left. this is not the first time this has popped up. on april 27th a noose was found happening inside the kitchen of the university of maryland. four days later bananas tied to posts were on the campus. it's the same day as the first black student took over as president. then on may 11th, 2017, a teacher found a noose hanging from a light fixture at a middle school in an arundle county. two men were arrested and charged with hate crimes. then last friday a noose was found near the smithsonian. no one has been arrested.

fifth time in a month a noose was found inside the museum. happening today, a man who d.c. found with a pistol, assault rifle and 90 rounds of ammo at the trump hotel. police say that he checked into the hotel just before 1:00 a.m. on wednesday. told the parking attendant he had guns in his car. after the arrest d.c. police said they averted a potential disaster. the secret service said that an interview revealed that he stayed at the hotel to show his support for the president and that he posed no immediate threat. he's expected in court later this afternoon. president trump will announce a much anticipated decision today as part of the 4 things to know. the president is trying to

decide whether to keep the u.s. into the paris agreement. the state department is denying a report that the trump administration is thinking about giving back two diplomatic compounds to russia. the compound near new york city and the one on maryland's eastern shore were shut down by former president barack obama and the house intelligence committee has issued seven new subpoenas for or related to its russia investigation. former fbi director james comey has been cleared to testify before a senate committee. that's set next week. we'll go live to capitol hill where news 4's tracie potts from capitol hill. it's now 4:32. let's go back to molette green at the live desk with a developing story in philadelphia. what'soing on, molette? >> reporter: a city council man stabbed in critical but stable position this morning. this happened during an attempted robbery near

about this. republican council man was getting out of his car late last night, a man pulled out a knife and demanded his keys. the would-be robber stabbed oh once on the side and took off. if you live in d.c. and want a private security camera but can't afford it, the district has a new program to help. mayor muriel bowser is launching a new voucher program. you have to rent or own property in the district and receive public assistance from one of five specific programs. mayor bowser was expected to make the announcement but it was delayed a day. if you're driving through the city of fairfax this morning, watch out for two new red light cameras. you won't get a fine but today they're turning the cameras on and sending out warnings. it's at fairfax boulevard and

germantown road. once again, drivers may want to avoid i-95 in the dale city area. crews will be working to repair the bridge this weekend. work started after this hole opened up on the bridge. here's a better look at where the bridge is located. not far from the mall. city officials warn it could cause extensive delays in both positions. it started with thousands of students across the country. one of the competitors is from howard county. he's representing columbia, maryland. he will take on 39 other spellers at guylord national. we're told the words will be even harder than last years so the bee doesn't end in another tie. they're already so hard. to give you an i

tough this competition is. here are some of the words our local students were given this year. >> here we go. take a look. the first one is licentious which means lacking legal or moral restraint. >> i've heard that word. >> have you used it? >> i don't think so. valetudinary, people who are weak or sickly. >> this one is idiolect, which refers to a particular language or speech. >> we say dialect. >> or idiom. >> making connections. english was my thing, right, at some point. that's why i'm here. >> 4:35. >> that's true. very true. good point, eun. >> you guys are here for weather, traffic so -- >> english was not our major. >> no. good reason. you have to know what you

and can't do in this world and one thing i can't do is spell. >> i still ask chuck. >> that's why we're both math and science people. we have a cloudy sky for most and a few lingering rain drops marti martinsburg and carrollton county. there could be a stray drop or two, but, boy, the trend is our friend and the trend is for rain to be continuing to dry on up here as i wind the view up. hardly anything out there. once we get past 7:00, turning comfortably cooler and less humid. out the door mostly in the 50s and 60s. looking further on into the day, let's go to sheena. >> good morning, chuck. we are talking about changes as we go into the weekend, which is good news for the area. temperature wise though we are in the mid 50s in the district.

new month, new pattern. today is june 1st. the start of hurricane season, so coming up in a bit we're going to talk a lot more about that and what it means for our area and what the numbers are. saturday looking better. like i mentioned, showers going into sunday. we'll talk about all of this coming up in a bit. let's check the roads, melissa. >> still have the road work happening in bound here on river at little falls parkway. the whole crew almost to the d.c. line. outer loop after branch avenue, work zone blocking the right lane. inner loop at old georgetown road and outer loop after van dorn, two left lanes getting by. melissa, thank you. it's a rite of passage for most teens, but for parents it's often a time for worry. new report out on teen drivers and steps you can take

