the presidential candidates p. back to you. it is 4:30. now to the city of orlando. president obama will travel there to meet with the victims and families of sunday's shooting. vice president joe biden will accompany the president. the two leaders will also spend time talking with first responders and medical personnel. 49 people died and 53 others were hurt when gunman omar mateen opened fire in the pulse night club. and would he have learning new details about mateen's social media posts in the days before the attack. on facebook, he asked the u.s. and russia to stop bombing the islam i go state. on the morning of the massacre, he searched pulse orlando and shooting. in his final facebook post, mateen wrote, quote, in the next few days, you will see attacks from the islamic state in the usa. the 29-year-old had five facebook accounts. and we could learn as early as today whether a g

connection with the shooting. the grand jury has been meeting for several days now. noor zahi salman told the fine that she was with her husband when he bought the bullets and holster to use in the mass shooting and she confessed to driving him past pulse night club once before the shooting. salman said she pled with her husband not to carry out the attack but never told authorities about his plans. and a sing along night became a tribute to the victims. the restaurant donated 50% of its sales yesterday and asked for donations from everyone who sang a song. there is also a silent auction where patrons can bid on gift certificates from local establishments to raise even more money for the cause. the proceeds will go to the official pulse

page. >> after the events of the weekend, he got together with the pea know events for us and said with have to do something to reach out. >> memorial services have already started for the 49 people who lost their lives. several churches in the orlando area have offered to host funerals free of charge. now time to check our weather and traffic. and the humidity is back. >> rain drops out there, too. let's check in with amelia draper. >> you want to have the umbrella handy today, potentially dealing with a shower this morning and then shower or storm possible during the afternoon hours. any storms that coach later today could be on the strong to maybe severe side especially if you're in northern virginia back into west virginia. heavy rain impacts everybody overnight tonight. and that will lead to some flash flooding concerns. especially on area roads. that will set us up for a beautiful father's day weekend, though. i've have more on the heavy rin

now how are the roads looking? >> not good unfortunately. a trouble spot from the eastern shore. we had an accident that occurred westbound bay bridge almost mid span. you can see green arrow should be a red x because nothing has moved. so plan ahead. at this point you will be late if you're coming westbound from the eastern shore. also trouble spot outer loop of the webeltway before connecticu avenue, sounds like a new accident along the right side of the roadway. always a slick spot, so be aware. . heavy helicopters called in to southern california to try to suppress a major tire burning there, the so-called sherpa fire. it has already burned several hundred acres.

h department has set up a shelter for knows who are evacuated. more on the story as it develops. we are almost at the end of the first phase of metro's safetrack program. so now, yes, on to phase two. this morning we'll hear from metro general manager paul wiedefeld. he's holding a news conference to talk about final preparations and travel advice. now, phase two work starts saturday between the eastern market and minnesota avenue and benning road stations. it will last 16 days and will impact orange, blue and silver lines. that means two stations will actually close all together. stadium-armory and potomac avenue. prince george's county commuters will notice a major impact with all of this and also those traveling on the blue, orange and silver lines should probably consider alternate travel during that work period. you can find all the details about phase two of the surge on the nbc washington app, just search safetrack. and we'll live stream the press conference at

morning. it is a sad morning for the family of the toddler who died in disney world. 2-year-old lane graves was found dead in the water near a disney world resort. an gaet attacked and krag dragged him off. also the orange county medical examiner will perform an autopsy to find out whether he drowned or whether the gaet killed him. they caught and examined five different alligators all without evidence of any attack. at disney there, are signs that say no swim willimingswimming, about alligators. some are concerning people are feed being the alley gate tors. >> anything small and moving next to the wall or at the edge of the water could be viewed as a food item by an

>> only 23 people have been killed by gators in florida in the last 60 years. police want to find who is responsible for a homicide in hyattsville. chopper 4 flew over the scene which is close to the baltimore-washington parkway. a man was shot yesterday afternoon. investigators don't think the shooting was random. happening today, we should learn more about how long a former military lawyer will spend in prison for a violent home invasion in mclean. andrew schmuhl was found difficul guilty of all seven charges on tuesday. prosecutors say the torture was an act of revenge after fisher fired schmuhl's wife from his law firm. schmuhl is facing 5 to life in

prison. and also today closing arguments expected in the braulio castillo case. castillo's lawyers say the mother of five took her own life. julie carey will be in the courtroom today. you can follow her on twitt twitter @juliecareynbc. donald trump is scheduled to be deposeded this d.c. today in a legal spat with celebrity chef over a planned restaurant in trump's new hotel on pennsylvania avenue. the chef pulled out of a deal to enon the restaurant last year after trump's comments about immigrants on the campaign trail. trump then sued the chef for breach of contract. turning now to decision 016 and donald trump is also scheduled to be back on the campaign trail today. he'll hold a rally in dallas tonight at 8:00 on the democratic side, bernie sanders is expected to address what is next for his campaign in and online video message to supporters. that is scheduled to begin at 8:30 tonigh

not have any public events scheduled for today. you might notice a bright peach color in the waters near reagan national airport tonight. a nontoxic dye will be used between crystal city substation and the roaches run water foul sanctuary. in january more than 13,000 gallons of mineral oil leaked into the potomac. officials are working to find out how that oil leaked from the arlington substation. nearly two dozen birds ti s die after the oil coated their feters. the dye used today does not hurt animals or and you quack tick life. today the rain returns. amelia draper is back with a closer look. and he's the baltimore police officer facing the most severe charges for the death of fred ldie gray. and they could get dropped today.

