county firefighters, evacuated 30 to 40 people there. they evaluated a couple of them but no one was seriously hurt. the fire department has not said what caused the gas leak. >> only on video police showing the moment when a man took down another man believed to be on synthetic drugs. officers eventually took him to the hospital for a suspected overdose of a synthetic drug. police are saying that man kicked a man at a bus stop for no apparent reason. 4:30 just a few hour, the man charged with flying a gyrocopter on to u.s. capitol grounds is due in court. doug hughes will face a pretrial hearing today. he is facing federal charges and if convicted, he could spend

more than nine years in prison. a montgomery county delegate no longer faces charges of indecent exposure. the state attorney office says it's a family issue now. ariana kelly flashed her breasts during an argument with her ex and his fiancee. prosecutors say they dropped the case because kelly's ex-husband asked them to. the concerns include the search for a new general manager but safety and financial issues. the public storm happens from 6:00 to 9:00 tonight at the council office building near rockville. well, we are looking forward to lower humidity across the way. but i'll take it it's still going to be warm where you live. >> tom kierein now with a look at what to expect for the day today. good morning, tom. >> good morning. down into the 60s, in much of the region including most of west virginia, virginia and maryland, the eastern shore.

the bay waters are in the low 80s right now. the breeze off bait a bit milder mid to upper 70s there. and around the potomac it's just 75. much of the district of columbia, temperatures right now are down to around 70. and north and west, most of the cities reporting 60s. and some of the rural area, it's just in the low to mid-60s. now excellent visibility. live view from the storm team 4 watch camera. jefferson memorial we're looking at this from six or seven miles away. not much haze or humidity. low humidity you'll need your sunblock temperatures climbing to the upper 80s in the afternoon. 4:41, mel list sa is looking at the commute. >> and the road work that comes along with it, at least for around here for the next half hour. 66 west right lane blocked until 5:00 this morning. so you only have about another

half hour of that. virginia, 95 here at newington, a live picture showing northbound, southbound, no issues there. 395 southbound at duke street. three lanes blocked there again another 30 minutes that should be cleared. hearing some rumblings that it was clearing earlier but popped up as still being there. prince george's county, everything rolling along clean there. top of the beltway at colesville road innerand outer look looking good. weather and traffic as always on the 1s. we'll see you here at 4:41. loudoun county sheriff's office needs help in a robbery investigation. investigators say four men broke into a home in ashburn and robbed a teenager. this was a sketch of one of men there, a pretty distinctive tattoo on his neck as well. the man showed a knife, got away with cash and a cell phone and a

video game. some neighbors in herndon say they're not walking out alone anymore. this after a woman was found dead in a parking garage. it happened on a garage on dulles station boulevard this is just off sunrise valley driver. news4's amare stone talked to one woman. >> i don't want to be out here by myself anymore. so somebody has to come with me. >> the victim was a white woman in her 20s with red hair. police said she had head trauma. they have not release herd name. developing right now -- concern over a new launch tower that has suddenly gone up in north korea. we do have file video. this was from a north korean rocket that was test-fired in 2012. but the new one is much taller 220 feet. and capable of firing a

longer-range missile. but there are concerns. the north said is they're going to use the tower for a safe launch. bud the international commute says this violates rules. a source says they believe the north will likely use this new tower to celebrate its 70th anniversary of the founding of the north ruling workers party in october. so we'll see. aaron. 4:35 now lawyers for a prisoner who escaped to alexandria is now asking to move his files. it starked an eight-hour manhunt across the area. saez's lawyers said the huge publicity from that day would prevent him from getting a fair trial here. right now, his trial is scheduled in alexandria next month. and lawyers for six police officers charged for freddie

gray's death in baltimore. gray died of severe spinal injury while in a police van back in april. prosecutors say they are not legally required to hand over their records. >> do you mind putting out your cigarette? do you mind? you can step on out now. >> i don't want to step out. >> step out of the car. >> you're looking at the dash cam video showing a controversial police stop in texas. sandra bland is behind the wheel there. days later she was pound dead in her jail cell. he was pulled over for failing to sininstall a lane change. eventually, he pulled bland out

of the car. >> i'm going to have to drag out of here. >> you're going to drag me out of my own car. >> get out of the car. >> wow. >> now. >> get out of the car. >> wow. >> get over there. >> well that trooper is now on administrative leave while authorities conduct an investigation. nbc news has learned meanwhile the department of public safety is looking into alleged edit to that tape. bland was charged but later died in the jail. we have seen video in the hallway outside of the jail cell. it doesn't show anyone going in or out of there hours before they found bland with a garbage bag wrapped around her neck. the autopsy said she asphyxiation, but her family isn't buying it.

