chance for the fireworks. outside this morning, a clearing sky has allowed temperatures well back down into the 60s across the area. annapolis by the bay is above 70 degrees. the next 24 hours, 67 degrees this morning at 7:00 a.m. plenty of sunshine and mild. a nice evening to be outside. pick your favorite cafe or barbecue in the backyard. back into the mid-60s by tomorrow morning. we'll have a warming trend between now and the weekend. the forecast comes up at 6:21. for now, back to jack taylor and find out if the indian head highway has a smooth road this morning? >> no. quick answer to that no. the crash is on 210 northbound. hopefully, this is mine nor in nature. not causing a huge delay. but don't do anything wrong on 210. it will definitely slow traffic. otherwise, the beltway itself still quiet. in decent shape. no delay

woodrow wilson bridge. you're in decent shape in the outer or inner loop. all travel lanes available. 6:01 now. developing at this hour, flights are taking off again. but it is a tragic scene in istanbul. you're looking at live pictures from the airport right now. dozens of people were killed in multiple suicide bombings there. crews are trying to clean up the damage. erika gonzalez is at the live desk with the latest developments. erika. >> we're just getting word that air traffic at istanbul's airport has returned to normal. chilling videos are starting to emerge of the horror unfolding at that airport as explosives went off and shots were fired. panicked passengers running with their suitcases. three suicide bombers killed. dozens of people and wounded close to 150 late last night. airport taxis rushing the victims to hospitals. this is one

airports and a double layer of security. kristin wright following security questions and impacts here later in the broadcast. government officials say at this hour all signs point to isis. we are also getting this amateur video inside the airport showing people running and panicked. airport officials rushed to get those injured to safety. police fired shots to stop two of the attackers before they reached a security checkpoint at the arrivals hall. in just -- well now, at 6:02. we wants to take you to this video you'll only see an news 4. we're getting a look at that security footage from the confrontation with the gunman outside of the white house last month. this was video played in court on monday. you see 31-year-old jesse olivieri of

refusing to drop his gun near the south entrance of the white house. he's eventually shot by a secret service agents and his gun is kicked away out of his hand. moments later, he's on the ground and cuffed. then he gets medical attention. the president was not home at the time. but the vice president was inside the old executive office building. a security expert says that officers followed procedure. >> it was appropriate. this man had a weapon. he was not dropping that weapon. he could have fired a shot at the white house. >> the man is recovering from his injuries. his attorney thinks he should be held at home. the judge says he poses a threat to the public. 6:03. today is the funeral for a d.c. mother murdered inside her home in a domestic violence incident. she died on kentucky avenue. police charged her ex-boyfriend with her murder. the day before the murder,

goodloe called police that hairston had violated the -- maryland state police investigating a murder-suicide in allegheny county. police say that they found mary preston and george wet stone dead inside a home on mt. savage road. yesterday, officers were called to that house after wet stone did not show up for work and police found the two dead in an upstairs bedroom. officers believe that he shot preston and then turned the gun on himself. a win for rolling stone magazine. a judge throwing out a defamation lawsuit four brothers filed against it last year. the men claimed in an article detailing a gang rape at their fraternity house at the university virginia damaged their reputation. that article has since been proven inaccurate. rolling stone has apologized. a judge in new york says he threw out the lawsuit

brothers cited comments that were speculation, not facts. five minutes after the hour now. vice president joe biden's effort to fight cancer takes him to howard university. meagan has moran who to expect. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. that cancer moon shot summit is expected to start at 9:00 this morning. the white house tells us that vice president joe bride en will be joined by 350 oncologists, health care providers, researchers, patients, family members and other people from the community. the mission here is to try and double the rate of progress as it relates to cancer and essentially, eventually find a cure. we want to get to some of the information we're learning about what will be announced at this summit that begins at 9:00 this morning. the summit will announce that the national cancer institute will be forging a public/private partnership with 20

pharmaceuticals and biotechnical companies. it's to expedite clinical trials so patients have more options. along the lines of making clinical research trials more accessible. this will improve the way patients and oncologists learn and find information on cancer trials. lastly, the white house says that the breast cancer research foundation will announce its plan to double the research investment from 50 million to $100 million by the year 2021. those are just a few of the announcements we're expecting to hear. coming up later in the show, we'll have more information on some of the announcements they'll make. meagan fitzgerald live for us at howard. eun is on assignment this morning getting ready for a one-on-one interview with the vice president later today. you can watch her full report on news 4 at 6:00. the zika virus will be the subject of

