right now at 6:00, a heart breaking tragedy in virginia. a van carrying 16 people rolled over, killing six, a child is one of the victims. a. a new push to deny donald trump the presidential nomination at the gop convention is gaining steam. i'm darcy spencer live in german town where a muslim another and daughter believe they were the victim of a road rage incident that turned into a hate crime. i'll have a live report. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. i'm kristen write in for erica gonzalez. tragedy along interstate 95 in virginia. a van crashed, killing six people inside. no

figure out what went wrong. it happened early this morning before halfway between fredericksburg and richmond in caroline county there on your map. 16 people were inside this van. it appears no one was wearing a seat belt. the van rolled off 95, moved back across the road and hit a car before flipping at least five times. no one in the car was hurt. the six people killed in the van include four men, a woman, and a child. state police have not released their names until their family can be notified. a mother in & daughter in montgomery county believe they were the victims of hate because of the religious head scarves they were wearing, and this ugly encounter began as a road rage incident. news 4's darcy spencer is in germantown now where police are looking at pursuing hate crime charges. >> reporter: that's right. th

weeks ago here at germantown road and father hurley boulevard. the muslim mom and her daughter, 17-year-old daughter were in the car. the mom was driving. the light turned green but the car in front of them did not go immediately. so she honked her horn and that set off this whole thing. you are seeing a picked of their car after they say the suspect in the car doused their car and them with an oily substance. they are saying they were followed to a nearby business and that's where there was this confrontati confrontation. she says again the suspect doused her with the i will oil all over the car as well as the daughter and the mom. and they believe this may have been some sort of massage oil but they are not sure. they say the woman also used answered muslim slurs and told them to go back to their own country before grifing away. the victims were wearing muslim head scarves called hi jabs.

situation you should bring something be like that with religion, race, sexuality, anything like that should be brought up because it's personal. so it was hurtful. >> we want to make sure the law enforcement is taking this incident seriously and they are doing everything they can to make sure not only the prerp traitor in this particular attack is brought to justice, but also that this doesn't happen to other muslims or any other person because of their gender, race, sexual orientation, what have you. >> reporter: police identified the driver who was the suspect in this case. she is now facing assault and malicious destruction of property charges. montgomery county police say they are pursuing potential for hate crime charges in this case as well, kristen back to you. >> i'm sure we will be following up. police are looking for a carjacking suspect. it started last night at the walmart. police say jose granados pulled

took off. hours later, woodbridge police say they spotted the man still driving the stolen car. they say he made to it fairfax county, where police broke off the chase for safety reasons. police in d.c. eventually found the car, but not before the suspect ran off again. phase two of metro's safe track in effect. for the next 16 days a segment of the orange, blue, and silver lines in d.c. will shut down. news 4's derrick ward got reaction from riders, and you will see his story in about ten minutes. investigators say a construction worker may have x sexually assaulted a ten age girl in arlington. the girl says she was grabbed yesterday while walking home from school in the lion park neighborhood. police say she was on a sidewalk in article ton boulevard when man put his hand up her skirt and fondled her. when she screamed he ran away. he was wearing a white hat and brown work pants. ce

early morning homicide in the capitol hill area. officers responded to a call in the 700 block of kentucky avenue southeast. they found stephanie good low shot dead. at this time, there are no possible suspects and no known motives. at the top of the hour, donald trump will speak at a rally in phoenix. you are looking at live pictures right now. and as nbc's chris pallone shows us, some republicans who are fed up with trump's antics are planning a convention coup in cleveland. >> reporter: donald trump and his city built on gambling, las vegas, trying to prove to party leaders he is not the wild card they fear he might be. >> we won 37 states. we won 14 million. we beat ronald reagan, who we love. we beat richard neckson. we beat dwight d. eisenhower. we beat everybody. we beat bush. >> reporter: trump is visiting

already high, raising at least $8 million this week attacking both president obama and his lickly opponent, hillary clinton, and doubling down on comments that more guns could have stopped the orlando nightclub massacre. >> there is no good sick, sick per verdicted horrible terrorist -- terrorist was in there starting the shooting. one of those people would have had those bullets going the other way folks, it would have been a whole different story. >> reporter: trump brushing off talk that some delegates to try to stage a convention coup to stop him from being the party's nominee. what might be more concerning the luke warm public support of people like speaker paul ryan who told meet the press that republicans don't have to support trump. >> the last thing i would do is tell somebody not to --

