tragedy. i'm molette green at the live desk. details coming in about the first american athlete to pull out of the rio summer olympics because of concerns over the zika virus. it's reported that a cyclist wants out because his wife is pregnant and he's reportedly concerned about her and their fee tis. he represented the u.s. in the 2012 olympic games in london. brazil which is the enp pi center of the virus linked to very serious birth defects. . back to you. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we've had such nice weather and now a threat of rain. >> chuck bell with our weather headlines. >> good morning, everybody. where is that umbrella? haven't needed it in a couple

days. you may very well need it today and you certainly will need it by sunday. on sunday a chance for stronger thunderstorms. we'll keep an eye on that for you. and tropical storm bonnie is alive and well but finally moving away from the east coast. for us this morning, a kcountrpf light raindrops here. these are coming eastbound. so keep your umbrella handy. no heavy rain, though. visibility reduced a bit down towards central virginia, but not as much as we had yesterday morning. 72 at 7:00 a.m. head or miss shower chance at 7:00 tonight. cloudy but rain free start to your weekend tomorrow. we'll talk about how much the rain hey impact sunday coming up. good morning. 66 westbound not a good start unfortunately. we'll take a live look quickly 66 out near sycamore, last of the vehicles now coming around the corner, there a vehicle overturned just past the bend. virginia state

detoured all traffic on 66 west out of rosslyn. everyone has to exit at the s e sycamore street. it will take a while to get the vehicle back up on its wheels. so 66 west closed at sycamore. plan ahead. also in springfield, 95 going north as you approach the springfield interchange and beltway ramp, there is a broken down tractor trailer blocking the right lane. virginia state authorities have requested the heavy duty wrecker to remove the truck. it cannot move under its own power. new develops this morning in texas. officials there confirming five soldiers are dead in the massive flooding and four others are still missing. late thursday the bodies of two soldiers were pulled from a flooded creek. the soldiers from ft. hood were in a truck when it was washed away on central texas army post. today you will want to t

work on monday. metro's year long safety maintenance plan called safetrack gets under way tomorrow. this afternoon paul wiedefeld will talk about travel tips with virginia leaders ahead of the system's first 13 day safety surge. first part of the plan means continuous single tracking on the silver and orange lines in virginia. that work will happen between east falls church and ballston. that means most trains will only run every 18 minutes through june 16. district leaders say traffic will be impatiented in tcted noe the metro work is housing. mayor bowser has unveiled a plan. the city will expand rush hour parking restrictions on major routes. you will see more traffic control officers at major intersections and bridges. there will be additional taxi stands and pooling areas. also the city is halting construction projects in public spaces during different parts of the safetrack plan. if you want to trade your car for ae

you will thousand getnow get a discount. rates will be $2 for a trip under 30 hints. also morning corral service will be expanded in farragut square. and in loudoun county, vul a few way to get to the metro station. transit will begin to run four new businesses to the silver line on july 5. the routes will connect to east gate park n ride and dulles up to center park n ride lots. a maryland man groped a woman at the l'enfant flplaza metro station. police arrested the 18-year-old woman. he also faces assault and theft charges in a separate case in maryland. to a developing story now in northeast washington. police are looking to whomever shot a man overnight on

medics say he had been shot in the leg and is expected to recover. at this point police have no information on a suspect. also an apparent murder investigation in washington county. maryland state police found a 55-year-old woman dead inside her home yesterday morning. they first went as to that house on foxville road in hitsburg for a welfare check. troopers say sonia smith had obvious signs of trauma. and in prince william county, police are asking for your help to find this teen. the 14-year-old left his home in woodbridge for school wednesday morning and did not come home. he has a scar on his upper left arm and was last seen wearing jeans and a white t-shirt. we have a traffic alert on the beltway to tell you about this morning. start, tonight at 9:00, the maryland state highway administration will temporarily close two lanes of the outer loop from georgia avenue to connecticut avenue. emergency repairs are under way on the bridge over jones mill road and stony brook drive. officials say the road

