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 happened around 1:30 this

morning and a construction -- in a construction zone that had been set up on the northbound side of i-95. a tractor-trailer was headed through the area right near the accident for the icc, that truck hit a construction vehicle. it was one of the crash attenuators with the arrow on it. it continued on further, hit a second construction vehicle. there was a construction worker who was standing beside that second vehicle. the worker was struck and died later at the hospital. the worker has been identified as 62-year-old randy jury of halifax, pennsylvania. he's a construction worker -- a contractor working for state highway and within this construction zone early this morning. if you normally travel through the area, be aware. there are major delays. we are talking about several miles in terms of the back junes so you'll want to avoid this area with more on the work around, we'll send it over to melissa. what should folks do? >> megan what folks should do on 95 northbound at the icc

you're going to want to take b.w. parkway or 29 instead. right now, chopper 4 over the scene. they're trying to right thing, trying to get a lot of this debris out of the way so that things get cleared up. as far as backups go, 2 1/2 miles on the icc. and now we're also getting backups southbound as folks just sort of are looking at things that way. that clean-up is underway. the ramp to the icc is closed. again, if you're headed 95 northbound you can't get on the icc. amelia? a live look outside, we are seeing mostly to partly cloudy skies across the area. on storm team 4 radar though i'm keeping a close eye on this system mainly impacting parts of illinois and indiana. this is going to be our main trigger for rain and thunderstorms later today. notice these showers out here in ohio. i'm going to keep an eye on this

as well. this could be a trigger for some isolated afternoon thunderstorms. but for this evening the potential for heavy rain and some hail as well. more on timing in ten minutes. all right, amelia thank you. 6:03 now. we could learn today when the man accused of murdering uva student will go on trial. jesse matthew is due in the court this afternoon. the judge may face a motion to recuse herself, defence lawyers want her out because she was involved early in the case. the trial probably won't happen until next year. mourners in south carolina are saying good-bye today to victims of the charleston shooting. two more viewings will be held for state senator clementa pinckney and a funeral will be held for sharonda coleman singleton. worshipers returned to the emanuel ame church for the first bible study and the key theme is love. >> the pastor talked about love tonight. which i'm familiar with. because god says he knows no color. he made us all. that's what tonight's prayer service was about.

>> meanwhile, confessed killer dylann roof now has federal public defenders. that is seen as an indication he'll face federal charges in addition to the nine murder charges. new developments released from jail, the second prison employee arrested in the escape of two inmates in new york posted bail. gene palmer posted bail. he is charged with destroying evidence and promoting dangerous contraband. a prison seamstress told investigators she smuggled hacksaw blades and escape tools inside raw ground beef. the district attorney says palmer took that frozen meat to david sweat and richard matt's area in the prison where inmates are allowed to cook. palmer's attorney says he didn't know anything was in the beef. sweat and matt escaped nearly three weeks ago. police have zeroed in now on a cabin where investigators found

the inmates' dna. back to you. >> thanks, christen. d.c. homicide detectives want to know who dumped a body in the potomac river. it was discovered yesterday. this is a separate incident from the body that police got from the tidal basin yesterday. you can see a man walk up to a driver on largo center drive in upper marlboro and he pulls a gun and hands money. this happened last wednesday. if you recognize this man, call prince george's county police. later today fairfax county schools set to vote on adding gender identity to part of the curriculum. this is video after they planned to add transgendered policies. parents can opt their children

out of the curriculum. if you ride marc, there's a big increase in how much you have to pay. seven day passes are going up by at least $20. one way trips are going up about a dollar on average. marc is offering a new five day pass if you only take the train on weekdays. next week the transit officials will talk about expanding the service to delaware for those of you who need to make that trip. developing news now, a military jet crashed, started a brushfire in arizona. the frantic search underway for the pilot. just in time for the summer travel season, why it could mean more options for you. there's a reason you're having trouble sleeping at night. the answer may be lying nex