trump on his trump university lawsuit. >> he was like a used car dealership except that's not fair to used car dealerships. >> reporter: trump next heads to arizona a red state with a large latino population. supporters there are gearing you to see the presumptive nominee. while protesters are doing the same. a woman is facing charges for allegedly threatening people with a gun while on a scooter. rhonda jennings was arrested wednesday afternoon in the district. witnesses tell police they saw her waving the gun on virginia avenue outside georgetown near the watergate complex. jennings had a warrant out already for making threats. police say a local restaurant may have been hit by hate. you can see the owner here posing with a new flag. find out what happened to the old one. also, this next story has a lot of you talking on our nbc washington facebook page. hillary clinton welcomes a second grandchild. the gender reveal and t

of chelsea's new bundle of joy. temperatures will start to warm into the 90s. what about the humidity levels? i'll be tracking when it starts to feel very muggy in the a

nearly a week after a gay pride flag is burned in adams morgan a new flag is in its place. police believe someone burned this rainbow flag between 4:00 and 8:00 a.m. last sunday, not

long after the mass shooting at a gay club in orlando. but there is no known connection to that shooting. the influencing hung to us bourbon restaurant on 18th street. the burning is being investigated as a hate crime. the new flag was hung last night at a public event in support of the lgbt community. developing right now, the massive wildfire in santa barbara county, california, has grown to nearly 7700 acres now. and firefighters are bracing for an extreme heat wave threatening to roast the southwest. the fire being called the sherpa fire. storm team 4 says southern california is expected to get triple digit temperature this is weekend, which will make the fire even harder to fight. well, it's a boy! chelsea clinton is a mom for the second time. she announced the birth of her second child saying on twitter she and her husband are overwhelmed with gratitude and love. lots of you are sending the family well wishes on our nbc

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>> announcer: you are watching news 4 at 6:00. metro rail is going through some major work, and today was the first day

closures on the orange, blue, and silver lines. as derrick ward reports, some weekend riders are getting just a taste of what's in store tom monday's rush. >> reporter: the first day of this 16 day safe track surge. two stations closed of potomac avenue. there were plenty of metro employees on hand with directions and lessened any pain of interrupted travels for most riders. >> metro has to do what it gotta do for its safety. we have to adjust to it. >> reporter: what they are doing is servicing sections of rail, replacing insulators and connectors, infrastructure improvement they can't do with trains running. shuttle buss are running every five to ten minutes among the closed stations and place can expect to find themselves above ground in

traveled by tunnel. >> i think they are doing it for safety reasons. that's good. not a super huge problem on the weekend. >> this is the worst transit i had on metro yet. >> really. >> i didn't expect it and was not understanding. >> reporter: they are advising people to find alternative means of travel. this is just the weekend warmup. monday will give the first rush test: do you have to ride through the week? >> yes. >> reporter: you knoqy5, what that's going to be like? >> oh, god, help me. >> after monday, there will only be 13 days of diversity. leave early and expect crowded shuttle buses. making montgomery county more bike friendly, that was the topic of the great montgomery county bike summit today. our news part injuries at wtop there practice. the morning began with a bike ride to the council office building

leaders to share ideas hon on how to improve the county's bike story. father's day came early with an annual breakfast to honor local essay writers. the theme this year's christopher riley father's day event is hashtag, father's matter. news 4's sham ari stone delivered the address. comcast and nbc 4 are proud corporate sponsors. families in fairfax county got an up close and personal look at the tools the fbi uses in their investigations. they took a tour of an fbi mobile command bus at today's fbi truck touch event. police officers and firefighters also brought out their equipment for folks to check out. it took place at bailey's elementary school. children got their faces paint there had, and they got to play games and they couldn't have asked for better we

amelia? >> exactly right, kristen. spectacular today. if you like today, you will like tomorrow. the weather pretty much a carbon copy. it will be a few degrees warmer. but out and about today you probably noticed the low humidity levels. the humidity levels remain low tomorrow. monday it's hot. in the 90s for sure. and humid as well. our next chance for rain arrives on tuesday. chance of showers early. but the best chance of rain looks to be later in the day with showers and storms. more on that in a moment. right now we are in the 80s. 82 in the district. 80 in annapolis, 86 in leaseberg one of the warmer spots. our high today, 85 degrees. tomorrow we'll be near 90. here's what kind of temperatures you can expect during the evening hours, walking the dog, going for the jog. perfect, largely in the 70s. 9:00 p.m. around 75. midnight we are around 70 and we'll continue to cool into the upper 50s to mid 60s.

but we do warm up quickly. we'll have plenty of sunshine. only a few clouds around, especially during the first half of the day. but again, the low humidity levels greet us and they will stick around throughout the day. 84 degrees by lunchtime. 4:00 p.m., temperatures near 90. 89 will be our high tomorrow. nice tomorrow evening. 8:00, 82. a happy father's day to all the dads out there. out on the golf course, if the you have an early tee time it's going to be amazing. later on you will notice the heat, grilling or yard work you will notice the heat as well. it's to the going to be humid. humid forecast, tomorrow, pleasant. monday it will start to be a little bit sticky. by tuesday our humidity levels across the area at that uncomfortable level we are familiar with here in the d.c. area. monday a high of 92.

