republicans and democrats taking a knee together. we're going to show you another moment from that game that has everyone in the ballpark in that moment cheering on. "news 4 today" starts now. hi there. welcome in on this friday morning. it is -- aaron and eun off this morning. i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. we are working to get you to school on time. chuck and lauren kick off our coverage outside. less humid this morning, right? >> si, senior and seniorita. that's all the spanish i know. >> that's true. this weekend is hot and humid. >> brought our umbrella to play it on the safe side. you'll want to find yours as well. there are rain drops. cloudy skies. it looks like it's just about ready to start sprinkling.

on the top side of the capitol beltway. rain drops on i-66 east of the plains now. western fairfax county. >> hay market. >> i couldn't think of that for some reason. a bit of a muggy start this morning. 60s to 70s. today's high 85 degrees. chance you'll get rained on maybe twice stands at 60%. be ready for rain chances today. cooling up in a few minutes we'll look at the whole weekend forecast and lauren will have the break out of the father's day forecast. first 4 traffic and miss melissa mollet. >> we're going to get to that in a moment. >> first, here's megan fitzgerald at the live desk following a very bad crash. >> reporter: benning road northeast is shut down west of d.c. 295. it's been that way for hours and it's likely going to be a problem if you take that way to work. d.c.ol

happened by someone slamming into a pole and then the driver was trapped inside. take a look at that car there. it's a mangled mess at the moment. we don't know if there was anyone else in the car or how badly hurt anybody was. we're working to get all of this information for you and find out when that road will reopen, but for right now we're going to throw it over to melissa mollet who is tracking that traffic impact. hey, melissa. >> good morning, megan. this is a live picture. it's a little hard to see. you can see flashing lights in the distance. benning road again between oklahoma avenue and 295 here shut down right now this morning. this could last, d.c. police telling us through the morning commute. pennsylvania avenue probably the best way to get around this if you can possibly take that instead. probably going to save you a little bit of headache and heart ache. eastbound 66 at 50 fairfax, disabled vehicle has now been moved to the sde

morning and a reminder, on the orange line we are open now after surge 15 but single tracking between cheverly and new carrollton. an emotional start to the baseball game last night throwing out the first pitch was officer david bailey. he was one of the two capitol police officers who returned fire at wednesday's practice saving the lives of nearly 2 dozen congressmen. you can see bailey hobbling onto the field in crutches. he put his weight on his left foot and was able to throw the ball. last night's charity fund raised money for the capitol police fund. this morning we are hearing from the wife of james hodgkinson. >> she is shedding a lot of light on to this intense investigation. justin finch spent a lot of time going through this interview. he's joining us with what he's

>> reporter: hey there, david. good morning. that's right. sue hodgkinson said she is very sorry about what happened here. she also offered some insight into what her estranged husband was doing in the alexandria area. he came here to effect change with tax policy and tax brackets. the investigation at simpson park is continuing. they're surveying the baseball field and where he opened fire and injured five people. he died when he was shot and killed by police. right next door to that park is his white van that was found soon after the shooting. it was believed he was living in that van since about march or so. inside investigators did find a mattress, a pillow, also papers, computer, phone, camera, a

that being considered evidence at this time. they also have his handgun and rifle which appear to have been legally purchased. he was in the ymca field where he was also known to some ymca members as a new member himself. we have learned he was there as a new member getting there at about 5:0. the gunfire erupting close to 7:00 on wednesday morning. months before his wife is telling us that she noticed a change in him. >> oh, he made preparations for leaving. >> what kind of preparations did he make? >> he sold almost everything he owned from his business. >> reporter: and meantime back here at simpson park, the park remains closed. the ymca will be closed as well. the park could be closed for some several days. back to you. >> justin

ray section of alexandria. thank you. we mentioned house majority whip steve scalise is still in critical condition and matt mika is on a ventilator communicating through written notes. a lot of developments coming in on this story. stay close to the ncbc washingtn app. a fight that broke out outside the turkish ambassador's -- i think we're having trouble with that video clip. try to get it to you. in that video clip you can see guards kicking and beating protesters. turkey's president erdogan was in town. this morning the man arrested last month for having guns at trump international hotel is back in police custody. so authorities say that brian moles was ordered to stay out of d.c., but he came back. police say this time it was to buy drugs.