6:10 now. a developing story out of

california. a thousand people wondering whether they'll be able to return to their homes. firefighters had to evacuate those folks as a giant wildfire near los angeles is getting closer to their land. in northern california a fire near lake tahoe could force some people to evacuate as early as today. the dramatic drought out west is to blame here. if you're itching to fly far far away. check out bwi marshall. right now the ceo of one of the world's fastest growing airlines will announce a new partnership. we don't know which airline but it will be a new addition for the airport. we'll send you a push alert to your phone as soon as we find out. a new report from aaa that says you should prepare for even more traffic this july 4th weekend. the transit agency says almost 42 million people will be traveling. that is the highest number since 2007. and about 85% of you will be driving. aaa says low gas prices and the stronger economy will have more

of us taking a vacation this year. gas prices down $1 and change from this time last year. >> you know how expensive it is to fly a family of five. we're driving. 11 after 6:00. the sun is up. feels pretty nice outside. >> sure does. meteorologist amelia segal with more on what we can expect for the rest of the day. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's a beautiful start, low humidity. comfortable temperatures as we work our way toward the next hour. temperatures staying nearly the same. 11:00 a.m., temperatures in the low 80s. clouds increase, overall today the clouds will win out. now, during the afternoon hours an isolated thunderstorm is possible. especially south of washington. but most of us are dry during the afternoon. it's really as we work our way into the evening hours melissa when thunderstorms are likely. some potentially strong to severe, heavy rain, gusty winds and hail all possible later

today. a high of 87. i'll have a look at the next seven days in ten minutes. breaking news, taking a look at this. we have serious brackup d.c. -- backups on 95. 2 1/2 miles of backup because of the fatal accident. right now, only the left shoulder is getting by. that fuel spill clean-up is still underway. if you're on the icc get on 95 north our south. alternate is b.w. parkway or 29. as far as travel times 95 north in virginia quantico to the beltway you're about 20 minutes behind. 66 inbound no problems. maryland looking good. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. the new calls to restrict what information is released in the freddie gray death investigation in baltimore. severe weather -- severe weather scaring fans near nats park.

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just in, a statement from the military on the crash of a

national guard fighter jet during a training mission. the f-16 went down last night in arizona. a pilot with the 162nd wing of the arizona air national guard was on board. his condition has not been released. ft. hood army base said their personnel is there to secure the site until the air force takes over the mission. it crashed near douglas this is five miles from the airport. the plane ruptured a gas line when it crashed, sparking a brushfire. military officials are investigatingeing exactly what happened. thanks, kristin. prosecutors in maryland are again for a judge to ban attorneys from sharing evidence in the freddie gray case. that's after someone leaked a copy of gray's autopsy to "the baltimore sun." now, the paper reports the state

is quote outraged. defense attorneys are leaking evidence to the press they say to make their clients look better. we are learning more this morning that hundreds of patrol car dashboard cameras in prince george's county are broken. according to our news partner wtop an internal audit revealed about 30% of them don't work. about 300 have hardware or software issues and others have playback errors and they don't switch on. the police department is starting to phase out the dvd based cameras. they will replace them with cameras that install information on a hard drive. take a look, this man is suspected of setting fire to tucker's bar and lounge in upper marlboro. take another look at his photo on the nbc washington facebook page. a firefighter was hurt as crews battled flames for six hours last wednesday morning. the fire caused more than

$2 million in damage and left 20 people without jobs. the casket that washed away in suitland will be reburied today. all the rain from saturday's storms buckled the retaining wall at the cedar hill cemetery. that was supposed to be fixed on tuesday. a spokesperson tells news4 only one plot was disturbed. charles severance and the lawyers will be back in court today to argue for even more proposals about his trial in october. severance is charged with three murders in alexandria over a space of ten years. today, defense lawyers will ask for a mental health expert to assist their team. prosecutors are asking the judge to rule that jurors will be told that they may not seek the death penalty. later this morning an attorney for james holmes will present their side of story regarding the deadly movie theater shooting in colorado.

