you live. i'll need to be weather aware as you plan out your activities. not much of a severe weather threat before lunchtime, but after noontime, we could have pretty strong thunderstorms around here. thunderstorms likely today. strongest storms most likely between 2:00 this afternoon and about 8:00 this evening. already storm team 4 radar tracking a dying thunderstorm here. if it holds together, and it's not a guarantee that it will be but should be near front royal 7:07 and now if it lasts all that long, 7:37 if to the marshall area. otherwise we're mainly dry around the metro for now, but i'd grab the umbrella. metro is dry this morning. best rain chances early today in the shenandoah valley. by 7:00 tonight, storms likely inside the beltway and cloudy start early tomorrow, but most of tomorrow is looking dry before more severe weather chances come our

thursday. more on that coming up. for now it's traffic time. fairly uneventful rush hour so far. 66 in manassas, the sun is rising. driving northeast you get the glare. but purely volume 95 and 395 heading north. route 50 toward 295, a delay set off by a wreck near eastern avenue. it was quickly cleared. back to you. protesters have been in front of the national rifle association headquarters for ten hours. they are demanding change in the wake of the worst mass shooting in u.s. history that left 49 people dead. derrick ward joins us live with more on their demands. >> reporter: well, good

morning. the sun has risen on what we're seeing as a marathon protest outside nra headquarters in fairfax county. you see people are starting to wake up now, but these protesters were actually out here yesterday, they showed up with 49 pink cards with pictures and the names of each of the victims of the orlando shooting there. code pink has been out here for this marathon effort. and it's after the orlando shootings. they want to step up efforts to see what they call common sense gun control. they say it's not about banning all guns. >> we should revisit the things that allow the repeated massacres to happen. items not because america has more crazy people, it's not because america has more bad people. it's because we have more lax gun laws than anyplace else. >> reporter: and there were counterprotests out here from

actually did have names of the victims with them, as well. they say don't blame the weapon, blame the shooter. they say they will carry on some are t sort of civil disobedience. we're live in fairfax county, derrick ward, news 4. four gun control proposals have all failed on capitol hill. democrats hope to end private gun sales without background checks. they also hope to push through no-fly/no-buy legislation banning kgun sales to anyone on the no-fly or terror watch list. opponents say loose gun laws are not the source of attacks against innocent americans. today loretta lynch will travel to orlando for investigation briefing on the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. her visit comes one day after the fbi released the full

in this omar mateen pledged allegiance to the leader of isis. florida officials are investigating how he passed a psychological test to become a security guard and carry a gun. first responders in our area are showing their support for the victims in orlando. dozens of fairfax county list offic police officers a firefightered gathered outside jeb stuart will high school as they waved rainbow flags. today is a preliminary hearing in the trial 6 an alexandria man accused of joining and then quitting isis. mohamed khweis traveled to syria to join the terror group last year. he became disillusioned after a few months and surrendered to kurdish forces. khweis' attorney says his change of heart proves that he is he not a threat to the u.s. is he currently being held with

we just got this in, we now know what a man used to make a fake explosive belt before he entered a mall. salt and cookies they found inside the belt. we know that a second man has been taken into custody and is being questioned for driving this guy for the shopping center. as we take a look at video, you can see that there are people in the streets here. the lockdown at the mall has been lifted. police saying that the man was known to police for psychiatric problems and had a criminal history. at this point they are looking into this incident and whether it has links to terrorism or perhaps maybe it was a host. but brussels remains on high alert. that hasn't changed. today a maryland man

crash that killed his wife and sister-in-law. jerome wiggins is facing maximum sentence of 16 years in prison. in december of 2013, he was driving on the bw mark way in landover when he rear ended a pickup truck. his car slid on its roof for 200 feet. wiggins had a blood alcohol level of 0.19. two wildfires out west are coming dangerously close to turning in to one. this is video from the fish fire. it could combine with the reservoir fire as soon as today. in new mexico, nearly 1,000 firefighters battled the dog head fire. it scorched some 18,000 acres and forced evacuations. >> it's terrifying. you just want to run. >> overnight we learned some of the people forced to leave their homes in new mexico will be allowed to head

today. a difficult day ahead for the family of the 2-year-old killed by an alligator. lane graves will be laid to rest in nebraska. there are now temporary barriers up and new signs warning about alligators and snakes at the beach where lane was attacked. the beach itself is closed. surge two ramping up. trains not running from eastern market to minnesota avenue and benning road. essentially cuts off a lot of direct rail service from prince george's county into the district. also the potomac avenue and stadium-armory stations are closed. there is no service between arlington cemetery and rosslyn on the blue line. left alone for hours on a hot school bus, the safety changes a local mother wants made. new hope in the battle against zika virus. the big step that makes a vaccine against that disease closer to reality. but first, this line of storms could bring severe

