montgomery fairfax, southern fauquier and all these counties farther south and east. heat advisory, noon until 8:00 p.m. and now, let's check on the monday commute. we have a road closure in montgomery county. >> road closure, this one in rockville. this started sunday, going to last until this coming saturday. randolph road closed between nebel street and parklawn. that because of csx track maintenance there. a warning you have to make your way around that one. 66 into town and out of town, no issues. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. this morning. 95 south between 234 and quantico, some lanes closed until 6:00 a.m. same thing at colesville road. developing this morning, the cuban embassy here in washington about to open the doors. the embassy has been closed for more than 50 years. diplomatic relations between u.s. and havana began a few hours ago.

you can see the cuban flag going up at the u.s. state department. you will see one on 16th street later on today. we'll have news4's molette green with us. that's in 15 minutes. a man charged with killing four people in d.c. will be in court today. follow nbc washington on twitter for updates on daron wint's hearing. wint is accused of killing the savopoulos family and a housekeeper on woodland drive in northwest in may. he has changed lawyers twice. police believe there are other suspects in the case, but have not arrested anyone so far. and this just in to the live desk from metro. the third in the 7000 series trains starts today. enters the fleet on the orange line, starting in new carrollton this morning. here's a picture of that that train looks like. the new cars replace the oldest cars in metro's entire system. the 7000 running game cars feature electronic signs no-slip flooring and sleek blue seats replacing the brown and

orange color scheme in the old cars. the series first rolls out in april. this is the third in the series into service. >> thanks, kristin. we are working to find out the charges against a man accused of triggering a police involved shooting this in prince george's county. the man used his car the opin an officer against -- to pin an officer against another vehicle. it all happened outside a house on kenilworth avenue just after midnight on sunday. the officer had been trying to arrest him during a domestic assault call. the officer is on administrative leave this morning. larry hogan is undergoing the second round of chemotherapy right now. he started this round of treatment yesterday. hogan has stage 3 non-hodgkins lymphoma. he said he'll be the hospital in chemo. boyd rutherford is also filling in and making some appearances. montgomery county trying to save $50 million next year. we expect to hear more about how

the county executive plans to do that. two committees of the montgomery county council will make plans. they're making the cuts because the tax revenues haven't been as high as expected. they have to make the final decision in over a week. and today hundreds of volunteers are going to be working to make arlington national cemetery look as pristine as possible. the renewal and remembrance landscapeing will begin this morning. they will update with new trees and kids will be planting flowers. it begins at 7:30 this morning. right now, all traffic along a major freeway connecting california to arizona is blocked indefinitely. it's because a main bridge, major interstates that connects the two -- a bridge collapsed in heavy rain. you can see one of the cars there that was on the interstate over the edge there. one person hurt, but not badly.

this is a wet month in california. rainfall over the weekend broke records there. this after the drought they have been experiencing. thank you. it's a weather alert day. taking a live look now at current temperatures. tom will let us know about heat advisory zones in the next weather and traffic on the 1s. all right. we're following a developing story, this coming to us from iraq this morning. where several afghan soldiers were killed. we'll show you what we're learning about who's behind this attack.

a developing story from afghanistan. military officials there say a nato air strike killed eight afghan soldiers and wounded five others. the strike happened this morning in the logar province. they believe it was a mistake, due to bad coordination in the area where the taliban is highly

active. all right, i want to show you this image right here. it may look like a little piece of trash right there. that's no trash. that's a world war ii bomb that washed up on the beach. this happened on the west coast of florida. not far from tampa bay. look at that. the bomb squad evacuated some nearby buildings so they could do what you saw right there, blow it up. they said the bomb would have sent out a bright flash of light to blind the enemies. >> you never know what you'll find at the beach. >> not the kind of thing to find washed up there. definitely a beach type of day when you think of how hot it is. it's also a weather alert day, tom. . >> another heat advisory issued this morning. including the metro area. all these counties in orange, fairfax prince george's alexandria, virginia and falls church. stafford and culpepper and southern fauquier. and southern maryland's eastern shore all included. in addition, poor air quality.

