continues at 5:00. as we get ready for wednesday and thursday, get ready for heat and humidity. >> tracking a major temperature warmup. >> tomorrow, though it gets rather hot. it's going to stay that way through the end of the week. >> it is really going to push the temperatures up challenging records over the next couple of days. >> we've been telling you about it for days now. our wednesday weather warmup is here. >> and we are getting you ready for this, as the mercury rises. we're going to check in with our team of meteorologists. you see them outside. we'll talk to them in just a minute. >> but first, melissa mollet with breaking news on 95. melissa. >> in virginia, main lanes still shut down this morning. northbound before dale city right now. right now, all lanes blocked. police are pushing folks off on to dumfries road. everybody in that one-mile backup. if you want to take the express lane, might be a good idea if you're headed out sometime soon before this clears

traffic can get to route 1, westbound and north. northbound 270 after old hundred, left lane getting by some work there. inner loop braddock blocking the left lane. and main street at rogers avenue has a water main break there on main street. lanes blocked and a sinkhole there in the ground causing issues for folks as well. got to tell you, guys. i'm very happy with you today. i love this heat. >> i can tell just based on the dress she picked out. big flower print. light and flowing. >> that's what i said when melissa walked in today. summerlike, melissa mollet. it's gorgeous outside. >> you just like to like it hot. >> that's true. record heat. we're standing outside, because it's so mild. you don't need a light

take a look agency s we go throe day. by 7:00 a.m., 64 degrees. and look at the afternoon, mid to low 90s. by 7:00 p.m., still near 90 degrees. 63 in the gaithersburg. and the heat continues for the next couple days. we're coming back with a look at that forecast. >> sheena, thank you. it's 5:02. another bombshell development rocking the white house this morning. nbc news has confirmed that former fbi director james comey wrote a memo claiming president trump urged him to shut down the investigation on michael flynn and his ties to russia. the story was first reported by "the new york times." >> according to a course close to comey, the memo was part of a paper trail, documenting what he believes was the president's attempt to

investigation to the campaign. comey wrote it on february 14th, the day after flynn resigned. it was also after comey attended a meeting with the president at the white house. comey quoted the president saying, quote, i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go to letting flynn go. the white house denies asking comey or anyone else to end the investigation. >> now, this latest development has led to a flood of reaction from capitol hill. some lawmakers saying president trump's attempts to shut down the administration raised questions about obstruction of justice. republican congressman jason chaffetz, the head of the oversight committee sent a letter to the fbi asking for all communications between comey and the president. he said they have until next week to turn it over. then, quote, if we need a subpoena, we'll do it. coming up, we'll go to capitol hill where news4's tracie potts is telling us why john mccain is comparing the late of the to

>> to angie goff. >> eun, the damage is deadly, this morning, very widespread after tornadoes were reported across five states. the midwest taking it hard. look at those homes ripped apart by strong winds and thunderstorms in oklahoma. we know entire trees were uprooted. some of them, in fact, cut in half. you can see right there. two people killed and dozens were hurt. storm chasersch kaing some of the twisters on camera here. and many schooled closed as the clean up continues. eun. we're following a developing story, three men are on the run after murdering a man at an apartment in waldorf. right now, detectives believe the victim may have known his killers. chopper 4 was over the scene last night as police collected evidence. here's what clis say happened three suspects entered an apartment

shot a man. we're also working to find out the name of a woman shot and killed by d.c. police. this happened around 7:00 last night near a popular rec center where children were plays. police chief newsham said police were called to juliet street. when officers arrived they saw a woman with a gun, told her to drop it. when she didn't, two d.c. officers fired. >> the police told her to put it down. when she didn't, we heard four or five shots. >> we'll, of course, take a look to see if the body cameras were activated. there are multiple cameras in the area. >> police are also looking at a camera on a metro bus driving by. the woman died at the hospital. there is a search for a man accused of grabbing a woman on a bike path. the woman was walking near tall cedars parkway and edgewater

