59 in fort mead. perfect morning for a nice long run. enjoy it. there's the sun just now inching up in our eastern sky this morning. really nice and cool. this afternoon, it will be hot but it won't be humid. the high heat moves in tomorrow with big time humidity. planning out your day today. enjoy sunshine. nary a cloud to be found today. we'll be in weather alert mode coming up in a few minutes. let's go to jack taylor. >> good morning. keeping an ear out for the baltimore washington parkway both directions moving between nasa goddard and 32, park police are rolling between north and south. you have the potential for what sounded to have been an accident with a vehicle that may have left the roadway. they are not sure if it ended up on the other side of the parkway. a lot of confusion r n

otherwise we're getting slow in virginia, between stafford and wood bridge, there's a little bit of ai delay. cheers from the delegates ahead of last night's republican national convention. today, it is all about unity. not just for the party but for the entire country. four things to know heading into the final day of the conviction. today's theme is make america one again. donald trump will formally address the delegates tonight. he's expected to accept the nomination for president of the united states. trump's daughter ivanka will be inducing him. with more from cleveland, here's chris lawrence with a preview. >> it as all come down to this. today's theme is make america one again in which the campaign tries to promote the kind of unity that b

together instead of dividing it. now that may be tough considering some of the harsh rhetoric we've heard this week as well as the chants of lock her up every time hillary clinton's name was mentioned. but spearheading the effort is going to be ivanka trump who is going to be talking about him as a father and donald trump himself who will not only be making the pitch to unite the republican party but making that final outreach to democrats and independents as well. in cleveland, chris lawrence, news 4. bitter primary battles early this year highlight how difficult it may be to ewe -- any -- unify. senator ted cruz didn't make it easier last night. vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom. and be kathful to the constitution. god bless the united states of america!

about his address. chris lawrence caught up with a few of them. >> it's inappropriate. i didn't think he would endorse trump. i think he's running for president in 2020. >> it's troubling to me that so many in the crowd actually booed someone who articulated the conservative principles in the manner he did. senator cruz placed second in the delegate count. look at the video, you can see security guards had to escort mrs. cruz out of the arena safely. the texas senator was all but drowned out when he asked for god's blessing on the country as he left the stage last night. you can see ken cucinelli, he had helped mrs. cruz get out of the arena last night after that speech. it's 6:04. more anti trump protests are planned for today outside of the republicanio

protesters say they will parade and rally right before trump officially accepts the gop presidential nomination. yesterday, police used a fire extinguisher to break up a clash. two officers suffered minor injuries and a handful of people were arrested. tom sherwood and chris lawrence are in cleveland for the convention. look for their live reports starting at news 4 at 4:00. until then, be sure to follow updates on facebook, twitter, and instagram. take a look at this line as people try to check in at the southwest airlines counterat reagan national airport. this is the after math of yesterday's computer glitch that grounded flights and caused several hundreds of delays, as a matter of fact. megan mcgrath is live with more on the travel issues. megan. >> reporter: well, we are seeing some improvement this morning. last time i spoke to you, right around

in was actually out the terminal door there. now, you can see, all of those people have made their way through the system and we really have what i would say is a normal, a typical line here this morning at the southwest desk. so that's good news for travelers, but, boy, was it a mess earlier this morning and, of course, yesterday. take a look at what happened here in a nut shell. they had a computer glitch that caused major problems. their apps went down as well as their website. they shut down the online service and that caused huge problems. 700 flights were either delayed or cancel and they are allowing for flexible rebooking but the problem is you have all of those folks who are on those canceled flights. they are all competing for whatever available seats that are still out there. it's been difficult to rebook if you found ourself in a situation where your flight was canceled. that's what we're seeing this morning with those very

back to the united states from poland, she said it was really challenging getting information, she was looking for the app and she wasn't getting the information and a lot of folks, different stories here this morning. the good news is that things seem to be getting back to normal. the advice here is that if you are flying out today, just check your flight status. the app is now working. we pulled it up a little whieling ago. the website is working. just check and keep in mind it might take you a little bit longer to get through the system. give yourself extra time. we're also keeping an eye on flights from other airports in our area this morning. three southwest airlines flights coming into bwi marshall have been canceled. no flights out of dulles have been cancel or delayed so far. turning now to a developing story out of prince george's county, a man was stab