today in germantown. montgomery county health officials will talk about the best way to protect yourself and your family from mosquitoes. that meeting begins at 6:30 at the sidney kramer up counties regional center. an advisory group in fairfax county voted down a plan to move a homeless shelter. the group is concerned that temporarily moving the bailey's crossroads community shelter to lynn cone i can't will become long-term and too expensive. the planning commission will hold a public hearing next month. lot of excitement so far on the countdown to rio. we are still more than a month away from the olympics. but the swimming phenom, katiely deck i is wowing everybody in the water. she finished first in the prelims yesterday. she'll be competing in the qualifying final today. ledecky won the 400-meter race. still has a chance to be the first u.s. woman to swim in four different races in

you can watch the competition, the final tonight at 8:00 here on nbc4. we've been running these trials all week. >> we've got the mugs ready to go. >> where did this come from? >> you'll get yours. >> i didn't get one. >> i'll let you know. missy franklin, want to mention, she did not qualify for the 100-meter backstroke. there is a possibility she won't be going to the olympics. >> we'll keep you posted. sticking up for his little brother. the high tech tool created a by a local high schooler can make life easier for his sibling. the sun is high in the sky this morning on this wednesday. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has more on the pleasant changes ahead at 6:11. plus, weep want to tell you about a new airbag recall. it's not involving a taka ta

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good morning everybody. skies are clearing out nicely. tyson's corner in the distance as seen from northwest. yur morning commute will be dry and mild. temperatures in the 60s early this morning. it's going to be just a beautiful afternoon to be outside. temperatures today only in the low to mid 80s. so nothing but sunshine for your travel locally. regionally, good from new york city down to raleigh if you're flying today. boston, houston and new orleans are the most likely to have weather-related airline delays. a peek at the fourth in ten minutes. let's go over to jack taylor at wtop and find out how. gw parkway is coming along. >> this is police activity southbound on beltway. leaving mcclean past turkey run. we believe everything is wrapped up.

and on the left side of the roadway. we have accident activity moving out of southern maryland on 210 northbound after ft. washington. it's going to cause a little bit of an early an abrupt delay trying to move into -- angie, aaron, back to you. >> jack, thank you. it's 6:13 now. we're watching your metro commute on the red line. trains are running on time as we understand it. this follows another problem last night. that's when red line trains were forced to single track for several hours after that arcing issue was discovered outside the medical center station. repairs were done overnight. once again, there seem to be no delays on the red line. >> well, metro's next safetrack shutdown will cause headaches for travelers out of the airport. the blue and yellow lines will shut down between the airport and braddock road. that work is going to happen over a span of search days and then another week long shutdown will happen betwee

and pentagon city after that. riders planning ahead already. instead of going to this stop by bus, i have to go to pentagon city which means they have to reverse my bus route. toif take two transfers instead of my usual straight shot in. >> the general manager says safetrack has been successful because riders have been willing to make alternate travel plans. news 4 learned maryland will not expand marked service later this sum wher it moves to the red line. csx can't make adjustments in time. by tonight a former fairfax county police officer could be a free man. adam torres is set to get out of jail days after a judge sentenced him to death -- sentenced him in the death of john gear. torres shot and killed gear during a standoff in august of 2013. on friday, a judge sentenced

with more than three years suspended. gear's mother called that offensive. torres has already spent more than ten months behind bars. new questions this morning in a deadly officer-involved shooting. d.c. police are investigating whether a 63-year-old man tried to commit suicide by cop. officers say it may have been been sherman evans himself who called police to barnum street late monday night. they found him with what turned out to be a bb gun. he ignored demands to drop his weapon and pointed it at them. evans died at the hospital. it's back to jail for a 19-year-old from northern virginia. police say that he groped a little girl at a target store. he was out on bond after his arrest last week. monday, the commonwealth's attorney appealed the bond decision and won. his next hearing is set for august. he faces three counts of aggravated sexual battery. 5:16 now. in the day ahead, eleanor holme

on gun violence. a week ago she took part in the sit-in at the house. kathy lanier and families affected by gun violence will speak there also. it begins on g street northwest at the mlk library. if your child has eczema, it can be confusing on how much to bathe them. daily bath is fine as long as it follows with moisture -- >> this is a pretty cool story. a loudoun county high schooler is using a 3d printer to help his little brother. his little brother lucas needed a prosthetic hand. the family found and organization that provided 3d designs free of charge. so gabriel decided to use the 3d printer at the high school to make that hand. he got a lot of helpom

