good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist, and i'm eun yang. we want to start with a check of our forecast. it feels so nice. >> i wish it could stay this way but it's not. let's check with tom kierein. >> midnight blue dream sickle forecast under way. off in the distance, that's prince george's county. look at the clarity of the air this morning. the humidity is gone. that's the live view from our tower camera at dawn on this monday. your weather headlines for the next 24 hours as we have this gorgeous start to the day. we'll have a mild and comfortable morning. during the afternoon, it will be sunny, hot, and dry, remaining dry through the day. then this evening, warm and getting more humid. coming up in 10 minutes, at 5:11, a look at your next sivenl hours, hour by hour. let's check on the roads.

we're trying to roll out of south mountain headed out to hagerstown into frederick . apparently we have an accident. a car went into the back end of a tractor-trailer. we believe everything is confined to the shoulder. we've got an early big delay trying to roll on i-70 eastbound before you get into myers vil. otherwise, for now, we're very quiet. on the beltway, inner and out every loop to virginia, all thing are quiet starting thing off this monday morning. back to you. tense protests continue around the country over the shooting deaths of two black men by white police officers. in louisiana, hundreds of protesters confronted police in riot gear in the streets of baton rouge. more than 160 people were arrested over the weekend. memphis, demonstrators block a bridge. you see that he

crossed a police blockade. you see that here. no one was arrested there. alton sterling died last week in baton rouge in a recorded confrontation with two police officers. the next day, philando castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in minnesota. now, there were four different events in our area in response to the shootings. >> we don't mean black lives matter exclusively. we mean they matter equally. at the african-american civil war memorial, members and supporters of the black lives group rallied before they marched. meanwhile at rfk stadium in northeast, demonstrators addressed police brutality and called for change. >> justice. be held accountable. make them be held accountable, period. >> there was also a faith-based gathering at freedom plaza where hundreds of people held a prayer service and in a brooke land community leaders gathered at a local restaurant to discuss

the tragedy in dallas is bringing president obama back from his overseas trip early. former president george bush will also speak. five law enforcement officers were killed thursday night after a peaceful protest. seven other officers were hurt. at least two more of the wounded are out of the hospital this morning. and more details now about the suspect, micah johnson may have been planning a larger scale attack. police chief david brown said he had enough explosive material to do widespread damage. investigators are also trying to decipher a message johnson appears to have left in his own blood in a garage after he died during a stand-off with police. as teams of investigators trying to make sense of the facts, the dallas community is coming together through prayer and song.

♪ >> hundreds of people went to sunday service to hear bishop t.d. jake's words after a difficult week. they gave a standing ovation. they lost pictures of all the lives lost last week. mayor mike rawlings was in the front row there. he challenged the group to face the controversies head on. >> obviously, race is a big issue. as you said, we got to be honest with each other. okay? churchgoers to defend against the temptation to demonnize a person who disagrees with their point of view. today, we could see protests over the death of a mentally ill woman in fairfax county. natasha

february. deputies tasered her multiple times as they tried to move her. an advocacy group is demanding that all six deputies be fired. there are protests planned outside the fairfax county courthou courthouse. in the past, the deputies have been defended. here at the live desk. we're waiting for an update after a legendary guitarist collapses during a performance on stage. this is the scene. this is video. this is caught on tape. joe perry of the band aerosmith got stick. he walks behind the stage. witnesses go on to say that he collapsed behind that drum set and there was a rush of people. emergency officials called an ambulance. musician alice cooper who was also performing with perry says through a tweet that perry was in the hospital. e

also surrounded by family. all right. thank you. it is 5:06 and today a major league baseball player will be in a virginia courtroom. hector olivera is charged with saab -- assault and battery at an incident. a woman told police that he hurt her. officers say she has bruises. he plays for the atlanta braves and is currently on leave. there will be a preliminary hearing for an unimaginable murder in fairfax county. a man shot and killed his daughter and son-in-law on beverly drive in annan dale. it led to a s.w.a.t. stand-off between the suspect and police. three children were in the hospital at the time of the shooting. -- in the home, at the time of the shooting. they were not hurt. the group we the people for sensible gun laws will call on congress to pass legislation