very poor condition. some drivers we spoke to said closures will cause in headaches. >> that will be a mess. it's already a mess around here. >> you'll have a lot of angry people, but they will get over it. i got caught on wisconsin, that's even worse. all the way to nih. i got off the road and went a different way. >> all the lanes should reopen no later than 5:00 a.m. monday. more d.c. traffic signals will get upgrades to help your commute. today transportation work crews begin to retime the signals at nearly 400 intersections in northwest. the signals will reduce wait time by using traffic and pedestrian data. transportation officials estimate the signal updates could reduce delays by nearly 30%. it's going to be a tough day for a lot of students at gaithersburg high school. an accident took the life of a freshman yesterday afternoon. derrick ward is live in montgomery county this morning with what is happening at the

school today. >> reporter: good morning. grief counselors will be here when school starts later today after the death of the freshman yesterday. it was about 2:30 in the afternoon when a freshman student santos escobar-villatoro was riding his bike away from the school along route 355 not far from here when he hit a sign, a commercial sign that had been placed in the sidewalk and he fell in the street and was head by a suv. the driver stayed on the scene. escobar was pronounced dead on the scene. he probably had just left the school which is why the impact will be felt so acutely here. the investigation into that accident continues and grief counselors as we said will be here at gaithersburg high school once they do open the school. and this has affected every. listen to what some of the parents and folks had to say yesterday about this

>> i just think it's heartbreaking of course for the family of the young man and also for the person who hit him. i know that for me, that's one of himy biggest fiercears as a . >> reporter: and the accident remains under investigation. derrick ward, news 4. grab your umbrella and turn on your wipers. chuck is tracking what you can expect for your commute and whether your ride home will be a dry one. tense moments outside of a donald trump rally. protesters pushing and throwing punches ahead of a key vote in decision 2016. he looked dead atis and start smiling before he started shooting. >> he ran to help others in their moment of need. what a good samaritan is reveal

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it's 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> chuck bel

team 4 "weather center." chuck, what would you like to share with us? >> i had like to share that it will be a very crazy day for travel especially if you're flying down towards the lower parts of mid plains here. showers and thunderstorms have been causing huge amounts of problems across much of texas. there could be big flight delays today dallas, houston, san antonio, this whole swirl is causing a lot of unsettled weather and it is going nowhere fast. so no more than hit or miss showers around here. if you're traveling 95 north toward new york city, likely to have rain there. and again biggest airport problems today dallas, houston, for new orleans. today cloudy and humid. likelihood of showers and thundershowers coming our way later this afternoon. not a washout, just hit and miss variety. we'll take a look at your weekend and beaches boating forecast coming up. now time for a check on traffic. jack taylor with wtop. good morning. 66 westbound before the

so headed toward 495, you will find the right shoulder only thing getting by. traffic heading away from us will get up around the bend and then hit the brakes. an early morning accident involving an overturned vehicle. also sounds like the crash in maryland was discovered on 50 westbound beyond 301. it is indeed blocking the right lane. in virginia, 95 northbound getting in to springfield, broken down tractor trailer there also blocking the right lane. back into you. i thought i was dead. well, it's over now. >> carl unger is one of the survivors in the shopping center shootings in montgomery county. spoke to shomari stone about the moment he thought his life was over. unger was in the westfield montgomery mall sparking lot when he and his friend mike winffel heard a woman cry out for help. she was being carjacked by eulalio tordil. tordil was on the run after

wife. >> he looked dead at us and start shili insmiling before he shooting. >> moments later tordil killed h claudina molina. things became tense outside of a donald trump rally in california. supporters and opponents of the presumptive republican nominee clashed in san jose. a dozen or more people were punched rgts one person was pelted with an egg. police say several protesters were arrested. meanwhile during the rally, trump went after will hillary clinton after she criticized him in a speech earlier in the day. >> it was so sad to watch and you know, she's up there and supposed to be a foreign policy speech. it was a political speech. had nothing to do with foreign policy. she made a

