afternoon. maryland residents can earn a dlor off every minute they use less energy today. amelia draper is here to prepare you for the today ahead. >> most of the area will be under the heat advisory today from noon until 8:00 p.m. this is the entire d.c. metro area and then areas east of 95, including the eastern shore, southern maryland, the northern neck, this includes southern montgomery county, fairfax county, prince george's county, the district, arlington, scarynd zsh scaerned -- alex andrea. feeling about 100. by 6:00, still feeling like temps are in the triple digits. 8:00, we will cool off.

96 in leesburg. in ten minutes, i'll let you know how quickly we warm up. southbound baltimore-washington parkway, the crash near 50 has cleared. if you are immediately headed out in the road and in this area, you may very well experience a delay in that stretch. also, 66, we had a work zone out in zanes -- gainesville. this accident, near the 50 interchange. sounded minor in nature. police are there. there have been some close calls with metro trains over the last two weeks. its operators have run red lights that will likely be the focus of conversation when the board meets this morning. megan mcgrath

national airport station where the most recent incident happened yesterday. >> reporter: this is a regularly scheduled board meeting happening at 9:00 this morning. we're expecting to get some more information about a couple of things that happened this week here at reagan national airport at the metro station here. the first is an incident where a train operator ran a rlt here at the airport station. this is the second time in two weeks this this has happened. the other incident happening last week at the glenmont station. now, this latest red light running incident happened at 9:00 in the morning yesterday morning. a yellow line train was pulling slowly into the station. that's when controllers got an alert that the train had passed a red signal many no one was

. >> reporter: crystal city station is closed. we'll get an update on how things are going, whether people are getting used to the new pattern. developing right now, prince george's county police want to; know who killed a man in bladensburg. they say the man was shot on blue heron way last night. that's notray from multiple schools. officers tried to help the man but he died at the scene. at this point, they don't have any information on a suspect. we expect a verdict this morning for the highest ranking officer charged in the death of

prosecutors argue baltimore failed to buckle gray up in the back of the police van last april. investigators say he received in the van. 5 was uncooperative at the time of the his arrest. to minnesota now where a funeral is set today for philando castile. he is a man police in minneapolis shot and killed last week. officers originally said they pulled over the carcass steel was in for a broken taillight. that theory is being questioned. his death sparked protests into an ambush attack on police. house democrats will pressure republicans to take action on gun control. they will take part in the national speak out on gun?v=eáso violence event on the west lawn of the capitol.

the banneker rec employee involved filed a police report. department of parks and recreation spokeswoman, gwen race for the white house. get ready for the vp speculation around virginia senator tim kaine to go into overdrive. that's

hillary clinton at a campaign event today in annandale. he's rumored to be one of the names on her short list. donald trump will reveal his vice-presidential pick tomorrow in new york city. it comes after he spent yesterday meeting with some of the potential finalists. they include indiana governor mike pence, newt gingrich and chris christie. we'll have complete coverage of both party conventions starting next week in cleveland. we'll bring you live reports from the convention hall beginning sunday night on news 4 at 11:00. we're about to find out all about d.c.'s brand-new sports team, wizards owner is revealing the name, logo and colors of the new arena football team. arena football is still football with downs and tackles. played on the field half the size of the nfl. they will play at the

center. their first game won't be until sometime next summer. people are weighing in on names you like. >> lob byists, the go goes. >> the monuments. >> let us know what you think. taking steps to better protect you. how the state of virginia is taking the lead in the fight against the zika virus. >> a muggy start to your morning. amelia draper will haveç your horning planner at 6:11. the proposed prong

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a mild and humid start on your thursday morning. temps in the low to mid 70s. 75 degrees in wash

70 in martensburg right now. here's what you can expect by 8:00 a.m. we're pushing the 80-degree mark with plenty of sunshine. we'll definitely want sunglasses and sunscreen. water today. by 10:00 a.m., we jump into the mid 80s and when you factor in the humidity, already feeling like temperatures are the 90s.

