there's still so much raw emotion this morning after the death of a 6-year-old boy. it's hard to make sense of a child dying that young. even harder to cope with when you learned that xavier lucky was hit and killed while walking home from his birthday party. ♪ ♪ >> he never got to hear his friends sing him happy birthday before he died on a crash on livingston road wednesday night. that group of children you just saw sang it last night at a vigil. xavier's family is describing the person who hit the 6-year-old as a careless driver. so far police have not filed any charges. >> he had to lose his life because someone was careless behind the wheel. >> he was a good friend. we played football. we went to the playground and played on the playground. >> going to miss him? >> still unclear how or why xavier decided to cross livion

chopper 4 was over another terrible accident on our roads. may have been stuck in this bad traffic as police investigated a deadly pedestrian crash yesterday in gaithersburg. a woman was killed crossing the street at the intersection of emery grove and wood field drove. the driver of the truck that hit her stayed on the scene. that wasn't the only deadly crash during the evening russ. a school bus collided with another car in camp springs. there were no children on that bus at the time. you can see the bus went off the road into the trees. the driver of the other car died. the crash shut down part of temple hill's road for several hours. d.c. officials are investigating the death of an n inmate accused of shooting a 9-year-old at a playground. kenneth parker was found unresponsive in his cell yesterday. charged with shooting jayden stancil. he was shot in the head near the shootout. he survived. d.c. jail

released any information on the circumstances surrounding parker's death. this is the second inmate death this month. virginia state police are canceling the amber alert. there's still no sign of them. they found the car the pair was traveling in earlier this week. they disappeared on april 30th while on their way to buck road beach. police had to terminate that amber alert because of policy. they're not supposed to go past seven days. a silver springs family is worried about the missing 92-year-old woman. she suffers from dementia. her family believes she took off from foot in the calverton area of silver springs. call police if you know where she might be. >> reporter: good morning. back here at the live desk. we are getting word of a shooting investigation in southeast d.c. we understand it happe

capital street and southern avenue. there was one man, we understand, that was shot. he was breathing, alert when he was transported to the hospital. investigators trying to pick up any clues in this case. we don't have any word on a motive or a suspect. again, that person transported to the hospital alert and breathing this morning. but, again, now a shooting investigation in southeast on south capital street and southern avenue. back to you. >> erika, thank you. 4:33 this morning. president trump will begin his first foreign trip since taking office. >> the president will head to the middle east, the vatican and belgium over the course of nine days. president trump set to meet with the saudis where they will announce plans to buy $350 billion worth of military equipment and technology from the u.s. over the next ten years. >> the president is set to meet with 40 world leaders to focus on his campaign promise of defeating radical islamic

>> president trump left after a contentious news conference. he claimed the investigation was a witch hunt. we'll hear from news 4's edward lawrence from capitol hill. >> he has information on what vice president mike pence knew about the problems about michael flynn and when. so this is how dc water crew hs to get to the underground valves on wednesday to get to the water valves on macarthur boulevard. it may not open until monday. it was a pipe as old as 1860. they pay an added fee for pipe restoration. that fee brings in $40 million a year. after back-to-back

they'll do the second phase of neabsco bridge. the eastbound and westbound ramp from gail boulevard will be shut down. it was built in 1963 and needs 345i7b major repairs to the bridge deck. 4:35 your time right now. want to get a check on your weather and traffic. >> we'll check on sheena and chuck for a minute. let's get back to melissa mollet. >> breaking news again. prince george's county again, and right now we have a crew on the way. northbound indian head highway there at farmington road, all lanes blocked northbound because of this fatd tall pedestrian crash. right now police are letting you take a right if you want to avoid the entire area, livingston road is a great alternate for you. 223 between seed

hill, investigation there. no major problems on the beltway. a couple of pieces of road work but nothing to worry about too much this morning. good morning, chuck and sheena. >> good morning. >> yes. and a very warm morning again. going to be another hot day, chuck. >> absolutely. i'm ready for this little stretch summertime to be over with. too hot to be out running in the afternoon. cooler days coming back. not until after we get through today. and much like yesterday, there's a pretty good chance you'll have thunderstorms to be dodging by later this afternoon. saturday, cloudy and cooler. rain chances over the weekend are fairly low, but not quite zero. thunderstorm chances today. just like yesterday, sheena, any one of those individual storms could pack quite a punch. >> that's right, chuck. we'll be watching that going

starting out with the morning, it is another warm one. quite a bit humid before you head out. temperatures 72 in the district, 67 in gaithersburg. clinton is 72 degrees. 75 in quantico. future weather, most of your friday is going to be dry up until about the early afternoon hours. 3:00 p.m. today we expect scattered thunderstorms to move through. some can be around dinner time. we'll take a look at the big changes and the cooler temperatures straight ahead. sheena, thank you. we are just getting word into the live desk about a firefighter missing at a warehouse fire in california. erika is checking in on that. a heads up for metro riders. when metro is planning its final safetrack surge and the riders who are going to feel the impact. and there might be fewer people using metro today because

