drug lord. he first escaped prison back in 2001. we're watching for new developments in the lyon sisters disappearance. we're told authorities from bedford county virginia will be there. we'll keep you up to speed with alerts through the nbc washington app. sheila and catherine lyon vanished from wheaton in 1975. investigators be have been searching a rural property in connection with that case. in the days ahead charles allen is hosting a meeting at the lobby project on 1 street in northeast d.c. and police need your help identifying a would-be robber in the district. take a look at this video. you see a 61-year-old man fighting off his attacker. this happened at an apartment at 16th street northwest across from the meridian park. if you recognize the attacker,

call d.c. police. coming up on 4:30 on this wednesday morning. >> let's check with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out if we're getting any more rain. >> well, possibly by later this afternoon, things are improving. and charlottesville south of fredericksburg, the next coming of hours in the metro area, we're beginning to dry out some of the pavement still wet from the overnight showers. temperatures 60s, shenandoah valley. and in the mountains 61. shenandoah valley near 70. low to mid-70s in the metro area. and we've got a partly cloudy sky from the tower camera, sun rises at 7:25. and chance of a thunder shower from noon time to maybe 3:00 a.m. after that the sun will be coming back home upper 80s, by afternoon, lower 80s and partly

cloudy by late afternoon. melissa has breaking news. breaking news in southeast wag. outbound suitland parkway we're shut down. you can take pennsylvania avenue to branch avenue to avoid this. inbound lanes are now open after that fatal crash from overnight. taking a look here, 29, 95 dw parkway northbound and southbound all looking quite good. same thing for 270. all the road work out of the way so you don't have to worry about that too much. beltway at landover, no problem there. we'll be back and i'll see you at 4:41. 4:32 now, the teen who survived the small plane crash in washington state is out of the hospital. autumn beach told police she was flying home with her step grandparents on saturday when he ran into bad weather and crashed

into the side of the mountain. she survived two days in woods and made it down to the road where a driver spotted her. the 16-year-old was severely dehydrated. autumn's step parents are both presumed dead. the president sees the deal as validation for his administration gambling on engaging with iran. the deal allows iran to keep a limited nuclear program under the watch of inspectors. israel is furious. here in washington, lawmakers could try to put up obstacles. coming up a little later in the hour we'll go live to capitol hill with a report on how the president plans to shore up support. and police in the area have a lot of new body cameras to consider. they put cameras on display at the ex po last night. they included cameras with scenes, one with stealth mode

and different ways to store data. they talked about privacy and security concerns. >> you get the video, how is it stored? how is it analyzed? what happens if a person from the public asks for a copy of it? >> a single camera can sell for hundreds of dollars. one company told us the cameras encrypt the video so officers can't do anything. a portion of cosby's personal art collection is currently on display at the national museum of art. the smithsonian placed a sign telling visitors the exhibit about is the artist and not a tribute to cosby himself. the family decided to keep the art despite the allegations of two dozen women that cosby committed misconduct. new this morning into the live desk, emergency crews still

responding to a brush fire burning near a california highway. fire reportedly started after a car fire actually spread to the city of corona. you're looking at video from overhead. we're hearing that the flames burned more than 20 acres overnight. the good news is nobody is hurt. nor as we get it. back to you. it's 4:35 now. this morning maryland governor larry hogan expected to endorse chris christie for president. the two have close political allies christie campaigned for hogan last year. and christie has been wearing a hogan strong bracelet since he announced he's fighting cancer. we'll see a special announcement today. today, a group of teachers will protest outside the annual meeting of a union that just endorsed hillary clinton for president. the teachers back bernie sanders for president and they're upset with the american federation of

teachers for choosing clinton. the protesters say that say blatant conflict of interests. virginia lawmakers to face a session over the high takes redrawing of the map mcauliffe said if a judge doesn't give them more time work then they'll be called back to office. the new map is due september 1st. well, we were hoping to show you brand-new pictures of pluto this morning going to have to wait a little longer, though. nasa says it's still waiting on -- it says that the pictures are still on the way, actually, from the new horizon space kraltcraftspacecraft billions of miles away from earth. the information taking at least four hours to get to us from the edge of the solar system even though it's traveling at the

speed of light. >> i mean, at that distance, that's right. expect more comfortable lower humidity, but what will things be like when you leave the office? the watch to work forecast. at 4:41. and vans will be a thing. life's morning multitasking. it's multiple ideas for growing families and drawers with many layers to show exactly what you need. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day.

bethesda's representative in the maryland house of delegates facing trespassesing and indecent exposure charges. our news partners, wtop acquired court documents saying arianna kelly was arrested a few weeks ago. she was dropping her children off at her ex-husband's house. his fiancee was there apparently, which upset her and she flashed them. and no more final exams in middle school classes. starting with the 2016 to 2017 school year to be replaced with test,s sessays and projects. loudoun county recently dropped final exams for high school teachers. 4:41 now. weather and traffic on the 1s.