11:00 a.m. on the north side of the white house. megan mcgrath will have a live report on the rally in a few minutes. some faith leaders will call on the d.c. council to change the city paid family leave benefits. if the proposal goes through, d.c. workers could take up to 16 weeks with pay to care for a new baby or a sick relative. it would be one of the more generous programs in the country. there are concerns expressed about the cost. so far the plan is to tax employers for the expense. turning now to the race for the white house. both presidential candidates will campaign in virginia this week. today, donald trump will speak to veterans in virginia beach. new jersey governor chris christie a potential running mate has been invited to appear with trump for that event. meanwhile, hillary clinton will campaign in northern virginia on thursday with virginia senator and potential vice-presidential pick tim kaine. no word yet on where that event will be held. with one

republican national convention, the rnc platform committee begins a two-day meeting, charged with crafting the parties core principles and values. the issues are expected to cover same-sex marriage, abortion and trade. if you need to get out and get exercise, today may be the day. a live look outside where the humidity is low once again. a look when it returns to higher levels and your hour bihour forecast. changes starting for some of you today. why some have less than an hour to get your garbage to the curve. it may be a bad habit. how sucking their thumb might be better to protect them from certain allergies? and angie here again. this just into the live desk out of silver spring, a shooting investigation that's going on right now on lanier drive. this after a person walked in after be s

cross hospital. we're working toget

tracking this now solar-powered plane just took off from egypt and is headed to egypt from spain. this is the second-to-last trip around the world. historic. solar impulse two headed to cairo. the flight expected to be 50 hours long. the pilot started the journey last year in abu dhabi. the plane runs off solar power during the day and stored power during the nighttime. i'm angie goff at the live desk. let's check our forecast now. shall we? >> yes, tom kierein is smiling. >> we kept

weather a weather. temperatures are cool and comfort. upper 60s in the shenandoah valley. metro area, low 60s. and we'll stay in the 60s through 7:00 and by 8:00 a.m., jumping into the 70s. by 10:00, in the upper 70s. lots of sunshine throughout the morning. you'll need your sunglasses, comfortably dry here throughout the day ahead. a look at our next heat wave. when that arrives, that's coming up in 10 minutes. jack taylor, wtop, looking it the conditions around the region. >> our trouble spot is headed out of the hagerstown, continuing down toward frederick . before you get into myers vil, it sounded like we have an accident that may have involved a tractor-trailer and another vehicle. unfortunately we've got the right lane closed. scene of the accident. you are going to find very heavy and slow traffic behind it off of sou

myersville. belt loop is very quiet. nothing wrong so far getting there. 95, 66, toll road, greenway, 95, vw mark way, all locking decent. your time right now, congress will once again hear from people demanding legislation on gun control. megan mcgrath is live outside the white house with more on exactly what they are calling for. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. the shooting in dallas that left five police officers dead, the nightclub shooting in orlando that left 49 dead. gun control advocates say enough is enough and they are going to be rallying outside of athe white house later on this morning. we the people for sensible gun laws will call on congress to do a number of things. take a look. they want congress to reinstate the assault weapon ban. they

capacity ammunition magazines and they are calling for universal background checks. a few of things they will be highlying during the protest later on today at the white house. the group is gathering on the north side of white house. that's going to be happening at 11:00 this morning and we, of course, will follow the developments as they happen. back to you in the studio. >> megan, thank you. it is now 5:15 today. montgomery college will host an active shooter response training at its takoma spark silver spring campus. participants will learn the difference between shelter in place and a lockdown. they learn for alice. which starts for alert, lockdown, inform, kourn counter and evacuate during an active shooter situation. inis kreeing the minimum wage and school bus camera program will be the topic of

today. this comes after a pilot program where the county switched to a new vendor to provide cameras. a separate committee will dig deeper into the proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. if passed, the minimum wage would increase to $12.50 in 2018. $13.75 in 2019 and $15 an hour in 2020. this morning, miss america will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. also today at arlington, volunteers and veterans will begin restoring the cemetery's grounds. more than 400 landscaping professionals will work on those haloed grounds. a new study shows concussion rates on the rise for teenagers. doctors from the university of

concussions among teenagers between 2007 and 2014. 10 to 14-year-olds saw the largest increase. head injuries from sports and other physical activities are likely the main drivers. researchers suggest kids who suck their thumbs or bite their nails are better protected from developing allergies to dust mites, grass and other allergiens. experts don't recommend kids to pick up these habits. hard to break. >> you are telling me. i bit any nails for a long time. grandfather's good idea could change the game for millions of americans living with kidney disease. his grandson quinn was born with one kidney who doesn't function well. he will need a new one. howard

