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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,
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new overnight, someone stabbed a man on the howard university campus. d.c. police are now searching for a suspect. you can see them checking out the scene late last night. this happened on w street near the louis stokes highway. a car slammed into a building on mass. avenue. they have not said how this happened but there was minor damage left behind. molette green now at the live desk with breaking news on an explosion in wisconsin. >> reporter: take a look at this video into the live desk. this was a large plant explosion in cam bria. we're working to find out details. we're hearing about people being trapped. we don't know about the number of injured or missing just left. this blast happened late last night. there were workers i
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the time. we also don't have any clue about the cause right now. this is at the vivian milling which supplieset ethanol to a plant across the street. back to you, eun. >> molette, thank you. it has happened again. this time a place where people are supposed to learn about history of hate. this morning u.s. park police are working to find the person who left a noose hanging inside the national museum of african-american history and culture. tourists found the noose inside the exam exhibit on segregation. police removed it and shut down the gallery for an hour. news 4's justin finch will tell us how someone can get away with something like this in such a state of the art museum. happening today, a man who d.c. police found with a pistol, an assault rifle and 90 rounds of ammo in his car at the trump hotel will face weapons charges. police say brian molles who is me
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pennsylvania checked into the hospital just before 1:00 wednesday morning. he told the security guard he had guns in his car. nbc news is reporting the secret service says that an interview with molles revealed he wanted to stay in the hotel because he wanted to show support for the president. president trump will announce a much anticipated decision today as part of the 4 things to know as you start your day. the president is expected to decide whether to keep the u.s. in the paris climate agreement. sources tell nbc news that he is leaning towards withdrawing from that deal that cuts greenhouse gas emission. the state department is denying a report that the trump administration is thinking about giving back two compounds to russia. they were shut down by former president barack obama as
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interference with the election. we'll go to capitol hill where news 4's tracie potts will tell us what we could hear from james comey in his testimony next week. 5:04. molette green at the live desk. she's following reports that a council man was stabbed. what's going on, molette? >> reporter: new details about the city council man in philadelphia. his name is david oh. he's in critical but stable condition this morning. philly police saying someone tried to rob him and then attacked him near his home. they say oh was getting out of his car late last night when all of this happened, when a man approached him, pulled out a knife and demanded his keys. the would-be robber stabbed him in the left side and they said david oh is a tough
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where he was attacked for 54 years. back to you, eun. >> molette, thank you. if you live in d.c. and want a private security camera but can't afford it, they have a new program which is a 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 yesterday but it was delayed a day. it's a rite of passage for teens but a time of angst for a lot of parents. we are talking about getting a driver's license. >> new report out this morning says new teen drivers are three times as likely to be involved in a deadly crash. news 4's megan mcgrath is working for you this morning with ways parents can keep tabs on their teen drivers. megan? >> reporter: well, that's right, guys. a lot of teenagers, they can't wait to get behind the wheel. and they're eager to do that, but they're inexperienced, they're young, and the rea
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your driveway, there is the potential for bad things to happen, and that's terrifying for parents. now an aaa study says young drivers, 16 to 17 years old drivers are three times as likely to get into a deadly crash. distraction. that's a big problem. not buckling up. not putting your seat belt on. that's a problem as well. of course, there is always speeding. but there are things that parents can do to keep their teens safe. first of all, talk to them. especially now between memorial day and labor day. this is the deadliest time of the year for teenagers. so talk to them. but there are also some really, really good resources out there for parents and all you have to do is go to your phone. there are a number of apps out there that allow you in some cases to monitor the driving of your teenager. if they're out there speeding, that app will give you an alert. if
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not supposed to be driving, further out than they're supposed to be, they'll give you an alert. there's an app that allows you to read aloud all incoming texts. good resources out there. we'll have them on our app within the hour. >> do sound like good apps. what are the charges for these apps? >> reporter: well, some of them are absolutely free. other apps they do have a monthly charge but really nothing that's too cost prohibitive. certainly woert looking at and figuring out which one is right for you. >> megan mcgrath. megan, thank you. 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 just yet, but starting today city police are turning those cameras on and they're sending out warnings. new cameras are at fairfax boulevard and main street and woodland drive.
