traffic. >> this morning, outer loop at river road, we are quite slow. chopper 4 over the scene. this is not normal. an earlier crash that's off to the right side of the roadway. still have a 2 1/2 mile backup there as you come southbound on 270. 395 northbound after duke street, the right shoulder is blocked. that means a four mile backup at this point. sudley road, a brand-new crash in manassas. then this one southbound west ox road. and the rest of the beltway is looking quite good. back with 66 and 95 in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, melissa. the father of the young reporter killed on air is taking his fight for new gun laws to the hill. this morning andy parker will join gun control advocates at a rally. news4's megan mcgrath has more on what we can expect today. >> reporter: well, we're expecting to hear compelling stories from those impacted,

affected by gun violence. now, it was a shocking crime, a television news crew gunned down on live television by a former co-worker. well, today, the father of the reporter who was murdered he's going to be on capitol hill calling on lawmakers for tougher to pass -- tougher gun control measures. andy parker is still reeling from the death of his daughter allison and photographer adam ward. he's working to prevent more deaths and he's asking lawmakers to do what ever it takes to stop the violence. now that's a slogan for today's day of action, what ever it takes. andy parker will be joined by survivors and relatives of the virginia tech, the charleston church and sandy hook shooters. the sponsor is encouraging people to upload messages to congress calling on lawmakers to pass tougher gun control

legislation. this will be rallies -- there will be rallies held across the country, but the event here in washington gets under way at 11:00. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. a virginia senator has introduced one such gun control law. tim kaine is pressing for passage of the responsible transfer of firearms act. this bill would punish anyone who sells a gun to a person not legally allowed to buy one. this isn't the first time he's fought for gun control. he was governor when the virginia tech shooting occurred. another major hearing today for the six baltimore police officers charged with freddie gray's death. gray died of a severe spinal injury while in police custody back in april. today, a judge will decide whether to move the officers' trials out of baltimore. the officers believe they won't have a fair jury there. we're expecting more protests outside the hearing today. baltimore police say they'll be out in response to that. but they will not bring shields, helmets or other riot bear. an apparent change in how

mayor muriel bowser wantbes to handle -- wants to handle police body camera footage. she would propose that all video be released to the public, but cork to "the washington post" it included an exemption for footage of all assaults. footage of interactions between police and the public that result in charges would also be withheld. d.c. fire and ems crews took a baby to the hospital in a fire truck rather than wait for an ambulance. the latest case happened monday on hunt street when a 1 month old stopped breathing. that child is okay now. last friday a 5 month old boy died after he stopped breathing. the number of 911 calls along with traffic is part of what leads to and these delays. today, a judge could sentence a montgomery county man to 12 years in prison. austin hall was convicted of manslaughter for a crash that

killed his friend last year. that happened at olney. he was 17 at the time. the prosecutors said he was going 119 miles an hour in a 35 zone. 15-year-old shawn ganglove died. another one was injured but survived. a couple of virginia state lawmakers want to hold hearings on the controversial arrest of a black uva student last spring. you might remember this video of martese johnson's bloody arrest. those alcoholic beverage control officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. the virginian pilot newspaper reports lawmakers want governor terry mcauliffe's office to release its report on what happened. mcauliffe's office has declined. a former d.c. rabbi is now publicly apologizing for secretly recording women in a ritual bath. freundel said i defiled a space that was supposed to be sacred and i caused people to be unsafe and abuse and a objectified and i'm sorrier than anyone can imagine for what i have done. he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years

in d.c. jail for voi yourism. he's making the apology now because the jewish holy days are this month and they call for soul searching and repentance. the national memorial in pennsylvania is honoring the lives of those lost during the 9/11 attacks. a dedication will be held at the new visitor center and it takes place at 10:00 this morning. a new learning center will open to the public for first time today. the multipurpose space will be used for educational programs and special events. events to remember the crew and the passengers of flight 93 will happen tomorrow starting at 9:45 a.m. we are getting a better idea of what you can expect on metro when pope francis comes to washington. metro says your commute will be longer than usual. brookland station is the smallest on the red line but it's also the closest station to the basilica where the pope will