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what a busy morning for us covering lots of news that has been developing overnight. we are just getting word from manassas city police about an officer-involved shooting. we understand that they got a call about reports of shots possibly fired i

when they went to check it out, we understand officers found some people they thought may have been involved with this call. they began to follow the vehicle, according to police, that driver of the vehicle failed to obey their orders to stop. a chase began and it wound up ending at the dorr telling memorial park. because of the area, now prince william's county police are investigating. we understand shots were fired. an 18-year-old driver was struck. the events leading up to that right now, the details are so sparse we're going to try to get you more on this and bring it to you right here from the live desk. eun and aaron, back to you. >> erika, thank you. a deadly crash caused chaos in one of the world's busiest tore list attractions. new this morning, we're learning what charges the man police say they believe is responsible for the crash is facing. richard rojas is charged with one count of murder and 20 counts of attempted murder. this is what it

his car jumped the curb and went hurling down the sidewalk. an 18-year-old woman from michigan was killed. witnesses said at first they thought this could be terrorism nkts the first feeling was that it might be something like an attack. when a car plows into a pedestrian area. >> reporter: police say there is no link to international terrorism but they are looking into whether this was deliberate. he tested negative for alcohol, tested positive for drugs. the ride sharing app uber is expanding into the trucking business. uber launched a new app called uber freight. it matches trucking companies with loads that need to be hauled. according to cnbc, the new app which is only available for professional drivers, has been in testing mode for months. commercial trucking is the fourth largest employment group in the u.s. get ready for another hot and humid day, chuck bell. >> yes, indeedy. this is it though. our little the-

summer coming to an end later today. afternoon highs once again, thunderstorm chances as well. the cooler weather is moving in. sheena has that right up. and a local school system apologizing. why it is saying sorry to parents and stew zwreents and was vice president mike pengs left in the dark vo: at dominion, we have a long history of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy.

breaking news in prince george's county. reporters on the way northbound indian head highway shut down for a fatal pedestrian crash. all lanes blocked northbound because of this crash investigation. take livingston road to avoid it altogether. police are turning you there at farmington. eun? >>

4:45 this morning. as president trump sets out on his first foreign trip, he is possibly lining up the new fbi director before he even takes off. >> news 4's edward lawrence has more on the surprising top choice. good morning. >> it could be joe lieberman. he was interviewed yesterday for that job. that's a very surprising choice for many on capitol hill. democrats are saying a politician should not be in charge of the fbi. republicans saying he's a good choice. he's a former democrat who's now an independent. >> how are white house members reacting? >> reporter: the white house is denying a report in "the new york times" that michael flynn told the transition team on january 4th that he was under investigation by the fbi. they're saying that also mike pence -- that makes mike pence's statements true, that he did not know. he was not aware that there was any investigation and heir

now quietly the aides are saying they're concerned about the pattern they're seeing of keeping him in the dark on certain issues. >> edward, thank you. a tragic story that we are following here on the live desk. san antonio fire officials say a firefighter died in a massive warehouse fire overnight. scott dean was with the department for six years. there are just intense flames in this video inside this warehouse where the fire started. at least three other firefighters were hurt trying to put this blaze out. there were dozens and dozens of crews on the scene. right now it's not clear how this fire got started in the first place. aaron, back to you. >> its 45e:47. the death of a man shot by police in arlington has been ruled a

daniel boak refused to stop. he was wanted on a misdemeanor charge. when officers tried to approach him he put his truck in drive pinning an officer against another car. the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. new this morning, we now know what sparked a fast-moving town house fire in berk, virginia. a floor lamp was to blame there. the fire started wednesday morning on spring oak court. three people were sent running out of that building. two suffered burns. the third injured in jumping out of that building. new details that will help you navigate metro's final safetrack surge. it will take place next month and impact the red line montgomery county for eight days. it starts june 17th.

but is asking you to start your trip at twin brook, mike grove. >> if you don't want the name of jeb stewart's high school changed, attend a meeting next tuesday. last year the fairfax county approved a working group to choose a new name for the school. i chose the four names for the confederate jernlts. the prince george's county school apologizes for the late notice. the last day for students is june 13th. today you may want to leave the car at home and bike to work. it's bike to work today. we're making sure you have a smooth bike to work. he biked from west falls metro station to our studios.