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july 1st. once again, drivers may want to avoid i-95 in the dale city area. crews are working to repair the neabsco bridge. this is where the bridge is located. not far from potomac mills mall. the work could cause extensive delays in both directions. it's already pretty bad before they even start this kind of work. they will start tomorrow night at 10:00 and last through monday morning at 6:00. 5:08. it started with thousands of students across the country, and today we find out who is the best speller at the scripps national spelling bee finals. one of the competitors is from howard county. he's representing columbia, maryland. he will take on 39 other spellers at guylo gaylord national. we'll give you an idea of just how tough this
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local students were given this past we ayear. >> take a look at the screen. licentious. >> valetudinary, which refers to people who are weak or sickly. i've never used that word. >> then there's idiolect which refers to a particular language or speech pattern. >> taking me back to the s.a.t. test where you had to learn idiom, dialect. >> add these to your list today. >> there you go. >> don't be licentious. >> i forgot what it means that quickly. all right. here's the only words you need to spell today, s-u-n. >> i can spell that one. >> sun. >> we like it. we like today's forecast. shaping up to be a beautiful day. comfortable outside. many areas in the 50s. today's forecast. it's june 1st. that means it's the
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hurricane season. after the break we'll talk about what that means and what you may be able to expect. stay tuned. sneezing, coughing, fever. they sound like symptoms you or i might have with the flu. why you may actually want to be on the lookout for them in your dog. and another dc family goes from renters to homeowners. the big buy that has people wondering
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well, it only takes one storm to cause a whole lot of damage, and that is a lesson many of us learned during hurricane isabel back in 2003 when we saw record flooding across our area. >> it took days to dry out around here. today is the official start of the hurricane season along the eastern seaboard. it's our yearly reminder to be prepared just in case we see scenes like you saw there. meteorologist sheena parveen back with a look at what we should expect. >> the official numbers from noaa did come out. hurricane season starts today and lasts through november 30th. here is what noaa is saying. 11 to 17 named storms. 5 to 9 of those hurricanes. of those 2 or 4
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>> category 3, 4, or 5. we know it only takes one storm, but the months that we are more likely to see one on the eastern seaboard, well, the development would be around the cape verde islands or the caribbean. august, september, and october. so those are the months that we are again more likely to see something more locally. we will be tracking this. you want to track it yourself, too. we have more information on the nbc washington app. make sure you download it. you can have everything at your fingertips. we even have links that show you what you can do to prepare. hurricane preparedness on the website as well. we'll talk about more of this coming up next. let's check in with traffic. melissa mollet. >> thank you, sheena. taking a look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, everything has cleared. nice and clear inner loop and outer loop, everything is moving fine. top of the beltway, no problem with those routes into town and out of town. live loo
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at golds borrow road, paving you have to stay right to get by. you going in there, learning about your history and to find out something like that happens is just -- it's mind blowing. >> shock, sadness and outrage are just some of the emotions people are experiencing this morning after a noose was found hanging inside the national museum of african-american american thinks try and culture. it's especially hateful when you think 4700 african-americans were lynched in the 18 and 1900s. this morning the secretary of the smithsonian is calling this a cowardly act. news 4's justin finch live with more on how someone could get away with something like this at that particular museum. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. that is a big concern this morning.