tonight, folks. and it was pretty pathetic deal. >> trump will continue campaigning today in california. police have starting to identify the people behind these scary stunts on our roads. officers in prince george's county say the a it atv rider is a convicted sex offender and now faces charges of reckless and negligent driving. the man filming the trip is facing charges, as well. there is now a $10,000 reward for new information in a charles county cold case. martin hawkins jr. was murdered back in 2012. tonight both county police and the fbi will search a few la pl laplata neighborhoods for clues. fears confirmed about the death of prince. officials say he dieded from an overdose of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. high levels of it were found in

his bloodstream. his death was called an accident. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times more potent than heroin. it is usually prescribed at the hospital as a pain killer. as our nation monitors an increase in opioid related deaths, one hospital is offering alternative ways to treat pain. the cleveland clinic wellness institute says it's using therapies including acupunctur instead of addicted drugs. it launched the program last year. >> these patients come to us either really motivated and looking for something different or feel willing like this is their last resort and they need help. >> doctors say so far nearly 100 patients have seen the benefits of this alternative treatment. what was supposed to be a message police say turned inappropriate. they arrested tick has kurrie last week, charged with sexual battery. investigators say he worked a

street in alexandria. a woman who got a massage last month says that he touched her inappropriately during that session. a spokesperson for massage envy told news 4 kurrie is no longer employed there. 40 different african-american artists are contributing with symbols of other emanuel. the work went on display in thursday. contributing artists say the massacre that killed nine people during a bible study was so emotional that creating these works of art helped them to heal. with the anniversary soon, they say the community needs closure. the exhibit would be until july 17. don't touch that is one of the rules when you visit a museum, right? but one man could not resist. national watch and clock museum in pennsylvania posted this video showing a man touching a sculpted wooden clock and it

you can see a man and woman trying to fix the clock. and then walk away when they can't piece it back together. apparently the good news the museum is not pressing charges. they want to educate goers about what happens when you don't follow the rules. >> somebody should be standing there with a ruler. >> hard enough when you're trying to tell the children not to touch. you are grown people. >> rules apply to you, too. summer is all about having fun and getting outside, right? but we know a lot of parpof par don't want some of the kids for getting the skills they learned over the school year. experts suggest work lessons in to every day. they say most important of all is to limit the amount of time -- >> by this time parents' brains are fried. >> they say limit the amount of time children spend in front of any

screen. >> establish rules about where and when it's appropriate to use electronic devices. >> it's easy to let the rules slip because i had kids have so much free time on their hands. banning phones from the dinner table is a popular rule and adult shoes take advantage of apps and parental controls on their children's devices. in news 4 your health, choosing healthier foods might be as easy as flipping a light switch. people who eat out make healthier choices when they sit this brightly lit rooms. i find that correlation fun any. this is according to a new study. researchers believe the bright lightany. this is according to a new study. researchers believe the bright light makes us more alert and we make better decisions. >> and being a fat guy with the pork chops and mac and cheese -- oh, no, i'll

>> you're not ordering a salad. >> no, i'm not. serving homelesses can dektsdekts , exploited and disconnected youth program was held last night. it was my privilege again to serve as master of ceremonies for that event and kia is one of the youth served by covenant house and she painted an amazing painting there as we were doing the event. so throughout the event, she's painting that landscape and it was gorgeous. there were some professional sinkers and what not, but the kids were amazing. two are leaving for the games in rio. ashley and dana are part of the canoe and slalom team. yes, it is canoe slalom. they will be in maryland for a special sendoff at the white water course where they have been training. good luck to all our

let's head right to chuck bell and our forecast. we will have hit and miss rain showers to con techd witend wit the day. city lights bouncing off the low cloud deck. plenty of clouds again just like yesterday. won't be much in the way of sunshine until maybe later on in the day. warm and humid, afternoon shower and thundershower chances are area wide. you can see hit and miss thunderstorm or two up across parts of southwestern pennsylvania. these light rain showers here across central west virginia, those are the ones that will be in the shenandoah valley in about the next hour or two. so commuting along i-81, you will need the wind shield wipers. and around the metro,need the w. and around the metro, chants get higher with the heat of the day. it is muggy outside. as you plan out your day, a lot of