they are trying to prove to jor jurors that holmes was movie theater. the trial is expected to run through at least august. holmes faces the death penalty if convicted. we're learning more about the man who was killed when his pickup truck ran into the downed trees in poolesville. the man is named elmer froelich. family members say he went out to buy gas for his generator after his power went out during the storms tuesday night. he hit the tree on darnestown road and died at the scene. [ bleep ]! >> you can hear a lot of screams and some other words we cannot put on tv at this hour after people at nats park witnessed this scene. take a look. lightning hit a construction crane tuesday during those major storms. that caused a huge sound, that sounded like an explosion. you can see the flames popping out of the construction crane as well. no one was hurt.

some frightening moments for sure. >> yeah. it's being called a public health epidemic. >> one in three americans suffers from it. we're talking about lack of sleep and we can place part of the blame on our mobile devices. 95% of americans look at some sort of screen before bed. now, that bright light given off by the screens wakes up the brain and stops you from sleeping in a lot of cases. experts say it's time to kick the habit. >> all the devices we carry around and check our e-mails or watch movies or whatever, it is delaying what our brain interprets as sunset. >> to improve your sleep try not to look at your phone an hour before bedtime. also keep the phone out of your bedroom if you can. if you can't do that, make sure it's not lighting up while you're asleep. that applies to kids too. doctors say it's important to start good habits as early as possible. yep. it's hard. you have to be disciplined. force yourself to just keep it away. >> a lot of people are using the

ereaders now instead of a book, and that light from the ereader is not helping you either. beautiful day this morning. weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is here to tell us more about the summer day ahead. >> good morning, eun and aaron and good morning to you. humidity increases throughout the day today. the morning, midday and early afternoon hours though, quite nice. temperatures will warm into the upper 80s again today. and you really aren't going to feel the mugginess until the late afternoon and evening hours. here's the latest on storm team 4. this storm is impacting heavy rain in indiana right now and is the main cause for storms later on today. the timing as we start off, you can see as the system moves to the areas, noon, we're still dry, but mostly cloudy skies at that point. 4:00 p.m., maybe an isolated shower or thunderstorm but i think it will hold off until 5:00 or 6:00 when we start to track areas of rain and strong to severe storms.

you can see the brighter -- when i say severe weather i mean hail and some torrential rain that can lead to flash flooding. can't rule out an isolated tornado as well. 9:00 maryland and the northern neck seeing heavy rain and the chance of showers remains in the forecast for tonight. tomorrow, a shower or two is possible. most if not all of your day is dry. humid and a mix of clouds and sunshine. low 60s in the suburbs 72 in washington. tomorrow a high of 84. saturday looking like a rainy day. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, thunderstorms are possible. there's also the potential for some strong to severe storms later in the day on saturday. sunday, melissa, is looking like the better weather day. >> all right, thank you. breaking news 95 northbound at the icc here, take a look again. chopper 4 over the scene.

right now, closest to the crash which is right in this area they're at the exit for the icc. you see the left shoulder and now the left lane getting by. so that's a change from the past couple of minutes. behind this though we have a three-mile backup, if chopper can widen out for us, and you can see that no lanes are getting by much before this at this point. so still have this fuel spill and cleanup underway. the ramp to the icc is still closed. if you're on the icc you can get on to 95 north our south. and alternate is b.w. parkway or 29. southbound centreville road, browns lane, a brand new crash there. in that area. 395 north at washington boulevard, a crash. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 6:23 right now. the ntsb hearing about metro safety can mean big changes. at day two of the hearing, a metro union representative said

employees are afraid to speak up about problems. the testimony raised some concerns that not reporting small problems could turn them into big ones. the hearing addressed the deadly smoke emergency that killed a woman in a metro tunnel back in january. the nation's top railroad regulator says she will enforce the december 31st deadline for amtrak to install critical safety technology. it's called positive train control. a lot of us talked about it after last month's deadly train derailment in philly. ptc could have prevented the accident and saved lives. railroad faces fines of up to $25,000 a day if they don't install it by year's end. amtrak says it will meet the deadline. most others probably will not. heads up if you drive a jeep, your car can be leaking water and damaging the controls.