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on the mall. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> it's going to be wonderful. < >> look at the sunrise behind us. it's spectacular this morning. on top of that, it feels really great outside. >> can't beat this combination, chuck. >> you bet. a beautiful day coming your way. the stickiness from yesterday is pushed off to the east coast with a cool front. our latest in a series of cool fronts that have kept june below average. only five 90-degree days so far this year. what to expect today, ah, that's so much better, isn't it? lower humidity, more sun and a nice breeze. a chance to exhale. literally and figuratively outside. temperatures running 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the same tienl yesterday. we're at 64 in damascus, maryland right now. 66 now in smithsburg. 63 winchester an

a fine day today. sun came up at 5:46. that's our latest sunset of the year. the days are already starting to get a little bit shorter if you haven't noticed yet. forecast then for today, temperatures near 80 at lunchtime. low 80s for afternoon highs today. nothing to worry about rainfa rainfallwise for today. our next chance for rain inside the beltway is on friday afternoon and evening. here's future weather to carry you through thursday. the peak of daytime heating tomorrow, skies remain partly to mostly cloudy. as we get into friday, here's 10:00 a.m. on friday now with daytime heating. more humidity around. looks like hit and miss showers are more and more likely into friday afternoon and friday evening before we dry out once again in time for the weekend. already starting to plan that trip to the beach this weekend? looks like g

saturday, sunday and monday. plenty of sunshine. good beach day. a slight chance for a shower on monday. no washout at the beaches for the holiday plans. wakeup weather today, clearing skies and low humidity. here's the seven-day forecast. 84 for a high today. 85 tomorrow. most of that rain chance for tomorrow is out west of the blue ridge. friday's rain chance is pretty much area wide. getting close to 90 degrees friday and saturday. mid to upper 80s. no actual 90s posted on the seven-day. next thing to concern ourselves with, as far as the holiday is concerned on monday, there is a chance for some rain coming in, just in time for the fireworks on monday evening. the good news, what we know for sure, doesn't look like this fourth of july will be a hot one. temperatures only in the low to mid-80s. we'll be tracking that rain chance in the next couple of days. let's go back on into jack taylor now at wtop. find out where the trouble spots are. >> this morning, on the bottom of the parkway, a big early delay to get intee

the active inside the beltway. police are headed to the scene to assist. northbound on 210 after ft. washington, an accident blocking the left lane. that's a delay toward austin hill. back to you. >> jack, thank you. not your average delivery. how one company is getting around d.c.'s ban on drones. the extreme step that a dad takes to make a point about his daughter a hernd

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breaking news. the associated press now reporting the death toll in the istanbul airport attack has gone up to 41. three suicide bombers behind the carnage inside one of europe's busiest airports. frantic scenes of passengers running with suitcases and taxi cab drivers rushing the wounded to hospitals. another update on the story in 15 minutes. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. thank you. thank you, erika. ifrjts the time right now is 6:30. storm team 4 is tracking

weather. take a look at this in silver spring. chopper 4 over a bad scene here. you can see that a tretoppled over that suv. fortunately, though, nobody was hurt. also sunny skies outside right now. meteorologist chuck bell here with four things to know. hey, chuck. >> i've got a sunny disposition to go along with the great weather that's outside. the things you need to know about the forecast then for today as you're making your plans for a wednesday are off to a way cooler start. 5 to 10 degrees cooler than it was yesterday morning. watch for falling humidity this afternoon. it will be a great day to be outside. the weekend i'm optimistic about. i'm starting to be concerned with the fourth of july itself. i'll have that with the seven-day forecast at 6:51. the next 24 hours, nothing to worry about. 67 degrees and mild and dry at 7:00 a.m. this morning. after a great day to be outside. a beautiful wednesday evening. temperatures near 80 tonight and back into the 60s