we have the ozone levels building. the ground level ozone during the afternoon. that combination of the heat and the humidity and the air pollution building increase those code orange children, the elderly should stay inside. anybody with asthma or a heart or respiratory ailment should stay inside. coming up at 5:21, a look at the feels like temperature around the region for the afternoon. that's in about ten minutes. now a look at the monday commute. what's happening,s melissa? >> we have some road work in the way. this is one in temple hills. this is sticking with us for the past couple of months. naylor road between branch and good hope avenue there we have the road closed. of course, we do have a way around it there in place. so you can get around it. it's just that situation is still there this morning.

95 in virginia at 123 gordon boulevard no issues. nice and try this morning on the roads. 66 into town, out of town, looking good as well. going 59 miles per hour. you're at speed and don't have anything to worry about. 270 at shady grove road. remember we had that nasty day on 270 northbound through germantown yesterday. everything cleared out of the way from that situation here this morning. and again, this is the one thing that's still sticking around naylor road between branch and good hope. back in ten minutes. weather and traffic on the 1s, see you at 5:21. new poll about same-sex marriage is out this morning. but even though it's now legal does the public support it? it is a historic day. getting under way right here in the u.s. as well as in cuba. what we can expect in the day ahead as the two countries open embassies. 5:10.

new details about an explosion that sent thee people to the hospital in ohio. we have some pictures we want to show you now. jagged pieces of shrapnel flying into cars and into homes and into people. three people hurt because of this. it's some sort of makeshift cannon that someone brought to a cookout of all places and it exploded into a pipe bomb. so far, no one has been charged but police have a person of interest in mind. back to you. developing today, the cuban embassy in d.c. is opening its doors for the first time in more than half a century. you'll see the cuban flag flying on 16th street northwest. molette green is there right now. good morning to you. >> reporter: david, good morning. that new era ushered in kind of quietly just after midnight with little fanfare. but take a look behind me at what is now again called the cuban embassy.

and the empty flag pole -- not empty for very long. and just moments ago, a security crew rolled in to set up for the big occasion. just about an hour ago we did see cuba's flag added at the state department. we have video of that. you're looking at it right now. later this morning during a big ceremony, we will see cuba's blue, red and white flag raised here at this embassy on 16th street. expected to be a lot of fanfare here, a big event with hundreds of people coming in for this. back in havana the u.s. flag will not go up today as a re-established embassy there. not until secretary of state john kerry makes his visit there some time in august. there is still we should say a long way to go here in this re-established relationship with human rights still a big issue on the table. a big issue of concern for so very many people and of course

the economic embargo that's still in place, it's up to congress to lift up. but a lot of fanfare today expected. later this morning we'll be here throughout the day covering it all for you. we are live this morning in northwest. back to you. >> all right, a me men us to occasion. thank you. today, the united nations security council is expected to approve the landmark deal over iran's nuclear program and the u.n. will roll back sanctions that have hurt iran's economy. those sanctions can be put back in place if iran doesn't hold up its end of the deal. this comes as ashton carter arrived in israel. the leaders there are furious over this plan. this morning we are working to learn more about what caused an explosion. this on a government lab in gaithersburg. it happened at the national institute of standards and technology on saturday night. an agency spokesperson confirmed the blast to us, but not what sparked it. we're told a security guard who was hurt is recovering this

morning. it's a measurement laboratory run by the u.s. commerce department. a second virginia man has died after a motorcycle crash in north carolina. kenneth jefferson from chesterfield was critically hurt in the crash on friday. jefferson was a member of the black eagle riders club. the bikers were on their way to the rally when the driver of a tractor-trailer apparently fell asleep and slammed into six riders in greensboro. arnie morris from woodbridge was also killed. the driver david serna is facing felony hit and run charges for not stopping after the crash according to police. we're working to learn the name of a motorcyclist killed in a crash in gaithersburg. the 35-year-old was riding along frederick road when a car made a u-turn and hit him saturday night. the biker died at the hospital yesterday morning. the driver stayed at the scene. montgomery county police say they're still looking into this crash so no word yet on whether or not that driver will face any charges. this afternoon we should