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good morning. 6:11 on a tuesday morning. skies are partly to mostly cloudy over washington here this morning. there will be a chance for some strong to severe thunderstorms today. so keep that in mind. our primary threats will be damaging winds and some hail, but there is just enough instability in the atmosphere where tornado risk is low, but not zero. shear a coal front, that is the firing mechanism that we're watching as that front sags down into our moist unstable air later today that is the reason for thunderstorms. nothing big out here, these storms, mountains of west virginia, are fading with time. but if you're traveling, there is a severe weather arriving around here locallnd

west of the country. so your commute mid-70s, wet possibly near i-81 for the ride in morning. everyone has about a 60% chance for thunderstorms later this afternoon. back up near 90 again. look at the weekend coming up. let's go over to wtop and the glass enclosed nerve center. good morning. tracking volume delays on 295 south from root 50 toward pennsylvania avenue. crash quickly cleared eastern avenue. lanes open, expecting a little bit more in the way of heavy traffic here with safetrack and the orange and silver line work across the anacostia. in maryland through frederick county, i-270 heavy southbound past 118 with no incidents towards the lane divide. that's the latest. coming up on 13 after the hour. a d.c. mother wants to know how her son ended up being left on

hot school bus all by himself. she says her 7-year-old antonio boarded the bus at 7:00 a.m. school officials say antonio fell asleep before he got to school. the driver didn't notice and parked the bus at a nearby lot. an thotonio woke up and managed pry open the doors. someone passing by took him to school. the mother says this is unacceptable. >> i mean, it's proper protocol for the aide to wake him into the school and nobody checked to see if all the kids or even to check if they left their book bag ares on anything on the bus which means they wasn't doing their job fromly. >> school officials say they are investigating out boy was left on the bus. the bus drivers are supposed to walk the aisles after dropping students off. police have identified the man found dead in an alley in northeast. they say 59-year-old wayne daily was shot multiple times. they are still searching for a

today sentencing will begin for an ashburn ceo found guilty of murdering his estranged wife. julie carey has more on who is expected to speak during the hearing. >> reporter: the jury that just found a wealthy ashburn ceo guilty of first-degree murder will return to the loudoun county courthouse at 9:00 this morning to begin a sentencing hearing. braulio castillo was found guilty of first-degree murder and breaking and entering in the death of his estranged wife miles per ho michelle. her body was found in the basement of her ashburn home hanging from a shower. prosecutors had argued braulio castillo had suffocated his wife and then staged her death to make it looks like a suicide. at the sentencing hearing, we expect prosecutors to call to the stand the couple's oldest son as well as the couple now caring for the four younger castillo children. possible penalties range from a minimum of 40 years in prison to two

julie carey, news 4. on thursday, a judge will decide if a baltimore police officer is guilty or innocent of murder following the death of freddie gray. closing arguments ended yesterday in the case against officer caesar goodson. goodson was driving the police van that gray broke his neck in. prosecutor satisfies say goodson failed to put a seat belt on him. the defense argues officer check order gray and he showed no signs of medical distress. i'm angie goff at the live desk where i've been going through this new poll that was just released that talks about how voters in swing states feel about the people who are running for president and it looks like hillary clinton is pulling ahead in the key state of florida. hillary clinton with a big lead among voters 47% to donald trump's 39%. in pennsylvania, you can see it's very close here. ju

heat at 40% each. this poll released by quinnipiac university and it does have a margin of error of plus or minus 3%. 6:16 now. and a man is behind bars this morning after he tried to steal a police officer's gun in an effort to kill donald trump. >> thank you, thank you officers. >> 19-year-old michael sanford was arrested saturday during trump's rally in las vegas. the allegations come from a federal complaint file order monday. it's not clear if trump knew about the attempt. sanford faces one count of attempting to commit an acts of violence on restricted grounds. he was denied bail. hillary clinton is planning on going of right area ter donald trump in a speech on the economy. aides say clinton will make the case that trump is unfit to manage it. an