celebrate mass during his visit. metro is working with vdot to provide shuttle buses for the mass. more advice for metro, make sure your smart trip card is loaded before you head out. be sure to head to the nbc washington app for more tips. we have a whole section dedicated to pope francis' visit. and the images you will see on the plates honoring sons of confederate veterans. more details on the traffic is coming up. and playing out in japan right now, the desperate efforts to save lives after heavy rain leaves communities under water. ♪

breaking news on the beltway. outer loop here at river road we had an earlier crash, the crash is out of the way but we have a two mile backup headed

southbound as you're coming off 270. it is nasty. chopper 4 over the scene. 395 at duke street, a four mile backup. that again because of the crash you can see on the right side of the screen. or your left i should say. 270 south germantown to the beltway, on time. top of the beltway, also on time. 66 inbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway looking good. 95 north quantico to the beltway, 29 minutes. should take you 22. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car for the latest on the two big issues. >> thank you. developing right now, rescue crews are frantically trying to pluck dozens of people from homes surrounded by water in japan. look at this, more than 20 inches of rain is falling in tokyo in over a 24-hour period. that caused a levee to break, tearing some homes off their foundati foundations. look at this. there's a report that one person is missing right now and 90,000 have been evacuated. the pilot at the controls of

the british airways plane that caught fire in las vegas said he's done flying. chris hanky tells nbc news the flight was supposed to be his second to last before retiring. he says in 42 years of flying, he has never faced a life threatening emergency. but this was enough to end his career one flight early. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the engine to burst into flames. >> at the same time, experts are saying he did exactly what the crew should have done in an instance like this. >> training pays off but you go through something like that, i'm done. i don't blame him. time to check weather and traffic on the 1s. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is at the takoma metro station, hanging out with the commuters and giving out the commuter forecast. >> well, i have to say, aaron and eun, it is pretty comfortable out here. the storm team 4 x 4 reporting

74 degrees but it's balmy. i'm tracking the radar using the nbc washington app. you can see a lot of the area is dry. the rain really favoring parts of northern montgomery and frederick counties. back to the west, notice that area of rain west of i-81. with the rain in the immediate area, in parts of montgomery county, southern maryland and frederick county, coyou would see a little -- you could see a little bit of development out of that. if we don't, that rain won't move into the area until the late morning hours. so some damp roads this morning. aaron, you might need the windshield wipers but a lot of us are dry right now. back to you. >> thank you. adding more info to the menu. why calories aren't the only nutrition facts you will see in new york. a series of shootings in arizona have drivers on edge. what police are now saying after the tenth freeway shooting in less than two weeks. your time is 6:

developing at 6:15. fears that a sniper may be shooting at drivers in arizona stirring up memories of the beltway sniper in our area.

police are calling it domestic terrorism and there have been ten incidents in the last 13 days. mostly along interstate 10. janelle brannic lives in the phoenix area now, but she remembers the beltway sniper. she used to live in maryland. >> i changed my route to work. i drive a little bit further now. but i feel a little bit safer. >> right now, electronic billboards are flashing a shooting tips hotline to drivers on i-10. if you were at takoma metro station, you may have been surprised to see a woman pull out a gun. a plainclothe metro transit police officer pulled a gun on a man yesterday. he was being ticketed for trying to skip the fare when the incident became violent. and take a good look at the armed robbers. d.c. police sent us the video of two people holding up a

pharmacist in brentwood road northwest. if you recognize the two men call d.c. police. the daughter of a woman killed in a car crash says she wants an apology from the man accused in her mother's death. kenneth kelley has been charged for the crash in oxon hill that killed five people including two mothers. kelley was driving at more than 70 miles an hour when he slammed into the victim's car last october. the blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit in maryland. a man is facing charges this morning after a hit and run that killed a firefighter in michigan. police say firefighter dennis rodeman was deliberately killed yesterday. he was helping to raise money for muscular dystrophy foundation and he was struck by a truck. he got into a confrontation with the man in the truck. the driver of the truck then circled back and hit the firefighter. kentucky county clerk kim davis is going back to work monday after spending five days in jail. she hasn't said if she'll comply

with a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. davis is still getting paid for the time she sat in jail. one of her deputy clerks said he'll keep issuing licenses even if davis says no. maureen mcdonnell's lawyers arguing her conviction should be thrown out. prosecutors filed a 39-page document saying maureen mcdonnell knew exactly what she was doing when she accepted thousands of dollars in gifts from businessman johnny williams while her husband bob mcdonnell was governor of virgini that's according to "the washington post." maureen mcdonnell's lawyers say her conviction should be overturned because she was not aware of federal corruption charges at the time. she is facing a sentence of one year and one day in prison. an initiative from terry mcauliffe is now in effect. take a look here, these are the new sons of confederate veterans license plates. virginia's dmv says there are about 1,600 of these plates issued at this point.