know more about how metro plans to work with local fire and rescue crews in future. metro is holding a press conference on the new fire and rescue liaison position. that person will help coordinate between different agencies when there are emergencies. the new role comes just months after a woman died from smoke that filled a metro train near l'enfant plaza. new numbers that show even though same-sex marriage is now legal, the public still sharply divided on what that means going forward. so this is all according to the associated press/gfk poll. the public is also pretty much evenly split over whether people with religious objections should have to issue a marriage license to same-sex couples. and again the public also almost split over whether it approves or disapproves the high court's ruling. in "news4 your health," a new study says that doctors tend to overuse medications when it comes to treating newborns. harvard researchers say

anti-reflux medications, antibiotics and breathing tests are unnecessary. chest radiographs and brain mris can be nonessential. they may cause harm to the baby in some cases. also a new study shows a lot of parents don't know if they're giving too many antibiotics to their kids. the study is in the journal of pediatrics. it says parents who use medicaid or have children under the age of 6 often don't know about the dangers of overprescribing antibiotics. if your kids take antibiotics too often the bacteria can develop a resistance to them and common misuses they're finding are viral infections like flu and colds and don't benefit from those type of things. 5:19 right now. something you'll feel as soon as you walk out the door, that wall of humidity is just going to greet us. >> the key word there is feels,

because it's a second difference from what is popping on the screen as far as the temperatures and what it feels like out there. >> it's sweltering right now, and then torrid temperatures in afternoon. that combination will make it feel very hot once again. the feels like temperatures by 6:00 will already be in the 80s throughout much of the area. all those areas in yellow, into the 80s. that is that feels like temperature and then by noontime, upper 90s to near 100. all this area you see here in the red, most of maryland and virginia and around the bay as well. it will feel like 100 just by noontime. then by afternoon, should feel 102 or 103 and briefly at 105 in the immediate metro area by mid afternoon. as temperatures will be into the mid 90s by then. and then the humidity will still be with us, even into the evening hours. by 7:00 it will feel like the upper 90s. stay cool. if you have to be outside for any length of time, take plenty

of breaks and drink plenty of water. 70s and low 80s hitting the low 90s by noontime. and then by mid afternoon, the mid 90s. hot and humid, only a small chance of a thundershower popping up during the afternoon. then finally a break comes our way after tomorrow. another hot day on tuesday. and then on wednesday, lower humidity arrives. hallelujah and it will be cooler as well with highs in the mid to upper 80s. we'll keep that going into thursday and again on friday. beautiful summer weather highs in the 80s with lower humidity. and then towards the weekend it does get a little more humid on sunday -- saturday and into sunday. sunday is our next chance of any significance storms around. only a small chance of an afternoon storm today and again tomorrow. next weather and traffic on the 1s, coming up at 5:31, a look at the wide variety of neighborhood highs for this afternoon.

now, with our morning commute, melissa, what's happening? >> we have a problem on metro now. this problem just popped up here. we're talking about the red line, single-tracking at this point this morning between shady grove and twinbrook. they say because of late clearing road work and telling us to expect delays in both directions this morning. so a warning there. again, another situation here, rockville. this is going to last until saturday they say. started on saturday as well. randolph road between nebel street and parklawn, we have that closure because of the railroad maintenance there. 66 at compton road eastbound and westbound is rolling along. no problems headed northbound, but southbound road work should be out of the way in the next 40 minutes or so. you can see a little bit of a slowdown there, but not too slow at this point this morning. overall, prince george's county looking quite good as well. going to keep an eye on the situation on metro and be back for you here at 5:31. see you then. breaking news now into the