around noon when the man grabbed. this is a composite sketch. police think he was driving a silver honda civic. now, take a good look at these pictures. the st. mary's sheriff's office said these men were behind two armed robberies. a m an hour and a half later, the deputies received a call that the same men robbed a cab driver at gun point. if you recognize the men in the surveillance pictures call the sheriff's office. chelsea manning will be released from a military prison 28 years early. the army saints once manning is freed, she'll be un-r on unpaid active duty. former president barack obama granted her

last year, manning tweeted that she planned to return to maryland after her release. but it's still not clear if that is still the plan. now, despite new security measures at the white house, the secret service had to deal with another would-be fence jumper yesterday. the secret service said the person who jumped over a bike rack on pennsylvania avenue was arrested before getting on to white house grounds. according to the news4 i-team, two other people were recently charged with jumping the fents or security scares at the white house are scheduled to appear in federal court yesterday. what you see happening here is the transformation of an old metro railcar. the retired 4,000 series car is now being turned into a retail kiosk outside of the grosvenor-strathmore metro station. nine pop-up vendors are open for

it's part of a test program for food and retail stores. in a fuew years this is wha it will transform into including everything from restaurants to hotels. >> it is a huge boost for prince george's county. news4's justin finch is live there with a look at who's behind this big plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. it is just a strip mall now but soon this spot on central avenue in the beltway will be catching your eye when it transforms into a tall suite mixed use development, that developers are hoping will bring a lot of energy and opportunity to capitol heights. the new development called hampton park will open in about three years. hampton park will offer retail space, hotel space, restaurants, medical offices as well. the ground breaking was held yesterday. and business owners in prince george's county leaders are looking forward to the

park project and what it can do to this community. >> i think it will bring more business. i'm happily for the community. >> we're going to have health, human services, all of our health-related industries are going to be right here. >> reporter: a lot of benefits coming this way. the original owners here the sanctuary of kingdom square bought this property about ten years ago with the very hope of it transforming into something like this. back to you. >> justin finch live this morning. thank you. 5:09 right now. cicadas are emerging on an unexpected schedule. maybe you've seen them taking over your front porch or sidewalk this morning. they are harmless, though. according to our news partners at wtop, these bugs typically fall out of the ground in 17 and 13-year cycles but local experts were not expecting them until 2021. they say they're not sure why theye

them. and people eat them, too. >> yeah. >> here's my thing. i know they're harmless. i know, i'm an intelligent woman, i understand this. i still think they're so disgusting, chuck, i can't handle it. >> if cicadas on the menu i would have walked out. you can see on future weather, by 3:00, 4:00, there might be literally one or two showers but most of us are not going to get rained on until friday. sheena is helping to plan out the rest of the week. coming right up. get ready for record-breaking temples as chuck mentioned. he went looking for love and his family says may have met his untimely end instead. the concern for a missing d.c. man and the story you'll only see on news4. and our series, there's an

breaking news right now. "first alert" traffic here. 95 northbound main has just reopened before a bad crash. been down for a couple hours overnight. erika gonzalez is on the scene. erika, what are you

now. >> reporter: hey, melissa, we are in fact on the scene. we're driving just past exit 152b and rains are moving once again this morning. this after a pretty nasty crash turned the traffic around. we're in the express lane since this morning. this crash happened this morning well before the 4:00 a.m. hour near dale city. exit 156. it was apparently a collision between a tractor trailer and another vehicle. i think a van. we understand that metdevac was on scene. unclear if somebody was transported. the traffic remains flowing this morning, but you should expect some sort of residual delays. back over to you guys. >> and storm steteam 4 talking about record high temperatures. live picture there clear sky outside this in

quite comfortable but it's going to warm up fast. 93 in washington. that would be a record high there. sheena's got that forecast coming right up. it's 5:15. and a grieving family has a warning for parents to make sure home day cares don't have guns anywhere near kids. >> the 4-year-old was killed monday in rural orange county virginia. the toddler had somehow picked up a loaded gun and shot himself. the babysitter's fiance is a stafford county sheriff's deputy still in the training program. their mother and father are planning the task of burying their child. >> i'll be burying my son. >> there's no reason a child should be in reach of any keep weon