road metro station in capitol heights. two men who knew each other argued. one man pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the chest. the suspect was taken into custody. prince george's county police are asking for your help identifying a man who was killed in an accident with a police cruiser. it happened over the week near the intersection of rigs road and university boulevard in langley park. police say the victim is an hispanic male between the ages of 20 and 25. he's 5' 6" and was wearing a black miami heat cap. two other cars nearly hit the pedestrian before the police cruiser did. if you have any information, you are asked to contact police. today, montgomery county lawmakers are going to get a better idea of whether residents are getting the best utility service for their money. they will review a study about wssc's rate increases compared to other utilities around the country. the six-month study wrapped up in june. demanding their mne

the new toll road lawsuit that could end with you receiving a refund. plus an extreme case of animal hoarding. what's next for dozens of cats found in a d.c. home. a comfortable start to your day, but the heat is making a big return. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is helping you prepare with your what

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good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. 6:11 on a thursday morning. sun is up on a beautifully clear sky. today's forecast 91 degrees after 89 yesterday. plenty sunny. you won't need the umbrella, just, shorts, t-shirts, and sunglasses today.

starting tomorrow. more about the forecast in ten minutes. let's check on 270 with jack taylor. >> getting heavier out of frederick coming south out of frederick , down toward urbana. 109. again, there is a lot of distance between the cars but speeds are down. on the baltimore washington parkway headed between 32 and nasa goddard, police discovered an accident. we believe it's fairly on the right shoulder. a lot of police activity in the area, we'll keep you posted if anything comes of it. back to you. i'm erika gonzalez with breaking news at the live desk. russia has lost its appeal against the olympic ban on its track and field athletes. 68 of them out. could a total ban on russian participation in rio be next, this after the world doping

scheme masking more than 300 positive tests. no country has ever been barred from the games for doping. the games about two weeks away. back to you, aaron. there is a fight over the tolls that drivers pay on a busy virginia toll road and where that money is going. a new lawsuit claims hundreds of millions of dollars should go back to drivers who pay to drive on the dulles toll road. it says the tolls being used to help pay for metro silver line should not be used for that because some drivers will never ride that line. the washington metropolitan airports authority which rates the toll road decline to comment on the lawsuit. >> i'm not a metro person. i don't like taking the metro. >> people who reduce the chask thask that would be a good thing especially for residents in this area. >> the authority has faced similar lawsuits in the past but none

successful. today, the city of baton rouge will remember the three officers shot and killed last sunday. state and federal officials are expected to attend a public nondenominational service this afternoon. you are in violation if you chain yourself to the building. six people were arrested in detroit as protesters chained themselves to a front door of a police station on wednesday. the group of black lives matter were there protesting a death of a teenager seven years ago. they are working that

confirm whether a miami-dade woman contracted the zika virus locally. if confirmed, this would be the first non-travel-related case of the zika virus in the continental united states. the next vice president of the united states, senator mike pence! >> hillary clinton, americas secretary of the status quo. together, we will make america great again. no doubt this morning, gop delegates are praising their vice-presidential nominee. indiana governor mike pence addressed the delegates for thefirst time last night. >> 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. >> governor pence went on to attack hillary clin o

establishment politics to her national security platform. he also stressed the need for unity within the gop. as you are about to hear, it was senator ted cruz who might have stolen the show last night. >> you just heard the boos after senator cruz failed to endorse donald trump. he offered his congratulations to the gop nominee but told delegates to vote your conscience in november. political contributor nicole wallace joins you live from cleveland with more on this. nicole, senator dan coates said senator cruz tried to republican party last night. what do you make of the impact of his speech last night? >> reporter: it was such a dramatic moment to be in the hall for this speech. i have to just say, this speech started out on such a high note, it was an he wieloquent, well cd speech. in this room of delegates, t