intense phase. one of the names on the list, virginia senator tim kaine. 6:17 now. happening today, president obama will meet with wounded and sick service members. he is expected to meet with them at walter reed national medical center. it is the second of many trips the president takes to the nation's largest military hospital every year. his last visit was january 25th. in the next few weeks, tests will begin on an experimental zika vaccine. the fda has given the green light. it's expected to work by introducing genetically engineered material made that mimicking the zika virus. animals that were tested developed antibodies to attack the virus. results are expected by the end of 2016. so if you have pain or itchy redness in your ear after a trip to the pool it may be time to head to the doctor. special says say there is a peak of swimmer's

it happens when water stays in your ears after swimmin the water creates a moist environment to bacteria to grow which then can lead to infection. a prescription ear drop may be needed. >> complaints for more than a day or they start to see swelling of the ear canal itself is when we start thinking that it's time it seek medical attention. >> to keep the ear drive, you can use a vinegar and rubbing alcohol solution on the ear. or a hair drier on a very low setting. because that can get hot quick. remarkable and rare sight in the night sky helped to usher in summer. >> a rareful moon appeared on the same day as summer solstice. it's known as the strawberry moon because it's seen as a signal for when fruits are ripe for picking and its hue there. a full moon won't fall on the solstice again until 2062.

>> science lesson? >> astronomy? >> yeah, absolutely. >> the harvest and plachnting o the foods. >> i'm an old strawberry farmer by trade. outside it will certainly more humid. unlike yesterday, we had the low humidity around and nice breeze. that's not the case today. a lot more of the summer stickies are back. skies looking east toward the rising sun, not much of a pretty sunrise left out there this morning. all these mid and high level clouds are the blow off clouds from the storms in the mountains of west virginia this morning and it is warm. 75 here in washington. already 79 in winchester, virginia. so temperatures now are 5 to as much as 20 degrees warmer now than at the same time yesterday morning. that shows you how much more moisture is in the atmosphere. rain chances this morning mainly confined to the shenandoah valley and not a big threat, but

rain and some of those storms are likely to be in the strong to perhaps severe. not looking for big have a veer weather outbreak, but you need the umbrella and your nbc washington app ready to go. this is all generated by a cold front that is inching in our direction. for rain chances this morning, first drops moving in to martinsburg, west virginia. a few more south of winchester coming right on to i-81 down near strasburg. so be on the watch for rain dwrops. future weather carries the first little chance for rain falling apart as it comes east of the mountain. so not a big rain threat in the metro until after lunch time. we'll under the gun for development of strong to severe thunderstorms. here is 5:00, and some of these could pack quite a punch. the main threat today for severe weather is gusty winds and large hail, but we're keeping a close eye on it. doug will be here later this afternoon to let you

and it will be warm the rest of the week, as well. tomorrow a little break, not as hot, temperatures in the mid-80s. but it will be a very warm finish to the week. 87 on thursday. best chances for rain this week come today and another chance for strong storms coming up on thursday. but the weekend all eyes toward the weekend, sunny and nice. definitely looking forward to it. got to get through some severe weather potentially. but in the meantime, traffic through 66 inbound falls church, they're looking for a crash east of the 267 connector merge. could be on a shoulder. but certainly with delays through falls church. d.c. 295 southbound, new wreck reported in the left lane near benning road. crash near eastern was cleared. that's the latest. back to you. >> my 5-year-old got attacked by a mountain lion. >> new details about the attack that

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angie goff at the live desk with breaking news. a live look from chopper 4, this isoff the scene of a barn fire. firefighters here in the 10,000 block of van thompson road in fair fairfax county station. we know they have been dealing with this for the last couple hours. you can see the smoke still rising from the heavily damaged structure as we pull out. we know heavier response on the scene because there is a rule area. they don't have many fire hydrants around, so they had to pull in a lot of trucks. no one hurt, though. we're till working to find out if any animals were inside the structure.