they still have three confederate leaders on horse back. you can see sort of in the background there. and the words sons of confederate veterans, however they no longer show the confederate flag. police in loudoun county arrested a 13-year-old for this act of vandalism. they say he spray painted ms 13 across cars in the ashburn area monday night. he acted alone and the graffiti is not gang related. even though ms 13 is a gang. a woman in texas is the second to die from salmonella in an outbreak that health officials believe comes from tainted cucumbers. hundreds of people are sick. officials believe the cucumbers were grown in mexico. one person in virginia has symptoms but to be clear, the cdc says the tainted produce was not distributed to stores in virginia, d.c. or maryland. salt is going to be on the new menus in new york city. the big apple the first in the country to require chain

restaurants to clearly label menu items that have more than 2300 milligrams of sodium. that's the recommended daily limit. the dishes will have a small salt shaker next to them. the description will. it takes effect in december. it is now 5:20. two big names will be at the white house to receive medals for their contribution to the arts. sally field and stephen king will receive the national medal of arts. the white house says that field is being recognized for her decades of work on the big screen and her advocacy for women and lgbt rights off screen. king is being recognized for his contributions of one of the most popular and prolific writers of our time. some pretty cool new video from nasa right now. this is a meteor that you may have seen earlier this week. take a look here. that meteor flew over west virginia tuesday night. you can see that little white speck near the top of the screen. we'll circle it for you. this is from an earth cam on top of the monument.

you can see the meteor from several states including west virginia. you need to be pretty tall to see it from d.c. which is why we have the video. >> and chuck bell telling us when to watch and what to look for. he's the expert. >> what's falling today, rain drops, they'll keep on falling on your head as we go through the course of the day. take your umbrella with you to be on the safe side. since it's thursday, it's time to start thinking about the weekend. i wish that i had great news for your weekend, but unfortunately we have that rain chance continuing on both days this weekend. i think the weekend will start dry and end dry. but showers likely saturday afternoon, saturday night and at least into the first half of the day on sunday. the only upside is, we will not have any 90 degree weather over the weekend. even though we had rain, we cleared out in patches. there's the crescent moon and venus in the sky. there are areas of clear skies out there for now. don't be fooled if you see a clear sky. rain chance at 80%.

we'll be dry tomorrow and then more rain chances over the course of the weekend. there's the weather front, a autumn is on the back side of the weather front. it feels like a summer rain event with temperatures in the 70s. but rain drops most of frederick county, maryland, out towards i-81 and martinsburg. right now, we're dry. rain free anyway. therare still puddles on the roadways. it is muggy. feels like a florida morning. temperatures in the low to mid 70s. not much of a pretty day to be outside. rain and fog likely at almost any time. recess giving it a "d" today. not a complete failure as a recess goes, but not the best. temperatures today will be in the low 80s for high temperatures. future weather there's the rain through the morning hours. little bit of a break around here for now. but more rain chances come back in by 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon. don't leave the umbrella at home today. here's a quick peek at the seven day forecast. 80s today with the rain.

80s tomorrow with the sunshine. and a chance for rain this weekend. breaking news first 4 traffic. >> breaking news on the roads, taking a look here from above, chopper 4 looking down on the outer loop at river road. 3 1/2 mile backup down the outer loop. this is because of the crash that was never a big deal. just a backup started building. 395 north after duke street, we are jammed from the start of 395 for about seven miles here this morning because of that crash off to the right side of the roadway. inner loop ramp to 395, a brand-new accident in. eastbound suitland parkway at naylor road. looking good, had that problem on inbound 395. back in ten minutes. >> thank you. it's now 6:23. new research in the u.k. may suggest alzheimer's can be transmitted between humans. we want to point out this doesn't mean that alzheimer's is contagious. the study looked at thousands of