breaks of sunshine from mid or late morning up into the early afternoon hour. temperatures rising into the low 80s, but there will be a collapse for a thunderstorm or two. not much in the wave severe weather threat for today. you can see the widespread nature of it there on our future weather. hit and miss showers around during the course of the afternoon becoming more and more likely as we get close are toward sunset. meanwhile if you're ze heading down to the beach, saturday will be the best day at the beach. so go on down today and enjoy your weekend. the whole weekend, sunday looks a little on the stormy side. some could be very heavy rain producers and there is a chance to severe weather on sunday, as well. have your nbc washington app ready to go. and if you're ready to go out the door, here is jack taylor to tell you where to go and where not to go. >> i always love tell willing people where to go. 66 west out near ssycamore, a vehicle overturned. you have one right shoulder getting by. apologies for the camera there this. tra g

police on scene. and also with the semiwet roadways, a peek at the beltway at colesville road, there is a vehicle that was on the left shoulder just beyond or camera shot facing the wrong direction. so be careful if you have a little bit of sheen on the roadway. give yourself a little extra time. back into you. a victim's father takes action. the courtroom disruption and how he took justice against a llnvicted ki

chaos in the courtroom after a man was sentenced on death for killing three women. what you're seeing here, one of the victim's fathers hurling himself at the convict killer. his daughter was just 18 when she was killed a couple of years ago. a judge has in order decinod no to press charges.

found alive. this happened in japan. the 7-year-old was picked up by a soldier in a military drill area. the boy was hungry but was standing and answering questions. more than 180 rescuers had been searching for him. you might have some showers on your way to work. will you be clear to break out the grill for dinner? chuck bell is updating 4 things to know about the forecast. and controversy in the fwor r gorilla death. the decision that could come today. and the big changes coming to metro and how you can avoid delays.

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right now at 5:30, metro's massive maintenance plan is about to begin. we're getting you ready for big changes and the best way to get around delays. >> i'm molette green at the live desk with breaking news. the greek coast guard in the middle of a desperate the rescue to save migrants. so far we've learned 302 pulled to safety after their boat capsized in the mediterranean. three are confirmed dead. it is still unclear where these migrants were coming from or headed to when their boat partially sansank. that's the latest. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:0 is our tim 5:30 is our time. chuck bell is in the "weather center." 4 things you need to know, clouds are back. just like yesterday morning, it will be a cloudy start to the

likelihood of rain showers, maybe a rumble or two of thunder. your rain chance stands at 60%. not much sunshine this weekend, most of it will happen on sunday. a couple rain drops across northern prince george's county, near college park and a few more about to move in n. to the shenandoah valley. so plan on a lot of clouds and a lot of humidity outside this morning. temperatures in the low 70s. it will be near 80 by noon with breaks of sunshine late morning into afternoon. a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms between about 4:00 and 8:00 this evening. let's go over to jack taylor at wtop. falls church on 66 westbound, accident activity just beyond sycamore street. and you have only the far right side of the roadway getting by under police assistance. the line is building unfortunately, a lot of volume through the area. eastbound lanes completely up affected. maryland 50 eastbound before you get out towards

half of the roadway. doesn't sound serious, but a little bit to clean up and get out of the roadway. back in to you. it's 5:32. our region is bracing for the start of metro's massive safetrack plan p that begins this weekend. it all starts with the first phase of work between east falls church and ballston. megan mcgrath "life" where single tracking will hamper the commute. >> reporter: there has been quite an outreach effort, so this should not catch anybody by surprise. you can see the signs posted for some time at the east falls church station telling people what to expect. it's going to be painful, though. no question about it. three years of maintenance essentially done over the course of one year and it gets under way tomorrow. now, later today paul wiedefeld will gather with elected officials from virginia to discuss the impact of this first surge and detail the

