of the year. today will be number four for sure. probably even warmer than yesterday. 90s and sunshine for today. still tracking at least a small chance for some thunderstorms coming our way for tomorrow. our best chance for rain will be on thursday. right now what a great monday morning it is. mid 50s in some of the rural areas here from manassas to culpeper. even martinsburg at 56. downtown at reagan national 69 degrees. your forecast the next 24 hours, nice morning outside. plenty of sunshine. not too humid today. poor hair quality nonetheless. highs today will be in the 90s. upper 80s at 7:00.air quality n. highs today will be in the 90s. upper 80s at 7:00. it's time for traffic. let's go to dave dildine at wtop.

>> we're having trouble with dave's microphone. we'll get back to him in just a moment. phase 2 of metro's safetrack program is getting the first workday test this morning. route options are reduced until july 3rd. >> the potomac and armory stations are closed. blue line no service between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. our team has you covered this morning from rails to roads to issues coming into our live desk. >> let's begin with david culver live at the eastern market station. david? >> reporter: eun, you can see it's busier behind me. this is one of several shuttle buses that have been opening up to let folks load here at eastern market. from here they'll continue along the portion of the rail that's not operable via metrorail itself from here benning road

buses are lined here waiting for folks to get off metro. part of the problem is each metro train according to the spokesperson has 800 people on it if it's at capacity. each bus holds 50 people. you're talking about lag time in trying to get these people from one station to the next. that's the struggle this morning. and i did catch up with some of the riders here. some having to start their day earlier. one guy telling me he can't start any earlier. he gets here at 4:45. that's when bus service starts for him and metrorail starts for him. i asked how it's feeling for him this morning. here's what he had to say. >> it's very frustrating. it's inconvenient. >> reporter: one of the other options to get from one station to the other is the capital bike share. they point folks in that direction. they say if you want to use that, they're down to $2 for a day pass discounted that

obviously another option would be uber or lift. they tell people any other way to get around this to avoid congestion they expect here at the shuttle buses as they still come and go throughout the morning. back to you guys. >> reporter: david culver, thank you. we're also watching the impact phase 2 is having on the roads right now especially in prince george's county. you're looking live from the storm team 4 x 4. traffic moving smoothly. we'll monitor trouble spots and let you know about them as he see them. prince george's county is helping people work around safetrack delays to make it to work on time. right now a second shuttle bus is running between largo and suitland metro stations. the route is similar to the new carrollton to green belt shuttle and ten buses during rush hour. now, phase 2 of safe track ends on july 3rd. >> as we're watching this phase of safetrack this morning, we want to get a closer look at how changes on orange and silver

news4's angie goff is he live desk now with some of your reactions. >> with phase 2 in full effect, this is definitely going to be challenging especially for virginia riders. we're talking about the blue line trains right now running every 12 minutes. we're getting these pictures from our crew which are fanned out across different stations here. back to the blue line. every 12 minutes between franconia and arlington cemetery no rail or bus service that's important between arlington cemetery and rosslyn during peak hours. it's suggested that you use the yellow line and transfer at lafont plaza instead. they say things are getting busier and it will only get busier as hours go on. we're continuing to stay in touch with crews on the ground and we'll bring you any tie-ups or conditions as they happen. aaron? >> coming up on five minutes

to get you through phase 2 of metro safetrack program, we set up a special section on nbc washington app of commuting alternatives. to a developing story, police are investigating a pedestrian accident in prince george's county. this happened just after 10:30 last night on mlk highway in landover. details are coming in slowly but we do know there were as many as two victims and the driver did stay on the scene. no word yet on the victim's condition. today the deciding judge in the trial of baltimore police officer caesar goodson will hear closing arguments. goodson is charged in the death of freddie gray. he was the one driving the transport van in which gray suffered his fatal neck injury. goodson is the only officer to be charged with murder. prosecutors say goodson intentionally gave gray a rough ride. the defense says gray's death was an accident and not homicide. a judge instead of a jury will hand down the verdict.