hundreds of thousands of 2014 and 2015 jeeps are being recalled. the service centers will replace the parts for free. well, you may want to head down to the national mall for lunch today. apparently olive garden will have a food truck on the mall. there's a bunch out now. they rolledette out to promote the -- rolled it out to promote their new meatball and parmesan sandwiches. i know it's only 6:25, but i could eat it right now. they'll give out the free samples today. ice cream is your thing isn't it's anyone's thing? you have to wait three weeks. the good humor truck will give out free magnum double caramel bars and ice cream sandwiches. >> all that summer body work you did this spring -- >> you'll be able to request a

stop at your location. so get your parmesan sandwich -- >> then bring me the ice cream. >> eat the parmesan sandwich and then get your ice cream bar. >> talk about the ultimate campout, a group of girl scouts will get to experience the great outdoors on the lawn of the white house. first lady michelle obama is hosting 50 girl scouts. the fourth graders can earn girls choice outdoor badges by doing rock climbing and other activities too. they're from maryland, virginia, west virginia oklahoma and d.c. well, our eyes are on the supreme court today. the justices could come down with major decisions. >> how it could impact health insurance for virginians. we have been waiting and waiting and waiting. well, today could be the day we hear about the purple line. a big announcement coming out of annapolis today. i'm molette green, a live report

is coming up. and a beautiful sky out there to begin your thursday. the calm before the storm though. amelia will explain the risks we could face at 6:31. plus, big problems on 95 northbound here at the icc. a look at these major backups and how to avoid them coming up.

breaking news on the roads this morning. a live look at i-95 in laurel right now. where earlier this morning a construction worker was hit and killed. it happened about 1:30 this morn. >> randy jury was killed when a tractor-trailer headed northbound on 95 struck two construction vehicles. the driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to the hospital. we'll get the latest from news4's megan mcgrath on the scene later this hour. but right now, melissa mollet is keeping a close eye on 95. how is it looking right now? >> it's improved quite a bit.

we have two left lanes and a shoulder getting by, so we have three lanes of traffic getting through this crash. we have quite a big backup at this point. 95 north at the icc headed northbound here, you'll have a three-mile backup this morning. southbound also had some delays as well. the ramp to the icc is closed. alternate b.w. parkway or 29 as they do that clean-up. wide look at things overall no major problems on the beltway. inbound 395 is typically slow. 66 looks typical. and overall, prince george's county no major issues there. more on this breaking news and travel times coming up in ten minutes. amelia? well, melissa as we start off this morning, quiet and comfortable with temperatures in if 60s in the suburbs right now. some isolated thunderstorms are possible, but it's really this evening when i'm seeing the severe weather threat. veronica and doug will continue to update the forecast. right now, the greatest concerns being high winds that could

produce some wind damage. some heavy rain is also possible as humidity increases throughout the day today. and some hail can't be ruled out as well as an isolated tornado. so thoughout the day today, it's feeling uncomfortable for your humidity forecast but actually as we work our way into the evening hours the humidity continues to increase. and it will start to feel sticky outside. i'll have a look ahead to the nationals forecast coming up in ten minutes. we are following breaking news in the district. right now, police are at a shooting in southeast. this is all happening in the 1600 block of galen street. we know that one man was shot, he was taken to the hospital. he was in serious condition. the shooting happened this morning at about 3:45. still waiting to get word from police on any suspect information, eun. >> thank you. another huge decision day at the supreme court.

we are watching for possible ruling on same-sex marriage or the president's health care law. let's go live to nbc's tracie potts. tell us what might happen today. >> reporter: well, on same-sex marriage, the could -- they could say you have to recognize the marriages in another state or every state must do it to gain tee -- guarantee equal protection under law. on obamacare they're being asked to look at four words in that 2,700 page law. those are establish by the state. in other words, in states like virginia that do not have their own health care exchange, can people in that state get subsidies? right now, there are 285,000 people in virginia getting subsidies averaging about $258 per month. without them many of them could not have afford health insurance. this could be a decision that has wide reaching impacts including here in northern virginia. where so many people are getting those subsidies. we don't know if both decision or either of the decisions will