action and advice for riders. around the clock single tracking between east falls church an ballston will happen for 13 days. big delays are expected temperature talked to one man who says he doesn't have a plan yet, he's going to see what happens, how it goes on monday. >> itch have my husband drive o work and pick my up. >> so you won't take metro? >> no. >> reporter: and so we'll have all the details of what to expect and what you should do coming up in the next half hour. we'll talk about the plan in d.c. back to you. 5:33 now. happening today, michelle obama will deliver her last commencement address as first lady. she will be speaking to about 3,000 graduates from the city college of new york in harlem. diversity is expected to be the central theme her speech. terry mcauliffe's clemency order is getting some heavy scrutiny this morning. according to the

post," records show mcauliffe mistakenly restored voting rights to felons in prison. it was due to flaws in the system to identifying convicted felons. the report has corrected the problem. the latest now on thinge ii alleged gunman in the murder-suicide at chlt cla. a note about a cat that led to a kill list and a woman's body in minnesota. the note was found after mainak sarkar killed professor bill klug and then killed himself in klug's office. police say the note requested that the finder check on a cat at sarkar's home in minnesota. investigators say that the list had the names of two professors and another woman. police believe the one was killed before the ucla shooting. accused war criminal has been working security at dulles international airport. yousef

war crimes. news # started covering the accusations against ali back in 1998. questions about his past have followed him for years. most recently in a federal civil lawsuit. >> ali is entitled to immunity as official or former official of the somali government. >> very troubling and it causes a lot of questions to be asked about what type of vetting was done. >> the metropolitan washington airport authority says ali was properly vetted by master security. new information in the fight against isis. the united nations says the terrorist group is increasingly focused on attacking international civilian targets. its report out yesterday claims the global threat from isis is high and is diversifying even as the group loses territory in iraq and syria. it's all about making the district more environmentally friendly. today the department of energy and environment will

the nash run stream restoration. nash run is near kenilworth park. the ribbon ceremony is at 10:00. muhammad ali is in the hospital being treated in arizona for a respiratory issue. a spokesperson says the 74-year-old is in fair condition, but sources tell the associated press it could be more serious than his team is letting on. muhammad ali has battled parkinson's disease for several years and he was also in the hospital for respiratory problems last year. ohio prosecutor could decide as early as today whether the mother of a 3-year-old boy who fell into that gorilla exhibit will face charges. the boy fell last weekend after he climbed over the railing and this led zoo officials to shoot and kill the gorilla. legal experts say prosecution seems unlikely. the family has declined to comment. the gorilla world exit

higher reinforced barrier. we're off to a cloudy start and you might need your wipers. chuck is tracking what to expect in your commuter forecast. two military jet crashes, one of them deadly. what we're finding out as investigators piece together what went wrong. history back where it belongs. the tip that led investigators to a stolen artifact hidden

flnewdevelopments in two crashes. the pilot died when the fighter jet crashed in tennessee. and he was practicing for a weekend air show with five other jets. no one else was hurt there. and in california, air force sfishls are praising the actions of a thunderbirds pilot. >> he dealt with it accordingly. and abandoned the aircraft and that was the correct action with the conditions he had. >> major alex turner's jet crashed just after a fly over. president obama spoke at that graduation.president also met with the pilot, this was after the crash. the president thanked him for his service. it is just about 5:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck bell telling us about the

chances of for rain. >> no one really wants to hear too much more about rain. weather impact on your day, fairly low impact this morning. although showers and thundershowers becoming more likely later on in the day. so weather may have more of a moderate impact on your friday evening plans as opposed to friday morning. right now we're mostly dry. just a couple light raindrops from spot to spot. bus stop temperatures will be away 72 under a mostly cloudy sky. mainly dry at recess. we'll give it a "b." thundershowers likely dismissal up through your friday night plans. so outdoor barbecues may need to come inside. jack taylor at wtop tracking troubles on the beltway. yeah, we had top side of beltway near colesville road just before 29, vehicle had spun out facing the wrong direction. roadways a little slick, so be careful if you're headed out in that direction. authorities are on scene to get it r