we all have to do better. you just heard part of the somber start to last night's espy awards in los angeles. carmelo anthony

stars on the stage there. the athletes called for an end to gun violence and racial profiling. we're 22 days away from the beginning of the rio games. the cdc announcing the risk will be low for visitors. right now, it's winter in brazil. health officials discourage pregnant women from traveling to europe. back in our area, virginia's health department will start testing local mosquitos for the zika virus. all of the 38-known zika viruses will contracted outside of the country. health officials say the disease will soon be closer to home. >> it's a matter of time before zika virus is in squeets in virginia, but i don't know exactly when that would happen. the health department is very concerned about the zika threat to pregnant women. the virus is now directly related to deadly birth

soon there could be no parking at the king street metro station. today, the metro board is expected to decide if the public should weigh in on that project which calls for eliminating the 30 short-term parking spaces that are there now. the redesign would increase the bus space from 6 to 10 . we're learning how many of you are using the d.c. street car. it opened back in february. between 60,000 and 70 rk 000 people use it every month. 2,400 riders on an average day. the average on saturdays went up between march and april but dropped in may. the big top is going up in tysons. cirque du soleil's tent will be set up as a traveling tent will be up in our area. this is video f

they were in the area. the show doesn't start until next week. the site takes six days to completely set up and another two days to tear down. kyrgios cabinet of curiosity is playing from july 21st through september. have you been to a cirque du soleil? >> i haven't. >> the acrobatics are amazing. >> you should go. one thing to do today is definitely stay indoors if you can, because it's a weather alert day. >> meteorologist amelia traper is here with more on this heat wave we're having. good morning. >> good morning. feeling like the hottest day so far thisser yes, i do. we're under a storm team 4 weather alert day. most of the region will be under a heat advisory that kicks into gear at no. it runs until 8:00 this evening. because of the heat and humidity, the weather having a moderate impact on your day today.

heat and humidity. we could be dealing with a late-day thunderstorm. the real focus today, the heat and humidity. we're feeling more like 100 degrees. thunderstorm chances at 4:00. pretlow. 30%. look at the temp, 96. high for today. 8:00 still around 89 degrees. and at that point feeling like temperatures are in the mid 90s. so evening outlook over the next few days, the things too hot to eat outside or grill. friday night, looking good. it's going to be warm but the humidity won't be as bad and mostly dry tomorrow evening. on saturday, more thunderstorms are possible but sunday evening looking really nice. sunday brunch looking nice if you have plans outdoors. saturday, there is

for showers and thunderstorms around. later in the day. notice temps on saturday, a high of 89. sunday, high around 90. the humidity levels not so bad over the week. monday, it's hot and muggy. high temperature of 97 with sunny skies. on tuesday, there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day with highs in the low 90s. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, we're in the low to mid 90s. so the heat is here to stay. it looks like over the week, we'll get a bit of a break over the extreme heat. four things you need to know about today. we'll check the radar and talk about the beach and then we'll have another look at the ten day. 66 eastbound, the work crews are hanging in there. they were supposed to be done at 6:00, but it's not causing a hiccup. it's a little late to clear but it's not causing a delay. 395 is getting heavieras

toward duke street. just volume at this stage. we're getting heavier, 270 southbound coming out of frederick , live look at 109, above the trees, a little bit of fog rolling through the areas but nothing in the way. back to you. let's take a live look on the roads right now where traffic is moving along pretty smoothly. you and i know it's not going to stay that way for long, of course. with gridlock comes frustration. new report this morning highlighting just how serious the problem that road rage is. helping their neighbors, a community effort to raise money for a restaurant damaged by

we're getting word at the live desk of an absolutely horrific accident on kansas avenue in northwest. we've got a crew headed to that scene. we understand from.

when the jack that he was using gave way and we now understand that that man has died. this is on kansas avenue in northwest d.c. again, i a man working on a vehicle using some type of a jack to try to get beneath that vehicle and work on that gives way and that man is now dead. we've got a crew headed to the scene and as soon as we can get you more details we'll bring them to you right here at the live desk. tonight, several restaurants will come together for a fund-raiser for big al's steak house. it caught fire on the day it reopened under new management last week. fire officials say the restaurant's new stove was not installed properly. the holy cow restaurant will prepare big al menu favorites. a local library is letting kids keep the books that they check out.

the pop-up summer library of set up in cunningham elementary. the community donated about 1,000 books for the library. the library is open at night a week and -- every night in the week and it's right next door to the apartment complex where many of the students live. >> the more books you have in your home, the more likely you are to read and that increases your reading and your literacy. >> they are nice, the reading books. i'm really excited too. >> the teachers say the response has been overwhelming. the summer library is open on wednesday night from 5:00 until 7:00 in the cedar lane shopping center. what a terrific idea. >> i'm into the short books. >> even now? >> good night moon. >> you might have to graduate. >> a little bit. today, a great day to stay