some governors in other states ordered the national armed. virginia pilot reports the head of the virginia national guard advised mccullough of other soldiers. temperatures in the 60s and 70s this morning. but will you need the air on for your drive to work? tom is back with the forecast. look at this video. a dramatic rollover crash caught on camera this morning. we're learning what may have played a huge role in had that accident. you probably know how your kids feel about

welcome back. dramatic surveillance video this morning showing a truck hitting a telephone pole, flipping over and smashing into a car dealership. this happened saturday night in salisbury massachusetts. police say the driver was going 80 90 miles an hour at the time. that driver faces several charges now including driving while drunk and destruction of property. students are relieved they'll no longer be required to take midterm exams. and many said it uses less of their class time spent on test prep. other teachers worry students will miss out on learning.

teachers can still choose to get comprehensive tests. the tests will be one of many measures contributing to the grade. 4:42 right now. let's take a look at the forecast, tom. >> final list, the lower humidity has arrived. we're getting a nice break. it's already with us this morning. walking to work will be a pleasant experience waiting for the metro and bus. dry walkways. temperatures hovering around 70 degrees. lots of sunshine walking home it is going to be rather hot in the upper 80s to 90s. but it won't feel that hot with the low humidity and just a few clouds around for the afternoon. temperature changes over the last 24 hours between yesterday morning and this time this morning it's much as 10 to 11 degrees cooler than they were this time yesterday morning. we're down into the 60s most of the region. how long can this last? we'll look at that the next seven days coming up at 4:51, melissa looking good? >> overall, looking quite good.

taking a look at the beltway, no problems here. nice and green that's all we can ask for on a wednesday morning. other things happening around town, beltway at river road, you can see looks nice and clear. 395 south three lanes blocked for another 20 minutes or so. 66 beltway moving along nicely. back here in ten minutes. happening today -- the man convicted of gunning down and killing several people at a colorado movie theater heads to court again. the new process about to get under way for james holmes. and why capitol police could

happening now -- there's concern in baghdadhere happens widespread attacks in the last 48 hours or so.

about 32 people killed there. a car bomb packed with explosives was detonated in one area. 16 people killed. another car bomb went off in a busy commercial area. you can see all of the destruction there. 8 dead there. and then a suicide attack at a security checkpoint killed 6 soldiers and a police officer. so far no one has claimed responsibility for these attacks, aaron. >> kristen, thank you. it's 4:46. in decision 2016 now, in the republican presidential race, everybody wants to know what donald trump will do sore say next. he's leading the polls of the candidates competing for the numbers to get into a debate. nbc's tracie potts following the election from capitol hill. she's live for us. good morning. good morning let's start off with one of the other candidates fighting for attention especially now that he's number 16 in the race. look out for john kasich today in new hampshire. in his kickoff, he said he really wants to focus on the budget, and balancing the budget

is something he's done before. he comes were eye a fairly weighty resume as governor of ohio. and having served in congress. but he and a lot of others are really trying to get the attention from donald trump who is at the top of the pack right now when it comes to the polls. which also means he should be in that top ten that qualify for the debate in just a couple of weeks. jeb bush said that his own, trump's tone has been divisive, ugly and mean-spirited. "the des moines register," a major newspaper says he should get out of the race. but trump has given out the cell phone number of senator lindsey graham. another one of those bottom-tier candidates who may not make that debate next month. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. today, the pent phasealty phase of the colorado movie theater trial

begins. james holmes in 2012. the same jury that convicted him will now decide his fate. prosecutors have said in the past that they won't seek the death penalty. this week holmes told the judge he will not testify in his own behalf. nbc news has learned the shooter mohammed abdul aziz downloaded a video. the pentagon confirmed the u.s. air strike killed a longtime al qaeda operative in syria. the leader of the corzine group.

he was also vofed in an attack that killed a u.s. marine in 2002. confirmed that a federal police officer hurt in an explosion resigned. it happened at the national institute of technology in gaithersburg. the officer was burned while filling a butane lighter. taking a live look at the capitol right now. nice and lit up there. new report that capitol police will be able to search your bags without probable cause. our news partier wtop saying that office can search what they're carrying in order to detect prohibited items. it will only happen in officers believe there say serious threat. after decades of declines enrollment is up in d.c. public schools. a political company surveyed