live desk. four construction workers from italy have been kidnapped in libya. it will be complicated getting them out. italy closed the embassy in libya back in february. telling italians to leave the country because of so many dangers to foreigners there. libya really slid into kay yots yots -- chaos after gadhafi was overthrown and killed in 2011. since then, hundreds of -- since then the country has been very bitterly divided allowing for kidnappings like this one. david? >> thanks. right now, banks in greece back open. this after being closed for three weeks. customers though still restricted on most transactions. that includes taking money out of the bank. the reopening of banks as well as higher taxes on restaurant food and public transportation all of that aimed to restore trust with the e.u. after the third bailout deal averted

bankruptcy. family members of those killed in a plane crash cause by a pilot say they're not accepting money from the airline airline. the compensation that german wings is offering they say isn't enough. they offered $25,000 plus nearly $11,000 for each immediate family member. lawyers for the family say they felt offended by this offer. co-pilot andreas lubitz deliberately flew into the mountainside and killed many. we are standing by to find out the names of the five people murdered in a house in california. we can show you the man in jail right now. there he is, martin martinez. police say he knew the victims and officers arrested him yesterday. lots of health workers live in this community. >> doctors nurses and that's what -- this is a fairly quiet neighborhood. you know, you don't see anything like this over here. >> so according to police, one of the victims was martinez's own daughter.

all of the victims were women including multiple children. four people are recovering after their plane crashed and then caught on fire. take a look at these images of the wreckage. there's nearly nothing left. the single engine plane is reportedly registered to an owner in virginia beach. authorities say it crashed three miles south of the executive airport in nevada yesterday afternoon. two of the four passengers suffered critical burns. we are working to get their names right now. we still don't know what caused this crash. new information in the shooting that took the lives of four marines and one sailor. what we are learning about the gunman behind the attack in chattanooga. a traffic alert for anyone who takes the 27th street bridge. why your ride to and from work may look a little different today. let's show you a live look outside now. looks like a beautiful start. don't be fooled though. this is a weather alert day. by the time everything is said and done it could feel hotter than ♪ know you can deposit checks

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right now we are following new developments in the effort to improve the relationship between the u.s. and cuba. at 4:00 this morning the cuban flag went up at the state department. later today, they will formally inaugurate their embassy here in washington. the new trains will enter

service at new carrollton. they feature electronic signs no slip flooring and sleek blue seats. and learning more about a kuwait-born man who shot and killed five service members in tennessee. that his family is saying about treatment for depression and more on security changes at recruitment centers after weather and traffic on the 1s. >> on this storm team 4 weather alert day, it's a hot one out there. good morning to you. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. yes, we are in for another uncomfortable day. let's get straight to tom kierein who has more on the highs you're going to experience where you live. >> yeah we have stifling humidity in order to the torrid temperatures. when you walk outside it's like walking into a wall of wet cotton. gak, it's horrible. our temperatures in the upper 70s now, low 80s in washington. right near 80s in the chesapeake bay. shenandoah mountains in the 70s. out of the mountains some of the higher elevations in the 60s by

now. but later this afternoon highs reaching low 90s. north and west of the metro area, thundershowers and around the bay it will be generally in the mid 90s to low 90s with a lot of humidity. only a small chance of an isolated thundershower later this afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s, your drive time forecast. speaking of driving, melissa, how are we doing this morning? >> okay on the roads, not so hot on the rails right now. we are already single-tracking on the red light between shady grove and twinbrook because of late-clearing track work. we'll keep you updated on this and twitter on first 4 traffic as well. 66 into and out of town, no issues. 95 northbound in dale city, starting to slow because it's 5:30. beltway at branch avenue, inner and outer loop looking good there. taking a look at the top of the beltway, b.w. parkway, 95 and 29, everything is nice and green and rolling along well. earlier road work most of it is