6:06 as we turn to the attack in orlando now. today we will get a partial transcript of omar mateen's phone calls to 911. investigators are trying to uncover the gunman's motive. a senior official says so far they found no manifesto or suicide note. we know that attorney general loretta lynch will visit orlando tomorrow. an emotional scene in orlando last night as thousands came out to honor the victims. >> cory james connell. >> organizers say as many as 50,000 people attended a vigil. they held candles creating a ring of fire around the big lake there. 49 people were killed in that shooting. 18 of the injured remain in the hospital now being treated for wounds suffered in the attack. a tree fell right on top of two pedia

along the national mall. this happened yesterday. they were walking near 9th street and constitution avenue when part of the tree toppled on top of them. good samaritans rushed to help them lifting the branch off until medics arrived. the enormous branch came crashing down on a car going by. the driver says he heard the cracking sound but couldn't get out of the way in time. >> all of a sudden the tree was falling down. crushed my car. >> part of 9th street by the sculpture garden and 395 were shutdown until the branch and the car could be cleared. celebrating something most of these people haven't seen in their lifetime. the chaos in the streets of cleveland after the cavaliers win the nba championship. a warm start to the longest day of the year as we celebrate storm team 4 day meteorologist chuck bell is tracking conditions you'll see on your way to and from wor

keeping you in the know about the monday morning commute during the first commute of phase 2 of metro's safetrack program. general manager paul wiedefeld will join us live in

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time check 6:11 on a monday morning. summer solstice is today. what about your commute? ride in this morning nice and mild. temperatures mid 60s for the ride in. but up into the low 90s on the way home today. plenty of sunshine. plenty hot as well with poor air quality today. it's code orange. take it easy if you have respiratory issues. traveling today, nothing to worry about. flying today, chicago, new orleans,

beach, thursday, friday, saturday at the coastline -- thursday on the showery side but friday and saturday look good. i'll let you know how our weekend is looking in ten minutes. let's go to dave dildine and our number one partner for news and traffic, wtop. >> it's a different kind of commute along the banks of the anacostia this morning. orange and silver line service suspended between eastern market and minnesota avenue. also no blue trains across the potomac. we're most concerned with route 50 and kettleworth corridors. 295 sluggish. we've got an eye on this. we're keeping track of it and let you know if anything changes. that's it for now. back to you. 6:12, we're getting closer to the first rush hour commute under phase 2 of safetr

by changes. >> this is what's different about today. trains will not run from eastern market to minnesota avenue and benning road. the potomac avenue and stadium armory stations are closed all together. there's no service on the blue line between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. metro officials say the reduced system simply cannot handle the usual number of riders. >> they are encouraging you to find another way to get to where you need to be today. right now we turn back to news4's david culver at the eastern market station with metro's general manager this morning. david? >> reporter: we've got general manager paul weiedefeld with me. do you think the message has been heeded and warning to find another way to get to work? >> it appears to be. shuttles are working. it cannot replicate what we move on the train. it cannot do it. we need people

telecommute if they can. spread out their start time and leave time. anything to take the stress off the peak period. again, this is with a total shutdown, it's not like what we did two weeks ago. you don't have an option. the only option we have is shuttles and they cannot replicate what we do on trains. >> reporter: this is the worst of it so far fair to say? >> of the two surges this will be and any time we do shutdowns of stations which we have five of these total, it will be tough. >> reporter: talk about the number logistics here. >> train does about 800 passengers. a bus does about 50. imagine the train moving at so many minutes. these buss have es drop off hero to the other station and time and traffic and physically at peak period, all of our buses like everyone else is being used. a limited amount of buses we can throw at this. that's what we're doing. >> reporter: what do you anticipate at rosslyn and parts of northern vin

i think they still have a good option on the yellow line. at least they have the rail option. >> reporter: if you have questions tweet me. i'm going ask the general manager about the evening commute. a lot of people saying getting to work is one thing, coming home another. we'll talk to him in 30 minutes from now. >> we're also watching impact phase 2 is having on roads especially in prince george's county. you're looking live at the storm team 4 x 4 out on -- where are we? outer loop of the beltway in prince george's county. traffic light for this time of morning right now. no big problems to deal with there. we hope it stays that way. we'll monitor any trouble spots and let you know about them as soon as we see them. we're also watching the situation at the new carrollton metro station where people are