come down today or tomorrow or monday as the court winds down their term. >> tracie potts thank you. also on the hill today, we could see more fireworks as the office of personnel management director faces another panel of angry lawmakers. lax security cyber security at opm left millions of federal workers' data vulnerable in a pair of hacks last year. opm director katherine archuleta refused to say if the number is as high as 32 million. we learned that the i.t. department will get a major overall, however, a lot of lawmakers say archuleta needs to resign. parents, listen up. the school board will vote on the budget and we watched as they voted whether to give schools more money. now the board is scrambling to make ends meet even though it will have a smaller piece of the pie. we'll keep you posted on the

vote at 7:00. today, larry hogan is expected to make a big announcement that many suspect could reveal his plans for the purple line. news4's molette green has more on what this could all mean today. molette? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. yes, we are live outside one of the proposed stops -- the silver spring library behind me. a decision on the light rail line is one of the most watched in the entire state. now, the governor has been highly critical of the costs estimated at somewhere close to $2.5 billion. he's pressured folks to come up with ways to cut down that price tag. possibly asking montgomery and prince george's counties to chip in even more dollars. this 16-mile light rail line will run -- run by the maryland transit administration and

connects two busy washington suburbs from bethesda to new carrollton. and we're talking about proponents pushing this as a way to ease congestion and bring jobs to the area. on the flip side, taxpayers could be tapped even those who do not use public transit. we'll keep an eye on this. the announcement comes later today, this afternoon at 2:30 and when the governor makes the announcement we'll send it out to you through push alerts inside our nbc washington app. we are live this morning in silver spring. i'm molette green. back to you. >> thanks, molette. time is ticking to hammer out a new deal for the baseball stadium in spotsylvania. lawmakers are trying to decide how to finance it ands yesterday the president of the minor league baseball said it's unlikely that deadline will be extended again. the owner of the suns wants to move the team to virginia but he wants taxpayers to foot a large portion of the bill for the stadium. lawmakers have been wrangling over how to make that happen. new information now after an

i-team investigation surrounding a certain birth control. what the fda is warning you. lgbt -- >> president obama -- >> hold on a second. >> why you don't want to mess with president obama inside his house. and breaking news on the roads right now, a major mess on 95 northbound near the icc because of a fatal crash overnight. how to avoid this. this summer take flight, without having to take a flight. because all the thrills you need are right here at busch gardens, and water country usa. in williamsburg, va. like the daring new coaster tempesto.

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welcome back. new information this morning following a news4 i-team investigation that detailed major complications involving a supposedly permanent birth control. it's called essure. however, the food and drug administration warned of significant risks related to this device. among them, unplanned

pregnancies and pelvic pain. essure is marketed as a permanent birth control without surgery and in 2013 the news4 item found women who complained of years of suffering. an advisory panel will meet in september to discuss the risks of essure. temperatures in the 60s and 70s right now. headed home storms. first pitch for the gnats is at 4:05. they'll start just fine. but by the seventh inning stretch, storms are possible. and that could lead to a delay. melissa, you have new updates to your breaking news on at95. >> 95 at the icc, look at the volume and the backups. four miles, 95 northbound here at the icc. right now, two main left lanes

are getting by. the shoulder they have closed that once again. that spill is underway. that clean-up is. the ramp to the icc is closed and b.w. parkway or 29 are your alternates. 95 north, quantico to the beltway is 45 minutes. smart cars are about to get smarter. what general motors will let you do from your car that you normally do from your phone. take a live look at the scene on 95 a construction worker killed on the job. we have a live update from the scene next. your time right ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru.