in time. >> a gofundme page has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses. the family is also waiting to see if any charges will be filed. it is against the law in virginia to leave a loaded unsecured firearm in a place where children can find them. now to a story you'll only see on news4, a d.c. man is missing. and investigators are now focusing on the contacts he made on a tpopular dating app. his name is marty mcmillen, he left to meet a woman he found on the dating app plenty of fish. and later, his car was found abandoned near this family's home. the family believes the car was driven after he disappeared. now his grandmother fears the worst. >> if he is, we want closure. we want to be able to put him away. i don't want him to be outre

in some field somewhere. >> detectives told the family, they interviewed the woman from the dating app. he last called. the woman told police she never spoke to or met him. and that someone else must have used her phone. ♪ ♪ bring him home >> emotions raw at a candlelight vigil last night in franklin, massachusetts. hundreds of people gathered to show their support for the family of a missing college student. police have been looking for 20-year-old michael dougherty since sunday. he was last seen leaving a party early that morning and then returned home. a diver is recovering after being bitten by a shark. this happened monday at the zoo in washington. the aquarium said the diver was doing maintenance work in the shark tank when the shark bit the diver's finger.

but the aquarium has to suspend all diving in the shark tank. it's the first bite since the tank opened 28-year-old. and president trump will deliver the commencement at the u.s. coast guard academy. every year, the president delivers the commencement address at one of the academies. >> sheena, a nice warmup. >> it is very nice outside. i walked outside like this. i don't need the long sleeves. i don't think many people around here do either. wait until tomorrow morning, it's going to be even warmer. record heat in the forecast. we've been talking about it for quite a few days now. and it's not just today that will be unseasonably hot, tomorrow, we will be in the 90s again. the 90s we continue tomorrow, we'll be close to 90 again on friday. and also as we go into friday that heat and

approaching cold front. and we're going to feel thunderstorms for the end the week. don't think the week is going to be in the 90s, we're actually going to be cooler by then. 63 in the district, 59 gaithersburg. 56 manassas. if you're dining out today, by lunchtime, it will be nice. 83 degrees by lunchtime. mostly sunny. we go through happy hour, 93 degrees. that is unseasonably warm. almost 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. even at dinnertime, we're looking at temperatures near 90. i don't know if you want to sit outside, by then, it's going to be pretty hot. speaking of hot temperatures, the record high at reagan national, 92. the forecast, 93. dulles, 89. dwi, looking at record highs very close. the heat continues even as we go into friday. then you'll see that cooler air moving in for the weekend. so, 93 today, 92 tomorrow. as we go into friday, 88, chance of thunderstorms. for the weekend, we're

about mid-70s coming up. we'll take a closer look at the forecast coming up. to the roads with melissa mollet. >> good morning, sheena. we have that update on the situation on knife. we're going to pull the camera up for you and show you exactly what's going on right now. before dale city, we don't have that delay. that is getting much better. northbound main lanes are open -- actually, we are seeing a little bit of a delay. i was looking at the express lanes. we are seeing a little delay but everything is open. and the work zone there in the right lane, indian head before kirby hill in the center lane. the news4 today team showed off cooking skills. look at uses with our aprons. you should see aaron with that. look at him. we headed to the academy, cuisine of

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right now at 5:30, get ready for sweat. temperatures are already climbing as you wake up on this wednesday. the record highs you'll be feeling today. plus, casting aside a conspiracy theory about a dnc staffer's death. what his family is saying about alleged dies to wikileaks. plus, uber tracking public transit. the new technology that's linking the ride sharing service with your daily commute. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >> i think you're safe to leave the jacket at home. perhaps pack an extra water bottle for the kids today. it is going to be hot. >> you'll start feeling it as soon as you head out to the car.