children who were injected with human growth hormone in the '70s and '80s. it was tainted with the human growth hormone. today find out how airlines are frustrating passengers. in it, we'll find out july flight delays, tarmac wait times. mishandled baggage and other complaints too. if your first 4 traffic today road work is starting around reagan national airport. you may see crews out today. the work should wrap up tomorrow. vdot planning some road work on the dulles toll road. crews will be fixing and updating several bridges on the next phase of the silver line. look at three of the bridges on the map. vdot is holding a meeting tonight. if you want to learn more, you can head to herndon middle school, the cafeteria there,

starting at 6:30. it's been a tough week for hillary clinton but she's let loose a little bit during a taping of "ellen" in new york. take a look. ♪ yep. that is our -- that is hillary clinton, president -- candidate for president doing the whip and the naenae. and looks like she's trying to get a lesson there. she performed the impromptu dance during a commercial break. you know, at least she's giving it a good effort, right? >> yeah. i wish people could have seen you. >> you can watch clinton's interview and maybe some more of the dancing in ellen's first show in new york at 3:00. everyone does the whip and the naenae now. >> or at least tries. you kind of have to. not going to happen here. >> you know it leads right up into a little bit of dancing from aaron. >> we should move on.

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school is back in session, but students at stafford high school are still waiting to head back to class. the new development that will help that school finally open its doors. but first, our storm team is tracking big changes where you live. showers wipe out the heat wave been dealing with. >> an umbrella is your friend today. even if you're not seeing rain right now. chuck bell with conditions you will see today. >> that's right. we have a break in the rainfall for now inside the beltway, but more rain chances coming our way for later this afternoon and this afternoon. so umbrella required. don't be fooled by the dry spot and the clear skies for now over d.c. more rain back to our west and southwest. this is all coming in our

direction. so we're drying out inside the beltway, but rain in frederick county, maryland and frederick county, virginia. these rain drops will continue to progress off to the northeast, it feels like a muggy start. temperatures in the low to mid 70s right now. temperatures in the mid 70s with puddle jumping this morning. a risk of some thunderstorms coming our way later on this afternoon. more trouble on the thursday morning roads with melissa mollet. >> breaking news, we have traffic troubles around town. take a look. chopper 4 again over the outer loop here, approaching river road. you can see how slow it is down 270. basically, from the rockville area. so we're talking about a five mile backup here as you're headed southbound there. 395 northbound after duke street, this total is ten miles, starting to get red in northbound. we are quite slow at this point this morning. 66, 95, no major problems there. inner loop to 395 do have a brand-new crash in the area and

eastbound suitland parkway. travel times in ten minutes. eun? >> thank you. later today, stafford high freshmen will get their first look at their brand-new school. stafford county inspectors just gave the school the green light to allow teachers and students in just in time for orientation. there will be an open house tonight. stafford high had to push back the first day of class because of delays in obtaining occupancy permits. classes start monday. fairfax county is just starting the school year, but next year's budget is already a concern. the school board met with parents to explain the budget last night and asked for ideas on how to balance it. the county is predicting major shortfalls next year of between 50 and $80 million. >> we know the next rounds of cuts would have potentially serious consequences but what's most important to us for our students in the schools and in the classrooms. so we felt like we had to have the community engaged with us in maing these decisions. >> the school board wants to hear from you. it has set up a special website

where you can submit your ideas. we have a link to it on our nbc washington app. just search school budget. developing today on capitol hill, the battle over the nuclear deal with iran is heating up. conservative house republicans are attempting a last ditch political move to try to derail that deal. they're demanding more documents from the white house. however, the president appears to have enough support to move ahead with that deal. a judge in south carolina will decide if a former cop accused of shooting man can post bail. michael slager was indicted in the death of walter scott. cell phone video shows him shooting bell in the back as he ran away. today, you can off urer your thoughts on the police in the community. it is one of several being held this month and the hope is that residents will be able to speak openly about policing in their communities. this morning a man with a history of threatening to kill the president is in custody.

