and a new push in d.c. to go after the people riding dirt bikes and atvs through the city streets. the tough new penalties riders could face. plus, the potential for severe weather right now showers moving out of the area. but we have the potential for flooding. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has the conditions you'll see on your way to work. >> yeah those showers passed over the metro area in a couple of hours. they're pulling pay way to the north and the east. heavy downpours likely moving in later tonight from the central shenandoah valley, northern virginia, much of maryland. watch out for high water that's going to be this evening when the storms do roll on through. and if you're walking to the metro or to the bus stop this morning, some walkways are a little damp from the overnight showers. a little sun breaking out. heading back home dry walkways in the upper 80s. those storms arriving tonight. a look at the severe risk zone.

that's next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:11. melissa has an update on 66. >> slowdowns on 66 three mile backup as you're headed inbound. 66 east at 123, we have that center lane blocked because of the crash and a lot of volume. 66 at 50, you can see those backups building outer loop at 395, i spoke with police, that crash has cleared out of the way. prince george's county, no major problems there. b.w. parkway 29 95 everything rolling along nicely. it's 6:01. breaking news now. we found out that president obama will address the nation about the historic nuclear deal with iran this morning. news4's angie goff is breaking it down from the live desk. >> hi, aaron. first getting word from white house now that president obama will speak about this deal around 7:00 a.m. so in just about an hour, be sure to stay with us about that. he's going to talk about this deal that we're hearing is about

80 pages long. big take away so far, it limits iran's ability and access to build a nuclear weapon over the next decade. also, the country would open up military sites to u.n. inspections. in return, irans gets hundreds of millions in sanctions released. good and bad reaction continue to pour in. >> it is an important achievement for all of us. >> this is a bad mistake. >> and in the next phase of the story, what is congress going to do here in washington? it can still vote to disapprove the deal, but how much power that vote carries? that is still the big question. this is a big story that we'll continue to follow throughout the morning. we'll bring you another update before the hour is over. back to you. thank you. the top politicians will be talking about your safety on metro. u.s. transportation secretary anthony fox scheduled a meeting about quote urgent safety issues for this afternoon.

at that meeting they'll discuss metro's financial problems and the search for a new general manager. they will talk about the safety fox says riders and employees need and deserve. a d.c. council member is proposing new penalties for people driving all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes in the district. this comes as police are looking for persons of interest who were seen on dirt bikes in the shooting death of a reporter. news4's megan mcgrath is live at the wilson building in downtown washington with a look at this proposal. megan? >> reporter: well eun, all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes you're not allow to drive them on district streets it is illegal. but many people do it anyway. if you're caught, the penalties aren't that stiff. now council member kenyan mcduffie is trying to change that. later today he's going to introduce legislation that would create a tiered system where the penalties both fines and jail time would increase with each offense. police are looking for more than

a dozen people of interest in the shooting death of reporter charnice milton. surveillance video shows them riding atvs and dirt bikes. now under this legislation, let's take a look at the penalties here that would happen. first offense you could face 30 days in jail. and second offense, 90 days in jail and $500 fine and have your license suspended for up to six months. a third offense, 180 days and $1,000 fine. you could lose your license for a year. now currently there's just one penalty, 30 days and a $250 fine. and that's for how ever many offenses you have. the police union has been vocal in calling for tougher penalties. they say that it's a serious issue out there. it's a danger to the public and that there need to be tough penalties. the bill will be introduced later today. we'll of course be following it. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. in the day ahead, the

23-year-old son of a police captain is expected in federal court, accused of an isis inspired terrorist plot. alexander ciccolo has a hearing today. his father reported him to the fbi in the fall after learning he was plotting to attack college cafeterias. the young man was under constant surveillance and the attack was unlikely. lawyers will ask a d.c. judge to release man who is awaiting a retrial for murder. ingmar guandique was found guilty of killing chandra levy and however the judge ruled that the testimony was from an unreliable witness in this case. the lawyers will be asked for him to be set free until the retrial next march. prosecutors are reviewing the results from an invest into the death of a woman in fairfax police custody. 37-year-old natasha mckenna died in february when sheriff's

deputies tried to transfer her out of the fairfax county adult detention center. mckenna who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia was tasered multiple times. news4 spoke with mental health advocate pete earley on an ad hoc committee to reform police practices in fairfax county. ed roessler hasn't addressed the reason why mckenna became combative in the first place and police tell news4 there's video of the incident and it has been reviewed. there is a new push for federal aid for baltimore after the unrest in that city three months ago. several democrats signed a letter to the president asking him to recognize the violence there as a major federal disaster. this is according to "the washington post." last month, fema ruled it was not a major disaster and didn't deserve federal financial aid. maryland governor larry hogan is appealing that decision. if you live in rockville and planning to sell your home soon, a quick heads up for you. today the montgomery county council will consider radon testing before you can sell.