up in the trial of caesar goodson. and the area program being credited for making sure kid's first offense is also their last.

time for weather and traffic on the 1s. a change in our weather. >> let's get the details from amelia draper. >> today we'll be dealing with a show

the best chance dealing with a shower will be during the morning showers from this rain i'm tracking back in the pap hand panhandle of west virginia. so have a small umbrella handy. all eyes will be on this evening into tomorrow morning when heavy rain impacts the area. some places could see over 2 inches. and that will lead to flash flooding concerns especially on area roads. so i want to show you the timing. notice 7:00 a.m., would he dealing with showers moving through te area. i think we'll dry out as we move late morning and mid afternoon hours. during the afternoon and evening hours, some showers, maybe a storm or two possible. and then storms later today could be on the strong to severe side. overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning, notice the heavy rain impacting the area. i'll let you know what this means for your friday and weekend coming up in ten minutes. but for now, we'll take a look at t

not good this morning. up fortunately bad. westbound 50 at the bay bridge remains closed. we had two or three vehicles involved. ear heari we're hearing one may be overturned. so coming in from the eastern shore, this will cost you a lot of time. now the problem on the outer loop of the beltway, just before connecticut avenue getting down the hill from the temple, may have had a vehicle run into the back of a tractor trailer. one left lane getting by on the beltway itself. so just be very careful if you're headed out early. may want to avoid top side of the beltway after connecticut. a woman slapped her car into a cyclist. >> and the video is hard to watch. surveillance video from late april shows the mustang ramming into the cyclist sending him head over heels. police say the driver intentionally hit the man moments aft

conversation. they say the driver is the cyclist's girlfriend and she had just found out that he was hiv positive. the man broke vertebrae in his back and needed staples for a head injury. terror in orlando is once again dictating decision 2016. what the presumptive presidential nominees are promising to do. and the roast looks good dad. how good? 162 likes. did i get any retweets on those green beans? yep! and they're blowing up on instagram. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!!! as it should. life is family mealtime and everything you need to make it picture perfect. now be sure to tag your mother because she needs more followers. ok.

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to make sure that orlando, or sandy hook, never ever happens again. >> that is connecticut senator chris murphy at the end of a nearly 15 hour filibuster pushing for gun legislation. he said a deal had been made with republican leaders to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures. murphy was joined by 40 senators over the course of the filibuster. the push by democrats to pass gun legislation has been reignited by the attack in orlando. tracie potts is following this for us now on capitol hill. so donald trump offered to sit down with the nra to discuss this issue. what duo you think will come ou of the meeting? >> reporter: if the meeting happens, it's likely that they will say what they already say, they don't want the guns in the hands of a terrorist. but what about a terrorist suspect?

someone who the fbi is watching and has some information or some background on suspected with they're linkeded with terrorism. is that someone that the nra will say does not deserve to have a weapon in their hands. it will come down to the details. and how about the democrats, this push for gun legislation, how will it play into hillary clinton's strategy going forward? >> reporter: so that filibuster s basically about this, two votes that are coming ups universal background checks to it gun shows and internet sales that has been long touted as a loophole in the law. and also this idea of no fly no buy. if you're on the no fly list, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun. they will have votes on both of those. this is a group that victims of gun violence she's aligned herself with long before orlando ever happened. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. maryland governor larry

statement yet about donald trump. he says he will not cast a ballot for the presumptive republican nominee, even if trump picks chris christie as his running mate. >> if he puts chris christie on the ticket? >> no. >> why? >> i've said it over and over and over. i'm not a supporter of trump. not going to go to the convention. >> hogan has never before said he would not vote tfor trump. now remembering the victims. there will be an interfaith prayer service in arlington, it will be at the rock spring congregational united church of christ on little falls road. that prayer service starts at 6:30 tonight. now, after the prayer service at 7:30, there will be an interfaith meal eaten by muslims