needs to be towed. also 66 going westbound out near sycamore street, only the right lane getting by. a vehicle on its side. it will be a little bit before the delay eases and you have solvent down to get up some of the fluids that were spilled and debris cleared from the roadway. back to you. jack taylor helping out while melissa takes some time off. after more than three decades, a stolen piece of history is back where it belongs. >> fbi special agents returned a handwritten letter by charles darwin to the smithsonian institute archives last week. the fbi says it received a tip about the letter's whereabouts earlier this year. smithsonian experts inspected the letter to make sure it was authentic. they determined it was a thank you note darwin wrote in 1875 to the head curator what have

natural history. that's why you love museums. they have so many amazing items to tell us about our history. >> cool stuff for sure. the fight is on for california in the race for the white house. new attacks from the frontrunner as the candidates look to gain key ground. and he was in and out of the mall in just minutes. how a thief made off with jewelry and the mistake that could lead police right to him.

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students and teachers in mourning. how a montgomery county community is coming together to remember a classmate. whether you take metro or not, a massive safety project will impact your commute. ahead at 6:00, the solutions you can take advantage of so you're not late. . and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. thinking about going to the pool is this looks like saturday is your best day at the pool out of next three. sunday chances for thunderstorms are increasing. we'll talk more about how those storms will impact your sunday

coming up on 5:47. if you travel the beltway this weekend, there is a traffic alert you need to know about. beginning at 9:00 tonight, maryland state highway adm administration will temporarily close two lanes from georgia avenue to connecticut avenue. emergency repairs are under way on the bridge. officials say the road is in very poor condition right now. drivers we talked to say the closures will create some headaches. >> that will be a mess. it's already a mess around here. >> you'll have a lot of apgli people people, but they will get over it. i got caught on wisconsin. i got off the road and went a different way. >> all the lanes should reopen no later than 5:00 a.m. monday. 5:47. a 26-year-old inmate is charged in connect with a fight last week at the d.c. jail. that is according to the "washington post." vernon hedrick was charged with assault with a dange

head of another inmate. volunteer worker at pga memorial attorney the tournament had quite a day. fi it will hit him in the head. phil mikkelson joked if your head was a touch softer, i'd be in the fairway. you see phil gave him a signed glove with the inscription i'm so sorry. >> if he was hurt, what would he have received from him? well, a fisher than man is n land after missing for 20 hours. he was fishing about 18 miles offshore and about 70 miles north of tampa when he fell overboard. his wife reported him missing and that's when the coast guard said boats and helicopters were launched. he did not suffer any

a federal magistrate sentenced a canadian man thursday for picking up a baby bison and taking to park rangers. the 70-year-old pled guilty to the misdemeanor offense and was ordered to pay a $200 fee. the judge also ordered the man to make a $500 community service payment to the yellowstone park foundation wildlife protection fund and pay court costs of $35. the man picked up the bison because they thought the animal was cold and drove it to the ranger station. it was a wild day in the race for the white house. hillary clinton and donald trump went after each other in california on thursday while senator bernie sanders is hoping for an upset this the golden state. tracie potts is live on capitol hill thousanow with more. >> reporter: let's go straight to the video and show you some of the latest events where hillary clinton and donald trump are both telling voters out in california they can't wait to debate each other. hillary clinton spent a lot of time talking about

things that she says are dangerous to national security. meantime donald trump is talking a lot about hillary clinton's e-mails and making the point that he thinks that she is guilty even though that fbi investigation is still pending. trump now celebrating what his campaign calls a win, which is house speaker paul ryan here on capitol hill saying he will vote for trump after week of back and forth between the two of them, between their staff, ryan now says that he does think that trump will support the republican agenda. and then there is bernie sanders, fighting hard for california. urging young voters to get out there next tuesday. it's not the only state voting. there are six and sanders now says publicly he might lose new jersey. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck bell getting us ready for the day ahead and the weekend,