to be the donor. he came up with a new approach. >> well, wait a minute. this doesn't make any sense. why don't i give my kidney to somebody else and get a voucher and give it to quinn. >> well, doctors at ronald reagan ucla medical center embraced the idea. the voucher will keep quinn off the deceased donor waiting list. since 2014, nine other hospitals have agreed to recognize the living donor chain. that means kidney gift certificates will be honored across the country. the burr tonsville volunteer fire department has a new million dollar custom made ladder truck. it was dedicated yesterday. the ceremony was in silver spring. shortly after the event, the truck went out on its first

design and build. the d.c. department of public works is taking steps to protect workers from the heat. beginning today through friday, trash and roilking collections t 6:00 a.m., 40 hins hour from now. they recommend people put out their items at 6:30 the day before to be sure it's picked up the next day. trash and recycling containers should be moved out by 8:00 p.m. the next day or a sanitation citation may be issued. meteorologist tom kierein is here this morning sitting in the 60s a lot of folks are, right now, tom? >> yeah, and 50s in the shenandoah valley. quite a cool start. we'll take it. starting off this morning with low humidity still in place. excellent visibility. there's the predawn glow. sun rise is half an hour away. co

high clouds drifting over the region. that's a live view of our tower camera. prince george's county on the horizon and your storm team 4 exclusive ten-day outlook. afternoon highs today into the upper 80s. just a few clouds coming and going. then the humidity does return tomorrow. we'll be in the upper 80s tomorrow afternoon. there's a small chance of an isolated thundershower tomorrow afternoo a greater chance of a morning shower or an afternoon storm on wednesday and it's going to be steamy and humid on wednesday as well. highs in the upper 80s. and with our exclusive ten-day outlook, we can show you when heat waives come and go. the next heat wave looks to be arriving on thursday. we'll be in the mid 90s. hazy, hot, and humid. only a small chance of afternoon storms both of those days. mid 90s again on friday. then saturday and sunday, it will be in the low 90s. we'll have a five-day stretch generally of temperatures hovering in the 90

over the week, there's a good chance of storms on saturday afternoon. keep that in mind. on sunday, sunshine back. still up around 90 or so. aness cha of afternoon storms, each day, monday, tuesday, and wednesday as we get into the following week. that is our storm team 4 exclusive ten-day outlook. now, we've got problems on interstate 70. wtop's jack taylor here. we do have, tom. this is headed from hagerstown, headed toward baltimore, toward frederick . heavy traffic coming off south mountain trying to move toward myersville. the accident activity is eastbound. we've got a big red line trying to move out of hagsers town. baltimore, south of 270, all your travel lanes are open. shifting gears into virginia, we're off to a quiet start on 95 north out of

wood bridge. everything is okay by way of lanes. you've got everything open along the way. back to you. jack has been helping out while melissa has been away. some of you have been asking if she is coming back. scloout she is. she's still right now on maternity leave. >> she and her husband, jake, adopted a little girl and there she is. she is just adorable. and she's sent us new pictures and we wanted to share them with you and enjoying some time off to bond with baby girl, and we will see her soon, though. >> she tweeted over the weekend she will be back in august. so she's coming. >> don't worry. >> thank you to jack for filling in for sure. 5:22 is our time right now. talk about a scare in the air. what sickened several passengers and forced a flight to make an emergency landing. good news for your wallet. gas prices are down, and by several cents. how much you can

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we just got this into the live desk from the secretary of defense, ashe carter who is in iraq for an unannounced visit by the way. u.s. troops along with coalition forces he says are going to build a base in the recently recaptured city of kiara. this will be a hub to help iraqi security forces take back the key city of mowsul from islamic state. more as we get it. from skies to the roads, good news for drivers this morning. gas prices are going down. today's national average price for a gallon of regular is $2.24. that's more than 50 cents cheaper than this time last year. the average price in d.c., 2.51. in west virginia $2.31 and in