greenbelt metro station trying to avoid the bottleneck. we'll check in with news4's derrick ward with more on how riders are coping with changes from there. massive wildfires out west continue to grow as firefighters try desperately to get them under control. take a look. in new mexico, the 28 square mile fire destroyed two dozen homes and it's still largely uncontained. and many california neighbors in potrero are forced to evacuate as fire threatens dozens of homes there. >> we're working to find the motive of a murder in washington. they say a man shot and killed stephanie goodloe. she worked in the youth ministry division of mount gilead baptist church. church members say she was taken too soon. >> we're horrified. we have to realize we have to keepoi

step at a time. >> d.c. police made an arrest in this case and they pressed charges in goodloe's murder. a deadly shooting is one of many violent incidents in the city this weekend. someone shot two men on f street early yesterday morning in northeast. 20 minutes earlier a man was stabbed on columbia road northwest. d.c. police are also investigating stabbings on benning road northeast and on valley avenue southeast. all of these victims in these attacks are expected to survive. we just found out that police are now reviewing some surveillance video. this after a fan fell from a second deck following the nba finals. they say this happened during a fight with another fan in the arena. it happened right after the game. the 20 year old we know is in critical but stable condition in the hospital. so far no arrests have been made in this case. eun? >> angie, thank you. right now fans in cleveland are probably still up

celebrating after last night's historic win. look at the crowds there going wild. the cavaliers beat the best team in the nba in an intense game 7 until last night that is. golden state gave up their 3-1 lead over the cavs ending in cleveland's first championship since 1964. look at the celebration there. fans in cleveland a little overzealous, too. this was more of the scene moments after the historic win. some fans were excited and maybe too much as they swarmed a fire truck. reports swirled that it had been stolen. cleveland police tweeted this out. see, the fire truck was not stolen. this however is not okay. a win for the cavs meant king was crowned again. emotions were at an all-time

>> final seconds. it's over. it's over. cleveland is a city of champions once again. >> so-called curse is over. cleveland's first championship since 1964. that is when the browns beat the then baltimore colts. lebron james and cavs also making history as the first team to ever come back from a finals 3-1 deficit and win. >> for us to be able to end this drought, our fans deserve it. they deserve it. it was for them. >> this is the third championship for lebron james and the very first for the cavs. the whole story. lebron leaving cleveland to go to miami heat and winning two championships and fans felt abandoned. he came back home. they weren't sure. they welcomed him open arms and now he wins the championship. he and the team as you like to mention for sure. incredible story. no one thought they would win down 3-

>> you're right. congratulations. huge for cleveland. think about it for so many years. generations or at least one or two, right? 6:20 is your time now on this monday morning. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with more on this hot weather we're having. hey, chuck. >> good morning. a full moon earlier this morning. today is the summer solstice. first time since 1967 that the full moon and summer solstice occurred on the same day. the next time it happens not until 2062. quite a ways from now. outside on monday morning, all is quiet at reagan national airport. live view on the tarmac here early this morning. folks getting ready to come and go on early morning flights. no flying troubles on the eastern seaboard for today. these rain chances here moving toward milwaukee and chicago now. that is our rain chance coming up for tomorrow afternoon. nothing to worry about for today other than the heat and the relatively bad air quality. code orange on the air

for today. be careful. no strenuous activities during the peak of the day sensitive in any way. 57 in manassas. humidity not an issue today. it will be back for tomorrow. today just hot and dry. poor air quality. high temperature around 92 in downtown washington. clouds increase overnight tonight. here's future weather 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. skies going mostly cloudy overnight. could have a stray shower or two out in the shenandoah valley before sun is up tomorrow morning. most of the rain chance drains through during the peak of the afternoon. not a guarantee we'll get rain tomorrow but our next best chance and next chance after that comes up on thursday. planner for tomorrow. cooler because of the extra clouds and slight rain chances here and rest of the week is looking toasty warm. not a lot of 90s. 86 and low humidity wednesday. rainiest day likely to be thursday and weekend looks good. let's go over to dave dildine now at wtop and glass enclosed