>> good morning. there have been tree damage reports there watch out there may be damage on the roads now. local radar, we're all drying out right now, the pavement still nice and damp west with showers that did come through a few hours ago. 60s in the shenandoah valley now. and low 70s in the metro area. walking to the bus stop low 70s. when you're walking back home, they may be a little damp with midafternoon showers but drying out at 5:00 p.m. we'll be in the mid to upper 80s. a look at a hot weekend. now travel on the 1s at 4:51, melissa has breaking news. >> breaking news at southeast, outbound suitland parkway, we're still shut down. pennsylvania or branch, either will get you around it.

66 out of town no problems. we do have some road work as you're getting inside the beltway, between the beltway and we have the two right lanes blocked until 5:00. 95 there in virginia at dale boulevard, no issues taking a look at prince george's county,overall, pretty good there. remember to listen to our partners at wtop in your car. into the live desk, search and rescue efforts in flooding in kentucky. we'll bring you the latest. two major retailers get ready to duke it out. the winner --

crews are preparing right now to start searching again for

several people missing following a deadly flood in the state of kentucky. two people died in that severe weather that swept away homes and downed trees and lots of power lines. half a dozen are still missing. we know that more than 50 people were rescued. now, those search operations expected to get under way soon. we promise to keep you posted. the united states doesn't lose anything out here by giving them the opportunity to prove this is a peaceful program. what's the alternative? go to war now? >> that is secretary of state john kerry defending the historic nuclear deal with iran in an interview with nbc's andrea mitchell. this afternoon, president obama takes to the podium to sell this deal to americans. he faces serious kept sim from people who think this is a lopsided win for iran. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on the president's plan. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. today, he will speak directly to

americans but also make no mistake his message is intended for those on capitol hill who in the next 60 days have to vote on whether or not to accept or rejacket this deal. the president is holding what will likely be a wide ranging news conference on this iran deal, covering everything being asked any question about it. he's going to have a hard sale here on capitol hill. he and secretary kerry have orchestrated this deal. but especially republican leaders don't think it's a good deal and they don't think it will stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. john boehner saying we're going to do everything we can to stop it. can they actually do that? based on what they're hearing so far, they may get something on the president's desk to reject this deal. the president has already said they'll veto it. it doesn't seem like alone they have enough republican support to override that. right now, they just don't have

enough democrats on board. a former sheriff pleaded guilty to soliciting a prostitute. 34-year-old gray was arrested back in february. gray pleaded guilty in april. the sheriff's office fired gray. the sheriff's office was not sure why the information wasn't released at the time of the arrest. in the district d.c. council members want to crack down on prostitution by taking away the bill of having the car. the bill is titled honey, i lost the car. saying people from out of state are driving to downtown to solicit prostitutes. there's a lot of relief in loudoun county after police caught the man called the maybe from hell. police say socrates kondilis

called police and harassed neighbors for years. one neighbor even recorded kondilis ripping down a fence with a bobcat. it's 4:48. spotsylvania county supervisors may have to organize a new deal to make a new baseball stand. supervisors voted 4-3 to keep the sessions going for now. they have until july 31st to come up with an agreement with the owners of the hagerstown sun. it seems early to talk about this, the first doses of the 2015-2016 flu vaccine will be shipped to the u.s. the vaccine is recommend for pretty much anybody who is six months old or older. a controversial new policy at an annapolis hospital will keep smokers from getting a job. the anne arundel medical center

is now screening for tobacco use. if tested positive, the hospital said they won't hire workers and told the policy is completely legal. >> i think it's a surprise to people, particularly people who smoke, i think it's the next step after testing people for alcohol and testing people for drugs. >> you can share what you think about the story on the nbc facebook page. the hospital says applicants who test positive for tobacco can receive treatment and reapply in six months. today's the day for bargain shoppers, amazon, walt mart slashing prices. amazon is celebrating its 20th anniversary today with prime day. the deals are apparently better than black friday sales but they're only available through prime service members. do worries you can sign up for a free 30-day trial today as well. walmart is fighting back by rolling back prices online for more than 2,000 items.

they've also lowered the minimum order for free shipping to $35 for at least 30 days. part of their promotion says hey, you don't have to pay $100 to get deals with us. >> reference to walmart there. >> the other retail giants getting in on the act, target has sales running through monday. best buy says its several black friday sales will hit july 24th and 25th. how about this, fao schwarz the iconic toy store on fifth avenue in new york city is shutting its doors. the legendary store has been in the big apple for more than 150 years. you can't forget top hanks playing the tune on the piano. it's that story. rising rents have apparently forced store owners to look for new.