the council will look at extending food truck hours from 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. right now trucks are only allowed to operate from 9:00 a.m. until sun set. they're considering a new surcharge on tips given to taxi drivers. that would raise money for improvements and the council will look at creating incentives for developers to add more affordable housing. their meeting starts at 10:30. you have one more chance to catch taylor swift rock nats park. her second and final show will kick off at 7:00 tonight. ♪ even through the beginning of some rain, swift played everyone in the sellout crowd last night. i was there. at a one point, there was a bit of a technical difficulty because there was an extendible stage. she was out there and it stopped working. but she continued the performance. such a pro. eventually, the stage came down. she finished the whole show.

it was amazing. at last check there are still tickets available but you have to pay ranging up to $1000. >> this video is amazing. >> a reminder, you will be able to catch metro home after the show. the navy yard ballpark station will be open late. hey, a big boost for a new monument on the national mall. the generous donation in the day ahead that could help make the eisenhower memorial a reality. and an update on the slowdowns here on 66 inbound and a brand-new crash we'll talk about in a couple of moments. and we have breaking news right now in india. several people are trampled overnight. what triggered this deadly

we have new information about a proposed memorial in

d.c. to honor president dwight d. eisenhower. taiwan will announce it's giving money. organizers are trying to figure out if they can raise $20 million in private donations. the project has been in planning stages for 15 years. last week the memorial won final approval for its overall design despite objections from eisenhower's family. we could have some severe weather today. let's get right to tom. >> well, we have had some showers passing to the north and now that we're in chester town and north of baltimore. got a big area under a flash flood area. and including the shenandoah valley for some storms coming through late tonight. so watch out for high water tonight as these storms will be coming through. this is the severe risk zone. it includes all of maryland, most of virginia. for these storms coming through tonight, look at new timing hour by hour, next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:21. melissa, what's going on now? >> breaking news right now. 50 west would be at mlk highway

we have two lanes blocked there. three mile backup because of a crash. 66 east at 123, that crash on the shoulder three mile backup there as well. pretty nasty both ways. american legion bridge, report of an accident. as far as travel times, in maryland actually not so bad at this point this morning. 66 inbound okay and 95 north quantico to the beltway you're on time. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. a new push to eliminate a major bottleneck you deal with every day. the proposal that could speed up your commute on the beltway. a night of tossing and turning might have you reaching for the coffee right now, but we'll show you why

here at the live desk new video in out of india after 27 people are killed during a religious festival. people were trampled to death, dozens of others hurt. as thousands pushed forward to bathe in a river. officials saying the stampede started when some pilgrims were actually trying to get their shoes which had fallen into the river during the big rush. bathing in that river during

this time has historic significance. it's believed to relieve people of their sins. eun, a very very sad outcome for what's supposed to be a sacred celebration. >> indeed. angie goff from the live desk, thank you. 6:17 now. developing story this morning we're hearing from this girl's father. the 16-year-old was on a small plane with her grandparents when it crashed this weekend in a mountainous washington state area. took two days for her to make her way out of the woods by following streams and waterways. her father says he's proud and impressed with her survival skills. >> she watches a lot of survival shows with me. so i can't get out and do a lot of the stuff anymore so i watch it on tv. so survivor man should be proud of her. no, i think it's good -- she did good. >> she sure did. the teen is now in the hospital being treated for dehydration. otherwise, she is okay.

right now, no sign of the plane and no word on the fate of the girl's grandparents. in the day ahead, federal investigators will look into a deadly cargo plane crash in afghanistan. that crash killed six members from michigan and one from kentucky. the boeing 747 crashed just after takeoff from bagram air base in 2013. it was headed to dubai. the plane was carrying 207 tons of cargo including mine resistant vehicles. the national transportation safety board will meet at 9:30 this morning. and 26-year-old oriana garcia and 23-year-old jacob barajas are charged with second degree murder. 9-year-old jack garcia died after police say he was beaten for eating a piece of birthday cake without permission in hagerstown. investigators say his uncle handcuffed him to the chair, and his mother's boyfriend, 30-year-old robert wilson, beat him unconscious. wilson still charged with assault right now since he was arrested before jack died.