in a second but first for the storm team 4 forecast, we sent chuck bell outside. >> it's nice out. very nice. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, chuck. and the camera is facing the wrong way but there's a bunny rabbit running across the grass in front of me. good thing my dog isn't here. would go badly. meanwhile, air quality alert, high ozone levels meaning people with heart or respiratory issues they want to limit their outdoor exposure altogether. keep that in mind. look at that bright morning color. records likely to fall again today, poor air quality. today, we're in the 50s and 60s now. it's going to be a scorcher, everybody. 93 in washington today. the current record at national airport is 92. looks like that one may fall this afternoon. we'll take a look at the weekend which will be cooler. coming up in a few minutes, for now, let's go back to melissa. >> good morning, taking a look

dale city. we are still a bit full here this morning. this is a combination of that earlier crash and just those normal delays headed northbound. it really is not quite as bad as it looks. northbound, though, after triangle, a broken down vehicle in the center lane. it's going to be start to add to the pain there for folks. 66 ask fine, agency you back up and lee main routes in and out of town you're okay as well. 270 southbound, it's a little low after 70. you're all the way down to the spur. melissa, thank you. it's 5:32. here's a look at some of morning's top stories. the white house once again on defense. they're pushing back on a report confirmed by nbc news that then fbi director james comey wrote a memo claiming president trump did attempt to shut down the investigation into national security adviser michael flynn. news4's tracie potts will

more details on the story coming up. tornadoes killed two people in oklahoma and wisconsin. we've seen homes destroyed, many schools are closed this morning. and we are working to find out the name of a woman shot and killed by d.c. police. chief peter newsham said his officers shot the woman after she refused to drop a gun she was hold be. this happened near the bald eagle recreation center on juliet street. 4-year-old cole james clark died after picking up a loaded gun at his day care. the boy accidentally shot himself. his babysitter's fiance still in training there at the stafford training academy there. the gun that the taoddler used was not a service weapon. angie goff at the

to show us where a confederate monument was taken down. >> we actually have video in new orleans of workers taking down a statue of general b boeauregard. the city said it will help move the city forward. eun. two people have now been arrested for that scuffle yesterday outside of a turkish ambassador's home. video from the scene shows people shouting and being taken away by police. this came hours after president trump met with turkish president erdogan at the white house yesterday. d.c. tells us two people are in the hospital with major injuries, eight others have minor injuries. the fight broke

two groups. one person is charged with assaulting an officer. well, this is a story we've been following closely for more than a year now d.c. police are debunking a conspiracy that falsely links a staffer to wikileaks. seth rich was 27 years old when killed last year in d.c. on fox news channel, it was claimed there's evidence on rich's computer. d.c. police say they never gave his laptop to the fbi after his murder. and law enforcement tells nbc news that rich's laptop never contained any e-mails related to wikileaks. >> it's bad enough that as a city, we lost a citizen like seth rich. the fact that this is irresponsibly connected to a broader fictional conspiracy adds to that pain. >> now, rich's family also released a statement yesterday, denying the details of a story on fox news channel

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watching to make sure your ride on metro is a safe one. the senate approved a bill to create a safety oversight panel that is now going to head to the house for a vote. that panel is because of a deadly smoke incident at l'enfant plaza. and officials at union station are trying to figure out how pornography started playing on one of those big boards. >> it took three minutes before officials could turn the screen off. officials believe the screen had been hacked. the advertising monitor has been shut off until union station figures out how this happened. dangerous stunt at the top of the golden gate bridge. it's video you'll be seeing on social media today. coming up hear from teens who pulled this off and exposed a major security flaw. >> that looks really scary. what isn't

but it's going to be hot. if you're driving this afternoon you'll want to turn the ac on. more on the record heat coming our way. straight ahead, melissa. >> good morning. this is a

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right now at 5:45. new reports rocking the white house again. >> more details on the bombshell home mow that may have caused the fbi director to be fired. and we're looking at a mild start to the morning. 63 degrees. then we go into the afternoon. and your 90s just a bit with near record highs for today. your weekend forecast. kingdom square here in capitol heights is coming down. we'll tell you what's coming in its place. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. the white house is once again in crisis mode. he