by a mountain lion. >> your son got attacked by a mountain lion? >> you heard part of the 911 call for help after a mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy. the boy was playing in his yard friday night when the lion charged. the boy's mother was able to pry her son away from the animal. the mountain lion responsible for the attack is now dead. rescuers are getting closer to a sick scientist at the south poll research station. one plane will fly to the station, but if anything goes wrong, the second will be ready to go for its own search and rescue mission. this mission is being called risky because of the extreme conditions in that region. it's about 70 degrees below s s zero. tod you can give your in put on a man to raise the minimum wage in montgomery county to $15. the proposal would g

rages over the next for years. increase to go $12.50, 13 b$13. and then $15. tracking down a prize possession. where police say a maryland native stolen olympic medal turned up. >> reporter: two crash scenes a minute apart and less than a mile away. one of them taking the life of 572-year-old woman from rockville. this morning police holding a press conference. we'll tell you what we're expecting to find out in a live report. and there is a chance we may be dealing with strong to severe thunderstorms before this day is done. this yellow shade area here from the metro southbound is where the heist chance for severe storms is today. coming up, i'll show you the timing on when i ink tthha

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the best almonds make the best almondmilk. busy day ahead for storm team 4 as they track the potential for severe weather in your neighborhood. you can see that line of storms pushing toward us right now. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has the 4 things to know before you head out this morning. good morning. >> yeah, grab the

that's one of the things you need to know about the weather for the remainder of the day. temperatures back up near 90 once again. strong to severe storms are possible after lunchtime. more storms likely on thursday. but the weekend so far looks really nice. the storm threat because of it this cold front sagging down into our increasingly warm and humid air mass and as a result, we will have enough instability today to bubble up thunderstorms. these thundershowers in the mountains of west virginia are falling apart very quickly. that's good news. future weather carries that rain chance away here in the next little bit. here is future weather by 3:00 this afternoon, thunderstorms will be likely. so keep that this mind. highs today upper 80s to near 90 degrees. check on the rest of the forecast coming up. let's go over to wtop, our partner in

so far really not much to speak of at all around the beltway, you can see volume delays percolating in the usual spots. inside the beltway, state police looking for a crash near 68 washington boulevard. but haven't found it yet. should be on the shoulder. d.c. 295 south just plain heavy from route 50 down to pennsylvania. just a reminder on metro, orange and silver line service suspended across the anacostia. back to you. 6:32. we could get new information today on the investigation of two crashes last friday morning that lapped just one minute apart. a woman died when she hit a tree in the colesville area. and then about a heil down tmil road, another driver slammed into and you tilt pole. meagan fitzgerald is live from the scene. >> reporter: and police have been saying since the very beginning that they are investigating the possibility that that second crash which

front of that bb&t bank is connected to the fatal crash that happened minutes earlier and less than a mile away. now, on friday morning at around 7:00, police say a toyota camry crashed and truck a flipped. havic to ae i victoria hitchens died at the scene. about a minute later, an suv crashed in to a utility pole. the driver stayed on scene, but witnesses told police that they saw three people running. we're told two people were taken into custody and drugs were found inside that vehicle. now, this morning at the 10:00, we are expecting to hear from montgomery county police with an update about this investigation. whether or not these two crashes are connected. and of course they tell us that they're asking witnesses who may have seen either of tohose crashes to can forward.

trying to appeal his 6 1/2 year sentence. he was convicted of secretly recording woman in a ritual bath. last year he pled guilty to 52 misgldemeanor count of voyeuris. there are tears an anger in a courtroom as a man led guilty to a vicious attack on a lands down couple. anthony roberts beat william bennett to death and nearly killed his wife in 2009. the killer's words had some people outraged. the judge sentenced him to four life sentences without parole calling him a monster. the leader of australia's olympic team is asking broke brazilian authorities toism implement olympic scale security now. it comes after two were robbed

at gunpoint over the weekend. last month three others were held up at gunpoint. an estimated 85,000 police and soldiers will patrol the streets during the olympics and pa paralympics. a public meeting will be held on zoning law changes. they would affect # 2 areas. most near metro stations or along major roads. rezoning would essentially allow developers to build larger skyscrapers rather than be limited to apartments and smaller buildings. the memorial bridge is falling apart and it needs federal money for repairs right away. yesterday d.c. mayor muriel bowser and virginia senators tim kaine and mark warner toured the bridge. the steel supports are rusting through. ron create decking has been reduced to gravel in spots. officials say it needs