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that off. that, of course, will factor into this investigation. meantime, staffers are assuring their guests that the museum itself is going to be very safe today. now visitors day, this all began close to 1:00 yesterday afternoon when they found a noose hanging in a permanent exhibition on segregation. they shut down that part of the museum for more than 2 hours. park police coming in to remove the noose. now the founding director and deputy director are saying this is a reminder of why the work they do here is very important. >> this is difficult work but also at the end of the day it is important work and telling this story of african-americans through an american lens is actually a privilege. it's an honor. and right now park police and the smithsonian itself are working together on this investigation trying to track do
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and this all comes after a noose is also found nearby on these grounds. back in to you. >> justin finch, live for us. thank you. this is not the first time this symbol of hate has popped up at places which symbolize education and tolerance. on april 27th a noose was found hanging inside the kitchen of the pfi kpap tau house. four days later bananas tied to black nooses were found. it happened the same day the first black female student took over. there is surveillance video of this incident but no one has been arrested. then on may 11th a teacher found a noose hanging from a light fixture at a middle school in ana rundle county. then last friday a noose was found hanging
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they don't know how long it was hanging there. and then yesterday as we talked about it, for the fifth time a noose was found inside the national museum of history and culture. 5:18. another person has been charged in another white house security incident. in this case they tried to jump over a bike rack. this happened before 4:30 yesterday. secret service says the person was detained before getting over the bike rack barricade. the person has been charged with unlawful entry. the obamas won't be paying rent for their home anymore. news 4 confirms the former first couple bought that house for $8.1 million. they had been renting it from joe lockheart. the obamas plan to stay in washington until their daughter a
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which is two years away. new strain of dog flu is on the rise. the outbreak first reported near daytona beach, florida, and in the chicago area. there are seven confirmed cases. the virus is highly contagious. the good news is there is a set of vaccines available to protect your dog. >> important stuff. 5:19 our time now. cool start this morning. starting to get a little sun back there. >> nice. >> early sunrises here the next couple of weeks. earliest of the entire year. sun's up at 5:45 this morning, our earliest sunrise is 5:42. we're almost there. sunset tonight, almost 8:30. these are the really long days of early summer. june 1st. i know, june, july, august our summer months. so today meteorologically speaking is the first day of summer. welcome to june and summer, everybod
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morning. it's going to stay bright and sunny all afternoon. right now it is 63 degrees in washington. not much of a breeze. northwest breeze will continue. not much of a fog issue. down across central virginia, warrington, visibility reduced just a touch. for today, becoming mostly sunny. northwest winds 15 to 25 miles an hour. little breezy at times. nothing we can't handle. good kite flying weather. the last of the rain drops now right on the montgomery/frederick county line along 270. your chances are getting rained on today, probably less than 10%. warm and breezy. sunny tomorrow. dry for most on saturday. rain chances confined to the shenandoah valley
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rain comes up sunday evening. that rain chance goes on into monday. we should get at least three dry days in a row. that's the kind of weather that keeps even melissa mollet happy. >> yes, especially with the birthday party outside. that makes me very happy. 66 and 95. 66 is fine here this morning. look at 95. you don't have a report of anything. we're going to look into this one. quantico and northbound, could be showers we don't have on our radar. prince gorges county, no major issues there. look at the beltway coming up. >> thank you, melissa. it is a disturbing trend and it takes hold in a specific couldn't yif in our area. >> you've heard about the arrest. now we're seeing how it all went down. the video just
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county are trying to stop a frightening trend. >> last year there were more homicides linked to domestic violence in the county than anywhere else in maryland. >> he punched me in the stomach and i was pregnant. >> yesterday anthony brown held a roundtable discussion with anti-domestic violence advocates and victims. he wants to try to close federal loopholes professionals are finding, including not having restraining orders filed nationally. >> we're making some gains but the challenge is enormous and we've got a very high percentage in prince george's county. >> survivors at yesterday's meeting said round tables and discussions like these make people feel more safe. nbc 4 is trying to help raise attention to. this search safe at home. one bank robbery
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determined to get away from fairfax county police, even after being arrested. police say he robbed a bank on old dominion drive. police caught up with him in 30 minutes and a few miles away. officers placed the 25-year-old in handcuffs and put him in a patrol car. when they got to police headquarters, he managed to get out of cuffs and ran. police caught up with him again and arrested him again. assault at arlington national cemetery. a man wanted by the fbi for an attack on a minor. the shocking crime he's accused of carrying out during a memorial day tribute. and it is a beautiful morning to be outside. i'm right outside the studio and it feels very comfortable. some areas in the upper 50s this afternoon. less humidity through the
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national cemetery. have you had anything to drink tonight? >> i have not. >> video released of tiger woods' dui arrest and new information that supports his claim he wasn't drinking. and welcome to june, folks. the first day of a new month and it's bringing a change in our weather as we usher in summer. storm team 4 forecast and a look ahead at the weekend. "news 4 today" starts now. it's 5:30. wasn't that a pretty picture? thanks for joining us early on this thursday. here's another look outside as you start your morning. this one not as pretty. >> what's up with that? we thought it was facing in this direction. >> you can't see the sun from this direction. >> you figured it out. >> see? i have the pretty picture. >> thank you. >> we'll get right to you. turn things over to you. >> and the fun in the front yard continues this morning. we showed you
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mushroom in history half an hour ago. we just saw peter cotton tail over here. >> we saw him right over here. here's a beautiful shot, water as smooth as glass this morning. we do not have much wind but beautiful sunrise for the area. 63 degrees in the district. there's the calm wind. as we go through the day we're going to see our humidity lower than yesterday. we have a cold front. 58 degrees gaithersburg, 57 manassas. many areas comfortably cool this morning. for your commute, looking good. we've had a few areas trying to report in some fog but not like yesterday. 64 degrees by 7:00 a.m. dry roads, plenty of sunshine highs in the low 80s. nice changes as we go into the weekend and also june 1st, that means it's the start of hurricane season. we'll talk about that coming up, too. let's check the commute with melissa mollet.
