reserve is expected to make a decision that could impact your family budget. earlier in the year many investors said the fed would start raising interest rates. however, slow job growth in may made those predictions up likely. the reserve raised rates for the first time in a decade back in december and we'll find out whether the hype will happen when janet yellen speaks this afternoon. and martha stewart has started a new business called martha & marley spoon. it is just like blue apron and other companies. you still have to chop the vegetables, apparently. it is measured out but there's still work to do. >> with her name on it, i'm sure it is going to be quite the success story. >> let us know if you try it. stay with us, news4 continues at

5:00 a.m. right now at 5:00, a desperate search after an alligator attack drags a toddler off near disney's grand floridian resort. more on that story in a moment. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm erika gonzalez. we'll start with the story we just told you about with the information from molette green at the live desk. this frantic night search in orlando for a toddler snatched by an alligator and dragged into a lake. we just heard from the orange county sheriff who says more than 50 law enforcement officers will stay on this search for the 2-year-old. >> we are going to hope for the best in these circumstances, but based upon my 35 years of law enforcement experience, we know that we have some challenges ahead of us. >> now this attack happened near an upscale disney resort in an area where

the family of five from nebraska was wading in a lake when the 4 to 7-foot alligator just went off and took off with that little boy. back to you. right now starting off with a lot of clouds around. and storm team 4 radar showing a small band of fast-moving sprinkles. shenandoah valley coming along 66 from front royal all the way to north of manassas and a few couple sprinkles are moving through. your weather headlines, we'll have a cool morning and a few sprinkles and a warm afternoon. then it will become more humid later today. we have been missing the humidity the last few days. we'll have the humidity starting to crank back up by later this afternoon. right now the low 60s in the shenandoah valley. low to mid-60s around the chesapeake bay. your commuter forecast is coming up in ten minutes.

taylor has a problem there on 66. i do. it is westbound in warren county in linden. 66 westbound, part of the westbound lanes are closed with fire rescue crews remaining on the scene battling the fire. you'll find the eastbound lanes are unaffected. the rock creek parkway near the kennedy center, there's a repaving project going on. the northbound lane is blocked. southbound is getting by. traffic is alternating through the work zone until 6:00. erika and eun, back to you. 5:03 as we turn to the terror in orlando. many of the injured victims are still in the hospital this morning. six of them are in critical condition. the investigation is beginning to focus on the shooter's wife. federal agents say she played a role in preparing for the mass shooting that left 49 people dead. the federal

may have tried to stop omar mateen from carrying out the massacre. >> with more on whether the wife could face federal charms, we turn to leanne gregg live for us in orlando. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eun. federal officials say she is cooperating and that she is staying with her father-in-law. noor zahi salman lived two hours from the crime scene in port st. lucie with her husband and 3-year-old child. she said she had driven her husband by the club because he wanted to scope it out ahead of time. she tried to talk him out of his plan. authorities also have talked with her family in northern california. and her father-in-law shed some insight into mateen's possible state of mind. he said mateen applied to the police academy but was rejected and he had claimed that rejection was because he was muslim. so tt

back to you. >> leanne gregg, thank you. 49 people died at the pulse nightclub making it the worst shooting in the history of the united states. this morning we are also hearing stories of survival. many recall when the shooting started running into the bathroom for shelter. that's where dozens of people would be trapped during a three-hour standoff between police and the shooter. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. and i'm just there laying down thinking i'm next, i'm dead. >> when i heard that explosion, i thought life was over. >> other survivors recall playing dead as the shooter walked around repeatedly shooting people. in the day ahead, the fbi's director will brief the senate top latest in the investigation into the orlando nightclub shooting. homeland security secretary jeh johnson will also be at the classified briefing today. the feds briefed the house on the investigation yesterday. t