police say the mother turned away paramedics when they were first called to that home. she said the boy was congested. paramedic were called back four hours later. jack later died. and closing arguments in the man accused of opening fire in a colorado movie theater. james holmes killed 12 people and hurt 70 others. his lawyers have one last chance to convince jurors he was going through a psychotic episode. prosecutors say holmes methodically planned the attack. and the family of eric garner will receive a settlement. that's the result of garner's death while in police custody nearly a year ago. video of a policeman putting garner in an apparent choke hold went viral and created a nationwide uproar. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. a grand jury decided not to

indict the officer. we are learning how much one of maryland's next candidates for congress has raised in his campaign. glenn ivy says he's raised more than $275,000 so far. he's running for donna edwards seat. she will run for barbara mikulski's seat. in virginia a new report says lobbyists are spending a little bit less on local lawmakers. just released disclosed reforms show lobbyists spent $456,000 on dinners and gifts for lawmakers in richmond between last november and april of thiyear. that number was about $472 -- the year before and in the 500,000s in 2013. the changes could be because of former governor bob mcdonnell's recent corruption case. your commute over the 495 can be faster. the agency wants the lanes to go all the way to the 270 spur.

vdot says another bridge will be needed to address future traffic volume increases. a traffic alert for you this morning. major lane closures on 395 in d.c. for months to come. the closures are part of the effort to extend the third street tunnel and make room for the capitol crossing development. this won't take place during the peak driving hours. all lanes are open from 5 to 11 p.m. and then 5 to 11 p.m. in the southbound direction. it will be cut to one lane in each direction in the district. these lane closures will be in effect until january of next year. a few months there. >> yeah. we'll talk more about roads in a second, but first we want to time out your storm chances for the day ahead. and tom kierein has that. >> yes. some heavy downpours likely again tonight. just like we need more rain. it is likely going to be moving in but not until after you get home from work today.

starting off this morning it is a murky morning. a little sun trying to break through. looking east, we had some overnight showers. now on the eastern shore and we have a large area under a flash flood watch including northern virginia into the central shenandoah valley. some of the storms tonight could produce enough heavy rain to produce flooding up through central maryland as well. watch out for high water tonight. you're traveling and going around this evening. right now though, no problems. no problems all the way until 5:00, 6:00, and out of the mountains, but after that around 7:00, some thunderstorms start to roll in the panhandle of west virginia, from martinsburg up to hager town. then into loudoun county and fauquier and up across the potomac into montgomery county, prince william, stafford and spotsylvania and then 9:30,

10:30, 11:00, coming through washington and into the eastern suburbs by 11:00, 11:30. the main threat some high wind and hail and that flash flooding as the storms come on through. before then making it into the upper 80s and then lower humidity. beautiful summer weather tomorrow. thursday and friday. and then hot and humid for the weekend could get storms on sunday. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:31. your drive time forecast. breaking news on the roads now. >> breaking news on the roads this morning. we are talking about 50 westbound at mlk highway. two lanes are blocked because of a crash there. big slowdowns. another area with serious slowdowns 66 inbound here at 123. crash is on the shoulder but we have a three mile backup there as well. big look at the beltway, no major problems as you're taking a big look there on the beltway. earlier issue of american legion bridge is out of the way. 95 in virginia, dale boulevard northbound and southbound no problems there.