person after the party nominee donald trump. when he got to the speech which he told delegates to vote your conscience, which is in politics is do what you want, it's a different message than get behind donald trump. donald trump walked into his family section and the whole crowd booed cruz off the stage. ted cruz's diss of donald trump did not go over well. >> let me say with this question for a second. what do you think he was thinking? people have been saying this is a set-up for him for 2020. >> if it was, his 2020 candidacy is off to a very rough start. i think what happens next is donald trump remains a divisive figure inside the rep

party but what ted cruz did to him last night came off as so confrontation and combative. john kasich, the ohio governor, is not behind ted cruz but he didn't walk to donald trump's convention and do the that and knock him in the jaw. what ted cruz, i have not seen in in my career. >> did mike pence accomplish what the party was hoping last night? >> the real loss for the trump campaign this is the seeked time they have tried to roll out mike pence, the pick for v.p. he's a quiet guy. he's not a flashy politician. he's not a fiery guy like chris christie or rudy giuliani, unless

i don't think anyone is going to be watching the highlights from the pence speech. >> we appreciate your perspective. >> i love that analogy she was going to someone's house and smashing the furniture. a preview of what trump's eldest daughter may say today. savannah guthrie sat down with ivanka trump ahead of her speech. >> if i told you a year ago that you would be at the republican convention, that you would be introducing your father who is just steps away from the presidency, what would you have said? >> i just don't know. i mean, it's amazing tonight actually standing alongside both of my brothers when the count went over the top during the roll call and he was officially declared the republican nominee. i got very emotional. it's an unbelievable journey and i'm incredibly proud of my father and it's amazing to see how he's inspired millions of people all across this country.

entire interview with ivanka trump right here on news 4 today after our show, then the "today" show. >> yes. 7:00, everyone. every morning. chuck bell, what do you have for us,chuck? >> nothing. back to you. >> oh, come on! >> i've always got something for you. you know that. outside, it's a very pretty start this morning with a clear sky. temperatures really fell over night and as a result we have our friendly bank of fog right over top the potomac river early this morning. if you get to run alongside the potomac, you get to run in the cool mist of the air. look how cool it is in the suburbs this morning! from rockville and potomac to gaithersbu gaithersburg, bethesda, front

royal, all in the low 60s this morning. mother nature hitting a home run today if you are heading out to the nationals and dodger games. it's a noontime game. moving to the upper 80s and low 90s today. tomorrow, that's when the heat moves in. 97 is the forecast for tomorrow. a bit more humid tomorrow but the real industrial strength humidity moves in on saturday into the weekend. humidity levels, nice and comfortable today. this is the last of it for a while. tomorrow, annoying, much warmer, humidity increasing for tomorrow. weekend, saturday, sunday, on into monday, afternoon highs near 100. heat indexes especially sunday and monday could be 105 or higher. here's your five-day forecast. 91 today. that's the cool one.

there will be chances for thunderstorms sunday and especially on monday. extra special four things to know about the forecast, coming up. for now, extra special, jack taylor. wtop. >> if you are heading to the outer loop, police describe it as a spill on the ramp. watch for a quick and abrupt delay. outer loop, getting heavy from 95 toward georgia avenue. a lot of brake lights toward new hampshire avenue. may have a crash on 66 eastbound out near nutley. >> his chance to shine. why one of the performers in the newest cirque du soleil says the performance in our area is special. pushing back against the pokemon

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the game is now in 26 new countries and some are concerned about people stepping on land mines. bosnian officials say land mines are a real risk. russian tv said people playing in church could possibly be sent to prison. and good morning, everybody. a beautiful clear sky out there this morning. you are looking up. there's dulles international airport and there's a soon-to-be setting nearly full moon. temperatures in the and 60s now. four thing you need to know about the forecast coming right up. also, bracing for gridlock. why drivers in prince george's county could soon have a tougher time getting where they want to go. guess who was curious enough to come out early. one of the characters, one of the many

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>> how people are reacting this morning to ted cruz's controversial speech at the republican national convention. we're looking at the lines as southwestern airlines is recovering from a computer glitch that left people grounded. chuck bell has four tngs you need to know about your forecast. >> it's going to be a nice day outside today. four things you need to know about the forecast, enjoy today, everybody, because the heat is coming. there will be a lot of sizzle around on your friday afternoon. there's a triple digit threat for temperatures over the week. heat and humidity combining. heat you have to remember is a cumulative thing. each day we don't cool off as much and that makes it more and more dangerous with time. the best way to describe the coming weekend is the bonus material.