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southbound third street a ramp. beltway here, you can see looking good right now. no big issues there. 66 into town and out of town, 95 in virginia here. southbound looking a lot better here but northbound here approaching quantico, we have a little bit of a slowdown. also hearing in my ear a new work zone and inner loop on springfield, may have gone through that as well. inner loop at golds borrow, the right side is getting by that work zone. pretty much stretches all the way down to in front of the whole foods. that's where it's going to wrap up. eun? >> thank you, melissa. checking out stories making headlines. working to learn more about a man stabbed at the campus of howard university. d.c. police say he was stabbed near the lewis stokes library. this morning the secretary of the
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statement comes after a noose was found hanging inside national museum of african-american history and culture. tourist found the noose yesterday inside the museum's exhibit on segregation. coming up news 4's justin finch has more on the investigation. today a man d.c. police found with a pistol, assault rifle and 90 rounds of ammunition will face weapons charges. police say brian mole checked into the hotel just before 1:00 a.m. on wednesday. he told the parking attendant he had guns in his car. authorities averted a potential disaster. stay or leave? president trump will announce his decision on whether to withdraw from the paris climate agreement. tracie potts will have a report on the impact of withdrawing. the fbi established somethin o
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molette green is following agreements. eun, the fbi is searching with a man who had inappropriate sexual contact with a minor during the wreath laying ceremony on memorial day. they're looking for this man. the fbi describes him as hispanic, between 50 and 60 years old with black and whitehair. investigators say the suspect was standing in a crowd of people and started inappropriately touching the girl whom he did not know. you're asked to call police if you know anything about this. back to you. molette, thank you. 5:34 right now. his family says he's innocent, but a young father from loudoun county is headed to prison for the death of his baby daughter. he will spend 13 years in prison. ellis told police he dropped the baby and later while he was feeding her she began to choke. paradise died at the hospital. new legal actio c
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d.c. police to release evidence connected to one of our area's most high profile cases. according to the washington post a group headed by lobbyist and lawyer jack burkman filed a lawsuit yesterday. they want information in the murder of seth ridge. he worked for the democratic national committee. he was killed in july walking home in the district's blooming dale neighborhood. police believe the murder was part of a random robbery attempt, but several conspiracy theories have emerged about his death. the man at the center of the first season of the serial podcast will be back in court next week. they will hear arguments on june 8th about whether adnan syed should get a new trial. he was sentenced to life in prison. >> have you had anything to drink tonight? >> i
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>> are you sure? >> yes. >> this is video of tiger woods being questioned by a florida police officer as he was being arrested for driving under the influence. woods, as you can see, failed the field sobriety tests there. police in jupiter, florida, say the golfer was asleep at the wheel when they found him. they found this. woods didn't have any alcohol in his system. he had an unexpected reaction to some medication. woods will be in court in july. zimmerman obviously and ryan's going to go deep to left. see you later. >> all right. the nationals didn't need bryce harper to beat the giants. brian zimmerman gave them all the offense you need there. you will not see harper on the field until this weekend. major league baseball reduced his suspension from f
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this was because of the fight with the giants earlier this week. a man from northern virginia gave it the bobble head treatment. what else are you going to do? he even used the one where harper's helmet is on the ground. brad makes houses for bobble heads apparently. and now -- >> i'd like to see that. >> that's how specific and detailed. 5:37 is the time. he is the self-proclaimed king of basketball. someone caused trouble inside his kingdom. what lebron james is saying about the vandalism found inside his home. keeping your teen driver safe when they're behind the wheel. there are some really good tools out
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you're watching "news 4 today." your time is 5:40. scammers using fake movie money strike again. this time at a wawa in fredericksburg. take a look at these two people caught on surveillance cameras. the wawa manager says over the holiday weekend the man asked for change for a $100 bill. he gave the cashier fake movie money. the money is marked for
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picture use only. this is the second time fake money scam was used. last week a man gave a fredericks college student gave her $450 movie money for her iphone. the man stepped forward and gave the student $450 she lost. police don't know whether this case and the wawa incident are related. a boost to your credit score without doing anything. it sounds too good to be true, but it's not. >> why your financial future could soon be much brighter without changing your budget. plus, a twitter war of words. the latest target and comeback from hillary clinton a lot of people are talking about. >> road work>
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narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us.