nerve center for the glass enclosed latest. >> good morning, chuck. get your shades on for the next camera shot. we're watching i-66 eastbound traffic. it's the solar slow down toward manassas. early sunrise today. no mishaps on 66. dulles greenway eastbound near ashburn exit there's a crash involving five vehicles. definitely slowing down on 267. with close eye on 295 south, volume on increase from eastern avenue with the metrorail surge 2 in full effect. that's the latest. eun and aaron, back to you. >> dave dildine at wtop in for melissa. avoiding a potential tragedy as temperatures climb. some of the things you can do to avoid leaving a child behind in a hot car. the new security features you notice today if you apply for a new drir's license in ve

right now we're learning about a number of heat related deaths out west. arizona confirmed four people died due to a massive heat wave. in addition to those deaths, the heat fueled might have major wildfires across the southwest and there's no relief in sight. the heat is expected to stay in triple digits through the week. with the fun of summer comes the danger many parents don't like to think about. hot car deaths in the past few weeks four children have died after being left inside a car and overheating. advocates with kids and cars.org say that

tragedy. they suggest making a habit of checking the back seat every time you get out of the car. they are also calling on automakers to help remind drivers. >> we want to challenge all automakers to include a reminder and some type of technology to prevent children from being left in the back seat. >> some in the auto industry are already making changes. each of gm's 2017 acadia suvs are equipped with rear seat reminders including a display on the dashboard and a chime. there are tips on how to remember to check the back seat on our nbc washington app. whether it's filling up your gas tank or stopping for a cup of coffee, getting to and from work can add up. we'll look at how much money we spend. >> good morning, everybody. a sunny and hot day to

not very good air quality for today either. rain chances are sneaking back as we get into your tuesday. more about that and your whole week ahead coming up. stay with "news4 today." plus, we're tracking the impact phase 2 of safetrack is having on your commute. we'll show you the option that could help you get around the bottleneck.

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right now we're watching for potential problems with the commute as people around d.c. brace for phase 2 of safetrack. you're looking live right now at eastern market station where shuttle buses are dropping orange, blue and silver line passengers off. >> in new carrollton, prince george's county is doing what it can to help commuters. it's running shuttle buses. >> we're watching the roads as

usual. this is westbound 50. not bad right now. >> we turn to chuck bell. here with four things to know about your forecast. >> open window commute in this morning. low humidity and temperatures mostly in the 60s. later this afternoon it will be a summer sizzle for sure. back up into the 90s for most neighborhoods today. still watching a chance for showers coming our way for tomorrow as we flirt with 90 once again. even though we have a couple chances for rain during the week, looks like the weekend will be dry. that's always excellent news. for this morning, 61 frederick, maryland. 69 in arlington. 56 in culpeper. it's a nice one. have your sunscreen and shorts on for today. temperatures will be upper 80s and low 90s. let's go over to wtop and find out the latest from dave dildine on your summer slowdowns. i like that. >> we can talk about westbound traffic. that's not an issue for westbound drivers

cameras here. westbound u.s. 50 watching this very carefully heading away from the sunrise. it's volume. it's starting to slow down. it's one of the corridors we're most concerned with the safetrack phase 2. now in effect. d.c. 295 southbound slows away from u.s. 50. all of the way down to 11th street bridge. it's getting slow. this is right on schedule. we're watching it. we're on top of it and let you know if anything changes. back to you. >> thank you. it's 6:32. this is the first morning commute under surge 2 of metro's safetrack program. we have reporters fanned out at stations around the system to give you updates on the commute today. the orange, blue and silver lines will not run from eastern market to minnesota avenue and benning road. the potomac avenue and stadium armory stations are closed as well. shuttle buses are helping people get around closures in prince george's county. let's get right to news4's derrick ward with more on that. good morning. >> report:

prince george's county department of public works has deployed some of the shuttle buses that the county uses to get you to the green line. the idea is that they can get you from station like this to the green line that will alleviate some of the crowding at the stations that are closed and some of the other shuttles running among those stations. now there's also going to be a shuttle from the largo station that will take to you suitland and also on the green line. at peak times shuttles will go on a load and go status. they're going to line up and take as many people as they can safely. off peak times they'll run every 15 minutes. these are express shuttles. won't pick up passengers at any other place. point a to point b and back again. we hear more from a spokesperson from prince george's county department of public works about how the county is helping out. >> it's unlike metro that may run until midnight. they'll run until