by 2021. >> bridge closure would be an economic and traffic nightmare. >> this is the most vulnerable, the most threatened bridge in the entire federal inventory. >> leaders say 68,000 cars use that bridge every day. an olympian from bethesda has been reunited with his gold medal. joe jacoby won it in the 19992 barcelona olympics for the canoe kayak slalom. the medal was stolen out of his car in atlanta two weeks ago. this weekend a little girl found it on the side of the road. the base it was mounted on and the rib bop are still missing. the gold is the valuable part. i'm hoping that they can replicate the ribbon maybe. >> maybe stop carrying -- he said he wanted people to see it, share it. >> put it in a safe. 6:36. >> angie goff at the live desk whewe

red line riders listen up, at medical center, with very a report of a power outage there and the escalators and elevators we're told are not working. buses though, they will be available as an option.station will remain open. at this points we'll work on finding out when everything is expected to be repaired. and also what caused this outage. some new concerns about the accident that killed an up and coming actor, the problem that could be putting millions of other drivers at risk. plus, we're watching the chance for severe weather in your neighborhood. chuck bell has more on the threat, plus your what to wear forecast. but first, making sure your family is ready for a financial emergency. where many of

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for strong to severe weather. tom wb this threat takes moves in to the afternoon hours. threat highest from washington area southbound to the north carolina line in this yellow shading. storm team 4 radar shows the cold front up to our north. that is the trigger that will cause these thunderstorms to move in. temperature-wise it will be toasty warm. we're in the mid to upper 70s already. we'll be mid to upper 80s to near 90 today with rain chances increasing with time. so what you need to wear? short and t-shirts. grab the umbrella. storms likely this afternoon. i'll show you the high resolution computer model and the hour by hour output coming up. for now let's go over to dave at wtop tracking i-495 this morning. and beyond. it is slow here on the outer loop heading around toward new hampshire avenue. looks pretty standard for this time of the day. it is slow toward silver spring. i believe we have news chopper 4 flying over i-66 to give and you

glimpse of the v inbound heading east. there we are, it is slow, but all lanes are open. that he anoth 's that's the malayslatest. back to you. >> reporter: post-orlando protest outside nra. details coming up. and a lockdown in belgium overnight after a suspicious package triggers a terror alert there. the precautions still in place. plus the death of a hollywood actor is raising new

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sfx: clap, clap, ding right now we're watching the scene outside the nra headquarters in fairfax county where some protesters have gathered. >> it's one of the stories we're working on to get you up to the minute the minute you're up. first chuck bell has more on the threat for severe storms. >> good morning, everyone. a lot more humid air moving into the area for this afternoon. put a little daytime heating on that and there will be a threat for severe weather today. our main threat will be damaging winds, but also there is a bit of a hail threat. flash flood threat is relatively low and tornado risk is low, but not quite seay zero. i'll let you know when you're most likely to grab the

umbrella. right now been in front of the national rifle association headquarters for ten hours. they are demanding change in the wake of the worst mass shooting in u.s. history that left 49 people dead. derrick ward joins us live from fairfax with more. >> reporter: as we've been saying, this is a normal -- well, a monthly occurrence outside nra headquarters where protesters show up, and that's happened in will the wake of newto newtown. but as of orlando, groups like code pink have gotten involved. and this protest as you said has been going on for nearly ten hours. they came here yesterday. they started holding signs with names of each of the victims of the orlando massacre. pink hearts with the names. and what they are calling for is what they say is common sense gun control. they say that they're not about taking all guns away, but they

do want to make sure that there are common sense especially the kind of wrep uea used in the orlando massacre. take a listen. >> assault weapons ban is needed. there is no reason for these things to be on the streets. everybody knows they're only made to kill people and to kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible. >> reporter: there were county protesters here yesterday, also paying honestliage to ty ag hom. we're live in fairfax, back to you. and as proceed fetesters ga four attempts to tighten gun control have all failed. divided senate rejected all proposals. democrats hope to end private gun sales without background checks. they also hope to push through no-fly/no-buy legislation banning gun sales to anyone on the no-fly or terror watch list. opponents say loose gun laws are not the source of attacks

against innocent americans. today loretta lynch will travel to orlando for an investigation briefing on what is now the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. her visit comes one day after the fbi released the full transcript of the nman's 911 call. gabe guttierez is live in orlando thousand with more now more. >> reporter: south orange avenue where pulse night club is located is open for the first time since the shooting. as you mentioned, controversy erupting over the release of the phone calls between the orlando gunman omar mateen and police the night of the shooting. the fbi first released yesterday a partial transcript with any reference to isis omitted. well, that prompted some criticism from folks like house speaker paul ryan who said the administration is trying to minimize the threat. hours later, the fbi released