66 eastbound is our focal point now. new accident, blocking the left center lane. we've got an abrupt delay as everybody approaches it now within a delay. before, it was at posted speeds. please be careful. baltimore washington parkway has been interesting. both directions there had been a crash southbound. guess what. . a big day ahead in the republican national convention, it is the final day of the gathering and tonight we expect donald trump to address the crowd and formally accept his party's nomination for proets. we will show you the head line you might see on your front porch this morning. the gop is

the new york daily news called it civil war. reaction on social media. one manmade a meme based on the words of mike pence. the secretary of the status quo. the image making the round this morning is actually this imagine here. that's what we're seeing about this somewhat awkward moment between donald trump and his new vp pick. the presidential nominees are reacting on twitter as well. donald trump himself said wow, ted cruz got booed off the stage. didn't honor the pledge. i saw his speech two hours early but let him speak anyway. no big deal. hillary clinton used cruz's own word. they tweeted vote your conscious and put her weit

executive orders to take away americans guns. and that is donald trump jr earlier this week. he is referring to clinton's gun violence prevention proposal. our partners at fact check.org says it calls for restrictions, including a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and expanded background checks. but does not propose a ban on guns and take them away. that would require an act of congress. >> you can use an executive order for certain things in order to make it harder to buy a gun, but in terms of the guns that people already own, executive order can't do anything about. during a speech in florida -- in philadelphia, >> in april, clinton says we're not interested in taking away guns from lawful responsible gun owners. we'll be in philadelphia next week with live coverage of the democratic national convention. and prince george's county

of a new casino at national harbor. aaa is recording a near 27,000 vehicles in the last seven years. all the increased traffic means it's becoming more of a tourist destination. today, a magical experience will get under way under the big top in tysons. the new circumstanque du soleil features a local performance. molette green has more on this special performance. >> reporter: there are performers from 22 nations in this show as reflected by the flags you see behind me and we found the local guy who is very happy to be back home again. >> it's the world's largest trampoline, 30

that we use to shoot ourselves in the world. he jumped into his dream job. >> i play a fish in that act and as well my role is to appear in a lot of other scenes as a broadway company member. >> under the big top tent that took 40 people to raise, the georgetown prep grad is home to perform in front of his family including his mom, his biggest fan. >> before the act, i do a few jumps open the trampoline to get my brain started. >> ryan's mom gets to watch him tonight at 7:30. he's a fish. one of the many other characters in the show is a robot. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is expected here ton as well. it's a big night here in tysons back to you. making sure you never run out of detergent again. the washington machine that keeps itself

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take a look at this video here. a small group of people were struck by lightning while hiking in arizona. one of them, a 17-year-old died. they were so bad, that emergency crews had to wait an hour to to get to the group. the hiker who survives had minor injuries. chuck bell is in and we're in for another pretty decent day. we're starting out wonderfully cool this morning. 61 in front royal.

nothing to worry about today. it will be sunny and on the warm to almost hot side. most everybody today will be in the upper 80s to right around 90 degrees. planning your weekend at the beach, water temperature at the coast is only 76 degrees. sizzling at the coastline as well. your ten-day forecast is coming up at 6:51. we've been having our issues this morning. the maryland state authorities are dealing with this. it's on thele beltway ramp to come southbound on branch avenue. we had oil or something spilled on the roadway. we have a little bit of a delay. they requested a trust -- truck come with solvent. 66 eastbound, our crash has now been put over to the shoulder so all your travel lanes are open. back to you. a lot of people are scrambling to rebook flights on