>> they said 30% has to take alternative route. i'm just trying to see what that looks like and i'll make adjustment probably tomorrow if i need to. >> reporter: so a lot of passengers are indeed taking that wait and see attitude testing waters today. interesting thing about shuttles, they're red and white university of maryland shuttle buses. they'll use them in addition to blue and white bus shuttles you see around the county. look for those and signage and plenty of people around to help you. live in new carrollton, derrick ward, news4. back to you. >> for a complete list of shuttle bus times and stops, check the nbc washington app. just search safetrack. >> at the live desk video in of a homicide investigation going on in northeast d.c. police say someone shot and killed a man right here in the 1600 block of montello avenue. it happened overnight.

fatally shot. as of now details very limited. we've been making calls all morning long. we know no arrests have been made. stay with news4 as we work to get more information on this developing story out of northeast. eun? >> it's 6:35. today the trial is set to begin in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a frostburg state university football player. the 22-year-old collapsed in training camp in 2011 and died six days later from a concussion. the lawsuit accuses the school of being negligent and letting him participate in practice. it also claims his death was preventible. the lawsuit names the ncaa and frostburg's head coach as defendants. a sleepy driver may be what caused a crash that killed six people on i-95. a van flipped over five times. this was 20 miles south of fredericksburg. wenceslao cruz-marquez was behind the market when that van crashed just after mi

saturday. he's now charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter. cruz-martinez and 15 others were in that van headed to new jersey from north carolina. four men, a woman and a child died. a cigarette caused this apartment fire in laurel. it happened saturday night on briarwood lane. fire officials say the cigarette was not properly put out. the fire started on the third floor balcony and spread quickly to the roof. it took firefighters 40 minutes to put out the flames here. the red cross is helping 22 displaced residents. the fire did $300,000 in damage. today maryland begins issuing its newly redesigned driver's licenses and i.d. cards. this is what they look like. officials say the design better protects against identity theft and fraud. the new cards are more durable and tamper resistance and can now have veteran designation appear on the front of the licenses as well. virginia senators and d.c. mayor will voice their concerns

about the memorial bridge today. they'll tour it highlighting the need to get funds for repairs. according to the national park service, it will be forced to shutdown to traffic by 2021 if it doesn't get $250 million to repair it. they say if the bridge closes, it will have a huge impact on transportation and could cost local governments nearly $170,000 per day. the gun control debate taking center stage on capitol hill today in the wake of the terror in orlando. the action being taken in the hours ahead by congress. a beautiful morning as you look live at national harbor where today's temperatures may have you wanting to jump into the potomac. to cool off maybe a little bit. >> don't do it. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your what to wear forecast at 6:41. the new study that shows how much we spend getting to and from the office.

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before you leave for work, you may want to think twice about getting that cup of coffee on your way in. from pumping gas to driving to work to paying for day care and that cup of coffee, a new study by career builder shows the average amount of money people spend to get to work each month is $276. that's about $3,000 a year. the survey included more than 3,000 full-time workers in the private sector across industries and company sizes. if you buy a latte triple shot, that adds up. >> it does. >> chuck bell is in with a look at our forecast. >> triple shot. you're hardcore. >> some days, you know, you've been there. >> maybe it's a triple shot monday for you,

temperatures right now are nice. you can drink hot coffee this morning if you like. 59 now at dulles airport. that feels good. 59 in college park. heading out for your walk or jog, get it done as soon as you can. we'll be 80 degrees by 10:00 a.m. 86 at noon. highs today up into the upper 80s and low 90s. shorts, t-shirts and your sunblock. sunblock today, 30 to 50 on spf or better. a couple chances of rain before the weekend. that comes up in ten minutes. dave dildine, at our traffic partner wtop. >> we are hovering over i-66 right now and by all accounts it's a standard routine rush hour on i-66. slow in stretches from manassas to centreville and fair oaks to 495. the reminder on metro, orange and silver line no service between eastern market and benning road and that's putting pressure

where pace is heavy and slow. back over to you. >> reporter: you just heard wtop's dave dildine tell you about metro's shutdown here at eastern market. that's where we're live this morning. metro calling it the most challenging commute for riders on the rail. we're live with gm paul wiedefeld and your questions right after this. also ahead, what we're learning about an overnight accident in landover that sent as many as two pedestrians to the hospital. the show of support for victims of that deadly nightclub attack as congress weighs new gu n