we have a list of his dos and don'ts. if you're going to give it a try, these are a list of pit stops. at the pit stop you can get a free t-shirt and a drink. i'm guessing water. >> glass of water. we're going to check back in with melissa mollet but breaking news on indian head highway. >> prince george's county, active scene. justin finch on the way. northbound indian head highway. at farmington, lanes blocked northbound because of a fatal e pedestrian crash investigation. they are turning you there and the alternate is livingston. a reminder, this is day three now. macarthur boulevard shut down between reservoir and foxhall this morning. inner loop and outer loop, everything

4:51. 72 degrees outside our studios. this is the way a nice morning starts, right? >> yes. >> warm. >> it's the way a hot day starts, too. >> it's pretty steamy yesterday. >> these are the kinds of morning where all the bugs are coming out to greet you. bug spray, i don't know if you can smell it. >> doesn't smell bad. >> mosquitos like me. as we go through the morning hours, you will notice the warm morning straer tires. throughout the day, close to 90 degrees. storms in the forecast. this weekend will be quite a bit cooler and cloudy, too, for most of your weekend. so far memorial day weekend is looking good. we'll show you that forecast in just a second with the ten day. current temperatures mostly about the mid to upper 60s.

dulles 68. gaithersburg, exercising today, it's another hot day where you need the short sleeves and the hat and the water. by lunchtime in the mid 80s. 5:00 p.m., 90 degrees. around 3:00 p.m., maybe 2:00 p.m. you can start to see some thunderstorms developing. right now we are dry but off to our west, that's our next weather system. the whole thing, that big area of rain, we're going to expect all of that to move through. it will be giving us an unstable atmosphere. future weather by 3:00 p.m. scattered showers and storms. overnight we could see a few more. then we go into your saturday. look at all of the clouds around by saturday afternoon and it will be cooler. today if you like the heat, enjoy it. the last ten days of temperatures around 90 degrees.

afternoon storms. look at that ten-day forecast, after today we're going to drop into the mid 70s. tomorrow, sunday we could be in the low 70s. take a look as we go through the next week, 70s continue. we are looking nice and dry. more details on the forecast coming up. sheena, thanks. >> sun screen scam. the surprising number of bottles

you're watching "news 4 today." nkts this morning we're hearing a story about a local mother who is defying the odds. >> she went from living on the street to earning her master's degree. she says everything changed when she was 32 years old. she says she started using drugs and drinking excessively. she spent more than two years in prison and was close to losing it all but it was while she was in jiail that her children inspired her to defy the odds. >> going through the initial intake and assessment i was found to be three months pregnant and believe it or not, that was the best experience i ever had because i used during my first two pregnancies and there was a different bond with, you know, this last baby because i was so burned. >> she received her master's degree in social work from

and to hear her in her own words talked about having a baby changed her life is so moving and inspiring. >> saw her two sons in the video, her inspiration. now she's the inspiration for them. both on the honor role. good news four your health if you eat fast food. mcdonald's says it is getting rid of a lot of the artificial stuff in its ice cream. we're talking about specifically the ice cream in shakes. it has almost completely phase the out artificial colors and preservatives. it plans to use only cage free eggs by 2025. losing artificial additives across the fast food industry. 4:57. beach goers beware. "consumer reports" says some sun screen fails to provide the level of protection on their package. of the 58 lotions evaluated, 20

labeled spf number. sun screen industry says consumer reports testing is not consistent. >> you have the risk of damaging your skin if you're relying on it to protect yourself, experts say to make sure it is as effective as possible. make sure the active ingredients are distributed. you have to reapply. the sun is strong. two hours you have to reapply. >> stay with us. news 4 now continues right now at 5:00 a.m. "news 4 today" starts now. a little shy of 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> let's start with erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> reporter: aaron, this is information we got handed to us a couple of minutes ago. an officer-involved shooting dealing with manassas city

reports of possibly some shots fired in the city limits. they responded. we understand they saw a vehicle that matched some sort of description that could have been involved in this. when they began to pursue this, the driver of that vehicle did not stop and this wound up ending up at a park. officers fired shots. the driver of the car is 18-year-old was struck. officers rendered aid as we understand it and then the 18-year-old had to be flown to an area hospital. his injuries or their injuries are described as serious. there was somebody else that was also in the car. we understand it was a juvenile. they were not injured in this. again, this all unfolding a few minutes ago. this information, news into the live desk. we have a crew headed to the scene. as soon as we have an update we'll have it right here. back to you. >> erika, thank you. right nowre

talk to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic with breaking news. >> breaking news, prince george's county, we have a crew headed this way. northbound indian head highway, all lanes northbound blocked for a fatal pedestrian accident. the best thing to do is to commit to livingston. northbound 95 after prince william parkway, very slow. crash there. eastbound oo 50 at the bay brid traffic slow. clearing a disabled vehicle. some of the backup there. then in percyville, lanes blocked for downed wires. eun. >> back to the breaking news that may affect your commute. >> there's been a deadly accident there. news 4's justin finch arrived on the scene. bring us up