evening hours. tuesday, the first full day of summer with a high around 90 degrees. we'll have plenty of clouds. it's going to be hot and humid. the best chance of rain on tuesday will be later in the day, where we could see some heavier storms impacting the area. as far as severe weather is concerned, the biggest threats would be the heavy rain and maybe some gusty winds. but something we'll finn to track. it's not looking like anything that we had on thursday. wednesday, we'll have mostly sunny skies. low humidity levels, highs in the mid 80s. mid 80s begin on thursday. chance of some showers around on friday. notice our high, 77. a little bit breezy as well. kristen, not just next saturday, but next sunday as well, looking fabulous. highs in the 80s with a mix of clouds and sunshine. next in sports, the orioles were embarrassed by the blujs last night.

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> chris miles here fom the csn studios. late nights on the west coast

they have won two straight in san diego. have now won seven of their last eight overall. here's how they got the job done on friday. rogers pitched this first game in san diego. got help from the offense. murphy hits his 19th double of the season. drives in two runs in the third. ryan zimmerman keeps the rally going. same inning. he launches his tenth home run. murphy, zimmermann combined for five rbis. the final run driven in comes here in the sixth. solo shot for murphy. nationals have scored 93 runs in the month of june. tops in the national league. bryce harper puts more numbers on the board in the 7th with this rbi single. gnats win it 7-5. >> orioles and bluejays this afternoon. guy yarda returning from the days

orioles jump out to a 1-0 lead in the first. manny criticized for poor base running holds up here. later scored on a wild pitch. later more scoring by the birds. stoke extends that lead, his 11th homer of the year. baltimore ahead 3-2 the bottom of the eighth. fry was a dream for slugger stoddard. he hit three home runs and had eight rbis. it was a nightmare for the pitcher mike write. write's e.r.a. is now over 50. that's why he has been optioned back to orioles triple a affiliate in norfolk. >> i'm working harder than ever. when you are working harder than ever and get those results, it's tough. i had a walk, gave up three home runs. gave up too many runs. >> mike has a grip on the reality of what's going on. and it's not good enough he is and going to go down and do the things it takes t

starter. >> some golf news for you. second round officially in the books. we are back on track for a sunday finish. we'll take a look at the leader board from oak month country club. it's crowded at the top. right now there is a three-way tie for the lead between westwood, lendry and dustin johnson sitting at 3 under par. 67 players made the cut at 6 over par. but big names you didn't see listed. rickie fowler missed the cut by five strokes. rounds of 76 and 75. phil mickelson has been the runner up six times at the u.s. open. thought he was safe at 6 over but is headed home early. and rory mcilroy, ranked third in the world, missed the cut by two strokes, shooting 148 for the weekend woochl' say everybody is trying to get an early start on the quicken loans in bethesda next week. coaching for theni

honored by the school he led to the final four a decade ago. receiving the highest hoon honor the school gives out. it's one the head coach will cherish. >> no couch could be prouder of the guys that i had the privilege of working with. these group of players dedicated themselves. if you go back six -- i'm sorry -- 11 years -- if you go back 11 years, we had a very average season. i think we were 17-16. we struggled because we were a little bit young. but i really anticipated that this group would come together and have the season it did. and i'm just so proud of you guys. >> kristen, the miss ticks and the spirit both in act tonight. both games start at 7:00. not too late to get out and see them play. >> chris miles thank you so much. we'll see you later. the weather --

whatsoever. >> no. last weekend is the first time we hit 90 degrees. so far in the year. this weekend, similar but the humidity levels are lower. so tomorrow will be near 90 for father's day. on monday summer officially begins, 92. next chance of rain comes on tuesday, mannly later in the day with showers and storms. high in the 90s. >> that's the must for now. nightly news is up next. we'll see you tonight after boxing. ♪

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on this saturday night, scorched earth. wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres in the west. the fight to contain dangerous fires in california, new mexico and beyond. a battle complicated by record breaking heat in of much of the country. terror in orlando. emotional tributes as victims are laid to rest many and new insights into the gunman's past. including how he prepared for the attack. >> convention chaos. the new efforts by dozens of republican delegates to block donald trump's nominations and how the candidate is reacting. >> calls for help, bringing new awareness to postpartum depression and making it easier for women to get lou it. and off the grid. fed up with politics and just about everything else.