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a warning by police on up skirting after a man was arrested for taking pictures. and how many of us lose our tempers when we're stuck in traffic. and amelia draper has the four things you need to know on this weather alert day. >> during the afternoon hours, temperatures will feel about 100 to 105 at times. most of us on a

drink plenty of water. limit your time outdoors, especially during the afternoon and early evening hours. in addition to that, we could be dealing with a late-day shower or thunderstorm and any storms tracking later today could have heavy rain and gusty winds. today, the humidity levels just down right oppressive. friday, they start to fall and over the weekend not that bad. just feeling a little bit muggy. jack, i'm hearing we have a new accident you are tracking. what's the latest? >> we do. it's in virginia on the inner loop of the beltway toward the dulles toll road. in the main lane blocking two of four lanes. two by the to the right. it sounds like a fender bender. hopefully police will be able to pull over again. hanging in there. clear about 6:00. not causing a delay. it won't cost you any time. right lane is block

you've got two by the left and not causing a huge slow down. 6:32 now. new this morning, you might have seen this one coming. aaa says an overwhelming number of drivers get angry behind the wheel. derrick ward sob the beltway now where you know tempers can flare. what do you do when you become a victim of someone's aggressive driving? >> reporter: there's some things you should do, you shouldn't engage. this is where it happens. we're coming up on 295 nearing the woodrow wilson bridge. it starts to backup. aaa says eight out of ten people, that's 104 million drivers say they followed somebody too closely. they have either yelled at them or gestured or cut them off. 8 million have gone a little bit

car, bumped someone, rammed them or confront somebody. and they say the most aggressive group are males 19 to 39 years old who are three times more likely than females to engage in so-called aggressive driving. this is important because there's been a surge in traffic deaths over the last year. 35,000 to be exact. 80% of drivers say it's a problem. even more say it makes them feel fearful of their safety. nih and harvard look at this. it's a condition they call intermittent explosive disorder. it's often popped up as a defense in court. it's not too successful there. don't engage people. don't offend. be tolerate and know that somebody might be having a bad day and certainly don't respond if somebody engages you, don't make eye contact. good rules for the road. we're live on the beltway. back to you.

right? sometimes, you know, i think when you are driving, you become a different person, honestly. >> everyone has done the look over. you are upset at the driver. especially if you make the mistake, you know you need to ignore the other driver. >> any time i cut in, i give a nice thank you. when people let me in. >> 18 to 39, you fit the profile. developments now in a tragic crash in bethesda. you may remember three members of one family died after a collision along river road back in february. now, montgomery county police say the driver responsible has agreed to plead guilty to man slaughter charges. officials -- officers say the man was going as fast as 115 miles an hour moments before hitting the family's car. his plea deal carries a maximum of 30 years in prison. today, a judge could decide whether a man will go to trial

this is video from the scene last june after a shooting in the parking lot of a germantown target store. donald bricker jr told them that night he was guilty. he accepted a plea deal but says he didn't have the right counsel when making that decision. a d.c. man faces charges after police say he snapped some photos up a woman's skirt with his cell phone. 34-year-old mario revelo was arrested within minutes at the courthouse metro station. arlington county police say the woman caught him in the act and cornered him. you can see it right here on the surveillance footage as she walks and tries to keep him in line there. two other passengers stepped in to help. they are investigating if any other victims are out there. a big honor for more than 50 kids. today, michelle obama is hosting them at the white house. annual state dinner for kids. you are looking at video from the event last year. th

garden. there's the dinner. they invited kids who created recipes for the nationwide health challenge. you are invited to a big block party today to celebrate an education enrichment program in d.c. that's changing lives. horizons is a national learning program aimed at low income families. it's open to first through ninth grader and students can participate all eight years if they want. for $25 a summer, horizons provides academics, trpgses, meals, and field trips. the goal of the program is to give students a love for learning. >> it's educational. it's fun. you get to learn new stuff. >> being a part of the community during the summer keeps them energized and activated and their brain growing. >> today's block party is on cathedral avenue. it's free. g

>> absolutely. i love to see the smiles on the kids faces. >> bringing her campaign to our community, the appearance by hillary clinton today that has people talking about her running mate. it looks like a beautiful day out there, but as you look live at national harbor, you need to bris for the dangerous heat as well. amelia is getting you ready for the dangerous conditions outside. never miss a moment of the olympic games. how you can watch all the events live even when you are away