out of the way this morning. 270 at old hundred road headed southbound through hyattstown a little bit of volume. northbound, no issues from the spur. back in ten minutes. see you at 5:41 with travel times. we're a learning new information about the suspected gunman in the deadly military attacks in tennessee. abdulazeez's family say they sent him to jordan last year and they were hoping it would get him away from drugs and alcohol. the family also says the accused gunman suffered from depression. meanwhile, munnone of the marines is back home this morning. families are remembering them all as heroes. >> he died doing what he loved. he knew no other way. he was my hero since the day i gave birth to him. >> the families prepare for the funerals, lawmakers are working to make those recruiting stations safer. governors in half a dozen states took action this past weekend to work on arming recruiting

officers. looking at 5:31 right now. there's a place opening up in d.c. to help victims of abuse. the d.c. children's advocacy center will be on "o" street, this is near new jersey avenue. social workers, police officers and doctors will work together to respond to child abuse cases there. center leaders are holding a ribbon cutting at 10:00 this morning. they say d.c. has one of the highest rates of child mistreatment in the country. we have a traffic alert that's going to affect a lot of d.c. commuters. this starts in a couple of hours. 27th street in northwest d.c. is going to be cloeltzed -- closed between military road and broad branch road. the department of transportation said they're replacing a 27th street bridge over broad branch stream. that means the road will be closed to cars bikes and those of you who walk until september. detour signs will be up to help you get around. and today as well as wednesday, you're going to have a chance to weigh in on vdot's latest research on route 28. there have been complaints about

route 28 south south of i-66 to liberia avenue. there's a facebook page. well, now vdot is sharing new traffic study results as well as a pair of those results with the public meetings. that's going to happen tonight at 6:30 at centreville elementary. they'll also take some of your questions. we're learning how much it will take to cost all of virginia's bridges, roads and yeah, those potholes. more than get this $10 billion. our news partner at wtop reports that is the estimate given to the commonwealth's transportation board this week. virginia's aiming for more achievable goals though. the department of transportation would instead spend about $760 million to pave roads in each of the two next years. so they could spend another $832 million. that's just for bridges next year. by about this time next year, you could see police in prince william county wearing

body cameras. they're partnering with the fairfax county police team to learn more. today, thousands of american veterans headed to pittsburgh for the annual vfw convention. many are there right now. the convention runs through wednesday. started this past weekend. it provides lots of resources and workshops for veterans around the country. the u.s. secretary of veterans affairs will be speaking there. right now, jill biden is in vietnam. she's visiting four countries in asia this week. she sat down with vietnam's vice president yesterday and they spoke about the role of women there. former president george h.w. bush is waking up back at home this morning. he was released from the hospital yesterday. doctors treated him for a broken bone in his neck. which he suffered after taking a spill at his home in maine. his neurologist said that this type of fracture is actually common with seniors and falls. president bush is 91 years old.

a northern virginia native vying to become miss america. alyssa howell graduated in loudoun county in 2013. she's competing in the pageant as miss nebraska this fall. well, we want to take a live look outside the nbc4 studios where we're dealing with a wealth alert day. it is in full day. you want the air on in full blast in the car this morning, but what else can we expect? tom is working on your drive time forecast. shocking new details, this in the cosby sex scandal. what new

today a controversy about a confederate statue in our region. rockville leaders want your input on what to do with that monument in the rockville town center. the confederate monuments and flags have come under scrutiny since a shooting in a black church last month. it's happening today at 6:00 p.m. a court deposition by bill cosby details about how he had affairs with several women. in the document, cosby admits to paying a woman off to not tell his wife what he was doing. addressing assault questions, cosby said he was good at reading nonverbal signals when a

