one rider thought it was smoke and it was enough to scare her off the rails. is. >> it comes and goes each morning. sometimes you get stuck in the middle of -- between pen at that began and national cemetery or national cemetery and rose lynx i don't know what's normal with metro anymore. i i couldn't say don't. i hope i get to work okay. >> reporter: construction dust kicked up from all of the construction from the

okay, this expected to be a normal commute. no safety track work done today. the next surge we've been telling you starts tomorrow from east falls church to boston on the orange and the silver line. but again 20 minutes into the morning commute, it's quite an exciting day. not what people were expecting here at pentagon city station. all resolved now. jack taylor following all the latest traffic in the region. what's going on? >> thank you, molette. this is the top side of the beltway, outer loop at coldsville road. earlier, the other fire truck had been blocking the almost the entire roadway. also, crews are working on the fairfax county

we believe at this stage everything has been cleared over to the shoulder. chuck bell, we believe you've got a lot of numbers that are very high for me. >> toasty warm continues around here. likely to get back up to around 90 degrees today. sun coming up in our sky first thing this morning. there are a couple of showers north and west of washington right now. rain chances for later today falling to only 30%. best news i can give you. tomorrow, it's going to be a great day, lower humidity for sure. radar showing a few thundershowers here in west virginia. also a new showers northern parts of loudon county, right along the potomac coming into northwestern parts of montgomery county. nothing heavy. rain drops here this morning. future weather carries it out of here later. later today, rain chance later today is mainly south of washington, down toward

neck, down no south -- into southern maryland. upper 80s to near 90 later on this afternoon. back to the news. 6:03 right now. a new problem for the trump campaign. a live look inside the quicken loans arena there in cleveland where thousands of delegates will gather this afternoon for day two of the republican national convention. today's focus is the economy and that focus may be a bit overshoo -- overshadowed. melania trump appears to have lifted her speech from michelle obama's statement in 2008. >> barack and i were raised with so many of the main values. you work hard for what you want in your life. that your word is your bond. that you do what you say you are going to do. >> from a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life. that your word o

your promise. >> now, nbc's tracie potts reports in one passage 22 of the 26 words were exactly the same. donald trump is defending his wife. he congratulated her overnight on twitter. his campaign also released statement saying in part in writing her beautiful speech, melania's team of of writers took notes on her life's inspirations and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking. the statement seems to contradict what mrs. trump told matt lauer yesterday that she wrote the speech mostly on her own. >> the ayes have it and the resolution is agreed to. without objection. >> moefer controversy at the convention, this time over a vote that shut down the so-called never trump delegates. a group of them claimed to have enough support to overturn rules to bind their delegates to the state's

ken cucinelli threw his badge in frustration. two of trump's children will speak today. donald trump jr and tiffany trump. >> this morning, republicans are waking up to a fractured convention. there is a rift in the party. no doubt. but later today, house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will be on that stage trying to unify the party. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will be in cleveland as well trying to drum up support for d.c. statehood. some maryland delegates saying governor larry hogan missing this convention has more to do with his re-election bid than actually trying to stop hillary clinton come november. all stories we'll be following for you today at quicken loans arena, i'm chris lawrenc

4. >> nbc news 4 political contributor nicole wallace will be join us alive at 6:15 chris lawrence and tom sherwood will be at the convention all week to bring the information to you. we turn to police in baton rouge. less than ten minutes, that's how long it took a gunman to shoot six police officers. three of them died. newly released surveillance photos show gunman gavin long during the attack. in honor of fallen officers, president obama has ordered the flags to remain at half-staff until friday. several protesters were arrested after being traffic to a standstill on i-95 in richmond. the group black lives matter blocked all the lanes of i-95 and draped a sign over the

the protest lasted half an hour and caused back up for several miles. today, montgomery county is asking police and community members to come together and talk about recent deadly shootings around the country. kristin wright is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. we are always one incident away. that is how the director of montgomery county's office of human rights put it. and why he says these down halls must happen now. five police officers killed in dallas. five. three officers killed in baton rouge. that is eight police officers murdered. before that, two black men killed by police officers in louisiana and minnesota, and those incidents are just the most recent. long history, as we all know, of conflict between race and policing nationwide. something has to

today montgomery county is saying let's all talk about this together as a community. >> that we have a good situation now does not mean that tomorrow. we're always one incident away from being one of the locations that have issues of violence occurring in the communities. if it should happen, by the way, we want to be prepared. >> reporter: this first town hall is tonight at 7:00 here in silver spring. coming up, leaders in montgomery county see as the specific goals of these meetings. a university of maryland police officer is off the streets because of this incident. that officer pepper sprayed students while breaking up a graduation party back in may. this is the officer's body camera footage that the police chief promised us last week. the officer shouts spray but only after using it. people start screaming and running there in the parking lot. other officers arrted two students.

