failed to endorse donald trump. >> we deserve leaders who stand for principle. who unite us for shared value. who cast aside anger for love. >> the texas delegation expressed frustration. and what you are seeing here security guards escorting mrs. cruz safely out of the arena. the texas senator was all but drowned out when he asked for god's blessing on the country as he left the stage. he placed second in the delegate count. donald trump says he's not surprised by senator cruz's address. in a tweet, he said wow,

cruz got booed off the stage. didn't honor the pledge. i saw his peach two hours early but let him speak anyway. no big deal. hillary clinton tweeted vote your conscience and included a link to your website. and now to governor mike pence. >> people in both parties are restless for change ready to break free of old patterns in washington and democrats are about to anoint someone who represents everything this country is tired of. >> he went on to attack hillary clinton from her national security platform. did he do enough to introduce himself to republicans across the country? we'll talk to tracie potts about that at 4:45. your weather and traffic on the 1s

>> chuck bell has more on this really brutal heat coming our way. >> you betcha. everybody get ready to sweat it out this weekend. today, what a great way to get the day started. enjoy it, everybody! comfy stuff outside. this morning, it will be hot today, not terribly humid. the friday afternoon sizzle. that's when things get started over the weekend and early next week, there's a triple digit threat, saturday, sunday, monday, and maybe even into tuesday next week and it's important to remember that heat is a cumulative thing. each day we have a little less ability to cool down so it adds up over time. the most dangerous part of the heat wave is the end of it as your body gets sick of being hot. 60s this morning. 90s this afternoon. near 97 tomorrow. we'll look at the beach forecast coming up in a few minutes. let's go to jack

is 210 southbound just beyond the beltway, wilson bridge drive. they are turning everyone around at wilson bridge drive. there is a potential for a delay. northbound lanes, completely unaffected. if you are coming north of akokee, should find all your travel lanes open now. there are three work zones on 50, maryland, eastbound, trying to make the trips beyond the beltway beyond 704 headed toward 3 and 301. a single left lane is going to get you by on the scene itself. these crews should be out there until 5:00, 6:00, this morning. if you are eastbound, heading in that direction, plan ahead. we turn to a developing story in prince george's county. one man was stabbed to death outside the addison road metro station in capitol heights. two men who knew each other got into an argument at

one man pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the chest. the suspect was taken into custody. and prince george's county is looking for your help in an accident who hit a police cruiser. an officer was headed westbound in the 2,000 block of university boulevard when he hit the victim. southwest airlines computer glitch grounded planes across the country. take a look at these lines. the airline says the computer system crashed for about an hour yesterday, causing 700 cancellations and delays. at one point the faa held all southwest planes at their gate. for hours, passengers could not buy tickets, check in for flights or check flight statuses on the airlines

corporation the computers go down and it's this much trouble. >> we had a rush because we thought we were going to be late but apparently we have to wait in this long line. >> last october, a problem caused 800 flights to be delayed. state, local, and federal officials are expected to attend a public, nondeno, ma'am i medicational memorial this afternoon. the funeral for deputy brad garafola take place on saturday and officer montrell jackson will be laid to rest on monday. a group calling himself showing up for racial justice. it's calling for the police department to hold itself accouab

a case that gripped the nation will be in court. the case received national attention because chandra leaf vi was having an affair with gary couldn't -- condit. a hong kong court has found a teen protester guilty of taking part in an illegal rally. large crowds demanding the students release. joshua wong and two other student leaders are behind this movement and now face up to two years in prison. no matter the price the students have said they will fight government suppression. it is now 4:36. sick and

animal control officers found dozens of cats and kittens inside a northwest washington home. it was an extreme case of hoarding. 63 cats and kittens were found in cramped and unliveable conditions inside a decatur avenue in northwest. >> we're assessing the cats to see what kind of condition they were in. whether or not it rises to the level of criminal negligence or criminal abuse. right now the important thing is that the animals are safe. >> the cats are being cared for by the washington humane society, they can be adopted once they are healthy and the investigation is over. today, montgomery county lawmakers will take a close look at utility rates to see if taxpayers are getting the best service for their money. they will review a study on rate increases compared to others acro t

republican national convention continues on the final day of the event, including how donald trump hopes to pivot his focus on hillary clinton. should the money you use on toll roads go to the rails?

welcome back at 4:41. we're talking about a warm-up that's coming up. >> you bet. it's not too bad outside this morning. if you like cool weather, you need to step outside and soak it in. 61 winchester, 72 by the bay and annapolis. a nice afternoon for baseball. that nats forecast will be in a bit. it's in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees for most. it's a great weekend. it's still hot even at the coastline, friday, saturday, sunday. the water temperature at the beaches is 76 degrees. look at your ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. breaking news in traffic. we've got our trouble spot. oxon hill, wilson bridge drive. you will find authorities on scene. traffic is being turned around.