concerning things on facebook including this photo of newspaper headlines about wednesday's shooting in alexandria. moles will stay in jail until his trial. 4,000 military families will soon prepare to send their loved ones into a war zone. the trump administration announcing it's sending almost 4,000 additional american forces to afghanistan. most of the troops will train and advise afghan forces. developing right now, police found somebody dead in the anacostia park. we're working to find out who that was and what happened. this happened near popular point. look for updates on our nbc washington app. a disturbing image discovered montgomery village. somebody hung a noose from a tree in herrins cove common area. this was hanging in a common area near the parking lot. montgomery county police are

right now we don't know what will happen today at the trial of bill cosby. the jurors say they can't reach a unanimous decision. we do know what the judge wants them to do. and pictures of simba the cat are everywhere this morning. the fat cat is pretty famous. his story is not all so happy. we'll explain coming up. i want that cat so bad. we want sunshine and less humidity. we have a little peek of sun and rain showers skirting through the region on the storm team 4 radar. we have more rain in the form of possibly thunderstorms. we'll time it out for you and wet you kno

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if you're headed into or out of the district today and you normally take benning road, you're going to want to avoid it. benning road shut down between oklahoma avenue and d.c. 295, this is from a bad crash from overnight. we'll talk about this problem, how to get around it and your travel times coming up. lauren? >> now we do have some rain showers out there right now, melissa. chuck's going to time out the rain for today, but also we can have some rain showers for this weekend. of course, it is father's day on sunday. we have a lot of events around d.c. it is going to be hot and humid on sunday as we return to the 90s with a chance of rain showers and a little bit on the breezy side. chuck has your full weekend forecast and timing on the rain coming up in a few minutes. get you up to speed on some of the other top stories working this morning. we'll start in georgia where two inmates who were on the run for days are now in custody. police say they caught the men in tennessee. the inmates are accused of killing two guards in georgia earlier this week and stealing their gu

recovering from serious burns but nobody else was hurt when this blimp crashed at the u.s. open yesterday. investigators say a catastrophic failure in the nfl caused the blimp to crash and burn. the jury in bill cosby's sexual assault trial is going back behind closed doors this morning. yesterday jurors said they were deadlocked and the judge told them, try to come up with a unanimous verdict in this case. does pi is cosby is accused of sexual assault. >> his case came to court after dozens of women accused him of sexual assault. now one of his accusers wants to protect victims of sex crimes here in d.c. charlotte fox testified before the d.c. council yesterday. they asked the council to extend the statute of limitations for sex crimes. they say it can take years for survivors of sexual assault to say anything if they ever come forward in the first place. i

statute of limitations, it will be another crime on humanity. >> fox says cosby sexually assaulted her when she lived in los angeles decades ago. again, cosby denies all allegations of sexual misconduct against him. it is not looking good for a former uva student brought home from north korea this week. here's what we know about otto warmbair's condition. the 22-year-old's brain went too long without receiving oxygen. the north koreans say he suffered from severe food poisoning and has been like this for a year. his family, not buying it. >> if you believe their explanation of botulism and a sleeping pill causing the coma and we don't, there is no excuse for any civilized nation to have kept his condition secret. >> last year warmbier was sentenced to 15 years in a north korean prison for

poster. d.c. police officers were hurt a week ago when a driver of a pickup truck raced up 18th street and hit both officers along with a ddot worker. durand is out of the hospital. last night the bar madams morgan helped raise money for the officer's recovery. >> these guys are part of our family so when i heard about that, you know, my heart went out to them. they put their lives on the line every day. >> police have charged the driver with assault with intent to kill and a gun charge. they're still trying to figure out the motive. want to update you on a story that's got a lot of you talking. the office of maryland's top attorney backs up ocean city's ban on nuditnudity. the office says people do not have a constitutional right to be nude in public. the controversy started when a woman challenged theeg

