cloudy sky. sun is up. temperatures will start rising effective immediately. we're in the mid 70s in most areas now. we'll be 90 degrees or higher by lunchtime today with afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s. there will be a 60% chance that you are going to get rained on today. not a total wash out of a day. rain chances peaking inside the capital beltway between 6:00 and 8:00 this evening. if you are going out to dinner and grilling out in the backyard, you'll be dodging the thunderstorms and showers. we'll show you the hour-by-hour timeline to show you when those shurs will be out. let's go to jack taylor. >> we may have a problem westbound after the 11th street bridge. it may be cleared over the shoulder. we're not sure. on 50 westbound coming up to the eastern shore as you merge on to 50 and 301, we've only got

the left lane getting by. this is a huge delay early this morning. also rail riders just be aware of the red line is single tracking. orange, blue and silver line delays, because of a signal problem. developing morning, traffic moving again on suitland parkway after a fatal pedestrian accident. we're told a man was hit and killed as he crossed the street near the naylor road intersection. we're not sure if he was in the crosswalk there. traffic was shut down in both directions for several hours. traffic just reopened within the last 30 minutes. a developing story now out of baton rouge where a community is mourning the loss of three law enforcement officers. 32-year-old montrell jackson had been an officer since he was 22 years old. friends called him passionate about his job. 41-year-old magazine ewe -- matthew gerald had been on the force for less than a year

sheriffs deputy for 24 years. he was 45 years old. yesterday afternoon officers were called to a gas station less than a mile away from police headquarters for reports of a man with a gun. when they arrived. the officers were ambushed withen gunfire. three officers were hurt in a shoot out with the suspect. one remains in critical condition. tensions are high in baton rouge since the shooting death of a black man by white police. the baton rouge police department now has the difficult task of investigating a suspect accused of killing three of their own. he's been identified as 29 gavin long from kansas city. he served as a sergeant in the marine corps and was deployed to iraq. his motives are unclear. police in missouri raided his home yesterday. they were looking for clues. pleats -- police are investigating whether anyone else helped long to carry out

two people were detained yesterday and they were since released. this deadly shooting comes at a time when the relationship between police departments and the black community is strained. right now, the national black law enforcement conference is meeting here in d.c. to work on this issue. with more, kristen wright is live at the national officers memorial this morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are flowers here dedicated to the baton rouge police officers who were killed. the rest of the flowers here are mostly for the five dallas police officers who were killed. so today we're certainly going to be seeing more of this compassion and calls for peace. now, as aaron mentioned, there's a group in town, very timely for their annual conference today. some of the highest ranking black members of law enforcement are in washington this week for a training conference. it's the national organization of black law enforcement

today they are going to talk about police and citizen encounters and how to build trust. noble's men and women in blue are in a really interesting position as african-american and law enforcement. lynn to what the -- listen to what the president of that group says about that. >> we've been african-american all of our lives. that part is easy. the other part, more important, we chose to be in a law enforcement. it's a calling for us. we recognize the community right now is not having a lot of faith in law enforcement. in particular instances, we're here to bridge the gap. >> coming up later in the hour, more on what noble has to say about the pressing and complex issues involving police and communities across the country. back to you. the death of these three brave officers under score the dangers police around the country confront every single day. we a

and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. >> president obama called it an attack on every american. he said americans need to avoid overheated rhetoric. police departments and politicians are reacting. one response we've seen from virginia senator tim kaine here, he says his heart goes out to the police everywhere and that families worry when they leave for a daily shift about whether they will come home safely. and he called it an atrocity. also we're hearing from police departments around our region. this is from the alexandria police department. they are saying here in this tweet that the department is thinking of the baton rouge police department and their community during this difficult time and finally montgomery county police here saying that our thoughts and prayers are with baton rouge and that in va lor, there is hope. you can see more reaction on our app. just search baton rouge shooting.

