right now -- metro's safe track program began last night but we're live with why the maintenance plan's first big test is tomorrow. take a look at the damage from today's big storms. we'll show you whatap

an npr photographer recognized as one of the best, killed in afghanistan. get ready for a challenging morning commute. the first commute since metro safe track program began. it affects the orange and silver line. more than 70,000 trips. you are urged to consider alternate ways to get to work. news4's darcy spencer is live with a look at a few possibilities. >> reporter: we have been talking about this for weeks, trying to warn our viewers that this is coming. like you said, it's going to start tomorrow morning. some commuters are telling me that they're expecting their commute times to double. we simply don't know. we start our story tonight with one man trying to make a better commute. he places his sign at the vienna metro station. drivers and

way to avoid safetrack delays. >> the driver can drive on the extra space quicker, not sitting in the traffic, not taking the local roads, waiting in the traffic. that helps them reduce the time. >> reporter: monday will be the first weekday commute with safetrack under way. metro says to prepare for single tracking on the orange and silver lines that could impact 73,000 weekday trips. and some trains will run every 18 minutes instead of every six. that means the cars could be packed. what are you expecting tomorrow and how will this impact your commute? >> i'll probably have to bike to work now. >> reporter: the delays could force more riders off the rails and force them into uber or lyft cars which could get expensive, or put them behind the wheel, but that may be busy, too.

i have no choice because i rely on the metro to get home. >> reporter: so many people are in that same position. the metro's gm will be on "news4 today" tomorrow morning. for all the information we've been gathering, you can gather a complete guide to our coverage. go to the news44 washington app under safetrack. good luck tomorrow morning. erika, back to you. here's the latest on storm team 4 radar after some storms and heavy rain earlier this evening, only tracking a few lone showers out there right now. one of these in washington in frederick county, areas around 15. for most of us, we're completely dry overnight. throughout the day tomorrow, a cold front actually going to move through overnight. right now we're still at a balmy 73 degrees. i'm showing you the dew point because this is all about the humidity. when it's about 65,

humid outside. still 70, feeling quite muggy. tomorrow morning, as the cold front pushes through the east, we'll notice the humidity levels lowering during the morning hours. really spectacular morning with plenty of sunshine, comfortable temps. we warm up quickly by 10:00 a.m. 76 degrees. i'll let you know what you can expect for your afternoon. the next time you want to grab the umbrella coming up in my full forecast. >> thanks. new at 11:00, an award-winning news photographer killed in afghanistan being remembered. david gilkey was on assignment for npr when his convoy came under attack. gilkey is on the right, his interpreter on the left, was also killed. gilkey has been honored for his international and national coverage. npr said gilkey hoped his images of war would, quote, change somebody's mind to change action. you can open our app and search for

hillary clinton is the projected winner of the puerto rico democratic primary. as nbc's kristin welker shows us, they are slamming donald trump for his attacks on a judge. >> reporter: donald trump doubling down in his attack on california federal judge, who's overseeing the lawsuit against trump university. >> this judge has treated me very unfairly. he's treated me in a hostile manner and there's something going on. >> reporter: today expanding his ethnic-based criticism to now include religion, telling cbs that a muslim judge might have trouble remaining neutral in a lawsuit against him because of trump's call for a ban on muslim immigrants. >> if he were a muslim judge, would you also feel they wouldn't be able to treat you fairly because of that policy of yours? >> it's possible, yes. yeah, that would be possible, absolutely. >> isn't there sort of a tradition in america that we don't judge people by who their parents were and where they came from? >> i'm talking about common sense, okay? >> reporter: the comments

amid growing unease from republicans over trump's attack over the judge's ethnicity. >> this is one of the biggest mistakes trump has made. it's unexcusable. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell on "meet the press." >> i couldn't disagree with what he had to say. >> reporter: bob corker, who has been floated as a possible trump running mate. >> i think he's going to have to change. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton and bernie sanders barnstorming here in california. the final push for the biggest delegate prize. both targeting trump. >> we are facing a republican nominee who wants to divide us. >> the american people will not vote for a candidate who insults mexicans and latinos. >> reporter: today clinton called on sanders to start working with her if she clinches the nomination tuesday. >> after tuesday, i'm going to do everything i can to