chuck. >> that's right. #finally friday, that's what we've been waiting on all week long. and if you're planning to getting out and enjoying a little sunshine today, you're only going to have a few hours of sunshine today. up to about lunchtime into early afternoon. lots of moisture in the atmosphere. thunderstorms near pittsburgh this morning and a couple showers in northeastern most maryland. those aren't the ones that will be bothering us. these right lane showers southwest of petersburg will be in the shenandoah valley in the next little bit. nothing all that heavy. but once we put daytime heating into this mix, we will have a better chance for thundershowers coming our way later today. now, what about the weekend? tomorrow saturday very warm, quite humid, a risk of a couple of thundershowers around tomorrow, but mainly after about 7:00 or 8:00. so most of your saturday will be dry. sunday the whole other story. 80% chance for rain on sunday and some strong thunderstorms maybe even severe weather is a possibility. have your washington app, download it and ready to go. may very well

day. so today spring kekles after 1:. again, not even will get rain all the time as but you will need the umbrella around. quiet weather overnight, here is 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. clouds away, but breaks of sunshine. temperatures well back into the mid-80s again tomorrow. here is 9:00 tomorrow night. that is the leading edge of our best chance for rain over the weekend. could have overnight thunderstorms saturday night into early sunday morning. and another the chance again for stronger thunderstorms sunday afternoon. so if you're beach bound for the weekend, 40% chance of showers today. saturday will be the day to be down at the beach or out by the pool around here locally. here is your "7-day forecast." 83 today, 86 tomorrow, 85 on sunday with plenty of thunderstorms around as a cold front comes through, it takes the humidity out and leaves us with sunshine for the early parts of next week. jack taylor is atwo

who else is at work in these construction zones? >> there could be some big issues. independence avenue and kutz bridge, only the right lane will get by until tuesday evening. so please be aware. again, this started yesterday. also a little better news in falls church, 66 westbound, love the look at that. traffic moving very well. the earlier crash has been removed. so both travel lanes are veil. also a heads up for the rail rider, orange, blue and silver line, track problems so you can expect delays in both directions. right now flooding forcing people to evacuate parts of france. the river is higher than it's been in

mu we're getting a better look at how nearly two dozen people were rescued from a sinking boat in the chesapeake bay. the u.s. coast guard says the boat hit something in off-limits area on wednesday, fishermen heard will the mayday call and rushed to the rescue. everyone include building two dozen elementary students were safe. take a look at the bottom right corner of your screen. police in montgomery county are looking for this guy, it only took him seven minutes to rob a department store of 150,000 in jewelry. he used rocks to break into the jc penny. for a lot of students prom is right around the corner but with all the fun comes the need for parents and police to be extra vigilant. fairfax county police are stepping up security checkpoints ahead of the big celebrations. they say the best advice for parents is to make sure students do not have access

officers warn they will be out in force looking for drunk drivers. sdwr sdwr. >> we want to prevent everybody from drinking an driving. it affects not only those involved in it, but their families. >> police tell us they have been canvassing the county testing whether stores will sell alcohol to underaged buyers and tickets them if they do. good morning. i'm seema mody. walmart plans to test grocery dlifry with the help of uber and lyft. the announcement comes as the retail giant holds its shareholder meeting today. walmart will charge delivery fee of $7 to $10 and will notify you when your order is being sent. online groceries are a nearly $11 billion industry in the u.s. for cnbc morning business report, i'm seema mody. back to you. and you can head down to the

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we have a long way to go to fix metro. >> and it starts at the stroke of midnight. >> in just hour, metro begins it massive maintenance program, but it could throw your commute off track. >> good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. >> for a lot of you, it might be

work. >> let's give you a closer look at what is expected to happen tonight at midnight, the first part of metro's safetrack plan gets under way on the silver and orange lines in virginia. a lot of trains will be single tracking between east falls church and ballston and that means they will only be running every 18 minutes. megan mcgrath is standing by with a look at alternatives when it comes to getting around town. but first let's check in with chuck bell with an eye on the rain headed our way. >> yes indeed, rain chances will be climbing as we get in to the afternoon hours today and sunday looking very stormy indeed. so as you're making your plans for the weekend, outdoor plans will be best completed on saturday. sunday could have some severe weather to concern ourselves with. tropical storm bonnie is born again now off the outer banks of north carolina. fortunateliy it's moving away from us and the coastline. just a few raindrops north side of montgomery and prince george's county. temperatures are muggy