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major damage in the st. louis area. take a look at this. storm brought down trees, cut power to hundreds of thousands of people and killed one man. ples say a live wire fell and electrocuted him. dangerous conditions there. we're not dealing with storms. we're dealing with the heat today. our graphics, our red weath

alert graphics matches the temperature. >> amelia is tracking this hot weather for us. what can we expect? >> it will feel the hottest between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. later today. everybody under a heat advisory, just about everybody under a heat advisory that goes into effect at noon until 8:00 this evening, the entire d.c. area, southern maryland, the northern neck and eastern shore, no matter where you are, you are noticing the heat and humidity and isolated thunderstorm. if you are escaping town to head to the beaches this week, chances of storms on friday. how are the roads right now, jack? >> two problems in virginia, both on the inner loop of the beltway. newest crash is at 236 blocking the single lane. hopefully that will clear. we've got an early and quick building delay near 66. outer loop, pretty typical.

nothing wrong. that's just a normal delay. back to you. i'm erika gonzalez tracking breaking news in northwest. a man killed after a car fell on him. what we're learning about that accident next. closing in on his pick. the frantic last-minute campaigning as donald trump prepares to announce his running mate. what a group of transgenr womeden man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you.

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>> red light violations. metro's board is set to meet as new lapses on the rail raise concerns about safety. ready to make a decision. the frantic last-minute campaigning as donald trump prepares to announce his running mate. losing our cool, the alarming new findings about our depression on the roads but first, together, storm team meteorologist amelia draper has more on the weather alert day. it is hot. >> it is hot. by lunchtime, temperatures around 90 degrees. a high today of 96. there could be some scattered afternoon thunderstorms. coming up, i'll be walking you through your forecast this afternoon with future weather showing you those storm chances and looking ahead to the week. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk keeping track of that breaking news we brought you a few minutes ago.

after the car that he was working on fell on him. being described as a freak accident. he was working beneath the fire in what is being call a jack failure. we've got a crew that's headed to the scene now and as soon as we can get some more details we'll bring them to you right here at thealistic desk. developing, a deadly shooting, a man was shot and killed in bladensburg, maryland. they don't know who did it or why right now. the shoot happened on on blue heron way. house democrats will once again put pressure on republicans today over gun control. it's part of the national speak out on gun violence. gun violence prevention organizations and activists will join them at the event tonight at 7:30 on the west lawn of the

in the race for the white house, everyone will be reading the tea leaves. senator tim kaine is resume moleculared -- rumored to be on her short list. donald trump will reveal his vp pick tomorrow in new york city. it comes after he spent yesterday meeting with potential finalists. they include mike pence, newt gingrich and chris christie. the republican national convention is now just four days away. news 4 will bring you complete coverage of the convention. news 4 tom sherwood and chris lawrence will have more. there could be unrest in baltimore later today. a judge is expected to hand down the verdict for another officer charged in the death of freddie gray. police lieutenant brian rice is the highest ranking of all six

two other baltimore police officers testified in his case. he opted for a bench trial. meaning a judge, not a jury, will decide his fate. funeral services are planned for the man recently killed in minneapolis. philando castile was not in a car and with his car and -- with his girlfriend and her daughter in the car last week. his death sparked nationwide protests last week, including the one in dallas that turned into an ambush attack on police. we're getting some new images into our newsroom out of st. louis where we understand that two people are dead and another two are hurt, including an officer, after a shooting there. this happened a few hours ago and police say the shooter confronted his ex-girlfriend and a number of other people that were sitting on a porch. according to police, the suspect turned the gun on them. an officer grazed by a bullet. the suspect, though, eventually ke

at the live desk, i'm aik erika gonzales. some summer school programs are moving. a power surge knocked out power at walker-grant middle school. students will go to james monroe high school at -- instead. if you can keep your a.c. low even for a couple of days today, a couple of hours for today, you could get some money back on your next energy bill. pepco is trying to keep the stress on its system down. the utility expects peak demand between 2:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. maryland customers can earn more than a dollar in credit for every hour reduced during that time. on a day like this, though, people want to crank up their a.c. and want to make it cooler. it's going to be tough. >> it's going to feel like triple digits during the afternoon and earlyve

it's so thick. >> it's oppressive already out there right now. i tweeted out a picture on my facebook and twitter pages of the sun rise this morning. people saying it's deceptive out there. it looks so nice but you walk outside and it's like a wet sponge hits you. heat advisory going into effects at noon and that's going to run into 8:00 this evening for all of the areas in orange. everybody noticing the heat and humidity feeling like 1700 degrees during the afternoon and evening hours. even a little bit higher at times and with that we could be dealing with heist owe -- isolated thunderstorms later today. weekend, still hot around 90. humidity levels are low. storms possible on saturday. next week we're in the 90s, monday right on into the following weekend. currently, low to mid 70s. 73 in college park, 77 in annapolis, and 72 degrees in dulles right now. here's a look it the high temperature in your neighborhood this afternoon, 96 in the district. yesterday our high was