morning. we'll get into the seven-day in a moment. if the travel includes the bw parkway, here's jack taylor with the latest. >> the accident activity, chopper 4 is over the scene. delays in the green belt toward an incident. sounded like they may have traded some information and moved on. your travel lanes are available. the delay remains. south through tomorrow headed towards riverdale. you should find at least all travel lanes open. headed up toward independence avenue nero owe there was a tractor-trailer way too big. independence avenue, park police have been called. back to you. jack, thank you. it is 6:32 now. brand new developments if you missed it a moment ago. erika gonzalez said officials are saying 41 people are dead in multiple suicide bombings in

turkey yesterday. this is the airport in istanbul where the attack happened last night. here's what we know at it this point. 41 people dead, more than 100 hurt when three suicide bombers blew themselves up. it happened in the parking lot and in the arrivals area as well as the greeting area there at the airport. it's not clear exactly who is responsible but turkish officials believe isis is to blame here. the airport has reopened this morning and flights are back in service. several airports are increasing police presence in the aftermath of the attack in turkey. while there is no threat to airports here, security experts say, that they are dealing with a major challenge overseas. kristin wright joins us liefr from dulles international airport with more. >> reporter: good morning. we did see two police officers standing with large guns displayed right inside the entrance of dulles airport. we also talko

they're flying internationally. they told us that flying on the fourth of july, flying home on the fourth of july is what they're most concerned about. now, at the same time, u.s. aviation security experts are saying this morning that making sure overseas airports have solid security is a huge challenge. security has as good as or better than that in the united states. so that terrorists cannot board planes bound for the state. this morning, we're asking passenger here at dulles if they are ready to fly in light of what's happened in turkey. >> kind of what they want from all the attacks that happened. not really. not afraid of flying. >> it's terrifying, it really is. i got my little one. i mean, it is terrifying. but i mean, you don't live your life being afraid. >> reporter: airports in new york, new jersey and miami and los angelre

police presence also today. live at dulles international airport, kristin wright. news 4. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. the remaining officers awaiting trial for freddie gray's death wants their charges dropped. the baltimore sun reports all four attorneys filed similar motions based on defects in the prosecution's case. lieutenant brian rice is the next officer scheduled to stand trial starting next tuesday. last week a judge acquitted the officer driving the van. freddie gray died after his neck was broken in a police transport van. sentencing in montgomery county this afternoon. he was convicted for neglecting and stealing from a 95-year-old rockville woman. he forged several checks totaling $11,000. he failed to take proper care of woman. five more counties in west virginia received a federal disaster declaration following deadly flooding.

residents in several counties can apply for aid from fema. the governor says poke hon. at that and webster counties are waiting for approval for federal help. flash flooding damaged and destroyed homes and killed several people. chief mark dempsey says that clay county lost at least two ambulances after being damaged by floodwaters. on sunday, he received an e-mail asking for help from first responders. dempsey jumped into action, getting approval to send the ambulances in just 24 hours. >> i was able to pretty quickly and unanimously get the support of the board of directors. we went ahead and decided to accepted it with the cot that came with the unit. >> dempsey knows what it's like to run a department with limited resources and is grateful to be in a position it help. collecting supplies for west

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developing out of texas this morning, the search continues for three people missing after a head-on train crash. two freight trains collided yesterday morning near the small town of panhandle, texas. one person jumped out before the

officials suspect the three people missing, engineers and conductors are trapped in the wreckage there. fire crews worked through the night to extinguish the flames so they could begin their search. it's 6:41. you're probably getting ready to go outside. wondering what should i wear? >> you should wear clothing. >> thank you. let's move on. >> little quieter and calmer than yesterday morning. we're back now to 63 now in college park. 66 in newington, virginia. 67 in brandy wine, maryland. as you head out for a jog or a walk, it is a great day to be outside. low humidity means that the ac -- shorts and t-shirts, no need for the umbrella today. don't forget that sun block. high today in the 80s. the forecast coming up in a few minutes. it's been a tough ride in from

if you're trying to move out of southern maryland. 210 northbound, be aware. north of old fort road, north fort washington road, the crash has only the center lane getting by. more authorities and more rescue equipment arrived on scene causing the slowdown. 66 stacking up driving into the sunshine. back in to you. >> jack, thank you. new developments from turkey in the last 20 minutes. we've learned the death toll is rising after the attack at the istanbul airport. new security footage showing us the confrontation between the secret service and a gunman outside of the white house. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is expected here at howard university this morning as part of his initiative to try and cure cancer. coming up, we'll tell you about an announcement that will be made as it focuses specifically v helping