pepper spray again in the area where medics were treating people. the university police chief called the behavior unacceptable. charges against the students were dropped. also today, demonstrators plan to rally in support of virginia governor terry mcauliffe's action to restore some rights to former felons. the state supreme court considers a republican challenge to this executive order. lawmakers say the democratic lawmaker overstepped his authority. they say rights restoration must be done on a case-by-case batses. pushes for safety improvements. changes one community wants after a second bicyclist is hit by a car. we're bracing for another day of heat. chuck bell is watching our chances for storms at 6:11. just what the doctor ordered. why bringing home a ♪ ♪ award winning interface.

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good morning. dealing with a thunderstorm up here in the mountains of west virginia first thing this morning. on the north side of wardensville, he's coming down to the southeast. not severe, but nonetheless a little rumble or two of thunder first thing this morning in the shenandoah valley. a couple of rain drops here south and west of leesburg. it could bring a quick little raindrop or two to parts of montgomery county over the next hour or so. today's forecasted high, 91 degrees. rain chance only 30%. you are thinking about going to the beach, the next couple of days at the beach are going to be gorgeous. i'll give you our forecast coming up in ten minutes. how is the beltway coming up? it's that crash, 495. chr

the scene. 270 southbound just before 80 in urbana, we've been dealing with accident activity moved over to the shoulder thankfully. fairfax county parkway, south bound, we have accident activity with left lane getting by. back to you. 6:14, there is a call for change in a deadly rockville intersection after two bicyclists were killed in less than a year, a 13-year-old was killed -- 31-year-old was killed on sunday. at turkey branch road and veers mill road. in that same intersection, a 19-year-old was killed in december. they want changes. >> they supposedly have improved the intersection and all those things. when we went there today and pushed the button, it didn't

placed a white bike at that intersection to remind people about the dangers there and to honor their friends. tourists heading to the olympics in rio may have a hard time communicating with locals. the language barrier is a concern. only a small fraction of the 200 million people in brazil speak english. portuguese is the official language. 400 russian athletes are waiting it find out whether they will be able to compete in rio. the international olympic committee is meeting together to go over its options. the group uncovered a state-run doping scheme in russia that included 28 sports in both summer and winter games. the world anti doping agency is calling for a ban of russia's entire olympic team. the olympic games are now 17 days away. reminder you can watch the opening ceremoni

nbc4. well, the republican national convention is under way this as we get new poll numbers how voters feel about the candidate in a head-to-head match-up. clinton and trump are basically tied. clinton hedging out trump by 4%. with the convention under way, 11% of republican voters think that the gop is unified, but half of them think that they are going to get there by november. by the way, the nbc news survey monkey weekly elect poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4%. we turn back to cleveland now, and our coverage of day two of the republican national convention. discussions today are supposed to center on the economy. but this is the controversy a lot of people are talking about this morning. the striking similarities between first ladych

obama's speech to the democratic national convention back in 2008 and melania trump's speech last nat. here is nicole wallace joining us this morning from cleveland. this is not the moment i would imagine that the republican party wanted to be the focus this morning. >> you know, families are in their own category. everybody roots for a spout or a child of a politician because they know they did not choose this path. they are there to support someone they love. but charges of plagiarism are the opposite of what you are going for when you bring out a family member to soften the hard edges, particularly of a candidate like donald trump. this is a disaster of pretty significant proportions for the trump campaign this morning. the very last thing they want to be talking about. >> did they accomplish the idea of idea of softening donald trump? is that what all came across

>> you know, like everything in trump's campaign, it was an uneven performance. it was an uneven night. there were wrenching moments. the mother who lost her son in the tragic benghazi attack gave a speech that will probably go down as one of the most controversial moments in political convention history. her grief was real whether she should have been here making a political argument is very much part of the debate this morning. and then melania trump who gave a wonderful and insightful interview with matt lauer on the plane, she did a fantastic job achieving sonning those edges and showing another side of donald trump. but this morning, the story isn't about her elegance, it's about her words and whether they were stolen or lifted or copy from michelle obama's 2008 campaign. like everything trump has achieved, the high moments with historic lows and unprecedented controversies in a week that's usually carefully