>> got closer and closer and got in the bathroom. >> these two friends saw one another, they were escaping the bullets inside pulse night will you be. a trio of best friends went out sunday night for some fun, one wouldn't make it out alive. today me demetrius says he and his friends were less tan 10 feet from the gunman when it began. his mother shared last text messages with reporters. eddie tried texts his friend and feared the worst when he didn't get a supply. >> i kept texting no matter what happened, stay strong. >> you got to be strong for the people that didn't make it. >> the family is planning a funeral for eddie justice. a major motion is expected this morning in the caesar goodson trial. he's one of the six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. prosecution rested yesterday and this morning the judge

xwood s goodson. he's facing the most serious charges including depraved murder. if the judge does not grant the motion to acquit, the defense will get the chance to make its case. police still looking for the suspect in a daytime shooting in anacostia. a bullet went through a u.s. park police building this southeast d.c. that shot apparently came from the they're by parking garage. just a few minutes later, a gunfight began on stanton road. we're told a you've nile was injured, but police say it should been much worse. there were several shell casings found all around the neighborhood and folks who live in that area say they don't feel safe. >> just getting badder and badder in d.c. they need to figure out a way to lower the crime. >> police initially thought that the shootings may be connected. now they don't believe that's the case. also today, montgomery county council is targeting gang violence. it will hold a

to talk about what the county has done to address gang activity. there is a major concern that children are being recruited. the county saw a spike in gang related murders late last year. there were eight gang related deaths in montgomery county in 2015. that is up from one in 2014. one victim was just 15 years old. boxing is helping one d.c. boy turn his life around. 11-year-old bernard is using the boxing ring to get out the energy that he has. a few months ago he was arrested for a knife fight in school, but instead of being charged with a crime, the boy entered a diversion program called alternative to court, or ace. it gives will him a chance to learn new skills. >> it teaches me that anything is possible to do. >> more than 1100 young people have been part of that ace program over the lastwo

rearrested for other crimes. >> good for him. getting the energy out. i like that. well, we need to talk about the weather. with re going to need the big umbrella or the little within? >> tonight the big one. this morning you could deal with a shower this morning. but most of your day will be dry. so more dry time in the forecast during the day. it is going to be rainy tonight with heavy rain in the forecast. overall the weather has a low to moderate impact on your day. most of the day spent with mostly to partly cloudy skies. and humid conditions out there. so here is your planner. 7:00 until 9:00 a.m., a few isolated showers around. by noon, mainly try. some peeks of sun, 81. as we move into the afternoon hours, the chance of a shower or storm, high of 84. because of the heat and humidity among other factors, any

in a to develop later today could be on the strong to severe side especially if you're in northern virginia and west virginia. main concerns would be heavy rain and maybe a bit of hail. heavy rain for everybody away # around 8:00 p.m. this evening. so as far as severe risk, highest risk will be in red. this includes fauquier, orange, stafford counties, back into the panhandle of west virginia. metro area in moderate risk. but this is very spotty activity. and widespread rain overnight tonight with that a flash flood watch for most of the area through friday morning, it kicks this to gear at the 5:00 this afternoon. some places could see over 2 inches of rain.to gear at the 5 afternoon. some places could see over 2 inches of rain. we do need the rain. the big concern will be area roads. so if you're out late tonight, heads up for the potential of water ponding on roads. 73 right now

of 76 with rain during the morning coming to an end during the afternoon. it's breezy and cooler. spectacular weekend. low 80s, low humidity and plenty of sunshine. we'll send things over to crack taylor now tracking breaking news on the beltway. >> unfortunately we have a crash outer loop of the beltway in the normal spot that is always slick down past the temple headed toward connecticut avenue. this is outer loop, you will find unfortunately all travel lanes closed. we have an accident investigation crew headed to the scene. also may be better news for those coming in from the eastern shore, westbound on 50 out of the bay bridge, accident activity remains along the left side there. now attempting to get traffic by as you see if you're near the screen right lane maybe now getting by on the bridge. hopefully that will be a permanent status before they complete everything. back into you. major discovery when it comes to the zika virus and birth defects. what health officials are di

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. we have breaking news in first 4 traffic. outer loop at connecticut avenue, an accident with all lanes blocked. we'll stay on top of this and have jack taylor

information. we're following another developing story, the interim police chief in oakland, california is off the job after just six days. the department is dealing with a sex scandal alleging at least 14 officers had sex with a teenage prostitute. oakland's mayor says it was a mistake appointing ben farrow as interim chief. farrow did admit to having an affair more than a decade ago. new information about the zika virus, this time it is good news. health officials still need to do more testing, but it appears that getting zika during the third trimester of a pregnancy will not impact your child's health. this early evidence comes from columbia where doctors are monitoring more than 1,000 pregnant women who were diagnosed with zika. babies whose mothers were infected during their third trimester did not show signs of microcephaly or any other birth defects. happening today, the u.s. open gets under way near pittsburgh,

held at the oakmont country club since it opened pack in 1903. it has a reputation as the toughest golf course this america. i would be terrible there. starting now at the 5:00 hour, we have breaking news that we want to stay on top of on the roads this morning. problem on the outer loop of the beltway. >> let's check in with jack taylor. what's going on? >> well, we heard there was a tractor trailer and vehicle into the back end of the tractor trailer on the outer loop just as you come up on to connecticut avenue. no traffic has moved for quite some time. we may be able to get traffic by to the far left after some of the authorities potentially leave the scene. but for now, nothing is moving at all on the outer loop of the beltway and connecticut avenue. do not get past georgia avenue if you're heading out the door right now and you're in the immediate he area. also potentially better news on the bay bridge. westbound we had a vehicle that was overturned. they have turned the camera and