that women wear tops but not men. we've got some new police body camera video that you've got to see. a warning. this might make you smile. hey market police say officers were ambushed by water balloons. the chief said some officers were playing with some kids on the last day of school in huntington. h 2 o delivery devices led to multiple water laiden strikes. in other words, everybody got wet and had a good time. love this video. today, first make sure that your toes are done and then break out the flip-flops. today is national flip-flop day. another friday in places like california and florida, but you should be careful wearing your flip-flops because according to the consumer products safety commission, some 25,000 emergency room visits were associated with flip-flop rated injuries. next time you see your buddy, sheena parveen, they're

dangerous. >> they're dangerous. >> i have issues with them. >> even in the song, blue outew flip-flop and -- >> no, you're absolutely right. >> it is a song. >> sounds like a song. thank you, chuck. >> that notwithstanding, we are going to have a cloudy day today. maybe not perfect flip-flop weather. i'm more of a sandal guy myself. clouds will be part of your forecast today. 71 degrees in washington right now. not much of a breeze right now. temperatures 70 in chevy chase. 71 at national airport. 71 at george and martha's place in mount vernon. stay ahead of the weather today. you have our nfc washington app to do that. you can follow me on twitter and find me on instagram. also rain drops here across central virginia. these are starting the tren

they're sort of fizzling a little bit. that doesn't mean our rain chances are going down yet. sprinkled over bethesda and the 270 spur and the beltway. there's dulles airport right there. showers just south of there. chantilly, hay market, fairfax. the rain chances will continue to be with us throughout the remainder of the day. not the best pool day today. a lot of clouds around. temperatures near 80 degrees. most of the afternoon temperatures in the low to mid 80s. by 5:00, rain chances back up to 60%. likely to have rain and thunderstorms around so the commute home no more than a few sprinkles early this morning. highs upper 70s in the high country to low 80s in and around the city. tomorrow a dryer day than today. more sunshine and warmer. highs tomorrow up to 88 degrees. there is still a 40% chance for thunderstorms around tomorrow. they'll be a lot more widely scattered than

sun will be a hot one for father's day. 93. very good chance for rain, high chance for rain coming up on monday. some of that rain could be on the heavy side. who cares if it rains on monday? let's go over to melissa mollet to see how traffic is doing. >> breaking news. take a look at this. benning road shut down between obamacare avenue and 295. if you normally take benning road, you're going to want to do something different. probably will last through the morning commute. that is what d.c. police are telling us right now. so pennsylvania avenue, probably your best bet does not look nearly as slows through any section there. southbound 95 before scagsville road. have a report of a tire in the middle of the roadway causing some delays. seeing a little bit of a slowdown. inner and outer loop just fine. disabled vehicle on the shoulder this morning. as we zoom in, massachusetts avenue northwest at observatory circle near

mansion, that will cause quite a problem if it sticks around this morning. metro orange line single tracking between cheverly and new carrollton. erika? a d.c. resident's weight loss journey is going viral this morning and it's one you would like to share. >> i feel bad going into something so personal for this guy. simba, so he weighs 35 pounds. if you're not looking at the screen, take a look. quick glance. he is a cat at that the washington humane alliance says he's actually bigger than a lion cub. >> looking for somebody to take care of this guy, take him home, keep up with his diet. rescue workers say he's sweet, pretty mellow. his last owner had to give him up when he moved into an assisted living facility. if you have a place for this guy and food for him. >> strong arms. >> yeah. take him home. leading by example. after the break, meet a local mom of 14 who is also taking on the role of he