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we're following the latest developments out of istanbul turkey. suicide bombers blew up in the airport killing dozens of people. these are live images from the airport which is back open. flights again taking off there. there's extra security in place. others are reacting as well. erika has more from the live desk. >> new word that the death toll increased

istanbul's airport. the number injured is 200. more than 100 have been discharged from the hospital. government officials weighing in saying they believe the three suicide bombers were part of isis. the frantic scene had people running with luggage. taxi cab drivers rushing the wounded to hospitals. white house spokesman josh earnest says the white house condemns this. vladimir putin offering condolences this morning. the two presumptive nominees for president, donald trump and hillary clinton also weighing in on the tragedy today. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> erika, thank uchl. we're getting this amateur video inside the airport showing people running in panic. airport officials rushed to get those injured from safety. police fired shots to try to stop two of at tackers before they reached a security checkpoint at the arrivals hall. u.s. officials are monitoring the developments in

the u.s. security profile at airports. some, including those in new york, increasing their police presence. kristin wright continues our team coverage live at dulles international. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. here at dulles airport this morning, we did see two, what we believe to be police officers holding large weapons displayed. after such a deadly attack at the airport in istanbul, several airports across the country have come out and actually said they are increasing security. airports in new york, new jersey, miami and los angeles. of the last flight out of dulles to istanbul left last night after 11:00. the next one tornts. meanwhile, the state department put out an alert warning americans to avoid flying to parts of turkey. so far, no information to suggest that u.s. airports are a target. live atul

airport, kristin wright, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, kristin for that update. richard engel is overseas to bring you the latest on the terror from turkey. his live report is coming up on "today." it is video you'll only see here on news 4. this is a look at the security footage from the confrontation with a gunman outside the white house last month. it was played in court on monday. in it, 31-year-old jesse olivieri of pennsylvania can be seen refusing to drop his gun. he's eventually shot by a secret service officer. moments later, he received medical help. the vice president was inside the old executive office building across the street at the time. a security expert tells us officers followed procedure. >> was appropriate. this man had a weapon. he was not dropping that weapon. he could have fired a shot at the white house. thank god he didn't. but he cough.

his injuries. he was in the courtroom. his attorney thinks he should be held at home but a judge says he poses a threat to the public. it's 6:48: zika virus will be the subject of a town hall today happens in germantown. montgomery county health officials will talk about the best way to protect yourself and your family from mosquitoes. it begins at 6:30 at the sidney kramer up county regional services center. an advisory group does not want to move the bailey's crossroads shelter to lynn cone i can't. there's concern that the move will be expensive and be long-term. the fairfax county planning commission will hold a public hearing next month. 6:49. it is one of the president's top initiatives of the year. today the fight against cancer takes a next big step at howard university. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is live in northwest with how this could impact you. meagan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aar

that vice president joe biden will be joined by 350 oncologists, other health care providers. patients, family members and other people in the community. of course, the goal here is to eventually cure cancer. what we're learning about is there's an announcement that will be made this morning as it relates to veterans that are battling cancer. want to tell you a little bit about what we're learning here. the white house tells us that the prostate cancer foundation will make a donation to the department of veterans affairs. we're told there will be a minimum donation of $50 million over the next five years with an emphasis on supporting prostate cancer research and care for veterans. also, ibm and the department of veterans affairs will announce their plan to launch a new partnership over the next two years that will focus on helping veterans that are battling cancer. lastly, the white house says that breast cancer research foundation will announce its plan to double

research investment from $50 million to $100 million by the year 2021. a lot of news we're expecting to hear this morning when the summit kicks off at 9:00 this morning. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald live for us. eun is on assignment this morning. she's getting ready for a one-on-one interview with the vice president today. you can watch the full report on news 4 at 6:00. there's one name we love to talk about with the olympics coming up. you can probably case. katie ledecky, the bethesda born swimming star. she has another olympic trial tonight. she came in first in the preliminary round yesterday. as we've said, ledecky has the chance to become the first u.s. woman to swim in four different races at the olympics. of course, you can watch the competition tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc4. >> getting the finals in. the team getting built up for the olympics. about a month away from the opening