6:06 your time right now and we're just hours away from the first day of the convention. we want to show you some pictures now from the quicken loans arena in cleveland. the presumptive presidential nominee donald trump and thousands of republicans will discuss the future of the party over the next four days. each day has a theme that branches off of donald trump's campaign logan, make america great again. today's speakers will focus on safety. tomorrow's -- tomorrow's talk will be on the economy and on wednesday, governor mike pence will have a chance to address the convention as well. the vice-presidential candidate now is set to talk about putting america first and finally on thursday, trump himself will take the stage and share his plans for the country for ifying the country, tom sherwood is in cleveland already with a preview.

>> reporter: i'm tom sherwood, welcome to cleveland. a mix of the old and the new and this week the home of the republican national convention. virginia republicans from across the state were arriving here sunday, recognizing theirs as a battleground state against democrat hillary clinton. >> it's important that we have success this year and build on it and keep it moving next year. >> the world is in chaos a little bit today but i think we'll get things squared away and we'll leave out of here with the person who will win the election. >> reporter: behind the scenes, a lot is going on. here's something you won't see but it's very important. the media center. at the convention center, thousands of journalists from all over the world, working to bring you the convention news this week. our office is down there somewhere. in cleveland, tom sherwood, news 4. tom and chris lawrence are covering the convention for us this week. you can expect live reports from them starting this afternoon on news 4 at 4. it is 6:07

rice could learn his fate. rice is one of officers charged in the death of freddie gray. he faces manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct charges. his bench trial ended on thursday. a push today to raise the minimum wage in montgomery county. under current law it will increase to $11.50 an hour by july of 2017 but some county representatives want to go beyond that and raise wages to $15 an hour by 2020. the county council's committee will meet for a second time today on that proposal. bracing for heat and humidity. chuck bell is tracking the threat for storms at 6:11. making your commute a little smoother, the improvements that are in the works for one of our busy highways. plus dealing with tragedy. we've had a lot of it in the news lately and we'll show you the best ways to cope.

just passing 6:11 on a monday morning. sun is already up and a mostly clear sky. it is going to be another day way up into the 90s today. be ready for more summertime weather. temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s already. i'm forecasting 96 for a high in downtown washington today. storms likely to be in the shenandoah valley by 3:00. those storm chances peak in the metro area around 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. have your umbrella ready to go. what about the next five days? that's coming up in ten minutes. right now now it's time for traffic. good morning, mr. taylor. good morning. 50 westbound trying to move toward the eastern shore. debris in the roadway. at least now wuf you've got all of your travel lanes available. flashing lights causing a little bit of a delay. chopper 4 is flying around

nothing wrong so far in the area. nice shot there as we head on the metro itself. the red line no longer single tracking between bethesda and van nest. orange, threw, and signal lines still got the signal delays. potential delay there. angie goff here at the live desk. we want to take you live to nice, france, where it is a very somber scene. it's kind of hard to make out from this live picture here but what you are looking at are where thousands are holding a moment of silence for the victims of thursday's tragedy. the entire country pausing right now for the 84 people killed on bastille day. crowds gathered here at the promenade at the french rivera which just opened yesterday, there are still very many painful reminders of the carnage

in today's crowd is france's prime minister. we'll have much more the nice attack coming up. stay with us. we're hearing from a friend of one of officers who was shot and killed yesterday in baton rouge. >> he was a father. he was a husband. he chose to be a police officer. we all know that's it's not the highest paying job in the world. for somebody wanting to go do that job and making that amount of money, has to be in your heart. has to be something you want to do. >> montrell jackson had been a cop since he was 22 years old. his friend says baton rouge may be ben but it's not broken. three other officers were hurt in the shooting. one remains in critical condition. now in in the past two week there have been four deadly shootings that scr captured -- have captured national media attention. >> it's difficult to process all that's happeninglp and it can b difficult to talk to your children about what's

dr. robb jacob-lash joins us now. kids are watching and trying to make sense of what's happening. >> it's important that your first line of defense is allowing your child to field whatever emotion you are feeling. when you get into a space of trying to suppress emotions it creates more anxiety. allow them to have those feelings, allow them to cry and be scared and teach them that it's okay to feel whatever you feel, but it's what you do with those emotions when you are in the space that matters. having an in-depth conversation with them increases the honesty and trust that they will have with you. >> do you sort of have to weigh, you know, where your kid is and what sort of questions they come to you with before you get -- before you have a deep conversation? >> yeah. absolutely. you want to make sure that it's age appropriate and another thing is is that be careful in terms of having the news cycle on all day because some children may see it as