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defend our freedom. we're watching a developing story in prince george's county after a man is stabbed to death at a metro station. >> southwest airlines passengers are hoping they make it to their destination after a computer glitch grounds the airlines. >> but first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has your out the door forecast. >> good morning, everybody out there in the news 4 nation this morning. today is the last of of the really nice days for a while. a low impact weather today coming your way today. sunshine up around 90 degrees. high impact weather. we're going to be in weather alert mode as we head into the weekend. it's very dangerous to spand lot of time outside this week. a sizzling ten-day forecast coming up at 6:51. right now, flights are getting back to normal after a southwest airlines computer glitch caused big headaches for passengers around the country. this is what the line looked like earlier at

to make sure their planes would take off. megan mcgrath is monitoring the situation. how are thing right now? >> take a live look at the line behind me here. a big improvement over what we saw this morning when the line actually stretched outside the terminal. so there is improvement, but we are still seeing some problems. we are still seeing cancellations today. the latest numbers that we have are that 166 flights nationwide have been canceled for today. 16 of those were inbound flights for bwi. we've seen a number of cancellations on the board here at reagan national this morning. what's happening is all those folks need to find additional flights based on other flights and those are tough to come by because you had so many cancellations yesterday. over 700 cancellations and delays yesterday. you see a real snowball effect go through the entire station nationwide as people try to rebook. in a nut shell, they had a

computer glitch at southwest airlines that shut down online service and created problems with the app as well. 700 flights delayed and canceled. they are allowing flexible rebooking but that's if you can find a flight that isn't booked already and that's the challenge here today. we spoke to a woman who is traveling. she spent the night here at reagan national last night. hopes to get out later today. and one of big difficulties has been getting information because for a time there both the website and the app were down. >> it was kind of hard because the system was down, the app wasn't working, it was kind of hard to stay updated on what was happening, and they did help once our flight was canceled, they helped with the rebooking, but there wasn't -- >> reporter: we are seeing improvement but there still are cancellations. best advice, call ahead back to you guys in the studio. thanks, megan. to a developing story we're following in prince george's county. a

outside the addison metro station in capitol heights. two men going to into an argument at 7:30. one man pulled out a knife and stand in the chest. the man with the knife was taken into custody. >> >> the next vice president of the united states, governor mike pence! >> vogt your conscience. god bless the united states of america. big moments last night at the republican national convention. donald trump himself takes the stage for his formal address. the gathering today is all about unity. here are four things to know heading into this final day of the convention. today's theme is make america one again. we mentioned trump will formally address the delegates tonight. he is expected to accept the party's nomination for

president of the united states. trump's daughter ivanka will be introducing him. bitter primary battles earlier this year highlight how difficult it may be to unify republicans. ted cruz did not make that challenge any easier last night. >> vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution! >> dettle pouring out of the convention hall last night were split over his address. chris lawrence caught up with a few of them. >> i think ted cruz was giving a campaign stage and i thought it was inappropriate. i think he thinks he's running for president in 2020. >> it's troubling to me that so many in the crowd actually booed someone who articulated the conservative principles in the manner that he did. >> senator cruz placed second in the delegate count, earning about 4

trump's nearly 1,800. another sign of just how testy things got on the convention floor last night. security had to escort mrs. cruz out of the arena safely and that's former virginia attorney general ken cucinelli leading the way. one delegate shouted goldman sachs as she left. donald trump repeatedly attacked over his wife's bank connections during the primaries. dozens of people face charges today outside the republican national convention. we're learning more are planned for today. >> back up! >> yesterday, police used a fire extinguisher to break up a clash between protesters who burned an american flag outside of quicken loans arena. two officers were hurt. neither seriously. news 4 is in cleveland to cover all angles of the qeng for you today. right now, tracie potts has more on what to expect and whether mike pence accomplisheh

party hoped he would last night. good morning. >> reporter: let's start with donald trump. he's got a big job tonight to pull this party together after missteps the first few days of this convention. tonight it's up to donald trump to forge some unity ahead in this fall campaign. can he get done? we'll see. mike pence started that job last night when he gave a ringing endorsement of his running mate saying they have got different styles, that donald trump is a lot bigger personal but that donald trump is a man that they could trust. donald trump is a man who could fight for conservative principles. that was a key point in trying to pull the unity into this party that seemed so split at this point at times. yes, they did nominate trump but they still got a ways to go. when it comes to mike pence, he also needed to induce himself to the american people and he started to t