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good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:31 is our time now on this monday morning. 73 degrees outside our studios at this early hour. we've had days much warmer to things off than this. >> let's check with tom kierein for a look at our forecast for today. good morning to you, tom. >> good morning. starting off cool and comfortable. in fact, it's down into the upper 50s, shenandoah valley to near to low mid 60s right around the metro area. storm team 4 four things to know here on monday morning. predawn sky over washington it's clear. we'll have a comfortable monday. then it does turn more humid during the day tomorrow. you know it's inevitable. it's coming back. we have storm chances increasing as we get into the mid week. around wednesday and a smaller chance thursday and frid

turning much hotter as well. another heat wave on the way for the week ahead. we've got a problem on interstate 70 on frederick county. wtop's jack taylor is looking at that. big delays trying to get out of hagerstown. your delay beginning south mountain. the right lane had been blocked off. literally half of i-70 is closed at this stretch heading down to the scene. westbound is unaffected leaving frederick ton back toward hagerstown. the outer loop is quiet. it sounds like we had an accident on virginia part of the beltway but we believe that's safely to the shoulder. police have a man in custody charge in the murder of an estrange

41-year-old daron odom turned himself in. he faces charges of his wife jamila odom. robert crosby is in prison this morning, charge in the death of a 62-year-old woman. this happened friday in landover hills when police arrived on the scene, they found her suffering from trauma to her upper body. crosby was the neighbor. one neighbor who did want to be on camera this is an example why members of the community should watch out for each other. >> senseless, just shows us that as a community we have to be more vigilant as neighbors. >> police say the preliminary investigation shows the motive was robbery. today, fellow police officers could take the stand in the trial of lieutenant brian rice. the baltimore police officer is the highest-ranking officer to stand trial in the death of

freddie gray. gray died from a broken neck after riding in the back of a police transport van last year. two officers so far have been acquitted. one officer is called to testify in the rice case. u.s. park police are hoping the lone survivor in a deadly car crash will help them figure out what happened. the car went off the road and plunged into the potomac river right near the roosevelt bridge on sunday morning. three people were in the car. two died and one managed to escape and call police. the survivor is still in the hospital. university of maryland police are looking into a reports of a sexual assault on campus. they say a group of men approached a woman along route 1 saturday night. at least one of them grabbed her chest near fraternity row. the woman was able to get away and call 911. a campuswide alert went out to student as d.c. lawmakers get ready to break for the summer, advocates want to leave them with a few things to think

freedom plaza. they want increased transparency. on top of that, council members need to give the public more of a heads-up on public meetings and hearings so more citizens can get involved. tonight's rally beginnings at 6:00. people concerned about a proposed high speed rail line between d.c. and richmond are meeting tonight. they are talking with rail and transportation leaders. some people in the fredericksburg area are upset after they received notices that it could run through their properties. it starts at 6:30 at frederick burg christian high school. a new management today for the fort washington marina. it is currently run by the maryland department of natural resources. they are handing it over to the national park service later this year. they are holding a public meeting tonight at the acek

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. take a look at this. it's not something you see every day. a group of inmates breaking out of their cells to help a guard. take a look. the inmates noticed the armed guard loses consciousness. they start yelling, break out of their cell and banging on the door for help. turns out the guard was having a heart attack. paramedics were able to help the guard. >> it's time to trach a look at our forecast. a nice cool start to this july day. >> look at this scene over the potomac river. our prince george's camera at national harbor overlooking the wilson bridge. soft pink sky reflected there. gorgeous morning under way with low humidity. temperatures are fresh and comfortable. what to wear today. you'll need your sunglasses until sunset. don't forget your sun

today. jack taylor is checking on that problem in frederick coznty. >> i believe we finally got all travel lanes open. this was reportedly to be a tractor-trailer rear ended by a car. we've got slow traffic headed toward myersville. we believe all travel lanes are open. it's been a big delay trying to climb south mountain. westbound, completely unaffected. we have a problem down in virginia. this is along route 1. richmond highway down near mt. vernon memorial highway. we had an accident reported of a vehicle in a telephone phone. back to you. president obama is back on u.s. soil this morning after leaving the nato summit early because of the tragedy in dallas. what he's expected to do when he visits that city tomorrow. searching for answers. what police