dry and comfortable right now, but strong to severe thunderstorms in the forecast later today. i'll have the latest timing coming up. breaking news on 95 north here at the icc. chopper 4 over the scene. only the two left lanes getting by. 95 not at the icc. the ramp to the icc from 95 north is shut down. up your best alternate, take b.w. parkway, 29 instead. and save yourself the time and the headache. right now, megan mcgrath is out there on the scene with a lot more information about what happened here this morning. megan? >> reporter: thanks, melissa. we have been able to move up a little bit and we have a different vantage point. if you look behind me you can see that smashed up utility truck with the lights on top. the construction worker who was killed in this accident was standing next to that utility truck when a tractor-trailer smashed into him -- crashed into the truck. he was taken to the hospital

where he later died. now, this all happened right around 1:30 this morning. that tractor-trailer was headed north and the truck entered the construction zone. slammed into one construction vehicle. continued on and then struck the second vehicle with the construction vehicle standing next to it. that worker is identified as 62-year-old randy jury. and in terms of the traffic impact here we have seen some improvement. just within the last few minutes. they did open two left bound lanes but the ramp to the icc is still closed. so you will not be able to access the icc, at least not now, from northbound 95. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. it is 6:46 now and convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is facing death, but the appeals process will now likely take years. >> he shocked those in court yesterday when he apologized to the victims and the survivors of the deadly 2013 attack. >> nbc's ron mott has more on

how the victims are reacting. good morning to you. >> reporter: to say this is a surprise may be an understatement when dzhokhar tsarnaev got up to speak, almost no one expected that. but he spoke in fact -- he spoke for a short while and in terms of reaction from victims and their families it was mixed. one person actually said that he was happy that he spoke. he said he should be given some credit for speaking to the victims and families even though it won't how he feels about hit. but others said it was an oscar like speech. he said they opened with religious references that i didn't like that. it took him a while before he got around to actually apologizing to the victims and the people who lost their lives in the bombings two years ago. but suffice it to say he's on his way to federal death row. one of 60 inmates with that distinction. he may be sent out to colorado to the super max.

he will sent to terre haute where the execution would take place. but many years of appeals ahead. >> thank you ron mott. we could learn when the man accused of murdering a uva student will go on trial. jesse matthew due in court this afternoon and prosecutors say he killed hannah graham last year. the judge in this case may face a motion to 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. mourners in south carolina are saying good-bye today to victims of the charleston shooting. two more viewings will be held for state senator clementa pinckney and a funeral will be she would for sharonda coleman singleton. last night mourners returned for the first time and some of the victims' family were there. >> i'm 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 has federal public defenders and people think that means he'll face federal charges in addition to the nine murder charges he faces in south carolina. d.c. homicide detectives want to know who dumped a body in the potomac river. someone discovered it by the kennedy center yesterday. 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 victim. if you live in d.c.'s ward five, you can go to the meeting with the mayor today. muriel bowser wants to talk about a spike of murders in the city. there are a dozen more murders this year than this time last year. synthetic drugs may be a cause. >> it's destabilizing the communities and people without the drugs would be law abiding citizens.

>> that meeting is at 7:00 a.m. on bladensburg road northeast. things are getting cloudy at gm. cnbc's landon dowdy is here now to explain the new technology gm is adding to cars. >> hey, eun, that's right. general motors is allowing new features to be downloaded wirelessly to your car. gm and others have been slow to adopt ground based update forts the vehicles. tesla designed their sedan to accept hands free driving, so kind of similar to the smartphone. eun, back to you. >> thanks landon dowdy. next month a drone could deliver a package to someone's doorstep for the first time ever in the u.s. amazon has nothing to do with it. instead, it will be a research group led by people at virginia tech. the faa commissioned the group to test the new delivery system. a drone will bring real medicine to a real patient in southwest virginia. the delivery is expected to happen on july 17th. the group is still waiting for final approval from the faa. i can only imagine that amazon

will be -- >> right behind it. >> yeah. >> i don't like it at all. >> the drones make him nervous. >> yes. >> not feeling too bad about the weather this morning. pretty nice. >> it is beautiful this morning. the humidity is low. beautiful sunrise. as we work throughout the day, the humidity will increase, a high of 87 digs. as we get into the afternoon hours an isolated thunderstorm is possible. but really during the evening when we'll tracking heavy rain and storms moving through the area. with the increase in humidity, some storms could be on the strong to severe side. so the weather having a low to moderate impact on your day. you're heading to the park or the people with the kids, i would still go especially around the midday and early afternoon hours. you can download the nbc washington app and get the radar right there on your smartphone while you're out to check it to make sure thunderstorms aren't popping up across the area. temperatures right now in the 60s. 63 in college park. 62 in dulles and 63 degrees in camp springs.