opposed to to it just being one event and they may not be able to understand it's the recurring news cycle. being careful what you let them see and how much you let them see makes all the difference in the world. >> these are some weighty issues that are affecting our country and they are also teaching moments. how do you balance what information is appropriate and important for a child and his and her development? >> kids are going to talk and they are going to take on whatever personality you have in regards to the situation. so being very careful in how you -- because you have to understand parents are the first teacher, so whatever emotions that the parents are experiencing, the child is going to take on those emotions. so i would encourage parents to be very careful about any negative statements that you may make because your child is listening. your child is going to internalize that and also you want to also make sure that you give them toolsof

at the end of the day, we want you to come home safe so what does that look like and doing role playing with your children, showing them, you know, how to respond to officers. if you see something, say something, to be vigilant. >> appreciate you coming in today. we'll put this on our website. thank you. >> thank you so much. more news about the other tragedy, the bastille today -- day attack in nice france, we've learned a third american was one of the victims. nicholas leslie was a student at u.c. berkley. he was 20 years old. investigators are still working to identify all of the victims of the bastille day attack. in austin, texas, they are mourning the two other americans killed. sean copeland and his son, brodie.

prayer vigil for them last night. many wore red and black. the colors of brodie's baseball team. virginia residents can learn more about the threat of the zika virus. there's a series of meetings tonight. the first is mason district in annandale that begins at 7:30. by this afternoon, we expect to have a clearer picture of the future of laurel regional hospital. our bureau chief tells us the county executive and laurel's mayor are set to speak today. the hospital was changed to a walk-in outpatient center. the decision to down-size came from dimensions health care system, a nonprofit hospital system and without the approval of elected officials. 6. . 18. pokemon go is just about everywhere, including on the road and some clever drivers are coming up with ways to track down pokemon without becoming a distracted driver. a north carolina uberdriver is charging people $25 an hour to be their personal driver for the game. he calls it the poke-taxi. chad davis will take you to all of the poke-stops in t

he's not the only one looking to make the road safer from players. there were at least a dozen craigslist ads offering to drive people around to play the game. >> that could be my wife one day that's driving with our child and just gets hit by somebody that's playing a game. >> there's pokemons off major streets and thoroughfares and bridges. your attention needs to be on the road 100% of the time. >> the better business bureau says don't just hop in the car with anyone to play the game and make sure this is a vetted driver. a professional. please smart about who you "%"t(eople are making money off this game. >> i think that's genius. >> i see people walking all around not looking up from their phones. 6:19 is our time right now. chuck bell is in the storm team weather center. where are we? 7

>> no tripping anybody. if they are going to do this all day, stare at their phone, they are going to take their own chances. outside, we'll take our chances with another 0i9d degree today day. storm chances 60%. take your umbrella with you. there is a batch of fog hanging over the potomac this morning as it winds its way from great falls up toward harper's fairy. viskt in good shape. 77 in washington, and annapolis. 77 in p saint mary's city. 71 as toms brooke and front royal this morning. temperatures this afternoon easily making it into the 90s again. today will be our 16th day this year, 90 degrees or higher. i'm forecasting 96 for a high in downtown washington. just a smidgen cooler like 92 or 3 in places like gaithersburg and damascus. everybody has that chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. rain chances drop a little bit through the rest of

this is our last best chance for rain. going out to the pool today, spf required early. keep an eye on the sky. most likely time for rain in washington probably around 5:00, 6:00 this evening. here's where the rain is now. still about 9, ten hours away from reaching us on the i-95 corridor. will rain a little earlier though in the shenandoah valley. future weather at 2:00 today. between 2:00 and 4:00, that's when the rain moves through the shenandoah valley. 5:00, rain and montgomery and howard county. fairfax, williams county, down toward charles coin as well 7:00. have the umbrella ready for yourself today. 96 today. 93 tomorrow. storm chances drop tomorrow. rain-free, wednesday, thursday, and friday. we'll be back up to 98 degrees coming up on friday. that's the five-day forecast. but wait, there's more. coming up at 6:31. 4 things to know and 6:51, we'll iv