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you're watching "news 4 today." the early hour that we're getting up, it can be hard, right, to get up, get yourself moving, feel the energy. parents, they know that task is even tougher when it involves their kids. >> that's right. one leesburg mom knows raising children is hard. she's not the mom of not one, not two, she's the mom of 14 kids. >> she shared some words of parenting wisdom with news 4's aimee cho. >> i want all of this mess out of this room. >> reporter: parenting more often than not, it looks and sounds an awful lot like this. >> get your stuff off the floor immediately. >> reporter: and this. >> you guys are in so much trouble. >> reporter: and this. >> i just had this cleaned up two days ago. >> reporter: she's been doing this for 26 years and counting. and

becomes routine when you keep adding to the pile. it's not that many more. by the fifth one i had already driven myself to the hospital to give birth. >> reporter: that seems right. helped her home school all 14, create skin care products and in case that wasn't enough, the family's also got a farm. >> come on girls. it's just determination. i mean, it has to be something that, you know, a person wants to do. i don't sleep a lot so i kind of do everything psimultaneously. >> reporter: many of the kids have already flown the nest and gone to college, but you won't find her with an empty nest any time soon. >> i've always kind of thought of adopting children. i think all children need a place that they can call home. >> reporter: in leesburg, aimee cho. >> warm heart. >> welcome more children. we all love mom. don't forget dad. this sunday is father's day. >> show a little love for your father or anyone who inspires

you. that can even apply to your favorite dad from tv. let us know how think is the best tv dad of all time. >> it's come down to charles ingalls from "little house on the prairie" and sheriff andy taylor from "the andy griffith show." today is the last day to get the votes in. the russian investigation is forcing the vice president to take legal steps. metro's final safetrack surge about to begin which is pretty good news for many of you riders. we'll show you who will be slowed down starting tomorrow and what happens once this final work wrapped up. lauren? we're also taking a look at a few showers out here. we're seeing a little bit of sprinkle activity right now. we have more rain on the way specifically this afternoon after we heat up and have the humidity back in place. we have your full forecast

right now at 6:30, president trump is getting ready to announce new restrictions on trade. the steps you need to take before planning a trip. it's wonderful people are getting together. >> nearly 25,000 people getting together and attending the congressional baseball game last night. the change the crowd noted between republicans and democrats that they hope will last. >> reporter: why metro passengers are not ready to do the happy dance now that metro is almost done with their safetrack work. that story coming up. "news 4 today" starts now. can you feel it? can you taste it? we're almost there. almost to the weekend on this friday morning. we welcome you back in to "news 4 today." i'm david culver in for aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. chuck and lauren are outside on the storm team 4 weather deck staying clear of the sprinklers out there and

the roads this morning. melissa? breaking news if you normally take benning road into town and out of town, we are still shut down. very bad crash between oklahoma and 295. you can see the closure because it's all purple. no data coming to our system. things are shut down. pennsylvania avenue, the best alternate there this morning. beltway, other main routes into town and out of town really not bad right now. southbound g.d. parkway before spout run disabled vehicle and spout run between 123 have a crash there in the left lane. warning in northwest washington, massachusetts avenue at observatory circle right there in front of the vice president's mansion, flashing red lights in all directions. that is bad if they hang around. thanks, melissa. outside on the storm team 4 weather deck. it is spritzling. >> yeah, i forgot my umbrella. >> you h

>> just in case. >> we may need it this afternoon. >> we can deal with the little sprinkles this morning. just enough to get the driveway wet in northwest washington. a couple of other showers into northwest fairfax and falls church. be ready for a few rain drops early this morning. no big deal but they're willing to have the increasing likelihood of thunderstorms later today. temperatures in the sticky 60s and 70s. highs today close to 85 degrees. thunderstorms likely later this afternoon and evening. if you are going to pull a chuck bell and be beach bound for the weekend, not a bad weekend at the coast line. chance for thunderstorms each afternoon but you'll have more of a time to get the sun tan going. ocean temperatures 69 degrees. a little chilly on that. talking about the father's day forecast and i have the ten day all of that is coming up. the british royals are showing their support after the massive fire in london. megan fitzgerald at the liv