than we were yesterday. 95 back in leesburg and 96 in manassas with smoesly sunny skies. 5:00, we're tracking some of this activity. because of the heat and humidity, any storms could have some very heavy rainfall and gusty winds. as quickly as the threat moves into the area, it's gone by 8:00, with mainly clearly skies at that point. on friday, a high temp of 95 degrees. lower humidity levels tomorrow. not feeling as bad. we'll not be under a heat advisory tomorrow. saturday, a 40% chance of late-day storms. highs near 90. how are the roads looking? >> this is not attractive, unfortunately, if you are moving anywhere from springfield into mclean. two problems. the first one is 246. leave springfield by braddock road. v dot is behind t.

then, you are very slow in maryfield. three or four vehicles were involved in this crash. that abrupt delay begins as you approach 66 toward mclean. unfortunately, we've watched the waits in the express lanes jump from $6 to $11. it may be working it if you are in a hurry. not an attractive ride. i want a beautiful morning. it's that time of the morning when drivers can get a little testy. >> a new study shows most of us would be more aggressive than we like to think. derrick ward. what do you say? >> reporter: i tell you what, it's all calm out here now, 80% of drivers are broken to this. this is according to a survey by

they say it range everything from gestures, dirty looks to actually getting out of the car and trying to run somebody off the road and during a physical confrontation with other drivers. that 80% translates to 104 million drivers. aaa says it's most likely to happen in the northeast and males aged 18 to 39 are more likely to do it than females in that same age group. what do they say you should do if you are engage in this or you thith you might be prone to it. first off, they say don't do anything that caused anybody to change their direction or move them over or things like that. be calm and quiet. don't engage anyone. if they are trying to engage you in some sort of road rage, just don't maintain eye contact, look straight ahead and be calm and safe. that's probably the best thing you can do overall. we're live in alexandria. derrick ward, back to you. today, we may learn more about two dangerous incidents involving metro

is when the board of directors meets. the most recent incident happened yesterday at reagan national airport. last week, an operator was fired because of an incident at glenmont. turning now to an ongoing transgender battle in virginia. the gloucester county school board wants to keep a transgender male out of the boys restroom until the supreme court rules on a case. grim was born female but identifies as male. the aclu brought the original lawsuit on behalf of grim, arguing that the school board's policy was segregating transgender students from their peers. d.c. police are investigating discrimination claims made by transgender women. they went to pan necker pool

they filed the complaint with the rec supervisor, other employees began harassing then. the women we spoke with did not want to be identify. >> the life guards were still saying there shouldn't be in the women's room. talking about pedestrianphilia and being per verts. it's not right. we were told, a summer youth employee mistakenly misdirected patrons to the restroom and mpd is investigating a report that the patrons threatened the youth. we are breaking news this morning as we learn of a fatal accident involving a man who became trapped under a vehicle. >> megan being mcgrath is on the scene. >> reporter: a freak accident happening around 5:00 this morning on kansas avenue in northwest. you can see the emergency

scene. it was just around 5:00 a.m. when the call came out. a man trapped underneath a vehicle. apparently in the back of the townhouse there, around the back, he was working on this vehicle and was using a jack, was beneath the car when that jack failed and he became trapped beneath that vehicle. emergency crews came to the scene here. you can see some of the family members embracing here on the porch. they rendered aid but the man died as a result of his injuries. no word on how old he is or his name not yet. back to you all in the studio. >> here are four things to know before you head out the dhoorng. a baltimore judge could release a verdict today for another officer charged in freddie gray's death. police lieutenant faces a number of charges. and hillary clinton and

senator tim kaine campaign in virginia today. >> be careful on the roads today. >> a new study from aaa. says nearly 80% of drivers admit to road rage. there have been close calls with metro trains over the last two weeks as operators have run rlts and that be the focus of conversation when the board meets this morning. we're dealing with a scorcher for the day. >> a heat advisory for most of us from noon until 8:00 this evening. >> wow. thanks so much for joining us. >> the "today" show is next. have a great day.

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i. good morning. safe bet or shocker? after a flurry of last-minute meetings with the top contenders, donald trump says he'll announce his vp tomorrow. monsoon. flooding rains across a large part of the midwest. at least three people ki large part of the southwest. hundreds without power. emergency crews call in from home owners overnight. highway horror stories. a new study out this morning showing aggressive driving and road rage are on the rise. what's behind it and where it's most ramp at today, thursday, july 14th, 2016.