>> all right. nicole wallace. we'll see more from nicole in cleveland from the "today" show this morning. we mentioned the trump campaign put out a statement overnight on melania's speech. it claims a team of writers helped her put the speech together which contradicts what she told matt lawyer. >> did you practice it on the plane? >> i read once over it and because i wrote it with a little help as possible. >> so you can see matt's entire interview with mrs. trump and hear donald trump's reaction ahead on "today." it's now time to turn our attention to the forecast. humidity is still with sus. >> humidity, we're going to have a little vacation from it coming up tomorrow, but it's only a one-day break so don't get too used to it. still tracking what could be some of the hottest temperatures we've seen in four years as we

right now, a quiet golden sky here over northwest washington with the sun already up. it's dry here in northwest washington with a temperature of 73 degrees and a light south wind. temperatures are generally in the low 70s for most. there are few spots cooler than that. lieu ray, 66. front royal, 68. frederick , maryland, 68 right now. on the hole, it's going to be a low impact weather today. that's always good news. temperatures near 90 today. far fewer showers and storms to deal with today. today's rain chance stands only at 30%. there are rain drops out there this morning. one thunderstorm just to the west in west virginia. it's coming to virginia, it's losing punch as it comes south and east. straussburg maybe getting some rain. rain drops along frederick to leesburg, along route a15

wetness along 270 along investigatorsburg and frederick . by and large, not a lot of rain chances all that high. plenty of sunshine to finish the morning and get into the afternoon. there will be at least a 30% chance of a few more showers later today. not likely to interrupt the baseball game though. nationals and dodgers start at 7:05 this evening. game time temperatures will be in the 80s. here's the next five days for us. near 90 today. 80s tomorrow with way lower humidity tomorrow on into thursday. thursday back into the 90s. friday 96. saturday 99 degrees many sunday, may be our first 100 degree day of the year. in fact, it might be the first in four years. we'll get more into that coming up. there's more to come. four things to know at 6:31 and your exclusive ten day forecast at 6:51. let's go to jack taylor to see how things are coming along the

chopper 4 has been flying over the scene. the on ramp from 29 and the two right through lanes are wa you get by. big delay begins near the i-95 interchange and omg off i-95 south to get on to outer loop beltway. plan ahead. >> ride along the poe tom ak, river road, near spur wheel lane, there's a downed tree. all travel lanes are blocked right now. you'll find yourself redreked. they are almost finished. the safe track surge is supposed to be over but we'll show you the problem metro riders along the yellow and blue lines are dealing with that had the fire department responding this morning. first, though, new information on that violent attack aboard a train in germany. what we're learning about the

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isis now claiming responsibility for a heinous train attack here in germany this as we just learn from german official this they found a note in the attacker's room indicating that he may have been a lone wolf. at least five people were hurt when a man shouting god is grade in arabic starting attacking passengers with an axe as well as a knife. we know the man was eventually shot and killed by police. investigators say that also during that raid they found an isis flag in the man's room. i'm angie goff at the live desk. back to you. if you are looking for a furry friend to add to your family, you can help us at the nationwide adoption event. adopting a pet can be good for your health. doctors say it helps to reduce stress, boost your mood.

animal shelters in our region this saturday. it will be waived adoption fees for many shelters across the day. right now, still watching a lone some thunderstorm here in the mountains of west virginia. i'll let you know who is going to get rained on first on your tuesday morning. stay with us. also ahead, protecting your family from the zika virus. the steps one local county is taking to make sure that you are prepared. >> it looked like smoke in the tunnel here at p en

chuck bell has four things to know about your forecast. >> good morning, you guys. coming up on 6:31 this morning. a beautiful sun rise here in northwest washington. nothing to worry about around town. four thing you need to know. rain cooled this morning. we'll have a chance for another shower or thunderstorm today, way lower chances than yesterday. turning much moreom

enjoy. it is going to be sweltering hot by the weekend. right now, dry in washington, but there are some rain drops here in northern montgomery county, southern frederick , northern parts of loudon county. one thunderstorm north and west of southern virginia. there could be brief pockets of rain along i-81 here. there some rain drops on the another end of 270 as well. let's go to jack taylor. we're dealing with the dry stretch of the outer bellway with a crash. we've got huge delays building out of college park, unfortunately. we'll give you a live shot on one of the cameras near the 95 interchange looking toward new hampshire avenue. we've got traffic moving fairly well coming north on 395. there's a little bit of delay coming northbound, north