>> reporter: they are meeting with volunteers who are survivors of the massive fire. london authorities have confirmed 17 deaths so far, but british media reports that death toll could exceed 100. it was wednesday night when that massive fire broke out at that apartment building high rise. it took some 250 firefighters to battle the blaze. now keep in mind hundreds of people were sleeping at the time of the fire so investigators fear likely more people could be trapped inside. right now it's still unclear as to what caused that fire. david? >> megan fitzgerald at the live desk. thanks, megan. in a rare show of unity republicans and democrats hut ld together. >> it was time to line up for the annual congressional baseball game. the game was a huge sense of unity that people hope will last. >> it's really wonderful. i'

democrats and republicans can get together, it's just a great day. >> for me even though it's like democrats, republicans coming to play together, it's more about bringing the community together. officer david bailey threw out the first pitch. he was one of the capitol police officers injured in the shooting. house majority whip steve scalise was injured. he was regularly decked out in lsu gear. members sported their purple and gold in support of team scalise. the democrats beat republicans 11-2. coming up, you'll hear from the wife of the suspected shooter james hodgkinson. she tells us about his mental state. news 4's justin finch will be live with what we are learning from her. it is the end of a long year for metro riders. the last safetrack surge. that begins tomorrow. news 4's molette green is live for us this morning with everything you need to know so as to make itou

>> reporter: good morning to you, david. surge 16 kicks in tomorrow on the red line. let me show you a map to kind of put all of this into perspective for passengers out there. you won't be able to use the rock rail or shady grove stations. those will be shut down. as has been the case, metro will provide free shuttle buses that will be running all times of the day. passengers are supposed to start at the other part of the station. one rider tells me he is not very optimistic that this surge is coming to an end. what's going to happen after that he says. >> this system is really bad. it needs a lot of work. let's just hope it heads in the

any changes. >> reporter: now this is a nine-day surge, and so after this this is supposed to bring all of this to a conclusion. this final work includes rail replacement, rail renewal. the overall goal here of this year long work is to fast track all of this work to improve safety and the reliability in the system. that is the latest live from shady grove. back to you. >> thanks, molette. today president donald trump's latest travel restrictions involving cuba getting some praise. marco rubio says the president is doing the right thing. the new change eliminates the category allowing individuals to travel to cuba alone. instead, you need to be part of a licensed tour group. the administration wants to stop tourism money from going straight to the military. u.s. travelers can still visit the island under 11 other categories. for now this is not going to impact flights or cruises to the

now to a crisis surrounding the white house. the investigation into president trump's son-in-law and adviser jared kushner, it is heating up. special counsel robert mueller is investigating kushner's finances and business dealings. as part of the investigation into the russian meddling into the 2016 election. this according to a new washington post report. nbc news has not independently confirmed the story. at the same time, vice president mike pence has hired his own attorney to represent him in the investigation. a source close to pence tells nbc news he had been interviewing lawyers for weeks to handle the matter so he can focus on his duties as vice president. he touched lives across the district and around the country. this is how one d.c. council member describes jim graham. coming up, more on the late politician's life and accomplishments. and the u.s. open is underway. we're going to show you one of the best shots of the day and one that, well, this is creating some water issues at the competition. we'll talk about that,

issues out there right now. a few scattered showers but a few thunderstorms later on this afternoon and throughout the evening. we're going to be talking about rain chances today and through the weekend. holiday weekend. father's

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breaking news this morning in first 4 traffic in northeast washington. if you take benning road into town or out of town, we are shut down this morning between oklahoma avenue and 295. pennsylvania avenue is a good option if you're wanting to avoid this. again, all the purple here on my map showing when things are shut down, not slow. totally closed. hi, lauren. >> hello, melissa. yeah, we have a few showers out there right now mainly just to the north and east of the district. we are seeing them -- there we go. yeah. we're seeing a few showers out there right now as i said. they're moving up to the north and east coming through fairfax. just some lig

have some more thunderstorms on the way. not only for this afternoon but for the weekend. we are heating things up not only with the heat but also the humidity is ramping up as well. we'll be talking about rain chances over the weekend coming up with chuck's ten-day forek t forecast. >> reporter: i'm megan fitzgerald here at the live desk. new information coming in. a man was just arrested near parliament in london. this man, authorities say, they believe he had a knife. he's in his 30s. they believe he's suspicious. we're working to get more information. we're learning a man was arrested near parliament in london, suspicions of having a knife. at this point we're told no reports of any injuries. back to you. >> megan, thanks. as you can see, a busy morning here on "news 4 today." if you just missed melissa's traffic hit, we have a major commuter route closed because of this serious accident. we're hoping to get an update on the cleanup on benning road soon. and a man accused of traveling to trump hotel

with guns and ammo is back in jail.