let's go to jack taylor and find out about the monday commute. >> we've got a couple hiccups on the freeway coming westbound. 11th street, headed toward the third street tunnel. two problems, first one off the bridge, left lane. we've got another issue before the third street tunnel also blocking the left lane. they are related. northbound on 395 in the hov lane, on that express lane bridge we've got a crash. the problems in the hov lane a vehicle hit the bridge. right side of roadway is blocked off. metro, you'll find the red line no longer single tracking. blue, orange, and silver, signal problems. traffic moving again on suitland parkway after an accident shut is down over night. what we're learning about the accident that left a man dead. staying saf e

welcome back. when it's this hot outside. everybody wants to head to the pool. pool managers tell the news 4 i team cell phones are their most dangerous injury. doctors say this is the most dangerous time of the summer when it comes to drowning. more than 280 toddlers die each year when they fall into pools. kids often don't make a sound when it happens, so it is critical for parents to keep an eye on their children.ó[çólp stephen parks has been the manager of the greenbelt aquatic

center for nine years. he says too many parents think life guards will do the job for them. >> parents come in and they think life guards are baby-sitters and we're not. a lot of parents will sit on the deck and play on the phones or do whatever and not pay attention. >> park says the rule at greenbelt is you must get in the pool with your child and keep them within arms reach if they can't swim. news 4 i team has created a checklist of critical things that parents need to look for at the pool to keep their kids alive. you can find it on our nbc washington app and on news 4 at 6:00, the i team is going to show you why one of the most risky things at the pool is actually the fence and what everyone including people without kids needs to check now to keep a small child from drowning. a possible transportation announcement today. maryland governor larry hogan expected to speak on the future of i-270. sources tell news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss the governor will also meet with elected officials and

governor hogan is planning stops in gaithersburg, and chevy chase. we're going to monitor his announcement and let you know what he says. we're tracking rain drops across the great state of ohio. they are coming in our direction. i'll help you plan out your day with letting you know when they are going to reach your neighborhood. that's one of the 4 things to know about the forecast. we'll see you in a few minutes. also ahead, getting ready for the republican national convention. we'll take you live to cleveland to talk to meet the press moderator chuck todd about what to expect. we're watching a developing gory in princeeorge's county

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right now, we're watching a developing story in prince george county where a man is dead after an overnight accident n

at the scene with more on what happened. first, a busy day for the storm team as we remain stuck in this heat wave. we're already seeing temperatures in the high 70s and it's only getting worse. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your 4 things to know. good morning. >> day six in a row in this current stretch of high temperatures. we'll be in the mid 90s again did he under a mostly clear but hazy sky out there. mild, humid start. thunderstorm chances are at 60% later this afternoon. i'll show you the timing on the high resolution computer model coming up in a few more minutes. there is a brief cooldown coming our way in the middle of the week. we'll be back into the steamer by thursday, friday, into the week. today's high, 94 in manassas, 95 in fredericksburg and 96 in washington. ten-day forecast coming up. you are not going to like it, jack. it's going to be a hot one. >> tons and tons of hot. i hear what you are saying. on the freeway, going westbound, we have two trouble spots

and the third street tunnel. both on the left side of the freeway. transportation authorities are aware and trying to get all travel lanes back open. on metro morning, the red lines no longer single tracking. the orange, blue, and silver line, there was a sill -- signal problem. delays on 95. southbound, a crash near center port parkway. left side of the roadway is getting by. developing this morning, traffic moving again after a man was hit and killed on suitland parkway. derrick ward is live near the intersection where the accident happened. he has the latest. derrick. >> reporter: good morning. take a look at the intersection. traffic is indeed flowing smoothly there. it was a different scene earlier this morning and of course late last night. it was about midnight when police say an adult male was crossing the suitland parkway here at naylor road when he was hit by a car traveling westbound. we believe that car did stop

the investigation ensued. the victim died, and the investigation started shortly after the accident happened. now, a car was tow away from here about sun rise today. that looks like part of an investigation that was being trailed by prince george's county police cruiser. this had traffic closed on suitland parkway and naylor road for several hours. it has reopened. things returned to normal. we don't have any more information about the accident that happened early this morning. there is a sidewalk and apartments on the other side, directly at the naylor road station. lots of reasons for pedestrians to be crossing there. lots of need for caution as we heard from people who cross this street regularly. we're live at the intersection of suitland parkway and naylor road. back to you. new details on another deadly pedestrian accident, this time involving a prince george's coin police cruiser.