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>> yes. >> 100%? >> 100%? >> have you taken any illegal drugs? >> this video of tiger woods being questioned by a florida police officer being arrested for driving while under the influence. police say woods was asleep at the wheel this they found him monday morning. they also released these new pictures of his mercedes with a flat tire and gash down the rim. woods didn't have any alcohol in his system and said that he had not expected reaction to medication. golfer told police about four prescriptions he took including vicodin. power full painkiller. woods will be in court in july. for a lot of parents, whenever your kids get behind the wheel you worry. summertime is no exception. >> aaa says we're at the start of the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers. new numbers for aaa show a 15% jump in deadly crashes. working for you to help you keep your kids safe when they're behind the wheel.

experts. parents are encouraged to talk to teens about distractions and speeding. parents should teach by example when driving and consider making a parent/teen driving agreement. coming up news 4's megan mcgrath will help you keep tabs on your teen driver. in the meantime, ditch the umbrella, grab the sunglasses, mother nature is about to do a 180. >> there are one or two lonesome showers out there early this morning. they'll be gone by 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. the rest of the day, warm and breezy. plenty of sunshine for today, tomorrow and saturday. still tracking a little chance for thunderstorms coming up on your sunday. today, nothing to worry about. 82 and breezy. very nice, chuck. what's better than finding a parking space in our area? how about finding a free one? where you no longer have to pay to park after a certain time of day. lawsuit filed surrounding the death of

good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's thursday. it's june. it's a summer month. plans at the beaches, friday, saturday, sunday. ocean city to rewho he beth. sheena has our ten day forecast coming up in about five minutes. and he's accused of doing the unthinkable at a sacred site. the search underway for a man who groped a girl at arlington national cemetery. could be the difference between life and death. could be in your car right now. the safety feature being recycled putting some drivers at risk. 15 before the hour right now. hearing of people around the country, maybe the world will be watching closely. >> former fbi director james comey has

light to testify in public next week. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill next week. tracie, will comey talk about his interactions with the president? >> reporter: theoretically, he will. he's gotten the all clear from robert mueller to do this testimony not behind closed doors but in public. he is detailed, writes notes, writes memos. he has said that the president pressured him to drop or back off his investigation of former nsa director mike flynn and his connections to russia. so now he will get questions about that in public. if there's anything classified, he will likely not be disclosing that, but he can certainly disclose details about his conversation with president trump which will be interesting to see how, if at all, that squares with what the white house is saying about those conversations. eun? >> tracie potts, live on capitol 4i

bitterness between president trump and hillary clinton eased after the election eased, think again. hillary clinton argued that some in the u.s. must have helped russians weaponize information to use against her. the president reacting calling her, quote, crooked hillary clinton and then clinton shot back people in covfefe houses shouldn't throw covfefe. >> a new legal action could force d.c. police to release evidence connected to one of our are areas in a high profile case. jack burkman filed a lawsuit yesterday. they want access to surveillance video, the medical examiner's report and the forensic ballistic

seth rich was killed in july walking home in the blooming dale neighborhood. they believe it was part of a random robbery attempt. several conspiracy theories have other thoughts. maryland court of special appeals will hearing arguments about whether adnan syed should get a new trial. the court won't make a new decision. it will issue a written ruling. he was found guilty in 2000 of killing his high school girlfriend. he was sentenced to life in prison. 4:48. the fbi is investigating a disturbing crime that happened during a solemn ceremony at arlington national cemetery on memorial day. the fbi says the man you're about to see on the screen engaged in illicit sexual contact with a minor during the wreath l

morning. the man and victim were among a large crowd. the mfbi is work to go identify the man. there is a new set back for maryland's purple line project and it doesn't look good. our news partners at wtop says maryland's transportation secretary wants them not to sign any construction project. they put a stop to hiring for the proposed federal rail line. they're putting a hold on funding and stopping purchases of any land near the rail rights. after backlash and a lawsuit, you can soon park for free at reston town center. it will roll back parking fees that many shop ones owners and businesses call confusing. during the week the first hour will be free and parking will be totally fre

weekends. we warned you about local scammers using movie money, now there is a new reason to be on the lookout. the manager of a wawa in fredericksburg said over the holiday weekend two people came in and asked for change for a $100 bill. the kind of cashewsed for movies similar to the scam we saw a few weeks ago. police released images of the two people involved in the most recent case. give police a call if you know who they are. he goes. game over on the appeal. >> all right. so a couple of things to be happy about this morning if you're a nationals fan. first, they swept the giants. that means they won eight of their last ten games even though bryce harper didn't play, he will be back this weekend. major league baseball reduced his suspension to three games for that fight earlier this week. >> some people are really having fun with this whole situation. take a look

