nia is part of an alarming story. investigators now say they believe decades old nail gave way and this beach house deck collapsed. this is in emerald isle, north carolina. about ten people fell to the ground. >> we had a lot of people on top of each other. a lot of blood, broken bones. >> you take a look here. you have can see splinters that deck left in the video. the virginia family was taking a group photo when that deck collapsed. five of those people still in the hospital this morning. 4:30 now this morning and people from across the globe are heading home following the world police and fire games in fairfax. team usa won the medal count more than 1,700 officer and firefighter took home medals. 12,000 first responders from 70 countries participated in the games. people gathered for the closing ceremony last night.

organizers honored carlos from brazil last week. he died in a bike crash. 73 degrees outside the studios and really muggy. >> you can feel the humidity. tom kierein is tracking the possibility for some storms too. good morning. >> good morning. that humidity will be throughout the week ahead and a hotter pattern moving in. right now getting a few light showers into the metro area. a few of these are showing up in the panhandle of west virginia. central shenandoah valley. all of this advancing to the north and the northeast. so wet pavement around the metro area. the light sprinkles and showers fairfax in the district moving into montgomery and prince george's. mid 70s shenandoah to the bay. and we have the low clouds producing a little bit of that light rain activity. it will be with us through 6:00, 7:00, by 8:00 it will settle

down. melissa is here looking at wet roads around the region this monday morning. >> speaking of the light rain, definitely seeing some of it here. a nice sheen 270 through germantown at 118 germantown road. so something you have to deal with here this morning. hopefully, a bit lighter and folks are still -- some of them are out of town. don't have any problems, inner or outer loop. looking quite good. a lot of the construction not in the way for us this morning. taking a look here at 66, no issues. 95 northbound and southbound also rolling along nicely. 95 at maryland, quite good. right now in fairfax, we have franconia closed temporarily. back in a couple of minutes with live look at 66. >> melissa, thank you. and this morning, a

baltimore mother is now charged with child neglect. 26-year-old sandra mcclary is accused of leaving her baby girl alone on the side of the road on july 4th. bishop raymond shoal found her not far from lake waterford park. >> she started crying when we came there. she was sitting quietly and when she saw other people around, she started crying. i don't know who would have done something like that. >> anne arundel police say crews took the baby to the hospital to be checked out. she was released to child protechtive services. today, alexandria people want you to share your reaction to a murder. a man was shot last week and it was the first murder in the city this year. today, go to the charles houston recreational center to talk about chin and what happened. the community meeting begins at

7:00 p.m. a trial for a former day care worker starts today. the woman worked at the miniland academy in woodbridge. the women they say abused toddlers, stepping on their bare toes and spraying them with full pressure hoses among other things. it will be an emotional day in south carolina as lawmakers begin debating whether to keep or remove the confederate flag from state house grounds. we expect rallies outside the state house today. hundreds gathered on the fourth of july to call for the removal of the flag and those calls began shortly after nine black worshipers were killed in a racially motivated shooting in a charleston church. there's still resistance to removing the flag though. we'll talk to nbc's tracie potts

about what can happen today. the family of a korean war soldier will bury his remains at arlington national cemetery. his remains weren't returned to the u.s. for several years and scientists used dna analysis to identify them. david culver at the live desk. perhaps you're waking up and didn't get to see the end of the coke zero 400. it ended less than two hours ago with a horrific crash. what you're looking at is austin dillon's car number 3, it flips right there. look at that goes right into the catch fence and lands on its roof. ripped out a large section of the barrier. three fans were treated on scene for just minor injuries. even more incredible none of the drivers involve in this were hurt. he raises up his hands to the crowd after getting out. he was treated for a bruised tailbone we're told and dale earnhardt, jr. he avoided four wrecks in the night after a 3 1/2 hour rain delay.

earnhardt jr. won that race. pretty incredible. >> thank you. it's now 4:36. developing right now, we know a lot of you will be watching your 401(k)s after a vote on the greece debt crisis that can send shock waves. investors are alarmed but cautious now that the greek citizens have rejected a strict bailout plan. european leaders will scramble to a summit tomorrow, but no clear pathway that makes sure greece stays in the eurozone. the finance minister resigned. find out who will replace him later on today. the u.s. wins the 2015 women's world cup. >> pretty huge team usa and the incredible carli lloyd celebrating along with everyone else. the u.s. women's national team won a record setting third world cup. a 5-2 victory over japan thanks

to lloyd's hat trick. nearly 50,000 people favored the president's invitation to come to the white house. >> awesome. look outside this morning at a drizzly start for some of us today. tweet us with #umbrella day. tell us what you're seeing out there this morning. tom is putting together the hour by hour rain timing. he'll bring us that in the next weather and traffic on the 1s. check out the amazing rescue video. why firefighters had to break a man free from a chimney. at it again, why the woman known as the serial stow away is once again behierpd bars.