morning near the intersection of rigs road and university boulevard in langley park. two other cars nearly hit the pedestrian before the police cruiser did. officials tell us the vic was not in the crosswalk at the time of the accident. he died on the scene. in montgomery county, a cyclist is dead after being hit by a car. this happened 1:30 sunday afternoon at veers mill road and turkey branch parkway. the cause of that crash is under investigation. back to our coverage now of the republican national convention. here's a live look at the sun starts to come up over cleveland. that is the sight of this week's talks. the convention kicks off this morning and runs through thursday and with more on what to expect this upcoming week, nbc news political director chuck todd and the moderator of "meet the press" joins us live from cleveland. good morning. >> good morning. >> what should we expect, this

>> well, it is not going to be -- this is not our parents republican convention, that's for sure. this is going to be a little bit different. i would say that get used to hearing and the next speaker is something trump. there's going to be six different trumps that have been identified as key speakers during the convention night. it starts tonight with melania trump. you'll see a lot of trumps, but you won't see anybody with the last name of bush, romney, mccain. it is sort of striking how many -- that you could put together your own alternative republican convention with a speakers lineup that would look like a traditional republican convention, but you are not going to see that here this week. one thing to look forward today is if there is going to be any never trump protests or things like that on the floor of the convention by delegates, today is the day we would see that. that's when they start some of the business side of the

unpredictable. should we expect any surprises, chuck? >> it's trump. in fact, it would be a surprise if there weren't any with him a little bit. but i tell you, he's got a lot of work to do here. i have never come to a political convention before where so many sort of activists and strategyists that i run into are so depressed about their own party's chances. trump has got to put together a good enough convention this week that he convinces fellow republicans that he can win and i can tell you the mood among at least the professional class that has come here this weekend in cleveland, they are not convinced. he's got some work to do. >> all right. chuck todd, live from cleveland, quoting this is not our parents republican national convention. we're looking forward to what you have to say and from the rest of the "today" team live from cleveland on the "today"

emotions running high in baton rouge after the deaths of three police officers there. what we're learning about the man accused of tgearngti them. plus we're live at the national law enforcement officers memorial with more on how police are trying to work closer with their communities. first, the storm team is watching the potential for storms in the day ahead. chucbell is preparing youk f man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me?

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. good morning, everybody. coming up on 6:41 on a monday morning. temperatures mid to upper 70s in the metro area right now though there are some mid to upper 60s out in the shenandoah valley. it feels like factors, it's going to feel like

begin -- again by later on this afternoon. have your shorts and it. shirts ready to go. sunglasses on your ride into work. umbrella fon the ride home. afternoon storm chances are 60%. let's go to jack taylor for a check on the bw. >> it sounds like we got park police arriving on the scene of the accident. northbound on the baltimore washington parkway. we're not sure if we've got lanes closed yesterday. freeway, westbound, two trouble spots. after the 11th street bridge and the third street tunnel. also we had a crash coming inbound on the hov lane headed toward the 14th street bridge. apparently a vehicle struck the bridge and being broging the left lane right now. we're watching developments out of louisiana this morning where police are

answers after the deaths of three officers. what we're learning about the man accused of pulling the trigger. >> reporter: i'm kristen wright at the national law enforcement officers memorial in washington where people are honoring the lives of police officers lost and continuing to ask what is the answer. plus, protecting the crowds in cleveland. the security measures in place as the republican national convention begin s.