woman would consent to sex. it's from a lawsuit that was filed by a temple university student who accused cosby of drugging and molesting her. cosby has not been charged with any crime. 5:39 right now. two things you want to know if you're about to hit the road. one, is the a.c. in your car working. two what the weather is like when you get to work or school. >> all right. tom kierein is tracking that drive time forecast. >> if you have a convertible not the day to put the top down. it will be another hot day. yesterday, we got to 98 degrees in washington. that feels like temperature got into the 105, 106 degree range. more clouds in and out this morning. it will keep it a bit cooler but still very humid. you need the a.c. on even now. we'll be in the low 80s for the morning commute and jumping into the mid 90s by the afternoon. both today and afternoon, the roads will be dry. and the afternoon roads although there might be an

isolated thundershower coming through. a small chance of that and the storm team 4 radar showing a few sprinkles as we head north of the metro area. it's it's dissipated so we have dry roads for now. a look at when this heat wave ends. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:51. melissa is looking at a delay on metro. >> it is still happening here. red line, single-tracking between shady grove and twinbrook this morning. so just a warning there. they say this is late clearing track work that's caused this issue. again, red line single tracking this morning. the other thing to remember, this is for the entire week. randolph road and nebel street and parklawn

remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car for the latest on traffic. see you back here in ten minutes. all right. from the roads over to the water, it is what everybody is going to be talking about at the office today. a professional surfer attacked by a shark on live tv. how he managed to escape. that's straight ahead. and then donald trump under fire, but he's not backing down about comments he made about

iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites

can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

you're watching "news4 today." >> it is a weather alert day. we have you covered from storm center4. news4's meagan fitzgerald, she

looks at how you can get help in this heat. melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the roads on this busy monday morning, but first here's miguel almaguer in chattanooga. >> reporter: as the memorial here in chattanooga continues to grow, so do the questions. what was the motive gunman? coming up on the "today" show, we will hear from his parents as well as the parents of so many of the victims. hear what they have to say coming up. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with melissa mollet. a quick weather and traffic update on this muggy monday morning. you can actually see the humidity hanging in the air. right now there's a live view of the city from our storm team 4 tower camera. the haze and humidity, mostly cloudy sky now. later this morning, it will be near 80. by 8:00 most of the region. then low 90s by noontime. then by mid afternoon hitting the mid 90s. it will feel like 100 to 105 by later this afternoon. nice and hot. the commute not so bad on the roads as far as we know this

morning. red line is single-tracking between shady grove and twinbrook here. we have this closure all week. randolph between nebel and parklawn. hearing about something happening on 50 in maryland. going to call police and be back in a minute. lking about this video on facebook. i'm sure you have seen it also on twitter. pro surfer coming face to face right there with a shark. the terrifying encounter unfolded on live television during a surfing competition in south africa yesterday. the world surfing final was getting under way when three-time champion nick fanning there was waiting for his wave. the shark knocked him off the board, pulling him under. >> i was swimming i was like agh! >> did you get a couple punches in? >> yeah, in the back. >> he's going under and i felt like i couldn't get there quick enough. >> one of the fellow surfers

overcome with emotion. amazingly, no one was hurt. the surfers didn't get back in the water instead, fanning and wilson there shared first place. an arsonist attacking a piece of lgbt art work. the surveillance camera showed a man splashing someone on the mural, in san francisco. this happened ahead of gay pride last month and vandals spray painted it twice in june before this arson incident. the family of a woman who died in jail now demanding an independent autopsy. investigators say sandra bland hanged herself last week and texas state police said she was arrested for kicking a state trooper who pulled her over. bland's family says they don't believe her death was a suicide. staying in texas police investigating how a man died after an encounter with officers. according to officials a houston police officer was trying to

help a man inside a convenience store. when the officer offered to call an ambulance the man according to police became combative. several officers detained the man. during the ride to the hospital the man lost consciousness and he eventually died. houston police say they're reviewing surveillance videos from inside that store to figure out exactly what happened. top health researchers are meeting in d.c. today and talking about alzheimer's and how to identify and treat it. one team's findings says there are six things that can predict if someone will get alzheimer's. they include a memory test and a spinal fluid measurement. another study says you can look at someone's saliva to find out if they'll get the disease. in maryland you can learn how to administer the drugs that reverses a heroin overdose. the st. mary's county health department is offering two free classes about naloxone today. and one more this week. the first session is at the county health department at 9:30