the city of orlando. in d.c. there will be a vigil and fund-raiser on the north side of the white house at noon. at 6:00 p.m. there will be an interfaith service at the united christian parish in reston. and market square will also hold a vigil. and gw memorial parkway has now reopened after a crash between a car and shuttle bus near stratford lane. minutes after the bus left for a visit to mount vernon estates, one person was killed and more than a dozen were injured. police say the crash was head-on which forced the bus carrying chinese nationals to tip on its side, slide off the road. meanwhile, police say a dozen

passerbies helped to stop the injured. kristin wright has more on the victims at 5:15 this morning. turning to decision 2016 hillary clinton has won the final democratic contest, the d.c. primary. clinton defeated bernie sanders by more than 50 points. >> her win comes more than a week after she won enough delegates to be declared the presumptive democratic nominee. so the big question now, what does this mean for bernie sanders and is he preparing to get out of the race? sanders met with hillary clinton face-to-face in d.c. last night. aides say they had a positive discussion on how to bring more sbe people into the political process. sanders is expected to talk more about the future when he addresses supporters in a video message tomorrow night. now while there are some questions that still remain in the democratic primary for president, things are a lot more concrete for the local races in d.c.

incumbents. >> event vincent gray is now on his splpolitical comeback after winning last night defeating the nine-year incumbent. he was charged in a scandal he never took part in. >> obviously, i didn't like what happened to me either. and it feels good to to be able to put that into the history books and just move forward with my life and the life of public service that i love so much in the city. >> it was a bad night for the mayor. she lost three reliable votes on the could sill. >> the only

was for brandon todd who beat leon andrews. trayon white beat laruby may by less than 100 votes. >> and robert white beat incumbent vincent orange. he works as the director of the community outreach for carl racine. >> and libby garvey won her seat on the arlington county board. you can find all the results on the nbc4 washington app. we'll have a live report coming up on the accident report. >> and if you watch the sup coming up across the district this morning, it's a beautiful sight. will it stick around? tom kierein has the

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so far it's feeling pretty nice out there. >> yes, it is. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the 1s from tom kierein. good morning. we have a little bit of light rain west of the metro area into northern virginia out of the shenandoah valley. this area of light green, just a few sprinkles pulling east of winchester, coming into southern loudoun county. western fairfax, northern prince william, northern fauquier tracking to the northeast. have the umbrella handy for the morning commute. you may need the wipers on for another hour or two. the afternoon commute, partly sunny and warm. we'll be in the low 80s. look for the next chance of rain coming up in ten minutes. now jack taylor is looking at the work zones this morning. we are watching the

it is blocking the right lane. the left lane is getting by. crews will hang in for another 45 minutes or so. if you are headed north to bwi marshal, plan ahead. otherwise you are in decent shape heading southbound to the capital beltway. 66 westbound on warren county remains closed in linden due to a tractor-trailer fire. eastbound lanes are open. back to you. jack, thank you. 5:14 and right now the chinese embassy in d.c. is working to contact family members of people who were on board a shuttle bus that crashed along the george washington memorial parkway. at least one person on board the bus died and many others were injured. it happened during rush hour yesterday near stratford lane. christian wright is live this morning out of mount vernon where some of the injured are being cared for. kristin? >> reporter: hey,

actually at nova fairfax this morning, a level one trauma center so people who were hurt the worst were brought here. three were critical. the bus and a car collided head-on on the gw parkway at the height of rush hour near stratford lane. the bus rolled over landing on its side and slid trapping passengers. the u.s. park police say the person who was killed was under the bus. the bus was carrying visitors from china. 13 bus passengers were injured and the two in the car were also hurt. this morning the parkway is back open and the investigation continues. police are looking for witnesses and also good samaritans. coming up this morning at 6:00, their heroic actions. live in fairfax, kristin wright, news4. back to you. returning to the terror attack io

the gunman omar mateen is speaking out. in an interview yesterday he said he can't forgive his son for carrying out this attack. >> right now i don't forgive him. i don't know what he did, why he did, but it is unforgiven to hurt your own family. we live in the united states as a family. >> while he refused to answer questions about his son's wife and what she may have known about the attack, in a "today" show exclusive, you'll hear from the first responders to the shooting on sunday morning. that comes up right after "news4 today" at 7:00 a.m. 5:16 now. a federal court will hear a legal challenge to the purple line today. friends of the capital present trail are pushing to protect two species of protected anthropods that live along the