>> she's cool as a cucumber. let's turn to chuck bell now. >> yea. >> it's nice. what a change from yesterday. the weekends looks good. optimism reigning supreme. convertible owners, another midsummer top down emergency kind of a. put the roof down. low humidity, don't forget your sun block. the high sun angle, crisp you up. that's a nice change from yesterday. more sun, less humidity. everyone is in favor of that. 5 to 10 miles per hour. not much of a rain chance for today. rain chances go up a little bit for tomorrow. next real chance for rain inside the beltway. i don't think it shows until friday. saturday and sunday look good. there is a risk of a shower on fourth of july itself. radar shows not much to worry about as far as rain is concerned. here's tomorrow. there's not going to be

but tomorrow, there will be a chance for a few showers bubbling up in the shenandoah valley. >> fading showers on the shenandoah valley. the metro for tomorrow, as we get into friday, things start to change a little bit. here's friday. the areas of green, a rumble or two of thunder. just in time for the weekend. outside you go this morning, 60s to around 70. leesburg -- charles town, west virginia, it will be a day filled with sunshine and low humidity today. hope you have a chance to get outside and enjoy it. 38 in waldorf. if you're thinking about going to the beach, good idea. saturday, sunday and monday, great beach days all the way through. maybe a small chance for a shower sunday afternoon. but that's not going to be a washout at all. here's our seven-day forecast. 80 for today.

friday's rain, areawide, at least a chance for it and on monday, we're tracking a chance for rain which could interfere with the fireworks. we'll keep you updated on that in the next couple of days. let's go to jack taylor and find out where the snags on the roads are this morning. >> chuck, it sounds like we have an issue on northbound route 1. up near poe hick road. authorities are on scene and taking away the left lane. long-standing crash, southern maryland 210 northbound after ft. washington. headed up to old fort north. the center lane was getting through. rest of the wait, past kirby hill, toward the beltway, may be volume on i-295 towards laboratory road. back to you. >> jack, thank you. 6:54 now. today family and friends will remember stephanie goodloe. she was found in her home on june 18th.

with her murder. the day before the murder, goodloe called police to report that hairston violated an emergency protective order. maryland state police are investigating a murder-suicide in allegheny county. police found mary preston and george wet stone dead inside a home in corriganville. yesterday officers were called to the home after wet stone didn't report to work. they were found dead in a bedroom. they believe he shot preston and turned the gun on himself. a win for rolling stone magazine. a judge threw out a defamation lawsuit. three former phi kappa sy brothers filed against it last year. they claimed an article detailing a gang rape at their fraternity house at the university of virginia damgd their reputations. that article has been proven incompetent accurate. rolling stone has apologized and a judge says he threw out the lawsuit yesterday because the

former fraternity brothers cited comments that were speculation, not fact. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc. noodles and company, there are several in the d.c. area, had a breach. it happened between late january and early june. it's working to determine what caused the leak. i'm landon dowdy. it's 6:56. four things to know. bethesda's katie ledecky about to compete in another olympic trials. you can watch her race here on nbc4 at 8:00 p.m. vice president joe biden will be at howard university later this morning. he'll spend the day pushing for efforts to find a cure for cancer through the cancer moon shot program. an ambulance from the wheaton volunteer rescue squad is on the way to clay county,

ambulances in last week's flood. we know 41 people died, more than 200 hurt in suicide bombings at istanbul's airport. they're increasing security and mourning travelers around the world. nothing but sunshine. next best chance for rain inside the metro on friday and we're still watching out for a chance of rain on the fourth. that can be tricky. >> thank you, chuck. >> thanks for joining us everybody. >> make it a great wednesday everybody. >> still don't know what day it is. >> i had to write it down to remember what dayt is. i

. good morning. terror in turkey. chilling video of the suicide bombings that rocked istanbul's main airport. at least 41 people killed, more than 140 injured. isis most likely to blame. this morning why officials fear more attacks could be coming. sgloot politics of terror. >> there is something going on that is there's something going on that's really, really bad. >> donald trump and hillary clinton weighing inc on the bombings, clinton saying the u.s.xdñi cannot