in the morning and the other is at 5:30 and then the final session on thursday at 1:00 p.m. the classes are free but organizers are asking that you register ahead of time. the search for a new president at the university of mary washington is kicking into high gear. the presidential search advisory committee is meeting tomorrow. they're going to work through its next moves. the meeting is open to the public, but the committee, they're not taking any public comments tomorrow. we can tell you that the outgoing president is planning to retire next year. well, today is a weather alert day and you will feel the heat as soon as you step outside that door this morning. today our area is under a heat advisory and that means it is going to feel like well over 100 degrees. news4's meagan fitzgerald is in northwest d.c. with more on how others can stay cool. hi. >> reporter: hi, angie. it's not even 6:00 and we can start to feel that humidity.

we are in store for another scorcher. of course, as you said those feel-like temperatures expected to be upwards of 100 degrees with i is why officials are encouraging to take advantage of the cooling centers like the one behind me on "u" street and 14th. an opportunity to hydrate with some water and specifically important for those who may be homeless or the elderly. also i want to show you some video of some advisable things to do. if you have a pool you know someone who does it would not be a bad idea to cool off by a pool. but again hydration is the biggest thing. because in this oppressive heat that's a sure way to get heat stroke or other issues especially with those people who might be suffering from heart issues or other ailments. it is critical for them to stay hydrated and to stay out of this heat. of course wearing light colors. that's also advised. if you have to be outside. but we have a list of all of the cooling stations throughout the area.

you can find that on our nbc washington app. back to you. >> all right. meagan fitzgerald for us this morning. helping us stay cool on this monday morning. not only is it monday, but it's hot and uncomfortable out there. we are going to survive. i'm calling it #monday survivor. >> i'm with you angie. we'll get through this, but you have to respect this heat. as meagan was saying loose fitting lightweight clothing if you have to be outside for any length of time. drink plenty of water and take frequent breaks. we'll have updates here, storm team 4 as this heat builds. by 6:00, yes, in the 80s. even though it's in the 70s it will feel like the 80s. and then by noontime the feels like temperature upper 90s to near 100. most of maryland, most of virginia and the eastern shore. and then during the middle part of the afternoon with some clouds coming and going that will help to keep the

temperatures down a bit, so the feels like temperature may only peak out at 103 or 104. yesterday it was around 107 when it got to 98 at reagan national yesterday afternoon. then this evening not much relief. by 7:00 p.m., the feels like temperature will still be in the 90s to near 100 degrees. a big area that's under a heat advisory. all these counties in orange and including the metro area. most of northern virginia and southern virginia and across the bay and on the eastern shore. we have an air quality alert for poor air quality. the ozone level is building with the air pollution building as we get the commute going. and by the afternoon that will reduce the air quality, so children, the elderly. anybody who is susceptible to heart or respiratory ailments should stay inside. we don't get these codes very often. temperatures in the low 70s. and 60s out in some of the

higher locations in the mountains. then tomorrow, another hot day. partly cloudy. a small chance of an afternoon storm today and tomorrow. very small chance of an isolated storm. highs reaching the low 90s tomorrow. not quite as hot as today. but still uncomfortably hot and humid. finally the heat wave ends on wednesday with highs in the 80s and lower humidity moving in with some sunshine and still beautiful on thursday and friday too. so for three days, we'll get a break. highs in the 80s with lower humidity. then it gets more humid over the weekend, but not absurdly hot. it will be up around 90 on saturday and sunday. next chance of any significant thunderstorms may be sunday afternoon. now let's check on a couple of new problems on the roads with melissa. >> a couple of new problems here one of them luckily just got out of the way for us. we don't have to worry about it anymore. it was a disabled vehicle that was blocking the lane. again, don't have to worry about that. inner loop off ramp to 50, some emergency road work popped up.