saying i'm a christian, a conservative, and a republican, in that order. >> tracie potts live in cleveland for us. tom sherwood and chris lawrence are covering the action in cleveland. look for their live report starting at news 4 at 4:00 this afternoon. let's get an update on the next ten days. >> it's going to be super hot around here this weekend. important to take your hot weather tips kail. make sure you are hydrated, check on your elderly neighbors, especially if they don't have air conditioning. this is going to be a weekend maybe offer a spare bedroom to an air conditioned house. 71 degrees with a clear sky out there. winds will gradually come back around to the south today. on the whole, it's going to be a nice low impact weather today for you. 100% sunshine. low humidity. nice light wind.

when you can. check out these numbers. 57 in martinsburg, west virginia. 60 at dulles. 61 gaithersburg, 61 fort immediate, 64 in lorton, a gorgeous morning. temperatures this morning will climb in the 70s by 9:00 and well up into the 80s to around 90 degrees for afternoon highs today. 91 for downtown locations. chance of rain today, zero%. chance for rain tomorrow, zero percent. in fact our real chance for a cooling shower is sunday afternoon. turning more humid tomorrow, but then turning dangerously hot and humid. heat index values could be 105 or higher for saturday, sunday, monday, and potentially tuesday as well. there's your exclusive ten-day forecast. today's 91 will be the coolest day out of the next ten and we could have record-wreaking highs especially on monday. le g

see how interstate 66 is holding up. not great, unfortunately, we have an incident that is beyond 123 headed toward nutley. got an abrupt delay gring near the fairfax county parkway headed toward the accident. you'll find two incidents on the baltimore washington parkway. we've had very slow traffic southbound. your delay begins near the beltway headed up toward the same issue, near -- before 197. there's a blunch of police officers hitting -- sitting over the shoulder. you are going to find a curiosity delay with lots of lights flashing. plan ahead. back to you. we're keeping an eye on a tense situation in new york this morning. a barricade situation that has all but shut down columbus circle. we're monitoring the

feed of a reporter on the scene. they now have tactical crews that have surrounded a man who barricaded himself inside a vehicle. police believe this is the same man who threw what looked like a bomb at officers. the bomb squad came in and gave all clear on that advice. trains are bypassing the area. reporter on the scene saying there are a number of tactical crews that have surrounded that vehicle with a man that's barricaded himself inside. this all happening in new york. prince george's police are asking for your help identifying a man who was killed in an accident with a police cruiser. the intersection of rigs road and university boulevard in langley park. police say the victim is an hispanic male between the ages of 20 and 25. he's 5' 6" and was wearing a black miami heat cap. two other cars nearly hit the pedestrian before the police cruiser did.

are asked to contact police. good morning, i'm landon dowdy. whirlpool wants to make sure you never run out of laundry deterrent or -- detergent or dryer sheets again. they link to therm stats to help save energy. here are four things to know before you head out the door this morning. a man is dead after he was stabbed outside the addison road metro station in capitol heights last night. police have taken the suspect into custody. a live look at reagan national airport after flights are getting back to normal. unity is the focus of this last day of the republican national convention. ted cruz facing a severe backlash for his

delegates. donald trump is expected to accept the formal nomination for president today. his daughter ivanka is expected to introduce him. the next five days, hot but not too humid. dangerously hot over the weekend. we'll be in weather alert mode all through the week into early next week. we'll have extra pushes on our social media platforms on how to help you stay cool. thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. we pressure you waking up with us. >> the today show is next. we'll see you in 25 minut

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good morning. convention in chaos. good morning. convention in chaos. the rnc erupts as senator ted cruz takes the stage and pointedly does not endorse donald trump. >> vote your conscious. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom. >> as shouting breaks out, trump unexpectedly walks in and literally steals the spotlight, an unprecedented moment overshadowing mike pence formally accepting the vice presidential nomination. >> when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america, the change will be huge. >> as donald trump prepares to give the speech of