edsel. by the 14th street bridge, headed downtown. new safety concerns about being raised about metro. passengers on the blue and yellow lines started their day with dust filling the pentagon city station. molette green is there live with answers on what happened. confusion there this morning, molette? >> reporter: you know, eun, it looks like dust, but it also looked like smoke in the tunnel and it was very confusing this morning. shortly after the pentagon city station, the system opened here. met droe again telling us that it was construction dust. this was thick. filled the air. three fire trucks came to the scene to check it all out. for about 20 minutes or so, it was a confusing scene here for some passenger and it even scared one rider off the rails. >> i just decided i'm going to take an uber, but the

>> and with all of this happening, tomorrow comes a new day of safety surge. a 12-day long one between the east falls church station and ballston on the orange and silver riens. continue single tracking during that time. back to you. tonight, there will be a town hall meeting in fairfax county to discuss the zika virus. health official will let you know how to protect your family with that potential health threat. they will talk about preventing breeding sites and how to dress if you are going to a high mosquito area. the director of hemth in fairfax coin says zika may be closer than you think. >> in the asian-type mosquito is down here in northern virginia has the potential to spread zika. >> the meeting is at 7:00 p.m. in the herndon council chambers on lynn street. this morning, a couple

hundred young catholics from virginia are arriving in europe. following recent attacks and global instability, leaders are taking precautions more than in years past. one organizers tells us more people are bringing cell phones and leaders are trying to make better use of social media. today, family, friends, and fellow police officers will say good-bye to officer michael krol. he was one of five officers killed during last week's ambush shooting of police in dallas. that service will be in redford township in michigan. krol moved to dallas to become a police officer in 2008. his family says he always wanted to be a cop. last year, danny harvel sped off after an officer pulled him over and tried to question him. he dragged the car. the officer broke his

harvel is expected to plead guilty to assault. university of maryland police are looking for this man in connection to a robbery on campus. they say he's a person of interest in the pokemon go robberies one week ago. police said four people, including several students, were robbed at gunpoint on the campus last tuesday night. most of them were playing pokemon go on their phones and they all had their phones taken. fairfax county is taking a new approach to dealing with pokemon go players. the county is hosting a 12-hour poke-a thon tomorrow encouraging fans to play safely. the event comes after two men and three teens were caught trespassing and playing the game inside a springfield elementary school last week. it is at the sully district government center. this is a whole can't beat them, join them. the national park tried to make it an educational event as well. >> good luck. >> yeah. this is

>> a fiery start to the republican national convention. the role some virginia delegates played in the anti trump movement. we're sitting in the 70s this morning as you are looking live at national harbor. we're getting you ready for the day ahead with your what to wear forecast. the steps d.c. is taking during this heat wave to help

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you and the kids can cool off a little bit longer this week. d.c.'s 13 spray parks will have extended hours because of the heat wave. those parks are staying open an extra two hours this week until 9:00 p.m. you can good to the nbc washington app for a map of all the pools and the spray parks in the city. just search "spray park." you can attend, i know you were talking about going to the spray parks perhaps. >> he's not going to the spray parks. >> we have a pool in my building that i've never been in. >> are you serious? i'm coming over. >

>> there you go. >> it's going to be a good pool day today. don't forget your spf. we'll getting a good sun rise over washington this morning. what do you need to have on for today? shirts and t-shirts, of course. another day near 90 degrees. not as hot as yesterday. sunglasses. rain drops are to be found. we're near 70 now. we'll be nupter 80s to near 90s today. thunderstorm out here in the mountains of west virginia, the lightning flash rate is dropping quite a bit. the storm is weakening as it comes southeast bound. there are a few light drain drops northern montgomery county. not a lot of rain out there just yet. check of your exclusive ten-day forecast which is a hot one coming up in ten minutes. jack taylor, good morning. good morning, chuck. chopper 4 has been flying over our crash top side of the beltway out

road. five vehicle were involved in this crash. i'm not sure how many vehicles possibly need to be towed. tow trucks are not on scene yet. big delays stretch toward the 95 interchange and on 95 southbound to move into cal verton. you've got half the roadway getting by at least this stage. decent shape so far. sun glare going 66 eastbound. going through manassas. back to you. no room for small results. donald gets things done. melania trump drew applause at the rnc but it's also receiving criticism, her speech that is. why some are accusing her of plagiarism. you are looking live inside the quicken loans arena today. the theme republicans will be selling to voters today. i'm