connect prince george's and loudoun counties. and the mgm harbor casino is still under construction. governor hogan is expected to make a transportation announcement this afternoon. and more air traffic controllers are needed to monitor the nation's airways. they will hold a hearing at 10:00 this morning. the recent report by the up specter general found there are too few fully qualified controllers at more than a does up of the nation's busiest air traffic facilities. now to the latest in the fight against the zika virus. there's a community meeting in alexandria tonight and the city will let you know what it is doing to keep mosquitoes away. that starts at 6:30 at the lee center on jefferson street. this morning a way to help prevent diabetes. researchers at harvard say

eating a highly plant-based diet may lower your risk for type 2 diabetes. they followed the eating habits of more than 2,000 people for more than 20 years. the group filled out questionnaires the spire time and those who ate more vegetables and whole grains were significantly less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. it is probably just good for everyone to eat more vegetables in your diet. and laughing with your babies helps them learn. that makes sense. in a study of more than 50 small children, researchers in france found those who laughed while being taught something new mastered it faster. they believe chemicals are release in your brain to impact learning. it will certainly make you happy and feel good. so you will maybe be more open to new things. there's nothing cuter than laughing babies. >> and puppies and pandas. that's what makes the news around here. all right. meanwhile, we have great news for pet parents. montgomery county's first dog park insidehe

today. >> speaking of puppies, this is the first park in an urban area in downtown silver spring. montgomery county renovated ellsworth urban park. this is between ellsworth drive and colesville road. it can be used by those residents and pets who are vaccinated. and it is time to look at the forecast. so far so good. i wonder if it will stay this way. we have had a lot of nice days going on here, tom. the sunrise is gorgeous. >> enjoy this while you can. a lot of clouds coming in and our wonderful weather party we have had the last few days is coming to an end. on this wednesday morning we have a few sprinkles near the shenandoah valley. the panhandle of west virginia, we are seeing a few light sprinkles in loudoun county to northern prince william and western fairfax. this mighte

so have the umbrella handy. if you're waiting at the bus stop or the metro, you will need the umbrella. we are in the low to mid-60s. reagan national at 68. by 10:00, we should get the sun breaking out in the low 70s. by 2:00, the 80s. it will get more humid into the evening hours. we might get a passing shower this evening. a small chance of that but a greater chance of a morning shower on thursday. a little sun midday tomorrow. afternoon highs thursday reaching the upper 70s to maybe even low 80s in a few spots in northern virginia. then lightly showers and storms on thursday evening into friday morning. some could have heavy downpours. again, that is thursday night into friday morning. some storms producing some heavy downpours. then as we get into friday afternoon, we aught to begin to dry out. morning showers, midday showers friday ending by early

mid-70s friday afternoon. a wonderful father's day weekend coming up. saturday, sunshine, up near 80. father's day, sunshine, the mid-80s. a little more humid. getting hot on monday, up near 90. maybe storms around on tuesday. 4 things to know on this wednesday morning, that's coming up in ten minutes. now jack taylor is checking in this morning, what is happening? good morning. we had issues this morning on the rails. it's the orange, the silver and blue lines affected. it's unscheduled track work going on to cause trouble down at east market. watch for the potential of delays. don't forget the rock creek parkway near the kennedy center overhang and south virginia avenue have the alternate paving project in each direction until 6:00. and 66 out in orange county westbound in linden, the westbound lane is closed to 66 eastbound. all traffic westbound must exit into linden and you can getk

developing news out of california this morning where several people have been shot in a mass shooting. what we are learning about the situation unfolding in oakland, next. and sentencing continues for former oscar pistorius. when he can finally learn the