secret service found archie glass jr. outside the white house last month. he had been released from prison. this was a violation of his parole. glass has served time for threats against obama, george w. bush and clinton. he once was thought to be next hinckley. police are looking for thieves stealing handicapped placards out of cars. this week metro confirms at least five vehicles have been broken into. metro said this is a small percentage and crime in parking lots is trending downward. well, today advocates for paid sick leave are celebrating the introduction of a proposed sick leave law in prince george's county. it would allow workers to earn an hour of leave for every hour they work. basically it is a liberal rallying point right now some say and critics say, however, it could hurt local businesses. molette green getting new

details about this new species of human relative found. all of this going on in south africa where over 1,500 fossil pieces found and this human relative was found inside a remote cave chamber. only small people could reach them. now it appears these individuals deposited bodies of their dead in this remote cave chamber. why this is significant, this is the behavior previously thought limited only to humans. this is the single largest fossil of its kind found on the continent of africa. that's the latest from the live desk. eun? >> thank you, molette. it is now 6:35. today, you can head out to the prince george's county fair. the fair opens at the raceway tonight. it's the oldest fair in

maryland, it runs through sunday. check out a petting farm, pig races and even try out a nascar simulator race car. how about that, aaron? >> pig races all about that. i thought i'd share. 6:35. also today, a day you have been waiting for all spring and summer. the nfl season kicks off with the pittsburgh steelers and the new england patriots tonight. nbc's jay gray is getting ready extra early for the game in foxborough, massachusetts, right now. hey, jay, what's up? >> good morning, aaron. look, i don't know where the rest of the fans are, i guess they're sleeping in. beautiful morning with the sunrise over gillette. we have the breakfast brats and we have the burgers going on. what should be a fantastic day here. look, finally game day as we talk about a lot of people have been waiting a long time to get to this point. especially after an off season that left a lot of fans with a bad taste in their mouth.

deflategate, not over, but a lot of people hope the focus will shift to the field. nfl commissioner roger goodell, he will appeal the judge's decision to allow tom brady to play in this game, overturning a four-game suspension that he instituted. that's probably the main reason he for the first time since becoming commissioner will not be at the opening game of the season. more than 68,000 fans though will be here, millions watching on tv. should be a terrific evening. that's the latest live here at gillette stadium. >> appreciate it, thanks. >> still waiting for that steak dinner or breakfast. >> watch the game here on nbc4. it begins at 8:30. our coverage starts with nfl kickoff at 7:30 right after "nightly news." watch news4 at 11:00 when the game is over. a former u.s. tennis star making headlines after being roughed up by police while waiting for car to take him to

the u.s. open. the fallout of a miscaken identity. and breaking news, two major problems, one on the outer loop, five mile backup, 395, slow all the way inbound from lorton. details coming up. first though, a frightening scene along a busy highway. the dramat

breaking news on the beltway. the original problem with outer loop at river road, right now chopper 4 over the scene, we are slow here, slow from 270 southbound at shady grove, all the way down to river road. loosening up a bit near river road. after duke street, 395, the crash is clear, still quite slow headed into town from lorton

inbound there. 270 south right now pretty slow from germantown to the beltway. outer loop, top of the beltway, taking twice as long as it should. 66 inbound is okay. 95 north quantico to the beltway is nasty. remember to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. for the latest on the big backups when you hop in your car. it was a lucky escape for dozens of students when their school bus caught fire. this is in california. this happened yesterday near l.a. that bus caught fire along a freeway there. you can see thick flames and smoke. students got off the bus safely. there's no word on what caused that fire. today's hash tag is umbrella day. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal keeping a close eye on the commuter forecast this morning from the takoma metro station and she's put the umbrella down for now, right, amelia? >> yeah, you got it, aaron. the hustle and bustle of the morning is well under way. it's not too bad out here.

pretty comfortable. a little bit humid. as i look up, i'm seeing breaks in the cloud cover. so we'll have some sun today. but in addition to that, we'll have some rain in spots in morning. you can see on storm team 4 radar, that rain favoring areas up in western maryland, into the panhandle of west virginia. it looks like the next best chance of some widespread showers moves into the late morning and midday hours. as we get into the afternoon and the evening hours, scattered rain potentially heavy in some spots and scattered thunderstorms also likely. temperatures this morning in the 70s. temperatures this afternoon in the low 80s. so you want to keep the umbrella handy, but now going to be a complete washout of a day. chuck has a look ahead to more rain chances this week. >> thank you. his daughter was killed on live television, ambushed by a former co-worker. now, andy parker is in d.c. with a message for congress, the

people who will be by his side today as he takes a stance against gun violence. plus, a major automotive recall impacting more than a million

he promised to do what ever it takes following the shocking death of his father. >> plus new concerns about your safety after another mishap