prince george's county looking good. 270 at shady grove, northbound, no issues and southbound looking pretty light as far as volume goes. back at 6:31. new this morning nobody was gored in the final bull run pamplona, spain. however, six did have minor injuries. it sees thousands racing with the bulls. in all ten people including four americans were gored in this year's festival which is now over. well, there's been another black bear sighting in our area. they live around here, you know. >> i guess so. >> the bear was spotted eating from a bird feeder in the river point community in leesburg yesterday morning. animal services in loudoun county are asking you to remove bird feeders because bears love to snack on them too. so they're bear feeders for some people. they're also asking you to remove other items that could be an easy food source for bears like your trash can. >> i'm calling my sister. she has three small children. >> the bear will go after the

bird feeder first. a ban on heading the ball in soccer may reduce the number of concussions. a new study by the university of colorado says the ban would help eliminate player on player contact though. the study says players are more likely to get a concussion during heading the ball than any other soccer plays. but it's not the only cause of injury. the injury comes as players made contact as they're heading the ball. the study shows most injuries reported in soccer are to lower parts of the body, not to the head. most injuries again because of all the kicking. that's why they wear the shin guards. that makes sense, right? some "news4 your health" that can help you questioning or have you questioning how long you're actually sleeping each night. this is especially true if you have insomnia. a new study that shows people aren't great at judging how much they're sleeping. people who don't sleep much tend to overestimate their sleep and some people with insomnia are underestimating their sleep.

i know doesn't -- seems puzzling. but it means that people with insomnia, they think they're up all night but they could be sleeping the right number of hours. you and i, not -- >> not a chance. i'm stuck on your niece and nephew getting eaten by a bear. you don't want that to happen. >> no of course not. the bears don't know the difference. you have to take precautions. oh, boy, let's go to space. right now, we're watching as nasa is putting a spacecraft very close to a historic path of pluto. we'll take you live to laurel for a look at the work that's making this possible and just how precise everything had to be to make this happen. the skies should be clearing for you as the line of showers move out of the area. when severe weather can move in. plus a nuclear agreement with iran struck while you were sleeping. the key provisions in the deal and when we expe

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we're following major breaking news this morning. iran reached a historic nuclear

deal with the u.s. and other world powers. that deal reportedly limiting iran's nuclear program and opening military sites for u.n. inspections in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. this deal is already facing major backlash in israel and other parts of the world. president obama expected to speak about this deal from the white house in about 30 minutes. you can watch that live right here on nbc4. but first, the potential for severe weather today. these showers are moving out, but a new line of storms threatens to bring strong winds and flooding. tom kierein has the conditions you'll see on your way to work. tom? >> yeah, the showers passing north of us are on the eastern shore. raining pretty hard in chester town. won't last long. dry pavement. song roads damp -- some roads damp to our north. a little patchy fog in some of the rural areas and then during the afternoon, hot and humid.

but most roads dry. coming in later tonight, we have some storms that'll likely begin to move in. all the areas in green are under a flash flood watch including the central shenandoah valley and points north of washington as well. so watch out for some high water tonight and this morning how are things going on the roads melissa? >> i have an update on this crash that was really slows things down. still had a big slowdown, 50 westbound at mlk highway. the crash out of the way. and 66 east, very slow inbound. beltway at kenilworth avenue no problems. b.w. parkway 95 29, rolling along nicely and 270 south you're jammed at frederick, going 40 miles an hour. >> thank you, melissa. right now herndon police are looking for a man they say tried to kidnap a girl. police say the girl was waiting for the school bus on spring tide place yesterday when a man in his 30s or 40s walked up to

her. he offered her money to come with him and she walked away. he then tried to force her to live with him. d.c. police need your help identifying persons of interest in an armed robbery. look at the surveillance video here. this happened early yesterday morning at mack's tire service in northeast. that's in the noma neighborhood. a store clerk appears to fend off a man when a robber pulls a gun. d.c. police say they're looking for four persons of interest. if you recognize anyone this this video call d.c. police. this morning, muriel bowser is expected to address the growing problem of synthetic drugs in the district. city officials say the drugs often called k-2 and scooby are contributing to the recent spike in d.c. crime. at a community crime last night a former synthetic drug user told news4 one of the draws to the drugs is the price. mayor bowser willnews partners for the ask the mayor

segment. president obama will travel to philadelphia to speak at the naacp convention. he is expected to talk about criminal justice reform and improving the criminal justice system was part of his eulogy for the minister gunned down in south carolina. we are learning new information about a mexican drug lord who escaped from prison. mexican leaders say joaquin guzman must have had inside help to escape from the maximum security prison. he is also known as el chapo. investigators are prison employees including the director. this is the second time el chapo has escape from prison. after the first escape he was on the run for 13 years. in the day ahead homeland security secretary jeh johnson will be in the hot seat. he will testify before the house judiciary committee. he'll talk about enforcing immigration laws. this comes in the wake of the california woman who was shot and killed at a san francisco pier. police arrested an undocumented worker who had been deported to mexico five times.