new developments this morning, we are learning that a teenager, a 16 yie-year-old hasd following a shooting in downtown oakland, california. oakland police say the shooting happened in broad daylight near a vigil for a drowning victim. however, it is not clear what the suspect's motive was in this case. and today get ready for liftoff. spacex is launching a rocket and a communications satellite from cape canaveral this morning. the two satellites will provide tv broadcas

asia and latin america. this is space-x's 26th launch of the falcon rocket. we are just 51 days away from the summer games beginning. the 100 days is going fast. now we are getting our first look at what the athletes are competing for. the design of the medal celebrates the strength of olympic heroes and the forces of nature. the new medals are also sustainable to make sure these were ethically obtained and no mercury was use in extracting the gold in the medals. i'm molette green at the live desk. oscar pistorius is hearing damaging testimony at his sentencing hearing. he faces more jail time for murder after shooting his model girlfriend ree

how he killed her three years ago. and he criticized the double amputee for not testifying at the sentence hearing but agreeing to the television hearing afterwards. pistorius was initially convicted of manslaughter for shooting steenkamp and serv ten edmo

good morning you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm erika gonzalez.

>> as we see the sunrise behind us, we are in for a good one. no, back to you. sorry. we have a little glimpse of sun this morning, but later the clouds come back in. right now we are getting sprinkles across northern virginia, the panhandle of west virginia and northern shenandoah valley. they are just coming into fairfax county, loudoun, prince george's county, fauquier county. here are 4 things to know, early morning sprinkles and then turning more humid this afternoon. the rain chances are really increasing for tomorrow and again on friday. then a nice father's day weekend is coming up. your bus stop forecast is in ten minutes. we have work zones around this morning. jack taylor, what is happening with that? we are going against the grain. if we're headed northbound at the baltimore-washington parkway, we have a paving project where crews will be another half hour. the right lane is blocked and the left lane gets you by. the southbound lane unct

66 headed eastbound out of croup royal is good. we have a truck fire with a tractor-trailer. all traffic must exit in linden with the westbound lane closed. additional delays due to unscheduled track repairs out at eastern market for blue, orange and silver lines. back to you. terror in orlando, and this morning we are learning more about omar mateen's past including the claim he was turned away from a job because he was muslim. and with more on the story, let's go to leanne gregg live in orlando. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. federal officials are trying to decide whether mateen's wife will face criminal charges. they say she's cooperating. noor zahi salman told authorities she was with her husband when he bought the ammunition and holster use in

the bar to scope it out, but she told authorities she tried to talk him out of it. they are also talking to her family. her father-in-law says that his son-in-law applied to the police academy but was rejected. it was a lifelong dream and later filed a complaint with the florida law enforcement department claiming he was turned away because he was muslim. also, police are trying to piece together what happened that night, exactly where the shots were fired, whether people died instantly or whether they died while waiting for help to come hiding in the bathroom. eun, that's the latest. >> leanne, thank you. like the other vent mass shootings in the country, the attack in orlando is once again during the debate on gun control. we spoke to virginia senator tim kaine who hopes this tragedy will move congress to finally act on gun legislation. while supporters insist the popular

>> it is a sport. that's what we lose sight of, it is an olympic sport, as a matter of fact. >> there are categories of people barred by law from having weapons. i support a proposal to add to that list folks who are on the terrorist watch list. >> so far gun legislation has gone nowhere in congress. and it's friday and it will be one year since the massacre at the emmanuel ame church in charleston. nine people were killed during a bible study and this week the city will remember them. they have lots of security measures in place especially because of the shooting in orlando. >> what occurred in orlando, we already had the security measures in place. and it just confirms for us that we are doing the right thing. >> the suspect in the shooting, dylann roof is accused of federal hate crime charges. his trial is set for november. and it is now