raises concerns about emergency response times in d.c. first though, meteorologist chuck bell tracking changes. >> rain has moved back into the area on your way out the door this morning. temperatures in the low to mid 70s. most of the rain is in northern maryland and the shenandoah valley. don't turn your back on the rain chances, it will rain off and on several times today. with temperatures rising into the low 80s. maybe a assumption. 270 southbound, we are really slow. 395 after duke street jammed. two different crashes are out of the way but the delays remain. 6:46 your time right now. and the father of the wdbj reporter ambushed and killed on the air is in d.c. today. andy parker is headed to capitol hill to push for new gun control laws. news4's megan mcgrath live on the hill now with what we can expect today. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron, there are people who have been personally affected by gun violence.

among them, the father of a reporter who was gunned down by a former co-worker on live television. andy parker is still reeling from the murder of his daughter allison, and her photographer adam ward. he will be on capitol hill in a matter of hours calling on lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws. whatever it takes that's a slogan for today's day of action and he'll be joined by survivors and the relatives of victims from the virginia tech, charleston church and sandy hook shootings. every town is the sponsor of the event and they're encouraging people to send photos and messages to members of congress urging them to pass tougher gun legislation. now, there are going to be events all around the country today. event here in washington gets under way at 11:00 a.m. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath on the hill, thank you. and in the wake of that shooting in roanoke, a virginia senator has introduced a new gun

law. tim kaine is pushing for passage for the responsible passage of firearms act. it will punish anyone who sells a gun to anyone not legally allowed to buy one. he pushed for reforms after the virginia tech shooting. he was governor ott virginia at that time. in baltimore the six police officers charged with freddie gray's death could have their trials moved. the officers are facing assault, manslaughter and in one case murder charges for gray's death back in april. their lawyers believe they won't have a fair jury in the city. we are expecting more protests outside the courthouse for this hearing today. police say they will be out there as well, but won't bring shields, helmets or riot gear. 6:48. muriel bowser appears to be changing her mind on how to handle police body camera footage. last month, she said she would produce that almost all of video recorded outdoors by cameras be released to the public. but according to "the washington post," a proposal submitted to the council included an exemption for footage of all

assaults. footage of interactions between police and the public that results in charges would also be withheld. 6:49 now. for the second time in a week, d.c. fire and ems crews took a baby to the hospital in a fire truck rather than wait for an ambulance. the latest case happened monday on hunt street where a 1 month old stopped breathing. that child is all right now. last friday a 5-month-old boy died after he stopped breathing. the number of 911 calls and traffic are what in part led to those delays. now, this comes after high profile incidents involving d.c. fire and ems. in january of last year, a 77-year-old man collapsed across the street from a firehouse. no one inside helped him. he later died. the firefighters on duty were disciplined but the lieutenant retired we are what full pension. this year, a 1-year-old boy died after choking on a grape. a fire lieutenant was charged

with neglect of duty in that case. a judge could sentence a montgomery county man to 12 years in prison, austin hall was convicted of manslaughter for this crash that killed his friend last year. the crash happened in olney. hall was 17 at the time. prosecutors said he was going 119 miles an hour in a 35 mile per hour zone. a 15-year-old died and another teenager was injured but survived. a couple of lawmakers want to hold a protest on the arrest of the uva student. those alcoholic beverage control officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. the virginian pilot reports lawmakers want governor terry mcauliffe's office to release its report on what happened. mcauliffe's office has declined that request. just got word about a big recall involving fiat chrysler, involving more than 1.5 million

trucks. the problem is with the side impact and driver's air bags and some trucks may have steering wheel wires that can wear out, short circuit and deploy the air bags without a crash. now, the company says this recall covers its ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks and 3500, 4500 and 5500 cabs from the 2012 through 2014 model years. a second recall covers about 188,000 ram quad cab pickups from the 2014 and 2015 model years. we'll have all of this on our nbc washington app for you to review. that's the latest, back to you. >> thank you. a former d.c. rabbi now publicly apologizing for secretly videotaping women in a it havual bath. rabbi freundel said he felt the

need to repent for what he did. in the apology he said, quote, i became a rabbi precisely because i wanted to help people and i tainted that misrabb my aerably sorry for my behavior. there's more to that apology, so we're petting the whole thing on the nbc washington app. he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in d.c. jail for voyeurism. breaking news on the roads right now, two big backups right now. 395 northbound here after duke street. we're slow all the way out of lorden -- lorton and then the outer loop at river road jammed from shady grove and then on to river road this morning. 66, going about 45 mile per hours. 95 northbound, once you hit lorton you're jammed northbound. below that you're okay through dale city. taking a big look at the beltway, typically show, inbound 295 slow as well.