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putting other lives at risk. why this time of year is among the most dangerous on the roads and how to keep your family safe. plus, free parking in a prime location. why a busy shopping center says you no longer need to pay for a spot in their lot. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. sun is now officially coming up at 5:45 on this june 1st morning. a spectacular sunrise over capitol hill this morning. 50s and 60s as you head your way out the door this morning. we'll be up into the low 80s for highs today. sheena will look at the ten day forecast which is looking oh, so much better for your weekend plans. "news 4 today" starts now. 15 before the hour right now. it's a rite of passage for a lot of teenagers, but often time an angst for parents. talking about driving. >> a new report out this morning says new teen drivers are three times as likely to be involved in a crash. news
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story for you. >> megan mcgrath has ways to keep an eye on them when you're not even in the car. >> reporter: you're right. it can be an exciting time for teens. all the excitement of getting behind the wheel. once your child, once your teenage driver pulls out of your driveway, a lot can happen. a lot of it very bad. it can be a terrifying time for parents. there's a study out by aaa, new drivers, ages 16 to 17, they are three times more likely to get into a fatal crash than adults. now there are some things that you as a parent can do to keep your teen safe. first of all, talk to them, and especially now. memorial day to labor day, that's the deadliest time for teen drivers. you can also take a look at your phone. there are some wonderful phone apps that are out there that help you monitor your teen driver's behavior. one app, for example f your teen is speeding, it willd
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of the area approved, it will bing you. there's another app that will instruct the phone to read allowed any e-mails or texts that come in while your teen is driving so they won't be tempted to hear that bing, look down at the phone and take their eyes off the roadway. we have more information on these apps on our app. nbc 4 dc. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. 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 state police are turning the cameras on and sending warnings. it's at fairfax boulevard and germantown road and main street at woodland drive. tickets will be sent out starting july 1st. president trump is set to make a big decision today. >> he's
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whether he is pulling out of the paris climate deal aimed to cut greenhouse gas emission. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. sources say he's leaning towards leaving the deal. what are the impacts? >> reporter: not only could it affect the united states but it could affect some of the other 194 countries in this deal. part of the deal is not that the united states will scale back its own toxic emissions but as a large polluter and major country, we would help raise money, lots of it has been raised, public and private, to help developing countries work on their country. you're right, the president has spoken against it personally. the white house is leaning against it, but he does have people in the inner circle like his daughter ivanka, his son-in-law, jared, his secretary of state, rex tillerson, who are sh
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steve bannon wants him out. see what the president has to say today at 3:00. >> tracie, the former fbi director james comey is expected to testify on capitol him next week. what can we expect to hear from him? >> reporter: when we hear from james comey it will be interesting to see what we get from him. in that meeting with sources from comb yee, he'll say the president asked him to back off of the russia investigation. this is the first time we'll have to hear his account of what the president had to say. by the way, central counsel okayed this testimony. >> thank you, tracie. if you thought the
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bitterness between president trump and hillary clinton eased after the election, think again. the two got into a bit of a twitter argument overnight. it started after clinton took a few swipes at a former rifle at a conference in california. she argued some in the u.s. must have helped russians weaponize information against her. the president said crooked hillary clinton. she said people in covfefe houses shouldn't throw covfefe. joe biden isn't done with politics. he will unveil a political action committee. the pac allows him to work with political donors and contribute to upcoming elections. if you live in the district and want a private security camera but can't afford it, the district has a new program to help.