so the right lane is blocked there. seeing a bit of a slowdown on some of the cameras. red line is still single-tracking this morning. big look at the beltway, everything is rolling along on the beltway. 66 at 123 here, eastbound and westbound, no issues either way. beltway at kenilworth seeing volume on the outer loop, but nothing popping up on the maps this morning. see you at 6:01. he's not a war hero. >> he's a war hero. >> 5 1/2 -- he's a war hero because he was captured. >> well, that was donald trump this weekend speaking about senator john mccain. trump is now in the midst of massive firestorm. but he's not backing down. trump is out with a new opinion piece in fact in "usa today" saying mccain has quote abandoned veterans. trump says he doesn't need a lecture from any other presidential candidates. the comments are still shifting the dynamics among other

republicans. his opponents are condemning trump with some of the strongest words we have heard in the campaign so far. it is a disqualifier as commander in chief. >> after donald trump has been a prisoner of war for six years then he's in a position to criticize the senator's record. >> i think he's insulted everyone who's served in the military. >> trump says the media is covering him unfairly. stay with us. trump will speak with the "today" show in 27the 7:00 hour. if you're looking for work you could have a huge advantage over others. landon dowdy has more. >> good morning, the national association for business economists says 35% of firms had labor shortages this spring. that's up from 45% in the group's previous survey. nearly half of the companies expect wages to increase over the next three months. and lockheed martin has agreed to sikorsky for more than

$8 billion. this is the largest deal since they bought martin marietta many years ago. david, back over to you. >> landon thanks. we think of state fairs, we think of pies and maybe cakes. well, this year something a little different in d.c. you can enter marijuana into a contest. the fair is in september because pot is now legal to grow in the district, organizers say they're judging it for the first time this year. so here's what they'll do. they'll examine the pot plant appearance, the smell and the touch. a category missing there? >> nope. that's it. a major problem on the horizons for states seeing a rise in medicare enrollment. many opted to expand medicaid under the affordable care act and many of the states saw enrollment surges this year. the problem will come in about two years when the federal government starts paying less for those enrolled in medicaid.

states will then have to increase their contribution which could mean less money for other state services like education. a developing story unfolding this morning in northwest d.c. decades of animosity are giving way to a new relationship between the u.s. and cuba. you're looking live at embassy row where cuba is set to formally reopen their embassy doors this morning after more than half a century. the other events playing out in the hours ahead as the two countries re-establish diplomatic ties. we're also helping you prepare for the extreme heat in the day ahead. that's made this a weather alert day. temperatures are already in the 80s for some of you out there how hot is it going to get where you live? we are going to be tracking this hour by hour for the next six hours. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is going to be joining us with that and he'll outline the hottest zones in the area. so

"news4 today" starts now. >> right now at 6:00 a weather alert day as we brace for more extreme heat and humidity. temperatures are already pushing 80s degrees. and the conditions you'll be dealing with throughout the day. we're tracking it. we're watching developments on embassy row right now. you're looking live. soon the cuban flag will be flying over that building. the changes tank place throughout the day as the u.s.

and cuba re-establish diplomatic ties. also watching developments from here out of california. from the live desk, where severe storms are causing some serious flooding and have even out part of an interstate. but first we'll start closer to home. the conditions you're going to be dealing with over the next six hours as we brace for today's heat wave. >> yes. yesterday was our hottest day of the year, so far got to 98 degrees. i have been forecasting right here in the metro area for over 32 years and every summer we get days like we got yesterday. maybe once or twice in the summer, well, we're going to nearly repeat that again today. doesn't make me any less concerned about it. there's a partly cloudy sky now. the clouds beginning to push off to the east. giving us more sun and we'll get partly cloudy skies. we'll be soaring to the upper