wreckage everywhere after a car smashes into a telephone pole in northeast d.c. we're tracking the traffic impact this morning. i was shocked. >> that's james hodgkinson's wife. that's the man that opened fire on a congressional baseball practice. distraught woman is adding insights to her husband's past. and moving past the act of violence. the show of solidarity at nats park. for at least one night democrats and republicans huddled together to pray for this country. >> they also played for the victims of that shooting at the alexandria baseball field.

that's at nats park right there. house whip steve scalise would have been playing. scalise and several others were shot while practicing for that game on wednesday morning. he remains in critical condition but we're told has improved. there was the sense of unity that folks hope will last. >> i think it's a recognition of solidarity with not only steve scalise, but solidarity of members of congress and hopefully with the american people. >> by playing tonight you are showing the world that we will not be intimidated by threats, acts of violence, or assaults on our democracy. >> so it is a game, after all. and the scoreboard showed that the republicans were beaten by the democrats, 11-2. and this morning we are hearing from the wife of suspected gop baseball shooter james hodgkinson. >> she's shedding a lot of light on to this intense vest. news 4's justin f

that interview. justin? >> reporter: erika, good morning. speaking thursday sue hodgkinson struggled for words. the ones she kept coming back to were i'm sorry. i'm shocked. she had no idea that her husband came here to do what police say he did. now she's asking for privacy. meantime, the investigation is continuing focusing largely here on simpson park and that baseball field where those shots were fired on wednesday morning. the supposed targets here, the gop baseball team that was out here practicing that day. of course, five were injured. hodgkinson himself was shot and killed in gunfire exchange. this all happened next door to the ymca where his white van has been found. it was believed he was living in that van since about march or so. inside a mattress was found as are other items considered evidence in the case. back in to you. >> justin finch, thank

whip steve scalise is still in critical condition. lobbyist matt mika is on a ventilator communicating through written notes. the other victims are expected to be okay. our continuing coverage continues in a few minutes on the "today" show. nbc's tom costello tells us what to expect next in the investigation. to lawmakers who are unified after last night's congressional baseball game. >> reporter: i'm megan fitzgerald back at the live desk. pepco are saying 2400 customers are without power in the brightwood neighborhood in northeast d.c. out jaj was considered an hour ago. they are sending a crew to the scene there but no word yet on when power will be restored. back to you. >> megan, thanks. you may remember this man arrested last month for having guns at trump international hotel. he's back in police custody this morning. his name is brian moles. he violated orders to stay out of d.c.

district to find drugs. he will stay in jail until his trial. today one of the men accused of beating protesters at the turkish embassy will be in court. you can see right here in this video guards kicking and beating protesters. this happened outside the turkish ambassador's residence. turkey's pred err turkey's president erdogan was in town at the time. a former d.c. council member known for having a huge impact in the gay community has died. for many his death comes as a shock. he served four terms on the council in ward 1. he was defeated in 2014. jack evans was really good friends with jim graham. >> i think it's important to remember that there was a lot to jim graham. he was a council member and leader in the gay community. he was a funny guy and very smart. >> jim graham was an early leader in the fight against hiv and aids. l

here in washington, d.c. pretty easy to spot in the crowd with his trademark bow tie and tortoise shell glasses. graham was 79. we have melissa mollet tracking the way around the roads. >> something better to tell you. benning road between oklahoma avenue and 295, we have just reopened some lanes. here's what you have to do. stay to the left in the westbound lane and stay to the right in the eastbound lanes here this morning. southbound gw parkway after 123, that is on the shoulder. slydown 95 headed into town. virginia 95. in northwest washington, massachusetts avenue at observatory circle again in front of the vice president's mansion, still have the red flashing lights in all directions. hoping to get that out of the way because it's slow on a normal day. orange line, line is open but single tracking. i'm hearing in m