this morning a man is expected to be okay after he was freed from a chimney in arizona. he is covered in soot here. his friends say they locked the 23-year-old man out of the house as a joke. this is in phoenix. the man decided to get back in by going down the chimney because he doesn't watch the news and see that never ever ever works. firefighters drilled holes in the chimney to get him out. the woman known as the serial stow away is back in jail. police arrested 63-year-old marilyn hartman twice in two days in chicago. she was released from the cook county jail on thursday after serving two months for trying to board planes without a ticket. she was accused of causing a

disturbance and she was arrested again on saturday at o'hare. she is accused of making five attempts to board planes without a ticket in april and may. and we have also learned that doesn't work either. >> can't do that. 4:41. weather and traffic on the 1s. starting off with a warning about storms. >> tom has your forecast. >> a little bit of light rain in the metro area, parts of the shenandoah valley is, southern area. and enough to make the pavement wet this morning. here is hour by hour timing. through much of mid-morning, just some clouds around and few scattered sprinkles and some showers in the mountains. then around 2:00 3:00, 4:00 we'll begin to see thundershowers developing, and then developing around 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. likely not severe, but some

flashes of lightning. it dissipates by mid evening as it moves away. looks like a hotter pattern developing for the rest of the week. now melissa is looking at 66. what's going on there? >> 66, just have a little bit of moisture. kind of seeing that rain in fairfax. we will see it along the 270 corridor as well. a little bit of it here in the background. no major problem right now. outer loop at st. barnabas, that disabled vehicle on the right side of the roadway here. 95 in maryland no problems. northbound or southbound. 216, scaggsville road looking good. wide look at the beltway, everything is flowing just fine. 270 into and out of town also rolling along nicely. back in ten minutes, weather and traffic on the 1s, see you at 4:51. he set his house on fire and shot at police. now what's expected to happen in a few hours. and a man accused of killing

a woman at a popular

you're watching "news4 today..." >> welcome back. today a debate over the confederate flag will take center stage in south carolina. lawmakers lawmakers are debating whether to debate about letting it fly at the state house. here is tracie potts. >> reporter: don't expect any decisions. but we are expecting some emotional debate as that flag debate gets under way today. they'll start off in the senate where by the way that's where reverend clementa pinckney served. it was his death and eight others that really sparked this controversy. the flag is still flying in

front of the state house. the debate is over whether or not to take it down. and we have seen rallies. there was a big anti-flag rally. take down the flag rally on saturday. we have seen them on both sides not only in south carolina, but across the country. what we're expecting to happen there today, debate in the senate, if they actually pass this bill to take it down. it will go to the house. where we're expecting it could be even more contentious although media reports down there looking at the vote count suggest that they may actually have enough votes, enough support to get this done. if they don't one lawmaker says he wants to call for referendum to let the voters decide. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill, thank you. david culver at the live desk. breaking his silence in a jailhouse interview, the man accused of shooting anned killing a woman at -- and killing a woman at a san francisco pier did say he killed her. francisco sanchez says he did

not intend to kill 32-year-old katherine steinly. insisting it was accidental. on wednesday, steinly, her dad and a friend were just out on an evening stroll along the water front there. sanchez says he found a gun wrapped inside a shirt. he says when he picked it up, three shots went off. police believe the shooting was random. >> david culver, thank you. 4:47 now. talking 2016, decision 2016 here. republican presidential candidate ted cruz salutes donald trump for bringing attention to the undocumented immigrants. some say he doesn't represent the gop and cruz isn't interested in bashing his fellow candidates over how they talk about tricky political topics. >> i salute donald trump for talking on it. he's got a colorful way of speaking but i won't engage in

the media's game of throwing rocks and attacking the republicans. >> cruz says the court quote put on an obama jersey. he has called for the justices to face periodic elections. it's 4:48. today a man from prince george's county will be sense tensed for -- sentenced for assault. the police say a man was being evicked from his house and he set fire to the room on the second floor. investigators are trying to find out what led to a crash of a man on a scooter. a 34-year-old man hit a concrete median in northeast early yesterday morning. they say he lost control of the scooter and then fell to the ground. two other people on scooters were seen with him at the time. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man in

southeast d.c. officers found john jones near green street. d.c. police are offering a $24,000 reward that leads to the arrest and conviction in the case. right now, people are coming out the see the pontiff. thousands lined the streets of the capital quito for his arrival. ecuador is the first on the stop. he is expected to focus on environmental issues as well as political corruption. congress enjoying one more day of vacation when members get back to work tomorrow, they have to hit the ground running. on top of the list, keeping roads smooth. highway highway funding runs out at the end of the month. and there are -- and federal

funding runs out at the end of september. $2 million of your money, that is how much maryland lawmakers have spent this year on meals hotels and mileage while they were in session in annapolis. "the capital gazette" reports that's the same as last year. each year they receive $100 for lodging, $45 for food and 60 cents per mile for travel. they say they consider it a part of their compensation. "news4 your health," one day there could be a universal flu shot that protects you from all strains of the virus. researchers say they're one step closer to reaching that goal. right now, flu vaccines are formulated to target certain strains each year. the cdc reports this year's vaccine was only 23% effective. well the crew aboard the international space station finally got their groceries shipped in. >> hate when that happens. >> you wait for the truck to come -- >> yeah. >> this russian rocket cargo