to try to unify the democratic party and i expect senator sanders to do the same. >> reporter: in puerto rico, voters are picking a candidate. some spoke out about trump. >> it terrifies me. it absolutely does. >> he said something racially charged, not nice. that's the way he does it. >> that was nbc's kristin welker reporting. tonight we also learned conservative writer and lawyer david french has decided not to launch an independent bid for the white house. people at a woodbridge apartment complex hope to have a more peaceful night as police look for a killer. neighbors on potomac heights place were awoken last night to gunshots. 24-year-old najeh mason died at the hospital. another person died in that shooting. some witnesses told us this is not the first time they've seen violence in that area and they plan on making changes. >> ever since they got armed security and everything around the complex, they've had a lot

>> definitely i'm going to keep my eye on my family late at nice. >> my lease is out. i'm done. >> there are now 11 homicides in prince william county so far this year. in 2015 there were just nine homicides for the entire year. >> a tribute to a fallen prince georges county firefighter killed in the line of duty. ♪ >> the widow and daughter of lieutenant john ulmschneider unveiled his name on the wall of honor in annapolis. ulmschneider and another firefighter were shot in april when they forced entry into the home. they believed the homeowner was having a medical emergency. the homeowner open fire, telling police he thought they were intruders. >> nothing prepares you for this, though. whether it's -- it's just another event or whether it's the, you know, the shooting. nothing prepares us for this. and together we'll get through it. >> ulmschneider i

he was the only name added to the wall this year. the search for a 66-year-old woman in a western maryland force has a happy ending. jana estep is safe and drive after a search in the fores she became separated from her friend around 11:00 last night. they were searching for a wild vegetable. estep found her way to an emergency vehicle around 1:00 in the morning. police are looking for suspects after a man was found shot to death early this morning in temple hills. prince georges county police found 84-year-old edward payne in a parking lot on stamp road around 1:30 in the morning. payne is from the district. police do not believe this was a random crime. a $25,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in this case. preparations are under way in louisville for the final farewell to muhammad ali. his body now back in his hometown. as nbc's

tributes are pouring in at the center that bears his name. >> reporter: homecoming, late today the body of muhammad ali arrived back in louisville as fans and mourners lined up to say so long. crowds along generations and ethnicities streamed into the ali center today, some offering personal reflections. edith says her late center went to louisville central high school with ali. this father named his oldest boy for the legend. >> for black person. >> he served his purpose that was put forth for him in this world. and he did it with grace, humility and just the utmost respect. >> reporter: the champ was also part of sunday religious services. his brother worshipped in town while the sermon at ebenezer baptist church included a flurry of ali's accomplishments.

his voice outside the ring. >> reporter: preparations for friday's public memorial continue, opening with a 19-mile funeral procession routed past locations organizers say were historically important to the fighter, including his boyhood neighborhood. it's from these streets, the back drop that shaped and colored muhammad ali's reach. bryant gumbel is among those. >> that amazing power and amazing platform that he seemed intelligently to never misuse. >> reporter: about the buzzing outside the ali center, a swarm of bees overtook this tree next to a sign bearing one of ali's most memorable catchphrases. perhaps the truest reminder of a metaphorical reality now passed. firefighters battling a major wildfire near l.a. that forced thousands of people from their homes. we'll show you if they are any

on this. a boat carrying two people capsized in maryland this morning. and nobody has seen the boaters since. a new miss usa is crowned. we'll tell you more about the beauty queen's local ties. ahead, quarterback josh norman, one of the newest and richest redskins. can't wait to show he's worth every penny. >> what do you think about facing some of the top receivers in the nfl week in and week out? >> get your popcorn ready