now to the officer on trial in the death of freddie gray. in court prosecutors are recreating the route the officer drove the day he transported gray. they say the blood stains found inside the van did belong to gray. but in a win for the defense, the police detective testified he never saw the transport van make any abrupt stops. that disputes the prosecution's claim that goodson gave gray what is known as, quote, a rough ride. gras i d gray died last year after breaking his van inside the transport van. and now sentencing is set to begin tomorrow for a former military lawyer convicted of nearly killing a mcclain couple. jurors found andrew schmuhl guilt of all seven charges. the attack was revenge against

the lawyer tried to argue that andrew schmuhl was so heavily medicated he didn't know what he was doing when he slashed her throat. and a man tried to grab a woman while walking with her son in stonewall park. police say the man fled into a wooded area after she yelled at him. fortunately, nobody was hurt but if you noticed anything or anybody suspicious around noon on monday in that area, please contact police. metro's safetrack program is about to move into the second phase of work. and transportation leaders will get and update today on how to make the program impact the region. the national capital region transportation board will be briefed this afternoon. they are talking about extra bus service, carpool initiatives and flexible work options. and new concerns about the safetrack project are popping up. metro is trying to figure out why a piece o

track work zone yesterday. the equipment was hit by a passing rail car carrying passengers near east falls church and ballston. the second phase is set to get underway this weekend. >> just to give you an idea of the impact of this. we have almost 300,000 passenger trips that will be impacted by reduced service during this next surge. >> the second surge starts on saturday and will run for 16 days. and that will mean a shutdown from eastern market to minnesota avenue on the blue, orange and silver lines. are you spending too much time on your cell phone? is it an actual addiction? baylor university researchers discovered college students are spending about nine hours a day on their phone. the question is whether or not it's an addiction. the psychologists say there are behavioral addictions like gambling, but there's

describe excessive cell phone use. and even so, it may still be causing harm. >> it is changing our ability to sustain attention. and it's also changing our ability to handle boredom. >> the study also shows that men tend to read books and use twitter more on their phones while women shop on amazon and listen to music. a tiny little orangutan at the national zoo they are getting ready for the first baby in 25 years. la tang and her mate kyle are pregnant. yesterday they showed the soon-to-be mom's ultrasound on facebook live. she is expected to give birth this september. >> very sweet. it is always fun to have an addition at the zoo. >> the cuteness continues over there. the humidity is starting to creep back up in today's forecast. but that's not all.

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coming up on 5:40, time to get a ch

look at that sight, tom. >> you can hear the angels singing this morning. a cotton candy sweet sunrise underway. just ahead of some sprinkles moving in from the western suburbs coming across northern virginia and into maryland crossing the potomac river here shortly. have the umbrella handy the next hour as the fast-moving sprinkles are moving through at the bus stop and metro in the mid-60s. then by 9:00, the sun breaks out near 70 degrees. a look at a nice father's day weekend in about ten minutes. we'll take a look at the problem on 66. what is up with that now, jack? still they are dealing with a tractor-trailer that was delivering fruit. 66 westbound the tractor-trailer fire in linden. the westbound lanes are closed with traffic diverted. you can hop back on front royal. the eastbound lanes are unaffected. all travel lanes are affected. crews are still working on the

the right lane is blocked and the lanes are alternating. back to you. changes are on the way when it comes to sex education in northern virginia. what school officials are considering to the curriculum. and turning tragedy into change. what one automaker is

don't leave home without your umbrella. we have light showers just about to cross the potomac coming into washington on the eastern and northern suburbs over the next hour. father's day weekend outlook coming right up. thank you, tom. we will want to start things off with a warning. we're about to show you a video from a brutal attack that is graphic. in fact, we can't show you parts of it because it is so upsetting. the man behind this attack is going to prison for 15 years.