ship successfully docked following two failed launches. the ship is carrying fuel, oxygen, water, food, other supplies. an unmanned spacex rocket lifted off and they have been waiting all that time. no danger of running out. but nice to get the fresh stuff. >> right. >> what if you want a little truffle oil on your pasta or something? >> that's in there. >> getting low on guacamole. >> that's my favorite snack. >> welcome back, eun. >> thank you, tom. >> you're rested and relaxed. look at you. >> that won't last. >> we'll take care of that later. >> thanks, tom. right now, a few sprinkles. an area of light green, scattered very light rain. a little bit of mist and some drizzle here and there. mostly here and not there. in the metro area a few light sprinkles in washington and in prince george's county. there's one little area, maybe

the rain is heavier here in fairfax county. south of fairfax and near the prince william line. this is moving into the metro area have your umbrella handy. if you're ready to head out the door walking to the metro or wait fork a bus later this morning. right now in the 70s. it's mild and muggy from the bay all the way to the shenandoah valley. out of the mountains 60 and 70 degrees. reagan national 77. low clouds, live view from the tower camera. a few light showers through 8:00. then by noontime, cloudy. a chance of an isolated shower. right around 80. then a likelihood of thundershowers in the mid 80s by then. a slight chance of an isolated storm could produce some wind. so the impact for the morning and afternoon impact, moderate to wet pavement. enough for some fender benders which may cause some backups on the roads this morning and for this afternoon. then tomorrow, here comes the heat. well, we are in july and it's

about the time we start to see it cranking up. near 90 tuesday, wednesday and thursday. a chance of afternoon storms, wednesday and thursday and then over the weekend, maybe on saturday, a shower, but the rest of the weekend is looking dry. hot and humid, highs around 90 degrees. now melissa, how are the roads, they're kind of wet. >> they are kind of wet. another live picture, starting off with that this morning. beltway at central avenue. we're going to have a lot of sprinkles around town. some moisture on 266 and 70. beltway at central, everything looking quite good there, inner and outer loop. no major problems. 95 north of route 1 here. no problems northbound or southbound again. if somebody happens to be leaving your house, no problems on either 95 at this point this morning. 66 here.own and out of town. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 when you

hop in your car. a lot of the normal road work is not in the way. b.w. parkway is fine and so is 29. see you at 5:01. >> thank you. new concerns for metrobus drivers. the increase in attacks as well as that's being done. new overnight, we learned about a recall involving a popular pet food. why you might want to wait to feed fido.

you're watching "news4 today." >> we now know the name of a man who died in southeast d.c. someone killed dwayne dillard on douglas douglass place southeast. new concerns about assault against metro bus drivers. a federal review says assault is the biggest safety concern and attacks are up 37% over the past year. the paper says people slap or spit on the drivers and one was stabbed. it is working on a strategy to limit attacks and keep the drivers safe. new this morning, check your pet's food. stella and chewy's is recalling some of the chicken freeze-dried patties for dogs and the chicken

dinner for cats as well. you can find a complete list of recalled products on the nbc washington app. the company said there are no reports of pets or humans getting sick. a new study shows 10,000 students transferred into or out of d.c. public schools. "the washington post" obtained that from the state superintendent of education. they came from other schools or from jail. some students stayed for a day or a few weeks or for the rest of the year and others disappeared without any records. the school system enrollment grew by 2% last year. and stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> get ready for a soggy start to your workweek. as going back to work wasn't bad enough. >> we see the blue and the green moving across the radar and the

rain moving through our area. good morning, aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's monday, july 6, 2015. let's toss it over right to tom kierein, who's looking at the next few hours. >> yeah, we had light rain move in and the pavement is wet from west virginia across to new england. it's wet in the shenandoah valley and in the pan handle of west virginia. this little batch of light rain in fairfax county coming into alexandria, arlington. falls church and prince george's county over the next half hour. it's a mild and muggy morning. low to mid 70s in the metro area, the rest of virginia and maryland and shenandoah valley, right around 70 this morning. there are the low clouds. next six hours, might still have a few lingering sprinkles by 6:00 a.m. by 8:00 a few more showers moving in in the upper 70s. look at the hour by hour break down of storm arrival later on

today. next weather and traffic on the 1s, 5:11. how is the commute looking? >> looking good, no major accidents. let's hope it stays this way. maryland, northbound and southbound looking quite good and same thing in prince george's county. beltway at braddock, moving along nicely as well. 66, 95 there in virginia nice and green and you are at speed and at 270 no problems headed out of frederick or headed northbound to the spur. back in ten minutes. >> all right, thank you. a big developing story in d.c. where police are looking for a suspect in a deadly stabbing on a metro train. police are looking for jasper spires. they think he killed american university graduate kevin sutherland at the noma metro station. the stabbing happened on the train just as it was pulling up to the platform.