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two missing boaters has been called off. natural resources police say the men's fishing boat capsized near pointing rocks. the men went out around 5:00. the witnesses started calling 911 when they saw witnesses in the water. police say they found the boat but not the men. the search will resume tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. right now a wildfire that's been threatening homes in a los angeles suburb is about 80% contained. many of those evacuated have been given the green light to start going home, but some of them don't have a home to go to. nbc steve patterson was there as crews rushed to keep people safe. >> reporter: tonight a battle on every front. the goal now, hold the line, stifle any smoldering threat, keep residents safe. from the sky saturday, a fire spreading quickly. a very dangerous quick-moving fire. on the ground, a race to get out. >> we heard the helicopters and i didn't think around here, i

walked out, i could see the smoke and the fire coming by to help. >> getting safe. >> reporter: deputies urge residents to go. >> you got it? >> reporter: then grabbed hoses themselves in an attempt to save off flames. dubbed the old fire, the brush-burner lit up more than 500 acres, splitting off into neighborhoods, bushing backyards, damaging homes, forcing nearly 5,000 people to evacuate. at this preschool, the fire burning just a few feet away. resident derek says he could feel the searing heat as crews told him it was time to go. >> there's a small fire in calabasas. a few minutes later it's like you're feeling it and smelling it. it got very real, very quickly. >> it's very difficult, very dangerous. >> reporter: we climbed in with los angeles county fire captain who took us behind the fire line where hundreds are working to contain the blaze. >> our crews have to have an extreme heightened level of awareneec

make sure they know where the fire is and where it's potentially headed. >> reporter: what we have right now is the hot spot, a flareup over this ridge line. what these guys prosecute in place to do to make sure those don't catch or embers jump to create new fires. crews will keep working throughout the night. >> that was nbc's steve patterson reporting. tired of those annoying robo calls? one senator is, too, and he wants to do something about it. new york democrat chuck schumer said today he's introducing a bill that would require phone companies to offer a free service to block robo calls from bill collectors and from politicians like him. according to a voice mail provider, two new york city area codes got nearly 50 million robo calls in the month of april alone. a downed power line scorches a road. amelia told you about the weather we expected today. here's a look at the damage. you can see the downed trees and power lines in

brink road will be closed for still several more hours. as i was tracking thunderstorms and rain tonight, we have that famous d.c. split. severe weather north of the district, heavier rain to the south. washington, only a few sprinkles. here are your weather headlines as we look to the upcoming work week. mainly dry conditions monday through saturday, even sunday low humidity levels not just tomorrow but through friday. humidity starts to return next weekend. very spring like feel to the air wednesday and thursday. let me see the high temperatures on the seven-day. tomorrow, though, the weather having a low impact on your day. it will be a bit breezy, plenty of sunshine, make sure you have the sunglasses and lower humidity. you'll notice the humidity levels lowering if you're out and about during the morning hours. by the aften,

spectacular. currently in the 60s and sevens. 73 degrees in the district. down to 6 6 in frederick, dealing with rain up in frederick. elsewhere is dry and everybody looking dry tomorrow. 7:00 a.m., a temp around 68. we warm up quickly. by noon we're already in the low 80s. perfect day to have the lunch outdoors. still plenty of sunshine, very comfortable with those lower humidity levels. and a nice breeze at times, especially during the afternoon hours. a high of 87. we'll hit at that about 4:00 in the afternoon. 8:00 p.m., still spectacular. 81 degrees. whatever your plans are outdoors, or if you don't have them, you should make some. not only tomorrow, but pretty much every day. tuesday we could be dealing with a late day shower or thunderstorm. otherwise mostly to partly sunny skies and high of 84. i want to show you future weather. tuesday at 1:00 p.m., we're dry, plenty of sunshine. once we hit the later afternoon hours,

widespread light showers. most of us really do look to stay dry on tuesday. very low risk. nothing to cancel plans over. you can still head to the pool. you'll be just fine. wednesday, mostly sunny, a high of 75. notice our normal high now about 82. so, refreshing on wednesday. a bit breezy as well. if you're going to the pool on wednesday, maybe feeling a little cool there actually thursday. 78 for a high. friday we start to warm back up, high of 84. saturday, high temperatures near 90 degrees. that 88 if it goes anywhere, if we tweak that temperature, it looks like it would be going up. it's not only hot but humid as well. there could be thunderstorms around saturday night and that will create breezy conditions on sunday. partly sunny skies and a high of 86. the district of columbia! >> tears of joy in front of a