right now, nasa spacecraft speeding toward pluto. right now, we are about to learn a lot more about that dwarf planet. all because of a group of scientists in laurel, maryland. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell at the applied physics lab there where everyone is sort of waiting and hoping to see something spectacular later on today. chuck? >> absolutely right. waiting for the images to start coming back a large crowd of folks have already started gathering here. media and science folks, all mixing together, coming up with what will be the most exciting things about this. it will be an interesting day for sure. this is doug ellison, he works for the jet propulsion lab out in southern california. and he's one of the visualization folks for nasa. we were talk about all the numbers and the how far it is and how fast it is, but there's a lot of strange real world applications that come out of all of the nasa projects so give us some of the highlights the little things that affect every day that life that affects space programs, past and present

probably. >> yeah. we're trying to figure out how to do the amazing things like going to pluto, little cameras inside the smartphones, gps they all come from the space program. you go about doing the amazing frontier exploration projects and you can't see them coming but it's an amazing spinoff to help in every day lives. >> i didn't know that the camera in is my smartphone is a derivative of the space project. >> yeah, it gives inside the smartphones now and with the infrared detectors. like in your thermometers that was used to map the temperatures of other planets. >> thank you for that. it will be an interesting day and we'll share more with you on our nbc washington.com page. >> chuck, thank you for that. hey, we want to show you how perfectly exact new horizons had to be to get where it's going. sort of like throwing a strike in a baseball -- in baseball from about 3 billion miles away.

the spacecraft has to hit the yellow box that you see right here in order for it to be able to collect the sort of data that we're expecting here. if it doesn't hit that box, then none of the information we're looking for from pluto and one of the moons will happen. the green box you see around this is about 60 x 90 miles wide. new horizon will be in a prime location for 30 minutes today. that's it. if everything works exactly as it is supposed to we won't see the pictures until 9:00 tonight. keep an eye out for that. >> sounds like a job for matt scherzer. pope francis's visit is generating a lot of business. but the scam you need to be watching out for. a brand new crash on the beltway and big delays on 50 headed inbound. we'll have a report on both of these things coming up. plus enjoying a little park space, even on one of d.c.'s most crowded corridors. the ceremony in the day ahead to introduce you to this parklet.

today a brand new parklet will open in d.c. the parklet at 2020 "k" street is the first longest term parklet. i don't like the word parklets. they are temporarily parks that will go up in public spaces that are normally used for parking. usually the green spaces last just a day, but this will be around until october. how about a parkette? all right, so today author harper lee's hometown will celebrate the release of her second book. she's the author of the 1960s

classic "to kill a mockingbird." one of my all-time favorites. the new book is called "ghost of the watch man." it follows scout finch's return home to the fictional town of maycomb. you may be in for a shock about the new details about scout's father atticus finch. as for the author, she is expected to spend the day at her assisteding assisted living center. there's been a lot of talk. weather and traffic on the 1s. tom? >> good morning. we had some showers pass north of the metro area over the last several hours and now on the eastern shore. they're pulling away. temperatures mild and muggy. we have a little patchy fog in some of the rural areas. later today, neighbors right around washington nearby suburbs. mid and upper 80s. north and west should be in the mid 80s as well as the shenandoah valley. staying dry through the daylight hours. it's this evening that we'll likely get some storms coming through.

a new look at the hour by hour storm timing that's coming up next at 6:51. melissa has a new crash. >> at landover road, nothing major at this point. inbound 50 again slow. 41 miles per hour because of an earlier crash's the out of the way. as far as travel times go in the rest of maryland 270 south not too bad. outer loop at 295, a tad slow. 66 inbound not looking terrible. 95 north, no problems there. remember to listen to our friends from wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. cracking down on people riding dirt bikes through the city streets. why a d.c. lawmaker said tougher penalties are needed. and a controversial nuclear agreement struck with iran overnight. when we ♪ know you can deposit checks

