact. for tomorrow, a high of 84. the chances of some showers early in the day. mostly cloudy skies.

saturday, showers move in during the morning hours. as question get into the afternoon -- as get into the afternoon hours. and severe weather saturday afternoon and evening. you're continuing to track breaking news this morning. >> breaking news 95 northbound at the icc chopper 4 got over the scene here, so it's much easier to see what happened. right now on 95 right here, you can only get by, you can see on the left shoulder. right here this is the ramp here to the icc. they were talk about that is what shut down and you can see the vehicles involved right here in the middle of the roadway. keeping an eye out there for you. megan mcgrath is on the scene. do have that fuel spill clean-up still underway and that ramp again to the icc as you just saw is closed. your alternate there to avoid this altogether, b.w. parkway or 29. wide look at the beltway, everything else looking great there on the beltway.

no major issues. 66 just east of 28. eastbound and westbound rolling along nicely here. otherwise, looking good and beltway at st. barnabas, no major issues there. more on the breaking news in a couple of minute. we have an update now. new information from d.c. police on that shooting that we told you about this morning in southeast. now we know that one man was shot. we are told he's in serious condition. the shooting happened at 3:45 this morning in the 1600 block of galin street in southeast. we are trying to get information on the suspect that the police may be looking for. back to you. >> thanks. if you in ward 5 you can two the meeting with the d.c. mayor to find out how the police are handling the recent spike in murders. it's a 20 increase over last year. police in d.c. leaders blamed the recent rise on the use of synthetic drugs. >> it's a new force in the communities and it's destabilizing many communities. many people who without the drugs in their system would be

law abiding citizens. >> today's meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at the fifth district police headquarters on bladensburg road northeast. new information this morning following a news4 i-team investigation that detailed major complications involving a permanent birth control. it is called essure. it is marketed as a permanent birth control without surgery and women were found who complained of years of suffering. an fda advisory panel will meet to discuss the risks and benefits of the device. whole foods is now defending its new york stores against accusations they overprice their food. if you thought prices at the chain were high, the city claims whole foods overcharged by as much as $15 for prepackaged items. that's according to the new york

department of consumer after fairs. whole foods said quote, the dca has not provided evidence to back up their demands nor have they requested additional information. and quote we highly value our customers' trust in us. 5:56. things are getting cloudy at gm and if you're watching us on a tv right now, you most like aren't a millennial. landon dowdy has the latest business headlines from cnbc. hey, landon. >> hey, aaron. good morning to you. millennials love watching videos, shows and movies on their smartphones and in fact the new study finds they consumed more media on the mobile devices than any other age group. but 20 somethings watched the least amount of live television an average of 22 hours a week versus 36 hours for the rest of us. and smartphones are a daily necessity. millennials spend more than nine hours a week on the device. general motors is working on new technology to allow new features to be downloaded wirelessly to your car.

gm and others have been slow to adopt cloud based updates. tesla will accept new features such as limited hands free driving similar to a smartphone. back over to you. >> landon dowdy at cnbc, thank you. 5:57. next month a drone to deliver a package to someone's doorstep for first time, but amazon has nothing to do with it. instead it will be a research group led by people at virginia tech. the faa will test the new delivery system. they will deliver real medicine to a real patient in the mountains of southwest virginia. the delivery is expected to happen on july 17th. still waiting for final approval. breaking news at 6:00 a.m. a construction worker is hit and killed. >> and we have a crew there and we'll bring you the latest. it's a

"news4 today" begins with breaking news. >> right now, a big problem on 95 northbound in maryland. right near the icc. we have the main lanes closed just the shoulder getting by. more on this breaking fatal accident in a couple of minutes. it's dry right now, but storms potentially strong to severe later on today.

the latest timing for the weather alert day coming up. it's a heated debate in one of the largest school districts. the big decision that could change what your students learn about sex and gender identity in the classroom next year. we begin with the breaking news, melissa just mentioned a construction worker hit and killed on i-95 in laurel. megan mcgrath has more information. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me they're making some progress in hooking up the crash -- smashed up vehicles. the tow trucks are on the scene but right now all of the lane closures are still in place. 95 only squeezing by on the left-hand shoulder. the ramp to the icc is completely closed. you can't get on the icc from northbound 95. this was a fatal accident that