one d.c. woman. miss district of columbia was crowned miss usa just about an hour ago in las vegas. deshauna barber is an i.t. analyst and district commander for the army in ft. mead. when asked about women in combat, she said, quote, we're just as tough as men. i am powerful. i am dedicated, end quote. this is only the third time miss d.c. has been crowned miss usa. coming up in sports, while the nats show resilience against the reds, the warriors show no mercy in the nba finals.

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good day for the nationals and then they're off to chicago. >> yes, off day tomorrow. then they head to chicago to take on the white sox. this road trip off to a p

dusty baker did not want to leave town without a victory. especially going up against his old team. the game today didn't start off well for the nationals. o'rourke had the worst starting of his season. the nationals overcame a five-run deficit for the first time this year. the reds raced out in front, but the nats wouldn't let the ship sink. to video. daniel murphy, top of the fourth, he was hitless in this series, until today. this a two-run blast. murphy's tenth of the season. he was 3 for 5 at the dish, 3 rbi. very next batter, that's the buffalo wilson ramos, eighth home run for the season. 3 for 5 in this game. nats scored ten unanswered games. bottom of the ninth now, jonathan papelbon loads

bases, but this, just a long out to michael a. taylor. the nats hold on to win this game. your final score, 10-9. we'll have postgame reaction coming up on "sports final". in baltimore, delay of 1:37 in the eighth inning between the orioles and yankees. for the fans that stayed, it was worth it matt wieters down a run. bases loaded. wieters comes through. trumbo scores, davis scores, and another score. your final is 3-1. in the nba, warriors and cavs, game two. one of the least competitive final games you will see. wasn't cleveland's night. check out the back of kevin love's head. he took an elbow by harrison barnes. he stayed down for a while, played, left the game, came back under the concussion protocol of the nba. draymond green had five threes.

28 points. that was a game high. steph curry, you sit and watch. warriors just pouring it on. they were up by as many as 30 in a game. check out the ball movement. klay thompson, splash. the warriors absolutely crushed the cavs, 110-. 77. they take a 2-0 series lead. rockets all-star dwight howard, he is not in the nba finals. he's doing the cha cha slide with the the mystics dream game. >> the cha cha slide. >> i didn't know that was still around. on the court, though, going to knock down the jumper. her 10 0th -- 1,000th career point. washington up by 11. taylor hill for the three. game-high 17. mystics win, now 3-6 on the se.

also today, novak djokovic wins the french open. we'll have highlights on "sports final" and my one-on-one with josh norman, all when carol joins me on "sports final" after the

finally tonight, a monkey walks into a store. oh, wait, it gets better. and he walks out with $150. just look at the surveillance video. shows the monkey jumping behind the counter, this is in india, and he opens the cash drawer and pulls out a wad of cash. as soon as the guy goes to grab him or entice him with something, he just jumps over, runs out with the cash in hand. the owner tried to stop him but failed. it's not clear if this monkey was trained to steal, but the owner says he's

>> he walked out with a wad of cash. >> then he went and got himself an ice cream cone. >> best story of the day. couldn't make this stuff up. monkey walks into the store. all right. that is our broadcast for the evening. we're going to end on that note. thanks so much for joining us. "sports final" is next. you can wake up with "news4 today." thanks for joining us.

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right now -- >> everybody stop talking now. >> -- on "sports final," the bats are back on both sides of the plate as the nats say see ya to cinci. >> i'm not forced to do anything. i do it because i love you from the bottom of my heart. >> paying it forward. >> sets a great example for everyone in the organization. >> as they come. >> josh norman jointz roundtable to talk contract, determination and his stock on this edition of "sports final". >> get your popcorn ready because it's definitely going to be a show. good evening, everyone. welcome into "sports final," another edition, along