1400 parents location academics and reputation affects the parents the most. nine out of the ten parents said that they would recommend the school districts to other parents. in the day ahead you have another chance to find out about vdot latest research about route 28. there very complaints. vdot is now sharing what it learns from a new traffic study. tonight the meeting is 6:30 at manassas park community center. soon, you will have more options to rent a capital bikeshare along the gw parkway. increasing the number of stations from one to nine. right now the only bikeshare station is at memorial and north reed street. go to our nbc washington app for

a list of the stations. the wait is over you can see "sharknado 3 oh hell no." >> i know how this is going. >> the movie appears here on the sci-fi channel. and this is the third movie in the franchise. you might remember everybody was talking about the first movie on social media when it was released in 2013. sci-fi is owned by nbcuniversal the parent company of nbc4. i think everybody was shocked. >> it took it by storm. it was the most watched show. it's rated by the way, awesome. that's what they said. and the stars in it. >> i'm not surprised to hear there's sharks in washington right? we knew right?

>> and sometimes they fall out of the sky. >> right now, nothing falling out of the sky, storm team 4 radar all clear. we don't have any rain around. a few showers yesterday and last evening. but now they're long gone. and the pavement is driving out. the temperatures are dropping. it is a beautiful summer morning in the shenandoah valley. and the mountains, down to the low 60s. look at this one, down to 54. closer to washington, generally in the mid to upper 50s in prince george's montgomery and fairfax counties. the low humidity is going to be arriving there, too, over the next couple of hours. mid to upper 70s right around the bay. inside the beltway we're in the upper 60s. dress accordingly. a short-sleeve day. we'll definitely need the sunblock, sunglasses with lots of sunshine. and as we zoom into the nationals they're playing a day

game against the mets. first pitch is at 12:35. by then, should be in the low 80s. great day for baseball and outdoor recreation all around the region. in the seventh inning, upper 80s. by 7:00 it will be in the upper 80s. comfortably dry, beautiful weather throughout the day. tomorrow it will be a bit cooler, low to mid-60s. and then during the afternoon, upper 80s and still low humidity. low humidity stays in place, and then humidity returns sunday and into the first part of next week. the first chance of any storms looks to be monday and again tuesday. how's the commute right now, melissa? >> right now, i do have a closure i want to mention there. 23rd street, that area because of a police investigation shut down between s and h.

and bw parkway, in the bottom of 275, you see everything rolling. and northbound, southbound, no issues there. taking a look now at 66, inbound, out bound, no problems. you can see we're nice and green as you come in this morning. listen to our friends at wtop 105 fm. 95 in virginia, northbound looks good. southbound moving along nicely right now, going 59 miles per hour. we'll go you back here in ten minutes. >> she is accused of pouring gasoline on her ex-boyfriend and setting the house on fire.

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.

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." arson, attempted murder and a woman scorned. a d.c. public schools employee is in big trouble after police say she attacked her boyfriend. according to court documents her boyfriend of two years tried to end their relationship sunday. that's when he claims finley poured gas all over him and set his house on fire. >> i don't like it at all. sigh tried to talk to him, she's 29 years old. >> the fire did $75,000 in damage. finley turned herself in on monday. she's now charged with arson --

rather, assault and attempted murder. a deadly police shooting in west virginia. the berkeley county naacp wants the police to look into that. they said that he stabbed an officer with a knife, jones is from virginia. and news4 for health. and inova fairfax hospital is the number one hospital in the region. medstar washington hospital came in second. medstar georgetown university hospital. and oaks hospital tide for third. inova mt. vernon tide for sixth place. the hospitals were ranked based on specialties, death rate and patient safety and other measures. happening tonight airports

could be on strike. nonunion contract workers, baggage handlers wheelchair and security officers could all walk off the job at laguardia and jfk airport. the strike would affect between 1,000 and 1,200 workers who say they want better wages, benefits, union representation and respect on the job. the employees plans the walkout for a delta subcontractor. the walkout could continue at 10:00 p.m. since more people will be flying to places at reagan national airport, you're going to notice a new feel, adding security checkpoints and a new concourse but the new change is now features of ipads at new seat. you can check your flight status play a game and connect to the internet. >> you don't have to talk to other people. just sit here, be in your own world. >> hmm, think about that you order food on the ipad, somebody brings you the food and you just

just. >> it softens the blow on delays in cancellations. >> and that $500 flight. >> yeah. "news4 today" continues it's 5:00 a.m. >> announcer: "news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news happening on the campus of georgetown university. and mollett green is live. >> reporter: police tell me they arrested two people here on the scene. part of an investigation into a stolen car. you can still see officers, investigators on the scene. the car involved is still down the street.