a man in northern virginia had a lot of bobble heads. he makes houses for them so he pulled some together and re-created the brawl the other day. not all the players here are actually on the nats and the giants but you get the idea what he was trying to do here. >> yes. >> of course, we love that he used the bobble heads. notice giants catcher buster posey staying out of the fight. he's the gentleman of the game. that happened in real life, too. fyi. >> i -- >> a lot of people get the creative juices going. >> i didn't know there were homes for bobble heads. >> they're adult toys. >> a bobble hedman iad mansion. >> i'm excited about this. >> yesterday was really nice. we had the showers and storms. it was really nice. today's actually going to be less

beautiful today and tomorrow's going to be really good, too. we also have more good news as we go into the weekend. we are looking at a better looking weekend than what we had yesterday. a lot of the models will stay away. you can enjoy most of your weekend outside. 63 degrees in the district. we have clouds around. showers are not too much through the area. maybe a few sprinkles off towards 81. winchester at 63. 63 in the district. 56 in lorton. many areas comfortably cool this morning. here's a look though. we have the clouds. not much in the way of rain. maybe a few sprinkles near warri warrington. there's the cold front. once it moves through, you will notice the change with the humidity. very comfortable today. if you're exercising, by

not everybody. by lunchtime, 78 degrees. by 5:00 p.m. looking at the low 80s. warm but that lower humidity will make it much more comfortable. tomorrow in the mid 80s. by saturday, 80 degrees and sunny on saturday. mostly sunny. looking dry. most of sunday does look dry. next big rain chance late sunday into monday. let's check the morning commute for thursday morning with melissa mollet. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. outer loop at van dorn, only thing hanging out on the beltway, two left lanes getting by the milling and paving project. taking a look through prince george's county, no problems into town or out of town. northbound, 395, washington boulevard work zone still blocking the right lane. taking a look at 66 on fairfax county parkway. on time into town and out of town. it's the car repair that could be putting your life at risk. the

stopping by the mechanic today. >> reporter: shock and outrage after a noose is found inside the national museum of african-american history and culture. what they're saying about that discovery and the investigation. and new video just coming in after a man reportedly tried to enter the cockpit of a malaysia airlines plane. molette green isracking the t

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tackled and dragged off an airplane. take a look at scary moments on this plane overseas. police say a man shouted that he had a bomb and tried to enter the cockpit on a malaysia airlines flight from australia to kuala lumpur. passengers and crew, they tackled him, tied him up with seat belts until that flight safely landed. police say this was not terrorism related. they say the 25-year-old australian man they arrested had mental health issues. i'm molette green at the live desk. molette, thank you. 4:57. if you're in a car accident you hope the airbags in your car will protect you. >> it appears that some damaged cars may have been repaired using recycled airbags. those airbags are cheaper and often come from junkyards but some of those airbags could be coming from cars that were on a major recall list.

ask where the airbag came from and see whether the junkyard car was on the airbag recall list. in some cases the mechanic had no idea the bag came from a recalled car. the start of this year's capitol pride celebration is exactly a week away. mcdonald's is rolling out new loving theme snacks. next friday they will offer limited edition rainbow fry boxes. it will go through next sunday or while supplies last. >> a little extra magic. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. "news 4 today" starts now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. a look at the roads and rales wi r

first, the words we're waiting to hear. the rain is gone. bye-bye. >> for now. chuck bell and sheena parveen are outside. >> look at that. >> chuck's been digging in the dirt. a product from the rain. >> look at that. it's probably the biggest mushroom i've seen in a long time. >> i thought it was a mouse. >> gosh no. no. >> why would i have brought the mouse on the set. >> mushrooms are sensitive. don't eat that. >> no, we're not eating. >> look at the size of that thing. it's humongous. >> it's very heavy. >> we've had a lot of rain around here. >> don't touch your face, chuck. go wash your hands. >> sheena told me it was poisonous. >> you never know. you have to be careful, chuck. >> i'm feeling a little weak all of a sudden. anyway, couple of lingering drops still left up here, frederick maryland and along i-66. des plaines, virginia, i-66. these are drying up fast. by 7:00 they'll a

temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. going to be a beauty of the day to be outside today. comfortable weather between now and 7 or 8:00 in the morning. all sunshine all the time. looking for something to complain about today, a little breezy at times. see if the rain chances are coming this weekend. >> after you wash your hands. >> can you please not bring that in here. if you bring that in here, it might all be over. 270 northbound and southbound, not looking bad at all. nice and clear. outer loop after van dorn, two left lanes getting by that milling and paving. that's the only thing we're seeing there on the beltway this morning. 66 is just fine. so is 95 in virginia. do have this still, northbound 395 at washington boulevard. aaron? >> melissa,