the full transcript with the reference of isis back in omar mateen saying in those transcripts saying he pledgeded a leenlg answallegiance to the admitting that he did the shootings. at least 21 people are still hospitalized, four in critical condition. as you mentioned, attorney general loretta lynch expected here in orlando later today. back to you. >> we'll see more from gabe guttierez on the "today" show. first responders in our area showing their support for the victims. dozens of fairfax county police officers and firefighters gathered for a group photo last night outside jeb stuart high school. the public safety helicopter for the county snapped the shot from the air as people below waved rainbow and american flags. today there will be a preliminary hearing in the trial of an alexandria man accused of joining and then quitting isis. mohamed khweis traveled to syria to join the terror group last

year and then bill and surrendered. his attorney says his change of heart proves he's not a threat to the u.s. he's currently held without bond. lockdown lifted around a shopping mall in brussels after a terror scale. his explosive belt turned out to be a fake made out of salt and cookies. the prime minister says everything is under control, but security services remain vigila vigilant. they are looking into whether it hasslings to terrorism or if it was a hoax. back to you. right now two wildfires out west are coming dangerously close to turning in to one big fire. this is new video from the fish fire. investigators there say it could combine with the reservoir fire as soon as today. in new mexico, nearly 1,000 firefighters battled the doghead

fire which forced evacuations. several reached new record highs on monday thanks to a heat wave across that state. the national weather service says the thermometer hit 112 degrees in lancaster breaking the old record of 110 degrees back in 1961. burbank also broke a record with 111 degrees. officials say about 20,000 customers were without power when outages were at their worst on monday. they had 120 plus degrees you go farther south thin california yesterday. >> they deal with this blistering heat. >> and they say but it's a dry heat. i don't care. it's 120 degrees outside. we complain when the heat index gets to 105. 120, even though it's dry, doesn't do you any good. outside for us, our heat and eastern humidity will lead to a chance for rain today. grab the umbrella. we are at least starting to get

sunshine back afr clouds dimmed out the sun for the last couple of hours. storm chances will be increasing with time today. and there will be a chance for some severe weather today between 2:00 and 8:00. so 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. near 90 again today and a lot more humid than it was yesterday. so rain chance for today stands at 60%. relatively dry day coming up tomorrow. and then another pretty good chance for rain and thunderstorms coming up on thursday. the main threat area for today is really from about route 50 southbound. central virginia higher risk there. still a chance up near the maryland, pennsylvania border, but higher chances farther south. so the washington metro area is in the slight risk for severe weather. again primary threats damaging wind and hail. and it starts after 2:00. radar now, thundershowers this southern pennsylvania, this is along and just ahead of the front that is coming in our direction. these thunderstorms have been fading away, a little light rain

along i-81 this morning. but nothing yet here in the metro. i think we'll be dry in town until about lunchtime and then after that daytime heating, things ramp up pretty quickly. so there is future weather. sunshine to finish the morning and start the afternoon. but after lunchtime today, look at the blossoming of thunderstorms here. there is 2:00 this afternoon. up to about 5:00, that's when the storms get going. and then southern maryland. by 8:00, things will be drying out. your "7-day forecast," 89 today with risk of strong storms. 86 tomorrow and another chance for strong to severe weather on thursday. all eyes towards the weekend. so far looks nice. sunny and dry, temperatures in the 80s. let's go over to dave now at wtop for the out the door traffic check. you got it. here it is. chopper 4 flying overhead checking traffic on i-66. p not so bad. usual volume delays headed inbound toward the beltway.

we were side good, eastern side of 495 slow as usual. 50 toward the anacostia river bridge. on the red line, alert for you. medical center, trains are not stopping there because of a power issue. that's the latest. back to you. investigators are trying to determine whether actor anton yelchin's death is connected to a massive car recall. yelchin was found pinned between his grand cherokee and a gate at his home. the vehicle was in neutral. it's the same model involved in a recall where hundreds of people said their gear shift did not work properly. >> most people don't know they have a problem until they get out of the car and it's rolling away on them. and that's exactly what happened here in this high profile event. >> chrysler is investigating, but says it is too early to tell whether the gear shift on the jeep was at fault in yelchin's

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