prince george's county inbound indian head highway slow as you head to the beltway. same thing, branch avenue and pennsylvania avenue as you approach the beltway here. b.w. parkway, inbound a little slow, same thing with 95 and part of 29. just as you're passing 200 there. chuck? all right, thanks, a beautiful picture outside. we're getting a break in the rainfall here inside the beltway. there's the live view of the rising sun in our eastern sky. a lot of great color outside this morning. you will want your umbrella for yourself today, maybe for your four legged friends or you can put your dog in duck boots like this guy did. going out, this is one dog who is not going to get his paws wet today. have your jeans and duck boots ready to go today. you can follow on instagram and on facebook. outside, reagan national airport, temperature now 75 under a mostly cloudy sky. what to expect today, several chances for rain. we have had one, we have two or three more chances to come, with i will include maybe a rumble or two of thunder this afternoon.

not much in the severe weather perspective. rainfall amounts generally between half an inch and an inch. in the muggy 70s early this morning. hourly temperatures will trend into the upper 70s and 80s right around lunch time. a chance for thunderstorms coming in after 3:00 or 4:00. rain showers from hagerstown to winchester right down the i-81 corridor. getting a break in the action in the metro right now. but all the rain to our north and southwest, it's pushing in our district -- direction. so maybe a little break or two of sunshine but later this afternoon, a pretty good chance for rain with some thunderstorms embedded in that. so keep an umbrella ready and your weather eye to the sky. also a chance of rain for both days this weekend. not a total washout but have your umbrellas ready for saturday as well. eun? >> thank you, chuck. it's 6:54. a new york city police officer has been reassigned after taking down a former tennis pro in a case of mistaken identity. james blake says he was thrown to the ground by officers while

being arrested outside of a manhattan hotel last night. a police spokesperson said blake was misidentified during an investigation into a fraud cell phone ring. >> it shouldn't happen. it's something that, you know, we'll deal with the police and find out what they have to say internally. you know, hopefully there is -- there's video of it and people can see what happened. >> blake was released soon after the officers realized they had the wrong person. another man was arrested. an event about your family safety happening in d.c. today. the organization safe kids worldwide says there are millions of defective car seats on the roads right now. they say not enough people repaired some 6 million seats recalled last year. safe kids and the national highway safety administration is holding an event to encourage you to register your car seat. the flight 93 national

memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, is honoring those who lost their lives during 9/11. and it takes place at 10:00 this morning. a new learning center will open for first time today. the multipurpose space will be used for educational programs and special events. events to remember the crew and passengers of flight 93 will take place tomorrow starting at 9:45 a.m. it is 6:56. 4 things to know on this thursday morning. freshmen at stafford high school will have their orientation today in a new building. the classes start monday. check the nbc washington app to read a rabbi's apology for secretly recording women in a ritual bath. former d.c. rabbi barry freundel publicly apologized saying there's no excuse for what he's done. a series of shootings in arizona have drivers afraid there could be a sniper on the loose. police are calling it a domestic terrorism. the father of the reporter

murdered live on television is speaking out today in d.c. andy parker is pushing for new gun control laws. he's speaking at a rally on capitol hill. right now, 395, after duke street we are jammed. hearing in my ear georgetown pike is shut down near difficult run pike because of a crash. we'll tweet about it soon. >> that's the broadcast. thanks for joining us. the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes we hope you'll join us then. >>

good morning. on edge, a tense commute for drivers in phoenix this morning in the wake of ten interstate shootings in 12 days. the latest happening on wednesday. we are with police as they try desperately to track down a possible serial sniper. look at that face. donald trump's own words, mocking the appearance of the only woman in the republican race. this morning, how carly fiorina is fighting back. excessive force? former tennis star james blake slammed to the ground and handcuffed by police in a case of mistaken identity. >> it shouldn't happen and i just -- it's something that, you know, we will deal with the police. >> one officer reassigned while the incident is being investigated. and just in time, he has gr u