a nice start this morning. as we work our way throughout the day, clouds increase and it's going to be this system that is our main cause for rain and thunderstorms during the evening hours. so your hour by hour forecast for today, 8:00 a.m., partly sunny. mid 70s. low 80s around lunch time hours. mostly cloudy. maybe an isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon hours. at 3:00 p.m., we hit 87 degrees. as we get into the evening hours, around 8:00 p.m. storms are likely and a temperature of 79 degrees. so the weather concerns this evening would be high winds that could produce some wind damage and some heavy rain. the torrential downpours that we have been seeing, we saw it on tuesday and saturday. that is possible again tonight. also we can't rule out some hail with the storm and the isolated tornado is possible today. of course, veronica and doug will be in this evening keeping you updated with the forecast. for tomorrow, a shower or thundershower is possible. rain on saturday potentially severe weather on saturday.

sunday, the better weekend day. >> all right. breaking news right now on the roads. 95 northbound here at the icc is where the crash is. chopper 4 over the scene. we have a five mile backup stretching from the inner loop of the beltway all the way up 95 north. only two lanes getting by. your alternate, b.w. parkway or route 29. the ramp to the icc if you're taking the icc you'll be okay getting on the 95 either way. new crash here. we just found out about this one. club hollow road, an overturned tanker truck. lanes are blocked. "c" street, a police investigation is closing things. 270 at montrose no problems there. 66 looking good. 95 northbound slowest spot is dale city. and in prince george's county no major problems there either. aaron? >> all right, thank you.

6:54. if you eat his food and drink his liquor, president obama says don't heckle him. a heckler interrupted his speech at the white house. this was an invitation only event. you can't make out what the heckler saying, but try to hear it here. >> no no no no. hey! listen, you're in my house. my attitude is that if you're eating the hors d'oeuvres -- you know what i'm saying? and drinking the booze. >> the heckler was apparently screaming about deportation. took about 2 1/2 minutes, but he was eventually removed. new video now of a special blastoff at wallops island. >> four, three, two, one. zero. >> it's rocket week students and educators from across the country building and flying

their own experimental rockets. the rock on program is designed to give them a chance to learn about rockets space flight and team work. their creations will land in the atlantic and be recovered so that students can analyze their data they have collected. back to you. thank you. 6:55. the second person employee -- the second prison employee charged in connection with helping two convicted escaped -- two convicted escaped killers in upstate new york prison will be arraigned today. gene palmer posted bail early this morning and he's accused of passing frozen meat that contained tools to the inmates. the prison seamstress said she smuggled hacksaw blades and tools inside raw ground beef. palmer's lawyers said he didn't know the meat had escape tools hidden inside. if you ride marc, there's a big increase in how much you have to pay. seven day passes are going up by

$20. marc is offering a new five-day pass to save you money if you only take the train monday through friday. mourners in south carolina will say good-bye to the victims of the charleston shooting. a funeral will be held for sharonda coleman singleton and two more viewings will be held for clementa pinckney. we are watching the supreme court this morning for some big possible rulings among the six decisions left this term are cases about same-sex marriage and the president's health care law. maryland governor hogan could reveal his plans for the purple line today. download the nbc washington app for updates. a construction dead after being struck on 95 in laurel. a tractor-trailer hit two vehicles one of them striking and killing randy jury. the driver of the truck is in the hospital. look at that scene chopper 4 over the crash. maryland here 95 northbound, we have a five mile backup

northbound. amelia? strong to severe storms are moving through the area at 7:55 tonight. thank you for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. have a great day. >> make it a great thursday, everybody.

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good morning. another arrest. the second prison workers accused of helping the inmates who escaped in upstate new york. was he doing favors in exchange for richard matt's prison artwork. why the two men on the run may be armed. fiery crash. a national guard f-16 goes down. the search to find the pilot. whole foods under investigation for overcharging customers. did they overstate the weights of certain foods. was it intentional? and heckled at home. >> okay. you know what. no