we don't call for no blood shed. that's how this all started, with blood shed. your top stories right now. emotional cries for peace in baton rouge after the deaths of three police officers. an accident overnight in prince george's county leaves a man dead and a busy commuter route closed for hours. plus security precautions in place in cleveland as the republican national convention begins. but first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your out the door forecast. i don't even know how to deal with this kind of heat, chuck. >> i know. take your shade breaks and drink your extra water. if you are planning on grilling in the backyard later on today, do know there's a good chance for thunderstorms today. today's high downtown, 96 degrees. rain chance, 60%. have your umbrella ready to go. how long does the heat stick around. your ten-day forecast is just 5 minutes away. 6:46. developing story out of baton rouge where a community is

enforcement officers. 32-year-old montrell jackson had been a cop for ten years. 41-year-old matthew gerald had been on the force less than a year and brad garafola was 45 years old. the suspected shooter is dead but it's going to take a long investigation on why this happened. jay has more on the investigation. >> reporter: this is where it all unfolded. a rolling gun battle from this car wash spilling into the parking lot of the convenience store here. investigators still looking for evidence and answers here, trying as you talk about, to figure out some kind of motive in this attack. they also want to know if the suspect here, gan eugene long had any help in either preparing or carrying out the attack here. they are looking not only at the physical evidence here,ut

large digital footprint left behind by long. we know just hours before the attack, he posted a cryptic message on social media saying, quote, just because you wake up every morning doesn't mean that you are living and just because you shed your physical body does not mean that you are dead. so two pronged approach here. trying to figure things out on the ground not only here but in kansas city, missouri, at the residence he was living in before the attack and on line where he was prolific with his postings and videos. all of that will continue. investigators say it's going to take quite some time. that's the latest live here in baton rouge. back to you. >> jay, thank you. these three brave officers under score the dangers police across the country confront every single day. we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. president obama addressed the shooting from the white house, calling it

american. he said americans need to avoid overheated rhetoric and focus on unifying words and this deadly attack on lawx -- law enforcement comes as the national black law enforcement conference is meeting in washington. we continue our team coverage with news 4 kristen wright live at the national law enforcement officers memorial in northwest. >> reporter: someone here at the memorial has placed a picture of officer montrell jackson with his new baby as well as a picture of baton rouge police officer matthew gerald and his family. this memorial is a place to honor the fallen and we have been doing a lot of that. we've also been having a very long conversation about the relationship between police and the people they serve, the recent violence and conflict. the national organization of black law enforcement executives or noble is meeting in d.c. this week and there is much to discuss. it is their annual training conferenc

jackson with a lifetime achievement award. here is what reverend jackson has to say about everything that's been going on. >> we have some obligations to speak out now and not allow this rage of violence to become a race war. it must not degenerate that way. it is not about black and white. it's about wrong and right. >> noble will be in d.c. through thursday being, aaron, talking about lugses, but it's going to take much longer than that. back to you. in the past two weeks there have been four deadly shootings that have captured national media attention. earlier this this broadcast, we sat down with psychologist dr. roz acre black.

tonight's cops on the corner begins at 6:00 p.m. on par cher drive and monaghan drive in reston. also, the nbc washington app you can get more information on the officers who lost their lives. the "today" show will have complete coverage coming up in a few minutes. 6:50 your time right now as we turn to the republican national convention. you are looking live at cleveland ohio where the gop is gearing up for that convention that could p define the future of the party. each day of the convention has a different theme as we've come to know. today's speakers will focus on safety.

on the economy and on wednesday, indiana governor mike pence will have his chance to address the convention. the vice-presidential candidate is set to talk about putting america first and on thursday finally trump himself will take the stage and share his plans to unify the country. nbc's tracies potts is live with now what to expect in cleveland today and the security behind the convention. tracie. >> reporter: hey, yeah. you were just talking about the theme today, make america safe again. they will be talking about things like isis and immigration and benghazi, melania trump among the headliners for tonight. outside this arena, security is a big concern. they got 50,000 people expected in town this week with about 5,500 officers, many from outside of cleveland to protect them. we're in what's called the secure zone. open carry weapons not allowed here, but they are in the greater downtown area and that's something the police union is concerned about. after what happened in louisiana, they have asked the