"the new york times" and confirmed by nbc news that former fbi director james comey wrote a memo claiming the president asked him to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie what is the potential impact of this and how are lawmakers reacting. >> the first impact is getting that memo. there's already talk from republican leaders here that they want to subpoena the memo and hopefully bring comey back in to talk about what he learned. if there's tapes that trump alluded to, if there's a memo, they want that too. the other fallout is where are republicans going to fall in terms of supporting the president? some like orrin hatch said this is much ado about nothing and they're backing him. but many of them are staying at arms length. like the top senate majority leader m m

wishes there was much less drama coming out of the white house. >> tracie keeping track of the story and the president released classified information to the russians. where two we stand on that? >> we now know where it came from. confirming it came from israeli intelligence. there's concern, even though nations like australia saying their intelligence relationship with the united states hasn't changed. others like great britain, officials there telling us they are worried. in germany, officials there saying that they are angry that president trump passed on information. and there is still quite a concern that intelligence partners won't share with the united states if they think the president can't keep a secret. >> all right. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. it's 5:47. two of the nation's top security officials will be overseas today to brief allies on the threat of isis. homeland security and tsa representatives are meeting with their european counterparts in

brussels. this comes amid new threats that isis may have found a way to smuggle bombs on to planes through laptops and tablets. that's a concern president trump brought up with russian officials. the trump administration is also close to expanding a ban on laptops in airline cabins flying some to the u.s. we now know one of the victims killed on a crash on suitland parkway was a local rapper. this is the crash we've been telling you about on monday. london dior, her boyfriend and other friend are the people who died. ♪ >> that's london dior who you see there who also went by lundy. her grandmother told news4 that she wants lundy to be remembered for her music. >> she has some awesome fans. and they have been so good on soci

condolences. you know, they're crying out to us. they're loving us. they're showing her so much love. >> now, her family is still making funeral arrangements right now. the memorial service may be open to lundy's fans. angie goff here at the live desk with breaking news out of montgomery county where two 7-elevens were robbed early this morning, in less than ten minutes of each other. we know in both cases the thieves were armed, police confirming that as they investigate the first robbery at 7-eleven on frederick road at 2:38. and another at shady grove road nearby in gaithersburg. they tell us they're looking for possibly three males believed to have guns on them. eirika gonzalez is heading to te scene right now. and the

two armed robberies. the man shoved a gun in the face at a pizza parlor in st. mary's. deputies received a call that the same men robbed a cab driver at gun point. if you recognize, please call the sheriff's office. a major redevelopment project is coming to a small strip maul in capitol height it's and it's expected to bring more businesses and plenty of job us. >> that mrocproject will happen kingdom square. news4's justin finch has a look at the group behind building the business. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, right now, you may notice the kingdom square strip mall. but soon it's going to be changed. the church sanctuary took over the business and now it's happening, it will have it all, restau

retail. hotel rooms, a grocery store, medical offices and it's part of a new concept called hampton park which will soon rise here along the beltway. the sanctuary moved here ten years ago and has since brought a dozen businesses to the mall here. >> our church made an investment in 2004. when we came here, was run down by drugs and all kinds of prostitution and alcoholism. crime, all of the things that we have encountered. >> reporter: and they say they've really seen this area change every 0 the yeover the y. prince george's leaders are happy, they're hoping the new project brings lots of new jobs and investments to capitol heights. back to you. the strip mall that justin just showed us is not the only change in prince george's county. tracy watkins sho

area that has transformed. >> reporter: town center laurel in laurel is a successful shopping center. it replaced a mall that was failing. coming up on news4, how this happened and what's happening in the rest of prince george's. on a report, we talked to officials on what they're doing to attract not only more retail options but higher end options. they're explaining why they think this is just the beginning of turning around its retail for folks who live here. i'm tracee wilkins, coming up on news4. it's 5:52, the sun is coming up. >> just two more minutes and the sun is fortunately rising once again. this is the things that i know -- these are the things that i know, my grammar, i guess. >> for now, it's still a little dark out there. but, boy, if we're looking to the east instead of to