210 southbound at wilson bridge drive. northbound lanes are unaffected. the rock creek parkway, crews continue to work down at the kennedy center. traffic continues to get by one lane at a time. authorities are there. it's not a flagging operation but it may cost you a little extra time. work zone at gainsville, 66 westbound. they are going to stay out there until 7:00 in the morning. they should be out there. the ramp from 29 northbound remains open the ramp to 29 43 a remains blocked. from ohm to oh, the robberies of several local yoga studios. and decision 2016 coverage connues. ti

>> i accept your nomination to run and serve as vice president of the united states of america. >> governor mike pence makes it official. the republican from indiana accepted the vp nomination last night in cleveland, setting the stage for tonight's big night at the republican national convention. donald trump will address a crowd as he sets his sights on the fight with hillary clinton. tracie potts is in cleveland with more on that and more on mike pence's performance last night. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a little bit upstaged by ted cruz. when he came on, he came on to cheers we like mike. he talked about himself. we're talking about the fact that a lot of people didn't know mike penc

conservative, a republican, in that order. he talked about his family and he also talked about being a conservative and what that really means very heavily leaning on that conservative base within the party and trying to pull them in to donald trump, describing trump as someone who is a fighter, who does not back down and who will go to the white house and execute conservative principles. >> tonight is donald trump's big night. what should we hear that's different from him from the other speakers so far? >> trump has got a challenge tonight because he's got to pull this party together. clearly after what we saw with cruz and their delegates last night. there is still a significant level of disunity here. yes, they have a nominee but not everyone is behind him. in fact, there's a significant faction that's not. it's going to be his job to pull them together and end everything on a more positive note, what pe a

about this convention is what donald trump has to say tonight. he's at the end of ten speaker. he will be introduced by his daughter ivanka. we'll hear by the rnc chair tonight and reverend jerry fall -- falwell. and virginia senator tim kaine is holding two events in the state today. he's taking parts on discussions on immigration reform and religious freedom. all the talk around him is whether he will be hillary clinton's running mate. he says he doesn't expect to hear anything until the weekend. >> i've been through this 2008. i don't think a decision will be made and announced until the weekend between the two two conventions. >> hillary clinton is expected to

florida. while the republican convention is still going on in cleveland, in philadelphia, the site of next wooeks democratic convention. people want them to start hunting donkey's. >> there's a savage -- scavagenger hunt. >> we'll be in philadelphia next week for our live coverage of the democratic national convention. we're learning new details about a crash on the bwm parkway. the road worker killed by a car on tuesday has died. he was operating a lawnmower. chopper 4 was over the seen te

lawnmower there. they are looking whether the car left the roadway or the mower was not in the median at the time of the crash. a man is dead after a fiery crash in great falls, virginia. a car hit a tree yesterday on river bend road. the driver was ejected and the car burst into flames. the driver was found under the car. he has not been identified. should your toll money be used to fund a rail. it says the toll is being used to help pay for metro's silver line should not happen because some drivers will never ride that line. drivers have mixed feelings. >> i don't like taking the

metro. >> that would be a good thing especially for the residents in this area. >> this is not the first time the authority has faced a lawsuit like this, but all of the previous suits have been unsuccessful. a loudon county sheriffs deputy is on administrative leave after being charged with domestic assault. 32-year-old chad neff was arrested after a reported domestic-related dispute. last week, another one was charged. a dozen have been robbed in recent years. bikram hot yoga caught the burglar on a surveillance camera. >> he broke the register and broke into one of our back rooms. he felt very comfortable. he took a lot of