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donald wants our country to move forward in the most positive of ways. >> talks of plagiarism this morning after melania trump addresses republicans at the gop convention. >> what we're learning about the gunman who killed three police officers in baton rouge as newly released surveillance photos show the scene. coming together to address their differences. the meeting in the d

first, chuck bell has your out the door forecast. >> out the door we go. there are some rain drops to be found on storm team radar this morning. we're dry inside the beltway. there are rain drops in top end of 270, and there are some rain drops also along i-81 in the shenandoah valley. nothing all that happy. just a couple of rain drops to get you out the door later this morning. rain chance stands at only 30% later this afternoon. ten-day forecast. >> no room for small thinking. no room for small results. donald gets things done. [ applause ] this is a mistake! you cannot ignore the delegates! >> without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table! we're going to win, we're going to win so

god bless you and god bless america! ♪ ♪ >> right now. a live look inside the convention center where thousands of republican delegates will gather later today. the focus tonight, the economy, and the theme of making america work again. if you are just waking up with a big story at the convention today may surround melania trump's speech last night. there are accusations she plagiarized some of the first lady's address from the democratic national convention in 2008. >> barack and i were raised with so many of the same values. like you work hard for what you want in life. that your word is your bond. that you do what you say you are going to do. >> from a young age, my parents impressed on me the value that you work hard for what you want in life. that your word is your

your promise. >> nbc's tracie potts reports in one passage 22 of 26 words were exactly the same. donald trump is defending his wife. he congratulated her overnight on twitter. his campaign also released a statement in saying in writing her beautiful speech, melania's team of writers took notes on her life. she told matt lauer yesterday she wrote the speech on her own. >> charges of plagiarism are the opposite of what you are going to go when you bring out a family member to soften the hard edges. so this is a disaster. >> more controversy on the convention this time over a vote that shut down the so-called never trump delegates. a group claims to have enough sup

that bind delegates to vote in line with their state's primary results. the measure was shut down. virginia's former attorney general ken cucinelli threw his badge in frustration. we mention today's convention will focus on the qi. two of donald trump's children, donald trump jr and tiffany trump will be speaking today. chris lawrence, i'm at quicken loans arena. this morning, republicans are waking up to a fractured convention. there is a rift in the party no doubt but later today, house speaker pal ryan and senate major leader mitch mcconnell will be on that stage trying to unify the party. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will be in as well. our own tom sherwood has been waking -- making inroads with delegates to get their input on convention. governor larry hogan missing this convention has more

actually trying to stop hillary clinton come november. all stories we'll be following for you today at quicken loans arena i'm chris lawrence, news 4. don't forget, chris and tom sherwood will be in cleveland all week to cover the convention for you. you can look for their live reports when you get home tonight starting at news 4 at 4:00. it's 6:49. now to the ambush shooting of police in baton rouge. police say gunman gavin long stalked the officers with military-like precision. newly released surveillance photos shows how he carried out the attack. he snuck up behind officers and shot them at close range. three died and three others were hurt. president obama has ordered flags to remain at half-staff until friday in honor of the fallen officers. several people were arrested after bringing traffic to a standstill on 95 in richmond. the group black lives matter stage the demonstration during rush hour.

southbound lanes of 95 and draped a sign on the overpass. the protest lasted about a half hour and caused backups for several miles. 6:50 now. today, montgomery will confront issues about race and policing with a town hall meeting. kristin wright is live with more on why this conversation is happening now. kristin. >> reporter: good morning. well, this specific goal of these town hall meetings in montgomery county is that every voice be heard. not just the black community. that's what we're being told by leaders here in montgomery county. after all, it's true, that everyone it talking about these shootings in louisiana, in dallas, and in minnesota. so montgomery county pleerds are saying let's all talk about this together as a community. these images, the faces, the interactions in these videos and pictures. they are heart wrenching. they canning hard to look