it would look a lot more goldeny color out there this morning. nice day to be outside, as long as you like it hot. likely to tie or break record high temperatures. records 92 at reagan, 89 at dulles, 92 at dwi and marshall today. tomorrow, we'll be just as hot around here but the records are a little higher tomorrow. tomorrow, only dulles has a genuine shot of making it. there you go, there's the picture, look to get east you can see that golden glow coming up. it's going to be a great day to be outside. poor air quality, though. we're keeping a close eye on that. thunderstorms around here on friday. 63 in washington under mostly clear skies. here's the air quality alert for high ozone levels. if you have heart or respiratory issues you want to limit your outdoor activities and avoid strenuous activities. not to mention if you have to put gas

in the morning or much later in the evening hours to avoid fuelling your car. the vapors coming outsie ing ou tank add to that air quality. a record 93 today. a sizzling 92 tomorrow. near 90 on friday. a significantly better chance of thunderstorms friday afternoon and evening. then as you get into the weekend. easterly breezes mean temperatures back in the 70s. we're still keeping rain out of the weekend forecast. a pretty good chance of showers coming over on monday. let's go to melissa mollet. >> good morning, chopper 4 just got over here in ellicott city. take a look at the main street, water main break. looks like -- look, another vehicle here. it looks like a vehicle there stuck in the water here. we're just getting over the scene. so, we're going to get more information on this. and part of that sinkhole there it is this morning, they've been telling us through that area. very, vy

northbound 95 at 619. has the crash slowing things indian head before kerby hill. coming up. uber want to show you how it measures up against all of the other transportation options you can take by adding departure times for nearby buses and trains in the uber app. this only applies if you get at or year a transit stop. it's not clear when the change will take effect in our areas. for those of you waking up in northern virginia are getting a new smaller target store in arlington. you just have to wait four years to shop at it. that store is going to be located in the north glebe road area. take a look, it will be a small format target like the one that recently opened in bethesda.

it would be to see someone cl l climbing the washington monument. this is what people thought after seeing this video of two men scaling the golden gate bridge in san francisco. it's tough to take a look at this. the daredevils did this at night for their u tube channel. they did flips and dangled off the bridge that stands 500 feet in the air. the men say it was breathtaking. but officials aren't so impressed. >> we kind of had to go for it. >> the bridge is, we know, a target for terrorists. and we want to be able to keep it open so that people can enjoy it. >> the incident did not trigger any alarms. but the golden gate bridge district patrol was not aware of any activity up there at the time. climbing on the bridge is a misdemeanor under state law. so far, no charges have been filed against those two

climbers. a makeover in minutes. there's an app for that. ahead at 6:00, we'll show you how you can get glam on demand with a few swipes on your cell phone. and the missing man, the dating site he was using before he disappeared. and a frightening crash during a field trip. how a local man may have caused this bus to flip over on i-95.

right now on "news4 today," a new day, a new bombshell report rocking the white house. what the president allegedly asked the fbi director to do before firing him. plus, a disturbing death at a virginia day care. a toddler dies after finding a loaded gun. now, an important warning from his parents. and a forecast that feels like summer. the heat you should brace yourself for before you head out the door today. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. so, your wednesday and thursday, get ready for summer heat and humidity. things are really going to start to get toasty around here. tracking a major temperature warmup. >> tomorrow, though it gets rather hot and it's going to stay that way through the end of the week. it is really going to push the temperatures up, challenging records over the next couple of days. good

aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. it's a heat we've been warning you about all week. and it's here. it's hot. and we have the storm team 4 forecast. and we have chuck and sheena, and melissa mollet. good morning. >> yes, i'm outside, i don't need a jacket this morning. the sun is coming up this morning. the skies are clear. that means a lot of sunshine to heat us up quickly as we go through the day today. you're going to need the ac on in your car later in the afternoon. it is comfortable, 62 degrees in 63 in quantico, if you're about to step outside. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 in manassas. beautiful sunrise here. look what happens as we go through the day today. by noon, we're all in the mid-80s. we're really going to heat up. we go into 4:00 a.m., high temperature, 93 degrees. we expect record, or near-record highs