halen miller punched, kicked and repeatedly stomped on juan gentlem velasquez and his wife two years ago. >> whatever he said, i don't know if he really felt something or if he was really sorry. >> he never showed that he cared. he never looked at us, he would try to ignore us. >> at his trial miller apologized to velasquez saying he was 19 years old then and now at 21 that he has truly changed. today is the first day of a state senator's trial. senator norman mcalister is facing charges for sexual assault. a woman said he forced sex on her in an apartment he shared with other lawmakers. but the senator says he's incident. five lawmakers could testify against him today. and

court nominee merrick garland will deliver the commencement speech for students where he tutored for the last 18 years, garland's nomination has been stall in the republican-controlled senate for the last three months. it is now 5:47 with a scam alert for you concerning the zika virus. montgomery county officials say be on the lookout for people trying to take advantage of fear about zika. make sure your mosquito-spraying contractors are licensed. refer to the cdc prevention guy on the best way to repel mosquitoes. don't buy potions or lotions or any other supplements promising to protect you against zika or to cure the virus. there is no cure right now. experts say there's a safer way to pay for purchases other than the chip card technology that is right at your finger tips. your smartphone

signature. certain mobile payment technology requires a passcode or thumbprint. alex johnson who represents a payment consulting firm out of boston called global payments the next generation. >> that is very, very safe. it's almost bullet-proof. it is very difficult to compromise. >> johnson says in most cases the mobile technology came with chip credit card equipment. be sure to check out the nbc washington app to see consumer reporter susan hogan's report on why more places don't offer the mobile pay. the 14-year-old girl who survived the shooting spring in kalamazoo, michigan, is dealing with a setback. she had to have a plate in her head taken out because of an infection. doctors are cautious making sure her brain continues to heal meaning she has to wear a helmet for several months. >> it is a setback but i don't think it is a devastating

especially for a 14-year-old. >> doctors don't think that the infection will affect abby in the long-term. but it will keep her from getting back to school this fall. it is increasingly clear, however, that the killer took in extremist information and propaganda over the internet. he appears to have been angry, disturbed, unstable who became radicalized. >> that is president obama on monday speaking about what intelligence officials know about the gunman in the orlando attack. the president also gave and update on the fight against isis saying the u.s. coalition has now taken out more than 120 top isis leaders and commanders. the president will talk about the fight against isis and also had tough words for donald trump without directly naming him. he criticized trump's plan to ban muslims

u.s. and had a harsh critique of trump's response to the orlando attack. let's go right to nbc's tracie potts now. he's getting hit by the president and hillary clinton in response to the orlando attack. >> reporter: it was almost like they were lock-step using the same words at almost the same time talking about donald trump criticizing them for not using the term "radical islam." trump has said that the president is afraid to say it. and he's been pretty harsh in his critique of whether or not the u.s. has done enough to keep us safe in this country. fighting back, both president obama and hillary clinton are saying that it's not the term that matters what you call extremist but what you do about it. and they were pretty harsh in their critique of donald trump jumping to what they call politics when it comes to the death of the 49 people in orlando. but it is sparking

questions about whether or not capitol hill has done enough. some say we need to ban gun and weapon purchases for those on the no-fly list. this is even something mitch mcconnell said they need to take a look at. >> tracie potts, thank you. 5:51 and a beautiful start to the day. but some may need the umbrellas today. let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we knew it was too good to last, tom. >> this wonderful dreamy weather we have had is now going away as we do have light showers coming through starting off early on this wednesday morning. storm team 4 radar is showing these storms fast moving out of the shenandoah valley coming into maryland crossing the potomac. but a few light sprinkles in fairfax county, loudoun county, northern prince william. now exiting fauquier, moving into the district and prince george's county over the next half hour. they are

you're about to head out the door, grab the umbrella. and the sunshine is moving quickly away as well. we did have a gorgeous sunrise here just a couple minutes ago. so keep the umbrella ready for this morning. and you may need it again late this evening. but later today you need the sunglasses and sunblock. the sun breaks out midday, you'll be comfortable in sleeveless and shorts in the afternoon if you're going to the na t nats game as they take on the cubs, the two best teams in baseball. it will turn humid in the afternoon. in the upper 60s by 6:00. by the time you return back home, you may need the umbrella again. late evening we could hear thunder and lightning. the storm team 4 4-day forecast, the highs are reaching near 80. then tomorrow night into friday morning, we could get some heavy downpours with thunder and