construction cranes are come be to life in the swan of dance. that's right, two high-rise cranes will perform a crane dance over the streets of washington. thus the cranes will pivot rotate and sway in harmony to music. if you're interested to see you can watch in milan park on massachusetts avenue northwest. the show begins at 8:15 tonight. it's a creative way, you know, showing off some of the things that are happening -- >> just start swinging cranes around for no reason. is that it? >> no, i'll stay away. >> all right. >> it seems like there's hundreds of cranes when you look out. and everything else -- when they get this talented, it's really going to be something. it's really going to be something. we're working on it. and this morning the storm team 4 radar is showing the last of those storms up in eastern pennsylvania.

some on radar are beginning to dry out. some of the pavement, though, still damp up through 70 and 370 and frederick county and loudoun county and along the blue ridge as well. right now, shenandoah valley in the mountains, it's cool. in the mid-60s there. closer to washington, near 70. prince george's and fairfax counties. right in downtown washington. mid to upper 70s around the bay. southern northern merrimack and eastern shore. about 11:00 or so showers coming in from the north coming into the metro area for the noon hours so have an umbrella handy when you're going out for lunch. we'll maybe have a few thunder showers from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., mainly just east and south of washington. then by 5:00 we'll begin to dry out. most of the showers and storms will be gone. over the evening hours, low humidity is going to be moving in as the sky does clear up.

have an umbrella ready for the afternoon, between essentially noon to 3:00 or 4:00. also sunblock, short sleeves as well. sticky humidity today will be dropping near the afternoon to uncomfortable levels and then pleasant by drawn tomorrow and during the day on thursday. so enjoy. afternoon high today, mid to upper 80s by early to midafternoon. then tomorrow with that low humidity, beautiful day with sunshine. highs near 80s. a little more humid on thursday. here comes the heat wave saturday, sunday each day into the 90s. could get storms saturday and sunday. melissa has breaking news. breaking news on the roads, outbound suitland parkway still shut down between 295 to stanton road. alternates are going to be from branch. those inbound lanes overnight have reopened. that of course is good for

inbound folks. dw parkway, 95, no problems 270 to old hundred road, looking pretty good. and tom said on the weather that north of that we'll have damp roads. taking a look at 66 flying in pretty good. only issue 66 east between the beltway and route 7. that's wrapped up in a few minutes with those two lanes blocked. metro meltdown, the argument caught on camera between a father and metro worker. and reason behind it probably happen it's to you a lot.

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." don't touch me! please. get away in me. >> this video shows a confrontation between a metro employee and a father who said his daughter just wanted to go to the bathroom. now we are learning what happened off camera here. the passenger said he took his 4-year-old into the braddock road station because his daughter had to go. the incident happened in may. michael said, the station manager originally did not allow them to use the restroom because it was being cleaned. then there was a back and forth and the manager agreed to let the girl go inside. then things escalated. >> i guess he decided that he

would indeed let her use the bathroom. and that's kind of what i started reporting. >> please -- >> you disrespected me. >> get away from me. you don't yell at me in front of my daughter. >> now, according to a police report, investigators determined the cell phone video did not show evidence of an assault. but metro did release a statement saying appropriate action is being taken. 4:58 now. we told you big budget cuts are coming to montgomery county that affect a lot of public services including fire and ems. the fire department needs to cut at least $4 million out of the budget that starts this month. recruit may be delayed until next year. another would limit overtime tourfor medics. they will take recertification on duty instead of off of the shift. d.c. water warning you to

avoid the creek and nearby hiking trail for the next few days. crews discovered high levels of e. coli in the water there and discovered a sewer pipe leak on audubon terrace. the pipe has been fixed and people are concerned about walking their dogs. >> yes with my name. and i don't want her in the creek anymore. they love it. >> the d.c. department of environment will continue to monitor the bacteria which does flow into the creek. today we'll here a little more about plans to feature american females on the $10 bill. they're holding an open house with the treasurer of united states and the treasurer will take questions. 500 seats at the event all went quickly after it was announced. >> everybody wants to know who it's going to be, the real contenders. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.

"news4 today" begins with breaking news. the breaking news out of d.c. this morning where a woman has died changing her tire on suitland parkway. this happened late last night, d.c. police said a car hit her with with the intersection with stanton road. >> eastbound is completely closed right now. the westbound lanes are back open. police say after the car hit a woman it ran into a lexus. they did not give us the driver or the victim's name. let's get to melissa mollet and what you need to get around the closure. melissa. >> good morning. we now have a live picture of the scene. again, outbound suitland parkway shut down between 295. inbound lanes are open, no problem here. as far as an alternate. good hope road to pennsylvania avenue to branch avenue. wide look at the beltway. as we're taking a big look here,