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new voucher programs. you have to rent or own property in the district and are part of one of five programs. reaction is coming in this morning after someone spray painted the "n" word on a gate leading up to lebron james's home. >> james talked about it as they prepared for their upcoming nba finals. >> how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, you know, being black in america is -- it's tough. >> now police responded to the vandalism call yesterday morning at the basketball star's brentwood estate. james and the cavaliers take on the golden state warriors tonight in game one of the
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rain, at least for a few days, sheena. i like this change. >> the weekend looks better, too. >> very good. >> which is fantastic news. wherever you're going this weekend, if you're going to the beach, it's looking great. i'll show you the beach forecast in a second. hang on a moment. commute, sunglasses. beautiful sunrise. recess, less humid. the kids will like it. today, lunch, eat outside. it will be great. if you are exercising, you want the short sleeves. in the '80s this afternoon. comfortably cool. 63 in the district, 58 gaithersburg. there's a cold front that will continue to move through. no rain. a few showers we had died out. what we will be noticing is that slight drop in humidity. more comfortable. still warm. dining out, 78 degrees by lunchtime. sunny skies, 82 degrees and by dinner time talking about
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nice and warm and dry. if you're heading to the beach this weekend, looking good. look at cape may. sunny, 74. saturday looking much dryer. 72 mostly sunny. if you're headed to rehoboth book, looking very good. little bit of a change from yesterday. looking good, 74. sunday very late rain chance there. same thing down to ocean city, friday, 75. mostly sunny. saturday looks good. 73, mostly sunny. by sunday, very late rain chance. that will carry over to monday. by virginia beach and sun carries over into the start of next week. there you see the 80s, rain, down into the 70s by next tuesday. let's check the roads this morning with melissa mollet. good morning. >> good morning. new pr
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problem this morning. one mile backup eastbound before columbia pike. inner loop and outer loop, everything has cleared. southbound 3rd street tunnel ramp to southbound capitol right lane getting by the crash only. eastbound river road, road work. stay right to get by that. 66 okay. 95 northbound the slow spot is woodbridge. in bound between woodyard road and dower house, right side of the roadway. 270 south, germantown spur is on time. 66 in bound as we just saw and 95 northbound no major issues there. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your
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today. >> reporter: you can hear the mon moaning there. these are the scary moments that happened on a plane overseas. a man shouted that he had a bomb, tried to enter the cockpit. this happened on board a malaysia airlines flight on the way to kuala lumpur. the passengers subdued him, tied him up with seat belts until the plane landed. they said this was not terrorism related but rather a man, young man, about 25 years old who to receipt up on hip history. if you're in the car, you hope the airbag in your car will protect you. it appears some
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some of those cars could have used airbags on a recall list. you should see where the airbag came from. in some cases the mechanics installing the airbags have no idea that the bags came from a recalled car. 5:56. after backlash and a lawsuit, you can soon park for free again at reston town center. there is a catch. it's limited parking. reston town center says it will roll back parking fees that many call confusing and frustrating. now during the week the first hour will be free at six parking structures owned by parking at boston properties. it will be free after 5:00 and on the weekends. we've told you about changes made in the way your credit score is calculated. next month the score developer
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liens in its credit reporting process. it says the accuracy of those records don't meet the quality standards. new study predicts that the change could mean a 40 to 60 point increase for hundreds of thousands of people. the study also finds the vast majority of consumers will not see a change in their scores. new at 6:00, underground graduation. why a college student's celebration happened inside a packed train car. a symbol of hate found inbe side the national museum of african-american history and culture. i'm justin finch and we are live with visitor reaction to the discovery of a noose. and we are tracking breaking news this morning. multiple people missing after an explosion at a midwest corn mill. the new details on the search and how all this happened just ahead.
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you going in there, you learning about your history and to find out something like that happens is just mind blowing. >> right now on "news 4 today," disturbing discovery. a racist message inside a museum celebrating african-american history and culture. developing now, campus stabbing. a man injured in the attack outside a college library. hello, june. ne
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pattern. what to expect as we head towards the week end. "news 4 today" starts now. first at 6:00, we want to bring you up to speed on an overnight explosion in wisconsin. we know now that multiple people were flown to the hospital after a blast at a corn mill an hour north of madison, wisconsin. some others may still be missing right now. you're seeing video from the scene. molette green is watching the story from the live desk. we're going to check in with her. first, it is 6 okay clau:00 a.m. >> it's a good month. >> big birthday coming up. yeah, a big one. not that big. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. melissa mollet is here with the commute. we want to check the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen. they're outside. looks nice out there. >> beautiful.
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