so important to talk about. two town hall meetings are happening in montgomery county tonight and tomorrow to talk openly about race, about policing in this community. >> having what we're calling a courageous opportunity particularly after the shooting that took place in charleston, south carolina. we we want to get in front of these issues. >> the first town hall meeting is tonight here at the civic building here in silver spring. there is another town hall meeting tomorrow night in german town. time and location in the nbc washington app. back to you. >> kristin, thank you. it is now 6:51. time to look at the weather. chuck bell is here now. you know what, it's not going to be that bad for the next couple of days, right? >> you are going to like today. you are going to love tomorrow and you'll need to be out of town for the week end. >> at least you have a plan for us. >> we're going to the beach. we're going to sit neck deep in the ocean until the heat wave

temperatures around here for the week. it could be our first 100 degree day in four years. the last time we are over 100 degrees, how many do you remember the did erecho in 2012. that was the last summer we had a 100 degree temperature. quiet start to the day. 77 degrees. 72 martinsburg. temperatures for the remainder of the day will climb to around 90 in downtown. mostly mid to upper 80s in the suburbs with clouds building after 2:00, 3:00, there will be another chance for a stray shower or a thunderstorm later today, but nowhere near the coverage or the intensity we saw yesterday. yesterday's storms are now well off the coast of southern virginia. there are a couple of thunderstorms up here in the mountains of west virginia. they are losing steam as they come eastbound, but they will bring a chance for rain here across parts of frederick county and shenandoah county in the shenandoah valley here along i-81 and there are some rain ro

parts of the northern half of loudon county and right along the montgomery county frederick county border here. it's very hit and miss. no heavy rain out there this morning. future cast carries the rain out of the picture by noontime. dry by early afternoon. after lunchtime, any rain chances later today are going to be focused primarily on the south side of the washington metro area. southern maryland, the northern neck, down toward fredericksburg. there will be the better chances later on today. highs today, 86 in gaithersburg. good night for baseball tonight. light chance for rain today. i don't think you need to worry about that much at all. ten-day forecast. 80s tomorrow with low humidity. 90s return with humidity. heat return for the weekend, in a big way. first 100 degree coming up on sunday and 99

chopper 4 has been flying over our crash on the outer floop of the beltway, topside, big delays. only thing left, cones in the roadway. they are going to be removing everything from the two left lanes. this delay is stretching backward. i'll show you on a map, 91 southbound and 29 south trying to get toward tor the beltway are very stacked very heavy traffic. not too bad right now on 395 coming northbound. we're getting heavier leaving springfield, rolling up the hill toward seminary and king. all your travel lanes are available. give yourself a few extra minutes back to you. you are looking right now at some new video into the live desk after that horrible bus crash in taiwan that killed 26 peex. the tour bus burst into flames near the capital of taipei. the passenger we've learned are

tourists from china that were actually supposed to return home today and still though, no word on what caused the terrible crash. aaron. 6:55. thank you. take a look at this body camera footage from a pepper spray incident that led to an officer suspension. this happened at the university of maryland. the police officers there broke up a party back in may. the officer involved shouts spray, but only after using it. people start screaming and running in the parking lot. officers arrest two students and that same officer deploys pepper spray again in the area where medics are treating people. university police chief called the behavior unacceptable. charge against the student were dropped. arlington national cemetery workers are going on strike. they are protesting failed negotiations with two private companies contracted to oversee the grounds. the workers are pushing forays and paid sick leave. currently they are paid $13 an hour. good morning, i'm landon

it's cheaper to rent versus buy a home in 16 states including delaware and washington, d.c. ownership includes mortgage payments, property taxes, and insurance. rents have been rapidly ricing and home prices have been too. i'm landon dowdy. 6:56 right now. four things to know before you head out this tuesday morning. isis says a soldier responded to its call and was responsible for that attack on a train in germany. a teenager used an axe to hurt five people before he was shot and killed. investigators say they found an isis flag in his room. today, montgomery county will hold a town hall meeting addressing the issue of race and policing. tonight's meeting is at 7:00 at the silver spring civic building. metro says a result ofe

yellow ring, service is not impacted. trump campaign defending melania trump after accusations of plagiarism. some areas closely matched michelle obama's speech in 2008. and most of your day will be rain-free with a high up near 90. thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. thanks for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for weather, traffic, and any breaking news. hope you joan ushen. until t

good morning. stolen words? were some of melania trump's words on the night of the openings your words is your -- >> your word is your bond and you say what you say you are going to do. >> the only limit to the height of your achievements. >> is the strength of your dreams -- >> the is reach of your dreams -- >> and your willingness to work hard for them. >> just hours earlier mrs. trump telling matt she wrote it herself. >> i wrote it with a little help as possible. o