whatever he could find. >> police say the man stole cash and small electronics. 4:51 your time right now. chuck bell joining us in the studio now, and it felt pretty cool this morning. had the windows open. >> i wish every summer day could be like yesterday. >> yesterday, fantastic. 89 degrees yesterday afternoon. that is an average high temperature for this time of the year in washington. that's what it's supposed to feel like. >> let's not get carried away. >> 89, it could have been my i.q. as well. outside this morning wee got a mostly clear sky and man does it feel nice outside this morning. morning runners, this is one of those custom made summer mornings for you. 74 degrees. nary a breeze blowing right now. on the whole it's going to be a nice, low impact weather day. 100% sunshine. not very hu a

light breeze during the course of afternoon. perfect day to get outside and enjoy it. check out these temperatures. reagan national airport is only 74 degrees. comfortable outside. hourly temperatures, 60s on your way out the door. we'll be in the low to mid 80s by noontime, with afternoon highs reaching to 91 downtown. upper 80s to around 90 in most of the suburbs. comfortably low levels of humidity for now. but it is the last nice day for a while. tomorrow, much warmer. mid to upper 90s tomorrow with humidity increasing. not terribly humid tomorrow, but as we head into the weekend, afternoon highs near 100. heat indexes up near 105. here's tomorrow's highs, 97 washington, 95 in me -- manassas.

alert mode for friday, saturday, sun, and monday because of dangerously high heat. near 100, saturday, sunday, and monday, and that heat wave may continue into early next week as well. best chances for rain will be monday and tuesday. jack taylor, there are plenty of mid to upper 90s in next week's forecast as well. >> that's a lot of high i temperatures there. we've got our breaking news on oxon hill. 210 southbound. just outside the beltway, near wilson bridge drive. they have closed the southbound lanes of 210. you will pass it on the other side but just be aware of the fact if you are trying to go south of the beltway you'll be turn around at the scene. there are three work zones on 50, the john hanson highway going eastbound. you are going to find all three of the work zones along the right side, single left lane is going to get you by. it is eastbound. looking at the beltway

inner and outer loop to maryland and virginia. all your travel lanes are open. 270, 95. bw parkway, all looking good at this stage. this guy should go by a lottery ticket. the shocking crash he survived and all the good samaritans. >> a story you need to see on your way to fill up to on the way to, would. why th on the way to, would. why th life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event.

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we've got robots in town. take a look at this. part of a big show, part of a big master plan in the tysons area. i'm molette green. that story coming up next. dramatic video from an incredible rescue. the moment about a dozen good samaritan's turn that car over, the guy right there, he was trapped under that flipped car in south carolina earlier this week. we're hearing from the man inside. he not only made it out alive, his worst injury was a scratch on his arm. >> absolutely incredible. >> i was not expecting to see that many people just standing there, just watching and one lady was praying throughout the whole thing and some people were giving me hugs and -- >> look at the windshield. it was completely crushed. some people say that the seat belt saved the man's life.

>> right. boy. wow. a lot of folks anticipating the opening the mgm casino at national harbor. the state of maryland reporting an increase of 20,000 vehicles a day on the beltway on national harbor. while it is coming together faster and foserd faster, the traffic is getting slower and lower. >> national harbor will be a place where nobody will want to go because of all the gridlock and sitting in in ses sant bumper-to-bumper traffic. p. kansas city royals are visiting president obama at the white house today. you saw video last year when the san francisco giants were here.

knows who will be getting the honor. it will be so nice if the treatment didn't have to travel so far to get to the white house. it's summer. a lot of you are hitting the road for summer vacation maybe. experts say not all gas is the same. some brands may actually be decreasing your mileage. this happens when deposits get thick and restrict area to your engine. >> eventually it will joke it down. can you imagine the situation where you had to breathe through a straw and you have to run a hundred yards. you are not going to be very competitive. >> using that type of gas is taking most engines to the laundromat if you need an analogy for that. >> no. i have

what do you call -- a washing machine. news 4 today starts now. ♪ good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're talking about some brutally hot weather coming our way very soon. get ready for it. chuck bell is here with the details this morning. chuck. >> good morning to you two and good morning to everybody out there in the news 4 nation. we're enjoying the last day of reasonably comfortable weather before the heat wave arrives tomorrow. look at this, martinsburg, west virginia, is all the way down to 58 degrees this morning. maybe you need a sweatshirt. i don't know. i wouldn't put one on. it's in the 50s. 61 in new market, maryland. 67 in quantico for the marines doing their early morning run. it is absolutely gorgeous outside this morning. this afternoon, it will be hot, but it won't be humid. the higher hea