carry firearms just for this week in the downtown area. but governor kasich's office says he doesn't have the authority to do that. clearly they are concerned about these 5,500 officers possibly being targeted. they have put a lot of time and effort into security here. so far, so good. we did have protests over the week. they were in some cases pretty spirited protests but nothing violent. no mass arrests or anything like that. no clashes with police. >> tracie potts for us at the rnc. thank you. a reminder, tom sherwood and chris lawrence are in cleveland to cover the convention with you in mind. you'll hear from them this afternoon at news 4 at 4:00. we're talking about a hot and humid today. really sweltering. look at that sunshine cooking us. >> days are actually getting a little shorter. we've lost about 20 minutes of dlalt from the summer

maybe a little bit a little cooler. >> i like the summer. >> temperatures soaring into the 90s once again. this will be day six in a row. 90 or higher here in washington. we're already at 77 degrees, just barely a breeze now out of the southwest at only 3 miles per hour. as you are planning out your day, 82 degrees by 9:00. 91 degrees by noon. mid 90s for highs today. storms firing up in the shenandoah valley between 2:00 and 3:00. storms likely to be inside the d.c. metro area between 5:00 and 7:00 today. so peak time for the tail end of the commute on into your grilling in the backyard time. the weather will have at least a moderate impact on your day today. today will be our 16th day of the year, 90 or higher. there's only one day out of the next ten likely not to make it to 90 degrees. humidity levels on the

wednesday, humidity back down into the comfortable range and much nicer day. enjoy. it won't last long. by friday, back up with heat indexes probably near 105 degrees for friday, saturday, and sunday. this wielk a cooker for sure. here's that rain chance i'm tracking for you. rain already in places like cleveland, ohio this morning. that's the rain moving our direction. our model here times out the arrival of the rain drops in shenandoah valley, 3:00. rain on i-81, 3:00 and 5:00 zp right into the metro, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, this eenk. here's the ten-day forecast. focus on good news on wednesday. 89 degrees. 98 friday, 99 saturday, and 98 on sunday. jack taylor, i hope you have better news. not really. kind of, sort of. freeway westbound we have a problem. 11th street, third street tunnel. there's a tractor-trailer broke down westbound blocking the left l

we've got problems and slowdowns coming from 295. chopper 4 was flying on the baltimore washington parkway an accident is northbound out of 197. the incident is contained there. we've got a rubber necking delay southbound. you can see the flashing lights. back to you. [ no audio ] we'll get to the desk later on. happening today, we're expecting a verdict in the trial against baltimore police officer brian rice. he's one of officers charged in the death of freddie gray. he faces man slaughter, recommendle endangerment and misconduct charges. his bench trial ended thursday.

a proposal to increase the minimum wage may move forward today in montgomery county. the county's health and human services committee will meet for a second time on this bill. it proposes increasing the minimum wage to $11.50 per hour by 2017. they will discuss the proposal later on today. 4 things to know before you head out the door this morning. the republican national convention is about to start in cleveland. news 4 tom sherwood and chris lawrence are there. look for their live updates this afternoon starting on news 4 at 4. a third american victim among the 84 people killed in france last week. nicholas lesley died on the promenade in nice. he was a student at u.c. berkley. and a man was hit and killed on suitland parkway. baton rouge is mourning the

loss of three police officers. the suspected shooter is also dead there's almost a thousand degrees of temperatures there. temperatures close to a hundred degrees for most of the day. get ready. the weekend is going to be a steam bath here. hopefully you'll be cooled off by a shower. let's hope so. >> all right. thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for waking up. "today" is next. back in 25 minutes with news and weather and traffic. hope to see you then and until then, enjoy your day. >> make it a great monday, evebody. ry

good morning. good morning. breaking overnight. the gunman that ambushed police in louisiana, killing three officers and wounding three others identified now as a former marine. the chaos as it unfolded. >> shots fired. officer down! >> investigators poring through the shooter's extensive post on social media, did he hint at his plans days before the attack? and then donald trump promising a show like none other. speaking out with his running mate, governor mike spence in their first interview together. >> he's entitled to make a mistake every once in a while. >> and sec