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>> through the daylight hours we should dry but there's a threat of severe storms coming in to the metro area from the north and west. the risk zone in yellow covers all of virginia and the metro area. severe storms possible tonight. melissa? >> right now, new crash on the beltway. we have some slowdowns that are building with the right lane blocked this morning and then again inbound 50 here. you can see it's getting better, had a three mile backup earlier and now 32 miles per hour. more in a couple of minutes. >> thank you. it's 6:46. breaking news in a few minutes. president obama will address the nation about the historic nuclear deal with iran. angie goff has more at the live desk. >> hi, eun, yeah, we are about 15 minutes away from hearing what president obama has to say about this landmark deal. he is expected to speak around 7:00 a.m. other world leaders meanwhile have already weighed in including prime minister

netanyahu who said quote, the deal is a historic mistake, end quote. here's what we know though. the plan curbs iran's nuclear program, limiting its ability and access to make a nuclear weapon for ten years. it also opens the country up to more u.n. inspections in exchange for loosening the economic sanctions that have crippled the country's economy. here in washington, congress has the 60-day window to vote on it. and there's a chance that it will still disapprove it. still don't know how much weight that vote will carry. a lot of moving parts to this story. you can get instant access to all of that with our nbc washington app. and it's also a story that we continue to follow online right now. we expect to hear from more of the world leaders later today. eun? >> thanks angie. as we mentioned the president is expected to address the nation in a few minutes on the "today" show. you can watch his speech live

right here on nbc4. 6:48 right now. also today a young american is expected in federal court accused in an isis inspired terror plot. nbc's ron mott is live in springfield, massachusetts w look at what he's working on for the "today" show. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you mentioned the 23-year-old suspect, he's due here in federal court this afternoon. for detention hearing. he was arrested july 4th after the fbi says he expected a cache of weapons from the undercover operative. he had been on their radar since last fall. he's the son of a boston police captain and a police source in boston tells us that the father turned in his son after becoming alarmed at his radicalization. we are told that the father and son are estranged and that the son suffers from mental illness. he was beinged mecally medically checked out and he stabbed a nurse in the head with a writing pen. she'll be okay. so this story is still developing. some scary details indeed. the plan was to execute an attack against unspecified

colleges and universities in this country and he wanted to broadcast the execution of students on the internet. back to you in d.c. >> more from ron on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. thank you. today lawyers will ask a d.c. judge to release a man waiting for a retrial for murder. ingmar guandique has a hearing this morning. five years ago a jury found him guilty of killing former d.c. intern chandra levy, however, a judge ruled later that the testimony from the prosecution witness was unreliable. guandique's lawyers now say that they'll ask for him to be set free until that retrial next march. a d.c. council member wants police to crack down on people driving the all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes in the district. kenyan mcduffie is looking at tough new penalties and this comes as police are looking for persons of interest in the shooting death of a reporting. news4's megan mcgrath live at the wilson building with a closer look at this proposal. megan?

>> reporter: well, eun, atvs and dirt bikes are illegal in the district of columnia. you're not supposed to drive them on public streets but plenty of people do it anyway. if you're caught the penalties aren't that stiff. well, kenyan mcduffie is trying to change that. later today he'll introduce legislation that will create a tiered system so that with penalties both fines and jail time, they would increase with each violation. now, police are looking for more than a dozen of people of interest in the shooting death of reporter charnice milton. surveillance video shows them riding on atvs and dirt bikes. the first offense, you can face 30 days in jail $250 fine. second offense 90 days, $500 fine. you can lose your license up to six months. a third offense, 180 days, $1,000 fine and possibly lose your license for as long as a year. now, currently there's only one penalty, it's 30 days in jail and $250 fine no matter how many

times you were caught with violating the law. the police union has been calling for stiffer penalties and this bill will be introduced later on today. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. right now, prosecutors are reviewing the results from an investigation into the death of a woman in fairfax police custody. natasha mckenna died in february when she was being transforred out of the adult facility. she had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and she was tasered several times. we spoke with pete earley on an ad hoc committee to reform police practices. he said ed roessler has not addressed the reason that mckenna became combative in the first place and the police say there's video of the incident and it's been reviewed. scam artists are trying to cash in on the pope's upcoming visit to the u.s. new york governor cuomo said someone is selling fake tickets

to see the pope in the big apple. so you know, all the tickets for the new york city events are free. if you want to see the pope while he's here in d.c., your best bet is to head to the national mall, he'll address a joint session of congress and then make a brief appearance outside the capitol. that will be broadcast on the national mall. you'll have one more chance to catch taylor swift rock nats park. her second and final show will kick off at 7:00 tonight. ♪ a little bit of rain early on, swift slayed everyone in the sellout crowd, including me. her outfits were spectacular a lot of glitter. there was a bit of a technical issue with the extendible stage she was standing on. it completely stopped. she was stuck there for a while. such a pro. kept going. finally managed to get off and finish the concert. incredible. there are tickets still available for tonight. but that we're expensive. up to $1,000. >> why are you looking at me?