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a serene summer morning under way. live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. a few wispy clouds this morning. a look at our next storm chances coming up in a few minutes. back to our coverage of the tragedy in dallas. the co-chair of the president's task force on community policing. >> police officers are human beings, and i mean when you are being attacked like that or at least you are perceived to being attacked, it does create some issues and some problems, but i think that we all need to recognize that there are some changes that need to be made. we can't look at it -- >> former commissioner charles ramsey went on to say that he's concerned about

democratic and republican conventions. black lives leader deray mckesson is out of jail this morning after being arrested. protesters were peaceful and were provoked by police. >> again, i remain deeply disappointed in the baton rouge police department and i'm hopeful that the.=9; department justice intervene both in the death of alton and the way that they treat protesters. >> mckesson is one of the black lives matter activists and civil rights leaders who met with president obama at the white house in february. ahead, a story of heroism and thanks from the mother who survived the shootings in dallas, plus more details on the president's trip to texas and you can keep up to the minute with our app. the family of american journalist killed in syria is suing the syrian government in federal court. 56-year-old marie

during a bombing. her family claims she and other journalists were targeted by the government and murdered. the family is calling it a war crime. a syrian official denied the allegations. and this is scary video to watch but letting you know that everyone made it okay. as you see there, the plane crashed into a lake near orlando. the faa said the pilot reported problems moments after taking5% off. two fishermen rushed to help. >> i got the girl and he got the dad. >> when she was nine yerleds. she was trying. >> as you heard, right there in that interview, the pilot and his nine-year-old daughter were both on the flight and they both survived with only minor injuries. today, some faith leaders will call on the d.c. council to change the city's paid family leave benefits. if the proposal goes through, d.c. workers coulda

weeks off with pay to care for a new baby or sick relative. it would be one of the most generous benefits programs in the country. both mayor mural bowser and city business owners have expressed concerns about its cost. so far the plan is to tax employers to cover the experience. atlanta braves player hector olivera will be back in our area for trial. he is charged for an incident in pentagon city. a woman told police that he hurt her. he's on leave from major league baseball right now. a fairfax county father will be in court today on charges he shot and killed his own daughter and son-in-law. an argument led to the shooting. there was a s.w.a.t. suspect between -- stand off between the suspect and police. three children were in the

a story of heroism in the middle of tragedy in dallas. a mother broke down as she thank police officers for shielding her and her sons thursday night. >> they say -- i saw another officer -- i saw another officer got shot right in front of me and then there were two. >> is he tam i can't taylor is recovering from the shooting herself. she was hit in the leg thursday night in the chaos after that rally downtown. in the confusion, one of her four sons got separated from the rest of the family. another mother says she kept an eye on him without hesitation. >> a little boy ran up to me and he was like can i stay with all because i don't know where my mom is. i lost my mom. >> there were a lot of tears as the two mothers met for the first time. this was yesterday afternoon in dallas. president obama is preparing now for a visit to dallas tom

capitol hill now with more on what we can expect in the days ahead. good morning. >> good morning. the president cut his trip to the nato summit and overseas in europe short by one day. he's being briefed this morning about the dallas investigation where five police officers were killed. the president now trying to balance the fact for healing the nation. also justice for the black lives matter movement is calling for. he will travel tuesday to an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the dallas shooting. the dallas police chief says the gunman, micah johnson, had sinister motives for his murder spree. he practiced with explosives and other ak ticks in his backyard accident had enough explosives to be devastating to the city. protests erupted in states affected by the police shootings in minnesota and louisiana. they were joined by protests in other states from the east coast to the west coast. >> there's always going to be some folks who say things

are stupid or imprudent or overjernlsed or are harsh. >> the president is still fielding questions about the feeling among law enforcement officers that he sides more with activists than police. reporting live on capitol hill. edward lawrence. back to you. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom kierein is in the storm team 4 weather center. nice cool start. >> a tranquil summer morning is under way. we' a lot like sunday. this monday, another gorgeous summer day under way. live view from the storm team 4 tower camera zoomed in on the washington monument. excellent visibility this morning. what's absent? we don't have our summer haze that we normally have this time of year. you canne you can easily make out the jefferson memorial lower right of