14 before the hour. right now the first monday morning rush for phase 2 of metro's safetrack program is under way. your route options are reduced through july 3rd so crews can make repairs to the system. >> trains won't run from eastern market to minnesota avenue and benning road. potomac avenue and stadium armory stations are closed all together. on the blue line no service between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. our team coverage continues now from rails to roads to issues coming into our live desk. >> we'll start with news4's david culver live at the eastern market system with metro's general manager. david? ep

general manager paul wiedefeld with husband live this morning. good to see you. thanks for being with us. i want to look at what this phase 2 is in particular and why is it 16 days of shutdown that you anticipate? >> remember, this part of the line is aerial and a number of inner lockings where trains switch between two tracks and we have to work on those stitches so you can't do it. >> reporter: i've seen folks coming in today. obviously they made adjustments to their morning commute but are really concerned about going back home. what do you think? >> i think it's same type of issues. we'll learn things as we go along with this. it will be hotter today as the evening rush hits us. we need patience. and again if people can either spread out their trip, if there's some way they can carpool home, that would be great and again tomorrow morning telecommute, anything. we have to

people trying to use the system. it can't handle a normal day. we can't do it. >> reporter: you say an average rail car has 800 people and on bus buses? >> 50. buses are going back in traffic and hitting all kinds of things. trains just running. it is a totally different problem and it's probably about 70% less of what we normally can provide. we need people to make other options. >> reporter: thank you. we appreciate it. we'll continue to be out here throughout the morning and bring you updates online and on twitter. back to you for now. >> thank you. and we're also watching the impact phase 2 is having on the roads right now. take a look. this is in prince george's county westbound route 50 just inside the beltway as you head into d.c. traffic has picked up significantly in the last half hour. smooth sailing. no significant problems.

about them as soon as we see them. safetrack, that's what is on the minds of metro riders as the first workday of the second phase gets under way this morning. angie goff at the live desk with reactions on the blue line. >> if you ride the rails in the state of virginia, things are going to be extra challenging this morning. we do have pictures from our crews that are fanned across different stations. you can see clearly the volume is picking up. blue line trains throughout the morning running every 12 minutes between franconia and arlington cemetery only. this is important to note. there's no train and no bus service between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. this is during peak hours. during midday you'll be able to use buses every 24 minutes. and buses elsewhere filling up. if you are considering using uber, i actually just tried to get a car out of

d.c. at nebraska avenue. definitely impacting prices there. we see a big surge. 2.3 times the normal rate. eun? >> thank you. we're also watching the situation at the new carrollton metro station where people are catching shuttle buses to greenbelt metro session to avoid bottleneck there. derrick ward shows us how riders are coping with changes in just a few minutes. back to a developing story in prince george's county. as many as two people hurt in this pedestrian accident just after 10:30 last night on mlk highway. the driver did stay on the scene. we're waiting for an update on the victims' condition. closing arguments set to happen today in the trial of caesar goodson. goodson is the only officer of six to be charged with murder in freddie gray's death. happening today, the gun control debate will be the focus on capitol hill.

four gun control measures proposed by democrats and republicans. the votes center on background checks and preventing suspected terrorists from buying guns and comes just over a week after the attacks in orlando. and in the aftermath of that shooting, thousands packed a park in orlando on sunday to remember the victims. >> james connell. >> organizers say as many as 50,000 people attended the vigil. the largest vigil yet and people held candles and created a ring of fire. 49 people were killed in the shooting and 18 still remain in the hospital being treated for wounds suffered in that attack. 6:51 right now. imagine walking along the national mall and a tree falls on top of you. that happened to two people yesterday. walking near 9th and constitution when part of this tree toppled down on top of them. good

and lifted the large branch off them until medics got there. it also crashed down on a car going by. the driver said he heard the cracking sound but couldn't get out of the way in time. >> all of a sudden the tree falls down and just crushed my car. >> part of 9th street near the sculpture garden and entrance to 395 was shutdown until the branch and car could be cleared. >> scary stuff. i run right by there quite a few times a week. >> no strong winds or wild weather today. >> nothing to worry about. heat is back. into the 90s this afternoon. two in a row. tomorrow might make three in a row 90 or higher. sun is up on the longest day of the year. 14 hours and 54 minutes of sunshine today. back into sun again. back into the 90s again. we did make it to 90 yesterday. that was our third 90 of the year.