single tracking. travel times looking very typical everywhere but maryland and virginia. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. hi, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. cloudy skies await you. a little sunshine around lunchtime but more clouds than anything else. temperature wise up into the 80s again later on this afternoon. keep the 90s at bay for a little while. four things to know, finally rain chances are going up. 60% chance for rain today and monday looks very stormy. stormy weather is likely also for our commute home from work later on in the day. mainly dry this weekend. rule out a stray shower or two saturday or sunday. it will be 71 in washington. temperatures elsewhere in the upper 60s and low 70s. there's a marginal risk for strong to severe thunderstorms later this afternoon. not looking for big, severe weather outbreak but any individual thunderstorm could certainly pro

of rain. sprinkles outside this morning going up i-95 in maryland and a few showers out here in southern fairfax and prince william county. rain chances will go up as we get later on into the afternoon. for more about the father's day weekend let's go over to lauren rickets. >> good morning, chuck. we have a lot of things going on this weekend. we always get busy once we start getting summer. it is going to be hot. of course we're going to have afternoon storms. better chance on saturday and sunday, d.c. jazz fest starts today. father's day barbecue, hot and humid for your father's day. temperatures right around 90 but that heat index will go to near 100 degrees. a little bit of a breeze coming out of the south at about 5 to 15 miles an hour for your sunday. i do believe we'll get a little bit of sunshine but it is going to be warm. 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms on your father's day. all right, chuck, we have 90s for your sunday but do we have anymore 90ed for the

forecast? >> not this weekend but next weekend as well. most of the coming week temperatures running just about maybe a few degrees warmer than average. 85 with a 60% chance for rain and a very good chance for rain coming up on monday. that's excellent news because we have been bone dry. >> thank you, chuck. you know, it is possible that some people at the u.s. open in wisconsin were exposed to e. could lcoli. the health department is handing out bottles of water. it's not clear if this has made anybody sick. trying to become the first european since tony jenkins to -- at the u.s. open. >> yeah, i'd stay with the u.s. open right now. take a look at that amazing shot. the golfer is more than a football field away from the hole, then drops right in. incredible. >> i like the hand gestures.

good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. amazon founder and ceo jeff bezos wants your help. he's reached out on twitter asking for ideas on how best to spend his money and devote his efforts to charity. bezos who also owns the washington post is estimated to be more than $80 billion. he and his wife have donated millions of dollars to scientific research while the family foundation focuses primarily on education. i'm landon dowdy with the cnbc business report. time is 6:55. let's set you up with 4 things to know before you head out the door on this friday morning. the last stop on the safetrack surge starts off tomorrow. ends up by june 25th. jurors will be back behind closed doors on bill cosby's sex assault. they told the judge they were deadlocked and he told them to keep trying. today the president will announce changes to travel and

he's eliminating the category allowing individuals to travel to cuba alone. we'll have much more on this policy change on the "today" show coming up next. breaking news on this topic. raul castro, the president of cuba, stepping down. there's going to be an election in cuba in october. ultimately it will be in february that they decide who the next president will be. but the current vice president is the current favorite to win. and breaking news in first 4 traffic. benning road between oklahoma avenue and d.c. 295 finally reopening at least partially after that bad crash overnight. stay to the left in the westbound lanes. to the right in the eastbound lanes. the rest of the beltway, all major routes into town and out of town. a nice present for us on this friday, guys. >> maybe reuben is getting out of town early for father's day weekend or not going to work. sounds like a great idea.

60% chance of rain. no more than hit-or-miss showers over the weekend. hot on father's day. 93 degrees. >> all right. that is the broadcast for us. we thank you so very much for joining us this morning on "news 4 today." the "today" show coming up next. >> have a great friday. nice to be with you guys. >> i know. >> all standing together. >> see you back here in another 25 minutes with local news and weather and of course traffic updates. have a great one, everybody.

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