showers ending midday with 70s here. a great father's day weekend coming up. sunshine, low humidity over the weekend. a chance of storms after the weekend is on tuesday. now we'll check the morning commute, jack taylor, what is going on now? well, we had the potential of an accident here. nobody is arriving on the scene yet on the topside of the ramp south to 29. colesville road, they had a fender-bender on the ramp. we believe this is wrapping up. the bw parkway near 198 should be wrapping up as well. riders on the blue, orange and silver line expect minor delays in both directions due to unscheduled track repairs out at eastern market. erika and eun, back to you. thank you. a second grader in portsmouth, virginia, is facing

for bringing two fake guns to school. he was suspended for ten days after being caught with a water and nerf gun. once he served his suspension, the school told his mother that he could face expulsion. the school board members are expected to make a final decision later this week. here in fairfax county, public schools are changing the way they teach sex-ed. school fishofficials are asking your advice. tonight's meeting on the curriculum is in falls church at 6:00. and anybody with kids is going to want to hear this next story. brand new technology could help end those tragic stories of children dying in hot cars. general motors says cars will monitor the rear door to sense if somebody is in the backseat. if the back doors are opened and closed, the driver is going to be reminded to check the rear seats when the car is turned off. gmc

will be the first to use this technology. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. whole foods has until the end of june to fix serious violences of how they prepare food in massachusetts. this includes keeping dirty dishes near food and storing items in areas where water was dripping from the ceiling and doorways. whole foods says it has already corrected the problem. i'm landon dowdy. one of washington's most gorgeous properties is back open. the water gate hotel doesn't look much different from the outside, but inside you can see the results of a renovation that took six years and cost $125 million. the retro design is a nod to the '60s. but the guest room key wards acknowledge the political scandal of the '70s with the phrase "no need

today the federal reserve is expected to make a decision that could impact your family budget. earlier in the year many investors expected the fed would start raising interest rates. however, slow job growth in may made the predictions unlikely. the reserve raised rates for the first time in a decade back in december. and we'll find out whether the hike will happen this afternoon when fed chair janet yellen holds a news conference. martha stewart wants to make you dinner. the kitchen queen has teamed up with a meal kit delivery service to create martha & marley's spoon. the kits come with pre-measured ingredients and instructions to create your own martha stewart food at home. these run $8 to $10 on average. >> that has the touch very much like the oprah effect. anything she puts her name on does very, very well.

right now a frantic search for a toddler dragged off by an alligator at disney world. >> as a father, as a grandfather, we are going to hope for the best in these circumstances. >> we expect an update within the hour. and 15 people rushed to the hospital after a bus collision on the bw parkway. this morning, the search for the good samaritan. and new clues about what the wife of the orlando club shooter knew before the attack. what she may have done to try to stop it. plus, facing expulsion. the items this 7-year-old brought to class that could get him kicked out of school.

right now we are waiting for a news conference where a frantic search is underway for a 2-year-old boy dragged off by an alligator in florida. and we are tracking the latest into the massacre at a florida nightclub. what we are learning about the current wife of omar mateen and what she knew before the shooting. but first, tom kierein has a look at your forecast. good morning, tom. >> we are waking up from our dream this morning to some light sprinkles now coming across northern virgia

into maryland and heading quickly right into washington, montgomery county, prince george's county, out of fairfax, loudoun and prince william. these are heading out fast. if you are heading out the door, grab the umbrella with cloudiness over the metro area. your weather headlines for the day, a warm afternoon and also you're going to notice it becoming much more humid by later today. starting off this morning with temperatures in the low to mid-60s from the mountains to the bay, reagan national at 68. your commuter forecast getting to and from work, that is coming up in ten minutes. now jack taylor is checking in on 66. there's a tractor-trailer fire on 66 in linden. traffic is getting back onto 66 in front royal. traffic is able to get by but the vehicle fire will block the westbound lanes of 66 eastbound. e