today. rain chances are down near zero percent for today. 40% chance for rain tomorrow. at least a 60% chance for rain and thunderstorms now coming up on thursday. that will actually be our best chance for rain. plan out your monday, 60s and comfy. poor air quality. code orange means unhealthy for sensitive groups. temperatures today up into the low 90s for most. future weather carries no chance for rain through the area for today. here's 4:30 tomorrow morning. risk of a few showers early tomorrow morning. i think our best chance for rain if we'll get any tomorrow starts about 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon and then until 9:00, 10:00 in the evening. breakdown for tomorrow. mostly cloudy start. much more humid tomorrow. as a result we'll have a chance for thunderstorms. here's your seven-day forecast. 92 today. 90 tomorrow with a chance for a shower or thunderstorm to help cool things down. low humidity. mid 80s on wednesday. thursday likely to be our stormiest day of the week.

lingering. the rain will be gone. and we always think about the weekend on a monday, dave dildine. both days look nice with temperatures in the 80s. how's the morning commute? >> right now we're pulling through rush hour traffic in many spots. routine rush hour on the west side. i-66 news chopper 4 flying overhead. you can see volume delays. brand new crash eastbound before the beltway. landed on the left side but wheel popped off and ran into the center. also eye on east side of town. we're calling these delays on d.c. 295 south routine. route 50 and down. slow. later than usual rush hour today and also perhaps with the worst yet to come later this week. that's the latest. back to you. over in prince george's county shuttle buses helping people get around the station closure this morning. we contin

program with news4's derrick ward live at the new carrollton metro station. what are you seeing? >> reporter: i tell you what, we're starting to see a bit of an increase in people coming into the station. the thing to remember is that if you get the train from here, you'll only get as far as minnesota avenue. but there are ways to get you around this and metro is helping you to continue on the rails. metro and prince george's county. what's happening now is the county is going to be running shuttle buses to the green line so if you're here at new carrollton they'll take you to the greenbelt station. it's free. at largo, they'll take you to the suitland station. this is on a load and go basis for early morning rush 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. nonrush hour 15 minutes apart. it's free and express and not only are you going

typical bus schedule, typical bus shuttles but red university of maryland shuttles as well. >> actually added on an additional shuttle bus service and we are fortunate we were able to partner with the university of maryland in doing so. i know you see a lot of the university of maryland buses behind us and that's because of the partnership that we form with them. >> reporter: now, another important thing to remember is these shuttles will run until 7:00. system is open later than that. if you use a shuttle to get in, make alternate plans to get back out. back to you. four things to know. cleveland cavalier fans rejoicing after the team's championship victory over the golden state warriors. first championship in any pro sport since 1964. the senate will vote on four gun control measures coming just a week after the shooting in orlannd

filibuster. police are investigating a fatal shooting in northeast. a man was found shot to death on montello avenue early this morning. >> first rush hour test for phase 2 of metro's safetrack program. a hot one for sure. temperatures today up in the 90s. be ready for that. not too terribly humid. >> thank you, chuck. that's the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes. enjoy your day. >> make it a great monda everybody, man: life gets so busy with work, and it's really hard to just kind of put that all aside and sort of focus on having fun or playing, even. hey, playing is a lot of fun. ♪

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good morning, king of cleveland. lebron james makes his city proud. >> it's over, it's over! cleveland is a city of champions, once again. >> the superstar leading the cavaliers to a thrilling win over golden state. back home an epic celebration. ♪ and the party is not over yet. record shattering temperatures soar across the west. the intense heat blamed for at least four deaths and fueling new wildfires. 103 degrees in los angeles. 115 in phoenix. a scorching 123 in palm springs today. any relief in sight. orl