10:00, upper 70s. mid 80s by 2:00 p.m. and by 6 p.m., back down to the low to mid 80s. comfortable throughout the day today. pleasant evening. temperatures dipping down not 70s by evening. enjoy. as we look at radar, don't have any rain anywhere from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. starting off with a dry sky this morning. we'll stay that way throughout the day today and most of tomorrow. rather cool, shenandoah valley zp out of the mountain. closer to washington, mid 60s around the metro area. low 70s around chesapeake bay. sun rise, 5:54 and it's getting a little bit later this time of year. that's a live view from our tower camera overlooking northeast washington. as we look at our planner for the rest of the day today, temperatures in the mid 80s by mid afternoon. we'll be climbing into the upper

humidity and our next chance of any storms, that may be on wednesday and again next week on saturday. now, jack taylor with wtop's traffic center in for mow list is a molette. we got a problem with work zones, right, jack? >> it sounds the one hanging on university boulevard. westbound, after franklin, before the beltway interchanges. the right side of the roadway had been blocked. we're hoping the paving pronl will be -- project will be clked by 6:00 this morning. live look by 95 going northbound by virginia. volume moving from stafford northbound. all travel lanes are available. back to you. new developments in the -- search for an american airman. rescue teams have called off the effort to find him. 24-year-old sergeant alex hale is assigned to an air base. he was last seen july

friend's cookout. hale may have been drunk and fell into a rain-swollen canal. if you've ever thought about giving blood, today may be the day to do it. the red cross in our area has issued an emergency call for blood. the organization says donations are down because of summer vacations and they have a significant shortage. to make an appointment. head to the nbc washington app and search "red cross." the popular smart phone game pokemon go was allegedly used to rob people. that game sends people to locations to collect various creatures. the robbery happened outside st. louis over the weekend. police say the teens used the part of the game that allows players to attract both pokemon and other users to their location. it may not be as much as them using the location to find the individuals, buts as well as the inattention of the persons walking around staring at their phone. >> police caught up with the suspects and are looking at

similar robberies around st. louis. 5:55 right now. walmart trying to take a cue from amazon. >> landon joins us now with more on that. >> walmart is trying to head off amazon's prime day. the retail giant is offering free shipping on all on line orders with no minimum purchase for five days starting today. prime day is tomorrow. walmart also recently launched a 30-day free trial of its shipping program which costs $49 a year versus $99 for amazon prime and warm -- walmart's on line sales rose 7%. an alarming new report if you are a woman. it says there are a lot of factors contributing to a much higher likelihood that women will be in poverty after the age of 65. the national institute on retirement security says women that age and older are 80% more likely

impoverished. the pay gap is a factor. other factors is divorce and single parenthood and the fact that women usually live longer than men. the vast majority of millennials are not investing in the stock market. as many as 80% of 20 to 35-year-olds are staying out of the market for pretty consistent reasons. >> younger ones tend to be squeezed by low wages and first and early stage career jobs, and they are also squeezed by student debt. ámany millennials admit they don't understand how wall street works. research shows millennials actually save more than previous generations for both emergencies and retirement. >> dramatic video of a plane crash. amazingly both people on this plane survived when it crashed into a lake last week. the pilot and his nine-year-old daughter were hurt, but only had minor injuries. this happened in flori

orlando. the faasm says the pilot reported engine problems moments after taking off. two fishermen recorded the crash, called 911 and rushed to help. encounter problems dialing 911 in montgomery county. a glitch at the center left people with a busy signal for nearly two hours overnight. tired of the violence, gun control advocates will

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left with a busy signal. the issue that had callers at a local 911 sphach center struggling to get through overnight. more unrest as protesters continue to clash with police over the shooting deaths of two african-american men. i'm angie goff and i will have more on those protests from the live desk. plus, it is all quiet outside at the white house at this hour. but we'll show you the issue that is bringing protesters out in the hours ahead. first, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your out the door forecast. good morning. >> good morning. starting off this monday morning, low humidity. still with us and we have a scrambled egg sun rise under way. live view from the storm team 4

that's prince george's county off in the horizon. excellent visibility this morning. just a few wispy clouds. weather headlines, warm and comfortable through the morning hours and sunny, hot and dry during the afternoon. temperatures in the afternoon should be making it to the mid to upper 80s. still fairly comfortable with the low humidity in place. it's going to be getting more humid as we get into the evening hours but still rather warm through much of the evening. that humidity will begin to crank up as we get into the overnight hours. your pictures, i love this one taken by chrismilitze re: at the tidal basin. that was yesterday morning. in ten minutes, we'll have our next hour-by-hour forecast for the next send hours and let's check on an issue this morning on 66. things are slowing down. jack taylor in for