>> in case you want to shake it off. the navy yard ballpark station is opening >> was that you dancing back there? >> that was me. >> the concert might get interrupted by some thundershowers coming through, between now and then though we'll stay dry. we are drying out to our north. where some of the pavement is still damp from the showers that passed through a couple of hours ago. flash flood watch, shenandoah valley, northern virginia. metro area much of maryland for late tonight. and perhaps until around midnight from heavy storms coming through with lots of rain. heavy downpours. may cause some flooding. so watch out for high water tonight. we'll be fine all the way until the early evening hours. by 5:00 p.m., some thundershowers get closer to the panhandle of west virginia. heaviest downpours coming into the panhandle of west virginia by 7:00 p.m. then by 8:00 they'll get into the shenandoah valley. panhandle of west virginia, up near frederick county in

maryland and in virginia. then into loudoun county, fauquier, down to culpepper. and north of there into frederick county by 9:00 p.m. it's after that coming right into washington by 10:00 p.m., so the concert may be okay. but coming home, heavy downpour, thunder and lightning coming through fairfax, prince william and prince george's county by 10:00 p.m. after that they cross the bay, move into southern maryland by a midnight, and then on to the eastern shore. the main threat, high winds. hail. and that flash flooding from heavy downpours. the impact this evening could be moderate to high with the high water on some roadways as those heavy downpours roll on through. before then we're in the upper 80s today. hot and humid day. and then tomorrow, lower humidity, beautiful summer weather moves on. and in place again on thursday and friday. enjoy, highs in the 80s, low humidity. hot and humid in the weekends. could get storms sunday afternoon and evening. melissa has a crash to talk about. >> brand-new crash, this one at

henderson at crusade drive. the road is shut down because of an accident involving a pickup truck. b.w. parkway a disabled vehicle so that's a slowing things down a tad. so is this 202, landover road with the right lane blocked. inbound 50 going 36 miles per hour. earlier crash out of the way, still a little bit slow. also slow inbound 66 at this point going 40. 95 northbound no problems there. 270 at montrose road getting volume there headed down to the spur. otherwise, actually looking good. guys? >> melissa, thanks. 6:55. today the top politicians in d.c., maryland and virginia will talk about year safety on metro. transportation secretary fox scheduled a meeting about quote urgent safety issues for this afternoon. they also plan to discuss metro's financial problems and the search for a new general manager at that meeting. we have some new information this morning about a proposed memorial in d.c. to honor president dwight d. eisenhower.

today taiwan will announce it is giving $1 million to build the memorial. right now, organizers are trying to figure out if they can raise $20 million in private donations. the project has been in planning stages for 15 years. last week, the memorial won final approval for its overall design despite objections from eisenhower's family. 6:57. here are 4 things to know. today, kenyan mcduffie is introducing a measure to crack down on the dirt bike riders in the city. less than an hour to go before nasa spacecraft passes by pluto. it's travelled more than 3 billion miles to take pictures and gather information. some of which we can see later today. and today the 23-year-old man accused of plotting an isis inspired attack on college students will face a judge in massachusetts. the man's father is a boston police captain. he told the fbi his son's activities last fall.

iran and world leaders have reached a nuclear program. president obama addresses the nation at 7:00 a.m. watch it here on news4. and the areas in green, central shenandoah, neighborhoods around washington, watch out for high water tonight. thank you, tom. that's the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we're back in 25 minutes. until then, have a great day. >>

>> announcer: this is an nbc special report. here is savannah guthrie. >> good morning. as we come on the air the president is about to deliver a statement on this historic nuclear deal with iran overnight. this agreement is supposed to freeze that country's pursuit of a nuclear weapon . it could reshape the weapon between iran and the world. it's already meeting fierce criticism in many world capital capitals. andrea mitchell is in vienna covering the marathon talks. good morning. what can uhyou tell us about this deal? >> reporter: first of all, the deal will limit iran's nuclear prap